P.S. HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY EVERYONE!!!!!!

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shebacat

Good morning, everyone! Happy Valentine's Day!

Shebacat, I get tired just reading about all the exercise you're doing!

Okay, ledom, you social butterfly! What events are coming up??

Spring has sprung here. It's been in the 70's here for the past few days and all the trees are turning green.

Food has been so-so this week, but now I'm really gonna have to get tough with myself in preparation for my family reunion in May.

I bought my plane ticket to Oregon yesterday and got an incredible deal. I live in a town of 63,000 people and have to catch the Continental Shuttle to get to Houston to catch a flight to Portland (unless I want to drive 2 hours to Houston, Austin, or San Antonio airports). I've been checking every week for the past few weeks on the price of a ticket and it's been running around $500. I finally decided yesterday I'd bite the bullet and buy my ticket before it goes up any higher. I called my travel agent yesterday and she found me a RT ticket for $302.50! Amazing!

And in other news... I'm going to see if I'm a candidate for the LASIK eye surgery. I've worn glasses since I was 12. I'm getting to the point where I'm going to need bifocals within the next year or so anyway. I'd love to be able to buy sunglasses off the rack and be able to see and buy reading glasses at Wal-Mart for $12.99. I'm such a chicken, but I think I can do this.

Donna

Hi ladies,

Good deal on your ticket Bannod. What will you be doing in Oregon?

I have been good food wise but BAAAD exercise wise. I found that Mexican dish (Ledom's recipe) so filling and sustaining as well as delish!

Only had sugar cravings a couple of times a week but resisted.

It is TOM so I feel so tired. Still hoping for a weight loss...even a small one.

My DH is coming home tomorrow. It will be nice.

Have fun on your up coming social things Ledom.

It is windy and cold, I spent the day toasting by the fireplace reading the book 'Tis by the same author (Frank McCourt) as Angela's Ashes. Really a good read.

Have a good rest of the week.

Hi- Judi, I am glad you like the Chiliquile recipe. It has been a maninstay for me.

Yikes, this week has been so bad as I haven't even pretended to do the diet. Have been having a serious heart to heart with myself over it all. I know I must get myself in control as I will hate myself if I sabotage the entire last years effort. My MO lately has been a week on, a week off. And of course it takes continuous effort. Not exercising is bad for me in two ways, when I exercise I am a lot more likely to stay with the program as well the benefits healthwise. So, I am going to look at how to be faithful to exercise in what will continue to be one of my busiest semesters yet.

Hope eveeryone is well. Deleted my last post as I sometimes forget I'm not writing in my diary, that the whole world can see my personal thoughts. Hope I don't come across as too schiztzy.

I am actually at work this a.m. and just had to touch base with you guys before I get going w/ work, it is Sat. after all. Will send those recipes you guys asked for when things slow down a bit.

Goodmorning girls!

Ledom, I know how you feel about the on/off diet business. Hang in there. Last half of the year 2000 I wrecked everything I did in the first half of the year except for about 10 lbs. so please hang in there. Now I am trying to recoup what I lost in the last half of the year, then I still have to cross no man's land (the wieght range that I was at my lowest in the last eight years) then finally I will get into LOSING serious weight. When I think about it the lost time it wasn't worth whatever I ate for whatever reason. I would much rather have the weight loss it takes too long to make small gains (at losing) only to see them dissolve away. Believe my heart is with you, I EXACTLY what it is like.

Had a good week food wise but only two exercise sessions. My hat is off to you consistent exercise gals, it takes a real effort to do that! I have to make more of it.

STILL snow but I saw daffodils in my rock garden about 4" high. Yahoo! Spring is coming no matter what.

DH cmae home last night which was nice.

Hope you are all having a good Saturday so far.

Ledom, I always get so much from whatever you say so please feel free to post "WHATEVER" because it ALWAYS contains a lot of worthwhile insight.

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Good morning, ladies!

Judi, my annual family reunion is over the Memorial Day weekend. We'll drive to my hometown one of those days to put flowers on my dad's grave. Sunday is when all the relatives on my mom's side meet at the cemetery to put flowers on the greats, great-greats, and great-great-great grandparents' graves. Then we go to the city park for a big picnic. My mom, son, and granddaughter all live in the Portland area. My mom and I are teaching my granddaughter about power-shopping, which we have honed to a fine art! We started her in December, when she was 8 months old.

I've been so tired this week -- too tired to remember if I've exercised even once this week. I've been putting in 11 - 13 hours at work. Yesterday I did nothing, which I really enjoyed! This was only the 7th Saturday we haven't been open.

Food could have been better this week. *sigh* It's not so much what I ate, it's how much of it I ate.

Donna

Hello Girls,
It's been ages since I've posted, I've been pretty busy, kids' projects, and just being a mom. I have NO IDEA, how single moms do it... I have a hard time and we're two... and a few days ago I started a pretty bad cold, i was hoping it was only allergies, but it has lasted way too long to be allergies...
Donna - 11-13 hour days, I'm exhausted just thinking about that... I can only imagine living it...So you deserved that do nothing day...
Everyone is sooo busy on this board, I'm glad to see tho, that we all take a moment altho short to log on and stay in touch...I, anyways, love hearing from you guys.....
My goal was to loose 10lbs by Valentines...alas it has not happened, but I have lost 6, and it's better than gaining six... Now I will aim for 4 by St. Pat's day...1 lb/week...not too big a commitment, but one nonetheless....
Have a great week girls, let's keep posting...

Later....Lana..... .....

Hi ya'll,

Hope everyone had a great weekend! I've been doing pretty well on the diet/exercise part. I did the Nordic track for 40 minutes yesterday before I went to work, and tonight I did the Pilates video. Three of my friends met today for one of their birthdays.
We ate at a new restaurant called Blue Mesa Grill. Unfortunately, unbeknownst to me, it was a brunch buffet. They had so much food, and I was so tempted. I thought I did pretty well considering. I had a veggie omelett, a few potatoes, guacamole, a flour tortilla, and a little polenta. I also had one mimosa.....now the bad part. They also had a dessert bar. I had a small chocolate mousse tart, a small square of cheesecake with chocolate chips, and a small scoop of homemade vanilla ice cream. I have to admit that I thoroughly enjoyed myself...good food and good friends.....that's what life is about. Of course, I include ya'll as friends.
It's been great interacting with everyone. Hope ya'll have a great week. I have to get up at 5:00am, so I guess I better start getting ready for bed. Talk to ya'll later.

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shebacat

Hey Guys, Monday morning at work. I went into withdrawal this weekend as my internet server is down. Well, maybe I got a lttle more done at home. I watched three movies over the weekend, Sleepy Hollow, Steal This Movie (I loved it), and I can't remember the name of the other one, but they were all good.

Yesterday i cooked for the week which is good. Had a good day yesterday and look forward to being good all week and all NEXT WEEK! No exercisse however.

Shebacat, yes friends and good times with them is what life is all about, life's too short not to find time for that. Donna, your trip will be so much fun. Little Grandaughter shopping sounds like a blast.

Alice, if you check in, I've been missing you.