Hi Everyone,

Yesterday was my volunteer day & I got home exhausted. That hour-each-way commute is too much for me.

"Design" photos are those where the subject of the photo is not the focus. In general, there are angles or curves, light and shadow, few objects in the photo. Sometimes, they are focused on a small section of an object.

After tomorrow's class, I will upload whichever ones she thinks are best.

Today is lunch and a movie with my DF.

Check back this evening.

Lynn

Thank you Bobbi for the info

Gayle, I have heard it both ways so I think whatever works for you is the best. I always get up and eat my breakfast first and then workout. They say that you should wait at least about 30 to 45 minutes after a workout before you eat anything. Sometimes I have an apple other times I just wait until I am hungry afterwards. The "burn" is supposed to continue working for about an hour or so after you stop your exercise. So I really think it is whatever works for you. This works for me. I wouldn't be so excited about working out on an empty stomach either..

Lynn, looking forward to seeing some pictures.

Ok--Need to get going and get my Wii done. It is pouring down rain here and 46 degrees! Sure hope that stops before I need to go and pick up my aunt.

Have a good day! And HI to everyone!

Good morning all,

Copied this from Karen MO's Facebook this morning, but it applies here as well

Isn't it funny...how some of us have never met but, when I need help, you are there with a kind word. When I am in pain you care. If someone dies you send condolences, When it's my birthday "Happy Birthdays Wishes"! We share our families with each other. Life with my Golden Sisters is great! (Changed the last sentence for 3FC)

You all are wonderful ~ many thanks for your kindness and support

Good morning again,

I've been out for my walk. Ate part of my breakfast before I left. I think I will just keep doing as I have been doing and quit worrying about the shoulds and shouldn'ts. If I get too hung up on all the rules and it becomes difficult, I am apt not to do it. I still lost weight doing it the way I had been doing it. Maybe I won't lose as fast, but right now it is more important to me to just do it. Better to do it in some way than not to do it at all.

Ok, now on to the stuff I gotta do.

Be back later.

Take care

Hi everyone! The last few days have been very stressful with family issues but today I have finally found peace about it all. A very dirty trick was pulled on us financially by a family member and we are left to take care of it. It will
affect our future for sometime. I was so upset but I'm ok about it now. I know it will work out somehow. I wonder if stress makes you lose weight...LOL...I'm keeping to my diet plan and losing steadily. Of course, no virgin pounds yet.

Let's talk about virgin pounds...just exactly what are they? I have been dieting for what seems forever and have been up and down a lot. Eight
years ago I got down to 145 lbs. and will never forget how good I felt!...but I have not been that low since. Even before that there were a few times in my 40s and 50s when I got down to 140....so how far down do I go to call them virgin? Right now my goal is to get back down to my sig weight of 158.

Karen3, no that jacket was black but it was beautiful. I don't want to buy it until I lose more weight. Congrats to those who are losing weight!

It is very windy today and the wind is quite cool. We plan on going to the street fair in Palm Springs tonight. We go there every time we are here. I just hope it will not be too cold tonight.

Because of the extra expense we now have we considered going home, but
the forecast is for snow and we won't cross the mountains until it's clear.

Ok,that's it for now...keep up the good work everyone and have a good evening.

Hey G.G.s,
Well, I went right to bed last night, & was asleep by 9:00. When I got up at 4AM this morning, I was feeling pretty good. I guess that’s what I was needing - 7 straight hours of sleep. Now if I can just convince my body to go to sleep at 9PM every night.

I went & cleaned at my brother’s, & it was pretty much what I expected. I spent 5 hours on it (didn’t even stop for a drink of water), & then called it a day. It’s still not clean, but it’s a whole lot better. He’s happy, & has decided to go back to having me clean every other week. That’s a little extra money for me, & should keep it from getting this bad again. And, each time I can get it a little bit cleaner. He does try a little, Mom told me he went home last night & cleaned for a couple of hours, so it wouldn’t be quite as bad when I got there.

Gayle, Yay! for you on your 2 lb. weight release (you know, it just sounds strange to say it that way, maybe I should stop?). I think as long as you exercise, it’s still got to help, & good for you for keeping it up! And, as I think I’ve said before, I really think slow weight loss is best (& more maintainable!).

Donna, I sure am glad I ate right before I came here. Chocolate chip cookies & Chinese food, you HAD to mention both?! Hush your mouth girl!

Mary, so sorry for your “troubles”, but it’s great you’re staying OP. Hope things work out ok.

I’m going to go read awhile, before I put myself to bed. I’m already a little sleepy, so maybe I will be able to fall asleep at 9:00.
NCNancy

Yikes chocchip cookies..guess who baked a double batch with walnuts for her dh cuz he asked for them awwww gee that would be me..good thing i love him cuz its hard for me to do..they smell devine but must confess i ate one,only one small yummy warm and goey cookie and feel so guilty but i did it and own it..back on track! rosey

Evening all....am so weary. Spent the entire day at my desk getting everything ready for the tax guy. Had double duty cause had to do Nancy's estate, too. Hard to believe she lived 6 weeks in 2010 and I have file taxes. The brother who tried to undermine everything struck again. One bank sent the 1099 to her old address and he kept it thinked he get me in trouble. Hah, a simple phone call and it's all taken care of......Nice part about living in a small town.

Anyway sitting so long has killed my back. So back to ice is my friend. You'd think I'd remember that sitting doesn't work.....Duh!

Mary....I still have dreams about a soft gray/blue suede jacket. It was like butter at the Flemington Fur. The only thing more beautiful was a baby seal coat. No I won't wear it but it was beyond beautiful. I stood and petted the coat. Sorry that you have had some problems. But you won the challenge by not binging...good job.

Donna....get yourself a little bar of extra dark chocolate. If you have to have at least be good for your heart. I just looked and I still have 3/4 of the bar I got last summer. Looked to see if it was wiggling....guess I don't really like chocolate....Some one here does the gross self out picturing stuff....Like seeing those cookies with nasty stuff on them.....

Zoe....Isn't this the day she gets the results?

Just had a phone call from the drugstore robot. Had called in an Rx earlier and it was to be ready 2pm tomorrow. The Bot called back and said It's Ready. Hate myself when I start yelling at a robot.

Friend sent me a dessert recipe that includes apples crescent rolls and Mountian Dew....i'll tweek it and see if I can make it diet friendly. Some how mountian dew sounds interesting.....

Rosey...Don't you know just smelling the baking is full of calories. But they do make the house smell homey!

well back to my ice pack....some day my back will be all better...please????

karen3

The best is yet to come

Good evening,

Well, I didn't get the stuff I had hoped to, done today. Sara called and wanted me to come over to her house. So, I went over and helped her. I'm glad I am here so I can do that. The other stuff can wait, and I love getting to spend time with her and the kids.

Corbin is here now ~ working on homework. We watched American Idol together ~ that was fun.

Ate some chips at Sara's, but didn't let it get out of hand, so hopefully I will be ok.

Hope you all are doing well.

Take care

PS - I'm changing my avatar to a summer picture. It was taken when my sis came to visit last September. Happy times in the warm weather. I need spring!

Z

Hi Zoe,

I actually thought (guiltily) about you when I wrote that. I was so tired when I got home that I almost cancelled my next day's appt. with my DF for the next day. I felt like I would never be able to recoup my energy. Luckily, I just went to bed and did feel better the next day.

Either I am just not used to commuting/working or I am just too old to do it.

Stay warm and dry - I see you are getting another snow storm today.

Lynn

Here are some of my "design" photos.

Lynn