We took April to the off leash park today. The high was 65* and I was soaking up the sun in a short sleeve Tee. Just last week there was snow on the ground. I have some iris coming up already. And if you can believe this my phlox are blooming!!! Silly flowers! I need to go out in back to see if my camilla is blooming yet! Its about time!

Sillycat, I have a bunch of the Firms and do them often. I have some Wave DVD's but not the gadget.

Happy Day After Valentine's Day! The restaurants last night was really nice, but there were 13 courses! Oy! But each one was small, so all in all it was a normal meal. I took lots of pictures of the food and the restaurant and will have a blog post about it, probably tonight. The waitress was also nice enough to snap a photo of my husband and me, post meal. My husband looks really soppy in the photo...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...jMwMi5qcGc.jpg

We didn't get home until after midnight, but I was up early and in the gym the morning.

jomatho, yup, that's me! I used to be really active when the site was Recipezaar, but when it was bought out by the Food Network it changed and a lot of the "old-timers" have either left or just lurk. I still host the Jewish/Kosher forum, but it's usually quiet in there. If you ever do make the dressing, please let me know. What's your name on the site (or do you just lurk?)

Annie, I checked out the thread, and I did see that comment about my blog being entertaining. Thanks so much for the link, I've gotten quite a few hits from there now.

Sillycat, how did the circuit training go yesterday? What do you do? Are you at a gym like Curves, or do you work something out on your own?

fruitlady, how was your V-day dinner? Don't beat yourself up about the over-eating, that happens to everyone. I think sometimes our bodies just stage a mini-rebellion against the dieting and cause us to overeat.

72 degrees here today, the wind is nice and balmy and we're overcast and expecting some rain. I could deal with winter days if they were all like this...

Hi folks! Wow, feeling really sleepy this morning for some reason! Trying to shake it off now. Smells like springtime here this morning. Hope it is on the way!!

Woke up to find my son's car painted in pink/red/white shoe polish for Valentine's Day yesterday from his girlfriend.;) She seems like a really sweet girl.

I'm going to make grilled shrimp and cilantro/lime rice for our supper tonight. I'll probably have some shrimp left over, will have to use it up this week. I have tried to improve my use of leftovers lately. I have thrown away so much food in the past and it really isn't a good thing to do. I see all of my work going in the trashcan....and the money. Speaking of money...are you all noticing an increase in produce prices in your areas? We are having a temporary hike in prices here (they said it should last about 4 weeks) after the country-wide storms impacted the growers all over the country. Hope I don't faint next time I walk in the store.

Fruitlady-Hang in there sister!!:carrot:

PP-Can't believe your phlox are blooming already!! Wow!! Enjoy them.:)

Mirj-Love the pic of you and DH. You two look very happy.

Have a good day everyone!

ETA- Approx. 4.5 miles (60ish min.) exercise this morning.

Good morning.

Darned weight is staying the same. :( I want to see some movement--downward, of course. I think I've been eating well this week, but I guess I'd better review and make sure. Had really good exercise this morning.

Annie--produce is always high here, but I have noticed some increases in fresh produce prices. The price of lettuce is scandalous.

Break's over. Back to work.

flowers and warm weather how nice! Our weather is hovering between -5 and +5 so what that creates is conditions where I cannot go for my lunchtime walk!!!!! grrrrrr.... I can walk on the roads which is fine but my trail with all the stairs and hills is to icy with the melt freeze melt freeze issue. they did sand it last week but it is a mess right now. Hoping I can try again at lunch today and be successful I find.
Food wise gave into the goodies at work yesterday,,,,,, I don't even care how much chocolate i ate, (which is better then beating myself up) but back on track today.
Looking forward to biggest loser and some more motivation, if others can do it then I can too!

Hi Annie - it is such a HUGE plus to like your boys girlfreinds, you never know who you are going to get stuck with a DIL. Have not noticed a price change here yet....
Mij- I like your comment of our bodies going on a mini rebellion and I soooo feel that way.... and I am sick of my body controlling me, I am the boss so there....
FL - hang in there, my weekend was bad too, onward we goooooo!

Thanks all! Hope everyone had a great V-Day! As Ashley said, onward we go!

Last night was nice, my daughter & I met my aunt and uncle for dinner. I got the salad bar, the salad I made was only 96 calories including the Tsp. of dressing I put on the side. I wasn't hungry, so that was enough for me. It's a cold sunny day here, so no walk. Rode the bike again for 30min. Tomorrow it's supposed to be warmer, so maybe i can take a walk. I'm not beating myself up about the over eating this weekend. I will just move on with all clean food & hopefully this weight will come off. So far my weight stayed the same, I'm getting a little nervous. The gain may not be water weight, most likely it's fat. I decided that I will not buy any baked goods at the farmer's market til i get back down to 108lbs. Those baked goods are my downfall, I don't know how I went there every weekend for 2 yrs. without buying any sweets while dieting and in the early stage of maintaining my weight. I stayed away from all that stuff for over two years, I wish I could get that willpower back. That's how I kept the weight off for so long, no junk or processed food at all! I also was able to stay in a lower weight range( 104-109lbs) I miss those days, i didn't even crave junk. Now the cravings are so bad sometimes. I'm hoping the spring & summer will help keep my mind off of food, more on being outside exercising. It's gonna be a constant struggle for the rest of my life!

just an observation, when I lost 50 pounds 7 years ago I was 38. The wieght kinda fell off when I worked at it. Now it takes longer and I have to work (physically)harder and eat less to loose and it does not come off as fast. If I have even one all out binge day I am back to square one where as before I could have a few and be okay. Now my goal is to not binge at all and eat like a normal person (if there is such a thing). So how much of this do you all attribute to age and here is the bad news, it is only going to get worse here is the good news if we work at it now and try to overcome some of the thinking and habits our 50's won't seem as hard!!! What do ya'll think.
On the bright side I have cut way back on carbs, I use to eat way more but that is because i needed more, I have noticed I don't want near as many as in my 20's. I can go a whole week without a potatoe in any form, I would have died without potatoes in my 20's. I only eat i piece of bread sandwhiches now and I NEEDED two before. Anyways just some thoughts and observations.

Ashely - yes - i think that it is age.. i have been logging my food on everydayhealth.com's site - i did this before when i lost 47lbs.. and it did help - but i noticed that now my "calorie requirement" to lose 1 lb a week is less than it was a few years ago... i fear that as i continue down the age path eventually i'll not be able to eat anything and have to exercise all day... good thing i should be retired by then! I haven't noticed that i don't want food as much - but i have noticed that if i want the results that i need to consiously modify my wants and think more about what i NEED vs want..

Mirj - circuit training went well!! I don't belong to a gym anymore as i've got a room in my house dedicated - with treadmill - tv - dvd player - elyptical etc.. which is really nice when it comes to no excuses! The firm dvd's i just got from firmdirect.com - got the "wave" set - i like them because they are new to me - they do really challenge me but as with anything for me i need a "newness" factor to keep me at it and challenging myself....

today this am - went running outside - and so far took a 30 minute brisk 1.5 mile walk - need to get another walk in and maybe a 2nd workout this evening..

hi all, just checking in although nothing very exciting to report.

Execrcise is all on track and i've started a training program to take me to Sydney half marathon (13miles) in May. I"m way over my target of 2011 seconds per day of exercise for the year and have about 12 days-worth in hand at the moment, so doing good on that front.

I might need them though as i'm working for a week in Shandong (china) and a week in inner mongolia from monday, so don't know whether i'll be able to go running over there or not. Never been before.

Did big dinner for 8 friends at the weekend. Strawberry champagne and a red rose for the girls on arrival (the boys were just boyish, and had beer!) Pate with caramalised onions and french bread starter, then a really rich rabbit dish with 2 whole bottles of red wine in it, shallots, garlic for mains. Yum yum. Chocolate and nougart parfait with raspberry coulis and raspberries for dessert. Cheese and biscuits, coffee, lots of wine, dessert wine, coffees, chocolates, and a late night. It was fun, but couldn't do it too often!

fruitlady - i'm hearing you with not being able to get back that strict discipline. Sometimes it happens, and i don't know the answer. Don't give up trying though. It's always worth trying not to put more weight on, even if you give up trying to lose weight for the moment.

Sillycat, thanks for the good laugh - not eating and exercising all day, made me laugh so hard and I neeeded that, sad thought it that is what we are working towards. Yay on your exercise, room so far I have an eliptical and tv in my basement, I want a machine where you can do upper body wieghts too.
I have also come to a place if I really want dessert I am not going to eat dinner just to get it, thus overeating, so sometimes when I am hungry I will have my treat and be able to stay on plan.

Ashley- You sound alot like me. I think the metabolism slows after 40. I'm trying to do everything possible to speed it up. I lost more than 60lbs. three times in my life. The first two times I was in my 20's, I could basically eat anything( even junk), just less of it. Now I gain weight just eating a little sugar. I had a binging problem too after I lost the weight this time. I learned how to stop that once a week habit, but now I tend to overeat in smaller quantities more times a week. I just want to eat like a normal person too, I say that all the time!

Waddle by post!

Hubby's colonoscopy came out with a good report! nothing wrong there.

Mirj, great picture!

Hi guys. I'm sorry, but I just cannot be rah-rah and all positive tonight. I am so NOT happy. These dental issues are about to kick my a**. In short, I am having a bridge put in. This entailed two crown preps and temporaries until the bridge comes in in 3 weeks. At the same time I had a partial denture placed on the upper to replace some back teeth I've lost over the years.

The plate felt so huge in my mouth and the dentist tried to buzz it down on the first day and I have been trying to get used to it since last Friday. Have trouble eating and talking properly.

Today the temporaries popped off at work. I had to take off work early to go get them cemented back in place. It was painful as the teeth under are basically down to the dentin and ....well it just hurt.

I mentioned that my tongue had been sore from the roughness of the partial plate, so the tech tried several times to get rid of the rough spots. I thought that maybe it felt better so she said to give it a day and see how it was. I could come back if it needed more adjustment.

I came home and ate supper. I went to remove the plate to rinse it off and take a break because my tongue really felt sore. When I looked in the mirror, blood was literally oozing from my tongue. No wonder it was hurting. So I put the partial away until I can get them to do something about it.

They said they would keep doing it until it is right, even if they had to make a new one. BUT HERE IS THE THING....I cannot keep leaving work for this!! I had to take paid time off (my vacation hours and personal hours) for the snow days we had recently and my time is dwindling. I want to be able to take some leisure time this summer. I am also the only person at the office who can do my job, so I've gotten the impression in the past that some of the doctors seem a bit put-out if I am not there. I need my job and I cannot jeopardize it by taking off for dental work every few days.

Sigh. Just so frustrated. I know it will all be okay in the long run.

After supper, I went and got some frozen yogurt. My tongue was burning and hurting so bad and it felt so good. I don't know what I am going to be able to eat tomorrow. I will take my oatmeal and some cottage cheese and banana. That shouldn't hurt too badly. I may try to get some yogurt at lunch, but that may be sour and burn. Fiber is a huge part of my diet and I don't want to go too many days without the amount that I usually eat.

All will be well, I know. Just venting. Thanks for listening.

Mirj-The original poster on the challah bread thread over at Discuss Cooking wrote this post tonight...

"Good Evening Everyone
Thank You for all your help with this, it looks like I will be trying many recipes to taste - as my memory remembers... or maybe even better

Today I printed out Miriyummys Challah, Cinnamon Buns and Lucious Mug of Coffee - I am looking forward to test driving all three...

Thank You again, Please keep the ideas coming - I am really enjoying this"

I told her you would be thrilled!!

Annie, your health issues sound like they can drag you down, but don't let them! I know it sucks having to take time off for this, but your health is the most important thing and you should take care of it. You're doing this whole "diet" journey to get healthier, don't neglect the other bits and pieces. And in the end, you need to take a "mental health" break, even if it mean ten minutes alone with some 80% dark chocolate.

Looks like that poster from your cooking discussion group really trawled through my recipes, makes me smile. I love sharing recipes, I guess that's why I started the blogging in the first place... well, that and the fact that I was home unemployed and about to shoot the neighbors.

I'm also finding it so much harder to lose weight as I get older. I remember being in my mid-20s and going back to New York to visit my parents for 5 weeks. I came home 22 pounds heavier, and it took me a whole month to get rid of it. Wow, I miss those days. In my early 40s I did the Sommersizing diet, and the weight came off well, slowly, but steadily. Now I'm in my late 40s and even those tricks aren't working. And lookie! I have menopause weight gain to look forward to....:mad:

It's 11 am here and I'm on my 4th cup of espresso, it's going to be a jittery day... Have a wonderful day!

Annie, hugs! so sorry to hear of your dental and work woes. Hope you have a better day and your toungue feels better. I will say a little prayer for you today. :)

Penguin - glad to hear your hubby's test went well.

I am on plan today and yesterday was good too, still dissapointed about walking at lunch as we are back to -20 and the ice is too much to slide on out there but will do my other route I found not as intense but good still and the sidewalks are cleared of snow and ice.

Good morning.

I'm down a pound this morning--:carrot: That puts me at -15 for the year. :carrot::carrot: I have to focus on that and not on how much more there is to go.

Good exercise yesterday--two visits to the gym and I woke up sore this morning--and another good session this morning. Doing fairly well at sticking to the eating plan. Should be easier now that the evil (but delicious and relatively healthy) chips are all gone. Just need to not buy any more.

I, too, have noticed a definite slowing of the metabolism in the past year - year and a half. It is much harder losing the weight this time around.

PPenguin--glad to hear DH's test results are good.

Annie--Sorry to hear about your dental woes. Sore tongues are awful. I've suffered from canker sores much of my life, and sometimes they've been on my tongue. Makes eating very painful. At one point, I had to get a topical anesthetic to give myself some relief. Take care and I hope it gets resolved soon.

Have a good day everyone.

Yay Kittehmomma!!!! good for you- that is super!!

Annie - sorry - nothing sucks as much as dental work... ick... sorry..

got work out in this am - will walk today as well.. not feeling great...

but gona push through

Okay, I get to relax for a while now. I feel like I've been running since Sunday. I feel a day ahead again. Tues felt like Monday. ;)

The GI place was shorthanded and they didn't call Hubby until 3 hours after his appointment time! We got there at 9am and didn't leave until 2pm! I was happy I had brougnt a shawl to knit or I would have run out of project! I only have a few more rows and I plan on wearing it tomorrow!

Kitteh, yay for 15lbs!

Annie, Hope your mouth situation is better.

Thanks for the kind thoughts everyone. I will be going in Saturday morning to have them look at the partial plate. I won't wear it until it is right. Mouth is still raw and sore so I am being careful what I eat today. Going to have a baked sweet or regular potato and a soft veg for supper tonight. Bought some fat-free vanilla yogurt and some Bran Buds....going to let them soften in the yogurt and have that instead of my usual cereal in the evening. Only thing about going to the dentist on Sat. a.m.....was planning on spending the weekend at fiance's. Now I will either have to drive back into town Sat. a.m. (45ish miles one way) or stay at my place and hope he will come spend the weekend with me. Hoping it doesn't ruin a good weekend.

Mirj-Hope the espresso didn't make you too jittery!:D

Ashley-Hang in there! Spring will be here before you know it!!:carrot:

Kitteh-Fifteen pounds since the first of the year?? That is awesome!!:hug:

SILLYCAT-Good job on exercising, even if you didn't feel good!!:carrot:

PP-Glad all is well with DH's colon!:)

Hey everyone. I'm finding this weight loss stuff is much harder now that I no longer live alone. This is probably one of those areas where I am most surprised about how much my life has changed.

Sounds like people had a good weekend. We went out to dinner-very extravagant dinner at Ruth's Chris Steak house. The food and the service are excellent but it is way overpriced-also not diet friendly. I was also on call this weekend too. I've been getting sucked into negative stuff at work again and I just need to find a way to not do that. It's not helpful on so many levels. Next week I'm on vacation but I have to take my psychiatry recertification exam-another one of those once every 10 years tests. I need the break from work.

I had my WW weigh in today and I stayed the same. I guess I can't complain about that this week.

Annie- hope you feel better soon!

Nice & sunny today, still 45 degrees though. My hubby always takes walks with me, but it takes him so long to get ready to go. So while I was waiting I rode the bike for 30min. Then we went for a 30min. walk, I got 60min of exercise in today. Being outside in the sun felt so good, tomorrow will be warmer. Had 1370 calories, ate more fruit. I was hungrier from all the exercise. I'm losing weight very slowly, this is fat not water weight. This is the third day of eating clean & no cravings, that's amazing.

Hi Petra!-Hope you enjoy your week off, even if you do have to take an exam. Ugh. I don't envy you at all.

Fruitlady-CONGRATS on staying clean for 3 days!!:carrot: So happy for you! Maybe the spring weather can help you feel positive and ready for staying on plan! I know it has perked my mood up immensely.:hug:

Had a good supper. Baked sweet potato....yum! Even splurged and had 1 Tbsp of Parkay on tit.:o Sauteed some mushrooms w/ ICBINB spray and ground pepper. Had one small piece of leftover pork roast. Happy tummy!

Fiance wants me to come on out there and he will drive me back in town on Sat. morning to the dentist and then back out to his place. At least I am going to be able to be with him regardless. Hope TOM stays away. It was supposed to start last Friday, but has not yet. TOM has been more irregular the last year or so and I have even skipped once or twice. Not knowing makes me nervous.

Have a good evening everyone!

Good morning!

Petra -- I really hear you about weight loss being harder when there's more than just you to think about. I lost weight easily when I was getting divorced, my kids were mostly taking care of themselves in the kitchen and there was just me to think about, so I could easily stay on plan. Now that I'm married again and we're both doing the cooking, and having more family dinners during the week, it's so much harder. Then again, not being alone is nice....

I don't really get that jittery on the espresso. I find that if I drink instant coffee I get the jitters, but I can have lots of coffee made from freshly ground beans and it doesn't affect me all that much.

My not so wonderful review of the restaurant we went to over V-Day is up on my blog.

We had guests for dinner last night, my husband made spaghetti bolonese, heavy on the meat, light on the tomatoes. And there was my cherry pie and vanilla sorbet for dessert. I am avoiding the scale, big time!

Enjoy your day!

Good morning, everyone. The finger licker is ads ig zagin, do mh tping is no = svo good.

I'm down anoghrt poind. Yy, but dm lnowwy.

Okau, tim eot go--jud vant type.

Originally Posted by KittehMomma:
Good morning, everyone. The finger licker is ads ig zagin, do mh tping is no = svo good.

I'm down anoghrt poind. Yy, but dm lnowwy.

Okau, tim eot go--jud vant type.

LOLOLOL!! Say hi to Kitteh!!

Back later with a real post.

Good morning, again.

I'm at work, so I can type now.

That's the problem with kitteh apps: once you install a kitteh app in your home, it doesn't turn off. It may go into sleep mode, but it becomes active again very quickly. Teh kittehs, dey maeks life interesting.

Okay, so as I was trying to say before: down another pound, yay! Ate to plan yesterday. Had a really good work out this morning.

Have a great day, everyone.

Mirj-I just had to visit your blog and just had to click on the link you put there regarding your birthday cake and just had to read that orange cake recipe....you should be ashamed!!:D BTW, I plan on baking my own birthday cake on Sunday myself. I'll ice it Mon. evening and we will eat it on Tues.:) I'm going full fat/sugar on it....hope that isn't a mistake.

Kitteh-I used to have a cat that would jump right up and plant in the middle of the newspaper while I was reading it. They are interesting creatures. CONGRATS on the loss!!:carrot:

My scale said either 150 or 152 depending on how I stood on it this morning.:?: I may look into a new scale soon. I want it to be accurate. Did a good 3 mile walk this morning (45 minutes).

Have a good day everyone!

Freakin crappy weather, :p it is throwing me off alot. I like routine and I like my lunch work out, to cold and windy to go out today -23 and with the wind like -32. When it goes on like this for a while it gets really hard to stay focused, that sounds dumb. Stayed on plan yesterday and walked indoors. If all my family wasn't here I would move somewhere else, so on the bright side I have my family here and I am very thankful for that.
forgot my peice of bread for my sandwhich today so i have chicken and spinach and nothing to put it on...... and I have chocolate........... oh bother....

Hello, all! Just checking in very quickly with a "HI!!" ... back from our "honeymoon" which sounds a lot more romantic than us walking from about 8 or 9 a.m. until close to 10:30 or 11 p.m. with breaks for dinner and sometimes lunch. Wonderful trip - I just LOVE Italy ... most of it.

Back to an onslaught at work with 523 emails to get through. Will weigh this weekend and see the damage. don't want to think about that yet. :) ... Ate pizza nearly daily - different as it's super duper thin crust and little cheese - but still...

Will catch up on a few pages of the blog and jump back in here! After a terrible trip to the airport on our way out, which included passing a terrible wreck with blood all over the snow/ice which really made me worry, all went great once we were airborn.

Annie- thanks, I know spring will really help me. I can't wait!

It is a beautiful day here, 55 degrees & sunny. It feels warmer, I turned the heat off & opened all the windows, the fresh air is wonderful! Rode the bike for 25min., then went for a walk for 30min. Tomorrow will be 65 degrees, can't wait. I need spring to keep my mind off of food, it's working for now. When it gets cold again, I'll probably start eating junk again. My calories will be right on track today, if I go over, it will be because of eating too much fruit. Have alot of cleaning to do too today, so I know I won't get to sit til 8pm. tonight as usual. Lost more weight, finally under 110lbs. Now I just gotta stay on plan so I can keep losing.

Nationalparker!
 

I LOVE Italy - i did the same thing when i went though - tons and tons of walking! Still gained a good 5 lbs on the trip thoug - the food and wine was fabulous too!

Where did you go? I spent 3 weeks - one in Rome / one in Positano and one in Florence - had a fabulous time - went in late May - early June year before last and can't wait to go back - thinking Venice / Milan this time.

Exercise went well this am - did my 1.5 mile walk in addition - hope to get one more of those in this afternoon too but may not due to "meetings"...

food going ok today - so that's good! Haven't dared step on a scale but am actually wearing a non "pull on" pair of pants today! so things appear to have started moving in the right direction!

C.

NP, glad to have you back. Glad you had a good time.

I haven't exercised in a few days and wont' today either. tomorrow for sure!

Hubby was offered a new job. Its a slight promotion, but he would work afternoons. We aren't sure how that would work out, or his days off. But we're praying about it and going to talk it out more tonight over dinner. I have my Sit and Knit tonight, I haven't been in a few weeks so I'm looking forward to that. Hubby will go over to his parents to fix their car.

Just popping in to say hello. I've stayed more or less on plan with food. Hiked 4 1/2 +/- miles in soupy goopy mud and thigh high snow on Sunday. There was no wind at the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area. It's an hour away, but worth the drive. The rest of the week, it's been too windy here or I've had too much to do so not much exercise. I think I'm ready for spring too.

We're having lentil and sweet potato stew for dinner tonight. Dark brown (rye? Pumpernickel?) rolls with a little avocado for the good fat instead of butter or margarine.

I'm exvcited because some of the people Robert work with told him about a produce co-op here in town. I didn't know htere was one and have been wishing for sokething like that. I guess it's been around a year or thereabouts maybe. Anyhow, we signed up and pick up our fist basket on Saturday and then I'll make my new menu and think of what to make with the produce. Hope there's stuff I like or can fid a way to cook so I like it. I think I missed the vegetbale of the week for "B". I couldn't remember anythign and today I thought of brussels sprouts. I didn't like them much, but have since found 2 ways to cook tem. With mustard. With center cut bacon and onion. And now I like 'em.

What letter are we on now?

Barb

Happy Friday, everyone.

This has been a really good week for exercise. I had another good workout this morning. I've been extending my time at the gym also, tacking on another 15 minutes. Down another half a pound this morning. I think I can see -20 on the horizon. Maybe another two weeks, if I can keep up this pace of exercise and eating to plan.

No time to catch up on personals today. I'll try to catch up over the weekend.

Have a great day.

Hubby decided to put in for the job. So now we just have to wait and see. The man that offered it to him has to clear it with 'the powers that be'. ;) it is with the same company. Best news I've heard all day is that he won't have to make those stupid 'roadtrips' out of town! :D

Hope to get on here a bit more this weekend ... been busy with trying to catch up at work and at home. Skipping (most likely) WW this weekend, but back on track now, but don't want to get mentally hammered with a higher weight following the trip/flight. Did measurements, though, and was down an inch on my waist, so excited about that. UP a 1/4 inch on my thighs and no matter how many times i re-measured, I couldn't lose it :) so not sure what THAT'S all about! ha!

Will hit the market for good stuff tomorrow, and will get back out on the trail with the pooch for a good walk. How come they SO QUICKLY forget how to walk on leash? I need to take her to obedience class, I think ... to teach me and her how to get her better at walking on leash. Will get that gentle leader harness first and see if that works, though... the one that doesn't let her pull. (or maybe I get skates and just let her pull me??) ha ha!

Hope everyone is doing great! We're having a warmup in temps for two days and I'm all excited. Opened the kitchen to air out the house last night for an hour or so... nice!

What's your biggest challenge this weekend?? Anyone facing tough stuff?

Morning,

Well another day of no exercise, I am getting discouraged cause last week i was full steam ahead and really working hard and eating well and even feeling stronger from taking it up a nocth then this cold spell, has done me in a little and discourage for not being able to get out. I will do my eliptical this weekend to get back on track.

NP - welcome back your trip sounds like it was amazing.

Angels, - B for brussel sprouts growin up i would swallow them whole so I would not have to chew them to taste them and if I added mustard I would certainly lose my appetite and lose weight... hope that goes well for you lol,

Kittie - way to go on the exercise and and weigh in good job.

Hubby is looking at an opportunity in LA at the dream center for 9 months to a year.... I think I would die if I could not see him for that long......... I know what it is like to be single for years and years but I know this is a great opportunity too. I think I could dedicate that time to myself and work my butt off,,, litterally.

The weather is lovely! 67 degrees & sunny, I don't want it to go away! Tomorrow it's only gonna be 42 degrees & 45mi per hr. winds, not looking forward to that. We are going to another farmer's market tomorrow, it's only 25min. from our house. It has more of a relaxing country atmosphere, I enjoy it. The prices aren't as cheap on some of the fruit, so I'll get a little fruit there, then go to our local farmer's market to get the rest. Should be a fun day, I'm looking forward to it. I'm almost out of fruit, my breakfast is usually 6 servings of fruit w/ my fiber one cereal. I don't think I'll have enough. I eat more food & eat less calories than anyone here, it's all fruit, veggies, yogurt & lean protein. I feel like I over eat everyday, compared to them. But it works for me. Rode the bike for 30min. then went for a 30min.walk. Had 1320 calories, only 50 calories over my limit. I tried Yoplait Yogurt Delights(chocolate eclair flavor), it tasted just like chocolate pudding, i loved it. Now I know what to eat when those chocolate cravings kick in. They are 100 cal. & 1.5g. fat, but are only a 4oz size. Next time I'm trying the raspberry chocolate flavor. I lost another pound & am going for 107lbs. I haven't been there for months.

Things on track for me.

Had a week on my half marathon training program which involved two lots of sprint work amongst regular running (very foreign for me!), and just back from a lovely 13km run (about 8 miles??) with my friend. It was a bit hot with a lowest overnight temp of 77F and very humid too, but we set off at 0615 and it was good!

Also lost 2-3lb over the last few weeks, so i'm back to pre-xmas weight but still have another 4lb to go before being back to the weight i was in October.

Got this trip to China from Monday though, so who knows what my schedule will be like over there....