For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16
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Hello, Friends!
It is a cool morning here. Glad it is getting cooler weather.
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Today's food:
1 large coffee with 1 tsp. creamer (10) and 1.5 packet splenda and cinnamon apple pieces 175
homemade vegetable soup 125
BK hamburger 300
BK chocolate ice cream sundae400
tuna salad 400
Today's est cals: 1400
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Mini-Goals:
This week through Saturday, Sept. 18th: 145.anything
Next week through Saturday, Sept. 25th: 143.anything
Following week through Saturday, Oct. 2nd: 142.anything
Next week after that through Sat., Oct 9th: 141.0
Week after that through Thurs. Oct. 14th: 140.0
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Hope you're having a blessed day!
Love, Maria
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16
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Hello, Friends!
Rain, Rain, Rain...loving the rain and it cooling off. We've been getting a LOT of rain and now our roof is LEAKING. Hubby said call someone to come fix it so that's what I will be doing today, along with lots of other things...
Reached this week's mini-goal this morning....yayyyy.
Today's food:
1 coffee with 1 tsp. creamer (10) and 1.5 packet splenda and 2 no-sugar fruit cups (90) 100
salmon patty 200
homemade vegetable soup 120
whole grain sharp cheddar cheese crackers 180
Subtotal: 600
BK chocolate ice cream sundae 400
homemade vegetable soup 100
sunflower seeds 400
Total est cals today: 1500
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Mini-Goals:
This week through Saturday, Sept. 18th: 145.anything
Next week through Saturday, Sept. 25th: 143.anything
Following week through Saturday, Oct. 2nd: 142.anything
Next week after that through Sat., Oct 9th: 141.0
Week after that through Thurs. Oct. 14th: 140.0
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Hope you're having a blessed day!
Love, Maria
Yikes! My ceiling leaks sometimes in the rain and it is no fun. I hope yours gets fixed soon!
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16
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Hello, Friends!
We're having a RAINY day over here today! 
A tropical depression is coming up our way that the weather people on tv are saying may become a tropical storm. Electricity went out and came back on....
The scale showed 143.4 this morning...I'd thought it would be maybe lower...but no. Oh, well.
Today's food:
1 coffee with 1 tsp. creamer (10) and 1.5 packet splenda and 2 no-sugar fruit cups (90) 100
CB Chocolate ice cream sundae w almonds and a cherry 600
CB 1/2 hamburger 200
cup of homemade vegetable soup 50
salmon patty 200
Total est cals today: 1150
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Update: Friend and I ate 'lunch' at Cracker Barrel today after visiting Mom at the nursing home. Mom didn't appear to be doing as well as yesterday...but was up in her wheelchair, in the dining room with her 2 best friends at the table with her...it appeared she was not eating much of her lunch...I took her 2 salmon patties I cooked (she likes salmon a lot) and a bottle of water...put that in her room on her tray as she requested before Friend and I left. Friend and I also went to the farmer's market where I bought Hubby a canteloupe that he likes. I also got Hubby fried chicken and fried potatoes that he likes a lot.
There is plenty of the vegetable soup left in the fridge for tomorrow. The tropical depression heading up this way (we have had a lot of rain from it today and it isn't even here yet) has now been upgraded to Tropical Storm Nicole.
Mini-Goals:
This week through Saturday, Sept. 18th: 145.anything
Next week through Saturday, Sept. 25th: 143.anything
Following week through Saturday, Oct. 2nd: 142.anything
Next week after that through Sat., Oct 9th: 141.0
Week after that through Thurs. Oct. 14th: 140.0
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Hope you're having a blessed day!
Love, Maria
You have the resistance of a champ; I don't think I could control myself in the house with fried chicken and fried potatoes. Good job!
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16
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Hello, Friends!
Today has been a gorgeous, cool, sunny day! I picked up one of my two special Friends and took her out to lunch, then we visited Mom, who said the pain is not as bad as it was (she's been on antibiotics almost 2 days). She was up in her wheelchair in the dining room and looking better. Had on her new Cracker Barrel autumn leaves shirt, new brown pants and new shoes (brown bedroom booties). She looked nice. I wheeled her outside onto the front porch of the nursing home where we 3 sat with some other people out there. It was cool like in the 80's (instead of 90's). We were really enjoying the cool breeze...but only for about 10 minutes... until someone, not a resident, walked up from the parking lot, lit a cigarette and rudely began puffing away. Then she went to the other end of the porch, I guess to be polite after polluting the air nearby where we sat. I took Mom back into the nursing home and so much for our being out there to enjoy the fresh, cool breeze. But I thank you for your prayers for Mom...She appears to be doing better.
Other news is after we left from visiting Mom and I took Friend back home, I attacked another closet and got it done! That's 2 done. Yayyy! (More to go!)
Today's food:
1 coffee with 1 tsp. creamer and 1.5 packet splenda and 1 microwaved egg and 1 diet toast 130
BK hamburger 300
BK chocolate ice cream sundae 400
pecans w syrup drizzled over them 300
1/2 cupful scuppernong grapes 50
fried chicken leg minus most of skin and all of bone 120
Total est cals today: 1300
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Mini-Goals:
This week through Saturday, Sept. 18th: 145.anything
Next week through Saturday, Sept. 25th: 143.anything
Following week through Saturday, Oct. 2nd: 142.anything
Next week after that through Sat., Oct 9th: 141.0
Week after that through Thurs. Oct. 14th: 140.0
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Hope you're having a blessed day!
Love, Maria
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16
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Hello, Friends! Rainy day today..thank the Lord for the rain!
Sitting here, drinking a mug of coffee this morning while keying to you. Plan to get some more work done here in the house today...
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Today's food:
1 large coffee with 2 tsp. creamer and 1.5 packet splenda and homemade pecan/oatmeal pancake w syrup 520
potato chips 150
pecan/oatmeal pancake w syrup and extra pecans 600
2 home-fried chicken legs (listed as drumstick 120 cals each) (240) and cupful of creamed potatoes (200) 440
Total est. cals today: 1710 
(oh well, I spent most of the day WORKING in the house and I even got 'ONE' closet done!)...(and a nice FRIED CHICKEN and creamed potatoes supper for Hubby (and me) when he came in from work, that I cooked on our new stove in my large cast iron frying pan!)...
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Mini-Goals:
This week through Saturday, Sept. 18th: 145.anything
Next week through Saturday, Sept. 25th: 143.anything
Following week through Saturday, Oct. 2nd: 142.anything
Next week after that through Sat., Oct 9th: 141.0
Week after that through Thurs. Oct. 14th: 140.0
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Hope you're having a blessed day!
Love, Maria
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16
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Hello Friends!
Hubby and I just got home a little while ago. We went to church (Sunday School and worship service with preaching) this morning, then out to eat BUFFET (Hubby's fav)...and I was REAL, REAL good. Before we left the restaurant, I fixed Mom a container of pears and candied yams to take to her.
Hubby and I visited Mom and she looked real sick. She's been in her bed for days. This is from the nursing home making her wait over a month to get a common antibiotic to treat an infection that they waited on the results (days) of 2 different cultures to reveal (the first one was "contaminated by the nurses" the head nurse told me before they did the second one). So...Mom doesn't look good at all. I told her she'd been started on antibiotics last nite. She ate all of the pears and candied yams we took her...about 1.5 cups full. She didn't want us to leave when we got ready to go after staying a good while with her. No matter how long I stay, it is never long enough to her. I always get the GUILT TRIP before I leave. 
I am TIRED today.
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Today's food:
Breakfast: Coffee w tsp low cal creamer (10) and 1 little pack of splenda (0), part of an egg, half diet toast (40) 50
'Don't forget to eat your veggies!'
Lunch (buffet): mostly salad, yams, pecans 700
Supper: Large salad of 3 cups veggies (150) and mixed fruit (50), tuna 160) sunflower seeds (100) w 2 tbs ti dsg (110) 550
Anti-Stress-Snack: MnM's chocolate covered peanuts 250
The above Anti-Stress-Snack didn't work well enough, so I had to have another dose of chocolate covered peanuts 250
Total est cals today: 1800 
Hubby and I did go walking today after lunch, so maybe that will make up for the extra cals...
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Hope you're having a blessed day!
Love, Maria
So sorry to hear your mom doesn't look good... I hope that with the anitbiotics she started last night she'll come around. Usually antibiotics take effect very quickly in a matter of days, so be hopeful she'll be feeling great soon!
My cat Selina went MIA yesterday from 7.30 am to 11.30 pm and it really stressed me out. I thought that I had lost her, period! She went out the front door when I opened it to pick up the newspaper and went chasing a squirrel or something. Because I was wearing my pajamas, slippers and a bathrobe, I couldn't very well go chasing after her. When I got dressed and went to look for her she wasn't around anymore. Because she has been an outdoors cat in the past week, I thought she would come right back, but she didn't. My daughter and I went looking for her in the neighborhood 2 different times and couldn't find her anywhere. The fact is that our house backs out into a county park, so there are a lot of trees and shrubery where she can hide... I worried about her because she gets hot easily and likes to drink a lot of water in a hot day, and I was afraid she was lost and didn't have access to water, etc... anyway, I was near tears when I went to bed and really missed her because she does sleep next to me every night. She returned after I had already fallen asleep but my husband woke me up to tell me she came back :) She drank lots of water, ate a whole bunch and came to sleep with me, after all!
Tartine : I wonder how he is doing, I haven't heard from the new tenants anymore. However, my husband just left for Europe today and he is going to see them and find out what's going on. I'm thinking of having him shipped to us.... but if he is happy with the lady who used to feed him when we travelled, I think he'll be happier there. He hates being put in a carrier...
Keep on keepin' on!
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16
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Hello, Friends!
Hubby and I have been 'gone with the wind' today! I felt much better today than yesterday. He and I had breakfast together at Cracker Barrel, my favorite, and we had supper at Golden Corral, his favorite restaurant. We did a little shopping (got Hubby 2 pretty long-sleeve shirts in anticipation of the cooler weather coming in...one in pumpkin-orange color and the other burgundy-red) and we visited Mom, who was still in her bed. We took her another hamburger that she loves with the meat in little pieces and extra ketcup added to make it easy for her to eat it. She was happy to see us, though she said she'd still been hurting. Later, after we got home tonite, I found out through her nurse that Mom will be starting on antibiotics beginning tonite, as the test finally was completed and the results sent to the nurse, who called the doctor. Thank the Lord! Now Mom can get well of that terribly painful infection! And I thank you for your prayers for Mom! I am so relieved, I could cry, but I won't...I did enough of that yesterday, hehehe!
Down 0.8...3 more to goal! I was a naughty girl today...I already bought what was going to be my reward gift for getting back to 140 goal...it's a Cracker Barrel Christmas sweater with a snowman on it! But!...it was the only one in my size (medium) and I thought if I didn't go ahead and get it, it might get gone! So I got it! 
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Today's food:
Breakfast at Cracker Barrel: coffee, grits, egg, a very little of hashbrowns, 1/2 pecan topped pancake w syrup...400
Snack: potato chips 150
Snack: potato chips again 150
Supper at Golden Corral: veggies/fruits/sunflower seeds/t i dsg salad, 1/2 corn on cob, 1/2 pc carrot cake 700
Total est. cals today: 1400
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'Mini-Goals':
This week through Saturday, Sept. 18th: 145.anything
Next week through Saturday, Sept. 25th: 143.anything
Following week through Saturday, Oct. 2nd: 142.anything
Next week after that through Sat., Oct 9th: 141.0
Week after that through Thurs. Oct. 14th: 140.0
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Hope you're having a blessed day!
Love, Maria
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16
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Good morning, Friends. Another pretty day outside. Hope you are having a nice day.
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Today's food:
1 large coffee with 2 tsp. creamer (20) and 1.5 packet splenda (0) and 1/2 cup scuppernong grapes (50) 70
salad of veggies, fruits, sunflower seeds, t i dsg and bbq'd chicken pcs 430
3 diet toasts plain w low-cal syrup on them 200
Subtotal: 900
cupful scuppernong grapes 100
2 diet toasts w low-cal syrup on them 150
roasted chicken breast minus skin 300
Total est cals today: 1450
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Update: Today I feel exhausted...haven't been sleeping well...very upset and worried about Mom's painful condition...called and asked to speak to her Nurse today, was told she'd call me back (not if last time I asked for a call-back from her is the same)...so I asked to speak to the head nurse, asked about the test result and she said it had not come back yet but she'd call the lab..When I called her back to find out what the lab said, she said Mom DOES have an infection but will have to wait longer for the test (culture) to reveal what antibiotic to put her on. Mom has been in this pain for about a month or more and finally they find out she has an infection. 
I have to be Mom's cheerleader to go back and forth to the nursing home encouraging her and also her spokesperson to the caregivers there, helping her fight her battle in a very SLOW-PACED institution... My family (not Hubby, of course) are all about THEMSELVES!!! Want me to do for them, too! No...I do NOT feel better yet! I don't even care about food (not much appetite cause of DISTRESS). I am having to make myself eat because I feel WEAK from not eating enough.
2nd update: Visited Mom at the nursing home and took her a BK hamburger (she wanted one) after I fixed the meat in tiny pieces with lots of extra ketchup to make it easy for her to eat. She was in her bed, her gown on, asleep. I didn't want to awaken her but she needed to know 1. that I came to see her today. 2. that I brought her a hamburger she likes and put it within her reach. 3. that she DOES have an infection and I told her they will soon be starting her on an antibiotic (I sure didn't tell her it may be DAYS more). and 4. I needed to know how she is today. She was hugging one of her pillows, asleep and she told me she was still hurting but that they have been giving her something for pain but it only helps a little. After showing her the hamburger I placed on her tray by her bed, and telling her the above, I kissed her on her face and told her I love her and she did me and I slipped quietly out and she resumed her sleep.
3rd update: Visited Mom again this evening. Took her some cold, bottled water to make sure she had plenty if she ran out of the water given her there. She said she'd been given aspirin for the pain. Her Roommate was in a wheelchair parked inbetween Mom's bed and hers and had thrown up on herself and Mom told me her Roommate had been calling for her Daughter for 2 hours. I went and found a CNA and told her Mom's Roommate needed help and explained, after pressing the call button and no one answered nor came. Found out that was cause no one was in the room where they answer the calls. Mom's little water pitcher was almost empty and I took it and asked for it to be refilled, and then after it was refilled, I took it back to Mom's room and we waited, the 3 of us on someone to come help Mom's Roommate while her Roommate repeatedly asked me to lift her out of her wheelchair and put her into her bed. I kept reassuring her that help was on the way and told her I'd asked someone to come help her and they were coming. On seeing a worker walk by the door in the hall, I called out for help for Mom's roommate and the worker, who was another CNA came and seeing Mom's roommate and hearing me tell her she'd thrown up on herself, went out and later another CNA, the one assigned to their room came and took care of Mom's roomate. This was all in about 20 minutes or so. They are very shorthanded at nursing homes and the usual deal is WAIT.
Mini-Goals:
This week through Saturday, Sept. 18th: 145.anything
Next week through Saturday, Sept. 25th: 143.anything
Following week through Saturday, Oct. 2nd: 142.anything
Next week after that through Sat., Oct 9th: 141.0
Week after that through Thurs. Oct. 14th: 140.0
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Hope you're having a blessed day!
Love, Maria
Have a good evening!
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16
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Hello, Friends! Happy first day of autumn!
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Beautiful, sunny, AUTUMN morning here in SC. Hope you're having a nice day!
I DID get started with the closets yesterday...spent about an hour or 2 on them. Didn't realize it was going to be taking as long as it will. Will try to get more done today.
May go out with other Friend (who called and invited me to lunch yesterday) to lunch today as she left her yesterday's invitation open to today since I didn't go yesterday.
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Today's food:
1 large coffee with 2 tsp. creamer (20) and 1.5 packet splenda (0) and 2 diet toasts with lite syrup on them (180) 200
Lunch at Cracker Barrel: about 1/3 of a turkey/dressing/candied yams/cornbread muffin/carrot cake meal 400
1/2 lf bolona s/w on diet bd w low cal mayo 75
chocolate covered peanuts 125
ice cream s/w 150
Total est cals today: 950 (I've just not really been hungry today and I'm not going to FORCE myself to eat more tonite just to up my cals number)
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Evening update: Friend and I went out to lunch at Cracker Barrel. During our outing, I got some shopping done for Mom (clothes, shoes, etc.). After taking Friend home, I visited Mom. She still going through a LOT of pain. I hope and pray that VERY SOON the test results will come back and if it shows she has an infection, she'll get the medicine she needs, and be well and not be hurting from it anymore. I feel VERY DISTRESSED day after day, seeing her suffer with that terrible pain.
On a good note, our Daughter visited us this evening. Hadn't seen her in a while. She brought me 2 very beautiful shirts. Each one had words from the Bible on it. Faith Heals is on one and the other one is Roman 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth... So sweet of her! Love that Girl!
Mini-Goals:
This week through Saturday, Sept. 18th: 145.anything
Next week through Saturday, Sept. 25th: 143.anything
Following week through Saturday, Oct. 2nd: 142.anything
Next week after that through Sat., Oct 9th: 141.0
Week after that through Thurs. Oct. 14th: 140.0
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Hope you're having a blessed day!
Love, Maria
I hope you had a great day with your friend! Good job on the closet. Concerning putting up the shades, they are so easy to do. I just do it myself, without a second thought, because if I were to count on my husband, I'd have to wait too long! He is talented in so many different ways but he is NOT a handyman. As for myself, if I have the right tools, I think I'd enjoy building a house! Haha!
I hope the rest of your day goes great!
Thanks!
I also just saw that you updated since I checked in earlier. I'm sorry your mother was doing poorly tonight. It sounds like it was good timing for your daughter to visit. That was very sweet of her!
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16
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Hello, Friends!
Sitting here, drinking a cup of coffee this morning while keying to you.
Got on the scale this morning ...hoping...and guess what??? It smiled at me as it weighed me 143.8! Another mini-goal met (early)! Only 3.8 from ultimate goal (again)!
I may stay home today and do at least one (1) closet...and then again, I may not...My other Friend (who I didn't go out with yesterday as I went out with the other one) has been calling...
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Today's food:
1 large coffee with 1 tsp. creamer (20) and 1.5 packet splenda (0), and 1 plain diet toast (40) and 1 scrambled egg (100) 160
9 ww w cheese crackers 270
mostly butterscotch candy 300
roasted bbq chicken breast w/o skin 300
1 cupful creamed potatoes w onion 250
fruit, include scuppernong grapes 150
sunflower seeds 300
2 diet toasts w low-sugar syrup 150
Total est cals: 1880
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Update: Haven't felt too good today...so...stayed home (even though other Friend called and invited me out to lunch), did some housework, cooked supper, rested, called Mom's nurse to make sure Mom is getting her pain medicine for a possible infection she may have as we are waiting on the test results to come back to confirm or deny (they had to do the test twice, cause first time it was "contaminated by the nurse(s) who did it" the head nurse at the nursing home said)...
NO...not the closet(s)...not yet...GRRRRRRR!!!
Evening update: Closets...YES! Got started, spent about an hour or 2 on them.
Mini-Goals:
This week through Saturday, Sept. 18th: 145.anything
Next week through Saturday, Sept. 25th: 143.anything
Following week through Saturday, Oct. 2nd: 142.anything
Next week after that through Sat., Oct 9th: 141.0
Week after that through Thurs. Oct. 14th: 140.0
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Hope you're having a blessed day!
Love, Maria
Closets: good job! Mine are all empty, still waiting for the sea shipment to arrive! I like living this way, though, the minimalist aproach!
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I hope you have a great day and weekend, Maria!
biscottibody59 on 10/01/2010:
I'm with you on the coffee--one to two cups is sufficient. I read someone here recently who had coffee as a nightcap and I actually was able to do that once upon a time. I have always added milk or h/h to my coffee--no sweetener/sugar, and I suspect that the milk was the calming effect at that time. And I have a couple of relatives in their late 70s who can drink coffee into the night and sleep fine, but I don't see me being that way.
Enjoy your day!
legcramps on 10/01/2010:
Have a good day!
breakaway on 10/01/2010:
Maria did you get to watch BL? I'm sorry I forgot to let you know! I spaced it out this week :( I hope you were able to catch it online.
chidogs on 10/01/2010:
Have a good one today!
moogy on 10/01/2010:
I hope that today works out well for your Maria and that you are able to continue on your way down to your next goal. You are doing really well. Keep going:)
moogy on 10/01/2010:
Thanks Maria, I was so relieved to see that scale move at last. I was beginning to think I was never going to lose any weight. I appreciate your support.
thinnside40 on 10/01/2010:
:o)
just42day on 10/02/2010:
As always, thanks for your kind comments. Enjoy the beautiful cooler weather. It's envigorating, isn't it? :)
selina on 10/02/2010:
Hi Maria! I hope you are having a lovely saturday!
hopingforhealth on 10/02/2010:
I hope you are having a wonderful weekend Maria!