Penny Jasmine sounds devine maybe a real treat in the future for my soap making. Hope your having a good day. I did pretty good yesterday and did end up with my aqua fit class different instuctor but it made it a interesting few new things added in. Also this gal teaching a kick boxing class so we are going to ck it out next week after aqua fit class just to see what its like. Today I have a nice little pork roast in the crockpot with onions, carrots and I think I will make them mashed potatoes and myself some cauliflower mashed. Maybe I will do extra so for the next couple of days I will have a side dish handy. I heard if you add a garlic clove to the caul. its great time will tell. Later today Bear and I are going to venture to Green Lake for a stroll around the lake. My workout schedule for the week is preplanned to fit in 3 days plus what ever else I decide with todays walk it will be 4 days. Going off to exercise is so much better these days I noticed even going to get the paper I am moving so much better in the a.m. hrs. There was a time not so far back when I was hurting pretty bad and going to get the paper in the a.m. was a struggle hope that never returns. We had a nice breakfast with some of my rasp. coffee cake not too many cals and oatmeal h.m. w/ br. sugar, cinn, walnuts. Well take care and have a super day. I am going to attemp cleaning out some craft area in my office area. That will be a great accomplishment/.

Hi, Chickies!

Good news and bad news. The good news is that I very much on program while I was in NYC on Friday and Saturday. I did have an enormous dinner Friday night, at a traditional Korean restaurant, but only because I ate an enormous amount of spicy veggies. The bad news is that I'm sure that I'm coming down with the flu--Juls, is this your fault? I probably won't go to work on Monday and infect-or re-infect my coworkers. I have a big trip coming up, and if I'm going to be sick, it needs to happen now and be done by the end of the week :club:

Today is the first time I've really been home in the daylight enough to notice the difference without my little stand of trees. Oh, well. When I get back from this next trip, I'll begin the pre-approval process for a mortgage and start going to open houses. The prices here are so very high, I'm not sure I can find something by the spring, but we'll see.

I got up early to do my laundry. I think I'll go sort it, then take a nap. I was looking forward to working out, but maybe not....

judy

HI Ladies-

Judy- Sorry to hear you are sick. Way to on staying on track.


I just got back to NY and while as of thursday I had lost .4 lbs I have a feeling I gained since then. This weekend we went out for a friends birthday and due to running around had fast food a couple of times. Tomorrow I am back to a healthy way of living.


Hope everyone is well

Nikki

Judy hope your wrong about the flu but if your right hope your on your way to feeling better. Make some ck soup and have lots of green tea honey if its available. I think you did great staying on program. I did better yesterday my biggest down fall was some french bread. It really wasn't even all that great now that I think back at it. To bad I hadn't thought harder in the first place huh? Well at anyrate I did make it to go walking but not at the lake we decided it might be too muddy. So we did a good walk on the Erie Canal only 5 min. from home for about an hr. I might even go to do my visits today after work so on tues. I can get out at a normal time. That way I can grab my swim night. I have to ck with my friend and see what she would like to do. At any rate the exercise seems to be coming a part of my life more and not such a struggle to want to do it. That is a positive thing I think forsure. We have a trainer on wed. booked to show us which machines will meet our needs and how to best use them. How many times etc. I am still going to con't my aqua class 2 days a week. I like it and it helps my back I truly think. Well still no scale but I feel good and thats big.
Judy when my daughter was buying a house they offered her much more than she'd be comfortable paying in the long run. I think thats something they do often. So houses in your area are quite high? I am not familar with your area. Wouldn't it be nice if someday after all this time knowing each other we could meet? I would love it. I have to get my daughter to post me on here. I don't think I have ever done that. Oh well have a great day everyone and I am going to work on healthier choices and not slipping up. We are planning on going for dinner friday night so if I can think about that as my treat day maybe the rest of the week I can stay on plan.
B- 1/2 blueberry bagel
s-fruit
L- small pork roast sand. w/mustard and onion
pear
D-h.m. chili served over salad greens, salsa and cheese, little sour cream few blue chips tortilla crunched on top
S-yogurt and berries
Exercise? Maybe a walk today.

Morning -

Carol your menu sounds delicious. I have to get to the point you are at where you incorporate healthy snacks into my meal plan.


I hopped right back on task today. I rode the nike 30 minutes and plan to do 30 more tonight. My menu today looks like

B- green tea, curves cereal 1 cup with a banana
S-fruit cup
L-Salad with chicken strips and low cal dressing
S- coffee, 100 cal snack pack
D- Salmon and green beans

Water 64-96 ounces

I hope everyone else is doing well today.

Nikki

G,day all you lovely ladies you all sound in great spirits.
I have been reading your posts and you all seem to be on track good for you, you all seem to be into this egg thing I,ll have to give it ago.

Judy sorry to hear your unwell hey I don,t think it is my fault my mojo works for good not bad LOL. I finally got DH to take me to our little local hospital as our local Doc is still on holidays and it seems that I don,t have the flu after all it has turned into pneumonia, so at the moment I feel like something the cat dragged in chewed up and spat out again pretty YUK. Well I have lost 4lbs but I could think of better ways to do it and I was so sure that 2008 was going to be bettere than 2007 go figure. I,m so sorry about your trees and I hope your trip goes well, I,m sure you will be fine you don,t stay still long enough to get sick and with your great attitude if I was a bug I would be to scared to even try to make you sick LOL.


Carol I agree with Nikki yout menu does sound good and very healthy and you still inspire me with your exercise activities your doing so well.

Nikki your eating plan looks good to I love red salmon and I could eat greens beans til the cows came home I like them with a little sweet chilli sauce stirred through with carrots and a medium sized roast potato when I want to have just a veggie meal, then I can have a WW,s ice cream to go with it.

Marie I hope all is well with you you guys all seem to be so focused which is good to see, before I got sickk I had gained 6lb and was feeling pretty p***ed off with myself but I can always come here and regain the motivation that I need just by reading and taking all your positive mojo onboard, I am so glad I found you lovely ladies.

Penny we are still in summer heat here downunder but we have been having some real weird weather here, last week when I was in Sydney there were a few hot days and then it rained at night and the temp dropped and it was cold enough for there to be a frost on my car the next morning. I think that is why so many people are getting sick, I started feel off colour when I came home from Sydney on the Thursday and I tried everythin from cough med to cold and flu caps DH was making me hot lemon drinks but I just got worse until I gave in and went to the hospital, for the frist time I,m glad of the extra lbs I have got I had pneumonia before and I went down like a ton of bricks, I can,t eat or sleep but at least this time I have something to fight back with isn,t it funny how we try to get rid of the weight but when we get really sick a little bit extra can work in our favour.

Well I am going to say goodnight for now I,ll catch up again soon all of you take care and look after yourselves, bye for noe big hugs to you all.

JULS

:swim:Greetings from home. I would be feeling down about being sick, but I'm happy because this morning my scale caught up with the rest of me, and read (drum roll, please!) 218.5 lbs. :dancer: I know that it's only a number, and it will drift up and down for a while, but it was great to finally see the number that I thought I'd be cruising past last fall. I did the Happy Dance in the bathroom, them quickly sat down, as I was feeling a bit woozy :).

Juls, pneumonia is no joke! I've had it and it left me weak as a cat. I hope you take it easy and allow your lungs time to heal. At least it didn't bother you until after you got back from Sydney.

Nikki, your menu looks good. You were able to get right back on track :bravo:. I'll think of you if I ride the ExBike today :ebike:

Carol, the DC housing market is still very overvalued. Everything is more expensive here than in most parts of the country, anyway, and it's economically stable and prosperous relative to other areas, so some people seem to be able to pay through the nose. Where things are tougher, people have to sell their property at a loss, but here folks just take their homes off the market. So we will see. You seemed to have turned the corner on exercise, good for you!

Penny and Marie, I hope you're doing well.

So far today I've had Eggbeaters w/salsa and corn tortillas for b'fast, with a bit of salmon on the side. I had half an apple and a cup of kefir late this morning. I will have lentil soup for lunch, oatmeal for an afternoon treat, and a burger with veggies for dinner. I would really like to work out a little this afternoon, so I'm going to go pedal the bike in a leisurely way, and if it feels right, I'll do a short work out, and if not, I'll just take a nap :D.

judy

Wow Judy and Juls you both need some of my h.m. soup wish we were closer wouldn't it be grand if I could drop you off some and I would. Hope your both feeling better soon. Judy great job on the scale bet that felt wonderful! Keep it up and before you know it you will be at 215 and then lower. This year we are somehow all going to reach a number we want I can see that happening. I know how much better I feel and don't even know if I have truly lost any maybe its just toning? Soon I will be brave and hit the scale but right now I am okay and will just keep trying to be better with my exercise and intakes.
That baked pot. and beans sounded yummy Juls.
Nikki sometimes posting our intakes are good as it gives the rest of us some ideas. Haven't tried the curves cereal how do you like it? I have seen it in the stores.
Well girls keep mending yourselves and I am sending you all kinds of good healthy thoughts.
Menu for today: B-1/2 of a wheat bagel blueberry, sm bowl of granola cran/almond pumpkin coffee
s- fruit
L- h.m. chili w/ whole grain tortilla chips just 8 at 110 cals 6 fibers not to bad and a oz. of jalopeno cheese melted in.
s- fiber one bar 140 cals 9 fibers
D- salmon caul. mashed with gr. beans inspired by a friend!
Have to do taxes tonight so right home after work but on wed. thurs and sat will be the offical workout days this week and I did sunday. Four is great for me and maybe a walk in there somewhere if I can fit it into my schedule. Have a super day!

Hi Carol- I really like the curves cereal with a banana. Youare doing great Carol keep it up.

As for me I stepped on the scale today and a, showing a 4 lb gain since I went away. This is unexpected and kind of a downer. I'm not going to give up though.


Nikki

Nikki, Penny once mentioned that she always has water weight gain after traveling. I took note of that and she's 100% right. I bet the 4 pounds flushes away quickly.

Judy, I hope you feel better. At least it's a buyer's market at the moment, but with so many sellers so far over their heads with their ARM mortgages, they're overpricing the houses (our neighbor is a good example). Just be picky and careful and you'll end up with a house you'll love for life.

Juls, I wish you felt better. You were visiting your grandchildren. Right? DGS gets us sick all the time. DH is still pretty sick and I didn't ski this past weekend. First since the season started. For some reason I'm not sick but can feel it floating around me. Probably waiting to hit on the weekend so I wouldn't be able to ski this weekend either. :)

Penny, you are a wonderful lady. Thanks for making the soaps. I just told DH you were shipping them tomorrow and he was excited. Truly pleased as his skin is such a mess. THANKS again.

Carol, you're doing great with your exercise and diet. You'll be a bikini chickie by your HI trip. You are doing awesome.

Today was the first day I was really pretty good. Not great as in months past, but more focused on not giving into the morning munchie monster. I planned a 10:00 snack and when I started moving towards it at 9:00 I forbid myself. At 10:30 I had it, and then made it to lunch. Once at lunch I don't snack the rest of the day, so that was a milestone. I plan on doing it again tomorrow.

I did the 1.5 mile doggie walk in the latest winter storm this morning and then 2 miles WATP jogging DVD and 1.5 miles walking WATP this evening followed by 15 minutes of yoga. I'm pooped. I figure until I can really get the eating back under control, I have to up the exercise.

Marie

Nikki try some nice hot green tea to flush out your system. Keep you head up good things are bound to happen if your trying your best.
Marie I hear you with the soaps the other night my legs were so dry I went showered with the soap then shaved wow so much better. Their super! Mine aren't exactly like Pennys but on the same line of thought.
Also I always have my breakfast by 6;30 or so and then try to have a little piece of fruit or a fiber bar to carry me over to lunch. I also try to have some type of afternoon snack especially if I am working later or working out. It seems to work for me. I have read alot about 6 smaller meals a day etc. as long as I stay within my cals which I seem to be doing better at these days coupled up with healthier foods and exercising.
Yesterday I didn't do the gym but walked to the main office and used 80 steps for the day at work in and out etc. no elevator for this girl!
I bought some more eggs last night and boiled 6 this a.m. my breakfast was a half of bagel and 2 eggs. The protein helps alot and keeps my satisfied. Tonight I am meeting with a trainer to discuss which machines I should use and for how long etc. I am going to tap into as much knowledge in a free period of time as I can! Thurs. I will do aqua fit class then saturday again. So its all coming together and thats making a difference I can notice no scale yet but soon. Just not doing it yet! No bikini here not on my body too many strech marks from those kids! Work is going well and I feel great about being caught up lately next month I have more meetings etc.... But this month it was pretty quiet a nice change. Drinking less coffee and more tea these days at work.
B- bagel, 2 eggs boiled = 320 cals blk coffee
No snack today I have appts.
L- sub way veggie on a whole wheat roll no mayo just light dressing lots of veggies and peppers. 400
s- fiber bar 140
D- broiled salmon with lemon/dill and a half of baked potatoe w/ lite sour cr.
veggies.
S- sugar free jello
Have a super day!

Morning everyone, I hope everybody's Wednesday is good and those that are feeling sick are doing better.

It snowed again last night. Surprise, surprise. Teh ski area I frequent has over 200" now - last year it's max depth was 21" (but that was a ridiculous year on the other side of the spectrum). I'm really getting sick of snow. The 10 day forecast has snow everyday.

Carol, no snack - eeks. I'm thinking and breathing for my morning banana. I'm in the bad morning munchie time. I was thinking of taking a break and going to the Post Office to mail Penny's $$$ and DS's package. That would get me closer to 10 am. :)

I did 2 miles WATP walking and 1 mile WATP jogging this morning. Too much snow and drifts for the doggie walk. Blizzie and Kody were very sad. Perhaps after work if they plow but our road district is out of money so I think eventually they'll make us fend for ourselves.

Marie

Thanks for all the good wishes! I was much better on Tuesday, and actually went to work. I think the homeopathic meds really helped, but next fall I promise I will get a flu shot.

Marie, I didn't think I'd hear you complain about snow...but sounds like you're getting too much of a good thing. I'm with you about upping the exercise minutes to make up for too many calories. I had a munchy fit last night (my fat cells fighting back), so I did a short workout this morning and will do a long, hard one this evening, just to show 'em that I'm on to that one! :nono: My fat cells aren't the boss of me!

Nikki, unless you've been gorging on onion rings and ice cream, those pounds aren't going to stick. You're probably taking in more salt or something now that you aren't at home.

Carol, I wish that you could stop by and drop off some of your meals! Luckily I usually have some good homemade soups in the freezer for times like these. You are doing great with your walking, stair-climbing and the gym. I bet you're thinking of Hawaii with every step!

Penny and Juls, I hope you're doing well today.

I was running late and scrambling this morning, so I had to cut my workout short, and only had a cup of kefir for b'fast. I had a South Beach 140-cal bar later in the morning, a big salad and a cup of seafood soup for lunch, and I just warmed up a pear in the microwave with some cinnamon, string cheese and a bit of honey for a very decadent-tasting afternoon snack. I'll have grilled beef and veggies for dinner. It would be easy to work late tonight, but I want to get home for a long ride on the ExBike, so I'll try to leave at a reasonable time despite the piles of work that are about to fall on my head.

judy

Happy Snow Day Chickies. School was canceled again today (but I still had to go in). The powers that be let the poor slobs that have the nasty contract (me) leave at 10:45. It is trecherous and snowing hard. About 2" an hour. DH and I were to go skiing and even they're closing. Many roads around here are closed. So I'm in my warm house with the fire going. I'm going to sew this afternoon as I played hooky for a bit this am and ran to the cloth shop. :) A wine color and a black color skirt - here I come.

I did great with cals this morning again. Only my 10 am banana. I swear I think Judy's pm snack from yesterday sounds awesome. Judy, do you use canned or fresh pears and how long do you nuke them with the cinnamon. I LOVE that concept.

Before the heaviest snow started, I took the doggies out. They can hardly walk in the pool area as there is at least 3 feet of powder back there. It's unreal. I was thinking of taking my snowshoes out there and stomping through some of it to pat it down. And Kody is going to realize that the 6 foot fence is only 3 feet now. :o

Take car.
Marie

Marie - It sounds like your part of the world is starting to look like the North Pole! A lot of the passes up here are closed because of avalanches. The mountains are getting 1' - 2' of new snow a day with record snowpacks. Hopefully it won't all melt at the same time or we'll have another flood like in 1996! At least you got to go in to work a bit late - so it's not all bad. Maybe you can get some little doggie snow shoes for your pups! :lol:

Judy - I like the sound of your snack idea too - I'll have to try it. I love pears and have been putting sliced pears and a sprinkle of goat feta in my salads quite a bit lately. I'm glad you're feeling better.

Carol - I always enjoy reading what you've had to eat too. It's good to get some new ideas. I like having boiled eggs on hand in the fridge. I sometimes mix a tbsp. of Miracle Whip (less cals than mayo) and 1/4 tsp. of curry powder to mash into the boiled egg and put it on some wholegrain toast. As Rachel Ray says 'Yum-O'!

Nikki - I'm glad you're keeping a good attitude even though you gained a little. It will come off soon now that you're back to your regular schedule.

Juls - I hope you are recovering well from your bug. It sounds like you were really ill. Take care of yourself :hug:

I've been busy this week. With my DH in California, I've been 'minding the fort'. I got a lot done without him underfoot :lol:. We've had torrential rain here the past couple of days and the higher up places are having real problems with snow. I've been staying on track with my calories. I went to Panera Bread for breakfast the other day but compensated by just having a Lean Cuisine for lunch.