Hi, i live in Oregon. garden was late but oh this has been the best year ever i think. just perfect weather for it i guess. even fruit trees of all kinds are loaded. we have been blessed. ha ha alot of work. but hey working and not eating. i just got to start now its cooler doing more exercise. your doing so good planning and all. that is what its about i think. all of you are doing good. keep it up. i will join in. ha ha so far good for me. scales up a bit. just got 3 days now till tops so got to buckle down. have a good weekend all. LaDean

Happy Saturday everyone!

Ledom - I do have the EFL book - are you talking about the meatballs from the Turkey Spaghetti and Meatballs recipe?

I just made myself a pot of the "Dad's Green Chili", or whaterver it's called. If you've not tried it, you should - it's quite good. A bit high in sodium, due to the chicken gravy mix used, but it is yummy!

No workout today due to a bum knee - guess I overdid it at the gym yesterday, so now it's best not to aggravate it - I'll wait until the swelling goes down. Guess I'd better get to doing my ITB stretches again!
Cindy

Hi, hope your knee is better. yes its best to lay off for while till better. today was good. had a potluck at church but that was all 3 meals. ha ha so not to bad calorie wise. i got to get with my exercise. i just got in from walking my dog. so that was good for both of us. he was down a 1/4 last week i was so happy. ha so were both trying. ha ha i know you have so much fun with your cats. My beau had a cat with him when we got him. and now he sees a cat out saw 2 tonite. he just wants to go up to them. i want to call her so bad and ask her about the color and all. has been over a year since i have had him. told hubby wondred if i should call her if it would bother her still. so undecided. well hey have a good evening to all of you. LaDean

Good morning gals!

I'm doing well - feeling great after this morning's cardio. I didn't get any in this weekend due to a bum knee - I have a very tight ITB (iliotibial band) on the left leg, and it pulls my kneecap out of place. If I happen to bend my knee while it's like that, the knee becomes irritated, swells some, and puts me out of commission for any repetitive activities for a few days. I'm working on getting it more flexible, but it's pretty hard to isolate and thus hard to stretch!

Food was pretty good this weekend - only a few snacks, so no real free day! Hurray for me!

My engagement ring is feeling a little looser these days, which is a welcome sign that I'm moving in the right direction - my hands and feet always would get a bit smaller first, then my body would follow.

I made Dad's Great Green Chili from the EFL book this weekend - if you have the book and haven't tried the recipe, do! It's wonderful! I only use half the green chilis and no jalepeno, and it's nicely spicy for me. If you like spicier food, by all means add what is suggested.

Speaking of the Eating for Life book, are there any other recipe favorites out there? I used to make the Singapore Shrimp a lot, but the shrimp prices are ridiculous lately!

Well, time to get to work - I could spend all day online if it weren't for my job!
Cindy

Cindy you sound great. Way to go. My weekend was okay, not as good as I had hoped but not horrible. Still trying to come to terms with weekend splurging and getting the scale moving again. I think I am really ready now, I know I said that last week but now I REALLY am. Enough said.

I was cruising the sale rack at Dillard's this afternoon and came across a pair of Karen Kane jeans for $24 marked down from $96. They looked pretty small for me, size 14 but I tried them on anyway. They fit! Well close enough, snug but a 16 was too big. I really am in a 14 now, yesterday I wore some 16 culottes and I had to keep yanking them up all day. My goal is for two weeks from now to feel totally comfortable in my new jeans. Actually I think I would now, but I do tend to wear clothes tighter than I probably should.

Ledom - glad you survived your weekend - I've been wondering how it went for you. Congratulations on the size 14's!

I thought of you today while I was reading a Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle thread today. It motivated me to *finally* break down and buy the e-book. You have it, right? I'm thinking it might have some guidance in it for you right now, as you've mentioned you feel stalled out.

Anyway, I'll be doing a lot of reading of it in the next weeks or so - I'm hoping I'll learn some things that will get my fat loss moving, and get it to keep moving this time.
Cindy

I do have it. Just need to find it.

Ledom and cindy. good for the both of you. yes i am joining to i am with it. already done some exercise this am. made me a chart and checking it twice. ha ha got to start with all my ex things i have around here. so doing it. eating is going good to. adding to my calories and see if i can break this standstill in losing... good luck to all. have a great day.. Oh ledom good for you in a smaller size of jeans. now that is great news for sure. you are doing great go girllllll. ha LaDean

Morning everyone. My day off and there is so much to do. And I want to go kayaking - the Monarch butterflies are migrating now and I love to be out to watch them. Hope I get around to it. Must get workout, some food cooked up, some errands for my mom, actually and endless list.

I missed TBL last night - did any of you see it?

Hey gals - busy Monday for me, so no time to be online until now. Hope you all had a great weekend, and a good jump start to your week.
I'll write more tomorrow.
Cindy

Hey Cindy - thanks for checking in. I had a good weekend diet wise. It was about time! Kind of gotten a second wind on it which feels good. How did everyone else do?

Hi all had a good weekend. eating and exercise wise. i had 2 teeth pulled yesterday so really a good one. ha ha they were absessed just did it in couple days of course a weekend and all. but ok now so better. liquids yesterday so scales look so good this morning. got to stick with that. ha ha have a good day to all LaDean

LaDean - sounds like a painful way to get the scale down! Hope your mouth is feeling ok.

I had a good UBWO this morning - although my left bicep is killing me - which may be a bad thing - perhaps I overdid it?

I had a good feeling yesterday - both my pants and my engagement ring seemed pretty loose - looser than normal, so I hope that means I'm shrinking a bit!
Cindy

Ouch LaDean - glad you are feeling better now.

Cindy that is great - you are on your way and I know you must be feeling great about your progress.

My scale is responding too. For the last week and a half I have been doing everything right. Not missing workouts, eating on plan, gee it's amazing that it works when you work the program. So the plan is to keep on keeping on. Ihave lost 4.5 lbs. and I am 1.5 lb. from my ticker weight. That makes me so happy. I'd just love to hit that projected ticker mini-goal (4.5 more lbs.) by the end of the month. If I stay on track for the rest of the month maybe I can.

Good job gals. so happy for you. yes we can and will do this LOSE and stick to our EATING PLANS. its so fun to come in here and share. yes today was better feel good. the infection is still there some but he said will take few days. at least not sick.. yes ledom a sad way to lose wt. but i felt good. i think now every so often i will go on a liquid to clean body out some. i feel better. ha stick in there and share together that will get us there. gee i love it when rings and clothes are lose your doing great. Ladean