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:flowerforyou: Birdie!!! You are a total inspiration!!! I can picture exactly what you said about the clothes from last year . . way too big, and then older clothes that are way out of style!!!! You are amazing! Usually cutting out the shoulder pads just leaves a weird looking garment. I say you deserve to splurge a little…

Welcome to all the new folks. February wasn’t especially kind . . I did not post a loss, but didn’t really gain either. Rough month here in the northwest for wind and cold – so I’m looking forward to warmer weather outside. My goals for March are: :happy: Keep things positive -- actions, thoughts, words. :happy: Maintain…

WELCOME WELCOME TO ALL THE NEWBIES!! :flowerforyou: This is a great site, with great inspiration. I have been mostly lurking this week – :explode: super busy at work . . . higher ed and budget cuts mean for long days! I am like others that I seem to be totally on track during the week . . water, burning 600+ calories a…

I have had a great time “lurking” this week but not posting much. My husband was wonderful for Valentines :heart: . . . NO CHOCOLATE!! Didn’t have to fight that all weekend, but it’s all over our office today. Just steering clear . . . . I did eat Wheat Thins, then added them to my calorie count. WOW, those are amazingly…

:ohwell: Barbiecat . . . cut fingers can be the worst! Amazing all the things we do with our hands and our fingers are part of everything! Take good care of those for him – if he’s like my husband, he will need your care. :love: Carolle . . . welcome to absolutely the best “community” on MFP. I learn so much from everyone…

Yesterday was a nightmare for eating in our office. Little office potluck . . . Little Smokies with BBQ sauce, cheese, crackers, donuts, brownies, trail mix, dips and chips . . . AACK!!!!!!!! :grumble: Grazed some, but hopefully not too bad. We’ll be out tonight for a Valentine event. I think the weekend will be hard…

Ah yes . . . the session with the kids’ trainer. He’s a mix of Bob and Jillian on the Biggest Loser. Probably 90% Bob and 10% Jillian. :huh: We ran about a mile there, and then into his gym in his home. I did jumps up on a stool, and squats and lunges. He also does a lot of the “body combat” type of stuff . . . big gloves…

Back from a fun weekend in Arizona. Warm warm weather is such a relief. And got to run outside . . also such a nice change. :blushing: Basically I’m just lurking. :smooched: Nothing new to post, and totally enjoying everyone’s comments. And the Personal Training week post is hilarious!!!!!!!! THANK YOU!

Just a quick post . . . I FOUND MY OTHER SHOE!!!!!!!!! :love: Dropped in the driveway in the chaos of yesterday. Grateful to have it back! Did my 50 min on the elliptical and 20 min of weights in my old muddy “walk the dog” shoes, but I decided it didn’t matter . . . I was still there and burned over 600…

GOOD NEWS!!! I’m down six pounds for January. Didn’t hit my goal of eight, but I’m still pretty happy with the six. :drinker: OTHER NEWS!! Had another couple (we don’t know them overly well) over for dinner on Sunday. They attend our church and we wanted to get to know them better . . our age and all that. Well, I decided…

Thanks for the info on vitamins . . . I think I'll do a bit more research and make some decisions! All good info. Promised myself I would NOT get on the scale except once a week on Saturdays. Couldn’t resist this morning and found I am down a solid three pounds (from the 8 I put on between Halloween and Christmas) . . . so…

:flowerforyou: Is anyone else taking any vitamins or supplements? I just began taking a woman’s multivitamin, along with a calcium supplement. Not really sure if I need all that, but I am feeling like I’m missing some calcium in my diet, and hoping that the multivitamin will cover any other deficiencies. There’s a lot of…

Had a great “day one” yesterday. Good eating habits all day, stayed within calorie goals, and a good workout. Maybe even a bit short on the calories . . trying to find the balance of exercise to calories. And not trying to “eat” back all the calories burned. My husband joined a local gym and yesterday was his first day Fun…

Just had to barge into this thread . . . I LOVE OATMEAL and eat it everyday for breakfast – and sometimes if I am looking for a “hot” snack. It’s super filling and good for you. I buy the Old Fashioned oats at Costco . . super cheap. And the steel cut oats at a store that has bulk foods for .44 cents per pound!!! If you…

Welcome to all the new posters . . so glad to have everyone posting and actively engaged!! Weighed in after all the holidays on Saturday morning. Up about 8!!! Totally amazing how fast it comes back on. But as of this morning, 3 of those were gone! Had a good weekend, got in a walk and watched my calories better. Today is…

Mamacindy . . . I’m still chuckling over your “episode” with the Christmas cookies. I think my “episodes” were probably more like “epidemics” over the past few weeks!!! Thanks for sharing!!! Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Free Calorie Calculator

Have been missing in action since about mid-December . . . Everyone home for Christmas (lots of kids!) along with grandbaby. All our kids (all adults) like to cook, so they spend time at home cooking for everyone. One big food fest, which was hard. Haven’t gotten on the scale yet, but I will begin again on Saturday. Just…

:frown: Very cold here this morning (southeast Washington state) 13* - wind chill puts us at minus 3. Needless to say, it was too doggone cold to hit the step video in our garage this morning! Hoping to make it up somewhere this afternoon???? Too cold outside for me, so I might have to venture off to the gym! Did well most…

:flowerforyou: Renny: I updated my profile as you suggested. Interesting to put into words the last two year journey. Thanks for suggesting it! :laugh: And the "hurling" thing, literally I had to pass that along to my kids who all laughed and laughed!!! So funny!! Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Free Calorie Calculator

Cold here this morning – we started at 17* . . . .Overall a good week! Really concentrated on the water, and really thinking instead of reacting to the TV commercials or ads in magazines for cookies and “trigger” foods and emotions. I’m not really an emotional “eater” but probably more an emotional “baker” . . . . Old…

I started really concentrating on getting all the water down. So, I start the morning with one glass, and then every time I use the restroom, I drink another. The “using the restroom” is my memory trigger to get another glass. So far it’s working . . and so far the November 4 pounds are gone! Upped the exercise a bit too –…

End of November saw me up four pounds!! AACK – not the way I want the scale to go. I did OK most of the month and then Thanksgiving just nailed me. We did all the cooking, and then visited (and took the dinner) to my husband’s homebound parents. Good news is 3 of the 4 are already off. Maybe water retention – salty foods?…

:flowerforyou: Eava57 – your post says you “drove down to Sacramento” . . . I live in Washington now, but grew up in the Paradise/Chico area. Are you close to either? And congrats on keeping the scale moving in the right direction . . super hard with the holiday, shorter days, etc. Keep up the good work, and keep…

:wink: BirdieM: The step work outs are available on VHS or DVD . . I use VHS because it’s an old machine we have set up in the garage. Just “google” or search online for Step Reebok. I have some other step tapes that are good too – Jane Fonda has one – but Gin Miller’s are my favorites. My weekend commitment . . . drink…

So glad to start another day and the office party “binge” is finally over. Did not get in my exercise yesterday so that somehow seems to set me up for eating too much, and not drinking my water. I do much better mentally when I start out early with the exercise. It’s like I don’t want to waste the effort I made at 5am to…

Stayed up too late last (baking brownies and making turkey salad for an office party today) so I just couldn’t drag myself out of bed to exercise at 5am. Hoping I can get it done when I get home. And the office party . . . every kind of yummy is here. Had a little fruit, and one small scoop of turkey salad on a whole wheat…

Swissmiss – that would be great. I obviously need all the “weekend” help I can get. I seem to do fine in the evenings, mostly because we stay busy. But the weekends . . . somehow I turn into “vacation” mode. My other problem is I like to cook, and the colder weather in Washington state is bringing out the desire for heavy…

Good day yesterday, even though we had to grab a quick dinner on the road. Went for a 6” Subway roasted chicken breast. All my exercise done, all my water done, and calories accounted for. A relief to not “cheat”. Up today, step aerobics in the garage with Gin Miller at 5am, and 48 oz. of water down . . . . . . . there’s…

AACK!! I had a very rough "eating" weekend - two birthdays with pie and cake. I seem to hang on great during the week at work (compelled to be good!) but at home I just seem to fall off the wagon. Today is a new day, right? So up at 5 am doing the Power Step Workout with Gin Miller in the garage, and logging all my…

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