Good Morning all!!!!

I am resting after moving everything from my house..It is a sad thing but a happy thing because I built it for me and it seems weird to rent it to strangers..THey are good people..even painting it and fixing up things in it cuz they want it soo badly. They are gonna buy it after renting for a year, soo that is pretty good...Still it makes my "independence" over, although I guess the extra $1000/month will come in handy to play with since I won't have a house note or any utilities here to worry with..I told REfman I would make the "payments" in my checking account for our dream house in a few years!!! (WOw do I sound like a rambling fool or what????? )

BIG LOSERS!!!!!!!!!
Pryia 2.4LBS!!Yeah on the magnet!!!!!
Lauren 2.2lbs!!!!

Yeah to everyone else this week!!!!!!

BFB--U get the early bird award!!!!Hope the sinuses went elsewhere to visit!!!!!!!!!!

Kymber--Welcome back to the thread!!!!I am definately doing the MG thing next year!!!!Hopefully with a baby in the stomach!!!!

Well..one more week and the cats will be here living!!!They are completing the Glass Atrium that Refman has being built for them soo they will be very happy here!!!!!!
I think it will be "home" once the "kids" are here!!!!
Have a nice Sunday!!!
RR

Hi all!! Well, internet connection and time to post!! I'm doing well today. I have gotten all the sugary stuff out of the house and have sugar-free, fat-free snacks in the house. Even DH chose sugar-free sugar wafers (WHAT could they be made of??????) for his snack. We also bought those fake crab meat things which are really low in points for quick snack lunckes. Now, I just have to cut back on the red meat and increase the veggie intake again. Then to work on the exercise. I think I would consider chopping off my right arm to have an exscuse NOT to exercise!!!

I have to go do some homework now. I have a chapter to read and a lab to complete. I wish I was SO good that I could learn this stuff by osmosis. Guess that isn't going to happen.

Have a great Sunday!!!!

Hello everyone,
I just posted a longer post on the goals thread but wanted to stop in here and report being a loser again. I lost 1 pound and that was the 1 pound I had gained last week. So I'm glad it never got worse than that. Last night at the meeting my leader was calling on people to say how much weight they had lost (this week and total) and when she unexpectedly called on me, I yelped! She asked me why and I said I was hoping she wouldn't call on me. So she asked me to tell how much I have lost total. I said I lost 7 but that I had a big speech prepared for when I get my ribbon and I would talk more about that then.

Karen, great job getting those things out of your house. I'm sure it will be good not to have the temptations around.

RR, good luck with the rest of the move. It does sound bittersweet. The cats sound like they will be living the good life! a glass atrium just for them!

BFB, you are taking inline skating lessons? That is great! I have them and really enjoy it. I should take a lesson though because I am very cautious and could use some skills to help my confidence. At the speeds I go, I doubt I am burning many calories!

I took my son to get a new library card yesterday. We moved here about a month ago and now that I am off from work we had time to do that. We both got some books and I am looking forward to reading them. I challenged my kids at school to read more books this summer than I can read. So I want to make sure I read as much as possible to give them a real challenge. However, as one of my kids pointed out, the books they will read are smaller. I told them that it was ok, since I was a grownup, I should be able to handle the bigger books. We all have to keep a log and then compare when we get back in September.

For the past 2 weeks I have done really well on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Then on Friday evening and through Sunday I have gone overboard doing a lot of mindless eating. I have caught myself looking in all the cabinets and refrigerator, searching for "something", not sure what I "felt" like having. I am not going out or anything. That isn't the problem. So since I really want to lose 2 pounds this week I am going to try to be extra careful and PLAN AHEAD for the weekend, since that has been my problem.

Ok, ds wants to go discover things! So I must be off. This thread has been quiet this week. I will try to catch up reading on the last one to see what you have all been up to.


talk to you soon!

dani

Good Afternoon all!!!!!
Well the move went well,. but it does bum me out to leave my house..IT is much better with my bed in Refmans room@@@
It looks like my room in his room!!!!

Well off to fix supper!!!!!!
RR

RR - Glad your move went well, it's hard moving into "someone else's home" but once you get your stuff there it starts to feel like home to you too.

Lauren - I love the Lean Cuisine Chicken in Peanut Sauce, it's so yummy. I always plan to take some of those and leave them in the freezer at work but I never get around to it.

For anyone who's interested I just discovered Luna Meal Replacement or supplement bars (not sure exactly what they're called.) You'd find them in the health food store and the flavour Nutz Over Chocolate is soooo good. It's the best bar I've ever had like that. It's only 4 points, 10 grams of protein and 4 of fat (not sure of the carbs off hand but I think about 24). They've got soy protein and lots of vitamins and minerals. They're supposed to be "for women" but I think that's just because the calories aren't as high as their other bars. They're quite filling for breakfast with a glass of water or for a really filling snack. I used to eat the cereal bars but they're 3 points and not too filling. Just thought I'd let you know in case you were interested.

Elisa

BFB- We were posting at the same time!! Sometimes it gets quiet...for various reasons!! It's going to be 94 in NJ today...and humid...yuck!!

Okay now I'm confused - for all you Journey people out there I didn't know they were even still around. Journey was the first concert I ever saw - in I think around 1980 (give or take). I loved it!!! It was at Maple Leaf Gardens here in Toronto and I'd never experienced anything like it. But my question is not only can I not believe there are still Journey fans out there but what's Journey without Steve Perry??? To me he was Journey and yes I will never forget him singing Open Arms - WOW!! What's up with someone else singing and where have I been???

As for everything else it's been really hot here too but I won't complain - we don't get a long enough summer to complain about the heat. I'm still going to the gym regularily (on my way there now actually) and the eatings been okay but not great. I'm mostly maintaining and maybe for now that's okay. I'm sure I'll get more motivated soon.

LE - I rented rollerblades quite a few times before I bought them. I had a lot of fun and I figured for the $20 here or there for rentals I could buy a pair that really fit and have them forever. I don't rollerblade as much anymore - had a fall and got kind of scared. I'll go now where there's no cars and the grounds flat but that's all. Since I don't expect my feet to grow I hope to get my money's worth. I think I already have since I've had them for probably 5 or more years. Just a thought if you wanted to give it a try. If you don't really skate try a lesson, they're a lot of fun and I learned a lot.

That's all for me,
Elisa