300+ And Ready To Try Again...#532
 

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Dang! Where is everyone?! My challenge for exercise must have scared everyone off.

I had a pretty good day. I kept food within reason and didn't get time for evening exercise...yet. Maybe I'll go for a walk after American Idol.

We finally got the baby dog home. Poor puppy was laid low! :( They had to give him IV's and lots of meds but he's doing fairly well now. He's really happy to be home. So no walking for him for a couple of days. DH picked him up and when I called, DH said the bill would "rock my boat". I was expecting $800 and would not have been surprised if it was $1200. When he said $436, my response was woohoo! ONLY $436. One of my friends at work recently spent $3000 to save a cat - HE didn't choose that but the wife did without his knowledge. :o

I don't know anything else so I'll focus back on AI.

Yeah for Fantasia! She deserves to be the American Idol. For once the voting public got it right!

Good night!

Hey Terri,

Your challenge didn't scare me off. I was out there doing it! :) My youngest and I were up at the cemetery weeding since I probably won't get to do it over the weekend. Was thinking of pulling out the exercise ball and doing some stretches as well. I'm definitely in the mood for something different.

Andria

I agree.... Fantasia did deserve to win. :cb: I hear that the people in North Carolina knew the results before the show aired. Grrrr I hate that it leaked out early. Grrrr

You did not scare me away with words about exercise. I finally got my kitchen neat and tidy again. :cp: Then I had to run to my daughters new home and water her new flowers and bushes she planted before their wedding. I did not get home until late and then it was dinner time. After dinner was American Idol and then it was talking on the phone with my other daughter about Amer Idol. LOL

I just peeked in long enough to read and I am off to bed. I have been up since 6am and I am ready for bed. I will try to post more in the morning. Good night all.

Hi everyone! :wave: Not much time. It's after 3:00 AM here :yawn: and I have to get up early and "Doris-sit" tomorrow (oops, today! :o) I've been listing stuff on eBay since 10:00 last night. They had a sale on fees for Tuesday and Wednesday so of course I waited until the last minute to take pics and list stuff. Oh well. It's done now.

Terri: Glad Bear is home and is going to make a full recovery. What an ordeal! [[[hugs]]]

Andria: So good to see you back! :)

2cute: Off and running still???? Slow down, take a minute! ;)

New girl started MOnday she is wonderful. Son took the job here in town 5 hours 4 days a week. At least he is not driving 50 miles twice a day. Food is bad exercise is non exsistant. Love to all

Good morning ya'll :wave:

I went to bed by 1am and woke up at 4 am. Grrrrr
Finally got back to sleep about 6 and woke up at 8. Double Grrr Grrr

I forced myself to not eat seconds at breakfast. I know it is habit and habits can be broken. I felt like I was still hungry, I feared getting hungry if I don't eat more, I doubted I would be satified. BUT I forced myself to stop and 5 minutes later I was so glad I did. Then 10 minutes later I wanted to eat AGAIN. :^: But I am happy to say I did NOT eat again. I will wait until time for lunch. :yes: :D

PLus I am going to go swimming when I sign off.
I missed it yesterday and I have no intentions of missing it again.

I am NOT ignoring anyone ... I am just not organized enough yet to allow myself to be on here long term. Just a quick hello and good bye. I need to to get back to Dr Phil's book. I am repeating in my head everything he said in the first 3 chapters.

Okay... I have to run. I am moving my oldest daughter back home Saturday. She will live with us until she packs up again in August and moves to Michigan for her Ph.D. I have to empty a bedroom for her. I have filled up both extra bedrooms with my stuff... so now I need to make room for hers.
Having her home for 3 months is going to make the move to Michigan even harder. I will not be able to just hop in the car and drive down to see her for a weekend anymore. :( We are very close ... I hope we both survive this move. LOL
Of course after living together for 3 months may make it easier. :lol:

NO TIME TO READ.....Just say a little prayer for me! I've had a bad day and wanting to eat everything in site, luckily there's nothing here to eat :cookie:
I even went as far as to go to the Dollar Store for sugar free candy! But so far I've managed to keep saying over and over I CAN DO IT!!! I CAN DO SOMETHING BESIDES EAT TO FEEL BETTER!!! I WILL NOT GIVE IN!!!

but my resolve is running low, so I thought if I came in here and admitted to you what a hard time I'm having it would make it easier knowing you were helping me stay straigne!

hello all I am here but as Barb.g said my resolve is low

hello
 

well i have had quite a week . son was home from kentucky and brought his girl.[we like her] first time we met her. then his friends from so. of here came. we had a full house. all we did was eat and cook. my eating is suffering. gotta get back on track.
then my sister came and her husband got a job in missouri so they are moving.. terri tell me about missouri.
just finished cleaning house washing bedding and towels. now back to work[took time off]/ then vacation in two weeks. going to the black hills.don't know what that will do to my eating?
just want to say barb have fun in vegas
2 cute waiting to see wedding pics.
thin you can do it diet wise we will do this together[i need to start over]
hope everone is doing well! pat

Challenge?
 

Hello Pals
Sorry, I didn't here what the challenge was, but I did go for a 2.2 mile walk this morning. I've been walking daily, doing a 1 to 1.5 mile but I think it's time to increase that now.
I'll be back later for updates, have a great fun fabulous day ;)

Hello All, I am waiting for my ride I have to go to the clinic for a sleep study tonite and wonder how that is going to work with people watching me sleep! lol

I am still under the weather and won't write much...sorry, I just wanted to let you all know I am thinking aobut you and sending lots of support your way..... I do hope I can spend more time responding to posts one of these days...Love to all....

Farewell! :wave:

Well, just for a week or so! Sorry I haven't had much time to post the past few days. It's been crazy with work and this trip. We are officially on vacation! Otherwise I wouldn't be up this late! ;) Still a few little things to do in the morning, but we don't leave for the airport until 1:30, so there is time to sleep in, take the dogs to the kennel and do a few little things around here.

I had a manicure and pedicure tonight. So nice! I got a french manicure for the first time. Not sure if I like it or not yet. :^:

Andria - I got your PM and sent one back! I'd love to meet up with you if we can make it work. I am taking your #s with me. :) I'll check in tomorrow before I leave to see if you had a chance to write back.

Ok, CHICKS, have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend and a great next week! Stay OP and get moving!! I already know we will be eating and drinking too much, but I will try not to overdo!

I'll talk to you all soon!
Love Ya!
Barb
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Hi everyone! :wave: Well, I'm checking in a little earlier this evening. Only after midnight, not 2 and 3:00 in the morning. :o

I finally went to bed last night at 4:00 AM and then got up at 8:00 to drive cross town. I let my mouth run before my brain kicked in today (seems that's my MO most of the time) with my friend's brother. Long story short, he had told his mother (the woman I sit with dementia) early this morning that he was coming over to see her. Well he didn't show up. So after 4 hours of her wondering where he was and getting very agitated, I phoned him and asked if he was coming, told him that it really was not my place to say this to him but that he couldn't tell his mother that he was coming and then not do it because talking to a dementia patient is like talking to a kid. They latch onto those little things and then get very disappointed when what you say doesn't come true and then they are a bear to deal with. Well, he got really Pi$$ed at me, which he had every right to, and basically I didn't put in my entire day with her, he took over.

Now here's where my story gets nasty, so get ready to yell and scream at me. I went directly from my friend's house (I did not pass GO or collect $200) to the Dunkin' Donuts/gas station on the corner and proceeded to get a large Coffee Colada, an apple fritter, AND not one, but 2 KING SIZE Hershey bars with almonds. I proceeded to eat those on the way home and once I was fortified and could think straight once again, I was Pi$$ed at myself for screwing up SOOOOO bad!!!! Talk about sending a couple of good days to the crapper!!! I certainly figured out how to do that!!!

On the road to my NEW BEGINNING once again tomorrow. I'm having lunch with Susie. Lord, lead me not into temptation! :crossed: I AM determined with this new go-round and I am NOT letting this one (ok one HUGE) indiscretion screw up my week!!!

Gotta run. I'm done moaning now. Let me have it and get it over with. It's fruits, veggies and salads for me tomorrow (oops, that would be today!).

Love :love: ya bunches! See ya all later.

Hey
 

Well it is 2:35 am here and yes, I am up and have been since midnight. Our dumb dog was whining to go out and so I finally got up and then couldn't go back to sleep. So here I am...

Food has been pretty good since Monday night. I recommitted myself to losing weight. Actually, my ultimate goal (not sure how attainable it is though) is 70 pounds in 10 months. I am reading Dr. Phil and keeping a daily journal. I have been exercising daily and been keeping track of my stress levels. My first mini goal is to not gain weight during my T.O.M. I usually eat tons of chocolate, but this time I haven't. I might even get lucky and lose during it. While I weigh in at WW on Saturday, my journal weigh in will be Monday nights. I even took my measurements, so I could continue to monitor them as well.

Thin: Salads and chicken for us tomorrow! We are going to do this!

BarbPA: Have a great trip!

Syn: Sorry to hear that you are still under the weather. Hope you feel better soon.

Mary and Barb: Hope your resolve comes back soon. I am just getting my back after a longggggggg drought.

JoeAnne: Great job on the walking!

Paperdoll: I think many of us are having a hard time right now. Let's do this together!

2Cute: Get some sleep (looks whose talking...). Enjoy the pool. I love swimming at Bally's and just working out the stress.

Well it is almost 3am, and I have to get up at 4:45am. I guess I better try to go to sleep again.

Susie

Good morning ladies!

Well, Thin, I do believe you've beaten yourself up pretty good so we don't need to. Just try to learn from that so that next time you have those emotions you will do something different to relieve them. Get back on track this morning and feel great about every healthful choice you make - no regrets for the other!

We bought a new Tanita scale at Bed, Bath & Beyond. We got one of those pretty glass ones with giant numbers. No fancy stuff. DH wanted big numbers so we can read it when bleary eyed in the morning. It weighs me heavier than the one I had before but I can live with that because I always weighed heavier at WW and the doc's office so it just wasn't accurate. I am doing one last WI at WW tomorrow so that I can check the scale and determine how much I have lost. After that, my guide will be the weight on the scale at home and no more official WI's at WW. So that means lots of water today! :D

Geez louise, we had another rain storm come through yesterday evening. Just as we were wanting to go to the boat. DH was disappointed and grouchy. He's off for the summer and yancy already. We're going to have a problem because he's going to be at home all day and I'm going to be at work all day and he's going to want to run over to the boat and just fart around and I'm not going to want to every day. We will have to learn the fine art of compromise. :p

Susie - Hope you got some sleep. Good job on getting recommitted. I am finding it easier to walk away from foods and make other choices since I've been working on Dr. Phil's book.

BarbPA - Have a great trip and enjoy your time together!

Syn - Good to see you again. Hope you're feeling better every day.

Pat - Where in Missouri?

Barb.G & Mary - Get a grip on your resolve. Just keep asking yourself if what you want to eat is going to help you be a healthier person. Remember, its your choice and you're responsible if you make choices that are not leading to a healthier you. As Dr Phil said in his book......Andria - Good to see you back again. You never did make it back to fill us in on what's going on.

Kat - I miss you! Are you doing okay? How's your dad and FIL? I'm getting my bike out this weekend. My foot has been feeling good so I'm ready to go!

Ladies, I am challenging myself to maintain control this weekend. Weekends, especially holiday weekends, have been always difficult for me. I recognize now that they don't have to be. I can make the right choices whether that choice is to cook healthier food, say no to it, or eat smaller portions. It doesn't have to be a blowout. Anyone want to join me on that challenge?

I'm off to work now. Have a great Friday! Make it FUNNN!

No time for a long post...seems like I never do anymore...but Terri reminded me that I wanted to get my bike fixed today...there's something wrong with the brakes...or lack thereof. I was PO'ed at dh the other night, actually at all of them, but I think there was also a PMS issue...and hopped on my bike to just ride away.and cool off...WHOA! No brakes. Not good.

I'll try to pop in again later...so much to do, so little time!

oh yeah...
 

...one more thing...

I will join you in that challenge, Terri. It would be so easy to say, "Well, it's a holiday weekend...I'll just start again Monday, er, make that Tuesday!"

No. There is no need to make bad food.choices. Food should not define our behavior. We are in charge of our bodies and what we put into them and WHY.

Hi! :wave:
Just one quick, last check on my favorite chicks before I head to the airport! Have a great Memorial Day! Hopefully everyone gets a long weekend!
:)Barb

I was so good all day long yesterday, didn't give in to temptation at all. Then last night about 8:30 we had one of Terri's storms come through and our electricity went off. It didn't come back on until sometime this morning. Anyway after sitting in the dark playing computer games until the battery went dead, bored, not sleepy, I decided to go to bed early. Well I got to bed (I have one of those adjustable beds and I sleep with my head up at an angle, but always flatten it out when I get up) the bed was flat, there was no AC I tossed & turned, got back up, went to my recliner, tried to sleep in it, no luck, went back to bed, tossed and turned, got up went to the garage, got out a pint of Banana Split ice cream, came in ate it, and went immediately to bed and slept like a baby until DH woke me this morning!

So Thin, you are not in the boat alone. And yes I finally gave in to the urge I'd been fighting all day, but I did put up a good fight!

Hi all! :wave: Just a quickie break from trying to weed out white rocks at the back of my house. YIKES!!! I hate them. The rocks AND the weeds. My back doesn't do well bending over to get them out and my knees won't allow me to kneel or crouch so I'm stuck.

Susie and I had a nice lunch. A 1750 calorie salad!!! :no: Salad bars are wonderful, but the lettuce tomatoes and cucumbers are about the only things that don't add up to huge amounts of calories. Oh well. We had a wonderful visit and have decided that we need to do it more often. :D

Well, my back feels better so I'm going to go out back for another shot at it. See you all later.

Hey everyone :)

Ok, don't you hate when you have to admit to being a total PMS queen? Yesterday I spent the day crying and crying over each and every little thing. Today TOM shows up and everything is right again except for cramps. I'd take cramps over the rampant emotions any day!

I started Phase 1 of my Curves diet on Monday. I'm doing well so far (down 4.5 lbs.), but those pounds aren't progress. They do take me back to where I was before our friend came to visit, though. I love the maintenance program they have set up for this plan. I don't freak so hard about the normal fluctuations of my weight. The rule is to not let it go over what I can lose again in 3 days of Phase 1. I can live with that. :) Anyway, it feels good to be back on my plan. I struggled with it Wednesday, but I'm really solid again and forging ahead.

I did get in my 3 days of Curves this week, but I've been kind of a slouch on any other form of exercise. I'm trying to remember to give myself credit for the progress I have made and not beat myself up for the things I still cannot do or plain old don't have energy for at the end of the day. Progress includes being able to go up the stairs at work with absolutely no pain. Progress means being able to run down the stairs instead of having to take them each one at a time. Progress is knowing I want just one of my child's french fries and actually eating only one instead of half the bag. Progress is drinking a soda pop and realizing I honestly do enjoy water more. Progress is the lady at Lane Bryant insisting on measuring me for a bra because she is sure the ones I have picked out won't fit. I argue with her of course, because this is the size I was wearing in December. Well, she was right and the measurement went from a 48 to a 44.

As hard as it is for me to remember sometimes, this is all about progress and learning and growing now so that I don't EVER have to live this way again. Sure, I'm not where I had hoped to be by this point in time, but I have made some real progress and done a lot of healing along the way. :)

Hrm... I'm going to end up making you all wish I had stayed gone! :lol: I've just been doing a lot of thinking lately is all, and I am sososo happy to be able to be back with all of you!

Andria

challenge...
 

There's been a lot of talk lately of what we've done WRONG...how about today we all strive to do our very best?!!

I challenge everyone to get out there today and enjoy this glorious day and move those bodies! Plant some flowers, pull some weeds, go for a walk, ride your bike, walk the dog, play with the kids/grandkids, wash your car, wash the windows, sweep the walk, feed the birds...get out there, get some sunshine on your head, some fresh air in your lungs and think happy, positive thoughts! Life is good. Don't take it for granted. Who knows what tomorrow will bring? Go out and make the BEST of today!

Well...what are you waiting for? Get moving!

:drill:

almost forgot...Hi! Andria! :wave:

Welcome back!

Just wanted you all to know...
 

I can make rational decisions :p Yesterday I turned down a invitation to go eat the Pizza Buffet for lunch chosing instead to eat my prepared 400 cal balanced nutrient salad I had brought with me. Just now I passed up an invitation to go to IHOP and eat pancakes with my sister and niece. All our guys are playing in a golf tournament and they are coming over to hang out at my son's pool with me and they were going for pancakes first. I told them, "No thank you, I'm going to make me a fruit smoothie I think I get points for that, Don't you?

And Kat I will take you up on your challenge. I might just get in that pool and move some!

Hey everyone :)

And a good morning to you all! I'm about to head out the door to follow Kat's advice. The sun is shining here, it is an absolutely spectacular Saturday morning, and I'm going to go enjoy a little bit of it! If I hadn't worked all last night, this would be the perfect morning for a hike. It rained just a little bit last night, and all the colors are truly dazzling this morning, plus the air is super crisp and clean. Maybe a little walk with the girls is still in order. :) I'm off to Curves first, though!

Andria

Okay okay but I'm taking a nap first.

We spent the morning at the boat and had a good time. The wind is kicking up and is supposed to be blowing in bad weather for tonight. Oh good, just what we needed.

Last night we had a nice boat ride too. It almost didn't turn out that way because when we got out there the battery was dead. Which is weird because its a brand new battery. We think someone has been on the boat because on Thursday the motor was tilted up and we don't remember doing that. And we discovered today that the motor won't tilt up when using the button.

I went to WW this morning for my last official WI. Our new scale is exactly one pound heavier than the WW scale. I lost .2 so I've lost a total of 25.8. At this rate, I might make 30 by Christmas! :lol:

My new motivation is that I went clothes shopping last night and bought capris and slacks in size 20. I was thrilled!

So, I'll be getting up after my nap and getting activity in. I'm thinking I'll try my tae bo tapes. Maybe the bike if the weather is okay. Other than that, lots of laundry and paperwork downstairs.

The dog has returned to himself after his bout of intestinal problems. He's about due for a nice walk this weekend.

Kat - Good challenge and you're right. We need to make this our priority and make time for our health. If we don't make this effort for ourselves, then we'll just stay fat and in pain/misery/depression/whatever.

Have a great Saturday!

Sooooo? Where is everybody?

I spent the entire day doing yard work. But I LIKE doing yard work, so that's okay. It's a treat to be able to spend all day outside and not have to stop and drive my son here or there...dh was home for that. Which suits us both just fine, he's not a big fan of the yard work, I'm not a big fan of driving all over town. He went and shopped for a new pair of baseball pants for my son, who showed us the huge rip in his current pair as we got to last night's game! :rolleyes: I would have HATED shopping on such a beautiful day. As it was, he went to three different sporting goods stores (not too close to one another either). He did keep me company when he got back, doing odd jobs outside, the kind of stuff I don't want to do...he hauled topsoil, fixed the gutter guards, vacuumed my car, untangled my wind chimes...yes...you heard me right! At that particular time, I was hauling the weed whacker around the yard and there he was, untangling my wind chimes! I was teasing him about working too hard and was calling him "WC" before the day was out! We really had fun and lots of laughs.

The weather couldn't have been nicer... About 75, sunny, breezy...just lovely. All in all, it was a great day. Sadly, though, I have to work tonight, so I'd better get my buns into bed. I should be asleep before my head hits the pillow! :faint:

I hope to see lots of posts tomorrow, telling me all about your day! I hope it was fun too!

:wave:

Hey!
 

I think next weekend we all go out for a ride on Terri's boat!