Hey violets,

EAting good 10,339 steps in today.

Tonight is football night here.

Went to the hairdressers cut and frost all done. Now a stir fry of onions, peppers, mushrooms, chicken and rice with Asian seasoning.

I buy the Just my Size brand of pants Lemon they have a little more room in them which I need right now. I get them at WalMart 15.00. Most of the Just my Size brand of clothes are very inexpensive.

Like Les said I save the expensive ones for when I am at goal.

Have a good night. May we all shrink some more..

Congrats Les on the weight loss you are really on a roll. You go girl...

LG

Thanks Mam and Lemon! I am really excited to get to that magic number of 190! Can't believe it's even a possibility this quickly.

Mam, good for you on those steps! I need to catch up and get some more walks in!

Lemon, I am finding it hard to find motivation to move as well. My walks are pretty much not happening, but my daily steps are more than they were previously, so I guess that's better than nothing. The only thing I do everyday is my arm exercises. It only takes 5-10 minutes so that is pretty easy to do. I am hoping to get moving and get more exercise, though. My daily walks were making me feel so much better.

Hide and seek is going on here the LO doesn't quite get it but it's funny to hear them scare each other.

Man: your dinner sounds good. I made my quasi famous potato soup after decorating the cookies. It was good stuff calories and soups for me are hard to figure out portioning. I am a bit more liberal with my bowl full. I had a few whole wheat crackers as well. Yeah for you on your steps! Good feeling! How's your scale as 6 Lbs is great!

Les: I've got my cookies setting out to dry over night and then I'll bag them up tomorrow for the party. I think if I do it again if do the flooding w a squeeze bottle as I used a ziploc which was kind of messy but I used what I had on hand. Good recipe thanks for sharing!

What could motivate us both? I know I feel better when I do exercise and the weight moves quicker but something about going out in the cold rain hasn't been thrilling me. And then when I go 1+ hours I feel it eats up too much time. Drat I knew something like this would happen at some point. I had hoped it'd be lots further along the journey. Well if I go tonight it's one step closer to making it work for me.

Morning Violets!

Celebrated my new year older last night, since we had parent teacher conference as well, and that ran late and long, and I "had" to have my cake that DD made me, I didn't get to the gym. I have told DH that since we will be kid free this evening through tomorrow we should both get to the gym and work out together. I need to get back on track and get this off for good. However the cake was good as was the conference. I have a good kid!

Les: Is there something that you and I can figure out to spurn on wanting to exercise? I know - we are quite a few states apart, but maybe there is something we can do so that each one of us find interest in keeping it going. I will have to look on line and see if there is anything that might inspire the exercise portion. I need to keep at it and it sounds like you need to too. Oh - and according to all at my house - the cookies w/the royal icing turned out delish. Thank you for your help!

Mam: How is the fitbit coming in for you? I am glad you are enjoying seeing how much you are moving and incorporating in other things into your day. You soon will be slimming down that you sprint from job to job because you just CAN! Yeah for you! Get into that nice sweater w/your belted waist, you can do this!

Giggles: Have you been inundated w/rain? I believe your bio says TX right? Hopefully all is ok and it was just a soaker and nothing more. How is your movement going?

AM: Trying but these last few days have been somewhat harder for me to keep on point. ARGH! I hate times like this. But I need to just pull it together and say no to the foods that call my name, yes to the gym and moving my body and yes to the water that did not taste well to me yesterday. And my DH has decided once again that counting calories is too difficult, yet he can sit on his phone perusing all sorts of useless crap. I am having a moment about it all. Sorry. Moving on.

So my goal this weekend is to get back on track, to get to the gym daily since kids can be watched w/o issue, and I can go in the am, even better without having to get up at 445. But perhaps that is what I will need to switch to again. I will peruse the idea this morning and see if I can make that work again. I must confess, I do like having the gym to myself when I go, most days it's just me, but of late I run into the creepy vain weightlifter, the gal who only walks the treadmill on steep incline, the gal who schleps over the stair climber like she's dead and the woman who really needs to bathe before she comes to workout and well, makes the whole place smell foul. Sorry, I am an observer while I work my body I know I am not perfect, but it's interesting to see others. What I like about being the only one there is that I don't feel totally stupid looking when I pedal fast and hard on my intervals. I must be a sight! Or a fright might be the better word. Alas, I need to get going again.

Happy day to you all and HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Enjoy the spooks, haunts and craziness that goes with the weekend - and FALL BACK IN Time as well. WOOT!

Lemon, I don't think I am going to find some magic motivation. I think I just have to force myself to do it. I was using the excuse that it was too chilly for shorts but now I have sweatpants and I'm still not walking, haha. I have a super busy weekend coming up but maybe I can commit to a long walk on Monday. I think once I start back and do it for a few days, I will feel better and want to do it more. That's what happened when I first started, anyway, so hopefully it happens again. Good for you on the gym time. I thought about joining a gym but think I am still too self conscious. Maybe after I lose a little more. Maybe that's just another excuse, haha. Glad your cookies turned out well, I'm sure the kiddos will love them!

Hey violets,

Lemon happy belated birthday.

Les and Lemon this is for both of you. Maybe this will help you.

Exercising is the hard part for me too. Maybe instead of trying to do everyday and putting pressure on yourself. (This is something Richard suggested). Start with exercising 3 weeks no ifs and or buts. Then as you lose you will feel like moving more.

I find trying to exercise too much for me right off is a real turn off. Doing it 3 times is doable and you will see results. I lost 119 pounds this way. So I know it works. It is better to do it 3 times then not at all. BUt you have to be committed to the 3 times.

Instead of walking or going to the gym. Why not do a video from utube of aerobics. Richard Simmons are there. Jessica TV are very good ones. They also have ones for weights. Beginners to pros. There tons of them there. You can choose which ever one you want. Do from the comfort of your house and not worry about people watching you or if you have a ride there or if the weather is bad out.

Hope this helps you 2.

Today 10,769 steps. Did I say I LOVE my fitbit? HEHE best investment I have made in a long time.

Tonight it is kielbasa, twice baked potatoes, broccoli. Yummo!!!

Have to catch up on all the shows we missed during the game.

LG

DH took me out for dinner and I am going to take him to the gym with me, hopefully we both do well.

Mam: Thanks for the well wishes. Another year, but maybe I will finally FINALLY get back to a normal weight that I started out w/in my 20s. I can do this, I just need to stick to it. Sounds like the FitBit is a good fit for you right now. I think it's great when you can see progress. Thanks for the exercise info as well.

Les: Well I hope you can find your way to get moving again. It's hard, I know that. It gets dark so early so who wants to bundle up to head out to move. Certainly not me, however I told DH I need to do this and he can help me out.

AM: dinner was good - probably ate enough for a few days! We are home digesting before we go work out and DH is carving pumpkins to the family specifications - i.e. we drew on them w/sharpies so he knows where to carve. No kids tonight - so even better. We'll get to sleep in just a bit as well.

So I aim to move here in a bit - I do hope it goes really quickly and perhaps too after this weekend the weight will begin to move on off as well. I bought halloween candy, but most of it is things I am not super fond of, so that was my way of not having to feel like I NEED to eat it. Thus far, I have had about 3 pieces in 3 weeks time. So on that front, I did well.

Happy weekend to you all! Happy Halloween as well!

Happy (day after your) Birthday, Lemon! I hope you had a nice day and that the cake at least tasted good. Glad you're getting to the gym tonight. I will hopefully get moving again soon. I have definitely eaten some candy haha, but just a couple of pieces and I'm logging the calories. They were worth it, haha.

Mam, I definitely am gonna try some workout videos. I like walking, and definitely want to get back to that, but it will be nice to try some new stuff as well.

Hope everyone has a great Halloween and weekend!

Hey violets,

It is exercise 3 times a week. I thought I proof read it. LOL Was tired.

Today is one week on program after aha moment and with fitbit.

8 pounds down in week one. I am now in the twos. Yahoooooooooooooooo!!!!!



LG

Hey violets,

I changes my scale here but it says I gained 8 pounds. What I do wrong?

LG

Looks like the starting weight got changed maybe? Try changing the starting weight part back to what it was before.

And congrats on losing 8 pounds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks Les. Today DH and I went shopping all day. I got a lot of Xmas shopping done.

Went towards Boston area bigger stores more merchandise.

Walked 7,000 steps today. Not 10,000 but I'll take it more then I was doing before.

Eating was fantastic.

Lemon hope everything is ok with you. Not like you not to post. Hope you are just busy with the kids getting ready for Halloween.

LG

Mam: I'm ALIVE - ok too many horror movies in the past week. You are right -running ragged celebrating w/the kids. We got to sleep in (FAB! doesn't happen often anymore!) and then picked up DD for a play in the city. Did lunch out and a bit of shopping home to get LO and then halloween readying, finish decorating the porch, the kids and hand out candy. Crashed early - me that is.

Yeah for you on fitbit and shopping! I am contemplating my online buying - sometimes easier and cheaper, do I wait until black tuesday friday saturday - whatever day it becomes - how about psychedelic midnights weekly? It all drives me bonkers - but I do need to get that going as well!

Les: I am in my yoga pants and since I wear them in the house or to the gym, I don't give a rats patooty about their snugness. Hopefully you will feel comfortable at some point not to care either. God gave us bums of all shapes and sizes. I keep w/black - it does camo some of the lumps - but I guess what I am saying your comfort level will change and you can just keep moving and not care what someone says or thinks. You are moving, and that's what is important - the haters can hate (did i just quote taylor? oh lord) you just celebrate you.

Hello violets!

AM: Sick kid - not sure if its the candy or the season. I loathe sick kids and smells are bothering me today big time. I hate days like this. Oh well, I will get over it.

Beautiful fall day out - warm weather after all the rain the last few days. A lot of jobs on the docket and hopefully I can get to the gym again. We did go friday night for an hour. That was good. I have to keep DH moving - he's a bit sluggish on wanting to go - but I try to encourage and not nag. I just said you are coming with me so I can watch your bum as you treadmill it. Hah!

Diet I am struggling with the celebrations - I do hope to get back on track today and keep to my calories. It's hard somedays. I wish we could turn off our desires for all things bad. I am trying and working with such, it's just a long road in the past that I need to work on righting right now.

Happy day to you all! Onwards to the next holiday - good thing I am not a huge fan of most of it = except pumpkin pie. Last year my mom forgot the sugar - oh dear - the worst pie ever, yet my DD ate her whole piece and said it was good. Mom was all embarrassed. But we all had a good laugh.

Glad you had a great Halloween, Lemon! My weekend has been super busy, and I barely have time to check in here. Ready for things to slow down a bit tomorrow. Mam sent me a text that her computer is down at the shop and could be down for a couple of days.

Hope you all have a relaxing Sunday night!

Lemon: yes I am just north of Houston we have had crazy rain this week. It stopped long enough for our Fall Festival to happen last night at church. My husband was running the concession stand and my 14 yr old daughter was in charge of one of the games for the kids, I knew I would get a lot of walking in going back and forth between them and chasing my 8 yr old batman around. I walked 4.5 miles according to mapmywalk that is a record for me I thought my feet were gonna fall off! Now if I can just resist the giant bowl of leftover Halloween candy all will be good.