[MikiG]

Happy Birthday Reina! Hope it was a good one!

Cyan, glad to hear your day is going well today calories-wise. Better than mine, for sure. I didnt really have anything bad..just several things here and there which adds up. I do better when I plan it out rather than snitch a bite here and there all day. I did walk 2 miles tho so hoping that got rid of some of it.

Lisa, WOW girl! What an experience you had! I'm glad it turned out to be nothing serious. I'm sure it was scary for you and for your mom. Did you have a C-section? I had my gallbladder attack after my 2nd C-section..exactly 6 weeks after..and I was told that they dont know why but that alot of the time, women have problems with gallbladder after a C-section. Weird huh? And like you, the ER doc told me mine was probably just acid buildup and sent me home the first time. 12 hrs later I was back still in severe pain which had never let up since I had been the first time and that week is when I ended up having mine removed. I've never had any after-affects of it like you're experiencing tho.

Well, I was going to post more individual messages but Josh just came in ready for our exercise time. I guess thats good cuz I honestly hadnt planned on doing it tonite . He's keeping me accountable for sure!

Ya'll have a good Monday!

MIKI

[cyan]

Not much to report...did ok calorie wise yesterday but I didnt exercise..not to worry..tonight...I am back on the bike.

Weelkend was uneventful...Not much to say there. Just lots of war coverage watching and also paying close attention to the SARS epidemic.

Taiwan..how are you dealing with that...has it effected where you live? I hope not.

Well Ladies...Its monday morning...yeesh and I am at work so I best get back to it

Talk to you later

Cyan

[taiwan]

Well, I weighed in. Somehow I lost a pound, sooooooooooo it's back down to 189lbs. I am not feeling very motivated. This ediets, though I think it's seems good, it just seems hard for me to fix those food here in Taiwan. Plus, I teach in the evenings usually (well most of the time) so trying to fix a meal for family ,meal for me and meal for baby is just way too exhausting. I may go visit a nutritionist to see if she can help me figure out how to use the food available here to eat better. Exercise, well most of the time, water, uh, well been getting halfway there. We'll see. I am not going to quit, just really need to find something that will work for me.

Lisa, wow!!! what an experience. But your experience sounds like my mom and my grandmother, both have diverticultis (sp?) you would know more about me though.

To the rest of you all, I'll write more later. I am tired. Good night all.

[taiwan]

Cyan, there is one case of SARS in our county. A little nervous in a way, but yet, not really. They disinfected the local airport today though. But what worries me is that probably over half the hospitals aren't set up with quarantine/isolation areas. Luke says that they are quarantining people at home, the nurses/medical professionals make home visits, bring the food and medicine and all. One older lady has been under quarantine for 10days and is getting angry at being in so long. We are doing fine, though at my house I am waiting for chicken pox to appear. Friends of ours who were here on Thursday said on Sunday that their son broke out in chicken pox--great!!! with a 4.5yr old and a 9month old, just what I need.
Keep healthy all.

[debee]

Hi ladies,


HAPPY BIRTHDAY REINA!!! Have a piece of cake for me!

Weekend was ok except for the eating...Cyan I am like you sometimes when I weigh in I can have 2 to 3 pounds difference in two days, its strange.

Well, this weekend we went out Friday night and before we went out to eat, I had popcorn, special k cereal and hummus with carrots then I was at least not straved and only had a glass of wine and a shrimp cocktail...no bread basket! In one way it was good beacause I did not eat alot of fattening things and felt more in control. On Saturday night we took the kids to the Lone Star steakhouse and Jimmy my 7 year old had ribs, I had his kids steak and a sweet potato with butter and sugar(bad but so good) and a few bites of the kids sunndae.

On Sunday we went to Borders (it was a cold and rainy afternoon and we went for coffee and to buy a few books. While I got my coffee in the pastry case were meltaways...I LOVE meltaways. Of course I had one and then we hada pizza family night and yes I had pizza. Weekends are hard. I guess I just have to try to control portion size because I can not control choices.

I am not in a great mood today...this morning I took Jimmy to the dentist and the x-rays shows he will probably need braces, the vet called and said the cat that we adopted two weeks ago and that has been in the hospital for the past week now has an eye infection and I can not pick up until Wednesday, my husband is taking off tuesday so we can get the media stuff set up and that means that tuesday he will be home all day probably nagging me about stuff, I did to get my highlights done and my hairdresser does not think she can fit me in this week. Nothing major...just alot of small stuff that is putting me in a bad mood and I am not losing weight like I was a few weeks ago. I think I need to sign up for Curves and add some regular exercise to my schedule.

Taiwain, chicken pox...oh no!
Lisa, wow I never had anything happen to me like that expect for the time I got drunk a few years ago and passed out in a resturant bathroom and when the waitress came to find me my bangs were wet ...I guess my head fell in the toilet...yes, a very humbling experience that will never let me go near another cosmoplain again! (By the way, I am not a lush I only had a few on an empty stomach, I am a wimp when it comes to drinking...maybe that is why I use to be such a fun date. Oh well, enough of my deep dark secrets!

Oh one more thing... the second graders are doing global goodies next week and I am in charge of France and putting together a french pastry cafe...I need to bring in 200 mini eclairs, creampuffs and I am certainly not taking any of the leftovers home..I am just buying the frozen ones from Costco. I am going to make my section of the school cafeterfia into a French bistro with a small table and two chairs, lace folding screen with antique postcards of Paris, an easel with a chalkboard with menu item of the day, some french china and baskets of fresh fruit and then the baskets of eclairs and cream puffs. I also have to teach the kids a few french words and facts about the country.

Hope to post again tonight.

[MikiG]

Hi all. Nothing much going on here...just a usual day I guess. Worked late so havent exercised. The nite isnt over tho so Josh may be after me in a little while.

Taiwan, congrats on the lost lb! I hope the chicken pox bypass your house for sure. If they do get it, tho, maybe it wont be a bad case. Just hard for little ones because they want to scratch, scratch, scratch!

Debee, your French cafe idea sounds cute. You're so creative! Hoping tomorrow will be a better day for you. Sounds like you have the Monday blahs.

Cyan, it's nice that you are able to take a few min. at work to leave us messages. How was the rest of your day? Did you get on that bike? My weekend was also uneventful so not much to tell.

See ya tomorrow!

MIKI

[cyan]

Well last night I exercised for 10 minutes on the bike...my sister called ...we talked for awhile and then I went back on the bike for another 20 minutes. I also ate 1554 cals and 42 grams of fat. I havent been eating after 8pm consistenly for a little while now. I do hope this weekend that my friggin scale says I have lost some weight.

Miki...did Josh come collect you for some exercising last night?

Debee...keep at it and sorry to hear that you werent in the best of moods Monday...Today is tuesday and I hope you are in a better mood.

Taiwan... congrats on the weight loss! And keep at it.

Its too early to be at work...well not really but I feel like it is and thats all that matters I wish I was sleeping...underneath my down comforter....and then...I wish I would wake up to an amazing full works breakfast....and then at lunch...have another fantastic meal...I would love to have a whole day of pampering and lots and lots of food. Ok..I was having a dream....argh

Talk to you later girls and have a great OP day

Cyan

[LadyRider]

Hi Everyone!
It's been pretty busy around here. I am all finished at Gateway, and I'm happy to report I have 5 personal clients!! I am going to type up a into letter to send out to potential clients today to see if I can drum up more business. Our daughter and her family came up Friday and will be here until Sat. This is a good thing. We do enjoy each other's company! Our son and his family are coming down from Illinois for a couple of days week after next. That will be a real treat 'cause we don't get to see them very often.

I lost 1 lb last weigh in bringing me down to 137, but I gained it back since Dawn has been here. I ran 5 days last week, once this week so far. We did go cycling on a bike path for about 8 miles yesterday, but it was a relaxed pace and I'm sure I didn't burn many calories. Meanwile, we ate ice crem, cookies and chocolate pie!

Lisa, I don't know why, but I pictured you as a brunette! You were a pretty bride. I'm glad you're enjoying nursing.

Taiwan, congrats on the loss. Some days it's so easy and others it's so hard to get motivated, right? But we have to keep trying or we will just gain and gain.

Cyan, I sympathize with your frustration! I'm glad you have the determination to keep at it though.

Debee, I love going to Borders on a rainy day! Did you find any good books? I love your French bisto - very clever!

Reina, Happy birthday!

Miki, You are lucky to have Josh there to keep you honest. LOL I know it helps me when Bryan asks if I'm going to run. It makes it harder for me to pretend I don't have to.

Well, ladies, hopefully things are settling down around here and i will be posting once a day again. I need you guys to keep me on track.
Have a great day!

Lady

[reina_mia]

Thank you all for your Birthday Wishes. Well it has taken me some time to get in here to post, so get ready for some reading.....

Ok, last week, was such a bad week for me, I was sooo miserable for some reason, I just didn't want to work, I was extremely tired, and I just was NOT looking forward to my birthday at all. Cyan hit the nail on the head, and pointed out my reasons for this. And it is up to me to fix it. But on to my weekend.

Well, I weighed in this week and I didn't lose a pound for the 3rd week in a row, but I didn't gain either... So I am happy for that part.

Eating bad starting Saturday, ok, Maybe it started Friday night, with the bag of Twix mini's I found.

Saturday, I woke up and got ready for my hair appointment. Yes, I have taken the time out to get my hair colored, cut and styled.
Saturday was Mother and Son Picture Day, so Alex and I went out and got our pictures done. It was sooo much fun. I will post those here later.
We sat in the food court at the mall and waited for our pictures to be developed, because it took an hour, so guess what we all ate??
Pretzels, Ms Fields Cookies, and tons of soda!
Well, after the mall we were headed to my sisters, because she was having a Martini Party. Well it turned out she was trying to have a Surprise party for me.
Did you catch the word trying????
Yeah, it is the thought that counts so we will leave it there.......
Well, to cover up my facial expresions, (am I bad or what?) I just ate, and ate, and ate, all the little appetizers, and snacks that were there. Then I said let's go dancing, so we went to this bar/club and danced the night away......

Sunday(Birthday Day) Got up early to get ready for my Cousin's Bridal Shower, So of course, they had a full course lunch scheduled, soup, bread, salad, ravoli's, chicken, corn, potatos, dessert.
Was I tired of food yet??
Yeah, Right!

After the shower, Flav and Alex came to pick me up, and they took me home and had a Cake and flowers for me waiting on the table. How sweet are they???
Then, they had Dinner Reservations for a nice italian restaurant.

Now this is where the really bad eating came into play, ok...... came into play again!

We started out with Breaded Shrimp marinated with Garlic, Herb, Butter sauce!
Then of couse, Salad, and bread, again!
Then for my main course........
Broasted Chicken Vesuvio. I had enough garlic to ward off all of Transylvania

Ok, By yesterday, I was teetering on food overload, but my company does Birthday Lunches and we had to go out again!!!
Ok, I am getting sick just thinking back at all the damn food I had! YUK.....

For Lunch yesterday, I tried to keep it light and had Grecian Chicken Breast with 1/2 a potato wedge, and 1 serving of green beans!!!!

Ok, there you have it, my Birthday Food Overload.. I am eating very light today and the rest of the week, to clean out my body of all that Junk...


Taiwan, Chicken Pox, ohhhh, I am so sorry, Stay strong.

Debee, Sorry to hear you were having a bad day, Hope you are feeling better..

Lady, Congrats on the 5 clients. Good for you.. Keep up the good work, and I am sure you will be fine, with the family visiting, I know how that can deter you from you goals, but you just get right back in the saddle when they leave!

Cyan, Thanks again, for all your help, Keep strong woman!

Miki, Hope all is going good with you, I have been wanting to see Ghostship, you have to tell me about it.

Lisa, I love that wedding picture! you look beautiful in it.

Ok, ladies I am working out tonight, and will post again in the morning,.

[Lisathemommy]

Hello girls. I feel like I've been on a long vacation and I'm just now getting back into the swing of things....but there was no vacation...

Reina, sounds like you had a good birthday...even though you ate and ate and ate... but that's okay. We still love you!
Happy belated birthday from me.

Lady, how exciting for you. You're quite the entrepeneur! Is it liberating to be doing something like that. Thanks for the compliment on my picture. My hair has gotten a little darker and the sun in the picture makes me look like a blonde..but my hair is actually a medium brown...I think. I thought I was a blonde for a long time...poor me.

debee, you're bistro idea is awesome. I love going to Barnes and Noble, which is just like Borders, to study. I always have their hot chocolate with caramel and vanilla. YUMMY! It's the best place to study. I love the atmoshpere. Your "drunk" story was funny. Brought back some memories.

Taiwan, my kids were exposed to chickenpox once and they never got it...so I cross my fingers for you. Do they have the chickenpox vaccine there? I finally had my kids get that.

Miki, great job on all the exercise! Since my surgery and school started, I have hardly done a thing in the way of exercise. I really miss that healthy feeling you get when you work out.

Cyan, I miss chatting with you. I wish I had more time. You are always a positive person with lots of great advice and words of wisdom. I hope, though, that you are taking care of yourself as well! I miss you !

Well, homework to do!'
Lisa

[MikiG]

Hi everybody!

Cyan, that was my kind of dream...lol What a fantasy..eat and eat (but without gaining weight of course) I have to admit that yesterday and today I have been very slack with the exercise. My sis and I were going to walk this evening but she wasnt feeling well. I didnt want to go by myself and nobody else around here would go either. Cant seem to get motiviated to get on the AirWalker since the weather turned nice Josh has had places to go the last 2 nites too so we havent done our thing either.

Lady, what fun to have family visiting. Seems you always have something going on around there. Never boring huh? Oh, and 8 miles of riding surely burned some calories no matter how fast you rode! Good for you for sticking with the riding and running.

Reina, what a great picture! You look great and your little boy is a cutie too. You'll cherish that for sure someday when you've blinked twice, and he has turned into a teenager! I miss my boys being that young. About Ghostship...I still cant decide if I liked it.. I think because I was so hyped about it looking like such a cool movie that I ended up being disappointed. I always do that...you hear them talked up so much that they usually dont meet my expectations. It was definitely watchable but very very strange.

Lisa, I'm so glad you've been able to get here several times lately. I missed you while you were gone so much! Girl, that hot chocolate with caramel and vanilla made my mouth water. YUMMY. and I'm sure it's lowcal too huh??

Taiwan and Debee...hope you two had a good day and better luck than me with staying on track today! Eating was fine..just need to get re-motivated as far as exercise. Why cant I just get that way and STAY??? It's crazy...sometimes for weeks I wont miss at all, then suddenly days pass and I just wont get off my butt to do it. I'll try not to let it get to the point where I need Cyan's cyber kick tho!

Gotta run for now....Take care ya'll!

MIKI

[cyan]

I ate well below my 1500 cals...I had 1371 and 34 grams of fat...and I exercised for only 15 minutes on the bike..I wasnt really up to it.

Later on that evening...I was dreaming of Big Macs...and then...my friend tell me that they are having a special and that until april 6..they only cost 49 cents! Sooooooooo...maybe....today....after work....on my way home....I just might have to pick one up for dinner!

Lisa...I miss you too...its always such a pleasure to chat with you. You are such a determined, motivated self improving kinda gal and its an honor to know you. Keep going....and so happy for you that nursing is turning out to be a satisfying and enjoyable field of work for you.

Reina...love that pic...you look so good...and that blouse! I want one. And ofcourse...Alex looks so cute...but I think you already know that.

Miki....I think I hear your Airwalker calling out for you. Keep going...summer is soon here and we want to be inshape.

Lady...hope you are having a good time with your new business.

Debee...Looking forward to hearing from you soon...your posts are always so informative and fun to read.

Taiwan..I hope your kids and yourself dont come down with chicken pox...stay healthy and keep exercising.

Ok Ladies...I gotta get back to work...have a wonderful OP day everyone.

Cyan

ps I will let you know if I had the big mac or if I was strong enough to resist.

[MikiG]

Well, had around 1350 calories today with 44 fat grams ( thanks to that juicy fat burger I had )How about you, Cyan?? Did you get your BigMac??

There is a tent revival going on at a church down the road from me so I'm going to that tonite. Thought I better come on and post early since I know after church, I"ll be in a rush to get other stuff done before bedtime.

I'll be able to post more tomorrow nite.

MIKI

[cyan]

yes Miki I had my Big Mac and small fries yesterday and I didn't exercise...so my total for the day was 1644 and 64 grams of fat!

Oh well...today I will do much better and I will also cycle!

Feeling a little sleepy this morning..so I dont have much to say...I will post more later.

bye for now

Cyan

PS the kitty sleeping is my little furboy Cyan...my male Abyssinian cat!

[MikiG]

Cute cat! About time we got to see your 'namesake'..lol. I've done ok again today eating but still no exercise!! About time for that kick, I think. Maybe tomorrow's weigh-in will be some motivation for me...either I'll lose and want to do so again so I"ll exercise..OR..I'll gain or stay the same and get mad and exercise to prove the scale wrong next week. Either way, I gotta get back into it so hopefully that will happen soon.

I'll post more later. Got some other things to type up right now.

Miki