~LC OUR WAY~ JUNE - the beginning of summer

[adillenal]

Here is the beginning of my new start.
kritter - I am starting my second week of headaches. I am going to change my diet in case it is something I am eating a lot of and haven't had in a long time. LF here I come. If my headache goes away I will blame it on the fruit.

[Dakini]

Hi Guys,

Back from our bed and breakfast getaway. Wow, I could get used to that. It was really nice, this is where we stayed: Southern California Hotel - Santa Ynez Inn Bed and Breakfast - Santa Barbara County . There was a bike rental place right across the street where I rented a hybrid bike, that was fantastic, we rode around Santa Ynez for about 3 hours on Monday morning. I did better than I thought I was going to be able to, and could actually walk the next day. More later.

[tryinitout]

hey all, i'm here!!
Slowly losing but ok with it. Atkins is good to me just not with all the extras. LOL

DAK- the teller thing floored me! Is she serious? People like that i just want to get them a t-shirt daying "excuse- i'm just incompetent" that's what you learned about her.

Kritter-That's awesome for you cousin! That is one of the only things that keeps me going some days is that I AM skinnier and healthier than i was lst yr this time. YOur contemplating being done with school and i'm thinkg of starting. hehe. Trying to find an online maters program. I hate group work esp. when all parties are not on the same work ethic page.

Adi-That's grat about DS graduating with honors!! Yeah those boots weigh a ton. I can imagine running in them. How are the headaches? Gone i hope. Thats interesting about te soda, i wonder why that is? It can be quite the disappointment when you dont get in to where you want. I got in everywhere i wanted but not everywhere i applied though.

LM- HOw's the new diet? Hope your over your apprehension now. Just stick with it and see what happens. Trust in your self


Not sure what my goals are for June seeing that i di so poorly in May weight wise at least. I guess i'll just plug along time i lose these last 10 lbs

[adillenal]

dak - glad you enjoyed your B&B experience. Looks like a great place. Would love to be able to bike around somewhere. Not too good in the country. Would get run over by an oil truck.
tio - I am with you. Let's just keep on keeping on and something will happen. I think my calories were way too high when I did Atkins with DH in May. I really need to watch the calorie count. My head still hurts so I am getting tired of that.
DH bought 2 pairs of running shoes too since he is supposed to take a pair with him. Guess he will run in both and see which feels the best. Of course, that is my fault becasue I gave hime a credit card to go get the PAIR of shoes. It is so easy just to get whatever you want and sign your name and let poor old mother pay for it.

DH and I were talking at breakfast yesterday and DH was lamenting how our lives are going to change without DS. I told him we still had the other teenager (referring to BIL) and DH said "You've got that right." DH is still in disbelief about how immature his brother is. I guess he has not been around him for an extended period of time for so long.

[krittermom]

Wow, I can't believe it's June!

adi,when is BIL coming back? At least your DH sees it and agrees with you. Some people will not admit that there's anything wrong with one of their family members. Did he take his dog with him?

tio, what are you thinking of going to school for? Doing an online course would be a lot better but I have a friend who did that and he had lots of group projects. This weekend I'm going to purge all evidence of my last 3 classes

Dak, the B&B looks lovely! It must have been hard to leave.

lil miss, do you have any plans for the kids for the summer? How are you going to train for the marathon?

I worked from home today to wait for the phone guy and it worked out great because the window guy came and installed a lot of the windows. What a difference to have pretty windows. Oh man I'm stuck in our lovely sun room and the rug just reeks of dog urine. I'm going to try shampooing them tomorrow but I don't think it will do much good. I guess it can't hurt. DH is going to rip them up one of these days.

I made a batch of scallops today that turned out really good. I sauteed them in a bunch of olive oil and old bay seasoning. The liquid from the scallops mixed with the oil and seasoning made a delicious sauce. It actually tasted like a butter sauce. I'm going to cook some spinach tomorrow to go with the scallops.

I'm off to check a job I'm running for work and then I think I'll get ready for bed so I can read my spy novel. I'm so boring but I just love going to bed and reading.

[lil miss]

hey all!

Kritter- the marathon training is as follows:
Running 4 times a week -
once a week, short run moderate pace
once a week speed intervals
once a week hill intervals
and once a week, a loooooooong run, lengthening by 1/2 mile per week then a week or two before the actual marathon you begin to cut back on the length of your runs...

adi-do you think the high fat is giving you headaches? a food allergy perhaps?

hi tio! Let's burn off ten in June!

Dak-Welcome Back! Have to go check out that website!

I am doing okay, some interesting things happened actually, I am feeling hungry again, for the first time in a long time...and I am sweating more than I usually do during my workouts. I THINK this means my metabolism is picking back up! Very excited and just gonna keep on, keeping on...

[Dakini]

Morning all!

Back in full work mode, but feeling like I have a better perspective having gone away for a while.

I read an article in the paper over the weekend that says to lose weight and keep it off we need a full hour of aerobics, rather than just a half an hour. Makes sense to me. Yesterday I did 5 miles (took me about an hour and a half) and today I walked about 45 mins. Hoping to get the balance in tonight.

[lil miss]

OMG...dak, that place is GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WAH! I wanna go there! Right now! <my impatience rears it's ugly head yet again]

Hey all!

HOT as blazes here. Annoyingly, neighbors keep throwing parties at our neighborhood pool, and even though I "allowed" to take my kids up there, I dont really want to chase them around in the middle of someone's party, yanno?

Another annoyance is my gym, they are all flustered with the nursery now that the kids are out of school, basically they dont have the space or the emplyees to cover the nursery so we have to sign up for slots of time which is fine except everyone needs the exact same slots due to tkaing kids back and forth to camps, nap times, the time of exercise classes etc. So, its a real mess...

Off to fix the kiddos some lunch and then ??? Neighbors hubby away so she is coming over for s'ghetti tonight with her very nice boys....

[tryinitout]

Hey all, well i'm down to the lowest i've been in awhile. SO happy for that. Not so happy that i'm going to "relationship therapy" with the ex today. He asked me to go but i'm quite nervous about the whole thing.

Dak- the BB looks so nice, glad you enjoyed yourself. How are those hybrid bikes? they look cool.

Adi- the calorie thing is something i watch cloely this time around, i know i was racking up the cals with cheese/cream cheese and the HWC. Now i alos myself cheese or whatever every other day and only once. It seems to be working well. thats so funny that your DH agreed w/you on BIL, most fam, esp bro can be defensive about fam. Yeah i long fo the day when my mom would give me her CC, it has yet to happen w/o a threat. lol

LM- Sounds like things are going good, those ar good signs. Esp with all that running- good luck!!

Kritter-I want to get my masters in HR mngmt. I think i found a school and my job will pay for it. Just need to get a comp for home and take the GMAT. UGH!! scallops sound good, i like to use a lemon infused olive oil to do mine.

[adillenal]

kritter - BIL is back and the dog never left. Took Squeaker to the vet today and she has back problems. She got a shot and 2 prescriptions and he said she was too fat. Gee she has lost 3 pounds. Wonder what he would have said 3 months ago. Anyway, I have to keep her confined so she can't try to jump on and off furniture so I took her home and locked her in the laundry room with the wooden gate. BIL got his grid type crate out to clean up for her. Probably at least 6 weeks in the crate. Have to go buy her some "light" dogfood. She loves the cheap stuff since it is so greasy. If I mix a better brand with her Old Roy, she will pick out the Old Roy.
lilmiss - My headaches actually started when I went back to the rice diet so I am thinking fruit of some kind. I skipped all fruit today so far and I only have a very milk headache. If it is gone tomorrow I will know. I ate one egg for breakfast and had a HB egg mid morning. For lunch I will have chicken breast with cabbage and a few diced tomatoes. I brought enough HB eggs for an afternoon snack and another for before I go home so I won't walk into the house starving. Too bad about the constant party at the pool. II agree that I would also feel like I was intruding.
Dak - Oh great, and I thought I was doing so good with a 30 minute walk. No wonder I am not getting anywhere.
Hi TIO. I know it is slow going for the last 10. I almost got there several years ago. I am determined to get back there too.
Off to have my lunch.
Got DS almost ready to leave for West Point. I mailed his immunizations records and dental records today. Only have to send them the $2900 which is all the money we ever have to pay. Then DS has to buy his boots since he did not go Monday like I thought he was.

[adillenal]

TIO - Is the GMAT similar to the Graduate REcord Exam?? Cause I had to take the GRE but your area is different than mine? I was shckked that I scored anything on the GRE the last time I took it since it had a section that was so hard about garbage trucks and their routes. I was so confused by the time I finished that part I didn't know where I was or when my garbage would be pciked up if I lived on Oak street either.
I am sure you will do well and how great is it that your job will pay for it. Go get it while the offer is there. They may change their perks later.

[krittermom]

tio, are you going for an MS or MBA? Usuallythe GMAT is required for MBA and the GRE for MS, but if you take the GMAT it's good for either. I've taken both and found the math part of the GMAT harder because it was mostly geometry. I despise and loathe geometry.

adi, how is Squeakie when she's confined? It would break my heart to have to keep my pet in a crate but if it helps heal her back it's worth it. Does she cry to get out? When does DS have to be at West Point?

lil miss, that is annoying about the pool. Do they have rules about how many guests a person can have? We're going to have a heat wave this weekend. It's supposed to be in the 90s and hot and humid. I guess I'll bike ride and maybe go for a long walk myself but it'll be too hot for miss Meg.

Dak, were you sore after the 5 mile walk? I was! My feet hurt the next day when I first got up but the pain wore off quickly.

Well almost all of the windows are in. They only have one more. And they have to finish the trim on 2 of them. They had to cut drywall today and now everything's covered in it. What a mess!

I fell off the wagon today and ate lots of corn chips. Tomorrow I'm determined to eat only scallops and spinach and salad. I bought some energy bars to bring with me on long walks and bike rides because sometimes I get done and I'm starving. They're made mostly out of nuts and I think one has some dates too so they're good carbs and protein. And I only eat half of one because they're pretty filling.

I've gotta take Meg for a walk and then I'm going to bed early with my book. Have a good night ladies!

[adillenal]

kritter - Squeaker seems happy to just lay on her pillow with her afghan. I took her out twice and she has yet to go potty. She hasn't eaten either except the pill pockets with her pill inside. She had 2 of those. She has prednisone. Now she will gain more weight with my luck. I thought we could put her in the crate this weekend when DH has to do laundry. He might step on her as fat as he has gotten. DS has to leave on June 29 so he can report in at 7:30 Monday morning June 30th. Getting closer.
Drywall can be so dusty when cut on. Glad the windows are almost in. You will enjoy them.
We are having 40 mile per hour wind gusts and we have already had 3 sheets of siding blow off. I bught a case of siding to repair the one sheet that had blown off and the color is totally different. Looks almost white to me and it is supposed to be gray. WOuld look awful so I need to buy another case a darker color and we had to have it ordered too.
BIL has been trying to argue with DH all night. I am so sick of listening to his BIG MOUTH. He just knows it all.
Last day for my saff tomorrow except for the records clerk, my secretary and me. One more week for the records clerk then just me and my secretary for the summer. It is so peaceful with just us. We get a lot done.

[Dakini]

Hi There!

Wow, Adi, I didn't realize that he would be leaving so soon, they're not giving them much of a break, are they? Do not worry too much about missing him, it's such a natural healthy progression, sending them off to school at 18, and it makes them appreciate us so much more! For my son, it was really good for him to go away, he is so appreciative now.

Kritter, I have really good hiking boots, so no, my feet weren't sore. My feet hurt more when I wear my sandals all day shopping. I think committing to walking is going to really help slim down my lower half, which is where I need help. Have you ever heard of Naot shoes? I finally found a pair of shoes for France that I think will be good walking shoes, Naot Tangata, I ordered them online, should be here next week.

TIO, the hybrid bike was amazing. I passed DH on his bike going up hills, it made me look like a really good rider. Strange though, it had smooth tires, not nobby, supposedly for better speed. I asked the rental guy how much they run, $800!!!! More than I can see spending on a bike. That was what I paid for my first car! 67 VW beetle in 1978.

Lil Miss, that's a killer schedule! You are doing so great, training. You don't like oatmeal? Can you put raisins in it? If you put a handful of raisins in boiling water it plumps them up, golden raisins are especially yummy in oatmeal. Since it's hot there, what about yogurt and fruit for breakfast? I'm doing that now, with the Fage yogurt it's better than ice cream. That B&B was so decadent, great service, our room had a beautiful antique 4 poster bed, push button fireplace, I want to go back!

[adillenal]

Dak - They have 6 weeks of Cadet Basic Training before their college year starts. They work them to death to weed out those that can't make it. They admit 1300 so the actual class will have 1200. As competitive as DS is, he won't have any trouble and he is in good shape. He is working out in the weight room at school every night with the powerlifting coach plus he is swimming so he can pick up his speed. Bought his running shoes but I haven;'t seen any running yet.

lilmiss - eat groats. Whole oats. Great. Same difference as oatmeal without the library paste consistency.

I am babysitting an employee who resigned and did not turn all of "his" paperwork in on time. I am hard headed. It will cost me lost funds so I am staying here until it is done.

[lil miss]

Yikes! Cadet Basic Training! Sounds tough! I have my last "boot camp" class today at my gym. I have enjoyed it a lot. Steel cut oats, adi, is that the same thing? I could give those a try, I had been buying them for DH. How's the pool?

We went to our neighborhood pool last night and it was WARM [the water] Felt wonderful. Even though I am not swim suit ready I bought a tankini top and a SWIM SKIRT and I LOVE it. I feel comfortable and not over exposed. Now I can get in the water with my little guy.

Another record breaking heat day today.

Thanks for the raisins idea Dak, I do like raisins. How many days til France?

TIO-Congrats on the new low girl! How did the couples therapy go? Sounds like it could be a good idea, you arent 100% happy int he relationship but you obviously care a great deal for each other, so why not try it out?

Kritter-did the heat wave get cha yet? Be careful exercising in that heat! Dates have protein? I didnt realize! I guess everything has a little protein in it tho, right?

Off to clean my bathroom...I am going to the beach on Thursday for 3 days or so and leaving kids with DH. My sis is flying in and we are going together for a girls weekend. I cannot wait. I am going to sit my butt by the pool and beach and read a book. I dont have to obsessively watch and monitor the pool and make sure none of my offspring is in danger. I dont even care that I am "fluffier" than I would like to be right now, I just LONG toactually relax.... Anyway, if I leave my house will be dirty when I get back next Sunday so I need to clean it NOW so it isnt beyond repair when I get home...

[adillenal]

lilmiss -relax. Now you will have to clean twice. Just joking. Enjoy the beach and the pool is lovely, I have it under control and some of my landscapig from last year is starting to look really good. I have some more plants to decide where to put them.I have to water everyday it is so windy it just dries everything out. Steel cut oats are cut up groats. Better than oatmeal but not as good as groats.

I am drinking iced coffee. I made up some coffee syrup. Blended a couple of oz of the syrup with ice a splash of cream and some water and it is like a coffee slushie. I think I can grow to like these. Real refreshing. If anyone is interested I can post the directions to make the syrup.

We are going to a West Point Parent get together in Austin this afternoon so I am off to get a few things done first.

[Diorskin]

Hi. I am Diorskin.
Looks like a nice group.

How is everyone?!

So I did Induction. Lost 4.5 pounds and managed to gain almost all of it back. lol

My body likes lighter fat. I just know it.So I cut out cream, cheese and coconut oil. And then I started dropping weight again. See what I mean?

Anyway!

I have some pix to show you all in a week or so.

[lil miss]

Welcome Diorskin! Nice to have ya'.

I am on a new plan and not happy mentally yet. Hit a new high yesterday. Am ruminating in my head about what to do as DH is sick of hearing me yap about it.

I think my bod actually likes higher-ish fat but also likes protein and I think I went too low on protein and calories there for a bit. NOT gonna obsess until I get back from the beach

[adillenal]

Welcome Diorskin. I know you will like our group. We are small so we are very close and very supportive no matter what plan you may choose to follow. I am going back to LFL starting tomorrow even though I am not real fond of protein days but I have always done well on LFL so why not??
lilmiss - Just goes to show how each of us is different. I am still going to make some revolution rolls though. I need more eggs since the store onloy had one carton of 18 left Saturday,

Enjoyed the get together although DS didn't show up until it was almost over., I was not happy.

[Dakini]

Welcome Diorskin! I hear you about lower fat, it just feels healthier to me to avoid the higher fat that's allowed with Atkins.

I am sore!!! DH & I got up early and drove out to Big Sur this morning, walked on the beach (low tide) for about an hour and a half, then drove up the coast to a really beautiful place called Limekiln which was absolutely incredible. Coastal Redwoods, Giant Sequoias, waterfalls, it was like primordial earth.

[adillenal]

Dak - I just love the beach but haven't been this year. A trip to the coast my be all the vacation DH and I can afford this year. I would love to visit Californai and see the Redwood Forest. That is in CA isn't it?

Squeaker is so much better. She is on her diet and gets 1 cup of Science Diet Light. I give her 1/2 cup in the morning and again at night. She isn't happy about that but is adjusting. She loves the Pill Pockets and gobbles her pills right down. I was going to bring her to work today but just left her in the house instead. She almost chwed through the wooden dog door on the laundry room last night. Bad girl.

[Dakini]

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[Dakini]

San Simeon Cove, isn't DH a great photographer?

[Dakini]

ignore the woman with the big butt.

[lil miss]

dak, the pictures are gorgeous! What big butt? I do NOT see one! Yes, DH is a very talented photographer! Looks amazing! Glad oyu had a good time!

[tryinitout]

Hey ladies, Only up one lb from the very hot weekend!! Tried some new recipes this weekend. The