SWWC Lesanne **JOYCE**

It actually scares dh when he comes home to a spotless house ... he knows I'm
either mad or upset about something. Nervous energy I guess. I'd like to say my
house is sanitary, not so sure I'd even go that far. The dishes are done though,
countertops are clean, and trash is taken outside. g I'm definitely into
priorities, housekeeping is low on the list.

Joyce


On Sat, 20 Sep 2003 18:35:56 GMT, "Lesanne" wrote:

Hey girl, trust me, you are a striver!! You just don't care about the house
being perfect maybe? I know I don't. I do it when I can. It is sanitary
for the most part. Good enough is good enough for a house as far as I am
concerned. We gotta prioritize somewhere, right?

"Joyce" wrote in message
news
I am impressed at your diligence, sounds like you have your routine worked
out
perfectly. I'm trying to get myself into *suck it up* mode (funny, I use
that
saying all the time too - passed it on to my kids). Somehow I can't
convince my
baby brother to do the same and get out to visit mom. I've been lax this
week, no
excuses other than just being too stressed out ... which is when I prefer
to avoid
seeing her as I tend to pass the stress onto her. Like you, I also hate
it when
things interfere with my *schedule*. If it's thrown off even a little
bit, I have
the tendency to skip things entirely. My exercise has to be early in the
morning
(according to me) ... otherwise I find too many excuses. I'm working on
it
though. I don't know if I am really a striver though. In some areas I do
have
that perfectionist fault that drives me nuts ... other areas I have no
drive at
all (such as housecleaning).

Joyce
WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02
current weight: 133.3
Lifetime: 4/4/03

On Wed, 17 Sep 2003 11:32:26 GMT, "Lesanne" wrote:

I set it up. We have a routine in the morning. I do her breakfast, and
if
I am weightlifting, mine, then I do her bath if she is having one, and
get
her sat with the paper, which she will appear to read for as long as I
leave
her in the chair with it. (probably eventually she would get up herself,
but that is her time with the paper) .. My weight set is on my back porch
from which I can see her chair. I have a recumbent cycle there also. I
have aerobics tapes which I can play on the TV set in the room she is in,
plenty of room for that, and the outside bike? I can see where she sits
when I pass our front door, and I have a loop that takes about 15
minutes,
so I check to be sure she is still there, and fine, as I pass. Not
perfect,
but she is safe, the way things are now. My daughter will sit for me
when
she is not safe, but I will have to change my timing which I am going to
HATE. Life is hard. As one of my old bosses used to say, and I still
tell
myself a lot "suck it up". Nothing worth while comes without some pain
attached. That is how we got to goal, right?
There are lots of days when I have half a workout. Can't actually
remember
the last day I had none at all though. You are doing great, but it
is
probably because you strive all the time. I relate.

"Joyce" wrote in message
.. .
But how do you find the time? I know we HAVE to make the time, but it
does have
to be incredibly difficult for you. Are you able to sneak away from
your
mom for
an hour, or do you have to get someone in to watch her during this
time?
I can
come up with all kinds of excuses, but rarely are any of them any
reason
why I
can't venture off by myself for even a small amount of time. One day
last
week I
was pushed for time, only option was to shorten my exercise period ...
but
that
was better than skipping it entirely. BUT ... I really have no good
excuses since
I don't have anything that occupies my entire day (unless you count the
incessant
telephone ringing - lol). You are right though, you definitely NEED
that
break
for yourself. I'm glad you are able to continue finding a way to get
that
short
break to find yourself.

Joyce


On Tue, 16 Sep 2003 12:10:22 GMT, "Lesanne"
wrote:

How do I exercise? This morning I am sitting here "getting ready".
The
tape in my head says, hell, you can skip a day, when was the last time
you
skipped a day? ... And I am going to visualize the day that is coming
up.... My almost 2 year old granddaughter coming for a visit while DD
goes
to her classes, Momma much better, so she will be more mobile (very
good
news and insignificant bad news). Then I visualize me with no stress
relief, dealing with that, and the feeling of BLISS I had yesterday
after
I
was able to get out for my 45 for the super aggressive bike ride
(complete
with blaring rock music, and mental "I am running away from home" self
talk
) How can I NOT exercise?? If I am not going to overeat the
exercise
is
my best endorphin source


"Joyce" wrote in message
.. .
Oh wow, that has to be pretty scary. It's hard to treat something
when
you have
no idea what you are dealing with. I do so hope that you get this
figured
out and
that mom begins to recuperate quickly. At least you are getting
that
exercise in.
You were my inspiration a few days ago, to get off my butt and hit
the
treadmill.
I don't know why, was just feeling lazy and couldn't get moving -
lots
of
excuses,
etc. I finally told myself that if Lesanne can find time to do this
every
darned
day with all that she is dealing with, I was not entitled to my
flimsy
little
excuses. So off I went, and felt better afterwards. How DO you do
it
girl?

Joyce
WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02
current weight: 132.5
Lifetime: 4/4/03

On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 16:10:37 GMT, "Lesanne"
wrote:

We have had a very stressful week, Ma got some kind of something
that
nobody
seems to know what Is, just that she is suddenly ill and has a
fever.
We
are doing all the stuff that we get with that. Figureing how to
sneak
medicine in her et al. Bliss.
I ate a bit more than I wanted to for 2 or 3 days and exercise, has
been,
well.. different. I am getting it in, but not my usual

"Joyce" wrote in message
.. .
Woohoo! A loss is a loss is a loss .... I'm sure you've heard it
all
before. You
had stated a few days ago that you changed your exercise routine,
I
wonder
if that
would account for the smaller loss. I had questioned the same
thing
for
the past
few weeks ... started exercising again (hoping to lose a little
more)
and
held
totally firm. Regardless, you are doing fantastic Lesanne. Only
a
few
more weeks
and you will be entering the lifetime mode!

Joyce
WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02
current weight: 132.5
Lifetime: 4/4/03

On Sat, 13 Sep 2003 14:39:41 GMT, "Lesanne"

wrote:

Well maintenance according to ASDWW continues. Lost a
microscopic
.2,
glad
to get it.

Lesanne
(365)247/162.8/164

On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 01:27:10 -0500, Joyce wrote:

It actually scares dh when he comes home to a spotless house ... he knows I'm
either mad or upset about something. Nervous energy I guess. I'd like to say my
house is sanitary, not so sure I'd even go that far. The dishes are done though,
countertops are clean, and trash is taken outside. g I'm definitely into
priorities, housekeeping is low on the list.

LIST? You have a list? (G)

Joyce


On Sat, 20 Sep 2003 18:35:56 GMT, "Lesanne" wrote:

Hey girl, trust me, you are a striver!! You just don't care about the house
being perfect maybe? I know I don't. I do it when I can. It is sanitary
for the most part. Good enough is good enough for a house as far as I am
concerned. We gotta prioritize somewhere, right?

"Joyce" wrote in message
news
I am impressed at your diligence, sounds like you have your routine worked
out
perfectly. I'm trying to get myself into *suck it up* mode (funny, I use
that
saying all the time too - passed it on to my kids). Somehow I can't
convince my
baby brother to do the same and get out to visit mom. I've been lax this
week, no
excuses other than just being too stressed out ... which is when I prefer
to avoid
seeing her as I tend to pass the stress onto her. Like you, I also hate
it when
things interfere with my *schedule*. If it's thrown off even a little
bit, I have
the tendency to skip things entirely. My exercise has to be early in the
morning
(according to me) ... otherwise I find too many excuses. I'm working on
it
though. I don't know if I am really a striver though. In some areas I do
have
that perfectionist fault that drives me nuts ... other areas I have no
drive at
all (such as housecleaning).

Joyce
WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02
current weight: 133.3
Lifetime: 4/4/03

On Wed, 17 Sep 2003 11:32:26 GMT, "Lesanne" wrote:

I set it up. We have a routine in the morning. I do her breakfast, and
if
I am weightlifting, mine, then I do her bath if she is having one, and
get
her sat with the paper, which she will appear to read for as long as I
leave
her in the chair with it. (probably eventually she would get up herself,
but that is her time with the paper) .. My weight set is on my back porch
from which I can see her chair. I have a recumbent cycle there also. I
have aerobics tapes which I can play on the TV set in the room she is in,
plenty of room for that, and the outside bike? I can see where she sits
when I pass our front door, and I have a loop that takes about 15
minutes,
so I check to be sure she is still there, and fine, as I pass. Not
perfect,
but she is safe, the way things are now. My daughter will sit for me
when
she is not safe, but I will have to change my timing which I am going to
HATE. Life is hard. As one of my old bosses used to say, and I still
tell
myself a lot "suck it up". Nothing worth while comes without some pain
attached. That is how we got to goal, right?
There are lots of days when I have half a workout. Can't actually
remember
the last day I had none at all though. You are doing great, but it
is
probably because you strive all the time. I relate.

"Joyce" wrote in message
.. .
But how do you find the time? I know we HAVE to make the time, but it
does have
to be incredibly difficult for you. Are you able to sneak away from
your
mom for
an hour, or do you have to get someone in to watch her during this
time?
I can
come up with all kinds of excuses, but rarely are any of them any
reason
why I
can't venture off by myself for even a small amount of time. One day
last
week I
was pushed for time, only option was to shorten my exercise period ...
but
that
was better than skipping it entirely. BUT ... I really have no good
excuses since
I don't have anything that occupies my entire day (unless you count the
incessant
telephone ringing - lol). You are right though, you definitely NEED
that
break
for yourself. I'm glad you are able to continue finding a way to get
that
short
break to find yourself.

Joyce


On Tue, 16 Sep 2003 12:10:22 GMT, "Lesanne"
wrote:

How do I exercise? This morning I am sitting here "getting ready".
The
tape in my head says, hell, you can skip a day, when was the last time
you
skipped a day? ... And I am going to visualize the day that is coming
up.... My almost 2 year old granddaughter coming for a visit while DD
goes
to her classes, Momma much better, so she will be more mobile (very
good
news and insignificant bad news). Then I visualize me with no stress
relief, dealing with that, and the feeling of BLISS I had yesterday
after
I
was able to get out for my 45 for the super aggressive bike ride
(complete
with blaring rock music, and mental "I am running away from home" self
talk
) How can I NOT exercise?? If I am not going to overeat the
exercise
is
my best endorphin source


"Joyce" wrote in message
.. .
Oh wow, that has to be pretty scary. It's hard to treat something
when
you have
no idea what you are dealing with. I do so hope that you get this
figured
out and
that mom begins to recuperate quickly. At least you are getting
that
exercise in.
You were my inspiration a few days ago, to get off my butt and hit
the
treadmill.
I don't know why, was just feeling lazy and couldn't get moving -
lots
of
excuses,
etc. I finally told myself that if Lesanne can find time to do this
every
darned
day with all that she is dealing with, I was not entitled to my
flimsy
little
excuses. So off I went, and felt better afterwards. How DO you do
it
girl?

Joyce
WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02
current weight: 132.5
Lifetime: 4/4/03

On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 16:10:37 GMT, "Lesanne"
wrote:

We have had a very stressful week, Ma got some kind of something
that
nobody
seems to know what Is, just that she is suddenly ill and has a
fever.
We
are doing all the stuff that we get with that. Figureing how to
sneak
medicine in her et al. Bliss.
I ate a bit more than I wanted to for 2 or 3 days and exercise, has
been,
well.. different. I am getting it in, but not my usual

"Joyce" wrote in message
.. .
Woohoo! A loss is a loss is a loss .... I'm sure you've heard it
all
before. You
had stated a few days ago that you changed your exercise routine,
I
wonder
if that
would account for the smaller loss. I had questioned the same
thing
for
the past
few weeks ... started exercising again (hoping to lose a little
more)
and
held
totally firm. Regardless, you are doing fantastic Lesanne. Only
a
few
more weeks
and you will be entering the lifetime mode!

Joyce
WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02
current weight: 132.5
Lifetime: 4/4/03

On Sat, 13 Sep 2003 14:39:41 GMT, "Lesanne"

wrote:

Well maintenance according to ASDWW continues. Lost a
microscopic
.2,
glad
to get it.

Lesanne
(365)247/162.8/164

Housekeeping is a sticky point in our home. I like things to be fairly tidy
and clean, DH is a slob, doesn't care if the dishes are done, doesn't
vacuum, wash floors, bathrooms, shoot he was still taking his laundry to his
Mom when I moved in. Anyway was quite disgusted with me when I moved in and
had my Grandma come over and help me do a once over on the place, he
couldn't find anything for months! It's much cleaner than it was then, but
still not as I would like it. All I can do is try....Hmmm..if I wasn't
working full time at our business I could get the place clean and keep it
that way.....Maybe I'll have to tell him I need time off at work.....Yeah
right!!! Wishful thinking...
--
Brenda
209/174/150
SWWC goal 165

"Joyce" wrote in message
...
It actually scares dh when he comes home to a spotless house ... he knows
I'm
either mad or upset about something. Nervous energy I guess. I'd like to
say my
house is sanitary, not so sure I'd even go that far. The dishes are done
though,
countertops are clean, and trash is taken outside. g I'm definitely
into
priorities, housekeeping is low on the list.

Joyce


On Sat, 20 Sep 2003 18:35:56 GMT, "Lesanne" wrote:

Hey girl, trust me, you are a striver!! You just don't care about the
house
being perfect maybe? I know I don't. I do it when I can. It is
sanitary
for the most part. Good enough is good enough for a house as far as I am
concerned. We gotta prioritize somewhere, right?

"Joyce" wrote in message
news
I am impressed at your diligence, sounds like you have your routine
worked
out
perfectly. I'm trying to get myself into *suck it up* mode (funny, I
use
that
saying all the time too - passed it on to my kids). Somehow I can't
convince my
baby brother to do the same and get out to visit mom. I've been lax
this
week, no
excuses other than just being too stressed out ... which is when I
prefer
to avoid
seeing her as I tend to pass the stress onto her. Like you, I also
hate
it when
things interfere with my *schedule*. If it's thrown off even a little
bit, I have
the tendency to skip things entirely. My exercise has to be early in
the
morning
(according to me) ... otherwise I find too many excuses. I'm working
on
it
though. I don't know if I am really a striver though. In some areas I
do
have
that perfectionist fault that drives me nuts ... other areas I have no
drive at
all (such as housecleaning).

Joyce
WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02
current weight: 133.3
Lifetime: 4/4/03

On Wed, 17 Sep 2003 11:32:26 GMT, "Lesanne"
wrote:

I set it up. We have a routine in the morning. I do her breakfast,
and
if
I am weightlifting, mine, then I do her bath if she is having one, and
get
her sat with the paper, which she will appear to read for as long as I
leave
her in the chair with it. (probably eventually she would get up
herself,
but that is her time with the paper) .. My weight set is on my back
porch
from which I can see her chair. I have a recumbent cycle there also.
I
have aerobics tapes which I can play on the TV set in the room she is
in,
plenty of room for that, and the outside bike? I can see where she
sits
when I pass our front door, and I have a loop that takes about 15
minutes,
so I check to be sure she is still there, and fine, as I pass. Not
perfect,
but she is safe, the way things are now. My daughter will sit for me
when
she is not safe, but I will have to change my timing which I am going
to
HATE. Life is hard. As one of my old bosses used to say, and I still
tell
myself a lot "suck it up". Nothing worth while comes without some
pain
attached. That is how we got to goal, right?
There are lots of days when I have half a workout. Can't actually
remember
the last day I had none at all though. You are doing great, but
it
is
probably because you strive all the time. I relate.

"Joyce" wrote in message
.. .
But how do you find the time? I know we HAVE to make the time, but
it
does have
to be incredibly difficult for you. Are you able to sneak away from
your
mom for
an hour, or do you have to get someone in to watch her during this
time?
I can
come up with all kinds of excuses, but rarely are any of them any
reason
why I
can't venture off by myself for even a small amount of time. One
day
last
week I
was pushed for time, only option was to shorten my exercise period
....
but
that
was better than skipping it entirely. BUT ... I really have no good
excuses since
I don't have anything that occupies my entire day (unless you count
the
incessant
telephone ringing - lol). You are right though, you definitely NEED
that
break
for yourself. I'm glad you are able to continue finding a way to
get
that
short
break to find yourself.

Joyce


On Tue, 16 Sep 2003 12:10:22 GMT, "Lesanne"
wrote:

How do I exercise? This morning I am sitting here "getting ready".
The
tape in my head says, hell, you can skip a day, when was the last
time
you
skipped a day? ... And I am going to visualize the day that is
coming
up.... My almost 2 year old granddaughter coming for a visit while
DD
goes
to her classes, Momma much better, so she will be more mobile (very
good
news and insignificant bad news). Then I visualize me with no
stress
relief, dealing with that, and the feeling of BLISS I had yesterday
after
I
was able to get out for my 45 for the super aggressive bike ride
(complete
with blaring rock music, and mental "I am running away from home"
self
talk
) How can I NOT exercise?? If I am not going to overeat the
exercise
is
my best endorphin source


"Joyce" wrote in message
.. .
Oh wow, that has to be pretty scary. It's hard to treat
something
when
you have
no idea what you are dealing with. I do so hope that you get
this
figured
out and
that mom begins to recuperate quickly. At least you are getting
that
exercise in.
You were my inspiration a few days ago, to get off my butt and
hit
the
treadmill.
I don't know why, was just feeling lazy and couldn't get moving -
lots
of
excuses,
etc. I finally told myself that if Lesanne can find time to do
this
every
darned
day with all that she is dealing with, I was not entitled to my
flimsy
little
excuses. So off I went, and felt better afterwards. How DO you
do
it
girl?

Joyce
WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02
current weight: 132.5
Lifetime: 4/4/03

On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 16:10:37 GMT, "Lesanne"

wrote:

We have had a very stressful week, Ma got some kind of something
that
nobody
seems to know what Is, just that she is suddenly ill and has a
fever.
We
are doing all the stuff that we get with that. Figureing how to
sneak
medicine in her et al. Bliss.
I ate a bit more than I wanted to for 2 or 3 days and exercise,
has
been,
well.. different. I am getting it in, but not my usual

"Joyce" wrote in message
.. .
Woohoo! A loss is a loss is a loss .... I'm sure you've heard
it
all
before. You
had stated a few days ago that you changed your exercise
routine,
I
wonder
if that
would account for the smaller loss. I had questioned the same
thing
for
the past
few weeks ... started exercising again (hoping to lose a
little
more)
and
held
totally firm. Regardless, you are doing fantastic Lesanne.
Only
a
few
more weeks
and you will be entering the lifetime mode!

Joyce
WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02
current weight: 132.5
Lifetime: 4/4/03

On Sat, 13 Sep 2003 14:39:41 GMT, "Lesanne"

wrote:

Well maintenance according to ASDWW continues. Lost a
microscopic
.2,
glad
to get it.

Lesanne
(365)247/162.8/164

We have the same issues - I'm much more tidy than DBF, and like things a bit
cleaner. To solve the issue, we have a cleaner come over once a fortnight.
She saves our sanity really - neither of us have the time or the inclination
to properly clean, and this way I can have a clean house without having
lifted a finger. I know there are bonus points I'm missing out on, but I'd
rather go for a walk than clean the toilet

--
Julie.
93.5/73.2/74 (WW)/72 (Personal) kg
205.7/161.0/162.8 (WW)/158 (Personal) lb

"Brenda Hammond" wrote in message
...
Housekeeping is a sticky point in our home. I like things to be fairly
tidy
and clean, DH is a slob, doesn't care if the dishes are done, doesn't
vacuum, wash floors, bathrooms, shoot he was still taking his laundry to
his
Mom when I moved in. Anyway was quite disgusted with me when I moved in
and
had my Grandma come over and help me do a once over on the place, he
couldn't find anything for months! It's much cleaner than it was then,
but
still not as I would like it. All I can do is try....Hmmm..if I wasn't
working full time at our business I could get the place clean and keep it
that way.....Maybe I'll have to tell him I need time off at work.....Yeah
right!!! Wishful thinking...
--
Brenda
209/174/150
SWWC goal 165

"Joyce" wrote in message
...
It actually scares dh when he comes home to a spotless house ... he
knows
I'm
either mad or upset about something. Nervous energy I guess. I'd like
to
say my
house is sanitary, not so sure I'd even go that far. The dishes are
done
though,
countertops are clean, and trash is taken outside. g I'm definitely
into
priorities, housekeeping is low on the list.

Joyce


On Sat, 20 Sep 2003 18:35:56 GMT, "Lesanne"
wrote:

Hey girl, trust me, you are a striver!! You just don't care about the
house
being perfect maybe? I know I don't. I do it when I can. It is
sanitary
for the most part. Good enough is good enough for a house as far as I
am
concerned. We gotta prioritize somewhere, right?

"Joyce" wrote in message
news I am impressed at your diligence, sounds like you have your routine
worked
out
perfectly. I'm trying to get myself into *suck it up* mode (funny, I
use
that
saying all the time too - passed it on to my kids). Somehow I can't
convince my
baby brother to do the same and get out to visit mom. I've been lax
this
week, no
excuses other than just being too stressed out ... which is when I
prefer
to avoid
seeing her as I tend to pass the stress onto her. Like you, I also
hate
it when
things interfere with my *schedule*. If it's thrown off even a
little
bit, I have
the tendency to skip things entirely. My exercise has to be early in
the
morning
(according to me) ... otherwise I find too many excuses. I'm working
on
it
though. I don't know if I am really a striver though. In some areas
I
do
have
that perfectionist fault that drives me nuts ... other areas I have
no
drive at
all (such as housecleaning).

Joyce
WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02
current weight: 133.3
Lifetime: 4/4/03

On Wed, 17 Sep 2003 11:32:26 GMT, "Lesanne"
wrote:

I set it up. We have a routine in the morning. I do her breakfast,
and
if
I am weightlifting, mine, then I do her bath if she is having one,
and
get
her sat with the paper, which she will appear to read for as long as
I
leave
her in the chair with it. (probably eventually she would get up
herself,
but that is her time with the paper) .. My weight set is on my back
porch
from which I can see her chair. I have a recumbent cycle there
also.
I
have aerobics tapes which I can play on the TV set in the room she
is
in,
plenty of room for that, and the outside bike? I can see where she
sits
when I pass our front door, and I have a loop that takes about 15
minutes,
so I check to be sure she is still there, and fine, as I pass. Not
perfect,
but she is safe, the way things are now. My daughter will sit for
me
when
she is not safe, but I will have to change my timing which I am
going
to
HATE. Life is hard. As one of my old bosses used to say, and I
still
tell
myself a lot "suck it up". Nothing worth while comes without some
pain
attached. That is how we got to goal, right?
There are lots of days when I have half a workout. Can't actually
remember
the last day I had none at all though. You are doing great,
but
it
is
probably because you strive all the time. I relate.

"Joyce" wrote in message
.. .
But how do you find the time? I know we HAVE to make the time,
but
it
does have
to be incredibly difficult for you. Are you able to sneak away
from
your
mom for
an hour, or do you have to get someone in to watch her during this
time?
I can
come up with all kinds of excuses, but rarely are any of them any
reason
why I
can't venture off by myself for even a small amount of time. One
day
last
week I
was pushed for time, only option was to shorten my exercise period
...
but
that
was better than skipping it entirely. BUT ... I really have no
good
excuses since
I don't have anything that occupies my entire day (unless you
count
the
incessant
telephone ringing - lol). You are right though, you definitely
NEED
that
break
for yourself. I'm glad you are able to continue finding a way to
get
that
short
break to find yourself.

Joyce


On Tue, 16 Sep 2003 12:10:22 GMT, "Lesanne"

wrote:

How do I exercise? This morning I am sitting here "getting
ready".
The
tape in my head says, hell, you can skip a day, when was the last
time
you
skipped a day? ... And I am going to visualize the day that is
coming
up.... My almost 2 year old granddaughter coming for a visit
while
DD
goes
to her classes, Momma much better, so she will be more mobile
(very
good
news and insignificant bad news). Then I visualize me with no
stress
relief, dealing with that, and the feeling of BLISS I had
yesterday
after
I
was able to get out for my 45 for the super aggressive bike ride
(complete
with blaring rock music, and mental "I am running away from home"
self
talk
) How can I NOT exercise?? If I am not going to overeat the
exercise
is
my best endorphin source


"Joyce" wrote in message
.. .
Oh wow, that has to be pretty scary. It's hard to treat
something
when
you have
no idea what you are dealing with. I do so hope that you get
this
figured
out and
that mom begins to recuperate quickly. At least you are
getting
that
exercise in.
You were my inspiration a few days ago, to get off my butt and
hit
the
treadmill.
I don't know why, was just feeling lazy and couldn't get
moving -
lots
of
excuses,
etc. I finally told myself that if Lesanne can find time to do
this
every
darned
day with all that she is dealing with, I was not entitled to my
flimsy
little
excuses. So off I went, and felt better afterwards. How DO
you
do
it
girl?

Joyce
WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02
current weight: 132.5
Lifetime: 4/4/03

On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 16:10:37 GMT, "Lesanne"

wrote:

We have had a very stressful week, Ma got some kind of
something
that
nobody
seems to know what Is, just that she is suddenly ill and has a
fever.
We
are doing all the stuff that we get with that. Figureing how
to
sneak
medicine in her et al. Bliss.
I ate a bit more than I wanted to for 2 or 3 days and
exercise,
has
been,
well.. different. I am getting it in, but not my usual

"Joyce" wrote in message
.. .
Woohoo! A loss is a loss is a loss .... I'm sure you've
heard
it
all
before. You
had stated a few days ago that you changed your exercise
routine,
I
wonder
if that
would account for the smaller loss. I had questioned the
same
thing
for
the past
few weeks ... started exercising again (hoping to lose a
little
more)
and
held
totally firm. Regardless, you are doing fantastic Lesanne.
Only
a
few
more weeks
and you will be entering the lifetime mode!

Joyce
WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02
current weight: 132.5
Lifetime: 4/4/03

On Sat, 13 Sep 2003 14:39:41 GMT, "Lesanne"

wrote:

Well maintenance according to ASDWW continues. Lost a
microscopic
.2,
glad
to get it.

Lesanne
(365)247/162.8/164

"Clean the toilet?" Does not compute! (G)

On Sat, 27 Sep 2003 08:43:40 +1000, "JulieB"
wrote:

We have the same issues - I'm much more tidy than DBF, and like things a bit
cleaner. To solve the issue, we have a cleaner come over once a fortnight.
She saves our sanity really - neither of us have the time or the inclination
to properly clean, and this way I can have a clean house without having
lifted a finger. I know there are bonus points I'm missing out on, but I'd
rather go for a walk than clean the toilet

On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 07:39:28 -0700, Fred wrote:



On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 01:27:10 -0500, Joyce wrote:

It actually scares dh when he comes home to a spotless house ... he knows I'm
either mad or upset about something. Nervous energy I guess. I'd like to say my
house is sanitary, not so sure I'd even go that far. The dishes are done though,
countertops are clean, and trash is taken outside. g I'm definitely into
priorities, housekeeping is low on the list.

LIST? You have a list? (G)

LOL! My lists have lists. It's just another one of those obsessive things with
me. If I know I have to get something done, then I do make a list. Otherwise, I
don't bother. Usually housekeeping is not on the list. g

Joyce


On Sat, 20 Sep 2003 18:35:56 GMT, "Lesanne" wrote:

Hey girl, trust me, you are a striver!! You just don't care about the house
being perfect maybe? I know I don't. I do it when I can. It is sanitary
for the most part. Good enough is good enough for a house as far as I am
concerned. We gotta prioritize somewhere, right?

"Joyce" wrote in message
news I am impressed at your diligence, sounds like you have your routine worked
out
perfectly. I'm trying to get myself into *suck it up* mode (funny, I use
that
saying all the time too - passed it on to my kids). Somehow I can't
convince my
baby brother to do the same and get out to visit mom. I've been lax this
week, no
excuses other than just being too stressed out ... which is when I prefer
to avoid
seeing her as I tend to pass the stress onto her. Like you, I also hate
it when
things interfere with my *schedule*. If it's thrown off even a little
bit, I have
the tendency to skip things entirely. My exercise has to be early in the
morning
(according to me) ... otherwise I find too many excuses. I'm working on
it
though. I don't know if I am really a striver though. In some areas I do
have
that perfectionist fault that drives me nuts ... other areas I have no
drive at
all (such as housecleaning).

Joyce
WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02
current weight: 133.3
Lifetime: 4/4/03

On Wed, 17 Sep 2003 11:32:26 GMT, "Lesanne" wrote:

I set it up. We have a routine in the morning. I do her breakfast, and
if
I am weightlifting, mine, then I do her bath if she is having one, and
get
her sat with the paper, which she will appear to read for as long as I
leave
her in the chair with it. (probably eventually she would get up herself,
but that is her time with the paper) .. My weight set is on my back porch
from which I can see her chair. I have a recumbent cycle there also. I
have aerobics tapes which I can play on the TV set in the room she is in,
plenty of room for that, and the outside bike? I can see where she sits
when I pass our front door, and I have a loop that takes about 15
minutes,
so I check to be sure she is still there, and fine, as I pass. Not
perfect,
but she is safe, the way things are now. My daughter will sit for me
when
she is not safe, but I will have to change my timing which I am going to
HATE. Life is hard. As one of my old bosses used to say, and I still
tell
myself a lot "suck it up". Nothing worth while comes without some pain
attached. That is how we got to goal, right?
There are lots of days when I have half a workout. Can't actually
remember
the last day I had none at all though. You are doing great, but it
is
probably because you strive all the time. I relate.

"Joyce" wrote in message
.. .
But how do you find the time? I know we HAVE to make the time, but it
does have
to be incredibly difficult for you. Are you able to sneak away from
your
mom for
an hour, or do you have to get someone in to watch her during this
time?
I can
come up with all kinds of excuses, but rarely are any of them any
reason
why I
can't venture off by myself for even a small amount of time. One day
last
week I
was pushed for time, only option was to shorten my exercise period ...
but
that
was better than skipping it entirely. BUT ... I really have no good
excuses since
I don't have anything that occupies my entire day (unless you count the
incessant
telephone ringing - lol). You are right though, you definitely NEED
that
break
for yourself. I'm glad you are able to continue finding a way to get
that
short
break to find yourself.

Joyce


On Tue, 16 Sep 2003 12:10:22 GMT, "Lesanne"
wrote:

How do I exercise? This morning I am sitting here "getting ready".
The
tape in my head says, hell, you can skip a day, when was the last time
you
skipped a day? ... And I am going to visualize the day that is coming
up.... My almost 2 year old granddaughter coming for a visit while DD
goes
to her classes, Momma much better, so she will be more mobile (very
good
news and insignificant bad news). Then I visualize me with no stress
relief, dealing with that, and the feeling of BLISS I had yesterday
after
I
was able to get out for my 45 for the super aggressive bike ride
(complete
with blaring rock music, and mental "I am running away from home" self
talk
) How can I NOT exercise?? If I am not going to overeat the
exercise
is
my best endorphin source


"Joyce" wrote in message
.. .
Oh wow, that has to be pretty scary. It's hard to treat something
when
you have
no idea what you are dealing with. I do so hope that you get this
figured
out and
that mom begins to recuperate quickly. At least you are getting
that
exercise in.
You were my inspiration a few days ago, to get off my butt and hit
the
treadmill.
I don't know why, was just feeling lazy and couldn't get moving -
lots
of
excuses,
etc. I finally told myself that if Lesanne can find time to do this
every
darned
day with all that she is dealing with, I was not entitled to my
flimsy
little
excuses. So off I went, and felt better afterwards. How DO you do
it
girl?

Joyce
WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02
current weight: 132.5
Lifetime: 4/4/03

On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 16:10:37 GMT, "Lesanne"
wrote:

We have had a very stressful week, Ma got some kind of something
that
nobody
seems to know what Is, just that she is suddenly ill and has a
fever.
We
are doing all the stuff that we get with that. Figureing how to
sneak
medicine in her et al. Bliss.
I ate a bit more than I wanted to for 2 or 3 days and exercise, has
been,
well.. different. I am getting it in, but not my usual

"Joyce" wrote in message
.. .
Woohoo! A loss is a loss is a loss .... I'm sure you've heard it
all
before. You
had stated a few days ago that you changed your exercise routine,
I
wonder
if that
would account for the smaller loss. I had questioned the same
thing
for
the past
few weeks ... started exercising again (hoping to lose a little
more)
and
held
totally firm. Regardless, you are doing fantastic Lesanne. Only
a
few
more weeks
and you will be entering the lifetime mode!

Joyce
WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02
current weight: 132.5
Lifetime: 4/4/03

On Sat, 13 Sep 2003 14:39:41 GMT, "Lesanne"

wrote:

Well maintenance according to ASDWW continues. Lost a
microscopic
.2,
glad
to get it.

Lesanne
(365)247/162.8/164

I used to be like that too, was much easier when it was just me that I had to
clean up after ... as well as only a 1 bedroom apartment. 22 years of marriage
and 3 kids (and now grandkids) changed my priorities dramatically. At some point
I had to let go and stop doing and being all for everyone. I now figure if it
doesn't bother *them* then why should it bother me? g I have my areas of the
house (my office for one) that are totally mine and I can keep them as I please.
Trust me, if anyone dumps something in this area and lets it sit, there is holy
heck to pay. g

Joyce


On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 07:58:59 -0700, "Brenda Hammond"
wrote:

Housekeeping is a sticky point in our home. I like things to be fairly tidy
and clean, DH is a slob, doesn't care if the dishes are done, doesn't
vacuum, wash floors, bathrooms, shoot he was still taking his laundry to his
Mom when I moved in. Anyway was quite disgusted with me when I moved in and
had my Grandma come over and help me do a once over on the place, he
couldn't find anything for months! It's much cleaner than it was then, but
still not as I would like it. All I can do is try....Hmmm..if I wasn't
working full time at our business I could get the place clean and keep it
that way.....Maybe I'll have to tell him I need time off at work.....Yeah
right!!! Wishful thinking...
--
Brenda
209/174/150
SWWC goal 165

"Joyce" wrote in message
.. .
It actually scares dh when he comes home to a spotless house ... he knows
I'm
either mad or upset about something. Nervous energy I guess. I'd like to
say my
house is sanitary, not so sure I'd even go that far. The dishes are done
though,
countertops are clean, and trash is taken outside. g I'm definitely
into
priorities, housekeeping is low on the list.

Joyce


On Sat, 20 Sep 2003 18:35:56 GMT, "Lesanne" wrote:

Hey girl, trust me, you are a striver!! You just don't care about the
house
being perfect maybe? I know I don't. I do it when I can. It is
sanitary
for the most part. Good enough is good enough for a house as far as I am
concerned. We gotta prioritize somewhere, right?

I always said I wanted to hire a maid service, hubby told me I was nuts. He knows
me too well. G The problem I would have is that I would clean the house before
the service showed up ... then pay them to do nothing. LOL

Joyce



On Sat, 27 Sep 2003 08:43:40 +1000, "JulieB"
wrote:

We have the same issues - I'm much more tidy than DBF, and like things a bit
cleaner. To solve the issue, we have a cleaner come over once a fortnight.
She saves our sanity really - neither of us have the time or the inclination
to properly clean, and this way I can have a clean house without having
lifted a finger. I know there are bonus points I'm missing out on, but I'd
rather go for a walk than clean the toilet

--
Julie.
93.5/73.2/74 (WW)/72 (Personal) kg
205.7/161.0/162.8 (WW)/158 (Personal) lb

"Brenda Hammond" wrote in message
...
Housekeeping is a sticky point in our home. I like things to be fairly
tidy
and clean, DH is a slob, doesn't care if the dishes are done, doesn't
vacuum, wash floors, bathrooms, shoot he was still taking his laundry to
his
Mom when I moved in. Anyway was quite disgusted with me when I moved in
and
had my Grandma come over and help me do a once over on the place, he
couldn't find anything for months! It's much cleaner than it was then,
but
still not as I would like it. All I can do is try....Hmmm..if I wasn't
working full time at our business I could get the place clean and keep it
that way.....Maybe I'll have to tell him I need time off at work.....Yeah
right!!! Wishful thinking...
--
Brenda
209/174/150
SWWC goal 165

"Joyce" wrote in message
...
It actually scares dh when he comes home to a spotless house ... he
knows
I'm
either mad or upset about something. Nervous energy I guess. I'd like
to
say my
house is sanitary, not so sure I'd even go that far. The dishes are
done
though,
countertops are clean, and trash is taken outside. g I'm definitely
into
priorities, housekeeping is low on the list.

Joyce