Good evening, dear ladies — I’ve been amiss for the past couple of days.  Hubby had a car accident on the way home from work Tues night and though no one was hurt (he rear ended a truck in front of him when it came to a sudden stop) the damage to our vehicle was extensive.  So much so that it went to salvage.  Sigh.  Anyway, it’s been mayhem without a vehicle the past two days — hubby has missed two days of work (has to take them as vacation) and we’re still trying to straighten out the logistics of it all.  A huge pain in the butt.

I didn’t weigh-in officially yesterday morning, but given that I’ve been unable to eat anything since this happened, I know I’ve lost substantially because my clothes are unusually loose.  I wouldn’t recommend The Stress Diet to anyone, however; if I don’t have an ulcer before this is all dealt with, then I’ll know for sure I have an iron gut — which I’ve long suspected.

All I want to do is drink coffee — which only makes things worse, in fact.  Anyway — I’ll be back in a day or two with an official weight.

I hope you’re all doing well.

Today was my weigh in. After 3 days of the 6 day diet, and 3 other good Weight Watchers days, I expected a bigger loss. I lost exactly what I had gained in my week away 1.6 pounds. I can’t complain, but it sure does seem that my body is frightened of the 10 pound mark. I’ve been hovering at just over 8 pounds for 3 weeks now.

When, i finally get to 10 (which I hope will be THIS week), i will do a happy dance. Want to see? OK, here it is…:yahoo:

Current Pounds Lost: 8.4; Pounds to go: 21.6

So my new start, from the other day, seems to be going well.   I had ravioli for dinner last night but less then 1/2 a cup..couldn’t take it away from the princess, she loves her food.

I have been doing the NS like I am supposed to.  Seriously though, the lunches taste like butt.   I don’t like them.  Add water and wait, it’s just nasty.   But the dinners…good.

Still aren’t drinking enough water.  Have you ever hit a water lull.  I just can’t do it.  I like water. But , I don’t know, something is stopping me.
I will keep tryin, that’s the best I can do.

Heigh-Ho P2G!  Your friendly Persistant turtle is here with my February wrap-up. 

Prior to this week, I was SO glad that February is a short month.  Filled with days off from the gym, setbacks and plateaus, I was ready to throw in my sweaty gym towel.  But behold!  The gym gods smiled upon me, and lo, it was good.

In February, I walked 37.5 miles, for a total of 72.5 miles in 2006.  That is over half of what I walked for all of 2005!  No wonder I need new shoes.

I lost 6 pounds in February (plus another pound yesterday) for a total of 39 lbs, 16 pounds in 2006.  That’s half of my goal I set for 2006 (was trying to not pressure myself too much).  That’s 20% of my weight loss goal!

I’ve lost a total of 7 BMI points and ::drumroll:: 52.5 inches.  There’s over a yard of me missing! LOL

One of the best things that happened this month was one of my new meds (for my headaches/fibro).  On Tuesday, after doing over 1.5 miles, I realized I didn’t feel exhausted.  Usually, my maximum is 2.5 miles, and even then, I’m so wiped out, it’s not funny.  I walked 3 miles, and had it not been for my sore knee and ankle (plus, um, a hungry tummy), I think I could have done more.  It was absolutely amazing.  I haven’t felt that good in 15 years.

I walked 3 miles again yesterday, thanks to working out with a friend from choir, but I overdid it–so today it’s me, my cane, and plenty of icy hot on my ankles.  But I have hope that this is just the beginning of a major improvement in how I feel.

Persistant Turtle, signing off:winking:

P2G: 146 lbs

Overheard on my treadmill at 6:45AM:

“If this were easy, it wouldn’t be so F#&%!^$ hard.”

Yes, I overheard myself saying it … to myself. There’s motivation for you.

How true it is, though! So plain, so simple, so pure.

:rofl: