week 5

Have you made a weigh in day switch yet? I know it's
tough tackling all those evil issues at the same time,
probably better to try one thing at a time and not
totally overwhelming yourself. It does sound to me like
you have made some progress with the daily weigh-ins, at
least now finding the trends and focusing on those.
That's a huge step!

I really don't know much about the Bartlett area, other than
it seems to be out in the boonies (in relation to where I'm
at). <grin> The homes are very nice looking, visually - it
is a relatively new area though, and as I recall - pretty
transient (transfers in and out, not many long-timers). Most
all of the areas you mention are nice areas though, so I
would assume the schools would be good. I don't put any
faith in the yearly reports that the state mandates the
schools publish. I've learned how they get around that
system, by teaching the kids the material that will be on
the standardized tests first ... then if time allows, they
move backwards to the basics. <sigh> It's a crummy system,
but this way they can all claim they are in the top
percentage nationwide. I've found it more reliable to talk
to parents who have already raised kids throughout the
system ... not current or newcomers - those that have logged
in many years and been through the entire 12 year process.
You wouldn't believe how many people I have sent my way
since I have had kids in our district for the past 20 years.
I've learned the ins and outs/good and bad - tell it like it
is. But you also have to remember that every child is
different, and each will have different experiences. What
didn't work for my oldest girl, works exceedingly well for
my youngest. But there also were/are some constants ... and
that is what I focused on. My two girls went through the
public high school system, my son went to a private high
school. We knew the public system, knew my sons personality,
weaknesses and strengths, knew what would be better for him.
There are always options available.

And words of wisdom for a great realtor many, many years ago
... never, ever buy near vacant land - regardless as to what
*currently* are in the books as to plans for that land. Ya
never know what will eventually be built across the street
from you. <grin> A hard learned lesson by my daughter who
refused to listen ... twice!

joyce

skiur said:

You're right about the weigh in day and controlling the
eating after seeing the lower number. This week, my lowest
day was Thurday because that was the day I was finally
feeling better after doing squats. I've got several issues
going on it seems and I've been trying to curb the
obsessive weighing in addition to it all. My lowest weight
does seem to be consistant though and it's not going down.

I did really well on Thursday while dining out for lunch
and dinner. Even with dinner later in the pm, and a tin of
salty anchovies the following day it only showed one pound
up and for me that's nothing at my weight. I selected my
dinner items leaning more towards veggies, which is odd for
me but I also found the food to be good so I think I'll
repeat that again.

I didn't think that 3 pounds would make such a difference
on the shoes, but my feet don't hurt in the am as much,
so I guess that there is a major point to what your
doctor says.

We haven't nailed down any specific place, but right now
we're looking in Schaumburg, Elk Grove Village, Roselle,
Hoffman Estates (211 school district), and we're
considering Bartlett. I know it's U46, but sticking in
Bartlett HS area finds some seriously good looking homes-
curb appeal wise anyway.

Julie

"Joyce" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I remember you saying before that you seemed to routinely
have one

specific day

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each week that showed your lowest weight. Maybe that
would be the day to

choose?

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But I also seem to recall you saying (but it might have
been someone else)

that

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you also had problems reining things in after you saw
that nice low number

...

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that you tended to splurge for a day or so afterwards. If
this is true,

you might

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be battling more than one issue. I officially started ww
on a tuesday,

found

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early on that this just wasn't the day for me to weigh in
on - due to

hectic

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week-ends and dinners out. Over the course of several
weeks I worked to

change to

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Friday's as the official day. The first week I changed
the day to

wednesday,

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following week thursday, etc. This way I wasn't weighing
in 3 days later

and

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showing little or no progress, but also didn't go for 10
days without

checking in.

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It worked for me anyway.

Starting that exercise regime is going to play a little
bit of havok with

the

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scales too, as your strained muscles will retain fluids.
Don't get

frustrated

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over this, it will go away in a few weeks.

Where are you looking to buy a home, are you planning on
staying in the

Schaumburg

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area? I really don't know much about school districts in
that direction -

know

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more about the area south of you (wheaton, glendale
heights, carol stream, naperville, etc.).

Those shoes feeling big is very common. It isn't really
that you've lost

weight

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in your feet that is making them smaller, it's a gravity
thing. It's

because

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there is less weight pressing on your feet so they don't
spread out as

far. At

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least this is the way the doctors have explained it to
me.

Joyce

skiur said:

Thanks Joyce.

I'm actually not doing meetings. Just this group and
literature that

I've

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had people purchase for me who go to meetings. I think I
will be

switching

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weigh in day-I'm just not sure which day yet. I've also
been doing a bit better on daily weighins...i don't pay
attention to what the scale is

saying

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:-) and i'm not tracking it right now. I'm apparently
:very good at
maintaining though.

This is week before tom, so i've got some major thirst
issues going on (I drink water like it's going out of
style and then stay in the bathroom

like

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it's going out of style-sorry if it's tmi). I do feel
lighter, but the scale isn't reflecting for obvious
reasons. I also went to the gym both Saturday and Sunday
of the weekend and plan to go tonight after dinner.
We'll see how that goes. Sunday I did squats, so I had
some serious

muscle

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aches Monday and last night we met with our buyer's agent-
yay, we're

going

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to buy a house. (Got any school district suggestion?)

What is odd is that I am finding that my shoes are too
big. Like they

are

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ready to fall off...the socks aren't different and I
don't think they are wider from just wearing
them....maybe i'm losing weight in weird places

like

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my feet. *shrug*

Julie

"Joyce" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> Just a thought here Julie ... if you always eat out on
> the week-ends,
higher
> sodium, bits of splurges, maybe you would be better
> changing your

meeting

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date to
> mid-week .. or Friday? Then again, if you do the same
> thing week to

week,

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it
> should more or less balance out. Just me and my wishy-
> washy thought
processes.
> <G>
>
> If you are having problems with the multiple weight
> checks, then you
definitely do
> need to step away from that home scale. Maybe try for
> a week or two to
only weigh
> in at your meeting. See how the week goes, if you are
> better able to

stay

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on
> track that way. I think we all have a tendency to
> react the same way

...

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weight
> up, eat lighter ... weight down, can splurge a bit.
> This works well on maintanence - probably not a good
> thing while trying to lose though.

But

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I do see
> an NSV in there. A little bit of soul searching and
> discovering a

problem

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area.
> This will serve you well in the days ahead. We all
> need to learn

exactly

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where
> our problems areas are, and the best way we can combat
> them.
>
> As far as the gym ..... just do it. Get up and go,
> quit

procrastinating

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if you
> really do want to go. A few weeks into it and it will
> become routine,

you

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will
> feel lost without it.
>
> I have a very odd outlook on the housekeeping lately.
> Many things get

in

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the way
> of *me* time - chores around the house no longer do. I
> figure that I

have

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never
> heard of anyone dying from a little bit of dust or
> clutter .... dirty
clothing ...
> unpainted doors ... clogged gutters, etc. So *me*
> comes before those
things.
> And it appears they don't bother other members of the
> house either.

New

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rule in
> effect ... those who complain, can feel free to take
> over the job. I
finally
> accepted the fact that I am not super-woman and will
> never be, despite
what my
> family seems to think. When I get the phone call that
> will add one

more

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thing to
> my list - I make the caller rethink their options.
> Most of the time

now

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they
> realize it is something they can quickly and easily
> take care of
themselves.
> Passing it onto mom has only become a habit. Try to
> get it under

control

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now, put
> yourself first. Decide what chores are life-altering
> or life

threatening,

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those
> that are probably do need to be taken care of - those
> that aren't can
wait.
> Dishes in the sink can wait for an hour ... fire in
> the kitchen can't.

<G>

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>
> Joyce
>
> On Sun, 28 Mar 2004 11:50:00 -0600, "skiur"
> <[email hidden]>

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>
> >Results to date: 3.5 pounds lost.
> >
> >I do my official weigh in on Sunday in hopes of
> >somehow detering

myself

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from
> >overdoing it on the food Friday and Saturday. I don't
> >know how well

that

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> >has been working. We went out to dinner yesterday and
> >I had too much
sodium
> >in my diet. I'm thirsty as heck this morning and I'm
> >almost done with
liter
> >of water #2. I'm down from last week's sodium
> >escapade so there may

have

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> >been a loss somewhere in there, but it is currently
> >masked from going

out

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to
> >dinner last night. Eh. Who knew it would take this
> >long to lose 5
stinkin'
> >pounds?
> >
> >I found something rather interesting this week. I
> >notice that I do
really
> >well until I come up on a certain number (usually
> >found on my lowest
weight
> >day) and then I start eating out at lunch and making
> >poorer choices
during
> >the week. I think I will be reducing the number of
> >times I weight a
week,
> >because I am completely getting in my own way when I
> >do. We'll see

how

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that
> >experiment goes.
> >
> >I've been convincing myself that I should go to the
> >gym for quite some
time
> >and that I would start on a Saturday so that if I do
> >screw up, I won't
beat
> >myself up for it too much. Well for the past few
> >weeks I've been
excusing
> >myself by saying, "It's too cold to go". Yesterday
> >was an icky day,

but

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I
> >managed to convince myself to go to the gym. I'm
> >pleased with myself.

I

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> >didn't go overboard on anything, just general
> >movement that I needed

to

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do.
> >The trick is to get myself to do that again today.
> >
> >
> >On a different note-kinda. I find it so hard to focus
> >on myself when
there
> >is all this work around the house that needs to be
> >accomplished. Does anyone have any suggestions?
> >
> >Julie
> >
>

I have kinda put things on the back burner, but I think the
weigh in day will be Thursday since I do end up all over the
place weight-wise on the weekends. I ended up on the -5 lbs
lost and my first goal for one day, but that was probably
the only day that week that I was properly hydrated. We've
been looking at houses each night, eating late and eating a
bit heavy on the salt side.

We ended up not getting the place in Bartlett. Last night we
put a bid on a house in Hoffman and we gave them a deadline
of 10am today. Haven't heard anything yet, but one never
knows. We have a back-up house in Hoffman that we'd like to
move on if this doesn't work out.

Think good thoughts for me!

Julie

"Joyce" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Have you made a weigh in day switch yet? I know it's tough
tackling all

those

Quoted message said:

evil issues at the same time, probably better to try one
thing at a time

and not

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totally overwhelming yourself. It does sound to me like
you have made

some

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progress with the daily weigh-ins, at least now finding
the trends and

focusing on

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those. That's a huge step!

I really don't know much about the Bartlett area, other
than it seems to

be out in

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the boonies (in relation to where I'm at). <grin> The
homes are very nice looking, visually - it is a relatively
new area though, and as I recall -

pretty

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transient (transfers in and out, not many long-timers).
Most all of the

areas you

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mention are nice areas though, so I would assume the
schools would be

good. I

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don't put any faith in the yearly reports that the state
mandates the

schools

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publish. I've learned how they get around that system, by
teaching the

kids the

Quoted message said:

material that will be on the standardized tests first ...
then if time

allows,

Quoted message said:

they move backwards to the basics. <sigh> It's a crummy
system, but this

way they

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can all claim they are in the top percentage nationwide.
I've found it

more

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reliable to talk to parents who have already raised kids
throughout the

system ...

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not current or newcomers - those that have logged in many
years and been

through

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the entire 12 year process. You wouldn't believe how many
people I have

sent my

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way since I have had kids in our district for the past 20
years. I've

learned the

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ins and outs/good and bad - tell it like it is. But you
also have to

remember

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that every child is different, and each will have
different experiences.

What

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didn't work for my oldest girl, works exceedingly well for
my youngest.

But there

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also were/are some constants ... and that is what I
focused on. My two

girls went

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through the public high school system, my son went to a
private high

school. We

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knew the public system, knew my sons personality,
weaknesses and

strengths, knew

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what would be better for him. There are always options
available.

And words of wisdom for a great realtor many, many years
ago ... never,

ever buy

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near vacant land - regardless as to what *currently* are
in the books as

to plans

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for that land. Ya never know what will eventually be built
across the

street from

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you. <grin> A hard learned lesson by my daughter who
refused to listen

... twice!

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joyce

skiur said:

You're right about the weigh in day and controlling the
eating after

seeing

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

the lower number. This week, my lowest day was Thurday
because that was

the

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Quoted message said:

day I was finally feeling better after doing squats. I've
got several issues going on it seems and I've been trying
to curb the obsessive

weighing

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Quoted message said:

in addition to it all. My lowest weight does seem to be
consistant

though

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Quoted message said:

and it's not going down.

I did really well on Thursday while dining out for lunch
and dinner.

Even

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with dinner later in the pm, and a tin of salty anchovies
the following

day

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it only showed one pound up and for me that's nothing at
my weight. I selected my dinner items leaning more
towards veggies, which is odd for

me

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

but I also found the food to be good so I think I'll
repeat that again.

I didn't think that 3 pounds would make such a difference
on the shoes,

but

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my feet don't hurt in the am as much, so I guess that
there is a major

point

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to what your doctor says.

We haven't nailed down any specific place, but right now
we're looking in Schaumburg, Elk Grove Village, Roselle,
Hoffman Estates (211 school district), and we're
considering Bartlett. I know it's U46, but sticking

in

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Bartlett HS area finds some seriously good looking homes-
curb appeal wise anyway.

Julie

"Joyce" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I remember you saying before that you seemed to
routinely have one

specific day

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each week that showed your lowest weight. Maybe that
would be the day

to

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choose?

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But I also seem to recall you saying (but it might have
been someone

else)

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that

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you also had problems reining things in after you saw
that nice low

number

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Quoted message said:

...

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that you tended to splurge for a day or so afterwards.
If this is

true,

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

you might

Quoted message said:

be battling more than one issue. I officially started
ww on a tuesday,

found

Quoted message said:

early on that this just wasn't the day for me to weigh
in on - due to

hectic

Quoted message said:

week-ends and dinners out. Over the course of several
weeks I worked

to

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

change to

Quoted message said:

Friday's as the official day. The first week I changed
the day to

wednesday,

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following week thursday, etc. This way I wasn't
weighing in 3 days

later

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and

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showing little or no progress, but also didn't go for
10 days without

checking in.

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It worked for me anyway.

Starting that exercise regime is going to play a little
bit of havok

with

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

the

Quoted message said:

scales too, as your strained muscles will retain
fluids. Don't get

frustrated

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over this, it will go away in a few weeks.

Where are you looking to buy a home, are you planning
on staying in the

Schaumburg

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area? I really don't know much about school districts
in that

direction -

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know

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more about the area south of you (wheaton, glendale
heights, carol

stream,

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naperville, etc.).

Those shoes feeling big is very common. It isn't really
that you've

lost

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weight

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in your feet that is making them smaller, it's a
gravity thing. It's

because

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there is less weight pressing on your feet so they
don't spread out as

far. At

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least this is the way the doctors have explained it
to me.

Joyce

On Wed, 31 Mar 2004 18:28:54 -0600, "skiur"
<[email hidden]>

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>Thanks Joyce.
>
>I'm actually not doing meetings. Just this group and
>literature that

I've

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>had people purchase for me who go to meetings. I think
>I will be

switching

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>weigh in day-I'm just not sure which day yet. I've
>also been doing a

bit

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>better on daily weighins...i don't pay attention to
>what the scale is

saying

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>:-) and i'm not tracking it right now. I'm apparently
>:very good at
>maintaining though.
>
>This is week before tom, so i've got some major thirst
>issues going on

(I

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>drink water like it's going out of style and then stay
>in the bathroom

like

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>it's going out of style-sorry if it's tmi). I do feel
>lighter, but

the

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>scale isn't reflecting for obvious reasons. I also
>went to the gym

both

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>Saturday and Sunday of the weekend and plan to go
>tonight after

dinner.

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>We'll see how that goes. Sunday I did squats, so I had
>some serious

muscle

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>aches Monday and last night we met with our buyer's
>agent-yay, we're

going

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>to buy a house. (Got any school district suggestion?)
>
>What is odd is that I am finding that my shoes are too
>big. Like they

are

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>ready to fall off...the socks aren't different and I
>don't think they

are

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>wider from just wearing them....maybe i'm losing
>weight in weird

places

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like

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>my feet. *shrug*
>
>Julie
>
>
>"Joyce" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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>> Just a thought here Julie ... if you always eat out
>> on the

week-ends,

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>higher
>> sodium, bits of splurges, maybe you would be better
>> changing your

meeting

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>date to
>> mid-week .. or Friday? Then again, if you do the
>> same thing week to

week,

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>it
>> should more or less balance out. Just me and my wishy-
>> washy thought
>processes.
>> <G>
>>
>> If you are having problems with the multiple weight
>> checks, then you
>definitely do
>> need to step away from that home scale. Maybe try
>> for a week or two

to

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>only weigh
>> in at your meeting. See how the week goes, if you
>> are better able

to

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stay

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>on
>> track that way. I think we all have a tendency to
>> react the same

way

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...

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>weight
>> up, eat lighter ... weight down, can splurge a bit.
>> This works well

on

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>> maintanence - probably not a good thing while trying
>> to lose though.

But

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>I do see
>> an NSV in there. A little bit of soul searching and
>> discovering a

problem

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>area.
>> This will serve you well in the days ahead. We all
>> need to learn

exactly

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>where
>> our problems areas are, and the best way we can
>> combat them.
>>
>> As far as the gym ..... just do it. Get up and go,
>> quit

procrastinating

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>if you
>> really do want to go. A few weeks into it and it
>> will become

routine,

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you

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>will
>> feel lost without it.
>>
>> I have a very odd outlook on the housekeeping
>> lately. Many things

get

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in

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>the way
>> of *me* time - chores around the house no longer do.
>> I figure that

I

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have

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>never
>> heard of anyone dying from a little bit of dust or
>> clutter ....

dirty

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>clothing ...
>> unpainted doors ... clogged gutters, etc. So *me*
>> comes before

those

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>things.
>> And it appears they don't bother other members of
>> the house either.

New

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>rule in
>> effect ... those who complain, can feel free to take
>> over the job.

I

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>finally
>> accepted the fact that I am not super-woman and will
>> never be,

despite

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>what my
>> family seems to think. When I get the phone call
>> that will add one

more

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>> my list - I make the caller rethink their options.
>> Most of the time

now

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>they
>> realize it is something they can quickly and easily
>> take care of
>themselves.
>> Passing it onto mom has only become a habit. Try to
>> get it under

control

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>> yourself first. Decide what chores are life-altering
>> or life

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>> that are probably do need to be taken care of -
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>>
>> Joyce
>>
>> On Sun, 28 Mar 2004 11:50:00 -0600, "skiur"
>> <[email hidden]>

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>>
>> >Results to date: 3.5 pounds lost.
>> >
>> >I do my official weigh in on Sunday in hopes of
>> >somehow detering

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>> >overdoing it on the food Friday and Saturday. I
>> >don't know how

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>> >in my diet. I'm thirsty as heck this morning and
>> >I'm almost done

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>> >of water #2. I'm down from last week's sodium
>> >escapade so there

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>> >been a loss somewhere in there, but it is currently
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>> >dinner last night. Eh. Who knew it would take this
>> >long to lose 5
>stinkin'
>> >pounds?
>> >
>> >I found something rather interesting this week. I
>> >notice that I do
>really
>> >well until I come up on a certain number (usually
>> >found on my

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>> >day) and then I start eating out at lunch and
>> >making poorer choices
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>> >the week. I think I will be reducing the number of
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>> >because I am completely getting in my own way when
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>> >
>> >I've been convincing myself that I should go to the
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>> >and that I would start on a Saturday so that if I
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>> >myself up for it too much. Well for the past few
>> >weeks I've been
>excusing
>> >myself by saying, "It's too cold to go". Yesterday
>> >was an icky

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>> >The trick is to get myself to do that again today.
>> >
>> >
>> >On a different note-kinda. I find it so hard to
>> >focus on myself

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>> >is all this work around the house that needs to be
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>> >anyone have any suggestions?
>> >
>> >Julie
>> >
>>
>

I hope my good thoughts worked, and you are on your way to
the home you want.

Maybe just put the weighing options on the back burner
for now, until your schedule resumes some normalcy.
Summers in the past have always been a difficult time for
my family, late baseball games, irratic schedules, tough
to squeeze meals
in. I successfully combatted the problems by relying
heavily on my crockpot ... healthier dinner was
awaiting our arrival home. And taking bottled water
with me. It might be something you could consider?

Joyce

skiur said:

I have kinda put things on the back burner, but I think the
weigh in day will be Thursday since I do end up all over
the place weight-wise on the weekends. I ended up on the -5
lbs lost and my first goal for one day, but that was
probably the only day that week that I was properly
hydrated. We've been looking at houses each night, eating
late and eating a bit heavy on the salt side.

We ended up not getting the place in Bartlett. Last night
we put a bid on a house in Hoffman and we gave them a
deadline of 10am today. Haven't heard anything yet, but one
never knows. We have a back-up house in Hoffman that we'd
like to move on if this doesn't work out.

Think good thoughts for me!

Julie

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Have you made a weigh in day switch yet? I know it's
tough tackling all

those

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evil issues at the same time, probably better to try one
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and not

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totally overwhelming yourself. It does sound to me like
you have made

some

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progress with the daily weigh-ins, at least now finding
the trends and

focusing on

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those. That's a huge step!

I really don't know much about the Bartlett area, other
than it seems to

be out in

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the boonies (in relation to where I'm at). <grin> The
homes are very nice looking, visually - it is a
relatively new area though, and as I recall -

pretty

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transient (transfers in and out, not many long-timers).
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areas you

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mention are nice areas though, so I would assume the
schools would be

good. I

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don't put any faith in the yearly reports that the state
mandates the

schools

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publish. I've learned how they get around that system, by
teaching the

kids the

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material that will be on the standardized tests first ...
then if time

allows,

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they move backwards to the basics. <sigh> It's a crummy
system, but this

way they

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can all claim they are in the top percentage nationwide.
I've found it

more

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reliable to talk to parents who have already raised kids
throughout the

system ...

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not current or newcomers - those that have logged in many
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through

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the entire 12 year process. You wouldn't believe how many
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sent my

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way since I have had kids in our district for the past 20
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learned the

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ins and outs/good and bad - tell it like it is. But you
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didn't work for my oldest girl, works exceedingly well
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also were/are some constants ... and that is what I
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school. We

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knew the public system, knew my sons personality,
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strengths, knew

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what would be better for him. There are always options
available.

And words of wisdom for a great realtor many, many years
ago ... never,

ever buy

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near vacant land - regardless as to what *currently* are
in the books as

to plans

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for that land. Ya never know what will eventually be
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street from

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you. <grin> A hard learned lesson by my daughter who
refused to listen

... twice!

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joyce

skiur said:

You're right about the weigh in day and controlling the
eating after

seeing

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the lower number. This week, my lowest day was Thurday
because that was

the

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day I was finally feeling better after doing squats.
I've got several issues going on it seems and I've been
trying to curb the obsessive

weighing

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in addition to it all. My lowest weight does seem to be
consistant

though

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and it's not going down.

I did really well on Thursday while dining out for lunch
and dinner.

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with dinner later in the pm, and a tin of salty
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day

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it only showed one pound up and for me that's nothing at
my weight. I selected my dinner items leaning more
towards veggies, which is odd for

me

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but I also found the food to be good so I think I'll
repeat that again.

I didn't think that 3 pounds would make such a
difference on the shoes,

but

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my feet don't hurt in the am as much, so I guess that
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point

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to what your doctor says.

We haven't nailed down any specific place, but right now
we're looking in Schaumburg, Elk Grove Village, Roselle,
Hoffman Estates (211 school district), and we're
considering Bartlett. I know it's U46, but sticking

in

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Bartlett HS area finds some seriously good looking homes-
curb appeal wise anyway.

Julie

"Joyce" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> I remember you saying before that you seemed to
> routinely have one
specific day
> each week that showed your lowest weight. Maybe that
> would be the day

to

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choose?
> But I also seem to recall you saying (but it might
> have been someone

else)

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that
> you also had problems reining things in after you saw
> that nice low

number

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...
> that you tended to splurge for a day or so afterwards.
> If this is

true,

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you might
> be battling more than one issue. I officially started
> ww on a tuesday,
found
> early on that this just wasn't the day for me to weigh
> in on - due to
hectic
> week-ends and dinners out. Over the course of several
> weeks I worked

to

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change to
> Friday's as the official day. The first week I changed
> the day to
wednesday,
> following week thursday, etc. This way I wasn't
> weighing in 3 days

later

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and
> showing little or no progress, but also didn't go for
> 10 days without
checking in.
> It worked for me anyway.
>
> Starting that exercise regime is going to play a
> little bit of havok

with

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the
> scales too, as your strained muscles will retain
> fluids. Don't get
frustrated
> over this, it will go away in a few weeks.
>
> Where are you looking to buy a home, are you planning
> on staying in the
Schaumburg
> area? I really don't know much about school districts
> in that

direction -

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know
> more about the area south of you (wheaton, glendale
> heights, carol

stream,

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> naperville, etc.).
>
> Those shoes feeling big is very common. It isn't
> really that you've

lost

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weight
> in your feet that is making them smaller, it's a
> gravity thing. It's
because
> there is less weight pressing on your feet so they
> don't spread out as
far. At
> least this is the way the doctors have explained it
> to me.
>
> Joyce
>
> On Wed, 31 Mar 2004 18:28:54 -0600, "skiur"
> <[email hidden]>

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>
> >Thanks Joyce.
> >
> >I'm actually not doing meetings. Just this group and
> >literature that
I've
> >had people purchase for me who go to meetings. I
> >think I will be
switching
> >weigh in day-I'm just not sure which day yet. I've
> >also been doing a

bit

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> >better on daily weighins...i don't pay attention to
> >what the scale is
saying
> >:-) and i'm not tracking it right now. I'm apparently
> >:very good at
> >maintaining though.
> >
> >This is week before tom, so i've got some major
> >thirst issues going on

(I

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> >drink water like it's going out of style and then
> >stay in the bathroom
like
> >it's going out of style-sorry if it's tmi). I do feel
> >lighter, but

the

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> >scale isn't reflecting for obvious reasons. I also
> >went to the gym

both

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> >Saturday and Sunday of the weekend and plan to go
> >tonight after

dinner.

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> >We'll see how that goes. Sunday I did squats, so I
> >had some serious
muscle
> >aches Monday and last night we met with our buyer's
> >agent-yay, we're
going
> >to buy a house. (Got any school district suggestion?)
> >
> >What is odd is that I am finding that my shoes are
> >too big. Like they
are
> >ready to fall off...the socks aren't different and I
> >don't think they

are

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> >wider from just wearing them....maybe i'm losing
> >weight in weird

places

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like
> >my feet. *shrug*
> >
> >Julie
> >
> >
> >"Joyce" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
> >"]news:[email hidden]...
> >> Just a thought here Julie ... if you always eat out
> >> on the

week-ends,

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> >higher
> >> sodium, bits of splurges, maybe you would be better
> >> changing your
meeting
> >date to
> >> mid-week .. or Friday? Then again, if you do the
> >> same thing week to
week,
> >it
> >> should more or less balance out. Just me and my wishy-
> >> washy thought
> >processes.
> >> <G>
> >>
> >> If you are having problems with the multiple weight
> >> checks, then you
> >definitely do
> >> need to step away from that home scale. Maybe try
> >> for a week or two

to

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> >only weigh
> >> in at your meeting. See how the week goes, if you
> >> are better able

to

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stay
> >on
> >> track that way. I think we all have a tendency to
> >> react the same

way

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...
> >weight
> >> up, eat lighter ... weight down, can splurge a bit.
> >> This works well

on

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> >> maintanence - probably not a good thing while
> >> trying to lose though.
But
> >I do see
> >> an NSV in there. A little bit of soul searching and
> >> discovering a
problem
> >area.
> >> This will serve you well in the days ahead. We all
> >> need to learn
exactly
> >where
> >> our problems areas are, and the best way we can
> >> combat them.
> >>
> >> As far as the gym ..... just do it. Get up and go,
> >> quit
procrastinating
> >if you
> >> really do want to go. A few weeks into it and it
> >> will become

routine,

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you
> >will
> >> feel lost without it.
> >>
> >> I have a very odd outlook on the housekeeping
> >> lately. Many things

get

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in
> >the way
> >> of *me* time - chores around the house no longer
> >> do. I figure that

I

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have
> >never
> >> heard of anyone dying from a little bit of dust or
> >> clutter ....

dirty

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> >clothing ...
> >> unpainted doors ... clogged gutters, etc. So *me*
> >> comes before

those

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> >things.
> >> And it appears they don't bother other members of
> >> the house either.
New
> >rule in
> >> effect ... those who complain, can feel free to
> >> take over the job.

I

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> >finally
> >> accepted the fact that I am not super-woman and
> >> will never be,

despite

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> >what my
> >> family seems to think. When I get the phone call
> >> that will add one
more
> >thing to
> >> my list - I make the caller rethink their options.
> >> Most of the time
now
> >they
> >> realize it is something they can quickly and easily
> >> take care of
> >themselves.
> >> Passing it onto mom has only become a habit. Try to
> >> get it under
control
> >now, put
> >> yourself first. Decide what chores are life-
> >> altering or life
threatening,
> >those
> >> that are probably do need to be taken care of -
> >> those that aren't

can

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> >wait.
> >> Dishes in the sink can wait for an hour ... fire in
> >> the kitchen

can't.

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<G>
> >>
> >> Joyce
> >>
> >> On Sun, 28 Mar 2004 11:50:00 -0600, "skiur"
> >> <[email hidden]>
wrote:
> >>
> >> >Results to date: 3.5 pounds lost.
> >> >
> >> >I do my official weigh in on Sunday in hopes of
> >> >somehow detering
myself
> >from
> >> >overdoing it on the food Friday and Saturday. I
> >> >don't know how

well

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that
> >> >has been working. We went out to dinner yesterday
> >> >and I had too

much

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> >sodium
> >> >in my diet. I'm thirsty as heck this morning and
> >> >I'm almost done

with

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> >liter
> >> >of water #2. I'm down from last week's sodium
> >> >escapade so there

may

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have
> >> >been a loss somewhere in there, but it is
> >> >currently masked from

going

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out
> >to
> >> >dinner last night. Eh. Who knew it would take this
> >> >long to lose 5
> >stinkin'
> >> >pounds?
> >> >
> >> >I found something rather interesting this week. I
> >> >notice that I do
> >really
> >> >well until I come up on a certain number (usually
> >> >found on my

lowest

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> >weight
> >> >day) and then I start eating out at lunch and
> >> >making poorer choices
> >during
> >> >the week. I think I will be reducing the number of
> >> >times I weight

a

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> >week,
> >> >because I am completely getting in my own way when
> >> >I do. We'll see
how
> >that
> >> >experiment goes.
> >> >
> >> >I've been convincing myself that I should go to
> >> >the gym for quite

some

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> >time
> >> >and that I would start on a Saturday so that if I
> >> >do screw up, I

won't

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> >beat
> >> >myself up for it too much. Well for the past few
> >> >weeks I've been
> >excusing
> >> >myself by saying, "It's too cold to go". Yesterday
> >> >was an icky

day,

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but
> >I
> >> >managed to convince myself to go to the gym. I'm
> >> >pleased with

myself.

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I
> >> >didn't go overboard on anything, just general
> >> >movement that I

needed

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to
> >do.
> >> >The trick is to get myself to do that again today.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >On a different note-kinda. I find it so hard to
> >> >focus on myself

when

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> >there
> >> >is all this work around the house that needs to be
> >> >accomplished.

Does

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> >> >anyone have any suggestions?
> >> >
> >> >Julie
> >> >
> >>
> >
>

I'm the queen of bottled water...have a case in my car, tons
of empty water bottles in the back foot wells. We have at
least one spare case of water in the house "just in case".
There are at least two bottles of water in my cup holders.
I've been told I could single handedly keep Hinkley Springs
in business. I probably would, but it is kinda expensive.
Water is definitely a way of life with me and I get everyone
drinking more water. Oh, and I make dh keep a case of water
in his trunk too.

So far, haven't found *the* house. Found a lot of *almost
the house*. One was close to the railroad tracks, the other
wasn't quite right, another one was the lowest yard in the
area and you could see the water downspouts from the other
homes pointing towards that yard-don't want a mosquito
breeding ground, thanks.

I will think about a crockpot. It wasn't successful in the
past, but then I was the one that had to clean it too.

"Joyce" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I hope my good thoughts worked, and you are on your way to
the home you

want.

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Maybe just put the weighing options on the back burner for
now, until your schedule resumes some normalcy. Summers in
the past have always been a

difficult

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time for my family, late baseball games, irratic
schedules, tough to

squeeze meals

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in. I successfully combatted the problems by relying
heavily on my

crockpot ...

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healthier dinner was awaiting our arrival home. And taking
bottled water

with me.

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It might be something you could consider?

Joyce

skiur said:

I have kinda put things on the back burner, but I think
the weigh in day will be Thursday since I do end up all
over the place weight-wise on the weekends. I ended up on
the -5 lbs lost and my first goal for one day,

but

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that was probably the only day that week that I was
properly hydrated. We've been looking at houses each
night, eating late and eating a bit

heavy

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on the salt side.

We ended up not getting the place in Bartlett. Last night
we put a bid

on a

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house in Hoffman and we gave them a deadline of 10am
today. Haven't

heard

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anything yet, but one never knows. We have a back-up
house in Hoffman

that

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we'd like to move on if this doesn't work out.

Think good thoughts for me!

Julie

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Have you made a weigh in day switch yet? I know it's
tough tackling

all

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those

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evil issues at the same time, probably better to try
one thing at a

time

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and not

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totally overwhelming yourself. It does sound to me like
you have made

some

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progress with the daily weigh-ins, at least now finding
the trends and

focusing on

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those. That's a huge step!

I really don't know much about the Bartlett area, other
than it seems

to

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be out in

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the boonies (in relation to where I'm at). <grin> The
homes are very

nice

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looking, visually - it is a relatively new area though,
and as I

recall -

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pretty

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transient (transfers in and out, not many long-timers).
Most all of

the

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areas you

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mention are nice areas though, so I would assume the
schools would be

good. I

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don't put any faith in the yearly reports that the
state mandates the

schools

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publish. I've learned how they get around that system,
by teaching the

kids the

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material that will be on the standardized tests first
... then if time

allows,

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they move backwards to the basics. <sigh> It's a crummy
system, but

this

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way they

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can all claim they are in the top percentage
nationwide. I've found it

more

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reliable to talk to parents who have already raised
kids throughout the

system ...

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not current or newcomers - those that have logged in
many years and

been

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through

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the entire 12 year process. You wouldn't believe how
many people I

have

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way since I have had kids in our district for the past
20 years. I've

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ins and outs/good and bad - tell it like it is. But you
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also were/are some constants ... and that is what I
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knew the public system, knew my sons personality,
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strengths, knew

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what would be better for him. There are always options
available.

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ever buy

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near vacant land - regardless as to what *currently*
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to plans

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for that land. Ya never know what will eventually be
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you. <grin> A hard learned lesson by my daughter who
refused to listen

... twice!

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joyce

On Sat, 3 Apr 2004 08:36:32 -0600, "skiur"
<[email hidden]>

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>You're right about the weigh in day and controlling
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seeing

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>the lower number. This week, my lowest day was Thurday
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was

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>and it's not going down.
>
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day

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>it only showed one pound up and for me that's nothing
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me

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>
>I didn't think that 3 pounds would make such a
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>my feet don't hurt in the am as much, so I guess that
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>to what your doctor says.
>
>We haven't nailed down any specific place, but right
>now we're looking

in

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>Schaumburg, Elk Grove Village, Roselle, Hoffman
>Estates (211 school district), and we're considering
>Bartlett. I know it's U46, but

sticking

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in

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>Bartlett HS area finds some seriously good looking homes-
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wise

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>anyway.
>
>Julie
>
>
>
>
>
>"Joyce" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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>> I remember you saying before that you seemed to
>> routinely have one
>specific day
>> each week that showed your lowest weight. Maybe that
>> would be the

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>choose?
>> But I also seem to recall you saying (but it might
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>that
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>> that you tended to splurge for a day or so
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>hectic
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>change to
>> Friday's as the official day. The first week I
>> changed the day to
>wednesday,
>> following week thursday, etc. This way I wasn't
>> weighing in 3 days

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>and
>> showing little or no progress, but also didn't go
>> for 10 days

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>checking in.
>> It worked for me anyway.
>>
>> Starting that exercise regime is going to play a
>> little bit of havok

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>the
>> scales too, as your strained muscles will retain
>> fluids. Don't get
>frustrated
>> over this, it will go away in a few weeks.
>>
>> Where are you looking to buy a home, are you
>> planning on staying in

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>Schaumburg
>> area? I really don't know much about school
>> districts in that

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>know
>> more about the area south of you (wheaton, glendale
>> heights, carol

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>> naperville, etc.).
>>
>> Those shoes feeling big is very common. It isn't
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>weight
>> in your feet that is making them smaller, it's a
>> gravity thing.

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>because
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>far. At
>> least this is the way the doctors have explained it
>> to me.
>>
>> Joyce
>>
>> On Wed, 31 Mar 2004 18:28:54 -0600, "skiur"
>> <[email hidden]>

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>>
>> >Thanks Joyce.
>> >
>> >I'm actually not doing meetings. Just this group
>> >and literature

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>I've
>> >had people purchase for me who go to meetings. I
>> >think I will be
>switching
>> >weigh in day-I'm just not sure which day yet. I've
>> >also been doing

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>> >better on daily weighins...i don't pay attention to
>> >what the scale

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>saying
>> >:-) and i'm not tracking it right now. I'm
>> >:apparently very good at
>> >maintaining though.
>> >
>> >This is week before tom, so i've got some major
>> >thirst issues going

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>> >drink water like it's going out of style and then
>> >stay in the

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>like
>> >it's going out of style-sorry if it's tmi). I do
>> >feel lighter, but

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>> >scale isn't reflecting for obvious reasons. I also
>> >went to the gym

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>> >Saturday and Sunday of the weekend and plan to go
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>> >We'll see how that goes. Sunday I did squats, so I
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>muscle
>> >aches Monday and last night we met with our buyer's
>> >agent-yay,

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>going
>> >to buy a house. (Got any school district
>> >suggestion?)
>> >
>> >What is odd is that I am finding that my shoes are
>> >too big. Like

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>are
>> >ready to fall off...the socks aren't different and
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>> >wider from just wearing them....maybe i'm losing
>> >weight in weird

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>like
>> >my feet. *shrug*
>> >
>> >Julie
>> >
>> >
>> >"Joyce" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
>> >"]news:[email hidden]...
>> >> Just a thought here Julie ... if you always eat
>> >> out on the

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>> >higher
>> >> sodium, bits of splurges, maybe you would be
>> >> better changing your
>meeting
>> >date to
>> >> mid-week .. or Friday? Then again, if you do the
>> >> same thing week

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>week,
>> >it
>> >> should more or less balance out. Just me and my
>> >> wishy-washy

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>> >processes.
>> >> <G>
>> >>
>> >> If you are having problems with the multiple
>> >> weight checks, then

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>> >definitely do
>> >> need to step away from that home scale. Maybe try
>> >> for a week or

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>> >only weigh
>> >> in at your meeting. See how the week goes, if you
>> >> are better

able

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to

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>stay
>> >on
>> >> track that way. I think we all have a tendency to
>> >> react the same

way

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>...
>> >weight
>> >> up, eat lighter ... weight down, can splurge a
>> >> bit. This works

well

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on

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>> >> maintanence - probably not a good thing while
>> >> trying to lose

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>> >> an NSV in there. A little bit of soul searching
>> >> and discovering

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>problem
>> >area.
>> >> This will serve you well in the days ahead. We
>> >> all need to learn
>exactly
>> >where
>> >> our problems areas are, and the best way we can
>> >> combat them.
>> >>
>> >> As far as the gym ..... just do it. Get up and
>> >> go, quit
>procrastinating
>> >if you
>> >> really do want to go. A few weeks into it and it
>> >> will become

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>> >will
>> >> feel lost without it.
>> >>
>> >> I have a very odd outlook on the housekeeping
>> >> lately. Many

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>> >the way
>> >> of *me* time - chores around the house no longer
>> >> do. I figure

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>have
>> >never
>> >> heard of anyone dying from a little bit of dust
>> >> or clutter ....

dirty

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>> >clothing ...
>> >> unpainted doors ... clogged gutters, etc. So *me*
>> >> comes before

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>> >> And it appears they don't bother other members of
>> >> the house

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>> >> will never be,

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>> >> that will add

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>> >> my list - I make the caller rethink their
>> >> options. Most of the

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>now
>> >they
>> >> realize it is something they can quickly and
>> >> easily take care of
>> >themselves.
>> >> Passing it onto mom has only become a habit. Try
>> >> to get it under
>control
>> >now, put
>> >> yourself first. Decide what chores are life-
>> >> altering or life
>threatening,
>> >those
>> >> that are probably do need to be taken care of -
>> >> those that aren't

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>> >wait.
>> >> Dishes in the sink can wait for an hour ... fire
>> >> in the kitchen

can't.

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><G>
>> >>
>> >> Joyce
>> >>
>> >> On Sun, 28 Mar 2004 11:50:00 -0600, "skiur"

<[email hidden]>

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>wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >Results to date: 3.5 pounds lost.
>> >> >
>> >> >I do my official weigh in on Sunday in hopes of
>> >> >somehow detering
>myself
>> >from
>> >> >overdoing it on the food Friday and Saturday. I
>> >> >don't know how

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>> >> >has been working. We went out to dinner
>> >> >yesterday and I had too

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>> >> >in my diet. I'm thirsty as heck this morning and
>> >> >I'm almost

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>> >liter
>> >> >of water #2. I'm down from last week's sodium
>> >> >escapade so there

may

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>> >> >been a loss somewhere in there, but it is
>> >> >currently masked from

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>> >to
>> >> >dinner last night. Eh. Who knew it would take
>> >> >this long to

lose 5

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>> >> >
>> >> >I found something rather interesting this week.
>> >> >I notice that I

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>> >> >well until I come up on a certain number
>> >> >(usually found on my

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>> >> >day) and then I start eating out at lunch and
>> >> >making poorer

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>> >> >of times I

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>> >> >when I do. We'll

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>> >> >
>> >> >I've been convincing myself that I should go to
>> >> >the gym for

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>> >time
>> >> >and that I would start on a Saturday so that if
>> >> >I do screw up, I

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>> >> >myself up for it too much. Well for the past few
>> >> >weeks I've

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>> >> >myself by saying, "It's too cold to go".
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>> >> >pleased with

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>> >> >The trick is to get myself to do that again
>> >> >today.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >On a different note-kinda. I find it so hard to
>> >> >focus on myself

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>> >> >is all this work around the house that needs to
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>> >> >
>> >> >Julie
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >
>>
>

crock pots are excellent and DH just bought me a roaster from walmart that
has an insert where you can cook three separate items at a time, Lee
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I'm the queen of bottled water...have a case in my car,
tons of empty

water

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bottles in the back foot wells. We have at least one spare
case of water

in

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the house "just in case". There are at least two bottles
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cup

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holders. I've been told I could single handedly keep
Hinkley Springs in business. I probably would, but it is
kinda expensive. Water is

definitely

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a way of life with me and I get everyone drinking more
water. Oh, and I make dh keep a case of water in his
trunk too.

So far, haven't found *the* house. Found a lot of *almost
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was close to the railroad tracks, the other wasn't quite
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was the lowest yard in the area and you could see the
water downspouts

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the other homes pointing towards that yard-don't want a
mosquito breeding ground, thanks.

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was the one that had to clean it too.

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I hope my good thoughts worked, and you are on your way
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want.

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Maybe just put the weighing options on the back burner
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schedule resumes some normalcy. Summers in the past have
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time for my family, late baseball games, irratic
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squeeze meals

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in. I successfully combatted the problems by relying
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crockpot ...

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healthier dinner was awaiting our arrival home. And
taking bottled

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It might be something you could consider?

Joyce

On Sun, 11 Apr 2004 09:11:20 -0500, "skiur"
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will be Thursday since I do end up all over the place
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weekends. I ended up on the -5 lbs lost and my first
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that was probably the only day that week that I was
properly hydrated. We've been looking at houses each
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on the salt side.

We ended up not getting the place in Bartlett. Last
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house in Hoffman and we gave them a deadline of 10am
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anything yet, but one never knows. We have a back-up
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we'd like to move on if this doesn't work out.

Think good thoughts for me!

Julie

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> Have you made a weigh in day switch yet? I know it's
> tough tackling

all

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those
> evil issues at the same time, probably better to try
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and not
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> like you have

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some
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> finding the trends

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focusing on
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>
> I really don't know much about the Bartlett area,
> other than it seems

to

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be out in
> the boonies (in relation to where I'm at). <grin> The
> homes are very

nice

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pretty
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areas you
> mention are nice areas though, so I would assume the
> schools would be
good. I
> don't put any faith in the yearly reports that the
> state mandates the
schools
> publish. I've learned how they get around that
> system, by teaching

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kids the
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allows,
> they move backwards to the basics. <sigh> It's a
> crummy system, but

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way they
> can all claim they are in the top percentage
> nationwide. I've found

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more
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> kids throughout

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system ...
> not current or newcomers - those that have logged in
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been

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through
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> many people I

have

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sent my
> way since I have had kids in our district for the
> past 20 years.

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learned the
> ins and outs/good and bad - tell it like it is. But
> you also have to
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> that every child is different, and each will have
> different

experiences.

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> didn't work for my oldest girl, works exceedingly
> well for my

youngest.

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> also were/are some constants ... and that is what I
> focused on. My

two

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girls went
> through the public high school system, my son went to
> a private high
school. We
> knew the public system, knew my sons personality,
> weaknesses and
strengths, knew
> what would be better for him. There are always
> options available.
>
> And words of wisdom for a great realtor many, many
> years ago ...

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ever buy
> near vacant land - regardless as to what *currently*
> are in the books

as

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to plans
> for that land. Ya never know what will eventually be
> built across

the

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street from
> you. <grin> A hard learned lesson by my daughter who
> refused to

listen

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... twice!
>
> joyce
>
> On Sat, 3 Apr 2004 08:36:32 -0600, "skiur"
> <[email hidden]>

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>
> >You're right about the weigh in day and controlling
> >the eating after
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> >the lower number. This week, my lowest day was
> >Thurday because that

was

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the
> >day I was finally feeling better after doing squats.
> >I've got

several

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> >issues going on it seems and I've been trying to
> >curb the obsessive
weighing
> >in addition to it all. My lowest weight does seem to
> >be consistant
though
> >and it's not going down.
> >
> >I did really well on Thursday while dining out for
> >lunch and dinner.
Even
> >with dinner later in the pm, and a tin of salty
> >anchovies the

following

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day
> >it only showed one pound up and for me that's
> >nothing at my weight.

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> >selected my dinner items leaning more towards
> >veggies, which is odd

for

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me
> >but I also found the food to be good so I think I'll
> >repeat that

again.

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> >
> >I didn't think that 3 pounds would make such a
> >difference on the

shoes,

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> >my feet don't hurt in the am as much, so I guess
> >that there is a

major

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> >to what your doctor says.
> >
> >We haven't nailed down any specific place, but right
> >now we're

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> >Schaumburg, Elk Grove Village, Roselle, Hoffman
> >Estates (211 school district), and we're considering
> >Bartlett. I know it's U46, but

sticking

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in
> >Bartlett HS area finds some seriously good looking
> >homes-curb appeal

wise

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> >anyway.
> >
> >Julie
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >"Joyce" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
> >"]news:[email hidden]...
> >> I remember you saying before that you seemed to
> >> routinely have one
> >specific day
> >> each week that showed your lowest weight. Maybe
> >> that would be the

day

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> >choose?
> >> But I also seem to recall you saying (but it might
> >> have been

someone

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> >that
> >> you also had problems reining things in after you
> >> saw that nice

low

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> >...
> >> that you tended to splurge for a day or so
> >> afterwards. If this is
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> >you might
> >> be battling more than one issue. I officially
> >> started ww on a

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> >> early on that this just wasn't the day for me to
> >> weigh in on - due

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> >> week-ends and dinners out. Over the course of
> >> several weeks I

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> >change to
> >> Friday's as the official day. The first week I
> >> changed the day to
> >wednesday,
> >> following week thursday, etc. This way I wasn't
> >> weighing in 3

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> >and
> >> showing little or no progress, but also didn't go
> >> for 10 days

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> >> It worked for me anyway.
> >>
> >> Starting that exercise regime is going to play a
> >> little bit of

havok

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> >the
> >> scales too, as your strained muscles will retain
> >> fluids. Don't

get

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> >> over this, it will go away in a few weeks.
> >>
> >> Where are you looking to buy a home, are you
> >> planning on staying

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> >Schaumburg
> >> area? I really don't know much about school
> >> districts in that
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> >know
> >> more about the area south of you (wheaton,
> >> glendale heights, carol
stream,
> >> naperville, etc.).
> >>
> >> Those shoes feeling big is very common. It isn't
> >> really that

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> >weight
> >> in your feet that is making them smaller, it's a
> >> gravity thing.

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> >because
> >> there is less weight pressing on your feet so they
> >> don't spread

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> >far. At
> >> least this is the way the doctors have explained
> >> it to me.
> >>
> >> Joyce
> >>
> >> On Wed, 31 Mar 2004 18:28:54 -0600, "skiur"
> >> <[email hidden]>
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> >>
> >> >Thanks Joyce.
> >> >
> >> >I'm actually not doing meetings. Just this group
> >> >and literature

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> >I've
> >> >had people purchase for me who go to meetings. I
> >> >think I will be
> >switching
> >> >weigh in day-I'm just not sure which day yet.
> >> >I've also been

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> >> >better on daily weighins...i don't pay attention
> >> >to what the

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> >saying
> >> >:-) and i'm not tracking it right now. I'm
> >> >:apparently very good

at

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> >> >maintaining though.
> >> >
> >> >This is week before tom, so i've got some major
> >> >thirst issues

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on

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> >> >drink water like it's going out of style and then
> >> >stay in the

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> >like
> >> >it's going out of style-sorry if it's tmi). I do
> >> >feel lighter,

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> >> >scale isn't reflecting for obvious reasons. I
> >> >also went to the

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> >> >Saturday and Sunday of the weekend and plan to go
> >> >tonight after
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> >> >We'll see how that goes. Sunday I did squats, so
> >> >I had some

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> >muscle
> >> >aches Monday and last night we met with our
> >> >buyer's agent-yay,

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> >going
> >> >to buy a house. (Got any school district
> >> >suggestion?)
> >> >
> >> >What is odd is that I am finding that my shoes
> >> >are too big. Like

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> >are
> >> >ready to fall off...the socks aren't different
> >> >and I don't think

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are
> >> >wider from just wearing them....maybe i'm losing
> >> >weight in weird
places
> >like
> >> >my feet. *shrug*
> >> >
> >> >Julie
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >"Joyce" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:r4-
> >> >[email hidden]...
> >> >> Just a thought here Julie ... if you always eat
> >> >> out on the
week-ends,
> >> >higher
> >> >> sodium, bits of splurges, maybe you would be
> >> >> better changing

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> >meeting
> >> >date to
> >> >> mid-week .. or Friday? Then again, if you do
> >> >> the same thing

week

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> >> >it
> >> >> should more or less balance out. Just me and my
> >> >> wishy-washy

thought

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> >> >processes.
> >> >> <G>
> >> >>
> >> >> If you are having problems with the multiple
> >> >> weight checks,

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> >> >definitely do
> >> >> need to step away from that home scale. Maybe
> >> >> try for a week

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> >> >only weigh
> >> >> in at your meeting. See how the week goes, if
> >> >> you are better

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> >> >on
> >> >> track that way. I think we all have a tendency
> >> >> to react the

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> >...
> >> >weight
> >> >> up, eat lighter ... weight down, can splurge a
> >> >> bit. This works

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> >> >> maintanence - probably not a good thing while
> >> >> trying to lose

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> >But
> >> >I do see
> >> >> an NSV in there. A little bit of soul searching
> >> >> and

discovering

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> >problem
> >> >area.
> >> >> This will serve you well in the days ahead. We
> >> >> all need to

learn

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> >exactly
> >> >where
> >> >> our problems areas are, and the best way we can
> >> >> combat them.
> >> >>
> >> >> As far as the gym ..... just do it. Get up and
> >> >> go, quit
> >procrastinating
> >> >if you
> >> >> really do want to go. A few weeks into it and
> >> >> it will become
routine,
> >you
> >> >will
> >> >> feel lost without it.
> >> >>
> >> >> I have a very odd outlook on the housekeeping
> >> >> lately. Many

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> >in
> >> >the way
> >> >> of *me* time - chores around the house no
> >> >> longer do. I figure

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> >have
> >> >never
> >> >> heard of anyone dying from a little bit of dust
> >> >> or clutter ....
dirty
> >> >clothing ...
> >> >> unpainted doors ... clogged gutters, etc. So
> >> >> *me* comes

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> >> >things.
> >> >> And it appears they don't bother other members
> >> >> of the house

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> >New
> >> >rule in
> >> >> effect ... those who complain, can feel free to
> >> >> take over the

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> >> >finally
> >> >> accepted the fact that I am not super-woman and
> >> >> will never be,
despite
> >> >what my
> >> >> family seems to think. When I get the phone
> >> >> call that will add

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> >> >thing to
> >> >> my list - I make the caller rethink their
> >> >> options. Most of the

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> >> >they
> >> >> realize it is something they can quickly and
> >> >> easily take care

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> >> >themselves.
> >> >> Passing it onto mom has only become a habit.
> >> >> Try to get it

under

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> >control
> >> >now, put
> >> >> yourself first. Decide what chores are life-
> >> >> altering or life
> >threatening,
> >> >those
> >> >> that are probably do need to be taken care of -
> >> >> those that

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can
> >> >wait.
> >> >> Dishes in the sink can wait for an hour ...
> >> >> fire in the kitchen
can't.
> ><G>
> >> >>
> >> >> Joyce
> >> >>
> >> >> On Sun, 28 Mar 2004 11:50:00 -0600, "skiur"

<[email hidden]>

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> >wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> >Results to date: 3.5 pounds lost.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >I do my official weigh in on Sunday in hopes
> >> >> >of somehow

detering

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> >myself
> >> >from
> >> >> >overdoing it on the food Friday and Saturday.
> >> >> >I don't know

how

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> >that
> >> >> >has been working. We went out to dinner
> >> >> >yesterday and I had

too

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much
> >> >sodium
> >> >> >in my diet. I'm thirsty as heck this morning
> >> >> >and I'm almost

done

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> >> >liter
> >> >> >of water #2. I'm down from last week's sodium
> >> >> >escapade so

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may
> >have
> >> >> >been a loss somewhere in there, but it is
> >> >> >currently masked

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> >out
> >> >to
> >> >> >dinner last night. Eh. Who knew it would take
> >> >> >this long to

lose 5

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> >> >stinkin'
> >> >> >pounds?
> >> >> >
> >> >> >I found something rather interesting this
> >> >> >week. I notice that

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> >> >really
> >> >> >well until I come up on a certain number
> >> >> >(usually found on my
lowest
> >> >weight
> >> >> >day) and then I start eating out at lunch and
> >> >> >making poorer

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> >> >during
> >> >> >the week. I think I will be reducing the
> >> >> >number of times I

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a
> >> >week,
> >> >> >because I am completely getting in my own way
> >> >> >when I do.

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> >how
> >> >that
> >> >> >experiment goes.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >I've been convincing myself that I should go
> >> >> >to the gym for

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> >> >time
> >> >> >and that I would start on a Saturday so that
> >> >> >if I do screw up,

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won't
> >> >beat
> >> >> >myself up for it too much. Well for the past
> >> >> >few weeks I've

been

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> >> >excusing
> >> >> >myself by saying, "It's too cold to go".
> >> >> >Yesterday was an

icky

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day,
> >but
> >> >I
> >> >> >managed to convince myself to go to the gym.
> >> >> >I'm pleased with
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> >I
> >> >> >didn't go overboard on anything, just general
> >> >> >movement that I
needed
> >to
> >> >do.
> >> >> >The trick is to get myself to do that again
> >> >> >today.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >On a different note-kinda. I find it so hard
> >> >> >to focus on

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> >> >there
> >> >> >is all this work around the house that needs
> >> >> >to be

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Does
> >> >> >anyone have any suggestions?
> >> >> >
> >> >> >Julie
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >
> >>
> >
>

I used to think Lee was the poster child for drinking water.
You might be the evangelist. I'm off and on with my water
drinking. These days, while I'm without a bathroom, I've
greatly curtailed my consumption of extra fluids.

House-hunting: exhilarating and exasperating all at once.

I love my crock pot and I'm missing it terribly during these
days of remodeling. Using it might not be for everyone but I
can't wait to start up with it again.
--
Linda P

skiur said:

I'm the queen of bottled water...have a case in my car, tons of empty water
bottles in the back foot wells. We have at least one spare case of water in
the house "just in case". There are at least two bottles of water in my cup
holders. I've been told I could single handedly keep Hinkley Springs in
business. I probably would, but it is kinda expensive. Water is definitely
a way of life with me and I get everyone drinking more water. Oh, and I
make dh keep a case of water in his trunk too.

So far, haven't found *the* house. Found a lot of *almost the house*. One
was close to the railroad tracks, the other wasn't quite right, another one
was the lowest yard in the area and you could see the water downspouts from
the other homes pointing towards that yard-don't want a mosquito breeding
ground, thanks.

I will think about a crockpot. It wasn't successful in the past, but then I
was the one that had to clean it too.

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I hope my good thoughts worked, and you are on your way to the home you

want.

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Maybe just put the weighing options on the back burner for now, until your
schedule resumes some normalcy. Summers in the past have always been a

difficult

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time for my family, late baseball games, irratic schedules, tough to

squeeze meals

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in. I successfully combatted the problems by relying heavily on my

crockpot ...

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healthier dinner was awaiting our arrival home. And taking bottled water

with me.

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It might be something you could consider?

Joyce

skiur said:

I have kinda put things on the back burner, but I think the weigh in day
will be Thursday since I do end up all over the place weight-wise on the
weekends. I ended up on the -5 lbs lost and my first goal for one day,

but

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that was probably the only day that week that I was properly hydrated.
We've been looking at houses each night, eating late and eating a bit

heavy

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on the salt side.

We ended up not getting the place in Bartlett. Last night we put a bid

on a

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house in Hoffman and we gave them a deadline of 10am today. Haven't

heard

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anything yet, but one never knows. We have a back-up house in Hoffman

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we'd like to move on if this doesn't work out.

Think good thoughts for me!

Julie

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>Have you made a weigh in day switch yet? I know it's tough tackling

all

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those

>evil issues at the same time, probably better to try one thing at a

time

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and not

>totally overwhelming yourself. It does sound to me like you have made

some

>progress with the daily weigh-ins, at least now finding the trends and

focusing on

>those. That's a huge step!
>
>I really don't know much about the Bartlett area, other than it seems

to

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be out in

>the boonies (in relation to where I'm at). <grin> The homes are very

nice

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>looking, visually - it is a relatively new area though, and as I

recall -

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pretty

>transient (transfers in and out, not many long-timers). Most all of

the

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areas you

>mention are nice areas though, so I would assume the schools would be

good. I

>don't put any faith in the yearly reports that the state mandates the

schools

>publish. I've learned how they get around that system, by teaching the

kids the

>material that will be on the standardized tests first ... then if time

allows,

>they move backwards to the basics. <sigh> It's a crummy system, but

this

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way they

>can all claim they are in the top percentage nationwide. I've found it

more

>reliable to talk to parents who have already raised kids throughout the

system ...

>not current or newcomers - those that have logged in many years and

been

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through

>the entire 12 year process. You wouldn't believe how many people I

have

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sent my

>way since I have had kids in our district for the past 20 years. I've

learned the

>ins and outs/good and bad - tell it like it is. But you also have to

remember

>that every child is different, and each will have different

experiences.

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What

>didn't work for my oldest girl, works exceedingly well for my youngest.

But there

>also were/are some constants ... and that is what I focused on. My two

girls went

>through the public high school system, my son went to a private high

school. We

>knew the public system, knew my sons personality, weaknesses and

strengths, knew

>what would be better for him. There are always options available.
>
>And words of wisdom for a great realtor many, many years ago ... never,

ever buy

>near vacant land - regardless as to what *currently* are in the books

as

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to plans

>for that land. Ya never know what will eventually be built across the

street from

>you. <grin> A hard learned lesson by my daughter who refused to listen

... twice!

>joyce
>
>On Sat, 3 Apr 2004 08:36:32 -0600, "skiur" <[email hidden]>

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>>You're right about the weigh in day and controlling the eating after

seeing

>>the lower number. This week, my lowest day was Thurday because that

was

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the

>>day I was finally feeling better after doing squats. I've got several
>>issues going on it seems and I've been trying to curb the obsessive

weighing

>>in addition to it all. My lowest weight does seem to be consistant

though

>>and it's not going down.
>>
>>I did really well on Thursday while dining out for lunch and dinner.

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>>with dinner later in the pm, and a tin of salty anchovies the

following

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day

>>it only showed one pound up and for me that's nothing at my weight. I
>>selected my dinner items leaning more towards veggies, which is odd

for

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me

>>but I also found the food to be good so I think I'll repeat that

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>>I didn't think that 3 pounds would make such a difference on the

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but

>>my feet don't hurt in the am as much, so I guess that there is a major

point

>>to what your doctor says.
>>
>>We haven't nailed down any specific place, but right now we're looking

in

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>>Schaumburg, Elk Grove Village, Roselle, Hoffman Estates (211 school
>>district), and we're considering Bartlett. I know it's U46, but

sticking

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in

>>Bartlett HS area finds some seriously good looking homes-curb appeal

wise

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>>anyway.
>>
>>Julie
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>"Joyce" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
>>"]news:[email hidden]...
>>
>>>I remember you saying before that you seemed to routinely have one
>>
>>specific day
>>
>>>each week that showed your lowest weight. Maybe that would be the

day

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to

>>choose?
>>
>>>But I also seem to recall you saying (but it might have been someone

else)

>>that
>>
>>>you also had problems reining things in after you saw that nice low

number

>>...
>>
>>>that you tended to splurge for a day or so afterwards. If this is

true,

>>you might
>>
>>>be battling more than one issue. I officially started ww on a

tuesday,

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>>found
>>
>>>early on that this just wasn't the day for me to weigh in on - due

to

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>>hectic
>>
>>>week-ends and dinners out. Over the course of several weeks I

worked

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to

>>change to
>>
>>>Friday's as the official day. The first week I changed the day to
>>
>>wednesday,
>>
>>>following week thursday, etc. This way I wasn't weighing in 3 days

later

>>and
>>
>>>showing little or no progress, but also didn't go for 10 days

without

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>>checking in.
>>
>>>It worked for me anyway.
>>>
>>>Starting that exercise regime is going to play a little bit of havok

with

>>the
>>
>>>scales too, as your strained muscles will retain fluids. Don't get
>>
>>frustrated
>>
>>>over this, it will go away in a few weeks.
>>>
>>>Where are you looking to buy a home, are you planning on staying in

the

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>>Schaumburg
>>
>>>area? I really don't know much about school districts in that

direction -

>>know
>>
>>>more about the area south of you (wheaton, glendale heights, carol

stream,

>>>naperville, etc.).
>>>
>>>Those shoes feeling big is very common. It isn't really that you've

lost

>>weight
>>
>>>in your feet that is making them smaller, it's a gravity thing.

It's

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>>because
>>
>>>there is less weight pressing on your feet so they don't spread out

as

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>>far. At
>>
>>>least this is the way the doctors have explained it to me.
>>>
>>>Joyce
>>>
>>>On Wed, 31 Mar 2004 18:28:54 -0600, "skiur" <[email hidden]>

wrote:

>>>>Thanks Joyce.
>>>>
>>>>I'm actually not doing meetings. Just this group and literature

that

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>>I've
>>
>>>>had people purchase for me who go to meetings. I think I will be
>>
>>switching
>>
>>>>weigh in day-I'm just not sure which day yet. I've also been doing

a

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bit

>>>>better on daily weighins...i don't pay attention to what the scale

is

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>>saying
>>
>>>>:-) and i'm not tracking it right now. I'm apparently very good at
>>>>maintaining though.
>>>>
>>>>This is week before tom, so i've got some major thirst issues going

on

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(I

>>>>drink water like it's going out of style and then stay in the

bathroom

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>>like
>>
>>>>it's going out of style-sorry if it's tmi). I do feel lighter, but

the

>>>>scale isn't reflecting for obvious reasons. I also went to the gym

both

>>>>Saturday and Sunday of the weekend and plan to go tonight after

dinner.

>>>>We'll see how that goes. Sunday I did squats, so I had some

serious

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>>muscle
>>
>>>>aches Monday and last night we met with our buyer's agent-yay,

we're

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>>going
>>
>>>>to buy a house. (Got any school district suggestion?)
>>>>
>>>>What is odd is that I am finding that my shoes are too big. Like

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>>>>ready to fall off...the socks aren't different and I don't think

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>>>>wider from just wearing them....maybe i'm losing weight in weird

places

>>like
>>
>>>>my feet. *shrug*
>>>>
>>>>Julie
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Joyce" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
>>>>"]news:[email hidden]...
>>>>
>>>>>Just a thought here Julie ... if you always eat out on the

week-ends,

>>>>higher
>>>>
>>>>>sodium, bits of splurges, maybe you would be better changing your
>>
>>meeting
>>
>>>>date to
>>>>
>>>>>mid-week .. or Friday? Then again, if you do the same thing week

to

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>>>>
>>>>>should more or less balance out. Just me and my wishy-washy

thought

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>>>>><G>
>>>>>
>>>>>If you are having problems with the multiple weight checks, then

you

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>>>>
>>>>>need to step away from that home scale. Maybe try for a week or

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able

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to

>>stay
>>
>>>>on
>>>>
>>>>>track that way. I think we all have a tendency to react the same

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>>...
>>
>>>>weight
>>>>
>>>>>up, eat lighter ... weight down, can splurge a bit. This works

well

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>>>>I do see
>>>>
>>>>>an NSV in there. A little bit of soul searching and discovering

a

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>>problem
>>
>>>>area.
>>>>
>>>>>This will serve you well in the days ahead. We all need to learn
>>
>>exactly
>>
>>>>where
>>>>
>>>>>our problems areas are, and the best way we can combat them.
>>>>>
>>>>>As far as the gym ..... just do it. Get up and go, quit
>>
>>procrastinating
>>
>>>>if you
>>>>
>>>>>really do want to go. A few weeks into it and it will become

routine,

>>you
>>
>>>>will
>>>>
>>>>>feel lost without it.
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>>>>>I have a very odd outlook on the housekeeping lately. Many

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>>>>the way
>>>>
>>>>>of *me* time - chores around the house no longer do. I figure

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>>have
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>>>>never
>>>>
>>>>>heard of anyone dying from a little bit of dust or clutter ....

dirty

>>>>clothing ...
>>>>
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those

>>>>things.
>>>>
>>>>>And it appears they don't bother other members of the house

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>>>>
>>>>>accepted the fact that I am not super-woman and will never be,

despite

>>>>what my
>>>>
>>>>>family seems to think. When I get the phone call that will add

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>>>>
>>>>>my list - I make the caller rethink their options. Most of the

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>>
>>>>they
>>>>
>>>>>realize it is something they can quickly and easily take care of
>>>>
>>>>themselves.
>>>>
>>>>>Passing it onto mom has only become a habit. Try to get it under
>>
>>control
>>
>>>>now, put
>>>>
>>>>>yourself first. Decide what chores are life-altering or life
>>
>>threatening,
>>
>>>>those
>>>>
>>>>>that are probably do need to be taken care of - those that aren't

can

>>>>wait.
>>>>
>>>>>Dishes in the sink can wait for an hour ... fire in the kitchen

can't.

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>>
>>>>>Joyce
>>>>>
>>>>>On Sun, 28 Mar 2004 11:50:00 -0600, "skiur"

<[email hidden]>

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>>>>>>Results to date: 3.5 pounds lost.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I do my official weigh in on Sunday in hopes of somehow detering
>>
>>myself
>>
>>>>from
>>>>
>>>>>>overdoing it on the food Friday and Saturday. I don't know how

well

>>that
>>
>>>>>>has been working. We went out to dinner yesterday and I had too

much

>>>>sodium
>>>>
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done

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>>>>liter
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>>>>>>of water #2. I'm down from last week's sodium escapade so there

may

>>have
>>
>>>>>>been a loss somewhere in there, but it is currently masked from

going

>>out
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>>>>to
>>>>
>>>>>>dinner last night. Eh. Who knew it would take this long to

lose 5

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>>>>>>I found something rather interesting this week. I notice that I

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>>>>
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>>>>beat
>>>>
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>>>>excusing
>>>>
>>>>>>myself by saying, "It's too cold to go". Yesterday was an icky

day,

>>but
>>
>>>>I
>>>>
>>>>>>managed to convince myself to go to the gym. I'm pleased with

myself.

>>I
>>
>>>>>>didn't go overboard on anything, just general movement that I

needed

>>to
>>
>>>>do.
>>>>
>>>>>>The trick is to get myself to do that again today.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>On a different note-kinda. I find it so hard to focus on myself

when

>>>>there
>>>>
>>>>>>is all this work around the house that needs to be accomplished.

Does

>>>>>>anyone have any suggestions?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Julie
>>>>>>
>>>>>

--
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Linda P
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joined WW Online 22-Feb-2003

wow.

"Miss Violette" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...

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crock pots are excellent and DH just bought me a roaster
from walmart that has an insert where you can cook three
separate items at a time, Lee skiur <[email hidden]>
wrote in message news:CqadnRIlEpVt9uLd3cwC-
[email hidden]...

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I'm the queen of bottled water...have a case in my car,
tons of empty

water

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bottles in the back foot wells. We have at least one
spare case of

water

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in

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the house "just in case". There are at least two bottles
of water in my

cup

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holders. I've been told I could single handedly keep
Hinkley Springs in business. I probably would, but it is
kinda expensive. Water is

definitely

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a way of life with me and I get everyone drinking more
water. Oh, and I make dh keep a case of water in his
trunk too.

So far, haven't found *the* house. Found a lot of
*almost the house*.

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was close to the railroad tracks, the other wasn't quite
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one

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was the lowest yard in the area and you could see the
water downspouts

from

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the other homes pointing towards that yard-don't want a
mosquito

breeding

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ground, thanks.

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then

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I

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was the one that had to clean it too.

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I hope my good thoughts worked, and you are on your
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you

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want.

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Maybe just put the weighing options on the back burner
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schedule resumes some normalcy. Summers in the past
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a

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difficult

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time for my family, late baseball games, irratic
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squeeze meals

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in. I successfully combatted the problems by relying
heavily on my

crockpot ...

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healthier dinner was awaiting our arrival home. And
taking bottled

water

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with me.

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It might be something you could consider?

Joyce

On Sun, 11 Apr 2004 09:11:20 -0500, "skiur"
<[email hidden]>

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>I have kinda put things on the back burner, but I
>think the weigh in

day

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>will be Thursday since I do end up all over the place
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>We've been looking at houses each night, eating late
>and eating a bit

heavy

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>on the salt side.
>
>We ended up not getting the place in Bartlett. Last
>night we put a

bid

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on a

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>house in Hoffman and we gave them a deadline of 10am
>today. Haven't

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>anything yet, but one never knows. We have a back-up
>house in

Hoffman

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>we'd like to move on if this doesn't work out.
>
>Think good thoughts for me!
>
>Julie
>
>
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>> Have you made a weigh in day switch yet? I know
>> it's tough

tackling

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all

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>> evil issues at the same time, probably better to
>> try one thing at a

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>> like you have

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>> progress with the daily weigh-ins, at least now
>> finding the trends

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>> those. That's a huge step!
>>
>> I really don't know much about the Bartlett area,
>> other than it

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>be out in
>> the boonies (in relation to where I'm at). <grin>
>> The homes are

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nice

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>> looking, visually - it is a relatively new area
>> though, and as I

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>pretty
>> transient (transfers in and out, not many long-
>> timers). Most all

of

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>areas you
>> mention are nice areas though, so I would assume
>> the schools would

be

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>good. I
>> don't put any faith in the yearly reports that the
>> state mandates

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>> publish. I've learned how they get around that
>> system, by teaching

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>> material that will be on the standardized tests
>> first ... then if

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>allows,
>> they move backwards to the basics. <sigh> It's a
>> crummy system,

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>way they
>> can all claim they are in the top percentage
>> nationwide. I've

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>more
>> reliable to talk to parents who have already raised
>> kids throughout

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>system ...
>> not current or newcomers - those that have logged
>> in many years and

been

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>through
>> the entire 12 year process. You wouldn't believe
>> how many people I

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>sent my
>> way since I have had kids in our district for the
>> past 20 years.

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>learned the
>> ins and outs/good and bad - tell it like it is. But
>> you also have

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>> that every child is different, and each will have
>> different

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>> well for my

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>> also were/are some constants ... and that is what I
>> focused on. My

two

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>> through the public high school system, my son went
>> to a private

high

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>school. We
>> knew the public system, knew my sons personality,
>> weaknesses and
>strengths, knew
>> what would be better for him. There are always
>> options available.
>>
>> And words of wisdom for a great realtor many, many
>> years ago ...

never,

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>ever buy
>> near vacant land - regardless as to what
>> *currently* are in the

books

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>to plans
>> for that land. Ya never know what will eventually
>> be built across

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>street from
>> you. <grin> A hard learned lesson by my daughter
>> who refused to

listen

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>>
>> joyce
>>
>> On Sat, 3 Apr 2004 08:36:32 -0600, "skiur"
>> <[email hidden]>

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>>
>> >You're right about the weigh in day and
>> >controlling the eating

after

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>> >the lower number. This week, my lowest day was
>> >Thurday because

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>the
>> >day I was finally feeling better after doing
>> >squats. I've got

several

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>> >issues going on it seems and I've been trying to
>> >curb the

obsessive

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>> >in addition to it all. My lowest weight does seem
>> >to be

consistant

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>> >and it's not going down.
>> >
>> >I did really well on Thursday while dining out for
>> >lunch and

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>> >anchovies the

following

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>> >nothing at my

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>> >selected my dinner items leaning more towards
>> >veggies, which is

odd

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>> >but I also found the food to be good so I think
>> >I'll repeat that

again.

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>> >I didn't think that 3 pounds would make such a
>> >difference on the

shoes,

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>but
>> >my feet don't hurt in the am as much, so I guess
>> >that there is a

major

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>point
>> >to what your doctor says.
>> >
>> >We haven't nailed down any specific place, but
>> >right now we're

looking

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in

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>> >Schaumburg, Elk Grove Village, Roselle, Hoffman
>> >Estates (211

school

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>> >district), and we're considering Bartlett. I know
>> >it's U46, but

sticking

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>in
>> >Bartlett HS area finds some seriously good looking
>> >homes-curb

appeal

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wise

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>> >anyway.
>> >
>> >Julie
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >"Joyce" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:4op-
>> >[email hidden]...
>> >> I remember you saying before that you seemed to
>> >> routinely have

one

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>> >> each week that showed your lowest weight. Maybe
>> >> that would be

the

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day

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>to
>> >choose?
>> >> But I also seem to recall you saying (but it
>> >> might have been

someone

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>else)
>> >that
>> >> you also had problems reining things in after
>> >> you saw that nice

low

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>> >...
>> >> that you tended to splurge for a day or so
>> >> afterwards. If this

is

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>true,
>> >you might
>> >> be battling more than one issue. I officially
>> >> started ww on a

tuesday,

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>> >> early on that this just wasn't the day for me to
>> >> weigh in on -

due

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>> >hectic
>> >> week-ends and dinners out. Over the course of
>> >> several weeks I

worked

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>> >change to
>> >> Friday's as the official day. The first week I
>> >> changed the day

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>> >> following week thursday, etc. This way I wasn't
>> >> weighing in 3

days

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>later
>> >and
>> >> showing little or no progress, but also didn't
>> >> go for 10 days

without

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>> >> It worked for me anyway.
>> >>
>> >> Starting that exercise regime is going to play a
>> >> little bit of

havok

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>with
>> >the
>> >> scales too, as your strained muscles will retain
>> >> fluids. Don't

get

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>> >frustrated
>> >> over this, it will go away in a few weeks.
>> >>
>> >> Where are you looking to buy a home, are you
>> >> planning on staying

in

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>> >Schaumburg
>> >> area? I really don't know much about school
>> >> districts in that
>direction -
>> >know
>> >> more about the area south of you (wheaton,
>> >> glendale heights,

carol

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>stream,
>> >> naperville, etc.).
>> >>
>> >> Those shoes feeling big is very common. It isn't
>> >> really that

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>> >weight
>> >> in your feet that is making them smaller, it's a
>> >> gravity thing.

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>> >> they don't spread

out

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>> >far. At
>> >> least this is the way the doctors have explained
>> >> it to me.
>> >>
>> >> Joyce
>> >>
>> >> On Wed, 31 Mar 2004 18:28:54 -0600, "skiur"

<[email hidden]>

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>wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >Thanks Joyce.
>> >> >
>> >> >I'm actually not doing meetings. Just this
>> >> >group and

literature

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that

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>> >> >had people purchase for me who go to meetings.
>> >> >I think I will

be

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>> >> >weigh in day-I'm just not sure which day yet.
>> >> >I've also been

doing

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>bit
>> >> >better on daily weighins...i don't pay
>> >> >attention to what the

scale

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is

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>> >> >:-) and i'm not tracking it right now. I'm
>> >> >:apparently very

good

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at

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>> >> >maintaining though.
>> >> >
>> >> >This is week before tom, so i've got some major
>> >> >thirst issues

going

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on

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>(I
>> >> >drink water like it's going out of style and
>> >> >then stay in the

bathroom

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>> >like
>> >> >it's going out of style-sorry if it's tmi). I
>> >> >do feel lighter,

but

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>> >> >scale isn't reflecting for obvious reasons. I
>> >> >also went to the

gym

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>> >> >Saturday and Sunday of the weekend and plan to
>> >> >go tonight after
>dinner.
>> >> >We'll see how that goes. Sunday I did squats,
>> >> >so I had some

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>> >> >aches Monday and last night we met with our
>> >> >buyer's agent-yay,

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>> >going
>> >> >to buy a house. (Got any school district
>> >> >suggestion?)
>> >> >
>> >> >What is odd is that I am finding that my shoes
>> >> >are too big.

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>> >> >ready to fall off...the socks aren't different
>> >> >and I don't

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>> >> >losing weight in

weird

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>> >like
>> >> >my feet. *shrug*
>> >> >
>> >> >Julie
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >"Joyce" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:-
>> >> >[email hidden]...
>> >> >> Just a thought here Julie ... if you always
>> >> >> eat out on the
>week-ends,
>> >> >higher
>> >> >> sodium, bits of splurges, maybe you would be
>> >> >> better changing

your

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>> >meeting
>> >> >date to
>> >> >> mid-week .. or Friday? Then again, if you do
>> >> >> the same thing

week

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to

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>> >> >it
>> >> >> should more or less balance out. Just me and
>> >> >> my wishy-washy

thought

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>> >> >processes.
>> >> >> <G>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> If you are having problems with the multiple
>> >> >> weight checks,

then

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>> >> >definitely do
>> >> >> need to step away from that home scale. Maybe
>> >> >> try for a week

or

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two

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>to
>> >> >only weigh
>> >> >> in at your meeting. See how the week goes, if
>> >> >> you are better

able

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>to
>> >stay
>> >> >on
>> >> >> track that way. I think we all have a
>> >> >> tendency to react the

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>way
>> >...
>> >> >weight
>> >> >> up, eat lighter ... weight down, can splurge
>> >> >> a bit. This