Good morning ladies - lovely sunny one here in the UK. Well done Sheila, Willow and Angel on fantastic weight loss. Willow, I know you hoped you would lose more that 8lbs but in three weeks that is brilliant and you have done brilliantly well - look at the awful hours you have been working lately, the parade you went to and was controlled about the food. I know you have put so much effort into the last 3 weeks but it has worked - you are not carting around with you 8lbs of potatoes everywhere you go! As for the little binge - it will do you good and may not have an adverse effect on you. Remember a few weeks ago i had iced cake and custard and the next day apple pie and custard? It didnt alter my loss at all. One thing i have learned over the last 4 weeks of this is i can't predict how it's going to go by what I eat. You have done very,very well, Madam, and I see no concerns over whether I should come and perch on YOUR kitchen door top yet!! Angel, it must be difficult with your parents situation. My friend has a mum who has not recognised her for past 15 years and friend's oldest sister bears the whole brunt of caring for her, such a shame all round. Sheila - you put me to shame with your shovelling etc. Thought of it drains me! I think I will have to start some exercise soon though if i want to continue losing weight. Have to go now and prepare Sunday lunch for Hubby, mother and brother and nephew who are visiting. Got back from France at 0300 but it was worth the trip. Bought chocolate and pate but have managed to keep my jaws away. Also got lots of wines (I dont drink - all tastes yuk to me) and cigarettes (much cheaper there) but have vowed to pack them in once this lot has gone by which time I should be a shadow of my former self ha ha.
PS. Lost two pounds again this week but it was a struggle. Electronic scales kept flickering between 153 and 153.5 so naturally I went for the 153!!! Best wishes to all, xx

I'm still sitting here in my pajamas. I got up at 5:20 this morning, had my breakfast, and just felt so out of connection with everything. Couldn't think of anything that sounded interesting or fun to do. I should have gone to church. I ended up getting soooo sleepy and went back to bed and layed down for a while. I did doze off, but only for a few minutes.
I was wishing I had someone to go walking or for a bike ride with, or just to sit and TALK with. I need to find some interests out of my home or I'll go nuts. I'm by myself waayyy too much.
I usually love mowing the lawn, and it certainly needs it, but, I don't want to get out there and do it.

OK, enough of the whining and pity party.
I guess I'll take a shower and go sit down by the lake for a couple hours. usually getting out in the sunshine helps my moods.

Geez, how self-centered THAT must look! I post all about my woe's and don't even comment on your accomplishment!

Thank you for the wonderful words of encouragement.


I now have a mental picture of you and I peeking around the edge of kitchen doors like a couple of Kilroys. ... Just eyes and nose visible at times.

Puss, you said something about starting to exercise, and I don't know if you, or anyone else for that matter, would want to check into buying exercise tapes, and I don't know if they would work on your VCR's, (are they or the electricity different in your country?) but there is a place where you can purchase workout videos at a very low price. It is http://www.overstock.com
They cost something like $1.99 and up, and the shipping is only $2.00 plus some change. Once you get to the site, you will have to type in "EXERCISE VIDEOS" to one of the search bars.

Everyone have a wonderful day!

I'm very brand new here. Just peeking around the corner...

Hello Isablue!
Welcome to our little corner of the world.
We love to get new members.
I don't know if you've read any of the back posts or not, but I'm 59 yrs old and have a hundred pounds to lose. I recently, ( 3 weeks ago) took out membership at Curves and I really like it.
The last couple of days have been yukky for me, but I think I'm pulling out of it now.
I've been trying to eat balanced meals and have been mostly counting calories and trying to stay away from saturated fats and refined sugars. Although this weekend I think I've undone all the good from the past week.

Looking forward to hearing more from you. Are you following any specific plan or have you been doing your own plan?
See you soon I hope.

Good evening everyone! The weekend is almost over and I haven't had a chance to post. I don't think I even turned on the computer yesterday. Two days in a row of gorgeous weather and not a drop of rain Congratulations to all on your successes this past week. I hope I at least have a loss this Wednesday. Even a half pound would thrill me at this point.

Welcome Isablue! You have come to a great group - not that I am tooting my own horn - I enjoy reading all the other posts. We laugh, we cry, we commiserate and we share a bit of ourselves. We span the Atlantic Ocean and across the USA, but we all know what a struggle this is. "Talking" and sharing makes it seem a little less daunting.

Willow, I just thought of something, I noticed a few times that you had a turkey cutlet. Something about the tryptophan (sp) in it that makes people sleepy. Have you ever felt that way after a Thanksgiving dinner? Could it be something like that? Just an idea. And by the way, an 8 lb. loss is awesome Sorry about the salmon and eggs - I felt the same way when I read the recipe and I don't even like salmon. I like very mild fish, like orange roughy.

Now I am getting sleepy and I haven't eaten any turkey! Guess I will sign off and get some sleep. Back to the grind in the morning. The best to all of you. Sue

Isablue!! It's so good to have you. Don't just peek! Post more & let us know about you.

Hi Sheila.....don't worry about going off the wagon. Just get back on. It probably did you a lot of good!

Willow....sounds like you're doing good now. Proud of you. Big thumbs up!!

Fatpuss....very good on your weightloss!

Onedayatatime....Hey, hang in there...I'm sure you've lost....got a couple more days to drink water!!

Gotta go, good luck to all.

I was awakened by a dream that I can't recall all of now. Something about riding my bike to some kind of seminar which was suppose to be in a large building, and once I got there I discovered that I was suppose to have taken a bus there, then it turned out that the seminar was going to be held in a dinky little apartment of some people I didn't know and I brought my bike right along into their apartment.Can you imagine? Hundreds of people in a 3 room apartment, then I take my bike in too. As I woke up I had just discovered that the bus was leaving without me and I discovered I had to ride hundreds of miles to get home, .. in the middle of the night, so I stayed and was playing cards with these complete strangers who's apartment the seminar had been held in. Isn't that just nuts?!?

I woke up at 5:30.
I had Kashi to good friends with fresh strawberries in it and skim milk for breakfast, and of course my cup of green tea that I have with every meal.

I have to take my car in this morning for repairs to the drivers seat, so I better get moving here. Be back later.

I'm going to weigh myself at home once a week, in the mornings.
Today my scales says 237. My scales weighs several pounds less than the one at Curves. Of course, at Curves I'm weighed in the evenings too.

Everybody have a great day!

WHAT A DREAM!! Could it have been a delayed reaction from those salmon & eggs?! hehe

Have a good day.

Hi everyone and welcome to the gang, Isablue. Just a quickie I'm afraid because it's late, mum's gone to bed and hubby is flying to Scotland for four days business tomorrow so must get back to him before bedtime. I just wanted to say to Willow that you are not whining, you have been working over hard lately and that dream of yours, well, I just wish I really was on your door lintel to give you a massive hug and squeeze because I think the overworking is making you feel isolated a little. For you, dear, I would even get off my botty and ride a bike with you! (I have a mountain bike in my garage used about six times in 7 years complete with a teddy/shopping basket at the front). Thanks for the webite on videos but they have a Pal system here in the UK and tapes and you need a multi system video to play US tapes here. Our old one had it but not sure about the new one. I must try one of my Richard tapes which I know for sure one is US only. Sorry this is so short but I always check on what you girls post and enjoy them. Best wishes to all xx

Ladies - at the end I should have said 'sorry this is so garbled" because it's full of mistakes. I am either having a very senior moment or the brain wants to go to bed. (Probably both) xx

I've had a pretty good day today. Maybe had more starch than I needed but I also had some good cantaloupe and strawberries, and of course my Kashi cereal.

I got an article in my email today that reminds me so much of myself and a lot of others too.
http://www.ediets.com/news/article.c...rticle_id=7947

It really made it sink in, if I say I can't, then I certainly WON'T.

Just got my car back and have to get going to Curves now.

Remember that little engine! There's a reason it wasn't titled "The Little Engine That Couldn't" I don't think too many people would want to read "I Don't Think I Can, I Don't Think I Can". You are absolutely right, Willow, and I think I read it here before. If you THINK you CAN'T, you probably WON'T. The power of positive thinking is amazing. Wow, that was some dream. I have had some doozies too.

Sorry this is so short, but I have some weeding to do before it gets dark. It is nice and cool out right now and so refreshing.

Have a Great Day all.

Sue

I went to bed later last night so I didn't get up until 7:30 this morning. The sun is shining so brightly, and it is now 80 degrees.

I did the 3-mile WATP tape and just had a cup of cheerios and some cantaloupe.

I had scheduled a salad for lunch, but I'm getting so tired of them all the time, I think I'll just have some steamed stir fry veggies with oyster sauce instead.

I haven't even gotten dressed yet, so I guess I'll do that and go for a bike ride.

I did up some dishes and cleaned up the kitchen a bit.
By the time I was going to go for a bike ride, I looked at the thermometers and the 2 that are in the shade both say 92 degrees and the one that's in the sun says 100 degrees. Well, that settled that. No outdoor bike ride for me today. So I rode my exercise bike for 30 minutes.
7.6 miles and 114 calories, the bike said.

Now I'll go to Curves for 45 minutes tonight and that will give me just over 2 hours of exercise for today when added on to the 47 minutes this morning of the WATP tape.

I might as well forget about walking any distance because after that 1 1/4 mile walk yesterday morning, my hip was killing me all day so I ended up taking more anti-inflammatory med so I could sleep last night.
Oh well, I guess I can get enough upright exercise with the WATP tapes and Curves. I also have a treadmill which doesn't seem to bother as much, but I just don't like using it. It is soooo tedious, no matter how good a program is on the TV in front of it or how good the music is that I sometimes listen to. I think it has to do with what kind of surface I walk on. I do the WATP tapes on thick carpeting and the squares that I do jumping or upright exercises on at Curves are cushioned and have bounce to them also. The hard floors at work were killing me and walking on cement like yesterday does the same thing. It sucks to get old!