Hey Partners !!

Sorry it has been so long, life has just been really hectic for me

Glad to see that most of you are still here and doing well. I will try to check in regularly... but no promises.

Take care one and all

Welcome Purple Rose. Weight loss is mostly a mental battle. You have to decide you REALLY want this for yourself and are willing to do whatever it takes to make it happen. You also have to accept that this isn't something temporary. You will be eating differently for the rest of your life. Those are some big concepts to swallow but once you get there, you are 90% on your way.

A bunch of us seem to be having animal problems all at the same time. Kobe is going to the vet this morning for some adrenal tests. He didn't get any breakfast and he is not happy about that. He's been barking and whining all morning.

He had me up at 4:30 yesterday morning so I went to the gym and got my work out in but I couldn't think straight most of the day. I had to give a lecture to some medical students and I"m sure I sounded like a bumbling idiot.

Glad to see some people checking in. I better get ready to take Kobe to the vet and off to work.

Hey Ladies,
ahhh, I got a good excersie in this morning. my son slept at my parents because I had to work until 10 last night so they figured it was easier to just let him stay and that gave me an extra long moring. I got up an hour late, and I did a longer jog, so I think about 4.5 miles. I feel good and refreshed. ahhhhh....
Yesterday, food was kind of my enemy. I didn't plan and I stoped by my parents at luch and my mom was eating things that I don't like or can't eat and the only other thing there was birthday cake left overs so I had a slice. so not core! but I didn't have time to eat my real lunch at work since I had been out runnign around. I scarfed it down in between jobs and it was good, left over ratoulli and left over shredded chicken. But that was about it for the day. Not much as far a nutrition but it could have been worse.
so today, I have to go out and get some food to cook for lunch and dinner. hmmm when will I fit that in. that is the only draw back of core, you really have to plan plan plan. Its something I needed to do anyways so its good to be forced to do it.
all right, got to get back to the grind.
Jennie

Good morning all. It looks to be a foggy, cool Wednesday here in the "Mountain State." I was pretty much OP yesterday, but I know my sodium was WAY TOO high. I had popcorn and I had canned soup. I was hungry, very hungry and forced myself NOT to eat the HC frozen dinner I brought to work with me. This was a result of poor planning. I will strive to do much better today. I did not have intentional exercise, but I do believe my knee is feeling better today. This might mean that it does need babied, rather than "working through the pain." We'll see. But this doesn't mean I can't do some weights and moves on the ball. I shall endeavor to do that today amidst my household chores before work.

I bid a good day to all who roost here. I will be checking in on all of you from work. Best of luck on your journey.

HiHi Ladies,
here I am, at my computer, getting ready to put in my walking dvd and do a couple miles . it's so gorgeous out today, I'm thinking of unplugging my laptop from the phone and moving my workout outside today. I'm feeling great, and getting some comments that my face isn't quite so round looking now. My mantra today will be "I've got a long way to go, today I will do what it takes".

Curley~ hmmmm, I think of a dog named Chai and I think of a nice little lap kinda dog... i'm thinkin' I'm way wrong lol. Good luck with the next appt. btw, I'm rootin for you to be getting your Gazelle sooner rather than later! I know I'd be so excited. I can't wait to hear how it works for you!

TEB~ nice to seeya pop your head in .. You take care yourself, and good luck and hopefully seeya again soon.

Petra~ Great advice for PurpleRose- for all of us. I hope Kobe is gonna be ok. I'm still having interesting visuals of getting that urine sample lmao! We love our animals soooo much! I don't understand how some people just don't get the bond we have with them. Good job on the early gym.... 4:30am!?!?!?! AACCKKKKK!!! lol!

Jennie~ Congrats on the extra exercise! They oughta outlaw b-day cakes lol.. I snuck a couple bites of one someone brought to work after her daughters party. It was tasty, but not as tasty as it used to be. Guess my new priorities are making my taste buds more discerning .

Turtle~ Sounds like you are completely back in the drivers seat again... making choices/decisions, and dealing with the results! Yayyy. I hope that knee gets feeling way better real soon.


LisaWY~ Where are you? I hope you're doing well.

Have a wonderful day Ladies!!!!!

oo love the bear! ehh chai weighed 49 lbs yesterday... but he thinks he is a cat, when i am layin on the sofa.. he sees the cats come lay on my belly so he does it also..

he also will come up to u when u are sitting and put a paw on each side of your sholders cuz he wants a hug!

yeah he doesnt care too much for strangers... he's a bit fear agressive, he doesnt go after people but growls and snarls when someone approaches him ..

I wish i could afford the dog whisperer...

heh that's funny cuz I have a cat that thinks he's a dog! 19 lbs, and yep, he lays on me too. Ol' hubby just shakes his head at us lol.
Is Chai still a puppy? and/or did you get him from a rescue? He sounds great. I can't wait to get a dog. I want a chocolate lab, hubby wants a jack russell lol... but I won't get one til we fence the yard. There's about an acre from the house to the road, but it's a dangerous road and I can't take the chance.

I love my lil rasta Deaddie bear too. I've just gotten around to transferring a bunch of pics from my old laptop to my new one and found a whole bunch of old avatars I used in the old Grateful Dead Chat room.... wow lotsa memories there

Anyways... it was a great day here. I ate well, Drank almost half gallon of water, my blood sugar is great (I just checked it), and I did my exercise.

So Everyohne have a wonderful tomorrow! I gotta go watch Dr Phil lol.... hugssssssss

~Dee

I couldn't even begin to tell you all the crazy antics of my two. Kobe is incredibly jealous. He has to be the center of attention all the time. If Buddy is getting some love, he comes over and actually pushes him out of the way! He also starts barking when I'm on the phone too long, lol! He also likes to lay on top of me in the bed or get under the covers. And I have 90-100 lb dogs!

hehe, Petra....sounds like my 2 boys!!! My dog will also come and nudge under my arm for some petting and scratching.....it gets to be a nuisance when you're actually holding a drink and it spills. Then she licks it up!! lol...I think its part of her master plan!!!

How is everyone today? We started decorating the house yesterday for Halloween and need to buy some more 'grown up' decorations. I was looking thru the box and they were all too cutsie cutsie. yup....we're heading to the store and looking for some 'not so' gruesome tombstones. Can't believe we've already been at our new house for 1 year now. Time sure does fly!!! Has anyone heard from Sunshine? She had her house up for sale. The leaves are all starting to turn and fall....a perfect crisp fall day!!! GET YER PUMPKINS!!! I love this time of year. Ds is starting to feel better, gosh he was so bad with the barky coughs. Thank god the meds are kicking in. oh...btw.....anyone want TOM? Just thought I'd ask, since he's worn out his welcome. Can't say I blame you though...LOL

Howdy, Howdy, Howdy!!!!

I have been so swamped at work...not a good excuse but I haven't been getting on the computer at night, believe it or not...I have been working out. I have gone to the gym for 10 nights straight and jogging on the treadmill most nights. I have really stepped up the exercise.

I have continued to remain smoke free. It will be 3 weeks on Sunday. YIPPEEE for me.

The bad news is the scale was off or I was off on Saturday. THe scale showed a huge gain but I am withholding changing my tracker until this Saturday. I really do think it was a fluke.

I will address everyone indiviually later.. But special thanks to turtle for hunting me down.

Lisa

Just getting ready to leave for work. Sigh. Scheduled for a "quadruple shift" from three-thirty PM Friday until eleven-thirty PM on Saturday. Wow! Is that humanly possible? I guess we'll find out.

Yesterday was another day OP and water intake was great, but no formal exercise. Gotta work on that Turtle.

I'll check in from work. It's my last day with my coworker. He's only doing a half day today. I sure will miss that bald Poophead. Sigh...

Hi!

Name: LIsa
Location:Florida
Sex:Female
Age:28
Kids:1 son(9 year old)
Statusivorced
Highest weight:220lb
Current Wieght:220lb
Goal Weight:145-150 lbs
Current clothing Size:16/18
Goal clothing size:10/12
Pets:Cat-Meanie
Dietr. Atkins or Low Carb

Hello there Lisa. Welcome to our little group!!! Post often and tell us a bit about yourself. Some of us are doing ww's, low fat and/or atkins so you've come to the right spot.

We just got back from Wally world, and picked up some new additions to our halloween stash. hehe....wait till dh gets home tonight and see's the lightup skeletons along the path. hehe...we had so much fun shopping for them.

Hotcup.....WOW...a quadrupple shift? you've got to be kidding me?....tell me then you have 3 days off !!!

LisaWY......good to hear from you girl!!! nice to know you're alive and doing well. Sorry to hear that work is so crazy for you. How is M doing? WOOHOO...SMOKEFREE!!!

hi guys!

guess what my gazelle came today... Welcome lisa! lol how many Lisa's does that make now? u know im a lisa also..

hey guess what? i was 241 this morning!!!

My car is drivin me insane... it has this theft deterrent system that shuts the fuel pump off.. so i guess it thinks i am stealing it..... GRRRRRRRRRRRRR they really need to have a recall on the Grand Ams

all my pets were shelter adoptions.. chai was a yr old in july..

ok ill be back later ....

Hi PIC's,

How's everyone tonight, (today which is more than likely tomorrow by now ) It was another beautiful day here on the northern Cali coast! A rough day work-wise as Thursdays tend to be. A great day food/exercise and water-wise. I'm probably still eating too many calories, but the food I'm eating is so much better for me. I'm doing my video every nite, sometimes feeling I should be doing more. The one mile walk is pretty simple, but the two mile starts hurting my hips pretty bad. I need to check with my dr about that. I'm not sure whether to try something else, or just work through the stinging. Any input there? I haven't opened a bag of chips or had a pastery etc since I started coming to this site. You guys are really inspiration for me, and I'm not sure I can ever thank you all enough for just being here

Petra~ I'll say it again.... We sure do love our animals. Sometimes it is kind of amazing what we will let them get away with, lol.

Angel Eyes~ I love most all holidays. Halloween is the one of the best for decorating! I had the night crew decorate the store last week and came in Sat morning to a very festive looking workplace, LOL.

LisaWY~ Hey Lady! Nice to hear from you again! **Thanks Turtle**. It's wonderful to hear you're still not smoking. I hope it's getting easier for you. I bet your DD is proud of you! Great Job on keeping up with the exercise, and good luck at the scale on! Visit again soon.

Turtle~ I hope you DO get some time off after that supershift they have you scheduled for! GJ with keeping OP. Thanks for trackin down lost Lisa_WY! I've been wondering about her lol.

jhiraqua~ (hehe good excuse for a party!) We'd love to see you back often.

Curley~ WooHOOOO you got the gazelle! Do you have it all together? Have you just been on it non stop? Do you feel like you're getting a good healthy workou? lol, sorry about all the q's... i've been thinking about asking for one for Christmas. ...And Yayyyyyy for 241!!!