OMG ~ Discussions Starting 1-11-16 and Beyond
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Vikki, you and I were posting at the same time! I grew up in Vienna, which is the next town over from Fairfax VA. Yes, you are DEFINITELY in the prettier part of the state now! Love VT football - it may not be the same without Beamer.0
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Got my workout in today, even though I am still sick, I just decided to tough it out. Otherwise I have been able to rest over the past couple of days. I will go to the doctor if not better by Wednesday. My husband took our son to his Futsal game tonight and I stayed home to rest and took a hot bath.
Anyone ever do a detox bath with Epsom salt, baking soda and lavender oil? I got the idea from The Ultra Simple diet book and bought the stuff months ago to try the bath and am only just now trying it. It was nice and reminds me I need to do this MORE OFTEN. Also has anyone tried drinking warm lemon water in the mornings to detox the liver? Going to try that tomorrow. They say it also helps with digestion and weight loss. Also got that idea from that book, but they actually recommend mixing 2 tbsp of olive oil with lemon, yuck! Not sure if could do that.
Hope you all have a nice, restful evening.
Vikki
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Here is a picture of my Minnie and Cleo, taken when they were about a year old (they are five now, and don't cuddle up together much any more!
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Busy day here and alarm goes off at 5:15 so I can get to 7 AM car service appointment, which means I'll be there several hours. Will take fruit and get coffee on the way and make chili when I get home. It'll be laundry day too.
Doc says I'm coming along great and will see me next week. Still draining some fluid from three spots but no biggie (she numbs me first). As soon as she feels I'm ready, we'll have two rounds of minor revisions and she wants me to be "ready to go" this spring. She is just a jewel and today was her birthday so I sang when she entered the exam room.
Diane, I really see both the Dane and the lab in Tucker and I want to scoop him up into my lap and just hug him!
Karla, because I rarely use recipes I'll have to think of one to post -- usually I just improvise (because it's just me, failure IS an option!) but I love what's on the thread so far.
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Love seeing the pics of everyone's pets. Makes you all seem more real somehow.
Janet, you were truly blessed when you found your surgeon. Glad the report was all good and the final tweaks will be done and over in the near future. I am not big on recipes either, I use them more as guidelines or suggestions. There are a few recipes that I follow as written, but could tell from the ingredients nothing needed to be changed, but that doesn't happen often. Stay warm when you go out tomorrow, it is bitterly cold.
Off to bed with me
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Love the pet pics! Need to take one of Sadie (9 yr. old yellow lab) and Kelly (Irish Setter). Today is Kelly's 6th birthday, so I posted an old image I had on file as my profile picture. Right now they are sleeping nestled beside one another on the couch ... close to "Dad".
It will be an interesting week to see all the new recipes. The current ones look tasty and I will have to do a search through mine. Agreed with Patti and Janet about using them as "guides". We end up collecting so many and write in the cookbooks with our edits and comments. Looking forward to the smart food challenge for the week. It will be tough for our traveling participants.
Janet, I agree with Patti on the kudos for your excellent surgeon. Sounds like you are getting everything on track and pleased that you are feeling somewhat healthier as a whole too.
Diane, your feline friends look like litter mates... such cuties. You sure have an exciting and super busy week ahead of you. May your travels bring you safely home as well! Hope you find some "down" time for yourself to just be alone and quiet. Skiing can bring that, as I recall.
Vicki, getting in that workout when you felt under the weather was an act of courage for you! Hope tomorrow bring some relief and that bath probably helped considerably. Get well soon.
This is a wonderful group of women! Will catch some more of you specifically in another post.
MaryLynn
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Karla: Happy belated birthday. I'm sorry I missed that yesterday. My husband is also my best friend; we are SO blessed to share this in common! Your positive influence is a treasure here.
Jeanette: No wonder you write so thoughtfully regarding nutrition! I read through your blogs and enjoyed them thoroughly. I applaud your insights and transparency. I know there is much I can learn from you too. If a thesis is part of your degree program, I'd love to read it.
Patti: I hear you regarding that weekly loss number. I need to remember that the lower the weekly loss number, the more sustainable the long term impact. You have so many victories! Our female bodies are finely tuned, uniquely personal, complicated and intricately balanced.
Cindy: Pleased that despite some chaotic surroundings, you are finding a peaceful space within you. Have a well deserved rest tonight and continue to treat yourself with kindness!
When I read what I have written, I realize it is important to personally embrace myself too.
Our shared journey makes my own choices easier to accept and take responsibility for. The results may sometimes be disappointing in the short term, but better health pays off big!
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Good Morning.....I just ate and logged my breakfast. It is yet another cold day here. My "laps" are coming along nicely. I'm hoping to get out this evening and go to the store with Mike. I've been working on jigsaw puzzles during my recuperation. My daughter sent me a round 500 piece puzzle of wild animals. It is SO difficult, but I'm up for the challenge. Have a good day, all.0
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Hi Ladies-
Well I gained this week. Can stress really do this? I tracked every bite in my mouth and ate clean for most of the week. Jeez. I am So frustrated
I will not give up but it is getting me down. I have steadily gained since late October- up 10 pounds from my lowest WI. Needless to say I'm out of onderland.
I will stay the course and I will do my best to exercise when I get home tonight- the god lord willing....
Vicki- I'll post a picture of the babies- Jasper is a mini cream and just beautiful.
I'll be back at some point - to be honest ladies- really feeling down this morning.
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Morning ladies!
MaryLynn: I have an affinity for red dogs and your Kelly is beautiful! I often say our red LH dachshund looks like an Irish Setter with sawed off legs, lol. When I called the breeder about him, I specified I wanted a deep, dark red coat and she had two in the litter and kept the other one for herself. Cagney actually has a little bit of a black overlay, which makes him look like a darker red. I was lying on the couch night before last and he fell asleep in my arms lying on his back, just as I was, with all fours sticking straight up in the air! They are so human sometimes and he is such a comfort to me and often wipes away the stresses of my day when I can just grab him up like that and relax.
My plan today is to go the gym for my cardio and lower body strength training and come in under my calorie goal. I am a little sore in my upper body from my workout yesterday, which feels good! Our son is THRILLED to be on a 2 hr delay this morning and I'm happy for him It is 10 degrees here and there is a wind chill advisory. Just awful!
Hope everyone has a wonderful day!
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Cindy: We must have been posting at the same time. Just want to send you a little ((hug)) even though I don't know you that well. Us southerners are huggers I think you are doing great! Please don't let the scale number discourage you. Your dedication will pay off. Have you had your thyroid checked? I know my weight wouldn't budge with mine no matter how hard I worked out. I am saying a prayer for you this morning. Oh, and off topic, but whenever I see your profile pic, it reminds me of Suzanne Somers, so in my mind you look like Suzanne Somers Hang in there lady! 0
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Morning everyone. I just fed my egg addiction...I swear I could eat eggs for every meal and be happy. Headed to the gym to lift after I fold a bit of laundry.
Vikki- my daughter created her own two hour delay today...sleeping in because she has a bad cold! Have a great workout. Oh, and there is NO WAY I am drinking olive oil. I use it (and butter) for cooking and already have a problem staying under my fat macro. I don't think we need to detox our liver.
Cindy - sorry that your scale is not cooperating. Stick with the clean eating, as that is very healthy for you. Do you think portion size might be an issue? What deficit are you shooting for?
Bert - glad your exercise routine is going well! Keep it up! Good luck with your puzzle! I just read a short story about a cleaning woman who had to find a puzzle piece before she vacuumed.
MaryLynn - great observations!!
Diane - good luck on your travels this week! I used to travel a lot on business and I miss it. The client visits, not the airports. The solitude of the hotel room, but not the being away from the family...guess it's a mixed bag!
Janet- lt sounds like you have a great doc!
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Vicki and Lisa - thank you for your support and the comment about Suzanne Somers- WOW what a nice thing to "hear"-
I am measuring my food but I have extremely high stress at the moment. I've done some research this morning and discovered that high stress and increase some coritsol levels which can mess up WL efforts and even help you gain weight. Prevention and Webmd had some suggestions and I'm going to try to incorporate some of them in my day.
I'll post a picture of Jasper at lunch.
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Another frigid morning here in the Ohio Valley. I usually go to Mom's on Tuesdays but just can't face going out more than once today. So we chatted on the phone instead and she was very happy that I was staying in. I was looking out the back window while we talked and there were 2 red headed woodpeckers and 5 beautiful cardinals, all at the same time in my yard, on the fence and on the trees. Cardinals are said to be angels visiting and I thanked those angels for stopping by to brighten up my day. I know who they are, I called them by name as I thanked them.
Cindy, I'm glad you did the research. I was going to give you that same info. Any time we are under stress, whether it is emotional or physical, the body will hold on to EVERYTHING. Our fat stores are what the body calls on when we become depleted for any reason. So they tend to bulk up for any threat the body feels is coming. I hope you find some ways to destress. Meditation or just moments to take deep breaths when you feel your stress levels rising. You have seemed like you are on a hamster wheel for some time now. I think maybe you are adding stress to yourself over the exercise. If you have time AND truly feel like doing it, go for it. But don't do it because you feel like you HAVE to do it to lose weight. I pray that you make a date with yourself daily to just BE, even if it is only for 5 minutes. Or maybe one of those detox baths that Vikki was talking about. Whatever it is that will help I pray you will make time for it. Sending you hugs. Maybe put the scale away for a couple of weeks, you just don't need the added stress. Focus on your clean eating and finding ways to relax. Oh my, but I did get long winded. Hope you know how much I care
Mary Lynn, you are so eloquent and on point with your observations. Love your insight and so glad you are here to share with us. Your Irish Setter is gorgeous and give her a big birthday hug from me. I love labs too. Heck, I love all dogs. I was just thinking about my family and friends and just about everyone of them has a pet. Actually my Mom and sister are the only ones I can think of right off that don't. My Mom would dearly love to have a dog but knows she really cannot care for one.
Bert, you are getting stronger every day, so nice to see you stopping by. I know Mike is treating you like a queen. I love jigsaw puzzles but can get obsessed and rarely allow myself to start one.
Lisa and Vikki, enjoy your workouts. I will be doing TRX tonight, I just love this class. If you have one at your gyms you should give it a try. Great strength and cardio in one.
Diane, thanks for the taco seasoning mix. I hate using the packets too. Safe travels.
Going to go make some soup. Mexican soup, much like black bean chili but with chicken and corn, homemade corn broth, homemade tomato sauce and lots of seasoning. Need to run it thru the tracker to get nutritional info. My broth is just cooked down cobs, the tomato sauce is just cooked down tomatoes....no salt or seasonings other than black pepper. Hope I can find something comparable in the tracker.
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Good morning! Day two of getting back to school and I am stalling already! I had yesterday off of work because of MLK day, but tonight I teach kiddos at the dance studio I work at so I don’t have quite as much time to get things done.
I came across this video of Steve Harvey on Facebook today and felt like he had some really good things to say; if you have a FB account I encourage you to listen. https://www.facebook.com/SteveHarvey/videos/1653661894894669/?fref=nf
Patti – I have fond memories of crafting with my mom, and did so with my girls and want to continue the tradition with the grandkids. I have designated a drawer for craft items which Alanna and any subsequent grandkids can get into freely (the paint is brought out when I bring it out though)
MaryLynn – Congratulations on a very successful week last week! Thanks for the compliment, I don’t think I have to write a thesis, but if I do I will gladly share it with you.
Karla- thanks for all your work in putting together the challenges and additional information; I know I really appreciate it as I’m sure the rest of the group does.
Vikki- Alanna WAS so into it; she is so creative always figuring out new ways to do things. Her favorite thing is to draw. If I give her crayons and a pen she will choose the pen every time. She experiments with different ways to hold it. I just love watching her.
I tried the warm lemon water for a while, but couldn’t stomach it. I agree that with oil in it would be hard to take….castor oil anyone
Diane- love the kitty pic, thanks for sharing
Janet- glad to hear you are doing well and that the doc is happy with your progress
Bert – hello. Sounds like things are coming along; hope your recovery continues great. I enjoy a good puzzle myself. Hope it keeps you occupied to pass the time while you are house bound.
Grace and peace to everyone; have a wonderful day!
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Jasper and Griffin at camp- wanting to go out and play..... Jasper is the cream mini- Grif is a *kitten* Zu mix
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wow, just read a statistic that 80% of premature deaths are at least partially attributed to low fruit/vegetable intake! Eat your fruits and veggies!0
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Lisa: Sorry your daughter is under the weather, hope she feels better soon. No way I'm drinking olive oil, couldn't stomach it and wouldn't dare waste my calories
Cindy: I thought the same thing about the cortisol levels when you were talking about the scales, especially given your stress level. Funny thing, they recommend you do that detox bath for 20 minutes a night as warm as you can stand it, but for me, life is so busy and stressful at times I won't take the time to do it Jasper is gorgeous! LH creams are so rare, thanks for sharing. Made me smile 
The other photo was lovely. Wish I could be zapped there for a little R&R!
Patti: We occasionally get red headed woodpeckers here and they are so impressive looking I think. Love cardinals too. Did you know a cardinal mates for life? I think the females are equally as beautiful as the red males. I am not tolerating these freezing temps AT ALL, but planning on staying in after I pick up our son from school. Have fun at TRX tonight. I wish we had that at our gym, I would totally do it.
Jeanette: If your granddaughter likes using a pen, that's great! It will enhance her fine motor skills all the more...she might be a surgeon one day
Bert: Glad you are doing well. We had a puzzle we worked on for months as a family. Put it on the dining room table and when any of us walked thru that room we chipped away at it. Then my step mother came to visit and worked the whole thing, lol! But, I will say it was taking us forever so I guess it was a good thing
Got my workout in at the gym. Breaking out in a cold sweat with my cardio still, so me thinks I am not over this junk just yet, but I did it. I don't find I am feeling any worse after my workouts so that's good. One more workout day and I will have met my weekly goal this week...YES! And I have pre-tracked my entire day, so if I stick to the plan I will come in under with 8 calories to spare.0 -
Up and out early. Car maintenance done (and they found a very small nail in one tire but were able to fix the tire -- whew. Ran several errands because we're due for snow tomorrow and who knows what on Friday. Am stocked up now, doing laundry and trying to get a few things done. If need be, I can stay home until Monday (two doc appointments).
Diane, beautiful kitties -- a bit like my Theo. Cindy, eager to see Jasper.
MaryLynn, happy birthday to the beautiful Kelly.
Succumbed to baked potato chips today -- had a crunchy/salty craving so chose the least-bad option. Still ...
OK -- time to take something for my back and finally open the mail! Will check back later. Pardon me if I am a little quiet for a few days -- just feeling contemplative and introverted this week.
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OMG - another chapter in the "why did I eat that...it was totally NOT worth it": my daughter made mac n cheese for lunch today and I had half...500 calories!! sigh! At least I had a good lifting + yoga trip to the gym. Pizza tonight for dinner. I will have to have a nice salad and stop at two slices in order to stay within my calorie limit!
Janet - great job on hitting all of the errands. Always better safe than sorry with snow coming! I loved baked cheetos!
Vikki - good job getting in a great workout, even though you aren't 100%! stick to plan!! you can do it!
patti - every spring we got a pair of cardinals in our back yard. then last spring we got two females. I had heard the "mate for life" thing, so I was worried, but did not see any negative behaviour. The soup sounds delish!
Cindy - sending calming vibes your way!
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Hi Ladies- Finished eating for today and I went over by 125 calories- yes they were not clean M & M's ... but it could have been much worse and I'll take it.
Wish I had time for a leisurely bath- I used to have a huge claw foot tub in one of my homes- miss that one. LOL
Anyway- sounds like we're all doing good things winter storm headed our way for the weekend.
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Well TRX was a real butt kicker tonight. She did it as circuit and added in the dreaded rope. 35 seconds of each exercise with 10-15 seconds between. Really had my heart pumping and the sweat pouring. I was thinking that MFP gave too many calories for exercise so I discussed it with my trainer. Here is her answer. Running burns 100-110 calories for every 10 minutes. Add strength to the cardio and it ups it to 110-120 cals per 10 minutes. This lady is one smart chick. I still rarely eat my exercise calories, I struggle to get my basics in. I know everyone is tired of hearing me complain about it, but I just can't seem to get my calorie intake up. It is even more difficult when eating as little processed foods as possible. I am afraid to go back to full fat cheeses, not sure that is the healthiest choice. I currently eat the 2% kind and really like them. I think I am going to have to add more carbs. I don't care for rice so that leaves potatoes and pasta....any other suggestions. I mostly need to up my middle meal, but am already forcing myself to eat this meal. I never dreamed this was going to be an issue but it has been a persistent one, especially when I am faithful with my exercise.
So enough of my whining. The soup was excellent. Added a squeeze of lime, some cheddar cheese and oyster crackers for crunch. It was a huge bowl 1 3/4 cups and the whole deal came in at 399 calories. Using my homemade corn stock and tomato puree not only made it taste good it kept the sodium low. I used a Siracha seasoning I bought at Costco, it really packs a punch. Used about 1 TBS for 10 cups of soup and it was quite spicy.
Lisa and Cindy, you had your treats and were honest about it, just let it go and move forward.
Janet, thanks for letting us know so we don't worry about you. I rarely get quiet, as you well know. But maybe I should practice it sometime, may be good for my soul and for the ears of my friends. Hugs to you.
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Hello all. Checking in after a long day traveling. Just got back from dinner. I picked a spinach salad with blackened salmon and a Dijon vinaigrette dressing. I have no idea how to track it. It tasted way too good to be low cal!
I did a Nike Fit workout in my hotel room earlier for 15 minutes. I need to get more steps for the day afte sitting on the plane all day but I don't feel like getting workout gear on. I think I'll g walk the halls and stairs of the hotel. I'm only at 6000 steps. Probably not going to make 10k any of the next three days! I'm going to try to stay on east coast time so will go walk for 20-30 minutes then go turn in for the night. Hopefully I'll get to the exercise room in the morning.
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Good Morning Ladies-
I've tracked my food for the day in hopes that the complete pre-plan will keep me away from the munchie monster
I have choosen to plan in a yogurt/ walnut snack mid afternoon. Despite trying to do No S- I think having something planned will keep me away from a poor choice.
And lunch is pretty light- do I have the calories to use.
Diane- glad you picked up something good for dinner and I'm impressed with the hotel room workout.
I'm traveling at the end of February and think that is a great idea- was it on your laptop?
Patti- try incorporating some nuts or something that is clean but higher is calories- it has essential oils and good proteins. Then maybe fruit for balance.
Need to start my day but thinking of you all.
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Good Morning...........Breakfast is tracked. I have a question that hopefully someone can answer it for me. How can you delete foods in your diary that you may have eaten once and/or don't want it in the list again? My diary for each meal is almost 4-5 pages long!
Mike took me to the store last night and then we ordered Chinese (lots of sodium, I know). It's located in a local mall, so while they were fixing the order, we walked in the mall. It felt good to walk somewhere else other than in the house!
We got snow last night, it looks like around 2 inches. No intention of going anywhere after Mike gets home tonight! Have a great day everyone.
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Snowy morning hello from VA gals! Woke up to schools being closed here and some beautiful snow. We were expecting a little today and the big storm warning for the end of the week, but getting a fair amount right now and it's lovely! Our son is thrilled to be out of school and we have a deal that when he has a snow day, I bake chocolate chip cookies. He likes to help me bake which is sweet and I will surely be having one or two of those cookies...no question! Had a lunch date planned with a friend, putting that on hold due to weather.
Patti: I am glad you brought up the calorie issue, bc I too have often felt like MFP gives way too many calories for exercise. Did some research yesterday and I have adjusted my calories for my cardio exercises based on my weight. I was giving myself about 50-60 calories too much on my cardio workouts based on read outs from gym equipment, which I learned is a set protocol for 150 lb person. My only exception is when I run out doors and I use Map My Run, which is accurate and syncs with MFP.
My question is, does MFP adjust calories based on YOUR current weight or is it based on a one size fits all for everyone? I need to maybe ask someone in admin. I stumbled upon a MFP calorie calculator and in fact when I put in my weight, the exercise, and the amount of time, it was pretty close to what MFP is giving me on exercise when I log. So what I'm trying to spit out here, is that I think it they might calculate it based on your current weight. I also found an article from Harvard Med School that said you burn approx 90 calories per 30 minutes of strength training, so when MFP was giving me 37 calories for 15 minutes, that wasn't far off.
Cindy: I think you did great on your logging. I consider going over by that much, not bad, but I know it's not ideal. Life happens! I don't eat much sugar when I am being strict on MFP, but I actually have M&M's saved as one of my snacks for my chocolate fix. Hope pre-tracking helps today. I find it really does help me, I just have to plan ahead to make sure I have everything on hand for the next day and it just feels good to have a plan and to feel a little more in control if that makes sense? Fail to plan, plan to fail philosophy.
Lisa: I hate when I do that too! It was a little tempting packing my son some cheese puffs in his lunch box yesterday morning. Truth be told I could have just began shoveling them in at 7 AM lol, but I resisted the urge
Janet: I bet you'll be getting very similar weather to us. Glad you are stocked up! Hope you enjoy your quiet time. I am a lot like that.
Diane: I am super impressed you did the hotel workout. I don't know if I could have been that disciplined! Your dinner sounded yummy! I just usually type in the items and can find something fairly close on MFP even if it's not from the same restaurant. You made really wise choices.
Bert: I'm going to go to my diary and test that out and see if I can figure out how too. Good question.
Vikki
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Good morning my dear ladies I have not fallen off the face of the earth!! Monday and Tuesday are two on site work days and they really ware me out. On a good note I have surpassed my 10k steps the last two days too. I just caught my food diary up for the last two days. Why does it keep saying in five weeks I will be 14 pounds lighter, but the scale is barely moving? Lol.
Bert- I'm not sure how to remove them from your history. Good for you for walking the mall.
Cindy- I'm with you on the yo-yo scale. I am working hard to keep a good choice of food too. I eat healthy foods, but to me, too much of it. I keep healthy snacks and all this exercise is keeping me ravenous. I think the stress at work is your enemy and maybe planned healthy snacks is better for you. I am eating the Oikios Triple Zero yogurt now. It has no added sugar, artificial sweeteners or fat. It is 40 calories more than the 80cal Dannon light Greek I was eating, but healthier and Dannon makes it too. I add walnuts when I use it for breakfast for the Omega 3 benefits too. Hang in there my friend.
This has been my exercise the last two weeks:
30 Minute Burn x5 with 10k steps daily
Four Fast Miles- one hour DVD- x5 times with 10k steps daily
This week I have gotten my 10k steps Monday and Tuesday and today I will choose a new DVD for the week and do it.
So why is the scale so slow? One, I did indulge on Sunday for my birthday, but still within my calories, but not as healthy choices.
Patti- I had lost 1.0 when I weighed Sunday morning, before my birthday celebration, and then Monday when I weighed I was up the pound. Thank you for asking .
Myra- you are a sweet and productive member to our family. Thank you so much for your help and support!!
Diane- you are really focused lady!! What great choices you are making.
I picked up Izzy after work yesterday and we have a fun afternoon planned. We are going to Anders Book Store by the University, and picking her up some alphabet and numbers workbooks. Then by the Chevy place for an oil change, followed by a library stop. I read to her last night. Disney book of course. She is asking me again to take her and Mommie to Disney World again. Lol.
I'll check back later on,
Karla
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