Here ye! Here ye!
Welcome to the world renown ( well isn't it?) 2 Week Sprint!!

Because in so many ways, Less IS More, especially if you are like me and sometimes suffer a short attention span....

Please join us for the third 2 week sprint! For just 2 weeks, all you need do is what YOU need to do...

For me,
DRINK WATER!!!
Limit Caffeine to 2 cups Mon - Fri ( only for mood related reasons, nothing to do w/ calories)
Practice bowling at least 2X
JOURNAL.... I really need to know what range I am really eating in ...

So...
Today's thought seems very fitting ... not bad since I chose it last night...

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Thought of the day :

"It's not what you did, it's what you do next."


Question of the day :

"If you had to pick a single song or album that you most associate with a particular period of your life, what song would you choose , and from what year?"

----From IF (2) by Evelyn McFarlane & James Saywel
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so, anyone with me??

C'mon, you know its so much easier when you have company!


Kettle is on!

Oh, so with you, Kaylets. So needing yet another Pull-It-Together Fresh Start.

For me:
Get in the water.
Get in more exercise
TRY to stay at 1800 or less (less being preferable)
Get in the FUN - at least some little thing every day.
Get in the Serenity - at least a few minutes a day.
BE Strong - BE Regal - Be Healthy - Be All I Want To Be
Enjoy the Last Month of Summer and Be Ready to Head Into Fall a Few Steps Further Along to Goal.

Wow, am I ambitious today or what? Thanks, Kaylets, for the Prompt New Sprint. Huzzah, Hooray and Wowza (since Empress isn't here at the moment) - Sis Boom Bah!

Hi Anagram!

I like all your goals too! In fact, let me copy from your paper ok??

Yes, the Royal printer is due in very shortly w/ No Guilt/Fresh Start Cards...
We have plenty now but we never want to run short!

Gotta to run!

I think I should print my goals out for me too, Kaylets. I have the same ones all the time - just don't remember them as often as I should.

QOD - "All the Way" - 1958 or so. It reminds me always of my commitment to dh. "If I'm going to love you, it's for sure I'm going to love you - All the Way. In the good and lean years and for all the in between years - Come what may." It has come in handy many times to have that song replaying between my ears. Esp. since he always says his song is "My Way"!

Slimfasted for breakfast, serenitied on the patio, now it's time to start the water (along with the laundry). Hoozah, hoozah, hoozah!!!

Congrats, Ceara, on your Champion. And if anyone can bring the heathen around, I'm sure it's you. Glad you had such fun this weekend. Your camp showers sound like mine at the pool. They'll do but somehow they just aren't like taking one at home.

Here we go, Queenies, here we go! Hope my steam lasts until Tuesday. Steamy weather here the next few days so I'll be just holding on until it's less humid the end of the week.

thanks for starting the new sprint thread, kaylets! count me in too!

my goals for this 2 week sprint:
-keep up with food journaling.
-keep up with exercise.
-keep up with water.
-lessen calorie intake to around 1200-1500 cals/day (from around 1600, which averaged last week.)
-continue with stress management and meditation tapes.
-continue with organizing/sorting through old papers(and file or trash/shred).
-organize my bedroom closet to make more user-friendly/accessible.

hope everyone has a good start to the week, royals. take care.

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Hello all!

Wsw! The closet/ paper thing should be on my list too! I am starting to think if just doing a Clean Sweep style of just emptying the room and THEN bringing in ONLY what makes me smile, etc, etc would work.
Too bad I don't have all those Clean Sweep workers at my beck and call...
Where does this stuff come from and WHAT WAS I THINKING!!!!


Scale last night moved down... .9... so now we are back where we were 2 weeks ago b/4 the gains began... BUT I have gotten more water since my water Challenge began and am ready to start my first glass in a second.
We have nearly 90% humidity which is making stairclimbing very difficult... I am doing it but much slower..... and feeling every step... that was at 8 am... at noon when I only needed to go up 3 flights for lunch, I could barely make it up 3 flights...
I am always suprised and amazed at how the heat/humidity affects me...
Always so quick to say I've gotten lazy, backsliding, etc, etc...

Theme of last nights WW's meeting was perfectionism... HMMMMMMMM

you can imagine how hard it was for me to keep still... since I now have only a class that starts at 5:30 pm I arrive at 5:45 so try to sit down quietly and catch the mood of the meeting w/o over powering it....

Big hugs to all!! We deserve them!!

Am looking forward to an ALL ROYALS CHECKIN! You are missed!!

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Thought of the day :

Inner Strength



Inner Strength

If you can start the day without caffeine or pep pills,


If you can be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains,


If you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles,


If you can eat the same food everyday and be grateful for it,


If you can understand when loved ones are too busy to give you time,


If you can overlook when people take things out on you when,


through no fault of yours, something goes wrong,


If you can take criticism and blame without resentment,


If you can face the world without lies and deceit,


If you can conquer tension without medical help,
If you can relax without liquor,


If you can sleep without the aid of drugs,



If you can do all these things,


Then you are probably the family dog.



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Much thanks, Kaylets, for starting a new thread! Last week, I saw the beginnings of the scale dipping below 135--because of faithful calorie counting. I've been having some pre-TOM cravings this week and have to get that under control. My goals for this sprint are to drink my water [a common theme here, it seems], get in more aerobic exercise since my hip is better, and to keep the calories around 1500. If it's okay with all of you I may post my food/exercise journal here. I've tried posting it on other threads but it's not the same, and the accountability thing really helps me, so if it's not too boring...
Hey, for those of us struggling to drink more water, I suggest starting out the day with a good 16 oz. That works for me---when I do it!

Congrats to Ceara and her Amazing Canine Friends! Thought about you when I caught a bit of 'Best In Show'. So tell all, is there a germ of truth to that movie and the dog show scene?

Need to start cleaning up at home too. I go in cycles where I really stay on top of things and then, well, not so much. Have to attack the cobwebs NOW. My house is starting to get that Castle Dracula look. Not good.

My stint as matron of honor went very well. The festivities lasted 2 days. We all got together the next moring for breakfast. After it was all over, I collapsed. I had a blast, but it was stressful, but the good kind of stress. Example: my friend's wedding was at 11:00, and at 10:50 she was still socializing with out-of-town friends and wearing only her underwear and I had to crack the whip on her!

Wishing us all luck on our 2-week sprint! Let's toast with a big glass of water!

Hello all!

Here we go Wednesday, here we go!

Must be getting more water in as I've noticed the trips to the bathroom have increased! Scale was at 153 w/ nightclothes and watch on so that is a positive as well...

Yesterday, a close GF interviewed in my dept ... I rode w/ her to show her the easy way to park, etc, etc. She was naturally nervous and either I picked up on it and made myself uptight or I was just wound too tight on my own.
So... I am only having one cup of coffee ... decaf tea kettle is heating as I type...I know lots of folks who deal w/ anxiety/panic attacks... nearly all have been told to avoid caffeine.. I have no idea if caffeine really is a trigger but for myself...caffeine certainly doesnt seem be as much fun as it used to be...

Is anyone watching the Amazing Race?? Mostly its broadcast too late for me but I have seen a few episodes... The "little lady" is so inspiring... I should be following her around and taking notes...

And what about Big Brother?? Have to admit, I am hooked again.. and so far, have no favorites... this group may be the most cuthroat yet... or at least obviously cutthroat... actually I guess I really am rooting for the twins and the gay guy... why?? beats me...

Eydie- No complaints here regarding your food journal... might inspire me ...
in fact, do you have a good sesame dressing?? DH and I tried a Japanese restaraunt last Sat and the Sesame dressing for the salads was great...we came home and Emeril was making one too... ( all high fat, high sugar of course..) but I'd like to try and duplicate ....

Ceara-- Are there any breed of dogs that can be successfully housebroken??
We knew when we replaced the carpeting when we moved in that the previous owners dog had housebreaking issues but figured the new carpetting would make a difference. Then when our first beagle became a senior citizen and developed a diabetic disorder.. we had to replace the carpeting again...
Initially, the two current beagles were very good ... but now...
after a year of steriod medicaton for the one..... don't know how to "retrain" other than crating... ....

WSW!! Glad that big storm turned away from your neighborhood!!

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Thought of the day :

"Let love be genuine; hate what is evil; hold fast to what is good."

Question of the day :

"Is your summer going by quickly?"
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Must be off...

Hugs to all ... I 'd love to stay and talk to everyone but.....

HI all!!

I know, I know, I don't check in nearly enough!!

Sydney and I are doing fine. Doctor says she is growing like a weed and we may have her before 9/20. I'm so excited!!!!!!!!!!

I just wanted to pop in and catch up.

Love to you all!!

Yo! Lurking and can't resist a quickie! Not trying to be divorced from the palace or anything. Miss all you s but kind of can't handle too much these days ... just posting a "diet" journal right now ...

To all, avanti to the nth degree!

Feeling "prowly" and on the verge of a binge. Don't know why---emotions steady, happy as a clam, must be hormones! Must resist......

Hello all!

Hmmm...Prowly is a very good description... think I am very familiar w/ that feeling...
have noticed at work, whenever a training session ends my first instinct is to put something in my mouth... obviously, a stress reliever... interesting how I just noticed this a few days ago... I guess that's because I've started putting my food in the fridge so I have to think about what I'm eating...
So.. I've gone thru the motions of "Time for something" to realize "its in the fridge"... hmmmm....

Bad storm came thru last night.. might have even touched down as a tornado..we were lucky and only had intense winds and rain for about 20 minutes... nature is amazing...

finally seem to have knocked this water bloat I've been carrying for 3 weeks..
Another reason to get the water in...keeps the water moving out...

Hope everyone is hanging in there...I have had 5 or 6 good examples this week "perfect reasons" to turn to food ....
again, reminds me of Cerise and her favorite saying>
"Be gentle... everyone is fighting a battle..." paraphrased but I think you get my meaning...

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Thought of the day :

"I don't go by the rule book ...
I lead from the heart, not the head"
-- Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales


Question of the day :

"If you had to name the most gentle person you know, who would it be?"
--From IF (2) by Evelyn McFarlane & James Saywel
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Ok all, " Keep Swimming! " -- from "Finding Nemo"

Couldn't stop eating yesterday, so no gold sticker for me. However, I got in some yoga and pilates, and weeded the garden for an hour, so surely I burned some calories. I hope today's better, food-wise.

I wanted to start my day with a good sweaty workout, so I popped in one of my "Firm" videos and suddenly found all sorts of little chores to do! Vacuuming, wiping off the kitchen counters, playing with the dogs--I finally saw that my wily little brain was trying to talk me out of doing the tape, so I just threw myself into it, and felt great for having done it an hour later. But it was the LAST thing I wanted to do! Very interesting to watch how one might sabotage oneself....At least I caught it; I wonder if that's what was happening yesterday?

A couple of decent (but hardly perfect) eating days behind me plus three days at the pool. Still floating just above onederland (200.4 this a.m.) but was a couple of lbs. higher just a day or so ago. Wonder if the drop in humidity loosed some water up?

Storms were bad here too, Kaylets. I actually went into the basement for a while. They've confirmed a tornado touched down briefly just a few miles away.

wsw & Eydie - I need to get on that organizing binge. I've been doing a bit but it's not even making a dent.

Hoping to have a long and pleasant weekend and wishing you all the same. Glad you visited, Empress.

Hello all!

FRIDAY!!!!!!!!

Finally saw two days in a row a number on the scale havent seen in nearly a month....
It's got to be the SF Hot Choc making me retain + the lack of water == water weight .....
and I realize this am that its been 4 day w/o the hot choc and I do not crave it this am...
that's one for the books...Maybe next time I'll figure out sooner what's going on... or maybe not!

Yes, Eydie-- why do we resist what we know will feel good?? Is it the poor starving fat cells fighting for dear life??? Bob Greene, of Oprah fame, says that everytime we resist those "am so hungry" cravings, our bodies then dip into the fat cells to satisfy the craving... could the same theory apply to the
getting ready to burn calories?? Brain says " gee, we're running kind of low here, need to slow down this fat burning.. RESIST< RESIST> RESIST" ...
I dunno, but it sure makes you wonder...

Don't know if any of you are Skinny Daily Post fans... "This One Day" really hit home for me...

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Thought of the day :

"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle."
--Plato

Question of the day :

"If you could make one thing come true for one friend, what would it be and for whom?"
-- --From IF (2) by Evelyn McFarlane & James Saywel
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I'm late!

Take care and know you are loved !