Hiya!

Today starts my VERY long week. No school for the kiddos today, and I work tonight. Thank goodness tomorrow is Saturday and I can really sleep in. Then Monday will be a normal day for me (home at 430 up at 7, back to bed ant 9 up at 1230) Tuesday through Friday are early release days for conferences.

Anyway, I have had 3 really good days with workouts in them. I plan on getting on my treadmill here in a little bit to make it 4 good days.

W 80 oz
E 30 minutes
E 1500 cals
D have a good night at work!

w lighter day, have gotten about 40 oz
e lots of cleaning
e pretty planned
d suck it up

I lost 70 pounds doing it on my own. Just can't seem to get any further. Another 30 would be great but no such luck. It should be time for TOM...but once again nothing is happening. If it is gonna stop..then STOP already.

Need to watch the eating this weekend. We went out to my son's new job last night and ate for free. Grand opening soon. It was good, but yikes!! Chicken fingers, mac and cheese, potatoes, etc.

Only 2 pesky little pounds away from having lost 60 pounds. And only 8 more till Onderland. Deer hunting is coming up this week and is worrying me a bit.

Usually we go up to the cabin and spend the week eating horribly sugared and fattening foods. And we eat A LOT! Sitting in a blind for 8 hours you start to eat just from boredom. I'm combating this by bringing my own healthier foods a lot, soups, and PB&J, and fruit, lots of fruit. I know I'll see my cousins double icing giant sweet roll and go sweet craving crazy. I will not gain 5 pounds because of deer camp!!

W- 80 oz
E- Rest day (I have a wicked sore throat since mid-day yesterday)
E- Staying under 1500 doesn't look so hard when all I want is broth broth and more broth
D- Don't get complacent.

Thin, How was the 5k? Did you have fun?

Yeah I had loads of fun. I was surprised how many people were there. Over a thousand just doing the 5K alone and there was also a 10K and a kids mile.
I finished 801st overall. 36:54 which is my best time so far.

I put myself too far back at the start and spent the first mile dodging people walking or jogging slower than me. And the run/walkers tickled me. They'd zip passed me only to start walking. I'd catch up with them jogging and they'd start jogging again. This went on quite a bit and I would pass the same people 3 or 4 times.

It's definitely addictive but registration is expensive

Woohoo the bands back together!

Worked this weekend, DH is in NY Mon/Tues so gearing up for a hectic week. Officially done nursing Darcy outside of a few times here and there in the middle of the night. Food has been pretty crappy - need to get to it! You'd think a tummy tuck would be motivation enough to get to goal but somehow it's not at the moment...

Thin, glad you had fun! Entry fees around here are usually around $20 to pre-register.

Emil, glad you are doing well. Tummy tuck? Cool!

Good Monday morning m'girls!

Boy do I need to be here! I've been falling off and wishing I was back on doing well.....I had that amazing few weeks where I really thought I was going to DO IT, feeling so good....and my dad's operation was my excuse to eat poorly and not exercise. I have to remember I AM AN ADDICT. I don't eat, drink or use like "normal" people. I have to set my rules and stick to them. What works for others does not necessarily work for ME. sigh. When I get a few tastes of what I should not, it snowballs into full on bad habits. ALWAYS.

I had a friend die of an overdose this weekend. I think its such a wake up call when someone dies of addiction/alcoholism. My eating is not so different. Addiction is addiction. I will die if I don't get this stuff under control. I feel like a total downer about it but I'm not really, if anything,I feel DRIVEN. I need to beat this, I need to be well, be happy. When my life gets this out of control I know I need a spiritual solution.

STEP ONE, back to basics. Admitted we are powerless over (alcohol, food, drugs) and that our lives have become unmanageable. Unmanageable indeed! Glad you guys are all still here. xo Michelle

W- 80 oz (I think I reached that in tea alone yesterday)
E- May restart the C25K program with faster times
E- Since yesterday I've had the opposite problem with cals. I'm sick so I don't want to eat anything!
D- 2 a half more days of work then I get time off.

Mavis -yup, when I get to maintenance weight I'm getting a tummy tuck! I was not blessed with elastic skin and after 3 babes it's not a pretty sight!

Michelle - so sorry to hear about your friend. We'll be here to give you a swift kick in the butt when you need it

Thinsole - hope you're feeling better soon!

One day down, one to go having the kids all to myself. Food was crappy today, no excuses there - just pure laziness!

Michelle, I know what you are talking about. Sorry about your friend. I too tend to take the spiral route to the depths, which is why I am now up 8 pounds in 10 days. I don't know how to stop it.

Emi, I am with you too. I know how to make better choices, just need to do it.

Jeni, now that you are back, don't go away!

Thin, hope you are feeling a little better!

Mindy, I am on this hormonal trip from **** with you. Got to get it figured out.

w 100
e anything, find something to do today. I got up at 3 because I couldn't sleep and didn't want to wake hubby. That should give me time for elliptical this morning***back to see I made it to the elliptical, yay!
e op
d love myself

Thanks for wishing me well guys. Still battling, no longer a sore throat but a stuffy/runny nose. Ran 3.1 miles inside last night and had to stop for a bit after my first mile. I coughed and almost threw up.

But I pushed myself and finished and I shouldn't have! I was stubborn and my knee is paying the price so for the rest of the week I'm going to take it easy on the knees. Arm work, ab work, shoulder and back. But as for cardio I can think of nothing but swimming which won't aggravate my knee and I am leaving tomorrow for deer camp so that's kinda out.

Maybe I can shadow box while sitting down (sounds stupid but anything to get the heart rate up right?) I refuse to be held back from Onderland by injury or sickness!

W- 80 (made it the last few days)
E- Whatever doesn't hurt the knee
E- OP
D- Jennifer on BL lost weight on a knee worse than mine!

Howdy ladies!

If life weren't crazy enough got a boxer mix puppy today - I think I'm a little nutso We were looking for a dog but I wasn't expecting o get one today!

Sounds like we're all having a rough go of it the past few days - remember to be kind to yourself, we're human and innately flawed! Many hugs out there to you all - we can do this, it's a marathon not a sprint

W- 40
E- Driving in my car for three hours (lol) and lugging suitcases
E- Stay away from the tempting junk food at camp
D- You are not a garbage disposal

Leaving for deer camp today so won't be around to post much til Sunday or Monday. Good luck ladies! It's almost Turkey time so stay strong!!