Hello all,

Well I weighed in today. Down 1 pound AGAIN. I wish it were 2 or 3 but I guess I shouldn't complain. Maybe this week I can do better and lose more. No excercise today because I went to my cleaning job and I feel like that is a pretty good workout for 7 hours. Right back on track tomorrow.

Miki, The fires in your area look really scary. I didn't know it was still an issue down there. My brother lives in Austin TX and I know they were real close to him a week or so ago. I hope you all get rain soon. Are you close to Texarkana? My husband and I are going down to Lake Fork, TX in April to fish and that is quite close to Texarkana.

Well more later!

MJ

Hello all.

Miki, good to hear from you. I know how it is when life gets hectic, you must be busy with the new job too. No worries, we just miss ya when you're gone...but it's good to see you pop in when you can. Don't let Phil show you up! lol.

Emjay, yah, I guess it seems cold here to a lot of people. I'm not going to lie & say -25C is beautiful...it sucks and I can't stand the feeling of cold air freezing in my lungs....it feels yucky to be freezing from the inside out, lol. But, -3C does feel balmy to me at this time of year. Mind you...I'm not in shorts or anything...still need the winter coat, but don't need scarf or mitts when it gets this warm. I guess it's just what you are used to, I've been here all my life. Once summer comes around and I get used to the warmer weather...I'll become a cold wuss again, lol.

Tonight I made steaks...without turning them into hocky pucks. Ta daaaa! Okay, that's an accomplishment for me. I'm learning how to cook so I can keep up with the hubby...and this is the first time steak turned out really well for me. So...I am pleased with myself.

Bad news...I wrenched my knee. I went out for a walk...it turned into a little run...and now the knee is weak and having a hard time holding me up. I'll give it 2 days to heal...& if it doesn't I guess I'm off to the doctors. (oh please, oh please, no physio please!).

Well, I'm going to get going, I brought some work home (yuck), and I should get going on it. Talk to you all later.

Emjay, that is cool you'll be close to Texarkana in April. I am a couple hrs or so from there, but my sister lives about 30 min from there. Do you have family near Lake Ft or you're just vacationing? Way to go on another loss this week. Wish I could say the same. Like I thought, I was up 2 lbs. Doing better today tho and hopefully will stick with it all week.

I did 15 min on my AirWalker this morning before work and just finished 30 more tonight. I had a piece of cheese toast for breakfast (because it was leftover from the kids lol)I had a Fat Free hotdog on a Lite wheat bun for lunch. Tonight we had baked fish, rice and green beans. At work today, it was someone's birthday. There was turtle cheesecake. As if cheesecake isnt fattening enough, it was in a chocolate crust with caramel, chocolate and pecans drizzled all over it. BUT I didnt even have one bite! Can you believe it? :carrot:

WW, your knee made me hurt just thinking about it..Ouch! I hope it heals up on its own so you dont have to go to the doctor. Any secrets to how you cooked your steak? I have trouble with it also...it's never tender like everyone else's. Occasionally I happen up and it turns out good but it's only by accident..lol

As far as I know, all fires around here have been put out. There were 4 homes lost tho. It was supposed to rain today but havent seen a drop yet.

Well, it's 10:00 and I'm tired. Guess I'll talk to ya'll again tomorrow if at all possible.

I hope everyone else gets back soon! Maybe if they dont, we should post again in Buddy Up just to give them a way to find us here. I know Fri when I was in a hurry, I couldnt find it myself. Anyway, ready to head to bed now. Bye!

Miki

WW, Sorry to hear about the knee. I know that can be such a big setback. I myself am freightened of an injury at this point cuz I don't want to stop working out. It is half the reason I don't walk outside in winter, I have weak ankles and am always afraid of slipping and injuring one of them. I also don't like to bundle up in the cold. Well I hope it heals on it's own quickly.

Miki, Congrats on not eating the cheesecake, I would have been all over it like a cheap suit. That is what I miss the least about the working world, all the parties, potlucks, and fattening food. I have worked in medical offices for some time and we would get bombarded by the pharmaceutical reps constantly bringing us food. My biggest pet peeve was the reps pushing cholesteral or weight loss meds that would bring in lunches from some of the worst restaurants for fat, sodium, and calories. It made no sense to me. No offense to any drug reps that may be reading in. But it was an area I always had contention in. Well anyway, keep up on the good work with you excercising, it will pay off. Oh yeah, we are going to Lake Fork because it is one of the best bass fishing destinations in the country and my husband really likes to go once a year. Yup, he is a huge redneck, oh well.

Talk to everyone soon,

MJ

Hello all.

Well, I didn't do any walking today...and my knee already feels way better than it did yesterday. I'll walk again tomorrow...but avoid stairs just to be sure I don't make it worse. I think I may recover without the doctor trip (amen). I guess the lesson is I shouldn't run, I'm not built for it, lol.

Emjay, congrats on another lb. down. You are doing awesome! Your redneck comment made me smile. I used to go fishing with my dad, but it's not my cup of tea anymore. However, I do enjoy going out just for the camping sometimes, it's nice to be out in nature. I'm sure you will have a good time when you head on out.

Miki, what can I say...you not only resisted cheescake, but it had caramel on it, and you still didn't eat it. Wow....I'm not sure I would have been that strong. Good job. I took the recipe for steak from foodnetwork.com. They have a lot of great recipes. Here is how I made the steaks:

- 1 lbs. of sirloin steak
- brush vegetable oil on the steak (just a bit...1 or 2 tsp should cover it)
- make a "rub" consisting of 1 tsp chili powder, a little pinch of ground cumin (very strong! don't even use 1/4 of a tsp), 2 tsp of garlic powder, 1 tsp. of ground black pepper
- rub the mixture onto both sides of the steaks
- broil for 4 minutes on first side, turn over, broil for 6 more minutes

It comes out medium rare, I think the centre should reach 145 degrees F.

Probably not a really low cal meal considering it is steak...but I give the hubby the bigger portion, lol.

Well, I should get going. I've got dinner dishes waiting for me. Talk to you all tomorrow.

Hello :)

Ya know, I'm really wondering if everyone else is like I was and just cant find us since our thread was moved. Strange that we had probably 15 people here at times and now it's down to the three of us.

I've done pretty well with my eating today but only 10 minutes this morning on the AirWalker before work. I planned on finishing up on it tonight but I have some kind of problem with my hip...actually more like my rear end. I have no idea why..havent done anything that I know of..but it's like all of a sudden tonight, I just got a catch in it on one side. Phil was trying not to laugh because it's such a weird thing. We were watching TV and all at once I let out an "OH!!"..He says, "What's wrong?"...I said, "My butt is hung". He died out laughing. (of course he was trying to hide that) I had tried to get up and just couldnt...I know, weird. I may take a muscle relaxer when I head to bed and see if that helps. I really dont want to go to the doctor with this. lol

Emjay, I didnt know that about Lake Fork. I've never even been there. Dont worry, tho...everyone around here are rednecks..lol

That steak recipe sounds good, WW. I may try it soon. Glad your knee is feeling better already.

Well, Luke, my 13 yr old has a final exam he is supposed to be studying for. I need to go quiz him so I better go. He's ready to get to bed.

Bye for now
Miki

morning all
 

Hello everyone, yeah i know I haven't been here for a few days ,well it was my husbands birthday over the weekend and we had a few people over for the weekend so i could't get to the computer then on monday my son was home with the flu:( and then my daughter was home tuesday but today should get back to normal lol ... well today is weigh in and i hope i didn't mess up we'll see..
emjay congrats on the weght loss:)
miki nice job with the no cheese cake thats hard to do :carrot:
ww sorry bout the knee and glad it's feeling better
well i'll talk at ya'll later

Hi all,

Haven't done too good w/ food today. But I knew I wasn't going to, kind of. I went to my mother-in-laws for coffee w/ the ladies (although I don't drink coffee), but I made a really good french toast bake to enjoy. And we did, oh yeah we also had some fresh fruit and oj so I guess it wasn't too bad. More sugar than I have been allowing myself lately though(especially in the AM). Haven't worked out yet but I have roast, potatoes, mushrooms, and onions in the crock pot so I should have no problem fitting it in.

Isn't it crazy how you get older and things start falling apart? I was having hip/butt pain as well but since I have been working out and toning up it has resolved itself. I was thinking it was kind of nerve related cuz the pain was shooting down my leg. I would be standing and everything on that side would just go out. Miki, hopefully yours resolves soon and you don't have to go to the doc. Maybe it is just a fluke.

Hoosierlady, Good luck at weigh-in.

Later, MJ

Hello
 

hello everyone, well I went to weight in and I lost 2.0 pounds so Ifeel pretty good because I messed up a few times this week emjay i'm right along with you sometimes you just have to start over...lol I did this week ,
yes I sometimes I have pains in my butt:o but they don't last too long a day or so but I get bad back pains a lot and I know i'm going to because i'm going to start doing sit ups (ugh hate em) well see ya all later:carrot:

Well, glad to hear I"m not alone with the weird butt pain thing..:lol: I didnt realize it was so common..lol

Emjay, I sure know what you mean about falling apart. For the past 3 days, I either have the butt thing or a pain in my left shoulder. So far, I havent had both at the same time, but it seems like when one gets better, the other flares back up. I dont know of anything specific I've done to cause either. I'm beginning to think it's some kind of arthritis or something. Very annoying whatever it is.

My food today has been terrible. I wont even list what all I've had.:o Going to try to make myself exercise. I have a problem with the wrong mindset tho..I think "Well, what good is exercise after all I've eaten today?" so then I get off track with the exercise and eating both. I think I need a cyber kick or two to get me motivated.:drill:

Congrats on the 2 lb loss, Hoosierlady. I'm envious but I guess not too envious if I dont get myself in gear to accomplish the same thing!

Well, Josh my 16 yr old, is standing over me. I'm guessing he's wanting the phone as usual. (Still on dial-up here..we dont have the fancy DSL..lol)

Talk to ya'll later!
Miki

Hoosierlady, Congrats on the weight loss. Wow 2 lbs., you are really on a roll. You must be doing something right. Oh, and I'm w/ you on the situps, they always give me a back ache. The watp tape I have been doing lately is for the abs. It's a much easier way to get that toning in.

Miki, Better luck tomorrow on the food. Don't get too down, tomorrow is a new day. I'm always the opposite on excercise, if I eat what I shouldn't I feel compelled to work-out. Somedays I just totally guilt myself into it. Although, I think it is habit now. Which is a good thing.

WW, Hope your day is going great.

Hello ladies!

Well...been avoiding posting because I ate Pizza yesterday...so there goes any chance of weight loss for me this week. I really feel like I'm slipping...whoever gives Miki a cyberkick needs to fit me into their schedule to, lol.

Hossierlady, congrats on the 2 lbs. Well done! I'm with you on hating sit-up, they hurt my back. I try to do the crunches...but they are so hard. A step class teacher taught me a different way to work my abs. Sit on the floor with knees in the bent up position in front of me (you know, like those tacky mud flap ladies, lol). The, lean back until I feel my stomache muscles holding me up. Hold the position while doing reps of tai-bo type of punches into the air. Sit up & rest...lean back...20 more punches....ect. If your back hurts you have leaned back too much...you just want the abs to hold you up.


Miki, I have had the "butt pain" that shoots down into my leg. It was a few years ago and the doctor diagnosed me as having injured my Sciatic nerve. Not sure if that's what you have done...but I remember it as a flash of temporarily crippling pain that shoots down into the leg. The only way I could describe it is "it's like my butt got stuck", lol. Whatever it is you have, I hope it goes away soon!

Emjay, how true it is. We hit a certain age and suddenly everything hurts..and things are going out of place all over the place, lol. I feel 90% better with my knee...will not run anymore, but back to walking stairs with minimal problems. Don't worry about the eating...sounds like you didn't do as bad as you think.

Well, it is pretty late here as I type this, so I should get going. Major project going on at work right now, so I have a busy day ahead of me tomorrow. I also have to work this weekend....man I hate that part of my job. Hope you all have a good night...I might not be able to drop in again until late Saturday!

WW, Glad to hear your knee is improving. I'm w/ you, running is out of the question. Even when I'm thinner I don't do it, way too stressful on the joints. It just don't pay, I think. Stick to the walking you will be further ahead. Well hopefully you will see a weightloss despite the pizza. Mmmm, I love pizza. Well I kind of had a naughty weekend. Went out w/ the girls last night and had two large drinks loaded w/ cream and baileys and some other stuff and then went out to breakfast w/ hubby this am. Hopefully I can at least be down 1 lbs. tomorrow morning. I did 3-mile watp and will hopefully get that in today.

Well hope everyone else is having a good weekend.

Bye for now,

MJ

Hi ladies :)

Well, the butt problem as far as I can tell is better if not completely overwith. My shoulder is the problem now. I dont know what I've done but I pretty much cant use that arm at all now. I've tried to use it as little as possible over the weekend hoping it'll help. I really cant afford to go to the doc right now, moneywise or timewise either. I'll have to I guess if it doesnt get better soon. Very frustrating. I saw a young guy, probably mid 20's, at the grocery store recently that only had one arm. I really admire the way he was able to handle himself and get things done.

Still not back into eating right and now with my shoulder, having a hard time with exercise also. I cant use the AirWalker because I have to move my arms. I did it for awhile thinking it would help work out the problem, but now I'm thinking that was the wrong thing to do. I think it made it worse.

I'm glad to hear the rest of you are doing well. Keep up the good work..it inspires and motivates me to not give up either.

Well, better go. Not easy trying to type without moving my arm. I'll check in again soon.

Miki

Miki, Yikes, thats terrible about your shoulder. Sounds like a rotator cuff injury, which doesn't have to be from an injury at all. I worked in physical therapy for a while and we saw a lot of those. But if that is the case it will be real important for you to have it looked at. How have you been getting along at work without the use of that arm? Well I hope it feels better but if not go to the doctor.

Ok, here is the bad news, I gained 1 pound. How disappointing, oh well nothing I can do now but be better this week.

later.

MJ