Hello all!!

Been trying to stop but seems like there are so many popups my not so new system gets lokoced up every time....even now, I'm typing way aheade of the system.....
and I don't types so fast!

DH and I flew up to CT to see a BIG bowling championship at one of the Indian Casinos-- Flight nearly cost the same as the gas we would've burned but the real bonus was that it saved us nearly 11 -12 hrs in the car and we were able to lave and come back the same day----we had fed and walked the dogs very early so they weren't ravenous when we got home and it was great to know they were ok.....

Saw family b/4 the bowling tournamnet began at brunch in one of the casino restaraunts and then more family for supper near the airport.....just enough time to make you wish you had more time but not tooo too short.

DH went into work a couple hours late and I am trying to stay active getting things done inside and out.....so nice to bring my drying racks outside and get that frsh air smell .... even have widnows open the dogs are having a ball running around as they follow me in and out........

BOth Dh and I are so inspired w/ the "day trip " success we are finally getting very motivated to get to DC and begin to find other similiar trips using as much public transportation as possible......

And especially DC, Philly, Baltimore, lots of "activity" at our pace.... ie, DH's foot was bothering him by day end yesterday-- he took the escaltor and I'd run the steps... seems like the steps at my job are very steep compared the ones I encountered yesterday.....

Any tips from anyone who is familiar w/ DC especially the Smithsonian and the zoo I'd be interested in your feedback.....

Oh, btw,

"HERE WE MONDAY!! HERE WE GO !!"


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Hi, K! Gotta go in a sec to do a meeting, but wanted to say that I don't ever get popups on here because I pay a small subscription fee ... it's really nominal ... you can do somewhere on the user CP ... I forget where exactly. The elimination of all ads from the forum happens instantly after you do the transaction.

Gotta go! Hi to all!

hi all!

it has been beautiful here the past few days-mild and sunny, and not humid. it is even worth having to put up with bad allergies! hadn't been able to get out for a while, but did over the weekend, and it was a pleasure to be out among 'em. hope everyone is having a good start to their week. take care, all.

Hello all!

Here we go Tuesday!!

Thanks Empress, I have been thinking of you and how you had employed the blocker....

Wsw! glad to hear you are enjoying spring altho its from inside.... allergies are so annoying sometimes!

Frogger! Good luck w/ the job process! sending good vibes saying " You must hire Frogger... Must hire Frogger!"

And to all... big hugs and a cup of your favorite tea.... starting to t hink of experimenting and finding out which hot teas are good cold too....

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Thought of the day :

" You miss 100% of the shots you don't take."
--Wayne Gretzky

Question of the day :

"How many pieces of jewelry do you usually wear?"

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Ok....

Was wondering if anyone knows anything about the Amercian Women's walking challenge club or something like that I saw on Good Morning America... especially for women over 40.... (if I'm right)....
Am starting to get very motivated about walking and its so many, many pluses....

Here we go Tuesday!

KETTLE IS ON!

Hello all!

Wednesday!

Hope everyone is well...


Meant to share that DH and I did have our first tai chi class last Sat (and y yes, only 3 people in the class... at $5/lesson its a beautiful thing!)... This instructor has developed his own version of Tai Chi/Chi Kong w/ a very strong emphasis on healing and the class was everything and more than I hoped..
The few quick tips on self massage were invaluable.... As for the Tai chi walk, well he had to come and untangle me more than once.... I got lost a few times.... but practice will help and we are both looking forward to this Sat's class.....

Am really studying the Step Diet Book for more tips as I finally UNDERSTAND that my body isnt stressed as much at my current weight which = my metabolism needs more physical activity to get fired up.....
Don't know why none of this was obvious to me before.... The WW 's activty counters all showed the same thing, the calorie burn charts too .....
Interesting......

anyway....


ARE YOU READY?? LETS GO!!

HERE WE GO WEDNESDAY< HERE WE GO!!


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Thought of the day:

"Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting.
So go on your way!"
---Dr. Seuss


Question of the day:

"What other profession would you like to try?"

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KETTLE IS ON!

Good morning, All!

I'm taking the day off today, kinda takes the sting out of working the rest of the week. I want to make this my "spa" day so I have to stay focused. It'd be so easy to just squander the day [not that I won't do a fair amount of that too!].

Weighed this morning and my weight is back up to a clear 140 pounds. Not that there's anything wrong with that in the grand scheme, but I wanted to lose 3 pounds this month, not gain 5!!! I'm eating well, maybe too well? And I'm working out like crazy, so what's going on?

Hi all! Still feeling semi-cruddy. Not horrible, but not up to any high-level aerobics this morning. Did manage walk and weights, though, so I guess that's ok. I'm sending out my reader survey today -- please send good energy this way! I'm hoping to have lots of useful responses.

Kaylets, it's so cool that you and DH have an affordable tai chi class to go to. And it sounds like a good one, too! Yay! I love the "other career" question. It's in "The Artist's Way," so I've already thought about it: Psychologist, restauranteur, novelist, visual artist, musician... the list goes on! One of my favorite things to think about doing lately is to have a kind of "reclaimed" shop, with hand-crafted items made from discarded stuff, both natural and man-made. Making nifty things and objets d'art from found objects.

Amarantha, I'm just writing about an extension to Firefox that lets you install scripts to customize Web pages -- change colors, remove ads, etc. It's neat, but slightly dangerous, because if people don't recognize malicious programming they could install a script that did just about anything.

WSW, isn't it life-enhancing when the weather's nice! We just had a substantial snow-fall night before last -- looked like a Christmas card when we got up, but within a few hours it was mostly gone again. It was actually kind-of picturesque, the crocuses poking up through the snow.

Eydie, without exception, when I start working out more weight loss stalls. It's been brutal when I've been going to WW -- following the plan and working out like mad and not losing. And not even having the looser clothes, although I can see physical changes. I've seen the topic in various articles. Someone said that your muscles hold water and that sometimes they do that for a while. There's even something called "the whoosh," when your muscles release the extra fluid all at once.

Oh, enjoy your spa day! I swear I will have one of those some day.

I know this really happens to me -- not losing weight, not getting smaller, but I can see a difference in my body -- firmer, etc.

Ick. Having difficulty sending out my survey. Server troubles, seems like. Maybe I'll wait till tomorrow...

Have a good day, ies! Love to all!

Thanks Arabella! I do feel that I'm doing all the right things and will keep the faith---and wait for 'the whoosh'!

Hey, E, this is my day off, too! I have a really good report for the mayday thread because I had so much "spa" time this a.m. ... remember, peaaaaace !!!

Mornin', Court. Sorry to have been AWOL. Technical difficulties. Trying to scan posts, hold to the royal rules, etc. Not necessarily too successful. Lovely weather has not yet been enough to undo physical complaints so am considering a visit to dr. Usually making the appt. is enough to make all bads go away.

Hello all!

Here we go Thursday!

Am hoping to take a look at the Mind Challenge ... looks so enticing...

Dh found a park very close to his job w/ a terrific walking trail thru the woods, etc and he had a wonderful lunch yesterday as he got in 2.2 miles "exploring"... I'm very excited that he found a place he knows is "at his comfort level" and also attractive and inspirational. He is already calling it "my time".....
Just another example of how we sometimes put so much emphasis on how fitness can only come w/ a class, membership, cash......

hmmmmm..... feel a speech coming on....

have to work on that one...

went to the downtown library fund raiser during my lunch yesterday .... the last day is fill a bag of books for $2.... I grabbed lots and lots of stuff including a copy of OverEaters Annonymous.... read thru it quickly last night... its a compliation of experiences rather than the program.... and again, so interesting how so many folks share the same "out of control " feelings and behavior whether they are carrying an extra 30 lbs or 300 lbs.....

Used to feel I shouldn't pay too much attention to other food plans as it was a waste of time.... but my experience from reading the Step Diet ( sorry, I know I've mentioned it alot lately) made me realize that perhaps one sentence can open an entire universe for me....


Hello to all, hope everyone is doing well....

Eydie.... bet you are very, very toned..... I've seen some people on other threads say that they actually had to eat more to break a plateau..... and then again, the Step Diet taught me about how the less you weigh you the more activity you need to burn to offset our metabolism slowing because you weigh less.....

hmmmmmm......


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Thought of the day:

Try this...it may be tougher than you think! Be sure to read the
directions.

http://www.njagyouth.org/colortest.swf



Question of the day :

"How will the increase in gas prices change the way you do things?"


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KETTLE IS ON!

Arabella, mayhap you can send me the link to your story on Firefox when it's done? I'd like to learn about that ...

K, would love to have ya on the peace thread ... that's kind of what it's turning into ... I just posted my meditation exercise for today and wonder if you have an answer for me ... I am in a crossroads in my life and really need some ANSWERS!

But I know the answers (for me) will come from myself, someday. Dunno. I'm really in need of some inner peace and you seem to exemplify the ability to reach that state.

I'm sorry if I seem to neglect this thread sometimes or my responses are not as detailed as they once were ... time gets away from me. But I am always a ROYAL and denizen of the palace!

Hmmm, but if I don't get to the gym soon, I won't get that exercise done. Working tonight, must save time to rest a bit later.

Kaylets, how exciting that you and Dh are taking the class together! I love that kind of thing.

Hi Anagram! Did you have a miraculous recovery?

Amarantha, thanks for starting the mind/body thread. Hope more of the queens will visit. It's really fun, but in a serene kind of way, of course!

I'm baaaaaaack..... (again)

Hello loves, new and old friends. I'm sorry I've been gone so long - again. Life's been less than grand lately and on top of that my old computer had gotten to the point that trying to post became an hour long process and I had to choose between getting my work done or waiting for this site to load. Work bought me a new zippy computer about a month ago so I want/need to get back! I've missed you all, our conversations and support.

The last few months have been almost unbearable - my grandfather passed away in late August and on Easter morning my stepfather passed away. Yea, same stepdad that would take off his oxygen to smoke - the one I've lamented about for years. He died peacefully in ICU after a relatively short bout of ulcerative colitis, which turned into septic shock - he was just too weak to fight anymore. My mom was there with him, and I got to see him the day before he passed - but it was still such a shock. Since our family's company is run from my mom's front room the loss of him is felt daily in a big way - he's not here in the house, eavesdropping on my work calls, offering advice or cursing at the cats tearing through the house at top speed. He's in a better place though - he'd been sick and tired of being sick and tired for a long, long time.

So, I've mourned myself right up to 250 pounds. Thaaaaat's right ladies and gentlemen (if there are any here) I now weigh more than some football players! Go me! I finally decided earlier this week that if I keep waiting for life to "settle down" then I'd NEVER get back on the wagon. Lately it seems like something's always happening - both good and bad - and I eat to cope with both emotions. I'm already down almost 2 pounds just from Monday morning and all I've done so far is focus on not binging and trying to actually care what goes in my mouth. I'll phase in exercise - I don't want to feel like a failure if I can't do it all immediately. Especially since both my mom and I are still in that phase where there's good days and bad - some days I'm ready to hop on the treadmill, some days I'm lucky if I can hop on the couch.

I'm going to be checking in on Mondays again and will work on taking care of me, first and foremost. The weight will take care of itself if I do that.

Short term goal - 245 by Beltane (May Day)
Long term - 150 by Fiji, May 2006 (oooh yes, I'm goin' to Fiji!!!!!!!)

Terri

PUNKIN!!! So happy that you've returned to our collective bosom! You were sorely missed. Sorry things have been rough. Seems like winter was hard for a lot of us, lots of just keepin' on keepin' on, but here we are on the other side. Life begins again! Fiji!!!

We're posting to a different thread now: Mayday Mind/Body Challenge: All Welcome to Join the Team!!!! http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=56168 Come on over -- it's safe AND SEXY -- OHHHH Baby! (a la Barry White on the Simpsons)