Shape Up with the Daily HEET, April Thread (New Members Welc

HI Heeters, This is last call for me too. I just got back from my 2'nd 2 mile walk of the day. A stray dog that's been hanging around my neighborhood lunged at me barking viciously and chomped down on my pant leg. It was dark and I was alone cuz dh is sick. I'm going to have to call the dog catcher tomorrow about him. I have even been feeding that dumb dog now and then. He would follow dh and I on our walks at night. He was ver afraid of us and would keep his distanance. I would bring a treat and toss it back to him in hopes of getting him to trust me. I wanted to call the SPCA and see if they would take him. I just don't know. I wish he hadn't donr this tonight. I feel bad for this dog. You can tell he's been through alot. :frown: Bebe, my 18 pound Sammy eats a ton of cat chow every day. :bigsmile: He's my baby and I love him. I hope everyone had a great night. Nighty night - Cindy

HEETERS good morning,im so disapointed woke up at 5.30am to do my walk with a bit cramp and all,and its pouring rain.well its good for my plants and we really needed the rain,so im thanking god for it.just have to walk up and dow at wrk today.
JULIE i hate it every month also when TOM arrives.,between the cramps,pimples on my face,mood swings and swollen knee etc,yes the products are very expensive down here.me and my BF we usually shop in florida and buy every non perishable items to last a year ,its so costly here.
DEBBIE WHERE ARE YOU SISTER?PLS COME AND SAY HI.
CINDY sorry to hear about that stray dog incident,you really have to call your dog pound for him.have he seen ur cat before.lol.hope it works out ok.
HAZEL AND LUCY how are you guys this morning.hazel send some of that wind this way,it has been muggy for the past few days,we have a tiny cold front passing today and that should be better.of to the shower
bebe

Hi everyone,
I'm so glad to see Bebe back!!! but sad to see Debbie go...

This morning I ate my Nutty Flax cereal w/2% milk. For lunch I had yogurt, Vegetable Korma (yummo) and an orange.

My goal for this month is to make sure that everything I put in my mouth is a whole food.

Tonight I get my hair done and I'm looking forward to that. Finally get rid of the gray for at least 7 weeks :laugh:

Tomorrow, Matt turns 18...I can't believe it!

ttfn,
Lucy

Guess what!!! I found Yari...hopefully she'll show up here soon!

Lucy

Hi all!!!!!!!!!! Lucy found me and here I am, I am looking forward to continuing this journey with you gals..How is everyone doing???

Yari :flowerforyou:

Hi Heeters, Ughhh I'm having a bad day! That stupid dog~! I called animal control ,they said they would come right out. They never showed. I decided to call another animal control number and they said that they only service the city and do not come out to where we live. I was told to call the sheriff. I did and a deputy came out. He said he couldn't do anything but told me I could shoot the dog. OMG! First of all we live 15 minutes from the heart of downtown Midland and Odessa. What do they mean there's no one who will come take care of this?????:mad: We have lived here for 2 years this June and let me tell you TEXAS SUCKS! I have never heard of such nonsence! Soo now I guess I just wait for this darn dog to do some real damage. :mad: OK enough of my rant. I did walk 2 miles in 29 minutes. I plan to do it again tonight. I've been right on track with my eating and water too. I hope everyone else is having a great day! :bigsmile: Cindy

hi there yari and welcome.cindy sorry to hear about your delima,i know you are afarid to go walking,can you like take a stick when you go,just to scare him away and glad to see that you are doing well with eating and drinking the h20.
julie good for you,dont it just feels great when you do good?yeah drive by posting is what i have to do at work ,my boss doent know that the office computer has internet and has had internet for about 5yrs now,we gals at wrk keep some good secrets.dinner sounds delecious,you are so creative.im just learning now how to make healthy dishes it makes eating so much better.
i havent as yet set any goal for april ,started it of great and if i had set a goal i probaly would not had gone on the partying spree,well today is a new day and i do feel 98% better.
THIS APRIL I WILL DO MY BEST TO EAT AS HEALTHY AS POSSIBLE,in which i have been great at doing,i came along way because i have never drank h20 for days and now these days i drink 100 ozs with ease along with 5 servings of veggies and fruits,so baby steps is the way to go,thoes fad diets just dont cut it:noway: :noway: :noway: . will be back later doing my laundry
DEBBIE WHERE ARE YOU?
bebe

julie i dont count calories myself,i eat wholesome food on most days.that is when im not :drinker: .like you said i need to eat when im drinking and would you beleive that it worked.i drank and still lost inches cuz you know that the scale and i are enemies :mad: ,he tells me i am always crushing him everyday,10 times a day at times.i really need to start adding in some dairy,because i dont eat cheese or drink milk of any sort,so that there will be a big one for me.fishand ckn i love,i dont eat red meat much because i like it rear and for some strange reason it doesnt digest in my tummy,so i dont bother at all,i guess its a mind thing.
dinner tonight is baked snapper with fresh vegs and plain ole white rice,with a glass of lemonade.no alcohol for 2 days now,im behaving until friday.
bebe

Hi all, I am back and just wanted to post before i get to working out during BL tonite....

Julie~~I too just finished a very healthy dinner, I got the chicken recipe off of this site and i love it!!! had that with some brocolli florets seasoned in italian seasoning...they were great!!!!~~I have slacked up big time with the working out, i have gained a back the 10 pounds i lost from the beginning of the year and very frustrated about it~~the kids are doing great, the oldest graduates in June and is headed into High School...can you belive that LOL

Lucy~~thanks for pointing me in this direction, i love it here...

Bebe~~Julie is right you have to get calcium in one way or another....I hope you do take supplements...My issue is the opposite...i love whole milk and can get down to 2% but not less than that..the watery milk makes me gag LOL...I did however find this milk that it fat free but its creamy darn cant think of the name of it off the top of my head...it does cost a lil more but it beats drinking whole milk everyday.

I am doing the 200 sit-up challange with my sister and i have to do my initial evaluation today, to see how many i can get done...

have a great evening everyone

Yari

Hi everyone...HI YARI...OMG I am soooo glad I found you! Anyway, Matt turns 18 today...I promise I will post birthday pics today too. For now I have to get my son's BD on track.

Julie - Really quick, Korma is an Indian dish and its come in veggie, chicken, pretty much anything. I will post a recipe later today too...I promise!!!!

ttfn,
Lucy

P.S. BeBe you are keeping up better then me...now you are too fast!!! LOL :laugh: Talk later!!! I'm so happy!!! :happy: :happy: :smooched: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :flowerforyou:

Good morning HEETER gals. You all ROCK. Keep going and share your motiviation with me. Just popping in to say I'm here. Off to doctor appointment this a.m. will post later.

Welcome, Yari.

Go, Lucy! Enjoy Matt's 18th birthday. It is a big one for him and I want to wish him a Happy Happy Birthday with the sun shining today. Hooray!

TTFN
Hazel

Weigh (way) to go, Julie. Good going and keep up the great work. You are an inspiration to us all.

Yesterday was a bummer for me. Busy with Bible study and eating too much snack and killing my calorie count. Picked up chicken pot pie for a friend who is recovering from pneumonia and toe amputation and ate 1/2 of mine for lunch and left over for dinner with creamed spinach all from Boston Market. Way too much sodium for me.

But, she introduced me to South Beach Living dark chocolate covered soynuts. Yummy and it would cover my chocolate fix. Calories 100.' Fat cal. 160, total fat 6g. trans fat 0. total carb 9g. So I had 2 new things tried yesterday. Will not return for the pot pie because of sodium. Mary is her name. She is a very intelligent person and I think I can learn a lot from her about diabetic diets, carbs and exercises I need to do. She knows pilate and is willing to teach me. I am excited to learn how to use the pilate ball as I bought one a few months back and it is still in its original box. :frown: :huh:

Today, Wednesday, I promise to log onto my food diary which I have done for my brunch at IHOP. Boy, I know now, I cannot eat there on a regular basis. 700 plus calories for the one meal. But, I am full though I must admit, I felt guilty while enjoying my food. Therefore, it really wasn't an enjoyment completely though I was sharing a meal with DH.

We had a doctor appointment for follow up this a.m. and report was really good. Pound loss since last month's visit so that is good. every scale seems to be different, huh? Oh well, as long as it is headed in the right direction, that is good. My blood sugar last month was good and we didn't do blood test today but had a change in medication dosage on Byetta. That should decrease my insulin injections and hopefully will result in my getting off of them totally. wouldn't that be awesome? Think once I am off those injections, the weight loss should be better. It is so hard to lose with those injections.

But, I am here, I am focused on healthy eating and exercising and am going to the pool this afternoon with my friend for some water aerobics. YEA!!!

Yari, welcome back. Though this is our first meet, I know you will be happy to be part of this great group. Lucy and Julie, Cindy and Bebe has been awesome motivators and so kind in assisting with my problems. I know they will be able to encourage you as well. We don't focus on the weight gains, but on the losses as they occur. So, come on and jump on the band wagon.

Toni, Kath, Steph, how are you gals doing? We would love hearing from you. Spring is here and so we will all have a spring in our step. Come on now, we can do it all together.

Have a wonderful "over the hump" Wednesday. We are headed to the weekend and a busy one at that with Easter Sunday coming up fast. No meal figured out yet.