Just stopping in to say hi to all my fellow bluezers. I have to get going to work plus there have been 200 more messages since I last was reading to I don't know how I'm going to keep up this time. I had a bad day yesterday but it was my day off and I always have bad days then. I had to call poison control last night cause my son got into some Aleve. I heard him choking so I figure he only got the first one down. I counted them and only 18 were missing which seems like how many I would have taken. And the lady on the phone said he would have had to get down a handful to do anything and I know he didn't have time. They're the big horse pill liquidgels so they don't go down easy. Well gotta get going.
Hey [COLOR="Blue"] QOTD for Tuesday: What do you think losing weight will change in your life? What do you think will be different? Better? Worse?
Maybe I wont be as self conscience of myself. I hope to have more confidence. I have arthritis and the weight doesn't help, so I think the less I can weigh, the better.
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Just a quick update on me.
We went to the grocery store as soon as we got paid. We spent over 600 dollars!! LoL!! But to be fair, I had to buy enough food to last me until the next paycheck, dh had to buy some food to take underway with him, and then we bought dvds, games luggage, and other stuff that we really needed. And yes, I really need 2 bottles of nail polish, lol.
After we were done grocery shopping, dh was putting the stuff in the trunk, and I was in the car. Well, this song came on the radio "My Soul And Hearts Inspiration" by the Righteous Brothers, and I just started like non other. He'll be leaving in 3 hours and going underway for 2 months. I have no clue why I'm even crying in the first place. I survived a 7 month deployment..I can make it through 2 months. I just hate being here without him. We're planning for me to go visit him in SD when they pull in there for a week or whatever. So at least I'll get to see him. But I just hate it when he's gone.
To make matters worse..he was looking for one of our old phones so he could bring it on the ship..and he found this old white one. And it has my mom's voice on it. Well..just to be sure it was that one..I plugged it in and played the message. And as soon as I heard her voice, I started bawling my eyes out. My heart just started hurting so bad, like she had died all over again. I hate that dh is leaving, but I hate it even more that I have to be alone again on the 2nd anniversary of her passing, which will be in May.
Anyways..thats my little sob story right now. Dh is almost done packing, so I'm gonna get the Wii ready, cuz we're gonna play a game of something, lol. Goodnight all..Be back laters!!
I can not imagine how you must be feeling. We are here for you whenever you need a shoulder. I hope the next couple months go by FAST for you.
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Just stopping in to say hi to all my fellow bluezers. I have to get going to work plus there have been 200 more messages since I last was reading to I don't know how I'm going to keep up this time. I had a bad day yesterday but it was my day off and I always have bad days then. I had to call poison control last night cause my son got into some Aleve. I heard him choking so I figure he only got the first one down. I counted them and only 18 were missing which seems like how many I would have taken. And the lady on the phone said he would have had to get down a handful to do anything and I know he didn't have time. They're the big horse pill liquidgels so they don't go down easy. Well gotta get going.
That' scary, Im glad that he didn't get a lot down and that hes ok. My daughter once did that with Arthritis Tylenol and I had no idea how much she had taken. We ended up taking her to the hospital stuff where they had to put a tube down to her tummy and give her charcoal ... not sure why, but I think to absorb it?
I left the room while he was eating and read a chapter in my book instead. Then when he was done, we ended up taking a nap, lol. When I woke up, I seriously wasnt gonna eat my dinner, because I really wanted to eat that sub tonight. But then I came on here and read what you wrote..and ya, you were so right, I dont need it today!! Thanks so much!! I made my dinner, and will even reward myself with a dvd tonight when we go grocery shopping!! (we go to walmart) That sub will probably taste better tomorrow when its been in the fridge for awhile.
Okay..I'm off to eat my din din now!!
GREAT JOB!!!! I knew you could do it!
And great job Jill for rocking the exercise! So awesome!
I'm off for a 6 mile run, gotta earn those miles for my beach trip!
Oh, and I broke out of the 190s today,YIPPEE, I'm 189.2 this morning!
Im happy every morning but i get bummed in the afternoon .. i miss my hubby and wish i could lose weight and be sexy for him when he comes home.. but this time im heavier then whenh he left.. and i feel like im getting nowhere.. and its all becuase i suck at this .. I thought joining the challenge would help.. but it seem im just weak.
Amy, you are not weak and you don't suck at this. I think it's just time for you to re-evaluate your reasons for doing this and make a recommittment to yourself. I also would like to lose weight for my Hubby and be sexy for him. But, the reality is that doing this for someone else never seems to be enough motivation for us to stick with this journey. What would you like for yourself? Increased self esteem, to feel better, to wear beautiful clothes? Find your reasons, then go for it. And,don't think for one minute that your Blue team is gonna let you go without a fight! We're here for you....to provide the encouragement and support that you need...but, it's up to you to pick yourself up and keep going. You can do this!
Francie - My heart goes out to you. Two months...7 months....regardless of the length of time, its all time away from your sweetie and that must be so very difficult. I'm sorry that you will be without him during this rough time. I'd also break down and cry if I heard my Mom's voice. When she comes into my dreams, I always feel just a bit sad the next day. She's been gone since December 2004 and Mother's Day is still a rough time to get through. If you need to chat, please feel free to PM me. We're here for you.
My goal for this challenge: I have several, but the primary one is to lose some weight every single week. Some of my secondary ones are to start the C25K program and to get into my next incentive jeans. They've only been hanging in my closet for 6 months now!
Yesterday, I didn't track all of my calories, but I did stay on-plan with what I was eating. I actually felt true hunger several times yesterday. Wow...haven't felt that in a while! I ended up with a headache yesterday afternoon (detox?) and took an hour nap. Hubby and I did walk, but only for 30 minutes. Not a bad start to being back on-plan, but lots of room for improvement.
Today's plan: Track all calories and walk for 60 minutes.
My daughter once did that with Arthritis Tylenol and I had no idea how much she had taken. We ended up taking her to the hospital stuff where they had to put a tube down to her tummy and give her charcoal ... not sure why, but I think to absorb it?
I'm actually allergic to most OTC pain killers (all NSAIDs for those of you in the medical field). It hit me out of nowhere one day. I took some Aleve for cramps and had taken it plenty of times before with no problems, but this time I ended up in the ER with full blown anaphylactic shock. Once they brought me around enough so I could sit up a bit and was coherent, they had me drink a cup of liquid charcoal. From my understanding, it sort of absorbs and binds the offending stomach contents so no more of it will get absorbed. Then the charcoal comes out with the allergen with it (mine came right back up--thick black chalky vomit is lovely, let me tell you ).
Thank goodness these little ones were okay after getting into the medicine cabinets!
Tyler, congrats on getting out of the 190s!
I'm going to try again for the exercise challenge today. 70 minutes a day from 0 is a lot, but if I could do it yesterday, I'm sure I can do it today, too! Plus, since I know about it all day, maybe I can do something like a 40-minute walk at lunch and then a 30-minute walk this evening to break it up a bit.
Oh, and after all that walking I did last night, what hurts today? Not my feet, not my knees, not my hips...no, my ELBOW! When I brought Bowser out walking, all he did was PULL on the leash the entire time. 25 minutes of constant battling with a strong little dog = sore elbow and shoulder/upper back today I tried the Cesar Milan thing where you keep the leash really short so the dog keeps his head up--yeah, it didn't help
Amy - I've had the same problem with dinner calories before. I got in the habit of eating lean cuisines and now its a habit I wish I could kick but my time schedule is really rotten right now.
As far as exercising then not making up for the calories, take it from me (because this just happened to me this morning!) I exercised last night for 45 mins and had like 237 calories left for the day. It was 11 pm last night and I was starving after my workout. So instead of eating all 237 calories before bed, I had 2 slices of cheese and some water to hold me over.
But this morning, I woke up 10 mins early and by the time I got my bagel at Starbucks I felt famished.
But I was also down another pound this morning
So while you may not want to eat because you'll afraid you may not lose, Bob says it on the show all the time, you need to eat to refuel your body from the work its done.
My suggestion is not to try and eat all the calories you gain back from exercise, but at least half. See if that helps with your calorie budget at the end of the day since it sounds like you exercise prior to dinner (in my case its usually after.)
Sonja - I really need to check the nutritional content of the non fat version vs the soy version. I don't know if I could go with SF syrups, they are usually a lot sweeter or bitter to me.
Jill - OMG! I'm so proud of you! Fitness Monster is conquered! And here I thought you'd want the shorter distance. You get my little Hula Girl Achievement Award for the Week.
Josephine - Out of the 190's dance for you!
Francie - Oh goodness you've got me tearing up! Don't worry, we are here for you whenever you need us. As an added bonus, when your hubby comes back from his deployment, you'll be well on your way to being the smoking hot mama you are!
Everybody! - Pretty pretty please make sure you are posting your exercise and getting off your tushy! We want/need/will have that 2 lb pass if we bust our butts for it!
Just to give you an idea of how BIG this thing is...
The majority of weigh ins last round were won/lost by 1 to 2 lbs.
Thanks for all the compliments about the challenge. Its taken me since 2006 to get things into a non confusing format (at least for myself! ) So I'm giving myself a pat on the back too!
Other than that, I'm going to be doing invoicing today, so I will be off and on all day depending on how long it takes for me to get them written up and checked over by the VP.
jillybean720- you did great on your workout yesterday, you are really going to make the rest of us look bad, thank goodness YOU are hear to whip us too! You rock all kinds of ***! So proud of you and inspired.
I did my 40 minutes today, and there was a part of me that did it for the BLUE TEAM!!!!
QOTD- Lose 16 ish lbs. 149 is no longer obese baby!!!!!!!!!!!
Jill - OMG! I'm so proud of you! Fitness Monster is conquered! And here I thought you'd want the shorter distance. You get my little Hula Girl Achievement Award for the Week.
WOOHOO! Hula girls!!! Of course, I like the BLUE one
I'm a dvd-aholic too!! LoL!! We have 3 dvd racks, dvds in the walk in closet, dvds in this box in the bedroom, dvds in 2 bins by the tv. LoL!! We simply own too many dvds!!
My friends treat me like Blockbuster LoL Sounds like we will never not have something to watch!
If you could have any job in the entire world, what would it be and why?
If I could have any job, I would say it would have to be a photographer, specifically nature. I'd love to be outside and capturing mother nature in her finest light. When I was little I said I wanted to be a marine biologist so I could take pictures of the sea life, now I know I don't have to know all that science stuff, just need a sweet camera!