Shadow, you are an inspiration, not drinking Cokes and figuring a way to get your water down. Keep up the good work. Tomorrow, I'm going to try living without Diet Cokes. I'm thinking that maybe I can go one day without and one day with just one. We'll see how I make out.
Tina

Hi,

Shadow, I am laughing picturing your husband and the cat. We've had no electricity for a couple of days one winter and it is an adventure.

Tina, You can do it tomorrow without coke.

Tammy, sorry for all of the mess up there.

I blew it day. I would have done ok but I ate M&M's. I can't do that again.

Susan

Susan, I just read an article in the paper about Curves. It is so tempting to join again, but I honestly don't think that I'd be able to do some of the machines. I just hurt too much. I guess I'll stick with the treadmill, bike, and healthrider here at home. I'm glad you had fun listening to Pat's band. Tell him to go on the road and come to Ohio.

Scrubbing floors really becomes you Tina. Come to my house and I'll take pictures of you cleaning mine. We can post them on the forum!!!

Tina2, good for you on any exercise at all! A little bit is better than none.

Shadow, keep coming here!!! It's a great group.

And Tina, we aren't older, we are better.
I'll have to look and see if I see any trucks from Texas around here. I know I've seen NC, SC, and GA. I really haven't been out and about too much. I'm afraid that I'll fall on the ice again. That's what started all my problems last spring! Hey! Maybe if I fell, it would knock things back where they are supposed to be. Good idea????

My carpal tunnel surgery is Jan. 20. I really need to get on the ball about getting things ready for a sub. I'll be out 12 days. The girl who will be my sub will do a great job.

I need to go get some reading done before bedtime.

I wanted to let you know about a virtual model website. It's pretty cool and is on the discovery channel. http://health.discovery.com

Tammy, DON'T go outside... We want you in one piece.

Susan

I tried to find that virtual model website but couldn't. Susan, tell us more about it, please!

Tammy, you are too funny!!!!! I'd be happy to come help you mop your floors but keep that camera hidden. And, I wish falling on the ice again would reverse your pain. You know that we are all going to be praying for you and thinking about you during your surgery. Is it outpatient kind? Most things are nowadays.

Susan, I love M&Ms, too. I blew it today. There was some Mrs. Smith's Mincemeat pie left in the frig. We just had to eat it to get it out of the house. Ooops. The treadmill will be well used tomorrow.
Goodnight all......

Hi,

Let me try the link to the virtual model again. It's on the discovery Health channels National Body Challenge page. Under the middle column "Get Inspiration", it's the titled Your Ideal Body

Here is the link.....
http://health.discovery.com/converge...lenge2005.html

You put in your current weight and then your ideal weight and you can see your progress as you lose weight.

Not sure if I made this any clearer or not. Let me know if I didn't

Susan

Oh my gosh I made a virtual model a year ago on the virtual model site, when I signed in it was at my old weight. Now that was a thrill typing in the new weight. YEEEEHaaaa

Wow, that virtual model is something else. I signed up and can't wait to see my progress.

GOOD GRAVY MARIE!!!!! You ought to see me on that thing!!! I scared myself!!!!

Ya'll are too funny!

Shadow, I scared myself too!!! It really opened my eyes.
Tina, I can't wait to see my progress either.
Mimi, I bet it was a great feeling seeing the new you! You are doing great!

I had a good food day yesterday. I stayed within my points. I have to tell you about my lunch... I got one of those flavored tortillas, put a little fat free cream cheese, turkey, cucumber and lettuce, rolled it up and it was yummy!!!! I think I'll have that again today. It was so filling.

Susan

Ooooh, Susan, that lunch sounds so good that I think I'll try it. I've never had a flavored tortilla, though. I'll have to see if we have any at my grocery. I'm going to get the ingredients for the 0 pt. veggie soup. That stuff is also filling and really helps me lose.

Everyone, have a great day!

I went to the virtual model too! Put in my beginning weight, then the weight I am now just to see the change. My gosh! I've done better than I thought!! lol Still have a ways to go until I hit the goal weight, but I think I feel better about myself! Just because I saw that model lose weight. lol I can't see it in myself, except my clothes are bigger.

I am heading to bed. Bad pain day. It has been raining all day. More flooding expected. I want sun and a nice day. SOON!!!

Its icy out this morning so I am staying home until 11. The lectures were great yesterday, the first one was using a balance ball. I am going to buy one soon, you get exercise just sitting on it and I can do that pretty good.
Seriously, I could do the moves that they were demonstating, the balls are good because they suit all levels of fitness.
The evening lecture was about being realistic with resolutions, and how to relax and use imaging to see our final outcome. The main message was DON"T QUIT!!!!! keep trying. Those that are most successful have used that above all else. and also to realize that we are all human and are not perfect. Very enjoyable and I am looking forward to the rest of the lectures.

Hi,
My food has been good for the past 2 days. I even went for a 2.5 mile walk yesterday with some friends (that's including going to Curves) It felt real good.

Tammy, I'm sorry that you hurt so much. I wish there was something they could give you to make it all go away. Get some rest!

Mimi, sounds like the lectures were great! Glad you enjoyed them.

Today is Pat's birthday. Not much planned. He has requested chicken and dumplings for dinner. That will be an easy meal to fix.

Now off to take the dog to the vet and get the staples out of her ear.


Susan

Hello.
Mimi, I wish we could all go to those lectures. They sound very inspiring. It's good to hear that we're all human with flaws!
When I tried the Monday meetings, the leader would say that over and over.
Sis, how's your weather today? What kind of exercise are you able to do right now?
Maureen, we miss you! Don't just read--post!
Susan, for all that exercising. Just remember you could gain some muscle weight.
Shadow, keep up the good work with your losing.
Tina2,I hope your daughter is back to feeling normal now.
Tammy, are you getting anxious about the surgery? Get all the rest you can beforehand.

I just ran across a blueberry muffin recipe in my National Heart Assoc. Cookbook. one muffin is 2 pts. I'll try it and let y'all know if they are worth trying. If so, I'll post the recipe. I've got some blueberries in the freezer. All I need is some applesauce. Maybe I can make them today.

We are in for some cooler weather, starting tomorrow. It will be near freezing for a couple of nights. I know, I know, poor me. I'd rather have my nice warm, weird weather. Now that I've written a book, I'll go exercise.