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Goodmorning all! I figured out why my whole world was crashing in on me... My mother and I are kind of partners in this barber shop and I thought it would be helpful money wise if I handed it over to her and I just cut the hair... well for all you control freeks... that was a calossal bad idea... and I had a few other things going on at the same time so as to hide the idea of why I was feeling so alful... I thought it was because my daughter was at camp...then she came back and it was only getting worse...then I thought it was the seeing the silly boyfriend ...every single fricken day... but that didn't seem to fit either... then yesterday while contemplating killing everyone I meet when it hit me... I handed the money and the bills over and I was feeling like I was driving down the freeway with someones hands over my eyes... and I yanked the bills and money back so fast made my poor mom's head snap... I sat down figured out what she had done... scrapped it re did it... and I am back to super fired up about life and I have only ditched the gym three days out of 90... I am thinking I have not jumped ship... so anyway Kayla is back at her post! everyone have a great day!-Kayla
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Comment left by feeleebubs on 07/27/2004:
Oh Kayla I'm so glad to hear your out of the slump. I was thinking about you when I noticed you wern't posting as much. I'm glad to see you're still doing great. :)
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Comment left by chickie_maui on 07/28/2004:
I am so happy that you have everything figured out, you must feel so releived! Welcome back Kayla-Girl ;)
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Comment left by chickie_maui on 08/01/2004:
Well where have you run off to now?
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I am back... and I am having a bad-Kayla week! I am eating right and I am going to the gym... but I am hating everything so I am going to start back at the beginning...the problem with being a super up person...is when you are down... it really eats your lunch... I am living a lunch-less past 8 days see me soon
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Comment left by chickie_maui on 07/26/2004:
I hav emissed you and am glad you have come back to atleat say hello. I hope your week is getting better, I had one of those weeks last week. I was hormonal and exceptionally crabby. Nothing seemed to go right for me. Could also be that the moon is full on the 31st, if you beleive any of that. lol That is all I hear from my mother. If anything goes wrong near a full moon automatically the poor moon gets blamed hehe Well good to "see" you again.
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Comment left by fairytalegirl on 07/25/2004:
hey kayla! Just wanted to say hi and I hope you are well, see you havent posted in a few days (not that I do every day either!) but just hope you havent stopped the fight! I'm struggling a bit myself but I'm determined to keep going, and YOU are a big inspiration to me!
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Goodmorning...anyone see what happened? somewhere my nice orderly life just flew out of control... isn't that something... one minute your just happy as pie plodding along and then waham bamb you lose 40 pounds and your life is on a roller-coaster...this whole boyfriend business... take a crap load of time...well super hero's ... I did it... after 81 days in a row... I took a day off from the gym... so now I am 3 days in a row... I must tell you all... I am thinking I might do it again too! My daughter just left for camp on sunday... I am so lost...who will i boss around? who will take out the trash?... ooooooooh my! who will talk back? sniff my life has no meaning until Saturday... she called last night and was so fired up it would seem they are riding horses...and swimming ... and getting dressed up for dinner... sigh... really big sigh... sniff... my sweet little girl is becoming a delightful young woman... who swipped all my make-up...when my daughter was just a "bun in the oven" this old old...creepy man gave me two pieces of advice that I have used these past 15 years...and now I am going to share them with all of yous... he said...listen up here you... I am gonna give you two pieces advice...number one... don't be like those parents who hate their children and say terrible two's and crap(he said the sh word) like that... he said... each age gets better than the last and don't miss any of them stages... and the second piece of advice is don't take nobodys advice...God gave you that kid and everything you would need to raise it right... so if that stupid lady down the street tells you her brat was potty trained at 11 months tell her to shut up and mind her own business... your baby will do things when the times right... well this same may patted my bottom in what can only give me the shivers...but I have taken that advice... and each stage has gotten better than the last... and I would not rush any of them... I have loved being her mother for over 15 years and I am so very proud of her! she really is the very best thing in my life! EMEBRACE YOUR LIFES! -Kayla
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day 80! Last night I took my daughter to the circus.... what a bunch of clowns... What I think is funny is that this guy thought he was really doing something because he sat on a chair up on a "high wire"... well if he really wanted to show me something...he could have played a single mother of a teen...owning a fledgling business... dating a very needy man... squeezing 13 cents in his palm and making 37 cents fall out ... finding 365 diffrent ways to cook a chicken... while making his checkbook come to within $3 of matching to the banks numbers... now that is a balancing act... and sure they made three elephants hold each others tails...but could they potty train a dog?... find their keys?... help his daughter get a 4.0 gph...all the while embracing life with both hands...they should have given me $16.00 and I would show them a real balancing act... someone get me the shriners phone number! I think I have a show stopping act! okay sure the costumes are not quit as flashy... and they had some really cool birds...and my nose is not big and red...I am not sure if I am just really hard to impress or I just might be a really hard act to follow.... well now that I have almost wrenched my arm out of its socket patting me on the back! and I am sure everyone has a ringing in their ears from me blowing my own horn...So, I would love to hear how you guys are a super hard act to follow! REMEMBER EVERYONE FIGHTS AND NOBODY GIVES UP!!!! AND LADY'S TAKE A BOW!! MY HAT IS OFF TO YOU TOO!
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Comment left by lea on 07/19/2004:
Hiya
Just thought id leave a message to tell you that you are doing brill and keep up the positive attitude you really cheered me up when I read you diary, I hope some of your postivity rubs off on me.
Lea
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well today is day 79...and thats just cool! I saw some people I have not seen in two weeks and they said...WOW!...Ya just got to love the WOW's when ya get them! everyone remember EVERYONE FIGHTS NOBODY GIVES UP!-Kayla
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Comment left by geevee on 07/15/2004:
Oh, yeah! A few months ago I met a friend at the super market I hadn't seen for awhile and what a big to-do she made out of my weight loss - no complaints on my part, that's for sure! She's one of these detailed oriented people who pry and dig and drive you nuts! "So, how did you do it? Did you just get tired of being fat?" (So diplomatic, right?" But it didn't bother me at all. I heartily agreed with her. It's strange how it works, but all of a sudden it seems that everyone notices the difference. It might take 20-30 pounds, but then it finally shows. It makes it all so worthwhile when people comment. So, good for you! Keep melting that fat away. You're doing a great job.
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...78 days... well my bottom is dragging on the floor...this dating crap is a lot of work... I just need two more hours in my day... I really don't think that is asking to much... the poor guy is now dating a cranky, sharpe tounged, somewhat haggared woman... and well now thats what three kinds of sweetness... the lucky man... well lets see where can i get those two hours from... Someone want to point me to the line I need to stand in to get them two hours...hmmm ...I could take it from the laundry... whats a little stink... which might cure that whole dating problem in the near future... and who really needs to clean the bathroom...everyday?...and the speed "limit" really is more of a guideline than a hard rule..right?...EVERYONE EMBRACE THE DAY...I am going to go take a nap...-Kayla
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Comment left by feeleebubs on 07/14/2004:
I ran into the same problem. The whole dating thing just isn't in the cards for me right now I guess. We broke up after two months because "we didn't have enough time for eachother". Going to the gym and spending time making myself happy is more important than any man right now though.
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Comment left by TheMother on 07/14/2004:
Dear Kayla:
Happy "hump" day. You are on a roll! I'm just SO impressed with your dedication in going to the gym EVERY day! I am not a "formal" exercise person. I garden (if you call that exercise)and like to walk. That's about it. Your entries are true inspiration for all of us and I'm so glad to hear you are doing well - plus you have a man in your life. How exciting! I'm sure you can make time for him somehow - you know what they say - "where there's a will, there's a way". Have a GREAT day and keep on keepin' on.
Regards,
TM
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wow 77 days... I can now divide my days by 7... or 10... or 3.5... why you would want to I have no idea... I was at the super market yesterday and I was in the candy isle trying to figure out how to cram stickers into the fruit catigory... because someone said I need antioxidants... which is a word I had to look up... and although coco comes from a bean and peanuts are not soooo bad for you... I did not see how it could be classified as :a substance that inhibits oxidation or teactions promoted by oxygen or peroxides... so of course I got it anyway... but I got some oranges... I would have gotten apples...but Heaven knows... I would not mind marring a doctor and we don't want apples to be what kept Mr. Doctor-Right... anyway everyone remember EVERYONE FIGHTS AND NOBODY GIVES UP!-Kayla
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Comment left by SarahBeth on 07/13/2004:
Blueberries, baby! Blueberries! :-) They have lots of antioxidants and are AWESOME! But just don't eat a whole pint like I did the other day *inseart embarassed face here*
:-)
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day 76... I started about a week ago every other day adding the ab machines... the easy ones...and oh my I woke up this morning... smaller tummy!!! This adventure is way to much fun!! who could have imagined? I was putting my socks on this morning...mostly because my shoes smell like week old road kill if I don't ...well yahoooo! it was a piece of cake! I have figured out how eating ever two hours works... I got two loafs of 100% whole wheat breat...two packs of turkey lunch meat...two packs of kraft fatfree cheese...and the really good mustard... I made up 16 sandwiches I also got the snack size lunch baggies...then I slice them into thirds... they come up to 120 calories each lunch time I have an extra one...I also got the varity pack of rice crispy treats...cut them in half and they are just 50 calories... and dinner I eat anything I want... soon I will eat the bigger meal at lunch... but for now...thats the plan... this is really the most fun I have ever had... ever... REMEMBER EVERYONE FIGHTS AND NOBODY GIVES UP!-Kayla
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Comment left by feeleebubs on 07/12/2004:
lol I was doing the exact same thing for a while. It really is very good and it gives you something to look forward to every two hours. I hated eating when I knew my next meal wouldn't be untill dinner. Those little turkey sandwiched are so good. I LOVE mustard. My favorite kind is Hickory Farms Sweet Hot mustard. It's to die for.
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Comment left by chickie_maui on 07/12/2004:
That sounds like a good plan you are doing. Everyday you amaze me with your energy. It is really nice to come here and read.
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Comment left by geevee on 07/12/2004:
Meal planning really makes a big difference! Don't forget you can squeeze in a piece of fruit a couple of times a day too. That's what I do. ( 1C cantalope, blueberries or papaya, a grapefruit, a banana, an apple, etc. The antioxidants they contain are so good for you.
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Today is day 75 in a row to the gym... I just came out of a bit of a slump... I have a new revelation... I am seeing this man... I am not really crazy about him...but like many of the childhood abused... I don't know if I don't really care for him or if I am just numb from the damage of before... so I am dating him... and also being the queen of passive agressive behavior... I started over eating... I still went to the gym but I just started eating ... a lot ... like an extra 1500 calories... I did this not really know I was doing it...I did this because I dont want to really commit to this guy... It dawned on me what I was doing... instead of using my mouth to set boundaries, I was using weight to do it for me... I am so very greatful I caught this inside of three days... So I am accepting the flowers... and the dates ... and I am not going to marry this man but I am going to date him for a while... I know that all sounds very selfcentered...but I don't naturally feel this way so I am having to develop this crap called self esteem and that other stuff...called self worth... so today I walked an extra half hour and I went shopping and purchased everything I need to eat light again... So today I am not funny or flip... I am determined... and greatful...So Super Hero's The fight just got interesting! -kayla
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Comment left by borntocry on 07/12/2004:
I also over-eat when I'm stressed or worried about something. It's just a girl thing, isn't it? But don't worry about it. Everyone has setbacks - what makes a difference is how you work around them!
Oh and... if you decide that you really don't like this new guy, don't feel obliged to date him just because he likes you - you have the right to say no!
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day 74...everyone have a great day!
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day 73... My bottom is really dragging on the ground!-Kayla
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Well it would seem today is day 72... At the gym there is a sweet boy that I use to call "blinking boy"... 72 days worth of waving my hand infront of his eyes to see if anyone is really in there... apparently there is... sweet...slow...boy... well he was cleaning near my treadmill and I like to close my eyes when really really good songs come on... and just feel the music wrapping it's way around my soul... well Linda Ronstadt was just hitting that note that lifts my heart to great hights of joy...when I opened my eyes... and like a big body-less head he was leaning up over the front of my treadmill... I almost fell off the treadmill... I screemed! and I think little blinking boy is going to hell... I might just buy his ticket... He laughed so hard he had to sit down...Now this happened yesterday... so this morning I was leaving the gym and the front counter was empty...which is normal...blinking boy is often off cleaning something or scaring the snot out of perfectly nice women...trying to knock them off their treadmills... well as I went through the second glass doors... yes yes blinking boy leeps infront of the door ... causing yet another scream... and an almost falling off my...not treadmill, but my legs... since I had refilled my water bottle... I dumped almost half of it down the front of him... when I walked away he was looking down at the front of his dockers... it looked like he had wet himself... you know there really is a balance in the univers... REMEMBER EVERYONE FIGHTS AND NOBODY GIVES UP!-Kayla
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Comment left by malh on 07/08/2004:
I love reading your journal entries. Your attitude for life and your detail in expressing your life is wonderful. Isn't it great to see that scale go down. Keep up the great work and keep up the journal entries, the scale and your loose clothing will reflect it. Mary
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Well it would seem today is day 71 in a row... what a wonderful life we have! Who knew that our life could be filled with such sweet things... I am sitting her watching the sun go up... with a piping hot cup of tea... Linda Ronstadt singing in the back ground... in all my life I have never understood what people ment when they said...I wish time would stop right here... I understand that...I know great unexplicable wonders wait for me tomorrow...but today is so presious I am in no great hurry for tomorrow... it truely will take care of itself... So fellow super hero's...EMBRACE THE DAY WITH BOTH HANDS HOLD ON AND DON'T LET A SINGLE DROP SLIP AWAY!-Kayla
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Well Today was day 70 going to the gym in a row... I must confess... this morning I was week... I got on the scale at the gym... anyone want to guess who is down another 22 pounds? Thats right for all of you keeping score that is a grand total of 43 pounds! The other day I was playing e-mail tag with my best-guy-friend and he said... "hummmm not eating near toxic levels of food...and you feel better, who could have imagined"... he is such a sweet talker...REMEMBER EVERYONE FIGHTS AND NOBODY GIVES UP! -Kayla
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Comment left by feeleebubs on 07/06/2004:
Whaaahooo for you! 43 pounds is amazing!!!!! Your going to make it girl! Also, I read your entry the other day about SarahBeth, I don't think you should stop commenting :) At least not on my journal lol I love your comments. I'm sure everyone else does too.
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Comment left by SarahBeth on 07/06/2004:
Kayla, that is AWESOME!!!!! You are a true angel, you know that? Keep it up because you are an inspiration to us all.
And I agree, keep commenting. I have never seen a bad comment by yourself. You are ALWAYS supportive. :-)
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Comment left by shellybelly on 07/06/2004:
Wow...congtrats! That is such a huge accomplishment! Keep it up! :-)
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Comment left by chickie_maui on 07/06/2004:
Kayla, I am just so proud of you. Reading your entry today was nice because I have been doing exercise every morning, since your last post of weight loss, and this morning I was actually giving myself reasons not to. You have reminded me that the 30-60 minutes of exercise is not going to hurt me one bit and it certainly does not take up too much time. Anyways, you are so strong and amazing. *and thank you for the little push this morning, even if you didnt know you were doing it, I really needed it*
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Comment left by borntocry on 07/06/2004:
No way! The pounds are just dropping off you! I don't know what you're doing at that gym but whatever it is, it's working!
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Comment left by fairytalegirl on 07/06/2004:
whoohoooo! thats so awesome, congrats on your wight loss AND day 70 of the gym!
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Today is day 68... Happy 4th! See ya's Monday-Kayla
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day 67 I didn't want to go...but I did... Yesterday I was popping into peoples diarys...and I read what someone had written to Sarahbeth... and I felt so many many things discouraged was on the top of the list... It also made me angry... and then I thought I have also done this... so to all that I stuck my nose in your business and discouraged you I am truely sorry. I will keep my comments to myself...if anyone wishes my oppionions you are going to have to ask... I am so sorry for what those foolish girls said... and for the things I have said. -Kayla
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Comment left by fairytalegirl on 07/04/2004:
I for one always welcome your comments! So keep em coming. I think there is a difference between support and advice, vs. judgement and "preaching." starting a comment with "ummm..." doesnt usually sound very supportive. ya know? LOL. anyway...congrats on your day 67, and we did go and see the Terminal too! We loved it! I adore Tom Hanks! I wasnt sure if I could buy into him being foreign, after seeing him as the American guy so much, but he is such a great actor I was totally into the movie and his character. We had a great date night and had Thai food and even ice cream afterwards! In moderation, of course. 1 scoop instead of 2...1/2 an order of egg rolls instead of a whole order each. I know its not perfection but its progress, and this is literally the FIRST date we have been on in months...and the first movie theatre trip EVER without the kids! so whoohooo!!! We had a very nice night. anyway keep up the great work and stay strong! and keep commenting to me, never worry that I'll take it the wrong way!
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day 66 to the gym... I think I might have figured out a going to the gym truth... I go and I workout...but I only go a few steps past my comfort zone... I think that a lot of people fight to go to the gym because it is a painful experience so every day is no fun... I walk at 1.9 mile per hour...which is pretty slow... and when running chick is on the tredmil next to me it is hard not to ramp it up... but I have a crap load more to hold while walking... when I am as slim as running chick I plan on running to... so often we think it should hurt... no I do not believe so ...it always has before and I would quit... now I spend a whole hour with the fan on me ... and it is fun and it is working so I want to share this truth... I was afraid of what people would think of me walking so slowly... then I thought well they already think I am super fat... what more could they think worse of me... but now most of them have to stop at my machine and say g'morning or kid with me a little ... and people choose to stand next to me ... something about being fun...or funny... I need to take better notes... this morning the guy got on next to me...said he was going to walk 15 minutes he stayed until I was done with my hour 45 minutes later... Which leads me to my second truth... the world is full of desperately lonely people and with a smile and a friendly word you can become the most popular person ..big or small... Evil and unfriendly people will always be around and they don't make my radar... but the rest of "mankind" loves the person willing to give them the smile and the friendly word... I have always wanted to be "popular" thinking it had so much to do with my weight... nope has nothing to do with it... it really has everything to do with listening...smiling... and a friendly word! Every day I think this life cannot get any better...and with the dawn... it gets even better! I am so very greatful for all of you on the diaries! You all have helped me so much! It makes my day getting on here and flapping my lips... I know I know its typing... but I move my lips while I type so... its all good!
This fight we all are in for our life is very exciting! wounds heal... and victory is so very sweet! So grab up your swords, and let us enter into the fray! EVERYONE FIGHTS... NOBODY GIVES UP...AND NOBODY IS LEFT BEHIND! -Kayla
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Comment left by fairytalegirl on 07/03/2004:
hey you, sounds like you're doing great! I AM still in the fight, more than ever. But I am feeling DOWn because I have gotten in a slump about exercising, and that is SUCH a big part of this process for me. YOU are MY hero, going to the gym every day! WOW. Tomorrow i WILL exercise.
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Day 65... I do not know how to express my feelings of Joy and Greatfulness... I have found an inexpressible Joy! I now understand what a slave I was... and now I understand what it is to be set free! I wish everyone could grasp this! ...and it just keeps getting better! I have never been so happy and comfortable in my own body! I for the very first time in my life... am glad to be me... Who knew? yes my body is getting smaller... and I am also getting healthier... but it is so very much more than that... I wish I could pour this into everyone! This must be LIFE! I am so very very grateful to living it! EMBRACE THIS LIFE! -Kayla
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Comment left by feeleebubs on 07/01/2004:
Kayla, you are doing so great. Thank you for your comments on my diary. I like how you use the term "set free". I was reading a book on weight loss and it said how "loosing weight", "dropping a few pounds" etc..were all such down terms. He decided to refer to his weight loss as "Liberation"-to set free. Your not loosing your weight, or any other part of yourself, your setting yourself free and liberating your fat. With that mindset you are destined for success.
I'm curious about what you said about sleep apnea (sp?) You mentioned it being associated with strokes...I am a terrible risk for stroke. My mother had one at 38 and my uncle died from one at 24 and my other uncle died from one at 60 so when you mentioned that being associated with sleep apnea, it tripped a trigger for me. I also forget things alot, loose things alot, and nearly fall asleep while driving.
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Comment left by SarahBeth on 07/01/2004:
You're doing great, Kayla! Stay strong and stay focused!!!
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Comment left by hhhschik on 07/01/2004:
WOW! If everone in the world would read ur messages... depression would be gone lol! Your such a great person! Ur joy is spreading like whoa! Cause when i read this.. i couldnt help but to smile!
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Comment left by Kerry79 on 07/01/2004:
Hi Kayla,
Thanks for the cooment on my diary. Soudns like you're really enjoying life right now. That is so good.
Yes, I'm not too far from my goal - around ten or twelve pounds to go.
Kerry x
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Goodmorning all! well today finds us on day 64 to the gym... Last night Katelynn and I went over to a place some of my friends like to hang out and tell fish storys... well while listening to this man's life story I clasped my hands together... and oh my! they were smaller... I reached over and took my daughers hand and with the indulgent smile of a teen who knows everything she squeezed my hand back then her eyes registered...then she shouted... MOM YOUR HAND IS SMALLER! what a great kid! now the down side to that is Mr. Cry-in-his-beer had to start his entire really long...really depressing story ...over... but really it was small price to have noticed the whole hand business! I love playing what I have now come to think of as "body bingo!" every morning...because they say any body shrinking is going to happen while you sleep...its the bodys recovery and ajusting time...so in the morning I take inventory...sometimes with a mirror...but mostly by feel... seeing is fun...but it's a lot easier not to see how much more I have to go if I go by touch... things are flatter...smaller... mushier...I am not sure if mushier is good but it beats the snot out of feeling like my skin is going to split!
I have been asked how I remain up... well I don't life eats my lunch as much anyone else... but I do believe what ever you focus on is what grows... If all you focus on are the pits...you don't enjoy the peach! Life sends us big heart ach... and there is little we can do to stop that... I could not for the life of me Make the man of my dreams fall in love with me... and if I sat in a dark room and really did some serious broodding I bet I could really work up some serious depression... but in the end he would still not love me...and I would be missirable to boot... I don't believe in stuffing feelings or numbing out to them either... but I also believe I am the one in control. I will not waste one more second being recreationaly miserable! I have been the queen of feel sorry for myself...I could have wrapped up my style in a handy two c.d. package and sold it on an info-mercials I was that good at it... but life keeps going... and I wont foolishly waste it again... so yes I get down... anyone who has followed my crazy entrys know I have battled my demons... the sun will rise... and it owes me a new day! and when I decided that I was the source of my unhappiness ...I also found I was the source of great happiness... because all of it really is a choice...because I do not believe in abortion people think I don't believe in choice! Nothing could be further form the truth... its all about choice! I choose to EMBRACE IT ALL... every small step... every heart ach... and yes every bite... our fight is not against food or going to the gym... it is a fight agains hate...and sorrow... the lies... If God created the entire universe for me to discover... I must be pretty important! So I will be greatful! and the best way to show God I am greatful is to be happy! REMEMBER EVERYONE FIGHTS! NOBODY GIVES UP! -Kayla
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Comment left by pianomamma on 06/30/2004:
Wonderful! I also had a smaller finger experience as I folded them together one night in a restaurant!! I love how positive you are!
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It is day 63 in a row! I have coffee with my mother every morning... and every day she is an encouragement to me... I know I can do this because my mom believes in me... I would like to hear who is encouraging you! REMEMBER EVERYONE FIGHTS AND NOBODY GIVES UP!-Kayla
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Comment left by feeleebubs on 06/29/2004:
My greatest encouragements have been my co-workers Kim (Starlight) and Diann. They've really kept me with this.
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Comment left by shellybelly on 06/29/2004:
Wow...YOU have a great attitude. See, that's what I was missing. You can't fail with an attitude like that! :-) Fitday.com is a good site, I've tried it before. Well, keep it up! :-)
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Comment left by Kanga on 06/29/2004:
Hey Kayla, glad youa re still here and doing so well!
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Comment left by HHHschik on 06/29/2004:
U guys are my encouragment! I read ur journals and it just tells me not to stop and just keep going! THANKS YALL!
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Comment left by smiley2 on 06/30/2004:
Hey, thanks for your comment, it made me think. Im miss negative herself hehehe and im so tough on myself. Even a tennis game with my fiance turns into a competition and fight for me.
How do you manage to stay so positive, i can feel your energy:) Rub some off on me!!!! I am going to try and do what you said, think of things i am grateful for. I went to church last sunday again, so that is a start. I was in church back in south africa in december. I know im a good person.....
Good luck with your weight loss efforts, you are doing great!
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Comment left by borntocry on 06/30/2004:
Hi Kayla,
Thanks for the comment you left me. It's so like you not to let a broken heart get you down! Hey, I know you know this already but you're doing great and you're an inspiration to the rest of us!
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I went to the gym yesterday and today... I thought I had put in yesterdays entry... I am a boundry setting fool! a cleint of mine came in and we danced in the barber shop... now I know for men... touching a woman anywhere is pretty much the "go" button for sex... but I am all about honoring me... so we danced... and when he pushed for more... I sweetly said...no! How cool is that...and we danced! I was still smarting from the guy friend on friday that this sauved my hurting heart... now I am back on top! it is really amazing to be a powerfully Joy-filled woman!-Kayla
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day 60 finds me greatful and filled with a facination... never in my life have I enjoyed life so much... going to the gym is good... not eating my own weight in Pizza...is good too... but embracing life...the good the bad the heart ach... all of it is filled with wounder! Yesterday my heart was broken... OH MY GOD! I would not miss this for nothing... I have spent my entire life hiding from feelings... they are so very wounderful... I cannot tell you when I have felt so sad... and happy... and I know this must sound like I need to go find some time at the padded-room hotel...but I am not dead inside! Even pain is good when you have felt nothing for many years... I love being a woman! and thats a new thing! not that I wanted to change... I just didn't care... now I LOVE BEING A WOMAN! We are wounderful! we work hard we love deeply we are powerful...life begins with us! wowowowow! EVERYONE EMBRACE THIS LIFE!-Kayla
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Comment left by feeleebubs on 06/26/2004:
Wow...you must have been very unhappy before if having your heart broken feels good lol I can understand how it must just be a reviving feeling to feel a truley human emotion. You only feel those when you are living and you are definatley living now.
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Comment left by fairytalegirl on 06/27/2004:
sorry its been a few days since I was here but congrats on your victories and weight loss!!! (at the Dr's). sorry for your heartache, been there done that myself. I have someone who loves me and treats me so wonderfully and I do appreciate and cherish her every day. stay strong!
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I just need to talk something out... today I talked to the man I could see myself growing old with... he has never said anything that might make me think he cared for me any more than a close friend...I did not know he was in love with someone else and today he told he did have someone... and a little part of me died inside... but I must tell all of you if that is what it takes for him to be happy then I would never trade places with her because I do want him to be as happy as he can be I guess that would be true love. my heart is very sad for me but very happy because this man truely deserves to be happy! He is a facinating man and when we are together I enjoy every single word we share, and I hang on his ever e-mail... I have woundered what being the woman whom is apart of his life would be like... but as it seems it is not ment to be... I will cherish our friendship. I am just going to say it ...she is a very very lucky woman to have his love...all you women who have husbands that love you count your blessings... count them out loud and count them often! EMBRACE LIFE! EVEN WHEN IT GUT-CHECKS YOU! HOLD ON EVEN TIGHTER!-Kayla
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Comment left by feeleebubs on 06/26/2004:
Right on Kayla...you couldn't have said it better. It breaks my heart to see women with men that don't love them. You see it too often, and alot of women who have loving husbands don't even know how lucky they are.
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is that right? has it really been 59 days in a row going to the gym? How could this be? all this really did start with just one little baby step... and now I am at 59 days in a row... and the world looks so much more...more... the greens are greener... the blues... well this is washington...so the blues are grayer... I am beginning to enjoy and this is a shocker...the heat! my teeth are whiter... I read somewhere that "all carbonation" bocks our ability to motabolize fat... well I had a long talk with my fat and we both agreed that soda had to go... so I went and got my last soda pop... and I just could not drink it... I kept hearing the word motabolize... what a fun word... and then I took a sip of my diet a&w soda which is arguabley the best diet soda in the entire world... and it burned my mouth... and I thought... why do I drink this stuff anyway... and I got to thinking... you know what a bunch of liars the soda people really are... they put "diet" on the can but it stops you from loosing weight... so being a 6 to 10 "diet" soda drinker a day... I was angry! and I felt duped... I hate to play the part of the fool... so I have been soda pop free since day three of this 59 days... so that is why my teeth are whiter... my eyes seem to be working better or I just don't like the hazes I use to be looking threw... or maybe I am seeing more than just those big golden arches... Who knew that life could be so full of such wounder? EVERYONE EMBRACE LIFE! -Kayla
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Comment left by borntocry on 06/25/2004:
Haha, I hope I can also see more than those golden arches some day. I know where every restaurant in town is. And I can spot people handing out free ice-cream from a mile away. While my boyfriend walks by, oblivious.
Good job giving up pop. I gave it up about two years ago, because I wanted to cut down on artifical additives (cancer scare). I still have a few sips every now and then, but mostly try to stick to water. Sometimes I mix a little fruit juice in it.
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Comment left by home_goddess on 06/25/2004:
Your resolve is very impressive! Keep up the good work!!!
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day 58! I over slept today! for some that might be like a bad thing...for me its a SLEEP IN DAY!!!! I didn't get out of bed till 5:30! I am so rested I have been ROCKIN all day! I have been cleaning under stuff I am so fired up! did you all know that dirt gets under stuff? how does dirt get under stuff! I think someone must come in here after I have gone for the day and shoves dirt under stuff just so I have something to do... because like all of you I don't have enough in my day to fill up all 37 hours...oh wait there are only 24 hours in the day... that explains why my butt some times drags on the ground and I don't know about all of you but I hate it when it does that... all the stuff I have to pick out of such a tender place...gravel...hubcaps...small household pets... anyway I really enjoyed all your comments! thank you(s) REMEMBER EVERYONE FIGHTS AND NOBODY GIVES UP EVEN WHEN YOU SOME HOW GET DIRT UNDER STUFF!-Kayla
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Comment left by nikechick on 06/24/2004:
LOL, I love your attitude. :)
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Goodmorning all you super hero's! Well yesterday I went to the Doctors and I hopped up on the scale... then I turned to my audience because I know all the staff and I turned around and said... WAIT! I MUST TAKE OFF MY SHOES! so they backed up and let me take off my shoes... and so I stepped up to the scale I first slide it to the weight I was last time I was in... and the weight bar clunked so I slowly began pushing it to the left... first two pounds...then three then five then eight then i began smiling... then twelve then fifteen then eighteen it had lifted a little so I slowly poked it nineteen pounds then twenty and finaly it was balanced at twenty-one pounds gone. I had lost in thirty-four days twenty-one pounds... everyone cheered...I got hugged by a man I had never seen before! bonus! Everyone EMBRACE LIFE!-Kayla
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Comment left by borntocry on 06/23/2004:
That's lovely! I'm so happy for you!
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Comment left by SarahBeth on 06/23/2004:
CONGRATS! You are doing great!!!!! Keep it up.
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Comment left by feeleebubs on 06/23/2004:
Of all the diaries on this site, yours is the one I always read even when I'm running shortest on time. You are inspiring. You are a trooper, and you are going to succeed. Today your entry put a smile on my face. I am so happy for you. I'm not talking "pat on the back, way to go" happy. I really am genuinly happy for you. You are doing so well, and your success will do nothing but grow.
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Comment left by QT on 06/23/2004:
Way to go, I'm so proud of you. You are great.
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Comment left by InnerPeace on 06/23/2004:
YOU ROCK! You inspire me so much. Congratulations on your weight loss. May your success keep you on your journey to a happy, heathy lifestyle.
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Comment left by roxy321 on 06/24/2004:
You are so great! congrats doll, you make me so proud and happy, and confident in myself. Thank you :o) have a wonderful thursday, and much much love!
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Comment left by Umpqua on 06/24/2004:
WOW. Score one for the good guys, you deserve this victory Kayla. Congratulations, and I wish you many more future hugs from good strangers (not the clueless blink-blink ones ;)
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My daughter burned me another cd... well its the same cd...new music... and I used it yesterday and it was just "ok" but this morning it was fabulous! there were two songs I had to repeat 3 or 6 times! I had to dance walk to them! Today I go to the doctors! I have great hopes that everything is better... I have had to drop my insulin way down because I kept bottoming out...huh... thats what happens when you stop eating whole pizza's... who knew... anyone want to guess who had to shorten the seatbelt in the car?... I have a new part of phisical activity I have added to my day it's called... so you dropped it, don't just kick it under something... its a duzy! now I am not to the point to where I am dropping things on purpous yet.... but lucky for me... I drop a crap load of stuff... again and again...and again... It is good to be out of the "funk" I am here to tell you all that the "funk" is no place to hang out! its like hanging out in a barn...before its been mucked out... it's just poopy! everyone embrace the day!-Kayla
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Comment left by feeleebubs on 06/22/2004:
Congrats on getting out of your funk. Any secrets on how you did it? lol And also congrats on shortening your seat belt. The machines i use also ask you to enter a weight, I just know that teven with the weight and what not, it still really depends on the person how many calories they burn. I'm sure the number is at least in the ball park though. I always count my calories. It makes sure I don't slack off. You'll notice as your weight gets lower and lower, you burn less calories. That's the ONLY thing bad about loosing lol And even that's good.
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Comment left by borntocry on 06/22/2004:
Hey Kayla,
Thanks for the comment you left me. It made me smile.
Congratulations on shortening the seat belt! So are you going to tell us how much weight you've lost after you've been to the doctor's?
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Howdy all... I am almost out of my funk! Yesterday I tried something diffrent at the gym...I went for calories instead of time or miles... yikes... gasp! I thought I would died... today I went back to just 42 minutes... and I didn't die! yesterday I was feeling self-destructive... and I had planned on eating my brains out... but I was foiled by having cleaned all the bad foods out of my cupboards and fridge... so I ate till I could hardly breath... and for the day I ate about 2500 calories ... which is my daily goal... so I didn't clean nothing! and boy did that show me! Artificial happiness is a lot more fun than all this feeling feelings crap... but here I am 4 days later and it's getting a little better... I keep chanting... and this too shall pass...and this too shall pass and ... this is taking to damn long...and this too shall pass... I am still in the fight... so I will stand back up and yell... EVERYONE FIGHTS AND NOBODY GIVES UP!! GASP... and again with a little more strength...EVERYONE FIGHTS AND NOBODY GIVES UP!!! -Kayla
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Comment left by chickie_maui on 06/21/2004:
You are doing good.
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Comment left by feeleebubs on 06/21/2004:
I ussually aim for calories during my cardio. I know those machines aren't totally accurate though so it's really just an imaginary number I'm counting, but it's fun to sort of cancel out food as I go. When I hit 80, I can say "There went the Hot Cocoa" then at 230 "There when the cerial this morning" and so on and so forth. Counting time and miles is the most accurate way to do it though I suppose lol
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Comment left by fairytalegirl on 06/22/2004:
hey Kayla! thanks for your comments! I checked out fitday after you recommended it and its great! I also am on the WW message boards, great source of inspiration and motivation. Congrats on all your hard work, and if you feel like it, lemme know what the results are at the Dr's! I bet you are so much healthier, no matter WHAT the numbers read. good luck!
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Comment left by feeleebubs on 06/19/2004:
You are so awsome Kayla! You inspired me to go to the gym more often :) It really has helped me a ton.
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Comment left by fairytalegirl on 06/20/2004:
I'm sorry to hear you had a bad day yesterday, that sounds kinda scary. I know about self abuse, I have done that my whole life in different ways. I think its great that you recognized it and are trying NOT to do that to yourself anymore. I totally understand about not weighing yourself, the numbers are so controlling of your mood. Thats great to hear about all the other little things, like being able to pick up a nickle, tummy not touching the steering wheel, and the new bones! LOL stay stong!
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Today is day 52 and I am damaged by yesterday... its funny how the bad behavior of others is what will set me off to treating myself badly... I did a little I went home after the "thing" and I ate two and a half cups of mixed vegys and an 1 serving of cookies and... then I realized what I was doing and I went to my bedroom and turned on the ac and let the feelings wash over me... a man who likes me came in and was drunk... you know that kind of drunk that thinks he is soooo funny but you know anything will set them off to being super violent... my daughter was with me...I sent her to the restaurant next store... it was alful I finaly got him out... then I felt the need to mistreat me... I stopped but am still in a funk... I did go to the gym... I will be better... I am not right now... -Kayla
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Howdy all today is day 51... I feel like I am riding on that boat form charley and the chocolate... like this is going out of control...where will it end... I found out that if you burn 3600 calories more than you take in you loose one pound and that is accumulative... I have also found out that just to have my heart beat on the organs to function I have to take in 2467 calories every day... and I have also found that if I don't get at least that many the next day all I can do is think of food and I eat everything in sight... I have also found out that I will not really eat all that much more than I didn't get the day before! all this time I thought I was just some big fat looser who just didn't have any self-control but I just didn't understand ... now I have a new understanding... I have been asked how much I have lost... and I to am dieing to know but I cannot get on the scale until I go to the doctors in two weeks... I made a deal with myself not to because I tend to use numbers... a lot to judge me with... and I seldom come out the winner when it comes to the judging... but some of the changes I can tell you about are... I ware this bracelet... I don't really ware it because I love it... the clasp is stuck... so I cannot get it off without breaking it... well anyway it slides now...there for a while I thought it would choke my hand off... my boobies are getting smaller... my bottom seems to be taking up less room in the car... My big tummy doesn't touch the sterring wheel anymore... this one is my favorit... I now pick up nickels... when you are super fat if you see a penny on the ground you say... na I just don't need the money that bad... well I still don't need the penny that bad... 51 days ago... I would have bent over for a $10.00 bill... now I will do it for a nickel... soon I will be picking up the penny's... I am thinking I now know why penny's are considered good luck! ever so often I will touch something and have to smile... I way laying in bed last night and I reached up and touched that place between my boobies... it would seem it is called a sternum ... well you guys are never going to believe this... I hit bone... and it went a lot further down my chest that I think it ever has... so it was covered with a great deal of fat... or and this is the one I am believing...I am growing new bones! all this is so very exciting!! I have also found out that there are good days and there are not so good days...and then there are some bone crushing horror filled days... but like breathing I see that I owe me going to the gym... and good food... and I really owe me a healthy body! REMEMBER EVERYONE FIGHTS AND NOBODY GIVES UP!-Kayla
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Comment left by TheMother on 06/17/2004:
Hi Kayla:
I so enjoy reading your posts and admire your sense of humor and your desire to succeed. You are doing really well and should feel a great sense of accomplishment. Keep up the good work. Can't wait to hear how much you've lost when you go to the doctor in a couple of weeks.
Have a GREAT day!
TM
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I just cannot believe it has been 50 days! I just love this!-Kayla
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Comment left by feeleebubs on 06/16/2004:
Congrats on going 50 day straight! That is quite a milestone.
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Comment left by Umpqua on 06/16/2004:
You are a rock, I commend you for your strength. Congratulations Kayla, what a milestone!!
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Comment left by fairytalegirl on 06/17/2004:
YAY Kayla! 50 days, thats awesome. Just curious, I think its GREAT that you don't put an emphasis on weight or numbers...but I am dyin to know, how much have you lost so far? Do you even know? Or do you measure? Please forgive me if I'm being too nosey, I think what you're doing (and your attitude) is awesome!!! Keep it up!
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Today is day 49 in a row! I do not know when I have felt this good in my entire life! EVERYONE FIGHTS AND NOBODY GIVES UP!-Kayla
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Yikes I am glad that was just a feeling! I am back to not pushing old people down! And I am feeling much better! Today is day 48 to the gym I have added some weight training to my tredmilling... and in three days I can already feel some diffrences...like ooooooooh my aching body! and can somebody please tie my shoe for me... just kidding I don't really need to wear shoes... and sock... underpants... all optional... all the way to work I was apologizing to my body telling it how very sorry I am and begging it to move when it became time to get out of the car! all it would do is smack me in the head... I really do deserve that... anyway everyone keep on fighting the good fight!-Kayla
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Comment left by borntocry on 06/14/2004:
Hey, that's great! Everyone is telling me to start weight training too. I love that aching feeling - it makes me feel like I must have accomplished something! You know what I mean? Your body may complain now but it will thank you eventually!!
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I deleted this entry... and may I say I am so very sorry for all the old men I may or may not have offended!-Kayla
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wow 46 days in a row! this is very exciting! if I don't mention my gym days its up in the left had corner were weight is... How come nobody told me that those pepperoiny sticks have like 1200 calories... no wonder I am so fat...I use to eat like 8-10 of those a day... I may sue! all keep fighting!-Kayla
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Howdy all! I have been hanging out on fitday.com and boy is that a lot of fun! ever so often I go on and see that my eating is getting higher than my activitie level so I look on the list of things you can do to boost it up and well lets just say my house has never looked so clean... you know you burn calories washing the dishes? and some for standing around talking on the phone... well I don't like to talk on the phone...so I pretend... I have some of my best conversations... pretending! anyway I hope everyone is loving this life...and sucking every single drop of joy out of every single moment!-Kayla
PS... I have been going to the gym... I post my days in a row up on my weight stats...all have a great day!-K
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Comment left by squiggly on 06/11/2004:
Fitday is great isn't it. Keep up the good work and thanks for your support.
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Comment left by fairytalegirl on 06/11/2004:
thanks for the comments! You didnt say anything about your day whatever at the gym, you didnt miss a day did you??? LOL. you're an inspiration, and usually give me a good chuckle. thanks!
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Comment left by maryanng on 06/12/2004:
Great job
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Gooodmorning all what a wounderful life we have! Who knew I was the cause of all my own heart ach... and I could also be the cause of all my own happiness... who new that getting on my own team would make playing more fun... embrace life!-Kayla
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Comment left by feeleebubs on 06/10/2004:
Every time I go to the gym, I leave in a better mood than I came in. It really changes your day to day state of mind. Your entries are always inspiring.
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Anyone know what they were doing at this exact minute 15 years ago? No? Well I way laying in a hospital bed thinking maybe getting pregnate 9 months earlier was not one of the wisest moves that I had made... have no fear ... when they let me hold her... and I was pretty shocked that they were going to "let" me hold such a tiny, perfect little girl... I was thinking if they knew what a screw-up I was they would never "let" me hold this perfectly made little girl...now I often tell her the reason I had her was to have someone to take out the trash... which in the beginning was the plan...then those whole first two years kind had that plan backfire...boy babys cause some really smelly trash... and a crap load of it too (two points if you get that joke)... and she refused to even think about taking out the trash for many years after that hospital stay... well it would seem that I have blinked 3 and a half times and she is now 15 today... If you have met my daughter you have met everything that I love! and incase anyone is keeping score...she now takes out the trash! Rememeber everyone....EVERYONE FIGHTS AND NOBODY GIVES UP! AND WHEN YOU DO NOT THINK YOU CAN FIGHT ANYMORE GET UP AND FIGHT!!!-Kayla
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Comment left by SarahBeth on 06/09/2004:
Well, happy birthday to your daughter! My daughter just turned 10 on May 20th. Where does the time go???? ANd I haven't quite gotten my daughter to the trash yet. LOL!
Stay strong and enjoy your day. :-)
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Ever think... you know I probably should not eat this... because it is an oyster... which is flem of the sea... but there is just something kind of evil and just a little gross in some of us that says... I know I am eating its brains and its organs...and its bowels... but I don't care I am going to eat this sucker and tomorrow when I am feeling pretty sick to my stomach... I wont blaim me...well sports fans and fellow super heros... it is now tomorrow and I am thinking the oysters were a bad idea!-Kayla
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Comment left by InnerPeace on 06/09/2004:
That has got to be the funniest thing I have ever read "flem of the sea"...you went somewhere I have yet to venture, now I probably never will. LOL. You are doing great! IP
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