new baby

I have been told that I am slow to get this info around. Just so you know, your are all getting old. I, Rick Atkinson, am now a grandpa. Lauren Kay Atkinson was born Monday, 6/23, at 2:45pm. She weighed 6 lbs, 15 oz and was 20 inches long. Good size for a trout. If you click on the link, there are some pictures right after she was born. Everyone is doing well. Terri and I will be with them Saturday so we should have some more pics. Enjoy

http://picasaweb.google.com/treya3/BabyAtkinsonFirstPics

Thursday

Well, my little bloggin buddies, I am here to say that "I am fat". Just in case no one knew that. My friend, Sue finishes her voice lessons before Nov. 4th, so on Monday evening the 7th, she and I are joining Weight Watchers here in Amarillo. My doctor told me what I already knew.... that I am fat and I need to join because since I am not accountable to anyone but myself when I try the diet at home, that it "ain't working". Now my medical problems are not as bad as I thought, I don't think. I may, or may not as the case may be, have to have heart surgery in maybe 6 months to a year. We will wait for more tests. I do not have sleep apena, but severe restless leg syndrome. I still have to use my oxygen at night. I do not have breast cancer. Now ain't that great!!!!

Well you little bloggin buddies, here is to you for your great work, and hopefully I will get down to business soon. I talked to Norma and she is losing because the pain medication makes her not want to eat.

Love,
Lydia

Hi, here I stand fat and chunkie ate 3 cats and swallowed a monkey. Wel hope you are all doing better. Its just too hot to diet. lets take a brake. we will wait till Norma gets better.love you all lots

summer is here

hot hot hot, well norma made it through surgery. lou you had just talked to her when i called
today. charlie sound like he needs a nap. lydia is knee deep in grkids and fam. she is not lonely
now. i am going to get back on my low carb diet and see if i can turn this thing around. happy
fathers day to all you guys. pattypoo

Good evening friends

O.K. so I haven't been on in a while. I want to report that I do not know what I weigh nor do I want to know. I am hoping that when they put these new metal knees that they don't weigh me down. ha! I will not be blogging anymore or writing for awhile after Wednesday. Hope all of you do well. Love you all.

lbs

Okay, folks, I lost another pound this week, so am down 5 lbs in 3 weeks, since putting on weight from steroids. Still working on getting it off, so don't quit, okay?

Love,
Lydia

Lydia, i'm proud of you , I started walking again and just watching what I eat, and by the way you didn't spell lou-nies right .This is the first time ive been on the blog in a while, Dixie your E-card is cute.

2 more lbs

Well, Loon-ies,

I am reporting in and I have lost two more lbs. I just started over two or three weeks ago because I had gained so much on steroids so gave up and then decided "DON"T GIVE UP!"

Hope everyone is doing well this week.

Love,
Lydia

Memorial Day Weekend

I hope you all had a great weekend! On Friday night Rick and I were being really boring staying home, eating dinner in, and all that. Richard & Ladelle and Claire & Matt went out and wound up at the same restaurant, about the same time. R&L stopped by our house for a surprise visit and just 2 minutes later C&M stopped by. Well, I had just been talking to Rachel. She was on her way down and bored with her drive. They were all here about 5 minutes and Rachel drove up. So we had a mini party together. Real funny and really fun.
Rick and I are alone again tonight; back to normal. But we had a great weekend with Rachel here. We had my family reunion on Saturday, church and church picnic on Sunday, bathed dogs and just hung out with Rachel today.
Didn't watch my diet real well, but have a great attitude!
Drinkin' water, eatin' fiber, I WILL lose this extra blubber.
Love to all,
Terri

Same ole same ole

Well Lou-nies, I didn't gain or lose so I think it is safe to say I am not trying lately. Just been kind of down in the dumps and eating seems to help. Especially sweets.

Love,
Lyd

some motivation from dixie

This should get us motivated:

"I'm so fat I can't scratch my own butt!"

Get up and go!

"I need more energy to keep going."

Take a nap when you need to...

...it will recharge your batteries.

It's me again Margaret

Well, I am really slow. I lost 2 lbs last week, so since I gained all that weight from three rounds of steroids, I have only lost 4 lbs total. At least I am finally losing.

Love,
Lydia

Hi Everyone

Dixie, I loved your e-card. That was sooooo cute!!! Terri, sounds like you had a great day. Hope everyone did. We ate with Greg and Autumn, their kids and Autumn's parents and grandmother. The meal was delicious, although not on the diet. Greg had cooked a brisket and grilled stuffed mushrooms and stuffed shrimp (the shrimp and mushrooms were wrapped in bacon). Autumn fixed a potato salad and had green beans and peaches, whipped cream and either cookies or angelfood cake. Her grandmother brought a ham. Me - I brought nothing, just enjoyed. Mike and Stacey gave me a beautiful book and a subscription to Hallmark magazine. I did manage to lose 1/2 pound this week. I want to know how Dixie's new program is going. You all be good. Love you all

A Hallmark E-Card from Dixie

Dixie asked me to post this e-card for all of you.

There doesn't seem to be a way to embed the card here. (After a few minutes of fiddling with it, my mad skills don't seem to be coming up with anything that works.)

But you can view it by clicking this link:
http://www.hallmark.com/ECardWeb/ECV.jsp?a=EG1823602843305M261835521N&product_id=

Happy Mother's Day

Thursday Rachel's boyfriend, Rodgers graduated from Blinn with an Associate of Arts in Psychology. We spent the evening with them, well, with Rachel since he was sitting with the graduates. Trey and Amy drove to our house while we were at graduation so that they could spend the day with me on Friday. We got up a little lazy and hung out awhile, then went to run my errands and out to lunch.
They left right after lunch so that they could go to her sister's culinary school graduation in Pasadena on Friday night.
Then today: What a great day! I was down 1 pound this morning. I probably gained 3 back, oh, maybe only 2. Claire came just before lunch and took me to Schlotzsky's where I ate a salad and 4 bites of her pizza. We got pedicures while sitting in massage chairs and then went to Cold Stone Creamery. But we bought quarts so we could bring those extra pounds home for our husbands to share. Aren't we kind?
Rick left about 5:00 this morning to spend the day with Trey at High Island looking at birds. Just talked to him, and he is on his way back to me.
Rachel recently set up a page for me to post pictures. If you would like to see any of our recent adventures: http://picasaweb.google.com/territhebiker
My attitude is fabulous, my fats are too high, my stress is increasing, my water intake is medium high, my fiber is good.
Love to all!
P.S. let's get all these medical procedures done and schedule some fun!

I finally got back on thanks to Richard

Girls, I know we are supposed to weigh once a week, but since I was having a hard time, decided to weigh today also and I am down two lbs since last Sat. I hope I can keep it up. Richard, I do not whine, well maybe a teeny tiny bit.

Love,
Lydia

Goin' nowhere fast

Well, I'm stayin' put. Looks like several of us are in that boat right now. But, ya' know, life happens. We get sick, some have surgery, etc. I had my annual CT scan on Friday, so I drank a gallon of Barium. Now, I'm sure that is good for my weight loss strategy. Ha!
One thing that helped me this week was the cake from Amy's shower last weekend molded before I could eat all the leftovers. I had forgotten about it because I had put it in Tupperware. I think that's what I'll do all my sweets. I don't see them, I don't think about them, I don't eat them! Now about ice cream...... One of these days I'll go back to yogurt, but I'm not there just yet.
I'm washing all my fruit when I get it and keeping a few pieces in a bowl on the counter. Fruit is sweet and has fiber. What a treat!!
Here's to a better week for us all next week.

mybodymakeover.com

Okay ladies. I got tired of not going anywhere on the old diet thing. I have been seesawing 2-3 pounds since we started this thing without really trying very hard. So, in order to lose fat and not just weight I decided to start a six week whole body makeover. I needed to target several areas to firm them up (which dieting wouldn't help) and I want to get buff. By November 23rd - my 48th birthday you ladies wouldn't recognize the sleek, svelte and beautiful me. I am going to be stylin'. Poor Gene. I told him he needs to do the questionnaire on the website so I can make sure I don't cause him to gain weight. We started walking again yesterday. This morning we didn't get very far but we did stop and pick blackberries so I could eat my 1/2 cup of those as part of my new regime. In this program I get to eat 5-6 times a day. I just have a planned amount of protein, carbs, veggies and fruits for those times. It is a little complicated but I don't have to count points or calories and this program is tailored for my body type. PEAR!!

I will keep you all posted and hope that I can be awe inspiring!

Dixie

lets get going

i keep trying i guess thats ok. my knees r doing great. been 4 wks and no cane. i have not been
doing good selecting the good diet foods i have been losing but i have been cheating and eating junk foods, but eating less of it than usual. gotta get back to healther foods. love all of you to
pieces. patty poo

Goin' Campin'

Hi, gals!

Rick is taking a couple of days off, so we are going camping! Yeah!! We haven't been in our tent since October 2003. We are so ready to get the hammock up. It is a lot of work to get ready to go, but always well worth it. We'll be eating a lot, riding the Honda a bit and hiking a lot. So, maybe I'll get a pound or two off this week. I've been sorting gear and washing sleeping bags. Mmmmmm. They smell so good. Anxious to get in them. Guess I'd better go roll up those clean bags and get to bed. Love to you all..............

Boo Hoo

Well, I lost a lb, but I gained 10 from the steroids, so that one lb means I still have 9 to lose to be back where I started. I hate it, I tell you. I have been putting the ole portable oxygen on every day and walking half a mile or more with Daisy, so maybe the walking will help. I know exercise keeps us healthy so maybe it will help me get thin again.

Lydia

Well I am stuck and can't loose another pound, didn't even have protein bars Dixie.But I really think its because i don't move enough to burn calories. I am still hanging in though. So glad you are getting to see Holley. I am proud of her for getting thin. Well poor Lydia has to use oxygen , But I bet she will feel better. Pat I hope you are getting stronger daily. I really miss everyone. When everyone gets over their surg. We need to get together. I guess That may be Fall.Guess what? I did turbo-tax and thought I was finished and a month later I went back to it because our refund didn't come and I didn't E-file it. I thought I was done.

Confessions of a protein-bar-aholic

My name is Dixie and I am addicted to protein bars, especially the ones that taste like snickers. Don't read the ingredients it will only scare you. I have about 4 more in the house and there won't be any more after that. Sure was good. I was going to say on Saturday that I was back down a pound and a half, but I weighed this morning and I am back to where I started however long ago we have been doing this.

Holley is here and I tried to do her workout video with she and Beth. I couldn't get half way through the warmup portion. Yikes!! My hat is off to her. She has really stuck it out. She looks great in my clothes.

I hope you all do better than me the rest of the month. Go girls!!
Dixie

WW go Bye Bye

Well group, I gained 3 lbs this past week. Steroids-- need I say more. Anyway, I read about a new diet so have cancelled my Weight Watcher's on line accounts. The plan is called No S. It is very, very simple. No portion sizes, no points, no calorie counting, etc. Every day you get three meals. Nothing more. No Snacks, No Sweets, and No Seconds. But on the days that start with S you can have Snacks, Sweets and Seconds. The article said people have lost 90 something lbs in six months on this plan. Sounded good to me. So that is what I am going to do.

Lydia

hey hey hey its saturday

thanks for all the prayers. lost weight while there but would never want to do it that way again
hate those pain meds. doing good. i think. can't wait for a good hot bath and to get staples out
i am kicking around the house with my little walker. man what fun. john and norma are next.
ok i see the ww online diet is the thing. good for all of you but that makes me crazy. now if the
weight starts to fall off all of you guess i might try it. missed reading all of your e-mails. later pat

Monday

Okay I lost 1.4 lbs and I think it said I had lost total, to date, 4.5 lbs, but I lost more and gained half back so guess that don't count as a loss, right?

At least I am trying. I feel awful and only want to eat ice cream and soup. But I will eat the soup instead.

Lyd

You girls are so funny. I am still using wt watcher on line. I think I need some more new scales. I bought some and they are 5 lbs over the old ones. It doesn't take much to confuse me. then kathryn wanted me to diet with her and her friend but I can't count the wt. I already lost so with them I've lost 3 lbs and with you all I have lost 14. And then It depends which scales I weighed on. Just kidding. Lets really do good this week. OK ? OK

Latest Confession

It has been at least a week since my last confession. I am not getting on the scale. What I don't know won't make me mad!! I have got to get back to eating like I used to.

Gene and I went to a "green" baby shower today for a dear friend. Lots of cloth diapers, glass baby bottles and no plastic. We were all given the go ahead to think ecologically minded~~shop at Goodwill, bring hand-me-downs, be creative and make your cards, wrap the presents in newspaper, give gift cards. So, I gave a used rocking chair a friend had given me (and Gene fixed) and I bought a huge cuddly bunny for $2.50 at the thrift store. I did my part to not make a big carbon footprint. Quite an interesting day. It didn't save me from eating all the great, fattening organic food so I am bloated like a toad. Back to the soups, no bread, no dairy (or cake) and lots of water.

I have worked myself tired several days in a row working on my new flower beds. I don't mind shoveling the dirt and planting but I have to give up the wheelbarrow hauling. If you are in the neighborhood come and see my pretty flowers.

Holley's coming so I have to get ready to try to keep up with her. She has been working out. I think I am in trouble.

Dixie

Hello Lou-nies

Well, today was sort of bittersweet. As you know it would have been my 33rd Anniversary and I sure miss Bud. But I spent it with friends and we are going out again in a bit to eat dinner. Don't know what I would do without all my friends out here.

I think I may have lost this week, but don't weigh until Monday so will just have to see if I lost more than I gained last week. I think this is called Yo Yo dieting, right? Oh well, at least we are trying to hold our own and not gain too much and that is working.

Pat, I love you and am praying for you. Lou, have you heard anything back yet from your tests? I haven't heard a word on the oxygen monitor test they did. Guess I'll have to wait a week and the doctor will tell me about it.

Well, have a happy weekend.

Love,
Lydia

Saturday check in time

It's Saturday and I don't want to talk about weight-loss or weight-gain at all. Get me!!!! I talked to Pat this morning and she is doing so much better. I talked to John around 9:45 last night and he was a basket case. He sang me a long song while he was trying to keep Pat breathing. He would say, "Pat, please quit taking your mask off. Pat, breath now breath. I don't want you to have a stroke." Anyway I was glad to talk to Pat and know she is better. We did not get to start the WW diet yet, but this week will be the week. Love you all

This is to Norma

Norma, I commented on your blog about WW but I think I put it under Lou's blog instead of yours. So, go there to read it if it isn't under your blog.

Love,
Lydia

Tah Dah

Here I am. I decided even if I am all puffed up with steroids, that is no reason not to blog. Now Pat is saying she didn't call me fatty, so who in the heck called me fatty? I still think it was Pat. I'll bet no one will admit to it though, am I right?

Today would have been mine and Bud's 33rd wedding anniversary. I just knew I would be depessed, but I swear this morning I was sound asleep and he said as clear as a bell, "Lydia Fay" and I woke myself up saying "what?" I think God let him do that so I wouldn't be depessed. It brightened my day and I feel at peace.

I am still on the steroids and still sick. So maybe I'll lose weight from just being sick and not feeling like eating. Does anyone believe that?

Well, I love all you guys.

Love,
Lyd

Where did everyone go?

What happened to everyone. I think I am back to zero weightloss but I did get in to my "skinnier" jeans today. I couldn't breathe well but I did look good. Packaging!!! I am getting more exercise and trying to remember to drink more water.

Keep up the good work ladies. I won't give you a cheer today because I heard that I really suck at that. I pray that we all lose as much weight as we want.

Have a great week!!

Well, I didn't get on Sat, but I have lost a total of 12 lbs. Now I am on a clear liq. diet for 2 days then I get to drink the Gal of GO-LITLY getting ready for an EGD/COLONOSCOPY on Weds So pray for me. It sounds like you are all doing well. Dixie is going to be the official cheerleader.Pat I hope you are over that flu.Sister-in-law Kathryn called and said we are starting a diet and I can't count the weight I already lost and we weigh on Tues. But whatever I know I am counting everything, she doesn't know how hard this is. LOVE YOU ALL

Saturday evening check in

We have been at Lauren's track meet all day so I am just now getting on. I am listening to the Gaithers on TV as I am writing. Reminds me of the "Little General". I will say that I am not so very excited about low-carb anymore. I did lose another 1/2 pound. That gets me to a whole 4 pounds now. Charlie has been having considerable trouble with his kidneys so I think we may need to change things up a bit. I am trying to gravitate to WW. Dixie, I know you are excited about Holley coming home. You all don't work out too hard. Terri your flower beds sound great. Now Pat we are praying for you and I want you to know we believe you can do it. We are also excited about your new grandbaby. Now where is everyone else? Love you all.

guess what its saturday

well, i don't know how to say it but i have been really munching. gained 3 of my 14 lbs back.
having presurgery gitters and i feel i need to reward myself. i know too much about myself, ha ha ha. this wed john and i will drive to ft worth and ck into motel. thurs i have dr appt and go
to preregister at hospital. then fri its chop chop day. after that i won't have a good leg to stand on. you guys pray for me cause i am a weenie. now for happy stuff i am going to have another
grand baby. i think its a boy. i know its a miracle. we are very happy. love all of you to pieces
patty poo

Happy Tuesday Night

Well, I think I actually ate 5 times today and just ate another protein bar. I must be having a growth spurt. Gene fixed me outmeal with chia seeds, craisins, walnuts and honey this morning around 7:00 a.m. Of course, I needed to eat again around 10:30. We went to the grocery store and decided guacamole and chips were for late lunch and then had brie and apples for afternoon tea. Mom and Dad called and told me that I had mail so we got there just in time for dinner - baked potatoe with thinly sliced ham. All in all I think I actually ate pretty good except for those 3 or 4 too many chips and the brie. I didn't get on the scale yet since I don't have to until Saturday. Holley is coming soon and she is diligent about working out and has lost a lot of weight. It makes me want to go and join the gym. Yikes!! It is time to start that fidgeting again.

I am working on a flower bed myself. I decided it needed to be in the shape of a heart. I have a few more plants to put in it but it did feel good to dig in the dirt yesterday. I might actually have to expand it a little more just because.

Okay - Here is another cheer for the week. Two bits, four bits, pick up a penny. All for the Lou-nies go and get skinny!!

Dixie

hey bloogers

such beautiful day. i have lost 13 in all but am craving ice cream. so i ate some. well it was sooooo good but now i will do better. you go girls on that gardening. i will cheer you on. patty poo

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Eat Right, Stay Well
How to Eat More and Weigh Less Posted Mon, Mar 10, 2008, 9:51 am PDT
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It sounds too good to be true, doesn't it? Is it really possible to eat more and lose weight? A diet plan called Volumetrics suggests that this holy grail of the dieter is indeed possible.
Volumetrics is an eating plan developed by Dr. Barbara Rolls, a nutrition researcher at Penn State. Her discovery is that each day, in our efforts to feel satiated, we all eat about the same weight or amount of food. What this means is that if you choose to eat foods that are packed with calories (calorie dense), then you are going to gain weight.
Of course, the opposite is also true: If you consume the same volume or weight of less calorie-dense foods, you'll still feel full and satisfied and you'll also lose weight.
A food's energy density can be found by dividing the weight of the portion in grams by the calories in that portion. Look at your food labels: for example, one cup of Cheerios has 100 calories and weighs 28 grams. The energy density of a cup of Cheerios, then, is 100 ÷ 28 = 3.5.
Energy density is divided into four categories:
Very low energy density: 0 - 0.5
Low energy density: 0.6 -1.5
Medium energy density: 1.5 - 4.0
High energy density: 4.0 - 9.0
The goal of the Volumetrics plan is to eat less of — but not avoid altogether — the high energy-dense foods, while eating more of the very low and low energy-dense foods. That way, you can eat the same volume of food you always have (or even more), while maintaining or even losing weight.
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So often we use food to comfort ourselves in response to emotions. But unfortunately, many favorites are loaded with calories, fat and sugar.

Here's a list of common comfort foods with lower-calorie swaps.

Pizza
Lose: two New York slices of Pizza (1,300 calories, 50 grams fat)
Choose: Lean Cuisine brick oven style pizza (320 calories, 9 grams fat)Or make your own pita pizza with vegetables (250 calories, 6 grams fat).
Ice Cream
Lose: one pint Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Chip ice cream (1,040 calories, 64 grams fat)
Choose: one cup Turkey Hill Low-Fat Moose Tracks ice cream (280 calories, 10 grams fat)
Chips
Lose: potato chips (one ounce = 160 calories, 11 grams fat)
Choose: soy crisps (once ounce = 110 calories, 3 grams fat - plus protein and fiber, bonus!)
Bread
Lose: two slices white bread with butter (260 calories, 10 grams fat)
Choose: Thomas' light English muffin with 2 tsp peanut butter (160 calories, 6 grams fat and 8 grams fiber)
Taco Bell
Lose: Nachos Bellgrande (770 calories, 44 grams fat)
Choose: Fresco Burrito Supreme with chicken (330 calories, 8 grams fat)
Burgers
Lose: bacon cheeseburger (1100 calories, 80 grams fat)
Choose: turkey burger with lettuce, tomato, onion, ketchup on half the Bun (334 calories, 13 grams fat)
Fries
Lose: large French fries (600 calories, 33 grams fat)
Choose: baked sweet potato fries (220 calories, 0 grams fat)
Chicken Wings
Lose: fried chicken wings with bleu cheese dressing (720 calories, 59 grams fat)
Choose: baked chicken tenderloins with hot sauce and low-cal bleu cheese dressing (120 calories, 1.5 grams fat)
Pasta
Lose: traditional macaroni and cheese (2 cups = 880 calories, 40 grams fat)
Choose: whole wheat elbow macaroni tossed with ½ cup tomato sauce and 2 Tbsp parmesan cheese (2 cups = 420 calories, 5 grams fat)
Cookies
Lose: two raw chocolate chip cookie dough squares (200 calories, 10 grams fat)
Choose: two South Beach Diet Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies (100 calories, 5 grams fat)

Well I have been just e-mailing, because nobody ever blogged, I can't figure you all out. I finally lost 1 lb to make a ten pound loss. It took 2 months. So if I keep trying and don't get discouraged maybe I can loose another lb. in 2 weeks. Now I just saw a big goose in my yard ,guess he is lost. love YOU ALL. lucylockett

forgive me for I have sinned

Forgive me girls!! It has been over a week and a half since my last confession. I don't think I lost anything but then I didn't gain anything either. Since we had rain and cold weather I did NOT go out and walk. I have been putting half & half in my coffee and I ate garlic french bread last Saturday evening. Boy was it great!!

Enough of that. It seems like those with a plan are losing the weight and those of us that don't have a plan are kind of hanging on to what we got. Maybe I need to check in to Jenny Craig like Queen Latifah cause my plan has not gotten more than 2 pounds off of me. Maybe I need boot camp somewhere.

I am proud of us all for at least attempting to lose even if we stray a little. I need to get a new cheer going. Rah, rah fruits! Ray, rah veggies! We are going to lose our wedgies!! That doesn't sound so good. I will work on it.

D

Where is everyone

Now everyone, I am trying to do the blog thing as well as e-mailing. So we can reach out and touch everyone one way or the other. I am like Pat, I need all the help I can get. I want to hear from some of you. Charlie and I are on our fourth week of low-carb and I am not seeing pounds coming off like I want to, but I feel like I am losing inches. Also it has gotten us off the sweets, bread, potatoes, etc. I love you all and hope you have a great week.

whatcha doin

well i lost weight and i am so happy. i am tired of my belly sittin on my lap. so this group
thing is helping me to be motivated. i know there are some of you that don't need to loose
much but you are joining in there. that is great. just don't leave us big gals to fin for ourselves
we need ya. ok i am down 14 lbs now. not doing excersize much but i will get better. i want to
hear from all of you are i will sic richard on you. patty poo

Hoorah I lost

Well I lost 2.6 lbs this week, but my total weight loss to date is only 4 lbs, but hey at least I am going the right way, right?

Love
Lydia

This is Tuesday, Hoorah!

Okay guys and gals,

I did good yesterday and today, so hopefully I will stay on track. No more ice cream or cinnabons. I am supposed to go eat Mexican Food with my friends, Sue and James, tonight, but will eat a salad or a half bean burrito. I know I can do it with all you cheering us on .

Love,
Lydia

here i come a bloggin

rick you doing great keep it up. sorry bout the fires. thats terrible. i don't want to start
any thing but that lydia sure likes ice cream. norma i like what you are doing. i am doing
sort of the same thing just getting back on it after all that ice cream and cinn bon had. i had
lost 12 lbs of (fluid) but gained 3 back. i want to commend all of you for doing the excersize and
drinking water. thats impressive. lou you go girl sounds like you are on a roll. later patty poo

Back in the Game

Hello ladies and gent!! I have been without access to computers and internet for a week. Amazing how we can't seem to get along much without that anymore. I had some good wine, good food, lots of protein bars and plenty of rest. I did not get to weigh in on Saturday so I will do that when the next one rolls around.

While I was gone I read several articles about women losing weight (lots of weight). Their secret was having buddies a lot like AA or whatever the other one is. Having a buddy that you can call on when you get tempted or don't feel like exercising. They would switch out the buddies so you would get the benefit of all aspects of each other's experiences.

I also came across an article (maybe in Good Housekeeping) that was on the newstands this past week. Something about a faith based weight program that I think 3 out of the 5 ladies were involved with. 5 women had lost a total of over 500 pounds. I looked up the program~~Weigh Down something or other. The website is www.wdworkshop.com. Check it out and see if there is anything you can glean from it.

I missed you all while I was disconnected.

Dixie

Okay I gained, so what

Okay guys,

I have gained and I am here to tell you it was worth it. I am back on track now though and plan to keep plodding along until I get this fat off.

Here's a great hand for all of you that have lost. Good going.

Love,
Lydia

What a day

OK, for all of you who are interested, I have lost 9 pounds. Curbed my intake of Coke (yes I saw the email about the other uses for Coke so don't send it to me). Drinking more water. Some exercise. Superior attitude and intellect.

For other info: yesterday Claire and Matt's house burned. They are OK. Suspect a malfunction in the dryer. The utility room is a total loss and the kitchen and their bedroom were heavily damaged, as they are on opposite sides of the utility room. We helped them take most everything salvageable out of the house last night. They will lose some stuff but most of their clothes and keepsakes just got wet. We will help them wash all of their clothes today and clean up the stuff we can save. The camp manager is talking about putting them in an apartment until the house can be replaced. We will let you know more as we do.

Good morning, hope you all are well. So far we have missed this flu. I lost 2lbs.this week. And that is a total of 9lbs. Weight Watchers is a good program. And doing it on-line is easier for me. To stay on program, you have to drink water, eat frts. and veg. 5 serv., stay within your alotted points,exercise or walk or something 3 t0 4 times a wk. and the all important write it down.But everyone has to pick something that works for them. I think Pat has a plan that is perfect for her. Lets not feel defeated with a bad day. Love you all lou.

Weird Week

Finally got to weigh. Lost 1/2 pound. Does that even count?
Water 8
Exercise 6
Attitude 15, oh, sorry, 10
Fat: too much.
Friday Rick and I drove to Devine and picked up my mother. We took her to Llano, where my brother played some of his original music that night, in a saloon. Then we brought her to our house for a few days. Saturday and Sunday we were back and forth to the church and tried to rest in the afternoons. Then Sunday night my sister, Rhonda, called to tell us that mother's acreage had burned that afternoon. She owns 18 3/4 acres, with one fenced for her house. It looks like the fire started on the south side. By the time the fire department got there, it had burned into the back yard. They stopped it about 18 inches from the house. We praise God that she was not there and that, as far as we can tell, none of the buildings were damaged. Well, maybe the hay barn. (Hope the kitties weren't at home.) I took her home Monday and just got back to Bastrop this afternoon. I'm worn out and ready to sleep in my own bed. Pray for her as she deals with the insurance adjuster and repairmen. She really does not like having to handle all her business on her own, but she does a good job.

FitDay.com

Hey guys I wanted to show you something that my friend and I started doing. It is online and really cool.

http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJournals.html?Owner=territ76

This is my page. you can set your own up and keep journals...I just wanted to show you. :)

I've Been Thinking Hmmmm

Terri, I decided to take a bath and while doing so I was thinking about you. The first thing you need to do is decide what plan you want to follow and decide to stick with it. It needs to be something you can stick with for the longhaul. Now I want to share with you what I am doing and I hope others will say what they are doing. Then if you like one of these just adopt it for your own. For me - I was having too much trouble getting off carbs and I am a carb addict. The more I eat the more I want and it does not matter how full I am I still want more. I remembered when Charlie went on the low-carb diet several years and we felt so much better. The only problem was when we stopped we gained it back. I read an article which said that people who kept their carb count 60 or under lost weight. We had tried to keep our count under 20 carbs. Here is a typical day for us. We eat bacon, sausage and eggs for breakfast and sometimes I cut an orange up for us too. Then for lunch we eat a salad with meat, eggs, cheese, olives and ranch dressing on it. I do not buy fat free anything. I have found that the taste is so much better and it doesn't take as much to satisfy. Then for supper we eat meat and salad or veggies. For dessert we eat jello with berries (with artificial sweetner) and whipped cream or cool whip. One thing we like to is to brown hamburger meat and then add chile powder and tomato sauce. We top this chili with sour cream, cheese and chopped onions. Today for breakfast and lunch I drank a low carb slim fast. These satisfy more than the regular slim fast. Also we take a multivitamin. Anyway we have been doing this for a little over a week and we feel so much better. Well that's about it.

I gained, let the world come apart, who can help me

I had to have a steroid shot and I gained 1.6 lbs this week. I hate it. I haven't been eating a lot because I have been sick, but haven't gotten any exercise either. Not drinking enough fluds, etc. So help me, I've fallen and I can't get up.

Love,
Lydia

Here's my info Terri T

I lost back the two pounds I had lost and gained the week before so I am still at only a 3 pound loss overall. I have been drinking lots of water and cut back on the "fiber" a little since most of it comes with things I should not eat. It is very hard to"diet" or even eat healthy when you do this by yourself. Poor Gene.....no wheat, no dairy. I think he sneaks a little something every now and then. He is even eating non-wheat cereal with soy milk. We just came back from a walk in the woods where I slipped and fell on the pine straw. Soft landing but not good for the ego. The dogs just looked at me like I was a martian and then licked my face. I think I should stick to the roads.

Holley sent Mom and Dad some info on a family that lost 500 pounds in a year. We can do better than that!! We we have more people. Check out their information. We might be able to use some of their pointers.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23100628/

Think good thoughts for me. I have to go out of town on business for a week to California. I think the only thing that will save me is exercise. I am taking my tennies and exercise togs so I can get lots of walking in while I am there. It is very hard to stay on the right path when you are out of town. Here's hoping for positive numbers next week.

boo hoo

Not good, not good!
excersice-3
water-2
emotion-2
weight gain-4 lbs
What is wrong with me? I have to say that I have not even been on a diet this past two weeks. I think I even gained some this past week. I need something to happen to get my butt in gear. I even have a friend who auditioned for the biggest looser. Maybe I need to do that. I have not had anything to eat today but coffee. I start out doing so good but by the end of the afternoon it all goes to pot I know that I need to go to the store and load up on good food...but I am single and eat out all the time. I hate cooking just for me. When I get to a restaraunt to get something to eat my will power is weak and I go for the most fattening stuff. I am going to work out today and it has started out good soooo, Today is a new day, fresh with no mistakes, as Anne Shirley would say. Good luck all.

P.S. I like that you guys are posting your info on here and I have not been keeping in on a spread sheet. Just keep posting it here and keep track of your weithloss to date each time you post.

Good morning children, and sisters and I don't know if my brother reads these or not. Well terri t. I am happy to report that I walked this week around the lake x2. doing good on drinking water. give me 10 on the fiber. I need some beano. fat consumption is down but give me 7 on that. My total weight loss is still 7 lbs. I think sometimes it gets hung up in there. I am going to shoot for 3lbs this week to make it a total loss of 10 lbs. And by the way Charlotte said that she has been very busy and when she gets home she has to study for tests. She is on a tread -mill with her job and school too. love you all. lou

Saturday check-in

O.K. I'll be the first to check in today. This week was some better. Water drinking was a 9. Activity level was at least out of the minus column. Attitude was a lot better and I did lose 1 pound this week. That is better than the past two weeks when I gained. Charlie and I both are doing low carb. Not the old atkins diet, but keeping the carbs as low as possible. We both feel a lot better. That's all for now. See you on the flip-flop.

Where's Charlotte?

Has anyone heard from Charlotte? She was in on the first round of emails but I haven't heard a peep.

patty poo again

after reading all again i feel that we have a ways to go to get on opra i like the encouragement you gave tt. i can just see us all for our gals weekend. we will be soooooo skinny. with laird butts. luv patty poo

munchies got me

jello all love reading all your messages wish i could tell you that i am with it on the diet thing.
i drink the water am off and on with exercise but the diet???? by counting cal i lost 7 lbs 1st wk
then the munchies set in. gain 3 lbs back. will try to do better. we are not kicking butt. lydia
and i are going to vegas on the 20th of feb so hope we can hold it down. congrad to trace and amy we need more girls. luv u all patty poo

After all tomorrow is another day

Allright all you Lounies. I didn't burn up the road either, but we will do better this week.
Weight lost - 0
Excersize - 3
Water - 9
Attitude - 2
Diet - 6
I have a new strategy. I'll write tomorrow and tell you all about it. I'm going to do so much better this week, and I didn't gain, so that's good. Love you all. Krissann

BLAH!!!

I did awful! Just awful! What is wrong with me. It is like I just want to be fat for the rest of my life. How am I ever going to get a man looking like this? (That is a rhetorical question)

I didn't even do well today. I really need you guys to help me. Encourage me. support me!!!! Come on now lets here it.

I stayed the same weight
water for me was 6
excercise 0
emotion 2

Thinking of you all.

Hey everyone. I wanted to say hey.

Water: 5
Wt. Loss, not sure....I just bought a scale and I will weigh in the AM
Exercise...big goose egg. I have been sick but am getting better. Does thinking about it count? :)
Diet: 3

I think this next week will be better.

Start Over

This week has been one big binge for me. I started out great, but just got worse. I will try to do better next week.

Lydia

Well at least I didn't GAIN any...

Weight is same as last week. Exercise was 200% better because I exercised twice this week (1-hour fast walk each time) and not any last week. Water consumption was way up, and I'm setting timers on my stove to remind me to drink regularly. Amazing what that does for energy level. Keep it up everyone! It might be a slow process but we'll all get there!
Love,
Lar

Better this week

I lost 2 pounds this week!
My other scores: water - 8
exercise - 8
emotion - 10

I think we should plan to reward ourselves for every; how many pounds, 75, 100 that we lose?
What do you guys think?
And what about that family reunion? Didn't Lou say we could meet in Grapeland? When?

well I didn't do well yesterday, Kriss came and spent the day and set me just say right here that she didn't either. But I have lost a grand total of 5lbs . I drank my water, ate lots of fiber , haven't gotten off the ground with the exercise but have good intentions. My attitude is wonderful since all of you are encouraging me. I am watching the fat, but sometimes I don't read the labels untill I've consumed the food. Score me terit. Love you all

I need my routine back!!!

I have a friend in from Hawaii staying at the Lost Pines Hyatt Resort. I am way out of my routine in eating and exercise. I don't normally eat the same things most people eat. My tummy hurts. Funny thing is I think I actually lost 2 pounds before she got here last week and I gained it back yesterday eating hotel food in the club room. Yikes!! My attitude is great, exercise is down, and I need more water.

I am proud of all of us. Keep up the good work. Let's figure out what a good collective goal would be for us to lose so we can start working towards our wild women weekend. Any suggestions on the collective weight loss? How about suggestions for the destination?

I have to go eat more hotel food. Be strong everylady!!

I hate diets

I recently in the last year lost 12 pounds. Have gained 5 back. Not entirely happy about this, but oh well. All I want to do is eat. The more I try and slow down the more I want. I really don't like diets which is probably why I don't do them, but I think it is great that all of ya'll are doing it. I will be a good cheerleader for all of you. Go Lou-nies. And remember Norma if I have to call and let you know when we have made it to a destination you have to do the same. And you know you can't rely on Greg to pass on a message, he has CRS disease.

Bad day for dieting

Don't know about everyone else, but this week has been hard for me to diet. I just couldn't stick with it, but I know next week will be better.

Love,
Lydia

hello i go to ranch in a little bit so i have to do my whole weekend message all at once . i have
not done as well this week. just need to get back on target. i lost 7lbs 1st week. this week none
lost and none gained. i have not gotten to read all the mail but but am still with you all and
loving this family group diet. love allllllll of you patty poo

Finally

Finally this computer illiterate person got on, thanks to Rachel. For some reason it wasn't taking my password. I just did what you said and it let me reset it. Thanks.

I have not been doing well this week. Birthday and all. Just didn't watch what I ate at all. The only thing that might save me from gaining too much is I exercised several times this week.

Love,
Lydia

Can't Let Lou outdo me

I hit post before I even had finished the title. Oh well maybe Lou can out do me. I too like getting to keep in touch with everyone. I think someone needs to help Lydia to get aboard. Charlie and I decided today that we are going back on low carb. We bought what we need to get started today when we went to Sweetwater. That seemed to work well for us a few years ago. See he is getting interested in this too. I will let y0u all know later how it is going. We are going to Iraan tomorrow so I won't be able to weigh in until Sunday morning. God bless you all and I love you.

Well here I am again, just an old blogger. I am actually going to start walking today. I am going to push myself out the door. You younger girls are an inspiration. love you all.

Wow

I am so loving that we are doing this together. PLEASE, let us keep this going. It really does help me to stay focused. I even feel closer to my family. I love it. I say all that to say this...stay strong people.

Kriss, man, you really love those koshi bars...I guess I am going to have to give them a try.

Cindy, I am so excited to do this with you! Get the WW info now.

Mom, I could just eat you up! you are so cute and what a motivator you are.

Happy Birthday to all the sisters...there are too many to count. :)

I think it is great that the little ones are getting involved. I also have a face book and I get to be updated on their lives. Bethany has the cutest boyfriend. Okay, I am at work and need to stop for now. Love you all.
TT

Good morning, I Thought I was in but I wasn't. But now I think I'm in. This is so complicated. But whatever If at first you don't succeed try try again.

Directions

O,K, At the top right corner of this Lounies page there is an underlined word that says New Post. If you click on that a page will come up that has a place for a title and a message. After you type in your message you click on the bottom left of the page on the orange button that says Publish Post. I want everyone to try this little excersize, It doesn't take a lot of effort and I think you'll get through it without even breaking a sweat. I need to hear from you all. Kashi cereal and bars were on sale at Walmart today and they had a sticker coupon on the front that was buy 3 and get 1 free. What a deal. The oats and chocolate bars are really good and have 9 grams of fiber and 4 grams of fat. Almost like eating a cho cho bar. Yum.

Info off of Oprah's Website

Check this out.

You don't need balls, mats and elastic bands to get a great workout. Dr. Oz says there are only four exercises that you'll ever need to know—and none require fancy machinery!First, Dr. Oz suggests that people walk for at least 30 minutes each and every day. "Walking is the foundation for all other exercises because it increases your stamina and prepares your body for strength training," he says. You should strive to walk 10,000 steps a day.The second step is to build muscle by lifting weights for 30 minutes a week. You can lift a dumbbell, a gallon of milk or your toddler…just start lifting!

Now that you're on the right track, Dr. Oz says you have to work up a sweat for about an hour a week. "The number one predictor of how long you're going to live is how well you can exercise your heart," he says. "If you can push yourself to sweat for an hour a week, that's great. You can break it down into three little segments of 20 minutes each."Finally, you have to stretch so that you don't get hurt. Dr. Oz likes to do yoga, but he says you can get the same benefits from stretches you learned in high school gym class.

There's one secret fat-burner that you can do anywhere—fidgeting! Most of the one million calories you consume every year are burned without you ever thinking about it. Only 15 to 30 percent of calories are burned through intentional physical activity, so minor additions like being fidgety helps keep off the pounds!

Hope this helps us all!! Dixie

This could be the beginning of a beautiful DIET

O.K. everyone, I'm so excited because I started out my Monday morning with a walk and a Kashi bar! Yea!!! Shannon, I wanted to say hello to you, I haven't done that yet, and I think your idea about breaking it down in 10 lb. increments, is just ingenious! Terri, thank you for that little encouragement, you are a sweetie! Lauri, (did I spell that right), I do that very thing with my fiber one flakes, I use walnuts and craisins and they are so yummy. Have a good week everyone. Cindy, are you listening? You can do this! Don't try to do it, just get started and do it. Have you ever seen "What About Bob"? We just have to take baby steps. Love you all. Kriss

a resource

I heard from my niece, Whitney.  She has been using this website to help motivate her with her dieting:

http://sparkpeople.com

It is a free website.  I have visited it.  It has great articles, nutrition info, exercise tips, even a place to track your progress.  I did not even set up an account and was able to access all the information I wanted.  So, if you need some more ideas, this could be the place for you.

By the way, Rick lost 2 pounds last week.  He cut down on his Cokes, increased his water intake, ate my high fiber, low fat dinners and worked in the yard.  (Raked about a ton of pine straw.)  Our gardening season is just starting.  And everything we grow is in our Eating Plan! 

Hey people,
I just got a new email address. It's matt.claire.wall@gmail.com. Rachel - would you add that address, so I can post using my new account. I can't figure out if I can do that. thanks.

I did it

YEA, I did it. I FINALLY figured it out. Glad to be aboard.

get to postin'

Hey,
This is great! Kriss did just right. I was thinking that we could say how well we did drinking our water as well. I am so proud of you kriss for having such a wonderful attitude.
Dixie, I can't wait for the wild women's weekend. I want to hear your thoughts. This might just give me an extra push.

I have not really started but I am going to today. I wanted to give myself a full week. I need to go to the store. Anyway, keep me posted. I can still do the spreadsheet but if everyone is fine with this I am too.

Love ya,
Terri T.

saturday check in

I dont know where we are suppose to go I hope this is right. my poundage loss is only 1 lb. Mom is showing me up big time so I am getting on the ball for this week. If it helps anyone, I follow this method that is easier for me. My goal is to lose 70lbs but I look at it as 7 sets of 10lbs. It sounds like a smaller number and I feel better when I knock one set of ten down and the sets get smaller. I thought i would share that if it helps.

Saturday Check In

Hey guys, I'm not much of a blogger but, I'm going to give this a try. My efforts have been few and far between, but I did manage to lose about 1 1/2 pounds this week. I know it's not much, but seeing that my excersize has been in the minus category, I'll take it. So I can't remember for sure what we are supposed to rate Miss Terri, but here is what I know.
Weight lost 1 1/2 pounds
Exersize - 0
Attitude - A+
Deportment - C-
Krissann

Aaahhhhhh

Thanks Rachel for getting us girls bloggin! This rocks, and now my inbox can breathe a sigh of relief too. This is my first time to blog (OMG, someone write down this date!) Dixie I tried that green tea pouch today, wow it's good (and easy), will look for some at HEB next time I'm there. The last time I lost weight (10 pounds this time last year, and it chased me down & hopped back on again) I remember drinking alot of unsweet tea...substituted for sodas and sweet tea. I also got off of chocolate, BUT the other day I found in the HEB bulk foods, an organic chocolate chip that only has 4 grams of fat (compared to 11) and 5 grams of sugar (compared to 20-something). They aren't exactly decadent tasting, but during the time of the month when all I want is chocolate, it's a better option. So maybe I won't give that up completely this time.

BTW, how do you pronounce "cho-cho bar"???

how can we use this

Rachel how can we use this as our spreadsheet. is there a way to have an interactive spreadsheet that we can all go to and post our weightloss stuff? That would be fantastic. Also, I love the office.....thanks for that video

Dixie at her desk?

Dixie talking about her exercise ball reminded me of this scene from The Office. I don't know if you'll like it or not, but I sure get a kick out of it!

Rachel is Great, didn't give me chocolate cake

This is great! Did you all notice that Rachel added a link to a dietary fiber chart? That is a great addition. True confessions: I didn't feel so great yesterday but still had to work, so after church last night I succumbed to temptation and substituted one of Rick's horrid "Frosties" for 8 oz. of water.
Oh the SHAME! How will I ever face my friends?
I did get up this morning and worked out with my good old Mary Hart video. I use some 3 pound weights for upper body and really huff and puff when she gets to working those inner thighs. Ugh. That's okay, I'm hoping it'll all work so that I will get in the minus column this week!

Much loss to all,

the lou-nies are online

You should have gotten an email inviting you to contribute to the blog. Clicking on the link in that email will take you to a login page for Google. If you already have gmail or use google talk, you already have a Google user name and password, and you can log in using that. If not, you will need to register. I haven't been through this process myself, but I think that once you register or login, you will have the chance to accept the invitation to contribute to the blog.

Then, when you sign in to Blogger in the future, you will be taken to a page called the Dashboard. Right at the top, in the center is a box labeled "Manage Your Blogs". You should find "The Lou-nies" in that box, along with several links, including "View Blog" and "New Post". "View Blog" will take you to this page, the webpage of the blog, which you are reading right now.

"New Post" will take you to a page where you can create a new blog post. You enter a title for your post, and then type what you want to say in the big box. There are buttons at the top of the box which let you edit text, create a hyperlink, or add a video or photo. The photo button looks like a picture of a mountain and the sky. Clicking on that will open a new window that will let you upload any photo from your computer. It will automatically scale the photo to fit in the blog, and you can choose small, medium, or large size for the photo. The video button is similar.

When you're done, click the orange "Publish Post" button at the bottom of the page. If you suddenly need to go do something before you finish the post, you can click the blue "Save Now" button, and when you come back to the site, your post will be saved under the "Edit Posts" tab.

I've also added an element on the right hand side of the page called "Webpages." If you have a website that you want to share with the group, you can put it there. When you are signed in and viewing the blog, you will see a little wrench and screwdriver just below the Webpages panel. If you click that, it will open a new window where you can enter in the url and a name for the website. You will have to click "Add Link" and "Save Changes" in order to actually add the link to the blog.

If you prefer, you can also send a post by email. Just send an email to the blog email address, which I will send to you, and it will automatically be posted to the blog. This doesn't usually work very well with photos, but is fine for text.