Dawna, tell your Mom Congratulations and give her a big High 5 from me. My mother is a Curves member too. Her weight loss is not going too good so far, but she really joined to regain some strength and endurance. THAT is going good. I know the weightloss will come with time.

Marla, you are going to look so good when your hubby gets home, you will knock his socks off! We will be here to support and encourage you while he is away. We will keep your whole family in our prayers. Just take care of YOU, and update us when you are able.

I'll be thinking about you and praying for your family. That has to be a difficult time. Be sure to thank him for serving our county so willingly.
Esther

Okay - I'm back from vacation and I don't know of anything coming up that should cause me to see that wagon in the distance (you know, the one I fell off of ) . My grandson's 1st birthday is Sunday and we'll have to have a party but I can be strong! I'm making the cake but that doesn't mean I have to eat any!

Monday I'll go back to curves after my back injury and vacation - that should be an eye opener!

Bye for now.
Esther

Welcome Back GrammyMax. I'm glad you are healed and ready to get back to Curves, I know how much you have missed it.

Thanks. I'm trying to get back on track. I know the smart machines will have to wait a couple of weeks until I get back into the groove!

Hi,
I finally got back to Curves this morning. It felt good to get up and move again! I will not be doing the smart machines for this week and then next week I will be retested on the machines with a modified version for the squat machine. That's the one that I did wrong so I'm a little leary of going there!!!!

Have a great day everyone.

Esther

We just call the Squat Machine "The Beast" I'm so sorry to hear that it is the one where you got hurt. I don't blame you for being leary of it.

LOL!!! In our club we call it "Bertha".....not sure why, but we all hate it with a passion!

T-minus 3 days plus a few hours.............the hubby's flight to start his deployment to Afghanistan leaves at 7:30am on Sunday......yuk!! The only good thing about it is he leaves from our regional airport 20 miles from home instead of having to drive all the way to Kansas City (130 miles).

I've been swamped at work this week coordinating stuff for two vacant position searches we just opened up (I provide all the computer and logistical support for the search committee). So........I haven't had time to dwell at work, which is a good thing.

I have my Curves bag with me in the car; the plan is to go there tonight and work off some stress - my neck and upper back are hurting......that's where I carry my stress.

Enjoy the rest of the week.........and the sunshine if you've got it!!
Marla

I don't know if it is the machines or the stretching or just the atmosphere, but I know Curves does help with relieving stress and tension in my shoulders and upper back.

Give your Hubby a hug for all of us. He--and you--will stay in my prayers until he is back home safely where he belongs.

Marla: Thank him again for serving our country.

I've been to curves this morning. Feel like I'm not really working hard but am so afraid of hurting myself again. Still a little tender.

Have a great day,
Esther

Esther, go easy and your confidence will return. The important thing is that you are there and working out. You will be back to normal soon.

Hello all!!!

Well...........I survived putting the hubby on the plane yesterday morning.....I think this leaving has been harder on him than on me this time....not sure why. He's in VA out-processing until Friday when he flies to Kuwait City and points beyond. Today he's had "Death by Powerpoint" all day, so we played email tag all morning

I stepped back on the scale this morning.........not good but I expected it. The last 2 weeks I barely worked out and of course ate like crap. But........... I gave myself yesterday to feel sorry for myself and eat like crap for the last time. Today I started logging my foods again and will be back to the workouts at least 3 times a week.

So.....my journey to a smaller body begins once again.....176 days to a newer, less flabby me!!!

I'm glad the departure went as well as it could I think you were wise to give yourself a day to rest before getting back to work on your body and goals. How are the kids doing?

I hate playing e-mail tag. And also when someone calls and the cell phone sends it directly to voicemail for no reason.

Good morning!!

Curves wasn't as bad as I thought it might be last night. Weigh and measure were ugly, but I expected that after the way my life has been since we got the notification of the hubby leaving. Still able to burn 398 calories, which wasn't bad for missing as many workouts as I've missed.

Have a good day all!

Glad the computer at Curves was good to you. I had a good workout too.

I have a friend who is going to join Curves Saturday (payday is Friday ). This will be the third member that I've brought in. Three free T-Shirts for me!!!

Hello everyone! Hope you all enjoyed the weekend and you're not getting snow/rain mix like I'm getting!! I'd much rather it got cold and snowed; much easier to deal with than the cruddy mix that creates black ice

Scale's back down to 129 - yeah!!! Got busy Friday night after I got home and forgot to post. Ate sensibly all weekend; amazing how you can do that when you're all alone!!
Speaking of alone, the hubby called me yesterday morning from Kuwait!! He was waiting on a flight to A'ghan and hoping to make it to the base he'll be at by mid week. So, he's dropped off the face of the earth for now, but he'll eventually be able to make contact again. It was so good to hear his voice, and I'm sure hearing mine helped him out - being stuck in airports isn't the best way to spend a weekend

Swamped at work, so really should get back to the spreadsheets...........

Hello, and No we aren't getting snow or rain but the weather is just COLD!!! Hubby says I just feel it more this year because I don't have as much 'insulation' as I did at this time last year.

I'm glad you got to talk to your Hubby; and you're right, hanging around in airports is never fun no matter what the circumstances are.

Stay warm and tell your Hubby when you can that I am praying for him to stay safe over there. I don't know whether to pray for him to be warm or cold because I haven't heard anything about their weather lately. So I guess I'll just say "Safe and Comfy"