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Hi All~
The TOM has passed and so has the water I was retaining for all those darned drought areas out there. Anyway, my boyfriend ended up eating all but like three small pieces of the cheesecake my mother sent over a few days ago. No big loss, however, my son was disappointed that all he got was a little sliver. I did have a sliver myself and was darned happy that I didn't gain anything from eating it. I have taken off most of what I gained over the holiday, but the loss has stalled out yet again. I am not sure if it is my thyroid as I have yet to hear back from my docs office about tests I had done on the 20th of Dec. I am seriously thinking about finding a new doctor with a more reliable office staff. This is getting ridiculous. Having to threaten to call my insurance company about the shoddy treatment in order to get someone to call me back in a timely manner is getting a bit tiresome and I am not really wanting to call my insurance co. to actually complain at this point. *sighs* :?: I hope everyone has a safe and happy new year's eve and day. Be careful if you are going out tonight. :) I hope everyone is doing well and if not, you are in my prayers. :hug: ~Story |
It's New Year's Eve, and the house is quieting down somewhat. I'm taking a minute to update my food journal and say :newyear:
Helen, Ratkitten, and Catherine M - I so agree with you on the importance of food journals. Using a food journal was my key to success the only other time I successfully lost a lot of weight. I think it was most important on days like today - Sometimes when I knew I had gone over my calorie count for the day, my feelings of guilt would exaggerate how "bad" I'd really been. That could then become my excuse to either blow it more that night or to just feel rotten. Tonight I entered everything into the food journal - guess what - I didn't horribly exceed my daily caloric limit. :dance: The reality was not as bad as I had imagined and exaggerated. And to Debbie, and all the other DDR junkies :) - I never thought of DDR for exercise! I love dance aerobics but don't feel quite ready to go to the gym for group classes right now. I've walked every day the last few days - but we get snow tomorrow. DDR would be great for cold, snowy, or icy days! Happy New Year! |
Happy New Year!
:celebrate: HAPPY NEW YEAR, ONE & ALL! :celebrate: MIDNIGHT CARRIE, It’s Great that you and you’re mom are both doing this together. I’m sure you will both usher in 2009 slimmer and stronger! You have a great opportunity to focus on this, too, before the next semester starts. I’m so jealous of all you guys with DDR – it looks like a blast! CATHERINE, Wonderful that you got some real sunlight! I go to work in the dark, get out after dark, and have no windows in my office. We got out early on Monday and I was thinking how wonderful it was to see daylight. I know how much I miss it, but at least I have weekends. I can’t imagine going as long as you have without it. Thanks for the suggestions! I had no idea there was such a thing as veggie pepperoni, but I’m going to look for it! STORY, I hope you have better luck with the doc’s office being more professional. I also really hope they have news that helps you, one way or the other. Well, I know I’m only 5 hours in to the New Year, but since I was awake with a bit of insomnia, I made good use of it to get off to a good start. I’m active at the barn, doing stalls, carrying water buckets, riding – but my actual EXERCISE program has been non-existent for months. I finally did something constructive with my weights, rather than just stubbing my toe on them, and did a bit of other stuff. It wasn’t a great deal, but it was a defined, intentional start. Now, if I could just get back to journaling… |
Happy New Year everyone!!!! I hope you all got to spend it just how you wanted. Neil and I had a very quiet New Year's Eve and a relaxing first day of 2008. We went for a lovely long walk to the beach this morning. I wanted to walk for 80 minutes and it took us around 35 minutes to get there, so we walked along the dunes for a little bit as well. What a lovely start to the new year. I also managed to do 20 mins on the Cross Trainer this afternoon while I watched the news, so I'm even MORE happy.
We had a pretty good week over Christmas and Mum is now moved to her new home. Christmas day was pretty warm, at 40.7C/104F and then it got to 44.2C/110F on Boxing Day. It was the hottest December day on record and it FELT like it!!!! Luckily Mum's house was air conditioned, because that is where we spent most of the day. Neil and I have been working at the Hopman Cup (major local tennis competition) selling commemorative pins, which also double as a raffle ticket for prizes like diamond necklaces and 'stuff'. The chorus I am in takes this role to help raise funds for disadvantaged kids as well as making a little money for the chorus itself. We get to watch the tennis in between the breaks, and I have been enjoying that so far. I am not a tennis fan usually, but watching it live is actually pretty good. I got to see Serena Williams play on Monday and THAT was a good match! I work again on Thursday and watch the USA vs Australia. I am REALLY looking forward to seeing that game. We are expecting 40C/104F on Thursday, so I'm glad we are mostly under cover and inside an airconditioned building for the day. It certainly must be better for the players to be inside and cooler when they play. Other than these things, we don't have a lot planned for the holidays. We may go to my old home town to see Mum's new house. We didn't go there with her when she moved because we had spent the week helping her pack and clean the old house and we had to work at the tennis. I wouldn't mind seeing where she is now. She is living across the road from my brother and his family, so I think she will be very happy. My poor brother now has his mother across the road, his mother-in-law in the house behind him and his sister-in-law two houses down. Luckily he has more patience than I do. We're trying to take it easy money-wise so that we can save to go to Hawaii with the chorus in November. We SHOULD be OK, but you never know what unforseen expenses come up. I would love to write some individual responses, but I am about ready for bed and I should really work on learning the two new songs we'll be working on with chorus in a couple of weeks. I have kinda had a rest from singing since we did the Christmas carols in the city over a week ago. It isn't as though I can miss practicing either, as I'm not that good yet. I truly hope you all have a wonderful New Year's Day and that this leads you into the most incredible year yet. Take care, Zelma |
Happy New year Year! I am proud to say i am officially back on track with a diet! i am starting to exercise but will not post on board til i can do more minutes! shpuldnt take too long though i hope!
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Patty -- Post those minutes whenever you get em -- even if it's just a few. They really do add up!! And we really do need them! :)
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Hiya ladies - well its 2008, last year I did decrease my weight but not by anything amazing and its been this high for about 3 years now, so I aim to get at least 50 pounds off this year....please god and endurance and I can look back in a years time and be 50 pounds lighter and be enjoying my life that little bit more!!
To be honest my life is just so great now and it is totally what I want it to be except that I need to lose weight before my health suffers and also I could do with working on my marriage with renewed energy to keep it working. I have joined the exercise thread again as my job is so busy and active I have let the exercise fall by the way side but I bet it will help to give me more energy and also keep me focused on the job in hand. I love love love nursing and I want my job to get easier physically so I can continue enjoying my career for years and years to come. I also want to be physically free to do *whatever* and only my weight and courage prevents me = so need less weight and to work on the courage!! Heres hoping and wishing we can all work together in this community this year and see some great things happen in our lives. Love and hope for the new year xx |
Happy New Years everyone!!!!! Like many of you I am feeling excited and positive about 2008. I am so looking forward to all the successes our group is going to have this year. :carrot:
Catherine - I am glad you are feeling better. Sunshine does wonders. In fact, I am headed out to walk my dog after this and am much looking forward to the brisk air and the bright sunny sky (my favorite kind of weather, by the way). As for falling, you are right about the scariness of falling. I distinctly remember the thought going through my head that I was going to hit my head on the pavement and die. Thankfully that didn't happen! Good luck with your dinner party tonight. :) Story - Maybe you should talk to your doctor about his office staff. He doesn't want to lose patients because his staff is messing up. I did that with my gyno once and he took my complaints very seriously. Good luck with it. If things don't change, then definitely change doctors. FitGirl - Hi, I don't think I've "met" you before. :wave: Zelma - Wow, you got to see Serena play? I am not a big tennis fan either but I would love to see her. I have always admired her athleticism and her strong body. Sounds like you are really enjoying the chorus you are in. Makes me wish I was actually talented so I could join one too. :) 104 on Christmas!!!! I cannot imagine it! It's hard enough to feel Christmassy in Texas when it might be as high as 60-70. Patti - I am glad you are back on track. Wishing you much success in 2008. :hug: Well, it's the New Year and what would the New Year be without some goals? (Not going to call them resolutions this year because my resolutions always seem to get broken). Here are my 2008 goals:
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HOLY SMOKE, ZELMA! 110? Enjoy the Tennis.
EMILYMAY, It's GREAT to see you again. Go PATTY! Being back on track is such a wonderful thing - FEELing as well as knowing that you really do have control. POST those minutes! That feels good, as well! I'm not starting out as hot & heavy as I did before when I was really 'with it.' Just having SOMEthing to add is the way to start. I'm not 110% on today, but when your "cheat" is double fiber whole grain bread, you can't feel TOO guilty. Those leftover chocolate kisses simply MUST go in the trash before I do end up wearing them on my caboose. My fruit & jello is made up in the containers that make them easy to grab & go to work. I cleaned out some kitchen cupboards today that had stuff like Tuna Helper. It was too old anyway, but I just don't wanna eat that stuff. I'm working on getting more prepared for success every day. Plan, plan, plan. I'm going to go do some clothes shopping on my gift certificates today. I hate to buy clothes that don't already fit, but we'll see what I can come home with. I already have a bunch of clothes that used to fit, even at my current weight, but since I haven't been exercising, my shape has changed back, unpleasantly. It's very hard for me not to set deadlines as well as goals, but I'm going to try really hard this year to avoid doing just that. Yes I have goals, but they aren't written in stone. Deadlines, specific time goals just seem to make me self-destruct. For 2008, I just want to get back to exercising, planning my meals for better health, and getting stronger to ride my goofy horse better. I just want to be better off this time next year. It's going to take some doing just to get me back to where I WAS, this time last year - that's how much good all of 2007's deadlines did me. Smack me if I start obsessing on time frames and deadlines again. Good health to you all this year! |
Happy New Year to All!
So here we are - a new beginning. I’m sure there is much introspection going on with everyone. My plan is very simple - to take care of my physical and emotional health. The solution is also very simple - eat right, exercise more, get enough rest - those 3 things will keep me healthy both emotionally and physically. I don’t know why I have made it so hard in the past but today is a new day and today feels good. Catherine - I’m glad I didn’t know about your “editorials” before our trip. We went on a lovely outing to Las Caletas , the only electricity on the beach was to keep the food warm and then a hike up the mountain for a very native show describing the local rituals via dance and music - no spoken word. I probably would have busted out laughing thinking of your comments. Don’t be too upset with Himself - he knows you can handle anything including spur of the moment guests and you are so beautiful he doesn’t even know you haven’t fixed your hair. Remember - they are coming to see you - not your clean house and your hair. Annie - you should definitely take an excursion to see where Predator was filmed - if you like I can e-mail you some pics - it is indeed beautiful. Big hugs to you - I smile each time I think of your dedication. Sandy - have fun playing in the snow. Isn’t it refreshing to know things change with a flip of the calendar. You’ll have to start sharing more of your wonderful recipes as you get back to the beach. Patty - way to go on the Gazelle - is it not hurting your knee at all? RK - what a gorgeous Christmas card - I always leave one thing out all year to remind me of the season - this year it is your card. Xena - sorry to hear about your fall. Don’t mess around too long if it’s still giving you trouble. Glad you had a good and safe trip - do you head straight up I-35 through KC? We are about ½ mile off 35 if you need a break next trip. Donna - a big HOORAY for the new year! Glad you weren’t hurt in the fall. If I fell the pups would come running thinking I wanted to play. Val - your enthusiasm bubbles over making it contagious. I was already pumped for the new year and even more so after reading your posts. Debbie - surgery went well - he’s not so excited this morning about the exercises he needs to be doing though. Did you celebrate last night dancing the night away? So glad to hear you have found a fun exercise. I’m thinking that would be a great Valentine’s Day gift. HINT HINT Carrie - HI - great to see you back. Hugs to you and your mom too! Story - you need to get your results timely - what’s the deal? Hope you have a great new year! Kimmie - welcome and good luck - keep posting. Zelma - what a wonderful new years celebration for you . Our original trip was to be to Australia instead of the cruise - now I wish we could have done both. Love your 2008 wordwork. Emily May - you accomplished so much in 2007 both personally and professionally. Here’s to a great 2008. Hugs to those I missed - Heather welcome back. Everyone have a great OP day. I lost 5 lbs this week - I will say that it all due to drinking water because I wasn’t completely OP. Everyone have a wonderful new year. Carol |
ggggirls no the gazelle is not hurting my knee at all... i just cant stay on for a long period of time which i am sure will soon change. i am hoping to post minutes on it soon too!
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Happy New Year everyone! I hope this year brings health, happiness, and smaller bodies to all of us.
This is going to be a year of big changes for me. It's amazing to think that I could pass the 100 lb. threshold some time this year. Today is the first day of a very promising 2008. ----- Story: Good job getting rid of the holiday weight. I'm still struggling. Some good days, some bad days. Zelma: my, those are some hot temperatures. I would die without air conditioning when it is that hot. It rarely gets extremely hot here, and because of that, no one has air conditioning. We really suffer on the extreme days. I hope you can achieve your goal of going on a nice vacation. It is wonderful to travel. Toofat: Great job getting back OP. Keep it up for the New Year! Heather: I hope you are enjoying your vacation and you return renewed (and not with a lot of extra pounds to shed from the experience). FitGirl: Good work on journaling your food. I keep a running record of my eating just about every day. It helps tremendously to stay on track for the day. Otherwise, I tend to over- or under-estimate. Catherine: Sorry himself sprung surprise guests on you. I'm not that understanding. I'd ask him what his plan to feed them and provide a clean environment was. But I'm prickly as a pear. Emilymay: It's great that you love nursing so much. I think the exercise will help. Valerie: Yay on using your weights, and on being active and productive today. It's a great way to begin the year. Zena: You are doing amazingly, and I have every confidence that you will achieve your goals in 2008. Post pics of the remodeling you do. I love changing up the space every now and then. Rat: Yes, my area is very hilly, but there are relatively flat areas as well. I shoud be able to do some flatter rides without too much trouble. Debbie: You sound like you're having a great time with the DDR. I'm so uncoordinated, I'd be a hot mess with that thing, I think! Maybe sometime in the future I'll try it out for myself. Midnight: Hi and happy new year. Sharon: I'm happy that you and hubby are doing better now. I hate shouting, too, and will do almost anything to get away from it. Ammi: If you're reading, Happy New Year to you. Carol: Congrats on the big 5 lb. loss! To everyone else, have a great first day of the year. |
Hello everyone!!
Guess what??? I found my South Beach Diet book!!! It was in a cubby above the desk, standing up in the corner just like a good book should. LOL So, far so good today on SB. Except I'm finding it's really hard to eat breakfast. I did start of with a glass of V8 and half cup of coffee. More coffee to follow in a little while. I'll have some turkey and a salad in a little while. I'm happy I have the SB Cookbook. It's got some cool recipes for salad dressings. I've found some of my favorite recipes in that book. I hadn't realized where I'd gotten them from. One thing is for sure, I have to watch my portions of rice when I add rice back in. When I have rice, it's been too much. I've updated my tickers. One to show from the very beginning and one starting today. One with the short term goal and THE long term goal. Heather, is it ok of I just add minutes to the exercise board? I'm afraid of setting that goal and not achieving it yet again. In fact I was scared this am when setting the goals on my tickers. I'm back to not being able to handle looking at the big picture or the big number in pounds I need to lose. I'm trying to focus on how I FEEL, both physically and emotionally. Eating the SB way and moving my self will affect both in a positive way. I think my goal for January and February is to eat well and exercise enough to not have a major depression break down again. Last winter was really rough. Good new is I only gained 2-4 pounds during the holidays. Weird, huh? Gotta get that water in today to help wash out the alcohol from last night and the night before. Well, Like my dear friend Val, I'm going to start portioning out stuff for lunch and snacks this week. I guess I should do that now. Tomorrow I go back to work. It'll be good to get back to a regular schedule again. I love the holidays, but am always ready to go back to a regular routine. Take care everyone, have a wonderful OP day. I'll try to check in later. Hugs |
Hi Battle! I too hope to hit the 100 pound loss this year. I just realized I'm actually about half way there! I think we can both do it this year!
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sandy -- yes, yes! No need to set goals to post on the exercise board! I need goals or I won't do it, but others don't like the goals! I really would love to get more people posting regularly!
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