Wacky Wednesday: 27th February

[Mitra]

What's wacky in your Wednesday?

Only a couple more days left this month, so it's time to start taking stock of how you did with your goals for this month, and how you're going to move on next month with Shadow's March challenge. :paranoid:

[Anniesnan]

I am not wacky this wednesday, either.

Still feel like crap and am debating whether or not to go in to work. MUST go in tomorrow and I'm on vacation next week and have an assistant in today.
Should stay home so I don't get her sick and maybe can recoup my strength - think I've just convinced myself.

My month has been about trying to get back on track and I've done that.
Not perfectly up to par (very little exercise), but getting there.

Even better, for the last week dh has been vigilant with himself and that is wonderful!

cooking hb eggs, that I don't want to eat, as we speak:jawDrop:

[Peachy]

Today I got to move my ticker -- 15 pounds lost! I'm one third of the way there. Today I put on my size 10's and I can wear them with the right sweater! They buttoned and zipped, but they are tight on my tummy. I started in size 14s in January. I'm so happy.

Today my principal is coming to observe me teach a lesson. I'm a little nervous. I've been teaching for years and years, but she is new. I hope that I can stay calm and in control.

Happy Wacky Wednesday to everyone!

[Karole]

Good for you Peachy!! Just think if you hadn't taken action in Jan. you probably would still be in those 14's and you would still have those 15 pounds--but you did take action and look at you now-

What a loser !!!!! :nod::nod::nod::):):)

Agnes, you made a good choice to stay home. Get some rest, don't infect your assistant and get well so you can enjoy your vacation that's coming up.

Mitra, I think my month has gone really great. I've proved to myself I can get veggies and fruits into my life each and every day--just takes planning. Also, February has again proved that exercise is my friend--(who said that?) :paranoid::paranoid:

Will be checking back later on to see what wackiness the others have shown up with.

[Claudette]

Peachy, woo hoo! Size 10 from 14, is great! 15lbs is great!

Agnes, just rest and get better.

Janet, my month has gone pretty well.
I have journaled consistantly, have exericised most of the month, except the week & half I was sick.
The ticker is steady, but the inches are moving down, which is ok with me. I know the ticker will eventually move again.

I heard a joke the other day to share, from a elderly fellow.
Thought it was cute.


A elderly man was fishing from a boat on a lake. He kept hearing a voice say, "pick me up and give me a kiss". He didn't see any fish nearby, nothing in the water, except a frog, so he picked her up.
She said, " now that you've picked me up, give me a kiss and I will turn into a beautiful young women to satisfy your every whim". The man put her in his pocket and returned to his fishing. The frog said, "why havent' you kissed me yet, didn't you hear what I said to you?" The man replied to her, "at my age, I need a talking frog more than a beautiful young women".

Anyway, have a great day all.

[Mitra]

Here's an extract from the diary of an anonymous exerciser:
Dear Diary,

For my birthday this year, my daughter (the dear)
purchased a week of personal training at the local health
club for me.

Although I am still in great shape since being a high school
cheerleader 43 years ago, I decided it would be a good idea to go
ahead and give it a try.

I called the club and made my reservations with a personal
trainer named Brad, who identified himself as a 26-year-old aerobics
instructor and model for athletic clothing and swim wear.

My daughter seemed pleased with my enthusiasm to get started!
The club encouraged me to keep a diary to chart my progress.

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MONDAY:

Started my day at 6:00 a.m. Tough to get out of bed, but
found it was well worth it when I arrived at the health club to find Brad
waiting for me. He is something of a Greek god - with blond hair,
dancing eyes and a dazzling white smile. Woo Hoo!! Brad gave me a tour and
showed me the machines. I enjoyed watching the skillful way in which he
conducted his aerobics class after my workout today. Very inspiring!

Brad was encouraging as I did my sit-ups, although my gut was
already aching from holding it in the whole time he was around. This
is going to be a FANTASTIC week-!!

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TUESDAY:

I drank a whole pot of coffee, but I finally made it out the
door.

Brad made me lie on my back and push a heavy iron bar into
the air then he put weights on it! My legs were a little! wobbly on the
treadmill, but I made the full mile. Brad's rewarding smile made it all
worthwhile. I feel GREAT-!! It's a whole new life for me.

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WEDNESDAY:

The only way I can brush my teeth is by laying the toothbrush
on t he counter and moving my mouth back and forth over it. I believe I
have a hernia in both pectorals. Driving was OK as long as I didn't
try to steer or stop. I parked on top of a GEO in the club parking lot.

Brad was impatient with me, insisting that my screams
bothered other club members. His voice is a little too perky for early in the
morning and when he scolds, he gets this nasally whine that is VERY
annoying. My chest hurt when I got on the treadmill, so Brad put me on the
stair monster. Why the hell would anyone invent a machine to simulate
an activity rendered obsolete by elevators? Brad told me it would help
me get in shape and enjoy life. He said some other crap too.

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THURSDAY:

Brad was waiting for me with his vampire-like teeth exposed
as his thin, cruel lips were pulled back in a full snarl. I couldn't
help being a half an hour late, it took me that long to tie my shoes.

Brad took me to work out with dumbbells. When he was not
looking, I ran and hid in the restroom. He sent some skinny idiot to find
me.

Then, as punishment, he put me on the rowing machine -- which
I sank.

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FRIDAY:

I hate that Brad more than any human being has ever hated any
other human being in the history of the world. Stupid, skinny, anemic,
anorexic little punk. If there was a part of my body I could move
without unbearable pain, I would beat him with it.

Brad wanted me to work on my triceps. I don't have any
triceps! And if you don't want dents in the floor, don't hand me the damn
barbells or anything that weighs more than a sandwich. The treadmill flung
me off and I landed on a health and nutrition teacher.
Why couldn't it have been someone softer, like the drama
coach or the choir director?

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SATURDAY:

Brad left a message on my answering machine in his grating,
shrilly voice wondering why I did not show up today. Just hearing him
made me want to smash the machine with my planner. However, I lacked the
strength to even use the TV remote and ended up catching eleven
straight hours of the Weather Channel..

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SUNDAY:
I'm having the Church van pick me up for services today so I
can go and thank GOD that this week is over. I will also pray that next
year my daughter (the little ****) will choose a gift for me that is
fun -- like a root canal or a hysterectomy. I still say if God had
wanted me to bend over, he would have sprinkled the floor with diamonds.

[hawk]

At one point during a game, the coach called one of his
9-year-old baseball players aside and asked, 'Do you
understand what cooperation is? What a team is?'
The little boy nodded in the affirmative.
'Do you understand that what matters is whether we win
or lose together as a team?'
The little boy nodded yes.
'So,' the coach continued, 'I'm sure you know, when an
out is called, you shouldn't argue, curse, attack the umpire,
or call him a pecker-head. Do you understand all that?'
Again the little boy nodded.
He continued, 'And when I take you out of the game so
another boy gets a chance to play, it's not good sports-
manship to call your coach 'a dumb a $ $' is it?'
Again the little boy nodded.
'Good,' said the coach. 'Now go over there and explain
all that to your grandmother.


I have coached and Umpire little league...had this all happen to me too..to the point that I invited one parent to come out into the hot sun and take my place.
They refused. Boy it was hot those days with double headers.

I am not so good this month. I hope next month is good. Being sick, I did not keep track of all my carbs like I ussually do and I did not excersize much. It was a month to survive through.

Sheesh..we snow blowed out a foot of snow last night and there is about a foot more today. We get alot of Lake effect snow from Lake Michigan. The roads are horrible today. I work at 1 pm. I have to dig out the end of the drive. The snow plow plows us in.So I WILL get excersize today if I want to get out of the driveway.

I am going for the coffee and eggs. Today should be a good day as far as eating...

[maxlharris]

From Jim Gaffigan:

I just had some bacon. Anybody ever had bacon before? It's good. Oh, my greasy lover, bacon. It's the best!

You wanna know how good bacon is? To improve other food, they wrap it in bacon. If it weren't for bacon, we wouldn't even know what a water chestnut is. "Thank you bacon. Sincerely, Water Chestnut III."

And bits of bacon, bits of bacon are like the fairy dust of the food community. "You don't want this baked potato? Brrring! Now it's your favorite part of the meal. Not interested in the salad? Bibbity bobbity BACON! I just turned it into an entree."

But once you put bacon in a salad, it's no longer a salad. It just becomes a game of 'find the bacon in the lettuce'. It's like you're panning for gold. Eureka!

There is something dishonest though about putting bacon in a salad - it's kind of like smoking while you jog. "I want the BLT, but I'll just get a salad with bacon and tomato. Can you put it between two pieces of toast and stick a toothpick through it? That'd be great..."

It's amazing the shrinkage that occurs with bacon. You start with a pound, you end up with a bookmark.

I never feel like I get enough bacon, at breakfast it's like they're rationing it. "Here's your two strips of bacon." "I want more, more bacon!"

Whenever I'm at a brunch buffet and they have that big metal tray filled with the 4000 pieces of bacon, I always think, "If I was here by myself...I would eat only bacon. I would steal this tray, go lay down, and eat bacon all day."

But you can't eat bacon all day, cause it's horrible for you. You know bacon's bad when a healthier choice is a donut. And we've known bacon is bad for thousands of years. It's literally a restriction on entering certain religious. "Our rules: No Killing, No Cheating on Your Wife, No Bacon." "Oooh, what was that last one?" "No Bacon." "Aaah, I'm in the wrong line."

"How many bacon jokes is he gonna do? It's like, come on!"

But bacon is that good. I bet if you put bits of bacon on a strip of bacon, you could travel back in time. It's like a tasty vortex.

And fat back, supposedly fat back is like bacon on steroids, you know. I've never tried fat back, probably because it's called 'fat back'. I don't know what creeps me out more - fat or back. Why don't they just throw in hairy while they're at it? "That's some good hairy fat back. That reminds me, your mother called."

"That's gotta be the end of the bacon jokes..."

I even like the name Bacon. You can't tell me the success of Kevin Bacon isn't somehow tied to his name. You're not going out to see a Kevin Hot Dog movie. "Who's in this movie?" "Kevin Bacon." "Sounds good."

Thank you very much. You've been like bacon.

who doesn't like Bacon?

[Rhyme'n Reason]

How's everyone today?

Agnes--good decision to stay home today, especially if you know you have to be in tomorrow.

Peachy--EXCELLENT RESULTS! Great job.

So the March challenge will be up soon? If Shadow's doing it, it scares me a little (still working on getting going with the exercise part :o).

Update on my brother: He meets this afternoon with the podiatrist to discuss the MRI. They plan surgery on Friday; the only question right now is how far they will have to go to get rid of the infected area. Thanks for your prayers.

My food today--the usual
Breakfast: 4 sausage links
Snack (maybe): PowerCrunch bar
Lunch: Salami/provolone wrap
Supper: Chicken Florentine
Snack: Cranberry cheesecake, if I get it made

Wackiness: (BTW, you guys are too funny)
http://www.goma.demon.co.uk/food/balanced-diet.jpg

[maxlharris]

And Now, for something a little dumber:

http://www.musclehedz.com/ecards/toons/plates.jpg

[Mal Lady]

Hi All!

Love the Wacky Wednesday jokes! They brightened up my day! Hawk - you must be it the NW corner of In or up by St. Joe, MI! All that lake effect snow. I know that - it is much worse in that corner, South Bend and Warsaw area. :D

Our snow is going to melt slowly this week and by Sat. in the 40's.:mad: I hate mud!

Today is wacky in the meals. In and out of the house all day going here and there.

BF: bacon, eggs, berries.
Lunch: lc bread and chicken salad

See ya all later!

Sharon

[SherryJ]

Hey, All! *waving!*

Peachy...
WHOO-HOOO!!!!

Way to go, Girl! And, I'm sure that new principal will know she's got a good one on her hands after your presentation. :nod:

(((Ruth...)))

Agnes, I too, am still feeling somewhat bleck... sigh...

Later!

Sherry

[Anniesnan]

Max -

Loved those bacon jokes:lol::lol::D
I laughed so hard I started choking.
although just sitting still makes me choke today:rolleyes:
I could not be a member of one of the religions that forbids bacon.

still feeling crappy. Two short naps - woken by the telephone. My phone never rings this much. although I missed the calls at work, so I called work just to get them:rolleyes:

thanks for all the good thoughts!
Sherry - hope you're feeling better soon.

only ate the two egg yolks, couldn't force the whites down.
Had some of the dreamfields with alfredo sauce a little while ago.
I made one portion of dreamfields yesterday, ate maybe 1/4. Ate another 1/4 now - still have half left - maybe dinner?


Peachy! WTG! Hope your observation went well, too!

[gitfiddle]

I'b here ad I'b got da code. :(

No denying it today.

Peachy, I'm thrilled for you! Good luck with the Principal!

Very funny stories and cartoons! I had some over the weekend, but I didn't write them down. I KNEW I should have written them down! :rolleyes:

I'm keeping a low profile today and getting lots of paperwork done.

Hawk, you can have my share of the lake-effect snow. It seems to be coming onshore farther south than my stomping grounds. Spring's on the way! :)

My month has gone well. I can feel the progress in my body. I'll probably just keep going in that direction. Is the March Challenge up yet?

[Mitra]

The challenge isn't up yet - tomorrow evening is the plan, I think.

[hawk]

I ussually love snow...but after this years lake effect...I am dreaming of tulips and robins. When the grass turns green, I will be kissing the ground.

Gotta go out and shovel.

Congrats Peachy!! WAY TO GO GIRL!!!!

[Rhyme'n Reason]

Carol,

Hope you're feeling better soon. It's miserable trying to work with a cold. Go home and drink some hot chicken soup :).

[Tresses]

Congratulations, Peachy!!! From a 14 to a 10 since January is fabulous! :D

I hope all of you suffering will be well soon. :nod:

I hit the 10 pound mark today, and happily moved my ticker. :)

All of your jokes have me laughing out loud. Max, your bacon jokes reminded me of this (http://www.mcphee.com/resources/april/items/bacontux.html). Maybe you could wear that to your next big meeting? :lol:

Today's food challenge will be the Italian Lemon Bread I am taking to rehearsal tonight for someone's birthday. He loves that bread. It's flavored with Fiori di Sicilia from the King Arthur Flour Co. (Think vanilla + citrus extract.) I wasn't sure I'd be able to resist, but hitting the 10 pound mark today is good motivation. :nod:

Food today:
Breakfast: leftover tuna melt casserole; dark chocolate (Yes, dark chocolate goes with tuna. Dark Chocolate goes with everything!)
Snack: .5oz peanuts; parmesan/garlic cheese "crackers" - my daughter loved these, too. My son begged us not to breathe on him after we ate them. :lol:
Lunch: Spinach salad with turkey, ham, and tomato; 3 oz Greek yogurt with a pinch of lemon rind, a couple of drops of Fiori di Sicilia, a tsp of flaxseed meal, < 1/2 packet of Splenda, and topped with whipped cream. That was quite yummy.
Dinner: Probably pork tenderloin...as soon as I figure out what to do with it.

Have a great day, folks! :)

[Mal Lady]

Congratulations Tresses on hitting the 10 lb. mark. I bet you feel so much better with the weight loss. :thumbsup:

I've never heard of the product you are talking about. Can you tell me a little more about it and where to get it ?

[maxlharris]

Hrm, bacon Tux. I don't have many formal wear occasions at work. I suppose I would wear the jacket as a separate with jeans. And a T-shirt. Like my
"It's like yeah, Motherf**ker, I'm fine." T-shirt. Or, better yet, my Plush Pig BBQ T-shirt. Big pig on the front, back says, "You haven't lived until you've had our meat in your mouth." Ah, high times.

[Tresses]

Congratulations Tresses on hitting the 10 lb. mark. I bet you feel so much better with the weight loss. :thumbsup:

I've never heard of the product you are talking about. Can you tell me a little more about it and where to get it ?

Thank you! I do feel better. :nod:

The Fiori di Sicilia is available only through The Baker's Catalog. Here's (http://www.kingarthurflour.com/shop/detail.jsp;jsessionid=E77D64879F2400E48B11382DDA4A 1748?select=C78&byCategory=C1004&id=1546) a link. :) (Just don't look at all the other super carby things they sell!)

[SherryJ]

Special to Tresses:

WHOO-HOOO!!!!

:D Keep goin'! :D

Feel much better... although the night affect is starting to hit... you know, you feel worse in the evening?

Joke for y'all:

Marijuana Filled Firewood...

'Hello, is this the Sheriff's Office?'

'Yes. What can I do for you?'

'I'm calling to report 'bout my neighbor Virgil Smith... He's hidin' marijuana inside his firewood! Don't quite know how he gets it inside them logs, but he's hidin' it there.'

'Thank you very much for the call, sir.'

The next day, the Sheriff's Deputies descend on Virgil's house. They search the shed where the firewood is kept. Using axes, they bust open every piece of wood, but find no marijuana. They sneer at Virgil and leave.

Shortly, the phone rings at Virgil's house.

'Hey, Virgil! This here's Floyd... Did the Sheriff come?'

'Yeah!'

'Did they chop your firewood?'


'Yep!'

'Happy Birthday, buddy!'

[Karole]

Lots of funny jokes out there today!!

Yes, Tresses, a big fat congrats on your loss too. That is so great. I know you are tickled.

veggies/fruits: tomatoes,broccoli,cabbage,asparagus,cranberry juice (lc)

Exercise was 30 min on the glider and a bit over 30 doing the wood hauling and stacking thing . Lots of goooood exercise.

Can't wait to see what Shadow has up for our challenge for March !!

[Tresses]

I've come to confess.

I nibbled.

I sliced the smallest slice of Italian Lemon Bread that I could. It was about the size of a playing card, and 3/8" thick. I'm not beating myself up about it, as I sort of planned to have some anyway by the time I left for rehearsal. I came home from and hit the bike for 20 minutes and then did a lower body resistance workout for 20-25 minutes. I was planning to do that anyway, but I guess part of me feels like it undid the bread. I can dream, can't I? :rolleyes:

I also loaded the recipe into a meal at TDP and estimated my serving size (based on how many slices I got out of it, and mine was a little less than half of one). My estimated carb count on that little piece of cake was 16 ECC. We'll see what the ticker does tomorrow. :suspicious:

Totals for the day:
43 ECC
99g Protein

[gitfiddle]

Thanks, Ruth. I stayed til the end but I doubt that I will make it in tomorrow. DH is doting on me and I've been zonked out in my chair since 4:30.

Tresses, I don't think you've done any damage unless that little taste becomes a excuse for other little tastes. Don't be too hard on yourself. :) Think about that wonderful ten-pound drop!

I'm certainly looking forward to Shadow's challenge!

Bacon-scented latex! :p

Girlfriend, I love the firewood joke! :lol: Take care!

Agnes, I hope you're getting better!

[Cinnamon Blue]

(Although it's Thursday here), my Wednesday passed with an awful cold and no voice, for the second day.:( I went to a concert but had to leave after 15 mins because I started to cough badly. :(

But it was also Budget Day. The Financial Secretary announced that he was dropping taxes/duties on wine and other non-spirit alcoholic drinks :D, lowering taxes including a one-off rebate for 07-08 tax bills :D, and a one-off electricity subsidy worth US$230 :D. Now that's a Wacky Wedesday!!!

[Anniesnan]

I started feeling even worse int he afternoon. I developed a fever and stupidly (since I'm of the fever can be good camp) didn't take anything for it for a couple of hours. DH even asked if we could have some heat up at one point and I'm walking around in a t-shirt and roasting.

Look & feel so crappy, dh wants to know if I want to cancel our vacatin - we're leaving Friday for a cruise - NO WAY. By the time we get on the ship I'll have had 5 more antibiotic pills and I am actually feeling slightly better this morning.
Just can't overdo it at work today.

Ate dinner last night, only 'cos I knew I needed to. 1/3 of a chicken breast and 3 slices of zucchini, 1/2 of a small bowl of salad.

drinking lots of fluids.

[maxlharris]

One last bit of wacky for you all:
http://www.bordersmedia.com/features/pages/images/brevity/brevity33.jpg