Yayyyy petra!! It's great you hit it off. Hopefully the education thing won't be huge. As long as you can talk and connect that's the important thing, I think.

I went to the dr today.... everything is down!!! weight, cholesterol, A1c, BP :) I'm happy :carrot:

Slow and Steady

Hope you guys are well! HUGS
Dee~

Good job Dee. Keep up the good work. So far the education thing is not a big deal but it is early.

Hey ladies, we fell off the first page!

yikes!!! sorry. We've had some nasty- but welcome- weather. Rain and clouds.... The satellite went down for TWO freakin' days!!!! Oh well, I started a good book ;)

My sis sent me a Body Bugg.... I've just gotten it all registered and I think it's working... but since I haven't been able to get online I haven't been able to really check it out. She got it then promptly sat in her hot tub with it.... lol. She ordered a new one and we think this one dried out ok so I'm going to give it a try. We'll see.....

So, how'r things going for all the pic's?

I'll be back tomorrow. My mood, my emotional side is pretty much back in check now. Everything is looking better!!! I'm seeing a half full glass again :)

Hope to hear good things from you ladies!!!

:grouphug: Dee~

As my internet date and I get to know each other better, the less optimistic I am about this. Oh well. I've said all along that if I was going to find a man at this point in my life, he would have to fall in my lap and sweep me off my feet. That certainly hasn't happened yet.

I'm still pretty much on plan with my eating, approaching the 2 month mark. I feel pretty good about that.

Hi guys..

4 more weeks till I get my sanity back! next semester only 2 classes! Ha what was I thinking working full time and taking 4 classes!!! crazy girl!

sigh men... a lot of trouble! I was seeing a guy I dated in my younger years but I've gotten to the point I just can't tolerate him, If I am online working on my classes he has some crass remark to make about how I live online..... And he is educated!

remember the guy that i used to walk with? but he got back together with his old gf? got an email asking how i was doing so maybe she ditched him again.....

anyways... i could use a hiking partner again...

I am hoping that after dec 6th things can calm down for me after finals...

work is going well.. think i will be getting a promotion in feb!

whats up with you guys?

Petra any romance? Dee you feeling better?

I had to buy 2 bags for dried beans for a biology lab so I think I will try to make soup with them can't just throw away 4$ worth of beans ...


maybe I can plant them and grow a magic bean stalk!!!!!!

Curly, I love the magic bean stalk idea. I sent you a yahoo message.

I got pretty fed up with this guy this week and told him so but he then got very apologetic. I've decided to give him a second chance but he is going to have to show me he's worth the effort here.

I've been doing my sonoma/mediterranean thing for almost two months. I've lost 11 lbs. Certainly not winning any records for speed but I suppose that isn't the point. I'm finding it very livable and that is probably the more important thing. I'm on call this week. Have to go to work today.

well chai liked the beans ... i didnt care for them much! better go get some sleep .. I have to be in court for work all day tomorrow! petra.. add me as lisa_kay_001

I have to go to court as part of my job too. Don't particularly like it but they do pay us extra to do it.

Hey Girls,

I'm headed out the door to the dentist... Think of me as weird but I love going to the dentist lol. I lost most of a filling which was actually most of the tooth :shrug:... I'm getting a new bed for the guest room today. It is really nice. And, since I sleep in there on my bad snoring nights I'm pretty excited about that too.

I'll do more here when I get back....

I'm feeling much better and I miss you guys ;)

:grouphug: Dee~

hi PIC's,

Hope you're doing well today. It's rainy and a dreary... I love it like this on my days off!!!!

So, the BodyBugg never got working right.... or more accurately, I never called in to the place to schedule a phone training session on how to use it and everything it can do. I was able to dl the info one time and after that it wouldn't complete the downloads (uploads??)..... anyhoo, with some ugly looming dental bills coming up I'm not so sure I should commit to the monthly fees to use the site. I'm going to send it back to my sis. I'm sure she can find someone to use it at the gym. However, On the other hand, it's been interesting to just wear the armband. I think its been a huge reminder of my struggles. My weight has been down again. Today it was 202. I usually wait until I see a number a few days in a row before I get excited but I'm starting to get excited lol... I really think Onderland is possible for me!!!!! I never thought I'd see it! it's been since my early 20's I think. WooHOOO...

ok... I'm not getting ahead of myself. One Day At A Time :)

I love the new bed!!! A nice restful night sleep is just what I needed. And, I do understand that sleep and weightloss are connected... (ooops, I'm getting excited again hehehe).

Okies Girls, Gonna go get the laundry done so I can watch the poker championships AND Biggest loser tonight...

:grouphug: Dee~

Dee's going to onederland...........:cheer: :cheer: Lisa's going to fatter land! :lol:
Well chai and I did go out and walk today! :cheer: and I know after finals I have got to get myself under control! this is crazy .. I won't even get on the scale cuz I am afraid to see where I am at! Or maybe thats what I need... scared straight!!!!!

Dee I'm very happy for you. That is a great feeling. I hope I see it again sometime soon.

Yes I have to say that Dee has inspired me ... I don't wanna be this fat and its time to do something about it sooooooooo

time to start over .. I know if I make up my mind to do this I can and somewhere in the back of my mind I know once you are fully menopausal that you lose that protection of the estrogen against heart disease..

So its time to fix it! me and chai walked 2 miles tonight. gonna go to the grocery store tomorrow and lay in supplies!

I still refuse to get on the scale .. as that might make me cry! so for now just gonna get the food intake corrected and get moving on the exercise, I have finals dec 5th and 6th and next semester only 2 classes..

again dee was my inspiration in making time for me! I will be reporting on a regular basis now, and getting back OP

I want to buy a new car ... and that will be contingent on my getting back to where i was in my weight loss! :lol: or March which ever comes first!

ya know I guess I really should face the scale... maybe tomorrow, because like Scarlett said.. tomorrow is another day..

Thanks Curly! I probably would have given up by now if not for you and Petra. No, we aren't as regular posting as we used to be, but I can always count on you two for support and encouragement and maybe a little kick in da can every now and again too. lol. So I'm glad I am able to give back in any small way I can.

I'm still sitting between 202-204. Doing a bit of that self sabotage thing again.. Every time I get close to a major goal for me I seem to go thru this. This time, I may take a while to get there, but I am NOT going to go backwards!!!!!!

Exercise needs to be a goal next. I've lost mucho pounds now, but I know I could be looking and feeling so much better if I would only just get offa my butt and do something active. My clothes feel better, even baggier, but I'm still in the same sizes (pretty much) that I've been in for several years.

So how is it going for you two? GJ getting back into the walking with Chai Curly. Hope the weather stays ok for you to continue it.

Petra~ How's the guy thing going? Are you crazy yet? Hehehe. And how's Tammy been doing? I haven't heard about her in a while? Stick with that med. diet as long as you think it's something you can stick with for life. Remember the speed isn't the focus. It's the ability to keep it off with a lifestyle you can be happy with.

Good luck girls..

:grouphug: Dee~