Sweet - ah, so sorry you're going through a hard time. At least it was mutual. I've only had one other serious relationship and I got really depressed when that ended--gained almost 50 lbs. Stay strong!

Mary - I'm so sorry to hear about your dog! :( Wow, lot's of bad news for the Blues today.

QOTD: The only incentive I have to exercise at home is I allow myself to turn the A/C on while I work out. Otherwise it's open windows and fanning myself. Korea is not even as hot as the US.. I'm from Minnesota and it's been above 90 for a long time. Here in Korea it's 80-ish and just starting to get humid.

I am also trying to get in a walk to work. Walking home from work is going to probably cease being a possibility if it's above 90 in the coming months.

Stay strong, Blues!

Hi girls.

Still here. Home life and work are breaking me down at the moment. Still haven't caught up on the threads, but wanted to say I'm around and I hope to be back here at latest on Friday ~ my day off ~ to reconnect.

Have a good day.

I need some tips and motivation. I usually do poorly when it gets really hot...[Like 90+ degrees]
It's been getting up to over 100 here, so I haven't been working out nearly as much as I usually do. I tried swimming, but it's either swim in the overcrowded pool or bother my friend and come over every other day to use her pool.
I've been using the fact that I managed to walk around Chicago in a jacket in 80+ degree weather to keep myself motivated, but I think I only managed that since there was over 250 people there suffering just as much as I was. [Great way to explain that little support group. lol] So I dunno...

Silly, do you own a wii? There are several "games" that you can use with the wii that provide a great workout and since it's done inside assuming you have AC you should be fine. My Fitness Coach, Golds Gym Cardio, EA Active and even the boxing on the disk that comes with the Wii will provide a decent workout, plus wii fit is pretty good too.

Mary, we had to put our dog of 13 years down a couple months ago. I am so sorry to hear about your dog, it's horrible no matter the circumstances. (Not the little guy I'm holding he's only 1 1/2) Our other dog was a lab/shepherd mix.....I still miss him, he was such a good dog.

Sweet, sorry you're having a hard time right now.

I know I've missed some people but I will try to catch up later.

Hi! How are you all? I'm so sorry Mary to hear about your baby doggy. That's terrible. Big hugs to you, :hug:

Melwolfe, forgot to tell you before, I love your pic of you and your puppy dog. So cute!!

Silly girl, omg, I would love to have time for all that you are always doing, so fun!! And helps you lose!! Hmm, I think everyone gets slacky when it's so hot. We broke a record here today in Houston, 104, heat index 108. Never ever has been that hot on this day in June. :flame: Will be about 100 for several more days too. Good news is it makes us drink more water! And not have as much of an appetite. :hun: Hmm, dunno anything else that may help, let's just try to stay in the game, and do something every day, even for 10 mins. Hot outside, but might help us burn more cals! :woops:

Kris, so sorry things are tough, hang in there. :hug:

Joyra, omg, I feel for you. I so understand. Fanning doesn't do enough, does it? It's sooo hot here and sooo humid. It is scary! The grass is dying in places where they aren't watering and we are watering alot to keep ours. My tomatoe plants look sad. My kids want to stay in their little pool and stay wet (not too bad in the house but air is on 70 and our unit, which is only 3 yrs old, keeps it at 80 during the day. Everyone around here is saying their a/c isn't working, but it's the heat!!!!! :sp: Can't fight it!!!! Imma take a cold shower again tonight. :swim:

Well, Im OP today again!!! :dancer: Down another 1/2 lb. so far. Yay!! :yay:

Thank you! He's my baby! He's such a sweetie (most of the time anyway)

So glad we won this week! Just hope my plateau goes away and I can post a loss this week!

SillyGirl - Maybe some DVDs indoors? Do you have AC?

It's been horrible here and I've just been parking my bike trainer in front of the air conditioner. The treadmill has 2 fans pointed on it too.

Originally Posted by maryshady:
My dog died today. He was only 2. I am in total shock. I just can't believe this happened. I am not a dog person, have always been a cat person until this little guy came into my life. He was so healthy and happy. We found him in the woods behind our home where he has roamed for the past two years with our other dog. It looks like he just collapsed. No signs of trauma.

Mary...I am so sorry for your loss. That must have been awful to find him. I AM a dog person and have had many dogs throughout my life and not matter how you lose them, it can be devastating. My heart goes out to you and your family.

Everyone else....sorry I have been MIA all week, but I subscribe to many threads and I never noticed that that last weeks had been closed and a new one started. My bad...I guess the weeks are just dragging together this summer....hope everyone is doing well.

Jacque

Good morning Bluezer Bombshells!! :coffee:

Just a quick hello. I'm POP all week and down more than any week yet! So it goes to show me that I need to stay POP, right??? :hun: Also I noticed I'm drinking more water, probably bc heat is awful now, and it's helping me bc I'm not usually that thirsty. :swim:

I'm excited bc we are going to stay home when dh takes vacation this next week and finish organizing upstairs, get my daughter's room done, and finish flooring attic so her closet can be emptied of xmas stuff and Halloween, etc. Will be soooooooooo nice to get done with it all. I cannot wait. I've waited since we moved here in 2006! LOL. Well Nov that year. But still. Same thing, a lonnnng time. We just have been so busy with work and kids and sports but I finally said it cannot wait anymore. So we are staying here to do it. :dance:

I have to go help Emily practice her name now. She is starting Pre K in Aug. Awww my baby girl is soooo big. I was on this site even before she was born. Dang, I guess I need to get it together and lose this weight already!!! LOL. But I know I should still come everyday.. but at least then I'll be on the maintainers thread. I MUST maintain!!!! :strong:

Oh here are some tips real fast that have been helping me lose:

I use my baby's silver spoon, tiny one and my favorite coffee cup if I ever eat sweets like ice cream, pie, pudding, etc. I fill it half full and that's it. I eat it slow, tiny bites, takes forever and I'm very satisfied. I love my cup my mom gave me and it helps me enjoy my food. :)

I eat only in the kitchen now. If you bring it with you to watch tv you don't even remember you ate. Then you want more. If you sit at your table and only give the food your attention, you see it, taste it, feel it go down, etc. Give it the respect it requires. It's something pretty powerful if it can attach to our bodies and make us heavy like this, make us this tired. Treat it like it's radioactive, like it should be closely supervised. LOL. Like a wild toddler. Stare at it, inspect it, don't let it out of your sight. When you are done, you had an experience of its own-eating, not one on the sidelines, along with that great show on tv. :dizzy:

More later, for any Bluezers who don't know me, I lost alot before this and know alot of things that helped me, but had a bad year losing several babies b4 our last one got to stay (and will be adopted this yr in the fall! Yay!). (We foster to adopt). And now my family is almost complete and I can worry less, and hopefully focus on me a few minutes a day! LOL. So I want to find time to share everything I have learned while losing. :hug:


Hmm, I said a quick hello. Well, you know how I 'talk'. LOL. :hyper: Ok, be good, have a great OP day and if you haven't seen the show, watch Wipeout, its on one of the regular tv channels, it's hilarious. We record them and watch them all the time. So funny!!! It's mean to laugh when they fall but I can't help it and the hosts crack me up!!! You'll see. :rofl:

Hugs!! Selina :hug:

Thanks everyone for the kind words and thoughts. I am hanging in there. Worked out yesterday but couldn't get myself up to day. I will workout tonite though. Eating is ok scale was back down to 176 yesterday. Still need to lose 2 more lbs to get to were I was two weeks ago. It is finally getting hot here. Well humid not really hot. It has rained almost everyday for the last month which is very unusual for around here. I am starting to think I live in Orlando or Seattle. lol!!! Hopefully the rain is gone and summer can get started.

Have a great on plan day!

Originally Posted by Soon2BFitChick:
I use my baby's silver spoon, tiny one and my favorite coffee cup if I ever eat sweets like ice cream, pie, pudding, etc.

if you haven't seen the show, watch Wipeout, its on one of the regular tv channels, it's hilarious.

I used to use a baby spoon all the time for pudding. I should start doing that again. It really does work.

DH loves that show Wipeout. I cannot believe some of the stuff they come up with.

well i have been OP since monday and plan to stay that wa. ive been under calories and everything. soo hopefully i will be able to post a real loss on monday!

mary- my thoughts are with you. i am sorry to hear about your dog.

Hello everyone! I'm off to run errands and take care of things all day with dh. But saying hi and checking in to say I'm still POP lately so that's good. I'm sure today we'll eat somewhere but lately I'm having no problem just eating til I'm full of healthy things. So yay!!! :yay:

Take care and hope you all have a great OP day!!! :broc:

Hugs, Selina :hug:

Yay!! It's finally Friday, hope it's a great on for all!! :carrot:

Well started back up with my C25K yesterday, eating is getting better, but have to get through a BBQ/Birthday party this weekend, and I'm in charge of one of the BD cakes {the BD boy/girl gets to pick} well SIL wants a German Chocolate Cake-:o so I plan to pack my turkey burger and such, I need to have a junk free weekend, :devil: just so I can prove to myself it can be done.

Well need to get myself in gear, talk to you chickies later

Mary - :hug:

Sweet - :hug:

mj - :hug: (I figured you need it after yesterday)

Hugs to everyone else too, I'm swamped at work again, which is at least keeping me on plan.