Wow, it must be the weekend again.. it's so quiet! Whats going on out there? This is my work week damnit! heh..
So work yesterday was SO boring! It was pretty quiet most of the day, so we just kinda hung out... My manager was totally into the idea of not working hard (as per), thankfully tho, because if we had to look busy all day, that would have been twice as much work! I tried on some jeans at work yesterday, in a size 18, I don't know how I feel about that.. I was a 20 when I started there, so shrinking a size is pretty good, Again with those high expectations though.. I didn't buy the jeans, but only because they fit SO bad.. there were WELL above my belly button, which makes my belly look larger. I suspect I might have issues with our pants, there are just too high in the rise for me. I'll find something... sometime.. it's gotta happen!
Well I am off to work again... I guess things will pick up tomorrow.. on my weekend!
I waver about low-rise pants. Right now, I've lost a lot of inches total, but disoportionately skewed toward my upper body - still have a belly pooching out. At least my boobs stick out farther than my belly now, though. I like the feeling of higher-rise pants because they hold in the pooch. I wish they made form-fitting bootcut jeans that had just a little higher waist! LOL Once I lose the pooch and start tucking stuff in, though, I won't want a waist defined 3" below my boobs, though, I know.
Kimberley - so whats the deal with sinus headaches? I have NO idea why I am getting them, and they are killing me. I should look it up online.. The reason I wear low rise pants is so that they sit on my waist.. also for some reason I have a fairly flat tummy, I wear tighter shirts, and they look alright. I prefer to have my pants sit just below my belly button. It's too bad you don't live in Canada, I know where you can get the exact jeans you are talking about.. I don't know if people sell them online.. but both Reitmans and Pennington's have that type of jean. Reitmans jeans go up to a 24 I believe, and Penningtons goes up to a 32. So I looked up the causes of sinus headaches, and since I don't have allergies.. I suspect it's because my nose was broken. I went to the doctor and they said that since my nose didn't bleed it wasn't likely broken.. but my nose hasn't ever done that before.. which means, in order to fix it they will likely have to fix it. Scary. I notice it the most when we have a weather change.. I woke up with a sinus headache on Friday and knew we were going to have a temp change... which we did.
Alrighty, I am totally babbling! So I'm going to go be productive..
Happy Monday--hope everyone had a great weekend (despite the lack of activity on here and the sinus headaches!).
On Friday night, Jeff and I went to Carrabba's--an Italian chain owned by the same company as Outback. It was really good. We got mozzarella sticks appetizer, and we each got soup, plus they gave us bread, so by the time our actual meals came out, we each literally only ate about 3 bites! Now, there was a time when I would have eaten the entire meal whether I was still hungry or not just because it was there and it was good, ya know? So I had a bit of satisfaction when I had almost the entire entree put in a to-go box. We had the leftovers for lunch the next day, so the calories I would have crammed into one meal were split between 2 instead--much better!
Saturday, I had a minor emotional breakdown. They seem to be happening more frequently. I think it was a good thing, though. Here's what happened: Jeff told me he had called his aunt in Georgia, and it was all set for us to go down there to stay with them later this month. He was thinking of things for us to do while we were down there, and he suggested Six Flags. Now, I LOVE theme parks and roller coasters, the whole bit, but I told him I didn't want to go. He said, "Don't you like roller coasters?" To which I replied, "Yeah, I love them...but there's a really good chance I won't fit in them." Wow--to say something like that out loud, to admit that my weight was keeping me from doing the things I love--that was rough. Of course, the tears immediately followed. Jeff just held me and said it was okay, we didn't have to go, but I think it finally clicked in him that this was such a huge issue for me.
After dinner on Friday, I had told him that we needed to go back to eating out only once a week. After the little crying session, I told him that this was why I only wanted to eat out once a week. Of course, he's never argued me on that, but if I decided I anted something out after we'd already eaten out, he definitely never protested. That all changed when we went to see Madagascar that night (really cute movie). When we left, the amazing Chinese restaurant, PF Chang's, is right across the parking lot. I asked him if he wanted to go for dinner--I said I could just get the chicken and broccoli. He said, "No. I'm putting my foot down. You only want to eat out once a week, then we're only eating out once a week. We can go there next weekend." I just smiled and gave him a huge hug. We went home, and I made turkey burgers with turkey bacon and reduced-fat cheddar cheese on whole-wheat buns and some low-fat sweet and sour noodles. It was good, and I know it was probably healthier than even the chicken and broccoli at PF Chang's (since it is, of course, dripping with a dark sauce). So yeah, it was a good weekend. I also made a HUGE fruit salad (watermelon, pineapple, green and red grapes, plums, and strawberries), so I'll have that to munch on all week. I even had to go out and buy a bowl big enough to hold it all Yesterday, we had a homemade salad bar for lunch/dinner, and it was SO good! I bought lettuce (bagged iceburg and romaine), bagged baby spinach, bagged shredded carrots (for him--I hate carrots), and I cut up red onion, a cucumber, some hard-boiled eggs, and some boneless skinless chicken breasts. Then we topped em off with some shredded cheddar cheese, bac'n bits, and low-fat croutons--SO good! Honestly, probably the best salad I have ever made myself at home. I also bought a new organic honey mustard dressing that has nearly half the calories of the regular stuff, and that was really good, too. So now I have a salad packed for dinner today, too. I also drank more water this weekend than I had been (still not really enough, but at least more, which is good).
So, Here I am, back on plan. I got on the scale this morning just to see what kind of damage I had done to myself between last weekend and this weekend. 298. Up a pound. Not horrible, but you bet your butt that pound will be gone by the time I weigh in on Thursday!
Alright, enough of a novel from me to start the week off. Time to get to work. Start of the week right, ladies!
hey all...well, measured and weighed in, lost nothing...Sigh...So, kicked it up a notch at Curves this morning, and plan to do the walking thing and biking thing too...UGH!!! frustrating...Aimee~~I never had a sinus headache in my life until I moved here. I am thinking, at least on my end, it is the higher altitude doing it...My neighbor has the same problem, and she is from Long Island NY, so she says she never had them til she moved here either.... Low rise jeans? LOL LOL LOL....I am too old for those babies...Just give me a comfy pair of relaxed fit Levis and I will be happy...I have never been into the wider legs( flared), or the boot cut, and bell bottoms, ugh, I always hated them...but some people like them I guess, just not me...Well, hope someone keeps us posted about Marge...I wonder what happened there? HAG1 all, Di
Wow, I haven't been here in a while. I see you've moved into June..lol. I just wanted to hop on and say hi. Missed reading your posts. I'll do that after I finish a project that's due for class today, and hopefully reply. I'm still plugging away. I was eating really bad for a couple of weeks, but I'm back on track and managed to lose 3 more pounds, so I'm happy about that. I'll be back more often again,but I wanted to say hi, miss you all, keep up the excellent work in life, love, and the pursuit of a smaller waist!
I'm working outside today, so just popping in to say hi before the patio pulls me back out to the begonias and window boxes.
Jill, your guy sounds like a good man. I'm thrilled you guys were able to talk like you did, and that he cares enough to support you. That's so great. Your post brought tears to my eyes.
I read everyone else's, too, but I've gotta get back out there! More later!
Kimberley - I had to laugh, one of my goals has been for my boobs to stick out further than my belly!!! They're about the same now!!! I am starting to wear slightly lower rise pants coz my waist is right under my boobs!!!
Aimee - get thee to a specialist and get them to look at your hooter. It might be a deviated nasal septum (inside your schnozz - you don't have to bleed to have a broken nose). These days the op is quite simple, usually just an overnight stay in hospital and about two weeks recovery time.
Jill - Jeff sounds like a keeper to me!!!!! Bless him for making you stick to the once a week thing - I do hope you can open up to him soon, it sounds like he will be a great ally in your weight loss.
I've had a crazy day, it's been kinda nice to be back at work, the weekend was chaotic, but fun. I have been to the gym tonight and did a load of leg weights. I can push 160lbs with my legs now!!!!
Hi! So I had QUITE a few problems with my computer and internet today! I got some nasty new virus.. ugh, I don't even know that I've gotten rid of it yet. It came thru via msn, ugh.. I swear I am getting a mac!
I got a hold of Marge! She was on vacation, and then her boss was having some heart problems so she's been SO busy with work and hasn't had time to get online. She's also had to let up on diet.. But she's alive She should be back to us in a couple or 3 weeks!
Jill - good to hear you and your man got things worked out... or at least talked about it! Thats half the battle... being able to talk about it.
Diana - I don't get it! You are dieting, exercising, and walking.. your body is as confusing as mine!
kykaree - I dislike doctors with a passion But I will go before the summer is over.. I promise... even tho I don't like hospitals either!
Well this is just a short one from me.. I have more scanning to do, gotta get this all worked out. Have a great one gals
YAY Marge is alive and well!!! That's so good to hear--we can stop worrying and wondering!
Well, I came in to work this morning to about 20 emails from various bosses and clients. I thought that meant I would have a TON of work to do--but I already got it all done
I was planning on working late yesterday to finish editing a 200+ page document, but it ended up that almost the entire second half of it was nothing but tables and charts (most of which are copied directly from client resources, so we do not have the authority to change them at all). So, I ended up only staying bout a half hour late instead of the 2 hours I had anticipated. Since I thought I was staying so late,I hadn't packed my gym clothes, so I just went straight to job #2 and hung out till my shift started. Today, though, I packed my gym clothes and will be there between jobs if it kills me! There's an eliptical machine with my name on it...
Well, nothing much new and exciting here. We apparently had REALLY bad thunderstorms last night, but I was home, showered, and in bed by about 9:30, and once I was asleep, I did NOT wake up--no thunder, lightning, or torrential downpour was going to deprive me of my beauty sleep!
I ended up having a cup of corn chowder from the office cafeteria yesterday for lunch. I still ate what I had packed (except the yogurt--I gave that to someone at job #2 who wasn't feeling well and hadn't had any lunch), so it was really just extra calories Hopefully, it wasn't too bad--after all, it had a lot of veggies in it (saw some red peppers, corn, an occasional potato, and lots of green things), and despite the name "chowder," it wasn't very creamy at all, so I'm hoping it didn't kill me for the day. No more walks to the cafeteria for me--I obviously can't handle it. Or at least, if I do go (I like going for the walk with coworkers to get away from my desk for a few), I won't bring any money, so I won't be so tempted.
Aimee--hope your computer gets better...what a pain!
Kylie--I too wish my boobs stuck out farther than my stomach However, being only a B cup, I think that'll be quite some time from now...
Heather--good to see you here! We know you're busy, but it's great to hear from you, even if only to say hi!
Kimberley--I do have a good man He's insanely patient with me and my emotional ******edness--this high level of patience leads me to believe he will be a good father someday, too...(doesn't hurt to imagine, right?)
Diana--as much as it sucks to see no inches or pounds gone, you've got to remember that you are doing AMAZING things for your body! I bet your blood pressure is lower (even if it wasn't necessarily high to begin with), and your good cholesterol (HDL) is higher (I don't know how, but apparently exercising helps to increase your HDL ), so you've decreased your risk for about a million different ailments
I LOVE boot cut jeans--I think they make my legs look longer and slimmer, especially with just the right shoes. Of course, I don't have very many pairs of jeans that I wear normally anyway, since I have to wear jeans every night at the restaurant as part of my uniform (straight leg, medium-dark color, not too long, not too baggy, not too tight, blah blah blah), so wearing jeans is no longer a comfortable kinda thing. I'm usually wearing khakis, capris, or even sweatpants on the weekends (good thing Jeff doesn't care what I wear).
Well, off to dig up some more work to do, I guess. I'll catch you all later!
Good morning everyone... glad to hear everyone is alive and well (except for Aimee's PC!)
Finally I get a day off from work! (actually 6) I had a ****-of-a last few days... too many storms here in northeast Wisconsin. And people get really crappy when their cable tv is broken! So I was able to read but no time to put a thought together to post.
My mom is coming over today (lives about 45 min away). Not sure what we're going to do yet. Probably stop at the organic food market that I have a couple miles away from my house, we both really like it and unless it's my day off I can't go. They aren't open very long during the day 9-6 I think.
As for jeans, I will not EVER own another pair of 'relaxed fit' jeans again in my lifetime, I look aweful in them. I prefer a low rise with a boot or flare leg. I have thiner thighs so relaxed fit makes me look like I have clown pants on! yikes!!
I'm hoping that My mom can take some pictures of me (and Sam and Lexi) today and I'll have to figure out a way to get them posted on here. I don't have a digital camera or a scanner though...
The scale was my friend again this week, down another 3 pounds to 252. I've really got to start getting quotes on my hot stone massage! It's quickly approching!!!
Alright Ladies... I'm off to a fabulous day, already have my 2.5 miles of rollerblading in, and it's supposed to get up to 85 degrees today! Tan fat here I come!!!
I'm so glad you got a reply from Marge, Aimee; I've been really concerned about her.
Our kitty's at the vet right now. It's our grand old man, Elliott the Siamese, who's' 16 years old. Poor fella has lost a bunch of weight this last week, plus is deyhdrated. He also has bloody urine. The latter's happened off and on for a while and we struck it up to stress since he'd had a problem with that before. The vet's keeping Elliott and giving him fluids, then doing blood tests and a urinalysis. He might have a bladder infection or it could be renal failure -- hard to say until tests come back. He's just been lying around all the time, obviously not feeling well. I've had him since he was about 6 weeks old, so this is rough.
Yesterday's garden workout was pretty thorough! I got a lot done, and there's more to do this afternoon. Someone on Freecycle is giving me some goldfish for our pond, so I'm driving over to her house to get them, then hitting the yard work again when I get home. Right now, though, it's A/C for Kimberley. LOL
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i'm so sorry to hear about Elliott, my Molly is my baby and the only kid I am likely to have, I know how hard it is when your furbabies are poorly.
Aimee I am really bad at taking my own advice. Since I have been exercising my left leg has been so painful. I have a varicose vein (at 33!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) and I know I probably need surgery, i was so hoping that losing weight would help, but it's making it worse!!! Less fat to hold it up perhaps!!! I will get to the doctor eventually, it is so hard getting the time off to attend to that sort of thing.
I am so glad Marge is alive and well, I was so worried, like everyone else. I miss her!!!
I feel so good, I have exercised every day since Friday! I so love doing it now, I was listening to Yngwie Malmsteen (heavy metal guitarist) at the gym, having a lovely time! I am feeling quite rebellious as the cute gym instructor always has boppy dance music on, and I can only take it in small doses. If I hear Akon and the deranged chipmunk singing "I'm so Lonely" one more time, I am going to smash all the mirrors in the gym with a baseball bat!!!!
If I hear Akon and the deranged chipmunk singing "I'm so Lonely" one more time, I am going to smash all the mirrors in the gym with a baseball bat!!!!
I bet THAT would get everyone moving! LOL!!
I stopped by the vet's to drop off some food for Elliott. We should all be so picky as this cat - obesity would not be an issue, I assure you! Poor fella was sitting hunched over in the cage with his back to the door. When I said his name and petted his back, he did his petulant meowwwww. When I opened the door and scratched his head, he rolled over on his side and offered me his belly for scritches. The IV fluids definitely have him feeling better. I so hope the tests show something antibiotics will cure, and not a chronic illness.
Yesterday, we had a homemade salad bar for lunch/dinner, and it was SO good! I bought lettuce (bagged iceburg and romaine), bagged baby spinach, bagged shredded carrots (for him--I hate carrots), and I cut up red onion, a cucumber, some hard-boiled eggs, and some boneless skinless chicken breasts. Then we topped em off with some shredded cheddar cheese, bac'n bits, and low-fat croutons--SO good! Honestly, probably the best salad I have ever made myself at home. I also bought a new organic honey mustard dressing that has nearly half the calories of the regular stuff, and that was really good, too. So now I have a salad packed for dinner today, too. I also drank more water this weekend than I had been (still not really enough, but at least more, which is good).
She should be back to us in a couple or 3 weeks! 
That's so good to hear--we can stop worrying and wondering!
Hopefully, it wasn't too bad--after all, it had a lot of veggies in it (saw some red peppers, corn, an occasional potato, and lots of green things), and despite the name "chowder," it wasn't very creamy at all, so I'm hoping it didn't kill me for the day. No more walks to the cafeteria for me--I obviously can't handle it. Or at least, if I do go (I like going for the walk with coworkers to get away from my desk for a few), I won't bring any money, so I won't be so tempted.
He's insanely patient with me and my emotional ******edness--this high level of patience leads me to believe he will be a good father someday, too...(doesn't hurt to imagine, right?)
), so you've decreased your risk for about a million different ailments 
