Good morning,
Terry I am up and out the door to go to curves, will catch you all later.
Have a good day,
Dahlia

Hey all! I'm in a great mood today! I made $130 today for just opening up savings accounts for each member in our family! I needed that - especially since I just spent almost $500 on business expenses! I was tickled pink! If anyone wants details, let me know!

I am doing great today! The scale still isn't moving (stop looking every day, Lisa!) but I am feeling more toned. DH notices it in my hips.....whatever that means! HEE HEE! I have been eating great today and getting lots of work done.....I think the "rush" that exercise is supposed to give you is finally catching up to me! I'm not so lethargic and tired in the afternoons like I was. I have more pep. My eating has been good too.....and I'm working on 96 ounces of water right now.

Well, that's my check in for now! Hope everyone else is doing great too!

Hi Ladies,

T, Yep..John is coming along too but its only a short trip this time so i'm going to cram as much into it as possible :D the only thing that spoils it is that i know that my stepson will have a party while we are gone :rollpin: when we got back in September i found that the receiver would'nt work and i discovered why..someone must have opened a lively beer and it sprayed all over our hi-fi system and shorted out the receiver :mad: when i confronted him about it he said "are you sure" (playing dumb) and his Dad never says a word to him :rolleyes: I just don't see why i should have to put up with it because he does'nt even live with us yet he can come up here and wreck our things without consequence. Anyway, i have'nt had it fixed so there won't be any music for them this time :lol:

Did my Callenetics vid yesterday and although i'm not sore i can tell i've been twisted like a pretzel :lol: today i just stuck to my treadmill...eating is on plan although i've just had some pineapples and light ice cream :T sat indoors today..boredom will get me every time.

Hi all,

Sounds like you all are doing well and good in the motivation department. Right on! I'm having a pretty good week and am hoping the scale will reflect that on Friday. Tonight is our book study at church so it's a night off from working out but that's okay as I got pretty ambitious on the elliptical machine last night and my quads are still a bit sore....no pain no gain though right???? :)

Tech, welcome to the group. These ladies are fantastic and are always full of good advice. I'm starting belly dancing lessons on Monday so wish me luck!

Lisa, you are doing so well on the exercise and I agree that it's the muscle your building that's holding the scale where it is. Be sure to take your measurements!

Cathy, sounds like you've had some great days this week. If you are truly in cleaning and organizing mode, might I interest you in a trip to Edmonton at Chez Kadach et Moi so you can work some magic around here???? Pretty please????

Dahlia, how do you like Curves? I've been toying with the idea of joining but heard it is a really high sign up fee.

Terry, how are Katie's wedding plans coming along? Did I read right that Chris is moving back home and then driving back and forth to campus?

Barbara, Hi there :)

Well I've still got dinner to make and stuff to do before church tonight so I better get a move on. Just wanted to say hi and let you know I'm still hanging around.

Pam

Just me saying "Good Morning" t'all :). I can't keep my eyes open so I will be back after some heavy duty caffeination to chat. If I fall back to sleep :tired: it may be closer to noon. Dang, I need to get back to work as a body could get used to this lifestyle. It just dawned on me why I am so tired -- Tylenol PM will do it everytime. Yep, it's looking like noon ;) .

Good Morning Everyone,

Just popping in to say "hi" while I try to wake up enough to do some exercise before heading into the office. Yesterday was a pretty bad day diet plan wise, I had a roaring headach all day (dang those alergies :mad: ) and so ate comfort food and too much of it.... Hopefully today will be better. We signed up to do a 5 week wine tasting class thru the local shop and it starts tonight so I won't be perfect...but if I do well all day it won't be too bad.

I really enjoy the bellydancing video. I feel more limber after without the pretzel feel during that I got with yoga, but it's definately work I warm up and my arms in particular feel it. Great visuals about the bellies tho, luckily :?: I carry my weight all over so that is not an issue.

I agree with the not looking at the scale thing, last year I went to WW but didn't have them write down my weight on my card for 3 mos. It helped me to not watch the yo-yo just go with how I feel and how my cloths fit.

Well, I've gotta go or I won't make it into the office before my client. Have a great day everyone. Hopefully I'll be able to pop back tonight.

-Donna :headache:

Good morning all,

We are having a blizzard here since yesterday, blowing and snowing and drifting, schools are all closed, lots of cancellations.. so I am staying inside and staying warm and dry. it its 2 degrees here with a wind chill factor of something minus zero, I don't even want to know.

Sounds like everyone is doing well. I went to curves yesterday got weighed and measured. I didn't lose any pounds but I did lose inches. She forgot to print me out a copy and can't remember how many but was down on almost all points so that is good. She said once I drop a few pounds it will be really noticable.. so I am more determined now than ever. Pam, I love curves. You get to meet so many other people doing the same thing you are. I don't know if it's the same all over but here it is $75 to sign up and then it depends on how you pay. You can have the money taken from your checking account monthly for one rate, or you can just pay it for another rate, or you can pay for a year at a time or how ever long you want for another rate. I was lucky, the week I signed up was Breast awareness week, and by showing proof that I had had a mammogram done within the past year, they waived the entrance fee.. so all I did was pay in advance for a year's membership, which comes to $26 a month. You can go anytime from Mon.-Fri. 7am to 7 pm and Sat. 8-11 am. There are always drawings to win curves merchandise and our group has parties and special events every week. I enjoy going and it's easy and fun and it's working.

IT's funny, ever since I started curves I am losing inches but I have never been sore. Last Monday when I started doing extra exercises at home, on tuesday I was sore... maybe if you do the things right they can work without being sore.

Terry, let us know more details about Katie's wedding. It will be fun to go through them with you. I think there may be one in my family's not to distant future, My 21 yr. old son is getting tired of being away from his girlfriend all the time. She goes to school in CHicago and he goes to school here in Michigan, they are only 2 hrs away from each other, but with thier schedules they don't get to see each other to often. They have been going together for 6 yrs and the last 3 has been apart more than not.

Well, I guess I'll go take a walk on my treadmill and do my exercises. No time is better than the present.

Take care all,
Dahlia

Hi Ladies,

Pam, :nono: i'll pass on the offer..thank you very much :lol:

Hey T..you still snoozing?

Dahlia, congrats on the inches lost :)

Donna, hope you feel better today :D

Walked/Jogged for 3mls this morning :stress: wanted to quit after 2 but pushed myself the extra mile :cb: I thought yesterday's munchies would have thrown me off :shrug: i had pineapples and icecream, licorice, cheddar crispy mini's and ice pops :yikes: but i'm happy to report that the total damage was just under 1400cals and 26g fat :cp: i'm only having beer on the weekends too ;) decided even tho' its only 2 a night its 200cals i can use somewhere else :hun: think i'll just do my 20min Pilates tape..BBL

Good Evening Dahlings,

I am winding down for the evening. I've had a good week food wise, only got two work outs in so far, but am feeling better. I only hope the scale moves tomorrow. I'm a sucker for validation :^:

We had our book study at church last night and I totally bypassed the cookies. That's the first time since Christmas that I have actually refused something. I am happy and my mind set is getting better. I keep telling myself that no food is worth getting fat over.

Dahlia, thanks for the info on Curves. I already know Erwin will try to talk me out of it but we'll see. Way to go on the lost inches...I am very proud of you! :cp:

Tech, how was the first night of the wine tasting club? Hope you had fun.

Terry, that was some snooze! :yawn: Hope you are feeling okay. Ummm I was wondering if you'd mind sending me your email address again. I tried to send you one today and it bounced back.

Cathy, are you sure you don't want to come out to visit me? I know your vice is chocolate, can I bribe you by hiding some in my kitchen cupboards? :devil: Just kidding. I wouldn't want to come clean out my cupboards either. I don't know when I developed this pack rat tendency in my kitchen but it's gotta go. When am I ever going to bake a bundt cake? Heck, when am I ever going to bake??? :lol: Great job on the treadmill girlfriend! :high: You rock!

Busy weekend here. Tomorrow night is a scrap booking party at my friends, Saturday is a hair cut and chores, Sunday is church, more chores and then a new comers get together at the church and somewhere in there I darn well better two work outs in!

Hope you all had a good day and I'll try to check in tomorrow. Hi to Lisa, Carol, Barbara, Meg, Emily, Grandma G and anyone else I've missed.

Pam

Pam :chin: will ya really hide chocolate in the cupboards? will ya? will ya? will ya? :hyper: i might just have to re-think my answer now :devil:

Did my Pilates and have eaten like an :angel: (whatever they eat like and i'm sure its not Philadelphia cream cheese :lol: ) so i'm really confident :^: that i'll be posting a loss tomorrow :D I'd better had do or :rollpin: i'll be shopping for a new scale on Saturday!

Good morning ,

Well, it's still snowing but the wind has stopped so I am going to Curves in a little while here. I am going to go get my hair cut this morning, it's long at the moment and I'm tired of it. I had a spiral perm in Sept. but my hair just gets all frizzy and scraggly...so it's time for a new do.

Cathy I saw a cute t-shirt saying made me think of you... It says "Everytime I hear the word exercise I wash my mouth out with chocolate."

My trainer told me to eat Fiber One, she said it was like a diet plan of its own.. I can see why, the stuff tastes terrible, I eat a couple spoonfuls and I have had enough. Why does everything that is suppose to be so good for you taste like cardboard or worse?

Had a scare last night, my 21 yr. old son at college called complaining about having stomach pains on his right side for a couple days. I told him to go to the campus clinic and see a doc. So I talked on line with him and he was going to go at 3 in the afternoon. He said he'd call when he got back. Well, it was 10 pm and he still hadn't called. His girlfriend called several times asking if I'd heard from him yet, he normally calls her every evening at 9 pm sharp. She hadn't heard from him. We both kept calling his room but no one answered. So I called the school, he hadn't made his last class and no one knew where he was. He just told us about that murder last week, so naturally we were all concerned. Well he finally called at 10:30 he had been in the hospital the whole time, they ran a battery of tests on him.. and he said they had him on iv's and everything and he couldn't call. It was a relief to us, he is ok but what an evening I had. Kids, we never stop worrying.

OK, that's it.. got to go. Hi to Barbara, Emily, Grandma G? where are you?
Pam, Terry, Cathy, Lisa and everyone else. Hope you all have a great day, and will post to let us know.

Dahlia

Dahlia :yikes: there was a murder ? :( no wonder you were worried. It sounds like a rumbling appendix does'nt it? i hope he is OK :D I love the t-shirt btw :lol:

I think i had my scale worried :lol: and i've lost 3lbs :cheer: so i've scraped back into the 150's JUST :cb: BBL

:shrug: Where is Everyone? :^:

Terry is having computer probs :comp: she can read but not type :eek: We Miss You T :sunny:
I've just walked/jogged 3.15mls on my :tread: now i've got all afternoon to pamper myself and decide what to wear tonight (annual party) to be honest i'm not really bothered about going :shrug: ever felt like that? i think i'm just curious to see what everyone looks like without the hairnets and coats :lol:

Good evening ladies,

Well, it's been a nice day, the wind stopped and the road crews were out on many of the roads so dh decided we needed to get out for a while. So we went to the next town, visited his sister who has 4 new poodle puppies, so tiny, their eyes aren't even opened yet.. :bb: and then to the casino where we walked around and played for about an hour. Then we stopped for supper on way home at a quaint little resort half way home for a delicious meal. I had steamed shrimp and they were so good, and a bowl of potato soup which was also good and helped warm us up. :hun: :sunny: then when we came home we had a drink :cheers: I only had about 1 finger of Irish mist, which I love.. it's a sipping liquer.

I am almost done with one applique stocking I am making for my new grandbabies.. it is turning out so cute.

I hope everyone is having a good weekend. I decided not to exercise on the weekends, 5 days will be it for now.

I got my hair cut yesterday, I am really happy with the way it looks, I feel so much lighter and it will be easier to take care of now. I got so tired of wearing it back in a scrungy, and that is the only wasy it looked half way good. :yikes:

Barbara hope you are doing ok.. haven't heard from you in a couple days.
WEll, catch ya all in the morning.

Dahlia

Hi Dahlia,

I'm glad that you like your haircut..that is a phobia of mine going to the hairdressers and getting scalped :lol: they always seem to go to town on my hair and cut far too much off..one of the reasons i quit going :lol:

I've not done much myself today :shrug: i've got to treadmill and then i really should mop the floors but i'll see how that goes :lol: