Everyone is back and the house is in chaos again but this time WAY more cramped! I've decided to move out by March. Overtime overload this month for sure! At least Mama brought my scale for me! I feel a little more complete now.
Since St. Val day is Thursday, I've decided to surpass my WI tomorrow and just wait. Two extra days to try to undo some TOM damage. I went to Gold's today! The one closest to me is unimpressive. Pool and jacuzzi is way smaller than the one at the Y in Birmingham AND it's RIGHT smack out there were all can see! I mean, as SOON as you walk in, you see the pool! No frosted glass or anything! *sigh* I went into the locker room and this nice older lady tried to assure me that no one evers pays attention to people in the pool but I have doubts. You know I'm self concious. I wondered around the locker room, it was so-so, and they only have a sauna. I hate saunas! I love steam rooms! I can't wait till I get my car. Hopefully other Golds around San Antonio are a little better.
Lekhika - Ouch! I hope your feeling better soon and I hope the results come back with good news!
So I have a question, why has my ticker vanished?! Any suggestions?! Its very odd! Yesterday was a good eating day, lots of fruit and veggies and when i woke up this morning I had a rumbly tummy, so something must be working! No exercise yesterday, lots of cramps and bloating due to TOM. Today it is exactly a month until scottish man comes back, yey! Very excited! And also only a month until i go on business, so lots of things to be working towards.
Oooh yey my ticker is back! Ok im not going mad honestly it WASNT there yesterday! LOL!
Today has not been a good day eating wise:
1 bowl golden grahams
3 biscuits
1 macaroni cheese
dinner - ? undecided but its going to have to be light!!
Gym also for an hour
jasonslea - i hear you on the self-conscious thing, only sign up for somewhere you feel truly comfortable otherwise you just wont go.
NSV - (since I haven't been on it all week) - when I started all this I wore a size 18/20, and was that size up until about Christmas...well - this morning I was feeling brave - and since I got an ENTIRE new wardrobe for free from a girl I now work with - I put on a pair of cords that are a 12!!!
I'm so geeked beyond belief it's insane! I know that it helps that this particular brand runs big - and they're stretch - BUT THEY'RE 12'S!!
Also - on an even BETTER note - My daughter is doing very good. She's still pretty tired - but definately getting back to her ol' self. I'm praying that this was a one-time freak thing. --- for those that don't know - she had a seizure on Sunday.. SCARIEST THING EVER!!!
She was VERY excited to get her Valentine's day present from her daddy (my BF) and I this morning. I left it on her Disney Princess throne - where we set out her clothes the night before - I bought her a Tinkerbell card (her fav.) 2 pencils w/ HUGE erasers and a frong that sings "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" - She was bubbling over w/ excitement this morning! and I LOVED it!
Enygirl...that is an amazing NSV!! Congrats. And i'm glad to hear your little girl is doing much better. Very scary indeed. My middle child is 8 and a couple days after going to the doctor for an ear infection, started complaining that her leg hurt. By day 3 of this, we took her to the emergency room and when we changed her out of her pants...her legs had spots all over them. I mean ALL over them. And her legs hurt so bad, she couldn't stand up. We had to hold her up and wheel her around in a wheelchair. But the good news is....Motrin took care of it. It's some sort of an immune deficiant that happens after a viral or bacterial virus. It causes the legs to swell, a rash up the legs and possibly the trunk of the body, the muscles in her legs to tighten and her joints to ache. But motrin takes care of it. But it can affect the kidneys by making them swell up and bleed. They took a urine sample from her and said her kidneys were not affected. But yeah...when i saw those legs and how bad off she was i was scared. It's some long name but the initials are HSP. They don't know what causes it, other than it comes on after a virus and there's no way to "cure" it they can only "treat" it with Ibuprofin "motrin". Well...we are now definately Motrin people because i was giving her tylenol but not anymore...from now on motrin lives at my house!!!
Eny and Lumi! My brother has horrible asthma and though it has gotten way better as he has gotten older, my heart still stops at even the hint of rasping from him. My mama and I are emergency room veterans.
The worst part about your child being sick - is that you can't protect them from it. I hate it!
I had a great night last night - DBF and I got out of town for the night - it was nice.
My official weigh in is tomorrow - I haven't weighed all week - due to TOM. It should be completely gone by the morning. I'm expecting a gain after the week I've had. I know I've given into the stress more then I'd like. Tomorrow I start again. Good thing is that I'm starting lower then when I started the first time.
Also - I'm very comfortably in a size 16 now, and some 14s. I do have my ROCKIN' pair of 12's that I can wear when i'm feeling a little low or saucy. Things are good.
I'll change the tickers tomorrow... all is good and getting better.
Hello Everyone. I have not been on here for a while. A lot has happened. I haven’t eaten well or exercised for a couple weeks. I tried to give up smoking and failed miserably so I will try again in a couple weeks.
AND… I got engaged to my Boyfriend of 5 years. It was expected, and the proposal was extremely romantic. We will be getting hitched at the end of the year.
I suppose this can be my new motivation to lose weight. Although now people will think ‘she is losing weight for her wedding day’ which isn’t true I am losing weight for my health and to look better and feel better forever not just for a day. Now when I go back to the UK people will assume I went crazy in the last few months before the wedding losing weight, not realizing that it is something I have been working on for a long while before I knew there was going to be a wedding. Oh well!
Weigh in today, down 1 pound from last week, woo hoo!! Eating has been a bit better, have been so busy its almost impossible to eat too much, although getting too hungry and then stuffing anything and everything into my mouth is a problem... hmmm anyway slowly and surely wins the race. 26 days until i get to see scottish man too hurrah... not that im counting or anything!! LOL!!
Yesterday was a good day with the eating, was exhausted from work though and didnt go to the gym. Tonight Im going to the gym though. I need to lose again this week, even if its just a pound. Im a bit nervous with my birthday coming up this weekend, eeeek!! Not so much the cake Im worried about, but its the wine that im concerned about!! I have a girly night out on friday night, and then im going to a wedding on the saturday of my actual birthday, so Im just going to have to not drink too much over the weekend!!! Eeeek!!
Im starting to get nervous about this business convention i have to go to, im worried im going to be the only "bigger" person there, but not much i can abou that now, considering its only a couple of weeks away... sigh.
I would like to lose these 4lbs by the end of the month, fingers crossed!! No reason why i shouldnt if i keep working hard, motivation!
Sorry I dropped off for a few days.. the WI went as expected - I'm up to #184.6. But I'm still losing inches, which is good. The scale will catch up as the fat goeas away and the muscle building levels off. I haven't worked out as I should - but I'm getting better.
Works calmed down a TON since our Big event is this weekend, and everyone's gone. That means no mor eovertime at home late at night.. I get to have my life back for awhile!!
I'm going to do a new workout schedule - I seem to do better when I'm on a schedule. And I'm starting logging the calories again. I've been doing *pretty* good with out logging them - but I need to step it up again and go back to what really works effectively for me - so i can hardcore work at getting this weight off!
I'm sticking to my #7 a month goal. I know it's doable if I do it! Ok girls - I'll be back later.
Pool and jacuzzi is way smaller than the one at the Y in Birmingham AND it's RIGHT smack out there were all can see! I mean, as SOON as you walk in, you see the pool! No frosted glass or anything! *sigh* I went into the locker room and this nice older lady tried to assure me that no one evers pays attention to people in the pool but I have doubts. You know I'm self concious. I wondered around the locker room, it was so-so, and they only have a sauna. I hate saunas! I love steam rooms! I can't wait till I get my car. Hopefully other Golds around San Antonio are a little better. 
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! 
Eny and Lumi! My brother has horrible asthma and though it has gotten way better as he has gotten older, my heart still stops at even the hint of rasping from him. My mama and I are emergency room veterans. 
Dub! 
