Work seems to be picking up - too bad the salary isn't.
I tried to wear those pants again that I wanted to have take in. They look ridiculous on me - they are just too big in the waist. I am going to try Casual Corner at lunch today, and see if there is anything cute there. I used to shop there, and as I recall it was good stuff for a decent price. I asked for clothes for my birthday (in May), but I am really starting to need stuff now. I only have jeans and one other pair of pants that truly fit me. That is a problem. I could probably get away with switching out the same couple pairs of pants, but that is kind of pathetic. We aren't THAT broke.
I am VERY jealous about the Dairy Queen. Ours doesn't open till memorial day - those things are a GOLD MINE!
I have been doing more reading about Atkins, and I have decided I am going to go back to the very first phase, which is the strictest, and stay there until I lose all the weight. Everything I have read talks about how people have different levels of metabolic resistance (meaning how fast you lose weight). His book and website have a chart about that. I am very resistant to weight loss according to the chart. Don't get me wrong - I am very happy with my 8 pounds in 10 weeks, I just want to keep losing at a steady rate. I worry that if I have more carbs, the loss will be so slow that I won't be able to see it, and that I will be more likely to go off the diet. By adding just a few more carbs I seem to be maintaining, not losing.
Good Morning Ladies,
I just got an email from Ebay and i've been outbid again i thought it would be easy to buy from there..apparently not! it seems i'm not the only one living in the dark ages with windows 95 all this trouble just because i want to download some pic's with a different camera Terry..i just got your second email..thanks buddy and thanks for the Ebay tip i'll try that. I started off really well yesterday and guess what? we had company last night and the beers came out but so what? i'll make up for it today.I'm not going to be a grinch and refuse a drink because i'm on a "diet".
I did'nt realise that Dairy Queen was a 'seasonal' thing.. our's is open all year round... i don't like that soft ice cream i prefer the original stuff preferably with a cadbury's flake stuck in it and raspberry sauce you can throw a few nuts on too if you like.
Just watching VI news and Susan Powter is on..that woman has so much energy ( but she's loud too..not required after a night of drinking) she looks really different..black roots..blonde and pink fuzz hanging down the back (don't know how else to explain it) nose ring..looks a lot older too..i would describe her look as aging punk rocker now but the body is still great!! She's 'shouting' about her website so i guess i'll check it out and see what the fuss is about and then get back to Ebay..BBL
Wow! Susan Powter! What a blast from the past. I can totally imagine a punk haircut on her, still screaming. I am going to surf for her website now also.
Our DQ isn't a Brazier (no hot food- only ice cream products). There is another Brazier near us, but we always forget to go.
Hi guys! I have to do a little dance - jumped on the scale this morning and I have made it to my 2nd 10 pound loss!!!
I am down to 174.5 from 195 pounds. 30 more to go, but if I even lose just 20 more I will be psyched!
I am going to start training April 1 for a 5k. I am going to do it on my own, so there isn't alot of pressure. I am going to probably work out every day then. I have to keep up my weight lifting. I have let it slack this week - I just didn't feel like going this morning (the war kind of got me down).
Hey Meg..well done what did you think of the susan powter website? i did'nt think much nothing there of interest to me just the usual rantings i certainly did'nt learn anything that i did'nt already know she was mainly touting her books, video's etc.
The sun is shining here today..just lovely and seeing as its the first day of spring tomorrow i hope its a taste of things to come
i spoke too soon..you would think it was a different day now its all grey and absolutely down. thank god i went out to caulk around a downspout before the weather changed..i've got a mini crisis happening at the mo'..we suspect that water has been getting in behind a wall somewhere and i found mushrooms growing in one of the bedroom carpets so i had to rip the carpet and underlay up this morning to try and find the problem..what a mess! and it smells too hope it is'nt the plumbing...back to the big clean up..BBL
where is everyone? i've been waiting all day for someone to post is everyone depressed about the war? i just wish it was over with i'm even having trouble getting away from it on TV even my favourite soaps are'nt on i'm in a slump i know i should go and exercise but i just feel drained just don't want to do anything..i hate it when i feel like this..how is everyone else?
Hey you! Sorry you are down - the war gets me down also...
But, I am wearing new pants and sweater I got yesterday. My husband didn't balk at the price. I also got new, hip sunglasses, and have started wearing chokers again - either beaded or a scarf. I have a long neck, and that used to be my thing. I used to have style
I met 2 girlfriends for lunch today that were laid off on July 1. One moved to SC, and the other found another job. The first thing they said was how great I looked, and that they could totally see how much weight I lost!
I started running last night. My 3 new year's resolutions were to:
- do atkins for 2 weeks, and stick with it if it worked (done)
- run the chicago marathon (okay - half the marathon)
- find a new job
Last week i realized that Dan and I have already paid for a trip the weekend of the marathon. I found a 5K in the suburbs, and I started training last night. I am very excited! Now if only I can find a new job....
Cat - there was nothing at Susan's website. It seemed to me she wasn't willing to give ANYTHING away for free. That totally stinks about the mushrooms in the carpet! How do you even get rid of that?!? You know, it is okay if you don't work out today. You will probably feel like it tomorrow. And how is your Ebaying going? I am selling something right now on it.
Everyone else...I hope you are all having OP days!
Meg
First off let me say to Meg, Congratulations!!!! I am so proud of you and the success you've had thus far on your plan. I can imagine you were proud as a peacock after lunch with your girlfriends the other day. Keep up the great work and good luck with your marathon training.
Sorry to have been so inactive the past few days. I've had a headache for 3 days and finally broke down and went to the medi-centre last night. He gave me some Tylenol 2 and I think (fingers crossed) that the worst has passed as this morning I feel not too bad.
I also have some good news that I'm delighted to share with you all this morning.....When I weighed in today I weighed in at exactly 150 pounds I have finally hit my goal weight and now the challenge begins to see if I can maintain it. If I lost a few more I'd be happy but I feel great right here and am concentrating on getting my physical body in better shape.
I want to thank all of you for your continued support through both the weight loss and personal stuff. You guys mean the world to me even though we've never met face to face. I just feel like giving you all a great big
I'm off to go meet my friend for lunch and shopping later today but will pop back in later to see what's going on.
Grrr...you know when i mentioned the leak? well..i was having a "dispute" with hubby about it..my reasoning being that if it was from the downspout that comes through the deck why would it travel 8ft along a wall to the spot where it is leaking into the bedroom i think the penny dropped and he went into the basement (again!!) to double check then came up to tell me IT IS the plumbing so we've just had the joy of hacking into a bedroom wall to find the offending pipe thank god there is a woman around because he mentioned "axe" so i grabbed a large screwdriver prised off the trim and started poking around until i struck the pipe (EUREKA! it felt like i'd struck gold) i showed hubby where to cut and we found it with minimal damage thankfully we'll be able to repair it ourselves and i'll have the added bonus of re-decorating
On the diet front..what diet? i've suddenly gained 5lbs (think that Pam must've given 'em to me) and its been almost 2 weeks since i've done any exercise..i need help here
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come on ladies we are getting to far down on the list..
I have a rotten cold again, taking pills for it which knock me out, so am very sleepy...going to rest as much as I can today.. so talk to you all tomorrow..have a good weekend.
Dahlia - we ARE getting low on the list. Those low-carbers are taking over the forum!
The weekend was nice. Dan and I had a fight on Friday night. We were going to go out for a nice dinner, and then he got it in his head that we had to eat food we never eat - like Hungarian, Polish or Czech. We ended up fighting over it because I didn't want to, so we stayed home. How silly! But we saw that new movie made by HBO "Normal". It was really good.
I saw my girlfriend today that had a baby in December, and we went walking. I did my run/walk training (30 seconds of each). Boy, did it wipe me out!
Cat - good for you for sparing the wall! And, on the brite side, redecorating can be fun! You will get back into the swing of exercise, the hardest part will be doing it the FIRST time. After that you will be fine.
Good morning, everyone! It is BEAUTIFUL out! It is going to be almost 70 degrees here today!
I am having a pretty good day so far. I woke up early because the sun was shining thru our window, and I saw the most beautiful sunrise. I woke Dan up and he loved it to.
I cleaned the house thoroughly last night, and now it is sparkling. It is such a nice feeling.
Tonight I am going to go to the gym, and get back into the swing of weight lifting.
Hope everyone is having an OP day - wherever you are!
Meg
Good Morning Ladies
Boy, are we ever getting thin with the posts i mean come on girls..we'll be extinct soon
Meg..we're forecast a nice day too but not as nice as you have.. i should make the most of it because it's supposed to rain the rest of the week
I'm gonna really try and have a good day today i don't know whats come over me i ate so much a couple of day's ago that i felt sick in bed i was'nt but i felt rotten and i don't want to go through that again..i'm not hungry..i'm just feeding my nerves? depression? anxiety? whatever it is...i will journal everything today and make better choices.
The plumbing is fixed i'm trying to dry everything out now..i just hope the "dirty mop" smell goes away when it does..otherwise i don't know what we'll do..i don't fancy replacing 2 X 4's.
Hubby has a bonfire going..he's burning some stumps and playing with an excavator (they're like big kids are'nt they?) so i'd better go and feed him some bacon butties..BBL
i thought it would be easy to buy from there..apparently not! it seems i'm not the only one living in the dark ages with windows 95 
all this trouble just because i want to download some pic's with a different camera 
and thanks for the Ebay tip i'll try that. I started off really well yesterday and guess what? we had company last night and the beers came out 
but 
so what? i'll make up for it today.I'm not going to be a grinch and refuse a drink because i'm on a "diet". 
you can throw a few nuts on too if you like.
but she's loud too..not required after a night of drinking) she looks really different..black roots..blonde and pink fuzz hanging down the back (don't know how else to explain it) nose ring..looks a lot older too..i would describe her look as aging punk rocker now but the body is still great!! She's 'shouting' about her website so i guess i'll check it out and see what the fuss is about and then get back to Ebay..BBL
Made it to my 2nd 10 pound loss!!!!
what did you think of the susan powter website? i did'nt think much 
its all grey and absolutely 
down. thank god i went out to caulk around a downspout before the weather changed..i've got a mini crisis happening at the mo'..we suspect that water has been getting in behind a wall somewhere and i found mushrooms 
growing in one of the bedroom carpets so i had to rip the carpet and underlay up this morning to try and find the problem..what a mess! and it smells too 
hope it is'nt the plumbing...back to the big clean up..BBL
is everyone depressed about the war? i just wish it was over with 
i'm in a slump 
I am so proud of you and the success you've had thus far on your plan. I can imagine you were proud as a peacock after lunch with your girlfriends the other day. Keep up the great work and good luck with your marathon training.
I have finally hit my goal weight and now the challenge begins to see if I can maintain it. If I lost a few more I'd be happy but I feel great right here and am concentrating on getting my physical body in better shape. 
i think the penny dropped 
and he went into the basement (again!!) to double check then came up to tell me IT IS the plumbing 
so we've just had the joy of hacking into a bedroom wall to find the offending pipe 
thankfully we'll be able to repair it ourselves and i'll have the added bonus 
are we ever getting thin 
