Today I got on my balance beam scale....

[CaliforniaPeggy]

You know, the kind the doctors have...

There's no kidding around with this thing...

It always tells the truth!

And I needed to know just how much weight I'd put on during my vacation...:scared:

Soooo.......

Big surprise!

Only five pounds heavier than when I left!

:woohoo: :woohoo:

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

1. Not bad - not bad at all

Did you manage to have some Apfelkuchen for me?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. My dear DeposeTheBoyKing...

Exactly! Not too bad at all......

Alas, I did not find any Apfelkuchen in my path...:cry:

:hi:

[Miss Marmelstein]

3. Harrah!!!!!

You're back!!! We just got back last nite from your neck of the woods...visiting Jr. and the in-laws for a week. Yay Home!!

:bounce: :bounce:

Five pounds...that's not bad at all....I swear I can put on 5 pounds
just walking past a donut shop!

:hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. My dear Miss Marmelstein!

Got back yesterday! Here's a link to my thread last night:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=6547343

It is good to be home, isn't it?

I could have sworn that I gained more than five pounds!

I still feel awfully bloated, and my belly......well, the less said about that, the better.......:cry:

Great to see you tonight!

:hug:

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

5. Welcome home, California Peggy...

I love going to Ireland for vacation, but I'm always glad to get back home and sleep in my own bed.

Hope the jet lag's not too bad. It always kills me coming back for about 3-4 days. Going over not's too bad, if I get a good night's sleep the first day, I'm usually fine.

Can't wait to see your pictures from Prague and the rest of your destinations.

:hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. My dear mohinoaklawnillinois!

It is wonderful to be home!

I'm feeling pretty good tonight....

And very happy about my weight, too!

:hug:

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

7. Re: your weight. I know how you feel, whenever I come back

from the "ould country", I avoid the scale like the plague for about 2 weeks.

I swear between having a "cuppa tea" everywhere you go, which usually involves sandwiches, cakes, biscuits (cookies) and someone offering you a "half un" aka a shot of some sort of alcohol, I usually gain between 5-10 lbs everytime.

The only time I didn't was two years this very week. I developed a kidney infection while I was in Ireland and I literally couldn't eat for the last 7 days I was there. I survived on drinking regular Coke, which was the only thing that would stay down. It wasn't a pleasant experience.

In fact when Mr. Wonderful and I arrived at ORD on 5-27-05, one of our very dear friends picked us up and when Patrick took one look at me outside the international arrivals hall, his first words to me were: "You look godawful"..

[huskerlaw]

8. Welcome back, Peggy!!!

Sorry I missed your thread last night, but it's so great to have you back!

:hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. My dear huskerlaw!

No worries, sweetie!

It's great to see you tonight........

I'm so happy about being home again...:hug:

[Nicole]

9. That's great!

I think I would have gained more than that trying new cuisines. :hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

11. My dear Nicole...

I was certain I had....:scared:

But we did a lot of walking.....and I'm sure that helped burn some off!

:hi: back atcha!

[UrbScotty]

12. My dear CaliforniaPeggy!

Glad to have you back in the USA!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

13. My dear ih8thegop!

Oh, thank you, sweetie!

I've been home for just over 24 hours now...

And I'm so happy to be back!

:hug:

[Redstone]

14. Peg, come on. Stop obsessing about details, would you? Five pounds is statistically

meaningless. Even if you only weigh 100 pounds, that's a FIVE PERCENT variation, which is well within the margin of error of most scales, no matter if your scale is so damn accurate.

It's only five pounds. Don't worry about it, OK?

My hands are swelling up. I gotta go.

Redstone

[CaliforniaPeggy]

15. My dear Redstone.......

I thought it was going to be a lot more....

And I felt like having a silly thread!

I don't worry ......

I just wanted to know!

Now I know what I have to do......

Hope your hands get better......:hug:

[Redstone]

16. My hands will be fine, but you have to tell me about the FOOD. What culinary delights

did you find on your trip?

According to a book I just finished reading, "meals are life," and I agree with that statement. So tell me abut the juicy bits.

Redstone

[CaliforniaPeggy]

17. We had a lot of very good, but salty, food...

I agree that "meals are life!"

Lots of cream soups.......

Multi-course dinners, each course small.....

Potato soup that was not at all what I expected...not creamy or white!

Goulash that was wonderful!

I can't really remember too many details....but everything was delicious!

Well worth my lousy five pounds!

[alarimer]

18. the scale at my gym lied to me

It actually says I am four pounds heavier than the doctors office scale does. So If course I don trust it LOL. It must be a plot by the gym to keep us going there.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

19. My dear alarimer!

Scales are notoriously hard to keep accurate!

Except for the balance beam ones.....

I'm sure they did it on purpose, just to keep you coming!

:hi:

[datasuspect]

20. can you help me bag up some loose herbs?

is it a triple beam?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

22. My dear datasuspect!

Bag up some loose herbs?

You've got me confused here!

And the scale isn't a gymnast's balance beam, silly!

It's the kind doctors use........

:hi:

[leftofthedial]

21. I once gained 5 pounds in one weekend in Prague

so you did great!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

23. My dear leftofthedial...

Oooh, five pounds in one weekend?

You must have been doing some really good eating!

Thanks........

It comes on so damn easily, and it's such a bitch to get off.......*sigh*

But I will....

:hug:

[leftofthedial]

24. eating and drinking

and eating and drinking

and drinking

and that was all before we started eating and drinking!

it was a rainy weekend

[CaliforniaPeggy]

25. Staying in......

That'll do it, every time!

:hi:

[leftofthedial]

26. I was married at the time and the ex was home

so I didn't get any indoor exercise either . . .

[CaliforniaPeggy]

27. Aw...too bad!

You could have burned some serious calories!

How'd you know I was wondering about that?

:blush:

[leftofthedial]

28. I figure you must have been doing something to only gain 5 pounds

on a long trip to all those great places!

:blush:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

30. What I was mostly doing was...

Walking!

So get your dirty mind outta the gutter!

:blush:

[leftofthedial]

31. wait a minute!

if you were walking, you were nearer the gutter than I!

Sounds like you had a wonderful trip!

Will you be sharing more photos?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

33. OK, OK.........you win!

I was nearer the gutter than you!

And yes, I will be sharing my pics, just as soon as I figure out how to get them transferred from my laptop to my desktop!

The trip was great, and I'm soooo happy to be home!

:hug:

[leftofthedial]

34. welcome back!

it was lonesome around here without you!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

38. Thanks, sweetie...

:hug:

[Inchworm]

29. 5 pounds?

Where was the tastiest food and drink? I live through you, you know :)

:hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

32. My dear Inchworm!

Where was the tastiest food and drink?

You know, that's a tough question!

We didn't have any bad food.........it was good everywhere we went!

:hi: back atcha!

[Kajsa]

35. Welcome Home, Peggy!

That's not bad at all for a European vacation!
Heck, I put on 5 lbs. just looking at the pastries in Stockholm.
And the chocolate, and the cheese-------

I'm glad you had a great time.

:hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

39. Thanks, my dear Kajsa!

I was truly surprised....it felt like a lot more!

I sure did have a great time, and I'm sooooo happy to be home with all of you...:hug:

[camero]

36. They have digital scales at my doc's now

I've gained 6 in the last month. Considering where you were that's pretty good. Weight usually flunctuates within that range so I think you'll be back down in no time.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

40. My dear camero...

Hopefully it will come off pretty quickly...

I hate being fat!

And right now that's how I feel, too...

Thanks for your support...:hug:

[av8rdave]

37. You have WAY too much self control!

You're setting a bad example!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

41. My dear av8rdave!

Me?

Too much self control?

HAH!

It's about time folks around here saw some of my weaknesses!

:rofl:

:pals: