Good Evening Everyone,

I guess we're not getting those e-mails we used to get to let us know when someone has posted. Even though I found you a couple days ago it took awhile before I found youu today.

With so many new diets to follow coming out each day--I decided to join the Slimfast Challenge. They had a sign-up at our local WalMart store on Saturday. They even took your "before" picture and weighed you. They then handed out some really good material and a couple of sample bars. You even have access to three dietitions. After I try some of their recipes I will share the good ones with you.

Our weather here is fantastic--high 70's today and, of course, the sun shines almost every day of the year. I am still doing the treadmill and I bought a new exercise outfit today from our Costco store because there was a $10 off coupon which brought the price to $24.95. There are two DVD's by Karen Voight; two 3 lb. balls; one of those very large balls and an exercise mat. I just decided I had to keep this exercising interesting and not do the same things each day. I have still been bowling at least 5 times a week but developed a wrist problem in the last 3 weeks so it hasn't been all that fun. However, my bowling partner suggested I use one of those medicine balls and exercise my hands. Believe it or not, one night doing this and today my wrist felt a whole lot better.

Getting back to Slimfast. They suggest substituting one or two meals with their shakes and/or meal bars and eating one normal meal. They also suggest having fruit or one of their snack bars in between. Since I really enjoy my breakfast--I decided to do just that--eat my normal breakfast which consists of high fiber cereal; 1/2 banana; soy milk, one piece of high fiber bread w/a small amount of peanut butter; coffee and 1/2 grapefruit. For lunch I had a small garden salad and a strawberry shake with one frozen banana which I mixed up in my blender. For dinner I had another small garden salad and one of their meal bars. I really don't feel deprived--so I thought I would give this program a one-week trial. In fact after I came home from bowling I still had a huge amount of energy and I walked 30 minutes on the treadmill.

Well ladies, as you can see, I am all excited again. I really have decided all the programs out there are truly excellent and it is up to each one of us to find out which one works best for us!

Take care,
Anita

p.s. I, too, will be watching Dr. Phil's show this evening!

Hi chickies just a quick check in it has been a very stressful few days. We had some problems at our community center. Ran out of oil and then the pipes froze and then broke this morning. URG. But through it all I managed to stay OP. Amazing. Well sorry I can't post to each of you but have a great night.

Hello ladies,
A quick check-in. We'll I had all intentions of starting SBD today, but things got real hetic at work, next thing I know i'm eating Chocolate covered pretzles, for a late lunch. I have got to get organized.....
Tomorrow I plan on either doing a tae-bo tape, or walking on the treadmill..

Hope everyone is having a great day!

Hello everyone
Hope everyone is good. Work has been very busy the last few days
Hard to keep up. But otherwise all is good
The weather is cooperating for the time being, yesterday was beautiful.
Sunny and the snow was melting, but not to fear we have more coming this week.
My eating has been good. The Dr Phil book "The Ultimate Weight Solution" is great. It really gets at why you eat and how to stop. I think it has done wonders.....I haven't weighed myself yet, but will soon.

Gotta run back to work...
Hope you have a terrific OP day!!

Hi chickies. Mooz good for you and the jeans. I have a pair in my closet that were a bit tight the last time I tried them on. I am hope they too will fit a little better. I have been OP for 9 days now the last I checked I was down 2 but have not weighed myself since last week. I am going to try to hold off til sat. Well hope you all have a good night.

Hi Everyone,

Thin -- I am so happy you arrived safely in Arizona. How many days did it take you? I would like to take a road trip back to Ohio sometime next year. My husband doesn't think it is duable but I think it is.

It's great to see so many ladies doing great on their programs. I am still exercising but am quite confused as to which program I should really adhere to. Oh well perhaps I will make up my mind before I start gaining weight again. I did much better at bowling today because my wrist felt a whole lot better. I need to go for my yearly physical on Friday and of course I am not looking forward to it. Each time I visit the doctor my blood pressure is always high but I always insist it is related to "white coat" syndrone. So far I have been unable to keep from using any prescription drug for my blood pressure.

Michelle -- I know you may reading these posts and I just wanted to let you know I think of you often. I am sure one day in the not-to-distant future you will get back to your program which worked so well last year. Looking forward to hearing from you soon! On another note, American Idol starts again next Monday--the first week it will be airing three days in a row!

Okay ladies I will talk to you all soon again!

Take care,
Anita

Hi chickies just a quick post. Still OP this is day 10 only down 2 pounds and trying not to let it get to me. Nita glad the your wrist is feeling better you will find a program that works just keep looking. It took me years. Thin I am glad that you have made it safe and sound, with the exception of the tire. Have a wonderful trip. I wish I was somewhere warm it was -42 with the windchill today. Michelle I too am thinking of you often hope you are taking care of yourself. To the rest of you chickies a big hello and I will chat with you soon. Sorry this is not longer but I am super stressed right know and I just want to curl up with a pound of chocolate. I won't but I will dream about it.

Good Morning Chickies, tomorrow, maybe I will start us off on a new thread. Thin - I know you would do it but you probably have plenty of other things to do just at this time. Glad to hear that you arrived safely. I hope you and Nita are able to meet up this time.
I decided , yesterday, to have a date with Billy Blanks! I have not been with him for years!! So I picked out the 8min workout video sleeve up and put the videotape,that was inside it, into the VCR and thought I was seeing things! Bob Ross was on the screen! For any of you who know Bob Ross and Billy Blanks you will know they are like opposites. Bob is so quiet, gentle, peaceful and dead, God rest his soul.......... and that hair is something else! Billy Blanks is none of those .......... he is some pup. Anyway I could not be bothered looking through all that pile of video tapes so I put on the Basic Taebo and it was a great workout.It lasted 30 mins which was just right ......... I was cold when I started but boy was I hot when it ended!
Gotta go get ready to take Orla to school.







Nourished by challenge
The value of an ambitious goal is not measured by what it will bring to you. The worth of a goal is measured by what it will make of you in the process of following and attaining it.
An outrageous and impractical goal can be just as valuable as a prudent and pragmatic one. What matters is not how realistic or practical your objective may be, but how much it compels you to push beyond your limitations.

There are stunningly brilliant possibilities for your life that you've never even imagined. Set yourself on a meaningful and ambitious course, and the best of those possibilities will begin snapping into focus.

It pays to dream big dreams. And it certainly pays to follow the biggest and most ambitious of them. For the biggest dreams will put you face to face with the biggest challenges. And those challenges, difficult as they may be, will nourish you in ways that nothing else can.

-- Ralph Marston

Hi chicks~~
We certainly are being blamed for bringing the cloudy skies and rain last night to Mesa(did you get some in Phoenix, NITA~~?) But they do so need rain I will take the ribbing. And today looks like sunshine! So i will have to put sunscreen on...don't want to be getting burned.

~~~MOOZ~~That would be great if you would move us to a new home. We are going to get set up in our RV park today. And with that place nearly full i don't know how often i will get on one of their 4 computers. I am pretty sure we will find a way to buy a laptop while we are down here. too funny on the date with Billy Blanks! He is quite the hunk.

~~NITA~~I hope your wrist is much better by now.
I get that doctor-itis thing too...you'd think by now we could overcome that ! But I do the same thing time after time. Wishing you good luck w/it all.


~~~LITTLE CHICK~~wow, those are some cold temps and wind chills. Be sure to dress in layers. And take care. Wish you all could come here for awhile ...but it is getting busier even in Mesa area. I don't know how many more people have moved here permanently, but the houses just keep getting built! Looks alot different from last year. Notice lots of new developments and stores.

Well a big HELLO to all the rest :hugs: to Michelle~~ we are all thinking of you. Do post soon so we may hear from you.

thinlizzie

Hi chickies - today I am starting a new thread as this one is getting too long.
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