Sorry, I didn't post this weekend but we were crazy busy. I wish I could figure out how to post a pic because I would show you gals the fantastic dog bed my husband and I made for a charity auction. That is what kept us busy.

Chelle, I am using the to denote 30 minutes of excersize a day and I am using the to denote any extra 30 minutes of excersize for the day.

So for this week:

Sunday: + 1 hour hard walk with the girls.

Where is Michelle? She must be mourning the Seahawks.

Have a great day,
Amanda

Man am I glad that the weekend is over!!! My car got impounded while my dh was taking my aunt home. She just had her hand operated on and cannot drive her car yet because it is standard transmission and she cannot change gears. Apparently our registration was expired and instead of just giving him a ticket, they impounded it and left him on the side of the road 10 miles from home. And of course, it was midnight. Can it get any worse??? Why yes it can. The car is under my parents name so one of them have to come to town and get it out of impound and they live 200 miles away. On the plus side, I have to walk everywhere so I will get my and today.

Hope everyone is doing better than I am!!! Talk to you later!

P.S. YEAH STEELERS!!!!! - sorry Michelle

Here are my stats for today:

and It is amazing how much you get done when you walk everywhere!!!lol

I thought that I would put my steps too as my goal is 10,000 a day.

6928 pretty good since I didn't decide to wear it until about 10am. I think that I am going to count from midnight to midnight since I work nights. I should easily make my mark today!!! YEAH!!!

Where is everyone else??? Michelle!!!! Come back!!!

FH was happy aboutthe game too

back on track from the weekend i slacked on sunday
but back on the again

so where about do you get one of those ticker thingys

Back to normal today - it was the boys' first day back at school. The house seemed oddly quiet somehow just having one at home.

Chelle ~ Your weekend sounds awful. Imagine leaving your DH on the side of the road far from home at midnight!! That's insane. Sorry your parents had to come out to retrieve the car. WTG on the extra walking though, lol.

WTG everyone on the exercise. Keep it up. I feel like I slacked on the weekend (it was a 3-day one for us).

Here's my stats thus far:

Sunday: (90 minute walk - in the rain, no less).
Monday: Nothing - unless moving a piano counts.
Tuesday: (another 90 minute walk).

My achilles and heel on my left foot have been giving me grief for about 5 weeks. I'm not giving it a break to recover. Think I need to get some gel inserts for my shoes.

Must go and find something to make for dinner.

Oh, Ves ~ to make a ticker go into User CP on the purple strip up top and into Edit Signature. For weight you can make one up on Fat Chicks, or you can make one up at Tickerfactory and paste the url into your signature. Good luck.

Chelle, I hate almost everything to do with cars. We had around 1000.00 in repairs in December, ouch. But a great way to look at it, gaining excersize.

I have been doing really well with food and excersize so this week I hope to be further into the 170s plus Aunt Flo has left town.

Sunday: + Long Mommy only walk
Monday: walked home from work

Not much else going on here,
Amanda

Good Morning everyone,

It's so nice to see lots of posts this week. I didn't manage to get online at al this weekend, boy there sure were lots of posts to cacth up on.

Welcome to all the newbies!! Since everyone is introducing themselves here goes. I'm Dawn, 32, married, two kids (DS -4 and DD 17 mths), sahm, self-employed with DH, bookkeeper, office lady to said business, and part-time nursing student.

Haven't got my walk in today yet, I got up early to do it and as soon as my daughter heard the floorboard squeak she was up so I guess now it'll have to wait until her nap. I don't like doing it in the mid aft as I feel like it ruins my whole day!! I skipped mny last workout at Curves last week, feel so guilty, anyways shoulder was feeling better until I went last night. I cannot figure out what is happening everytime I go. Will work through the pai though as I weigh in and get measured next week. That scale had better move!!!!! although Aunt Flo will soon be visiting probably the day they weigh me.

Well back to my Sociology paper thats due Thursday, talk to you all later.

Dawn

Where is everyone?

Hi everyone! My name is Tatia (pronounced Tasha) and I live in England with my wonderfully British hubby (tea and marmite, need I say more? - well, the tea is gorgeous but the marmite, egads, the ultimate diet food because it'll make you hurl!). I am actually from Cincinnati, Ohio but moved to the UK two years ago when hubby and I got married. Someone mentioned a C-section belly and boy, can I relate, hence my user name! My daughter is almost 2 and my tummy is a total mess. It does that little hangy-over-the-scar thing, you know? Plus, DD was 9lbs and 7oz and so she just really stretched my muscles to the max. Because I breastfed for nearly 2 years (she just weaned herself in December), I was having the Depo jab. I really think that's why my weight has plateaued. I know it's not the same for everyone but I'm 35 now and age does some funny things to the metabolism and the body!

I've gotten very serious about losing weight lately. The scale persists in sticking at 12 stone (which is 168lbs as 1 stone= 14 lbs) but I have had several people comment I look like I've lost weight and although I can't see it yet, I can sort of feel it. I've been eating alot of wholegrain such as wholewheat pastas and brown rice, drinking tons of water a day and wlaking. That g-map pedometer is really cool! It does work overseas because I even found our little town on the sea! It says I walk about 2.5 miles a day and burn about 308 calories while doing it. That's just the school walk I do. I didn't count in walks with the dog to the beach or anything.

I've sort of adapted the GI diet along with a low-fat diet for hubby's heart. I try to make sure my dinner plate is 50% a variety of veggies, 25% wholewheat carb and 25% lean protein. My downfall is not sweets. I've not got much of a sweettooth. I just love good, home-cooked (usually fried!) food with cheesy sauces and stuff. I'm doing alright avoiding all that by planning out a grocery list and sticking to it!

Gosh, I've written a book and my daughter is starting to demand my attention. I look forward to getting to know everyone. Have a great day!

Sorry, I missed you yesterday Dawn,

I was participating in a PCOS study. I am the normal control. They needed full figure women with normal periods to take a glucose tolerance test. It took over 4 hours. Plus I had to collect all my urine for the past 24 hours. I repeat it in 10 days. I get 400.00 for the study!!!!!

I am feeling great lately, Healthy and happy. I really think I can be on the cusp of the 160s by my birthday, March 13. I do need to crank up the excersize a bit but with spring just around the corner here I think I can do it.

:Welcome: Tatia. Where in England do you live. I have always wanted to live overseas. If I win Lotto( first I need to play), we are headed to Italy.Have you seen the book lose your Mummy Tummy. It does help it get flatter but doesn't do anything for that little roll above the scar. I think it will take cosmetic surgery to get rid of it.

Sunday: + Long Mommy only walk
Monday: walked home from work
Tuesday: nothing seems to be a pattern
Wednesday: walked to work
Thursday: just walking the stairs at work so far

Hi everyone,

Amanda - nice to see you back. I wonder what happened to everyone else, the month started off great and now hardly anyone is posting. You're study seems interesting, not too bad for $400, well all except having to collection your urine. I got enough of that when I was pregnant. I hope Oliver is feeling better, I know the last few weeks have been hard on him.

Welcome Tatia, what a pretty way to spell Tasha. I just love England, my parents took me there when I was 10, a long time ago. I would love to go back, this time with my husband and kids. My favourite spot was London.

I didn't have a c-section but am stuck with that little pouch that hangs over my lower abdomen. I'm trying hard to lose it but it's so stubborn.

Have been doing really good at exercise this week but my eatings not so great. AF is in town and she's making me crave sweets. I'm trying hard to resist but its hard.

My exercise week looks like this so far...
= 1 hour treadmill
= Curves workout
If I can find the time next week I'm going to add another 1/2 walk on treadmill 3 times, not sure if it will happen but you never know.

Monday - and
Tues -
Weds - and
Thurs - and

Well gotta go make supper, talk to you all tomorrow.

Dawn

Hi y'all!

Again - sorry I've been MIA. I had a big project at work that I was trying to get out the door. Lots of last minute changes, as per usual, and Monday night I was here until 10:30 pm. Thankfully, it's finished and I can get back op.

Needless to say, no wl for me lately.

You guys are doing great with the exercise. If my next week can look half as good - I'll be a happy camper. Thanks for the inspiration!

Amanda - what is this Mummy Tummy book? I have a 20% off coupon for Borders... sounds like the perfect thing to dive into this weekend.

And speaking of - time to go. I hope everyone has a great weekend!
Ciao -

Hi All!!! Wecome Tatia!!

Just wanted to check in with you guys and see how things were going! Glad to see that the board is beginning to come back to life. I wonder where Michelle is???

I haven't much time to write today because we have to go clean the baseball fields and then go to a wedding. Let me just say that this year cannot get over fast enough!! First my crappy surgery, then my car and now my "surrogate" father is in the ICU on a vent and we are hoping to get him home so he can die there and not in the hospital. Of course, not looking good at all!! UGHHHHH!!!! enough already!!! Did I mention that I am a stress eater?

Alright, I have to go and get the troops moving! Talk to you ladies later

Chelle - sorry to hear about your surrogate father. Hang in there. Hopefully this will be the last of the "bad luck travels in 3's" and things will only improve.

I don't have much to report. It's rare that I get some computer time on the weekends so I just wanted to check in. DH and I ran this morning so I've gotten my exercise in for the day. I just found out that some friends of ours are organizing a reunion this summer so now I've got some new motivation to lose weight. Most of the group we haven't seen in 10 years - when I was a solid 30 lbs lighter. I'm vain - I know.

BTW, does anyone have any exciting Valentine's Day plans? My DH and I don't exchange gifts so it'll just be a quiet evening at home for us - after the boys go to bed, that is. But I like to live vicariously through others, if anyone has something more exciting planned.