Hello Ladies....I went to a fundraiser for Canadian Mental Health Association last night, called "In Her Shoes". There was a shoe silent auction, you could by shoes and handbags (I bought a fabulous little handbag in fushia with tree frogs on it! lol) and there was a fashion show. Margaret Trudeau was the guest speaker, and she was actually quite interesting.

Ok, so that was the boring stuff, should I mention there was a DESSERT BAR!?!?!?!?!

Yes, a dessert bar with cakes, pies, gourmet mousse-y, custard-y treats (yumm-o), cheesecakes, squares and a giant chocolate fountain!!! Soooooo....needless to say, I'm doing some serious damage control today....but oh lord, it was worth it! ;-)

It's a conspiracy, I'm telling you!!!! :p I tried on some of those "slimming" jeans at work, uh, mine were defective too.
I'm sure you did brilliantly at your interview!!!!

Thanks y'all for your suggestions....you confirmed what I already knew--use what I have and make an appointment with myself!! I don't know why I thought buying a gym membership makes a difference--it never did before. So...y'all saved me some serious $$$$$!

Danielle: yeah, part of me wished that.....but there are folks who depend on our company, especially in times like this. Oh well...a three day weekend is coming up soon enough!!

Bella: see you next challenge!!

Karen: That is a good suggestion! No excuses, just right on the treadmill (or whatever I do).....

You'll do it!! ;) Besides it'll help sweat out the cold germs. :D

Right on! I'm totally feeling sluggish right now. This may be a rotisserie-chicken-and-bagged-salad dinner night. My two older kids have gymnastics at our dinner time so we will eat later. Then they'll go to bed and I WILL work out.

I'm so glad I have you guys to keep me honest. ;)

Bella Mia we'll miss you! Best of luck with the things you need to work through & we'll see you next challenge. ;)

Sara - you need to do what is best for you. I'm sorry that you're dropping out. We'll miss you around here! The biggest part of this challenge for me is the support. I hope you can find some support. By all means you are welcome to continue to come here as often as you can for it. I have found that there have been times in my life that I really want to lose weight but it just hasn't been the right time. I wish you the best. We'd be lucky to have you in the next challenge!

I totally understand feeling down and not knowing exactly why. I've been struggling with this for a couple of weeks. It does seem that the weather has a huge influence. Hang in there! :hug:

Hey everyone-
I'm behind on reading, but wanted to check in. My parents were here for the weekend and it's been a crazy week so far- I can't even remember if I've posted yet! lol
I know I posted my weight and was down 2.8 on the weekend. I had chinese on Friday night so feel like I've been un-doing that since, but hopefully once that is flushed out I will have another good loss this week.
My family competition is going well- it's totally motivating me to get my 5 fruits and veggies, hour of exercise and 7-8 hours of sleep anyway! I need to step up my exercise. I had a great walk/run on Monday, but yesterday counted my cleaning job (which *is* a workout, but still feel like I could fit in a half hour on the treadmill or a dvd kwim?) and today haven't made time yet. But I am down 9 total and am totally committed to see this through and see some real results this time.
Hope you are all doing great! I will be back with personals when I get a chance to go back and catch up on all the posts!

Hi Team!

We just got back from a field trip today. It was put on by a family who bought a large property with a mine on it from the 1800's. The have been digging out the mine and improving the property to do pioneer type field trips. The kids had a great time. They got to saw logs, protect a fort, learn about native plants, pan for gold, cross a rope bridge, grind wheat, wash clothes, and go into the gold mine. It ended with a train ride. I am so impressed with the family who put it on.

The best part is that we hiked on their property for at least two hours. So I did get some cardio in today even though I missed my regular morning walk.

The field trip doesn't fit with our current history study. (We've been learning about the Middle Ages, the Reformation, and the Renaissance.) But we'll be learning about California History in the fall so this was a great intro for the kids. It was lots of fun and good exercise.

All the talk about the "slimming" pants is just cracking me up! Thanks for a good laugh.