Hi all, I'm still here too. Inspite of the ammount of food I ate this week, I am another pound down. This is a psychological breakthrough for me as it puts me in the 40's. Knowing I have to fight to keep it will hopefully give me incentive to say no to the little extras I let slip in. McPeg being idle is hard. I don't know where you work. Could you bring something to keep you fingers busy like quilt squarers, needlepoint or a crossword? It helps me that I made a rule that I cannot eat anything while doing something else. Reading,television,at the computer,outside, talking on the phone....if I eat I must focus on that alone unless dining out with others of course. Otherwise I would be thoughtlessy inhaling my food. Erica, hope things perk-up for you DH (and you) soon. Kathy, use your time with DH gone to do something nice for yourself. Oh how we love them, but sometimes I dream of how easy it would be to be single. Then reality hits and I realize how much we both need each other in so many different ways. Fortunately we are both ones who need alone time and understand that. Alice I just discovered Diet Rite sodas are now made with Splenda and have no calories or sodium. It sounds like you really like your gym. Which do you belong to? I would like to go but I don't like the way most are run today. Everyone have a great holiday weekend. Be safe, eat as healthy as you can and play hard.

Thanks for the good wishes David....it really was a great Thanksgiving! Ann , nice to see you and Moe have made freinds in your new community. Sharing with others is what the holiday is all about! We had a great T-Day here at the cottage. Just 8 of us but food for 20! LOL The weather was perfect, low 70's and a ton of sun. We were even able to have a "party boat" lunch cruise Saturday. I BBQ'd Brats and Burgers on the boat served along with potato salad and slaw. Sunday's dinner was "same old , same Old " turkey and all the trimmings which seemed fine with everyone! Today we had the reason for the whole damn meal....turkey and stuffing sandwiches served with this year newly opened dills!!! Life is good!

Thanks, Sharon! I'll send my happy Thanksgiving wishes to all my forum friends on both sides of the border. (Even if I am a month late for the Canadian one.) I hope everyone has safe traveling, good companionship, great food and your favorite teams win. Sally

Thank you! I hope the weather is better elsewhere in this vast country, than it is here. Today it is cool and raining. And Mary's husband wanted to go to the beach. Not so far from here so I doubt it was beach weather for them. We have had rain almost every day for what seems like ages. At Sat. night's church service, the youth choir sang as a closing hymn "Rain Down". So we will blame today on them. Hope it warms up for the 4th for y'all. Theresa