May 10, 2008 Ship of Thieves! Stealing the Magic..AGAIN!!! Panama Canal FL to CA!!! Part 4

[gaylean93]

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WOW this sounds like a lot of fun....too bad I won't be there in June.:

It sounds like it. Thanks for the info. My husband and son are huge fans.

 

[granmaz]

Noel, thanks for copying that article. It was very interesting and seems to make a lot of sense.

 

[gaylean93]

Great incentive indeed! I haven't yo yo'd, just been stuck. Even when I was working out 4 days a week for months, my size stayed the same. Crazy. My doc at the time recommended I work out 6 days a week. He told me some people just have to work harder at it than others. Uggghhh.....Sure doc....are you going to babysit while I do that? At the time, Tyler wasn't in daycare....but now I can easily go work out before picking him up.

I always lose weight before a big vacation because I'm afraid of the pictures!! This is the biggest yet so both my husband and I have our fingures crossed! He is over weight too. We love to BBQ and have dinner parties. That article someone sent makes sence though. I always seem to gain it back.

 

[HollyTyler]

Very interesting excerpt Noel.

Well, quitting time is in 1 minute! Time to pick up Tyler and spend our tiny bit of time together before his dad picks him up from my house.

 

[HollyTyler]

I always lose weight before a big vacation because I'm afraid of the pictures!! This is the biggest yet so both my husband and I have our fingures crossed! He is over weight too. We love to BBQ and have dinner parties. That article someone sent makes sence though. I always seem to gain it back.

Maybe I'm a yo yo too.....don't know because I never had to lose any weight until recent years (except for losing after giving birth, which I didn't do anything to try to lose, but then gained all back plus 30 more). I just haven't been successful in losing any at all. Just kept steadilly gaining. Up and up. Still. It's nuts! If working out almost every day will get me to at least quit gaining regularly, I'll do my best to make it to the gym that often.

 

[granmaz]

I always lose weight before a big vacation because I'm afraid of the pictures!! This is the biggest yet so both my husband and I have our fingures crossed! He is over weight too. We love to BBQ and have dinner parties. That article someone sent makes sence though. I always seem to gain it back.

There is a 'Lose Before U Cruise' thread on one of our member's websites.

http://shipofthieves.com/phpBB2/index.php

Been a little quiet of late but would be good to get folk back on their diets again. Quite a few were doing Weightwatchers.

 

[Jhalkias]

Noel,

Thank you for that enlightening research.

Now, is there hope for us, or are we hopeless? What does it mean?

I do believe a LOT of what is contained in what you posted is true. My own personal experience bears this out for me.

Lots of "food" for thought.

 

[birkner]

I think that the article makes a lot of sense. As to John's question, there is one paragraph that really especially resonated with me.

The results did not mean that people are completely helpless to control their weight, Dr. Tankard said. But, he said, it did mean that those who tend to be fat will have to constantly battle their genetic inheritance if they want to reach and maintain a significantly lower weight.

That sums up with the problems that I am experiencing with gaining weight since menopause. My mother and grandmother experienced the same problem, not having weight problems until menopause.

 

[disneylover5]

Here's a picture of John wearing his Grumpy jacket, he wears it with a tee shirt that reads, I'm grumpy because you're dopey.

I love Carleton's to shop at!!

Here's a couple of Bethany Beach and Rohoboth Beach.

I think Bethany Beach is my favorite place in the whole world!! I wanted to go for Mother's Day, but I was voted down by my kids....can you IMAGINE?? Don't I get to do what I want on Mother's Day weekend? Well we instead of Mother's Day weekend, the whole family will go on Memorial Day.

Long range forcast for Mother's day is not too nice around here.

What are all you Mother's doing for your special day??

 

[lillygator]

well, Haley had an interesting day at school...she was on the playground saying nake nake more like nick in a way and the teachers kept telling her no, nick's not here today...she kept on and on and the teachers were bewildered finally she started pointing and yelling and there was a long black snake there!!! WHOOOO! they said she wasn't scared or anything....!

 

[birkner]

well, Haley had an interesting day at school...she was on the playground saying nake nake more like nick in a way and the teachers kept telling her no, nick's not here today...she kept on and on and the teachers were bewildered finally she started pointing and yelling and there was a long black snake there!!! WHOOOO! they said she wasn't scared or anything....!

Wow what a brave girl!! Did they catch the snake?

 

[lillygator]

Wow what a brave girl!! Did they catch the snake?

no they let it go and it went through the fence - it's a typical fl black snake, we have one that lives in our pineapples.... but hopefully he will keep people from stealing them!

I am always astounded at the wildlife in our yard and how they coexist....we are in a "posted bird sanctuary" so we have tons of spoonbills, wild parrots, etc, we have bunnies, one in particular that lives in our yard, snake (probably plural! yuck!), a frog in the mailbox - he's been there for about a month, jumped on me once but loves the back corner??, in our white bird of paradise by the front door is a nest with small birds (not sure the type very tiny-- been here forever) ---- and no, we aren't an overgrown jungle....but we do have a fenced in dog --- but Gator has grown so used to the animals the only thing she barks at is the cats....and interestingly enough, a snake that turned out to be a coral snake.

s long as I don't find a snake in the pool, although I am sure that will come soon!!

 

[HollyTyler]

I think that the article makes a lot of sense. As to John's question, there is one paragraph that really especially resonated with me.

The results did not mean that people are completely helpless to control their weight, Dr. Tankard said. But, he said, it did mean that those who tend to be fat will have to constantly battle their genetic inheritance if they want to reach and maintain a significantly lower weight.

That sums up with the problems that I am experiencing with gaining weight since menopause. My mother and grandmother experienced the same problem, not having weight problems until menopause.

Makes sense. But also makes me wonder what my problem is because nobody in my family is overweight. Just my luck I suppose. No biggy though.......life goes on. More important things to worry about......like planning for Disney cruises!

 

[disneylover5]

366 days​

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[HollyTyler]

Hey Deb, this photo is just for you!

 

[HollyTyler]

366 days​

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WOOHOO!!!!!!

 

[disneylover5]

I wanted to show you what my group on the Med cruise has come up with for lanyards. I thought these are so cute!!

 

[HollyTyler]

I wanted to show you what my group on the Med cruise has come up with for lanyards. I thought these are so cute!!

Those are cute!

OK.....back to the books I go. I have about 4 more hours of homework to do tonight.

 

[birkner]

Makes sense. But also makes me wonder what my problem is because nobody in my family is overweight. Just my luck I suppose. No biggy though.......life goes on. More important things to worry about......like planning for Disney cruises!

I suspect genetic code goes back many generations, not just one or two. Just my thoughts...

 

[HollyTyler]

I suspect genetic code goes back many generations, not just one or two. Just my thoughts...

Probably so. Hey, at least that gives me an excuse!

Study break over. Back to the books.