http://kdlovett.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by K D Lovett en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:15:06 GMT 2009-12-29T17:15:06Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977933230 We had to move my mom in with us a few months ago. She is a heavy smoker and has always smoked in the house. Her furniture smells so much like smoke that it is seriously driving me nuts! Having grown . . . Sun, 06 Dec 2009 15:09:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977933230 K D Lovett 2009-12-06T15:09:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977869498 I was born and raised in the south so dry beans and cornbread were on the menu at least once per week. As I grew up, I turned to craving more variety than the dry butter beans and dry northern beans that . . . Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:51:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977869498 K D Lovett 2009-10-25T20:51:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977810387 I dread the weekends. I usually have all three of my grandkids all weekend. My mom gets upset if I don't call her daily. I've been so swamped under with other things in life that I do not get to call . . . Sun, 13 Sep 2009 02:46:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977810387 K D Lovett 2009-09-13T02:46:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977785566 Have you ever had one of those weeks where it seemed like anything and everything was going wrong? You know, one of those where your stress level is through the roof and you feel like screaming or crying . . . Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:42:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977785566 K D Lovett 2009-08-24T11:42:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977775770 I save everything... I am a natural born packrat. Even with email, I save it. The problem is that I have not read it all in ages. So, in my email inbox, not on gather, but personal email, I have almost . . . Sun, 16 Aug 2009 14:50:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977775770 K D Lovett 2009-08-16T14:50:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977773515 Officially, I'm basically unemployed. I am working as a substitute teacher while looking for a regular job. My kids are 26, 18, and 14. There are two people in this house that could possibly drive my . . . Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:38:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977773515 K D Lovett 2009-08-14T11:38:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977772349 Maybe not music altogether, but someone that has made a HUGE impact on music as we know it today. It is indeed a sad day for many that enjoy music. http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/08/13/obit.les.paul/index.html?iref=24hours . . . Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:48:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977772349 K D Lovett 2009-08-13T16:48:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977772265 Sometimes we need an extra kick in the pants to get us motivated. Okay, I always need at least two extra kicks to even get me out of my chair. Today, I went in search of a motivating article to encourage . . . Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:49:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977772265 K D Lovett 2009-08-13T15:49:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977770826 It is no secret that I have had weight problems for years, decades even. When I was in my 20's I remember that I was a good bit overweight but not as bad as now. My favorite doctor in the world would . . . Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:46:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977770826 K D Lovett 2009-08-12T14:46:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977770799 I have been sharing most of my posts to this new group I started. I started the group as a means of helping keep me motivated and hopefully to help motivate others too. If you are interested in joining . . . Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:33:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977770799 K D Lovett 2009-08-12T14:33:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977770613 Today, I weighed in at 293.6 so I'm still not getting to my goal weight again. But, then again, I am way under the over 300 pounds that I went up to last week. I'm not sure when I will weigh in again. . . . Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:06:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977770613 K D Lovett 2009-08-12T14:06:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977769773 There are times when it seems you take three steps back for each step forward you take. This past week and a half has been just like that for me. I made a giant step towards losing weight, then something . . . Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:35:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977769773 K D Lovett 2009-08-11T14:35:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977758993 Last night, we had rib patty sandwiches for supper. Since I was not sure the grandkids would eat that, I wanted something else to go with it. I wanted something quick and easy. So I started searching . . . Sat, 01 Aug 2009 15:34:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977758993 K D Lovett 2009-08-01T15:34:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977758973 Today's Losing It group question is   What is your food weakness? What is the one food that you can not resist? Sat, 01 Aug 2009 15:15:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977758973 K D Lovett 2009-08-01T15:15:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977758967 Since today is the start of a new month, I wanted to have a weigh in today also. Even though I have a set goal of 2 pound loss per week, I would have loved to been down to 290 or below. Well, the display . . . Sat, 01 Aug 2009 15:10:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977758967 K D Lovett 2009-08-01T15:10:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977758057 Today's question has been difficult for me to do. I have so many that I want to ask that it has been hard to choose just one.  Eventually, I decided on this one.....   Do you have a part . . . Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:28:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977758057 K D Lovett 2009-07-31T17:28:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977756677 When you go out to eat, how do you choose what to eat? Do you simply pick out whatever you want and diet later? Or do you try to make intelligent choices? This is a topic that came to my mind often . . . Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:24:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977756677 K D Lovett 2009-07-30T17:24:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977756629 Well, today is not as good as  yesterday. Today I'm at 289.0. I'm still down over the two pound goal for the week. Today, I plan on drinking more water. I'm a bit down in the dumps today but . . . Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:09:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977756629 K D Lovett 2009-07-30T17:09:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977755175 Each day, I will be posting a question of the day. I will then post my answer in the conversation area of the Losing It group page. Would you care to join me?   Today's question is....   . . . Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:03:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977755175 K D Lovett 2009-07-29T17:03:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977755172 I really dreaded getting on the scale today. Last night, I went out to eat with my oldest son and my husband. I drank more tea and even a soft drink. I did continue to drink as much water as I could. . . . Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:59:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977755172 K D Lovett 2009-07-29T16:59:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977753649 Yesterday, I increased the amount of water that I drank. Actually it was ice water. I am proud of how well I did with it since water was the ONLY thing I drank until late in the day. Today, did not . . . Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:50:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977753649 K D Lovett 2009-07-28T15:50:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977753595 I took the time to muster up as much courage as I could. I slowly walked into the kitchen and stepped onto the scale. No, it didn't scream. Luckily for me, it doesn't have a voice. It does, however, have . . . Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:16:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977753595 K D Lovett 2009-07-28T15:16:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977752432 The day started out so good. I awoke to a quiet house. Well, quiet for this house at least. Then before everyone could even get up and leave, I just had to watch the Today show. And the spiral began. . . . Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:36:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977752432 K D Lovett 2009-07-27T17:36:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977750020 It all started out for good reasons. I just needed a break. A game sounded like a good escape from the stress for a bit. Sound familiar? Well, now, I get stressed, I start craving the online games. . . . Sat, 25 Jul 2009 03:20:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977750020 K D Lovett 2009-07-25T03:20:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977747029 Thanks to many people helping, my son got to go on his trip. He came home one day asking to go to Mexico on a mission trip. Since money is not very abundant here on a good day, I was not sure we would . . . Thu, 23 Jul 2009 02:11:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977747029 K D Lovett 2009-07-23T02:11:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977747023 Do you or your spouse watch the same thing over and over again? I know there are several shows or movies that my family has watch so many times that I thought they knew the lines better than the actors. . . . Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:43:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977747023 K D Lovett 2009-07-23T01:43:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977735457 Yes, it is summer in Alabama. That generally means that the air conditioners are being overworked. Eventually, everything that is being overworked breaks down. When it is the air conditioner that breaks . . . Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:56:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977735457 K D Lovett 2009-07-12T19:56:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977732985 It is considered ill mannered to talk ill of the dead. Does that mean that we should just keep quiet if we have nothing good to say about someone that dies? Or does it give us the right to declare a respect . . . Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:21:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977732985 K D Lovett 2009-07-09T14:21:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977732609 It really is no big secret. It isn't even anything life changing or important really. Well, it is sort of life changing. I have been taking some time away so that I could reset my moods. I felt that I . . . Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:13:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977732609 K D Lovett 2009-07-09T02:13:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977713106 I knew when I started a new job that it would be rough. That's obvious due to my being horribly overweight and out of shape. I thought I prepared myself, but boy was I ever wrong! By the time that I . . . Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:01:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977713106 K D Lovett 2009-06-17T01:01:04Z