SUSIE!!!!! HELLOOOOOOOOO!!!!! I have missed you!!!!!! Those are loooong days at the office my dear. So glad they hired someone to take part of the load. LOVE
Susie's Super Summer SlimDown and Shape Up !!!!!!!!!
40 doesn't seem like a big deal to me. 25 invloved many bolltles of wine sitting alone on my front porch sobbing for hours. 30 was alife affirming celebration.Very empowering!! 40 kinda feels trhe same. More peace and contentment!!! I feel less driven . Time to ride the wave. I will let you know for sure July 21st.
Deb~ your weekend sound hot but wondeful!!!!!!!!!!
Curly~HI!!!!!
Slept in!!! Power snooze!! Went to bed at 10, fell asleep reading in minutes,woke at 5 when DH was getting up, dozed off, woke for my alarm, dozed off, scrambled outa bed at 8 to dress&feed kids,pack lunches and toss them on the bus. I am HOT and sitting for a moment.
3 little people today. My Avon order arrived. 4 big boxes. Feels like Christmas. BTW ~194 days til Christmas!!
Yesterday was delightful. I went for groceries and errands all alone. it was nice to putter and browze.Kids splashed in the wading pool all aft. I whipped up a quick supper.DH’s cuz stopped in with kids in tow. Squirt gun wars ensued!! Fun!
Today I really must tidy. Sort Avon!!!!!! Collect my $$$. I am going to save all my profits and use it for something big and exciting someday.

Be cool, dear chicks!!!!!

Hello All,
I'm still putting in some long days. Today it was 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., but I did take lunch..so that felt like a break. I really have the motivation to get the new gal trained!

Hubby has made dinner. Meatloaf, corn on the cob, baked potatoes. I'm so glad to get something that isn't fast food!

I've done well with the food today and I'm headed for my workout. I can't wait to get my body to moving again.

Debbie: Thank you for the Welcome Home. I can't believe you were somewhere you got to see the OCC guys. My husband flipped when I just told him. He's so into those shows! What were you doing there, where was this? Fill me in on the details.

Holly: I hear you on being less driven at 40. I've made up my mind that for the first 40 years I've done a lot of "should haves, and haveto's" and the next 40 are for me! Watch out world, Susie's going to start taking care of Susie! I gather from your post that you are an Avon lady now? Way cool! They have such neat things...things to pamper ourselves with.

How's everyone else doing? I see Girlie got a new job!!
How's everyone doing with their "race".

It's so good to be back!!
Susie

Just a quick howdy, hoping everyone is starting the week off on a good foot--and if not, hey, you have the whole rest of the week to straighten up and fly right!

I know that drywallers and other guys from the management company have been making a mess of my apartment today, so I splurged on a larger-than-usual Thai lunch and will have a very small dinner (I'm still feelng a bit full after 7PM!).

Time to go home and assess the damage--why are workmen so messy?

jugy

Judy~ they may be messy but incredibly sexy! well at least mine is, makes up for all the mess, LOL!!!
Susie~ two days in a row, how nice!!! Yup,I am a new Avon rep. First Campaign went very well!!

Good morning,
Hope everyone is well this morning. I'm just having my iced coffee and trying to get my wits about me.
I did fair yesterday on food. I had my yogurt for b-fast. I made stuffed manicotti for dinner. I use the meat stuffing, the guys like it better than the cheese stuffing. I ate med sized portion with a salad.
I made it to curves but I was sluggish, and a bit sore from all the walking and climbing this w-end. Maybe I'll do better today.
I've got to get some of my tomatos in the freezer today. I have lots ripe and even
more that will be ready in the next couple of days. I made some salsa yesterday. We moved the garden and it did much much better this year.

Judy: Construction work amazes me, I can watch it for hours especially when its being done by hunks in tight jeans. lol

Holly: GOOD MORNING :) I think being a avon rep would be fun. Glad it's going well and you're enjoying it

Susie: The race was the IRL's Bombardier/Lear Jet 500 and OCC had built a bike for Lear Jet and did the unveiling there. They sold 1000 tickets to bikers to get to ride a couple of laps around the track with OCC. It was a sight.
Sr rode the new bike. Jr was on the black widow bike and Mikey was on his Blues bike As usual Mikey stole the show. He sang "Deep in the heart of Texas". The crowd loved it.

I had my sons when I was young, so life before 40 was just kids and housework. For mothers day the year I turned 40 I got my first Harley and learned to ride that summer. At 42 I learned to drive a truck and spend 6 1/2 years traveling. So turning 40 was great. Now that I'm 50 I'm trying to loose the weight I gained having all that fun.

Spores: Where are you? Hope you are well.

Sandi: What part of ND do you live in?

Curly: GOOD MORNING :)

Good Morning All.....

Sorry about the week long absence. We had a move here at work. All of one side of the floor swapped with the other side. I was the move queen. Coordination thru completion, only had one phone out of 89 associates, that didn't work the next day, and it was fixed in about 10 minutes.

Susie....I, too celebrated a birthday while gone. June 12, I turned 45. I decided when I turned 40, that from then on, it was going to be all about me. I didn't really apply that till I was about 43, I have never been happier. HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY, SUSIE!

Everyone sounds great and cheerful and doing well.

Going to TOPS tonight, it will be my "re-start", as I have not gone in a few weeks and feel as tho I may be up a few pounds. Will try to check in tomorrow and let you know the damage.

Got to get to work, everyone have a glorious day!

Annie

Annie,
HAPPY BELATED B-DAY!!!
Good to hear from you. Glad everthing is well. Good luck at TOPS. You might be in store for a treat and be down instead. :)

Hello All,
Just got home from the movies. DH and I went to see Mr & Mrs. Smith. Brad Pitt is so hunky! I don't usually like blondes but he's cute and who wouldn't want a body like Angelina. I kept thinking, I bet she doesn't give in to sugar cravings. Got to start doing that "self talk" thing when I want to give in. Ask myself which do I want more...to be able to put on anything and look and feel great in it or do I want the sweet.

I did pretty good today except I had 3 more vanillia sandwhich creme cookies than I was going to allow myself. I had them at lunch (when I was home by myself, or course), so I left my DH a note to not let me have anymore when I got home because I had already "spent" those calories for the day.

I am happy to report that I haven't had anymore and I'm headed to bed here in a little while, so I know I won't be having anymore tonight.

Debbie: I don't know if I want to drive a Harley...but I sure would love to be on the back of a bike with my arms wrapped around Billy Lane! I met him at a bike show in Ohio this past spring...very, very sexy man.

Annie: Happy Belated Birthday. Turning 40 didn't really bother me because everyone always tells me they think I look 28 or 29. I do feel more confident in myself these days..that's a nice plus to aging!

Holly: Is there anything you don't do that's not an success? Girl you have so much drive and ambition! Congrats on your first successful campaign.

Ladies, I'm head off to bed. Have a great evening.

Susie

Good morning,
I had a good day yesterday. I stayed op except... DANG there is always an except.
I ate a piece of toast with syrup.
I made it to curves and worked in the garden. I tried to stay busy.
I work today, its suppose to get to 95f with a level red ozone alert. I absolutely hate our summers. Years ago my brother inlaw tried to get us to move to Dayton,
I didn't want to move that far from my family. I really wish now I would have listened. Their all gone, and now its the dgs I wouldn't move away from.. Oh, enough of my whinning.

Susie: I love the front seat. We sold my bike when downsized after we came home off the road. Our income really dropped. We still have dh's. So I can either solo or go with him....Ditto on Billy Lane.

Holly: Girl, I hope all is well. You almost never miss a day. :)

EVERYONE HAVE A BLESSED DAY

Hi everyone!

yep this is my year to turn 45 also... sure seems like it came fast! Ive always wanted a baby but now at 44 I am startin to re think that idea! well let me say i have re thought that idea lol

its hot and humid and nasty here in maryland... I have the day off .. so i am thinking i may go wander around the 2nd hand stores and have a look...

then my next project: we just got a ladies workout express where i live so i wanna check that out, i think its like curves.. hopefully it will be afordable and i can start going...

have a great day !

Good Morning, Good Morning!!

How's everyone today? It is a glorious day here today, would of loved to have stayed home.

Didn't make it to TOPS last night, think I may just try this on my own AGAIN. Sunday thru today has been excellent. Eating OP, however not exercising. Too hot and humid to walk, dog won't even go. Today is simply beautiful, however, so may go tonight. I weighed myself at home and am at 258, only up a couple of pounds and hope to have that off by the next weigh in.

Susie - mmmmmmmm, vanilla sandwich cookies, I craved those when prego with my son. Kept them in the fridge, and were great with coffee. Haven't ate them since. Had left over carrot cake and left over white cake with cool whip cream icing from my birthday, brought it all to work today to unload it. Don't want to be tempted.

Debbie - my BF has a bike and he takes me riding quite often. I hope to learn to ride it someday soon. That is actually one of my goals before exiting this world, to learn to ride a motorcycle.

Curlylocks - It has been very hot and humid here for the past several days, but today is just beautiful, maybe some of this will come your way.

Holly - You are such a lovely person.

Hello's to all others....

Hugs

Annie

Hey chicks!
I am doing a 3 day parenting course at the kids school. I am off from babysitting so it is a kind of holiday. Day one was great. I am a little tired from sitting and using my brain all day. I have to do some hair appts tonight.
HUGS!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey everybody,
I just got out of the shower and into something cooler. I beginning to feel human again.
I made it to curves today. I ate salad for lunch, so far so good. I found out today my boss will be out of the rest of the week. As you might know thats good and bad. I fill in for her when she's gone, but still have most of my duties. At least I'll be inside some. YEAH!!...

Holly: Good for you being so involved with your kids and the kids you keep. You are truly a wonderful parent.

Annie: You'll get that couple of pounds off before you know it.
Riding was also a goal of mine, I had rode some dirt bike as a kid so it came fairly easy. If you know some one with dirt bikes thats a good start to get your basics. Once you do that it's pretty much all the same. Once you try it you will love it.

Curly: I love shopping in 2nd hand stores I have a large one by my job that I stop at often. I never have much luck with my size but I can find great deals for the guys.

I better go these guys think it's time to eat. They are giving me the evil eye. lol

I have discovered I do not Love being gone from home for 8 hours a day. Well, yesterday was 13 hours. I almost cried when i saw my day lilies had bloomed while I was away.
the course has been wonderful. Very emotional issues came up and it was amazing to se ethe facilitaor use the skills we have been learning with a real person with a real issue. Very powerful.
DS had baseball. DD spent the day at a friends i went and got her at 8:30. then I returned calls and emails.I am slowly winding down.I did some yoga.
The house is super messy and dishes are piling up.People who do this all the time must have a very organized routine to keep up. I was putting away laundry at 12:30 am last night. sigh.
My friends Mom dropped off a whole bucket of perennials for me. I will come home at lunch and plant them.I am blessed.
Food was wacky yesterday .Today was better but not great. It is not the content so much as the timing etc.
I am looking forward to Saturday!!!!!

Hi Chickies,
I miss you. I have been too busy to post. I grabbed some of Holly's momentum and scrubbed 48 windows in my house inside and out on Tues. My arms are dead. DS was at his Godfather's house since Sunday, they had a couple golf dates planned, but the rain kept them off the courses. So, they went indoor rock climbing instead one afternoon, and the second afternoon, they went to an indoor soccer game. So not all was lost in the male bonding moment. He came home yesterday all happy, and ready to get back into his 13 year old life. He also got to experience some upper scale dining. NO, Subway or McDonalds, or Taco Bell. Not once. So that was a huge treat I would think, but all he said was "there was some weird food". I just was jealous. HAHA
Well, it is Friday again. DS has bike race, last week we got rained out. DH is racing tonite in Grand Forks, and tommorrow in Devils Lake. Huge weekend. Starting off with DS, and hopping over to catch DH race. I love summer!!!!!!

Me, I am OP, doing all the weight/toning fitness program 3x a week, meals are A O.K. So, why is it I weighted in on Tuesday and was UP over 3/4 of a pound. I am YANKED. I have decided that I cannot worry about it. It is soon TOM, and maybe that will have something to do about it. I'm really at a bump, haven't done anything significant for almost 3 weeks. I am still way to heavy for a plateau.
DANG IT. Not even sure how to get out of this slump. DANG. Maybe increase the H20, or squeeze in an extra walk, for about 20 minutes. I am not going to give up. I did go shopping the other day and am down 2 sizes. I was sooooo happy. I am boxing all the other clothes and taking them to a consignment store, and see if they can't get rid of them for me.

TTFN,
Have a sparkling weekend, with rest, love and family.
Sandi

Wow, I haven't posted all week. It's been mostly good, but a little emotional, talking to so many people about moving on to a new job. My eating has been okay, not great. Made it to Curves yesterday, and have been walking every day. My body is getting used to the 25-minute walks to and from work, so next week I will practice getting off the subway a stop earlier, and will see how that goes. My apartment's exercise room was dreadful during the 90-plus degree heat wave. Now that the weather's cooled down, I will start dragging my sorry butt back down there at least twice a week, on days I don't go to Curves.

I must be getting my shape back--homeless guys I walk past in the evenings think I'm hot :beach: , and last week a cab driver asked me if I was married (I said "Engaged," and hopped out of the car really fast :lol: ).

Sandi, hang in there! They say that tweaking either your exercise or your eating helps shake your body's metabolism off its plateau. I've been stuck in neutral forever, because I'm not being consistent about eating or sweating--but my body is definitely getting smaller. Congrats to you for going down two sizes--that's wonderful!

Hello to everyone, hope you have a fabulous weekend!
:wave:
judy

Hello All,
Sorry to not get here (once again) for a few days...life..it just keeps rolling.
I was excited to have a loss at my weigh-in on Thursday. I was down 1.5 lb. Just a couple of more and I'll be back at my lowest weight for as long as I remember.

I could really beat myself up for gaining and losing and gaining the same 5 lbs for the past 6 months..but where would that get me? Nope..I'm just moving on...moving on DOWN!

At my TOPS meeting on Thursday we had a discussion on why we don't have "self-control" so much of the time. I'm really seeing that a lot of us are multitaskers...in control people, organized...with a plan..we can whip into shape everything around us, but we struggle with our own self-control..any thoughts on this?

It's so good to read all the posts and see everyone so upbeat. Even if we are struggling with something..we aren't giving up..I don't know about you but I think that's a battle won in and of itself!

I'll be around off and on this weekend. Stay stong!!
Susie

Good morning, Just a quick post to say all is well. I've done fair on food.
I've got to get out to my garden before it gets hot. We moved it the year and I'm still having trouble keeping the grass out. I just try to stay ahead of it.

Susie: CONGRATS!!:) That a great loss.
It does feel good to break thru that
lowest weight barrier. You can do it.

Judy: WOW! Down 2 sizes. When that scale finally bust loose. The loss will be a big drop. Just hang in there.

Sandi: "Let's go racing!! boogity...boogity"... have a great w-end!

Susie~ my thought is that it is much easier to "work" on the stuff around us than really look at ourselves honestly and change. It is scary.
Congrats on the loss!!!
Judy~ great walking!!!
Sandi~ 2 sizes is a major success!!!!!!!
Deb~ Morning!!! Enjoy the gardening!

Yeah!!!! Saturday!!!!!!!!
I am sooooooo happy it is Saturday.What a loooooong week.
I am feeling very validated in my choices as a wife, mother and homemaker. Our life would be AWFUL if I worked outside of the home.
I had no idea how much I love my home and garden and how important they are to my happiness. I feel completely disconnected from my hubby. He is grumpy and snappy.
The kids are worn out too because we have done a lot of running around in the evenings.We have not sat at the table all together for a good meal in 4 days.
The upside is that the course i took was amazing and I am very glad I was part of it.
My weight is okay because I haven’t been eating right, LOL! No junk just odd and not enough at the necessary times. Lots of water but no time for exercise.
We have a family reunion in Sarnia this aft. It will be fun.I was feeling overwhelmed last night about it but today I am feeling like I can cope. I need to bake a ham and slice it and bake a cake.
I will make a nice omlette for my crew in a few minutes. I love my family soooo much.
Housework will happen when I can squeeze it in.
Hugs chicks. I missed being here too!!!!

Can you see the difference? I can see the difference!!!
The family reunion yesteday was wonderful. The wind was cool but the sun shone all day. DD even swam in the lake. She was cold and whiney after but it was worth it. I sat in the sun on the beach watching.
My SIL who has been avoiding the family for a year came with BIL and niece.We had some good conversation.
The food was brilliant. There were a lot of unique and wonderful salads.mmmmmmmm. I made the standard really healthy chocolate cake, LOL!!! The pan was scraped clean!!
Okay, the before and after victory!!!! There were photo albums of pics taken previous years. The reunion is every 2 years. there was a pic from 2003 of me with my cousin in law. I am smiling and happy but the difference in my appearance from then til now is remarkable.I am 18 lbs lighter now.My face looks different.My belly stuck out as as far as my boobs. I am thrilled with the changes I saw. Yeah, NSV!!!!!!
Our last sunday school is today followed by a potluck brunch. It is for Father’s Day too.
I am going to CLEAN all aft!!!!!! I want to CLEAN all aft!!!!!!!!

Have a glorious, peaceful, light and airy day!!!!!!

Holly, thanks so much for sharing your spirit and your energy with us! I hope your desire to clean up rubs off on me :lol:

I finally skootched down a bit more on the scale, to 230.5. It popped up three days in a row, so I will claim it as my new and improved weight, after being mired in the same 4-lb range for six weeks. I am bearing down on this program, wanting to see 227 once or twice before July 4....I can feel the momentum beginning to build....

Let's do it, ladies! I hope you all have a tremendous week.

judy

Hello everyone - remember me? LOL

I am so sorry I am not posting regularly. I can't do it at my job...I really took it for granted at my previous job. Now, I'm being watched all the time, since I'm in training, and I don't have the privacy that I used to. Our whole office is very open and everyone can see what I'm doing. I'm posting from home right now. I will have to start trying to do so.

My eating has been off. The good thing with this job is that I don't eat nearly as much as I used to during the day. I have an All Bran Bar, smoothie or cashew butter and jelly pita and then nothing until lunch - which is usually pretty healthy since I'm in view of everyone and they look to see what you're eating lol! The problem is that I'm so hungry by the time I get home that I basically pig out.

Something weird is happening in that I get off of work, run a few errands, next thing you know it's 8pm...with only 2 hours to go until I should be in bed, I grab some sort of take out for the husband and I and that's it. Actually, I did cook 3 nights last week, then had chinese once and a rotisserie chicken another night. Not too bad, but I've been horrible about snacking before and while I'm cooking, because I'm so hungry. Then I just eat whatever I cooked for dinner whether or not I'm hungry, just because I worked to make it.

Time to get on the ball about exercise. I went shopping this past weekend. Found lots of cute things and sales, but feel like my body has gone out of control. I still wear a size 18 on top, 20 on the bottom...but typically get a 20 on top too because of my bust. Bottoms aren't tight but not loose. I want them to get loose. I am finding so many cute things that are now available in the 14 16 18 sizes, unlike several years ago when I was in those sizes. By the end of the summer, I will be in 18s. My favorite clothes are fall clothes - wool cardigan sweaters and jeans, and the great textures and materials are back out - plaids, wools, herringbone twills, houndstooth, etc...I want to be able to wear cute stuff.

My bottom is huge. I was trying on stuff...and the reason why I need a size 20 is because my butt sticks out so much - my shelf booty, I call it. If it wasn't for that, I'd look pretty streamlined LOL. Well anyway, I tried on a lot of clothing and felt really icky...and all the sales I couldn't participate in!

I need to get out of this rut. It's so hot that I don't want to do anything. Then again, I crave the sunshine. Maybe I'll hit the track tomorrow, just for a leisurely walk with headphones and start there. That's something, right? I've been wishing I could run again. I've been remembering how great it felt to be able to run a couple miles without any problem. But those thoughts are pushed out by the evil side of me saying, "oh dream on, fatty!" And then my dreams of smooth gliding steps turns into me out of breath.

I'm a little pensive right now. Reading a bit back I can see everyone is doing well. Hello Holly, Sandi, Susie, Curly, Judy, etc...sorry I've been away and I really miss you guys :) Wish I had you guys to talk to here.

Girlie

Hugs Girlie!!!!!!
Judy~ it's a 2 way street I receive a lot from all of you too!!! But thanks and HUGS!!!

Have I ever mentioned that my husband is a real life MacGyver? (remember the show where the guy could make a bomb out of a gum wrapper and twigs?)
Most of our tools and electronics have been refurbished in some way including the step ladder.
So, I had picked up this pretty windchime at the dollar store and decided to hang it.I place the step ladder along the side of the shop and send DS on a quest for a nail.
I am on the ladder hammering away and the ladder decides to fold up with me in the middle of it. So, now there is a a large redhead hanging onto a nail with one hand and clinging to the side of the shop, spiderman-like with the other with both legs completely twisted into this ladder. My brave 6 yo son pushed down on the bottom step so I could wiggle one foot out and then unfold the ladder. Needless to say my right leg is scraped from knee to ankle and my body is seriously aching from being yanked and twisted .
Never dull around here.
I got ALL my cleaning done yesterday and i am enjoying it thoroughly!!!!!
I was a lovely day. The SS potluck was warm and fuzzy. I made smoked porkchops and lazy cabbage rolls for DH for supper. DS gave his daddy a book he made in school about the things he loves about his dad. It was very heartening and touching to see the ways DH has brightened DS's world.
5 kids today. 2nd last week of school. I am sad about that. I will miss everyone there.
We had baseball tonight.
I celaned the 2 shelves in the basement. (EW!!) And then pulled the tubs out of DD's closet and went trhough 3 of them and pitched all the old notes we passed in highschool etc. I threw out 2 little albums of pics of trips with old boyfriends??!! It was like looking at aliens, lol!
I saved all the old christmas/greeting cards for crafts for the kids. They made collages all aft. Apparently I like bunnies and cats and have since i was a little kid.
DH took the rod of DS's closet and put it in DD's. Now us girls can actually hang our dresses!!!!! Very exciting!!! Took 5 1/2 years!!!!!
Need to vacuum up there desperately.
5 toddlers tomorrow. DD only has 4 school days left.....makes me sad. I am glad she has another year of kindergarten.On the other hand I am not handling the fact that my son is going into grade 2 very well. He seems way too grown up.Cant believe he will be 7 in the fall or that I have known my hubby 10 years.
Enough nostalgia. Have a good night!!!!

Good morning,
I had a wonderful experience saturday at a ayce steakhouse. I have always been a hugh
eater.. Man-sized. After I filled my plate and was finishing eating. It dawned on me How little I had ate. I had gotten a small steak, some mushrooms and steamed carrots.
I realized I had not obsessed about what I couldn't have or shouldn't have. I just fixed my plate and enjoyed my meal ..mindlessly. I even had about 2 tbs of
cherry cobbler. For once I felt like a normal person. I've noticed a change lately but that was a pleasant surprise.
I never made it to curves yesterday. I had several errands to run. Going today!!

Holly: Glad you are ok, I also live in one of those houses. Where we repair and recycle everything to death. I have 3 males keeping everything together. LOL!
True red-necks of fix-its.

Girlie: Good to hear from you.

Judy: CONGRATES!!!! on the loss.
You'll make that 7/4 goal.

Sandi: HI! :)

Spores: If you are just reading the posts. We miss you. Hope to hear from you soon.

Hello All,
On a quick break for lunch. I'm having a good week so far with the food and exercise. I'm finding out that as long as I look at it as a lifestyle then I do ok. It's when I think "I've got to get busy and get this weight off" that I seem to want to overeat. What's that all about anyway?!

Sorry no time for personals right now, but I wanted to let you know I was around and out here celebrating your accomplishments and cheering for you as you keep moving along in this race.

Susie

Hi chicks!!!!

I was thinking about Spores and Jody too!!!!!! Time to check in ladies!!!!

Debbie~ LOL!! I always forward those redneck jokes people send to my hubby. He thinks they are brilliant pics. LOL!!! Congrats at the restaurant!!!!
Susie~HI!!

I am struggling a bit with wanting to overeat. It started yesterday.I got into a lot of dust so had a bad allergic reaction and my body was sore. I felt gross so I ate. i "binged" on a nice chickpea salad throughout the day. Today I am feeling better but I really want to eat cheese and cracker or nachos and dip. None of that stuff is in the house and I have been munching on oranges but........
5 kids all day, 4 coming after school for 1 hour of total madness!!! May put the sprinkler on . It's hot again.
Take care Gals!!!

Hi,
I've had a productive day. Worked in the garden. I went to curves. Did 5 lds of laundry including my kithchen and bathroom curtins, and shower curtins. Canned some peppers. Grated and froze zuccinni. Made some zuccinni bread. Almost sounds like one of your days, Holly.
The more I go to curves it seems the better I feel. I getting more done. I gonna ride this wave as long as possible. When dh is on me about me not having any energy. I tell him to strap a extra 100 lbs on and see how well he could get around. Oh, he's not mean about it. He just always trying to get me moving.

Susie: It is a lifestyle change. Dieting is for someone who is 10-20 lbs overweight. For what ever reasons we have made some choices that have not been very healthy. Now we have to change. We have to take better care of ourselves. I don't believe it is ever too late. Remember my friend you said it best...MYCHOICE2BFIT.:)
HUGS

Hello…..I am back!

I don’t have time to go back and read and catch up right now……got home last night at 2 am…… and have been unpacking and doing laundry and getting some errands done and RESTING!!!!

Had a great trip…..lots of walking….really thought I might actually lose weight on the trip but gained 4 lbs…not so bad for a 2 week vacation to Europe and I never deprived myself of anything……but walked A LOT!!!!!

I will try to write more in the next few days!

Lilybutt

Lily: welcome back, Those 4lbs will be gone before you know it, but the memories of your trip will last a lifetime... no regrets. Life is too short to just be a bystander.

I ate copious amount of food yesterday some healthy some not. I started my period this morning which explains a lot.
I had a meeting for Avon last night. I am excited about the future with this. I am NOT interested in working outside of the home when my kids are in school full time and I will probably keep babysitting for a few more years.This gives me a great opportunity with a small business. I enjoy direct sales and networking.
My individual sales are above average so far. The national average is $20/order, mine are all over $30.
Quiet day here. Ds is in school. 4 kids this morning. Just me and DD for the aft. She has a cold and has been monumentally whiney. I need to pick up flyers for Gala Days and I will purchase a tub/bench for toys outside!!!!!! The clutter is getting to me.
I need to sort the bedding upstairs. we seem to have a LOT. I have so many baby blankets it is ridiculous but they ae all menaingfulk. The kids use some for house and some are used. Quilts...Afgans...."camping" blankets.....I need a quilt stand.
I guess we are a cosy bunch!
I moved most of the storage to the basement!!! Took stuff to the thrift shop.
Getting there.

Glad you the trip was nice Lily!!!

HUGS!!!!!!!

Good morning,
Has anyone else had trouble getting to this forum? I alway use the link in the subscription e-mail. Yesterday, They wanted me to login. I had forgotten my password so they assigned me a new one.
when I used it it gave the usual thank you for login in message. Then when our page came up it wanted me to login again and would not let me post. I sent 3fc a note. This morning I went thru the long way and got on. I'm not sure if they fixed it or the different route made the difference. I wonder if all the chicks who have posted lately are having trouble.
Well I spent so much time messing with getting logged in I'm out of time. All is well here, Hope all is well there

Hiya, No troubles getting on for me.

I have been busy. Last week of school stuff. a lovely retirement party for our principal. I adore him!!

The downstairs is a MESS cause i have been cleaning out stuff upsitairs. It's bugging me!!! 2 more piles to the thrift shop. Yowza!!! I have been unloading stuff all spring!!! Tons of stuff. Now it is getting a bit more personal. Unloading memories. Very freeing for my spirit.
I called my Mom yesterday to get permission to give away the bassinet she bought when my angels were babes. We ended up having a natural and normal conversation. It was heartening.
I still have the christmas stuff to go through and then ALL the closets and storage spaces will be completely sorted and minimized!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I will dust, vacuum and wash the windows tomorrow!!!!!!!!!
No plans all weekend. I really want to relax around the house and putter in the gardens!!!!!
Gymnastics tonight.
School council meeting last night was GREAT!!!! We are a wonderful team!!!!! I LOVE IT!!!!!!

Onward with my day!!! It’s gonna get hot again, 32C.

Have a carefree day!!!!!!

Hi,
Holly I really need to declutter my home. I just have trouble parting with my stuff. I always say "I might need that" or "mom gave me that" . What a cop-out.
I've been staying op. Wander where everyone is.
At work got to go
later

Debbie~ I have just let go of all the stuff I had saved from grade school and highschool. I kept about a 1/4 of it.Hubby doesn't like to let go of stuff either.
I am TIRED of the clutter and no one else but me cleans. Boht kids and DH hang onto EVERYTHING.At least now they can fill their own closets instead of the whole house, LOL!
Have a great weekend!!!

Good morning,
Well, I really pigged-out last nite. I ate 4 slices of pizza. I've been doing so well till then. :(
I have to work today so no curves. They will be closed before I get off.
Today will be better!!

Holly: I'm sure everyone is just busy but it is wierd we are the only 2 to post for 2 days. I feel like we are in a cyber Twilight Zone.

Everyone else: If you are just outside looking in. We miss ya'll

HUGS

**** playing twilight zone music*******I am a little tired of the hubby and kids not helping around the house. I have asked all week for hubby to help with the dishes and he has not. He makes jokes about it and doesn’t take me seriously. The pots and pans from 3 days are piled on the counter.A mini rebellion. I have been very busy with the kids, school and for myself ,plus I have been deep cleaning the closets.DS is whining about going for a bikeride and I just lost it with him.
DH hasn’t been coming to baseball or gymnastics.....arg!
He is back working very long days and it is HARD work. I am trying to be patient.
I negotiated with DS and we will ride first thing after i finish my coffee. DH will entertain the kids so I can finish cleaning upstairs. At 2:30 I am going for a PEDICURE!!!!!! My feet are actually aching from the callouses. I use the foot file but it is not enough.
I slept til a beautiful 8:30!!!!!!!!!
We still seem to have a lot of clutter.The kids are bringing home lots of stuff from school.That will be the next sort through. We just cant keep it all.

I am needing some peaceful, patient vibes today!!!

ps, I had to login in over and over to get on and stay on today.

Okay..finally feeling up to function again…let me just say….jet lag sucks!!!!!!

Got back hoe from my Europe trip at 2 am on Monday night/Tuesday morning. The trip was WONDERFUL!!!!! Spent 3 days in London….very nice city. It was so clean for a big city! And the people could not have been nicer! The highlights in London were going to the theater and seeing Brooke Shields in Chicago and seeing the Queen and Camilla in the Queen’s birthday parade!

Then we moved on to Paris….not to offend anyone, but it was not my favorite place. The locals were rather rude, as I had been told they would be, and I guess I was not impressed. We went to the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, a riverboat ride on the Seine, Sacré-Coeur, Norte Dame, and just the sites in general.

Then we took a train overnight to Florence, Italy….Italy was awesome!!! Florence, Assisi, and Rome! LOVD THEM!!! The weather was hot and sunny, the sites were beautiful, the people were gracious and helpful, and the food was wonderful!!!! Assisi was my favorite…a quaint little town nestled in the mountains…..it was beautiful!

So that was the trip! Walked EVERYWHERE…but ate EVERYTHING, so gained a few pounds, but back down to the starting weight…so now tie to buckle down and get serious about it. I am setting small, reasonable goals. Exercise, eat healthy, and just take care of myself! Good to be back!

Lilybutt

Hi everyone! I was here for a short time in April. I had a minor set-back, but I`m back on track and hope I can join back in. I guess I failed, and felt really bad about it. But looking back I could`ve used all your support, it might have kicked me in the butt sooner!

I`ve been doing quite well all week, lost 5 pounds. Have been on the elliptical everyday for 30-40 minutes. I dont want to sound too excited, cause the first week is a breeze, it`s the next couple weeks I will need much support! I`m really scared going into this next week, I`m just going to keep exercising even if I have a bad food day. It seems to keep me motivated, and after working out late in the day I don`t have the urge to snack or binge or really eat anything after dinner. I just have to keep focused.

I`ve paid a lot of attention at what set me back in April, and learned from it. I only hope I`m strong enough this time.

Glad to be back

Hi Caro~ glad you made it back. You will get lots of support here!!!
Lilybutt~Welcome home. Your trip sounds fabulous!!!!!!!!

Good evening,
I've not done too bad on food. I had to work yesterday so I didn't make it to curves. I did lots of walking. Next fri is the 1st. I hope I at least make the 5lbs
loss goal.

Holly: I can't give any advise on Dh not helping out. Mine is the worst. He started helping with the boys about the time the youngest turned 18! LOL. He always drove a truck and was home only a few days a month. I had a friend ask me once how I could stand it. I told her the check comes in the mail and the BS only comes once a month. That's bad I know. We spent 6 1/2 in that truck together, Now we are home together. We really have had a good marriage. I think it has made me stronger. We will be married 32 yrs in Jan. He get better the older he gets.

Caro: Good to hear from you. Glad you are on track. Sounds like you have a good plan.

Lily: Your vacation sounds wonderful. Glad you enjoyed it so much.

I better go family thinks its supper time.
DRATS!!

BIG HUGS