:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: HAPPY APRIL FOOL'S DAY!!!!:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

OMG that is a great one- I bet you had to run for your life ROFL:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

You got me, Seehe!! I was all into it! lol
Snoozie, I' m still shivering at the thought of that happening! Your poor sister!!! I love it!! I just wish I was agile enough to do that to someone now.....hehehee...

Gail - I'm so proud of you!!!!!! You have been really working at the exercise and experimenting with what works for you, and IMO that's the absolute best way to do it!! I totally agree with Tammy about the protein.. absolutely, positively!! Even with a salad there should be some chicken or ham or some kind of protein because protein is one of the 3 "sugar blocks" (doesn't really block it, but protein helps slow down the absorption of any sugar/carbs into your blood)... and you know I already agree wholeheartedly with Susan she's my own inspiration in this battle with keeping our blood sugars level to keep our organs from getting damaged by them.. and it took me almost a year of experimenting before I realized I was reading the sugar levels of everything instead of the CARB load..

and exercise (walking biking strength training yoga...whatever it is) is also great for helping to keep the blood sugar levels nice and low.... so you are doing amazing!!!!!!!!!! I am so proud of you.... I really am!! Little changes as you go forward and find what works for you food wise, and your amazing consistency to the biking and walking will absolutely start helping you lose again as well as keep you healthy...

I can't tell ya how proud I am of you, and I am so looking forward to hearing your progress as you go!!! Well done you... huge congrats!!!!!:drinker:

Please let us know how that works out for you. You know we are all pulling for you.

Happy Easter!!!

Happy Easter....I hope everyone finds their eggs!! especially the real ones !! lol

Hey Diane....sounds a bit quiet on the Hatter page..( I finally get Carol saying Crickets are chirping!!) lol ....everyone must be stuck in the winter doldrums...except you!! Congrats on the trip down to the keys...I lived in Pensacola , but we never made it down that far. It's on my bucket list, though. So glad you had a great time!! How can you not indulge when on vacation! It's an unwritten law...there's plenty of time to pick back , now that you're home...

Good Morning Ladies,

Here I come crawling back....not because I want sympathy but simply because I can't move my legs...lmao. Yard work over the weekend has made mush of my arms and legs.

I have been trying to get over an emotional hump and I am taking today as a new beginning. I feel like I did when I first start here over two years ago. Thanks for just being here and giving me a swift kick in the *kitten* when I needed it most.

I expect I will need several more in the future but mostly I missed all of you so much.

~t

Have a great day my friends. Life is so unpredictable these days. I have a question for you all. Do you like the unpredictability or do you like it to be more steady and stable (boring even)?

I am finding that as I get older the more predictable I like it. Now don't get me wrong, I still like a little spice and adventure but for the most part I am finding comfort in the stability.
There was a time in my younger years where I wanted a new adventure every day and pretty much had one being a single parent and working as much as I did. Now, it's still some kinda crazy and I don't like it much.

How about you? Stability or adventure?

Tonya - I would have to say adventure. With retirement coming in a few years (fingers crossed lol) I am absolutely voting for adventure! I used to think stability but realized t would become too easy for me to just stay in old habits.. and had begun to think of change ... any change... as a negative.. either inconvenient or too much work or whatever... and I realized the older I got, the more I liked things to just stay the same thank you.... but i could see it becoming a habit to get too.... comfortable with routine i guess?

but I've done a complete 360 now... because I got a little worried it would just become too easy to stagnate into the same old same old for me. So now my new rules are: embrace change, never turn down any invitation to do or go anywhere, and try something new every few months... but something that at least appears to interest me, not just anything lol. Even if I find out whatever it is doesn't work for me I want to try my hand at a few things.. and a few places.. :bigsmile:

My wallpaper background on my cell phone is a picture that says

"This year I just wanna go on more adventures. Be around good energy. Connect with people. Learn new things. Grow.

I keep it there so I see it every time I pick up my phone so it reminds me of what I want! )

so definitely adventure vote here!