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National Whoosh Week, I'm in. Mr Scale was VERY nice to me this morning. I ate 1500 cals yesterday and lost a pound. ;) I'm thinking it's just all the fluctuations in the bod. I'm on the right track but I do think that 1300 cals was probably too low. We will see with a 2 week test.
I just went shopping and never left my couch. :D Kohl's is now sending my year supply of Vera Wang tights (the best ever made) and a black denim skirt accidently ended up in the shopping cart. :devil: Yep, that's me, devil woman. Then I meandered down the online shopping mall to Victoria's Secrets. There I found my favorit sweatshirts. My most-est favorite-est sweatshirt of all time was lost in the accident I'd helped at 3 weeks ago (it was used for a pillow on the bleeding head - I lost my Jeffy Gordon blanket as well). So there at VS was my pink sweatshirt as well as a purple, light blue and yellow one. All 4 ended up in that cart. I'm so BAD!!!! DH, the doggies and I went for a hike this morning. The doggies are now exhausted and are camped up on the floor (very quiet and pleasant). DH is at work and I have the stereo blasting. I did go swimming and was not having success. The sunscreen on my face kept making the nose plugs slip off. I finally got them to stay on and my hand came down on a bee. So I have a sting on my palm. When my hand came down on another bee a lap later I gave and said bad words. It wasn't fun. So I floated for about an hour, listening to an audiobook. It was fun, but I'd have preferred finishing my laps. :( OK Judy, are you sitting down??? I found Richard's Sweatin' videos are now out on DVD!!!! I looked about 2 years ago and they were still only on VHS. So yesterday I bought the entire 20th anniversary collection. I knew that would make you happy. :D I also bought 2 different salsa workouts (Kathy Smith which I own in VHS but wanted in DVD and then a Prevention Mag 10 minute workout Latin style). As I'm not patient, they'll be here on Tuesday. :devil: Yes, Marie devil paid for the 1 day shipping (although on the clothes I did regular slow shipping). Pretty cool I'd rather the exercise videos. And Judy, I'm glad you got a good night sleep and are having a good weekend. Auntie G, I hope you're enjoying the baby shower and your splurge day. Good job on the lack of dip for the chips. And I love the WHOOSH smiley. Penny and Carol, I hope your weekend was perfect. Marie |
Girls I will ck the other page late just a quick hello. Marie congrats. No scale yet for me but I feel better. I think my body was adjusting to the new no hot flash mode maybe the end of that junk. Sent my metabolism into a spin or something like that. I will do the scale on but not til friday. I am going to the fair with the gs on tues. Dinner for a friends bd tonight. I will becareful in my ordering though. I have had a good b this a.m. and a nice salad packed with some protien. Trying to ensure I get that protein in. This weekend was lovely and I know everyone had a super time kayaking, fishing, swimming and playing some board games doesn't get much better good company and fun family times to look back on once there gone. Well gotta fly I will ck in later after my dinner out.
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Hi all! Well, I kind of went over the edge yesterday. I was doing fine at the shower up until the cake. I shouldn't have eaten the whole piece- it was huge! Ugh... But then when I got home, I felt all sugared up, and thought I needed some fiber, so I made my 2 ozs of whole wheat pasta. That wouldn't be so bad if I hadn't already been stuffed. I should have just drank a bunch of water and called it a day, but nooooo.... Oh well, it's a new day, and time to move on.
Marie, glad to hear Mr Scale had a good day! And wow, that's a lot of shopping - how exciting! I'm holding off on clothes until I have a really good excuse. I can shop in the bins in my attic for a while, ya know, all the stuff I grew out of, that I'm working my way back into. :dizzy: What a swim you had! I'd never even think about getting a bee sting in the pool. Hope you're recovered! Carol, sounds like it was a great weekend! :cool: Have a nice dinner out! For everyone who has abused their scale in any way, I came across this cartoon, and couldn't resist posting it... http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p...gypsy/0059.gif |
Judy - I'm glad to hear you caught up with your sleep a bit. Your fruit platter sounds delicious - I'm sure it was well received at the BBQ. I'm all for a Whoosh Week! Let's make it happen!! :carrot:
Auntie G - Love the cartoon! I've tried threatening my scale but it just doesn't care! :lol: Sounds like you had many temptations on the weekend, I hope your week got off to a good start. Marie - I'm glad your scale is finally being nice. Your new sweats sound nice, what a good idea to get them in various colors. I'll have to check them out at Victoria's - I didn't know they sell sweats. It must have been traumatic losing your sweatshirt like that, but I'm sure the accident victim appreciated your kindness. Your black denim skirt sounds nice too - black goes with everything. I hope your bee sting isn't too bad - who would have thought you'd get stung in the pool! Carol - I'm glad you had a nice time camping. I enjoyed your description of the bakery with the carved elves and fairies - I bet the grandkids loved it! Sounds like a really nice spot to take the family. I'm doing ok foodwise but still up 3 lbs. (I thought it was water weight but no such luck!) I'm starting back at Curves today, so hopefully that will help me to get my metabolism (such as it is) rolling again. We got a lot of yard work done on the weekend and everything looks good. We had lots of rain last night and the grass is already greening up. I bought a plant for my new garden bed - Mexican Giant Hyssop. It smells nice and has tons of mauve flowers on long stems and looks kind of like a salvia. I like getting unusual plants and there are some good end of season sales right now. Have a great week everyone! |
Hi everyone. H*ll week has begun. Now I know summer is leaving since the teachers that don't know how to read a complete email or have a brain have returned. It's going to be a LONG week!!!! I have to present at a new teacher inservice in about an hour. Oh Joy!!!! Chocolate is getting tempting. And they scheduled me over lunch! How dare they.:devil:
Carol, I'm glad your trip was good. sounds like you had fun. Auntie, I've seen that cartoon and love it. Thanks for sharing it. Mr. Scale was not nice again today (I did swim yesterday and the sponge effect took place). Although it fluctuates up and down daily, the downward trend is there so no worries. No salutes today to Mr. Scale even. Penny, go easy at curves and enjoy working the muscles. Just don't overdo. Metabolisms are fabled myths. That's my view on it. Eat = gain weight. don't eat = maintain. Losing is a fluke. :D I did 3 miles WATP this morning and 10 minutes toning video. Arms, crunches and legs. Not a lot, but it's better than what I was doing. I've done them 3 times now. Food is on track but now I have to have an early lunch. Poo. I bet I'll be ravenous by the time I get home. Marie PS I thought of Auntie g when I read this article on hamburger calories. I linked the one with Red Robin in it. sorry auntie... http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Story?id=5602535&page=4 |
LOL- Marie, I saw that hamburger report, too. I think I got it through Hungry Girl. Do you get emails from there? The thing I liked about that burger, besides that it was DELICIOUS, was the fact that I could get the stats to log it properly. I was beside myself when we went to that steakhouse and I had to estimate my points. As long as I know what I'm eating, I feel much better about it. Even chocolate (hee hee), but I am able to stick with WW fudge bars, and HG fake fudge on that count.
Penny, weekdays are so much easier to stay OP, so it's all good now. I looked up your new plant since I've never heard of it, and it seems like a goodie! Looks beautiful, smells nice, attracts hummingbirds, and you can even eat the young leaves- what more could you ask for in a plant?! I hope Curves kicks your metabolism into gear for Whoosh Week! |
Well I did good until dinner out then I blew it oh no!!! And tues is the fair so it won't be a REAL good cal. day but then I will have the rest of the week. This weekend we are camping again but I will take healthy choices but the fair there is only tasty unhealthy foods for the most part!!!!!
Loved the comic I feel like her somedays!!! |
Whoosh week continues. Mr. Scale was very nice this morning but since I didn't swim last night, I'm not surprised.:D
auntie g, I get Hungry Girl emails. I like them a lot. I used to love them, but now there's a lot of self promotion (book, t-shirts, etc) that I don't like so it's moved form love to like. I agree about knowing what to log. It's amazing how they can stuff so many calories into innocent foods once you see the stats. Making my own food is so much easier. Carol, sorry you're having trouble. Perhaps you're not ready to go full tilt. Just keep fighting everyday and when the wagon takes you in firm hold, you won't have as far to go. Judy, I wanted to let you know about my newest stress reducer at work. A digital photo frame. I asked for one for my b-day and it took a while to go through 8 years of digital photos, but once I loaded the memory card, I have 8 years of happy, memorable photos flashing at me throughout the day. Even when the most annoying staff calls with an even more annoying request, I glance at the photo, remember the day the photo was taken and it makes me smile. I would have NEVER guessed the effect that would have. So I highly recommend one to you, dealing with the you-no-what that you do. Penny, how did Curves go??? This morning I exercised - 3 miles WATP. I know that's not a earth shattering news, but the circumstances were interesting. I did not want to get up, so I turned off the alarm and re-set the 2nd one for an hour later. I got up with that one. Moved around so fast, I realized that I had an extra 20 minutes so I thought I'd do a quick, abbreviated WATP so my day would be right. Instead, I kept going (eating my fruit bowl while exercising) and did a whole workout. How cool is that??? I do admit it helped my mood tremendouly. Food is on track and I finished yesterday at 1495 - really right on my 1500 cal target. Marie |
Just saying hello and good night...my week is okay, just way hectic. I'm looking forward to seeing a Lbor Day loss! I will do a real check-in and personals in the AM.
Judy |
My tomatoes finally started coming in in the past week, so yesterday and today I've been eating tomato sandwiches. Nice low cals/points, but I have to salt them to get the full experience. I know it's no big deal for the long run, but it's not helping Whoosh Week! :o
Carol, hope you didn't do too bad with the fair food, but it, too, shall pass! Summer should be easier, what with all the fresh stuff available, but there are too many food events! :devil: Marie, it sounds like you're whooshing right along! :carrot: Keep up the good work! I never heard of Hungry Girl until I got the book, so the promos haven't really bothered me, but I definitely see your point. There's a lot of good info there, though! Have a great Wednesday everybody! http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p.../goodscale.gif |
Okay, here's what's up with me lately. Mostly I've been putting out little fires at work, and dashing from one unfinished project or new task to the other. Monday evening, walking down the hallway towards the fitness room to work out, I totally tripped over nothing and fell, heavily, on my arms and knees. An inauspicious start to National Whoosh Week! Although I did a good weight-lifting workout Tuesday morning, I've been feeling scrapped up and creaky. Today my chest--my sternum or something--and my shoulders complain if I yawn, laugh, or raise my right arm. I didn't work out this morning, but I will try riding the bike this evening. Feeling distracted and physically uncomfortable, along with TOM, makes me want to eat carbs. I ate so much last night--fruit, nuts, a protein pop and more fruit--that my stomach hurt (my one body part that was fine before :dizzy:).
Oh, and I think I have another mouse problem, this time in the closet that serves as my home office, so I haven't been that keen on checking in in the evenings. But my new BlackBerry can handle this site bette than my old one could, so I don't have any excuse not to at least leave a quick check-in here. So I'm trying to get focused--there's still several days befor Labor Day. I've eaten on program today, except for a scoop of raspberry sorbet at a co-worker's birthday lunch. This evening I'll sit in a tub of epsom salts of something. It's hard to nosh in the bathtub. One good thing: On Friday I'll sign the lease for my new apartment, so I can get started on the logistics of moving a month from now. A second good thing: tonday I'm wearing a lightweight 3/5 length sleeve sweater--sized Extra Large, which is a huge step for me (I was still buying 2X tops last year :carrot:). Auntie G, thanks so much for that cartoon. Shooting my scale might be more satisfying than drowning it. Carol, I hope that the fair was fun! It's funny, but now that I think about it, most of the food they sell to eat on the spot is terrible for you, but the food they showcase, and sell to take home, is usually pretty good. Marie, I have several stress-reducing things to look at scattered throughout my office, such as images an empty Adirondack chair at the end of a pier, beautiful flowers and woods, etc. Near my keyboard I have a weird litltle rubbery six-armed goblin-looking purple monster finger puppet (gee, it's awfully hard to describe!), to which I've taped a fortune from a fortune cookie: "You are never bitter, deceptive or petty." Unfortunately all my things are overwhelmed by the folders and papers that are consuming my time. Penny, I hope you're feeling good today. Okay, back to the grind. |
Hope you're healing up, Judy! And don't worry about the fruits and nuts- at least it wasn't donuts, or something nasty like that! Congrats on the XL top! It's so great to see the sizes go down. I'm having a problem this time with my top size not changing. All my pants are falling off, but I still can't get into smaller tops yet. Oh well, at least I'm not looking for bigger tops!
Good night, all, and have a great Thursday! |
The fair was a hit and my gs and I enjoyed the day together did what ever he wanted my only need was to see the womans building to see the recently made hand goods and quilts. Not to impressed this year. But he was funny couple hrs. into the fair he looks at me and says gram how about we go do the quilts and get that over with. How cute! He will be 12 in Oct. big year for him starting school etc. Time goes by so quickly seems like just yesterday he was starting school. My SIL has gone to the city for the week so we have a little break here at the house just nice little change. We are off to camp and on friday. I am preplanning my menu. Didn't do awful at the fair had a gyro for lunch with lamb but could of been much worse, a blooming onion which is delish but full of naughy cals so 4 of us shared that and other than a soda that was pretty much it. I bought a fried dough the gs gave me a piece about the size of a walnut that was it that was his and he was going to eat it. Good thing I figured. So cals haven't been to off the wall and I feel a whole lot better than a couple of weeks ago when I felt bloated to the gill and just out of control had to be my hormones? No more hot flashes either since then sleeping so much better since about 2 years ago. Hurray I think I made it through that time of my life. Work is good but super busy yesterday paying for my day off and helping out a new girl a bit.
Today I am stopping at the farmers market for some veg. and fruit for camp. Marie try munching on an apple on the way home you will get in some fiber and it will help with not being so hungry when you hit the door. I eat lunch around 11:30 so I get hungry too. It seems to make a difference or have a 2:00 snack according to the nutritionist which I take a client to that is good for us so we aren't so dang hungry at dinner, it is a buffer. Judy I must of missed you rented another apt. must be your just not finding the right house or have put it on hold for right now? Auntie g I will have to ck out that Hungry Girl never did before sounds interesting maybe a work I will find a min. today or friday. Got most of my work done now few reports to write. Penny take care of yourself don't over do take it slow and then increase hate to see you hurting. After not being there for a bit it will be an adjustment but feel so good. THis weekend I will be kayaking and hiking so lots of exercise. Two camping weekends in a row. I never even lifted the kayaks off the popup this time we just kept everything in and just will pack food and clothes now that is nice. The weather last week was so beautiful not sure what this week will be but I am sure not as lovely as last. Bear is camping with us this time he will be pretty excited to say the least. Well take care and I will try to ck in later or in the a.m. Todays intake so far one english muffin ww with raisins, blueberry hm jam, one boiled egg on the side blk coffee. Lunch ww pita with ck br. and veggies and an apple. Dinner plans scallops broiled with side of veggies and a salad. |
Marie - I'm glad your whoosh week is going well - I seem to be in "reverse whoosh" mode :(. I'm hoping it's just water weight as I've been eating pretty much on plan. I hope the back-to-school mayhem calms down for you soon.
Judy - I hope you are doing ok after your fall. I didn't know you were moving. I hope everything goes smoothly. You must be excited about your new apartment. I'm sure you'll be glad to leave those mousies behind! I like stress reducing images too. I have a calendar of the world's most beautiful beaches above my desk. Auntie G - You reminded me of how we used to have tomato sandwiches when I was a kid - with lovely thick white (non healthy) bread and lots of butter. I haven't had them for years. You're lucky to have your own tomatoes, especially with all the food scares lately. Carol - That was cute what your GS said - how he wanted to get the quilts over with! :lol: Kids always say what's in their hearts. It sounds like you're in a social whirlwind lately! All those temptations. You're very active too - so that helps burn off the occasional treat. I didn't go to Curves yesterday as I haven't been sleeping well with my sinus problem. I may go to Curves today as I really want to get going with my exercise again. I'm feeling bloated and the scale keeps creeping up and up. It's very disheartening when I was on the downward side for a while there. I'm still up about 8-10 lbs. over this time last year. Still, as my motto says - "quitting is not an option". |
Well I worked over on monday evening so today got out early to go get some food for camp. I think overall I made some good food choices. Started at the farmers market with veggies and fresh fruit. Then bought some turkey bacon, turkey for lunch, then some ww pita pockets and some corn. I did make potatoe salad to take what a pain in the butt no wonder I don't make it often the hubby likes it but it took a lot of work. Sometimes those whom don 't cook like the hubby have no idea how much effort things take thats it with that for awhile. I will share it with the group so it will not go unappreciated I am sure. I also precooked some ck breast to barbque there at camp on saturday. We are being naughty and taking wings and pizza for dinner to everyone thats gone up today. They will look forward to that. I do need to give Bear a bath in the a.m. before work in the morning. As he will be sleeping with us no doggie itching hah hah.... Well I just finished a nice dish of blackberries with some cool whip on them my evening treat. I will chat with you all upon my return. Hang in there Penny it will get better you just had some surgery don't be so hard on yourself.
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