Healthy day today. Walked for over an hour. It was actually kind of funny. I had walked my 45 mins. & was heading for the apt., my hubby was waiting for me. I thought something was wrong. No, he wanted to go for a walk, he hasn't really felt up to it everyday but today he wanted to. So out I went again.
He has kind feeling being "a little out of sorts". Not sick, but not extirely 100% either. I think it's all the medications he is on & his heart condition. I've actually been reading "The End of Diabetes" (Dr. Joel Furhman) & it has actually stated that this is rather common for people in my hubby's situation. I'm reading it cause it's really pretty clinical & dry, but I've been discussing what I read with Howard. I'm REALLY hoping that once we get his pacemaker we can work on getting him OFF of insulin.

NEMom: You are doing right by your son. Keep talking to him. He may not want to, but let him know you are concerned & that he can come to you without being judged, which is he really needs. I'm glad that everyone is supporting him, that CAN make all the difference in the world. Just knowing that you're loved & DO NOT have to go through life alone. I really hope that the school is having counseling for the students...these young people needs answers/guidance & it will hopefully help others not to feel so lost/hopeless. Give him a big hug for all of us!! We've all been teens, we know how much it can suck.

Moondance: I've thought about going to the snow a few times this winter...then I said, "Nah, it's too cold. Too far to go." And on top of that, we haven't had any real winter weather here in No. CA since Christmas! WE NEED WATER if we are going to have a decent spring/summer. Love the pic!

Gotta head to bed. H has to go in for a blood test in the AM. Just routine, monthly check of his Warfarin levels. Still no cancellations. UGH! Oh, well...just keep plugging away.

Have a healthy Tuesday! Be good! Spring's coming! Want to look awesome for the Easter bunny, right? (8 weeks away) GO!!! GO!!! GO!!!

Hello All!!
Hope everyone is doing well, as well as can be expected, the super bowl (aka excuse to eat, eat, eat) has come and gone, lost 4 of the 6 I put on so far with some juicing, that really cuts the bloat, I don't want to become a yoyo-er that can't be good.

Tried spreading out some of the snacking so it wasn't all the one day, but still after not eating that stuff, then eating, I was so miserable Sunday night...my poor stomach felt like I had done a bunch of situps...weird...I did do 2 4.5 mile hikes with the little dog, so that helped I guess.

I'll have to come back later and catch up, I'm so far behind...thanks for being here!

MrsTryingAgain~best of luck with H's health stuff, thanks for starting the Feb thread, sounds like you're in a pretty good place overall
NEMom~I'm thinking of trying that c25k, sounds interesting. Congrats on the no smoking, that's great! Sorry to hear what your son is going through, sounds like he has a great supportive family to help him, it's great you're in tune with noticing his change in behavior
Zumba~ we'll get there chica!
junem~I have snowshoes, love them, once you get moving you warm right up, I'll be happy to put them away 'til next year, though
Sheila~you ARE a ball of energy!! WTG!

best to all

Waaaaahooooooooshy!

Had a Whoosh! Had a Whoosh!
Can you do the fandango?
Thunderbolt and lightning
Very very slight'ning!
Me!
Galileo! Galileo! Galileo! Vigaro! etc etc etc

5lb whoosh after over 3 weeks of bouncing (mostly up) and pushing at that boulder. Wahooooowy! Ticker's finally honest. (In this situation 'whoosh' becomes multisyllabic!) So sad, my nice little sloping-down weight loss curve has a big bump in it....like it's growing a boob or something. Anyway, Happy like Snoopy Dancing on his Doghouse. Back on track!

Ar Ar! Ya had me goin' MrsT! Was thinking "Oh, the poor dear! Six cupcakes! Oh my!" If you're going to have a stress dream, that's not a bad one. At least the food wasn't chasing you! Made me wonder...I know I 'see' in my dreams, I 'hear' in my dreams (worst one was when I kept dreaming that the alarm was going off), and I 'smell' in my dreams (something burning--I kept getting up to check the house), but I don't think I've ever 'tasted' in my dreams. Think that would help with WL???

Oh Ms NEMom! My heart breaks for your son. Everyone says boys are "easier" than girls, but their tendency to shut themselves off is so worrisome. We fight that battle with our DS15. Started early with it. Several yrs ago, we even took his bedroom door off its hinges! (He's too old for that trick now.) It is just not good to spend so much time alone. Sounds like your DS has school activities, you, his sister....lots of love and support. Keep him busy! My son gained a lot of confidence in a job last summer; he had a chance to interact with serious-minded college-age kids. Gave him a boost that lasted. Hope you can find a solution for your son. Arrival of Spring might help.


Another looooooong day of work for me....... Hang in there Ladees!

Quick check in to say Happy Tuesday!
Gonna be a rough day in my part of the world as I am taking my children to the funeral of their school mate who committed suicide. No fun and very sad.

Food yesterday was ok. Not great but ok. I was at 1400 calories and have been trying to keep them around 1250-1300 so just a little above. Should not have had that low fat fudge bar last night, needed a treat.

Have a happy and healthy day all!

SeeMyFeet - we must have been typing at the same time. HUGE Congrats on your 5lb loss!!!! WAY TO GO!!!

MrsTryingAgain Fingers crossed that your DH gets his pacemaker soon... I am so impressed with how you are keeping up with your fitness. Don't worry; the scale will follow, I'm sure!

LuvCats Sounds like you have lots of fun travel this month. Have you figured out a plan yet? I hate when waitstaff make mistakes on the bill, or when groceries ring up the wrong price. I feel like I always have to be vigilant, which isn't what I always want LOL

Sheila yes! We always need to remember how much we have already lost, and celebrate that. It's amazing, no? So glad you are having fun with your mother...

Zumba Hopefully the wine bloat has left and you're off to a great start this month...

olehcat I hear you re: it being difficult to keep up with more than one thread... I'm the same! Just do the best you can, and put your energies where they are most rewarded, wherever / however that may be... First-time home buyer advice? I guess the old standard, location, location, location. You never know when you may need to sell your house, so I advise thinking about the ability to resell when the time comes.

SeeMyFeet I hope Feb is going better for you. How are you doing against your resolutions? So, I have a question. What are people referring to when they say liquid donuts? Is that slang for soda? I see that term around and have wondered, but not enough to bother googling it LOL Okay, so I read further in the thread; I've seen that you have lost - yay!!

NEmom Great job on staying off the cigarettes; that is a great accomplishment! OH, so sad to read about the suicide, and your son's depression. You are doing all the right things... It will be very difficult to get through today's funeral, I'm sure. So awful...

Moondance Look at you!! YOu look great!! How are you doing? Hopefully out of your funk?

June Hi!

Kelijpa Nice to see you. Glad to see that you are losing...


Okay, me. Things are going well. I'm ready to be done losing weight on the upper half of my body. I just wish my lower half would catch up! I don't know how much more weight I have to lose, but I definitely want to keep slimming down through my waist, hips, and abdomen for awhile. Is that 10 more pounds? 15 more pounds? I really don't know. But I know it will be a slow haul to get there. Which is fine. I'm in no rush. I bought those slightly too tight hiking pants 3 weeks ago. I'm down 5+ pounds, and they are definitely wearable now, although I'd like them looser. We'll see what another 5 pounds brings

LIQUID DONUTS means alcoholic beverages of some type. For some its wine, for some its beer and for me its rum and diet coke.

Re: liquid donuts

I didn't know either...but I wondered. I thought it was a super sweet sugary drink or something....just figured I was better off not knowing!

Ha ha I had no idea about liquid donuts either.

Need to come back and respond to posts but for now I'm trying to get myself ready to m-o-v-e. Lol Elliptical with book in hand this time.

Have a great day all!

2fatCats love your new avatar!! I once had a cat that looked like the one on the right. I always loved the apricot-colored belly... sweet!

NEMom thanks for filling us all in! I wondered if maybe it was one of those Keurig coffees, but thought, nah...

The funny thing about donuts is: oftentimes a plain donut, or even a chocolate donut, can be the best choice at a donut shop -- better than a muffin or a cookie, calorie-wise. Who would have thought? So occasionally if we go to Dunkin Donuts I'll get a plain donut and savor it... yum.

Haha. Liq donuts. Glad we're talking about the same thing. Had to Google it myself when I started on here, and learned that Dunkin Donuts actually made such a thing. Grrrrossss!

Rough day yesterday and food was not good. Had three cookies after the funeral, they were good tasting but NOT good for my diet.
The funeral was sad and some of the things the minister said rubbed me the wrong way. Its hard to explain but I felt like some of his words were saying suicide was okay. While it had to be addressed and we should not judge but try to understand, I felt like the message was too accepting of it, especially with a large number of teenage boys in attendance. This is the second boy, in the same graduating class, who has committed suicide. The last one was just a year ago and the boys were friends. Maybe I was over-sensitive since my son is having some depression issues right now.
Hoping to have a better food day today. Completed W3D3 of the C25K program. It was a little rough going but got through it.

Hope you all have a wonderful day!!! Its hump day.

Happy Wednesday!

Yesterday the scale ready 196, down from 198. Yippee! Back up to 198 today...probably from the Chinese food I had for dinner last night and I'm retaining water (again). Otherwise, just truckin' along, one day at a time, one meal at a time, trying to make good choices and get to the gym every work day.

SeeMyFeet: Congrats on the whoosh! Love the Queen lyrics! We have a Keurig coffee maker at work and one guy drinks Dunkin Donuts chocolate donut flavored coffee every day. It tastes okay, but smells terrible. They also make glazed donut and cinnamon donut flavors. I'm with you...gross!

newleaf123: I know what you mean about the weight not coming off in the places we want it to. If only my belly would get smaller! I guess in time and with enough loss it all evens out. I'm sure you'll figure out your final weight...or maybe your body will figure it out for you. BerryBlondeBoys posted a couple of threads recently about where to set her goal...her body seems to want the number higher than her head does and she's been struggling with it. Reading that thread (if you haven't already) might help.
http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/weig...d-thought.html
http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/weig...nce-goals.html

LuvCats: How's the moving going?

NEMom: mmm...rum! I'm totally a rum drinker too. Have you ever had cherry rum and coke? OMG, it's the greatest thing! Someone else gave me a glass and I was so surprised at how yummy it is. You can also put it in 7-up or Dr. Pepper. Try it sometime! Thanks for clearing up the liquid donut mystery! I'm still keeping your son in my thoughts...hope he's doing ok. I'm sure the funeral was not an easy time.

kelijpa: Hope you've recovered from the Super Bowl party. Trust me, you're not the only one who over ate that day. But you're back in the game now, right?

MrsTryingAgain: How's the hubby? He's in my thoughts too! Ironically, we need snow in Denver too. It's the second year of drought conditions here and east...and even the mountains aren't getting their usual amounts. I'm worried about spring and summer with the fire danger. It could be another bad one.

junem: Hi! Try not to let the cold weather keep you from exercising. It's so easy and appealing to curl up with a good book instead...

Have a great, on-plan day!

Hi all- I'm still here, just plugging away, and trying to get the 2 pounds I finally managed to lose to stay away! I read every day, and reply to all your posts mentally in my head, but today I'm going to try to respond in actual typed words. First time I've attempted this, so if I miss anyone, please bear with me.

NE Mom - I'm so sorry about your son's friend - and can relate to what you're going through. Friday one of my son's friends was killed in a car accident. His funeral is tomorrow, and we're going through a lot of the same thing with him here. My son is 17, and mostly keeps his emotions inside, like a typical man. He's struggling, and I'm struggling with keeping the communication open, so he can talk if he feels like it. He has done that some, so I'm encouraged. It's so hard to have them go through something as unexplainable as suicide. You don't want them to have to experience pain and sadness in the world. Know I'm thinking about you as you go through this <3

See My Feet - Congrats on the weight loss! Loved the re-write on the Queen lyrics - made me laugh and sing along!

Luv Cats - Good luck with your move! Exciting to be getting a new home!

Mrs. Trying Again - Every day I hope to see the news that your H is scheduled for his pacemaker. Praving for you to get some resolution with that.

NewLeaf - My belly is always the last place to lose, and the place I need to lose the most! I can relate, although last year, when I momentarily got down to 158 my muffin top was gone, for the most part. Now all I have to do is get down there again. Good luck to both of us! I've been doing 120 crunches every morning, hoping that by the time the fat goes away, I'll have some muscle to make everything look better - I can dream, right?

I've been wanting to ask about the term "liquid donuts" too, but didn't want to sound like too much of a newbie. Thanks for clearing that up!

Sorry if I missed anyone. I only went back as far as the top of this page.

Tonight's dinner is spaghetti squash casserole. It's one of my favorite meals, and so low in calories you can eat a ton. I love making meals that I can walk away from the table actually feeling full! For me, quantity is as important as quality, when it comes to food. Have a successful day everyone!

Whoops, lol. No, I'm not moving to a new home... I meant moving as in exercising. Still have to come back and look over the posts and do actual responses later but now I'm going to go EXERCISE ha ha. I wish I was really moving though I'd love to get a new house. Uggh especially after my 24 yo daughter bought a brand new (being built) house this spring. Not fair I've never had a new house... grr. Ha ha oh well I wouldn't want to live with someone practically nose to nose with me like she is. No moving for us until youngest DD graduates high school in 2014. Will be back later!