Back In Kindergarten #5
 

:welcome: :belly: :woops: to BACK IN KNDERGARTEN #5

I feel like I am back in kindergarten in many ways... personal, sometimes at work and now with the weight loss. I have done so many things wrong over the years.....emotional eating, pills for weight loss, eating the wrong things, failed diets, etc.
Now it's time to start fresh, kinda like back in kindergarten ~Jules

Come join us in our daily chit chat as we share our lives and weight loss victories!!!
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from Michelle:


This may not seem like a big deal to some people, but I find it to be to myself. I always try to include everyone in personals, but for some reason, I'm left out quite often when it comes to personals. I have invested a lot of my time here, but I feel it's best that I back away from this group and not say anymore. Sorry I had to bring this up AGAIN, but I've been feeling this way again for the past couple of days.

from Mari:

HI Everyone!
Hope your Friday is going well. Today is a dreary day outside. We have been having 80 deg weather and today it is like 55 and might rain tonight. I guess I didn't look at the weather reports since I sent Ryan to school in his uniform shorts only to realize when we got there that 80% of the school was bundled up!!! He didn't mind so I hope it will be okay!.

Susan: Dinner was good. I must have spent like 15 minutes trying to decide on what to have. It seems that not many places just carry steamed vegetables - this was a BJ Brewhouse like a Red RObin and they had all types of food but their salads were definitely not fit food!!! It was a struggle but when I came home I indulged in my Jenny Craig Double Chocolate cook, yummy!

Jules: Thank you for the nice words! On another subject, I have been wanting to research a breast lift. It seems that with the weight loss has come other issues to deal with. I heard about sagging skin and things like that but I ddin't give it much thought until now. I feel like I want to do something. Anybody have any tips? I am going to try strength exercising and toning for four months to see if I see any improvement.
Ginny: My right side is bigger too, I even notice it in pants on my right leg. I thought it was just me but I guess it is like that for others.
Bep: I remember around the month after I started losing I was so excited to be losing like 4 -5 lbs a week and I remember coming home so sad and disappointed when she told me I lost 1/2 a pound and I did everything the same that week!! So the next week, I added 10 minutes of Tai Bo (sp) I couldn't do anymore than 10 minutes!!! and I changed my walking to instead of straight walking I would do 2 minute jogs and then 5 minuts walk and then 2 minutes jog, etc. Well it did work since the next week I lost 2.5 lbs. I try to change it up but I don't know what to do now!!! Since I am stuck with that dreaded P word. Tonight I am going to try and do an OLD Kathy Smith Video. (I found it in my old boxes and remembered how I liked it!!!)

Michelle: Thank you for the kind words, I feel like I can share my story here. It is so weird since I know that I can't even talk to my 3 sisters about any of these but I feel like I can share with you all. Thanks for being there!!!!
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Mari

Good Morning!!!

I cut and pasted some of the post. Can't do em all , sorry!! I will just have to go back and forth for a bit and catch up!!!

Michelle ummm, sorry.....you can't leave!! :nono: I honestly think we all just get busy in life. I am sorry if you feel left out at times - not a good feeling at all. I have felt that way at times myself but just take a deep breath and plug along.Personals are really hard for me in the past. HUGS and I am sure no one meant any harm. I think we are an awesome group and hope you stay!! As far as Oregon City High.....my brothers and sister went there. I dropped out in 9th grade. I think it would be great for Rach. I have wanted to move out there anyway for some time. Seems like a more peaceful place to live. I hope you are having a good day :) You are always welcome to PM me.

Mari Congrats on the dinner out! I never pay attention to the weather here. Suppose to rain Monday and I kind of look forward to that!! Hope you are having a good Friday!

Ginny Yikes!! I forgot what you wrote! lol I know you are super busy. How long does the busy time at business last? Hope you are having a good day too and I will have to go back and reread.....

argh,,,,,,back in a bit!! lol

Ginny My body parts are equal - lol I never thought about it. I am a steady eddie.....don't tilt or nuttin. lol When is Josh's wedding??

Bep:goodluck: Hey!! hang in there!!! Stalls are a pain but they are just a test!! Weight loss is a life change...so dig and don't give up!!!:cheer:

Shawnawow, I hope everyone is feeling better today! Kashi waffles sound yummy....actually waffles or pancakes are my fave breakfast .....mmm, with coffee, so good! Any plans for the weekend??

JulesHi!!!! Rach is a sweetie, I hope she can get back on track now. Would love to move and give her a clean start.Her rep isn't the graetest - with her temper and isolation she has lost friends....

Cristi Hi to you too!! So excited for you!! Happy to hear Josh is home sooner......Gaby was still dragging this morning so took her to my mothers.

Katy What are you doing today??Seems cooler and I am soooooo glad! HUGS to Leigh and tell her Gaby says hi....

Deb Sending the posse out on you!!! lol Come chat with us soon!!

yikes.....bathroom break,,,,,back in a bit!!:carrot:

good afternoon
 

Howdy all,
I am sitting at work on lunch break right now. Turkey cutlet with green beans and pinto beans.
Michelle, I am sorry if you feel left out. I know for the most part I don't address everybody separately. It is not an intentional thing, but I usually check in the mornings and the late evenings when I get home, and there are alot of posts to read and I read them all I just dont address everyone of them. I will try to do better with that.
Bep, if you are working out along with eating healthier you are going to gain muscle and muscle weighs more then fat. As long as you are losing inches you are doing fine. We all plateau at some point, just like Mari said, just change some of your workout up a bit and I'm sure it will help.
Jules and Susan: the kashi waffle was yummy, now just to keep them in the house for longer then 2 days with everybody else eating them!!!
Hubby is feeling better this morning, but really weak. I told him to not even breathe on me!!!
HI Dahlia, Cristina, Ginny, Katy, Mari....is that everybody???
Weekend plans, I'm working 9-7 tomorrow then we are going on a double date with some friends of ours. I think we're going to go bowling after we get dinner. Have a good night everyone.
Shawna

Hello All....just a newbie here--hoping this is the right place to post. Thanks to MOM2GABY for an invite back here. I've belonged to MSN groups--but this site is so LARGE--I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed. I'm a 34 yr old sahm to kids from Missouri--they are out for the summer now so say a prayer for my sanity--HA HA. We farm for a living and I stay active with that, the 3 kids who are all involved in sports and whatnot....but this weight just won't come off. I will be the first to admit that I do NOT like healthy food...not at all. But I have made an honest effort to cut back all my portions and try to start drinking water. I also started walking at least 2 miles a day about 6 weeks ago--2 weeks ago I went to the dr and had not lost a pound since I had been there for a kidney stone about 2 monthes before that. The NP tried to explain that muscle weighs more than fat and I should be measuring myself, but that didn't matter--in my eyes I had done all that work for nothing and I was quite depressed--fell of the wagon for a week and am now trying to jump back on. I've tried every diet pill out there and just wish I had half that money I had wasted on all that stuff. I look forward to getting to know some of you and learning my way around here....

Yours Truly--June C

:welcome2: June C!! I love that ID and that you live on a farm. When I talk with my daughters about some of the things I want to do with them they say "we're not the Cleavers!"..lol What are some of the foods do you like? I like the shakes (Atkins or Slim Fast) with a fruit in the morning.
I think you will see results if you continue with the walking. I am not even doing that right now so :bravo: and welcome!! Look forward to chatting with you and I promise the other ladies will have better advice!! lol Saying prayers!! Mine go on vacation mid June.

Shawna I have been thinking of kashi waffles all day long! Do you make them from scratch or from a box?

Michelle How is your day going?? Turned cool this afternoon....

Just popping in....had lunch and sent my email to my co worker.....*roll eyes* had to set up appts to meet with him. Now he is talking with me and I can't stand it........lol......have a carrot cake staring at me and think I will take home to the kids.

Chat later and welcome again!!

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HI June, Welcome! I just joined her a couple days ago and this is a great bunch and I look forward to getting to know everyone.
The walking is great for you. That has been one of the things that I started with and do. I couldn't get into doing the aerobics, spin classes, step machines. I tried but I swear I couldn't last 5, make that 3 minutes!!!! I did a step class one day and I swear I looked like so funny - I could not follow directions well and was going in all directions. Needless to say, do not go back there again!!!!

i love walking though. I use my treadmill and read a book when I am on it. I buy large hardcovers so I can easily read but someone gave me a book on CD last week. I am going to try that next!

waffles
 

i bought the box kind in the frozen food section at wally world and put it in the toaster....yum

NSV=non scale victory--like losing inches,your clothes feel looser, my peronal fave--working my way up to 10 minutes on the ellipitical after barely being able to do 3 minutes when I started or my greatest fear that hasn't happenned yet-I didn't start a fire from the friction of my thighs rubbing together!!

Michelle ma belle--I am sorry that you are feeling left out--I think from time to time we all feel a little that way-I don't know about you but I have always had insecurity issues and sometimes I feel unwanted myself. I am trying to get over those feelings--when I figure it out it will be another chapter in that book we are going to write. I think another thing too is sometimes when we all really get posting it is hard to backtrack to the previous page to cover everything.

Mari--what are you reading now--I just got Sue Grafton S is for Silence at the library today along with a Fit after 40 book and a few other heatlh books.

June--I love your that--I am like SuzyQ and we do the "We are not the Cleavers" my husbands uncle has a farm in MD--my kids got off the bus there and his aunt babysat them until we got home. my weight has been stalled for several months and while I know it's very frustrating I try to look at the fact I am losing inches--have you measured yet--start keeping track--it helps!! Aren't kidney stones terrible--I had one--I couldn't stop rolling around on the floor until I got to the hospital and got a pain shot. I had heard they were bad but boy--they really are not kidding!!

Shawna--a double date and bowling sound fun!! enjoy!!

I am sure Cristina is having a great tiem with her son!! Hubby's doctor appointment went pretty good--they drew some blood to run some tests and he will do the rest of a physical next Friday. Dr thinks he doesn't have a hernia but has a muscle tear. He is referring him to a specialist that he thinks highly of.

Speaking of Hubby--I gotta go!! I hope everyone had a great day today!!

Those are good--I like the Kashi cereal too!

kashi
 

have you tried the cinnamon wheat ...........oh i think i need to go make me a bowl right now lol

not yet--I like the blueberry cluster!! I try the cinnamon wheat next!!

new to 3fc
 

Hey everyone, I just joined this site today after sitting here all day feeling sorry for myself as I eat anything I can get my hands on and watch tv!! I think to myself..."whats wrong with me?" I am so unhappy with myself, but I lack any motivation to change it. I stumbled onto this website. Yeah!! I hope that this will be what I need to get my butt moving again. My motivation to loose the baby weight after my first two was my friends. Now I live in a different state though. Away from all those friends, so now I am looking to meet new friends to share in this journey with me. I have been reading your guys thread tonight, and what a great group of ladies! I hope you guys will let me join in, and kick me in the butt!!! lol

Wow, good evening ladies,

Welcome to Mari, Sunny, June and anybody else I missed.:wave: :welcome3: :welcome2: Glad to have you join us, looking forward to getting to know you.

Michelle, I'm sorry if I don't do personals all the time, but I am lucky if I get all the posts read and remember some of it to respond to. Sometimes I take notes of certain things I want to remark on, but most of the time I read thru them so fast by the time I get to the end, *we are a chatty group here*, I've forgotten most of what I read or what I wanted to say. When work settles down a bit I'll try to do better. But stick with us. I know I don't want you to leave. I enjoy hearing from you. Also, I usually try to answer any guestions I"m asked even if I don't remember who asked them.

Like my son Josh's wedding is Aug. 12th. Josh and Nikky his fiance' spent most of the afternoon at work with us today. Josh helped out the guys loading orders etc, and Nikky, her mom and I did some wedding talking between customers. We are also trying to help her make some decisions about other things in her life. They went to see the minister that is going to marry them. He gave them a bunch of papers to read etc. which is good, but he also gave them a paper concerning their finances to fill out. Now I think that is going to far, and I told them not to take it back. Their finances are none of his business, they won't be going to his church so he doesn't need to start begging for money already and what they do with their money is none of his concern. Honestly I couldn't believe that.

It was cold all day, north wind made it feel even colder than the 49 it was. It just doesn't seem like May. At least it didnt' rain today.

I am glad some of the rest of you are uneven also. I am glad I am not the only one. Makes me feel better.

I am going to go put my jammies on and ride my bike :ebike: for my 5 miles before I turn in.

We had supper at my ds#1's this evening. It was good.

Will see you all in the morning.

Good night

Ginny:carrot:

Welcome Sunny!!!! yay ......glad you joined us!

I will chat more in the morning, I just wanted to say hi. The girls had Panda Express. I had a dish of brown rice with carrots/chicken at my mothers. It was really good, mothers cooking is the best.

Had a counseling with the girls and Rach was rather amazing. She seems to get it about not continuing her friendship with the girl across the yard. We listened to country music all the way home and I am afraid she sounded the most mature in our family.....her dad was in counseling too.

Anway, we are going to look at the Oregon City tomorrow to look at the high school. My mom says it isn't the old one I am thinking of....I guess that dates me.....it isn't a one room school house anymore...lol

better get!! You all have a good night!! 2 days until weigh in!!!

New Reading
 

Hi Everyone

Jules: I just finished reading The Notebook" Loved it!!!! and I am reading again for the second time" Angry Housewives eating Bon Bons" and also P.S. I love you. Both great reads!!!

Ginny: Ok I will not complain about our 60 degrees today!! I guess we were having warm weather then!!!!

Michelle: I hope you are feeling better, I hope you stay here so I get to know you!!!!

idontwant2bfat: :welcome: I am glad you found us and I hope to get to know you! Most of my friends are so into their single lives that I have lost almost all of them!!! They don't understand that my family comes first and that I can get a babysitter ever weekend!!!! I love spending time with them and they think that is WEIRD! Anyway, welcome!
You all sound so great and I have only been here for two days but you all make a difference in my life. My husband asks me how come I am so happy and I told him I have friends to talk to who understand how things are going! You guys are great! Mushy hug time NOW! ::encore:

I've been reading the threads on and off today and just now had some time to post...

Michelle - It's been said several times, but I'll say it, too - I don't want you to go. I know I get busy and don't have time to address as many individuals as I would like, but I do think of you all and truly do feel we are all in this together even when we can't read or post as mch as we would like.

Ginny- your post about your son and DD struck me and I'd like to share something about me that may help understand where the pastor was coming from. Granted, I was not there and indeed he may be looking for congregants. When DH and I were planning our wedding, we were offered financial counseling as part of the pastoral care offered with weddings. We turned it down, thinking it was too much and none of his business. Fast forward 5 or 6 years and the first major snag in our marriage came from fighting over money. I thought then and still do every so often, that we should have swallowed our pride and accepted the counseling; it could have saved us a whole lot of grief and marriage counseling. Again, sorry for butting in, but I just wanted you to know what we went through as it may give you another way to look at it.

Susan- what great news about Rachel...sounds like she's getting back on track. Hope you can get moved to Oregon City....you can drop in on Michelle and her AC in the middle of August, lol!


I enjoy seeing so many new people here! I hope to get to more individuals in the coming days....until then everyone have a nice evening!

Katy - Hey. :) I was going to say the same thing about the marriage counseling and all the questions the pastor wanted answered. If it wasn't meant for billing purposes it was probably to get their idea on how they handle money. My first husband & I didn't agree on how to spend money. We didn't really argue about it we just grew apart.
I do feel good about Rachel. She is carrying herself with some peace now, I can tell that and when she explained what she learned in treatment I started to get teary eyed......some of that really did sink in. Her & Gaby are watching a movie, they get along so well - Gaby adores her. We'll see about Oregon City......it will be going home if we did move there since I grew up in Beavercreek.

Mari - Thanks for some titles!! I need to get back to reading , might go stroll through the library tomorrow and see if any of those books you mention are there. Mushy HUG back and I am glad you have a home here at 3fc!!! :)

I forget....who reads while walking on the treadmill??? lol It would be like reading in the car ,,,,,motion sickness.....whoever it was - you are talented!! lol

Ginny - Our weather finally cooled today,soooo glad. An August 12th wedding sounds so nice. How did Josh & Nikky meet?? They sound like a cute couple.

Shawna - yum on kashi waffles....I guess I will have to make a trip to Wally world......hope your family has a good weekend!!

Welcome again Sunny! Hi to Bep, Michelle, Deb, June C, Jules, Kathy and Cristi and if I missed someone........yikes!! sorry.....

Good Morning!!

Sunny: Welcome!!! Wow, with 3 of your own and then 3 steps added in you must have a full house. You & Ginny will have to chat--she may give you some pointers-she has 5 boys and you both live in MI,
(hey do you have any clue where Jimmy Hoffa is buried?? J/K!!)

Ginny: DH and I listen to a local Chrisitian radio station in the morning while getting ready and driving the half an hour to work. There is a whole segment on money management and the guys advice to any soon-to-be-married couples is to get financial counseling early so you don't end up needing debt counseling later and they have all kinds of programs for pastors and church members to teach these principles. I always thought that I would leave my husband when the kids left--but our major arguments were and still are to a much lesser degree (1) differences of opinion when it came to the kids (he still says that I put them before him(and myself) and I will admit that I do--they just don't need me as much anymore so the problem is mostly solved) and (2) MONEY- I am a spender and he is a saver and I did probably spend too much on the kids over the years...we are on a tight budget right now trying to get everything paid off so that he can quit his job and start a business.

Mari--Mushy hug back at you!! My hubby asked how we could have so much to go back and forth about losing weight--I told him it is so much more than just that. It's a support system that I haven't had for a long time.

SuzyQ--I always said that either DD or DS can act up at a time--it's too stressful when they all both are doing things that make me crazy!! Maybe the change in Rach will have a positive effect on Beck..

I am going to go get me a cup of coffee!!
Good Morning All!!

Good morning ladies,

Thank you for all the different perspectives on the financial counceling, if that is what it is.. he turned the kids off when he started talking because he is very chauvenistic. He asked who handles their money, they said they both did, they do it together, he asked who was more dominant men or women, both said women.. he says oh no, men should be dominant. Anyway, they met in high school. Actually they were in grade school together for a few years but didn't even realize it. Then in 9th grade they started to like each other, hung around in the same group of friends and by the end of the year they were going together. Which went into going steady and now they are getting married. They have lived together now for over a year and they are doing very well with their finances, little that they have. Nikky is a very good money manager, she hates to spend money, she tries to make as much as she can or do things less expensively. Josh isn't really a spender either. He seems to need very little to be happy. He is a lot like his father. Anyway the way the minister came across was not very helpful. Neither of the kids go to his church, they just are getting married there because she don't have a church and Josh doesn't like our priest and our church is to rigid for them.

The sun is shining already,:sunny: it is suppose to be nice today before it rains again tonight. Our high is going to be 65-68.. so you gals who are complaining about heat... if you don't want it send it my way. Business is still going steady, today should be busy again. Up to Memorial day it is hectic, then it settles down to a slower pace. Weather plays a major role.

Michelle I hope you decide to stay with us. I don't really do personals all that much, (1) because as I said last time, I ususlly forget who said what, and (2) I mainly just talk to everybody and hope everybody will join in and give me their perspective. I feel like we are all one big family. As I get to know each of you better perhaps I'll do more one on one posting. But if we really want one on one we can pm to whoever. Don't feel left out if you aren't name specifically, remember we are all getting up in age around here.. sorry girls but it's true, and some of us don't have the great memories anymore...

I am having my dgd Jade over tonight, I have missed her company. The other day she was over briefly with the rest of the family and when she had to leave after only a very short visit the look on her face tore me apart. She wanted to spend more time with us.. so I have to have her over. She is 5. Susan to bad you live so far away, or Katy and Leigh too, you could come over and we could all bake cookies together or something.. Jade loves to do that. I take her to a special Princess Tea once a year at a local restaurant. It's our time out.. I want to be able to take Jasmine to when she gets old enough, they are for girls 4-8 but I don't know how long they'll be having them. It's put on by a place called Ettissentials, its a real tea party, they inform the girls the proper ettiquette for eating out. The girls get all dressed up and a real Princess joins us and after the tea, she reads them a story and they get to have their picture taken with her. We've met Cinderella, Belle, and this year it's going to be Ariel. She loves it and I enjoy watching her have such fun.

Susan, I am glad to hear Rachel is doing better. Sounds like she did make good use of her time away at counceling. I hope it continues, And like someone else said, hope she shares what she learned with Becky.

Ok. well I guess I'll go do some household chores till its time for work. Have a great day all. I'll check back in tomorrow. Mushy hugs to everybody:grouphug:

Ginny:carrot:

Good Morning All....looks to be another hot day here in MO. I had my furnace on in the first part of the week and by yesterday it was in the 90's. UGHHH

Thanks to all who liked my name-LOL I really am a June Cleaver wannabe--wish I was that perky pleasant wife who always met her hubby at the door with a smile on her face and a hot meal on the table and a immaculate house.:D In reality....I sooo far from her! :dizzy:

JULES--I haven't measured yet. I know i need to, just haven't. I'm starting to fall into that 'ohhh, maybe I should just try the diet pill thing again' and I KNOW that isn't right...I know it. But, I'm getting desperate. I think that is why I came here....to get some sane advice and a good kick in the butt for thoughts like that.

Dahlia--WOW, that preacher would have irritated me too. Very Chauvenistic indeed.

Good morning ladies!! The sun is shining in Michigan. YEAH!!! It has been awhile since that has happened. SO happy.:D Thanks to all of you for the warm welcome, I really appreciate it. My husband just walked by, and said "what are you doing now?" I said..."these are my new friends!" he just rolled his eyes. lol I feel bad, he has listened to me for months complain about not being able to kick myself in the butt and loose this weight. I am going to try really hard not to unload on him anymore. Dont get me wrong he is really supportive, but I know it has to be exhausting for him to. So I was going to wait to start on Monday, but since I joined here I decided I might as well just start today! Do any of you use fitday.com? I am going to use that to count calories.
Susan- Thanks for the invite and the welcome, anyone who is a Napoleon dynamite fan is alright in my book. lol My husband and I love that movie!! I am originaly from Idaho very near Preston! So I knew lots of Napolean's

Dahlia- Thanks for the welcome and congrats on your sons upcoming wedding! August 12th is my 2nd dd's birthday!:)

Babyholdon2me- I think that having friends who are going through the same thing is very important to success! Looks like everyone here is great friends, so we all will succeed!!:D

Jules- Thanks for the welcome...lol @ the Jimmy Hoffa thing, isn't that silly?

Junecleaverwannabe-aren't we all...lol cute ID!!

Good morning everyone

I was doing so well with my eating all last week, then last night BAM - I need another pizza/beer intervention :nono: maybe just one of these:hug: :hug: ok 2
I am going to exercise class this morning, then back on track for me...WI Monday is right around the corner and I can't lose all that good progress I was making last week.

Welcome JuneCleaver! I like the name...I think I'm a JCWB as well, maybe a little more Martha Stewart. I'm a SAHM and my interests (besides my family) revolve around volunteering, reading, knitting and gardening.....sounds pretty June Cleaver-ish I must say. I don't have pearls, lol Wait a minute - yes I do! I just don't wear them while vacuuming. My Dh usually has to step over stuff when he walks through the door in the evening...but he is greeted by his kids who are happy and healthy and most days don't want to kill each other. Hot meals..eh we do our best :D


Ginny - that pastor does sound chauvinistic...your kids sounds like they are off to a good start with managing their money. They sound very sweet in general, btw. This wedding will be a very happy occasion for everyone! Our problems began when we started having some money and disagreed about what to do with it (save, spend, pay off debts) UGH it was a mess. We get along great when we are poor. If they need that kind of awareness, they can get Dave Ramsey's books and not bother with the pastor. You have good instincts.....


Jules - here I am :coffee: :coffee: I have a cup of coffee for you...can you smell it all the way over there? I got my yarn in the mail, so I cast on for the skull tote. That makes 4 works in progress ( WIPs in yarn-talk) I usually only have two, socks and something else, but I've been a little restless so it's nice to have choices when I want to pick up a project,

Susan- Hope you and the girls have a great weekend - is Gaby feeling better? Leigh says Hi


Today after exercise, we all go to Family Day at the preschool. It's an open house of sorts. There's is also a family bbq this evening, but I thought we were really only up for one thing like that today, so we chose the open house. Now it turns out to be a good choice, because it is rainy here (in Oregon, imagine that:o ) so we picked the indoor option yay. Other than that I'm feeling a bit pms-y so I'm hunkering down with my coffee and knitting and hope that everyone else can stay busy. I was patting myself on the back yesterday - I was able to move practically the whole unit of dairy compost by myself AND got it done before the rain came...granted I didn't do it all at once, but I did do it. Now it is on all the beds soaking up the wonderful rain.... My next project is move a little brick patio to another part of the yard, then design and build a cob bench with some of the clay dirt from our remodel excavation. That big dirt pile in our back yard has to be good for something! Maybe I'll work on that next week.....

Hi Sunny! Just missed you
Hope you have a great day
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Good morning RosieKate!!! Thanks, hope you have a great day to!! lol

Ok ladies...I am off to do some taebo cardio...if my baby lets me. Send a lil prayer my way that my lil tornado will behave for 45 min. UGH! lol

Ginny--it does sound like the kids have the money thing under control--DS & gf are moving in together in August instead of having separate apartments-DS really got into using a budget when his roomates moved out and he did it all by himself before his sister took over the second bedroom after separating from her soon to be ex. The princess tea parties sounds fun!!

June--I did the diet pill thing too--they don't work or we would all be skinny!! Since I lose weight slowly the measuring helps. I only measure one a month though and I only weigh once a week or I tend to get frustrated.

Sunny--my DH does the eye roll thing to me too & the oh your on that site again. He's being understanding though and supportive--once I get losing though he tends to get insecure and I am hoping he keeps the support up this time. After 20 years I think he has finally figured out that I am not going anywhere...

Katy--that coffee sure does smell god--I like the Oregon Chai tea too--Chai lattes are a favorite treat but I don't get them very often. I'd really be interested in seeing a picture of your cob bench when its finished.

Well I gotta go-DD, DS & gf and another friend are on their way to DC for a huge multi band concert/chili cook-off that DC101 rock station sponsors every year for the Kidney foundation--need to have them be able to get through if they need to!!

Everyone have a great day!!

OK...just got back from my 2mile walk...I keep trying to decide what 'plan' I need to go with. I am a huge carb addict :o and my NP said if I went carb free for a couple of days my blood sugar would even out and that would help kickstart the weight loss...honestly though--I don't know if I could go CARB FREE--low carb maybe, but free-- :stress:

:welcome: Idontwant2befat--I missed you earlier. I think I might go check out fitday...thanks for the tip.

Thanks RosieKate for the Welcome. Your house sounds eerily like mine :lol: and probably the majority of America. I don't know WHY I put so much stress on myself to be a perfect person when I KNOW that isn't me...cleaning and cooking just don't come naturally--it just ain't fun.

JuneCleaverwannabe- cut out carbs??? :yikes: lol no way I could do that. I know it is good for ya, but man oh man...I love my carbs.

Ok girlies...I did my cardio...all of 25 min...my lil tornado interrupted..but atleast it is something...I must go shower now and get my butt off this computer!! Will check in later! Have a wonderful Saturday!!! :grouphug:

OK....I am totally not having the BRAINY-est day I have ever had in my life. :dizzy: I kept looking at the last "BACK IN KINDERGARTEN" post wondering where in the world everyone was. DUH!!! I FINALLY caught on that a new thread was started. Boy...I think I need some brain food today. :o

JULES...thanks for explaining the NSV thing to me!

I actually got some NSV's this past weekend! I was with family that hadn't seen me in a few months and they noticed that I looked smaller. They all kept telling me they could really see a difference. I was completely shocked because I don't feel like I can see a difference yet! There we go...that is my first NSV! :carrot:

Bep--Susan thinks we will explode if we go over 50 posts!! Actually it does keep it from getting confusing with so many pages!! Yeah on your first NSV!! More will come!!

Sunny--I have two big dogs one of which thinks she needs to like your face when you are down at her level--doesn't help while doing exercise tapes!!

June--I have found that I don't stick to things that say I can't ever have something.....that is why I am trying calorie counting for the first time. I am all across the board on daily calorie intake--I was shocked to see that there were days that I ate under 1000 calories and then others that I was over 2000--no wonder I am not losing--my body is confused with my constant back and forth between starvation and bingefests!! I have also read that too few calories slow down metabolism and we all know what happens when we consume to many. I would like to get to a 1700 average to start and then drop to 1600 and then to 1500 and stick with a 1200-1300 daily range. We will see if this plan of mine works for me.

Sunny that is exactly how I feel about the no carbs thing--even for just 3 days--I don't think it's humanly possible :( That's why I think portion control is the best thing for me. I'm like Jules--tell me I can't have something and WATCH OUT cuz that's inevitabley what I will want the most. :p

BEP--WTG..that is awesome. :carrot: When OTHERS actually can tell a difference, that's when you know it's working. I would be on cloud nine if someone told me that.

funny thing to make you laugh--I am fairly big chested and seem to wear bras out--well everytime I get a new bra and the "girls" are lifted back where they should be I get the "have you lost weight" cracks me up!!! I am thinking no--you can actually just see that I do have a waist!!

welcome sunny and idontwant2befat
 

:welcome: glad you are here!!!
i am at work right now, got here at 8 and working till 7, taking a lunch break before we get busy. eating leftover meatloaf made with ground turkey, mushrooms, onions and bell pepper, with some sweet corn....dh made it and its purdy good.
about the no carbs thing, your body needs carbs for energy, if you cut them out completely you have no energy!!! just cut out the bad carbs, like white rice, potatoes, white bread, etc......whole grains are the best, brown rice, whole wheat bread(not just wheat bread, whole wheat bread), and add more fiber and protein to your diet. that seems to work the best for me, the extra protein helps me get through the afternoons, i either grab a protein bar or make me a protein shake. i have read that whey protein is more filling and better for you but i have not tried that yet. ok i gotta finish eating, hope yall have a great day!!
hugs,
Shawna

The calorie counting talk has reminded me of a tip to help you get started with setting your calorie goals, but avoid setting them to low and kick in the starvation response. I thought I'd share it, incase any of the calorie-counters find it helpful. The magic formula to lose one pound a week:

Take your weight times 13, then subtract 500 for a daily calorie limit. The 500 comes from the fact that you need to burn 3500 calories to lose 1 pound. If you combine this with more exercise, then you can get to the 2 lbs a week loss that most programs recommend.

For example; I weighed 185 on Monday, so
185x13= 2405 ( this is what I would eat daily if I had no interest in losing weight with a lifestyle of moderate activity)

2405-500=1905 for daily calories

When I tried this I found it worked if you also exercise; didn't work for me if I did zero exercise. I know it seems high, but it is a place to start and it is meant for slow loss and long term maintenance. Right now I am just not in a calorie-counting frame of mind, so I am doing the Zone where I have to do all portion control and zero calorie counting. I tend to change programs periodically just to keep myself interested...fwiw

good article
 

here is a good article that i have read....its very informative.

http://www.gleemagazine.com/glee/art...2055029/cid_36

Good Morning to everyone!!

I am at the library so I will write real fast. Gaby's attention span is limited and any minute I know she is going to want to go play outside!!

I did see Baker & Spice this morning Katy. That is the bakery you gain 10 pounds just walking by their front window!!! omg.....I think I was drooling this AM....I went to Starbucks and walked right by....

Rach did cry and Beck too when Rach was saying she would never want her sister to have to go through what she has - treatment wise...-she said she loved Becky and I never have heard that before...lol....

We are cleaning today and just relaxing. Hope to catch up with you chatty ladies tonight.......yay Bep for finding us!! lol...sorry for changing the thread on you!! :)

Napoleon is so cute.....I might find another avatar....so I can see him better.:o
ok, off to find a good book to read!! Welcome again!!!