Support Groups - Exercise, Diet & Supprt #3

Well ladies, we are in our 4th month of this Journey and I have to say we all have made some great friends. Please continue to share your goals and obstacles, so together we can make a dream a reality.

Remember:
**Obstacles are only visible when you stop seeing the goal!**

Ok,
I weighed in today and believe it or not, I am down 1.2lbs...
:cb: :dance: :dance:

Yup, I couldnt' believe it, but it is true. So, it turns out I may make my goal of 185 by my 31st b-day!!! We will see..

Hope you are all having a great day.

Thanks for starting the new thread....the old one was getting too long...good thinking

The sushi was great!

later

gotta go exercise

Cyan

Hi ladies,

Reina, way to go! Just think about how much you will lose on a good week.

Cyan, you are the exercise queen.

taiwan, sometimes I get those sweet and carb cravings it seems it depends on the time of the month.

Well, I think I will show a loss on Friday but I have been really trying this week.

I'll have a longer post on Friday.

Hello everybody:wave:

Just got home from Parent/Teachers' conferences. Got good reports. Both kids each had 3 A's, 2 B's, and a C. The teachers all said they behave well so overall I am pleased with them. One teacher actually told me that if all of his students were just like Josh, he (the teacher) could just stay home. He said he reads and comprehends the material without instruction and is a joy to have in class. Needless to say, I was thrilled to hear that about my 13 yr old son.:D

It was cool to sign in and find a nice new thread. Thanks, Reina, for starting it! And congrats on the weightloss!! Isnt that wonderful to dread it thinking you wont show anything, then there is a loss anyway? Now you'll be motivated again, I'm sure.:)

I dread tomorrow myself but I dont think I'll have Reina's luck this week. Yesterday I stepped on the scale just to see and I showed 3 lbs MORE!!:shrug: :stress: I did overeat that Chinese buffet Tues nite but other than that, I have had under 1600 calories all week. I dont know where those 3 lbs came from. Well, then again, I did have that Shrimp pasta on Sunday for my b/day. Guess next week I'll have to cut way back and really pay attention to what I allow myself to have.:^:

Good luck to the rest of you on tomorrow's Weigh-In. TGIF!:dancer:

MIKI

Well I weighed myself this morning and I am still 166 pounds..I seem to be stuck at this weight...time for drastic measures:yes:

I have designed a 3 day menu plan of 1200 cals for today, saturday and sunday...to jump start my weight loss again...I am not losing weight otherwise and time is running out...by october...if I keep this up...I will still be 166:fr:

I hope everyone else is doing better.

Ok Ladies...I'm at work

gotta get back to it

Cyan

Hi ladies,

I weighed myself this morning and I am down one pound to 128! I have been very motivated and really trying very hard to succeed.

What I did right this week...
1. Tried to eat breakfast even if it was a piece of whole wheat toast with jam every day
2. Ate my turkey pita for lunch every day
3. Walked to the bus stop.
4. Used less than 3 tablespoons of butter all week
5. Bought healthy food..no food that would fuel binges

What I did bad this week
1. Didn't do yoga as much as I wanted
2. Some days cheated a little too much with the carbs and sweets

What I plan to do better this week
1. Continue to buy and eat healthy food
2. Do something nice for myself at least once a day
3. Yoga and dancing with the kids
4. Make myself a mini-goal of 120 by April 4. Seven pounds in about 25 days...2 pounds a week.

I'll post more later.

You rock Debee...how many calories do you eat on a daily basis and fat grams? Let me know.


I had sushi again for dinner....so good...and I exercise for 30 minutes and burned off 300 cals. I didnt however stick to my 1200 cals...I had instead 1489 cals and only 33 grams of fat...I'm in trouble...I cant seem to eat at 1200 cals...its too hard ..ok I am whining...I will try again tomorrow

Ok...stay motivated

and congrats again Debee

And Reina all the girls who lost this week


Cyan

Hi ya'll....really do only have a sec this time. My sis and cutie little niece, Kaylen, are spending the nite. Plus another sis just got internet today and I'm trying to walk her thru getting her messenger all set up. It's really hilarious...she honestly knows NOTHING about computers or chat and it's really hard trying to show her this way instead of being at her house.

I gained .5 lb this week.:( It definitely could have been worse, but I wanted so bad to LOSE!!! Gotta try harder this next week.
Way to go, to those who managed to lose some. For the rest of you who, like me, didnt...Let's get back on track!!!

Gotta run for now....Ya'll have a great weekend!

Miki

Hi all, I didn't weigh in yet, will do that on Monday. I don't expect to have lost any. only yesterday was I able to "control" my urges. Cyan, I liked your post about breathing through the urges--I thought of being in labor::lol: My totm (time of the month) is coming, so I have realized that was my problem. I am really trying to control myself. I haven't been following ediets menu plan day for day, item for item, just a round about til I can get myself more into it and figure out what I can buy here and what I can't and substitutions and all. They have some great looking recipes and stuff. I have to learn how to make pita bread and tortillas I guess, I am afraid of trying new things, food wise.

MikiG--great news about your kids, I am sure you were just happy a could be. You should be a proud momma. Don't worry about the little gain, it's better than a big gain right?

Cyan-- I seem to be stuck at this weight, though I haven't been really serious, cheating a little here and there. But, stick with your plan.

Debee--great news about the weight loss. I am hoping I have lost at least a pound, but I doubt it. You are doing great.

Reina--you lost too!!! wow, everyone is doing great. You all are just so encouraging, really. I feel like, man I need to do this and that so I have something to write, so then I am accountable for it.

Well, I do feel my muscles toning up a little. I forget who mentioned before about the flab at the tummy. GRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!! that is the one part I can't stand because it seems like the hardest place to lose. It's really annoying. I keep reading that you just gotta burn calories and tone that area, though toning exercises will help some but not like right away--KWIM?? Anyway, it's youth group downstairs. I am going to lock the door and put my kick and jab on (that will be the 2nd time I did cardio this week). I did my circuit toing on TF and cardio on M and today. I think I need to do a little more. Looking into buying something, don't know the name, a piece of equipment that I can use. Can't be to big as our house is sooooo small. Anyway, rambling. Oh, the little boy with the burns, he is home. Dr said he could rest better at home than in the hospital, just has to go back to the dr every 3days to change his bandages. The dr's were pleased with his progress.


Have a great day.

The weather is finally warming up here...oh Happy St Patrick's Day Everyone:D

My exercising for this weekend had been fabulous...I exercised friday, saturday and I plan on doing it later on this evening. I have cycled a combo of 20km and I plan on adding another 10km tonight.

My eating has been controlled...I prepared 1200 cal menus but somehow I keep creeping back up 1500 cals....:( I can't seem to go lower than 1500 cals..I am just too hungry.

Aside from the exercising, I have been heavy house cleaning and walking outside ...so I am sure I have burned off more calories there too.

I hope everyone is doing well and congrats to all who lost this week...I am planning on joing you this end of week with a loss too...:^: I hope.

Ok Ladies..I am off to pick up dinner...Sushi....I am on this sushi kick now...I have had it 3 times this week:s: Thank goodness its low in fat and calories.

Big Hug and post soon

Cyan

Hello everybody.

Hope you're all having a nice weekend. The weather here is perfect right now....sunny and around 75 degrees F. Today, I did 15 min on the AirWalker, then me and 2 of my sisters went and played tennis for an hour. I loved it! I havent played in years and it felt great getting back out there.

Last nite was the surprise supper at Western Sizzlin for my inlaws' 40th anniversary. Biggest surprise tho was that when we got there, I found out it was also a surprise party for MY 40th bday!! I couldnt believe it....My hubby's aunt helped me plan the anniversary party but at the same time, she was helping my sisters and mom-in-law plan MY party!! It was hilarious. My mother-in-law and I had no idea that the other was doing this. Everyone was telling us last nite how hard it was to be combining the 2 parties which meant talking to both us at regularly but having to remember what to tell who and what NOT to mention to who..LOL:lol: I cant believe they pulled it off. My mom-in-law even ordered My cake from the same place I ordered hers. Phil's aunt offered to pick them up because she just happened to find out in our conversations that they had told us BOTH to pick them up at the same time!! My mom-in-law would have run into each other getting each others' cakes if she hadnt offered to do that for us. Anyway, we had a good time. All my sisters came.

Well, speaking of my sisters, one of them just walked in the door so I guess I better go. Talk to all of you soon!!

MIKI

I kinda knew that but secretly hoping I would've lost. Hope that means I'll have a bigger loss next week. The weather here is great too, though the boys have to have a fan on while sleeping as they love to sweat.

Miki--sounds like you all had a great time. What a wonderful family you have to do that for you. Made your bday even more special. Tennis--I haven't played that since college. I don't know if I could now, I'd probably drop dead within 10min:p

Cyan--maybe your just not filling up on low calorie but filling foodsl. How many snacks do you eat a day? Is there a particular time you get hungry and eat more? I discovered that around 3:30-4:00pm I would get hungry and if I didn't have something, I would lose it before dinner OR eat way more than I should. Sushi--ew, you like raw fish? I can't eat that, just grosses me out. And they love it here in Taiwan


Well, we'll see how this week goes. I really feel like I am back on track and more in control than before. Gotta get past this 188lbs somehow.

talk to you later

Miki sounds like you had a blast...how fun! and to have all your sisters there and family....very nice I am sure. tennis is so much fun..I usually play with my sister when I visit with her.

Taiway..hang in there! You will see a loss this week.

I did well this weekend...I didnt stay under 1200 cals but I did stay under 1500 and I exercise friday, saturday and sunday....so I am happy for that.

I had some dieter's green tea last evening only to find out it contained senna leaves...needless to say...I woke up this morning at 3 am with stomach pain...I was on the throne for awhile after that!:rolleyes:

Should have read the box before drinking it...I thought it was real green tea...nope...senna leaves and something else which is a dieuretic...YIKES

Live and learn


Oh..I enjoyed the Sushi...it rocked..but I will now curb my new obession with it..and have it next saturday only:lol:

K ladies..have a good op day!

Cyan

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!!

well, Hope you all had a great weekend.

Miki, how exciting! I bet it was a blast! To have all your family there to celebrate your 40th. What a blessing!

Taiwan, I am sure you will see a loss soon, keep up the work and it will pay off in the end.

Cyan, hope you are feeling better!

Well, we went and bought ourselves a new Truck this weekend, We own a 2003 Chevrolet Blazer. I am so excited. No more leasing. Now I have to save up for my 2nd car, so I can stop taking the damn bus everyday! I HATE public transportation!!!

Well, I didn't eat much this weekend, too busy, so I guess I stayed on track, I did treat myself to a great burger last night. But I am still OP.

Will start working out again, but waiting on Aunt Flolita to come to town, and you know I won't work out during her visit!

Have a great week everyone!

Talk to you all soon!

Hi everyone,

Miki, you have been celebrating your birthday all week...what a nice surprise from your family! You also must be so pleased with your boys school progress. I'm really planning on including tennis in my exercise rountine this spring and summer...however, whenever I play with someone they usually want to hit me with the racket because I am so bad.

Reina, that is great about your new truck. This spring I am going to start to look for a new car. My husband bought me one last year that I don't like to drive. I want a red pickup truck.

Cyan, it sounds like you are very motivated this week. To answer your question I am trying to eat about 1,200 calories a day. I eat breakfast almost everyday (whole wheat toast with jam) about 100 calories and a cup of coffee with skim milk ( I used to drink three cups with about a cup of half and half...right there I am probably losing a pound a week) lunch is a small whole wheat pita with lettuce, shredded carrots and turkey and horseradish about 200 calories and some green tea or flavored seltzer. Snack around 4 p.m. is air popped popcorn about 100 calories (I spice it up with chili powder). Dinner is usually chicken, veggies, rice or a little pasta about 300 calories. Dessert is a few chocolate gramham crackers or pudding, jello or fruit. For snacks after dinner..my worst time is red pepper hummus with raw baby carrots, rye crisp with cottage cheese, salsa with toasted pita, special k strawberry cereal, apples or berries. Sometimes I also cheat and eat a few hersery kisses or nuts. On the weekends is when I totally go off and when I eat out I have wine, french fries, my favorite Indain or Thai food but I am trying to think portion control..all but the wineLOL. Because I am eating low fat or no-fat food my fat grams tend to be low and with the whole wheat it fills me up so I can keep around 1,200 calories.

Sorry I submitted before I was finished posting.

Taiwan, I'm happy to hear that the little boy who was burned is ok. I have found getting motivated goes in cycles maybe it is hormonal.

Lady, Lisa ...please post and let us know how you are doing.

This past weekend I went out to eat a couple of times and I tried to control portion size. I am going out tonight with the hubby and kids for St. Patty's Day. Luckily I don't like corn beef or cabbage maybe I'll just have a "green" salad. This week I am still very motivated...once I have started to see the results it has helped me stay on program. I still and eeven if I am 98 pounds will always have my flab tummy ...I think I will need to find some toning exercises like Taiwan. Having kids really changes your body.

Have a great night and healthy eating! Exercise!

Hi everyone !:cool:

Had to wear my shades because of all this great sunshine we've been having the last several days.:lol: I LOVE this weather!! Makes me in a much better mood.

Today for breakfast, I had a bagel with "Brummels and Brown" strawberry spread. For lunch, I had a Subway roasted chicken sandwich with No Fat Wow chips and a Diet Coke. Up until that point, I had done well. Tonite, tho, everyone was in the mood for burgers and fries so we ordered out.:^: I'm sure that put me way over in calories, but before that the whole family played basketball together for about 45 minutes. We finally got the goal put up that we got Josh for Christmas. Better late than never..lol

I'm trying to get myself motivated enough to get on the AirWalker for awhile tonite. I'll have no excuse the rest of the week for not exercising because I'm off the rest of the week..Hoorayyyy!:cb:
Hopefully my sis and I can work in some more tennis while the kids are out on Spring Break.

What happened to Betty?? I havent seen a post from her in forever! I thought of her tonite when Pres Bush was giving his speech because of her fiance being in the military. This is really a serious time. I just pray it all ends quickly and with as little damage as possible.

Cyan, I've never tried green tea but have been wanting to. Everything I read about it says it has great healthful benefits. What does it taste like...is it minty or what?

Taiwan, believe me, if I can play tennis, I know you can! I'm not saying I'm good at it...Im just saying I play.:lol: It is just so much fun!

Reina, congratulations on the new vehicle! What color is it? What do you want to get as your 2nd vehicle? Good to hear you stayed on track this weekend.

Debee, you're right....this bday stuff has gone on long enough! I told everyone thanks and I appreciate it but no more for me for at least 10 more years!!! Somehow, celebrating always equals Eating! I plan on losing by this Friday so gotta get serious the rest of the week. When I am on track, sounds like you and I eat pretty much the same way. I eat those same snacks you do, etc. My calories are usually around 1300.

Lady....where ya been?? Out enjoying the weather on that motorcycle I bet:s: Come let us in on what you've been up to and how you're doing with your eating and exercise lately.

Lisa....miss you!!! I know you're very very busy, but surely you can manage to find 3 little minutes to come say hello and tell us how you're doing. I dont see how you keep up with all you do, and I know you have lots more things that have to be your priorities, but we all do really miss you and think of you often. ( I hope I didnt sound like I was trying to give you a guilt trip for not being in here lately....Just want to let you know you're genuinely missed!!):)

Cjunk...where are you????:?: We miss you too and want to know how you've been and what you've been up to.

Annie, not sure if you ever have a chance to read in here, but just in case, I want you to know we definitely have not forgotten you and we're still just waiting for the day we sign in and find another post from you. I pray your health is getting better with each passing day.

Well, all, while I'm thinking about it, I am going to get on the Air Walker. The later I wait, the more unlikely it is that I will do it. Ya'll have a nice nite!

Miki

Well, today wasn't too bad actually. I was quite proud of myself exercising for 40min today:D :cool: I did 20min of kick and jab and 10min toning the buns and 10min on arms. I think I'll leave abs for tomorrow. After I finished I was dripping, literally, with sweat and my face was really red. Didn't try to go overboard, just wanted to do that much today. For dinner I had Healthy Crispy Fish and homemade frenchfries and a salad. It was good and so easy. My lunch I gotta work on. Breakfast I had 2slices whole wheat bread with 1tbs peanutbutter/1cup skim milk/1 orange. I think I am doing pretty good (though breakfast and dinner weren't in aline with the ediets menu for today.). Tomorrow we get to go out and get my new exercise piece. I am excited, I told dh I WAS getting and if he wanted to go with me that's fine, if not, he knows where I'll be:p

Well, went to Josiah's 9month checkup today.He is 22lbs and 24in, and very healthy. He is actually trying to walk:dizzy: He is uncomfortable from his shots (he cried for 30seconds) but is his normal into everything self. Gotta get him a bath and off to bed.

Night all.

Well last night I had the worst headache is the longest time...I took 4 tylenol extra strength..not all at once...and I rubbed in chinese oil into my head. I went to bed early and slept it off...i had such a good sleep..I feel so much better today.

So I didnt exercise and my calories crept up to 1616 and 55 grams of fat! Tonight I will do much better! And of course I will cycle.

Miki...I drink green tea with rose ...its amazing and very tasty. Green tea has tons of health benefits and it is supposed to help you lose weight too. Dont get the dieter's green tea...that is not good...get real green tea...they come mixed with many flavors ..like lemon, jasmine, rose and even raspberry. Anyway, they are all good...even the plain old green tea. I strongly recommend it when you need something in your belly...almost no calories if you drink it straight.

Taiwan...keep going...yay for exercising.

Debee have a great dinner out with your family. And as usual...you show such determination ...you inspire me to keep going.

I must say though...I am discourages...I cant seem to go lower than 166...I am stuck. I havent lost a pound...I dont understand. I have a scary feeling that I will have to consistenly eat at 1200 cals to lose more weight....but I dont know if I can do that...I will be so hungry. Oh I will pray on that.

Talk to you later

Cyan

Good Morning Ladies,

Cyan, doesn't a nice night's sleep make you feel so refreshed in the AM...

Taiwan, keep up the good work with the exercise! You are awesome.
Glad to hear that Josiah's checkup went well. My Alex is 4 and he only weighs 28lbs but is 39inches tall. he is so skinny I have to take in all his jeans at the waist!

Miki, doesn't that sun feel good, we had 3 days of almost 70 degrees, it was beautiful, today it is foggy and only 40 degrees.
I got the the Pewter color on my truck. Well, once we get the second car, that will be my husbands, so he can choose what he wants to get, I get my truck back. The reason we bought that one was because it is safer for my son. Tennis sounds cool, I may have to pull my rackets out and start doing that again! I have to find someone to play with me first!

Debee, your daily menu sounds yummy. Keep up the good work.

Lady and Lisa, we miss you, come back and post!

I am going to post this funny email that someone sent me.

Have a great day.

I think you will like this.......

We start to "bud" in our blouses at 9 or 10 years old only to find
anything that comes in contact with those tender, blooming buds hurts so bad it brings us to tears.

Enter the almighty, uncomfortable training bra contraption the boys in school will snap until we have calluses on our backs.

Next, we get our periods in our early to mid-teens (or sooner).
Along with those budding boobs, we now bloat, we cramp, we
get the hormone crankies, have to wear little mattresses between our legs or insert tubular, packed cotton rods in places we didn't even know we had.

Our next little rite of passage (premarital or not) is having sex for
the first time which is about as much fun as having a ramrod push your uterus through your nostrils (IF he did it right and didn't end up with his little cart before his horse), leaving us to wonder what all the fuss was about.


Then it's off to Motherhood where we learn to live on dry crackers and water for a few months so we don't spend the entire day leaning over Brother John. Of course, amazing creatures that
we are (and we are), we learn to live with the growing little angels inside us steadily kicking our innards night and day making us wonder if we're having Rosemary's Baby.

Our once flat bellies now look like we swallowed a watermelon whole and we pee our pants every time we sneeze.

When the big moment arrives, the dam in our blessed Nether Regions will invariably burst right in the middle of the mall and we'll waddle with our big cartoon feet moaning in pain all the way to the ER. Then it'shuff and puff and beg to die while the OB says, "Please stop screaming, Mrs. Hearmeroar. Calm down and push. Just one more (or 10 ) good push,"
warranting a strong, well-deserved impulse to punch the ******* (and hubby) square in the nose for making us cram a wiggling,
mushroom-headed 10lb. bowling ball through a keyhole.



After that, it's time to raise those angels only to find that when all
that "cute" wears off, the beautiful little darlings morph into
walking, jabbering, wet, gooey, snot-blowing, life-sucking little poop machines.


The teen years. Need I say more? The kids are almost grown now and we women hit our voracious sexual prime in our mid-30's to early 40's while hubby had is somewhere around his 18th birthday (which just happens to be the reason all that early hot man sex got you pregnant in the first place).

Now we hit the grand finale: "The Menopause," the Grandmother of all womanhood. It's either take the HRT and chance cancer in those now seasoned "buds" or the aforementioned Nether Regions, or sweat like a hog in July, wash your sheets and pillowcases daily and bite the head off anything that moves.

Now, you ask WHY women seem to be more spiteful than men when men get off so easy INCLUDING the icing on life's cake: Being able to pee in the woods without soaking their socks...

Now I love being a woman but "Womanhood" would make the Great Ghandi a tad crabby.

Women are the "weaker sex."? Yeah right. Bite me.

Hi ladies,


Well last night I did not have my "green" salad. We went out for St. Patty's Day and since I didn't want the shepard pie or lamb stew I got a reuben sandwich (corn beef). it was really good but I think it was probably 700 calories. After eating it I knew I overdid it, it was greasy and I felt a little sick so today I was extra good...only fruits, veggies and a little chicken for dinner.

Cyan, please do not get discouraged. You need to find some low fat things that you like to eat and experiment on making your favorite recipes with less calories...what are some of the things you like to eat...we know you love cheese, have you tried any low-fat ones that you like? Maybe we can all brainstorm and find a way to start to get you to eat about 1200 calories.

Miki, I drink green tea both hot and cold. Like cyan said it is very healthy. Turkey Hill has a green ice tea that is very good and I have also tried just regular green tea. I agree with cyan, I think the diet green tea might have some other stuff that makes you lose water weight.

Reina, my Jake is 4 and also a skinny little kid. He only eats a few things but he does like a few healthy things. By the way I loved the e-mail.

Taiwan, the homemade fries sounded great. You are an exercise queen.

Hope everyone has the willpower tonight to fight the binges.

Hi everybody...cant stay long. I spoke too soon about the nice weather...We are now under a Tornado Watch/Warning..they keep upgrading to warning then back to watch. At this moment, it's just a watch. Anyway, It has started lightening so I dont want to chance losing my computer. I do have a surge protector but dont want to chance it anyway. Calories today I think will end up around 1450 or so. Havent Airwalked yet but plan to shortly. I did however clean house ALL DAY LONG!!! My legs are really tired. I have a large area to mop and now my feet hurt. I dont care tho...at least I was home ..yeahhhh.. :) Well better run. I'll post more tomorrow. Bye all..

MIKI

Debee thanks so much for your encouraging words...slowly I am making my was down to 1200 cals..but it is hard.

Miki...happy to know that you are enjoying being at home...it would be nice to just have time to yourself.

Reina...keep going...and I can't wait to take a ride in your new truck:lol:

Well...last night I cycled for 25 minutes and burned off over 200 cals...dont remember the exact figure. My cal consumption was 1441 and 53 grams of fat! ....the struggle continues.

Just curious...who is coming to Chicago for Oct 2003 Meet and Great Event? We need to start giving it serious consideration soon because before we know it...its time to plan...book accomodation, plane tickets ...and hopefully get a good deal...also..get oprah tickets...So please let us know what your intentions are.

Ok Ladies...back to work...have a great OP day.

Cyan

yes yes...it's greet! Meat...opps Meet and Greet

later

Cyan

Well, my day is just about over. I have had a headache on an off since Monday. Don't know if it's because of Aunt Flo or what, but it's annoying.

We went out for breakfast (ham and egg sandwich and some strong green tea:dizzy: ) lunch (rice/meat sauce/spinach/fried tofu/green tea) AND dinner (McDonalds, need I say more). Reasons were because we seemed out and about all day today. THOUGH I did get my machine. Don't know what it's called so I'll try to explain it (bear with me!!) It's like a stepper, but kinda swings left to right. It does have handles to hold on to. Let me tell you, I did 20min on that and was ready to die (it said I did around 2000 steps and burned 250calories). Then I did 10min of abs toning today. Drank all 70oz of water today, but I have a feeling that wasn't enough.

Ok, question---we are supposed to exercise for a certain time at maximum heartrate right? well, if I dont' have a monitor how am I supposed to know if I am or not? Like today, my 4.5yr old came in and said "Mommy why is your face red?" and "EW!!! your all sweaty!" I was dripping, seriously, I don't remember the last time I sweated so much, my eyes were stinging at one point cause I was sweating so much. Anyway, I assume I was at maximum heartrate, but is there any particular way to tell?

Well, I am tired. Just got home from a Christian concert by Heavenly Melodies, wonderful music. Night night to all.

Good afternoon

Well I am not as motivaed as I was last week. Last night I started binging on get this...green grapes, crumbled blue cheese and walnuts! I could not stop. I was going to use it as a salad topping but it was so good I just kept eating it (I also ate popcorn, cottage cheese, hummus and chocloate cookies. All after having a chicken dinner...I don't know if I was bored, craving something like french fries or stresseed beacuse of all the war talk.

Hi,

Me again..my friend was at the door and the phone was ringing as I was writing the last post...I didn't proofread and when I type too fast there are lots of typos.

Cyan, I am still planning on going to Chicago in October...it would be great if we could do it around Columbus Day weekend if possible. Please let us know what you ate today and where you think your fat grams are coming from...somehow we have to get you down to 1,200 calories and under 40 grams of fat.

Miki, house cleaning burns lots of calories plus you get a clean house...there is a fun site called Flylady.com ...she is a woman who helps you control the clutter in your house and get an organized way of cleaning.

Taiwan, it sounds like you are really exercising..sweating and red faced. I always give up when the exercise is too hard. I admire your willpower.

Reina, are you still going to Curves three times a week? Do you have hints from your Weight watcher program?

Well today I got the kids a red tabby cat "Buttercup" from the SPCA. Jimmy my 7 year old has been wanting a pet and my husband and I discussed it last weekend. Buttercup is very sweet and good with children.

I have to go... the kids both need me "right now" ...oh the joy of being a mom!

Last night was a painful experience for me....Well...on the way home I passed by Mcdonalds so I decided to get me a big mac with fries...I ate it when I got home and boy ....did I pay the price for that....about an hour later, I was doubled over with lots of trapped gas in my intestines....it lasted well into the night and finally subsided at around midnight....it was horrible I tell you.

Somehow, I think I may be cured from wanting to eat Big Macs for awhile.

Needless to say...I did not exercise but was miserable curled up on my lazy boy.

Ok girls...have a good one today.

Debee...I usually plan good meals that are at 1200 cals and under 40 grams...the problem is....I eat after I have gone through my menu and usually stop when I reach about 1500....sigh...I am working on this...slowly but surely


Ok I am at work...gotta go

Cyan

Hey Ladies,
I have decided not to weigh in until Sunday. Periods add poundage, so I will hold off until then.

I will start working out again on Saturday, I haven't been, because I haven't felt up to it, since being sick, Curves sent me a get well card. Those ladies are so nice...

Ok, ladies, Columbus Day is the 13th of October, so if you plan right, you may all be able to take a long weekend, and come out early Friday or Friday evening the 10th.
So, tentatively the dates would be 10/10 -10/13!!
I will start looking for a hotel with great rates, and let you all know. If you don't know whether you are coming, but there may be a slim chance, let us know anyway, so I can prepare for you to.

Just to get an idea of the things I will be doing out here to prepare for a fabulous Weekend!

** Looking for suites for all of us to stay at.
** Looking for some great restaurants(Low Fat of course)
** Bring your dancing shoes, because we will probably be hitting a hot spot or 2.
** Arrange transportation to and from the airport
** Visit some of the coolest places here
** Arrange for some low-budget spa treatments(optional)

These are just some of the things we can do here. If you have anything that you know of that you are dying to do here, please let me know, so I can make arrangements for us..

I just love planning for things like this:cloud9:

Can you all please email me your home address so I can send you some information: at reina.fernandez@loanx.com
if you have any questions or concerns you can always reach me at that email address....

I look forward to talking with you about this.

Hi everyone,

Reina, you should be a travel agent ...everything sounds wonderful! I am in for the spa treatments.

Cyan, it sounds like the Big Mac did to you what my reuben sandwich did to me on St. Patty's day...I guess our stomach are sensitive all that grease and fat at one time. I can really understand how hard it is for you...I plan healthy meals and I am ok for breakfast, lunch and dinner but after dinner that is when the binges happen and i can blow the whole day.

A strange thing happened to me today. I ate special k strawberry breakfast for breakfast and lunch and then about 3:30 this afternoon when I was teaching a science course at my son's school I felt faint...it was like my blood sugar was very low and I felt dizzy, I had two snack packs of nachos and a few chocolate cookies and felt better...I came home and had a cup of soup and now I feel fine. It was strange because I am eating about 1,200-1,400 calories and not doing heavy exercising ..maybe it is just hormones... I am expecting my period and sometimes my blood sugar gets low.

I went to my favorite auction this morning and bought two victorian plant stands that need work for $40, a deer hoof lamp for the lake house for $30 and a beautiful inlaid wood chest for $15...the best part of the chest was that it was filled with some beautiful silver pieces that the people bidding on it were unaware. I love going to auctions they are addicting and you can get some very unusual things...you can not get a deer hoof lamp at the mall.

Oh well, I am going to make a chicken stir-fry with brown rice for dinner tonight and fruit salad for dessert.

Have a great night!

Hello everyone! :)

Reina, your plans seem like so much fun. I still have no idea if there is anyway I'll be able to attend, but I am still hoping. ( Oh, forgot to tell you...Pewter is one of my FAV vehicle colors )

Cyan, I went to McDonald's yesterday with my kids because I was wanting one of those Shaker Chicken Caesar salads I love so much. Well, they no longer carry those.:( They have replaced them with a new much larger chicken caesar salad with LOTS more calories. The original one had 100 calories and 130-180 in the dressing depending on which you chose. So for 230 calories, I had a nice satisfying lunch. Well, Now, just the salad is 210 not counting the croutons and the lowest dressing is 190. My salad cost me 400 calories. I was soooo aggravated! I want my old one back!!!

Taiwan, I hope your head is feeling better. You're doing much better than I am with drinking water. I have just got to get back into that. I did buy some green tea yesterday but havent tried it yet. Do you drink it plain or add sweetener? If you're getting all sweaty and red-faced, I would think you're definitely keeping that heart rate up.

Debee, maybe you should go to a doctor and have your blood sugar checked. It may be that you need some changes in food choices. Some fruit is very high in sugar. My stepmom had to almost totally give up fruit because of her diabetes. She also had to give up pasta and some other things she loved. There may be things that also cause it to fall drastically like yours seems to do at times. Just good to be on the safe side and make sure you really dont have a medical problem. The auction sounded cool. I can honestly say I've never seen a deer hoof lamp in a dept store.:lol: I love things that are different...I dont want my things to look like everyone else's.

Luke, my 11 yr old, and I walked a mile together today then shot the basketball for awhile. The other day when we all played for 45 min my arms were soooo sore the next day!! I'm worse at basketball than I am tennis..lol

My calories for today were just under 1300 with 38 fat grams. Yesterdays were about the same calories but almost 60 fat grams
:o That was because of that stupid McDonald salad mainly. 25g of them came just from the salad and dressing! That didnt leave much room for breakfast and dinner fat grams.

I think I'll have a loss for this week but not sure how much. I've done fairly well but I always have so much room for improvement. Just wish one week I would do EXACTLY like I should....eat right, exercise, drink water...all of it..for one whole week! I cant seem to get them all together at once.

The weekend is almost here. Any other time, I'd be excited but since I've been off this week, I'm actually dreading it. That will mean my little break is almost over.:( Notice how days you have off are much shorter than work days???:?: ) :lol:

Gonna run for now. I want to check out the latest war news. Take care all...

MIKI

Hi,

Miki, I love those McDonald salads too, the new ones are just too many calories too waste. Sounds like this week you were good with the exercise and the eating. Hope you show a loss. my mother has diabetes and I think you are right that I should get it checked...maybe it's pre-period hormones or it could be something worse.

Well, this morning I weighed myself and I am at 129.8. I was hoping to show a loss but I am trying to look at the bright side and at least I am still under 130...I am trying not to creep up over 130. I think the last few days I really blew it..food and exercise wise.

What I did wrong this week..

1.I was good with breakfast, lunch and dinner...snacking was very bad. Low calories foods most of the time but lots of it. ..nuts, cheese, hummus

2. Very little exercise..last week I was much more energy.

3. Last weekend ate out more than usual. Didn't control portion size.

What I did good this week..
1. Even when I failed ..I tried again.
2. Ate breakfast everyday.
3. still tried to be motivated even though it was hard.
4. When food shopping I did not buy the Lays potato chips.

Deb

sw1/3-141,cw3/21-129, mini-goal4/4-125, mini-goal 4/15-121,gw 6/18-110

I did pretty good yesterday with the calories...I ate 1349 and 46 grams of fat. I think I finally figured out how to trick myself into eating below 1500 cals...I plan my menu for 1200 cals..this way...if I cheat a little...I havent blown it...and it seems to be working..YAY!

I did not exercise yesterday...so tonight I will be hitting the bike for sure!

I will weight myself after my period..which starts sunday..so I will let you know on Monday how things went...witht he horrid scale.

On the good side...these gap pants I bought last spring are now too big on me...I have to wear them with a belt ... so thats good news.

Ok Ladies off to work

Reina...cant wait to come to Chicago. Oh I would really want to go to the Oprah show! Dream come true for me...hint hint.

later girls

Cyan

Much better report today than last Friday when I had gained a half of a lb. Today I was down 4 lbs!!:cb: :dancer: :cp: I am now at 209. Last year at this time, I was 242. I havent taken my measurements in a long time. Maybe next week, I'll do that when I weigh in.

Now for the downside....Luke talked me into Mazzio's pizza buffet today for lunch. Needless to say, my calories and fats were blown for the day. I'm definitely not eating supper tho and just had SpecialK for breakfast. Ok, one more confession....Josh and I are going shoe shopping for him tomorrow and I already know I'm going back to RedLobster for more of that YUMMY shrimp pasta!! Good thing I lost this week huh? lol That'll be it for the upcoming week tho. Back to lowfat, lowcal meals Mon-Friday.

I didnt AirWalk today, but I bought a 10 lb weight which I used tonite. I did 3 sets of 10 on 3 different arm exercises. Going to do some leg lifts shortly. Got hubby helping work on what I need to do to get rid of some of this loose flab.

Hope you're all having a good weekend. Mine is going pretty good. Talk to ya'll again tomorrow.

MIKI

:wave: Hi Everyone!

I just finished reading all the posts I've missed. Thanks for the positive feedback on my new image. I have not been doing well for the past week. I've been snacking a lot and eating junk food and munching after dinner and gained 4 lbs. I was feeling really discouraged and I have to admit the thought crossed my mind not to log in anymore.:( I stopped getting the email notice that someone had posted a note, and thought maybe you all had given up too. Well, you must have been calling my name 'cause you would continually pop into my mind when I wasn't expecting it, so tonight I thought I'd just read the posts and not write anything. I went to the old list and there was Reina's notice that there was a new thread so I knew you were all still here. And ya know what? Reading all your posts made me realize how much I missed every one of you. Boy, I mean I really did miss you gals! :grouphug: I can't possibly respond to all that has been going on, but I laughed, sighed, celebrated and got frustrated right along with you as I read each letter.

Let me tell you what has been going on at my end. My sister and brother in law came from Texas and stayed with us a week. My other sister in law came from Minnesota and stayed with our cousins for the week. We all did a 12 mile bicycle ride for lung cancer on the 15th in honor of Bryan's brother who passed away from that awful disease last November. It was his birthday and a great way to remember and honor him. We ate out all week, had a wonderful time and I managed to go from 138 to 141. The scary part is I can't seem to get back on program. I keep snacking, eating after 8pm and stuffing my face with junk food. :stress: The only good news is I'm still exercising. In fact I enjoyed the bike ride so much Bryan and I have decided to do a 12 mile ride once a week as an alternative to my running. Bryan rides 30 miles every day, so this is a walk in the park for him, but it's nice to have him riding beside me.I'll continue to do my run 4 days a week.

My other news is the Gateway store I teach at is closing, so as of Sunday I will be unemployed. There's a little stressor for ya!:yikes: I will really miss the job, I loved working there, and I'll miss the paycheck! I am going to make a Leap of Faith and start my own business. I have spent the time since my relatives left designing a business card, brochure and strategizing how I can get my service known. I will offer 2hr in-home personal computer instruction, basing it on the Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc. classes I taught at Gateway. I met a gal yesterday that has her own successful painting business and she gave me lots of helpful tips, good advice and encouragement. Wish me luck!

Cyan, Congrats on those Gap pants!:bravo: I was so glad to hear you are exercising regularly and working on those calories. I love your plan to trick yourself! By the way, why are you cutting down on Sushi? You love it, it's low calorie and low fat. Go for it!

Debee, keep at it and you will lose soon. You know what they say ...keep trying 'till you get it right. You know that day you got light headed? :chin: You had Special k for breakfast and lunch and that is a high sugar cereal. Sugar will elevate your insulin level which will make your blood sugar drop drastically. With this in mind, it makes sense that if you had a high sugar breakfast and lunch, your sugar level dropped drastically in the afternoon and you felt light headed. I'm not saying give up your special K; just eat some protein for breakfast or lunch. It will stay with you longer and you won't have that drastic sugar slump.

Miki, :dance: :cb: Good for you! a 4 lb loss! I'm so proud of you! You're finding great ways to exercise, with tennis, shooting hoops with your son, walking, etc. And you are eating right! Oh, and I really like the new you in your picture! You are so lucky to have such a wonderful family and it sounds like you have so much fun together.

Reina, I'm glad you're feeling up to working out again. As for Chicago, I think Oct 10 - 13 will be good for me... it is our anniversary on the 10th, but we'll work around that. Bryan is very supportive of me going; he likes the fact that it keeps me motivated. I'm so excited about your wonderful plans! Now, having made the commitment to go, I will have to get back on program and lose some more pounds.

Taiwan, I love the nick names you have for your little one! Hoover! :lol: Glad to hear you're doing your kick and jab and that new exercise machine sounds like it gives you a tremendous work out! I don't remember how to figure your target heart rate, but I will ask Bryan when he gets home. He's a real exercise nut and knows all that stuff. Anyway, if you are sweating and getting red in the face you're working plenty hard enough! :dancer:

Well, as usual, talking to all of you has left me motivated again. :) While we were talking I put coffee on so I would have something to drink and wouldn't snack. I'll probably be up all night from the caffeine, but I'm not eating! LOL:lol:

Boy this was a long one, wasn't it!

See you all tomorrow!

Lady

So glad you are back...dont ever stop posting cause you are an integral member of our group....promise? Ok ... good...I cant wait to meet you in october..YAY

Actually I cant wait to meet all you lovely ladies..I think its gonna be a big success story.

Once again I did well yesterday...Reina I had the sushi...yummy ...I also exercised....not for long...but I did get on the bike.


Well girls ..its saturday morning and I am hungry so I am going downstairs to make myself a nice breakfast!

Oh Miki..you rock girl....4 pounds down...I am so proud of you. You go girl.

Debee ... soon you will be in your maintenance phase! How exciting...good on you for being consistant with your plan and staying on it.

Ok..I am salivating cause I am too hungry:lol: Gotta go

I will weigh myself monday ... my period starts tomorrow...

Have a good rest of weekend

Cyan

HI,

Just a short post...

Lady, please don't ever stop posting! All of you motivate me so much...I never really joined a chat room like this before and I feel very lucky that we all found eachother. I think it is great that you are starting your own business. I know that you will be very successful. Maybe to get yourself known you should offer a free intro to computers at your local library and then try to build your client list from there...word of mouth is the best advertising.

Miki, 4 pounds!!! Way to go girlfriend! I am so proud of you.

Cyan, hope you had a nice breakfast. Hope you post a loss on Sunday.

Reina, hope you are having a nice weekend.

About my special k cereal for breakfast and lunch, Lady I think you are right...it is loaded with sugar and usually I only eat it for breakfast and have my turkey pita for lunch. A friend who is a doctor also thought that is what might have happened.

Well, its a nice day and I am going to plant a few spring flowers. Have a great weekend.

Hi all! :) Another beautiful day here....65 degrees and mostly sunny with a few clouds.

Well, I did have that shrimp pasta today and it was DELICIOUS. This time, tho, I had the luncheon portion. That made a difference of 590 calories for it versus 1170 for the fullsize serving!! It was plenty, more than plenty actually. I had that, a Ceasar salad, and a garlic cheese biscuit. Tonite I wrapped some grilled chicken, red pepper hummus, and salsa in a flour tortilla. Even with some Apple crisp dessert, my calories ended up at around 1500. ( only downside was the 71 fat grams!:o )

I did 15 min on the AirWalker, then did some leg lifts and again used my 10 lb weight to do more arm exercises. I could almost fly with these 2 flabby things under my arms..I have got to get rid of those!:lol: Hey, but there's a cheap way to get to Chicago...:lol: :D :lol:

Tomorrow is back to being serious with the food again. I was thinking today tho...Yes, I had the shrimp pasta and No, it wasnt the healthiest food choice, but I made this decision ahead of time. It was planned and I did the exercise to make up for alot of it. That means I was able to control the food, not let it control me. I didnt eat it because a circumstance like stress, anger, even happiness caused me to. I ate it because I consciously chose and planned to and also have consciously planned how to make up for it the rest of the week. I think that's what we're all working toward, right?? Not to never again eat what we like or want, but to be able to control when and what we eat. Anyway, that's the way I'm going to look at it.:)

Lady, welcome back!:wave: It was great hearing from you again. You better not quit coming in here, not for any reason!:nono: I'd hate for us to have to come out looking for you.:p :lol: Believe me, if I only posted when I had been good, I wouldnt be in here nearly as often. Your new job prospect sounds challenging but perfect for you. I'll bet soon you'll look at your job loss as a blessing in disguise.

Cyan, you are definitely doing something right regardless of what the scales show if your pants are looser. Way to go!:cp: As much as you exercise, even if you eat more than you plan, I think you must be toning up alot. That's just as important as weightloss.

Debee, wish you lived close enough to come help in MY yard. My sister got all my grandmother's talent for that. I dont have a green thumb at all.

I cant wait for Lisa, Cjunk, and Betty to get back in here to let us know what all has been happening with them. I hope all of them along with Taiwan and Reina are having nice weekends.:flow2:

Gotta run for now...

MIKI

Ok, maybe I should hire Ladyrider myself!! lol I just spent an hour trying to reduce this pic enough that it would fit in here. It started out as a full-length one. I wanted one like that so ya'll could compare it later when I hopefully reach my goal. Evidently a body this size wont fit into a 110 by 110 pixel picture.:lol: Oh well, it's a LITTLE more than just a headshot anyway. Oh, that's cutie pie Kaylen, my 2 yr old niece, in the pic with me. :)

:wave: Hi Everyone!
I had a great day at work! When I came in my boss told me a woman came in looking for someone to help her with Word, so he gave her my name and number. Then I had 3 students ask if I would come teach them in their homes. Luckily I just happened to have plenty of my new business cards handy! On the way home I stopped in the grocery store and ran into a previous student who also asked if I would come and teach her. I really think I am being guided to do this and my going freelance is meant to be! Tomorrow is my last day teaching at Gateway. I'll be sure to bring my business cards along just in case. ;)

I didn't eat after dinner last night, but all that coffee came back to haunt me and I didn't get to sleep until 4am! Tonight I had just one cup of hot chocolate, so I should be able to sleep tonight. Today was a low calorie day and I feel like I'm ready to start losing again. Thanks so much for the encouragement; I promise I won't even consider leaving the group again! :D

Cyan, I agree with Miki that you must really be toning up and losing inches. Soon you will be downright svelt!

Miki, isn’t spring wonderful? I was in Mountain Home a few years ago and you are lucky to live in such a beautiful state. Congrats on doing the air walker. I had to laugh at using your flabby arms to fly to Chicago! I'd bet mine would get me there in record time!:lol:

Debee, what kind of flowers did you plant? I'm really anxious to start my garden but we have freezes until the end of March so I have to wait a bit longer. I agree with your idea to offer an introductory class. I used to do exactly that at the library until I got too busy at work. I will definitely consider doing it again.
It's late, think I'll read for a bit and go to bed.
Have a great OP weekend everyone!

Lady

Miki,
I just saw your new picture and it's great. Your sense of humor always make me laugh. And you're right, little Kayen is adorable.

Lady

Oh, and Miki? Thats WHEN not If you make your goal! :-)

Hello ladies. Sorry I've been gone for so long. I've talked to Cyan a few times on IM but really I forgot to post. I've been so busy and I've actually been on spring break! I've been re-doing my living room. It looks great. There's still a little work to do, but it looks awesome. I'm very pleased.
Okay, food wise I've been horrible. My whole spring break has been spent eating whatever my little heart (or stomach) desired. But I sure paid for it on Thursday morning and it landed me in an ambulance headed for the hospital. I'll tell you more about that at another time. I think the lack of a gall bladder keeps me from eating too much crap. It's a long story and I'm so tired I'm going to fall asleep while I type.
School starts again on Monday so I will be back on track then.

I've missed you all and I'm still in for October. I will mark my calander. I'm so excited that Spring is here. It's nice to have warmer weather! I wore capri pants today!!!

Well, I promise to post at least 3 times a week now. I get my first patient this coming week! I'm so nervous!

See y'all later!
Lisa

Lady, It is so good to hear from you, we were getting worried. Please, the girls are right, you are a very important part of this group. I am glad to hear that you are getting back on track, and especially glad to hear that you will be joining us her in the Windy City!!:cp:

Sorry to hear you will be losing the job, but I am happy to hear that you will be starting your own business. Sounds like you have a following already! I wish you tons of success!

Lisa, Welcome back woman!! Your very first Patient???:bravo:
I am sure you will do well. How did the house come out? Are you ready to get back to school. I am sure once you are back at school you will be back on track. Sorry to hear you went into the Hospital. Yeah, the lack of gallbladder does do some harm on the intake of food. My husband is unable to eat lots of things now that his gallbladder is gone.

Miki, I really, really hope you can make it here to Chicago!! You have done so well, another 4lbs!:dance: Congratulations!!!

Debee, I hope you are feeling better now. Planting flowers, I can't wait for the day I own my very own home. I will be planting all kinds of things.

Cyan, Sushi is on the menu this week, somehow!! So was that Sushi two days in a row after all???:)

Well, I did good yesterday and didn't eat after 8pm. And today, well, I woke up so late, today that I didn't eat breakfast, and I had a dentist appt. so after the appt. we went to Hooters.:nono:
Yeah, yeah, I KNOW. I wasn't supposed to go back, but I was craving the shrimp so I decided to go, so, that took up all my points for the day, so I haven't eating since 2:00pm today. It is 12:30am now and I am so fighting the crave for oatmeal!:s:

Well, I finally got on the scale yesteday, and it didn't budge this week, I am still 190.4. Yeah, I didn't make it out of the 190's this week, but I sure as **** plan on it next week. My birthday is next Sunday and I really need to feel good about something this year!
So wish me luck this week, I will need it.

Ok, I think I am going to go to bed now.

Welcome back Lisa...WOW your first patient this week....how lucky that patient is to have such a smart and wonderful nurse to treat them. You must fill us in on your ambulance ordeal! Maybe its a sign to get back on your program and eat better. I am so glad you are coming to chicago in october!

Miki...you look thin already!! Wow...I do hope you make it to Chicago....by then, you will be one svelt Mama

Lady...I have a very good feeling that you will do just fine with your business...and word of mouth is the best advertising and it seems like already its working for you. I think you will have no problem and more work than you can handle.

Debee I hope that you are enjoying your gardening...I am happy too that spring in around...I am looking forward to starting my hiking soon. You are right Debee...we are a fabulous wonderful group of women and I am sure glad I found you guys.

Reina..I had sushi on friday and I am seriously thinking about having it for sunday dinner...but I may pass on that...I will turn into a big sushi myself...can you picture me in a maki roll.... I would make a delicious roll for a sexy guy to munch on :lol:

Okay...I gotta get going. Lots to get done and I can't believe its already Sunday afternoon...argh! Back to work on MOnday...ok I'm going out for a walk

Cyan

Big hug to everyone and I send out lots of good energy into the world.

Lisa!!!! So glad you're back!!! :) I cant believe you're already getting your first patient. Dont be nervous..I know you'll do great!I know you're very busy, but I'm gonna hold you to that promise to start back posting.:s: Sorry to hear about the ambulance incident. You'll have to give us details someday when you have some time.

Reina, dont worry too much about eating that shrimp. We're allowed to do that occasionally if we dont make it a habit, right?? My shrimp pasta was delicious and worth every little calorie.:lol: Now, I just have to make up for it the rest of this next week. So the scales didnt move...thats ok...not moving at all is better than moving UP:D

Cyan, your comment about the sexy guy made me laugh out loud. Your "MrRight" will definitely have to have an appetite for sushi. lol
By the way, you have officially just become my new best friend...nobody has called me thin in YEARS:lol: ( and I'm nowhere near thin but who cares..I like to hear it..LOL)

Lady, it sounds like you already have enough students to keep you busy for awhile. I knew business would be booming in no time. And how cool to be your own boss now!

My calories for today will end up at 1200 I think. I already figured in what I plan to have the rest of the day/nite. Fat grams were much better too...only 22 or so. I skipped breakfast, then had stir fry veggies with imitation crab for lunch, fat free vanilla pudding for dessert, and later had 2 cups of sugar free, fat free jello as a snack. For supper, I am having Special K Red Berry cereal.

My sister came over today and we walked a mile. Then she, my hubby and I played basketball with her daughter, Brook (14), my son, Josh (13), and Josh's g/friend Shelby(13). They tired us out in a short time, thats for sure. I'm going to do some floor exercises later on tonite. My sister actually came over to go with me to play tennis but the courts are in the process of getting a new paint job so we werent able to use them.

All in all, I had a very nice week off and the weekend weather was also wonderful. Not looking forward to getting back to work tomorrow, but thats life, huh.:dizzy:

Hope you all have a great upcoming week.

MIKI

Well, my friends were here this weekend. Actually, they are moving here from another part of the island (they are from America and have a little girl), so I am soooooooo excited. They came on Thursday and just left (monday). Not good eating, not at all. Actually, I got on the scale today and it said back up to 191lbs!!!!! what's up with that???? Jeez! will I ever get below 188lbs? My fault I know. HArdly exercised, drank Coke (something I rarely do) and Oreos were in the house!! Well, I am just going to do what I need to do and get on with life. Welcome back Lisa. Have fun with your first patient. Can't really get into personal letters to all as time is short. Talk to you all later.

Lets stay motivated...spring is here and soon...hot weather to follow...which means...tshirts and shorts...YIKES! I wont be able to hide in my big turtle necks and loose pants.

So on that note...onward we keep exercising and eating good healthy food to nourish our bodies.

I exercised last night...25 minutes on the bike for a distance of 7.5km...it felt good.

I also ate 1472 cals and 44 grams of fat. That trick of planning for 1200 cals is really working....now I can consistantly stay below 1500 cals.

I havent weighed myself yet..I was going too this morning but decided not to incase I havent shown a loss ..it would demoralize me too much. I did however try on clothes that is tight on me...and they are slowly getting looser..YAY...but I will weigh myself at the end of this week....so I need all my strength to stay below 1500 cals.


okay ladies...stay strong...and Taiwan...keep up your determination...you can do it. Why dont we set up a challenge..do you think that will help?

We havent had one in little while. I have kept up with not eating after 8pm....5 out of 7 nights I do that with out even thinking about it. I also have been exercising consistently 5 out 7 days too. And for the past 1 1/2...controlled my eating to under 1500 cals and 50 grams of fat.

Its all slowly coming together...so now I am hoping very much to get below 166 pds...The master plan is in effect...soon we will see if the results will show up in weight loss.

Ok..I gotta get back to work

Cyan

Hi ladies,

Welcome back Lisa! Please tell me your gallbaladder story since I don't have one anymore I would be very interested.

Miki, you look great in the picture! I loved your post about eating for all the right reasons and really enjoying the food. If we can all do that all the time we will win the battle.

Lady, soon business will be booming and you will have to hire assistants!

Taiwan, it is great that your friends are moving close...you must be very happy. Don't worry about the temporary weight gain..some weeks are just better than others.

Reina, keep up the good work and don't give in and you will show a loss before your birthday.

Cyan, my new craving has switched from choclate to cheese...I love blue cheese with apples and walnuts. I need to get the stuff out of the house!

Well, this weekend was nice. On Saturday I planted blue pansies and ivy in containers. I also planted some primroses along a small creek bed in our backyard. I love gardening and this year I am planning on a heirloom rose garden in one part of our yard. I also planted a small herb garden near the kitchen. When the danger of frost is gone, I'll plant morning glories to trail along the porch, moonflowers on the back porch, and annuals in flower boxes. One of my favorite hobbies is digging in the dirt. My grandmother had a beautiful garden and this is one way to always have a little bit of her with me.

Saturday night we went out to eat at our favorite Indian resturant..I had the almond chicken but in the middle of the night felt sick...so did my husband. Maybe we got a touch of food poisoning ...so we won't be going back for Indian for a while.

Sunday we went to the lake house and all the snow was melted but the lake was still partly frozen. My husband and I had some orange brandy and after one glass I was flying...since I didn't eat in the moring because my stomach was uneasy I should not have had the drink. Well, we left and I felt sick the rest of the night...I only drank a diet coke. This morning I felt better and had a few slices of whole wheat toast. Lunch was bad. It started out good but then I just could not stop. I had carrot sticks with hummus, then, vegetable soup, 1/2 cup of parmensan cheese (I love cheese), chicken cubes, stawberries, and a few choclate chip cookies...I was very tired and I think I kept eating to wake up. That ius why I am writing now...to stop me from eating. I guess I will try to make up for my lunch by walking to the bus stop and raking leaves this afternoon. If I do lawn work I know I can burn some calories. Tonight for dinner I will just have some soup and try really hard not to binge. Well, I might be back posting if the cravings come back.

Cyan, I am up for any challenge you throw our way. Maybe we can pick at least one day a week where no matter what we only eat 1,200 calories and 30 grams of fat and see if we can do it. Maybe we can all come up with a sample meal plan for the day 9breakfast lunch and dinner) See who can pack the most food into their meal plan without going over 1,200 calories. I'll go first.
I will try this meal plan on Wednesday.


Breakfast - 2 slices whole wheat light bread 35 calories slice -
one tablespoon blueberry jam-40
120 total.

Lunch- small whole wheat pita(70 calories) cukes, tomato, low fat feta (120) apple (60),
250 total

Snack- black bean soup with melted cheese, 150

Dinner- bake potato with salsa 100, salad with calorie and fat free dressing, toasted pita wedges with olive oil and feta, 75,
fat free pudding

Snack- popcorn with chili powder.

Guidelines


Calories Eaten Today
source grams cals %total
Total: 1205
Fat: 39 g 353cals 30%
Sat: 10 g 89cals 8%
Poly: 7 61 5%
Mono: 13 g 116 10%
Carbs: 175 638cals 55%
Fiber: 16g 0cals 0%
Protein: 44g 178cals 15%
Alcohol: 0 0 0%
Calorie Breakdown


Today's Foods

Breakfast

1 envelope of carnation breakfast powder : 1serving 146cals 1 g Fat

1 cup of Milk, cow's, fluid, skim or nonfat, 0.5% or less butterfat : 86 cals 0 g Fat

1 cup of Strawberries, raw: 50 cals 1 g of Fat

1 Banana, raw : 93 cals 0 fat

1 cup fo Orange juice :113cals 0 fat

Lunch:

1 Enchilada with chicken and cheese, no beans, tomato- based sauce :235 cals 12 g Fat

0.5 cup Rice, white, cooked, glutinous:84 cals 0 g Fat

Dinner:

3 Egg roll, meatless : 303 cals 17 g of Fat

2 cups Mixed salad greens, raw:18 cals 0 g of Fat

2 tabllespoons Salad dressing, KRAFT LIGHT DONE RIGHT! Ranch : 77 cals 7 g of Fat


Totals 1205 cals 39grams of fat 175 carbs 44 protein

ok here is my menu for 1205 calories and 39 grams of fat..enjoy

Cyan

Cyan,

Your menu sounds yummy! I think I am going to try the chicken and cheese enchilada with a black bean soup for dinner one night this week.

Well I did rake some leaves and boy am I out of shape, I was really getting a workout and now my arms ache. I like to do exercise where I can get two thins done at once. Sometimes I motivate myself to bring the kids stuff upstairs by pretending I am on a stairmaster...that way if I go up and down the stairs a few times I think of it as exercise and clean up the house at the same time. Tonight we had a turkey breast for dinner and hubby and kids had turkey with gravy sandwiches and sweet potato, I had some snow peas, plain turkey, slice of whole wheat bread, fruit salad and a cookie. After dinner hubby and sons were eating cookies and cashews ( I did have a few) I need to get all nuts out of the house they are my downfall.

I hope tuesday I can get back on program and exercise and eat right.

Good night and try to eat healthy!

Hello everyone

Monday is my longest work day so I cant stay long. I got home late and still have lots to do. Both menus Cyan and Debee posted sounded great. When I have time, I'll try to come up with one also. ( by the way, Debee, you have me hooked on hummus..I'd never had it til you talked about it so I picked some up:s: )

My calories today were 1400 and 23 fat grams. That's because with the busy day, two of my meals were low fat sandwiches from Subway.(roasted chicken) Breakfast was a toasted english muffin with margarine and 1% milk. I did have 2 miniature hershey candies too. Oh yeah, and Fat Free Pringles.

I dont think I'll have to worry any more about missing out on exercise. My son, Josh, and I have started working out together. We have done it now for the 3rd nite in a row, and now he comes and reminds me when it's time. He shows me things he has to do in basketball practice then we have a little friendly competition.:)The catch to it is I have to agree to listen to HIS music while we exercise:^: He tried showing me a dance step they do at school...I have to work on that.:lol: It's really cool tho that we have this time for just the two of us. Being 13, it wont be long probably before he will think he's too big for that.

I got some neat news today. Joy, my youngest sis( and Kaylen's mom) found out she is pregnant. :) Now we'll have another cutie pie in the family soon.

Well, Josh is sitting here waiting for me to come back and join him. We've already done some of our exercises but he has a new song he wants me to hear.

Nite all

MIKI

breakfast could've been better and will be tomorrow, lunch was fine: rice/veggies/tofu/green tea half the sugar and dinner wasn't exactly healthy, but wasn't too bad. I found mini hotdogs that are like 14calories/dog (I checked many times thinking I was looking wrong!!!) and 1.1g fat. Ok, so I had 3 dog and a slice of whole wheat bread with each/plus potato wedges made with the onion soup mix--very good/and diet pepsi

today I exercised a little over 20min today on the stepper thing. Did 10+min until Josiah cried too much:p machine said I used 150calories, then just now I did 12min and it said I did 170calories. Plus I did 10min of arms toning. And I have drank 70oz of water, and may do another 10oz before bed. Gotta get more fruit in. Ok, how much is 2oz of Cornflakes? That doesn't sound like very much to me, I am hungry all the time!! I may have Cornflakes with 1banana and skim milk tomorrow for breakfast. And will have tomato/cheese sandwich for either lunch or dinner. I dont' know yet. I do expect a weight loss this week, I do, I do I do!!!!!!!!!!!
Gotta get Joshua to bed (I think he is asleep on the couch--oh well)

Deana

I exercised again last night on the bike for 25 minutes for a distance of 7.5 km. I also ate within my range until I had 9 pieces of riesen chocolate chews...yes...it was 9 pieces! :o Well my total cals after the riesen chocolate chews came to 1602 and 56 grams of fat! I love chocolate and especially during my period...I am almost unstopable when it comes to eating chocolate. Ok..moving on

I dont have any chocolate left in the house that I know of...maybe in the cupboard downstairs....:s: Oh Oh I will have to get rid of it tonight:^:

Taiwan...I love your picture and what a cute little kid....I love the ruffled hair do he is sporting. I hope you have a weight loss too this weekend.

Miki...that is so cool that you can work in some quality time with your son and also get in your exercising. Thats the best situation...he will motivate you to keep going....how bright are you to do this. Excellent!

To all you lovely ladies...good work...the feeling I get from reading your posts is that we are all doing well...we are staying motivated and slowing the inches are melting away...lets give ourselves a pat on the back:bravo:

Well as usual...I am at work...so I gotta get back to it...Stay strong everyone and stay on program

Cyan

Deana, what a great photo! I know you will show a loss this week. I hope we all can have a combined lost of 10 pounds. Maybe that can be a challenge...each week we have to make a goal of a 10 pound loss for the group...some weeks some of us will lose and other weeks some will not but if we can make an effort to lose a combined 10 pounds ..it will just be another mini-goal we can set for ourselves.

Miki, I think it is great that you get to exercise with Josh. That is how I am trying to incorporate exercise into my daily schedule...raking leaves is helping upper body and cleaning up the yard...dancing and yoga with the kids is exercise and quality time, cleaning the house is making me feel better and making me lose weight.

Cyan, I ate cashews last night,too This morning I emptied the whole can in the trash. I know if it is not in the house I will not eat it...so in order to not tempt my tastebuds I have been trying not to buy the stuff I love.

Reina, how is everything going? Did you get back to curves?

Lisa and Lady hope to hear from you soon.

Phil didnt get to take off any last week with me and the kids but since he was off today, I took off also. We mowed the yard which is 2 acres. He used the tractor and I used the pushmower for trim work. The grass was very thick and also still soggy from the rain all winter so it was very hard to push. I think I probably burned a good bit of calories doing that. It took well over an hour. My legs are actually getting sore, and I have a blister on my thumb where the bar rubbed it.:( Tells you how long it has been since these hands have done manual labor.:lol:

That was the positive part of this post. Now confession: before getting to work, we got the kids on the bus then we headed into town for breakfast. I had a western omelet and toast. It was delicious, but I would be willing to bet it had at least 6 eggs in it!! It was huge and had ham, bell peppers, onions, jalapeno peppers, tomatoes, cheese, and bacon in it!! I would guess at least 800 calories.:eek: We knew we wouldnt need any lunch and planned on Special K for tonite. Welllllllll....why is it that the plan always seems better ahead of time then the time actually comes, and all of a sudden, cereal just doesnt sound as appetizing. So instead we went to Sonic. I settled for a grilled chicken sandwich (210 calories) and a Diet Vanilla Coke. Phil got a hamburger, Fries, and a oreo cookie ice cream blast!!:o I told him he was NOT helping with my willpower tonite!! I had one bite of his but didnt order fries or ice cream for me. That part wasnt easy.

If that had been all I had today, calorie-wise I may have possibly been ok. BUT...at Walmart, I spied a can of cashews. I tried to pass them up...read the fat grams, put them back, went back and looked again, then told myself a handful occasionally wouldnt hurt anything so I bought them. I have CRAVED cashews since we gave some to my father-in-law at Christmas but I wouldnt buy them for us because I knew I'd eat them all. Well, I was right. I cant stop at ONE handful. I've had several today. I finally put them high up in the cabinet and told Phil when he thinks of it, to please go hide them somewhere else and dont tell me where.

Debee, when I read your post, I almost decided to go throw the rest away also. Not sure yet if I'll do that or not but I really should. Chips and Dips and Cashews are much more hard for me to pass up than sweets. I liked the idea of a 10 lb challenge.

I think between all of us we should be able to lose 10 lbs in one week. I'll try to do my part. No more cheating the rest of the week. Back to grilled chicken, stir fry, etc.

I know Josh will be ready shortly for our exercise session, but I am sooo tired! Not sure how productive I'll be tonite. Oh, we did play a little basketball with the kids after school. I forgot about that.

Taiwan, I love the pic! Glad you finally got one on here. Now if we can just get Debee's too.:p lol Good job on the exercise. Keep it up and you'll definitely have a loss this week.

Cyan, dont worry about the chocolate. I'm sure the 25 min of riding took care of alot of those bringing the total calories down to 1500 or less.

Lisa, Lady, Reina....hope you're doing well and staying on track so far this week. Check in as soon as you can ok?:)

Bye for now

MIKI

Last night I exercised for 20 minutes for a distance of 7 km I ate above 1500 cals...yes I finished off the riesen chocolate chews for a total of 1610 cals and 32 grams of fat! At least there are no more tempatations left in my house to eat up.

Miki..that was good exercising mowing the lawn..I bet you will be a little sore today.

Other than that...I am still at it...trying to stay focused .... I feel good when I exercise regularly...lots of energy .... I hope I can see a loss on the bloody scale this weekend.

Ok ...I gotta get back to work...Have a good OP day everyone

Cyan

Hey Ladies, Hope you are all doing good today. Sorry for the absence, I have been kind of swamped at home, with daily stuff piling up...


Miki, sounds like those Cashews were really calling your name, my motto, is if you go back for the second look, buy them, take 2 servings out and save those, and give the rest away at work or to a neighbor!:dizzy:
Good to hear that you are still accountable for you actions, so keep up the good work and it will turn out for the best for you. By the way, You are one svelt looking lady in your new picture. You better start getting used to that word THIN!!!!!!

Debee, I wish I could say, that I have gone back to curves, now it is a matter of nerve and desire right now!!! I am really going to try to get there today, I need to burn off some frustration:s:
Sounds like your menu selections are on target, so I am sure you are back OP today!! Keep up the good work!

Taiwan, Beautiful pics, and it sounds like you are doing great OP with your working out and your menu selections! Keep up the good work and for sure you will see a loss this week....

Cyan, or shall I call you Maki C??, keep up the working out, I am losing that feeling, but I promise I will get there...

It is only Wednesday, and it feels like Monday! This week is going by sooooo slow, I weigh in tomorrow, and I have already succumbed to the fact that I will not reach the 185 goal by Sunday, so I am a little disappointed in myself, but I TAKE TOTAL BLAME HERE. I couldn't get myself to do anything that I wanted....I get so bummed out around my birthday, that I lose all motivation to do anything.

TODAY'S GOAL
1. To Drink my 64oz of water
2. To eat very very light today.
3. To get my gluteus maximus to Curves!!!

Have a great day ladies!!

Hi ladies,

Today was pretty good so far...breakfast was three slices of pepperidge farm whole wheat light (45 calories per slice) with one pat of butter...I was so good about doing without butter a few weeks ago...I think that is why I was losing..but butter is back! Must try to limit it. Lunch was a cup of veggie soup with some parm cheese on top. Pre-dinner snack was popcorn and some carrots with hummus. All nuts are out of the house (expect dh, lol) Miki, those cashews are evil. They cry out to be eaten. Some foods just get in your brain and don't leave...chocolate, chips, nuts...why don't carrots and celery cause cravings? Maybe I 'll start telling myself how fattening carrot sticks are and then that will be all I want. Worth a try.

Reina, please don't get depressed about your birthday...just think of yourself like fine wine..getting more complex, mellow and interesting over time. Motivation is so hard and really comes from deep within ourselves....lets really try to motivate eachother and more importantly ourselves to ourselves. Hope you made it to curves today...we will keep you honest.

Deana, hope you are still eating and exercising on program. Remember how good it felt when you were losing weight and getting compliments.

Cyan, I am very happy those chocolate cashews are all gone. I am really going to try not to buy those goodies...how about you? Don't tempt those tastebuds. Let them know the party is over and it is sushi time.

Here are a few of my goals for next month...

1. April 4- Big country club dinner we are invited to that I am trying to fit into a size 8 hot pink dress. I wanted to be 121 but I will settle now for 126.

2. April 12-Trip to Florida to see my older sister and take vacation. Wanted to be 118 will settle for 124 and hopefully my tummy won't look too bad in a bathing suit.

3. With nicer weather, try to add more exercise to my life...walks with kids, tennis, gardening and lawn work, yoga.

4. Have my big hollywood party at the end of the month for our new basement and media room. By April 27 try to be 120 and fit in a marilyn monroe type dress.

5. To get my picture on this web site and e-mail everyone a before and after photo.

6. Try to be better about buying junk food, fast food and make wiser choices when eating out.

Lisa, Lady hope to hear form you soon.


Deb
1/3-141 sw, 3/26-128.8cw, 6/18 110gw

Hi,

I was just surfing around the website. Does anyone want to join me in this (3fatchicks) chatroom at 9p.m. tonight ? I'll be there and see if anyone shows up in the main room.

My outcome for the day was 1304 calories but with 78 fat grams!!!! Bet ya cant guess why....those stupid cashews:devil: Made up my mind I cant have anymore tho. I told Phil either he could have the rest and hide them or I'm throwing them in the trash.

My sister and I did walk a mile again today. Josh and Luke went to church tonite but when they get home, I'll have my workout with Josh also. My legs, especially the calves, are sore today from that and the mowing.

Reina, girl, dont even tell me YOU"RE depressed about your birthday! I just turned 40 remember??? You're still just a young chick..I'd be thrilled. :) And ya know what?? Being 40 isnt bad after all...I've actually enjoyed it all so far.:D I hope you made it to Curves today. Remember how you were really feeling so good when you were going?? If you didnt go today, the next spare time you have, just head up there. I promise you'll be glad you did.

Debee, sounds like you have a very busy and fun-filled April planned. Just make posting that pic a priority ok?? I laughed at your comment about the nutty dh..:lol:

Cyan, hope you had a good day at work. I'm am just sure you'll show a loss this week. You've been really motivated lately with your exercise and even when the scale hasnt shown a loss, you havent given up...there's no way that determination wont eventually pay off.

If at all possible, I'll try to go to the chat room tonite around 9. It will just depend if Josh and I have finished exercising by then.
I think it would be fun if we could all make it there some time.

Well gotta go for now..

MIKI

Hi Everyone!
Boy! This has been a busy week! I've been working everyday helping to pack up the store, and trying to set up the paperwork for my little business. Today was my last day at Gateway and tomorrow I tutor my 2nd student; next Tuesday I will tutor my 3rd! If those three students pass my name onto their friends, I'll be on my way. Wheeeee!
Exercise has been a little off this week, I've run twice and hope to get the last three days in between now and Sunday. My diet has been ok, tho. I've been around 1200. I am still at 138, hope to lose another pound by Monday.

Taiwan, I love your picture!

Lady

I am so sorry that I didn't get to the chat room until now. Jimmy woke up with a nightmare about spiders and as I was trying to calm him down I lost track of time. I will try to go back there now as I am on the laptop watching the new Bachelor show.

Lady just think that if those three students told three friends and they told three friends and they told three friends pretty soon Bill Gates will have to watch out!

Debee, sorry I couldnt make it! The nite just got away from me and I still have things to do before bedtime. We'll try again soon tho for sure!!

Lady, sounds like you're going to be one busy lady now that you're unemployed..lol Im really happy for you and the progress you're already making with this new job venture. Way to go!!

Lisa, good luck with your new patient! Come post when you can.

Taiwan, Drink that water. You're motivating me to do the same. :)

Cjunk where are you??? :(

Well all...looking forward to hearing from everyone again tomorrow...goodnite for now.

MIKI

Last night once again I cycled for 20 minutes for a distance of 7km. My calories were good at 1425 and 50 grams of fat...I thought the fat grams were high too...always somewhere to improve I guess.

Sorry I missed the chat buy by the time I checked for new messages..its was past 9pm....the evenings fly by for me.

Tomorrow I take my Mom to the hospital for her pre operation blood work and heart test...It will be another friggin morning of trying to control my Mother and waiting around for us to be called...I wish I was going to work instead.

Lady glad to hear that all is going well for you...good luck with your new business.

Miki keep up with the exercising..you are doing so well.

Hey Debee...all those chocolate Riesen chocolate chews are finally gone...thank goodness...next time I go to the pharmacy..they will stay there...they called out my name the last time...I went to buy carnation instant breakfast and my hand reached down for a bag of the Riesen as well...:s: Its as if my hand had a mind of its own.

Ok Ladies as usual...I am at work...gotta go get some of it done.

Cyan

Hi,

Well today is weigh-in for me and it was not good...I have not even lost one pound in the past two weeks. I am still at 129 and I know it is because I just have not been as motivated and cheated, cheated, cheated! Yes, I cheated with the cashews this week and last night I went to Cracker Barrel and had biscuits (3), cornbread, a rueben sandwich and fries and then bought candy! I felt sick afterwards...I think my stomach really does not greasy fattening food any more...my tastebuds just did not get the message yet! I try to be good during the week but I go off track and then the weekends are a free for all. I need to get back to two weeks ago when I was better at controling portion size...even of the fattening stuff. When I am losing weight it is such a boost to myr self-esteem and my attitude improves but when I don't I feel like I failed myself. It gets me so mad that I do not have more willpower. Any suggestions on how to get motivated again?

What I did bad this week

1. Ate every kind of nut in the house...cashews, walnuts.
2. Ate too much cheese.
3. Started using butter again.
4. Ate out at unhealthy restuarants.
5. Did not make up for my overeating by exercising more.
6. Ate cookies and candy.

What I did good this week

1. Tried to post here everyday.
2. Walked to the bus stop almost every day
3. Raked leaves for exercise
4. When food shopping brought mostly healthy items.
5. Everyday tried again ...even when I failed the night before.

Sw141,cw for the past two weeks 129, gw110.

Tonight we are going out to dinner and I am really going to try to be good about what I order...maybe a soup and salad and some chicken.

Cyan, I hope everything goes well with your mom.

Deana, how did your weigh-in go today?

Miki, how was the basketball game...soon we will see you in the NBA.

Lady, busy is good!
Lisa, Betty, and cjunk hope you post soon!

Just a quick hello. Lost half a lb this week...was hoping for more but I guess that's better than a gain or nothing at all. Gotta work tomorrow so not much of a weekend for me. Hope you all have a good one!

MIKI

I have been under 1500 cals this week and exercised 5 out of the 7 past pays. Well I weighed myself this week and not a pound I lost this week. Big Sigh...I will keep at it and if my next week...if I dont lose a pound...I may have to go in for blood work to see if my thyroid is working properly. And if that turns out normal...I may have to slowly bring myself to 1200 cals...and 40 grams of fat....we shall see what happens then.\


Hope all is doing well...Oh good news...I found skinny cow ice cream sandwiches at Costco here in Montreal...except they call them slim cow here LOL...oh well the logo is the same so I know its Skinny Cow.

Talk to you later

Cyan

Hello all. How is everything. I am so sorry!!! I am so stressed and busy busy busy!! I didn't even try to catch up on all the posts. :dizzy:

It's almost the start of a new week. I've got to start getting on track! I'm doing horribly in the food department. I just eat whatever and whenever I want. Of course, I don't have as much time as I used to to just sit and eat, so that is good.

I miss you all so much. I really really do! I only have four more weeks of school! Do you believe that????? It's gone by so fast! Then I get about 3 weeks off and then I'm taking 8hours in the summer!!!! But that will be at night so I will have the days with my kids.

I need to make a schedule so that I have to check in here at least every other day. Last week I was living on about 4 to 5 hours of sleep each night. I didn't know if I was going to make it. But, no doubt about it, I love nursing! I am very pleased with my choice.

Well, I haven't weighed myself in about a month or more. I'm afraid to. Monday morning I think I will take the plunge and then I will get back on track.

Also, if you don't see me here at least every other day, e-mail me!!!
Lisathemommy@cox.net

Thanks
Lisa

Lisa, is that you??? When was that pic taken?? Glad you found time to join us. I know you're very busy these days. It'll be great when you have several weeks off. Then you'll definitely have to get on track! ( if not before )

Cyan, sorry to hear you still didnt show a loss. I just dont understand that at all. Please dont get too discouraged. I know it has to be difficult to keep it up when the scales dont seem to be encouraging. I think the blood work is a good idea.

Well, it's late. Just watched "Ghost Ship" on DVD. Very strange movie. Worked today, went to the tanningbed, then Phil, the kids and I went out to eat. Had grilled steak, baked potato, salad, and bread. Tomorrow I'll have to cut back again.

Hope you're all having a pleasant weekend.

MIKI

Hello again. Yes, the picture is of me on my wedding day in September of 1996.

Debee had asked my gallbladder story. So, here it goes. Soon after my son was born, (three and a half years ago), I started having a dull, hollow ache in my right upper quadrant. I just chalked it up to aches and pains at first, but then it got worse and more annoying. I went to the dr and he ordered a sonogram. The sono found nothing and the dr just said it was probably gas. Well, a few months later, I was out of town and the pain started but after 9 hours it was still there and I couldn't sleep. I went to the emergency room where they had me drink some yucky stuff to see if it was my stomach. It was not. The doctor at the ER said I was probably having a gallbladder attack and to see my doctor when I got back to town. (he also gave me some pain meds). My doctor back home once again said it was probably gas. SO, I changed doctors eventually, but still lived with the pain becuase by this time I felt really silly and stupid if it was just gas, or whatever. Well, one night I ate a really greasy fatty meal at Denny's. I ended up being up all night with horrible pain that I believed to be acid reflux because it was going all the way up into my chest! It was horrible. A couple of days later I was talking to my Anatomy and Physiology teacher about it and he asked about my gallbladder. A light bulb went off so I went to the doctor. She ordered a sonogram where they found 2 very large stones. (about the size of grapes). Now, this was 3 years after I started having the pain. In January, I had it taken out and I have my stones on my desk. I've had no pain since then......however....
this leads me into my ambulance story. Since I had my gallbladder out, I've had more frequent bowel movements. Especially after eating fatty foods. Well, once spring break hit, I was eating just about every bad thing out there. I don't think I cooked once during the break and I was eating fast food, ice cream and candy bars every day. Well, my mom came into town on Wednesday night and on Thursday morning she just had to get Krispy Creme doughnuts. I ate four of them. YUMMY! Well, it was 7:30 in the morning and we were at the Home Depot getting stuff to finish my hard wood floors. I had started having a stomach ache like I needed to go to the bathroom. So, I went. I had some diarrhea, hoped that was it and went back to the front of the store where my mom was. By the time I got to my mom, I was feeling sick again. I headed off to the bathroom again, this time quickly because I didnt' know if I would make it. Once at the bathroom, I realized I was very sick. After the diarrhea had got going, I started sweating. Not just beading sweat, but dripping sweat. My shirt was soaked with sweat. My stomach was in the worst possible pain and then I started getting dizzy and I couldn't hear things started to close in on me. I imagined myself falling face first onto the floor with my naked butt up in the air. Someone had come into the bathroom and I knew that this was my chance to get help. I started to ask for help, but I couldn't speak. All my mental faculties were a little impaired. Finally, I was able to get out a feeble "I need help. call 911." She started to freak out and then called 911. Turns out she was an employee. Then, I started vomiting all over the floor. I was shaky and crying and I thought I was going to die. Then, I realized I needed to tell her my mom was in the store. She probably thought I had downs syndrome, because I couldn't make my mouth say the words I wanted to say. It was very difficult. Finally my mom comes, ambulance comes...by the time I'm in the ambulance I feel better and by the time I got to the hospital, I'm laughing and very embarrassed. So, after that, my mom and I finished my hard wood floors.

That's all for now.
Lisa

Hope your birthday celebrations are a fun ocaision for you...looking forward to hearing all about it tomorrow!:hb:

Not much to report this weekend...except lots of house cleaning and I also cycled on saturday...for 10 minutes..I got interrupted and never got back to it...but I plan on doing a regular session tonight on the bike.

My eating was good except on saturday...I had a greek souvlaki platter which was fine..but I at lots and lots of tzatziki ... and its made with yogurt and sour cream...:yikes: so my total for saturday in cals for the day was 1826 and 86 grams of fat:^:

I weighed myself this morning and I am still 166...although the other morning I weighed in at 170...I dont understand how my weight can fluctuate by so much and so often. I hope to break the 166 barrier soon. I hope the force is with me :lol:

Anyway...as for today...Sunday...its going fine ...I am well under 1200 cals and 26 cals for the whole day..I havent had dinner yet but its planned out...sigh...the hardships of losing weight.

Hey Lisa...great wedding pic...you look marvelous...my dear! And wow on that ambulance story...I think your body was sending you a big message.....And congrats on your school accomplishments...You are one smart cookie.

Miki you are right...staying the same weight is better than gaining for sure....stay strong, focused and motivated.

Debee ditto for you...keep at it.

Lady...let us know how you did for monday's weigh-in.

Rightyeo..gonna get back to my chores...check back in on monday!

Bye
Cyan

Happy Birthday Reina!:gift: Hope it was a good one!

Cyan, glad to hear your day is going well today calories-wise. Better than mine, for sure. I didnt really have anything bad..just several things here and there which adds up. I do better when I plan it out rather than snitch a bite here and there all day. I did walk 2 miles tho so hoping that got rid of some of it.

Lisa, WOW girl! What an experience you had! I'm glad it turned out to be nothing serious. I'm sure it was scary for you and for your mom. Did you have a C-section? I had my gallbladder attack after my 2nd C-section..exactly 6 weeks after..and I was told that they dont know why but that alot of the time, women have problems with gallbladder after a C-section. Weird huh? And like you, the ER doc told me mine was probably just acid buildup and sent me home the first time. 12 hrs later I was back still in severe pain which had never let up since I had been the first time and that week is when I ended up having mine removed. I've never had any after-affects of it like you're experiencing tho.

Well, I was going to post more individual messages but Josh just came in ready for our exercise time. I guess thats good cuz I honestly hadnt planned on doing it tonite:^: :lol: . He's keeping me accountable for sure!

Ya'll have a good Monday!

MIKI

Happy Birthday Reina!:gift: Hope it was a good one!

Cyan, glad to hear your day is going well today calories-wise. Better than mine, for sure. I didnt really have anything bad..just several things here and there which adds up. I do better when I plan it out rather than snitch a bite here and there all day. I did walk 2 miles tho so hoping that got rid of some of it.

Lisa, WOW girl! What an experience you had! I'm glad it turned out to be nothing serious. I'm sure it was scary for you and for your mom. Did you have a C-section? I had my gallbladder attack after my 2nd C-section..exactly 6 weeks after..and I was told that they dont know why but that alot of the time, women have problems with gallbladder after a C-section. Weird huh? And like you, the ER doc told me mine was probably just acid buildup and sent me home the first time. 12 hrs later I was back still in severe pain which had never let up since I had been the first time and that week is when I ended up having mine removed. I've never had any after-affects of it like you're experiencing tho.

Well, I was going to post more individual messages but Josh just came in ready for our exercise time. I guess thats good cuz I honestly hadnt planned on doing it tonite:^: :lol: . He's keeping me accountable for sure!

Ya'll have a good Monday!

MIKI

Not much to report...did ok calorie wise yesterday but I didnt exercise..not to worry..tonight...I am back on the bike.

Weelkend was uneventful...Not much to say there. Just lots of war coverage watching and also paying close attention to the SARS epidemic.

Taiwan..how are you dealing with that...has it effected where you live? I hope not.

Well Ladies...Its monday morning...yeesh and I am at work so I best get back to it

Talk to you later

Cyan

Well, I weighed in. Somehow I lost a pound, sooooooooooo it's back down to 189lbs. I am not feeling very motivated. This ediets, though I think it's seems good, it just seems hard for me to fix those food here in Taiwan. Plus, I teach in the evenings usually (well most of the time) so trying to fix a meal for family ,meal for me and meal for baby is just way too exhausting. I may go visit a nutritionist to see if she can help me figure out how to use the food available here to eat better. Exercise, well most of the time, water, uh, well been getting halfway there. We'll see. I am not going to quit, just really need to find something that will work for me.

Lisa, wow!!! what an experience. But your experience sounds like my mom and my grandmother, both have diverticultis (sp?) you would know more about me though.

To the rest of you all, I'll write more later. I am tired. Good night all.

Cyan, there is one case of SARS in our county. A little nervous in a way, but yet, not really. They disinfected the local airport today though. But what worries me is that probably over half the hospitals aren't set up with quarantine/isolation areas. Luke says that they are quarantining people at home, the nurses/medical professionals make home visits, bring the food and medicine and all. One older lady has been under quarantine for 10days and is getting angry at being in so long. We are doing fine, though at my house I am waiting for chicken pox to appear. Friends of ours who were here on Thursday said on Sunday that their son broke out in chicken pox--great!!! with a 4.5yr old and a 9month old, just what I need.
Keep healthy all.

Hi ladies,


HAPPY BIRTHDAY REINA!!! Have a piece of cake for me!

Weekend was ok except for the eating...Cyan I am like you sometimes when I weigh in I can have 2 to 3 pounds difference in two days, its strange.

Well, this weekend we went out Friday night and before we went out to eat, I had popcorn, special k cereal and hummus with carrots then I was at least not straved and only had a glass of wine and a shrimp cocktail...no bread basket! In one way it was good beacause I did not eat alot of fattening things and felt more in control. On Saturday night we took the kids to the Lone Star steakhouse and Jimmy my 7 year old had ribs, I had his kids steak and a sweet potato with butter and sugar(bad but so good) and a few bites of the kids sunndae.

On Sunday we went to Borders (it was a cold and rainy afternoon and we went for coffee and to buy a few books. While I got my coffee in the pastry case were meltaways...I LOVE meltaways. Of course I had one and then we hada pizza family night and yes I had pizza. Weekends are hard. I guess I just have to try to control portion size because I can not control choices.

I am not in a great mood today...this morning I took Jimmy to the dentist and the x-rays shows he will probably need braces, the vet called and said the cat that we adopted two weeks ago and that has been in the hospital for the past week now has an eye infection and I can not pick up until Wednesday, my husband is taking off tuesday so we can get the media stuff set up and that means that tuesday he will be home all day probably nagging me about stuff, I did to get my highlights done and my hairdresser does not think she can fit me in this week. Nothing major...just alot of small stuff that is putting me in a bad mood and I am not losing weight like I was a few weeks ago. I think I need to sign up for Curves and add some regular exercise to my schedule.

Taiwain, chicken pox...oh no!
Lisa, wow I never had anything happen to me like that expect for the time I got drunk a few years ago and passed out in a resturant bathroom and when the waitress came to find me my bangs were wet ...I guess my head fell in the toilet...yes, a very humbling experience that will never let me go near another cosmoplain again! (By the way, I am not a lush I only had a few on an empty stomach, I am a wimp when it comes to drinking...maybe that is why I use to be such a fun date. Oh well, enough of my deep dark secrets!

Oh one more thing... the second graders are doing global goodies next week and I am in charge of France and putting together a french pastry cafe...I need to bring in 200 mini eclairs, creampuffs and I am certainly not taking any of the leftovers home..I am just buying the frozen ones from Costco. I am going to make my section of the school cafeterfia into a French bistro with a small table and two chairs, lace folding screen with antique postcards of Paris, an easel with a chalkboard with menu item of the day, some french china and baskets of fresh fruit and then the baskets of eclairs and cream puffs. I also have to teach the kids a few french words and facts about the country.

Hope to post again tonight.

Hi all. Nothing much going on here...just a usual day I guess. Worked late so havent exercised. The nite isnt over tho so Josh may be after me in a little while.

Taiwan, congrats on the lost lb! I hope the chicken pox bypass your house for sure. If they do get it, tho, maybe it wont be a bad case. Just hard for little ones because they want to scratch, scratch, scratch!

Debee, your French cafe idea sounds cute. You're so creative! Hoping tomorrow will be a better day for you. Sounds like you have the Monday blahs.

Cyan, it's nice that you are able to take a few min. at work to leave us messages. How was the rest of your day? Did you get on that bike? My weekend was also uneventful so not much to tell.

See ya tomorrow!

MIKI

Well last night I exercised for 10 minutes on the bike...my sister called ...we talked for awhile and then I went back on the bike for another 20 minutes. I also ate 1554 cals and 42 grams of fat. I havent been eating after 8pm consistenly for a little while now. I do hope this weekend that my friggin scale says I have lost some weight.

Miki...did Josh come collect you for some exercising last night?

Debee...keep at it and sorry to hear that you werent in the best of moods Monday...Today is tuesday and I hope you are in a better mood.

Taiwan... congrats on the weight loss! And keep at it.

Its too early to be at work...well not really but I feel like it is and thats all that matters:lol: I wish I was sleeping...underneath my down comforter....and then...I wish I would wake up to an amazing full works breakfast....and then at lunch...have another fantastic meal...I would love to have a whole day of pampering and lots and lots of food. Ok..I was having a dream....argh

Talk to you later girls and have a great OP day

Cyan

Hi Everyone!
It's been pretty busy around here. I am all finished at Gateway, and I'm happy to report I have 5 personal clients!! I am going to type up a into letter to send out to potential clients today to see if I can drum up more business. Our daughter and her family came up Friday and will be here until Sat. This is a good thing. :) We do enjoy each other's company! Our son and his family are coming down from Illinois for a couple of days week after next. That will be a real treat 'cause we don't get to see them very often.

I lost 1 lb last weigh in bringing me down to 137, but I gained it back since Dawn has been here. I ran 5 days last week, once this week so far. We did go cycling on a bike path for about 8 miles yesterday, but it was a relaxed pace and I'm sure I didn't burn many calories. Meanwile, we ate ice crem, cookies and chocolate pie!

Lisa, I don't know why, but I pictured you as a brunette! You were a pretty bride. I'm glad you're enjoying nursing.

Taiwan, congrats on the loss. Some days it's so easy and others it's so hard to get motivated, right? But we have to keep trying or we will just gain and gain.

Cyan, I sympathize with your frustration! :fr: I'm glad you have the determination to keep at it though.

Debee, I love going to Borders on a rainy day! Did you find any good books? I love your French bisto - very clever!

Reina, Happy birthday!

Miki, You are lucky to have Josh there to keep you honest. LOL I know it helps me when Bryan asks if I'm going to run. It makes it harder for me to pretend I don't have to. :lol:

Well, ladies, hopefully things are settling down around here and i will be posting once a day again. I need you guys to keep me on track.
Have a great day!
:wave:
Lady

Thank you all for your Birthday Wishes. Well it has taken me some time to get in here to post, so get ready for some reading.....

Ok, last week, was such a bad week for me, I was sooo miserable for some reason, I just didn't want to work, I was extremely tired, and I just was NOT looking forward to my birthday at all. Cyan hit the nail on the head, and pointed out my reasons for this. And it is up to me to fix it. But on to my weekend.

Well, I weighed in this week and I didn't lose a pound for the 3rd week in a row, but I didn't gain either...:cb: So I am happy for that part.

Eating bad starting Saturday, ok, Maybe it started Friday night, with the bag of Twix mini's I found. :s:

Saturday, I woke up and got ready for my hair appointment. Yes, I have taken the time out to get my hair colored, cut and styled. :cp:
Saturday was Mother and Son Picture Day, so Alex and I went out and got our pictures done. It was sooo much fun. I will post those here later.
We sat in the food court at the mall and waited for our pictures to be developed, because it took an hour, so guess what we all ate??
Pretzels, Ms Fields Cookies, and tons of soda!
Well, after the mall we were headed to my sisters, because she was having a Martini Party. Well it turned out she was trying to have a Surprise party for me.
Did you catch the word trying????
Yeah, it is the thought that counts so we will leave it there.......
Well, to cover up my facial expresions, (am I bad or what?) I just ate, and ate, and ate, all the little appetizers, and snacks that were there. Then I said let's go dancing, so we went to this bar/club and danced the night away......

Sunday(Birthday Day) Got up early to get ready for my Cousin's Bridal Shower, So of course, they had a full course lunch scheduled, soup, bread, salad, ravoli's, chicken, corn, potatos, dessert.
Was I tired of food yet??
Yeah, Right!

After the shower, Flav and Alex came to pick me up, and they took me home and had a Cake and flowers for me waiting on the table. How sweet are they???;)
Then, they had Dinner Reservations for a nice italian restaurant.

Now this is where the really bad eating came into play, ok...... came into play again!

We started out with Breaded Shrimp marinated with Garlic, Herb, Butter sauce!
Then of couse, Salad, and bread, again!
Then for my main course........
Broasted Chicken Vesuvio. I had enough garlic to ward off all of Transylvania:dizzy:

Ok, By yesterday, I was teetering on food overload, but my company does Birthday Lunches and we had to go out again!!!
Ok, I am getting sick just thinking back at all the damn food I had! YUK.....

For Lunch yesterday, I tried to keep it light and had Grecian Chicken Breast with 1/2 a potato wedge, and 1 serving of green beans!!!!

Ok, there you have it, my Birthday Food Overload.. I am eating very light today and the rest of the week, to clean out my body of all that Junk...


Taiwan, Chicken Pox, ohhhh, I am so sorry, Stay strong.

Debee, Sorry to hear you were having a bad day, Hope you are feeling better..

Lady, Congrats on the 5 clients. Good for you.. Keep up the good work, and I am sure you will be fine, with the family visiting, I know how that can deter you from you goals, but you just get right back in the saddle when they leave!

Cyan, Thanks again, for all your help, Keep strong woman!

Miki, Hope all is going good with you, I have been wanting to see Ghostship, you have to tell me about it.

Lisa, I love that wedding picture! you look beautiful in it.

Ok, ladies I am working out tonight, and will post again in the morning,.

Hello girls.:) I feel like I've been on a long vacation and I'm just now getting back into the swing of things....but there was no vacation...:?:

Reina, sounds like you had a good birthday...even though you ate and ate and ate...:nono: but that's okay. We still love you!
Happy belated birthday from me.:hb:

Lady, how exciting for you. You're quite the entrepeneur! Is it liberating to be doing something like that. Thanks for the compliment on my picture. My hair has gotten a little darker and the sun in the picture makes me look like a blonde..but my hair is actually a medium brown...I think. I thought I was a blonde for a long time...poor me.

debee, you're bistro idea is awesome. I love going to Barnes and Noble, which is just like Borders, to study. I always have their hot chocolate with caramel and vanilla. YUMMY! It's the best place to study. I love the atmoshpere. Your "drunk" story was funny. Brought back some memories.

Taiwan, my kids were exposed to chickenpox once and they never got it...so I cross my fingers for you. Do they have the chickenpox vaccine there? I finally had my kids get that.

Miki, great job on all the exercise! Since my surgery and school started, I have hardly done a thing in the way of exercise. I really miss that healthy feeling you get when you work out.

Cyan, I miss chatting with you. I wish I had more time. You are always a positive person with lots of great advice and words of wisdom. I hope, though, that you are taking care of yourself as well! I miss you !

Well, homework to do!'
Lisa

Hi everybody!

Cyan, that was my kind of dream...lol What a fantasy..eat and eat (but without gaining weight of course) :) I have to admit that yesterday and today I have been very slack with the exercise. My sis and I were going to walk this evening but she wasnt feeling well. I didnt want to go by myself and nobody else around here would go either. Cant seem to get motiviated to get on the AirWalker since the weather turned nice:^: Josh has had places to go the last 2 nites too so we havent done our thing either.

Lady, what fun to have family visiting. Seems you always have something going on around there. Never boring huh? Oh, and 8 miles of riding surely burned some calories no matter how fast you rode! Good for you for sticking with the riding and running.

Reina, what a great picture! You look great and your little boy is a cutie too. You'll cherish that for sure someday when you've blinked twice, and he has turned into a teenager! I miss my boys being that young. About Ghostship...I still cant decide if I liked it..:lol: I think because I was so hyped about it looking like such a cool movie that I ended up being disappointed. I always do that...you hear them talked up so much that they usually dont meet my expectations. It was definitely watchable but very very strange.

Lisa, I'm so glad you've been able to get here several times lately. I missed you while you were gone so much! Girl, that hot chocolate with caramel and vanilla made my mouth water. YUMMY. and I'm sure it's lowcal too huh?? :s: :D

Taiwan and Debee...hope you two had a good day and better luck than me with staying on track today! Eating was fine..just need to get re-motivated as far as exercise. Why cant I just get that way and STAY??? It's crazy...sometimes for weeks I wont miss at all, then suddenly days pass and I just wont get off my butt to do it. I'll try not to let it get to the point where I need Cyan's cyber kick tho!

Gotta run for now....Take care ya'll!

MIKI

I ate well below my 1500 cals...I had 1371 and 34 grams of fat...and I exercised for only 15 minutes on the bike..I wasnt really up to it.

Later on that evening...I was dreaming of Big Macs...and then...my friend tell me that they are having a special and that until april 6..they only cost 49 cents!:s: Sooooooooo...maybe....today....after work....on my way home....I just might have to pick one up for dinner!:o

Lisa...I miss you too...its always such a pleasure to chat with you. You are such a determined, motivated self improving kinda gal and its an honor to know you. Keep going....and so happy for you that nursing is turning out to be a satisfying and enjoyable field of work for you.

Reina...love that pic...you look so good...and that blouse! I want one. And ofcourse...Alex looks so cute...but I think you already know that.:lol:

Miki....I think I hear your Airwalker calling out for you. Keep going...summer is soon here and we want to be inshape.

Lady...hope you are having a good time with your new business.

Debee...Looking forward to hearing from you soon...your posts are always so informative and fun to read.

Taiwan..I hope your kids and yourself dont come down with chicken pox...stay healthy and keep exercising.

Ok Ladies...I gotta get back to work...have a wonderful OP day everyone.

Cyan

ps I will let you know if I had the big mac or if I was strong enough to resist.

Well, had around 1350 calories today with 44 fat grams ( thanks to that juicy fat burger I had:s: )How about you, Cyan?? Did you get your BigMac??

There is a tent revival going on at a church down the road from me so I'm going to that tonite. Thought I better come on and post early since I know after church, I"ll be in a rush to get other stuff done before bedtime.

I'll be able to post more tomorrow nite.

MIKI

yes Miki I had my Big Mac and small fries yesterday and I didn't exercise...so my total for the day was 1644 and 64 grams of fat!

Oh well...today I will do much better and I will also cycle!

Feeling a little sleepy this morning..so I dont have much to say...I will post more later.

bye for now

Cyan

PS the kitty sleeping is my little furboy Cyan...my male Abyssinian cat!

Cute cat! About time we got to see your 'namesake'..lol. I've done ok again today eating but still no exercise!! About time for that kick, I think. Maybe tomorrow's weigh-in will be some motivation for me...either I'll lose and want to do so again so I"ll exercise..OR..I'll gain or stay the same and get mad and exercise to prove the scale wrong next week. Either way, I gotta get back into it so hopefully that will happen soon.

I'll post more later. Got some other things to type up right now.

Miki

Hi Ladies,

Today I got my highlights done and on Friday I am going to get my nails done for the party on Friday. I was hoping to fit in a hot pink dress but...instead I am going to wear a black little dress with these great sling back shoes I bought today. Well, even though my weigh-in isn't until Friday I know I am not going to make my first April goal of 124 however, at least tonight the scale does show some movement. We are leaving for Florida in less than two weeks and I hope to at least come close to losing a few more pounds.

Cyan, I love the pic of your kitty. We just got a 8 month old red tabby from the SPCA. "Buttercup" has been sick and at the vet for longer than we had him but he did come home today. He is very sweet and the kids love him.

Cyan, Miki, Lady, Lisa, Reina, Deana hope all is well this week we can all show a loss!

I hope you are all having a joyous day, and are looking forward to a great weekend!!

Well, I worked out twice this week at curves and I got my monthly measurements. Well for me, since I didn't go almost the whole month of March, it was my two month measurements.
and I lost
4.75 inches and 8lbs since I started there.....
And I didn't gain anything as of Wednesday night after all my birthday binging.
Not bad.. I am going again tonight and tomorrow morning. Get 4 times this week. So going back has put me in the zone, so I am ready to get going again.

Debee, if at first you don't succeed, try and try again. That is what I am doing, I didn't hit my 185 goal, but I will get there for sure in the next 2 weeks. I want to see pics of you and your stylish dress and slingbacks heels. I love slingback heels, I think they are so classy!

Miki, How was the Church Tent revival, better yet, what is a church tent revival??;)

Cyan, hope the pasta episode passed for you?:) Hope all goes well with the cardiologist today for your mom...

Lisa, and Lady, deana, hope you are all having a great week.

Hi all! Had a busy day and just now getting in here at almost midnite! I lost 2 lbs this week!:D I knew I had eaten ok but a couple of days I didnt exercise at all so I wasnt really sure what the outcome would be.

Today I had stir fry for lunch and a roasted chicken sandwich from Subway tonite. That would have been fine except just an hour ago, Phil, Josh, a friend of Josh's, and I went to Baskin Robbins and each had 2 scoops of ice cream.:^: I had Nutty Coconut and Pralines and Cream. YUMMMM!

Reina, sounds like you're motivated again. Good for you! And congrats on the inches lost...that's encouraging huh? I enjoyed the tent revival. What they do is get a huge tent set up outside and have the church service outdoors. Monday thru Friday nite, there was music and a sermon. It's pretty neat being outside at nite. Hearing a sermon about God and his greatness and being able to see the stars at the same time is really cool.

Debee, you'll definitely have to send us pics and tell us all about your party. It's April now...remember one of your goals is to find out how to post your pics on here.:)

Cyan, how is your weekend going so far?? Did you weigh? What did you decide about getting the blood work done? It just doesnt seem right at all that you havent been losing so I think it would be a good idea. I hope you're having a restful weekend. How is your mom?

Lisa, Lady, and Taiwan....Hoping to hear from ya'll soon! Have a great weekend and post when you can!

Nite all

MIKI

Where is everybody?? No new messages in two days! Guess everyone is busy...hopefully in a fun way. :) Looking forward to all of you getting back to post.

Miki

Quick Note..no weight loss to report....I havent lost anything in weeks...dont know what to do..I have to re-evaluate what I have to do next.

I ate reasonbly well ...a little too much on saturday and fine on sunday...Dont have much time right now..I will post more tomorow

Cyan

Hello ladies. Well, the weekend is over already and tomorrow it's back to school for us. I did get some housework and studying done so, I feel okay.

Weight wise, I've begun to assess my situation. I've gained about 3 to 5 pounds. I'm slowly formulating a plan to get back in gear and in the mean time, I'm making healthier choices. I really need to get back into the exercise thing.

Well, that's all for now!
Lisa

Hi ladies,

Just a quick note! On Friday I weighed in at 127! I was very happy and with control top panty hose with my little black dress looked pretty good! The party was great on Friday night ...lots of fun with friends...lots of food and drink and yes I ate everything!!!
By he way a 24 year old guy even flirted with me!

This whole weekend was very bad foodwise. Saturday night we went out to this new french/chinese place that opened near us, it was expensive $100 (without drinks) for two for chinese food but good. The house is filled with junk food that we bought for he kids and the babysitter and I have been nibbling on chips and candybars. Monday I promise that I will exercise and eat better because we are leaving for Florida in a week.

Tonight I got on the scale and it said 130 so I don't know if I gained three pounds over the weekend or if it is because I ate alot of salty food and might be retaining water. I know I ate the worst that I have in months so if I gained it is my fault. I need to motivate myself and get the junk food out of this house on Monday..no eating out this week...plan healthy meals...exercise ...keep to 1,200 calories...those are my goals for the week. Hope everyone gets to post soon!

I need an easy convenient way to monitor my calorie intake without using the computer. I'm hardly ever home anymore and I need to be at 1500 calories a day.

PLEASE HELP!

Lisa

Good morning ladies,
Hope you all had a nice weekend. It was an uneventful weekend for me. I did workout and stayed under my points for hte weekend, a little too much, but it won't hurt, I was over so much last week, it all balances out right ???:lol:

I did make my 0 point soup yesterday, so I will be enjoying that for lunch for the next 2 days or so. I gave mine a little kick today, and threw in some Cayanne pepper and fresh lime.

Lisa, I would just recommend on a Sunday and Wednesday night, plan all meals by calories, with choices and have those ready, measure out your snacks like pretzels, popcorn adn things like that and have them on hand.
I have written on every box, can, and package what the WW points are and group them with other things to have the meals ready in my pantry to cook, when I get the chance.
Being away from home is very difficult when trying to eat appropriately... I have also read through the entire WW restaurant guide, so I know exactly what I can eat and what is way out of my point range.
I hope this helps.

Debee, Sounds like you had a great night out with your sexy self, in that black dress and pantyhose!!!
I am sure the scale was reflecting all the sodium intake, Just get back on track this week, hey, make yourself a pot of that 0pt soup as well, I love it. Flav just hates when I make it, becuase it smells up the house like cabbage, (his least favorite food)....;)

Cyan, I don't know what to tell you, other than, please, please don't give up... I am sure that scale will move sooner or later, I keep telling myself that.

Mikki, Sorry I didn't post. Your tent revival sounds like alot of fun...Congrats on the 2lb loss. And I keep forgetting that when I spluge on cals, it should be on something like Baskin Robbins, :lol: I am so motivated right now, all I want to do is work out and lose this weight, it was getting warm here, and I was thinking that I wasn't gonna get into those capri's so I have to get on the ball...

Well, today was the start of Baseball here in Chicago for the Cubs, and guess what, it was cancelled, becuase IT SNOWED IN CHICAGO IN APRIL!!!
What can you say, This is Chicago, we can have on day where it is 79 degrees, and the next, it is 20 degrees... Unreal.

Have a great day everyone.

Welcome back everyone! It was lonesome in here over the weekend!:( So glad ya'll made it back :)

I had a nice but uneventful weekend also. Did horrible Sunday with my eating. Well, Saturday was kinda bad too.:^: After the ice cream Fri nite, on Sat. we grilled at my sisters and had steak, potatoes(with sour cream), baked beans, salad, lemon icebox pie, etc. Sunday I did great until 4 pm then suddenly I ate everything I could find in the house!:o I think the weather had alot to do with it...major storms, tornado watches, etc...couldnt get outside. Before all that started tho, my sis and I did get to walk our 2 miles. Finished just before all the rain.

Today has been better. Did 15 min on mom-in-laws Airwalker at lunch, then came home at 4 and walked 2 miles again with my sis. I feel sooo much better when I do that.

Cyan, have you taken your measurements?? You are doing too good to not be making some progress somewhere. Maybe your scales are broken?:?: Hang in there! Been too long to give up now.

Debee, glad you had a good time at your party. I'd love to see some pics. It's Monday...now you gotta stay outta those candybars and chips.:p :lol: Remember your Florida trip coming up.

Lisa, you're right. It's really hard eating right when you're on the go so much. I bought a book at BooksAMillion a few weeks ago that lists several restaurants and the nutrition values of each item on their menus. I use that to plan what I'll eat during the day since I live too far to go home for lunch. I know at Sonic, a grilled chicken sandwich has 210 calories and the roasted chicken at Subway has 320. I mainly eat those 2 items if I dont take my lunch. That way I dont have to guess how many calories I'm sacrificing during lunch. I dont do alot of variety for the mere fact that its' too much trouble figuring out all the calories. I never eat fries with my sandwiches anymore...but I have been having a Diet Vanilla Coke with them instead of the water I used to drink.

I keep saying I'm going to make out a menu for the week during the weekend and get all the ingredients I need so I wont have to take so much time after work trying to figure out what to cook at nite. So far, it's a great idea that I havent gotten around to doing..:dizzy:

Reina, great to hear you're motivated again. I'm really psyched up too...lets stay that way ok? I am totally determined for another loss this week. Your motivation helps mine. :)

Lady, I know you're having a blast with your family. You'll have to tell us all about it.

Taiwan, hope things are well with you. No chicken pox there I hope. Come back and join us as soon as you can.

Well, for some reason, I'm exhausted tonite. I think I'm going to head to bed early.

Miki

Tonight I cycled for 40 minutes at top speed for a distance of 10.5km...the music was great!

My cals were a little hight at 1600 and 44 grams of fat..I had two glasses of grapefruit and orange juice...I've been craving juices lately..so as you know....the cals add up...but I really really was craving it.

Hey Debee ....the lady in the black dress:hot: I'm sure you were one hot Momma!

Reina....you should cook cabbage soup every weekend:s:

Hey Lisa...I think Reina had a good idea...one day a week..sit down and plan your meals...so that they add up to 1500 cals...the challenge ..is then to stick to it :lol:

Miki congrats on your weight loss...can I borrow your metabolism please :^:

I am tired so I am off to bed..I hate this one hour forward business.

later ladies

Cyan

Hi Everyone!
Well, my daughter and her family went home on Sat. I will really miss them, but they will be back this summer. I didn't exercise and ate horribly wlhile they were here, and gained 3 lbs. But today the scale said I lost all 3! Yea! I have been so busy having fun organizing my business, creating data basis, business cards, etc, that I have been doing little else...like exercising and calorie counting. Bryan reminded me tonight that I'm slacking off and have to make running my priority again.

Cyan, I wish I could wave a magic wand over that scale for you. Don't give up, though, ok?

Debee! You sexy little thing! You go girl!!

Renee, I love the picture of you and Josh! Congrats on your big loss, Curves is certainly working for you!

Miki, Congrats on your loss too! Glad to hear you're back on the air walker.

Lisa, if you don't have time to count calories, you might try what a friend of mine did. She lost weight by throwing away 1/2 of everything she ate. She said she wasn't wasting food by throwing it in the trash anymore than if she threw it into her mouth.

OK, everyone, tomorrow is a new day and I'm officially back on program!

Have a great one!
Lady

Hi ladies,

Cyan, I agree with you about the time change...I am so tired! You are still the exercise queen with your cycling.

Lady, glad you had a great time with your family. It sounds like you are having fun with your new business.

Miki, I promise I will get my pic on here soon. I had sent some pics to reina at her home address so if you can not wait for me to figure out on how to get on the web site e-mail me (jimanddeb@netcarrier.com) your home address and I will send you some pics the old fashion snail mail way. By the way the candy and chips are out because yes, I ate most of the junk! The timne change and weather ...we had snow yesterday made me go on the hunt for food...today is better.

Reina, when you get excited and motivated it really helps me to get back on the program...I always say to myself that reina is being good this week so I better be good!

Lisa, I find it hard when you eat out to know what to order..Miki is right pick one or two things you like and then just have them for lunch...let the variety be in your dinner.

Taiwan, hope everyone is fine and you will post soon.


Today Jake had the start of a cold and I was going to keep him home but he seemed better so he went to school. I went to the GAP (by the way Reina and Miki they had boys khaki's on sale for $12.99) and got the kids some things for Florida and their Easter outfit...khaki,s oxford shirt, blue vests...I think that this will be the last year they will let me dress them alike. For easter we will be going to a resturant brunch when we get back from Florida so I wanted the kids to look good even if it was just for a few minutes before they get dirty.

Maybe I'll get a chance to post more tonight.

I love coming in to find lots of long posts!

Cyan, it was nice getting to chat tonite. Hope things turn out well with your mom tomorrow. I'll be thinking of you both. Oh, and craving those juices could be worse...I think calories from those are probably better than calories from a candybar or bag of chips. At least there is some nutritional value to juice...chips are empty useless calories and they are my downfall.:^:

Welcome back, Lady! Glad to hear you had a good time with your daughter and her family. Summer will be here before you know it. How nice that Bryan supports your exercise...it does help motivate, doesnt it?

Debee, what a bargain on the khakis! I love good deals. I find lots of things on clearance racks. I've been tired the last 2 days also. I assume from the time change. It's weird because Sunday seemed extra long to me, I wasnt sleepy at all, but yesterday and I today I've been exhausted.

I did do 15 min on the AirWalker again at lunch, then tonite walked 2 miles with my sister after watching Luke's basketball game. We walk and talk the whole time so it doesnt even seem like exercise. I had Subway for lunch and supper so calories are ok too.

Lisa, Lady's friend did have a good idea. Cutting back will help you lose weight regardless of the exact calorie intake. Less is Less. :) lol So if you order a sandwich and fries, eat half of each and throw away the rest..OR...just eat a whole sandwich and dont order fries. Thats what I do. I havent ordered fries with a sandwich in months. ( altho I have been known to snitch a couple of the kids'..:lol: ) That way I can still eat fast food with the family and not feel totally guilty.

Well, need to run. Luke is calling me to tuck him in, Josh is wanting me off here so he can use the phone, and Phil already headed to bed to read.

Nite all

MIKI

Well, nothing really to report. No weight loss (didn't weighin actually) but will on Monday I guess. No chicken pox yet either, and hope it stays that way. We had a guest last weekend (he came into town for a funeral), and our mission board president and vp are due in on Friday I think, or is it Thursday (better make sure I get it right.)
I have gotta tell you all this. The cremation ceremony was kinda funny. We had the funeral service at church and then headed over to the crematory (sp?). Well, we get there and the place next to us (ok, hard to describe, just a room with two benches that go into a hole in the wall and I don't know what happens behind there), so it's like two cremations going on at once. Well, the one next to us was Buddhist. They had already started thiers and was cling cling clang clanging and chanting away when we started ours. As Christians we sing hymns about seeing the loved one again in heaven. Well, we started singing and the level of the cling cling clang clang got louder, then I noticed the singing was louder. It seemed to be kinda like who would be the loudest, the Christian singing hymns or the Buddhist chanting and clinging clanging away. I was trying not to laugh as it would've been inappropiate, but it was funny.

A friend on another list is trying to get me to the 3day diet. Basically eating 3 days of low calories and then 4 days of regular eating. I tried today and was starving by 3pm. Dinner seems like it will be better. I am just not motivated, don't know what my problem is.
Can I share something? I am so jealous/mad at my dh. He can just go play basketball anytime he feels like it and I am stuck with the kids, well the baby (who is napping right now). I just feel like when I am up to exercsing I don't have time, when there is time, I either have cleaning or washing to do or I am just so stinkin' tired. Ok, I feel a little better.

I will write more. I am looking for a recipe for low calorie muffins to fix for breakfast. I figure I can make a batch (put them off limits to the others) and freeze them and have like a muffin and juice for breakfast (or makes a good snack too).

Take care ladies

Happy Hump Day!
Yes, it is Wednesday, and I too have been overcome by the exhausted bug, and I can totally blame it on the time change, and Debee, we too got snow the other night, so that was a total drag. It was 30 Degrees for the Cubs Home Opener!!!!

Ok, I have to tell you this MAGICAL story! I had these gift certificates for Williams and Sonoma, a kitchen gadget store. Well, I have been very hesitant to use them, becuase I don't know what I wanted, well, I decided I needed a pan like the chef's use on the Food Channel, so I went to go buy one. Well, I would have never spent $175 on a 3qt skillet, but I did!
I have had it since Sunday, and it is like magic in the kitchen, I am whipping up recipes, out of nowhere! I made Chicken Frecese, one night, Grilled vegetables with pollo milenese the second night, and Pasta with fresh veggies last night. I am using wine with my cooking, and chopping away in that kitchen, I don't know what has come over me, I think my pan is magic.:lol:
I can't wait to get home tonight to see what I end up making...
Call me crazy, but it is just really wierd!

Lady, thanks for the compliment, yes, I believe Curves is working for me. It was fun taking those pictures of me and my boy.
There was a mix-up on the names though, Josh is Miki's and Alex is mine;)

Debee, I am gonna have to get myself to Gap real soon, I need to get some more pants for Alex. Hey Deb, I expect some more pics from Florida when you get back.... I love getting personal mail at home, something other than bills, is always enlightening.
Now I have to really be good, because now I will hear myself saying , that if I am not good today, Debee won't be either, and I can't be the fault of that!:lol:

Miki, sounds like you did very well yesterday.... Good to hear it, I have officially pulled the elliptical glider out of my room and into my living room, now there are no excuses for me to get on it. I won't have to clear off all the clothes that i have hung on it, to work out, so MY BUTT WILL BE ON IT DAILY!!!!:o

Taiwan,
I feel your anguish, about DH, I am also going through the same thing right now, with my DH, he finds all the time in the world for his hobbies, but I can't even for a second try to get my time in there. What's a woman to do???
As far as the Crematory Story, sounds like if you got any louder, the deceased would have gotten up with you and started singing and chanting. :lol:

:wave: Hi Ladies!

Chef Reina, I loved your pan story. Yes, it is definitely magic – obviously worth every penny! Sorry I misnamed your Alex, but he’s still cute as a button. It’s hard to remember who’s little one is who’s!
Have you cleared the clothes off the elliptical glider yet?

Taiwan, Boy, I remember what was like to have to stay home with the kids all the time. It was definitely tough. Have you told DH you need some time off? Will he watch the kids for an hour or two a week while you go off and do something fun? You know the old addage “if you don’t take good care of yourself, you won’t be able to take good care of anyone else.” Is true. By the way, you're a better woman than I am! I would have had a very tough time not laughing at the creamatory!

Miki, Glad to hear you’re exercising and OP. I love walking with friends, don't you? The time (and miles) go by so quickly.

Skinny Debee, We are having great weather down here, I hope it keeps up for your vacation. Sounds like you got some real bargains on the boy’s clothes. Did you get yourself a new Easter outfit too?

Cyan, how are you? I worry that you are so busy with life that you aren’t having any fun. Glad you’re still riding that bike. Watch it with the juices, they taste wonderful but are basically 90% sugar. Hey, here’s a thought; if you like juices have you tried V8? It’s packed full of vegetables and flavor with low sugar and calories; pretty filling too.

Well ladies, I have spent the entire morning on the computer paying bills and taking care of email, etc. Time to get this bod in motion, so I’m going for my run, then off to the grocery store to stock up the cupboards. I have not been counting my calories, which probably explains why I haven’t lost any more. I tried a new recipe for lunch yesterday. I made it up as I went along, but it was pretty good and easy. I sautéed some cut up chicken tenders while I cooked some Ramen noodles (no sauce). I added frozen peas and broccoli to the noodle water for the last few minutes, then drained it all and combined the noodles and veggies with the chicken. Then I added a big dollop of fat free sour cream, about 1/8 c Italian salad dressing and Parmesan cheese to taste. Fast, yummy and filling. Yesterday’s eating was good until I sat down to watch this dumb movie and munched my way into oblivion. I promise myself I won’t do that again tonight. :ink:

Well, I’d better get moving. You all have a great day!

:grouphug:
Lady

Hi Ladies,

Reina, hey I would love for you to come to my house and whip up some of those recipes! Maybe a new career is in store for you, chef reina??? And yes, you better be good because I am counting on you! I promise to send pics when I get back from vacation.

Lady, watching tv or movies and munching is my downfall too, I should put a padlock on the fridge the minute the tv goes on. By the way thanks for calling me skinny debee.

Taiwan, oh how I can relate about DH and 'his" time. We did come up with a compromise though, maybe it will work for you...on a few nights my dh takes the boys for "Boys Night Out" they go out for something to eat, then to a local arcade, mini golf or other activity that the kids enjoy. It is a nice way for the boys to spend time with their dad and I get a few hours to myself. I usually go to the local Borders bookstore and get a coffee and read magazines for a few hours ...it really helps me to feel I have a few hours to myself. They even made up a song that they sing as they are going out the door..."Boys Night Out, no girls allowed, boys night out no girls allowed " and I sing back the chorus..."oh, yes, oh yes"

Cyan, I hope that all goes well with your mom and I agree with Lady it sounds like you need to put some more fun in your life...do you have any favorite hobbies that you might want to try?

Miki, once the weather gets better I want to try some walking with the boys after school.

Well, today was my french presentation to the second grade I had to do 10 presentations to groups of 10 children for about 3 hours. There were 10 other countries but the kids voted france their favorite...I know it had a lot to do with the creme puffs..England could not compete with kidney pie. By the way the creme puffs were so good!!! I just got them in the frozen food section...if you want a great easy dessert that is really worth the calories get them they melt in your mouth ( I had to muster all my willpower to only eat 3)

I was so tired yesterday that I went to bed at 9p.m. I have not done one bit of exercise and foodwise it has not been good... I think I know why...since I I'm not going to make my goal of being 120 for Florida...I am a bit depressed and of course to make me feel better I am eating...well once I come back from vacation I think I will be better becasue my next goal will be for our Hollywood party that I have postponed until May and then the final goal is my birthday on June 18. Instead of 110 I am revising my ulimate goal to 115, I think it is more realistic. I don't think it is the weight but the toning I really need to start doing now.

Hi,

Needed to post because I was heading for the refridge and needed to do something...

I decided when I get home from vacation that I am going to sign up for Curves. I need to get motivated to do exercise. I thought I could do it when jake is in school. Every morning after I drop him off I'll just make it part of my rountine to go there.

Foodwise I have to start eating breakfast again...even if it is the same thing (whole wheat toast with jam), lunch my turkey pita and dinner will be the only oone I'll have to think about with some low-fat snacks. I need to make the calorie counting easier.

Reina, the 0 point soup is it the cabbage soup from the cabbage soup diet or some other recipe? I like soup and would eat it for lunch and dinner at least once a week.

I hope the weather will get nicer soon so I can start walking. On vacation I plan to take some nice long walks on the beach. I also plan on playing tennis and swimming every day. Foodwise I am going to promise myself not to go crazy and limit the breads and sweets.

Well, I better get to sleep, my son Jimmy has his teacher conference and a play date tomorrow... Busy day with dh home and ds half day...oh joy what company!

My niece sent this to me, and I just had to share it with you all!


Just a thought of wisdom to my friends from a great woman.

Have a great day Ladies

Last April, Maya Angelou was interviewed by Oprah...on her 70+ birthday. Maya really is a marvel who has led quite an interesting and exciting life. Oprah asked her what she thought of growing older. And, there on television, she said it was "exciting." Regarding body changes, she said there were many, occurring everyday...like her breasts. They seem to be in a race to see which will reach her waist, first. The audience laughed so hard they cried.

She is such a simple and honest woman...with so much wisdom in her words. Because of that, I share this.... by Maya Angelou

When I was in my younger days,
I weighed a few pounds less,
I needn't hold my tummy in
to wear a belted dress.

But now that I am older,
I've set my body free;
There's the comfort of elastic
Where once my waist would be.

Inventor of those high-heeled shoes
My feet have not forgiven;
I have to wear a nine now,
But used to wear a seven.

And how about those pantyhose-
They're sized by weight, you see,
So how come when I put them on
The crotch is at my knee?

I need to wear these glasses
As the print's been getting smaller;
And it wasn't very long ago
I know that I was taller.

Though my hair has turned to gray
and my skin no longer fits,
On the inside, I'm the same old me,
It's the outside's changed a bit.

But, on a positive note...
I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.

I've learned that you can tell
a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.

I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life.

I've learned that making a "living" is not the
same thing as making a "life."

I've learned that life sometimes gives you a
second chance. I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands.

You need to be able to throw something back.
I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision.

I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't
have to be one.

I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back.

I've learned that I still have a lot to learn.

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

Very hectic day today, I will post tomorrow, have a great one!

Hi everybody! I didnt get a chance to post yesterday. Luke had lots of homework and the sunbed was booked until 9:30 pm so I took that spot and by the time I got home after 10, I was ready to get things finished up around here and head to bed.

I did 20 min on the Airwalker yesterday at lunch and 10 min today. Both days sis and I did our 2 mile walk so I am really hyped about weigh-in tomorrow. I am going to be sooooooo disappointed if I havent lost. I feel like I have tho.:crossed: This is the first week in a long time that I did not skip even one day of exercise.:cb:

Taiwan, your cremation story was hilarious. I am terrible about getting the nervous giggles at a time or place when it's supposed to be somber or quiet. I get it from my dad..I cant sit anywhere near him in church because both of us get tickled over the silliest thing. We'll hear or notice something and being alike, we each know the other noticed also and it's near impossible to make it thru without shaking the whole pew. Isnt that terrible?:lol: I know there have been times when I would want to CRY to keep from laughing. I know how you feel about dh. I think all women know about that. Like they say, a man may work from sun to sun but a womans work is NEVER done.:( I went thru a similar episode like that last nite. I was stressed to the limit with Luke's homework and the messy house and not getting to post here and needing to iron, etc yet the dh shaved, had some couch time, then went to bed to read.:mad: Good thing I dont hold a grudge.lol

Reina, YUMMM....you gonna be cooking up something in October??:s: If so, I'll just have to work on getting there. I loved that inspirational post you left for us. Made me laugh and also made me think. :)

Lady, your recipe sounded yummy also. I love doing that...just throwing in whatever I have handy. Sometimes it works, other times the dogs are thrilled.:lol:

Debee, how cool the kids loved your presentation best. You are just so creative. I'm going to send you my address so you can sent some pics. I love getting REAL mail instead of bills once in awhile.

Actually, I'd love to have everyone's addresses if ya'll dont mind. I think it would be fun sometimes to send a card or something occasionally. Who knows...it might end up getting there right at a time someone needs encouragement or something. What do ya'll think about exchanging addys??

Cyan, how is your mom?? I'm kinda worried since I didnt see a post from you and you havent mentioned her appointment. I hope things are ok with her and with you. Remember we're all here for you. Anytime you need to vent, just let us have it!;)

Well I better go for now. Hubby is pacing the floor wanting to use the computer.:p

MIKI

Its friday...I like fridays.

MIKI...The appointment with the doc this past wednesday went well...at least we didnt have to wait for too long to get the ultrasound of the heart done. However, I think they may have found something concerning with her heart that may put her in a higher risk for her surgery. I guess they will let me know. Other than my mother's daily agression, life goes on.

I havent exercised since monday...but I have been eating below 1500 cals and 40 grams of fat! So thats good. I am not going to bother to weigh myself for awhile...it discourages me to see no changes week in and week out. I still have to go see my doc and get some bloodwork done...its just so hard when you already take so much time off to take your mother to the doctor, to take time off for yourself.

Its my bday party tomorrow...its a small group of 5...the sushi eaters...we are going to this very posh restaurant called Takara's...it should be nice.

Reina...your last post was very inspirational...thanks

Debee have fun in florida!

Lady..glad to hear that you are doing well and thanks for the advice

Taiwan...keep going...yes husbands sometimes get it easier with their free time.

Ok Ladies...I gotta get back to work...talk to you later

Cyan

:hb: HAPPY BIRTHDAY CYAN! :gift:

Ok, everyone sing .....:dancer:
Happy Birthday to youu. Happy Birthday to youuu. Haappy Birthhhday Dear Cyyyannnn. Happy Birthday to you!

Yeaaaa! :cp:

Love, Lady

Hi ladies,

I'm typing with a cat on my lap so there mqy be some typos.

Cyan, Happy birthday, my younger sister birthday is today...I hope you get all your birthday wishes!!! ...(tall,dark,hansome and rich...my birthday wish for you this year)

Miki, as soon as I get back from Florida I'll send the photos...the only reas9on my son said France won the global goodies presentation was not because of the props but because of the creme puffs ...some of the teachers actually thought I made 150 creme puffs and mini eclairs...well, if you guys don't tell I won't.

Reina, loved the post

Lady, hope all is well.

Today I weighed in and I am still at 127... not bad since this week I did no exercise and ate and ate. When I get back from vacaion I am joining curves and getting back to healthy eating I promise all of you. I know if I just ate better this week I could have made 125...sometimes the week goes by too fast.

I don't know if I will be able to post until next week so I hope everyone has a great week!!

Hi Everyone!
I'm sorry I don't have time to write much, I have a house full of company again. But I needed to tell you about my epiphany (sp?) this morning. I was laying in bed finding excuses for not running, when I realized i was at a crucial decision point. I had fallen into the pattern of not recording what I ate or if I exercised. I had stopped combining exercise and diet and I had stopped losing weight, in fact I was checking the scale each morning to see if i gained - not if I lost! I could either face the fact that I had given up and realize in the next year, true to my old pattern, I will start to gain it all back and kick myself for quitting when I was getting so close to goal. Or I could get back on full program, no excuses, and lose the last 23 lbs and go on maintenance. I chose to get back on program. There will always be company or a crisis to give me an excuse to eat. I need to learn to deal with that the right way, and not use it as an excuse to fail. So! Today I had an excellent run and even though we are having a family picnic, I will stay on program and go back on 1100 calories for the next two days to kick start my new beginning. If this is a lifestyle change, it's time I started seriously changing my life style!
Have a great weekend, everyone!

Lady

I had a nice dinner last night...Takara's was so good...the sushi so decorative and boy did it taste good. so after all was said and done...my total cals for the whole day were 1836 and 50 grams of fat:o I had fried banana and vanilla ice cream for lunch....and that desert alone was 271 plus 81 cals...fried banana and ice cream. I also had some white wine to go with the whole meal.

I did however exercise the past two days!

Well I am out to enjoy the rest of my sunday so I hope everyone is having a good day.

Lady..kudos on you for having that realization cause you are right on the money. Makes lots of sense to me

later ladies

Cyan

Good Morning Ladies,

Hope you all had a nice weekend!!

I must confess, It was difficult to fight, so I gave in to my premenstral cravings, and binged on junk food all weekend. But I have passed that part of my week, and plan on being on the fast track. After telling Cyan all the junk I ate, it kinda made me sick!!!:(

But after all was said and done, I had a pretty uneventful weekend again! I have to get going and get my easter stuff in place, for Sunday, I haven't even bought my baby's basket yet!
I might just get him a little one and go get him his bike he has been asking for.

So, things I will do this week to keep me on track

Drink lots of water
work out 4 out of the 6 days left in the week
no eating out this week
and 50 situps a day for all 6 days

I have to get rid of this stomach before I lose MY MIND!!!

Ok, have a great week everyone!

Reina...glad you brought up those situps! I'm going to try to get back to doing them too. My stomach is the worst part to get rid of, I think.

The scales only showed a one pound loss this weekend. I was disappointed because I exercised more last week than I ever have before. Almost made me want to skip today, but I forced myself to go ahead. I did 20 min Airwalker at lunch, and hubby and I just walked a mile.

Cyan, glad you enjoyed your bday dinner! Good for you for keeping up the exercise.

Lady, thanks for reminding us all what we know but somehow seem to forget! We're in this for LIFE.... a permanent change of lifestyle, not just something to get the weight off then slowly but surely go back to our old ways and regain it all.

Debee, when is your Florida trip? I couldnt remember. If you're there already, hope youre having a blast.

Lisa and Taiwan...hope everything is well with the two of you. Check in when you can.

Have a good week everybody!

MIKI

Once again I kept in check with my calories..I ate 1230 cals and yes...11 grams of fat! I had rice and vegetables and fish..its amazing how certain foods are so low in fat.

I didnt exercise yesterday but I will tonight.

Hey Miki..good on you for losing the one pound...at least you lost...so dont complain and keep at it. Slow but sure is the way to go. small changes add up to big ones.

Debee..hope you are having a good time in florida

Reina:nono: No more binging for awhile..promise? Ok ... lets get back on track.

As usual, I am at work ..so off I go.

Later

Cyan

Wow...under 1300 calories and only 11 fat grams!!! Way to go, Cyan!!

I'm definitely keeping at it. Not going to give up this far in the game.

Just got home from Luke's basketball game. His team won 10-6 and he made 4 of the points..yeahhhh :)

Anyway, still lots to do so better go now. Homework time..YUCKKK

MIKI

Thought I would just check in.
Happy belated bday Cyan. Glad you had a great time.

Well, haven't been good. Yesterday scale said 191--oh my!! have a new plan, but not going into affect until Monday. Why wait til Monday? Well, Friday we were invited to a friends for dinner and Sunday is Easter, more food. So now that our guests are gone and get these dinnners over with, it should be a little easier.
I am going to try somersizing. Anyone tried it? It's about not mixing/eating certain foods. You can still have carbs, but limited and not with protein. I am reading up on it, getting as much info as possible. My mission board director said that a board member was doing somersizing and lost alot of weight and has kept it off for a year now. We'll see. Gotta do something. I don't want this weight coming back. Plus had 2 people ask me if I was pregnant again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Talk to you all later.

Thanks so much for all the happy birthday wishes. It put a huge smile on my face. Miki and Reina thanks for the e-cards!

I did ok yesterday with the eating...my dad brought kfc home for dinner...so my grand total was 1595 and 56 grams of fat. I did cycle for 30 minutes for a distance of 9km and burned off over 300 cals.

It was so stormy last night and as I lay there tucked under my covers I was thinking...ooooo I dont want to go out there tomorrow morning....maybe I'll just take my birthday off and not go into work. But ..by morning...it had calmed down so I came into work.

Taiwan..let me know how sumersizing goes...I think she cuts out sugar from her diet and breads...its like a low carb diet.

Well...back to work.

Talk to you later

Cyan

HELLO LADIES

Hope you are all having a great week, Well first of all
Happy Birthday Cyan!!!!
I don't think I have said this enough?:lol:

Ok, I have to tell you about my will power! Don't know where it came from, but around 3:30 yesterday, I was deliriously craving chocolate! I was taking to Cyan on IM so she can talk me through the pain!!:o

Well yesterday evening I had to go to my inlaws ~ and you all know how I feel about my inlaws, right??
That alone will make anyone want to shove and entire chocolate mousse cake down the hatch!
Well, it was my brother in laws birthday so of course they would have cake, and chocolate no less~:love:
I can't believe it, but I didn't have not a sliver, zilch, zip, nada, nothing,
CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT???:?:

I was so proud of myself last night, I couldn't get over it. Well my scale still said I have gained 2 lbs, but I am expecting my monthly tomorrow, so that could be the reason, and I am eating OP all this week, so we will see.

Miki, are you doing the situps? I am going to curves tonight. My sister is joining now, that makes my sister and my niece. I have a trend over here.

Debee, did you join??

Well, I hope you all have a great rest of the week, I will talk to you all later.

Happy Birthday Cyan:hb: Glad you enjoyed your cards.

Reina, way to go with the will power! I had to find some quick today also. On Wed nites, the kids go to church and before the service, there is always a meal so people who work wont have to rush with supper and all. Anyway, I picked up KFC to send with them. Well, I live about 20 min away so the whole way the entire car smelled of KFC. I wanted a piece BADDD. At one point I even opened the bucket hoping at least a piece of the crispy part had fallen off of one so I could just have that. Of course, it hadnt. Reluctantly I put the lid back on and just drooled the rest of the way home. I never took one bite. Let me tell you..it was very hard. But tonite as I ate my stirfry with chicken I felt good that I had made that choice.

I also walked my 2 miles today but only did 10 min of AirWAlking at lunch.

I havent started the situps yet. Maybe tonite:?: We'll see. I'm tired tho from my walk.

Taiwan, I was happy to see you are back with us! Dont worry about not being good lately...at least you have a plan :) You'll have to keep us informed on how it goes. Like you, we have a big Easter dinner Sunday with my family. Bad thing is tho...we already had one last Saturday because that was the only weekend one of my sisters could come. Now we're doing it AGAIN:o I"m talking a "thanksgiving" type dinner...turkey, dressing, roast w/gravy, mashed potatoes, corn, sweet potato casserole, brocc/cheese casserole, etc. plus several desserts. Last week I messed up horribly on that one day. Not going to do that Sunday...not planning to at least. I felt GROSSSS after doing it last time. It's ridiculous to ruin a whole week with just one big meal.

Well...going to try to get to bed early so I better run for now.

MIKI

Happy Easter, Good Friday and PassOver well wishes to everyone.

I am doing fine diet wise....all week I have been at or under 1500 cals and well under 50 grams on most evenings. I exercised last night but only for 15 minutes...the music on the radio sucked and I couldnt stay motivated to keep on cycling.

I am sure everyone is busy with family get togetheres and all that so come post when you get the chance.

I will be weighing in on sunday...I certainly do hope to see some weigth loss...cross your fingers everyone:lol:

Ok believe it or not..I am at work...so I best get to it

Cyan

Hi..just a quick post. Lost one measly lb again this week. Needless to say I was again very disappointed and at the same time felt really selfish about it. Cyan, I always get frustrated then immediately I think of you and the time you've had with those blasted scales. I know I should just be happy I'm losing period...but when I work double hard and still lose the same as I did when I didnt exercise at all, it is very discouraging. For the past 2 weeks, I've done more than ever not skipping even one day and both weeks lost one lb. The week before, I also lost one lb and didnt exercise near as much! I know I know....muscle weighs more than fat....I keep telling myself that too. Anyway, had a little pity party for myself this morning and once again now I'm back on track and NOT GIVING UP!!!

Hope you all have a wonderful Easter weekend. Hope to hear from everyone soon.

Miki :)

Happy Easter Monday!

I'm at work but I will most likely leave at 1pm to enjoy the rest of the afternoon...although its gray and rainy out there...ugh!

I am still keeping on track with what I eat..I did go a little high on sunday...at 1663 but the fat grams were good at 30 grams.

I had cake...oh well.

I kept up with the exercising by either cycling, walking and heavy house cleaning.

Well thats it folks..oh Yes..I have not weighed...my scale is evil and always makes me feel bad.

later ladies

Cyan

Hi Ladies,

I'm back! I had a great vacation. We first stopped to see Jim's sister in Hollywood, Fl then drove across to my sisters house in Marco Island and dropped off the kids. The next five days we spent in Naples, Fl at a very nice spa hotel. Naples Florida is very nice...many outdoor cafes, art galleries and upscale shops in town. One night we went to a play, another we went on a sunset cruise, another we went to the Ritz Carlton, and another we had wine and walked the beach and watched the sun set on Naples pier. Those are the good parts of the vacation the bad part is that I gained 5 pounds!!!! I left at 127 and returned home at 133! I ate so bad...big breakfasts, coconut shrimp for lunch washed down with pina coldas, starbuck frappacinos, cheeseburgers, lobster fritters, steak dinners, pasta, and all the bread baskets in Naples, topped off every evening with chocolate mousse ice cream...after awhile I felt sick from eating...I kept saying to myself that I was on vacation so I could eat anything and everything I wanted...very stupid move. Now I have to really be good and exercise and diet. My sister told me something that has helped she said that whenever she takes a bite of food that she says to herself.."Does this taste better than thin?"... if it doesn't she just stops eating! Helps with mindless eating.

Well, this week I am signing up for curves, riding my bicycle in the morning, waking up an hour earlier to do yoga and a walking tape, and planning my meals...no eating out at all until sat. night! I also plan on gardening, spring cleaning the house, finding a new low-fat dinner recipe.

Part two of my post...

Miki, hope you had a great easter dinner with the family... we went to a local resturant and yes, it was another day of bad eating for me.

Cyan, you know I was thinking that maybe if you didn't look at the scale for a few eeks maybe the weright will come off...kinda like when you are not looking for a relationship and then one sudeenly appears ...maybe that will happened with the pounds coming off.

Deana, I know the comment about being "pregnant" most of my weight is in my stomach so I have heard that comment a few too many times! I feel like I am going to give birth to triplet chocolate mousse ice cream cones this week.

Reina, I took photos in florida so as soon as I get them developed I will send them to you. I promise to send photos to anyone else that e-mails me at jimanddeb@netcarrier.com

Lady, I read your post and you are so right...just because we have company or a celebration or go on vacation is no reason to allow ourselves to over eat!!!

Lisa, hope all is well and you get to post soon.

Ok, I feel like I gained 10 lbs over the weekend! Trying to get back into the groove this week. Hope you all had a nice Easter holiday. I'll post more tomorrow.

Miki

Well all, just thought I'd post to say HEY I AM STILL HERE!!

We got a phone call on Monday of an 8th grader and her 5yr old sister who need emergency placement. The 8th grader came on Monday and 5yr old yesterday (and came screaming might I add). The rest of the day was much better though. The 5yr old and Joshua are getting along great.

So this week will be busy. But my first 2 days of somersizing went well, though still need to find legal snacks. But when I got on the scale today (I know don't weigh yourself every day!!!) I had already lost 2lbs. Haven't had any sugar other than from fruits or carbs other than oatmeal. Feeling pretty good (other than my sinus headache do to this stupid weather here!!!)

I will try to write more once things settle down some.

Hi everyone. Ok, I did walk 2 1/2 miles today BUT for lunch, I had a grilled cheese sandwich then tonite I had a Jr Whopper w/cheese AND Fries! Really healthy huh? I'm going to TRY to make myself eat cereal the next 2 nites tho. We'll see how that goes.

Taiwan, welcome back! Missed hearing from you lately. You definitely have your hands full. I do admire you for the work you do for those kids. I'm sure altho it's stressful at times that you end up blessed in the end for doing something so needful.

Debee, sounds like you had a great time in Florida. Did you get my email? How is your plan going this week as far as getting back on track?

Cyan, hope you had a good day at work. Did you take off early as planned? You deserve some time off for yourself. Cant take care of others if you dont also take care of yourself.

Lady, Reina.....how are things with ya'll? Come post when you have a spare minute. Miss ya.

I'm taking off Thurs and Fri so looking forward to tomorrow afternoon. I love the feeling I have when I walk out the door at work knowing I dont have to return the next day..lol

Take care all..

MIKI

Hi,

Just a quick post..yes, miki I got your e-mail and by the end of the week I will mail you some photos...I am developing myregular camera and digitail and will try to even put a digitail photo on here...I hate figuring out computer things so it might take me a while.

I am back on track a little...execerising and eating better and the scale shows some loss. May is a busy month and I really want to look good for all the events we have planned plus bathing suit season will soon be upon us...oh joy!

Deana, I think it is so wonderful how you take in children ...what a wonderful difference you make in the world!

Cyan, how are you doing?

Lady, you must be very busy with your new business let us know how it is going.

Lisa, soon it will be summer and you'll have a break!

Reina, where are you?...at curves?

sorry about all the mis spelling I am typing while masking breakfast!

Hello everyone,
Sorry for my absence, but I haven't been feeling to good these past couple of days. But I have gone to the drs, and hopefully everything will be ok real soon.

Deb, nice to hear about the vacation, sounds like you a whopping good time! I am sure Curves will help you get that vacation poundage off in a jiffy!

Sounds like everyone is doing ok, with a few bumps or whoppers in the road, :dizzy: But everyone knows where they want to be and I am sure we will all be on track again together!

I am not feeling very well today, so I will post again later.

Cyan, hope all went well with your mom today!!!


talk to you all real soon!

It's already 10 pm and I still have stuff to do ..just wanted to at least check in and say hi. I'm off now until Monday...Hooray!! :) So maybe tomorrow I can post more.

Lisa, I just realized I left you off of my last post..Sorry!! It was just an oversite...I promise I havent forgotten you. We miss you bunches!

Well, talk to everyone tomorrow..gotta run for now.

Miki

Just a quick post..I'm at work as usual...TGIF! All is well with the eating..I am going to sign up for badmington twice per week tonight at our sports center...and I am starting up with power yoga at my yoga center this saturday morning....So hopefully all this with the cycling I do at home ...I should start to lose weight again...let see.

Well thats it for now

Glad to read that all of you are staying motivated...keep up the good work

Cyan

Hi,

Friday is weigh-in day for me and instead of being 133 I am down to 130 now...vacation really made me pile up the pounds. I am still three pounds heavier than when I left and now I am behind in my ultimate goal which was to be around 122 by now...well, my eating is still not as good as before but I am walking more and doing lawn work so hopefully some of the calories will burn off!

Miki, I sent the photos today so you should get them by early next week.

Cyan, sounds like you will be very busy! I am sure you will show a loss soon!

Lady, please post soon!

Reina, hope you feel better!

Deana, hope all is well...how are the new children adjusting?

Well, I am at 189lbs. On Monday I was at 191lbs, so at least I didn't gain. Then again, I was this weight on Wed. I bet most of it is fluids. This somersizing thing is kinda hard. I don't think I will ever find something that I can really stick with. Her and Atkins are simliar in low to no carbs, though she allows more fruit I understand. Just somethings are so hard to find here and get here. though, I was waking up with cramps in my legs. someone another board said they had that too but went back to eating one banana a day and felt better. I did that yesterday and felt better last night.
I am going to try to get on our stepper at least 10min at day, at least that's starting. Not much, but better than nothing right? I am going to stick with my version of somersizing, basically watching my carbs and sugar (I haven't had any sugar except from fruit) that I know of;) this week. Carbs have been low to, just oatmeal in the morning.

Well, the new girls are ok. The older one hasn't spoken a nice word to her sister since they've been here. We have had to control the little one and her calling names. Everything that comes out of her mouth is negative. We are restrictive on music, tv time, books and such here at our house. This new girl has brought some questionable books in. I don't know if I should box them until she leaves next week or what. I told our other fosterdaughter not to let things influence her (she is a follower bigtime). I think I could handle the little one, or the bigger one, but them together is harder. They leave next week sometime. The little one has no sense of security at all, and big sister doesn't help.

Ok, sorry I haven't written personal messages recently. Seems like as soon as I get on, I need to get off. Got lots to do today as tomorrow we have a children'd Sunday school outting.

Bye for now.

Hi,

Just a quick note... where is everyone it seems like there were fewer posts this week. I peronally have not been very good about eating...I need to get motivated.

We are going to the lake house tonight and coming home Sunday morning after a pancake breakfast at the Lodge.

Hi Girls...what a long day...it started off with yoga...a whole hour and thirthy minutes...then we did quite a bit a walking.

But I still havent lost a pound....I am beginning to think I have a thyroid problem....this cant be for real..I have been very very good with my food...for real...on average...weekly...I'm at 1500 cals and way below 50 grams of fat.

And I havent lost a pound since christmas.

Ok..dont want to bring everybody down...so I am off to take a bath.

Have a good rest of your weekend

Hey Deb..congrats on your weightloss..anything is better than nothing.

Taiwan...congrats on your two pounds.

Lisa...where have you been...long time no hear..post and let us know how you are doing

Later girls

Cyan

Hi Everyone!
I haven't been doing too great lately. Once I break the good eating habit and go back to old ways it's awfull hard to get back into a diet frame of mind. I'm up to 140 from 137. Today I was careful what I ate and enlisted Bryan's help in not eating after 8. It helps me to know he's watching what I eat and I'm not fooling anyone by cheating. Anyway, it's now 10:30 and I haven't eaten since 8, so today was good. I never stopped running, but I don't lose unless I exercise AND diet, so hopefully I will start to lose again soon. I DO NOT want to gain back those 27lbs!

Cyan - you are truly an inspiration! You just keep doing what's right even if you don't see results. With all your exercise and low fat eating, you have got to be healthier than you were; that's something, right?

Deb - congrats on your steady weight loss. All those single pounds add up in a hurry.

Taiwan - Congrats on your loss too! I just can't imagine wanting to take in troubled kids. You are incredible!

Reina - hope you're feeling better soon.

Miki - How are you doing with that cereal?

Lisa - How are you and how's school?

Well, I'm headed up to bed. Tomorrow is Monday and a whole new week - let's make it a good one!

:wave: Lady

How is everyone doing today?

Well, I think I am doing okay for now. I started going to the weekly WW meetings again, I noticed that I wasn't losing once I stopped attending the meetings. So I went back and now I go on Saturday mornings, so I go work out after the meeting on Saturdays. Nice to get away early saturday morning without Alex or Flav!

I am giving myself a goal of staying OP all week with my points, if I do bad, I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PURCHASE a new dress for my cousin's wedding at the end of May. So I better shape up!

Lady, nice to see Bryan is helping you stay committed after 8pm. Flav tries all the time to help me out, he is the one that brought it to my attention that I wasn't losing after I left the WW meetings.
Keep up the good work!

Debee, Congrats on the loss, girl keep it up, all the vacation gain will be gone in no time! I am so looking forward to my vacation in June, but not looking forward to checking the scale when I come back! But there is a workout facilty in both hotels so I promised to work out some of the days that I am there.

Taiwan, You are such a strong woman to work with such children that need the guidence and support that you can provide temporarily to them. Sounds like you keep retaining water to make that scale move back and forth! Hope it gets better for you. Let me know about the carb and sugar diet is working for you.

Cyan, I hope you are feeling better tomorrow, sounds like you were coming down with the FLU!

Miki, how was your nice day off, I can't wait for one without Flav and Alex, I so need a day!

Lisa,
I hope you are doing well, And i hope everything is going great with school!!

Ok, ladies, I better get back to work, you all have a great day, and talk to you later!

Hi Everyone!
Not eating after eight last night paid off - I was down 2 lbs this morning! I also retain water, so I drank a lot yesterday and that probably flushed out my system and contributed to the loss. I've been drinking all day today and I plan on not eating after eight again tonight. Today's eating was ok, but not great. We ate lunch out and that's always tough. I had 2pc toast and hot chocolate for breakfast, a tuna sandwich and an ice cream cone for lunch and chicken in salsa over rice, 2 corn muffins and a salad for dinner. The tuna sandwich was from a deli, so I'm guessing my total calories are about 1300.

Reina - I'm glad to hear you're back into WW. It was really working for you. And working out after meetings when you'll be motivated is a great idea.

Have a great evening everyone!

Lady

Hi ladies! Feels like I havent been here in forever altho it's just been a couple of days I think. I'm still walking everyday..anywhere from 2.5 to 5 miles with my sis. We walked 3 miles this morning before work even. My losing has really slowed down tho. I'm really thinking maybe my calories have been a little low for too long. I usually stay around 1300 or so and havent missed a day of walking in probably 3 weeks but the scale Fri showed a gain of half a lb. I decided today to make this week's goal to get back into drinking lots more water and I'm committing to leaving off breads this week but also going to up my calories a little also. I'm kinda in a rut so decided a little variety in my plan might help. I also started a food journal again today. I do think keeping up with everything on paper makes a difference for me. I'll let you know how all my new strategies work out. Oh, I also ordered the Power90 Half Hour workout tapes..anyone ever used or heard of those?? It's a 6 week program. They should be here within 2 weeks. Another of my 'variety' ideas..lol Well, it's getting late and I still have laundry to do.

Have a good week everyone!

MIKI

Well, yesterday and today went well. cheated some, but such is life, couldn't help it:dizzy: Though I have been doing good with low carbs. Didn't stick with strict somersizing, to many problems. I know they would just say "your body is detoxifying" or something to that affect. Legs cramps for three days (until I started eating bananas again), then after that MAJOR rash--oh my was it bad and I never brake out in anything!!. Not to mention 3 days of headaches and being oh so tired (was thinking I was pregnant--NOT!!):lol: Plus it seems like they do stuff so you need to buy their products to be able to make anything good (even ATkins is that way). I did atkins before I got married and lost 10lbs, am considering it again, I was in Taiwan then too.
Anyway, Sat./Mon/Tues I spent the min of 10min on the stepper. Mon/Tues I did a little over 1200 steps so I evened out at 170calories burned off. I have started getting my green tea when out and using Equal instead of regular sugar and unfortunately yesterday had a bowl of rice and today had a sandwich with white bread (Luke's fault, he brought the wrong breakfast back). Bought more fruit today, so fruit for breakfast tomorrow.

Miki--you are doing great with walking. Wish I had a walking buddy, though my friend is moving here this week----YEAAHHHH!!

Lady--sounds like you are getting back into things. This is the second night with nothing but water after 8pm. It gets easier, yesterday was awful.

Reina--you'll get that dress. Going back to WW will keep you focused. I so wish they had something like that here. Sounds like Flav is watching out for you too. you''ll do fine this week. I think we all are getting motivated this week.

Cyan--sorry you have hit a long plateau. Have you thought about cutting out carbs/sugar for awhile and not worrying about fat? it works for some people I understand. If you feel it's necessary to test for thryoid, then do it, it will put your mind at ease. Thryoid problems runs in our family, but doesn't start giving problems until around age 45yr and just with the women. You'll show a loss soon. How's your mom doing?

debee--how are you doing? doing your yoga? I think everyone is starting to slowly get motivated. Maybe it's the good weather (well hot here).

Well, SARS has now quarantined hospital 2 up north. Our county has had only one case, but yesterday it was announced that our next county has some cases. Hope it stays away.

Have a great day ladies.

Hi,

I just can not get myself to eat healthy again...today I skipped breakfast, lunch was a wendy's hamburger happy meal, starbucks tao chi (I am addicted to these try it with low-fat milk either hot or iced) snack popcorn and three chocolate cookies, dinner was a hot fudge sundae! Jake's school had an ice cream social and carnival night so I skipped dinner to have the ice cream. I have to get back to eating breakfast and my turkey pita for lunch. It really helped me lose weight because I was not snacking or overeating at dinner. I also have to get back to the yoga...now that the weather is nicer I might try to play tennis with Jimmy my seven year old. My goal is to make it to 125 in two weeks. Right now I am 129/130 so it is only 5 pounds or 2.5 pounds per week. I know I could do it if I just cut out the junk food for two weeks and up the exercise a bit.

Reina where are you going for vacation? I'm glad you are back at the meetings I think support is very helpful when trying to lose weight.

Lady, I know how you feel about the eating...I will challenge you to get back to no eating after 8p.m.> I am also going to cut out nuts butter and chocolate for two weeks and see if that helps.

Cyan, we are all hoping your scale shows some movement this week I 'll keep my fingers crossed!

Taiwan, SARS is so scary but it sounds like Asia is taking it very seriously.

Miki, did you get the pictures yet?

Well, I asm so tired and have to get up early tomorrow for "munchies with mom" at Jimmy's school ...the kids serve moms donuts and coffee. I will try to just have the coffee.

For exercise tomorrow I plan to do some gardening if it is a nice day...I bought lavender, sage, basil, rosemary, and will try to spruce up my herb garden...I love picking fresh herbs during the summer.

I'll try to post on wednesday. Good night.

Not much to report on the regime...I have been battling a sore throat and a mild fever...slowly getting better...after yoga on saturday...I walked home in the rain..not good.

Yesterday and today afternoon...once again...I will escorting my mother to her doctor appoinments! It never ends.

Food was not so good yesterday...I eat badly whenever I am over stressed or nervous. argh!

Ok ladies stay strong and focused

Cyan

Hi,


Just a quick note...ate a piece of rye toast with coffee for breakfast..skipped the donuts at Jimmy's school and for lunch I was tempted to go to a drive-thru but instead had a hummus sandwich at home. Tonight for dinner I plan on making a chicken with veggie pasta. Exercise wise I did some gardening today and walked probably two miles in home depot...I hope to show a lose of two pounds by Friday asnd get down to 127 again. Next friday I hope to be at 125...no excuses I am going to do it...tired of going back to my old ways.

:wave:Hi Everyone!
Debee, I like your attitude! Congrats on passing up the donuts, and I accept your challenge not to eat after 8. Last night was my 3rd night.Lets see who can go longest, ok? Also, I challenge myself to eat breakfast each morning. I usually don't get around to eating until at least 11 or 12 and I'm sure that adds to the night time munchies. And.... No chocolate for the next week. (I'll see if I can extend it another week if I make it through this one.) The scale jumped back up to 140 after one short day at 138. Ugh!

Cyan, I'm sorry you're still under the weather. It's got to be so hard to rest and take care of yourself when you need to be there for your mom too. You have my empathy and support.

Taiwan, I don't think I like the sound of the Sommersize diet. Anything that makes you feel so bad can't be good for you. What were you doing last fall when you were losing successfully? Meanwhile you're on the right track with the exercise, green tea, fruit and equal, etc. Maybe you can start a walking plan when your friend moves there.

Miki, The food journal sounds like a good plan. I know it helps me and keeps me honest. The walking is great too, and you're right, variety will help you stay op. Keep up the good work!

Have a great day!
:grouphug:
Lady

Hello Ladies,

Hope you are all doing good today.

Debee, I am sure you will find your path back to the healthy world. I am going to Anaheim, CA and San Diego.

Lady, congrats on the "No eating after 8pm"

Taiwan,Sounds like you are doing good with the exercising, keep up the good work.

Cyan, Sorry to hear you still aren't feeling too good! Hope all went well with the Test results!

Miki, You have got to tell me how the Power 90 worked, I was so trying to buy that when I saw the infomercial!

Well, my husbands boss took us out to dinner today, and luckily I had 17pts to spare, I ate super light today for lunch! So we went to OutBack Steak House! Ohhhhh,:devil: it was soooo good!!!
I had Chicken and Shrimp with Fettuccini, of course I had to balance that out with a Salad and I had Iced tea, so I think I am still on track for the day! I am really trying, I did however, cheat yesterday and had a nice Burrito Bowl from a place called Chipotle. I also, think it was nerves and stress making me want comfort food!

Have a great day!
But I am trying.....

Well, I hope you all had a better day

Well, once it's again it's almost 10 pm and Im just now getting a minute to check in. Hubby has figured out the CD burner and has spent the last 2 nites playing with it plus both kids now have their own messengers with all their friends so of course, Im the last scheduled in for use of the computer.

Debee, I got the pics yesterday..thanks so much! It's cool being able to put a face with the name now. You look great. Maybe one of these days, I'll get even close to being your size.

Cyan, sorry to hear you're feeling under the weather. Anything new with your mom? How did the appts go? Hopefully this weekend you'll have a chance to relax and take time for yourself.

Taiwan, I'm with Lady. Feeling that bad from a diet cannot be healthy or normal. I've been reading alot of the other threads thru this site and all of those on Atkins and similar diets seem to feel that going thru depression, tiredness, severe headaches, etc just come with the territory for the first 2 weeks. It's hard enough to make changes without having to feel terrible while doing it. I would never make it! It's great that soon you'll have a friend close by...you'll have to get her to walk with you.

Lady, I need to have the same challenge to eat breakfast every day. That's hard for me to commit to. I try but sometimes I honestly forget because I'm in such a rush then I'm starving by lunch.

Reina, I cant wait til my workout tapes get here! I'll be sure to let you know how they are. I'm really hoping to get some of this flab toned up. I dont want to wait til I have 40 more lbs gone before I start tightening up. ( not that there's a chance of that..I seem to be at a standstill or slow crawl the last week or so as far as the scales go)

I have eaten more calories this week plus starting drinking my water again. I just hope eating more doesnt backfire. I'm counting on it jumpstarting my metabolism again. I have no idea how Friday's weigh-in will be. I just have to not get discouraged regardless of what the scales say. I know that I am exercising more than ever and I dont need to cut down anymore on the calories. I still think its either that I need a few more calories or I need to make some changes in what foods are making up those calories. Oh, by the way, I have not had even one slice of bread this week. (yet anyway:s: lol)

Lisa, is school out yet? If not I hope it wont be long so you can get back with us! Miss hearing from you. Good luck on finals etc.

Cjunk and Annie...we havent forgotten you girls either! I think of you often.

Well, over halfway there for the weekend! Yeahhhhhhh:D Let's all try to have an "on track" rest of the week.

Miki

It was nice to take a few moments and read all your posts.

Seems like everyone is sticking to their guns and keeping at it...Your attitudes keep me trying...thanks so much.

My Mom's heart exam results were good...the doctor seemed a little surprised at how good her ticker is...LOL too bad her brain is not holding up so well. Her neurologist upped her alzheimer meds and also prescribed an anti psycotic to help with her aggresion. I am hoping this will help calm her down. And this will help me get some much needed rest and hopefully alone time at home.

I still have an ear infection and mild fever....,my neck glands are swollen but hopefully it too will pass. I just cant take time off now to go to the doctors....my boss would kill me.

I am planning on doing yoga again this saturday and I am playing badmington this sunday...I think that should be fun.

Well...I will try to address everyone individually as soon as I get more than a few minutes. Although, it seems everyone is doing just fine!

As anyone heard from Lisa? I hope she is doing well...if you read this Lisa...say hello..will ya?

Big hug to everyone

Cyan

Hi,

It's weigh-in day for me and since I weigh less in the morning than the rest of the day I weighed myself as soon as I got up...and I made my goal of 127.4! Yes, now I'm down to what I was when I left for vacation. Next week I WILL make 125...no excuses, no more telling myself it is ok to just have a nibble here and a nibble there.

What I did right this week..

1. Really tried to eat healthy ..skipped the drive-thru and the donuts at Jimmy's school.
2. Took more walks and did some gardening for exercise.
3. Drank more ice tea than coffee
4. Cut down on the cheese, chocolate, butter.
4. Posted here.

What I did not do good this week.
1. Still did not get back to the yoga--no time
2. Still snacked a bit after 8.p.m.
3. Need to fit more walks into the day (before the school bus and in the afternoon)

What I will do better next week.
1. Jim my hubby will be in London on a business trip so I will make new healthy recipes every night for me and the kids.
2. Try to walk at least four times next week.
3. Do gardening, heavy house cleaning
4. Drink more seltzer, ice tea, lemon water

Have to go to the bus stop Have a great day and please post!

Just a quick note...Its a beautiful day today....I went downtown to buy some bras...then I walked to my favorite sushi shop and picked up lunch to go ...went to the pharmacy and bought hair dye.

All in all...a nice day spent alone...just taking time off for myself...aaahhhhh!!!!! Its fabulous.

So now I sit here with dye in my hair and a belly full of sushi.

Hope everyone is having a great day.

Debee..congrats on meeting your goal this week.

I havent weighed in...I find it too depressing when I dont lose.

Tomorrow I go play badmington in the afternoon in the park..that should be fun.

Thanks for all the well wishes..I woke up this morning feeling much better...you girls rock! Big hug to you all.

Cyan

Cyan and Debee, glad to hear you two are enjoying your weekend. Today has been BLAH for me. Not sure why exactly, but hubby and I are both in that draggy cant get anything done mood. We wasted the entire day today. Maybe partly because we were out til midnite last nite then slept late today. Also because this is the 2nd day in a row that I didnt walk and I can tell a huge difference in the way I feel.

I worked til 5 yesterday then we went to a festival last nite where my 20 yr old co-worker was playing in a rockband. I've been telling him for a year that we would come see him sometime. They were supposed to play at 8 pm but got rained out til 10 pm. (It was an outdoor concert, with food booths, carnival rides, etc) Speaking of food booths, I ate an extra long corndog and drank a real coke, not diet, while we were there.:o I did ask for Diet, but they only had regular.( not that it would have helped with that huge corndog:lol: )

I didnt get to weigh yesterday. I had been using my sister's scales but she took them back home with her. She gave them back today...she says she's too obsessed with them when they are at her house so I'll try to remember to weigh in the morning. I dont feel like Ive lost anything at all. From Nov-Mar, the weightloss was pretty continuous weekly but since the first of April, the scale just doesnt seem to move. Not sure what I need to do at this point to get back to losing again. Still waiting for my workout tapes to arrive. Maybe they will help.

Well, I hope the rest of you are having pleasant weekends. I'm going to try to have a better day tomorrow. Definitely gonna get my butt out of this house for a walk!:D

Miki

Ok, I dont know what's gotten into me! I have eaten everything in the house today and No, I did not walk AGAIN!!!!! Plus, I weighed and showed 2.5 lbs MORE than last week!!!:?: I am getting very discouraged. I think the weighing is what triggered the rest of the failure for the day. I have worked and worked for WEEKS now and for four weeks I have lost 2 lbs total at the most and now even gained that back. I have felt like bursting into tears all afternoon! Tomorrow I start "Bootcamp"....serious exercise and healthy eating. I cant let myself get into a binging mood to erase everything I've accomplished!! Just this weekend has probably counteracted two whole weeks of eating right. How disgusting is that??:( I hope all of you are doing better than I am right now. I'm going to try really hard to have more positive news to share tomorrow nite. Ya'll kick me into gear...I need it! ( and deserve it )

Miki

Hey Miki

Dont despair..you have probably reached a plateau...just keep at it...dont give up!

Look at me..I havent lost in a long time..I have plateaued...so now, I have changed my exercising...I have added badminton and yoga into the mix...and soon I will be hiking on weekends!

So just keep doing what you are doing and you will start to lose again.

Lisa..it was nice chatting with you on sunday...come back and post here and let us know how you are doing...we miss you...good to hear that you are still coming to chicago in october...can't wait to meet you.

All you other lovely ladies..hope your weekend was a blast!

I had a fun weekend...I played badminton on sunday...boy does it get your heart working...I still had that feeling of it being a leisure activity...cause when I was a kid...it was effortless...but you know what..its not so effortless anymore:lol:

I saw xmen 2...it was good.

Ok Ladies ..gotta get back to work

Mariette

Hello everyone! Hope you are all doing well???

Lisa and Miki, I hope you and the family are doing okay after all those twisters that touched down last night!


Debee, Congrats on getting back to Pre-Vacation weight! I am very proud of you, and you are giving me the extra incentive I need right now. Sounds like your weekly plan will keep you right on track!!!

Cyan, the badmington, the yoga, YOU GO GIRL!!!! Glad to hear that the test results came back with good news!!!

Mikki, I hear ya girl!!! I have been there, where I can eat myself to oblivien!(sp?) and I have found my way back, so I am sure you will fall right back into the good pattern that you have been in.

Lady & Taiwan, Hope you are both doing good!

Lisa, hope all is going well with you, good to hear you still plan on coming to Chicago!!! Looking forward to meeting all of you!

Well, OK......... I can't say I was doing great, but I didn't think I was doing too bad either!, but I gained 1lb this week!! I know I only worked out 1 time too,but that has all changed.

GET THIS!!!! :dance: I GOT UP AND WENT TO WORK OUT AT 6:30AM!!!:strong:
Yes, I did! and I feel great, Curves extended their hours, and are now open from 6:30 and as late as 8pm, so if I really want, I can go before work and after, but who am I kidding, I am lucky to get there once a day, I am not gonna push it!:lol:

So these things I will do this week
1. Work out 4 times this week
2. Stay within my Points range
3. Drink 64oz of water a day
4. TRY, I said TRY, to not eat past 8pm!!!

Ok, ladies, I have 4 weeks before I go on Vacation, so I really need to drop 8lbs by then, I know that is asking alot, but I always ask more of myself! So we will see!!!

Have a great week!

Hi Everyone!

Where does the time go? I can't believe I let so much time go by without posting! I met my friend Nancy for lunch last Thursday and she has met her lifetime goal weight! She was so proud and excited, and I was so happy for her. OK, I was really really jealous, but happy for her! It made me realize while she was busy eating helathy, exercising regularly and losing, I was stagnant and finding excuses for not losing. I needed a change to motivate me, so I joined WW online. This is not an ad for WW. We all have to find our own answer, but Nancy lost her weight in WW, and counting points instead of calories may be just the change I need. It will allow me to eat foods I couldn't before as long as they fit into the point limits and they provide lots of clever tools to track what I've eaten, and to calculate the points in my favorite foods. Because it's based on a balance of high fiber, low fat, and calories, I'm eating healthier than I was before. I will know next Monday if I am back into losing and you can bet you all will be the first to hear about it!

Reina – Sorry about that 1 lb gain, but so glad to hear you were there to "open" Curves at 6:30! Wow! Now that’s determination!
You keep it up, ya hear? I challenge you to join me in keeping within our points this week.

Cyan – Give me a minute while I stop laughing at you sitting there with dye in your hair and your belly full of sushi! :lol: Seriously, I’m so glad you had a wonderful relaxing day. Varying your exercise is a great idea, and fun too! You have such a positive attitude and so much determination I am sure you will start losing again soon.

Miki – I think you’re right, a gain on the scale will certainly throw me into an eating binge. It’s so hard to get back that magical, elusive “I can do this” attitude, but I know you can do it. Go back to what was working in Sept - March and follow it exactly – or introduce some changes to make losing exciting and new again. But most important – keep trying until you find what works for you!

Debee – Congratulations on making your goal!!! Girl you are lookin good! Let us know how those healthy dinners come out.

Taiwan – How are you? Still not eating after 8? I made it every night but one. How's the exercising going? Did your friend move there yet?

Hi ya Lisa! I think of you often. How's school?

Have a great day, everyone!
:wave:
Lady

Hi Ladies,

I went to connecticut with the kids this weekend to see my father. Last week he was in the hospital because of a hernia and they plan to operate next week. He is 83 and just not doing well, my parents still live alone but they should be in an assisted living home with their medical problems...but they are very stubborn. My mom who is 81 is legally blind and is diabetic (my dad gives her shots twice a day) and my dad is on oxygen and is out of breath after a few minutes...it is probably a matter of months for one of them and then I am sure that the other will follow soon afterwards. It is sad because my parents were very active up until a few years ago...traveling, driving, even still working. Now all they talk about is how all of their friends are dying and their hospital visits. I really wanted to kids to be with my parents since Jim's parents are gone and my boys only have my parents as grandparents. It's hard because we have no realitives less than a four hour drive away. Well, enough about my family. This weekend I was pretty good I went out with my sister and mother to a rib place and had some seafood on sunday I think overall on the weekend I did not binge or eat too many calories.

I don't have time to write everyone but I wanted to yelll at Miki to get back on the program with her airwalker...Listen to me you willl lose weight this week, you will not binge because if you do I will be on your shoulder screaming do not eat it, I will tell you is it worth it, I will ask you why are you eating it and then I will scream does it "taste better than being thin" if you can not answer yes...then you better spit it out and throw the rest away!

Debee, thanks for making me laugh. Somehow your reprimand seemed more funny than scary.:lol: It just might work tho...I have this mental pic now of you sitting right on my shoulder watching every bite I take.:dizzy: Sorry to hear your parents arent doing well but it's good that you were able to go with your family for a visit. I'm sure that helped your parents more than any meds could do.

Lady...good luck with the WW. My cousin Vicki lost 60 lbs on it last year. She's the reason I got started back trying to lose...didnt want her to show me up..lol

Cyan, Im sure you're right about the plateau. I'm just not sure how to get off of it.:?: Maybe just maybe those tapes I ordered will do the trick. At least it will be some variety to my activities.

Reina, I think you deserve the "queen of exercise" award this week. :queen: Getting up that early and actually driving somewhere to exercise? I'm impressed! That one lb will be gone in no time I bet. As far as the weather, it's really cloudy but not raining at the moment. Thunderstorm warning in effect but not tornado one yet. So far, all of them have missed us. We heard that one was sited about 30 miles from here earlier today but that's the closest one.

Lisa and Taiwan....how are ya'll doing? We miss you both.

Well, we had a bake sale at work today to benefit the Am Cancer Society so I cant say that I didnt so some cheating today.:^: I just had to buy the "peaches and cream" pie and it was really good! It was for a good cause, right??:s: I know, I know...I could have just made a donation or just let the family have it, but I just couldnt. I did walk 2 and a half miles this afternoon after work tho so maybe that helped burn a little of the pie. I had Subway for lunch and tonite had stir fry. Oh, and we made $400.00 from the sale.

Have a good nite everyone and tomorrow before I eat anything, I'll be sure to think of the 'chicks'..lol

Miki

Well, I decided to weigh in. I wasn't going to this week thanks to being that TOM. BUT I did anyway and I am down another pound!!!! YES, 188lbs. I have noticed some clothes also fit. I haven't been strict with my eating and really need to be. I have been walking more now that my friend lives just a 7.5min walk away:D We are going out today so I can show her around town, so we will be walking too. Maybe I should start swimming---hhmmmmm!!! I really want to be at least 183lbs if not less by Josiah's 1st birthday. I was 185lbs on my first prenatal visit. So that would be great to be below that by his first birthday.

Lady, I only ate once after 8pm last week. Sunday wasn't good, but Monday I didn't eat after 8pm. Hey all, I have been drinking at least 72oz of water, I know that is helping with the weight.

Well, I need to help a former English student with some things and my friend and I are having a day out today. Oh, my house is quiet again. The 2 emergency placements are at their new house and the 16yr old that wanted to move back, left. We didn't give her enough freedom I guess. Plus when I told her she was making me feel like she was taking advantage of us (long story, but she knows we have more money than her dad who has none!!), she says I hurt her feelings (maybe she was upset that I caught on??). Anyway, her decision to leave, we won't allow her back, we will focus on others who need and really want help. So we are back to our 14yr old and our boys. Quiet.

Talk to you all later. Sorry I can't post to everyone individually, will try later.

Deana

Good afternoon ladies. How is everyone. I'll tell you now that I didn't even try to catch up on all the posts. I'm just going to try to jump right in where we're at.

I've missed you all. I've been so busy with school and the rest of life. School has been great. I have a B and I'm okay with that. Next monday is Finals. I'm planning on staying in a hotel this weekend so I can study. I get so distracted at home.

I finally joined the YMCA. It's so expensive, but worth it. I've been working with a trainer. I've lost 5 pounds. I was up to 193!! So, anyway I've also changed my eating habits. I'm eating more healthy and fewer calories. For lunch today I had some soup and a salad. YUMMY. For a snack I had a strawberry smoothie drink (0 fat) and a banana. I stocked up my kitchen with good stuff.

Well, anyway, I will definitely start to post more once finals are over. oh yeah...next Tuesday I "get" to have a colonoscopy! YIPPEE!!:?:

See ya later!
Lisa

Hi,

On the back of the stawberry special k cereal they had a list of things to help you lose weight..I decided to modifyy it a bit and make it into my ten commandments to try to stick to every week.

1. Thou shall not eat out of a container
2. Thou shall not binge
3. thou shall not eat after 8p.m,
4. Thou shall try to do at least three physical chores a day and reap the double rewards
5. thou shall plan my meals ahead
6. thou shall avoid temptation..limit high-fat snack food
7. thou shall graze throughout the day...eat breakfast, lunch snacks and dinner
8. thou shall not get depressed if I gain a pound or two
9. thou shall try to walk as much as possible
10. Thou shall post here

I am doing well...lots of work at work ...but at least I'm employed!!

Anyway, I went to play badminton yesterday...and boy what a workout it is..I still cant believe it but you actually get your heart pumping...my the end of it, I had a pain in my lower back but it went away later on that evening. I hope that wont become a regular problem.

I also ate well within my means at 1550 cals and 20 grams of fat! But believe it or not I still havent lost one pound since christmas! But I feel good and now in the mornings when I walk up that hill to make it to work...I'm not out of breath like I used to be.

Debee thats a great top ten list!

Lisa sorry to hear about your recent weight gain but kudos for joining the ymca...it will melt off before you know it. Ouch colonoscopy! good luck :lol:

taiwan ...congrats on meeting your goal...wow 188...you are doing very well...just a few more to go.

Miki how are you doing?

Reina...our new workout queen! Keep us posted on how you are doing.

Lady...good to hear that you are keeping busy and found a new motivation with WW. Let us know how that goes.

Well I'm off to start my day...have a great day

Cyan

Hi everyone,

Today I was very motivated and got a lot done...I planted 30 ferns and hostas in the backyard shade garden, cleaned out the shed, threw out some stuff in the basement, washed clothes and cleaned up the back porch. I also did very good eating...for breakfast I had a fruit salad lunch was a turkey pita and dinner was corn on the cob, hummus on rye crisp and some strawberries.
I really hope to make 125 by friday...I am motivating myself to keep making my weekly goals.

This week is very busy, Thursday is t-ball and science night at jimmy's school, Friday Jim comes home from london and it is the Boy scout ice cream social, Saturday afternoon is t-ball and a communion lunch we have to go to, Sunday is mother's day and i want to go to the lake house. I hope that even though I am busy I will not binge.

Cyan, I love your attitude even though you haven't lost since xmas you are living a healthier lifestyle.

Miki, how is the eating and exercise..remember i am on your shoulder.

reina, 6:30 a.m. ....I tried getting up earlier to go for a walk and just can not...I give you alot of credit.

Deana, sounds like your house is quieter now that the other children are gone.

Lisa, so happy to hear from you..good luck on the finals

Lady, let me know how you like weight watchers...two years ago I joined and did the points ( I sort of try to count points now)

I need to go and give the kids a bath. Hope to post on Thursday.

Hi everybody! I didnt post yesterday because I hated to put anything else negative on here and I still did terrible with my eating altho I did walk 3 miles.

Today is much better tho! I told Phil tonite that finally I am back in the motivated mode and feel really good. I did not overeat at all and walked 3 miles again tonite. The first mile we always carry a 3 lb weight in each hand. It takes us 45 min to do the total 3 miles. That's not too bad I guess. My workout tapes still arent in. I'm really ready to try them out.

Sounds like we've all gotten a renewed spirit all of a sudden and everyone is on track and working hard. I guess that's the key to it all....if we have a setback occasionally, that's ok ONLY if we get right back on track! (Im mainly talking to myself there) I know it feels great to be able to come here and honestly say I've done well. Been several days since I could do that.

Well, my legs are tired and I think I'm going to take a long bubble bath. That's something I rarely take time to do.

Miki

Just a quick post

Tonight is badminton but my friend might not make it cause he says his legs hurt...I called him a wimp...so I hope he will show up!

I did lower back exercises last night to try easing the stiffness. I felt good immediately after but the stiffness came back..although not as bad.

Well thats it for now...good to hear that everyone is feeling good about weight loss!

Talk to you later

Cyan

Hello ladies,

Well, I have to say, I am still doing good this week, I haven't eaten out and I am still waking up at 6:30 am to work out. I woke up on Tuesday and went to work out, and THEY WERE CLOSED. They are only open early on Mon, Wed, & Friday. So I came home a did taebo!!!

So I will be working out late tonight, and late tomorrow, and I weigh in on Saturday morning and work out again on Saturday.

Sounds like everyone is getting back on track,

Debee, love the 10 commandments.

Cyan, sounds like you are loving the badmington

Miki, good to hear you are going back on the healthy wagon!!!

Lisa, Hooray, you lost 5 lbs and are seeing a trainer. YOU ROCK!

Taiwan, Congrats on the 1lb...

Keep it up ladies!!!!

:wave: Hi Everyone!

Debee – I’m sorry to hear your mom and dad aren’t doing well. I like your list of commandments, they’re good ones. You are a motivation to me, thanks! So, I don’t know anything about hummus but I notice you eat it a lot. How do you prepare it?

Miki - I’m so glad you are motivated again! That walking is really going to help you firm up and lose. Keep up the good work!

Taiwan – Congratulations!!! 183 is a good goal. Lets see – you’re walking, drinking (water!) and not eating after 8 – you’re gonna lose that weight for sure! Adding swimming would be a great ides. Variety is the spice of life.. er… exercise you know. :lol:

Nurse Lisa! It’s so good to hear from you! Well! Not only are you doing great in school (I’ve been there, remember? And a B is great!) but you’ve got a personal trainer! Way to Go Girl! You are not only going to get thinner, you will be toned and healthier too. I’m so proud of you! Jump in whenever you can and keep us posted, ok?

Cyan – Badminton sounds like fun as well as a great work out. Forget that darn scale, the pounds will come off eventually. Meanwhile you are eating better than ever, in better cardio shape and I know you have to be losing inches. You are getting healthier and that was your original goal, right? Congratulations! You are succeeding!! By the way, those lower back exercises are a very good idea.

Reina – You Rock, Girl! Curves was closed?? After you got up so darn early and drove all the way over there! So you went home and did some Taebo, huh? That’ll show ‘em. NOTHING keeps this girl off her plan! Seriously, you are a truly a great role model and I’m proud of you.

Well ladies, I’m really liking this WW plan. Once I got the hang of budgeting points and munching on the 0 point foods between meals, I can stay on plan and not be hungry. You can eat a lot of strawberries, raspberries, cherries, etc for 0 points. Combine them with a big dollop of no fat cool whip topping and you have a yummy filling snack for 0 points. That means it’s free and you don’t even have to count it! For supper tonight I had a huge baked potato smothered in no fat sour cream and topped with chopped broccoli. It was really filling and delicious. Tomorrow I’m meeting Nancy for lunch with a friend of hers who recently had gastric bypass surgery. Nance has met her goal weight, so she’s a great role model for both of us and will help us choose the right foods. I’m still running 2 miles 4-5 days a week, but I haven’t measured myself for quite a while. I will weigh in and measure on Monday.

Lets all keep up the good work – Together we can do this!

Lady

Well ladies, I will admit and say that I started having a few extr carbs here and there and it ruined me!!! seriously, I am a carb addict. Though I still am at 188lbs, I want to be down at least 1lb on Monday for weighin. Guess I better get my behind in gear. STill drinking lots of water--about 3L a day!!!! though last night before bed I had to have something, so I had decaf coffee with Equal while my feet were in the foot bath/massage. My dh's early Mother's day gift to me:-) smart man. Of course he waits until I am done to use it. I am going to try a modified Atkins. I did that before, and lost 10lbs but didn't really stick with it. well, can't write a whole lot. I have been getting up at 7:30am, before the kids do and now it's after 8, so they are probably going to get up any minute. May go to the veggie mart today, not sure.
Have a great one ladies

Deana

Hello everyone :)

Had another good day eating wise today altho I didnt get a chance to walk. Went shopping with my sis after work instead and just now got home. It's after 9 pm and my feet are killing me. I figure we burned something being on our feet that long.

I am in a great mood today. I had gotten really down lately because of those stupid scales either sitting still or gradually going Upwards. There have been some days where I was even up to 6 lbs higher than 4 weeks ago. Anyway, this morning I weighed and was down to one lb less than what I was 4 weeks ago! I couldnt believe it. Of course, I'm not going to actually count it until tomorrow cuz my regular weigh-in is at 6:30 am every Friday. I feel good about it tho.

Ya know what I think happened? I honestly think keeping my calories around 1300 or so was too low for me. I did lose for several months then came to a standstill. Started walking and the weight even went up several lbs. Well, remember the binge I had this past weekend?? My calories were up alot from that and now I'm losing again!!! Now I'm not saying binging is a good thing...it definitely isnt...but raising those calories up then getting them back down yesterday evidently got the metabolism going again. Maybe I had gotten into that "starvation mode" before and that's why I had stopped losing altho I was exercising more than ever. I know I should have raised those calories with healthy foods rather than pecan pie and steak fingers but at least the calories seem to be burning again. And I'm once again over the junk food binge...for 2 days now I've been right on track with my eating.

I'll post tomorrow nite and give ya'll the real verdict of this week's weigh-in. I am so motivated again. Cant wait to get those workout tapes in!

Talk to ya'll later...

Miki

Hi ladies,

I am so happy to see everyone so motivated...I think it really helps when we are all so positive!

Today is my weigh-in and I am down to 126. I lost a pound from last week and although I did not make my goal of 125 I did lose!

What I did right this week.

1. I did a lot of chores that reaped a double reward - calories burned and things cleaned up.
2. Did not buy any junk food.
3. Ate breakfast almost every morning.
4. Started eating my turkey pita for lunch again.
5. Tried not to eat after 8.p.m.
6. Limited eating out.
7. Walked more
8. Drank alot of diet ice tea
9. Made my mind up that was going to get back to healthy eating and losing weight!
10. Planned meals ahead.

What I did not do well this week.

1. Once again no yoga.
2. Thursday night went out to dinner with the kids and ate alot of bread and butter but did take half of my meal home (broiled chicken, broccoli)
3. Get up eariler I am going to try to get up at 6:30 a.m. like reina (I usually wake up at 7 a.m.)

What I plan to do next week.

1. Yoga..no excuses
2. After walking to the bus stop, walk around the neighborhood once.
3. Start posting agian in Fitday food journal.
4. eat out only twice a week
5. No junk food when food shopping
6. Plan my meals ahead
7. no snacking after 8p.m.
8. Garden more..digging holes burns calories
9. Try to get a few moms at jake's pre-scool to walk once a week around a high school track.
10. Make my goal of 124 --two pounds lose--for the week and by June 18 make my goal of 115.

Lady, hummus is ground up chickpeas with spices, you can buy it already pre made and it is high in protien, low fat good as a dip or sandwich spread...try the roasted pepper one...yummy!

Miki, Reina, Cyan, Lady, Deana, Lisa, thank you for all motivating me this week. I love all of your positive attutides and it really helps me to achieve my goals. I know that in the next few weeks the popunds will be melting off!!!!

Hello everyone

Well, today was my official weigh-in day and finally I am actually excited to report the verdict. I am now at 200.5!! I got off and on again 6 times just to be sure.:lol: Since I started last October, the lowest I have been is 204. I am soooooooo close to finally getting into the ONES!!!! I just cant believe it.

Last nite after everyone else went to bed, I stayed up and cleaned house. Went to bed at 2 a.m. and got up at 7 a.m. I was off today but didnt want to spend it doing housework so got it done that way. At 7:30 am my sis and I walked our 3 miles and carried our weights with us for 2 of them. After that we swam in her pool for an hour or so. I just got home from my neice's 14th bday party and it's 10:20 pm. Needless to say, I am exhausted and I have to work tomorrow so I've got to head to bed now.

Have a great weekend everyone! :)

Miki

I just painted my nails and am trying to type. Luke and Joshua are out, Josiah is sleeping (went to the beach this morning and his schedule is out of whack, should be an interesting night!!!:p )

Well, my "official" weigh in is Monday, but today I was still at 188lbs. Meaning if I dont' get my butt in gear I won't be 187lbs on Monday. I was bad and had a green bean shake (a Chinese thing, it's good really, very good). Walked 30min today and I may do some toning, or at least watch the dvd and then do some before bed.

Miki--YEAH!!!!!! it's a great feeling to get to that point isn't it? I remember how it felt when I hit 200lbs. It get even better. You go girl. Really, excercising like you are you don't need to watch alot of food (ok, not an excuse to go overboard, just eat healthy). Keep going!!!!

Debee--I like your lists. I will challenge you this week to not eat anything after 8pm--in? congrats on your 1lb, hey better than 1lb more right?

Hope the rest of you are having a great day. Happy Mother's Day to all.
Josiah is waking up. Motherhood calls:D

WILL BE 183lb by May 31st!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

Hi Taiwan...thanks and yes it does feel great! I'm going to work extra hard this week to make it under that 200 mark. Havent exercised any today yet but hopefully I will get some in shortly. I rarely skip a day anymore but I probably should take a day off here and there to keep from burning out. Or at least change up what I'm doing occasionally. My tapes are still not in! When I get those, I may alternate between them and walking. Not sure tho..I may continue both because my sister and I really really enjoy our walks. That's our best visiting time.lol ( no kids, hubbys...just us) It's really nice.

Debee, your lists are a good idea. I bet they help keep you focused.

Lady, I got hooked on hummus too after Debee mentioning it several times. I got the roasted red pepper variety and ate it on crackers, fat free pringles, or on a flour tortilla with some grilled chicken and salsa..YUMMMY. Tastes a lot like bean dip to me. I'm aggravated tho...I found it at Walmart and bought it several times and all of a sudden, they dont carry it there anymore. I hate when they discontinue stuff I like! Gotta try to locate somewhere else to get it around here.

Reina, I've never tried taebo. Is it difficult to do? How was your weigh-in today?

Cyan, did your friend show up for badminton or did he prove he's really a wimp?:lol: I hope your back is feeling better today.

Lisa- staying at a hotel to study sounds like a good idea. Good luck Monday on those finals! And congrats on the B!! That's great. We all knew you'd do well. How cool to be working with a trainer...keep up the good work. I'll be thinking about ya Tues..let us know what you find out from the colonoscopy.(sp?)

Hope everyone has a happy Mother's Day (whether or not you're a mom..lol ) Looking forward to hearing from everyone soon.

Miki

Happy Mothers Days to all you lovely Ladies.

You know...I'm the only one that is not a mother in this group...although I have furchildren! Hope that counts:dizzy:

Anyway, enjoying the remainder of my weekend.

Miki..my friend wimped out on thursday but we did play saturday! Hummus rocks...love that stuff...I also a big fan of tzatzkiki and babaganouch...spelling is probably wrong but the taste is right on!!:lol:

I am planning on cycling later on this evening and I have alreay finished with my upper body and lower back work out....yes..I'm still trying...gonna die trying...oh....get this...I still weigh the same but capri pants that were too tight last summer ...fit me! I can wear them without looking illegal in them:s: So somthing is working.

Okay..I am off to get on that bike before it gets too late...later ladies and once again..Happy Mother's Day:balloons:


cyan

Just a note as I am tired b/c Josiah started getting a stuffy nose last night and so we brought him to our room to sleep. Bad mistake. He is used to sleeping in his bed and tried to play in our bed til midnite. Finally put him in his room and said good night. Should've done that sooner.

Anyway, weighed in today, down one more pound--now at 187lbs. Though today and tomorrow will not be good eating days and had to have caffine at that. We have all day foster parent classes. Oh fun of sitting through lessons in Chinese (good thing I understand 85% of it). Only blonde hair/ blue eyed person in the building. Had to have temp take going in. Yesterday going to restaurant had to have antibacterial stuff sprayed on our hands and going to the movies we had to have temp taken. Never a dull moment!!!!

Happy Mother's Day!!!!!

I hope you all had a beautiful day yesterday!!!

I had a blast, I walked the Y-ME Breast Cancer Walk with my sister, 2 neices and of course, my boy!!!!
It was a beautiful event, and the spirit was so high, even though the winds were blowing at 35mph, and it was like 47 degrees out. I walked a total of about 5 miles in a little less than 2 hours!!!

We also raised as a team over $1500 to donate to such a worthy cause!!!!

I also weighed in on Saturday and was down 1.2 lbs!!!:cb:
I was happy at that. Waking up at 6:30 does really help!!!!

I am glad to hear about all the weightloss in this group this past week. I think motivation is kicking our butts....

Debee, sorry to hear that your parents aren't doing so good! I send you warm wishes that they feel better!! Also, keep up the good work!

Taiwan, Congrats on more weightloss!

Miki, I love Taebo, it was had at first, but you feel it in every muscle you have....

Lady, I am glad to hear that WW is working for you. Yes those 0 point foods are great for you! Keep up the good work!

Cyan, Sounds like you are really enjoying the badmington, and yoga, keep it up woman!!

Well, it is gonna be a busy week, so stay strong and motivated. Hope you all have a great week!

Happy Monday Everyone!

Reina! Congratulations on you loss! And I can’t think of a better way to celebrate Mother’s Day than raising money for a good cause.

Taiwan! Congratulations on your loss too! Way to Go, Girl! I hope Josiah is feeling better. I know it’s inconvienent, but I’m glad they are taking extra precautions to prevent the spread of disease.

Cyann! Congratulations on those Capri pants! More than anything that tells you you’re losing weight. I’m gonna have to try that hummus stuff.

Mikki – keep up that walking and I hope your exercise tapes come in soon.

For the past 6 weeks I have been fluctuating between 138 and 140. My lowest weight (6 weeks ago) was 137, but I haven’t been back there since. Any way, I was 139 last week and weighed in @ 138 this morning, so I’m hoping I will see 137 next week. Once I get down to 136 I will feel like I’m losing again. Meanwhile I will keep within my point range, run 4 or 5 times a week and not eat after 8. I find this last one is easier if I save a snack to eat around 7:30.

Have a great day, and lets keep up the good work!

Lady

Hello everyone!:D How are you all? Well, I am rejoicing. I just got done taking my nursing final. I did great. I am able to finish the semester with a B! I am so relieved. There are 3 people that I know of who didn't pass the class and I am sad for them...especially one of them who was a dear friend. But, I've got my head held high and I'm so pleased with my accomplishment.

I've missed you all so much and I'm hoping now I'll have more time to check in and chat with you guys! Tomorrow is my colonoscopy so today I'm drinking clear fluids and later on I get to start the cleansing process.....for those of you who might not be sure what I mean....it ain't going to be pretty!

Well, that's all for now!

see ya'll soon!
Lisa

Hi,

Lisa, you must be so happy! I'm happy that you will be able to post more.

Lady, you will be 136 next week--no one is going to stop you! Buy some red roasted pepper hummus this week...you'll be hooked.

Miki, "mini me" is on your shrinking shoulder waiting for you to make 198 next week...remember no excuses!

Cyan, if your clothes are fitting better than you are losing or toning. Your hard work is paying off!

Deana, keep up the exercise you are on the losing side again. I accept your challenge of no eating after 8pm

Reina, yes...1.2 pounds! I am going to really try to get up at 6:30 but that means getting to bed earlier maybe by 10:30.

The weekend was very busy. Saturday I went to a first communion and wore this black silk skirt (size 6) with pink rose buds, black fitted tank top and little black silk jacket. I had to wear a gridle and control top panty hose and hold my breath most of the time but I fit in the skirt (it was an A-line style so it did give me a little room). The good news was that my friend kept asking me how much weight did I lose (she is a size 6 wet)

On Sunday my son Jimmy made me breakfast in bed and gave me a coupon book filled with him doing chores, listening to me, ect. jake my four year old made me a heart pin in pre-school that is now the most precious piece of jewerly I own. My husband when he was in London went to Harrods and got me an assortment of teas and jams to have a ladies tea. It was a very nice Mother's Day.

I'll try to post later!

One more hour and my day at work is over..thank goodness...its hard to be creative for a full 8 hours.

Anyway..tonight is badminton night! It should be fun.

Good to read your posts...looks like everyone is slimming down.

Lisa...congrats on finishing your semester with a B...and good luck with the colonoscopy...:eek:

I am so tired right now that I dont have the desire to type so I will finish off now...later ladies

Cyan

Hi Ladies,

Good thing tomorrow is another day...today was not good.

First I tried to get up at 6:30 but just laid in bed until 7 a.m. so I was mad at myself for not getting up for that extra half hour. I skipped breakfast this morning and just had two cups of coffee. I was very hungry by lunch time and was good and had my turkey in a pita and some carrots and green tea for lunch, for a snack I had some popcorn and then for dinner I had minestone soup. Tonight Jake had t-ball and we were in charge of snack...I brought juice boxes and snack size chips, nachos, pretzels....Here is were it gets bad...I ate two bags of nachos, two bags of chips, for a total of almost 600 calories and then I went to get a hazelnut coffee and topped it off with two cups of special k strawberry cereal. I was not hungry ...I just ate them because they were there and I was bored! I hate when I eat healthy for most of the day and then blow it by doing what I did tonight.

On wednesday I plan to get back on track..I will eat oatmeal for breakfast, my turkey pita for lunch, and soup for dinner....no snacking! I will try to do yoga, climb the stairs more and since it is Jimmy's field day maybe even run around a bit with him at school.

Sorry I am rambling but I needed to put down my thoughts and how I will correct my behavior for the rest of the week. Hope everyone has a great evening!

Well, it seems like everyone is doing great. I haven't been good at all. Monday and Tuesday we had all day fosterparent classes. So breakfast on the run, lunch there (Chinese food!!) and because we haven't been to the grocery store yet, not good dinners. We are going this afternoon though.
Debee--did Sat and Sunday count?:-) It was my hubby's fault we didn't eat until about 8pm--seriously, it was. Monday and Tuesday I didn't eat after 8. So if we start from SUnday 2/7 days are good so far. It's almost 10am and I already walked a good 30min with my friend. We are doing it in the AM now, before my breakfast. Can we say SWEAT!!!! That is good though. I know on the stepper, if I do about 12min, that is burning 170 calories and is roughly 1200steps. So just double that? I will try the stepper or some abs and butt exercises later (try being the key word). Well, waiting very impatiently for my low carb cookbook and books to get here. hope they get here soon.

It's going to be hot today (I have already had 3cups of water and it's not even 10am yet).
QUestion, what type of supplements do you all take? I have started taking a stress formula for Women (it has iron in it), folic acid and calcium. AFter I finish the women tabs, I maylook for another multivitamin. What are you all taking?

Have a great one ladies.

Deana

Well My calories have risen slightly...this past week I have been eating more...not sure why but I will bring it back down to 1500 cals starting today!!

I did play badminton last night and it was fun...good workout too.

Taiwan...I take vitamins too...I take selenium, chromium, b-complex, omega 3,6,9...this is one gel capsule of essential fatty acids and coral calcium daily. A few times per week I take cayenne..in capsule form and once per week a kelp tablet.

Selenium is a good cancer fighter, chromium..is a good blood sugar regulator, b-complex a good cancer fighter, the omega 3,6,9 are good for the heart and lower bad cholesterol. Calcium...from japan...is good for all sort of stuff besides the obvious. Cayenne is good for blood circulation and is supposed to boost metabolism. And kelp is supposed to help a sluggish thyroid.

Tonight I plan on sticking to my 1500 cals, to exercise ...either cycle or lift weights...if I am good Iwill do both. I have been very good about not eating after 8..so I will continue to do this.

Ok Ladies..have a great day.

Cyan

And I feel great!

well, it's 9:40pm and guess what? I am eating. I did eat mwo ji (I have no idea what it's called in English. It's made from rice that has been beaten with a stick and then they put peanut powder (or red bean or other stuff in it). It's really good. THEN dh and ds go out to rent a video and come back with shaved ice. Ok, totally different than the states. It's like a bowl of shaved ice, but the add sweet stuff and red beans and anything you want to basically. Don't know how else to explain it. So I have already lost the after 8 eating challenge--boohoo!!!

DEana

Hi,

Deana, don't despair! Not eating after 8 p.m is the hardest thing for me to do. I think I use food as a stress release at the end of the day and snack not because I am hungry. By the way weekends don't count for our challenge...on sat and sun I try to give myself a little break. As far as supplements sometimes I take a multi-vitamin or green tea capusle not every day though.

Cyan, it sounds like the exercise is putting you in a great mood. It is so hard to lower those calories but at least we are trying.

Well, so far today I did what I said I would do last night. For breakfast I had oatmeal with apples, lunch was popcorn and dinner was bean soup. I did not snack and kept busy walking, climbing lots of stairs, lifting things so I got a workout. Tonight I hope to get the kids in bed by 8:30 and be in bed myself by 9:30. Thursday, I will try to get up early, eat oatmeal, turkey pita and soup. By Friday I hope to make 125.


Have a great evening.

This is the weirdest thing. Just last nite I mentioned to Phil that maybe I should be taking some kind of vitamin or supplement of some kind. Tonite I sign in and find out you're all discussing just that. I told him it's cool how somehow we all seem to always be on the same wavelength.

I've done ok today with my eating but so far I've only done 5 min on the AirWalker. It's raining so we couldnt walk. I'm going to TRY to get motivated and do more on the AirWalker or workout some with Josh maybe. My tapes are still not in!! They cost 2 pmts of $19.95 but I paid the entire amount in one payment to get them earlier and they still havent shown up! I'm getting really aggravated. My sis called them today and they're supposed to be trying to find out what the prob is.


Sounds like everyone is still on the right track. Keep it up!

Miki

Hi ladies,

Well, my plans for last night changed and my husband came home a day earlier from a biz trip and wanted to go out to dinner so at 8p.m. we went to the italian resturant in our neighborhood and I had a salad and lemon chicken and really good bread. Oh well, this week is not going as good as I wished. I guess it is just a week by week battle.

This morning I went to the auction and bought two bags of costume jewerly for $10 and 8 movie prints from the 1940's for the basement media room. Afterwards for lunch I took Jake and three 4 year old to Chucky Cheese and had two slices of pizza but I did run around the place for two hours so I did probably burn calories.

Miki, I was also thinking about taking more vitamins...I just do a hit or miss thing now.

I have to go to the bus stop...hope to post more tonight.

well until I helped Joshua finish his breakfast (french toast!!). did 30min of walking today so far and it's only 9:40am.

Yesterday we went to friends house for dinner, so I just had one bowl of rice and then ate Chinese. There was beef/green pepper stir fry (though he used cornstarch I could tell, I don't usually), eggs/chives and pork and cabbage. Chinese style is to have usually 3-5 plates of food sitting in the middle of the table and everyone takes what they want. Didn't get full yet wasn't hungry.

ok, what is allowed after 8pm? I had a cup of decaf coffee, is that legal:) ? Luke ate the left overs of Pizza Hut.

I am going to try ---try being the key word here--- to do some toning today and really start that. That would help alot I know.

Well, Josiah is getting into everything, what else is new. Hopefully one of these days I'll have time to really write to everyone. My weigh in day was on Monday, but I decided to change back to Friday with you all:D Well, I did get on the scale today and unbelievably it said down another pound 186lbs!!!!! One pound away from my prepregnancy weight with Josiah--yippeeeeeeee!!!!! have a long way to go with the weight from Joshua but hey, at least by my baby's 1st birthday I will have lost all the baby weight and more, that is good for me:cool:

So now I can say I am at my lowest, but "how low can you go?"

Deana

Hi all...

Ok, I walk walk walk but I really need a LOT more toning up. Those of you who do toning exercises, I need some examples of what to do. I need a specific routine. I'd appreciate any input of what I can be doing until those workout tapes ever get here. My sis checked on them today and they said their records show that they are still "being processed"....meaning we should have them in the next 2 weeks.:mad: My account was debited on the 30th of April and we did it that way rather than mailing the check because it was supposed to guarantee getting them in 10-12 days!!!

I'm too full tonite. Ordered hubby a steak and grilled chicken salad for me, but then of course I just had to share some of his steak.:^: Also had to have a few bites of his peach cobbler. I guess overall it wasnt too bad since the only other thing I had today at all was cereal at 9 a.m. but I'm still way too full.

I did walk 3 miles at 7:30 a.m. this morning and around 5:00 this afternoon, I went to my sister's house and did a few floor exercises. ( what we could think of ) We really do need some input on some things to do to vary from our walking.

It's almost the weekend....yeah!!

Miki

Whoooooohoooooooooo its Friday and its a holiday for Canadians on monday...Happy Victoria Day everyone!

I played badminton last night for about an hour...boy is that every fun.

I haven't been very good with the eating..not that I am eating bad food...just too much of it...this past week..my average intake has been 1700 calories and about 50 grams of fat! So I will focus on bringing that down..I just have to cut out one thing...full fat soda...I've been having a can a day this past week. Also, I've been having more cheese than usual...and just a couple of ounces puts me over 1500 cals and 50 grams of fat in a wink!

Hey Deana...congrats on acheiving another pound of weight loss...I am so proud of you...keep going...pretty soon...you will be down to 180, then 170 and so on ..until you reach a weight you want.

Miki...here are some exercise I do on a regular basis is lower back exercises, abdominal and arm exercises. For proper technique..visit this site http://www.netfit.co.uk/wkmen.htm its pretty good and they have workouts suited for everybody.

Debee..its hard to say no to your hubby especially when he has been away...so kick yourself for it...just keep going! and no more pizza for you young lady.

Lisa...how's your bum:lol:

hey Reina...keep us posted as to how you are doing.

Lady .... I know you are doing well...so tell how well...keep us posted.

As usual..I am at work so I gotta get back to it...later ladies and have a wonderful weekend

Cyan aka Mariette

Hi,

Ok today is my weigh -in and I am up two pounds to 128. I know that I really over ate this week and did not do eveery thing I wanted to on my list. I really would like to lose these last ten pounds and just not gain more...maybe I have to go on a diet for a week to jump start myself. I'm pressed for time so I will write more after the weekend and maybe try weighing myself on Monday again...I 'll still keep my Friday weigh in but will see what the scale says on Monday.

Me too Debee...up 2 lbs this week! :( Ate too much last nite but every other day did ok and walked walked walked. I know alot of things affect the scale but it's still so frustrating! Not going to help things today....had pizza and cheese sticks tonite. I havent had pizza in almost 6 months tho. Just couldnt wait any longer.:lol: Not going to just blow it tho..tomorrow I'll be right back on schedule.

Cyan, thanks for that link. Definitely going to check it out tonite.

Taiwan, congrats on another lb! I have a feeling Josiah gets a lot of credit for that. Keeps you on the move huh?? lol

Lisa, any news from the colonoscopy?? Come post as soon as you can.

Lady and Reina...how's the WW going? Are you two still exercising bunches?

Hope everyone has a nice weekend. Looking at major thunderstorms here, I think. (hoping not tornadoes!)

I'll post more later..

MIKI

Hello everyone, I hope you all had a pleasant weekend, sorry to hear people gained, I know I did, but I didn't get on teh scale to tell! So I will wait until next Saturday!

I am going to some crazy stuff right now, so I am sorry if I dropped off radar. I have to make a decision that affects everyone in my family, so my eating and mind have been elsewhere.......

I will be accepting a new job, with some great benefits, but there are some other downfalls to the position, so it is kinda boggling my mind. Also, I think I will be taking hte job, but now I have to tell my current boss, who has been a big part of my life for over 7 years, so it is kinds difficult to do.

So I hope to have my head clear by the middle of this week, and maybe get back on track, I haven't worked out all last week, nor do I feel in the mood today!

Sorry I can't post individuals, but my head is spinning in all different directions, and I just can't think right now.

I will try to drop back in this week. I am noticing how big this loop has gotten, so I think it is time to create a #4 for us...

Later gators!!!

Well, so far so good with my new plan of eating this week, but I have to admit I had a little help staying on track! Had my yogurt for breakfast, then since I went into work at 10 a.m., I had my banana soon after getting there. I had planned to eat my Healthy Choice dinner at noon but ended up otherwise occupied. I work at a bank and on Mondays, I work at the small branch which is located inside of Brookshires, a grocery store, rather than the main bank. Around 10:55 a.m., two black guys come to my window and one asks me to cash a check for him. I gave it back and said I couldnt because it was an out-of-state check. I did say that I could cash it only if he had an account with us with funds enough in it to cover the check in case it was returned. He turns to his friends and asks.."What are we going to do". At that second, his friend reaches across the counter and grabs a handful of money right out of the hand of Debbie, who is working next to me. I couldnt believe it!! They took off running, I was yelling for someone to stop them. The grocery store manager and the produce guy took off after them on foot then in vehicles. The cops eventually caught them 2 hrs later. Found out their car was stolen from a correction facility guard in St. Louis, MO plus they had drugs on them. Have no idea why they were in Arkansas. We got the $500 back that they had grabbed. By the time the FBI, police, etc had come and taken our statements, dusted for finger prints, and finished all that, it was 3:30! I finally was able to eat lunch. What a way to stay on track.. Anyway, tonite I had grilled chicken breast with a little sauted squash on the side. Hopefully tomorrow will be a little calmer but I'm going to try to eat as well.

Reina, I know what you mean about dreading telling your current boss. I had worked for 13 yrs at the same place when I left. I HATED telling them. Worked out okay tho because here I am now at the same place I left..LOL Was gone for 3 yrs and came back part-time. (or thats what they call it anyway, very rarely am I ever off but at least I have the option of saying NO, whether or not I choose to use it:lol: )

How was everyone else's Monday?? Ready for updates!

Miki

Well, my Tuesday is almost over now:-) Luke was gone all weekend, which meant I didn't eat well, not that I didn't eat, just didn't eat good things. I am not too fond of taking care of 3 kids by myself all weekend. At least one of them is 14yr old, old enough to help. Today was ok. Monday I did 22 min on the stepper and then 10min arms and 10 min abs. Today I did 10 min each--legs/arms (really sweated through that one!!), buns and abs. I will try to do the stepper tonight before bed. Eating is really getting me. I am sooooooooooooo lazy it's pathetic. I hate cooking, really, I hate it. We are having Chinese dumplings tonight (really nutritional I know!!)

Wow!! that's scary Miki, that people would do that in broad daylight. Glad that they didn't have a gun or anything. Bet you all were freaked out. Sounds like you are doing better on eating too. Wish I could.

Reina, it's hard to leave a place when you've been there so long. I hope they understand. Don't let stress bother your eating. At the rate I am going, I may not check the scale on Friday. At least I got my exercises in this week.

To all, hope all is well. We are getting some "maybe SARS" cases in our county now. One being at a school 5min away!!! We also live about 5 blocks from one of the main hospitals. Joys. We bought some masks, though the "WHO recommended" are like $3-4US. We bought surgical masks and 75%rubbing alcohol to spray our hands with and to increase life of the face mask. Hope this is over soon as our departure date to the states gets closer (ok, not for a few months, but still!)

Have a great day ladies.

Deana--who is sitting here eating popcorn w/butter:-0

I had a nice long 3 day holiday weekend! Yesterday I went out to the park and played badminton and then after, I played on the monkey bars!! Boy was that tough...so I now sport a huge painful bruise on my leg near my knee..underside because I wanted to hang upside down from the bars like I did when I was a kid:dizzy:

Anyway, I am so sore today...my arms hurt from holding all my weight.

I also bought a jump rope and an exercise ball...jumping rope is sooooooo hard...you do a couple of minutes and you think your heart will just stop right on the spot. I do however love my exercise ball...I got it to help strengthen my lower back...apparently the exercise ball is supposed to strenghen and develop your body's core muscles. So since friday, I have been jumping rope, using the ball and playing badminton.

Along with all this exercise, I have been eating mussels, sushi, thai rolls and lots of great delicious food. I have to scale back on the eating...always my weekness.

Anyway, I play badminton again tonight..I hope I can...my arms are tucked under my armpits like a t-rex cause they hurt so bad and that huge bruise on the back of my knee is throbbing...yeesh! and they exercise is supposed to be good for you!

Hey Deanna..sorry to hear SARS might be in Taiwan.,..scary. 3 kids all my yourself...wow...that must have kept you busy

Miki..oh wow on the burgerly..that must have been scary and escaped convicts! this could be a movie

Hey Reina...congrats on your move and dont worry..it will all work out the best for you.

Well..I am at work so I best get to it...have a great rest of day everyone.

Cyan

I am starting Exercise Diet and Support #4. See you there.
Lisa