Hi Jasmi, I do Jari Love's Ripped 1000 three days a week for one hour. I do little half hours here and there on my exercise ball (sit ups,etc) or weight lifting while I watch TV (10 lbs). Then I go hiking 2-3 days a week for 2-3 hours. I found a friend who wants to lose weight too, so it works out well. We were up to six miles a day last week, but I took a week off because my husband was going out of town and I wanted to spend those afternoons with him. We want to go hiking this afternoon but it's 90 degrees out. I'm not doing anything this afternoon!!! Maybe lift some weights tonight when it cools off. But I'm also concentrating in other ways. Walking to pick up my dd at school (1/2 mile round trip), parking furthest away from the shopping center, gardening, walking the dog, etc. I stand up at work and do jumping jacks when no one is in the office. Sounds silly, but it revs up my metabolism. I also eat a big breakfast. I've heard that's really good to do. I have a hard time eating in the morning, but i force myself to do it, and I think it helps get me going on burning calories because my body knows it has enough and doesn't feel depleted.

Hi! How is everybody doing? I am waiting to hear more about Zig's meet up with Maddie. Inquiring minds, you know.... Raeanne, have you been kayaking yet? My DS turns 18 at the end of August and I do believe that I'll buy myself a kayak. Kind of a thank you present TO MYSELF!!! for having raised 2 decent kids lol! DeeMarie, how is the knee holding up? Swimming sounds like an excellent idea. NH Suzanne, I am sure that you did not deserve to have your butt kicked. The visual on that has me ROFL! This has been a very good week for me all the way around. The weather is very warm (too warm!) but the days are just beautiful with clear blue skies and a light breeze. I am right on track with diet and ALMOST there with the exercise. Back later, I hope everyone has a very nice day. Tikanas

I am now one month post-surgery! Wow, hard to believe. I had two PT sessions last week. I have 3 per week scheduled for the next three weeks. I'm also working on my own at home on the days I don't have PT. I'm keeping a log/journal. Mostly I'm just logging dates and times, but if there's anything of note, like my arm hurting or such, I note that, too. Yesterday, with help from DH, I put on a T shirt for the first time! It was so nice to wear a soft, stretchy shirt! This morning I put on a T shirt by myself. :) I see the doctor again on the 15th. My phys, therapist will give me a progress report for him. Hopefully he will be happy! Donna

Yes, it has hit me too! I baked brownies last night, and bought some ginger snaps this afternoon. It has been hitting the mid 40s overnight & I am not prepared! I agree that the news isn't helping. My basement is still under reconstruction from the termite infestation, so I have stuff that normally lives there all over the house - if it gets any colder, my citrus trees in pots will have to come in and sit in the middle of the living room until I can get everything back into the proper storage places. I wish some of the abundant critters around here ate honey locust pods! The tree that overhangs my patio and parts of my roof and flower beds produced a massive abundance of them this year - so far I have filled two 45 gallon trash bins just cleaning off of 1/3 of my patio. I think I likely will fill that bin 3 if not 4 more times with what is already on the rest of the patio and the surrounding beds and turf - and it isn't finished dropping them! I learned that if I leave them in the grass or beds, they sprout, if I pile them up they don't compost down much, just get slimy - and sprout. Squirrels have been busy planting walnuts and hickory nuts - from some nearby yard - in my lawn and flower pots. I am finding the shells of eaten nuts in the flowerbed also.