Free and Fit February - Week 4

[rustop59]

Free and Fit February - Week 4

Good morning everyone

:welcome: back Blond. Cannot believe that we should be thinking of March names already, any ideas?

Star - I too loved what you said about the practice of lent. This thread is wonderful for sharing our resources. Must order the Buddah's Brain!!

Sped - good to see you back on board. Do whatever it takes, keeping busy, antabuse, anything is better than drinking.

Lav - glad you got some me time and treated yourself as well as the grandkids.

Dill - what a wonderful thing to treat yourself with. I have had that idea in the past but did not physically put the money away. Maybe I should start doing that.

LBH - Lol, you would never bore a brick and as I said to Sped, we all do whatever it takes and works for us individually.

Dew - Glad you are recovering well and that you have decided to take the early retirement.

SD - Wow, small world isnt it. Fingers crossed that it all works out for you.

Rusty - how is the study going?

Call out for Chill, hope you are ok, we are thinking of you.

Sooty, Cyn and anyone else I did not mention big hello and have a great Thursday.

Rustop

[Stargazerlily]

Free and Fit February - Week 4

Good morning...

Lav, 60 degrees? Not for me, it is going to snow starting tonight, and we have to drive to Chicago tomorrow to catch our plane. It never fails to have the worst weather when we plan a trip.

Dew, taking care of yourself first is the most important thing, I was so happy to hear you put yourself and your health first. I had to take a huge risk last hear and switch jobs, leaving behind benefits, vacation time, insurance, but realized taht I could not continue in the increasingly toxic environment. Sometimes it is scary, but I know I made the best choice for me. How lovely to have your parents help you recuperate. Sending you healing energy.

Dill, what a great idea. Coming home to a clean house is the best.

LBH, it is interestng to share our own personal ways to a healthier life. I too love to just come home and relax. Too much to do and I stress out.

Well, off to work, then home to complete packing. Have a great day.

[Lavande]

Free and Fit February - Week 4

Good morning Fit friends,

About to be blessed with another 60 degree day - it's quite strange this time of year but I'll gladly take it
Probably will be dumped with snow next week.....

Rustop, haven't thought of any March names yet......
Hope you have a great day!

Star, wishing you a warm & wonderful trip to FL

Have a great AF day everyone!
Lav

[BlondeAFAmbition]

Free and Fit February - Week 4

Morning Fit Febbers!

Starting off Day 2 feeling elated, thanks to all of you. I really appreciate all of your kind words and I trully missed all of you just as much!

SD, thank you for asking about my mom. She is doing very well. I got her to join the same fitness club that I joined last month, so we go together a few times a week. At 74, she is really in good shape! In fact, today I am meeting her there at noon for a workout. She is still drinking heavily...prolly over a regular sized bottle of white wine (I was the red wino), but I do not spend time with her when she is drinking so the day time workouts are eh hem..."working out" for us to spend sober time together. Although, today after the gym, I promised to go over to her place and help with some computer stuff and I hope she doesn't assume I will be going over for a drink...I will be honest and tell her I quit. Case closed. Although she is in good physical shape for a woman her age, she does have that tell-tale wine belly and often complains that it is because of her old age, when, in fact, I see lots of older women with flatter stomach who aren't sucking down a bottle of booze a night. I wonder why it settles there anyway? Anyone done research on that? I know my wine belly disappears a few days after I stop drinking and now I am really hitting it hard with ab exercises at the gym. Hubs and I are going to Bermuda in June and I want to be bathing suit ready BIG TIME!

Good luck on the job situation SD! Keep us posted!

As for March names Rustop, how about Marvelous Marchers? Or March Mavens? Or Mega March Makeovers? I dunno...need another cup of coffee to think on it. Any ideas gang? How about Mucho Marchious!

Star, good for you for also getting somewhere warm. Geez, everyone is going on Vaca! I have to wait till June but part of the fun is in the planning, right?

Have to get my butt in gear before I meet my mom at the gym so I'll bid everyone a great day and check back with ya'll later!

Blessings,
Blondie

[cyntree]

Free and Fit February - Week 4

Evening, all. I just saw the most fabulous slip of a new moon. (thank goodness the dogs get me to open up the back door for them or I would miss the mysterious moonsets and gentle sunrises.)

Star - good luck on the airport commute in the snow - I think that with that as a send-off, you'll be looking for property down there! Hope you have a wonderful time.

SD - such great news, keep us posted.

LBH - I am with you, AL permitted me to either do too many things, or escape from myself at the end of doing too many things. I am so intrigued by the idea that a healthy Escape Place is with us always, and that we can train ourselves to go there at will. That would be a real gift...

Sped - all those things you listed - they might be appropriate for school children to use for projects. Here is a great organization: Treasures4Teachers | The Key To Creative Education. Check it out and see if they can use anything. BTW women, there is another great donation site, this one for bras (who knew): Bra Recycling | BraRecyclers.com They focus not only on getting them to women in need, but part of it goes toward fighting domestic violence.

Chill - sending you energy, hope you are OK.

Wishing everyone a good night. I'm so sapped by this silly cold, can hardly keep eyes open...

[Lavande]

Free and Fit February - Week 4

10 pm & I'm just winding down!
Ended going for a walk thru Longwood Gardens with my son & grandsons - really, really nice because I rarely ever get to see him (insane work schedule). Then I watched the boys until almost 9 pm. Tired now

SD, hope you are not getting snowed on, ugh. Good luck with the job prospects, sounds great!

cyn, hope you feel much better tomorrow! Can't believe my immune system stood up to all the sickies I was exposed to last week (still knocking on wood).

G' night all!

[rustop59]

Free and Fit February - Week 4

Good morning everyone

Just a quick check in to say hello. Bon voyage Star, hope your travel plans go ok and have a wonderful time.

Chill - thinking of you and hope that you are re-charging your batteries. EB must have re-charged your's Lav, all that running around and that is why you did not pick up any bugs last week!!

Nothing much planned for the week-end. We are invited to dinner at a neighbours house tonight. Plan to use driving/lent as my excuse for staying AF.

Have a great week-end everyone.

Rustop

[Stargazerlily]

Free and Fit February - Week 4

Good morning all...

Blonde, welcome, if I did not already say it. You have a fun energy in your posts. I have never heard of wine belly, is it like beer belly? I went on a two day juice fast and my belly felt smaller and better, plus, I felt energized. It was almost addictive. Liked your plan for setting limits with your mother, parents are hard to set boundaries with sometimes.

Cyn, nature is so peaceful, and doggies do force you to go outside alot!

Chill, I miss you and hope you are doing OK. Hope you check in soon.

Rustop, have a peaceful weekend.

We are leaving really early, our flight is on, so affirming all goes well. I plan on taking my computer on my trip, so hope to keep up with the thread. To all, have a great day.

[BlondeAFAmbition]

Free and Fit February - Week 4

Happy Friday all!

Just a quick check in from me to with you all a fabulous Friday. I just had my 2 days off and am starting up my work week today as I work through the weekends (RETAIL.) So I have to dash but just wanted to say hello!

Cyn, hope you're feeling better!

[Lavande]

Free and Fit February - Week 4

Good morning Fit Friends,

Bon Voyage Star
(I'm a little bit jealous).

Hello to Rustop, Blondie, & everyone checking in today. Running a bit late here so I'll be back later

Happy AF Friday to one & all!
Lav

[ladybirdheart]

Free and Fit February - Week 4

A quick stop before I head out early to share with you a funny quote from the today?s introduction to the Chopra Meditation Challenge Day 5 (it?s on addiction!)

As the Sufi poet Hafiz advised, "Learn to recognize the counterfeit coins that may buy you just a moment of pleasure, But then drag you for days like a broken man behind a farting camel."

Been there. Later. Love, Ladybird.

[dill]

Free and Fit February - Week 4

As the Sufi poet Hafiz advised, "Learn to recognize the counterfeit coins that may buy you just a moment of pleasure, But then drag you for days like a broken man behind a farting camel."

:H:H:

I am at work and just jumped on for a second. Thanks for that!!!

To all: :h

[papmom3]

Free and Fit February - Week 4

I heard from our dear Chill-she promises to pop in tonite.

[Chillgirl]

Free and Fit February - Week 4

papmom3;1267917 wrote: I heard from our dear Chill-she promises to pop in tonite.

and as promised......

thank you for all your good wishes, Im absolutely fine but I am still wiped out with fatigue. I manage to get through the day on autopilot and have been crashing on the sofa each evening and watching easy drama on iplayer.

My brain just gave up on the "what will happen if..., what if i don't sell my stuff, where will I live, how will I eat, what about Elle?" So I extended my lease from end of March to end of April to buy more time, I gave away my antique brass bed (one less possession) I sold my last diamond ring, got a price to sell my car, all my other furniture is on ebay, gumtree, Facebook, in the local paper and in the local stores. I can do no more.....

I have no idea whether I am going back to Portugal or heading down south to England. Right now it doesn't matter, I have to deal with just today or I'm going to have a nervous breakdown. Im using my training with AL to do ODAT and so far so good. I also can't deal with all these issues on my own so I'm handing over to my higher power. Having had an alcohol addiction is such a wonderful blessing at times and I am grateful for the wisdom it has given me.

Star - I missed where you are off to? Is it a vacation? I hope somewhere sunny.

Blondie - its lovely to see your pink slippers back :l

And to everyone else, I hope all is well in your corners of the world. LBH sent me an adorable photo of herself and her doggies and I felt the love being sent, thank you!

As for names for March, as its always a topic for us, what about March Moon Madness, of Mad March Moon? Or just plain More March Madness.....

[Raven.joy]

Free and Fit February - Week 4

Whatever we call it the pink blossoms return of the light and the assorted balms of spring are sure to life us all