JUDI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU'RE BACK!!!! SOME CHICK NAMED ESTEBAN HAS BEEN MASQUERADING AS YOU!!!!

Seriously, it is weird that it just changed you back like that. Maybe you remembered your old password and typed it in by mistake? Go figure.

Have to go to the Dr. this afternoon because I'm bleeding and shouldn't be. I am very scared about this visit. Would the 4 of y'all please say and extra prayer for me?

Cheryl

Cheryl, hope you made out alright with the Dr. I know how scary something like that can be. Please let us know how things went.

judi/estaban, that is great news about your dress being on the big side. Pretty soon you'll be shopping for a smaller sized wardrobe. I really was surprised that my cousin lost that much weight just by walking and cutting back on sweets. Did you watch the resistance training video and start doing them? That is something I should start doing myself. I keep telling myself that, but haven't done it yet.

Hi ledom and Cher

Have a good day everyone.

Good morning to everyone. Cheryl, I add my positive thoughts to your having a good report from the Dr. Taking action will help put your mind to rest.

judi - glad you are having good results. Having clothes that are too big is a GOOD problem isn't it?

I have a busy day ahead, must actually do some costuming work today.

Girls, get those weights out - I am addicted to them now. They give me a feeling of empowerment and strength and the work adds so much to my sense of health.

Cheryl...I am going to mass this afternoon and will spend some time praying you for SURE! Those kind of things always freak me out too.

Alice, no alas, I still haven't started the resistance training. I should too because I have been sneaking peeks on the scale and it hasn't budged downward since last week

I am feeling so good though with no bread...I am amazed, I had two brown rice cakes, no salt kind and felt so decadent this morning. I can have those for my carb. I think I am one of those people who is sensitive to carbs probably developed after a lifetime of stuffing my self with them.

Today my D and I are going for lunch at the Four Seasons, I hope I can find a MT type thing to eat. Maybe a salad and some seafood.

Ledom, I am glad you feel that way about weights, it gives me a bit more of a desire to try them...I would love it if I had nice deltoids like yours instead of ham arm and shoulder

Hmmm, it is weird on this diet the bottom part of me seems to losing the most, I can tell from my clothes while the top part is staying the same

Enjoy the day everyone...SUMMER!!...Yahoo!!

It was in the 90's yesterday and the temp. is well on its way to 90 again!

judi, you will see the scale budging again. You lost a lot of weight last week and your body may be trying to catch up. You are doing a great job...your clothes are even getting larger on you. I read somewhere that the first place you lose is in the area where you gain it the last and vise-versa. That doesn't seem fair. I carry my weight in the middle, my legs and arms are relatively thin, and that's where I lose weight first.

ledom, how are the costumes coming along?

Cheryl, how did you make out at the Dr? Hope you got good news. I'm sending some good vibes your way.

Cher, hope the rain has stopped and you are seeing some sunshine.

Have a great day everyone.

Whoa Alice, your temps are up with ours. It's steamy here, but we should get a little break tomorrow w/ a high of 82.

I am in the diet doldrums, I can't say I am really happy w/ BRx, but I've come this far. I'll stick it out a bit longer. Tonight, for the first time in a long time I was feeling so sorry for myself diet wise that it crossed my mind how much I'd like an ice cream cone. I have been having those thoughts lately and that really hasn't been a problem until recently. I do love the workouts though.

I am adding cardio, just on the days I don't lift for C3.

Cheryl, let us know how you are doing.

Yes, it is really hot here. Today it's supposed to be well into the 90's with high humidity. Supposedly some storms are due sometime today and by tomorrow it's supposed to be a little cooler. When I looked at the thermometer at 8:00 pm last night it was still 90 deg. Both our air conditioners are humming!

DH & I got back from our walk a little while ago, and it was very hot on the road at 6:30 am.

I have been in Preventions site and am looking seriously at the South Beach Diet. It's almost like Atkins, but a lower saturated fat version. Also, unlike Atkins you don't have to count carbs. It does sound interesting.

ledom, sorry about the diet doldrums. I am sort of in that place myself so I know what you're going through. I had a Dr. appt. the other day. She knew I was going to WW a few months ago. I told her that I had lost my motivation. She said that WW probably wasn't the eating plan for me. She really surprised me with that comment. Maybe the BRx food plan is not for you. Let us know what you decide to do after BRx.

HI! judi, Cheryl, Cher

Have a good day everyone.

It is weigh day...I lost 1/2 lb. this week, so the 2 week total is 8 lbs. I could have slowed it up by having yogurt twice and having no fat cheese twice on rice cakes with the egg whites (sort of a MT egg mcmuffin) and on some days I couldn't make it to my 100 oz. of water. It is ok, I am not discouraged ,I think this is the eating plan for me. There is no dairy of any kind on the reduction part of the program but I thought if I eat any more fish I am going to p#%e.

Ledom GO EAT that ice cream cone...enjoy every moment of it and then go right back on the program.

What did the doctor say Cheryl?

How is everything going Cher?

Alice, this week I added up the points on some MT days and they were about 1 point under my ww max. ideal. Apparently WW is going to come out with some changes to the program. It only ever gets better so maybe they might capture your imagination. News from WW instructor friend but she couldn't say what ...it is a BIG secret.

Sheesh, I feel for you girls with the hot weather...it is in the 60's to 70's here. THe yard is has really grown this year. It is very lush.

The DH and cat will be away still for a week and a half...this has been our longest time apart in a long while almost 5 weeks. I think I would have found it impossible to cook and still stay on MT especially in the beginning when I was learning the program.

Hang in there everyone!

Hey judi - I ENVY you 5 weeks in your house alone. I am ready to send DD back to school, seems like we are having one huge crisis after another around here lately!

Well, I know what you mean about the ice cream but I am really going to try to do 6 weeks w/out a red food (red meaning off the diet). I may make some other changes though so that I won't end up really bitter. It is too much food on this last cycle (really it has been all along, but I am starting to crack now). I just can't eat all the protein but I will eat all I can. Once this cycle is over I will definitely be moving on to something different. I think this diet is for someone with much less weight to lose than I. I must say I have learned a lot and don't have any real regrets so far, just sad that the scale is going the wrong direction, albeit I do know it is muscle and I don't think I am any larger than when I started.

Brody, Brody, Brody, I love my baby kitty.

Well, the Dr. drew blood, so I've gotta WAIT to find out what the problem is....I hate that!

Alice, I'll bet when I get up there in July, it'll be hotter there than it is HERE!

Ledom, I know what you mean--I love my girls, too. I haven't gotten as attached to Birdie yet as I am to Baby, but I still like her an awful lot

Judi--congrats on the loss!!!!

Thanks to all of you for the thoughts, prayers and good vibes!

Hey Cher!

Cheryl

Well UNCLE - I can't do BRx any longer without doing some tweaking and so I have a new plan. It is the same eating style but much less food. I am borrowing from a diet I found someone post at L&S. By golly, this 6 weeks is going to be about fat burning no matter what. The final straw was trying on a skirt today that felt TIGHTER in the waist. I am not knocking BRx, it just isn't working for me. I am going to keep the same lifting scheme.

Sorry you have to wait for your news Cheryl.

Cher, whatcha doin' girl?

Good morning,

Just sitting here savouring my first cup of coffee and waiting until it's time for my walk.

ledom, sorry that BRx did not work for you. Sometimes you've just got to "tweak" things a bit so that you can stay with it for the long haul. That's good news you've decided on what you are going to do. Good luck with your new eating plan. Let us know how it works for you.

judi, congratulations on your weight loss! I am glad that MT is working so well for you and that you have found something you like to do. Is there any other type of protein you can have besides fish? I know you are a vegetarian, so chicken is out. Are you allowed Boca Burgers or any other meat substitues? I have heard that WW will be coming out with some changes, sometime in Sept. I believe. It will be interesting to see what the changes are. I hope some are for the better.

Cheryl, waiting for medical tests can be very stressful. Did your Dr. have any idea from examining you, what it could caused it, and when will you hear about your tests? I will be thinking about you.

Cher, how are you doing? You must be really busy with your new granddaughter.

Take care and have a great weekend.

Alice - we are both up bright and early and have identical agendas. Woke up to a beautiful day. Low humidity, high in the 80's, a brief respite from the crushing humidity we have been having. It made my walk SO delightful and I had energy to spare.

I also woke up really excited about how I am going to eat today. I feel really relieved after having this mental battle for weeks it seems like. My breakfast was about 1/2 the size I have been eating and it seemed normal, and filling. My worry is that I have stretched my stomach so that I'll get hungry now. I have a guideline for what I want to do, but I am going to keep my options open for the next 2 or 3 days on exactly what I'll end up doing. I am thinking now I'll go from 6 meals a day to 5, but I'll have to see how that works first.

D and I bought tickets to see a performance of "Gypsy" on July 6. That is an exiciting thing to look forward to.

My own DD has decided that the costume from the costume rental doesn't suit her so yesterday we shopped for fabric and pattern to make one to her specs. This will be a joint project and I hope she'll be happy with it. It is a belly dancing outfit.

Today is the day I plan to finish developing my backlog of film. I have been such a procrastinator this summer but I am feeling as though I have a lighter heart now and hope to get more stuff done for the rest of the summer.

D is going out of town tonight on her first road trip with one of her girlfriends. I will worry, but also look forward to having her out of the house.

Got to remember to put out my BIG flag for this weekend !

Well, you are a good girl Ledom not eating the ice cream cone. People like you are always rewarded in the long term.

Alice, no I can't have veggie meat substitutes because they contain a lot of wheat gluten and I do think I have a wheat allergy and that was part of my problem. I am the ONLY fat vegetarian I know. But it would make sense with the body type I have and no exerecise ... to get get fat.

Went for a nice walk in the woods yesterday. This island has so many nice trails to walk on. We are blessed here.

I am having a problem eating all the food, especially the protein part. Bleyurp!!! I found a fruit flavoured carbonated drink to mix the protein powder with and that is helping a bit.

Sorry you have to wait for the news Cheryl.

My D flew out to LA to meet DH and give him some company for the last week he is there. Poor guy. THough he has developed some cooking skills he said. They are going to go to Annaheim for a conference and take in Disneyland. So they will be there for July 4th.

Brody must be a very sweet cat I miss our cat, DH said he had to let out his walking harness twice in the last 5 weeks because he is getting so fat.

Do you sew Ledom? That is a skill I wish I had. I made a few things in high school in Home Ec. but now have forgotten everything I ever learnt about sewing.

Enjoy the weekend everyone.

It has gotten cooler...the muggies have gone. The air we have now is so refreshing.

judi, sorry that your DH will be gone for Canada Day. 5 weeks is a long time to be away. Glad your D flew out to keep your DH company. Marley must be very happy to have the house to himself all these weeks. Your woods sound very lovely. That is one thing we don't do around here because there are too many mosquitoes around, plus we never know what we will meet in the woods.

ledom, did you finish your film developing as planned? I'm glad that you are feeling better about how you are going to eat. How are the 5 meals working so far? Are you a good sewer? I envy people who can sew well. I don't sew unless I absolutely have to. I was not a very good Home Ec student.

Cheryl, hope you hear some good news soon.

Have a great weekend everyone.