"Oh, Freda, the cakes, cookies, chips, etc., all those things that taste SO good!, are such demonically-inspired bad things, yes? I always think "just one little baggie now, and I'll portion the sack to last a week"... ha! It's "oink, snarf, gobble" all the way to the end. I can't trust myself to have that stuff in the house; unlike our Bobbi, I have NO won't power, and I haven't had much success in cultivating it!" - PT
PT, You are SO not alone, my dear!!! Like Lynn, I am at my best eating at home where I only allow *good* food around. Now, I'm afraid that having DS and his significant other here for the duration is creating a few dietary challenges for yours truly...while they are both healthy eaters who alternate between eating in the vegan manner and just eating "healthy and organic whole foods" they are pretty adventurous in the kitchen and enjoy whipping together things like Thai Shrimp or sushi, or fajitas - naturally from wholesome ingredients, but even so, delicious enough to warrant LARGE servings and often seconds (except for the sushi; I can't do raw :barf:). AND, once I overdo, I find it easy to continue overdoing until my stomach rebels and groans and whoomphs about viciously, which is not pleasant. Then, and only then do I say "enough!" and leap enthusiastically back on the "healthy lifestyle" wagon.
Lynn, you will easily shed those two pounds! Nobody should be sentenced to Nutrisystem food! "It's not fit for man nor beast..." (Phrase unashamedly stolen from W.C. Fields). But again, as we've been saying, it's not the losing that will drive us all insane :crazy: - it's the maintaining! Freda, I have to say that 125 sounds "teeny-tiny" to me, but of course height plays a role, so teeny-tiny for me is closer to just right for you, or even heavier than you want to be. But of course you've reached goal before, and you'll reach it again. One thing I think that we all share here is a distinct discomfort with being heavier than we'd like. And that's what keeps us sticking with the battle, so to speak. At least we're not alone, eh? :)
I know you're having a busy weekend, Bobbi. All that baking! I would be puting one on the tray and one in my mouth until they were all gone and I was bloated up like a baloon. :o Speaking of "won't power"...
Hi Rosey & the Karens, and hope all is well, Isabella!
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Hi Zoe,

Looks like a quiet day here. I would have problems resisting your kids' food. Sounds DELICIOUS! However, all that healthy food would work for me. I would woof it down, but it would fill me up.

I know that calories are calories, but, for me, healthy food fills me up more & does NOT lead to carb-cravings. My downfall is eating low-fiber/high-glycemic-index carbs (sweets, white stuff - bread/potatoes/rice/pasta). When I do that it triggers my cravings for more carbs.

Lynn

Hello Gals,

First I'm doing well but not sure about the weight. I didn't weigh this weekend when I was home. I know I ate more than I should have on Friday. Got home a day early this week as DS took Friday off work so I went home. I made 6 loaves whole wheat bread Friday morning and had several slices along with other "home" foods. I was really busy all day Friday cooking for the coming week for DH and a few things for MIL.

My MIL was sent home from the hospital on Thursday to await surgery. She'll more than likely have one of her kidneys removed. She is supposed to have someone with her at all times as she's very weak yet although one of her kidney's is now working. Fortunately, there are five of her children living in town so they are taking turns staying with her. While I'm gone DH is going to sleep over every night during the week. Then he'll spend some time with her during the day also. We spent several hours with her on Saturday as well as other members of the family. I told DH it was like Christmas without a tree. At times there were her children, grandchildren and the inlaws at her house. She can get out of bed and sit for awhile but she tires quickly and has to lie down again. She hasn't smoked since she took ill and swears she'll never have another cigarette as long as she lives.

I brought my 10 lb dumbbells back with me and my 1 lb dumbbells for Boo to play with while I'm working out. I gave them to him when I arrived and he threw them at his father. I'm going to have to teach that child the proper way to use them. :lol:

This week I'm going to try and get in more exercise. Did pretty good last week but didn't get in much walking. But I guess pushing Boo up and down the road in his little car must account for some kind of uncounted kilometres.

I bought a pair of size 8 jeans today and they fit really well except they were low rise. I hate low rise and didn't notice in the store as I didn't try them on. I'll take them back and look for something a little higher on the waist. Those low risers just accentuate the loose, flabby, fatty skin on my stomach and they always feel as if they're falling off.

Bobbi, I get the check marks ✔ by cutting and pasting them from Word Perfect. You may be able to copy one from this post.

Donna, I loved that recipe site. I can spend hours reading recipes. Well, I guess I don't have too many hours to do that now but I spend several hours curled up in bed with my laptop reading.

Zoe, the kitten is soooo adorable. Lucky little kitty.

To all you other lovely ladies, I've enjoyed reading the posts from the last few days. I really miss coming here every day.

Take care and I'll really, really try to catch you all tomorrow.

Good Morning Everyone,

Hot, humid, cloudy here today. I’ve got my soup, bread, and juice made for the week. No need to do more shopping/cooking.

Tomorrow begins my class, so probably won’t be doing personals for the next 4 weeks.

Have a good Monday,

Lynn

Hi Donna,
Good for you! MUCH better to toss than to eat! My other trick is to package and freeze. I am MUCH less apt to eat when I must first defrost. Gives me time to think.
Hi Isabella,
I’ll bet that if you wear a pedometer you will find that you are walking a lot. Just being around little ones requires LOTS of steps!

Morning all....Just fast check in. Staying Op and heard from DD that she is back on track and lossing. Hopefully we'll see them in August and both of us will be looking goooood!

Have hit a plateau and scale didn't move, but clothes feel so different. Sighhh and wanna buy some new tops, but wanna wait for more lbs off...sighhh Wish they came off as easy as you can gain. sighhhhhhh

Off to bridge will come back later ....karen3

ps no oil slick here(yet)...but County says they have a plan. What's the plan you ask and get answer we have a plan....yeah right...plan is to open scallop season 2 weeks early. Probably last shot at scalloping for many years. Some plan Huh! k

Good Afternoon!
I just got back from my physical, everything in good shape including my cholesterol (204) but had to make an appointment for breast exam. Ouch! I hate those pinching machines, I swear my breast are going to blow up and pop like a balloon.
Yesterday we had rain showers thru the day for GS graduation party outside, Tiffany rented a huge tent so we all stayed dry. Wanna know what I ate? EVERYTHING, DANG:rollpin::rollpin::rollpin:Chocloate bon bons, chocolate Special K bars, chocolate brownies, Cinnamon Tom Thumbs donuts, pineapple bars, peanut butter bars... I had some of each. I had 3 tacos too, one each of chicken, beef and bean with all the fixins'. Today I had my regular yogurt/strawberry/Fiber One cereal for breakfast, I'm skipping lunch and only eating something new I found at the food coop today for supper. It's instant Curry Lentil soup, all seasoned, You just add hot water. Doc told me this morning to include beans/lentils, etc. If I like these for a quick lunch I'll go back and try the mixed bean instant soup too.
I purchased a conversion table last week, any of you have one? If so, how do you like it, how long do you hang upside down? It sure feels good on my back, DH hasn't tried it yet. I'm going to go down stairs and move stuff around so it doesn't sit in the middle of the room. They are huge!
Later gator!

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Hi everyone,
I was so busy over the weekend, I didn't get to the computer. So, it's my lunchtime, and I'll try to catch up.
Ellabella, I can really relate to the not having "bad" stuff in the house to eat. I'm pretty good most of the time, but if it's there, and I decide to take "just a taste", HA! Whatever it is is usually gone, when I'm through.
My fiancee always has ice-cream around, and he eats it in his "man cave" so I don't have to watch. I could live on ice-cream!
Lynn, I really admire the "stop when you're full approach." I eat more when I'm full, because I love the taste, then afterward, it's UGH! I'm getting better, though.
Bobbi - I hate those GREAT Everyone bring your favorite treat gatherings, because everything is always so good!! It's hard not to just charge ahead and enjoy.
I have a short week this week. I'm taking Friday off, and we're headed to the Oregon coast for a concert, to see Hank Williams, Jr. and Dwight Yoakam at the Chinook Winds Casino. The sticky place there, is that marvelous "All You Can Eat" buffet and the SeaHag in Depoe Bay, that has the best fish & chips I've eaten down there. My plan is to go light, and have my Carb Blockers on hand to take before meals.
I've had a couple of difficult weeks weight wise, but haven't gained. I guess that's a good thing. I weighed in on Fri. and lost 2 lbs., but I didn't weigh the Fri. before, so that was 1 lb. a week.
I joined Curves again, and am going twice a week. Wish me luck, I'll probably not be here again until next week.

Hi everyone..its raining here..i just got back from visiting a town south of us called homer..its so beautiful there..ill try and post pic as soon as i can get them from my dd camera..i had apic taken in the resturant of all of us..me,my sister and niece and mydd(shes the redhead) we had such agood time..ive been out and about more in the last week than i have been all yr..fun fun but im sure pooped..ttfn ((hugs)))rosey :wave:

Good Morning!
We're going on day 14 of rain, I've forgotten what the sun looks like.
Freda...Oh Freda, been there, done that! We all have lost only to gain it back. The key to losing it again is doing exactly like you're doing. Get right back on program and I know you can whip off those 10 pounds in no time at all. I know what a bore it is to start counting calories again but you know it works.

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I thought my eyes must be seeing wrong at first, but then I admitted I knew I had gained that much. I weigh 125. How can anyone gain that much in 6 weeks? I'll tell you how!! By burying yourself in bags of chips and corn chips and candy and anything else destructive you can think of. Not exercising and wallowing in self indulgence! And I have lost some, I can feel it and see it, so who knows how much I really gained! But I am well on my way to losing and doing quite well. I just hope the next time I am totally stressed I don't resort to food. Promise me someone will come up here and give me a swift kick. or a good talking to!

Rosey.....nice picture of you and family, you all look so happy! I'm so glad you're able to start getting out instead of stuck at home. What a great motivator to stay on track with your exercise and eating plan. Do you keep some bar bell/dumb bell weighs handy? That's something you can do while watching T.V. Every little thing helps. Lynn had some good suggestion on snacks, I'd add some air popped pop corn. I buy the popcorn butter spray (0 calories) that helps seasoning stick to the popcorn.
Isabella...I laughed when I read this, I found jeans in the junior section that fit me really well too but unfortunately they are low waisted. I purchased them anyway and added a belt to them so they wouldn't slide down, works great! Congrats on the size 8, feels good doesn't it:hug:We sure miss you not signing in everyday. Between you and Lynn, I'm ashamed at how lazy I am. I just turned 65 in May and don't want to do anything:coffee:

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I bought a pair of size 8 jeans today and they fit really well except they were low rise. I hate low rise and didn't notice in the store as I didn't try them on. I'll take them back and look for something a little higher on the waist

Lynn...You're so busy, when you gonna slow down? Geeez, I couldn't wait to retire.

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Tomorrow begins my class, so probably won’t be doing personals for the next 4 weeks.

Karen3...those darn plateaus are so discouraging, just keep hanging in there and you'll see a nice drop eventually. I think I went for 11 days once and I never, ever cheated. :(

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Have hit a plateau and scale didn't move, but clothes feel so different. Sighhh and wanna buy some new tops, but wanna wait for more lbs off...sighhh Wish they came off as easy as you can gain. sighhhhhhh

Jess...errands can keep you out of the kitchen, just put your blinders on when you drive pass McDonalds.:dizzy:

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Nothing interesting on the agenda today, just errands and, sigh, more errands! All is well, though... no complaints!

Taxigal...I used to belong to Curves and I loved it there, you're fortunate you have one close by. We had to travel 10 miles to get to one so I quit when gas got so expensive.
Do you go alone or with a friend?
Hi Karen, Zoe, whoever I'm missing.
I need to get started on a small project this morning, I have a low Oak book shelf that I'm using as a small room divider in the bedroom and I'm covering the back of it with some material to match the bedspread.
You all have a great Tuesday!

Good Morning Everyone,

Bobbi, I also couldn't wait to retire from my full-time job. However, for me, teaching is different. I hope to be able to teach for the rest of my life - when/where/and how often I choose (of course). This online system is PERFECT for me - doesn't even interfere with my travel.

BEAUTIFUL day here - clear, sunny, and cool with a gentle breeze. I am taking my DF (JoAnn - friend with Alzheimers) to the movies. Hoping that she will be able to enjoy a comedy.

Have a good day, Everyone,

Lynn

Me again, no I haven't started my little project yet.
I just checked into Lynn's July 4th challenge and Mary, a regular participant is posting her daily menu's on a June accountability thread. We did that once before on the Golden Girls, anyone interested in doing that? You can post your menu for the day, any exercise you're doing. I see some on Mary's thread are listing the calories per meal also, some are just listing what they ate because not everyone counts calories. At the end of the day we can look to see what we've eaten, that would explain why we're losing or not losing.
I'm not going to start a thread here unless there's some interest. I can alway join the other one, unfortunately I think I'd get frustrated with reading other people's bad choices on that one. Geeezzz, one lady had 1/2 melt, fries, ice cream sundae with sauce on it. She stayed within her calories but it was all junk food. :?: I'd have to tape my big mouth shut!