Buddy List Aug 11 and onwards

[Elsie150]

Re: Buddy List Aug 11 and onwards

Wow....not much action here while I was away. I am back from my ladies week, as you can tell. 5 pounds up, much broker and I had a great time!! Back on plan. Even had a date with Richard this morning. Did Sweatin' to the oldies 1. Bill will be happy to hear that he is going into the thrift store box. As well as the Ti Chi tape and the Macarena girls one. Also did a Callanstentics tape this morning but didn't like it. It was more of a show me how to do it then I would have to stop the tape to do my reps of it. Not into that so in the box it goes. Have more to try out. My exercise class is cancelled until the 24th so have to work on my own. A great excuse to dig out all my tapes and go through them.

I see the Bazz family has left us for Disneyworld! Some people have all the nerve...LOL! Hope you are having a good time!

Bill...the other girl didn't show up to the next class. Or the other two that I missed while I was away I was told. The instructor, apparently, when he get back is bringing a fat measurer (insert sarcastic comment here) so he can measure us and then measure again sometime down the road...not sure if I am going to participate in that or not yet. He is also going to give us info nutrition wise and my friend says he leans more to an Atkins type of diet...which means it is at least carb concious. We will see how well it meshes with Atkins. Looking forward to seeing it though!

Jackie...LOL....Bill puts a whole new twist to shaking his meat at ya! LOL! Gotta love the man!

Sugar...WOW..didn't take ds and dh long to claim the space, huh? LOL! Hope you are doing okay with your baby gone! You will just have to start inviting them to dinner once a week or two. So what are you going to do about your bouncing scale?? LOL on only weighing when DH is in a hot shower!

Caramella...welcome back. Glad you had a great time! And so good to hear the scale was so good to you as well. Keep up the great work! Okay...that is a KEWL site! And you are an AWESOME photographer!!! Great job. Thanks for sharing and nice to 'see' ya!!! You might have fun with www.smilebox.com as well with your photos.

Andie!!!! Welcome back Girl!!! Wow..you have been busy. What is your new baby puppy called?? Bet you are busy house training!! My only advice is to make sure that puppy is well socialized and trained with cats and dogs as Jack Russells can be quit vicious and teritorial (sp?) when they aren't. It is the terrier in them. They were on my list of what I wanted when we decided we were ready to add dogs back to the family. They are so adorable looking...I bet the weiner mixed in is toooo cute! There is a garden thread in one of the recipe forums for ideas of what to plant. Way to go on maintaining!!

Okay...everyone fill up their water container and be a good day!!!

[sugarsack]

Re: Buddy List Aug 11 and onwards

elsie - welcome back .. glad you had a good time.. and way to jump back on plan and on the excercise horse at the same time - and wow.. oh my measure my fat in front of the whole class ?? i dont know if i could do that either... but i guess if you get any kind of measurement you will be able to track your progress..

so did you bring home a scrap book of things you did on your scrap booking vacation ?? i cant seem to get into carmellas photos.. maybe i have to download something.. not sure..

showed my daughter in law my dress for the wedding.. and i even put it on for her.. (bought the shoes by the way also.. black strappy ones - but now i have to get nylons.. yuck) anyway.. her 14 year old sister sees me in the dress and says " wow you look so thin!" i hugged her and told my son he's marrying the wrong sister.. (heehee just joking) hopefully i will get some good photos and will upload them after the wedding

hope you are having a good week... keep up the good work.. i have decided that i am going to go back to the gym AFTER the wedding.. in 10 days and counting so hopefully that will boost my weight loss...

bye bye for now

[Elsie150]

Re: Buddy List Aug 11 and onwards

Sugar...I purposely didn't take my camera with me. We tried to limit my friend to 4 pictures but that didn't work..I think last count was 48 pictures...LOL! So nice when people finally start noticing all the hard work you are doing...way to go! Looking forward to seeing the wedding pics!

[caramella]

Re: Buddy List Aug 11 and onwards

Hi everyone!

Man, am I tired!! This week has been a rough one, trying to get back into the swing of things with work and with Atkins. I've stuck with things, but have been so drained. At least I lost the pound I gained during our vacation.

Elsie, thanks and I really appreciate the tip on smilebox.com. I'm going to check it out!

Sugar, I'm sorry the link didn't work for you. You can try checking out the photos here. They're split into 2 albums

Pt 1 - http://tinyurl.com/57l5mp

Pt 2 - Shutterfly | View share

[Andiepie81]

Re: Buddy List Aug 11 and onwards

Good morning! I am glad to be back. I think that last weeks craziness is catching up to me. I am so tired. I was sick and moving all in the same week. I was running on empty. BUt hey I did it. My new house is in order. Even all the pictures are hung. My husband says I have OCD...lol. I disagree, I am just organized! We are throwing ourselves a house warming party..lol (if we dont, who will?) So we took a walk with the dog and the offspring to a neightbor a few blocks over to hand deliver their invitation. The neighbor happens to be my father-in-laws old band mate from when he was about 19! So that is pretty cool. Great people. And they have a son the same age as mine. I havent worked out at all these past 2 months so that walk was pretty nice.

Elsie~What did your ladies week consist of? Where did you go? Our dog is actually a recycled dog. He was my parents. Now that they are empty-nesters they want to leave whenever they feel (they deserve it) and the dog has seperation anxiety so they had to have a dog sitter and all that jazz. So we decided that we would take him. He knows us and loves us and we know him. He wasnt a strange dog with unexpected behavior. I didnt want a puppy. I dont want to train and all that. His name is Toblerone Donald Foyt...lol but we call him Toby Don. My dad had a love/hate relationship with him so we added Donald to his name to mess with my dad..lol

[Elsie150]

Re: Buddy List Aug 11 and onwards

Caramella...congrats on losing the pound!

Andie..wow, all organized already...my vote is with DH and OCD..LOL...but then I am talking out of jealousy because I am a wanna be organized person. My week with the ladies consisted of lots of shopping...laughing...shopping...eating out...shopping...drinking and more shopping. Nothing wrong with a recycled dog...LOL! Especially when he is already part of the family anyway. Love his name. I wanted to name one of our dogs Buzzsaw Louie but no one would let me. Jumpin' Jack Sparrow was also turned down! Instead we have a Dexter and a Blaze. SIGH! LOL!

I am having a hard time sticking to the plan. Not feeling motivated...

[sugarsack]

Re: Buddy List Aug 11 and onwards

carmella thanx for the link.. great photos.. you are beautiful by the way.. i think you must have taken pictures of everything.. now i never have to go hehe

im stuck.. weight hasnt changed in like a month.. still 275/277 but after the wedding one week from today.. i am going back to the gym ! woo hoo

have a great week everyone..

[caramella]

Re: Buddy List Aug 11 and onwards

Surprisingly enough, no! DH wants to go back we can see more of what we didn't get to see. I think we'd probably actually spend more time up around Niagara-on-the-Lake and Lake Ontario. Maybe check out the casinos, which we didn't bother to do the last time.

I am so wiped out. Yesterday, I ate well and exercised by walking. We went to our friend's housewarming and stuck to low-carb eating. Then, we went to DH's cousin's restaurant's grand opening. DH and I were good for about an hour. Then, we couldn't resist trying the food and the booze (they have an awesome bartender - shame on me). We didn't eat a lot of food, but it definitely wasn't the most carb-friendly stuff. So today, I sit with a slight headache, knowing I need to eat breakfast, but wondering if I should bother.

HAPPY SUNDAY!

[DieterJane]

Re: Buddy List Aug 11 and onwards

Hey atkins friends!

I am looking for an individual diet buddy who would like to send private messages checking in with each other and encouraging each other.

It would be nice to have someone who is around my height and weight. If you don't want to be diet buddies, but are around my height/weight (or around my measurements [bust: 38, smallest point around waist: 32, hips: 40.5]), I would still love to exchange pictures so we can see what our weight/height look like from a different view (I know people carry weight differently, but just to get an idea).

Thanks so much and keep up the good work everyone!

<3
Jane

[billbazz]

Re: Buddy List Aug 11 and onwards

Hey Buddy's ?????
Helloooooooooooooooooooooooo....Anyone out there?.....

The Wife and I are Back! We did some Walking too! LOL swear we walked 10 miles or more a day..We did stray from the diet...but we felt so sick! We quickly stopped or just nibbled here and there..We did Drink tho!! LOL
I gained a pound...She gained a pound..we consider this awesome! Thanks DR A !!

Hey we know better than anyone how hard it is to keep motivated and stay the coarse! We have not abandoned anyone! and never will!
we did need a break! And to leave this board behind a bit.
but we are recharged! ready to continue! And want to work with, respond to, and support all that ask for it!

Gulp:
hope it's not to late!

[billbazz]

Re: Buddy List Aug 11 and onwards

Good Morning Buddy's!

Buddy!? What's a Buddy??

A BUDDY is anyone! Get enough together and you have a group of BUDDY'S!

Bud's share their journey so far with all the other Bud's, they join together to help answer any questions that another Bud may have, or enjoy searching for the right answers for "you", Together!

They SUPPORT and MODIVATE and INSPIRE one another! Cheering "you" on at every new mini goal met or Bad situation avoided!

They listen! They understand! and They are in "your" corner! They will never forget that "you" are so worth it!

Bud's Interact! They share and tweek each Bud's menu, each Bud's exercise needs and each bud's health and welfare needs.

Bud's are there for you! They help you up if you stumble, and hold hands as each and every Bud crosses the Finish line.

Come.............Be a Buddy! and Feel Welcome and Needed

[JackieBazz]

Re: Buddy List Aug 11 and onwards

Hi all,

I'm finally back but will be limited with any interaction on the board for a few weeks. I think of everyone everyday, but am strapped with work and craziness. My boss is out for 3 weeks, and the group is floundering w/o her. Any hoot, DH will keep me informed as he always does.

We did go off diet while on vacation and gained 1 and lost 1. We are back on the diet schedule and seem to be back to where we were prior vacation.

Hey, halloween is Friday! I have a bag of candy on my desk that I absolutely will not touch. It's for the trick or treaters! This vacation taught us just how sick we can get by eating the wrong foods. I have no desire for the candy bag.

Kisses & Hugs,
Jackie

[sugarsack]

Re: Buddy List Aug 11 and onwards

I'm baacckk !! wedding was fabulous.. lots of things went wrong but it was prior to the ceremony, which went off without a hitch - happy couple are on thier honeymoon.... i must have ran 5 miles before the wedding and at the reception.. i was doing a bit of this and a bit of that... but it was all worth it photos to come soon..

5 days off plan... (pizza and pasta galore) and TOM and today i am 279 so hopefully its mostly TOM and i am officially back on WOE yesterday.. going to start back at rung 1 altho i did have some peanuts last nite.. i even opened a pop tart but didnt eat it...

glad everyones trips went well... bill is that a deer / elk you shot yourself in your photo ?? my husband left tuesday nite for deer hunting.. back sunday

can hardly type with these claws... my daughter in law and i went last thursday and got acrylic nails.... ive had them before but these are a bit long - makes typing a bit strange

well off to the shower to get ready for work .. things are slow and my company laid off 25 yard workers friday ( i work for a large metal recycling company) hasnt hit the office yet but who knows....

have a great week everyone...

[billbazz]

Re: Buddy List Aug 11 and onwards

Good morning Sugar
Bet you had a great time! And you were right to focus on them. Now you can get back to "you". Figure's there would be work issue's thrown in! Hope for the best

Are you going back to Induction? or just long enough to get your Body back to a fat burning metabolism and color on the stick?

The Picture:
This is a Client's Lodge in Monterrey, Mexico. He knew I was a deer hunter and invited me there for a week. Whole room has over 100 stuffed heads.

Welcome home Caramella
Looks like you had a great time! Hope you are easing into this WOE smoothly! Great getaways like yours are Always too short tho, huh?
But, You were able to do all that walking!! WTG!!

Andie?
You still out there? CONGRADS on the new house!! Bet that is a huge load off your mind..only way to go from here is UP! Hope you can get back on plan ASAP!

Elsie?
We lose you? Were here to help you get motivated and inspired again!
Glad you had such a great time! sometimes a break from the everyday (and Everything!) is just the magic needed to become recharged and refocused! (And sometimes it can take a while!)It was in our case. hope you can find "You" and also your way back to us.... soon!

[Elsie150]

Re: Buddy List Aug 11 and onwards

Bill...My name is Elsie and I am looking for some buddies to interact with. Is this the place for me??

I am currently struggling....do not know why...just haven't been in the zone to follow anything that may benefit myself except for exercising. Still doing that 3 times a week. Am not sleeping well...am getting achy again...and starting to feel overwhelmed...again. SIGH! So why can't I stick to plan??

Love your definition of a buddy. Interaction can be very motivating. Glad to hear you guys had a great trip and are back on plan!! Weigh to go Bazz family!!!