Hi everybody! :wave:

I finally got through a very long chapter I was editing. :faint: Gosh, it was a hard one because of the length. But, it's as long as other chapters of similar books. :dunno:

This weekend I'm going to do a little more shopping in hopes of finding some more dressy pants, and maybe a top or two, if I can stand it.

I also have some yard work to do, but not anything too hard.

We found out that the standing water in our back yard wasn't just because of the rain. There was a leak in the main water pipe underneath! Plumbers fixed it a couple days ago--took about four hours and lots of digging. Fortunately the condo association pays for it since water is part of the monthly maintenance fee.

Anyway, things are drying out now... but the yard is a mess.

Jude, I didn't know Meowee was that sick, either. She had had a cough that wasn't going away, though. :-(

I hope you're all having an on-plan time of it! Hang in there!

Jay

Another 1.4 lbs down for a total of 4.6 I'm very happy about it. I've also kept up the exercising - gym three times a week and pilates once a week. Next week I hope to add an hour of yoga, which I've heard is offered at lunch time in the basement of my office. I feel really good and really motivated. Three cheers for -4.6!

Jay - good luck with the shopping. Dress pants are hard for me to find, unless I plan on tailoring (which I hate). I'm in process of changing my "seasons" in my closet. Thus, I need to develop a clothing management plan - which is a fancy way of saying that I need to STOP shopping ;)

Glad the chapter is done :woohoo:

Barb - :cp: FANTASTIC! You are making wonderful progress. Keep up what you are doing.

I worked for a few hours this morning - stuff that had to be done with everyone off the server. And, I got the usual Saturday chores done. DH is working and DS2 is off to a friend's wedding.

As soon as I finish the closet, I am headed downtown to the Fall Festival. Hopefully DH will be able to meet me. It should be a fun evening!

6 days to vacation - and counting down ;)

Laurie

Hi from a Newbie!
 

This group was recommended to me by CountingDown (I think). Seems like a perfect fit for me. I am definitely over 50 and definitely active. Actually, "busy" might be a better word than active. I need to increase my physical activity and I will, I just don't have all my ducks in a row yet.

I work full time, love RV'ing, family activities, reading, and always seem to be volunteering to help out at my son's school or our church. I need to tweak my schedule so I have more time for me, but I love doing everything I'm doing, so that is part of the challenge. This was a typical weekend... Friday: worked all day, "customized" a t-shirt for granddaughter, attended son's HS football game; Today: Worked 6 hours for a Jambalaya fund raiser for the Wrestling team, then household chores, out to eat with hubby for a special anniversary; Sunday: church, help chaperone swim party, then back to church for Children's choir practice (I direct) followed by adult choir practice. I need to squeeze in some grocery shopping tomorrow too.

See what I mean? Busy, but not moving enough.

Looking forward to losing enough pounds so that I can be clothes shopping for smaller sizes like so many of you are doing!

So many of you have lost so much weight! It's inspiring!

PrincessGrandma :welcome: So glad you found us over here :)

You ARE active - I'm tired just reading your post :lol:

My schedule gets crazy too among work, family, and volunteer obligations. I have found that the easiest way to get in my workouts is to sneak in exercise whenever I can. I get up 15 minutes earlier and do some yoga or stretchie band exercises. I walk to work (or park a few blocks away if I need my car). I walk at lunch. I lift weights for 15 minutes after I get home from work. I take the stairs a few extra times each day - you get the picture.

I have several DVDS that are part of the 10 Minute Solution series. You can do 1,2,3,4, or 5 of the workouts - in any combination. That pretty much takes away my excuse that I am too busy. I can always find 10 minutes SOMETIME during the day ;)

Having a good day here - I finished my sweater, and wore it to church today. I just love chunky knit sweaters. And the ones in the store are that cheapie acrylic yarn. My virgin wool one just feels great :D

I'm off to cook for the week. Protein bars to make, and a few main dishes. Oh, and apples were on sale so a HEALTHY apple crisp is definitely on the menu :yes:

Hope you are all having a great start to the week!

5 days to vacation and counting down ;)

Seasons, what are seasons? Here, you know it's fall when the overnight temps drop below 78. :p

My running group is starting to ramp up marathon training. We did a hot and sweaty 12 miles yesterday morning, with 13 miles planned for next week. I don't go past 14 or 15 miles, though because I don't need to -- I only run half marathons! Full marathons are way too much like work ....

I stayed mostly-on-plan over the weekend. I always eat more on Sat-Sun to fuel the long runs, but my selections were mostly on plan foods. I did have one piece of leftover fried chicken on Saturday, but otherwise I did good. I'm always up a couple of pounds on Monday after my long run, but my high is still a couple of pounds less than last weeks', so making progress!

Hope you all have a great Monday!

Gosh, MBN, don't you like Florida? ;)

Welcome, PrincessGrandma! :welcome3: We're happy to have you join us!

Busy week here. CD, you're "counting down" and so are we! I can hardly wait to get to the Bay Area. I can't believe you're wearing sweaters already... but then, as MBN pointed out, we're still in summer here. But, we should have a "cold front" this week drop the nighttime temps into the high 60s!

I'll be taking the computer on my trip, but I won't have regular internet access--so, I'll be mostly missing in action from Oct. 9 - 19.

I didn't make it to the mall for any further clothes shopping on the weekend. Maybe this week... If I can gear up for it!

Jay

MBN - sounds like you are doing GREAT - honestly, I would keel over running in the heat (probably keel over running period :lol).

I've been to Florida once - in March - and got sun poisoning - while trying to stay OUT of the sun. I am so true to my northern European heritage - I get sicker than a dog in the heat and humidity. Even visiting my Mom in TN is difficult in spring.

Jay - I so wish I was going with you. I can't wait to get back to the bay area again. You are going to have a WONDERFUL time!!!! The City Pass should be fun - I have lots of pictures in my digital frame from the year we bought ours. :D

Yes, sweaters are necessary here right now. The wind chill is in the low 40s. It looks like it will be in the 40s and 50s in the UP, so I need to make sure I take some warm hiking gear.

Laurie

I really do love Florida, even though I will complain about the heat. The wonderful "winter" weather more than makes up for the summer! I joke that I grew up in the Midwest (Indiana) and moved to Florida on purpose. I take the boys to visit my folks every Christmas -- my native FL kids LOVE the snow and frigid weather, and I can't wait to get out of it! Flying back home in Jan to palm trees and balmy breezes just never gets old.

It's just that by this time of year, I'm MORE than ready for that subtle weather change that signals the onset of what we know as fall weather. Even when you are acclimated to the heat, it's still just - hot. Running and playing in the cooler fall and winter temps is just plain easier.

Jay -- what a fun trip you have planned! The Bay area is beautiful.

MBN--it's COOL this morning! :broc: :cb: :broc: :cb:

Jay

Yes, we got our first "cold front" ... the night-time low was all the way down to 77! :p

I've been working REALLY hard to lose those few stubborn pounds. Extra workouts, very strict eating, etc. Several weeks ago, I couldn't get the scale to move to save my life and the last week or two, I'm all of a sudden seeing a loss, even though I'm not doing anything differently. I was 115.8 this morning, less than a pound above red-line. I don't think it's physically possible for me to lose 4 pounds in like, 2 weeks, so I have to believe it's hormone wackiness at work. Whatever the reason, I'll take it!

Today is a long day for me ... busy at work with meetings until 6 pm, then off to church to practice a puppet ministry skit for Sunday worship, followed by choir practice until 9 pm. It will be quick leftovers for dinner, or the boys will just have to be on their own!! (Since the youngest is 15, I think they can handle it) :D

I can't believe it's October already!!

Hey! :wave: I guess it's time to close this thread and start a new one! So I'll do that after posting.

MBN, that's what's called a whoosh. When I was losing, I once went for three weeks without dropping at all--and then the fourth week... whoosh! Four pounds in one week. I was doing nothing differently.

My thought on this is that we really can't figure out what's going to happen day by day with weight because the body is too complex. I could have been losing fat all along during that month, but it could have been offset by increased water weight. Who knows? Whatever the reason, consistency over time seems to get results.

OK, see you all on the new thread!

Jay