Hi... sorry but been swamped here. Will stop in soon! Too much salt lately. But I hope the weigh in Monday is good at least decent. :shrug:

Miss u guys!

Selina :hug:

Thank you but when I hit this goal...I'm gonna need a new one!! I will shoot for 125 and will be AMAZED if I actually get there.


I just recently bought Fitness and Oxygen. I subscribed to Fitness and am considering subscribing to Oxygen. I like both and it's weird since I HAD never bought any kind of health mag. before.

Whoohooo! I just cut another 1:30 off my 5k time. Running is going well.

Food has been so-so. After a discussion with DH last night I am a bit more determined than of late. I'm working on cutting all the HFCS from our diet. Some stuff is easy to get rid off. Other things like DH's Heinz Ketchup are going to be harder.

I am reading an interesting book right now called Twinkie, Deconstructed. It's about the different additives and WHAT our food is made from and HOW it is made. It is a pretty interesting read so far.

Hi Bombshells!
Sorry to be MIA, have had family from out of state, working on genealogy and yard work before they arrived - you know how you overdo when company's coming? Now we have DH's brother coming from Kentucky for a 2 week visit. We're going to try to finish the gazebo by then, plus I've been working and harvesting in the vegetable garden - lots of garlic, shallots and still planting more seeds. That thunderstorm got a bunch of my seeds all wet, so I went ahead and planted a ton of bush beans, pole beans, snow peas, corn, peppers and lettuce.
All that work has helped with my weight loss efforts too - 3 lbs this week! I'm not even trying - except just not eating all the sugary stuff. Had lasagna with my company even. Need to get on Zinke's level of water intake and with formal exercise. The water - no problem, the exercise - with all that's going on, will have to be yardwork for now.
I know I'm late, but dgramie - hope your DH health issues are controlled - prayers going up for him and you. Like Zinke said, take care of you first, Suzie, congrats on getting close to Onederland, one of my ultimate goals too. And our young gal with the prom pic - you looked so cute!
I'm finding if I don't make a "program", I do better. Just be more cautious and "normal". We'll see if it keeps working.

ttyl

Dora

wow it was bueatiful out today and was able to get my 11 year old off the couch (for ice cream) but we had to walk there to get it...which took an hour and 15 minutes to walk....she so said it wasn't worth it...lol

It was pretty humid here today and I'm a profuse sweater. Ugh, I hate sweating without intent! :devil: :p What drives me especially crazy is, I'm one of those people that will start dripping sweat when I go from a hot place to a cooler place or vice-versa. Like, I'll be fine walking in 85% degree heat but the minute I step into a store or something, the sweat starts pouring off me, and my hair stays damp for hours. But...we had a street fair today, so I knocked off about 2 miles (by my pedometer) just walking around that and I didn't buy any food. Most of that stuff (sausage heroes, funnel cakes, zeppoles, etc.) are not huge temptations to me anyway.

Anyway...4 pounds lost in three weeks, I'm feeling a little like a :snail: .

Hi bombshells!
It's been a bit of a tough week for me. Was pretty sick for most of it with a nasty cold, lain in bed off work. Bit frustrating. Missed a week of my exercise schedule too. My appetite was very diminished though, so was easier to stick to plan, and I was downing water by the litre! Seems to have translated to the scales - lost over 3 lbs this week so I'm pretty psyched :)

My parents were visiting me over the weekend, helping whip my garden into shape. I'm pretty clueless with the gardening, but with their help we were able to do a pretty good job I think. Shall definitely be putting in for my gardening merit badge :) . They also offered to by me an outfit for a relative's wedding in August. I'd love to have dropped 15 lbs by then, so that will provide me with extra, much-needed motivation (I can use all the motivation I can get).

Nixmom - LOVE the reward envelope idea. Absolutely steal that idea from you :D

Jacque9999 - 3 lbs away, so impressive. Even if you do set yourself a new goal once you reach there, it's great that you've set yourself a target and achieved it (soon)!

SillyGirl - Bit behind the times here, but loved your dress. And now you get to enjoy your Summer. Yay!

Hope everyone gets weigh-ins they're happy with this week :wave:

Hey girls!

Hope all is well. Just wanted to check in now that the chores are done :D

gen0 ~ I have been dreaming of gardening. You are fortunate to have help for sure! Due to the wild varmits in my area, I would have to build an armored green house to keep the rabbits, ground squirrels, gophers, cats, coyotes, and neighbors dogs out of it. I went to Home Depot today and wandered through the garden section though... pretended I lived there for a minute! Good luck with your plants!

trekkie ~ wanna start a profuse sweating club? My son curses me because I passed it on to him. I can only imagine what hot flashes will consist of when I get there. I envision something straight outta saturday night live....:rolleyes: My sweating is actually why I cant pull off going to the gym at lunch... once I start, I dont stop, and the soaked hair thing... yeah, I totally get it!

me4life ~ kudos for being a responsible mom and making her work for the reward. Takes a lot of will power! Good for you!

zinke ~ Great job on shaving down the time!

Jacque - I'll have to check out Oxygen... Seen it, never read it.

Dora :carrot::carrot: on the loss!!!!!

Not looking forward to work tomorrow. Threats of 10% cuts now. Will probably know more Tuesday. Just glad to have a job, and hoping I dont have to go find a second one!

Hope you all have a great night and DONT FORGET TO WEIGH IN!!!!!!!!! WE NEED YOU ALL!

Hey everyone! I'm just checking in the night before the weigh in- the weigh in where I'll FINALLY have a decent loss! LOL!

It's been a super busy week around here with tons of kids and activities. AND RAIN! It's rained daily for 2 weeks. That NEVER happens here. Ever. We're the land of endless sunshine! At first it was sorta fun but now it's getting old. Temps are 10-20 degrees below normal. Brrr!

Even so, I managed to squeek in my 300 minutes of exercise which is my weekly goal and I've eaten decently. Except for tacos on Saturday but that shouldn't do me in.

And Dora- I'm eating a fresh garden salad with 3 different kinds of lettuce and Spinach harvested from my rain-soaked garden right now! I love having a good veggie garden.