Posts by srogers75

Well I did okay yesterday not really bad at all, but ttotm hit this morning, wasn't really feeling all bloated and all and I hadn't been planning on weighing anyway so I'm glad I didn't :)  Tonight firends are coming over and we are having burgers and chips and dips, probably won't be a good night but we will see, I did make chocolate chip cookies plus chocolate no bake cookies but I think I can control myslef.

Soraya- Congrat's on the new fridge, I really think that will help you get back on track for sure, not having things handy can make it hard to stay on track and maybe with the extension of your job that will help relieve some of the stress on you for a bit....you will succeed!!!!!

Cindy-great job on the bbq!!! It's so hard to stay focused when you have all that temptation around but sounds like you conquered it for sure!!! Great job on the run too....was going to get up this morning and do my run but it was raining and I haven't brought myself to run in the yucky weather!!!

Karey- hate that you are having to work but sounds like it's working to keep you on track!!! Have a great one.

Hey ladies....well Monday I didn't get in any exercise but I ate 100 times better that day so i was feeling better, I was at my mom's with my brother and we are working on a SURPRISE 50th wedding anniversary party for my Uncle Thurman and Aunt Opal (he's the one that had the stroke a little while back, but is doing really good) anyway they never had any kids, they kept us when mom worked when we were little and now they are keeping our kids, man I count my blessings everyday that my kids really get to experience being with family.  Anyway we addressed invitations until like 9:30 so I was beat when I got home. 

Eating under control yesterday as well, of course taking it a day at a time and yes I got out and jogged 2 miles and came home and did 2 reps of 30 with my free weights on my arms and a couple of stomach exercises.  I jogged through the neighborhoods in town and it's hilly, not flat so I 'm getting a good workout and Summer pushes her scooter the whole way even up this major hill, she almost was able to scoot it all the way instead of getting off and pushing, the 2 miles seem like fun to her and it keeps her active, which she rides her bike all day at my aunt and is out running all the time definitely not sitting in front of the tv.  I'm just having problems with her snacking at night.

Joan- girl I needed that kick in the butt because every word you said was so true and didn't bother me at all except I knew what you were saying was true and that just stabbed me through the heart ! LOL!!  I needed it and you are right I have been doing more worse than good and I have to snap out of it.  I am using 3 pound weights and I hold them both in one hand so I'm getting 6 pounds when I do my arm exercises, should I buy 8 or 10 pound weights?  I don't want to get too light but I don't want to get too heavy where I can't use tehm.

Karey- welcome, I took a look at your pics and you look great!! You have come so far and be so proud of yourself, this is a great group of ladies and you will shed those last few pounds just don't give up, we all have good days and bad days, here lately I've had more bad eating days than good, but Joan gave me a good kick and I'm getting back on track!!!  Love the pics of your dog and cat, we have 2 cats, but don't tell them that's what they are!!  My daughter is wanting a Nintendo DS but maybe I need to think about the Wii Fit, that might be right up her ally and help keep her from snacking at night.    Exercise is the key for me, I can keep it off pretty decent as long as I do some sort of exercise, and I have been jogging a little and I walk.

Gotta run

Cassy-hope you are getting to feeling better.

I get the Kraft magazine that comes out a few times a year and it has a recipe for chicken stir fry that's yummy but I'm sure high in cals but I will pass it your way and you could make adjustments as needed.

1 pound boneless skinless chicken strips

2 cups broccolie florets

8 oz angel hair pasta

1/2 cup Kraft Asian Toasted Sesame dressing

2 tablespoons soy sauce

dash of ginger( I don't use it gives a weird taste)

1/8 tsp crushed red pepper flakes (or more if you want it spicy)

In non stick skillet sprayed with Pam cook chicken until cooked through.

  In another pot bring water to boil and cook pasta until done, during the last few minutes of cooking add broccoli.

In small bowl combine dressing, soy sauce and red pepper flakes together and pour over chicken and cook for 1 minute. 

You can either toss all together or put noodles and broccoli on plate and spoon chicken over it.

Not alot to write about here lately, looks like either we are all busy or just being lazy....mine would be the latter, being lazy and having to compete to get to the computer between hubby and Summer, she plays games and he gets on his car website and then I get nothing, guess I need to start posting at lunch.

I haven't weighed in a while, I haven't been eating well the past couple weeks, I'm sure I'm paying for it, not stepping on the scale, I'm sure it would be scarey but I deserve whatever it says, I haven't been walking/jogging this week, I have been recouperating from the painting we did the weekend of Father's Day, it really wore me out, I have been asleep by 8 on a couple nights.

My plan for the upcoming week is to get back to doing at least 2 miles a day and then getting back with my arm weights and doing my stomach exercises, there is no excuse for me not to do this, I was really wanting to take my measurements for July 3, I took them last June 3, but at the rate I'm going the measurements would be worse.  Okay enough pity on myself, I need to get back in control.

Joan - I posted in your journal. Glad things are under control for you.

Cassy- you are always on track, I need to follow your path and stay on the straight and narrow.  I have been having a sweet attack this last week.

I think my body is out of whack, I ususally get a sweet craving right before ttotm and I don't really thnk it should be time for that, but I didn't keep up with when the last one was but Id ont think it's been long......need to keep better track of it.

Has anyone heard from Brigett?  Hollyebell?  We miss all of you.....

Sorry I didn't get back in to post on the race, weekend has been insane.

Okay I come in 2nd place in the 30-34 age division, not sure how many ladies were in my age division but that's okay, I did it in 30 minutes and 52 seconds, would have come in better but my little chip came off my shoes and I had to stop and tie it back on, that sucked, but I was extremely happy with my time and I didn't care if I won a trophy or not but I did so it's all good!!!!  Got home and we started washing the house getting it ready to paint, OH MY GOODNESS!!! I am so not used to manual labor by any means, it was awful, my knuckles look like I have been in a brawl, we had to take a steel brush after pressure washing and go over the chipped paint, it sucked, but we finished it late Saturday afternoon, I was dead tired, definitely plenty of extreme exercise that day and we painted Sunday, oh my was it HOT!!! My brother, his wife and a friend of ours helped us paint and with all the ehlp we were able to finish it yesterday, man what a burden is lifted off my shoulders.

Well gotta run will post again later.

Is everyone on vacation? It's been really quiet in here lately, anyone heard from Brigett lately?  Hope all is well for everyone and we are all just busy and in good health.

Haven't weighed, ttotm hit yesterday...did jog/walk 2 miles yesterday and did the elliptical the other night so havent' done too bad.  Will do the 5K Saturday morning, hope to do decent. 

Took Summer and my nephew Hayden swimming this afternoon, haven't been doing much else.

Will check in later hope everyone ha s great weekend.

Chicken and rice for supper much better for the belly and going to the track!!!  It was a chicken breast and some cream of chicken soup and a little rice nothing fancy but filling, oh and I did have a twinkie but it was all by 6;30 so I can deal with it.

Hope to weigh in the morning and see something decent, feel like it should be okay, I feel that I have done well this week on my eating we will see, being treated to lunch by a rep tomorrow hope to make good choices.

Got to the track tonight, lacked 1 lap being 3 miles but I could feel a blister coming up on the back of my foot, got to get some different socks, the ones I have been wearing are the no show and they are too short with my new tennis shoes; oh and Summer was with me and in a mood.  I need a walking clothes overhaul.

Vicky- way to go and I hope the golfing turned out in your favor!!! All I have ever done is putt putt!!!! You are back on track I can tell.

Lisa-Great job getting back to the gym. It's hot here too, I think it's in the mid 90's already all this week and of course HUMID!!!!!!  I wouldn't mind having a bike I just need a bigger seat!!!LOL!!!

Joan- glad to see you back and glad you are liking your new temp job, keeping my fingers crossed that it turns into something more perm for you if that's what you want.  Man read your journal and wowowowowo is all I got to say, bless your heart, your nice mini vacation ended up being a nightmare!!! Sorry for that. Glad you are getting to the gym, I know that is making you happy.

Summer is going to a sleep over tomorrow night so I'm not sure what hubby and I are going to do, I would be happy renting a movie and planting myself on the couch!!!  Not going to go to the track, taking a day off, my upper inner thighs are still kinda sore, not sure if I'm still not stretching enough or when I'm jogging, not making a big enough step and tightening that muscle too much.....tried stretching more today and taking a little longer step when I walked jog tonight.

Sorry I have totally rambled....

Well 2 days of getting to the track and I'm pleased, it feels like a good workout and then I come home and use my weights for my arms and some stomach exercises, last night Scott asked how much exercise was I going to do and I said honey the walking doesn't do a thing to work my arms, he just laughed.  I weighed yesterday and was at 142, will wait until the end of the week to weigh again.  Walked with a friend last night didn't get as much jogging in but kept a good pace.

Cassy- taking it slow will definitely help you know how your leg is doing, you are an amazing lady.  I need some different shorts to wear when I walk, what do you suggest?

Stacey-wow that a long bike ride, just too dangerous here to ride a bike, and they just don't make the seats big enough for my rear anymore!!!

Well gotta run, keep up the great work ladies.  For all those MIA, hope things are going well.

It's finally Friday....didn't weigh this morning, will post my measurements in my journal probably tomorrow, hope to have some good ones. 

Had spaghetti for supper, not alot but seemed salty had 2 tacos and a chocolate chip cookie for lunch and raisin bran and toast for breakfast so don't think I have done too bad today, going to the race track tonight to see my husband drag race a friends car, the whole family is going, we are taking snacks and I'm taking gummi life savers, been craving them so will pick some of them up. 

NOt much going on this weekend. Still haven't posted Summer's room pics will try to get to all that this weekend.

We took measurements when I started exercise class and took them last night since we are stoppping for the summer...lost a total of 2 1/2 " I think wish it would ahve been more but hey, I'm going to take measurements tomorrow and then will hit the track for a month with other exercises and see what happens.

Back from exercise class...had a bbq sandwich for supper probably too much meat but I feel that I have done pretty good today.  Tomorrow is the last exercise class, we are taking a break until school starts so I will now have no excuse not to get to the track.  The 5K is June 14, hope to be able to jog most of it but we'll see.  I had already told my friend that this would be my last week, I just won't be able to do the class and get Summer home in time when school is out and everyone has agreed it will be fine to have a break plus where we exercise the air turns off at 4 so it's cool when we first get there and the awful by the time we leave and today the humidity was wayyyyyy up.

Soraya- I'm going to have to give the jump rope a try, that might be a good warm up before going to the track, that's amazing that you have worked up to that.  I hope you are able to kick the smoking, Margie that I work with has been smoke free for a year and she is so happy, and she was a faithful smoker for years, she took that chantix they have out, I think Brigett took it too, I think you can have some weird dreams but it works.

Vicki- so glad to hear from you, now I know you hope to get a little rest with tax season out of the way.  We have to paint the outside of our house this summer I really wanted to hire someone but the cost was just out of our budget so we are going to have to paint it ourselves, I'm not looking forward to it at all.  I think it's the manual labor part of it!!!

Have a great night ladies will check in tomorrow.

I need to take my measurement tomorrow, we took them when the class started so we will see.