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Monday........Motivation Monday
Tuesday.......Tuesday Tips
Wednesday.....Wednesday Weigh ins
Thursday......Thankful Thursday
Friday........Friday Facials, Fingernails and Fun
Saturday.......Sit-up Saturdays - any physical activity
Sunday.........Soup and Salad Sunday - recipes

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Hey ladies. Just wanted to let you know that I've been lurking even if I haven't posted lately. I'm still trying to get back into the right frame of mind. I've had a few things going on in my life as of late that have stressed me out. I haven't exercised in weeks and haven't drank any water either. But I'm working on it. Gonna go 1 day at a time. Sara- you are indeed an inspiration. I need some of your motivation. To everyone else who's lost- congrats. I'll try to post more often.
Steph

Gee... I just can't find enough hours in a day.
The truth is... I just can't be productive enough ... I procrastinate until I am cornered into cleaning, or paying bills, or decorating. I waste way too much time.... tv, computer game, sleeping late, reading.... anything but what I NEED to do. Then I feel guilty being here... it is a vicious circle.

Well the good news is... I have been productive tonight... and I am headed back to be more productive in just a minute too.
But I wanted to stop in and say "HELLO".

My trip was okay... don't really have a desire to talk about it though. Some good stuff.. some not so good. But then... that is life. LOL My food was not the worse while gone... but far from best.
BUT... my food has been GREAT since Sunday morning.
I am on program, I am eating my veggies, I am drinking my water, I am NOT drinking diet pop, I am doing GOOD !!!

Okay... Tuesday Tip of the Day...
Keep your focus on the "positive". Focus on eating healthier, being slimmer (not skinny). Rebuke negative thoughts.... kick them out the door. Replace every negative thought with a positive one. Example....

Don't say... "I have wasted so much time not being on program"
Do say... "I am taking advantage of today... yesterday is gone"

Don't say... "I have sooo much to lose, I will never make it"
Do say.... "I will lose it one pound at a time. Those one pound a week will add up to my goal being reached."

Don't say... "I have stalled AGAIN"
Do say.... " I will not focus on this stall... it is just a fact of life. I will stay on my program and the weight will come off"

Okay ladies... I have got to get back to work.
Isn't it funny... once you get your life going... you get busier... but you also manage your time much better so you have more time.
Love you all.

So far so good....Day 2 began with exercising...it is so cold I had to to try and get warm!!!

I don't think my furnace is working right, terrified to call because of my hours being cut at work and don't know what it will cost.

They had to move my Dad to the hospital last night. He just has a cold or bronchitis (sp) but he couldn't keep anything down so he has an IV now. He looked so pale. I hope the medicine kicks in today so he gets better.

Off to warm up my car, it's only 7 here...then off to work.

THE ROCKY THEME! da da daaaaa da da daaaaa da da daaaaa da da daaaaaa da da da da da da da da daaaaaa! Ok, first off.....
I went to my WI last night. (not Wisconsin) Let me first say, that going to my meeting was awesome progress in itself. Why, you ask? Was it because I gained 5.4 lbs. over the holiday? Nope, that wasn't it. It was because I faced the scale. In the past, when I knew I'd had a hard week......I would skip my meeting and then work my butt off and go back the next week, just so I could see that loss. And at first, that is what I planned to do this week........but I have to be honest with myself, so I went and I took my lumps. My weight is now (as of Dec 2, 2002) 295.2. No, I'm not bragging about it.......but I'm honest about it. And boy, did it hurt to change my stats. But, I faced down the scale and my fears and it felt great!!

So, here I am now. First of all.......I did not exercise yesterday. But I WILL today. I did drink my water yesterday though. AND, we went to a chinese restaurant buffet and while everyone else was stuffing their faces with every food imaginable........LET ME TELL YOU WHAT I ate! I ate the broccoli out of chicken w/broccoli, I ate the mushrooms out of shrimp & chicken w/mushrooms, I stole a few onions from the beef w/onions & peppers platter and had a very sweet delicious grilled chicken breast. In addition to that, I had a cup of wonton soup with one wonton and NO chinese noodles and for dessert, I had a large bowl of fresh grapes! I felt so powerful! Granted, I was in the bathroom half the night.....(details not necessary) But I'm sure you get the picture------fresh vegetables---chinese food=lots of trips to the bathrooms.

So here we go! Let's all grab hands and head into this together!


steph: Really good to see you back. Just remember, we are here for you no matter what. Good or bad. We are here to listen.

Lucky: I am sooo proud of you! Keep up the good work! We can do this together.

2cute: You sound so powerful, even though you also seem worn out. You don't have to discuss the details of your trip if you don't want to. For some reason, I just feel like I understand. Here's a big {{{{{hug}}}}} for you, whether you need it or not.

Thin: Thanks for starting the new thread for us! Hope you have an awesome day!

Well gals......I'm out of here. I've already spent too much time on this post. Have a wonderful day and be good if you can!

I think I want to join you guys in a renewed effort to get these pounds off. So my weight as of today December 3, 2002 is 254 lbs. I plan on drinking my water and exercising. Breakfast was a bowl of oatmeal and a banana. So far so good. I'll check back later. Hope to see more posts.
Steph

Good Lord, it's cold outside! 20 degrees in early December is VERY cold for this area! I know, I know...you subarctic types are snickering into your mufflers, thinking what a wuss I am...but I'm freezing!!!

Lucky , I hope your furnace is OKAY, please get it checked, I don't want them to find you frozen, mid-jumping jack! You are doing GREAT! I think that YOU should be our !!

Thin... Thanks for the "tips." Forwarned is forarmed... or something like that!

Baylee... I admire your resolve to NOT say anything, but not to discuss anything in the future with DILs...{{{you can come here and tell us ANYTHING you want!}}} I'm sorry you had to find that out through your grandchildren though. HUGS

2cute I am a big time procrastinator too! I have gotten better lately though...trying to follow some of FlyLady's principles...Thanks for the positive pep talk!

Mary... Did you put in for the new position? They would be very fortunate to have you as the head librarian! Have many other people applied?

Steph... Lurk away...just be sure to pop in occasionally and let us know how you are! Is it just as cold in your little corner of NJ? Being so close to the coast, we usually escape a lot of the bitter temps...brrr...not this time around.

J-ann... Hurray for you...2 more pounds! You go girl! Shoveling is great exercise!

Sara... Sounds like you were the "belle of the ball!" Feeling good about ourselves is what makes us push on and keep trying...no wonder you're doing so well! Can't wait to see the pics!

Tina, Michelle, Duckie, Malia, Come on down!!!

Forgiven Hi! Welcome to our liitle group! I'm not following anything in paritcular at the moment, maybe a little bit of everything with a lot of common sense! Lots of fruits and veggies...protein at each meal...limited saturated fats...no "white" foods: sugar, flour, pasta, with the exception of an occasional potato! Lots of water and daily exercise...that's it! Easy, huh? What are YOU doing?? Pop in anytime!

Well...I'm off to the gym...I hope they roll out the red carpet, it's been a while! Step class at 10...gotta run! See you all later...

Keep warm!!!

Hi Tina! We must be on the same wave length!! You posted the same time I did! Anyway...congrats on facing the scale...I know exactly how you feel! But you did it and I'm proud of you and we'll take from here, right? Right.

OK, really gotta go now!

Hi girls! Busy day for me today. I'm loaded again with jobs this week. Since I took a lighter schedule for the past two weeks, this is going to about kill me. But I do have my car payment and cell phone bill to pay, so it's off to work I go.

Everything is so beautiful here, blanketed in white. I think I did some exercise yesterday (I would hardly recognize it since I never do any ). I got out the snow blower and walked up and down my driveway a couple of times. Does that count????
It was cold and the wind was blowing, doesn't that make it 'resistance training'????? Oh, come on, humor me!

Here is installment #3 from the Family Circle article:
Offer to bring something healthy. If you make a crudite platter or fruit salad for the party instead of a high-calorie dessert or hors d'oeuvre, you'll be sure that there's at least one low-calorie item for you to feast upon. When you get to the event, fill a small plate with that salad you brought and then pick a spot to stand or sit far away from the other appetizers. If you have to take several steps to get to them, you'll be less likely to nosh mindlessly.

J-ann: 2 pounds over the holiday? That's awsome! You certainly must have been doing something right!!!

Steph: I was wondering what happened to you. I hope your stressful times are over with. If you need to talk, we're always here for you. [[[hugs]]]

2cute: Welcome back! Sorry your trip wasn't the best. I loved your 'do's and don'ts' list. I think too often our head gets in the way of our weightloss plan. We're too busy putting ourselves down and going on and on with the negative/failures that we have no positives to go on. We need to remember we only get out of our head what we feed into it. If it's positive, we will receive positive results.

LuckyLadyBug: Sorry to hear about your dad. That's scary stuff when you are elderly. I'm sure they're pumping him full of anti-biotics and he'll be better in no time. [[[hugs]]]

Tina: Good for you going to the meeting. You are soooo right, that is the first step. It's nice to think I'll wait until next week to show a loss, but what I've found happens more often than not is that gives us permission to have a second week of mayhem, and the cycle continues. You went, you got it over with, and you're on your way again to that new you!

Well girls, I'm out of here. I have 10 stops to do today. More if I get ambitious (not like that will happen ) Have a great day! Love to all.

Just wanted to pop in and let you know I was here but I'm run, run, run today so no time for a REAL post!

Just wanted to say... I sent off my Christmas Cards to those who participated in the exchange this morning! Probably be a while still until you southerners get them from up here in Ontario!

AND... looking forward to reporting a good loss this week! Weigh-In Wednesday tomorrow! Get ready to throw me that party...

Off to the races,
Sara

Good Day my Duckies,

It's so hard not having a computer at home, I allways get lost and have so much reading to do when I come back to work on Monday's, but that's okay, I always know there someone here with arms wide open to greet me when I return.

Food seem's to be really bad lately, but I did manage to lose 2 lbs last week, I always read that people blame TOM for a gain or staying the same, but I always seem to have a good loss, when TOM's in town, wasn't expecting a loss at all, seem's like I've been eating every thing in sight. It was a good surprise, when I stepped on the Scale on Monday. Now just getting back in the groove to continue this loss, I just love food, why am I cursed with such a love of good food, I'm not Into junk food that much, but place a good hearty meal in front of me, and I don't know when to stop.

I got the keys to my new house on Sunday, so I've been busy cleaning it, the last tenant's just picked up and left, so the walls, and pretty much every thing need's to be scrubbed down, just what I need the extra hassle. I'm not going to bother fighting with bank and my ex landlord any more, don't need to stress it out. Not worth my time. I'm taking the washer and dryer from the trailer when I leave, If he want's them back then he's going to have to give me my damage deposit. I think were going to haul all our heavy stuff over tomorrow night, it will be nice to get every thing in and put away before christmas. And I'll even have time to do some decorating, and put some lights outside on the house an tree's. I'm kind of excited to decorate it up.

Well to all you losers congrats, and all you procrastinators (sp) a kick in the pant's ( including Myself), and Sara our hero, hope to be celebrating at a big 100lbs loss party real soon.


Got to get back to work. TATA

Greetings From The Frozen North. (or at least it seems that way)

I'm skipping my time in the pool tonight. It's just tooooo cold, too early in the season, to go out. It never even got to 20º today and it's dropping FAST! I'm gonna stay home and huddle in front of the fireplace.

WHOA BAYLEE!: Way to go with that exercise. Good for you!!! Speaking of "crudites", I have to admit that when I see it written out I think it means "nasty words".

SARAH: I'm ready for the BIG PARTY!! I'll bring the party whistles and the FF Cool Whip. (Since I still haven't used it up.) How about some bubbly too??
Did you peek at the scale??? for you!

THIN wrote: "I got out the snow blower and walked up and down my driveway a couple of times. Does that count????
It was cold and the wind was blowing, doesn't that make it 'resistance training'????? Oh, come on, humor me!"
Sounds good to me. The cold&wind porbably helps us burn calories too!!!

TINA: I second Thin's remarks. Making youself face up to that scale was HARD! Now you can look forward to a loss next week.

2CUTE: Glad you're home. Sometimes those family get togethers just don't pan out to be the pleasantest (is that a word?) of occassions.

LUCKY: Get that furnace checked!!!!!

There goes the dryer .... gotta run,

So far the job hasn't been posted yet. I haven't decided to apply for sure yet. I entcards out today but no photo I posted two on the my family site.

Lightening fast post and then I'm off to bed! I didn't get a lot of sleep last night and I am really feeling it today.

Just wanted to check in on my cyber family and give you all a Today went very well for me. I drank my water and I did do my WATP video. I ate only fresh food and I'm already feeling stronger! What a great feeling! I'm on my way!

Turning in now, see you sweeties tomorrow.

I could scream..... they are cutting my hours at work, Dad is in the hospital AND I have no heat!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh, and we had a meeting today...we should look upon this losing of hours and pay as a challenge!!!! Challenge my a$$!!!!!!

They think Dad has pneumonia.

I should get heat tomorrow!!!! Hope it isn't too costly...The motor that blows the heat "died" .

I haven't caught up reading....doing laundry...heat from dryer is good.... and have to get ready for bed before watching Judging Amy.

Only exercised today once, this am..... but better than nothing...since I have to see Dad every night it cuts into my time...at least for awhile.