Lynn ~ will be thinking of you today ~ you are an inspiration

Start out slow with a few minutes and add 1 or 2 minutes each day. That's what I did, along with the swaying motion and now I do 30 minutes, and could do more, but I like to get in a few other exercises, too. If it starts to feel too strenuous, slow down instead of stopping. Sometimes that helps you get your second wind. I am 65 with a bad heart, and I can do it, so can you!

Good morning GG's,

Weight watchers this morning ~ we'll see what the damage is after vacation. I wasn't horrible, but wasn't real good either. I wasn't in a situation where I could measure and count and all. So, I sometimes tried to use portion control. What's done is done ~ onward!

Have to wrap Maddie's birthday gifts today ~ tomorrow is her birthday ~ 4years old.

Guess I'd better get rolling ~ need to shower, get dressed etc. I'd rather crawl back in and take a nap ~ maybe later

Hope you all have a nice weekend.

Take care

:ch eer:


Go Lynn Go!!!! We're thinking of you!

Big buffet place for dinner last night, but I pretty much stuck to the salad bar. A small portion of mac'n'cheese w/salsa & cauliflower. How's that for behaving myself. I used to pile into that fudge platter......

The grill mystery has been solved. Remember my daughter Katie and her boyfriend Alex are living with us for a few months? Well, we had family visiting from VA a couple of weeks ago (D's brother, his wife, and three grown sons plus a girlfriend). Five of our six grown kids were here, and we had planned a big cookout. Except -- gee, the grill is really, truly broken. We gave it to Doug for his 50th birthday, 16 years ago, and it's a piece of junk by now anyway. He has resisted and resisted replacing it. Well, Alex saw the need, went down to Home Depot, and bought us a new grill!! What's funny is that Doug thought I had purchased it as a surprise, and I thought he had purchased it as a surprise. I can't wait to get it put together and grill a few red & green peppers!

Looking at everyone's diet tickers really keeps me inspired. Good job, everyone! WW is my program of choice. I never, ever liked the meetings (I really don't know why -- all that clapping when someone lost a few ounces -- it just didn't work for me I guess), but I love the online approach. I've always been a computer buff (I was a programmer in the 1960's!!!), and I guess that's why I like the online version. Plus, of course, I have my sister Francie the ww counsellor to fall back on.

Rosey, I have a daughter, Betsy, who is an herbalist, and she really thinks the HCG can be poison. I admit I've been tempted...

When Betsy was in jr. high, she had some 'friends' who turned on her, and though the bullying was brief, it was devastating. They hurt her to her very core, and while she's pretty much forgiven them, I know she hasn't really ever gotten over it. I don't understand what makes people behave that way. Betsy will be 31 next month.

Lynn, I see you're from Bucks County. Doug and I went to Penn in Philly, and I loved Bucks County. (I'm no high-falutin' Ivy League gal, though; I came from a primitive farm in Montana, on a scholarship -- while that experience totally changed the direction of my life, I'm still a farm girl from Montana.) I grew up in NW Montana, and we still have some farm property up there and a tiny little house in town that my father built when I was a toddler (and Doug and I bought it back into the family ten years ago). We spent at least 6-8 weeks up there each year, because that is what I call my 'heart home'. I love the mountains and valleys of Montana.

Two questions: what is 'gorking' and what does 'bs' stand for in this context?

They say it's gonna rain this afternoon, so I think I'll check FB and Yahoo and then hit the trail.

Good weekend to everyone!

Sue

Lynn...we watched the Diane Sawyer show last night on bullies. DH called our DD and told her to have Lukas watch it. She snapped at him, said he wasn't a bully! As Lukas explains with, they made fun of him on Facebook was all. The kid they made fun of was in on the joke. DH said after he hung up the phone, see....I told you she'd snap my head off. (Mama bear protecting her cub)
Hope you have a good run today!

YAY!! I ordered the Walk It Out for wii on the 13th! I got it in the mail today!!! That was fast!!! Love that ebay!! Thought I would order it and have it here when we get back from Colorado. Now I'm excited!!

Lynn, Good thoughts for you today!!!

Be back later......

First EXCITEMENT! I just spent time with Jackie and Dan Evans (mother and son duo from Biggest Loser). My DD and I had our photos taken with them. They will send to me & I will post. They were at the marathon Expo.

Lynn

WOW!! Now that is really exciting! I thought they were great on the show.

This will be my third full day on MF, and it is getting much easier. I still have a little headache (not sure if it's really MF or just my eyes) but otherwise am feeling fine. You have to realize, GG, that this is my first week on the program and so I'm just learning how to fix the food to fit my tastes etc. It's getting better. This morning I tried the pancakes and really liked them even though I'm not a big pancake eater! They are better than my dh's but don't tell him.. I used 2 t. of low cal syrup on them and 1 t. Smart Balance. It made 3 little pancakes and I enjoyed them. For lunch I had Chicken Noodle Soup....I made it before breakfast and let it soak and it wasn't bad. I added salt and sorta enjoyed it. So you see, it's just a matter of getting used to dehydrated food to a great extent. So far now, I really like the PB Crunch bars, the brownies (Yummy!) and the pancakes. This is the easiest diet I have ever been on...nothing to count except my ounces of protein in my Lean & Green meal and I get to eat every 2-3 hours! So not bad at all! They have a lot of food to choose from so it's not like you have to eat the ones you don't like all the time. They just encourage you when you are starting out to just set aside the ones you try and don't like and try again later plus they give you lots of tips and recipes on how to make them taste better and still be OP. So please don't let my initial complaints make feel negative about this program. It's a good one and people really do lose weight plus after you lose the weight they help you transition back to regular food.

It's very quiet here...cool and cloudy...our bedroom was so dark we slept til almost 10! I tried to synch our iphone contacts...got mine done but when I tried to sync dh's they merged some of our stuff..contacts, apps etc.! He was not happy so I had to call them. Found out I have to do his on another computer, so right now I'm installing itunes on my Netbook so I can.

When i get done here I still hope to do a little housework. Last night I got the kitchen thoroughly cleaned but I'm still behind one day...today I need to clean the living room and family room but it shouldn't take long.

Lynn - very cool you got to meet with Jackie and Dan Evans! Do they still look good? Can't wait to see the pic!

Donna - I've dropped almost 5 lbs in the past 3 days, but nothing to brag about yet as that just puts me down slightly below my sig weight since I had gained before starting MF. That recipe was from a client site and I think only accessible once you have signed up with a coach maybe. That's why I hesitated, but there are lots of blogs out there with MF recipes. Except for the L&G meals though they all require the products.

Rie - I'm looking forward to watching The Help too.

Sue - Nice bf giving you the grill! Enjoy!

I see iTunes is now installed on my Netbook so need to syn his phone plus get some other things done. Talk later...

ETA: BTW, you don't have to sign up with a coach to do MF. I just did for the extra help, and my coach is nice and helpful, but if you read the forums and check out links there are a lot of tips/recipes there.

Jackie looks exactly like this with shorter hair. Dan looks a LOT better.

Lynn

Lynn ~ cool that you got to meet them. How did the marathon go for you?