Thanks Chelle for doing the exercise challenge, and adding the badges - it is very special!


Thanks also Tyler for the suggestion of using the Reebok step whilst watching tv. I am going to get mine out and make it part of the lounge room furniture. My favourite show is on tv tomorrow night and that will help me exercise for an hour whilst I watch.

I am exhausted and it is my bedtime too. Have a great day guys! Good night!

well done Maria you did fantastic and i bet those mussle were yummy too..
as for kids and pets.. live as long as you can b4 having them lol.. both bring you issues all the time.. im mad enough to have both lol.. and my dog is a corgi x labrador that can scale a 10 ft fence lol... phsyco dog that would do anything to escape our back yard lol and we have a playground behind our house that entices him to escape on a regular basis .. lol he loves kids so much.. lol.. my kids love him too ..

Thanks for the idea. I have bad knees (kneecaps started shifting outward when I was about 17), so I'm not sure how well a step would work. The appeal of the elliptical motion is that it's very low impact. My physical therapist in college actually told me never to use a Stairmaster for the rest of my life--no argument from me on that! :p

I've found I have enough space to sit on my balance ball and use handweights for an upper body workout in front of the tv, but I really hate doing that stuff in front of Jeff for some reason. I know all I should be thinking is, "Hurray for me! I'm exercising and getting a healthier body while he just sits there watching tv!" but in my twisted forever-fat brain, it translates more to, "I'm so fat and out of shape I have to do exercise during every possible minute and can't even just sit back and enjoy watching tv."

Maybe I need to work on my brain before I worry about my muscles :devil:

Just wanted to drop in and say hi. Went to the gym last night and added an extra push. This month is all ready off to a busy one. I will have to travel 2 weekends that include not only that but a baby shower and graduation. Busy busy and full of eating out and cake.

Hope you all have a good day.

Hi everyone! I don't have much time today, but wanted to pop in before things get too busy.

Jaime--Yea for biking home again!

Anna--What an awesome idea! Hope all goes well today.

chellez--Seriously, thank you for all of your hard work. I have no idea how you have the time for all of this!

Last night I ordered a dress for the events dh and I have this summer. We'll see.....I am not a huge 'dress' person, but dh is in a really fancy wedding and I am going to give one a try. If this one doesn't work out, I'll start shopping for something else. The good news is, if this one does work out, I already have shoes and accessories to match!

Have a great op day!

Rhonda, that's great that the exercise is helping you sleep! It does a good job of that, huh? If the sleep problems keep up you should give Melatonin a shot if you haven't already. The doctor recommended the extended release to my mom, who has trouble staying asleep- but the regular one works wonders if you have trouble falling asleep.

I second this! I don't think there is a way I could regularly eat under 1600 calories a day right now. I would be a BEAR.

Congrats on the new business. I wish you lots of success and profit. Please let us know how Meara's EEG went.

WHOOHOO!

I had a rough day yesterday. I never got in the groove to get on the treadmill so I didn't get my exercise done. As a result, I snacked all afternoon and ended up being over by about 500 calories. Looking at my journal I see the pattern and it needs to stop, NOW! I guarantee I will get my 60 minutes in and hopefully a little extra to make up for missing yesterday. I will be on plan today. Off to catch up on all the housework I didn't do yesterday.

chellez-I posted in the badge log about 5 minutes ago.

doragone-Yeah, it's been rough but these are things I can get over. There are soooo many other issues I have to face every single day that won't get better and if it does, it'll take many many many years before they do. My DH suffers from PTSD and if you haven't had it yourself or REALLY dealt with someone that has it, you will never fully understand it and what it's like to have to go through it. He finally got some meds and is doing slightly better but still not what he used to be before he went to iraq. My life is very frustrating and difficult but who said it was going to be easy right? Deal with what you've got and make the best of it. There are so many things that go on deep inside of me that what I've gone through this week are minor. They add to the stress and heartache but still minor compared to what really goes on. Thanks for the support.

Tawnya my hubby got ptsd . about 12 years ago he was in a bad car accident and had his head smash though the back window of the utility he was in.. (middle seat no headrest and window just behind his head. he suffered anxiety attacks .. night terrors depression and anxiety.. He used to think he was having a heart attack.. and we would have to rush him up the hospital.. he has nevr fully recovered.. he still gets anxiety and it is all focused on his chest.. he will dig at it all the time.. subconciuosly and then gets freaked out when he chest starts to hurt.. I tell him and he get annoyed with me.. so i learned to just make him aware and leave him be.. when he is bad.. he was put on meds but they really didnt help.. he has vlium for when he is bad.. and that puts him to sleep .. .. Its the only thing that works for him..


ok im really going now.. good night all have a great day wish me good sleeping vibes lol .. rotten insomina.. lol ..

amouse-that is exactly how my husband is.....exactly to the T. His meds never worked so he stopped taking them. Went to see a counselor and told him to get back on meds. He just recently got back on and it has helped with the anger and depression but not the anxiety. He was telling me that when he gets his anxiety, it's like his heart is gonna blow up. He can't describe exactly how it feels but he hates it because he's not normal and he knows he's not. i hate it because I get the butt part of it. I can't even begin to tell you what goes on and how "sheltered" I am. I can't live like how i used to. Is your hubby like that too? Does he obsess about certain things? Does he "hold onto" bad and negative thoughts, ideas, and situations too? I know all that has to do with PTSD. And there is so much that comes with it. Oooohhhhh. I hate it. I can't go out with my best friend, and time to myself is going grocery shopping with one child because it's better than having all 4. But yet, he can go to Target by himself. I can't have my best friend call just to talk when he's around without him getting mad. I can't talk on the phone to my best friend until ALL the kids are put to sleep because he feels that it's not right that I'm talking on the phone and dealing with the kids or trying to do something and be on the phone at the same time. I can't spend money on things that we need but he can buy beer every night. I haven't had a present from him for I don't even know how long. No valentines, no birthday, no anniversary, no mothers day, no christmas presents for as long as I can remember. I understand that we aren't rich but still......he can at least send me an email. Geez. He wanted to take me to eat for my birthday......I don't wanna go out and eat for my birthday!!! I want a present or some kind of surprise. Something. Our Anniversary is coming up on Monday and I know I won't even get flowers. Mother's day is Sunday and I won't get anything. He doesn't see all that I do and doesn't think that I deserve to have my nails done or a pedicure or something......Aaaaahhhhh. Sorry for the rant. I have so much frustration built up inside me right now. I can't talk to him because he's so stubborn. I even got in his face yesterday. He got mad because my best friend called just to talk. I had to hang up with her becasue I knew he was gonna get mad, and I don't want any tension. Things have been going good for a couple days. Then he gets all upset and mad because she's calling me to say hi. I told him that she is my friend and just calling to talk. Is it a problem that I have a best friend to talk to? and his response is "well, if you went through what I went through and I cheated on you, you would feel the same. You wouldn't want me talking to anyone also! How do I know is somehting isn't going on between the two of you?" (my best friend is a female). I told him "nothing is going on. She is my best friend. She is someone I talk to because you're not there. You are at work or the gym and even when you can talk you don't want to. You just tell me you're on your way home and you'll talk to me when you get here. I talk to her because she understands and she has helped up out finacially---alot. I am not doing anything wrong and how do you expect me to prove to you that I am not doing anything wrong when you don't even give me the chance to?" He didn't say anything after that. He knows I'm right. We'll see how that comment works!!!! How you like them apples huh DH?!

:cheer3: OOOOOOOKAY! :cheer3:

:cheer3:Rah! Rah! Shish Boom Bah! :cheer3:

:cheer3:We kicked *** let's hit the spa!:cheer3:

:rofl: More like hit the gym! We gotta keep up these great losses somehow!

We did so superfantasticgreeatamazingstupendous this week and I'm so proud I can't stop smiling. :D The results are up in the Weekly Results thread.

Here's a link to the Blue Team Results Chart I made... they will be standard issue for every weigh in til the finale.

Great Big Huge :congrat: to Lisa this week! Even though she's having an emotional week, she managed to lose 7.8 lbs and be our Blue Team Biggest Loser of the Week!

:woohoo: Way to go Lisa!!!

I have so much exercise to catch on for the challenge. I got out the Wii sports today. God it really hurts your arms. My son thought it was really funny when I was boxing. Then he wanted me to hold him so I was it while holding a "heavy" 2 year old in a sling. He only weighs 30 pounds but he is so solid heavy feeling. He has always been one of those kids that just has that trust heaviness. Where they seem to weigh more than they do cause they aren't tense at all. My nephew is 4 and weighs 4 pounds more than my son. (My nephew is very skinny). Buy he seems to weigh less when your holding him. I think my son is perfect. He has just enough chub. But he's getting skinnier as he gets taller. But he still looks so solid. He is in the 75th percentile for weight but since he's in the 90th for height he's not fat. Alright enough about Aiden.
I hope tomorrow is nice enough to get outside and get lots of exercise. This was supposed to be my day off and it beautiful but I switched hours so my store manager could have tomorrow off. (I'm a key carrier so I switched with an assistant manager so she'd work tomorrow to make up for the store managers day off.) It looks like tomorrow might be okay.

Good Morning everyone!!

Chellez - WOW!!!! you do so much hard work for us and that spreadsheet is awesome - AS A TEAM WE HAVE LOST A WHOLE PERSON! that is AMAZING!
great job EVERYONE!!!!!!!!

i'm way behind on the chat.. i have no idea what's going on anymore :)
in my world, today, it's my day off and i'm cleaning and doing laundry (what a shock!!) there's a huge ruckus going on outside - the guy is here that mows the lawn (first time this year!) AND the town is fixing the pothole on the corner of my street in front of my house.
i'm actually kind of sad about the pothole (i don't drive over it) since it kept the jerk across the street from speeding around the corner and potentially hitting one of the many neighborhood pets who hang out in the middle of the road (it's a pretty quiet street, mostly retired folks, with just my bf and i and this guy down the street as far as younger couples. there are a lot of well-loved outdoor kitties here)
i'm going to go exercise later once the grass has settled and it's quieter. i don't know if i'll reach 455 minutes this week - its a crazy week for me. I have to go into boston tomorrow for work so i'll be out of the house from 5:30am until probably 8 or 10pm. I have 45 minutes logged already but yesterday my bf stayed home from work so i didn't go out in the morning. I'm going to aim for close to 200 minutes each today and friday, weather permitting, and i have time for 30 minutes thursday provided i'm not totally exausted from my long day wednesday. Saturday is out too..i'm working in the morning and then headed straight for a bbq.. I can't wait until things settle down!

Had a rough night around here. I think my girls are both getting sick and slept awful. I guess my night wasn't as rough as DH's. He got called in 2 times to the CCU. And then had to go back for regular shift this morning. Luckily he fell asleep on the couch at 9 and didn't get called back until midnight. I'm embarrassed to say that I get a little "happy" when he gets called back in because the $ is just so good when that happens!:oThat's how I feel also. I am doing something I can continue doing forever. I'm not "dieting". This is the slowest I've ever lost weight - 35 pounds a little over 5 months - which is a little under 2 pounds per week, but when I had my body fat tested recently it should that I've built lean muscle mass and lost 100% fat.

MJ - where did you get your dress from? Hope it works out perfectly. I'm not a dress person either. I'd rather wear a skirt and top if I need to dress up.:)

Lisa!!!!! Congrats! Wow! WTG!:carrot:

Well, gotta get going on my day...