Well Hello Ladies!!

Hi ya'll!! Just finished reading all the past posts I've missed...WOW you guys are SO amazing.

I was 25 for 31 in July...better, but not as good as August will be!! I'm on a good plan now and actually have one of my girls as my personal trainer and motivator... She set a 3 month weight loss goal for me and weighs me every week...I'm not allowed to look at the number...she just tells me if I've lost or not and if I need to work out more or eat less (I have to turn in a food journal each week) It's working for me because I don't want to let her down and I feel motivated to show her that I can do hard things.

I had to put my dog down this last week. I was so stressed and upset about that, that I realized I was reaching for food to comfort myself...luckily I didn't eat it....but the thoughts were there. I was happy to conquer those temptations.

Hope to see ya'll on Wed.

Great Job EVERYONE!!! I always feel like as long as we keep trying and do what we can to improve each month we are sucessful....no matter how many days we think we messed up...just keep trying...I don't know...I'm just sick of being disappointed in myself when I don't have a "Prefect" day....I need to lower my expectations I think ;0)

New month

I have been struggling towards the end of this month and need a new starting point. Planning on hitting it big tomorrow. I stocked up on good old W W friendly food and am home for a few days to be at my own schedule. Heather you are a star. So proud of you for your diligence. Keep it up and I will join you.

Last Friday for this July!!

I met my goals. I lost another 3 lbs today!!!! Hope everyone has a great weekend and stay's focused on their goals.

Hey

Better day today. Meet exercise and nutrition goals, hope you did too. Anyone want to move the HLC meeting to Tuesday?

cookies

Why is it that grandma's think they have to make cookies (and then eat most of them). Guess that tells you how today went for me.

Tuesday and going strong

Ilene, I'm proud of you! You are doing a great job of blogging even when you have a little struggle!!
I met my goals! Going to finish nice and strong this month! Hope everyone is enjoying the week and doing well!

Monday, monday

Met my goals today. Maybe not quite enough exercise but good nutrition. I'm in Utah babysitting for 5 days. With little ones it is easy to stay on track because they eat other stuff anyway, Good luck ladies.

Pioneer Day Blessing!

What a fantastic Sunday! I love pioneer stories and enjoyed hearing about some today. I met my goals. We are on the last week of this month, let's all meet our goals this whole week!!! Happy trails friends!!

Happy day

Happy day. No more oreos or brownies. I met my goals today. Feels so good. Hope you did too.

Friday

Hello friends! I met my goals. A perfect 22 for 22. I also lost 3 lbs, bringing my total to 21 lbs in 6 weeks. I'm sure happy with my progress and everything. I'm so glad I have you fabulous women to help me and encourage me. We are some blessed women! Have a wonderful goal met weekend. :)

Oreos, brownies and bears, Oh my!

Scary things did me in today. Too many brownies, my favorite kind. Hope the rest of you did better than I did.

Hey

Ilene and I had a great bike ride this morning (except for the wind on the way home). The route was her idea and it was a good one so I will let her tell about it. I will probably be stiff tomorrow but it was so worth it and a great way to start the day. Who will be at W W on Friday? I hope I am not alone. See you tomorrow 6:30 at the R S pioneer celebration. I know there will be meat, potatoes, fruit and salad so we will all be able to eat. Heather always so good to see you, glad Atkins is working so well for you. You looked awesome today. Ilene thanks for pushing me around the huge block, it was such fun to chat and ride.

See you tomorrow

Looking forward to a bike ride in the morning. Hope you are too. Met my goals today, hope you did too.

Monday and it's very hot!!

Hello my friends! I met my goals. It's sure hot out there. I just got home from running and whew it was not so pleasant going in the heat. But I do really enjoy the sun. So I made a fantastic find at walmart. Atkins makes a low carb Oreo!! Oh yes, they come in little packets of 3 for a serving. They are delicious and work into my Atkins lifestyle. I'm super happy that after 5 weeks on Atkins my hair is in tact. I'm loving this low carb living! Hope everyone is enjoying their various vacations and summer!

Wonderful weather

I am so enjoying this weather. It made me forget all the bad stuff we had in the spring. I met my goals today and yesterday. Can't wait for the bike ride on Wednesday.

Oreos

Oreos are the devil. A package showed up just before I left Colorado, once I started eating them there was no stopping me. Why do we do this to ourselves? Back on track today, although the day is young but I have no oreos in the house. Good work Lisa, good to hear from you, way to go Ilene, Heather and Kim. I am now 12 for 16 if I make it today which I will. I guess I will be proud of myself for making my goals for 12 days and forget about the rest. Thanks for the encouragement. I am excited for the bike ride on Wednesday. I recall it was going to be down the river road over to Ilene's mom's at 7 am. Is that right and who else is going?

Hey Ya'll

Hey ladies...Sounds like ya'lll are doing real good. I'm at 13 for 15. Not too bad. I feel stronger this month for some reason.

Kim your trip sounds heavenly. I love Lake Tahoe...especially on a bicycle. LUCKY!!

Steve and I went to spend the week at the camper by ourselves, the girls were at YW camp, but our Jessica got sick the 1st day of camp and came home SO, so did we...bummer! Hence the 13 for 15...I stressed and ate not so good...gotta break that terrible habit.

I did however get to spend some time on getting my nail business up and running. I am now set to do Manicures and Pedicures. I'm actually getting my California License switched over to Idaho so I'll be a Legal "Nail Tech" :0) SO, if you or anyone you know likes to pamper themselves please keep me in mind. My schedule is really flexible, so have them or yourself give me a call 932-3118 !

Keep up the good work ladies!

Thursday

Coming home tomorrow and I am ready to get back into my own routine. Hang in there Ilene, patterns were meant to be broken. You can do it.

Zoo

Penny and I are going to the zoo in Colorado Springs in a few minutes. Should involve a lot of walking if I can keep her in the stoller. Have been meeting my goals. Climbed a MT called the Incline last night. One mile straight up, tough going, 4 miles down the back side. One of those once in a lifetime challanges. My son did it with a 20 pound baby in his backpack. hope you are all doing well.

Thunderstorm Tuesday

I met my goals. Just got home from running and the thunderstorm and lightning ended it at 3 miles, rather then the 4 I was supposed to do. But all in all a great night. Hope everyone is well!

Monday

Hi everyone! I'm still managing to meet my eating and exercise goals. Ilene, Cherie, Heather . . . it sounds like you're doing great!! How about everyone else?

Sunday, such a blessed day!!

Today has been great!! My children and I went on a 10 mile bike ride after church, it was so fun! I met my goals today.
Kim- Excellent Job on doing so great while on vacation!!
Ilene- I was going to tell you at church, but I thought you looked great today! You honestly looked rather thin!!
Cherie- I saw your grandkids, they are cute!!
Have a wonderful and goal met week my friends!!

Hey

I am back from spending a few days at the cabin and in Jackson with 4 of the grandkids, ages 6,5,4,3. I have to say it was good to take some of them home and then to see the parents of the others come back. Great fun but too many oreos and chips. I am now 6 for 9 in goal achievement for the month. Not so good. I did get on the scale though and I lost another pound. Go figure. I will probably have gained two when the bad days catch up to me but for the moment I am in a new decade in terms of weight #'s. I hope to stay in this decade forever more. I will be back in control tomorrow when all the company goes home. Way to go Kim, Ilene, Heather and Lisa for staying strong. You encourage me to do so too. Can't wait to hear about the next weigh ins. I will be back to W W on the 22 and hope to have good news then.

Friday

Hello friends. I met my goals again. Hope everyone is doing well and enjoy's the weekend!!

Thursday

Greetings from Arkansas! I'm having a fun time here. It was funny when someone asked me where in the North I came from.

Despite walking by such places as the Brown Sugar Bakery, I met my goals today! Plus, I walked in the morning plus later we walked all over town. I hope you're all doing well!

Missing in action

Sorry to be MIA for a few days. No access to computer. I wish I could have gone on the bike ride sounds like fun. I will catch the one on the 20th. I have been shopping because all my pants are too big. Jackson Hole has some pretty good consignment stores and of course Eddie Baur. Such fun to buy a smaller size. I met my goals every day except yesterday so I am 5 out of 6. I ate pizza yesterday (too much) and it made me sick (literally, but only for a few hours). Guess that will be good motivation to not eat it again. Sounds like you are doing awesome. Keep in touch. Kim I forgot to tell you I loved your hair Sunday.

First-Ever Blog

I am not accustomed to blogging, so this is a new adventure for me. Excited to be part of this great group of ladies striving to get and stay healthy. I also love that all you want to hike and bike, two things I love. Although, you are all capable to biking and hiking greaters distances than I am accustomed to. It is going to be tough keeping up with all of you - good challenge.

On my first post, it is good to report that I successfully journaled (my eating) and had a good day. My goal for the month is to record everything I eat and become an accountable (rather that mindless) eater.

Kim, have a great trip to California (and beyond).

First again!

I'm posting early today because I'm not sure if I'll be at a computer again today. I've been using Elise's since Thursday in case you're curious.

I've met my goals so far today, and I feel safe in saying I'll do okay today. 5 for 5!

Lisa, Ilene, and I had a fun bike ride this morning, and I'm looking forward to more in the future. Thanks Ilene for leading us on that beautiful route.

I'm leaving on my big trip tomorrow, so I'm not sure if I'll have a chance to blog every day. However, I am going to keep track of what I eat, and I will report for each day whenever I get a can. This morning I weighed right in the middle of my current decade, so I'm hoping to at least be down into the next decade, but even better, at least 10 lbs. down.

I'll miss all of you, and I hope you all blog lots so I can hear how you're doing!

Happy 4th of July!

I'm surprised to be the first one on at 11:28 pm!

I did meet my goals today. It's great not to feel stuffed, etc. It wasn't hard! I hope you all had a great day!

It's a hot one!

KIM!!! What a great lesson in RS today...you're AWESOME! And I love your hair!

Today was a goal met one for me. WOO HOO!

I'm looking forward to the fireworks tomorrow night...it's one of my favorite things :0)

Take care ladies! See ya Tuesday for our bike hike!

Happy 4th of July weekend

I got caught in the mysterious loop of computers and could not get my post to go yesterday. Weird. So good to hear from so many of you. July is going to be a good month. I like the "proud of myself idea", Kim you always have great ideas. I am proud because I lost 1 pound. It is getting very slow these days but still going the right direction. I am also proud of myself for having great friends like you guys. Looking forward to all the fun.

It's July!

It was so great to see so many on the blog yesterday!!!

Ilene--Good job! I know you'll stay away from that poison (sugar).

Cherie--Wow, you're doing great! You're so skinny.

Lisa--7 lbs. in a month is great. That's about what I lost this month and I stuck with WW 28 out of 30 days.

Heather--Keep up the good work. And yes, we know about Charlotte's Web, but Cherie assures us we'll be welcome there.

Elise--Welcome back! I'm sure you'll be successful this month.

I'm posting early because I don't know if I'll have access to a computer later today. I've met my goals so far, and I have my meals planned for the rest of the day, so I should do okay. What do you think about adding a new feature to the blog: "Why I am proud of myself." Here's what I could say today--I am proud of myself because I had to go to Great Harvest and I didn't take any samples.