09/16/06 Double Scoop Group- see ya real soon!!

[seashells]

Dont sweat it Amanda , might as well swallow it and forget it...no sense lettin it eat you out since there is nothing you can do to fix it...

Hey it could be worse....you could NOT be going on the sept 16th double dip!!!!!!

 

[WldWcnWmn]

I took DD to Michaels and they only had silver and gold sharpies that would show up on the black Mickey luggage, so I am thinking about fabric paint and a few brushes. Should be fun. Where the heck do you get fabric paint?

 

[gssmks]

Amanda,

I am so sorry about your wallet. In the sprind, DD and I were having to go to the UK Children's Hospital every Saturday for physical therapy and we had to park in one of those multi-level parking structures. One Saturday, I was having trouble digging my keys out of my purse and put it up on the back of the car so I could dig deeper. A guy walked up behind me and said,"Can I ask you a question?" When I turned around he grabbed my purse and jumped into a car and the got away. Luckily, I was standing there with my car keys. The guy collecting money at the exit said that the garage did not have security cameras and that so many cars were coming in and out that he did not which one I was describing. It created such a mess for me. My entire life was in that person. I had a list of all the credit card account numbers and phone numbers at home, two hours away. I went back to the Radisson to check out and they said that they needed my card to swipe. I told them what happened. They were really nice about it and took care of the room without actually swiping the card. The manager even gave me $50.00 for gas etc. to get home on. We had stayed there four weekends in a row because of the therapy.

Anyway, I went straight home and called and reported all of my credit stollen, etc. The bank was closed, so I could not go in until Monday on bank debit cards. By Monday, the person had spent over $2,000.00 from my personal account and almost $10,000.00 on my business account. Most of this was spent at a Best Buy on computers, a stereo and television. The bank was really good about it. They sent me back to Lexington to file a police report. I took a copy of it back to the bank and they put all my money back into my account. The last time talked with any of the officers, they were able to get photos of the people using the cards at Best Buy from the store security cameras, but had not been able to identify them.

Now, my major concern is that my Social Security Card and my DD for that matter, and my drivers license with my photo and home address were in there. They have all the information they need about me get credit cards, loans etc. in my name. I am just waiting for the calls to start telling me that I am not paying my bills, etc. I have subscribed to one of those credit protection agencies, who will keep an eye on my credit report and let me know if things start showing up delinquent so that I can deal with it, but they tell me that it's not unusual for it to take six months to a year for these to start showing up because they have to apply, get the cards, use them and default on the payment, etc. before it is reported.

I am not trying to depress you, but I am being realistic. Assuming that your wallet contained your whole life like mine did, there are a lot of serious issues that you need to deal with and watch out for. From time to time, I am still remembering things that was in my purse that I had forgotten about. I lost about $500.00 in cash, but that ended up being the least of my worries. I hope you are able to get everything cancelled quickly and don't have any problems with your credit cards and bank debit cards, etc.

 

[ericamanda01]

Good lord I just woke up in a panic over black capris. It's 530 in the morning here. Now I remember why we take vacations, it's to get over all the prep work of getting ready for the vacation. And I still need to find those stupid black capris. How sad is this, I am going to miss my puppy sooooo much. I feel like a mother leaving her child. Mason has become my baby. God help when I have a human child. Of course Eric says I can't miss him until we are actully gone. Eric is a butt!

 

[JOANNEL]

Wow you guys were busy last night. I didn't take my laptop home and was too lazy after the gym to go upstairs to the regular computers.

Rhonda, I am so sorry about your Dad, I will keep you in my prayers. Just remember allthe good times and whata great man he was. My dad has been gone14 years and it still seems like last year. I just keep him memeory in my heart.


Amanda,

Sorry to hear about your wallet. maybe their morals will turn on and they will call. Try not to worry yourself sick over it.
We just got the letter from the VA saying my husbands info was one of the ones that was stolen. So now we have to check our credit carefully.


Other Amanda,

Have a great trip, don't worry about your puppy, he will be fine. I can't wait to hear about your trip. I so want to go to Alaska.

Have a great Friday.

 

[sirena]

Joanne,

Seems like you have been dedicated and keeping up w/your exercise routine. I did walk on the treadmill yesterday for 40 minutes. I cannot get myself to jog yet but so far this week I have used it 3 times! It really feels good once you are actually doing something to better yourself. It is so hard to place your foot there though. I have been watching the World Cup matches to keep me entertained. GOOOOL! GOOOOL! I was so nervous when Holland played Argentina that I ate the last of the chocolate. Keeping my fingers crossed for Sunday when Holland plays Portugal. Go team!

Today is Isabelle's testing for her orange belt in karate (coincidentally the national color from Holland and the team jerseys ). I am so excited for her.

 

[sirena]

I took DD to Michaels and they only had silver and gold sharpies that would show up on the black Mickey luggage, so I am thinking about fabric paint and a few brushes. Should be fun. Where the heck do you get fabric paint?

I would think Michael's and Rag Shop would carry some but you can also try Target and Walmart. BTW, I thought you were joking when you said you would let your DD color your new luggage. That's pretty cool. It wouldn't have occurred to me. It reminds me of my school book bag full of "autographs" from my classmates.

 

[JOANNEL]

I am trying, I go on my way home from work, beacause if I came home that recliner calls my name. My kids both work so usually no one is home any way.
I weighed in last night, I am down 3 more. I am up to 17 lbs. I can hardly notice, my pants should be hanging off, but they are not. This week end will be hard. I play bunco tonight and Sunday is my birthday and I have a choir party to go to. I have to have cake & ice cream

 

[sirena]

OMG! That's what I want to lose!! So which diet are you doing?

 

[skoi]

Ilonka-
I found South Beach to be good to lose belly fat. Unfortunately, after a year of pitching the diet, it all came back somehow. I think it was just following me around waiting to jump back on. I lost a little more than 20 pounds in about three months, and the food was good. I Just don't have the discipline to get back with it.

Julie

 

[sirena]

Ilonka-
I found South Beach to be good to lose belly fat. Unfortunately, after a year of pitching the diet, it all came back somehow. I think it was just following me around waiting to jump back on. I lost a little more than 20 pounds in about three months, and the food was good. I Just don't have the discipline to get back with it.

Julie

That's my problem too but I don't want to do something temporary that will catch up with me sooner or later. I'll keep getting on the treadmill and see if I get any results from it. I am eating better now that all the chocolate and cheese is gone. I eat the chocolate from Peru yesterday (all of it!) It was dark chocolate though, and that is good for the heart

 

[JOANNEL]

I joined the high energy weight loss. It's their meals and one of your own every day. The one meal is 5 oz meat and 1/2 cup of veggies. Yo uhave five of theirs a day. I do mostly shakes and bars, it's easier at work. It seems to be working. My neighbor and i are doing it together. She is down 11, but she is at her parents for a month so it's been harder for her. We did atkins a few years ago, it worked but it wouldn't work this time. That time I lost about 60 and over tha last few years i only gained 20. My first Disney cruise in 2002 eas my incentive. I wanted to be able to snorkle with out looking like shamoo.
I will never be little but smaller would be nice.

 

[sirena]

I wanted to be able to snorkle with out looking like shamoo.

you are too funny. so where did u join? do they have a website? i would like to check it out...how long have you been doing it?

 

[JOANNEL]

They have a local office here but they do have a web site.

www.hewc.com

It seems to be working for us. It;s been about 5 weeks. But you pre diet for 2 weeks while they wait for all your lab work, they send it off to their doctors.So we have been eating their foods for about three weeks.

 

[seashells]

Belly Fat..thats my middle name....got these skinny mini arms and legs, no bust or butt....but just a big bloated mid section..no lie on a bad day i easily look 6-7 months pregnant i also have crohns so that inflammation just adds to the over extended belly

My weight is perfect for my height 5'1" and 110lbs but i need to lose 5inches of my waist...so your saying i can do this with the south Beach diet????

 

[WldWcnWmn]

oooohhhhh top of the page

I thought you were joking when you said you would let your DD color your new luggage. That's pretty cool. It wouldn't have occurred to me. It reminds me of my school book bag full of "autographs" from my classmates.

Naw, I'm Serious! It's just luggage and DD has mad drawing skills! I just want to use the right paint. I don't want it peeling off or looking tired before the trip. I am on vacation this week, and my boss just called me to tell me that I have packages to pick up at the post office. Hello, they all know I am sitting at home why can't the mail man just ring the doorbell?? It really sucks when mail men can't even get a break from other mail men UGH! Now I have to shlep into work to pick up my boxes. Ebay foder for sure! So, when I go out I'll head on down to walmart - we need & food anyway and see if there's fabric paint in the craft isle. My vacation mission was to clean the house, I have been home for 7 days and haven't done a darn thing. It's amazing how much of nothing one can do when one tries! I am off all next week too, so maybe there'll be a turn around. At least I am pretty caught up on the DISboards!

 

[skoi]

My weight is perfect for my height 5'1" and 110lbs but i need to lose 5inches of my waist...so your saying i can do this with the south Beach diet????

I don't know if you could, but Dr. South Beach says the belly fat is the first to go, and it was true for dh and me. Sorry to hear about the crohns, that's not an easy condition to deal with from what I've read.

Julie

 

[ericamanda01]

Well everyone this looks like the last time I will get to post before we leave. I hope everyone has a great week. I plan on taking a ton of pictures. I got Eric an adaptor for his Ipod to download our pictures. Now I will see what's so great about that thing he just had to have for Christmas. When I get back I will get together all the requests for the bracelets and send off the order. Bye fellow cruisers! Wish my waist luck!

 

[sirena]

Amanda: Have fun!

Joanne: I just checked the website and they don't have an office around my area.

Seashells: I've heard the best thing to do, is to walk so I am doing that. Hopefully I can get rid of my belly fat soon!

Yesterday went to the karate class and DD4 did not want to go in and had a fit. Of all days, she picked the day she was testing! I had just picked her up from school and she had just woken up from her nap. I had to drag her into class and then convince her to wear her uniform. Finally class started and she completely changed. She did great on her testing and now she wears an orange belt.

Enjoy your Saturday, all!

 

[skoi]

Congratulations to your daughter, Ilonka. Our kids did martial arts for years, but their teacher retired and we haven't found anyone else we liked yet.

Julie