Morning, Ladies!

I'm happy to report that I've been more disciplined -- eating better and doing upper body exercises. I went from 152 on Friday to 147.2 this morning.

Ilene, I joined your weekly challenge and it has helped me with my goals. Great idea!

OK, here's to a new day and new challenges.
Good luck, everyone.
Dena

Wooo! Well done Dena

Hi girls!

Hope that sleep has caught up with you Wide, and you are feeling fresh and on plan once again!

Way to go staying on plan Dena, and being rewarded for your hard work. The challenges do seem to help motivate and hold us accountable, keep up the good work!

getncontrol, Ilene and Jenn: How you guy's doing this week?

Well, the pounds that I gained (def due to meds, now) vanished as the medicine was finished off. I was even rewarded with an extra pound lost since before taking the meds. I just stayed on plan with my exercise, and while my calorie intake averaged high for the week, my body seemed to contine the downward cycle. Exercise is king!

Cya

Great loss Dena! Congratulations!

For me exercising is the key to success. 3 years ago I lost 10kgs by exercise alone. Now I`m doing a combo of diet WW-Wendies Plan and exercise.

Hi Featherweights,

Thanks for the kudos and great encouragement Ilene, 2frustrated, Softballmom and QueenofChiba. It really helps to work as a team.

Today my exercise will be my Tai Chi class. It's martial arts of sorts. You move real slow and sweat a lot. It's supposed to be really good for your body-- for your organs, circulation, balance, memory. My instructor expects us to learn quickly, so in about 10 weeks we've learned quite a few movements (or forms) and are already considered to be in the intermediate group. I never thought I could get this far in 10 weeks. And the instructor is pretty strict. Miss a class and you're way behind. I don't dare miss one. And I really do like Tai Chi. I go Wednesday and Friday.

OK. Ladies, let's keep up the great work. September is a great month!
(Hugs), Dena

Dena-
Tai Chi sounds awesome. They do it in the park near my house and I`m always tempted to join...I`ll get my courage up one of these days!

Oh my darlings! How I've missed you! Can you imagine ME without a computer for about two weeks??? Horrendous!

As soon as I find a flat spot in my new bathroom, I'll weigh in and be back at it ... with all of you.

SusanB -- I was just going to PM you to fin out where you were, missed you too

Hello Susan!

I'm a sleepy peep today. I wanted to stay in bed this morning Must have something to do with all that cycling and kickboxing and getting beaten up!

Morning everyone! The lighting in this bathroom is sooo bad, I took a flashlight with me this morning. I think I'll have to experiment with the floor and the scale for a few days. It showed 127, which I doubt.

I have a nasty schedule this weekend. I work until 11 tonight and then have to be back at 7 am tomorrow and Sunday. So I'm running errands this morning and thinking about packable food and just fussing a bit with ordinary housework. I have sooo much painting and sewing and decorating type stuff I'd rather do

I should try to get my head around next week and see about the weekly challenge.

HI! Been laying on the couch the past couple days, migraine and pulled back muscle/pinched nerve kind of thing I'm going to the Dr. a little later so I can get some new meds to help me out!
Have a good weekend!

I got absolutely fed up with my hair today and got it cut off. I'd been growing it since last winter. I thought I'd like to have it long again, but I'd forgoten how much trouble that is. I'm absolutely loving my new, shorter do. Hey, maybe I'll weigh less....

Hi Everyone!

Just got back from Tai Chi class--my exercise of the day. And now I feel great, mostly because I accomplished all the moves.

QueenofChiba, I noticed it says you live in Japan. How do you like it? Have you lived there long? Wow, that would be cool to see people actually doing Tai Chi outside where you live. Try it. At first, I didn't know what I was doing and I never thought I would get it, but one day the light bulb came on, and I was doing the whole routine without too many mistakes.

WideinWinnepeg, hope you feel better.

Jazzbird, your haircut sounds cute!

Have a great weekend, Featherweights.
Dena

Jazzbird ... I either cut or grow my hair like some folks buy shoes. Change is good.

I think I've found a flat spot for my scale and (with my flashlight) it shows 128 again this morning. That also jives with the one at work so ... I'll take it. Which means I really only gained a pound or two while eating (and drinking) like a pig while moving. That's not bad! Not particularly healthy but not bad.

I suppose it is time to slink back in here. Goodness knows I need the support! I'm making a fresh start today at 146.8. December 26 is going to be my goal date as that will mark 2 years of mostly healthy living. Of course, I don't know what my goal is exactly. I've decided that I'll know it when I get there....sometime before December 26!

The first two weeks of work were great. I had a great eating plan, I was overly organized at home so I had plenty of time for exercise, etc. Then, little by little things started going down hill. I had forgotten how easy it is to fall into bad habits when there are lunches eaten out, lunches brought in, cookies and cake in the breakroom, etc. I MUST reaquaint myself with the words NO THANK YOU. I woke up this morning and reflected on the week - there were Deli sandwiches with mayo and cheese, chips and cookies on Tuesday. Thursday brought BBQ and smoked chicken (skin on), Baked Beans, Potato Salad, and banana pudding. Thursday afternoon a dozen freshly baked chocolate chip cookies were brought to me by another company who wants to do business with us. What irritates me with myself is that I could have partaken in everyone of those situations in a perfectly healthy and reasonable way. That is what I am reminding myself of today - just because something is there doesn't mean I have to eat it. And, if I CHOOSE to eat it I can do so in a responsible manner that still facilitates weight loss.

Frankly, girls, I've just gotten lazy. Well, no more! It just isn't THAT much trouble to scrape of a little mayo or take the skin off of a piece of chicken.