Where is everyone?

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mmmmm, I got my water in - 3 minutes on the bike then got sidetracked - will wander back over it later. dishes are done - but wasted the rest of the day - ho take that a bit - worked the real estate for about an hour but nothing else productive today

Fall seven times, stand up eight.- Japanese proverb

Where is everyone?

Where are the posts of food plans?Where are the messages about quitting smoking without increasing snacks?Who can brag about getting all their water in today?Come on, ladies! You can't all be looking over the diabetes awareness site Iposted earlier or doing housework!Are you resting up for 's Auditorium tonight? If so, don't forget tocopy the chat log and post it to the list. :)Right now it's 5 pm EST and either I'm not getting all the list mail againor there have been less than a dozen posts all day. Since all my otherlists' mail is getting through, I guess I can assume you're just not in theposting mood today.

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Ok.. I swear I replied to this, but I'm not seeing it show up.

I've had a rumbly in my tumbly and it isnt from hunger. I was up a

few times making a mad dash to the bathroom, last nights dinner was

out by 9am and looked pretty much the same as when it went in (I know

TMI).

I thought I had *finally* gotten rid of my rotten egg burps, but they

showed back up while trying to eat dinner, hopefully the runs will

subside before too long, but with the burps still here I'm not

counting on it.

I am so sick and tired of being sick and tired! I had my exercise

clothes all set to put on this morning, but with the lack of sleep,

the cramps and runs (not to mention the gas) I decided against doing

much of anything. Including getting on line.

I hope everyone else is having a better day!

a

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I'm here ... just tired!

My exercise plans for the day:

*If it warms up a wee bit, going to walk to the park on the corner and let kids play for half hour while I finish planning tonight's TOPS meeting.

*Coming home to do some housework after (don't worry ... it's light stuff!)

***I *hate* not being able to do my usual activities!!***

Eating:

*Had toasted tomato sandwich for breakfast

*Making veggie pasta for lunch

*Dinner will be fish & steamed veggies with a hint of lemon

*My snacks are usually an apple or some carrots

Well, must get going ... my soon-to-be-one-year-old is wailing cause the dog woke him up (the joys of yappy dogs!)

Kara

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I'm still here too. Haven't had any changes so I've just been

reading.

By the way has anyone tried the Atkins diet? Or is anyone doing it

now?

Lillian

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>Well, must get going ... my soon-to-be-one-year-old is wailing cause the

dog

woke him up (the joys of yappy dogs!)

Our schnauzer use to go over to the crib, raise himself up on his hind legs,

and lick any part of Henry he could reach to wake him up. Even at age 15 he

loved to play with the baby, but knew if he barked to wake him he would get

in trouble.

Sue in NJ

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I'd only logged on as you logged off. I am not too sure how the

different times work.

Biljana

>

> I was here for the chat tonight (one of the few nights I have been

> able to make it) and nobody was here.....

>

> Oh well....

>

> I'll be on LATE NIGHT tonight (yeah, have to work another double),

so

> I'll be on from 12:30 AM Eastern time (if anyone is around).

>

> Hope to catch SOMEBODY there! LOL

>

> Mike (100 days have made me older...since the last time that i

saw...)

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Oh I'm sorry Biljana.....Thanks for trying!

I am in the Eastern Time Zone of the US. We are GMT -4 hours.

Mike

(I wouldn't front the scene if you paid me, I'm just the way that the

doctor made me, on, and on, and on, and on)

> >

> > I was here for the chat tonight (one of the few nights I have

been

> > able to make it) and nobody was here.....

> >

> > Oh well....

> >

> > I'll be on LATE NIGHT tonight (yeah, have to work another

double),

> so

> > I'll be on from 12:30 AM Eastern time (if anyone is around).

> >

> > Hope to catch SOMEBODY there! LOL

> >

> > Mike (100 days have made me older...since the last time that i

> saw...)

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I agree! I was " checking in " and the postings are way down. I know

I've been enjoying the summer weather with my kids....swimming and

such. Hope everyone is well.

Dawn in Ohio

> Wow, this has got to be the quietest week on record for this group!

>

> Is everyone out enjoying the summer weather, too busy to be stuck

indoors playing on the computer???

>

> Debbi in Michigan

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----- Original Message -----

From: brgk44

> I, for one, am going to need lots of help getting through the holidays

> this fall...I used to

start gaining around Halloween and not stop until mid-January.

Yes!! I've blown it so many times over the holidays after being on plan for

months before hand. Our holidays start Oct. 4 with my oldest daughter's

birthday and don't stop until Feb. 26 with my younger daughter's birthday.

Very tough for me.

I've fallen back into some old habits this week and that has got to stop. I

went out for Tex Mex last night and those evil chips jumped right in my

mouth. At least I've been to the gym 3 times and I'll go again today.

Ann

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> Good morning! Boy, this list sure has gotten quiet. I miss 's

> MOTD--Sue, where have you gone? Is everything okay with you, your

> husband, and your son?

Yeah I was noticing that it had gotten quite too. I guess everyone is busy

with school starting back in so many places.

> Too many ladies to list...don't know where to start! I sure hope

> everyone's okay and just enjoying the last weeks of summer. I look

> forward to the list getting active again. I, for one, am going to

> need lots of help getting through the holidays this fall...I used to

> start gaining around Halloween and not stop until mid-January. I

> did well last year...just gotta do it again. Somehow, it doesn't seem

> all that far away anymore. *sigh*

No it's just around the corner. We are in the process of trying to get our

heaters in shape and house caulked etc....now. as since we get paid monthly

there is only a couple pay checks left before heating season. And I don't

even want to think of the Holidays yet! It seems I'm never ready for them.

Halloween isnt a biggie for me because I'm not much on candy with the

exception of a few things like snickers. But Thanksgiving and Christmas is

always hard.It's the main dishes and sides that does me in not the desserts.

> Hope to hear from you guys soon! If you've fallen off plan, no

> worries because we ALL have from time to time. Just gotta get back on

> again, that's all And each of us CAN do this!

yep, cant change the past but can only go forward.

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> Yes!! I've blown it so many times over the holidays after being on plan

> for

> months before hand. Our holidays start Oct. 4 with my oldest daughter's

> birthday and don't stop until Feb. 26 with my younger daughter's birthday.

> Very tough for me.

I know. My daughters and mine both is the same day so its a biggie. Then in

December we have Christmas and my grand daughters, and my son in laws

birthday. The the second week in Jan my other grand daughters birthday so

from Thankgivings to the middle of January is loaded for us.

> I've fallen back into some old habits this week and that has got to stop.

> I

> went out for Tex Mex last night and those evil chips jumped right in my

> mouth. At least I've been to the gym 3 times and I'll go again today.

LOL Just jumped right in huh? Did you have the lights and waving your arms

to direct them in like a air pilot controller? LOL I know. Sometimes it's

just too hard to resist certain foods. And you won't go though life never

eating them again. So all I can recomend is to try and remember portion

sizes, enjoy them and get in more exercise or cut calories on your next

meal.

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Hi Bonnie and everyone. I am here - present and accounted for. Took a couple of days off two weeks in a row, went no mail and then decided to just bag it for reading everything on site and catching up....

My ex was in the hospital for 2 weeks and is now out at his sister's recovering and then in a week they are going to do a pace maker. So, on top of the post-vacation exhaustion, I have been dealing with the kids and that...

Nothing else new - I did go for that 90 min walk Thurs, nothing Fri (go figure LOL) and will *try* to get my exercise in this weekend.

Anyway, I miss all the chatter too - Sue, , SulaBlue, etc (I agree, too many names to list LOL) - where are you all?

Hugs,

h

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----- Original Message -----

From:

> Did you have the lights and waving your arms to direct them in like a air

> pilot controller?

You make me smile although that wasn't as funny as your brink of

death comment. Now that was funny. You've seen those pro basketball

players slam dunk that ball in the basket? It was more like that I'm

afraid. Dunk into the salsa and dunk into my mouth. Sigh. 17 weeks of

eating healthy but it's still hard to stay on track. It's very hard to

break habits that I had for years and years.

I'm really struggling at work too. Blech. Someone brings breakfast every

Friday. Today I had a croissant with ham and swiss. Not terrible but then

I took a piece of pound cake back to my desk. I worked out at lunch break

and then ate what I brought from home which was deli roast beef, sliced

cheese, lots of strawberries and a little cream cheese and crackers. I went

to the little kitchen area for some water and there were cookies in there.

Ack! I had 2 big oatmeal cookies. I bring healthy stuff for lunch but I

get tempted by the sweets. At least I had oatmeal cookies instead of

chocolate chip. Better oatmeal and sugar than white flour and sugar.

That's my theory and I'm sticking to it!

This will be a life long struggle. Will I ever look forward to the gym more

than I look forward to lunch? I kind of doubt it. At least I've been

slicing up strawberries to take for lunch which is a healthy treat. I

usually take sliced turkey and swiss but I got some deli roast beef and ham

for a change. The cream cheese was an unusual treat.

Bonnie's post got me thinking. I've been lifting weights for 2 weeks now

and I'm eating much worse. Maybe going to the gym is making me hungrier.

Maybe I need to up the healthy food a bit so I'm not tempted with the junk.

Or maybe having a little sugar is making me crave more. Dunno but it has to

stop.

Everything in moderation is fine. The problem is the everything part is

easy and the in moderation part is hard.

Ann

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> You make me smile although that wasn't as funny as your brink of

> death comment. Now that was funny. You've seen those pro basketball

> players slam dunk that ball in the basket? It was more like that I'm

> afraid. Dunk into the salsa and dunk into my mouth. Sigh. 17 weeks

> of

> eating healthy but it's still hard to stay on track. It's very hard to

> break habits that I had for years and years.

Of course it is. 17 weeks seems like a long time granted....but think how

long we ate unhealthy and with bad habits. Then 17 weeks is just a drop in

the bucket. Sometimes i wonder if I can do this or if I'm just kidding

myself. But what i do know ifs there's no way I will go though life without

having the junk foods and foods I love. So I know I'm going to eat them

sooner of later. So try not to let it get you down too much. I just have to

remind myself I can't do this daily. I hope you have better luck with

yourself listening to yourself then I do:)

> I'm really struggling at work too. Blech. Someone brings breakfast every

> Friday. Today I had a croissant with ham and swiss. Not terrible but

> then

> I took a piece of pound cake back to my desk. I worked out at lunch break

> and then ate what I brought from home which was deli roast beef, sliced

> cheese, lots of strawberries and a little cream cheese and crackers. I

> went

> to the little kitchen area for some water and there were cookies in there.

> Ack! I had 2 big oatmeal cookies. I bring healthy stuff for lunch but I

> get tempted by the sweets. At least I had oatmeal cookies instead of

> chocolate chip. Better oatmeal and sugar than white flour and sugar.

> That's my theory and I'm sticking to it!

I know what you mean. I do ok too with my meals that I prepare but when I

get into trouble is when someone else brings the foods. My son just brought

home a box of doughnuts and chocolate milk the other day. I have totally

avoided the powered doughnuts and the chocolate doughnuts but I have been

eating 2 glazed doughnuts and a glass not cup of chocolate milk at breakfast

yesterday and today too. Good thing he dosent do that often.Last week he did

bring home long john's for supper and it was the same story. I need to get a

gripe when other people supply the food:( I'm not really concerned with WHAT

they bring but with me not sticking to PORTION control when I eat it.I have

to learn to deal with this as there will always be people supplying food

sooner or later. I have to learn to deal with it.I just havent managed to

master that yet.

> This will be a life long struggle. Will I ever look forward to the gym

> more

> than I look forward to lunch? I kind of doubt it. At least I've been

> slicing up strawberries to take for lunch which is a healthy treat. I

> usually take sliced turkey and swiss but I got some deli roast beef and

> ham

> for a change. The cream cheese was an unusual treat.

Thank goodness I don't have to worry about brown bagging something daily.

For my lunch it is usually kinda easy. Me and hubby are usually the only

ones here for lunch so we have pretty much the same selections of foods. i

don't cook large meals for lunch. It's usually a grab kinda of meal. You

know the quick tv dinners, hot pockets or canned ravioli. Supper is the meal

I have to watch portion and calories at.

> Bonnie's post got me thinking. I've been lifting weights for 2 weeks now

> and I'm eating much worse. Maybe going to the gym is making me hungrier.

> Maybe I need to up the healthy food a bit so I'm not tempted with the

> junk.

> Or maybe having a little sugar is making me crave more. Dunno but it has

> to

> stop.

You know Bonnie got me to thinking too. She said something about switching

up my exercise and adding variety to it. Last night I did that video and I

think she is onto something. I got to reading and it says your body adjusts

to it if you do the same things day after day. So I did that video. I really

do think it made a difference.I could feel it as I was doing it. I was

working different muscles etc... I think sometimes my multi vitamins helps

too.I think I read somewhere that a spoon of peanut butter on a square of

crackers helps if you eat it about 30 minutes before exercising. I don't

know if it works or not.

> Everything in moderation is fine. The problem is the everything part is

> easy and the in moderation part is hard.

AMEN!!!!!!

[Guest guest]

Hi Bonnie, I'm here sort of. Haven't checked my e-mail in several days. Lots of things happening. Finally got my car fixed yesterday. My toilet still needs work done on it. This heat has really been getting to me. I'm beginning to wonder if it will ever cool off again. I haven't done any exercise as far as videos go in several weeks. I have walked around at Wal-Mart some and stuff like that, but other then walking no big exercises. Did some house work today and worked up quite a swet. Needed to get some house work done. Still have more to do, but plan on doing more later (probably tomorrow). I am thinking that now is a good time to start getting my apartment back into some sort of shape. I haven't been keeping up on cleaning it as good as I should have been. At least I got a start on it today. My sister had WLS about two months ago and the last two weeks she has been in the hospital. She has had nothing but problems ever since she had the surgery. They let her out of the hospital yesterday and she is supposed to be home with lots and lots of pain meds. Drops only though. She can't eat a thing. Lots of complications. Glad I wasn't planning on having the surgery myself. I plan to lose the weight the old fashion way if possible. Well, have things to get done. Hopefully I won't be gone so long this next time. from MO.

[Guest guest]

I am so sorry to hear about your sister. Sending healing vibes her way. The heat will eventually break. Keep journal cyber sister we can do this.

NH... Mom to Abby Liz 10/94 Anne 7/99

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In a message dated 8/9/2006 3:48:21 PM Pacific Standard Time, 6@... writes:

My sister was out of the hospital for two days and now she is back in again.

Wow , hugs and prayers for your sister...

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Hey there . My sister was out of the hospital for two days and now she is back in again. I'm really worried about her. My mom just called about an hour ago to let me know my sister was back in the hospital. She is not allowed to eat or drink any thing at all. She now has a feeding tube in her, but something is wrong with it. This WLS has really messed her up really bad. I am beginning to think the heat will never break. I can't do much of anything. The heat just sucks the energy out of me. It is so hot in my apartment. We have the air going and two fans going, but it is still hot in here. Don't think the air conditioner is working properly. We don't have air conditioning in my car either. Haven't had money for a long time now to get that fixed. My husband and I went to the laundry mat today and it felt so good to be in the air conditioning in there. I wish I could go there every day, but don't have the money to wash clothes every day. I know some day this heat has got to break, but it just seems to be going on and on forever. Our temp thing read 107 out today, and it shows it is in the 80's in side. It is just miserable! from MO. Re: Where is everyone? I am so sorry to hear about your sister. Sending healing vibes her way. The heat will eventually break. Keep journal cyber sister we can do this. NH... Mom to Abby Liz 10/94 Anne 7/99

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Hi ,

Glad to have you amongst the posting for the moment.... sorry about the computer issues. WOW @ 700+ emails - I don't blame you, I would "select all" and "delete" - but, if you can, at least read through some of them, you might get some support/inspiration you need.

The 6 lbs you re-gained will go again, just get back on plan as soon as possible with eating and exercising. I wish I could make my computer cook for me and be my exercise buddy LOL, I might get more done and do it better....

Hang in there,

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Hi Ladies,

My hubby built us a screaming fast computer, BUT he couldn't get it work. In the process he messed up the one we were using! We have been without a computer for about 2 weeks. In that time I fell off plan and hard. I gained back the 6 pounds I'd lost and haven't exercised in a week I am trying to get back on plan but it is soooo hard.

I cam back to 700+ emails so I did a lot of delete delete.... forgive me! Blessed be,

[Guest guest]

Thanks I'm Hanging in and trying to be positive. I really missed you all. Blessed be,

[Guest guest]

Hi . Sorry you couldnt get the computer to work. Thats aggravating to put time and money into a project like that and not get it to work. Maybe he just needs time away from it and then a light bulb will go on and he'll be able to fix it. As far as you falling off plan, It happens. Glad you have already trying to get back on plan. And boy is it ever hard. I know. I hurt my neck and lazied off exercise for a few days then it got better. A couple days later I hurt it again. It's ok again but noow I'm trying to get back on my exercise wagon.

Hi Ladies,

My hubby built us a screaming fast computer, BUT he couldn't get it work. In the process he messed up the one we were using! We have been without a computer for about 2 weeks. In that time I fell off plan and hard. I gained back the 6 pounds I'd lost and haven't exercised in a week I am trying to get back on plan but it is soooo hard.

I cam back to 700+ emails so I did a lot of delete delete.... forgive me! Blessed be,

[Guest guest]

Well we are certainly not out in the sunshine today

Lilian

Where is everyone this morning?? missing you all!!

[Guest guest]

Well - I have been up since 5.30a.m. working on some stuff I am putting together hopefully for a TV programme. I have been working on this for days, but was adding to it this morning until 8.30a.m. when BCRASH, BANK WOLLOP - they cut off our electricity. We had been warned 2 weeks ago but had completely forgotten about it even though we put it in our diary (which we never look at of course). I lost everything, I went outside and told off the poor repair men who were doing something with their cables. I told them somebody should have come and dropped a reminder in our doors a couple of days ago and then I would not have lost all my work. Thank goodness I had backed up all the rest, so it was only this morning's work I had lost. Anyway, we decided to have another day off to complete our holiday and it was wonderful.

Anyway, it is nice to be missed, but I am still a bit cross with myself for having forgotten.

I have come back to 72 messages.

Luv - Sheila

Where is everyone this morning?? missing you all!!

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Well I was. It has been absolutely beautiful up here in Yorkshire.

Luv - Sheila

Well we are certainly not out in the sunshine today

Lilian

Where is everyone this morning?? missing you all!!

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