Yeah! Online again

Isabel not only kept me off line for 4 days, the storm cancelled the kids
school on Thursday and Friday. Spending 4 days home with the kids with no
cable/internet (two of them with no power at all and no water) was soooooo
much fun. Somehow, I managed to lose 2 pounds. However, it is not a diet
program I recommend. We did not have it too badly in our area...at least
our neighbor hood did not have any flooding to speak of. I really feel for
those who are still without services. Elise.

"Cox SMTP east" wrote in message
...
Isabel not only kept me off line for 4 days, the storm cancelled the kids
school on Thursday and Friday. Spending 4 days home with the kids with
no
cable/internet (two of them with no power at all and no water) was
soooooo
much fun. Somehow, I managed to lose 2 pounds. However, it is not a
diet
program I recommend. We did not have it too badly in our area...at least
our neighbor hood did not have any flooding to speak of. I really feel
for
those who are still without services. Elise.


Glad to see you back online, Elsie. I'm not sure I would lose 2 pounds if
I were cooped up with kids for 4 days but I do know I would probably lose
my mind g.

Beverly

"Cox SMTP east" wrote in message ...
Isabel not only kept me off line for 4 days, the storm cancelled the kids
school on Thursday and Friday. Spending 4 days home with the kids with no
cable/internet (two of them with no power at all and no water) was soooooo
much fun. Somehow, I managed to lose 2 pounds. However, it is not a diet
program I recommend. We did not have it too badly in our area...at least
our neighbor hood did not have any flooding to speak of. I really feel for
those who are still without services. Elise.

We got our power back yesterday, but we still have no school. My kids
have been home since Wednesday. I'm in Hampton Roads, so we're in an
area of devastation, although my family personally weathered the storm
well. (lots of trees down, but none on the house-- a personal
victory!)

However, it has NOT been good for dieting and/or exercise. I'm at home
alone with both the girls, so even though the weather's been nice
since the storm, I haven't been able to keep up my usual commitment of
30 minutes a day. (unless you count copious amounts of yardwork) Plus,
it's just been a big ol' beerfest over here since last Thursday. :-(

Not beating myself up, though. I'm trying to drink a glass of
(bottled) water between every beer, and I'll get back on track once
the Y is open and the kiddos are back in school. (They're predicting
Wednesday or Thursday)

My plan is to weigh myself (something I do rarely) the day the Y
opens, and up my exercise by a minute or two a day for the next few
weeks until some weight loss starts showing up. And now that I have
power, I can do some video or teevee yoga.

kellye

With the "big blackout of 2003" I lost about 4lbs. My normal mindless
munching was curbed greatly by the fact that I was so worried about
everything it gave me indigestion. It was a struggle just to eat regular
meals. What usually ended up happening was that I'd eat half of something
and then feel sick. Besides that the heat also helped to squash the
appetite.

"Cox SMTP east" wrote in message
...
Isabel not only kept me off line for 4 days, the storm cancelled the kids
school on Thursday and Friday. Spending 4 days home with the kids with no
cable/internet (two of them with no power at all and no water) was soooooo
much fun. Somehow, I managed to lose 2 pounds. However, it is not a diet
program I recommend. We did not have it too badly in our area...at least
our neighbor hood did not have any flooding to speak of. I really feel
for
those who are still without services. Elise.

On Mon, 22 Sep 2003 12:59:20 GMT, "Cox SMTP east"
wrote:

Isabel not only kept me off line for 4 days, the storm cancelled the kids
school on Thursday and Friday. Spending 4 days home with the kids with no
cable/internet (two of them with no power at all and no water) was soooooo
much fun. Somehow, I managed to lose 2 pounds. However, it is not a diet
program I recommend. We did not have it too badly in our area...at least
our neighbor hood did not have any flooding to speak of. I really feel for
those who are still without services. Elise.


Good to see you back, Elise! We didn't lose power at all out here in
the sticks :-).

I went to work out on Saturday, since the gym was closed Friday. The
locker room was mobbed with women who'd come in just to have a hot
shower, since so many people still had power out.

Chris

kellye smith wrote:
We got our power back yesterday, but we still have no school. My kids
have been home since Wednesday. I'm in Hampton Roads, so we're in an
area of devastation, although my family personally weathered the storm
well. (lots of trees down, but none on the house-- a personal
victory!)

Okay, I'm confused, isn't Hampton Roads a waterway?

We just got back from a vacation doing Civil War tourist stuff. We drove
through Isabel to Gettysburg PA Friday. No problem. Saturday was lovely
and we drove to Petersburg VA. Big problem. Everything was severely
storm damaged - wires down in roads, no place to get gas or food... some
tourist destination! A Civil War era cemetery there, Blandford Church,
had HUGE trees uprooted with graves gaping wide open and priceless
memorials toppled. It was so very, very sad! (The kids were impressed
with the devastation.)

So, Petersburg having fallen, we went on to Richmond. The place we wanted
to go there happened to be adjacent to the big medical center and
consequently had power (though not water.) We spent a few hours touring
the Museum of the Confederacy and then sensibly high-tailed it out of the
devastated South back to D.C. to visit Mr. Lincoln in his chair. D.C. was
great on Sunday, no one was around. We parked right on Lafayette Park to
go see the White House. It was pretty much just us and a whole bunch of
Marines.

However, it has NOT been good for dieting and/or exercise. I'm at home
alone with both the girls, so even though the weather's been nice
since the storm, I haven't been able to keep up my usual commitment of
30 minutes a day. (unless you count copious amounts of yardwork) Plus,
it's just been a big ol' beerfest over here since last Thursday. :-(

I'm very proud that I managed to get workouts in on Friday and
Sunday. But I missed my workouts Saturday and today and am feeling like I
gained a ton of "road" weight. Sadly, no beer has been forthcoming. Is
this something you water-bound people chug? Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum
or something?

So, where IS Hampton Roads?

Wendy, who knows about the Monitor and Merrimack

"Wendy Marsden" wrote in message
...
kellye smith wrote:
We got our power back yesterday, but we still have no school. My kids
have been home since Wednesday. I'm in Hampton Roads, so we're in an
area of devastation, although my family personally weathered the storm
well. (lots of trees down, but none on the house-- a personal
victory!)

Okay, I'm confused, isn't Hampton Roads a waterway?

We just got back from a vacation doing Civil War tourist stuff. We drove
through Isabel to Gettysburg PA Friday. No problem. Saturday was lovely
and we drove to Petersburg VA. Big problem. Everything was severely
storm damaged - wires down in roads, no place to get gas or food... some
tourist destination! A Civil War era cemetery there, Blandford Church,
had HUGE trees uprooted with graves gaping wide open and priceless
memorials toppled. It was so very, very sad! (The kids were impressed
with the devastation.)

So, Petersburg having fallen, we went on to Richmond. The place we
wanted
to go there happened to be adjacent to the big medical center and
consequently had power (though not water.) We spent a few hours touring
the Museum of the Confederacy and then sensibly high-tailed it out of the
devastated South back to D.C. to visit Mr. Lincoln in his chair. D.C.
was
great on Sunday, no one was around. We parked right on Lafayette Park to
go see the White House. It was pretty much just us and a whole bunch of
Marines.

However, it has NOT been good for dieting and/or exercise. I'm at home
alone with both the girls, so even though the weather's been nice
since the storm, I haven't been able to keep up my usual commitment of
30 minutes a day. (unless you count copious amounts of yardwork) Plus,
it's just been a big ol' beerfest over here since last Thursday. :-(

I'm very proud that I managed to get workouts in on Friday and
Sunday. But I missed my workouts Saturday and today and am feeling like
I
gained a ton of "road" weight. Sadly, no beer has been forthcoming. Is
this something you water-bound people chug? Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum
or something?

So, where IS Hampton Roads?

I always thought it was an area consisting of several towns in Va.

http://www.hreda.com/

Wendy, who knows about the Monitor and Merrimack