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Gotta run - Love you all :grouphug: down another pound :carrot: Have a great day and I will "see" you on Saturday.

Mscat

mscat-congrats on the 1lb down

well my trainer broke his ankle so I'm now waiting to find out if I am going to get a new one or wait for him to get better...I worked out wed but thats it for this week..I really need to get moving and it sounds like so does everyone else

Have a great weekend

Night ladies
 

Hi - just checking in at the last minute before bed. Got in 30 minute treadmill workout this a.m. That is the 3rd time this week - 2 shy of my minimum. But I feel good about getting that much done especially with the crazy week and my bronchitis. I will be on it by next week. I am looking foward to Monday's weigh in.

Donna I hope you get a new trainer soon so you don't lose your momentum. :D

Sushi - I'll take on not eating after 7 with you next week.

Hey Bonnie and Calar :wave: Have a great weekend.

mscat

Well I haven't heard anything about my trainer yet and of course I still haven't made it back to the gym....I have been doing alot of house cleaning this week and I've been eating low calories this week so I'm still losing...I can't wait for tomorrows weigh-in either..

mscat-great job getting in 3 days this week...you got me bet..lol..

bonnie-how was the wine festival?

Hey ladies :)
And here's Monday again, and it looks like my temp job will last another week... which I'm not too sure I'm too happy about... not much fun spending 7.5 hours on the phone, getting yelled at by random people just because the government didn't organize things properly... AND they put me on 8am-4pm shift, which means getting up very early, which means that my plan of exercising before leaving for work is out of the window now... can't exactly jump on the stationary bike at 5 am, the thing is way too noisy and it would wake everybody up...

Anyhow, I noticed that my water intake hasn't been sufficient recently - blame the job... the water fountain is really far, and going to the toilet is a pain because I have to ask someone to swipe me out, and then back in... don't have my own security pass because I'm a temp... and don't ask me who designed staff washrooms which are outside the work zone...

So, I'm going to focus on getting enough water in this week, and maybe on not eating after 7 pm. I'm saying maybe, because I'm considering making the no food thing into a new 21-day challenge. So either way I'll be doing it, the question is whether it'll be aimed for 7 days for the time being, or for 21 right away.

I was in a rush this morning, and didn't have a chance to step on the scale. I probably won't do it till next week now, that gives me some hope of getting back to that number I liked so much not that long ago... and which is history at the moment - blame the delicious chocolate birthday cake, which had to be finished between myself and my boyfriend, as the rest of the family doesn't eat wheat and/or chocolate (I think I know a total of three people who just do not eat chocolate - because they can't stand it or don't like it, not because they don't want the calories or whatnot...).

Alright, happy week to everyone, I'm off to bed! :)

Weigh-in this morning at 197, so maybe up a pound, maybe I just hadn't adjusted my signature last time. But since that means 8 pounds to lose by July 1 (right, Bonnie?) I'd better get my BB in gear. Today looks like it might not rain, and it's a holiday here, so maybe the bike...? Don't know why it's so hard to get started, I know I enjoy moving once I'm out there. I'm even thinking of MAYBE starting a little running program again. Probably shouldn't, with the bad feet and all, but if I really limit it, and if I do stretches and icing... Maybe a spin class or two this week... That's a lot of maybe's. :o

Sushi, you silly goose, if you had too much cake you could always have sent it to your Insanity buddies... we're always ready to help a sister out... :D What nonsense that they haven't issued you with a temporary or guest pass to get in and out! It would be so easy to do, and actually MORE secure as most systems maintain a record of each use of each individual pass, and they can be programmed to only work at specific times on specific days...

Mscat, so sorry to hear you've still got that bronchitis. Amazing that you're still exercising anyway! and getting in lots of fluids, I hope?

Donna, just what had your poor trainer done to you that you decided to break his ankle? ;) It sounds like you're keeping pretty active anyway. If you don't get a new trainer soon and you run out of things to clean at your house, you're welcome to come and clean here. I'm always willing to make little sacrifices to help others.

Bonnie, I didn't want to get an unfair lead on you in our little competition, so I had my very own little wine festival right here in my condo. You were probably more reasonable than me...

Heres wishing you all a good weigh-in!

Happy Monday!
 

Hi Ladies - I am back to work this Monday and working to get back into the swing of things. I am draggin' my BB today. It feels like it weighs a ton. Gotta start taking those vitamins. Well I didn't get any exercise in Saturday or Sunday so I had a total of 3 days last week. Better n' nothin'! :strong:

I don't see a workout in my future this evening because my energy is low from being sick last week and I have a assignment at my life center til 9:30pm after work. In the words of Broke Back "I wish I knew how to quit" this! :p I'll go for a 15 minute walk around the buidling this afternoon. I did great last week - weight stayed between 234 and 236. Didn't get a weigh in this a.m. so I will let you know what I did by Tuesday a.m.
carla - congrats for being and staying in Onderland :bravo: You and Bonnie can do it! I'll be chasing you - my July 1 goal will be 225.

Donna - Have a great, inspiring weigh in :goodluck:
Sushi - was it your birthday? If so then Happy Belated :hat: :woo: As far as the job is concerned - take on that whatever happens is just what is so because that is what is so. It has absolutely nothing to do with you, especially the people on the other end of the phone. You know they are not mad at you - it's all about the way things are and what happened long before you got there. It's not personal. So consider "everything is GREAT!" You are working and it will put some money in the bank - Great! You only have to do it for one more week - Great! It's better than sitting at home wishing you were working - Great! People are upset and it's really not about you - Great! You have the opportunity to be kind, assuring, understanding with someone you don't even know about something you had nothing to do with - Great! You don't have to worry about the responsibility of a security card to get in and out - Great! You are doing to do whatever it takes to get your water in - Great!

The glass is not half empty - it's half full! Have a great day ladies!

mscat

Bonnie- sounds like you are going to have a fun filled summer..good luck with your late night snack attacks...I know you can do it..

weigh-in for me this week was better than I though since I haven't been getting in much exercise but I was down 1.6lbs which puts me at 164.6....I was hoping to be in the 150's by June but not going to make it..at least I'm close....

You ladies are great...keep up the good work and it will all pay off in the end..

Donna, even if you're not as low as you'd hoped, you seem to be on track - and you've come a very long way already! I bet you're looking pretty darn good.

Bonnie, your summer plans sound great. Maybe not a formula for weight-loss success, but then we only live once (at least as far as we know).

I had a little epiphany today: I was driving along having a Walter-Mittyesque daydream, and all of a sudden I realized that if I were trapped in my car after an accident, broken and bleeding, I'd be more likely to regret NOT trying the new Mayan Chocolate Haagen Dasz ice cream than NOT going for a bike ride... :rofl: Fortunately there was none to be found, although being as I'm just a tiny bit obsessive I'm sure the desire will last long enough for me to find some somewhere. Now I realize that my perspective would change if they had to use the jaws of life to pry me out of the wreck ("Get the scissors, boys, wide load here - we'll never squeeze this one thru the side window...") So now you've had a scary little glimpse into Carla's twisted psyche. It ain't lookin' good for 189 by July 1...

Maybe tomorrow I can hop on my bike to go look for the elusive treat...

Mscat, please get well soon! I'm beginning to worry about you! The rest of the BB crew needs you in good health!

I'm watching a Canadian TV series - xweighted - that each week profiles someone's 6-month attempt to lose weight. This week's is scary. She's a 49-year-old smoker who spends most of her time hacking and wheezing and whining. Now I haven't smoked for 15 years or so, but I'm afraid I'm turning into that same whiny, lazy sloth. :yikes: Yikes! But if any of you can get Canada's Life channel, I highly recommend the show. (Not even slightly glitzy, very realistic.)

Well, I've babbled on enough. You'll all be surprised that for once it's not wine talking - at least in that area I'm behaving tonight.

Take care all! :wave:

Hi Ladies!
 

It's been challenging these last couple of days to get my workouts in - my course is kicking my BB and I am not feeling 100% yet. I did get in a 15 minute tread workout yesterday a.m. Ate after 7 again :yikes: I have an even this evening from 7 - 10 so I am definitely going to eat before it and NOT after. Starting on my first 16 of water today.

carla - that was a profound thought ;) You probably dream in technicolor too! You are so funny

Donna - you are soooo close to the 150's. You and Sushi are the skinny mini's in the group. We are so proud of you. :cheer:

Bonnie - I am jealous of your travel plans - just kidding :hug: You continue to live life to the fullest.

Sushi - how are you? Have a great day everyone :wave: mscat

Hey ladies :)

I lost my voice today... which is why I could leave work 2 hours early. I don't think I'm going in tomorrow, I just can't stand it anymore... hopefully I'll get a different assignment next week.

I'm doing quite good with water, and I'm very happy to report that "zit invasion" is over - for some reason, I suddenly had a million of them on my face last week... and when one disappeared, 3 more showed up. Disgusting... sory for the gross details... When I realized that I wasn't drinking enough water, I thought that might have contributed. And seems like that was the case, since they're all gone.

Good with food too - few snacks, and I haven't eaten after 7 pm all week, except Monday maybe (can't remember!). That's my new 21-day challenge.
I haven't been sleeping enough again, so must work on that more.

Okay, the library computer is about to kick me off, so talk to you later!

Friday check-in
 

Hi my lovelies! Yesterday was challenging and great all in the same breath. I had some major accomplishments and got in a 15 minute treadmill workout despite my tight schedule. :cheer: My weight is stagnant and I am responsible for that - I haven't been consistent with my BP meds this week (excess water :yikes:), exercise, water or eating after 7 p.m.

I am taking time this weekend (Saturday) to create a possibility of "being" in order to Stop the Insanity of doing the same thing and getting the same results. I know that my current POA (Plan of Action) is consistent with being fit - not eating after 7, exercising a min. of 5 times a week, drinking enough water everyday (and getting enough sleep - I ain't been doing that at all). However, I also know that knowing how to lose weight (the Plan) and putting the plan in Action are 2 different things.

Knowing how to lose weight doesn't make a difference in losing weight. Being in action with your plan makes the difference. Based on the personal development and leadership coursework I am taking, I recognize that my state of "being" about my POA for losing weight is not fulfilling the gap between knowing and action. Who I have been for you on the thread is different than who I am really "being" at home when faced with the toughest challenge of being consistent with all parts of my plan every day. Who I am "being" about my plan in reality is "something I gotta do", "it's tough", "it's challenging", "someday it will pay off", "I'll keep trying but it doesn't seem to work." In laymen's terms, I have been "being" distracted, inconsistent, and resigned.

This weekend I will examine and recreate who I am being and modify my POA to be more specific in time and space (scheduling when, where and how much). I also want to change the thread on Monday keeping the title but modifying the parameters - a fresh start for me and hopefully for you too. I invite each of you examine who you are "being" about your plan, review your POA and let me know your ideas about reviving, infusing and catapulting the thread in a new way.

Sushi - :goodluck: on getting a new assignment! Water is challenging for me too. I am struggling with urgent bladder and if I am not careful with when I drink water I risk having an accident. I think I need to join a forum about that:?: Anyway, hang in there - I am with you :hug:

Bonnie, carla and donna - have a great holiday weekend. :D

mscat

Nightey Night!
 

Hi Ladies. I am soooo exhausted after mowing the front lawn yesterday and cleaning gutters (up and down the ladder about 20 times), trimming trees over the roof, cleaning the patio. I was going to get on the treadmill but my knees and thighs are screaming :eek: I think I have had my workout today. I am climbing into bed and after a good nights' rest I am looking forward to tomorrow.

We had company over and our memorial dinner today. I ate well considering, drank lots of water, and had a small piece of pie for desert. And all before 8:00.

Bonnie - ;) Sounds like a great plan to start on Tuesday with the new thread, weigh-ins and our new plans. We have HD tv too and it is great. Football takes on a whole new meaning for us. Have you checked out any PBS travelogs or nature shows on it? Just like being there.

Have a great holiday tomorrow ladies. :wave:

mscat

Hello Ladies and thanks for all the encouragement..I need it right now...I'm still not doing to good with the exercise...I really need to get back on track...I made it through graduation friday night...I'm so proud of my daughter but now I feel old..lol

sushi-hope you are feeling better and your voice is back..sounds like your on track with your eating and 7pm challenge.

carla- love your dream so much that I lived it for you..I had graduation cake yesterday and ice cream today...yummy but I'll regret it later.

After several days of eating tons of fattening stand-ins for the elusive Mayan choc ice cream, I actually found it! It was okay, but NOT WORTH the calories. I sacrificed myself for all of you :hug: and ate the whole pint to make SURE it wasn't worth it. You're very welcome. ;) It has cinammon in it. Weird.

That's all for now - I'm just briefly at home to feed the cats before returning to my out-of-town assignment until tomorrow night. Will weigh in on Wed...

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