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April = Achievements!
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You would be so proud.....bunny has only lost his ears and head... going for the belly, tail and feet today (sorry bunny, your foot isn't saving you today)... giggle / snort....
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And it took me the whole week..... and haven't had any other chocolate from the basket.....:bigsmile:
Will be tackling the rest of the chocolate this week - hopefully only 5 or 6 pieces....:ohwell:
Carol
Super job Carol
This year I made little itty bitty Easter baskets for my son and hubby, and cracked up because I found wrapped little chocolate bunny ears without the rest of the bunny for their baskets! 0 -
Tammy- so glad to hear that your daughter is doing well. Nothing is more important or sacred than our children!!!! How you managed to stay on track with your eating through this is so admirable and inspiring!
Tonya and TArnold- I admire people who have the talent to garden. I have a purple thumb, and it's a little tricky here in the desert, plus it involved my underground drip irrigation system, which had blown a gasket, and some pretty heavy labor, all of which was beyond me:noway:
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Snoozie, fab job on the medical test results! It is so important to remember our health is more than the numbers on the scale.
I was disappointed I thought yesterday was the first day of the local farmers market, I knew there wouldn't be much but I was sad that there was nothing but an empty lot! I have faith that spring will get here soon.
Had a lovely day with DH yesterday doing tourist type things in Baltimore.
Now I need to do taxes...0 -
Now I need to do taxes...
OMG I am petrified to do our taxes- we am going to owe sooooooooooooo much!!!!!! :sad:0 -
Argggh... puter woes this morning.. keeps freezing up.. almost resorted to my phone to type but we all know how badly that could turn out lol..
Carol - super proud of you girl!! may the bunny lose his parts slowly for the rest of the week lOLOL..
Susan.. lvoe the dancing guys ty ty!! and omg on the taxes... craperooo i need to start them... I feel your pain on paying tho..because I worked a second part time job for 10 yrs up until January of last year I have always had to pay every year(go figure.. try to make a little more $ and they goon you with more taxes... ) so this year I am hoping to at least NOT owe.. I'll never get a refund as a single person with no dependents I have absolutely NO deductions... not one lol.. but hopefully without the extra income this year I won't have to pay! I too am useless at gardening... but I love looking at other peoples beyootiful gardens!
Janet - playing tourist good on ya!! And my sister and I were just talking the other day about when the farmers markets will be opening... we think its the May long weekend here but neither of us can wait!
K its almost 11am and i am still in my jammies.. i sepnt the whole day there yesterday so i am gonna get off my butt and start my chores!!! or at least shower and dress LOL.. have a good day everyone!0 -
Sounds like everyone is having a wonderful and some busy weekend. I am actually having a lazy day watching NASCAR with the husband. We both love it and both the girls are out for the day.
Made some bad choices yesterday (went to a bday party hungry :noway: ) So back on track first thing this morning. Checked on the garden and we have both green beans and green lima beans popping out. Hoping to get the the rest set out next weekend.
Wishing everyone a great week !!!!0 -
Today I have repotted anthuriums, peace lillies, philodendrons, yucca trees and more. Planted caladiums out front and oh yeah, sago palms. Mesclun is popping up and waiting on radishes and such. I hope all of you have had a good weekend!0
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RIP Bunny Big Ears.... you were so sweet while it lasted.....
Good news - went to Talbots, Ann Taylor, Coldwater Creek, Clarks....size 14 / 16 pants, size L / XL tops...../ size 8 shoe...
Bad news - went to Talbots, Ann Taylor, Coldwater Creek, Clarks...
7 pairs of pants, a bunch of tops and sweaters... set for spring / summer..... won't talk about the bills.... luckily have wonderful hubby....
Let's hope DH won't notice too soon....
Not shrinking by pounds, but feel lighter, if that makes any sort of sense??? With my luck the scale will start to move again now...
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Carol - thought of u last night when I found a two inch high dark choc bunny my sister had given me at Easter - he lost more than his ears in under 10 seconds! Nice job in the shopping they are still forecasting possible snow here this week so holding off on any spring shopping yet although I did buy 3 tshirts for $5 each to up my exercise wardrobe! Now I just have to put them to use! Going to check out a drop in class at my local rec centre this morning - they offer a few diff classes every day so am going to try several out before deciding on a membership. It might work well around my shifts to be able to pick different times of classes thru the day but can pay per class to try them and quite a variety including aerobics yoga body pump Zumba strength training etc so lots u can try out. Waiting for puter to reboot so on my phone apologies for typos0
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Survived my first trial class... barely! Didn't have a clue how to use the sliding things or the weight bar and was sure i was going to kill myself or someone else, but we all came out alive.. it kicked my butt tho sadly - but enjoyed it and felt better afterwards for having moved! Starting midnight shift tonight fora week, and have a few events happening during the day on a few so exoect sine weird diary entries as I'll be logging my food from wake up to bedtime after tomorrow! Will prolly be over today as the first night in I usually get hungry around 3am lol.. Hope everyone had a great Monday!
PS Tonya - WOWSA on all the planting!! Well done!
TA: Glad you took a little down time.. seems like this weekend was a bit horrid for a couple of us... but it's behind us and moving on right!0 -
Snoozie, I was confused "trial class" I thought you had decided to become a barrister! I was trying to think slides, weights, what do they do in court in Canada? Then duh, I figured out you went to the gym. Good on ya!
Tonight in between tax prepping, still not done, I will be giving myself a pedicure, it is supposed to be in the 80's tomorrow, which means sandals, I can't wait, I hate real shoes and my socks never match. But while most of my sandals (yes I have too many) are orthaheel or Birkenstock this year I am going to be wearing some wedges, which will bring my height to more than 6ft. I could never wear real heels, and I always loved wedges,but I have not worn them for years. I have never been one of those tall women who wear flats, and my regular shoes have never been really flat because my feet need support, but these will be the first fun, higher wedges in ages. So I am ready for the warm weather!
Carol, sounds like you are also ready for the warm weather!
Has any one had clothes altered? I am planning on 14 being my maintenance size, even though I still (still, still) have 16 pounds to go, these current clothes will still be the right size, so I am not looking at clothes as transitional but for the long haul. I have a few things in size 16 that I think are worth getting altered, I took a pair of black silk pants for a new zipper, as a "try out" but I can't decide if it makes more sense to give them up, since I shop at the good will ,ebay and consignment shops it might make more sense to just wait until i find replacements in one of my shops. If I had paid full price for anything I might be more willing to pay for alterations. Right no, I am "watching"red suits on eBay.
Believe me, when I wear a red suit and my black wedge heels, I will strike fear in the hearts of my opponents!0 -
Janet,
I've tried the alteration route... but for pants not really successful - they can't seem to get the "rise" correct.... that's all I'm saying...:laugh:
But for sweaters, they haven't been too bad.....and button fronts don't really have success either....
I still look both in consignment and sale racks... clearance is my friend...have more success now that not in women's dept....
Go Team Go!
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Janet, I tried the alteration route and found it expensive and not successful particularly with pants. So I started selling my better clothes on eBay and then used that money to buy some in a new size on eBay :-)0
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I'm no help with the alterations Janet. Most of my wardrobe consists of jeans and t shirts and a couple of fancy dresses lol0
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Yesterday I was not feeling well and today I was in a funk. I was looking for something else and came across this before picture. I decided it was a good time for me to remember how far I have come and how good it feels even on funky days. I think deciding that size 14 is probably my goal size was messing with my brain. I want to lose 16 more pounds. The size number is not important. The fact that something a size 14 fits me now and may fit me in 16 pounds is not the issue. The issue is that I am not at the body volume that I want to be. While lots of 14s fit, the size 14 70's vintage Hawaiian ebay dress that I bought for Beth's graduation does not fit unless I hold my breath, so that is the dress that I will focus on. And ultimately the very 70s wedding dress that my grandmother and I made with a size 16 pattern and that I wore in 1976 weighing 175 pounds does not yet zipper up and that is my ultimate goal.
So I am throwing off this funk and getting rid of this final 16!
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Looks like all are doing good. I can't help with suggestions on alterations either, not many in rural areas that do them any longer so I haven't had any experiences with them.
Janet sounds like a better focus and am sure you will achive the goals.
Snoozie step away from the rabbit ~~~~ LOLOL all these poor bunnies !!! But its great that you tried the exercise class I am hoping to get started back to the gym once school is done again. Hoping that next year not being a first year again that I will have more time and not have to stop again when school starts.
I am in day three of testing and while its been easy as for lesson preps it has been tiring. Its that age old doing nothing but watching makes the time drag. On the plus side I have left the building every day at 3:10 empty handed LOLOL I am caught up on all grading (can hardly believe that) and only like entering a few more grades and will be done with report card entries !!!!
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I haven't been losing any weight in spite of daily exercise and tracking my food. I decided to get a Body Composition Analysis at the gym. Has anyone had this done? They type in height, age, gender, etc. then you step on a box. It gives you a read-out with weight, fat percentage, muscle mass, bone mass, BMR and other stuff. It also tells you what your goals should be. My lean muscle mass has gone down - probably from down time following surgery. The trainer tweaked my workout routine and I'm going back in three weeks to see what happens. I have 36 lbs. to lose. Here goes!0
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Kobiemom- I hear ya about the frustration of plateauing, It happens to everyone :grumble: . I have not heard of the type of assessment you had where you step into a box. I'm curious how it can tell so much. It must read your weight and body fat from a scale and then use standard calculations with formulas to compute the rest. I think it's always good to reassess things, especially when plateauing. And good for you for persevering. I've read a few articles about it and basically the suggestions are to shake things up a bit to confuse your body and keep your metabolism going by zig zagging your calories (lower one day, higher another, but the week average calorie intake stays the same) and changing up the type of exercise you do,as well as increasing it and doing interval training aka high intensity interval training HITT. I have the same amount of weight left to lose as you do, and it is coming off a lot slower than the first 30 some pounds, but then i hear that is normal. Best of luck with your new plan. Keep us posted as to how it goes.0
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Kobie, I agree with all Seehe said. That usually works best for me....since I may eat too much one day and try to cut back for the next few days. also watching sugar and carbs has helped a lot. I still need to up my fiber and proteins. Best wishes to you. Just keep on doing all the good things you're doing. It ( xtra weight) will finally give up and fall off... : )0
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Kobiemom, looking forward to how it goes in 4 weeks. It must be iin the atmosphere. It seems that an unusually large number of us are plateauing and looking for ways to get refocused. I am getting my worksheet out and answering my questions.
What is my goal?
Why do I want to get to that goal?
What am I willing to do to get to that goal?
What have any of you found to be the best way to regain your focus?
I did not log my food for the last few days, because honestly,and honesty is not easy, I was falling into the mindless eating trap and did not even remember everything that I had eaten. Of course that was after, I posted here saying I was going to break out of my funk and get back on track. It didn.'t happen yesterday or the day before, but I am starting to feel stronger and ate a tomato at lunch with tuna, the first actual meal that I have taken the time to make here at home in a week.0 -
Hopefully it has been quiet because everyone is so busy with SPRINGTIME activities. Even though it is not pleasant everywhere, I saw the RedSox game was snowed out and the folks looked very cold in Yankee stadium.
Looking forward to hearing about camping, praying, planting or whatever.
My recurring nightmare is that I can not find any clothes to fit and I am scared that I will need to go somewhere naked. Last night I had the opposite dream. For Some reason I could not find a top to wear, so I decided to just go out in jeans-nothing on top. I proudly walked through a crowd of people and the only comment that I heard was an approving "I can't believe she is 58!" I take this as a sign that my brain is catching up to my changing body. When I have lost weight in the past, well before this point I would start to regain weight in part because my brain always believed it was a temporary diet thing. This time my brain knows this is a permanent change.0 -
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Hi Ladies....
Everyone seems to be doing great ... keep it up... and keep an eye out for those NSVs... I am.... since the S doesn't want to move for us....
The retreat was great... keep an eye out on the main page... the reatreat was about having a Mary Heart in a Martha World... start by reading Luke Chapter 10, 38-42....
I will be posting tips from the retreat....Carol0 -
I've been sullen and whinny for weeks because I can't get anywhere with this blasted weight loss. I had one session with a trainer last week and made tiny changes to my routine. I lost four pounds this week. I'm afraid to believe it. I have two weeks before I see the trainer again. I was hoping to lose a pound or two.
Carol - I've done that study - Mary Heart in a Martha World. I forget the author. I always identified with Martha. I probably would have made the same mistakes.
Hon- I like the "getting back to basics" theme. It's easy to forget.
Snoozie- I used to rotate day shift and night shift - two weeks of each. It was really hard on me. I've never been thinner because I was half sick all of the time. God love ya', Girl.
Be well and happy, Everyone. This whole thing in Boston should remind us to love and encourage each other. Cheryl/Kobie0 -
Cheryl, so happy to see you break the plateau with a 4 lb. loss, that trainer must have been kicking your butt! When we get stuck in the plateau rut, it is so important to see someone break through. I know my time is coming.
Hatters-has anyone else recently broken out of a plateau?
NSV,when I had a trainer, we ended each session with me flat on my back and she would tell me to sit up, one vertabrea at a time, without using my arms or bending my legs. I could never do it, she would always have to give me a helpful push. On Sunday after tennis with my son (who said he was tired before I was ready to stop) I was doing my stretches on the floor and I thought of that trainer. To my amazement, I was able to sit up without the help of my arms or legs. I am getting strong!0 -
Have a question for my wonderful ladies. What do you consider a plateau? I considered it not losing.
Now that I have struggling since Christmas and I have been reading info could a very slow lose over months also be a type of plateau?
Until Christmas I kept my calories usually btw 1200 - 1400 usually averaging 2 - 5 lbs lose a week.
With the New Year I have tonight looked back and I usually come in btw 900 - 1000 daily having a lb here a lb there and at least one three week time of no lose.
Do you think I am eating enough? not enough? Is there something here or am I just reaching? I really need some input from my ladies?
Cheryl you can see I am reflecting, going to basics again and hoping to figure things out to get the scale moving again.
Janet I want that dream !!!! and yes I think it is a sign your brain thoughts are catching up with you So proud for you.
Snoozie I worked nights for years and I feel for you. It is hard on the body and mind.
Wishing each of you and the rest of the crew a good Wednesday.0 -
TA - I'm not an expert. I can only answer based on my own experience. I think that slow loss is inevitable after awhile, but it may mean it's time to do something new. I was losing very slowly then stopped for months. I can't believe how small changes started things up again. I upped the reps on some circuit weight machines and upped the weights on some others. The idea was to increase lean muscle mass. I was afraid I'd have to spend six hours a day at the gym to lose anything. Hats off to the trainer. She said that your body gets used to a workout after awhile.0
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"BEAUTIFUL PERSON AWARD! Once you have been given this award, you are supposed to paste it on the wall of 8 people who deserve it. If you break the chain nothing will happen, but it’s always sweet to know that someone thinks you’re beautiful inside and out
In case I missed anyone on the inividual list.... you all inspire me daily.... Carol0 -
TA,I think of a plateau as not losing. And I have been in one for a while, but the scale has not been a surprise until last Wednesday I knew I was just being sloppy.
I am not a doctor and I don't even play one on tv, but I have read a lot about nutrition and I don't think 900-1000 calories is enough. From what I have read when you eat too little your body decides that there is a problem with getting enough food and to protect from starvation , your body decides it must hold on extra tight to its store of energy, I.e. fat. And while that amount of calories is not enough for someone basically sedentary, teachers need to be moving all day and any walking or other exercise will require even more calories.
All of our bodies are different, so it is not easy figuring out how many calories we need, but I don't think too little is the answer.
Cheryl, i agree that Changing exercise routines is very important and that is one of the reasons I like my body pump class. The exercises that we do change, just when the routine seems ok, it is time for a new one, then when you return to the one that was seeming relatively easy the muscle memory is gone and it is difficult again.0 -
Hi Ho Hatters!
Apologies for not participating much the past week; between night shift and a couple of retirement functions to attend during the day I was working on little sleep and mentlepause brain LOL.. its a busy month for me which is weird as its april.. but things will calm down again shortly - today i had to go to a course and the stoopid cafeteria was closed as there was a symposium for Microsoft going on in our building.. 300 of em there and of course they put out a huge spread for THEM.. i ended up with a chocolate bar from the machine and a few coffees but I seriously considered slipping into the end of the line and passing myself off as one of them when I saw all the lovely salads, wraps (and pastries).. I was indeed a hungry, grumpy guss for the afternoon portion LOL.. thankfully had leftovers from last nites dinner so needless to say a quick nuke and a side of coleslaw were on the menu the minute i got in... I also forgot to weigh in this morning as I was running a bit late - will weigh tomorrow and I feel like I've gained a pound or two.. even though I've stayed relatively within calorie counts I have not been eating WELL for the past few weeks; lots of bread and cereal and feeling all bloaty and icky.. looking forward to dayshift and lots of veg on the menu!
Will start some replies but have to work backwards so may have to do a few at a time:
Tammy - you've lost an incredible amount of weight - and from what I have heard and read and learned on this site, I think I lean towards some people having to UP their calories as they lose more and more weight... have you done the TDEE thing at all to see what you're actually burning at this weight you're at now?? If you have been consisitently hitting 1200-1400 since you started, perhaps you need to increase it now at your new weight?? I know mentally its hard to even consider "upping" our cals... there's that mental block of "I'll gain weight if I do..." but perhaps calculating the TDEE and/or other calculators online to see if they all average the same amount for you now might be worth a try??0
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