Well. I'm back. A NASTY round of pneumonia in some nasty Michigan weather. Starting all over again, now that I'm able. This morning did 30 EASY minutes on the bike and the Day One lifting for Body for Life.

I'll weigh in and post starting weight tomorrow, I think I'm back where I started.

Sigh.
Spanky

I didnt realize there was an area for losing just a few pounds so I'm joining also. My goal is to not sabotage myself because I just saw a few pounds drop. I have to keep up what I've been doing and focus on my end weight. It's going to be tough to lose so I can't get too excited about what I've lost thus far. Stick to serious cardio workouts and weights 3 x per week!

Welcome Bikini Dreader and welcome back Spanky!

Good luck to both of you.

Must stick to what I have been doing. Exercise and control the calories in. That's it. I dont want to sabotage myself this time because I saw a little weight loss. Keeping my end goal in mind.

I thought my note dissappeared but I forgot about page 2. I have to write these goals down or else I'm not accountable. Maybe writing it twice will really make me stick to it! Thanks for the welcome!

I hope it's ok if I jump in too. Today I started really sticking to my weight watcher points and monitering how much water I drink. I thought I drank a lot of water because it is the only thing I drink other than Tea or Cofee, but when I started to keep track it is only half as much as I should. I also started taking the dog on the longer more hilly walk, even though it is FREEZING in NH I still went. Hope everyone is having a good day.

lpgoad~welcome to you, too! A year ago, I started out at about your weight. You can do it, too!

I hope so, I lost 50lbs and then gained back 10 so now I want to lose that plus some. It's so hard, I LOVE TO EAT!!!

lpgoad :welcome: We all love to eat, unfortunately....

I gotta drink more water too .... Today I had a nice surprise I only worked the morning till noon... I have a 40 min commute and it was awful, the wind and snow drifts, I was glad to be in my warm home ...

OMG, love to eat! YES!!! So much so that I simply cannot understand how anyone can be anorexic....yes, I know some people who suffer from it, so I know it's real, but I could never do it. For the past 6 weeks, I've been on a cooking fest! Thank goodness for Cooking Light--I can't praise them enough! Of course, I've learned a lot of ways to lower the fat or calories and increase the healthiness of just about anything I cook now, but sometimes it is nice to browse through recipes you've never made and settle on some new thing.

I have to tell a story. DD had to work Friday night and she came home and saw a recipe sitting on the counter. She asked if that was what I was planning to fix for dinner that night. She was relieved when I told her that it was actually for Sunday night's meal (when she would be home). I guess my kids like my cooking!!!

Ilene~stay warm. Spring is just around the corner!

woohoo we're in it together, Whittlin! :high:

I hope you feel better soon, Spanky. :hug:

Welcome to Ipgoad and Bikini Dreader :wave:

I'm glad you're home safe, Ilene...driving conditions like that always make me nervous, and I'm from Calgary :p I'm not a driver YET though. I'm going to learn this summer.

It's always nice to have someone appreciate your cooking, Allison :) I love to eat too!!! But I am practicing "mindful eating" right now, it is working out pretty well. I mindfully squashed half the bran muffin I was eating today into a soggy melon rind, it was very spiritual. :lol:

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Hello all!

Could someone please explain to me Beef Jerkey? Is that stuff supposed to be EDIBLE??? I just bought 2 *gulp* packets from Tesco because it's high in protein and such and I've just had a bit... It's like eating boot leather! REALLY! :?:

Anyway, most things going well. Feeling surprisingly hungry this morning but I didn't have too much for breakfast. My tummy is still feeling the full fat greek yoghurt I had last night (made with full fat cows milk and thick cream) I can be a bit funny with lactose and it probably wasn't the greatest idea to eat the full-fat stuff DH bought instead of the 0%. Funnily enough I can just about manage with 0% yoghurt.

Kickboxing is all good, going back to train today and it's leg day today so I think I might die by the end of it! :lol:

Oh and welcome newbies :wave:

I lost the who's road is plowed lottery and have to go to work ;) DH will drive me.

I am apparently out from under the phobia-fog from yesterday. I feel good today.

Keep active, everyone and have a good day.

Me bad! Isn't that what the kids say? I'm so far behind on correct lingo now that my kids are grown. Ate some pretzels yesterday...then some more....then some more....well, you know how it goes. At least they were pretzels and not cookies.

Woke during the night, read for a long time and then got another hour of sleep in, but it screwed up my exercise schedule.

I will not fall from my path!!! Back on track as of this moment! Workout tonight!

Fru....never had beef jerkey, never intend to. Never knew anyone who did. Think it's the kind of thing cowboys ate as they were on the trail, moving cattle. Last resort kind of food. Maybe I'm wrong?

Spanky, glad you're feeling better.

Welcome newbies!