Are you serious about shedding those pounds and getting fit? Come join the Wildcats! We have a weight loss challenge with 4 other teams each week, and it is very fun and motivating. Check out the “Why join a weight loss challenge thread on the forum, too, and add your comments. We need more members, and it is fun and an awesome way to be accountable! Makes you feel that you you are not all alone when you do those tough workouts!! Come be a part of our team!! Email me or Molly if interested! Hope to see you there!!!

I missed this!!! I couldn’t blog or read yours, either!! Waahhh!!

Ok, a couple of good thoughts for you!

Quote of the Day
“If one dream should fall and break into a thousand pieces, never be afraid to pick one of those pieces up and begin again.”
– Flavia Weedn

Quote of the Day
“Without change, something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.”
– Frank Herbert

I just love these!! I wanted to share them. How many of you feel like the sleeping you inside has awakened on this journey to health? I sure do, it is like a whole new person has emerged, although on I suspect was always there, but buried in the fat, and sickness.

Well, down another pound! Back to 138, my weight is kinda yo yoing. I was talking to Ted and a good friend, and I wanted your input. Ted says that maybe my body is at the weight it is supposed to be? And maybe I won’t lose anymore, but that if I do, I won’t keep it off. Maybe this is the weight I should be. I don’t want to give up, and I certainly will not stop working out or eating healthy, but I am just anal enough to want to see that 135 on the scale!

Also, a good friend suggested (and I have read it, too) that worrying adn stressing over it, could keep me from losing it. Sje and I made a deal to try to stop stressing over it. I will be picking up my relaxation cd’s today, so maybe that will help.

Ok, feel like I am rambling here, and maybe not making alot of sense. Hope you all are having a great day!

I’m actually looking forward to my new hours, haven’t started yet, because they want to have a meeting first on Monday about it.

It will be tough getting home so late, I will have to record BL when it comes back on, but Ted has agreed to help with meals and the pets, and since I will have 3 days off, I think I will adjust just fine. Better than getting up at 3 am, I tell you, the thought of tht was really stressing me out, I could do it for awhile, but not long term.

Ok, time to get more coffee and go post, have a great day!

Oh, I will try to catch up on blogs, but please don’t feel bad if I don’t get to them all, love you, buddies!

Boss is running around, so I have to do this quick! Thanks for all the support on my hours, we are gonna have a meeting to discuss it, will know more then.

Had my morning workout with Jillian!! Starting to get a LITTLE easier, nice to see progress!! Ok, have a good day, be back at lunch!

The 4/10’s. They said I could come in earlier, which means I will ride the bus both ways. But the lady I was riding with was having problems getting me here on time anyways. so I will start at 6 am, and leave at 5. But hey, I get 3 days off a week this way, I will now have to get up at 3:45 am I think, but at least I should be able to get home by about 6:30, way better. so wish me luck!

Saw this and had to come on and post it!!

Don’t Leave Diet Out to Lunch on Vacation

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Published: 05/26/08

MONDAY, May 26 (HealthDay News) — Memorial Day marks the start of the summer holiday season, so it’s a good time to remind you not to take a vacation from your diet, cautions Elizabeth Schaub, a dietitian at Baylor Regional Medical Center in Plano, Texas.

Dining out is common when people are on holidays, so it’s important to make healthy eating choices.

Schaub offers the following tips:

• Order your meal from the appetizer menu, which offers healthier portion sizes.
• Limit the amount of bread and chips you eat before a meal.
• Examine the menu before you go out and decide ahead of time what you want. You’re more likely to make healthier choices if you make a decision before you’re hungry.
• Select baked, broiled or grilled foods instead of fried or breaded.
• Monitor your portions to keep track of how much you’re eating. One ounce is about the size of four dice and three ounces of meat is about the size of a deck of cards.
• Have your dressings, toppings and sauces served on the side. On your salad, choose vinaigrette-based salad dressing instead of creamy dressings.
• Drink regular or low-calorie water, iced tea or black coffee rather than soft drinks, which are high in calories.
• Instead of the high-carbohydrate continental breakfast, have nuts, fruits and yogurt.
• Don’t plan on losing weight while on vacation. Maintaining your weight is a more realistic goal.
• If you have a treat, try to share it with other people. What you eat is often less of a problem than how much you eat.

I gotta get busy, but I will be back at lunch!! Have a great one!!

Well, have had a weird evening, but did make a good dinner. Ted went to bed early, wasn’t feeling well. Was too early for me so I thought I would come on and say hi. Our dinner was real good made cube steak with salsa on top, real good.

Well, I think my cds came in but I can’t get them until Saturday. The package was too big to put in my mailbox, so they are in the office. No one is home here until they are closed during the week. Oh well.

Ok, I AGAIN need some input. They are talking about offerinf 4 10 hour days at work and 3 days off, at first I was excited about it, but I know how tired in the evenings I am now. So not sure if I should do it. Some adavantages are: I would have a weekday day off for dr appts and stuff with mom and dad. More time at home. On the other side, since I ride the bus, I wouldn’t be getting home at nite until around 8! So I would only  have a couple of hours to be up until bed time! I already get up at 4:15, so that wouldn’t change. What do you think?

I am doing good, feel more centered after the weekend. Ted was kind of a grumpy bear tonite, but he was tired and not feeling good. So, I couldn’t get his input.

Well, a good friend has mentioned a book for me to read about a woman who lost alot of weight and is dealing with the issues of maintenance, and I’m hoping to get some real insight on how to deal with all the emotional changes that come from doing this. I think it would help. Kinda like a makeover of my insides, too. I think it will help and hopefully help me relate better to my loved ones.

Well, I am disappointed that mom is not going to the dr, I really need to work on that, and talk to dad. Maybe he can make her see sense. I think she just doesn’t want to face being older, and I feel for her. I can’t force her to go, but she is not going to get better unless something is done, and that means dad can’t come home yet

I felt kind funny not doing any workouts tonite, but it was kinda nice. But Jillian kicked my butt this morning!

I will keep that up for sure, want to get to level 3 someday, but for now level 2 is plenty, she works you hard, but I love it!

Ok, I am gonna read some blogs and see what I missed, love you all, good nite!

 How is everyone’s Tuesday? Mine is good, work is trying to stress us out with the short work week I think. But I’m just not into stressing over it. Think my time off did me good. Looking forward to doing some relaxation techniques too when I get the cds I ordered.

Well, all I did for a work out this morning was the Jillian one, but I worked hard.

I’m hoping to go to 4/10 hour days at work soon, too. I think it will help me out alot.

I hope you all are having a great day and thanks again for really helping me get my thoughts to gether this weekend. I have to go post, love you all!

Finally made it on. Well, I got all my house cleaning and laundry done. AND the most important thing is I spent some good time with Ted. We did alot of talking, and it was so good. He really opened his heart to me. He has felt like I have no time for him. So I have to change that. No more working out in the evenings, they will be reserved for relaxing and time with him. I also need to have time for myself in other interests, and taking time with friends too. You can say I have been obsessed.

Don’t worry, I will still be here, but may take days off occasionally. I am not giving up this fight, but realize I do need balance. Too bad they don’t have a guidance manual on how to live after losing weight, right? I do know I will always have to eat right and exercise, this is a lifestyle change, that I can never let down on. But I have been doing this to the exclusion of almost everything else. I can’t keep doing that.

I love all of you so much, and couldn’t have done this without you. I will still be here for you, just have to take time for ALL my loved ones, and myself, too. I don’t want to burn out.

Thanks for all the comments and support, I have taken each and every one of them to heart.

Well, I have some not so great news, mom cancelled her dr appt on Wednesday, I am NOT happy about this. She thinks all her symptoms are due to stress, and she doesn’t feel well, and I think she is really fighting the whole thing. I’m not sure what to do at this point, and I can’t force her to go.

Other than that, I’m doing good, feel more focused. I know what I have to do in my personal life, you all helped alot. Ok, now I need to go post, love you guys! Hope you all had a great weekend!

I keep forgetting to say something real important!!!

Happy Memorial Day!! Let’s not forget all our servicemen and women!!

“Dear God, I thank you for these men and women who are giving of themselves for our freedom. Bless and protect them and their families, amen”

Had to say that.

I hope you all have a wonderful one. So far this weekend has been about a lot of soulsearching for me. Thanks to all of you for your awesome input. I realize now that part of making myself a priority is having time to be here, too. I really love it.

I have also gotten alot of awesome suggestions for managing my time and having time for me and Ted. thanks so much!!

I really need to get busy now on my laundry and house, not sure what time I will be on tomorrow, but I will be on sometime!! Love you all!!