Hello ladies.

Wel, no weight loss this week. But no gain either, so that's nice.

Not much to report here, we are at the end of a long weekend (today is Family day), so dh & I are going to head out to the Zoo. He hasn't been there in many years, so he will be shocked at the changes.

Winter here lasted for 2 days. We are already getting closer and closer to 0 degrees again. Wonderful! This has been the best winter ever! I was worried, with windchill we had one day that was -40 C with windchill. That's actually death weather. Exposed skin in that kind of weather will start to experience frost bite after only a few minutes. I feel really sorry for the homeless when that starts happening. I'm sure we lose some of them in that weather, but it doesn't make the news often. Also...found a little dead bird in our parking lot. Poor thing had frozen.

Emjay, happy to hear you are heading out to Florida soon. I hope you have a great time! I've never been there before, but it looks like a nice sunny place to spend some time.

Miki, your husband is a bit like mine, lol. Mine was planning on going back to work right away too. I don't know how I talked him into seeing a doctor, but it resulted in him being off work for two weeks (thank you for pushy doctors). Glad to hear your pt is starting soon. I'll bet you are feeling better in no time.

Well, I have to go...the Zoo is calling. Talk to you all later.

Hi ya'll!

We didnt get the bad weather that was expected. Very little ice. 2 days it was low 20s but it's back up to 30s or so now and raining. I was kinda disappointed actually just because I wanted to have the weather for an excuse to pile up all weekend and be lazy.:dizzy: Oh well.

Started physical therapy today. It wasnt bad at all. I only have to go to 3 sessions, then I'll be able to do the rest of them at home.

Phil went back for another steroid shot today. His back is improving but a ways from being 100%.

Emjay, are you going to visit relatives or just going for a vacation to Florida? Sounds nice for this time of year for sure.

WW, hope you had a good time at the zoo. We all need Family Day occasionally. I can barely stand to think about Josh who is 16 being away from me so soon. I'll still have Luke at home for 2 more years after that but I know all 4 yrs are going to FLY by!

Rivergal and Shawna, hope you two are doing well. Post soon and catch us up ok?

Everybody else, where are ya'll?:?: Wish everyone would find us again. We've lost several of our original group.

Oh, I didnt weigh in. I'm really going to try not to do that for awhile in hopes of a pleasant surprise in a couple weeks or so.

Better go for now
Miki

Hi all,

Well the countdown to FL begins, we leave in 1 week. I am feverishly cleaning my house. My nephew is staying here while we are gone since we will be gone for 1 month. I have a tendency to let my spare room get a little cluttered (actually alot), I frequently use it for main floor storage. Work is crazy, I'm actually leaving at a really bad time (one employee just returning from medical leave and one leaving on medical leave), but I arranged this all before I accepted the job so I'm trying not to feel too guilty. Hard to do though, not feel guilty that is. We have no family in FL, my husband just doesn't have enough to do in the winter so he plans these types of things. I know, I know we are a little young to be wintering in FL. Oh well.

Miki, Glat do hear PT went well.

WW, Brrr! The zoo this time of year???

Oh yeah, weighed in on Mon. and maintained. Scared to weigh in next Mon. though, haven't been working out much and eating hasn't been great. I really need some motivation or a kick in the butt or something.

MJ

Hello all.

Well, the Zoo was really fun, I hadn't been there in a long time. The weather was pretty good for the day, almost got to 0 C...warm enough! Fortunately, we have a really big zoo, and a lot of exhibits in the winter are indoors, so not too much time had to be spent outside. DH had never seen the Africa exhibit they built, so we went to check that out. It was great, the gorillas have a nice new BIG enclosure (well...big for a zoo anyway). One gorilla had a new toy. He had a very nice little digital camera in his hand. Someone must have dropped it in from above. I would have laughed if he figured out how to take a picture of us...but alas, all he did was chew it. I hope he doesn't get hurt on it.

Emjay, how exciting! The countdown begins. You are never to old to winter somewhere warm, lol.

Miki, glad to hear the pt will be so short lived. I'm going to follow your lead & not weigh myself this week. I haven't been exercising much this week. We got dumped on with snow this morning. But, it wasn't cold so it started melting already. Our streets are mucked up with slush now.

Well, I'm going to go get some cleaning done. Hope you all have a great week!

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Hello ladies, I know I haven't been here in a while my pc has been messing up so I couldn't get online but I have it fixed now sooo I'll be here more often it's going to take me a while to catch up on everything I haven't been waking much well not as far but I'm getting back on track and doing my two miles everyday I have been losing but not as much well I'm off to read and do some catching up hope everyone is doing ok :) I'll write back soon

HL, Glad to see you back and that your PC is working well now. I did my 2-mile watp this AM, keep up the good work w/ yours. I can't wait to get to FL where I will be able to walk outside. My dog will enjoy that after no walking here in the winter.

WW, The zoo sounds like fun, I'll have to find one to visit down south. I bet if a gorilla was taught he could operate a camara. Bet you are glad it wasn't yours he got a hold of.

Well got to get ready for work. More later.

MJ

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Hello all :)
Emjay- oh thats sounds good going to Fl I can't wait till spring to get out and work in my yard
ww- the zoo sounds like fun lol at the gorilla
miki - hope you both are feeling better
well I made myself do 2 miles yesterday I was just doing 1, and I feel better
so I'm doing it again today I'm taking it 1 day at a time.. well I have a lot of things to get done today

good luck to you all:)

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Hi all,

Hope everyone is well. I weighed in today and was down 2 lbs. Very exciting, although I have no idea how it happened (probably because I was very bloated last week). Oh well, I'll take it.

HL - Keep up the good work w/ your excercising.

MJ

Hello ladies.

Well, it's been a while since I last posted I see. No weight loss, but no gain. I'll take that as a good thing.

Went this weekend to see the Pink Panther. Wasn't great, started off slow, but got funny later in the movie. Took the boys with me & they liked it. It's much more geared towards older kids than the originals are. Tiny kids won't get it though.

HL, glad to hear you got your PC up & running again. Good work on the walking, I think 2 miles is pretty significant.

Emjay: how many days to go before you leave? Congrats on the 2lbs. That's pretty cool.

Well, I have to figure out what we will be having for dinner. I can hear dh pulling up outside, so now is the time where we negotiate over who is cooking, lol. I feel too tired! Talk to you all later.

Hi everybody

May as well confess...I've done awful with my eating lately and the only exercise I've gotten is the little physical therapy I've had. I go from one extreme to the other. I either do really well on both or blow it all the way around. Drives me crazy. Wish I could break that cycle of up and down and just STICK WITH IT.

Work has been crazy. We've been going thru a bank audit so for over 2 weeks now we've had about 6 bank examiners with us daily. YUCK. They left today thankfully. Also, my supervisor as of today is officially retired which means I'm on my own from here out. We'll see how that goes I guess.

Finished up my last PT session today so the rest will be at home on my own. I plan to start back on my AirWalker by next week. My shoulder is lots better.

I didnt realize it had been so long since I had posted. Over a week I think. Emjay, isnt your vacation starting this week? I'm envious. The weather is good here too tho. It's supposed to be back up to the 70s tomorrow and low 80s by Thursday. Guess we're just skipping winter all the way around this year. I think we might have had 10 days total in the last 4 months that were actually cold as in freezing. Probably means an extra hot summer. Flowers are already blooming in my yard. I just noticed them this morning.

Hoosierlady, glad your PC is up and running again. I cant stand when mine isnt working.

WW, you're lucky that dh cooks for you! Mine doesnt cook altho he does lots of cleaning and clothes washing.

Well, Luke, my 14 yr old is bugging me to get off here so he can burn a CD or something. Guess I'll go for now.

Miki

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:) Hello ladies,

Hope everyone is doing good, well yesterday was wi in for me and I was so happy because I lost 3 pounds and that made me make it to my 10% I really worked hard this week and stayed on program ..
Mikig- good luck with work:) and you will do better on the eating we all mess up
ww- glad to see ya:)
emjay-woohoo on the 2 pounds:) good work
well I have to go wake the kids up

hope I can get my weight tracker working :(

Hello! I have been dying to get in here for weeks but it's still sooo hectic at work I just cant find a spare minute these days! I'm disappointed because it looks like everyone is in the same boat as me and the posting has pretty much stopped. Everyone PLEASE come back :?: I've missed you all and think of you often altho I cant get here much. I still need the support and accountability also. I'm hoping everyone is just busy but will get back here shortly. I'll check back soon.

Miki

Where is everyone??:?: I need HELP! I've gained a ton of weight since this new job and I need some motivation and maybe a swift kick in the rear!! Hope to hear from somebody SOON.:^:

Miki

Hey Miki,

I'm back! Be prepared to be held accountable! I've been to Florida, I've seen the bikinis and I have no intention spending another year fat. I hope you are on board. We can do this with lots and lots of support from one another. I ate like a hog in FL and to my surprise only gained about 1.5 lbs. I am going to weigh in officially on Monday AM and get back on my normal schedule. Remember weekly weigh ins are the most important aspect of accountability. If you don't do well one week it makes you more focused on the next week.

HL, Big congratulations on the 10% goal. That is not easy to do, but you did it! I am so proud of you....

WW, Hope you come back soon.....we can't do it w/o you.

MJ