Jolly, am I crazy, or didn't you just move a little while ago? Maybe it was someone else.
Last e-mail from me before leaving on vacation. I'll be back in a week and hopefully there will be LESS of me coming back that there is leaving?????
Take care of yourselves,
Linda

Whoops! Derry! Just wanted to say a big thanks for the long post to me the other night. I have had no time to reply and I am sorry. I will get back to you soon! Thank you soo much for all that writing! Have a fun time on your vacation!

Good morning all. Nothing much here, except trying to stay sane. Eating isn't great, but it isn't horrid either. Workouts are being missed though. Time constraints, and my foot is still bruised. On the plus side, my poor ignored horse is doing very well. The two rides I have managed to squeeze in have been awesome.

Derry, have a good vacation. An yes, you are crazy I have lived in the same place for 6 years. I move, hopefully, at the end of the month. Must have been someone else - I know Happy moved fairly recently. . .

Heh all. How's it going? I am dragging here so I think I sound like jolly. Damn! Just don't know why I don't have the get-up-and-go anymore. Perhaps it's the heat, the lack of good things in my life, I don't know. I feel it especially on my bike. The pedals feel soooo heavy. I could push them harder but I don't want to. It seems to be a mental thing, but maybe it's also physical. I have given up sugar for this 21-day challenge I do on the other thread and maybe that is part of it. One day, on a free day, I had a ton of sugar, and the next day I felt really good. It was so different, a weird feeling these days, I actually felt good. It must be some chemical the sugar causes to be released. Oh, to **** with it, I hate the thought that I am so affected by food, especially chemically altered junk like processed sugar. Rant, rant.

Good Morning! I'm draggin this morning too. I need another day off to recover from the weekend. Got DD all moved, ate out too much, and not enough rest. Good thing is - I got on the scale this morning and didn't gain over the weekend! Now I just need to get motivated this morning! Anyway, plan on my noon walk. I have a meeting tonight so not sure I will make it to the gym.

Have a great day!

HEy all. Still need to catch up on some sleep, but, despite sick puppies again, I did make it to the gym. And, I had lost the little blip I gained the other week. Hurray.

Now, on to bigger and better things. Have a great day all.

Hello - I feel much better today. Got a good nights rest! I started the day with a bowl of oatmeal. I have a busy day at work, but i still plan on walking.

Jolly - sorry to hear about the sick puppies again. At least you got some sleep!

Hope everyone is doing good.

Jolly, good going on losing that "blip"!!

I'm okay here after that big quake in Sendai yesterday. It sure shook in Tokyo as well! Scary stuff. I've been feeling like a 3-ton load of bricks (or something like that) and just haven't gotten much exercise in. Am determined to move this booty today!

Take care, all!

HI guys! Surpirse, I'm on line for a short while as my husband's laptop is here and he is not currently using it this moment, went out to make a fax and left it on for me! Cool, I'm on line while on vaction. I hate typing on laptops, as the keyboard is different so forgive any spelling issues.
Well, I've not been an angel so far on this vacation, but I've not been as bad as I could have been at least. I have walked every day except one, so far, and hope to do something like that today as well.
DH has been tremendously busy with work, this is truly a working vaction for him as the new company opens on Sept. 18th and this time period is way too close to the opening for him not to be working. Today, in fact, I think he'll be taking a train to NYC for a meeting and I will have to "entertain" the kids. Try "entertaining" a 17 and a 15 year old who miss their friends and consider everything I suggest "boring". Hmmm.... we'll figure out something I guess!
The weather has been hot and so far pretty nice, thank goodness. Today is supposed to be hot so maybe we'll hit the beach?
I've not been perfect with eating, but have met my own challenge every day except that one (was sick to my stomach) by walking or swimming every day. If I am lucky, perhaps I'll at least maintain my weight by the time I get back?
I miss you guys!
Linda in Rhode Island instead of NH!!!!

Good morning!

Red - glad to hear you are ok after the quake. Just heard about it yesterday on the news.

Derry - nice to hear from you! Sounds like things are going for DH. It's great that you have been getting some exercise while away. That is the hardest part for me when away from home. Enjoy the rest of your time.

I've been doing pretty good this week so far. Exercising and keeping busy in the evenings so I don't snack.

Have a great day!

Morning all. Just time for a real quick post. Busy busy busy. Just trying to stay sane. And trying to get exercise in.

Will try to post more later, but am thinking of you all. Have a great day.

We are all so busy right now! I finally got back to the gym last night and am a little sore this morning, but it feels good. I plan on going back tonight. I over-ate a little last night. I did make a good choice though. I opted for low-fat frozen yogurt instead of ice cream.

Have a good day everyone!

Good for you, Roxy. I have been opting for ice cream in a BIG way lately. Not good.

I made it to the gym this morning. Yeah. Got some sleep last night, so am feeling a bit more human. Also got a lot done today. Feel a bit more organized.

Have a good one everyone.

Hi all! I'm back from my trip. The kids had a great time. Unforunately, my mom spent the whole time in the hospital so my brothers and I were very stressed out. She had a seizure, which she has every now and then, but this time she also had problems with her heart. The frustrating thing was that no one knew exactly what was wrong. It went from heart attack to a third of the heart not working to just a weakened heart to nothing wrong with her heart at all, just a bad seizure. Ughh. She had to be taken to a hospital 2 hours away so she could get the right care so she was SO far away too. My poor mom. She was supposed to go home with my brother today, I haven't heard yet how that went.
So I feel a need to get healthy again. Lose 10 pounds, get some cardio-vascular fitness going, eat better. I didn't gain any weight while I was away even though I drank more beer than I am willing to admit. I need to detox and maybe even fast for a day...coming soon!

Apple - glad to have you back. Sorry your Mom was in the hospital. Hope she gets better soon.

My exercise today is starting to help my Mom clean out her house. She has put her name in for the new duplexes they are building in town for the elderly. We have a lot of sorting, tossing, etc. to do. I can only help on Friday afternoons and weekends. It will be really nice when it's all done and she is in her new surroundings.

Have a great weekend everyone!