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Weight Loss Forum / WeightWatchers / April 2005April 23 2005 - Prairie Roots
My current weight: 167 lbs Weight change since my last recorded weight: -1.0 lbs The good news is that I'm down 1 lb from last week. The bad news is that I strayed from program towards the end of the week with a couple of lunches out and a happy hour. The good news is that I managed to bike commute to work two times this week and went on a couple of club rides too. The bad news is that I haven't exercised for a minute since Wednesday. The good news is that the stalemate between my Internet development group and an aggressively demanding marketing manager was resolved this week and I've had three crisis-free days in a row at work. There is no bad news, other than that I have to work this weekend. But that'll be tomorrow on my home computer. At least I don't have to go to the office. Today I'm spending with my mom. -- Linda P 232/167/145 mini-goal: 165 prairierootsmnSNIPTHIS@yahooANDTHIS.com Down 1 lb. is good! The way I read it is there is more good news than bad and that's great. Hope there is nothing but good news throughout the weekend too. Have a nice day with your mom. I'm off to my parents' today to assist in lawn mowing :-) They have a huge lawn, larger than mine - which is about 5000 sq. feet or more. They've been helping me out lately with things around the house and yard - so I figure that the least I can do is help mow that huge yard! Activity points...YES!! Brenda > My current weight: 167 lbs > Weight change since my last recorded weight: -1.0 lbs [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > prairierootsmnSNIPTHIS@yahooANDTHIS.com Yup, more good news than bad. It hasn't been that way for me for a while. I won't be mowing the lawn today at my mother's. Too cool yet and still too early in the season. Besides, she loves doing that kind of work herself. Nope, it's a shopping day for us. We're going to an outlet mall to spend imaginary money. i.e. I'll be doing lots of window shopping. LOL -- Linda P >Down 1 lb. is good! The way I read it is there is more good news than >bad and that's great. Hope there is nothing but good news throughout [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] >> >> prairierootsmnSNIPTHIS@yahooANDTHIS.com > Yup, more good news than bad. It hasn't been that way for me for a > while. We've had a bit of both lately. > I won't be mowing the lawn today at my mother's. Too cool yet and > still too early in the season. Besides, she loves doing that kind of > work herself. Nope, it's a shopping day for us. We're going to an > outlet mall to spend imaginary money. i.e. I'll be doing lots of > window shopping. LOL It's been beautiful and sunny here for about a week. We've mowed the lawn twice already. My 85 year old grandma mowed part of ours on Thursday, but it's a bit much for her, so I took over and did the difficult parts. I haven't had a shopping day like that for a long time...before DS was born at least, so probably over 5 years. One day I hope to get to goal so I can go out and spend some REAL money! Have fun today! > -- > Linda P [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] >>> >>> prairierootsmnSNIPTHIS@yahooANDTHIS.com >> Yup, more good news than bad. It hasn't been that way for me for a >> while. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >Thursday, but it's a bit much for her, so I took over and did the difficult >parts. Yup, I've had to mow three times already. But not a huge expanse except when I don't want to do it and then I think of it was the back 40 (acres)!!!!! >I haven't had a shopping day like that for a long time...before DS was born >at least, so probably over 5 years. One day I hope to get to goal [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] >>>> >>>> prairierootsmnSNIPTHIS@yahooANDTHIS.com >>> Yup, more good news than bad. It hasn't been that way for me for a >>> while. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > except when I don't want to do it and then I think of it was the back > 40 (acres)!!!!! I got my parents mowed yesterday, today they helped me cement some fence posts into the yard around my garden. We've got deer everywhere that just can't wait until there are new little sprouts shooting up - they eat them all! Hopefully the fence will help. It's 7 feet high and about 40' feet on each side, so a good size garden. Can't wait to get some fresh salad greens growing! >>I haven't had a shopping day like that for a long time...before DS was >>born [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] >>>>> >>>>> prairierootsmnSNIPTHIS@yahooANDTHIS.com >>>>Yup, more good news than bad. It hasn't been that way for me for a >>>>while. [quoted text clipped - 66 lines] >>>>>> >>>>>>prairierootsmnSNIPTHIS@yahooANDTHIS.com I got some of the tomato plants in last week and then saw that the frost date had changed on weather.com. Crossed my fingers and prayed, no frost thankfully. Also have the onions, broccoli and cauliflower in with snow peas also. Putting in the cucs, zucs, rest of tomatoes,, eggplant and peppers today. Have to run to the nursery to get different kinds of tomatoes though since I want some cherry and plum this year. Adele >>>>>Yup, more good news than bad. It hasn't been that way for me for a >>>>>while. [quoted text clipped - 77 lines] > tomatoes though since I want some cherry and plum this year. > Adele So far the only thing I've got in is garlic, rhubarb and asparagus. I've got broad and scarlet runner beans to go in on Thursday. Then I've got purple sproutings (similar to broccoli), zuchinni, cucumbers, pumpkin, carrots, dill, peppers and peas. I've got a bit of a herb garden outside my kitchen, but it needs a bit of renovation, so that's my next project. Probably get to work on that this weekend, then I've got a bunch of herbs to go get planted. >>>>>>Yup, more good news than bad. It hasn't been that way for me for a >>>>>>while. [quoted text clipped - 86 lines] > get to work on that this weekend, then I've got a bunch of herbs to go get > planted. I am having a heck of a time fionding winter savory this year. It is suppose to be a perrenial but mine died over the winter, can't even see any part of it. Even what I took in the house does't look good. I have rosemary, parsley, sage, thyme, oregano, dill seems to have reseeded itself, but I probably will plant more too. We also want to get some leaf lettuce in in containers. Oh and my peppermint and lemon balm are in containers. Bayleaf in a pot that goes in and out all year. Catnip where the cats can lay in it but I still get enough dried up for them for the year too. Hubby says I am easy to buy things for, just get me a plant or make me a new raised bed and I am happy. He is SOOOO right! Adele > I am having a heck of a time fionding winter savory this year. It is > suppose to be a perrenial but mine died over the winter, can't even see [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > in containers. Bayleaf in a pot that goes in and out all year. Catnip > where the cats can lay in it but I still get enough dried up for them You seem to have a hint of a green thumb, so I thought I'd ask.. once I get down to my goal weight (since I'm too heavy to do any kind of gardening now), and once we get a house where I can actually have a garden, I was hoping to plant a collection of useful herbs and things. Not veggies or fruits for eating, just useful plants to have around. I was wondering if you might know of a good book or two that would give info on when to plant what, and what not to plant next to each other, and things of that nature? All I know about plants right now is that you dig a hole and stick them in the ground :P Tay >> I am having a heck of a time fionding winter savory this year. It is >> suppose to be a perrenial but mine died over the winter, can't even [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Tay I get most of my info online. I once got a book about companion planting but actually find more info online at different sites. Check out about.com and ask jeeves, they help me a lot. I usually just stick it in the raised bed my DH made me and water a lot and feed them with Miraclegro. I clip my herbs regularly and dry them in the dehydrater, grind them in a coffee grinder and store them in old parmesan cheese shakers. I store extras in baggies in a dark closet or in the freezer. Since we use herbs so much in cooking we go through them usually before or the same time as the next years supply is ready to pick. It is nice to go out and pick fresh for dinner though. Adele >>>>>>>Yup, more good news than bad. It hasn't been that way for me for a >>>>>>>while. [quoted text clipped - 106 lines] > make me a new raised bed and I am happy. He is SOOOO right! > Adele A friend just mentioned today that she has started some savory - I'm sure she said it was summer savory - anyway, she's going to give me some once it's begun growing. I've also got lots of lettuces to plant, but won't do that for a few weeks yet. There are some really interesting salad greens out there and I've purchased a number of different ones to try. I really enjoy my fresh salads. I've got a bayleaf as well, and it's in a pot. I've left mine out all winter and it's still alive but hasn't grown at all. Any suggestions?? Brenda > A friend just mentioned today that she has started some savory - I'm sure > she said > it was summer savory - anyway, she's going to give me some once it's > begun growing. Ooh, yummy! :) Winter savory is wonderful too - and a perennial. > I've also got lots of lettuces to plant, but won't do that for a few weeks > yet. > There are some really interesting salad greens out there and I've purchased > a number of different ones to try. I really enjoy my fresh salads. Yummmm... Lettuces.... > I've got a bayleaf as well, and it's in a pot. I've left mine out all > winter and > it's still alive but hasn't grown at all. Any suggestions?? Plant it in the ground! I shoved a six inch high one in my front garden fifteen years ago & now it's reached the gutter! Needs severe chopping back! Bay has two sexes: my female one has glorious little yellow flowes all over it right now.  SignatureKate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.diceyhome.free-online.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore! >>>>>>>>Yup, more good news than bad. It hasn't been that way for me for a >>>>>>>>while. [quoted text clipped - 123 lines] > > Brenda I use the winter savory for a salt replacement in soups and such since it adds the flavor but not the sodium. We also got some containers for planting our salad greens in. We want red leaf lettuce this year cause it makes heads and usually we just plant Black seeded simpson but while it makes great leaves, it is not head size and so a whole container is needed for one salad, sigh. Bay leaf is a tree from the meditarrean and needs warmth and full sun. Mine gets shoots off of it every year which I separate and give away when I transplant the original. I also feed it Miraclegro about once a month for the spring/summer/fall months. I make sure it is in before frost though cause that is not healthy for the bay tree. I have heard some people have 10-14 foot tall ones still in containers, just bigger pots with wheels. Mine was only about 7 inches tall when I got it and it was over 1 year old. They grow slow. I pluck the leaves in the fall, wipe the leaves left with a damp cloth so the oil is removes so it can breath better and because then spiders don't like it as much. I have had mine 3 years now and it is still only about 12 inches and has been transplanted twice, getting ready for the third time soon. I have given away 3-6 shoots. It has 3-4 on it now which I will separate when I transplant it. Good luck. Adele A mixed of good news and "less good news" but all in all, pretty reasonable - as they say life happens and you managed to lose a pound. As I read it, none of it was terrible - well, working weekends comes close (g) And four bike rides is pretty darn good. Me, I'm chainsawing some old, misshapen apple trees today... >My current weight: 167 lbs >Weight change since my last recorded weight: -1.0 lbs [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >weekend. But that'll be tomorrow on my home computer. At least I don't >have to go to the office. Today I'm spending with my mom. Better than losing a lb, better than 4 bike rides, better than staying on program for most of the week was the resolution of the work situation. I almost coulda used that chainsaw of yours for evil purposes. <g> So the fact that I was able to lose a lb, go bike riding 4 times, and mostly stay on program in the midst of things is a major NSV because I did not eat my way through the unceasing stress of being bullied. Were you reshaping those old, misshapen apple trees? Or did you do to them what I fantasized about doing to my coworker? LOL -- Linda P >A mixed of good news and "less good news" but all in all, pretty >reasonable - as they say life happens and you managed to lose a pound. [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >>weekend. But that'll be tomorrow on my home computer. At least I don't >>have to go to the office. Today I'm spending with my mom. >Better than losing a lb, better than 4 bike rides, better than staying >on program for most of the week was the resolution of the work [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >NSV because I did not eat my way through the unceasing stress of being >bullied. I see you have seen the positive side of the negatives. I can ship you that chain saw (G) I would guess that outside family matters, work is the most stressful. although, THEY say that lower eschelon (too early to spell check) workers actually have less power to control their work environment altho upper probably stress themselves a lot. I was reading some FITNESS magazine this weekend and it had some interesting tips. Not that this one was in it but we (person below) were talking about food issues based on some tips and talking about how naturally thin folks don't seem to solve problems with food. And trying to figure out a way to get there. >Were you reshaping those old, misshapen apple trees? Or did you do to >them what I fantasized about doing to my coworker? LOL REshaping. My friend's house was part of a long abandoned and frozen orchard in eastern Washington. These are all volunteer apple SHRUBS - they really do like like large bushes. Lots of trunks from a common base. So last year and this we have been giving them shape. But she is the analytic type and each cut must be perfect. "Hey, it's a chain saw and I am not Michaelangelo!!!" >>Better than losing a lb, better than 4 bike rides, better than staying >>on program for most of the week was the resolution of the work [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >how naturally thin folks don't seem to solve problems with food. And >trying to figure out a way to get there. Actually, I do have a chainsaw of my own, but it's electric and needs a power cord. I figure you have the gas-powered, muscle man chainsaw. Despite the resolution last week, I took more stress-prevention precautions over the weekend and didn't check my work e-mail even once. Today I gave my staff my personal e-mail and told them to use that to contact me after hours. I trust both of them not to hand out like candy. >>Were you reshaping those old, misshapen apple trees? Or did you do to >>them what I fantasized about doing to my coworker? LOL [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >is the analytic type and each cut must be perfect. "Hey, it's a chain >saw and I am not Michaelangelo!!!" Well, there is such a thing as chainsaw art. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=chainsaw+art I love this quote from a chainsaw artist: "These pieces are always a challenge. The machine removes the material so fast. You cannot let your mind wander when you do a chainsaw sculpture. You have to be totally involved. It is a Zen approach. If your mind wanders, the piece will die (be ruined) or you will (possibly, literally)." >>>Better than losing a lb, better than 4 bike rides, better than staying >>>on program for most of the week was the resolution of the work [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] >that to contact me after hours. I trust both of them not to hand out >like candy. Nope, I'm an urban and urbane chainsawer - electric. I don't tackle huge chores with it - the bay laurel and some other stuff. This one is a bit larger and heavier than the last one but still not HE-MAN gas. I would not give out my email although I did get a phone call just tonight with apologies from City Clerk. I was not amused but the nature of the call's purpose was amusing. >>>Were you reshaping those old, misshapen apple trees? Or did you do to >>>them what I fantasized about doing to my coworker? LOL [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >your mind wanders, the piece will die (be ruined) or you will >(possibly, literally)." Yes, they, even smaller electric, can be quite deadly. I did sculpt at one time - marble and soapstone and alabaster. Much harder than clay since it is subtractive and once gone.... With clay (wax) you can fix any subtraction (G) On Sun, 24 Apr 2005 21:30:19 -0700, in alt.support.diet.weightwatchers you wrote: >"Fred" <fjkaufman@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message >news:assk61pqb0nk8kkjfpnanvsblhiuag2156@4ax.com... [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] >each side, so a good size garden. Can't wait to get some fresh salad greens >growing! That's funny. was just visiting a friend in eastern Washington. And we looked at a variety of fences to keep out deer. On Thurs night there was 9 of them on her lot and a neighbor's. >>>I haven't had a shopping day like that for a long time...before DS was >>>born [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] >>>>>> >>>>>> prairierootsmnSNIPTHIS@yahooANDTHIS.com >>>Better than losing a lb, better than 4 bike rides, better than staying >>>on program for most of the week was the resolution of the work [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] >that to contact me after hours. I trust both of them not to hand out >like candy. Nope, I'm an urban and urbane chainsawer - electric. I don't tackle huge chores with it - the bay laurel and some other stuff. This one is a bit larger and heavier than the last one but still not HE-MAN gas. I would not give out my email although I did get a phone call just tonight with apologies from City Clerk. I was not amused but the nature of the call's purpose was amusing. >>>Were you reshaping those old, misshapen apple trees? Or did you do to >>>them what I fantasized about doing to my coworker? LOL [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >your mind wanders, the piece will die (be ruined) or you will >(possibly, literally)." Yes, they, even smaller electric, can be quite deadly. I did sculpt at one time - marble and soapstone and alabaster. Much harder than clay since it is subtractive and once gone.... With clay (wax) you can fix any subtraction (G) Hey Linda, Glad to hear things are going well. I had to work this weekend too, makes for a short weekend. I've not been able to check in as often as I'd like to, life is hectic when you're living with a four year old child and a one year old hyper-active puppy. And of course the kid's mom, and get the daycare run in the morning. I've been able to stop the gaining and am holding steady, which is not really what i want, but right now that's it. Keep up the good work, you're doing great with your biking. Linda J. > My current weight: 167 lbs > Weight change since my last recorded weight: -1.0 lbs [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > weekend. But that'll be tomorrow on my home computer. At least I don't > have to go to the office. Today I'm spending with my mom. Oh, how wonderful to hear from you, Linda! I've missed you and wondered how you're doing. Holding steady sounds positive indeed. Definitely better than going up! That's the direction I was headed myself until a couple of weeks ago when my "give a damn" (a phrase stolen from Joyce but too excellent to ignore) fired up and now I'm losing again. You certainly have a houseful of activity. I'm not sure whether to be jealous or grateful that it's your house and not mine. LOL I hope you can post more often. It's always more fun here when you're able to add your voice to the crowd. -- Linda P >Hey Linda, Glad to hear things are going well. I had to work this >weekend too, makes for a short weekend. [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] >> weekend. But that'll be tomorrow on my home computer. At least I don't >> have to go to the office. Today I'm spending with my mom. Heyyy Linda... hi again! Congrats on the -1! Keep it up girl! Signature~Kristin 288.8/xxx/164 > My current weight: 167 lbs > Weight change since my last recorded weight: -1.0 lbs [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > prairierootsmnSNIPTHIS@yahooANDTHIS.com There you are. You're another MIA who's making a return visit! Great to hear from you. Thanks for the encouragement. -- Linda P >Heyyy Linda... hi again! Congrats on the -1! Keep it up girl! Hey thanks! Yeah, everything's good... just tryin' to keep the WW goin'... slow but sure! I rejoined Curves so that's a plus! I weigh-in tomorrow. Signature~Kristin 288.8/xxx/164 > There you are. You're another MIA who's making a return visit! Great > to hear from you. Thanks for the encouragement. > -- > Linda P > >>Heyyy Linda... hi again! Congrats on the -1! Keep it up girl! Woohoo Linda! You are going in the right direction, congrats. Looks like the good news wins, and glad to see you are back to the biking. I know how much you enjoyed this activity last year. Hope you had a great time with your mom! Joyce >My current weight: 167 lbs >Weight change since my last recorded weight: -1.0 lbs [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >weekend. But that'll be tomorrow on my home computer. At least I don't >have to go to the office. Today I'm spending with my mom. Thanks Joyce. The weather turned cold again last week so I didn't do any biking. But I found some indoor activities to keep me moving. And yes, I did enjoy my day with mom last week. Thanks! -- Linda P >Woohoo Linda! You are going in the right direction, congrats. Looks like the >good news wins, and glad to see you are back to the biking. I know how much you [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >>weekend. But that'll be tomorrow on my home computer. At least I don't >>have to go to the office. Today I'm spending with my mom. |
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