Hi girls.......Yes, it sure has been awhile and I suppose I am on the mend. I have about 3 days left of meds to take and TOM is almost gone but having the last week off and feeling crappy.....have left me back at square one with no motivation!!! Dh was off for 3 days last week and we had words (or he did any ways....) that left 2 days that was spent with the proverbial "walking on egg shells" . hate that!! We are all now good, but boy....he sure is under alot of stress and it spills off here at home!!! I know I just have to get back into the gym and do it, ... make the time but I lately feel defeated alot. Sorry to have been a lurker lately, and thanks for thinking of me girls!!


Val.....Sorry to hear about you Mom!!! I hope her wrist is mendable and she isn't in too much discomfort after her surgery. You're such a good daughter!!

Curly and Dee....Hi Send me some good excercise vibes will ya?

Hey Ladies!!

Well, I head back to the Dr. on Tuesday morning..... It's gonna be a new start for me I hope. I know I'll be stepping on the scale (which is still wavering in that 2 lbs +- zone). AND I know my blood sugars are up. Lee (at 6'2") currently weighs less than I do now, & if that ain't a kick in the behind I dunno what else I can do to get myself going. THEN Wed, I get to go to the dentist (WooooHooooo!!!) LOL I actually enjoy going to the dentist, but $$$$ prohibit me from regular visits so it's been about 10 years and 3 broken teeth. I'm soooo embarassed. My freakin college is a dental asst. degree lol. You'd think I know better lol. What I do know is how much work I need done, but I'm just gonna tell him to pull them and I'll deal with getting a partial instead of what I know I really should do....

Val~ I hope your mom is doing much better now! I'll keep all of you in my thoughts as well. .. Meanwhile, you do what you can do, and things will settle down soon.

Curly~ LMAO... another test they're doing at Dr is the inevitable TSH level. We'll see maybe why TOM has become a very irregular visitor and if your friend Fannie will be making her way north (....ummmm or west?) I failed miserably at geography. hehehehe....

Angel~ Yuk I hate those eggshells! Glad things are better today! Here's a little to get you moving!!! Go to it GF!!! But don't push too hard while you're still under the weather!

Love to you all! Dee~

we will be fine.. fall is comming and cooler dryer weather... so maybe that will inspire us last night i did the "light the night walk" just 2 miles so it was a breeze.. and today i walked for 2 hours with a friend i have met on "my space" he's a bit chubby and wants to get into walking so we met and went for a walk and then went to lunch... yup i ate OP so after lunch we went to walk in another park that has the coolest cypress trees and a boardwalk thru the swamp.. another mile... lol after that he said he was gonna go home and take a nap cuz i had worn him out LOL


hope everyone had a great day OH girls i have a pic for ya yesterday i painted the hallway using a new technique...... u may have heard of spongeing???

well this new method is called "DOGGING" or maybe "CHAI-ING"
as u can see he was a BIG help..... NOT!

(yes he is usually black... and yes all that beige on his side is paint!!!!)

Curly what a cute dog!!

I've been really busy. I managed to work on Saturday while my hubby watched my mom. I worked an adoption show today which was very disappointing no dogs or kitties adopted all day!

Friday: 1477 calories, 1202 deficit, 45 mintues curves
Saturday: 2608 calories, 147 deficit, 45 minutes cardio
Sunday: 1972 calories, 376 deficit, no exercise

oh Curly!!!....haha, Chai was just "helping" in his own way!!! Reminds me of when I was painting the window sills of my bedroom. Just got them all nice a finished when my cat jumped up and slid across the entire length (36")of the sill !!! Turns out you can't stop a cat on wet paint...(who knew?) and she slid right into the wall side of the window. haha...then I had to catch her before she pawed the paint all over the floor. What a sight!!!
hmmm, a little date eh? sorry to hear you tired him out on the first date though!!! He needs to build his stamina up to keep up to you GF!!!

Valerie.....Sorry to hear that no kitties were adopted. You work so hard to show up and stay all day, the least someone can do is to take at least one home!!!

Dee....good luck with all your tests and dr. appts. How do they test for the TSH? and what does that one tell you?..... I know what you mean about the dentist!!! Good luck with that one.

So far so good today with OP foods. I have been putting off going to the gym, (no energy) but I will just get changed and GO!!! NO MORE EXCUSES AND JUST SHUT THE TV OFF!!! phew, I feel so much better for that!

hi guys!

wooo hooo 2 op days with exercise in a row!!! me & chai walked @ 2.5 miles this evening, I decided i would go work out this week on the T,TH, Saturday schedule and walk MWF ..


lets see oct 7th I have the alzheimers walk, the asthma walk on oct 28th, and the arthritis jingle bell walk on dec 9th... lol my friends see me commin and run... haha think i have tapped them too many times for donations ...


any ways i had this thought that i might try the Avon breast cancer walk .. BUT u have to have $1800 in donations and its in May 2007 .. that doesnt seem like much time to collect that much money... and the other thing is its 39 miles and lasts 2 days so i am gonna think it over...

but it would be cool!

Hi Everyone!

Curly good job on the workouts

I had an ok day. Spent 8 hours at the hospital today while my Mom had surgery and got admitted. I did have a slice of pizza in the cafe but my overall calories were not that bad.

Monday: 1809 calories, 670 deficit, 45 minutes curves

Hang in there Val its really hard to concentrate on diet when u have so much going on in life ... but it looks like you did real well!!!! and even got your exercise in!!! Hope your mom is doing well!



Dee: how did u do at the Drs. ... everything ok?


Angel: are ya starting to feel a lil more like yourself? LMAO love that cat painting story I can see that happening at my house also!


Petra: how are things going? are ya moved yet?

AWOL PICS: come check in...

Morning!! I FINALLY went to the gym yesterday!!! YAY ME!!! I'm still not so strong with lungs after the bronchitis from last week but I managed to do 45 min on the treadmill and did 2 songs from my ipod with running. (about 8 min) Not bad. Eating was great yesterday, very mindful and no carbfest!!! Biggest loser starts tommorow night.....can't wait!!! I am dissappointed that Jillian is not part of the trainers anymore. I wonder what she's up to lately? Here's to day #2.......

oh listen to this.....at 5am this morning, my dog was acting VERY STRANGE!!! She was getting up and lying down OVER AND OVER AGAIN. This is very weird as she sleeps in a basket and once she's out for the night, I don't hear her again until I get up and she know's.....oh I get up now. Anyway, her repeated up and down woke me up and I thought, hmm, maybe she has to go outside. Initially she wouldn't leave the bedroom and then she followed me outside. She went pee (and so did I) and then when I went to let her in., I COULDN'T FIND HER!!! 5 am and its pitch dark, I turned on the outside light....no dog. I got a flash light....no dog. Gates are closed and all is quiet. Luckily I noticed a bit of movement (I thought a rabbit) under a huge bush. And here's my dog, curled up under it and wouldn't come out. She has NEVER DONE this before, and usually hates being outside without one of the family. So after 15 min, I left her there. Got up at 7 to check on her....she still won't come out from the bush!!! WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON???She's not shaking (scared) she's not whining (hurt).....my 12 yo son is crying that something might be wrong with her.....

Valerie.....You did the best that you could at the cafeteria. Dont' be too hard on yourself. How is your MOm doing? Were the surgeons happy with the outcome? A smashed wrist is hard work.....hopefully after physio she'll be k able to have full use of it. Hang in there!!!

Curly....You are the walking marathon queen!!! You are such a generous person to do all those events. And probably quite the tshirt collector!!! Great job!!!

Hiya Girls!

So... another double shift on my feet yesterday... blahhhh. Anyone want a job? lol. I feel like I have been hit by a Mack Truck! This gettin' old ain't for sissies!!!!
Anyways, I didn't eat necessarily well, or push my water. This morning I'm at the top of my 2lb +- thing. (this fluctuation is 221.5-223.5 I never seem to weigh more, but I never seem to weigh less ).
OK, SO the scale was no big suprise at the Dr. I DO, however have the Cholestorol of a NORMAL person lmao... Dr. was wayyyy happy with my numbers there. Blood sugar was way up, as I suspected. I'm going to start a new drug treatment, AND keep watch on my carbs- We think they are killing me (literally)... My ol' Mojo is stirred up and I know I can do better than I have been. I have the knowledge, I'll find the will!!!!! Hmmmmmmm maybe that's my new signature saying.....

Angel~ I hope the dog is acting normal again by now... but if it continues for any time at all I'm thinking a trip to the vet may definately be called for. Animals can't talk, but they do tell us something's wrong by "acting weird"...
BTW, Fantastic job working back into the gym! Running even! WOooHOOOO...

Curly~ I used to do Light the Night. Both my sisters and my nephew are VERY involved in the Lukemia Society efforts and did the walk with you. Have you ever thought of joining a Team in Training marathon? My sis did it a few years ago (for the Hawaii marathon). Several of them did it- walking (not running).. and she became a mentor her second year. It means getting those pesky donations lol, but a wonderful experience!!! Also the satisfaction of helping others too, as you know. .

Val~ you only had A slice of pizza?!?! That is HUGE GF! I seem to recall you were the total pizza addict lol... You did great. I hope your mom is ok today, and things are settling down a bit your you and DH....

Have a wonderful eve PIC's!!!!
~Dee

PS my lil guys don't seem to be the artists you guys have but aren't they cute?? hehehehe... they're getting so big. OHHHH curly, i forgot to say that Ugg has gotten absolutely beautiful!!!

ooooo they are beautiful Dee!!! wow especially ur meezer!

Angel.. im with dee better run ur little in if the strange behavior continues! My little gray kitten went missing today.. and thats my fav.. but in good news now Ugg is all over me wanting to be petted and loved.. my job is done now with that one... think its ready for a forever home.. the peach one however doesnt wanna be tame or touched

didnt make it to LWE to work out i had an appt with the foot dr, he made me orthotics grrrr ya know makes me wonder i wore the dang things for an hour and my feet really hurt then!!! what a way to make a pair of shoes that used to feel good make ur feet hurt... those orthotics really suck!


Val how are things going with u today? I made the mistake of letting my mom talk me into chinese...

Dee the cats are beautiful! I love both!

I brought my Mom home from the hospital today. I ordered Seattle Sutton for her also to take a bit of the work off of me. My good for nothing brother hasn't called her since Thursday He also has not offered to help at all. I know I will be going over everyday for the next two months.

I got turned down for a third insurance company today. This was the stupidest reason yet. They said because my husband lost 45 pounds. The other reasons were that I had depression and the third company said I was too overweight. I wish they would do an in person check because I am carrying a lot of muscle and extra skin now.

I really need to go to the doctor. I have my hands fall asleep when I'm sleeping and I think I have sleep apnea. I haven't been to the chiro for 2 months and my back is killing me.

It sucks that we can't pay ANYONE to insure us *ugh*

Tuesday: 1475 calories, 1337 deficit, 40 minutes cardio, 20 minutes weights.

Thanks for asking about our dog.......she is okay. It was the weirdest thing!!! Shortly after writing that post about the her, she was coaxed inside and although very quiet and subdued for the morning; was her normal self for the rest of the day. She was never very far from me and I took her for a nice long walk about 2pm and she was great. I hope that it was a one time deal. If it had continued longer, no doubt about it.....I would have taken her to the vets for sure.

Dee.....woohooo on your cholesterol results, thats a biggie!!! I hear ya on the mojo GF....YEAH US!!! A double shift?....tell those slave drivers they had better hire someone!!!

Valerie....That sucks about the insurance co!!! You have sleepy hands too? I can not sleep on my tummy or else my hands and arms go entirely asleep. And when I start to fall asleep, I need a pillow under my arms (sleeping on my side....) to raise them up level, or they go asleep. Dh hates that I take his pillow every night, but hey....I go to bed before him!!

Curly....hope li'll grey comes home!!! HOpe you have a better day with those insert orthotics.

Glad to hear about the dog Angel!!! And fitting in the walk too :clap:
I'd love to hire someone at work, but for some reason out here nobody wants to actually work. .... and, ty on for the pat on da back re: cholestorol I really was pretty excited.

Curly~ When I was working for a PT clinic, I remember some patients who got orthotics sounded just like you lol... They could only wear them an hour at a time at first but once they got used to them they couldn't do without. Have patience dear friend

Val~ Insurance is a pain in the bootie huh!?! What a scam (imho). I've dealt with it from both ends and it seems the only winners are the bigshots at the insurance companies. It sure ain't the people who need it, or the dr.s

LOL I'm having a very cynical day. I went to the dentist. I made this appt a week ahead so it wouldn't be a quick fit in- emergency appt cuz I knew I'd get a bit of flack about wanting this tooth pulled. Wellllllll.... i got an entire 3-5 minutes in the chair this morning. He smoothed the edge of the broken tooth and told me to schedule a cleaning and we'd talk about what to do. Dammit I told him I wanted to pull the darn thing!!!!!!! He just said we'll talk about it. I'm such a freakin' whimp!!! So I spent $57. today, and another $85. next week for a cleaning (which in all fairness I really can use)... and he'll probably argue with me about what I want to do, but I'm gonna insist. grrrrrrrrrrrrrr... ok i'm done whining now.

OH yeah, my TSH level was completely normal .... no hormonal excuses anymore lol.

Okies Girls, you all be good.

Dee~

Hi Everyone,

Dee glad your TSH was normal! Good luck with the dentist.

I've had a good two days. I'm trying to make more of an effort. I did an extra hard workout today on the treadmill at max incline for 30 minutes. Burned 550 calories just on the treadmill!

Wednesday: 1708 calories, 971 deficit, 45 minutes curves
Thursday: 1594 calories, 1264 deficit, 35 minutes cardio, 20 minutes weights.