Marie sounds like it was worth the cals. Yummy stuff. Sometimes as long as your in control its okay and sounds like you knew what the cals were and followed up with a great swim. As far as the job goes I know at my present job things will happen then get better for awhile then right back to where they were again. The stress isn't on the job as much as the petty junk that goes on in the office and new rules on a regular basis. I hear its not that way everywhere and it wasn't at my last job. Your always going to get someone whom dislikes you or whatever but it doesn't become unbearable. Maybe if they meet my demand it just shows to me well its ment to be and I should take it. I did take a half of day off yesterday using some personal time and then took off another personal on tues. I had 16 hrs of that left and if I go it gets lost on my end. So I figure might as well use it up. Also I figured use it up and if I don't leave its no big deal either I still have vac. etc. But some of my coworkers are also looking for other employment as well one has been for awhile but more leads currently another friend has been there as long as me. To think of working under these conditions for another 12-14 years is crazy. If this doesn't work out I think its time to look other places as well. This was just closer to home and a smaller caseload. But the difference in caseload is reflected in a more active need too. So it balances out equal most likely. Oh well only time will come. I just read their fiscal year started July 1st. So maybe the approval for funds will be there easier than the end of a year? She has told me more than she has needed to so it makes me think it could be a go soon but I could be wrong. The worst thing will be telling my families and clients. I may have some follow me who knows?
Judy where are you today? Your like Waldo in the book always moving places and people not knowing where you are. At any rate I hope you follow your coach or at least let him out of your bag leave him on your dresser in the room visual is always helpful. Good luck. I have a baby shower and a picnic today. Plans to Kayak on sunday hopefully its been awhile my back is quite sore today but maybe exercise will help me. Take care girls have some fun. Didn't count cals yesterday but here is my thoughts egg roll for breakfast and lunch and a hard boiled egg, some fruit, salad with light KEN'S LIME DRESSING oh so tasty, then a crisp chicken small sandwich at burgerking last night left part of the roll and a homemade choc. chip cookie. First time I baked in awhile SIL b-day. The children stopped in and stayed with pop and I and so our dinner went to them and we ended up getting BK. Crazy evening! BK is something so rare around here for me. Crazy I tell yah and not so healthy either. So not sure what I really had. So now that I look at the whole picture it was not a good cal day at all! Better day today I will becareful even though I have events going on. looking at that intake just woke me up!!!!!

Happy weekend all, I'm thinking a cat-nap might be in order this afternoon. A nice lazy summer day is really nice. We did do all the in town stuff this morning with the doggies and they were very good. Blizzie was definitely traumatized from earlier this week. She was scared to go back. The vet was great and played with her on the floor and then Bliz didn't even know the chip had been implanted. Hopefully that helps for future visits. Kody loves going there. He's a goofy boy.

Yesterdays stats: 1680 calories, 1.5 miles walking and .5 mile swimming. I guess I couldn't resist keeping on swimming. It was hot out and I didn't want to get out of the pool. It's hard to just play with the stupid swim cap so I just kept going. And my hair isn't green.

The vet called and Kodiak is no longer anemic. That was a good news call. :)

Carol, I agree about not staying in the current job if the pain in the butt person doesn't leave. So keep looking if this one doesn't turn out but I bet it will.

Judy, it's very bad to ignore one's coach...

Marie

Where's Waldina? She was in OH with family for a few days, back home this weekend with my not-so-little nieces, and headed to the beach on Monday, where she'll be through Friday. My nieces are very excited about doing so many new things.

Marie, I'm glad the doggies are both better. It's so hard when they can't express themselves with words, and youcan't explain why you're making them do these scary things. I'm sure they are happy to have you for their human.

Carol, I hope your back allowed you to go kayaking today. Did you have a nice time with your mom?

Penny, thanks for the recipe! I love pretty much anything with tomatoes. This is gazpacho season, so I will be whipping out the Cuisinart when I get back.

Nikki, it's always something, isn't it? I hope you're okay.

I haven't been too far off program. My nieces have horrible eating habits, and it shows--they are very overweight. It's not their fault, the adults around them have created this problem. At my sister's on Friday, dinner consisted of take-out fried chicken, mac and cheese, cole slaw, pepperoni pizza and green beans. I am trying to set a good example without being all Food Police about it, but it's hard.

Gotta finish packing. I won't be here everyday, but I'll check in whenever I can. Keep up the good energy! My Coach is annoyed with me, I'm sure, but he knows I'll come back to him soon...

judy

Okay girls I overate this weekend parties, chinese and then got on the scary scale this morning. Maybe part of the #'s were salty wt. But what the heck no way will I keep it where it is. I have slacked off big time and feel it. So now I am going to use the scale daily to get myself back on the road of recovery I feel like an AA meeting is needed but a health one in stead off the wagon I was I tell yah. OH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This isn't a good thing I think I let the stress go to my old habits so now more than ever I need to get on track no matter what event is going on no more excuses allowed. I am counting cals on paper not in the head to easy to get off track. Exercise is a must somehow daily. I did start my day with my back exercises today and am off to the gym after work today. I will start off slower and increase my time throughout the week. I was to have pday on tues but one of my clients dad died so I may have to attend the calling hrs. out of respect. I will see how it goes or a nice card and a phone call. Maybe I will just see if she needs me for anything today instead or just to talk. At any rate I will fit in my exercise. I MANAGED TO GET IN A SHORT TIME OF KAYAKING TODAY AND HAVE PLANS OF GOING OUT ON TUES. Another must! My mom went home yesterday a.m. and we did have a good time with each other even with all my running in and out. My sister returned and lives tight next door to mom so that helps alot. Mom's hearing is really not so good now I know how bad it is. But she's a doll just a sweet old lady my best friends mom is kind of mean an not so nice at times. I am blessed in that area of my life. Marie glad your puppy is doing better sounds like a good vet. Bear is really cute but still gets into trouble on a daily basis like a naughy kid. He is so lucky I love him!
Judy sounds like your staying on board with your diet unlike me going off board into the drink and feeling like I am ready to sink. I have set out my life saver and ready to swim back to healthy eating and a better lifestyle no more funny business!!! Well I have a meeting with my boss today and she is going to address a reoort that I handed in a bit late for as much paperwork as we do sometimes one or two things may get over looked, so a plan to ensure it doesn't happen will be put in place. I willnot tell her yet that Iam looking for another job unless she got wind and ask me directly. Time will tell. I should know by tues. about the other job offer just waiting for them to work out the funds. If not I will continue to ck out other places I think. Somethings at my job will never change its mtg. stuff. Well here's to a new start and its monday what a great day to start my healthy quest on !!!!

Hi Ladies-

I'm going to mak this short as I'm not feeling well. I had a botox treatment thursday and haven't had a chance to rest yet. My boss called this mornin and broke her ankle so I won't be working this week as she will be home with her son. Luckily she said she will still pay me. This weekend after my injections I decided to take the weekend off of Atkins. All the stress of everything finally got to me and I wanted a weekend to eat what I wanted. Today I am back on track though. I havent peeked at a scale yet but I am going to be ok with whatever it says.

Nikki

Morning all,

Carol, sounds like you do need to keep your options open at your present job. Overworking people always results into problems. I'll never get why people don't realize that. Our fingers are crossed about the new job and that they find the funds.

BTW, DS1, DH and I will be going kayaking on the Rogue River on Friday. DS2 suggested it for my birthday and HE forgot to ask for it off. So he's not going but the rest of us are. :) Sort of funny but that is truly DS2 - he never remembers to ask for days off and usually forgets holidays and birthdays (unless they directly result in gifts for him). So he doesn't get to have fun and we do. It's sort of appropriate since he's an airhead.

More doggie woes. Kodiak has a sore on his chest that we're watching. I'm hoping it's not a foxtail that worked it's way in but there's a possibility. I swear I should just sign my paycheck over to the vet. But Blizzard is doing great so that's good.

Nikki, I hope you start feeling better. Get out a floating lounge chair and float in your pool. That will relax you and maybe make you feel a tad better.

Judy, don't you hate watching parents give their kids crap??? After fighting with my weight all my life, it just irks me that people stupidly put their child into that same battle. My kids aren't healthy eaters by any stretch, but I sure did give them healthy foods and never pushed food at them. They're both skinny sticks and very healthy. At least I stopped my family's food obsession in my kids generation. I think about food all the time and I know that's inherited from my childhood. Visiting my parents always clarifies just where my problem originated. During the current meal the next on is being planned. You poor nieces are probably set for life for the weight battle. Enjoy the beach.

Penny, I hope all is well.

I took today off and am going to play around. We did the bike ride again yesterday and paid attention to the mile markers. The ride was 16 miles, not 12 as I said last week. I was exhausted yesterday so I'm a bum today.

Yesterdays stats: don't know the cals as I haven't finished putting them in but about 1700. 16 miles biking, .75 walking, and .25 swimming. My own mini triatholon.

Sats stats: 1600 cals, 1.5 miles walking. And a great cat-nap. ;)

Well, time to play or goof off (usually one in the same).
Marie

Carol - I hope you have a good time kayaking - you deserve to have some fun. It sounds like you are really motivated so you'll be seeing some lower numbers on the scale soon. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the new job prospect works out in your favor.

Marie - Sorry to hear that Kody now has a problem. I don't exactly know what a "foxtail" is. Sounds like something your pups need to keep away from! Kayaking on the Rogue sounds like fun, so long as it's not Class V's! I'd like to do some bike riding too - maybe when I lose a bit more weight. We have some nice trails around here and it would be a good way to get some low impact exercise.

Judy - I know what you mean about families having a bad influence food-wise. My Mom still strongly believes that food=love. I'm kind of dreading the food aspect of my trip in September, she'll be very hurt if I don't stuff my face at every meal! :lol: I may have to resort to making up some food "allergies"!

Nikki - Sorry to hear you're under the weather. At least you don't have to work this week. I hope you get to enjoy your time off. Taking a weekend off plan isn't a bad thing. We all need a little splurge now and then, so long as we get back on track.

I did a lot of yard work on the weekend and also some clothes shopping, which I usually hate. This time I found some really nice tops to take on my trip. It makes it so much easier now I can shop in the regular sizes. It's funny, I still feel like a bit of an intruder looking at the smaller sizes. When I was bigger I felt very self-conscious when looking in the regular size depts. I'm still not losing, so I'm going to have to refocus on what I'm eating and try to get more exercise.

Nikki we all need a break once in awhile and as long as you jump back on quick enough you should be okay. What ever your scale says it might of been worth the little time off. I used my scale today and was down 2 lbs. from yesterday so some of my wt. was water wt. thank goodness. So I am still not happy but better than I thought. For a bit its an everyday ck to get myself back on track. Yesterdays cals 1400 and I tracked on my new little chart I created on my computer with exercise and stress level and cals for each day on it. I also did some exercise too. Wed. I am taking a PD instead of today due to a clients father passing and calling hrs. I felt should be attended. No word on the job yet but if its ment to be it will is how I am thinking. Nothing ck'd nothing gained. If I don't get this I think it would be wise to continue to ck other options out. At least I know that its possible to make a change if its what I want and desire. Maybe I will take the county test when it comes up but it would be a pay cut in the beginning. Who knows options! Marie I will be kayaking with a friend on the Moose River wed. in Old Forge the Adirondack area about 1.5 hrs. away. We will leave early in the a.m. and have a nice breakfast there. Decided to rent kayaks as she doesn't have one and it will be easier to just pay the funds then load mine etc. We will pack a nice picnic lunch and have that off shore some place. Hopefully we will have a great time and a much needed stressless day. She is my best friend never kayaked before but canoes so she should be fine. Not to worry just enjoy what ever our day brings our way. We will stop at a few little shops too. Penny talking about shopping good for you my picking in my closet is getting slim I need to buy a few new things for next year now and some new fall clothes. That is a good goal for me if I lose 4lbs. this month I get to shop for me. What a great idea a reward system might be in order. I should burn a few cals on the river wed. Marie poor Kody never a dull one huh? My thoughts are with you and hope he will be fine. Enjoy your day off to the water ways and enjoy what ever wildlife comes your way. That is one of the nice things about being out on the water checking out nature and things we just normally take for granted. Great calorie burner too. Have fun!

Carol - go you on 2 lbs water weight or not a 2lb loss is a 2 lb loss. I will weigh myself thursday. I just want to give my body a few days back on track before weighing in.

Penny- Way to go on the shopping and tops :) Doesn't it feel great to get cute clothes.

Marie-How is kodiak doing today? Enjoy your trip it sounds fun.

Nikki

Hi all, I'm back at work today but not too interested in doing my job, hence I'm here. But I'll get to it soon. :)

Kody is about the same, I don't know whether a dr. appointment is warranted yet. I'm out of $$$ so I'd like not to. I'm applying the goo prescribed to goldie in the past so I'm hoping that will take care of it.

We went biking again yesterday. From DQ and back was 9 miles - almost made up for the cals eaten at DQ. BTW, it was great. According to my new database program, I ate 2321 cals and expended 728 in exercise. So I guess it wasn't too bad. I also walked 2 miles in the morning. today will be less exercise and definitely less eating. :) We bought a new seat for my bike (actually DS1 is buying it from my bday present so I don't get if for a few days). I'm hoping that will help on the sore seatbones.

This morning I bought DH and I season passes to Mt Shasta (the ski area we visited most last year). The early bird special ends today and I want to not pay attention to the cost next year, so I did it - paid the $$$. Now winter isn't quite as hateful as usual. :)

Nikki, I decided I hate my scale - even on it's occasional nice days. I don't blame you for waiting a couple days. I hope you're feeling better.

Penny, interesting your feelings about shopping in the reg size area. Anytime I wander into a plus size I feel like an intruder even if my mind still thinks that's where I belong. I once had a plus size saleswoman (read not girl) tell me I was in the wrong dept. I wasn't sure whether to kiss or scowl at her. I guess it was a compliment but my body image will probably always see the fatty.

Carol, enjoy the kayaking with your friend. I'm really looking forward to Friday's adventure. But first 3 days of work. Which I'm now ready to get back to...
Marie

Marie HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!
Hope you enjoy kayaking as much as I do. Just wish I lived on a lake and could just grab it and venture out whenever I wished. Still no call on the job again I did leave her a message though. So we will see how it goes. My friend said its not unusal for it to take awhile if your trying to get some approval to make an inc. in a salary etc. who knows. I am just going with the flow trying to do the job I have to the best of my ability etc. But today I am off at 6;30 to go kayaking with my best friend. We are going up and having a nice breakfast then off to the river front to kayak. Then afterwards we are even going to adventure in a bit of climbing if we can find the energy and the spot. Its not a big climb I did it about 5 years ago and from the mountain the sights are beyond beautiful. Thank God we both enjoy all the nature that the world has and its so nice to take a break and enjoy it all. We are stopping at the Casino on the way back to have a little fun too. So maybe we will have some luck but one heck of a fun filled day I say! Wish you were all with us. I still have to post a picture of the wedding here for you all to view and a picture of the mom. I think I figured out my wt. gain kind of I didn't take my meds last week thyroid being one of them OOOpppps! Just kept putting off going to get them see where that got me. Out of control not good but I am slowly taking a step in the right direction I thought I would never say it but I am grateful for my scale. I have gone down another 1 lb. so it had to be water etc... Cause I never lose like this. I did swim a bit again last night. The tracking is helping also a smart move I must say. Well Nikki I am sure you will be fine your a smart girl and never let it get too out of hand. I should of been a bit smarter myself but this older broad just never takes the easy way out got to struggle with my mistakes. But I am proud of myself for not letting things get any worse and doing something about it. Take care girls and have a good day. Yesterday's cals 1350 and water exercise and water intake better. Good day yesterday.

:bday2you::bday2you:Marie

Carol enjoy your kayaking trip.


I have been getting in some exercise finally. I have done 15 minutes twice this week. Dr Atkins said exercise 15 minutes 3 times a week for 2 weeks then add a fourth day then add 5 minutes each day until you get to 30 minutes 4 times a week. I am trying that method hopefully my boduy will hold up to it if I go slow.

Nikki

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARIE! :bday2: :woo: I'm glad you got a good deal on your ski passes. It's kind of hard to think of winter already but I know it will be upon us sooner than we think. It's going to be in the 90's here today so I'll have to get my yardwork done early.

Carol - Your trip with your friend sounds wonderful, just the thing you need to de-stress. I'm looking forward to seeing the wedding photo.

Nikki - That's a good idea to increase your exercise gradually. Sometimes I go at it too gung-ho and mess myself up then can't do any exercise. I hope you're feeling better.

Judy - I hope you're having a good trip - wherever you are in the world!

We're going to the new Ikea store today that just opened last week here in Portland. The crowds were ridiculous the first few days, so we hope it's less busy by now. We can't wait to have the swedish meatballs that they are famous for - we used to go there for lunch sometimes when we lived in California and really miss it. I'm going to have to be very careful not to eat too much - maybe my DH and I can share a plate and have a salad with it. We're looking for a new desk/dressing table for our guest room since our son took his old one when he moved out.

Hi all, thanks for the b-day wishes - but my b-day isn't till Friday. But I appreciate it all the same. :)

DH and I are going biking today. It'll be in the 90's but I bring loads of water, then I'll jump in the pool afterwards.

My cals yesterday were at 1675 and I walked 1.5 miles and swam .25 miles. TOM is visiting so the scale was kicked to the back of the bathroom. I'd really like to leave it there... :)

Penny, have fun at the new store. I've never been to an IKEA. I didn't realize they had food there too.

Carol, I hope your day is relaxing and a blast. It sounds like a lot of fun.

Nikki, good for you starting slow with the exercise. don't push your body too hard or it'll be mad and you'll suffer the repercussions.

Time to work. :(
Marie

Well what a wonderful day it was kayaking on the Moose River. Though it was in the 90's we were in shade alot which was pleasant. We found a little island and pulled our boats off to the shore line and took a little dip. The water was cystal clear. We saw no black bear but we have pictures of his foot prints in the sand. After a few hrs. we then went exploring some gift shops and drove up to see some mountain views and had lunch at a lovely log cabin restaurant with a huge deck over 4th lake. On the way back we stopped at the casino and both came out ahead and doubled our money. So our whole day really was almost free. i did manage to have some ham at breakfast otherwise ate pretty healty but the scale was up this a.m. most likely the ham I hope anyways. Its all a balancing act. Marie hope you have a lovely day on friday for your BDay. Put some lemon slices in those water bottles it will help and so yummy. My back is a bit sore this a.m. and sleeping wasn't so good but I had this job thing on my mind. She called yesterday but of course I was off having fun. So today I will hear its a little scary even if they met my demand. Time will tell I couldn't tell by her message and they might not want to pay me what I asked for if others in different states aren't getting that much. I know she had to justify my wants and her needs etc. Oh well lets just see today but it is a bit stressful. My back is sore and I will pay for my fun I am sure. Penny Ikea I have seen only on the web.and my daughter has stuff from there but food I did not know about. But the other day I heard that people interested in purchasing a mattress can try it overnight there? Crazy but a good idea. Have fun! Judy hope your doing well and enjoying yourself where ever you are. Nikki thats a good way to get into the swing of things I think maybe I should join in as well. Marie is right take it slow I feel the pain this a.m. for my pushing yesterday a bit hard. But it will be okay with a little pain reliever I think. Take care girls and I will add my cals etc. later lots of water yesterday. I plan on taking it today too! Around 96 here today.

Penny- How was Ikea did you find what you wanted?

Marie-Well happy early bday. What are you going to do for it?

Carol- That sounds like an awesome day trip. I am glad you had fun:)


I peeked at the scale today and I managed to maintain despite my 4 days off. However, I will look aain tomorrow for the official reading for the week.

Nikki

Morning everyone, yesterday was a good day cal and exercise wise. I was at 1725 cals and I walked 1.5 miles and biked 9 miles. It was hot and windy when we biked and I wondered if you burn more calories in the heat? Like in the 90s instead of the 70s? It sure felt harder. :)

Being from the Minneapolis area I was riveted to the news last night. Tried to call my family to make sure they're all right but the phone circuits were busy. I used to commute over that bridge when I went to the Univ of MN. Very scary to think a bridge could just collapse. My prayers are with them all. At least it wasn't in the winter when exposure would have harmed even more.

Carol, let us know what you hear. You know our fingers are crossed for you.

Nikki, the peek counts when the evil scale is nice. :) I hope your continuing to get better.

Peny and Judy, hope you're having a fun time.
Marie

Marie - The tragedy in Minneapolis must hit close to home for you. I hope all your family and friends there are safe. As you say, at least they could save the people in the water at this time of the year. It would have been much harder in winter.

Nikki - Congrats on holding steady even though you were off plan for a few days.

Carol - I'm glad you were able to have such a great time on your trip, despite your bad back. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that everything works out with your job prospect.

Judy - Hope everything is going well for you.

Well, our trip to IKEA turned out to be a bit of a fiasco! When we arrived, we saw they were directing overflow traffic to a field about 1/2 a mile from the store. Since it was about 90 deg. and I hate big crowds, we just turned around and went home, stopping at an Indian restaurant for lunch instead of the Swedish meatballs I had been looking forward to at IKEA. We'll probably try again in about 6 months when the novelty has worn off a bit! Nothing is worth waiting in long lines and dealing with mobs of people.

A few us gals from Curves got together to do some yoga without our instructor, who is on vacation for 3 weeks. One lady brought in a yoga/dance tape. It would have been hilarious for anyone watching us trying to do this stupid tape. It was more like Irish jig dancing with waving arm movements - nothing like yoga at all! We switched to another tape, which was a bit better but we sure miss our instructor, who has it just right for our level of ability.

Hey girls I did it off to a new job starting on the 20th ending my current one on the 16th. I feel great about it and very positive this will be good for me for many reasons. Also an opportunity to learn more things and help a different population. I will be working with some folks with Brain Injuries and MR a few street folks. Now what a challenge that will be. I am sure that it will be a learning experience. Very pleased and feel calm about this whole thing and that tells me its right for me to do. Had to tell my director whom I have worked for 9 years next month. Knocked her off the chair almost she had no idea I was looking or leaving. We chatted for 45 min. she did everything to try to win me over but then was pleased for me too. I saw some watery eyes from her and she said your the best I had. So nice to hear but I told her I couldn't put up with the petty office stuff anymore and enough was enough. She told me how much I would be missed and asked my new pay and I told her she was so surprised. I said it was a price that made it worth losing a some vacation at my current job. That she thought was great its a starting salary for mtg. at our site. My current supervisor was a bit rude at first then came around after the director got a hold of her. Now she is wishing me luck and telling me how hard it will be to replace me. Maybe she should of thought about that earlier on. Oh well!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So I got what I asked for and the new team told me how excited they are to have me aboard their team. I will stop there today to fill out some hire paperwork the insurance will kill me for a few months but then it will be okay and after 2 yrs of employment it becomes free for me. Thanks for all your support with my past job issues and helping me think this through with all of you. I think my reason for feeling so positive is I had the time to really ck it out measure it up and ensure it was going to be a good thing for me. So off to new challenges and learning new skills. Less work hrs. due to a paid lunch now and closer to home. Gives me automatically 5 hrs. a wk at least back in my life. My cals yesterday were with in my limits. I swam and drank a couple glasses of wine to celebrate with my friend. Now how does that work do you think I burned the cals from the wine in the pool too? Hah hah! Marie happy b day hope your having a ball. Got on the scale today and it was the same as wed. so I still need to shave off 4 lbs by the end of August. Lunchoen today at work to cele my b day and the directors. I will try to becareful. Penny to bad about Ikea but it will slow down maybe going first thing in the morning would be good? I wish we had one here so cool the stuff they have. I did buy some baskets on ebay before. Well gotta go Judy hope your still enjoying your trip. Nikki good for you staying the same sometimes isn't such a bad thing. Take care girls and have a super day.

Marie- I hope your family is ok. That was a terrible incident.

Penny-That yoga description sounds so funny. Good for you continuing with it.

Carol- Congrats on the new job.


I lost my job yesterday. Guess I got to kick up the ft position search a bit now. I am determined not to let depession kick my diet in the butt. Enjoy the weekend Ladies.

Marie Happy real birthday :)

Carol - Congratulations on your new job! :congrat: It sounds like it was meant to be. Your new hours are much better and will make up for a bit less vacation time. It's also better to have a shorter commute. Isn't it amazing how valued we are when we quit a job! I never understand why employers don't pay more attention to keeping their key people happy.

Marie - Happy Birthday! :bday2you:
I hope you have a great day.

Nikki - I'm sorry to hear you lost your job. I hope you soon find a good full time position. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you! :goodluck:

Penny thank you and your so right. Yesterday I was told by my supervisor oh we are one big family here an I think of you all as my family. I thought is this how people treat their family cause I am now more thankful than ever for mine. Hah hah. She said even after I begin to interview if you change your mind nothing said its yours still. I gracefully thanked her and had no other comment no way! I think this new job is going to be just fine. I met the District mtg. yesterday a younger guy but seemed very nice. I told him I was comfortable with my decision and he said you have no reason to worry your going to be fine here. That was nice I thought. It is kind of scary to leave a position of 9 years.
Nikki well I am sorry for your loss but I am sure you will find something soon. And good for you not letting the stress get in your way. Maybe this one just wasn't ment to be and a full time one will be better for you in the long run. Sometimes things happen to make us have a change and it ends up for the better in the end. I will be thinking of you and sure you'll find something your a smarty.
Marie hope your out having a blast still for your birthday. We have a reception to go to this afternoon relaxed though outside picnic style. Should be lots of fun with my family on a good note and not a funeral etc.
My intake yesterday was up a bit due to my lunchoen at work and we had dinner out last night but no dessert I decided no and nothing but ice water on my return home. Well take care and I am heading for the treadmill before my venture to this function today.

Hi all, we had a terrific day yesterday. It actually worked out nicely that DS2 didn't get the day off and we (DH and I) were able to spend the entire with DS1 - no DGS or almost DIL until dinner. We had a great time with him. Since he's moving away next Friday, it was precious time. One kayaking story - DS1 and I were aiming for all the rapids and got stuck in shallow rocks. Ok, I got stuck and yelled to him, don't come this way. But he did (to save me) and the two of us, in our little kayaks were laughing so hard, we couldn't stop. It was so fun. We then took him shopping and got him some new clothes and shoes for his new job. He told me that the birthday person isn't supposed to buy the gifts, but heck, he's on his way.

Calories yesterday - no idea and I don't care. Every card but two were cards about not dieting on my birthday. Apparently my entire family thinks I'm too obsessed. So I took the cards to heart and enjoyed my breakfast, lunch dinner and cake. And today I had cake for breakfast and lunch. Oh, very bad but it's gone now so that's the end of that. Tomorrow will be sugar withdrawal. Exercise - 3 hours of kayaking yesterday. Actually more like an hour and 2 of floating down the river. My arms were exhausted.

Tomorrow is the weekly bike ride. With my new b-day gifts already installed, I'm ready. DS1 gave me the bike seat I bought. DS2 gave me the computer (odometer, speedometer, etc) that DS1 bought and paid for... I was told my b-day presents were too confusing. DH gave me a headlamp for taking my doggies for their morning walk now that it's dark in the morning. Thursday was a walk by moonlight. So now I have a headlight...

Carol, WAY to GO!!!!! I'm so happy for you. You know, at least now the old job people might take the idiot's problem seriously since she chased you out fo there. Their loss. I'm very excited for you. Enjoy your picnic. Maybe your new job won't have so many funerals??? And paid lunch, very excellent.

Penny, I told DS1 about IKEA and he'll look into it when he moves since he'll have to get a few things. Sorry your trip there didn't work. But in the dea of winter, meatballs might just hit the spot.

Nikki, so sorry about your job. You'll find the right fit soon, I know you will. How are you feeling? Getting better?

Judy, hope you're enjoying the beach.

Me??? I'm going to go enjoy my pool.
Marie

Yaay, I'm back! I just put my nieces on the plane to go back home. It was great to spend so much time alone with them, but I am glad to get my own llife and routines back, not to mention no more kiddie TV, which got on my very last nerve after a while. The parental controls are off the cable--HBO, here I come! Seriously, though, I was sad to say good-bye. I only see my sister's kids twice a year, and you miss so much. The girls are funny and smart, and overall they dealt well with the tedious parts of travel. We were at the pool and/or the beach nearly every day we were in Rehoboth, and I was very relaxed about being in my swimsuits.

Now it's back to real life, and back to the office on Wednesday. I bought a lot of fresh produce this afternoon, to replace the french fries and iceberg lettuce that were the most popular "vegetables" at the beach. And I'm purging my kitchen of the wheat, apple juice, ice cream, etc., that's left over from their stay in DC. After having one last "good-bye" bowl of ice cream...:devil: I think I am in the clear. Now I'll have to work hard for a few weeks to clear all of this crap out of my system. My diet log is back out on my dining room table, and I am feeling great about getting back to healthy food and working out.

There's too much to catch up on here! Carol, I am so happy that once you put your mind to making a transition, it happened rather quickly. Congratulations--and on the weight loss, too:carrot:. Now, if only we can see those wedding pictures!

Nikki, I hope that you find the FT position you want soon. The exercise will help keep you centered. You're probably just in a lull after the push to get through graduation, which was not to long ago. I hope that next phase of your life officially starts soon!

Penny, I love Ikea. Their furniture is great for folks in apartments or smaller spaces. My only complaint is that some of the stuff is a lot more complicated to assemble than you are led to believe, and it's not the best for furniture that takes a lot of wear and tear. I have a huge bookcase from them that I love, though, and I have had this computer table for close to ten years.

Marie, I'm glad you enjoyed your b-day. I know people in the Twin Cities, and have spent time there, so I was especially interested in the bridge collapse. It's incredible that more lives weren't lost. But I know that people are traumatized. One of my brothers was a bit phobic about bridges already, so I know that this will make it worse for him.

Time to enjoy the rest of my Sunday afternoon. Hope everyone is having a good day.

judy

Carol - I'm glad you're feeling good about the job change. Maybe it was fate that your dopey coworker made things uncomfortable for you there. It sounds like a better deal for you all around.

Marie - it sounds like you had a great birthday and all that exercise worked off the extra cake for sure. It's good that you had some "quality time" with your son before he moves away. Your kayak adventure sounds a bit hairy with getting caught on a rock! At least you had a good laugh about it. I can just picture you with your headlamp on walking your doggies - kind of like a coal miner! :lol: Now that's dedication.

Judy - Good to have you back. Your time with your nieces sounds delightful. It's great for them that they get to spend time with you on vacation - I'm sure they'll have great memories for a lifetime. I can imagine they have different food preferences than you, so it's probably a good thing to clear out the junk - it's just too addictive! I've just gone through my pantry and cleared out some of the more questionable stuff. From what I've heard, IKEA has better quality furniture these days. We just wanted to look for old times sake as we bought some stuff there about 25 years ago when we moved to California. I'm going to make a lighter version of swedish meatballs tomorrow as now I've got a hankering for it since we weren't able to get in to IKEA the other day because of the crowds.

Nikki - I hope you had a good weekend.

We're hoping to get some landscaping done (a retaining wall and a new patio) and have been interviewing some contractors and landscapers. What a hassle! I hate having to make decisions about stuff like this as there are so many different options. Our crummy old patio is really cracked and nasty looking, so it will give the place quite a face lift if we redo it. We rented a movie (a fairly rare occurrence for us) - Hot Fuzz. Our son recommended it to us. It was funny as heck but a little gory, although the violence was cartoonish. It's worth seeing if you like weird british humor.

Have a great week everyone!

Girls I feel more in control these days it could be my job thing or the fact that I am charting and using the scale. At any rate hurray a little changes has shown for my efforts.

Lost my note dang! Oh well all is well the charting is going well for me and down from last week and on a monday after the weekend thats a plus. I am doing the scale almost daily and that seems to keep me going stronger than before at least for now. I had a wedding reception saturday and had some drinks, cake and some spanish foods thought it would be up but I was down another .5 so I am good to go. Packed a good lunch and had a hard boiled egg and cinn. toast for breakfast. The job front still feels like I am making the right move the supervisor called me in on friday told me I could still chg. my mind that I am part of a family there. That even after she begins to interview if I feel differently just say the word and its mine. I thanked her but thought no way!! 8 more work days to go. Marie good for you having a fun kayaking experience we missed the rapids last week should of gone down stream another mile I guess next time the bear tracks were cool and glad he wasn't around or maybe he was and left us alone. Crazy girls now why would he want to scare old us's? At any rate isn't it adventurous and fun. I am going rural camping this weekend no flush potties or water. Really roughing it. I will fish, kayak and hike. Yes burn off calories now see Marie you must of done the same even with the food sometimes we just need to work a little harder and you always do. Loved your gift ideas cool stuff. Judy glad your back and sounds like you had lots of laughs and thats a great calorie burner got to look at the bright side of everything. Sounds like the kitchen will be ready for some exciting cooking with veggies and fresh ideas as well. Good luck. Nikki hope your doing well and the job will come your way. Penny how exciting doing a patio there are so many wonderful ideas that the contractors come up with are you going with a few different ones to see what they come up with price wise and idea wise? I would as they all differ so much and make sure their work is backed up in case of cracks etc... Well girls 8 days left after today. I am going to start clearing my desk out daily so I won't have so much to do in the end. My new job site offered for me to come in if I had a little time to review some files but as I told them its tight and I have much to do before leaving. They understood and said the offer is open if I find the time. We'll see. I have been using my charting and its helpful I also chart on there my stress level and it seems to be down at this time. My kids and hubby are all happy that I am leaving my petty office. It will be a bit hard in the start as the first 90 days with out benefits and paying cobra ins. I am going to ask the new company if I can purchase insurance through them? I am not sure that will work out but worth askind I think.Take care and 2.5 lbs to go until the end of this months goal more would be nice we will see. Just trying to get back where I was it creeps up to fast I say! Dum moves by me thats what stress does to me!!!!

Hi Ladies-


Marie- Your kayaking trip sounds like a blast. I am glad you had fun and did not worry much about your diet. It must be nice to have family outings such as this.


Judy- Welcome back ! I'm lad you had a nice time with your nieces. Way to go on getting the house purged of the junk .

Penny- I was just talking about hot fuzz yesterday. A friend of mine suggested we rent it. I did not know what it was about though and put it off. I think I'll give it a try now. I joined net flix so have been renting 2-3 movies a week. I will add hot fuzz to the list. Thanks !

Carol-It sounds like you definetely made the right choice with this job.
Are you a social service worker? I always hear you referring to your clients but was not sure. Anyhow, the first 90 days will ly by I bet and you will be much happier. Good for you on the scale moving again :)

As for me, I am at my boyfriends most of the week again. We have to go back to court on Wednesday and next week he starts a second job. He will be working 13 hours a day Mon- Thursday to pay off his debt from this legal mess. So I figured while I'm not working and he is still working 7-3 I would come stay out here for a few days. I brouh my atkins staples with me so I am prepared to stay on track despite being around an italian families home cooking every night. Luckily his mom has no problem throwing some meat in for me and always makes a salad.

Have a great day
Nikki

Nikki, that is just so wrong that he has to work a 2nd job because of a misunderstanding. I swear most of the legal system is there for the lawyers to get money. Enjoy the time at his house though.

Penny, I used my headlamp for 1/3 the walk. It definitely lights up the area I'm walking so I won't have to quit. I'm noticing it being darker and darker at 5:15 in the morning. Eeks, that means winter is coming. Since this has been the summer of non-dieting willpower, maybe fall will be good for me. Luckily I've become obsessed with exercise so I'm not damaging my weight loss - just not losing more.

Carol, I quit hardcore camping a few years ago. Tents are for the young - give me a hotel bed. :) I hope you have a blast and enjoy knowing that you're leaving the petty co-worker.

Judy, glad you're back and that coach is out of the corner. Bet he deserved a timeout. :) The beach sounded like fun. I loved when we lived by Virginia Beach - the Atlantic is warm and inviting in the summer. The Pacific around her is for polar bears.

As you can guess I haven't logged cals since last Thursday - b-day, and the cake day, then yesterday I just didn't but I'm logging today. Right on track but the munchies are calling. Thankfully I'm working so it's not as easy to mosey into the kitchen. Excercise wise I'm a good girl. Kayaking on Friday, walking 3 miles plus swimming 1/4 mile on Saturday, 15 mile bike ride (I know the exact miles and speed now with my handy little computer) plus swimming 1/4 miles yesterday. DH and I are going biking again this afternoon and I walked this morning. I just wish I was more gong-ho about the dieting side. I'm having trouble totally recapturing my dedication. I'll go for 4-5 days being good then slip again. It's frustrating as the first 40 pounds wasn't hard to stay the course. And I don't want to quit and be where I am. So I must dig deep. At least I keep trying.

Time to work. I'm working on putting my new website live. I will link it when it is so you can see what I created.
Marie

Ah, a totally free day..one more to go, I'm sure it will go by too slowly. I slept in, did 50 minutes of cardio in the gym, and logged all my food: chicken sausage, broccoli and kefir for late b'fast, a big salad with ham and feta cheese for lunch, and spaghetti squash with meat sauce, green beans for dinner. I'm off fruit for a couple of weeks, a la South Beach, to get a handle on the sweet tooth that I let out of the box over vacation.

For a while, at least, I will have unwanted help with the late-night snacking: I can tell that a mouse (okay, it's never just one) has been in my apartment lately. I had to wait until my young guests left to call the management company, since the girls would have gone ballistic. I'm mortally afraid of rodents. I hope that the super comes by tomorrow to look for and plug holes, and the exterminator will put out traps or something on Thursday--although I'm not much better with dead mice, and the sound of a trap snapping makes me hysterical:fr: . So I will try to be brave about all this for a few days...yikes! This is when I wish I had a significant other to go forth and dispatch the monsters for me. Speaking of frights, I weighed myself this morning; 225.5, so I didn't lose ground on vacation, despite too many indulgences.

Thanks for the welcome back! It feels good to be checking in regularly with you again.

judy

Okay picture a pregant lady standing on a kitchen table yelling mouse! That was me about 30 years ago when we first got married. Hah hah! I don't like them either and it was a good thing we moved but here in the country they come by once in awhile.I hate that sticky stuff that they get stuck on I can never use that its cruel beyond belief. Good luck at least you shared some cals. Nikki too bad about the BF years ago my daughter go in a mixup since someone littered with her stuff and it was traced back to her. Being the don't litter the world or environment person it was beyond unfair bu she ended up with a lawyer and it cost her 125.00 nuts it was I tell you. Good luck my thoughts are with you both. Yes I m in the field mental health and MR. Marie you'll be fine determined to keep it off. Telling my folks isn't easy or their families I feel really bad. Many sad faces, hugs and good wishes etc. Well my cals today were 1450 not a bad day. I exercised a bit in the pool. I HAVE INVESTIGATION TRAINING ON TUES. ALL DAY LONG. tHAT WILL END MY SERIES. TAKE CARE GIRLS.

Carol - Congratulations on the .5 lb. down. I'm with you weighing in daily. I just read that women who weigh daily lose twice as much as those who only weigh once a month or less. Yes, we're getting a few quotes on our patio, etc. It's taking a while though as contractors are really busy this time of the year and trying to get their projects done before the rain sets in again.

Nikki - It will make a nice change for you to stay with your boyfriend's family. I bet his mom is a good cook. It's nice of her to add some extra protein for you to balance out the carbs. I hope you enjoy Hot Fuzz. It is kind of violent, but also funny.

Marie - I hope you can get back in the groove again eating-wise. I've been going through something similar - just treading water (gaining and losing the same 3-4 lbs.) You've come such a long way losing 40 lbs. Don't forget: Quitting is NOT and option! I'm looking forward to seeing your website when it's up and running.

Judy - I'm glad you managed to maintain, even with all the temptations lately. I'm also mouse-phobic. We suspected we had mice in an apartment years ago and my DH set out a trap in the kitchen the day before he went out of town on a trip. I had forgotten about it and was alone one evening when I suddenly heard the dreaded "SNAP". I was literally shaking for about half an hour, it was like a horror movie. I eventually got up courage to look and picked up the dead mouse + trap with about half a roll of paper towels and disposed of it. Ugh! Funny, because years later our son had a pet rat "Sniffy" which I was very fond of and I had no problem holding and petting him.

I'm off for a day at the beach tomorrow with my girlfriends. Once a year we have a get-together at a friend's cottage in Manzanita. The weather is a bit crummy and we'll be lucky if it hits 60 deg. It will be nice to walk on the beach and breathe the sea air. We're doing a potluck lunch so I'll have to be a bit careful.

Penny hope yoou have super time on the beach with good company the weather doesn't matter so much. I have training today and finger printing for the new job. I have just started a summer cold now thats not very nice. Because I can't even take sick time unless its preapproved. Oh heck! Well some healthy foods will have to kick in. I did the scale again this morning it remained the same but at least it still reflected the .5 loss. I do agree that the scale tends to keep us in tune a bit more. There was a time I didn't think it was a good idea to use it so often. I will be having my meals all out today so I will try and becareful maybe not feeling so good will come in handy. Take care girls and have a healthy day. Marie you will be fine just go back to what you were doing in the past and its a sure win for you. Sometimes I go back to see what I ate when I lost before and just follow that menu for a week. Nikki sounds like creative cooking is coming your way. Maybe his mom and you can have some fun together in the kitchen. I am glad the family is trying to meet your dietary needs and wants also thats good support and they must be good folks. Judy hope the mouse took off down the street as fast as he could go. I will ck in my intakes later on. For now jumping on more than once a day sometimes helps me ensure I am staying on track.

Hi all, sounds like we're all a bit wimpy when it comes to mice. I will Not do the trap thing - DH has to do it. The closest I come is when the kitty leaves a dead mouse at the front door. I get the doggie's pooper scooper and drop it into the poop bucket. I HATE mice except the world famous Mickey. :) So Judy you are far from alone. Enjoy your last day off.

Penny, the beach is nice but I do like it warm. If it's chilly I'm there only for a walk then I'm gone. I hope you have fun.

Nikki, I hope the time at BF house is going good.

Carol, get some echinecea and golden seal. Always kicks a cold's but for me. I hope your training is going okay.

I did it yesterday, I logged all my foods for Fri, Sat and Sun. Eeks. Not great but really not horrible. B-day Friday was way bad, about 2500 cals. The other days 1700-1800 cals.

Monday's stats: 1550 cals, walked 1.5 miles, biked 8.25 miles. Pretty good there. Too bad I have the munchies at the moment. I'm hoping my mint gum will do the trick.

did I mention what my beloved doggies did while I was out biking on Sunday? If I did, sorry. But the goons stole a 3 pound bag of Chicken Jerky Doggie treats (because they love them so much) and ate them all. At first I thought maybe only Kody ate them, but alas, Blizzard is still sick. Out on today's walk, she actually puked 3 times. Poor baby - I know I'm a softie. So I gave her pepto (vet prescribed) and made her rice for breakfast. BTW, I moved the 2nd bag bought at costco out of my craft room and into a closet. :)

Here's the link to the new website I designed and created. www.kfalls.k12.or.us

I like it but want to figure out how to center the page on no matter what browser a person is using. I'll figure it out eventually.
Marie

Marie oops those naughty little puppies. I wonder if thety related being sick to their actions? They are just like little kids sometimes. Bear would of enjoyed helping them they could of had a party together what one doesn't think of the other would like teenagers. Hah hah! Marie I am trying to watch my intakes as well its not so easy when we have special occasions. We are going camping this weekend I think I am making chicken burgers for myself and getting chicken sausage for when they have hot dogs. That will be healthier and I will pick up some whole wheat rolls or pitas. Take some veggies and salsa for snack times I am planning on being careful but will have a few drinks so I will have to count them in. But will also have kayaking and hiking to burn some cals off one could hope would be nice to see a loss on monday instead of a gain of any sort I will do my best. Well I got my fingerprinting done but some of it didn't pass on the computer scan as my fingers wouldn't cooperate so well. Wow I didn't realize I had arthritis so bad in them. So I had to do the old fashion way of printing. Hopefully the FBI and State will be okay with it. This is for my new job. All agencies are now doing it but because I started so many years ago this wasn't a need. Oh always something huh. Also the investigation training yesterday will be a need for my new job as well as the current one. Some of the stuff the video conference showed us I pray I never have to do like sit in at an autopsy for a client. They don't pay us enough anywhere to do some of these things. Yesterdays conference completed my training with the investigation stuff for now thank goodness. My lunch yesterday was not good in the calorie dept and to be honest it wasn't worth the cals eaten. For dinner I had fresh salsa low in cals with some tortillas and a few pretzels with mustard to dip them in. My over all day I am guessing 1700 and I added on the high side. I guess not having dinner helped a little. Oh well this a.m. I feel like the lbs. are around that I put back on my skirt was a little tighter than in the past an inspiration to remember today to eat healthy funny how we think huh? Take care and hope everyone is doing well.

Morning all,

Well I had a little surgery on my big toe yesterday. After the hiking trip in Alaska, it wasn't healing right so part of the nail was removed and I've been benched for a few days. The dr. okayed the exercycle today so I'll probably do that but not much more. I'm really tired for some reason so I'm not in the mood but I'll get to it... I'm on antibiotics and I hate those - think yeast infections - but I'll take them all as the toe was messed up. The dressing is huge and even one of my sandals won't fit so I stayed home. I need to take Blizzard to the vet as her paw is messy again. I'm not happy about that as well as both doggies aren't eating after their jerky adventure. The jerks. :)

Carol, sounds like you have some good plans for the camping. It is hard when everyone else is enjoying the high cal / high fat versions. I hate feeling singled out but my fat cells did that for me.

BTW, I was reading a Reader's Digest while the dr. was doing the surgery and one article was on the XXLing of America. It started off saying that Americans are 7.223 billion pounds overweight, give or take a million. Is that not an unreal statistic. At least we're doing something about our part. :) Then it said about one guy who uses his toilet made for up to 1200 pounds. HOW would you get that big??? I'm overweight and can't even imagine. Certainly an interesting article.

Yesterday's stats: 1465 cals and 1.5 miles walking and feet elevated all evening. :)

Well, I need to call my office and tell them I won't be in and then call the vet. :(
Marie

Marie, I checked out your website and of course clicked the urgent announcements. Ah, I remember those spring "bomb scares" and fire alarms when we'd all have to wander around outside for a while in the warm afternoon sun. We didn't take those things so seriously back in those days, but time have changed. Hope you're staying off your poor toe.

Penny, I can barely abide hamsters and gerbils. Even thinking about Sniffy makes me shudder. My apt's management came by yesterday to plug any holes, but they also put down those horrific glue traps. They promised to come immediately if necessary....but meanwhile I have to force myself to go into the kitchen and stop flinching. Well, it'll be good for that night snacking problem, anyway!

Nikki, I hope things went okay in court today, and that this hassle is over with soon.

Carol, your kayaking plan sounds good. I'm sure you'll burn off any extra calories.

I couldn't get onto the site yesterday, so I didn't post. But I ate on program, and did 45 minutes of cardio in the gym. Today is my first day back in the office. Between being out of synch and avoiding going into my kitchen, I didn't have time to work out this morning. It's 100 degrees here today, so I'll see how I feel once I get home. Today I had a chicken sausage, broccoli and kefir for breakfast, a piece of smoked tofu for AM snack, cabbage and shumai dumplings for lunch, and carrots and celery w/a bit of hummus for an afternoon snack. I think I will have a salad for dinner, if I can bear being in the kitchen long enough to make one!

Oh, I'm such a spineless coward...

Carol - I hope your summer cold has gone away. They'd probably have a hard time fingerprinting me too - especially my right hand where my fingers bend every which way! I guess I'd better stay out of trouble! :lol: Your camping trip sounds like fun.

Marie - Great website! What program did you use? I use Frontpage for the site I do for the group I belong to. It drives me nuts, but I'm afraid to switch to anything else. Sorry to hear that you and Blizzie both have sore toes, I hope you both feel better soon. Those greedy pups - talk about binge-eating! They'd probably do it again if they got a chance.

Judy - I hope you soon get rid of your little "visitors" :mouse:. Your food choices for breakfast are interesting - I can't imagine eating broccoli for breakfast. Healthy choice though.

Nikki - I hope all is well with you.

We went for our trip to the beach yesterday and it was very enjoyable with lots of good laughs and we had a walk on the beach, even though it only got up to 55 deg. and was drizzling. I just love the sea air. We had a nice potluck lunch and I was fairly good, except for caving in and having a small slice of cheesecake. We got the preliminary design for our yard today and now I'm getting more excited about doing it now that I can visualize it better. I just found one of my flower beds has been almost destroyed by the darned moles! Arggh - they are the only animals I HATE! I'll have to convince my DH to get the traps out - not his favorite job!

Penny, I know it sounds weird to eat veggies for b'fast, but I do love spinach omelets, for example, so it makes sense to me. This morning I had brussels sprouts with my sausage and kefir, which I realize may be over the top for most people :barf:. I had tofu and almonds for AM snack, and at a fancy lunch meeting had yummy salmon over a bed of corn. Afternoon snack was sliced ham with carrots and celery sticks, so I'm getting a variety of veggies all day. Hmm, moles sound like destructive little buggers. Sorry to hear about your flowers!

Again I slept too late for a morning workout. So I brought my Curves bag for after work. By next week I should be acclimated to "rise and shine" before 7 a.m. The weatherman promises some relief from the heat by the weekend, which will help. Everyone is walking outside as little as possible, and being in air conditioning all day makes me sluggish.

Hope everyone else is doing well today.

judy

Hi everyone-

Thought I would pop my head in. I'm not realy watching my eating right now. I am fighting asthma/ bronchitis and complete exhaustion. I'll pop in hopefully next week after I recoup a bit.

Be well