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Hi all! I had a nice long hike yesterday, and was feeling good, but then overate at my nephew's b-day party last night. Now I'm feeling bloated and icky. :rolleyes: But it's a new day, and it'll all be fine! Cooking chicken soup in the crockpot today- it's starting to smell good...
Carol, sorry about the promotion thing. Just enjoy your current job- you never know what's just around the corner, anyway! Lu, hope you get some more time with your DH before he has to go. Glad you had a nice Halloween. Marie, oh, what we won't do for our doggies! We've got the glucosamine thing going too, and I think it makes a big difference. Even with arthritis and knee injuries, Jessi is in better shape than the other dogs she used to play with when she was younger. A lot of them do not get ANY walks. They just go out into a fenced yard to do their business, and that's that. Not good! We all need to exercise, as you know well ;), and Jess is the only one of her peers that gets that. Mmmmm, how's that sourdough bread? Judy, oh boy, I guess I better get to LNT before it's too late! Glad the scale wasn't as evil as you thought it would be. Now get to tracking!!! :drill: Mi Mi, :woohoo: on the 3 lbs down! Sounds like you're on a roll - getting in that exercise, and all! Keep up the good work! |
Morning all, well I really overdid the exercise this morning. I did my big aerobic/toning workout (52 minutes) because it was drizzling and yucky out. By the time I was done, the drizzle had stopped and it looked promising, so I took the doggies out hiking. My feet are aching now. :D But I got quite the workout.
Today while watching football and nascar (Zzzzz-boring) I'm going to sew a new roman shade for my great room. The one I did 5 years ago is faded and nearly brown (it was forest green) so I started a new one yesterday. I have it cut out and now just have to sew it. Since I already have the hardware, it should be pretty simple. The sourdough bread looked gorgeous. Big tall loaf and smelled lovely. Bit into it and it was very yeasty. So I'm going to take my sister's recommendation and look for specific sourdough yeast/started and research a good recipe. The recipe might have been just the problem. Mi mi,:carrot:Way to go on the 3 pounds. You are doing absolutely fabulous. Being careful with exercise is very wise so your on the right track. Auntie, good for you on the hikes and walking Jessi. If you're taking her out for walks, you are getting exercise whether you realize it or not. Since I live in the mountains, anytime I walk out my front door, it's hiking up or down mountain roads. It's always the workout. About 4 years ago, I couldn't make it up the first hill without a couple breaks. Now I cruise up it and really push to walk fast. All because of my doggies. Judy, very wise on the keyboard solution. Keyboards are dirt cheap now so not using your computer till the new one arrives would be silly. And if you don't like laptop keyboards (I do) then this will be a good travel solution. Good for you getting on the evil scale. You'll be back down in no time. I have confidence in you. Mr Scale was very congenial this morning. Since my re-start August 5th, I've lost 12 pounds. Certainly not rocketing down the scale, but 12 pounds is not too bad. Well, it's football time and I haven't moved the sewing machine out of the craft room. Marie |
Greetings! Over here the day has just begun and I'm taking for granted advantage of starting work today at 2pm.
Auntie G - did you have to travel for long to get to your hiking trail? If not, it sounds lovely living close enough to a nice place to go hiking around. Marie, are you a big sewer? I've always admired the fact that some people are taleted enough to do awesome things like make their own clothes. Good on you for the 12 pounds! and sourdough? Yum! I hope you find a yummy recipe. Judy - I love bargain electronic goods. A $10 keyboard sounds like a great deal! I hope you get your replacement soon from dell. I've never owned a dell and I've heard mixed reviews on them - what's your take? Mi Mi - Congrats on the 3 pounds! It's always awesome to see the scale go down when you've worked hard for it. I'm off to an aerobics circuit class soon. I hope all of you have a great start to the week. :D - Mazza. |
I should be in bed, but here I am on the computer again... :dizzy: Well, my chicken soup was delicious! And that will cover 3 more days this week, so yee hah! DH is fine with repeating meals when there's meat involved, since it's something of a rarity for me.
Marie, was football boring, or just the Nascar? (I know your Packers lost in OT, but I can't stand to watch car racing, so even a losing football game is good in comparison!) (And I don't mean to be offensive about the Nascar, it's kind of a joke around here that we "fight" with a friend about. He's a Nascar fan and won't watch hockey, and DH is all about hockey and won't watch Nascar.) Too bad about the bread. Better luck next time! And it sounds like an awesome place where you live! We are in what I expect is typical suburbia. The mountains are about an hour away, so we do get there, but certainly not on a daily basis. We have flat square blocks to walk around, unless we get in the car and go somewhere, but that's just not gonna happen all the time. And I don't like to take Jessi anywhere anymore, because I'm afraid of running into strange dogs. She's been attacked more than once (though twice on our own street, so my theory doesn't really make much sense, does it?) Hmmmm, I may have to rethink things... :?: Mazza, I'm still trying to wrap my brain around the time difference! I'm going to have to look up a world map or something... It's so interesting! My hiking spot was only about 20 minutes away, and that was even with getting lost trying to find the entrance! So it shall happen again, for sure. What's the terrain like in your neck of the woods? Hey, I'm too tired to look this up now, so just wondering... did any of you NOT get to turn back the clock last night? Off to bed. Have a happy Monday! |
Hello everyone nice to see so many folks on here thats super. I had a busy weekend and enjoyed having the party at my house for the 2 gs bdays. The pizzas I made and sausage rolls were a hit. Then I made a lovely apple tart at only 209 cals per slice great recipe. So tasty. I have been at the gym 2 days in the row and am enjoying it. I will workout again today afterwork. At the end of my workout I enjoy the massage chair wow that only 5 min. but so relaxing after a good workout. The scale was much nicer on friday morning but I had salty things this weekend and did endulge a bit so its my own fault. So today I am starting my week long journey of being good and eat healthy lots of water. I hope for a woosh of lbs. but anything will be better than nothing. Thanks for all your support with the job thing. I guess it was a bit disappointing but in the long run it would of been even more stressful and who needs that for a couple bucks more. I have enough deadlines now. I made a great apple tart of only 209 cals per slice not bad.
Judy good for you stepping on the scale me to at least it helps me to be more in tune with what is happening when I do eat different things. Seeing the numbers go down last week was nice now to get myself back there and then some. Hang in there. Marie the sour dough starter hummm look for a recipe on the yahoo search. Sounds great. I would like to start some new recipes as well so feel free to share. I currently have been cutting down on bread though. Penny wow soap time is coming I have to get busy. I have been making some jewelry and would like to start selling some. I have a few folks interested. Mi mi isn't that such a wonderful thing when you see the numbers go down. Congrats... Lu being in the service is such a loyal mission. I am proud of all the service folks out there. Hang in here were enjoying your company too. To everyone else we will lose together and be stronger healthier woman, life stlye changes are the best not fad diets that are short term. I hope to continue with my workouts and learning to eat healthier. |
Good Morning everyone,
It's 5:54 am in Hawaii. This is will be quick, because I am getting ready to make some breakfast for my daughter. Then I will be taking her to school. I have to catch up on the reading. I am trying to spend all the time with my husband so that's why I haven't been in for two days. But I wanted to let you ladies know that I have lost another two pounds!!! A total of four pounds. Congrats to all of you who have lost since the Thanksgiving challenge started. Keep up with your exercises and good eating habits!! Have a great day ladies!! Lu |
Monday Morning... so blue font :(
How I wish it was still weekend. Auntie, Nascar, boring. I did like it for a while, but only the first 20 laps and the last 25. I sleep in the middle. A friend at work calls it a race nap. But the football, it was irritating. The Packers gave the game away. It's so frustrating sometimes that I want to slap my TV. I loved hockey in college and went to see the Minnesota North Stars in a Stanley Cup game, but then they moved to Dallas and that ended that sports for me. Mostly I look at Sunday sports as a time to do stained glass (or in yesterday's case - irritating sewing). I really value weekends where there's no sports though. And come winter and ski season starts, no football or Nascar for me. Although DH and I are going to the Daytona 500 in February. Him a Nascar race (and it is way funner in person) for one day and me, six days on the beach. Fair tradeoff if you ask me. Mazza, I'm a good sewer. My mom's only real hobby is sewing and she's unreal good. She made sure her daughters knew how to sewing expertly. But I actually dislike sewing quite a bit. I do it only when I can't buy what I want. The roman shades are one of the things. I believe Carol is our sewer that likes sewing. for me it's a chore. I love stained glass and drawing. Carol, good luck getting back on track. Don't let weekends through you for a loop. Think of Auntie's scale slayer picture and it will help you keep control. I keep the picture in my bathroom by the scale so I see if several times a day. :D Lu, :carrot:on the 4 pounds. That's wonderful!!!!!! Enjoy the time with your DH. We'll be here when he deploys. Judy and Penny, I hope all is good with you. I did 32 minutes aerobis this morning with the 12 minutes of toning. My neck is a little sore so I need to pay more attention to my form while doing cruches. food is right on but heck, it's only 10:00 in the morning. It was raining this morning so the pups couldn't go out. They weren't happy but DH said if it stopped during the day he'd try to remember to take them out. He has the day off. Well, back to work... Marie |
holla chicas!!! (hello ladies)!!
I have my monthly friend and she is giving me some bad cramps. I was suppose to take birth control pills to control her but I stopped taking them. I think I will have to get back on them. :-( I hate taking pills. I can have it for 2 weeks straight and heavy. Today, I won't be seeing any kind of exercise done. Hopefully, after I take some hot tea my cramps will calm down a bit. Marie: My husband is in the Marines. On Oct. 15th they told him that he might be deploying in the middle of November but that it wasn't a sure thing because we had orders at the time to go to California in December. So we thought, after a week or two of not hearing anything about it, that things had not changed. Then all of this happened. Hopefully I will know today when he leaves. He started packing some stuff last night. cckayac: I'm glad that you are enjoying going to the gym. That's the attitude we need to hear. Just exercise a little more for me. LOL!! I will be back later. Lu |
TODAY'S THOUGHT
Do you really know what you're made of? It's easy to stay true to our values when life is sunny. But because sometimes hope disappears, options run out, and bright days can turn dark, all you can really count on to be there is your own inner strength. These low points are chances to learn what you're capable of when you refuse to be knocked down for good. You may not be able to choose your hardships or options. But you do have the power to face what you're given with high character. Trust yourself and your instincts, and your best will come forward. Think about the last time you had the choice to fold under pressure or to rise to the occasion. How might you have handled it a little differently? If there's room for improvement, what actions would have made you more proud of yourself? |
Hello, hello all.:)
Auntie G - I totally know what you mean about the time-difference confusion. I have a windows vista 'gadget' that is a clock set to L.A time so that I have an idea as to what time it is in the US when I'm posting here. Right now, it says the time is 6pm. Right now in AUS it is 10:00am tuesday 4th. I live in the heart of Sydney - about 20 mins bus ride from the central business district. I like it and it's what I've always known, but it can be loud and intimidating sometimes. I love the fact that the view from my bedroom window is centrepoint tower and the harbour bridge (the latter which I frequently cross on the train to get to North Sydney). I live in the suburb which they call 'little Italy' - and it's a thriving, culture - rich area. Walking home at night down the main street, the smell of pizza is in the air. I have an exam later today which I'm not exactly dreading.. I'd just rather not have to do it ...hehe. Started a new job yesterday which I really like. The boss is only about 5 or 6 years older than me and I have a friend who works there (and got me the job). It's a retail store, and so far so good. How is the beginning of autumn (or 'fall') over ther in the US? Is everyone feeling the change yet? I know I always get a little depressed when the weather changes from summer to winter... kind of like S.A.D but not nearly as intense. Over here the weather has been all over the place lately. Going from 36 degrees celcius (97 farenheit) and completely scorching one day to 17 celcius (63 F) the other. Today it is overcast and humid but still quite warm. Eeeew. I'm really happy about the fact it isn't raining much though. Had a hard day with food yesterday, but kept on track for the most part. Got in a great workout. I hope everyone is doing well and had a great start to the week. Paradise - thank you for the inspiring thoughts. :) - Mazza. |
Marie - Way to go with keeping up the exercise - you're doing great since you've been back on track. I didn't realize your DH has been in the military for so long - my thanks to him too for his service and for keeping us all safe.
Lu - I hope the hot tea helped with your cramps. Congratulations on the 4lbs. lost! :carrot: Mazza - I remember "Little Italy" in Sydney, especially the great restaurants. We lived in Coogee and Hurstville. We'd love to go back for a visit one day and see our old friends down under. We even thought about retiring to the Central Coast (Terrigal) but I think it would be hard to leave our son here on his own as we don't have any other family here. Carol - Have fun making soaps. I'm going to soon make some for the bazaar. I may make some soap petals as I haven't done those for a while and people like them for gifts. Judy - I hope everything is going well with you. I'm not doing so great with my Thanksgiving goal but who knows, maybe I'll get a whoosh! Mi Mi - Congrats on the 3 lbs. loss - way to go! :dancer: I'm getting my usual "fall stress" with getting ready for our big bazaar & tea on November 21st. I've started some crafts. I'm making some decorated red visors for the Red Hat ladies, some loofah soaps, poinsettia pins (I use poinsettias taken from a swag and attach pin backs and felt covering the pin). I'm also making some catnip toys, doggie scarves and some of the cake stands. For these I use Xmas and Thanksgiving plates attached to a glass candle holders - these were very popular last year and dead easy to make. We're a bit concerned about our DS as his firm has laid off 10 people and he has a feeling he may get laid off soon too. He works for a large architectural engineering company and they've been hit hard with the slow down in building. There are no engineering jobs in Boise as several other firms have had layoffs recently. He's seriously considering a full time law enforcement career since he has already finished his training as a reserve officer. He likes police work so he has our blessing if that's what he really wants to do. Hopefully he'll be able to eventually find a job in law enforcement where he can use some of his engineering skills. |
Ugh, Monday... The day was fine, didn't do anything bad, and got a lot done around the house. Then I found out DH's pickup needs $700 worth of work, and that made me cranky! :mad: I guess this, too, shall pass, but dang! I better start playing the lottery.
Carol, sounds like you had quite a fun weekend! Good luck with the new week's plan! A whoosh week would be nice... Marie, ok, sleeping in the middle of the race does sound like a fine plan! Don't tell DH, but sometimes I do that for hockey, too. ;) I used to think of football as a good excuse to take a nap, but I've gotten pretty into it now. Just the Eagles, though, I can still sleep through other games. And I think I'd go for 6 days at the beach if I just had to sit through a race, too! Hope you have a rain-free day tomorrow! Lu, congrats on the 4 lbs! Don't forget to change it on your profile! And yeah, spend as much time with your hubby as you can! Mazza, all right now, your post appeared here around my 6:00, which would make it 3:00 in California. I'm trying to figure this out... I'm going to have to look at a time zone map, or something. How interesting that you have a Little Italy, too. We've got one in Philadelphia, and maybe they have 'em in every city - I don't get out much! :lol3: I'm definitely going to do a search on Sydney and see what I can learn. I would be totally out of control if I was smelling pizza all the time. Mmmmmm... We're definitely into fall now, but still getting some days in the 60s on the east coast. Trying to keep the heater turned down until we have no choice! Penny, good luck with your bazaar prep! Sounds like you make some interesting stuff! I'd like to know about the cake stands - how do you attach them to the base? Hope everything works out for your son - times are sure tough, but he's got skills, so it's all good! |
Penny I hope your son does okay with his job so scary these days. My son says he is really booked with work in HI. But it is a lot of folks redoing what they already own instead of building new updates instead. He is currently booked 4 months out. Wish it were that way for my sil here with his work and for your son too. Life is only going to get tougher I think.
Sorry to say. Gifts from the heart and kitchen will be in this years gift giving for me. Lu good luck with the hubby. Where are they sending him? Marie your are right on the mark about the weekends Auntie g I will have to copy that and hang it up. I worked out again today just for 30 min. but better than not at all so now I am up to day 3 in a row. Wow thats super for me. My goal is 10lbs by christmas maybe I should do 5lbs by Thanksgiving? That might be a good half way mark. My intake today was good around 1400 cals I still have room for my 100 cal yogurt. My homemade ck soup was a bit salty hubby loved it as he is sick with a cold sil was more critical with her opinion and said it was salty. Oh can't please the old dog lately. She keeps it up and pbj will be her dinner hah hah. Naughty me. Well thats about all for now so take care everyone and hang in there with support and laughter we are going to get our goal met... |
Bright blue font for the blue sky out my window (I'm ignoring the ring of gray clouds surrounding the basin). I love sunshine!!!!
OK, reading the posts since yesterday made me laugh out loud. We're a funny group. I love humor in the midst of it all. I worked on stained glass with DH last night. I'm working on his project and he joined me. I really thought with building his plane that he'd have abandoned it so that's why I started on it (many $$$ invested in it so far). It was really nice and relaxing. Then it snowed over night. Yes, with the bits of bright blue sky, there's white on the ground. I had to use 4 wheel drive to work. So Mazza, in my neck of the woods, we skipped over autumn and went to winter. Last week it was in the 70's. Penny, I think that your son should aim for the FBI - I bet they'd jump at the chance to have an engineer grad. They do lots of stuff with buildings and rescues. You son could have a great time and be with the top dog. Just an idea - can you tell I'm listening to a book featuring the FBI??? :D:D:D Lu, you gotta love the military for their thoughtful and kind way of dealing with families. The family services sent me a survey on the kind and caring military. I completed the answers with as much thought and caring that the military has for it's members/families. I'm sorry about the short notice. The orders to California - will you be moving or are they temporary orders? Or are they canceled due to the deployment? Carol, WTG on the 3 days of exercise. It does make you feel good, doesn't it? Auntie, bad truck. I tell you, bad truck. Did you tell it that it didn't do anything to deserve $700 of your hard earned money? And I agree with you, we all need a whoosh week. :dizzy: Judy, I hope all is good with you. No doggie walk this morning - it was still snowing and it sounded like a bad idea in my brain. So I did an old Richard Simmons Sweatin' tape. It was fun and made me laugh except for some reason my DVD player was in the mood to play in black and white only. So the sock hop was really 50's style. I suppose I should work now... :( Marie |
Hi! I've been fixated on the presidential election, sleepy and continually grinding my teeth over some of the more deceptive and hateful commercials that were aired the past few days :censored:. My grandparents' generation (Southern blacks) weren't allowed to vote, so of course this campaign is especialy meaningful for me and my family. Years ago, I was one of those folks who did get-out-the-vote work, door-knocking and phone calling. These days, all I do is send money and fulminate with my friends. The line to vote this morning was long but went smoothly. Tonight I'll hang out with an ultra-political crowd and keep my fingers crossed that we'll be celebrating :crossed:
My replacement keyboard arrived already, so Mazza, I'm happy enough with Dell at the moment. Sydney has always been on my list of places to visit. I always thought it would be cool to do a grand tour of the cities and towns that ladies on this thread hail from! Mi Mi and Lu, hooray for the big loss! :high: Penny, I hope that you're pacing yourself with the bazaar this year. You seem to take on a lot of responsibility! Remember, this is all supposed to be for fun, right? ;) Marie, I wish you lived close by. Along with being my personal techie, you could also run up some kind of a window treatment for me. My new apartment has lovely large windows with a nice view, but they are very drafty. Plus they are covered with nasty venitian blinds...alas, I'm not crafty. I have a friend who is handy with a sewing machine, and I'm trying to get her to visit soon--I know she'll be appalled by the blinds, and maybe I can manipulate her into hooking me up :devil:. Carol, way to go with the workouts :carrot:. Auntie, I'm a sports fan, but watching cars race around the track would be like some outer circle of **** for me. I'm more into the big three--football, baseball and basketball. Hockey...not so much. I'm off to a slow start this week. The financial situation at work (a nonprofit) is stressful, and I have such a backlog of to-dos. The cool, damp temperature and the worries really make me "hungry." I've been making and freezing soups, which help--lentil soup, chili, fish chowder--but it's a constant nagging struggle not to munch to soothe myself. I didn't have time to work out this morning (voting) and I will get home very late tonight, so I will make up an errand at lunch and at least go for a long walk, then take a long walk to the election party tonight. judy |
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