Happy Dance Going Out to GAIL on her 13 pound loss to date!! 

You are doing so well Gail!!  Good for you!  I believe your classes must be over by now.  Are you going to take anything over the summer?!  Looking forward to hearing your challenge results come the 23!!

Take Care!!

Welcome Sunshine -

Great to have you with us!!  Looking forward to hearing about your journey!!

Take Care!

Bobbi

Happy Friday Fab Five and Team 40ish!!

So happy it's finally the end of the week.  I get to leave work in a little more than a 1/2 hour, thankfully!  This afternoon has just dragged!! 

Our weather has been really toasty the past few days - 100+ degree days.  It's too early for that - LOL!!  Anyways, I'm still getting my walks in during my breaks at work, but I can see where it would be very easy for me to talk myself out of going outside.  Hopefully the weather gets back into the 90's soon!

Taking my oldest child car shopping tomorrow (that should be fun) and then of course Mother's day on Sunday.  My husband and step-dad will be grilling turkey burgers and veggie-brats (this will be our first time trying the veggie-brats - I told my husband to cook some "real" ones just in case the veggie-brats are nasty!!) and also cooking corn on the cob - yummy!! 

Other than that, no big plans for the weekend.  Things have been going very well.  I have been tracking everything I eat in my handy dandy little Diet Minder, been exercising at least 5x a week and been drinking my water and taking my Alli.  I feel like I should have a halo on my head since I've been so angelic - ha ha!!  The weekends are usually a bit difficult but I plan on keeping busy, which makes it easier to stick to plan. 

I hope to hear from everyone soon!!  If I don't talk to you before the weekend - Happy Mother's Day!!

Take Care My Friends!!

Bobbi

 Wow,  Ping123 you say it would be nice for the weather to get back in the 90's!! I thought it was really hot here today (Florida) & it was 90.   LOL   It's not so much the heat that gets me, It's the humidity..whew.   Glad you are doing so great, wish I could say the same but am not giving up.   Have a great weekend & HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all!!!!

 I too am in the same boat however I have menopause along with the weight gain, I actually bought the book on Menopause for dummies and I became aware of somethings that are true. One I am basically killing myself smoking because it takes the oxygen out of the body. Secondly, I have the weight gain around the waist although I have always be bigger then the members of the family, which in return menopause has made my boobiessssss grow. So now I am 32 I am looking forward to 40, but by that time I want to be already lean, fit, and healthier. So I want to jump on board and meet people that is going the same things I am experiencing.  lol Sista power......

Hi Fab Five and Team 40ish!!

I can't believe how much time has gone by since the last post.  I'm still plugging along, just been very busy.  I've been writing yearly reviews (which really burns me out on writing afterwards) so I haven't been posting.  My initial drafts are done so I can ignore the reviews for a few days and catch up with the rest of my life :-)

My husband and i actually took some time off work - yesterday was my first day back (bah).  We did stuff around the house.  We had to rearrange furniture since my oldest child moved back home.  Now my exercise room is now the exercise room/computer room and there's barely room to move in it - sad!!  Oh well.

I did wind up going car shopping with my daughter a few weeks ago.  She got the cutest little Honda Civic SI.  It only took us the one Saturday (thank goodness).  I was picturing weeks and weeks of trying to find a car for my daughter.  She is very picky.  It's hard to believe that we found a car that had everything she wanted (had to be manual - this one is 6-speed, had to have a moon roof - yay, it does).  It was rather fun going car shopping with her (especially since she found what she wanted so quick). 

The day after car shopping was Mother's Day - I hope everyone had a good one!!  We grilled outside - turkey burgers, veggie brats (will not be buying those again - yuck) and my husband grilled corn on the cob on the grill still in the husks (this was very delicious).  It was a nice day, too.

This week has been decent so far.  We are in the upper 80's today (thank goodness, it's been HOT!!)  Plus we've had cloud cover all day because it's supposed to rain.  I've taken walks outside today and the weather has been just perfect!!  I wish it was like this more often. 

No big plans for the weekend.  I think it will be nice to just have the 3 days off!  I may clean my carpeting (or I may think about cleaning my carpeting and never get to it - yep, that's probably what will happen.  It's only supposed to be in the 90's, so it should be pleasant over the weekend!

I hope that everyone is doing well!  As you may have guessed already, yes I'm behind with my personal emails again.  I can't believe I let it happen again, but I haven't logged in since early last week.  That may be a good goal for the weekend - slog through all of those!!

Take Care Everyone!!

Bobbi

lmosley:

 I too am in the same boat however I have menopause along with the weight gain, I actually bought the book on Menopause for dummies and I became aware of somethings that are true. One I am basically killing myself smoking because it takes the oxygen out of the body. Secondly, I have the weight gain around the waist although I have always be bigger then the members of the family, which in return menopause has made my boobiessssss grow. So now I am 32 I am looking forward to 40, but by that time I want to be already lean, fit, and healthier. So I want to jump on board and meet people that is going the same things I am experiencing.  lol Sista power......

 I wish I would've started this lifestyle change in my early 30's - good planning on your part!  Looking forward to hearing about all of your success!!

Take Care!!

Bobbi

tpakathi:

 Wow,  Ping123 you say it would be nice for the weather to get back in the 90's!! I thought it was really hot here today (Florida) & it was 90.   LOL   It's not so much the heat that gets me, It's the humidity..whew.   Glad you are doing so great, wish I could say the same but am not giving up.   Have a great weekend & HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all!!!!

Hi Kathi -

Since I'm in the desert don't get much humidity until monsoon season - we currently have that "dry heat."  LOL!! 

I hope all has been going well with you.  How's the program working for you.  I really like Alli - it's great for accountability - taking the pill helps keep you on the straight and narrow, if you wish to avoid treatment effects that is :-) 

Do you have any favorite hobbies or sports? 

Hope to hear from you soon!!

Take Care!

Bobbi

 It's finally monsoon season here! We really need the rain but did it have to come all at once....lol.  At least it's a relief from all that heat.   

Alli has been working for me, I'm happy with what I have lost so far & plan to lose some more :o)   also,  my husband just brought home the Wii Fitness so now my cardio is ALOT more enjoyable!

Ping123 - Good to hear you had a good Mother's Day & you survived car shopping ;o)   I have been trying to teach my daughter how to play soccer and she's got to where she knows the rules and can protect her goal pretty good, however now she's interrested in softball! That's what I've been doing sports wise latily. I am also trying to get my garden to grow something (have about 2 dozen plants that are starting out) it's hard to do in this sand we call dirt.

Gotta get some sleep now, thanks for asking!

Good Morning Kathi -

Isn't it funny about Monsoon - the only time we really get any measureable amounts of rain.  Ours doesn't start until about July usually.  It is raining today though and is supposed to be a pleasant 82.  Yesterday was gorgeous with the cloud cover, but we only got a few sprinkles of rain out of it. 

I hope your garden does well.  I tried to plant a garden the first year we lived hear and it was really a lost cause.  The tomatoes that barely grew got as big as cherry tomatoes (all 3 of them) and the other veges just burnt to a crisp and didn't stand a chance.  I even tried to cover them - didn't work.  I never tried again after that.  Too much work for no rewards :-)  I wish we could have a garden though - nothing like fresh tomatoes off the vine!

I'm glad to hear that alli is working for you.  The whole program really is great especially the online support. 

Sounds like you've been pretty busy with your daughter.  It's great when the kids are interested in activities.  My youngest child just finished her Sophomore year in high school and has little interest in sports.  My oldest daughter is in college and doesn't have time for anything anymore.  She used to play basketball (which I loved) but that kept us hopping all the time because she played year round on a travelling team as well as her school team.  I miss watching her play, but I can't say I miss all of the time that was involved! 

I play golf (if you can call it that) when it's not over 100 degrees out.  I just took it up a few years ago (after my oldest child graduated from high school).  I really love it, but it can be very frustrating!! 

It was great to hear from you.  I hope you have a great day! 

Take Care and keep in touch!

Bobbi

 Hello ladies, how is everybody tonight? This is about the only time I have to myself (a bit late I know) to get on here. Hopefully all are well.         I am still on Alli & I check in tomorrow. I've been averaging about a pound a week latily & am OK with that soooooooooo we'll see.     We actually had a good part of the day today without rain, although is has been very benificial, so we enjoyed it at Busch Gardens! What a blast & I was so good around all that fried food (my weakness) LOL  I opted for a salad instead.

Ping123 (Bobbi) - You make me laugh with the tomato plants....only because I live in "squirrelville". They will come out of the woodwork to chomp on any food I try to grow & some flowers/vines too, It's very frusterating.  I once had some very pretty morning glory vines growing up through the chain link fence in our backyard but the squirrels, using the fence for a bridge from tree to tree, saw it fit for me to learn their rules about planting things they didn't approve of. Not to mention the tomato's they ate off my plants before they were ripe!    Oh well, so far I have some plants that are still growing, & getting plenty of water lol, and have yet to sprout a flower but I am hopeful <grins>.

 Your golf sounds like my gardening, can be frusterating but also relaxing. I guess it depends on the temperature  outside :o)  Well, goodnight and keep on putting...I just had to  hee hee.

Hope to hear from you soon!

 Hello ladies,  just wanted to see how everybody was doing tonight..?  I haven't lost a pound in 2 weeks but have fit into this pair of shorts that I haven't been able to "snap" in awhile and feel comfortable, it's all about the comfort...LOL  I am happy because my husband noticed!!! Although he thought I just bought them but when I told him I've had them awhile he was happy for me which made me happy, of course. I am feeling good for "feeling" results anyway I can  :o)         I also wanted to add, totally off the subject if I may, that I no longer have a kindergartener  :o(  So hard to see them grow up (she's my only one).  OK, had to get that out :oP   Hope to hear from all you soon!

 Hi Kathi -

Congratulations on the "snapping" shorts!!  I hope that you've broken through your "plateau" since the last post.  I can't believe it's already the end of June - where is the time going to?

I have been super busy at work and just haven't been keeping up with the boards.  Things are going well for me otherwise!

I just wanted to drop in and say hi and get our thread back to the first page!! LOL!

Shout out to the Fab Five - miss you ladies!!

Take Care!!

Bobbi