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i got up today & had a banana, then a fiber plus bar.  me & hubby both have off today, so we went out & did a bunch of stuff, one of which was stopping at the donut shop so he can get his tim hortons coffee.  LOL  the best coffee ever, i hear...  i don't drink coffee...

anyway, i wanted chocolate for breakfast, but i held out.  at the donut shop, i could've sat in the car, but i went in, just to see & smell the chocolate covered, cream filled donuts.  i almost caved & bought a dozen, but i held out.  they'd have been gone in 1/2 hour or less if i had got them.  ;)

i came home & felt that old chocolate urge again, SO i grabbed a bag of steamfresh veggies & ate the whole thing & had a few peanuts.  yeah, i'm so proud!!!  Woot!  Woot!

then i had 2 squares of whitmans sampler chocolates & well, i guess i had 2 earlier, too.  i forget when.  LOL  it must have been just before the veggies.  :D

OMG!!!  i sooooooo love chocolate!!!  i think i'm doing pretty good here.  i got my exercise in already, did 120 wall pushups & 8 minutes on the stepper, 4 minutes at a time.

ya know?  i really don't even miss my treadmill so much anymore.  i'm getting along just fine without it.  there is so much stuff i can do for free anyway!  oh, i even lifted them tiny 3 lb. weights for a bit.  hehe  3 lb...  yeah, i try to grab 'em when i can think of it.

make sure you all at least try to behave.  i know it's hard.  you gotta just make yourself get up & get moving & make yourself eat better.  you know?  them veggies were pretty good!  maybe i'll actually have a salad today.  :D  i'm tired of buying it & tossing it when it goes bad.

i like to buy the $1 bags of salad at save a lot & leave them right in the front in the fridge.  that way, when anyone opens the fridge, it's impossible NOT to see them & they might even have to push them aside to get what they really want.  LOL  it doesn't work, though.   nobody ever eats them except for me. 

ang will!  :D  she's coming home wednesday!!!  WooHoo!!!

enjoy your day AND think of little things that make you proud!  :D  maybe give up a treat or hold off a little longer on having it, maybe just get up right now AND run in place for 4 minutes.  i dunno!  i'm sure you can think of something!

the more stuff you can do to make yourself feel proud, the better!  do some kicks or punches.  leg lifts?  twists?  well, heck!  why don't you just get up & dance!  come on...  just for a few minutes!  the computer will wait!  :D  oh!  and grab some fruit!!!

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yeah, that was cool...  lol  posting from my cellphone...  it logged me outta here on the computer, though!  i hate logging into stuff, but i guess i'll put up with it because it's pretty cool to see what's going on in here without having to turn my computer on & wait about 1/2 an hour for it to start working.

i finally have a day off, so i'm doing laundry, dishes, going to the grocery store, return bottles, get the pets food, go to a couple of banks, maybe squeeze in a trip to walmart, etc.  man!  i have so much to do!  i'll just do what i can.  hopefully i can do these christmas cards that i have sitting here on the bed, but we'll see.  LOL  there's plenty of time, i guess.

it sure feels great having off!  i am totally getting my exercise in today!!!  i still can't believe that i missed the other day because it turned to midnight & reset to the next day.  LOL  i was sooooo disappointed!  i get plenty of exercise right at work, but that doesn't count.  dishes, laundry, nothing counts!  i gotta be moving my arms continuously for at least a minute for my watch to start counting the time as exercise.  ;)

it's been busy here & i haven't had the house to myself in well, what seems like forever.  i gotta just do this.  push, push, push!  hmmm...  i wonder what's more important...  that exercise is, but so is feeding the pets, getting food & stuff.  i guess i'll start by running some errands.  bummer!  i'd rather get that exercise outta the way first!

i really, really, really need to squeeze in that trip to walmart, too.  that's where i get my V8, V8 splash, fiber plus bars, steamfresh veggies & stuff.  :D

i'll check in later!  make the most of your day, everyone!!!  geez, make that exercise your #1 priority, don't be like me.  hehe

oh!  christmas!  i probably won't even worry about that til thursday, payday.  my sis, where we've always all gone, every single christmas eve since i was 18, is not even gonna be in town!  she never even told anyone & she bought her ticket over a month ago for GA!  LOL  you see...  we were never allowed to call her to ask if she's doing it or not OR we'd be in BIG trouble.  she always did it, no matter what.  we WERE allowed to call & ask what we can bring, though.  ;)

i guess times are changing, now that her kids are both in GA & the one has a baby who is a year old.  i guess i'd want to go there too, but i would at least let everyone know i was going!  don't worry.  we'll be going to my other sister's house.  :D  no biggie.  just a smaller party.

OMG!  the year is almost over!!!  i hope you all are working on your weight/healthy goals and NOT all just thinking about food, parties & all that junk you're gonna eat. 

just remember.  stop!  think!  'thin tastes better than this!' and well...  if that doesn't work, maybe you really should have it.  what's the harm anyway?  hehe  it takes 3500 calories to equal a pound, right?!  ;)

i love you all & i miss you, too!  i gotta get into them journals & see what's going on!!!  if you need a quick 'pick me up', go check out my fat pics!!!  :D  LOL  i think that one of me golfing is still up there...  hehe  i wasn't even 'fat' yet...  oh!  i don't know if i even added the one of me at the beach! 

this DOES work!!!  hang in there!!!  :D  geez, i gotta get going!

edited:  i added the beach pic!  LOL  look at them legs!  have i mentioned yet that my pants are lasting way longer now?!  geez, they're all still practically new!  :D

my pants never used to last very long with them thunder thighs rubbing together all the time.  now, i can't even put them together if i try!  LOL  i just tried again!!!  nope...  there's this big opening between 'em now... 

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OMG! i did it! WooHoo! i'm posting this from my phone! WooHoo!!!

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hi guys!  :D  NO...  i'm not hiding out misbehaving...  lol  i know, i haven't posted in a while.  sorry about that.

i got my stepper back!  finally!!!  i haven't used it a whole lot yet, but yeah, it sure is awesome to have it back!  i only do about 4 minutes at a time & that's good enough for me.

i got a new cellphone, too.  it's really cool!  the enV touch!  i have web now because i had to get it to get the phone.  it's pretty cool, though.  i'm using it alot!  i sure wish i could go on CC with it.  all you can do on CC is the food finder.  like i need that...  hehe

i'm trying to maintain at 129, but i think 128 is a little bit sweeter.  LOL  come on!  i started at 218 & that's the same numbers, just all switched around.  :D  it's funny, though.  i don't go up & down anymore.  i go down & back up!  i guess because i purposely go back up.  like today, i was 126, so i'm eating alot!  i'm still doing my hour & 15 minutes of activity daily.  after working til 10 yesterday, it got so late that i only got in an hour & it was midnight, so my watch changed to the new day.  i'm a little behind today, too, but i'm gonna be out there shoveling soon...  :(  stupid snow!!!

today was my day off & i got up at 8, got called in & practically ran out the door.  wth all the stupid snow, i couldn't even make it back up the street when i came home, so i'm parked on the next street waiting for hubby to hopefully get home safe & help me get my car home!  i gotta work at 9am tomorrow!  oh!  i couldn't even see anything when i was driving, either!!!  i thought i was gonna die about 100 times & rite aid is only .7 miles away!!!  LOL  it was horrible...  :(

oh well, tomorrow is a new day!  :D

i miss you all really bad!!!  i haven't even been reading the journals lately, because my computer has been acting up a lot worse than usual.  it's working great right now!  i hope it keeps working like this! 

make sure you all behave for me, ok?!  hey, you know you can do it!  :D  come on now, get up & get moving!  do something, anything!  it's all good.  anything is better than nothing, remember?

maybe you can grab a fruit or something healthy, too?  ;)

when you are tempted to eat something bad or too much food, look at it & think to yourself, 'nah, thin tastes better than that.'  don't eat it & be proud!!!  Woot!  Woot!  hey, it might work...  just try it, ok?

freakin' lousy snow...  uggghhhhh!!!

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WOW!  i  can't believe it!  i just checked my profile & i've been maintaining for over a year & a half!  LOL  i can't believe it!  no wonder i feel like i've been maintaining for at least 2 years now.  hehe

it's only been just over 2 years since i started!  man, this is soooooo awesome!!!  yeah, i read recently that most people gain their weight back after 2 years & i always thought it was in 1 year, so i was kinda bummed.  LOL  it's NOT like i'd EVER gain mine back anyway, but that still kinda bummed me out...

anyway, here's to another day of trying to eat healthier AND get plenty of exercise!  :D  Woot!  Woot!  it's all in the balance...

hang in there guys!!!  YOU can ALL do it, too!!!  BE PATIENT!!! 

now, get up & get moving, huh?!

of course, i started maintaining at 142.  LOL  i 'claimed' 134.  hehe  yeah, claiming it works!  i got my 134, went down to my all-time dream of 124, then 122.  hehe 

then i got kinda worried about maybe being soooooooooo close to losing 100 pounds that i had better gain real quick, so i'm happily hanging at around 129 now.  that's my new maintenance number.  up & down 5 pounds either way...  that's my happy zone!

yeah, i could have lost 100 pounds real easy, but i know that would be too skinny & weighing 122 was way too tempting.  LOL  geez, i would have had to be 118 to lose 100 & i was soooooooo close!!!

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http://www.brickfish.com/GoToPage.aspx?qsi=26050467

this is the link for the picture, the lake that is #1 in the blackberry contest & it all ends tonight at midnight pacific time.  it's really cool & anybody can vote!  all you do is click 'vote now'. 

you don't join or anything!  it only takes about a second.

i guess i'm allowed to post this in my journal.  i dunno.  it's MY journal, isn't it? 

i started a board the other night & it was deleted.  spam.  spam they called it.  geez!  i was in the LOUNGE, man!  the lounge is supposed to be where you put your feet up & talk about whatever you want!  anyway, i guess not.  LOL

i sure hope it gets some more votes.  the guy in 2nd place is a cheater.  :(

i dunno what else to say.  it really means alot to me & especially to my CC friend.  OMG!!!  that would really, really suck, something horrible to be soooooo close & end up not winning in the last night...

i'm just writing in MY journal.  i hope THIS post doesn't get deleted as spam.  geez...  :(

LOL  if anything, i have alot of other posts in this journal that should be deleted.  ;)  so, any spam cops can go delete all my junk food entries & chocolate entries...  frosting, buffets...  m&m's, sugar babies, marshmallows, PEEPS!!!  maybe i better stop now.  i'm getting hungry!

oh man, oh man, oh man!!!  this is it!!!  it's almost over!!!  good luck roxie!!!  maybe someone will read this & decide to vote.  i dunno.  i sure as heck know that ali won't vote.  hehe  (hi ali!)  :D  lay off!  it's MY journal...

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ok, so yesterday i was 129 & today, 128.  LOL  seriously!  i just don't get it.  i really ate alot, too.  i didn't go way overboard, though.  well, except maybe on the strawberry creme cake.  hey, it had real strawberries on top!  ;)

anyway, yeah, i feel invincible.  it's like there's nothing i can do that'll hurt me.  i know that's a bad way to think, but that's how i feel.  it doesn't matter anyway.  it's not like i'd eat something stupid, just because i can.  i really, really TRY to eat healthy.  :D

i'll keep on eating whole bags of steamfresh veggies, drinking V8 & protein water, eating my fruits & fiber plus bars, etc.  last night, i was super hungry at like 10, so i had a whole bag of steamfresh & later i had a bunch of salad & then a fiber plus bar.  today after work, i came home & had a huge salad again.  it's not to say that all i eat is good.  LOL  we had ribs for dinner, but it's a good mix & a good balance.  yep!  i'm still eating my chocolate, too.  sorry, i couldn't live without that.  ;)

hang in there guys & think healthy!  healthy, healthy, healthy!!!  hey, lay off...  chocolate has fiber in it & protein, too! 

well, hang onto your hats, because it's almost december!  :D  you've got to be stronger now, stronger than ever!  oh man...  there are gonna be soooooo many temptations!!!  you just have to learn to say things like:

no thank you,

nah, i already ate,

do you have any fruit?

don't live to eat, eat to live!  don't hide from them foods, either.  they'll always be there.  just get used to seeing them & smelling them.  learn to enjoy it!

i love what jack lalane always said...  'if it tastes good, spit it out!'  hehe  not like i'd ever do that, but i love it!  :D

did i mention that i feel great today?  super great?! 

oh, and if you can PLEASE spare a second to vote, that would be greatly appreciated.  THANKS!!!  this pic is in 1st place now & it's all gonna be over on monday.

http://www.brickfish.com/GoToPage.aspx?qsi=26050467

after you vote, PLEASE, get up & get moving!!!  come on, you can do it!!!  you may not know you can, but i do!  i know you can...  :D

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Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!!  Woot!  Woot!  :D  i hope you all enjoyed your dinners and are ready to settle back down now.  yep, back to reality.  you know...  the happy new lifestyles that you've all chosen...  ;)

yes, you CAN have your cake & eat it, too!  but not all the time!  LOL  AND you better make sure that you stay active, too!  come on, you guys...  i know it's still thanksgiving, but you can still get them workouts in.  at least throw in some spurt, if that's all you can do.  remember?!  anything is better than nothing?!

i got my hour & almost 15 minutes in.  i'll be finishing up soon.  don't worry about me.  LOL  you know i'm good for it.  hehe  besides, after all that food, we should all be doing extra today!

i hope you all weren't too bad today.  if you were, don't worry about it.  it's a lifestyle!  you're in it for life!  one day won't hurt...  ;)  i sure hope you all had some fruits, veggies, lots of fiber & stuff, along with all that other stuff you had.

anyway...  yeah, i had to post this again...    Please Vote!!!

my friend is in a photo contest and I am trying to help her. She took a great photo with a blackberry phone and is doing really well... but needs a little more help. If my friends would just click on this and vote for the Lake picture... IT WOULD HELP!!! Thanks Again!!!

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okay!

my friend is in a photo contest and I am trying to help her. She took a great photo with a blackberry phone and is doing really well... but needs a little more help. If my friends would just click on this and vote for the Lake picture... IT WOULD HELP!!! Thanks!!!

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yeah, i'm still here.  :D  i had a great mini vacation for my anniversary.  we ended up not even staying in canada.  that left more money for shopping & eating out.

i didn't worry at all about eating & i didn't even gain at all.  ok, well i did make it up to 132 for one day.  i ate alot & ate really late, too.  i was probably just still digesting.  hehe  127 the past 2 days, though. 

i DID keep up with my hour & 15 minutes of activity to get my 'excellent day' on my activity computer.  (watch)  i even got back to doing push ups again!  thanks roxie!!!  one of these days, i gotta pull out my HRM & use that again.

anyway, it's back to reality now.  LOL  eating at home.  trying to behave...  yeah, back to my fiber plus bars, bananas, protein water, V8 & stuff.  ewww...

i haven't posted in a bit, but i've been watching you guys.  it's great to see most of you behaving.  thanks guys!  well, you gotta do it for yourself, not for me, but i sure do love it!  :D

stay active, you guys!  don't forget to switch things up every so often.  don't forget to get up & get moving!  every little bit helps!!!  even if it's only for a few minutes.

oh!  hubby finally ordered the cable for my stepper, so i should have my stepper back real soon!  i'm sooooo excited!!!  WooHoo!!!  finally!!!

sorry for the disappearing act & thanks to you guys who wrote to me asking if i was ok.  LOL  yeah, i know...  i'm usually a talker!

anyone up for some push ups and/or crunches?!  :D

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