Monday - Pearla

I'm right here with ya Laura, Should be on the boat, but have to much to do.

Just didn't want you to feel all alone!  Got my food plan DONE!!!
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Monday ~ Laura

I should be on Holiday….not at work.  Oh well.  My horoscope made reference to having the determination to get my diet back on track.  Okay, I will take it!!  I have had a stomach bug for 3 days, sh-t everything out, and I STILL show a gain on the scale. WTF????  I am not going to THINK anymore, just do and hope that it all catches up to me.  Have a great day and enjoy.

Laura Espinosa

Friday - Pearla

Have a GREAT holiday weekend everyone!
Make the best choices possible!

Pearla

Friday ~ Laura

This heat is kickin' my ass…. I need to kick back.  I agree with your blog Pearla on Wed.  I feel like I am doing right, but can certainly make it tighter.  Have a great weekend everyone!!

Laura Espinosa

Henry

 

THINK THIS GUY HAS IT ALL COVERED.
I COULDN'T SPOT ANYTHING HE LEFT OUT.

I am a White, Conservative, Tax-Paying, American Veteran, Gun Owning Biker. That�s me!
I am a Master Mason. I work hard and long hours with my hands to earn a living.

I believe in God and the freedom of religion, but I don't push it on others.
I ride Harley Davidson Motorcycles, and drive American-made cars, and I believe in American products and buy them whenever I can.

I believe the money I make belongs to me and not some liberal governmental functionary, Democratic or Republican, that wants to share it with others who don't work!

I'm in touch with my feelings and I like it that way!

I think owning a gun doesn't make you a killer; it makes you a smart American.

I think being a minority does not make you noble or victimized, and does not entitle you to anything. Get over it!

I believe that if you are selling me a Big Mac or any other item, you should do it in English.

I believe there should be no other language option.

I believe everyone has a right to pray to his or her God when and where they want to.

My heroes are Malcolm Forbes, Bill Gates, John Wayne, Babe Ruth, Roy Rogers, and Willie G. Davidson, who makes the awesome Harley Davidson Motorcycles.

I don't hate the rich. I don't pity the poor.

I know wrestling is fake and I don't waste my time watching or arguing about it.

I've never owned a slave, nor was I a slave. I haven't burned any witches or been persecuted by the Turks, and neither have you!

I believe if you don't like the way things are here, go back to where you came from and change your own country!

This is AMERICA ....We like it the way it is and more so the way it was ...so stop trying to change it to look like Russia or China , or some other socialist country!

If you were born here and don't like it... you are free to move to any Socialist country that will have you. I believe it is time to really clean house, starting with the White House, the seat of our biggest problems.

I want to know which church is it, exactly, where the Reverend Jesse Jackson preaches, where he gets his money, and why he is always part of the problem and not the solution?

Can I get an AMEN on that one?

I also think the cops have the right to pull you over if you're breaking the law, regardless of what color you are, but not just because you happen to ride a bike.

And, no, I don't mind having my face shown on my driver's license. I think it's good....
And I'm proud that 'God' is written on my money..

I think if you are too stupid to know how a ballot works, I don't want you deciding who should be running the most powerful nation in the world for the next four years.

I dislike those people standing in the intersections trying to sell me stuff or trying to guilt me into making 'donations' to their cause.... Get a job and do your part to support yourself and your family!

I believe that it doesn't take a village to raise a child, it takes two parents....

I believe 'illegal' is illegal no matter what the lawyers think!

I believe the American flag should be the only one allowed in AMERICA !

If this makes me a BAD American, then yes, I'm a BAD American.

If you are a BAD American too, please forward this to everyone you know....

We want our country back!

My Country..... I hope this offends all illegal aliens.

My great, great, great, great grandfather watched and bled as his friends died in the Revolution & the War of 1812.
My great, great, great grandfather watched as his friends died in the Mexican American War.
My great, great grandfather watched as his friends & brothers died in the Civil War.
My great grandfather watched as his friends died in the Spanish-American War.
My grandfather watched as his friends died in WW I.
My father watched as his friends died in WW II.

I watched as my friends died in Vietnam , Panama & Desert Storm.
My son watched & bled as his friends died in Afghanistan and Iraq .
None of them died for the Mexican Flag.
Everyone died for the American flag.

Texas high school students raised a Mexican flag on a school flag pole, other students took it down. Guess who was expelled...the students who took it down.

California high school students were sent home on Cinco de Mayo, because they wore T-shirts with the American flag printed on them.

Enough is enough

This message needs to be viewed by every American; and every American needs to stand up for America .

We've bent over to appease the America-haters long enough. I'm taking a stand.

I'm standing up because the hundreds of thousands who died fighting in wars for this country, and for the American flag.

If you agree, stand up with me. If you disagree, please let me know.
I will gladly remove you from my e-mail list.

And shame on anyone who tries to make this a racist message.

AMERICANS, stop giving away Your RIGHTS !

Let me make this clear! THIS IS MY COUNTRY !

This statement DOES NOT mean I'm against immigration !

YOU ARE WELCOME HERE, IN MY COUNTRY, welcome to come legally:

1. Get a sponsor !

2. Learn the LANGUAGE, as immigrants have in the past !

3. Live by OUR rules !

4. Get a job !

5. Pay YOUR Taxes !

6. No Social Security until you have earned it and Paid for it !

7. NOW find a place to lay your head !

If you don't want to forward this for fear of offending someone, then YOU'RE PART OF THE PROBLEM !

We've gone so far the other way . . . bent over backwards not to offend anyone.

Only AMERICANS seems to care when American Citizens are being offended !

WAKE UP America ! ! !

If you do not Pass this on, may your fingers cramp !

Made in the U S A &  PROUD OF IT!!!!!

Thursday - Laura

If you know it will happen, if you live as though it will happen, you therefore will make it happen. Words to workout to!!! Let's all make it happen for ourselves. Go Team!!!
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Absolutely beautiful today!  I am so looking forward to a great weekend with nice weather. I was sitting outside tonight and didn't want to come inside. Read a great quote today, thought I would share it:   'Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.'

Go have some moments!!

Tracy

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Feeling good today. Broke out my juicer a week ago, last night made a smoothie using fresh veggie juice, it was yummy! Can't wait until 3:30 - we are closing early today!! Have a great weekend
Tracy
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Wednesday - Pearla

Looking forward to a GREAT class tonight. 
I've discovered...or admitted to myself some issues in my diet plan that are falling through the cracks and I'm ready to face them and make ME a priority!

See ya tonight.
P

Wed ~ Laura

My horoscope today tells me to "get in the middle of a group and soak it in".  I will soak you all in tonight!  I am hoping the scale moves, it has not been on my side lately.  See everyone tonight.

Laura Espinosa

Henry - Tuesday

Imagine that you had won the following prize in a contest: Each morning your bank would deposit $86,400.00 in your private account for your use.

However, this prize has rules, just as any game has certain rules.

The first set of rules would be:

Everything that you didn't spend during each day would be taken away from you.
You may not simply transfer money into some other account.
You may only spend it.
Each morning upon awakening, the bank opens your account with another $86,400.00 for that day.

The second set of rules:
The bank can end the game without warning; at any time it can say, Its over,the game is over! It can close the account and you will not receive a new one.
What would you personally do?

You would buy anything and everything you wanted right? Not only for yourself, but for all people you love, right? Even for people you don't know, because you couldn't possibly spend it all on yourself, right? You would try to spend every cent, and use it all, right?


ACTUALLY This GAME is REALITY!

Each of us is in possession of such a magical bank. We just can't seem to see it.

The MAGICAL BANK is TIME!

Each morning we awaken to receive 86,400 seconds as a gift of life, and when we go to sleep at night, any remaining time is NOT credited to us.

What we haven't lived up that day is forever lost.

Yesterday is forever gone.

Each morning the account is refilled, but the bank can dissolve your account at any time....WITHOUT WARNING.

SO, what will YOU do with your 86,400 seconds?

Those seconds are worth so much more than the same amount in dollars.
Think about that, and always think of this:
Enjoy every second of your life, because time races by so much quicker than you think.
So take care of yourself, be Happy, Love Deeply and enjoy life!

Here's wishing you a wonderful and beautiful day.

Start spending.

Pearla - Blog

OK, lets see if I can get this done before the power or internet go out AGAIN!...

Today, Challenge, but I'm smiling and staying positive.  LAURA E...you'd better be doing the same.  If we can not control our suroundings...let it go, not worth the worry.  Everything works out in the end.

Hugs to all.
Pearla

Blog

I hope you are all having a great week. I myself am ready for the holiday weekend. Hopefully the sun is shining so I can do some exercise outdoors! See you all tomorrow night
Tracy
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Monday ~ Laura

Hate Mondays!!  I am on track though today.  Will be going out to eat tonight but made a point that it has to be someplace I can eat healthy.  I hear ya' Tracy on the cardio.  That is the hardest for me to push myself on.  It is, for me, the hardest part of any workout I do.  I keep vowing to make it more of a focus…….some days better than others.

Laura Espinosa

Blog

Feeling very tired today. I didn't sleep very well last night and my leg
workout this morning was great, but it tired me out! Will be going to bed
early tonight. Feeling pretty good though, eating has been good, drinking
my water, blogging, cardio is a little lacking, but getting there. All in
all I feel great! Have a great Monday.
Tracy

Saturday - Laura

Gotta love the second day after a leg workout.....ouch. I have added Faro to my new foods supply. Good cold, warm or even for breakfast. Add chicken, spinach, fruit, the additions and options are endless. Easy to eat on the fly food and easy to prepare. Have a strong second half to the weekend everyone!
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Tracy -

Caught up on some much needed sleep this morning - I feel much better! Trying to get caught up on everything I have gotten behind on today. Not fun but when it is done I will feel better and my brain won't be so cluttered with everything I have to do. Enjoy your Saturday!
Tracy
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It was so nice to see the sun yesterday and be outside - got my vitamin d!! Have a great Sunday!
Tracy
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Friday ~ Laura

Today is a good day!  Feeling motivated to go home and sweat!!  Definitely need to increase my cardio each week.  Went out to lunch at work and got my favorite cucumber salad and added a veggie burger for protein.  Feeling good. As we all mentioned this last week, time to tighten it up. I know for me, it is easy to get bogged down with the BS and not include my needs.  I am going to try to change that and make my workouts, food needs, water, schedule a priority.  My assistant at work will be blocking off my training times so I can't be scheduled for anything else that will conflict. I think that is a great first step!!!  Have a strong weekend everyone!

Laura Espinosa

Saturday - Pearla

Well, it was a great trip to Maine.  Took my friend Nadia and her little one Lexi.   All of a sudden I found myself embracing the joy of simply chatting with my deer friend without the pressure of what time it was, what I should be doing, absolutely no pressure! 

Lesson learned (again):  Take time for YOU with no guilt, enjoy all of the pleasures in life that is presented to you.  Appreciate every tiny second spent with those you care about as you never know when they'll come around again. 
MAKE TIME FOR FRIENDS, THEY ARE THE FAMILY WE CHOOSE!

Have a great weekend,
P

Friday - Tracy

I am so happy it is Friday. I feel like two weeks have passed this week. So looking forward to this weekend! So far the week is looking pretty good. Have a great weekend!
Tracy
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Thursday - Laura

Just left a serious workout!! If I wasn't trying to be such a "big girl" I would have left crawling on all fours. It does feel good to really sweat, even if you can't stand or breathe.....ahhhh...just what I needed. Power to Henry's Angels!!!!
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Blog - Tracy

I am going to try really hard to get my score at least in the 600's this week. I'll start by blogging today, hopefully I can remember to do it every day. So far so good today, I am going to try taking it one meal at a time and really think about what I am eating. Go Henry's Angels!!
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Thurs - Kayla

Hey gang. I have recommitted my self to the whole process of weight loss. Saying no to bad things my boy friend wants to eat. LOL Had a great workout with Pearla this morning. I'm hoping for 700 points this week. It's gonna be tough! Good luck everyone.

*~Kayla~*

Thursday - Pearla

Happy Thursday!
A Commitment is a geart-felt promise to yourself from which you will not back down.

My committment to ME...I'll be good all weekend in Maine.

Pearla

Tuesday - Laura

A week of struggles. Trying to get into a routine and loosing the battle. These days/weeks always show me 2 things.....how far I have come, and how far I still want to go. I am not defeated, rather aware. Tomorrow is another day! Keep up the good fight everyone!
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Tuesday *~Kayla~*

Had a intense work out this morning thanks to Mrs. Pearla. Going to try to get to the gym tonight if possible. Hope everyone is doing well and feeling great! I've got a lot of weight to lose in a year! Stay positive!! :-)~

*~Kayla~*

Tuesday - Pearla

Week starting off strong.  Don't think I'll make my 2lb loss this week, but for certain next week!  I'm on my game and staying here til I reach my goal.

If it will be.....It's up to ME!
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Monday *~Kayla~*

Today was a long day that ended well. I was asked today to be a bridesmaid today. What a honor! Guess I will be kicking my own ass so I look extra hott in my dress next may. ;-)   *~Kayla~*

Tracy - Monday

Well my company is now gone, back to the normal routine. Had a great visit and weekend! Hope you all had a great Monday.
Tracy
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Happy Monday Everyone~ Pearla

Laura, that pizza sounds great!
I'm re-committing to myself that I will have 3 perfect days Mon, Tues, Wed.  This weekend things were ok, but far from perfect.  I need to stay focused on my goal.  Tighten things up a bit.  Almost boat season and what is a few weeks of being super strict to have the result that I want.

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Sunday - Laura

I saw an interesting new idea for "pizza" on the Healthy Girl cooking show today. She used egg plant slices, and pepper slices (roasted first) as the "crust" for healthy pizza. As the peppers got softer, you unroll for a flatter and longer bottom. You add healthy toppings and grill or bake. Yum. Definitely something I will try.
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Saturday. *~Kayla~*

Hey everyone. It is Saturday and this is the first blog of the week for me. One of the things I need to step up. Doing well otherwise. Today has been a good day. Hope everyone is staying on track. *~Kayla~* Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android

Pearla - Sunday

Happy Sunday Everyone! Thought for today...
A winner is big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them. 

Today I WILL get my food planner done!

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Tracy - Saturday

Hi everyone
Having a good weekend so far. Entertaining company this weekend. So far so good. I haven't really earned it food wise but I am taking tomorrow off. More a mental break of not having to worry about everything I put in my mouth. Have a great rest of the weekend!!
Tracy
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Happy Saturday Everyone! ~ Pearla

Well, Looking forward to a very productive working weekend.  Just not enough time in a day, but I'm not letting it get the best of me.  I think that I need to revisit my work schedule and re-organize my time management.  I'm feeling as though I never get a day off.  All the time I'm at one of Kortney's games of practices my head is thinking....I could be doing this...I could be doing that, and I know this non-scense has to stop.  It's the way I get when I feel the pressure of to much on my plate.  Thought it might put things into perspective if I blogged about it. 

I can hear you all saying...take a break, go enjoy Kortney's game today.  So that is what I will do. 
Thank you, All of you~
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Friday - Laura

TGIF!!! Today I feel HUGE. Some days I have noise in my head celebrating each lost pound, the tighter muscles and better food choices. Today is not that day. Today I am hyper aware of how far away I am from where I want to be. Today is one of those days I am fighting wanting to eat a bag of M+M's. The old me would. Today's me is going to workout. HARD. Thank you Johnny for asking me why I would sabotage myself the last time I ate crazy for days. I hear it each time I get frustrated, pissed, tired, whatever.....and want to give up.
Have a sabotage free week everyone!!

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Pearla - Friday

Wow, what a busy morning, but productive.  Workout in, Cardio done, now for paperwork....give me stregth!  LOL
Feeling strong and good.  Looking forward to my 4th meal of the day in 10 minutes.  Need some PROTEIN!

Have a great day!
P

Tracy - Wednesday

Almost forgot to blog. Had an awesome workout this morning!! Had a good day all around - haven't finished calculating yet but it may have been perfect!
Tracy
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Thursday - Pearla

Off to a GREAT start today.  I've been looking at Mosse Droppings all day...but havn't and won't touch them.....Today Anyway.  Thanks Henry...remember paybacks a bitch.

Happy, Happy Thurday to all~
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Thursday ~ Laura

I have discovered the workouts on "On Demand".  Now I can use my TV and be productive!!  Yes, sometimes it takes me a while to get on board.  Once there though, unstoppable!!

Today is the day I will be taking my "pass".  Totally off my game after a late work night, no sleep and butt crack of dawn meeting. (think I could've even beat "Pearla~ the early riser" today).  I will just keep plugging away and make tomorrow a better day.  Thanks for your blog yesterday Pearla!!!!  Just getting a chance to catch up.

Laura Espinosa

Wednesday - Pearla

Something I just read that I would like to share with you… Change Begins with Choice by Jim Rohn
Any day we wish, we can discipline ourselves to change it all. Any day we wish, we can open the book that will open our mind to new knowledge. Any day we wish, we can start a new activity. Any day we wish, we can start the process of life change. We can do it immediately, or next week, or next month, or next year.

We can also do nothing. We can pretend rather than perform. And if the idea of having to change ourselves makes us uncomfortable, we can remain as we are. We can choose rest over labor, entertainment over education, delusion over truth, and doubt over confidence. The choices are ours to make. But while we curse the effect, we continue to nourish the cause. As Shakespeare uniquely observed, “The fault is not in the stars, but in ourselves.” We created our circumstances by our past choices. We have both the ability and the responsibility to make better choices beginning today. Those who are in search of the good life do not need more answers or more time to think things over to reach better conclusions. They need the truth. They need the whole truth. And they need nothing but the truth.

We cannot allow our errors in judgment, repeated every day, to lead us down the wrong path. We must keep coming back to those basics that make the biggest difference in how our life works out. And then we must make the very choices that will bring life, happiness and joy into our daily lives.

And if I may be so bold to offer my last piece of advice for someone seeking and needing to make changes in their life: If you don’t like how things are, change it! You’re not a tree. You have the ability to totally transform every area in your life. And it all begins with your very own power of choice.

Tuesday - Pearla

Day is starting off well.  Email still not working, but not allowing it to frustrate me...well maybe a little, but trying not to.  Had a great workout and getting ready to bust out some cardio!

Have a great day!
Pearla

Tuesday - Tracy

It has been a rough week for me, sorry to my team. I am finally feeling
like I am almost back on track. Drinking my water, getting in my exercise
and my meals have been good for most of the past few days, but I can't seem
to have that perfect day! I am sure it will come, it is right around the
corner, I can feel it! Have a great day everyone.
Tracy

Monday- Kayla

Hey everyone. I have been bad at blogging this week. Hope everyone is doing well. Going to workout tomorrow morning well needed.

Monday ~ laura

I had a great workout this morning.  No weights, just me. It amazes me how a workout with your own body and doing simple things like lunges, leg lifts, knee raises etc….can be so bloody exhausting and effective.  I always feel these quicker and longer. Keep up the moving and enjoy the results!!

Laura Espinosa

Happy Mothers Day - Pearla

Happy Mothers Day to all you Mom's out there! (yes puppies count)!

Had a very successful day yesterday staying on track with eating plan.  Today...well today will be another story.  Just found out we are going out to lunch in between games to celebrate Mom's Day.
Can't wait to see where they take me!  LOL  Will do the best i can.  May have to take a cheat meal.

Have a great Sunday~
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Saturday - Laura

Today has been a good day. I bought a dress almost 3 weeks ago for an event on Sat. Never tried it on. Looked at it since, lamenting "what was I thinking, this will NOT fit". Decided I better bite the bullet and try it on so I could go to plan B. (Return and retry). Well, it FIT!!! So, plan B became a visit to the health food store (gonna try fiddleheads tomorrow). Sometimes, we gotta give ourselves more credit. A few sizes smaller than what was in my closet and I looked great in it!!!
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Saturday - Pearla

Off to the ballgame!!!  Have the chicken packed, celery and raw sweet potato sticks, salad ready to go!  Have the lift off and H3O for the kids.  They think it gives them super powers on the court!

Happy Saturday Everyone~
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Friday ~ Laura

I hear ya' Tracy.  I was there last week.  I am struggling this week also.  I have been sick since Wed morning, I can eat just fine, can't seem to keep it in very well.  Definitely feeling the effects energy wise.  Thanks Pearla for answering my question.  I was thinking TRX as well, but you cemented it.  It will be on my short list of wants.  I have missed my workout this week and hope to be in a position to get SOMETHING workout wise in this weekend. I know how good I do feel when I work out and that is what I keep focused on.  Have a great, successful weekend everyone!

Laura Espinosa

Pearla - Firday

TGIF!  Another weekend of basketball.  Planning our meals and food to have more picnics in the back of the Jeep!  Maybe it'll be warm and we can find a piece of grass to sit on. LOL

Have a GREAT weekend.

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give! - Winston Churchill

Tracy - Friday

Well it is Friday and I am still having a hard time staying on track. It is a struggle and constant work. It seemed so easy before I left, it is amazing how much damage 10 days off can do. But, I know it will get easier I just have to stick with it and push through! Have a great Friday.
Tracy

Pearla - Thursday

When your goals are clearly defined and intelligently set, you have, in essence, taken a major step toward programming your left brain.  That frees your right brain to be its creative best.
 - Zig Ziglar

Tracy - Thursday

Here is a recipe I tried this week, it was yummy!

ALI VINCENT'S MANGO QUINOA SALAD

Makes 6 servings

Ingredients
2 cups cooked red quinoa (at room temperature or cold)
1 diced mango
1 handful chopped cilantro
1 15-ounce can black beans
1 red bell pepper, chopped
6 green onions, thinly sliced
4 Tablespoons red wine vinegar
3 Tablespoons olive oil
1 Tablespoon fresh lime juice 

Instructions
In a small bowl, combine vinegar, oil and lime juice. Combine everything else in a big bowl. Drizzle liquid mixture over the salad, and toss until well combined. Chill for about an hour. 

Nutritional information (per serving)
Calories 240 
Total Fat 8 grams
Saturated fat 1 gram
Cholesterol 0 milligrams
Sodium 10 milligrams 
Total carbohydrates 34 grams 
Fiber 7 grams 
Sugars 9 grams 
Protein 7 

Tracy

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Pearla - Tuesday

TRX!  It’s so versatile, takes up less space, has multiple exercises for every body part with as much resistance as you choose, and you can even take it on vacation!!!

GREAT Tuesday class tonight!  A full house!  Looking forward to our class tomorrow.

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Tues - Laura

Johnny and Pearla, if you could own one piece of equipment for your home workouts that would cover the most beneficial exersizes, what would it be? Free weights? TRX? Or something else?
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Monday ~ Laura

Let us know how Dukes visit with the Vet went.  I wonder if he doesn't have an allergy to something he is eating that is keeping this skin irritation going?  Fish oil pills works wonders for my "Tucker".  I have been so on with my eating that I am finally feeling like I am kicking the bad effects from my hiatus last week.  Wow, what a toll that took physically.  (and I didn't even drink……)  Keep it going everyone.

Laura Espinosa

Monday - Pearla

Oh I so look forward to class this week.  Stressed out doesn't begin to address the feelings I have inside.   I'm so worried about Duke and his Skin problems.  I know he can feel my stress, and we all know what stress does to our body, so I NEED YOU ALL!  All of your positive thoughts, smiles and encouragment.  Thank you all for holding me accountable and keeping me going.

Hugs to all,
P

Sunday - Laura

Looking for the best way to cook the meat bought from the Farm lady that visits class. I can't seem to get it anything short of shoe leather.....any new ideas would be great. I have baked, broiled, pan cooked, marinated, not marinated, etc. Bison I am not great with either. Suggestions? Recipes? Ideas? I will be grateful for all.
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