Ah, my dear p2g sisters………….you haven’t heard from me because even Chirpy couldn’t get a rise out of me this week.  I reread my very first entry of the Lazy Daisy Log which said…..
“Hi, everybody…..I’m lazy daisy and it pretty much describes my attempts at dieting and weight control. I do pretty well at the beginning, then get lazy or slack and eventually start rationalizing, “I’ve already blown it for today, so might as well wait till Monday to start back up again.”

Unfortunately, Monday never comes. So I’ve been stuck in this time warp for a long time.”

Insanity is doing the same thing the same way and expecting a different outcome.  History is in the process of repeating itself and I’m finding it very hard to “press on” and “stay the course!”

Just checking in to say hello, and yes, Leanne, I do want to be kept on here even though I’m not the most active member.

I have been sick this weekend. It’s hard to feel like crap.

Which makes me think of how easy it is to get off track from our progress when something comes along like a cold or a crisis.

What’s the best way to keep on track when something knocks you off? Just wondering

I have been slowly losing weight, much more slowly than many of you. But you all inspire me. I’m at about 7 pounds now. Maybe I should join Weight Watchers again.

Hope you all are well.

Hi, Everyone! I’m a friend of Elle’s and have followed her to this site. I am impressed with all the great support, inspiration, and links to additional information on good health. I’m looking forward to getting to know all of you and work together with you on some healthy goals.

I am 37, married with two young daughters, to whom I hope to be a good role model. I was one of those lucky girls who never really had to worry about what I ate because I just didn’t gained weight - until my mid 20’s. At that time, I wasn’t too concerned (hello, Denial!) because it wasn’t THAT much of a weight gain. Fast forward to my mid-30’s and I still hadn’t really learned how to make healthy choices with eating and exercise. This time, the weight was too much to ignore. (Can you say, “metabolism s-l-o-w-d-o-w-n?) So, I joined WW and lost about 30 pounds… never got to my ultimate goal (would have just been 5 more pounds) but I was so happy to be healthy again.

I’ve just upgraded P2G’s main site to Wordpress 2.0.1. You may see some differences in writing your entries, you might not. Regardless, while I was cleaning-house this afternoon I decided to have a look at reducing the size of the site by eliminating some unused features and members who have not been active.

Feedback time, please!

I didn’t go to Weight Watchers yesterday morning.

There were several factors involved. One I hadn’t seen the scale moved since the beginning of the week and was afraid to go without being sure I would show a loss. Bad reason I know.

Two, I was tired and wanted to sleep in. Another bad reason.

Three, we had freezing rain and snow the night before and the roads weren’t terribly clear and I didn’t want to deal with the risk of the crazies on the road that early in the morning before the roads had a chance to clear. This is the only justifiable reason I had. So I’m saying it’s my main reason of course.

This morning when I woke up the scale moved an additional four lbs DOWN from yesterday morning so I’m rather thrilled.

Guess I was stupid for not going yesterday afterall… :shame:

But they don’t fall down!

I’m still around, busy as all get out, and I’ve been trying to bloghop and comment this morning. I’m totally out of the loop!

I have 2 new members to set up, and I will do that today.

I have no progress to report, but I haven’t fallen off the wagon - either. Big Red just left the building, so I’m hoping for something to report by the end of this week!

Recommended Reading: Body For Life
(Took me 3 hours to read cover to cover, and really is a great motivator! One of those “a-ha!” books, a must read!)

I’ll be catching up with everyone today!

I read another informative article on SparkPeople this morning, about what children can teach us about weight loss. I commented on it in my diet blog and thought I’d share it here, too. It reminded me of how active — and how slim — I used to be as a child, and of how my own two girls were always moving, before the days of Playstations, Game Cubs and X-Boxes.

Eat less; move more. My doctor’s simple equation for weight loss.

So I read through this article to see how I stacked up against their suggestions.

1. Everything can be a game. Why slog through the same workout routines in boredom, when you can add a little fun? Make up rules, shoot for personal records, regain your competitive spirit.

2. Don’t walk when you can run. Every day is full of opportunities to increase your fitness. This rule is closely related to “don’t drive when you can walk.”