Posts by susanfinkel

Dust yourself off and get back on the horse...  It can be done but you need a different mind set.  Last October 12 (07) I weighed 212.  Today I weigh 165.  And I stagnated from April-August after separating from my husband but I didn't gain it back, I just didn't lose any during that time period.  What I found was that you have to look at it as a lifestyle, not as a diet.  That's how it works for me anyway.  Nothing works the same for everyone.  After years of doing high fat, low carb, I went low fat, calorie counting.  And it's worked.  I won't say I never eat anything with fat or that's just not good for me, but if I do eat a piece of pizza then I enjoy it and move on.  I don't gorge on it and I don't cry about it, it's just life and a slice of pizza.  By eating mostly low fat and knowing when I've had too many calories, you control your own destiny.   I read all labels, don't buy ANYTHING with trans fat on the label, although if you look at the ingredients, you can bet that it has some trans fat.  I've cut out most saturated fats and eat things high in mono, poly and omega 3s.  Go for it.  You can do it. 

Swimchick - where are you located? I'm in eastern Virginia and we are having a long run of 95 plus since last Tuesday. The last few days it's been 100+ and then figure in the humidity factor.  I also don't have ac but I've never liked it anyway.  I'm definitely a summer time person.  I get mean in the winter - LOL - due to lack of sunshine.  I think our weather is supposed to break Wed. and go back down into the 80s.

Hi: Thanks for the new challenge.  Our's crapped out too.  (Heavyweight Challenge).

Start Weight:  168.8

Current Weight:  168.4 

Goal (by end of challenge):  150

Ultimate goal (139)

June 6:  168.8 (sorry out of town on 6th)
June 13: 168.4 - .4 pound lost
June 20: 168.00
June 27:
July 4:
July 11:
July 18:
July 25:
August 1:
August 8:
August 15:
August 22:
August 29:
September 1:

Total to date:

Oh, and I love your song title too. One of my favorite oldies and that about tells you my age...

Well, I see that this thread has finally died.  I finally broke into the 160s but today I don't have a scale available.  And that cooking out over the weekend probably didn't do me any good either but it was worth it.  And I found that the Hebrew National 97% FF are really good.  I think only 45 cals. per dog. 

Many years ago when I was a young woman, I waitressed at a restaurant that primarily served seafood.  I live in the Tidewater area of Virginia and blue crabs are one of the favorites here.  So this couple ordered hard crabs and when I brought them out to the table, it was obvious that they had never had them.  They tried to eat them with a knife and fork - LOL.  After I showed them what they were going to have to do, they ordered something else.  Just a little too  messy for them.

Hi all:  STill stuck but I think I'm in too much of a calorie deficit and that's what's doing it.  I worked in the yard Sat. for 8 hours and kept the HRM on the whole time.  It said I burned 1945 calories just in that 8 hours.  Nothing strenuous and except for when I was pushing the mower, I wasn't even in a "burn zone" with the heart rate.  But if I burned that many calories in 8 hours then the estimate on this website is just too low.  Someone else suggested that as a smoker, I'm burning more calories anyway.  So I guess I need to shake up my body, eat more, etc.  Friday I played a golf tournament with my husband and his company.  My first official game and since it was Captain's Choice, there really wasn't much pressure on me.  It was fun.  Then yesterday we were supposed to play a couples tournament at the local golf course but they canceled at the last minute because not enough people showed up.  So we ended up playing with another couple I had never met.  Definitely not as much fun as  Friday but at least it was some exercise and practice.  I had one brilliant hit in the whole game but that's better than nothing.  Just going to take practice.    My goal for next week is to be in the 160s.  Keep your fingers crossed for me.

Gotta go. Y'all have a great day. HK - sun finally came out a few minutes ago.  Gorgeous so far.  Office calls.

I can't say I've read the whole of any testament, old or new.  If, when you die, you sit at God's side, is there a determination of who was good and who was bad or do they all get to sit there?  And I'm not trying to be argumentative, just curious...

Original Post by shnitzel:

Original Post by susanfinkel:

Original Post by hkellick:

To some extent, I'd say Sartre's version of hell is a bit more correct. Hell is other people.

Not all people, but people in general.

 

Absolutely!!! And each person's hell is different and personal.

 *ahem*

*points up to #109*

:)

 Oops, too busy typing.

Original Post by shrinking_caro:

Just popping in to say good job covering politics, religion and sex in the first five pages - makes me wonder where this thread is going today!

Back after work (2 hours 49 minutes and counting......)

Going to Hell in a handbasket but it's sooo fun getting there

Got it.

Ok, I give up.  What is "chili".  Hey, I'm old, been out of the loop a long time...