Well, my energy level came up eventually, but my motivation level didn't. It was a pretty busy weekend so maybe I just needed to make up for that. Unfortunately, that means I had more work than I intended to have today.

TMI ALERT!
I discovered yesterday that I have an ingrown toenail that has become infected. Hubby's helping me to clean/disinfect it and lift that nail corner out of where it's digging into me.
/TMI ALERT

Ok, chickies, I'm off to be productive!

ewwww I hate those ingrown toe nails...if you can get it out it will feel soo much better...i get them alot...never used to but i do now.

As to the biggest loser thing this one is not taking us out of our regular life styles it is everyone doing it while keeping their life going. I am the type of person that i need something set and how to keep me going is with someone or something to be accountable to. If I am working towards someone then it might give me that boost to get moving...I am just concerned because of everything I have going on in my life right now theres not a lot of time for stuff. BUT Excercise needs to be a regular part of my life anyways..AGGGHHH I am sooo just going in circles...ok I need to go get the kids lunch

I am feeling sooo much better....Got both boys schooling done before lunch!! YAAA....ok ttyl

Ok, I wish I knew what TMI stood for before I read on now :lol:

mom I figured so much in which case I think you should go for it - I just mean that sometime the priority there is to lose as fast as you can and I dont see that as the best way to go.

Hiya chickies!

Hope - good luck in the tax class. I've always thought about taking one of those, but right now the last thing I want to do is take more classes!!!! hahah.

As I predicted, my whelm-level shifted back to "over" today... I feel so remarkably stupid, even though I am making huge strides. Problem is the people who were way ahead of me before are making huge strides too. I thought the learning curve was supposed to help me play catch-up? Oh well. Then, too, I'm learning that a lot of the stuff I'm learning is not going to be relavent for me in my classes next term which really adds to the feeling of bleh that seems to settle in by days end.

Anywho, Heather - I have to admit I am in the same boat - not running, not eating well, not even walking doggies or training them. Sigh. I just can't seem to apply myself to what I need to do.

Well, I'm gonna go run to the bookstore - buying books always makes me feel better! They're even better than chocolate!

Toodles.

yeah spoz...i asked in the calorie counter thread a while back about how they lose it so fast and it is healthly....the general response was its not healthy, they are not in a normal life where all they do is excercise, you have to excercise sometimes to unhealthy levels, and when they go back home some of them gain weight back....I dont think that is what this one is but ok anyways...chat with ya lata...

Hi ladies,

TMI = too much information, I think somebody asked what it means. :)

I just finished my homework for tax class. I had a really bad attitude about it tonight. I found out Tuesday that the pay may not be quite what I had hoped and it really took the wind out of my sails. I hope to get more clarity tomorrow. If they pay isn't there then I figure why bother, I can just get a part time job I DON'T have to study for.

Part of my problem is TOM is here. I'm tired, bloated, and depressed. Maybe my attitude will be different next week, especially if I find out good news about the pay. Twilit, you aren't alone in the lack of motivation category.


I'm getting really down about my weight. I try not to look at myself too much, but when I catch my reflection in a mirror or a glass door it takes my breath away. I can't believe how much I've gained. I haven't weighed myself so I don't know an exact number and that's probably good.

Mimzy: I feel your pain!

Momof4: I think The Biggest Loser contest could be motivational for you. As long as you stick to YOUR plan and enjoy the spirit of it, I think you'll be fine. A support group or someone to be accountable to is nice. I know a lot of people who do these at work or even on this site who find it very helpful.
Let us know what you decide.

Amarie: Books better than chocolate? I'm not sure we can be friends anymore! ;)

Heather, I think most of us are struggling right now with the eating/exericse thing. The sad thing is that although it may be b/c different reasons, it's probably one of the few things that would make us all feel better.

Gotta get to bed. Later y'all.

Amarie, at last... someone else who likes books better than chocolate! I just ordered myself Confessions of a Carb Queen, it didn't seem to be available in bookshops here in the UK so I had to order online and now I'm all impatient waiting for it to arrive!

Hope, sorry you're feeling down :hug: I hate to see myself in the mirror too, it's not even just the extra weight, I hate the way it's not spread evenly and makes me look like a flabby spindle legged freak :kickcan: (sorry, I'm crap at cheering people up) I hope it all works out with the tax classes, it seems like it would be a really useful qualification to have under your belt (I know I could use it, I'm an idiot with taxes!)

Oh well, I'm going to go and choose something off my big list of boring "stuff that must be done" Have a good (hopefully stress free) day everyone.

:wave: Hi Honey's

TGIT ;)

Sorry, Lauren. :sheepish grin: The trouble with finding out what TMI means is that by the time you do, it's too late. ;)

Mom of 4: A lifestyle is really only a bundle of habits, and the hard part about forming new ones is getting started. Sometimes we do need a push. Mom was my push, maybe "Biggest Loser" will be yours?

Hope: I like kitties better than chocolate. Are we still friends? (Books and kitties go really good together.)

:wave: Leenie

I am so in the middle because even with out this I have been losing weight steady...like i just lost 2 more pounds this last week. that seems to be what every says in normal and considered healthy but the thing is that I am not as you would say excercising. I am active but not the raised heart rate for so many minutes a day which is good and healthy for you body and heart. AHH I am never good at deciding things. Ok well I gotta get moving on the boys school seeming as I didnt get started right away this morning...kinda like a lazy day!!! OK well chat lata!!!


ps now that I think about it since July i have lost 9lbs... which really isnt that good...so maybe do that would help...ok was just thinking!!

I totally hate looking at myself in the mirror. I haev an okay shape except for this stomach pocket that looks as though i have a chilf or two but I haven't. it is the most embarassing thing for me. My BF and ex-BF's always praises my figure and curves but if I am not happy then what they say can't change what I feel about myself.

things that make me go errrr
 

:soap:I get so annoyed :mad: with clutter and I have been atleast once a week cleaning out the clutter but like i have come to the end of my rope. :drill: People just leave their stuff laying around :yes:so now I spend about 30 or more minutes picking up stuff they could have taken to their rooms or put away:frypan:. When I could be sweeping, doing dishes, laundry. Like I am just done. i put :write:signs up around the house cause i am not going to deal with it. :rollpin: Either they will do what I ask or they will have to deal with one mean mad person:bomb:. Like the bathroom i ask that they pull the shower curtain after they are done so it can dry and not be folded together and get mildew...:coach:nope i cant get that, I cant get lights shut out:tantrum:....seriously i know i cant MAKE :club:my husband pick up behind himself:lol: and do the little things but it would make his life easier and mine:smug:. No he dont HAVE to shut the shower curtain...just like I don't HAVE to go to the store to get supper:lol3:. He works all day, I teach the boys school and watch the kids all day, kaci (15yr old dd) goes to school all day. So if they would get the concept:kickbutt: to take the 2 or 3 minutes to put the stuff where it goes and take care of it then it wouldnt take me the 30 or so to do it for them.:stars: Like i am just DONE.:snooty:...Does this all sound to harsh??:shrug: I know I know all mothers get this way:yes:...thats fine and great but I am not going to keep letting them walk:running: on me, just taking the crap being the maid:nono: and being miserable:cry: & depressed:stress: all the time because I cant keep up with the mess of 7 people living in a house not caring?? thanks for :listen:back to the world....:wave:

You have my sympathy Mom of 4... but forgive me for the giggling at your brilliant use of smilies!

Thanks...I figured all the smiles would ease my harsh mood on the soap box....lol....like make it more enjoyable to read...LOL...thanks....

hey Mof4 - I concurr - nice smilies!!!! I'm sorry its so tough for you, and I hope that you fam starts pitching in!

Another day, another studying-induced coma. Gosh, just when I actually get off my bum and ride my bike to the gym, wouldn't you know? I forgot my running shoes. Sigh, but at least trying was progress. I am so happy - I got all my homework done already today, so I have the night to read and try to get ahead of tomorrow's class.

Hope and Tera - you guys crack me up! We'll just have to have a kitty/chocolate/book party.

Mimzy - don't get me wrong, I love chocolate, but my obsession with books borders on the insane. :) I think deep down I believe that if I have enough of them I'll never be stuck not knowing what to do, after all, I'll have the answer in a book. Oh, and I absolutely love the way a used bookstore smells! Sad thing is lately I have been so busy with studying that I don't have time for "just because" books. Well, I guess thats what vacations are for...

Anyway - :grouphug: everyone! I am sorry if I seem sorta spazzy lately, I'm still juggling how keeping up with the boards and going to school is gonna fit in with sleeping and taking care of my dogs. Eventually I hope it will sort itself out.

Laters!