Hey chickies. I got to the office early- before the crack of dawn, it felt like. Figured I could get my diet coke, eat my Zone bar in peace, and get a post in. Nope! Guess who was already there, and waiting for me to show up! Yup, the NewGirl. Big ole Eff Word, I tell ya. And then, when I tried to take lunch, she needed computer help, and since I'm apparently 98% responsible for all her training (Roid can't be bothered to make the time) ((or Roid's 3 physical therapy appointments and 1 dr appt per week are starting to interfere with her ability to get work done)) I had to suck it up and get her set up.
Breakfast was good, water sucked. Instead, it was like there was a conveyor belt of diet coke coming my way. I seem to be predictable. Those who want help, come bearing an ice cold can of diet coke, which they present, along with their problem. It's almost comedic, but I had my regular diet coke this morning for breakfast, and then at noon, Roid bought me a can to go with lunch, since she had changed her appointment at the last minute AGAIN, and then by 2pm, a loan officer who was having problems with a property came to pick my brain, gave him 2 options as to how to move forward, told him print up the appraisal & bring it over, and next thing you know, he's there, appraisal, and diet coke in hand. The kicker was that before the 4pm meeting we got called into, Roid comes in with another diet coke. I know at that point, the meeting was going to suck, because she's sucking up twice in one day, so it had to be bad news.
Now that I'm peeing pure diet coke, I think I'll be up late tonight from all the caffeine. Nope, I actually just yawned twice. What's with that?!?!?!
Dinner will have to be a lot more sensible. And water for the rest of the night, even though I discovered the BEST thing in the world next to diet coke with lime. Drum roll....... it's diet black cherry vanilla coke! Hubby got me a little bottle to try, and YUMtastic!!!! Now I'll have to clear the shelves before they discontinue it!
will try to get back here later to comment- seems we're all having that kind of hectic week....time to take a deep breath, and realize tomorrow is Friday, and then we'll have the weekend to make things easier.
<---- have I mentioned lately that this smiley just slays me? I can't help but giggle at the poor maniacal laughing green guy. Can you tell I need this weekend?
Sorry to have been missing in action......I spilled the tiniest bit of water on my keyboard and fried it. Actually, about half of the keys still worked, but the rest made my post like like I had written it in Chinese! Anyway, DH sprang into action and bought me a new wireless keyboard & mouse.....woohoo! Now, I just have to figure out what all these extra keys are for......
Julie......You are doing so well with your eating! You have the power! Glad to hear you saw the podiatrist....pretty soon we will have nice weather and you will want to go hiking again!
Elisha.....Congratulations to the happy homeowner! Because it has been such a long time in coming, the reward should be twice as sweet! Hope you feel better by moving day!
TBJ......4 green days this week......another winner! You are doing absolutely incredible! How is the studying coming along?
Jennifer.....Awww....Jennifer has a new best friend in NewGirl. For all your effort, I hope she is catching on and will be a help to you.
Lisa.....The cookies are losing their power over you? Incredible! Those are the kind of cookies I need to buy! I did get a package of cookies from the store this week, but deliberately chose ones I don't particularly care for...hopefully, that will help.
I have been on a dead run all week.....please tell me tomorrow is Friday! Water has been good, exercise ok.....food not so good. I am sure it has a lot to do with my crazy schedule this week.....when I plan meals I do fine, but when I am in a rush, it is a quick fast food drive thru. I really should weigh in this weekend, but am not looking forward to it!
And...I weighed today! Yes, I did...and....
the scale is DOWN 3/4 lb!!!! So I'm heading in the right direction! Finally!
The bad part is, I have gone almost a whole week without sugar and tonight DH brought home these "Chinese" cookies which tasted like a "nutter butter" cookie...I ate 4 of them...and 2 spoonfuls of icecream (chocolate)...and now...my stomach feels like crap...all bloated and stuff! GRRRR!!! I can't even blame it on PMS!
But...I have forgiven myself and am moving on...forward...Drinking water like crazy...and about to go to bed! That would be good!
TBJ...I love your humor! I'm so glad you feel the love! And that SONG...was an oldie...and I probably didn't have the "doo-wops" in the right place!!! I can't even remember the reference and the post is too far gone from this page...doesn't matter! LOL! You are doing awesome, chickie...kick some butt for me! You are going to be at your goal in no time!
MsRD...I'm so glad to hear from you! I was getting worried! Glad it's just the keyboard and nothing more serious than that! AND...tomorrow IS Friday! YEA! Enjoy your weekend!
Jennifer...You...stood me up! I love that Diet Cherry Vanilla stuff too! Yummy! Have a restful weekend! You need it!
Yesterday was a pretty good day..one very similar to the type I posted on Wed. Today is just as busy. I got some sleep last night..finally! On Wed. night, because I took a decongestant before bed, I was up until 4 a.m.!
Food and water yesterday were just average, and there was no formal exercise. I was so sore and exhausted, i used yesterday as a day off. Does that sound like one of my old excuses?????/Hmm........ Anyway, today is treadmill, as I am taking my boys to the gym anyway for an activity class.
I need to run....must shower! Hopefully, I can comment later. Surely next week I will be better with my commenting . Thinking of you all!
I haven't forgotten about the challange! This just hasn't been a good month for me so far. First mega stress-induced binging, now I'm recovering from food poisoning.
I'm not very talkative for the time being, but I am reading everybody!
Betani, I am so sorry to hear you haven't been feeling well. I had food poisoning once-it was so bad I had to be admitted to the hospital! I sure hope you feel better soon.
Julie- Glad to hear you are forgiving yourself and moving on. Good girl! Baby steps...we can do this!~
MsRD- Sounds like we both had hectic schedules this week! We usually go out to eat on Friday nights, but tonight I am staying home, getting in my p.j.'s and just resting some. HOpe you get some rest too!
Jennifer- LOL at the diet Coke parade!! I love diet Coke also! Diet Dr. Pepper is awesome too .
TBJ- Hi! How are you?? HOpe you are well .
Joy- Are you o.k.? We miss you!!!
Good news! I took the kids to their fitness classes today. For them (my 2 oldest) to participate, it takes a total of an hour. I went dressed to the gym, put my youngest in childcare, and I walked 45 min. on the treadmill, and then did 10 min. on the elliptical! Yahoo for me ! I'm liking exercising better than I thought I would...now if I will just KEEP IT UP!!
Hope you all have an awesome weekend!!!! Take care .
1 minute fly-by post to all the chickies, hoping everyone has a wonderful weekend- we're hitting the road, heading to the storage unit, and then the house, and we'll be back late Sunday night. Be good!
Weight stayed the same this week. I've been having a bit of trouble these past few days... must go grocery shopping soon!
My knee hurt too badly for me to do a back fall last night, so I had to sit out for Nage. I might take the next week and a half off of jujitsu to give my knee time to heal and my brain time to absorb some last minute law.
Oweee....TBJ! Yes...your poor knee...and brain! Thanks for checkin in...and it's ok that the scale stays the same...just don't want to see it go up! I'm afraid mine is going to be the same if I don't get it in gear here soon! It's not been a great couple of days fo rme either!
DH and I worked yesterday building a loft in one of the barns.It will be 14'x10' and used for storage.....and apparently I am getting waayyyy too old for this kind of project, as I was exhausted! We got the main structure up and the 2x8 joists hung. No trouble sleeping last night!
Julie.....Don't you love it when the scale goes down? Good going you!
Lisa....You need some rest, chickie, to get over that cold! Just take a day off...put someone else in charge....get a nap!
Betani.....So sorry you are dragged down with stress this month. We have all been there......and food poisoning! Girl, you be careful...that can be nasty! Thanks for checking in......we know you are out there and are pulling for you, especially during the tough days.
TBJ....knee injury? How did you do that.....did I miss a post somewhere? Time to sit down and rest the body and exercise the brain.....that exam is coming up soon!
Joy...I miss hearing from you! Hope all is well.
Weighed in yesterday and was down a pound......nothing much to crow about, but a minor miracle as I have not been terribly vigilant in the food department. Still, it does give me a mental boost......encouragement to do better in the next week.
have a great day!
This is what I absolutely have to do! From the looks of this weekend and the things that I ate (a huge bowl of icecream last night, too many carbs for meals over the weekend, cookie at church, etc.) my planning was not successful..or perhaps my lack of planning!
So...it's back to the old standby's...cottage cheese & pineapple, whole wheat pitas and turkey, apples, salad, and the usual dinners ( taco salad, crockpot chicken, etc.) for me! I surely don't want that scale to show a gain this week!!! That would not make me a very happy person!
And...the workouts have got to be more consistent! I could have done one this morning...and should have...but I didn't! I will try to get in a short walk at lunch today or even ride the recumbent bike (there's one in the therapy room) at work on my lunch if I get a chance (if it's not being used)...
OK...so this week is going to be productive, busy and I am going to stay focused on my goal at hand. I am going to revise my goal of 27 lbs by April first because that is apparently not realistic! My goal is now to lose 1/2 of that... There's incentive now...we are going to visit my sister in Oregon the first week of April...she's the one I went hiking with last August!
Alright chickies...I just had to pump myself up! Thanks for being my sounding board!
So I haven’t been here for a few days because, as you can imagine, I’ve been moving. Well, not exactly moving. More like cleaning and painting and fixing with a little moving thrown in just for kicks. But now almost all of that is done, and all that’s left is the actual moving of stuff. We haven’t gotten to stay there yet, mostly because we have no way to cook. Steve is buying the new stove I picked out this morning, and hopefully it will be delivered tomorrow. We’ll move little stuff this week, then we’re planning on staying there starting Friday night. It’s been a lot of work, going to the house early in the morning and leaving late at night, and I’ve just been too exhausted to even check my email.
On top of all that, I’ve been sick as a dog all weekend. I said Wednesday that I was getting a cold, and it only got worse. Today I still feel like crap, but somewhat better than yesterday. I had to come back to work today, as today is my annual review (I find out if I’m getting a raise), and I’ve got a ton of stuff to do. But if I’m not feeling better by this afternoon, I may go home early.
So no formal exercise this weekend, as I was too busy working on the house. And my water and food just plain sucked. As a result, the scale is way up this morning, but I’m not too concerned about it. I’ll do well this week and hopefully be back where I was by next Monday. Food is on track today, and I’m already chugging water (I’m parched!). I don’t think I’ll be exercising, as I’m still… what’s the word?... exhausted. But it will be better. Maybe I’ll even get some sleep tonight. (It’s hard to sleep when you can’t breathe.)
I did take some pictures, but I’ll take some more once things are a little more finished and post them then.
Anyway, I’ve got a ton of stuff to do, so I think I’ll go take some more cold medicine and get to it. Have a good one, chicks.
~Elisha
Sorry I haven't posted..we haven't had internet! I have finally gotten a chance to check in!
The weekend was nice...lots of snow. IT was really gorgeous. My kids were very excited. It snowed all day Sunday and even lots yesterday, although no accumulation. It is 27 degrees this morning....brrrrrrrrr....
I ate badly this weekend. DH and I went out for our Valentine's Dinner. It was good..but really unhealthy. I have done really well so far this week..LOL it's only Tuesday!! But yesterday was stellar, with a step exercise class last night. Today is good so far too...gotta keep this up. Tonight will be the elliptical machine at the gym for 20 min. at least, followed by treadmill.
I wonder if there's a CTT for women....and what they'd call it. I need to master that for workplace nuisances! 
And that SONG...was an oldie...and I probably didn't have the "doo-wops" in the right place!!! 
I love that Diet Cherry Vanilla stuff too! Yummy! Have a restful weekend! You need it!
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