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MARCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I was up this morning, but I think it was because of the crazy, hard workout yesterday evening...at least I hope that's what it was. I weigh in tomorrow.
We have rain this evening! We're supposed to have lightning tomorrow!! I should have been a weather person!
Chris0 -
I fell asleep last night before finishing logging...back at it today. Will weigh in on Sunday. I don't feel like it's been a good week but we will see.0
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Kathy I missed one day this week also. You must have missed my confession! Lets not let it stop us. We will keep going. It has been a bad week for me also. My own fault. But I will make it a good weekend.
Chris I sometimes am up a bit after a great workout. I love lightening. Just my Cooper does not.
I was up .2 this morning. Have to work harder at being good.
LOG everybody. And stay within your goals!
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What a good idea - making new resolutions each month! Here's mine:
- to get down to 140. Seems like since January, I've been bouncing between 142-145.5, and that's gotta stop.
- to run 3 days a week.
- to get my squat up to 180lbs. for 3 sets of 5
I was 142.5 this morning! Always makes me feel good. But aside from going to the gym and grocery shopping tomorrow, my husband and I are having a completely lazy day. We are usually SO SO SO busy on weekends and just wanted to take one off. We've agreed we're going to spend tomorrow in our PJs while we eat Froot Loops, play video games, and watch cartoons. Because we're 5. He also has requested waffles for breakfast and pizza for dinner. Soooo . . . I'm just gonna set my calories on maintenance for the day and be sure to log so I don't go over!
Not gonna lie, I'm ridiculously excited. The tricky part is going to be getting enough protein. Lots of Greek yogurt snacks!!0 -
Michelle, great goals for the month! I'm so impressed with your squats...I can do them, but if I'm holding on to anything...like a huge weight...I fall over...splat...and it' not pretty, trust me! I've been fooling around with 10 pounds for several months, too. I cannot seem to get rid of it. Working on it though.
Yeah, well...I was up again this morning. 140.4...Egad! DH not feeling well, so I didn't go to my weigh in. Next week. I am having lunch with friends today...Olive Garden...I do okay with their minestrone soup and one piece of bread without the oil/butter/garlic stuff they spread all over the bread they bring to the table. Then I'm going to make Chicken and Three Bean Chili Verde today for my lunch this coming week. And I'm going to finish my book and start a new one. That is my plan for today!
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Michelle I have been bouncing between 147 ish and 146 ish. It must stop. I so want to see 145! And your day with hubby sounds awesome. What games do you play? I loved Dead Island! I am thinking really hard on spending some more time and doing that weight routine of yours!
Chris, splatting is not good for your complexion! Do not do it! I am so envious of you having old friends to go out with. Army brat here. Married army. Only old friends I have are you guys!
I was at 147 this morning!
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Here in our mountain boonies, a bunch of us get together for monthly potlucks to develop friendships and trust. Only been a year but most of us are over 60, so that makes us old friends, right? :bigsmile:
Shelley, have I thanked you recently for adopting me? I asked to be friends and you said no, but I could join your workout group. :laugh: And then you taught me everything I know. :flowerforyou:
Chris, you know how I feel.
Kathy, Bet you stay in onederland. Fingers & toes crossed!
Michelle, Welcome.
In LOTR I was thinking you so reminded me of Shelley. (That's a compliment, by the way. :laugh: ) You both carry guns!!
I'm up 1/2# same that was down yesterday. Still bouncing in the low 160's. Waiting to drop into the 150's. But my jeans are getting looser, so it's redistributing - that's a start!!
Paula
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Splatting and squats are a very bad combination! Good thing bodyweight squats are still a super great exercise. I was able to move 175 on squats today, so I'm thinking that 180 is totally within reach. Maybe even by the end of next week!
In one sense, I'm glad I'm not the only one cursing at a plateau right now. In another sense, boo, we're plateauing, haha! I was still 142.5 this morning. Is it just me, or is it harder to lose weight in winter, even if you're doing everything right? Oh well. Spring is going to be here soon!
Shelley - we are total Legend of Zelda fanatics! Hubby is currently in the middle of Twilight Princess (which I just beat a few weeks ago) and I'm going through my second play-through of The Wind Waker. Such a cute game! He's also doing a play-through of Half-Life 2, which he might do while I stretch today. I hope we bust out the Mario Kart or something competitive today, too. Way too much fun!
Paula - I think guns is the first thing we figured out that we have in common! And then "guns" in the more "biceps" sense came later. :laugh: I'm glad I remind you of someone as awesome as Shelley! For the record, I'm loving this group.0 -
Whoop! I hit 159.5 today. First time out of the 160's since November. May just be a blip, but it's in the right direction! :bigsmile:
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Paula yeah for the right direction! I am sure I never would have told you no. No really!
Michelle I will have to check into those games. Thanks for the ideas.
And nice that we both have "guns".
I was still 147 this morning. Oh well, I think winter is harder. But at least it is not going up.
Shelley0 -
Can I have a gun? I don't have one. Do they come in purple?
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Can I have a gun? I don't have one. Do they come in purple?
Chris
Why yes, you can get a glock in purple! I like the pink, but the department said no! So sexist. A 9 mm would be a great calibre for you. Compensated is more accurate also. I can see you now! Bang, bang, double tap. And he is down!
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Ah, I'm not the only one up in the middle of the night (and "poof" it just went from 1am to 3am). So we're going from pom poms to glocks now? Hard to imagine needing a gun; but tonight two men were shot several times just a few blocks away. Sheriff said "we almost never have crime reported in La Honda, much less something this serious" - that's us, almost no crime. Can't imagine being in law enforcement. Scary (me). Brave (you).
BTW both men expected to survive and knew their shooter. Still, if I see a 2006 green jaguar station wagon cruises by, it's gonna freak me out.
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Paula I am glad to hear that they will survive their attack. And since they knew him it will be a pretty much open and shut case. And yes, I stay up way to late!
I was reading and plotting my next move to a glorious aquarium. Going to combine all the fishes next weekend. Well all but Fred. He is in quarantine still. Stay safe my friend. And I still think our pom pond are awesome. You can hide a block in one by the way. 
Down this morning! Whoop!
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We had our Streets of Brentwood Subway robbed of $128.00 yesterday by two guys...$64.00 each...that doesn't seem like an amount of money I'd want to go to jail for...dumb sh*ts. That was all the info in the paper last night but this was on line just now...
Five armed robberies were reported across Brentwood during a roughly one-hour period (Thursday night) between 8:20 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., according to Brentwood police Sgt. Walter O'Grodnick.
The first robbery occurred around 8:20 p.m. in a parking lot outside of the Streets of Brentwood shopping center, followed by a second robbery reported around 9:15 p.m. near the intersection of Presidio and Roundhill drives, according to police.
Three additional armed robberies were reported over the following 15 minutes in the area of Balfour Road and West Country Club Drive, in the 300 block of Essex Drive and about half a mile away in the 800 block of Minnesota Avenue, police said.
In each of the incidents, at least two suspects robbed the victims at gunpoint and made off with their cellphones and other personal items, according to police..
Crazy! We don't usually have this kind of crime here. We moved from Antioch because of this sort of thing!!! Well, that was one of the reasons.
Wow!
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According to all the guys at the gun stores my husband and I frequent, the purple and pink guns generally are made of lower quality materials than just the plain black ones are. So . . . I stick with black! I'm not much of a purple or pink kinda gal anyway, so that's fine with me!
My current neighborhood is a pretty quiet place - hardly any crime. 'Course, something like 3 weeks before I moved here, someone was murdered a mile away from the apartment. But that was the first time anything like that had happened in over 20 years, and nothing like it has happened since. It was a personal vendetta, I suppose. Still. Spooked the crap outta me!
Congrats on reaching the 150s, Paula!!!
Well . . . Operation Eat at Maintenance Calories over the weekend did NOT go very well, haha! I have some damage to reverse. Whoopsie. But I'm right back into it today, even though I'm baking my husband a Dutch apple pie for Pi Day. I'm going to set aside a piece or two and eat a bite or two at a time, but I'm not going to eat an entire piece in one sitting.0 -
Okay...it was b'day WEEKEND for me! The scale was in an ugly, ugly mood this morning!! I will post my numbers at another time...like way later!!
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Chris you are to funny. And so glad you and Paula were not involved in the mayhem. And Happy Birthday!
Michelle I have not given the quality of colored guns any thought. Interesting. The pink gun thing is a running joke here in my house. I really do not want a colored one.
Sounds like your fun day was, well fun! And glad you are back at it, being good I mean. Let's get these calories in line! I love pie!
Made a cake for hubby to take to work. No frosting, just a light dusting of sugar and cinnamon baked on top. Today was uneventful. Walked and walked some more.
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Our rain, after so many years of drought, is soaking into the clay soil and swelling. Pavements are cracking, potholes are opening overnight, and last night I looked up and the little "settling" cracks in our house were 1/2" wide and crossing the middle of the house. I heard a "pop" and went out to the front porch to see if something fell there, but could not get the door open. Had an anxiety attack (that hasn't happened in years thank gawd, nasty!) and worried all night about DH sleeping in a room that may be about to fall downhill.
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This morning everything resolved into two things, yes the cracks are bigger, but the house is not sliding downhill. And the door (which has warped before) needed the lock taken out and the top 1/2" cut off. (Should've only been 1/4" but DH & I were in a mood, and now have natural air conditioning seeping through above the door. :grumble: )
The strain made me sick this morning and I didn't make it into work. My heart was not happy but DH needed me to help fix things, so I pushed. (I'm the mechanic, he's the cook - it works.)
Overall, it was a good workout between sky-high emotions, an overactive heartbeat, and that way-too-heavy door, ugh. And the physical effect making my body sick might result in lost weight. :laugh:
You know how wonderful life is when something awful ends and the sun comes out? :flowerforyou: Paula0 -
Down a pound since yesterday! I love water weight whooshes. Like Chris, though, I'm going to refrain from posting my numbers until . . . later.
Shelley - Considering how universally the opinion seems to be among gun store clerks at many different stores (even the lady ones), I've gotta believe the colored ones are junkier. I've never shot one, so I don't know for sure! And that cake sounds yummy. I like frosting, but only a bite at a time - way too sweet.
Yikes, Paula. Hope that all gets fixed soon! Sounds like a rotten day. At least you had a good workout! :laugh:
Of course, that pie I made yesterday turned out to be literally the most delicious pie I have ever made in the history of forever. Everything about it turned out absolutely perfect. BUT! I only had two bites last night. I think I might try to enter it in a contest this fall during the peak of apple season. The orchard my husband and I like to go to has an apple pie contest every year. If this pie turns out this good again, I think I've got a good chance of winning!0 -
Paula, getting sick is not allowed!! I'm glad you are better this morning. Remember...you can fix or get fixed anything. Worrying just does bad stuff to you. Here are smiles for you... oh, and a .
I'm down from yesterday too! Makes me happy!
If I got a purple gun...crappy as they are, I'd need purple bullets and a purple leather holster with some great saying stamped on it in black...wait then I'd need a new outfit to go with my new weapon...oh, and a knife with a purple handle...I'd have to put a purple strip through my hair, too. I wouldn't have to shoot or stab anybody...they would simply die of fright after one look!!!
Michelle, I have to scrape frosting off cake...locks up my jaw just thinking about it... Yumm! PIE!! When is the pie contest. You'll have to practice making the pie several times, right? I wonder how pieces of pie do when they are shipped UPS...if you did same day delivery it'd still be warm...two of us live in California... just sayin'!
Got to go get Bean! Have a great day!
Chris
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We think awfully alike, Chris, except I was thinking FedEx or flying to Michelle's, but same thing!Yumm! PIE!! When is the pie contest. You'll have to practice making the pie several times, right? I wonder how pieces of pie do when they are shipped UPS...if you did same day delivery it'd still be warm...two of us live in California... just sayin'!
Chris
Paula
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Well my weekly only weighing in lasted about 2 1/2 weeks. I stepped on that devil this morning and I'm 1 down from Sunday. But I'm going to still go with Sunday posting. I think weekly is a true indicator of progress.
I have a confession to make. Four weeks ago 3 of my close friends, my BFF being the leader as usual, talked me into joining Weight Watchers. I was skeptical...not about the program...but about my commitment. But to my surprise I actual have done pretty well. This is the first time in like forever I loss 3lbs in 4 weeks. That's huge for me. I usually lose so slow. The meetings are actually so helpful...the leader is great. I signed up for 12 weeks and will make a decision at that time if I will continue.
Shelley that means I'm logging here and on the WW website. Has about that...
Chris I think I saw a post several weeks ago where you mentioned WW and I was surprised. I didn't know you were a member...or did I dream that?
Between the support from you ladies, my friends and WW I'm on my way to reaching my long term goals.
Confession over...
Kathy
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Chris, with all that purple, you'd look like a superhero!
Pie contest is in September, so I'll be making a few more pies between now and then! I'll let you know before I put it in the oven. That should give y'all plenty of time to get from your homes to Ohio by the time the pie comes out of the oven and is ready to be served with vanilla ice cream. The last pie I made came out of the oven around 4 in the afternoon and was still warm at 7:30 when I cut it.
Kathy, when I first decided I wanted to start losing weight, I joined WW. It helped me lose the first 18 pounds or so! I didn't find it to be sustainable, but I will always appreciate it for giving me the confidence I needed to lose weight and keep it off. I think you'll like it!
Walked to my polling place last night and then home again last night. Practical way to get my exercise/steps in! As much as I don't like city/suburb life, it IS nice to be close enough to some places to walk. AND I was down another pound this morning, so I'm almost back to my 142.5. Just gonna keep hitting the water and keeping my logging pretty tight.0 -
Michelle, I like the idea of the superhero route...yeah, with a cool name...
Warm pie w/vanilla ice cream could make me cry happy tears!! **sigh**
Kathy I joined WW 10 years ago. Lost 62.2 pounds. Went with two friends. I do not but their products. The leaders are key. When we lost the best leader ever I quit going for about two years...she came back a few months ago, and I go to her meeting on Friday morning. WW has changed their thinking around and started looking at protein, sat. fat, etc. and realizing that the problems we have are in our head. I am Lifetime, so it doesn't cost me anything unless I fail to weigh in once a month. I'm waiting for their website to become more user friendly. I love MFP!
Got to go get Bean!
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Chris, I love MFP and would never leave. The WW website is not as user friendly but I love the meetings on Saturday morning. Their new approach is actually a lot like MFP. So for now I have the best of both worlds.
Michelle, I would love to live in the city but Atlanta prices are way above my income level. The have great new communities in the city, but I will continue to live in the burbs about 50 miles away.
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Weight is getting back to frustrating...leaving OMG! in the dust!! Will report tomorrow...maybe...
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I am so sorry my friends. I have been so busy. Very frustrating. I have read through everything and caught up. But I missed so much. The pie contest sounds fab! But I am thinking we should meet on neutral ground. The Grand Canyon. Then we could all walk the paths and work off those pies!
Still at 147. I know, to many sweets. Not sure where I will find the will power to knock it off. But I will.
Kathy you sent me some photos of your "burbs", complete with flowers. I would so not live in the city and give up that quiet looking neighborhood!
Chris sending you some finger crossing hopefuls!
Shelley0 -
My house isn't happy. We need to talk to a soils engineer. Aack!
Kathy, congratulations on your successes! :bigsmile:
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Paula in your house leaning or you are trading in your yard for a new one...you know new dirt, new flowers, trees?
Chris0
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