I am proud of myself today: I went to my favorite Thai place and did not order the yummy saucy stuff that I like most (with lots of white rice to sop up the sauce). I had a cup of veggie-tofu soup and the beef salad, which where both tasty and satisfying, and still within the spirit of my journey. I got there early and the friend that I met there was late, so I sat for 20 minutes smelling other diners' food and salivating, usually a disastrous situation....

Marie, good luck with this round of interviews. Perhaps you should dunk the leading candidates into the river, to make sure they aren't witches :devil: . I'm glad that you're feeling better, but do take is slow.

Carol, do you have a big social event every weekend? How can you bake apple pies and not want to eat them all yourself? You are so disciplined.

Chair massages tonight at Curves, yippee!

judy

Hi Judy and Carol, I hope your day went good. Tomrrow is our interview day and I'm dreading it. I do like your idea, Judy, to dunk the candidate in the river. That evil witch has left me doubting my personnel skills (I was an HR mgr for 6 years). She spooked me. So tomorrow will be an icky day.

But today was good. I jogged the 1 mile jog video!!!! I was so happy. I definitely feel almost normal. So 3 miles total today and peach dumplings for dinner (old family recipe that converts everyone who tries it into thinking it's the best - I bring leftovers to work and always get "what's that???").

I agree with Judy, Carol that you are one social butterfly. I'd have problems if my social calendar was so full. I'm a homebody/introvert. Good luck with the review. I bet you sail through it.

Judy, what are chair massages at Curves???

Today is DS's 20th birthday. He's still in Mississippi but he's currently on the phone with DS's GF. DS stole the phone from me, then after about 45 minutes gave it to GF. DH and I haven't talked to him. I bet his cell phone battery dies before we get him. :) He got our present (digital camera) and a video we took on our digital camera of the 5 of us singing happy birthday. He really likes them.

Well, dinner is almost done so I will go.
Marie

Judy I had to have a little to see how it was. But if I do have it I try to fit it into my cals for the day. I made 3 pies and 1 Jewish Apple cake for a girl at works birthday. The director can't have anything with eggs so 1 slice of pie is for her. Another pie for the house here and one to go to the kids, one to a friend. Before you know it they are all gone away! I got done and cleaned up by 9 not to bad. I know your right my social calendar has been quite busy this year. We have our employee picnic today also. So I guess it will be a lite supper for me. Though at this event I never really over eat the food just doesn't tempt me as much. But we are having my apple cake after lunch for a friends birthday. I have to cover it up a bit I used a bundt pan and of course it didn't flip out good enough I had to patch it back together. Nothing cool whip won't fix and a few chopped walnuts!
I did okay with my intake yesterday. The state came in right at quitting time so I had to hang out. By the time I got home I was really hungry. Defrosted some chicken, sauted it with garlic oil, and spicy stuff then added some steamed frozen veggies, a little grated cheese. That was dinner! Not to bad. Ate a few apple slices with cinn. when baking. But that was it.
Judy hurray for your good judgement call when you went out to eat. Its so hard and sit and smell that good stuff wow! See we are making some positive changes, it takes time we didn't get them all overnight and they like us and want to stay around. Its hard to break old habits. I joined another site to try and inc. my water intake and exercise. I did better with those two things the last couple of day. Now takes the stairs at work, parking out a ways and making sure I get the water in.
Marie so far our new supervisor is awesome. Yesterday she actually said to me if you need to take time off to take the hubby to the doctors you can adjust your time by making it up. Wow! That was nice. Then said oh in the future I will be giving you all a slip with your sick, vac. per. I said oh wow! She looked at me surprised like it was no big deal. But with the last one we needed to beg for that info. most of the time. And she always told us come to her and she'd give it to us. Then when you'd ask for time she'd say well maybe in a teasing way. Such control!!!!!!!! We could of blown her in for a lot of little things it wasn't worth it. Now she has a position like me I hope she now understands how hard we work. Good luck with hiring. And hopefully you get a good one. Our new girl is a worker and thats so nice to see too. Very organized etc... Good work efforts. Marie the birthday present sounds very nice and he must of been surprised. Keep up your good efforts and glad your feeling better.
See yah all later on.

Marie, chair massages are wonderful! Imagine you're sitting backwards in special chair, one that has places to rest your head, chest and arms as you lean forward. A massage therapist kneads the kinks out of your back, neck and shoulders...when I lived in New York, they were popular in Chinatown, in parks and at street festivals. You usually pay by the minute. I've been struggling with an achy neck and shoulders for weeks now, and the massage really helped. Now and again the owner of the Curves I go to arranges for a massage lady to come by with her chair. I signed up for 20 minutes, and it was $20 very well spent!

Carol, I lke the sound of the changes at work. I hate when the boss treats you like a child. It's profoundly disrespectful--plus it makes you respond in childish ways. Well, that's the affect it has on me, anyway. Good work on adding so many good habits to your daily routines.

Where is everybody lately? I hope all you other ladies are dong well. I miss you! Stop in and say hi.

Today I have to work on the department budgets, one of my least favorite things to do. But I'd better get moving on it. Wish me luck!

judy

Judy your right where is everyone? That massage sounds well worth the bucks spent. Keep up with your new outlook on life as well you sound very up beat these days. So far so good at work. I actually thanked her for such a pleasant week. I am going to a conference today oh more temptations. Its so hard. I have added the stairs, walked a bit extra yesterday , and made a few better for me choices.
Marie hope your doing well.
To everyone else your missed here. Hope all is going well.
I have a wedding on saturday. I just put together a victorian style basket together with some nice goodies in it. Then a card with money. How I get so involved in these matters I don't know. But its done.

Morning everyone, I couldn't check in yesterday since I worked late. So I figure I can check in this morning at work. Great thought process, huh?

I'm still on plateau. No weight loss for September. It's amazing how the body works. I'm still eating 1500 and not cheating. Granted I didn't workout for about 10 days (not straight but 10 days over 3 weeks), but that's the only change and having the cold. Sort of frustrating but then I thought, well so what, you can't just start to eat. So I guess I'm fine. Plus I do like how I look now.

I jogged 2 miles today and walked one. I was so pleased to be so much better. Still a little coughing but it's minimal.

Weekend is about 8 hours away and i'm pleased about that. work is too busy. We had one good candidate yesterday so now it's call on references time. Problem is that the guy has 3 other positions he's interviewing for. Both probby pay more than a poor school district. So we will see.

Judy, the massage sounds great. I'd definitely do that for $20. I love a massage. DH used to give me the best massages, but then one day my upper back was very sore and he gave me a massage - the facet joint on my spine popped out of place and put me on bedrest and PT for weeks. So I haven't really had a back massage for 7 years. :(

Carol, the pie and cake sound good. I love apple cake. Maybe I'll make that this weekend and make it lo-cal (substitute apple sauce for some of the oil). Oooo, I like that idea.

Talk to you later.
Marie

Marie - Glad to hear you are on the mend. Don't worry about the plateau - now you're getting back to your normal routine the weight will start coming off again. Hope your interviewing process goes well and that you get someone more compatible this time. :crossed:

Carol - I hope you managed to avoid temptation :devil: at the conference and that you'll have a lovely time at the wedding on Saturday. That Victorian style basket sounds nice.

Judy - I wish my Curves had those chair massages - there would be a long line tho! :lol: I'll have to mention it to the owner. Good luck with your budgeting job.

I'm still the same weight as last week but I hope to start losing again now I'm over my cold. We had visitors from England the other day and I made us a nice lunch. We met our son for lunch today at the waterfront as he's on a job in the downtown area for a couple of weeks. That was a nice break and it's fun to see him in his new role of 'engineer' as opposed to 'student' - he even paid for lunch!

Hope everyone has a good weekend! :)

Penny I agree seeing our children get to that next stage of life is so interesting. When we go to visit our kids out of state he fights to get the bill before his dad gets it. Fun to watch them growup! But I miss the younger stages at times and the need for them to depend on us a little.
Marie your body is just adjusting waiting up for the next loss. You have done so great maintaining at one stage is equally as important as a loss. So keep up your efforts. Take a pr. of old pants bigger out to look at once in awhile that will keep you motivated. I haven't gotten on the white scale lately naughty! But have a doctors appt. on tues. So I will do my scale in the morning first off.
Judy hope all is going well. Do your feet ever stay on the ground your a busy lady!
I didn't do too bad at the conference as far as eating. It was all about trust funds, burial funds, future planning and choices. Nice conference though. Ran into my old supervisor that was interesting.
The wedding was fun and I had a good time. But the food left a lot to desire so I didn't over do there. But we aren't using that cater for my daughters wedding. They weren't very good at all. I put on better spreads on card night. Too bad as the couple paid good money. If I'd been the mom there would of been some conversation about the cost before final payment. The couple had a good time though and I think missed all the extras so thank goodness for that. As we all agreed to say how great it all was no sense in bursting their efforts. Maybe I should go into catering? It sure could be interesting. My son inlaw wanted to do it someday. Maybe a sidekick here?
Anyways it was crazy weather this weekend. I am going to get back to the gym to exercise. I need to have a set routine marked on my calendar. That will help me to get there. My hips are still bothering me in the morning especially hope it isn't arthritis setting in. I am asking the doctor on tues. I hate this feeling and will see if we can fit it. Take care I am going to get out for a walk today. Food intake to be monitored in my note book. I am working a bit later home visits its the end of the month week.

Sorry I haven't been checking in. I won't be online at home until next weekend, and I was really focused this weekend on laundry, cleaning and other chores. I've been on a decluttering rampage lately, tossing old stuff from my closets and shelves.

Carol, you seem to be cooking ups something for people all the time, maybe you should go into catering! My mom did a little of that when I was younger. Her wedding cakes looked good and tasted great.

Marie, what a great comment, "I like how I look now"--congratulations! You're taking this plateau in stride, and not letting it mess with your mind. You've lost lots of weight this year, you should be very proud.:carrot:

Penny, how does it feel to have a young man for a son instead of a growing boy? I remember when I began paying for things as an equal with my mom--it was a pretty big step.

I didn't work out at all this weekend. My body has been creaky and complaining lately, so I took two days off (although I was on my feet most of the time anyway), and went back to my usual routine today. I'm back to being ravenous for carbs at night. My big visit to the clinic is tomorrow, I'll see what they have to say.

Have a good Monday, everybody!

judy

Good afternoon Penny, Carol and Judy, Things are back to normal - busy at work. I really liked the weekend. I had a busy time. I have two new trip planned. I bought my ticket to Florida for March so I'll be on a beach on March 10th (red eye on March 9th). Then DH and I decided to use our 2 free tickets to go to Alaska next July. So on July 7th, we're flying to Fairbanks so we can go to Denali Nat'l Park. I'm a big national park lover so I'm very excited. Then I put my time to go to Iowa (niece's wedding) and Mississippi (son's graduation from military tech school) on my work calendar. so it's official. 3 trips. Wow - considering I don't like to travel it's sort of ironic. :)

I walked 3 miles on the hills on Saturday (with DH and doggies) then biked about 4 miles yesterday (lazy day to say the least). I didn't exercise before work but DH and I are taking the doggies on the 3 mile hilly walk again when I get home. Tomorrow back to walking before work.

Our 6 year old fridge stopped working sometime on Saturday night. All melted and ruined food to greet Sunday morning. We figured out which part went back and it's out in my car. There were no open parts stores on Sunday. But luckily a place in town actually had the part. It was depressing pouring all the just bought milk down the drain and tossing tons of fridge contents. The doggies ate all the melted ice cream and the rest of the freezer stuff went into my big freezer. Good thing the garbage man came today.

Well, I suppose I should work more. I really, really don't want to. But I am leaving on time today - in 27 minutes. :)
Marie

Judy sounds like me a bit I cleaned out my drawers and closet this past week. Got rid of a few things transferred spring to fall etc. Got some of my shoes organized. I guess maybe there is a few too many the hubby is always saying so I guess its true. Still some to be sorted through. Its nice to have a few different work clothes to choose from. I still need a few more tops though. My body has been acting up as well maybe its the change in the weather. I am going to the doctors today to review last weeks blood work up . So I am asking her about that achy hip stuff. I did get on the scale I will have to change my ticker to being up a couple of lbs, if I don't get it off within a week. I guess my extras with all the social stuff is catching up with me. Can't let that happen now can we? Gotta be good to see results soon.
Marie my son lived in Alaska for about 1.5 yrs after high school traveling and working with some friends. I never got there but the pictures and stories were beautiful for sure. I am happy for you to have so many trips and good times ahead lots of reasons to stay on task. You will do great with all of it I am sure. Fun times ahead!
Penny hope your doing well. Nikki hope things are going good for you.
Today I am going to aim for healthy foods and good choices. I will do the scale one more time this week on friday. Increasing my water intake and exercise level this week. I am going to make a chart that always seems to help keep me on task.
Have a great day girls.

It's another beautiful fall morning! I got up early enough to take along walk into work. It was so nice seeing the sunlight gleaming on the river...if I ever come into a pile of money, I'm definitely buying property with a view of a major body of water. It's funny to notice what people wear when the weather starts to change. On Metro this morning I saw folks in everything from sleeveless tops to overcoats. I'm wearing light layers, because it's cool in the early morning and evening, a bity chilly when the sun goes down, and hot around lunchtime. But i really dislike the winter weather, so I'm not complaining.

Marie, your mix of exercise is really great--walking, hiking, biking, WATP...sorry to hear about your frig, what a drag! At least the doggies were happy.

Carol, this is the time of the year when I want to do "nesting" things, I guess, like cleaning and re-organizing. I also find that I have these strong urges to shop, especially at places like Bed Bath and Beyond. One reason I stayed in all weekend was to keep myself from buying stuff I want but don't need! Sometimes I think that there's a deep urge in my brain to begin squirrelling away provisions, layer on fat and prepare to hibernate for the winter!:dizzy:

Hope everyone else is doing well!

judy

Hi Everyone, we sure have shrunk in members, haven't we? I guess that's normal but sad.

Judy, I love the squirreling away idea. I'm going to hibernate too. I hate winter. Detest it. I love snowshoeing and the briskness, but I hate cold. I'm cold in the summer so winter is dreadful.

Carol, good luck getting on track. It's never easy when the scale isn't cooperative.

As mine wasn't this morning. I'm still plateauing. Oh, well, it'll budge eventually.

I jogged 2 miles this morning and DH promised to go on the short block (2 miles) after work. My doggies loved their walk yesterday. After a full day, the long block is just too much though.

The fridge is fixed (at least the part is installed and it's currently working). I don't trust it yet, but since we sort of need cold food, I'll probably go shopping soon.

Work is blah. I just don't want to be here. I hate that feeling. I'd rather go to the dentist. Bet that gives you an idea how much I don't want to be here. :)

But I am here, so I should get back to working.
Marie

Marie - I'm never warm enough either! Today's high is supposed to be in the 80's but this morning I felt chilly and so I put on the space heater in the family room and the central heating after DH left (he's always too warm!) He'd go nuts if he knew how cozy I get this place when he's not here! It must really put our heating bill up :eek:. Sorry to hear you've got the blahs at work - I guess it happens to all of us from time to time. You're doing great with your exercise so I hope your plateau ends soon. :crossed:

Judy - I love taking walks near rivers, etc., it makes it so much more enjoyable. We have a small river (the Tualatin) on our property but we can't see it from the house. We only have about 60' frontage, so I can't actually take walks along the river there. I like to walk down to the river every once in a while and watch the wildlife - kingfishers, herons, muskrats, etc. This time of the year the water is lower and it's kind of sluggish, but in spring it's got quite a strong current. If I every get fit enough I'd like to try kyaking which is quite popular on the Tualatin because it's so slow moving. Too bad the old dock washed away in a flood before we moved in. We often go for walks along the Willamette River, which is close by.

Carol - Like you & Judy, I'm also in the 'nesting' mood and we're also thinking of replacing our master and guest bath countertops. I just hate having to shop for those kinds of things but I'll be glad to get rid of our old tiles. We're also trying to get our trim painted on the house, but so far four painters have stood us up! (not replied to emails, not turned up for quotes etc. :mad:)

I'm getting back on track eating-wise after our company left. We've had quite a few visitors lately and that always throws me off track and I end up eating left overs that I shouldn't. I ate two slices of olive bread with some canned salmon for dinner last night and I must say I had the worst indigestion in my life - and I rarely get indigestion. I was up all night with terrible stomach cramps :tired:. I think that's cured me of eating olive bread! I think I've gained a pound, but hopefully some of that is bloat and it will be off by Friday.

Take care everyone.

Judy I agree that fall kind of makes us all think of comfort things. I recently started a sweater for the colder weather. I went shopping yesterday just for a little while only bought a new pie plate and hot cocoa mix. My little grandson will enjoy the mix this morning. I had him overnight Dad's out of town and mom was working. She called and requested a reservation yesterday we laughed sometimes my house is like a hotel. Oh have any of you ever had sweet potatoe ravioli ? My daughter the veggie is checking out some cater for her wedding and they served them with like a cinnamon sauce used for an apptz? Just thought it sounded interesting. I have a recipe I want to try for meatless meatballs. Sounds crazy but interesting. I have been experimenting with some different foods. The other night made a broc. garlic sauce for pasta. My daughter liked it and so did I. My hubby wouldn't of course try it. He is a meat and potatoe lover.
Yesterday was doctor day. She laughed at me and said you only come in for your presp. I said thats right trying to stay healthy. She said I am doing great except for the thyroid. Again my meds are to high. Now last time we had to adjust readjust 3 times. Now again its a bit scary to think we can't get it right. But this time 150 is to high 125 was to low so there is a happy pill at 137.5. I started today. Back again in 6-8 wks. for a reck. on blood work. Man! I don't like this a bit. At any rate that maybe why I have been so tired and a bit moody at times along with harder for me to lose wt. So all in all I am going to keep moving forward with it all. Still trying to make positive changes in my life. Been using the stairs at work, inc. water and trying to stay with in my cals. I will use the scale thing again fri. My chol. was okay same as before. I told her 228 is okay for me and I have no intentions of going on any extra meds. She thinks I'm pretty set in my ways. But understands they give you side effects when your on more then one for chol. etc. and she's not concerned with my numbers. Just be good. Marie I have to say things at work have been better for me I hope yours gets that way soon. I know what a drag that can be going in 5 days a wk and not wanting to really be there. The new supervisor is a worker and doesn't put up with gossip. I love that things are cleaning up a bit with language as well in the office. So good changes are headed I hope. For you too!
Penny I am with you on getting back on track. Its not easy but a must and we can do it! Marie your going to see that scale move soon. It takes time for our bodies to make an adjustment but I think its okay to maintain for a bit. Its almost like a bit of leverage to state I am here at the spot and never going up again. Then after a bit you will beable to lose again. They say slower is better in the long run. Don't stop what your doing cause it worked for you maybe just shake things up a little bit. Have you tried to increase your protein? Or fiber levels? With me its been carbs. lately letting in some pasta and breads. Take care girls and maybe our lost friends will join us again. I hope so it was nice having a few more ideas on here. Sharing and learning what others are working on sometimes helps us keep motivation levels high.

Hi, ladies--

Carol, I've had sweet potato ravioli, yum-yum! There was very funny article in yesterday's Washington Post about picky eaters that your husband can relate to, although I'm sure he's not as bad as some of the folks in the story. I'm glad that things are continuing to look up at work.

Penny, stay away from olive bread :barf: I don't like olives, anyway, so that's easy for me. I can't swim, so I'll sit along the river while you kayak.

Marie, if you didn't go to work, you probably couldn't afford to hang out at the dentist's office :smug:

So my first visit to the clinic went well. I won't be able to start formally for a month or so, after various lab work is done. But I felt good about the folks I met with and the range of plans they presented, got some intriguing info, and made a financial commitment to engaging in the program over the next six months or so. Stay tuned!

judy

Hi all, today is a little better at work. I'm not quite in the I want to run away mood, but I'm sick of working. Bet I have loads of company on that one. :) Judy, too true, my employer gives me dental so I can hang out with my favorite dentist all day. :)

Carol, I'm really glad your new supervisor is working out good. That's always fabulous. We'd interviewed last week and had a great candidate. We offered him the job today and he declined (the old company he worked for set up remote access so he can work from home). We have another qualified candidate that gave me the creeps. I said no way and so now were going to re-post it.

Penny, glad to see you. I've got to agree with Judy - olive bread sounds disgusting and made even more so with the idea of salmon on it. Eeks!!! Fishies are not meant to be eat - you should swim with the fishies (except Judy who would flounder - pun intended):D

Judy, my fingers are crossed about the clinic. What ever will help you, I'm all for it. Money invested in weighloss that works is money well spent (and money saved down the road).

I walked one mile this morning and jogged two. DH and I didn't go for a walk last night because DS, GF and DGS left the house. It was so awesome being alone with hubby that I didn't want to leave, even for a walk. Too bad the cost was on my son - he was sick and they went to an urgent care, then they sent him to the hospital. They were able to diagnose and prescribe meds. so he should be on the mend soon. I'm a terrible mom since I enjoyed the quiet so much. :(

Back to work - no off to the pharmacy to pick up DS's prescriptions. Maybe I'm not so bad after all. :D
Marie

Marie - I hope your son is doing ok - it must be very worrying for you. I'm glad it's going a tad better at work.

Judy - I like olives but I'll never TOUCH olive bread again! :lol: I'm glad to hear your visit to the clinic went well.

Carol - I'm glad to hear your supervisor is doing a good job - that must make life easier for you. I just went in to get my thyroid checkup today. I'll get the results soon and know whether my meds need adjusting. I'm more concerned about my CRP (C-Reactive Protein) which has been off the charts for the past few years (an indicator of systemic inflammation and bad news for heart health & strokes) it was 11.5 and has been as high as 14.8 and it should be around 1 (anything above 3 is in the danger zone). I'm hoping I don't need to go on statins to get it down because my cholesterol is normal and I have high 'good' cholesterol. So I hope the CRP has gone down a bit since my last test.

I walked 20 min. yesterday and 30 min. today - yay! I haven't done much walking lately because my feet have been acting up really bad. I'm looking into getting some trekking poles. They supposedly take the stress of your joints when you are walking. They look a bit goofy, but are becoming more popular. Apparently, you get a good upper body workout at the same time you are walking. They are kind of pricey, so I'm shopping around a bit. I'll let you know if they are any good.

Have a good Thursday everyone!

Judy good for you making a smart move with your health and the clinic. I kind of felt that way when I signed up for the gym on a 3 yr. contract now its been about 5 years. But I get life time rate now $14.00 a month. Guess I should start using it huh?
Marie hope your son is feeling better lots of stuff going around thats for sure. Time with the quietness is sometimes needed no matter how we get it. Hope your hire goes well eventually better to take some time and get it right.
My new supervisor called me yesterday to congradulate me on the wonderful report from the state. They actually wroter a seperate letter about my high standards and work ethics and how much I did in an emergency case in such a short time period. It was nice to get that feedback something that has lacked in our dept. for a long time for everyone not just myself. I haven't seen the letter myself yet the director was taking it off to a meeting to share.
The company stood behind me with this case and that helped so much too.
Penny yah the olive bread I haven't tried sounds different. Hope your testing comes back to the good for your sake.
I counted yesterdays calories but not til this morning now that was stupid. If I had took the time to add them up before eating some baked corn curls last night I wouldn't of ate them. The end results would of been better and I within my calorie budget. But this is a learning experience I guess just goes to show me that somedays I go over. If I just eat and think things are within my range. So today I will ensure the calories aren't over. I did go out for breakfast yesterday that was a bit higher than my norm. Whats the Dee's diet eat higher one day lower the next to flip your metabolism into movement? Oh well maybe today I will shoot for 1350 to make up for yesterday being over by 230. It was those corn curls all the grandsons fault for me having them in the house!!!!!!!!!! Gotta be better. I want that scale to move!!!!!!!!

Hi everyone, glad things are going good for everyone. Penny, I hope the resutls come back in the normal range. Losting 38 pounds had to have helped, right??? Sorry your feet are achy again. I would hate that and make myself a couch potato. I'd be that if it weren't for my orthotics. I wear them everyday, all day - except when I'm exercising. They hurt then.

Carol. WAY TO GO on the report from the state. I'm so proud of you. I bet your new supervisor is thrilled to have you on her staff. Good luck on the calories. I've read that going up and down in calories doesn't do anything for the metabolism. It's probably more that you're counting everything and staying in a good range.

I walked 4 miles today and jogged 1 mile. I'll make it to about 65 miles this month (probably) but it's my lowest month since February. Being sick really screwed up my goal. :(

Well, we're going to a neighborhood watch meeting. Ooooo how fun for me. :)

Talk to you later.
Marie

Marie that is a lot of miles for someone whom has been not feeling so great. Talk about being proud I think you beat the heck out of me this month with exercise. I have been better about doing the stairs. Its so funny I walk in the front doors at work look to the left where the elevators are and say no go on the stairs. Its becoming routine again and thats a good sign. My hips haven't been quite so sore the last couple of days. I almost am afraid to upset them by increasing too quickly. I do feel my walk has better range as well I walk normally pretty fast paced. Well keep up the good work. For me calorie counting has helped me a bit. I did the square this morning and down .5 I will take it. Still need to lose 2lbs. to get back where I was. But on a good note it didn't stay the same or go up thank goodness. Last night I precounted my calories before dinner. I decided if I wanted the italian bread with my meatballs nothing after dinner. So I knitted to keep myself busy. I am making a new sweater for myself. It is wool and the color is blue jean color with specks of white just a little here and there. It was purchased from a farm in Vermont. I wasn't sure if I would have enough but it looks like I will be okay. The back is almost done. Have you been knitting? The staff meeting at work was wonderful yesterday. I am feeling really great about work lately and things seem to be so much better. Hopefully your office will get back on track with a new hire soon. I am going in early today as she will let us make up our time for doctors appts. if we want instead of using our sick time. So I figure what the heck might as well knock off a half of hr. The other boss never let us do things like that. Judy and Penny hope things are going well. Anyone else working on fall projects? I have to scrape and paint a couple of windowsills this weekend. Then I am going to seal them up around with a puddy type of stuff. Hopefully to seal out any drafts from coming in. Well take care keep moving. I am shooting to do the scale again on monday. Maybe it will help me be good over the weekend.

Hi Carol, Happy Friday to everyone. I'm stuck at work but have time while the computers are working to check-in.

Good news, the scale finally lost the battle of wills. I lost 1.5 pounds. YEAH!!!!!! I was sure doing the happy dance today!!!!

I did 2 miles walking and 1 mile jog this morning. I did them with a light hearted step since it was immediately after the weighin. :)

Carol, I'm so glad that your work environment has improved. I'm wishing and hoping for that here. For now, we're stuck. We have a little emergency at the moment so that's why I'm not leaving. And if I get the problem resolved I have to work this weekend to apply the fix to the testing labs. Eeeks! I will be taking comp time for that even though I can do it from home.

Way to go on the .5 pound, Carol.

Marie

Girls! I think sometimes our emotions just take us into a tail spin. I was doing great feeling pretty good yesterday staying with in my goal for the day. Then along came the director with a new case for the gentleman I had pass away a month ago. Well this new one is surely a test. Wow he is young, which is cool but his needs are so high. She did give me an opportunity to not take it. Gave me a chance to read up on him first. But then how could a say no to someone in needs. So I am going to take him on. It will be quite interesting the case is high level for sure. But if I help him and make his life a bit better or give enough supports to make a difference then I've done some good. Of course I took him on. So after work I go grocery shopping and buy the hubby and my SIL some fried chicken. Well I couldn't resist it at all and had it for dinner last night as well. Now I darn well know that is not a good choice at all. But looking back I think soothing over my nutty thoughts of future work was mended with this food. So today I promised myself to eat within my guidelines and goals set out for me. Crazy I tell yah! Like just off the charts fried chicken! Oh well today is another day. But that .5 loss will catch me quick with that type of stuff going on. On a good note I noticed yesterday that my hips seem to be mending up a bit. I noticed my walk was a back to normal almost a quicker pace. That made me feel better as its been on my mind hoping old age wasn't setting in already. Marie hope your work gets better. I did a little knitting last night the back of my sweater is almost done. I am so glad you had a loss eventually it had to happen with all your hard efforts. At least you weren't being naughty with fried chicken like me. But it was good! A bit greasy though after having grilled most of the time. We had a bit of relaxed atmosphere at work yesterday. Other than the old supervisor trying to get a hold of some of our forms the company designed for our use. That was a bit interesting. But work is still going well other than my new case going to be nutty for awhile. But I will have lots of time to be out of the office exploring his Boces program and other places to see what can be improved and add in supports as needed. It will be interesting like having a teenager again he will be my youngest client 18. My oldest is 69. Talk about age gap. I am all over the board.
Well everyone now that I did my confession I feel better. Today I am going to take my SIL and my Mom out to the country side. We are going to pick apples and then go to the Amish farm for baking supplies for the winter months and holidays. Most likely stop in a few gift shops as well. Maybe hit the casino on the way back mom has never been. I have to take her to a specialist on the 11th mamogram showed some concerns. I pray nothing is up she is 84. So spending sometime with her seems to be a good idea this weekend. Take care and I will do my best to be better I promised myself.

Marie & Carol - Congrats on your losses! :cheer:

Marie - Glad to hear you're back in the swing of things with your exercise routine.

Carol - Sounds like you've had a bit of an emotional time at work - hence the craving for fried chicken. I have a great recipe for oven fried chicken that tastes great. If you're interested, let me know and I'll post it. It's waaay less calories and still is nice and crispy. It must be worrying for your Mom - I'll keep her in my prayers.

I've had a bit of a hard time staying on plan today as I only slept about 6 hours last night. I knew I'd crash in the afternoon and start looking for something sweet for energy, so I planned ahead and had a light breakfast & lunch so that I still had some calories 'in the bank' for an afternoon snack. It wasn't exactly 'health food' - I had a latte at Peet's Coffee and a rugelach cookie. When I entered it in my food log I found out the rugelach had almost 200 calories! Luckily, I still have about 350 calories left for dinner.

We had quite a bit of excitement this morning when my DH dumped an old sink round the back of the house and was attacked by a swarm of yellowjackets! Poor guy got stung about five times and six of them followed him into the house, so I was jumping and swatting for about half an hour - hopefully burned off some of that rugelach!

I donned some mauve netting I had in my crafts box over my head and put a knit cap on top of that, plus jacket & long gloves and went out to spray the nest, which strangely is in the ground. I really let them have it, so hopefully they're all dead. I must have looked quite a sight! :dizzy:

I'm still hanging in there at 187 - I know I'm due for a loss soon.

Have a great weekend everybody!

Hey there! I haven't been by a computer much, and distracted by lots of work and chores. But I'm good. Going to the clinic in the morning fo a battery of tests related to blood sugar, hormones, etc. When I get to the office I'll do personals. In the meantime, I am so glad that you are keeping the conversation going across thousands of miles, despite worries, plateaus and fried chicken...hugs to you all!

Judy

Penny ground bee's aren't nice at all. About 14 years ago my son mowing the lawn ran over a nest. He was stung several times and ended up in the emergency room. The poor guy ended up with an allergic reaction. His face looked like something from a monster show. It was so bad and deformed looking. I never ever saw anything like it. My heart went out to him. Tell your hubby I am so sorry you two had to go through that. By the way what kind of cookie is that is there one I haven't heard of or ever baked? I am sure you burned some calories and afterwards laughed at the way you must of looked.
Judy and Penny that fried chicken was something huh? Well today I have a lovely turkey breast in my crock pot with a bit of apple cider and canoli marg. on it. Judy soon they will discover what is up at the clinic and help you to lose more quickly most likely. There has to be some underlined problem as you really do pretty good.
Well today is the beginning of another week so I will try my best to get in some exercise, eat healthy and keep motivated. Other than a walk and some digging in the garden not an over abundance on exercise this weekend. I did go apple picking way back in the orchard that counted for my walk. I picked a half of bushel of lovely apples. Which I will take for my daily snacks. I have to try the ww baked apple recipe and ck online for some new recipes too. Penny I would like that chicken recipe. I use a lot of chicken. Well take care and stay health and wise throughtout your week.

Morning everyone, things are going good here. October has hit and I'm glad September is gone. In no way was it a good month - weightloss, health, walking wise. I've started October off with 3 miles both days. Food wise, I'm getting a little hungrier - hmmm, not to sure what to do about that. I've thought of raising the calories to 1600 from 1500 because if it take a month longer to reach goal, that's not a big deal and I do like where I'm at. But increasing is hard - might lead to failure. See I'm paranoid. :)

Judy, good to see you. Good luck on the tests and I hope the clinic helps. Last year I had a battery of tests and they were all normal. The reason I couldn't lose weight wa because of my mental health meds. Got rid of those and the weight now comes off (except not much in sept).

Carol, turkey breast - did you check the package for the % of additives??? That's the one that got me with tons of salt. It was a butterball turkey breast from costco. Still a healthy food, I just couldn't weigh afterwards. :)

Penny, hugs to your DH. We've had a ridiculous amount of bees this year in Klamath. They're buzzing my pool and the skimmer is filled with them. Of course it's dropped off now, but in August it was hard to swim.

Well, I suppose I should get back to work. :(

TTYL.
Marie

Oh, good, Monday's almost over! I didn't get to work until after 1PM, after a morning of blood tests, drinking glucose (ewww, gross!) and cooling my heels at the doctor's office. The lab tech told me that I "have the blood pressure of a teenager" and scored higher than anyone else she's ever tested on some weird 'bioscan' that measures betacaretenoids or something. The little overachieving teacher's pet inside me was squirming with happiness, isn't that pathetic? I'll know the results of the bloodwork in a few weeks. In the meantime, I'm back to measuring my portions on the electronic scale and being strict about not nibbling in the evenings. I'm in town all this month and I want to make the best of it.

My techie wasn't able to work on my home computer after all, but thinking that he would forced me to clean my apartment. I rearranged more pictures and tchotchkies--it's funny how you stop 'seeing' things until you put them someplace else. So right now I'm happy with my little space.

Wow, I can't imagine being chased by a swarm of bees! I used to work with kids on the playgrounds in the summers, and some of those poor kids went into hysterics anytime a bee came within sight of them, so I had to be really cool and nonchalant (despite my own terror). I've only been stung once my whole life, so maybe my casual advice to the kids was true after all :cool: .

Marie, good work on the scales! I knew this would happen!:carrot:

Penny, I hope you got some rest before the week started up again. I'd love to see you in your bee-killing garb--mauve, no less!

Carol, I've been lusting after crockpots for a while now. It seems indulgent for a single woman to invest in one. But I love cooking up big pots of stuff and freezing them for later on. And the new ones with the timers are better for me, since I tend to be gone for 10-11 hours or more on workdays.

Speaking of long hours and hot food, time to head home. I took some beef stew out of the freezer this morning, so that will be dinner, along with green beans. I had a good workout this morning, and got the week off to a good start.

be well--judy

Judy - I hope all your tests come out ok. I'm getting the results of mine on Wednesday. The waiting is always the worst part with tests. You did the right thing telling the kids at school to stay calm around bees. If you run and wave your arms about you get more stings! I think I've been successful destroying the nest. I put out a hornet trap for the rest of them that came back after I sprayed the nest wearing my special mauve beekkeeper outfit! I didn't want my DH to do it as he was stung pretty bad and some of the stings swelled up. If he were to get stung again he could get an allergic reaction as your body builds up antibodies after you've been stung the first time. My neighbor got stung on her arm the same day and her whole arm swelled up twice normal size!

Marie - I also get the munchies as soon as the weather gets cooler. I've started eating less for breakfast & lunch and saving the calories for later in the day and it was great this afternoon when I realized I still had 600 calories left for the rest of the day! I think it's a good idea to take it slower and have enough calories so that you don't get hungry. You are doing a lot of exercise so your body probably needs those extra calories. We had some Hormel turkey breast slices with gravy the other day and it was SO salty - won't get that again! It was quick and easy, but way too much bloating sodium.

Carol - Apple picking is fun this time of the year. We have lots of bosc pears this year (don't know why - we usually don't get many on our bosc trees).

Here is the recipe for the oven baked chicken. I clipped it from a magazine some time ago (serves 6):

3 lbs. skinless chicken pieces (I used thighs)
2/3 cup orange juice
grated zest from 1 orange
2 cloves garlic, crushed
4 cups cornflake crumbs
2 large eggs
salt & pepper
1/2 cup flour

Put chicken in a large bowl. Whisk oj, garlic and zest together and pour over chicken, turning to coat. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours turning chicken occasionally. Preheat oven to 350 deg. and line a large baking tray with foil and spray it well with pam. Put cornflake crumbs on a large plate, beat the eggs on another plate and put the flour on a third plate. Shake juice off the chicken pieces and dip each first into the flour, then egg, then the cornflake crumbs. Put the coated chicken pieces on the baking tray making sure they don't touch. Spray the chicken on top with pam and bake for 1 hour 10 min., or until cooked through. Put under the broiler for a few minutes to crisp up the tops. 312 calories (good sized portion), 32g protein, 24g carbs, 9g fat, 1g fiber, 155mg cholesterol and 360mg sodium.

If you don't care for using orange juice & zest, just soak in buttermilk instead.

As I mentioned to Marie, I'm saving some of my calories from breakfast & lunch for later in the day now that the days are getting cooler and I get hungrier in the afternoon and evening.

Have a good week everyone!

Marie oh that pkg is in the trash I should of ck'd huh? Oh well to late now. But it was tasty. Yeah yah think something is so healthy and they go and ruin it with adding junk to it. I don't think they really need to go to the extemes with that junk. Glad to hear your back to your normal self with walking etc. Try to add in some higher fiber it is to keep us fuller longer. Try an apple or pear those are both higher and healthy. I am adding a 10:00 snack fruit most of the time as I eat breakfast by 6;30. Then an afternoon snack around 2 which helps me til I have dinner. Maybe you already do this?
Judy see your younger thatn you thought. I hope good things come your way with all these test etc. and the clinic. I got into a few dill chips last night now there in the downstairs ref. out of sight. When the kids come they will get the rest. I need to do some fall cleaning as well. Maybe this weekend we have mon. off too. Hurray a break! Saving vac. for the holidays now. I will take a little time off to enjoy it all. We keep hearing calm winter hope their all right on that matter. But I save a few days in case there needed. Penny thanks so much for the recipe I copied it and will try it soon. Sounds so yummy. I like new things like that so feel free to con't sharing. I am going to make some jam this weekend my grapes are so plentful. I have some pears from my tree but their so green and hard. I put them away to ripen up a bit. Well gotta go to work. I have another appt. with one of my guys for blood work this a.m. Getting it all done before winter time.

ummm...salty ham....I try to stay away from the deli meats with liquids and other stuff added, since sodium seems to be a main ingredient. Carol, you actually make grape jam, how cool! When I think upstate NY I think of grapes, so that makes sense. When I was a kid, I had a few relatives who 'put up' jams and jellies, but I think that's a rare thing anymore.

Penny, thanks for the recipe--it will help me the next time I get a mad craving from "fried" chicken. It doesn't happen all that often, but when it does, I gotta have it!

I'm haved a jumbled-up sort of day, not easy to focus on any one of the many things I'm supposed to be doing. Okay, time to concentrate on getting one thing done and off the do-do list in the next few hours....

judy

Hi Everyone, Judy, I know what you mean. The multi-tasking was at a high level today. At one point I just stared at my computer and wondered what in the world I was doing. Tuesdays aren't usually my favorite day so I'm glad it's over.

No weight loss to report form today's weighin. Not too surprised, I'm not sure the plateau is really over. 1.5 pounds for a month for me is very little (but I was happy) so I think my body is still fighting the losing.

I did walk 1 mile and jog 2 miles this morning. I also pulled out my lightbox and had it on while I exercised. A double whammy of happiness.

Carol, I'd love homemade grape jam. I made strawberry jam (freezer jam) in summer 2005 and I still have tons. So I didn't make any this year. I ordered some really lo-cal bagels based on the recommendation from my Hungry Girl newsletter. I've gotten stuff they've tried and liked before and have never lead me wrong. These bagels are 110 calories so I'd love your jam to top it.

Penny, I haven't figured out what to do calorie wise. For now I'm at an impasse. I hate plateaus and hunger. It's sort of a downer.

Well, we're going to interview again on Thursday. Icky.

TTYL.
Marie

I started out today so great and had extra calories left over and then I blew it! My DH is out of town, so I guess I was a bit bored and also maybe it was the margarita I had after dinner, but I started snack, snack, snacking. Oh well, tomorrow is another day. I hate it when I have a major binge. Only getting 5 hours sleep last night might have something to do with it too!

Marie - I hope your job stress cools down a bit soon. I hope the interview gods are with you on Thursday!

Carol - I used to make a lot of blackberry jam - we had about 100' of blackberries. I would strain out all the seeds and the jam was wonderful. However, my DH decided to wage war on our blackberries and sprayed them all because they were taking over. I miss having them, but then again, at least I don't have to eat all that jam! I think I'll have to take up knitting too - at least it would keep my hands busy so I don't use them for stuffing food in my face!

Judy & Carol - I hope you enjoy the chicken recipe. I just bought some frozen chicken pieces from Trader Joe's so I think I'll make some for lunch tomorrow. Got to get back to healthy eating.

Okay, so I must be the only person who doesn't put up jams and jellies! I'm happy to eat them, though, and blackberry is just about my favorite. This is the time of year when we'd go to the apple butter festival in Ohio, where they would make enormous cauldrons of the stuff and slather it, still steaming hot, on warm baked bread. I haven't been in long, long time, but I still remember how wonderful it smelled and tasted.

Penny, I love margaritas on the rocks, but they are usually so sweet I might as well be drinking soda, so margaritas definitely set me off on a carb binge. Just stick to straight tequila :devil: .

Marie, I'm glad you're still losing, even if in the slow lane for a while. It's so cool that you're jogging now!:carrot:

This morning was like an early summer morning, so I really enjoyed my walk to work. I'm thinking about what to do besides videos once the weather turns cold. The used rowing machine I bought may be a piece of junk--or at least not the best for someone my size--and my apartment building's management company still hasn't fixed up our so-called fitness center. I'm thinking of contacting the shopping mall that's near my subway stop and asking if they have a mall-walkers program. I'll come up with something!

judy

Hi Judy and Penny,

I love blackberry jam. Yummy!!! I do know what it's like to be overwhelmed by berries though. I planted way too many strawberries. I didn't finish the 2005 berries in the freezer before I started to add the 2006 berries. Of course I didn't mark any so who knows which year is which.

Judy, You should see if your local library has any Leslie Sansone's WATP videos. For some reason I like them and never mind exercising. At no point in my life have a kept exercising for 10 months without wanting to take a day or week or month or forever off. For some reason, they're great for us full figured gals. Easy on the joints and not hard to do.

Work was ok. I wish I'd win the lotto then I'd stay home and knit all day (on the machine seeing that I have no patience for taking 6 months to finish something). So Carol, yes I am knitting again. I'm making a Boucle wine colored cardigan. In a much smaller sized pattern than last year. :)

I'm lo on calories this late afternoon but I must keep my friend Penny's experience in the forefront of my mind. Made it this far without cheating I can do it. And so will Penny.

Talk to you tomorrow.
Marie

Marie - is WATP just walking at home? I've heard it mentioned here on 3FC quite a bit but don't know much about it.

Judy - I don't use margarita mix - it's way too sweet. I use Paul Newman's limeade and mix it 50-50 with water and a shot of tequila. I only allow myself one of these a week as it tends to put me in binge mode!

I'm glad to say that I'm back on track today. I had 1576 calories, within my range of 1470 - 1770. I had a protein shake for breakfast and that seems to keep me going all day.

I got my results today. Thyroid - ok, blood panel ok, cholesterol - up a tad to 203 but I still have a healthy HDL/LDL ratio of 3.2. My C-Reactive Protein (a measurement of inflammation in the body) is UP! from 11 to 12 (anything over 3 is bad news) so my doc has suggested another supplement to try. I really don't want to go on statin drugs as my cholesterol is good. I was disappointed, because I figured losing the weight, working out, eating right, etc. would pay off :(. I've been trying to get it down for three years (highest was 14). I'll get rechecked again in two months and see what happens. At least I know I'm doing all that's humanly possible for my health.

Penny even with eating healthy I still remain to not beable to get my chol. down under 223. Its in my family I guess as my skinny little sister has it too. So its not always what we eat or exercise. I also said no to adding any more meds. as then it only causes other problems. The Tricor is keeping my tri. glc. at a normal level before they were in the 400's not so good at all. So I guess we just keep trying our best to eat healthy and have better habits. By the way the knitting does help curb my evening snacks. I had an apple the last two evenings from my venture into the orchards last weekend. I loved it sliced up with peanut butter measured out of course. Last night I had it with caramel measured out 140 cals + apple cals. Still with in my range.
I haven't made my jam but will this weekend coming up. Lots of grapes. Wish I had your strawberry jam Marie. I didn't get any berries for that this year. I thought about doing freezer jam for the grapes? I may try one batch to see how it works out. I did have mom's applesauce with splenda and even the hubby couldn't tell the difference it was great. Judy we love yah anyway even if you don't make jam! Wish you were closer I would share with you anytime. Sounds like your trying really hard to move on the exercise. Congrats! I am going to take my sneakers today and walk after work if it doesn't rain. I have to get into a routine again. Penny I wish those blackberries were in my yard. I have some raspberries but not enough to do anything with I just eat them before the darn birds. The garage project is coming along just have to do the shingles and put the door on. Then I will ask my brother to ck it out for me before the final payment to the contractor.
Work was stressful after my intake yesterday but the positive thing is I didn't turn to food for comfort. I did have a couple of glasses of wine with my friend next door though. But that is suppose to be good for us in moderation. So far I didn't take on my new client. I am going to set up some resources for him and see how he follows up. If he truly wants the help and does what he needs to then in 3 months I will take him on. This is the first case I have ever had like this. But the demands and needs are so much different than anything I have ever dealt with. Its somewhat out of my field and more Mental Health issues. I just hope I can be of some help to him. He seems like a real nice kid just lots of need. Sometimes people just get dealt a bad hand in life. For some reason he ended up on my plate and I feel the need to assist as much as I can. Say some prayers I will need them this time around. I woke up at 4:30 thinking about how can I help him? So today I will start the process and it will hopefully make me more comfortable with the situation.
Have a great day! I will need that walk at the end of my day huh?

Well good morning everyone. Thank God its friday what a week its been. My work week has been so busy this week. I am grateful for monday being a holiday. Today I am going to do some catch up stuff and an afternoon visit which will be difficult but I need more info. in order to serve this new case. Then the weekend starts and its a long one. I am going to start a little christmas shopping today. Buying pj's for the little guy and see what else I can get at a good price. I have been given an extra 30% off at Kolhs and thats on top of sale items so off I go. Sometimes its easier to buy than make. I am working on my sweater and the hubby really never had a homemade one so I will buy some black yarn and start his soon. If he doesn't wear it then there will be trouble since he keeps asking for one. He neve has been one to wear a sweater but after 33 years I guess he has a right to change. Hope your all going to have a nice weekend as well. The weather is to be beautiful here the girls and I are going to take a day trip casino, shop have breakfast maybe lunch. Just a fun day. Monday I will most likely do something with all the grandkids maybe they will build a scare crow for the yard, pumpkin picking and apple picking. I have been better with my cals. this week. Yesterday I ate a healthy breakfast, lunch was a bit higher than norm. as we had lunch out, but I adjusted my dinner cals and no snacks afterwards. I almost ate a late snack then thought why do I need that tonight? Went to bed. So better judgement calls this week. No scale today as I ate something salty and didn't want to mess up my train of thought on moving forward. Have a super day and a nice weekend if I don't touch base but I most likely will to try and stay on track. It helps for sure!

Penny, I'm sorry that you're disappointed with your test results. But all you can do is all you can do, if your genes are a factor in some of the numbers. The best you can do is make healthy choices and keep moving. You've done a great job of doing your part by keeping your weight down:smug: .

Marie, I tried Leslie Sansone many years ago. All video instructors are talkative, but she's a little too much for me, especially when you are listening to the same chatter over and over again:dizzy: . But her routines are good, and obviously she's wildly popular with lots of folks. I have a plenty of videos to choose from at home, plus my cable company offeres Exercise TV. I would like to find a small, inexpensive but sturdy cardio machine that I can crank away on while watching Jeopardy or something, but I'll figure out something.

Carol, I hope that you have a lovely long weekend, after so much stress this week.

I am doing okay today. I bought a salad for lunch, but I didn't try to resist the mini-loaf of cornbread, which was really yummy but not on my program! This weekend I will tackle switching over to my cool-weather clothes, and continue the search for shoes.

bye--judy

Judy the stress has pretty much been lifted as my company has decided to not have me pick up this one. Only give some direction to ensure another company which better can handle his needs does so. Thank God for upper management. This time it made a big difference for the client and the worker. So today I am up early and dressed ready to play a bit. On sunday I will have my mom for dinner and also work around the house. I did a little christmas shopping last night and will do a little more today. I purchased my mom some new pjs and slippers. If she needs surgery I will give them to her early if not then for christmas. Great deals at Kolhs. I just love that store it could be dangerous if you know what I mean. A couple of girl friends came over last night lots of laughing good way to end the work week. I ordered lunch out yesterday chicken salad with ranch dressing I should of asked for low cal. Oh! At any rate a little bacon in there but not too bad in cals over all. I did make homemade pizza last night but overall my cals were within my limits. I still haven't done the scale I will on monday morning. Trying to becareful over the weekend. Work mornings are now hot oatmeal, few dried cherries, little br. sugar, cinn. and walnuts 1 T. So that is going well. Still need to hop on board with exercise routine better. Judy have fun sorting through you clothes. When I did that inventory was taken and a few new things in order to look good if you know what I mean. I did buy two new tops this week and some socks. Still need some new br. shoes and what ever else is a great buy. Have a great day grape jam day is also sunday maybe mom will help me?????
Everyone else hope you have a great day. Lets keep it moving. I want to lose 5lbs by thanksgiving thats a lot for me. Hopefully I can do it.