Tues Morning Roll Call 10/2/07

[hopejoy]

Hey sleepy heads! I haven't gone to bed. yet, just wanted to be the first to say ...
Happy Tuesday!!!!!!!!!
Well, I got home from work a little bit ago just after one am... very busy nite... it takes me a while to unwind!
and I'm sitting here in the sleeping house thinking deep thoughts... counting my blessings and planning my day tomorrow... it's double workout day, walk run and slim n 6... have some other stuff planned too...
well, what can I say to inspire you?
how 'bout...
give your loved ones an extra hug and kiss today... we never know what day will be our last or theirs... in the end... love is all that matters.
hugs all around! and have a great day!
liz

[SandyL2002]

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Good Morning..I need to go get dressed so I can walk my daughter to the bus stop.. We live on a major highway and I don't let her go alone..someone could take her easily.

I am heading to water aerobics at 9 and then I have a job interview at 2. Its working in a kitchen helping with a Honey internet business.. The company makes flavored honeys, candles, granola bars. What is best about the job is that Its Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 12-4.. So I can make a little extra money...still go to my water aerobics classes cause they are in the mornings.. Get home in time to run my daughter to dance... and keep me busy so I am not so bored to death being home alone all the time

[huggija]

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Good morning everyone! I was trying to post my October goals last night and kept getting an IE error....grrrrrrrrr.

It's supposed to be a beautiful day here. My goal for today is no cheats and lots of water. I absolutely am going to make this work cuz I know it can!

Have a great day!

[OzLover]

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Hugs back at ya Liz & to all of you!

Good luck on the job interview Sandy!

I'm renewed after a good nights sleep. Yesterday was just brutal at work. I also weighed in & lost 1.2# plus 4". I was upset/puzzled with the tiny loss but grateful. I know I was upset due to my exhaustion. I'm going through DANDR looking for some answers about slow weight loss. I know increasing my exercise will help. Going to the gym after work today. The trainer will be there to help!

So today is a new day with a new attitude for me. Have a great day everyone & remember to be kind to yourself.

Glenda

[LessofLisa]

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Good Morning All!

Sandy the Job sounds great!...Fingers crossed for you.

I"m off work today..need to catch up on Laundry..go to Wal-mart...goof off.

Prob play on the Boards..Just have a "ME" Day!

[bambinaUK]

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Amazingly im not one of the last people to post today!
But thats because I go to University not work, on a Tuesday.
Just did my weekly weigh-in and I lost 3lbs this week HURRAH !!

WEll I better go and wake my brain up for some hard study. Catcha later ladies, have a good day.

[Outback Jess]

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New Day, New Attitude MORE focus! Living it gals, we are living it.
Exercise will be empowering making you feel great. Drinking water flushes the system and helps you feel a bit full...
Take the day captive! Steer yourself towards self control and healthy living....the weight will come off, try to leave it be, and let your body do it's thing!
I know how frustrating weightloss is...I know how much we all want it, once we are focused and playing by all the rules!!!!
Rock on

[plsmachic]

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Good morning

[bykerdruid]

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Good morning, fellow STACers. I was so happy last night to make it to the gym. I missed over a week due to illness and it was so hard to push myself. I was aching by the time I finished, and I had even lowered some of the weights. But I was also elated. Thrilled that I made myself push through it, go past the "I just want to quit" stage into the "I WILL do it" stage. Quitting riddles you with guilt and feelings of failure and depression. Pushing through fills you with elation, pride and a satisfaction of accomplishment. Man, it felt good to hit the gym again!

I couldn't agree more, Liz. In fact, I've long believed you should always leave your loved ones with a hug and/or kiss, simply for that reason. It really gets my son's goat when he gets all mad and leaves the house and I make him say "I love you" before he closes the door. He wants to be mad so bad, but I won't let him leave without an "I love you".

Good luck on the job interview, Sandy. It's been forever since I've had one and I hate them. But it looks like it would be perfect hours for you. And you need to post an updated pic! You sig says you've lost more than 16 pounds! Hoooorrrraaayyyyy!!!!!!!!

Keep the faith, huggija. Yes, you can do this. We all can. We know it works, that's why we're back. Just remember what it was that made you fall off last time and don't let it get to you a second time. I feel so much better in so many ways now that I've returned to this WOE/WOL. And I agree...more water.

Glenda, don't sweat a small weight loss. Rejoice in the fact that it IS a loss! Every ounce counts. We came into this knowing there would be slow downs, plateaus and out and out stalls, but we also know that patience is a virtue. It WILL come off, we just have to persevere.

Lisa...a ME day! How WONDERFUL. I LOVE "me" days! Enjoy!!!

Three pounds, bambina??? WOW! It's been awhile since I've enjoyed a three pound loss! Way to go! And I know all about waking up the brain. Mine isn't really out of bed until I'm like an hour at my desk. ZZZZZZZZZ

You are always such an inspirtion, Jess. Not just in your words of encouragement but in your living example. I strive to be as active and alive as you!

Good morning, plsmachic. You didn't say much...but that's okay...I made up for it! I just feel extra...chatty...today.

Go forth and succeed, my fellow STACers!

[Evermind]

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Good morning, everyone!

Sandy - I've got my fingers crossed for you!

I made it thru the long day yesterday, getting home at 8 p.m., not too tired, and not very hungry. Today is another long day - I have class between 5:30 and 7:30. After today, the week will be easy - "just" teaching during the day.

I understand about the scale, everyone. I'm in the middle of my 9-day "pause" cycle. I tend to lose steadily over a 9-10 day period, then hover at a given weight for another 9 days. It's just the way my body works, so now I expect it to happen. I am more disappointed in the tape measure than the scale. I'm losing inches slowly, slowly, slowly. But hey, any progress is progress.

The thing is, no matter what the scale or the measuring tape shows, I FEEL good. I feel no bloating, I have enough energy to make it through the day and also a workout, I love my food, and I am stronger thanks to the exercise I get. Just can't beat that!

So here's what we do. We face the day. We face the day with commitment to ourselves and this woe. And we make progress, even when it doesn't necessarily feel like it. And each step we take is a step toward goal. Better yet, it's a step INTO a healthy way of living.

Forward, MARCH!

[jitterbug134]

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Happy Tuesday everyone!

Good luck on the interview Sandy! Sounds perfect!

[Sheepie]

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Good morning.

Good luck on the job interview, Sandy. Funny to think you might be working with honey!

Without going into a lot of detail, October is the most emotional month for me. Tomorrow it starts for me. The next several days will be especially difficult and I look forward/dread it every year. I don't think that I'll be tempted to cheat, but who knows. I'll try to be normal, but if I'm rude or weirder than usual, I'm sorry.

Just hangin' on.

[spirittalker]

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Good morning everyone. I did great yesterday as far as goals go. All my water and did lunges and also walked around the neighborhood for like an hour. A brisk walk mind you. no weightloss to report though. Still stuck at 190. I know one of these days I will see another loss though so i am not giving up.

[hrgillespie]

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Good Morning everyone!

Sheepie I'm sorry October is a difficult month for you. I think everyone here has times of the year thata re filled with memories thata re not always easy to deal with and so be whomever you need to be right now and know we are here to support you through the rough times too! Hugs to you!

Evermind I often find myself in your posts about how your body loses ........ I do something very similar it seems I sit at the same weight for 5-9 days and then the next few days I lose and then wham pause again ......... it used to be very frustrating but now that I recognise it as my pattern I'm fine with it.

plsmachic and Jitterbug, Good morning, back at ya

Sandy best of luck at your interview this morning it sounds like a wonderful oppertunity for you and works great with your current schedule! thats wonderful!

Byker way to go on pushing through your workout! It's so so true that you feel so much better when you do that and succeed then to give in and feel the disappointment in yourself. Awesome Job High fives to you!!!!!!!!

Lisa enjoy your day celebrating you!!!!!!! I love those kinds of days!

Jess I am totally Capturing my day! My Week, My Year and My Life Thanks for your continued inspiration

BambinaUK whooohooooooo 3 lbs is awesome! Good for you!!!!!!!!

Glenda any loss is an awesome loss! Just keep on Keeping on girl and you will get there!!!!!!!!

huggija setting daily goals is such an important part of the process! Good for you! Now drink drink drink! (my weakness)

hopejoy thanks for getting us started .......... hugs on the rough night at work, I guess learning perspective and to value what you have at home sure becomes a daily part of nursing. Thanks for the reminder to hug our loved ones! I make it a daily part of our lives here even my son whos 15 gets a kiss goodbye everyday and an I love you ........ he acts like he doesn't want it but sometimes I catch him leaning forward before I even make my move

Spirittalker yeah for you making your daily goals! Ia m sitting right att he 190 level as well wanting so badly to break through to the 180's! No giving up we will get there!!!!!!!!!!!

As for me I signed up for 4 challenges for October which I am pretty excited about and I also discovered a way I can still do my Eliptical workout even with my bum toe! I got out this old cheap pair of cotton sneakers I bought at Walmart this summer and cut the material away from where the big toe is and the shoe is very light but good enough for the Eliptical! So now I can wear a shoe and no rubbing or pressure on my toe ........... it certainly isn't enough of a shoe to run in but I can do something and I am very excited about it! It was really getting me down to thnk it may be awhile for me before I can get back in my sneakers .......... Anyways just a small victory for me but I wanted to share ........... where there's a will there's a way!

[angelawillbethinagain]

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Good morning everyone!!! I hope everyone has a wonderful, enjoyable, successful day and makes good choices. WE CAN DO IT WE CAN DO IT!!! I am feeling great, already in ketosis and feeling stronger than ever. I woke up with a smile on my face and have dodged the endless cravings and temptations that surround me for days now! I really feel excited how strong and determined I feel. I will succeed this time. Nothing will stop me!!!