Lisa1960 - sorry I was up for an hour and thought I'd start the new day before going to bed; I forget with the diff time zones it can be confusing.. but I always go back to the last thing I read and start there each time I log on.. lol don't wanna miss any ofthe good stuff! Funny to think of you being in "winter" too.. glad you're enjoying the cool weather. and believe me, I'm thrilled for ya not having the hot flashes lol - and loved the scarf idea!! Have a great day and enjoy your run tonite.. and I dont know why I struggle so much with the water intake either but it's a tuff one for me too.. so we'll work on it together today!

T2 – forgot to add.. I gotta admit sometimes I find im just too darn tired to log on the puter .. specially on days like today where it seemed to take me FOREVER to log evyerting.. I suspect theres a quicker, easier way I’ll figure out soon but sometimes, by the time dinner is done I just wanna flake in front of the tv. That’s when I remember I still have to make a lunch for tomorrow - gak. Honest to god I don’t know how some of you with families and work and trying to lose weight find the TIME sometimes to do it all.. I think a little standing ovation is in order.. might take me a minute to drag myself up outta my chair.. (oooommph.. k.. I’m up.. so a salute to all those women who juggle so much every day… I raise my water bottle!!

T 2 – also forgot to say.. if you’re getting really hungry by lunch, you might want to try eating something with protein for brekkie.. my friend suggested that to me cause when I had grains (oatmeal or cereal) I was starving by lunch, sometimes even with a snack.. so now I try to start with a higher protein morning to keep me going.. just sharing..

Kimberly: I dunno how you find the time to breathe (see above!) Know you’re loving having your daughter and g/kids home so no worries – we love seeing and hearing from you but understand completely!

HSH; Glad you’re gonna be in airconditioned premises tonite!! Hope you take the game(s)!!!

1slim: Yum yum YUM!! What a fabulous choice – good for you, and so delicious!!! Bet you were doing the Snoopy happy dance all the way home while munching! IPOM INDEED! And there’s nothing wrong with talking to yourself; I do it all the time don’t I snooz.. yes I do.. giggling at the hot flash picture you posted .. you look mahvellllous dahlin…


Phew.. I’m like a babbling brook.. so my IPOM.. is I had a GOOD day. I ate well, and ate things I really like that are also good for me; and enjoyed every bite – including those couple of strawberries dipped in 1 square of melted dark chocolate I’m about to have!) and I still did great with my calories.. I’m finally starting to realize I don’t have to feel deprived at all, there is so much out there that I love to eat that’s healthy – I just have to make sure I don’t get stuck eating the same things and get bored, cause that’s when I also tend to stray. So… a little confession.. I’ve been creeping thru some of the Mad Hatters food diaries looking for ideas… I’ve stolen a few but I’m not telling which ones LOL..

Got my brisk walk in, but my back has been bothering me a lot since I did that elliptical, so I won’t be going back on it for a while as I can’t risk getting laid up if it goes out on me.. but in keeping with the “mix it up a bit” theory.. I hopped on the stationary bike and lasted 15 min and burned 100 calories.. so I was a happy camper.. (I did think of you Merobi. And your 44 miles… !) I may hop on the scale tomorrow, I may not.. I’m not really worried if I haven’t lost any more yet cause I feel good about me today!!

Have a great night and/or day wherever you may be; catch ya on the flipside of the moon!:yawn: