Good for you Snoozie :happy: I kept it in check calorie wise but went over in sodium, fat, and carbs :huh: I should have left that barbque off the chicken, my rings are tight already. I will have to be super cool on sodium tomorrow with weight in Monday !!!

That said I have stumbled across Crystal light appletini and while its not the same as having a drink it does help fill the bill of having a martini glass in my hand and not blow my diet. Also unlike the most of the CL drink mixes these do NOT have sodium So I am :drinker: drinking it up and watching the Olympics tonight.

Tonya and Cheryl that's the best exercise, spending time with your family

Bis timing the limit is a very good idea and one that I will remember.

Hi Hatters

I must apologise for being such an infrequent poster....i do love the group but I just find it consumes so much time reading and posting (I'm not a big user of facebook or anything either for the same reason)....but I am WITH you all and do love having the outlet for an occasional rant or rave....so thankyou to all of you :flowerforyou:

Snoozie - hope you managed to keep yourself busy to curtail the snacking over the weekend....this will always be a challenge for me too. And I must be the only other woman in the world who hates shopping....both my sons and my husband have all the shopping genes in this family....my oldest son also has the only tidy genes as well :laugh: ....and I have a whole washing basket FULL of single socks....where have their partners all gone???:bigsmile: and I often put the washing machine on....but then forget to put any clothes in and it washes away with nothing in it!

Bis - hope you had a blast in the race....so much fun!! I have only ever done one 5km fun run and I loved it...but i'm signing up for a 13km pub to pub run locally next month and a 9km bridge run over the Sydney Harbour bridge in september....I must be mad!! I too don't like crowds but I found that after the start it all thinned out and was fine. Run girl run!

T2 - love your stair walking...you are very good to get up and do that at work...its all about finding something that fits in with your lifestyle so you are doing great!

Tonya - good luck with the job application...they'd be mad not to hire someone with your experience....and I agree that older women are so much more reliable, loyal, and hardworking than our younger sisters ... and won't need to take maternity leave!!

T - thanks for sharing your story....I so hope things have gone well and you have been able reconcile with your mother if that's what you want...family history is so complicated isn't it....while I don't have your background of being abused I have had a very dysfunctional relationship with my father and haven't seen him for years...until just a few weeks ago...I wrote him a letter...and now we have started seeing each other...he is my only parent alive now and my kids only grandparent....while i will never forget that he was a pretty crap dad I have found it inside me to put that behind me and am now enjoying seeing him....and it feels great...I really feel like I have my dad now...a bit late...but he has changed with age along with me...so better late than never I guess.....I hope you are able to get something positive out of seeing your mum....my thoughts are with you :flowerforyou: as I know how hard it is.... my approach was to go with NO expectations...to not let myself get disappointed... to just see what happens...and to not try to attack him or to make him "pay".... as Tonya said, I am in control of how I let things affect me now....and I truly believe this has a lot to do with eating issues as well .... I can trace my comfort eating back to my childhood issues (unfortunately its taken me 52 years to figure this out!)

IPOM for me..... I have had a good couple of days....been running the last 2 evenings and feeling a lot more in control than a week ago when I kept finding any excuse not to exercise! I weighed myself this morning and the scales have finally started to move down...I've been hovering for the past 2 months at the same weight give or take a kilo....I don't have a regular weigh in day and I don't log every time I weigh...the strategy which works for me is to weigh myself all the time (I know I know) but only log when I have a new low...and even then I wait till I have the low over a couple of days to confirm it....it works for me...but that's why I haven't changed my weight in ages.

I've had a really busy weekend working on my computer (at home though)...with the olympics on in the background....who knew I loved dressage...or beach volleyball....or fencing!! :laugh: :laugh:

Love to all.....so for the loooooong post....but now you won'y hear from me for ages.....but I'll be here in the background

Good Morning Hatters,

First and foremost, GOOD LUCK today BIS! I know you can do it and I am beside Snoozie in the Hatters cheering section.

Now, how is my day.....I got up and attempted to make the coffee. We have had a grind-n-brew for years, you pour the beans in add water and go. 5 or 10 minutes later you have wonderful fresh coffee. Love it
Well, that changed about 2 weeks ago when the heating plate crapped out. So, not wanting to spend money before vacation I pulled out our trusty plastic $8 coffee pot out of the camping supplies. Now, I grind the coffee in the gnb and make it in the ol' reliable one. Except for this morning, I ground the beans and added water but forgot to add the grinds. I came back to a pot of hot water! No big deal right? I got the grinds added them to put the water back in and left. Came back to coffee and grinds all over the cabinet. The spring to let the coffee out wasn't seated just right,,,ugggg. So had to wash everything with sprayer hose, regrind the beans and add water again. I promise this is the BEST cup of coffee ever! Wonder how many calories I burned telling myself what a dumbass I am:bigsmile:

Good day my dear group !!!

First Bis a big GOOD LUCK as Snoozie said we are all there supporting ya. We have our mock cocktails !!!

Lisa good to see you and so glad to hear a positive family reunion result. Your point that he has changed is something I need to remember. We so often continue to see people as they were rather than in the present. I agree going into this without expectations is best. I have always understood the connection btw my food relationship and my childhood but until recently could never break those chains that bind. We are doing the Olympics also !!! Hmmm as for your question I think yes !!!

Everyone have a wonderful day and be good to yourself !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good Morning Hatters,

First and foremost, GOOD LUCK today BIS! I know you can do it and I am beside Snoozie in the Hatters cheering section.

Now, how is my day.....I got up and attempted to make the coffee. We have had a grind-n-brew for years, you pour the beans in add water and go. 5 or 10 minutes later you have wonderful fresh coffee. Love it
Well, that changed about 2 weeks ago when the heating plate crapped out. So, not wanting to spend money before vacation I pulled out our trusty plastic $8 coffee pot out of the camping supplies. Now, I grind the coffee in the gnb and make it in the ol' reliable one. Except for this morning, I ground the beans and added water but forgot to add the grinds. I came back to a pot of hot water! No big deal right? I got the grinds added them to put the water back in and left. Came back to coffee and grinds all over the cabinet. The spring to let the coffee out wasn't seated just right,,,ugggg. So had to wash everything with sprayer hose, regrind the beans and add water again. I promise this is the BEST cup of coffee ever! Wonder how many calories I burned telling myself what a dumbass I am:bigsmile:

:laugh:

Boy can you all keep someone motivated. It was raining hard this AM & this along with some rather disapointing news I heard about the race had me almost wigg out on it this AM. I heard yesterdays race was a disaster at the finish line. No water, 2 hour wait for the bus back to the car, lots of people with heat stroke general disorganization with 11,000 runners plus all the spectators. The state and local police had to step in & take over. Then I also heard out of my $50 entrance fee only $1 went to the charity. It seens the race was put on by a for profit that does this around the country. This all put a very bad taste in my mouth about the whole thing. My last (and first race) was for the church down the street, the hospitality group from the chuch treated us to a breakfast and lots of donated items were given away. It was a small race of about 300 people & I had a blast.

I watched the weather this AM & knew you all were on the side lines watching for me so I decided to do it anyway. Since I live a 10 minute walk from the finish line transportation was not an issue for me. My BF dropped me at the start line & made it back to my house before they closed the roads while I waited in the pouring rain for the start of the race. The rain stopped just as the race started & I was in the 2nd wave of 1000 runners. Now with that big a crowd & a color drop every K (where they would spray you with a different color of this corn starch based color) it was impossible to run to much. I probably ran about 1/2 of the total distance, but I finished strong & heard you all cheering for me. Would I do it again...no. I have decided I will do more charity runs, but stick to the smaller ones & know ahead of time what % really goes to the charity.

Good job Bisland....:flowerforyou: at least you ran....

I tried to edit my pic, but had do not know why It came out like this. :sad:

Bis, wow that's all I can say is WOW! Congrats on a great race in tough circumstances, even more congrats on the progress in fitness that the race represents to all of us who want to follow in your footsteps, whether our goal is to race or improve our tennis game.
Snoozie, love reading your posts especially knowing that you are doing this half blind!
I can't relate to the coffee story because I have never even tasted coffee, I don't like the way it smells. That is a factoid about me that always amazes people.
I played tennis in the afternoon sun with my daughter and it left me a little sick I knew I should have more than a fruit salad for dinner, but my stomach isn't up for it.

Wayyyyy to go Bis!!!!!!!!
I have thought about doing a 5 k with my daughter. But not there yet.

Thanks Snoozie for being the head cheerleader for all of us on everything. What are the drops you are talking about? just curious.

I love the coffee story that sounds like something that would happen to me.

It sounds like every one had a good day.

Sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite.
Cheryl