Posts by biker_chick

Wow - nice to hear from you Muns! Missed you!

***waving to jcr, dee and muns all at the same time*** 

So, if we're all so busy running around here and there, keeping families together, walking a million miles at the mall while shopping, WHY aren't we losing weight with all this activity?   I'm sure I'm more active now than I was 10 years ago...  it kind of points to eating too much!  Uh-oh!

Original Post by gettinhealthy:

Hi Everyone,

Life has been crazy busy -- and still is - just thought I'd pop in and say "hi".

I will try to do a catch up soon.

take care all

Maybe we could all quote Dee!  It pretty well sums up where I'm at right now...

Our summer yard projects are still not completed.  I'm trying to finish up in between rainy spells, which are very frequent this time of year. 

And now the Christmas season is upon us!  What's everyone doing to avoid the typical 10 pounds that get added on this time of year?  I didn't do well over Thanksgiving, so I'm renewing my efforts at being more mindful of eating, but especially making plans so that I get regular exercise.

Happy December to everyone!

lilad - YES!  Imagine starting a year, and not being in the "take the weight off that I just regained" mode.  That sounds wonderful!

Change - you should be proud of the accomplishment!  It's great that you have a fun exercise that isn't making something hurt

I missed exercising on Monday, so my back is to the wall to exercise all the rest of the days this week if I'm going to get in 6 sessions.  Maybe I should go back and edit my goals ;)   Not really, though.  It made me squeeze in some time on the treadmill yesterday that I wouldn't ever have done otherwise.  It felt great!

Yes!!  I like this thought :)  I don't want to have New Years regrets and huge new resolutions.  I'd much rather be continuing on a very healthy path by then. 

My not-yet-the-New-Year resolutions:

• Log calories EVERY day - if I lose track of a day, I have to add in a high number to cover what it might have been

• Exercise 30+ minutes per day, 6 days per week, including 2 weight-bearing sessions

That's probably enough for now.  One step at a time!  Have a good week everyone :)

Good point, Change!  I don't want to be 'sunk'!  The alternative to continuing to work on good habits is NOT a pretty sight.  I, for one, don't want to go there, and I doubt anyone else on CC wants to go there either. 

On a good note, I had a good exercise day yesterday.  I am planning to go walk with a friend today.  (and she walks pretty fast)  One little success!

Original Post by drea99:

figured out the 8, 5, 4, 9, 1, 7, 6, 10, 3, 2, 0

Not what I expected...... had to play with em to figure it out.  And had to google to verify..

The problem is is that its not repeatable.  It stops there, to continue the pattern you have intervening numbers so its not really a pattern or sequence, just an ordering.

Yes, technically it is not a series, but hopefully a good brain-teaser anyway :)

Thanks for the TOPS pledges!  I had never heard those before. 

I have had trouble several years with the One-big-party from Thanksgiving to New Years Day.  6 weeks of overeating is devastating to losing weight and to health in general.  I did okay last year, but only because I was recovering from foot surgery and couldn't walk without crutches.  It was toooo much trouble to get up to get more to eat, and I didn't have much of an appetite anyway, thank goodness! 

This year, I plan to keep logging calories right through November and December.  I may go way over my "limit" on a couple of days, but I don't plan to let one or two days turn in to 6 weeks of over-eating.  I could easily undo the last 4 months of work in 6 weeks of stuffing myself.

Let the turkey be stuffed, not me!