Susan: Man, we could sure use the rain here. They are talking about rain maybe Thur but nothing significant. Of course, I don't think I want FLORIDA rain just a steady rain to soak things well even if that means I can't get into the pool, though it won't stop me as long as there is no thunder or lightening involved I exercise in the rain too! :lol:

The adjuster appt went just fine this am. He was pleasant helpful quick and answered all my questions. All we have to do now is decide on a body shop, call Geico back and tell them who we chose so they can issue a check, mail it to us and when the parts come in and they call us from the body shop, we call a special rental # with Geico and they send out Enterprise rent a car and Enterprise bills Geico direct. I went and purchased car rental insurance right away, paid the premium for that so that when it comes time, I can use it now as we did not have it before. It went into effect the 13th and I got the paperwork for it today so there should be no queston about it. Whew, load off my mind as I took the $1500 level and that pays $50 a day up to 1500 total and only increases my policy by $28 a year so that's not bad.

Hope everyone's program is going well and no one is having problems. I am pretty well back on track and am going to really fight the hormonal issues this month. I think dh is planning on getting me a new wedding ring set as one of my quarterly "wins." That would be awesome as I lost my wedding rings in a car fire 15 years ago and we never had the money to replace them. What I have now is a cheap cheap version, which I love, but I would like a full set again that he picked out for me.

Well, I need to scoot for the evening.

Later
Faye

Well, ladies, only 2 more weeks until Labor Day. Have you given any thought to how the winter will affect your weight loss? I've decided to actually stop in the Y tomorrow and sign up for a class or 2. They have some just for seniors (over 50!) that sound like what I need until I get back in shape. It's only $25 for 10 weeks (3 times a week) so the price is right. I thought I'd also sign up for a water aerobics class since I've always enjoyed that. Maybe alternate days. WW new program debutes Sunday and I'm going to drag my behind there - I am a lifetimer - a get the new info. Sounds a whole lot like South Beach and the emphasis is back on good basic nutrition and cut the junk - of course they are keeping flex points for those who just have to be able to eat anything (meaning junk first, nutritious food last). I'm always amazed by those who say they have to be able to have dessert or they'll binge. What do you do if you become diabetic and have to watch it? Should alcoholics go on drinking because they really want that drink? Should smokers keep smoking because they really want that cigarette? Food addiction needs drastic measures like eating good whole foods to get it under control. You don't cure an addition to carbs by eating more. Whew...sorry about than rant but sometimes it just gets to me. I get a lot of emails wanting my secret for losing all the weight. I'm sure they are disappointed when I tell them I actually changed the way I ate from the ground up and desserts and snack-type foods are rare now days.

I hope you are all having a good weekend. Maybe we can get posting a little more after Labor Day when we get into our non-summer routines. I do miss hearing from you and what's happened to Jello - went and got that new job and left us in the dust, I guess.

Susan: I completely agree with you. Unless you change why you eat and what you eat forever you will never keep the weight off. I think some of the things people refuse to give up except rarely is fast food, soft drinks and sweets. The three of those are deadly for weight loss. I find nothing wrong with any occasional trip to Taco Bell, etc but keep it to once a month at the most and that goes for the other stuff too. I haven't had full sugar soft drinks in nearly 2 years though I tried the Pepsi edge and drank the 6 pack in one day so found I definitely can't handle sugared soft drinks at all!

We had a quiet boring weekend and dh is going to drop the car off at the body shop to get it repaired today. Supposed to be done by Friday. This could not have happened at a worse time of year. All of the birthdays and anniversariies for us and the kids are between the end of June and November then Thanksgiving and Christmas. That doesn't include siblings I buy gifts for and one of my friends. I also have car tags and dog and cat shots all now too so I just throw the money out the window and hope the right people get it I guess! :lol:

JELLO, SEMO, DYAN AND THE REST, WE REALLY MISS YOU!

Everyone have a great day

Faye

Sears has glasses on sale this week for $99 with the no line bifocals and ultra light lenses included so I took my new prescription and ran right down there and got me a new pair of rimless. Usually my lenses are $250 without the frame - so I feel it's a real bargain.

I'm so bummed out I can't get to WW until Saturday morning. I'm really psyched up to do the new Core program. I think I'll change my personal goal to 140 which would make the doctor a happy man...and probably lower my blood pressure a point or 2 as well although I've gotten it back into the normal range now with cutting salt and sodium.

Didn't make it to the Y to check on programs Saturday - had a really bad storm again. Oh but it has cooled off to the low 80s and I can walk outside again. I love that.

Got the South Beach and Dr. Phil's cookbooks from the library and am copying the few recipes I like from them into my Mastercook - no way I spending all that money for them.

Hello All! :)

Sorry for the absence.....sure do miss checking in and seeing how everyone is doing!

Faye.....glad to hear that everything is falling into place with the insurance and car repairs...you should be up and running in no time!

Susan.....what do you mean....Labor Day in 2 weeks? what happened to the summer? Around here, we have had a very cool summer......hardly any days in the 90s and only a few in the 80s....it had hardly seemed like we have had a summer at all!

Lily......check in and let us know how things are going.......don't let the rough spots in life bog you down!

Carol.....just thinking of you at this difficult time.......

I have spend the past 2 weeks cleaning out my childhood home.....getting it ready for sale. My sister had been living there (since we put Mom in assisted living) and left the place an absolute filthy mess. My DH and DS and DD and their respective spouses all pitched in to help me.....it took 6 adults 2 full days to get it cleaned up! We filled a huge dumpster and had quite a pile to be given to charity. I spent this afternoon alone in the house (waiting for the Goodwill truck to pick stuff up)....and just remembered all the happy times we had there. I think I am suffering from nostalgia overload.....LOL!

Now that that job is over.....maybe I can get back on program! I don't think I realized how distracting the past months have been. It is amazing the impact that stress can have in one's life. Now, if I could just get THAT aspect of my life in order........
but first I have to go empty the car (well.....not EVERYTHING went to Goodwill!).......

I tell you girls, there's going to be a new me by the end of the year. I'm ready to start the Core Plan at WW when I get to the meeting on Saturday and have signed up for a new place in my neighborhood that is similar to Curves but cheaper - only $25 a month if I sign up for a year and they don't deduct from my checking account - I write them a check. The machines are better, too. Very nice woman running it - and it opens at 6:30 am so I can go before work - and she will work me and my asthma. If there are times I can't come, she'll extend my contract if I bring a doctor's note. Anyhow, I get 3 free sessions so that should tell me if I'll be able to do it or not. I really feel walking just isn't enough and I need more upper body strength.

Do you all have plans for the long weekend coming up next week? Starting my fall housecleaning and painting my bathrooms. Gosh, our pool will be closing on Labor Day!

Ladies, even the government thinks I need to exercise more. When I got home last night I had a great booklet from the National Institute of Health waiting for me - exercising for seniors (those over 50!) and it was free. 80 pages of great pictures on how to do the exercises, etc. You can go to their website www.nih.gov and get free stuff on many subjects. They also have a video of the exercises for only $7 so I'm going to get that as well.

Ladies, I guess I'll give up on this thread. Never seems to be anyone around. Good luck to all of you. :)