kat-very sorry to hear about the loss of your dad. i'm sending lots of hugs and good thoughts your way.

hi kaylets, ceara! my writing isn't functioning too well right now and fingers not cooperating as i would like (ms-stuff) , so won't drone on, but did want to say good morning to the royal court, and that i am excited about seeing my friend this morning, who is in town from ca. i didn't sleep much the past couple of nights, so hope i won't be too much of a zombie today during our visit. i had given up cafeine a couple of years ago, but have to say, i'm beginning to re-think my position on that one. hmmm. well, hope everyone has a good day. take care.

I was very sorry to read about the passing of your dad, Katrina. My thoughts are with you.

Huzzah to all royales who dwell herein! Empress Am be still here but not too imperial these days. Have started a new initiative that is just kind of loose and brief with the blather and worryin' 'bout much except exercise 'n eatin' and no blather and no discouragement gleaned from others and HOPING against hope that the evil Demon Scale will recognize this new spirit movin' in Am's feeble brain and NOT go in the wrong direction again, but ye never know. That plateau breakin' be a tricky biz indeed. Ate HUGE amount on Monday, though but amazingly back on track the past few days.

Kaylets 'n Anagram, t'would have been so fun to actually be at that real world meet-up. Must have been nice. T'is always nice to have friends.

Wsw! Huzzah!

Huzzah also to Wood Nymph, Ceara and all other queens absent or here, mentioned or un- ...

Update on Puppy Girl: She went to Petsmart for the first time and picked out her OWN toy. She really did pick it out, saw it on the aisle and tried to get it, so I bought it for her. She's only five months and a total coward, is terrified by new experiences and doesn't cooperate well walking on her leash; she's so cute that everyone wanted to pet her and I'm glad she had a chance for some socialization with people other than the vet. She will be spayed on Tuesday and I am having a nervous breakdown.

Oh kat. Sorry to hear of your loss and what you're facing still. Of course there'll be another ly outing. Take your time and you let us know when you're ready.

Good to see you, wsw, and how wonderful your dainty fingernails are able to still hang in.

The thuds you heard in recent days were me bouncing off the wagon during the evenings - wasting perfectly good days of calorie counting. Yep, painful, kaylets. also a partially torn muscle in there somewhere with a few other odds and ends. All due to an episode, I'm sure, when I was having PT for the foot.

ceara - ten weeks???? Nooooooooo - weight wise that's good but in all other aspects, that's too soon for Christmas. Ten weeks ago we were looking at August starting up and I'm still back there somewhere.

However, it's cool, breezy, sunny today and maybe that will transport me into FALL. Getting a very, very late start (up till 2 again reading) but plan for most of my day to be out in the great outdoors. Walking, errands, etc. Good for everything that ails me.

So - great Weekend to y'all. IT'S FRIDAY!!!!!!!

Enjoy, dear - though you're probably already in Savannah by now.

Beautiful here this a.m. but I'm on another late start. I think as soon as I get it together I'll head for a walk in the park (where I can pick up some more compost for my yard and then run another errand or two.

Otherwise quiet and still no streak begun.

Hello Wonderful Queens! Do you remember me? I hope so. I've just read this entire thread and it was like revisiting old friends. I didn't have any trouble at all getting on so I'd like to come back and be part of the group again. May I?

Katrina, so sorry to hear about your dad. Hugs....

Anagram and Kaylets [such dear names!], what a meeting that must have been!

Arabella, how I've missed you!

wsw, still going strong even with the 'technical difficulties'!

Ceara, lovely to see you here in the "other palace"!

Amarantha, cosmic twin---I always know where you are. You can't shake me, baby!

Me again! Just a blog entry, but I don't have a blog here anymore so am foistin' it on ye queens!

"Mighty Am at the bat DID strike out this week with a gain o' .7, which was not entirely unexpected due to overeatin' yesterday and having a monumental binge on Monday, which Am will NOT do on this Monday whether it be Deadline Day from the Black Lagoon or not.

The good news is that last week's weigh-in was so good (for Mighty Am) that there's still a .8 average loss over the past two weeks, so we're callin' it GOOD!

Send no flowers to Mighty Am at the bat as she hath set a goal weight of 140 for next week and she will NOT have any more slip-ups (at least not of the proportions that occurred) and she WILL then be really sure (if there's justice in the Dietary Universe and we think there is) to be back in the so-beautiful 130s.

If you build it, it will come.

The plan continueth as outlined: 1570 goal cals per day but NO HIGH DAYS INTO THE 2000S OR BEYOND; 420 minutes (or more) of formal exercise, active lifestyle increases at every opportunity, more fiber to balance blood sugar (related to weight big-time)."

Creak, groan. Fresh Start Monday, here I come. Weather G O R G E O U S but I seem to be slightly under it. Don't know why but will continue to take advantage while it's nice.

Yes, I have been park walking and grass seeding, etc.

Welcome, Eydie! Your Royal Throne has always awaited you in the palace.

wsw, what a wonderful visit you must have had. And 22 years IS a very long time so I'm glad you were able to get together.

Ah, yes, Empress, you will be where you want to be by the end of the year. My caloric goal is somewhat like yours but I had some nasty blowouts this week (evenings, as previously noted). Smack of the wrist to me and I've started my writing this morning again.

Glad you be in relaxation mode, Arabella. And how great you were able to be in touch. Would be so lonely w/o you. Had missed ceara too on her sojourn.

Thinking of you, dear kat. to kaylets - nice to have the right image of you in mind though wasn't too far from what I had before.

Must do some house(dirty) work this morning before I go out to play in the park. So off to it while I'm still half asleep - can tolerate it better that way.

Day one down. Did get in a walk though it was tough but did LOTS of housework (at least for me). Going to give that another stab this morning. Amazing how much it takes to keep even one person going. Some more extra things going into the trash and gathering hazardous household waste for a collection on Saturday.

And a church clothing collection in a couple of weeks should give me some more inspiration in that direction. So some progress on all fronts. Even on the social. Called a long time acquaintance with whom I've never done anything socially and invited her to use a fashion show ticket that I had bought for DD (who, of course, can't make it after all). I've always liked her a lot (and I think vice versa) so am glad I asked. Why not before, you say, since our paths have been crossing almost 30 years? Just circumstances, life, all that stuff. You kknow, the stuff that gets in the way.

TERRIFIC TUESDAY - at least that's what I'm aiming for.

I've had much difficulty at work for the past year or so--dealing with a boss that's definitely unbalanced. That's led to lots of stress eating at work and consequently I weigh more than I have in years; I weigh more than 10 pounds over my goal weight now. I'm doing my best to get a handle on it, I keep telling myself that it'll be my best revenge. Honestly, I've never had to deal with anything like this in my life.
I was offered another job this past Friday, but couldn't take it because it doesn't pay nearly as much as my current job. Nice to be wanted though.
Another thing that I'm dealing with is the fact that I'm teaching yoga classes these days and the fact that I'm not happy with my weight is getting to me. I'm really good at what I do but don't want to be the overweight yoga instructor. It really is my dream to be a good example. I find it hard to forgive myself for going off track, not "practicing what I preach".

Wow. What a downer of a post, huh? I think I'm making up for lost time since I haven't posted in so long!
The good news is I haven't eaten from stress in 2 days now and am going for a third and I'm feeling strong!