Hello Ladies :)
Getting ready to finish painting ...not so happy about it today ! lol
I am soe , Painted for 4 hours yesterday anmd then off to softball. The other team did not show up..some misunderstanding with the sceduals. This is getting stressful :X
Oh well onto paining and eating good and then some much needed time for myself:)
Have a great week end !!!!!!!!!!!!

Good morning ladies! I've been lurking for a while here, unable/unwilling to get back on plan. Well, something snapped yesterday when I was trying to get dressed (very few of my pants fit) and I am back on the wagon. :) I have realized that no eating plan I come up with works, because I am always drawn back to those "red light" foods I should avoid. Core is the only thing that has worked for me, and I know I enjoyed the food when I was doing it religiously. I had more energy, fewer food cravings, and in all, I felt like a much healthier person.

Also, I went out and bought myself the Tae-Bo tapes for $3 at the half-price bookstore. :) I've wanted to try them for years, but just never have. It looks like something I would really enjoy. So I am actually looking forward to exercise and eating right, and I will succeed and stay healthy this time.

Later,
Angela

Good going, Angela! I'm VERY proud of you. I'm lurking too. I just have nothing to give at the moment. I'm pretty emotionally drained. I'm exercising too....as much as I can. Good Luck to us both.

Definitely good luck to Vickie and Angela. It's good to see you "lurking."

Angela, let us know how those Tae Bo exercises are. I'm having difficulty getting back to :exercise: but I am walking.

Have a good OP day everyone.

Rhonda

Happy FRIDAY everyone! Its been a tough week at work - big error discovered with large financial exposure. Not a good thing.....glad the week is over and I'll worry about next week the. I've been doing well OP. I don't know why its so hard for me to NOT eat after 8:00 -- or atleast eat healthy. I know its my downfall....But I found a fabulous chocolate cake receipe on this site - under desserts, post #92. It calls for oat bran but I made it with oatmeal. Wonderful! You must try it!!!

No big plans this weekend, we have a sitter tomorrow night so dh and i will do dinner. Then Sunday afternoon sarah has a birthday party -- its a princess party where the girls are to dress in their best outfits. We have a new snow white dress, crown and shoes. I'll post a picture next week.

Sandra - love the pictures. You two make such a cute couple. How is Curtis doing OP? When is his first wi? Hope you both show a good week.

Vickie - 15 minutes is great. There are some days the only exercise I get is walking the dog at night - thats only about 15 or 20 minutes. We all need to do what we can, I figure as long as we are moving!!

Tiki - did you join the Y? Hope it works out well for your family. I need to look into the Y in our Town. There are some great resources available. Need to figure if the $$ is worth it though.

Angela - congrats on your recommittment and acknowleging your red light foods. Thats a huge step! Are you going to meeting still with your mom?

Well, need to finish off the day and then head home. Take care :)

Evening gang
Sandra I have never been able to see your pictures before but for some reason I could yesterday..you look fantastic!! (and I must add YOU DO NOT look your age at all)
I had two NSVs this week..an old neighbour of about 10 years didnt recognize me..asked me what was so different..I siad it was my hair..haha.
Today, I had a secretary from the school I was in, come up to me and told me how great I am looking. She sees me walking every night by her house so she knows how hard Im working at it. Just made my week!
Its a long weekend here in Canada and calling for snow tomorrow......that sucks. I wanted to get into my garden and play a bit. I have plants to move around. The black flies have started coming out....oh goody!! Maybe the snow will kill them..hmmmalways looking on the bright side!
Vickie and Angela, Im glad you two havnt given up!! Lurking is ok..just pop in and tell us how your doing once in a while..ok?? Its so hard to get back on the wagon after falling off..it took me forever to jump back on. Some days Im still hanging on for dear life.
Frouf must be enjoying her day with little ds..she hasnt poked her head in yet and she took the day off.
Paula thanks for the review of hte choc cake...dh loves choc cake so Im always looking for lowfat ones for him
Walking is good Rhonda!! keep it up
Ok off tomake some supper here..dh is working this weekend so Ill be back on later..
have a great day everyone

I've been soooo OP today. Well, there was that one piece of store-bought birthday cake with my former MIL for her 82nd birthday today. We had a little party in her hospital ward, and I was definitely going to have some of her cake. I fear that next year her Alzheimer's may be too advanced for her to even know it's her day.

But, to compensate, I just had salad with a boiled egg for dinner. A LOT of salad, but still just salad.

I'm going out for long, fast walk tonight and then will feel that I've had a good day.

Rhonda

Quiet tonight! My walk was fast, but not long. I was sure that I had been gone for 30 minutes, but it was only 20. Well, that's 20 minutes I was not sitting!

hi there, chickies. curtis and i went to ww this am. am i impressed with him or what! i lost 1.4 lbs and he lost (drum roll please) 8.4!!!! and that's without exercising. today we took a walk in the park. the exercise is beginning. i have my journal on the table next to my place just like he has his next to his. i'm going to be dilligent about keeping core records this week.

i wish you could have heard him at the archery center talking to one of the managers. this is a early 20's young man who's trying to lose weight. curtis was sounding like a spokesman for ww. i just beamed.

vickie and angela, it's good to see you posting. this is definitely the best plan for all of us. why did i play with it for so long?

angela, let us know about those tapes. i got a yoga dvd. i'll let ya'll know about it if i ever plug it in.

vickie, you always have a lot to add. you're needed, friend.

rhonda, our walk today lasted about 15 minutes. that is a good start. i think any time we're moving, we're doing something positive.

gina, i've been sore from gardening. it's heck getting old, isn't it? (beats the alternative, though.)

patti, what wonderful compliments you got! and well deserved, too. thank you for what you said to me, too. i'm going to count that as my nsv for the week. i'm smiling all over.

paula, enjoy your evening out tomorrow. we'll be waiting to read all about it. did you see where curtis lost 8.4 lbs? amazing, eh? i'm too happy for him to be jealous. that's not like me.:lol:


one of the things curtis was explaining today to our friend was waps. he told him he was spending his like they were money in the bank. if he's out--he's out. if he's going to use activity pts (after 3 weeks at ww like they told him to do) he'll only spend them after he earns them. now is he being smart or what?

got to go. i need to see a good movie.

Wow Sandra - congrats to you and Curtis for a fabulous WI - sounds like he is very pumped and super motivated! Good for both of you!

Patti - how cool to not be recognized - bet you are looking slim and trim!

Angela/Vickie - every little bit counts - as Paula said - even the dog walking. sounds like you are both very motivated which is half the battle.

Rhonda - would love to see you again when you're in town!

Had a lovely day with little ds at the Museum of Civilization (on the quebec side - cross the river - ds very excited cuz he was going to 'Quebec' - very funny). Followed him thru the exhibits with a very long stop at the Children's Museum - then to the IMAX movie - Dinosaurs of Patagonia - scary enuf without being on a huge 30 foot screen.

My eating was horrific yesterday and I dare not even mention how much and what I ate. Grabbed a quick hot dog at the musem with ds then on the way home a stop at DQ to share a sundae - and maybe that was the trigger? Cuz the rest of the day I just couldn't stop eating - and nothing healthy either - my tummy did not feel well last night either.

Woke up at 4:30 am with very bad headache - took advil and finally fell back asleep til 10 am - head still feels fuzzy! May try to get a pedicure appt today - need to get into those sandals again!

Froufie

Morning All:

Hmmmm, those men have it soooo much easier! But, we're proud of them anyway!

So, I think I've turned a corner. The winter was extremely hard on me psychologically. I had both the high of getting married and the low of my sister's death, and an icredible amount of work to do on behalf of other people. But, the spring is here, and I feel so much better and more like really taking care of myself. The scale is inching down by 1/10s of pounds, so I'm hoping for another pound loss this week.

I won't make my July goal, but if I can keep this rate up, it's not too far away. I could start the new school year with new and smaller clothes!

Do the right thing today!

Rhonda


ps: Patti---move south!

I made Sandra's almost Core cake and just had some. It's delicious. I used the raisins, but only 1/8 C. Even that small amount adds sweetness.

Rhonda

well its supposed to be spring...woke up to an ice storm this morning..whats up with that??
went out for lunch with a friend I havnt seen in quite awhile...of course we yakked and yakked.
I was stuck to the couch this afternoon watching a night at the museum..it was cute.
not much else going on..i need to clean but I think ill keep it for tomorrow
have a great weekend everyone

Hi Everyone
Well read some of the post. But will have to finish them.
Just havent been on here much.
The eating is so bad. And I am just so upset with myself. And I dont know why I am eating the way I have been. I just cant seem to get back on track. And I just keep putting food in my mouth for no reason. But I just feel like I am missing something. Like my body wants something. But cant tell me what it wants. Does that make sense. Maybe I am just going crazy.
I guess I need to get my DR OZ book out. And start reading it again.
But I have got to do something.
I feel awful.
Well I will stop blubbering. And go read the rest of the post.
I am thinking of each of you.
Any ideas on how or what to do to get back on track. I am in desparate need of some advice.
coco

Hi Coco:

I found that reading the Dr. Oz book was very helpful.

The only way to get back on track is to get back on track. Don't talk about doing it, do it.

Try keeping a journal of your moods and feelings when you want to eat more than you should or something that is not the best for you to be eating right now.

Maybe if you tried just stopping before you put something in your mouth to eat. Just stop and ask yourself what you are feeling and why. Put down whatever it is you are going to eat, and see if you can go without it, even for a little while. You probably will be able to go without it. You say that you are putting food in your mouth for "no reason." There is a reason, and you need to try to find out what it is. Pay attention to your feelings and the reason will come to you, I'm sure.

There is an expression that true craziness is to keep doing what you're doing and expecting a different result. SO, if what you are doing now makes you feel bad, you have to change what you're doing.

You know sometimes we are NOT hungry. We are bored, or something else. Trying to fill a hole that cannot be filled with food.

Hang in there, go read Oz and come back here to chat.

Rhonda