Louise LaMarca-Gay's Journal, 15 August 2013

Hiya - you can send an email to your buddy by going to the FATSECRET drop down box on the top left of the screen and select buddies. Scroll down and your buddies will be visible, click on the one you want to email and then when their profile is shown on your screen there is an option to email just under their profile picture. Good luck with your journey :-) 

Hi Louise! I feel special with this entry addressed to me. haha. You are so sweet. But of course, I did get to read this because I am updated with your journal entries. Its always interesting to read. Anyway, Great job! Happy to hear that. I am glad you like the link too. It seems that yard work is effective so there's no need to rush things. I am not a doctor though so I don't know the pace which we should be. All in all, glad all is working well for you. I read fitness magazine a lot as I joined their email notifications. And I got across that so I sent it to you. Its motivational. Its completely normal and nothing to be sad about. As for me, Its typhoon month in the Philippines but hopefully we will have the sun shining bright on the last week of August. Because I will go to the beach. I will run along the shoreline too! And will find a way to share a photo in my profile. :) 5 months to go till wedding day! 

dandelionSky sent me instructions on how I can email you direct. I did what she said originally but did not see the email under your profile picture. So now I know. I have the date of your wedding on my calendar. My email address is auntyweez@live.com. I would like to send you a nice wedding card before Dec. 28th but I will need your address. If this is OK with you, email me with the address. If you would rather not I will understand. I want to say I give you a lot of credit because I see where you have hit a lot of plateaus and keep on going. You are like the energizer bunny. You keep going and going and going. I'm proud of you dear. I could be your grandmother and I think I am as proud as a grandmother would be.  

haha. That's so sweet of dandelionSky to do. I read her msg. too. My email address is debbie.castro@ihg.com (office address) because its what I open all the time. I was mostly raised by my Granny. She is most definitely a proud lola. Lola is what we call our Grandmothers in Filipino. While Grandfathers are Lolo. Siblings are Ate for older sister, Kuya for older brother and bunso for the youngest. I have somewhat 4 months and a few days and hopefully 2-3 lbs. more. I'm loosing 1lb per month. so hopefully I get it right. For now, I only do home exercises because its rainy season in the country. 

You are lucky to have known your Lola and Lolo. I only knew my Lola on my dad's side of the family and my Lolo on my Mother's side of the family. The others were gone when I was born. I am the Ate. I have 2 younger brothers and 1 younger sister. One of my brothers is the bunso. I lost 2 more pounds this week. I want to lose between 30-40 by the end of October before I go see my son and his family. The last time they were here they had slimmed down a lot. My son lost 50 pounds which I did not even know he had and my daughter-in-law lost 25. They are looking really good and I want them to be proud of me. Can you receive pictures at the office. I would love to send you photos of my family.  

I was watching Biggest Losers the other day. I miss watching that. I cried in one episode when this one parent before joining cannot play or run with his/her child. Then after Biggest Loser, though he didn't win the competition he/she was running with her child. Do you watch that show too? Its inspiring.. Just do your best and maybe add a little bit more of what you can do which will not sacrifice your knees or so i know you can make it. Remember though to be safe. *** About my lola, oh yes. My lola from my mother's side is my closest though. I like telling her stories and she likes taking care of me and my sister. *** I'm sure your son is proud of you already. so head up high. Do your best though. Make them more proud. 

Thank you I will. You too