Welcome Oceans13
Cottage- thank god you jumped yesterday it will make my fall less painfull.
I wish I had some boxes. I think maybe we will do some finger painting today, with pudding. That is if I am brave enough.

Welcome Oceans13!

Ruth, so sorry to hear about your knee, and the wait you're going to have to endure.

Cottage, 9 days off? Woo hoo! I made SB lasagna last night too!

LC, good luck entertaining the kiddies! I'll be checking the news for reports.

Weezle, funny you should mention that you used to feel running was something you should only do if being chased. I still hate to run, but I've always wondered if I could just hire an angry tiger as a trainer, maybe I'd be able to do it or at least have a better attitude about it...you and Kara are giving me hope that maybe one day, I could be a runner too!

Indigal, good luck getting into the excercise routine. I'm guessing they don't have gyms in rural India...are there many opportunities for hikes there?

Me, still packing. The movers are coming tomorrow at 2 pm. Who knew I had this much stuff??? I've thrown out multiple garbage bags and I've made two trips to Goodwill...it's like it's multiplying when I'm not looking! :dizzy: Anyone know a good frontloader rental company?

Good morning!

Ruth I am so sorry to hear about your knee, especially that you will be in pain for the next six months! You can always grip to us, you know that. :hug:

Cottage Glad to hear that your day will be a bit more quiet today. I didn't realize that you had some time off coming up. Yippee!

Lisa YAWN! Sorry you didn't sleep well. Hope all goes well at your meeting today.

LC I am sure you are going crazy with the rain. We stopped to visit Abigail's preschool teacher a few weeks ago and she looked like she was going nuts- they hadn't been outside in almost 3 weeks.

Indigal Good night! Hope you have sweet dreams!

Oceans :welcome3: We are gald that you are here. :)

Kara I "took up" running a few years ago and once I built up my stamina and distacne I liked it. It certainly produced fast weight loss for me.

Me- We are sticking close to home today. I have a ton of work to catch up with this curriuculum writing. It is more tedious than anything, I am not recreating the wheel- it is just time consuming.

Last night we went to a Roughriders game- they are a AA baseball team. DH was chosen "Game VIP" for his company, so we got a tour of the ballpark, free hats, they took our picture, all you can eat food. It was fun and totally free. Abigail had a ball- we suprised her yesterday, she had no idea DH was coming home early. It was fun, and I stayed OP. :)

Today is also my last day of Phase 1- I am down 6 pounds. :carrot:

Morning Betty! I do not enjoy packing at all, so do not envy you. Hope it all goes smoothly!

Wow do I feel late today or what? Everyone is up and at! Feeling a bit like a beached whale today, late supper and TOM just around the corner (kara I told you to keep an eye on him! ;) )

Cottage thank goodness for calmer days!
Ruth take care of that knee, here wishing you the where with all to make it through!
Kara Way to go on the running! Maybe someday, I think I have the mindset I haven't ran in my 38 years I'm to old to start now!
LC you are a brave brave soul! Heres some sanity dust to help you make it trough!
Lisa I am sure you are off by now, hope your meeting goes well! Sometime ago you had asked where I am and I don't believe I ever replied, I am about 30 mins south of Terre Haute in a small small town!
Kitty I am with you, having trouble getting motivated to do much beyond yoga in the morning, may we both find the motivation we need!
Welcome Oceans! This group is great, pull up a towel and join us!
Betty hope the remaining packing goes well, when we moved the last time I swore never again!
Kiko the game sounds like it was a blast!

Guess I should get my hiney in gear, this pile on my desk isn't going to go away on its own! Have a great day everyone!

HI all - I have been reading daily but only posted a couple of times. Sometimes life seems too busy to repeat in writing. Busy with job transitions so haven't had much exercise time for the last couple of days. For me when the exercise goes, the food starts to go too... hope to get my butt moving today. Those Jillian Michales workouts were great and I have to modify them. My idea of being in good shape and hers are very different.

It seems to me that all of you (us) chicks lead very busy lives... I do enjoy your company very much and will try to post more.... great day to all - Suzyq

Good Morning Ladies, getting a slow start this morning. We didn't get home from the show until midnight last night. It was really good, but went later than I thought and I think it was a real challenge for the niece to stay awake! Anyway, someone on here asked for a report, so here it is. Great show! Michael York very good as King Arthur, Pamela York very good as Guinevere, James Barbour FANTASTIC as Lancelot! That guy's got some serious lungs, "If Ever I Should Leave You" gave me chills.
I was kind of bad last night, feeling some guilt today. We went to Sakura (Japanese Hibachi) before the show, and I had salad with dressing scraped off, clear mushroom broth, no rice, salmon and veggies, and diet coke. All okay except for the butter they use to grill the stuff. I'm sure it was too much fat. At the show I had a SF LF Vanilla Latte. Then got home at midnight starving, and instead of triscuits ate a few RF Wheat Thins with LFLC Cheese and a fudgesicle. Not a total blowout, but feeling naughty today.
I'm over my funk I think (thank goodness). When I got dressed last night I pulled out some capris that I outgrew towards the end of last summer and they fit fine now! It made me think that my jeans had gotten very tight and are now comfortable again, I've been wearing shorts that were really tight last year and are now a little baggy, and I can walk and run up and down stairs without panting and gasping. So we're making some progress! That gave me a nice little boost.
Today is Harry Potter! I can't wait! Going to the afternoon matinee. I may hit up my niece to take the kids to the pool for me this afternoon, if she's not working. Although right now it feels a little cool for swimming. Which is awesome.

Kiko, congrats on Phase I graduation and on the six pounds!
Betty, I'm constantly fighting all my stuff, even though I'm constantly de-cluttering. One day, I think I'll lost the battle and they'll find me buried here. I hate to move more than anything, so I think I'll be in this house the rest of my days.
littlechick, sorry the weather isn't cooperating. Please don't jump, we need you!
Oceans13, great to see you here! Definitely read the book, but also read the info here on this forum. Don't jump into Phase II the way it's written in the book, you need to ease in gradually. Lots of good recommendations here, ask if you need to!
indigal, I'm with you, I hate to exercise. I've been trying to trick myself into doing more without calling it exercise.
Lisa, are you wearing your hot new jeans today?
cottage, glad you have an easy day today!
Ruth, I'm sorry about your knee. Glad you have nothing on the agenda today. Those days are priceless and rare!
Nighty-night Kara, sleep tight!

Well, I haven't eaten yet, bad me, time to stoke the furnace, then WORK!

Missed you, pacergal and sstambler. good morning to you too!

Weezle – Congrats on the jeans! You must be so stoked. Never say never on the size 4 – anything can happen. – may I ask what you’re doing PT for? How long? Has it been successful?


Jessie – so glad that Chester seems to be doing well – keep us posted. And congrats on the loss!

Indigal – your visit with the neighbors sounds so nice – so peaceful! And what a great opportunity to learn some homeopathy – please pass on anything interesting you learn.

Barb – I’m eager to hear the recipes reviews.

Schmoodle – Thanks for the pregnancy story! Things do happen for a reason for certain. Enjoy HP!

Cottage – I’m jealous! I would love to be able to shut down our AC but I’m in the wrong place for that. Enjoy the gorgeous day.

Ruth – so sorry about your knee. Hopefully the surgery will do the trick. Chronic pain is no good for anyone. In the meantime, enjoy a peaceful day.

Kara – six miles is amazing – and to like it to boot!! What an accomplishment.

Little Chick – good luck – it takes a saint to do what you do. I’m sure you’ll figure it out….but I’ll keep an eye on the news just in case….. 

Oceans and Stambler – welcome!!

Betty – you have my sympathies….packing is the worst. Try to get in some fun too today!

Kiko – great job on the 6 pounds!! Have a great day!

Pacergal – have a great day!

Me - I've got to get my tail in gear - heading to the PT and then another day of work. I really enjoyed going to my new gym last night. Amazing the difference that makes. I'll be heading there again tonight. Since the scale seems to be a bit stuck, I figure I should focus my energy on my workouts so I won't get discouraged.

Take care all!

Oceans, welcome, welcome, welcome! We love new friends!!!

Lisa, hope your meeting goes well. I miss getting dressed for things. That sounds bad. I do get dressed. Just not dressed UP. I wear clothes every day. Don't worry, guys!

Kitty, have a great evening! Maybe you could set some sort of miles-walked goal, like walk 20 miles in August or something like that. You probably do a good bit of walking anyway, so start off with a goal you know you'll reach and then increase it a little more the next month.

Off to check the next bit of threads!

Kara

Betty, isn't it amazing how much junk we amass? Every time we move we marvel at our collection!

Kiko, yea on the weight loss! Sorry your curriculum writing is becoming a chore. What kind of curricula are you compiling?

Pacer, have a good day at work!

Suzyq, who is Jillian Michaels?

Hey Schmoo! Glad the show was enjoyable. Doesn't sound like your dinner was all that bad - if the only indulgence was some butter, that will work its way out in due time. You could have done a lot worse!

Sary, hope the back feels better after your PT. Tom has back issues and I feel so helpless when he's in a bad spot. The only thing that has really helped him is improving his ab strength, religiously doing the exercises his therapist gave him, and the one time the PT on base happened to be a chiropractor.

Good night, ladies! I am hitting the sack...hard! I'm beat!!!

Kara

Good Thursday morning, everyone! Only one work day left!!:D:D

Cottage: I'm so glad a calmer day is planned for you today! I did not envy all the running around you had to do yesterday at all! Have a great day!

Ruth: I know you need a relaxing day today as well! I'm very sorry about your knee and hope that the pain is minimal until your surgery! I'm astonished by all the activities you do with the pain now -- imagine how active you'll be when the surgery's done! We won't be able to keep up!

Kara: Running six miles?!?! That would be my dream workout. Not that I particularly enjoy running, but just being able to tell people that I did it! ;) WTG!

LC: Oh, those kiddos sound like they need some fresh air -- and so do you! I'm hoping that it will stop raining soon and you'll all get to go outside and run around. In the meantime, what about having a talent show? My mom used to have us put those on when we were stuck inside and they're SO much fun!

Weezle: I forgot to tell you congrats on fitting into those skinny jeans yesterday! And I know how you feel -- no sleep out in WTexas either! Oh well, at least I don't have a meeting with a buffet; I don't think I could do it!

indigal: Exercising feels so good once you get into -- I just had a hard time finding something I REALLY like to do on a daily basis. I know you can do it, and once you're there you'll wonder why you didn't do it before!

:welcome3: Oceans13: This place is great. I wouldn't call myself a "regular", but I do know that these ladies are some of the most inspirational people in the world! You're gonna love it here!

Betty: Won't you be glad when the moving is finally over? Are you finding it hard to stay SBeachy through this time? I know I did!

Kiko: Congrats on the 6 lbs in P1! And it sounds like yesterday was a great day for you and the family. How fun!

Pacer: Isn't it just a drag feeling like that? Hope your day looks up and TOM is nice to you this month!

Suzyq: Changing jobs is so stressful and I can definitely understand why your exercise is lagging. I hope things settle down quickly and you get back on the exercise train!

Schmoodle: Congrats on the capris! What a great feeling that must be! Enjoy HP today. I really want to see it, but with only one movie theater for 60+ miles each way (and only two screens), DH and I have decided to try to see it on Sunday.

Sarynit: I'll bet those workouts will have that scale moving in no time! It's great that you like your gym! I've found only one gym that I actually enjoyed going to and I went all the time!

ME: Well, sleep didn't come last night. DH "forgot" to do the dishes and I couldn't sleep for thinking about them. I ended up getting out of bed around 2 am to do them. Does that make me crazy?

I'm trying to talk DH into letting me paint the living room this weekend. The only reason I REALLY want to do it this weekend is that we borrowed a great ladder from his friend and he's coming to pick it up on Monday. Logical reason, right?

I haven't been doing too well SB-wise, but I haven't gained. I start with my trainer on Monday and she and I will be going over my daily menus to see what I can switch up. She did say that with the intensity of the workouts I'll need to consume more healthy carbs, but we'll have to wait and see!

Well, I hope everyone is having a great morning, afternoon, evening, whatever! Keep Beachin' away!

Been working since 4 and in a rush to get outside before it storms to do some weeding, so no time for personals today...
but wanted to tell Ruth I'm so sorry about your knee. I know you wish you could go ahead and have the operation NOW and get it over with.:hug:

Will try to check back later to catch up some.

Girls I just have to brag a little bit. I made cookies which I had been avoiding but the poor kids were ready for something sweet. I DID NOT EAT ONE BITE- NOT EVEN A LICK OF THE SPOON. Sorry I just had to brag.

LC: Definitely something to brag about, definitely. WTG!