My Drs. Appt. (if your interested) ;)
 

Just wanted to stop by and say today was a good day. Thanks for everyones support--I don't know why I stayed away so long!! I am really tired so I can't stay on for individuals but I wanted to post!!

Evening...Beautiful day here. I actually wasn't so lazy. Walked 2 miles, so I might get back in the swing of that. :) Visited our neighbors from the other house...had been neighbors for 28 years. (my walking buddy too) Then I came home and planted 3 clumps of zebra grass that she gave me. None of my 25 bulbs are up yet...but I am hopeful.
I made a pork roast and cabbage for dinner. I know, I know, it stinks...but it tastes good. lol

Pink Jane- I am still amazed at you and your exercise. I wish I could eat as OP as you do....and your food always sounds yummy.

Jules- :wave: I know exactly what you are saying about having grown kids...I sometimes look at mine and think "who's kids are these?" Other times they are just like me..lol.

Sassy- Sorry the news from the Dr. was not better, but at least you know and can start on meds. and feel better. Now to find out about the pains. Good luck at your scan. Have fun seeing your Mom.

Tina- Congrats!! That is super!! I am struggling to get into the 160's myself...but not moving very quickly. My own fault...I just lose momentum easily. Don't ever apologize for being excited with your progress.

Jane- I hope you enjoy Shrek 3. DD was taking her younguns to see it yesterday and I forgot to ask how they/she liked it. I loved Uncle Weiner. So funny.

Tammy- Wow...you did good for your first week at WW. Keep up the good work.

Jodi- Sounds like a nice family activity. My DH doesn't usually walk fast enough for me, but I gave him another chance tonight and it was fine....I don't know if he walked faster or I walked slower, but it worked. :)

Cristina- Our gas was $3.38 this week and down a few cents today. I have a big car, so I might have to re-think that. DH has a full size truck too. ugh!

Hello to everyone I might have missed. Time to get off here.

Hello Ladies--

Wow...where did the time go? That weekend went by fast. I'm hoping that this cloudy rainy weather will stop by next weekend. Want to enjoy the three day weekend.

Ok, lets see if I can catch up some before it's totally out of my hands! :D

Tina--NSV are the best. It can be anything to do w/your weightloss journey. I think my favorites are the comments from people who actually notice. Having a gal at work tell me I have tiny legs....that makes me laugh, what is she seeing?? But it does keep the motivation going. Congrats to making it to the 160's! I was thrilled when I finally made it back to the 140's. Now I really need to concentrate on myself again and aim for the 130's. Sheesh....does it ever end??

Jodi--Glad to see you posting! Our DD's are close in age. My DD will turn 13 next month. I think it's great that you and DD will be working together to reach a healthy goal. Jhanai and I started walking around my neighborhood when she's over. She's gained a little since school started. Summer is coming quickly and she's wanting to get moving again. So I told her we'll walk everytime she's w/me. She has plans to walk to her friends house and walk w/her when she's not. Walking is a great start!

Sassy--Good for you for listening to what your body needs. Of coarse no one is perfect and we'll all have our days. Sorry to hear about your blood results. As Sue mentioned, at least now you can start feeling better once you start taking some medication. Keep us posted on how you're doing.

Sue--I took some photos of the yard this morning. I will have to get them on the computer sometime soon and post them. You know, I don't even know what the gas prices are around here. I get the most spendy due to the car being a good reliable car having a hemi....but I hear Oregon has some of the highest priced gas. What's up w/that?? What's nice is that before we moved.....I was spending a little over $200 a month just for my car alone on gas. So far this month....I've spent $45. Talk about a HUGE difference!! I would actually ride my bike to work since I am so close....but the road that leads to work is a very busy street and by next year, the new hospital will be open and it'll become even busier. Should really consider it though. Maybe a couple times during the summer....see how I feel about it all.

Jules--Just want to let you know, that we'll always be here for ya!! :hug: I'm happy to hear that DH and you are getting to spend some time together and having good days. Maybe you two ought to go out of town for a day and just spend some quality time together w/out all the stress of everyday life. Get to know each other again. Lots of hugs! :hug:

Cristi--What are 'carefree' roses? You must share w/me. You know I thought I had about 7 or 8 rose bushes around my house....but then I counted them the other day and their are 14 just on one side of the house! I had no idea! I love to keep up w/roses. The other house we lived in had one rose bush. (actually there were 3 but my grandpa and the landlord pretty demolished two of them when the downed some trees) Anyway, it was such a puny little thing. I took care of it and kept it trimmed and pruned. By the time we left, it was this magnificent bush that had gorgeous buds! Hope I can do the same to these roses!

Tammy--I will post photos of the yard soon. Congrats on losing 3lbs!! I didn't realize how close we were to weight and weightloss goals! I'm glad to hear that your sister has joined you....that will be great to have a motivator and supporter. Good luck to the both of you!!

Jane--My DD LOVES those little watermelons! I don't know what size melons James planted. I just know he planted watermelons. How did it go w/the trip to the doctor and the blood pressure check?? Is it under control? Now I was a little surprised that you had never had highblood pressure before and he's already wanting to put you on medication????? My doctor wanted to monitor me for a few months (I believe about 6months) before they decided that I needed medication. I wanna go see Shrek3 too. Jhanai & I may go next weekend she's here. Looks funny.

PinkJane--Your dinner sounds good. I eat so much chicken that my DD wonders if I've started making "clucking" noises. :lol: You'll have to share some recipes of your favorite dishes that you use to help serve healthy meals. Keep up the great work on your exercises and healthy eating. You're keeping me motivated!!!

Hello to everyone else out there that I've missed. :wave:

I walked this morning since hubby was at work. Treadmill is right across the hall and it's not necessarily the quietest machine. (darn thing) I like getting the walk done early.

I did the WI and I'm up a pound. So I'll be changing the ticker. I've hit a couple bumps on the road to weightloss....but I'm straightening myself out and should be back on track. It's hard when you're trying to do everything right. At least I haven't gained all my 16lbs back that I recently lost. I'm hoping that by the end of the year....that I'll be the closest to my goal than I have been in years! That is plenty of time to lose. A huge bonus will be that I actually made my goal. I want to lose slowly (but not too slowly) so I know it'll stay off.

Ok ladies...Off I go. You all have a great night.

Hugs! :hug:

Good morning ladies,

Tina - a big YAY for you, making it into the 160's! And you're welcome for the comments. Here's my story - after being overweight most of my life (except in my 20s), I lost 85 pounds 3 years ago and it took me 11 months to do it, which was just fine. I even got a few paragraphs of mention on pages 8 and 9 in the book the administrators of this site wrote (check for 3 Fat Chicks on a Diet at Amazon.com) Then I went into maintenence before I actually reached my original goal of 100 pounds, because my face was becoming wrinkly. I lost control and put back a big portion of the weight, and am trying to take it off again. As Marti says, it never ends. :dizzy:

Sassy - glad you're getting the sugar and cholesterol under control. I know you'll feel better now.

Jules - yw, :hug: I'm so glad you're having happy times now. Have you been to the baby department of any stores yet? Trust me, that will cheer you right up. They have the cutest stuff out there now.

Pink Jane - you are a woman after my own heart, lol. I, too, love the Tower of Terror, and have ridden it by myself since Neal refused to get on it after the first time. The only other one in my family who'll get back on is Katie. Buncha wussies! When Mary Kate gets back in here, she can tell us if she went on it, or not.

Sue - mmmmm Pork roast and cabbage..... mmmmmm!

Marti - I went back to my local doctor and did not have high b/p there. But she said we need to keep and eye on it since the other doc did show a high reading. I just assumed the other doc would put me on meds, but he didn't actually say that. Maybe he would've waited a bit, I don't know. My local doc wanted to schedule me for a pap, mammogram, and blood work, but I convinced her to let me wait until after my birthday in Sept. I haven't had any of that done since 2004, so it wasn't easy to talk her into it.

Hello to eveyone else reading this. :wave:

I finally got all my pictures out of the old albums and into new matching ones. The old albums were falling apart after so many years of use. That was a big job!

Tonight Neal and I are going karaoking with my sister and her DH. Neal will be singing. I will not, lol.

Hope you have a great day!

Evening Ladies!

I see my little sis has posted her bio on our forum. I suppose she has been lurking cause I don't see any post yet. So....HEY MICHELLE!!!....where are you?? I know all you ladies will give her a big welcome and encourage her as you have done me on her weight loss journey.


Marti--I've really lied a little about my height. I'm closer to 5'1" OK, the real truth is 5'1 1/4". I feel so much better to get that secret out!! I see our weights are almost neck to neck. See you at the finish line!!

Tina--Girl, if you get to 132 there may not be anything left to you, let alone two innertubes lol!

Sorry, I'll get to more personals tomorrow...just got home from work and watching Idol. Big Hugs to all!!

Evening ladies....

Jane--Make sure that you go in to your doctors in September. I waited so long and now I have promised myself to go in yearly and just have everything checked. It'll keep me on my toes and keep me tuned in to my body.
How did Karaoke go??? Did they get you up there yet??

Tina--Innertubes around the waist totally describes me. :lol: Trying to tuck those babies in is a bit of a challenge............:D You're doing fabulous, I'm sure you'll pass me up in no time!

PinkJane--How much time passes between each trip that your husband makes? Once he's home is he home for a few days? My hubby is gone a day and a half sometimes two and home a day.......crazy schedule.

Tammy--So YOU'RE the sister! I replied to Michelle's bio and had even asked her which one of you ladies is her sis. I hope she'll come here and join us... and yes.....I'll see ya at the finish line. Save me a seat if you reach it before me!

Hello to everyone else out there!!

Mowed the lawn this evening. Looks so nice when it's all trimmed. My back is achy so I don't think I'll walk tonight. Probably in the morning.


Ok...I better get going. You all have a great night!

Morning all.

I know I should be sleeping, but its tough to just switch back to "days" (since my mom is here) I am just not tired yet. So figured may as well get up and do something, so I am doing laundry. I'm in DH's office, since my computer is out in the living room where my mom is..........

Yesterday we went everywhere........and I think I burned off about 1000 calories just sweating! It was HOT.....lol.....But we did do a lot of walking as well. So not exercise, but at least I was up and moving. ;)

Today we may go to the Zoo, but we'll see how we all feel, we can always go tomorrow.......

Anyway, not much to say...........

I hope you all are having a great day!

:hug:

Good morning ladies,

Michelle - ah ha! I guessed at the bio thread that you're Tammy's sister. Hope to see you posting here real soon. What's on your agenda for the day?

To everyone else - have a great day, and a big and a big :hug: to you.

My day will be very busy! I've got to get some things done around the house, then I'm having an early lunch with my niece Carol, followed by a quick trip to the bread store for buns (did I mention I'm having a huge cook-out Sunday?) Then I have my Steel Magnolia meeting at 1, followed by a quick trip to Walmart, then I'll be meeting up with Mary and the girls to see Shrek 3 at 3:45. I'll get out of the theater just in time to make a meeting at the church that I just got called about last night. Neal is on his own for supper, it seems. When I get home, I have to get my menus and grocery list ready for tomorrow.

Gotta make like a tree and leaf ;) .... see ya later!

Morning ladies- Not a lot happening at my house. Just the normal house and yard work. Today we are going to lunch and to the grocery store. I hope to get in a good walk later.
Yesterday Mom and I went to the greenhouses again. Boy, was that a mistake. It was 84 outside, so you can imagine what the temp. was inside the greenhouses. Mom had to sit on the porch in the shade while I shopped. I did find a rose bush for my BF who had just lost a family member. And I bought a small daylily for here. Got it planted last night and all the plants watered.
AI is winding down tonight...anyone care who wins? I liked Melinda and Jordin, so at least one made the finals. Hope she wins.
I didn't walk last night due to AI and the final of Dancing WTS's. I am a tv junkie sometimes, but luckily when this all ends I am done for the summer. Then we can walk at night like we enjoy so much.
I just rummaged around my kitchen and found my menus from when I did the KISS....need to get back on that.

HAve a wonderful day everyone.