:lol: At first I was like, where did Carla get 3600 from? Then I noticed I had made a typo in my signature! It sould be 360 minutes out of 1500. :lol:

Chilling in bed mmmmm... I like that too. :) When I'm in bed because I want to, not because I don't feel like getting up! :lol: I'm an avid bed reader. :)

I didn't sign up for Flylady emails, but I've heard it can be overwhelming. How are you supposed to get the stuff done if you have to sit read email? :lol:


Anyway, I think we're doing a great job getting this thread out of focus... ;)
So here are a few pertinent and more focused inspirational quotes to get us back on track... :)


<i>
Goethe:
Take care of your body with steadfast fidelity. The soul must see through these eyes alone, and if they are dim, the whole world is clouded.

Jim Rohn:
Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live.

Thomas Fuller:
That which is bitter to endure may be sweet to remember.

Samuel Johnson:
The chains of habit are generally too small to be felt until they are too strong to be broken.

Marvin Phillips:
The difference between try and triumph is just a little umph!

Plato:
The first and the best victory is to conquer self.

Vincent Lombardi:
The good Lord gave you a body that can stand most anything.

Anthony Robbins:
The higher your energy level, the more efficient your body. The more efficient your body, the better you feel and the more you will use your talent to produce outstanding results.

Roger Bannister:
The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.
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Hey ladies! I figured I'd drop in to say hello and good job to everyone who's been keeping to their goals! It's been a bad week, bad food, no exercise, bleh. But, I think I needed this. I had planned to go to the gym yesterday, but it didn't happen, so I'm just going to finish out this week and try to eat healthier and start my exercise on Monday, I think I just needed some lazy days. Hope you're all doing well, not sure if I'll come back for next weeks challenge or not.

Friday Report
 

Hey Ladies! Have had a good day - on track with points - struggling with water but it's only 6:30 Friday evening. Going to try (iumph) getting on the treadmill this evening - but I have my 2 hour bellydance class tomorrow - so I might skip it. Back is feeling a lot better but I don't want to hurt again before class.

Bonniebelle - :cheer: for your exercising! Hang in there with the calories - we all have days like that (boy - do I know about that!)

haleys - good to have you drop in :wave: hope you are enjoying your break and join us next week - pick an easy - already established challenge and just hang out with us. We miss you!

Sushi - :cheer: for your goals and :thanks: for those awesome quotes! I got the focus!

carla - :cheer: for you on your accomplishments - You are doing great here and on the 21-day - you are my idol!

Have a great night!

Good morning ... I'm back!!! Sorry I've been MIA for the past few days, but just haven't taken the time to post.

Wednesday was great -- I did get up and take a 35 min walk before we left. "Wicked" is just wonderful. Make your family go with you, MsCat! I think that women/girls will enjoy it much more than guys ... but it is very much worth seeing. I did use quite a few of my Flex Points (am not going to confess how many!) but didn't really do that bad and I did count/estimate them which is a step in the right direction.

Got up and took my walk on Thursday morning and had a very low point day with plenty of fruits and veggies. Had to work all day and was soooo tired -- I'm an ol' lady and not used to those midnight bedtimes.

And then yesterday I just blew off my walk. I am SO MAD at myself!!! It was foggy in the morning so I got started on some things around the house and just never put on my shoes to get out the door. Ate well again though - made a Crockpot Ground Beef casserole thing that was full of vegetables and also had blueberries, strawberries and watermelon. Next time I make the casserole I'm going to use 1/2 the meat -- will be much lower in points and I think just as good.

Did my walk first thing this morning so am back on track -- thank goodness. Have proved to myself that "I'm not going to do it later" so won't try that again!

MsCat - sorry to hear about your back. Hope it is much better by now.

Bonnie - you are doing so well. I really doubt that you will ever go back to your old habits. I know that even when I falter a bit, it's always in the back of my mind that I'll do much better tomorrow (or the next day!) I just feel so much better that I won't give up completely.

Sushi - good job on your exercise. You are one of my motivators!

Good to have you visit, haleys -- just enjoy your time off and come back to us one of these days.

Carla - am glad your kitties are settling in. My pup is growing up too -- no more middle of the night "pit stops" and he'll actually cuddle down and sleep pretty late in the morning now. Maybe that's not such a good thing!

You guys are shaming me into a "sort & organize" mode -- so I'm off to start in the bedroom. Will probably take me all day!!!

Everyone have a good Saturday -- Bev

I'm really tired, so just dropping by...
I did 16 laps in the 50 yard pool before my Aquafit class yesterday, it felt awesome. And this morning my boyfriend said "Let's have a scrumptious dinner tonight" - and we had Thai style broccoli with rice and and chicken, tomato-parsley-onion salad and vegetable samosas (baked). Delicious and healthy. Just wanted to share my recent achievements. :) And now I want zzzzz... back tomorrow. :) :grouphug:

Quickie Check-in
 

Working w/DH on house projects all day yesterday and today - sooooo sore - I think this counts for bonus exercise goal! Barely stayed under points yesterday but bombed on the water goal. The jury is out on both today - we will see!

Bev - where did you sit at the theater? I am looking at orchestra row R and trying to decide if it is worth the money or if I should just go for the loge or balcony. What do you think?

Bonnie - :bravo: for being in a position to give away fat clothes! I am soooo jealous - you go girl!

Hello Sushi, carla, and haleys - Talk later!

Time for a weekly progress check... :) :cb:
I've already worked out my goals for next week,and I'll post them when Mscat starts the new thread on Monday.

And here is how I did:
- iron and water goals met; no food after 7 pm goal missed on Wednesday
- 21 Day Challenge re-started (twice!), Day 3 completed; working towards August goals
- daily exercise goal achieved in one form or the other; did run on the treadmill twice for 10 minutes (Thursday and Sunday), skipped rope once only, but for longer than 15 minutes
- bed schedule: Monday up 1:15 pm bed 11:35 pm, Tuesday up 7:50 am bed 10:30 pm, Wednesday up 12:20 pm after many tries to wake up bed around 11 pm, Thursday 7:30 am up bed late because of pains, Friday 7:30 am up bed around 10:45 pm, Saturday up 11:30 am bed 1 am, Sunday up 2 pm (eek!) bed by 10:45 pm

I consider Wednesday missed because I really didn't have to have Thai takeout at midnight :o :lol: For other days, I'm giving myself a pass. :cheer: My sleep schedule wasn't as good as I had expeced, but I really worked on getting it on track. Pains got in the way - read below.

The past 3-4 evenings I had those awful pains in my side... I had them a few times before, but I thought it was a form of stitches caused by walking too fast too soon after eating (used to get them in childhood all the time). But on Thursday evening I got them so bad I couldn't move and the pain was just unbearable. On Friday they came again, not as strong, but lasted longer and we almost headed to emergency. We turned back because the pain stopped and there was nothing to go with. Yesterday I had the pain for about half an hour, but it was rather slight.
Any ideas on what this might be? I had a physical not too long ago, all my blood work is up to date and fine. I tried researching this on the net, but can't really come up with any explanation. The pain is at waist level on my right side - usually right on the side of the body, sometimes at the back, and sometimes it feels like two daggers piercing the front and the back. It feels like there is a square block of something in my side. From time to time it goes to the pelvic area, and then it recedes in the side.
My boyfriend things it might be the amount of water I'm drinking, or that it could have to do with my diet. :?: We did research on kidney stones, but pretty much eliminated that eventuality.
I'll be seeing my doctor in about 3 weeks, and I can't get an earlier appointment. So I'm just wondering if any of you might have an idea as to what this might be...

What else about me... had a rather lazy weekend, but at some point today I decided to hit the gym. Ufff, the elliptical was tough - it's been a while since I did any equipment-based workout. I also ran on the treadmill (yuck!) and skipped rope (whee). The gym has better ropes than the one I have at home, so I think I'll skip at the gym more often. And I've decided to change my goal to a minimum number of skips. Easier to keep track of than time, and gives me a better idea on how to push myself more.
I've already told you about the scrumptious dinner my boyfriend requested yesterday. I'm so happy I was able to make something we both were happy with - tasty, healthy and took care of my vegetable challenge. And I learned a new quick way of making delicious broccoli, so that's yet another incentive to eat it more often.


Mscat, you totally should count the home project as exercise! I'll be moving at the end of the month and putting some of my stuff into storage, and I'm already trying to figure out how much exercise I'll get carrying, loading, unloading my stuff and running up and down the stairs. :lol: Hope you're having fun with the projects!

Haley, it was great to have you drop by. Do join us next week, even for a small challenge - you're missed, and the more of us, the easier it all gets! :) Cheers!

Bonnie, don't beat yourself up for missing a day of exercise, it can happen to anyone. :) Just be a good girl from now on! :lol: How cool about the clothes!!! You go girl! :cheer:

Bev, awesome that you had so much fun AND got exercise in on Wednesday. :)

Carla, you're being missed! Hope the cats are being good!

Sharing Sunday night joy!
 

The scale is moving!!! :dance: :woo: :woo: :dance: :cheer:
Thanks to all of you :grouphug: I couln't have hung in there with this plateau so long.

Sushi! You are soooo good about keeping up with your jounaliing :woo: and congratulations on all your accomplishments this week:cp:

Have a great night everyone! Monday - I am ready to jump in full force with all of you!

Mscat, hearing about your victory has inspired me all over again. I'm so glad to hear you've finally gotten past that plateau. Congrats!!! :bravo: :cp: :bravo:

I've had a few blah days - nothing wrong, just nothing right. My success with goals has been very up and down. Today no exercise or cleaning, yesterday no cleaning, Friday water, exercise, and cleaning okay... But my sink has remained shiny since my first brush with FlyLady.

Sushi, I wish I could help you re those pains. They sound quite disconcerting. I think at one point you were having trouble eating enough? Could that be part of the problem?

Bonnie, what is livermush? And of course I'd love to have coffee with you if you come here to visit. Is it really a possibility? (I had written a longer post replying to you, but it seems to have evaporated, so I must have hit the wrong button somewhere.)

The kitties are fine, and Lily is lying on her back next to me here on the bed, showing off her pretty little round tummy. She is such a pretty cat. Bigboy has stopped shedding so profusely, and seems pretty pleased with life when he's not being jealous of Lily. They both have started playing a lot together. It's a total mismatch, so she does a lot of yelping, but I stopped worrying when I realized she was often the instigator, and he sometimes just holds her down so he can groom her. I'm glad to say she seems to be cleaning herself a little more, even her little bottom. They are an endless source of entertainment.

Tomorrow I'm off to a friend's cottage 2 hours from here to spend the day. It will be stinking hot again (what a summer!!!), so I'll enjoy the lake a lot.

Take care all. I'll be thinking about my goals for this week while I float around the lake, and will post them tomorrow night.