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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 11:00 am
Good for you Denecee. I still need to work on not snacking at bedtime. See, that's just it, I don't feel healthy. I feel gross, I feel flabby, I feel jiggly. It depresses me, it frustrates me. I worries me. My lowest weight this year was 152. It pisses me off that I got so close and gave up, or got off track. I wanted to work out last night, but instead got to playing iwth the munchkins. However, I was laughing and breathing hard. We jumped on the bed (bad example I am setting), played pony rides, and toss the baby, which is not what you think. So it was a little exercise. I am so sedentary all day. I am not supposed to leave my station without coverage and coverage is hard to find any other time except for lunch. Denecee, I wish you lived by me, we could go block walking or something, drag all the kids on a bike ride. I hate going at it alone and my mom just wants to go home at the end of the day.
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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 11:16 am
Oh girl, you know we would do some serious walking! I love when it's walking weather here and I am usually pushing a toddler in a stoller(grandson.) And playing with the kids like you were doing last night is how I kept my stomach flat after I had kids. You use those stomach muscles more than you think. My favorite thing to do(yep, I do this with my 3 yr old and 7month old grandsons) is to lay on my back and put them on my legs and lift them up and down. Holding them steady, I use my stomach muscles and they love it.
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 11:20 am
I lost my 20 pounds ... 40 more to go ... by cutting my calories and walking. Part of my job is to walk all over campus, it's great exercise. And Escapee, soy latte's are great with much less calories. :o))
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 12:03 pm
soy?????????????????????? <scoot runs screaming>
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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 12:42 pm
Been there, tried that (soy)! All I can say is UGH! Run, Scooterrific, run! And, don't look back. That's why I like the low carb diet where you can have a breve instead of a double skinny low fat no good to drink latte or soy milk. Breves are yummy!
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 12:52 pm
What's a breve?
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 1:30 pm
I had pizza for lunch. French bread pizza, small slices of french bread, with a small amount of cheese, which was fresh mozzerella, and a small amount of tomatoe sauce. Ugh, it was good and I was hungry. (Running from the slapping) I feel like I am not even trying, but I am. I want to get exercise, I just don't have ANY TIME!!! Also, I love black flavored coffee which is still calorie free. I didn't ever eat that fruit this morning, just didn't sound good. I'll have it for a snack tonight then some progresso soup for dinner.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 3:44 pm
Escapee have you tried the 10 minutes three times a day thing? Like, grab a 10 minute whatever whenever. When you go to the store, park in the furthest south 40 and walk around the long way to get to the door. When you go to work, intentionally park far enough away that you'll have to walk 10 minutes to get there and back. I dunno how well it works, but 10 minutes 3 x a day adds up to a half hour a day. And if you do a brisk walk, it'll help. Some. 
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 3:59 pm
Oh, Costa, I love that idea. Unfortunately, I am usually in a huge rush. I have a case of the hurryups. I rush home so my mom can go home and rest. I rush through fixing dinner so the kids can get ina bath and to bed (after lotion, teeth brushing, hair brushing, ten goodnight kisses, etc.) then it's clean house, then it's get in the shower, then it's time for DH to get home, feed him, do some laundry, then it's fall into bed and try to catch a few pages of my book before the insomnia sets in. LOL.... Actually, I probably get more exercise than I think. Mom actually wants to walk a couple of miles tonight and make it our "regular" thing.... (costa, do you mean, grab a ten minute snack and nap?!? that'd be great!)
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 4:25 pm
HAHAHAHA!!! Yeah, 10 minute snack and nap. Er, um, nope. But it does sound like you get a lot of exercise anyways, just not real defined exercise. So, just add on whenever you can. I know the hurryups, I have that often. But I try to get a few minutes extra in whenever I can. Think in 10 minutes... if you can get a 10 minute walk in wherever, then do it.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 4:30 pm
I am going to do that, make it a goal. I sit alllll day at work. Never get to get up, sometimes not even to pee. Sit sit sit, snack snack snack, post post post.....(sometimes nap.) lol
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 4:40 pm
I've found that I pace during conference calls. Of course, I work from home and the call is usually muted, but even when I'm talking I get up and pace. I snack all day long, too, but I prefer to call it grazing! Healthy grazing, but grazing nonetheless! And the only naps I get are on the weekends. My cats, however, take full advantage of mom being busy, and nap all day long!
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 5:08 pm
LOL. Yeah, my desk is kinda out in the open so I can't really pace. Also, I don't have a hands free at my desk, because we are stuck in the dark ages, and they won't get me a set I can roam with. Plus, I have to be in this spot for security purposes. SO, yes I get numb-ass during the day. I could do some lunges though, even if I get some weird looks.
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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 5:20 pm
Oh man, lunges are really good at toning your legs and buttocks. I know, I should be doing them but I don't on a regular basis.
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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 6:12 pm
Vacanick, a breve is a latte but with half and half instead of icky old 2%. It is rich and creamy and you can have one on the low carb diet if you use sugar-free flavor.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Friday, December 14, 2007 - 9:22 am
How is everyone doing this morning? Here's to a strong and slimming weekend.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, December 14, 2007 - 10:02 am
I'm baking cookies and making candy all weekend. Good thing none of y'all live near me. Peppermint snowballs, Nanaimo bars, my famous fudge... just the tip of the iceberg! On the plus side, I bake and cook so much that I rarely eat anything of my own. (I loved it when I worked in an office, and vendors would bring in 2 lb boxes of See's candy. I'd scarf on that and let everyone else scarf on my homemade goodies!)
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Friday, December 14, 2007 - 10:06 am
Costa, I am the same way. If I am cooking it, I don't eat it as much, I think it's because I sample a little here and there the whole time. LOL.
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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Friday, December 14, 2007 - 10:15 am
I have no problem eating the goodies I bake except I'm not baking this year or if I do, not much. Here at work we received some chocalate covered macadamia nuts and I have not touched them. I'm the kind of person that if I endulge a little it leads to a lot. I'm working on that. Good dinner with the baked talipia and salad, then a walk around Story Book Land with my almost 3 yr old grandson. He loved it. no snacking after dinner and I'm down another .6 of a lb, so 153 this Friday morning. Weekends are hard for me so if I still weigh 153 on Monday, then it will be a small miracle.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Friday, December 14, 2007 - 10:33 am
LOL, Denecee, my goal is to lose 1 pound this weekend. It's our anniversary and we are going to go to dinner, that is my only drawback. I got on the scale this morning and it said 155-156, so no weight gain, but alas, no loss. It was a super cheap scale, so I don't know how accurate it is. I wanted to be at 149 by the new year. Yeah right. However, that is when my health club membership kicks in and I am already lined up for some classes.
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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Friday, December 14, 2007 - 10:40 am
Yeah, we paid more than I wanted to for our scale but dh wanted it. It shows water percentage and supposedly body fat %. Also, it shows ounces.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, December 14, 2007 - 11:00 am
Escapee, Avon has a great digital scale that shows weight, body fat, hydration, and bone mass. I can't remember how much it was but I can probably still get 'em if you need one. You can also record several people, in case anyone else wants to monitor themselves. BTW, you guys don't weigh yourselves every day, do you? Isn't it supposed to be once a week, same time, same clothes?
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Friday, December 14, 2007 - 11:13 am
No, I go every other day or every couple of days. I need to do every saturday morning or every Friday morning or something.
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Nyheat
Member
08-09-2006
| Friday, December 14, 2007 - 11:18 am
Try riding you bike around the neighborhood and up some easy hills. Burns calories big time. But you may have sore calves the next day so not the greatest if your anniversary weekend. Juice fast! Or do a tea fast. Or just enjoy the weekend and worry about it later.
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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Friday, December 14, 2007 - 11:18 am
Costacat, for me, I weigh myself about 3 times a week(sometimes more/less) because that works for me.
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