Hello all,
I never know when to switch blogs but I want to comment on a few things here before I move on to that potato chip bag.
Margaret-My sista' from another motha', we have got to talk about the "good old days" because I have seen all of the bands you mentioned, but I would love to see Rod Stewart!! I've seen AC/DC and Motley Crue and Kiss the most. I go to see Motley Crue every year with various bands, but it would be kool comparing concerts with you!! I also miss the days I could party all night and still go to work in the morning!! Now I go out as little as possible,and I haven't been in a bar drinking since I found out I was pregnant with my 19 yr. old.
Pepper- That is awesome!! Who the hell cares what kind of weight it was, 7 lbs. is fantastic!!
Jo- WTG Girl!!! You Rock!! I think of Penera's pastry dept. as the land of temptation and you avoided it totally, that is wonderful!! By the way, commando isn't an option for me, feels too icky!!
Thank you Phyllie I appreciate that, alot!!
I also agree, I think Pepper deserves the place of honor, next to Max and Bessie (the cutest Beagles in the world!!)
Bye Bye Bye!!!
Tammy (NO) :)

Hi SueB, My beloved ex-MIL lives in a high rise overlooking
the St. John's River and the Alltell Stadium and we can watch the Jaguars from her bedroom window. She just loves
it and they have someone on call should the older people there need someone and when they need a lot of care, they
move to some place else. She is 90 in September. Heather and I go and take her to lunch; she spends every holiday with me. I think your precious and much-loved aunt will just thrive there. We take her to her doctor's pointments (all her children including my ex live out of town except for one SIL who helps, too,) It has worked out beautifully and I am so proud of Heather for her role in Grandmother's care. I just find more and more ways we are twins, no triplets!!! Remember? Love, phillie

Whoo so much has happened this week I have been busy moving my Dear Aunt Clar May into a Senior High Rise and helping her to reorganize and donate belongings to make her life less complicated. We ordered her first cell phone I will teach her how to use it. The apartment is finally set up and we only have to go shopping to fill it. I am going to encourage her to put in healthy choices she eats alot of convience type foods but will have a bigger freezer so we will make use of it. I have been thinking of our ~Firemen Hunks~ all week it has kept me on track. RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR hiccup! RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

"Always be humble enough to learn something new. Otherwise, it's only a matter of time before your knowledge becomes outdated." --Clinton Anderson,

JO, how do I do that--so I can keep it up?:)
Margaret:)

Phyllis, I second that, I think Pepper earned a seat of honour next to the dogs. Thanks for my Blue Ribbon.

Margaret, you make me smile.

Didi, I agree, I love everyones sense of humour. We have to make this lighthearted, dieting is hard enough right?

Jo.

Actually, I think we should let Peppy sIT up front with
Max and Miss Bessie and the adorable Fire engine driver!!!
What say you, fearless leader JILLSIE!!!

Jo, I just realized what you meant about Panera!!!! They
have that awesome bakery there. You were quite good, my
girl. a blue ribbon is earned!!!

Peppy, Seven pounds!!!! Wow, girl, that is FANTASTIC!!!!
Even if some of it is water, WHO CARES??? It still feels
so good, doesn't it? So proud of you.

everybody is so funny!!!! i enjoy reading all these blogs when i get in from work...thank you!!!! hang in there!!! these firemen are having such a positive influence on us...everyone is meeting goals behavior-wise and at the scale...

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here we come!!!! everyone have a great night!!!!

Tam. that is so awesome! I am so proud of you. And while
all that food looked and smelled good, you
didn't have to worry once you went to bed that night about
all you had eaten. Very wonderful, little girl!!! Love
Phillie

Jo, that was over A LOT of years let me tell ya:) Back when I was young and thought money grew on trees and that sleep was overrated. Ah, youth!:) Way to go on your awesome day at Panera. Good job!!!!!

Margaret:)

TammyNo,
so glad you enjoyed the concert and stuck to your plan. I stuck to mine today at Panera. I didn't even sneak a peek at the bakery. I just ordered my sandwich as I had planned and felt very proud of myself. At this rate you and I can ditch the granny panties pretty soon. Or I should say replace them, we probably shouldn't go commando quite yet:)

Margaret, that's a lot of concerts girl.

Pepper, wow!!!

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woohoo to all the loser food snobs from Monday night and to all the losers from all or any night --- woohoo!!!! The important part is the "loser"!!! yeah!!!

We've heard from all firetruckers except for about 6 of them -- we usually always have one or two who will post a goal but not report back in until the end of the month -- so we're really doing an awesome job reportin' this week! And it's never too late to report! Some weigh in later in the week - so be sure you still report even if it's not a Monday -- that was just the day we picked for the official reportin' day - but everyone is different with their weighing, week ending, etc. ---- but at any rate -- we're losing pounds and gaining goals!*!*!*!*!

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Jillie says:
make it an OH MY STARS day!!!

TammyNO, seriously, you're going to see KISS? How COOL are you?:) I never saw Bon Jovi, tho I really do like the music. Have you ever seen Whitesnake? I saw Rush, Tesla, Whitesnake, Van Halen(with Sammy Hagar, not David Lee Roth), Guns N Roses, Queensryche--and the more mellow Chicago, Kenny G with Michael Bolton, Rod Stewart. My very first concert was Robert Plant(from Led Zeppelin in case anyone doesn't know) But I haven't been to any concerts in years--the last one was totally different line--I took Hunter and my sister Ginny to see Third Day and Michael W Smith with Max Lucado a few years ago for their birthdays(only 2 days apart). That was pretty neat.
And btw, I'm right there with ya as far as the granny panties go, lol:) And good job on your food planning. That's the best, Tammy:)

Way to go Pepper on that loss! That is AWESOME!
Margaret:)

Hi Jillie...just reporting in. This has been a fantastic 100% week for me. The scales last week were unkind. I had been to my son's BBQ & I stayed on plan but I must have had to much salt. The water finally departed my body this week and I was down 7 lbs. I feel like probably about 4 lbs. water weight and about 3 in fat...oh well, it sure felt good!! I am feeling a great deal of motavation for the coming week. I hope all the Kimmies have a wonderful week & I will see you all on Thursday night!

Hi All,
I absolutely LOVE Bon Jovi and they did not disappoint!!!I'm so sorry Phyllis, I would have loved having you go with me!! I brought a yogurt with me so I would have something to eat after taking my Byetta shot, and I did feel weird when I looked around and I saw people eating hot dogs and pizza and fried dough, but then I felt good because I knew I wouldn't be paying for what I ate!! Jo, I thank you, I'm trying to look good, I really hope I look better than I did when I started!! Unfortunately I was too far away to throw anything on the stage, but his torn calf muscle didn't affect his performance!! By the way my nickers are "granny panties" and I don't want anyone to see them!! So what is so funny about my nickers Diane?! I'm just kidding, I laughed so hard I nearly wet myself!! You are too funny Jo!! You all have no idea how motivated you keep me and I love you for it!! Next month I will be going to a Kiss concert and I am planning to take a nice big salad with me!! Now that is preplanning!! Can you tell I'm an '80's gal?!! Good Night, I'm going to watch Big Brother After Dark now, I love that show!!
Toodles!!
Tammy (Nightowl) :)

Margaret, great minds think alike hey?

Didi, I'm glad I made you laugh :)

hi everyone...just reporting in quick...i stayed the same this week..thought i lost, but i used most of my flex points yesterday...not a good thing to do the day before a weigh in!!!

thanks to all of you for all your prayers and support...you have no idea how much it means to me!!!

Phillie...those are some really nice words you said about me...you are a true friend..love you!

Jo, you had me laughing at the thought of TammyNO throwing her knickers at Bon Jovi...how funny!!!! thank you!!

see you all at the chat tonight!! have a great week!!

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HERE WE GO!!!!!!!

JO, you took the words to TammyNO right out of my mouth, lol:)
Margaret:)

Jillie, reporting in, I stayed the same grrrhhh! I didn't get discouraged though. I went to the basement and did my 30 mins. on the treadmill and 15 mins. on the Total Gym.

Your are doing well on your bike, remember, each added minute is progress.

Congrats to everyone reporting a loss today and for those who gained or stayed the same - it stinks I know, but we are not giving in to the lard, we are united in our lard busting efforts. We will go forward and conquer - right?right?

TammyNo, what the heck did you do to Jon Bon Jovi, I heard he was hurt. Did you throw your nickers at him? (Ahem, was that an inappropriate question?)

JO.

Jillsie, that is awesome you are adding tom your minutes on your bike and it doesn't matter if it's not a lot of minutes.
I did 25 mins. on my treadmill last night and then my floor
execises. I think today I will do Leslie Sansome just to
mix it up and then just l0 or l2 on the bike. I like to do the plan with power spurts. You do 45 seconds at performance and l5 seconds at aerobic for only 5 minutes. I do the rest on fat burn. This week I read in "Woman's World" magazine (I love that little magazine) that 30 minutes at a fat burn pace will burn fat better than a long workout at an accelerated pace (which is good to build endurance like planning for a marathon). I thought this made sense.

Hi all!

It's Monday so I'm just checking in.... First of all, my thoughts, prayers, and support go out to all of you and your families who are in need right now.

I'm back down the pound I had gained which kind of leaves me feeling like I'm back at square one again. I'm tired of that feeling, but at least the weight isn't continuing to escalate and I know when I go to put on my jeans in the morning they'll at least fit! But I want them to be getting loose! So I am committed to not giving up and hopefully the weight will continue to descend! I DID meet my exercise goal for the week which feels good.

My neighbor's water pipe leaked and flooded my condo downstairs. The workmen came today and are in the process of putting in new flooring. They've moved furniture into the kitchen and I can't get in there! That kind of temporarily screws up my pre-planning for today, but at least I won't be doing any extra munching either! Hope to join you later today.

Take care,
Shelley

I'm reportin' in to say that I've been doing quite well with my fruit/veggies -- have hit the mark all week! And my increasing bike minutes is coming along slowly -- I've been able to add 1/2 minute more w/o feeling the pain - slow but sure is the only way I can go - but I'm thankful for slow - it's better than a screaching halt (had plenty of those in my day!) My daily weigh ins have been up/down within a couple of pounds - will wait and give my weekly on Friday - that's the one that I count - I just weigh daily in order to keep a close watch.

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Keep on reportin' in --- we have 19 firetruckers on board the truck -- and lots of good lookin' firemen to go around --- so get in here!!!! You're missin' the fun!!!!

WOOHOO for firetrucks!!! WOOHOO for healthy lifestyle living!!! WOOHOO for the firemen!!!!!! WOOHOO for WOOHOOS!!!!

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Jillie says:
make it an OH MY STARS day!!!

Hi again, guys,

I want to say that we have the most wonderful collection
of loyal, loving, interesting and dedicated, and fun bunch
of Kimies. Not the least of which is our beloved DiDi. I
have gotten to know her quite well over the past little while and find that she is not only a wonderful and devoted
mom to her three beautiful girls, but also cherishes her
wonderful husband and writes so lovingly of him. This all
while she recently lost her beloved mother and is struggling with Dad right now. I find her to be a remarkably strong and wise lady and just wanted to say so. Love you Di.

Hi guys, I did lose two pounds -- and, as you know, have
been struggling with meds. I quit taking my expensvie and
potent HBP med. (I just don't need it) and never thought
about the fact that it had a diuretic in it. Well, my
weight had gone up l/, l, and then a total of two. I finally lost that two. And this two, but it took me two weeks to get straightened away!!! See you tonight. I did sell two houses, thank the Lord above.

Laurie--I love your humor!:) I am in serious need of a tape change myself.:)

Margaret:)

HI all, I'm glad to hear some have lost some pounds! I found two of them. :?( I know why I found some...lack of planning, over-active fork, lack of exercise. I need to change the tape playing in my head to a positive, upbeat, motivating, perky one. I am not sure I have it in me to have all four of those at once so I'll try for two. I'm going for upbeat and motivating. I'll go put my whip and hairshirt away and put on a bright fire=engine red shirt to help me be more positive. Did you know that the E-1 Bronto fire trucks have buckets on them can actually go below grade level to rescue people? This is a very good thing as I fell off the cliff for a while.

Weighing in. NO loss--but no gain either! Yay me:)

Margaret:)

Hi everyone! Just popping in to say hi! I can't hit everyone as I have a column that should be done by now (bad me) but I wanted to say I've read all the posts. You guys are doing fabulous!

Gloria: weird as you are loving humidity (yuck) I'm with you on the vacation thing. Our food associations are strong.

Didi: I'm so sorry for all your family's been through with that dreaded disease. Praying!

B4Ann: Tough weekend. How'd you do?

Kay: Wonderful attitude. Fab!

Phyllis C: Awesome planning.

Holly: Praying so hard. Hoping he's much improved.

Monkees: Love you guys. Keep up the great work everyone!
Kim :)

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Wow! Where did the time go! It's almost reportin' in MONDAY again!?!?!? Yes -- it is!!

Don't forget to post your progress for all to read and admire -- or for all to read and throw some good advice, prayers, cheers, or whatever it takes (!!) your way! We're here to cheer - we're here to help -- just know that WE"RE HERE!!!!

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Jillie says:
make it an OH MY STARS day!!!

TammyNo, I hope Jon appreciates all the beautifying going on at your apartment. You look maaahhhvelous daaahhling!

I'm glad we could help with the positive comments for your picnic.

I'm going to Panera on Tuesday so please send good thoughts my way. I actually printed off what I am having. I am skipping breakfast and having a Mediterranean Veggie sandwich for lunch. I'm switching the bread from Tomato Basil (I think that's what it said) to white whole grain which will save me about 160 calories. I printed a copy from their website so I remember what to ask for.

Have fun at the concert.

Phyllis, love the quote :)

See you all tomorrow for weigh in.

Jo.