[Neesy_20]

I will run some tomorrow Dance! I didn't get off work til late tonight and have to be up early. I'm exhausted from working all day and then running around and cleaning my house. gonna hit the bed now. I'm down 2lbs but could just be water weight. didn't eat much cuz i got all my wisdom teeth pulled on friday. I can't believe we're so close to xmas. I haven't even started shopping. need to do that tomorrow! ugh. Dance- Don't worry about one slip up. everyone needs a pity party every now and then. such is life. haha.

maddiesmom- that is great! losing weight and baking? how do ya do it! haha.


catch up with ya guys later. zzzzzzzzz

[burgundyrayne]

Hey girls. Ive been super busy. We had a party this weekend. Ended up staying the night and finishing christmas shopping. Today I have to boys. Supposed to have them Thur and Fri too. Might have my niece and nephews one day this week. Not sure.

Food yesterday was horrible. We werent home all day so we ate out lunch and dinner. So I am up a bit from ticker. Drinking tons of water today, hope that helps.

We got lots of snow Sunday and yesterday. The roads are horrible. Cant get out and walk. I need to renew my membership for the gym for the winter. I'm gonna do some running around in the basement with the boys today.

I'll do personals hopefully tomorrow. Gotta get going. Not looking forward to t drive over on the icy roads.

[dancerindenver]

Hey girls!
burgundy - good luck getting your exercise in with the boys - that seems like a great way to stay active!

neesy - poor you getting your wisdom teeth out - how are you feeling?

It's crazy warm here so I'm going to run tonight after work - love running when I don't have to wear gloves and a hat

I ended up walking last night but I didn't get home till around 8:30 from the office so it was all I could make myself do to get out at all. Luckily I got some company on the phone so it went pretty quick.

Hope you all are doing well today!

[TiffTiff1985]

Hey girls! I see everyone is still chuggin along :-)

I just wanted to check in and say hi. I haven't been avoiding you this time! I have actually been doing really well losing weight. I have just been crazy busy and very rarely get on the real computer any more. I do the majority of my online time on my phone. Not making excuses, just tellin ya why I haven't posted lately.

How is everyone doing?

[dancerindenver]

tifftiff - wowza! over 100lbs lost! you are a weight loss rock star! Congratulations on your amazing achievement!!! What's the best part for you? Loving your photographs? Fitting into fun clothes?

Doing good here - ate well yesterday and got in a short walk. No exercise today probably (holiday outing with the girls tonight) but planning on a run tomorrow before I leave to spend a long weekend with my grandparents.

How's everyone else?

[dancerindenver]

Hey girls! I'm out in Washington and wanted to say a quick hi. What's everyone up to this weekend?

[burgundyrayne]

Tiff-you are doing great. 105 lbs!!!

Dance-have fun with your grandparents.

I suck lately!!!!!!!!!!! I am up 4 lbs from ticker now. I have been eating crap and not exercising so tomorrow I am restarting. How is it taking me so long to lose this weight. I am frustrated and will get back on track. Just need a little vent. Holidays parties are no good for me. I have to do better.

Hope you're all having a good weekend.

[TiffTiff1985]

Dance - honestly the best part for m e right now is the number. I'm not seeing any great benefits as I am still too overweight to go shopping in all the fun places I would love to shop. I am still too overweight too feel comfortable going to theme parks and going horseback riding. I think I am borderline for those activities so I want to wait until I know that I am at an appropriate weight. It is nice to look a little better in pictures but I am certainly nowhere near where I want to be...

Burgandy - I am taking just as long as you if not longer, so I know how you feel. Get back to it now though or you will regret it!

My husband and I are about to leave for a bike ride. We got a bike rack for our cars a few weeks ago, so we can go anywhere now on our bikes!

[burgundyrayne]

I am a nervous wreck today. My mom is all numb down her left side and her mouth was drawn today. Might be a stroke. She said she couldnt go to the doctor cos she didnt have any money, so Chris and I sent money to her. The doctor sent her to the ER so now I am left sitting here waiting to hear from her or my sister. I told Chris we might have to load up and go back to Alabama. Keep my mom in your prayers.

I'll check back later.

[MaddiesMom]

Allison: so sorry to hear about your mom - it's a sad day when people can't get healthcare that they need. Keeping her (and your family) in my prayers.

Sorry I've been MIA - workouts and eating are both horrible. Working overtime and preparing for the holiday is starting to take its toll. I'm working out with Jeff tomorrow night and Friday morning. Gotta find some workouts to do when I'm home - can't go every night thanks to the cold weather and snow.

Work is still crazy - working overtime until the end of the year. Hoping to get everything back on track before the new year. No New Year's Resolution for me - it's a Lifetime resolution - lose this weight and keep it off.

Hope everyone is doing well - I'll try and check in when I can, but don't have too much time at this point.

[dancerindenver]

burgundy - how's your mom doing? that must be so hard to be worried and far away.

tifftiff - good for you on the bike ride!

maddiesmom - Okay, we are getting back in the groove right now, right? I was bad this weekend, not even sure why. Am leaving early today to get in some exercise and then will work from home afterwards. Yikes - we cannot let this two jobs at once holiday craziness get the best of us, right? Hang in there!

[burgundyrayne]

Hey ladies. My mom is doing ok now. She did have a light mini stroke brought on by high blood pressure. She found out she is diabetic. She stayed in the hospital overnight and got to come home a few hours ago. She is staying with my sister for a few days. It so hard being away in times like these, but she is doing a lot better.

Vicky-its so hard to eat right and exercise this time of year and I am a great example of that fact. Time for us all to get on track. The cold weather is keeping me in too, so I had Chris get me a lot of wii games that are active. I cant wait to try them all out.

Dance-how was the weekend with your grandparents?

I got a new game for wii today, EA Sports Acitve. I love it. Did a half an hour workout just now and I can tell I havent worked out in a while. It said I burned 202 calories. There is a 30 day challenge workout on, I am gonna try to complete it. It does give you rest days. I am sure I will be sore tomorrow, but I have to get back to exercising. Dont need this laziness becoming a long term thing.

[dancerindenver]

burgundy - Sounds like your mom has a lot to deal with - how is she holding up? It was great to spend some time with my grandparents and I'm going to try to get out there more often. So hard to see people you care about get older *sigh*. But it was not a good weekend in terms of eating and exercise. I'm back on plan again though as I did well on eating yesterday and walked three miles. Today I'm planning on running my usual loop for the first time in over a week - yikes! Looks like I'll be sore right there with you and maddiesmom (who I imagine is sore after hitting the gym again).

Even when I get frustrated that I'm not at goal, it's really great not to dread every social occasion thinking I have nothing to wear that makes me look okay. I'm definitely not where I want to be but I'm also not nearly as bad as I was if that makes sense.

Tifftiff - something tells me that you have a killer outfit in your wardrobe that you can wear this christmas that you couldn't before - what's your holiday party favorite this year? Is your hubby appreciative of all of the changes you've been making? I bet he is!

Have a great day, girls. I'll try to come back and post after I run to hold myself accountable

[MaddiesMom]

Dance: You are such a smart lady! I AM sore from the gym! I went tonight right after work. Hubby picked up Madeline, so I worked late and then went to the gym. Jeff kicked my butt. He even texted me earlier in the week to ask me if I was still working out. so I have him hounding me - guess he knew I needed it.

Allison: I should get some games for the Wii - Matt and I really don't use ours since Madeline isn't old enough to play it. The only time we have together is after she goes asleep and we're not in the playing mood by then. Let me know what games you really like, wouldn't hurt for me to try it out - especially when the cold weather keeps me inside.

Food hasn't been good, but hasn't been totally horrible either. The Christmas cookies are gone thanks to our co-workers, so no more of those to snack on. I'm really trying not to be a stress eater, but it's hard to break habits. I think part of it is that i'm working overtime this week and next and not able to spend a ton of time with my family. I only saw Madeline for 45 minutes before she went to bed tonight and I feel so guilty.

Dance (again): I have noticed that there is still a huge difference from where I was to where I am now. I saw some old pics of me on my digital frame at work, before my weight loss journey. I know I'm unhappy gaining those 10 pounds, but now I think I'm better able to cope with it. I look at those old pictures and can't believe what I did to myself. Never again, is all I can say.

Hope everyone is doing well. Work is still super duper busy, but I will check in again before the holiday!

[dancerindenver]

Hey girls!
I'm working from home today in a desperate attempt to finish up what's left of my old job (three big reports left to go out) by the end of the year. I'm planning on a lunchtime run (longer than yesterday's which ended up being pretty wimpy and short as I ran out of time) when it's the warmest. House is all clean thanks to my amazing cleaning lady and xmas shopping was all done weeks ago online so I'm doing okay overall. Now, I just have these reports and lots of wrapping to do. Wrapping presents will be tonight in front of some silly tv after I've finished at least one of the three reports. At least, that's what I'm telling myself right now

maddiesmom - good for you on the workouts! I hope you will get some time of with maddie for the holidays. Sounds like you could really use it.

burgundy - how are you doing on your new wii challenge? are you going to do the workout again today or too sore?

Hope you are all doing great today....