Good morning,

Sorry I've been MIA, but I've had nothing to report. I'm trying to get back on track after vacation, and I'm not having very good luck so far. The other morning I did go to the local mall to walk. I did 2 laps around the mall which took me 1/2 hr. I haven't been back since because these last few mornings I've had appts. and I have 2 appts. next week, 1 on Mon., and 1 on Tues. So, after that I'll go back to the mall and start walking again. On Mon. I'm having a root canal....Oh, joy! I have a tooth that is dying.

We did get out of New England before "the rains". The SW part of NH got hit pretty hard. There have been quite a few casualties. Luckily my friends and family aren't in that area of the state, but they had their own set of problems.

ledom, I'm sure your slow loss is due to your TOM. You'll see a big loss once you get it.

LaDean, you must be so excited about your trip. Have a safe trip and a wonderful time.

Enjoy your weekend, ladies!

Aleka, oh so neat your back. i have truly missed you. glad your vacation was a nice one. so happy your friends are not in the flooding area and all. i feel for all the people. its so sad. yes i am all excited. just few days now. can hardly wait. my daughter went and got me alot of new clothes to take. shes so sweet in that way. so now no problem of trying to figure out what to wear. its all there. ha so that was easy. i have been sticking to my plan. going to take my food journals along with me. found one that dr. phil has and i love it. takes time as have to figure or i do it all. but that is ok not eating then. just trying to eat what i want really now and watch the portions. since a debetic alot to understand and new to me. but getting more each day to remember of it. ha i rode ex bike 2 miles this am already. have started th e line dancing. 5 of us gals going dancing saturday nite. our teacher is there and another gal who teached us before. so nice fun and we love it.. we are car pooling so is nice. its a good exercise for sure. then alot of walking from monday till thursday in Reno. we are not renting a car this time. so i plan to get lots of exercise. then theres a fitness center in one of the casino's so may look it over. ha ha well hey you will get back to your plan and all. we always do. that is the most important thing we move forward and not backward. so go for it girl..you can do this. have a great day.

Ledom. hey girl you will get there you know it. mother nature does take her place at times. but we can move on. forward and that is the best. i do not have that anymore but there is times i still retain water. this week was one of them. got to many carbs in.. i gained 4 lbs but i am still in my leway so that helps me alot. have a good day to both of you. LaDean

Monday morning hi. hey girls i will be leaving at noon today. so talk to you thursday evening when i get in or friday am. have a good week now. i am taking my food journal with me and going to be a good girl. so now that is thinking right? ha my beau knows something is going on. ha ha but he gets so much love and is spoilt so he will be ok. first time leaving him though. haha well you 2 have a good day. LaDean

LaDean - have a marvelous trip. We'll miss you.

Alice, glad to have you home. How was your trip?

Last week I had such a hard time getting off square one. Not just weightloss but everything I put my hand to. I was just slogging through. I am hoping for a better week this week. I feel good this morning.

I have to admit to some frustrated eating this weekend, so not what I needed to do. Hopefully all is under control now. The good thing is that there is/was absolutely no junk food in the house. DD is even complaining about it. Just the way it needs to be though because what was minor could have been major given the opportunity.

I am up a couple lbs. this morning and this after several weekends of holding my own. I will not succumb to that as a way of life again. I screwed up, but it isn't what I want for myself. Will dust off and get my act together.

Reminder to self: My pet peeve is relosing weight. I have spent a lot of time doing that and I am through with it!

Morning,

Just an update to say hi and report that I am down 1 of those lbs. I gained over the weekend. I felt much stronger in my resolve yesterday. I am really hoping for a good loss this week. At some point I will need to reevalute my weighing behaviour. Some times weighing daily is a good thing, some times it is not. Like when I am working hard and not losing I have a hard time accepting it. Intellectually I understand, emotionally I do not. I bought a handheld calculator for bodyfat a couple of weeks ago so now I have another simple way to measure as well. I have lost 1 % bodyfat since purchasing it.

I have a love hate relationship with diet coke. Sometimes I give it up completely, sometimes I moderate my consumption and sometimes there is no moderation. I have reached that point now and don't feel right about it. For one it keeps me from drinking enough water so today I am going to start working on that. More water!

As the last few days I have been so much more hungry I added a little extra chicken breast yesterday and it seemed to do the trick.

If only the periods of time when I am in the zone could last forever! It is inevitable to have a fall, for me anyway, but hopefully I have put this current rough spot behind me.

Quick morning update - and yes I realize I seem to be talking to myself here. Body seemed to finally let go some water weight. I was down all my 2 lbs. + 1 this a.m. so am hoping for a very nice loss by Friday. At least encouraged to stay the course.

Sounds like you're doing great, ledom, Keep up the good work. I'm still plugging along. I'm in the midst of dentist appts. this week and thankfully today is my last one for a couple of weeks. Had a root canal done Mon., cleaning on Tues., and today the tooth will be prepped for a crown. We're on pins and needles around here to see what Wilma is going to do. We're getting our supplies tomorrow and getting both our cars topped off with gas, plus gas for the generator. Keep your fingers crossed she misses us.
Hope your day is a good one.

OMG Alice - I didn't even think about you in regard to Katrina! Yes, my fingers are crossed and I will be watching with closer attention. I know you said before, but what area of Fl. are you in?

Poor baby, that sounds likes way too much dentist time to me. I know you will be happy to have all that work done.

Like your new ticker!

Hi ledom,
We're in SW Florida, about a 2 hr. drive, give or take, south from Tampa, and about 1 hr. drive north of Ft Myers. We're not very far from Punta Gorda where Hurricane Charley landed.
I don't know if I'd want to do have all my dental appts. 3 days in a row again. But, it's all behind me now except for getting the permanent crown, which I'll get in 2 weeks.

Hey and getting the permanent crown is a piece a'cake after the temporary gets done. I have a dentist phobia so I can relate to the horror of 3 days in a row. Glad it's over. Dang, I'm watching that hurricane for you.

Have you watched The Biggest Loser on Tues. nights? I am really enjoying it.

Have a good day - wonder if LaDean is winning a bunch of money!

Join me in remembering to drink a lot of water today.

Morning-

I had the best supper last night. I made turkey meatballs from the EFL cookbook. Instead of breadcrumbs I used oatmeal that had been blended. I used tomato sauce that I made this summer and had frozen and I ate it on spaghetti squash. I had broccoli on the side. Very yummy.

I hadn't counted my calories for a while so I wanted to do a check. I used fitday and my calories came in at about 1350. I am happy with that. In honor of weigh-in day I did a little extra cardio yesterday and was happy to be down 1 and 3/4 lbs. this morning. I hope this is an indication I am on my way down again.

On the news here last night it sounded as though Wilma might weaken before it gets to you Alice. Is that what you are hearing?

ledom, congratulations on your weight loss. You're really doing fantastic. I've put oatmeal in meatloaf and it was really good. I've also used crushed Shredded Wheat 'n Bran, or regular Shredded Wheat for bread crumbs.

DH & I have been watching the WC to see what Wilma is going to do. She has slowed down and now they don't know when she'll hit FL or the intensity. We don't live in an evacuation area since we live farther inland.

Hope your day is a good one.

Hi, no LaDean never won a bunch. but won to play on. never spent all i took so that is great for me. I had fun that is what i go to have. ha we had good trip going and coming. have a 2 hour drive when we get back to airport. it was good. just perfect trip. we got in there monday nite at 6pm and ate , I was real good. then we started and we were up till 7 the next morning. i tell you just lose track of time when having fun. ha ha our room was on 5th floor so that was good. i hate the high ones. i was ready for a fun one and had it. was up only 2 lbs this am. got up had my walk with beau and good one. then canned 3 batches of tomatoe juice. picked what was out there. then its up with plants and tomorrow the garden is going to be plowed under for the year and all the top soil and we put mint on it for fertizler. so its done for the year. we was blessed for sure.. so now i can get into the kitchen first from one end to another. then rest of house. always get that done. then ready for crafts and all for winter. got wood in to. so we are ready... I am so glad Ledom your losing wt and your meals sound good. yes i have made it with oatmeal.. its good but hubby likes it without. I treated myself wed nite to snack. the only nite. so i was happy with me. aleka glad all is going good your way and all. good luck to both of you. have a good week. LaDean

Hey LaDean, it sounds like you managed Vegas perfectly coming home with money and all. So glad you had a good time - sounds like a blast. You also sound like a busy bee with putting your garden to bed. This is my very favorite time of year. We are still in a major drought here and are finally cooling down. After a small taste of cool weather a few weeks ago we are finally experiencing fall weather. But we really need a rain though still none in sight.

I had so much fun last night. My town hosts a documentary film festival and the opening night featured a documentary about the bluegrass band Big Smith. After the film they performed a 3 hour concert on the patio of the Beer Garten next door. The couple I was with and I stayed until the very end. There was much stomping, hootin' and hollerin' and everyone had a great time. It was well attended yet at the same time it was a small venue and not overly so. People kept buying me beer and I just held onto it until they finished theirs and then handed mine over to them. I am still a little amazed at how well giving up this particular habit is going. I know I had just as much fun and I was so pleased when I weighed less this morning than I did yesterday! I think I burned a few calories just tapping my foot and having fun.

Hey LaDean, it sounds like you managed Vegas perfectly coming home with money and all. So glad you had a good time - sounds like a blast. You also sound like a busy bee with putting your garden to bed. This is my very favorite time of year. We are still in a major drought here. After a small taste of cool weather a few weeks ago we are finally experiencing fall weather and it is most welcome. But we really need a rain though none is in sight.

I had so much fun last night. My town hosts a documentary film festival and the opening night featured a documentary about the bluegrass band Big Smith. After the film they performed a 3 hour concert on the patio of the Beer Garten next door. The couple I was with and I stayed until the very end. There was much stomping, hootin' and hollerin' and everyone had a great time. It was well attended yet at the same time it was a small venue and not overly crowded. People kept buying me beer and I just held onto it until they finished theirs and then handed mine over to them. I am still a little amazed at how well giving up this particular habit is going. I know I had just as much fun and I was so pleased when I weighed less this morning than I did yesterday! I think I burned a few calories just tapping my foot and having fun.