Good Morning

Busy day planned today, managed to get my workout in already. I dont suspect I'll have time this afternoon. I was surprised at how busy it was at the gym this morning.

Have a great day ladies

Good afternoon everyone!

I went to the doctor this morning after being midway through my 3rd week of being sick. Saturday was really bad - major sinus headache and fever. She put me on an antibiotic and cough medicine and inhaler.

I went up a lb this week -- but I figure it's from all the cold medicine. There's lots of sugar in the stuff. But I have to be careful about what I can use since there's lots of gluten in some of it. So it's a tradeoff.

My kitchen tile is this close to done so I can start putting the kitchen back together again. We are hosting an Oscar party on Sunday so it needs to be completed. We took off the toilet in my bathroom last night to get the floor ready to be re-done and found a real mess. So my friend who is doing the work now has to sand the floor down and paint it with Killz before he can start on the tile. Nasty!

Robin: how was your busy day??

Susan: Don't you just LOVE home remodeling? I'm not planning ANYTHING because my kitchen is still on "hold". Mainly because I need to get the ceiling up and need an extra pair of hands.

Well, as you can see, I'm back. Tried to figure out WHY I was screwing up and can't pinpoint why. Just didn't take it serious enough I guess. Kept getting down because of the scale. So dug out my measuring notebook and HOLY COW I'm actually STILL losing inches!! So I'm a walking testimony to NOT trust the scale. I mean, I didn't even think I was losing inches due to my jeans weren't getting looser. Even though I had caffeine this weekend I'm still doing pretty good. Just need to work on the water and I'll be back to my old self
thanks everyone for caring and wanting me to post. You don't know how much that meant to me

Morning Ladies:

Susan - hope you get over that nasty stuff soon! An Oscar Party eh? Sounds like a blast.

I didn't make it to the gym yesterday. The cramps I had were pretty debilitating. I usually can take Midol, and all is well.. but I took some Sunday and it made me feel funny, and even a little sick to my stomach. So I stayed away from the stuff yesterday. I just decided to ride the storm out.

My mom (who lives with us) just left to Tai Chi, but i'll head out when she gets back. I really, really, want to reach my goal (or close to) when it's time to go on our historical vacation! I ordered a few books off Amazon yesterday, and one is Washington D.C w/ Kid's. The other is a historical guide to Philadelphia. Just more motivation for me.

There is some major crap going on in my husbands company, and my hopes are that this issue doesn't come to a head. It is possible for Conagra (my husbands company is contracted to pull their flour) to breech their contract with them. This new Conagra manager is a real jack*ss and is doing anything he can to get his company out. Turns out, the guy is engaged to a woman whos father owns a trucking company in the east, and has pushed Bulkmatic out of 2 other mills to bring his 'father-in-laws' company in. It backfired in the other mills because the FIL's company could'nt do the job correctly, so they put Bulkmatic back in there. Now he's trying it with this one, and told my husbands boss that if they had 2 weeks to get on the ball. This guy is scheduling their loads, when he has no idea how long it takes to do each one. When Bulk used to schedule their own, they were NEVER late. It's on purpose, and everyone knows it, but they can't seem to get corperate to take it seriously. Oh, man sorry about the rant, but it's really got us in a tizzy. I have to start gathering applications for him, just in case. The good thing about being a truck driver is, you'll always have a job somewhere, but it's starting over with a new company (when he likes where he is)that sucks.
And not to sound entirely selfish, but I wonder if this is going to screw up our summer plans, including the family reunion. Of course I want to hit the east, but my kids want to see their crazy Nana in Chicago.

LOL Ok, I needed to get that off my chest! Just ignore me.

Hope everyone has a lovely day, weather and all! We hit 74 here at my place, and the kids got to run around bare foot. They reveled in it. Hope today is a nice repeat!

to everone!

Yahhhhhhhh Brenda's back! 'bout time!! Im glad you're doing good. Sometimes I feel like Im moving in circles, and I thought my 16 jeans were too small again, but even with eating not on target, the exercise kept the weight off. Can you just imagine how well Id do if I put it all together!?!?!?!

Yesterday went pretty well, thanks for asking Brenda We met with a consultant, who we think might be just what we need to help us move our business in the direction we want. Its the ideas, and paths we need help with. I think he'll work out alright. What it will cost for him, is about the same as some intense advertising we have done in the past (that didnt work) So, we'll give it another try and see. So we are in the process of revamping the website, and maybe even renaming it. As long as neither him or I have to get up on a ladder and install an outdoor overhead sign again, we'll be happy. This type of change might be tricky for us, but I think we are up for the challenge.

Today is another busy day, we have a meeting early, then off for an early supper with friends at an italian restaurant. Hopefully I'll find something that doesnt fill my plate with pasta. They are suppose to have their menu online, so I'll check that out before we go.

Food hasnt been great this week. Not bad, but because we have been so busy, I havent been paying alot ot attention to it. We also need groceries...that doesnt help either. I dont think I'll be able to get those until tomorrow. But on a positive point, I havent eaten any crap either

Have a great day ladies...time to get busy

HOLY COW!!! SHE LIVVVEEEESSS!!!!!

Yea! Glad you decided to come back, and congrats on the inches. If memory serves right, didn't you tell me to get rid of my scale, yet that's the very reason you were getting down?? LOL I know.. I can't seem to get rid of it either, nor stop getting on the darn thing!

So happy your back.

Falon: For cramps use those heating pads that stick to your panties. Works WONDERS!!! And yes, it was the scale that just about did me in--that and self sabotage. Mental mind games along w/real life crap going on here lately. I've dealt with it and am ready to move on

Robin: Sounds like a great meeting! Glad things went well and hope the direction is where you want to go

So far I met w/the ladies and didn't have soda/caffeinated beverage....bought a bottle of water instead. So I'm at least doing better than yesterday But still a LONG way to go before I get all my water intake in. Step at a time

OK, it's Fat Tuesday. This is going to be my very last fat "Fat Tuesday."

Tomorrow Lent begins and it's time to get serious with the program.

I have 365 days to get as close as I can to 150. Which is a pound about every 4 days.

So starting this morning, everything gets weighed, measured and tracked. 8 to 10 of those water glasses get checked off every single day including weekends. As soon as I finish my antibiotic, it's back to the gym -- which means Monday morning bright and early.

It's time to put my foot down, get serious with myself and get this done. I know I can do it -- all it's going to take is some good old-fashioned hard work and determination. I will not quit this time. I will make this a success.

I have the tools I need, I have the support I need and all it takes now is me.

So, it's 365 days to a thinner me!

Saw a glimps of a lighter weight in the scale yesterday I amhoping that it will still be there for a few days so I can count it.

I had another long day at work but it was because my friend was so sick she could not do it and it was the endo of the month stuff. So I stayed and did it. Other issues at work are going onand on, I made a big move and confronted the boss with a few things and We talked I apologised for not being so welcoming and backing of on a bunch of things. and not giving her the support and making her feel like a total intruder (along with several of the others) Making her a bit unreachable for many of us. Well I think it worked atleast I feel so much better. I hope she does.

*lurking*

Hey there -

I ate a whole bag of pork rinds this past weekend. I was so desperate for a crunchy snack food and celery wasn't cutting it. I wanted chips like normal people.

Well - I will never again eat another pork rind. I just kept thinking about what they really were. The bag said "pork skins" which didn't help one bit. I was sick to my stomach really bad on Sunday and Monday. I've barely eaten anything since then. Still don't feel well. I psyched myself out really bad.

UGH!

I've had a few pork rinds in the last two days. I don't like to think about what it really is either.

bnbsmommy1~I checked out your weight loss blog today. It really helped me mentally to read it.

Good Morning

Morgaine~ I cant eat those things :P They leave a horrible taste in my mouth and give me serious heartburn. Im guessing you wont be eating them anymore either....glad you're feeling better now.

Grocery shopping on the agenda today....nothing else planned. So, how do you stay on plan when you have had, or are about to have a huge fight with dh????? Im sitting here with the f**k-it mentality right now. Not a good thing I dont even want to go work out....I dont want anything to do with all the "trying" it takes to loose weight.

Have I ever mentioned I hate winters in buffalo

Well, Im off, have a great day ladies.

Brenda- So glad your back. I know about the self sabatoge when the scale doesn't move. I've told myself before (the last time I was on Atkins) that it obviously wasn't worth the effort instead of actually trying to figure out where I was going wrong. I'm glad i've stuck to it this time, and glad you are too!

Morgaine - Sorry you got so sick. I still keep them around for the crunch but am reminded of what they really are since there's a picture of a pig on the bag (gross) and I can't eat that many. There's nothing worse that a food making you sick! Glad you're better.

Susan - your plan sounds iron clad! I like that sound of determination. You are certainly going to make your goal!!!

I went to the gym yesterday, but only did 1 mile due to cramps kicking in. Yeah, i'll get those little heat pad thingy's next time Brenda. I had forgotten about those. TOM is almost over, so no real point now. Eh, but at least I got 1 mile.

Well, i'm coffee'd out, and going to head to the gym, then my 500 other arrands today. Hope everyone has a wonderful day!