So far, so good...Last night I almost had a weak moment at dinner, and wanted to go for the 2nd helping, but alas, my willpower prevailed!! I think that actually putting my goals "in writing" is going to be a big step in accountability for me.
How is everyone else doing?
Lisa, how great that you are working on a double BS!! What a coincidence, I was going for Business Management, too! Are you also working while going to school? I was working full time, and schooling part time (3 classes/semester)...boy, it wasn't easy. I gave up school to start a family. I had infertility issues, and dr. told me to eliminate extra "stresses" in my life. I was a junior when I left. I really want to get back there some day and finish.
I really admire your determination!!
Momadance did you get those power pushes in? Just a thought... when you're shopping for your pens, don't forget some other things you might need for your book signing...lipstick, water, breathmints, a new outfit...Oh, and don't forget a dazzling smile, for those that want a picture with you
RoadRunner, awesome job on the 6.6 lbs!! That's gotta make you feel good!! Sounds like dh needs a big smooch for being so understanding about the brownies
LBTEPA, thank you so much for the words of encouragement. I'll take all I can get!
LBH, hope your little guy is on the mend, and coming home soon...I have two little ones (4yo), and it is so heartwrenching when they're sick. Don't you wish you could just take it all away? Take care of you, too!!
midwife, thank you for the welcome...If we have similar goals, maybe we can keep each other on the "straight and narrow"
We're home!! Robby's doing great, his chest sounds really good they say, and they haven't had much to suction out the last few treatments. The ped came in and signed off on us going home this AM! He's soo funny, it was next to impossible to monitor his O2 level the past day or so, because he was too busy doing gymnastics in the crib! He lifts his legs up, turns to his side and tries to roll over...then laughs that evil little baby laugh when they amuse themselves! Then slams his legs down on the mattress and makes the machine go all batty!
The doctor changed him from Zantac to Pepcid, at my request, because everyone tells me it tastes better...or has no real taste. Anything's got to be better than that horrible Zantac! I'm anxious to see how he takes it tonight. It's only a .5mL too, better than 1.2mL of the Zantac, so less to get down.
I called Curves yesterday and asked them to put my membership on hold for a couple weeks and told them because my baby was in the hospital since last Wednesday. They said no problem, so I'll start back on Monday. I've only gotten to go twice so far.
I don't know if I'll ever catch up, but I wanted to say hi to the new people. Hopefully I'll be back in the swing of things soon!
Lauren, congrats on being home. I bet it feels soooo much better to be home.
Edith, I do work, but it is very part-time. I attend 4 classes this semester and will continue with that crazy schedule during the summer. Starting in the fall I will be taking five classes. I work on campus as a work-study, so my boss is understanding if I say I need time off for homework. (I only work 10 hours a week)
Lauren: I am so glad that Robbie is home. I hpe he continutes to feel better.
Hello to everyone! I've had a pukey boy all day. This is the first time we've been through this. Ugh. I'm off to shower and get the puke smell out of my hair and out of my nose!
Has anyone done the South Beach Diet? From everything that I have read it is a lot like the diabetic diet that my dad is on. I would like to try it but am skeptical (sp?) about it. I remember the old diabetes diet from like 12 years ago, sort of which worked well for me. I would like to try something different, cause it was really strict.
Lisa: There's a whole forum on the South Beach diet. They may have info for you there. But you can't abandon us if you like them too! You have to visit both of us,
I agree with Karen, Lisa! I think there's a lot of info in the SB section of the board, but you're not allowed to abandon us!! My in-laws do SB and have done very well. They're also very disiplined though.
Karen, Ugh on the pukey boy. Peter puked once and it was in the car! What a mess that was to clean! Thank God for leather seats, but the car seat cover had to be washed and all.
We have a f/u appt. with the ped. at 11:40 this AM. I'll update later. Have a great day all!
Lauren- I am glad that little Robby is doing better and is home from the hospital.
Anyone else have problems with emotional eating? This is how I gained a lot of the weight to begin with. Things were going ok for awhile but the minute a lot of stress enters into it...BAM....I am looking for food. And not fruits and veggies...but good comfort food. What do the rest of you do when this happens...I have been trying to exercise instead of going to food...but the entire time I am exercising I keep thinking about the thing that is stressing me out and still want to eat.
Rhonda
Hi Rhonda, Wish I could help but that has been pretty much my week in a nutshell. For me, it doesn't help that I ran out of my antidepressant and have not managed to pick up a refill. Add more than average stressors to that and I am a mess deep down inside, and I feed that mess...
Lauren, glad Robby's home! He is gorgeous! I love that smiley stage.
Rhonda, yes, that's been my problem my whole life! I'm not the kind of person that can't eat when I'm stressed, sick, upset, etc. I wish I was! I'd be skinny!!
Big News! Peter peed in the potty Wednesday night, and pooped in it last night!! I'm soo excited! I really didn't expect him to go, because he's totally not interested. He'll sit on it sometimes (usually fully clothed), but never goes. Hoping to keep it up. Once he gets going at night down pat, I'll work on in the AM...right now we don't have 20 minutes to sit there in the AM...is that bad of me?!
Lauren, do you have the "Potty Time" vidoe - we call it the potty propaganda video, the songs are addictive and it works! Cate practically potty trained herself.
My emotional eating was always delayed - something would happen early in the day, say, and I'd find myself having a whole milk latte and a danish at 4:00 in the afternoon. (Then maybe a big cookie or something else equally bad, because I wasn't full yet. Other than one trip to Dunkin Donuts the day after I quit my job and it became apparent I was going to be engaged in an ugly and drawn out lawsuit, I've pretty much stopped emotional eating.
When I get the urge now, I remind myself that I've broken up with that food (whatever food it is my brain fixates on) and I don't need to think about it any longer. Sort of like reminding myself that I can't call an exboyfriend shortly after a breakup, to make me feel better about something bad in my life. I've noticed two things - the first is the cravings have dropped significantly. This may be one of the most turbulent months in my life - big highs, deep lows - and I am coping without turning to food. The second is that in the old days, I couldn't talk myself out of cravings - it tended to escalate not deflate them, now, if the simple "breakup" reminder doesn't work, I imagine myself on tv, with a live audiance who knows me and my struggles, chanting "No Amy No" as in, no - don't ruin your success for something that will do nothing for you. And that works like a charm. Because I still want to be able to enjoy a dessert now and then, I don't want to throw away the calories & fat grams on some crappy piece of food I am not going to enjoy.
Don't know if that helps you at all, but it is working wonders in my own head.
~~I don't want to throw away the calories & fat grams on some crappy piece of food I am not going to enjoy.~~
This is what I do on normal days...I look at the fat grams and calories to decide if its worth it to me. But lately I have been feeling a bit discouraged by the lack of weight loss/change. This makes it hard to stick to it really. In addition to that (just to give you some background) the main reason I started(isn't the only reason I have stuck with it) this diet/exercise deal was to be more attractive for my DH. I have been going to the tanning bed, wearing make up (not like me at all), wearing more attractive clothes, loosing weight...etc....and no more interest than before...VERY VERY hard to stick to it now...for awhile when I was seeing a big difference I didn't give a crap what he thought, but now that I have hit a bit of a plateau and he isn't more interested at the same time...very discouraging.
Rhonda
Good Morning, Ladies!
I think that actually putting my goals "in writing" is going to be a big step in accountability for me.
That's gotta make you feel good!! Sounds like dh needs a big smooch for being so understanding about the brownies 
Robby's doing great, his chest sounds really good they say, and they haven't had much to suction out the last few treatments. 
The ped came in and signed off on us going home this AM! He's soo funny, it was next to impossible to monitor his O2 level the past day or so, because he was too busy doing gymnastics in the crib! 
He lifts his legs up, turns to his side and tries to roll over...then laughs that evil little baby laugh when they amuse themselves! 
Then slams his legs down on the mattress and makes the machine go all batty! 
I'm anxious to see how he takes it tonight. It's only a .5mL too, better than 1.2mL of the Zantac, so less to get down.
to the new people. Hopefully I'll be back in the swing of things soon!
What a mess that was to clean! Thank God for leather seats, but the car seat cover had to be washed and all.
I'd be skinny!! 
I'm soo excited! I really didn't expect him to go, because he's totally not interested. He'll sit on it sometimes (usually fully clothed), but never goes. Hoping to keep it up. Once he gets going at night down pat, I'll work on in the AM...right now we don't have 20 minutes to sit there in the AM...is that bad of me?!
