Hey ladies. I've been thinking about you lately and thought I should check in. Looks like it's been a slow summer!

I''ve got 3 weeks left of the Atlanta Momma's Biggest Loser competition that I joined. And guess who's in first place? YEah. I'm pretty darn competitive. I'm down to 181 lbs and fitting into size 10!!!! I mean, I was an 18 this time last year!! It's been great and I've volunteered to moderate for the next round of AM BL here. It'll keep me going. Really I'm jsut exercising every day and sticking to my food allerigies. I've lost about 10% of my body weight in 11 weeks.

The kids are great. Selah started first grade last week (year round school) and we are remodeling the kitchen so the house is a little wild. I'm working a lot and just dealing with my kiddos. Life is busy. :)

Anyway, I miss you guys!!

Hello all. Its been a great day today. I haven't been feeling real good but today was different. I felt good and ate great. I hope the week end is good and eating goes as well.

Mary- Glad your treatment is over and hope you rested up.

Crystle- I know how hard this is. You can do it. One hour at a time.

Talitha- Its so good to see you posting. Congrads on doing so well.


Well its late so I'll go....

Howdy
 

It is cloudy here but still not rainy. It is SO dry. I can't remember when we've been in this deep of a drought situation. Praise God for air conditioning, I just stay inside and try to stay cool. Eating has been less than stellar but I'm trying to get back in the swing of things.
My son put the sunflowers to dry on the porch the other day. I kept on him about putting the seeds in a bag. Well, he didn't listen and my chickens are loving my sunflower seeds..LOL Gotta love farm life. Most of the chickens live in a coop but I have three that run around just being fun to watch. :) We also have some geese running around. Two of them are finding it fun to chase us. Good thing is they are still young enough we can chase them off. We used to have one that LOVED to torture me. My hubby would just laugh when "Louie" would chase me across the yard.

Talitha...awesome on the weight loss. It's good to see you.

Ellen..((hugzz)) Good to see you too.

Toni..I'm so glad you are feeling better.

Solly...hope you are having a super day and not working too hard. At least it's Friday. :)

Love and hugs,
Crystle

A hot day in Missouri. It got up to around 96 today. Our air conditioners are going strong. Haven't really got much done today. Tomorrow we're supposed to go grocery shopping. I need some veggies.

Ellen- Its good to see you posting. I missed hearing your good posts. Sorry about your blood sugars. At least you have the pool to exercise in.

Crystle- I laughed at the your story about the chicks eating the sunflowers and the geese chaseing you. I had two once that were so mean I was afraid of them. I gave them to my sister and they used to chase her hogs.

Hope everyone has a good healthy week end.

Hi, Everyone

It is super hot & dry !!! I pray it will rain soon. Nothing new here but the same ole same ole. I hate to pay good money just to feel like kaka. Oh well ...only two more treatments until the next go round.

Tomorrow is our 6th anniversary & we're going to Martinsville to see some friends. It feels as if we've been married FOREVER. LOL. I so love my DH,he's wonderful. I do find holidays & special dates hard...we never celebrated much when I was growing up. We were too poor & then my mom started studing with the witnesses...sooo. I'm learning slowly :D

Crystle : We had banty hens & a rooster I named Percy. He was a hoot. Poor boy thought he was human. Unfortunately coyotes got a hold of all. I miss them. Keep Praying for your situation! God is good & he loves you always. :hug:

Toni:Veggies..Yumm. Stay cool & well.

Talithia: You look Fantastic, Great job! Your competitiveness is definitelly paying off. Stay sane.LOL

Ellen: Great to hear from you. The pool shops ALWAYS charge a fortune in the summer time. My parents had a pool & filled it in due to rediculous prices. They spent a grand every season.

Bob: How's Kate? Praying for you two.

Love & Blessings
Mary

Good evening
 

Eating has not been good...especially since my hubby made and decorated a giant cookie tonight. *smile* Even though I'm not doing right I'm not leaving. I really am trying to get back on track.

Mary I hope your last two treatments go quickly and you feel tons better when it is all over.

Toni, Solly, Ellen, Bob, everybody ((hugzz))

God bless,
Crystle

So, I'm at home with a sinus infection. I've had it fo r5 weeks now and keep trying to ignore it. I think I'm getting better and then I feel worse again. Today is miserable. I can't really take antibiotics because I'm Bfing the baby, but if it goes another week we're going to have to try something.:(
My monday weigh-in was good. 178.6 BUT today I was back up to 180. I ate a big dinner last night with DH's family and we didn't eat until 8pm so that may acount for most of it. With how miserable I feel today, I bet I'll make up for some of it. Completely have lost my appetite.
Yesterday was Lucas' 3rd Bday so that's why the fam was over. We made chicken salad sandwiches and had a picnic at DH's softball game for the church league. I was running around and didn't get to eat until the game was mostly over. By that time was was starving and ate too much, including a large handfull of Doritos and I'm NOT SUPPOSED TO EAT CORN!! :nono: I'm obviously paying for it today. We got home and had cake and icecream at 9:45 and rushed the kids to bed. The cake was a mess. I tried to make a wheat, corn, soy free cake, which usually turns out good. Unfortunately, I completely forgot to add the sugar or the extra cocoa powder. Duhhh.. I poured some jello over it to sweeten it up (it did have some pudding in it so was slightly sweet) and added cream cheese frosting. With the vanilla ice cream it wasn't too bad. But overall it wasn't great to I had no problem taking a few bites and throwing out the rest of my serving.:^:



Bob- What a great loss! you're such a BOL (Big Ol Loser ;) ):carrot:

Ellen- My parents have sunk so much money into their pool. It's insane. And it doesn't get used much. I wish I lived closer and we could!


ATS- Happy Anniversary!!! :D I have a hard time with holidays, too. I get ery disturbed at how much people spend especially if they really can't afford it. It's stressful to me. But I gerw up one of 10 kids and we were thrilled with our ONE $20 gift each year and a few pair of socks and underwear.

Country- Put the cookie down, woman!!!

Good evening
 

Howdy ya'll. If I were to put last week on a stress monitor it would be broken. Eating unfortunately followed. I won't begin to list all of the eating violations. It would be a book. Even with the bad eating I'm trying to have some good eating.

Ellen...awesome on finding a new doctor. I hope you get to keep this one. ((hugzz))

Talitha...hope you are feeling better soon.

Toni...Solly...Bob...how are ya'll? I really miss when you aren't at the board.

Ya'll have any ideas how be can make the board more active or is everyone just that busy?

Love and hugs,
Crystle

Hi ladies,

Sorry I have been MIA. Work is crazy and then I was off a couple days to stay with the baby. That is so much fun. Sure wishI could do it all the time.
I have a dr appt for my foot in a few minutes. I don't expect to get out of this boot, but I hope it is healinhg so I don't need surgery. I think I will have him look at my boob while I am there (think a foot dr will look at boobs). I have some rash or bite that is itching e to death. My fear is that it is shingles. Then I could not be around the baby. Oh No!

Mary, happy anniversary. I had mine last week 36 years. I will be glad to send you some of our rain. That is all we have had here.

Crystle, hang in there lady. I have been eotional eating for 3 weeks now and I was shocked when I faced the scale this morning. I had lost about 7 pounds somehow. My clothes don't feel like it since I have not been exercisng. I'm still not sure that can be right if yo knew all I have eaten. Praying your problems go away and you can get back on track. Glad to hear you are staying.

Ellen, good to see your post. Hope this new doc works for you. I need to find a new GP since mine moved way across town.

Talitha, Congrats on your loss. You are doing awesome. Wish we had something like that here. I bet running after all those kiddos keeps you trim.

Got to get to the doc. See you tomorrow.

Oh boy finally on. My laptop went down and I couldn't find my password for 3fatchicks. I just got it in an old book I had. Sorry I've been missing. You're right Bob we've got to post or lose our forum. My computer is at Dell being fixed again for the third time. Hope they can figure out why I keep losing the Mother Board. Eating hasn't been great but I keep plugging along.

Mary- Hope you're feeling okay.

Crystle- Hop back up on the wagon. You can do it girl.......

Talitha- Hows the sinus infection? Seems like all of us are having a rough time with eating.

Ellen- Hows the pool this summer. Hope that doctor turns out to be a good one.

Solly- Hows the foot? Sounds like you're having a good time with the grandbaby....

Bob- How is Kate? Did she get out of the hospital?

Well I'll be back tomorrow cause I get in to post..... Sleep well.

Good morning
 

Howdy ya'll. We are on vacation this week so if I'm hit and miss that is why. My eating is still not in check but today is a new day and so far so good. I'm enjoying my cup of iced coffee made with skim milk. :) I watched a Rachel Ray episode that showed saving old coffee in ice cube trays. When you use those the ice coffee doesn't get watered down. Ever since then I've been hooked. I drink one in the morning and one at night.

They opened a new farmers market in the down about 30 minutes from here. I can't wait to check it out.

Congratulations Mary and Solly. We had our anniversary this past week also.

Solly...Are you totally in love with the new baby? They have such a way of stealing our hearts. Britt is due in about 9 weeks. She is getting a 4D ultra sound Friday. She showed me some online and they are so life like. I can hardly wait to sneak a peek. Hope you terrible itching goes away. My hubby had shingles once and the pain was way worse than any itching so I pray you don't have them.

Toni...Sorry that your computer is down but so glad you have a back-up. I love hearing from you. ((hugzz))

Thanks Bob for the encouragement. Losing the board would be a huge loss. In the early days it was so vibrant and active. I'm totally committed to helping and being encouraging in any way I can.

Remember you are the best you there is and you are worth the effort. ((Everybody))

God bless,
Crystle

Hi ladies,

Well I guess i am like the groundhog, six more weeks in this boot. I alsohave to use a bone stimulator. Yuk! I had the foot doc look at by breast (bet he hadn't been asked to do that before) and he did not think it was shingles. I am still not sure so I am getting ready to go to my RA doc ad have tem look at it. I would hate to cancel my DD's shower Sunday and by SIL's birthday dinner tonight.

Thanks BOB, I promise to do better on posting. How is Kate doing?

Toni, glad you found your pw and are back on here.

Country, That is so exciting to share in all the pregnancy experiences. Things have changed so much these days. We love ours even though she did not give birth, probably more so, if that is possible.

Off to the doc.

Here in Missouri we had such wonderful July weather in the 80's and now we have horrible Aug. weather 95's. Eeeeeek. Trying to stay cool, and poor DH doesn't have air cond. in the shop where he works and is half sick when he comes home for dinner break. He's so happy he's retireing soon. Eating has been okay today. Having pork cutlets for dinner.

Crystle-The iced coffee sounds good and refreshing. And what a neat idea to freeze coffee cubes. Wish I could go to the Farmers market with you. I would love that. Even though I live in a small rural town there isn't a place to buy good vegetables for 200 miles. I wish so bad I had some to can up. I haven't been able to grow a garden in years.

Solly- Can't believe you're stuck in that boot for six more weeks. How miserable. Hope your RA can tell you what it is and get it cleared up. Hope you get to enjoy the birthday dinner. And DD's shower on Sunday.

Guess I'd better go start dinner. Have a good evening and stay cool....

Hey everyone. I'm TRYING to be more consistent at checking in. It's hard to do with 4 munchkins, a business to run AND a house in construction!

We ordered the kitchen cabinets last week and they'll be in on the 24th:carrot::carrot: I just can't believe it!! It's been 5 years!!

I have 10 days left to my competition. Solly, all it is is a group of local moms who decided to challenge each other. It's a board very similar to this. We each send in a $20 gift card to Target, follow the rules and stay accountable, then the winner takes most (2nd and 3rd get a little). We have 27 ppl this round, so it will be about $450 for first. And I'm still in first. :)

Ellen- I hope this Doc works out. I hate having to switch around!

Solly- on of the other BL competitors is having foot surgery tomorrow and will be in a cast for 14 weeks (most of next round). She's got a whole set up of floor exercises and cardio planned.

Crystal- Oh man! I thought I made that coffee-cube thing u p myself!! That's what I do! LOL

Toni- we're having the same weather switch here. Stinks :( So glad to have you back :)

Good morning ladies

Well the RA doc confirmed that it is shingles. I had a sneakly suspiscion when my whole side was sore to the tought. She gave me a prescription for Valtrex (which I forgot to take this morning) and a soak to use. Lucyily I only have 6 leisons and they should go away quickly. I am not contagious so I can stil see my baby and have the shower. We did not do SIL's dinner last night. It was horrible here. Don't know if any of you saw the news where we were flooded. Over 9" if rain. 6" within an one hour period.

Talitha, Wow $450 from Target can be well spent. Congrats to you. Now keep hanging in there. I find it very hard to do cardio with a cast on your foot. Hoping these shingles get better and I can get to the gym next week.

Toni, I will gladly send you our weather. It is horrible. I love the 90's so send it my way. We haven't even got to get in the pool but a couple of times this summer.

Crystle, BOB, Ellen, Mary :wave: Hope you are having a great day.

Got to go, we have another bid today.

Hey ya'll
 

Good afternoon. One word to describe Texas right now "Hot". :) I am so ready for fall. Robert tilled the garden yesterday so it's ready for fall planting. Most of that won't be for another month though. I'm tempted to do a few peas but with the lack of rain I really don't know if it would be worth the effort.

Last night's super was actually pretty healthy. I made a creole sauce for the talapia and served it over rice with broccoli on the side. It wasn't the best rice but I didn't eat seconds. :)

Solly...I'm so sorry you have the shingles. I remember how tender Robert was. He can tolerate extreme pain without complaint but the shingles actually sent him to the doctor he was so sore. You are so right about the grand baby, birth or adoption they are too precious for words. And I can't wait to hear all the stories as yours grows.

Toni...Too bad you don't live closer we could go together. My hubby will take me but he'll pout the whole time..LOL He does not like to shop. Praying you get a break in the weather soon.

Talitha..thanks for popping in, especially since you are so busy. We love hearing how you are doing. I think that each lady here adds something special to the board.

Ellen, Bob and Mary..hope you are having a super week so far.

God bless,
Crystle

Oh wow I'm getting on here so late. Don't know what I've done with the day. Made a big salad and put grilled chicken on it. I can tell its time to get somemore food items in the house. I'd kill for a home grown tomato. Wish I could find a road side stand. What is everyone doing? Tomorrow I think its clean out the fridge day. Ugh......

Talitha- Woo Hoo new cabinets. Lucky woman, I'm in such envy. You go girl on the competion. I so hope you win......

Solly- Darn thats bad you have shingles. I had them on my leg once and boy was it painful. And it took forever to get rid of. I can't believe the floods you had.

Crystle- Can't wait till you plant your fall garden. I really love hearing about what you grow and cook.

Guess I'll go watch Bobby Flay cook wonderful apple pie in a paper bag.

Good morning
 

Not much time this morning but I wanted to pop in and hope that would be a trigger to better eating today. We are on vacation and part of vacation is going out to eat, which we did last night. A pizza buffet is one hard place to be "good". I wasn't and even tasted several of the dessert. But today is a new day.

Hope ya'll are having a GREAT week so far.

Love and hugs,
Crystle

MEOWEE I feel it's def easier in summer to stay on track!!!!! I think cuz of the less clothes thing. I wear less clothes and it a constint reminder that I'm unhappy with what I see... in the winter months a decent pair of jeans and a long sleve shirt can hide alot! :)

:)

Time to fix lunch. Which is breakfast for us. So is usually eggs and something. Then do some laundry and stuff. Hope everyone is having a good day.

Crystle- Sounds like the vacation is going well. You have to enjoy it and then hop back on. Its just important that you're posting.

Want- I agree summer is easier to eat right. Not only are the close lighter but there are nice fruits and veggies in season. Why then am I having such a hard darn time???????? LOL

Hi Ladies, nothing much going on here. Shingles are burning like fire. Off and on it feels like I am having chest pains. Maybe if I could rest and relax instead of running myself ragged they may go away or not hurt as bad. Is there anything else I can get? Last night I had to go out by myself and I had 4 places to go. I had to take this stupid boot off and on 8 times. I was fit to be tied by the time I got home.

Crystle, now lets not talk about Fall yet. We haven't had a good summer here yet. It is finally going to warm up this weekend. You can start again after vacation. Enjoy, just don't go overboard. Gee, that is so easy to say to someone else :fr:

Toni, I haven't seen many home grown tomatoes yet. Does't bother me as I don't like tomatoes, wish I did, but DH does.

Wantingtobe140, Welcome to our group. I agree about the clothes. Plus winter time we seem to hibernate and eat comfort foods.

Guess I will take off. Have a few things to do for the shower tonight. Sure wish the cleaning fairy would come and clean my house. I think my baby may be stopping by for a minute tonight so that will make me happy. have a great evening. :hug:

Ok, so who wants to start some motivation in here? Anyone want to reinstate a weekly weigh-in at least?

I've been logging my food this week and exercise. ANyone want to join me? Even take some small steps? If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. We can do this!!!


8/4
b: grapefruit juice, 1 boiled egg, 1 c cantaloupe
s: apple, green tea
l: 1/2 black rice with sprouted lentils, 1 c. peas and carrots, green tea
s: carrot and celery sticks w/ 2T homemade hummus
d: Peruvian Tuna on a salad, cut veggies, 1/2c black rice w/sprouted lentils
CHEAT: about 6 bites of icecream from Bruesters :sigh But I didn't order any for me, just ate a few bites of DH's
EXERCISE: 1/2 h bootcamp, 20min treadmill, 1hr water aerobics

8/5
b:2eggs scrambled w/ onions, turnip greens and goat cheese, 1 link turkey sausage, 1 c honeydew, green tea
s: grapes, green tea
l: Peruvian Tuna on a salad, cut veggies, 1/2c black rice w/sprouted lentils (gotta get this all eaten! :lol)
s: MORE grapes. They're soooo goood!
D: Masaman Curry w/ brown rice. Side salad w/ homemade fat free ginger dressing
s: celery sticks, clementine, greentea
EXERCISE: 1 hr bootcamp, 20 min abs

8/6
b: 2 eggs scrambled w/ turnip greens and onions, 1/2 grapefruit, green tea
s: apple
l: salsa w/ 1 c celery and carrot sticks, salad w/ salsa for dressing, small cup Caldo de Pollo (at La Parilla. Didn't finish soup or salad)
s: 1 c red cherries
d: Tuna on a salad. again. (it's just easy)
s: 2T cheesy beer dip w/ celery (game night)
EXERCISE: 1 hr bootcamp

Bootcamp kicked my butt this morning. I feel great!!

I'm only down 1/2 lb for the week. I think I'm hitting a plateau, which would be fine if it weren't the LAST WEEK of the competition!! I may go all veggies and meat for the next 7 days. No dairy (after this yummy mocha I'm sipping...) no carbs..... Just a few days to see if it gets me over the hump.

Happy Friday ladies

Whew, it's been a busy morning. We had a proposal to do today and of course they didn't start on it until last night. So I had about 3 hours of typing this morning plus tons of other stuff to do on it.

Having my DD's shower on Sunday so have lots to do tomorrow to get ready for it. It should be fun. It is really a cook-out/shower for our family to get to see the baby.

Ellen, I can't beleive your GS is 3 already. My how time flies. Have fun, I know he will. Hope you can get your diabetes in line before going back to the dr.

Talitha. I am for the weekly weigh-in and whatever else it takes. I hoe you can beat that plateau before the end of the competiton. I think you are going to win. I don't think you have to worry about the bites of ice cream. All that exercise will wipe that out.

Only 45 minutes left to this work day. Can't wait to get home. Have a great weekend everyone :wave:

Good morning
 

It is so awesome to see everyone at the board. It really helps to know we share common struggles with food, plateaus and sometimes the craziness of life. :) Supper was the best thing on my menu last night. I made a shrimp Parmesan sauce and served it over whole wheat. My whole family need to get back to the whole wheat again. The hard part about that is that is raises my grocery bill quite a bit the healthier we eat as a family. But no excuses. I have over a 100 pounds of wheat in the freezer. I just need to get off my hiney and start making fresh pasta and bread. Most of the laziness has come from bad eating. My energy level and emotions have both taken a nose dive since eating sugar and other "white" foods. The heat level here in Texas hasn't helped much either.

Talitha...I think it's a great idea to have a weigh-in. Having someone else see my failures or successes really motivates me to do better. Once vacation is over I'm gonna start journaling again. I have fit day the home addition and it is very helpful for counting calories and writing down my daily thoughts.

Solly..Sorry that you are having to deal with the shingles. Robert wasn't able to find anything that really helped him. He actually had to take pain pills if I remember correctly and he doesn't take pain pills. :) Hope you have great weather for your shower. ((hugzz))

Ellen...oh my gosh time flies. It's hard to believe it's been three years. I know I shouldn't be too surprised since Lilly is going to be 4 in Oct. The older we get the faster time gets for sure. Praying the new doctor will be able to help you get your sugar back in order.

Toni...Hang in there. I think there are so many little things that cause us to lose focus or struggle with our weight. For me it's a control issue. There are areas out of control in my life right now and it's showing in my out of control eating. God and I have been talking about it. I know that I know that I need to let go and let God but sometimes that is easier said than done. But no more excuses. Food is not my comfort or my idol so I'm gonna stop whining and eat like I know I should. ((hugzz))

Wanting2b140...hello. I don't believe we've meet before. Good luck on your journey. My original goal was 140 but my body just wouldn't go there. I did maintain 154 for about four years. The last two or so years I haven't been so good but I'm hoping to get back there.

Gonna finish this awesome glass of iced coffee and start my do nothing day. :) Let's see if that happens or chores happen..LOL Wishing ya'll the best weekend full of love and precious memories. When tempted remember you are worth saying no.

Love and hugs,
Crystle

Yea DH just started the barbeque and we're going to grill steaks. Have to figure out if I'm just making a salad with it. Got lots of house stuff done today so I'm really happy. Yesterday we went to the social security office for DH to file and then to grocery shopping. What a busy day.

Crystle- That shrimp dish sounds so wonderful. You cook the best stuff! Mine is so plain jane. I know what you mean about the control thing. I have so much trouble. And right now I'm on a sweets thing. Love your posts....

Ellen- Oh boy a walking buddy. That helps so much. I hope you get your blood sugar in control and this new doctor listens to you....

Talitha- I think your menu is great. It used to help me to post it. I need to do that again. Keep up the good work. I'm rooting for you to win the contest....


Better go get stuff ready for dinner....

Solly- How are the shingles. Hope they're getting better. Hope the shower is so much fun and you didn't work to hard getting ready for it.

Good morning ladies.

Gosh here it is Monday already. how the weekends fly by.
The shower went well, exxcept this morning I found a whole plate of tomatoes an onions that I cut up and no one got out of the fridge. So now I have all this left. Shame I don't like tomatoes. She got lots of nice things and tons of books. We had everyone bring a book instead of a card with their gift.

Shingles are still causing lots of pain. Really just in one spot. I was lucky I only have about 8 leisions. I go to get an epidural in my neck this afternoon and he said that will help with the shingles.

Time to get back on track with eating and exercising. I wanted to go to the gym this morning but I could not sleep last night. So needless to say I didn't even hear DH's alarm. But there is nothing to prevent me from eating right today. Back to journaling my food and counting calories.

Crystle, Praying your can get your "out of control issues" solved and get to a good place. I loved your closing line. It is so true.

Toni, Sounds like you accomplished a lot in one day. Hoep you had a good weekend.

Ellen, how is your walking buddy working out?

Bob, where are you?

Off to get some work done. Yuk!

Wow we just had a nice summer rain and it sure cooled it down here. I know its just temporary. Having trouble with acid reflux today so it is making me sleepy so I might just try to take a nap. Eating has been fine today.

Solly- Dang the shingles. Hope you can get back to the gym tomorrow. I've got to dig my treadmill out again and try to start back on it. I'm letting this summer pass me by.

Ellen- Good for you walking so much. 45 minutes is just right. Glad the party was a success....

Hey Crystle, Tabitha, and Bob where are you?

Weighed in this morning at 177.2 I'm so close to 175, which was my goal for the competition. I started my TOM yesterday and I'm really bloated and all that jazz. Friday is the last weigh in for the competition and I'm DETERMINED to be at 175. Even if it's 175.8 I WANT that number! But I am still very much in the lead and I think I'm safe.

So, as far as a weekly weigh-in, I will be weighing in on Fridays from here on out. Anyone want to join me?

I was sick over the weekend and didn't log

Today:
B: 1 plum, 1 boiled egg
S: apple
L: tossed salad w/ 3oz grilled chicken, 1/4 c low fat cheese, lettuce, zuccini, mushrooms, balsamic
S: 5 hot wings and a sprite with a few (maybe 7) of Lucas' fries (bad, I know)
D: should be a bowl of cabbage soup I'm making. No more protein for the day.
EXERCISE: Cardio on the elyptical and treadmill, abs.. The reading was at 650 cal burned when I was done.

Solly: How are you feeling? Have you tried Witch Hazel? I know that works for MANY skin rashes and iritations to cool it.

Ellen: You're always having a party! I hope they are moving to year round. We LOVE it!!

Toni: I'm hoping it will rain here tonight. I NEED it!! LOL

Country: I liked FitDay but have found sparkpeople to be much easier to use. I need to get back on that!

Good evenin
 

Long day. :) My daughter took me shopping for a dress for the baby shower. Let me just tell you, dresses are NOT as forgiving as stretch jeans. The weight I've put on over the last three years is so disheartening and to be a size 14/16 is quite the step backward. Oh well, we can only look forward an not back if we hope to get anywhere. I weigh about 186. I'll make an official weigh in on Friday to be on track with everyone else.

Talitha...Congratulations on your weight loss.

Toni...thank you for your kind words. I wish I didn't cook so well..LOL My hips are HUGE! :) Of course not walking wouldn't have anything to do with that would it. Wish I had a treadmill. I can't seem to make myself get out in this heat.

Solly...do you eat cooked tomato? You could blend them in a blender or food processor and make either salsa or tomato sauce...just cook them down after you blend them.

Ellen...WTG on the walking.

((Everybody))

God bless,
Crystle

Hi ladies,

Nothing exciting here. I did not get up and make it to the gym this morning. I am so digusted with myself. Instead I layed there trying to decide what to do and really never fell back asleep, so I might as welll gotten up. Maybe I will go tonight after work. Nothing going on anyway. Eating is not back on track. Don't know what is wrong with me. Just wanting the bad stuff or too much of the good stuff b/c I don't keep hardly any bad stuff in the house. Hope the motivation kicks in soon. Maybe the gym will help.


Ellen, WTG on eating a small piece of cake. And good job on the walking. I will be so glad when I get this boot off and am able to walk again. I really miss it so much. That cake sounds adorable. I wish you lived near me. I was looking for someone to do the cake for my DD's shower. The cupcakes she wanted were $30 a dozen and I would have needed 2-3 dozen. No way. So my other DD and I make cupcakes that looked like rattles. We decorated the cupcakes, stuck a stick in the side, tied a bow on the stick and put a gum drop slice on the end. They really turned out cute. Are you eating any protein at breakfast? Maybe that will help give you more energy.

Toni, Hope you get your reflux under control today. That has to be miserable.

Talitha, I will join you on Friday's weigh-in. Maybe that will help get me through the weekends. Good job on your weight. I know you will be at the 175 by Friday. Isn't Witch Hazel just alcohol?

Crystle, thanks for the idea. I will blend them for sauce. Yes, I love, love tomato soup catsup, sauce, salsa, just not fresh tomatoes. I think it is the texture. I am the same way with cantelopes, melons, anything with the slimy texture.

Off to do some work. Have a great day. :hug:

Good afternoon
 

Today has been good so far. For breakfast I made sausage with bell pepper, onion, zucchini, yellow squash, sweet potato and cayenne pepper. The guys had tortillas but I ate mine with a fork. :)

We are on the run today so forgive me for the short note. I'll try to sneak on later. If not I'll definitely be on tomorrow.

Hang in there and keep on keeping on. ((Everybody)) You ARE the best you there is.

God bless,
Crystle