Originally Posted by Diva:
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Aw, thanks Diva:hug::hug:

Dixie, hope you feel better soon!

It's been a hectic week here so far. Feeling 'off' for the past few days. I'm thinking it's the BP and/or Diabetes meds. Seems I may need to back off on one, if not both. Am going to the Doc today so will find out. Will be away right after that until late Sunday. I'm going to a cabin in the middle of nowhere with a bunch of friends. Hopefully we can get these meds worked out and I can feel better again. The weight has stayed pretty much the same though, even though my eating has been erratic at best.

On another note, I'm starting Scuba diving lessons on Monday !! I'm so excited, have always wanted to dive but never had the nerve and, quite frankly, was never fit enough to do it before. I'm going to Hawaii in January so thought this would be a perfect time to learn. Have any of you done any diving and what do you think of it?

Have a great weekend team !

Originally Posted by LeslieB:
It's been a hectic week here so far. Feeling 'off' for the past few days. I'm thinking it's the BP and/or Diabetes meds. Seems I may need to back off on one, if not both. Am going to the Doc today so will find out. Will be away right after that until late Sunday. I'm going to a cabin in the middle of nowhere with a bunch of friends. Hopefully we can get these meds worked out and I can feel better again. The weight has stayed pretty much the same though, even though my eating has been erratic at best.

On another note, I'm starting Scuba diving lessons on Monday !! I'm so excited, have always wanted to dive but never had the nerve and, quite frankly, was never fit enough to do it before. I'm going to Hawaii in January so thought this would be a perfect time to learn. Have any of you done any diving and what do you think of it?

Have a great weekend team !

I went to Hawaii 10 years ago with my sister. We went diving in Oahu, and I will tell you that you will have an experience that you will talk about for ages. We went to Hunana(Spelling?) Bay which has some of the most spectacular coral reefs in the pacific. It has the most peaceful and panoramic views you will ever see.

Keep up with your training and weight loss and you will be fine.

Oh, Dixie, I'm so sorry!

Sounds like it's a lot of girls' TOM, bummer! :(

Hi fellow Blue Team!! Glad to be back. The trip was awesome and I even lost weight, so I'm super excited! I hope everyone has been enjoying their week and is looking forward to weigh in time. There's nothing like getting on the scale and seeing a smaller number! :D

Hi girls though you might be interested in these links that I posted:

http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/bigg...e-ironman.html

Matt from the biggest loser in Kona HI (Ironman world championship) a few days ago. Story and Race Report from his coach.

Hey team! Have had a busy week this week, things are slowing down so maybe I'll have some of that "ME" time you were all talking about.

I go in spurts with my exercise. I used to go the gym religiously, then I got my treadmill and I started exercising at home. Currently I'm struggling finding the time to exercise at home and thinking about joining the local gym again.

Muse-thanks for the article. I think its amazing that people can push themselves to accomplish something as difficult as an ironman whether they make the cut or not!

Originally Posted by Diva:
Good Morning everyone. :hug:

I saw this article as I was sitting here drinking my coffee and thought it would also make a great Question of the day so....
QOTD:
How Does your exercise enviroment influence your Work-out

I have to say for me, YES! I know when I work out at home I am more inclined to give up easier when things get challenging but for some reason, the whole routine of putting my hair in a pony-Tail, putting on the GYM clothes, and actually carrying my behind there, then working out with other's in the building really makes me focus more and work-out harder. What about you???

I'll check in later peeps!
Everyone have a Great day!!!

Interesting article. I have never really thought about this. I would have to say that I work out harder at the gym than I do at home. I also work out harder when I am alone than with a partner.

{{{Hugs}}} for Diva and dixied, that all your sickness will be leaving very soon. dixied hope you find out what is making you break out in hives, that sounds painful.

want to say Hi to everyone else, need to catch up, on my reading....

*****
as for me QOTD-I exercise at home, just pop in a DVD and away I go, I've never tried working out at a gym, or getting a personal trainer, for me when I started this journey, I was WAY.....too self conscience, to be seen in public at 300lbs, and now I find my routine is so set, breakfast, pack my lunch, do my daily chores, then me time, pop in a DVD, I don't think I would enjoy having to leave the house, to exercise. But I won't say never, who knows, maybe.

I had a real eye opener this week, I'm always looking for ways to decrease my sodium intake, I think the closer I get to ending my relationship with TOM, I find I retain so much more water, at that fun time of the month...sorry maybe TMI, anyway, just found out that instant FF/SF pudding has 480mg of sodium in one 1/2c serving, {and that's just the dry mix, then the milk adds on to that} and somedays I might of have 2servings, that's a whole lot of salt!!! Funny, you think, you're doing pretty good, by having a low calorie treat, only to find, you are adding a ton of salt into your system. Just wanted to share, cooked FF/SF pudding has 110mg, I wonder if it's possible to make your own pudding?

well need to get to bed, have a wonderful Friday everyone, a very cold, wet one is in store for us this weekend.

:wave: Hello everyone. Welcome back Bigsexy. Glad you had a good time on your trip and doing so great with the weight.

I had a good day shopping yesterday but was dead tired by the time I got home. Bought lots of great fruit and vegetables. Funny thing, I've never had such sweet fruit before, I'm sure. Maybe it's the lack of sugar most days that has the fruit tasting so good.

Institches, here is a recipe I found in my files. Using splenda and leaving out the butter and using skim milk will give you a sf/ff pudding. The servings are huge so you can get about 8 small servings instead of 4. But you will notice the sodium is still high for the regular servings so you could also leave out the salt or cut it down to a pinch. Leaving out the butter (if it's salted) will also cut down on the sodium. If you want vanilla pudding just leave out the cocoa and increase the vanilla extract by at least another teaspoon or two.

Chocolate Cornstarch Pudding

Yields: 4 servings

INGREDIENTS:
½ cup white sugar
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
¼ cup cornstarch
⅛ teaspoon salt
2 ¾ cups milk
2 tablespoons margarine or butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS:
In a saucepan, stir together sugar, cocoa, cornstarch and salt. Place over medium heat, and stir in milk. Bring to a boil, and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens enough to coat the back of a metal spoon. Remove from heat, and stir in margarine and vanilla. Let cool briefly, and serve warm, or chill in refrigerator until serving.

Nutrition Info (per serving)
Calories 271 (29% from fat) | Protein 6.5g | Fat 9.1g (sat 3.3g) | Carbohydrate 42.7g | Fiber 1.4g | Cholesterol 13mg | Iron < 1mg | Sodium 221mg | Calcium 212mg

Originally Posted by retiredone:
Hey, SkinnyJeans, don't under-rate yourself. Getting kids off to school with a good healthy breakfast is one of the most important things you can do. The fat may be a cover, but covers can be removed. :yes:

:hug: Thanks for the support. I needed that.

Originally Posted by Diva:
I want to join in on the challenge and be one of the stars here but...
Maybe next week. On top of all that, I have TOM here now too. grrrrr So Tired, achy, fever, sore throat, diarrhea, vomiting, headache and now TOM. Lovely week I am having....

I hope you feel better soon...TOM always picks the most wonderful moments to make an appearance!

Originally Posted by dixied:
Being sick for almost a month left me 7 pounds heavier at the end of last week. I've managed to lose 2.5 lbs already, but now TOM is here. Grr! I hope I can lose some more by Sunday. I don't mind posting a small gain, sometimes it's just life, but I don't want to type out a number that officially puts me back in the overweight catagory. :mad:

:hug::hug: it's a good idea to think about revamping and getting things back on track by the end of the year. WOW....the end of the year? Really? Seems it has just flew by me.

I have to get thinking about Christmas :dizzy:

Morning Bluesies!

Finished my 1st week of bootcamp last night. Have a nutrition class tonight, and if the scale isn't lying, I'm down 3 lbs since monday. I can't move my arms (seriously, it is killing me to type!) but I am loving it.

Will be back later to do personals. I am off work today, but gotta go get my walk in before I end up browsing all day!

BBL.

So yesterday I was POP. Ran a little, walked a lot, ate right, hydrated....and I gained 1/2 a pound. :?: My body is just confused, I know it's no reason to get down about it, but still.... :mad:

TOM is in full swing and tomorrow is the 10K I'm supposed to be running. Not a chance of that happening, I don't think I'll even attempt the 5K this weekend, except by myself at the track. I added 4 more miles to my total this morning, it took 53 minutes. A little off my pace from before I was sick, but not too shabby. Considering that a year ago this week I was just starting C25K, I think my (adjusted for warm-up/cooldown) 12 minute/mile pace isn't too bad.

Roni - :hug: I hope you feel better!

Leslie - I've always wanted to learn to scuba dive, and here in FL there's a ton of places to learn and go, but I've been told that people with chronic sinus issues shouldn't dive, so that's been my excuse. :o

OOPS! I just realized that I forgot to say "Thank You!" to all of you who kept the chat thread and challenges going while I was out sick. I'm never going to be able to thank ya'll enough for that and the PMs checking up on me. You're all awesome.

Good morning everyone!

I have some good news today!

I have broken the elusive 140 mark for the second time in 8 years this morning:carrot::carrot:

I hope this holds up, it will mean that I have had a 2 1/2 pound weight loss this week.:D