I just wanted to add that I also believe in the predisposition to obesity. It definitely runs in my family.

hi ladies!

well yesterday i put in a offer on the house! I guess we will see what happens.. houses are very expensive here in the 300k and up range so this little house is really a fluke at 100k.. i offered 86

Dee you are doing a great job! at least you are holding your weight steady, and did not gain it back like i did-

Val good job on the exercise! I need to get back into mine.. I am walking a bit in the evenings with my dog... but I gotta get in gear, the animal rescue where my parents adopted their lab from is having a reunion fund raiser walk in sept of 3 miles and i want to take their dog to that.

Petra- the social services office where i work is going thru accreditation right now- thats why we are being sent to all these training updates... leaving not much time fo actually doing our job----which makes for a very piled up desk and angry custodial parents!

have a great day!

Good to see you again Val. Glad things are going a little better for you.

Well, I didn't luck out. They came to my unit today. They actually arrived while I was in another part of the hospital doing a consult so they were already starting their questioning before I got back to the unit. They pick a chart and scrutinize it. I don't know why the nurses chose the chart they did because it is the most complicated chart we have. It's a patient who was court committed from another county which is extremely unusual. I actually have no idea how we did.

I went to pilates tonight. We had a substitute teacher and she did more difficult stuff than the usual teacher. I know I'm going to be sore tomorrow. I go back on call tomorrow for the next week but this is the last time I'll have to take a whole week at once.

friday :cheer2:

Friday......... whoopie! LOL and that is said with a huge amount of sarcasm from one who works every weekend ;)... I'm probably the only one who gets excited to see Monday. (Monday is MY Friday.)

I know it's not going to stay, and I'm not sure why it says it but my scale this morning says 211!!! The lowest I usually see is 113. It was sure a surprise to me.

I have such a headache this morning. The smoke got pretty thickish last night and still hanging in there now. The sun is just bright orange. It's still hard to get any detailed info about the fires nearest here (10 miles away or so) cuz they aren't considered major incidents, but there are a few and they aren't controlled yet. And, they are saying now that we may get more lightning tomorrow.... Hopefully they are wrong.

Anyway girls, have a good day and enjoy your weekends!

:grouphug: Dee~

:cheer:211:cheer2: 211:cheer:211:cheer2:Dee is heading to ONDERLAND! Girl.... update that ticker!

Monday........... YUCK!... mondays I am in court all day, listening to fairy tales...

Not sure what I am gonna get into this weekend, I know one thing i have to do is choose classes for fall... maybe another sociology class and a law class gonna avoid algebra till they catch up with me... :lol: hey i am paying i should be able to take whenever i want! :lol:


anyways.. checked my scale down a few 10ths of a pound but not to the 246 mark yet... gonna go pick my zuchini today

wow Dee those fires sound scary, hope they stay away!!


Petra- how did things go at work? are the snoopers gone? I need to make a grocery run.. I have been thinking about making that south beach dish- cheeseburger quiche

5 eggs, milk, groundbeef & cheese... but maybe i will sub bacon and chopped tomato

walmart has the most awesome bacon- applewood smoked bacon very lean and yummy


VAL- good to see u posting how are things going there? is it hot yet?

I'd love to update curly... but I only count the number I see on Tuesdays. So I have a few days to wait. Besides, this morning it was back up to 213... grrrrrrr. I'm backing off the salt!!!!! Onderland has been on my mind a lot lately. It's been YEARS since I've been there.

Today is fairly clear here, finally. I just saw "real" fog and moisture on the way to work. We didn't get the lightning thankfully. I wish we could get more info regarding the incidents near here. So many rumors in town lol... ( I still love the small town though!) I'm hearing they are getting things more under control which is wonderful!

Have a great weekend PIC's!!!
:grouphug: Dee~

boy.. this is a mixture I have come up with this morning!

chocolate soy protein powder, 2 tbs sugar free pnbutter, small banana!!

its ummmm different! I think I prefer the vanilla powder- the chocolate tastes too fake...

wow I just noticed the date... I have made it thru the month!!! :cheer2:



think I may as well... keep going and do another month! see what number I can hit by the end of august when i have my business trip....



DEE- i am trying to remember and i think the lowest ihave been in my adult life was @180- it was odd tho that at 180 i really looked sickly- like a scarecrow! people even said i looked too thin - weird cuz the drs think for 5 foot 5 you should be @ 150

I like Queen Latifah's view she says she's a size healthy! its nice to see the weight loss programs telling people that even a 10% loss makes you a healthier person

I'm thinking too Curly, and 180 is what I remember for a low. I definately dind't look sickly though!!! lol. I carry most all my weight from my chin to my belly with rather large "girls" so I've never looked small.

Happy July, Ladies!!!!!

Dee~

http://curly-locks.com/fireworks12.gifHi Ladies!!!

Well here's my update... got all registered for the fall semester... i recd a partial scholarship so i ended up having to take 3 classes this semester.. you know use the $$ or lose it...

good news... i got my credit score up higher so now i am eligible for a program called "more house for less"... where my employer gives 2500.00 and the program matches that for a total of 5,000 toward closing!!! so that means all i need is my 1,000 good faith deposit.. submitted my offer and just waiting to hear back !


in scale news.... it's not budging from 247.. guess its time to start walking on a regular basis now...

Dee for some reason my weight seems to go on my back and stomach, grrrr

Wow.. talk about a fall from the front page. We were the last group on the list!

Sounds like you're going to be busy curly. I hope you will still be able to set aside a few moments to keep us all updated on your life. You have so much going on.

Me, I'm still hanging out. It's hot here and I fell like I'm going to be ill. I haven't been eating real well, but not horrible either. I'm still willing myself to be conscious of the snacking at work, so it's staying under control. I'm still not exercising though. I've got to get over that hump soon!

Hope you all had a nice holiday. Mine was very very busy. We had the busiest day (dollar-wise) than ever!!!
I'm still in search of that elusive employee who would be willing to WORK in exchange for a paycheck hehehe.

Have a wonderful wonderful night/day girls!!!
:grouphug: Dee~

Hi Dee!

I have this idea now that i want a kayak! lol anyways... very glad tomorrow is friday... yeah my classes start sept 8th just around the time.. that if the bank accepts my offer i will be moving! won't that be fun? not!

yeah i need to get going with my walking program or go to the gym that i am paying for and not using!

even more so since the scale is refusing to move!

yeah i think i am trying to pick up some lil bug have a lil temp and sore throat...

hope u are feeling better...

247...........247..... 247

DAM SCALE!

awwwww Curly :hug:

Mine's hovering too! I've come to accept that with my current lifestyle it's gonna be slow going. Lose a couple of lbs., then stall, then 1 or 2 more lbs., then stall again. Until I make the decision to up my exercise and watch what goes in my mouth more closely it's just going to be like this. And we have to remember at our age (with all our wondrous hormonal changes ;)), weight loss is just that much more difficult. On the positive side, at least I'm not gaining any weight.

Keep up your hard work GF!!! You know it will pay off eventually.

Hey... Where'd we all go???

I've been busy here at work. Not the best excuse, but I have no other lol. I'm off to Sacramento tomorrow (Tues) for another work type food show. I'd almost prefer not to go considering it's actually my days off, but I was not given a choice ;) It's just an overnight trip this time.
Been trying to get a new schedule for work too.... it's making me crazy. The owners keep telling me I'll get real tired of trying to cater to everyone else's wants and I'll eventually make a schedule that works for the store. We'll see. I'm trying to prepare for a trip to Seattle at the end of the month too... and my freakin deli girl just gave me her notice. She'll be leaving 3 days before I get back. This is all making me really really stressed out. I've met with most of my staff and explained that we'll all just have to buck up and be flexible.... I've found myself placating myself with junk again so I've got that back under control....

Anyways.... Hope you're all doing well! I'll check in when I get home and confess to any indiscretions (which I plan to make very few of- if any) lol.....

:grouphug: Dee~