Hi Everyone:)

Annie-It is so great to hear from you.  I'm happy to hear that you are enjoying retirement so much.  My Dad used to wash the walls and clean the windows in our house, paint a room do whatever needed done when having a vacation week.  When he retired he never ran out of stuff to keep him busy.  He mentioned to me that he didn't know how he got everything done while he was working.  Happy Birthday to your Mom....89 good for her!  I agree with you on the motivation part.  I work with a girl and since she started six months ago she started losing weight.  She did it for her father to be healthier and to eat better because she was worried about him.  She didn set out to lose weight for herself.  Well she goes to the gym four times a week, walks the family dog one day, she has another job that she works two evenings a week so that takes up one of her weekend days and Sunday is her day to lay around watching t.v. etc.  She has lost two pants sizes and just under 60 pounds!!  She looks awsome!  She said once in awhile just to shake things up she will have a bad eating meal and then go back on watching what she is eating.  While we were talking she made a very interesting comment.  Maybe it was me not understand this at WW when I use to go.  WW use to say for every 10 pounds you drop a dress size.  My coworker said yes but they are not talking about size 10 to 12 and 12 to 14 etc.  They are saying 10 to 11 then 11 to 12 as the dress sizes which now makes sense to me!  Since day one she never stood in the back in excerise class she went to the front.  She said I don't care what people think of me.  I am doing this for me!  She never goes on and on about losing etc.  In fact she NEVER talks about it unless you ask her directly. 

Anyway, I did get a lot of cleaning and laundry done yesterday.  I was inside and outside of the house giving my dogs and me shared time.  It was very hot and humid yesterday.  Today it is supposed to rain and tomorrow to.  We hope to see 22 Jump St today or tomorrow. 

Carol and Julie-WHERE ARE YOU??

Have a great day and I hope that you all take a moment to post.
Karrie