I hope all are well this morning! It's cooler and cloudy today and looks like rain but I'll take it if the rest of the weekend will be beautiful.
Hi to redballoon! I wish I could greet you in japanese but that is not a language I know. How do you like Japan?
Angie 5 days OP! good for you! and good for Brit for playing soccer. Nothing like teaching healthy habits by doing something fun. That is the only way you can get me to run was run after a ball...it used to follow suit for guys too but I landed myself a wonderful one so I don't need to worry about that one.
Dips I hope things are looking up! Sorry about the exams - but I would worry if you said you were looking forward to them! Things will get better - promise. Take some of the agression out in the gym and as a bonus there is eye candy...
Jackie my best friend is in New Orleans too! She is finishing her masters at UNO - I had to go there for business and I had a great time with her. Applause for you for going to the gym and doing things you hate but still accomplishing them!
Kempy how are things with you? You are so right about not beating yourself up. If you can't be lenient with yourself and give yourself a break how the **** are you not going to slip up? it's a viscious cycle. I am glad someone else feels that way too! :
Holly you have been doing so well so don't berate yourself it will not get you anywhere. I have been taking Weight Smart vitamins and as long as I take one on a full stomach - I am okay.
Tonya I run and hide when I see people selling chocolate goodies, girl scout cookies, etc. My mother always said that if a child has enough guts to come up to you and asks you to support them...you should because that in itself is hard to do. So I will buy the candy bar and ususally givce it back to them if my brothers or husband aren't around to chomp into it. As for the 18 WWP - be careful there - don't starve yourself either.
Julie I love to bake, cook, eat and savor too I find I rather do that and know what I am putting in my food than buying it and not being sure. Good for you for staying motivated - I know that's a challenge we all face!
Noelle I hope you are feeling better. I am glad the hurricaine missed you! I was thinking about you.
Hello to the rest - CG, Summer Sandy - hope all is well!
Well it sounds like I am the giant of the group. I am a towering 5'7". Are all of you shorter than me? I used to wish that i wasn't so tall b/c I used to be heads over my frends growing up. Now I kind of like it.
Angie I do miss our afternoon chats. I remember at 3o'colck your online light would pop on and you would help me get through the rest of my day at work. It was fun and I look forward to it. Echo and the kitties are still doing fine. They are all pretty sluggish right now with the heat but I think that is about to change. It is actually a little bit cooler this morning so they were feeling their oats.
Jackie I work in a local gym. I have no idea about the clubs down there. Have you tried Elmwood?
Dips when you are done getting probed let us know how you feel. Boy the military is ruthless huh?
Red are you really from the states or have you always lived in Japan?
GEM get out there and enjoy those lower temps. I am stuck inside today so think about me while you are out there.
Noelle are you still here? What about you Chris and Summer and Sandy?
Happy Friday everyone! Dips I am sorry to hear you are having a rough day. Things will get better. When I am having a bad day I always think of what my Grandma told me to say "This shall to pass" and she was right it always did. Hang in there hon. Tonya I tried the vitamins last night. I read some online reviews and was pretty scared I was going to get sick to my stomah but I did not. It says take on a full stomah. And boy was mine full . Ate way to much at supper time. Very busy Friday for me today. check in later. Hi to everyone! Julie
Hey gals, I'm here. I tried posting yesterday at work but after typing out a whole long-winded reply to everyone a freakin' pop-up ad came and took over my whole screen. I lost my page after that. I was a bit annoyed to say the least...anyway, today is a new day and it's FRIDAY . My boy is better and only missed 1 day of school. My MIL on the other hand landed herself in the hospital emergency room last week. She's home now but I need to play taxi and bring her to doctors' appts today. (fun fun!)
GEM (and everyone else too), thanks for thinking of me during the hurricane. Fortunately it blew by well south of the islands, and I don't live on the big island where it came closest to. It did make for some big surf on the south shores though and some really ominous looking clouds.
Kempy, I think I'm a taller one of the shorties-- 5'3" . If I had your height I wouldn't need to lose so much weight.
Angie, good job on getting that walk in. I got one yesterday evening and it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.
Genki desu ka Red balloon-san . Mele Kalikimaka means merry christmas in Hawaiian. My name is Noelle and i live in HI so I thought it was a clever screen name... whereabouts is that Japanese guy you worked with from? This place is such a small rock I may have heard of him. You never know--six degrees of separation and such. I took a year of japanese in high school but didn't pay much attention since it was an elective course, thus I don't know many words, except for maybe wakarimasen (no it's not a swear word, it means "i don't understand" ).
Julie and Holly, if it's comforting smells of baking you enjoy, I've just recently found PartyLite 'home scentiments' jar candles. My favorite scent is belgian waffles . But they also have chocolate brownies, fresh baked bread and apple strudel scents. All the warm, unbelievably yummy smells of baking without the threat of calories! (no i'm not a candle seller, I just enjoy them)
Dips hang tight, the day can only get better right? Hey, maybe go to the gym and enjoy more eye-candy, that's cal-free all the time.
Jackie, i like your thinking about your "relapse prevention plan" that's an idea I need to adopt.
CG where ya at? are you traveling?
Choci how are you doing today? Looking forward to hearing more from you. Come back!
Tonya at least you only bought 2 chocolates. Put it behind you and move on. I think it's great the way you adjusted your eating afterward to make up for it.
Summer hope the kids at school are behaving, and the other teachers for that matter. Hang in there!
Well, i've got to get moving, it's gonna be another busy day--let's hope it's so busy I can't get off plan .
Hi to Sandy, Chris, Emily and and and...Hope EVERYONE and I mean everyone--lurkers included--has a great day.
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actually, I then ate some Dreyer's frozen yogurt last night too
*sigh*
I do this every single month during TOM.
Dips, ewwwwwww that would SUCK haha! My lovely yearly is the 23rd of this month, I will luckily be done ragging.
Kempy, I wish I was taller, I always wear bigger shoes, so I appear to be around 5'6" .. LOL
Julie, glad you liked the vitamins... really it's just a multi vitamin with a metabolic booster ..
Hi GEM, no worries, 18 is my minimun for WWP per day, as long as you dont go under that, you are fine .. but I still blew it and was more like 25 haha
Red, hi to you I guess 125 is pretty small, but for my height it's about average.. I think my range is 110-144 or something like that..
to everyone else, Noelle, Angie, have a great day, I probably wont be around much this weekend, got so much to do! have a good one ladies, and keep up the good work =)
Good morning all. Saturday here, but I work so I'm off to the paper soon. I do three shifts a week of editing and proofing and such. This place is really hoppin' I'm so surprised by all the posts every time I come in. Well, yesterday was pretty much of a downer. Two friends were even playing some heavy metal and I was on the guest list but I was too tired to go. Also, I had a heavy backpack with all my gym stuff, etc. in it from the morning and I just didn't feel like going. Tonight someone gave me a ticket to some Beethoven piano sonatas. Now, that's not normally the kind of stuff I'd actually go listen to, but I thought, what the heck. So that's where I'll be after work tonight. Okay, enough of me here, over to y'all!
angieME, your indoor gym sounds great. How enviable to have so much space. I live in a tiny room and pay through the eye for it. Space is precious in Tokyo and what looks like a modest home is where rich people live! A lot of people (foreigners) just can't take the lack of space. I know people working up in Hokkaido on farms (that's the north island) and they complain but when I saw their places I was astonished. Giant compared to Tokyo. Of course, you get the foreigners (this means non-Japanese) who come here and get their companies to pay everything. They never really experience Japan though (I like to tell myself). When I first came here I lived in a tiny room abou;t 15 feet square if that. There was a little sink but the toilet was communal out in the hall and of course there was no shower. I went to the gym every day because I was too shy to use the public baths and have everyone stare at me. I could do it because I'd come from India where the only water we had was from a well out back next to the rice paddy. It's all relative, really.
jackieO, hello to you too. Thanks for the extra mention. I wish you luck on the bridal shower. That sounds like a good idea to write everything down and plan it out. Imagine what you'll be doing and walk yourself through any dangerous scenarios. You know, it's funny with the old imagination. It seems so easy to think of all the bad things that could happen but so hard to imagine good things. At least for me. Maybe I'm so jaded. But I'll just think of jade, a beautiful gem, and try to turn that around and use all those years of experience for my benefit. Jaded, so I CAN imagine not what HAS happened, but what COULD! You can do it jackie. Oh, and heh, I'm glad to hear you went off sugar too. It's nice to hear someone else who has. When I tell people they look at me like I'm nuts. I've had people complain about all their woes and when I suggest going off sugar and tell them how it helps they're like, "Oh, right, I might as well be dead." I just don't understand why people seem to want to sabotage themselves so much. I mean, sure, it's tough, but if you see the benefits, wouldn't it make you still want to at least TRY to stop eating the stuff. I think sugar is linked psychologically with so many good things in our minds, mother's love, childhood memories (the good one's), people caring for you and all that that people are more or less brainwashed about it. It's NOT good. It's evil! It's totally manmade and there's nothing natural or wholesome about it.
GEMOnster, Hello! Don't worry about greeting me in Japanese. After all, I'm not Japanese, just been here a long time. Yeah, I guess I must like something about it or I couldn't have stayed this long. Things have changed so much in the past 20 years and of course Tokyo is **** with the packed trains. Everywhere people, people, people. You really must learn to tune out. You have to be able to go into yourself or you would be totally claustrophobic. There is a lot about the culture that would be good to have in the States or elsewhere but there is a lot that is not. That's the same with any culture. Having lived in a lot of different places and really gotten to know people I can see the tendencies but know there are pluses and minuses everywhere. Being a foreigner in Japan makes it easy to be here. I would never, ever want to be Japanese in Japan. It's a very tough society and you are forced to conform or be totally ostracized.
Kempyd, Your post made me laugh. Are you "really" from the States, you asked?! Too funny! Yes, I really am. From Pittsburgh and I spent the first 18 years of my life there. Of course, maybe I'd been beamed in from some other world, so I really don't know. I lived in Germany four years and when I came back to the States people would ask me if I was American. I guess my pronunciation changed because I'd only been speaking German but maybe it's just because I'm weird. I'm like a changeling or something and take on the look of my environment. But believe me, I do NOT look Japanese at all, but I do get people searching my face for a hint of Japanese ancestry when they hear me babbling away in Japanese. I don't know. I guess I've just become a kind of conglomerate. But I still consider myself American. I really do like Americans and I'm not just saying that!
Noelle, Allright! Yo! Genki desu. Okagesame de. Noeru-san, mo genki desu ka? Let's do Japanese! Are you of Japanese ancestry? I'm not sure where this fellow is from but I'll ask him. I guess I shouldn't give his name here. I'll PM you when I know where he's from. Hawaii sounds like a beautiful place. Well, it IS a beautiful place. I remember watching Hawaii Five-O all the time and my brother wanted to live there. He only got as far as Seattle though.
Tonya, I didn't mean to say 125 was too small. I think I would have to be less than that if I were to get the fat off. I was just kidding, and being jealous of you! It's very inspiring to have people who are down there where I want to be. It shows me it CAN be done. Really, I haven't been there in so long that I don't really think it's possible. But of course it is, I wasn't really growing anymore I guess. Well, no, maybe I was, I don't know. I started having weight problems when I was 14 and only once got down to 60 kg about 8 years ago. That's the lowest I've been and now I'm 68 kgs. But 60 kgs, if I have a lot of muscle, is not that low.
OK, everyone, gotta run. I spend so much time on these posts that I don't get things done and now it's time to leave soon and I have a ton to do! Ciao for now! Mata ne! (that means, see ya!)
Heh, I'm taking up so much space here. Is that OK or should I should I edit myself out a bit more?
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Thanks for sharing Kempy, I feel like reaching for the can of Raid . I imagine those bugs could just about overwhelm a hummingbird. Yuck!
Red, no I'm not Japanese although I may look it. i get that all the time. In fact, it's what attracted my husband. He likes Japanese girls . I'm actually filipino/chamorro. Who knows, there may have been some oriental blood in there somewhere . I had a stressful morning and I overate at lunch. Watakushi wa buta ( I am a )
My son's school has an open house this evening. I hope the rest of the day gets better. If I don't get back here have a great weekend everyone.
Kempyd, Oh, gross us out! What are these bugs? Are these those lovebugs again? Is this the way Louisiana always looks? I thought Japan was bad with giant cockroches!
Noelle, I've known a lot of people from the Philippines here in Tokyo. In fact, my boss today at the paper is from Manila.
Anata wa buta dewa nai, yo! Totemo utsukushii desu! (You're not a pig. You're very beautiful!) Maybe I should cut the Japanese for those not into lessons!
Good luck on making the rest of the day work out better for you!
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ICK ICK ICK!! I cannot stand bugs, and those would drive me batty! When we bought our first home, it was winter, and in the spring, I swear a new bug came out of the walls on a daily basis. I was sooooo petrified, and my husband heard about it, LOL. He was quick to fix that problem! As for all of our heights, I am not too far from you, I am a little over 5' 5 1/2", close to 5'6". I am actually interested in getting certified as a Personal Trainer. I took 1 year of college in Sports Management, and am thinking about going through ACE Fitness for certification.
Noelle,
When I was younger, anyone who didn't know us thought my best friend (who's Italian) and I were sisters. LOL, I am Irish and Indian...my mom always said it must be the Indian in me. In fact, when I do any kind of dancing aerobics, my husband calls me a crazy Indian.
I was soooo excited this morning! I stepped on the scale and it read 146.5!!! I was 145 when I met my husband, and eventually got down to 137, so I am pretty ecstatic. I seemed to be stuck between 153 and 155 for the longest time, but, now my body seems to have gone into calorie burning mode.
Morning! I figure you girls don't usually hang out here on the weekends, but since i'm almost out the door, I'd stop by. We're off to a bike trip today, with hubby and Dad. not thrilled that Dad's going, since he tends to push me farther than I'm able to, and then begins to gloat that i'm not as fit as he'd like. It's never enough. Good news though. I'm in a bikini this summer,a nd I"m including a copy right here. I know that the only way I could do that was with you girls help, so I wanna make sure not to be too scarse from this thread. It's where I reached my goal, and you guys are my inspiration. I have not caught up on the posts, so I may be a little naive of things now, but just wanted to pop in and say hi, put in a picture, for encouragement. It's a battle, even at your goal weight. But it's worth it, for vacation like we had.
WOOHOO CHRIS!!!! You look great! I could get down to 110 and still never be able to wear a bikini....at least not without having a major tummytuck first. GREAT JOB!!!
Kempy, one word...GROSS!!! Our old house had these huge disgusting hairy spiders. I think they were called mammoth spiders or something like that. They would chase us. I am so petrified of spiders now that I wont even kill a little one I make Jay do it. Luckily, we have lived here for 4 years and I think I have only had 2 little spiders in my house the whole time. Thank god!
Holly, congrats on getting over the plateau!! I know how great that feels!
RedBalloon, You can talk all you want to here. We love it.
Noelle, You are not a pig!!! You are a georgeous(sp) woman!!
I am planning to stay OP today! Subway for lunch before I even leave the house and then I will make veggies with a chowmein sauce for supper.I cant remember the name of the food but I buy a chow mein dinner out of the freezer at Walmart. I love the sauce and just a ton of veggies!I think it is Contessa. It is also very low fat, like 2 grams for half the bag.
CHRIS YOU LOOK AWESOME!!!! I think you shouel post a before pic for the new people here so that they can see the transformation too.
Noelle if I knew how to speak japanese I would say that you are not a pig and that you are a very beautiful person. OK english will work too.
Angie I HATE spiders. Sometimes we get big ones that try to come in when it is hot outside. But my big ole' shoe wont let that happen.
Yes, those are the wonderful lovebugs. They aer outside swarming right now. I thought I could go out and use the shop vac on them but they other things in mind. I would vaccum the door and 2 seconds later it was covered again. They don't bit or sting but they are annoying little things. I had to come back inside so the outsied of my house is still as bad as it was when I started. I think I might wait until it is dark when they are slower and hit them then.
I know we are all going to have a fabulous weekend with food so here's to it!
Morning!
but I'll take it if the rest of the weekend will be beautiful.
good for you! and good for Brit for playing soccer. Nothing like teaching healthy habits by doing something fun. That is the only way you can get me to run was run after a ball...it used to follow suit for guys too but I landed myself a wonderful one so I don't need to worry about that one.
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My mother always said that if a child has enough guts to come up to you and asks you to support them...you should because that in itself is hard to do. So I will buy the candy bar and ususally givce it back to them if my brothers or husband aren't around to chomp into it. As for the 18 WWP - be careful there - don't starve yourself either.
I find I rather do that and know what I am putting in my food than buying it and not being sure. Good for you for staying motivated - I know that's a challenge we all face!
GEM/Summer 
Are all of you shorter than me? I used to wish that i wasn't so tall b/c I used to be heads over my frends growing up. Now I kind of like it. 
. My boy is better and only missed 1 day of school. My MIL on the other hand landed herself in the hospital emergency room last week. She's home now but I need to play taxi and bring her to doctors' appts today. (fun fun!)
. If I had your height I wouldn't need to lose so much weight.
(no it's not a swear word, it means "i don't understand" ).
. But they also have chocolate brownies, fresh baked bread and apple strudel scents. All the warm, unbelievably yummy smells of baking without the threat of calories! (no i'm not a candle seller, I just enjoy them)
that's an idea I need to adopt.
I guess 125 is pretty small, but for my height it's about average.. I think my range is 110-144 or something like that.. 
happy saturday!
. I imagine those bugs could just about overwhelm a hummingbird. Yuck!
. I had a stressful morning and I overate at lunch. Watakushi wa buta ( I am a 
) 
gross!
