Weekly Chat 9/5-9/11
 

Good morning everyone, :coffee:

Am I the only one at work Monday morning of Labor Day??? Oh that’s right, normal employers give days off, paid, on national holidays. And mine is not normal. Right.

I actually celebrated the holiday yesterday. I went boating w/ BF and several friends of ours, and then we went to the friends for dinner. It was a BBQ but these people know how to do it right: a classy BBQ, if you will. Homemade everything – the ribs marinated 2 days, real German potato salad, not mayo-based, homemade baked beans w/ bacon, etc. No “naked” veggies in sight. I was ok eating-wise for what it was. I had reasonable portions, no seconds, and there was no dessert. But I’m still another pound up this morning. *sigh* But it’s not anyone else’s fault. I really haven’t been making any effort to go out of my way to make better food choices, and I still go home and snack too much. This is the story of my summer.

My house is on the Gulf and right now we have really bad red tide that’s making me hack and cough all night and generally feel sh@#$% . Not wanting to further expose myself to that air is yet another really good excuse not to exercise outside. I’m full of ‘em.

I was MIA last week (generally busy) but boy do I feel like I need support right now! Maybe September will bring cooler weather. What are you all doing today to celebrate?

I am about to go to work too, retail never rests! Made it through another weekend, was pretty good too, I am getting used to smaller portions and control over my eating!!! Well, I am off to go sell shoes to rich picky ladies who think they wear a size 6 but they really wear a 7 and a half (like it matters!). If you ladies go shopping today, be extra nice to the people who are working at the stores! Remember, you're out having fun and shopping, and they're at work. Have a good one everybody!

*Amanda used to work retail, so she gives stephanie a reassuring hug...and sends blessings her way*


Amanda

Wendy's is open today, but I somehow got the day off. I was planning to go to the pizza place and put in my application, since, due to a good friend that works there, I am pretty much hired already! Alas, my back is still sore and I have a headache.. all due to working from 11:30 yesterday morning till close! (after midnight..) So I don't really feel up to a walk. My mom, my sister, and I are going to make steaks tonight.

I've reached a plateau already, I think... I've been trying (and succeeding for the most part) eating healthy and working out, etc, but my weight is stubbornly staying around 200. *sigh and pokes her belly* Come on, I'm impatient!

Happy labor day everyone!

Fae - As much as I've lost...my belly doesn't seem to be pulling up stake either (though it would love to take down a steak;) ). Take heart, and ride the tide...eventually it has to receed!

*Amanda pokes at her belly and waits patiently for the ripple effects to subside...then does it again...as she has discovered the cathartic, trance-inducing effects...almost like watching a lava lamp while stoned*


Amanda

Ahhhh i have being sick i have been sick now for 2 days and it sucks.... i had a high temp of 103.5 and now its just 100.3.... i have done everything taking meds and a bath...slept.. what else should i do? i tried exercising but it just made me feel worse. i think i am goin call applebees cause i started feeling sick after i ate there and so did my hubby....

anyways my labor day sucks just been in bed all day feeling like crap

Awww...hope you feel better sugarbutt! I've had food poisoning 3 times in my life, so to give you my thoughts on your illness...it's probably not food poisoning. Either you or your hubby more than likely caught a bug, and then decided to share it! Y'all have just been swapping too much spit :T Anyways, feel better, but don't push yourself on the exercise 'tll ya lose the temp.

Much Luv,
Amanda

Amanda, and how would you know the effects of watching a lava lamp while stoned?? ;) hehe

I was very lucky to have yesterday of from BOTH jobs! However, I have worked enough Christmas Eves, Christmas Days, New Year's Eves (and days), Thanksgivings, and 4th of Julys to have earned a lifetime of paid holidays off! I used to work in a movie theater (open 365 days a year!), and I have also worked retail, plus the restaurant, plus the self-storage facility...I think I have worked entirely too many service-oriented jobs :dizzy:

Well, we tried to go couch shopping yesterday. Since I have a good $5,000 in credit card debt to pay off, Jeff is not allowing me to buy a new one. Instead, we went to the Goodwill store, but they only had a few to choose from, and we were not impressed. Then we went to the Salvation Army store, and we could see couches lined up inside through the window--a glimmer of hope! The sign on the door said "Yes, we're open!", but it was locked with a note taped to the door about being closed on Labor Day. Way to give us false hope! We were going to go to another Salvation Army store, too, but since the one was closed, we had to can that idea. So much for a couch for now.

Morning ladies!! I also was a lucky one to have monday off!! BUT I still worked, I was apinting my kitchen all day yesterday, and it turned out awesome, even though we need to put one more coat on! not to mention trying to plan plan plan for the priness's bday in like 5 days!!! AHHHH!!!! Too bad no one lives close to help!! I become to realize that my online friends are more thoughtful,giving and care more then my friends who live down the street from me. Does anyone else have that problem?? I feel that because I have a kid, my friends are not as close. I dont know maybe its me. I hvae a doctors apt on thursday, Im having anixty attacks and Im depressed again. I DONT EVEN KNOW WHY!! I know it ruins in my family I was diagnosed or whatever before, not to mention Im getting my thyroid checkd, I cannot lose weight for the life of me..
WOW thank you . I needed to vent that out, because Im too embrassed to tell anyone that Im ggoin to see a doctor or Im deprssed, or I need help just in general.

Other then that I hope everyone had a good weekend.

Hey y'all! Just checking in for the week...had another AWFUL weekend eating-wise. :( But, the Bulldogs kicked some Tater butt Saturday night, so it's not a complete los!! LOL I drank too many strawberry cocktails that night though...doh! :o I didn't clean a thing either--my house is such a wreck it's disgusting. I guess I'll have to get started on it tonight...

Hi everyone! Well, I'm back in Providence and school started today . . . 30 hours of being awake on airplanes and such followed by 6 hours of sleep and then class. Ugh! I am so tired. But I only have another class after lunch, then I am going home for a nap. I just spent $300 on textbooks, geez. Oh well. Today is back to eating healthy, so far I had cereal, grapes, and now I will have a salad for lunch. I was amazed, but I only gained 1 lb during my trip! Yay!

Good morning/afternoon all!
Sugar butt- I hope you feel better soon. I do tend to agree that it is a flu not food poisioning though. Food poision ing doesn't "usually" run a temp. Just SEVERE cramps and sometimes the crappers. EWW!

Krista - Wow woman you had a busy labor day! All that laundry and stuff and you forgot to eat. I use a times watch on my wrist and it beeps everytime I should eat. Im one that skips meals all the time. I then I wonder why my metabolism is slow. I do love my times watch though!


Christy - Oh I love strawberry cocktails. But too many toothaches afterwards. DH and I are "taking a break" from alcohol for now. It gets pricey. Hope you had fun weekend. Sounds yummy!

Jill- I need to sell my couches I think- but Colorado is probably too far away!!! LOL!!!

Just for Us - I do understand the online buddy support over the friends that are with us . I feel it too. Sometimes it feels I share more online to people than I do my BF or mom or even DH for that matter.

As for me - I had a wonderful weekend. Sat was a BAR B Q at my moms for her birthday- Shish ka bobs! (my idea) LOL! and then volleyball. Sunday - church and eat at MIL's and then Monday was relax - clean - laundry - type on computer- shopping for family photo frames- very happy with that turn out! and then my Grandpa who travels around called and said he was in town and came by after supper to hang out. I havnt seen him in 2 1/2 years and he has never seen my 1 year old daughter. So it was very nice. Today I still need to go worjout and with baby sleeping I might just go do that now.

By the way thanks all for letting me hope on the forum and join you all. I really need the support right now.

Good morning! Well the good news is being at college (away from home) I was able to avoid all labor day bbqs/eating fests. My mom asked if I wanted to go home, but if I went home it would be a food orgy so I decided against it and stuck to my frozen meal. Although it does make me sad that I could have been with my family and because of my weight ate Jenny Craig food by myself instead....

I got in a fight with my boyfriend last nite. We all went out and I tried to give up alcohol to help my weight loss (most people lose 4 pounds a week on Jenny... I lose 1/2 a pound if that much) but it's so hard because he drinks so much. So he's having the time of his life and I'm falling asleep asking when we can get home.

It ain't easy trying to be thin... I wanna drink (socially drink of course I swear I'm not an alcoholic or anything)...

yea i dont think its foodpoisoning i just thought that our waitress had the flu virus she kept sneezing in her hand.... well i never have had a cramp before so i guess i am glad i dont have the flu.. yup i am lucky i have never ever had cramps.... everyone says i am lucky... but i think its just God giving me a break for something worse up and coming....


i have been gaining weight... i have a doctors appointment on the 9th... i really hate goin cause usally when i go i stay for a long time.... and i mean days not hours... i kinda wait to long when i have a problem... this time around its about my period i have never had a regular period its only 4 days long and i usally miss a few months here and there... and other stuff... up until i was hmmm 20 i didnt even know what a pap test was... yeah i know i am stupid...but my mom never told me about it and it never came up with doctors or friends or family or nothing it wasnt until i read about PCOS in a mag that i finally realized its something that i need done... so thats what i have to go do on the 9th... but i am so glad its a gurl doing it cause if it was a guy i would feel vialated(SP?) and i would feel like i was cheating on chris cause thats his and another guy cant look at it....

but i agree with you my online friends are so much better.. mainly cause my mom cant talk to you guys and tell you guys lies about stuff to make you hate me.... most of my old friend's moms are friends with my mom... and my mom likes to lie.. and so they hate me or dont wanna talk to be.... or ill tell my mom something thinking she wont tell anyone and shell tell everyone... so it looks like i am the bad guy and i really not shes the one that cheats on her hubsand with one night stands at the bar... gah or when my dad went to fight in this "war" she hada guy living with her and staying in her bedroom O but they didnt have sex... but wait it gets better when he went home to his wife >>(he was activated here cause of the "war") she had another guy here for a night...can you say gross.... sry that maybe way to much information but no one believes me here cause i am a lier... (i really aint its what my mom tells people) but from now on i will never tell my mom anything ever.... it always comes up and bites me in the butt.....

sry for that venting for that second i really hate my mom...for those reasons and many more.... my friends here think that i am wrong for saying that but if they only knew... i am clinically depressed.. i have to take medication and my doctor advises me that i need to move out ASAP of my moms house... chris is getting med boarded and he got in trouble for stuff and got demoted to E-1 but hes getting med boarded so they are letting us stay here for 400dallors..which is cheaper than a house on our own i guess.... but my doctor is trying to help the process of his med board go faster and is trying to get us on base housing..... just until he gets out..... because she said that if not i will most likely go back to my old ways..... i have not attempted but i have seriously thought about suicide... i went and talked to support groups but they dont work for me... the first day that i cut myself iwent tothe doctor i knew it was wrong... OKAY thats enough i know you guys dont wanna hear about it but i just started typeing and it came out... i am sry.... ill just go now

Cookie, I totally know what you mean about giving up the booze. I decided not to drink until after the race I am training for (T minus 2 weeks and counting) and realized that sugar-free energy drinks are the way to go when people are drinking at home because it's somewhat of a "treat" and it keeps you from getting tired. At restaurants I get water with lemon and add splenda to make lemonade. And at the bars it's either water or diet soda. Rough I know...but it's worth it!

Wow Sugarbutt - that is a lot of stuff you have going on. Are you at Ft. Sill? What is he getting med. boarded for? I have seen that process take upwards of two years; being on base is probably a pretty good idea for you two. My husband was stationed there for 5 years about 5 years ago. He said they have some really nice housing there.
If you are gaining weight dispite diet and exercise and late, do you think you are pregnant? Good luck at your doctors apt!

Eeek!! I haven`t been slacking off as much as my MIA-status from the boards would suggest. On a whim kind of thing some friends & I drove down to Miami for the long weekend. Now I'm half-broke and probably up a pound or two, but I'm glad I went because sometimes you just need to get away. However, I'm starting to realize that this semester is not going to get any easier. I have incredibly long days and busy weekends, plus things keep coming up... like today I have to take a flat tire to get fixed. Yuck. :stress:

Good news.. I'm doing pretty well making time for exercise in the mornings because I know that I have to do them. The bad news.. I don't have very much time or energy to take time making my meals so I've gone back to eating "healthy junk" (ie, overly processed foods that are supposedly nutritious but don't make me feel the same way eating REAL healthy food does.) Plus, I feel so drained lately. I'm sure the crappy food options aren't helping, but I think if I could get more than 5 hours of sleep a night I would be better off.

I'm really excited about September. My summer was kind of up and down both life-wise and health-wise. I'm hoping that the new season will bring more consistency in the good times.

Enough whining!! I miss this forum when I'm away. Maybe I'll make like 30 minutes a day before bed time so I can keep up. Hmmm...

Megan - Yummm... bbq. Baked beans are one of my favorites.

Stephanie - :lol: at the shoe sizes. Since I've lost a little weight I noticed the other day that my shoe size has gone down. I'm not a 6, but I was pleasantly surprised!

Fae- I think if I worked near pizza too often I would go insane with temptation. I know people say that once you`re around it for a long time it isn`t as tempting, but... pizza?? I might be ok to work at like.... a health food store.
And don't stress.. 200 is almost 199!!! hehe thats my magic number..

Sugar- Hope you feel better soon.. You seem to be going through a lot of stuff. Don't feel bad for posting it. We are here to support you as much as we can.

Krista - You are so much more productive than I am in my free time! I'm feeling lazy just reading your post. What kind of blanket is it? Like a kit or something?

Jill- Good luck couch shopping! I've seen some really cool furniture in stores like that.

JustforUs- I left you my thoughts earlier on your journal. I hope that you start to feel better reaaaally soon!!!


Christy- Bulldogs?? Not a UGA fan!! My gamecocks are coming to kick some bulldog behind soon!! :lol:

Paperclippy - I'm too nervous to buy all my books at once so I try to space it out over a few weeks so I don't get too shocked. Text books are SUCH a rip off. One of my professors "made" a book that was $95 dollars and 1500 pages... and I can't even sell it back. Booo...


Dani - Welcome!!! And shishkabobs sound yummy right now. I'm going to have to learn to make them before it is too cold to grill them outside.

Jenna - Welcome back! hehe.. a food orgy? I think I may have participated in a few of those myself. I'm sorry you had to eat by yourself, but I'm sure your family understands and sometimes those types of sacrifices have to be made. Hang in there kid! I'm cutting back my alcohol too. Starting.. umm.. today since yesterday there was a daquari slip up..

Brunette- i know for a fact that i am not preggo... i just got off my period and a few days before that i had a preggo test at the doctors.. it was negative.. so i know that i am not... yes i am at ft sill... i have been here for 6 years now and then i was here for 3 yers from november93-sept97.... it sucks here.. i personally never lived on base.. always off...but my friends live on base some live in nice houses others live in the shitty but i wouldnt care if i stayed in the hotel.... just to get out of here


did about 30 min walk with weights (igot last might) and man my arms hurt like a heck...

Wasted - Welcome back! Now I can stalk you online some more! *G* and thanks for the support. As for the pizza.. I figure it can't be any more of a temptation than fries!

Speaking of which.. You all have to help me to remember that I HAVE to eat at the college on Tuesdays. Today I had a sandwich when I woke up (10 am... not exactly a breakfast.. lol a grilled chicken sandwich that i stole from wendys) and then did not eat again until I got to work before my shift.. somewhere around 6 pm! The result? Wendy's locks its late-night window, and Fae dives into the fries and nuggets we are allowed to eat / take, since they are thrown out at the end of the night... gah! Guilt trip in a major way.. even though I did insane amounts of walking with my heavy backpack, but still! So the moral of this story is, Fae must eat in the morning, eat something at school before class, then eat before work... THEN Fae will not pig out on unhealthy things...

I ate 3 orders of nuggets and probably a medium fry. So much for my self control :(.

Happens to the best of us, Fae. I work at Ruby Tuesday, and sometimes they screw up in the kitchen and make something wrong, like a loaded cheese fry appetizer with sour cream when the customer asked for no sour cream, so guess who gets to eat those loaded cheese fries :devil: It is evil to work in a restaurant when trying to lose weight, but the money can be so good at times that it's hard to resist, and the FREE food is even worse! How do you resist the free, unhealthy food when it would cost at least 5 bucks to go to the salad bar at the grocery store?! It's a very viscious cycle--OH, the free sodas are hard to avoid, too. I fell into that trap HARD when I worked at a movie theater. At Ruby's, though, I force myself to at least drink only water, diet coke, or the lemonade (it's Light lemonade--5 calories per serving, and I usually even add water to that because I feel guilty). So there are a bunch of us here who understand where you're coming from, Fae. That doesn't make it okay ;) but we do understand. At least you have a plan of attack (eat something before work!).

Well, yesterday's menu has certainly made a dent in the amount I gained over the weekend. When I weighed yesterday morning, I was at 286, and this morning I was 283. 3 more pounds and I will be back where I was last week. I know all I really shed yesterday was the added water-weight from too much sodium over the weekend, but hey, I'll take what I can get! I'm eating the same foods today as yesterday (egg white omelette, turkey sausage, ham, and grilled chicken), but I won't be able to go to the gym between jobs because I have an orientation for my new job (yes, a third job, but if I make enough $$ at it, then I can quit Ruby's!).

Well, hope everyone has a great Hump Day (already--gotta love 3-day weekends :D )!

wow i miss so much when i'm gone for a few...sorry to hear about the foodpoisoning...sounds like all of you ladies have tons going on...

nothing's going on here really...just relaxing...time to clean later...blah

I can't imagine the temptation if I worked in any kind of restaurant/fast food place/anywhere that produces yummy food. The only way I ever lose weight is when I'm preparing my own food at home, and totally 100% controlling the food that comes into my house. I just go nuts if I've got a lot of new "shiny" choices. :dizzy:

WastedThermos, I hope you're able to catch up on a little bit of sleep. It won't be long until you fall into your semester 'rhythm' and figure out what works for you to be healthy.

Lizzbabe and Cookie, I've been thinking about giving up alcohol for a while too. I need to get this little bulge under control. It's not the number of calories, it's the quality I'm concerned about there. But it sucks to be the sober one in a crowd of drunks... *sigh*

Oops, I'm not really done but here comes the boss telling me to head out into the field... more later, I hope. Have a great day all.

hump day. some days are great others are bad, I just wihs there WAS SOMETHING that gave me the energy to get up in the morning again! WHere is my will power????
Sounds like everyone had a good weekend. Lizzie WELCOME back...
Not much other then that.
I gave up the drinking this weekend.

Sugarbutt- I used to think I hated my mom too, but I think I came to a realization. You see my father died of cancer a few years ago and after that she just starting going out all of the time and becoming much more social, etc. She made all of these new girl friends, started dating someone, lost a lot of weight (she weighs a lot less than me-she always tries to get me to diet with her-and takes all of my skinny clothes), but I think I was jealous of my mom that she could be so happy. I would yell and tell her to start acting like a mother, but I really think she was trying to show me that it's ok to be happy and to smile and ever afer something so tragic another door can open.

Fae-I go to college and I have a lot of friends where on part of their diets they just skip meals but that NEVER works for me cuz I just get hungrier and eat more (they usually end up binging later too). So I am always trying to eat snacks all of the time. Although this weekend starts sorority rush and my whole weekend willbe out of the house with NO breaks... for example Friday is 4:30 till 11:30 NO BREAKS so yah there goes dinner :(

Jilly I could NEVER work in a restaurant. i used to joke if I worked ina cookie place I would be like cookie for the customer and cookie for me, cookie for the customer and cookie for me.

At least a lot of people agree with me... it sucks to be the only sober one. I was thinking of almost one day just eating a REALLY big salad (on Jenny Craig that's "free food") and then maybe I would be able to drink more... because that saves up more alcohol fats AND I would not have to drink that much to get that "happy feeling." I know it's such bad thinking, but....

Oh girl, it is ON!! :lol: Kickoff is this Saturday around 5:45 on ESPN. I think I'll have CHICKEN SOUP for dinner that night...and I'll feed some to my dawgs too... ;) Steve who???? :rofl:

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Happy Hump Day Ladies!

It's back to work and school, and hopefully back to the gym tonight! I've been off for the past two days and guess what I MISS it, I actually miss not working out! Wow!
Never would have thought that a couple of years ago.

Have a great day and rest of the week ladies!

Cookie- i am not jelous of my mom... shes still married to my dad... i have never met my real Father... my mom does all those things goes out gets boyfriends and my dad is still around and they are still married... chris and i are very happy...

Wow I cant keep up with this thread sometimes! he he! You ladies move so fast around here. Well I start my new job today at the fitness clb as a supervisor. I am nervous because I am not in shape and here I am working there! But hey I will have LOTS and LOTS of incentive now! And no excuses like - I couldnt make it to the gym. HA! Well I am doing good exercising because of the challenge you guys have here. - thanks again it really kicked me in the rear and got me moving again. I get off work at about 9pm tonight - so wheb I get home I'll post how it went and if Im still alive. Have a good day all

LOL Christy and Lizzie~ you guys are way to much! What teams are they?? Im a HUGE U of M fan over here!! I had lil miss makayla in a cheerleading outfit with the lil ruffle socks shes a lil wolverine!! hahahah
DANI~ congrats on your job! good luck with that, I wish I could work in a fitness place, life would b so much easier...
AMANDAHOLLY~ Where are you?? I hope all is well with you and your lil man.
Cookie~ I know that "happy feeling" it is hard to stay sober, not even sober, just not drink as much, ESP when EVERYONE around you is drinking lke a fish!
Trying to keep up here... with a smile to! Im just so tired form planning this party... ... ..

Justforus~ It's the UGA Bulldogs and the USC (SC State?) Gamecocks. :) My grandparents used to raise English Bulldogs AND chickens/roosters...guess which ones won in a fight. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: I put my little man in a UGA jersey quite often...maybe next time I'll get a little girl for the cheerleading outfit. ;)

Dani - congrats on the new job! Good luck!
Around here the big news is we have NO furniture - no ANYTHING... the movers took it all away today!! So what we have now is what we will have for the next month, laptop, air mattress, sleeping bags, pillows, select clothing and shoes, tolietries.... paper plates, cups, silverware... HAHAHAHA - it is kinda funny... and kinda sad LOL
I haven't gotten to the gym yesterday or today :( Oh well, there is always tomorrow!! There will be no movers in the house! YAY!!!

It is Thursday already?? Life goes too fast sometimes. If I had about 3 extra hours a day .... well, I'd probably find a way to fill those up too. Whenever I complain about having too much to do my mom always reminds me of that quote about how Mother Theresa had the same number of hours in her day as I do. I think someone said that about Oprah too... :lol:
Anyway! I have three "events" going on this weekend that are sure to provide a lot of temptation, especially as far as alcohol goes. I'm not totally cutting it out of my diet, but I'm cutting out total free-for-alls since nothing good has ever come of me being drunk.

I'm stressing out about when I'm going to be able to make it to the gym today. Yesterday was my double cardio day (100minutes!) and I did some pretty heavy weight training, so I guess it is ok to take a day off if I absolutely must. I had to be at work at 630 and my gym opens at 6 so I couldn't go this morning. I have school and then work again until 6 tonight and then I have to work on a project until 730. After about 4pm during the week it is pretty pointless to go to my gym because of how crowded it is, so if I work out tonight I will have to find some place else to do it.




Fae- Yea, fries maybe a worse food to be around since you can eat a ton of them in passing and not really think about it. I'm not sure I could work food service at all since total avoidance of "trigger" foods is the only thing that works for me. Part of my job now is setting up and cleaning up after our caterer comes and I find myself wanting to eat whatever he brings.. cake, potatoes... even green beans! Maybe I just like free food. :lol:

Jill - mmmm...cheeeese fries. Good luck with your new job!! I was contemplating getting a second but then I wouldn`t have time to whine about the one I have now.

Megan- Thanks!! If I can make myself go to bed at a reasonable hour life would be a lot easier for me. The sad part is.. I think this Is the rhythm of this semester, I just have to get used to it.

Christy - hehe whatever!! No, I actually think that uga will probably beat us, if I'm being honest with myself. However, I have to support the cocks!! :cheer: I live beside the football stadium and practice field, so football seems to be a big part of fall-semester life here.
That picture is so cute!!

Dani - I would love to work at a fitness club!! I'm addicted to my gym! Don't be too nervous. I bet a lot of people there will be glad they don`t have a 100lb, 18 year old air head in your place.

Justforus- I go to the university of south carolina (gamecocks, wierd I know..) We have a new coach this year so everyone is talking about our team even though it isn`t like we have a whole new team.. Who knows. I always hope we do well, but I'm not holding my breath.
And.. aww those little cheerleading outfits are so cute!!

Wow, I am so glad it's Thursday, I'm having a pretty bad week so far. So, after I got back from Shanghai and went to my first day of classes, I came down with some kind of flu that I caught from my bf. I slept from 9pm Tuesday to 6pm Wednesday! :eek: I got up a few times to use the bathroom and answer the phone, but mostly I just slept. So of course I couldn't sleep last night because I wasn't tired after all that sleep! I still managed to make it to class this morning though (thank god I didn't have class yesterday).

I need to replenish my liquids here . . . sleeping for 21 hours = not drinking much water = I lost 5 pounds overnight. I kind of freaked out when I saw 135 on the scale, I was like, no way, then I realized it is because I haven't eaten anything in over a day and I haven't drank enough water either. It would be nice to stay at 135, but I know as soon as I get some food and water into my system I'll jump back to at least 139.

To top it off, I think I sprained my wrist while I was sleeping. Ugh! I'm going to the doctor this afternoon to see if it's okay and if I need an x-ray or something. And since I didn't wake up early enough, I couldn't pack a lunch, so I have to buy my lunch again today. Luckily there is an Au Bon Pain down the street so I can get a nice big salad.

Oh, and on top of all that, I'm signed up to run my first 5k THIS SUNDAY. :faint: I don't know if I'll make it.

I hope the rest of you are having better weeks than me!

I had weigh-in today...and was up 1/2 lb. Argh!!! :mad: It's my own fault though...I really had an awful weekend last weekend. Hopefully I can make up for it this weekend...I plan to get in lots of exercising too.

So, does anybody know anything about Regent University? I think I'm going to start there next fall to get my B.S. in psychology but I'd like to hear the opinions of folks who have gone there or know others who have gone there...especially if they took online classes. The campus is in Virginia Beach.

thursday...means back to work for me...
i'm getting a ton done on my crochet projects...if i can just finish my neice's blanket...

I WANNA LEARN HOW TO knITT.... HEHE.. sry bout the caps just kinda didntk now they where on...today me and chris are goin go to the track and take my brother i am goin jog around it and chris is goin see if my lil brother can train for track... josh (my brother) got a really bad staff infection in is finger and now he cant wrestle something that he wants to do. but he wants to do a sport and it has to be none contact... the only one i can think of is track..maybe swimming... but he dont know how to swim so we decided on track.. now its just to get his legs moving... i seriously cant believe both how they are getting so old and... and they are both taller and THINNER than me...grr well i guess the different dads has something to do with it..

i am 20 years old and i still havent met my father my real dad... i need some outside of the family advice should i try and find him and meet him.... when i was younger i said when i am 18 but that has came and went i am afraid.. that he dont wanna see me.. I have met his mom and sister and brothers and most of my cousins... they all say hes a prick... what do you think?

Paperclippy, good luck with the 5-k!! It is so much fun and if you are anything like me, once you do your first race you will keep looking for more. Great motivation, too. Hope you feel well enough to compete.

I'm jealous of you 5kers. I can't even run 5 meters! That is something I would like to work towards but I have had exercise enduced asthma since childhood so I would have to take it very slowly. I also have a DD chest at the moment and it was absolute **** when I tried to jog with them the other day. Maybe I'll wait before I start the running.

I do love walking and the weather was perfect for it yesterday. A little warm for me today, but I put the baby in a sling and "mall walked" Wal-Mart as I was waiting for my pictures to be developed. I am getting a new carrier that will distribute my daughter's 18 pounds a little better over my body. The sling is off centered and the front carrier I have puts too much strain on my shoulders. I'm not giving up and just giving into the stroller though. I love the feeling of wearing my babe and I love the extra calories it burns!

I don't have energy to individually post, but I hope everyone has a great rest of the week, both with food/exercise and life. Being someone that has hit a lot of highs and lows in all of those areas, I know that things can change if you want them to. You just have to set your priorities and work at them. That said, I am officially making Christmas my goal for getting to 135. It is pretty adventageous, but I can at least try. I have been losing steadily without trying too hard. If I kick it up a notch, I can lose 25 pounds in less than 4 months.