RAFL week 9 - Prairie Roots

Mom never had trouble keeping the water hot in her SS sink. For that
matter, up until I was about 5 years old, I took all my baths in the kitchen
sink and then my girls did when they were at grandma's house too. I guess
temperature is relative to the outside temps too and most times the temps
where I grew up ranged from the 50F-80F. So the cold of where you are
versus where we are are completely different.

BTW, spring has sprung here. We broke records yesterday with 77F and today
we were supposed to be over 80F.

Debbie

"Prairie Roots" wrote in message
...
The reasons Joyce lists below are the primary reasons my three friends
gave for disliking SS. Other reasons include the noise of SS when hit
with a pan or tumbling tableware (forks, knives, spoons), and the
inability to keep hot water hot when handwashing dishes.

Honestly, I've never noticed the noise factor. Water spots don't
bother me at all. And I use a dishwasher. You can find a picture of me
at www.flylady.net. I'm the frazzled one in the upper left corner of
the home page.

I'm ordering my SS sink today.

On Mon, 8 Mar 2004 23:03:10 -0600, "skiur"
wrote:

Forgive me, but why in the world do your friends not care for stainless?

Julie, who can't fathom that idea.

"Prairie Roots" wrote in message
.. .
Thanks Lee. My sink choices are quickly narrowing to stainless steel.
I've been listening to a couple of friends who don't care for
stainless, but I have SS now and don't seem to mind the problems
they've listed. I'll be buying a new gas range/stovetop and
dishwasher, too, and am considering stainless steel finish.

On Sat, 6 Mar 2004 23:27:49 -0600, "Miss Violette"
wrote:

I am glad to see your attitude is so wonderful. Get stainless steel
whatever configuration you get on the sink, I love stainless steel,
Lee
Prairie Roots wrote in message
.. .
My current weight: 159.6 lbs
Weight change since my last recorded weight: 0.0 lbs
Total weight change to date: -72.4 lbs

Today I'm grateful to see no change in my weight from last week.
I've
been on a mental plateau this week. Hitting the 70+ total loss and
getting below 160 is doing a job on my motivation to keep going.
This
is further than I expected to go; some part of me I haven't heard
from
before is wondering why I think I should even further.

It probably didn't help that, on a whim, I tried on a jacket
formerly
worn by one of my skinny daughters and discovered that it fit. I
also
went shopping for some new jeans and got into a classic fit size 10
petite withOUT stretch. When I also discovered that the medium tops
fit nicely, I realized I should head over to the foundations
department for new undergarments and give my girls a new lift. Since
starting WW, I've gone down from 44DD to 38D.

My food was off this week. More importantly, I didn't exercise even
once. I'm on a rollercoaster ride with the impending construction
work
on my kitchen and bathroom. My current dilemma is deciding what kind
of kitchen sink I want and how much of my construction budget I want
to spend on it. I still haven't gotten my bike. Later today I'll
have
to call and find out if I need to get cranky. The bus strike started
and I'm carpooling, leaving earlier than usual and getting home
later.
I'm starting with a new hospice patient whose health issues. A major
project I've been involved with at work is nearing completion and
morphing into an even bigger project.

All of this is to say that I took a bit of a breather from WW this
week to marvel at my overall progress and to focus on a few other
pressing issues. That I ended up maintaining is a wonder.

It's the best day of my life!
--
Linda P
week 54: 232/159.6/WW goal 145
RAFL week 9: 167/159.6/154
next mini-goals: 157 (75 lbs total loss); 155 (10 lbs to WW goal);
154
( RAFL goal)
started WW 22-Feb-2003 | 10% target: 1-May-2003
5'4" | 50 | F




Linda P
232/159.6/WW goal 145
joined WW Online 22-Feb-2003


Linda P
232/159.6/WW goal 145
joined WW Online 22-Feb-2003

Sounds great. You'll have to post before and after pictures of the kitchen.

"Prairie Roots" wrote in message
...
Thanks for your input, Fred. I really appreciate hearing what other
people think. I've decided to go with a Blanco SS sink with built-in
drainer board. I found a great deal on the Web, better price than the
plumber can get; I'll be ordering it in the next day or two. I ordered
a few bathroom accessories over the weekend.

Construction starts Wednesday. On Lee's suggestion, I paid a visit to
Target yesterday and picked up an electric skillet, and also a
convection/toaster oven and a hot pot (for boiling water for tea).
Both the skillet and the oven are stainless steel with black. Tonight
I'm setting up a temporary kitchen in the basement.

Most likely, I'll be keeping my almond refrigerator, at least for
another year or two. It's only 8 years old and still works/looks like
new. My stove is so old I can't even get burner pans to fit and parts
don't work any more. The dishwasher is old as well. Still functional
but rust is forming inside. My microwave is in similar condition. So
I'll be replacing these three appliances now. The DW will be builtin,
the MW attached to the wall above the stove. The stove will be free
standing, but it and my refrigerator will look builtin with cabinets
on both sides. Only the fronts will be exposed.

I want my kitchen to feel contemporary and traditional at the same
time. With my designer's help, I think I'll end up with a room that,
in her words, is both edgy (without being trendy) and timeless. SS
appliances will help me achieve that look.

Thanks again for your opinion. It helps.

Linda P
On Mon, 08 Mar 2004 18:21:49 -0800, Fred
wrote:

I went stainless appliances and still like the choice altho, I did not
replace all of them at once. The dishwasher was the first item.
About 6 months later a fridge. Finally, two years after that it was
the free-standing range. Gas top, electric oven. I lived fine with
the mix (G)

My sink/counter is corian. Seamless, which is what I wanted. Corian
does have some limitations - have to be careful with heat/hot items.
They recommend not pouring off boiling water directly into it without
running a stream of cold water from the tap.

Many think stainless appliances are too surgical/sterile. Like I
said, three years later - I still like it. One issue - many such
appliances, especially free-standing - fridge/oven - have only black
sidewalls. That can be imposing. Black stove top also seems to show
smears more than my white one did.

Another fact - good stainless will not hold refrigerator magnets -
might be an important issue for hanging grandchild's masterworks! (G)
But that's how I overcome the black sidewall of the fridge - lots of
magnets (G)

On Mon, 08 Mar 2004 16:02:05 -0600, Prairie Roots
wrote:

Thanks Lee. My sink choices are quickly narrowing to stainless steel.
I've been listening to a couple of friends who don't care for
stainless, but I have SS now and don't seem to mind the problems
they've listed. I'll be buying a new gas range/stovetop and
dishwasher, too, and am considering stainless steel finish.

On Sat, 6 Mar 2004 23:27:49 -0600, "Miss Violette"
wrote:

I am glad to see your attitude is so wonderful. Get stainless steel
whatever configuration you get on the sink, I love stainless steel, Lee
Prairie Roots wrote in message
...
My current weight: 159.6 lbs
Weight change since my last recorded weight: 0.0 lbs
Total weight change to date: -72.4 lbs

Today I'm grateful to see no change in my weight from last week. I've
been on a mental plateau this week. Hitting the 70+ total loss and
getting below 160 is doing a job on my motivation to keep going. This
is further than I expected to go; some part of me I haven't heard
from
before is wondering why I think I should even further.

It probably didn't help that, on a whim, I tried on a jacket formerly
worn by one of my skinny daughters and discovered that it fit. I also
went shopping for some new jeans and got into a classic fit size 10
petite withOUT stretch. When I also discovered that the medium tops
fit nicely, I realized I should head over to the foundations
department for new undergarments and give my girls a new lift. Since
starting WW, I've gone down from 44DD to 38D.

My food was off this week. More importantly, I didn't exercise even
once. I'm on a rollercoaster ride with the impending construction
work
on my kitchen and bathroom. My current dilemma is deciding what kind
of kitchen sink I want and how much of my construction budget I want
to spend on it. I still haven't gotten my bike. Later today I'll have
to call and find out if I need to get cranky. The bus strike started
and I'm carpooling, leaving earlier than usual and getting home
later.
I'm starting with a new hospice patient whose health issues. A major
project I've been involved with at work is nearing completion and
morphing into an even bigger project.

All of this is to say that I took a bit of a breather from WW this
week to marvel at my overall progress and to focus on a few other
pressing issues. That I ended up maintaining is a wonder.

It's the best day of my life!
--
Linda P
week 54: 232/159.6/WW goal 145
RAFL week 9: 167/159.6/154
next mini-goals: 157 (75 lbs total loss); 155 (10 lbs to WW goal);
154
( RAFL goal)
started WW 22-Feb-2003 | 10% target: 1-May-2003
5'4" | 50 | F




Linda P
232/159.6/WW goal 145
joined WW Online 22-Feb-2003

Good point. I never did get before pictures but took many during the
process. That's what drove the digital camera purchase.

On Tue, 09 Mar 2004 09:32:37 -0600, Joyce wrote:

hehehe - I like the frazzled picture on the right better, one on the left is an
angel (although I DO think you are an angel). I don't remember the noise being a
factor, or keeping water hot. I have a dishwasher, but do wash by hand throughout
the day (small loads, meal prep stuff). And if soaking, the water still gets cold
in the ceramic sink ... I tend to let stuff sit too long. G

Hey, as long as YOU will be happy - that's what is important. Get what you want,
you have to live with it. I honestly do believe that is why there are different
materials available ... for each of our different tastes. And like I said, I
would love it in your home, and be very jealous. But if I bought the same, I
would be unhappy in a matter of weeks. I'm wierd that way. G

Remember to take lots of before and after pictures. It's fun to go and look back,
makes you wonder how you survived so long in he-double-el. G

Joyce

On Tue, 09 Mar 2004 05:38:05 -0600, Prairie Roots wrote:

The reasons Joyce lists below are the primary reasons my three friends
gave for disliking SS. Other reasons include the noise of SS when hit
with a pan or tumbling tableware (forks, knives, spoons), and the
inability to keep hot water hot when handwashing dishes.

Honestly, I've never noticed the noise factor. Water spots don't
bother me at all. And I use a dishwasher. You can find a picture of me
at www.flylady.net. I'm the frazzled one in the upper left corner of
the home page.

I'm ordering my SS sink today.

On Mon, 8 Mar 2004 23:03:10 -0600, "skiur"
wrote:

Forgive me, but why in the world do your friends not care for stainless?

Julie, who can't fathom that idea.

"Prairie Roots" wrote in message
...
Thanks Lee. My sink choices are quickly narrowing to stainless steel.
I've been listening to a couple of friends who don't care for
stainless, but I have SS now and don't seem to mind the problems
they've listed. I'll be buying a new gas range/stovetop and
dishwasher, too, and am considering stainless steel finish.

On Sat, 6 Mar 2004 23:27:49 -0600, "Miss Violette"
wrote:

I am glad to see your attitude is so wonderful. Get stainless steel
whatever configuration you get on the sink, I love stainless steel, Lee
Prairie Roots wrote in message
.. .
My current weight: 159.6 lbs
Weight change since my last recorded weight: 0.0 lbs
Total weight change to date: -72.4 lbs

Today I'm grateful to see no change in my weight from last week. I've
been on a mental plateau this week. Hitting the 70+ total loss and
getting below 160 is doing a job on my motivation to keep going. This
is further than I expected to go; some part of me I haven't heard from
before is wondering why I think I should even further.

It probably didn't help that, on a whim, I tried on a jacket formerly
worn by one of my skinny daughters and discovered that it fit. I also
went shopping for some new jeans and got into a classic fit size 10
petite withOUT stretch. When I also discovered that the medium tops
fit nicely, I realized I should head over to the foundations
department for new undergarments and give my girls a new lift. Since
starting WW, I've gone down from 44DD to 38D.

My food was off this week. More importantly, I didn't exercise even
once. I'm on a rollercoaster ride with the impending construction work
on my kitchen and bathroom. My current dilemma is deciding what kind
of kitchen sink I want and how much of my construction budget I want
to spend on it. I still haven't gotten my bike. Later today I'll have
to call and find out if I need to get cranky. The bus strike started
and I'm carpooling, leaving earlier than usual and getting home later.
I'm starting with a new hospice patient whose health issues. A major
project I've been involved with at work is nearing completion and
morphing into an even bigger project.

All of this is to say that I took a bit of a breather from WW this
week to marvel at my overall progress and to focus on a few other
pressing issues. That I ended up maintaining is a wonder.

It's the best day of my life!
--
Linda P
week 54: 232/159.6/WW goal 145
RAFL week 9: 167/159.6/154
next mini-goals: 157 (75 lbs total loss); 155 (10 lbs to WW goal); 154
( RAFL goal)
started WW 22-Feb-2003 | 10% target: 1-May-2003
5'4" | 50 | F




Linda P
232/159.6/WW goal 145
joined WW Online 22-Feb-2003


Linda P
232/159.6/WW goal 145
joined WW Online 22-Feb-2003

Oh HUSH
On Tue, 9 Mar 2004 19:27:29 -0800, "Deb in Northern California"
wrote:

BTW, spring has sprung here. We broke records yesterday with 77F and today
we were supposed to be over 80F.

Linda P
232/159.6/WW goal 145
joined WW Online 22-Feb-2003

You really don't need to remind us about the temps at your house (I'm in
Illinois). I was talking to a friend of mine in Northern California last
night and they had the air condition on--we had flurries today. I just got
back from the bookstore and there was frost on my car. I think the car said
it was 34F. Really...no need to rub it in.

Julie

"Deb in Northern California" wrote in message
...
Mom never had trouble keeping the water hot in her SS sink. For that
matter, up until I was about 5 years old, I took all my baths in the
kitchen
sink and then my girls did when they were at grandma's house too. I guess
temperature is relative to the outside temps too and most times the temps
where I grew up ranged from the 50F-80F. So the cold of where you are
versus where we are are completely different.

BTW, spring has sprung here. We broke records yesterday with 77F and
today
we were supposed to be over 80F.

Debbie

"Prairie Roots" wrote in message
...
The reasons Joyce lists below are the primary reasons my three friends
gave for disliking SS. Other reasons include the noise of SS when hit
with a pan or tumbling tableware (forks, knives, spoons), and the
inability to keep hot water hot when handwashing dishes.

Honestly, I've never noticed the noise factor. Water spots don't
bother me at all. And I use a dishwasher. You can find a picture of me
at www.flylady.net. I'm the frazzled one in the upper left corner of
the home page.

I'm ordering my SS sink today.

On Mon, 8 Mar 2004 23:03:10 -0600, "skiur"
wrote:

Forgive me, but why in the world do your friends not care for
stainless?

Julie, who can't fathom that idea.

"Prairie Roots" wrote in message
.. .
Thanks Lee. My sink choices are quickly narrowing to stainless steel.
I've been listening to a couple of friends who don't care for
stainless, but I have SS now and don't seem to mind the problems
they've listed. I'll be buying a new gas range/stovetop and
dishwasher, too, and am considering stainless steel finish.

On Sat, 6 Mar 2004 23:27:49 -0600, "Miss Violette"
wrote:

I am glad to see your attitude is so wonderful. Get stainless steel
whatever configuration you get on the sink, I love stainless steel,
Lee
Prairie Roots wrote in message
.. .
My current weight: 159.6 lbs
Weight change since my last recorded weight: 0.0 lbs
Total weight change to date: -72.4 lbs

Today I'm grateful to see no change in my weight from last week.
I've
been on a mental plateau this week. Hitting the 70+ total loss and
getting below 160 is doing a job on my motivation to keep going.
This
is further than I expected to go; some part of me I haven't heard
from
before is wondering why I think I should even further.

It probably didn't help that, on a whim, I tried on a jacket
formerly
worn by one of my skinny daughters and discovered that it fit. I
also
went shopping for some new jeans and got into a classic fit size
10
petite withOUT stretch. When I also discovered that the medium
tops
fit nicely, I realized I should head over to the foundations
department for new undergarments and give my girls a new lift.
Since
starting WW, I've gone down from 44DD to 38D.

My food was off this week. More importantly, I didn't exercise
even
once. I'm on a rollercoaster ride with the impending construction
work
on my kitchen and bathroom. My current dilemma is deciding what
kind
of kitchen sink I want and how much of my construction budget I
want
to spend on it. I still haven't gotten my bike. Later today I'll
have
to call and find out if I need to get cranky. The bus strike
started
and I'm carpooling, leaving earlier than usual and getting home
later.
I'm starting with a new hospice patient whose health issues. A
major
project I've been involved with at work is nearing completion and
morphing into an even bigger project.

All of this is to say that I took a bit of a breather from WW this
week to marvel at my overall progress and to focus on a few other
pressing issues. That I ended up maintaining is a wonder.

It's the best day of my life!
--
Linda P
week 54: 232/159.6/WW goal 145
RAFL week 9: 167/159.6/154
next mini-goals: 157 (75 lbs total loss); 155 (10 lbs to WW goal);
154
( RAFL goal)
started WW 22-Feb-2003 | 10% target: 1-May-2003
5'4" | 50 | F




Linda P
232/159.6/WW goal 145
joined WW Online 22-Feb-2003


Linda P
232/159.6/WW goal 145
joined WW Online 22-Feb-2003

Yup, we broke the record yesterday, too. Not today when it rained.
But more good weather tomorrow and thurs.

On Tue, 9 Mar 2004 19:27:29 -0800, "Deb in Northern California"
wrote:

Mom never had trouble keeping the water hot in her SS sink. For that
matter, up until I was about 5 years old, I took all my baths in the kitchen
sink and then my girls did when they were at grandma's house too. I guess
temperature is relative to the outside temps too and most times the temps
where I grew up ranged from the 50F-80F. So the cold of where you are
versus where we are are completely different.

BTW, spring has sprung here. We broke records yesterday with 77F and today
we were supposed to be over 80F.

Debbie

"Prairie Roots" wrote in message
.. .
The reasons Joyce lists below are the primary reasons my three friends
gave for disliking SS. Other reasons include the noise of SS when hit
with a pan or tumbling tableware (forks, knives, spoons), and the
inability to keep hot water hot when handwashing dishes.

Honestly, I've never noticed the noise factor. Water spots don't
bother me at all. And I use a dishwasher. You can find a picture of me
at www.flylady.net. I'm the frazzled one in the upper left corner of
the home page.

I'm ordering my SS sink today.

On Mon, 8 Mar 2004 23:03:10 -0600, "skiur"
wrote:

Forgive me, but why in the world do your friends not care for stainless?

Julie, who can't fathom that idea.

"Prairie Roots" wrote in message
.. .
Thanks Lee. My sink choices are quickly narrowing to stainless steel.
I've been listening to a couple of friends who don't care for
stainless, but I have SS now and don't seem to mind the problems
they've listed. I'll be buying a new gas range/stovetop and
dishwasher, too, and am considering stainless steel finish.

On Sat, 6 Mar 2004 23:27:49 -0600, "Miss Violette"
wrote:

I am glad to see your attitude is so wonderful. Get stainless steel
whatever configuration you get on the sink, I love stainless steel,
Lee
Prairie Roots wrote in message
.. .
My current weight: 159.6 lbs
Weight change since my last recorded weight: 0.0 lbs
Total weight change to date: -72.4 lbs

Today I'm grateful to see no change in my weight from last week.
I've
been on a mental plateau this week. Hitting the 70+ total loss and
getting below 160 is doing a job on my motivation to keep going.
This
is further than I expected to go; some part of me I haven't heard
from
before is wondering why I think I should even further.

It probably didn't help that, on a whim, I tried on a jacket
formerly
worn by one of my skinny daughters and discovered that it fit. I
also
went shopping for some new jeans and got into a classic fit size 10
petite withOUT stretch. When I also discovered that the medium tops
fit nicely, I realized I should head over to the foundations
department for new undergarments and give my girls a new lift. Since
starting WW, I've gone down from 44DD to 38D.

My food was off this week. More importantly, I didn't exercise even
once. I'm on a rollercoaster ride with the impending construction
work
on my kitchen and bathroom. My current dilemma is deciding what kind
of kitchen sink I want and how much of my construction budget I want
to spend on it. I still haven't gotten my bike. Later today I'll
have
to call and find out if I need to get cranky. The bus strike started
and I'm carpooling, leaving earlier than usual and getting home
later.
I'm starting with a new hospice patient whose health issues. A major
project I've been involved with at work is nearing completion and
morphing into an even bigger project.

All of this is to say that I took a bit of a breather from WW this
week to marvel at my overall progress and to focus on a few other
pressing issues. That I ended up maintaining is a wonder.

It's the best day of my life!
--
Linda P
week 54: 232/159.6/WW goal 145
RAFL week 9: 167/159.6/154
next mini-goals: 157 (75 lbs total loss); 155 (10 lbs to WW goal);
154
( RAFL goal)
started WW 22-Feb-2003 | 10% target: 1-May-2003
5'4" | 50 | F




Linda P
232/159.6/WW goal 145
joined WW Online 22-Feb-2003


Linda P
232/159.6/WW goal 145
joined WW Online 22-Feb-2003

And here in Belgium winter has come back! We were expecting spring, and we
got snow and ice yesterday, and temperatures in the 20's. (-2 °C) Really
weird...
--
Nathalie from Belgium
134.1/101.1/minigoal 99.9 Goal 68 Kg
295.6/222.8/minigoal 220.3/Goal 150 pounds
RAFL 105.3/101.4/96 Kg
232/222.8/212 lbs
"skiur" wrote in message
...
You really don't need to remind us about the temps at your house (I'm in
Illinois). I was talking to a friend of mine in Northern California last
night and they had the air condition on--we had flurries today. I just
got
back from the bookstore and there was frost on my car. I think the car
said
it was 34F. Really...no need to rub it in.

Julie

"Deb in Northern California" wrote in message
...
Mom never had trouble keeping the water hot in her SS sink. For that
matter, up until I was about 5 years old, I took all my baths in the
kitchen
sink and then my girls did when they were at grandma's house too. I
guess
temperature is relative to the outside temps too and most times the
temps
where I grew up ranged from the 50F-80F. So the cold of where you are
versus where we are are completely different.

BTW, spring has sprung here. We broke records yesterday with 77F and
today
we were supposed to be over 80F.

Debbie

"Prairie Roots" wrote in message
...
The reasons Joyce lists below are the primary reasons my three friends
gave for disliking SS. Other reasons include the noise of SS when hit
with a pan or tumbling tableware (forks, knives, spoons), and the
inability to keep hot water hot when handwashing dishes.

Honestly, I've never noticed the noise factor. Water spots don't
bother me at all. And I use a dishwasher. You can find a picture of me
at www.flylady.net. I'm the frazzled one in the upper left corner of
the home page.

I'm ordering my SS sink today.

On Mon, 8 Mar 2004 23:03:10 -0600, "skiur"
wrote:

Forgive me, but why in the world do your friends not care for
stainless?

Julie, who can't fathom that idea.

"Prairie Roots" wrote in message
.. .
Thanks Lee. My sink choices are quickly narrowing to stainless
steel.
I've been listening to a couple of friends who don't care for
stainless, but I have SS now and don't seem to mind the problems
they've listed. I'll be buying a new gas range/stovetop and
dishwasher, too, and am considering stainless steel finish.

On Sat, 6 Mar 2004 23:27:49 -0600, "Miss Violette"
wrote:

I am glad to see your attitude is so wonderful. Get stainless
steel
whatever configuration you get on the sink, I love stainless
steel,
Lee
Prairie Roots wrote in message
.. .
My current weight: 159.6 lbs
Weight change since my last recorded weight: 0.0 lbs
Total weight change to date: -72.4 lbs

Today I'm grateful to see no change in my weight from last week.
I've
been on a mental plateau this week. Hitting the 70+ total loss
and
getting below 160 is doing a job on my motivation to keep going.
This
is further than I expected to go; some part of me I haven't
heard
from
before is wondering why I think I should even further.

It probably didn't help that, on a whim, I tried on a jacket
formerly
worn by one of my skinny daughters and discovered that it fit. I
also
went shopping for some new jeans and got into a classic fit size
10
petite withOUT stretch. When I also discovered that the medium
tops
fit nicely, I realized I should head over to the foundations
department for new undergarments and give my girls a new lift.
Since
starting WW, I've gone down from 44DD to 38D.

My food was off this week. More importantly, I didn't exercise
even
once. I'm on a rollercoaster ride with the impending
construction
work
on my kitchen and bathroom. My current dilemma is deciding what
kind
of kitchen sink I want and how much of my construction budget I
want
to spend on it. I still haven't gotten my bike. Later today I'll
have
to call and find out if I need to get cranky. The bus strike
started
and I'm carpooling, leaving earlier than usual and getting home
later.
I'm starting with a new hospice patient whose health issues. A
major
project I've been involved with at work is nearing completion
and
morphing into an even bigger project.

All of this is to say that I took a bit of a breather from WW
this
week to marvel at my overall progress and to focus on a few
other
pressing issues. That I ended up maintaining is a wonder.

It's the best day of my life!
--
Linda P
week 54: 232/159.6/WW goal 145
RAFL week 9: 167/159.6/154
next mini-goals: 157 (75 lbs total loss); 155 (10 lbs to WW
goal);
154
( RAFL goal)
started WW 22-Feb-2003 | 10% target: 1-May-2003
5'4" | 50 | F




Linda P
232/159.6/WW goal 145
joined WW Online 22-Feb-2003


Linda P
232/159.6/WW goal 145
joined WW Online 22-Feb-2003

LOL Broke another record today too. It is nice, but we will get used to it
and the real spring will hit us again and then proceed to ruin what ever
crops are ready to harvest. We always get rain that ruins the cherry crop.

Debbie

"Prairie Roots" wrote in message
...
Oh HUSH
On Tue, 9 Mar 2004 19:27:29 -0800, "Deb in Northern California"
wrote:

BTW, spring has sprung here. We broke records yesterday with 77F and
today
we were supposed to be over 80F.

Linda P
232/159.6/WW goal 145
joined WW Online 22-Feb-2003

But we never have flurries or temps like that unless we are having a severe
cold spell.

Debbie

"skiur" wrote in message
...
You really don't need to remind us about the temps at your house (I'm in
Illinois). I was talking to a friend of mine in Northern California last
night and they had the air condition on--we had flurries today. I just
got
back from the bookstore and there was frost on my car. I think the car
said
it was 34F. Really...no need to rub it in.

Julie

"Deb in Northern California" wrote in message
...
Mom never had trouble keeping the water hot in her SS sink. For that
matter, up until I was about 5 years old, I took all my baths in the
kitchen
sink and then my girls did when they were at grandma's house too. I
guess
temperature is relative to the outside temps too and most times the
temps
where I grew up ranged from the 50F-80F. So the cold of where you are
versus where we are are completely different.

BTW, spring has sprung here. We broke records yesterday with 77F and
today
we were supposed to be over 80F.

Debbie

"Prairie Roots" wrote in message
...
The reasons Joyce lists below are the primary reasons my three friends
gave for disliking SS. Other reasons include the noise of SS when hit
with a pan or tumbling tableware (forks, knives, spoons), and the
inability to keep hot water hot when handwashing dishes.

Honestly, I've never noticed the noise factor. Water spots don't
bother me at all. And I use a dishwasher. You can find a picture of me
at www.flylady.net. I'm the frazzled one in the upper left corner of
the home page.

I'm ordering my SS sink today.

On Mon, 8 Mar 2004 23:03:10 -0600, "skiur"
wrote:

Forgive me, but why in the world do your friends not care for
stainless?

Julie, who can't fathom that idea.

"Prairie Roots" wrote in message
.. .
Thanks Lee. My sink choices are quickly narrowing to stainless
steel.
I've been listening to a couple of friends who don't care for
stainless, but I have SS now and don't seem to mind the problems
they've listed. I'll be buying a new gas range/stovetop and
dishwasher, too, and am considering stainless steel finish.

On Sat, 6 Mar 2004 23:27:49 -0600, "Miss Violette"
wrote:

I am glad to see your attitude is so wonderful. Get stainless
steel
whatever configuration you get on the sink, I love stainless
steel,
Lee
Prairie Roots wrote in message
.. .
My current weight: 159.6 lbs
Weight change since my last recorded weight: 0.0 lbs
Total weight change to date: -72.4 lbs

Today I'm grateful to see no change in my weight from last week.
I've
been on a mental plateau this week. Hitting the 70+ total loss
and
getting below 160 is doing a job on my motivation to keep going.
This
is further than I expected to go; some part of me I haven't
heard
from
before is wondering why I think I should even further.

It probably didn't help that, on a whim, I tried on a jacket
formerly
worn by one of my skinny daughters and discovered that it fit. I
also
went shopping for some new jeans and got into a classic fit size
10
petite withOUT stretch. When I also discovered that the medium
tops
fit nicely, I realized I should head over to the foundations
department for new undergarments and give my girls a new lift.
Since
starting WW, I've gone down from 44DD to 38D.

My food was off this week. More importantly, I didn't exercise
even
once. I'm on a rollercoaster ride with the impending
construction
work
on my kitchen and bathroom. My current dilemma is deciding what
kind
of kitchen sink I want and how much of my construction budget I
want
to spend on it. I still haven't gotten my bike. Later today I'll
have
to call and find out if I need to get cranky. The bus strike
started
and I'm carpooling, leaving earlier than usual and getting home
later.
I'm starting with a new hospice patient whose health issues. A
major
project I've been involved with at work is nearing completion
and
morphing into an even bigger project.

All of this is to say that I took a bit of a breather from WW
this
week to marvel at my overall progress and to focus on a few
other
pressing issues. That I ended up maintaining is a wonder.

It's the best day of my life!
--
Linda P
week 54: 232/159.6/WW goal 145
RAFL week 9: 167/159.6/154
next mini-goals: 157 (75 lbs total loss); 155 (10 lbs to WW
goal);
154
( RAFL goal)
started WW 22-Feb-2003 | 10% target: 1-May-2003
5'4" | 50 | F




Linda P
232/159.6/WW goal 145
joined WW Online 22-Feb-2003


Linda P
232/159.6/WW goal 145
joined WW Online 22-Feb-2003

*mrph*

I'm just irritated that winter seems to be back these few days and I was so
looking forward to warmer weather. I feel cheated somehow. This is the
furthest north that I've lived.

Julie, cranking the heat back up.


"Deb in Northern California" wrote in message
...
But we never have flurries or temps like that unless we are having a
severe
cold spell.

Debbie

"skiur" wrote in message
...
You really don't need to remind us about the temps at your house (I'm in
Illinois). I was talking to a friend of mine in Northern California
last
night and they had the air condition on--we had flurries today. I just
got
back from the bookstore and there was frost on my car. I think the car
said
it was 34F. Really...no need to rub it in.

Julie

"Deb in Northern California" wrote in message
...
Mom never had trouble keeping the water hot in her SS sink. For that
matter, up until I was about 5 years old, I took all my baths in the
kitchen
sink and then my girls did when they were at grandma's house too. I
guess
temperature is relative to the outside temps too and most times the
temps
where I grew up ranged from the 50F-80F. So the cold of where you are
versus where we are are completely different.

BTW, spring has sprung here. We broke records yesterday with 77F and
today
we were supposed to be over 80F.

Debbie

"Prairie Roots" wrote in message
...
The reasons Joyce lists below are the primary reasons my three
friends
gave for disliking SS. Other reasons include the noise of SS when
hit
with a pan or tumbling tableware (forks, knives, spoons), and the
inability to keep hot water hot when handwashing dishes.

Honestly, I've never noticed the noise factor. Water spots don't
bother me at all. And I use a dishwasher. You can find a picture of
me
at www.flylady.net. I'm the frazzled one in the upper left corner of
the home page.

I'm ordering my SS sink today.

On Mon, 8 Mar 2004 23:03:10 -0600, "skiur"
wrote:

Forgive me, but why in the world do your friends not care for
stainless?

Julie, who can't fathom that idea.

"Prairie Roots" wrote in message
.. .
Thanks Lee. My sink choices are quickly narrowing to stainless
steel.
I've been listening to a couple of friends who don't care for
stainless, but I have SS now and don't seem to mind the problems
they've listed. I'll be buying a new gas range/stovetop and
dishwasher, too, and am considering stainless steel finish.

On Sat, 6 Mar 2004 23:27:49 -0600, "Miss Violette"
wrote:

I am glad to see your attitude is so wonderful. Get stainless
steel
whatever configuration you get on the sink, I love stainless
steel,
Lee
Prairie Roots wrote in message
.. .
My current weight: 159.6 lbs
Weight change since my last recorded weight: 0.0 lbs
Total weight change to date: -72.4 lbs

Today I'm grateful to see no change in my weight from last
week.
I've
been on a mental plateau this week. Hitting the 70+ total loss
and
getting below 160 is doing a job on my motivation to keep
going.
This
is further than I expected to go; some part of me I haven't
heard
from
before is wondering why I think I should even further.

It probably didn't help that, on a whim, I tried on a jacket
formerly
worn by one of my skinny daughters and discovered that it fit.
I
also
went shopping for some new jeans and got into a classic fit
size
10
petite withOUT stretch. When I also discovered that the medium
tops
fit nicely, I realized I should head over to the foundations
department for new undergarments and give my girls a new lift.
Since
starting WW, I've gone down from 44DD to 38D.

My food was off this week. More importantly, I didn't exercise
even
once. I'm on a rollercoaster ride with the impending
construction
work
on my kitchen and bathroom. My current dilemma is deciding
what
kind
of kitchen sink I want and how much of my construction budget
I
want
to spend on it. I still haven't gotten my bike. Later today
I'll
have
to call and find out if I need to get cranky. The bus strike
started
and I'm carpooling, leaving earlier than usual and getting
home
later.
I'm starting with a new hospice patient whose health issues. A
major
project I've been involved with at work is nearing completion
and
morphing into an even bigger project.

All of this is to say that I took a bit of a breather from WW
this
week to marvel at my overall progress and to focus on a few
other
pressing issues. That I ended up maintaining is a wonder.

It's the best day of my life!
--
Linda P
week 54: 232/159.6/WW goal 145
RAFL week 9: 167/159.6/154
next mini-goals: 157 (75 lbs total loss); 155 (10 lbs to WW
goal);
154
( RAFL goal)
started WW 22-Feb-2003 | 10% target: 1-May-2003
5'4" | 50 | F




Linda P
232/159.6/WW goal 145
joined WW Online 22-Feb-2003


Linda P
232/159.6/WW goal 145
joined WW Online 22-Feb-2003