Hey everyone! Well the WW is closed of course so I'm going this weekend or Monday. NO WAY am I going shopping on Black Friday even if I did have the money!
I'm kinda proud of myself. My auntie called early this morning wanting to know if I was coming by. She sent over my cousin to pick me up. Called my mama, her and the family were watching football, of course. My auntie made a FABULOUS Thanksgiving dinner. I had a little of everything and I was FULL! A FIRST! Usually, I get seconds....thirds...sometimes fourths but not today. I think it's because she put spinach in the mac'n'cheese (that rocked out loud!). When I left, all I had on my to-go plate was mounds of spinach mac and a little sliver (I've never seen a piece that small....and I cut it!) of sweet potato pie.....my favorite pie! So I think I did good.
My day was insane, last night was insane.. basically it involved my neighbour, her sister, the cops, paramedics, fire men, and a cop with a police dog and a helicopter. I am very tired today. But so far I've eaten very well! Tomorrow I WI!
Small loss last week, but I'm still super excited about it. I've started a new running program.. well technically I'm still in the walking stages... but I'm excited about it. It's a 16 week progressive plan that works you up to 3 miles in 30 minutes. As long as I stick with it, it shouldn't ever be too difficult.
I'm moving away from my Fitday, mostly just because I have to customize nearly every food I eat. Has anyone had any success with other calorie counting programs? I've heard good things about Spark People and Calorie King is packed full with nutrition info. Any recommendations?
hsmom- Thanks for noticing me! I'm hanging in there! You?
Shari-Great job on Thanksgiving!
Aimee- Sounds like a crazy holiday! Hope everything is okay! Good job on maintaining for this week!
I weigh in again on Thursday! WOO WOO! Does anyone here get a little nuts about weighing in? Like weighing yourself everyday? I had to have my boyfriend hide the scale because I was getting a little obsessive. This weighing in once a week business drives me a crazy..
Have a good week ladies!
Last edited by Aquanetrocker; 11-26-2007 at 06:20 PM.
Swimgirl- Black Friday was fun. I picked up a few thing for dd, mil, and me. I got a blender that is stainless steel with a glass jar for $15. It sounds like your Thanksgiving was interesting. I hope everyone is okay. Good job on maintaining. I didn't get to weigh in Thursday so I counted mine as a maintain last week.
Shari- It sounds like you did a great job on Thanksgiving. I did better than the other Thanksgivings but see areas I need to adjust some for Christmas Eve. That's when we do Christmas at mil's.
Jen- How's your walking/running program going? Is it something like Couch to K? ( I may have the name of that wrong.) I use the WW etools calorie counter program. I weigh more than once a day how's that for obsessive. It's funny thought dh weighs at least once a day too.
I'm doing okay just worried about my grandfather. The test came back that he has liver cancer. Thursday they are going to see if it's spread anywhere else and decide what they can or cant do for him. He's got quite a few medical issues already.
We've finally been getting some much needed rain here. DD got her advance degree black belt yesterday. Ds has karate tonight. He's got to practice for his new belt test. He's interesting to test for a belt due to the fact he just doesn't get questions very well. When he does it's sometime hard for him to answer and explain. But he flies thur the demo. portion.
Aimee ~ WOW! Sounds like you had a exciting Turkey day!
Congrats Jen! Yeah, I weigh everyday sometimes too....but usually only when I'm doing bad. weird.
HS ~ I'll send a prayer everyday for your granddaddy. You're a brave one! I've heard alot of horror stories from my BFF about those sales. Her WHOLE family goes every year, I've been invited but I like my body parts, thank you. I might go to the after Christmas one this year though cause I really want a laptop. I used to love karate when I was a kid.
TOM arrived yesterday so I went to Walmart and brought apples and wheat pretzels to combat the sugar and salt cravings. Now, I just need my jug of diet coke and I'll be okay.
Shari- Thanks for your prayers for my grandfather. Black Friday was actually fun. I went with a friend and her teenage son. He would go flirt with the young sales ladies. He even talked one into going into the back and getting an item. lol I also go shopping after Christmas.
I'm off to the gym now since I haven't workout in over a week. I do great drinking water and okay eating. I just have to work on my exercise part.
After spending an 1 1/2 hours looking for my keys, I still went to the gym. (I almost said ahh there's tomorrow.) Once I get to the gym I alway do well. I got 10 miles in on the bike.
The couple of us poking around can keep this place rockin'!
hsmom
My running program is going okay. It's no fun running in the snow... I just hate the treadmill, you know? I'm doing a progressive program much like couch to 5k.
How's your grandfather doing? Better I hope!
Good job still making it to the gym after the long search. 10 miles? Great job!
Shari
Apples and pretzels? You're a genius. I really struggle with salt cravings during TOM. I never could get used to the taste of diet coke.. I go bananas for diet A&W root beer though.
It's cold and snowy here. I get to weigh in tomorrow! Woo! I'm getting the sniffles but hopefully a little extra sleep will help my body get better. I've been trying to figure out how afford all the gifts I want to buy my loved ones... jeez I just don't know how big families do it! Or even families of 4 or 5 with little kiddos! Needless to say, I think there will be a lot of homemade gifts this year!
Jen- We'll find out more about my grandfather after he sees the cancer dr today. Dh got of work early yesterday. So we could drive 2 hours to spend some time with him and come back home. Yeah, it was 10 miles. When I do go to the gym I have no problem pushing myself. (maybe why I have such a hard time going) I also weigh in today.
Aimee- Don't you weigh in today, too?
Shari-Did you join WW yet?
Courtnie, Ro, & Envygirl- Where are ya'll? I hope your having a good week!
Good luck to everyone weighing in today, may the scales reflect all the effort that went into this week. I post more after my weigh in.
Today has been a great day so far. I had sf chocolate cake for breakfast pt friendly. The heart rate monitor dh got me for Christmas came in today. Just have to work on him so maybe I can get in before Christmas. I finally got some pixs emailed to me that I've been waiting for, for about a month. I bought two cookbooks for $14 instead of $30. Oh, and to top it all off I lost 3 pounds! I don't know what it is with me lately. This is the second day in a row that I've misplaced my keys. Oh well time to got fix some lunch.
10 pounds by Christmas isn't going to happen.
10 pounds by next Friday wont happen for sure!
Next Friday is Karden's Chirstmas party. And I was to look fantastic. I have a nice dress, I am getting my arms waxed and my hair done, would like to get my nails done... but we will see.
I feel the need to look better for his party then mind. He has a high position in his work, so I want to look good cuz I will be meeting a lot of people for the first time. I will also be seeing people I haven't seen since I lost my 50 pounds. So I want to look friggen fantastic! yet... yesterday I eat chips. It think my problem is that i haven't been keep track of my calories because I am lazy and too busy. Maybe if I could just get back into that habbit.
Sorry I haven't been around much, I am re-designing a webpage for a dog store and want to have it done by this weekend. I have also been trying to design my own Christmas cards and need to send them off to get printed, busy cleaning the house and with the new dog - want to get my tree up, just all around busy! I promise to stop in every day from now on though... or at least every other day!
Sorry I didn't go back and read posts, hope everyone is doing well.
HS ~ WTG! I'm rejoining WW either tomorrow or Sat...whenever my car gets fixed.
Jen ~ Diet Pepsi is HEAVEN! I love Christmas shopping even though I always get sad cause I can't buy everyone everything I want. Usually I just stick to buying things for my immediate family and friends and get everyone else cards. This year, I'm going to be buying ALOT of baby stuff though...alot of pregnant friends or ones who just had kids.
Courtnie ~ I'm sure you are going to do and look FANTASTIC! My original goal for Christmas is my first 10% (226.98) but it'll be revised when I rejoin WW. whatever it is, I will get as close as possible by Christmas cause I own it to myself to get off my *** and stop eating crap.
hsmomx2 - I'm here! Sorry I have a new position at work and I'm being kept quite busy duiring this learning curve! It's insane. Yesterday I got so busy that I left 15 mins late - and was 10 mins late picking up DD. SHE WAS HEARTBROKEN! 10 mins to a 5 yr. old is like 3 hours!
I got the bad-mom of the day award for that one!
life-changes are going well. I'm down #3.6 this week. official weigh in is Friday. i'll keep you posted!
everyone! 
10 mins to a 5 yr. old is like 3 hours!
official weigh in is Friday. i'll keep you posted!
