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[Pattylynne]

Welcome to the Merry Month of May!

This thread is for anyone who wants/needs help with workout support, accountability or help. We have an awesome group of friends here but would love to have more join us.

Take care and keep moving because bathing suit season will soon be here!!

Patty

[emerald_green]

Patty - Thanks for starting the May thread!

I dont want to jinx anything but it looks like SPRING may have finally come to the Pacific NW! Its a GORGEOUS day out today! I took Mira for a walk thru the neighborhood. I did a bit of work on the yard. I saw a hummingbird zoom over my head. Ahhhhh....

I went to a hockey game last night with a friend after doing a tea party at my mom's place. The game was really good. The tea party was OK. My mom managed to get a decent number of people. I'm just not getting any party bookings! I haven't gotten a single party booking from the last 5 parties I've done. Granted, several of those parties were very small. Kinda frustrating. I have to wonder if I'm going about things the wrong way. I am doing a mother/daughter tea party for my soon-to-be 12 year olds birthday this Saturday, and I plan to ask all the moms to book parties. I hope it works! Otherwise I dont know whats going to happen to my little tea biz.

Take care,
Angela

[walk2lose]

Hi All happy May Day!

Thanks for starting the thread Patty. Glad to hear you were able to make your WI.

Angela, from your lips to Gods ear. Now send it to the chilly Northeast, this is getting ridiculous. Glad you had a good time this weekend. I thought of you with the royal wedding, they were talking about all the people having tead and scones at pajama parties while they watched the wedding. I wonder if it would be a fun bridal shower to do one of your parties and combine it with a personal shower for the bride.

Marg, did you get to sign up for the class? Hope you were able to do some walking. Will you start taking iron pills to boost your iron? Hope your feeling alright.

Vickie, Hope all is well, I'm sending cyber ((((((hugs))))))) to you.

Donna, you are starting to seem like the ever ready bunnie, I picture you walking all over the place. How is the giant windsock coming along?

Janice, how goes the walking with the pup?

It is still pretty cold in New England 50's to low 60's. The garden center is starting to be busier, but the growers are behind schedule. Making us scramble for plants to sell. I bought myself an ITOH peony, Misaka. Quite the big spludge reward. They are to die for, so gorgeous. I'm hoping the weather will cooperate and I can plant it on Thurs. I think I have dropped last weeks gain, we'll see on Thurs. If I work out some extra maybe I can even make some progress. Wow, as I write this they just announced Bin Laden is dead so I'm going to hop off and listed to the report. Take care all. Hi to anyone I missed.
Nancy

[Pattylynne]

Hi Everyone,

Ok just to be honest...I did not go to my weigh in this past Saturday. My schedule fell apart once more so I will see my consultant on Thursday. I'm doing well with my eating plan but darn it people just keep bringing candy into work. Ugh!! Or maybe I can look at it as an opportunity to flex my no muscle. Whatever..

So tonight is my work out night with the trainer and I'm looking forward to it. I've been walking and staying naturally active. I had a victory with my nighttime eating last night but ironing clothes. Having the iron in my hand definitely kept the food out of it. I guess the key is to have something engaging my mind.

On a side note I don't know exactly how I feel regarding the death of Bin Laden. 9-11 will be forever scarred in my memory and I hope that those who lost loved family members and lovers will one day find peace and consolation.

Not much else to report except that my work load is crazy and I need to get cracking. Take care everyone and remember to move today.

Today's affirmation; I am made to rise up and do battle with my spiritual, mental & physical issues because I am a child of God.

Peace

[Mrs. Kite Lady]

Hello Ladies!

Just a quick note to let you know that I'm alive and well. Hoping for a loss this week, but stress seems to be my constant companion lately. So I give into food to soothe myself. I've been doing my best to make good choices--but--insert excuse here--so I only have myself to blame.

The giant windsock is cut out and I start sewing tonight! 300 pieces--not much more than a quilt, however each piece is almost the size of a quilt. Hopefully having this big project will keep me (and my mind) out of the frig. I've been getting plenty of walking in, mostly around my sewing table, trying to cut/move/handle all the big pieces. I know that there will be YouTube videos and pictures of me working on it and when I have the links, I'll post them here for all of you to see.

Well, I've noticed that my lunch break is almost done. I wanted to give you each a personal note, but I really don't have enough time. Please know that I do love you all and think of often and I do read the thread even if I don't always post.

Donna

[JaniceL]

Hi everyone,

If April showers bring May flowers... what do May showers bring? It's been raining here for more than a week. We had one nice day.... and they are calling for rain for the rest of the week.
I've been relying heavily on taking long walks to get my calorie burn - and that's not happening.
The last few days my parents were here, so we did a lot of mall walking.
My gym membership started on the 1st, and I have some new gym shoes (like starting a new school year) and some workout clothes.
I just don't see any time before Friday before I can get there!
What do you guys do when the weather doesn't cooperate?

Patty - thanks for starting a new thread. I think you guys are amazing. Such a wealth of knowledge for a newbie starting out!

Angela - I wish you would send some nice weather my way. Nothing but rain rain rain rain

Nancy - walking is good. I picked up a new harness for him, as the collar was pulling on his neck quite a bit. Especially after the 'bike' incedent. I feel better. He is still pretty skittish when we are walking and there are lots of people on the sidewalk - we have been sticking to the quieter streets.

Donna - I think I missed the 'wind sock' conversation. I can't wait to see the video's

on the whole Bin Laden thing... sadly we hardly noticed here in the Great White North. We had a federal election here yesterday that was very bizarre!!!! Bin laden was mentioned only briefly.

[Mrs. Kite Lady]

Yay for me--I'm down 1.4 this week! That's the biggest loss I've seen in quite a while. I was even off plan for a day, eating things I shouldn't. I guess walking around my sewing table paid off.

I forgot to reset my pedometer on a daily basis so I just let it go. I accumulated over 23,000 steps for 6 days. That's about 3800 steps per day--not bad for someone who sits at a computer all day for work. I'm going to do that again this week and see if I can beat that total.

I have been assigned a to work on a different project at work. This one deals with unemployment money for going to school. There is more times I need leave my computer and get materials, printouts, etc., so extra steps in the day. It's also good, as I don't get as stiff in my legs and hips then.

Angela--I'm sure you're starting to promote teas that can be iced. Do any of your products work well as sun tea?

Nancy--you sound so busy. Hope all is well.

Janice--(((sending warm weather vibes))). We are having clear, cool, spring weather here in the upper Midwest, so you could be getting it soon too.

To the rest of you--HEY! Will try to post to you next time!

Donna

[walk2lose]

Hi Ladies,

Day off today, I'm pooped and it's raining now, so I'll be doing some Leslie Sansone later. WI is tomorrow, I am down a lb so far. Hopefully a little bit more by Thurs. Didn't mean to shake anyone up with Bin Laden comment, it just surprised me. Catching him is a bit like trying to make goal, keep getting close and then when you finally get there your totally surprised somehow. Okay it's a bad comparison, but I know you understand we get so use to the mission, feels like we won't ever get there. I should probably start to plan for maintenance, but I worried about taking my eye off the goal.

Donna, glad to hear your getting your steps in, go for 28000, that's 4000 a day. Congrats on your loss this week. I can't wait to see the windsock, it will be amazing.

Patty, sometimes life/work happens. Glad you were able to go to see your trainer. I know what you mean now about food at work, they just brought in a big cooler to sell ice cream bars at my work. Ice cream is my big weakness.

Janice, my dog is pretty shy, we walk her after school when the kids are going so it's nice and quiet there most of the time.

Angela, how are things going for the single mom this week. Your quiet so I'm thinking you doing more Mrs mom and dad this week. The good news is that you'll be so busy time will fly by.

Marg, did you sign up for the class?

Vickie, I'm thinking of you, hope all is going well.

Hi to everyone else I missed.
Take care I'll check in Thurs after weigh in.
Nancy

[mkopp]

Hi All,

Just a quick check in.
Scale is up a bit - but had a few days of not the best eating.
Saw the Dr on Tuesday and was given Iron pills -- will be re-tested in 2 weeks. Will have to see how Saturday goes regarding checking out the Pilates class -- it is EARLY 8 AM.

Janice - sorry about all the rain.
Donna congrats on a good loss -- extra activity is great
Pattylynne WTG on winning with the night time munchies - good idea to find other ways to stay busy -- good luck with the yearly close at work
Jenn - hope you are hanging in
Angela -- hope all is well -- sorry your tea parties are not giving you the bookings you would like
Nancy - congrats on being down -- hope the JC scale also shows a good loss for you
Vicky - sure you have been busy with your niece and the work move - check in when you can.

Have a great Thursday all.

MARG
maintaining

[walk2lose]

Hi Ladies!

Okay need to make this quick.

Marg, Think how much you'll get done if u do that class at 8:00am. You'll be like the marines. I've been trying to talk myself into going jogging at 5:30am. So you do the 8:00 an I'll do 2 days of 5:30 walking/jogging. That will leave me 2 days off to go later in the day.

Okay I was down 1.2lbs this week and 2.5". I think the 1" on my bust is completely dependent on the bra I'm wearing on measuring day. But I did lose an inch off my hips and a half inch off my waist. Need to go get some new running shoes for work, ones with lots of cushion for all those long days.

If you buy flowers for a mom this weekend, please go to a real garden center, not a big box store. They need your business. My work should be crazy busy this weekend I hope. To all the moms on here Happy Mother's Day.
Take care
Nancy

[JaniceL]

Just checking in.
The weather is finally turning around. I managed to get in a power walk this week.
I have had my gym membership since May 1 - and still haven't gone. I've done something to my back, not sure what.
I have a massage booked for tomorrow - I'm hoping that will solve it. I have been doing a lot of overtime these last couple of months, and just spending way too much time in a not very good office chair!
Hopefully it's quick to get corrected.

I only lost 1.4 this week. My lowest loss so far. I haven't been very diligent in measuring dairy or adding my limited and unlimited frees... I guess it added up. Plus my parents were here and I ate two meals out. I was so concerned with over eating - I think I under ate!

Nancy - I just noticed your signature... so close to your goal! And you fit into your wedding dress last month. I'm sorry if you posted and I missed it. Congratulations!

[jenrdn69]

Hey all.

I have been so busy this week. Eating ok until last night. Some really stressful stuff, a big (not good) surprise at DH's work and well, suffice it to say I hope he continues to be employed by the end of the day and next week. I don't know what we'll do if things turn out the way they are looking right now. I'm totally freaking out. So, I ate way to much last night after I found out what happened yesterday. I am so stupid: I know WHY I eat -- two reasons: (1) at that initial time to forget and drown myself in food and (2) the self-reciminations after ---so now I can spend time beating myself up for this and NOT worry about his job and what we'd do. So, here I sit with those two things going back and forth in my head.

I have the day off today. Tomorrow if Vicky's first communion. My Mom arrives (she lives in NJ) today. We are having our house assessed...didn't know if I told you...got a GREAT deal to refinance the house --- we went from 6% to 5% and I cut 5 years off our loan AND, I keep the same monthly payment! We moved here on May 5, 2005 so we've been here 6 years...we had a 30 year loan. I've got us down to a 20 year now. Could have gone to a 15 year, but it would have upped our montly payment (REALLY glad I didn't do that now). We haven't closed yet..I don't want to do this, but I wonder if we'd save alot monthy if we kept a 25 year loan or even went back to a 30...I don't want to do that, but in light of the events of the last few days, I'm totally freaked. We cannot live on my salary (OK, guess we could, but boy would life have to change...say goodbye to every extra thing other than food, house, and electricity---I don't think we could even handle cable/internet and certainly forget Vicky's piano lessons)....OK, now I'm freaking!

Well, I had best get going. Have to shop, clean and get ready for party. Will head off to the gym for a bit, but not alot of time.

I checked out the DOT fitness thing and its just like the BM, but it has some reference menus and such. And, you get one free session with the fitness/nutrition coaches, but the rest you have to pay for (not happening now), so I'm not sure how helpful it will be. Reference menus are interesting...And, based on my inputed numbers and what I want to loose, they say to eat 1800 cals per day (based on my workouts) --- even to loose. Reference menus are 2000 cals, so you cut off from those. They have them in different categories, like Meditterain diet, lactose free, standard, 40/30/30 (like the Zone idea of 40% carbs, 30% proten and fats)...

Anyway, such is life. I'll let you know what's up. Take care and keep moving!

[jenrdn69]

Argh! I cannot sleep. I'm totally wired. Won't eat, so I'm online now.

Food in middle range of ok today. Very busy day getting ready for party and tomorrow will be more insane. But, I'm ready I think. Tomorrow my goal will simply be to NOT overeat on anything and let Vicky enjoy her day. She is such an amazing kid.

As for DH's job. He still has one. And, he doesn't expect to be let go anytime soon, BUT he is actively looking to leave. This still scares the b-jeebers out of me.

Tomorrow I'll get a very short workout in...the, trying to get the last things done. I need to leave the house with Vicy by 1:15 pm and mass is at 2 pm (pictures first), but lots to do at home. I totally punted on baking and making alot of stuff, but still last minute things.

My Mom's trailer broke down, but she made it to St. Louis tonight. She is staying in her trailer (with her cat --- she can't stay here, Kevin is allergic to cat...so when she has Chloe, she has to stay in her trailer...trailer was ttowed to a KAO outside town and no one can even look at it until Monday, so guess she'll be here for a while. Kids will love it, but they have school.

Better try to sleep again. They, the experts, say don't go on the computer when can't sleep, but its better than eating!

[Mrs. Kite Lady]

Hello Ladies--

Well here is a sampling of my getting in my steps around the sewing table. This is a YouTube video of me working on the giant windsock.

the link is
file:///watch?v=AygF5-gcnfk&feature=related

In the video we explain a little bit about what happened and why I'm doing this.

The man who designed it (he lives in Belgium) saw this and is very excited about my building this! He's coming to the festival on Memorial Day weekend to re-dedicate it.

[walk2lose]

Hi All!

Donna, I couldn't find the video by what you posted, but fortunately I know your last name so I searched you on youtube and found it. I also found a bunch of others and could watch your progress this past year, wow if you need inspiration search your name in youtube. Girlfriend you are not messing around and you have made so much progress you look completely different from the breast cancer kite video. Oh the kites are fantastic too. Plus I feel like I know a celebrity.

The correct link, I think is www.youtube.com/watch?vum5ztkyMyps Donna, seeing as I'm your new agent, I have to promote you correctly, hope you don't mind. I can't wait to show my friends who sew or just like kites. You are truly a great artist and craftswoman.

Work has been crazy and a bit stressful. Some days 28,000 steps without working out. Yep that translates to over 2800 calories a day. 5 hours of activity. I think if I don't make it to goal this week I'll be at like .2lbs away from goal. Grrrrr! But I will get there. Hoping if I can get a workout and some gardening in that I'll get rid of the last bit and hit goal. This week the owner of my company made jokes about my losing weight,
a.) he doesn't know me well enough to do that and b.) he's not as funny as he thinks and needs to stop listening to the guy who is jealous and intimated and needs to be going to JC himself. So now it's time to hit goal and shake things up at work. Nothing makes me more inspired to lose that some dumba$$ who thinks they know my body and health plan better than me. Yep the fight is on and the skinny old broad is going to have the last laugh. Also I love that JC was just named best diet plan by consumer reports. Take care. I'll let you know how things go at my WI. Hi to all I missed.
Nancy

[Mrs. Kite Lady]

Wow, do I feel important! Thanks Nancy for the correct link. I was in a bit of a hurry when I posted and didn't really check--I really appreciate it. And no, I won't forget you little people!

For those on this thread who like to quilt, this project really is no different than a quilt--only that some of the pieces are the size of a quilt!


On the JC side, I'm up a bit on the scale. Can't seem to break through this plateau and break into one-derland. It's been since my gallbladder surgery--5 months now. I have lost a few inches, which is good. So I'm going to log my foods again, seeing if that will help.

More later.
Donna

[JaniceL]

I had a great WI today... down 4.8
I guess it was hiding.

My shoulder is still out, so I haven't gone to the gym yet.
I'm away this weekend, so hopefully when I get back next week I can see an Osteopath and get to the bottom of it. I'm worried it's my rotator cuff.

At least it doesn't stop me from walking the dog!!!

[walk2lose]

Janice, Congrats on your great loss.

Donna, sorry about the brutal plateau. What about calorie cycling? Also are you still doing the belly dancing? I went on youtube to look for belly dancing classes. I tried some hip snaps and then turned around and realized the electric company's truck was parked right in front of my house. Guess they got a show. They're going to need therapy. lol

I took the dog for a walk and did some plant shopping. I'm doing black petunias this year. I also got some cool annual succulents and some really cool coleus. Take care all.

Nancy

[walk2lose]

Hi Ladies,

Down 1.2lbs so I didn't make my JC goal this week. Next week or bust. Off to check out garden centers with a friend. Catch up with everyone later.

Nancy

[emerald_green]

Hi Everyone! Sorry I haven't checked in for a few days.

Hubby got home yesterday afternoon, YAY!!! And he brought lots of gifts. Unfortunately, lots of those gifts are food. Chocolate from his brief layover in Frankfurt. Banana chips fried in coconut oil and made right before his eyes the day before he left India. Freshly made Indian sweets (4 BOXES WORTH). I look at all this fabulous stuff and think of giving in and just buying larger clothes

Thankfully it wasn't all food! He had my two rings recast because they had gotten too large. He bought some gold necklaces, one along with a dangly gold fish pendant with a ruby eye that is pretty cool. I also got a new sari from his mom, and his sister sent me a cute blue embroidered tote bag.

Meanwhile my little tea biz is going nowhere. I have no parties scheduled at all. *sigh*

Take care,
Angela