Tuesday

[Pony]

Hey there,

Well today has started out good. I made my gym thing...and am on the second day of the cycle and treadmill combo, plus doing some toning work also. So it is good. I'm going to have a good lunch before going back to work because I have to work late and won't get dinner until late. What work late you say"? how does a bus driver work late.....well I have to take the high school softball team to their game.....

Pauline I understand about having to say those affirmations out loud. I'm still working on that.

Have a great day all

[criscee]

Hi there,
having a good day today. had a hard time yesterday. still don't know why. but i am trying too not to beat myself up too much. i keep telling myself that i have to want to be healthy more than i want to eat or purge or both. so i'm having a really productive day today. i have been really busy at work and that keeps me from munching. just thought i'd say hi and check in. glad to see you working out pony. i do a vigorous walk in the mornings. that's when i do my little chats with my Higher Power. it's really cool as i watch the sun start to come up. it's invigorating. have a good one all.

[Pony]

Hey Criscee, You sound very positive today. That's great. Just take it one day at a time. That's all we can do. What so very good is that you can identify your behavior (good and bad) and be aware of what you are doing.

I used to do the walks in the park adn loved it, but I'm getting more results from going to the gym and walking the treadmill. My problem is staying consistant. So this weeks goal is to get there everyday, except Fri. because I am working an all day shift until 10 or 11 pm so it would be impossible to go.

Keep up the good work.

Hugs

[criscee]

Hi pony...you sound equally as positive. whoo hooo for us all. having a good day today. had a feast of low carb bagel this morning. go figure. and even topped it with cream cheese.......reduced fat. but it rocked and i didn't feel bad. cool. i have a treadmill and it doesn't enthuse me cuz i know i can stop any time i want. if i do the walk i can't stop half way thru. keeps me honest. but i'm glad the gym is working for you. something is okay for me today so i'm not even going to try to analyze this. have a good day sunshine. see you soon. C

[Paulie]

Hey guys -

Everyone is having a great today .

I went to the gym at 6:30 cause I knew I had a nail appt. at 9:00 and then plans to meet a friend at Costco and then do lunch. So I went early knowing myself well enough to know I would not go this afternoon. that is a positive step for me.

I am glad you are having a good day Criscee. Hope you are too Pony.

Hugs to you both!

[Pony]

Hey there,

Yes I had a pretty good day today also. the computer was down for a while but is back up tonight. Yeah! and seems to be working. Didn't do anything to it yet, it was the cable connection that was causing the problem with it today.

Anyway, Yes I went to the gym as well today. I increased my time on the cycle to 10 mins ans then hit the treadmill for about 25 mins.. I also did some toning stuff on the machines. It was a good workout. I do feel good about the working out. It is making me feel healthier. Which makes me feel good. As far as looks goes I just don't feel any different or should I say I don't feel I look any different yet!! So I just focus on the feeling healthy. Maybe the self-esteem will come later.....lol

Criscee- I'm glad the outside walking keeps you honest ....lol...that was funny. You see I'm just the oposite; when I go walking out on the street or the park I just walk along but I never get my heart rate up enough. I tend to just walk and enjoy the scenery. But in the gym on the treadmill I have to keep up the pace, therefore I am burning more cal. and increasing my heart productivity. Different things for different people. No one thing or program works for all. We are individuals who are lucky enough to beable to share our different stories.

Pauline-Good for you at getting there so early in the morning. You're sticking to that committment. {{"pat" "pat" "pat"}}
That was your pat on the back!!
Hey I went to Costco too. Funny I didn't see you there !!
Hope you had a good lunch with your friend.

til tomorrow............

[Paulie]

Hi ladies -

Hope everyone is well this morning. Had an okay day yesterday. A good lunch with my friend. Nothing real exciting, just a nice lunch and trip to Costco (Pony we must have been at opposite ends of the store .

As you guys know cause I have shared here so many times, I am a complete emotional eater. I have my appt. with out accountant for our business taxes this morning and I am nervous but I am staying out of the kitchen yeah!!!

We have saved for our taxes, it is not that we won't have the money to pay them, it is just....the whole tax thing ya know, paying all year, paying in April yuck yuck yuck!!! I tend to forget the advantages of being self employed this time of year LOL!

I hope you all have a great day.
Oh yeah, and I am the same way outside Pony, I willl walk really fast until I get tired and then just strole along the rest of the way, on the treadmill I have to hang on so I don't fall on my face LOL!!!
When I walk my dog I have to walk fast, but she is little, with short legs so it is not really a work out we cant go that far. I tried a farther walk a couple days ago, the poor thing slept when we got home ALL the rest of the night!!! it was a bit much for her.

Hugs to you all and wishes for a great day!

[criscee]

everyone sounds so positive. what a blessing. having an okay day. had half a donut this morning. haven't had a donut in over a year. it rocked. i enjoyed it. i didn't beat myself up over it. i'm just going with the flow. still have it in my system. cool for me. let go today of one of my resentments with a friend of mine. less stress now. work is busy which i like. makes the days go faster. i love costco!!!!!!! i gotta go there this weekend. okay girls hope your days are going well. mine is going pretty okay if i don't say so myself. lol. and i'm pretty well paced when i do my walks. altho i have to be honest i've been slacking on it for a couple of weeks. i've lost the incentive to get up 45 min early in order to do it. but i'm going to get that incentive back. but in the meantime i'm just watching myself and not beating myself up and i'm okay for today.

thanks for talking to me you guys. it is so much fun to see that a message has arrived. i really look forward to seeing what you guys have said. see you later.

[Paulie]

Hope you had a great day criscee (and Pony). I had an okay one. Nothing too bad. Got depresssed after my tax appt. but didn't eat, instead I spend money on a digital camera LOL! go figure us addicts huh?

anyway, just wanted to say good night and Happy Friday tomorrow!

[Pony]

Hey gals,

Was a pretty good day also. Went to the gym and did my hour workout. That was good. I fullfilled my goal for this week at getting there everyday. Like I said in another post, I can't go tomorrow because of working, but I was consistant about getting there the last four days.....and three days last week. I had considered going on Sat. morning but not sure I can. I'm never sure what the weekend schedule is until that morning.

Criscee, You did good. There's no need to beat yourself up over one donut. You had it and enjoyed it, that's the thing. I feel it's only when you eat stuff like that just out of the thought of shoving something in that makes it not good. You know what I mean. But to make a conscious decision is good. It's not good to totally deny yourself of those special treats because it only makes us want it more and then we feel guilty for it. Wasted time!!

Pauline....I can identify with the shopping thing. That's fun!!

Well tonight I had a great big salad for dinner with shrimp. Yummmm! Of course later I will pay for it. To much lettuce doesn't agree with my tummy any more. But I do so love salads.

Well hope you all have a great Fri. I have to work very late. The middle schools have some kind of music competition to go to in Oxnard and another driver and I are the lucky ones to do the driving. lol

Hugs

[liveweyerd]

Good morning ladies!

Being at my sister's has been good for my eating. At home, I skip eating. She prepares such fabulous tasty meals that I have put on five punds. You have never seen someone so happy to see a pudge belly! I rub it and laugh about my Buddha belly and good luck!
hahahahaha

Easy for me to walk and stroll, I enjoy it as in my mind it is an exploring adventure. Ther is a weights system in the garage here but I haven't the slightest interest in it.....I loved thgym in Indiana, NEEDED it in fact in order to deal with depression and it was too cold to be outside, but being buff is just not too important to me now.

When you are accustomed to starving yourself you don't even get hungry anymore. Now that I am used to eating...I am hungry for breakfast and that's a big yay because I am getting well enough to not stuff it down out of existence, I am going to eat something.
I'd like bacon and eggs and the whole breakfast feast but because I am too lazy to cook I will probably eat a banana, but that is better than nothing.

Take me to McDonald's for an egg mcmuffin!!!!!!!

[criscee]

Egg mcmuffin sounds darn good. but i'll pass this morning. I'm proud of you girls for getting to the gym all week. you rock. i got motivated this morning and got my a** out of bed early. took my brisk walk (got the heart rate up) talked to my Higher Power. Life is a blessing today. I love to shop and if I'm not eating i'm a shoppin'. so good for you Pauline. Don't sweat on the tax situation too hard. the more you concentrate on that misery the less time you have to be grateful for all the blessings in your life. you ladies are a big blessing in mine. i have a forum to voice my feelings and i really feel like it matters to you. cuz you guys matter to me. thanks again. hope you all have a wonderful day and an awesome weekend. i'll check in................

[Paulie]

You do matter Criscee, we all matter. I think we tend to forget that sometimes. And we are all here on this wonderful forum to support each other.

I am grateful Criscee, you are right I am not sweating it (I don't like it LOL) but I am grateful that we anticipated paying and we saved for it, that is a blessing a blessing of my recovery. And let me say, I am having ALOT of fun with this camera LOL!


Enjoy your friday - Live I had a bananna for breakfast too!!! I love them!!!

Happy Friday!

[liveweyerd]

Hey, I noticed that the skillets were all ready out and dirtied from where sis made hash brown sandiches last night while I was gone. So I turned the burners on and made my potatoes and eggs that I really wanted.

I don't like bananas but I eat them because all you got to do is pick them up and pull off the wrapper.

Is that a digital camera? Can you start showing off your pics to us????
I wanna see!

[Paulie]

Yes it is a digital camera, but I am always behind it not in front if it LOL!

Went to the gym this morning and that feels really good. Worked extra hard on the bike and a harder level and my legs are still shaky LOL!

It is gloomy and cloudy and sprinkling...but I feel pretty dang good!!! :p

[criscee]

hey there. i'm usually behind instead of in front of the camera. altho i've taken more pictures with me in the last couple of years than in the last 20.....so go figure. had a rough morning. went to breakfast with friends. didn't have much to speak of but felt extremely uncomfortable. wanted to purge it. but god has a sense of humor cuz when i was ready to do that I got a call from a friend in crisis and didn't have time to deal with it. so now i'm past it and i'm okay. so i'm going to have a good rest of the day. hope you all have a good weekend. talk to you later.

[Paulie]

That is God taking care of you my friend. That is great .

I hope you enjoyed your weekend too.

[liveweyerd]

Way to go gym buddy-ette!!!

I love that feeling, the rush of exertion