Location: Seattle, but an Original CA girl! I miss the sunny days!
Posts: 649
S/C/G: 204/see ticker/140-135?
Height: 5'3
Good Evening everyone! Boy am I tired, I went shopping today. I think I am going to return a few items and get a more comfortable size in some outfits I chose.
Irish- That is actually how I got my start on working with older people. I used to volunteer and then when I was a legal age, they hired me. I love it, I think it's because both of my grandparents on both sides, were never close to me, they live overseas. All I have left are my dad's dad, and my mom's mom. So I know I am definitely filling a void with my job.
Still- So good to hear you're off of the crutches! How is everything else? Thanks for the congrats. I know I am still plugging away. LOL!
Zenor- I hope you get the house you're pining for. Do you know what area it is in? Boy I miss NM. I need to go back, I actually want to show DF around one day. He wants to see where my old stomping grounds were. LOL! The girls night sounded like a lot of fun. I plan on doing the same for my mom in Sept. She finally "graduated."
GrammyL- Well I hope you stick to the plan. That way you're not having to work off what you gained. That's why I told dF I am so glad when we finally marry, that way we don't have to deal with all these junk food filled celebrations... Well so far I am doing ok. I am not as nerved racked, though there are times when I am like...whoa I am getting married NEXT week! Ask me Monday or something! LOL! My BP so far is doing quite well. I have gotten into the coffee habit though. I was drinking green tea, but I now need my cup of java. Oh Llara, you're welcome for the kudos, you know you got my support! Always!
Ok, gonna pack up my food for tomorrow. GOOD NIGHT!
Irish ~ Thanks for the little cheer up but really it is just my body fighting me. You are doing fantastic and it is showing. My body always cycles, one week I will lose fast and then the next week it needs time to think. The following week I lose again. Then it thinks. I have been working so many years at this I know and I am not letting it get me down. Revel in your success!
Tinky ~ I can't believe it is happening so quickly either. Seems like just yesterday he proposed to you. You have been waiting a long time and the time is just right and it will be wonderful.
Having to lose again is always hard. Tomorrow I know I will be 174 and I am OK with that. In two weeks I undid what took me a month to do. Think about it, that is not that long. Now, I can move on from here and I did have a goal by the end of August to be in the 150's. It may not happen because of my body but if I give it my all who knows, maybe it will happen. I am looking at the big picture, a more than realistic picture of being at goal by Christmas. That way I can get all new cloths and show off my new body in front of my stick think SIL. She is think the wrong way, very unhealthy. Me, I will be thin the right way and hopefully it will encourage my family to follow the program. My Mom, Sis, DD's, Dad, DH and Bro.
WARNING don't read if you have a weak tummy. Last night was sad. I had to have our neighbor put my new bunny I just bought down. I went out to take care of the rabbits and the doe I bought acted like she wanted me to pick her up so I did and I know she has had a few bowel problems so I looked at her butt before I went to put her up against me and discovered a horrifying sight. I put her back in the cage fast and went screaming and jumping around the yard. How, we are not positive but she cut herself and the flies found it. I had to go get DD in town and she tried to clean her up but the problem and wound was deep and we didn't want to take any chances of her suffering. So we did the only human thing to do. I was sick to my tummy all last night.
You know it has just been a tummy rolling week for me because earlier this week a gardener snake was in the chicken coop and I didn't realize it and I went in. I was spreading some bedding around and when I went to toss it in the corner by the door, there its was. Dinner hanging out of its mouth, was unsightly to say the least and that was the only way out. I tried to get it to move and all it did was lung at me with its half eaten dinner. So, once again, dancing around the chicken coop screaming. Seems to be a theme this week. LOL! Every time I tried to make a break it would lung at me with its dinner but finally I got a running start and got the heck out of there. Then I went and got a rack and lifted it out, still dancing around and making a fuss and get it to leave. We have lived in our home for 8 years and this year I have seen more snakes than all the years I have lived there all added together. I don't like them, prefer not to be around them but I am not deathly horrified. My GF runs for the house screaming and won't come out until the snake is gone or dead and she would make someone go out to make sure it was gone.
Grammy: OMIGOD the same thing happened to my sister in laws cat. What it was was his bowels were "rotting" so the blw flies laid eggs inside of him and thats how the maggots get there. I am lucky I have no fear of snakes...but a big fear of spiders that actually gives me anxiety attacks
hey all...I gained I ate in calories exercied and for some reason I am at 175.2 today instead of 174.3 I can't figure it out. Yesterday I had blueberries with milk, sandwichs on weight watchers bread with 20 cal cream cheese, peppers and leetuce, and 2 lean chicken breasts with low cal sauce and fat free cheese. Nothing really high in salt...I can't figure it out.
I am going blueberry picking this morning (YUM) and too an outdoor conservation zoo thingy lol. My mom and grandpa are taking me and my son I am excited I love spending time wiht my grandpa He is my favourite person :P My dad was never around and we lived next door to my grandpa. He is basically a dad to me. My grandma was like a second mom she passed away 3 years ago so my grandpa is a very sad man now. I try to be around and talk to him as much as I can but he lives 45 min away and I don't drive He got to walk me down the isle at my wedding a few years ago only 2 weeks after he had a massive heart attack the heart attack was caused from blood pressure meds he shouldn't have been on because his pressure stablized itself and the meds made it drop so low it was 17 when he made it to the hospital...the drs didn't know how he was still alive. anyways I am off to get ready for the day talk to you all later
Height: Tall enough for my feet to reach the ground
OHHH Blueberry picking sounds FUN! I have a fresh carton of them in my fridge now. I think I am going to make pancakes with them for my little girl. I have been putting them in my cereal all week...lol
I have not weighed this week. I have been SUPER busy. I had our horseshoe tournament last night which lasted until after 1am, then had to be up by 6:30am today to get ready for work.
My mother showed up last night from Cali. She is moving here and I knew she would be here sometime yesterday. I have been preparing a place for her to stay at my house until we get her an apartment. We will start looking around next week I think.
My DD is having some emotional struggles right now, she doesnt know if she should stay living with me here or move with her father out of state. She is going to see her counselor Monday and hopefully that will help her decide. I told her to do the Pro's and Con's and she said she did that and it was way more Pro's to stay but there is still something pulling her that way to go also. I have told her that I will not BEG her to stay but I want her to....but that she also needs to chose what SHE wants and where she will be happiest....she is almost 16 now and needs to take responsibility for her decision and start making some "life" choices. I told her that if she goes and decides it isnt what she wanted that she is ALWAYS welcome home. So I hope she chooses wisely. She actually decided earlier this week that she was going to stay home with me, but then her dad and his mother called her and were trying to bribe her into changing her mind, that is when she decided she should talk to her counselor. I told her that it was a VERY good idea to do that.
So yeah, I have had a BUSY week both physically and emotionally.
Thanks for the suggestions for where to find a pedometer. I'll check out Wally World, K-Mart and Target.
Irish, I wouldn't worry about a scale fluctuation. It could be any number of things and not a fat gain. Enjoy berry picking. It will be nice to be stocked up on your fave fruit.
Grammy, the poor bunny. And yikes! That snake. :shudders:
Still, good to hear that you are off crutches.
So, yesterday was a total wash for me. I should have known better. I got a little too full of myself and got taken down a peg or two. The whole day was pretty much a feeding frenzy. Gah! I felt so full and yukky, last night. And I didn't like it. At all. I can't believe I went through every day of my life feeling like that. Ew! Just thinking about it makes me want to hurl, this morning.
Needless to say, I am back on track. I can't wait to start feeling normal, again. I'll drink a ton of water to flush the salt and gak from my system and take care of the lovely bloating and puffiness I have, this morning. Yuk!
Off to post in my blog and make tea. I hope everyone has a good Friday and a great weekend.
Irish ~ What a beautiful grandpa you had. There is something very special about grandparents, my Dad's parents, my grandparents of course, live just down the road and we were so very close to them. Loved them so much and it hurt when they left but they live on in my memory. My other grandparents lived in California, we live in Michigan, so even though we loved and cared about them it just wasn't the same as having them down the road. That is why we do so much for Jose and take him all the time. Both DH and I lived within a block of one set of grandparents and were super close to them. We each also had distant grandparents which we were not, still loved but were not close to. We want to be close with our grandkids. Our girls have had the same thing but are very close with both sets.
I also love blueberries and picking them. DH told be I should have been weighed before and after to see how many I ate. LOL! I told him I was just trying to figure out which breed tasted better.
Don't worry about the scale, they are fickle, tomorrow you could be down again. By the way if I made you feel bad because you took the lead, sorry because you earned it. Don't let this set back hurt you just keep going. I read once that we lose fat in sheets and then she said that maybe that sheet will be flushed out with the morning poopy or maybe not. LOL! Maybe you just didn't flush it all out.
Still ~ HUGS! I know what your going through because I went through it myself. I have to say I am very proud of your decision to not sway her one way or the other, its harder on you than her but you are doing things right. Her Dad will pay for his decision to bribe her because she will eventually see through it. Man, my tummy just rolls thinking about what your feeling. Sorry you have to go through this. You are a big person for telling her also she can come back if she decides to go and doesn't like it.
Rain ~ So many times I have gotten to cocky for my own good when it comes to food. Brush yourself and start a new because you just cycled your calories and it might not hurt just doing it one day as long as you can get right back on track.
I also ate to much last night for dinner but on veggies. I crumbled some lean turkey burger with lots of mushrooms, zucchini, bell peppers and onions. Then I added a 1/2 c. brown rice noodles to it with spaghetti sauce. When I put it on my plate it was this huge mound, like I used to eat just in pasta but it was all veggies for the most part. By the time I finally ate it all I was stuffed and I am not used to that anymore. I had to get up and get moving so that it would go away. Then this story came to mind. Please this is not directed towards anyone, I just want to share what came to mind. Writing this story reminds me of a lady that used to be a mentor/friend that posted with a group I belong to. I never really understood her beef about this or why she felt it was such a big deal when people would stuff themselves on veggies. She told a lady that overate on veggies that she needed to address the underlying issue. I thought, how rude, it was just veggies. The reality is, even when your overeating on veggies, your still overeating. Your still not learning to stop eating when you should. Your keeping your tummy stretched out. Yes, it is better to overeat on veggies than other things but you are still not facing your addiction or real issues of why you over eat. That for me has been a key that I am working on, fixing my relationship with food. I have the tools to lose the weight and have for years, Tinky is proof of that, but what I wasn't doing is fixing my addition to food, fixing my relationship with food and now that I am I am losing again. I have no desire to eat foods that are off of my plan and I can't say as its motivation but I am moving forward knowing that I can reach my goal. Maybe not as fast as I want to but I will reach it. My overall goal is 130 by Christmas and I know I will make it.
Location: Seattle, but an Original CA girl! I miss the sunny days!
Posts: 649
S/C/G: 204/see ticker/140-135?
Height: 5'3
Good Morning everyone! Well the scale finally got back to what I was on Monday...LOL. Too many celebrations to deal with this week. I am now solid till the 8th! I don't plan on being too good of a girl that day. It's my day. So we'll see how much more progress I will make this weekend and next week. I am dealing with a migraine, I think felt your pain Irish. LOL!
Ewwwwwwwwww I hate snakes! I can't stand them, or to look at them on tv. I am one of those people who will go hysterical. This stems from the time I was in kindergarten, this guy brought his snake for show and tell, and before askin me if I wanted to pet or hold it, he just dropped it into my lap and that scared me from that day on. That and my mom got bit by snake when she was younger and almost died from it.
GrammyL- Well honestly DF and I have been engaged since I think 03-04? He did it on a whim, in the buff. LOL! I will leave it at that.
Poor bunny, and wow what a discovery you made. Yikes! I would of been doing the little freakout dance too!
You are also not alone in the battle of food addiction. I can mindlessly eat if I allowed myself. You know I always thought it was a joke, but man it's serious. Yes I am your "witness" to it, but also you are coming to realize and know what your issues are, and you are facing them. I commend you for that. That's why I was telling the other board, that I am afraid when I reach goal. I will be treading the waters carefully.
Are you ready for the weekend? I am, I need to refocus, and re introduce myself to determination. LOL!
Irish- Don't worry about the little gain, I am sure it will be gone tomorrow, besides, you maybe adding a bit more muscle and they're retaining water.
That is so nice that you have wonderful grandparents. I envy you.
Still- Wow, what a week for you. Kudos to you for being the grown up in the situation, and being supportive of your daughter, when the otherside isn't. I have never understood why bribery is the answer to some things. Hope all goes well, and she seeks the help and advice she needs.
Rain- I hope you have a wonderful weekend as well. I will probably do my morning walks, and go shopping and of course clean the house.
Ok everyone have a wonderful FRIDAY! IT's friday and pay day, and I am going to be a broke bride to be. LOL!
Not really alot going on here today. Daughter is coming home from college for the weekend.SO been working on the house a bit. Walked a mile in the heat.
grammy_ I would have passed out cold from the snake or what you saw on poor bunny.
I agree with the overeating and i have found myself overeating veggies alot this summer. I have been coming in low on calories alot and even though im stuffed. I have gone back to measuring out my veggies..I was eating so much squash out of my garden that i kinda forgot even though it has almost no calories I still need to limit my amounts. Its a hard thing to do.
tinky- when is the wedding?? my son got married on new years eve last year. My daughter hasnt set the date yet but its coming soon.LOL
rain_ we all have those days..just brush yourself off and do better today.
irish_ i went blackberry picking a few weeks ago..I wish we had blueberries around here:O(
still tryin- Hugs...it must be hard to let your daughter make her own decisions like that.
wow tinky ...that is soon!! I bet you are going to be a beautiful bride!! I am so excited for you...maybe you can give me some wedding hints to help us when the times comes to plan my daughters wedding.
Thank you for your support and encouragement, everyone. It means a lot to me and really lifted me up, today.
I am doing just fine. Jumped right back on plan without any trouble, at all. I drank a little more than a half gallon of water to help flush the nasties out of my system.
My calories are a little low... under 1100. I have room for a healthy snack, in a little while. I tend to get peckish when I am watching TV in the evening. I have tried knitting through it. Nuh-Uh. Doesn't work. I want my snack, dammit! So, I try to save a few calories so I can chonk on a little something.
hey all,
well you were right my mini weight gain is gone again I am back down to 174.1. I had a great time picking blueberries and I am eating some for breakfast right now. mmm nothing tastes better thenones you picked yourself. my sister ended up coming with us to the park aftre blueberry picking because she had a mini breakdown at school...here father is dying (we have different dads) but the problem is she has been mad at him for 6 years now because when my mom got a new boyfriend he disappeared and stopped seeing my sister (she was 11) and he hasn't been around ever since. My mom and him broke up when my mom was pregnant with my sister but he was still around almost everyweekend until the year my mom started dating (she has broken up the with that guy now) so my sister is really hurt because she thinks he was just around for my mom not her. anyways he now has 2 forms of small cell cancer and isn't expected to come out of the hospital but my sister is confused because she says how fair is that that she isn't allowed to be mad anymore even though the situation isn't resolved and also she can't talk with him about it because he is on so many pain killers he isn't really "there". she is devestated he is dying but still angry. I feel horrible for her. So anyways she got to come to the park with us and I took some pictures of her I am photoshopping them and sending them to her
grammy: thats what happened!!! my body felt bad it was ahead of you so it stepped back til you catch up lol. well hopefully I flushed good enough this morning and the sheet is gone for good lol. I don't allow myself to overeat on anything. I balance my meals with a bit of everything I am rarely ever stuffed full but I am no longer hungry
Tinky: I hope your migraine goes away some good remedies are...ginger root : either put it in boiling water and drink like a tea, chew it (kind of gross) eat health food store ginger snaps (they are made with real ginger and no fillers) or drink a cup of gingerale (I know caloreis ). also advil liquid gels work pretty good too
He is my favourite person :P My dad was never around and we lived next door to my grandpa. He is basically a dad to me. My grandma was like a second mom she passed away 3 years ago so my grandpa is a very sad man now. I try to be around and talk to him as much as I can but he lives 45 min away and I don't drive 
the heart attack was caused from blood pressure meds he shouldn't have been on because his pressure stablized itself and the meds made it drop so low it was 17 when he made it to the hospital...the drs didn't know how he was still alive. anyways I am off to get ready for the day 
The whole day was pretty much a feeding frenzy. Gah! I felt so full and yukky, last night. And I didn't like it. At all. I can't believe I went through every day of my life feeling like that. Ew! Just thinking about it makes me want to hurl, this morning.
It means a lot to me and really lifted me up, today. 