Sarah Congrats!!! Wow, I am so inspired that I can do this! Keep up the hard work!!!

I am re dedicating myself to this healthy lifestyle. I am really going to get my eating better, and I really have to watch portion size. I am going to do the slim fast drinks once or twice a day. I have really slid, and I am going to make up ground. I am going to go back to the gym on Monday, still have a little upper respiratory thing, and it is a little difficult to breathe. But my new eating goes into effect today. I am going to sit down with DH and cut back on the eating out-two reasons prompting this, waist line and budget :D! My mini goal is 15lbs by New Years Day. Yay me I am really going to get this started again!!!

Way to go Sarah!!!!!

I've been lurking for the past several weeks...feeling guilty that I've lost my motivation. I've been hovering around 208-210, so at least I've not regained what I lost in August.

I had a dinner party last night for an old college friend and ate *way* too much. Now I have leftovers that I have to resist. Sigh. My will power isn't very strong right now. I love the colder Fall-like weather, but I always want comfort food and to hibernate in front of the fireplace. I'll try to come back to this list 'cause I need your support.

Have a great weekend!

Joan

Joan,

I wondered where you were! I just had a giggle at your post and your ticker...it says you want to be 199 by 9/31 - a date that doesn't exist!!! That's the reason you're not losing!!!!!! Change your goal date and you will get your willpower back (god us chubbies will think of anything right!)

Freeze the leftovers into small portions so you can treat yourself every now and again and not eat them all at once.

You CAN do this. We all can.

Love n hugs

Sarah

Happy Fall Equinox to you !! My fav day of the year!!! Blessings to all!!!I was up at 5:45am to get ready to go to the market. Very dark and wet this morning but it has gotten warmer. Thunderstorms all night but not today so far, as forcast. I made $25 on Avon and spent $25 on produce.
I have a huge bag of peppers i want to stuff. Need to find a recipe.
The cold the kids shared has taken hold. I am very tired. I did lay down to read.The kids went a whole 1/2 hour without bickering.

Reading The Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy. A FAV book. My pick for book club. I am "hosting" the meeting in 3 weeks. I am nervous about others opinions etc. I adore Douglas Adams but he was an odd fella.

Zooming off to search for recipes..................................

This is yesterday's journal.Kinda how every day shapes up. I am feeling very content with having for free time to myself. I always putter at struff but the peace is beautiful!!!

Good Morning. I woke up!! showered, kids fed watered, dressed and a few battles resolved, lunches packed. Happy Bday sang a few times. My DD is 6 today.

Just one little boy here til noon:30. I will be kidless from 1-3:40.

Tonight will be a dance. Need to feed my 2 and 2 others supper at 4:30. DS leaves with his coach for hockey at 5:10. DH gets home at 6. I leave with DD for gymnastics. 2 extra boys here get picked up at 6:30. DH goes to the rink for the last few minutes of DS’s first game of the season. We all come back here for cake and tea with the Grandparents at 8pm.

Cake baking and house cleaning is on the agenda for this morning. Need to take DD’s Cinderella cake to school for morning break at 11.

Farmers market in a larger town tomorrow at 7am. I will need to be away from here at 6:30am. ew

DS ran his first cross country race yesterday. Came in 107 out of 225 kids( 8 year olds) . Smack dab in the middle. Average is great!!!!

I signed two new Avon reps this week!! $150 cash bonus.

The Avon Presidents Club Tribute Banquet was on Tuesday evening. WOW. Over the top classy. Enjoyable.

Later....
Peppers were delish!! I have been napping off and on. Between kids bickering(ack). Wish there was better television viewing tonight. I give myself a night off and have a stuffy head and there is nothing to veg at.(double ack!)

Happy Weekend Everyone....

Sarah, congrats on onderland. YOU ROCK Sista....Give us some of your motivation and strength. I am so very happy for you.

Holly...good golly miss molly, you are such a trooper. You truly need a week to yourself, no kids, no hubby. Believe me one day, it will come.

I am on the wagon with food, had to lay off water aerobics for a few days, I have a tremendous chest cold. Missed Friday at work. I am feeling better tho.

Was letting my hair grow out for the past 1 1/2 years and it was just past my shoulders, well today, I got it all cut off. Couldn't stand it anymore. I think I like it, but not sure yet.

My DD had an ovarian cyst burst, and spent yet another night in ER with her. Between the two of my kids I have been to ER 6 times since April, hard to believe when your kids are 18 and 20. If they were younger I bet I would be turned in for child abuse. LOL.

Everyone have a lovely Sunday.

BTW-Joan, I too, am from Indy. I live in Plainfield at the moment. Maybe we could hook up for support.

(((HUGS)))

Annie

Everything planned is done. Went over to chat with new neighbour and his DD who is 6 today, just 2 days younger than my DD. Hubby popped over too. They have the same name it was fun to introduce them. Then they both said HI "Joe" at the same time. His DD is here twice a week. Cool.

30 min til we go the the jungle gym place. I get to sit and read and have a coffee for 2 hours while they play. $40 well spent , let me tell ya. Beats having a house full here and then having to entertain them.

HUGS!!!!!

Good evening all! I did really well for three days, but today has been a little bad, but tomorrow is a new day. I am fighting two addictions right now, Food and smoking. I have been ok with the smoking, but lately I have been bumming from my brother. He usually comes over on Sunday, and I got really upset that he did not come over today-actually thought about going to the store to pick up a pack. I made myself stay on the couch and watch a show, it helped, but the craving is still there. I know this is off subject, but boy is it rough fighting two, and each fed the other, when I smoked I didn't eat as much, and when I was not smoking food was my comfort. I guess I need to just find something to do with my hands...I am feeling a little better as I type this, so I guess I will win tonight!!!

No gym for the last week and a half. DD2 got sick at the end of the week:( (UTI-so she needed help in the bathroom) then I got some nasty upper respiratory thing, and could barely breathe. I am feeling better now, just a little stuffy still, but the meds are helping that. SO I am looking forward to gettting there tomorrow. I hope I didn't lose any ground, but will just start over and keep plugging along.

On a side note...DH has passed the first step to being a firefighter. He passed the physical test this morning he did the timed course in 3min 53 sec. The pass/fail time was 4min 28sec. I am so proud of him. Things have been really rough at work for him, so this was a good shot in the arm, KNowing that there is something else he can do. It will mean a pay cut on our end, but if it makes him happier, we will fill in the shortfall the best we can. Hope everyone had a great weekend!!

Things are going well here, but I still need to get myself in to the gym. I don't know what my problem is, I really like working out, and that feeling of accomplishment. Will just have to make myself go. Hope everyone is having a good week!

I'm doing well. I've been op all week. I made it to Curves 2x and plan to go Saturday. I maintained for 2 weeks then gained and lost the same few lbs
I know its just water...but its still discouraging. one week I gained 3 then lost 4 then gained 3.5 then lost 3.4. talk about crazy...:crazy:
I've not changed my tracker because I'm right back where I was...
I'm not sure if I just missing points during the day or I'm not eating the right combination of foods.
I'm not giving up. I've came too far this will work

Hello Everyone,
I have returned from my cruise (I had a wonderful time!!) and caught my life back up. I am happy to report that I lost 1 lb on the cruise and another since I got back. I'm working hard to have a 20 lb loss by New Years Day 2007.

I've been a little down in the dumps due to feeling a bit left out at work. I'm working my way over it, but it's hard to feel like the one left behind. I didn't get to go to Sales Meeting with the rest of the department because "someone has to hold the fort down" but it's so hard to be the one who wasn't in on all the stuff that will happen there. It was hard leading up to it and they get back to the office on Tuesday so I'll have to hear all about it for at least a week. I feel like I should be so over that sort of feeling (very high school it feels like) but it does bother me. *sigh*

I'm trying to not "eat my way through it". Any thoughts on this lady?

Sarah: I'm so happy that you made it to Onederland....what's it look like over there? :)

It looks fab!

I didn't lose or gain last week - amazing with all the potatoes I ate, I really have to kick this spud habit, I feel so bloated and look it too.

Good news is after many, many years, I can wear over the calf boots again! Bought 2 pairs on Saturday and a pair of 'bovver boots' with buckles etc

Well done for losing weight on your cruise Susie! I would have put on 10lbs or more!

Love n hugs to all

Sarah

Susie~I gained 5lbs on my cruise, but when we go Iagain, I will know what to do to prevent the gain. Great job!!!

Ladies, I am doing well, I missed the gym today due to the storms here. My tree is missing at least three limbs, although two of them are still stuck up in the tree, I am afraid that they will come crashing down the next time we have high winds. Part of our fence in the back blew over, but it was really old, and we have been talking about replacing it since we moved in. The only real damage, is that part od the soffit/facia on the side of the house pulled off, but we had already contacted a gutter company to come out an replace it and put on new gutters, so I think we got off pretty well. I am going to try to make it to the gym on Tues before work, but I have to keep my rear in gear because I have let my housework go to pot. The plan for this week is to catch up the kitchen, stay one step ahead of the laundry, and get the bathroom cleaned. On top of all theat, I have to makeit to the gym at least three days this week...seems like I lost my new habbit :(

Have to run, before another storm whips up. Later chicas!

I'm still around :) . Haven't got onto the scales lately, too scared :( I also need to get to the gym sometime this week and get back on diet..
Everyone seems to be doing great, keep it up!!

I have BIG news. I am closing the home daycare biz. Just plain tired of all the negative issues. DD is very unhappy these days with full time school and then a house full of kids and then me working most evenings. I have given every one the heads up to look for alternate care. I dont really have a closing date yet. I have had a couple of offers for some part time work. The Avon is doing great. I can take it full time too.

Everything else is pretty much the same. we are all doing well at our idividual things.
Looking forward to not having my home destroyed by others!

HUGS and happy thoughts to all!!