[Nixmom]

Hi girls!

Sorry I have been absent. It has been a rollercoaster week.

Monday - didn't smoke in morning. Hubby to quit with me, right? Got home and he had caved. So I caved. BAH! We attended an employee appreciation lunch for the humane society that night. Ate. Made a couple new friends. Ate mexican food. FAIL

Tuesday. smoked S**t! Crazy meeting filled day. My son (who has worked at GNC for 4 years) gets suspended for not scanning a FREE sample and giving it to customer. Long drawn out drama. Ends up suspended with three other employees pending investigation. He immediately finds another job at an animal shelter. Me - Council meeting that night until 10:00pm. THEY FIRED MY BOSS! Holy crazy awesomeness! I couldn't sleep thinking of the possibilities. I liked him personally, but he was not the leader we needed in a City Manager. I really hope they find someone who has a good balance of experience AND is a motivating leader.

Wednesday. smoked. poop. I was at my desk literally 21 minutes. spent the other 10.5 hours in back to back meetings. Needless to say, I was exhausted mid week. Son - starts at shelter, allergies kick is @ss and he quits. Gets a call on an application for being an admission clerk at a hospital - interviews Friday.

Thursday - 4 hours of meetings, 3 hours of interruptions. No work done. Yes, smoking.

Friday - worked 5 hours on my day off. Hair cut. Son calls. Great interview, has to pass a typing test. Does it with flying colors. GNC calls and tells him to come picked last check. Hospital tells him they have more interviews when he thought he would be hired on the spot. Came home to hubby who is seeming depressed, or tired, but not right. Watched the movie Foxcatcher. Not a pick me up AT ALL. Smoked.

Today - new day. We are talking about how we are going to quit the tar bars. We have to hold each other up. We are both wiped out and hate it.

So. there's my personal diatribe on me. Sorry. But its where I'm starting this morning.

Mindy - Principal out of the picture. Weight moving. Coincidence? I don't think so. I bet your stress level is finally letting your body comply!

Jen - I took those same GNC supps. I liked them, just a TON of pills in the daily packet. Split them up throughout the day. I am a CLA fan too.

Mavie - thank you for the text, call, message invite. I am not ignoring the offer. I have literally been a zombie and not even trying. I am not giving up though. The smoking will go. I promise.

Carma - hubby and I juiced breakfast and lunch for about a 2 week period a couple years ago. It tasted like I was licking the underside of a lawn mower most days, but I FELT fantastic, and didn't starve because we ate a healthy dinner. Don't let the chinese food throw you off. Stick with it!

Ladies, thank you for always being here. Its a wonderful place to land when life gets overwhelming.

To-do today:
Dog poop
Mow lawn (back yard)
Tune up garden irrigation
Clean house
April Budget
Buy new sheets

W - 60oz
E - NS/healthy choices
E - outside work
D - Have faith in all you do. Move from your SAFE place to your FAITH place.

[mothermavis]

Kris, Hugs!! It'll come. I quit several times before I quit for good.
Holy crap week for you though!! Hope he gets the hospital job!

Mindy, gotta live! Good for you!!

[soon2beskinnyCarma]

So struggled all day to get calories in. To much pulp in my ninja blended juices. I finally gave up the juicing to have 2 tbsp of natural almond butter. That brought me to 995 calories. All water in no exercise.

Weed for tomorrow:
W:100 oz
E: walk an hour
E:1400 sensible food. No added sugar or caffeine.
D:
"Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself."
— Rumi

[soon2beskinnyCarma]

215.8 this morning

Now to find a balance to not go the other direction while not juicing fully. Going to sauté some kale, garlic & onion with egg and Ezekiel bread for breakfast.
Then off to church.

[jcatron243]

KRIS!!! WOW! what a week. Stop smoking!!! you can do it!

Carma~great job on the loss!!!

Mavis~I bought glucosamine to take too. A friend of mine swears by them.

Mindy~Supplement queen!! I love it. DH has taken a lot of them too. In fact we spent quality time at GNC (I feel like I should say sorry to you Kris), talking about supplements.

Segway: DH bought CLA, Performix SST, and Total lean shakes. I'm going to try it out too. I also bought glucosamine as I said. I am definitely going to need to break the pills up throughout the day.

WrestleMania day. Having a party, I need to get up and clean!!!

OH YES, Tinkerbell half marathon ON SALE AUGUST 11

[Nixmom]

Carma you are doing amazing! Soooooo proud of ya! When is the work challenge over? You have got to stay in front sister! I'm 1lb behind ya. I would love to enter onederland with you!

Jen - saw your FB post on the tink! It's real ladies! I'm pumped!

Mavie - are the glucosamine working? I swear I hear my knees and neck grind all day.

Mindy - where you be at?

Hubby and I hit the casino and buffet last night. I had hardly eaten all day, so damage was minimal. We also came home about 60 bucks down. No biggie. It was a good night out.

Today I worked my butt off. Washed and detailed car. She's beautiful again. Cleaned living room, master and master bath, including a hands and knees mop. About that glucosamine... Ready to whip up some veggies for the week and then do my April budget. Headed to bed early and looking forward to a productive week.

Hope you girls are all getting some sunshine, and enjoying your weekend.

[mtiger]

Had our combo Easter/ Dad's birthday party Saturday. Fun. Family. Food. I was good. Scale at WW pissed me off Sat. but I like what I saw at home. Went to the gym Sunday. DId 6 miles on the treadmill at a walk. My foot seems to handle that okay but not running right now. I am up a tad today.

This week is my crazy before spring break week. Conferences Mon and Wed. Hair on Tues. Maybe the gym on Thurs. Our anniversary is Wed. and I will be at school until 8:30 pm. Getting my nails done Friday morning and taking off sometime during the day. My DD is going to come stay here while we are gone. That will be nice.

I have a crazy parent to deal with this morning about her annoying son. She didn't like that I said he was annoying. Truth hurts sometimes. Then he told her I have been having the kids gang up on him and say stuff to him. REALLY??

Kris- Thank God that week is over right. Good luck to the son. I feel the pain. Got mine working again but he is having a hard time catching up. I am still paying some of his bills. You WILL quit smoking. I know you will. Tinkerbell can't fly with that junk in her lungs.

[jcatron243]

Mindy~ I'm sorry about the crazy parent. We have conferences this week then spring break next week.

I woke up to news that there was a shooting at Ft. Meade Maryland, that is where my sister is. Lucky I only had to freak out a little before we got a text that she and her family were fine. Then she called a little while later, she is on guard duty night shift, but the shooting was at the NSA entrance not the Army side.

I got in 4 miles, intervals. It was nice building up a sweat. drinking up my smoothie now, then off to shop to refill my healthy snack shelf. It all got eaten up last week I am so glad that it worked!!!

W 80 oz
E 4 miles
E clean eating.
D Commitment

[mothermavis]

Kris, I like it, I wait until its buy 1 get 1 and I buy the triple strength so I only have to take one pill, they are huge!

Jeni, glad your Sis is ok, The wrestlemania party looked great!

[soon2beskinnyCarma]

Quick check in
Kris: challenge ends April fools day.
Jeni: glad your sisters safe
Mindy: omg can't believe that mother. Parents that don't teach their kids manners & discipline them drives me nuts.
Mavis:
Getting ready to pull a night shift
Weed review for Sunday/Monday
W:100 oz
E: walk 20 minutes Sunday/ yoga 45 minutes today
E: around 1200 both days. Still no sugar or caffeine.
D: working night shift again. Feeling strong.

[jcatron243]

Good Morning!!!

I have to work today, but it is only one day. My healthy snack shelf is revitalized! Our first tournament has been postponed a month! Good thing too, because there is an issue with our jerseys.

W 64 oz
E just walking around work.
E keep it healthy, have a good plan
D commit to myself!

[mtiger]

Conferences last night until 8:30, on top of a full day. Said parent didn't show up in the morning for our "meeting" or to her son's conference. Nice, Huh?? SHe just doesn't want to face the truth of the matter.

Getting hair done tonight, then more conferences tomorrow. Wish I could hit the gym, but no time for that. 3 more days till spring break....3 more days..3 more days.... Not a little excited here. 177.2 today.

[soon2beskinnyCarma]

Weed review:
W: 100oz
E: 20 minute walk
E:1225 in, no juice in. Also day 6 no caffeine or added sugar
D: I believe I won the contest.

Weed for tomorrow:
W: 100 oz
E: going to do day 1 c25k
E: 1250 planned. Might go up to 1400.
D:
"I realize something. That wasn't a finish line for me...This is my new starting line."
— Wendelin Van Draanen (The Running Dream)


I really feel like I have turned a corner on my sugar addiction. Several times I have been exposed to sugar this week. No desire. Off on a new quest tomorrow for the next contest. I may actually stand a chance at breaking 190 before my anniversary. I was 185 when I got married.

[soon2beskinnyCarma]

214.6 on the home scale. We will see what work shows

[mtiger]

Squeezed in a little walk away the pounds last night. Not much of a workout. Oh well. Scale is up a tich. 177.6 Conferences again tonight until 8:30. I hate these days. 2 more days until vacay.......