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Hal--
My sympathy on the loss of your father. Even though you may have anticipated something like this, still it's very hard. Nita--I have been using the Miracle Ball for my foot and back, and it is really simple and helpful. You can get it at gaiamdotcom or her web site is elainepetronedotcom. My set was $18, which includes the book. |
Hal - My deepest sympathy to you on the loss of your father. Will keep you and your family in my prayers.
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Evening all,
Time is rolling round so fast - it's nearly the end of January already. How time does fly. I feel so unmotivated right now for weight loss. I feel that for so many years I have been good and tried hard and done the right things. Good food, exercise, etc etc etc and absolutely nothing has happened on the scale. Sure I have lost inches, but surely dropping 4 dress sizes should result in some sort of drop on the scale. It has become extremely frustrating. So much so that I have decided that fasting one day a week will now be the go. Also eating when I am hungry, not when time dictates I should have a meal or snack. It goes against everything I have learnt over the years, but the time comes when one has to try other things if the 'norm' is not working. So that is where I am at at the moment. Mooz - great picture of the family. That's one for the album. Nice to see all the siblings together. In our case it happens so rarely that you have to get the picture at the time. Nita - sorry to hear about your knee. Hope that it soon comes right for you. Horrible feeling when you fall over like that. It can do some real damage too. 1 day - Glad you got some rain. These weather patterns around the world are just awful right now. I guess Mother Nature is totally annoyed with us all. We have the same idiots who toss the butts out the window while still alight. There is a telephone number we can ring to dob in the tosser if we want. Biggest problem is that you aren't allowed to use the phone while driving unless you have a hands free phone and I haven't. I believe they get a letter from the Fire Department telling them not to do it again and outlining the consequences if it starts a fire! Time to go get on with it. Hello :wave: to the others - Mooz, cat, hal. |
Hey, good news from the oncologist. He says that I am way on the good end for the kind of leukemia I have. My numbers are so stable he thinks it likely it could be many years before I need treatment.
On his super-accurate scale I am 3lb lower than I was last year. Sigh. Still, at least it's not heavier. |
Hi Everyone,
Shad -- I am in the same boat you are--dieting has become so difficult that even though I have good intentions each morning, by noon they have all gone by the wayside. So that is why I am going to just try and maintain at this time. I am going to try and go back to the exercise class on Monday. My knee is still quite bruised and painful but at least I am able to bowl even though this is my sliding foot. Catlover-- I am happy to hear your good news from your oncologist. I am sure this has been very stressful for you now knowing how your test results until now. Today my friends are coming over to play pinnochle and this is good because it gives Gene something to look forward to. It also gave me incentive to get moving early this morning. Well I will close for now--hope everyone is enjoying their weekend1 Take care, Anita |
Kickin' us up!
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Hello Ladies,
Where did this weekend go? Went to a health fair yesterday. Of course their was lots of information on different health issues and cooking lessons. Was all motivated when I left yesterday. Now to just use what I learned. Cat - OH, good news from your oncologist. I'm sure that is a relief. WTG on the 3 lb loss from last year. A loss is a loss. Nita - never heard of your game, but it's always good to get together with friends. Take care of that knee. Shad - I"m sure it has to be frustating of losing 4 dress sizes and not seeing the scale move. Maybe the fasting get you off that plateau. We don't have the hands free law yet, but several states do. Hal - Keeping you in my prayers. Mooz - Hope your doing ok. |
Hi ladies .... Halgal ...... so sorry to hear about your father. You are in my thoughts and prayers. CAtlover ..... great news for you from the oncologist Patty ...... hope you are able to work on those healthy tips! Shad ...... maybe you should stop weighing yourself and just concentrate on how you look in your clothes. You have probably more muscle than fat now and it does weigh more. I am one to be talking though .... I am addicted to the scales! :o Nita .... hope your knee gets better soon. Here are more Paul McKenna tips Day 14: The Tipping Point ‘We first make our habits, then our habits make us.' JOHN DRYDEN There comes a point in the creation of any new habit where it becomes easier to do something than not do it. This is true whether the habit is a negative one (smoking or dieting) or a positive one (exercise, kindness, eating when you’re hungry). With each of the new habits you are creating through doing this programme, notice when you come to ‘the tipping point’ – that point where it has become easier to eat what you love than what you’re supposed to, and when it becomes easier to stop when you’re full than to stop when the plate is empty DAY 15: Getting to know your body ‘I think awareness is probably the most important thing in becoming a champion.’ BILLIE JEAN-KING What’s going on with your body right now? Take a minute now to do a complete inner body scan from head to toe (and yes, that does include ‘stomach’!) … Which parts of your body feel particularly good? Are there any parts of your body that are uncomfortable? Is there any part of your body which is ‘unavailable’ – i.e. that you can’t get a sense of with your eyes closed? Repeat this exercise at least three times today – make an effort to notice at least one new thing each time. As you become more aware of what’s going on with your body throughout the day, it will become easier and easier to stay aware of what’s going on with your body while you eat! Day 16 The Motivation Booster ‘People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing – that's why we recommend it daily.’ ZIG ZIGLAR Here’s a simple exercise you can do anytime you feel your motivation beginning to flag or your resolve starting to weaken: 1. Make a list of all the reasons you don’t want to be overweight. 2. Make a list of all the reasons you do want to be thin and optimally healthy. 3. Make a list of all the diets you’ve tried in the past and how long (or short) they lasted. 4. Finally, make a list of the best things you’ve learned and experienced so far in the process of enjoying eating what you really want when you’re actually hungry and stopping when you’re full! DAY 17: Do I have to eat like this for the rest of my life? That’s a bit like asking if you have to enjoy great sex with the person of your dreams for the rest of your life! Which bits of the system would you like to change? Would you like to stop eating when you’re hungry? Would you like to stop eating the foods you love and want to eat? Would you like to stop enjoying your food as you eat it? Would you like to begin making yourself sick from overeating? Remember, there’s nothing in this system designed to punish you or make you wrong - just a recognition that when you are willing to trust your body and stay conscious, your body will reward you with more energy, more aliveness and less wobble! DAY 18: Take out your inner critic ‘I must learn to love the fool in me, the one who feels too much, talks too much, takes too many chances, wins sometimes and loses often, lacks self-control, loves and hates, hurts and gets hurt, promises and breaks promises, laughs and cries.' THEODORE ISAAC RUBIN Here is an excellent exercise that will transform your relationship with your ‘inner critic’: 1. Stop for a moment and talk to yourself in your critical voice, saying all those nasty things in that unpleasant tone. 2. Now, notice where you make that voice. Does it seem to be coming from inside your head or outside? Is it at the front, the sides or the back? 3. Extend your arm and stick out your thumb. 4. Wherever the critical voice was, move it down your arm to the tip of your thumb, so it’s now speaking to you from there. 5. Next slow it down and change the tone of it. Make it sound sexy, or speed it up so it sounds like Mickey Mouse. Day 19: Bit by bit ‘If you just keep moving, sooner or later the finish line will show up.’ STU MITTLEMAN Stu Mittleman is the world record holder for the 1,000-mile endurance run and a physical mastery ‘guru’. In an interview I once read, a reporter asked Mittleman how he had geared up mentally for running the equivalent of nearly 40 continuous marathons. Mittleman replied: ‘I never ran 1,000 miles – I can't even conceive of running 1,000 miles. All I did was run one mile a thousand times.’ Do you believe you could lose one pound this week by continuing to eat when you’re hungry and stopping when you think you’re full? If so, congratulations – you WILL reach your goal! Day 20: One by one ‘You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight.’ JIM ROHN There is a part of your brain called the amygdala whose job it is to keep you safe by preventing you from making major changes in your life. Any time it senses you’re going to upset the status quo, it releases stress hormones into your body to ‘encourage’ you to give up and go back to ‘the way things always have been’. Taking one small action a day outsmarts the amygdale by sneaking past its radar. Yet the cumulative effects of these single daily actions will be nothing short of life-changing. When you are used to doing one thing, two things is easy. When you are used to doing fifty, fifty-one is just as simple. What is one small daily action you could begin taking to make changes in the important areas of your life? Here are some examples to get you started … To manage stress, I will: Take one deep breath a day To save money, I will: Put one penny into a jar To have more time, I will: Get up one minute earlier Now it’s your turn … |
Mooz--wow, that is really inspiring.
Shad--I definitely think Patty is right. After, what we are after is being healthy, first, and second looking good. If the scale doesn't fit with that, forget it. I am trying so hard to work on my web site--trying to really clear some time. Tomorrow I don't have any writing for the the coalition for peace and justice (got it in tonight), any writing for RAPS (storytelling), any badly-overdue letters (the only one is sitting in my "out" slot), past-due bills or other projects. I am out of excuses!!! Sat. I get my hair done, and then E is going to take my picture for it, also. |
Hello Ladies,
Just a quick hello. Sat in meeting most of the day, and when I came back to my desk, had lots of phone calls to return. Stayed late this evening. Just got in. Tomorrow going to an away site for another meeting. Anyway, i'm tired, not much on tv tonight. Mooz - thanks for sharing Paul McKenna's tips. Now to just use them Cat - Your definitely a busy person. Who is "E" and why are they taking your picture? |
1Day--"E" is DH, who is a photographer (hobby now, but trained as a photojournalist). Taking my photo to go on my web site (if I ever get it done). Since my signature story is Jonah, he suggested he take my picture with some of the "big fish" in the aquarium where he works. Don't worry, I'll be safely outside the tank. Hope you get a good rest.
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bringing us to the top .......... will post some more McKenna tips later .......... :carrot:
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Hello ladies,
Cat - when you get your site up, let us know. Another busy day, the weather was beautiful today. Low 70's. Unfortunately didn't even leave my office once. Hope everyone is having a good day! |
Hey, I may actually get the site done.
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We all need the odd story or two Cat.
Have you ever done one on what the cat did all day. In case you needed to know here's Sunday the cat on her daily chores. She does move occasionally, usually in the direction of the kitchen. http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...atdoallday.jpg |
Shad--love the cat.
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Hi Ladies,
It's been quite some time but I am still here. I did go to the doctor on Monday regarding my knee and he had me get an x-ray. Luckily the x-ray came back normal. It will be three weeks Wed. when this happened and it is still bruised inside because it still hurts to touch it. I am going to try and go back to my exercise class tomorrow. It's been almost two weeks since I was there. Mooz -- Thanks for Paul McKenna's ideas. I do believe each one of us has it in ourselves to accomplish whatever we set out to do. However, I also believe we have to be ready and willing to just go for it! Right this minute I am not in that frame of mind. I did buy a "complete" calorie counter book today because one of the Biggest Losers said that is how she lost her weight weighing and measuring everything she put in her mouth and counted all the calories. What she found out was that she had been eating an average of 5,000 calories per day without even realizing it. I need to work on my taxes for the tax accountant and I keep putting it off. I am going to at least get started this afternoon. I cannot believe how I stress out about these things that really don't matter. I again am not being notified of posts and I will try to do what you are supposed to to get back on line. Take care all, Anita p.s. Which team are you rooting for--Steelers or Seahawks? I am definitely for the Steelers! |
Morning all,
Finally got back onto the site after yesterday when it seemed to be all over the place. Sometimes I could get on, other times I couldn't. Not much happening here. Still painting the ceiling in the living room and dining room. Still having problems with the old paint not being removed properly so the new stuff is peeling off. Once that gets fixed, it will be no time before all the painting is done. Funny that it only happens on the ceiling and not on the walls. It would be so much easier on my neck, shoulders and arms if that were the case. Anyway mustn't moan. I'm getting it done. I also have to paint either early in the morning or late at night to get away from the worst of the days heat. The paint dries on the brush or roller leaving horrible lines and marks on the new paintwork. Aaaah well. This too shall pass. I'm off to gym shortly, then home to do some work in the yard. This not working for a living is a great idea - however I'd better find something soon or I'll be out of funds. Nothing like no food or phone to getting ones motivation up and running to find work. Catch you all soon. |
Good Afternoon Ladies,
Yesterday I told you I was going back to the basics, that is, counting calories. This morning I found a journal I had started writing in June 1, 2000. Can you believe I only wrote one entry--yes, I was on my way to see my grandchildren. The next entry is July 20, 2001 and this is when I decided once and for all to go back to WW and give it my all. At this point I weighed more than I had ever weighed--194. During this time I had a lot of stress from my job and it was shortly after that that I decided to retire the end of September, 2001. I thought the following was most impressive to me: "I have truly worked the program, writing, measuring and making new recipes spells "success." I want to keep this attitude the rest of my life because I have a lot of things I need to accomplish." This entry was written on August 1, 2001. It wasn't until October, 2002 that I finally reached my goal weight of 140. As all of you know I have since gained back 15 lbs. and am having a very difficult time getting rid of it. I am sure part of it has to do with my age, but I cannot use that as an excuse. So far today I have eaten 720 calories and I am making a promise to myself that I will count calories for one week to see if I can break the cycle of not losing weight. I do remember when I was losing weight I posted to this site almost on a daily basis and received tremendous support. It is truly remarkable that you can become friends with people you may never meet in person. I hope everyone is having a "great" day and together we can get back in control! Take care, Anita |
Nta--YGG!
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Hiya to everyone
Nita - I wish you lots of luck in getting rid of those 15lbs again. It is such a struggle to lose them second time around. A real pain. I can relate to your dilemma. Keep going on counting those calories. I look forward to hearing your results in a week or so. - oooh a breeze just came in through the window I can smell roses. Must be the yellow friesia rose as it is in full bloom just now and I can see nothing else that has a strong scent and which is out. http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...riesia_3ft.jpg This is not a photo of my rose. I suspect mine is more of a floribunda. But it does look similar in the bud. I seem to have scored myself another job. When things happen, they happen quite suddenly and given that I am waiting on the results of a local one which will be clear by 12.00pm today, it seems that I will be off to Wollongong in a couple of weeks time. That is the news for today. I will probably take the 'gong job. It is paying extremely well, I will be working with people that I know and doing a variety of documentation from finance to purchasing to material maintenance to PM, and given that I want to go on holiday in August, I may just need that money. It's just that I will have to pack up and leave home again. Sunday the cat will not appreciate my efforts I am sure. Speaking of Sunday the cat, I have just taken her to the vet to have her teeth checked and scaled. She was quiet all the way to the vet (a minor miracle in itself) but let it be known that she was less than amused when I walked into the vets surgery and was even louder when I handed her over to Kelly the nurse (another Kiwi). I'm sure the vet and his staff will be impressed with her healthy vocal cords. Ah well with that, I'll be off to paint the ceiling and walls. Better get that done before I go away again. |
Hi all,
Just a quick note to let you all know, I am indeed writing down everything I eat and I am staying around 1500 to 1900 cal. per day. This is day No. 3. Yesterday I did have a Hersey bar and put down 230 cal. in my journal. Since we had chicken salad for dinner, I was still within my range. It is true, we really don't know how many calories we are consuming until we actually measure and count them. I need to go to the chiropractor this afternoon because I hurt my back while bowling on Sunday all by myself. I must have been bowling too fast. Well I will close for now, Hope you are having a wonderful day! Anita |
Just a quick note i'm still around.
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A note from my Canadian friend. She's going to Cuba for 10 days. The weather isn't bad here at all, but my that does sound nice. Of course, we in the Land of the Free can't go to Cuba anyway. Heaven forfend.
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Hello Ladies,
I can't believe how fast this week went by. Seems like i was working late everyday this week and by the time I got home ate dinner, did a load of laundry it was time to get to bed. I took a vacation day today and just laid around. I did see Oprah and she talked about gaining some of her weight during the holidays. She was going to sign her contract with her trainer to get back on the program. Nita - Good for you on your journaling. I too need to do that. Hope your back is feeling better. Shad - what a beautiful rose. You'll have to tell about your new job location. Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend. |
Good Morning Ladies,
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RE: Sunday evening...
Hey Movers and Losers!
Gosh, it has been a long time since I've sucessfully posted here! I have tried a few times and lost the information. I guess it may be a symptom of difficult times, but things are getting better, becoming easier day by day. Interesting enough, I lost 3.4 pounds at WW weigh in last Tuesday evening. I skipped the weigh in the previous Tuesday due to eating foods I normally 'would never' while in Indiana for my Father's funeral visitation. I did not gorge, but still ate foods that definately have their abundance of empty yet oh so tasty calories. I have a wonderful set of high school friends that never fail me - they are incredible. We are now an official red hat society. They quietly remind me my name is on the roster, altho I have assured them I will not be wearing a red hat! Too funny. So that is very nice news in the mist of much stress and sadness. In the last 14 months I've lost both parents, and my dear niece. Actually, it will be a year on the 27th her life was taken. I'm working on a dedication for the local paper in Indiana. I bought the ad space while I was there for the funeral visitation for my Dad and gave them a picture of my niece. These words are difficult to develop. You have no idea. I've read the previous posts from the last few weeks, but to be honest cannot remember enough to post individually. I will do my best to once again be a better member of this very worthy thread. All the best....:angel: :angel: :angel: :val1: |
Hello Ladies,
Hal - WTG on your 3.4 weight loss.:cp: I'm glad your friends were there to give you support during this time. What is the red hat society? We all know what you have been going through and understand why you have not been posting, but remember we are here for you.:grouphug: |
Evening all,
Quick post, got lots to do and I can hear thunder rumbling in the background again. Hal - good to see you back and well done on that weight loss. My new challenge - for one week only - is to get everything done around the house that needs doing before I shut it up to go start my new job. New job is in Wollongong on the east coast of Aus just south of Sydney. I leave here next Sunday morning early and should get there - God willing and the rivers don't rise - by 8 or 9pm that night. It is about 1100k from here. Long drive huh. Okay - gotta split. Next job on the list, fold the llaundry, put it away, check the e-mail for accommodation replies and sweep the floor in the lounge. That'll get me off to a good start tomorrow. I'll check in again before I go. |
Hi chicks .... sorry I have not posted in a few days. Always seem to be busy. Trying to get some paintings finished and I have trouble getting to the happy stage where I can say it is finished.
Sinead is going to India for 3 weeks just before Easter and PAul is talking about going to Iceland for a few days at Easter. Orla is 20 today so I have no more teenagers in the house now. Shad ...... good luck with the new job ...... gosh what a long drive ..... rather you than me!! Halgal ...... CONGRATS on the weightloss even thou you had some not so good foods.I hope your life gets better from now on. Patty .... sounds like you enjoyed your vacation day just taking it easy. We all need days like that! Nita ..... 1500 - 1900 cals sounds like a good healthy plan ..... keep it up! Catlover ..... I hope all is well with you. Some more McKenna tips ........ DAY 21: Eliminate the negative ‘Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.’ CHINESE PROVERB Over the years, I have worked with any number of struggling actors and musicians who resented the rich and famous while simultaneously striving to join their ranks. The problem with that is simple: It’s difficult to become something if you hate it. Your unconscious mind craves consistency – and if you keep telling it that all naturally thin people are bad in some way, it will do whatever it can to not let you become one of them. There is something miraculously freeing about celebrating the success of others, even those people we don’t particularly like. Try it as an experiment for the next few days. Whenever you hear about someone doing well, think something congratulatory. Bless their success instead of cursing it. Shortly this will become a new habit and you will become a more positive person. And as you begin to wish the best for those who are thinner than you, your unconscious mind will begin to make you more like them! DAY 22: Breathe more, eat less ‘The only reason I would take up jogging is so that I could hear heavy breathing again.’ ERMA BOMBECK Given that people can go on a hunger strike for 90 days or more without dying, it’s probably a bit of an exaggeration to say ‘I’m starving’ two hours after a Chinese takeaway. But the body can’t survive even five minutes without a healthy supply of oxygen. And when you give the body the oxygen it craves, it will give you more energy and a faster metabolism. This breathing exercise before each meal is a great way to give your body what it really needs: 1. Breathe in through your nose for a count of five. 2. Hold your breath for a count of 20. If you can’t get to 20, just hold it as long as you can. Imagine pumping the oxygen through to every cell in your body, giving it the nourishment it truly wants and needs. 3. Now, exhale completely until your body is empty. Stay ‘empty’ for as long as you can. 4. When your body really wants to breathe in again, let it. Allow your breathing to return to normal. 5. Repeat at least two more times. DAY 23: Step by step 'A journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step.' LAO TZU Dr James Hill discovered that there was a difference of only 1,500 to 2,000 steps taken a day between people who were overweight and those who maintained a healthy weight. That may sound like a lot, but it's only the distance of approximately four city blocks. Get creative with at least ten ways you can 'step up' your physical movement today. I've given a few suggestions to get you started: I can move more today by … 1. Taking the steps instead of the elevator. 2. Walking to work. 3. Playing outdoors with my children. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. DAY 24: Boredom Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got a hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it onto future generations.' GEORGE BERNARD SHAW I have a friend whose young daughter is continually bored. When she can no longer stand to hear her daughter complain, she fixes her a snack. Allow me to let you in on a little secret: The cure for boredom is activity, not food. If you find yourself feeling bored today, in search of something to do, move your body. Go for a walk. Dance! Your mind will thank you and your body will be beside itself with joy! DAY 25: Increase the 'fun factor' 'We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.' GEORGE BERNARD SHAW One of the unsung rules of success is this: What's fun gets done. How can you make the process of using this journal and transforming your relationship with food even more fun? Here are some of my favourite ideas from participants on my seminars: Blow up 90 balloons and pop one for each day you successfully complete the programme. Do the programme with a friend - cook great meals for one another, go for walks and share your successes. Keep your eye on the prize - stick a photo of your head on your future body and enjoy the journey! Jot down your own ideas here: To make this programme even more fun, I could … DAY 26: The power of appreciation The deepest principal in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.' WILLIAM JAMES Here are some wonderful questions for you to ask and answer throughout the day today: 1. What's right with my life? 2. What's working? 3. Who do I love and who loves me? 4. What am I most grateful for in my life? The real value in this exercise is not just the good feelings you will experience in your body but also the changes it will make in your life. By taking the time to deliberately appreciate what you already like and love, you invoke the law of increase: What you focus on consistently, you get more of! DAY 27:What's next? 'Change starts when someone sees the next step.' WILLIAM DRAYTON The question I am asked most frequently when people have successfully completed one of my programmes is, 'What's next?' Now that you have successfully taken yourself through this programme, there is one thing you can do which more than any other will help you to build on the momentum you've generated and keep your relationship with eating, food and your body strong: Volunteer your support for other people who want to lose weight! Chances are that people have already begun asking you what you're doing differently. Instead of just telling them, you can show them. Take them through the four golden rules. Share the secrets of easy exercise. Encourage them to work through this programme with you as a 'support coach'. Not only will they thank you, your mastery of the system will grow in leaps and bounds, and you will find it easier and easier to maintain all the gains (and losses!) you have made! |
Hi Ladies,
Welcome back Halgal--Congrats also on your magnificent weight loss. I do believe WW is working for you. I am so sorry you have had so much sadness this past year. Perhaps this year will be much happier! Mooz - Thanks for sharing all that wonderful info. I quite agree about the breathing. When I go to bed at night and have a hard time falling asleep, I do exactly what they told you to do--take a deep breath through your nose and hold it and finally let it go. For some reason it always calms me and before I know it I have fallen asleep. I finally got rid of my backache and on Saturday morning I woke up with a stiff neck. But today it is finally almost gone. This has kept me from going to exercise and I hope I get to go back sometime this week. I finally got the taxes ready for the accountant and that really does make me feel a lot better. By following my new plan of losing weight, I lost 2-1/2 lbs. this first week. I really don't know why I fought writing down what I eat when I was doing WW because actually this is a little more difficult in that I need to look up the calories and then write them down. Perhaps I could eventually follow the WW plan and just keep on doing what I am doing now. Has anyone heard of the food supplement "Seavegg". My daughter convinced me to give them a try. I will let you know if they have any effect. Supposedly they have seaweed in them and are manufactured in Ireland's pure sea water. Mooz, would you agree the water is pure? Shad -- You sound like you have a plan and have taken action! You certainly do motivate me to do things around the house I have been putting off for some time. 1-Day and Catlover -- hope all is going well with you as well Take care, Anita |
Just a note. Tired and a bit of a headache. Need to get to bed.
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HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY !
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Night, all!
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Morning all,
Hope you are all well and not suffering from too much excess sweet stuff over Valentines Day. Is it really worth sacrificing what you have achieved for the over commercialised 'fun' of the moment. It's a question I often ask myself when I see the stupidity of what merchandising wizards suggest we should by our loved ones for this day. I've changed my mind about driving down to Wollongong on Sunday and have now booked a flight for Sunday morning. It's a long drive for one day and I will fly home on Friday, leave here on Saturday about lunch time, drive down at a reasonable pace and find a motel about halfway. Then I can drive the Sydney bit in the morning when I am fresh and not stressed out about getting to and through the joint as I would be doing the whole 1100K in one day. Yesterday I painted and the ceiling in the diner and it doesn't look too bad. It needs a bit of plaster in some of the screw holes but other than that is okay. The lounge ceiling will never be perfect but there you go. It's not my fault, between the builder and the painter they have stuffed it. It will need to be replaced at some point in time or be restripped and plastered. I haven't got the time or energy anymore. Have to go get some more paint today to finish off. This ceiling must have the record amount of paint on it. Today I am taking some time out to go bush and have lunch with a friend who lives down in Jimboomba on acreage. Her business is breeding Rottweiler dogs. Should be fun as long as I don't get eaten for breakfast or in this case lunch. I'll fit in the last day for the week at gym today along with the lunch and the paint shop. There isn't a branch of my gym at Wollongong so I will either have to find another or do it the hard way, by myself and on the beach. Yes they have beaches in Wollongong. We are a quiet bunch at the moment. I guess the end of winter blues is setting in over there and certainly the I'm done with the heat syndrome is setting in over here. I look forward to cooler nights and good sleeps. Well up and at 'em Shad. Time is a movin' along and there are plenty of things to do today. Get organised NOW! |
Shad--
My, your life sounds so exciting. Here we are trying to keep warm--they are predicting 8 degrees (F) tonight. I did, however, bundle up really well and walk the dog the whole half hour.:cp: Oh, and bless DH's heart. He skipped the chocolate for valentine's, and got me the cutest little toy puppy.:hug: |
Hello Ladies,
I"m just stressed out. I really like my job, but it's so stressful. The pay is good, but all the stress:fr: And of course with valentine's day, their all the after holiday sale on candy and of couse i'm going to buy some for work, (ya, right). Shad - your work trip sounds exciting. Keep us informed of what you do there? Sounds like you getting pretty much everything settled. Cat - We're expecting that cold front tonight. They say it could be pretty bad weather this weekend. Today's high was 80! Nita - WTG on your 2 1/2 lb loss. I think journaling plays a big key. Hope this Thursday finds everyone well. |
RE: Just say ahhhh...
Hello Everyone!
No Surprise, our weather forecast called for storms with high winds and heavy rain. As I enjoy this professional day off of school we have sunny skies and moderate temperatures! Just say ahhh... I do have lots to accomplish today like taking my tax information in, taking down the Christmas tree down - yes taking the tree down! I noticed my neighbors put their live tree out last weekend, so I don't feel totally awful, but just the same - it needs to be packed away, and today! I'm working on a memorial for my niece, AJ. I purchased ad space while I was in Indiana for my Dad's visitation. Now to find the words. I thought it would be easier and keep waiting for the right ones. OneDay: Our work site is stressed also. We have a 3 hour required meeting on Thursday to go over a voluntary scholastic audit. This is after a full work day. So, they plan 11 hour days for us - and remember we get a big 25 minute lunch. Nuts. I've ask how on God's green earth does anyone expect our students to score proficiently if we are not giving our teachers the opportunity to teach at the very least proficiently - but honestly in a distinguished manner. Anyway... just remember stressed is desserts spelled backwards, and try not to take life too seriously. One lesson I have taken with me after the last year. CatLover: Real live toy puppy? If so what kind, and congratulations. Rocky Road Ketchum is the bright spot of my day - each and every. I did have a white chocolate Valentine sucker a teacher bud gave to me. It was the real deal - with cocoa so since it was top shelf I told myself it was OK, and immediately wished I had not. Lifes lessons, one at a time. SHAD: Your posts are so interesting to read - you take us with you on your adventures! I think I'll find some time to look up where you are going to see if I can see it. I admire you for the home repairs and redecorating you do. I have no talents in this area and have always hired it out. Since I am home today I made a traditional Virginia county breakfast similar to one my Grandmother Preuster would have made with cheese grits, extra thick bacon (to the point it actually appears to be mini slices of ham/pork chop), eggs over easy, toast with olive oil spread and home made apple butter. I'm set until mid afternoon - and I'll snack on fruit and/or salad. I have dinner plans with a good friend and her husband tonight. I bought this bacon while I was in Indiana - you know it is strange how 'the best stuff' is always where your roots are. I wonder where the good stuff is here - and that is so typical of the grass is always greener theory, huh. Hey, Nichole Kiddman accompanied Mr. Keith Urban to the Grammy awards here in the states last week! Nita: I've not heard of the Seavegg supplement, but will look to see what I can find out. One of the many flu viruses going around our schools here has a stiff neck as a symptom. You may have picked up some type of virus. If I have trouble sleeping, I go over what I ate for the day - and calculated servings/calories. You know what? I rarely make it to the end of that list. LOL...:dizzy: Good to hear from each of you. Have a GREAT weekend!!:angel: :dust: :angel: |
Hi Ladies,
Well thanks to my chirpractor, almost all my pain is gone. I still have not gone back to the gym--I am going to wait another week to make sure everything is okay. However, I am still bowling. I have some great news--this journaling and measuring my food is paying off. I even took Gene out to dinner last evening thinking it might not be a good idea, however, this morning I was down another 1/2 lb. for a total in less than two weeks of 4 lbs. I ordered grilled chicken breasts and only ate 1/4 of them and brought the rest home for a salad tonight. Halgal --anything you can find out about Seavegg I would appreciate it. Also something else has happened my stomach problems have almost disappeared--it is either what I am eating or the food supplement. I told my daughter when I have lost at least another 15 lbs. I am going to write my own diet book. It seems all the books I have read the menus they put together always have foods I would never buy and/or the preparation always takes a lot of time. This book will be geared to senior citizens like myself. I am eating normal everyday foods and just making sure I measure and count all of the calories. Something else I have been incorporating in my food plan is Chocolate lowfat soy milk. It is higher in calories than fatfree milk but it tastes really good. Oh I almost forgot I have at least one or two squares of dark Hershey's chocolate almost everyday! I am sorry to hear about all the stress some of you are having on your jobs. I have been there and now that I choose to keep working part-time it makes a big difference. I am still stressed with Gene's condition and I was using that as an excuse to not be in control of my diet. I have decided I will just take each day as it comes and hopefully one day we will wake up and he will improve considerably. I love you guys and wish I could come up with some magic to help all of you? Take care, Anita |
WTG to go Nita.
Hal--sorry if I gave the wrong impression. No, it is a toy, toy puppy--though he does sing "I'm just a love machine" when you squeeze his paw. After Regalito the cat, I don't expect to get another pet, but then you never know about these things. If we did, though, I suppose it would be a small one, as a Samoyed takes a lot of strength and energy. |
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