GOOD MORNING GALS.... I had a great weekend. so much fun. my graduation went just perfect. i was also our group queen so had to meet saturday morning for rehersal. so gal took and dropped me off. had to wear my dress all day. so was not to bad. got up to rain that morning so was cool. then by afternoon was nice again. we had a nice graduation was 17 gals from our state of Oregon. so meet others. we just all had a ball. i needed it to. got home and beau met me at the door and jumped in my arms was a happy fellow. he done just fine with hubby. but he made up to all of us. so that made it a fun trip to no worries.yes tuffy use to ignore me and so cute when they do that. i guess beau in family just not long made a difference. ha they can do so many cute things. your cat aleka i know that was so cute. Well gals its back to the plan this morning. i think i overdosed on carbs. ha ha had been so good just before and so adding them was kind of ucky. ha ha in the tummy area. ha ha but back to normal today. never done all that bad. so happy with that. we got lots of walking in. shopped alot and danced alot in the room. i took my boom box and cd's. have dance tonite so i will need it. i love this line dancing. i am not going to walk this am. just going to relax. ha get with it in am. my walking partner is gone so i will maybe walk later today. beau goes to park daily and hubby took him every day i was gone. he loves the park. Oh aleka glad you sold your place. but it would have been nice to still have the summer. CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR LOSS ALEKA.. GOOD FOR YOU.. :cheer:

Ledom and Judi.. hey hows it going? good i hope. hope the atkins plan judi is still going good... i am back to the introduction this am. got to be. ha i never done to bad but did have potatoes and all. so that was a no no. well Hey gals have a great day all of you... LaDean woof from beau to lacee.

Wednesday morning HI> hey where is everyone. busy and having fun i hope. i never walked this am. just did it with beau. i walk him to park daily to so will get my walking in. just felt like laying back down and i did. that is the love of retirement. ha my scales are looking good after SRD. i am glad. i have gotten back with it. Hey Judi hows the atkins going for you still??? have you set an amt of carbs yet to go for. me back to introduction for while. i want to go down little more and get with losing. then have goal changed. took it in 2 parts to make it less stressful. so going for it. was going to wait for garden but will start now with it.. then at garden time can hold the new goal i have. anyhows that is the plans. i been drinking more water to. got 3 more weeks of dance lefted then after 4th of july we will start a summer class. I hope the Elks turns on there air then. ha ha well hey Ledom. aleka and judi have a great day.. come in when you can. woofffffff lacce from beau... oh hes so good and we love him so much. God sent us another perfect one. LaDean

Ok now i hope all of you are fine and just to busy to come in. any hows i just dropped in this saturday morning to say Hi and wish all of you a good day. mine is going great. still in leeway. going strick on my atkins now again. want to get down and loss few more lbs now. this is my best time of year to lose so figured i would start with it. ha i wish all of you a good day at your plans.. woofffff lacee from beau. hes so precious as all Bostons are aleka knows this. ha LaDean

Hi LaDean, I am so glad that Beau is working out for you guys. It sounds as though you are hopelessly in love with him. Kitty's are all doing very good. Tweeg, our gray kitty that is about 17 is going strong. She has really been a loyal companion to DD the last couple months. Has kept her company when I couldn't. DD is doing better by the way though it seems a long road. I have trouble being as patient as I should be.

You guys might have heard of the discovery of the Ivory Billed Woodpecker (Lord God Bird) that was thought to be extinct in Arkansas. It has been all over the news this week. The guy that first spotted it is one of my kayaking buddies. It has been very exciting to us paddlers here. I post on the same board that he first reported what he thought he saw over a year ago and read that report then. He did immediately shut up about it after contacting the biologist at Cornell. We were all surprised when the news came out this week.

I have been cooking all morning. I am working on the Lasagne featured on last months Cooking Light magazine. This is the 2nd batch I have made. It is very good. Has eggplant, zucchini, and red peppers as the filling. DD doesn't like any of those vegetables, but as she said, it's lasagne and it tastes good. Veggies are grilled before putting it all together. I also made BFL chili and BFL banana nut muffins. I am happy to be getting my cooking done so early in the weekend.

Two more weeks of school. Immediately afterwards I am going to take a 2 week class in digital skills and illustrator.

I have done miserably on diet for last couple of months. I am really trying to find the will to get back with it. I am afraid to weight. Clothes aren't fitting well at all.

Hello everyone,

Hope you all are having a good weekend. Our weather has been great. But, we're in for a few changes overnight tonight.

LaDean, glad that Beau is so at ease with you and that you just love him to death. They certainly are loveable dogs. Lacee is my shadow. Lacee says WOOF!!

ledom, no, I hadn't heard of the discovery of the Ivory Billed Woodpecker. What a find! He must feel so good about discovering it. That is great news. Don't feel too bad about the way your diet has been going. I've been down that road myself and I'm just getting back on track, slowly. I have started my walking w/weights tapes again. I've only done it for a few days and I already feel the difference. You'll get there. You just have to find something you really enjoy doing. Your vacation is getting closer. I bet you can't wait. Glad that your DD is better.
I have discovered of all things, Polenta. I made a Polenta Enchilada dish a few weeks ago and it was delicious. I also found on the internet a Polenta Lasagna recipe and a Mexican recipe, which I am definitely going to make.

Hey judi :wave: Are you still on Atkins?

Enjoy the rest of your weekend, ladies.

Hey so glad you 2 came in... Ledom never heard of the bird either.... sounds interesting and good finding it. know that made him happy. neat someone you know also. your trios sound so fun.. you will get back on your plan. i wish i planned meals more ahead. i think i would do better. still in leeway and that is good. but i am going to start losing here again and get goal changed and lose more. oh so glad lacee is doing good. yes enjoying. he was with a cat i know. as he sees neighbor ones and wants to be with them. ledom know you enjoy yours so much.. when little i have lots of pictures from mothers and i always had a cat in my hands. ha well hey have a good day. Hope judi is doing ok and all. LaDean

LaDean, when I was a little girl my grandma had barn cats. My cousins and I would spend hours trying to catch the little wild kittens. One of my favorite pictures of me as a child is my cousin and I holding cats in front of her house. I have on the majorette costume another cousin gave me.

Ah Alice, the thing of it is - I know my plan. I just need to do it. I have been telling myself May 1 would be a good restart date. Well, it's here. Let's see if I can get myself together with diet and exercise now. So far so good today, but then it is only noon!

judi - I hope you are well. Check in when you get a chance.

oh i know. i have always had the love of cats. just had dogs since married and no cats. You will get your plan in act again. good thing is its still there and we go for it. we do not give up completly and let ourselfes go. have a good day to all of you.. LaDean

Aleka, Ledom and Judi.. I WISH ALL OF YOU A HAPPY MOTHERS DAY.. WOOF FROM BEAU LACEE. he got out of bed this am when i got up. ran to our daughters room and under covers. its like he knows its raining out side. ha ITs going to be a lazy one around here. i said i just wanted Pizza. we went out last nite with my brother and wife for steak dinner the firemans ball. was nice and lots there. so had a good time. so back to eating plan monday. ha i am allowing for t hought. have a good day all of you. LaDean

guess everyone is busy. hope that is all it is. i am having a good day. walked beau to park and pass it. h ad a good one.going to get my hair cut here pretty soon. scales are looking good. so all in all its going great. i got my goal all figured out and changing it. so that is promising. to get down some more wt. well good luck to all and hope the 3 of you are having a good week. LaDean woofffff lacee from beau and to all the kitties out there. ha

Good morning all. LaDean, thanks for keeping our thread alive.

School is all but out. I have to attend graduation tomorrow and that's it! Until January! Well, a few more details like ordering supplies for my replacement, cleaning up a little more, but that won't be bad and will be on my own timetable more or less. The mini-semester starts Monday so I'll be there taking a class and think I'll be able to wind up everything while I am down there for the class. That's my goal anyway.

So, for the last 3 days I have been home and am working my way back to good eating and exercise habits. Some damage was done, but I am not looking back.

Alice and Judi - how are you guys doing? Any exciting plans for the summer girls?

Ledom. so glad your here i was feeling alone. ha ha glad your term is almost over and your getting all ready for summer and all. ha glad your back to your plan and that sounds great. i am doing good. weigh in this am. but my scales look good. i been walking beau twice daily. as far as my morning walks with friend been lazy. this monday is last for dance till fall. so got to just practice with it and keep it up. i been on my abb thing with sit ups for the middle. getting more done on that each day. and i can tell its helping. good luck and have a great day.

Aleka and Judi... hey gals hope its just busy is all. hope plans are still going good. my atkins is. got to get back to lower carbs with it though. been adding and not losing as much. want to lose 30 more lbs so just taking it in smaller goals and then if i like me i will stop. have a good one. LaDean

How is everyone?

Just wanted to report in. I am back on my plan. Which right now is walking 3 miles a day, eating lots of fresh fruit, practicing portion control. It seems to be working - at the least I am feeling better, not so sluggish.

My class is fun so far. It is hard to believe I voluntarily am going back to school for 2 extra weeks but I don't think I'll be sorry I did. DD has returned to a more even keel in the last couple of weeks and that is making everything better.

Yesterday I made all my trip reservations for a early July trip to Santa Fe. I am even going to the Santa Fe Opera this year. I got so excited about the trip as I was making all the arrangements. DD is going with me, we deserve a good vacation!

Good morning,

ledom, HURRAY!!! Good for you on finding your plan. :bravo: Walking 3 miles a day is great. Keep it up! Have you gone back to eating the BFL way? I hate to say it, but I stopped going to WW. There were a couple of weeks I was unable to go to WW due to waiting for either a repairman or delivery person. I lost my motivation not to mention having to pay for missed meetings. I am now back to exercising, working my way to walking 3 miles. I'm doing a walking tape because it's getting rather warm down here and more humid. I can walk in A/C comfort. ;) I have a lot of low calorie cookbooks, so I'm still eating low calorie meals. Glad that you're liking your classes and that your DD is starting to feel better. That's wonderful you're going to Sante Fe in July. I know how much you love it there.

LaDean, glad Atkins is still working well for you. It will be trial and error before you find your right balance of carbs. Lacee says WOOF to Beau.

judi, whatcha been up to? Are you still on Atkins?

Enjoy your day.

Ledom, so happy your back to your plan and walking that is great. keep it up. oh a trip how fun. is so neat you go on them and all.

Aleka , glad your getting on a plan for you. we all have to find what is right. I know i am going to have a time with the carbs . but its good for me. so back to the lower ones now. want to lose some more wt. if only if would dry out some so could get the garden plowed and even ready to put in soon. so short a season as it is and now this. oh well at least i can taste those vegies. ha beau drags me on a walk. so i do keep up a good pace that helps me alot. doing more of day on my abb sit up thing. dance is over. some of us in class are going to a dance sat nite. just for fun. our teacher is going to teach the lesson they do when they have them. so he kinda wanted us to go so he could tell all the members about his class here and all. so will be fun. its poring this am. so hope it takes a break before beau gets up. hes not a rain lover at all. ha tuffy was not also. so we keep watching and try to make one. got caught one day and soaked. ha beau says thats lacee wooooffffff to you to

Hey Judi.... where are you?????? miss you. is it still the atkins for you? have you set an carb amt yet/???? i did gained some so back to low ones.

good luck and have a great day to all.