jeanneg
I swam with a dolphin!
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AMY: First of all, condolences to you on the loss of your job. These are such horrible economic times we are going though and I know it must be a source of great stress for you and your family. Please know our thoughts and prayers are with you that the perfect job will come along....and soon!
Beth, Beth.....we are truly kindred spirits. But your story about the McDonald's wrapper made me laugh. I find junk wrappers in John's car ALL the time. I always think that, considering my 'druthers', if I'm gonna find something in the car, far better it be wrappers from Mickey D's rather than another lady's panties! If your hubby wants to sabotage his diet, that's his choice....he can hide the wrappers, but he can't hide the calories, so guess what, girl? YOU win!
Aren't sisters funny? I have 2 and both were skinny, skinny growing up. I was always the one in "chunky" sizes (anyone remember those?) I've been dieting since I was a young teenager and even though I keep getting fatter and fatter, I DO make healthy choices and I am relatively fit. Well one sister eats whatever she wants and will always be skinny. The other one......the one my hubby used to call the Bangladesh baby because she was so emaciated...is now WAY heavier than I am. She never had to diet when she was young, but apparently did not get the skinny gene that my other sister did. So once she hit 40, she just ballooned up. Now everytime I get really frustrated that my healthy lifestyle isn't doing any good, I just look at my sister and think, "Wow, if I didn't do all that I do now, I'd be even bigger than she is, because she started out skinny." I am convinced that genetics play an enormous role in determining body size and there's only so much you can do to counteract it. I truly believe that most of the people who lose massive amounts of weight and manage to keep it off are those who didn't have the fat gene to begin with. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!
Beth, Beth.....we are truly kindred spirits. But your story about the McDonald's wrapper made me laugh. I find junk wrappers in John's car ALL the time. I always think that, considering my 'druthers', if I'm gonna find something in the car, far better it be wrappers from Mickey D's rather than another lady's panties! If your hubby wants to sabotage his diet, that's his choice....he can hide the wrappers, but he can't hide the calories, so guess what, girl? YOU win!
Aren't sisters funny? I have 2 and both were skinny, skinny growing up. I was always the one in "chunky" sizes (anyone remember those?) I've been dieting since I was a young teenager and even though I keep getting fatter and fatter, I DO make healthy choices and I am relatively fit. Well one sister eats whatever she wants and will always be skinny. The other one......the one my hubby used to call the Bangladesh baby because she was so emaciated...is now WAY heavier than I am. She never had to diet when she was young, but apparently did not get the skinny gene that my other sister did. So once she hit 40, she just ballooned up. Now everytime I get really frustrated that my healthy lifestyle isn't doing any good, I just look at my sister and think, "Wow, if I didn't do all that I do now, I'd be even bigger than she is, because she started out skinny." I am convinced that genetics play an enormous role in determining body size and there's only so much you can do to counteract it. I truly believe that most of the people who lose massive amounts of weight and manage to keep it off are those who didn't have the fat gene to begin with. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!
next to her, but what can you do? 
She also frequents the same Starbucks as Bob from Biggest Loser, and tells me how she runs into him at the grocery store. I am jealous, but I'm also glad because if I was running into Bob on a regular basis, I could not eat the pizza which is sitting in front of me tonight...did I mention dh just got home today from a business trip to Chicago? I did a good job as a single parent, but I don't know how real single parents do it! They deserve all the accolades they can get -- and I just have one child. I don't know how two-parent families with more than 1 do it! Y'all have incredible stamina! 
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Don't let anyone steal your power again!
I averaged 10:45 miles! And THREE minutes below what I ran 2 weeks ago in RfTC 5k. I was running with someone who was a little faster, so I think it was a good thing. I was also running in new shoes which seemed to get rid of the shin pain I was having. 
for you.
1 more pound down 
My legs just did not want to cooperate and I felt like I was moving in slow motion. Thankfully, I seem to be getting back to normal. I ran 7 miles this morning at my normal pace. My eating, hoever, is terrible. I have no will power! 
I'm thinking I should start keeping a food diary because it might help me to make better choices. 
) The boys actually played racket ball for the entire time......and seemed to get along and didn't try to kill each other (remarkalbe for them)!!!
