Good evening...er..early morning here. Just wanted to tell Vann that I have no motivational tips for walking. It is just one of the few exercises I actually enjoy doing and I try real hard to keep it up. Back home in IN (hm, sound familiar?) I walked a lot before we moved because I had a walking buddy. At the new house I will get used to the route and do okay come Spring. Here in Las Vegas it is a little daunting due to the dust and wind. We are in a park that is easy to walk in and there is a nice hill out one street...so IF I can get to it I feel pretty good. As much as I like walking I still do make excuses some days...go figure.
I tell myself if I don't walk I will have to do crunches...that is a kind of motivation as I hate crunches. :)

Good night ladies I will post more tomorrow.

Quick Good Morning to all..and thanks for the follow up on walking Sue...I also want to ask how often you guys weigh.. I feel so bloated today and TIRED..have been eating OK..Who knows..I am trying to only weigh once weekly?? Any suggestions?

Sassy- I must have the "blahs" too...

Happy Tuesday ~~ will check back in tonight..off to meeting mania!!

Good morning ladies,

Cristina - Oops! I'll try to use that name from now on. I had no idea you disliked "Cristi" so much, since you signed your posts using it for so long. Good luck with the realtor's tour today, and hopefully that will bring in a serious buyer. How exciting to be thinking of a new home! I was going through the same thing this time last year, and it's fun to plan decorating, etc. for a new place.

Marti - 3.4 pounds!!! YAY!!! And I think it's just wonderful that James is doing the cooking. You're very lucky to have your own cook! Neal can make chili and pancakes. That's just about it, lol. Plus, he leaves the kitchen a MESS when he does cook, lol.

Kathy - aww, going back to school is hard for some of the little ones. Madison didn't want to go back to preschool, but once she was there, it was all good.

Sue - I like your walking motivation, lol. It's so windy here today that I might as well be in Vegas!

Jules - I hope you make it in here often, but I'm glad you're making time for the gym. Are you going with your DD?

Sassy - I watched that movie, too, and was disappointed, since I thought there's a lot more they could have emphasized about being overweight, and how society reacts. Also, if one of my kids talked to me that way, I'd be crushed! I saw that actress on tv yesterday, and she said it was based on a true story. Btw, I have used crushed wheat Melba toast as a topping for a broccoli casserole, and you could probably use that to coat chicken.

Vann - thanks for asking.. my foot is a little better, but I have made an appt. with my foot doctor for a cortisone shot a week from tomorrow. About weighing, I get weighed a couple times throughout the week but count it and record it only once a week. I weighed Sunday this week, and lost 2 pounds, but will be moving my weigh day to Saturdays. That's because we go out to eat on Saturdays, and although I stay OP, the restaurants use MSG that makes me hold water. Since you're feeling tired, I have to ask if you're getting a multi-vitamin? It really makes a difference!

Here's a tip to help keep you from munching on the wrong things when you just want to eat something. Take 1/2 cup salsa, and 1 or 2 Tbl. Light Done Right Ranch dressing, mix, and use as a dip for your favorite "free" fresh veggies. Not exactly a "new" idea, but sometimes we forget the basics.

Well, I need to go tackle Mt. Washmore, lol. Bbl.....

Hey Ladies.

I'm still up, as in I haven't been to sleep yet. :tired: My back has been spasming all morning so kinda hard to sleep with that. :yawn:

Sue -- I don't like crunches either.......blech.

Vann -- the blahs must be going around.

Jane -- Yeah I thought the same thing, if my kid said that to me I would be totally devestated! I just don't think they really handled it that well, I think it still put across the message that being fat is the worst thing on the face of the earth, while it is unhealthy, I think they were a bit insensitive about it. Thanks for the tip on the Melba Toast. ;)

Marti -- Yeah maybe. We'll be doing that the end of Feb. when we get our time off and we'll probably go out and do something next week on our days off when we have more money. This week we don't have a whole lot so kinda sticking close to home. Plus I think we're just exhausted from working so much.

Have a Great Day.

:hug:

Hello ladies...

VANN...I try to weigh just once a week although I did weigh twice last week, lol. I get so frustrated sometimes so try to stick to once a week. Too tempting though with the scales there. I hid them though, lol.

SASSY...instant potatoes! I have a recipe I found that calls for instant potatoes and some seasonings and you roll the chicken in the mixture and bake it. It tastes like fried chicken, not as good but almost and it is quite good, don't know about the carbs but it is less fat than frying for sure. Hope you back gets to feeling better.

JANE...I'm hoping the realtors start showing the house. I guess these tours are good so they can see the house and if they have a client that could possibly be interested. Yeah, I never liked Cristi but when I signed on years ago I didn't want to use my name, not sure why, just didn't. I think from seeing it so much it got to me. Anyway, glad you got a n appt. for the doc soon. And...WTG on the 2 pounds! :carrot:

MICHELLE...good to see you posting here missy! Hope you are having a good day and no headaches! :hug:

MARTI...you guys will find a house when you are ready. Maybe by the time you get ready to the interest rates will go down, as well as the prices of homes. Make sure and smile :) today at work! Well, I saw Talladega Nights and thought it was hilarious! I plan on buying the DVD soon, that one, Jackass 2 (those guys are crazy!) and Little Miss Sunshine...OMG! That one was funny to. DD and I laughed so hard we were crying! But we kind of have a warped sense of humor and like movies that a lot of people don't, and laugh at things others don't.

Okay, HI to everyone else :wave: I need to get going in a few minutes because my head is pounding. Going to go lay down with a cold rag on my face and hopefully get up feeling better. Was up early to clean for the tour and did laundry yesterday so don't really have anything to do today. No way am I going to exercise with my head hurting like it is. So...

Take care ladies, and have a good day!:hug: