Never had a journal before but I thought it would be a wonderfull idea to keep track of my daily activities. In the month of Januray I lost 20 pounds yippppppeeeeeeeeeee. January has to have been my best month in a very long time. I am so proud of myself for finally doing something for me. I know the rest of the pounds I want to lose won't come off so easily but I am determined to see them go. Might even have a farewell party for them ....lol.
So today is Feb 1,2002.
I always get up around 6 am as this is my time of the day. Fix a coffee come on the computer and shortly I am going for a walk,jog, run. I love this time of day the most as it's so peaceful and quiet. One other thing I do everymorning is listen to a song by Brian McKnight ........it's called WIN and it's my motivation. If you ever get a chance to hear it I'm sure you'll agree it's an inpirational song. Have a great day and I tell you all about mine tommorrow.:)

How did you lose 20 lbs in a month!!! That's a lot ...and it took me a few months to lose it...I'm impressed. What have you been doing? BTW, good job!

First of all China Doll I did what they called a 3 day diet. And I lost 10 pounds in those first 3 days. This really got me motivated so I started looking at different ways to cook the food I ate and just how I was going to change my life style. I started exercising by going for a walk and increasing the length of it each day. Now I walk jog run. I know I loss alot in a month and I don't expect to do the same this month. I do however expect to lose a bit at a time and NOT GAIN any of this back. And this is really up to me. I can choose to be healthy or I can choose to be unhealthy. I am choosing the healthy way. Which means I can only depend on myself to do the right things for my body. But the best thing about my decision to be healthy...........my body loves it.....:)

I know what you mean ... eating and leading a healthy lifestyle. I'm trying to do that too but still got to work on that exercise part. Good luck!

I'm up bright and early this morning. It's the best time of the day.Everyone else is sound asleep and I have the first few hours of the morning all to myself. Yesterday was a very busy day. There was so much to do and like always so little time. But I did manage to get a walk in even though the conditions were not good to say the least. We had a snowstorm and icestorm the night before. then I had to take a friend to the hospital for tests. Thank god she is alright and no further testing needs to be done. Then ran out to get groceries.....this by the way is my least favorite thing to do. Love to eat hate to shop....go figure that one!!
Came home and painted till supper then ran my daughter out to soccer practice. Four hours later we were back home again and a paint brush in my hand. Come midnight I couldn't see anymore so it was time to crawl into bed. And now I'm back up at 6am. Time for a walk soon as we have to drive our daughter to Markham today which is a 2 hour drive for a soccer game. Oh by the way I am always at soccer since my daughter plays for a top team here. In fact they are going to be in the prestige Ontario League this year as they have won everything for the last 2 and a half years. And yeap I will talk about her alot as I am SOOOOOOOOOOOO PROUD.

FEB 1,2002
Breakfast.........slice of toast with peanut butter
Lunch...............sliced turkey on low fat bread
slice of kraft light cheddar cheese
one teaspoon mayo
Supper..............Spaghetti with meat sauce (1cup)
Huge salad with low fat Italian dressing
Snack................one banana and one orange
Drank at least 6 coffees yesterday and a gallon of water........I love water.

Whew what a day we had yesterday. Had to take my daughter to Markham to play a game of soccer. Long drive 6hours round trip. Good news is they won the game. Yeaaaaaaaaah. Still the only undefeated team in the South Region of Ontario. Bad news is she scraped her knee pretty bad on the turf there. Turf burns hurt so much. Good thing she is a trouper and takes these things in stride. We stopped to eat at Wendy's as we had been gone since early morning and it was now 4 in the afternoon. I actually dreaded going in becasue I was starving which is not a good sign for me. However I even surprised myself and only order a jr. cheeseburger and a coffee. Wow now that's an improvement for me as I could easily have eaten anyone of their combo's before and still want dessert. It was 7pm when we rolled back into our driveway. Hubby wanted to go and pick out wall paper borders for the kitchen after we got back changed his mind thou when he saw the look I gave about going back out anywhere....lol
Spent the rest of the nite relaxing and watching tv.

Breakfast............. 1 poached egg on brown toast
............................. coffee
Lunch.................... 1 jr. cheeseburger
..............................coffee
Supper.................. spaghetti (leftovers from last nite)
.............................. salad with low fat Italian dressing
..............................coffee
Snack.....................Fat Free Jello with a banana

Congrats on your wise decision of food choice at Wendy's. That was really strong of you to resist ordering what you really want to eat. Stay determine as you're going to face more challenges!

Thanks for the encourgement China Doll. It was hard but worth it not to over eat at Wendy's.:rose:

I can't believe I slept in this morning. But it felt so good. It's almost 8am and I am usually up by 6am. Yesterday I really didn't do to much. Went for my walk and came back home and fixed my hubby some breakfast in bed. Basically laid around watching TV till it was time for me to go to work. I don't like working Sundays but since I have been doing it for 12 years maybe I should start to get use to them......lol We were extremely busy and so lots of physical labour . Got a good work out at work so I can't complain about not getting enough exercise today.
Breakfast..........omelette........made with 2 egg whites, green onions, tomatoes and a slice of no fat cheddar cheese.
2 pieces of toast ........hollywood diet brown bread.
Lunch...........sugar free jello
.....................2 cheddar cheese rice cakes
Supper..........Chicken breast(skinless)
.....................Salad with no fat Italian Dressing
.....................One Shortbread Cookie
.....................One mini chocolate Wonderbar(my treat of the week)
:hug:

Hi Judi,
Congrats with the 20 lbs. you :super:woman! That is some accomplishment.
Just visited your home~page, did the quiz (I love doing those) and it was weird. Not weird weird, but you know what I mean...
Did you write the poems yourself?
Hope you'll have a great day today. Except for the shovelling snow part. 8-}

:hug:, Angie

Both to you and to your daughter! Sounds like she gets her grit from you!

Thanks so much for visiting my web site. and yes I did write all the poems on there myself. It's just something I have always liked to do and when I think I have a good enough one I put it on my web page. I just came back from weighing myself and yipeeeeee another 2 pounds gone. Must be from all the shoveling I have had to do in the past week. Once again thanks for visiting and you have a great day also

Everyone tells me how much my daughter is like me. So hopefully I am the reason she is so spunky.......lol............Thanks for stopping by.

Hey Judy,

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S ! !

with the 2 lbs lost. Way to go! Or as they say here: Weigh to go!:)

I'm impressed that you wrote the poems yourself. I read about 3 of them. I will go back soon and read some more.
May I ask from where you are in Ontario? I live in Bowmanville, just East of Oshawa.
Have a fun evening. Any soccer practise?:rose:

Angie

I live in London,Ontario.........so we are a bit a part but not that far. Will be travelling that way closer in the summer as my daughter will be playing in the Ontario Soccer League. Right now as far as we travel for games is Markham. It takes a lot of our time but it certainly is worth the effort and time we put into this team as they give back ten fold whatever we put into them. They are a great bunch of kids.
I am so happy to be down again in weight again this week.I know I won't lose as fast or as much as I did in January but as long as the pounds come off and stay off I don't care how long it takes me.:bfly:

8-|

Thank GAWD yesterday is over. It was a great day till I went into work and someone decides to change the whole truck routing system we have. Which means our department has to change the way we do everything. And they couldn't do it in a couple of days to make the transition smoother........noooooooooooo they had to have it done last night. I guess it wouldn't be so bad if they just handed us the changes and left but nope they think they need to help with the changes and therein lies the problem. You take someone who has never done your job and they try to setup somethingto make a change and BINGO it don't work.......go figure!!!!!!!!!!! Anyways finally got her outta our department and back upstairs behind her little desk and we got it done......without a hitch I might add. And yeap the MAIL will get delivered tommorrow :) Sorry for venting but sometimes just sometimes ya gotta do it...

Breakfast.............2 slices Holloywood Diet Taost and 2 tsp.
.............................peanutbutter
.............................coffee
Lunch....................8 crackers and 2 slices no fat cheese
............................. diet Vernor's Gingerale
Supper..................30z steak (fat trimmed off)
..............................Salad with Low Fat Italian Dressing
..............................1 Cup of Beets
Snack......................Sugar Free Jello with a Banana sliced in it

Maybe I should have waited till I got back from my walk this morning to write in my journal. I am in a much better frame of mind and even thou it's minus 20 with the wind chill I feel FANTASTIC from being outside and getting fresh air and exercise. HAVE A GREAT DAY...........:rose:

Tks for stopping by my journal. I hate it too when someone comes in and tries to mess up the work procedures ... if mgmt decides to change the work procedures, they should give ample notice and phase the changes in too. My last company was the same, we keep changing our organisation structure and that's several times a year (with immediate effect each time mgmt announced the change). It was frustrating dealing with the change.

Your dinner sounds yummy! I've never tried Beets so I can't comment on that but I love eating steak and salad!

Hope you have a better day tomorrow. :rose:

Feb.6,2002

Up at 6am again today and spent a wonderful relaxing hour on the computer before going for my walk. It was still cold out but not as cold as yesterday. I was out for a hour and 30 minutes this morning. Feels so great when I finish. Then I had to go to the store and get some groceries. While I was there I stopped in a used book store and found some work out tapes by Kathy Smith. Came home and popped one in the VCR. I thought I was getting into shape until I tried to keep up with it. I can't believe what a workout I had doing her program. This one is a 12 week program so we will see if I can make it through all of it without collasping first........lol. I did feel muscles thou that I never knew I had before. Off to work for the afternoon shift (it's kinda a drag working afternoons) as I don't get to see my family really until the weekends. But in this day and age it takes two working to run a household. It's a good thing I like my job and the people I work with. Makes it so much eaiser. By the time I got home I was bone tired. Gave hubby a kiss goodnight and crawled into bed. Not sure my head hit the pillow and I was sound asleep.:)

Breakfast........1 fried egg(using pam spray)
........................2 slices of Hollywood toast
........................coffee
Lunch...............1/2 Tuna Helper
........................coffee
Supper..............3oz Liver
..........................1/2 Tuna Helper
..........................banana
..........................2 rice cakes
Snack.................Jello (Sugar Free)
..........................6 pringles (salt and vinegar)
I drink water at work all night long always 4 bottles or 8 cups and I drink about 3 or 4 glasses at home.

Sounds like you had quite a workout! Don't forget to stretch a lot after each workout or else you're going to ache the next day! What's a tuna helper?

ChinaDoll:


Tuna helper is a mix of macroni and cheese and you add a can of tuna to it. Just a quick dinner or supper when your in a hurry and no time really to cook. But my family loves it. And thanks for the advice on streching.......sometimes I forget and then I really pay for it later........Judy

P.S. Have a great day......:ribbon:

I'll have to try one of those work out tapes if they're that good, lol.
God bless
-Rachel

You are doing really great! May I ask what your weight loss goals are? Do you have a lot to lose? A 20 pound start is awesome no matter what!

Lisrey :rose: :rose: :rose:

Lisrey:

In total I would like to lose 45 pounds. So far in total I have loss 23 pounds and counting. I know the rest will take time to come off but as long as I don't put any back on now I am very happy. And with the exercise I have been doing my body is building muscles instead of flab.......I have gone from a size 16 (ready to split at the seams) to a size 13 with a lot of room to spare.:) I feel better and much definetly look better than I have in a long time. So with some hard work in the exercise department I know I will eventually reach my goal.........

P.S. Thanks for stopping by.:x

Feb.7,2002


This is definetly not one of my better days. I have a rotten head cold that is determined to hang on. I didn't go out and exercise at all yesterday. Because I felt so rotten then guess what I felt guillty because I didn't go out. Go figure that one. Today I have decided that I will go for a walk but I am still not going to do the aerobics till I am feeling somewhat better.


Breakfast ..................slice of toast with peanut butter
..................................coffee
Lunch..........................didn't feel like eating so had some water and cold tablets.
Supper........................chicken soup(always good for a cold)
....................................applesauce
....................................plenty of water

Doesn't look like I had much yesterday but even getting the soup and toast into me was quite a chore. Have to thank the ones I work with thou for making my night easier yesterday. They are a great bunch when your not feeling up to par.:)

Hope you feel better soon...do take care and give exercise a break.

Tuna Helper sounds really good ... I like eating tuna w/ pasta. Got to try that someday (I hardly eat marcaroni w/ cheese though).

Thanks ChinaDoll.........it sure helps to know others care about you when your feeling down. I went for my walk today and even thou I feel like crap the fresh air and knowing I still did 4 miles was exhilariting.

That's great that you walked so much...do take it easy though. You need to rest up so that you can recover...take lots of vit c ...

Don't wear yourself down, Give yourself a break. 4 mile walk Sheez, thats great, How long does that take you.....And so curious to know what your initial 3 day diet was????


Hope you feel better soon:rose:

Judy, I had a bad cold last month too & I had to take about a 5 day break from my treadmill. It made me sad but I just didn't have the energy. You can't beat yourself up over it... everybody gets sick & it is your body's way of telling you that you need to rest.

SO........ REST!!!! Don't overdo, or you won't get better as quick as you might! Take vitamins, drink lots of liquids, and take it easy. I'm not a Mom, I just sound like one, LOL!

You'll be back on your feet soon & ready to go... and we'll be here for you!

Lisrey :o

Maximum:

A freind told me about this 3 day diet he had tried and it got him on the right track for losing weight. Basically here is what you eat for the first 3 days.
This diet works on chemical breakdown. All foods should be eaten and no substitutions made. Salt, pepper, Sweet & Low, and diet drinks are okay. Diet for 3 days at a time then resume eating normally for 4-5 days. Don't overdo! It is possible to lose up to 10 pounds in three days using this meal plan.
Day 1

Breakfast: 1/2 grapefruit, 1 slice toast, coffee or tea (anytime).
Lunch: 1 cup tuna (packed in water) 1 slice toast, coffee or tea.
Dinner: 3 ounces lean meat, 1 cup string beans, 1 cup beets (not pickled), 1 cup vanilla ice cream, 1 medium apple.

Day 2

Breakfast: 1 egg (any style, 1 slice toast, 1/2 banana.
Lunch: 1 cup cottage cheese, 5 saltine crackers.
Dinner: 2 weiners (hot dogs), 1 cup broccoli, 1 banana, 1/2 cup carrots, 1/2 cup vanilla ice cream.

Day 3

Breakfast: 1 slice cheddar cheese, 1 apple, 5 saltine crackers.
Lunch: 1 hard boiled egg, 1 slice toast.
Dinner: 1 cup tuna (packed in water), 1 cup cauliflower, 1/2 cateloupe, 1/2 cup vanilla ice cream

I did this for 3 days and lost 10 pounds. Which was a great incentive for me. Then I just started cooking differently without all the fat and creme sauces and started counting calories. Plus I exercise and drink lots of water.
P.S.
Thanks for caring
:rose: :rose:

Lisrey:

It's truly wonderfull to have so many new caring friends. You may not be a mom but you sure sound like one and with very good advice. I will take it easy if I don't feel any better tommorrow...:(
I have 2 days off now from work so hopefully I can recuperate and get over this cold. It's hard to accept the fact I am not up to par just when everything was going so well. But I refuse to let this get me down as I know I will be as good as new in a short time. My biggest problem is impatience .......I want results now but I am going to be doing this change in my life forever so why rush it?......Thank you for caring and the support you give.
Have a great day......Judy2:rose:

Hi Judy,
Colds are horrible. They always make you feel so :blah:
Take some extra vitamin C and drink lots of :water:. That does it for me most of the times.
Hope you'll feel better soon.

Angie

Sorry you're still feeling sick. I hope you feel completely better soon!
I know, it's frusterating not to get results fast. But the cold will be over soon and you'll get results eventually.
:flower: Rest and get better!
God bless
-Rachel

Thanks for stopping by Rachel and Angie. I do feel better this morning even if I do look like Rudolf's Mom with her nose so red:laugh: Hope you have a great day.

Judy

Febuary 8,2002


Well at least I feel better this morning. Still got a bit of a cold but I don't think it's nearly as bad as what it was.My nose looks like I am either Rudolf's mother or a real close 2nd. Thank god for 3 ply kleenex or it could look worse.:) I am so glad I have 2 days off now. Just to do what I want.........yeah right.........daughter has a soccer game in Toronto on Saturday and today is a practise for her. Not complaining really I love watching her games. Her zest for the game is so great. And I won't be complaining about the travelling if she is off to the oylmpics in 2004....:D

Lunch...............Salmon Sandwich

Supper...............Toss Salad with 4 oz of chicken (all white meat)
...........................banana
..........................I drank at least 10 bottles of water at work last night. Seemed to be extremely thirsty. Probably due to the cold.
And yes I know I didn't have any breakfast yesterday but I just couldn't bear to look at food.


Have a great day everyone :rose: :rose: :rose:

A VERSE FROM MT FAVORITE SONG(my inspiration each day)

I've been down this road before
I'll never quit
I'll never lay down
See I promised myself that I'll never let me down

So I'll never give up
Never give in
Never let a ray of doubt slip in
And if I fall
I'll never fail
I'll just get up and try again
Never lose hope
Never lose faith
There's much too much at stake
Upon myself I must depend
I'm not looking for place or show
I'm gonna win

We have that in Singapore too. My friend tried that for breakfast and lunch. She didn't tell me the result but I'm sure it worked.

Hope you feel better soon.

Glad you're feeling better. And that red nose looks quite charming.:D
You're off to watch a lot of soccer this weekend. Is there really a chance that your daughter would be off to the Olympics in 2004?
Enjoy your days off. :rose:

Angie

Angie:

Yes there is a very good chance that my daughter could be on the Canadian Women's Soccer Team in the year 2004. She is 14 right now and on one of the best teams in Ontario right now. They are undefeated for 2 and a half years now. The scouts are already looking at these girls and my daughter I am very proud to say is among the top 5 to be watched. She has the speed and ball control they look for. I have little doubt baring injuries(knocking on wood) that she will make a name for herself in this sport.:ex:

Have a great day also..........:rose: :rose:

Judy

Feb.9,2002

I am feeling so much better today. I didn't do any exercising yesterday but thats ok as I need to rest. However I did finish painting the baseboards in the house. We now only have 2 rooms left and the whole house has been done. My daughter and I watched the opening of the winter oylmpics on TV last night. When the Canadian Team came out she got all teary eyed so I asked her what was wrong. "Oh mom I just want to be able to do the same in 2004 as these guys are doing now. The feeling must be the greatest ever." Now if ever there was a tear jerker moment in my life this was it. What a kid I have.
I have to say though when they brought out the flag from the world trade center no one in our home had a dry eye.

Well enough of me going on and on .........lol
Today my daughter has a game in Toronto and its a 2 hour drive so I need to get moving and get a walk in before we go.

Breakfast.............coffee
Lunch...................Salmon Sandwich
............................coffee
Supper.................Ham(baked)
............................Salad.....(Fat Free Italian Dressing)
............................1/2 cup fettuccine
Snack..................popcorn
...........................fat free fudgesicile (only 46 calories)

You must be one proud Mama and probably totally overflowing when the time gets there. Pls refresh my memory, where are the 2004 Games being held again?
Also can you tell me where you get the FF fudgesicles and what brand? Much appreciated!
Have lots of fun in T.O. Do you find it hard to keep to your diet when you're away from home?:rose:

Angie

Angie:

The 2004 games will be held in Greece. And I bought the fudgesicles at A&P.......they are the goodhumor brand. And They are called FatFree Fudgesicles. They also have other types of fat free ice cream but I found these to be delious and with only 46 calories.......wooo who.........
And no I don't find it too hard to follow my diet away from home. Basically now I count calories so I do the same if we eat out. And one good thing I am a big salad eater and that I can get any place.

Have a great day........:rose: :rose:

Judy

Just wanted to let everyone know my daughter's team does it again.........4-0 woooooooooooooo whooooooooooo.........way to go girl's. Undefeated and still going strong!!!!!! But it's after midnight and I need some much needed rest........Nite all.

:ribbon: Judy2

Good Morning Judy,

Your girls team is awesome. Congratulations to her and to you too.
So will you go with your daughter to Athens, when the time is there and all goes according to plan?
Thanks for telling me where to get the fudgecicles. I'm going after them today.
Have a wonderful Sunday!:rose:

Angie

Feb.10,2002


I must have really been tired when I finally went to bed it's 8:30 here and I have just crawled outta bed and sit here with my first cup of coffee. Thankfully everyone else is still asleep so I think I will get my time alone still. It's what I most look forward to each morning. The peace and quiet of the morning.I had a wonderfull time in Toronto yesterday. Even thou we only went to the Hangar where the kids play soccer. Just getting together with the other parents is something we all look forward to. It's so nice that not only the kids on the team get along but the parents do also.
I was extremely busy before we went yesterday though. Went for my walk in the morning for 1hour and 45 minutes. Came home and did a half hour of aerobics. Then decided that the laundry should be half way done so got 2 loads washed and dried. Also washed and cleaned the van out. Packed everything I could think of that we would need for the trip. And yeap like most women I pack what we don't need just in case....lol
By 3:00 o'clock we were loaded and ready to go.
The game was at 7pm and by the time we finished the game our kids were starving so we found a restaurant that would take a mob of 30 plus people. We left Toronto fully satisfied in both the outcome of the game and our stomachs being full.:)

Breakfast.............one egg (fried in pam)
............................2 slices of diet toast
............................1/2 grapefruit
Lunch...................salad (with no fat Italian Dressing)
.............................cheddar cheese(8 saltine crackers)
Supper..................Turkey Burger(grilled on a open flame)
.............................topped with lettuce, onion tomato
.............................MMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmm delicious
Snack....................fudgesicle(the 46 calorie one)

I always make sure I drink the recommended 8 glasses of water and I probably had hmmmmmmmm 8 cups of coffee also.


P.S. Since starting my diet on Jan.8th as of this morning I have lost 25 pounds. Yippeeeeeeeee


Judy:D

Congrats on your 25lb loss! That's a lot in such a short time! You'll reach your goal in no time! Bet you're feeling sexy again ... I know I do! :ex:

I do feel sexy again ChinaDoll. It's a whole new world again. Even though I am 44 I don't feel it anymore. I have so much more energy and zest for life. I wonder now what took me so long to wake up and smell the :rose: :rose: .........lol
Have a great day ChinaDoll.


Judy

Hi Judy -

Just took a look at your journal. You sound like a very busy woman!

I think its awesome that you're daughter has found something she both loves and is good at. As I'm sure you know, its so good for kids to have activities like that, and you sound like a very supportive mom.

About your weight loss, all I can say is "WOW!" Twenty-five lbs in a little over a month is really incredible. You're kicking some butt girl! Keep it up!

Liz

PS - I absolutely love fat-free fudgesicles. If you're on a diet and you're craving something sweet, those are the best. While I was home for Christmas break I went through a whole big box of the Healthy Choice brand. Those have 80 calories, but they're huge and totally worth it.

Feb.11,2002

It's 9am and I am just getting up. So :wazzup: with me sleeping in so late. Must be I as still not really over my cold and my body is telling me its gonna rest whether I like it or not. Only thing is I can't go for my run this morning as I have a dentist appointment to go to.:( I will do extra aeorbics after the dentist to make up for losing out on my run this morning.
Had a awesome day yesterday as far as working out and eating .I stayed within my calories and I even went for a walk on my supper at work.:ex:

Breakfast: Poached Egg on Diet Toast
..................Coffee
..................Water
Lunch.........Sugar Free Jello (Rasberry)
.................. Large Navel Orange
..................Water and Coffee
Supper........3oz of Baked Ham (all fat removed)
....................1 cup of beets
.....................3 rice cakes (white cheddar cheese)
.....................water and coffee
Snack .............fudgesicle (46calories)

P.S. Thanks for stopping by my journal Liz. I will have to look for the healthy choice fudgesicles. Even though they are a few more calories then the ones I have. I love fudgesicles. They are a weakness of mine .

Have a wonderfull day everyone.

:bfly: Judy:bfly:

We all ask ourselves "What took us so long to get started on losing weight?" ... for me, I didn't know how to lose the weight. But now I do, tks to DT journals. Boy, I wish I can lose the weight as fast as you ... I guess I'm not so discipline ... got another 10 lbs to go ... hopefully, I can lose it in 1-2 months! You're doing such a great job, keep up the good work!

WOW Judy, another 5 lbs added to your already amazing weight loss.
:coach: WAY TO GO JUDY!
You must be incredibly dedicated, determined and disciplined. Hey, where did I read those words before?:D
I can imagine that you feel great and sexy again. Life starts at 40 yaknow!
Hope today will be another success!:rose:

Angie

:ex:

Thanks Angie and ChinaDoll for your encouragement. And yes if I had one thing I really like about myself it's my determination. When I start something I like to see it through till the end. I am so
pumped when it comes to losing this weight. It's just what the :doc: ordered.
My weight loss is slow this month compared to last month however I am getting toned and still losing so that counts for as much as the weight coming off in my books. They say the last few pounds are the hardest to lose but as long as I don't gain any back then I am compeltely satisfied.:D
Well it's off to work for me:c(
Have a wonderfull day everyone.

Judy:flower:

Hi Judy,
I really had to dig to find your journal. Page 3, can you believe it?
It was nice to meet you in chat yesterday. :)
Have you already made plans for the soccer-less weekend?
Just wanted to wish you a HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! :sweety:
Have fun!

Angie

Feb.14,2002


HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY


Wow 2 days of not being able to post in this journal and I survived.:D I have really beccome to depend on being able to share my victories and defeats with everyone here in diettalk. Kinda weird but also a very nice feeling.:)
I have been keeping up with my exercise program . Even thou I just got up I am planning on doing my walk jog run this morning. But first I have to have my morning coffee's.
We have been extremely busy at work. The mail is always heavier at special times of the year. Valentines being one of them.
gotta love all those packages of chocolate being shipped around the country too. We also got a big shipment of school text books the other nite and guess who's turn it was for unloading and shipping them..............yeap me:(
Whew what a work out that was.......over a 1000 of them little suckers .......each package weighing in at 30 pounds.:lift:
I really got a work out.

Breakfast.............toast
............................coffee
Lunch...................1 cup of Betty Crocker Hamburger Helper
............................coffee and water
Supper.................Salad with chicken breast cubed
........................... Low Fat Ranch Dressing
............................Muffin
............................Banana
Snack...................5 Pringles (Salt n Vinegar)

Have a great day everyone.:flower:

Judy


P.S. It was great talking to you also yesterday angie. As for this weekend...............:help: ..........Not sure I know how to survive a whole weekend without soccer.

Feb.14,2002

Just got back from my walk jog run which was over a hour in length. Had to cut it a bit short as I wanted to go to the mall and get some Valentine treats for everyone here. Guess What???????
The tire on the back of the van was flat.:c(
So I got back into my jogging clothes and walked to the mall and back.:D
Whew now I really feel like I have had my exercise for the day.It takes a hour to walk to the mall and a another hour back.
Time to get ready for work. Take care all.

Judy2:ex: :lift:

Wow, you're a real fanatic. Walking 2 hrs to get chocolate in the house.... You've certainly had your exercise for today.
I've made myself the promise to exercise 2x this week. Pls remind me when necessary...:)

Angie

Feb.15,2002

Yipeeeeeeeeeee it's the weekend for me.:) Two whole glorious days off. Only bad part about this is no soccer this weekend.:c( Oh well I guess I can survive just one little weekend without soccer.:(
Yesterday was a busy day for me. Like I said in a earlier post I went for a walk yesterday cut it a bit short so I could go shopping only to find out the van had a flat tire......ggrrrrrrrrr. so I walked to the mall and back just to get my husband and daughter their chocolates for Valentines Day. by the way I am so glad I went and got them . When I got home from work there was a beautifull card and heart shape candles from my daughter. It was a card that makes you dry your eyes when your finished reading it. And from my hubby I got a ceramic tree (center piece) for the dining room table and a card. My son called to wish me a happy valentines day also. So I am pretty lucky to have a family like I do.
Well I guess I had better get off my duff and get some :ex: :ex: done.

Breakfast.....................coffee
Lunch...........................Toasted Tomato Sandwich
.....................................A Slice of Cheese
.....................................coffee
Snack..........................Chocolate Muffin(no icing)
Supper........................Fetteccuine 1/2 cup
...................................2 oz baked ham
....................................2 rice cakes
....................................diet Fresca

I also had 4 of the cinnamon hearts one of the guys at work was passing out...:)


Take care everyone and have a great day.

Judy2

That was sweet of your daughter and dh to give you a gift on V-day! Just dropping to say you're doing a wonderful job! I get the weekend off work as well! :ex:

I'm so bored right now it's unbelievable. This is the first weekend without a soccer practise or a game for my daughter. Luckily she is off to a dance tonight so she is handling it ok.......lol
I can't believe just how much of my free time is spent with soccer and when there isn't any I'm in a quandry. I must have done something before she started playing this sport. GAWD what was it? Is this what my life is going be when she is all grown up and living on her own. :c(
On the other hand I can go and watch TV for a change without being interrupted.:)
I've been able to chat on diettalk today when I felt like it.......another plus. Im not fighting traffic .......woooo who
I guess when I look at it in another way I can find plenty of choices to fill up my evening. Kinda like the way we make choices everyday as to whether we eat right or not. And yeap Im rambling on here cuz Im still really BORED........LOL
Well think I will go and see what's on the boob tube. Have a great night everyone.......

Judy2:ex:

:coach: "It's About Time"
Congrats to our figure skating team for finally getting the gold they deserve. And now that this has happened I do hope they clean up the judging of this sport so all athletics can be given a fair and equal chance on the ice.
It's 7am here and the house is so quiet.........just the way I like it in the mornings.:) I have decided to join a Aquafit class starting Monday. Hoping this will be good for the toning of my body that I need so desperatley. Ive done this a couple of times but I need to do it everyday in order for it to help me. Going for my walk soon and now that I have started listening to a cd while I walk Im going to take 2 cd's this morning to listen to. See just how far I can go and then back when the cd's have played fully.


Breakfast..............Muffin
.............................coffee
Lunch....................celery sticks
.............................1 tablespoon cheese whiz
..............................I diet fudgesicle
Supper..................1/2 cup sloppy joe on diet bread
..............................salad with no fat Italian dressing
..............................green beans
Snack....................fudgesicle
.............................6 pringle salt n vinegar chips

I only drank 4 glasses of water yesterday so I definetly need to improve on that. I find it difficult to get the water intake when Im home. At work it's no problem so this is something I will have to work on.

Have a great day everyone.

Judy:rose: :rose:

Judy, what is Aquafit? Tks for stopping by my journal ... I'm seriously going to try to eat less from tomorrow onwards ... I have to ... you're doing way better than me ... keep this up!

ChinaDoll:

Aquafit is aerobics done in the water. Less chance of injury but the workout is second to none. I am going to do both the shallow end and deep end aquafit programs. And don't be so hard on yourself your doing great.:)


Judy2

Finally, here I am again. Was a bit busy.
Today to get the kids going, buy a bday present for J's friend and drop him off. That alone took till 2.30 PM.
I don't know about yours, but my kids seem to go in super slow mode when there is no school. Doesn't matter if we have other things planned, you practically have to light a fire under their bum to get them going. And Roly isn't even in school yet....
Think that has to do with my relaxed look at life? Maybe they just look after me. Poor kiddo's...:D

Aquafit sounds fun. Do you mean you are going to do an Aquafit class every day?
I haven't done any exercise yet but I better hurry up because it is Wedn. before I know it. Plan on doing some today. Seriously, today....I'm not kidding...Would I lie to you....:)


I feel the same about the pairs skating. Did you see Becky Scott win the 5 km cross country bronze medal? That was pretty exciting to watch....
Well have fun this weekend, soccer or not. Maybe you feel inspiration to write a new poem. Or read a good book? I have a stack of books that I still want to read, resembling the Eiffel Tower. :)

Angie

Feb.17,2002

Aweeeeeeee up at 7am with the whole house to myself for at least a hour.....:)
Yesterday turned out to be rather busy just the way I like it. My son called and the famous words of "Hey Mom" "What's for lunch" soon followed.......lol My daughter had to work so I ran her out to the mall and picked up a couple of things. Spent most of the afternoon yakking with my son and then followed him so he could leave the car and gave him a ride out to where he works. As his boss and him were going to Toronto for a Pool Tournament . Hope he had fun. He is a good kid and was so happy as he had just learned he was being promoted to Manager . At 20 he was beginning to wonder if being where he was is worth it or not. Getting this promotion I think he will probably stay as he really does love it out there. And at 20 how many are promoted to a managers postion? But he has always been level headed and well liked and of course a hard dedicated worker. so I figure they picked the best man for the job......:D (And I swear I am not bias)
A friend I hadn't seen in a long time came over and she was a bit shocked to see that I had lost the weight I had. Wanted to know the in's and out's of how I did it........lol We had a great time and even watched some of the olympics together. Love spending time with friends and just catching up on all the gossip........lol
After supper hubby and I watch the olympics till hmmmmmmmmmmmm he woke me up and asked if I might be more comfortable in bed sleeping...:o

Breaksfast..............poached egg on diet toast
...............................coffee and water
Lunch......................slice of apple cinnamon bread
...............................coffee
Supper....................chicken breast(baked skin removed)
...............................1/2 cup scalloped potaoes
................................1 cup of beets
................................1/2 cup of peas
................................1 med. banana
Snack.......................7 pringle salt n vinegar chips
................................fat free diet fudgesicle

Drank all my water for the day also.

:ex:

Went for a walk ,run in the morning for 1 hour.
And after supper went out and ran around the block for a half hour.

Judy2:rose:

P.S. Angie

Yeap I saw the bronze medal that girl was amazing the way she took 3rd. What a burst at the end for her. And I won't be able to go everyday to Aquafit but plan on going at least 3 days a week.:ex:

Great for your son to get the promotion. That's pretty good at 20. He probably looks after you...am I right? :) Does he still live at home?
Glad that your Saturday was nice and busy, so you weren't bored. I had a nice relaxed one.
Today too, it will be just Roland and me. Have to find something fun to do. It looks like it is nice outside, blue sky and all. Maybe we can walk to McD so he can play in the playground there.

How did you like the way we won the bronze medal in short track speed skating? :D

Angie

Feb.18,2002

OMG I am sooooooo tired this morning. What a long day yesterday. Got called into work at 1pm and didn't leave there until 3am this morning. You would think the christmas rush had just started with the amount of mail we had in that plant last night. Either I have rocks for brains or I am just plain greedy working all that overtime. Ok Ok I admit it I am greedy.:laugh:
I think I finally got to sleep about 4:30 this morning and I just rolled out of bed at 11 am. So unfortunetly I didn't get to the aquafit class this morning. But will go on Wednesday morning now. and nope I am not even going for a walk today I already had a good workout last night and in the wee early hours of today at work. Plus the fact I have only a couple of hours to get everything done around here and go back to work.:c(
But 2 weeks and 4 days and counting and I have 11 days off from there........yipppppppppppeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Angie as for our bronze medal in speed skating.....WOW what a finish if I ever saw one. I watched the semi and the collision there and for it to happen in the final also....lol what can you do. Even the aussie was surprised first to get to the Final and then to win it the same way. Somebody was watching over that boy for sure.:)


Breakfast................. 2 slices diet toast with peanut butter
................................l banana
................................coffee
.................................water
Lunch:......................Roast Beef Sandwich
................................with a slice of no fat cheese and no fat mayo
................................water
Supper......................Chicken breast baked
..................................salad with no fat Italian dressing
..................................broccoli
Snack.........................Piece of Apple Cinnamon Bread
..................................Banana

Have a great day everyone.

Judy2:rose: :rose:

Hi Judy! I was just cruising the Journals and I was happy to find yours!... You're doing a wonderful job! Keep up the good work!

I too love water-aerobics! I did it for about a year in college. I would love to get back into it. I'm currently looking for a class here on this campus that will fit into my schedule!

Well, I guess that's it... just wanted to drop in and say hello!

Have a wonderful day!!! :flower:

Well that is pretty sucky to get called in for overtime. But then again, you have to start saving for Athens...
Hope today was a great one. :rose:

Angie

Feb.19,2002


Just got home from work so thought I would write in here what I ate today.

Breakfast............nope didn't get up in time
Lunch..................Egg salad sandwich
...........................7 pringles (salt n vinegar)
Snack...................apple cinnamon bread
............................applesauce
Supper.................. Meatballs with rice
...............................fudgesicle
Snack.....................Carrots
...............................Mushrooms

Had about 6 coffees today and a gallon of water. It was really dry at work tonight.

See you in the morning it's bed time and I am more than ready for it.....I-)

Judy2

Feb.19,2000

What a cold crisp morning outside. However there is no :snow: in the forecast today and we are suppose to get up to a high of 9 celcius on Thrusday. Wooooo Who Ontario break out those patio chairs its almost BBQing weather.:laugh:
Not much planned for today except will go for a long walk this morning. Can't go to Aquafit as they have a swim meet going on today. Might just stop in and cheer on the kids for awhile.:coach:
And of course I have to go to work today.8-| Oh well only 2 weeks and 3 days till Im on vacation......yeaahhhh
Im also going to look in the paper for a used exercise bike or treadmill. I would love to have either one so I could exercise here also:)
Have a wonderfull day everyone.:bfly:

Where will you be going for your vacation? And that sucks that you had to be called in and work overtime for so many hours!

9C eh, well for sure I'm gonna bring out those patio chairs. It might just be great on our deck.
It seems that Aquafit somehow isn't allowed to happen this week...
I'm curious too, will you be going somewhere on your holidays or just spend the time leisurely at home?
Have a fantabulous Tuesday!:rose:

Angie

:lift:

Yah Whoooooooooooo I went for that walk this morning and went to the Mall just for a change. We have a goodwill store there and I am soooooooo happy I went in there. I found a rowing machine. One of the good ones made by York that costs about 200 dollars. I ran all the way back home......puff puff wheez wheez but I grabbed my purse hopped in the van and went back and bought it for 10 dollars.......what a bargain. It's brand new the lady who gave it to good will just didn't want it. Go figure...lol
Anyways one persons junk is another persons teasure. I love it just did a 10 minute workout on it and man can I feel the muscles now. Some I didn't even know I had.:o
So even though I didn't get to go to Aquafit today I found another way to exercise and I can do it whenever I want.........

It's a GREAT TUESDAY Angie......:)

Judy2:rose:

$10 WHAT A DEAL!

I have a step that I love! I love to watch TV (or do the Step Video) and just step up and down, up and down, up and down!

Now you can row, row, row, to your hearts content!

$10 WOW!!! :eek:

Great deal ... I wish I could find such a deal here! I heard the rowing machine can be a good workout! My friend did just a few minutes and her hands were aching ... does that happen to you as well?

Typically a case of being at the right spot, at the right time. Wow, what a great buy! You lucky duck. And to put it to such good use already, way to go girl.
I like going to Goodwill. If I didn't go there, I would have nothing to wear right now. Couldn't afford to buy a whole new wardrobe...and actually don't wanna spend the money on just clothes. Also I've bought lots of toys there. Give it a good scrub and the result is a pair of happy boys.
Hey, have a great day today and row, row, row those lbs away.

Angie

Feb.20,2002

What a wonderfull day. Even though its raining outside I am so full energy it's scary......lol
I finally got to my first Aquafit class. :D What a workout, 45 mintues of non stop aerobics and I felt great afterwards. Then came home and did 10 minutes of rowing. Will up the rowing time as I get use to it more.:)
I had a pretty good day at work yesterday also. One of the guys I work with has sold a movie he wrote and it's being produced this year. Can't wait for it to come out and then I can brag I know the writer.:laugh: He is also writing another movie for Canadian Television and the only thing he will tell me is he is using my daughter's name as the main character. She is gonna flip when she finds this out. We will be saying goodbye to him soon as the money is going to start rolling in in May of this year. Im going to miss him. He is a great person to work with and deserves this so much. As he is very talented.

Breakfast.................Oatmeal
................................Banana
Lunch......................Egg Salad Sandwich
...............................with Tomatoes on Diet Bread
Supper.....................Chicken Breast
................................1/2 cup scalloped potatoes
................................large salad with no fat Italian Dressing
Snack.......................2 grain bars
.................................1 no fat fudgesicle

Have a great day everyone.

Judy2:ex: :ex:

Pretty interesting to know somebody like that. Flattering that he is using your daughter's name.
Congrats on finally having the time to go to Aquafit. I still didn't check out the pool times.
After the school skating Julian will have swimming lessons. Think I'm going to volunteer if Allison can take care of Roly for that time.
Hope tomorrow you'll be just as pumped...

Angie

My goodness girl, you are just unstopable!! You're eating great and excersizing like nobody's business, and it sounds like you're feeling great too. You rock!

I saw that you said a few days ago you surprised a friend with the weight you'd lost - isn't that just the best feeling? Can't wait till I get to that point. Glad you mentioned it, cause just the thought is some quality motivation.:)

I can't believe you bought a rowing machine for 10 dollars. I'm jealous! I've never used one of those - so far is it a good work-out? What muscles do you use? Is it just upper body or leg work too? I guess i should check them out at the gym if I'm really curious....

Hope you're having another great one!:D

Liz

Wow, you seem to be really high in spirits! That's wonderful ... hope the character in the movie (w/ your daughter's name) is good or she will scream!

Feb.20,2002


Good morning everyone.:wazzup:
It's almost 10 am here and I have been to the Aquafit class and have done 20 minutes on the rowing machine. Whew it's sure a way to get one's blood flowing in the morning. I really like the water aerobics wish it was longer than 45 minutes though. Time seems to fly by when Im there.
It's trying to snow here today. Hope we don't get any of that white fluffy stuff. I want SPRING to come.....lol

Breakfast............Oatmeal
...........................slice of diet bread with peanut butter
Lunch..................stewed tomatoes
............................slice of liver
Supper.................stewed tomatoes and green beans
Snack ...................Donut (boss brought them in)8-} so had to have one......lol
...............................oops a piece of cake as one a friends :bd at work........
and then to top it off I had a muffin at some point yesterday.

Blew my sweet intake yesterday thats for sure. But I did another 15 minutes of rowing when I came home last night so I don't feel guilty. Ok maybe just a little guilt.

Have a great day everyone.

Thanks Liz for stopping by. The muscles you work are your upper leg and the back of the calves. Not sure what you call them but they do get a work out. Also by the time Im finished I should look like Popeye. You know the big muscluar arm.......lol

Judy2

Just stopping in to say Hay Lo! You are making me jealous with your eating.. you are doing so good. You are Inspiring.

Judy, you're doing so good with your exercise and eating! Wish I can be more like you! You're my role model!

All I can say is "WOW"! You are the excersize queen! lol. Keep it up girl, its gonna pay off.:D

Aquafit sounds like a blast.......but I think I'm gonna have to wait till I'm looking a little more bathing-suit-appropriate before I feel comfortable trying anything like that. How many people are in your class? Is it all women? Just wonderin, trying to get a picture.

Have a wonderful day Judy!:)

PS - don't feel guilty about the cake and the donut. You earned it!

Feb.22,2002

Good morning all. What a terrific day this is going to be.:)
And before I go any further I have something to say.
WAY TO GO CANADA!!!!!!!!!!!!! YEAH WOMEN'S HOCKEY ...........GOLD GIRL'S GOLD
What a game that was. Not even the ref could stop our girl's from bringing home the gold.
Up at 7am this morning and already have been to the pool for my aquafit class. I love that class........lol not that I have mentioned that more than a few times.
Not to much planned for today but tommorrow I have a soccer game to go to.....yeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaah

Breakfast..............CornFlakes
,............................1/2 cup of 2% milk
Lunch.....................Cheese Sandwich
..............................No Fat Cheese on Diet Bread
Supper...................Chicken Breast (no skin)
..............................Large Salad with no fat Italian Dressing
..............................Raspberry Jello (Sugar Free)
Snack.....................5 Pringles Chips
...............................Fat Free Fudgesicle

I think I drank a gallon of water at work last night. It was soooooo dry in that place. Or it could have been from me yelling for the Canadians in the hockey game....:D

Liz my aquafit class is male and female........and Im the youngest........lol.........not bad for being 44 and they call me the youngster.

Have a great day everyone.

Judy2:rose:

Feb.23,2002

Breakfast..............muffin
.............................banana
Lunch...................Tomato Soup
............................Tuna Sandwich
Supper.................Chop Suey
............................Rice
Snack...................Popcorn
............................Cheerios Snack Mix

Judy2

Finally, here I am again.
First my ISP had problems, couldn't get connected. And yesterday was just busy. Dentist appointment and Rudi giving me all sorts of jobs to do.

I have to agree with you 100%. Our girls were great...!!! What a great game to watch. Did I get that right, did you watch the game at work...? Nice boss you have!
And then the guys against Belarus. (sp?) That was a great game too. Am looking forward what Sunday will bring...

Food is looking good. Even the piece of cake and the muffin. Hope it was not a Tim Hortons one. I've just heard that they are the worst. Loaded with fat. Heart attack in a muffin cup. For example, you think you're making a good choice if you order the carrot-whole wheat muffin. But that one has 20 grams of fat, more than 44% of the cals come from fat. Isn't that disgusting...? It has more fat grams than a choc.chip muffin... Figure that one...

Hope you will have a great time at the soccer game today. I'm glad there is a game. Wouldn't know what to do with you if there wasn't. :) You being called in to work was a real lifesaver last weekend...:)
Have a wonderful weekend Judy. :rose:

Angie

Feb.23,2002

I didn't really have time this morning to write in my journal as I had to get ready for a soccer game. Great day for a drive though. And yeap they did it again. Won this one 6-1. What a :super: team we have. Still undefeated in 2 and a half years. I love these girls. Such wonderfull kids and terrific athletics. I had a bagel this morning and was so good when we stopped for a very late lunch. I had a sub from Subway off their under 6grams of fat menu. Still full and it's now 7pm so not sure if I will eat anything else but I know I should.
Have a great Day

Judy2

Hey Judy,

Big congrats to your teams!!!:)

Good to see you're still going strong. Isn't Subway the best? The food is good, inexpensive, and pretty much the only fast food you can still eat when you're on a diet! lol

Have a great day!:D

Liz

PS - Do you by any chance speak any French? (seeing as how you live in Canada). I'm considering minoring in French, so I was just wondering:D

Liz there isn't a remote chance in hadies that I speak French. Took in school so many years ago but I think I can say hello and goodbye and thats it. However I do speak Greek fluently if you ever decide to take it.:D


Judy2

Feb.24,2002

Not sure :wazzup: with me this morning........lol I got up at 7am and made coffee. Got dressed and went for a short run. Came back and whew went back to sleep for another hour and a half. So here I am for the second time this morning making coffee and I even feel like going for another run.8-}
Last night my daughter and I were exercising together. What a laugh. Here is this little 97 pound 5'5" trying to teach me how to do crunches. I can't do them.X-( No matter what I tried I can't do them. Can do sit ups, push ups leg raises anything else she showed me but those darn crunches.
Will just keep trying till I can. Never give up never give in. Im gonna win .:)

Breakfast..................Cinnamon Raisin Bagel
.................................Coffee
Lunch........................6" Roast Beef Sub(Subways 6 gr Fat)
..................................Water and Coffee
Supper......................Grapefruit
.................................Stir Fry Vegetables


A friend of ours gave us a case full of oranges and grapefruits from Florida. Mmmmmmmmm they are so sweet.

Have a great day.

Judy2:rose:

Grapefruit is wonderful! I just rediscovered them myself! I bought 4 on Saturday and have eaten 2 already! I'm going to have to stop buy and buy more for the rest of the week!

They are entertaining to eat too! I have a grapefruit knife so I can cut the grapefruit in half then cut out each section! Lots of fun. (I'm easily amused :laugh:

I also love them because they have a way of keeping you from wanting to eat any thing else afterwards. :D

Have a great day!

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MEN'S CANADIAN HOCKEY TEAM 'GOLD' 'GOLD' ' GOLD' What a way to finish up the Olympics. Great game our men played against the USA. We even got to see the end of the game at work. As the boss starting yelling at us with 10 minutes left to play that all the TV's upstairs in the cafeteria were tuned to the game and we all could go and see it. Never saw so many machines shut down so fast and everyone upstairs to see the end of it.:) Score one for the boss yesterday.(She is not so bad afterall).

Feb.25,2002

It's 8am here and Im just drinking my first coffee of the day. Need to get some energy in myself so I can go to my aquafit class. Long day yesterday as I worked overtime again. Seems we had a lot of sick people calling in. Hmmmmmmmm Im wondering if they had that red and white maple leaf disease. Lucky for all of us it isn't contagious and goes away in a couple of hours.........lol
I didn't get to exercise yesterday as I had a meeting in the morning and then rushed into work. But I am sure if I count all the walking I do in the plant and the lifting of parcels it has to be some form of exercise.

Breakfast.................Muffin
................................Coffee
Lunch.......................Banana
................................28g of Doritos
Supper.....................Liver (Baked)
.................................Salad with Fat Free Itialian Dressing
.................................Orange
Snack.......................Sugar Free Jello (raspberry)

I still can't do those bloody crunchies.
X-( But one of the guys I work with is also a body trainer. He is going to teach me he says......lol............good luck is all I have to say. Me thinks this man has a job ahead of him that he don't know about.:rofl: Will keep you posted on how frustrated he gets trying to teach the unteachable.......

Judy2:rose:

Feb.26,2002

What a georgous day we had here yesterday. Sun shining and so nice and warm out if felt like spring.:flower:
Went to my aquafit class and today we used weights in our workout.........and also went in the deep end to do different moves. I really liked it in the deep end so today I am going to go to the deep end one for a workout. Thankfully they give us the choice of deep end or shallow end aerobics. So I am going to switch every other day as to what I do. After aerobics I stopped at the grocery store for a few veggies and things. Came back home and go on my rowing maachine for a half hour. Then decided to go for a quick run so I did about a 45 minute run also.
Had a great day at work again. Hmmmmmmm must be because I only have 8 days left to work and then vacation.:)

Breakfast................ 1/2 grapefruit
................................1 boiled egg
.................................1 slice dry toast
Lunch........................1 cup cheerios snack mix
Supper......................pork chop baked
.................................large salad with a cup of cottage cheese for the dressing
Snack.......................multi grain bar
................................Fat Free Fudgesicle

Have a great day everyone.

Judy2 :rose: :rose:

You're so lucky that you're going on vacation! When I'm stressed at work, I always wish I'm going on vacation! Lately, I've been thinking of that often.

You're doing so well with your exercise and eating plan! Keep up that good job!

Hey Judy2, I don't mean to be a downer or anything, but I just wondered AREN'T YOU HUNGRY? I never read you complaining about being hungry and it looks like you eat so little.

"HOW DO YOU DO IT?" You have some major Willpower! Could you throw some my way PULEASE!

You should be HOT TO TROT in no time at all. Go Judy, Go JUDY!

Vacation! I still have 18 days until spring break!!!!!! (Not counting or anything.) Where are you going for your vacation? Anywhere sunny and fun? Some place with flowers?:rose:

Judy,

What a crazy work-out you had! I'm totally impressed. You're going to be in awesome shape in no time!! I'm gonna have to get moving to keep up with you! :D :D

Its been beautiful weather around here too. This is my first year in college and I'm living quite a bit south of where I grew up, so this "spring time in February" thing is really great. I think I might even wear shorts tomorrow! Glad to see that you decided to take advantage of the nice weather and go for a run.:bfly:

Hope you're having another beautiful day.:D

Liz

Maxium :

Nope I never complain not at home and not about life in general. For me life is too short to argue with anyone and to bloody short to stay mad about anything thing. I got taught that lesson when my parents died when they were way too young. And since I put myself into this situation of needing to lose weight. There is no one to blame but myself. And if I argue with myself I lose everytime......:)
I feel great about losing this weight. I had to go and get a couple of new pairs of pants for work...........and I tell you the feeling from going to a size 36 into a size 29 was so cool.:D
I had to keep checking the label as to the size I was buying. I was grinning from ear to ear when I purchased them.
Nutdoc:

Nope not going anywhere on vacation. we were going to go to Arizonia but decided to stay here and this summer put a pool in instead. But as far as I am concerned just being away from work is good enough for me. And I will take a few day trips with my daughter aas she has March Break then also.And I know I sign my name with a flower.........lol........get this I am allergic to roses big time. But I like the artifical ones. They never make me sneeze.

Thanks ChinaDoll and Liz for stopping by. I love to read all your comments. It peps me up everyday.

Breakfast...................One Egg Omellette
..................................Onions and Tomatoes
..................................Diet Bread (2slices)(64calories)
Lunch.........................Muffin
Supper.......................Fettucine
..................................Toast with No Fat Cheese
..................................Orange

I worked overtime last night so Im a bit late getting up.............have to run to make it to the Aquafit this morning.
Have a great day all.

Judy2

Here's me, marching into Judy's journal to pick up a stack of motivation.... hmmm, looks like energy is on special! I'll take some of that.... Determination, yeah, I'll take a bottle of that... Grumpiness? None? You don't have any in stock? Aw, I was hoping to catch that on sale, I'm almost out.....a case of the hungries just lying here all forgotten and alone, you've completely left the hungries in the dust! They've spoiled! I don't want those....Ah look! A whole pallet of true grit! How much for that?

Kalimera Judy,

Back again. Took the weekend off and it's so hard to get back into my rhytm again.
Today I have Julian at home sick. He's been sneezing and coughing for a few days but last night he had a fever. Still feeling a little warm this morning and not looking too hot. Maybe a day at home will give him a boost.
So you're fluent in Greek...Now doesn't that come in handy in 2004...Have you been to Greece before? The only word I know in Greek you've read at the start of this post. That's it... :)
You still doing really good. Lots of exercise and good food. And a size 29...Wow...That will boost the morale... Have you weighed yourself lately?
Hope today will be another great one. Have fun!:rose:

Angie

When I read your post my computer screen radiated. I think it winked at me:)

Thanks for the Burst of happiness, Its priceless!

(((((HUGS))))))))))):hug:

Jorine:

You can come shopping anytime you like at my journal.:) True Grit girlfriend is the so cheap anyone can afford it here.......lol.....Thanks for making my day I laughed so much when I read your post.
As for a case of the hungries.......it's funny but all I used to think about was food........what's for lunch and 5 minutes after lunch what's for supper. I really didn't have a life a couple of months ago I guess.....lol Or was it the fact I worked night shift for a long time and my body clock was so off kiltered it didn't know when it was hungry so I fed it all the time.

Angie:

Ohhe(means No in Greek) I have never been to Greece. My ex was Greek and I learned the language because I thought his family was always talking about the Canadian. Guess what I was right........lol......Really schocked them all the day I answered them back as I never said I was learning the language......Wish I had a picture of them that day.:laugh: It will come in handy in Greece though. My daughter doesn't speak it she can read it really well but has no clue as to the translation...........lol So she will need a translator if she makes it. :) the only 2 things that were good outta my first marriage were my kids. Im so glad that's in my past and I met a man who has made both me and my children so happy. We truly are a family and most think we have always been together. Could be because the kids have all his "bad" habits.:rofl:

Maxium:

Glad I made you smile. If you ever want to kill yourself laughing come for a vist. We could have a blast. People say I am a little off the wall. Which is ok because I have a new friend on here called Nutdoc..Me thinks she be a seeing me professionaly ...........LMAO

Time for me to do some exercising.

Judy2:rose:

That must have been a price-less moment with your ex in-law family....I can almost picture it...:D
I'm happy that you're in such a good relationship now.... You deserve it...:rose:

Angie

Hi Judy,

We had another gorgeous day down here in sunny California, lol.:)

I'm sure it'll be really nice to have you're time off coincide with your daughter's spring break -- did you plan it that way? You two sound like you get along fabulously; you must be a great mom!

So size 29, huh? My gosh girl, you're almost there!! :D You've been working so hard, I'm glad to see you enjoying the results.

Looks like aquafit its is really turning out to be a great thing. You must be burning tons of calories doing that. They say that you burn more in the water than anywhere else.

I can very much relate to what you were saying about always thinking about what to eat next......what a miserable way to live, eh? Isn't it great to be thinking instead about when you're next work-out will be? Or concentrating on things more important than food (like, well, pretty much everything!).

Keep up the good work girl! Have a beautiful day!

Liz

ps - I need to get some of that diet bread; so low in calories!

Liz:

Thanks for stopping by my journal. As a matter of fact I did plan for vacation at the same time my daughter is off school for break. I just don't get to see enough of her when I work afternoons. :(
We are very close and Im glad we are. My son is 20 soon to be 21 and we get along great also. But he is busy with work and school so I don't see him as often as I would like. However he doesn't mind calling and asking me out for what he calls his touch of "I miss my mom date".....LOL I am lucky that both my kids are great kids and are close to me. I wouldn't want it any other way thou. But I must be doing something right as their friends all call me Mom too. Hmmmmm maybe I look like June Cleaver.......
:laugh:

Here is a picture of my daughter. I thought I had one of my son on here but will have to find one so I can show him off also.:) Hope this works it's my first time trying to post a picture on here.

Judy2

How do you get to be close to your children? What's your secret? I hope to do that when I have kids. Personally, I'm not closed to my parents but dh is!

Your daughter is very pretty!

Febuary 28,2002

Good morning everyone. Or should I say afternoon since it's 12:30 here. Well it's offical I have lost 29 pounds since beginning my quest for a healthier me. I was kinda hoping for 30 pounds:( but oh well 29 is not bad. :) I went to the aquafit class this morning. It's the best exercise in the world.:D Also did 25 minutes on my rowing machine. Went grocery shopping and have done 3 loads of laundry. Now all I have to do is go to work...lol

Breakfast...........1 Egg Omellette
..........................Diet Bread Taosted Dry
Lunch.................Muffin
Snack..................28g bag of Doritos
Supper...............Chicken Breast
..........................1/2 cup Scalloped Potatoes
...........................Green Beans 1 cup
Snack..................Oops another Muffin

ChinaDoll: I guess because I was never clsoe to my Mom I didn't want my kids to be the same as I was. I was so close to my Dad and when he died it was so hard. I have always talked to my kids and listened to them. They both know they are the most important things in my life. I would do anything for them yet at the same time I taught them to be self dependant and respect others. I must admit I have been truly blessed with these 2 kids and I know they are a gift. While others have problems with theirs they always say they wished their kids were more like mine. However I have never wished my child was like theirs.:)
You will be a great Mom when you and your hubby have kids.
Have a great day.

Judy2

What a beautiful girl, your Laura. And so skinny....
CONGRATULATIONS ON LOSING 29 LBS ! ! !
That's a great result and so very, very close to your goal. You're still going strong on the food and exercise. Do you know we almost had the same dinner? Only we had broccoli instead of the green beans. ESP.....!
I think too, that talking and listening to your kids is very important. Personally I had a great relationship with my Mom and Dad and I've always said that I just have to match their upbringing to create a beautiful childhood for my kids. The future will tell...
Hey Judy, hope you'll have a great day at work. TTYS again.

Angie

Geez! 29 lbs! Congratulations is right!:D You must feel awesome.

I am so impressed by how on-top-of-things you are. How do you do it all?? Looks like you're running a house, raising a duaghter, AND working -- you're a regular super woman!

I like the routine you've worked out for your excersize....lots of variety. You're gonna be so fit by this summer! :lift: :ex: :lift:

Keep at it girl!

Liz

I hope my picture didn't scare you away from DT....:D
Just dropping by to wish you an awesome start of the month of March. Where spring is just around the corner... And so is goal....
Make today a happy one!:rose:

Angie

Tks for the advise Judy ... I'll keep that in mind. That's wonderful that you lost 29 lbs! That's a lot of weight loss! Are you going shopping soon?

March 1,2002

It's finally the weekend for me. WoooWhooo
I got up this morning with a killer of a headache and debated on whether or not to go to my water aerobics class. I popped a couple of aspirins and away I went. Glad I did as it really relaxes me for the day even though it didn't get rid of the headache. The flu has been going around and I hope I am not getting it but just feel like that is probably what I have. Since my son has been really sick with it for a couple of days now:(
It was so busy at work last night but I didn't take the overtime that was offered. Enough is enough I say. Laural has soccer practise tonight and a game tommorrow:D So my weekend is back to normal that way. And I only have 5 more shifts to work and Im on vacation. I can't wait. Sometimes you need to just get away from the place you work so you can go on for a few more months.....lol
Thanks Angie for saying Laural is pretty. I think so too and yeap she is skinny. A whopping 97 pounds and 5'5". No matter what she tries she doesn't put on weight. But she is so active she burns everything right off that she eats. That picture was at her grade 8 gradutation so she looks all grown up.:)

Breakfast.................Diet Bread Toasted with peanut butter and
................................homemade strawberry jam.
Lunch.......................Muffin
Snack.......................Dorito Chips 28g bag
Supper.....................1/2 cup 3 cheese Hamburger Helper
.................................Salad with Itialian Dressing (Low Fat )
.................................Muffin
Snack........................Popcorn Orville's Low Fat

I drank 4 bottles of water at work which is 10 glasses of water for the day.

Have a great day everyone.

Judy2:rose: :rose:

Judy,

Sure hope you don't have the flu -- yuck. I hate being sick.

Besides that, glad to see it looks like things are going great for you! Hope you have a fun weekend!

Liz:D

PS -- good job with the water! So simple, but sooo good for you. :water:

Angie I liked your picture so well I thought I would show you one of mine taken at Halloween with my co-workers. Guess which one is me........LOL
By the way we won for the best group in the plant.........go figure.

My guess is that you're the one with the glasses, the bushy eyebrows and the big nose.....:rofl:

Hope you got rid of your headache. That is no fun. Where are you going tomorrow for the game? Anywhere near me?

Angie

Good Morning Everyone

What a beautifull day it's going to be. And I don't care what the darn ole weather man says.:laugh:
Have a soccer game today yipeeeeeeee. Anyone new reading my journal will quickly learn I have no life other than soccer. LMAO
It's 8:30 here and I have been up since 6am. Already went for my run and have done 20 minutes on my rowing machine. Plus I have 2 loads of laundry done and 3 loads folded and put away. Not sure where all this energy is coming from but I feel great today. Thought yesterday I might be getting the flu but I was wrong. It's one of the few times Im wrong though and since it doesn't happen often it's ok.:D
Hey Angie how'd you guess it was me. Too easy to spot me right off. I knew I should have taken the glasses off and shaved those eyebrows of mine.:rofl:


Breakfast............... Toast
...............................coffee
Lunch......................Mock Chicken on one piece of dry toast
...............................Cheerio snack mix
Supper....................Spanakopita (Greek Dish my kids love it)
................................Large Salad

I drank at least 12 glasses of water yesterday
And was extremely good for a snack I had baby carrot sticks.

ChinaDoll:
I had to buy a couple of pairs of jeans for work but no shopping trip till I lose what I want.
Thanks for stopping bye Liz and thank GAWD I didn't have the flu.

Have a great day everyone.

Judy2:rose: :rose:

Hey girl,

Don't you just love those days when you have a ton of energy out of nowhere? They don't come around often, so I'm glad to see you put yours to some good use.:)

Keep it up with the exersize! :ex: :lift:

And oh yeah, great job with all that water!:water: :water:

Geez, you're kicking so much butt I don't even know where to begin!! lol :D

Hope you're having another great one.

Liz

That's wonderful that you bought new jeans ... I'm sure everyone's going to comment how great you looked!

I've stopped buying clothes for now 'cos I'm determine to lose more weight. Dh commented on my sloppiness, wearing big tee shirts ... told him I'll get more when I lose more weight ...

You're eating so well! And mock chicken ... I tried that before and was really surprised that it tasted like the real thing. I love eating mock bbq pork though.

Great job on maintaining your water intake :water: do you feel your skin glowing? That's the first thing I realised ... also less headaches and feel healthier. Hope you're not getting sick!

March 3,2002

Up at 6am again this morning. It's suppose to snow or rain today so I figure the weather person doesn't really know but are covering their butts with predicting either....lol Hope they are wrong and it's sunny and hot.
My daughter's team won the game yesterday 5-1. Apparently our goalie felt sorry for the other team and she actually scored on herself.:o One of our girls was taken to the hospital though as she was taken down by a knee to the chest area and actually started coughing up blood. Thank god she is ok with just a bruised bone and the spitting up of the blood was nothing serious. Scared the daylights outta us thou. And yes the girl who did this was Red Carded outta the game and will not play until she goes before a board as to whether she should ever play again. I can honestly say we don't have any girls on our team that would ever do something like this. I don't understand how a coach could let their players come out and attack another player and then just shrug his shoulders.X-(
Took my daughter shopping later as she needed a black t-shirt for drama class. I ended up getting a new silk "TEDDIE" couldn't resist:D and it was on sale also. Too bad dh has the flu:c( but he actually smiled for the first time this weekend when I showed him.LOL

Breakfast..................2 slices diet toast
.................................peanut butter
.................................1 small banana
Lunch........................Spanokopita
.................................1/4 cup cheerios snack mix
Supper.....................Roast Beef
.................................Macaroni and Cheese
.................................Salad
Snack........................Orville's Low Fat Popcorn

Drank 9 cups of water for the day.

Here's a question for everyone. My legs are tonning up with no problem but on my stomach I seem to have loose skin. I do situps but it doesn't seem to be helping in this area. Does anyone have any ideas on how to firm up in this area???????????
Would appreciate any feedback on this.

Judy2:rose: :rose:

Stomach crunches/sit-ups should do the trick! Can't really help since mine is not firmed!

That's great that your daughter's team keeps winning every game!

I love shopping for lingerie though we don't have very nice affordable ones here ... I usually get mine when we go on holidays (esp to Australia/western countries).

I just had popcorn too (had to update my meal plan) ... couldn't eat the whole packet 'cos by the time I reach midpoint, I'm full and my jaws are aching from all that chewing! Does this happen to you?

Wow, that's something else what happened in the game. I'm sure that got a lot of you scared. That coach should go before a board too...

Nice to buy some lingerie. Must be because you feel so much sexier now... What colour Teddie did you buy?

I'm not sure what to do about the flabby skin in the stomach area. You maybe should ask Bev (Big Bones).
If you look at her pictures, there is no flabby whatever in sight. She might be able to tell you what to do.

Have a great day tomorrow. What is it...4 more days till V-day?

Angie

March 4,2002

Happy Anniversary to us.:balloons: Yeap that's right it's my anniversay today . Been married a whole two years to this man.:) We can't celebrate today because we're both working but this weekend we will go out somewhere. Or maybe Laural can sleep at a friends and I will order dinner in and wear that new lingerie I just bought.:D
Angie the teddie is red with a hint of gold shining through it. I loved the look of it when I saw it and even more when I saw the price tag. Must be my year to get things for 10 dollars and under.:)

Breakfast.....................Oatmeal(a bit of brown sugar)
.....................................coffee
Lunch...........................One slice diet bread
....................................2 slices Mock Chicken
....................................1/4 cup cheerios snack mix
Supper.........................Roast Beef
....................................Small Salad
....................................Broccoli
....................................Small Banana
Snack...........................28 gram bag of All Dressed Chips

Drank 4 bottles of water at work each of my bottles holds 2 1/2 cups so I drank 10 glasses just at work.

ChinaDoll...........
Thanks for the advice on the flab for the stomach area. I can do situps.........no problem but AAAAAAAACCCCCCCCKKKKKKK I can't do crunches. No matter what I try I can't do them right.
And thanks also Angie I was checking out (Big Bones) site will take more time today to read what she has to say.

Have a great Day everyone.

Judy2:rose: :rose:

Happy Anniversary! :balloons: :tongue:arty:

Happy Anniversary! Are you still in the honeymoon stage? I've been married for 3.5 years and we are still as happy as ever! I love being married ... I tell everyone it's so fun! Did you have a romantic candlelight dinner at home?

Happy, happy, happy 2nd Anniversary Judy. :tongue:arty: :balloons:
Hope you will have a fun time celebrating! Your teddy sounds lovely and surely will heighten the celebration. :o
Food look good again...I had a lousy day yesterday. Kept it within my points but it doesn't feel right... Doing better today, you can count on it.
Have a great day today Judy. :rose:

Angie

Judy -

Happy anniversary! :tongue:arty: How exciting. :D You and ChinaDoll are restoring my faith in marriage. Hope that when I get married I'm as happy as you both seem to be. I'm sure you're going to have a great weekend. :D

Soccer can be a rough sport.......escpecially when there are players and coaches involved who are willing to make it that way. Glad the player from you're team is going to be all right.

Don't know what to tell ya 'bout the stomache area.......I HATE crunches with a passion, although I've done probably a billion of them in my life (back when I was cheerleading in highschool, that was our coach's favorite thing -- yuck!). I can tell you that I've heard actual sit-ups can be bad for your back, though. Have you ever tried one of those crunch machines at the gym? (the one where you're sitting down and you crunch forward, not those things that just make regular, on the floor crunches even harder). Cause I sometimes think that's better than doing them by youself.

Liz

Thanks for the invitation to come visit your journal, Judy. It looks like I’m just in time for the party. Happy Anniversary. :balloons:

Wow! 29 pounds! I can’t wait till I can report back with the same results. Your husband is fortunate to have a wonderful, dynamic woman as you. I hope he lets you know it.

Where is your website so I can read some of your poems?
I’ll stop back again sometime. I live in the Detroit, Michigan area, so we’re practically neighbors.

:flower: thinkspring

March 5,2002

Good morning. It's 7am here and just a light dusting of snow this morning. But they say it's going to get warmer as the week goes on. Sometimes I think I should have been a weather person and get paid the big bucks to say "It's going to get warmer" DUH yeah eventually it's going get warmer. We are into the first week of MARCH.....lol Now was this the first week of December and they were saying it's going get warmer I would be leery as to ever believing that weather person again.
Thinkspring:
Thank you for stopping by my journal. My website address is
http://msnhomepages.talkcity.com/DeckDr/ju42 that is where I keep some of my poems and some fun stuff I have put on there.
Liz:
Your right about soccer being a rough sport. Always thought I wouldn't have to worry about my daughter getting hurt in this sport but she has had her nose broken another her shoulder plate and knee injuries broken arms and now what happened the other day to our player. It's such a shame that some have to play they way they do. To play just by skill would be so nice for a change. It's funny but my daughters team is just so darn nice on and off the field we parents sometimes wonder if they are for real. :) But these girls have talent real god given talent that shows up in every game. They picked the right name for their team 3 years ago. they call themselves The Force.
And would just like to add that marriage can be wonderfull. I didn't take my time the first time and wound up in a lousy marriage. I really should have listened to my Dad on that advice he was giving me. But this marriage Liz I took my time to get to know him and what his values were. And because I had 2 children I really looked at how he treated them and what kind of respect they were given. Im lucky I found my soul mate this time.
Angie & Nutdoc:
Thanks for stopping by and signing my journal as always you guys give me a lift in spirits everyday.
ChinaDoll:
To answer your question...........Oh YEAH we are still honeymooners........hope we always will be like this.:)

Breakfast..................2 poached eggs
..................................diet toast 2 slices (64 calories)
..................................1 slice diet cheese (31 calories)
Lunch.........................Raspberry Muffin
..................................2 Cheese Rice Cakes
..................................Carrots
Supper.......................Chicken Breast
................................... LoMein Noodles
..................................Orange
..................................Banana
Snack.........................Fat Free Fudgesicle (46 calories0

Only did my rowing machine yesterday but Im off to the water aerobic class of mine in a half hour.:)
Have a great day everyone.

Judy2:rose:

Judy,

How do you get up so early all the time?? I'm so amazed! You must be a natural morning person, eh? Not me......wish I was though,:( .

I like the name of your daughters team, "The Force." Sounds very intimidating, lol. My gosh your daughter has had a lot of injuries -- glad she's survived them all and is still able to play! She must be one tough kid.

You'r food looks great! Keep it up!:D

Liz

Hi Judy,

Thanks so much for stopping by my journal! It is always motivating to know somebody is reading what I am writing, helps keep me OP!

AHHH!! All of that really happens from playing soccer...I was recently thinking about joining a team next year, but now I am shakin' in my boots thinking about it. This means I am going to have to build even more muscle and stronger bones so I can become a "force" of my own.

Question- Do you plan all your meals in advance? You eat a really good diet, so I was just wondering.

Take care,
Kori

Hope you had fun at wateraerobics. Did you do the deep-end one?
So you want to be a weatherperson? Your forecast doesn't fit my area. It's cold, bitter cold. I'm longing for that warmer weather.
Few more days till March break. Did you make any plans already or are you gonna play it by ear?
Have a super day tomorrow. :rose:

Angie

March 6,2002

I had a pretty good day yesterday. Went to the Aquatic Centre for my aerobics class. I did the shallow end aerobics as I always look to see who is leading the class. And when it's Chris I do which ever one he is leading. He is so full of energy and makes it fun that he is my first choice in classes. It was a pretty good day for work also. I had the chance to go to day shift but I like all the people I work with and not so crazy about the ones on days so I turned it down. Might get the chance in another 10 years to go again........lol And I only have 2 more days to work and then Im off for 11 days.........yipeeeeeeeeeee I don't have any plans Angie but Laural is off for spring break also so we will get into something Im sure.:D
I would really like to go and watch a few movies which is something we don't do often because we are so busy with soccer.
Koridawn I never really plan in advance what I am going to eat except for my supper. That's only because I have to pack a lunch for work. I just started stocking the house with healthy food when I started my new lifestyle. My hubby and daughter still eat the way they always did. Neither one of them has to worry about weight. My daughter could actually stand to gain 10 pounds but she eats well it's just she burns it off so fast with her sport. As for getting up early Liz I have always been a early riser. I was raised on a farm where getting up at sun rise was mandatory. Them cows just wouldn't learn to milk themselves no matter what we tried.....:laugh:
It snowed here last night so I have already cleaned off the driveway. I do hope it's the last of the snow for this year. It's great :ex: but I would rather be working in my garden.

Breakfast:....................1/2 grapefruit(39 calories)
.....................................2 peices diet bread with peanut butter(150 calories)
Lunch...........................Tomato Soup (93 calories)
.....................................Salmon Sandwich (made with vinegar)
on diet whole wheat bread........(178 calories)
Snack...........................2 pieces fat free cheese (62 calories)
.....................................8 saltine crackers (80 calories)
Supper..........................Chicken Breast (300 calories)
......................................1 cup beets (30 calories)
.....................................2 white cheddar rice cakes (78 calories)

Total calories 1010
Drank 12 glasses of water and one diet vernors gingerale.

I need to get to the grocery store and get some more fruit. That will balnce out my meals and I have already fixed a large salad to take to work tonight. I miss not having a salad at night when Im rushed to get ready.

Have a great day everyone.

Judy2:rose:

Snowed here too, but you know that already from my journal. I desperately need some sunshine and warm weather. Spring cannot start early enough.
I'm looking forward to March Break as well. Allison is taking the time off, so that means no Khari. My friend Zita has offered us to hook up with her. She's planning on going to the YMCA in Oshawa almost every day and she has a set of free passes for me. Now that's a friend... So we'll do that for a few days. Rudi is also working on taking 1 - 2 days off.
What movies are you planning to see? I really want to see Oceans Eleven just because of Andy Garcia. I don't know if it's still playing, otherwise I have to wait till it's out on video.
Hope today will be another great one.:rose:

Angie

Hi Judy,

A really funny movie to rent is Rat Race. It is so stupid, it's hysterical. I'm suggesting that movie to all my friends. For going out, I really enjoyed Gosford Park and A Beautiful Mind. Not funny movies but worth the price of admission, that's for sure.

I love your detailed food journal. You are giving me some good ideas. I know this lifestyle doesn't have to be bland. You mentioned that you missed a salad at night. Is that something you crave since on your new eating plan or has that always been something you've enjoyed?

After a few days of salads, I tend to get bored of them. So I'm going to have to try different veggies instead.

:peace: thinkspring

Hi Thinkspring and Angie:

Just a quick note before I go to bed. I just got home from work and love to read my journal before I go to bed.:D
What a great friend you have Angie taking you to the YMCA. I'll bet you have a lot of fun. One more shift and I'm done for 9 whole days.Wooooooo Whooooooooooo Yipeeeeeeeeeeeeee YaBaDaBaDooooooooo. Does that sound like I can't wait.......lol
Thinkspring since I love funny movies I will definetly look into renting Rat Race. I want to go and see Lord of the Rings also. I heard from others it is an excellent movie.
and yes I eat a salad everyday. I really love my salads at supper time. So do my kids. So when I don't have time to make one for my supper at work I really miss it. It's almost like a day without sunshine to me.
Glad my menu helps you with your own food choices. I read others journals for the same reason. Just to see if there is something more appealing than what I eat.
Well time to catch some zzzzzzzzzzzzzz's 6am comes early.

Judy2:rose: :rose:

Hi Judy, you're doing great w/ your food and exercise! The salmon sandwich sounds really yummy ... how do you make it?

March 7,2002:

Good morning everyone. Well we had a light dusting of snow overnight. It's suppose to be warmer today. :) One more day for me to work and then I am on vacation. I can't wait till 11pm comes and am outta the plant for a whole 9 days. It's not that I dislike my job but the thought of not having to be anywhere at a certain time for 9 days is a great feeling. And especially no bloody punch clock. Im not sure of who ever invented that thing but it's one of my pet peeves for some reason. I liked the old way better. Come to work have a good week and get paid for it. Now it's come to work , swipe in, swipe out for lunch, swipe in from lunch, swipe out and go home. I feel like Danielson wax on wax off (swipe in swipe out).:D But like anything I will get used to this new system and it will become a ole habit soon. And so long as my paychecks come and there is no problem then I can adapt to it.:)
ChinaDoll for the salmon sandwich I just take a can of salmon and to it I add celery, green onion some vinegar (about 2 tablespoons) and some pepper. Mix is all together and I top off the sandwich with lettuce. Makes a great lunch with a cup of tomato soup.


Breakfast........................2 slices white bread toasted (145)
Lunch..............................Apple Muffin (135)
........................................Pretzels (110)
Supper.............................2 Hot Dogs(360)
........................................2 slices diet bread (64)
........................................cup of chicken soup(75)
........................................Large Salad with No Fat Italian (80)
Snack...............................Preztels (110)
........................................Raspberry Jello Sugar Free (14 calories)

Total Calories 1093

Really need to get to the grocery store today. Even I don't like the looks of what I ate yesterday..........lol Fruit is definetly a must for today.

Have a great day all.

Judy2:rose: :rose:

Thanks for the recipe ... I must try that ... is it plain vinegar or can I try rice vinegar?

ChinaDoll:

I use plain vinegar only because I have never tried rice vinegar.And truthfully I don't know what rice vinegar is like taste wise. Hope you enjoy your salmon and if you use the rice vinegar let me know what it tastes like.

Judy2:rose: :rose:

Last day at work, hurray!
Now you write you're having 9 days off but I thought you mentioned 11 days earlier. What happened to those 2 days?
Our snow has mostly melted. Only the garden is still covered. And I don't want any new snow either. Thank you very much!
Have fun today!:rose:

Angie

Angie:

Your good at remembering what you read here.:) I was asked by one of the girls I work with if I could possibly work the Sunday of the 17th for her. She has a big family thing going on so I said ok. Which just means that I am off for 9 days right now. Will go back and work the 17th 18th and 19th and then take the other 2 days I have left plus it's my 3 day weekend so I will get 5 off then. So off for nine days work 3 days and off another 5 days.:D And my vacation has started right now.........Hoorrayyyyyyyyyyyy


Judy2:rose: :rose:

March 8,2002

As you can see by my last post I am offically on VACATION:D . No plans on doing anything specific for the next 9 days not counting the 2 soccer games. I need to totally relax this week. Work has been putting us under a lot of pressure in the last few months. We have a new plant manager and he is trying to make a name for himself. Well he has successfully done and made himself a few new names.:laugh:
Usually I don't let anything get to me but this guy is something else.X-( So I figured last night since I was on vacation I would give him a piece of my mind. Whoa once I got started I couldn't st