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Jen, I forgot to mention - awesome hotel we checked into. Not only did they give us a goodie bag upon check in (Doritos, nuts, water) they also had cookies at 5:00. I had 3 :bigsmile: Before dinner. Then I proceeded to have a full dinner. I'm expecting the food coma to overcome me shortly. Is that how you were feeling…

How close are you to the appt Jen? Just finish it off after your recovery period. Do a second round if you need to. Made it safely to Spokane. It's hot, hot, hot here! Mid 90s - too hot to wear full gear. Tomorrow is supposed to be even hotter -38c which is about 101. Don't plan on wearing any gear at all except a helmet -…

Morning ladies? And Stalker Clam! Well, we survived our first portion of the journey even tho we were hit by hail :noway: It was quick - maybe 2 min worth but we found out this morning that area was hit with golf ball sized stones! Damn we were lucky! You could sure feel it as it hit. 15 min later it was 85 degrees! Gotta…

Down again this morning! Whooohooo! I never, EVER would have thought that exercise was detrimental to weight loss, but that's the way it seems to me. With that thought in mind, I think I'm going to delay lifting again until September. I maintain while exercising so I'm thinking if I can get low enough, that is the number I…

You lasted way longer than I ever did - good job! You'll be feeling that tomorrow :wink: I too, really liked that split squat - definitely something different. Was your weight the same as a back squat? I can't remember what my weight was on that one - I'm thinking they were pretty similar.

Could be? I know I drink a ton of water - I'm on glass 11 already and it's only 3:00. I thought that was supposed to help? Either way, I'm not going to argue :smile: I have been doing a modified BWM on the weekdays I don't workout - 25 squats, 25 (each leg) static lunges and pushups to failure - which isn't very many these…

YAY - the scale finally moved this morning! Hallelujah!! It was such a long time coming! It's so weird - I've seen more results since I stopped lifting and working out 5 days a week. Looking back at my spreadsheet (don't forget - anal accountant here :bigsmile: ) I've only done 3 days of cardio a week since I stopped…

What a busy day! It's highly unusual for me to check in so late LOL Way to go Meg! Such an accomplishment. You'll have to share your new routine with us. And I echo Jen - you don't get to leave us :laugh: A beer sounds perfectly reasonable, Jen after three days of a niece! I'm afraid I don't have much patience for those…

Happy (what feels like) Monday to me :drinker: Three day work week and vacation starts Friday! WHOO HOO! And to save the best news for last - I broke 150 on the scale this morning!! Did you hear my screams?? I'm only matching my lowest low so no loss recorded yet but I'll take it :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: I'm glad…

So excited!, just found out my grand baby due in January is going to be a girl!! I'm goin' shopping! :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :blushing:

Happy weekend!! :drinker: Go my workout in although I really had to push myself to get it done! Heading out to the trailer this afternoon after groceries, laundry and dishwasher! It's going to be a nice, relaxing weekend. The weather is supposed to cooperate - life is good :bigsmile:

Love it! You're probably right, but I did notice jeans fresh out of the dryer didn't seem to be quite as snug as usual. That too, could be all in my head. Wishful thinking LOL Although the scale is only .4 lbs away from my lowest low. I'm trying to be really good to see if I can actually get it to go under 150 before…

I'm seeing that too! I'm calling it my one pack :bigsmile: It's funny - since I haven't lifted in a week or so, I seem to be getting slimmer. How the heck does THAT happen??

Morning!! Guess I'm a little late - better late than never right? :wink: Another gorgeous morning here - too hot to go for a run but I did do my BWM before I showered so I don't feel too bad. That and we had a pancake breakfast for charity outside at the office so I was on my feet most of the morning. It's such a nice day…

How long of a sabbatical Jen? That's exciting. My next sabbatical will be called retirement :wink: I always tease my hubby that he only has to make $100k more a year and I can retire LOL For some reason he hates it when I say that :laugh: It was a snooze button kind of morning for me - not sure why I'm so tired. Maybe it's…

The crossfit people are doing walking lunges across the parking lot with barbells over their heads! And then dropping them on the ground LOL Looks effective :bigsmile: I ran/walked this morning so I don't feel guilty for watching LOL

Good morning ladies :flowerforyou: It was a nice funeral - fitting for the type of man he was. Unfortunately we didn't know as many people as we expected but we did get to catch up with a few friends. So that was nice. When we were younger it was the weddings that brought everyone together. Now we seem to go to more…

Happy Monday! Sounds like fun! Our niece's party was OK - it was actually just dinner with the family, which is A-OK with me. I'm not sure I'd be able to stand a group of giggly 7 year olds LOL The buffet was good - I had to laugh at my MIL and SIL. They followed me to the buffet and said 'let's have what Sherri's having'…

How was your party Jen? Just getting ready to go to ours. I'll update tomorrow :drinker:

I'm hoping it will be nice. It's sometimes hard to believe that it will change when you're in the middle of gloom! Thru my entire lifting experience I would up my weights by 5lbs every odd numbered workout on things like squats and deads. Ones like you're referring to, not so much :laugh: That one I think I kept the top…

Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend. :flowerforyou: Still gloomy this morning but it is expected to clear by mid afternoon. We're heading out to the trailer where we are having Christmas in July with all our neighbours :smile: It's potluck - I'm bringing the salad so if all I have is salad and turkey, all is good.…

Nasty, nasty day here today. Heavy rainfall warning and wind gusts up to 50mph :cry: Good day to hibernate! I'll get caught up on some pvr'd shows and maybe some reading. It's so gloomy I even have to have the lights on in the house. Got in some treadmill time this morning too! Too ugly to do anything outside.

I think we need some more :laugh:

How do you do the Ls? I was never quite sure so I'd do two - one with left arm up by my ear, right arm out to the side and vice versa - right arm up, left arm out.

And where the weight is centered doesn't make it any easier either :laugh: I always found my arms were so tired from holding the weights during the lunges that I had no strength to do any pushups! Let alone 15-20 of them! Welcome back Terrie - wedding day is just around the corner! Can't wait to see the pictures :smile:

Morning ladies :flowerforyou: I too woke up with a headache - I think mine are hormone related. I used to get them all the time when I was on the pill. I was 'fixed' when I was 30 and they went away. Now that I'm reaching 'that age' they seem to be coming back. I'm keeping a diary for the doc. I don't really want any…

Yeah, that's only 1/2 a basketball :laugh: I know it's easy for me to say, cuz lord knows, I don't practice it myself, but I would stop weighing. You probably still have the same issues as the rest of us - sodium bloats etc. that are affecting that number. I would wait until Baby makes an appearance and then start again.…

Good morning!! :flowerforyou: It was a beautiful morning - no excuse not to get up and go for a run! So I did. Somehow, I'm not sure how (maybe my watch is broken) I managed to cut 2 minutes off my 4k time!! That's huge - which is why I question it. I was 37 sec faster at the one mile mark and 30 sec faster at the 2 mile…

I could have written this myself - this was me 4 years ago when I first started running - right down to height, weight and age. I'm sorry to say, it's still me today although I run a tad bit faster than you - 12-1/2 min mile. But that's what I ran when I started too. I thought I might see improvement but no. Last summer I…

Thanks Jen - I guess I was just feeling sorry for myself. I've been in this battle over 3 years and I don't seem to be winning! A good swift kick of reality brought me right back :smile: The more I venture out from my regular places the more I realize how OLD I'm getting :bigsmile: The Taste was OK - much more of an…