[Kempyd]

Hey guys! Not much movement on the thread last night huh? Joe and I went and had sushi but I couldn't stay away from the soy sauce. So, now I am I paying for it. Oh well, it is my own fault. I am just drinking lots of water so that I can flush some of this out.

We went looking for costums for me after dinner but I couldn't find anything to fit me. All of the costums out there are sized for a woman who is no bigger than a 8. They say they go from 10-14 but they lie. I held up one of them to my hips and there was no wya in **** it was going to fit. So, I think I am going to go look for a pattern and have my bosses mom make it for me. That way it will fit me perfect and be made of better quality material than the ones we saw last night.

Not much else to report yet but I will be back soon.

[Dips'n'twists]

This is it!!


I fly out in less than 24 hours. The next you'll hear from me will be from the east coast!!

[angieME]

Kempy, Are you going to a Halloween Party or just going trick or treating? What are you going to be?

Dips, YEAH!!!!!! Have a safe flight and a great time in Florida!!! We will miss ya while you are gone.

[Kempyd]

We are trying to get a bunch of couples to gether and go bar hopping. We all have to dress up though. We are going to try to rent a limo so that no one has to drive. I have no idea what to do. Every costume that I like doesn't come in my size. It makes me feel bad, if you know what I mean. It is almost like they are telling me that I am too fat so I can't wear somethings that cute.

[jbbm]

Hi Girls

Kempy one year I made a costume, I went to the fabric store bought some lepard print fabric made it so I could tie it up on one shoulder and wear it knee length and cut it jagged at the bottom. Under it I wore black nylons and a long sleeve black leotard. For shoes you could wear black heels or I found some bear slippers, they were fuzzy brown with claws. Maybe this is something you might like? It was pretty inexpensive and not hard to make. Oh by the way I was a cave woman! Hey maybe you could make Joe a matching one! And you guys could go as cavewife and cavehusband !!!!

Dips have a great trip back to the states. We will all be thinking of you!

Congrats on the loss Angie! 130 sounds so great. I remember when I weighed that. I don't know if I am talking to soon but the scale said I had lost 2 pounds. Oh well I will have to see if the scale stays that way or goes back up.

Cherie my monthly goal is to maintain and not go up. But being hopeful I would love to lose 5lbs.

Gotta run. Hello to everyone. Julie

[angieME]

Kempy, I like Julie's idea. You two would look so cute as a cave couple. If you do it I had better get some pics. It sounds like so much fun! I cant believe it is on a Friday this year. The last time that happened we actually had some kids knock on our door really early the next morning and say trick or treat for candy. I wanted to strangle them. We will have to see if it happens this year. (It would probably be my kids idea now!! haha)

Julie, that is exactly what I do. I never want to say a loss until it has stuck around for a few days to make sure I wasn't dreaming it. hehe

My pee break is over so I guess I had better get back to work before Jay has it all done by himself

[jldg888]

Good Morning everyone...sounds funny since its afternoon on the east coast. My body is so sore from working out yesturday. I had to get help stretching out last night. This morning I did some yoga to try and stretch out my body. I hope to get to work out again today, but I have back to back meetings until 8:00.

Thanks Angie! Oh and it's actually spelled Leis. When I first moved here I got all the names wrongs. Since I look local, people laugh at me b/c they think I'm from here. It's raining here too!

Cherie, I heard if you do more strength training it will help you move off the plateau. I was the same way last year for about 3 months. I increased the weight on my strength training and did more reps. It helped.

Kempy, bar hopping as cave people sounds like fun! Don't even want to think about halloween. All that candy!

Dips - Have a safe flight!

Hi Julie!!!

Okay, bye for now. Have a great rest of the day!

A hui hou,
Jacks

[angieME]

I only got in 1.5 miles today. It has been raining with major winds and just plain nasty out so when we got a break in the rain we squeezed in a short walk. I told Jay to get some marshmallows for smores. WHY did I do that? Maybe I will just eat one and stop there to satisfy my craving but as soon as I said it I felt bad and of course he already went uptown to the store. I dont really want to risk a gain since I am doing so well. I do have a couple hundred calories banked for the day so it should be alright. I will do some weights tonight too.

Kempy, does this sound like enough weights? I do the leg one(where you sit and lift your legs up and you feel it on the top) 60 times a day with 30 pounds Then I lay down on the bench and do the same thing for the backs of my legs with 15 pounds for 60 times and I do the butterfly with 20 pounds of weight on each arm 60 times a day. I am not sure how much I should be doing.

[jbbm]

Hey Guys
Angie I don't think you should feel bad about the smores. If I deprive myself then sometime I eat everything in sight! You are doing so well. Keep it up!

[melekalikimaka]

Happy Hump day everyone. I was in lurking mode yesterday and didn't get a chance to post...I'm went shopping at the Pearl Harbor Navy Exchange w/my dad an sister this morning (snuck away from work ) and am just getting into my office now (1:46 p.m.) . I'm doing pretty well today, I bought more fresh fruits and veggies at the commissary so I'm set for the rest of the week. Oh yeah, good news I hope...I sent a certified letter to the other dog owner and the homeowner regarding getting reimbursement for vet bills incurred for the dog fight. I got a call from their homeowner's insurance carrier to clarify the situation. Hopefully we'll be getting somewhere and soon!

Cherie, I don't think I actually set a goal--as lazy as I am--but I think my goal was not to gain anymore than I already have. You have done wonderfully! Totally an inspiration for all of us to get off our butts and move.

Kempy, I had sushi yesterday too. I don't know if the sodium bloats me up because I eat it all the time. I'm drinking well over 100 oz of water per day, almost approaching a gallon sometimes I think. Good luck on the costume planning! I totally know what you mean about finding costumes larger than an 8! Fahgeddaboutit! Make your own, it'll be more unique.

Angie, sorry to hear your weather's been crappy. We've been having a lot of rain but it's still hot here. I've been good about walking every evening so far, but I just have to leave earlier and earlier since it gets darker sooner. Hey, good job on using your weight bench!

Hey Jacks. I really like your new avatar. See girls? That's the "Hawaiian style" graduation with all the leis piled high around your neck. Sometimes so high you can't even see the person's face. And yes Jacks you DO look local . Isn't it great being able to just blend in? I love all the different cultures here. WOOHOO on getting your motivation back--see how great these girls are?

Julie, congrats on the vanishing 2 lbs!

Dips, have a safe trip home!!!! We'll be thinking of you and welcoming you back to American soil.

Whew, I need to get my payroll done, it's only 2.5 hours til quittin' time .

Hello to everyone else. Lurkers should post too

**almost forgot, it was my sister's 43rd b-day yesterday and I found her piggy bank that says "Face Lift Fund" I though it was funny and fitting!

[PhotogirlTX]

Hey everyone!!! I've had a great day of staying OP and exercising. I will top it off by doing my ellpitcal work later tonight after the girls go to bed.

Noelle.... I do payroll too! :-) What fun jobs we have. People either love us or hate us!

Angie.. Julie is right.. do deprive yourself... just remember moderation!! You are doing a great job. When is the Florida trip?

Jacks... yeah, you hurt.. but doesn't it feel GREAT??? It's that good kind of hurt, where you know you have accomplished something great for your body.. keep it up!!

Kempy.. your Halloween plans sound like fun!!! Can't wait to see what you end up going as!

Dips good luck and be safe!!! See you stateside!!!

Ok.. almost time to get the girlies into bed.. I have a good feeling about tomorrow and my love affair with the scales! Will keep ya posted!

Have a great night!

Cherie

[jbbm]

Cherie I think you meant don't? Thats what I meant to Angie In the past if I deprived myself I would eat a whole bag of chips !!!! Keep up the great work Cherie! You keep us all motivated to excercise. You are so determined! Julie

[PhotogirlTX]

Hehe.. DON'T deprive yourself Ang!!!!! What can I say.. I'm tired!

Have a great night everyone!

Cherie

[PhotogirlTX]

It's Thursday!!! I am so ready for the weekend! :-) Well.. I was right on my hunch yesterday... I FINALLY broke out of the 140's as of this morning, and now I am going to continue to work like crazy to make sure I don't relapse and go back!!!! GOOD RIDDANCE I say! :-) I am one pound a way from my first goal, and three away from my monthly goal... so I will be really trying hard to get those off by Halloween! :-) What a great treat that would be!

Ok.. Hope everyone has a great day... I will be in training all day, so I will check back tonight!

Hugs,
Cherie

[angieME]

I had the smores. I calculated it and 2 smores with 2 graham crackers,1 marshmallow(cut in half) and 2 squares of chocolate are 180 calories so I ate them and enjoyed them and then I stopped! Holy Cow! That is my hard part is stopping when I start. So I had to step on the scales this morning to see if they did any damage and the scales said 141.5. That is 1 pound less then yesterdays said. I will wait to see if it hangs around until Saturday before I make it official though. If it does then that means I only have 3 more pounds to lose and I will be back to what I weighed back in June.

Noelle, I love it. Facelift Fund. My moms 50th birthday is this summer and we are going to give her an over the hill party. We had so much fun doing dad's this year. I have already got a ton of gag gifts picked out for her. My sis turns 30 in April so maybe I will have to do that for her too.

I was wondering where you were yesterday. Good Luck with the guys insurance. They will make him kill his dog if they have to pay a claim. You would think he cared enough about his dogs that he would have paid the money without having to get his insurance involved.I had a dog aggressive German Shepard once. He would have killed another dog if he could have gotten to them but he LOVED people and cats. I just made sure he never got near another dog. Some people just shouldnt have animals. How is Kai doing? Is he scared of strange dogs now? Poor baby.

Cherie, I knew what you meant. We are leaving for Florida on December 23 or 24th. We arent sure just yet when we can get away from our accounts to leave. They all gotta have their donuts right up to the last minute ya know.

YEAH CHERIE!!!! You finally broke the plateau. You are doing an awesome job and you DO inspire us all!