Hello & to the Back In Kindergarten thread!

"I feel like I am back in kindergarten in many ways... personal, sometimes at work and now with the weight loss. I have done so many things wrong over the years.....emotional eating, pills for weight loss, eating the wrong things, failed diets, etc.
Now it's time to start fresh, kinda like back in kindergarten......"
You are welcome to join us in our chatter about life and our weight loss journey!

So please grab your coffee/water/diet coke etc. and pull up a chair and join us!

Thought I would start the new thread...we were past 100 posts, so post away ladies!

I will be back later to post...headed out in about a hour to a Pow Wow, if it doesn't rain, and need to get dressed. Hoping everyone is enjoying the weekend...later

Hi Cristina...Hope you have a good time. It is raining here, pouring down!
I am just cleaning house in between computer stops..lol. Had a visit from family and now I can not get going.

Life is good....hope you are all having a great day!

Cristina--Have fun at the Pow Wow!!

Sue--Please send the rain this way...we are having drought conditions

We are suppossed to go to a cookout with the grandboys tonight. Kind of looking forward to it.

Hiya ladies

I think this heat is making me sick, ugh! Since being out in it yesterday I have not felt good at all...maybe it was that greasy indian taco! Anyway...

Haven't had Lily for a week and I haven't heard from J & C but I am assuming it is back to the drawing board tomorrow. They went to San Antionio for a week of fun-hopefully, before school starts. Chase and Cambrie start the 12th...seems really early to me! Anyway...I have been lost without my Lily, lol. But was busy with the daughter so...

I do believe I have eaten out waaaay too much this week and dread WI tomorrow...it is what it is though. But I know I will get it off, whatever it is this coming week. Heading to AR Thursday and will be back Sunday. I always lose 3 or 4 pounds while there, not sure why. Guess I am not really on a regular eating schedule and don't eat three meals a day.

Only walked 3 days last week. Not having Lily meant I didn't have to get up early and that was a BIG mistake. Back on track tomorrow, at least M-W. Who knows, may even go for a short walk before leaving Thurs...we'll see.

Went to see Dinner for Schmucks (actually had schmoes 'cause I couldn't remember the name of the dumb movie, lmao) today. Wasn't as funny as I thought it would be but it was okay.

That's about all I have.

SUE...we could use some of that rain too, maybe it would cool us off down here. I really hate traveling in the heat!

JULES...hope you had fun at the cookout! PowWow was just too hot. Ended up being moved indoors which was a good thing. But the 'real' dances didn't start until the evening. Wish I would have known that. Was too tired and hot to go back. But we stayed for a couple of hours. It was something to do and it was free so...

Hoping everyone is well and had a good weekend!

Hubby and baby Ashton were both grumpy last night so we didn't go to the cookout

I did start on my running program again...I really need to stick to it!!

I have had a challenge going for myself this week-end. Hopefully I can break my habit of drinking artificially sweetened drinks. Yesterday I had 2 glasses and today none...and so far so good. I just have to find a substitute since I am one of those who needs a glass of something constantly. (well, today I found out I didn't) But, I do need a drink that is not so harmful. I read some articles that pretty much made up my mind for me. DH said I was addicted, and I laughed at him, but he might have been right. It is as hard as it was when I gave up caffeine.
I did notice that I didn't crave sweets as much...and I actually didn't snack as much..so maybe this is a good habit to break!
Water is actually becoming my friend again, but I sure do hate to give up my tea. Trying to "like" un-sweetened tea, but don't know if I will ever get used to it. I have always been a lover of very sweet tea...ugh. If there is anything worse than de-caf tea it is un-sweetened de-caf tea.

Anyone have any ideas of good drinks? I try to stay away from sodas too, maybe 2 or 3 a week...de-caf Coke.

I started exercising yesterday again with some hand weights. Rode the bike/or walked a few days last week, but not near enough.

Hi ya - A good WI for me - back to 172...so South Beach is off to a good start!

Sue - have you tried stevia...it's an herb and has none of the harmful effects of artificial sweeteners. I've enjoyed it with green tea on ice. It has no calories and no chemicals and a little goes a long way. I'm with you on the fake sugars..I think they are actually worse for you than the real thing...jmo

Jules - WTG on getting back to C25K...you'll get there I know it! I gave myself all last summer to get ready for a September 5k and it happened...you'll be surprised by how ready you are...

Cristina - hope you feel better and that you get to see Lily soon.

Katy- Way to go on the 172. I wish I had luck on South Beach...but I think I lasted 11 days only. I am glad I am not alone on how I feel about the fake sugars. I have read both sides of the issue..and really can't help but think they are harmful...at least in the amount I drank per day. I did make de-caf tea today and drank it over ice with no sugars...it was okay. I am going to buy fresh lemons and really jazz it up. I know it might all be in my head, but I feel better...
So, water and un-sweetened tea are now my friends.

Hello and happy hump day.
Mom was released from Home nursing today. She is doing so well and can go shopping or whatever she wants now. She tires easily, so we just have to make arrangements to do short jaunts, but she won't have to sit at home so much. We have a wheelchair, which she hates, but I will throw it in the car when we go and possibly when she sees how she can do more without tiring she will learn to love the chair. I for one am ready to get out of the house and go for a short trip....or something. DH has been doing some overnights to play cards and I have not gone, so I am ready to enlist a "mom-sitter" so I can start going again. lol

Eating has been super good for me since Sat. and the unsweetened drinks are also going okay. Exercise has been minimal, but a little each day. Still wanting to ride the bike, but it is too hot...87% humidity today. UGH! I sure feel good and actually feel less bloated...might be my imagination, but I do feel better. I am not weighing in until Monday...go from there.

Got fresh lemons and that helps with the water and unsweetened tea. I find I am not missing my super sweet drinks..yay! I did use a pack of Splenda in the restaurant today, just to try it. Wasn't bad, but now I have to read to see if it is as bad as the others...I know I read about it before... Still need to see about the stevia Katy mentioned.

Not going to weigh until Monday..but I am tempted. I just feel good!

Just dropping by to say HI!

Kinda quiet around here...

Trying to keep up with the walking and eating right. Down to 190 which is good...now to keep it going down, was going to say keep it there but I do NOT want it to be there.

Feeling so tired since the AR trip. Was only gone for 4 days but man it sure seemed like more and it seemed like more driving...getting to old for this crap! Should check and see if they have any flights from WI to LR...would probably only take a half hour to an hour maybe...that would be nice.

Watched my Lily on Monday and then bad news...Josh lost his job. Thinking they should have done this before they went on vacation so they could have saved that money to live on instead of waiting two weeks and on top of it working him all day Monday...total BS! I told Charlotte to go ahead with her plans of nursing school...she's already signed up and has her schedule. Told them if worse comes to worse they can move in here. Don't want to give up my quiet and space but I don't want her to drop her schooling...something she has wanted to do for a while. Anyway...so only saw Lily for about 4 hours today and will probably be the same till Josh finds a job.

Other than that not a lot going on.

Hoping all is well with you all in your little corner of the world.

My old hotmail account has gone crazy and is sending no subject messages with links for Viagra, how does this happen. I apologize to all. I have deleted all the contacts and have set up a new account if anyone wants it. Crazy!! I was stressed enough without something like this happenning. Makes me worried since I do alot of online stuff. I mean if they can send emails from my account what else can they get into!!

Happy Thursday!

JULES...I know, that is crazy. I will never understand how they do that but it sure is a pain. Hugs to you

SUE...hoping your mom is well.

HIYA KATY, SUSAN, KATHY, MINDEE, SHEL & FRANCIE

Nothing much going on. Having a hard time getting my lazy arse out of bed since I'm not getting up early to watch Lily. Didn't go for a walk today...lazy, lazy, lazy...slept in. I have got to quit that too.

Anyway...hoping everyone is having a good day!

Good evening...Still not using the artificial sweetners...un-sweet tea is not the best, but drinkable. I forgot to report my WI of - 2 pounds. But since I had hit an all time high I am not so happy right now, even with the loss. Also not too happy with a very sore knee from exercising..walking indoors. Sooo, I started just upper body with weights..just to be doing something until the knee feels better. We will see how this goes...I found a web site with very nice explanations about the exercises. I only have 3 pound weights and so far I have not been too sore ( 2 days) Just so frustrating to not be walking or riding outside but the heat index has been freakishly high..like 107* ugh.

Okay...that is my rather dis-jointed complaint/gripe.

Mom is doing very nicely...we shopped for a couple hours today and she did really well. We met her brother and his wife for lunch and had a nice visit. Life is going really well....hope it continues.