Yipeeeee, lets go for a walk Cristina!! zzzzzzzz. after I wake up. haha. It is overcast today so hope it will stay cooler!!
After Rach does her kickboxing we are going for a walk. I had a protein drink for breakfast - put a banana in it and some raspberries.
My head was just pounding last night. I don't think I was drinking enough water. I miss my greek salads .
Gab wants to go swimming and I have to take her to an afternoon speech. I think I will go back to work to relax- lol sheesh......God Bless SAHM's!!!

Rach has lost 3 pounds this week - woo hoo. Great for her!!

better get some water in - talk later......and don't you all post at once.....I don't wanna get behind!!! hehe

That's exactly how I feel Susan....zzzzzz, so tired and sleepy lately. Think it is the heat, dunno. How is Rachel liking kickboxing? WTG on her 3 pounds gone! Rachel!

I too need to get some water in...and I will be thinking about you guys basking in the sun by the pool That is, if you go to the pool.

Was supposed to be cooler here as well but with this humidity it is still HOT! Ick!

Take care missy and I hope you an dthe girls enjoy your day!

I know my zzzzz' s are the anemia. I have no energy to walk or even think about walking - lol You would be proud of me though Cristina! I addressed an envelope to you and thinking of mailing it!! So, dang slow,,,sorry
Rach likes kickboxing, she is meeting some girls that are there and looks so much happier. I think she has lost 14 total and you can tell in her face.

Had some veggies and chicken for lunch, need to go pick up Rach! Chow!!

Evening ladies...I am in a "better place" tonight.
We did manage to get the Vegas home sold. Came home with a van loaded to the brim...so I spent all day un-packing and trying to find room somewhere for everything. Geesh...way too many towels and kitchen goodies. I should have sent more home with DS as he came to Vegas and took a U-Haul full of furniture to San Diego.
The mis-haps started before we even left home. We got a call that the A/C was out in the Vegas home. Now, who wants to face arriving during 110* heat with no A/C????? We gave the realtor the ok to get it fixed..and shuddered to think of what that might cost. We also booked a hotel room for the night of arrival, just in case....which we used, even though the air was fixed when we arrived. Just hadn't cooled down much yet. SO, the move actually went smoothly. DS spent 2 evenings with us and then he was back to SD.
The drive home was just one problem after another, 2 times towed...both causing 2-3 hours of repairs. This with a van we have NEVER had trouble with and DH keeps in good repair. (who can tell that a fuel pump is ready to quit??) Anyway, one day it was 112* and one 100* while we sat and waited for the tows. I could go an and on about the problems, but you can get the drift!
See why I was so glad to get home and actually RELAX?
Today has been hella busy, but at least I am home and it is NOT 116*, which it was in LV one day.

I did ok on food but not on exercise while gone. Came home to weigh exactly the same as before I left. So, starting tomorrow I will be back on the bike and trying to rack up the miles ridden. Hopefully this time I can shed a pound or two again.

Hi to everyone and I will get back in the swing ASAP.

Good morning chickies!

Just a quick Hi as I am getting ready to head out the door. I will be back later though. Try not to miss me too much, lol.

Have a good one ladies!

I miss you Cristina! I always miss you!!

ugh Sue!! Not YOU, the HEAT.....ugh HEAT.....lol. woo hoo another dingy day of me!! Ugh. We have had 2 days of 100. That is enough, thank you very much!! You can't do anything when it is sooooo hot. *wah *wah.
Glad you are back safe! I biked today Sue and thought of you!! It was at the gym and it said I biked 7 miles and burned 89 calories . Cool.

Rach spent an hour working out and she goes tonight for kickboxing. She has been watching the Biggest Losers and has decided she wants to lose 25 pounds in 2 weeks. Ya, right.......if you are going to exercise 24/7. I don't wanna lose weight that much! haha.

I had a protein shake w/ banana this morning. Veggies and chicken again for lunch. I am going to Panda Express for lunch with my sister. Chow mein or rice?? What is better??

Better go, this stay at home and getting better thing is exhausting!!

Hi all...
Up to my you-know-what in house stuff. The reno is officially done! Now the house is turned upside down while we move furniture around. I can't believe how much stuff we have. Ugh.

My Thursday weigh in said I had lost a little. My last month was bouncing around alot, so I looked back a month and I've lost 2.1 for the last month. I feel pretty good about it since I had alot of social eating over the last three weeks.

Everyone is doing so well - we are kicking some weight-loss butt, lol!

Hello ladies, and a Happy Friday the 13th!

SUSAN...that is GREAT that Rachel lost 14 pounds! Kudos to her! But 25 pounds in two weeks???Is that even possible? If it is let me know, lol. Seriously though...I would love to lose that in two weeks but with my old body, not gonna happen.

SUE...it has actually been cooler here that last two days. Even went to the pool today kind of hoping it would be hot but it was a little cool. I guess it was good, I didn't burn. Glad you are back and sorry you guys had a rough time on the road.

KATY... bet you are doing the happy dance with the reno being done! Wish I could say the same Still waiting for stinking sod. Crossing my fingers we get it next week some time...not supposed to rain for a whole week, at least that was the weather last night, lol. WTG on your 2.1 pounds gone!

HIya MICHELLE, SASSY, & JULES! Hoping all is well with you and yours.

Nothing much going on. Went to the pool this morning and it was really nice. Decided I was not going to miss out on things because of my weight. Also bought groceries this morning, early, really early. Bought all my healthy foods I need to get me back on track. Even have some menus made out so I should see a good loss in two weeks. I say two weeks because I am not sure about WI this Monday...only two days away. But I am starting my walking again tomorrow morning. Heading to the park to do 2-3 miles. I am so sick of my fat self! Anway...best get off this thing. Need to jump in the shower and take this wet bathing suit off, lol. Heading to get new cell phone service when V gets home. He gets a decent discount for working where he does from Verizon but we have to go down there to do that instead of signing up online. And of course it is on the west side of town, ugh. Okay, washer is beeping and tired of listening to it, lol. Chat with you ladies tomorrow.

Have a great day chickies!

omg! Chow mein or steamed rice?????? You guys let me down, I guess I will have to eat both and see.hahaha - crack myself up.

Hi Katy!! Congrats on your weight loss!!

I think it was 25 for the men. I think the females were 16/18 in 2 weeks. Still that is awesome and insane. lol

I better go for my lunch out!

Chat later

I am back! Yippeeeeee.

Cute you were wearing your wet suit while typing Cristina!! : ) You almost have me motivated to go swimming myself. I haven't been in a pool in years!

I went to Panda Express and had veggies (70 cal) and chicken (240 cal) Mushroom chicken would have been only 170 cal but I had alreay ordered. So, I feel good about my outing! lol....I avoided the rice and chowmein - I think that was 300 something all by it self. blah blah..... I passes a Greek joint on my way there. Maybe that will be my outing next month?? Yum , feta!!

My sister looked great. She is tall at 5'9 and was chunky at my fathers funeral. She must have lost 40/50 pounds - very thin now and running 5 miles a day. She wants to run a marathon next year. I really wanna run!!

Warm here and need to go pay bills....chat later

Good job, Susan...Panda Express is hard...I was going to say go with the chow mein but load it up with lots of veggies, but I forgot - sorry. You made better choices than I would have...

I have been working very hard to move furniture and unpack all the boxes from storage - getting my workout from that for sure! I have had a yucky rash all week that wasn't going away...so I finally went to urgent care and was informed that I am now allergic to my tetracycline prescription. And they gave me prednisone...and told me that it will make me cranky and hyper. I said, "Do you think my family will even notice?" lol.

Seriously, though, both my doc and the pharmacist kind of paused before talking to me about prednisone...the doc said, "You'r not going to like this, but I'm putting you on prednisone...." Are the side effects that bad? It's only for twelve days and it's tapering. I guess I'll find out soon won't I?

Cristina - waaah I want a real pool, not the kiddie one - been so hot here, bleh. Hope you get your sod soon.

Sue - glad you made it back from LV in one piece! Did you find room for all your stuff?

Hi Michelle, Jules, and anyone else reading this....off to work some more!

Katy- I am still trying to find room for everything. The bad part is that I had to drag out things I had put away from the move to make room for more...so I created more of a mess. Does that make sense? LOL.....family photos and things are going on the walls this week, so that will help. I was waiting until I brought a few from out West...now I can finish! Then I will probably have a box full of picture frames since I had way more hanging on the walls at the old house. I am going to be putting most in albums and freeing up frames. I ended up with more bath towels than we can use, not to mention 4 13 inch t.v.s. Yikes!!

Cristina- Yay for getting the walking started again. It was humid here this morning, but we now have a nice breeze. I am getting back on the bike and did 1 mile this a.m. Starting slowly, but I will get back up to 7 miles. I HOPE.

Susan- I agree, you are doing wonderfully well...and Rach is too. Way to go! I can only hope to one day learn how to eat properly....I try and it works for a few days, then SPLURGE! Gets me every time. For 12 days I did so well, thought I had surely lost a little...if just from sweating it off. Came home and did not drop. GRRR.

Oh well, ladies, I am optimistic. This week I am going to pedal that darn bike and eat like I know I should. (and I might need a new scale if I throw mine through the window.)

Hey Michelle, Jules and Sassy..where ya been?

Good Morning!!

That is sweet about the PExpress! I asked and they gave me a print out from the net saying the calorie intake for their menu. I wouldn't eat there all the time but every few months would be ok. Actually eating out is not a good thing for me. I think limiting it to once a month. With M we were eating out weekly. *munch *munch.

I had a protein shake for brakfast -same as a slimfast calorie wise but with 24g of protein! Making oatmeal too......

Heading for the beach!! Might come back Monday. Gab has a speech that day. Having my clam chowder!! So good from Mo's. Kind of an out of body experience. lol -almost as good as sex!! yippeeeeeee.

Katy - why was your stuff in storage?? Because of the remodeling? Sorry about the allergic reaction!!! Hope you feel better!!!

Sue- I liked the bike at the gym! I need to get the nerve to ride a real bike. I am scared. lol. Don't know why. I really want to start running but don't want to do that in front of people either. My ex said wait til dark......lol sheesh.....

Cristina! I still have to mail your thing! Getting close!! I think you can lose that much in the enviroment that the people are living in. All they are doing to living in the gym with trainers. If we had all day to exercise we could probably do it too!! Great on the 2 1/2 miles!! Say hi to V!

Jules - Michelle - Sassy - come say hi!!

better eat my oatmeal and get packed for the beach. See you Monday or Tuesday!!

Hi Suzy...Have you ever gone to www.realage.com? You can put in your food and an exercise and it will tell you how long you have to, for instance, bicycle to lose that slice of bread. Kind of fun...but lots of info at that site too.
Go to exercise estimator.

Have fun at the beach.