I just wanted to check in, I'm still not feeling well. I'm pretty exhaused all day. Thursday is my long day and that plus not feeling well means it's been a really long day. Plus I'm all PMSy today because I started the off days on my pills.
Sorry no personals. But anyone have good weekend plans? I'm going to go see The Secret Life of Bees on Saturday with my roommate on Friday and then I have to be in a witness mock trial competition on Saturday. Then homework and taking care of my sister.
RHTS- my weekend plans include working, cleaning my house, and trying to track down a christmassy outfit for my son to wear in some pictures. And working.
My weekend plans include hanging out with friends and starting christmas shopping. AND getting back on track. My little one's been sick and I've just been to wrapped up in caring for her that I've neglected my goals. Oh well she's totally worth it. I'm saving all my big plans for next weekend!
I am actually going away this weekend to Chicago to visit some friends. (I don't know if I already mentioned this on this thread...so skip past if I'm repeating myself..haha). My best friend lives in South Carolina, but she is a big fan of the actress playing Glinda in the Chicago version of Wicked and she wants to be able to see her in person before it closes in January. So, we're going there this weekend. It should be fun....especially since another friend of mine lives in Chicago and goes to grad school there, so I get to see her too!!
I probably should have worked out last night, but I got really into an episode of NCIS and then I was writing, so I put it off for another day...giving my foot a little extra time to heal. I can bend it now so I have no excuses.
Going to the grocery store tonight to get the ingredients for my Thanksgiving lasagna...yeah, I know, but I don't like to fix traditional Thanksgiving food for Thanksgiving because I only have 4 days off. I do it for Christmas when I as 12 days off and I can really celebrate. I have two weeks to be on plan so that I don't have to feel too bad about eating that cheesy, meaty goodness...
Ok, I'll admit to it...I don't really like the biggest loser...it just seems so...I don't know, wrong. I feel like they have it easy with being away from their regular environment and everyone working towards the same goal. It's harder to do it when it's just you working towards it and you have people around you who aren't active and who aren't overweight.
But I like Ruby...I feel more of a connection to her. Her situation is more realistic of a person trying to lose weight. LOL! There is always a skinny person who makes it look easy. My friend lives in Florida and she never misses a work out.
I totally agree. They're taken away from everyone that enables them, all of their favorite foods, celebrity chefs shove all this gourmet health food down their throats, and they spend most of their day working out. They have none of the pressures that we do when we're trying to lose weight. It does seem a little unrealistic, but then I totally identify with them when they don't lose much or even gain weight in spite of all this. I know there are weeks when I feel like I've worked my butt off and had nothing to show for it. It sucks. I think that makes the failures even that much harder to take because they have no excuses aside from their own physical set-backs, but Bob and Jillian won't even hardly allow those.
I love Ruby. She's so sweet and my heart just aches for her. She's also realistic, though, she owns up to the fact that she is the cause of her own weight gain, and she is working at eliminating her excuses - her friends who enabled her to gain weight are now enabling her to lose, she's hitting it from all angles, and she's keeping a positive attitude. Her weight loss is going to be a lot harder - and a lot more akin to our own - than someone who has had their excuses removed for them rather than by them.
ghost - That would piss me off so much about the coffee lol no one messes with my coffee! Good for you for staying OP and working out isn't it great when you have something to make the time go by. That is just too funny about your step off stalker. I'm glad it sounds like you and your new prospect are getting along famously. You deserve it girly! Oooh dimples. I am a sucker for dimples...
cali - Hope that sexy switch gets better. Enjoy your soul food!My mom makes Thanksgiving lasagna too! I love it because we do Thanksgiving with both families and it is such a refreshing change of pace lol.
Taylor - I am so proud of you for only eating YOUR snacks. Good luck with opening night, your going to be great!
chele - Thats awesome I've never been to chicago, just to their airport lol. I bet that will be so fun!
HWGA - At least its Ice Cream, it would be like pea soup is the only thing you could eat jk. Hope you feel better before work!
Heather - There is nothing wrong with realigning your goals to what is obtainable. Working toward an unreasonable goal can be so disappointing.
RHTS - That mock trial sounds fun. I had a friend who was in one of those. Nothing stellar planned here. Visiting family and as always working...
As for me...
Last night I went home and BEFORE going out to dinner got my run in. I did eat the appetizer as it is my absolute favorite! However I had a salad with balsamic vinagrette, a thai salmon burger and get this WATER! No apple martini's for this girl.
I've just been feeling so great about myself lately. My clothes arent too tight, I don't feel like I've got that ill feeling after I eat, I was actually looking forward to my run and I feel proud of being in control of my eating.
This weekend I am going to go see my family on Saturday then have wedding photos to do (as always). I may have a meeting with a potential client on Saturday afternoon so wish me luck Its snowy here.... blah. I grew up my whole life in Colorado so I am not a big fan of the snow lol.
Oh tylenol, where art thou?
instead of eating dinner last night, I drank a bottle of wine. I've been known to do this...
But, I did cardio and I made a cardio date for tonight too with one of my bestest friends. Date night has been moved to saturday night due to the boy's work schedule which is fine with me, it'll give me several more hours to primp myself and I need to fix my nails, they are growing out and I need to fill them and since I do it myself it takes at least an hour.
So get this, yesterday I weighed in at 171, this morning I was 167...? Must have been the vino. But I took 800 mg of ibprofen before bed and chugged 16 oz of water and then repeated that this morning when I work up, so I know I have water in me. I also drank at least 36 oz of water while working out last night. weirdest thing, it was so hard for me to get my heart rate up to cardio level last night, I was literally working my *** off and my heart rate was staying below 150. one lady even said "whoa girl, take it easy, you're making us all look like slackers here!" lol!
Remeber: this weekend I have a date, cardio, and I really want to shampoo my carpet in my entry way, its getting dingy. I also have a thankgiving planning session with my girlfriends.
HWGA: dairy, there is the curdle factor, but also, dairy, even when you're not sick, increases the production of mucous so if you have a sinus thing going on its going to make it worse. Have you ever tried pedialite pops? they so rock, you can find them in the baby food section of your grocery store. they are like otter pops but with electrolites to help you regain and maintain proper hydration. I like the blue ones
Cali: lasagna is my favorite! My ex husband used to make the best lasagna and always followed it up with tiramisu. I don't miss him, but I sure miss his cooking.
Steph: I'm a sucker for dimples too. and props on not getting the martini, although...they are soooo good.
I totally agree. They're taken away from everyone that enables them, all of their favorite foods, celebrity chefs shove all this gourmet health food down their throats, and they spend most of their day working out. They have none of the pressures that we do when we're trying to lose weight. It does seem a little unrealistic, but then I totally identify with them when they don't lose much or even gain weight in spite of all this. I know there are weeks when I feel like I've worked my butt off and had nothing to show for it. It sucks. I think that makes the failures even that much harder to take because they have no excuses aside from their own physical set-backs, but Bob and Jillian won't even hardly allow those.
I love Ruby. She's so sweet and my heart just aches for her. She's also realistic, though, she owns up to the fact that she is the cause of her own weight gain, and she is working at eliminating her excuses - her friends who enabled her to gain weight are now enabling her to lose, she's hitting it from all angles, and she's keeping a positive attitude. Her weight loss is going to be a lot harder - and a lot more akin to our own - than someone who has had their excuses removed for them rather than by them.
I also agree that I can't get into The Biggest Loser. The whole premise of the show is hard for me to swallow. I feel that not only is it unrealistic but it takes how personal a weightloss journey is out of the whole situation. How you got to the weight you are and why that happened. What motivates you to lose the weight now. That's why I love these forums so much. It's about real people, on a personal level, losing weight.
As for ruby, I apologize to all but I simply can't relate to her. I do think that she is a very sweet, wonderful person but I just don't connect with her. I connect with all of you far better.
So, I'm like on the phone with my boss who is out of the office for the day. I'm on my 10am break eating snack. So she asked me a question while I was in the middle of taking a bite and so obviously, it's a garbled "just a minute" and she’s all like, "What are you eating? A candy bar?"
That irked the **** out of me. My boss and me are cool and whatever, but that annoyed the **** out of me.
So then I say, "No, an apple." and she goes, "Oh well good for you!"
WTF! Good for me? Do I really need congratulations on eating a got damn apple?!? This has happened to me before...last summer, I was eating a salad and this chick who used to work here was in my office and looked down at me eating my lunch and was like, "Good for you!"
Ok, maybe I'm over reacting...but that s*it annoyed the F%$@ out of me. It’s like they can't believe I'm not eating a cheese burger. GUH! When you're fat, people just always assume you just on your way to getting fatter and if you by chance happen to be eating healthy, it's "Good for you!"
I think I just broke my middle finger. I'm on my way down to get an x-ray.
Cali: I so totally know how you feel. When I was heavier people always felt the need to comment on whatever was on my plate, like its their business or something. But, I'm the kind of person who calls people out on being rude, or stupid or inconsiderate and I enjoy the feeling of making them feel like arses. You made me really crave an apple. GOD MY FINGER HURTS! Typing sucks now!
ghost: Poor you! I hope it is not broken . What did you do to hurt it? And... weight swings can be so odd. Just go with the lowest number .
Cali: I can totally understand that that got you angry. The correct thing for him to say would have been: "Are you eating something?" or "What are you eating?" People are so inconsiderate sometimes!
I really need to find a way to view Ruby. When I try to find a torrent for it all I can find is porn (there is apparently a porn star called Ruby Knox... the things you learn ).
Yesterday I did not exercise except for some cycling. I feel kind of bad about that because my dinner wasn't exactly low-calorie and I also drank some beer. Oh well. Total I didn't even go over 2000 calories and today was better. I'm going to swim in an hour . Gonna swim for 45 minutes, it's about time I got off my lazy butt again.
I fell down some stairs and landed funny on my finger...ya, I landed on my finger. My foot just kind of slipped...
Ironically, I was carrying charts down to the x-ray tech, and then I was suddenly her patient.
x-rays are in: thankfully its not broken, it just hurts really really bad.
Hey Chickies how is your today? Mine was pretty good. I am feeling good. Tomorrow is my date day with hubby! It is supposed to snow this weekend and actually stick and accumulate! Yippee!! I finished Week 1 of C25K. I can't believe it. I actually stuck with a running program! What's crazier is that I LOVE IT! And I won't quit it either. So now I am doing the Shred 6 nights a week, running on M-W-F, and doing some kickboxing on my off day. Yowzas! I am so proud.
Chele- So you are going to be in my neck of the woods, heh? I am about 2 hours from there. Well enjoy Chi-town and pack warm! We are in for a crappy weekend. Accumulating snow!!!
Cali- Not a huge fan of turkey and the fixins. Would rather have lasagna any day of the week!
Heidelene- Who is Ruby and what is the fuss around her? Just wondering!
Stephanie- Thanks for the encouragement! I am always afraid that you girls are going to be disappointed in me. I hope this doesn't sound wrong but maybe I need to worry about what I think a little more?
Ghost- a little too much wine? Oh well, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Cali Again- Or when I mention in passing that I am going for a run or need to workout tonight. It's like, gasp!, you work out? You know, because a fat chick couldn't possibly workout let alone enjoy it. You know, to the haters and rude people out there, UP YoURS! I may be fat now, but you will be stupid, rude, and inconsiderate forever! (Insert evil laugh! )
Ghost- Glad the x ray was good! Sorry about the pain you are in!
Last edited by HeatherMcG; 11-14-2008 at 06:09 PM.
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I finished Week 1 of C25K. I can't believe it. I actually stuck with a running program! What's crazier is that I LOVE IT! And I won't quit it either. So now I am doing the Shred 6 nights a week, running on M-W-F, and doing some kickboxing on my off day. Yowzas! 
Oh well, I'm glad you enjoyed it! 
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