Here little turtle..... :yes: come on out of your shell.......here little turtle..... :D

Burtle burtle bo burtle.....bannana bo burtle.....be bi bo burtle....TURTLE!!!
WHERE IS DA TURTLE? :lol:

Hi guys. I'm still alive. I even went to the gym yesterday morning at 5 am. Kobe woke me up at 4:30, so I thought, what the heck, I"m already up. The problem with that is that I am completely beat by about 7:30 pm. We'll have to see how things work out. I'm thinking, maybe after the time change, I may be able to get in the habit of morning workouts.

I haven't heard from the vet yet about Kobe's lab work which is unusual. Hope I hear something tomorrow.

I got some low carb bake mixes in the mail and decided to make one tonight. I made the chocolate walnut brownie one. If you make it with splenda it comes out to 9 grams of carbs, 2 of fiber per serving. These are actually good. I'd give them a B+ The last low carb brownies I tried were terrible if anyone remembers. Unfortunately, this company doesn't tell you the protein content of their mixes. I also got a blueberry pecan pancake mix and a cranberry poundcake mix.

ive been trying those south beach meal replacement bars.. they arent tooo bad.. i cut them up into small servings rather than use it as a meal replacement

Hey Now,

Change of plans :(.. We didn't go into the city today so no scale and no workout video until next week. Then my nutritionalist called and had to reschedule my appt tomorrow until next week also . I'm going to go to the dr office and weigh myself tomorrow anyways. So hopefully I'll have something good to post for my first report.

So... i decided to lounge in bed and read this morning lol... then got up and made b'fast (pancakes & eggs for hubby, eggs and a slice of flax toast for me :) )... then spent most of the day cleaning my car, getting it ready for sale. I found some old tapes and really got into listening to them. (yes, i'll fess up to you all, I'm an ol' Deadhead lol). I've gotta figure out how to get them onto my mp3 player now. I used to play them on my walkman while walking around Greenlake.

Anyways, I'm getting some water down now... still not enough I'm sure, but it's better than a week ago. Exercise is still a problem... one that I need to stop whining about and just get going on. Tomorrow I pledge to walk. and while I'm making admissions and pledges I admit I've been lax on my eating. :nono: Not a lot, but enough that I feel it's going to make a difference. So I pledge to stay just a little closer to my instincts about what i should really be eating. ok? Thanks Ladies........

Lisa: :cp: Congratulations and a huge high five for your 36 hours without nicotine! Bite the bullet gf or get some gum lol. Think how much easier your workouts will be when you have clear lungs.

Angel eyes: :hat: good job too on maintaining. Kickboxing sounds like fun.... ........Maybe someday :lol:

Petra: Hope you get good news about your pup. I'm curious, what brand were your mixes. I'm always interested in a new product for the store ;)

OK if Petra can workout at 5 am !!!! so can I! lol just kidding... but you did inspire me not to hit the snooze button this morning... and chai and I went for a 3 mile walk at 530 am :)

i think this will be good for him & me too! I know he must get bored at home all day... so maybe this will tire him out a bit! and Rev up the ol metabolism for me.... AHHHHHH I want those 230's so badly!

lol i was just lookin at my ticker... I have lost the same amount of weight that chai weighs woooo hoo


have a great day Pic's

Good Morning...Fall is in the air. A little cool on my side of the world. But we are in a warming trend. I don 't think September has ever been so warm since I moved here. We normally see the "s" word by now. Don't jinx me. LOL

Ok..I am still smoke free!! I felt a little snacky yesterday and really need to watch that. I am giving myself a slight break and allowing myself extra snacks to get me over the hump. Not an excuse but if I gain this week..I will be ok with it because I think the not smoking is more important for this week. I have exercised everyday since Sunday. Today is supposed to be a gym day but M has parents day at gymnastics so I will do Richard tonight. I did his no if..ands...or butts. video last night. It was ok..but not high impact..but an ok work out. I probably should of teamed it up with WATP video and might next time.

Anyone watch the Biggest Loser last night. It was the first time I have seen it. Thought it was ok but felt they should of shown more of "how" they were doing it. Some of the loses seem huge but I have noticed that many times the first week or second week of any program the numbers can be big. I think if all I had to do was focus on my WL..I probably could lose 4lbs a week. I do wonder about the fact everything is felt on the scale...maybe they should do measurements one week. LOL

Curly and Petra, I get up early anyway..I should do my exercise then but I like doin it in the evenings. But great to you for doing it. Curly: YOu have loss a chai and I have lost a Mallissa. LOL Hard to imagine losing a 5 year old.

Iwmonn: I can't chew gum..besides my dentist would kill me. LOL Too much $$$$ in my teeth anyway. I am going to get a filling on Friday..I am going to have to have him check another tooth..it has been bothering me every since they cleaned my teeth. I think they losened my filling. I am also going to "chew" him out about when he pulled my tooth last month. HeI discovered it after a week.

Angel: You will be about 2 hours from my stepson and 4 hours from me. That part of Colorado is nice this time a year and you should be able to see the fall leaves. That is why we are going this weekend. Enjoy your time away.

Turtle: WHere are you????????????????????? Out of the shell!!! Or we are going on a hunt!!!

Jennie: How are you today??????????

Momx3: Where are you????????????

Deerod: Where are you???????????? Please check in with us!!!!

Sunshine: How are you doing?? Can't post and leave again. LOL Inquring minds want to know.

Moonray: How are you too??

Tammy: POst so we can get to know you better!!

Jackie: Figure out your plan of attack? How is the baby?

TEB: Taking time for you?

Ok..I have to get ready for work. I am staying OP and non smoking. Worst thing...I have a head cold today. My sinsus' are playing havic and my throat is sore..sort of funny...when you think..I probably wouldn't of complained if I was smoking. LOL

Lisa
Wyoming

Lisa: they dont give any of the "how too's" on the show because they have set up a "biggest loser club" and you have to pay to join to get that info.... its all about the Benjamins... $$$$

Good Morning all my PIC's !!!

Curly......eye eye eye!!! Great job on the early morning walking!!! Lets see? at 5:30 am I too was fully awake but chose to roll around in bed trying to find the cool spot. :lol: Dh is away so I have the whole bed, its mine its mine!!! hahahahaha I did manage to fall back to sleep so I guess I needed the extra zzzzz's.

Petra.......Any news yet about your dog's test results? Not sure why it would take that long. Good job on the early morning workout yesterday. I've seen "no pudge" brownie mix in the grocery stores around here. Its an 'only add yogurt' mix. I love finding and trying out new products.

Lisa.......CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR NOT SMOKING!!!! WOOHOO!!! :cheer:

I can't wait to go on our vacation. Since we've lived down here in the States (4 yrs) I have been CRAVING (BIG TIME) the cooler fall weather!!! :rofl: hahaha...bet you thought I was going to say some sort of favourite food!!! :lol: But NC and MO are a little too hot for my liking. We got married amidst the fall leaves, and cooler temps. I have boxes and boxes of turtlenecks and sweaters that I haven't even unpacked yet since moving from Canada. WOOHOO.... :cb: And about the biggest loser show?....you should have seen the first episode when some of the guys lost 24-29 lbs each!!! and that was in 10 days!!!! That is crazy!!! I suppose working out 24/7 is the ticket though, heck if I had nothing else to do......**sigh** nope, its not possible. Slow and steady is my motto.

iwmonn,........We take these pledges seriously you know!! ;) So be sure to get that walking in and lots of water. Preferably not together unless you know where all the restrooms are!!! :lol:

Well its that time of day now......COFFEE TIME!!! :coffee: One son off to school and the other one is still cutting zzzzz's. :lol: He's my little sleeper, always has been, he needs a good 11-12 hr sleep. I wish!!! Have a good day everyone. I'll be off to the gym soon also.....hey Lisa? gotta get that workout in!!!

Hi Ladies, How is it going today?
Yesterday was so busy, I had to be in meetings all day. ahhh some times I can only listen for so long.
Anyway, I did get my jog in in the AM yesterday. I took today off, 3 work outs so far this week, I figured it would be OK.
I'm so dehydrated, not sure why, I've been getting a lot of water maybe its the extrea activity, I'll just keep drinking.
today is a nother busy day here at work.
I'll check in again later,
Jennie

Good Morning Ladies,

I got up at a decent time this morning and washed the outside of my car. So hopefull now, I can sell it and off we go to the Honda dealer. I want a new CR-V soooo bad lol. Anyways, I'm going to stop at the dr on my way back from my walk so i'll be posting later. Hopefull with some good numbers!

Lisa~ He pulled your tooth and you didn't find out til a week later?? Wow he's gooood, lol. Keep it up on the non smoking. I believe it really is the single best thing you can do for your body! And if you have to have the extra snacks, then have them. You obviously know the boundries what you can have, or not have. And you really have such a great mind-set about all of it! Take care of yourself so that lil cold doesn't get worse.

I've watched The Biggest Loser and I get pretty emotional sometimes. I really don't care for most of the challenges as I feel they can be somewhat degrading.... The first one I saw last year the losers had to get in and out of a race car- through the window. There have been others, but this was the one that really stuck in my mind. It is good (for me) to see others who I can relate to though, and you kind of get the feeling you know the people, and share in their happiness and pain. I enjoy the show for the most part... but I don't usually watch it exclusively- it's on the same time as Dr. Phil, hahahaha, so I do a lot of channel flipping.
I was really glad to see Nick voted off this week as his attitude was pretty "sucky". He just thought he was ALL THAT and ya know what?? I don't think he really was lmao.

Angel eyes~ I know how serious you ladies are, and that is the main reason I posted my pledges. If I hadn't I might be tempted to procrastinate one more day lol.... I need to be held accountable now more than ever as i'm starting to lose my motivation. I plan on heading to the beach this afternoon. it's a nice hike from the highway and It's sooo pretty out today :)

Curley~ Yikes! It's still dark @ 5:30 lol... Good for you and I bet Chai loves it too.

Jennie~ :wave: gotta love those all day meetings ...not. lol

Here's to hoping ya'll are having a wonderful day

Dee~ :dizzy:

Hi ladies. I was a littel bummed about not losing last week but I had my weigh and measure at curves yesterday and I have lost so I must have been retaining water. I will post my weight on Friday. And I added up the inches I have lost since starting on 4/25 and I have lost.......
21 inches

I have not been around as much as I would like because I think I am feeling kind of overwhelmed and need to take a step back. I miss you guys though!!

Lisa - I am so so so proud of you for not smoking. :dance:

Hi there. I have only watched one of those biggest loser shows and only part of it. I'm really not into reality TV in general. My general impression was that it was sort of hokey. Do they follow up to see if people keep the weight off? The part I thought was really dumb was that everyone knows men can lose faster than women because they have more lean muscle mass and a higher metabolic rate so as long as they are actually working at it, the men should be winning every week. It isn't a fair competition (unless they make some sort of allowance for this that I am unaware of).
They have a more reasonable show on the food network. I don't remember the name but it is hosted by Juan Carlos Cruz. It follows 3 people over 3 months while they are still going to work and doing their regular lives. It tries to teach them better eating habits and how to make exercise a regular part of their lives and sets reasonable goals like losing 25 lbs in 3 months. It also shows them struggling with making those major lifestyle changes in a real life setting. The biggest loser show takes place in such an artifical environment, how can anyone relate to it? The only thing I don't like about the Food Network show is that they act like the only way to lose is on a low fat/low cal diet. The Food Network actually has a show by a low carb chef who has lost over 200 lbs and I think they should let Juan Carlos Cruz(the calorie commando) and the low carb chef (George Stella) take turns hosting the weight loss show since their contribution is showing the people who are trying to lose, how to change their eating habits to something healthier. I'm sure it's all about production money.

Petra with the men & women this time they are doing a % of body weight lost ... not actual pounds..

so far the ladies have won every weigh in!

Hi again,

Well I'm back... and my motivation is renewed! I know I could have lost more then 6.5 lbs, but I'm still so happy that I could do it at all. I about broke into tears again- happy tears mostely, a little upset cuz I would have loved to lose more. On the up side again, I do know now that with regular exercise, and getting that water in along with sensible eating I really truley can do it. I also found out I've been misrepresenting that all important start weight... i was still in denial (of 1 lb) lol...
Question: when you have a 1/2 lb in that loss are you all posting that up or down? because my actual weight was 234.5.

I left the dr office and walked about 20 min, then checked everywhere in town for an exercise video... with no luck. So I still have to wait a week for that... I dread that drive into the city lol...

Momx3~ 21 inches yayyyy!!

Anyhoooooo, thanks for the support and i'll visit again later :)

MOMx3: 21 inches !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
iwmonn: way to go girlie!!!