So sorry to hear about the rough day and the news about your eye. My hubby had floaters appear suddenly last fall, and he was freaked out, but luckly no intervention was needed. Stay strong. We're all sending positive energy your way.

Lyn

Theresa - You are doing so well...don't get discouraged - just think how petite you'll look in a little while. I'll never be "petite"

Ella, My DH is 5'4 and I'm 5'10. Does that mean I'm a strong and confident woman? It's funny, in college I swore I'd never ever date amyone shorter than me...then along came Len. He wasn't at all concerned about the ht difference...and eventually he won me over.

Bobbi, Good to hear from you. Wow! The wind ripped out a tree!! I would have been in the basement too.

BFN

Lyn

Ella, I sure enjoyed seeing your beautifully decorated living room and also your husband's art!
One of my (web design) clients is an artist and I love going over to see his stuff! The stuff on the site is mostly on canvas, but what he does more of is painting on "odd" things, such as doors, old shutters, just big "scraps" of stuff, so it's 3-D. Fun!

I'm still here, been having trouble getting my posts to appear!!! Hey, maybe a ghost did follow us home......

Well, I just lost the bottom half of this one....I'll try again.

Femme, so sorry to hear about the eyes but thankfully it is something that can be corrected. I wouldn't want a needle in my eye and the would also have to knock me out!!! Keep us updated.

Ella, your hubsands paintings are quite amazing, thank you for posting them, I will look at the web site. I will have to get you to come to Ohio and help me decorate, we will sell all our Florida type furniture and I am actually excited about changing styles and getting new things. I have an eye for decorating, as we owned a furniture store and I can make beautiful flower arrangements but can always use help.

Lyn, I tired to play golf a couple of times and I did like it....I keep saying I'll take some lessons. Right now it is so hot here I don't know how anyone could play, my hubby played today.....I went to lunch with a girlfriend out by the ocean, I think I will probably stick to that...

Lynn, your doing great with your menu's and losing again. I think I might be down 1/2 lb., it sure is slow coming off. I walked 2 miles yesterday but didn't get any exercise in today so I guess this will be my day off. I had fish of course for lunch out today.

Theresa, I know I hate being stuck at the same weight for several days....but we're not giving up are we.....I can look at salty food and put on 2 lbs.....not kidding!

Karen, I hate the idea of putting this condo on the market and trying to keep it spotless for showing. We have the Doberman and he sheds 24/7 and I have off white Italian Tile on the downstairs level, I could dust it 4 times a day and still find some dog fur. We are going to slowly start getting rid of things we don't want to move as we are not putting this on the market until Jan. so we have lots of time to clean out and spruce up.

Sorry if I missed anyone.....I will catch up, just hope this post goes through.

Phyllis

Hi Everyone:
I've been posting for a few days now. I just had a birthday on Monday and finally came to the conclusion I have to get the weight off. I thought at first I'd go back to WW but I've seen where some people are counting calories. I looked at the "June Challenge" postings and noticed they are keeping a log of their daily food and exercise. Were they calorie counting or on some other plan? I did get a lot of ideas there. I'm new to this and not sure which link to post on. Should I just hop around and join in wherever?
Thanks for your help.

Hi Phyllis,

I was losing VERY slowly - 2 lbs in 4 weeks. Then, I had a day where I ate over 1500 calories - I'm usually down around 1100. Since then, I have lost 3 lbs in 2 weeks.

I think that maybe the high-calorie day somehow triggered my losing again.

Lynn

Femme: My prayers are with you. I hope everything turns out okay.


I thought I'd post my food for the day and hopefully it will keep me motivated.
B - 1/2 c oatmeal, 1 c FF milk, 1/8 cantelope
S - quaker oatmeal bar / water
L - Salad with chicken breast and Newman's Light Balsamic
S - grapes
D - Fish, 1/2 piece corn on cob, spinach
S - 1 c Breyer's SF Vanilla Ice Cream

Exercise and Fun: walked at the beach for 1 hour

PS: It's nice to see your photos to know who I'm talking to. How can I get my photo posted?

Hi Linda,

First, welcome to our thread.



Next - how to get your photo posted -

At the top of the page there is a purplish bar - the first link in that bar is "User CP" click on that.

In the left column, there is a link titled "Edit Avatar." Click on that.

Scroll down to the bottom of that screen to the "Custom Avatar" section.

Option 2 is to "Upload Image from your Computer."

Click on the "Browse" button, and select a file with your photo. With any luck, you'll be able to upload it. If your image is too large, you may need to make it smaller.
Someone else will have to tell you how to do that - I don't know how.



Lynn

Updated birthday list.

Ahhh..it's one of those absolutley perfect summer monrings here...supposed to be in the 70s and sunny all day. Of couse - here I am at work, but hope to get out and walk the Canal Path at lunch.

I won my golf match last evening and had my best round of the year. We were tied until the 7th hole, and then I won the last 2 holes. I tend to get pretty competitive - even though it's a fun league. Mostly I'm just trying to beat myself by getting a low score.

Welcome Linda...wow, you get to walk on the beach...I notice you're in S. CA...nice.

I hope everyone has a great weekend planned. Me, I have no plans and I'm glad for that. I will weed the garden, walk a lot and relax in the hammock.

More later...

Lyn

Lyn...this struck a cord with me, the competitiveness. I know that was a big factor in my losing the weight . I was competing mostly with myself and Fitday. You too can use that in-born gene to work for you. I loved winning at the end of each day when my Fitday calories were right where I wanted them to be. If I went over my 1200 calories, Fitday won. If I stayed at or under I won. (I can count on one hand the days Fitday won) My weight came off at a healthy and constant weekly loss because of this.
For all you that use Fitday, you might want to try this approach. If it would help, make a monthly old fashion refrigerator calendar like we made for our kids and put your gold star on the days you won. A Red no-no star for when you went over. At a glance you can see why you're losing or not losing.

Bobbi