Here I am again. I refuse to give up.

Hi, Linda:

I'm glad that you have started a new journal, this gives me a place to post encouragement to you.

And I am glad that you refuse to give up. That's the way to look at all this weight-loss stuff. We are on this journey for the rest of our lives.

HI Linda :wave:

wonderful attitude :up:

Well I thought my busy style of life was over. But I guess not yet. Still going yesterday we had a birthday party to attend. There was a lot of salads there to choose So I had salad and a meat patty no bun. So that's a start in the right direction. Being in the city I bought a lot of nice groceries veg. and fruit. I found a recipe for peach jam using splenda want to give that a try. Anyway I want to change my eating plans stay away from sugar is my first step with this.

Thanks JO JO and Beth for stopping in.

Glad to see you back. Good luck.

Hi Linda:wave: Hope you had a nice summer.:). Was thinking about you just last week...Time of year to stock up on wild blueberries for the freezer...They have gone up a bit this year..$60 for the big basket...
Is the chip stand closed now or do you keep it open till Thanksgiving..
Good to see you back and no gain over the summer? I held well over the summer too.

Hi Linda! Congratulations on starting again!

Hi Jeanette and Lulu

I'm speaking to you in chat as I write this Smallfri.
Lulu I closed the fry stand Aug. 20. I wanted to pick berries and not have to think about how things were here at home. We went in for three days at a time. I both an old trailer but it did the job. We enjoyed our time in the bush.
We went to Cassino Rama with some of our blueberry picking money. We both came out ahead with our holiday paid for by Rama. Nice trip.

Linda: I just went to the Market today to get some blueberries..but the sad news is they were $100 a big basket now instead of the $60 10 days again..so no blueberries...
Glad you had a good time at the Casino:)

Oh dear Lulu that is a lot of money for blueberries. When I was in Nova Scotia I went to a upick and picked a big flat for $15. My sister came with her 4 year old twins and they had a blast.

Good to see you back Linda. How is the grandbaby?

Welcome back Boblin,

Refusing to give up is the key to success. I hear ya loud and clear. We have this in common! haha Both too stubborn to quit, but our bodies will thank us for it one day.

All the best in your endeavors.........think thin!

:wave:

lol, it was nice chatting again. Hope to see you around again for awhile.

Hey boblin,

Great attitude. I am back again refusing to let this journey end.

Here's to new beginnings!! :hug:

Shannon

For starters i'd like to thank you all for visiting so many good cheer leaders. I'll try and make you all proud. Not waste your time.

Blanche; Yes starting over time and time again.
Jeanette: I always like to find someone in chat.
Louise: Wish you were closer to me I sell mine for $15.00 for a 3 litre.
Guess I can't get you frozen ones neither. Unless I was to deliver.
LOL.
Pat: Love that grandaughter she's already 9 months old. And so very
active.
Sandie: Hope we are both bull headed enough to reach what we plan on
reaching. We can do it. For no one else but ourselves. yes i'm
thick. Working on thin. LOL.
Shannon: A toast your way. Good luck. We can do it. And I like your
closing signature. So very true.

Today I'm starting my day good. I blew it out the window last night. Not going to share it all. I will just say I was accountable for what happened there and I will get with it right today. Now 11 am and I have had one toast and a couple slices of tomato. Looking forward to a nice chicken salad for lunch. Back with more latter.

Hey Linda!!

Glad to see you are starting your monday out with a smile. ITs always nice. I had a rough rough weekend and decided to hell with it!! Bye bye old journal, bye bye 10 year old baby belly LOL, bye bye excuses...Nuff's, enough as my mother would say :)

I have had a banana and some apple juice this morning. I have a yogurt and chicken pasta for lunch with an orange...not sure about dinner tonight yet. Got a full days worth of work to keep me buried in first.

I noticed you are in Ontario! Where? I live in Kingston =)

See u soon
Shan

Hi, Linda -

Each day is a good day to restart ourselves if we need to restart ourselves, and so often we do. This losing weight is not an easy task, but it sure in important in our lives. Just stick to it and keep trying -

Have a great day.

Hey boblin,

Good job on starting your journal, I am sure it will give you extra incentive to be good and eat healthy. You can do it.

Thank you

Shannon for stopping in Where am I? In northern ontario Cochrane if you know where that is.
Jo Jo guess i'll just have to start every day over until I get a good one in. I'll keep at it. Someday I'll get this right.
Nancy Incentive yes I need it. I want to lose this weight now once and for all.

I started today off well. Was good until 3 pm then had a fluffy thing that the men have for their lunches. Worth a whooping 280 calories ouch. Went to bed before that sugar called for more sugar. I had a can of beans for supper. While the men had roast pork potatoes and carrots. But I had been wanting beans for a week. So had them and enjoyed them. So tomorrow I start again. One of these days it will be good. Good night.

Salut ma chere! :)

Welcome back.. I was thinking about how much I missed you just the other day. I hope you had a great summer and look forward to you being here now.

Corinna

Thanks for stopping in Corrina. I'm glad to be back need all the help and support I can get. Summer was good didn't have no weight gain but then again no loss.

So on to another day.

Hey, no weight gain in a summer is great, be proud of that. I didn't have much of a loss this summer either, how about we both get back on track? I KNOW we can do it, we just have to do it. Just keep doing your best, like you said, you'll get it one of these days.

have a great day.

Hey Linda!

Today is a new day...I guess starting new each day isn't so bad :)

I think as long as you forget about the misses of the day before and strive for hits the day of you'll do just fine. I try not to dwell on what I should have/could have done and just move forward!

Enjoy your day!
Shannon <-- who doesn't know where Cochrane is :)

Shan you wouldn't believe how many don't know where Cochrane is. The home of the polar bear.

Sept. 13
Yesterday yea for me I finally punched in a good day. According to fit day I had 1465 calories, fat 44 carbs 205 prot.69 I don't really know how good that is high on the fat i'm sure. But better than I used to be.
So it's on to another good one today. Back with the rest tonight.

Boblin - just thought I would drop in your journal. I think that the title of your journal is awesome...being accountable for you actions is pretty much words to live by when it comes to living a healthy lifestyle. I see that you use fitday also. I live by and have been using it since January when I started. I don't think there is a day when I don't log onto it. Seems like your days are going well, keep it up and best wishes to you.

Hi stick n to it Your doing great wowser on the weight loss. Your getting there. I like fitday just left there was reading about this idiot proof diet until I seen the price. I will not pay for a diet LOL.

I totally agree with paying for diets...I guess if it works for someone great, but I can't afford to pay for anymore than I already am. I enjoy fitday so much it is hard to believe that it is free. I know that there is a version you can buy, but I do fine witht he free one.

Hi stickntoit
Your name says it all also. Do we have a choice. Thanks for all the support.

I punched in another good day today at 1159 a bit low but i will leave it at that. That will give more to play with tomorrow but no higher than 1500.
I just came in from tops. And since June 12th my last weigh in I stayed the same. So I have 12 lbs. that i'd like to see gone by Oct. 18 my birthday. It's doable. I was quite happy with being a turtle.

Way to go on the maintain Linda..That is great...and the 14 lbs well I know they will bite the dust too:)

Hi, Linda:

A "turtle" is good. Much better than a gain. Just keep taking it a day at a time, and keep that birthday goal in mind.

Good luck.

Hey boblin,

congrats on maintaining with all those fries that passed by your hands this summer, lol, not sure I would have done as well.

When my kids get some fast foods that have fries, they each give me one. LOL, it is called the mommy tax for driving them to their favourite fastfood joint. That way I get a taste of some fries but don't have too much.

Keep up the good work.

Way to go on maintaining and being patient. There is nothing wrong with losing weight at a slower pace. I have found more confidence in my weightloss since it has taken me so long. There are times when I will stay the same exact weight for months, especially when you get close to your goal. It is like your body fights to keep on that last few pds. I may go up or down .5 pd in a months time, but that is all. It gets kinda frustrating, but it is worth it. All in all, you've been posting some great days, so keep it up.

:) Good morning all you visitors.

Thank you all.
Louise 12 lbs but then your right 14 will put me under. And that's what I want.
JO JO thats what the good Lord gave us is giving us is one day at a time. so
we must take that and do our best with it. I plan on doing just that.
Nancy I wouldn't know just how many fries went through my hands but I
would have to guess about 300 maybe 400 50 lb bags of potatoes.
i'd need to get in my books and look it all up.
Stickntoit Slow and steady wins the race.

Not much to report yet as i'm just getting up can't hardly believe I slept till 8 am. But I feel great and in a very positive mood. So usually that makes for a good day. Thank you all for the great support. it's very much appreciated.

I just noticed that "see you lighter" in your signature. Very cute and creative...good one.

Well this is how my day went. Went and visited my daughter and law and baby. for a couple hours. Went and striped my bed at cottage. that killed the morning. Stopped at the grocery store on my way home for pickling spice. Got two baskets of peaches and the grocer gave me two big boxes of bruised peaches. So I peeled peaches and came here for a break now and again. Made myself a smoothie for two o'clock snack what a treat I had peaches, blueberries 1/2 cup of yogurt. 1/2 can ginger ale. and ice. It was delicious.
I punched in another good day. According to fit day. Calories 1465, Fat 45, Carbs 211, Protein 70. I don't know how good that is. But I do know the calories are good. No exercise except for peeling all those peaches. LOL.
I also had more water 7x8=56 oz. much better. Almost bed time so won't be no more to report today.

Thank you stickntoit I missed that last night you must of been posting when I was bringing my journal to date.

Sept.15th and on to another good day. Up at 6:01 that's what my clock said. LOL. Turned my computer on before the bathroom. Came back and had a few games of Canasta on Yahoo with my coffee.
8:00 came to diet chat did some journaling. had a nice chat with Erin, Jeanette, Daisy. Hope i'm not missing anyone. Had my oatmeal with them. And another coffee.
Now going to shower. And start my day. Laundry will have to go to the line. Something not working in my dryer no heat. Oh well it's nice out anyhow.
I still have a lot of peaches to get ready for the freezer. I will keep busy. That always makes dieting easier. Back later.

great day planned boblin, nice chatting with you also.

Hey Boblin,

Glad to see that everything is still going smoothly for you. I am a total turtle fan and know all about going slowly. One minute at a time is my current statement!!

Your smoothy sounds so yummy...its a nice snack

I love fitday and am starting to use it more faithfully to. Its a good tool to keep us accountable.

See u soon hun!
Shannon

Well I put in another good day today according to fit day 1459 calories. fat 29 carbs 187 Protein 69. I did 15 min. on threadmill and cleaned some flower beds for exercise. So i'm happy with my day.

Set. 16th
Another day to punch in. I know it's Saturday and I plan on having a good day. Up at 5:15 with hubby. He had to work even though it's Sat. 5:45 a nephew called thinking I was a cab company So aunt Linda got dressed and drove him and a couple friends home.
Back home at 6:30 had a couple games of Canasta. Did a load of wash for the line. I know i'm suppose to be at cottage. But I need to get the wash done while it's nice out. The dryer is on the fritz.
Had one toast with home made diet jam at 6:30
8:30 a few chicken rings with sweet and sour must be 2 tbsp. in one of those little dipping sauces.
9:00 Went to Legion for coffee.
10:00 Went to farmers market. Got fresh carrots and potatoes. And a cute grocery bag holder.
Went downstairs and mended a pair of pants and the treadmill said use me use me. So did 10 min. on it.
Trying to kill time right now and make it to lunch i'm hungry. And I don't like to get to hungry.
Back later with the rest of my day.

Sounds like things are going well for you and you are surely keeping busy with your Saturday, that's always a plus. I like to feel productive on the weekends, also. Most people think that the weekends are ONLY for rest, but once I've gotten enough rest, I like to get up and keep it moving...you are definitely doing that. Have a good one.

Hi Linda!
Thought I'd pop in and say howdy. hope all is going well, and I wish I had an auntie like you! especially one who also makes jam! lol
Keep going. You're doing GREAT!
see you around....and much much lighter!
Dais x

Well I kind of blew it yesterday. But then again not really. I had a chocolate bar. Out of plan. So I worked it in my supper menu. I ate just a little bit of a sub. was a long evening and I went to bed hungry. made it easier I was out at the cottage and didn't bring nothing to eat. I only had a diet pop out there. I won't be doing fit day yesterday and today. But i'll be back with it strong tomorrow.
Sunday
Got up at 8:30 got dressed and came home. It was raining so not much to do at cottage. 9:00 I had 1 toast with peanut butter. Lunch 6 in. sub. I made something different for supper was good. Bacon and potato pie with cheese. I know not diet smart but I had to try it. Very good. I had some of that. 1 meat patty very lean. and carrots and peas. Now water water and more water. See you tomorrow.

Thank you Stickntoit, and Daisy for all the support.

Hi, Linda -

We all do that at times - eat something that isn't necessarily on the diet plan. But that's life, and we go on.

Keep your eyes on your long-term goal, and do the best you can. Now go have another glass of water. It's so good for you.

Keep smiling -

Hey Linda,
I use fitday too! I came across it in a websearch last year on another one of my diet urges. So I started to use it for a while but then I fell out of the diet! :( I love it because you can set your own goals for each day, the min and max, so it gives you some leeway on what you eat. And then you can look at your reports to see if you hit all the goals. I especially like to pay attention to the nutrition goals. I want to make sure my body gets enough of the vitamins and minerals it needs, without having to take a pill for it. So I'm going to keep track and see if I can't get enough I need then I'll have to start taking the pills.

Everyone here is right about being able to maintain your weight. I used to think it was bad, because I wasn't losing any weight. But now I realize it's not going to come off without any hard work and dedication so maintaining is GOOD, but losing is BETTER! :D

You are doing really well Boblin, very proud of you!!! Keep it up, thanks for the chat this morning.

Hey Linda, at least I am not the only one who ate stuff they weren't supposed to this weekend. Daughter had to order nachos when we went out to eat, and we shared them. AACCKK. Can you say water retention? Oh well, I will drink some more water with you and get rid of it. Ready? Drink.

Have a great day.

Thank you Jo Jo I will keep those I want to try recipes for weekends only. I like to try different things. But during the week they will have to be different salads and soups and diet meals. I will be good now until next weekend. I promise.
Today so far I made muffins just the very small ones. Girls at Legion said count for one bread. I had one of those. Brought 24 to Legion. Kept 12 at home. But I won't have any there for the men's lunches. It's after 11 and all I had was that little muffins. I think veg. soup. and maybe 1/2 meat patty left from last night on a slice of bread with tom. chow chow. Right now i need to go and mend a pair of pants and a shirt downstairs. So hope the threadmill calls my name. Back later.

Thank you Nancy and Wendy for stopping in guess you were here at the same time as I was chatting and journaling. Thanks for the encouraging words . Yes we need a good flush after the weekend Wendy. Nice chatting with you Nancy. Love to chat.

Hi Linda,

Gotta tell you, the temptation bug has been droning around my head quite a bit. So far I've managed to shoo him off, but some days I feel myself feeling weaker by the minutes. We all make mistakes and occasionally not the best choices, but it's not the end. There is always tomorrow and each new day is a new beginning.

Keep at it! We are going to get there one day!

Wowser i'm behind
Yesterday's lunch ended up being 1/2 cup of brown rice with 1 cup of thick home made veg soup and 2 oz of leftover meat patty. was different but good. Someone has to have the leftovers might as well be me.
4:00 snack 1 cup of spring veg. soup. those cup of soup pkg.
6:00 Meat loaf with 1/2 cup baked potato. and carrots and veg.
Went out and played darts so that kept me out of the kitchen. Came back going on 10. Guess i should of went to bed. Because some where between there and 11:30 i snuck out to the kitchen and had two small muffins.
But according to fit day wasn't bad. Calories 1405 fat 52 Carbs 158 and protien 74. So the calories were still good. I think I will wait until next day to chart my intake in fit day. Otherwise if I would have known that last night I might of had another muffin to up that to 1500 calories. I know i'm bad bad bad.

Today up at 7:15 and it's now going on ten and i'm still parked in front of this puter. LOL. Lots of time in Canada. So far all I had was 1/4 cup canned tomato with 1 toast but i did have margarine on it this morning. Guess i'll get an apple soon. And I will get to my treadmill I don't care for how long but some. Going to check on chat now.

Hi, Linda:

We just gotta keep trying, day after day after day.

Really we do.

Keep smiling -

Hi Linda, I just found your journal! :wave:

Thank you Jo Jo and Aria for stopping by.
I won't even bother reporting the rest of yesterday I blew out of proportion.

Now today it's 10 am and still on coffee only. I know not good. But I just don't deserve to eat after yesterday. The reason for not eating is not that at all I love ham and tomato sand. and that's what I want for lunch, so saving my calories for that. I'm going to work real hard on being good today. After all I have tops tonight. yesterday afternoon every bone in me hurt. Instead of going to bed I ate and ate and all the wrong foods. Oh well. On with today.

Better luck today, Linda! :)

Thanks Aria

I am proud to report a great day today. Food intake is good with no bread whatsoever. Had Ham and tomato for lunch not the sand. Then just finished two nectarines 3;30. Now going to hang out some wash. And need to start supper. Back later.

Just checking in on Miss accountable..You are doing great...Can you get the WW whole wheat hamburger buns here ..they are only 2 points...very good for sandwiches..I buy them cross border...
Wishing you a great weigh in tonight :)

WAY TO GO on a good day.

Well according to fit day I have but 1270 something must be wrong because it's now 10:30 i'm not hungry. But hey i'll take it. I checked don't look like I missed anything if I cheat it's only hurting one person and that being me.
Well yesterday threw everything off and after all that i'm almost proud to report a turtle for this week. That's ok. On to a better week. I watched the biggest loser tonight Wow some biggy's on there. I also exercised through all the commercials. I swear some were a good 5 min. or more and that is long when your not used to it. The more you do the easier it gets i've been told.

Thank you

Lulu for stopping in is that a picture of you or your daughter you look so young. Thought you said you were over 60. I don't believe it not by that picture if it's you.

Stickntoit Yes finally a good day hopefully one good one will bring on two.

Have a good day, Linda! :)

Didn't get up near as early as usual but feel fine. Watched the biggest loser last night. There big loses sure got me to thinking about moving more. Eating less and what the results can be. Wow. i don't expect no 23 lb loss in a week But a good loss would be great. So off to moving I am.

New motivations are always healthy for us. And I know when I get motivated, I end up sticking with it and see results. Nothing wrong with a healthy eye opener every now and then. Keep up the great work Linda!

Thank you Carla for visiting.

I'm having a great day today. I think the biggest loser was a great eye opener last night.
Breakfast was under calories this morning but i'm meeting my daughter in law for lunch. it's her birthday i got her a nice daughter in law charm. I already warned her that i'd like to go somewhere for a chicken caesar. That's why the low calorie breakfast. I have to cut back on carbs. found out last night at tops that was my problem to many carbs. My best day according to fit day was at 137 and way to high. So need to cut back in that department. Well she should be here soon. Back later.

Hi, Linda

The Biggest Loser is an encouragement to us all.

Let's keep plugging away at this weight-loss business. We're in it for the rest of our lives.

hey linda,
well done for getting back on track! :)
xx

I had a wonderful day yesterday had spaghetti soup, and a caesar with a cup of tea. Then at 3:00 I had a nectarine. Went for a nap. Got up hungry and knew I was in deep trouble. I had a grapefruit, followed by a piece of banana bread of course with marg. Then those darn halloween bags of chips where calling my name. So I had one of those. Lucky it was only 1 bag. They've been there since monday and I didn't tough them why yesterday. I know exactly why not enough lunch I let myself get to hungry. So today it's back to my breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, snack and supper. Two snacks in a row because it's to long from 2 or 3 to wait until 8 for supper.

As for this morning there probably won't be a morning snack as I didn't even have breakfast yet and it's going on 9. I've been downstairs to the treadmill 20 min. that followed by 5 min. of stretching. I also did some mending. And all before hitting the computer. Wow would sure like that to become habit forming. Takes 21 days 20 more to go. I know what I will hear you can do it. But the habit of hitting the computer every morning when I get up will be hard to break. But I'll try. Back later.

Well like i said i'm accountable for my actions. I blew it yesterday to little calories before 4 pm. then blew it after in the carbs. By fit day I had 1829 calories. Yes i'm being honest and accountable. Now I have to take the bull by the horns and stear him in the right direction.

today I started good. yes and no. No breakfast had a banana at 11:00 Did go and do 20 min. or a little better on the treadmill pulled out a UFO and did some work on it. It's now 20 to 12 i'm having a glass or garden cocktail need to get those veg. some way. Bought a case of it on special. I really like it.
Lunch will be 1 Pork sausage those big ones i'll have to weight see how many ounces been putting 3 oz in fit day. 1/2 stove top stuffing and 1/2 can wax beans if I don't eat the whole can. LOL bought a bunch of those also I like them and there low in calories. As for this afternoon I don't know yet what I'm doing. Back later.

Sounds like you are doing well. Taking the bull by the horns and continuing to be accountable is exactly right. It really doesn't matter when we mess up or how bad we mess up, but that we realize the error of our ways. We could deny it or pretend like it never happened, but you are holding your own and taking care of business, and recognizing when you have had bad days. Good for you and keep it up! I may have missed something, but UFO?

Hi Linda,

Would you like to explain to me what "spaghetti soup" is? I've never heard of such a thing.

I made a huge pot of cabbage soup Saturday. I'll be living on that for days now, and of course, a few tomato sandwiches too, but I'm cutting back on them. Soon there won't be any, because once they are done in the garden I don't make tomato sandwiches at all. If I can't have them garden fresh, I don't want or like them..........haha

Have a great week and hang in there. We all have the good days and the bad ones. The trick is to keep at it until we have more good days, and in a row, than bad ones..................:wave:

Just checking in on ya...how's everything going?

Sorry about the long absence but I was still am sick. Sick and tired of it. Stomach cramps since last Friday. Just called the hospital to see if there's a stomach flu going around. They can say. I hate wasting there time and mine. To be told go home and take novasen or Ibuprofen I'm doing that now.
Oh well I'll give it another day. No improvement tomorrow. Guess I'll have to swallow my pride and get up there.
I went to tops last night I kind of thought I was over this yesterday. But it's back today. Anyway I was a turtle which is good as I mostly lived on toast and of course no exercise at all.
My rowing machine is suppose to be in today. Hope I feel up to going to pick it up. But won't be able to try it. Not with this belly ache anyhow.

Thanks Sandie for stopping in Spaghetti soup was in a restaurant think it was left over spaghetti watered down LOL.
Sticknto it Thanks for the visit.
Just starting today not much to report.

Well today I said to hell with it and started moving more eating less. And not giving myself time to think about my belly ache. To heck with it. It will eventualy go away. My eating was better yesterday than in the last five days. So far today is good also. Exercise a lot a lot of house work bringing summer clothes downstairs and i'm sweating like heck right now. So guess that's exercise. Back latter.

Oct. 1st
Time to get serious I've had a couple fairly good days. 1 fair 1 good. So that's a start. today i'm going to ARD with tops. So going to make it another good day. My rowing machine is up and going had to wait for hubby to put it together yesterday. I'm not as good at that stuff as Louise. But I do have to keep Hubby thinking I need him. Which I have to admit don't know where i'd be without him.
I used the machine 5 min. last night don't want to push it the first time. Did another 5 this morning. Surprising how much you do in five min. almost hundred pulls. So i'm starting slow don't want to put the back out then leave it there. Don't want the same experience as with the treadmill. Walked on it the first time until I was dizzy. Then didn't like it no more. I'm using it again now. Or was until I got sick anyhow.
Breakfast 1 dry toast and 2 oz of cheese.
Snack I'm bringing an apple. Went to farmers market yesterday and got 25 lbs of apples they are delicious. I think there Galas. Got an 11 lb Cabbage and lots of garden carrots. And a case of the whitest mushroom i've ever seen. Made steak with green peppers, onion and lots of mushrooms for supper last night. Yummy. Back later.

Hope that you are feeling better. I didn't realize that your illness was still bothering you. The last day or so sounds like you've been getting your groove back with your exercise and eating, so you must be feeling a little better, or you have just made your mind up that this stomach flu is not going to keep you down any more. Either way, good for you. So, you are enjoying your row machine? Sounds like good exercise. If I am thinking about the same thing you are talking about, my mom used to have one a while back. Of course, after it served as a laundry basket for so long she got rid of it, along with a lot of other equipment that has passed thru the house.

Twenty-five pds. of apples...WOW!! Do they go fast around your house? I love Gala apples. I think I like those best. There are also ones called Pink Ladies. I like those a lot also, but 25lbs would probably last me a year...lol. I bought a 3 lb bag one time and I swear it last me at least 1 month, if not 2.
Well, sounds like everything is going good on your end, keep up the good work and I hope you continue to feel better.

Had a great day today at ARD Area recognition day for tops. It was a good day packed with information. And a lot of incentive to look forward forget yesterday live for today and tomorrow will come. Was a good day all in all because I seen to it being good. So hey I have to say finally a good weekend. There rare in this nick of the woods. I just came in from my brothers, was a nephews birthday guess what I didn't touch the birthday cake or pizza. I had my piece of steak with a veg. omelette before I left home and brought an apple to munch on, On my way there.
I need to get strong real strong. So today is almost over. Back tomorrow.

Boblin, holy smokes, treadmill and rowing machine going, good for you, sweetie!!!

We are getting ourselves together, looking forward, making plans!!!

Thank you Nancy for visiting We need to get accountable.
Stickntoit This rowing machine is of the newer model. Has everything on it like calories burnt, how many rows, how many min. Even the room temperature.
I was on it twice yesterday early morning and again before going to bed. So far I like it. But can only manage 5 min. But think i'll try for 6 today. Bring it up slowly. It's only 5:30 in the morning so should have a good productive day. I want to start working on a corner of the basement for my home gym.
I also bought the click exercise mat like they have in gyms. So i'm getting all organized. No reason not to get busy using them. Back later to report my day. Right now nothing but my coffee to talk about LOL.

That rowing machine sounds awesome. It definitely sounds much newer and nicer than the one my mom had. I don't believe hers had any of those features on it. Enjoy it, sounds great.

Thanks for the visit Stickntoit

Well I did good exercise wise today. Went on the treadmill 13 min. then did some skipping rope and got on my rowing machine for another 6 min. Making a good 20 min. work out. I feel great.
My eating is good. 2 apples this morning. 1 slice of bread with a small piece of moose meat. Guess i'll have to post that under lean roast beef in fit day. Right.
Housework did the dishes made my bed and 2 loads of wash. Did a bit of picking up downstairs while down there for exercise. Think i'm going to go and buy cement paint and give the floor down there a fresh coat. Just cheery it up for exercise. Back later with the rest of my day. It's going on 12 and I feel positive about my day. And on another note i'm also proud of my weekend imagine me with a good weekend. Wow.

Linda: Look under game meat moose..and if you don't have it in the version you are using my PC version says moose meat roasted 1 oz 38 calories 0 fat 8 grams of protein per ounce.. put this in your custom foods

Take care pal..Will check out the meals on wheels
Boy can I borrow some of your mojo today:)

Busy as usual, eh Linda? :laugh:

I'm glad to see you are still hanging tough and hanging in there! Every day you succeed is one day less the Fat Demon is losing! Hooray for you!!!

Looks like life is going well up north. Whoot! :)

Oct.3rd and all is well in the homefront

Lulu Thanks for the wild meat info. And you can't borrow some of my majo
as you call it right now i have some to share. What got into me Sunday
at tops rally I don't know but sure hope it stays.

Sandie Starting my forth day here sure hope it lasts well it has to last that's
all there is to it.

Corinna Getting chilly in my world but hey exercise warms me up.

For me today is just begun. Mind you up since before six nothing accomplished but a lot of journaling and 1 cup of coffee. But now going for my apple and 1 dry toast that will be called breakfast. Then downstairs check out my painting and do my treadmill min. and skipping and then back up to the jacuzzi room that's where my rowing machine is for now. And do it. So that's my morning planned. Back later.

Wow, can I come use your home gym? All I have in mine is my exercise bike. I am thinking of getting a treadmill for Christmas, but guess I would have to find someplace to put it first. I also like the idea of painting the cement, let me know how you like that.

It sounds like you are doing great, keep it up girl.

Have a great day.

Hi Wendy thanks Wendy. It was always painted but started to wear off at place. And there was cushion fooring at one time so i'm trying to strip all that off. It's coming slow but sure. Painted cement is nice easy to clean and cheap enough.

I'm having a great day again today. A lot of running up and downstairs and scraping the old floor off. Did some treadmill. Guess it all adds up I put 20 min. of exercise.
Lunch I had a moose sand. on toast. 13 tostio's for 125 calories.
A glass of garden veg. and a bottle of water.
snack another glass of garden veg. juice.
Supper I had one of those small chicken teriyaki meals at 222 calories and 2 fish patties. Weird meal but i'm home alone.
Snack will be a small yogurt with 1 cup blueberries.
Already counted in fit day.
According to fit day was like this calories 1394 Fat 42 Carbs 187 Prot. 73
Fat 28% 50% carbs 22% protein.
What did I do good for me today. I put all the lunch desserts in the freezer out of sight out of mind. And it worked.
Son wants the puter So back tomorrow.

So today is tomorrow Oct. 4th.
Was up supper early at 5:10 just couldn't sleep. Just all peped up I don't have that draggy feeling that overeating gives you anymore.
Came and did some journaling. had a chat with daisy.
Did my rowing 6 min. had my shower. Went and did more work downstairs while there got on the treadmill 10 min. Having another great day.
Food I had a western sand. filling cooked in micro wave with a spray of pam.
10:00 apple 12 two bowls of homemade veg. soup. and now i'm going to babysit. Snack I will have a bran bar. Easy to bring with me. So out of here for now.

and a lovely chat it was too boblin (apart from my stupid computer!).
your doing fab! hope the rowing machine is paying off!
enjoy babysitting x

Thanks for stopping by Daisy.

And for the rest of yesterday of course went and babysat forgot my snack but I was fine without it. Maybe because DIL told me there was apple sauce snacks at 50 calories. I forgot about those. came home at four Had my bran bar. Then i said it's tops night think i'll have something to eat now. So I had a bowl of veg. soup and two fish patties. But now I need to go and finish fit day to report my calorie intake. I forgot when i came in from tops I had a steak sand. and a piece of birthday cake. Oh well and life goes on.
According to fit day Calories 1525 oops went over. The cake did me in.
Fat 66 Carbs 140 Protein 99. Oh well not all bad. Exercise 20 min.

October 5th
Proud to say i'm right back with it. That cake may call my name today but it won't win. I'm going to be the winner if I have to stomp on it. Oh but I don't want to clean the mess that would leave. LOL. But I will win over it.
I got up in a good and happy frame of mind. Tops last night and I was a wee loser 3/4 of a lb. But better than not moving. I'll take that and hope for better next week. Back latter with my day because it's just beginning.

Good for you for going in the right direction, my friend! Keep up the amazing work.

I don't think I have ever had moose meat.. Is it good?

Hey, .75 pounds is a fabulous loss. great job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Keep up eating like that, and your exercising, and it will come.

Have a great day.

Thanks for visiting Wendy and Corrina thanks for the encouraging words much needed and appreciated.

well here is the rest of yesterday. Went way over my alloted 1500 but I do expect this to happen now and again. I accept it and move on.
I was by fitday count at 1850 calories fat 50 carbs 244 protein 144
25% 49% 26%
Not a good day but i'm right back with it.

Oct.6th Had a good day I'm not chucking yesterday out yet. Just checked my overall 6 days with fit day. My calories were 1471 a day. So if I can count like that i'm doing good. LOL.
Today food intake was good I kept busy did exercise about 20 to 25 min. Worked at Legion I passed on the potatoes and gravy filled my plate with rst. beef string beans and salad. Then I had lemon pudding without the cake. and 1 bun. very nice supper. according to fit day. Today I had 1231 calories, So that is a great day. Eat the right foods and your not hungry. That's it for today.

Wow boblin, love that will power, good girl!!!

Also, wonderful work on the calories, that is a terrific average so far this week.

Now, lets get serious, the weekend is here, yes it is, but we are going to make this weekend a good one, keeping on track, continuing to be good girls!!! LOL, take care.

oh my, passed on potatoes and gravy? You have more willpower than I do. Oh wait, I passed on them tonight too. However, I caved and had dessert pizza, so that doesn't count. Anyway, great calorie counts for the week lady.

Have a great weekend.

Hi Nancy
Yes the will power is still holding on. Mind you I had to go to bed at 9pm last night. Thought i was going to loose it had a yogurt and the body was saying I want sugar and even thought about going to the freezer. But I won again. I went to bed.

Hi Wendy

You were also strong You could of had the potatoes and gravy also. Plus the pizza pie But you were strong and only choose to have the one. We are learning.

Thank you girls for the visits much much appreciated.

Today i'm up at 6:10 and other than folding a load of towels and putting a load in washer and dryer. Nothing and it's now 7:30. Yea time for breakfast and breakfast will be a 3 egg omelette with ham, brocoli and cheese. Yummy that will be a treat. Back latter

now latter and I finished my day off pretty good but over my alloted 1500 calories OH well.
Calories 1651 fat62 carbs 194 Protein 89. Not good. But these days are bound to happen.

Oct 8th

Started off on a good foot. Breakfast 2oz of turkey on one slice of bread with miracle whip. 10:30 Snack Banana. Lunch I had green salad with 3 oz of turkey. 1:30 yogurt with frozen blueberries. Then I lost my footing I had 4 cupcakes at 100 calories each. Then I had chips i counted them out but ended up with two servings for 434 calories OUCH. Need to get out of house before I do more damage can I do more damage DArn i'm weeck Oh well. Supper I picked back up I had about 6 oz roast beef and salad 1 slice of bread. Supper was at the men's hunting camp. I didn't have no potatoes or gravy or dessert. Didn't need more harm to my day.
I also baked yesterday morning didn't touch none of that. I made 8 apple crisp pies and 2 pumpkin pies and I have an empty pie shell to fill today. Sometime I'm bringing supper to the men in the bush. Just on coffee still today But I can't see today being under 1500 But I can't see where i'll get bored like I did yesterday Bored and lonely. Something very bad for the diet. I know no excuses. So it's back with it.
And even with such a poor day I did fit day. Calories 1914 Fat 84 Carbs 700 Protein 109.
No wonder i'm fat if that's the way I used to eat. And it was.

Bored and lonely has ended many a dieter's plans for losing weight over the years, so you are not really alone in that dilemna. We both know what needs to be done, and how to do it. But we don't always follow the rules 100%. Oh well, guess what? I guess that is what makes us human. Tomorrow is another day, and another opportunity to get it right!

Hang in there.......:wave:

Bored and lonely, my downfall also. If I keep busy, I eat much less. Therefore, I am trying extremely hard to keep busy lately.

Great attitude and good job getting right back on track.

Sorry that you had a boring day, but it happens. It happens to me more often than I would like to admit. Snacking becomes my downfall on the weekend when I do not have anything to do. I try to move around and get out of the house as much as possible. I already don't get in enough water on the weekends, so I don't need to add crappy eating habits to that as well. I, too, have to keep certain foods out of the house or at least limit how much and when I buy certain things. I am a chip freak, so even though I may count out the correct portion, sometimes I will have more than 1 serving of that portion, which adds up. All I can say is that it happens. It doesn't mean that we are horrible or failures, we just have weak moments at times and we bounce back. You are doing good, keep it up.

Cheer Up lil Camper. Today is always a NEW DAY! Take hold of it. :up:

No wonder i'm fat if that's the way I used to eat. And it was.

Very important comment you made -------- used to eat ------------ but not anymore, or not often.

So I think you did just fine, you bounced back, are getting right back on track, not beating yourself up, going forward!!!!! Hurray for Boblin!!!!!!

Wow so many wonderful visitors. Thank you all. For the lovely comments.

I'm here to report that tonight was tops night. And wowser I was a turtle. For those of you who are not familiar with tops that means i stayed the same. I will be honest with you all. It had to be part of what I lost last week that was slow to come off. I've been extremely bad for the last five days. I was so very happy but now I need to get back with it. Or what i've been doing will definitly turn into a gain next wed. I just won't let it. It's back with it.
Thank you all that stopped in. Sandie, Wendy, Stickintoit, Maximum and Nancy.

Alright Boblin!!! Back on the wagon. You know you can do this, you have had such good days in the past. You are a great cook, are creative, and have great determination to succeed!!!

You need to do this, it won't be easier next year, it must be started now. We both have to, now is the time!!!

Thank you Nancy and yes i'm back with it.
Exercised 15 min. before i even turned the computer on this morning.
Then came and chatted with Tess.
Had one toast with peanut butter for breakfast
Went out to coffee at the Legion.
Home shortly after ten came and chatted with Falcon and did more journaling.
Now having lunch vegetable soup homemade no meat in it. Very good. Leftover from Legion lunch yesterday.
The rest of my day will be busy. I want to get dishes and french door and picture windows done. then it's the dentist at 1pm then to play with grandaughter. And back home to fetch supper so I should be able to have a good day. Back latter.

Good girl!!!!!!!!!

Keep it up!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was good until after 4pm maybe i should of stayed away from home but have to come back some time. I had 2 tuna salad sand. and about 2 servings of trifle mind you it was diet but still and all to much. I haven't had nothing since and i won't except for water. I'll check my food intake for today tomorrow in fit day. Bad day.
Ok according to fit day it was bad news Calories 1714 that's 214 over my alloted calories. Oh well. It happens isn't the first time and won't be the last. But hope it won't be any time soon. But going out for Chinese tonight and that won't help. Unless I stay out of the kitchen all day. LOL.

Sorry about the long absence I lost myself in other things and it certainly wasn't good eating and exercise. But I'm back Today is my birthday and I'm old enough now to smarten up.

Well that didn't work I didn't smarten up. I'm still down. But i will get up. At least there's a nice healthy supper in the oven. A nice beef stew with carrots, turnip, cabbage and potatoes. So at least supper will be healthy and i'm going back to the rowing machine and back to coming here every day. So today it's almost 5:30 no food since lunch and that's a plus did it yesterday to felt good to eat when your hungry instead of adding more food to a full belly. Then you don't feel good. Putting those days behind me on to new and better days.

Glad to hear you are making new strides and coming up. Good for you. Your stew sound delicious. How did it come out?

I had to pull myself back together being in the dump won't lose weight for me. So got a hold of myself yesterday gave my head a shake and came back here and watched my food intake. It's now ten o'clock and doing well today. Got some laundry done and dishes. Now going to the rowing machine. Got to show my men I'm using it for other than a towel rack in the jacuzzi room. I also need to get back to finishing my basement. I've been bad and everything was on hold. Need to get that peepy feeling back. Going to work on that. Food only weighs you down and make you feel full and sluggish. So on to better stuff.

Thanks for stopping in Stickintoit. My stew was very good. the meat was so tender. I stayed away from the potatoes but I had to have a dumpling they looked to yummy and they were. But I only had carrots, turnip and lots of cabbage just love cabbage in a stew. So now on to a good day. Back to exercising and good eating.

I'm sorry dear, I missed your birthday. HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY!!!!!!

I hope you had a great one.

How do you like your rowing machine? I have never tried one.

Have a great day.

I had to pull myself back together being in the dump won't lose weight for me.

You are so right, Linda. And good for you in restarting yourself.

Keep up the good work, and enjoy life.

Thank you

Raye viking I like my rowing machine even if it was being used as a towel rack this last week. But i'm back to using it.

Jo Jo I don't know what was happening I just felt out of it. Im back with it. Thanks for taking time form your busy shedule for me.

I had tops tonight and I have to admit I was lucky because I'll be honest with you all I didn't work at it at all. But I lost .5 of a lb. not much but lost I did. Now I need to get more losses.

Way to go, Boblin. That is definitely the right attitude to have. Yesterday was horrible for me on top of not getting in any exercise, but that was yesterday and thank heavens I have a new day to forget yesterday and move on. Good for you!!!

That's what we need to do Stickintoit put Yesterdays behind all of our Yesterdays are gone. We need to work for today. Today is our day. yesterday is gone. And Tomorrow isn't here yet. So we have but today to take care of. So lets make it the best we can.

Well here I am at the end of a great day. I even passed on the spaghetti I made the family for supper. I had a bowl of rice crispies at four. I knew I was going to the Legion meeting. I was on cake duty. I made a bunch of monster cup cakes for hallowen they went over good. Going back to eating I knew I'd be having sand. at the meeting that's why I skipped supper. I even tried a cupcake. But I did very good today. Didn't do fit day but I know i'd be in my calorie zone. On to more. Like today.

Well here I am on day two of this trip and I'm going to work it in to being a good one. Because I got up on the positive side of my bed. And that's where I aim to stay for the rest of my day. So far only coffee but going for my bowl of rice crispies after this note. Then into my Legion uniform to go and sell poppies so that will keep me busy for the morning. This aftermnoon I will probably get busy making cupcakes for a kids hallowen party tomorrow. This is not a usual party it's a town thing they are planning. I will go check this morning see if they take individuals baking.
So it's on to a good and productive day.

WOOHOOOOOO!!!! Great job on losing another 1/2 pound. I am so very proud of you.

Glad to hear that you got up on the positive side of the bed this morning, that always makes for a brighter day.

have a great day, and a fantabulous weekend.

well I don't know if I was here yesterday. I'm not being real strick but i'm still with it. And for a Sat. i'm satisfied with my day. I did a lot of walking at the polar bear orphanage and heritage village spent like 4 hours there walking around. I baked 113 cup cakes for the little ones they had a hallowen party. I decorated them with spiders and one eyed monsters, cats and whatever they were kind of cute. Kids liked them. Now for tomorrow. Ah see that when I get there.

113 cupcakes...WOW!!! That is a lot of cupcakes, but sounds like it was worth it, especially for the kids.

Allo ma grande - j'espere que tout va bien. :wave:

Corinna

Hi stickinto it yes they were kind of fun to make and I seen a lot of kids chewing away at them.

Thanks for stopping in Corrina. Nice to hear a little french now and again LOL.

Well what can I say I had a so so weekend kind of snowed in but didn't do all bad. Very bad in exercise as none got done. Oh well today is Monday a good day to get back with it.

Getting with it I am. After yesterday I have to. Nov. 1st. a new month. And on a great day Tonight is tops and i'm going in with a gain I know. But I will face the music there will be no missed meetings on less for emergency reasons. And gaining weight does not fit under those rules. Back tonight with the harm done.

Good luck with TOPS tonight. Let us know how you are doing. You will get far with your awesome attitude. Keep it up.

Well back with tops results and there bad I gained a whooping 3.5 lbs. You say in one week yes one week. Now how am I to get this off in one week. Well it's one foot forward today has been good. Even with looking at the chocolate bars on the table notice I said looking and that's all I did. Right now I know it's late almost eight and i'm having supper. eating on a bread and butter plate the family meal but in a very small portion. A little bit of bacon and potato pie and 1 meat patty with mush. and onion. And that will be my plate for the week.

Nov.2nd and day 2 starting. I even went to the rowing machine after I left here and before watching biggest loser. Yesterday was good. Today will be to the men cleaned the hallowen bowl out of all the chocolate. Nothing left in there but junk that I don't care for. So should be a good day. No should Will be a good day.

Well it's 3 pm my exercise is done. 20 min. plus 60 rows on the rowing machine.
Now I have to check my strength I was just called to cater to a funeral lunch on Monday I need to make cookies buttertarts and such I have nothing in the freezer

Hello,
I just started back here today and wanted to stop in and say hello :)
Hope you are having a nice day...

Vanessa

Hi Vanessa thank for stopping in.

I punched in another good day. I baked 3 + doz. of small cup cakes they look good. But don't know. I baked 5 doz lemon drop cookies, 3 doz. almond cookies. I had two almond cookies with my supper. Which was frozen veg. with rice and chicken like a casserole dish. It's after eight and no more food for me tonight If i can't resist it's off to bed I go. The cookies are in the freezer and the cupcakes are waiting to get iced tomorrow. Once in the freezer there safe from me anyhow.

Linda you are doing great! Especially with baking and all that..... sounds like you did the right thing with not depriving yourself. I'm going to try to do that when I start my baking, too. So far I haven't had time to make any cookies yet and that's okay for now. I will have to make some this month, however, so we'll see how that goes! Cookie dough is my downfall....

Good going on the exercise! Really impressive with all the rowing AND 20 minutes on top of that! I'm going to shoot for 10 minutes tomorrow on my Health Walker and hopefully I can work up from there. Take care and have a good evening!

....ps... I'm jealous you have snow. We've only had flakes and flurries this season so far. Nothing stuck yet. I love the snow!

Hi Dj thanks for stopping in So nice to see you being so active again. Hope you can stay and not let yourself get to busy again.

today is day three for me Breakfast 1 poached egg on flax whole wheat toast. Did my 20 min. of exercise. had two coffee now on water. Did a load of laundry. A few dishes. And now thinking of going to the Legion for coffee. Today will be good. Because I want it that way.

That is great. You've had a busy morning already and managed to get in 20 minutes of exercise. You are doing awesome. How is flax whole wheat toast? I have never had it before, but I think I have heard it mentioned once or twice around here. Is there a difference
between that and regular whole wheat toast?

Hey Linda, I see you are getting back on track. Good for you. That is so hard to do, I know.

Great job on not overdoing while baking. I am proud of you.

Have a great day.

Thank you Stickintoit and Wendy for stopping in.

Flax whole wheat is more calories it's almost like a grain bread I like it.

It feels great being back on track Hope i beat my other record of being on track Last time I lasted 16 days. Hoping for better. Today will be good I have a very busy day ahead of me.

Well, sounds like things are still going good for you. I might have to try flax whole wheat sometime. I love to throw a little variety in everyone once in a while.

Thanks stickintoit for stopping in.

Day 4 was a very busy day. I started my day by baking 5 1/2 of those little bite size muffins and cupcakes. Ten I was on my volunteer job. helping the cook. I wasn't the conveiner this time so made my job easier. But worked like a fool with no pay. that's what volunteering is all about. Helping clubs.
We had 110 show for supper. I did good in the eating department. Had an orange at 7:00 at 9:30 had a ham sand. with a bit of miracle whip and mustard.
Lunch I was on the job had 2 slices of very thin turkey.
Came home for break I had 1/2 cup of yogurt with 1/2 cup of blueberries.
Then thought I better eat supper is going to be late very late. Had a bowl of rice krispie cereal. Then one cup of popcorn got the munchies or some reason. Went back to the job. worked like crazy getting supper ready. We had 110 come for supper. Very good turn out.
I ate to much but it was so good. Roast beef, potatoes, carrots. And you don't want to look like a fool and it was 9pm and I was to hungry. I did throw some out. But started with to much on my plate. Dessert was date squares with a caramel sauce and ice cream took a very small serving but was way to sweet for my liking. What can I say those days are going to happen. here and there but we did to leave it at that one day. Day 5 starting today. and I have a roast beef supper for friends here at home but i'm going to make a nice salad to go with it. That will make it easier.

Weekend is over time to get serious. I deliver this lunch at the funeral parlour at 11:30 then I should be out of the food for the rest of today anyhow. Tomorrow I have to get busy on the cookie end of things. I need a lot of cookies to feed about 150 people. I'm going to try and get that all done tomorrow because wed. my sister in law needs a hand with the kids.
I need to get the trays ready and delivered by thursday. On Friday hubby needs to go for a five hour trip that one way so on the road 10 hours and I want to be back the same day. to see an eye specialist. Sat. I promised to help at Legion So do I have a busy week ahead. Ouch.

Sounds like you are doing really well, Linda! If you're watching your portions, then you're doing the right thing with out depriving yourself. I honestly have come to believe that depriving ourselves too much leads to overeating or worse yet....bingeing.

Keep up the great work and break your old record of 16 days! You can do it!!! Have a great week this week! I know I'm planning on it!

Hi Dj guess your planning on you did so very good. What a wonderful first week. That's great.

Well it's 3:30 just coming in from my catering job and there was a few strawberries left on the fruit tray and dip and because so far today all i had was 1/2 egg salad sand. for breakfast and 1/4 of a roast beef for lunch I'm allowing myself to eat the fruit and dip. yummy. back later with my day.

You always manage to do so much in a day, Linda! I'm in awe of all the cooking and baking and stuff that you get done. I think you earned a couple of strawberries and a taste of dip. Sounds like you probably burned up enough calories to account for them!

Good job!

I'm sure I burned the calories because all that food needed to be carried down basement. No elevator. So many trips up and down then bring it all back out. Not to many trips out. Got rid of most of the food.

today wasn't a bad day but tonight i had about a cup of mashed potatoes and gravy with roast beef.
Tomorrow I need to get up and get busy baking cookies for the Legion on Sat. Wed. will be busy for me. Sister in law needs help with her grandkids. I don't want to leave everything for thursday. Friday we have a ten hour ride to see a specialist for hubby's eyes. So on for a busy week.

I missed something - you cater now? Is it your own business?

Corinna

I always did cater some not a bussiness more for friends and family type of thing Corrina. thanks for stopping in.
I had a very good diet day today no excercise but the eating was good. I'm sitting here munching on grapes right now not much of a supper I had a busy run around day. Hardly was home all day. Now on to tomorrow.

Oh yea today is tomorrow and I promised a good day. Well it will be here we are going on 9 am my tummy is rumbling. I think it's asking for food. Guess it's time for an apple don't know if that's what it wants that's what it's getting. Belly is no longer in control of me. I'm in control of it. Tonight is tops so I will definitly be back with the news be it good or bad. But i'm positive it will be good. Unless my scale is a liar guess that could happen. LOL. Back later.

Well I did something right this last week. I'm just coming in from tops with a 5 1/2 lb loss. I haven't done that in a long time. I just finished supper wasn't extactly diet. 1 cup of kraft dinner and a wiener. That's my food for tonight going to watch the bigest loser.

Just dropping in on you, and as everyone can see you are doing AWESOME...five and a half pound loss...that is great. Keep it up and send me some of that losing energy. I got two pounds to go.

Hi, Linda:

A 5 1/2 lb. loss is wonderful. Congratulations and keep up the good work.

Congratulations Linda!!!

That 5½ lb loss is AMAZING!!!!

AWESOME NEWS!! I'm really tickled for you, Linda! You worked hard for this loss and it's sure showing! It's just going to get better from here!

Take care and keep on doing what you're doing.... it's obviously working!

ThankyouStickintoit, Jo Jo Sandie and Dj. It sure feels great to suffer a loss. I feel great today and almost another good day under my belt it's four o'clock here. And doing fine. And again ty for the visits.

WOW, 5 1/2 pounds!!!!!!!!!! That is fantabulous. I knew you could do it. I am just bursting with pride. Great JOB.

No thanks necessary, Boblin. Just keep up the good work.

Hi Wendy and stickintoit Thanks for stopping in for a visit.

Well today is done going on 11 and good night time and it's been another good day.

Well yesterday wasn't a to bad a day for being out on the road all day and eating in restaurant for lunch ended the day with 1763 calories 263 over my allotted but hey I wasn't home. Today will be ok I need to get off here and go do my 20 min. of exercise get into my Legion uniform and pack up my cookies and bring those over there. So back latter with my day.

Well yesterday was another not so bad day. At 1448 calories. And that's with a nice turkey dinner at the Legion. No exercise. Other than running up and down stairs.
Today so far I was up at 7. Came and did my coffee with diet talk. Had a chat with Tess and then Judy. Went and had a Jacuzzi while my breakfast was cooking. I made an omelet with onion and green pepper. I didn't put the ham and cheese in it. As it adds to many calories. So had a good piece of that. Late breakfast won't need a snack. I also did 60 rows on the rowing machine. We are going to cottage latter and i'm going to get dropped off a mile away and walk in. I love the bush walk. This don't sound like a Sunday I usually blow my weekends. I want a lose come Wed. Back with the rest of my day later.

It sounds like you have a good plan for the day. And even if you don't see a loss on Wednesday, at least you'll know you still exercised and ate well, which benefited your body none the less. Right? Hey, that's what my Doctor keep reminding me, so I thought I would share! haha

Have a great week!

Thanks for stopping by Sandie. What you mean if I lose i'm going to lose you just be here Wed. around 8 pm i'll be bragging on how much LOL.

Well it's almost bed time and I had another good day today. I walked 2 kilometers this afternoon. My eating was good. I'll know how good after I do fit day tomorrow. Back with that then. Good night.

Wow, Linda... you are doing so well! I'm impressed and inspired. And walking to your cottage sounds really nice.... are there still colored leaves on the trees or have they dropped by now. They've pretty much dropped here.

I'll be anxious to hear about your success Wednesday! Keep up the great work and have a good week!

This don't sound like a Sunday I usually blow my weekends. I want a lose come Wed. Back with the rest of my day later.

Heh. This made me laugh! Forgive the lurking, but you were kind enough to pop into my journal, thought I'd return the favor. :D

Hi Dj the leaves are all fallen. But was a nice walk anyhow. It's 2 kilo's to the lake i'm not sure how far that is in miles. But felt nice. But it was crispie. I was glad I had a scarf to wrap around my head.

Evil Lurk away all visitors welcome

Thanks for stopping in DJ and Evil. Good luck to you both.

Now for me I was up very early with hubby at 5 am. Got all my meat ready for meat pies was crying early with all those onions LOL. It's now going on eight and nothing to eat yet. Yesterday I made a nice big bowl of fruit salad I used tropical fruit and mandarin in cans and added apples and banana's it's good and that will be my first meal of the day. 1 cup of fruit. I'm planning on a very busy day. Back latter with it all. I still need to do fit day for yesterday.

Morning Linda,

Good for you getting out and having a good brisk walk. I'm going to do the same myself today. It's been drizzling off and on, but dry for the most part, so I shouldn't have any trouble. And it's not too cold out either. Between 5º - 10º C. Pretty good for November in my neck of the woods. LOL

Take care

Well so far i've had a good day. Eat wise. I have 8 big meat pies out of the oven. Right now there's 12 little ones in there. And I still have a bit of dough left. But lots of meat. Right now I need a bit of a break my back feels like it wants to die. So i'm going to sit and watch tv. while they cook. Might give myself an hour and get back with it.

Yo Linda,

Would you mind sharing your recipe for your "meat" pies. Do you make little "hand-held" pasties, or large pies that serve several?? I used to make pasties many years back, but stopped because the recipe used lard for the little pastry wrappers. I tried making them with like Crisco, and they just didn't taste as good.

Hope you are having another good day.

Wow Linda, it sounds like you are really doing well, I am so proud of you. especially with keeping on track while doing all of that cooking. No wonder I hate cooking and baking, I would never be able to stay out of it.

Have a great day.

I'm having a lazy day today. But it will be back with baking tomorrow. So far it is going on five o'clock and i'm having a great day. I have to go and do fit day for I think the last three days. I have all my eating in my tops journal. So need to get it into fit day. I did my exercise at 7am got it out of the way. Back latter with my fit day #.

So did fit day last night but just never got back. I had a very good week with only one day over my 1500 calories and that was the day on the road. So i'm happy with that Well one day I was at 1502 didn't count that one as over. Just went and calculated my 7 days and it gives me 1441 calories a day. so still in my range. From 1200 to 1500. So tonight tells me what all this work did.

I bet you do see a loss this week Linda. You've done very well all week. You deserve the loss as your reward. Crossing my fingers for you!!

All my hard work paid off I lost 2 1/2 lbs. Making it 8 lbs in two weeks. I'm on a roll. So it's off to bed.

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I just love those dancing nanners and you certainly deserve them. 2 1/2 more pounds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FANTABULOUS!!!!

Keep up all the hard work.

:cheer: WHOOPEE WHOO-HOO & CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! :dc

What wonderful news!! I am so happy for you! Keep up the good eating lady, and nothing will stop you! :)

I had another fair to midland day today. My eating was good. But guess it's going to be a no exercise day. I'll get fit day done for yesterday and today and see what that gives me. I think my spaghetti might put me over today. But I had nothing but chicken vegetable soup today. And a few snacks. So maybe it won't be to bad.

Linda, Linda, Linda!!!! You are just doing so GREAT!!! Congratulations!!

Well this is my calories for wed. 922. To low. Thursday 1439 right on. But if I had of done my calorie count the same night on 922 I would of ate and really I didn't need it. But just to see a low day used to say hey you can eat. There's lots of room. I'd get eating and often couldn't quit. so now I journal in my book and do fit day a couple days at a time. It's working LOL. Now i'm going downstairs to my exercise mat, threadmill, rowing machine. Missed two days. Now it needs doing.

Way to go, Boblin. You are doing awesome. It does seem good to have those days where we are full and haven't reached our calorie max, but it is important to get in at least those 1200, but you know that, so keep it up. I have missed a couple of days of exercise myself, but am going to try and get in some TM time this evening. Hey, thanks again for checking on me in my journal. I am feel much better and will keep in mind not to over do it.

Linda, I'm really impressed. You are keeping good track of what you're eating and aware of all the calories. That's awesome and something I should start doing.

You're an inspiration!

You are doing awesome! I just wanted to tell you that. :) Keep it up!!

Great job, Linda! :)

Thank youStick in to it, DJ, Sunny slim and Aria for the great words of encouragement.

It is now Nov. 21 st. I need to get back with it if I want to lose ten lbs for Christmas. I need to get back to journaling and doing fitday.Only missing a few days. But it's a few to many. I'm off to downstairs and exercise right now./COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR]

Good girl Linda, getting on that machine.

Looks like you are getting lots of cheers here!!! That is terrific!!!

Keep up the good work.

Thanks Nancy for stopping by.

I did get on the threadmill yesterday. Went for walk outside. Was very nice. But did to much eating was bad. Trying very hard to get back with it. Tonight is weight in. Won't be much there. Not anxious for tonight like I was the last two weeks. But going anyway. So I have a gain. Get back with it girl. If I stay away i'm just allowing myself another week of crap. I don't want that. I felt so good dieting. No sluggishness. I wasn't tired i want that back. I'm going to get it starting today. Late for this week. But there's another week coming. Back after tops.

Well didn't make it back last night after tops. But I did get a surprise guess being good thursday and friday helped. I lost it Sat. and i'm just getting back with it. Yesterday wasn't my best but certainly not my best. So far today is good I had 1/2 cup of beans with a toast breakfast. I will be going back to fit day I need it. And back to exercise I need it. And being my friend I need it. And coming here more I need you friends.

So as for tops and yesterday I lost 1/2 lb. I was so afraid to go back over the 210. But no I lost. So I want a better loss for next week. And there's only one way to get that and it's to work for it. Now on to exercise.

Way to go, Linda! I'm really inspired by your determination this time! Hope you are having a great week! I'm eating too much this week, but am determined to get a grip! LOL Thanks for inspiring me to do so....

Take care and keep up the great work!

Good job, Linda! :)

Hey boblin, Good job, you didn't go very long off track and you are back at it again!!!!!!!! Excellent move!!!!!!!!!!

:D Thank you

Dj, Aria, Nancy for all the support.

I think i'm back with it. No think about it i'm back with it. The eating is good. Now to get back with the exercise. I'm going to the rowing machine right now. See you.

You are welcome! :hop:

Hey, Boblin, just checking in on you. How is everything going and how was your Thanksgiving. I have been away from the exercising myself, but I plan to get back with it before the weekend is over.

Boblin and I are Canadians, we had our thanksgiving 1.5 months ago, lol.

Nice to have you in chat last night Boblin. Make today a really good 'staying on track' day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am also originally from Montreal...

Well just coming in from the bake sale. Didn't do to bad sold a little over hundred dollars and there's still tomorrow. Didn't make good food choices today. It's hard at these sales only sand. I had a salmon sand. and ate two of my cookies. Not bad taking in consideration I had about 90 doz. there.
Back is sore so today is done. Tomorrow is coming.

Yo Linda,

I thinking 2 cookies isn't so horrible. I would have been drooling all over the place at a bake sale. I love baked goodies!!!! haha

Today is a new day, so you get a fresh start again! Right?

Have a good weekend lady! :)

Congrats on the sale boblin. Did you have many cookies or pies that you had to bring home with you? Hope not.

Ok, new week, fresh start, make it a good one.

Boblin - good job with the cookies. Only two, that is great. I had to bake some last weekend for a luncheon and I had around 4 or 5 the night before, then had three on the day of the luncheon. Great job.

2 cookies is fantastic. I don't think I would have been able to stop at 2 with them all staring me in the face. I'm fine as long as they are out of sight.

Have a great day.

Gee, Linda.... two cookies when you were SURROUNDED by goodies is wonderful!!! Give yourself a great big pat on the back! That's just an awesome accomplishment. I hope I can be the same way when I'm baking this month. I'll think of you and maybe I can try to do the same!

You are an inspiration!! Have a great week, Linda!

Well girls Sandie, Crazy, Sticintoit, Wendy and Dj. Guess I was hoping to sell those cookies. Because i've been bad with the leftovers bad to the tune of a 4 lb gain. Now I have to work and starve like heck to get that back off this week. And by doing this I have lost two weeks of hard work. Oh well what can I say. That I haven't said time and time again. Back with it. I did it undo it.

So i'm back at journaling. And i'm hoping for more than 3 days of journaling. That is two weeks now of three days and blow it. I was lucky with a bit of a loss last week. But it was all there this week.
I had a piece of leftover pizza for breakfast so that means no ten o'clock snack. My fault I deserve to be hungry.

thank you girls and hope your not all disapointed in me. I am.

Chin up, Linda!
Keep going in the right direction... :lily:

Well, geeze Linda..... don't STARVE yourself! That won't help. Just pick up where you left off and start over. If you starve yourself, you'll be hungry and when you are hungry, you are more apt to grab something quick and usually that means something we shouldn't have. Be kind to yourself and give yourself some lee-way. My counselor and I talk about weight and she reminded me of a commercial we have here in the states about quitting smoking. This little stick figure is trying to quit and he's off the cigarettes for a couple of days and then caves.... he says he's disgusted with himself and a bigger voice says "well, how long did it take you to learn how to smoke?" and the little guy says "a long time..." and the bigger voice says "then give yourself some time to learn how to quit." That would go for our over-eating as well. Most of us started that over-eating because of various reasons... a coping mechanism of some kind and we learned that behavior of turning to food first. You are in the process of "unlearning" or learning a new way to do things. So give yourself some time..... I love that old saying "I have not failed 10,000 times.... I have simply found 10,000 things that do not work."

That's us..... we still have lots of tries left in us! That's the real victory... we haven't given up! It's okay to be disappointed in the gain, but don't be hard on yourself. Human beings are tough to change old habits.... but I have faith in you, in us that we'll do it!

Have a good day today and remember to be kind to yourself. I'm not disappointed in you at all.....

Linda,

How could I possibly be disappointed in you when I am guilty of the same thing. After all, back in June I was down to 214 lb, and now I'm up to 222 lbs. That's hardly going in the right direction!!!!

I fully understand how all those delicious cookies were tempting you. It's just a shame you couldn't get rid of them somehow before they did their damage. But that's cookies over the belly now. Time to put it behind you and move on..................today will be better, and tomorrow better yet.

You can do it, and I can do it................and we are doing it together!!

Have a good week! :)

Thank you Aria, Dj and Sandie you bring tears to my eyes. When I think you guys aren't giving up on me. When i'm almost ready to throw in the towel myself. Well I did good yesterday until around 2 and I did it again. Blew it. I'm trying again today. One of these days will be right. If I can get one then I go for two, three and so on. Sometimes making it to 12 and 14 days. But I need to get that first day in. So on with today.

Good attitude to have. Just whatever you do, don't give up. It will soon all come together for you. Hang in there.

Hey Boblin,

You can do this. YOu did awesome in November. Maybe it was the pressure of all that baking etc. Don't overbook yourself!!! Stress is a bad thing.

Make sure you have time to 'take care of Linda'!!! She is much more important to people than all the cookies in the world!!!

Thank you Dj, Sandie Nancy Stickintoit for being the greatest cheer leaders, The greatest advisors. The greatest friends a person can have. Thank you very very much.

And now as for me. Good days bad days didn't make it to tops last night. Voluntered for a supper at legion. So I did the cooking. Tops is at 6:00 supper was served at six. Can't cut up the ten although sometimes I wish i could. back later.

No, thanks necessary, Boblin. Sounds like things have been keeping you busy lately. Too bad we can't be in two places at one time.

Don't be so hard on yourself Linda. I have been doing the same thing lately with the eating. I will do great for a day or so, and then eat something stupid. It's hard, very hard, and I for one would never be disappointed in you. Just keep at it, you will get there.

Me, too, Linda.... I've been eating way out there and know I shouldn't be, but sometimes it's just easier with things as busy and hectic as it is.... and I for one am so glad we can't be two places at once! I can barely handle being in one place, there's so much to do!! LOL

You're still aware of what you're doing and that means you aren't totally giving up.... and you're not bingeing, so that's a good thing, too. Take care of yourself and know that you are doing all kinds of good volunteering and cooking and baking for others. I think you're amazing and consider you a great friend, too!

Have a great Thursday!

Hey Boblin,

You are certainly a great cheerleader too!!!!!!!! We are just 'family', encouraging each other along!!!

Ok, no more booking things on TOPS nights, lol.

Be good, boblin, you deserve this so much.

Well by this looks like I haven't been here since tuesday or wed. first I cleaned my contents in the puter and send me to no no land. Could get on only as a guest couldn't post nothing. This morning I came in put my name in and my password came up I had forgot what it is. still don't know lol.

In any account thank you Stickinto it, Wendy Dj and Nancy for the visits.

I was tempted to start a new journal. But will stay with this one till years end anyhow.
I started a new one for tops and my own personal use. This is how it goes.

Why Wait?
Got up depresses over my very bad weekend. Why did I do it. Maybe because Christmas is fast approaching. And I didn't lose what I wanted. So I got in the what's the use mode. And a I'll only gain it back at Christmas frame of mind. Well I got up this morning almost in tear and mad at my thinking.
So I said smarten up. Do what you can before Christmas So your not under 200 lbs. Wasn't last year or the year before or the last 20 years for that matter. But I can be closer or at least stay were i'm at. I don't need to gain more.

So this is my day. Up shortly after six did three loads of laundry so far. Did dishes. Had one toast with a slice of cheese at 9 am. And the Why I ate is simple I was hungry. And I ate it at the Kitchen table. No more eating at computer or in front of tv. I think that is one of my big problems to much eating in front of puter and tv. I used to eat at table with a book. And again that is not right. Your body needs to know it's eating. So your mind must be on eating. I need to change many many bad habits but i'm going to start. And do it.
This journal I started here at home will be different. I will come and write to myself when i'm feeling down and out. Why i'm feeling the way I am. I might not always share it here with you. Because as you see I can get carried away. Sorry about the book writting.

I will have it copy written and send copies LOL.

That sounds really smart, Linda.... and don't be so hard on yourself. I sure understand what you are feeling, though. I got through some of the exact same thoughts. I think we're all programed to think like this at the holidays, but it doesn't mean we can't change it.

You are doing a great thing for yourself.... an early Christmas present to you! That's awesome! And don't worry about writing a book.... what you're thinking and feeling might strike a chord with someone else and who knows who you might be helping even if it's to let them know their thoughts are shared... that we all go through a lot of the same things.

You're doing a good job and thanks for writing what you did.... my worst time of eating is at night in front of the computer. It's SO easy to mindlessly eat when I'm playing a computer game or reading here at dt.... gotta stop that nasty cycle!

Take care of yourself and keep on sharing! It helps you and it helps others, too. Have a great week, Linda!

Well i did good with the diet yesterday until after supper. And I should of been full with supper a nice steak with potato's and corn and I even took gravy. I had had a very good day. But got tired after supper and got munching on stuff that was off hand. Oh well try again today. So far it's going on 9 and nothing. But I'm planning on a bowl of cereal soon. And exercise also.

Hadn't stopped by in a while and I apologize. I have been a horrible diet friend. So how's everything in your world going? How was your day today...and your exercise?

Hi Stickintoit what can I say but it was another ruined day. As far as diet and exercise goes. I did do some needed cupborad cleaning up and down off the chairs is some sort of exercise i guess. Today is another day. going to hit it better I hope. Tops tonight and i'm sure I have to face another gain. Oh well face it I will.

Well, let us know how tops goes. That's the good thing about having new days. We get to start over each new day, so don't get so down on yourself. You've made the biggest step which is admitting that you have bad days, at least you are not ignoring them. Besides thats it is awesome that you are still posting on here, that shows that you are committed to wanting those good days, so they will come. Try to stay focused and continue to post.

Linda, how did it go? Don't sweat the bad days, we all have them. Mine are adding up fast.

Have a great day.

Thank you Stickintoit and Wendy Well went to tops last night wasn't good but I knew it wouldn't be. I gained 1.5 lbs in two weeks. But I'll see to that being gone this week. Going to aim for a loss for Wed. Going to be tough but all I can do is do my best. Thanks for all the support.

Ah, Linda.... sorry to hear about the weight loss, but try not to be too hard on yourself. I'm having trouble with the holidays, too. I think next year when we have more success under our belts and this healthy way of eating is more of a good habit, it'll be easier to keep on doing that through goodies season. Hopefully, anyway.... lol

I'm right here with ya.... don't give up! You'll have that small gain gone in no time with the way you're working! Take care and have a great rest of your week!

Stay focused, Boblin. You know this is something you can do. You will be back on track in no time and that 1.5 will be gone.

Well yesterday what can I say. Not to bad but certainly not good. Went to the city to wrap up Christmas shopping. Even found something for son that says he didn't want or need nothing. But did find something he will use a lot.
We went out for supper and I had a small fry and gravy and chicken wings not a good choice but I hadn't had fry's since closing the fry stand in Aug. And the wings are so very good I had a bout 8 of those.

Stickin to it It's just so hard to stay focussed and on track at this time of year. Oh well like all other years this will pass.

Dj I don't think it matters what year or how much we lose The holidays will always be tough. Just that lets hope next year at this time we are lighter. Than this year.
Thank you girls for being great cheer leaders.

You are right, Linda! Let's make it so that we ARE lighter this time next year! I have Christmas shopping left to do yet, but I have a feeling that I'll be out on Saturday the 23rd finishing it up. My husband and I have a tradition of going out just the two of us and getting last minute things and grabbing some lunch out and just spending some time together. I have some cookies to make and some gifts to wrap, so I just might wait till then to finish.

I'm glad you found your son something.... it's harder to buy for them when they get older and won't give you a list! lol

Have a great weekend if I don't get back in here....

Hello, glad to see your doing well. After a few years i am back to try again. I missed everyone so much. It feels like going home. I hope to talk to you soon.

Hi Linda,

I hear ya, loud and clear. While sitting beside hubby's hospital bedside, and then all those days beside my Mom's bedside did nothing for my "diet." I ate on the run and grabbed what I could in transit. A lot of poor choices, but they were made up and I could just grab them and check out. When you spend so many hours in a hospital, you have to eat something, because just being there is exhausting enough. But I do believe that this time next year we will be lighter.

Have a great day..... :)

Hope you're doing okay, Linda..... I'm sure you're busy getting ready for Christmas like I am... although I'm sure you're a lot more organized than I am! LOL I am SO far behind this year. But like always, it'll get done and I can sleep afterwards.. LOL

Take care and have a great Christmas! 2007 is OUR year!

Merry Christmas to you and all the best for 2007

All these wonderful supporters. i'm Healthy and well. Had a wonderful Christmas Hubby got me a picture printer not sure what it's called. Didn't learn to operate it yet. I'll learn with time. I also need to learn how to send pictures out via Email for my friends and family.
2007 is almost here and I wish you all the best. And we will make it our year to succeed.

Great attitude, Boblin and glad that you had a great Christmas. Here's to looking forward to a great new year in 2007.

Well just coming in from Tops i'm still facing the scale no matter what. Tonight I got a surprise I turtled for those of you who don't belong to tops turtle means I stayed the same. was very lucky. I'll take that.

Thank you Stick in to it. For stopping by.

Aren't you brave!! Right back at Tops first meeting after Christmas. And then to stay the same. Good for you!!

Hi Linda,

I wish I could say I'm staying the same, but I'm know better. I'm afraid to even look at a scale right now. Oh well, in a few more days I will begin again in earnest! GAH!

Have a great day :)

The thing is Patrician and Sandie I haven't even tried. Must be more active this time of year. But glad I haven't gained. Mind you I have gained back 6 of the 8 lbs lost in Nov. But i will get right back to what I was doing right after New years.