Hi Ladies,

I just finished my walk on the treadmill and I am slowly inching my way up, I went 1 and 6.8 tens of a mile today. I hope soon to be up to 2 miles a day! Can you believe it. If anyone had told me just a couple of months ago to walk 2 miles a day, I would have said "ya right! are you crazy". I just hope those scales will start moving soon. I know I've lost 2 lbs but it was only weight I gained over Christmas, so I still haven't made real progress. I wont do that again, no more cheating!! It's not worth it.

Good job Meg. Sorry to hear about the problem with you meds, that makes things so much more complicated. Good luck with the gym.

Cat, what an inspiration you are! You make me want to do more and more each day. I can't really say I look forward to it but it is becoming a habit. I don't try to get out of doing it. I will settle for that.

: :lol: :wave: Hi to Karie, Lisa, Dahlia, Floridachick and anyone else I missed, come on back, we need you - Good luck to every one for an op day

:cb: :cb: COME ON EVERYONE - LETS EXERCISE!

Morning Ladies :wave:

Grandma..Great Job! I'm glad that i'm giving you the urge to go just that bit further :D you'll be up to 2 miles in no time :)
You should see me today :snail: i can hardly move :lol: i sure worked those thigh muscles yesterday because they don't want to move today :lol: i'll sort them out tho' :drill: a brisk walk on my treadmill later will loosen 'em up ;)

Where is everyone? Locked in the Gym? Come on Ladies..tell us what you're up to :wave:

Oh lord my body is aching a wee bit today :) Hubby and I have stripped the wall paper and border out of the spare room, painted the ceiling and applied the primer. All that's left to do is the coat of paint tomrrow and my new home office is ready to have my new desk installed. I'm hoping happier surroundings and a more productive work space will get me more into my school work. Here's hoping.

have done horrible with food the past two days but have earned some decent activity points with the painting. My weight was down slightly today but for the most part I take it as a maintain. I'm happy.

Cat hope you're feeling better and that you have your thighs sorted out :)

Take care all and I'll check back in tomorrow.

Pam

:nono: Pam..i feel like you..a wee bit sore :( i did'nt exercise yesterday unless you count stacking firewood :?: well..i did :lol: i will go on my treadmill today if nothing else..Hope the new home office has the desired effect ;) what colour is it? if anyone is doing any home improvements i would recommend yellow..i did one of the spare bedrooms in that colour and everytime i look or go in it i smile :) don't know why :dizzy: can't help it..the whole room glow's.

Yaaaay! I walked 5 miles today :D so i think i made up for missing yesterday..i've had a nice hot shower and thighs work again :lol:

Cathy you are my hero :) Wow, you rock. My hamstrings are still quite upset with me from painting but tomorrow I should be able to do some treadmill and upper body work.

Have a good night and I'll talk to you all tomorrow,

Pam

Hello ladies.

I have not posted in a while.. but I read this everyday. Been active watching my grandbabies again. Man so glad I had mine when I had energy. Why is all that energy wasted on young ones.. can you imagine the amount of things we could get done in a day if we had that kind of energy?:cb: :cb: :dance: :dance: :dancer: :dancer:

Well, back to me...:lol:
Hubby and I started a better healthier eating plan last Monday. We are trying to eat better choices and cut down on the fat content.. also son enjoys eating that way too.. and the good part is the scale was down 2 pounds this morning...so my goal right now is to lose another 3 by Valentines day and then go on to Easter challenge for 10 more... bringing me under 200 by spring. Of course I'd accept a bigger loss as well. But I am not getting my expectations up. I am taking this slow but steady.

How is everyone doing? Good I hope...I cannot remember what has been going on... I read it everyday, but usually in a hurry so I sort of skim sometimes... I really must slow down....

Well, I have to get to work. Just wanted to check in let you all know I am still around.:cp:

Son is doing better. He is spending more time downstairs with the family... that is a big improvement, cept now I don't have to run up and down the stairs all day long.. my knees and legs were just getting used to it... well guess I could do it just for the fun of it...:)

take care all, have a super *(op)* day.. later
Dahlia

Hi Dahlia...welcome back and congrats on the 2lbs loss :D glad to hear that your son is doing better and getting more mobile :)

Hi Ladies,

Just a quick checkin. We spent the day at the hospital. Our granddaughter had her toncils out. She was scheduled to come home tonight but was still in a lot of pain so they decided to keep her overnight. The doctor said teenage girls have the hardest time with this surgery. He said nobody knows why, it just seem to be true. Hope she feels better tomorrow!

Dahlia, it's good to hear from you. Glad your son is doing better. I had to laugh when I saw your remarks about stairs because I walked up several flights of stairs today. My dil has a problem with elevators so I walked up the stairs with her while my dh and ds used the elevator and I was amazed at how much easier is now after all those miles on the treadmill. I must be getting in shape. I agree Dahlia, couldn't we all use the energy of little tots!

By the way, I am very proud of myself because I finally made - 2 miles! Can you believe it- I walked two miles on the treadmill this morning for the first time!:jig: :jig: Also, I checked the scales and I have lost the last of the 3 lbs I gained over the holidays. So I am back to where I was before Christmas. Now I can start making some real progress! :dance: :dance:

5 MILES CAT - WOW - don't expect me to get there! You are amazing:goodvibes :goodvibes Way to go girl!

:wave: Hi and goodnight to Karie, Pam, Lisa and anyone else I missed - Good luck for an op day tomorrow

Good Morning Dear Hearts,

Grandma G...I'm so proud of you! 2 miles is an awesome accomplishement. Soon you and Cat will be having cyber races :)

Dahlia, glad you checked in and so happy to read DS is on the mend. Brings you a sense of peace and well being I'm sure. Kudo's to you and hubby for the lifestyle change.

Cathy, what can I say? 5 miles!!! HOLY COW!!! You are my inspiration.

Had a good OP day yesterday and got my exercise in so I'm happy. DH is working on getting my desk together so soon I'll have my dining room back too.

Have a great day ladies and a special hi to all you lurkers :)

Pam

Grandma.. :bravo: i knew you could do it!
I nearly did'nt exercise yesterday..was really lazy..but last night i kinda felt guilty like i was letting myself down so i 'walked' 3 miles while Joe Millionaire was on :D i'm so glad Heidi was dumped..she was so smug..i can't wait to see the winners face when she finds out that he's not rich :lol: i'm a :devil: i know!

Hi Ladies,

It's pretty quiet on the board, where is everyone? I hope all is going well and everyone is just too busy exercising and staying op to post!:)

I have to admit I had a little set back in my exercising! I think I was pushing myself a little too hard, because after two days at 2 miles my legs were really bothering me and I had a blister on my foot. I didn't want to take any days off from exercising so I cut back a little on speed and distance. I am back to 1 and 1/2 miles at a time of 35.46. I will slowly increase each day until I get back to 2 miles. I still haven't missed a day of exercising this year! I figured it is better to do less then none. So I am satisfied for the time being. Thanks Cat and Pam for your encouragement!

Keep up the good work Cat, you are still my hero and my inspiration!:bravo: Even though I know I will never catch up to you I am going to keep trying!:lol:

:dance: Hi to everyone lurking, let's all work together for a great losing year COME BACK AND JOIN US!

:wave: Hi to everyone and good luck to all of us for an op day!

Good Morning everyone,

Wow I can't believe it's Thursday already. This week is just rushing by!

Grandma G I hear you about pushing yourself too hard. I worked out with my free weights on Monday night and I kid you not my biceps are still aching! Oy vey :)

My sister and I are going dress shopping on Saturday for her upcoming wedding. Sounds like she may be having a few troubles with the futer MIL whom she does love and adore. that being said however, her MIL seems to want to be planning an awful lot of the day and I know that the guest list has already gotten larger than my sister and future brother in law had wanted. Oh well they'll get pushed far enough and then they'll stand up for what they want. I told her to elope LOL.

Have a great day all and I'll check in later.

Pam

Grandma..you can catch me up any time you want ;) i'd be glad of the company :lol: I missed exercising on Tuesday (hate when i do that!) but i did 3 miles yesterday..5 miles today and 15 mins of free weights :D Pam..glad you stopped by :) like Grandma said "it's very quiet around here" let's get buzzing! Weigh in for me tomorrow..hope the metal :devil: is in a good mood :dizzy:

Hi Ladies,

Not much to report. I weighed in for this week and am back to 167, where I was before Christmas! So I have undone the damage my cheating caused. I also added up my miles on the treadmill for my challenge and I have walked 25 & 1/2 miles to date this year, so I am more then halfway to my challenge of 50 miles by Valentines day.

Everything is going well and I am staying on program so I just have to continue doing what I have been doing and hopefully by next Friday I will have some progress to report!

:cb: :cb: This exercise helps keep me motivated and is a good start to each day.

:wave: Hi everyone, hope you are all having an op day!

Hi Grandma..great job with the 25.5 miles :bravo: i've got a bit of a stiff neck/shoulder this morning thanks to the butterfly press :lol: so i'll just be treadmilling today..talk about no pain no gain :rolleyes: weighed in this morning with a 2lbs loss :D so i'm ahead of the game now..only 'weigh' to go is down :cp:

169.5/168/166 Goal:130

Cat and Granmda G Weigh to Go!!! Awesome work ladies. Quite impressive treadmill work from both of you. Inspiration for me to haul my butt up there on it :)

I've spent the past few nights decluttering the house and I'm feeling good about it. Jus trying to simplify life as much as possible so I can concentrate on the things I want to do.

Have had a pretty good week eating wise so I'm happy about that. We'll see if the scale reflects that tomorrow. I did poorly on the weekend so we'll see if that had much of an effect. Every day is a new day and every meal is one that you can always make a better choice at. I'm slowly minimizing the Christmas damage so all is good.

I'll check back later. Have a great afternoon,

Pam

Okay I'm back :) Went out for Korean food with DH and gosh it was so yummy. We hadn't been to that restaurant for quite awhile and the manager came rushing over to our table to shake our hands and welcome us back. Don't get service like that very often! It was delicious and I didn't make an oink of myself either. I weigh in tomorrow and I'll post my results on the challenge thread.

Catch you all in the morning.

Pam

Hey Pam..i'm sure you will have lost weight :) it's nice when you get treated like that..last year when we were going to the Keg a lot the manager took us to our table one night and bought us a drink..makes ya feel special does'nt it :) i 'walked' for 5.5 miles this morning..i was aiming for 6 but got fed up :lol:

I finally heard your calls. Thanks so much for remembering me and holding a space for me to come back to.

I have been struggling too! After such a blockbuster year last year, I have been having a tough time finding my motivation again. The day starts so well but then I slip off into that mindless eating place.

I do keep thinking every moment is a new opportunity to make a fresh start so I haven't quite given up just clunking along.

It is inspiring for me to read your posts. You all help me remember how good it feels to be eating well and losing. I am still going to the gym every morning but have stopped being sure I drink enough water and clearly I am eating way too much.

Thanks for the "wakeup" calls everyone. I will try to get here more often and bring good news.

Good job to all of you who are still here. We will walk this path together.

Karie

Good Morning,

Well weigh in yesterday was a bit disappointing and I'm up almost a full pound. I guess I'm not watching things as close as I thought. Need to get in more exercise so that's this week's priority.

Went wedding dress shopping with my sister yesterday and she lucked out and found the perfect dress right off the rack. She'll look radiant that day to be sure. The grin on her face after she got it was a mile wide and I knew she was relieved to have that part of planning her day done.

DH and I finished decorating my new office last night and I'm quite pleased with the results. Got a nice set of cranberry colored curtains for a splash of colours and four little pictures with old fashioned country scenes in it to tweak my imagination when I feel like taking a journey in my mind instead of working on accounting. LOL.

Karie, I'm glad to see you back posting. I know this journey gets darn hard sometimes...we're all either going through it or getting past it, but we're here and we'll do our best to keep you motivated.

Hope you all are having a good weekend. Off to have breakfast, grocery shop, laundry and homework. Whoo hoo what an exciting life I lead :)

Take care,

Pam

Hi Ladies,

It is a beautiful sunny day today after a cold night. I think it got down to about 3 or 4 below 0 F. Not as bad as it was last week. Last week it got down to at least 12 or 15 below one night and the same night Saranac Lake less then an hour away was the coldest in the nation at 33 degrees below 0. I am ready for a January thaw!

Karie it is so good to hear from you. Don't worry you can do it. I understand what you are going through. After losing 40 lbs I can't seem to make any progress no matter how hard I try. But with my new exercise program I can feel I am toning up and I am also learning how to maintain. I have noticed my slacks fit a lot more comfortably then they did when I first got into them and I have had to stop wearing some of my older ones because they were getting uncomfortablely large.

If we can live in a healthly lifestyle and keep off the weight we lost we are still acomplishing something. And if we keep doing what we are doing the scales will have to start moving sooner or later. I HOPE! The hard part is keeping the motovation when the scales don't show it. I have a bad habit of getting on the scales every morning, and they are not terribly accurate so they go up and down each day. I know it would be better to only get on once a week, but I can't break the habit of stepping on every day!
even when some days its discouraging! Last year when I first started my diet, it went down every time I got on and it was so encouraging!

Pam your office sounds awesome. You should enjoy working there. Are you working for employers at home or are you a certified public accountant? My sister who lives in NH is an accountant. She works from her home and several times a week has to go to different offices where she brings their accounts up to date and does their payrolls. Your Sister sounds so happy, what a special time, getting ready for her wedding.

Cat, you are unbelievable with that treadmill. I can't even imagine going 6 miles at one time. I think I am doing great getting back up to 1.8 miles this morning. But I am determined to do it every day. I didn't have time before church this morning but after church and breakfast I came home and did it. Before I started this challenge I wouldn't have done it later, so that is progress!





:wave: Hi to every one I missed. Have a great op day!

Hey Pam..it was probably that meal that you had ;) don't worry about it..it will be gone next week :D the office sounds really nice. How exciting shopping for wedding dresses..can't wait to see the pic's.

Karie..great to have you back :)

I walked 6 miles yesterday (for a total of 18 miles in 4 days) while watching "From Dawn till Dusk" i've never seen it before and when they were fighting all the vampires my adrenaline was pumping and my little legs were going like the clappers :lol: then i did about 15 mins of weights..i allowed myself 2 beers last night with it being Saturday night (i live an exciting life too Pam) so my calorie count was up a bit but i 'burned' 470cals on the treadmill so it should balance itself out :D i'm gonna watch the second installment of 'Taking it Off' at 11am..one guy weighed in at 463.8lbs last week..he could'nt believe it :eek: he thought he was about 375lbs..anyone else watching it? gonna get some brekky and then start my 'hamster' routine :wave:

Hi Grandma..we were posting at the same time ;) i'm just the same with the scale :( it's parked right by the toilet and everytime i 'go' i hop on it :lol: and it does go up everytime because i'm full of food and water :lol: but today i vow to put the :devil: in the closet and not let it out until next friday's weigh-in..i said i'd do that yesterday but did'nt bother for some reason :?: are you going to join me ? hide it somewhere until your next 'official' weigh-in :D

Hi again,

Grandma G, thank you for your eloquent post this morning. I was feeling a bit in the dumper about my weight and lack of motivation but you're right...keeping off what I've lost already is a great accomplishement also. My home office is for me to work in for my night courses. I'm working towards an undergraduate certificate in accounting through a local university through home study courses. I work full time as a book keeper but wanted some courses under my belt so that I could understand what I was printing off on for our financial statements. After the certficate (seeing how well I do as it's ten courses) I can then apply for the diploma and if I really like it (that's ten more courses) then I can transfer those into the pursuit of a CMA desgination. That would take years but hey who knows? I'm not even 30 yet

Cat I'm happy that you watch Taking it Off too! I love that show. i teared up for Malcom when they read him his official weight. The poor man seemed so devestated as he knew he already had a momentous journey ahead of him let alone tacking on another 80 pounds. Those girls that room together drive me a bit nuts. I can't wait to watch tomorrow night. The deal I have with myself is if I want to watch it I have to be on the treadmill while I"m doing it. Thanks for the encouragement wtiht the gain this week..here's hoping next week is a bit more favourable.

Well off to finish laundry and watch the NFL games today. I'm anxious to watch the Oakland/Titan's game.

Have a good one and i"ll check back later,

Pam

Pam..do you mean the 'sisters'? the one that is dieting actually said that she was glad that her little sister was now bigger than her :( and the 'little' sister (who looks like she is eating herself to death :( ) said she would'nt change her eating habits to help her sister :lol: you should have seen her pigging out..she dropped some cake on the table and licked it off..i feel like knocking their heads together because they are both really pretty and could be knockouts if they slimmed down a bit...i don't know how far this girl will get because she's only making a half-hearted attempt..time will tell :chin:

You bet...those were the girls I was talking about. When she was joking about her boobs being too big for her to reach the table all I could think about was "it's not funny". Both those girls are gorgeous. when the roomate kept talking about how she wasn't going to make one single effort to help her out with her journey I thought to myself that she's in for a long hard road. I hope she hears that "click" for herself but gosh I'm not feeling real positive about her right now. They live here in edmonton...I wonder what I'd do if I saw them out at the night clubs they were talking about? I hope I wouldn't turn into the food police or something LOL.

Hi ya,

Okay today was a much better day. I know I can get that feeling back again. I will be in control and I will feel good again not to mention get into that new suit I bought!

Thanks so much everyone for the words of wisdom. I guess we just can't hear them enough.

I was at the gym this morning for my regular 2.6 mile walk and 20 minute weight session. I need to work on upper body strength right now. I finished my glass blowing course last weekend and realized that if I wanted to do bigger pieces in the future, I am going to have to heft a whole lot more molten glass than I felt I could this time around.

I haven't seen Taking it Off but I just searched the TV Times and see it is on tomorrow night at 7:30 so I will try to catch it.

You are all doing so well with the walking right now. It does feel so much better to be moving.

Pam and Cat, great mental picture of you two on your treadmills totally engrossed in the television.

Hi Grandma C, hang in there. I agree we will do this together.

Have a good evening,
Karie

Hi Ladies,

I didn't do so good with my eating yesterday. We went to a memoral service and they had a dinner after with tons of food. And you know how it is, even though you just take a little of each thing there are so many dishes! I ended up with a big plate full and I ATE THE WHOLE THING, then to top it off they had all kinds of cakes, brownies, cookies etc and someone had made white cake with peanut butter frosting and of course I couldn't resist the peanut butter frosting so I had a little piece. And as if that wasn't bad enough, later in the evening we were at our sons house and my dil fixed some garlic bread. I just had to have two little pieces!:devil: NOT A GOOD EATING DAY!:?: The only thing I did right was keeping to a very small piece of cake and very small pieces of garlic bread even though I would have liked more - maybe that at least was an accomplishment!

But today is a new day and I will do better! I will

Cat you are right, I will put the scale away and only use it on Friday at my official weigh in:angel: I won't get on it until then.

I have thought of another idea too. In the winter I don't drink nearly as much water as I did this summer. Maybe if I start drinking more it will help with the weight loss. Starting this morning I will increase my water intake. I don't think it is good to drink an excessive amount, but certainly more then I am. What does everyone else think? I remember we kind of obsessed on that at first!

Pam it sounds like you have a good plan for your education and I know you will do it. It doesn't matter how long it takes. In five years you will still be five years older wheather you take the courses or not, so why not take them. I read that in "dear Abby" once when someone wrote in asking if Abby thought she was too old to go back to school. That was abbys answer! My dad only went to 9th grade and didn't graduate from high school. When he was in his 60s and retired one of his grandchildren went for his GED (equivalent to a high school deploma) so dad went with him for encouragement. I don't think the grandson ever did get it, but Dad did and he was so proud of himself he went on to college just to prove he could. He only went one term but he made the dean"s list. Moral - you can accomplish anything if you want it badly enough and it doesn't matter how old you are:bravo: THAT GOES FOR THIS WEIGHT LOSS TOO - WE ALL CAN DO IT

Has anyone played that new game "Cranium". We played that at my sons house last night and we had a ball. I think there are only supposed to be 4 players but we just divided everyone there into teams. At first there were 6 of us then my granddaughter and her boyfriend came in and later my grandson. I haven't laughed so much in years. Especially when my son acted out Marilyn Monroe for us to guess!:lol:

:wave: Hi to karie and anyone else I missed, I hope we all have an op day!

:cb: :cb: Exercise time, I have a date with the treadmill AT LEAST 1.9 MILES TODAY - MOVIN ON UP

Good morning ladies,

Hello to Grandma G., Pam Karie and everyone...I am re stating my goals again today... I too am going to hide that metal contraption and only weigh in once a week, I get to frustrated when I do it daily and that darn thing goes up and down all the time...

My son goes back to college today, thereby making my treadmill accessible again.. I plan to use it this afternoon.. and try to do it daily from now on... I will have to see how far I can get....

Not much to say,, been doing well with my eating, and I read that if you drink tea, any kind it is good for weight loss, I used to drink pots of it and I was able to maintain a lower weight back then, so hoping it will work again,, and since its so cold out, is good time for it.

Well, I better get to work. Pam your new office sounds nice and pleasant, I need to get mine drywalled and fix the drafts... my office used to be an enclosed porch, it has heat in it but is only over a crawl space and not insulated.. only paneled so I am cold in here alot... especially my feet. I told my DH what I want him to do, so this summer he will do it... it is one of my goals..... I have so many.. but my main one is to get down to at least 20 pounds by summer, that isn't to much to ask or expect.. right? right....

Later, have an op day and stay warm.

Dahlia

Hey everyone!
 

Last week I couldn't get online at all. I was working with my children's theatre group, casting Annie Get Your Gun. We work with 4-8 graders where I grew up (my mom founded the group). She has been doing it since 1974. Now I help by choreographing the musical numbers.

Anyway...It has been 20 days (let's call that 3 weeks) on Atkins and (drum roll please)...

4.5 pounds down!
1/2" smaller bust!
1.5" smaller waist!
1/2" smaller hips!

:dancer: :dancer: :dancer:

I didn't join the gym last week, because I never would have been able to go, so I am joining this week.:strong: I am very excited at how well things are going.

Now I will be able to check in again everyday. Hi to everyone on the board!!!

Talk to you soon....
Meg

Hey..great to see more of us are posting again :D I took the day off yesterday from everything :lol: and only moved to fuel the woodstove and make dinner :rolleyes: ate to much chocolate, sweets and dessert too :mad: but like Grandma said 'today is a new day' oh..and i did put the metal :devil: away too!
Grandma..that game sounds a hoot..wish i could have seen your son :D is it kind of like charade's? what exactly do you have to do?
Meg..congrats on the weightloss ;)
I'm still in my dressing gown at 1.45pm..lazy :moo: Bad Girls will be on at 2pm so i can either exercise then or wait until Coronation St comes on..decisions..decisions :lol:

Hello Ladies,

Popping in quickly to say HI!

Meigg, awesome job. Way to go.

Dahlia, Grandma G, Cat, Karie hi to you and hope all is well.

Doing all right today food wise and I've got my treadmill date tonight to watch my show :)

Have a good one and hopefully I'll have more time to chat tomorrow.

Pam

This is feeling like old times!

This has been a pretty good day for me too. I made a big pot of beef barley soup last night. 2 pts for a cup so I have confidence that I will coast through dinner with maybe 4 pts and 3 for a small bagel. It does get easier as I get a few days under my belt.

Grandma, I think yoiu are right that drinking water really helps with getting the weight moving again. When I forget or slow down, I do find my weight gets stuck. It still try to drink 2 litres a day.

Pam, I love going to school. Your home office sounds wonderful. I think that CMA would look great behind your name.

Meigg, Good job on the Atkins diet. It is so exciting to see that old scale go down.

Dahlia, Welcome to the recommitment party. It just seems like the right time, doesn't it.

Cat, I think you just have to figure out home many kilometers to have to walk to walk off the chocolate and you can have a "balanced" diet :lol: :lol: :lol:

Good to hear from everybody.

It is so cold here and terrible icy rain. I am going to work at getting my studio into some kind of order.

Have a great evening,

Karie

Hey everyone. Just popping in to say high. Things are going well today. - oh, but I forgot to mention one thing about work. I don't know if you remember, but July 1st of last year my boss cut my salary $10,000 (for the rest of the year). I never got that money in the xmas bonus, but instead he gave me cookies. Don't even get me started on giving the fat girl cookies...

Anyway, he just gave me a $5,000. But, when you do the math over the year, I am losing an additional $5,000 (because now it will be for the whole year - not just for 6 months).

So, I made a second New Year's resolution (albeit a little late). I am going to find a new job. Between that and my body, I have alot of work to do!

Karie, sounds like you are doing great - keep it up!

Hi to Pam, Cat, Dahlia, and everyone else!

Meg

Well Meigg, I think you know what's best for you and it does sound like you are getting the short end of the deal. You know what you are worth and it doesn't sound like your boss does. That was an awfully big salary cut and I'm a bit surprised by his seeming reluctance to talk to you about the long term plan.

good luck and don't get discouraged.

well i'm just taking a study break tonight so I better get back at 'er. Hope you all had a great day and I'll try to pop in tomorrow. Time seems to be flying by this week...

Take care and hi to All.

Pam

Hi Ladies...Pam i watched "Taking it Off" last night..did you? i was wondering if you were on your treadmill like i was :lol: is it on more than once a week only it said week 5 and i've only seen 3 :dizzy: that 46yr old woman is a hoot..i don't know her name. She cracks me up with her husky voice chatting up the personal trainers :lol: she made me laugh when she told the dietician that she could'nt have just one beer a day :lol: but she's doing it!!
I 'walked' 2 miles yesterday and 4 today i've kinda lost my oomph at the moment..i'll blame it on the lousy weather :s: i want the sun back ;) eating more than i should will have to try harder tomorrow.

You bet I watched it from my treadmill ...I laughed my butt off when she called that pretty boy trainer a "slip and tickle kind of guy". She's quite a riot. This is only the 3rd time it's been on so they must do a show in elapsed time so that it won't run the full 26 weeks on Life. I think next week's espisode will be a bit of an emotional one as they'll be talking to Malcolm's son (he's the really big fellow) I always tear up when I hear how cruel kids can be.

You girls will be so proud of me. Not only did I come down for a 20 minute quick treadmill work out, I also stayed totally OP and even got my two hours of studying done tonight. I tried to take the dogs for their walk but it's too darn cold out there. Poor little guys only stand 10 inches tall and we've got 8 inches of snow so you can imagine the treck they've got everytime I drag them out there. I'd hate to read their minds these days :)

Where is this "taking it off" show? It sounds great - let me know what channel. I have a satellite so I get almost every channel.

Dan and I bought a deep fryer, and he made me wings tonight. He used to be a chef at a restaurant, so he is a great cook (okay, he makes other things other than wings!). Anyway - they were SOOOO good - and they are a part of Atkins.

I feel great - tomorrow I am going to try and join the gym.

Sammy - great job staying on track today - one day at a time!!!

Cat - don't worry, just try and get back on tomorrow. It is okay to take a break for one day, just try not to make it a habit (like I have!)

Hope you all have a great night!

Meg

Hi Ladies

It is so good to read all the post and feel all the motovation!:D WAY TO GO LADIES, We are doing it! One day at a time -

Meg is right Cat, don't let one bad day get to you, think of all the good days you have had and jump right back in! You can do it. About the game "Cranium" It isn't just acting things out - they have four boxes of cards and all different catagories. As you move around the board and land on different colors it determines what box your card comes from - There is answering true or false question, some multiple choice, some just answering questions. and there is sculpting with play dough for your partner to guess, drawing for your partner to guess and even humming or whistling a tune for your partner to guess. Something different every turn! Never a dull moment!

Meg it sounds like you have really taken to this diet and are doing so well with it. Keep up the good work!

I have to go now. It's going to be a busy day, but I already did my 2 miles on the treadmill. Hi to anyone I missed and good luck for an op day!