THE Team Week 11 April 17-23

I would be willing to help you pay to have the mom spayed. Can you get the kittens spayed or neutered before you adopt them out? I have three shelter cats. The problem with people taking kittens is that they grow into cats, and many people use any excuse to get rid of them once they aren't cute little babies or start costing money to care for medically. Is there a low-cost spay/neuter program in your area?

I have the money to do it, otherwise I wouldnt even consider owning her.. let alone keeping any of her kittens. As for spaying/neutering.. they have to be 6 months old before you can have it done according to my vet. Yes, there is a low-cost spay/neuter program through the oregon humane society and it costs $30 for the certificate which is pretty darned cheap compared to spending the $100+ to have it done without the cert. Once I know how many we have, I'll be applying for the certificates for her and for each kitten to go with them to their new owners, and again... Im not giving them to just anyone. Only people I know that are responsible and are able to financial take care of a pet AND guarantee me that they will fix and update shots. Pets are not cheap. I spent about $400 on my cat charlie when he got a UTI last summer. Not cheap, but necessary.. just as it would be if it were one of my kids getting sick. Alot of people dont stop to consider the costs associated with owning pets, so I know exactly what you mean. They think "oh, they need the standard shots and food" and thats all but dont stop to consider that even pets get sick and need medical attention, so yeah.. again.. only people who I know that are responsible and financial able to take on one of these babies will have the opportunity to take one. I aint giving them to just anyone.

LOL... wow.. 2 months?? I'll have to have a chat with my vet and see if thats possible. I know they made us wait 6 months with Charlie and when I got Nilla I wasnt sure how old she was. She is probably a year now.... maybe? So she is definitely getting fixed. I havent had a liter of baby kitties around in many many many years. Not since before I had my kids. Have had puppies, but thats a totally different story. Kitties are much easier and less messy (potty-wise) than puppies are.

So... I guess Im off to petsmart today to get her a new bed. Ive noticed that today she was trying to "look" for a place and managed to weasel her way up into my dresser in the bedroom. LOL I can just see it now... . her having babies in my workout clothes drawer... :noway: Gonna see if I can find her a good bed and hide it in the closet or someplace quiet. Maybe I'll get lucky, maybe I wont.. but its worth a shot..

Hey CM... i just noticed that you have a new ticker for new shoes? How many miles in a pair of shoes before they are deemed "Unworthy"? I bought mine in February and are still lookin ok, just wondering how long I should wait to replace them? Any idea? Im thinkin this might be whats causing my left ankle trouble, but I really LOVE these shoes so Im kinda, sorta, stummped on that one.
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Morgolis and I met up with adopt4 at the gym today. Did some wogging to my new music for about 15 minutes until my mp3 player died (I forgot to charge it) so I went on my own for the last 15 minutes, prolly walked more than jogged, but I got 30 minutes in then hit the elliptical for 20 minutes. My HRM said I burned 1000 calories (holy cow!) so I was good after that.

Couldnt even think about weights today. My left shoulder is still very sore from lifting on wednesday and traveling home yesterday. Will definitely be doing the lower body and some elliptical tomorrow.

hey team, Just checking in.. I didn't loose anything again this week but really haven't been able to work out like I use to... I got my infusion yesterday for my osteoporosis and the side affect was fever and flu like symptoms so yeah last night I was very very ill then this morning I woke up with chest pains I had a very hard time breathing called the Dr. and had to go in and get an EKG but all turned out well he said my heart looked good but he wanted me to take it easy for a few days so no gym for the weekend... and NO SEX :sad: my poor hubby is going to go crazy :laugh: I told him If I was going to die I want to die doing something I love...:laugh: he said stop being so silly... well needless to say the Dr. gave me a Demerol **** and a shot of Teradol needless to say I have been floating and puking all day... don't know which is worse the puking or the chest pain... I hate them both...

anyway I am hoping to be back into the swing of things by next week cuz I only have 4 weeks to get those inches off for my sexy shorts LOL...

glad to see Li4g and Morgolis is back safe and sound back from vacation..

sheila

I got my current shoes at Ross. They were on sale for $39 back at the beginning of February, so Ive had them for 2 months. I average about 2-3 miles a day depending on what I do and I only wear them for the gym so I guess Im sitting at about 80-90 miles so far on the shoes I have. So I guess that means I should replace them every 5 or 6 months.... did i do my math right?? LOL

I have reebok walking shoes but cant wear them for running. Not enough cushion. The shoes I wear every day are Nike's. Best pair of shoes I have ever had. Also have a pair of new balance, but they are wayyyyy too big for my already huge feet.. LOL so I only wear them when I work in the yard. Im thinking of hitting the Ross again to see if I can find another pair of the ones I have that I love, since I prolly wont be able to get them when I need them. Have a back up pair for when these ones eventually die..:happy:

LULU!! Good for you!! Im sure he's prolly thinking long and hard about why you WONT come back... not why you "cant". Maybe the next person in that seat will have less of a jerk to deal with. You handled it better than I could have. He sounds like a freakshow!

OH.. and I just had to say that this morning at the gym when I saw adopt4... she definitely LOOKS smaller than a week ago and it all seems to have come off her middle! I was so surprised and my hubby was like "Holy crap woman!" He hasnt seen her in a month.. LOL so he was pretty amazed! We are hoping to drag HER hubby into the gym more often now that Morgolis is going more often also.

Hi everyone! My name is Jennifer and I am sooo obviously new to this website

Quick introduction to myself is I am 37, happily married with a teenage son. As far as my being a member of this website, my weight has been an issue for me since I was a teenager. Bad childhood, bad first marriage at a very young age, every excuse in the book to use food as my "one and only true friend companion that never abandoned me". Sadly it stayed with me too well with my highest weight being 340 lbs. I left my first marriage and had gained enough self confidence in myself to make ME my "one and only true companion that would never abandon me" and had lost 100 lbs. Then I met my new husband at the weight of 240 lbs (which at 5'2 is still obese) and found myself so happy and wanting to "spread my wings" for the first time in my life that I found my old friend "food" and put 60 lbs back on to weigh 300 lbs. My husband never stopped in any way loving me but I did. I once again then found myself trying to lose weight by getting a job that kept me physically active and busy 8 hours a day (stocking a shelf in the grocery store of all things) and it helped me lose that 60 lbs again, plus another 8. Then through "this that and the other" I am not working the same job, not as physically active, eating more because I am not contantly occupied physically and once again the scle is going up and down. One day I weigh 250, few days later 245 and it just keeps doing that.

So in finding this website, I enjoy the fact that I can keep track of my food and exercise as often as possible and meet others whom I can possibly chat with - who can relate to situations together without judgement.

One thing I don't do is blame others for my issues anymore and that helps. I know even on my worst "screwup" days, it is my mistake and I own up to it. Doesn't make it easier though.

I am thinking for now though, with the struggle I am having to keep motivated, I have to go back to "old school" and do it the way I started it - one minute at a time. Not one day... one minute and do it slowly so I make sure I think before I eat or that I think before I choose not to exercise.

It's rough... but "do-able"...

Thanks - and thanks for the invite.

I try to remember that while I won't succeed every day, I succeed as long as I don't give up