The All New 40's Chat
 

We had a terrific run on the 40's chat thread, but it's time to reintroduce ourselves : I'm the mother of 4 beautiful children. Two daughters 14 and 11 and two sons 12 and 8. They and their activities really keep me busy, but it's a great kind of busy. So, I'll talk about singing and plays, soccer, baseball. basketball, dance, art shows, etc....cuz I think everything they do is cool.
I work just a few hours a week helping my husband in the family business. So, if I write about making delivieries that means I'm travelling to a farm to deliver bagged feed. My hubby custom mixes and bags according to a heards specific needs and away we go.
I'm the Cub Master for my son's Pack. I've been doing that for 5 years. I started when my oldest was a Tiger Cub. I'll write about that too.
I lead my churches Youth Group. Yep, I'll let you know what's going on there too. I also sing in my church's choir. I'm an ok filler voice, but my daughters can really sing and if mom's going they don't mind and the choir really needs young beautiful voices.
I'd also been a yo-yo dieter for 28 years. I went on my first diet at 12 y/o. I dropped over 50# in less than 3 months and the cycle had begun. Starve...look hot for about 2 months and then binge my way back up during sweatshirt season only to start again come April so yep, I could look hot again.... for 2 months....(which I never believed anyway, go figure)
Anyway, On my 40th b-day, August 2004, I said, "enough is enough." I quit dieting, I quit exercising, I just plain quit making looks a part of me. I did a lot of reading and a lot of journalling to help myself through some painful childhood experiences. By May of 2006 my head was in pretty good shape, but my body was falling apart. I was not quite 42 and my back hurt so bad every morning I couldn't unload the dryer and pick up the laundry basket. My youngest child had learned to ride a bike and we could all finally go have fun together except I physically slowed everyone down. I'll be honest, I was very fearful of starting any kind of diet. I was finally liking me, what if I started mixing up my body image with who I am again????
So, since May 2006 I've been making small changes and keeping focused on fit and healthy not the size of my pants. I started by just walking 1-2 miles every day, 2 quarts of water every day, a fruit and some veggies every day. Those were my only rules and still pretty much are. Except I walk a lot more now and have added yoga, which I love. In the nearly 2 years I've gradually lost 34#, continued to really like me and my children are learning moderation and good health habits.
I also really like to chat at 3FC, because I've met some really awesome women and men here who help me do all the things I want to.
I know this was long. It's one of those kinds of days, but I'm hoping you'll join me and let me know all about you. Maybe we can help each other make the life we're living the best one possible.
Have a terrific Tuesday!

Good morning girls.

Lovn told me to do a short bio :) Here we go.

I'm 48, originally from Scotland. Married 22 years and have 3 girls age 20, 16 and 11. My youngest has special needs and had gone through a lot in her 11 years. I have been fighting the battle of the bulge since about age 12. I lose and gain have never got to goal. My husband retired from the air force last year after 26 years. We live 30 minutes from St.Louis hence the reason I'm a huge Cardinals fan. I just got into baseball 3 years ago but I love it. I trained as an RN but have not worked since my oldest was born. I volunteer on base 2 days a week.

Short but sweet. Keep it going.

Diane that game yesterday I was wishing they had got to the 5th inning.

Now, I didn't mean short. I want to know it all and I can't see you from my back porch. Ha Ha lol

I just so admire you all! I look at all your tickers and bios and see how much you've lost and it's absolutely inspiring and lifesaving to me.
I'm a 47 year old single mom (separated for a year. no divorce yet) of 5. The last few years of my marriage were very painful. My husband basically was cheating and lying and stealing, and I was choosing to look the other way under the assumption that it's best to keep the family together. Eventually, I couldn't take the hurt anymore and decided (with the help of family and friends and clergy) that my husband was spiraling downward and I had no obligation to go down with him. I could choose to save myself and children, and that's what I have done.
It's funny how since the separation I feel like my marriage belonged to a different lifetime. Now I am here, free! And a new beginning. I finally have made the decision to get healthy. I feel closer to my children. I take risks I never did before.
And I ramble. Well, that's me in a nutshell.

I am glad you started a new thread since I joined so late in the game last time. I am 41 years old and the mother of 3 - daughters age 16 and 14 and a son age 12. I am a Realtor but doing that very part-time now. I am too busy running the kids and trying to stay up on the laundry and cleaning. I have been struggling with weight since my son was born. I joined ww a couple of months ago to get back on track. I also found this site around then and find it helpful that so many of us are in the same crazy routine at this point in our lives. My husband is great and very supportive - although he very tall and thin and can eat anything which is hard!

I am really wanting warmer weather and more sunshine - I love the first couple of snowfalls but over 100 inches was excessive this year!!!:dizzy:

I am looking forward to being part of this from the beginning.

Wow Avi -it is good that you made that decision. My sister had to make a similar decision about two years ago and she has 4 children and she is doing very well and I am so proud of her.

I am also inspired by how much weight shows on the tickers - it gives me hope and I am going to plug along - I figure it took me 10 years to put it on so it will not go away overnight.

I have problems fitting the excercise in on a daily basis - any suggestions from anyone?

Avi, First, I'm sorry for your loss. The decision you made had to be difficult. I'm glad it is working out for you and your children. Congratulations on making the decision to get healthy. It really sounds like you've left the old behind and are moving forward. I'm looking forward to getting to know you.

4mykids, My hubby too is tall and slender. Always has been, but I still have more hair than him lol We're coming up on that time of year when getting outside is finally at a comfortable stage. With all the rain we got yesterday my sump pump is running on and off. I just am thankful we have it! The exercise trick that works for me is mapping it out a month in advance. I know it sounds daunting, but it's worth the effort IMO. This being April 1st I sat down this morning with all our monthly calendars, scouts, church, school, sports, etc.....I go to calendarsthatwork.com and make one calendar with EVERYBODIES activities on it and print it out (it's free). I then make another calendar for my exercise. I can easily see in advance which days are going to be overloaded so those are my rest days and I plan from there. Too, like this summer when baseball practice is scheduled I committ to riding my bike with the kids to practice. It's 6 miles round trip and we have a safe trail to take. Presto, I've exercised, spent time with the kids, and probably visited with other moms. The 30 min or 1 hour workouts I plan are my committment to ME. Of course life happens and I don't always keep all my committments to myself, but most often I do, because on that other calendar I can so easily see how much I'm giving to others. We all deserve to give to ourselves as well. I hope that wasn't overwinded for you.

Lovin, thanks for the new thread! Sorry I was MIA there for a bit. Things got a bit out of hand.

Me -- 47, single. Long story short but I'm the backup support for my niece (now 19 at UCLA) and my nephew (soon to be 17). Good golly they can be a full time job! I made the commitment to be there for them as they were growing up, which sort of put dating and relationships in the deep freeze. Ought to be interesting when the youngest leaves for college! Me time! Primary support and care for my folks, Dad is 71, a non compliant cardiac diabetic. Mom is 70, arthritis, back problems, feet, knee and hip problems, a permanent tracheotomy. Mom and I quilt. (Just got a TV for my sewing area - happy, happy days!) Most of the time I leave the house around 6, 6:30 AM for work, go to the gym and the folks house after work, get home between 8-9 PM. You'd think if I'm only really home on the weekends my place would be neat as a pin, GUESS AGAIN! Anyway, always been overweight. First diet at 7. No kidding. I am of short stature with huge bones (I had an x-ray with me at the office once. A co-worker held her arm up over the x-ray. Her arm and sleeve fit within the outline of my two lower arm bones. I'm a Clydesdale!) I have degenerative discs in my lumbar region. Turns out that's not unusal for people in their 40's. Just found out yesterday I may have a slightly borderline thyroid problem. Not enough for a diagnosis, but enough to cause problems. Ya THINK!? Oh, super sun sensitive and I'm to put on shorts and a tank top and sit in the sun without sunscreen for 10 minutes every day at noon. Seem's we're supposed to test out between 50-100 for vitamin D, I'm at 13. The sun is the fastest way to increase vitamin D. Going to have to think about that one. I'm not just pale, I'm neon, ghostly, glow in the dark white. I'll scare the office half to death the first time I try that! Pretty sure I've left stuff out. Have to think about it. It will come out later, I'm sure!

It's a beautiful day today, hope everybody has a great one!

Ok, my turn. I am a married (for 21 years) 44 year old mother of two - a girl, 13, and a boy, 11. They are extremely active in sports, so I spend a lot of time at their events: baseball now but also volleyball, basketball, and football. My husband is a self-employed contractor who keeps insanely busy, and I work a full time job outside of the home, in insurance. Life is a bit full right now, but I have fun. My house is not as clean as it should be, but I'm at the games and helping my kids, so I feel it is justified! We live in the country on some acreage, so we have animals. Horses, cows, geese, chickens, ducks, turkeys, dogs, cats, fish, birds, and a lizard. We love hunting, fishing, camping, and riding the horses, so nice weather is our favorite! I really love yardwork, but I don't do it as well as I used to because the kids' sports have taken over our lives. :) I used to read a lot...

I absolutely love sports... well, most sports. My favorite is probably football, but close behind is baseball. I've come to love volleyball because of my daughter and basketball is fun to watch, too, although I'm not very good at it. You will hear me talk about taking the kids out to the park to work on whatever sport they are in at the time. Oh, and I love Nascar and rodeos, too.

I put on my weight in college and when I had my kids. I have always continued to be active, but I felt that I needed to make some changes if I am going to continue to be healthy. I did very well at first, but then winter hit and little sicknesses here and there, so I'm behind on what I wanted to do. But, I'll bounce back. I hope to see some weight losses very soon. I have been lucky to be as healthy as I have been, and I want that to continue. Getting rid of the weight will definitely help with that. I do have ticker envy sometimes, looking at those with much less weight to lose, but I realize that everyone struggles with this, whether you have a lot to lose or just a little. We're all in this together and I love the support on this 40-something thread.

Clyde: I haven't heard if they rescheduled the game or not. I think it was a little rude for the Cardinals to start playing before the Rockies even showed up. At least I think that is what happened in that first inning!!! I just hate slow starts!!

Ok, that's probably enough for now. I'm glad to be hearing more about everyone!

Just read Kappy's post. That is one thing I really want to do someday when I get some "me" time. Quilting!

I remembered! I have a 17 year old Siamese cat. Well, the proper phraseology would be she has me. I don't think humans can "own" a Siamese. She's gone from being totally stand-offish to wanting a lap available 24-7. With a nice, warm quilt to pad over the dips and bumps. Kinda hard to get much done (other than reading) when you have "assumed the position" and she has taken up her preferred spot. If you don't "assume the position" she starts stomping in circles. She has some kind of brain issue, she really does walk in circles until you want to scream. Trust me, cats can be quiet as stealth or stomp like freakin' elephants. When you are not where you belong, she stomps. And talks. Man oh man, do Siamese talk. Nag is more like it. And it turns out, I'm allergic to cats. So I promised, when she goes, that's it. Don't know what I'll do then. Probably have to get a dog, can't imagine being totally alone all the time!

OMGsh, I'm so glad we started a new thread. I thought I knew you all pretty well, but I've learned so much more already.

Kappy, Good luck getting the vitamin D up. Let your freak shine or whatever it takes ;)

Diane, who cares about clean houses. Go sports!!

kappy
Winkie is a mix. Part Persian and part Manx. The little man sounds like an elephant walking around the house. I totally understand. I am allergic to cats too. I will have a cat my entire life if I have anything to say about it. Don't know what I would do without one around the house. I just have to keep him out of my face and off my bed and I can breath enough to survive lol.

Indians had their opener at home last night. Was a great game.

helloooooooooo everyone and happy april fools day...spring is in the air!

i love spring when everything is beginning to bloom again and showing signs of new growth...:flow1:
i love the seasons...and i love how life imitates the seasons...even each day...as we awake from the winters sleep...to jump start the day into spring...and then have our mid day flow into the summer of the day...only to slowly transition into autumn and then into the lull of the night before we settle into winters sleep again.

perhaps our weight loss is like that...perhaps some of us are in our spring...newly beginning either the first time, or beginning again...either way, its a new start....:congrat:
a fresh spring...time to focus on what can give us life..
perhaps some of us are into our summer of losing weight...and we had a splendid spring :flow1:and now, are enjoying the warmth of success that got us to this point...soaking up the rays of sun...:flow2:
some of us are in the autumn of our weigh loss journey...:flame:having lost all or most of the weight we need and are gathering all the information we can, and relying on all the advice from friends, and encouragement, and successes that we have in order to parlay us into the winter of maintenance.:coolsnow:
no matter where YOU are in your season of losing weight, know this...that everyone here cares for YOU and longs to give you the lift you need at any given moment...know that you can lean on us! :hug:No matter your season…reach out and find friendship among all these posts.:comp::grouphug:
Cheeriooooo to all of you:dust:
Thank you for all your love and support and encouragement.
rainbowsmiles
:rain:

rainbows
Wondered where you had been. Nice to see you back.

:cheer2: Lots of people showing up for the new thread.

Diane I used to read a lot as well :) The game is on tonight.

Rainbow good to see you again.

:welcome3: Avi welcome aboard.

thanks clyde..been super busy...but always lurking when i have the chance and happy to see how everyone is doing!
hugs

Rainbow you're doing really well on your weight loss :cp:

Rainbow, Loved your metaphor. Really nice to hear from you and see how awesome you are doing!! Smiles to you girl.

Clyde, Game vs TBL....which one wins your view?

Rainbow! Good golly, girl, welcome back! I know, sometimes it is easier to read and lurk than it is to stop long enough to post.

When I grow up I want to be more like Rainbow. Positive and cheery. Hey, I have a GOAL!

I will be watching 3 things at one time :D I can multitask. American Idol tonight as well. Biggest Loser I will watch later on TIVO. I think one of the brothers will be going home tonight, don't know which one though.

Kappy how does your mum manage with her tracheostomy? My youngest had a trach for 6 years.

Clyde, Ahhh the world of the advanced :)

I'm Chris and I'm 48! I've never really had what I consider a problem with my weight until the last few years. Up until I was 30 I weighed 120 lbs or less, in my early 40's I weighed about 130 lbs or so and then perimenopause hit and there I was at 148 lbs. What a drag.

I am married for almost 23 years now, no kids, no pets. Just hubby and me, fancy free. We are extremely active with inline skating, cycling, walking (him), kickboxing (me) and travel a fair bit skating and cycling. In fact we've so far got 5 events planned between now and October to attend with 4 of them out of province & country.

We enjoy travelling and have visited many places including islands in the Caribbean-Barbados, Anguilla, St. Marten, St. Eustatius, Saba, Turks & Caicos 5 times, Carriacou, Grenada, Bequia and Dominican Republic. For our inline skating events/races we have been to LA & Long Beach-California, St. Pete's & South Beach-Florida, Duluth-Minnesota (6 times), Montreal-Quebec (5 times). We also enjoy going to the theatre although we normally just choose comedies and really try to support local small theatres. We usually go on weekend getaways where we attend a play and go for a light dinner after -- if it's out of town we normally stay over at a small hotel. Keeps life & marriage fun.

I love books, music and cooking. I'd love to write a cookbook -- perhaps someday.

We work together and own a business in the accounting sector and this time of the year is pure he!! for us. But, we always survive.

That's about it --- sorry it's such a long winded introduction.

Chris

Daughter has decided I am going to take tennis lessons with her this summer. I have decided to trade daughter in on another model lol.

Chris, it was nice learning more about you. Just me and the hubby fancy free sounds like a life time ago and away. I'll be 55 when my youngest graduates high school. That's why I have to keep fit and active. I want some romping the world time with the ole man!!

Clyde, How is your youngest now? Do you you care to share any of that? What did you think of all the crying last night? They probably made the right choice, game wise, by sending Mark home, but personality wise I'd have kept Jay around. The way Mark and Aly acted for most of last night's segment if I was his wife I'd be kicking his arse around for a while!! It was cool to see Jay and his wife working out together though. I could never get my hubby to do that.

Rennie, I think you gotta keep the ones ya get.

lovn
Isn't that the truth lol. I was a little happy hehehe. She decided yesterday she was going to do a 4 mile video with old mom and show me how easy it is lol. There she was through mile one and two just going at it, showing old mom she could squat down lower than I could while doing side to sides and kick backs. Mile three came along and the poor young thing was getting tired and quit a few min before mile 3 was done. Old mom went on to complete mile 4 lol.

kappy you always crack me up.
please say a prayer for me especially this week
hugs
rainbowsmiles

Rennie, I keep telling my kids, "the difference between a good athlete and a great athlete is conditioning." You have to be able to make it for the long haul. Great job!

Rainbow, I'll ask God to give you peace and strength in all you do. That should cover most anything you're going through. Take care.

It's beautiful here today. I've gotten the bathroom cleaned, one load of laundry on the line and another swooshing, made the hubby a big brkfst well, and me too ;) Now it's off to work for a couple hours anyway. Planning to walk with M about 1pm. Should be a great day. Choir practice at 7:30pm. A good busy? Well yes, it's mostly all for me. Wha ha ha ha!
Hoping your day is awesome too!

Good to see so much posting going on! Woo hoo!

About TBL: I could not believe the ridiculous amount of crying with the guys last night. How stupid. I thought it was funny that Mark's wife told him to toughen up. I don't know how excited I would be if my husband were acting like he was last night with Aly. I was really glad to see one of the brothers go, though. I don't know who I am rooting for at this point, but I didn't want both of them to go to the very end. I think it is amazing how much better everyone looks now, though. Truly an inspiration.

Clyde: I know I enjoyed the baseball game last night... I'm assuming that you would have rather had them play in the rain and finish on Monday! I guess there are 2 more games with the Cards. I'll be watching!

Rainbow: Hope everything is ok with you. I'll send a few prayers from my direction to you, too.

Better get going. Hope everyone has a great day!

Clyde, Mom has had the trach since January of 92. Metal, with a separate insert part with a speaking valve. She can't have the plastic ones, they're just too bulky and don't fit right. Not the ideal situation, but it was get a permanant trach or die so we deal with it! She inhaled a thread while we were on our quilting vacation, couldn't stop coughing until she could get it back out again. Nothing like a Mom who can get hair balls!

Rainbow, I got your back! Prayers and wonderful, hopeful thoughts coming your way!

Work is in transition. Which is a polite way of saying keep your head down, don't look anybody in the eye, keep on keeping on until further announcements are made. That's a really depressing way to spend the day! Have to go find something positive and uplifting to do, otherwise a normal workday seems to take about 36 hours. So while I'm off hunting for opportunities and busy work, you all have a great and fantastic day!

Hi guys! I have been avoiding you because I went on a 4-day eating binge. It is over now and I have an extra 5 pounds to show for it. Workouts have been good, as usual.

I am 43 years old, and I stay home with my 5 1/2 year old daughter and 4 year old son. Before kids I worked for a large beverage company headquartered in Atlanta. I was very career driven and never in a million years expected to end up a homemaker.

I have yo-yo dieted for my entire adult life. I have always enjoyed working out, but I have also always had issues with binge eating. I got into the best shape of my life right around when I turned 40. I never liked to run, but I wasn't getting the results I wanted from walking. I did the couch to 5k program and never looked back. Then I had some injuries and I have had to really scale the running back.

Then last year, despite working out almost daily, I fell back into bad eating habits and gained back almost everything I had lost. I started journalling food again in January and have lost about 15 pounds so far. I would love to learn to eat like a normal person, ie - only eat when I am hungry and stop when I get full. I hope I can get to that point someday because it always seems like I am on the way up or on the way down. It's exhausting.

I love TBL - I heard this today: Cry on 3. Cry on 3. 1-2-3 CRY! LOL

I hope you're all having a great day!

lovn
She will either give up or she will listen to old mom and pace herself. Why is it mom never knows anything lol.

Ward
Please don't avoid us. Each of us needs the support we find here. None of us go through life with each day being perfect. Today is a new day. Time to get back on the wagon and go in the right direction. Nice to have you back.

Kappy
I hate days that go on forever. Hope you find something to do that give you a bit of a chuckle.

Kappy, Does your company have downsizing fears or something? What an awful way to spend your day. Good luck finding busy work and I hope you don't get a stiff neck from all that looking down.

Ward, I know exactly what you're saying about either being on the way up or on the way down. I lived just like that for 28 years and it is terribly exhausting. I hope you can find your "small" changes or whatever it will take to find a comfortable weight and just stay there. Like Rennie said, don't avoid us. If you had come on and asked for help earlier maybe someone would have said just the right thing to stop the binge sooner. Some of the ladies here give remarkably good advice that makes me think, "why didn't I think of that?" You have a good day now.

Hi girls.

Just got back from shopping with hubs. He starts a new job Monday and needed to get 2 new suits. So off we went to the mall. He got 2 nice ones in Penney's. He's off now until Monday.

My youngest was born with a laryngeal cleft and had the trach from birth. She had 3 repairs done on the cleft with no success and then we went to Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia. It was there that they were able to the repair and they closed the trach when she was 6. That is a wonderful hospital they do great work there. She had a g-tube as well and she got that out when she was 7. She is doing well but has other issues that she has to deal with. She's a very happy child and is growing like crazy.

Kappy sounds like your mum is doing well to have the trach that long. It used to drive me crazy the equipment we had to carry with us everywhere we went.

Biggest Loser last night enough of the crying guys. I think Ali looks great and I'm hoping the 2 girls make it to the end. Mark doesn't have much more to lose so he could fall below the yellow line next week. I think Roger will make it to the finale.

Diane the baseball last night grrr. There's a lot more games to go. Don't know about tonight's game Wellemyer might do OK. We need hits and runs.

Rainbow I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers.

Ward don't avoid us even if you're having a hard time.

Rennie tennis lessons fun.

I need to go haven't got anything done yet today.

Hello everyone,

There is hope today that we might be able to enjoy some spring weather. I love the way it smells a nice spring day. I was actually inspired to take my dog on a walk.:)

Rennie - my daughter also plays tennis - I played with her last summer and I need lessons!!! I am hoping I will be better this summer because I hope to lose more weight - I was impressed with your tracker - and your weight loss - any advice?

Ward - I was on Spring break for 14 days and I came home and realized I was up about 5 lbs. - I thought I did better then that but I am working hard this week to get it back off and my goal is to be back where I was by Friday when I weigh myself. So do not get down - get back on it - you can do it.

Well, off to pick up kids from school.

Let me add my 2 cents, Ward. Keep posting and talking to us. I haven't been doing well with weight loss these past few months, partially due to being sick but also because I really got off track and it is hard to get back on. No excuses. I'm just faking it until I make it... again. Stay with us!

Clyde: That's really good news about your husband's new job. I know that it has been a long road for you guys, so hope this will be great for you! And, with baseball, we have lots of games to go. Who knows what will happen next!??

Kappy: Work is hard enough when things are going well. I hope it turns around for you soon.

So, I went walking at lunch with my friend. We saw a teenage girl get handcuffed and put in the back of a police car. That really freaked me out. I don't know what happened, but she was put in there. It kind of floored me that she showed absolutely no emotion. I would think that if you are getting arrested or whatever, wouldn't you be freaking out, just a little?? Nope, no tears, no emotions, nothing said. I can't imagine getting a phone call like that either. "Your son/daughter has been arrested." OMG! I have enough trouble if I hear that they have acted up at school (which doesn't happen often at all). Just let me stay in my very sheltered life!!

Back to work....

4mykids3

Hi again. Advice. You know so many things work for different people. So my way is sure not the only way. I am on what I call the " Rennie plan " lol. I stay within general ranges for myself 1200 to 1400 calories, 30 to 35 grams of fat, 180 to 210 carbs. ( All of this was broken down from what is allowed on a 2000 calorie diet. The doc, dietitian/nutritionist said those were great numbers for ME. Doesn't mean they would be great numbers for anyone else. I eat the required amounts of the four basic food groups a day ( ok, so sometimes I only get 3 or 4 of the bread/cereal group in instead of the 6 we are required ) I admit it. I don't do without a thing but I do know if I have a yummy today ( mountain dew or m&m's for example ) I have to wait until tomorrow to have another yummy AND if I don't have the left over calories, carbs and fat to cover that yummmy I can't have it. Believe me when I plan out my tomorrow menu tonight I will plan my yummmy. Can't do without my caffeine free mountain dew a couple of times a week lol. Oh ya, I use fit day and plan out my tomorrow menu tonight. This does take time because I think about what I want to have. I find doing this no different than taking out meat from the freezer for dinner tomorrow which I always did.

I do walking/aerobic videos and resistance training. Monday, Wednesday and Friday I do at least two 3 miles walking/aerobic videos a day and on Monday, Wednesday and Friday i also do about 40 Min's of resistance training. Tuesday and Thursday I do at least 8 miles of walking/aerobic videos. I really try to do my 1 mile at a time walking/aerobic video marathon on Tuesday or Thursday lol and I try to get in 10 miles. None of this is written in stone 9 times out of 10 I do this but if the knee or the hip is hurting I might slack off a bit and do less or just not do everything as intense as I do when I am not hurting. I think last month I averaged 2 hours a day.

For me the big thing is planning. I know what I need to do and I do it. The way I eat, the way I exercise is just another thing on my to do list for the day and I don't go to bed until that to do list is done.

There are a few in here that put me to shame with the amount of exercise they do. I have no idea where they get the energy. Lovn is one that just lovesssssssssss to walk lol.

More personals later, have to get my video done lol.

Clyde, Congrats from me too on hubby's new job. I can't help but think you must be one very strong woman. I'm glad to hear you found a wonderful hospital to help your daughter. God's blessings your way.

Diane, I too, feel so shelter and much blessed here in my little town. My children are known by their first names by everyone from the librarian to the post lady. We have maybe one teen arrest a year and it's usually underage drinking or smashing mail boxes. When you look around and see how some children are being or rather not being raised it's a wonder any of them can show emotion! I'm glad you were able to get a walk in and with a friend, even better.

Rennie, I'm kind of getting into yoga now. Not that I'll give up my walking, but the yoga's kind of cool and I can feel a difference in my upper body strength.

4mykids, It was absolutely beautiful in WI yesterday. I got in a 4 mile walk with my friend and for the first time we met a lot of other people out walking and running too.

Today I do not have to work. I got my housework and laundry done yesterday. DD doesn't have to be at dance until 3:30. What to do???? I'll probably surf a lot of 3FC. I rarely get out of 2 threads and then maybe I'll spend some time with my mother. I haven't since Easter.

Morning girls.

My weigh in and I'm down 3.5lbs.

It was a good day yesterday. We beat those Rockies ;) and daughter got 3 hits and a run at her softball game. They won 6-4. I got a good walk in as well.

Got to go volunteer day will check in later.