Morning Quiltmama, I am sorry you had a tough weekend. Parents/family have that effect on us all.
Give yourself a pat on the back for not eating your say through the emotions. That is quite a feat!!!
I'm still having major eating issues. I just can't get them under control. It's frustrating since I do have the desire just not the will. I will try again today.
Exercise, I'm doing great at. I bought another Leslie Sansome Walk Away the Pounds DVD. It's the 5 mile work out. On the menu you can do the 5 miler or 3 different walks of 3 miles. I've been doing the 3 miler so I ended up bumping up my walking from 2 miles to 3 miles. They are much faster walks and quite a good workout. On Saturday I also played Dance, Dance Revolution with my son for 1.5 hours. I was so sore on Saturday night. Quite a workout that DDR is. No wonder the experts are using it to get overweight kids to exercise. It was a blast.
Well, I have today off so I'm going to knit and enjoy my craft room. DH bought me a shelf to go over the work bench and it cleared off the work bench so there's room to work. How cool is that????
Judy, how are you doing?
Carol, I hope you're enjoying Hawaii and the warm weather. It's Brrr here. BTW, my sister is vacationing in Hawaii tghis week too.
Well, have a great day and I'll check in later.
Marie

Sometimes I think we feel our eating is out of control for several reasons, (1) maybe stess is going on, (2) maybe the things we are eating need to be changed to more filling things. I guess I'd better explain that, when I get up in the morning I'm normally not hungry for a couple of hours, if I wake up and right away I'm hungry or with in a short time. That is the day I will eat to packages of plain instant oatmeall with splenda and cinnaomon (200) or I'll eat a piece of toast, 2 scrambled eggs, 2 pieces of Jenno O turkey bacon 140 calories total for all that. I guess my thinking is my body needs either some different or more filling on those days.

I also try and change my food up which is very hard at times to do, it is so easy to stick to the simpler things and unfortunatly I found myself doing them over and over. Hope this gives you some ideas, oh yeah, I also with my fruit, I try and make sure I get a lot of fruit as my snacks, but I also eat other snack too.

Hi, gals, thanks for keeping the conversation going. I'm back and a little overwhelmed with work this week, but I'll do my best to check in nearly everyday.

Hey, Marie--sounds like you've been burning calories while having fun. It is good to take off from exercise for a few days now and again, just to give you system a chance to reboot (computer lingo--aren't you proud of me?:D ). And adding on to Quiltmana's comments, sometimes you should eat a little more than usual--not pig out, of course--to boost your metabolism, which starts to adjust to the 'diet' and overcompensates by hanging on to every extra calorie for dear life. But that's why you get "that munchie feeling" when you slack off exercise--your body thinks, "Aha, we're going back to normal!" So don't give in....It also sounds like your husband is going out of his way to do something special for you--isn't that nice?

Quiltmama, good luck with your presentation! I hope that you had a little 'me" time to recover from your emotional weekend.

I managed not to gain any weight while I was away (a mjor accomplishment) and today I am finally back down to my advertised ticker weight. I will keep this in mind as I plow through this week of deadlines and meetings, and see if I can keep up the momentum.

More later--have a great day!

judy

Today is my meeting day with TOPS, so I also weight at home, I've was very pleased to see 2.5 pounds less of myself. Things have been stressful and I've found I want to eat when I should or just keep eating. I keep focusing on the healthier way I'm eating now and how much better it is for me. Dont get me wrong I focus on the weight loss too. I'm just so glad that I'm seeing the scales move indicating it is working

Quiltmama, congratulations on the 2.5 lb. loss!:carrot: How did the TOPS presentation go?

I earned two stars on my calendar yesterday, by passing up homemade banana bread (which smelled heavenly) and luscious-looking chocolate birthday cake for a colleague. The coworker who brought in the banana bread is a food pusher, the type who always says, "Not even a little piece?" despite all the conversations I've had with her about my not wanting to eat sweets, particularly in the morning (which make me ravenous the rest of the day). She's kinda religious, so I think I'll tell her that I've given up sweets for Lent, although I'm not religious at all.

I was already planning for a crazy week, and that was before someone in my little department gave notice. I'm happy for her, she'll be moving on to a great opportunity, but that means that things won't be slowing down in the spring, as we divvy up her responsibilities and search for her replacement.

Marie must be out walking or holed up in her craft room. hey, Marie, how ya doing?

Maureen, I hope you're feeling good.

Maybe we should start our own countdown, for when our most faithful Daily, Carol returns.

have a great day--judy

Morning Judy and Quiltmama, Nope I'm not holed up in my craft room. I had started to post yesterday then someone at work decided I should work. So I just gave up on it until today. Thnings are going pretty good. I've been exercising everyday - 3 mile walk video. Pretty soon I'll be able to walk outside. It's still so muddy from all the rain that my dogs make a filthy mess out of my house if we walk outside. Sof for now, it's the DVD. But from what the calendar says, spring should be here someday...

Quiltmama, great news on the 2.5 pound weight loss. That is totally awesome. You're motivating me to get my act together.

Judy, I don't know if I would have been able to pass up both chocolate cake and banana bread. You deserver TWO pats on the back. Great for you.

Well, I should get back to work. I will chat with you later.
Marie

Judy, I'd say you get more than 2 starts for that, at least 2 more for putting up with the food pusher, I know how those folks are and they don't ever give up.

And Marie hitting the treadmill, wow, I'm awe struck, I've not been able to get myself geared to even do any exercise. I know I will have too but my mind isn't ready. I know it will come so I'm just hoping it will come soon. With all the junk still going on about my father my mind is in a strange place and at least I'm sticking to my food plan and I guess I'm just going to grow into my exercise plan.

Hi Judy and Quiltmama, things are going good. On another thread a couple gals helped me find some motivation for dieting and bam, I'm on the wagon again. I was good yesterday and doing good today. I pray the motivation really takes hold and then I'll be on my way. You know, Quiltmama, between the two of us we are one good dieter. I do the exercise, you do the eating. :)

Well, back to work. Chat with you later.
Marie

I'll find the my exercise mojo....I hope.

It's Friday and to say the least, that just makes my day!!!!

I've been good for two whole days and so far today is looking good, although I'm actually hungry today. That's not a good thing. I plan on having a yogurt in an hour to see if that helps.

Exercise is still going strong.
TTYL.
Marie

I don't have a clue what is going on with my body, but I've stuck strickly to my diet and calories, Tuesday I weighed 162.5, then Saturday I weighed 164. I guess the body can really do some wacky stuff. If I'd cheated in any way I'd think that was it, but my calories have been straight on at 1400 or less.

Maybe the stress of all I'm going through with my dad is getting to me. So I'll just have to keep plugging away at it, and recognize it for just what it is the crazy body doing its thing.

I'm really sorry Quiltmama. If you're doing what you're supposed to, then don't get upset about it. Could be water weight from a saltier food or on Tuesday you could have been dehydrated. Either way, you know that you're doing what is good for you so don't get discouraged.

Your dilemma is the reason I decided not to weigh at all now that I'm back on track. My moods for the day were dictated by the dumb scale, so I gave my scale to my son's GF and it's in their bathroom. I could mosey down the hallway to weigh, but I'd never do that. I'm using clothes as a marker and hope to lose that way. Right now my jeans are a little snug so I'm aiming for comfy and roomy. After that the next goal will be to get into my smaller jeans.

I'm really hoping this way of dieting will set me free from the dieting yo-yos. Sure can't hurt since the scale was dictating my life.

We went for a walk on the mountain road. 1.1 miles up (seemed more like 5 miles) and 1.1 miles down (seemed like .5 miles). The dogs loved it and are really calm right now. That's a really nice side effect of letting them run free on the mountian. :)

Food is still going good. I think I am really motivated now. I'm looking forward to comfy roomy jeans. Just a few weeks away. YEAH!!!

Well, have a good rest of the weekend.

Judy and Carol, I hope you're both doing great.
Marie

thanks Marie for the vote of confidence, I agree with you, it is not something I'm going to let get to me. I'll just go along same as before and evantually it will shift downward. I'm going to do the weekly presentation to my TOPS group on Tuesday night. It is basically about calories and what the body uses per what the person weights and how the body adjust as it decreases. It is lengthy but I'm not going to do all of the pages. I figured I'd give everyone a handout and then they could read at their own leisure.

I hate the scales and would rather by clothes too, but since I joined TOPS I know I will weigh in once a week with them so I weight in the morning of the same day. I'm looking for a good week this week, at least food wise, if not weight wise.

Quiltmama, I hope the dreaded scale does what it should at the weigh in. I know that if I joined TOPS or WW they would make me weigh in. But since I'm trying on my own, I'm going for the markers that tell me when I'm fat - tight jeans. Anyway, something new and maybe it'll work for me. Good luck on Tuesday.

I have today off with nothing planned. I finally finished my sister's birthday present (I knitted her a sweater) yesterday and plan to bring it to the post office. I live in a tiny town with a tiny store (and post office). When I go to the PO I think I will stop and buy a fountain drink. I love Diet Pepsi from the fountain dispenser. Much better than bottles or cans. So that's my big adventure for the day. I'm also going to start a new project knitting or drawing. I haven't decided which (or both). But I will be good and eat healthy!!!! And I will walk 3 miles. BTW, I'm up to 131.2 miles since 1/12/06. That's $131.20 I have earned/saved from my new big screen LCD projector. Only about 700 more miles to go. Wow, now that seems like a long way to go. Bummer. But I'll make it. :)

Talk to you later.
Marie

Marie your walking is inspirational, I've not found my mojo yet for exercise, but when I do it will be walking. I've gotten gotten some motivation, this morning I'm working on a flag my brother has asked me to make for him and his unit for their chow hall in Iraq, but I'm also starting a quilt for one of my brother's boys.

Admitly, I've been in a real slump for a couple of months. Too much stuff hitting at once. I do know what you mean about the clothes telling the real story. I have my goal set at 140 lbs, but 145 may be more realistic, but I'll see. I have all of my clothes from 2 years ago, so I'll know as I get there. I've got a few that I can wear now and they will get me through the next couple of months until I can squeeze into some more. Little bit by little bit.

I'll let you know tomorrow night, if I get emotionally devasted. Yikes, I hope to see some lose but I'm prepared if I don't, I THINK!

Oh yeah, I live in a small town too, in fact, you don't even get to blink if you drive through it. We do have a post office, very small, but very nice folks.

Hi, I'm back, having a crazy day, but relieved that I got through last week week without flipping out and ordering a pizza and a pitcher of beer! I only have a minute, but I wanted to check in and say hey, I haven't disappeared.

Quiltmama and Marie, it sounds as if we could all use some help thinking of positive motivation that we have conrol over and makes us feel good even when the progress is slow.

More on this later. Be well--judy

Hey Guys I,m Back Scared Yet
 

G,DAY TIRED, how are you , bet you don,t remember me it,s JULIE , I,m living, just rejoined now JULS,DOWNUNDER , I have realllly missed you guys :hug: I see alot of new names here, guess I,ve been gone for awhile, hey is roll still about, how are your boys, how is life treating you in general. Are you remembering your you time hope so, I,ve skimmed over a few post,s so many of them, catch me up with all your news, :yes: :yes: :yes: I see you are all doing well with your weight losses and sticking to your healthy eating plan,s remember there is no such thing as a diet only a change in life choices ;) :dust:well that,s about it for me , bye for now my :angel:s take care BLESSED BE :grouphug: JULIE

Hi Julie, it's great to meet you!!! Wow, you've done great losing kgs (I hate to say it, but I have no idea of the conversion, but I do know that 15 kgs is a lott). Way to go!!! Got to admit, we haven't seen tiredoffat in a while. She's been struggling with all the pressures of work and family. We keep hopeing she'll come back. I sure hope you come back often. Share what you're doing to lose so much.

I walked today, watched NASCAR and knitted DGS a baby blanket. Now I'm trying to decide what to do. I think I might draw for a while.

Judy, hold on to the good track through the crazy. Day be proud that you didn't order the pizza and beer.

Quiltmama, I love living in the middle of nowhere. The internet made it so I don't miss shopping. I have property around me so I can just be outside. It's pretty cool.

Well, time do do other things. Talk to you later.
Marie

Thanks So Much For The Welcome Marie
 

Nice to meet you too I,m not too good at working out kgs and lbs either but I think 15kgs is around 32lb wow it looks great either way, I don,t have a secret or a set plan first I just started to watch my portion size, cut that by half piled the plate with lots of yummy vegies instead, started using low fat sauces and gravies, started eating more fruit, OHHHH:( AND CUT WAY BACK ON POTATO CHIPS :devil:S FOOD :tantrum: :rofl: that was really hard as I love them, I still have them from time to time but now I make my own I finely slice a sweet potato lay the slices out on a baking tray spray with a fine mist of canola oil and bake until crisp, hubby even likes them;). I,m looking forward to meeting each and everyone of you, I have been reading some of the posts and you all sound like lovely people, you all seem to have hit a few bumps along the way and had a few curves thrown at you , but you all seem to be doing fine and rising above it, and your all still here , I always like to remember, you may slip today but tomorrow is fresh with no mistakes in it. Well I have to go should be studying thought I would take a break brain needs a rest now and then at 48:dizzy: BYE FOR NOW, BLESSED BE..:hug: JULIE

Good out look, Juls, but I know we are hoping for no slips, love the sweet potato chip idea, have you figured out how many calories they are?

I eat the soy ranch and BBQ chips, I've gotten where I like them so much that if I taste a regular chip they taste funny. My biggie is cookies and chocolate. But now I've discovered sugarless chocolate and other such goodies, and a treat of them on occasion is not too bad. I'm trying to hang out with good food and hope healthy rubs off.

Hi guys just a quick check in , quiltmamathe calories for the sweet potato chips would be around the 150 mark for a medium sized sweet potato , around about the same if you did it with a normal potato just a bit higher in GI and carbs by using a fine spray off canola oil there is about less than a gram of fat, well I,ve had know brekki off for a blood test this morning, but have put an apple and a muesli bar in my bag for later, hope everyone has a great day BYE FOR NOW BLESSED BE....JULIE

Hi all, not in a very good mood - not a bad one either. Just blah and not too chatty. I will chat with you all tomorrow when hopefully the blahs will have lifted. I just wanted to say hi.
Marie

Hi guys just a quick check in not a bad day eating ways kept to my 1200 cals, sorry you feel yuk Marie hope your feeling better tomorrow, I get like that too at times nothing much is happening just don,t feel like talking, chin up and take care, BYE FOR NOW, BLESSED BE....JULIE

Juls what do you bake them at.

Marie sorry you have the blahs, but I understand all too well and some days feel the same.

The scales are driving me crazy! Last week my scale said I lost 2.5 pounds. The tops scale which normally shows 1 pound less than what my scale says, said I lost 1.25. This week my scale said I lost 1/2 pound, their scale said I lost 2.75. I'm not so sure about the weighing ladies. LOL

But I count what my scale says, and pretty much ignore theirs. So overall I lost and that is what counts to me. A little bit less of me each week. I did a presentation on dieting using calorie counting method and lots of imput from the book Calorie queens.

Quiltmama, scales are evil, that's all there's too it. Also, aren't you going to TOPS in the evening? That's definitely not a good time to weigh. Everything you've ate and drank is weighing you down (or if you're like me drinking tea, it's a diaretic). Weigh first thing in the morning after using the facilities, and that will be your most consistent weight.

But regardless, WTG on the weight loss. You're doing great.

Jules, I still have the blahs, but I think it's due to work and not wanting to be here. I will make it the next three days, then it's spring vacation for a week. A week to mosey around my house. I'm really looking forward to that.

I didn't exercise yesterday and don't feel guilty about it. Tonight I will walk even if I don't want to. Two days of being a slug would be bad for me. :)
Marie

G,DAY, ladies :hug: well another day on this journey to a new and gorgeous me :rolleyes: :yes: what am I saying I,m 48 and everything has gone south, along with stretch marks, a few more wrinkles:nono: not wrinkles character lines and boy do I have character :rofl: but it,s good that we can put on our push up bra,s and our tummy tuckers and our body shaping pantyhose and feel sexy;) THAT IS WHAT IS IMPORTANT, Marie I know sometimes we feel life sucks we are in a job we don,t really feel like being in but at the end of the day it pays the bills and it is only a few hrs a day, then we can come home to what is important in our lives and remember that,s why we put up with the hassles here and there,:) ;) it,s GREAT you are getting some time off but don,t just mosey around the house look at it as you time do things for yourself that you have,t had time to do things that make you feel special even it,s just relaxing in a bubble bath with a glass of wine some candles burning and just think about how unique you are, Hi QUILT forget the scales and don,t weigh yourself on more than one , boy I know that feeling I went through a stage where I would weigh myself on every scale I came across hopeing that one would tell me what I really wanted to see :dizzy: if they said I had lost more great if they said I had lost less bummer:p I remember I was out shopping one day and I weighed myself on three different scales that all said something else on one I was 2kgs lighter on another I was 3kgs heavier and the last one told me I was 5 kgs heavier so in the space of an hr I lost 2 gained 3 then gained 5:?: so forget the scales stick to one just once a week if you feel you must, but listen to your clothes, they are a much better indication of how you are doing if there getting looser than your getting smaller, a tape measure is great too measure yourself once a month you,ll be surprised by the inches lost, remember if you are exercising then muscle weighs more than fat, the chips are baked in a moderate oven 18o until crispy, well I seem to have gone on forever:D take care and BYE FOR NOW, BLESSED BE :hug: ...JULIE

Juls and Marie

I weigh in the mornings on Tuesday, and then at night on Tuesdays, I don't really worry too much about the evening one, as ii is at night and the one that is the most important is my on scales at that once a week. I only do it then, so I don't get a surprise at the meeting that night.

I've got roughly 22 pounds to go, and I'll be tickled pink when I get there. See I know what I will wear and what size, because I busted my butt two years ago to lose a good bit, then gained 30 or 35 back, so I'm eager to wear my clothes. Two years ago, when I hit goal, I threw out all of my size 18s, 16, 14, 12, 10, and the only clothes I bought were for my current size, then when I gained about 15 pounds back, I bought a pair of jeans (bad mistake, that should have been the diet go back to point) but I didn't. then on and on it went until finally I did pay attention.

so this time, I'm going to pay close attention to my life and what I eat and stay my weight!!!! That's a biggie for me now, losing is not the big issue, but keeping it off and maintaining my weight!

I've really refocused on changes I let sneak in, and how those calories add bakc on the weight. It is more a health concern even though the vainty is in there too.

Hey, Julie! It's so nice to see you again. I missed you, but if I remember correctly you were going thru a bad patch emotionally. I hope things are going more smoothly for you these days. Congrats on the weight loss, and on being creative on how to have the things you like to eat without all the calories.

Today is the first day I've felt normal, and had my usual work/sleep schedule, since early last week, so I had a long workout this morning and have been back on my typical eating plan. A few weeks ago I switched to the Body for Life for Women eating plan, which allows a small amount of cereal...but I can't eat a small amount of cereal, I guess, and have been eating too much, especially in the evening. But I love cereal, oats, etc., and don't want to keep them out of my diet forever. So I will limit them to one cup a day, and ban them once the sun goes down. I think that will get me unstuck.

Marie, you are certainly entitled to feeling blah if you want, but I had next week off, believe me, I'd be happy as a clam!

Quiltmama, don't let the scale play games with your mind! You're doing great, keep it up!

Time to head to Curves. See ya later--judy

Hey, Judy What A Memory
 

G,DAY:angel: thanks for the welcome back I have really missed you guys to, wonder where tired is, and Carol, and I wonder what Roll is up to, well I,m going well all the emotional crap which is just what it was, is under control I have had an addition to my family since I last spoke to you my 3rd daughter had another:bb: girl so I now have 5 grandsons and 3 granddaughters OHHHH and my baby girl of 20 is also about 4mths pregnant, you think you can take a breather when your kids are grown but they go away and multiply:dizzy: :D but my 26yr old is still child free and my son says he isn,t that crazy, I know what you mean about cereal I love weatbix they are yummy with buter and jam spread on them , but a little of what you like is OK like you say just cut back I tried the no carbs after 5 works for me as you know I,m a carb freak I love my chips hence the healthy alternative, ;) thanks for the congrats, I fell of the weight loss train forgot my destination for awhile there but I really took a look at myself about 4mths ago and I didn,t like what I saw my hubby said I was sexy and all the usual stuff :) but him saying it and me feeling were to different things , so I did something about it for real this time I jumped back on the train and I know where I,m going and the journey is fun at times I hate the workouts, but when I feel like that I go for a walk instead, I was doing weight watchers points but decided it was still a diet very healthy but according to my body still a diet my body get,s :fr: when it hears the word diet, so I just changed my portion size to half off what I normally ate, put in alot of fruit and vege, and of course I am still a fan of GREEN TEA, I have about 5 cups a day, and also a cup of peppermint tea after each meal to aid digestion, boy I seem to be talking alot today, REMEMBER STAY FOCUSED, TAKE SELF TIME, LOVE THE PERSON YOU ARE KNOW MATTER WHAT, ALL OF US ARE SPECIAL, BYE FOR NOW BLESSED BE...JULIE

this is a me too post.

I love my cereal, I like the Kashi heart to heart one, the ceral doesn't get very soggy, and has a great crunch, I think for one cup it is 110 calories.

I'm trying to stay focused, I do a lot of reading on diets, and I love before and after stories in Weight Watchers Mag, they really inspire me. I look at them and say if they can do it so can I. I'm constantly looking for more inspiration like this, clothes catalogs is a good one, I love looking at clothes that I know I will be able to wear or was never brave enough to before because I felt so unattractive.

I figure reading and searching out all this info and inspiration, keeps me from being focused on a search for food.

Good morning all, I think my blahs are starting to lift. I got to drive my Jeep today so that was a great start. I don't drive the Jeep during the winter since it's short wheel base makes it spin. DH drives it and I drive the SUV. But in the summer spring and fall, I drive my bright yellow Jeep. Today it was nice out so I asked DH to drive the SUV. It was fabulous.

DH forgot to turn off his alarm so it went off this morning (1/2 hour before mine) and I had to crawl across the bed to turn it off. So by then I was wide awake. I got up and did my 3 mile walk already. YEAH!! I get to play whne I get home today.

Quiltmama, I know what you mean about inspirational stories. They always help me. Yesterday I went to Leslie Sansome's website for Walk Away the Pounds DVDs and read some of the testamonies. Pumped me up to do my exercise last night.

Jules, I'm an absolute carb - aholic. I love pasta and bread. Last night I finally gave DH a break from pasta - we'd had it 5 days in a row. Thought he was probably getting sick of it. But I had it for lunch and I brought more for lunch today. I'm lucky in that I make my own pasta and know exactly how many calories are in my dishes. Definitely helps while dieting.

Judy, good luck with the cereals. I think you made a wise realization that you can't knock something out of your diet that you love. It will never work in the long run. Like Jules is doing, small portions is the key. I do admit, I like big portions though. :) Just can't have them.

Well, I'll chat with you later. It's still slow at work, so I'll be back.
Marie

G,day everyone:hug: hope your all well, MARIE glad to hear your:crazy: blahs, are lifting, must be that :cool: bright yellow Jeep, that would be enough to make anyone feel good I think just like a field of daffodils, yeah OK so I go off with the pixies sometimes;) :rolleyes: :lol3: I know what you mean about bigger serves it took me awhile to get used to it but I also started using smaller plates, when you do that your brain is telling your tummy that your plate is piled high but you still only have half the amount;) I guess it all comes down to a visual thing if it looks like alot than it is alot and:shrug: I :dunno: but it works:carrot: I used to make my own pasta too but these days I,ll admit it:p I,m lazy so I go for wholemeal bought variety instead:sssh: HEY Quiltmama when I feel like giving up I get motivation from those wonderful people in ww,s mag too some of them are amazing, here downunder we also have a mag called Australian slimming and health very much like ww,s mag but the recipes are in calorie or kljs instead of points, I follow ww,s plan but for me I,m a calorie counter from way back so I round it out to about 1000/ 1200cals a day sometimes I,m under sometimes I,m over so at the end of the week it all balances out;) I wonder where everyone else is hope tired is taking care and carol too and everyone else, well I guess I,ve gone on enough :gossip:I,m soooo :sorry: for all the characters in this post but it is 4 in the morning here downunder can,t sleep , bored so just thought I would have some fun:smug: :) BYE FOR NOW...:hug: ....JULS

Yep on the portions, but something I think about that is. As you make life style changes, you begin to adapt to more healthier portions and choice, which I think helps a lot when it comes to maintaining the loss over a life time.

I noticed a lot of changes that I made for dieting 2 years ago, I stuck too, without even thinking about it, of course I didn't stick to all of them, hence the weight gain, but it could have been so much worse.

I really try and keep things in my eating life style that I really love. I have some things that I just can't seem to control myself with and I have a lot of work to do on those issues! One day at a time.

Morning everyone, Judy, do you remember when Carol is supposed to be back from Hawaii? We need her here?

Quiltmama, anything you didn't regain from your weightloss two years ago is that much more of a head start. I didn't regain everything that I lost 17 years ago, just a good portion of it. Either way, I look at it that it could have been much worse. I didn't keep some of the healthy knowledge gained from losing weight long ago. So we're all on this never ending battle for health. There certainly are wrse things to endure.

Well, back to work. I'll check in later.
Marie

Hi, I've been reading your posts and I hope you have room for 1 more looser! i'm a little older and have noticed that some of you are too. That's a good thing for me. At least someone will relate. I'm married, have one son and 2 grandchildren. I was always think while growing up, didn't gain weight intill after my son was born. I've been figting it ever since, sometimes it wins, sometimes I win! But i'm getting too old and it's getting too hard to constantally do this. I am determined to loose the weight and keep it off this time. Actually, I have been dieting for awhile and i'm within a few lbs. of beign where I want to be. I am concentrating on eating healthy, not dieting. Lunch was a veggie burger and cole slaw made with fat free mayo. I can relate to what some one said earlier (sorry, I don't know names yet) about having a closet full of nice clothes and nothing to wear. I refuse to buy clothes above a certain size! Which some times leaves me with NOTHING to wear! But, i'm afraid if I buy larger sizes there will be no end to it, i'll just keep buying bigger and bigger clothes!

If you're not accepting new members, I do understand, Freda

Freda, welcome, welcome, welcome. Great job on losing the weight so that you're almost where you want to be. That's so cool!!! I definitely think 3FC will help me maintain when I get to that point. For now, I have oodles to lose and finally on track (again) to do it. Stay with us and you'll do great (you'll probably do great even if you don't but we'd love to have you!).

I decided I'd had it with the boring work week and am going to go home early. It's nice out and I'd love to go home at 2:00 so I'm taking vacation time and will do that. I also have all next week off so it's going to be fabulous to veg out for a week. :)

TTYL. and Welcome again, Freda!]
Marie

Hi, all! I'm so ready for the weekend! I have housework and work work to take care of, alas, but I will sleep in and find some lazy time, too. My new Turbo Jam videos arrived this week, so I'll be learning those. I did a little of the intro video, it will be fun.

Freda, nice to meet you! I don't think there's any membership criteria, but if you want to send a donation to the club, let me know:devil:

i think Carol is away for another week or more. I hope she's having a marvelous time in Hawaii. The trees are blossoming here in Washington, but we might have a bit of snow this weekend, what a drag!

I hope that everyone has a good weekend. I will do all things in moderation--hope you do, too.

judy

Hi Ladies, hope your all well, so that,s where Carol is guess if I wasn,t such an airhead I would have gone back a few more post,s but hey I,ve been away for about 12mths thats a lot of reading;) :dizzy: HEY Freda a big :welcome: I agree there are no restictions to joining us all the ladies here are lovely, and if they let me in they,ll let anybody in I can be a little weird sometimes:rofl: hey JUDY did you say turbo videos I keep looking for the go slower button on my excercise tapes still haven,t found it, well I suppose I should go study just thought I,de say HI nothing much to report did,nt have to bad a day eating wise , anyway take care BYE FOR NOW :hug: ...JULIE

Marie you sure are right. I think we are all fortunate that the only thing we have to battle is the weight. And I hope it stays that way for all of us.

Yeah, speaking of Carol, sure wish I was laying around the pool in Hawaii.

I've done well all week with food, got a little high last night on the calorie count, but still within limits. Still can't find any exercise mojo. Right now, I'm so tired I can't see straight, so I figure the antibiotics for a bladder infection is kicking my backside.

Morning all, it's a great morning seeing that I'm on spring vacation. But apparently Mother Nature didn't read the calendar or know the name of my week off. It's snowing outside. Yuck!!! Oh well, I will knit and play today. I already cleaned my kitchen last night so I didn't have to do it this morning. So cool for me. I am washing all my linens since Kodiak got into the bed yesterday morning and rolled all over it. Fur everywhere!!!!

Yesterday at the going away party for my co-worker, we had cake. I asked for a small piece. I was given a piece smaller than the others but it was still big. I ate the whole thing. Bad me!!! So to make up for it instead of walking 3 miles, I did the 5 mile DVD. Oh, pain. It wasn't twice as bad. It was 20 times worse. I will never overeat again so I never have to do the 5 mile walk again. Eeks, I was sore. But at least I got back on track quickly.

Quiltmama, I sure hope you feel better soon. I used to get bladder infections sevrely when I was younger. Only had one a few years ago in the last 15 years. But they are the worst. I can empathize with you. You'll get on the exercise wagon when you're ready. Just remember that it's easier to get on than the food wagon. For me, one day of exercise gets me going. I can keep it up. Good luck.

Jules, have fun studying. Yuck. I did that for way too many years.

Judy, enjoy your weekend. Moderation is good. I didn't do that yesterday.
Well, I'll chat with you later.
Marie