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4/9/12 6:37 P

I had the day off today. 1st time in years Easter monday wasn't a snow make-up day! I had planned to get a lot of work done outdoors, but didn't get any done. Workmen were supposed to show up and didn't, so I kept waiting, doing stuff indoors. I did get the counter emptied and scrubbed. The island is another story, actually stacked at least a couple of stories. Got a lot of exercise in while I was waiting. Now I'm waiting on hubby to change clothes so we can go for a walk...

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4/9/12 10:47 A

KRYS I haven't got my page set up yet :)

Yesterday was a good day I watched what I ate and I ended up down seven pounds when I weighed in this morning I was so happy. My hubby is flying home today so my plan is to work really hard to stay on track while he is home but I might be MIA is week on here because we have a lot to accomplish this week. Have a great day/week I am going to do my best to check in on here.

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4/9/12 8:45 A

OK - so yesterday wasn't my best for tracking food intake. I didn't measure anything. I managed to avoid breads, desserts and butter on my vegetables. Only a small portion of ham - but I caved on the potato dish (cheesy hashbrowns.) I started the day with a protein shake and ended with celery and carrot sticks. I can recover. It was only one day

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4/8/12 4:52 P

Had a nice day. We went out for brunch after church and although I didn't over eat, I still was stuffed. We took a really nice walk afterwards. Now it's laundry time and getting things ready for school tomorrow. I hope everyone has had a nice day!

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4/8/12 3:03 P

CMWAG on your great choices!! I was going to give you a goodie but realized you don't have a page to put it on.

WALLAHALLA - I would have done the same thing in not wanting to hurt their feelings! Sweet of your son to make things fun for the younger cousins.

Hope everyone is having a great holiday weekend!

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4/8/12 12:04 A

We went to my SIL's to dye and hunt eggs with our niece and nephew. We went mid afternoon, and weren't expecting to eat there. We were surprised with a cookout we weren't told about. Tried to eat light, didn't want to eat, but didn't want to hurt feelings either. They are going through really rough times right now, so we just fussed over how good everything was, and planned for extra activity tomorrow to help burn it off. It was so cute watching the kids play. This was the 1st year my son had any cousins old enough to enter in the festivities, so even though he is really too old for it, he had a blast making it fun for them. Glad the mess was not at my house!

Hope you all have a great Passover/Easter!

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4/7/12 11:19 P

Sounds like everyone is having a great week :-)
Today I had such a great day we went out of town for soccer and I was proud of myself I packed lunch so we would not have to eat fast food and then on the way home I had some special k chip crackers southwestern ranch that I counted out to be one serving. I usually eat way too much while driving in the car it is just part of our going out of town routine. I drank lots of water instead. Now I am just trying to catch up on the house. Hope everyone has a Happy Easter.

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4/7/12 2:48 P

A successful shopping trip! Laundry is my chore for today. Making dinner for DS, DIL, and of course Alex plus DH. Am making a Mexican lasagna plus a salad. They are bringing the ham. They want to go visiting with friends today so they are spending the night and going to church with us in the morning. Am excited about having all this company!

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4/7/12 7:55 A

Good Morning!

I had a really nice day yesterday. I bought a couple of new tops to wear and a few things for the boys and DH. It was a nice day and it was good to get away. Today I've got a bit of housework to finish up and then I have errands to run and hopefully I will get a walk in before it rains. Sure hope that holds off until tonight.

We haven't colored eggs in a few years. I forget about doing it. That's about the only time we have hard boiled eggs in the house. Tomorrow we are going out for brunch so I don't have to cook. I'm hoping to get a nice walk in too. Except for the wind, it should be a nice day.

Have a wonderful Sat.

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4/6/12 7:41 P

WALLAHALLA - we are having a good time and colored Easter eggs today! Sure will miss him when he leaves on Sunday! I have Monday off as well as this week - you?

BECKYANNE - what did you find on your shopping trip?

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4/6/12 1:30 A

I had a really nice day on Thurs. I hope today is just as nice. Will be going shopping today. Hopefully I will find a couple of new things to wear.

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4/5/12 11:20 P

BABENPROGRESS it is good to see you are being realistic about the holiday. That is far better than beating yourself up for an occasional indulgence! I'm anxious to see your progress a month from now!

Krys I'm glad you are getting to enjoy your grandson. We didn't teach our boy to ride a bike until he was almost a teenager because there was no place safe for him to ride. Now we live in a great neighborhood for it.

Do any of you get extra days off for Easter?

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4/5/12 9:21 P

Thank you all for the kind thoughts. She is in a better place and free from pain.

My grandson has been keeping me VERY busy! We do get exercise in with playing Wii and he gets to ride his bike while DH and I walk. He lives near a busy street, so it it a rare treat for him to ride around our dead end street.

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4/5/12 6:11 P

BABENPROGRESS-Sounds like a plan. Maybe try and get in a little exercise or sort of watch what you eat. Just to keep it in your mind that you are going to start after Easter. I understand you don't want to fail right away. I know I will indulge in some candy, but that's ok. I've been doing so good and my exercise is right on.

Today I went to the grocery store and did pretty well. I had some other errands to run and then went on my walk after lunch.

Tomorrow a little shopping.

Have a nice evening.

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4/5/12 3:32 P

It does my heart good to see some other soccer moms here! The ones I see in person are all skinny mini's and a lot younger than me, AND they're not much fun. I didn't marry until my mid 20's, then we waited 10 years before we had our son. The parents of most of the kids his age got married and had kids in their teens. Its sometimes hard to find things in common with them.

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4/5/12 11:56 A

Yesterday I had a great day stayed very busy so didn't have time to sit around and make bad food choices :) This morning is going good I am going to try to get my house cleaning caught up and take care of some errands my goal is to keep staying really busy. I am going to try to get a walk in tonight I am thinking while my daughter is at soccer practice. Hope everyone is having a great day.

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4/4/12 9:15 P

Krys sorry about your co worker.

Ok I know this sounds really bad, but I have decided to restart my weight loss journey after Easter, I want this to go well so I figured I will get the holiday behind me and go gung ho. Reading everyones posts are so inspiring that it makes me want to get up and go.

Wallahalla my daughter has started soccer season as well, we won our first game!! I truly enjoy watching her play, usually my husband drops my daughter off at practice, I may have to go and see what kind if any walking track they might have.

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4/4/12 3:34 P

CMWAG1980 That's a great way to start the day!

My son starts soccer practice tonight! They have a really nice paved walking track that goes around the sports complex, so instead of just dropping him off, hubby and I stay and walk while he practices. We usually get about 3 miles in! First I intend to politely give the coach a piece of my mind (guess I can spare a little;) about having practice on church night. Hopefully, we can get that changed. We will still be able to make it to church, but we wil be hungry and smelly for sure!

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4/4/12 12:04 P

Well ladies woke up this morning and did 45 min on the air climber while watching biggest loser on the dvr from last night yay!!! I am getting ready to go to work and then hopefully will be able to get some things done today after work. Yesterday was such a nice day and today is yucky outside it has been raining all night and it has not stopped. Hope everyone is having a successful hump day I will try to check back later tonight with how my day went but it is off to a great start.

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4/4/12 11:11 A

So sorry to hear about your co-worker .. for me it's comforting to think they are in a better/no-pain place now.

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4/4/12 9:46 A

sorry to hear about your co-worker too, my sister had breast cancer but caught it in time - thank god, it's very very scary for me.
Anyways, I have this terrible habit of weighing myself everyday since the numbers are going down - so for sanity reasons will go on scale once a week.

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4/4/12 7:38 A

Krys-Sorry to hear about your co-worker.

It's Wed. The week is half over. I'm hoping today goes better than yesterday. For some reason, it just wasn't a good day. I guess I'm just counting down until the end of April when I'm done working for the summer.

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4/4/12 12:54 A

KRYS- How sad I am sorry to hear about your co-worker :( My kids love going to Chuck E Cheese we don't have one in our town so they have only been a few times but they have had a blast. It is good to hear that you guys are enjoying yourselves.

Well I have been very good with my food choices today I went to physical therapy this morning and then I have been running like crazy all day. I worked half the day then when I got home had to go get dog from vet and then we made a trip to winco and the mall to shop for some summer/spring clothes for kids so we just got home. What a busy day the good thing is that I have been so busy that I haven't had any time to be bored and eat bad things and I have been trying to make conscious decisions with the food I choose. I didn't get a cardio work out in the last two days but after I get off work tomorrow I am going to try to get one in maybe it will be nice so we can go for a walk. Since my shoulder always hurts I haven't did much more then pt. I really need to change that :) Have a great day and I will check back tomorrow.

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4/3/12 9:36 P

Sounds like everyone is managing their days well. DGS no longer believes in the bunny either but sure believes in the candy! LOL Just a few small packets, a rare treat for him.

Had another super busy day. DGS and I visited Chuck E. Cheese but we only got drinks and no greasy pizza. They have renovated and are twice the size they were before. Needless to say, an 8 year old boy's dream place with all the games, etc! Had a funeral to attend this afternoon. A teacher I worked with about 10 years ago succumbed to breast cancer! Sad for her family.

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4/3/12 12:18 P

yeah, I'm feeling springy! went to wolly world (wal mart) & bought my kids non food items for their easter basket. I don't even think they believe in the bunny but there my kids & I love them!
well my pants aren't tight today, so on the scale it's just a few pounds. I'm near sighted so it's a little bummer of a deal.

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4/3/12 9:31 A

Good morning all -

I just completed one week of "starting over." It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. Gave up my chips, alcohol (yes - I know) and sweets. Protein and veggies for this girl. Down 3 pounds in one week. I know that will slow down but it sure it motivattion for me today to keep it up. Who knows? Maybe soon, I will be able to reach my toenails so I can add some purple glitter too!!



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4/3/12 7:31 A

Things have been going well for me. Today I'm working for a few hrs and then will try and get a walk in.

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4/3/12 7:30 A

Things have been going well for me. Today I'm working for a few hrs and then will try and get a walk in.

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4/2/12 8:56 P

CMWAG - you can only do what you can do! A lot has been going on for you and now you are ready to be back! Family ALWAYS comes first!

MIGHTYN - you are in the spring spirit with those purple glittery toenails! LOL

Have grandson this week, so we are staying very busy!

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4/2/12 11:56 A

I'm very sorry to hear about your mother in law just passing - it will get better though. This morning I did a 50 min. workout video & then took some old clothes, bookbags & toys to the salvation army. Also painted my toenails purple with glitter!

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4/2/12 11:35 A

Hey I am back. The last month and a half has been rough. I finished the challenge down 10 pounds but have gained 5 back. My mother-in-law passed away a couple of weeks ago and she was in the hospital for 2 and a half weeks before that so we were eating poorly and I haven't had the time or energy to work out. I am in charge of getting her estate figured out and taken care of so I have been so busy with that. Today is day one of trying to get back on track I feel like crap and I know I need to do this so that I can start feeling better again. I am also looking at having shoulder surgery in a couple of weeks because the pt has not helped and the doc gave me a cortisone shot about a month ago and it has done nothing to help. I need to get on here and read up on the posts when I have a little more time so I can get caught up on what I have missed maybe tonight. I have to get ready for work my kids are on spring break so hopefully it will be nice so we can get outside and get some walks in. Hope everyone is having a great Monday so far I will check back in later.

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4/1/12 3:38 P

So glad to see some more folks on our chat thread! Welcome, welcome!!!

Mystery Dinner Theater was awesome! The food was very good and the actors were marvelous! The audience is asked to participate and I took a speaking part. Too much fun had by all.

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3/31/12 9:48 P

Wow, I guess they were off all over. I was expecting upper 60s lower 70s and got upper 80s! It was a beautiful day. My son started running fever today. I was hoping he'd be able to avoid this crud. Hopefully tomorrow I'll have the energy to get my work done after Church.

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3/31/12 9:19 P

He sure was!! Where did that weatherman go to school anyway! About 50 today - not the promised sunny 70 degree day we were promised at all - but it is March (we could have snow.) I'm on the south edge of the Twin Cities - clouds all day. I'm hoping for a warmer day tomorrow as well.


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3/31/12 6:17 P

Where abouts are you in MN MAHAILS? Down here in SE MN it's been cloudy and cool all day today. We walked around the lake and just about froze. The weather man was way off today. Sure hope he's right on tomorrow.

Thank you team leaders for the goodie!

Enjoy the rest of your day! Remember to flip those calendars tomorrow! I'm anxious so mines already done!

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3/31/12 9:06 A

Good morning team! Beautiful day ahead in MN! I hope I can get outside a bit today to enjoy the weather. Seems like it will be another day of back issues for me, although I think it is a bit better. Seems to have moved a bit - having trouble looking over my left shoulder or stretching for something with my right hand. Not lifting weights - but I have been lifting grandkids alot lately. The little one especially (about 20 pounds) in and out of a walker and crib. I will see a doctor on Monday if it still persists (geez - that seems so far away!)

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3/31/12 7:59 A

MIGHTYN11-Welcome! Don't be too hard on yourself. We all go thru this.

WALLAHALLA-Take care of yourself. You want to get better not worse.

Krys-How was the Mystery Theatre?

Our weekend should be pretty nice. I'm planning on getting outside as much as possible. Can't believe tomorrow is already April 1. Time is flying by. This is the first time though that I don't have any regrets because I didn't start my weightloss/exercise plan or I started it and then watched it crumble.

Have a nice Sat.

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3/30/12 9:47 P

MIGHTYN11-- Be patient with yourself. Keep doing the right things and you will see results.

Krys-- Mystery Theatre sounds like so much fun. I would love something like that.

MAHAILS -- Sorry about the back pain. Hope it disappears soon.

BECKYANNE1-- Hope you get lots of walking time in this weekend

Bummer to read that MRSBUCKEYE is in the hospital. Hope everything goes well.

It's been a hard week. I was just leaving for work on Tues. when my stomach started heaving. Hubby hadn't been feeling well, so was taking his temp. 102! I stole his keys to keep him from going to work and made him go the the doctor. I figured as long as we were there, I might as well get checked out too. I have a sinus infection to go along with my ear infection, and a gastrointestinal virus. Hubby has the flu...confirmed by doc...and walking pneumonia. We're both on antibiotics and dragging like a couple of slugs. Been forcing myself to eat healthy and exercise anyway, but sure don't have any energy. Hope it all goes away soon.

Weather here has been beautiful all week. I've really enjoyed the sunshine and warm temp. Helps to keep my spirits up! I plan to get a lot of bike riding in this weekend. Hope you all have a fantastic weekend!

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3/30/12 5:56 P

hello everybody, I'm just a little new to this sparkteam, but it sounds awesome & very supportive. Am a little down today could be because I excersized like crazy but did'nt loose anything. Boo hoo! but I wasn't honest on my tracker - oops!
Other than that it's starting to turn around! Have a nice weekend to all of you!

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3/30/12 5:40 P

MAHAILS - welcome to our cozy group! We love having new folks!! The more the merrier. So sorry to hear about your back, It seems to be lasting a bit longer than usual for sleeping wrong, don't you think? Sounds more like you pulled something - been lifting heavy weights by any chance?

Off to the mystery dinner theater! I'll let you know how it went. Have a good evening!

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3/30/12 8:09 A

MAHAILS-Hope you feel better soon! Back pain is a pain.

Have a really nice time Krys!

I've had a great week and I'm hoping for a really nice weekend. The weather should cooperate.

Have a great Friday!

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3/30/12 7:59 A

This looks like such a cozy group - I kind of hate to chime in! Up early this morning with back pain. Going on 3 days now, but I think it is working it's way out. Not sure what caused it - maybe spring cleaning or just sleeping wrong or both. Nothing serious - just can't get rid of it. Couldn't wash my hair yesterday - this morning, can't bring my coffee cup up to my lips. Guess that is why the good Lord gave us two arms/hands!!

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3/29/12 8:22 P

Becky - I understand!

Am excited about the dinner theater date - wearing a Sunday dress. Tomorrow is also Field Day at school, so I should get lots of steps in but hope I don't get too tired and fall asleep! LOL

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3/29/12 7:59 A

Good Morning!

Krys-I'm not old enough to retire. I am quitting my job because of my upcoming surgery. The term ends the following week so I would be off anyway, but I have Dr. appts coming up and I just figured it would be best to stop working at the end of April. I've chosen to not go back because of the uncertainty of when my surgery will be. I know the recovery time is 3 mos. as long as there are no complications which would mean I wouldn't be able to go back when the next term starts. I already did that last fall and didn't want to put them in a bind this next fall. Besides, there just isn't enough work to do there for me to be there so much. I'm not sure if they'll even fill my position,

Today I'm going to visit my mom and then head out for my walk. I really enjoy my walking time. It makes me feel so good.

Have a nice Thurs.

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3/28/12 5:42 P

MRSBUCKEYE - guess it is different when they live with you. I only get to see him on holidays and during the summer, so we cherish having him visit!

BECKYANNE - you mentioned stopping working in April, are you retiring?

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3/28/12 7:47 A

Good Morning!

I had a great day yesterday. The temps were wonderful, but the wind not so much, but that didn't stop me from walking. Today I may actually go shopping for a few new clothes. I have to be home in time for a walk this afternoon though.

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3/27/12 2:59 A

MRSBUCKEYE-I have visions of having grandchildren living with me all the time.

Monday was a bit like Winter. Very gloomy and cold. Had to dress warm for my walk. Today should be better except for the wind. Also, I am working for awhile today. I'm not sure why I'm wasting my time going, but I will continue till the end of April. Then I will be done.

Have a great Tuesday!

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3/26/12 8:30 P

Whoohooo .. a grandchild for spring break, wonder, would it be ok if I sent one of mine to you during that time frame I thought the saying was to spoil your grandchildren because you can always send them back to mom/dad ? Ummm - so where do you send them when mom & dad lives in the bedroom across from yours ?? and your 2 granddaughters, live in the other bedroom and your 19 yr old grandson lives downstairs ?

YEP ... funny farm time :)

Hope his other grandma gets well soon

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3/26/12 10:49 A

Had good/bad news yesterday. Good news - probably will have grandson over spring break after all. Bad news - his other grandmother, who was to get him this year, fell and is moving around only with a walker. I hate that she got hurt - she is a nice lady.

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3/26/12 7:03 A

Good Morning!

The weekend went well for the most part. I was quite crabby on Sat., but yesterday I was much better especially after my long walk. I got my laundry caught up and most of my cleaning done. I wasn't going to clean on the weekend, but I think I may go shopping today. If not, then for sure on Wed.

I hope everyone had a nice weekend!