I didn’t realize it but I have measurements from 3-06 in my note pad. I can almost bet they will have not changed. A very big sigh.

Believe it or not I’m still in the mood to ride the stamina bike when I get home. This week end I am going to increase my ride to 11.5 miles. I’m not sure how many calories will be burned. I have just about made it to Paragould, mile wise. I’m impressed wiith myself, but I like seeing those numbers add up also. Let’s hope for some results.

So far nothing has been said about the incident yesterday, so maybe the coast is clear. I had problems with a backwash valve not closing and had to close it manually, myself. Think I impressed the plant manager, but I could be wrong. I’m not going to worry about it what ever happens, happens. I’m tired of eating my emotions.

breakfast-granola bar, banana, 12 oz of mositure as fitday.com calls it
snack----- little debbie brownie.
lunch -----turkey and cheese sandwich with mayo, 1 c of boiled squash
break-----peanut butter and crackers with strawberry yogurt, fat free.
dinner-----not sure yet.

30 minutes on the stamina bike. =500 This will put my total to 2700 calories burned out of 3500 calories. I had 109 calories on my pedometer yesterday but I’ve done more walking today. It shows 3.0 miles right now and 200 more calories to put in on my flex calories.

so far 36 oz of moisture.

I'll be back later to comment, first I have to read.

The above post is from my journal. Saves time to do it this way.

Madcat-I'm measuring tonight. It wold be nice for some company.

Shad--things will be brighter at the end of the tunnel. just think of the paycheck.

Mel--You and I are about the same size.

Meadow--wish that were real snow.

happy, suzi, teel, tig a big hello

HI shad I see you glowing, Have you got your uniform on ready for school the bus is about to leave!

I came back.
Funny, having got there and pleased that it was the last day of gym for the week, I really enjoyed it this morning. I decided to do only treadmill and 40 minutes, 4.5k and 400 calories later I got off. The sweat was dripping, the face glowing. Rudolph had nothing on my nose. Oh bother Christmas again. I wish I knew what Ceejay does to burn 500cal in half an hour. I get on the bike and only get 100 cal in 15 minutes. The elliptical and the treadie burn faster according to the machines at the gym.

Meadow - nice to see you. If you are working on improvement then you are doing something. You don't have to be dead focussed on weight.

Madcat - one doesn't do anything to celebrate the birthday of the gee gees. One just wonders at the marvel of the horse. Keep reporting on the progress of the building - Mel might be hot for a hard hat as well as uniforms.

Suzi - you are on for a catch up over summer. Provided of course I am in the country, in the State, in the right state (of mind) and have the power to get there.

Talking about catching up - we are missing the following:
Tig - Know you are busy, quick catch up would be nice.
Teel - On holiday already?? Yes probably
Rose - Where oh where has the Roseblush gone?? Walking up the mountain to home?
Raven - Haven't heard from her for a while
Painter - Are you still out there woman??
Linus - Give us a just to let us know you are okay.
And Carla - where the bl**dy **** are you????

Gotta go. Another day calls.

Happy Birthday to my dear BOY!!! he's 13 today!
I can't really believe it. He is still my baby in so many respects.
The diet might be blown a bit today, he's asked for Lasagne and Waffles!

Challenge, Oh you have me all motivated and you mentioned the "C" word, or was that me...LOL I never knew it would have such an impact. Mel you are like a kiddy under the covers waiting for Santa...with baited breathe.
Gorgeous.
I am in for the challenge. Aug is a good time for me, it's 2 years since I orginally started the weight loss deal...this time. Not too bad still 10 kgs lighter, was 13 but hey. I can get there.
Madcat...the vegemite and chips thing is so kiwi/ aussie, it's a childhood memory...kinda like your peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, I'll tell you it always hits the spot, remind me to send you some
Meadow I like it! Thank you for the song. You sound so grounded and you are inspiring, it's so good to feel like we fit our own skin, you sound happy.
Ceejay Good for you on being onto things at work. You know the thing is they probably won't notice, and not say anything, but would if nothing was done, it's a quiet little deed you can at least know you did
Happy I'm giggling, posting our measurements ...phew
I will post and check measurements tomorrow.
Have great days today...I'm off work

Ok, just because it was my dumb@ss idea and because if I keep pretending is isn't as bad as it is I will never get anywhere. The measurements might not be massively accurate since I had to use a metal tape measure:
Weight 176/ 80k (yikes!!!)
Bust 42 in/ 107 cm
Waist 36 in/ 91.5 cm
Hips 46 in/ 117 cm
Thigh 26 in/ 66 cm
Bicep 14.5 in/ 37 cm

Those have to look better at the end of this month.

K, that nastiness over with we can move on to more pleasant topics. Hotter than Hades out there again today. After yesterday's folly, I decided to just take the streetcar home. It is much cooler down here by the lake. Thank goodness for an onshore breeze.

Mel ~ Yeah, funny how the heat makes the outside smell so much more intensely. It was odd walking around downtown today – nose kept getting hit by waves of varying and obnoxious odors. Excellent email and so very appropriate. Thanks for sharing.

Meadow~ :OH no… don't start. Not Christmas. Not yet. Although the mental image of a cool winter day is very refreshing. What books are you reading? Who are the flawed women?

Shad~ Sorry your project seems so rudderless. At least you have a good gym workout to make you feel better. I love days when it all comes together.

Ceejay ~ welcome aboard. For me, I think it will help having someone to be accountable to.

Suzi~ Odd about the weird foods we love as kids and how they still sing to us somehow when we grow up. I tried vegemite once a long time ago when I was doing the obligatory post-university backpack trip through Europe. We hooked up with a bunch of people in the Black Forest including a couple of Aussie girls. They had been hauling jars of the stuff around for a couple of months Tried it and thought it was, well, an acquired taste. My Ex, who was a Brit-born, used to love marmite on toast – but I always thought it tasted like burnt steak. On the other hand, he couldn't stand the taste or the smell of PB. I think you are right and it is what we get used to when we are kids.

Ok, I should go and do something useful with what remains of the evening.

Hello everyone else. Come out and play. The water is fine (if there was any)…

I skimmed the posts this morning. Sorry. We have been put on alert for a blackout at "sometime" today. so there is much to do and 2 chairs are already plugged in. The heat index could go as high as 114 so a grid or two might have to be closed down in readiness.....so they say. It usually happens around 4-6 PM when everyone comes home from work so I have time to get ready. I just need to go door to door with Fran and double check the seniors.
Hope you all stay as cool as possible. Stay out of trouble lest I miss anything!!!
Happy Wednesday
Good morning sunshine!

PS~ Madcat I am glad you made that post yesterday. It gave me a wake up call that I desperately needed. Before long I would have been 200 again. I was sliding into that "I don't give a crap" mode and threatening to stay there......so thanks one more time

Mel - you take care of yourself. I saw on the late night news that they are calling New York the "baked apple" instead of it's nickname "big apple". Seems like it's sweltering all over - here too. Was worried about brownouts and loss of power for you - seems so much worse up your way with all the demands for power. It's not just the heat but the loss of electricity too. Stay cool my east coast buddy.

I'll be back later tonight...

Hmmm... The other MIA's all get sweet little prods, Carla gets "where the bl**y **** are you?". I guess I know my place around here, sniff sniff. (Now where the heck did I put that hair shirt? Darn. Time for another trip to Martyrs-R-Us for a new one.) Seriously though, it's very hard to post in this heat. Madcat, who is suffering even more in lovely Toronto, will confirm that the humidity makes the fingers slip-slide off the keys... Expected Humidex (heat index) today: mid 40's.

The real deal: I find myself in a quandary. Because of lingering emotional problems, I tend to obsess about the same old c**p, which I no longer want to bore anyone else with. So I tend to just hunker down by myself until I get through each bad patch. Meanwhile friends (and cyberfriends) get pi**ed at me for not being in touch. A Catch-22, really. I have nothing new to moan about, have no desire to whine to anyone, but get on multiple s**t lists for sparing everyone the joy of sad-sack Carla in yet another funk. I'm not looking for pity OR solutions. This is just the way it is, and I hope my cyber-community will accept my lurking even if the real world thinks I should just pull up my big-girl panties and get on with it.

On another subject, for a brief moment that Xmas window almost made me feel cool..

Take care all, I do lurk consistently and post whenever I have something non-whiny to say. (Those of you with ESP will know that I respond to most of your posts telepathically.)

I’ve lost count on how many day’s but I think it’s four. Last night I really tried to get on the stamina bike but for some unknown reason my lower right side was really nagging me. Ultra sound showed it to be trapped gas the last time this happened. I used the 400 flex calories. Sigh, but that’s why I’ve banked them. Siince I didn’t ride last night those flex points will put me down to 2600/3500 calories to be burned.

This morning I’ve almost completed my routine for toning but I haven’t used any type of weight. Will finish the rest of the routine this afternoon.


I’m starting with last night dinner
KFC chicken with slaw, potatoes and biscuit--yes I know a bad choice.
2 rice krispie treats
today’s breakfast
cherrios, low fat milk, banana
snack-brownie--seems like this brownie was to sweet, maybe I will not need them again for awhile
lunch
turkey and cheese sandwich,
baby carrots
apple sauce

I forgot to measure last night but will tonight.

Hi Happy your egg light is on. I came in to edit some food choices and correct typo's

Back later to comment

Shad-I use what is called the stamina bike. I bought it at walmart.com. It gives me an extremely good cardio work out.

Carla--Hi, glad to see you.

Mel--Stay cool, and thanks for checking on the other seniors. I want to live in a place like that when I retire.

Happy--You must be a busy person.

Madcat--You measurements will be almost the same as mine. I weigh more than 176 though.

Meadow and Suzi--hello

Where are the others? Hi to Rose, Teel, PainterWoman

Sorry Carla. I have a limited number of nice questions and prods. Then the big guns came out. Notice I stopped before I got to anymore MIA's. Oh Yes I have ESP (extra stupid permutations) but I am reserving them for a few special people with whom I now work!!!! It's easy to read their minds.

It appears that I will be moving on to Weipa on the 12th or 13th of August all ready to start (yet another bl**dy) induction on 14th (complete with analysis of a drug and alcohol sample - no instructions on how to get them analysed on a Sunday) and an orientation session. Whoopee. Can't wait. In the meantime I need to help DS2 and G/F + feral child shift back to his house next weekend, sort out living arrangements for the cat for 9 weeks, stop the mail, mow the lawns, clean out the fridge etc.etc.etc. this weekend. And I still have no clear idea of the methods to be used to train this site. I love my life. Man at the railway station this morning said 1 weekly ticket for 1 adult to Central? I said that I wasn't sure about the adult, more likely just a dolt who has to travel. We had a giggle. Sheez you have to grow old, you don't have to grow up.

Right, well I am out of time to comment. I'll have to get back to you all tonight. I'm fresh out of temper too, so a few people might like to tread carefully today.

At least there is one thing to be said with all the HEAT. You are burning all those excess calories
I am officially depressed and down. I did the dreaded and hopped on the scales They were not kind and I nearly died. i guess all the eating finally caught up with me. I am so very annoyed with myself but I knew i had, i could feel the extra bits in my jeans that were getting snugg! I have absolutely decided that i will not get back into.
I have a little mini goal of 5 kgs/ 11 lbs to lose before my birthday. I don't know if this is achievable. It's 10 weeks away. I am the BIG 40!

I would also love to loose the little lumps that have appeared about my middle and my hips. Bust and thighs are still looking ok.

Mel...I know how you feel. I was in the same feeling, oh well who cares! That was until i saw very young people extremely obess at the theme parks, they gave me a wake up call.
Madcat I'm with you...lets do this. I know you have reached goal before and we can do it again!

It's funny, for some unknown reason Aug seems to be a good month for me getting into the swing. I am going to be diligent with eating too. Have to diary this as it;s the only way for me to be accountable.
Oh well there's my moan for today

Toodles for now

waving hi!!

Ok, so a cold front is moving in with quite the light and wind show. Maybe not the best time for me to be on the computer. This should mean the end of the humidity - thank gawd. I'm looking forward to a good night's sleep.

I better get off this thing. Just wanted to check in. The rain has stated and that last lightning was pretty close for comfort. If the weather breaks I'll be back, if not I hope everyone has a good night.

I've put my stats in my sig, like a Scarlet Letter.