"Just Beachy" Blue Team Chat # 5
 

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We are such a bunch of hens.

Faerie-Thanks! I was sitting here earlier feeling sorry for myself and then I just decided to kick my own butt. I'm going to put it in the past and move on!

Anna-We are a chatty bunch that's for sure!

im very happy .. i got a jumper out of my closet today that was too small last winter.. I thought well im not going to take Cameron into school today no one will see me it will be fine.. lol ( i just dropped him off :) ) So i put on this jumper .. and its about 2 or 3 sizes to big now lol i could almost get in it twice lol.. Now it looks like im wearing a sack.. hahaha.... how cool is that :)

Jumper....I am going to guess you mean sweater?

This is what Americans call a jumper:
http://www5.jcpenney.com/jcp/SearchD...mResetCat=true

jumper = dress ?
 

I think it's a dress -

let's go blue - onto another week's challenge!

lol How can a jumper be a dress that is so funny .. jumper is a warm long sleeved thing you wear over a shirt .. and its stops at your butt ..

your jumper to us is a pinny or pinafore.. lol

yup i just found it you guys call them sweaters :) lol
http://www5.jcpenney.com/jcp/Product...arch1Prod=True
that is so funny a grown woemn ina little girls pinny .. could you imagine .. how funny that would look... heheheheeh

Things that made me happy today:
1. Going to get my nails done and getting a pedicure with my mom and sis. First time pedicure for my mom.
2. Mom and Sister and nephew being in town is awesome.

Danielle - I love the pictures you shared of your garden! I also found your Mary garden touching and the angel, what a deal!!!

Renee - Bravo on walking anyway and I totally agree with you how good it is to have this support system here to count on. And my wedding dress - had to be made by my MIL as I was 8 months pregnant (see pic). You'll be beautiful, your avatar shows that. Enjoy your wedding, its a one time event, live it.:congrat:

Amy - I enjoyed your singing with Sinead. The sweetness in your voice matches your face, too.:encore:

Josephine - so glad your knee is feeling better and getting to see baby osprey IS so cool!!!:yay:

Jennifer - thanks for your compliment on the house. Maybe the blue team can cabana on over here some time and we can lounge on the porch . . .:beach:

What I'm happy for today:
- I don't live in Myanmar or China - the news coverage almost always makes me cry a little.
- My black jeans are coming all the way up on my waist and keep slipping down because I have lost 9 inches, mostly from my hips and thighs.:carrot:

Going out to the garden and work off some more calories . . . working tomorrow (nursing), probably won't be back to chat until late tomorrow night or Tuesday so keep up the spirit Blue Team - I'm counting on ya'

Dora

Things that made me happy today:

Planted two tomatoe plants, 1 yellow squash and 1 cucumber.
We worked in the front yard so our yard no longer looks like a jungle.
That I had a weight loss to record even if it was a little one.

Paula

Something else that made me happy in a round about way. The kids decided to pull 80% of their toys out of their bedroom into the living room. Every time they brought something else out I warned them what they didn't have put away was going in the closet (toy timeout). Needless to say they lost 75% of their toys tonight. That will make my week cleaning house MUCH easier. Plus their shouldn't be a bunch of toys in the way of the treadmill so I shouldn't have any excuses to not use it or my videos. They will get to start earning toys back when DH comes home sometime between Wednesday and Friday evening.

I have these really big (like 3-4 cups probably) blue bowls that I think are the prettiest bowls ever, and I just made a salad featuring stuff I got at the farmer's market:
1. this amazingly PURPLE and dark green marbled lettuce
2. mini cucumbers that are so cute! I've never seen them this little before
3. the reddest tomato I've seen in months
4. a few different shapes and colors of beans
and some other stuff...

Anyway, now I feel like this salad is way too pretty to eat. It looks like a salad in a restaurant ad -- where all the food is more colorful than in real life and every vegetable is flawless.

Just had to share :p Maybe now I can actually eat it after posting this silliness!

Woo-hoo Chat #5! We're just fantastic chatters ;)

Amy - Actually... a lot of my elementary school teachers used to wear jumpers. They were longer... but they were jumpers alright!

what made me happy today:
I went to my dad's 65th birthday party, and my two aunts, who I haven't seen in about a year complimented me on my weight loss! That felt good!
Also, I haven't checked the scale yet, but I think that I am down another pound!
Dora...congrats on the 9 inches!!
Amy...sounds like you need to buy a new jumper! (yes, I knew that meant sweater...I spent some time in Australia, and keep in contact with some friends there)
Time to get my kiddies to bed...I need some "me" time!!
Good luck with the weigh in tomorrow Blue team!

Ah, those Aussies and their funny talk! ;) We forgive them, though, because they breed such hot lifeguards.

lmao .. mmm hot tanned aussie men ... arghhhh ...

thanks Dora i love singsnap its great fun but i wasnt singing with sinead i harmonized it myself lol thats why its stuffs up half way through lol :)

Weigh In Day is Tomorrow!

Don't forget to weigh in!

I'm a fangirl for early weighers and the sooner we weigh in the sooner I know the results! :D

I say jumper for sweater now too ;)

Dora - thanks for your comment!

just checking in, have to jump in the shower. All prepared and ready for the day!!!

Hi Blues!
How are you all? It's 3:45am and I've just returned from the gym about an hour ago. I don't know why, but I simply cannot get up early in the morning before work to hit the gym. I remember when I was younger I used to wish to be a vampire :dracula: when I grew up. Guess I've always been a night owl, or perhaps a :bat: is more appropriate given the vamp reference. I changed my mind when I realized vampires killed people. Plus, I didn't want to be stuck with this body for centuries. :lol:

Really, Chat# 5?! My goodness. Wish I had time to go back and read it all just to see what all the chatting is about. Is there more chatting than usual or is it just because the team is so large?

I'm down 1lb this week. Wished for more, but will take what I got happily since 1 down is better than 1 up. ;) I started Week 2 of C25K tonight and "wogged" 2.18 miles tonight. I'm proud of myself since I really am not a runner or jogger or fast walker. My high school softball coach used to tease me by calling me a ballerina. According to her, I ran on my toes and ever so gracefully. Funny thing is I run normally when I don't have shoes on.

OK, that's enough of me sharing my weirdnesses.

Have a beautiful week everyone! And in case you didn't know, BLUE TEAM ROCKS!

Hey guys! I hope you had all had a great day!

Things that made my day!!!
- my gorgeous little boy Liam - he tried really hard in swimming lessons tonight
- all my students in my kindergarten class for their enthusiasm but especially the little dyspraxia boy I have who said his sounds - he only says 4 words
- not having to spend a cent today :)

Good morning all. Nothing much going on here. Up early this week, DH has to be at work during the days this week. I don't mind because he'll be home in the evening to help with the kids, it's when he works nights that I have a hard time cuz the kids don't listen to me to save their lives. Hope everyone has a good day.

Good morning, Bluesers. I missed everyone this weekend. This is the first time I've had a chance to sit down and catch up. Thread 5...Love it! My family had a wonderful visit with my Dad and step-Mom. Unfortunately, the weekend passed too quickly. This is the DDs' last week of school. Next weekend, my in-laws will be here for a visit and they'll be taking the girls home to Florida.

Confession time....I've not been doing well with weight loss and exercise. Last week, I was battling the urge to binge and I did not handle myself gracefully. My emotions have been on a roller coaster and I've been trying to stuff them down with food. I'm not really happy with my job and there are some unresolved issues with things that happened between me and Dad after my Mom passed. Today, I have a 5 pound gain as result of my binge. I'm so very aggravated and disappointed with myself. I will be taking a freebie for last week and busting my a$$ to lose 5+ pounds this week. Hubby and I will begin walking again this afternoon and I have decided to start blogging again. I need to find an outlet for all of this crapola that is floating around in my brain.

Hope everyone has a great on-plan week.

:cheer3::cheer3::cheer3: GO BLUE! :cheer3::cheer3::cheer3:

Another thread. I have to get back more often. I had an awful week and gained 6 pounds. I hope its water weight. I have to stop eating so much salt. I also need to get more exercise in. I have given up on the beach challenge and just need to worry about getting in at least some exercise. I paid for a gym membership and have to use it. Unfortunately I can only go a few days a week. I need to track my food again and maybe that will make me feel accountable.

My husband is driving me crazy. He won't help with housework during the weekend when I work 1-10 pm then 6am-3pm. All I want is a little help. He finally told me last night that the generic Zoloft he got 18 days ago doesn't seem to be working. Not that he needs a bigger dose but isn't working at all. So he's going to call the dr and pharmacy to see if there could be something wrong with them.
My 2 year old just joined me and crawled into my lap so I'll talk to you all later.

OK, since no one has put up a question of the day (QOTD), I will:

QOTD: When you reach your goal, what do you want to do to celebrate?

I want to take a ride on a Zipline. When we went on our cruise las year, I was still to big to ride the one they had at an island. It was the longest zipline over water and looked so cool. I really want to do that and not have someone what to put me on a scale to make sure I don't weigh to much. I also want to go to an amusement park and ride all the rides I couldn't fit in.

Well, food was ok this weekend, I didn't really eat off plan, but didn't really have the best choices either, but I did workout really well. I am doing the C25K on my elliptical and started Week 4 (I do a 45 minute version) and have been getting in about 3.5 miles on average, which means I am doing about 12 to 13 minute miles, which is pretty cool for me.

I have a person question in addition to the QOTD: Does anyone else out there have a DH (significant other) that is totally oblivious to your weight loss. You know I could see if I had only lost a few pounds him not saying anything, but after 97 lbs and 6 sizes, you would think he would have something to say. I don't know how to approach it with him either. I don't want to sound like I am looking for kudos ... well, maybe I am ... but it feels like maybe I don't really look good if he doesn't say anything, and I don't want to say something just to have him feel obligated to say something to me, I don't know ... maybe I am just going crazy.

On a really good note, my DS won his soccer game on Thursday, but his game on Saturday was cancelled, he had his corssover ceremony for Cub Scouts and is now a Bear, so we were all really excited.

Everyone have a great day!

My body is not being nice to me... I ate on plan all weekend and worked outside in the yard and I was still up from last week. I'm hoping to get those pesky 2 lbs off next week, so I'm going to go ahead and take a freebie week this week so I'm not damaging the team any further since it looks like we'll have others that gained.

I have 2 class parties to attend this week. :eek: There's this one girl that keeps getting put in classes with me and she thinks that every class we have to have parties. Its not that I can't afford to make something, but its like everytime they get more and more crazy. In my advanced spreadsheets class, this will be the 2nd party this term! :mad: Then in business law, everyone is bringing chinese, and its not the steamed stuff either. So I have that to battle this week. I'll probably just eat before I go to class both of those nights.

We went out to BJ's and got 3 weeks worth of groceries on Friday night. $530 later. :cry: I'm hoping they last for like a month. :lol: Not hardly with my husband.

I got some flowers my husband bought me planted this weekend. I have one rose bush, a gerber daisy and a calla lily. :lol: They are all at different sections of the house so it looks funny. I didn't want to put anything in the front of the house cause I want to get all that done at one time.

I'm really ready to seriously hurt the dog that lives behind us... or its owner! :lol: When we first moved into the house in January, the lady in that house had a medium to large dog that she would let run loose in her backyard that has a 4 foot fence. Well I'm walking Lexi outside on a leash cause we don't have a fence, and this dog jumps the fence not once, but twice. It proceeded to jump all over Lexi and scare the crap out of her. The neighbor is calling her stupid dog and its not listening... it even jumped on me when I was trying to take Lexi in the house. So eventually the lady got the hint (after she had to chase the dog around the neighborhood in the middle of the night :lol:) and she started to chain the dog up or not put it in the yard when I was outside.
So for two months I didn't see this dog... then a memorial plaque shows up in the far corner of the lady's yard and I thought it was the dog (it was some other dog she had.) Anyway I thought the thing was gone up until this weekend.

I go to take Lexi outside this morning and the dog is tied up to a tree stump and barking really loud and going nuts. And Lexi was petrified! Normally she goes outside right after breakfast, does her number 1 and then is right into number 2. Its like a 3 to 5 minute job. Oh but not this morning... that dog scares her to death, so much that I had to walk her to the opposite end of the backyard from where she normally potties just so she would go.

So that made me late to work...

I want to go say something to my neighbor but she's already made the gesture of tying the dog up which is more than I expected her to do. Maybe she realized I was going to give her dog a swift kick to the jaw if she threatened me again. :devil:

:lol: Gosh... didn't know I needed to vent about it that bad.

Anywho, work seems slow and my funk seems to be dissipating so I'll probably be online most of today. :D

Karen--here is the truth about generics.

They only have to be within 80-120% of active ingredient to get to market. As though that were not risky enough, the purchasing is screwy too.

Let's say you get your meds at Mega-Drug. Mega-Drug may change suppliers monthly or quarterly. So your generic at Mega-Drug was working because it was in the range of 100-120% compliance. Then Mega-Drug gets it cheaper through another generic manufacturer. Now you are getting the 80% compliance and things stop working.

I am a big fan of "dispense as written" for most meds. Antibiotics and decongestant and such, I don't worry about so much. But with Meara, changing to generic could mean the appearance of side effects or a seizure. Either way, we would never know if it was her or the meds.

If Zoloft as brand has worked for him, I would not accept a generic substitute.

mumtoliam- not spending a cent, damn, I wanna be you!
Rhonda- Good idea with the journaling!
Kripy- I have no problem fishing for kudos (from my boyfriend), it opens the door for compliments and comments, after that maybe he will come up with his own, after all, this is your soul mate - be honest.

I have the exact opposite actually. My husband decides to tell me that I'm not going to lose weight and that all women are liars. Specifically when we are at lunch at his work, he gets his whole family of guys there saying the same things. So I just ignore him, or tell him he really needs to take a look in the mirror considering he's also over weight and already has a heart condition.

:lol: For some reason I just had a mental picture of Dee telling me to get ready to cash that life insurance check. :rofl:

I want to go away with Hubby to a Sandals resort or something like that...with a private little pool and balcony and a beautiful room. But, have you ever priced those resorts? Yikes!

My Hubby comments on my loss frequently, however, I think he's just blowing smoke up my ...eh...you get the picture. He's almost too encouraging, if that makes any sense at all. It's like he wants me to lose more so very badly that he feels like he needs to make a big big production about everything. It's kinda annoying. Honestly, I don't understand how your Hubby can let 97 pounds pass by him without one comment. That just doesn't make sense. Seems like a serious heart-to-heart needs to happen.

Well I made an appointment with my husband's doctor for him to have a chat. I'm afraid with him not feeling good he won't call. He doesn't always think well when he's like this. My sister in law is also on generic zoloft and hasn't had any problems. They go to a different pharmacy and her pills look different so maybe we need to switch pharmacies. But that's up to his doctor an him to decide. I just hope we don't have to wait for him to use his last 12 pills.

My DH notices my weight loss. He's all into how I look. Unfortunately I'm not as in the mood as he is or was before the pill problem.

QOTD: When you reach your goal, what do you want to do to celebrate?
I want to say bungee jump, sky diving or para sailing. In reality, probably nothing just due to finances.

If DH didn't see me working out I doubt if he would notice any weight loss. As it is his comments generally have something to do with if I lose any more weight he won't have hips to hold on to. :o I don't think he cares one way or the other if I lose weight or not.

As for neighboring pets, I would be happy if the barn cats next door would quit crapping under the kids swing set. They play in that sand all summer long and I am tired of scooping it up. Not to mention it is just sick.

An Olympic-length triathlon and, eventually, the Marine Corp Marathon. Also, I want to wear all the clothes currently waiting patiently in the closet to all the holiday events, get-togethers, and parties that will be happening this fall (when hopefully I'm at or near goal).

No, my DH gives me cute little compliments all the time, like when we are cycling and he's drafting off me he'll say, "Wow, you barely block the wind any more, we better switch!", or "Your butt is disappearing, we better go look for it!". He's a super sweetie that way. He always gave me compliments no matter what my weight, but he knows how hard I've been working so he always tells me nice things specifically about my efforts.

Of course, I compliment him on all sorts of stuff too. I think talking to each other this way is so nice and maybe reminds us not to take for granted what we have.

I can't believe your husband offers no nice comments after losing 97 pounds! That seems really strange and suspicious to me. I'd flat out ask him why.

Whew, we are a chatty bunch!

I fell off the wagon this weekend, and I feel like it then went in reverse and ran me over a couple times :dizzy: I had a ton of crap to eat at the bachelorette party yesterday, and I'm still very sore from my super long walk on Saturday morning. I feel like I was running non-stop all weekend, and now I need a weekend to recuperate from my weekend! :p I would say I'm glad this coming weekend is a long weekend, but we'll be driving down to Va Beach to visit my family, so it will still be tiring.

I got up at about 2:30 this morning to pee, and I decided to not get up early to exercise. I wanted that extra half hour of sleep more than I wanted to work out. Well, as if the little brat could read my mind, Bean woke me up barking at 4:30, so I got up and exercised anyway :dizzy:

I'm trying to cut back on carbs for the next few days to get my cravings back in check from the crazy food weekend. I usually step in the scale every morning, but I haven't weighed myself in 2 days for fear of what that little digital number will read. We'll see what the scale holds tomorrow...

;) Thought for the day:

Really be there for another

"Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force. You can see that when you think how the friends that really listen to us are the ones we move toward, and we want to sit in their radius as though it did us good, like ultraviolet rays."

-- Brenda Ueland

How well do we communicate with others? Often, when we are interacting with others, our attention in both speaking and listening is focused on meeting our own needs.

Our communication skills improve when we can open to be aware of the needs of the other person. When we listen, we can release the filters that serve our own needs for security and receive the message with our compassionate heart. And when we speak, we can choose words that the listener is able to receive. True communication happens when we harmonize with the other individual.

"So when you are listening to somebody, completely, attentively, then you are listening not only to the words, but also to the feeling of what is being conveyed, to the whole of it, not part of it."

-- Jiddu Krishnamurti

"The first duty of love is to listen."

-- Paul Tillich

Hi everyone! I am getting myself back on track today. I didn't have the best weekend, but it could have been a lot worse.

Hope everyone has a great day!

OK - I am just going to have to ask him if he needs glasses (which considering he is a Paramedic and gets a physical every year including hearing [yeah right] and eye test is an outragous question). You are all right, after 97 lbs, he should say something more than the occasional "nice outfit". I know I am going to get the "I didn't want you to think I didn't like you the way your were" from him, but maybe he will figure it out. I'll start with the gentle nudge first.

I just thought of something. I am making a little mini goal of getting to 202 lbs, I have been stressing over Onederland, that I need this mini goal. And what is the 106 lbs mean ... it means I have lost 2 of my DS - that will be just too cool!. He can actually wrap his legs around my waist when I pick him up, which I don't think he every could.

hey everyone -
I guess i'm not alone in having a rough weekend - or week in my case.
I crapped out on exercising, food was mostly off plan, and i'm so stressed i missed my TOM (no, it's not "anything else") the scale is up from my WI earlier this week, so unless i can lose 5lbs (and it is bloat, thank goodness) I'm probably going to take a freebie this coming week.
in the meantime, i'm getting back on the horse today, i'm about to go outside and do my run, i'm going to cut my carbs for the next week or so, and pray i can keep back on track. it's always stress that does me in. :(

Hey Chicas!

I have been working on the badge log this morning and I'm noticing a lot of people giving up or not logging exercise minutes. So I want to make a personal challenge to everyone on the blue team since this weeks beach hop is pretty manageable.

I personally challenge you all to not only make the minimum minutes to get to Monaco but to shoot for some of those sweet incentives :D

This weekend is Memorial Day weekend and out of all the weekends to officially kick off the outdoor weather, we need to exercise hard this week. I can't say I don't want to see gains this week cause life happens, but I definitely don't want to see gains cause of lack of exercise. We all need to move and move more if we are going to overcome holiday weekend weight gain!

Hi everyone. I haven't had a good start to the week or over weekend. It was a friend's birthday so we went out all night, food, drink, cake etc. Saturday I waited around for the same friend to come as we were going to some hot springs. I wanted to go for a run but I knew she would be coming at any time. I did 30 mins of the Jillian's DVd and some dancing, but I didn't want to do it long as I didn't want to be sweating when she came. Then she didn't turn up! I was very annoyed. It was such a waste of a day. So I went out to a party and was drinking more and ate really bad. This morning I set my alarm to get up early. It didn't go off, so I didn't do any exercise this morning. Anyway...Back on track now, I will exercise hard tonight and tomorrow morning. I hope everything is going well for everyone else!

I haven't thought of a treat for myself when I meet my gaol. I would probably treat myself to a warbrobe update. I have always hated shopping but maybe that has been because of my size.

Chellez - Thank you for the Badge! And you do such an amazing job on this board. I really appreciate all the work you put in!

Someone pass me the ibuprofen. My Mom and grandma got here Saturday night. I'd spent all day deep cleaning, and now my house looks like a hurricane hit it. Yesterday we bought a storage shed from Home Depot, we've got the floors and walls up, and the roof trusses together, but then we discovered that the roof beam was upside down, so we have to take it apart and redo it this afternoon. We worked on it about 6 hours yesterday. That's the only exercise I got, but I feel like I've been thru bootcamp. I managed to crawl out of bed and do another 5K this morning.