Amy, that totally sucks!!! Im sorry! :(

MmmMMMm turnip fries, that sounds good, I've never had those either! Must try!

Amy, what a bummer on the tready! Hopefully you can find a new one somewhere else!

Amy- that totally sucks about the treadmill, they didn't have a new one to give to you?

I had a good weigh in this morning 160.7, it was great to finally see a 0 after that 6, not for long though. Trying for 1.5 lbs this week.

Yo, I had a wicked run this morning. The stars must have been all aligned and the spirit of my great-great-great-grandfather, a famous Seminole Indian chief known as "He Who Runs For Miles Effortlessly While Only Sweating A Little Bit And Passing Minimal Gas", must have been with me because I was seriously in the groove! When I got home and checked my Garmin, I had a couple miles in the 9:30 pace range, which is really lovely for me at this point.

This makes me feel happy.

Amy-Sorry about your treadmill . . . don't let it discourage you!

Vix- Woo Hoo :carrot:

Josephine- Sounds like you had an awesome run . .. way to go!

I'm feeling good today. I had a rough time last night because by the time I got home from work and picked up my son, it was after 6pm and I was starving! Hubby and I both forgot to leave something out to defrost for dinner and it was really hard not to take the easy way out and have him pick up something for dinner. And to top it all off there was a box of leftover pizza in the fridge that hubby had picked up at his mom's house the day before. :( It took all I had not to eat that pizza . . . but I DIDN'T EAT IT!! :cb: I made dinner and stayed OP. I'm so proud of myself. It's a small thing, but it was huge for me. :D I'm going to work on being better about either putting something in the crockpot or making sure something is defrosting so making dinner won't take so long.

YAYAYAYAYAYAYA Jen!

Man, passing up that pizza was a Herculean Task and you DID IT!

:cheer3: :cheer3: :cheer3: WAY TO GO!!!!! :cheer3: :cheer3: :cheer3:

Amy - So sorry about the treadmill.:(
Jill - So sorry about the fries.:)
Josephine - I had no idea you were related to such an impressive historical person! ;)

Today, I'm cleaning my house and packing for my trip. We're leaving for Florida today to pick up my DD's.:cb: I'm so excited. I'll be back on Sunday, so I'll be able to weigh-in. Keep your fingers crossed that I can manage a loss in the "no cook" zone. My in-laws eat out almost every night.

I'll be checking in periodically as I'll be taking my computer with me. Hope everyone has a great on-plan weekend.

:cheer3::cheer3::cheer3: GO BLUE! :cheer3::cheer3::cheer3:

Amy-- that might be the worst customer service story I've heard!

FINALLY, I posted a decent loss this week after a small loss, freebie, then another small loss, it was welcome.

I have plans to keep it up.

:carrot: Way to go Kelly, you've been working hard, nice to see you get the payoff you deserve!!! :carrot:

Amy - What a frustrating experience! Hopefully you'll be able to find something soon.

Vix - WTG on the weight loss!!

Jen - So proud of you for not eating the pizza! It sounds kind of like me and my bacon situation the other day.

Josephine - Glad to hear you had such a great run! I love those days. And I'm very impressed by your lineage.

Rhonda - Have a great trip!!

As for me, I'm feeling pretty good last night. DH and I went out for dinner alone last night and we went to our favorite East Indian place. They have a buffet with butter chicken to die for but I kept my portion small and half my plate was made up of some really nifty sprouted bean salads. I kept my dessert tiny too since I have a giant weak spot for the East Indian sweets and I felt just comfortably full by the time I finished my Chai.

Today I'm looking forward to making it to my group run for hill training. Now that soccer season is over I can start going to the Wednesday night runs which are hill training then intervals in a couple of weeks. I've only got 6 weeks til my race! I was looking into local races last night and there's a 10-miler in October that looks neat. I'm trying to figure out my long-term goals and how the plan of getting pregnant will influence my running.

Anyhow, off I go to get stuff done since it's back to reality today. DH is back to work today after being off since June 18th and I have so many items on my to do list that have been ignored!

Does anyone have opinions/ideas on what is a good upper limit for fruit? I feel like I've been eating an excessive amount lately, but it is just so good! I'm fitting it into my calories, mostly by cutting back on whole wheat starches. But fruit still has a lot of sugar so... I don't know!
Today for instance I'll probably have
2 apricots (fresh, not dried)
1 kiwi
1 whole grapefruit
1 red pear
1 cup strawberries
Too much? OR does it just seem too much b/c I've been lacking in them for my whole life ;)
thanks!!

vix-yeah, i know it'll be hard and I can't expect him to stop completely....I really dont. I just feel that he should find something to do instead of drinking when he gets into his MOMENTS or to "calm" himself down. I told him that. I told him that he should find something to do. I told him go work on your truck or find a new hobby. Yesterday was day 2!!! We're slowly moving along nicele. He has been alittle grouchy but not how I expected him to be. We've been fighting for like two days but he finally calmed down....so far. He needs to find a new hobby. or find a second job. it's hard right now because of the summer and the bad economy.

Nothing much on my plate for today. Just trying to stay away from junk food. TOM still hasn't come and I'm bloated. There's no step class tonight at the gym so I'm bummed about it. I love step.

WEll, everyone have a wonderful day.

I wouldn't sweat it, I go through periods where I crave more fruit than usual, then later I'll be all about veggies. If you are enjoying it, eating varied stuff, and fitting them into your calories I wouldn't worry about it. If after several weeks you start eating fruit to the exclusion of everything else, then maybe reign yourself in a tad! :)