Kinda in a rush, just landed a job, and have some orientation to attend, so how is everybody? I am doing much better, getting back with the flow of things.. Slowly but def. happening. I was just checking in, will have to come back later to read in greater detail TTFN.
t-girl-congrats on the new job, and for getting back in the swing of things with your health! The girl here have told me you are pretty diligent with your exercise-we have something in common! I'd like to know what you do for your workouts!
Aphil
Location: Illinoisan, now living in Calgary, Alberta
Posts: 268
Good morning gang,
Not a bad day outside today, so I am going to make sure I get a long walk in.
Yesterday I went shopping with a friend. I get such a kick out of buying little Halloween goodies to send down to my grandson.
My son phoned me this morning, he said that hurricane Isadore is expected to hit full force tomrrow. He is sending my DIL and grandson up to Memphis to DIL'd mom's house for their safety.
He has to remain on base though. I pray that the hurricane will lose strength and go back out to sea.
Tomorrow is weigh in day, so Ill let you all know how that goes.
Nola~~ way to go on your loss this week!!! I bet you are feeling good !!!
Latisia ~~ Congrats on finding a job. Hope it is one that you enjoy! Are you still following the low fat plan?
Alison~~ Hope you are feeling better today, and do continue to drink that green tea. I just love the stuff. I drink it all day long. It is so healthy for you also! I had purple hair once. It was way back when I was in hairdressing school..I was an experiment(you do things like that to each other) but it was fun for awhile. But now that I come to think of it,,,, I probably looked like BARNEY !!!!!!
Amy~~ I have been to several of the Renaissnance fairs back home in Southern Illinois, I really enjoyed attending them. It was like being back in that period of time.
Holly~~ Way to go on the leg exercises. I am trying to work on that also. I just need to be more disciplined. And do it every other day instead of 2 days a week.
Kina~~ Hope you are doing well, are you going to be winning one of those t-shirts?
Tryinhard~~School keeping you busy?? Try to pop in and say hello to your old friends.
Jacklyn~~ Were the heck are you?? Are you survivng the FF plan?
Christine~~ How are you feeling?
Kewi~~ Are you still reading?? Come on in and say hello.
Sprite and Melissa~~ Where oh where have you two gone????
Well ladies,, have a great day and keep on smiling...its a good thing!!!!!!
What a beautiful day it is here in Corpus Christi, Texas! It is not too hot but not too cool. Actually I wouldn't mind it being cooler but I can't expect miracles.
I was so tired this morning that I could hardly get up to go to school. So guess who didn't go to school? That is really bad of me. I normally would NOT play hookie but I don't understand why I feel so fatigued. My mom says it is probably the changing of the weather or perhaps the time change that is coming up. I don't know what it it but it is just not what I am used to.
I continue to do great on my elliptical machine although I have been having to force the energy to get on it. I don't have a problem finding the motivation to get the exercise but I am just so exhausted and over nothing really. What ever it is I hope it passes.
Snowey~~~~I am very close to winning ONE shirt. I have only 12 miles more to go. Then another 100 for a 2nd shirt! I hope that your Son and his family will be safe from harms way. Good Luck with your weigh in. I have snacking too much so I have not been able to lose anything!
Tgirl ~~~~Congratulations on the new job! I hope that you will enjoy it there.
Alibee ~~~~I dye my hair regularly. When I was younger I opposed the idea of coloring my jet black hair. Once when I was getting a perm the hair dresser asked if I colored my hair and I told no of course. She said you should get some highlights but once you color your hair you will always color your hair. Sure enough I think I color it every month or so. About your recipes...it sounds very yummy. But DH is on a protein only diet and carbs are a big NO NO on his plate. I have been trying to follow his way but my goodness I hide my snacking more and more. Which is very bad.
Aphil ~~~~What a wonderful talent you have! To be able to sew is wonderful. I crochet and knit. A few years ago my hands just hurt so much so I bought my first new sewing machine but I don't know how to make anything other than pillows and simple square pillowcases.
Vermontmom ~~~~Thanks! I love being a step-mom. I remember when I was a little girl and I would get after my little brothers, my mom would tell me "You are going to be a good step-mother!" I would get mad and tell her "Don't say that! I'm not going to be a step-mother!" These days I thank her for jynxing me. These days I am a step-mother and I think I pretty good at it. I have been raising my step-son for 5 years now along with our other 3 children.
Kanola ~~~~The elliptical machine is going great! I wish I had more energy I don't have a problem getting motivated but my energy level is very low. I am up 88 miles as of Sunday. I will be putting 10 miles in tonight hopefully. Actually now that I put that down I will be resposible for truly doing it. Way to go on your weight loss. I wish I could say the same. I have been getting exercise in but I have been snacking horribly.
So I better get busy here. I have a new member in our family and the kids like to get closer than they should. I have a 1 1/2 month old cockatiel. We don't know if it is a he or a she. So we haven't named him but I usually call him/her "Tweet". Talk to you all later. Bye.
Corina
Location: Wisconsin, but longing to go home to California soon!
Posts: 56
Step-mommying... I am sort of a step-mom, because my boyfriend, 9 years older than me, was married to a woman 10 years older than him, and her daughter from a previous marriage considers him her dad (because he's been around since she was a baby). So, even though he has no parental rights to her (like, he never adopted her, considering that he and her mom were only married a year), she lives with us half the time. Since she's 12, I am more like a bossy-big-sis (I am much bossier than he is, which I guess is typical...), and it was way weird to adjust to, but when we move to CA we will see her a lot less. I just have to constantly remind myself that she's 12, not 20, and does 12-year-old stuff. Like, eat my See's candy (which I actually secretly thank her for because it means that *I* won't eat it!). She's becoming a bit weight-obsessed lately, though, which worries me.
Did I tell you guys all this before? I'm having deja-vu....
Hi, Snowey and all. Yes, I am still reading but just not much to say. I hurt my knee and slacked off the exercise for a few weeks but did not gain-still did my weights, but am back on track this week. I have revamped my weight program and spend about 25 minutes on it now instead of 10 minutes, every M-W-F, weekends off. I also use my Tony Little Gazelle glider for 20-25 minutes every weekday and sometimes on Saturday, going at 5 mph. Boy do I work up a sweat! Since there is no "impact" I can do it without hurting my knee again. No change in clothing size but I am in this for the long haul and for my health. Fat loss will come it but will take time. I'm not too worried because I am only about 10 lbs over MY ideal size. That weight will become irrelevant as I become leaner and shrink in inches. I enjoy following your successes and problems - they are universal in one form or another. We can all learn from each other. That's why I enjoy checking in. Snowey, I have a friend who does WW at home on her computer and she loves it. She has lost 22 lbs so far at about 1 lb a week. i am glad you are enjoying it. She has shared some recipes with me and they are excellent!! kewi
Hi everyone,
Nancy-hope your weigh in goes well today!
Kina-I crochet as well as sew, but I have never gotten the knack of knitting. I jsut cannot seem to get my hands going and get those darn loops to slip from one needle to the other-it makes me mad, because it always seems the prettiest baby layettes and sweaters are knitted, and not crocheted, at least when I buy patterns...do you have any tips?
kewi-glad to know you are still with us, even if you are just lurking, and not always gabbing with us...your weight routine sounds good-you do weights and resistance training the same 3 days as me!
Well, today has been a stressful day. Jason has had problems at work, and has been home 2-3 hours late all week, and they called him in at 4 this morning...I don't know if he will be home on time tonight or not. Jasmine has really been trying my patience, having a smart mouth, and backtalking me all the time-nothing I do seems to help-time out, taking away priviledges, talking to her about it, even spanking hasn't improved it. Today, along with her smart mouth, she refused to take a nap, and I had went into her room twice and caught her awake doing things she is not supposed to anyway-like jumping on the bed-and to top it off, she had an "accident" in her pants. She has not had one of those in about 6 months-it almost made me feel like she did it on purpose just to upset me even more than I already was.
Mrs. Schoolteacher-please give me any advice if you have any?
I got my full workout in today, but with the stress between Jason and Jasmine...I have eaten more than I should. It is only 3, and I have eaten my daily calorie allowance. I am going to try to not have anything else today, and if I am just starving this evening, maybe some fruit or a Slim-Fast. The one good thing was that overeating was healthy stuff, and not candy or fries or something like that-but-I stil overdid it.
The scale has not budged this week, either...but I am determined that it will for next week's weigh in. I am just in a crabby mood, mad at myself for stress eating, and while I love my kids-tired of them making me pull out my hair. I really need another break, and cannot wait for one of the grandparents to call and want them overnight. (That is my only parenting break, as we live over an hour away from any family members, having moved into our town 2 years ago for my husband's job. I have no friends here really, when you are a stay at home mom it is hard to make them, and no family-or anyone I would trust to sit my children here in town.)
That is another reason I love you guys here so much...other than with my husband, you all are some of the only adult conversation I get on a day to day basis, save for days when my mother drives up here-which is about once every 2-3 weeks.
Well, better go-I hear a child-the one who DID take his nap!
Aphil
Originally posted by alibee Just a note before I go to bed:
Nothing takes the fun out of making low-fat cookies like burning your tongue on a hot one.
I have no patience!
LOL! I can certainly relate to that one.
I will be pulling a late nighter this evening. I have loads of homework to get done for tomorrow. I even had to create a webpage of my english material we do in class. OOOOoow what fun. I have test I have to get done by Friday in math. I am not looking forward to that at all. Blah!
I haven't even had a chance to get on my machine. I am aching for some time on my machine but I just can't right now. I have been snacking very badly and I know it has to do with my stress level with school. I need to get it under control before it pushes the scale over the 200 marker. I keep telling myself I am too closee to 200 to tempt the scale. But not even that stops me from getting the extra cookie that we all know I don't need.
Well enough said back to my homework. Talk later.
Corina
Alibee - you made me smile about burning your tongue on a hot from the oven cookie!! That is just something I would do too!!
Aphil - I learned to knit about 2 years ago. My first big project was a 'toque' for my aussie then fiance.... then I attempted mittens and they look so funny. I made them about 3 sizes too big, but he still keeps them with his ski gear. He likes them! I am working on the same for me but never seem to find the time. I will have to drag them out during the TV night or something! I really admire the patience that parents have with children. I am 30 and think that the biological clock will never kick in. I get frustrated with the cats!! When I lived in Edmonton, my aunt was famous for dropping her two boys off at my house for a break (with about 15 min notice of course, single women have nothing better to do on a Saturday!) and it would always be a stressful afternoon. Wow.... sounds like you have your hands full for sure!! Just think... soon they will have a license and you will wish for the smart mouth of a younger child!!
Kewi - good to hear you are still lurking around!! And that you are working towards YOUR ideal weight. I am on week 3 of WW and LOVE it!!
Snowey - how did you do this week? You said you felt more in control and op which is a great feeling and the lose is just a huge bonus!!
Alibee - you sound like a great role model for your 'step' daughter.
Kina - keep up the work on the eliptical!! You will start getting more energy soon from the exercise!! A baby cockatiel?? That sounds amazing!!
t-girl - great to hear from you again!!
Well.... it is a lovely spring day here in Aussie land.... I went for a walk at lunch to the beautiful gardens not far from the office. What a great break that turned out to be. It is amazing what a walk for 30 mins can do for your attitude!!
Well... it is back to work for me... lunch time is over and it is time for reality now
Good morning everyone! I just spent about 20 minutes catching up with all of you!
Well, working 2 jobs takes a lot of time! I get to school at 7:15 every morning, leave by 4:30 and then have another 2-3 hours of work for my other job! But, my eating is going well and I continue to walk 6 days a week. The scale is remaining at 147 (with the usual ups and downs of 1-2 pounds), so I guess I am officially maintaining!
I am so excited for all of you! Everyone is doing great and I miss chatting with you all. Hopefully, next week won't be so bad!
Just know that you guys are in my prayers every day and I'll check in soon!
Location: Illinoisan, now living in Calgary, Alberta
Posts: 268
Good Morning Everyone,
Glad to see so many of us checking in.
Kewi~~ Glad you are still with us. Sorry to hear about your knee.
I used to have one of those Gazelle Gliders also. I sold it when I moved to Canada. Sure wish I had it back at time though.
TryinHard~~ 147 pounds!! You have to be feeling wonderful. Even with working the 2 jobs you are in control. So happy for you!
Amy~~ So sorry to hear you had a stressful day yesterday. I hope today is a better one for you. And just watch and see that scale will move for you soon and it will be a good one!!
Alison~~ What kind of low fat cookies did you bake...share with us!!!
Kina~~ Do not lose sight of your goal. You have done wonderful and you know that you can continue this journey! Stress eating can be tough. Instead of having a cookie, eat a piece of celery or fruit. It takes much longer to chew and you wont have any guilt.
Hang in there , you can get past this !!!
Nola~~ WW rocks dont ya think? It is so easy and you can eat anything you want. Its not a diet for sure. Its a way of life.
Holly~~ How are you today?
Ok so here is the scoop on me. Yesterday was weigh in.. and I stayed exactly the same...I did not budge at all. I still weigh 194.8. I have been on program and have not faltered so I am thinking that since I had the 4 pound loss last week that maybe the body is balancing its self out. Am I disapointed? Heck no,,, there is nothing to be disapointed about, I am successful, as each day that passes , I am eating healthier and in control. So that spells success to me !!
Well I am off to go eat some breakfast, I hope everyone has a great day and stays strong and remember to keep on smiling
Location: Wisconsin, but longing to go home to California soon!
Posts: 56
Snowey,
I made lowfat chocolate/peanut butter chip, using applesauce. The applesauce, imo, makes them sort of cool because it caramelizes around the chips sometimes and gives the cookies a sweet, candy-esque flavor. Of course, now I can't taste it because my tongue is all sad and hurty! My taste buds are even swollen. I hope that my impatience is a lesson to you all.
Molly is having even weirder weight issues than I thought -- I told her to take some to school to suppliment her lunch and she said, "What, are you not happy unless I'm fat?" First off, the girl is a stick. (A stick with a big frame.) Secondly, they are lowfat cookies, and eating two of them with lunch isn't going to make her fat. Oy. When I add this comment up with everything else of late, I worry
Hi all,
Alibee-How is your stepdaughter's mother built? Doe she have any eight issues that you know of? Has she ever been hostile with you before? I was also wondering if maybe she is getting to the age at 12 where she is beginning to get interested in boys, clothes, etc. and feeling self concieous.
My stepsister is 16, and going through that. My stepmother is 5'11" tall, with a naturally athletic thin frame, but because of her height, she is very thin but wears a size 10-12. My stepsister has passed me in height this year, (I am 5'6"-5'7") and she is lucky to be built like my stepmother. She wears about a size 7/8, and she looks absolutely great being 5'9 tall. All of her high school friends are like 5'1" to 5'4", so they wear anywhere from a 3/4 to a 5/6-and she thinks she is fat because she wears an 8. She just will not listen to us, that it is because she is half a foot taller than these other girls!!! I am sorry, unless you look like Calista Flockhart-you can't be 5'9" and wear a size 3/4!!!!
Maybe she is feeling pressure because of friends or her mother. Have you ever asked her to work out with you, when you do some of your videos? She could even do the weighted ones with a set of 1 pounders...or had her cook with you, and explain to her the small changes in the foods you make, to make them nonfattening? Not in a bossy informative manner, but casually?
Maybe that will help...
Tryinhard-I am so happy that you are maintaining your weight loss-Good for you! I bet you feel wonderful!
Snowey/Nancy-you are so right about what we are all doing not being a diet, but a way of life...eating balanced ways like WW, or counting calories motivates us to eat healthy, but to be able to have that occasional candy or treat now and then and say, "that's okay". It is a way of life. I am also impressed with you not being disappointed about your weigh-in. My body does the same thing-I lose a few quick, then it stops for a bit,etc. I think it is your body and mine adjusting to a smaller weight.Great attitude!
Everyone else, have a fantastic day, I am! (Much better than yesterday!
Aphil
TTFN.
I bet you are feeling good !!!
Way to go on your weight loss. I wish I could say the same. I have been getting exercise in but I have been snacking horribly. 
Good Morning
did you bake...share with us!!! 
and remember to keep on smiling 
