Hi, Lookin 4 Diet Buddy
 

Hello,
Brief Intro, I am almost 44 ! ( found the smiley button) and weighing in at 200 pounds, that is great if I was taller than 5 Feet! I have 2 boys 12 & 14, 1 husband, Mr. Wonderful, he puts up with all of my critters, house and barn full dogs to horse & exotics. love me roos, teach dog obedience, have home business (homeschool project that got out of hand)professional volunteer.
I believe that one is only as good as their word and I am not afraid to speak about the white elephant in the room.
My first problem are my dear friends, they will be burying me in a soon if I don’t loose wieght and get healthy..... as I am told by almost eveyone around me~ that I do not need to loose weght! A ND acutally bring me comfort food just because they want to help me( must be an Italian thing, bring food) ALHOUGH MY HUSBAND, who is the only honest person in my life, said, “ Honey you are just well marbled”
MY second and biggest problem is me.... I AM A MAJOR STRESS EATER, will eat the entire house down if I am in a state....and I cannot seem to stick with any diet for any reason.. time always wins out..run here and there and no time to eat right.. NOT THAT I AM A FAN OF EATING HEALTHY FOODS, for me it is a chore. I LOVE REGULAR PEPSI AND M & Ms! :m: ( holy cow you got one for Ms)

So yesterday I started to journal my journey and I am hoping that this version of eccumenical (sp?)l guilt may help me be accoutnable to write something down everyday… even if it is a sentence....

Because I have tried a bizzillion diets and most of them start out with the clieche of “If you fail to plan, then you plan to fail” ( which I believe in most parts of my life)... THIS time my official plan is “ no plan”.

I plan to start slow, I plan tmake better food choices (no M&Ms :stress: ) ano get up on the treadmill for 1 mile before noon. drink at least 32oz ( probably more, no probelm) by 2, no carbs int he AM at all, and eat 1 bite/ morsel of food at a time until full… as needed.. until dinner with the family… OK so that is the game plan, my goal is to maintian this schedule for ONE WEEK! and re evaluate!

I still have no idea how to navagate this post, so I hope this is the place to start..... this is a huge site truly amazing

GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF YOU ON YOUR ENDEVOURS

I LOVE THE COW,:moo:

Hi and :wel3fc:

This site has been a great source of inspiration and support for me in losing weight and I'm sure it will be for you also. I attend Weight Watchers meetings weekly which is great for accountability. 3fatchicks is a wonderful place to be and you will meet many wonderful people here.

Wishing You All The Best
Denise

Thanks Denise!
I noticed your from Missouri... moving out that way in a few years! LOVE IT!

I am totally amazed by this forum... really don't if I will ever be able to connect with people again, this site is huge.. so I figured if I started a thread I wouldbe able to follow up and be accountable... I had been on weightwatchers ( at the discovery of the points system) I spent a lost of time and money driving to weekly meeting....45 minutes each way.... they are just too far away to go to for 1/2 hour meeting...

YOU my friend are doing a terrific job on journey!
I can see by your little foal guys... don;t know how that works yet.. but will get it soon!

Thanks for checking!

Hi and welcome to 3FC. Did I catch that right, are you 5 feet tall, cause that's exactly what I am. Only I ballooned up to 287 lbs. :yikes: A scary, scary number. Yuck. And I'm 43 so we've got a bit in common. Oh yeah and I was/am/was a stress eater as well. And a boredom eater, frustrated, happy, sad and anything else you wanna throw in there.

I'm also not following any one's plan. I do count calories eating mostly low fat protein, low carbs and lots and lots of veggies. And I kinda rewired my brain. And finally realized the value of food in my life. It's not there for boredom, stess, lonliness or entertainment. It's there to provide me with nutrients and energy.

And this website has been an absolute blessing. The ladies here, are fantastic - supportive, encourage, witty and smart. Looking forward to getting to know you better. Good luck to you!!!! :smug:

Stress eater -- I just have to reply to you, my sister loves cows and I saw you ended with a little one!! I am a BIG stress eater, I usually can't even stop myself and have a really hard time getting back on track. I'm not a WW, etc. person, too much detail makes me crazy:fr: !! I just go by my general ideas -- cookies -- bad, fruits, vegs good!

I've been going to a nutritionist, who is so nonjudgemental when I "goof", it's great. We just have to start over, not the next day but immediately. I barter with her all the time -- can't stand vegs, but if I can dip them in salad dressing, I promise to eat them. We can't stop cold turkey, but little changes will make a big difference.

Good luck!!

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HELLO ROCKINROBIN!
WOW you definatley sound like my kind of gal...... I identify with just about everything that you wrote... kind of creepy if you ask me......

SHELBY 897 HI!-
Have you ever wondered what your nutrionist is eating? I kind of laugh when I have to "deal" with those types.... age, kids, and gravity kicks in... they will be online with us too!


I agree with both of you about the vegetable thing... if you have to eat them how can you with out a little dip.... they are just too dry!

WELL I think in order to keep information going here... maybe I will find my post from the daily journal ( I am trying to keep) and repot it hear to see if we can become bette aquatinted.. THANK YOU ALL FOR CHECKING IN!

Hello
 

I am new here and am looking for extra support. :carrot:
I feel as if I am my own worst enemy right now. The thing is I have gone from large to small before and it took a lot of work!:coach: And a big part of me hasn't been able to do all that and everything else I have to do. But now I am ready to throw myself into it. :boxing: (this little icon is me fighting with myself!)

I am eating better and working out more. :yoga: yoga, pilates and starting next week: swimming. I am also planning on dance dance revolution. I also want to start doing something when I come home at nights, but hubby is sick so, I am doing it all right now and am hitting the hay around 9. I feel for single mothers!

I also want to be able to be honest with someone about everything such as the weight :mag: and what I am feeling, but I am not really a touchy feely person and I think this will help. If I bare my soul I can't hide anymore and lie to myself because others will know, right?

Well, I need this support and hope I can be a support to to others in this quest and sleigh the dragon that has taken over me!:queen:

Stress eater -- I agree so much about the nutritionist -- who knows, she's probably shoveling M&M's after I leave!! Just a much better metabolism for her!! My regular doctor drives me crazy, she is probably a good 50 lbs heavier than I am, but tells me every year "lose weight, it's not healthy, etc.". I have such a hard time not saying "I will when you do"!!! :D

Worldsbestmom5 -- Welcome in -- I love it here and have only been on for a few days. Great support -- I don't think anyone can understand what we go through who hasn't been there - my husband and I don't discuss it -- he can't understand how I can eat a whole box of cookies!!! He quit smoking a few years ago and thinks when your ready, you just "do it". So, I'd like to see him smoke just three cigarettes a day and not want more. We have to eat every day, which leads us into our tempations -- no cold turkey for the overweight!! :dizzy: I have also been thin/not so thin. Unfortunately, my poor spouse met me during the 5 "think years" I've had, but they didn't last long. I think it helps to know we can do it and how great we felt/looked then too. You sound like you are doing excellent already. I think I get my most benefit from exercise -- 5 days a week YMCA - I think it makes you eat less because you feel good. Rambling (my worst quality!!). Have a great day!!!

Rockinrobin -- You know, I'm 5 feet 9 inches tall and it has no advantage when you are overweight!! I wouldn't mind being 5 feet tall -- I wouldn't look so obviously uncoordinated at the gym!!! I could not follow any diet, I obsess too much over it. Just have to drop the junk food and eat better -- but I've come to love junk food!! Do you stick to just three meals, or do you still snack a bit? If I'm busy, I don't even think about eating, so I obviously wasn't eating because I was hungry. Definitely bord/emotional eater. It's amazing to actually feel my stomach hungry lately, kind of exciting because I know I must be losing weight!! Have a great day.

Welcome Aboard Worldsbestmom5!
:woohoo: :woohoo:
I LOVE THOSE CUTE ICONS.. aren't ya glad you found them too!

YOU have lots going on~ I hope that your husband feels better soon... that is a huge hit....and you are still managing to try and address your personal stuggles and challenges.... you are a stong lady:strong:

I know that alot of us gals are finghtin with ourselves daily:boxing: ... always telling ourselves that we can do his and this time.....

I usually miserabley fail... perhaps it is because and we faill.. maybe because as the woman or 'mom' we need to take care of everybody and nobody is left to take care of us... so we must do it alone......we need to see out our support system...we try the gym and meet certain personalities that conflict with us, the unspoken comepition and gloating, (CAN YOU TELL I COME FROM A SMALL TOWN) BOTTOM line... I need to talk too and keep focused... and I need my privacy and privacy~ at least from the gossipy town... you know what I mean I hope!:o

I am way behind on my water and treadmill thing...and my journal... OH I almost forgot I was going to post my journal here.. to keep it rolling..

I think YOU are definately an inspiration to me... my goals are still evolving....Keep in touch,

As for nutritionists and others;

If they were blessed with a great metabolism and down handfuls of crap daily then its still not great for them. They all have a cardiovascular system that can get clogged up. And their metabolism will catch up with them and so will their bad habits.
What I can't stand are the food ****s. :drill: They look down their noses at you and show no compassion. They have never had a problem and have a "it is your own fault that you are fat" attitude. Life hasn't really happened to them.

What I wonder is what eating a meal is like with them? I love the noisy pass around the platter gather together end of the day meal. and the shove food in my face, talk about what is going to happen today, everybody eats what they want breakfast followed by kiss hug and a prayer out the door moment.

I picture the food ****s chewing every bite 100 times and no talking because you'll disrupt the digestive process. And of course they are having grey cardboard.

Ok, maybe I am a little harsh but you listen to them and you want to choke them. but you don't because 1. well it is wrong 2. you feel inferior due to your weight and one day you'll show them (evil laughter) you'll be back and you'll be thin and hot and in control! I say lets all stick it to the food ****'s!

Luckily we have people who really care. Maybe they live across the world and you just met them and you will never have a chance to meet face to face. This is real though with real people and real lives who really care and need to be cared for. Ok, I said I am not really touchy feelly and this is feeling very touchy feelly to me. :bb:

Alright enough from me already. I am happy with me and I want to be happy with me always.. I am just not happy about the weight. I think we can be happy and you all sound like you are. :hug:

by the way anybody want to join me I am planning a raid on the food ****s. just have to find there headquarters. jk! :club: I have a weird sense of humor... sorry!:devil:

WBM.. you really should have had a warning about your food **** message..:lol:

Know you know I am drinking gallons of water a day... you almost made me pee! BUT on the plus side (no pun) I could have started to take up swimming.

You guys are TOO funny!! I had someone complain to me once about my weight, I shot back with the idea that I don't want to look this way, like I eat bags of chips, etc. just to be fat. On the off side -- I saw a news article once about a woman (beautiful too!!) who was eating and bulking up, she wanted to weigh 300 lbs -- I could have choked her! I've struggled my whole life to not gain and she is pushing for it -- I hope everyone of her arteries are clogged now! My sister is thin but struggles to be there just like I struggle to lose it, so I can relate to her. The food ****s -- I had a friend like that, she always feed her kids "organic", no cookies, etc. which I think is great, but to excess, if they were still hungry after 1/2 of a veggie dog -- too bad, but she was always complaining how short/little her kids were! Happy to say I have two handsome, tall boys -- feed well on donuts and chips!! Actually, I'm trying to back them up too -- they eat pretty well, but as all of us do could do better. My poor dad, who has always taken such good care of himself had a quad bypass this summer (he did great!!), he keeps complaining that my poor mother, in horrible shape and overweight is so healthy by no doing of her own -- maybe this bulk pads us from disease??

Stress eater -- I'm horrible at breakfast -- everyone says you have to eat it, but I'm not hungry then and could last until lunch with nothing. I swear it harms me, if I eat breakfast, I have to eat again by 10:00 a.m. Can we just skip it??? I promise I'll drink 10 glasses of water instead!!

WBM5 -- I promise your are safe here, even if you get emotional, this is the place to do it -- we'll never tell :dizzy:

Oh no, the husband and kids are back from the store, I guess I should try to look like I was doing something! Have a great night.

What a horrible night! I fell asleep on the couch and when I woke up, I finished off two pieces of pizza we had for dinner and a whole bunch of girl scout cookies. I'm so horrible when I'm tired, I should have just crawled into bed! I know I have to just start over today, but it stinks!! I'm so upset with myself and it's so hard to start out positive when I screwed up so bad! Hope you all have a great day (and do better than I did:( )

True confession
 

Originally Posted by shelby897:
What a horrible night! I fell asleep on the couch and when I woke up, I finished off two pieces of pizza we had for dinner and a whole bunch of girl scout cookies. I'm so horrible when I'm tired, I should have just crawled into bed! I know I have to just start over today, but it stinks!! I'm so upset with myself and it's so hard to start out positive when I screwed up so bad! Hope you all have a great day (and do better than I did:( )

I wasn't going to admit this I mean if I don't type it in you will never know, but I will. :devil: I was bad. I don't know why. I was tired I was hungery I was lasy. I was off my game. I am human.

Where I went wrong .... Walmart...l. I bought 2 packages of egg rolls. one was shrimp the other chicken. Dh cooked them up . 6/pkg 12 all together. that meant I got 2, but I would eat one. He brought me 2: one chicken the other shrimp. I didn't say no thanks or I'll only have 1. I didn't eat anyhting else. nor drink water. But I did go into the kitchen and eat the 6 year olds second one! then I plopped my butt infront of the tv with sick hubby and watched blather. then by 10 I was in bed.

I will say I didn't buy any of the lovely chocolate things that always gets me. So I am not so bad right?

Then today I didn't get up until after 8 instead of making my usual breakfast egg whites and oatmeal no fat no sugar. i had bran flakes with a small amount of brown sugar and I poured milk all over it.

Now I am dreaming of making chikcken with cream cheese for the family, right.
I keep telling myself I won't eat it but I know I will. So I haven't done it yet. I need to make something tasty and and good for me. I am going to be strong. I do great at work but on the weekends I lose it. Pray for me to make it. I want to lose the weight I really do.

why? I have always said to be healthy but whatever. that really should be it, but that reason doesn't work. I want to wear cute clothes. I want to look good. I hate looking round. I want to see muscles. :strong: I don't care about being thin. I just want to be able to stop shopping in the large ladies sizes.

Thaks for letting me vent. Have you seen the Red green Show? At the end they recite the man's pledge... I could do better .....if I have to ....I guess!

WBM, Shelby, Robin OMG how I can relate to that stress/boredom eating!!! You don't even realize how much you've eaten until it's ALL GONE! UGH!

Food ****'s, I was with you Stresseater, I thought I was going to pee in my pants. And who are they when they are not in shape to preach . . . drives me up a wall.

I too am new here, about a week and afraid to weigh myself. So when I get brave I'll hop on that scale.

Stresseater :m: :m:'s are my friend, with a Pepsi . . . Oh my . . . have I found my soulmate for weaknesses . . . hmmmmmmm I love chocolate, any kind any time of day . . . oh my.

I too do not have a "plan" no WW or anything. I am just trying to plan a bit more and have foods around that won't add 15,000,000 calories in one shot. :m: will do that !!!! I am trying to have a variety of things I can eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner. And very important for me . . . snacks throughout the day and a large variety. I don't think I could eat oatmeal 7 times a week . . . I like the variety. I need to have things on hand that are quick and easy for my snacks.

I bought peanuts the other day (12 oz can) and got 12 baggies and divided them up evenly (more or less, I didn't count the nuts, just guessed) I have also done that type of thing with other things. Jennie O turkey breast (sliced in the deli) was on sale for 4.59/lb. Then when I got home I divided each lb into 8 bags and threw them in the freezer. Great for sandwiches or to put on my muffin with egg in the AM.

I also ate :m: everyday until they were gone <sniffle> but I still have my dark chocolate which I have one or two squares every day!!! LOVE THAT CHOCOLATE (chips I can take or leave, thank goodness) I think it keeps me from eating 3-4 chocolate bars.

I don't know if it's doing any good yet . . . but I feel much better, more energy, blah, blah, blah . . . I ramble too, have you noticed . . .

Either way the people here have been GREAT!!! So supportive, lots of ideas . . . I know with everyone's help and a bit of sweat from me I can make it, and SO CAN YOU!!!

Everyone have a great day!! It's the weekend, so hang tough!

S. Diane

OMG~ I feel like I cheating on my family... look what this site has done to me!:dizzy: so nothing too long..

SHELBY~ you are ME! What the **** is the deal... not only am I starving my 10 if i eat breakfast... I am out of control the entire day!..:hungry: . and the pizza thing. just did that myslef now, after lunch... a couple of scoops of luck left in the pan.., not enough to save for a meal, hate to waste it.. oh,yeah I could have been a meal for two.... :moo: :moo:

WBM5~ I don;t like people dreeping around in my underwear drawer either... way not a touchy feely kid.. although I am Italian.. and physically hug everything! YOU TOTALLY have what it takes~ you are planning and doing it.. with all the excerise you are going you are going to get to your goal! ME on the other hand, have absolutely no clue.. of what I want... my goal is day at a time .. lots of water intake and get that mile done.. which isn't done yet today.... :woops:

my girlfirend stopped by.. she lives an hour away... so something was up, she stayed for couple hours and left.. still don;t know what is going on... hmmmm....my husband, Mr Wonderful... made lunch for us and the kids... doctored up hamburger helper...... well you know that went straight to the bum!

:welcome3: LostBombera/ S Diane~ I certainly hope that is a REGULAR WITH CAFFIENE PEPSI???? with those lovable Ms:m: :m: :m: :m: :m: :m: HAVE YOU TRIED THE DARK CHOCOLATE ONES??? OMG>>>> ok , not exactly the direction this conversation should go.... I KINDA LIKE YOUR mini packagign idea.. I grap a handful or a bite...not too accutate....and YES< THE DAR CHOCOLATE BAR SQUARE.. I actually have myself convinced that I am taking it for medicial purposes! :lol: :lol:

OVERALL SINCE I HAVE STARTED THIS>>> WEDNESDAY? THURSDAY... I am feeling better... although I was spending way too much time surfing this sight and not getting stuff done ( SHELBY!) ~then I have to kick butt:kickbutt: to make it appear that I was doing something!

I may not be able to get back here for a few days will miss ya.... be good and have a great weekend!:exercise: :exercise:

Just dropping in and hoping everyone is having an excellent weekend. I do better during the week, because i go to the gym everyday, I have to say exercise makes me not want to eat -- but two lazy days at home over the weekend are tough. But, when I get tempted, I just think of everyone on here and how much combined effort we all have -- we can't let each other down!!

Hey rockinrobin,

I can relate to your "rewired" brain. At least I think I can- tomorrow is day one for Fat Smashers Diet! I have learned so much recently about the food we eat and how it impacts our bodies. I'm not too bad on fruits, but the veggies will be difficult. However, I have mentally reached that point where NOTHING CAN STOP ME NOW! I am going to make the vegetable soup in the book for Phase I. I have 2 sisters (yes that is right-2!) with stomach cancer. I am scared to tell the truth- is this also my fate?? I also have a brother and sister with colon cancer. My immediate family got a little ripped in the gene pool if you ask me. I am a single mom of 2 active kids (15 and 12) - lots of sports etc...so we eat a lot on the run. No more for me! It is time to eat well and get healthy! So - I also feel "rewired". I don't crave the chips or chocolate right now. I am hoping that Phase I will be easy for me! Good luck to everyone!

fatBgone07 -- I think the first two weeks of a diet seem to be the hardest and then once you get into the routine it gets easier, so stick with it!! Eating on the run is tough, but I guess it's time to start packing a little cooler from home! I do that alot when I know I'll have to take the kids out to eat, I'll throw a sandwich and some fruit in my little cooler with some water. Once in a while I'll pack a bag of popped popcorn to snack on, and wait until I get home to eat my meal. I also found some packets at the grocery store that have spices in them, you add water and veg's and steam it in the microwave, it's pretty good (and I hate veg's!!) I'm not familiar with the diet you are doing, but I hope it allows you the flexibility we all need. Good luck, I'm sure you can do this!!

Okay Stress Eater, I think you are working too hard on your diet when the school bus looks like a twinkie (but I will have to check it out when my son gets off the bus!!!). Hope you are doing well. I'm having a great day, which I needed after the horrible three day weekend.

OMG FatBgone 07... Welcome:welcome: . I was so wrapped up in the the week... sorry.. I have never heard of Fat Smashers either... but let me know... maybe it will be a winner for me too!

I have been very invovled with ACS for many years.. and you know that Colorectal screening are imparative for somebody with your family history....this is one of the most treatable cancers... you have to stay on top of it EARLY DETECTION!:smug:

Shelby~ NEED TO know what spices help you eat veggies.. they are so boring... and make me erpy all day... :p

SO< all is well in the barn.... for now, anywhow... It is nasy cold here and I really do not feel like drinking my water... cause then ya gotta pee.. and well that exposed quite a bit of bum... brrrrrr....

REALLY suited up well for the weather... and reminded myself how much better things would be if I could move after being bundled up ..... :coffee: :coffee: chug a lung... 16 oz... and belch, and on we go...

MY official re evaluation...

SO I am modifiying my 3FC thing... I was on too many threads and too many chats, and wrote too long in the journal... again EVERYTHING IN MODERATION>>>
SO I will post here, eliminating threads.. journal once a week, and only one chat a day MAX.... now that is the easy part!:comp:

STILL NO DIET PLAN~
Still going ot drink my water 64 oz before 1400, and walk a mile daily. and no carbs before noon... :swim: 16 oz to go today.. I AM WATERLOGGED

I am not a weekly shopper... I shop for a couple of weeks at a time... so that is probably why the fresh fruit and veggie thing doesn;t work for me....

I will make it a point ot shop for fresh produce.. I am not promising how many times....I hate going out! I like the suggestion to repack some snacks ( nuts in small bags) have emergency snack in car ( which will beat a Micky D burger)

IF I eat something I that I blantantly know is not good and eat it anyhow, I will do an extra lap on the treadmill AKA the BEAST..:woops:

IF I am on one of those LONG telephone calls.. I do a mumble and stumble on the treadmil..

WEll that is more that I thought I was going to add.... lets see where this takes me.. Good Luck again, to each one you, :coolsnow:

OH and I am going to figure out how to make one of those cute goal charts in my signature AFTER I convience the scale to be kinder!:goodscale

Yucky vegetables
 

Stress eater -- Hope this helps, I shop once a week, so I can kind of understand veg's going bad -- I found Green Giant frozen vegetables with schzuwan (sp?) sauce or terriaki (sp?), broccoli with zesty cheese sauce, etc. My nutritionist gave them a thumbs up -- you can even eat the whole package and it's only about 120 calories or so. I hate fresh vegs with nothing on them!!

I also found a packet for veg steaming in the microwave. It's one of those plastic bags like they make for turkeys, roasts, etc. and a packet of spices attached. I really love this one for fresh vegs.

I don't know about you, but when I have to be out in the cold weather, it makes me wish I was a man and had "limited exposure" if I had to pee!!! How is it that I can drink two gallons of soda and nothing but two glasses of water and I have to pee for an hour??? I also end up at the grocery store a couple of times a week for something, so I get their salad bar for lunch as a treat and try to fill it with broccoli, carrotts, etc.

I have been on here way too much myself -- I'm actually behind in my work because after everyone goes to bed at night I just can't stop reading this stuff!! I think I'm still just surfing around here, looking for my "home".

Made it to the gym today for a good workout and haven't eaten a single treat (maybe because I finished them all up over my horrible weekend), but I'll take it!! Have a great day everyone.

SHELBY,

REFERENCE the webiste surfin' thing... what are you looking for... because I have not idea what I am looking for.... I wanted a relgular buddy system thing.. however... I just don't see that happening.. and the CHAT thing... glues me to the computer.. not alot of calorie burn up there.. OH THE PORK FINGGIES are still just that... they only thing I have lost is my hair.. had a haircut last week and donated to locks of love... so that was a feel good..but not much of a weight loss...

My teenage son... is on wrestling :sumo: and has AMAZING sefl control... as he need to stay in his weigh range.. THE ONLY TRAIT THAT HE HAS THAT I DONT>>> other than that we are two peas in a pod....

I am goind to have totry the season packet thing... are the packets just for veggies.. or are they for example pot roast and you just exclude the mea?


I get so frustrated becasue I do so well during the day... but at night I am so tired... all I want to to is eat and sleep!:stars:

WELL KIDS>> GOING TO THE BARN, CHECK ON YA LATER!

HI AGAIN>>> OK SHELBY>>> in from the barn.. and frozen... yep wish I had outdoor plumbng like a man sometimes too! I get to start my water intake now! YEAH....

Glad to here you got yourself to the gym... you are way more motivated than I... I never semm to FIT IN at the gym...... you know there is the regulars.. trim & well muscled.. the afterwork group...stress releaser...and then the ones who go for weightloss, and those are broken into subgroups.. the ones who really work out and the others who go for social interaction... which is ok...but those are the people that I run across and take away from me working out... then, because the are such a fun group.. go out to eat with them... TOTALLY not a cool way to wasts a gym membership... so no more gyms for me unless my husband goes!:lifter:


KEEP ON KEEPIN AT THE GYM>>> DRINK THAT WATER>>> AND EAT DEM VEGGIES!:carrot: :carrot:

Co cold!
 

I am finding that when I drink a lot of water my body temp drops. Making me cold. I also don't drink tea or coffee. I do like hot chocolate but 160 calories adds up over the day.

I had a great weekend but somewhat of a lousy one. I ate too many naughty things and not enough water and veggies. I didn't feel well for part of it.


But I did cook a couple of real meals which I haven't done in a while. Hubby does most of the cooking and by the time I get home and cook I don't feel like doing to much work.

Anyway, one of my sons even brought over the girlfriend and she stayed and had dinner. And we played games. I almost forgot I made a chocolate cake from scratch and only a small sliver about the size of 2 stamps. But then the next day I had a big piece for breakfast. I justified it by doing housework.

Well I am going to the gym today and will step up to the scale then. I will post a short letter later.

Pool closed
 

the pool has been closed I found out due to a broken light. And they are fighting over who is going to fix it. It just reopened after renovations and the contractor and the person putting in the light are battling it out. Of course the university I work at doesn't want to pay either and they shouldn't. Maybe they could split the costs.

Well. I am doing the yoga and pilates during work . We actually get paid to work out 3 hours a week. So I can go any time during the week I want. Plus I go can go more than 3 hours as long as I have nothing else to do. It is often very slow here. But I have a lot to do. I have to get several departments up to OSHA standards and I have a huge project going on to. One of my coworkers goes to the gym every day for about 1.5 - 2 hours and does crossword puzzle in the morning and soduko every afternoon. I don't think he really does any work most days. I have to keep busy. He is a bum!