[Grandma G]

Hi Cat, Karie, Pam, Dalhia, Meg, Floridachick, liza, and anyone else I may have missed

It doesn't matter where we are with out diet and exercize program. We have all worked hard at losing and we have all made some progress. So we should be proud of ourselves for what we have acomplished, and make a new commitment for after the holidays to keep on the program. We can do it together. We've proved that, all it takes is perseverance!

Here it is Christmas Eve day. We have snow or not, depending on which window you look out. Much of the ground is bare. This is such a beautiful and special time of the year. I look forward to our Christmas Eve service at church tonight and then Christmas dinner with most of our family tomorrow afternoon.

I PRAY YOU ALL HAVE A BLESSED AND MERRY CHRISTMAS!

[cat90]

Hi Ladies been on the phone most of the morning talking to relatives in the U.K. will be doing the same in the morning.
Everyone had plans to go out enjoying themselves time's like this i wish i was there never mind will probably visit them in the summer. Hubby had a hospital appointment last night and i was bored at home so i went out and bought everything i said i would'nt buy..including a turkey so i know what's on the menu for the coming week started eating chocolate last night too..i'm a little Bad Girls is on and i'm fixing to start making a trifle for tomorrow and then go out and see what hubby is up to

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

[Grandma G]

Hi Ladies,

Well here it is Dec. 26, the day after christmas. Wow that went fast. It was a wonderful day. Although one dil was sick so she and no. 2 son couldn't make it. But we had two sons and their families here and several other family members stopped to visit throughout the day. We all talked to our dd and family in Florida, watched some great old home videos and had too much to eat and a lot of laughter and family fun.

I just let myself go and ate anything I wanted, including pie and chocolate I was bad, but it was fun. Now the challenge will be to get back with the program. I still have pie left and our kids gave us chocolates. I will have to do something about all that temptation because I can't afford to have any more off days!

On the spur of the moment we planned to have breakfast tomorrow morning for the whole family. I am going to use the occasion to celebrate no. 3 son's birthday which is on Sat.

On Friday night is the Town Board's Christmas party, another banquet and another challenge!

Yes, life is challenging but we are not going to let that stop us - RIGHT - we can do this, together - we can stick to the program. I will now start the Valentine's day challenge. Everyone join me! IT IS TIME FOR A NEW COMMITMENT!

Come on everyone, and I am talking to me, come on and get with the program, eat right and exercise. AND START POSTING - WE MISS YOU AND NEED YOU!

Bye everyone! Time to get to my treadmill - at least a mile!

[cat90]

I'm in on the challenge Grandma i won't be starting until the New Year tho' it's nice and sunny here i'm glad about that because i'm going to the mall to spend hubby's hard earned

[Grandma G]

Hi Ladies,

I was bad yesterday, instead of walking the treadmill I ate chocolate, lots of chocolate! Bad Bad girl!

Well we had our family breakfast this morning, and everyone was here, even the dil who was sick on christmas day. She is feeling better. It was fun and we celebrated No. 3 sons birthday. Then he surprised us with a present of good news! He and his girl friend became engaged for christmas! I wasn't too surprised however. I knew she was the right girl for him! I am so happy for them

Then dh surprised me by doing the dishes while I cleaned up the kitchen! Wonders will never cease.

We sent a lot of chocolate home with my dil. She loves chocolate so we made her happy and got rid of a lot of temptation. Now I have got to get back with the program, before I do some real damage! It's been a couple of days since I walked the treadmill. I will have to do it today, right now!

I hope every one is having a great holiday. In spite of my chocolate attack, I am feeling very encouraged, I know we are all going to lose a lot of weight in the new year. We can do this together, so enjoy the weekend and get ready to start this new challenge. No more goofing off!
Right?

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

[cat90]

I'm having a choc-fest too in fact i've been on one all morning while i browse the board and no-one's taking my chocolate from me i have'nt been on my treadmill for a week and i don't have a good excuse apart from laziness it's grey and raining today and i don't feel like doing anything apart from couch potato-ing..with a bar of chocolate he-he

[Karie]

Okay,
Does it all balance out if you eat chocolate on the treadmill? Just a thought!

I am cleaning out a ton of stuff today. Start the new year the way you plan to go forward they say....

Just a quick note to say I am in for the Valentines challenge as well. Even if I lose 1/2 of what I lost last year, I will be a happy and skinny bunny.

Great to talk to everyone! Let's get going!!!

Karie

[Grandma G]

Hi Ladies,

Cat I just had to laugh when I read your post yesterday because I was having exactly the same kind of day. I was being a lazy couch potato while I indulged in chocolate and I too defied anyone to take my chocolate away! And I haven't been on the treadmill for many days.

And I got into some chocolate tonight too, so I should be very discouraged, but I am not. I think it is because I know I am not completely out of control or ready to give up and gain it all back. I am just taking a break and indulging in some behavior I haven't allowed myself for months. I kept it up longer then I planned but now I am ready to get right back on program for diet and exercise.

Tomorrow is a new day and a new beginning. I will start the day with a mile on the treadmill and that will get me started in the right frame of mind. I am not worried about this break, because I know I can do it now. I know we all can do it. No more chocolate for me. I've had my fill and I no longer feel deprived because I couldn't have it! If anything I think taking this break will help me be stronger in the long run. That may sound crazy to some but it makes sence to me!



Hi to everyone and good luck for an op day tomorrow

[Grandma G]

Hi Ladies,

It's me again. Well I did it, I sent the rest of the chocolate out of the house this morning to remove the last temptation and got on my treadmill. I walked 1 mile in just over 21 minutes. I feel great and ready for the new commitment.

I know this sounds crazy but I think the last week helped me. I was beginning to feel deprived and having trouble sticking with the plan, cheating every now and then, a little here and a little there. It was messing up my weight loss progress so I just let myself go and ate crazy for a while. It took the deprived feeling away and at the same time made me realize all the reasons why I have been working to lose weight and why I want to stick with this liveit for the rest of my life. I also want to lose at least another 20 lbs. before I go on a maintainance liveit. LIVEIT - HEALTHY LIFESTYLE DIET.

This approach may not work for everyone, but I think it will for me. Because I feel more committed then ever today! and starting the day with exercise helped me to affirm my commitment. I know lots of others have been having the same problems during this holiday season and I hope it will work for you the way I believe it will for me. I did find out one thing
ITS A LOT EASIER TO STAY COMMITTED IF I GET RID OF ALL THE TEMPTATION. So I understand better what you people with children in the house are up against. It's not as easy is it?
Come on every one, it's time for us to get busy again.
Hi to you all and good luck to a new year of losing!

[cat90]

Hi Ladies
Grandma..you don't need kids to have chocolate in the house me and hubby are just like a couple of kids around that stuff and i think i use christmas as an excuse to buy lots of it the thing i found odd this year was that i've gone off one of my favourite chocolate bars..Toblerone i bought one of the huge 400g bars and i've had a few pieces and for some reason i just did'nt enjoy it like i have in the past..maybe my tastebuds are getting old it seemed to have a "coffee" aftertaste and i hate coffee...this does'nt mean i'm sending the rest of the chocolate off anywhere i'll just let hubby get more of it..usually the ratio is two thirds mine and one third his

Has anyone seen the new Jenny Craig ad? it has got me really stoked up at the moment...those women look great! i don't think i would use the plan because i don't fancy the idea of pre-packaged food but i could live with the results it's got me in the mood to do it!

[Sammy01]

Let's close this one up and start a fresh one