Hi girls! Whew! What a day! I've been busy in the house...not doing too much so that I don't overwork my back..but still getting some stuff done. I had to pick up my 2 youngest at preschool today, and I decided to run into Publix to get a few things after we left the preschool. Here we all go into the store, the boys are 4 and 2...and it is hard to go to the store with them at the very best of times...and I get halfway across the store and get a bad tummy pain. I feel sick. O.K., a bathroom emergency in Publix with 2 young children = nightmare city. So here we go, racing to the bathroom.....I'm trying to contain the kids, and the 2 year old is trying his best to escape under the bathroom door. So, I let him wear my pedometer (my kids think it's cool) for a minute, and he starts jogging in place (Just like I do!!!!). It was the cutest thing!!!!!!! Gosh, thought I would NEVER EVER get out of that store! But, I made it! I think I need a nap.

Food is right on target today. Actually, I'm not very hungry at all, which is not surprising, considering yesterday's eating fiasco. I'm remembering what one of my WW leaders told me : " Every setback is a setup for a comeback"! I really like that way of thinking! I'm feeling in control today, and I am going to just take it one day at a time.


Hope you all have a good rest of the day!!! I'll leave my comments later on!!

Heya

Well things are going kinda so so at the moment. I'm back logging calories today so I suppose that's something. I still don't feel at all like exercising. Don't really have time now off out to my mate's play tonight. Think we're having indian as well, I'm going to make wise choices and have plain rice and something tomato based. I am!!!!! And then I'm going to LOG it. Yes.

That's me told.

MSRD- Sounds like your eating is going great. Cool. The UK uni system is a bit different to yours as rather than doing classes we tend to only study one or two subjects. I only do politics and philosophy. I've not done maths or science for 4 years now. Yay!

Julie- Hope you got rid of the chocolate OK! It doesn't sound like a disaster though and your walking is going well.

I think that it is pretty senseible to distinguish between biscuit and cookies, biscuits are hard and cookies are soft. Cookies are a lot more indulgent but it's easier to eat a whole packet of biscits and not notice. That used to be part of my problem.

I'm not sure essays are quite the same as term papers. In my degree my mark is all exam based so my essays are really just to learn and don't count.

Elisha- hmm I wouldn't stand for being treated like dirt when you're kicking a** at your job.


Lucy- poor foot :( hope it gets better

Jennifer- Heya! Heels are baad.

Lisa- Yay glad your food's going well.

Dill

Jennifer... I swear, cuz, if I was there with ya, I'd have smacked that little snot! :lol: I totally hear ya, my dear. I work in the middle of snob-ridden Bellevue, WA. Next to Medina (rich area of Seattle) and Kirkland (I am SO too good for this place!), etc. SUCKS! :lol: I'm glad you got a couple of good pairs of shoes, plus a good workout on top of that! And I hope the blisters heal up soon -- those suck! GOOD LUCK with the resume-faxing, by the by! WOO! :D

Just a quick pop-in this morning. I found out that Old Navy & Fashion Bug are having big sales, and that I can wear corduroy pants to work, so I am going to attack these stores and get myself a few pairs! :D Hubby is having breakfast with his dad, and shouldn't be home until 12 or so. I'm going to do a quick cleaning of the house, get dressed & ready to go, and then we'll get going. Yay!

Also, to keep myself safe from the evils of the melt-in-your-mouth, high-calorie, absolutely yummy and delicious and EVIL cookies & assorted delicacies I'm about to make, I'm renting out a shelf in my mom & dads' freezer to store all of them! :D And what's even better? I will have about 15 xmas presents DONE once I've got these cookies done! WOO! (that's what I'm doin' tonight!)

Hope you all have an awesome weekend, and let's keep it up! WE ROCK! :D

Sat Afternoon!
 

DD is sleeping! She puked all over her bedroom carpet about an hour ago! She told me this morning that her tummy hurt...I listened but didn't have anything to give her to settle it, so I encouraged her to eat something. She drank some chocolate milk (eeeeuuuuw) and ate some grapes. That was the extent of her intake today, but those two mixed was not pretty on cream colored carpet!!! All over her bed, bedding and the lower trundle bed and all over the carpet! I've scrubbed with Resolve two times and am letting it set now for a while! Poor baby!

I haven't done much today but clean! No formal workout. I am working on some menu plans, however! I have next weeks pretty much set! I need to start calorie counting in addition to trying to follow The Zone! I'll do the best I can! We are going grocery shopping later. Actually, it might just be me or hubby since Kaleigh is not feeling well! Think I'm gonna go lay down for a few minutes, too! It's a good day to do that!

Food today has been ok.
B-fast: 2 cups coffee w/ creamer, 1 waffle, 1T syrup, 2 cheese sticks
Lunch: Leftover rice, chicken & salsa dish w/ 2 T lite sour cream and 1/2 oz. cheese sprinkled over it! A couple of grapes!
Snack: Dang that chocolate! It's not gone yet! Small box of Jr. Mints & 1 special Dark bite size Hershey bar!

Water: 32 oz. so far!

Lucy...have fun baking and shopping today! Sounds like fun! I hate doing that stuff by myself though!

Dill...I'll get this British stuff figured out some day! ;) Have fun with your dinner tonight! Good luck logging your calories! Do you find that time consuming?

Lisa...cute story about your little one! Jogging in place with your pedometer while you take care of your tummy problems! Hope you feel better! :)

Jen...May your blisters heal and your back feel better! :) And fy to that idiot at the mall!! Sure hope that's what you told him!!!! ;) Ignorant sons of bi**hes!!! Let me at him!!! :smug:

Elisha...hope you found a little "Elisha time" yesterday! Your day sounded rather busy and stressful! You are doing well just to check in here everyday! I'm proud of you, chickie!

Hope the rest of you are enjoying your weekend! It's cold here, but sunny! Down in the low 20's last night! Even the huskies are cold!!! LOL! Spoiled dogs, anyway! Hubby let them sleep inside the last two nights! Like...they don't wear a winter parka???? ;)

Hugs to all!

Happy Saturday :sunny:

It is weigh-in day....and I am down a pound. Of course, that pound was one of the ones I just gained, so don't know if that counts. :?: If I lose one more pound (maybe this week?) then that will erase my past sins and I can begin anew. I have only lost a total of 5 pounds......but I feel different. I noticed it this AM while doing some housecleaning.....it's like I can move easier, bend easier. Does this really happen after only 5 pounds.......or is it just my feeble mind playing tricks?

Jenn.....sorry you had to run into the mall idiot of the month. I'm sure you gave him something to think about.....hehehe. HOpe your resume brings you some good results! :crossed:

Lucy.....love your idea of renting freezer space for the holiday treats! I am a baking fool around this time of year...:cookie:...now, if I only knew someone with extra freezer space that I could trust!

Julie.....so sorry DD is sick. Must be that time of year.....my DD took my DGS to ER this AM....he had been sick since Wednesday and was on the verge of dehydration. They gave him an IV for fluids and gave him some anti-nausea meds.......and on the way home, he wanted to stop at McDdonalds.......:lol3:

Lisa......cute story of DS jogging in place with your pedometer! :cb: That just shows you how much of a role model you are that they want to imitate you. And good for you for showing them a healthy lifestyle.....they will have that the rest of their lives!

Elisha......mmmmm.......your dinner with Steve sounded sooooooo good. :chef: Could you post the recipe for garlic-crusted chicken, please?

Food has been bad today......can we say carbohydrate overdose?......so am going to try and make it up with extra exercise and water. Tomorrow, we have a potluck dinner, :hungry: so that will be a challenge to pick out healthy foods.

Have a great weekend! :)

Hi chickies!

Some of you remember me telling that I had back surgery last year. Well, for some reason, I am in terrible pain again. I have had such a hard weekend. I tried to drive tonight, and found that I have lost a lot of my leg/foot strength again. I am taking a steroid pack, but it is not helping. I'm trying to keep pain pills to a minimum...because I have the kids to think about. My Mom came this morning and cleaned my house for me. It made me feel so much better. I have been trying to be positive. Would you guys please pray for me? I am so scared. I am going to call the Neurosurgeon's office tomorrow to see what they advise. I absolutely can not imagine going through all this again. But, I also know that it could be much worse.

On a good note, my food intake has been good. I am not awfully hungry. For some reason, the scale keeps saying that I have lost 7 pounds in the past 2 weeks. Well, I have been eating my points....I am drinking enough...I'm not sure if I really have lost that much, but my face does look a bit thinner. Exercise is nil. Of course. But, I am doing my physical therapy exercises.

Sorry to have such a negative post :(. I'll check back in tomorrow!

Have a good evening!

I'm in. A little late, so I'm shooting for 50 miles instead of 100. I havn't done any exercise yet today so I gotta run.

Morning ladies!

Motivation level: 6

Not incredibly enthusiastic today, but at least I feel like doing something. Stayed at Steve's last night (had to get out of my house!), and tonight I'm staying with Grandma. Probably won't check in again until tomorrow evening, and there will most likely be no exercise.

I don't know what to say today. My mind is a complete blank this morning. I think that means I need more coffee.

I hope everyone has a great day, and I'll see you tomorrow evening!
~Elisha

Julie -- I hope the little one feels better, and that Mom & Dad don't get sick, too!

Lisa - *hugs* My dad has had over 60 surgeries in his life (he's 56), and 4 of those were on his shoulders for osteo injuries, 3 of which involved nerve surgery. After the first one he had, he got some seriously mixed signals a year or so post-surgery, and his left arm went totally numb and he couldn't even make a weak fist. They were all really worried about it, went in to fix it with another surgery, and it was just a couple of nerves freaking out and getting their electrical signals crossed. *big hug* I know it's scary and made worse because you've got the kids, but you keep your head up, chickie. :) It's probably just a crossed wire in the intricate details of your CNS, to put it bluntly, and it's probably easily solved by a couple of pills or a quick "stab&go" surgery, as my family puts it. The "stab&go" refers to a tiny incision that you don't need inpatient surgery for. Ahh, living with a medical family... :) *hug* We all love ya and we're hoping for the best, Lisa! Stay positive, and GOOD JOB on the 7lb loss! WOO!

It is officially the perfect day for my favorite spanish phrase: Hay Tormenta! :lol: It's pouring, the trees are all bent sideways, the sky is a flat, dark grey, and it's perfect! :D I LOVE our November wind storms! THEY ROCK!!! :lol:

In fact, it's the perfect day for what I have planned to do! YAY! I'm getting the crockpot out in about 10 minutes (once I'm done here) and starting a big, fat pot of hearty chicken stew with lots of potatoes and veggies and some rice, too. YUM. It's just that kind of day!

Then, I'm gonna vegetate from 9-10, then get my butt in and start baking! :D I've got a few things on the agenda today, and I'm excited! The espresso thumbprints I made were awesome, yum, I ate -1-. Worth it! :lol:

So I plan to have a nice, warm house that smells of yumminess and stew today!

Check in later, hope you're all having an awesome Monday! :D

Monday Check In!
 

I am feeling sooo lazy and really don't want to even check in with you all today because I know I'm gonna get my butt tazered (which I totally deserve!)!

Food this weekend sucked! I ate too much fried food, too much sugar and didn't drink enough water! I started today out ok today with some cottage cheese & pears, but that wasn't apparently what this oinkin' body of mine wanted! :ink: I've had 2 servings of Peanut/Caramel Orville Reddenbacher Popcorn mini cakes, a cupcake with frosting and now I'm eating lunch of leftover which are healthy, but I'm stuffed and keep eating! SOMEBODY STOP ME!!! I NEED SOME SELF CONTROL!!!!

Exercise has been non-existant for 4 days now and I really really don't want to do it today either! I don't have any excuses, just pure laziness! How does one go about getting back their mojo when one feels this way? I will blame part of it on PMS and Aunt Flo visits, but the rest... :dunno:

Lucy...you sound very productive today! Those espresso thumbprints sound delish! How do you make them? Hope your stew comes out just the way you want it! Could you put your crock pot "recipe" for that on the recipe thread! I always wondered how to make stew in the crock pot!

((((((Lisa))))))))))...I sent you a PM. I hope your back is all better soon! Maybe it just needs a little "tweak" like Lucy said, but regardless...it still must be awful to be in pain like that! You take care, sweetie!!!! Oh and congrats on the 7lbs, chickie! What's up with that???

Elisha...Sounds like you need to get your own place, huh? Hope you find some sunshine today, chickie! :sunny:

Shhambo...Welcome! You can check out our 100 mile challenge and post your miles there, too! We are glad to have you! It's a great group and a great place to go for support!

MsRD...Way to go on the 1 lb lost! I am sure you do feel different. 5lbs gone forever! Yea you! And hope you did well on the potluck! Those are always so hard for me! I just have difficulty saying "NO" to anything I like that is sitting in front of me!!! Had one at church yesterday...did well with the "meal" but ate 3 little cherry croissants just standing around mingling afterwards! UGH! Sugar is gonna kill me!!!

That's it chickies...think I'll go take a short nap then go and see if I can get my hair cut! Then off to pick up DD and home to work on some desserts for our Fund Raiser Spaghetti Supper on Thursday!

Hugs to all!!!

Arrrrgh!

Hey chickies. Monica is back, and it's as if I never had the time without her. Picking up the pieces on all these loans...it's getting to the point of ridiculous.

Friday I faxed the resume & cover letter to the recruiter, and I figure tomorrow afternoon I will call her to confirm she has received it, and see if I can't wrangle an interview, if not an ourtright offer from her. I'm accepting all the positive vibes & good thoughts anyone can spare. ;)

Weekend was a bust, foodwise. Not good dinners, by a long shot. We spent the entire weekend working in the master bedroom- specifically hubby's drawers & walk in closet. He has the entire walk in, and my stuff is in the hall closet. Our townhouse has no storage, and teeny tiny closets. Man, when I tell you what we pulled out of the bottom of his closet....I did laundry out the wazoo- Friday night into Saturday morning, I was still doing laundry at 2am! Hubby is a clothes horse. If he has 20 shirts, he has 200. Unbelievable! Now, every single one of his drawers has been gone thru, every article of clothing has been re-folded & put in its appropriate place. Now let's see how long that stays that way!

First time I got to myself this weekend was 9pm last night, when we stopped to watch Category 6- Day of Disaster on CBS. After the 900 (ok, 4) hurricanes we had this year, watching someone else get hit seems like more fun than going thru another one. ;)

Breakfast was totally OP today, and unfortunately, lunch went to crap. Dinner will have to make up for it, because I have waaaay too much to try to get done. And I'll be doing housework in my new shoes to try & break them in....imagine my nightgown, with knee high stockings & dress shoes. LOL!

Well chickies, time to get back to the poop at hand. I have to carve out some time to catch up on everything- just know I miss you, and welcome to the new faces!

Hi chicks!

I'm taking it easy today. No lifting. No housework. Lots of gentle stretches and PT exercises. I've started a 2nd medication on top of the Prednisone...an additional anti-inflammatory. I've had no pain meds today. I am trying to wait until tonight to take one...trying to see if I can tough it out. I'm hanging in there :).

This medicine is hurting my tummy. I am forcing myself to eat so that I wont get REALLY sick from the harshness of taking so much stuff. But...enough whining for today Lisa!

Jennifer - Hi! Good job on your organizing this weekend! :)

Julie - Hi! Don't worry...AF is just pulling a number on you! Those cravings get me every time! And....I don't know what is up with my scale. I knew I had lost about 4 pounds...but I don't know how in the world 7. But, the scale has said that for 2 days. Maybe I am dehydrated or something. Oh, well....It feels good to see that number no matter how briefly..LOL!

Lucy - Thanks for your support and encouragement girl! I really appreciate it! :) Your cooking sounds yummy today!!

MsRD - Congrats on the 1 lb. loss!! You go girl!!!

Well...off to meet my son at the bus. Have a blessed day everyone!!!

Hello Peeps

So, not a bad Sunday and Monday if my guesstimates are to be believed. Under 1500 both days. Of course I am aiming for 1200 but that hasn't occured yet. I don't know if setting my self up to fail is a bad thing or if I'd just end up going over 1500 if I aimed for that. Fri and Sat were, let's say less good! But on a positive note I got round to doing tae bo today. Yay!

Julie- Heya, calorie counting is time consuming but it seems to be the only thing that keeps me on track. It sometimes slows down snack attacks for me. Like tonight I logged and realised I didn't have enough left to have any dinner but it stopped things going insane.
MSRD- well done on the lb, I reckon relosing is more of an acheivement if anything
Lisa- whine away if it makes you feel better I reckon it's warranted! Hope you feel better soon.
Shhambo- Hi
Jennifer- Good luck with the job!

Dill

My day has been... kinda mostly productive, I think? :lol:

Started my chicken stew early this morning, it's doing fine. I made 2 batches of my special K bars, and a batch of what were SUPPOSED to be turtle shortbread cookies, which did NOT work. I ended up burning the crap out of my left first finger because those stupid cookies fell apart on me and then I'd lose half a cookie in the melted caramel (which had to be kept hot so I could use the stupid stuff) and so I'd try to snag it out... UGH!

Good news, though, is that I've had a big chunk of glass from a glow-stick fight stuck in my left first finger since Halloween, and the burn from the boiling caramel popped the little slice right out! WOO! :lol: Now it's not really burnt, just kind of gross and it doesn't hurt at all. It all works out in the end....

Food today has been kinda crappy, chickies, I'll admit it. I've had a small bowl of pesto (half of which the dog ate) for breakfast, 2 cookies (to test edibility), and about 1/4 cup of the stew, before i tossed the chicken in. And I've been cooking all day, then I had to clean for an hour to get my kitchen back from "war zone" to "halfway decent zone." Just not very hungry!

My obgyno called me this morning to confirm an appointment for tomorrow morning that I hadn't even made, so that was all confusing. I agreed to the appointment since it'd be easier to just do it now. Then I called to reschedule cuz I just need more time to relax this week. I had an exam in June anyway, over at planned parenthood. I don't trust the doctors there as far as I can throw them, but they did the cancer tests and I'm good there. Plus, when I had that cyst earlier this year, my ACTUAL doc did a quick exam (minus the breast/gland part) and everything was okay. I'm not too worried about putting it off for another month or two. Besides that... yuck. I don't want to spend my day off doing THAT. :lol:

I'm thinking about pouring myself a nice glass of white wine to go with my stew tonight. The bottle is beckoning from the kitchen counter and I might just say okay. I don't drink very often anymore, so when I really feel like having a glass of wine or a beer with friends or a drink with dinner, I don't feel as bad. Same thing with ice cream. Definite changes there. I don't crave it anymore. I've got a half-gallon in the freezer in my fave non-B&J's flavor, and I haven't even touched it. It's been there for over 2 months! :lol: (Jennifer & Julie should see THAT as a major accomplishment!) haha!

Anyway, just wanted to post a quick li'l update and say that my food has officially sucked today, but that I will eat a very nutritious dinner and perhaps even get a good night's sleep! :D

Hello All! :wave:

Glad today is over......breakfast was ok......but then everything kinda went downhill after that. stopped and visited Mom in Assisted Living (dementia unit).......so was hardly in the door tonite and I was up to my elbows in the cooky jar...a little stress-related binging here. *sigh* BUT....I'm ok. There is nothing I can do about Mom except make sure she is well taken care of....which she is.....and try to live healthier myself and avoid some of her mistakes.

Lisa......I hope you can get some relief from your back pain. It is so difficult, especially when you have so many responsibilities...:goodvibes:....will include you in my prayers tonite. In the meantime, enjoy the 7lb loss......never psychoanalyze success!

Shhambo......Welcome! :) We always love to see new people here! Good luck on the 50 miles.....I know you can do it!

Julie.....food out of control? no exercise? That sounds like me 2 weeks ago! You gotta get back on track.....let's start now. Every journey starts with one step......so take that one step......do one thing right now that is positive for you. Just one.....stand up and touch your toes 10 times.....or substitute something healthy for whatever you're eating now (yeah - I see you!)....just one thing and you will have yourself turned around......DO IT! :drill:

Jenn....Trying to think good thoughts about your resume......hoping this finds you a job where they truly appreciate you! :crossed: Great job getting DH organized! You really must feel that you have accomplished a lot this weekend!

Lucy.....Thank you for posting the chicken stew recipe...:chef:...it sounds so easy! A perfect recipe for a busy Saturday....or maybe any other day too! A little glass of wine is always a good thing......Cheers!

There are chores to be done yet tonight...:tread:...and some exercise would probably improve my overall mental state too! Tomorrow will be a better day!