Good morning chickies! The board's been really slow so I thought maybe we should try doing a monthly chat thread...if it doesn't work well we can change it : ) And if it gets too long we can split it up. There's a new challenge thread up for August as well. I see lot's of lurkers on the board, stop in and say "Hello"! I promise we won't bite, and you don't have to wait for a new thread to start before you jump in. This is a great forum for support if you're in your 40's! For our regulars, please pop in for a minute and let us know how it's going : )

Kathi

Hi Kathi,

Wow it is August already, this Summer if flying by! Will be back on later just stopping in.

Hey Kathi, Hey Dee and everyone else. I will go where ever ya'll are. School starts this week here in TN, geez where did the summer go? My daughter has 4 more semesters left of school until she is ready for University, not sure if I am ready for that.

I was a bit frustrated this morning but I am trying to not be so inpatient and take this one day at a time. I have the first part of this week off from work but I have a court date tomorrow so I am hoping I don't stress eat.

Have a great day ya'll

A new month & I have new resolve. I have gotten out of shape this summer & the weight is creeping back on. I set up a spread sheet on Google docs to track my weight, eating and exercise. I have decided to do early morning exercise for here on out. It's the best way to fit it in. I got up early and ran 3 miles.

This weekend, I went on two dates. One guy was almost too perfect. He was great, but I know it won't work out. He wants to have children & I absolutely don't. The other guy is less than "perfect." He disclosed he has chronic health issues, which freaked me out but I'm going to take it one day at a time. The guy is a total sweetheart & I want to give it a chance.

Hi everyone! Just popping in to say I have not fallen off of the face of the earth. Had a 4 day weekend w/ lots of fun/hard work/family time and just didn't get online that much. I will be back later to fill in...

Kathi-Good idea on the monthly thread.

P.S. I got a spam e-mail this a.m. for Hoveround....I guess they didn't see me doing my 3 mile Boot Camp DVD this morning....

Happy Tuesday Chickies! Back with the high heat indexes today, excessive heat warning again starting tomorrow. So many of us asked for our global warming when it was colder than normal over the winter....that will teach us to be careful what we wish for! I got to the farmers market saturday and cooked a great meal of roast chicken, mashed taters and corn on the cob - enough to eat as leftovers for lunch for a few days! Tonight I'm going to make my mixed fruit crisp with peaches, apples and blueberries. Major yum! I replace some of the flour with ground flax and crushed walnuts to make it healthier. : ) Hope everybody is getting a great start to your week!

Good Morning, everyone have a good day for me as so far it has started out crummy. Heat indexes are high here in TN also so I am heading out to run errands before it gets too hot. Have a good day ya'll

Hi! I am back and re-starting. My weight is not too much of an issue when I am busy at work but being slow these last few months it is back up there. Anyway, I am back on track and glad to see something going on on this 40's board.

Hello Everyone!

Here's where we went last Thursday:





Turner Falls in Davis, OK. Gorgeous day in our little oasis in southern Oklahoma! Took a picnic and enjoyed spending time with my two fav teenagers.

I've been up a couple of pounds, which isn't surprising after the way I ate over the long weekend. Back to exercising as of yesterday and now I seem to have an unusual problem. I didn't sweat nearly as much this morning as I usually do?? We have had terrible heat here lately. I am wondering if I need to step up my exercise? Even though I am more physically fit now (and I'm thankful for that), I honestly don't know if I can find the time to add in more exercise. I'll watch it for a few days and see how I do. Really need to get back to losing!!

Annie - Those waterfalls are gorgeous. What a lush, verdant area.

Sorry to hear about the excessive heat in the South. It's "only" getting up to the low 90's this week, which I am considering cool. I opened my windows last night, which was wonderful. Unfortunately, I had to close them again because it's not too safe where I live. Oh well.

I wasn't on plan yesterday because I ate too much pizza last night. But I did a lot of exercise, which I'm feeling today. Tonight, I plan to eat dinner and go to bed early. I don't want to tempt the binge monster.

Good Morning everyone, WHOHOOO school started today for my little chickadee, hahaha she was up with me at 4:30. They changed her bus location so now all she has to do is step outside our front door and theres the bus.

Anyhoo saw the 161 this morning for the first time, I can see the 50's on the horizon. I know in 1996 I dieted down to 119 and then gained it all back and then some when I went on meds. In 2004 I was really sick for about 5 months and lost an incredible amount of weight (my high I think was close to 2 C notes) anyhow in Feb 2005 I broke my arm and had to have surgery. I know they weighed me then for prep. Do you think it would be really obsessive if I send for my med records just so I can see what my weight was. I didn't step on a scale again until this past June..Okay I know none of that makes ANY sense what so ever and I am rambling lol

I hope everyone has a great day, today seems to be a bit better for me. yesterday I was really down and out

Losing It-Congrats on the 161! You'll be in the 150s before you know it!

I slept really hard last night and forgot my cell phone. I'll have to run home at lunch and get it. I've really been stressing too much about this move. So much to do, but I know I have to get it done, so there really is no reason to make myself sick over it. I am staying home from fiance's this weekend to work on culling some of our junk. The boys will be gone for a week and a half on a trip to Colorado with their Dad and grandparents. I think it's easier working alone on things like this.

Hope to see my 156 back again tomorrow or Friday. Really want to get below that and finish the weight loss thing and concentrate on maintenance.

Have a good day everyone!

Just popping in to say hi. Can't stay long. I am having some troubles with one of my Foster kids this week. I'm not working this week & I am trying to help her learn how to deal with some things. It is so hard to be a teenager especially when your home life is a mess, she loves being with me but it is so hard, she loves her family & she knows it is a horrible situation, wish I could make it easier for her, I know she misses her family. Whatever happened to the idea of putting your kids first, loving them & protecting them?

Hope everyone is having a good week, I'll be back at some point.

Annie - I'm rooting for you with your move. I'm living vicariously through you although right now I am grateful to be a renter.

Dee - Wow, that's amazing you are a foster mom. I think that's so great that you are supporting a teen ager who has been through so much.

I was POP yesterday and the scale is down to 134. It's gratifying to be back on plan. Not much is new with me. I've been going to bed early & running in the morning. I'm surprised how out of shape I've become. I'm so sore from short runs (2-3 miles).