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Hello Ladies,
Mooz - Wow a 3 yr committment, that is a long time to be away from your family, but then again Paul is so adventorous. What state is he looking at? I'm sure next year you will find more time for your painting or for one of your other hobbies. WTG on the 1.5 loss... Thin - WTG for getting your walk in...I think adding a 1/2 mile here or a 1/4 mile there, it all eventually adds up. How is DH's mother? You last mentioned that her arm was hurting her. Hope everthing is ok. Hal - I just love Alan Jackson... I think I could just look at him all day... Did everyone enjoy the football game? I had gotten on a football pot at my sister's work & won $ 200... so I was really excited. & I ate way to much.. Cat, Nita, Chacha, LittleChick, Mitchellez - Hope you all are having a great day! |
Hi Chicks~~~
Walked just in time this morn. It started to rain right after we got our 1.6 miles in. Good thing for that pedometer, so i can see if i really am adding any steps. Thanks for asking about dearMIL, 1day~~ things are less scary now at least ...nothing is going on w/her heart or that type thing. They ran every test on Monday, and it took all day, but finally she found out it could be just a pinched nerve. Well, they don't know of course on that, but at least it's nothing like we first worried. She is still in the same pain tho. Hope she can get better soon! WOW~ you won on the football game...$200.00 You lucky girl you~~ YAY! now that should be spent soley on you. Get yourself some good rewards. You deserve it. ~~MOOZ~~good to hear from you. What will Paul be doing stateside? and does he know where he will live yet? Maybe once he's here for such a long term you can get to visit the U.S. YGG on the 1.5# loss. That is great, you are giving it your all and it shows. I am weighing in most every day, and staying the same so far, but i know i eat real good for awhile, just knowing that i'm going to screw up later~ like at the superbowl party. All the good foods---mostly munchies. That is what gets a person. The indian fry bread for the main dish wasn't so good either, but they were small and i put lots of healthy things on it. Green onion, lettuce, tomat, avacado , salsa and some cheese too of course. But i stopped at one, when i used to go for 2nd's. That is where i have learned a bit. I HOPE!~ :lol: Chicks, i must sign off for now. And i don't know if i can post for a few days. Got a bus run to Laughlin, Nevada. A 2 day gambling trip --but there are other things to see once there i guess. Hope so anyway! the trip, the room, 2 meals for 2 people only $24.00. Can hardly say no. Talk to you all ASAP. Stay strong and remember we are in this for our health! :grouphug: :wave: thinlizzie |
Hi Everyone,
Sorry I haven't posted for a couple of days. My tooth is finally not giving me any more pain and I am trying to get my tax info together because I need to go see the tax man next Monday. I am also having the urology appointment tomorrow. Take care and I will write soon again, Anita |
Hello Ladies,
Nita - saying a prayer that all goes well with your test tomorrow. Glad your finally feeling better with that tooth ache.. Thin - have fun on your trip... Wow. $ 24 bucks and you get all that...have fun... Still working on my taxes & I think I just about have them finished...getting some money back & that will be nice... going to put it towards Blackie's surgery bill... goodnite & talk to you all tomorrow... |
The Tale of a Lovely Pair :)
Just reporting in on this Wednesday night .......... well nearly Thursday morning as it is 11.23 pm. My eating has been going well this week and I intend to make a bigger effort to do better at the weekend. I am getting at least one walk in every day even in the wet weather. It's raining in Australia :D ............ so says Shad!! Am I evil to feel happy when I hear of rain in Australia? We get so much rain here and they get so much sunshine ............ it's really not fair at all. :( I was at my art class tonight ......... I love it! It is an all female class, 12 of us, with a male tutor and the craic is great. We sure do have some great laughs every night! We laugh at everything and anything and take the wrong meaning out of everything and anything ......... like one night, when the beginners were painting pictures of fruit, the tutor told one lady that she had a lovely pear ............ all was silent for 5 seconds and then the whole class burst out laughing. You know I think we get dafter as we get older! We also do some painting at the class!! :lol: Well I suppose I really should go get my beauty sleep :rolleyes: Life's lessons You have the chance to learn something valuable today. Whether the day is frenzied or peaceful, stressful or relaxing, there is much you can learn from the living of it. Some people let life's lessons slip by unnoticed. Others take them to heart, eagerly and often. Life offers its lessons to all. And life richly rewards those who accept and appreciate them. You could complain that something doesn't work, or you could learn to make it work. You can allow the setbacks to discourage you, or you can let the setbacks teach you how to get ahead. From every experience there is a lesson. From every person, from every situation, from every success, and especially from every disappointment, there is something to be learned. Learn all you can from those lessons. Master life's lessons, and you'll surely master life. -- Ralph Marston |
RE: As Time Goes By...
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Hey Happy Hump Day, and by the time most of you read this Thursday! It has been a long week already. I've been good on the diet (nothing interesting to get into trouble with in the house is key) but exercise still leaves room for improvement. I watched a tape of the show The View with highlights of each of the popular diet plans selling books today. All of them stress the importance of exercise. So... Just a quick hello to all... I appreciate this thread and each of you! |
Just a quick hello... will post more later...
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Hi Ladies,
Well hopefully I am through going to the doctors and dentist for a while. My mammo went smoothly--this lady was so gentle--the best one I have ever had. Yesterday I went to the Urologist and I convinced him I didn't need an exam. He agreed but had me give him a urine sample. In case it is not good, then I will have to go back, otherwise he said to come back for a urine analysis in one year. The mouth is finally healing, and I talked to my attorney today and he is going to think about the situation and tell me the best route to take in order to perhaps make my former dentist pick up some of the tab of my expenses with the "new" dentist. As far as my program is going--it isn't!! :?: However, I talked to my daughter Robin in Cleveland today and she had her first weigh in after one week of being on program--she was so elated because she had lost 9-1/2 lbs. The other daughter, who has a whole lot less to lose, lost 5-1/2 lbs. It just goes to show you if you keep track of what you are eating, the weight will definitely disappear. This is giving me inspiration to start over once again. Robin was so excited it was like she just won the lottery! I only hope she keeps on going. Mooz -- It sounds like you are getting it together. Especially you are getting in your walking. I taped Dr. Phil's program from Monday and after I finish this post I am going to go out and watch it on the treadmill. HalGal -- Thanks for the lovely graphic. They are always so refreshing and motivating. It would certainly be wonderful if we could one day have a place where some of us could meet each other in person. Well I had better get moving so I can get exercising! Take care and thanks again for being such "wonderful" friends! Anita |
Just bringing us to the top.
Things are realy busy here at work...I will post later... Hope everyone is having a great day! |
Good Morning Chickies just a quick post. I lost 0.5 pounds this week ........ not much but it is going in the right direction. I was reading the journals and I thought the following one was interesting so I have copied it and I will post it for you ........ HAve a great day all. I'm doing this for myself. Posted by: GreatBigMonsterMomma on Feb 06, 04 | 10:29 pm Kind of a belated realization, huh? I think I knew it before, but I had forgotten it somewhere along the lines: I am doing this for me. Only me. I am working to fit my definition of beauty, not Society's, not my husband's. Mine. I feel compelled again to point out that I am not working toward's Society's image of perfection. For starters, society cannot make up its mind. The ideal keeps shrinking. While I don't buy into the theory that Marilyn Monroe was a size 14/16, she was a 10 or a 12. Sophia Loren was a size 8 or so. A "perfect 8" used to be the fashion ideal. You'd have to combine 2 supermodels (at least!) these days to get the old ideal. I remember reading a brief bit about Janet Jackson, whose trainer worked with her to get down to a size 0, apparently feeling her previous size (4) was too big. I could go on, but I won't. My ideal is my ideal. I do not expect anyone else to share it. I am working on not thinking poorly of others' ideal when it seems unrealistically thin to me. However, I will not apologize for saying that the vast majority of women are not meant to be a size 4. I know a couple of women on this site have gotten down to that size, and bully for them. The two I can think of off the top of my head take weightlifting quite seriously, and have very low bodyfat. I got married in 1999. Back then, the Navy policy was that if you were out of standards 3 times in an enlistment, you got booted out (the new standard, which makes more sense, is that if you're out of standards at the end of your enlistment, you won't be allowed to re-up). Marrying a man chronically out of standards (he is now living proof that the new standard can be gotten around; he had a chief smart enough to realize that one fat man who can do his job is worth three skinny s****-offs, but that's another topic for another day) brought me into contact with the Navy's standards for healthy weight. And I learned a few interesting things. For instance, women are supposed to have fairly high bodyfat. The Navy considers between 18% - 31% acceptable, with the ideal actually toward the higher end of that scale. Anything below 15% & you run the risk of not menstruating. When you're not having proper cycles, you up your risk of heart disease (as anyone with PCOS can tell you). Another thing I learned: depending on your body type, it is perfectly possible to be at your ideal weight and wear a size 12. My sister is 5'6" & 136 pounds, one pound over dead center in the Navy's ideal weight range for her height. And she wears a size 12. My goal, which I have mentioned in the past, is about a size 14 or 150 - 155, whichever comes first. Before I got pregnant with Linda, I discovered to my surprise that I wore a size 18 at 192 pounds. You drop a size for every 10 pounds, so I could concievably be in a size 14 at 170 or so pounds, and 155 would put me in a size 10. Healthy, and still not the size 4 that seems to be the new ideal. Honestly, I'll see how I feel as a size 14 & decide then if I need to lose more weight. I was pretty damned happy as a size 18, so maybe I'll stop at a size 16. Be true to yourself. That's what I need to get out there. Develop healthy eating habits, and exercise 5 or 6 times a week. You do that, and your body will find where it needs to be. That might be a size 4. It might be a size 18. Or anywhere in between. One thing I learned while pregnant (the first time, and it was reinforced this time) was to trust your body. It's made for this whole living thing; it knows what to do. Try not to overthink, & let your body do what it needs to. One last note: Don't kick yourself for gaining weight during pregnancy. Tell your OB to take a flying leap if he *****es about your weight gain (especially likely if you're overweight to begin with). Eat right, and your body will do the rest. When I was pregnant with Bobbie, I lost thirty-three pounds in the first trimester (honest!). Then I gained 23. This time, I lost 8 and gained 34 (to bring me to the 26 above my prepregnancy weight I mentioned). I know almost as many women who lose weight during pregnancy as who gain it. Your body knows what it needs. |
RE: Ahhhh.... Saturday!
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Hey Everyone... During the school year, Saturday seems to be the catch up on sleep day for me. The 10 to 12 hour days (mostly 12 or more) seem to take all I have and by Saturday I am so whipped. My fellow teachers say the same thing. We love our job, but it takes all and many times more than we have to offer. The diet is good, but could be better. My foods class brought in food for a food day Friday - there was no food theme. One student brought in doughnuts and I indulged. One of my students that has been watching me lose this weight exclaimed, "Why are you cheating?????" I felt instantly bad, but only for a moment. I know I have to change my food habits, and those doughnuts are off the list. I honestly only eat them a few times a year, I am not a huge doughnut fan. Now, let's talk about chocolate and puff cheetos. I'll go find Monday's Dr. Phil show and watch it now. Time for some motivation. Did anyone read the article in the January Oprah magazine about the girl that lost 175 pounds by exercise and eating well? She has a book coming out this year. I'll get the name of the book and post it later. It was eye opening, sad, all the the emotions that come with the experiences of an obese person in a thin to be in society. IF anyone is reading... have a great weekend!! :dancer: :flow1: :flow2: :dancer: :flow1: :flow2: :dancer: :flow1: :dancer: :flow1: :flow2: |
Hello Ladies,
Things have been so busy here at work. I'm actually in the office right now, trying to catch up on filing & cleaning off my desk.... Hal - my diet has not been good at all either... Went to the grocery store last night & bought some valentine's candy... of course i'm up here eating it at work... Saturday is also my day to sleep in, but Blackie wakes me around 6:30, maybe 7am at the latest... for his morning outing... Mooz - WTG for your .5 loss... a loss is a loss no matter how small.. Like you said it is going in the right direction. we'll I need to run, so I can get out of here.. talk to you all tomorrow.. |
RE: Have a great week everyone...!
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Just a quick note this Grammy Sunday evening... to wish each of you a wonderful, healthy and OP week. I miss hearing from everyone... let's stay strong and united. All the best! :dancer: :flow1: :flow2: :dancer: :flow1: :flow2: :dancer: :flow1: :flow2: :dancer: :flow1: :flow2: :dancer: |
Hello Ladies,
Hal - How did you like the Grammy's? I watched some of it, but then I switched to watch Sex & the City... Still trying to get back on schedule with everything. I got on the scales this morning and up a pound so I have got to start exercising, otherwise it just creeps up a pound at a time.. Hope everyone is having a great day! |
Looks a bit different on here again...i see no size or color to type with. Oh well, It is difficult to even get on one of the four computers now that the park is overflowing w/residents. I REALLY want to buy that laptop now. But the budget doesn't allow it just now. Seems to always be something more important to pay isn't there?
The trip to laughlin was ok. didn't win any money or anything good like that, but we did have a great big room, king size bed and big bathroom. And after living in the tight quarters of a motorhome (no slides by the way like most of the rigs here) it was very appreciated to ahve all that room. And we got a room that overlooked the Colorado river and that was awesome and blue. I went down to it, and it even looks and smells clean! Just got done walking 1.6 miles and i know by the days end it will be double that. We walk from our lot to the main building many times a day, and they say that all adds up! Hope so, cause i really need to start seeing some inches or pounds take off again! The have a line dancing thing here too, but i dont' know how often. Looks like it would burn some calories too. So much to chose from, i am still greatful every day for being able to get out of the cold and snow and be here! Hi to all of the chicks...i will try to pop in more often again. :grouphug: :wave: thinlizzie |
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