Monday..let's get moving ladies!
 

Good morning ladies,
Are you ready to hit the ground running? That's always my first thought when I wake up on Monday morning.

I had a pretty good weekend and I feel I stayed on plan most of the time. I'm going to remember my game plan that I posted last week. I've got a copy of it pasted on the inside of my journal. Now, about that journal. I have such a hard time doing it everyday! Why is that? It really is something that I want to do, but I just can't seem to make it a priority. Anyone have any ideas on what I can do to get in the habit?

Also, I need help in coming up with a name for my TOPS team. We have two teams right now A & B, and it's a contest to see which team can loose the most weight collectively by the end of the year. We are to come up with a name for our teams and we are to use this as a way to inspire each other. Any ideas you have would be most welcome.

Sherri: I think you did an awesome job on the office. I know that it's not finished but you really made a dent in things. Just keep working on it. You have inspired me! This morning, I cleaned out my sock and underwear drawer. I threw away things that just didn't look to be in good shape anymore, socks with no mates, pantyhose with runs in them. It felt good to get that all out of the way and get the drawer in order.

I need to work on my cubicle at work, so I'll start with it today and work on one area each day, that way on Friday it should be in tip-top shape!

Penny: How are you doing with your cold? One of my co-workers has a really bad cold and she's here this morning...touching everything! I'm armed with my lysol and I'm going to wash my hands a lot. I just don't have time to get a cold!

Looking forward to seeing a lot of posts todays. Ladies...we need to hear from you.

Susie,

That is great that you stayed on plan all weekend and that you are not losing sight of your plan you set for yourself. That was a great job on cleaning out the drawer. We never know how much real garbage we have until we start hauling out. I am sure you have a lot more room in your drawer now don't you? Every bit of garbage we get rid of gives us more space and it gives us a sense of accomplishment. I have to organize the office as well. I have to come up with a plan. I can't look at the big picture I have to take it one section at a time just like at home. We have to be more effecient at work all of us. So I am on the right path anyway.
How is your nephew doing?

I didn't get to workout this morning. I am going to workout tonight after work. My Husband is picking up the boys and I called and told him I would be late because I was going to workout. Normally I would ask if it is ok. But I don't need permission to do something for me. So I am making little changes in all parts of my life. I am looking forward to workingout. I got my hair cut on friday. I want to grow it out but I can't if I am going to keep washing it after I workout.LOL

Nothing more going on here. I did stay on plan all weekend and my scale is down 2 lbs so we will see what wednesday brings.

By the way Susie make sure when you sit down to eat or right after have your notebook or journal with you at the table so you can write down things when you put it on your plate. Use this as a rule. You can't eat anything until you write it down. You will want to eat so you will write it down.LOL

Sherri

Sherry,
Thanks for the journal idea. I'm going to try it. I think that part of my problem with not taking the time to journal is that I seem to want to keep it private. I don't know what for; everyone I know is aware that I'm trying to loose weight.

You've got the right idea about cleaning the office. I have no doubt that you will accomplish it.

I'm glad that you are going to your workout and I understand the statement about asking for permission. I think it's just something that a lot of women do. I find myself doing it sometimes, and my husband isn't asking me to, it's just something I do.

I notice it a lot with women with children. My friend will ask her husband if he can help with the baths or if he would mind getting a bottle ready, or this one always gets me...she will say, I need to see if he will watch the kids! Why wouldn't he watch the kids? They are his aren't they?

But hey, we all do this.

Enjoy your workout. I'm going to the gym also this evening. It's very cold, and wet here in Ohio today..it's going to be hard to get up off that couch and go, but my workout partner will be there waiting..so I'll make it.

My nephew is still in the hospital. They think he might get to come home tomorrow. He will be coming home with an IV in for antibodicts. He has a major blood infection, they said it E-Coli and it's eithier from the appendicts or the gallbladder. Poor kid, he's really been through a lot.

Thanks for asking about him.

I forgot to mention this yesterday. While I was on the track doing my walk, a guy that I know and haven't seen for quite a while was jogging and as he went by, he said "You are really losing some weight aren't you?" Boy did that feel good!

I just had to share that. It's such an uplifting feeling and I knew that you all would understand it.