exercise done! 40 min on the elliptical/ 315 cals (watched Paul McKenna on my DVD while sweating like the dickens!)
Mine too! I just finished week 2 of couch to 5k today... i'm scared for friday though.. part of me is wondering if i'm ready, the other part is pretty confident it'll be no problem at all...
i just had lunch, too, a good recovery meal of mushroom/feta/goat cheese omellete.. and it was delicious!
So far having a great day. I went to the Y this morning and did 37 min bike ---262 cals burned 37 min eliptical --- 352 cals burned, 6 weight machines and an Aqua fit class .
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Oh my! He's never come down when we were cooking, or even when we were outside. I really think he's afraid of people, he was tagged as a nuscience (sp) bear for being in town and they brought him up here and dumped him off. Usually they don't stay where they are dumped, but for some reason he has.
Funny thing about ham... I was cooking ham steaks on the grill the other day and a huge ospray came flying by.. really close, I think he wanted to steal my ham!
What is an ospray??
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Angie - That is an adorable kitty picture!
Thanks!
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Just a quick hello and thank you for all of your kind words and prayers. My BIL is still critical and the next few days are crucial. Most of my family has arrived and best of all....ERICA IS COMING HOME TODAY!!! She is being sent home on emergency leave for 2 weeks and her plane lands at 5pm. Erica's commander (or whatever you call the person in charge in the NAVY) was standing next to Erica when she got my message and he said he would help her make arrangements to get home quickly. He was flying back to the states today himself and was able to arrange for her to fly with him. I wish the circumstances for her coming home were different, but I am so grateful to finally see my daughter and grateful to the U.S. NAVY for helping her get home so quick.
Hope everyone is doing great on the challenge. I'm still OP, just not going to the gym. I know I need to stay healthy in order to help my sister, so I will definitely be sticking to my healthy diet. The exercise I will fit in when I can, but I'm not stressing about it.
Again, thanks for your friendship...it means so much to come on here and feel your support.
p.s. For those of you that mentioned dealing with your own family members who are ill, I am praying for them as well.
Enjoy your time with your daughter.
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Wednesday: Question of the Day
What would your Biggest Loser goal shirt say?
My shirt would say "To experience life to the fullest."
(Dee, you've answered this one for us in your signature, so maybe you can have two shirts!)
My shirt would say "It can be done"
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good morning everyone!
It's a chilly one here today - I had the hardest time getting out of bed this morning. I live in a really shaded, woody area so the house stays really cold - it's great in summer time -no need for ac, only a fan on the hottest of days - but a chilly spring morning, not so much. I don't even want to talk about winter!!
I am off from work today, and this is a much needed break. I'm glad the weather is nice.. my plans for the day include lots of cleaning, and getting outside to re-do w2d3 of c25k.. I did it inside on my tramp on monday but it's just not the same. I was planning to start week 3 today but i'm not quite ready. I'll start it friday instead. I'm going to go out later this afternoon when it's warmer. have i mentioned i'm cold? I'm cold!!
I am having a hard time getting motivated to do ANYTHING today and i have floors that need cleaning really badly :/
Its cold here today too, actually it has been all week. Enjoy your day off!
so many people asking over and over... kinda needed to be over sized...
ummm, Im not sure I understand. Can you repeat that?
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Just checking in! I had a great OP day yesterday with food and exercise. I walked for an hour with my fur baby. She is a 5 yr old boxer / heeler mix. DH usually takes her for her walks and he swears she doesn't do this to him, but I felt like I looked like a Marmaduke cartoon!! She chilled out after about 15 minutes thank goodness! It was a great day to walk though and I'm hoping to do it again this afternoon!
Hope everyone has a great day today!
Awesome job, way to go!!
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My nephew was just discharged. He needed 3 blood transfusions and luckily they believe that it was only a virus that caused this - not a genetic condition like they thought at first. My sister is still in shock after being at the children's hospital for 2 days though. They were on the Hem/Onc floor and so obviously little Lucas was the "healthiest" child there. So sad what these kiddos with CA go through.
Im so glad to hear that he will be ok and that it is nothing serious.
If your man really loved you (and has a brain) he'd buy you a garden worth of veggies and pretty flowers to plant...
Not only would you have yummy veggies you're not paying an arm and a leg for at the store, you'd have pretty flowers around your house
AND
Some exercise!
I can turn anything around to make it sound healthy... (problem is I can't take my own advice!)
I've thought about veggie gardening, though I live on a beach/barrier island so I think I'd have to do something special, like above ground boxes or something? Do you have a garden?
My mil has a garden and through out the summer she brings over beans, peas, beats, potatoes, carrots, onions, lettuce, swiss chard, tomatoes, corn, and I might be forgetting others but MmmmmmmmmmmmmMMMMMMMMMM There is nothing better then fresh veggies.
The Osprey (Pandion haliaetus), also known colloquially as seahawk, fish hawk or fish eagle, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey. It is a medium-sized raptor, reaching 60 centimetres (24 in) in length with a 1.8 metre (6 ft) wingspan. It is brown on the upperparts and predominantly whitish on the head and underparts, with a brownish eyepatch and wings.
The Osprey tolerates a wide variety of habitats, nesting in any location near a body of water providing an adequate food supply. It is found on all continents except Antarctica although in South America it occurs only as a non-breeding migrant.
As its other common names suggest, the Osprey's diet consists almost exclusively of fish. It has evolved specialised physical characteristics and exhibits some unique behaviours to assist in hunting and catching prey. As a result of these unique characteristics, it has been given its own taxonomic genus, Pandion and family, Pandionidae. Four subspecies are usually recognised. Despite its propensity to nest near water, the Osprey is not a sea-eagle.
They are very pretty birds and have a high pitch squeal... my mom and I used to call to them when we were out on the boat cause they nest on top of the markers.
We have a family of them that live near my work (cause its near the water) and you can hear them calling to each other in the trees.
I would love to grow some vegetables (or anything edible for that matter)! Does it require a yard? Does anyone know of anything that can be grown in a pot on a sunny balcony?
Does anyone know of anything that can be grown in a pot on a sunny balcony?
Tomatoes are great container plants, however, you need a lot of sunshine...pretty much 7-8 hours worth. Does your balcony get afternoon sun? That would probably be enough.
I've thought about veggie gardening, though I live on a beach/barrier island so I think I'd have to do something special, like above ground boxes or something? Do you have a garden?
You'd probably have to use a garden box of some sort since its sandy.
I don't have a garden, but I have enough land and back yard that if I want one I can put one in.
Right now we are focusing on getting the front yard and flower gardens setup before my hubby's birthday in May... We still have to get the backyard graded and plained off since the seller decided to rip out all of the fruit bearing trees the original owner had in the back yard
Tomatoes are great container plants, however, you need a lot of sunshine...pretty much 7-8 hours worth. Does your balcony get afternoon sun? That would probably be enough.
It absolutely does! That is a great idea since I am constantly lamenting the price of tomatos and they are one of my favorite foods. I've also heard that homegrown tomatos are much tastier than store bought ones-- though I don't know how that could be possible!
Thanks for the tip!
I would love to grow some vegetables (or anything edible for that matter)! Does it require a yard? Does anyone know of anything that can be grown in a pot on a sunny balcony?
I know I keep seeing infomercials for upside down hanging tomato plants.
The one thing I keep telling myself I want for christmas is one of those indoor gardens that grows fresh herbs... God only knows how many recipes I have that say "fresh" something and I have to guess how much that is in the dried stuff.
Not to mention I'm one helluva cook when I put my mind to it.
It absolutely does! That is a great idea since I am constantly lamenting the price of tomatos and they are one of my favorite foods. I've also heard that homegrown tomatos are much tastier than store bought ones-- though I don't know how that could be possible!
Thanks for the tip!
This might be because tomatoes are mainly water based ( I think) they probably absorb a lot of the chemicals used to keep them bug free.
I know the organic ones are and taste much better than generic ones.
I know I keep seeing infomercials for upside down hanging tomato plants.
The one thing I keep telling myself I want for christmas is one of those indoor gardens that grows fresh herbs... God only knows how many recipes I have that say "fresh" something and I have to guess how much that is in the dried stuff.
Not to mention I'm one helluva cook when I put my mind to it.
Fresh herbs would be nice too... I've been using those 99 cent bottles of herbs from CVS and sometimes they start to taste alike...
I can turn anything around to make it sound healthy... 
for exercise! 
My BIL is still critical and the next few days are crucial. Most of my family has arrived and best of all....ERICA IS COMING HOME TODAY!!! She is being sent home on emergency leave for 2 weeks and her plane lands at 5pm. Erica's commander (or whatever you call the person in charge in the NAVY) was standing next to Erica when she got my message and he said he would help her make arrangements to get home quickly. He was flying back to the states today himself and was able to arrange for her to fly with him. I wish the circumstances for her coming home were different, but I am so grateful to finally see my daughter and grateful to the U.S. NAVY for helping her get home so quick. 
He needed 3 blood transfusions and luckily they believe that it was only a virus that caused this - not a genetic condition like they thought at first. My sister is still in shock after being at the children's hospital for 2 days though. They were on the Hem/Onc floor and so obviously little Lucas was the "healthiest" child there. 
So sad what these kiddos with CA go through.
and taste much better than generic ones.
