Hi All,

Gray, Sure Did Miss Ya, Glad You Got Here Today. Thanks For The Thumbs Up, I Am Ordering It Next Week And I Cannot Wait To Be A Bikerchick, Even If It Is Only A Trike. Lol You Have Been Really Busy In More Ways Than One, But It Is Okay On The Eating Scene, As Busy As You Stay, The Calories Will Not Stick Around For Long.

Lauries, Grab That Swimsuit And I Will Meet You On The Beach, Might As Well Get Some Wear Out It Kiddo!!

Bev, You Know The Big Guy Has Got Your Back, No Worries Babe, You Will Get There And Be There. Patience My Love!!!

I Am So Proud Of Myself, I Have Been Oh So Good All Week, Drinking All Of My Water And Staying On Point And Letting No One, And I Mean No Stress Me Out!!!! Praying For Great Favor On The Scale Tomorrow. We Shall See.....

Here Is A Great Big Welcome To All The Newcomers, Glad You Are Here.


Love, Hugs, And Blessings To All,
Ags

Gary - tortilla chips are NOT silverware! We do NOT eat our silverware. I'm painfully aware of this fact because I used to use corn chip scoops to do the exact same thing!

C'mon - you go off plan the minute Angie leaves? You CAN do better than that! You KNOW what you need to do! Now, get to it. Otherwise that 5lb challenge is gonna continue forever

seriously - moderation in all things!

Bev - how cool that this will be your first wedding! Enjoy! I'm sure it will be wonderful and meaningful!

You are exercising and not losing, hmm.... How is your eating? Are you logging and tracking? If not, give it a try. Sometimes those extra calories can sneak in when we don't realize.

If you ARE logging and tracking, and still not losing, give it time. Often when we start a new exercise routine our bodies retain fluids. Eventually, they give them up and the scale starts moving again.

Prayers ascending for a way to be able to attend on the 2nd!

Ags - Here's hoping for a good WI! I think I WILL take my suit when I go to a conference next week. You've talked me into it. It will be tough, because 16 of us are going from work. Those folk haven't seen me in anything other than a business suit

Prayers continuing for all!

Blessings,

Laurie (and Gary, I DO like my knickname )

HI EVERYONE ~ very, very hot here right now -- 91F outside and 86F inside until I turned on my new portable air conditioner that we hunted down on sale yesterday! I posted a pic of it in my post in the Physcially Challenged thread yesterday; and it's working great! Just stayed home and did light housechores as my legs were very tired and feet sore from all that walking.

We did a bit of grocery pick-up; bought some wood to start the floor frame which DH got the outside done today, but then the heat got to him, so he came home and now he is sleeping. Had to get a blind for our kitchen window and could only find one in this whole town and it was a bit small, so I will be ordering a better one next week.

Just had homemade FRENCH POTAGE SOUP for lunch today; and a cool sandwich for dinner tonight (too hot to cook). NOt much else going on here; everyone is hybernating from the sun (no clouds today). Time to go rest ~ have a great day tomorrow and ^^PRAYERS^^ continue for you and yours ... ROSEBUD

HI GALS ~

Angie is at church teaching 2 classes of yoga.

Tomorrow night I am having 3 guys that work for us over for dinner....they are staying in an apartment we are renting for our guys that live too far to drive each day. Luckily this job is only about 15-25 minutes from my house

Anyway, they are Mexican fellows and Angie and I will make bratwurst/sauerkraut for them...none have ever had it...I told them NO WAY are they pouring hot sauce over it ...I even have German beer for them (and a few Bud Lites...their fav)....next time we will cook Italian for them.

I asked Angie a couple of weeks ago when would be a good night to have them over (her yoga...etc) Tomorrow was the first good day...I told her I wanted her to make something that they may have never had...I suggested chicken cacciatore...she said bratwurst would be easier after work...I agreed but told her (ALL TRUE!!!)...

"Bratwurst is fine babe, but it better be good since I told them you are a gourmet cook"..."Oh you did did you?....What else did you say?"...."Well I told them you are an ex-super model so you better wear make-up!"..."And I suppose you told them I have big boobs too!"..."Yep babe....I dunno how I am gonna get out of that one!"

Gotta go...be back....

Dinner started....

AGS ~ YIPEE! I have a new nickname to hand out....TRIKERBABE!

SCOOTER ~ Plan?....I wish I had a plan...as always my plan is to have a journey of better choices than my past...and for the most part I do...it's just the "other" part that screws me up!!

ROSEBUD ~ OK dear...one of my goldens, Reba, will not come through my sliding glass screen door unless I open it twice as big as she is...is Niko that crazy? Prayers for "cool" weather and strong legs! Hugs to DH for being such a good guy!!!

BEV ~ Sorry about Dennis, maybe we can still "hook" up ...prayers for you "groupie/roadie"!!!!

Gotta check on dinner....

Gary - yeah sure...who you calling a groupie? you can't be a groupie when they want you around and no one is being sexual! lol. good Christian men!!! roadie? they won't let me carry anything. I am like this precious preacher chick that they love. although...i've been called the g word a lot lately by my friends. so, thanks for joining in! and i've been called a roadie in the past. i can break down a drum kit QUICK! these guys say that the g word doesn't fit me. so there! :P although, the last time i saw them....3 of them were in my car and admired my backing into a parking spot skills so well that one said "next you will be driving our bus"! LOL
i just hope and pray a pass comes thru so i can be there. they just have to decide to give me one.

Laurie - food is not an issue. keeping that in check well. the weight is just s-l-o-w. i've lost 14 since i started...i changed up the cardio and that seems to be helping. maybe there is a reason why it hasn't kicked in til now. i may have done something i shouldn't have if i was so hot that i couldn't say no to some fine guy...LOL now, the only fine guys in my life are GODLY and that isn't an issue.

Ags- yeah, i know. just keep prayin for me, will ya?

Gary - I bet life with you and Angie is a TRIP!

peace!

Oh you can bet it's a trip BEV....Angie is always saying..."I gotta get out of here!"

LOL-Gary!!!
by the way - i love the new quote in your signature line!!! yeah, we could hang! i'll take the corona light...and only one!

It's a beautiful day here. Makes me want to stay home from work and enjoy it. Unfortunately they frown on doing that where I work.

I've been doing well with my eating and have been getting a bit of exercise in. Not as much as i would like but some. Not much happening around here. Kind of the same old thing.

I did get my flower bed planted and the perennials seem to be taking. I can hardly wait for the blooms to come to see what the finished product will look like.

Gary: You're a brat! Tell Angie I admire her for putting up with you!

Rayne: I had the same problem as you with the weight not wanting to come off. Keep it up though. I kind of slacked off with the exercise and I'm paying for it with a bit of weight gain. It's even harder to get off the second time around. I think you look great already.

Rosebud: I'm trying not to complain about the heat because we've been complaining about the cold for so long. We have air conditioning so my life can go on as usual. I do remember the days of not being able to cook because of the heat. Not fun! Stay cool!!

Aggie: You're doing great. The scale will show it. I know it!!

Laurie: I still want to get a WII but right now with it being so nice out I have no excuse not to get out and walk. Keep up the good work!

Manduck: Welcome! Post often. As you can see this is a great group of people.

Ronnie: I know about the vehicle thing. My DH is really good with cars too so I'm lucky there.

Gotta get going to work. Have a super day!

Hey ya'll newbie here. I just joined a couple of days ago. Thank you to Countingdown for send me the link to this wonderful group.

Hope with prayer and encouragement I find on this site I can reach my goal.

I have been on the fat smash diet for four days now. I dont think I have ever gone this much on a "diet", so I feel pretty good about that even though it may not be a big deal, but I've been doing it with prayer throughout the day, especially when I am faced with temptation. So... prayer is powerful

Once again, great to be part of this group now and hope we all continue to be successful and keep on being warriors!!!

I'm new.....and am looking forward to meeting some new people and maybe some accountablity!!! I posted an intro-post on the 'faith based' board in general....don't know if I need one here too? Anyway.....Keep me in prayer!

to mamaduck, Melshizzle, and suga0so0fly09! You'll find lots and lots of support and help here, so glad you found us!

Well, not much going on here-bad storms last night and this morning, but no damage here. A tornado touched down in Austin, MN but don't know how much damage there. And, of course, now it's hot, hot, hot! We ended up going down to Des Moines area yesterday with DH (he had a conference to attend), so we spent the day shopping and driving around and shopping. We took DH to Red Lobster for an early Father's Day, as we'll probably be visiting his dad this Sunday. If you ever get the chance to go to Red Lobster and want something modified from the menu, just ask. They are so helpful (at every one of them we've been to). Since I can't eat garlic, they grilled my shrimp just the way I asked and even remembered about the garlic when they made my salad and kept the croutons off! Kept the meal very low-cal and no migraine!

We're debating whether to go to Indiana next week or not, as DH's dad is not doing well. We thought about delaying, but there's not much time left for us to go with football starting Aug. 3rd and many activities in July. Afraid that anytime we go will be when fil passes away. Just praying right now for guidance. FIL has been moved to a nursing home, as he can't get around on his own to prepare food, etc, and has not been eating. He's still too sick from the radiation to attempt chemo. It's a church-run home, so I'm hoping the associated pastors will get a chance to share with him, as I was told he wouldn't listen to me since I'm female (I wasn't surprised about that-he has his old and chauvinist ways still).

Well, hope you all have a great day! God bless!

Ronni62; Hope everything works out for you and thank you for the welcome and support!

So one thing we all face whether its your 1st day on a diet or months of maintaining is TEMPTATION. My BIGGEST Temptation.............. ICE CREAM. I havent had it in 4 days now, and thats a long time for someone who had to have some sort of sweetsmainly ice cream to be happy or making through the day. Anyway... not sure if ya'll have heard of her but there is a Christian singer named Mandisa, she was one of the final 10 on a season of American Idol. Anyway, she shared this scripture she memorized that helped her through those tempting moments and here it is.

1 Corinthians 10:13 - No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.


POWERFUL!

Can anyone else share some scripture when it looks like your about to reach for that chocolate chip cookie?

Thanks and God Bless!
~suga

suga0so0fly09 and Melshizzle

I wish I had time to do personals tonight, but I don't - I will catch up this weekend (hopefully).

That being said - I read everyone's posts. Prayers are ascending! You guys are AWESOME!!!

I wish you a blessed and POP Friday!

Laurie

Good evening all,

And WELCOME to all the new comers, cannot wait to get to know you all. This is just a drive by, I am on my way out the door, but I had to stop by to say I RELEASED FOUR BIG POUNDS AND I CANNOT STOP SMILING. PTL!!!!!

HAVE A BLESSED EVENING AND A JOYOUS RISING,
LOVE TO ALL,
AGS