The Swing into Spring Challenge!!

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There are other less Classic Suess books I love too. Good Question Lynne!!!!

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Tami Hop on Pop is another great one and the Red Fish Blue Fish one. OH So very many great books!

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Weekend plans ladies??? My up day was really UP, hoping to recover with a great DD today. PMS is obviously here. I couldn't walk away from chocolate and I have PIMPLES! GRRRR I don't have TOM , but PMS is still raging some months!

[misscobi]

Love it, Monica! We did the same book club and I also have a box of books stashed away. All of the Dr. Suess books, Shel Silverstein books, and a handful of other favorites <3

Oh and that is so not fair that you still have to deal with PMS w/out TOM... I guess one or the other is better than both, but still...

Oldest son has a swim meet tomorrow and then we have our Sunday project day... I'm sure that goes against everything holy. After being so very busy with the kids for so many years this poor house really does need some attention. Wonder if there will ever be a day where we run out of projects? haha... yeah, I don't think so either. lol

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Still feeling like death... typing from my phone so this will be short.

Saw 229.8 this morning despite my living on ice cream all day yesterday. Its all I could eat..I can barely swallow.

Hurting less all over today but still oogie to say the least. ..and definitely moving slow!

Lots of laying around with books and movies for a bit. Not how I planned on starting the new month!

Happy weekend ladies

[lynne2u]

Hi, everyone!! Happy Friday!!

Danielle, I'm so sorry you're still feeling bad and hope that passes very soon. about breaking 230 (finally)!!

Monica, Seuss of the month club? What a great idea!! I love that you saved them all, plus a rocker for reading to the grandchildren.

I like your selections. Horton the Elephant is a great guy.

Tami, I keep saying to myself...the exercise has got to be a good thing, doesn't it? I pace like a tiger in a cage myself. Not sure what it's doing to the scale.

I like your selections, too.

My favorite Dr. Seuss is: Mulberry Street. Gavin's favorite is (and has always been) Oh the Places You'll Go!

I'm reading a book now called Dr Seuss Goes To War, and it is a book of his illustrations that he did (his day job, I guess?) during ww2.

Have a great weekend all!!

Lynne

P.S. Why do probiotics have to be so EXPENSIVE?? Yogurt costs a dollar. Culturelle costs 24 bucks. What's up with that?

[misscobi]

Danielle! You're alive! And you have a new low!!! Sorry you feel too crummy to really celebrate, but I'll do the happy dance for you!!! Way to go! Now get well & stay that way for a while!

Lynne... have you tried Kefir? Supposed to have more probiotics than yogurt & most of the supplements and you can make it yourself super easily. A friend shared her starter grains and I've been making it for about a month for the dogs. I've had a couple of smoothies with it, but with only eating once a day I don't do a lot of smoothies. lol Anyway, if you're interested I can share some grains probably in a couple of weeks. They're reproducing like crazy, but I just shared with my mom this week.

Btw, Dr. Suess Goes to War sounds interesting! What a fascinating man!

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Danielle - do you need to see the DR? You might have Strep girl! Hope you feel better and WOOHOO on 229!!!!!!!!!!

Tami - House projects NEVER end. I know this is completely true. DH and I are always finding other things we want to do. Spring is coming, so that will mean planting and such! Love digging in the dirt!

Lynne - interesting about that book. I may have to look into that.

It's the week of GIRLS weekend for me. I am heading to San Diego CA on Thursday. Due to this, I'm actually cool with today being Monday!

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Ah, girl's weekend, in sunny California! Should be a nice primer for spring, Monica! Fun stuff! Our weather in northern CA has been gorgeous for a week or so now. We're supposed to get some rain on Wednesday, but back to 70 by Saturday. San Diego should be even warmer! Enjoy!

Well, I thoroughly enjoyed some pizza over the weekend and bread sticks and some desert... so yeah... I did stay within my eating window, but the cruddy food has me up a couple of pounds anyway. I'm sure they'll be gone by week's end. Started to put the little prayer icon here, but decided it's probably not fair to constantly pray about something I so knowingly caused. lol

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend & that Monday is being kind to you!

[lynne2u]

Good morning everyone!!

It's a beautiful sunny day on the Oregon coast, and the tourists have gone home. Gavin is feeling better and back at school!

Tami, Kefir: Gavin drank kefir once or twice before he decided he didn't want it anymore. Now it's gone into the same category as yogurt, I'm afraid. I wish he would be just a little more cooperative sometimes!! How do the dogs like the kefir? Maybe that's what Monica's dog needs.

The Dr. Seuss book is actually a collection of his war-time political cartoons! I had no idea he was a political cartoonist. They're pretty cool.

Danielle, how ya doing today?

Monica, what does girls weekend entail? Spa treatments? Booze? Male strippers? Let's hear it!

Me... I'm starting to put on weight again - 5 to 10 pounds. It's a combination of stress and low-budget carbs.

It shows now when I've been bad for a week or two. I guess this is better than staying at 215 (like last year) with my weight not budging no matter what I do, right?

More bad news: my computer's hard drive is starting to falter.

Good news: I'm not drinking (though I do think about it longingly sometimes). I'm walking a lot rather than sitting a lot. I'm not yelling at my little boy (too much). And we WILL get through this!!

Back to work for me, thanks for listening yet again. What would I do without my challenge-mates??

Lynne

P.S. I haven't heard from the publisher for 2 weeks now. At what point do you think I should rattle their cage?

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Monica, what does girls weekend entail? Spa treatments? Booze? Male strippers? Let's hear it!

Well, Spa treatments, YES. We are set for 50 minute massages at 12:30 Friday and then at 1:30 spa pedicures! There will be drinks, but not a lot of drinking. We will enjoy a beverage or 2 probably with dinner each night. Strippers, NO WAY! I think we would all pass out from shock if that happened!

I'm sorry you are struggling so much. I wish there was something I could do to help. Are you following rotations at all? At best, I can tell you I follow rotations, but my DD's are more often closer to 1000c, than to 500c. I am still at around 171 or 172 instead of my signature of 166! Publisher, have you spoken with anyone in legal at all? Or is that who hasn't corresponded with you lately? Is it time to get your own attorney?

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Tami - you can pray for anything as often as you want. No matter, GOD Listens to it all. Even if we are the cause of our own issues! So glad to hear good weather is in CA. Although, today is beautiful here in KS, the snow is quickly melting! It was so nice driving into work this a.m. and having to use the visor because of the SUN!

We lose an hour this weekend! BRING ON SPRING!

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Lynne, if it's been two weeks I'd give them a call tomorrow and just ask what is being done and when you can expect resolution. Mondays are crazy in any office, so I'd leave it til tomorrow, but yeah, probably time to do a little rattling. Sorry about the stress and the poundage that seems to come with Hopefully that will resolve soon, but yes, definitely better than 215

Monica, is it really time to change the clocks already? Wow... don't know where time goes, but I'm definitely ready to leave winter behind! p.s. I know God listens to all prayers, no matter how silly, but I could probably handle this one myself

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Monica, yes, I'm still following rotations, just eating too much junk.

I just contacted (by email) the editor responsible for this fiasco, and she replied that she still hasn't heard anything back from legal. I just have this instinct that the greater the number of attorneys involved, the slower things will go.

Tami, if it weren't for all my self-inflicted problems, I'd have nothing to talk about when I pray!

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LOL Lynne... boy, isn't that the truth! How do I get myself into some of these things? lol

Glad the editor responded quickly... I think I'd ask for a contact in the legal department next time you communicate with them. Ugh... not fun not fun not fun

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Monica, yes, I'm still following rotations, just eating too much junk.

ME TOO! Girl, me too!

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Lynne - you are so right! Lawyers always go slow, it just increases the number of billable hours they can charge!!!!!!!

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I changed my signature weight. I decided it was time to STOP living as if I was fully in the 160's, because I haven't been for several months! I'm a mess lately! Just a mess. Not sure what/how to focus and change things.

[lynne2u]

Originally Posted by zipp2play

I changed my signature weight. I decided it was time to STOP living as if I was fully in the 160's, because I haven't been for several months! I'm a mess lately! Just a mess. Not sure what/how to focus and change things.

I know, right? Part of the problem is that you haven't been doing anything wrong. How can you stop it when you never started it??

I think we're going through the same thing, Monica - excessive life stress. Your son's illness, your snow, my...well, everything.

Maybe it would be helpful to reframe our apparent lack of weight-loss progress as "surfing the big waves without completely falling off the surfboard" rather than "failing to make the same progress we did in calm seas"...

...and focus on adding goodness, little victories (like walking *just this once* instead of baking scones, or whatever) rather than wondering why we're not progressing as quickly as we did in calmer times. Or blaming ourselves.

* Eating vegetables instead of ice cream.
* Drinking all my water, even if the day's eating has gone awry.
* Getting up to walk, even if I've got chocolate in my hand at the same time.
* Listening to a relaxation tape, or favorite music that makes me sing.
* Doing my self-care morning routine extra well.

Stuff like that. I find that I unconsciously eat when my resources are running low, and I need to be taken care of but am not taking the time to do it. YMMV. I know I must sound like a new age motivational tape sometimes, sorry.

Back to work for me. See you later

Lynne

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I love it, Lynne

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* Getting up to walk, even if I've got chocolate in my hand at the same time.

I LOVE THIS ONE!!!!!!!

I agree, you are right, failure is not where any of us are at. It is important to remember where we came from and be grateful we aren't there. I used to say, even if I don't lose another pound, at least I am HERE, instead of XXX!

Lynne - you are so right, focusing on the positives is very important! Why, as women, do we need to be reminded to do that for ourselves??? It is alway obvious to me for everyone else???! KWIM????

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My Victory from yesterday -- 550c for a DD, for me, that's low!

Today, my goal, NO CHIPS! Chips seem to be my downfall!

I would like to keep today in check and tomorrow fairly low because while I am in CA, I don't plan to count anything. It will be 2 full up days. Goal is for a DD on Sunday!

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what will your victory be for today????

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Great job on that DD, Monica! I really don't know why we have such a hard time being positive with ourselves. Although, sometimes I think maybe I should be harder on myself? Perhaps I'd be close to goal by now? I dunno... life is tough enough without beating ourselves up.

Victory for today... hmmm... it's rainy... I don't feel like walking in the rain... I think I'll either do an exercise vid or just blast the music and dance around the house 30 minutes? Until 5 I will ignore my fave peanut butter/CO fat bomb that's already made in the freezer. Honestly, I'm so not feeling it this morning, though. Have a couple of household projects to tackle, too, so should keep me just busy enough today. Maybe. lol

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Although, sometimes I think maybe I should be harder on myself? Perhaps I'd be close to goal by now?

I don't think ANY WOMAN alive can ever state, I should be harder on myself including YOU! Have fun dancing girl!!!!!!!

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Probably very true, Monica

[lynne2u]

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My Victory from yesterday -- 550c for a DD, for me, that's low!

That's very good. WTG!!

As far as being harder on ourselves getting better results, Tami, I've come to the conclusion that beating myself up to get temporary results is the "easy way out", and doesn't work in the long run. I rebel. I don't like being treated that way, even by me.

My victory yesterday was I didn't bake anything. And I walked, a lot.

Me... I decided to follow your lead, Monica, and get on the scale this morning for a reality check. 171. I feel like a slug. How on earth did I drag around 276 pounds once??

Moving on from today. Next!!

A thought from Gandhi this morning:

"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony."

Have a lovely Wednesday everyone!! Where the heck is Danielle??

Lynne

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Have a lovely Wednesday everyone!! Where the heck is Danielle??

I don't know AND she is missing from her BLOG!

I love that quote from Gandhi! LOVE IT! We can learn so much from each other. I know 171 isn't where you want to be either Lynne, but it is so FAR from 276, WOW is all I can say for what you have accomplished! You amaze me!!!!!!!

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I am off to San Diego today! Have a great weekend girls. My plan is to have a fairly DD today with Friday/Saturday being up days (with no counting). Hoping for a decent DD on Sunday!

I hope everyone is doing well!

[lynne2u]

Good morning!!

Monica, I hope you will have a great time in San Diego!! And you are very right, we have come a long way from where we used to be. It will all come out in the long run, won't it?

Tami, it stopped raining up here and the sun is shining. Has the sun come out down south, too?

Me... not much to report here, I just wanted to check in. I'm a little worried about Danielle, I hope she checks in too!

Happy Thursday everyone!!

Lynne