Morning ladies....

No walking for me yesterday at work. The phones would not stop ringing lol. I love having an afternoon stroll. I have also noticed that..when I take that stroll aroud 2:15ish..I dont crave the chocolate. SERIOUSLY!!! About that time is when I would run for the vending machine..since a co-worker and I have been taking a 15 min walk then..I dont even think about the chocolate. AMAZING!

Today walking no matter what the phone says lol

Good Morning all,

I'm home today. At least until I can get into see my Dr. hopefully later this morning. I have been having chest pains for about a week now. Not sure if it is anxiety or what but need to get seen about it. It kept me up last night. Poor Joel is so worried and made me stay home to see my Dr. Of course that stresses me out because of not being at work today and not getting my work done. lol. Oh well, it will all be all right.

I had my interview on Tuesday night with GWES. We shall see what happens. It was a good interview but they are drastically cutting staff and going from 5 Vocational constultants in our office alone to only 5 for the entire Region. That is crazy and I believe with the numbers of people coming in on food stamps and welfare they won't be able to do it. They said they would like to hire people that are already up and running with knowledge in the state's system. That would definately be all of us in our office. Not everyone has applied to go to the new company. She said we will find out possibly this week or next week who they hire and stuff. If I am chosen then I would have training after work every day from the 23rd through the 27th with all day long training on the 28th. Start date would be April 1st. My final date at my company that I work at right now would be March 31st. So weird for us and I bet even more so for the clients not knowing where to go for their appointments. I guess the state is mandating a sign to be placed on the door at our company starting March 16th stating the move and stuff. Honestly where the new company is going to be located is much better than where we are now. It is so inconvienient for the clients where we are. The new company had the very smart idea to move right across the street from the Department of Health and Welfare.

Sharon: I haven't spoken to Ammi lately. I think she is just very busy. I hope she is well.

Well, it is almost 8 a.m now and I need to go jump in the shower to be ready in case I can go see my Dr.

Blessings all,
Annie

Hello ladies! I’m so excited! I leave for St. Louis to visit one of my best friends tomorrow morning!! :]

Yesterday was a good day food wise, and workout wise. Had a salad for both lunch & dinner, and got 110 minutes in working out. I played DDR for the first time yesterday. Played for 10 minutes, and I was sweating like crazy! I definitely want to invest in that game! Would make for a great workout. I’m contemplating whether or not I’m going to the gym today. I’m pretty sore from yesterday, and really all week’s workouts. I know I’ll be walking a lot this weekend, so I don’t want to overdo myself, but I also won’t be working out at ALL tomorrow, either, since I’ll be in the car for 6-7 hours. Blah. I don’t know.

I dyed my hair blonde last night, so I can do it red again, and the color will be more vibrant. I haven’t been blonde in a very long time, so it’s strange. Heh.

Well, I’m going to make up my mind about the gym, and get to it. Have a great Thursday, all!

Americaninuk – That’s great! You’re off to a good start. :] When’s your official weigh-in day?

Sharon – Ew. I am not a fan of cauliflower in general, so I feel ya! Lol. Haha. My Mom told me that it looks like either a booger, or a zit. Whatever! Haha. She just likes to mess with me. I want a jeweled star. I’ve always wanted one. My middle name is Star, and I’ve always had a semi obsession with stars. :]

Jacquie – That’s great news, for the most part. And that you are doing well. I hope you’re able to get that skin cleared up. I’ve suffered with horrible skin basically my entire life, and it’s finally starting to get clear…with a lot of help! Lol. Have a great day!

Annie – Hope all goes well at the doctor’s! Oh my gosh. The economy and job market in general in this country…well, and the world, really, is so unstable. I hope you are able to stay employed!

kayleystar- im not sure what my official weigh in day is going to be.. im thinking sundays or mondays cause weekends are so hard for me to do anything cause hubbys home lol.. so i think that will hold me accountable..

hope everyone had a good day

Annie-As you know, I don’t mess around with chest pain. You shouldn’t either. I hope it is just anxiety. If it gets bad, take an aspirin, and get thee to the ER, and I mean it.

Jacquie-I once had a cholesterol test of 57. 50 of the good, and 7 of the bad. Mine is always under 125. It’s genetic. My mom’s is the same. I’ve had many doctors investigate it, and they could never find any real reason for it, but for some reason, people with really low cholesterol are at increased risk of stroke. I take ginkgo and turmeric to help fight against that.

Sharon-If I got near a peanut, I’d eat it and everyone of its relatives. I’d eat that and nothing else without stopping for a week or two. It just goes to show that every person’s diet has to be different because every person certainly is.

Carol-I got my exercise in today. I worked so hard in the pool, I thought they were going to have to carry me into locker room. Himself had to go to bed about 6pm he was so tired.

Kayley-Long car rides kill me. I want to eat the whole way. I haven’t had a Stuckey’s pecan log in a long time.

I lose weight in strange ways. My body kind of swiss cheeses, but doesn’t really go down in size until all at once when a part becomes so swiss cheesed that it kind of collapses in on itself. That happened today. We went to the mall after the pool, and in winter I wear two pairs of pants. My inner ones fell down to my knees. It was like trying to walk with shackles on my ankles. How do those kids walk with their pants down like that all the time? It happened in the part of the mall farthest from the bathrooms, so I went into a bridal shop and borrowed their changing room. I use bungee cord for draw strings in my pants since my size fluctuates so dramatically, so it was easy to just cinch them up, but there is no graceful way to put your arms down your pants in the middle of a mall to pull them up. He got a pretty good laugh at my expense.

Kayley have a great time take lots of pics too, love to see you with blonde hair or are you dyeing it red straight away?xxxxxxxx
Catherine I've been having sugar free peanut butter as a dip for celery stalks, or Stilton cheese (it's only made in 3 counties in the UK & I'm in one; Derbyshire; and next to the other two; Leicestershire & Nottinghamshire) which is a strong tasting, blue veined cheese. Did I mention I LOVE cheese, lol!!! I wonder why we get that way, I'm the same with crisps, or chips as you call them, we keep them in the garage out of my reach!!! Otherwise I may eat my weight in them!! Stay warm & safe.xxxxxxxx
Annie GO TO THE DR'S!!!!! I know you suffered with anxiety before but you know heart probs run in your family (or am I mistaken?)HUGS & hope the work situation gets better REALLY soon.xxxxxxxx
Weighed today lost...ta da...7bs REALLY happy. Must start exercising now I'm feeling better.
xxxxxsharon

Annie_ honey let us know how you are today.We all love you and are worried about you. I can tell you we have made many trips to the ER with hubby having chest pains. THank God his turned out to be anxiety.HIS sister on the hand went to the ER thinking it was most likely anxiety and it was her heart. She wouldnt be with us today if she had not gone to the ER. So Please go and get checked out!!!!!!!!!!

Morning ladies! I had my last classes of the term yesterday, and today I am going away for the weekend! I might check in, but play nice while I'm gone!!

good afternoon ladies. well, i have been doing great on going for walks the last few days even tho i have been doing them at like 3am lol.. weird time for most im sure, but so quiet and peaceful with just the birds singing.

the back of my legs are a bit sore today.. nothing major... using muscles i havnt been using, but it feels good.. knowing im accomplishing something. my eating has been going okay but most importantly i still havnt had soda.. woo hoo lol... i miss it, and have had a slight headache the last few days, but im sure that will pass. ive been drinking iced tea w/spenda and water in sodas place. its amazing how when you just change a few lil things, you feel the benifits so fast.. i have only lost 2.5 lbs since tues, but i feel like i have lost loads.. odd i know lol...

hubby and i usually have fast food on the weekends but we are going to forgo it since im really trying to get healthier.. wish us luck.. kfc is a sat afternoon staple and i have been thinkin of fried chicken wings all day lol..

hubby said he will go for walks with me on the weekends so that will help take some of the monotony out of it for me. he doesnt need to lose any weight, but walking will be good for him as well.

i hope everyone is having a good day and sticking to plan..

Greetings my Peeps,

Azcyn.. man, my down time during the day is 2-3pm. I even tried using 30 min at lunch to catnap, but it didn't help. Of course, it's worse when I have too many carbs for lunch, so I limit those during the day. Perhaps I can do a "ring around the building" and see if that helps.

Annie, please listen to Catherine re: chest pains. We all want you around a long long long time! I can understand that you are under extreem stress though with the job shifting (yet again).

Kayley, have a GREAT time visiting your friend! I love that you are going to the gym so regularly.

Catherine, you almost made me spit out my latte!! Time to re-bungie them inner pants. hehe. I bought new shoes last weekend and my hip was doing well yesterday. Today it's bothering me again. I'm doing a lot of walking and hoping to strengthen it.

Sharon, the blue veined cheeses here are just called blue cheese..hehe. I'm not a real fan of that particular type, but I am a cheese junkie. My lunch was a cheese and fruit plate .. very satisfying. Yay on the lower scale number!!! TOM finally showed up 5 days late today. Bleh. I've been icky and bloated the entire time.

deb, you must be getting back into your routine again now that the wedding is gone. You don't have any more kids that need to be married off, do you? My family has 4 girls.. there's been 9 marriages.. one has been married once (and still is). I've never been married.. the other two are in a race to see how many guys they can marry before they die (j/k.. I'd be slapped if they heard me say that).hehe.

Heather, have a great weekend!

Wow AmerUK, 3 am walks?! The walks sound peaceful. Saying "only" 2.5 lbs since Tues will win you a wet noodle spanking. That's a lot!! I'm proud of you.

Realist, my sweet lurker - it's great to see you and I'm glad you are hanging in there!!

Jackie, I think the easiest way recommended to get good cholesterol (HDLs) up is thru exercise. My nemesis!! I don't think of bicycling as exercise, however. I need to take my bicycle in for it's yearly adjustment. I'm ready for for Spring!! (Sorry Catherine, that doesn't happen for you for a while).

Dolph, hope that new laptop works great for you!!

Well, I had my 2nd session with my new eating disorder counselor. We are identifying issues that I know are areas I need to work on. Trust is one of those!

TOM was 5 days late this month.. I hate getting old. I wouldn't be sorry if TOM just left me for good. hehe.

Hugs to all,
Ratkitten

Rat - I thought I saw Bikerchic lurking.

Kayley-Have a safe trip

Sharon-I never had a problem with chips when I was getting fat, but now that I’m on a diet where I can’t have them, I want them. Diet aside, the salt would make me look like the stay-puff marshmallow man. I have a bunch of ancestors from that part of England, so maybe that’s where I get my love of cheese from.

Heather-Telling me to behave is like waving raw meat in front of a tiger.

AmerinUK-My muscles are sore today too. It’s a better sore though than the sore I used to get try to bring to life atrophied muscles. This is a nice ache.

Rat-I’m told that I have caused many a spit up cup of coffee. It’s honestly never my intention. I’m just very visual with my writing, and I do get into my fair share of weirdness.

I’m supposed to be working on my term paper. One of the ways that we have worked out my propensity of getting off topic in them, and forgetting to return is that I write in small bits. If I only write 5-10 minutes at a time, I don’t seem to be able to wander. When I go back to my paper, I am also going back to the topic. Each person with a brain injury works differently because different parts have been damaged. It’s all about making adaptations. This is the equivalent of a wheel chair ramp in my brain, but it is now time to return.

Hello my Peeps!

I took my bicycle in to be serviced. Doing it early like this is a lot like that silly rodent predicting 6 more weeks of winter cuz it sees its shadow.

BikerChick is wanting OUT! BikerMa has already had her first ride of the season (she lives in NC - 5 hrs south). Yes, my 75 yr old mom rode 26 miles at breakneck speed with 3x 20 yr olds.... and kept up! How am I supposed to keep up with her now? geesh.

Hugs to all,
Rat

when i said 'only' 2.5 lbs i wasnt thinkin straight lol.. im happy as heck its falling off so fast but i know it wont last.. i guess my body is just lovin bein soda free and exercising. i weighed myself this am and im down another .5 so that makes 3lbs since i started this on tuesday. my weigh in day will be on monday so i should really stay off the scale between now and then, its just so hard not to sneak a peek lol.
i did 'cheat' a bit on eating last night.. i had some pringles, But.. i exercised an extra 400 cals before i let myself eat them. i still only had 1800 cals including the pringles so it wasnt too bad. one good thing about being so big, is you burn loads more cals doing exercises than a thin person would..but then again, its soooo much harder to move when youre this big..
i didnt have my 3am walk cause it was raining, but i rode the heck outta my stationary bike, so it's all good.
im going to try to get in another hour and a half today before i go to sleep(been up all night again) of exercise.. wish me luck..
hope youre all well