The service at my dealer has been far superior than we ever got with the Audis or Volvos, but yeah, it's pricey. (I got the tires at Costco, though) I plan on owning this car at least until both boys go to college. By the time my younger goes, I'll have had the car for 8+ years -- eek!
Well I have had my Nissan for 8 years and I hated it! Service was horrible and it was such a piece of crap...I needed a new transmission at 30k miles...I always had my cars for forever, but with the mercedes I don't want to have it longer than what the warrantee gives me only because repairs on it are so expensive...
I drove GM products FOREVER; I after all live in MI. My last one was 2005 Caddie Escalade and we just "retired" it to our son 2 years ago (yup he is spoiled )and I bought a Mini Cooper (build by BMW) and I LOVE IT! My Cadillac was fine, no major problems; but hubby's 8 month old Caddie CTS had transmission problems and they needed to rebuild it. So I think we are done with US cars and will stick with European models. I love BMW's; I have owned a few of them and they all have been fantastic.
Zumba and Heidi, you guys are amazing and inspiring. Are we doing an August thread? I just bought a piggy bank that's covered with chalkboard paint and I have all kinds of ideas for it...
Susan I think Zumba offered to start a new challenge. Right? Are we doing one till Labor Day or something longer?
I have accomplished absolutely nothing during this challenge, just gained a few pounds...s hoping that next challenge I could get my act together and undo the damage I did this summer, ugh.
Magicsusan, I want to hear about this piggy bank!!!!
Sum you say that you accomplishd nothing during this challenge but it looks to me like you adopted a whole new way of eating and it was working for you until recently. this is the first challenge that I actually lost a few lbs and I've only done that recently...we both have a ways to go, i'm going to hold your hand during it okay? And when all is said and you done you need to come to New York and we will walk down Madison avenue with the rest of the skinny ladies with little fluffy dogs....
I think what I learned in this challenge is that there is no one good way to lose weight that works across the board for everyone. My problem is that I need structure..I need someone to tell me exactly what to do and then I do it only to lose sight of that structure as time goes on. I bought into the whole Isa gen ix thing and just couldn't do it...I hate shakes . Having one once a day is doable, but twice and then a teeny tiny mouse meal? HA...so not working for this girl!!!! So I am now just doing this my way, and i'm sure many will say it isn't healthy or "right" but if it works for me so be it. I'm skipping breakfast early in the morning and working out on an empty stomach so that my body burns fat...then I'm having breakfast when I get home from the gym. Where is it written that we have to eat as soon as we get up? Oh because that slows our metabolism, show me how significantly that it slows down? I don't want to feed my body when it is telling me it isn't hungry, and i'm not hungry in the morning. Bread bloats me, so no bread...but I will enjoy carbs once in a while like rice or oatmeal...and occasionally fruit. I need to stop eating at an early time at night.......
I tried this everyone else's way, now its time for me to do this my way....... I'm tired of failing..and failing..and failing.....
Okay so our next challenge...I say Labor Day...I'll start the thread for us, okay? Get on board chicks!!!!!
Sounds like you have done some soul searching zumba; here's to a successful month!
Thanks for the compliments, magicSusan and Sum. Not sure that I've done anything noteworthy this challenge. This was my goal:
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my goal is simple: weight below 148
I didn't make it. Hence my staggered goal for the Labor Day challenge, because in reality I'm fine with not having made this goal. So my new goal has room for that LOL
My own soul searching has led me to realize that I'm satisfied with where I am, and that any additional weightloss, which I am still striving for, is bonus. Having realized this, accepted this, and articulated this, has somehow led me to peace. And what do you know, with peace, the scale is moving downwards again.
Really, the most important thing I can do going forward is not gain weight. That's where my mental effort is going.
Fridge is starting to look pretty empty. I learned a lot and I could do much better. I could probably feed my family for $50 per week, if needed.
Bfast Cereal or pancakes with eggs, oj and watermelon
Lunch Turkey and cheese sandwiches, home made potato wedges
Dinner Tilapia, rice, broccoli and watermelon
Snacks Ice cream, apples w/peanutbutter
I was thinking, tomorrow is the end of this challenge and end of my personal challenge. Very fitting
)and I bought a Mini Cooper (build by BMW) and I LOVE IT! My Cadillac was fine, no major problems; but hubby's 8 month old Caddie CTS had transmission problems and they needed to rebuild it. So I think we are done with US cars and will stick with European models. I love BMW's; I have owned a few of them and they all have been fantastic.
