Hi everyone! My first week didn't go well with lots going on, but today I have done well.
Here is to more progress for all of us. I ate some wonderful Brussels sprouts in a low cal sauce. I also had more water than usual.
I cut out some more quilt blocks to work on at night when watching tv for my Around the World Quilt.

I will be traveling both Monday and Tuesday of this coming week, so decided to post early.
Terrific Tuesday (something to mull over) Sugar substitutes: since you can't digest them, low calorie sugar alcohols - including mannitol, sorbitol and xylitol - can cause stomach distress like bloating and gas, which are major energy drainers. Processed foods: that chocolate chip muffin or bag of chips will give you an express delivery jolt, but processed foods run through your system quickly, which means your energy spikes, then slumps fast. Less is more: Eat whole foods as often as possible (fruits, vegetables, nuts, beans, legumes, whole grains) and opt for the least processed version of packaged foods, which have the shortest ingredients list. Foods that are closest to their natural state give you a much steadier longer-lasting stream of energy.
*Woman's Day magazine March 2013

I weighed in yesterday and was down 0.2. I was not surprised by the low number at all. I was pretty good last week but we did a buffet on Friday night. I stayed within my weekly weight watcher points. We ate a ton of crab legs which are really salty so I was holding water. I don't dip mine in melted butter so they were really low points. The scale should be really kind next week when all of the water weight is gone.
I exercise quite a bit last week too. I did the elliptical 3 days, a bootcamp class and walked 2 1/2 miles after work on Friday. We walked pretty fast a pace faster than I would have chosen. Since I am not a walker usually I was surprised that I was sore Saturday. My hips and lower back were sore yesterday. They are fine today. I guess the walking uses different muscles than the elliptical.

Teddybear lady I rec'd your fq this week.

No Painaics I haven't decided what the next 3 months will be. Have been getting lots of ideas.

I went to the Dallas quilt show yesterday, had a great time looking at all the quilts and vendors. I did buy some batiks and some blue peacock fabric and a peacock panel. There was more that I wanted to buy but I didn't need it, I am trying to only buy what is needed not just what is wanted.

Cindy, I was looking for a peacock panel but never found what I wanted. Who is yours made by?

Here is the pictures of the peacock fabric and panel I got.

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this one is called Plume

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And on this one I got lucky, it has some information on the selvage. Haruyo Morita for Elizabeth's Studio patt #3406

Hope this helps you meanmom.

I love both of them, not sure what i am going to do with them. I have the peacock theme in my bedroom.

I saw a peacock panel at a quilt show Friday but I didn't look close enough to see who made it.

I know with the sugar subsitutes, I do have lots of the problems with excess bloating and gas.

I have been eating more food close to the natural state, then processed foods. I do feel better when I dont eat alot of processed food.

Have a fun trip.

Cindy thanks for the info on the fabrics. I found the peacock fabric online but I haven't found the panels yet. I will continue to search. They are really pretty.
I have been trying to cut down on artificial sweeteners. i just feel like they are too unnatural to be good for me. I am also trying to cook and eat things closer to their natural state. I feel so much better when I eat right.
Healthy eating to all.
Pat

Now that's interesting!!! I find as I get older that is a problem but maybe it's just the SS I use. Thanks for the info!

oh, hello again! I'll try and stop by more often. I REALLY need to lose 30 pounds & can sure use the support.

This looks great!!!! Getting things to work out when the sizes are so different is always a challenge. Well done!!!

When I was at the dallas quilt show on saturday, I ran into the teacher who taught me how to do t-shirt quilts. Told her that the person I made it for wanted microfiber on the back and she had a great suggestion. to go get a microfiber blanket to use as the backing but highly recommend that it be quilted on a long arm not a home machine. i will do than and possible pay her to do it for me.

I went for my weigh in today. Finally down another 1.4 lbs. Slowly but surely it's coming off. haha

Slow is better, I have seen that when you drop slow you tend to keep it off more.

Cindy, I have only made one T Shirt quilt & I tied it because I was afraid of running over the old shirts with all of the stitches. You can tell that I am a hand quilter & am leary of machine quilting, lol. I NEED to get over that fear!!!

the lady that taught my class, said the best thing to do is to just do stippling on the sashing. and not over the shirts.

Cindy I did FMQ over the designs on my t-shirt quilts. It worked fine on most of them. The ones with a really heavy design I put tissue paper over them and it worked well. The person who does my longarming for me told me to do this. I peeled the tissue paper off and the little pieces that didn't want to peel off came out when i washed it.
I did my bootcamp class today. I think I will be sore tomorrow. They really worked us hard today. Not a lot of aerobics today but a lot of squats and abdomen work. I think my abs will be pretty bad tomorrow. I don't really have any ab muscle so I really need it.
Everyone keep up the good work.
Pat

I haven't been doing good, and I am an emotional eater. Been visiting my dad at the nursing home, and Sunday as I was leaving I had a lot on my mind, and went over a concrete thing. Had to call a tow truck to raise my car in the air and get it back out. It's ok though. Then found out yesterday one of my sisters is in the hospital with double
pneumonia, and tomorrow makes one year since my mom died.
This may not be a good month for my weight. :thumbdown:

I did get to check out some fabric today though, and that was nice. Cut out some fabric to prepare for working on a table topper for a table in front of one of my windows.

Happy Sewing and Happy Health too.

I'm home from traveling for a day or two and then back to Atlanta before coming home again for good. Good to see family, but lots of running in between. Sounds like we all think alike about watching what we eat, but all of us are so different - emotional eaters, pickers, that sort. I seem to 'just eat'. I walk into the kitchen and see the nuts on the counter - one small serving is good, right? Well if one is good, two or three is better. I say I don't put the sodas and other sweet things in my diet, but I still eat more than my body needs of whatever I do put in my diet. I need to get my head around something and be more cautious of what I put in my mouth. Sometimes I know I shouldn't be doing this, but eat it anyway. It's not emotional eating and it's not binge eating, but don't have a name to put on it. Guess I'll call it Dumb eating!

Vanogay it is called eating because the food is calling you. I am very guilty of it. I ate some almonds last night because someone left them out on the counter. I wasn't even hungry. I grabbed a handfull on my way to bed. I have been trying to get my DH and DS to put food away when they are done with it so I can stay out of it. They and me aren't doing very well at it.
I hope I do ok this month. I have been exercising a lot this month. SO far I have done 30 or more minutes on the elliptical every day but one. I do bootcamp on Tues night and walk on Fridays after work. We have a field trip for special Olympics next week which means we run around all day. The weather here has been pretty yucky and we have had indoor recess almost every day for 2 weeks. This means we run around in the gym for 30 minutes. The scale had better be good to me on Saturday at my weigh in.
I have a quilt class tonight for an optical illusion quilt. I bought it for me with some money I got for Christmas.

Hows everyone doing?? Im still the same!! Grrr. cant make it move down!! Lol

I am still the same, not dropping, but have stopped gaining.

I'm having a hard time adjusting to not having a set schedule. Lost some, gained some back, still down for the month but not much. I wish it would stop raining so I would feel more like walking.

I am up some, I truely need to get motivated.

Cindy, how much postage does it take to mail 3 FQs? I need to find your list & kick myself in the behind.

I was a bad, bad girl at my retreat. There was just too darn much good food. But I did get quite a bit done on my Irish quilt. This is from a block swap. Eleven of us will have our quilts shown at the quilt fest in Ireland this summer. My block is the center one. One of the gals at the retreat is going to quilt it for me. I can't wait to see what she does with it.
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WOW, Pam that is going to be a stunner. I love the border & love all of those blocks.

Well, I was only down 2 tenths today at my weigh in. However...I can now fit into a size 20 pants that have a zipper and a button. I was in a size 26 starting in Jan. 2013. It's a slow process, but it's better than continuing in the other direction. Next week is when I get measured again. Hopefully there will be some changes from the last time. Hang in there everyone. We can do this.

Pam I love the quilt. Lots of gorgeous blocks. Cindy glad to hear the scale has stopped moving in the wrong direction. I weigh in Saturday. Hopefully it will be good news. I was only down a tiny bit last week but I ate a really salty meal on Friday night.
I stopped at the mall on the way home tonight. Huge mistake. I bought a bunch of clothes. I was a size 24 or 26 last year. I bought 2 pairs of pants in the regular dept ( no more plus size for me). I bought a skort in a size 18 that is a little bit loose:-)

How exciting to buy smaller clothes. It's been a while since I was able to buy "regular" clothes. Maybe by the summer I can. Congratulations!

Meanmom....congratulations!!

my goodness, you posted this almost two weeks ago. So much is happening around here, I can't keep up.
Soon, I won't be able to check in very often.
Thanks, JuneBillie for this info. It sounds great :thumbup:

I have also lost some then gained. Each day I keep hoping to get back on track.

For those of you that have been here for a while you might remember me telling about my great nephew with Batten Disease. Ethan passed away yesterday. He would have been 5 in May. It is so very sad I can hardly stand it. Ethan's great grandmother passed away today. That poor family!

Pam, so very sorry for your losses. One can only hang on to the belief they're in a much better place. Many prayers winging your way.

Pam, I am so very sorry to read this. How your heart must be breaking.

Pam so sorry to hear about your loss. Prayers going out for the family.
I was doing so good this month and a little emergency came up and I made a trip to visit my DD and family. I drove up and arrived at 3:00AM Friday morning. Things are fine now. We had Chipotle for lunch and went to a mexican place for dinner. I was so bad. I missed my weigh in today since I am out of town. I will miss next weekend too since I will be at my retreat. I will weigh in some time this week. Hope I didn't do too much damage yesterday. They are talking about pizza for lunch.

Pam, so sorry for your loss. Praying for comfort for you and the family at this very difficult time. Psalms 61:2...When my heart is overwhelmed; lead me to the Rock that is higher than I.

Pam....prayers for you and your family.

It really has been quiet here lately. What are you working on? I have the the fabric pulled for the 5th mystery, clue printed and starting this afternoon. I am also doing a patrotic swap have 1 set done, 2 in process and 2 cut ready to go, and one more to figure out what block I will make.

Also need to cut for a 2.5 inch block swap along with a twist for 2.5 inch batiks.

Pam, prayers for you and your family.