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.