We have had rain for the last 24 hours. I know there is a huge water shortage in south east England, but enough is enough. Summer (which has been hot and humid) seems to have gone and we have gone slap bang into late autumn(fall)

Does anyone know how the BP clean up is going? I can't possibly tell you what
BP stands for over here these days, but as for the chief exec standing down, he should have been fired and possibly shot. It's not just the loss of livlihood for those poor, poor people but also the horrendous damage to wildlife and coast. We are all fuming.

Jojo: how the cleanup is going "depends".....on whom you ask and when. CNN has good coverage of the matter, in my opinion, and likely there is information on their website. If it's not obviously available, look under "Anderson Cooper" who has done most of the reporting on it. The Wall Street Journal has also just published an investigative report, probably on their website, but I haven't checked yet.

I had about 1300 calories yesterday. Sloan, I'll check the site more carefully about carb recommendation. But I was at 40% fairly early in the day. I was surprised that the site gave only 171 calories as the expenditure on weight training. That, I don't believe.

I also just took a quiz on life expectancy, putting my weight at 160. At that weight, I'll live to 102. Really now. It also said the "ideal weight" for a 5' 4" woman is 133 pounds (sorry Jojo, we Yanks are stuck in pounds, inches, etc. I lived in Toronto for 34 years and never learned the other system!)

BBL,
Rhonda

Hi Ladies

Sorry I wasn't around this morning had a lot on my plate and than I want out to find my Doctors office for Tues appointment. I don't know what I was worrying about I found it right away and than I headed out and than got back from an appointment with my financial adviser.


SLOAN-Thanks for the congrats hope keeps until Sat. W-I

Have to go watch Dr Oz and eat my supper

Ok, I need help!!! My eating is out of control. I keep planning to get on track, but then I don't. I have all of those core dinners in the freezer, and I'm having those, but I am not doing well otherwise. Can somebody come to Tennessee and kick my butt? Aaaaaaargh!!!

I had my first day subbing for this school year. Most of the kids remembered me an I remembered a lot of them. It was sort of a reunion.

JoJo, thank you for what you said about your feelings on the BP oil spill. Your weather sounds wonderful. We need rain but I understand how 24 hours gets to be too much.

Rhonda, 102 sounds wonderful. So does weighing 160. That does sound really low for calorie burn. Ask Todd what he thinks.

I feel really really good being back OP. Have a good evening, everyone. I'll catch you tomorrow.

For Sloan: There, my friend, just as you requested (without coming to Tennessee).

I could not find a place on fitday that gave breakdowns for food, so I looked at the Mayo Clinic site. It says: carbs, 45-65%; protein, 10-35%; fat, 20-35%. That's quite a range. But, I'm trying to keep carbs at less than 40%.

I will ask Todd about calorie expenditure.

We had a busy afternoon with DH's grandkids. Tired!

Rhonda

Sloan, we must have been posting at the same time. First of school creates a lot of emotional excitement. (been there) You have all the tools and know what to do. I'd come up and kick you and you can kick me, but I think we just need to work on our mental game. I love you, girl. You can do it. (So can I.)

Thanks Rhonda and Sandra, I love you gals, too! I know we ALL can do this. I just need to grumble a little.

Sloan, but what you really need is

think through a few good breakfast options and a few good lunch options and stick with those for a week to keep you on track. The core dinners will help you through the dinner tme.

My dog just scratched so loud against the floor that my husband thought someone was banging on the door, He jumped up from bed and threw the window open and was yelling "what,what" I told him I thought it was the dog but I was half asleep too so I thought he might be right,

With 1/2 a sleeping pill I may be typing things that make no sense like
because he's cute,,

Sloan..I just realized I copied your tracker bar. I will change mine a bit

Sloan If we couldn't cheat a bit here and there, Mother Nature wouldn't have given us the ability to be sneaky now and again would she? Just hit a bump in the road that's all, don't be hard on yourself.

Tejas I keep a calculator by my laptop so I can convert back to stones and pounds (14lbs=1 stone) I did my midwifery training in Coventry, and we had to weigh the babies in kilos and measure in cms. The first 3 things a new mum wants to know are 1) Is the baby OK? 2) Is it a boy or a girl? and 3) What does it weigh? We had a conversion chart by the scales so we could give mum and dad the weight in good old fashioned pounds.

By the time you read this, I shall be in the heart of mid Wales. There is a huge superstore there. We need new dinner plates and we love this store, so will combine a day out with a shopping trip. Much quieter to go in the week than the weekend

Nancy and Jojo, you chicks are sooooo sweet. I will take some time this weekend to plan, make, and freeze some recipes for breakfasts, lunches, and snacks. Hopefully that will help. I know that being prepared is a big factor in my weight loss/ maintenance plan. I really, really, really, don't want to go into the holiday season with these extra pounds. I'm afraid that I will only gain more, and then I'll be back where I started.

Nancy, sometimes my German Shepherd wags his tail so vigorously that it sounds like someone knocking at the door. It always startles me!

Jojo, hope your shopping trip is fun!

I've GOT to get off here and get ready for school. Have a great day, chickies!

Well, here's my doggie story: during the thunderstorm the other night, Kyra got on the bed, got right between us and then headed for the pillows where she laid down and tried to get her face under mine. She, obviously, doesn't like thunder and lightening.

Sloan hang in there!


My breakfast was large flake oatmeal, flax seed, wheat germ and strawberries. Delicious!

Have a great day, I'm off to aquafit.

Good Morning Chicks! I'm SOOOO sorry I haven't been around. This AOL mail hack created a TON of work for me. I think I'm finally near the end of it and we are lucky that no identity theft situation occurred. My eating has been a bit off but I am back on program....well until tomorrow at least. We have a birthday party and I am going to eat the food there instead of bringing my own. It's all too wonderful to abstain so I'm going to practice small portions and fill up on the dip plate.

I'll be back by Sunday for sure! Hope you are all well and on program.

Vickie, breaks are important. We can't always have our noses to thegrindsone. We'd wear them off. Enjoy the birthday party.

Not much going on around here. Curtis is fishing in his pond and I'm taking it easy in the recliner. I thought about going out to do some shooting but decided "not today." Life is good.

I'm just back from a political reception, which I enjoyed. But, this is the kind of situation that I need coping strategies for. There is so much good food and drink, and I want it all. I had been really good all day and ate way too much at the reception. At least, I had a good base for the day, I suppose.

Todd just about killed me. 35 inverted row (pull body up with a bar while feet rest on floor and you're hanging sort of parallel to the floor); 45 modified pushups; 45 split squats (one legged); and 60 squats, PLUS 2 other exercises that involve pulling body up or pushing body up with arms. I hurt. I do this why exactly?

I'm ready for bed already.

Rhonda