An insprirational family

The Dean family has collectively lost 500 lbs. It was an interestng interview this morning and they really personified that sticking together can help overcome most challenges when it comes to weight loss. I'm thinking through LJ a few of us can do the same for each other.

Five things Friday

1. The home phone is fixed and I haven't had another problem with the power this week. I'm trying to appease the utility ghods by getting my family to be very good about not leaving on the lights when they're not it a room and not letting the cordless phones run down their charge because someone forgot to put them back on the chargers.

2. Today is sushi lunch with one of my favorite peeps j_luc_pitard. I plan on slowly savoring every mouth full, *including the rice*. I'll just be skipping the empty carbs at dinner. Tonight I'll be going out with my daughter (sorry kellfire) and we'll be hitting the movies ... maybe Dreamgirls, Stomp the Yard or Freedom Writers.

3. Geeky World of Warcrack notes ... lapsedagnostic, belthazar_b and I have leveled the characters we started together past 40 -- we now have shiny new raptors to ride around on. Mine is the sporty violet raptor with teal stripes. It makes me happy

4. This weekend will be spent with my clan at cussata & lalartu's doing crafy stuff and working on my persona pentathalon projects for KASF in Virgina Beach. I need to run by In Stitches today to grab some black silk embroidery floss and probably fondle the gorgeous yarn and needle-y stuff. Pray for my willpower and my checkbook, wouldja?

5. And last, but not least ( I like to move it, move it )

New community

Based on my previous post this morning about the Dean family and some of the responses to my post I've decided to create a new community for folks interested in finding a place to turn for support and encouragement in achieving their goals (fitness, weightloss, eating healthy, school, etc.). I've name the community fast_together (if you want to know what FAST is, check out the previous post). Before you join, please read behind the cut!

( Goals and guidelines for the interested )

I hope this community takes off - but if it doesn't I'll still be posting about my stuff in my journal :)