300+ and Ready To Try Again...#762
 

300+ And Ready To Try Again...#762

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Good Morning All,

Well it's Saturday morning and the weather is looking pretty grey. I hope it doesn't rain until I get chance to dry all my clothes that are on the line right now. UK weather sucks. Mind you, I shouldn't moan, not when parts of the US are being bombarded with Hurricane Rita. And so soon after Hurricane Katrina. It really is upsetting, and again my thoughts and prayers go to those people effected by the storms.

My diet is going well, and I just finished a cup of green tea with pear and apple flavouring. It's a bit bitter as it comes, so I add a couple of sweeteners and it's delicious then. I know it's supposed to aid good digestion, but I also heard it's good for getting your metabolism up and running. I only drink one cup a day, but I like to think it does me some good.

Sharon - hope the exercising goes well and that your knee doesn't complain too much. Still having probs getting that first email, so I am going to contact my ISP today and see if there is a problem.

Luan - how are you feeling today, I hope you are feeling a bit better than yesterday. How did your last day go at work? I had to laugh at Sharon when she said about the 'wardrobe' you must have had to deal with, wisps of spangly stuff etc lol.

Futurediva - I know just how you feel about writing a post and then deleting it by mistake. I do that so often, or it gets lost through no fault of my own so often that I copy as I go along. That way if the thing gets lost I can open a new message and paste all I had written.

You mentioned you have a job in labour and delivery, is that what it sounds like, you work on a maternity ward??

Julee - glad to hear you are going to look after yourself. I guess when this job is all sorted out you will be able hopefully to take a big breath and relax again.

Neurotica - wow 109 lbs in 9 months, that is amazing. What did you do apart from have your 'fat' days. Did you work out every day in the gym or something??

Catherine - haven't heard from you in a while now, hope you are doing ok and that the nerves are settling a little.

PJ - are you managing to read posts if not write often? I hope so, coz I am saying a big HELLO lol :lol:

Everybody else I have missed, have a great day, and enjoy your weekend,

Hugs,

Ammi :dizzy:

My nerves are better, I guess. It seems like I still have so much to do. I have to put buttons on my new suit jacket today, and hem some pants. I also have a couple of pairs of pants to take up. I have packed and unpacked my bags almost everyday for the last week. He's been busy the last two weeks doing a new set of lesson plans, and so I haven't gotten to speak to him as much. That's made some of this harder. Hearing his voice makes things easier. I should be able to post once I get there. He does have a computer. I've been wearing my new boots to break them in, and feel a bit silly. It's kind of hot here for them, but it may be snowing there when I arrive. The sun finally came out today. We have been socked in with clouds from the back side of Hurricane Rita for about 3 days. That should tell you how big this storm is. We had some tidal flooding a couple of days ago, but the surf advisory has now been lifted. If this area took a direct hit, it would look every bit as bad as New Orleans. This county is the second most densely populated county in the nation, and most densely populated in Florida with a high percentage of elderly. The idiots in charge are approving all sorts of new condos to go right on the water front. There are really only two bridges that can be used for evacuation, so it would take days, and we wouldn't have that much advance warning. A big one hits here, and there is going to be the bodies of little old ladies floating all the way to Cuba. Last year when the 4 hurricanes criss crossed the state, but just kept missing us, most people refused to evacuate without their pets. The shelters here are schools, and the schools are afraid of the animal hair causing alergies in the kids when the schools reopen. Our ASPCA has taken in 100 pets from the Mississippi area that were found with their dead owners who refused to leave without them. The animals could swim, but not their elderly owners. The same thing would happen here. In the scheme of things worrying about a trip to meet someone's parents pales in comparison.

Hello all. Been a week since I posted and lots to catch up on! Congratulations to the many of you who have lost weight this week! :encore: Welcome to the new folks who are posting! :wave:

Well, my goal this week was to eat "in control" and to exercise for 30 minutes 5 days. I was "in control" about 4 days and definitely out of control the last 3. I worked out 3 days...2 days for an hour and one day for 30 minutes. So in terms of minutes I guess I only missed 30 minutes. I lost 0.8 pounds. I am happy with that but I know I would have done better if I hadn't lost it as the week went on.

As the week progressed, I started eating fast food for lunch almost everyday. I live only 10 minutes from work so it is very easy for me to run home and fix myself soup and a sandwich or even nuke a Lean Cuisine and veggies, but I chose not to. My intention is always there but when it comes time to go to lunch in my mind I just feel like I am not going to be satisfied with my healthy meal at home. So I need to work on that. One thing I know helps me is to be cooking and trying new recipes. I really like to enjoy my food and a Lean Cuisine on a regular basis really doesn't cut it for me. In fact for the early part of the week I had made a couple recipes from my Cooking Light cookbooks and I was doing well. I just need to keep myself organized and so I can plan some meals. It will make all the difference for me. I really do enjoy cooking and trying new things.

So, that is my goal for this week. In addition to getting in at least 150 minutes of exercise and I want to try at least 2 new recipes this week.

I know if I will stick to eating healthfully for the entire week, rather that just part of the week I will be rewarded at the scale. I am grateful for my 0.8 this week, but I guess I am greedy...I want more!!!!! :lol:

Thanks, everyone, for being here. You really have no idea how helpful it is to be able to read what you all have to say.

Jeez these threads have been flying by--and I have been missing them! I just went back and had to catch up on the entire last thread, so in a nutshell--congrats on losing, welcome to our group, good luck with the Coke, I have "fat dyas" also, you'll have a wonderful trip, glad the hurricane missed you, and hello everyone! :dizzy: How's that for a 10-second catch-up ;)

I weighed in at TOPS on Thursday night with a 1-pound gain. Not bad considering all the crap I have been eating lately. I have decided that I actually perhaps needed to increase my calories (when I came back from my business trip last week, I was up 7-8 pounds, so only having a 1-pound gain at TOPS last night meant something I have been doing has been working!). I got it stuck in my head (as I'm sure we all do at some point) that in order to jump-start or just get the next few pounds off, I would be able to do it easily by cutting waaaaay back on calories, ya know, just for a few days. Well, those few days turned into a week, that week turned into a few weeks...so now my body has been only getting about 1000-1200 calories a day for WAY longer than I had ever meant to! In the past few days, I have increased my calories way up to about 2000 (unintentionally), but it seems ot be working, as I'm already down another 2 pounds :o Guess I'll just keep a close eye on my calorie-to-weight loss ratio and see if I'm at a good level for now. Sure feels great to be eating almost double the amount of calories and still losing weight, though! Of course, it could be just a fluke, so I'll be tracking everything for a few weeks to see how it all goes.

Well, time to go grab some breakfast (lunch, maybe, since it's about 11:30am already, and we just got out of bed not long ago :p ), then watch the movies we rented and my recorded episodes of The OC (we watched my recorded episode of Lost last night), then tomorrow, I get to start packing--I move in exactly 3 weeks!!! :D

I just had to post again to say what a little thrill I got out of seeing my little lady bug and bumble bee have moved away from their starting points....even if it was just 0.8. Isn't it funny what little things can make us feel better about a disappointing loss? :lol:

Jilly b & Xena congrats on the losses, :cb: Jilly B what is TOPS, is it a USA diet club/support group, or what? Hope the move goes smoothly.

Catherine, how long now before you see your bf(fiance?) You must be worried, going so long without seeing him, I used to see my hubby every day, except for when he went on a couse for 3 days and I missed him like crazy! It must have it's good points though, you are being 'courted', it must be so romantic! :cloud9:

Not exercising today, started feeling sniffy last night, today I'm bunged up, head ache, runny nose, aches & pains everything, :( will take a walk later on if i feel up to it instead. Xena I know what you mean about the exercise, I hate it and count how many minutes I have left to do :rofl: BUT I feel so much better getting it out of the way AND my body fells looser and more alive, how about promising yourself a fast food treat every third day (and go for a healthier option) if you exercise. Its no good me preaching though, I do the exercise but having gained & not knowing how :shrug: I have been pretty bad :devil: thurs, fri & sat to be stupid and to punish myself (?), but only at night, I feel pretty bad about it :no: but today is a new day and I WON'T go off plan today. AA do 'one day at a time' I suppose it must work, good luck anyway. :flow2:

Ammi, will try & catch you later on MSN messenger.

bye for now, :grouphug:
sharon

Good Afternoon All,

It's Sunday, and I have made it through another Saturday night without saying 'to heck with it' and having a delicious meal, wine and a whole tub of icecream like I used to do when I wasn't dieting. I thoroughly enjoyed my meal of chicken breast stuffed with mozarella cheese and covered in bacon, with boiled spuds, carrots and fresh green beans. YUM, and all for 7.5 points. Afterwards I had low fat rice pudding, but couldn't have a banana with it because the ones we bought were just too ripe.

I did two things I am proud of yesterday. When we were out, Daren decided he wanted a bite to eat for lunch. Despite the fact it would only be him eating because Caleigh (SD) and I had eaten before we left. So I watched him eat a chip butty (hot chips in a buttered roll) and a battered sausage. Both are my faves. Not only did I say no when he asked if I wanted something to eat, but I also said no to having even just one of his chips.

The other thing I did, was when I went shopping I bought a small box of chocolates for Caleigh. She didn't know at the time they were for her. Beth (D) has gone on hols with the dad to Spain, and I feel a bit bad for Caleigh that she isn't doing anything. So I got her the chocolates. When we got home she gave them to me and I put them on the table in front of me. I had no intention of eating them myself though figured I could probably have one. But I was strong, and I gave them to her. Daren nearly feel through the floor because he thought I was treating myself. Caleigh was shocked too, she didn't know what she had done to deserve them lol. So I am pretty pleased that I was a WW angel yesterday :angel:

But enough about me:

Sharon - it's been lovely chatting with you on MSN, I hope to catch you some time today. I don't know what to say about your night time eating over the last couple of days. I think that dreaded scale is still effecting your ability to diet properly. You get to the night when you are more tempted to eat, and you must be thinking, well why diet when it does me no good anyway, and you give in. Can't you give those rotten scales a wide berth, and weigh monthly instead. It might help you get your motivation back.

Catherine - Oh I am such a twit. I never realised that you would be meeting your honey's parents for the first time. Well no wonder you are nervous. I am sure they will love you if for no other reason than you make their son so happy. When I first met Daren's parents I was a nervous wreck, but Daren kept telling me how much they hated his ex wife, even during their marriage, and that as I am a million times better than she is they are bound to love me. I didn't know it at the time, but they aren't a hug and kiss kind of family, and when I met his mum I gave her a hug, and she hugged back. Everybody was so shocked, and when Daren told me how special that was, well all the nerves flew out the window. Anyway have a wonderful visit, not long to go now.

Jill - I do love the sound of eating more and still losing weight. I am sure it's all to do with the metabolism getting a booster when all of a sudden you are giving it more food to work with. It's like when people have their 'fat' days. I reckon they work because of the same principle. Well done on only having the 1 lb gain. That will soon come off.

Xena - what about if you prepared low fat meals, so that all you have to do is pop home and stick them in the oven, or microwave. Or prepare a cold lunch and keep it in the fridge. Then the temptation won't be there for you to go for the fast food option. When I make a WW recipe from scratch, I always eat half and freeze half. There has been many a night when I am starving and Daren is cooking something for him and the kids that I would love. I think of how long it would take to cook a meal for myself and start to think, oh it won't hurt this once to eat what the rest of the family are eating. Then I remember the meal in the freezer and it comes to the rescue. A quick blast in the microwave and I am eating and not fancying the other food :D And finally, a big :bravo: :cheer: for your little ladybug that is moving it's way down the tracker :cheer:

Well that's it for now, time for lunch. Take care all, and keep happy.

Hugs,

Ammi :dizzy:

Ammi - Great job staying OP. I have been being a little bad... still under points tho. im sick, so i dont have the energy or desire to care right now. mainly because i just dont feel much like eating. i cant taste anything so whats the point? i really want some fish and chips, but i dont want to leave the house. blah. i hate being sick.

Hi Luan - I am sorry to hear you are still feeling pretty sick with that dreaded cold. Poor Sharon (voodoo) has a cold as well, everything happens in 3s, so who else has a cold??

Take care all, and for those weighing tomorrow, GOOD LUCK, and for those that see a gain, don't let it get to you, those scales LIE lol.

Hugs,

Ammi

Hello everyone!

Julee – Yeah… don’t want to be a size 6 either. I would just be happy to be healthy. If I’m still a little heavy, so be it. At least I’m not what they call morbidly obese. If I can just get past that… I’ll be happy… ooh and of course the more choices in dresses is good too :lol:

Voodoo – Yeah… I keep moving the date, but I really should stop running away from it. Its hard tho :(

Jillybean – I agree with you… it’s good to see the threads so active again!

We went to the San Diego Zoo on Saturday. It was really nice. I even got a kewl caricature of my bowling league team!! Now I can scan in the picture and color it in and print it out on my iron on transfer paper and try to make team shirts heheheh.

We did A WHOLE BUNCH of walking yesterday at the zoo… Then we came home and sat in the Jacuzzi at our friends apartment. Nice way to end a long day of walking hehehe. My legs are sore today. You know when you get a Charlie horse in your calf.. what that’s what they feel like after you have worked the Charlie horse out. Feels good actually hehehe…

I hope everyone is doing well… I still have those who have been affected by all this horrible weather in my mind and my prayers.

Sue…

Sue Marie - where in So Cal are you?

Hi there PrincessPuffyPants...

I'm in San Bernardino. Out near Ontario, Redlands, umm... Riverside... ooh and Ranch Cucamonga.

How about you?

Sue...

im in long beach *waves*

voodoo--TOPS stands for Take Off Pounds Sensibly. It's basically a weight loss support group, and we have weekly weigh-ins and meetings. It's far cheaper than WW or anything like that, and they don't make you follow any specific plan. They are non-profit, so they also don't try to sell you any supplements or bars or snacks or anything like that--all they sell is a few books that promote a basic nutritional exchange program based on the food pyramid. Some people in my group do Atkins, some do South Beach, some do WW Points, some count calories--we're all just there to support each other and share information and tips we gather along the way. I think there are chapters in England, too. If not, you only need I think 4 or 5 people to start your own chapter. Check out www.tops.org if you'd like :) (I think it's okay to post that link since it's non-profit, plus there's a TOPS forum here on the 3FC boards.)

As for me, I have not been sleeping well at ALL lately :?: I hope that once I move (less than 3 weeks now!!), all of my subconscious issues will just fly away. Hopefully, that's all it is that my dreaming mind is worried about and there aren't other underlying issues that I don't even know about yet. I have been having very vivid and strange dreams (no more really bad ones like the rape on last week, just really weird ones). I make sure I don't eat anything too close to bed time, and I also make sure not to drink anything with sugar or caffeine late at night, so I really hope they're just stress-related. Last night I didn't dream anything memorable, but I was awake probably 5 times throughout the night (and I was only in bed for about 6 hours!). *sigh* it can only get better from here, right? :^:

Thanks for the info on tops. jilly b. I have bad dreams when I'm worried too, zombies or 'bad/crazy' people eating me or stabbing me, :eek: I even hurt where I've been 'bitten' or 'stabbed'! :fr: The dream of rape though that must have been very disturbing and frightening, I hope you get some restful sleep before the move because you'll need all of your brain-power and energy for the move. :tired:

Having another bad day, still feel awful, runny nose, aches & pains feel a bit sicky too, :barf: hubby will moan the house is a mess but I don't feel up to cleaning, looking after my little boy is all I can manage at the moment, and barely that. :headache:

Hope everyone else is ok and keeping healthy.

regards,
sharon

Monday morning- This is going to be a long week. I have a Biology exam today that I'm absolutely NOT ready for, but from the sounds of it, neither is 80% of the class. We have a teacher who is right out of college and never taught before. She talks really fast and has never stopped to ask us if we understand anything. Several people have talked to her after class and she just says that we have to keep up and to get tutoring from someone if we need it. I have a math test tomorrow that I'm not so worried about.

I am probably working every afternoon this week, and although it keeps me busy, there are a LOT of tempting snack foods there at the office. I bought some grapes and will take those to snack on.

I just get really stressed out around tests, but am learning to not go to food for comfort. Instead I'll just sew some more, or go pound the ivories.

Have a great day ya'll.

Babs

Good morning Ladies~~:wave:

Since I've never seen a man posting here I feel quite safe writing that. :D So I'm doing very good on my eating--I usually do except for that pasta day last week and guess what?! This morning my little "friend" came to visit so that actually explains my total lack of control. :cp: Yay! And I was even able to lose weight this week too. Yup--I'm totally shocked too.

I have had some really good news too. My mother's friend Robin just joined WOW--(Work Out World)--which is the gym that I belong to and I now have a work out buddy who won't blow me off. :cb: We went today at 8:00 a.m. and we left after 10:00 a.m. I did 10 minutes on the treadmill to warm up and then I did the nautilus machines. I haven't done the machines in such a long time and I feel so good about myself right now. But--the topper is that I finally got on that dreaded ELLIPTICAL and I did it for 10 minutes plus the 3 minute cool down. :) I was afraid of that machine at first, but now I think I'm going to love it. :D I did it in reverse for 1 minute--LOL--and I'll tell you that you can really FEEL it in your BUTT when you do it in reverse. :dizzy: It's kind of confusing to go backwards--but I'll do it because I've heard that you can get a really nice butt by using the elliptical machine. :lol: I want to have a nice butt. :s: And then when all the men want me because I'm a total sexpot with a nice butt I'll dump my bf--(who I think is cheating on me)--and I'll be like "HAH! See what you could have had?!" I like to think that I will do that, but I probably won't. I have been with him for over 13 years and I think that we can work things out. I just have to work up the courage to really talk to him about it. :( He knows that I suspect something and he basicly tells me that I'm acting like a nut--so it really could all be in my head. I hope so because I just love him so much. *sigh*

Well, now that you all know how I'm doing today let me see what's going on with all of you--

Babs~~I don't know if I said hi and Welcome so now you can consider it said ;) . As far as your biology teacher goes--I think it might be better if a whole group of you were to talk to her. And I mean together so that she realizes that it is HER and not the class. If that doesn't work talk to the department head. They don't want teachers who can't teach. Good luck :crossed: :goodluck: .

Ammi--enjoy your "lazy" week. :) You deserve it once in a while to take it a little easier. :lol: And does it really matter if your housework gets done a little later? :devil: That was so nice of you to buy the chocolates for Caleigh. She must have been thrilled and you probably made her feel special. KUDOS to you. :flow1:

Sharon--sorry you're not feeling well. :( I'm coming down with a cold myself--started with the sore throat last night--and if you're hubby acts like a jerk beat him up. :rollpin: ;) Sometimes men just don't understand. :p I hope that you're feeling better soon.

Jilly--I hate having nightmares. It probably is just stress because of all that you're doing lately--moving, new job, leaving a job--I hope you get over them soon. And who mentioned the nightmares about zombies eating them? :eek: I am terrified of zombies--I won't watch zombie movies at all because the idea of that scares me so much. :(

Hi Sue--I went to the San Diego Zoo on vacation about 5 years ago. I had a good time. You're right--it's a lot of walking. ;) Unfortunately I didn't have a jacuzzi to soak in afterwards. Lucky you!

Well, I have to go now. Good luck everyone--I'll try to come back later. :)

Vicki

Dolfin girl it was me talking about zombies, they scare me to death, George Romero's zombie trilogy, night/dawn/day of the dead is on tv this week. we watched 30 days later on video, it turned out to have a bit zombie like people/things I was scared to sleep for a week. Thanks for the kind words, though I think you deserve someone who treats you better, unless you are really jealous & paranoid I would trust your instintsm even if you weighed1000lbs you deserve someone who treat you well. Hope you get a happy result either way.

Wil post tomorrow, hubby wants to go on EBay & I need a lie down.

sharon

Hello everyone!

PrincessPuffyPants - :waves: hello fellow socal buddy! Hehehehe… If you haven’t talked with her yet, Julee is also in Socal :)

Jilly – I’m so sorry you are having problems with your sleep… I used to have sleep problems as well. Back in 1995, my grandmother died. I used to have nightmares and really strange dreams. Ones like where I’d see my grandmother, but she would be younger. She would stand there and call out my name and hold her hand out for me. Then I would see someone from the side pulling her away from me. She would scream and cry for me to go with her. Then I’d wake up. I used to have dreams like that for almost a year (maybe a little longer). And now, I have them every so often. That same dream… over and over again. I spoke to a Monk (my grandmother is Thai-Buddhist) and he told me it was a good thing I didn’t go with her in my dream. I could have gotten really sick in real life and possibly died. Scary stuff huh?? Wow, talk about memories… I haven’t had this dream for a while, a few months anyways… I am sure this was probably more than you wanted to know… sorry for going off on a tangent like that hehehehe…

QuiltingQueen – Biology!! Yikes… what are you majoring in? I’m working on my second degree, for teaching with a math concentration. My big exams are calculus!! I’m taking Calculus II this term. ICKY! My first class meeting is today for that class. I hope this teacher is more understandable. I have bad hearing and accents really makes things harder on me. Good luck with that Bio Exam! I too will eat under stress and school does that to me A LOT! I’ve learned to stop grabbing for the chips or cookies and grab for something healthier. Also… have you tried stocking up on like hard candy? Like Lemon Drops or Tootsie Rolls? Sometimes sucking on a hard candy is enough to keep your mouth busy and cravings down.

Dolfingirl – Congrats on getting a gym buddy! It makes workouts so much easier and also it makes the excuses stop. I used to make up a lot of excuses not to go, now I have james and my sister to go to the gym with. The San Diego Zoo is really nice. I think I am going to get a season pass to Sea World tho… I thought about getting one for the Zoo, but at Sea World, they change their entertainment schedules more often. This way it won’t get monotonous to go and it will give great exercise as well.

Voodoo1 – I am like you… Except I like to watch scary movies and enjoy the zombie shows and all that… but I too won’t sleep for a week. I sleep with the lights on :lol: and poor james has to suffer through it with me.

I hope everyone is doing well… I weighed in yesterday… I really hated to do it, but I got on the scale. I didn’t gain or loose anything. I’m relieved! Specially after going haywire in Laughlin :lol: I need a swift kick in the rear tho… I’ve decided I’m not doing so well on the 2500 calorie limit. So I’m cutting sown to 2000-2100 calories. Altho I did lose weight at 2500 calories, it was very slow going. I’m just concerned if I cut my calories back to much I will get sick again. But I went from 3400 calories to 2500 in about 6 months. I think cutting down to 2000-2100 calories will be okie. It’s not like it’s a dramatic change over a short period of time. We will see how that goes.

Take care everyone! I have my first class meeting for Calculus today… :yikes:

Sue…

Hi ladies! its been a busy couple of days for me, but i have been reading the posts and keeping up with all of you. Hope everyone is having a good day. I had a day off (well deserved:) and i went shopping, my favorite pastime! If you have an old navy near you, check it out, they are having killer sales!
Somebody asked me,(i think itwas Amni:) if i delivered babies. yes, that is my job. it is a great job most of the time and one part of nursing that is usually happy.
Catherine, how many more days til your trip? honestly, i cant wait to hear how it all goes. i am so excited for you:)
Im doing well with food but have, majorly slacked off on excersise, my schedule lately has been killer! i hope to make up for it this week.
well, have a great night, and everyone hang in there!

I leave a week from today at 10 pm, and arrive 4 1/2 days later. I have to remind myself to breath occasionally. I've only got some hemming left, traveler's checks to buy, and a hair cut to get. I'm going to a beauty shop tomorrow for the first time in 20 years. I decided that since I could now fit in the barber's chair, and my hands were shaking too much to cut my own hair even remotely evenly, that I would splurge on a real hair cut. My mom was a beautician, so I've only been to a beauty shop maybe a dozen times in my whole life. I'm kind of hard to please, so I pity the stylist who gets me.

Hi all!

I've been doing pretty good with the eating lately and I've also done a fair amount of exercise. My weight hasn't budged in a while, though.

But hey, that's ok. I think I'm feeling better, and I haven't touched any fast food or soda in a while now. I just finished reading part of Fast Food Nation last night, and I think that'll help me stay away from McDonald's and the like.

Hope everyone is doing well; wish I had more time to spend here but I must be heading off.

hi ladies. not much going on here. still sick. i hate it. ive only been eating like once a day, which i know is HORRIBLE, im just not hungry, and we dont have a lot in the house right now, and i dont feel like going to the store. blah! i hope i feel better soon...

Sharon, I know this is late, but I hope you are feeling better. I for one do NOT think you should have the surgery. You have done so well so far. Don't give up. I am sorry that you are feeling so down. Must have rubbed off on me. I was mega depressed all weekend. Fighting my way out of it now.

Sue, how are your classes going? Bummer about the car. That is always the way! Hope you were able to relax and enjoy your personal day from work!

Luan, you are doing awesome! You are a great inspiration to me and make me get my rear in gear!! Sweat it off!

Neurotica, WELCOME!! I find that being open and honest holds me more accountable for my actions and helps me stay motivated. I once weighed about what you weigh. It can be done. I am only down to 290 as of now, but I will never give up. I find that one thing that really helps me is to not beat myself up over slip ups and just keep going. Don't look back and get back on track immediately! I look forward to getting to know you better!

Vicki, CONGRATS on your loss despite your what you thought would be disaster meals. That is great! Pasta and pierogies are not that bad for you, just moderate.
As for the doughnuts, they were very greasy and kind of soggy. They leave a film in my mouth. I don't know why I did it.

Sue Again, your classes sound so interesting!! When all of my kids are in school full time, I will be going back to school myself to get re certified for teaching and maybe a few other things. I can't wait!

Ammi
Good for you sticking to your routine of eating bfast at 9 AM! Way to go!
I don't mind talking about my boys. I have yet to really do it with people here. It is hard for me. I knew one of my boys had special needs, but really was not prepared for them both. They are 27 months old, younger than your girls, and have been diagnosed with MSDD, which is borderline autism. I have meetings coming up that will clarify more for me what and where the boys will be going to school. The thought of sending my 2 year olds off on a school bus reduces me to tears. Then I still have my little girl. She is just speech delayed for the moment. She also receives physical therapy. The boys also receive both speech and PT and one of them gets occupational therapy as well. Looks as if the other one will get OT as well. I feel so responsible for the way my boys are now. I never thought for one moment that I would be on this side of special ed. I was a special ed teacher before I had children. EVen when I was carrying the triplets, my main concern was physical things and carrying them toa viable week. Never did I think that they would be special ed. As you may have guessed, I am not taking it very well. I have yet to see the reports that were done on the boys. That should be a joy.

SHARON, YOU BETTER NOT SAY THAT ALL YOU DO IS MOAN ABOUT YOUR PROBLEMS!!! I am here for you!! We are all here for each other! Moan here all you want so you don't internalize it and turn to food!! That is what is great about this group. SOme of us may be down and out, but there is always someone who is on the up and able to pep us up!! Please don't shut us out!!

Sharon 2, CONGRATS on the 3 pounds and your growing total!! WOO HOO!

Welcome Babs!! Congrats on your weight loss thus far! How are you doing it? ANy specific plan??

Julee, hope things calm down for you at work! Take some deep breaths! Hang in there!

Sue, How does James feel about your pushing off the wedding so many times? Is it really that important to you both to be married? I assumed you were already by the way you talk about him!

Luan hope you are feeling better!!

I am sending this and moving on to more threads to respond to. As usual I am way behind, but I will catch up now!
PJ

Kymberly, thanks for checking in! You are doing so well with your weight loss! I think I would love to work on the L&D floor if I was a nurse!

As for losing weight before weddings, I was a lot less than I am now. I was 152 when I met my hubby and gained some weight back. I was able to lose some for the wedding and got back down to 180. My hubby so kind that he was said to me not long after we were married that he never thought he would walk donw the aisle with a fat chick. I was in a size 14/12. I wasn't thin, but I didn't think I was fat either! We had it out after that! Now I am close to 300. Ooops! LOL

Ammi, I have heard similar things about the tea! I should start drinking it again. I buy multi vitamins with green tea extract in it. No, I was not keeping up with posts and I am paying for it now. I was having a big old pity party for myself.

Catherine, when exactly are you leaving to see your man? I think it is smart to wear in yoru boots first! Glad you were not hard hit by Rita. My heart and prayers go out to all the people who have been affected by these awful hurricanes.

Xena congrats on sticking to your goals all that you had last week and losing a pound!! Can you bring those lean cuisines to work with you and heat them up there? Can you bring yourself a sandwich instead and only treat yourself to take out one day a week?

Jilly, I consider that a loss! Awesome job!! Wait until next week and your TOPS weigh in! Good luck with packing and moving!! I wish you the best!!

Sharon sorry you are feeling yucky!! Take care of yourself and drink tea! Good for you not beating yourself up! It is a new day!

Ammi
HUGE CONGRATS on your victories!!! WOW! You inspired me!! Keep doing what you are doing!! {{HUGS}}

Sue, how was Calculus? YUCK! I loved math, but not that! OK where in the world is your man??? Hope you have some good books to read to keep your mind occupied!! Good job miantaining!!!

PJ

PJ thanks for your kind words! you all are an inspiration to me. even when im not feeling well. i know that when i am, i can get right back in that gym. im hoping tomorrow, because i have to work on a project anyway, so theres no reason i cant go when im done. unless i feel like im going to die like i have the last 3 days. its moved into mostly a chest cold, which is probabally from laying down, so being up and out will be good for me :)

SicknTired – how long have you been teaching? Any advice you can give to us newbies ;) I’m concerned about lesson plans and everything. The classes so far are fun. I’m really enjoying them. The Childrens’ Lit and the Childhood and Cultures class. The Calculus 2 class leaves much to be desired ;) hehehe… I have a bad habit of calling James my hubby… technically we aren’t married yet. But we’ve been together 8 years and living together for 6 years… I guess common-law kicks in :lol: Ya know… I really haven’t asked him how he really truly felt about me pushing things off all over the place. The first time I know he was relieved :lol: he had cold feet and got really antsy. Which made me antsy… but now he’s the one that set this date… I was going to tell him I want to change the date again, maybe I will talk to him tonight. I know he’s gonna say he loves me no matter what… I’m just, having a hard time dealing with my weight. I don’t take pictures anymore, I try to avoid them. Only cause I can’t stand to see me looking so huge. I went and got caricatures of myself and my teammates for bowling, and even the caricature made me look huge! Ugh… I’ll have to post the caricature picture when I can get it scanned in.

I took my laptop to a friend to try to fix my charging station… unfortunately he was not able to fix it, so I am going to be taking it in on Thursday to an actual shop and pray that it won’t cost an arm and a leg.

I am so wiped out. I didn’t get any exercise in today… and on my way home I had a starbucks mocha frappucino with whipcream.. a small tho … not that it made any difference, but it kept me awake! Hehehe was a long drive home from my friends house who was fixing my laptop.

I hope everyone is doing well…

Take care!
Sue…

Sue marie, I also taught 7-11 year-olds, my specialism was eng, creative writing. I gave up half way through a four year teaching degree. As well as major and minor subs. we had professional studies (how to teach & behave with kids) how to teach each subject and teaching practices in local schools :dizzy: . I loved the kids but hated the 'miss' title, I hate formalities, kids respect you for who you are, calling you by your first name should'nt lose their respect, neither should wearing a nose- ring(I had to remove it, even though it looks tidy and I've worn it for over twenty years!). I went back eventually and graduated with an Eng. lit degree, I will teach adult literacy when the boys are a bit older. Do you teach at all in your course? It was what kept me sticking with it so long before quitting.

Pj, hope you are feeling ok, I did'nt realise your kids were prems. were they very early? I hope you are keeping it up, no matter what sh*t we get from our children, even when they are pains/ill/naughty/not'normal' are still blessings :angel: (hope that does'nt sound too cheesy) having gareth being diagnosed for a while I find it easier to acept now, even though I still have a cry as you don't know how they will develop & how they will cope with life, they really are special, treasure those cuddles & tears.

Still not exercising, feel all vile & achey, :tired: nose is runing so bad I felt like pushing a tamp*n up my nostril! not done any houdework for two days, it looks a tip, got class this afternoon, have to go, its only a ten week course.

Hope no one else is ill, can you catch colds via the internet?! :lol:

sharon