Goodmorning Ladies: The water level stopped receding. We hhad snow most of Thursday night and Friday. If fact a winter storm on Friday morning that ckosed the main highway to Toronto during rush hour. Jena came up last night so I am letting her deal with Dh and boathouse today. Clever eh!! He never gets ticked off with her so I avoid a stree related incident. The chest waders had to dry out so they are all ready to go. Before I forget I am going to forward a poem on about our furry friends after I post. Glad your diet is working Nikki, I have a idea we will all do better when we just go sensible. I find I am thinking about food way to much when sticking to a diet. Now that I am doing sensible, No processed food, sugar,caffeine starches I am not totally focused on food. That old compulsive personality doesn't take over. I am much more comfortable and relaxed and am eating less. I am reading again, almost a book a day. Oh I also journal what I eat and once a day I add up the calories and carbs. Now if I could just get some sleep and get my energy level up I could get the exercise routine down. Next time I got to the city I am going to make a dr.'s appointment and #1 on the list is sleeping pills. enough is enough!!!! I have never heard of Slim in 6 were did you get it? What is it about? Today is Irish day. With Jena here for weekend we will do a Irish dinner tonight. This morning we will shop than go up the mountains in Collingwood to 1 of the lodges for lunch than the boathouse, which I'm sure will cause a few laughs as Jena wipes her father into shape. Aleka I too store the stupid things for future comments. Nikki, hope your ankle is not to bad today, Hi Anne & Sugar hope you have a grear day .

SorIf a dog was the teacher you would learn stuff like:
> > >
> > > When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.
> > >
> > > Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.
> > >
> > > Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your
face to be
> > >pure ecstasy.
> > > When it's in your best interest, practice obedience
> > >
> > > Let others know when they've invaded your territory.
> > >
> > > Take naps.
> > >
> > > Stretch before rising.
> > >
> > > Run, romp, and play daily.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Thrive on attention and let people touch you.
> > >
> > > Avoid biting when a simple growl will do.
> > >
> > > On warm days, stop to lie on your back on the grass.
> > >
> > >
> > > On hot days, drink lots of water and lie under a shady
tree.
> > >
> > > When you're happy, dance around and wag your entire body.
> > >
> > > No matter how often you're scolded, don't buy into the
guilt thing
> > >and pout...run right back and make friends.
> > >
> > > Delight in the simple joy of a long walk.
> > >
> > > Eat with gusto and enthusiasm. Stop when you have had
enough.
> > >
> > >Be Loyal. Never pretend to be something you're not.
> > >
> > > If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.
> > >
> > > When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by
and
> > > nuzzle
> them
> > >gently.
> > >
> > > I AM THANKFUL FOR TOO MUCH E-MAIL BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE
FRIENDS
ry for typo's!!!! Once again forgot to proof read!

Morning everyone :coffee:
Lynn, thanks for passing on the poem, even if it wasn't proof read, it was still a good one :goodvibes: and so true.

To find out more about the Slim in 6 (it is on all the infomercials here) go to www.beachbody.com and you can find out more about it. For the diet, it says to start with a 2 day liquid fast (recommended, but not necessary) and then after that to start exercise and the diet plan that they follow. They also promote eating lower fat, using complex carbs and sugar free. Like I said, I'm not going to follow that, unless what I'm doing now poops out on me. I'm going to start the exercise tapes today. Reading their boards, it looks challenging for the average person and everyone complains about how much their legs ache. I think I will use the modified exercises and stop when I've had enough. At this point, any exercise is better than no exercise. I've also been keeping track of my food and calories during the day, not really journaling, just writing it down so I know what I"ve had. It seems to help me see things better, like I might eat too much of one thing, not enough of something else, so I try to correct it.
Lynn, when you said that your not focused on food, it reminded me of that saying, I'm eating to live, not living to eat. I sure was in that position for a long time. We both focus a lot on food, if not eating it, preparing it and looking for new ways to fix it. Even though I love to do that, I think it's time for me to get out of that rut of living to eat. Thank goodness spring is almost here, I"ll be able to focus on gardening, camping and other outdoor stuff. Winter sure has a way of keeping a person boxed up.
Lynn, as far as sleeping pills, have you ever tried Tylenol PM's or just plain old Benadryl? I find if I don't use them too often, they really knock me out. If you take them for an extended period of time, your body gets use to them and then you have to take a break from them. I've tried all the prescription drugs for insomnia and none of them have worked very well for me. I found Tylenol PM's worked better. Of course, everyone is different. DD says they have no effect on her at all, but then, her system is the opposite of everyone elses. She can take a boat load of some medications and it has no effect on her.
Sounds like you will have a fun day ahead, enjoy it! :dance:
Aleka, Stripe hasn't gotten back into the fish tank again. I put some aluminum foil over the opening and then a piece of wide tape on top of that. Cats don't like sticky stuff and foil makes them think it's solid. I took PJ (Lynn, this stands for Plain Jane as she's the homliest cat I've ever seen) to the vet yesterday as she has an upper respiratory infection. She is really over weight and he gave me a bag of reduction diet cat food to try with her. She is very picky about her food and has had intestinal problems ever since I found her. I'm suppose to feed her 1/4 cup twice a day and that's it. She is already protesting, won't eat the new food and is confused. She has a hard time understanding things and doesn't react to things the way other cats do. She's a sweetie, but rather difficult to care for. Stripe tries to get her to play, but she just lays down and cries. It sounds just like she's yelling for help or mom. I yell at Stripe and he runs. He is the devil in a fur coat :devil: :D

I better run, DH wants to go to a car auction this morning. Not to buy, just to look at the antiques. I think cars are for getting groceries, so you can imagine how excited I am about this outing :lol:
Take care, Nikki

nikki, I have MSN for my homepage. There was a story that Krispy Kreme plans to offer a low sugar donut to attract dieters and diabetics. I know you like Krispy Kreme and thought of you when I read it.

Aleka

I'll start a new thread for the new week, Nikki