The middle of the night
 

food cravings came back last night. I was successful in staying in bed and talking myself through it. I mean, it was like a conversation with the :devil: . But good sense won out.

I slept late and didn't exercise this morning however. I will try to walk when I get home from work.

Good evening ledom,
 

I did not get my exercise in today, as I had an early morning appt. and met a friend for lunch. We did some walking, climbing a hill going from store to store. My eating went well at lunch, I had ravioli stuffed w/refried beans & jalapeno peppers. I only ate half because I wanted dh to try it. It was very good. Were you able to get your walk in after work? Tomorrow I'll throw a tape in and do a 2 mile walk, sans weights.

I find that the older I get the more wiser I become. It didn't happen until I turned 50. Now I do things at my pace and don't care what anybody else thinks. I only wish I felt this way when I was younger!;)

I would have been a total wreck if I had to get up and talk to a group. I'm glad that it went well.

I'm glad you were able to talk yourself out of a late night snack attack. What if you have something before you go to bed, would that help? After supper I usually have some coffee and that fills me up, and thankfully does not keep me awake:yawn:

I hope that you have a very pleasant evening. Take care.

Hi Alice,
 

How does your tape work? Is it an audio or video tape, do you walk on a treadmill or outside?

No I didn't exercise yesterday, once again I slept late. I wasn't able to fall asleep until really late the night before. Today I am home, but will not get to go out in my kayak after all. D is sick with a nasty rotten cold that she has had since Feb. 28. I am going to take her to the Dr. and spend time with her. Hopefully I'll get up the "want to" to do a video a little later. There are so many things I want to be doing beside staying in today, but I think I'll clean my house. Lord knows it needs it. I am going to gather up all my winter clothes that need to be cleaned before storing away for the summer, that kind of thing.

Food has been pretty good. I ate out for lunch and supper yesterday, but tried to order vegetables and my portions have been reasonable with no between meals. I am in a lull, and I am not going to fight it or get all worked up about it. I am saving up for an all out battle with the bulge in the near future when life settles down.

Good morning ledom,
 

I am sorry to hear that your D is sick with a bad cold. There was something like that going around up here. I know a few people who had it for 4-6 weeks. It would disappear then return. Thankfully DH & I did not catch it. I hope she's better really soon.

You have the right attitude about the lull you are in now. You will only make yourself crazy by getting all worked up about it. At least keeping up with the exercising you will be getting healthier. When the time is right you will get back to losing weight. I know when I was going through a lot this time last year, losing weight was the last thing on my mind. The only thing I do regret is not keeping up with exercising.

The exercise tapes I use are video tapes. There are 3 tapes in the series, called "Walk Away the Pounds" There is a 1 mile walk tape, a 2 mile walk tape, and a 3 mile walk tape, plus 2-2lb. soft rubber balls that you use during the exercise when you want a more intense workout. I had planned on doing the 2 mile walk video this morning without the weights, but it is such a lovely day I decided to do my 2 mile walk outside. I am glad I did. The sun is very warm, but the wind makes the temp. rather brisk, so it was very invigorating:strong:

That's a shame you did not get kyaking today. I know you were looking forward to it. I envy you being able to bring out your summer clothes. I've still got another 3 months before I can bring mine out, and sometimes I still wear my winter clothes in June & July.

My eating was horrible yesterday, and I suffered for it last night. But, I am back on track today.

Take care.

Those are good
 

words of encouragement about exercise. I did get myself together for my upper body workout and a mile of power walking. I feel so much better now. Your workout sounds nice too. It feels very like spring here today. The daffodils are blooming and the trees are starting to bud out. Even though the high today will be 75, it is not unheard of to have a snow in April down here in Arkansas. I just need to get things to the cleaner and decide what to wear each morning on a day to day basis, you just never know this time of year.

I think D has that cold that comes and goes. It is a nasty one and she is tired of feeling bad. We are going to the Dr. in just a minute, maybe he'll have some medicine that will knock it out of her system.

Have a good afternoon.

Hi ledom,
 

A very dreary day, but we may get some much needed rain. Most of NH is in a drought emergency. So far (knock on wood) our well is doing ok. Because of the melting snow our water table has risen quite a lot, but I'm afraid if we don't get any rain it will go back down again.

How did you D's Dr. appt. go yesterday? I hope he/she was able to give your D something to knock that cold right out of her.

I did not get my exercise in today, as I had to go grocery shopping :dz: I like to do it in the morning because it's a zoo in the afternoon, it's a zoo in the morning, but not as bad. My eating went well yesterday and so far it has gone well today.

OOOOH, your Dafodils are blooming, I am soooo envious. Our Crocus haven't bloomed yet. I can't wait to get out in the garden again.

Enjoy your day.

Hi Alice,
 

Well, I got up and exercise this morning. Food was bad yesterday. I just need to get it both together on the same day for several days in a row!

D got some antibiotics. I hate to use them, but after two weeks the Dr. recommended it and we went along. She is on spring break after today and so she'll have a week to rest up. Poor kid, life is stressful for her right now with school activities, piano, etc.

Well got to run, but hope you have a swell weekend and that you get that rain you need.

A start to another week......
 

I hope you enjoyed your weekend. I did walk yesterday and again this morning, but my eating did not go very well as we ate out for quite a few meals.

Did you get any of the rain that TN got? We did get some rain last week, but not enough to make a difference. It's supposed to snow today:(

Hi judi:wave: I hope that you are having a wonderful time.

Enjoy your day!:jig:

Happy Monday
 

Alice,

Well, I exercised too and food was only so-so. I hiked with my girlfriend yesterday morning, first time I had hiked in a while and that was good. I took my vitamins this morning, I haven't been doing that lately.

Yes, I'd be happy to share some of my rain with you. We have had a lot and will through tomorrow. Plus, I forgot my umbrella today.

Next week is my spring break. D and I are to drive to Nashville for a few days to visit my in-laws. Lots of stuff to do in that short week!

Take care, let keep on keeping on with this diet thing. I don't want to lose ground. When I hike I wear a fanny pack with my keys and a water bottle. It is a great indicator if my waist is growning. Yesterday it felt a little snug, but I didn't have to let it out. But definately my warning to WATCH OUT!

Hi!
 

I am at my DH's work in Ca. I plan to print off the posts and read them more carefully. So nice to hear what you girls are doing. I have missed you both.

I plan to be home by Sunday or Monday. We might go to San Diego for a few days this week.

I loved New Mexico. What a cool place. We stayed 5 days in Santa Fe. This trip has been good for a lot of museums and galleries. We checked out Roswell (I bought a lot videos and "alien" stuff) and went to the Carlsbad canyons. I did a mega shop at the "Whole Foods" store in Santa Fe. I even bought posole, Ledom. I remember when you made it.

Alice, I have seen 4 Bostons on this trip! Sounds like Lacee had fun on her trip. Marley has been quite socialable for him and has played quite nicely in the dog enclosures at RV parks.

I lost the 5 pounds I gained and am now back where I was. I need more exercise:sheep:

Good morning,
 

judi, it is great to hear from you. We miss you too. Isn't that Whole Foods store the best? D and I have often commented on how we wished it was in our home town. Glad you had fun in N.M. And, sounds like the diet doldrums have not beset you? Way to go!

All well here, rain, rain, rain, sure wish I could send it your way Alice. Speaking of things blooming, my rosemary is blooming, it is so pretty. I have 2 varieties but only one is blooming.

I exercised and dieted yesterday, it was a good day. Hope for the same today.

Spring Break is shaping up to be very busy, that short little trip to Nashville plus a one day job that I have committed to. Part of me would just like to sleep for the week, but that isn't happening.

judi, you take care on the road and enjoy the rest of your trip. When you get home I can send you a great vegetarin posole recipe.

Good morning......
 

We got 2-3" of snow yesterday, and they say more is on the way for tomorrow!!!:(

judi, how wonderful to hear from you:cool: We really missed you too! I am glad that you and Marley are having such a great time. It sounds like Marley is really enjoying himself. That's great you have lost the 5 lb. you gained. Congratulations!!! Have a safe trip home.

ledom, I'm glad that you had a good day yesterday with diet and exercise. Since the roads are rather messy I plan on doing one of my walking tapes this morning. Are you getting the floods that are happening in TN? Nashville is a great city. DH & I went there about 15 or so yrs. ago. I absolutely loved it. How is Beatrice doing?

Hi Shebacat:wave: I hope all is well with you.

Take care everyone and enjoy the day!

Moving on
 

to thread 84. xoxoxoxoxoxox