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My question is I can't get through Phase 1 of the Medifast Diet... =( Please help me......? Hoping for any answer. Another question I got... Other topics will be discussed that may not be appropriate for the easily offended.. |
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Hmm... I need to find out myself. I don't know what is the right answer to your question. I'll do some research and get back to you if I discover an answer. You should email the people at Medifast as they probably could give you help..
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Good morning.
Karen. And every one who will follow.. Yesterday I barely had a moment to get online, so I'm definitely not up to speed on most things posted here. I did see Corbie's house choice...love it!. My house was hopping yesterday with the pack out and the plumber and we were up against that freakin' storm! Literally seconds before the heavens opened up they smoothed out the dirt. I feel really blessed to have made it under the wire there...and hopefully our plumbing woes are over. I need to run my washer about 3 or 4 loads in a row to make sure, but honestly with the re-route and the new leech field I don't see how it could POSSIBLY back up again. Fingers crossed.. When the rain started, the pack out stopped...so they are returning today to finish the job. It will be a much easier day today, so I should be able to check in here and keep up. I've missed you all.. Congrats to all those who lost weight this past week and I just want to say that it is so inspiring to be part of a group of dedicated 100% big fat losers! I'll be back after class.. Have a super day!.. |
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Morning Pittie!.
Glad to hear the plumbing problems should be over. Hopefully the crazy storms that came through yesterday didn't wash away the yard!.. |
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Morning.
Karen. Thanks for the coffee!e. PK. Glad they were able to get you a new line. Storms are headed my way.. I am supposed to get my hair done but depending on the timing of the storms that may be postponed. A plumber is coming this afternoon, not much else... |
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Good morning, lovelies! Thanks for the Nantucket Blend, Karen! Yummy stuff!.
Pittie, good luck getting the rest of the basement stuff done. You never realize how much stuff you have until you need to move it!. Waving to all the sleepyheads yet to check in! I'll be back in a little bit!.. |
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Morning, Anna! We cross posted. I saw those nasty storms down your way. Stay safe...
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Thanks Penny! Since my fence fell over yesterday hopefully today it'll be without incident...
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Good morning Karen, Pittie, Anna and Penny..
I'm. Already. At the office this morning. We had terrible storms that woke me up at 5am, and then DSO kept snoring like a wildebeest with a sinus infection. So I just gave up and got dressed and came in. There are some really perky morning people in this office. Grr... |
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Morning Penny, Anna, Pitti, and my hero Karen, for putting such a big pot of coffee on! Waving to all stumbling in..
It was 63 yesterday morning and snow showers are possible today....Michigan <blech>. I want some of what Barb has....79 in April?? I'm sure that's a fluke, too.. Congrats to all the losers, this week, me included. , and thanks to all your encouragement as I head into the scariest part of this whole journey.. A little left over chopped tofu.....beautiful duvet, glad De's eye is back to normal, YAY for Steph's new house - EXCITING!!, good luck with the job hunt, good luck with moving, good luck with painting..... Gotta go! {{{hugs all around}}}.. |
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Morning all. In ISO audits with the outside auditor today and tomorrow. Won't be around...
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Breakfast time in the eagles' nest! There's some appetite control.....
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Good Morning My (Tough)Lovelies!.
Karen. , Thanks for the Nantucket Blend this morning! (Close to home as I'm a Massachusetts Tough Lovely).. Good morning to. Anna, Pittie,Penny, Yia Yia, MT. , and. Zoe. Poor. Zoe. I feel your pain in both arena's. Once DH gets to snoring. Forget it! And perky office people? They really ***** me off to no end some days! It's like gimme a break here folks, I'm working on my first cuppa joe and I'm NOT a morning person. Can we hold the chirping till about 10:30 or so until I'm fully functioning? LOL.. |
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Good morning you wonder Tough Loves!.
Karen, thank you SO much for the Nantucket Blend - one of my very favorites!!! I tend to drink the Columbian Fair Trade or the Our Blend - but the Nantucket - YUM!. PK - glad things are getting done!!!! Soon life will be normal and you will be able to join us once again!. Anna - We're storming up here in NY now. I swear the sky was yellow when I woke up - YUCK! And I have Sarge at noon. That's always fun in the rain!. Zoe - You called your SO a Wildebeest? I'm. So. Telling!!!!!!. And I'm generally one of those perky morning types. I tend to fall apart at 3pm.. Hi Jan! Thank you and congrats again on the loss!!!!. Good Mornin' MT! Sorry to hear about your ISO audit - fun and giggles all the time, I know. Hang in there, we'll be thinking of you.. Hi Penny! Thanks for the heads up on Eaglet breakfast - I think I'll skip that one - I have to eat breakfast in 7 minutes. (MF shake, it's better than rabbit!). Waving hi to all I missed and all to follow!!!!!. Melissa.. |
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HI KERI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (special "perky person" hello just for you).
Melissa.. |
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Well, we've got the offer in on #2. And now we wait. Not wanting to pressure them, we gave them til tomorrow night to respond. lol I wish we'd given them like 10 minutes...
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Well Good morning there Miss Melissa... Freshie!! Hey and I read, but had no time to comment on you dear Grandma from County Cork. I lived in CC for a while myself. in my mid twenties. It was such a great time. Miss all my friends there...but facebook helps!..
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Keri - I've never been - but my Italien husband has several times! He loves to tell me all his pub stories! Maybe someday.... :-).
Melissa.. |
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Good luck Steph - We'll all be sending you good house getting vibes!!!! Then we'll all come over and have a Medifast party at your place!!!!.
Melissa.. |
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Good Morning ladies!.
Thanks for the coffee. Karen. ...makes my hot cocoa taste even more delicious.. Pittie. - I'm in Florida and we had a HORRIBLE thunderstorm as well. My dog jumped on my husband in the middle of the night...my husband starts cussing because my dog landed on his groin. I grab the dog (65 lb lab/pit mix) and pull him up to the head of the bed beside my pillow so he'll stop freaking out and he laid there and shivered all night. Suffice to say, I got very little sleep!. Steph. - Crossing my fingers that your offer is accepted!. Gonna take a change and venture outside this thread a little then get to work. I'll check back in later!.. |
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Okie Dokie Lovelies...getting SUPER windy here...I think that the storms from the south and from the west of us are starting to head in Yuck! I'm off to work. I'll lurk if I can during the day, and try and post later on!.
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Morning all..
Thanks for the coffee. Karen. Hopefully it helps with my typing. I'm having to retype every other word because apparently I have no control over my fingers.. PK. - Blech for storms.. Steph. - Good luck on your bid. I have two seperate friends who are just put offers in on houses on Friday. The waiting game sucks.. Zoe. - I have a snoring DH. He got a cpap a few weeks ago. That sucker works.. Melissa. - I'm one of those perky morning people too. I will try not to say such a cheerful good morning to. Keri and Zoe. I don't want old fruit and nut bars or a bowl of cream of brocoli soup thrown at me.. Penny. - Thanks for the heads up on the eagles. Yah, bunny isn't on my Medifast plan, so I think I'll skip viewing until later. I got my 5 year old hooked on it though. He loves to watch it.. Waves and hello's to. Jan and Anna and Debra. And anyone else I missed.. I have an NSV... sort of. This morning when I got out of the shower, I only pulled one handful of hair out of my head. That's an improvement over the three handfuls I was pulling out. So, either the biotin is kicking in (even though I take it like once every three days), T & M is kicking in, or the intensive protein pack for my hair is kicking in. Whatever the case, wahoo..... Have a great OP day everyone. I will check in from work... |
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Cheri - great news on the hair - I take 2 biotins a day - my hair has thinned a bit, but not fallen out in clumps! So far so good!.
And I will NOT take a bowl of cream of broccoli thrown at me, because I'll duck and it will STILL get you!!!! (sticking my tongue out at you!) Ha!. I should be working.... Melissa.. |
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Quick post this morning. Wanted to report to Penny that I DID get in my Abs Yoga last night. It is SO nice to have that "something sticking to your eyeball" feeling gone. Now we just need to try and get the dry eye thing sorted out..
I have a blanket of head pounding, sinus causing misery covering my front yard. It's the one thing I HATE about spring - The blooming of the mesquite tree in the front yard. The crap looks like little yellow balls of cotton and is EVERYWHERE, in PILES!!! The really fun part is trying to get all that junk out of desert landscaping. Going to grab a rake and work on it when I get home tonight.. PK - Glad you got your plumbing issues straightened out.. Steph - Fingers crossed for your offer to be accepted, and a LOT of Rogue mojo:. Steph's offer gets accepted. Steph's offer gets accepted. Steph's offer gets accepted. Melissa - Love coming in to your cheerful posts every day!. Waving to Zoe, Cheri, Keri, MT, Anna, Jan and Karen. Hope I didn't miss anyone.. Off to the pile of invoices waiting for me.. OK, That wasn't so quick. LOL.. |
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Steph's offer gets accepted.
Steph's offer gets accepted. Steph's offer gets accepted. The Tough Lovelies have spoken. And so it shall be..... |
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Good Morning Tough Lovelies!!.
Karen. - thanks for the coffee... it tastes fantastic! I love me some Nantucket blend!. PK. &. Anonygirl. - and all you others with this storm today - YIKES! I heard the pouring rain this morning and the crazy thunderstorms. Funny, yesterday my weather fairy (aka mom) told me it was supposed to rain all day Monday, so I packed my gear up and went to work... NO STORMS! I left my sneakers at the office and then TODAY it has to go and rain and I wasn't prepared LOL. Just my luck!. Keri. - I agree. I'm not a morning person but by the time I do my daily 2 hour morning commute, I'm one of those generally perky people... well, at least once I get my coffee in I am. Steph. - Ohh the waiting! That's the hardest part! Hopefully you get a quick and positive answer sooner rather than later!. Cheri. - Glad the hair loss is slowing! I noticed for awhile around 30lbs my hair was falling out more than usual and my nails were peeling. I didn't add Biotin in and my system "seems" to have re-regulated itself back out. Maybe that's what's happening to you coupled with the added biotin. Whatever reason - hooray!. Penny. - How are you feeling? Any better?. Hello. To. Jan. ,. MT_Cup. (good luck with the auditors),. De. ,. Debra. And anyone else I missed in this. Long. Post!. As for me ladies, I'm feeling a little bleh today. As a daily weigher (I KNOW), I'm up almost 2 lbs today... I was down on Sunday and between yesterday and today, I'm up. I'm hoping it's because I added in exercise on Sunday (timing seems right) and I am still sore too. Hopefully it plops back off soon. Hope everyone is having a great (rainy) day!. Cheers,. Lisa.. |
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'morning!.
Grandchildren are just germ sharers who look, act and seem adorable.. Yep, they passed on some doozy germs. Poor little tykes are running fevers and feeling crummy. Misery loves company is the reason they shared with me?. Steph, I liked both houses but would have picked #2 myself. I hope your offer is accepted.. De, glad that the eye irritant was found & removed. Hope the dry eyes will be history soon.. That is all that my brain remembers at this point. Glad that plumping (and septic) problems have been or will be taken care of soon.. Going to go get some water and begin drowning the germs. Hope it is a great day for all... |
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Good morning, everyone!.
Pittie. , so glad that your plumbing problems should be behind you.. Were having wacky weather here, too.. Steph. , I hope you get the house! Very nerve-wracking, yet exciting. Good luck!. See this - <draws a line on the ground>. This is to keep perky morning people away from me.. Jedi Cheri. , glad your hair loss seems to be slowing. I have got to remember to get some biotin soon.. De. , glad your eye is better.. Hmmm oh, I almost forgot. How could I forget such a good weigh-in? Im down 5 pounds from last week. Whoop whoop!.. |
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Good morning, everyone! I went to my weigh-in (late somehow my stupid alarm never went off, grrr) and had a great loss. I totally earned it, too! On my way out, another lady at the meeting said, "you're getting droopy pants!" which I thought was hilarious. I always thought these pants fit just right, but it's true I'm starting to step on my pants because they're getting so loose!..
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Claire.
, look at you! You are so close to Goal #5! Congrats on your loss... |
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Talien, hope you kick the bug soon. I almost called you MT because I just looked quick at the coffee cup avatar!.
Hi, Lisa! Yes, I'm feeling much better. On my final day of antibiotics today.. The eagles were eating something not bunny-ish today. It had feathers. (singing) I feel like chicken tonight.... Speaking of germs, the woman I caught strep from is coughing - I mean REALLY coughing hard - constantly. Yes, she's inside her office, but she is spraying ugliness all over this end of the office. When you hear a cough that constant and that loud, you know there isn't a hand or a tissue over it. Go. The. Hell. Home... |
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Yeah,.
Carolyn. I'm so excited!. I think I'll re-ask the question I asked on the previous thread last night, since most of you weren't around:. I did the 4&2 again today, because of money issues I mentioned earlier and wanting to spread out the meals. Have you all experienced success with cycling between the 4&2 and the 5&1, or would it be better to stick with one for a week and the other for a week, or something else?.. |
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Claire, I am hardly the voice of authority on 4&2; however, I can tell you that I did 4&2 several times on days that I hiked a lot or did a lot of other exercise. I didn't alternate days or weeks. Just did it as needed. It worked for me. I think maybe Freya might have a good answer for you as she did 4&2 more often..
Congrats on all the losses today. Who lost 5 lbs? Carolyn? Holy cow! Great job! Today is my weigh in day too. I am still losing a bit even though I am in T&M. I am down another lb or so. Total of 83 lbs now. I'm sure I will slow down and stop losing soon. At work now. Having my hot coco and coffee. Yum. I have had this pretty much every morning for over six months. I wonder if I'll ever get tired of it? It's so darned good!.. |
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Good morning everyone. Coffee tastes great.
Karen. I had one of those STUPID nights sleep. Fell asleep before I really wanted to and up at 1am bright eyed and bushy tailed. Fell asleep again around 4:30 after watching several Dr. Phil shows on OWN and Parenthood On Demand (LOVE that show) and woke up again at 7:30. Ugh. 7:30 is very late for me. Coffee tastes great.. Congrats on the weight loss you two losers.. Penny. , I saw breakfast. Well, I saw the long feathers that looked silent and still on the nest. Ew.. Steph. , fingers crossed that you get the dream house.. Time to hit the gym and possibly get a little work done from home..or maybe I will go into the office. Haven't decided yet. I love having a boss who lives a state away... |
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Hi, Mia!.
Tracey, I just read on last night's thread that you like to elliptical (v.) with your eyes closed - that is so awesome! I love to Arc with my eyes closed! When I started, it was tough to just do it without holding on (I also prefer the one that's just lower body). Once that got easy, I started doing it with my hands behind my head. Don't laugh - it's REALLY hard! When THAT got easy, I started doing it with my eyes closed. You have to be so focused and balanced... LOVE it!.. |
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Ew... I just tried Diet Mountain Dew "Supernova" (I bought a 12-pack at the store) because I was getting sick of the regular stuff... it's kind of revolting. Maybe I should stick with my Clear American water. x_x..
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Good morning TL'ers!.
I can't keep up with our threads, we are a busy group of people!. Work has been interfering with my time on the boards, but I check in when I can. I'm off today but have tons of running around to do. At least I'm almost done and go home & relax soon.. Can I just say that I love MF? Those packets have been my savior the past 2 weeks of h*ll at work. Without them I know I would have turned to fast sludge!. I'm waving hi to everyone because there is just too much to keep track of to do individual shout outs!. Tara.. |
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Well, mark that on my list of things to never try. lol. I am neither focused nor balanced!.
What exactly IS this arc of which you speak?.. |
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Claire, I did 4&2 when I started, and again at the end when my activity levels were up. In between, I did it occasionally when I had a dinner date or something, and had eaten my L&G at lunch. I never noticed any difference in my losses by having all 4&2 or some 4&2. My opinion is you can switch back and forth freely as it works for you. Just keep track of how your body responds, and your pocketbook, and do what makes the most sense for you...
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:::Running through board waving:::::.
I'll be back, just wanted to say hi!.. |
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It's actually pretty low impact. That's not to say you can't get a great workout on it, though. I can burn about 600 calories in 45 minutes on that thing. But now, since that's like 2/3 of my daily consumption, I just don't...
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No, that's not what I meant! ROFL. Remember...unfocused and unbalanced.......
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Ha ha! I'm off, kids! Gotta go deliver some top secret documents for the boss. See y'all later!..
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Late morning hello to everyone..
In office today - boo, but with my dog yay. he just turned 6 months old and has officially hit the teens - total attitude. but when he comes to work with me he's 'perfect' so no one believes my horror stories.. Anyhoo - have a great on plan day everyone and HI!.. |
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You take your dog to the office? I go to the office to get AWAY from my dogs! LOL..
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Hi to all who have journeyed in since this morning..
The plumber just left and I should have tried out my stupid toilet this am b/c of course nothing was wrong with it when he got here. We haven't used it in 2 days and apparently this fixed the problem. Good news is it only cost 39 bucks for the visit.. I'm trying to figure out what to make for lean and green... |
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Anna, who tries out a toilet again that was broken? It's always that "test flush" that leads to the entire bathroom and hallway carpet being flooded with poop water..
I say it's worth the $39 to not risk that... |
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I agree hence the reason I didn't test this morning. I'm just glad to have it back and working...
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I'm sitting here trying not to either have a nervous breakdown or eat myself silly while I watch a tree company cut down two of our big pines that are right up against my crotchety neighbor's very old and rickety fence (which, of course, sits on the top of a rickety old 5 ft tall brick retaining wall!).
Said neighbors are not home, so to protect their fence the tree guys decided to jump their gate to grab limbs from below the retaining wall. There is SO much that could go wrong here, not to mention the fact that I'm sure said neighbor would have a: liked us to have kept the trees and b: not approved of the access while they weren't home and c: can just be unexpectedly ornery in general. Of course, DH just left for the airport and I am here alone with a sick kid, praying that the neighbors stay at work, that the fence remains intact and that I don't eat all the sludge I can find before they are done. Trying Penny's peppermint water to keep my mind occupied!. De. , I'm so glad your eye is alright! Here's hoping you can fix the dry eye as well.. Penny. , that machine looks downright intimidating! Kudos to you for all the exercise!. Steph. , LOVE the house you chose and praying your offer is accepted!. Carolyn. , yeah on the loss!!!. Claire. , good job staying OP. In my limited opinion, I'd say you'd be ok doing either the 4/2 or the 5/1 as long as you keep an eye on the carbs. Do what you must for your budget as either is a good option.. Sorry if I missed anyone...my mind is mush and my shoulders are in knots!!.. |
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Freya, that was fun to read while I was drinking my chocolate shake. Thanks. Really..
Melissa.. |
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LOL...thanks for the tension breaker, you two! A good laugh was what I needed...
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Hey.
Anna. - Do you realize you only have 15 more lbs till goal? I bet you did notice, didn't you? Wahoo!!!!. And, yah, I'd be a bit leary of the "test flush" too... |
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Oh, Jennifer, don't give me any kudos yet! I'm still here in my work clothes looking at my to do list. How many times a week is reasonable to go to the gym? I mean I'm not a total slacker for not going six nights a week, right? My list is SO long - Sams club, Petsmart, post office, bead shop (need more wire), supermarket... and that's just tonight. I also really want to get a couple more items done and listed on Etsy. Those things don't just makes themselves and hop online without a little help from me... And dinner? No dinner fairies in my kitchen.
New spring blouse day... Dear YMCA, It's not looking good... |
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Good afternoon all! I've been a busy little bee all morning and haven't checked in. Just got back from a walk and I'm enjoying a little down time before heading into work..
So I asked Medifast about how 1/2 and 1/2 could be counted and how much we can have. I caught them on an error about nutritional details... that does not give me much confidence in NS... |
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Happy to oblige, Jennifer!!!.
Congrats to Caolyn and Claire on their losses. Oh wait, hold on:. HI CAROLYN!!!!!!! NEEN-ER NEE-NER NEE-NER - YOU CAN'T GET ME, I'M STILL ON. MY. SIDE OF THE LINE!!!!!. Ha!!! (Shout out from obnoxious perky morning person at 3:02pm). Melissa. 55 minutes and I'm get to go home!!!!.. |
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STEPH - WAHHHHOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
*Snoopy dancing for you!!!*. Can you repost the link? I never got a chance to look at it and now I really want to!.. |
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Steph.
, congratulations. That is SO awesome!!. Stay in the bunker everyone. Garbage being talked out there in MC. Bleck... |
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STEPH.
Congrats on getting the house!!1. Penny. They started twice a year pics when my oldest (now 13) was in K (or before that) I actually always like the spring ones better so I don't buy the fall ones... |
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WOOT Steph!! And now the fun REALLY begins......
Freya, Just go look on yesterday's thread.. Penny - SLACKER!!!! <snicker>. Sassy - I haven't had confidence in Medifast and their "knowledge" in a couple of years now... |
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*sigh* All 800 pages of our chattiness. I will, though, I will.....
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CONGRATULATIONS STEPH!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so happy for you! Enjoy every minute of it!.
Melissa.. |
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You really should not coddle Freya. Make her go look for it!.
I have decided that there is no Medifast food (sweet anyway) that cannot be improved by a squirt of Mio. First time I think I have EVER enjoyed a strawberry shake AS a shake... |
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Thank you! Also, OMG that place is HUGE and gorgeous!!! It's got like a million rooms!.
I adore the kitchen, tons. And I love any house with a pink toilet. Man cave in the lower level, 4 bedrooms, playrooms, wow. That's just amazing. You should be thrilled. Alternating with the panic, of course... |
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Whew! Packers are done and gone. My basement is all but empty. We left some of the super big, heavy, or awkward things down there. They are super rough to get up the stairs because my stairs turn and they have 2 landings to negotiate..
So, if we can get through the week without a plumbing mishapwe are set to do the construction and repairs. Carpet will follow. I think I should go down there and vacuum the whole thing. It was amazing how many yuckies were under the furniture!. Steph:. Congratulations! You're getting a beautiful place!. Debra:. Your dog story cracks me upso much like my own dogs. When it storms like last night, I dont get a lot of sleep either.. Cheri:. So happy to hear your hair is sticking to your head!. Carolyn!. 5 pounds is awesome!!!!. Claires wearing droopy pants.. Claires wearing droopy pants,. (spoken in my best rendition of a 5-yr-olds neener-neener voice) LOL. Nice nsv,. Claire!. Tara. You are so right about the packets being wonderful because they are quick and easy. Sometimes when Ive shared my Medifast journey with others I get the comment Ugh, I couldnt eat food out of packets. I always reply, Why is that? Its so quick and easy! And it's packed full of nutrition and it satisfies andwell I could go on and on. They usually walk away shaking their heads. Whatever. They dont know what theyre missing.. Teri:. I just love that you take your dog to work! Today before the packers left, they asked if they could meet my pit bull, so I brought him outside on leash just as they were closing the door on the pod in my driveway. It made a horribly loud noise and even startled me. Holy guacamole! You would have thought it was the end of the world! My poor pittie was scared to absolute death! BIG BAD Pit bull was shaking, whimpering, and had his tail tightly tucked between his legs. I guess if these guys ever decide to come back here and rob the place, they know the pit wont attack them. They didnt meet my cattle dog though. Shed tear em up, that one.. Freya:. I like your toilet logic! (Spoken as someone with waaaay too much poopy water experience.). Im sorry you have to lose the pines, Jennifer. My back 40 (thats what I call the portion of our yard outside of our fence) is lined with pines. They are really gorgeous, but they dont belong to us. If my back-door neighbor ever decides to tear them out, Ill be sad. I only have 1 pine tree on my whole 2 acres but I sure have a billion pine cones! (My neighbor is so nice because he polices the cones from his trees all the time for me. Its almost astounding that someone would be so thoughtful.). Penny:. Now youre making me feel like a slacker.. De:. I have no idea what a squirt of Mio is. Please enlighten me!. Hello to everybody else:.. |
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Congrats, Steph. The house looks awesome wishing you much happiness.......and affordable mortgage payments...
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Congrats on the house,.
Steph. ! It's gorgeous!. Melissa. , I am ignoring you!.. |
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Pittie.
, it sounds like your trees are much prettier than mine! These...honestly, I'm not sad to see them go. I don't know exactly what they were, but they weren't pretty. My backyard sits at the top of a knoll and the previous owners ringed the entire thing with those pesky trees about 25 years ago. They all grew directly into a power line and would also nearly collapse every time we had a ice storm. One of my neighbors on the downside of the hill was about to have a conniption fit over them!. We took down upset neighbor's whole side of trees last year after a 75 year old pin oak actually did fall on our house. (that one I'm still sad about, not to mention the 10 ft hole in my roof!) and these two came down today so that we can build a covered area behind our shed for bikes, etc. We left four over along the fence to appease the neighbors on that side, as it obscures their porch from view. Down came a very old and tall crepe myrtle that was sick as well...the yard looks very different now! Oh, well...more room to put up a new dogwood over there when we can afford it!. Whew, it's over now and they are gone. I did not eat sludge!! Fence is still up and there is no debris in neighbor's yard! I can breathe again! Only hurdle left to cross is the fact that one of my neighbors watched them jump the fence from across the street and will be sure to tell crotchety neighbor about it. My response will be "would you have preferred that they left the unexpected debris there for YOU to clean up?".. |
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Yeah on the house,.
Steph!. It is beautiful and I'm sure you'll love it... |
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Pittie - Mio is a fairly new product out on the market. It is a liquid 0 calorie / 0 carb water enhancer that comes in a variety of flavors. Pretty awesome. The suggested serving is 1/2 tsp, but 1 quick squirt (maybe 1/4 tsp) is enough to transform even a vanilla shake! The stuff is pretty potent...
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Jennifer:.
That's quite a job, removing the trees and such. I'm so sorry to hear about the pin oak...and YIKES on the roof! We still have quite a few trees very close to our house. I sure hope that never happens here! I'm trying to see if I can put a pic of my backyard. I totally LOVE my yard...although it's not landscaped or anything. I just love living here.. De:. That stuff sounds great! Where on earth do you get it? Does it count as a condiment? It sounds similar to those flavored Stevia things. Holy cow, that stuff is pretty potent too... |
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Congrats Steph!! Way cool!!! Let the games begin..
De - where do you find such mio stuff?.. |
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De.
Mio is amazing - just got some Monday - YUM!!!!! Apparently Target and some walmarts are carrying it.. Melissa.. |
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CAROLYN.
!!!!!! You can't ignore me - I'm too nice. And besides, it's now 4:01p and I am totally falling apart - I can't type, think or even read straight! Think of the advantages you have - see? You're all awake and stuff, right? Not me! Nope, I'm ready to fall over into a pile of nothing!!!!. Melissa.. |
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I got mine at WalMart.. I saw a post to Medifast about it not long ago. Of course they said to count it as a condiment. Frankly, I don't count liquid sweeteners because they do not have the fillers which give seem to be the reason for the carbs in the powdered stuff, and you need so little of them, you would have to seriously use a LOT for it to have any impact. 2-3 drops is actually enough to give stuff flavor. SF syrups I log just to be on the safe side. hehe...
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OK thanks for sharing this info. I have always counted the SF syrups...but the only other sweetener I've used has been the stevia drops. You only use a couple of drops and so I've not been counting them either. It just feels good to know I'm not the only one...
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Geez, De, my eyeballs hurt. Think you could have made that screaming blinkie just to make it the perfect visual attack?.
I'm awake!.. |
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Cheri..
.. I know only 15 lbs, I am however thinking about lowering it a bit, but we'll see when I get there... |
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Melissa.
, yep, I usually am nice and awake by now, but I was up until 1 a.m. working on assignments for class and then couldn't fall asleep to save my butt. And it's gonna be a long day. We have the author David Baldacci coming to speak tonight in our area and I'm a volunteer at the event... |
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Oooo, Anna, 15 pounds left maybe a little more, huh? Congrats for being so close..
Ya know, I can't even imagine being 15 pounds from goal. I can't think too hard about that. I have too far to go and it seems unattainable when I look at the big picture. I get stuck in very negative thinking... |
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Carolyn.
, I'm sort of not thinking about it either, I only really notice when someone mentions it.. |
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Hi all.. I have not been on the boards since sometime last week and I am definitely going thru withdrawals... Between work and kid there is no time left for me and it's supposed to be all about me.. Anyway, I have tried catching up but too many to read so no personalized shoutouts...
Hope everyone is doing great and hoping to be able to get back to normal by the end of the week!!!. Cindy.. |
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So where does the mio live at the grocery store? Which shelf? Which aisle? I must find it..
P.s. DE - you've been owned! I have no idea what it means. But you've been it. I assume it's something good. ha ha ha ha ha... It never ends, does it? I feel like I belong to an outlawed motorcycle gang or something... |
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I blocked them so now my world is happy and quiet again!.
I would like for anyone to try and OWN me! <snort>. I found the Mio on a display at the end of the soda aisle in WalMart... |
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Huh? Did someone shout WAKE UP! I think I heard that! But now that I'm home in my comfy chair... ZZZZZzzzzzzzz huh? Hi De! Ok, I'm awake now!!!!! But just. I will probably crawl off to bed around 8. I know, that's disgusting. But I do get up at 5a, so I some small measure of an excuse!.
Hey Mio - great stuff - fruit punch, strawberry watermelon, peach mango (YUM) - hmmmm I think there are others. My friend picked up a bunch of them for me at targets. It's not well displayed at my targets, but ask around. Yes, De - very potent stuff. Zero everything and a few drops and you're good to go!. Melissa. (bleary eyed in NY).. |
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It's after 2pm, I've had the discussion board open on my 'puter all day, and I'm just now having the time to check in... that's how busy my day has been..
Pittie. - Fingers crossed that everything stays fixed!. Carolyn & Zoe. - I'm with Melissa. I am that a.m. perky person (as long as I've had a cup of coffee.) I love mornings. My big downfall is around 3pm. I used to have a steady 3pm snack of vending machine sludge & a soda.. Penny. - My 3rd graders watched the eagle feeding the babies. They were grossed out but couldn't stop watching. I'm soooo with you on keeping sick people at home. NO ONE ELSE WANTS YOUR GERMS. Today we had 2 kids go home within 5 mins of school starting. They both told their parents they didn't feel well. Be a PARENT!. Debra & Pittie. - I used to have a pitbull too. The biggest baby and lap dog ever. I miss him! Now I have 2 beagles. One is a 52 lb sandbag with legs. He, too, is a big baby. He has the deepest loud hound woof, but is a giant baby.. Carolyn. - 5 lbs!?! WOW!!!. Steph. - Congrats on the house!!! It's beautiful and spacious!. Cindy. - We missed you!. I requested a free sample for the MIO on their website, but still have not gotten it. I think I need a trip to Target or Walmart. Sounds great!. I've been hungry ALL day.. I want to sink my teeth into a big sludgewich. I keep drinking water. Yes, I've gotten all my meals in. Looking so forward to my L & G.. Question- What do you do when you have a day like this?. Deidra.. |
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Good morning Lovelies!.
I've got on a super large pot of Nantucket Blend going this morning. Plenty to share!. Haven't been on much lately but do need to check in to keep me on the straight and narrow.. Horrible storms here in Georgia last night. No major damage on my side of town (just a few limbs down) but hear the north side of town got hit pretty hard.. Off for another cuppa!.. |
