#173 Ten Pounds at a Time.
 

Hi Ladies,
I could'nt remember the name of our last thread so i've just opened another in the hope that you will find me :) I think it was "slow and steady wins the race in 2004" was'nt it? I'm sure that Terry will tell me :lol:

Hey! I think ya did well, Ms. Cat and thanks for getting us back up and running :) . This will be a quickie as I need to run and do a few errands. Chris' laptop is having problems -- under warranty -- and I need to take it into the store so Fed Ex can pick it up later this afternoon. Of course, if Russ remembered to take it this morning I wouldn't have to go out in this frigid weather :dizzy: . Men! Doing well with food control although I just had a few crackers -- no breakfast yet so we may call it that.

I'll check back in later -- missed you ladies :) .

Always, Terry

Hi Terry,

Wish the "post quick reply" option was working :lol: i'm a lazy :moo: well, Monday was good..Tuesday was horrendous :eek: i went hog wild :lol: and had a total of 3700cals and a whopping 185g fat :yikes: it was chocolate..chocolate chocolate! So yesterday i did a juice fast..it was horrible and i can't believe that i managed it..i even made hubbies dinner without licking the spoon :lol: made no difference to the weight tho" :rolleyes: so much for the claim that you will lose 4-5lbs overnight :lol: but at least it will have helped to balance out the previous day..I WILL NEVER do it again. Today i've had a poached egg on toast, an english muffin, lunch is ham followed by key lime yogurt and dinner is.. :T roast beef. spuds,cabbage,brussels and carrots..da-da..oh, and i've even put down a low carb beer..all for 980cals :cp: what a deal!

Way to go, Cathy!! I just got home from the grocery store and bought some good healthy stuff so we're all back in business :). I am making burgers tonight so I will have that without the bread and a salad. I had ham and cottage cheese and a sugar free jello with a bit of cool whip for lunch -- have to be careful with those because I could eat a dozen at one sitting I am sure!

OK, laundry calls --- catch ya all on the rebound :)

Hello ladies,

Day 7 of being back in control. Of course the scale did not co-operate today and show any kind of loss but then again neither did it show a gain either so I'll take it. It's also TOM so I'm sure next week will look a little better.

Very excited as we get Makenzie overnight tomorrow so Auntie Pam will get to play and watch Monsters Inc. She's just so darn cute. If I ever figure out our scanner again I"ll post her latest picture. She's so big already. She's only turning 2 but she's into size 3 and is probably around 37 lbs. or so. Her hair is long and curly now so Marni puts it up in a top ponytail or two little pig tails....to adorable.

Cathy, throw out the chocolate if you haven't already and don't buy anymore. I so commend you in doing the juice fast; those are just soooo nasty aren't they? Never again is all I can say.

Terry, I too love the fat free jello and coolwhip desserts. Too good. I'm such a little kid though that I always lick the serving spoon off too and Erwin gets mad at me for double dipping :) I told him not to look if it bothers him. We're the only two people in the house and if that grosses him out then he should stop kissing me too.

Back to work I go, slacking I shall call it, attention span of 0 today but I'll fake it 'til I make it.

Bye for now,

Pam

Hey ladies,
Glad to see us back up and running.. I missed you guys.

I have been doing good, back at Curves and also back to my pre-holiday weight.. :D

Hubby and I went for groceries this morning and bought only healthy snacks and lots of fruit.. he is joining me on the new way of eating so this ought to be good for both of us.

Don't remember if I told you gals that I had to take hubby into the hospital at 1:30 Sunday morning with chest pains... they ruled out his heart, but have no idea what caused the pains. We were there till 7 am. then he slept the rest of the day and by Tuesday was fine... go figure. anyway was a big scare.. so eating healthy is the way to go...

Working in the office to day, but had to check in.. Will catch you all tomorrow.. have a good day and stay op

Dahlia

Pam :nono: throw chocolate out? Sacrilege :lol: MOI? how can you ask me to do such a thing ;) :lol: LOL at the double dipping! I must admit that i don't like hubby getting a second helping with his spoon if i'm gonna have more but i don't say anything :lol:

Well, i changed the mealplan :rolleyes: i forgot that with my fasting yesterday there is leftover Shepherds Pie, so i had that for lunch with a slice of dry wholewheat bread instead of the ham and yogurt, so that has upped the cals a couple of hundred but its still a pretty good day :D Need to bring firewood in and then get ready for a stint on the treadmill :wave:

Sorry Cathy, I must have temporarily lost my mind :dizzy: You make me giggle!

Glad to hear you're having a better day today.

Hi Dahlia, I do remember you posting that about DH and I'm so glad he's feeling better but I can sense your anxiety about them not knowing the cause. Hang in there!

Pam

Does anyone remember me?

I posted last in September when I had surgery and have been having related problems ever since. Needless to say 2003 was NOT a good year!

But its a NEW year with new goals, right? So I thought I'd pop myself back in here and see what's going on! I'm back to a healthy lifestyle and all that goes with it (we all know what that is!).

So anyway, hope everyone is successful and happy this new year and we all reach our goals! Good luck!

Lisa

Lisa! How nice to see you again! I am so sorry to hear you've not been well. I hope you are now fully recovered? How are the kids and your DH and of course all the critters :) I hope you'll not go away again. Most of our core group is still around...Terry, Cathy, Carol, Emily, and we've got some awesome new members too, Dahlia, Grandma G, Meigg, Barbara Ann and I'm sure I've missed a few too as I've been gone for a few months.

Take care and hope to hear from you soon.

Pam

Just checking in for today! Had my breakfast and did my Tae Bo (yep, I'm back to that again too!). I'm hoping for now to do TB on MWF; on Tuesday I did yoga and I just bought a pilates DVD that I did yesterday. And I'm very proud to say that I haven't touched any soda since last Saturday! I am, however, struggling to eat less carbs.

So we are heading to the store today so I can get some frozen fruits and some fresh veggies and I'm going to attempt to have at least one smoothie per day to start getting my fruit/veg intake up there. That's my biggest downfall - not getting enough of them!

Hope everyone else is doing great! I was happy to see this club has survived for so long.....what is it now? Two or three years? Has anyone ever heard from Riddle (I think she started us up)?

Take care!

Lisa

Morning Ladies,

Hi Lisa, you sound just like me..eating too many carbs and not enough fruit and veggies :rolleyes: glad to have you back :D do you know that someone asked about you only the other day? Carol i think..could be wrong. We have'nt heard from Riddle for ages..she did put in an appearance and then vanished again :shrug: i think that was before we lost our "own" forum.
Yep, this group has had 3 happy years together :yikes: does'nt time fly when you're enjoying yourself :D

Well, yesterday turned into another :ink: fest :( i was doing so well and then let myself get too hungry :mad: i was trying to wait for dinner (i hate having to make 2 lots) and waited and waited and then ended up :ink: ing out on a WHOLE PACKET of gingersnaps followed by chocolate..well, i knew that i'd blown it for the day so what the **** right? WRONG! Total 2300+ cals and 96g fat!! so i did'nt get the roast beef dinner :shrug: did'nt feel like it after all those cookies. Moral of the story..eat regularly.
Weighed in this morning with a feeble 1lb loss but happy not to see a gain this week.

Yo!

Welcome back, Lisa, and I was sorry to hear that you had such a rough 2003 -- raising my coffee in salute to a better 2004 for you and all your family :). Great job getting back on plan too!

Morning Pam, Dahlia, Cathy, Carol, Barbara Ann and all the rest of the gang.

Step aside, Cathy, Russ brought me a box of Valentines Day chocolates (don't freak :fr: :fr: it's still January) and I had a few -- not enough to do too much damage as the scale showed a loss this morning too. Slow and steady wins the race, dear Cat -- it takes time to banish all those cravings from our bods.

Pam, I'd love to see a pic of little Mackenzie -- I can't believe she is two years old now.

Ok, time to figure out why the phones are not working -- I know Russ paid the bill! One probably needs to be reset and hopefully it's not the one that comes in behind the computer desk asthat is impossible to move as it is just to dang heavy.

BTW, Dahlia, so glad :high: to hear that your husband is back to his old self -- what a scare that was.

Be back later, gators!!

Terry :comp:

Just me popping in to say hello! It's 6 deg now and there is no way I am going out. Of course, many of you are so used to that weather but this is cold for Southern New England! A cup of tea is sounding mighty good right now -- hope everyone is fitas a fiddle and I'll check back in later. Me!

Good Morning!! There's no one here to play with me -- get up, sleepyheads!! Have a great Saturday .... :)

Good morning Terry and everyone,

You are up to early on a Saturday, go back to bed and enjoy it. I stayed in bed till 7 today, read a chapter in my book. Felt good.
Going to the show with hubby this afternoon, it's 12 deg. here but looks like another nice day.

I am with you on hoping everyone is fit and doing well today.
Talk at ya all later,
Dahlia

Good morning everyone! Good grief - you girls start early on weekends! I slept in until almost 8 and woke with a terrible headache. Been waiting for it to go away before I start my workout. I was planning on doing my Tae Bo Focus Abs/Glutes workout today and then I read it was an Advanced workout. While I can barely get through a Basic tape, I still want to try to do the focus, so wish me luck!

Its cold as usual here in Wisconsin - what did I expect?! Not much planned today except for working out and taking down Christmas decorations (yes - I know I'm behind! LOL!), but I better get going!

Hope everyone has a wonderful and successful weekend!

Lisa

Good Morning Ladies :wave:

I'm up T :D been up since 5.30am :lol: I don't know what the temp is here..i'll check on the weather channel :s: its a balmy 7c ;) I think i'm going home in 5 weeks (not definite) so i went shopping yesterday and bought Olivia an adorable little snowsuit its a deep pink/red? LIKE THIS A BIT and is trimmed in fur around the hood, front zipper, bottom of the jacket and cuffs :) and i got her 2 teddies..one tiny one in pink and a larger one in yellow :love: i'm sure she'll love them. I'll try and take a pic later to show you what i mean :rolleyes: hope i do go now because if i don't it won't fit her next year :lol:

Hmmm, :chin: i can't understand why the clock is an hour wrong..its 8.40am here now :?:

Good morning and happy Sunday to all! Well, no work out today is scheduled since its my day off, but I'm sure while watching the Packer game, I'll get my cardio in! LOL!

I am VERY sore today after doing that abs/glutes workout yesterday - I can sure feel it in my abs and hips! I hope the pain is gone by tomorrow so I can resume my regular weekly workouts.

Dahlia - what show did you go to with your DH? I'm also glad to hear he is doing better. I am hoping they ran ALL the tests to make sure there really wasn't something hiding in there that can cause the pains again in the future. When I mentioned 2003 was a bad year, a lot of it was heart-related. My mom was hospitalized several times, twice for her heart. My dad suffered two heart attacks in May, full blown cardiac arrest and actually died for a bit before they brought him back. I know how scary chest pains can be!

CoolMom - Are there any chocolates left? ;)

Sammy - All our critters are doing great. We did lose one bird, but gained another! We still have two dogs, an inside cat, a guinea pig, a bird, fish, and outside we have 4 horses, 11 cats, 6 rabbits, guinea hens, chickens, peacocks and a pheasant. I think the fish, some rabbits and the guinea hens are all new since the last time I was here! And Cool Whip! Don't get me started on that yummy stuff! My mom used to joke with me and tell me she'd get me a case for my honeymoon! :o I love the stuff!

Well, I'm gonna take this very sore body to the shower right now and hope that it helps. Then off to church I go. The afternoon will be devoted to, yep, you guessed it football fans - THE PACKERS!

Take care all!

Good mornin', ladies!

Yes, I'm still around although it took a few days to get me re-registered here.

I'm sticking to my plan but had to come up with a new one. The "Have a tooth pulled so you can't chew plan" got to be difficult to stick with :lol: but I've found another one that has some merit. Yesterday, I took it very slow (or so I thought) working out with my 16 yr. old son on his new weight bench. I had him show me the proper form and hardly had any weight on the machine at all. Well...let's just say that there shouldn't be any problem with overeating today as I can hardly raise me arms to get my hand to my mouth. (Leans over to get sip of coffee from straw.) Sure...go ahead and laugh...the really scary part is wondering what "plan" I'll come up with next week! :dizzy:

Have a great Sunday everyone! Take care, Barb--

Good morning ladies,

Well we survived having Makenzie overnight on Friday although I'm not sure how long it will take me to recover sleep wise. Auntie's prescious little angel was wide awake at 6:15 in the a.m. and raring to go. She's such a good girl though and we had alot of fun; she just needs to understand that Auntie Pam is not alot of fun until that first cup of coffee hits the system :)

Lisa, your boundless energy in looking after that many animals never ceases to amaze me. Hope your body forgives you from the ab routine.

Barbara-Ann, I didn't meant to LOL at your experience with weights it's just that it reminded me of the first time I got my husband to show me the ropes with the free weights. I must have felt some insane motive to show my DH just how strong I was; needless to say I blew that out of the water the next morning when I couldn't hardly move. Not quite the sexy, strong aura I was trying to convey LOL. Hope you're feeling better.

Good morning to Terry, Cathy, Carol, Dahlia, and all of our other friends.....I've spent just enough time on the net this morning that if I don't get the lead out I'm going to be one of those people who rush into church and try to be inconspicuous as the whole congregation looks to see who it was that couldn't show up on time LOL.

Have a great morning ladies and I'll check in later.

Pam

Good afternoon ladies,

Lisa nice to see you posting again.. wow you have quite the menagerie, hope I spelled that right..:doh:

I went to church this morning, seems no matter what time I leave I always get there just as the procession is about to start.:dance:

Pam, sounds like you had fun with McKensie.. but they sure can make us feel our age or older. Wish I had half the energy those little ones have.. my two grandbabies are coming over later this afternoon for grandpa and me to watch them while their parents borrow our delivery van and go do some shopping. Today is my dil's birthday. I think I'll invite them to stay for supper, and bake her an angel food cake.. I love to watch my grandson eat cake and ice cream, he loves it...:hun:

Barbara, :rofl: I could just see you this morning.. after lifting the weights.. but it will get easier.
Ok well, got to go eat some lunch, will catch you all later.

Have an *op* day and enjoy your Sunday

Dahlia

Hi Ladies,

I was beat too this morning but it was'nt because of a 2 yr old it was because of a 50yr old :rolleyes: (get your mind out of the gutter Terry :lol: ) he was drinking at his workshop with the guy who's equipment he's fixing and it was 20 to 1 before he came up to the house :mad: i heard him rummaging around and came down to check out the devastation (he always makes a mess in the kitchen) and he was asleep in his chair with the electric fire on in front of him so i switched it off wrapped up the bread that he'd left opened, put the cheese back in the fridge that he'd left on the counter :rolleyes: and went back to bed. A while later i heard him again so waited until it was all quiet and then came down again..the fire was on AGAIN..he was asleep AGAIN and there was a family sized bag of chips spilled all over the floor :mad: and a packet of biscuits left opened so i turned the fire off AGAIN..put the biscuits away and then went to bed AGAIN then about half an hour later he was at it again so i waited till it was all quiet and then did my final check..it was 4.30am by this time and i was so angry and had a tension headache that i could'nt sleep :( i think i must have dropped off about 5.30am and was having a dream about him having a crash in his truck of all things :cry: when the phone rang and woke me up it was 6.30am and the guy he was with was ringing to see if he was ready to go to work :mad: i've been up ever since :( he'd better look out tonight when he comes home but i'm sure he's beat too so hopefully we'll both get some sleep. Its cardio day for me (if i have the energy :lol: ) and then i think i'll go to the superstore they have some great fitness equipment in stock i was tempted to buy the Bodyflex because i've read from a few people that it actually works even if they have been charged with misrepresentation <- :eek:

Anyway, i've got to bring firewood in and then get some exercise done so i'll get going :wave:

Cathy is that the program endorsed by Greer Childress (sp) ? The breathing one? Just curious :)

First a quick question and then I'll post what I received in my mailbox today.

How do you get the quick-reply feature here to work? It certainly would be nice to have. I use it on another board and love it.

OH, and can I say it? Go Pack Go! Still in the first quarter, but we are winning and looking good doing it!

Now, this came to my email box just a few minutes ago and I thought we all could appreciate it:

THE MONTH AFTER CHRISTMAS

Twas the month after Christmas, and all through the house
Nothing would fit me, not even a blouse.
The cookies I'd nibbled, the eggnog I'd taste
At the holiday parties had gone to my waist.
When I got on the scales there arose such a number!
When I walked to the store (less a walk than a lumber).
I'd remember the marvelous meals I'd prepared;
The gravies and sauces and beef nicely rared,
The wine and the rum balls, the bread and the cheese
And the way I'd never said, "No thank you, please."
As I dressed myself in my husband's old shirt
And prepared once again to do battle with dirt---
I said to myself, as I only can
You can't spend a winter disguised as a man!"
So--away with the last of the sour cream dip,
Get rid of the fruit cake, every cracker and chip
Every ! last bit of food that I like must be banished
Till all the additional ounces have vanished.
I won't have a cookie--not even a lick.
I'll want only to chew on a long celery stick.
I won't have hot biscuits, or corn bread, or pie,
I'll munch on a carrot and quietly cry.
I'm hungry, I'm lonesome, and life is a bore---
But isn't that what January is for?
Unable to giggle, no longer a riot.
Happy New Year to all and to all a good diet!

Lisa, right at the bottom of the thread is the quick reply..I am using it now...there is nothing to do but type...

Cathy, why all the bringing in of wood if you use an electric fire? and why didn't your hubby just go to bed since he was cold and tired.. I'd have left the mess on the floor and let him clean it up in the morning... that is just not nice of him at all..

Hope everyone is having a good Sunday, mine is doing ok.. kids decided they didn't want to stay for supper so we just had cake and icecream.. ended up making a jello cake and only a small one.
My granddaughter was tired and crabby and the little guy was full of mischief so I am whipped. I have some candles burning and I think I am going to just sit and relax for a bit this evening. Will check in tomorrow after I get back from Curves.

Dahlia

Well, after spending the last 20 minutes of trying to figure out why I couldn't post, it dawned on me that I had updated my email address and needed to verify my account.

Well, after spending the last 20 minutes of trying to figure out why I couldn't post, it dawned on me that I had updated my email address and needed to verify my account.

Thank you Dahila for helping me....on another board that I post on, there is a button you have to click in order to use the quick reply feature.

Cathy - I agree with Dahlia - I would have left the mess for him to clean up! Men, sometimes, huh?

I must have done something to my hip during my work out yesterday....it hurts terribly. If I sit down for any length of time, it hurts even worse, so I'm trying to walk around. Think maybe its a pulled muscle? Any clues?

Packers just lost.....I think it was a misread play but Favre probably feels the worst. He launched that ball into to Eagle players! Oh well....... [Can you tell I'm a Packer fan?!?!!!!]

I was going to treat myself to some Sun Chips and a Dt. Dew today but decided the Dew was too much, so I just had a handful of chips. Maybe will get in another smoothie tonight.

Guess that's all for now! Will check back in tomorrow, if I can walk!

It took me so long to get back in here I forgot what Iwas going to say..

oh yea... Lisa, sorry to hear about your hip.. you could have hurt your back and the pain is diffused into your hip... I did that once. I ruptured a couple disks in my back and I thought someone had taken a sledge hammer to my hip,,I could barely walk.. finally went to the doctor and that was the problem. So be very careful, try ice and heat, see which works best for you, and rest it for at least 24 hours. Keep us posted how it is doing.

I just got back from Curves this morning. Am working in the office today. I finally got my house all rearranged and my living room looks so big with the tree gone and one chair and ottoman moved to another room. I have so much space, but it is good when the grandbabies come over. They need lots of space, and us to chase them around... :lol: we sure do enjoy them little ones.. and I am getting anxious to see my new granddaughter who is due in another 3 months. I'll have to get some pictues of the 3 of them and post it so you can all see them...

Well, I better get moving here. Making name tags for us gals at work right now.. I love the little things that go along with having a business.. the fun stuff...I get to be creative.

Have a good one everyone and will check in later, hope there are more posts.
Everytime they update this forum it changes... wish they would just decide what they want and stick with it.. :dizzy: Lisa the quick reply is not on today...

Dahlia

When I submitted this and reread it, I see now the quick reply is back... they keep confusing me... :dizzy: oh well.. keeps us alert...LOL

Glad to see the board up again (with the quick reply!)! I wasn't able to work out this morning but have been trying to take it easy and did use a heating pad last night. At 2 a.m. Tylenol with Codiene was a wonderful thing! LOL!

Just doing laundry today, cleaning the house a bit and have a meeting with my DD's teachers this afternoon, just to see how she's doing. She is in public school this year and it was a big change for her, but she's doing better than she was doing in our private school! We just meet once every 4-6 weeks to make sure she's still on task.

Guess that's all for now! Hope everyone has a wonderful day, even though its a Monday!

Good Morning Ladies,

About the quick reply, that only works once you are logged in :D i usually clear cookies from my computer so i have to log in the first time i use the site, if i have'nt bothered to clear cookies the site remembers me and the quick reply is visible at the bottom of the page...Dahlia make sure the "remember me" box is checked :)

Pam, Yes it is the breathing one with some kind of exercise bar i think i did'nt really look at the box i just noticed it..i'll check it out when i go out i don't really fancy holding my breath and making funny faces :lol: one woman on a thread said that her little daughters watch it just to see the woman make funny faces..it makes them laugh :^:

Lisa..hope that your hip feels better today.

Dahlia..all the firewood is for the wood furnace but when hubby comes home from working out in the elements all day he is usually frozen to the bone and has a habit of turning on an electric fire even tho' the house is always a lovely 70-75 degrees :lol:
He came home poorly last night..full of a cold and when i mentioned the chips on the floor he apologised for not having the time to sweep them up so i could'nt really shout at him could i? :s:

Hey, we've got those great options back again :cp: you can click on someone's name again and view their public profile and pic..i like that option :D

Wow! I'm the first to check in this morning - even all your eary birds? Actually I was up at 6 a.m. this morning, so I really shouldn't talk, should I? During the week I get up between 6-6:30 but on weekends, I really love to sleep in.

I'm feeling better today so I did my regularly scheduled yoga tape this morning. I just took it a bit easier than normal. Tomorrow I'm hoping to get back to my Tae Bo Basic. If I attempt that advanced tape again this weekend, I'll be sure to take it easier.

The water's still going down well, no soda in 9 days, and I've been having a fruit and/or veg smoothie every day since Saturday.

I'm trying to think of some small rewards for myself. I'm thinking after the first 20 lbs of buying the new Tae Bo Capture The Spirt DVD. But not sure what else I can reward myself with.....Hmmm....maybe shrimp at Red Lobster? LOL!

Well, tha'ts all for now! Hope everyone else is sticking to it too! Good luck!

Hi Ladies,

Went shopping and bought 2 new exercise tapes..stability ball for dummies :lol: (i bought the ball ages ago and don't know what to do with it :doh: ) and Kathy Smith's working out with weights 2..i tried a bit of that one last night but she never used any weights :( it was more of a balance/shift your body weight type of thing. I hope she does use some weights because thats why i bought it...well, she must because she said at the beginning that you need some 3 + 5lb dumbbells..guess i pressed 'stop' before we got to that bit :lol: When i got to the checkout the cashier said "ooh, everyone is buying exercise stuff" i replied "its January" and she laughed. I went to the superstore to check out their selection and there was nothing left only some Winsor Pilates tapes and i was a bit mad when i saw the price :rollpin: they are selling individual tapes for just under $12 now!

Just a quick question for everyone. What other boards on 3FC do you visit/read? I'm just curious, because there's so many to choose from, but like us, they all seem to be already-formed close-knit groups.

A quicke post to say good morning while I wait for the coffee to brew -- 3 below this morning and I am cold. I have a funeral to go to at 11am so hopefully it will be a bit warmer by the time we get to the cemetary. MY cousin's husband died from liver cancer (64 yrs old) Saturday. I hate going to funerals and wakes since my dad died, but it's the right think to do.

I have been off a bit this week on my food choices so I am not sure what the scale will show tomorrow. I am trying here but it ain't easy!

Cathy, you must have tons of exercise videos which is good because of variey -- I have heard good things about Kathy Smith too. Enjoy!

Lisa, I posted a a few times on another board because it was the diet I was following, but no one commented so I said "adios" ..... I do post over at WW Online and have been for over 2 yrs. It is hard to break into a group especially when they have been there for quite awhile. Makes me wonder if we are friendly enough here when new ladies come on board ... I think we all are :) .

Morning Dahlia -- I smiled at you rearranging all the furniture because when I attempt to do that, it always ends up back in the same place except for maybe a table or two :). We live in a small raised ranch so perhaps that is the problem. I love watching HGTV and in particular the show where they change just a room by rearranging all the furniture and accessories. Always looks so much better -- perhaps I need them here!

Ms. Pam, if you are reading, hope you are keeping warm up there -- I know Cathy is with all that firewood. Morning, Carol :). Have not heard from Barbara, Wannabe and Grandma and Meg for awhile and I hope all is well.

Coffee should be done by now. This ended up being a longer post than I thought. I read an articles the other day mentioning that online message boards are the true reality show -- except no one gets booted off. Makes sense when you think about it!

Have a great day and think "just a few pounds at a time" :).

Always, Terry

Morning ladies,
Just a quick note here this morning, I am moving kind of slow today, had my grandson to myself yesterday, and he is a handful, I was feeling the old body when he left left last night :). Going to go to curves in a about half an hour, then come home and do some office work. It's snowing out again and 16 degrees outside..but when I get done at curves I am usually warm enough for several hours. Gets the circulation going. Scale is still fluctuating, wish it would make up its mind... and head downward and stay there. I am determined but think I need to add something to my routine to get some more action going..hopefully when I am back at the greenhouse doing physical labor everyday, and away from the kitchen, things will start moving faster.

Hope everyone is doing good, in answer to your guestion, I think we are good to the newcomers, I felt welcome when I started, and I hope the others do too. Can't believe I have been in here a whole 2 years already, time sure flies when you are having fun..LOL

Ok, gotta go, hope more of you post, we like to know how everyone is doing.

Dahlia

Terry, some things do end up back in the original place but even one thing moved around makes it seem fresh and new.... but I like to change my stuff around at least a couple times a year... my furniture can and does end up in many rooms over the years. :)

Good mornin', ladies!

As a newcomer...let me reassure you that you are all very welcoming. :) I've been trying to find a schedule that works well for me and so far that means getting out of the house early to run errands and then get back and do 20 things at once around here.

I'm staying in today as it is snowing like crazy...truth be told, I'm calling it a Pajama day and not showering until 2 before my sons get home! :D I can officially be part of the "10 lbs. at a time" group....yep, the scale has moved and I'm down 10 pounds! :cb:

Still having a tough time getting used to eating breakfast...haven't in about 30 years. Tried a new high fiber cereal that I've heard so many talk about...took a bite right after I poured the milk on and got concerned I was going to chip a tooth! :lol: Waited about 15 minutes and it tasted like soggy tree bark...hmmm, this is going to take some getting used to. Slimfast in the a.m. seems to be the easiest for me so maybe I'll use the cereal as a threat with my boys: "Clean your rooms or you'll have to eat a bowl of this...and I mean it!" :rofl:

Well, I'm going to go do a 2 mile WATP video and some upper arm exercises (flossing to get the rest of the "tree bark" out of my teeth!). :lol:
Take care, Barb--

Hi Ladies,


Barbara, CONGRATULATIONS on the 10lbs loss :bravo: can you tip us off about what tree bark not to buy? :lol: poor kids being threatened with that :lol: :lol: it just might work tho' ;) i've been thinking about trying that Kashi..its not that is it? :eek: i've not bought any yet because A. its expensive for a small box and B. I'm not sure if i will like it :shrug:

Terry..i've just counted and i've got 15 videos so not so bad yet :lol: I should really start using them more and getting some variety like you say :) i tend to buy a new one get all gung-ho for a week and then put it on the shelf with the others :rolleyes: i was like that with the Pilates tapes..i've not used them for ages now :( btw, i did the stability ball for dummies yesterday and i've given it 2 thumbs up :lol: the instructor is very good only trouble is i don't feel like i've done a workout..nothing is sore and i found it easy so maybe its not as good as i thought..it was fun tho' especially the push ups..you basically slide right over the ball until it supports your lower body and your legs and feet are up in the air and your arms are on the floor supporting your upper body and then you do push ups ;) it takes all the strain out of the exercise. I might try the Kathy Smith one this morning but she makes ya work tho' :yikes:

Lisa, i've found that i've been made welcome at all the threads that i've "jumped" into :D I post on a couple in the support groups..LWL and UK fat chicks and they are all brilliant..just like here :D