scales who cares right now as long as i can find a couch. sleep is calling time for a nap and then it is off to work.

LBS DOWN:

Julie great job!

No lbs down, but no lbs up either so I can live with that for right now.

Julie: Thanks for the info on the detergents and whatnot!

It is chilly and wet today and kind of icky. My lovely neighbor with the kids threw chicken bones onto the patio sometime this morning. Luckily I went out to get the garbage can and saw it before I let the dog out. What PIGS!

Have to go. Everyone have a spectacular weekend.

Faye

Hi all,

just popping in to say a quick 'hello'. I've been pretty down lately, so I'm just trying to muddle through. My eating has not been good, but I'll get there!

Might not be around for the next week or so - need to sort my head out.

I'll be back though, so don't worry!

Love Amanda x

SATURDAY: Today is Sunny Thoughts Saturday. What can you share with us?

I am going to try hard to be more diligent about this topic. We need to share more and not just woes. My sunny thought this week is that each one of us have people who love us and we love. There is a natural high associated with having people that care about us. When you want to take that bite of cake or veg in the chair, remember that there are people who love us that want what is best for us! We also have each other to come to and when all else fails, we have God that is always there, never on vacation, never not answering his door to talk to!

Have a great day girls.

Faye

Sunny Thought for today - I have been MIA but your posts, especially this last week have been so uplifting - There seems to be a movement to rededicate yourselves to your programs and focus more on what you have done than what you have not done. It is very inspiring!

Sorry I have been away so long - but I do drop in on you all in the a.m. whenever I am on the I have been extremely busy with contractor headaches, work challenges, my fit and fair community project, my landmark class, choir rehearsal, and trying to eat and workout regularly.

Just a quickie update on a few of those items:
Bedroom extention contractors took 3 weeks to determine how to solve the heat duct problem and did nothing with plumbing or electric in the interim Sunroom contractors forgot to have the beams and studs inspected before we paid someone else to drywall over them. The inspector said no go and had parts of the new drywall cut out

Work is crazy. I have only 5 of my student advisors in place and working at their schools. But I still have 7 schools open and have been doing the recruiting of new participants in a few of them all by myself. On top of that, our assist. dir. has not processed the new apps for our participants regularly and I alone have about 300 plus new apps that are piling up.

And with all that plus the other things I have found it more challenging to exercise and eat right everyday. Getting 3 meals a day on my schedule is tough. But I taught 2 great bellydance classes this week and managed 2 treadmill jogs! Still struggling with water and getting enough rest.

Sandy - Thanks for the article Sandy on sleep deprivation and obesity - I am a firm believer that sleep is just as important as water, eating on plan, and exercise!. But I am working on it. Hope you feel better soon!

Julie - My "trigger" weight is now 230. It used to be 239. I toggle around that number but never above it. Today I weighed in at 228. So I just got off the treadmill and drank 50 oz of water. Congrats on your pounds down!

Other sunny funny news - I lost a bet to dh before he went to Germany and today I fulfilled it - I am now a long haired beach blond - Can't wait for him to get home tonight and see it -I think I may get lucky!

Have a great evening all. mscat
Insanity is doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting different results!