Hola, chickies!

TBJ, welcome back! It's good to see you again! How have you been?

Sorry I've been so absent. I've been so stinking busy it's not even funny. Last Wednesday say the launch of my new virtual online writing group website (www.toboldlynano.com, if anyone is interested), then Thursday I inherited a MAJOR project at work on top of all the other stuff I don't have time to do. Oh well, at least I got in some overtime this weekend, right? Bah!

Today promises to be another super-busy day, but I thought I would check in while I have a moment.

Food hasn't been going so well. Exercise was fine until last week, when I was on about 6 different deadlines (4 of which are still in play) and had no time to do anything other than work (stupid work!). Water has been ok though, could be better. Things should be slowing down over the next couple of days though, as two of my deadlines are today and one is tomorrow, then I'm good to go. If I don't end up taking work home with me yet again, I will exercise tonight (unless I fall asleep immediately after dinner, which seems like a valid possibility at the moment).

OK, now I'm just rambling, so I guess I'll stop. I hope you're all doing well and that you have a wonderful day.

Elisha

Hello!

Elisha -- Howdy! Wow, cool writing website. I used to write back when I was a girl... guess these days I don't have the time. What sort of stuff do you like to write?

Well, today, my first day back, didn't go so well! I went to a party for work, and there were desserts, and they were on the outside of my belly, but then they went to the inside of my belly... Um, red day. :(

See you all later!

Aaah I'm here I'm here! :D

Food has been less than great - I was low on cash for a couple of weeks due to some moving expenses, so I've been living on top ramen & whatever else I had in the cupboards for a few days.

I got groceries delivered tonight, though, and I'm all sorts of healthy! :D Stocked up on water, carrots, avocados, OJ and tuna! WooohooO!!

I've been sick for the last week or so, which explains my absence - work was insanity (as usual... sigh...) and after my 50+ hr week, plus being out sick 1 1/2 days (yeah - 50 hrs in THREE DAYS), I just kind of died on my couch for the weekend. :) I'm better now!

Haven't weighed for a few days... not looking forward to it. I doubt it'll be good, hehe.

Good news! I got my new rowing machine! It should get here in a week or two, and I'm SO excited to use it! Now I'm totally stocked - elliptical, rowing machine, lots of free weights & my balance ball. Oh yeah!

So I've realized that I need to bump my intake up a bit each day, because I've been way too low. How low? I'm lucky if I'm hitting 1000 cals per day right now - this is mostly due to stress, which has also given me a great freaking pizza face full of icky adult acne. FUN TIMES. :( Oh well. I need to see my doctor for some acne antibiotics so it gets better but I'm not too worried - could always be worse!

So my new goal is 1400 per day, which is a lot. That means I need to start eating lunch (which I haven't done since I was 12 or so - occasionally I grab a snack or something but usually don't eat lunch), and that also means I need to snack at work. I'm planning to do a cup of yogurt and a pria bar at work - that's almost 250 calories right there and that should help.

Aside from that I'm all settled and people are finally acting normal again. YAY! :)

Jennifer - How was mom's place? Hope you had fun!! And hopefully the 'roid goes away and leaves you alone :)

MsRD - Thank yoU!! :D I'm doing well with the stress - I'm used to it - but I just wanted my mom and aunt, who i'm very close to, to stop giving me the 'oh i am soooo sorrrrry' look. Thanks for being such a good mom-away-from-mom!! *hugs*

Elisha - NaNo!! NICE!! I'm totally diggin' the site! And good job with managing such an insane schedule and doing so well!!

Julie - Ok, I'm challenging YOU, missy! :P I want the 170's!!! My new goal: to hit 179 by the end of February - I KNOW I can do it. Good job on getting so far!!! :D Hope you're diggin' out from under that snow!

Alright all, time for another round of situps & free weights... take care chickies!!

All right chickies, just one thing to say today:

I am DONE being fat.

I don't care how busy I am or how stressed I get or how good that kahlua cake I've got at home tastes. My clothes don't fit, I don't feel good, and even my wedding ring is getting tight (and we just bought the thing in June!).

I can't take it any more. I'm done.

Elisha

Evening Ladies! Home from Mom's and a long day at the office. But, I have news.

Three little words...

Forty

Pounds

Gone!

:encore: :encore:
I'll post more in the morning!

Okay just a quick post - I'm exhausted and I need some sleep. :)

Miss Elisha - NICE JOB!!! :D I'm totally diggin' the story line - more! You're a great writer from what I can see so far! (I used to write but I can never end the stupid story so I've given up...)

Jennifer - WOOOOOOO!!! :D CONGRATS chickie! Way to go!!

Morning, sunshines. Today is shaping up to be another one of those days at the office. Roid is in full effect, and we're busy with a few last minute files. It could always be worse, but with this one...no matter WHAT it is, she has an excuse.

So...40 pounds down. Taking a day to revel in it. :D Woo Hoo! Next goal is 50 pounds, and I'm going to be busting my tush to have that happen in March. Took last night as my rest night, and then tonight, it'll be time to hit the WATP again, and the bike, and get things moving for the next goal. Wheeee! Yeah, I know, it's silly. I've still got so much more to go...but having this kind of success gives a little added "oomph" when I need it, and feel like sitting around and not exercising.

Water's been great, food has been on target- a little higher in my range, but still under my 1800 top limit. Exercise- was less than usual, being out with mom, but a lot more walking for walking's sake, and general movement, which helped get to that -40 number. Yeah!

Ok...comments- I only scrolled back this page because lately it takes forever to load this site. Must be a lot of new people, and more traffic.

Elisha- congrats on the launch of your site. Looks good! Much success and growth to you on your new venture. :)

TBJ- Good to see you with us again! Welcome back!

MsRD- Oooh, even at 600 calories, I'd have been tempted. I'll meet you for WATP- I'll be the one in the back flipping Leslie off ;)

Julie- Congrats on being in the 170s, chickie!!!! Nicely done!

Jess- Glad you are feeling better, and are now fully stocked. A Rowing machine? Sweet! Ok, I'm going to run away to YOUR gym for vacation. ;)

Hope everyone is having a good week. Almost made it through Feb!!!

Quick post... worst. day. in years.

To put it gently: the IRS just robbed me freaking BLIND and I had to sit on hold with them for 2 hrs this evening after logging into my bank account to find them... empty. The soon-to-be ex husband signed for a bunch of certified mail that I didn't know about, and the IRS is being actually very nice and working with me to get this taken care of ASAP. And now they're going after him.

And so am I. I'll be offline for a few days, most probably, while I deal with the lawyer and getting everything into place. Jess has officially been pushed over the line of "crap Jess is willing to take." :)

Good job to all the chickies and keep up the great work! I feel so sick right now I don't think I'll even hit 800 calories today but right now that's the least of my worries.

I'll check back in as soon as I can. Take care!

Morning chickies!

Insanely busy here, surprise, surprise.

Breaking news though: I'm famous!

Exercise has been decent. I've been DDR-ing like a madwoman, because it's fun and it makes my stress go away. There's just nothing like flopping around like an idiot and jammin to some goofy tunes to get me in a happy mood!

Food has been really good, except for yesterday's breakfast. I woke up at like 3:30 and couldn't go back to sleep, so I made a breakfast pizza (using reduced-fat crescent rolls and cheese and Egg Beaters), but I ended up just picking at it for hours and eating almost the whole thing. Eep! But food the rest of the day was pretty darn good, and today's going well also. Some of the girls in my office have instituted Sushi Fridays due to the whole Lent thing, and I'm seriously considering ordering a small bit. I brought some homemade Kung Pao Chicken with LOTS of veggies for lunch, but... eh.

And even my water has been good. I brought one of my great big cups from home and that makes it so much easier. By the time the cup is empty I have to go pee, and the water cooler is right beside the bathroom, so I have no excuse not to refill! :lol:

This weekend will be more work, both the paid kind and the side-project kind. Bleh. Oh well, it will feel good to finally have some stuff DONE for work, and I don't mind doing the side-project stuff.

Speaking of work, I need to get back to it. I hope you're all having a wonderful day!
Elisha

Hi All! Yes, I don't post as much as I used to... where did we leave off in the bar exam/job drama story? Anyway, life is busy! I used to spend an hour a day on 3fc, but now I don't even go online some days.

Elisha -- Cool Q&A. It took me a while to figure out what nanowrimo was... sounds like an 80s band... but, cool. :)

Jess -- Erg, that sounds awful. Hang in there.

MsRD -- Thanks for the kick in the pants (that are getting tight...). Yeah, I haven't been counting calories like I used to. I gave up some things for Lent, though, and I've stuck with the plan. So I feel like I have taken control a little.

Jennifer -- Yay! Forty pounds! :carrot:

OK, so I gave up cheese and egg rolls for Lent. It's been hard these past three days. But it's getting easier. I am so glad I didn't give up on the first or second day like I wanted to. I feel like I've accomplished something. Now I have to get back into counting calories.

Happy Saturday.

Okay.. I'm back! :D

My rowing machine should get here Tuesday or Wednesday, which means I get it sometime next weekend, probably. I can't wait!

Food lately has sucked. I don't even want to say how badly... but let's just say it has sucked more than it should've! Exercise has not existed, really, and I can't sleep very well. Which means I have no energy... and the eating junk is not helpful with that.

B - 3 soft pretzels and a coke
L - Arby's. (Chicken strips, 2 cheese sticks and a big root beer).
D - TBD. I'm thinking FF cottage cheese and some boiled potatoes & carrots.

I'm gonna try to get some sleep tonight and spend tomorrow cleaning & organizing, maybe doing laundry if I can get into the laundry room. (I can't wait to move to an apartment where I have MY OWN laundry stuff).

Elisha - Holy crap girl! A bunch of my friends are talkin' about you! :) Congrats!!! :D NaNoWriMo is lucky to have you guys!!

TBJ: Thanks for the support! :D Don't feel too bad abotu the counting calories thing - just do what it takes to get back on track. That's the best thing to make you feel like counting again! (I need to listen to my own advice here...)

MsRD: Let's hope I make that goal! :D Thanks for the vote of confidence!

Alright, everybody, I guess I'd better go cook up my irish dinner. :) Take care chickies!

Good morning!

Hey, yesterday was another success with the no cheese/no egg roll Lent meditation. And, I lost a few pounds! (No, my weight tracker isn't accurate... :o ) I've come to two realizations:

1. I eat to reduce stress and improve my mood. I totally felt an emotional tug when I started to refrain from eating cheese and egg rolls. This sacrifice is educational. Maybe like MsRD said, God's way of telling me something. Guess Lent would be the time for revelation. :p

2. After the fourth day, a new habit is easier. Yesterday was not a struggle, compared to Days 1 and 2. So, I'm going to commit to counting calories for four days. That step is a small one that I can handle, and it will help me get back on track.

Wow, so much has happened when I left youse ladies! I passed the bar! Holy God, did I ever feel like junk after the first day of the exam. On the second day, I actually spent an hour at the end of the exam bored out of my wits, just sitting in a chair, staring at the bubble sheet. But I passed! My parents were visiting when I got the news, and I spent the rest of the day swimming at the beach and pretending to be a shark -- you know, going underwater and putting my hands up like a shark fin. Totally silly, but the emotional release was so great.

Anyhoo, don't want to type a book, will chat later.

Happy Sunday!