It is pretty boring here today. I am finishing up a book that isn't that great. I did shampoo the carpet in the dining room today and tomorrow I am going to do the lving room. I left that for tomorrow since it involves more furniture moving than anything else. I have to wait until next week to start on my spring cleaning project as I need some big rubbermaid storage containers and such to do the job properly. No sense in just moving from one place to the other. I am finally going to tackle all those too big clothes and get rid of them, part of them are going to my older sister. I have to tell you, I felt so incredibly sorry for her when we went to the ballgame on the 4th. She was too large for the seat and I know it pinched the whole time. I fit into mine fine, which is great news, but I know oh so well what she had to have been going through. It is torture to sit in seats that are too small for you.


I did an hour in the pool today but the water was pretty cool and there was a breeze so I didn't dawdle when I was done. I am going to be disappointed when I have to go back to walking in Sept. I don't burn as many calories. I will pick up the weights again though. I am beginning to get definition in my upper arms, which is cool even though I have my huge "batwings."

Hope everyone has a great day!

Faye

Faye, perhaps your sister will get inspired by you and join you in losing weight. Getting rid of the fat clothes is a psychological boast - you'll never need them again! You're doing great with your exercise program. I love to swim, too, and we have adults only every evening so that is when I go. Works out good because part of the pool is in shade by them and I burn so easily - even with sunblock. I'm thinking of seeing if the Y has water aerobics for the winter or something for "seniors".

Hello All!

Lily.....one step at a time, little sister. You are already getting out, making good decisions.....I have the feeling this episode is going to have a happy ending after all.

Faye....your sister should be inspired by you.....but we all know that it takes personal committment....in one's own time and methods ....before we can see any results.

DH and I went to the flea market this weekend.....walked my little heels off and didn't spend too much money either. (I know this is not exactly high-impact aerobics, but I figure I was up and moving......) Also stopped at a charming little winery and did some sampling......yum!
My next challenge is to break the habit of snacking after dinner. I know it is a simple thing to declare that there will be no eating after supper......but quite a different thing to enforce it. I think I will take just baby steps on this one.....if there is a snack to be had, it better be healthy....probably yogurt or some of the fresh fruit available right now......

morning ladies.

As for my sister, she had lost almost 50 lbs on WW and gained it all back. She is only 5' tall so weight really really shows on her. She has a really hard life and lets stress overrun it. She quit smoking so eating is now her drug of choice. I try to encourage but there is a fine line between encourage and browbeat so I step back a lot. Her dh has MS and is in wheelchair full time, is a big man and now falls a lot causing them to call the fire department all the time to help get him up, she is the breadwinner and works 60-80 hrs a week as a school dispatcher at lousy pay but it is the only thing she can get with good insurance for him, her children all late 30's are pains in the behinds big time, the oldest an alchie who has left his wife and is now liv ing back with mama though he is close to 40! She told her kids when she retires (she is 59) she is moving down here to be close to me. I used to stay away from her because she was the grumpiest, most unhappy woman I have ever known, then I stepped back and look at what she has to put up with and understood her life a little better and have made great strides to get back into her life a lot more. She is quite unlike me in everyway, we have little or nothing in common except being siblings and liking to play cards as a foursome, but I still love her and do worry about her so.

I need to go as I took meds this mornnig for a terrible sinus headache and they are kicking in making me sleepy. Guess the pool will be a late one today!

Have a great day gals!

Faye

Faye, I'm like you. Only healthy food for me to overeat on. My husband does have his snacks but I never touch them.

MrsRD, I do not allow myself to eat except at the table in the dining room or kitchen with a properly set place. No eating out of containers or in front of the the tv etc. It cuts way down on the mindless snacking that is just a habit and not hunger.

I have one young woman on my thread who only has about 10 lbs to lose and she doesn't give up the eating out stuff. If there is a killer for the weight loss it is takeout and drive-through and fast food. This woman does a big faux pas and that is eat in the car. The other big booboo is using huge amounts of prepackaged stuff which is usually loaded with fat, sodium and sugar in some form or other. Losing weight is a complicated thing no matter what you choose to do, you have to be well informed, ie read labels etc. People grab the Sugar Free or Fat Free stuff never thinking it has loads of the other product to satisfy what is missing. I have learned to automatically look at that back of a package before putting it in my cart to see if it would be something I want to put in my mouth. One thing I am hooked on, but it provides a good source of veggies is Bloody Mary Mix. I buy a brand called Mr and Mrs T in the spicy and bold and drink it without the booze. I do this instead of eating a snack between meals and I can drink a big glass for under 200 calories easy and it satisfies me. I just go through a lot of it and it isn't cheap, but it is better than soft drinks!

DH and I went out to the pool last night for awhile and that was nice. Nothing earth shattering just to cool off. Jack had worked in a building with no ventilation all day so was pretty wrung out when he got home as it was 95 here yesterday. I had dinner ready so we ate and went over to the pool after I cleaned up. There were a lot of kids in the pool with their pool junk (which of course they aren't supposed to have in there and probably don't even live here) but he just needed someplace to cool off and relax and that did it for him.

Oh, I forgot to tell you, the insurance company for the restaurant denied responsibility so we are dropping the lawsuit. I can't get any medical care for the two injuries as long as they either won't pay my insurer or my insurer won't pay because I have this going on and we talked about it and thought it best to drop it so we can see what if anything can be done for my arm and knee. It really angers me that these retail establishments won't take responsibility for accidents, but then the whole world is full of people who want to cheat someone so I guess I can understand their caution. All I wanted was my bills paid so I could get treatment! I should probably get the paperwork today and who knows how much my legal fees will be for this.

Have a great day!


Faye

Hi.
Faye, glad you are finally going to get your injuries taken care of. Now that you've dropped the lawsuit, you'll have to tell us what happened. Banana peel on the floor? :p When you lived in this area, did you ever go to Knox? And if so, do you remember a hardware store called Alts? Just curious...

Lily, how are you doing? Are you getting on with life and things falling into place? When I look back on my life, I notice that I took the best care of myself when I was w/o a man. Now, I don't want to go getting rid of my DH, but I would like put myself back on the priority list. :yes:

Quilter, MsRD :wave:

I'm still in the dumps and can't believe my dad is gone. Apparently, a row of Oreo's doesn't make any of the bad feelings go away. :dunno: I didn't get back to Curves this week like planned. Oldest DS has a.m. summer school for two weeks and it has totally messed up my routine. If all else fails, I know I'll get myself back when school starts up in a few weeks. Meanwhile, no more Oreo's. :^:

We got fish for our pond this week...grass carp and koi...and while we were putting them in, I saw other fish already in there...not sure what kind. I'm gonna go out for a walk and see if I can get a peak at any of them.
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Hello All! :wave:

Faye.....as frustrating as it might be, I am glad to hear the lawsuit has been dropped and you can now get proper medical attention. I would hate to have your injuries escalate into something more serious and chronic.

Tig.....I lost my Dad a few years ago, and know exactly how you feel. It takes time to work thru all the grief.....and time seems to proceed in slow motion at this point....be strong and life will eventually fall back into perspective. (note: choclate chip cookies do not improve the situation any more than Oreos)

My eating this week has been kinda sorta semi-ok......but I have been exercising. What amazes me is that exercising (even the low-impact beginner stuff I have been doing) leaves me feeling sooooo good! I have more energy and stamina and even my mental outlook is better! Now......if I can just break thru that next barrier on the scale.......:halffull:

Have a great weekend, ladies :smilie:

ok, here goes with th restaurant story. We went into the restaurant, sat down had dinner etc, no problem. Jack was ahead of me and I was telling him I wanted to go to the bathroom before leaving and just as I had it half way out of my mouth I stepped from the carpeting to the tile and my left leg slid on the tile and my right lknee dislocated and down I went hitting my right arm hard on the tile and my head on a half way. They kept wanting to get me up and I refused and I looked at dh and told him to call an ambulance. The security guard there was the worst, trying to get me to get up but I couldn't stand even if I had wanted too. After all is said and done, I had a raidal fracture near my elbow and I have damage to my knee including a tear in my acl. I had 3 sets of xrays during the next 2 weeks on the arm and an MRI on the knee but none of the doctors would touch me because of the legal stuff so the arm healed incorrectly and now pops when I turn it outward and my knee is my knee. I can use it ok but it can still go out on me with no warning and it is painful to go from a sitting position and put weight on it. There may not be a lot they can do at this point. I am just waiting for paperwork to settle it all with the attorney and then pay the legal bills for the rest of our life!

Tig: I have only been to Knox probably 3 times so no, what happened at the hardware store? (I have been inside the Knox jail as my stupid stepbrother took my sister and I with him to see some friends that had gotten arrested) Sort of Mayberrtyish! :lol:

As to what we do in stressful times, I clean like a demon so I would probably have the cleanest house in town if something happened to one of my loved ones. Compulsion in any form is not good but we all have some sort or other, that's why we are in the mess we are in.

Have a great weekend

Faye

:cb: GOOD MORNING!!

I don't know whether to shout it from the rooftops.....or whisper, so as not to jinx this whole process......but I have just crashed through that last weight scale barrier! FINALLY, the exercise is beginning to pay off!

I went grocery shopping yesterday morn....then spent the afternoon in my long-neglected flower garden. I pulled weeds and threw them in my little garden cart......3 loads of them! It still isn't done, but looking a lot better. Then, last evening, I babysat for #1 grandson......what a corker!

Have a great day!

Happy Weekend!
Faye, nothing happened at the Hardware store. Actually, it isn't even there anymore. I was asking because most people who had ever been there, knew who my Dad was. Even if they didn't know his name, they knew the tall, dark and handsome guy that ran the hardware store. It was just a shot in the dark, but thought I would ask anyway.

MsRD, shout and Ride the Wave!

My two big boys are out fishing (DH and oldest son). If they get home in time, we have a baptism we should attend. I don't really feel like getting dressed up and hauling myself out of the house today, but the "I shoulds" are attacking my brain.

I hope you all are having a good weekend.
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Semo, Jello? Huntress? Dyan? Girls, where are you these days? DNW? Our MIA list is growing. :?:

Tig: I wondered the same thing about the ladies as they all seemed to quit posting about the same time. I hope everyone is well, happy and doing well on their program. I wish I could have said yes about the hardware as it would have been nice to know who your father was. My dad has been gone a long long time (1976) as have my mil (1989) and fil (1976 a month between he and my dad) and my mom passed in 1997 so I have no parents living. I miss them from time to time but I always remember the good things and the funny things that happened while there were here on this earth. It is trite to say but it is true, remember and cherish those great times and not his suffering and sadness. He is as close as your mind so go there often and visit with him!

the weekend was a bust. I have had these horrible cravings and gave into them yesterday and went and bought fatty stuff and pigged out. It has got to be hormonal as it comes in waves and it seems overpowering sometimes like it did yesterday. It is so very hot here that it is awful to go out and do anything especially outside. I go to the pool around 8 am just because it gets so hot.

Everyone have a great day and those who are MIA know that we miss you and would love to hear how you are doing!

Faye

Apparently Nutty Bars don't work either....making me feel better. I ate the whole box. The kids didn't even know they were in the house. I sure hope I have this binge out of my system. I got a post card from Curves yesterday. They miss me. :workout:
On top of my bad behavior, I have a headcold. My head feels like it weighs 100lbs all by itself.
Youngest son is going to a friends house for the day. That will be nice...for both of us. :o It will make for a quiet house for my huge head. :p

Faye, I wish I had the "clean when I'm stressed" issue. I clean in phases. I'll be crazy about having everything clean for a few days....then slack off for a few days...putting me back in square one with a mess on my hands. The biggest thing that motivates me is company. Then, I turn into a mad woman. :crazy:
Speaking of company, my son's mom will be here in a little bit...time to tidy up. :wave:

Hello To Everyone:

Tig: My sincerest sympathy about your Dad..there are no words I can say to make it feel any better so I will say that I am grateful you have DH and kidlens the rest of your family to help you through.

gma2one: Jeez Louise haven't you had the worst time with the fall and the insurance company; I don't think I could have handled it!!

To everyone else sorry I haven't been around...computer problems...blah...blah...blah.

Journaling food and sanding off the inches and pounds very slowly....but surely.

Take care!!!!!!!!

DNW! Hi Honey. Glad you popped in. My feelings are all over the place these days. I try to think about the "good times" and I'm grateful for the wonderful relationship I had with my Dad....glad he was so close to my kids. But then all of that makes the hurt even worse. I don't know how my Mom is getting by....as I know you know all too well. She went back to work and is dealing with it day to day...probably more like minute to minute. She'd been with him since the age of 16. As bad as my hurt is, I'm sure I can't even begin to imagine her pain.
Since this headcold still has me feeling like a Bobble-Head, I decided to take it easy this afternoon. Youngest son is gone for the day so I took over the kiddie pool. Ya know, once you are on the raft with your eyes shut...ya forget all about it being a kiddie pool. Just glad nobody pulled in the driveway and caught me. :o
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