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Succeeded in doing most of my work at the office.   Got all important glasses done and delivered. Need to do a little cleaning this weekend some time.   I have been faithful to my journal.   It is eye opening, how much you really eat.   I did small lifting and the boss, which is 6′6″ tried to arm wrestle me today.   No way I can win, but next time I will put more into it.   Raquetball tonight, I am excited.   Wish some of you were nearby.   It isn’t much fun to go alone, especially batting the ball around solo.  Hopefully I won’t pig out too much tomorrow and I wish all buddyslim, Happy Thanksgiving!!!

exercising last night was truely inspiring.  Add to workout a walkout with daughter and her boyfriend.   We walked the track outside the gym at O dark thirty.   It is lit and very flat, except it is in a circle.   I alternate directions because it seems to work muscles evenly on both legs.   I out walked the youngsters with longer legs and way less years.   It was wonderful and the breeze added a chill to the already chilly temp.. ( I was born in Pennsylvania and sometimes I feel it must have been in a snow drift.)  I feel so alive in cold weather.   As alive as I feel limp in the heat!!!  Here I am sitting at my desk with a slight breeze from my fan while others are running their heaters at full blast. Is there another person out there like me?  I feel very strange, to say the least. 

I enjoyed the evening and the company of my daughter.   It seems the addition of the boyfriend has added to our relationship.  I have prayed for no less and hopefully no least.  Wish she was into school as much as before the boyfriend.  Gym tonight and low carbs, still have cake hangover from yesterday.

Birthday present my own journal.   I was doing one with food but this is going to be all feeling, food, exercise. I have been told that journals make a difference in weight control.   This is my favorite time of the year weather wise,except for all the leaf burning that goes on here.  It should be against the law, if you mulch it is better for everything, especially my lungs.  Long day, but gym and dinner witha friend.  Walked this morning so the only bad thing was the birthday cake they surprised me with.  Will have to do some serious weights and another walk.   Chocolate Cake with Whipped icing.   No fair..

Not really! Enjoyed my birthday. Was not proud and called my family that didn’t call me.  Enjoyed the contact and instead of  pouting that they didn’t remember, I reminded them.   I have a habit of pouting and suffering and no more.  I stand up for myself and go for it instead of waiting for it to come to me.   After all, when do we get what we want? I can’t wait any longer because if I don’t make it happen, who do I blame?

I want the weight to melt off! Who do I blame, if it doesn’t happen.   I have a trunk full of racquetball stuff.   I am making a court reservation.   Can I burn off pounds by running down a little rubber ball.   Yes I can, with or without a partner.  I was one good tennis player and now can switch to a smaller court.   Had this brain storm and I think two days a week of racquetball, 3 days of weights and 6 days of treadmill walking and run.   I had purchased Atkins for lunch drinks.  I love breakfast and will do my eating then.   The big meal, I will do carb watch.   Need to work on nutricious snacks.  Hold the desserts til Christmas.  My goal is to be at least one size smaller by Dec 23………I can do it.

Good birthday, so far! Had my favorite breakfast and enjoyed! Will work it off later! Waiting for my daughter to comew home to finish celebrating. Made 65, neither of my grandmothers lived this long. I feel fortunate. Gym is working well and diet is not too bad. Haven’t been starving, but watching carbs and mostly sugar! Thanks for a good time and lots of support!

With sadness I talk about my Mom, who left this world last year.  I spoke to my Mother everyday these last 20 some years.   She was my best friend.  She was kind, smart and so forgiving.   She always made everything better.   She had no hate inside her and was so full of God.   She made holidays so full of joy and not commerical.  She made my birthday a special day and I looked forward to it.   Last year I was numb and didn’t feel the birthday blues like I do today.   My birthday is tomorrow and those that I gave birth to won’t remember.   Mom always says its ok and believe me she feels the sadness in her heart.  Remember your parents while they’re alive.   The grieving will be no less but you won’t feel like you didn’t do or say all that you should have while they are alive.  

I’m getting my hair done tomorrow and planning to add some weights to my routine.   I like my time.   I have been trying to fill my I pod shuffle, but I am not doing very well.   I like working out to music.   I like Journey “Escape”.   It has up’s and down’s.  Have to get back to work.   Thank you for listening.    Sherry

I am loving my weights, I hope more women get hooked.   It is hard to get near the weights in my gym, because there are so many bellowing, sweaty men in the way.   They look at me strangely, but, who cares, I am loving it.   My daugther’s boyfriend is helping me and I am grateful.   I hardly get an acknowlegment from the staff and wish there was another gym in the area.  My pet peeve is stinky men without t shirts  or tank tops that are working out like hogs next to me.   They get on the stepper while I am walking and boy do they need deoderant!!!!    I am loving this site.   I can’t believe how many people that I talk with and give advice or just listen to.  I guess being considered a senior citizen, has its worth.   I have lived in New York City and worked in accounting in a large advertising agency.  I have worked in California in Carlsbad and Oceanside for Ophthalmogists and in Montclair for an Orthopaedic Surgeon.   I am in Oklahoma working in Ophthalmology once more, as a certified Optician.    Lots of fields, places and experiences, not to mention husbands.   Love meeting new people and learning how different we are.   Basically we all have the same needs and are looking for answers to our various questions.  

 My daughter is back on line and I am happy to be hearing from her.  I have missed her.  Happy to have you back!!!!

Not exactly my idea of fun.   I’ve been sick and this is no way to begin a week.   I am working on a degree to get out of this kind of crazy job. Too much stuff all at once and no time to recap in the middle.   Lunch? Was that really what I was to have eaten at noon!   Yikes, this isn’t worth the money.   I really want to learn computer.   I have taken l semester of Spanish and thought I had learned nothing, but I bought a DS game called Spanish Tudor and I really have kept a lot.   All I need is to put it together.  This game is fun and I am learning.   My High School Latin really comes in handy.   My daughters boyfriend is going to help me with my weights tonight.   He has changed the oil in her car and helped cook and even helped me on the computer.   Man, what did I ever have against him.   Oh, I forgot, she is not paying attention to her schooling.   She wants only to be with him.  She is on financial probation because of missing classes and grades.   She is also trying to work.   It all doesn’t fit well.    Back to me…looking forward to weights tonight and gradually running.   I don’t want to look the fool, so I must practice somewhere else.   Thank s to all the blog readers that make constructive comments and rah rah’s.   Food is boring right now, had an Atkins for lunch and no desire for much else.   Thank God, Monday is almost a day………

Why are my Fridays always crazy.   It must be people trying to see the Dr. before the weekend.   Answering my own questions, that is not a first. I just ordered Ed Hardy Sunglasses.   Wow, are they awesome.  I have already decided which I am getting.   They don’t even give the optician a discount.   I have to pay invoice cost.   Oh well, it could be worse.   Found a purse at TJMAXX and my daughter is threatening to steal it.   Ed Hardy is big here, how bout out there????  Gym went well and couldn’t walk outside because it looked like fog (smoke).  It was too thick.   Weights are good, adjusted one a little lighter because I was doing too much work on one side.   My left shoulder was really hurting.  Love the curls, afraid to get big muscles.   Not good on an older lady.   Tonight walking and maybe different weights for different parts of the body.   It will depend on whether my friendly desk hunk can help.   These guys look like they could lift the desk not sit behind it.   I’m impressed, wish my spouse looked like that but then I would be thinking twice about freedom……Tomorrow, freedom and grocery shopping for the week.   I love Aldi’s found it and think it is better than Sam’s.   Interviewing Dr.s tomorrow.   I tell you, it is the way to go.!   After all it is for a job, right?

just wish people would stop burning.   I have never lived anywhere that burns their fields, yards, etc!!!! It isn’t fun for people with allergies.   Thank you to everyone that reminded me to keep exercising while I was sick, even a little means alot.   I am not coughing so much and actually have desire to work out.   Went last night and walked.  It felt good and I got to watch Bob the hunk.   Thank you, Bob, for giving me something very nice to watch while walking.   He could motivate anyone.   The Biggest Loser is such a good show.  I feel so sad for the ones that go home.   I hope they get something to keep them going. Still looking for a Dr., hopefully will have one by next week.  65 in two weeks and I want to have a new beginning.   Going to have a makeover and my hair done.   I found a really neat journal while shopping last week.   I can’t wait to buy it this weekend.   One problem, it is for 2010.   Could they not find one that is generic years, you know, make your own.   Skip years and continue.   Well on with work and home to church and choir practice.   Aah, life again.   Not to mention weights!!!!!!