WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH

RebelRenny

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AHealthierSuzyQ

Came down with something yesterday and have been napping the days away. At least when I am sick I am not tempted to over eat. No energy to even read the thread.

Ldspill

Hi Everyone!

Sounds like Y'all are gearing up for spring. I thought we were getting it early with a temp of around 68 yesterday and today when I woke up there was this thin layer of icky white stuff on my deck, the temp is 28 and the chance of snow is 30%..........Helloooo, if there is white stuff on the deck, isn't that 100%???? It's amazing to me that the weatherman can be so wrong so much of the time and still have a job. If one of us was wrong so often, we'd get fired. I guess it's not the weathermans fault that it's so nasty out but it would be nice if he warned us. OK, I'm done.

Glad to see everyone so up and motivated. I am so glad I found this site. It has helped me realize just how much I was eating and snacking. Didn't know how sugary a banana could be. Peanut butter with raisins on toast is awesome and I crave tomatoes. When you start logging these things and then look back you see patterns. If they are bad you can change them and if they are good you feel pretty good about yourself.

I gotta get back to work, just wanted to put my two cents worth in, although at todays rates it's probably only a penny's worth. Have a great day!:bigsmile:

SallyCC

Lots happening today on this board. I feel a lot better than yesterday...just trying to get used to the antibiotic for the sinus infection. I have trouble with those...hopefully this one will be ok. I want to get back to my routine but today was better but rocky.
Barbiecat--- I am learning a lot about letting my body heal; pushing only gets me in trouble. I have not been this sick in years.

ildid59--- Hope you feel better.

Lynn--- Great that you have blooming daffoidils...I can't wait to see flowers this spring. Your sense of humor is great.

Grandee47-- Sounds like a great day today. Congrats on the weigh in...enjoy it!

Fittocycle---I loved The King's Speech...

Have a good day, all.

vickim26

Just a quick post. sitting here in dark. had very bad weather today. small tornado touched down about 1 mile or so from my house. no one hurt just some roof and other damage to some houses and trees. lights went out about 1230 pm and are still off supposed to be on by 8 which is hour away. have internet cause I have u verse but not sure how long battery on u verse will last or battery on computer so being quck. hope to post to all of you tomorrow. supposed to be better day so hoping.
Vicki M

Grandee47

Checking in. Had our usual Saturday. Hubby to work early while I did a few chores. Hubby home and we left to run errands. Home again to eat lunch. I spent the afternoon walking the neighborhood getting signatures for a friend who wants to run for county judge. It was really fun because after the long winter, it was the first time in months I've seen some of my neighbors. I also met a few people who recently moved in. We live in a condo community and they're finishing up the last phase, so new people move in every few months.

Several people have asked about my cat. I own two cats I rescued. The one pictured is a 6-year old Ragdoll named Bandit. He is as sweet as he is pretty. Unfortunately, before being rescued he lived in a really hectic environment with lots of other animals and he is very skittish and ducks if you move fast around him. I've noticed that this past year he is getting less skittish. Mac, my 12-year old, is a Norwegian Forest Cat. I will post his picture as soon as I figure out how to do it. I rescued him and his identical brother, Jasper, who found a home with a teacher friend at school. Mac thinks he's a dog! What a buddy!

See you tomorrow!

Oh, I can't wait until the warm weather quits teasing and comes to stay. Once that happens, I'll walk first thing in the morning on my own, and then again in the evening with my hubby.

jam0525

I forgot to take notes and then I forgot what I was going to comment on. I should have, would have, could of opened word like I usually do to take notes, but spaced it.

Diet wise I had a good day. Things are still crazy around here. DS is doing well. He is so much calmer. Hubby is still talking about leaving and went to stay in a hotel to think. What ever happens is what happens. My stress level went down tremendously when a friend reminded me that I am not responsible for his decisions and actions. I am a mom of two teenagers and all that comes with it.

Have a great evening.

Jeannie

exermom

mrsanderson - I use parchment paper when I make an angel food cake. A friend of mine gave me a Weight Watchers recipe where instead of the water in box angelfood cake mix, you put in a 20oz can of crushed pineapple. To me, sometimes angel food cake can be very bland, but the pineapple gives it a bit of "zing". I just may double the paper and slide a dish under the cake to remove it. Thanks for the suggestion.

Lynn - I totally agree with you, oranges are so much better when they're picked right off the tree. When my in-laws were alive, the house they owned was on land that used to be an orange grove, so every morning we'd get up, go pick the oranges, and then squeeze them right there and then. Don't think I've ever had such wonderful OJ since then.

Did an hour on the Stairmaster today. Tomorrow, yoga.

I'm trying to learn to play MahJongg. I wish there was an online game like the one we play so I could play against something and learn. But that's not the case...sigh. After mahjongg we went out to lunch at Jason's Deli. I went out of my comfort zone and had the chicken chili, but only the cup. Normally, I would have avoided the chili because of the beans but I want to get myself sort-of ready for lent when I'm going to shoot for adding beans to at least two meals. Anyone have any good recipes (with the nutritionals) that maybe don't have a lot of beans in them? I'm thinking that I should start out having just a few in a recipe and build on that. Hopefully, by the time Lent is over, I'll be over my anti-beanness. Then, for dessert I had the fruit cup. Was I full when we were finished!

Lynn - what a brightener for the day. Thanks!

My due date for Jessica was April 1. You have no idea how many times when I told someone I was pregnant and the due date, they said "are you fooling me?". Fortunately, she was born March 22.

hey cardmaker! Welcome!

As for the weekend, today (Sat) I went to yoga, then did a bit of food shopping. I'll go to church later tonight. Then tomorrow I'll do an hour on the Wii doing the hula hoop. Going to try it this time without any shoes on.

McMadame - awesome!

SuzyQ - feel better fast

ldspill - the weatherman probably would do a much better job if he just look out the window!

vicki - glad you are safe. We had a tornado (you may remember) near us recently. It was quite scary.

grandee - love your cats. We are pretty sure that Loki is part Ragdoll. He is on the big side, not fat. He's a bit over 15lbs, but he's so very playful. He'll just flop down in front of you for attention. But he doesn't have the blue eyes, so that part's not Ragdoll. We also like the looks of the Norwegan Forest Cat. Can't wait until you post pics of him.

thinking of you all and hope you have a great evening.

Michele

msh0530

Managed to actually do my whole list today. (Including the Jayhawk win, which I am sure was helped by my cheering!) I also went to a wonderful dinner for my brother in law's birthday, and stayed under my calories. (Only because I refrained from snacks all day.) Anyway, just got the boys to sleep, and have to get busy. Have a good Sunday tomorrow!

Forgot to say: Vicki, I am glad you are okay. Tornadoes are scary.

cazzincali

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Ldspill

Hi Everybody!!!

Just had to come back for a little chat. I am one of only two full time residents in our condo complex so now that I've found you guys I feel like I have a group to talk to. I'm not saying my husband isn't great to talk to but he's never had a weight issue and he just doesn't get it. He brings donuts and candy and sodas into the house all the time...Whewwww! It's tough. I taught him how to make chocolate chip cookies just so I don't have to be too close to them. It's like a restaurant around here, I have to cook two meals because he has no desire to eat anything green or anything that might be a vegetable or a fruit. It's like having a little kid in the house with the grilled cheese, peanut butter and pizza. I can't for the life of me figure out how he functions and stays healthy. It's just not fair at all......Thank You, I feel much better now.

Grandee...I agree about the weather one day it's cold the next warm then again cold, It's a wonder we don't all have the flu. Oh, I not much of a cat person (alergies) but Bandit is really pretty.

Jam...Sorry to hear about the hubby struggles, been there, done that....more than once. Just be true to yourself and the kids and you'll be fine.

Vicki...glad to hear you're ok. We had winds so high the other night our sliders bowed into the house. It looked like something out of a Sci-Fi movie. Pretty scary.

Well, I guess I better go before this becomes my next novel. Thanks for listening, I didn't see one of you yawn.

Live, Love, Laugh!

AliceLMS

Wow, I blinked and this chatty bunch is pages and pages away. I did do alot of reading this evening and caught up on all the news in the neighborhood. What a productive bunch of women.

I have just been very busy with work, and I have been doing a great deal of exercising. I may not be losing weight but I sure feel better, and I know all that exercise is what allows me to put in those long days and not fall apart.

Loved the frog joke Lynn. We have a local woman who is called the walking lady because at the age of 79 she walks everywhere and I do mean everywhere. No matter what the weather she walks to town and back, or church and back. She is a local fixture. I met her because I stopped in a sleet storm and offered her a ride home which she took, and that is a rare thing but it was really nasty out.

I met her one summers day at the local Kwick mart. She was dressed in a bright sun dress and her long white hair was up in a pony tail. As we were checking out a car pulled in and a young man got out, dressed all in Navy whites.

Darlene looked out and looked him over and said " Mm Mm Mm My My My I do love a man in Navy whites." The young lady at the checkout counter had a schocked and disaproving look on her face. Darlene leaned over and patted her hand and told her, " I'm just old honey I'm not dead."

There is a promise of spring in the air, albeit a slight one. Right now all is ice under foot and given my proclivity for moving to fast and falling, I am being very careful. We cross from the house to the barn like 102 year olds.

I am at 176 ( still, sigh) , but still in the game, I dumped my weight loss ticker in favor of one where I can record minutes of weight workouts per month. It is unmotivating to look at a ticker that rarely moves and all this moving and shaking is good for me and that is my focus. The fat will have to surrender sooner or later, cause I am not stopping!

Just saw Renny on the home page, I see Suzy is back, Kackie is settling in the new house, and Barbie is hoping for the new house. Jeannie take care of yourself, life surely does throw us some curve balls, but we are responsible for how we play the game. Has Barb been around lately? RJ are you enjoying that new job? What part of Boeing do you work in?

Michelle there is a MahJongg game online, I had it downloaded on my computer. I haven't looked for it lately on line but it must be out there somewhere. Vicki thank heaven the storm missed you. Mary it sounds like you have a full and hectic life all the time.

There are so many more of you, but I am out of time, frogmomma, Mrs. Anderson, Amanda, Macmadame, and all the rest of you please know that I am thinking of you fondly and do so enjoy the neighborhood news.

Hello to all the new members this is a wonderful thread.

Time for me to do my last rounds and off to the land of nod. Alice

tiarapants

Wow - so many new faces! So many posts! I haven't had a chance to catch up completely but should have done so by this evening.

I spent yesterday with DD#2 which was a delight as always. She helped me go through my clothes to do a little weeding. I came across a gorgeous French vintage dress that my DH bought for me from an antique shop 21 years ago. I've never worn it because I put on weight just after I got it. Anyway, it fits like a dream and DH actually gave it a wolf whistle. I will try to get a photo of me wearing it.

I need to go through my Physio exercises now, back later.

Love and good wishes to you all.

Amanda x

Shirley61

Goodmorning Ladies:

Haven't had time to get caught up on all the new news but HI! to all.
Went out for dinner last night for D's birthday (hubby). Did try to talk him into cupcakes for
his dessert but he wanted cheesecake (yikes), needless to day my weight was a little up this
morning.
Today we are going the twins birthday, they are "7" and yes there will be more eating and
drinking. So I will try to be careful and not indulge too much because my weight is almost
back to where it was before my daughter's wedding in November. Yes it has taken me
that long to get back.
It poured rain here yesterday (Ontario, Canada) and today we have 2-3 inches of the lovely
white stuff :sad: I am so sick of winter :sad:
We are going to Florida in April and I can't wait.
Everyone has a lovely Sunday and will try to catch up with your news. :bigsmile:

smwert

I've been sick for 4 plus weeks. Have not weighed myself. Went to Florida for one week. Will be brave and weigh in tomorrow and see how much damage was done. Starting to finally stop coughing. It appears a lot of us are sick lately. Can't wait until spring.
smwert

frogmama

Hello All,

Vicki- glad to hear that you are safe and the tornado missed you

Alice- I truly understand how you feel about all of the exercise and the weight just not coming off. I have been at the gym every single day this week between 1-11/2 hours. I have been under my calorie goal every day, have been watching the salt, drinking water AND haven't had any hershey kisses since Wednesday and the scale hasn't budged. I'm hoping that a miracle will happen and I will lose something tomorrow on my official weekly weigh in day. But, I will say that ll of the exercise has made me feel so much better.

smwert- sorry to hear you were sick. Hope you are better soon.

Shirley- I live near Buffalo, NY and have had pretty much the same weather as you the past few days. Keep hanging in there until Florida. We are planning a trip to Myrtle Beach in mid April, and I am so looking forward to it.


To all of you who have been experiencing spring weather- I am sooooo jealous. This winter has just seemed so long. We have had cold pretty much constantly since we were dumped with over 3 feet of snow in early Dec. We have had an occasional day of 40, but not very many. Sure do hope spring time arrives soon.

DH left today for a week in Florida and DD is bringing her dog over for me to watch while she is in Denver for the week. Not planning on doing much cooking this week!

doobiedoo

:flowerforyou: So, weekends are usually my downfall. Do any of you have any suggestions how to just stay steady on the weekends? I'm open...:ohwell:

jam0525

Hi all,

Thanks for the well wishes. I do appreciate them.

It is so nice to see so many of those who where here 2 years ago back in this group. It is hard to believe it has been two years and how much we have all been through. It is good to have you all both to talk to and to be part of your listening group.

Michele, I thought of you as I got back on the Wii today to do some time on the hula hoop. It was painful. I should have done a short round, but didn't. My numbers were a little lower than what I use to be able to do, but in the ballpark.

Have a great evening all.

Jeannie

marlouise

Hello ladies;

VICKY M, glad to hear you are okay, whew, that would scare me to pieces!

JEANNE, <<<<HUGS>>>> yes your friend is right! I'm a single mom now, and at the time of the split up, all sorts of things go through your head, confusion, worries, frustration etc. Keep your mind on your responsiblilties only, the rest is in someone elses hands. Keep strong!

DOOBIEDOO, Weekends used to turn my weekday hard work into a regain the loss nightmare. I sat down and analysed my daily chores, events etc that are on the normal weekend agenda. So, I am active in the mornning, housework, getting lose ends of chores done etc. After lunch I am getting tired of all that work, so sitting down chores come into play, sewing, peeling apples for applesauce, or preparing all my raw vegetables for the week ahead and supper for the day, stuff like that. After supper, it would be relax and rest, read, work on my studies etc. So I turned my menu upside down. I ate a big and filling breakfast, keeping the fats low, so turkey bacon for example. Hot cross bun warmed up instead of toast, butter and jam or peanut butter. For lunch I made it a bit smaller, clear soup, chicken noodle, vegetable, yogurt with berries (wild berries, frozen from grocery store), for supper even smaller, a mixed salad with egg on top or chicken chopped up, a few vegetable crackers on the side. Thus the high energy breakfast got me through the morning, and the lunch tammed down as I spent less energy and supper was more fibre and nutritious than heavy.
So put the high energy meals to get you through the most active part of your day, slim the meals down as you slow down.
Hope this helps you.

Hope all is well here, I am a little sore from my exercises but that is telling me they are working, very weak yet, but I have another two weeks to go until the next appointment. Back to work tomorrow, for four hours, then to the dentist, four teeth have to be done. Can't wait for that to be done, then it is over for another four months. I am in the process of getting my dog to let me brush her teeth as well, she will only eat her food if it is wet. I'm thinking it is so small it is hurting her gums. So we did a bit today, she got a good treat for being good.

Okay I'm away, hope all goes well for everyone tomorrow...

Marilyn

Grandee47

Hi! Didn't have a good eating day. I gave into sugar cravings.....Samoa cookies and Mike's&Ikes. Mad at myself. :mad: Threw the rest of the M&Is away. Samoa's are in the freezer. Good thing I'll be out of the house all day tomorrow. Didn't exercise either. It's been raining hard all day, so when we got home from church, we just kind of crashed. :ohwell: Tomorrow is housekeeping day at my daughter's, so I'll be burning lots of calories and won't be near junk food. My daughter is somewhere on this site involved with c25k and other things that I can't do. It's her excitement for this site that got me here and I'm so glad she did! And I'm soooooo proud of her! She's also my best friend. :flowerforyou:

Michelle, Bandit weighs 15 pounds. He's a big boy and not at all fat. He's not a lapcat, but he's always close by. He's looking over my shoulder as I type this. I posted a photo of Mac. He's not as big as Bandit, weighing in at @13 pounds, but is a lapcat. I've always owned cats and dogs (just the two cats right now), but these two are without a doubt the prizes of all my pets.

OK everyone, have a great Monday!

exermom

ldspill - I have the exact same problem with my husband! As my son says "if it has more flavor than cardboard, daddy won't like it". I usually have to make 2 dinners, too. There is just so much that he won't eat! I like variety, can't STAND having the same thing over and over and over. I tell you, one time I made something with peas in it, he picked out every single last pea! If there are chunks of tomato in a sauce or something, he'll pick out every last one! I have another 2 year old, so I know what you're going thru. It's just amazing that he stays healthy but eats so poorly.

Decided not to do the hula hoop today but instead did a Leslie Sansone walking DVD. Tomorrow, I'll do a step DVD

Alice - when we were in FL, I looked online for a MahJongg game, and found quite a few. Only problem is that there isn't one like the game we play.

Amanda - congrats on being able to wear that dress! And the wolf whistle from your hubby probably made it that much sweeter.

I have a question for anyone. A while ago the use of apple cider vinegar certainly helped curb my carb attacks. Really, now I very seldom have them. However, what I am finding is that I am craving sugar. Not just sugar in fruits, either. Dried fruits seem to squelch this desire because they are very high in sugar. Yes, it is the "good" kind, I know. But does anyone have something that squelches the desires for sugar?

grandee - oh, bandit is so adorable!!!!! I think I'm in love. You are so lucky to have such beautiful cats. We're thinking about getting one or two more. We'll get them from the Humane Society. There is one that looks like a Norwegean Forest Cat but right now he has ear mites. We want to see how he interacts with other cats before we get him. There is another one that we'd think about, but he was in isolation because of a cold, he's about to come out so we want to see how he is with other cats, too. I kind of like this one little cat, she seems so loving. Maybe I'm just a sucker for smaller cats, yet I love Loki who is 15lbs. He's the same way -- not overweight, just BIG.

Here's hoping everyone has a great evening and day tomorrow.

Michele

AHealthierSuzyQ

For the past few days I've had absolutely NO PROBLEM staying under my calories but no energy to do any exercise either.... stomach flu will do that to you! :sick: I was fine at 11:00 am Friday but by 3:oo I was hugging the toilet. Good news is between detoxing and stomach flu, it doesn't take much to fill me up!

I slept most of yesterday but felt like going to church this morning. Now I feel back to normal and since hubby is on nights am seriously considering breaking out the ol zumba DVD and seeing if I can break a sweat!

Don't know if y'all heard about the grass fires in our part of the country last week on the national news. Last Sunday afternoon we had 45-65 mph winds which caused a power line to go down and start a wildfire that burned 5,000 acres in and around the house we just moved out of. The fire department evacuated our renters and former neighbors. Talk about the power of prayer, all we suffered was smoke damage! The fire literally licked up all the grass on our acreage but left our wooden privacy fence standing and stopped just short of the house. Four other homes in the area were completely destroyed. It cost a pretty penny to have the soot and smoke smell removed, but as of today they are back in the house. Things could have been so very much worse!

mrsanderson404

My food diary entry for today..."ate too dang much"....LOL....not too bad...but a bit over on my protein....but it's dh birthday and the t-bone steaks smelled heavenly!!

barbiecat

:flowerforyou: Rebel, glad to hear that you're still around......can't wait to find out what you've been up to :bigsmile:

:flowerforyou: SuzyQ, sorry to hear that you aren't feeling well....hope you're up and about really soon....those fires sound terrible....I'm glad that you and your house are safe.

:flowerforyou: Macmadame, glad your running is going so well :bigsmile:

:flowerforyou: Vicki, I saw some news about your storms on TV today......wow, I'm glad you are safe

:bigsmile: Grandee, your Bandit is adorable and Mac is beautiful......there are pictures of my Haifa and Bernie on my profile.....I can't imagine living in a house without a cat....Bernie is about 13 pounds and I thought he was huge......Haifa is 15 years old and starting to lose weight as he ages.

Jeannie, I'm sorry to hear that things are rocky with you and your husband......stay in the moment and take care of yourself and your kids

:bigsmile: Michelle, we bought a MahJongg game but gave it away because it was so complicated.......we liked playing the computer game but the regular game was too different.

:flowerforyou: Alice, I agree with you about focusing on goals that you can control in some way........amount of exercise, calories, water drinking

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losing weight seems to have a mind of its own.

:bigsmile: Amanda, it sounds like you have the most amazing wardrobe, I'd love to have a peek in your closet:bigsmile:

:bigsmile: smwert, I am glad you are starting to feel better.....you have been sick for much too long

:flowerforyou: doobiedoo, it always helps me to have my food planned ahead of time and some plans for what I am going to do with my time so I don't think about food or eat for entertainment

:flowerforyou: Marilyn, we have been trying to brush the dogs' teeth and find it challenging but the $500.00 for doggie dental work last month was a nightmare

:flowerforyou: today is our Isagenix cleanse day which is a day when I take it easy and do simple chores but hubby decided that the poodles needed to be bathed and groomed so I got recruited to dry them after their baths and clean the hair off the carpet after the haircuts were done......they were so clean and beautiful that I didn't take them to the muddy dog park so if I want to get my 10,000 steps, I'd better get up right now and get moving :bigsmile:

msh0530

It's been a long and busy weekend, and I'm tired. I accomplished everything that I had planned except for a walk today, so not too bad. The exciting news is that last night I bought an iPad. My friend gave me a router, my son in law installed it today, and I am posting from it now! I had been saving for one, and since they are releasing the new model this week, the current model dropped $100 in price. I'm pretty excited! More tomorrow; I need to head to bed now. Goodnight!

Ldspill

Good Evening Ladies!

Hope this finds everyone happy and health. It warmed up today, 44 degrees (heat wave?) and a little bit of that shiny thing in the sky. It's been so long since I've seen it I had to be reminded that it's called sunshine. This weather has been truly strange. We never know from one minute to the next what our weather is going to be. As I've mentioned before the weatherman can not be trusted.

I've decided to be my own weather "person", to be PC. I plan to step outside and gauge for myself, then plan my day. Here is how you can do the same. Braid some yarn and hang it on a nail outside your window.
If it's wet..........................It's raining
If it's white.......................It's snowing
If it's stiff..........................It's freezing
If it's invisible.................It's foggy
If it's dry...........................It's sunny
If it's moving...................It's windy
If it's gone.......................It's a hurricane
I wish I could take credit for this funny idea but a friend of mine brought one of these home from a trip to Boston. It is called a New England Weather Forecaster but I have a feeling it will work just as well in any part of the nation. I've found it to be very accurate.

I just had a garage sale from my storage unit. It was very liberating to get rid of a bunch of stuff that I will probably need when I move. My husband has assured me that if (and that's a big IF) I need something I gave away I can buy a new one. Hhhmmm, do you think it's premature to start making a list? You never know when you might need another lamp from the 70's that was so ugly I ended up donating it because the people at the garage sale had good taste. That rowing machine that was so rusted that it looked like something that came up with a sunken treasure. Oh, and the bellbottom hip huggers, that I wouldn't be caught dead in, that really did fetch a great price. Oh yeah...antiques and artifacts, pretty much stuff that cave dwellers painted pictures of on their walls. I have no idea where it all came from, it couldn't possibly have been mine. I really thought I was cool back then but after opening up some of these boxes.....not so much. Anybody want to buy some platform shoes?

Hope your day was as enlightening and interesting as mine.

My Best to you all!

bkrbabe57

Thought I would share my new picture. I found this dress on Saturday and tried it on to see how much more I would have to lose to wear it (it's a med) I was thrilled that it fit !!!!
Now I just need good weather to wear it. I will change my picture back in a few days. The bike is really much better looking.
Peggy.
P.S. See I cut my own head off!!!!! It picture is fine on my profile. Can't figure out how to move it down. Oh well.

rjadams

Good morning ladies.
I am just about to give up. I have regained so much weight just by coming back to work. I am eating the same way I was before so I know that it is just because I am not burning the calories I used to. It is coming back on so fast. I thought I could stay ahead of it. The bottom line is that I am fat again. I am beginning to think this is the way I will be. I only eat about 1400-1500 calories a day and I walk 4 miles a day plus. what is the point of working so hard for a year just to have it all be reight back where I started? I think I need to take a break and regroup. Come up with a new plan. I feel like such a failure. (I haven't updated my ticker. If I do I will feel really bad so I am not going to do it.

Grandee47

Quick checkin..... I'm at my daughter's cleaning and this is my coffee break. I'm being accountable after my huge fall off the wagon last evening. I KNOW what my problem was. I let myself get upset because I had to leave my warm, comfy living room to go out in the very hard pouring rain to do something I had committed to. Stupid, stupid, stupid! I know better! Anyway, when we got back, I was a happy camper and just couldn't get my mind off sweets. So, instead of chewing gum I hit the sugar, and once I hit the sugar I can't stop. As I said, I know better and I am feeling so much remorse. Well, I am burning those calories today and want to get a walk in as well when I go to pick my granddaughter from school. It's a beautiful, sunny, but cold, day so I'm hoping it'll be more pleasant this afternoon. Haven't read the posts yet....won't let myself while I'm here....only fill in food diary. I'll read them tonight and see how everyone's doing. DH is in Memphis so I don't have to cook. :happy: :happy:

Shirley61

Goodmorning Everyone:

D's birthday today he is 61 and hurt his back on the weekend. He is trying to come back from that.:ohwell:

Twins birthday party was a success, they are 7, and some of their cousins were there, only 11 showed
up, oldest was 10. Yikes, noise level was something else. My sister-in-law fell down the stairs with a
glass of wine in her hand. She's okay and wine glass broke, but she will be sore today.

I am back to work today and weighed in and felt pretty good even though weekends are my downfall. I
really watched what went in my mouth. The scale actually went down. :bigsmile:

LDSPILL: You are in rock and hard place with your hubby bringing home all that temptation. Tell him to
lock up his treats in a cupboard or a box so you can't be tempted.

DOOBIEDOO: Weekends are really tough for me too, but you just have to try and get passed it. There is really
no cure for that we just have to get our minds around that we are not going to be tempted. Easier said than done.

FROGMAMA: I work in Buffalo, NY so you know what I am talking about. This weather sucks :sad:

SUEZZZ: I hope you feel better and get over the flu. There is so much crap going around its hard to stay healthy.
We have never experienced grass fires here in Ontario, where I live, but I hope all goes well with that.

RJAdams: Please don't give up on your weight. It is a constant battle for all of us, but I was soon to give up until I went
on this site and I have lost 18 pounds so far and still at it and will be for a while. Its not a sprint its a marathon.


Take care everyone will check back tomorrow.