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Hello Ladies,
Here it is a saturday & i'm having to work. I'm not having to work, but I was out on tuesday for tests & my desk just got bogged down. Nita - that is great about your daughters... it's getting me motivated. I think it would be alot of fun working at the arena, especially if you got to work inside where the concert was going on.. That way you could see the concert free, or if they had sporting events. Thin - hope you find alot of good buys at the flea market. I need to look for my pedometer. I know that made a difference when I could see the steps taken. Mooz - I'm thinking of giving up ice cream for lent too... we'll maybe...still have a few days to decide. Chacha - I know it's frustrating when you don't see results... But keep in mind that your blood pressure could be going down, as well as your cholestrol.. other things like that... Don't give up thought... we'll i'm out of here... were having a church Mardi Gras party tonight, mainly for the kids... and I don't know why but i volunteered to work a game booth...oh, it will be fun... maybe i'll meet a single dad :smug: |
Hi, everyone. Sorry I have been out so long--can't even try to catch up. Had a spell of some nasty coughing, a little computer trouble--anyway, I miss you chicks, and I am back.
There is a program called nodiets for life--it gives thanks to Dr. Phil and is rather like his approach. I had seriously thought of WW--my daughter did great with it. She's been so careless about the quality of what she eats, and her health is better and she's lost 30+ pounds. How did I lose that motivation I had before? Will try to catch up and hope everyone's health problems are better. Incidentally, my DSiL went on Atkins and lost a bunch of wt as well as her BP and other problems going down. But I don't think it's for everyone. G'night all! Catlover |
Hello chicks~~
And welcome back ~~Catlover~~ we've missed you too! Hope you are over that cough/cold thing. I know that last one that both DH & I had at the same time(when we drove to AZ) just lasted and lasted! I am diligently taking my vitamins now hoping i've built up some immunity if nothing else. Is that nodiets thing on the web? I will try to look it up later. We couldn't walk this morning as it was pouring! And it rained most of the night here too. That should be catching them up a bit w/rainfall. But i got a workout at his mothers place. She needed help w/scrubbing her floors and cleaning the bathrooms so DH & I went over there for that today. She really appreciates us helping and is letting us use her car during this rain period. They say it still could be here tomorrow too, so i am very grateful that she can borrow it to us. And just now i said to DH lets go and walk cause it was trying to be sunny, and the rain started again! I tell ya. Not at all like it should be in AZ, still temps are below average and i have not worn shorts all that much. I forgot to wear the pedometer the other day at the flea market :( C.R.S. happening for sure :lol: But i figure it must have been at least another 3/4 of a mile that we walked during our shopping. We got the wireless adapter for the notebook now. Best Buy had the best price in their Sunday Ads...and we took the ad to Circuit City which is closer to us,( and where we had bought the notebook 'puter at ) and they beat their sale price. Plus at Best Buy it was that price AFTER two $10.00 rebates were mailed in and they(CC) beat it right there at the till. I liked that! Anyhoo, it actually reaches from our RV to the antenna on the main building! Was pretty suprised when it did reach. Feels very weird to get internet right here at our little table. ~~~1DAY~~How was the kids Mardi Gras party? Hope you had fun too. How did the tests come out for you? Hi to ~MOOZ~~~~CHACHA~~~ ~~~NITA~~~ ~~HALGAL~~ ~~Little chick--where are ya girl?? :grouphug: :wave: thinlizzie |
Thin--
Shame about the weather.Actually quite beautiful here. The web site is livedietfree.com. You can sign up for a week free, if you're interested. Hard being back at work. They've added some computer stuff--so of course everything falls apart, even quite ordinary functions. Got a good walk this am in the nice weather, and did quite a bit of yoga on my vacation. And I am feeling better and more energetic. Got some new yoga specifically on helping overcome insomnia, and it really seems to help. Night all-- Catlover |
Mornin' Chickies~~
It was not raining overnight or this morning so we did get our walk in. But there sure are some nasty clouds over the mountains here. It's cool and actually humid for here! I could tell that when we were walking fast. Reminded me of being home. It's not often that it's humid in the desert. But the rain has filled all the low spots in the park and it sits there till the managers and workers get them all pumped out. It does not seem to be able to absorb into the ground, unlike where i'm from. Even if it takes a day longer to finally soak in it does. We have a pizza party to go to today. A bunch from the resort are meeting at Organ Stop. They put on a whole show for you on the huge organ that it is centered around. Playing for us and telling us about it. I will try to eat mostly salad, as they have unlimited salad and pizza for the price of $6.50 Thanks ~~CAT~~for the web site name. I will read that later today. Glad you are finding a way to unwind and sleep better using yoga. I will pop in later now that it is MUCH easier to use the computer. For this one i only have to fight DH!!!! :lol: :wave: :grouphug: thinlizzie |
RE: Major computer problems...
Hey Everyone... I thought I had better let you all know I am having serious computer problems. I am waiting on a friend to come by now to pick up my tower to reformat the hard drive (to XP Thin!) add some memory and a CDwriter. So it will be ready to roll when I get it back. It has been slower than slow and decides if it will go to a website at random. So, it's been difficult to get here. I'll miss you all this next week, and will post as soon as I get my computer back. Yes... Moozzzz exercise is KEY. We can do this. All the best my friends! |
Just a quick pop in to push us up to the top. Busy day tomorrow--may not check in.
Hope everyone has a fine day At least our computers were working better at work! I've also played a few minutes of meditative music (on headphones) at lunch the last couple of days and it seems to help with the pm stress. Hal--will miss you. Hope the computer gets right soon. Catlover |
Good afternoon chickies. Wednesday again! Today is Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent so I am going to attempt to go off ice-cream and cake for Lent mainly for health reasons. By the time Easter comes I should be well off it!! I need to shift a bit more weight before I feel I am truly happy with myself. The weather here is very cold and I have had the cold since the weekend but today it has been a bit better. I did get walking most days but I don't think I will get today ......... too much to do and Art Class is tonight.
I got the following in an e-mail so I am sharing the giggles ............ Why We Love Children 1. A kindergarten pupil told his teacher he'd found a cat, but it was dead. "How do you know that the cat was dead?" she asked her pupil. "Because I pissed in its ear and it didn't move," answered the child innocently. "You did WHAT ? ! ?" the teacher exclaimed in surprise. "You know,"explained the boy, "I leaned over and went 'Pssst!' and it didn't move." 2. A small boy is sent to bed by his father. Five minutes later ......... "Daaad" "What?" "I'm thirsty. Can you bring drink of water?" "No, You had your chance. Lights out.Five minutes later: "Da-aaaad....." "WHAT "I'm THIRSTY. Can I have a drink of water??" I told you NO! If you ask again, I'll have to spank you!!" Five minutes later......"Daaaa-aaaad....." "WHAT!" "When you come in to spank me, can you bring a drink of water?" 3. An exasperated mother, whose son was always getting into mischief,finally asked him "How do you expect to get into Heaven?" The boy thought it over and said, "Well, I'll run in and out and in and out and keep slamming the door until St. Peter says, 'For Heaven's sake, Dylan, come in or stay out!'" 4. One summer evening during a violent thunderstorm a mother was tucking her son into bed. She was about to turn off the light when he asked with a tremor in his voice, "Mommy, will you sleep with me tonight?" The mother smiled and gave him a reassuring hug. "I can't dear," she said. "I have to sleep in Daddy's room." A long silence was broken at last by his shaky little voice: "The big sissy." 5. It was that time, during the Sunday morning service, for the children's sermon. All the children were invited to come forward. One little girl was wearing a particularly pretty dress and, as she sat down, the pastor leaned over and said, "That is a very pretty dress. Is it your Easter Dress?" The little girl replied, directly into the pastor's clip-on microphone, "Yes, and my Mom says it's a ***** to iron." 6. When I was six months pregnant with my third child, my three year oll came into the room when I was just getting ready to get into the shower. She said, "Mommy, you are getting fat!" I replied, "Yes, honey, remember Mommy has a baby growing in her tummy." "I know," she replied, but what's growing in your butt?" 7. A little boy was doing his math homework. He said to himself, "Two plus five, that son of a ***** is seven. Three plus six,that son of a ***** is nine...." His mother heard what he was saying and gasped, "What are you doing?"The little boy answered, "I'm doing my math homework, Mom." "And this is how your teacher taught you to do it?" the mother asked. "Yes," he answered. Infuriated, the mother asked the teacher the next day, "What are you teaching my son in math?" The teacher replied, "Right now, we are learning addition." The mother asked, "And are you teaching them to say two plus two, that son of a ***** is four?" After the teacher stopped laughing, she answered, "What I taught them was two plus two, THE SUM OF WHICH, is four." 8. One day the first grade teacher was reading the story of Chicken Little to her class. She came to the part of the story where Chicken Little tried to warn the farmer. She read, ".... and so Chicken Little went up to the farmer and said, "The sky is falling, the sky is falling!" The teacher paused then asked the class, "And what do you think that farmer said?" One little girl raised her hand and said, "I think he said: 'Holy ****! A talking chicken!'" The teacher was unable to teach for the next 10 minutes. 9. A certain little girl, when asked her name, would reply, "I'm Mr. Sugarbrown's daughter." Her mother told her this was wrong, she must say, "I'm Jane Sugarbrown." The Vicar spoke to her in Sunday School, and said, "Aren't you Mr. Sugarbrown's daughter?" She replied, "I thought I was, but mother says I'm not." 10. A little girl asked her mother, "Can I go outside and play with the boys?" Her mother replied, "No, you can't play with the boys, they're too rough." The little girl thought about it for a few moments and asked, "If I can find a smooth one, can I play with him?" 11. A little girl goes to the barber shop with her father. She stands next to the barber chair, while her dad gets his hair cut, eating a snack cake. The barber says to her, "Sweetheart, you're gonna get hair on your Twinkie." She says, "Yes, I know, and I'm gonna get boobs too." |
Hello ladies,
I can't believe it's already wednesday, this week is going by too fast. I have not gotten any results yet. I go and see the GI doctor on friday. I'm assuming that since I haven't heard from him, that there were no major problems. Cat - glad to hear from you. Sorry to hear that you had been sick. Hal - Hope you get your computer fixed soon. How are you doing on the Adkins? I have got to get back on track, but it's so hard. Thin - sounds like you got a good deal on that adapter. The mardi gras party was fun, I worked the bingo game. There were lots of kids... some of the adults could tell that I was a Bingo player, I was coming up with the different types of games...like the postage stamp, or 6 pack. Have fun at your pizza party. I know that would be hard for me knowing that I paid for all you can eat. Mooz - Hope you get to feeling better. How did Paul's interview go? You had said he was interviewing for a job here in the states. we'll I need to run.. Hope everyone is having a great day. LittleChick, Nita, Mitchellez - Hope to hear from you all |
Hi Chicks~~ Just a quick note to say HI. The Organ Stop Pizza place was alot of fun. The organist shows and tells us all about the million and a half value Wurlizter pipe organ. It was truely amazing. It has over 5500 pipes and the wind needed to generate it is run by four huge turbine blowers. Has 43 foot ceilings with awesome acoustics. I did eat a few too many slices of pizza, just can;t seem to live up to my goals lately. But then for the evening meal i ate very light to try to even things up :dizzy: nutty aren't we?
Tonite is Hawaiian night here at our resort. I tell ya, too much good food and drinks all over the place!! I borrowed 2 flowery dresses(one is an actual muu-muu ) from his mom. a lady here needed one for tonite as i did. So now we will fit into the "theme" of the night. I am making a seafood bake w/some potatoes in it. HOpe it turns out good. Got to go get ready now. I will get back on here tomorrow to check up on everyones' day. :angel: :angel: to 1 day ~~ and all the chicks who need them. Hope the doctor lets you know soon, but like you said must not be bad news or you would have heard by now. Take care all :grouphug: :wave: thinlizzie |
Hi Everyone,
Just a short message to let you know I did re-join WW this afternoon and tomorrow I will start the program. I managed to gain 8 lbs. over my allotted goal of 142. However, I probably gained another 2 lbs. today because I was eating everything in sight. Will check in tomorrow after work! Take care, Anita |
Hello Ladies,
Nita - Congrats on joining Ww. This is the first step in recommitting yourself to a better lifestyle. Don't worry about the 8lb, if you set your mind to it, you can lose it. As for me I have got to recommitt myself too. There are alot of things going on here at work & when I get stressed I reach for food... junk... candy. I have got to start focusing on the choices I make. Hope everyone is having a great day! |
Hi Patty,
Thanks for the words of encouragement. Today I was at work at 6:30 a.m. and even though this was my first day OP, I had so much more energy than I have had for a long time. I had my breakfast at 5:00 a.m. and then I had an orange at about 10:00 a.m. I then had lunch at 12:15 which consisted of two slices of whole wheat bread (1 pt); 4 thin slices of lowfat ham and 1 piece of cheddar cheese and of course a little mayo and lettuce. I then had sugar free orange jello with a little coolwhip; and then I even ate a small apple. Oh, I did have a diet coke with my lunch. I believe eating the fruit really gives you energy and also keeps you from eating candy, sweets, etc. I even measured my cereal and milk this morning. The Leader said that is important--portion control. I believe after you are on any type of program after a while some of us get lax and think oh a little more isn't going to hurt anything. Trust me, it's those little extras that add up to a whole lot of pounds. When I was at the Business Expo I was introduced to some new type of athletic shoes. They have metal rings built right into the sole of the shoe. They are not visible when you look at them. Supposedly they make your feet feel really great and they are supposed to be great for running. I will let you know. Here is a recipe we received at the meeting: Banana Split Smoothie 1-1/4 cups sliced ripe bananas (2 med) 1 (8-ounce) can crushed pineapple in juice, undrained 1 cup crushed ice 1/2 cup orange juice 1 teaspoon sugar 1 (8 ounce) carton vanilla low-fat yogurt Combine first 5 ingredients in a blender, process until smooth. Add yogurt, and process until blended. Serve immediately. Makes 4 servings (serving size=1 cup) Per serving: 3 points Take care, Anita |
Mooz--also hope you are better, and Thin, will say a prayer for good news tomorrow. 1day, hope the party was fun.
Sat the NAACP is having their soul food luncheon. I'd like to support the group, but fried chicken, red beans & rice . . . is this wise? |
Hi all~~just a quick check-in. It is raining again this morning in the valley!! I tell ya, it's pretty strange to see all this in such a normal dry state as Az.
We are now planning a trip on the 'dolly'. Its a huge paddleboat that does tours on Canyon Lake near here. We won a gift certificate for a good portion off recently but you must use it in Feb. and Feb. is nearly gone! How that happened i don't know. Will try to walk once it stops. ~~CAT~~ i think it was 1day who was waiting for the call from her doc, but i will still take the prayers! I need every one of those:) You are right the soul food sounds like a lot of bad foods for ya. Will they at least add a salad? Yesterday i got to taste this spinach/strawberries and red onion salad. Was it delish. I have GOT to find out what the dressing was. I would love to have it again some time. Wishing you all a great day~~ Friday is a very good feeling for our working chicks. Post soon. :wave: :grouphug: thinlizzie |
Good afternoon chickies - just a quick call and catch-up with you all. I should be doing housework but I am taking a little break!
It is a beautiful sunny day here but quite cold. I am off all rubbish food for Lent but I find that I now eat too much bread instead! I really have to watch my intake there as bread seems to be quite high in salt which is a no-no for Blood Pressure! I have been for a 2 mile walk and hope to get for another later. On Thursday I went a different walk as the footpaths were slippery where I usually go so I took my camera with me and took some photographs. I have posted them to Webshots and the addy is community.webshots.com/album/121245839uroDIr?900 ……. If anyone is interested. Gotta get back to the housework now so have a great weekend all. |
Mornin' All~~ Got my 2 mile walk in also, Mooz! I hope to add on some more steps/miles later. Thanks for the link to your newest photos. Loved them. What bodies of water are there? Looks to be smaller river /creek in one? And photos 6 & 7 what was that pier of rock upcroppings? Just curious. Beautiful scenes as usual.
I think we picked a grand day to go on the steamboat Dolly. It is sunny and clear today, and i will take my camera to get some shots of the canyon and the lake we go on...only thing is i did not take my software for the camera(didn't think we'd ever take the plunge and get a notebook!) so i can't show you the pics till i go home in May. Next year i will be much better prepared to live down here for these winter months. I certainly need to bring more sweat/workout pants..& not so many shorts, as so far it has been below average and rainy for Arizona! Beats the high snowbanks at home tho! My friend emailed me one showing the banks(where they plow their driveway) to be as high as the back of their full size Ford pickup! Wow. Glad i'm here. I will do my best to stop by here later. HOpe to hear from more of you today. :wave: :grouphug: thinlizzie |
Happy Saturday to all of You,
This is just a short message to let you know I am finally on track and I even put the scale away. I truly believe one of my downfalls is getting on the scale. Today I slept in until 8:00, something I rarely do but I guess I needed the rest. Have a lot of things scheduled for today so I will close for now. Take care, Anita |
WTG everyone!
Mooz--there are low-sodium breads, at least in this country. I would think there'd be a market there as well. Well, I am a happy Cat. Got a good walk in also, had a good job review--and a raise!--and even started a very inspirational lenten book. See y layta. |
Good Mornin' Chicks~~Waking up here to a much better forcast. Should be quite sunny and near 65 degrees. Tho we do have an event to attend midday...its called a Michigan Picnic. This is at the village that DMIL lives at. She and another lady is in charge of it this year, and we will go early to help her set up things and then stay for it also. She has some games planned that have to do w/Michigan.(like Bingo--but to place the dot on that square you need to find someone in the room who can say they did what was in that square--example: Drove over the mackinaw bridge. Then that person can put their name in your square. Then another one is stickers that you have put on your back, and you walk around and ask people questions to help you find out who or what you are. And these ones can be Arizona or Michigan things/people. That sounds pretty neat. Like one was Alice Cooper(the rock star who is from AZ) I don't know if too many there will even know who he is...course he does golf alot, so maybe i'm wrong. But it could get hilarious.
Yesterday's ride on the Dolly was fun. We got to see about 7 long horn sheep. They really blend into the desert landscape so it was very hard to spot them. Too far for a good picture w/my camera. A few osprey and eagles flying above too. But it was cold! The sun had went behind some dark clouds for the whole 90 minute trip, and the winds blew. I was dressed for it tho. My hooded jacket under another windbreaker jacket, so i had the hood on most of the time. ~~~CATLOVER~~~Way to go on getting a good review and a raise! YGG! That makes a person feel good. Keep up the walks and your lenten journal. Tell us more about that if you can. ~~NITA~~~ I just know you are going to do great on the WW plan again. They do motivate us to try harder. Seeing all the success' and getting new recipes and tips. It DOES work. And i know you will get back to your goal wt. Keep us updated w/those recipes. OH< and how does that 4 serving banana smoothie keep? Or does your DH help you drink it? Is it easier to just cut the serving size when you make it?? All for now chicks. Got to eat 1/2 an orange and get my walk in.~~ :wave: :grouphug: thinlizzie |
Hi Thin,
I haven't made the smoothie yet, but I agree with you I will either cut it in half or even a fourth. Yesterday I found some Vanilla Alba--a milk product I used years ago when I was also doing WW. It makes the most wonderful milkshake WW style. It was a total of 3 points when I added 1/2 cup of skim milkk and 1/4 frozen banana and about 1/4 frozen strawberries. It really fills you up. You are so correct--going back to WW does get you enthusiastic again, especially because my bowling partner also joined and after all, I can't let her lose more than me. We bowled together today and she said she really got hungry the first day but it has gotten better since. This is the first time she has ever done WW so I know it will work like a charm. My older daughter lost another couple of pounds--making it over 17 lbs. in four weeks. The other daughter has lost 14 lbs. I am so very proud of them! I hope the rest of you nice ladies are having a "wonderful" Sunday and that most of you are staying OP--no matter which plan you have chosen. As you can see, I am enthusiastic again so perhaps some of it will rub off. I still have not gotten the scale from under the bed and don't intend to until the day I weigh in. Maybe I will wait until I get back from the meeting--at this point I am not really sure! Well ladies I have a lot of fun projects planned for thsi afternoon so I will close for now! :lol: :lol: Take care, Anita |
Hello ladies,
Got good new from my gasto doctor. Everything was fine except, I did have signs of gastrics. I asked about that he said it was basically a irration of the stomach lining. Could be caused by medication, or food. I just need to take my medications on a daily basis & I need to start listening to my relaxation tapes & I need to start eating more healthy. I need to keep a log of what bothers my stomach. I still have a pain though & we talked about that, he said I needed to go see my obgyn & have that look at. I noticed that I don't have my pain when i'm on my period.. so I need to be sure & talk to my doc about that. Went to the casinos yesterday & got back today... Did not do well at all, but I did have fun... Nita - I hope your motivatation starts to rub off on me. I know I need to start some program because it's going to be time to start wearing shorts soon. That is great news about your daughters weight loss. Cat - Everyone likes a raise, glad you got one. Mooz - I will go look at your pictures after this. I'm sure they are beautiful. Thin - I saw on the news where you all were getting lots of rain. Glad you were able to enjoy your day trip. Did anyone watch the Oscars? I"m so glad Sean Penn won.. Has anybody seen that movie. He played such a great part... he made you feel his pain... We'll I need to get going, need to do some laundry, and go to the grocery store.. |
Patty,
I am happy to hear about your report from your doctor. I know you are going to get motivated here real soon! You are so correct--short season is just around the corner. I did watch the Oscars and I was happy Sean won. I have not seen the movie but when it is on DVD I will buy it. I was sort of disappointed at all the oscars being won by Return of the King--I did not see this movie either because it's not the kind of movies I enjoy. When I was at the gym today I asked one of the employees if anyone had thought of getting a group together who needed to lose weight and perhaps follow the Dr. Phil program. She said she had thought about it and is going to talk to the owners today. I told her I would be more than happy to help organize it. Take care, Anita |
Evenin' Chicks~~
Walked & rode my pedal bike alot today. Hope i'm toning up at least. But there are just too many good foods to be tried here. Yesterdays Mi.Picnic had too many things plus dessert table, which i can never leave alone! I need to workout all day long to make up for these potlucks! Tonite the single guy we met here in the RV park had us over for a beef roast. At least that was a pretty healthy meal. Crockpot spuds and carrots too. Tossed salad too. He has to go home to Illinois soon, so we have a few things planned...by Sat. we leave for our week in Vegas, and he will probably be gone when we return. He is fun and kinda lonely. And he has been nice enough to take us places in his truck when we only have the motorcycle. And all those rainy days it was needed! ~~Nita~~ is VAnilla Alba like the malted milk powder or?? Where do you buy it? I haven't seen Mystic River yet either, but it certainly sounds like i should rent it asap too. I did enjoy all the Lord of the Rings movies, so i was very glad that they won all their nominations. I read the Hobbit when i was in high school, my DH has read all the novels, and he really enjoyed the way they did the movies. They certainly had a novel idea to film them all at once, kept the trilogy going to the end it deserved. Sometimes the money is not put in for #2 on these types of movies, and then you await it and it never happens! Soon Hidalgo will be released(starring Viggo Mortenson from L.O.R.'s) that big race across the desert on horseback. Looked pretty cool, we think we will see that one on the big screen. Probably so much better on that. Glad that your daughters are still doing so good on their plans. Helps you to stay motivated just hearing about it! :) ~~1day~~ Glad your doc let you know things are o.k. And knowing you can get a hold on the gastritis by watching diet and taking meds will be more motivation to keep you on track. Wishing you good luck for a jump start on the journaling and then onto better health~ Well chicks, gotta go. I will check in tomorrow. :wave: :grouphug: thinlizzie |
Just a quick check--glad to hear the news, 1day.I think the meditation tapes can really help--I have been less flustered at work since I've been listening to mine. What kind of tapes do you have?
Hi to everyone else--I need to get to bed. Our church is having an early-morning Bible study for Lent that I am trying to go to. Need to sleep. Cat |
Hello chicks~~
pretty quiet on here today. Thought i'd post a bit to bump us up. Been a busy 2 days. We are trying to sell this motorhome so we had a bit of washing n polishing to do yesterday...got that all done. And it was mostly overcast, so that made it easier. Today we got the part needed for the furnace, expensive. But how can we sell it w/o that working. So now DH is installing it and hooking it up to the LP gas again. I have to go see what i can do to help him. Be his "go-for" at least. Got my walk in and a bit of pedaling the bike too. Maybe do a bit more, it's not raining yet. Tho they do call for it sometime today or tomorrow. All for now:wave: :grouphug: thinlizzie |
Good Morning Everyone!
I can't believe it, it is Wednesday again and tomorrow is my day at the office. Time surely goes very fast. I am sticking to my program, however, I must confess I am not writing down what I am eating. I know for a fact if I did I would lose weight a lot more quickly. My friend and I are going to weigh in tomorrow after I get off work. You will be very proud of me because I have not gotten on the scale and I have thought about it but decided I will be happy or disappointed when I weigh in tomorrow. A guy is bringing over a couple of Spiro shoes for me to try. This is exciting because I do have a foot problem and hopefully these shoes will take the problem away. I will let you know. Thin -- I am going to be in Mesa on April 3rd for a wedding which starts at 4:30 and it being held at the Landmark Restaurant, 809 West Main Street, Mesa, AZ. I thought perhaps we could at least meet that day and at least introduce ourselves. Let me know. Yesterday I experimented with a veggie-chicken dinner. I first sauteed mushrooms and zuccini and added some left-over whole kernol corn. I cut up one-half of a chicken breast I had cooked on the grill and one can of DelMonte Savory Santa Fe Corn. I then made one-half cup of Quinoa which is a wheat and gluten free product in the microwave. My DH thought it was quite good and I even have enough left for another meal. This is a good way to get those veggies in. Well I had better go and get some sewing done. Take care ladies and have a "super" day. Anita |
Hello Ladies,
Just a quick check in... Real busy at work. Cat - my meditation tape is old. Gosh probably 8 years old. I was going to go by Barnes & Noble to see what is out there. Do you have any suggestions? Thin - are you all planning on selling the RV? That is nice of that single guy to run you all around. Nita - I hope you and Thin get a chance to meet. I'm sure you will do great at your weigh in. You know having these test done & the doctors not coming up with anything major I have decided it's time to get off my butt. I kept saying oh, it's my stomach, or whatever... and now I have to accept it just age...So I need to get back in shape.... Here's to a great day for everyone... Mooz, Hal, LittleChick, Chacha, Mitchellez - Hope to hear from all of you all. |
Mornin' Chicks~~ it is raining again in the valley! :( can you believe it? It started in the pre-dawn hours and its not wanting to stop. Hopefully soon it will tho. I want to get my walk in.
Yes, the motorhome is for sale, but we have only had one phone call and they wanted the queen sz walk-around bed in back, which we don't have. Just a full sz, and one side is against the wall. So it is hard to make and some people decided on just that alone. So if we don't sell it it still be ours cause we owe some money on it yet. 1DAY~~~guess you and i need to make a life plan we can stick with(and live with in order to stick with it!) I need to eat healthier instead of trying all the foods available at these parties and potlucks! I suppose the thing to do would be not to attend, since i don't have much willpower. what would Dr. Phil recommend? ? ~~Nita~~ that date sounds do-able. We will take a ride someday to see just where this is on Main St. We don't go downtown Mesa too much, but i know i can find it. We could meet a bit earlier so you don't miss any of the party or something. Talk to you more about it soon. Where are all the other chicks lately?? Miss you all. Will write again tonite. :wave: :grouphug: thinlizzie |
Hello Ladies,
Thin - If you sell the motorhome, how are you all going to get back home? Or do you all have your eyes on another one? I think Dr. Phil would say which one do you want the most? Your health or a few minutes of satisfaction. Or he would say go ahead and eat that piece of cake, but put in 30 - 45 minutes more of exercise for that day. My problem is the exercise. Right now i'm maintaining, and I'm eating more junk than I should. I keeping thinking if I were exercising I might actually lose some weight. we'll I need to run... talk to you all later... |
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Just a quick post back. We have his sister driving down w/our pickup (for a vac.) and flying back, so soon we will have our truck to use. And use that to drive home and tow our motorcycle behind. That was how we planned this out this year. Selling this motorhome would be great(we'd just buy a cheap trailer to leave on our spot down here) and it would get us out of alot of debt, but if we can't we will continue to pay payments and leave it here for our "home" for next year. We know we will return to the valley as long as DH's mom is living. We pretty much stay put --unlike alot of the RV-ers. Their thing is to move around every few weeks it seems, but not us. We have ties here, so when we get here it's our home base. You're right Patty, we can eat some treats but expect to do a bunch more exercise to make up for it that day!!!! :dance: Best start moving. The rain is supposed to be gone by 2. I sure hope so. :) Lets all move our butts more today~~ :) All for now, thinlizzie :grouphug: :wave: |
Just a very quick call. I did not have a lot of time to spend at the computer this week so I thought I'd better drop in for a wee minute. I did move my butt today and went for 4 walks - one on my own and the others with 3 different friends. I never miss a chance to go walking - I love it. It is 12.15 here so I must go get my beauty sleep :lol: so Goodnight all!! |
Mornin' Chicks~~Well, i thought it was rainy when i last posted...but it got quite bad last evening and it has rained/poured all night long and still is not out of here. And their first guess of the sun coming back by 2 p.m. was totally wrong. I guess the storm just keeps spinning right over us, and maybe these big mountains locked it in?? I don't know, but this is something else.
~~NITA~~ Did your drive home from work last night go ok?? it was just terribly flooded in Phoenix from the pictures i saw on the news. I was certainly thinking about you. All the low areas here in the park are full of water, then they have to put pumps in them and pump it out for days. It just does not soak in like in Michigan. I still can't get over that. I haven't yet heard a figure this morn. on how much rainfall has come in this storm...course it's not over yet either! We had thunder and lightning at sunset last night as the storm reached the Apache Junction area. And some hail too. There is supposed to be a small flea market right here at our park today.People who make crafts or have things to sell can sign up ahead and do it right outside of their lot , or get a table on the patio near the main building. Soon i will go see if that is even going to happen today. It is not cooperating with the weather right now. ~~MOOZ~~ good to hear from you even if you stayed up late to post! Hope you got a good nights rest. And great that you did all that walking. It's nice to have a partner, and sounds like you have alot of them ready to walk. You ought to get one of those pedometers, with doing 4 seperate walks, you must be totalling some miles /steps! YGG~~~ Today if i have to to get my walk done, i'll get my bike rain gear on and walk. They do say the 80 degree temps are very close now...maybe Sun or Mon. I hope so. Course we'll be off on our Vegas trip, so it won't matter till we get back. I don't need it too hot when being a tourist in Vegas. Talk to you all later~:grouphug: :wave: thinlizzie |
Hi chicks :wave: How is everyone doing? Been pretty quiet on the boards lately. The weather here was really nice for the last week or two. All the snow has melted and I don't think temps got below freezing. This morning I walked out of the house and it was 56, but this is Wisconsin and temps have been going down ever since. And we're supposed to get snow tonite. Well, the good news is that I booked a cruise for April. Maybe that will help get things on track again. I started back on track again as of Sunday. Gotta run, busy week at work. Hope everone has a GREAT weekend. :flow2: :grouphug: |
Hello Ladies,
Mooz - WTG for getting your walks in today. Like Thin said you should look into a pedometer to track you steps. Thin - sounds like a good plan to me of leaving the motorhome there or if you sell it and buy a trailer to leave it there. Your drive back and forth would probably go alot faster than driving the motorhome. Chacha - A cruise would definitely be a big incentive. I would be so afraid of how much I would gain on the trip. But I hear now they have all kinds of exercise or things to do other than just eat... Where are you all going? Now what plan are you doing? I need to get back on track with South Beach but it's so hard... We got lots of rain & wind yesterday. The wind was so hard it blew a few 18 wheelers over on their side. I think they are looking to see if it was a tornado or not...But today it is such a beautiful day. Our high today is 70 degrees. I would like to work in the yard this weekend but it's so wet. We'll I need to run... Hope everyone is having a great day.. |
RE: Back on Line...!!!
Just a quick note to say hello, and I am back on line! I am learning lots of new software... and must make the brief. I'll write more soon...! Great to hear from everyone...
Hey did anyone catch the girl that wrote the book "Passing For Thin"? She was on The Today Show today. She lost 190 pounds the old fashioned way. I believe I'll either pick the book up running errands today or order on online. Anyway... great to be back on line! |
Hi, chicks--
Well, had bad news from dr, but not too bad (probably). Turns out I have an elevated white count and some abnormal cells. The dr. says of course when you say cancer everyone panics, but this looks like chronic leukemia, and people usually live with it for a long time (20+ years) and die of something else. He said we could just ignore it, but he'd recommend going to the hematologist, and I thought that was a good idea--that's Wed. So keep me in your prayers. 1day--I got my tapes from Centerpointe--www.centerpointe.com. They were a bit pricey, but they do have a money-back guarantee, and actually they give you a book and a bunch of extra tapes, so it doesn't come out too bad. They will also send you a free sample, so you can see if you like it. Mooz--what a lovely thought to go walking in Ireland. Of course, it is different for you, but obviously you appreciate it as well. I had to laugh, incidentally, at an ad I saw. It was for some quite lovely jewelry with a Celtic design--that wasn't the problem. It said something like, "From Ireland, the land that never changes." As tho your island were somehow not part of the real, changing world! Night all. |
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Hello everyone...! OK, what did I miss, where is everyone? I am doing well, but am still not at OP as I was prior holiday season. One just has to wonder, and appreciate those of us who do practice dilligence and persistence. I purchased Rocky a 20 foot training lead, so that should provide us both an opportunity for some serious walking and much needed exercise. I have Dr. Phil's show taped from today, and believe I'll get ready for bed and watch before I sleep. I listened to the introduction and he said his folks have now lost over 700 pounds. Neat, huh? I found a neat website for those of you wanting to watch your sugar and/or carbohydrate intake. Take a look at http://www.shakeoffthesugar.net/ CAT: I do hope you are feeling better, and do know you are in my thoughts and prayers. Nita, Mooz, Thin, OneDay, Michellez, ChaCha...anyone else and everyone else I do hope this finds each of you doing the very best!! |
Good Morning Everyone,
Hopefully everyone is thinking positive today! That is what it takes to get in control of our eating. HalGal -- Nice graphic. I had my first weigh-in last Thurs and lost 1.8 lbs. I have to admit I did not keep track of my points but the one thing I did was not weigh myself until I came home from WW. I truly believe that has been my downfall these last few months. The only problem is I am not sure if I am losing or gaining this last week. I am still doing the treadmill and last night I stayed on for 40 minutes. One important thing I have noticed is that I am sleeping much better and not having indigestion at night. I also have a lot more energy. I did watch Dr. Phil last evening and the person who was most motivating to me was the young boy who was doing the program at home with his parents. You could just see the sparkle in his eyes for having lost 30 lbs. and only having 30 more pounds to go. The weather in Phoenix was 90 degrees yesterday and is going to be 92 today. I sure hope this doesn't last too long because I was really enjoying those cool mornings. Okay everyone, I know you are all busy with other things going on in your life, but how about at least posting a quick post to let us know you are still participating. Together we can do this, I have no doubt in my mind! Take care all, Anita |
Hi, everyone. I am truly feeling fine. Tomorrow the new dr. tho.
Nita--remember, the important thing is that you're getting healthier. WTGG!! Hal--Funny story about women's day. When I was working with refugees, they wanted to have Women's Day as they did back in Bosnia. Some of the men were kidding/grumbling about being excluded, and two of them dressed up in dresses, make-up etc. and "crashed" the party. It was hilarious! Night all. |
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