Hey Girls,
way to go everyone, great losses and keeping on track.
I'm doing much better, I feel better, and I'm pretty motivated. I did over eat some of my dinner last night but it wasn't anything bad for me so I don't think it will hurt to much. It was pouring rain at 6:30 this morining so no jog today. Hopefully tonight I'll get in some kind of work out. And then tomorrow morning a jog.n I always feel so much better when I am getting in good work outs. My sister caught a nasty cold so I'm keeping my fingers crossed I dont' get it(we are staying in her house for the time being). I took some airborn hopefully it will stay away.
Today is the big day for my parents house. They are closing tonight. My sister is so emotional about it. I'm sad but I know I can't really do anything because I can't afford to buy it and live there and my parents can't afford to stay there. We went through the house and took pictures and snatch little pieces of wall paper off the wall. I'm sure the people moving in are going to rip everything out and make it look totally boreing. The way it was it was anything but boreing and regular. Growing up I was sometimes embarrased but now I think its great. I loved the read carpet and the gold green and red wall paper. Oh, now I'm starting to get emotional. I just need to stay away from the emotional eating snacks.
OK, ladies, off to the grind.
Jennie

Hey girls.....How is everyone today? Just 2 more days until our trip to Colorado and we are soooo excited!! I'm in mega-laundry mode today, trying to get all our cooler weather clothes all clean and fresh since some of them have been in storage.

I had a fantastic workout this morning. As usual, Thursdays is the iso-ball class and after that is a 30 min cardio combo class. Since there was just 2 of us staying afterwards for the cardio class, the instructor had the 2 of us, on the treadmill doing intervals of med-high cardio. I hadn't done anything like this before and found it very interesting. I guess the basic idea is that you warm up, then walk at a faster pace than normal, then do a small fast burst of cardio (ie 30 sec of running) and then a faster pace of walking again( bringing your heartrate down for recovery). Combine this with more sets of cardio bursts and fast paces of walking and you have it. Afterwards, she gave us a sheet detailing many different routines that she uses for her personal (private lesson) clients. So actually, she gave us a routine without paying her for the personal trainer fee!!! WOOHOO!!!! :cb:

Jennie: what running shoes do u like? I just bought a pair of
Mizuno Wave Inspires.

Friday!!!!
 

wooo hoo its friday!!! Tomorrow i am doing the Alzheimers memory walk.. 3 miles..

How is everyone doing today?

Hi ya PIC's.......Since we are leaving first thing in the morning, I thought I would weigh in today....DRUMROLL PLEASE......and I lost another 3 lbs!!!! :cheer: Wow...I couldn't believe it this morning, but sure enough it was right. WOOOHOOOO :cb:

WOW! thats awesome!!!!!!!!! Angel! :cheer: Have a safe trip
We will miss you... Have lots of FUN!

Congrats on the weight loss angel. I stayed the same this week. Have a great vacation. I'm so glad it's friday.

21 inches mom--that's amazing!! The last time I measured myself I'd lost 9 inches. You are inspiring me to measure myself again sometime soon.

I have to give a lecture on Tues on geriatric depression. I don't know how I let myself get talked into these things because I can't stand speaking in public. It's at one of the local libraries. I'll be stuck preparing for it all weekend.

Oh, I heard from the vet. Kobe doesn't have Cushing's but his urine was very dilute so she is looking into a couple other things. I have to take him in for half a day for some tests in a couple weeks and also deprive him of water over night one night and get another urine sample.

have a greagt walk curleylocks
congrats and I hope you had a wonderful and relaxing time angeleyes. since I'm assuming you wont be seeing this til you get home.
glad to hear about Kobe Petra.... i'll keep him in my thoughts, and try not to giggle too much thinking about how you go about getting that sample!

Have a great day all! 14 hr work day and I'm beat.

The walk was great!! the weather was just BEAUTIFUL! they held it at a a seniors planned community... and they had the BEST walking paths! in fact i was kinda surprised when we got to the end .. i was thinking this couldnt have been 3 miles!! it went by so fast!!!

Felt great tooo! to be almost 45, 100 lbs over weight, asthmatic... and the 20 year olds in our team where huffing and puffin and complaining!! haha and i didnt even break a sweat! i can remember doing these walks a few yrs back and thinkin i was in good shape and 3 miles felt like 100!

so even if the scale doesnt move this week... I KNOW i am doing really well!

Morning Ladies!! I have not been feeling well. Everything I eat comes right back out so even though I am still eating "legal" stuff for south beach I am not eating the way I am supposed to. I also have not been exercising. I weighed in yesterday because I forgot on Friday and I am down to 207. That's 13 pounds down for the Halloween Challenge. Oh and TOM decided to come and play. :mad:

Curly - Great job on the walk. You know even though we are overweight we are in better shape then the skinny ones because we exercise and most of them don't. :strong:

Iwmonn - 14 hour work day :eek: !! Are you crazy!!! Get some rest girlie.

Petra - I'm glad to hear Kobe does'nt have Cushing's but I hope you get some answers real soon. It is very frustrating to play the waiting game. :(

Angel - Great job on the 3 pounds!!! :cb:

Lisa - How's it going sweetie. No ciggy's I hope.

Jennie - I'm sorry about your parents house. We never had to go through that because I was an airforce brat and we moved every 3-4 years. I can't image how hard the must be for you. :grouphug:

TTYL

Hi Ladies,
How is everyones sunday? I went to WI and I'm up .4...yuck! I'm going to try and do core. I realised that I am totally sabatoging my self and I need to figure out why. I know I want to lose and I want to get to my next goal of being under 200 but I just and not doing it. I know everytime I eat something that is bad that I'm messign myself up but I continue to do it. Its like part of me must not want me to make it to goal.
I decided to try core this week at WW. I've only done the points so far. this week will be a test. I am going to track my foods still but only eat the core stuff. Hopefully it won't be to hard. and hopefully I'll see a loss next week. I figure anything to mix things up and get me back on track.

Curly, I have a pair of Mizuno's but I'm not sure the make of them.. They are nice. I went to a runing/walking store and it took about 45 minutes of fitting before I decided on these. they are the most fluid of all the shoes, and they are great support.

Mom, I hope you feel better that doesn't sound good. But, 13# that is great, I think I'm only down like 2. I've been messing up big time lately.

Petra, good luck with the lecture, I hope it goes well.

iwmonn, 14 hours of work and you arn't sleeping! I wouldn't be able to take that. hope you get a break this weekend.

Everyone else, have a good Sunday, I have to go change my tracker it has to go up :mad:
ttyl
Jennie

Hi Everyone,

The long workdays are over for now - and for a long time I hope! One of the ladies who work at the store mother passed away so we were extremely short-handed for a couple days.... lol at noon Friday when she called to tell me she wasn't going to make it in, working a double didn't sound like a bad idea.....by 6pm my dogs were achin', and by 8:30 I was soooooo happy to go home! I've always been an opener, that place gets creepy at night hehehe.... peeps gettin beer instead of coffee. Anyways... i'm not doing quite so good on my foods. Just a little taste here and there but I know it's going to mess me up in the long run. And my back and hips are so sore i really can't walk. I am still definately going to the city this weekend (tues-wed for me) and finding a good workout video or 2 I can do. I go back to the dr office on Tues and I'm afraid it's not going to be good news... But I still have the motivation I need... I know it's in me :) and next week will be a good one!!!

Curley: Sounds like you are having fun on all your walks! I loved doing those when I was in Seattle.... lukemia walks, breast cancer, diabetes...... you meet such great people there! Congratulations on the success!

Mom: I sure hope you start feeling better soon. Congrats on 13lbs!!!!!

Jennie: 200 had been my stubborn place for years... i could get down to 201 every time, but never below it no matter what it seemd. This time will be different!!!!!! I know your pain! GOOD LUCK!

Lisa: I hope that head cold didn't come and knock you on your bottom! I'm missin' hearing from you. Hope things are good.

Everyone else- hope you have a wonderful day!!!

weigh in: well i am down 1 lb this week! lol i'll take it..

have a great day pic's!

where is everyone. I'm used to reading for at least 10 minutes before I reply.....
Well its day two of core. Man, its a lot of veggies and fiber. It seems pretty close to South Beach but not as much structure, no induction phase or anything. It feels good thought to clean out my system. Hopefully I will last.
I got up this morning and got my jog in. Luckily, it hasn't gotten to cold yet. I'll have to figure out something else once it does. Maybe back to my step aerobics. I'm just proud that I'm getting up in the morning. I am kind of a party pooper since I go to bed so early but oh well, I gotta do it.
Mom, yeah!! another pound! I wish I could say the same. Next week!

iwonn, have you tried getting videos on the internet? I've bought some for really cheap from ebay but I know lots of stores on the net sell them as well. If you are looking for fun and low impact, I would say try Richard Simmons.

Hey everyone else, have a good monday!
Jennie

Howdy ALL,
Real quick message until I can post later.

Stil not smoking. It has been a week!!! It is getting easier. My wrist is not broken although I have to wear a soft cast on it for about a month. I did forget how much they sweat. LOL

I was down 2lbs this week at WI. I am 48lbs loss overall. YIPPEEE I feel great.

Will check back in later today.
Lisa

I want a gazelle!!

Hi everyone. I have an outline for my lecture tomorrow. I'm just praying only a few people show up.

God is being gracious to me today. I had a very quiet afternoon and got home early. I took the boys out for a walk and I'm going to go to pilates class. I have been a bit sloppy with my eating lately and lax with the exercise and as a result my scale has stopped moving. I need to get back in the groove somehow. I am trying to get myself convinced to get up in the morning to go to the gym. I know if I can get that started it will be a good habit and I am more likely to stick with it but I can't seem to get it started. Today has been a good food day.

petra i have the same problem with my morning walking...i set the alarm and keep on sleeping! I know it would be better for me to do my walking in the am and better for chai also!

Hi
 

I miss you all, very much. I'm sorry I've been away so long. It's been a little stressful lately. Squeak (my cat) is STILL very ill, we had a four day yard sale, I worked a double shift Saturday and I'm not doing very well diet & exercise wise. But I see that for the first time in my life, I'm beginning to become a yo yo dieter. That's an odd thing to happen this late in life. But it seems that's what I'm doing. I came within twenty-seven pounds of my biggest goal and let it slip through my fingers. I have to find a diet that works for me and works for life, not just a few weeks. It's hard, it really is. Winter closing in, depresses me. C'mon Turtle, suck it up and move it! I really miss you all. How is everyone doing?

Mary in West Virginia

Hey Ladies,
Day three of core! its going well. I do have to plan a lot more but i"m feeling good about it. I'm staying at my sisters and her scale is so unrealiable that I"m not even getting on it. Its the type that fluxuated 5 pounds in a minute.
I got up this moring for a jog. Its a good time to get my work out in but I get a little freaked out by people sometimes. I think I might get some pepper spray or somthing to carry with me. Nothing weird has happened but since not many people are out at 6:30 am, it can be weird.

Lisa, yeah still no smoking that is so good for you. And you are still losing so much weight! good job.

Curly, I've been getting up the past two weeks to work out. We'll see how long that last. Its a constant battle but I do feel good getting it done.

Petra, good job sticking to the pilates, I need to get back to my class.

Java, we miss you too. I know about getting so close to a goal and not getting there. About 2 years ago, I was where I am now. Which I have been working so hard to get here I could puch my self for letting putting weight back on. Its true, we do have to find somehting we can stick to. Ahh the constant battle but we all can win!

Ok, back to work.
Ttyl
Jennie

HOwdy All,
SOrry I have been MIA so much but life gets into the way and I don't want to sit in front of my computer any extra time. (it tends to make me want to smoke. LOL) OUr weather is changing and fall is here! We even could get some snow overnight tonight.

I have thought that I really need to try to exercise in the mornings with Richard before work. I can't go anywhere because M is still asleep and I can't wake her up. IT will address my needed change in morning routine. I can't sit still for very long... it makes me want to smoke. My dh is still smoking but I am handling it well. My wrist is not broken but badly bruised. The doc thought the bone was chipped or crack but x-ray came back ok. It just hurts. LOL

We all need to fight against winter depression. Stay our course and by the New Year many of us will be toward the end of our journey instead of the begining. We have to do this together!!! Think about the thinner you. I bought a pair of workout pants and shirt on sale this weekend.. they actually make me feel thin although they are XL sizes. I wore them yesterday to jog in... I can see the results of my hard work now and that is wonderful. .We all will have our victories and we all will get to goal if we work hard and stay the course! On my quit smoking site... their motto is...NTAP (never take another puff) my motto is for weight loss...STC..STAY THE COURSE.!!!

Lisa

Hang in there Turtle!!! just take one day at a time.... and dont give up!

I am giving myself a challenge for the month of October to get up at 530 am and walk!
no more hitting the snooze button... when the alarm goes off.... its time to walk.. LMAO last night i slept in my walking clothes.. so all i had to do was socks & shoes this morning!!

owwww my side hurts from laughing curlylocks!!! That is absolutely awesome! Sounds to me like you do whatever you have to, to get whatever you have to get done done!!! That IS inspiration!!!!!!!! GOOD FOR YOU!

Lisa~ Congratulations on keeping yourself smoke free! It is gonna be soooo worth it! my hubby still smokes and there is really nothing I can do about it.... altho we have a deal that when I lose 40lbs he'll start smoking outside. heh, that one was my idea.

Well.... I'm off to my Dr.... so hopefully I'll have a good report when I get home!

I hope you all have a great day!!!!!

:) I'm back and I'm 2 lb lighter! I'm in a little shock cuz I thought for sure I'd gain. I'ts only been 6 days since I went last and I still haven't gotten the exercise under any kind of control. Maybe it's the water. I'm going to keep pushing it.
I took the nutritional labels in for some of the new foods I've found I enjoy, that allow me to feel like I'm getting treats and my nutritionalist says they are a go! I'm glad about that. She agrees that something is working lol. Dealing with trying to lose weight, and also the restraints of diabetes is tough, but doable. I know as I lose weight, my blood sugar will level out too. *sigh* To look better and feel better.... now that's incentive.

Petra... I hope your lecture went well! I shudder at the thought of public speaking!

hotcupojava~ :coffee2: hi, hope to see you back again soon!

I survived the lecture and seemed to say just what people needed to hear. I got lots of positive feedback.

I have been setting the alarm for 5 am but somehow I haven't been making it out of the bed. I don't know what to do about this. My body just thinks that as long as it is dark outside I'm supposed to be in bed! I'm hoping when we change the clocks I can try to do better because I will think it is an hour later. I did go to pilates last night and today I have pain in muscles I didn't even know I have.

I did overeat my carbs a little today--not too bad. I made a big batch of chili with black soy beans. If you've never had black soy beans, they aren't a bad substitute for black beans. They have a ton of fiber in them too. It's pretty good. I put some in the freezer. I'm on call this weekend so I need to have food stocked up.

Lisa-congrats on not smoking!! I'm very proud of you. Did you get any snow yet? I saw there was supposed to be snow out that way today on the news. Our weather is changing this weekend. It will finally start to feel like fall.

iwmonn-great job on the 2 lbs.

Turtle-good to see you again. Don't be a stranger.

Curly-if you find the secret to morning workouts, let me know.

TTYL

LMAO petra the secret is to wear your workout clothes to bed! Oh and if u can make it out the door it helps if u have a dog who thinks u should be running with him on the leash... lol he pulled me the first 500 feet..

have to take the lil monster to the vet tomorrow.. (i say monster cuz he tries to eat the vet) have to dope him up before he goes in..

Lost and wandering Turtle.
 

Well, while I was off (the site) I was going to say, "At least I didn't go on a binge," but this morning, the scale says otherwise. I'm up. I'm WAY up! This absolutely hurts! Hurts bad. I know I didn't make wise food choices and I know I stopped drinking all that water, but I guess I was kidding myself about the damage I was doing. I've gained weight. Gained it easily and I'm not sure why I did this. I lost at least ten pounds when I tried South Beach. I liked the diet a lot. But once I wandered away and then tried it again, it didn't work as easily. It didn't? Or I didn't? I'm not sure, but I just floundered around on no particular plan and life got in the way of my weight loss. My cat Squeak, who is still VERY sick had to be in the hospital twice, we had a four day yard sale that absolutely threw my house into chaos (and I've yet to put it all back together). Everyone brought their stuff here because of my great location and although everyone pitched in, some brought food and drinks, Jay and I were left with the aftermath. I worked a double shift on a home ball game Saturday and well, I could find a million excuses as to why I've not been trying to lose weight. But stepping on that scale this morning and seeing how much weight I've put back on, well, none of those excuses are valid. I'm so lucky and blessed to have all this free time and opportunities to exercise, but choose to sit on my butt at this computer. I've asked myself the important questions about weight loss before. I've had the serious self talks, but I don't think I was listening to myself. I'm sort of lost here. Lost Turtle. I do know that without exercising, not drinking enough water and making poor food choices (out of convenience and comfort) is not the way to go if I want to lose weight. But do I want to lose weight? I sure thought I did. But now I'm not sure.

PIC Chicks: I know I (sadly) have to go change my tracker but I'd like to drop out of the Halloween Challenge and just check in until I find something that works for me. Sorry to be such a whiner.

Well turtle u have lost an amazing amount of weight ... maybe the weight u are at now is comfortable for your body... No one says you have to be 150 lbs... Only you can make that decision for yourself..

I actually think i will be comfortable at anything under 200, as long as i am active and healthy.. I dont have a problem with being chubby... but where i started at 288 was just tooooooo much..

Ive had a startling discovery my self ,, I just found out that "my honey" who i have not heard from since august.. has signed himself back up on the dating site with a new nickname.. hmm guess im dumped eh?

ehhh that doesnt do much for your self confidence.. O well i have friends who would love to be more than friends sooo his loss!

Turtle Hug for Curly
 

Thanks Curly. I'm sorry about your sweetie. Guess he wasn't as sweet as we thought he was, eh? I love my bf, but I'll never trust another man, ever. I'm glad you've got such a positive attitude about it. And you're right! His loss! Big time.

I too would be happy with anything under 200. I was 29 pounds away from getting to my "ONE-derland" goal and getting to wear the Barenaked Atheltics hoody I'd purchased as my reward. I agree that not everyone has to be 150, but if I could just see a ONE! Thanks for the pep talk. I need you guy so badly right now.

im not sure what to say turtle i dont know if u have just run outta gas... are burned out on watchin what ya eat .. or whats going on.. I know that i am probably obsessed right now myself... but thats the only way i can make progress is to just brainwash myself and focus on nothing but exercise and my goal..

u have to find that thing that makes u just keep going.. it may be walking , running, curves etc... that hoodie

i dont know if i am making any sense .. but i am here for u ..if i can help in any way...

I wrote a post this morning but the dog must of ate it..

I just stopped by because I found this article on Prevention site. I started off at the biggest loser site and then went to the other site..interesting articles.
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Fuel Up for Morning Workouts

Eating strategies for a.m. exercisers

If you work out first thing in the morning, you may have a tougher time fueling simply because it's hard to jump out of bed, slam down breakfast, and then head straight out the door without avoiding tummy trouble. But you should never exercise on a completely empty stomach.

Fueling for a morning workout requires two plans: a nighttime eating plan and a morning eating plan. Let's first look at what you should eat the night before your morning workout.

Dinner
I usually tell people to eat a huge breakfast, a somewhat lighter lunch, and a very light dinner, but morning exercisers should flip this upside down. You should fuel up with a large high-carbohydrate dinner to fully stock the fuel tanks in your muscles for the next morning's exercise. For example, try pasta with tomato sauce, a salad, and some bread, or a veggie stir-fry with rice.

Breakfast
Since you're eating so close to the time that you will exercise, you don't want to eat too much. Try to get in at least 100 calories. You'll have an easier time with stomach jostling if you make your calories liquid. Try a sports drink, a meal-in-a-can (such as Carnation Instant Breakfast), a glass of orange juice, or a packet of energy gel.

You're also better off choosing a type of morning exercise that doesn't jostle your belly. For example, cycling and walking are easier on the stomach than swimming and running. That doesn't mean you can't swim or run, it just means you'll have to experiment with your fueling plan.

Lisa, I know you mean well, but do can you see me eating that for dinner? I don't think so.

I'm having another light day. Good thing, because tomorrow I"m going to get slammed and I know it. I'm planning to go to power yoga tonight. I haven't been in several weeks.

I bought the Denise Austin book today because they were raving about it on the home page here and I have to say I am really disappointed. You won't believe this--She tried a low carb diet for ONE DAY and decided it was useless!!! Who can respect that opinion?? What would she say to someone who tried her diet for one day and decided it was useless? That's on the very first page of the book! There are some other things that are not scientifically sound but that is what you get when someone other than a scientist writes a book on nutrition--You don't get science, you get voodoo. I sent a PM to Suzanne to give them some feedback because they were so sold on this book and usually they are pretty good at picking up half-baked theories when they read them.

Turtle-I wish I had some words of wisdom for you. Like Curly, this has to be an obsession for me. I even find that if I get too distracted with other things in my life I start to have problems. I enter all my food in FitDay almost as soon as I eat it or as soon as I get in from work so I can keep close tabs on it. I mentioned this once before, but there is a hormone we make that makes it harder for us to lose weight every time we go on and off a diet. It isn't your imagination. I can't remember the name--it's something like hormone sensitive lipase. Anyway, if you are up to reading diet books at this point, you might want to consider reading the Schwarzbein Principle. She talks a lot about people who have yo-yo dieted for years and messed up their metabolism and what it takes to straighten it out. Her plan is not really meant to be a "quick weight loss" plan. She is promoting a wholistic approach to health that includes good nutrition. She's an endocrinologist. I don't buy everything she says but she certainly gives sound nutritional advice.

i took the day off to take chai to the vet.. chai is umm a bit hyper as in he tries to eat the vet... so i have a sedative for him to take before going.. well his silly momma gave him the pill an hr goes by and he is not any calmer.......

i go back to the kitchen to discover.. that i have actally given him the sedative for the cat!!! DOH!

I guess a 5mg pill for a cat didnt do much for a 45 lb dog who was supposed to have 25 mg ... so now i had to re schedule...

lmao he's not to hyper now tho cuz we just got back from a 3 mile walk!

The more of this Denise Austin book I read, the more full of crap I think she is. I can't believe they gave this book such a good review. The science in here is awful!! It may be a well layed out, easy to follow plan but she is not giving out good scientific information. Suzanne suggested I write a post on the General Dieting Thread but it will take some time because I think I'm going to have to shred this book. She obviously knows very little about low carb dieting, and makes circular arguments! She sounds like an imbecile! If anyone is interested, you would lose weight on this plan because you would be starving! In fact, I might not lose weight because I would be starving. Okay, I'll get off my soap box now.

Hi Ladies,

Turtle, I wish I knew you better, and I really wish I had some words of wisdom for you too, but I'm far too new at this lifestyle thing. Dieting I've done for years, but changing to something I can stick with for years is a whole different ballgame. So Turtle, I wish you the courage and the wisdom to find yourself again. Be Happy Dear Lady!

Hiya Lisa, Petra, Curley, Jeannie and all.... Hope ya'll are having great days!

We went into the city today.. ackkk. I feel all grimey and icky from all that traffic and city air lol. I got a scale, and I took somebody's advice and got 'Walk Away the Pounds'. It's the one and two mile walks. If I like them I'll definately be getting more. My nutritionalist also suggested Tai Bo to me (for something different), but I couldn't find anything specifically for beginners. Any suggestions?
We went to a restaurant for lunch and I had a salad with dressing on the side! My hubby's burger looked and smelled so good, but you know I was actually satisfied when we left. And proud of myself for not caving into my wants. This is gonna be a long strange trip for me, but I know in my heart I'm going to succeed this time :)

Thanks for listening girls.

Petra: I'm wonderin what denise would know about dieting..ive never seen her weight fluctuate.. and she appears to be a beanpole! haha

well day 3 of the AM walks.... lemme tell ya i just wanna take that scale and blow it up with some dynamite!!!

i am walking 2 miles in the mornings.. 1 hr of circuit training, 3 miles walking in the evenings... staying OP with my eating and the ##$%^&%% scale refuses to move! Ive been having "hot flashes" and im wonderin if the peri-menapause is affecting my weight loss...

anyway i refuse to let up... i am totally obsessed now lmao.. it has to come off one day!!!!

i guess the weeks of the 4 lbs losses are gone.. now i guess it will be a steady lb or so a week... but thatsa good thing ... slow off ... means its stayin off!!


Dee: i know what u mean about the hamburgers, the only thing i ever ate at mcdonalds were the plain cheeseburers and we were shoppin next door to McDS yesterday and the smell........ ahhhhh i told my mom i want one.. she said oh lets stop and get one of those big salads at sheets... so i went for the salad!!!
:cheer:

Howdy Ho Neighbors
 

I made it through a day of OP and actually did some weight training last night. I already had a sore knee and back and it's worse today, but I'm glad I finally did something. Squeak is still very ill and I got some very good advice (from a comment in my journal) as to what to do next for her.

Today I am going to do better with my water intake. And although I stayed on track (points) yesterday I think I could choose more wisely. My coworker/dispatcher got hired as a deputy, so I'll be working solo from now until (or IF) they hire someone to replace him. At least I'll be able to come back to posting to you all individually and hopefully getting to know our newbies too. :^:

Hey Ladies,
busy busy day. I am going to Kickboxing tonight, my original kickboxing teacher is coming back. she is the best, when I fist had my son, I did kickboxing 2 times a week and I lost that baby weight so fast. I am so psyched that she is back.
So I am doing this core diet and its great but the other night, I ate soup at Panera which was a core food but the sodium in it sent my body over the top. I got so bloated I guess eating all the whole foods and so healthy anything out of that makes you feel gross. That feeling made me binge out, I still only ate the core food which was way better than binging on junk but it made me feel bad for another day. today, I am downing the wter and I am going to get back on track.

Turtle, I know what you are feeling, I lost a ton of weight and it come back so fast and it took me a long time to accept that and get on a plan. Some times I get frustrated when people at WW lose fast but then I think, at least for this past year, I wasn't gaining liek I had been. Like Curly said, you just have to kind of make yourself obsesed and take what little loses you can. And think about how much you have lost in the long run, I bet you are glad you are not near your original weight.

Dee- I have an old tae bo basics tape it was the original, if you can find that it is a good one to start with. My stuff is all packed in storage but when I unpack, if I find it, I'll sen it to ya. I heard really good things about the tapes you did buy. I hope you enjoy them.

Curly, good job waking up. I slept in today, I'l doing kickboxing this evening, my orginal goal was to do both but my mind didn't want to get up.

Hi Lisa, and Petera, L2L, Mom3, Angel, TEB, anyone I'm missing, I miss you guys, check in. Gotta go drink some more water!

Jennie

Petra: Seen Denise Austins book...haven't read it..but my dh could interview her and I could probably get a free copy if I wanted. LOL I will pass on your review. DOn't let it stress you...

Curly: I have exercised my @ss off this week too.. I am jogging..YES JOGGING in the gym even. LOL My scale hasn't moved all week.. well it did but it moved up??? MY only official WI is at WW..so I will wait until then..but it does seem when I exercise more..I lose less. I know that is crazy.

Jennie: THey have all kinds of classes at our Y..I am trying to talk my sis in law into going with me. I want to do the water one, at least 1 day a week. It is tonight but I might go to the gym and jog tonight and then swim with M. Her and I need the activity in our lives. I am still waiting for the ballet class to begin...they only had 2 sign upshe wants 4 or 5 because adults drop out more than kids do. LOL

Dee: I Love Richard Simmons stuff. Fun workouts..I am doing them in the winter for the days I can't get to the Y.

Turtle: Take it one day at a time..if that don't work..take it one hour at a time.

Well..got to run..check in later.
Lisa

mine went up also!

Checking in from work....
 

How is everyone? I'm bored and can't believe how slowly the night is passing. I've run out of allowance for food and I'm hungry. Not good. It's only nine PM! :?: I guess I can eat some low or no point veggies or just suck it up.


How is everyone? WHERE is everyone? I have a list at home with a bit about you, so I can address you all... but alas, I've run off and forgotten it. So, for tonight, I'll wish you all well, wish you peace, wish you success on your journey and ask that you smile at a turtle for me. Good-night, PIC Chicas/Divas :queen: