Weekly Chick Chat -- September 8th - 14th
 

Have a wonderful week, everyone :)

Uh oh, Sassy. Good luck keeping healthy! Zinc is also supposed to be really good at boosting the immune system, so you might try adding that to your Vitamin C regimen.

Hiya everyone!

I had a good weekend (well, not dietwise, but I'll take what I can get right now). I feel all revved and ready to get back to class - I'm guessing that will last until this afternoon when I expect to return to my panicky overwhelmed feeling.

Anyway, gotta go review notes and run to class. See ya!

Hi everybody,

Today I found out about a tax class and signed up for it. It starts tomorrow! :fr: I don't like making decisions in a hurry but I didn't have time to sleep on it. If I pass the state test it will allow me to work part time doing taxes during tax season. A friend of ours knows some people who do it and can make $3000-$5000/month just part time. If that's true it will really help out. It may also help me decide if I want to go into accounting. I hope to find out more in the morning when it starts. My job agreed to work around my schedule, I was kinda surprised.

Amarie: Glad you had a good weekend and good to see you. I had that panicky feeling earlier when I was trying to decide to take the class. I hate jumping into something when I work full time and don't learn as quickly as I used to.

TTYT

Hi all, thought I would drop in and see how you're all doing, seems like I haven't had a minute spare these last few weeks to even log in.. can't seem to get myself organised, I'm so rubbish at time management!

I also seem to be rubbish at diet management, comfort eating doesn't even begin to describe what I've been doing recently. I've managed to regain any weight I'd lost plus an extra 7 lbs so well done me! :rolleyes:

Anyway, here's wishing everyone a good week :hug:

Oh... and hope4me, good luck with your class tomorrow!

Hi girls -

I've been eating like an idiot, and not running, and haven't even walked my poor dog in more than a week. Oops. :o I do know what I need to do... will today be the day I get butt in gear and DO it? I hope so...

Hope - good for you! I have a friend who does taxes and while certain times of the year are crazy busy, she gets a LOT in the bank over a short time - ! :yes:

My ticker's totally not right any more... but if I can kick myself into action, I hopefully won't have to change it... sigh. Maybe that's just denial. It's all emotional too - that's the stuff that beats me down. :(

Hope you are all well - hang in there!!
Heather :D

:hug: HeatherAngel - you hang in there too!

I think that if it were my ticker in question, I'd only raise it for more than five pounds or if I'd been gaining more than a week. What you do is entirely up to you - you know what motivates you best!

I'll be thinking about you today.

Morning Chickies,... off to work I go.. busy busy week & leaving Friday for the States for 2 days (medieval event... feast on Sat night will be a challenge.. I will be off my program for it... I did the same at my sis' surprise birthday party tho... Planned for it and didn't go overboard, so I'm aiming for the same thing Sat night... The menu is posted, and believe me.. there are NO "safe" choices lol..however, I think giving myself strict permission.. and hubby with me... will help.. I'm confident I can have a bit of each dish and be satisfied... as soon as the meal is over, it's back to OP for me!!)

Have a wonderful day :)

Heather I'm feeling you're pain. I just mindlessly ate 1000 calories or more, I dread to even think.. I haven't done that in months, and what more is annoying is that I've been feeling ok recently. Surprisingly enough, now I dont. You've come a long way though, just stick in there :)

Judo sounds like you're dealing well with it - if I have to eat off plan or go for meals I start to panic and freak out big time so it's really great that you can take it in your stride and get straight back to plan afterwards.

I'm doing okay, college is fine, I'm just struggling with inspiration for my current project. Anyway, we'll see how it all goes. :hug: to you all.

Hi everybody!

Feeling alright, but lacking motivation. The pool is heating up a bit. Maybe after a workout I'll feel more energetic, but right now all I want to do is relax and not think about anything too much. (And there's homework to get done - always.)

well i am feeling a little more like myself. Atleast I am not falling asleep and giving in a napping when i should be doing school...lol...i have had meds since saturday night so hopefully it will kick in faster...but this morning i felt totally awful in despair wanted to hide for days, smash my head off the wall, but i have actually got stuff done like I completely cleaned off the puter desk and uncluttered is which means i am starting to get back to normal...if thats what you call it

ok everyone I seen this flyer at the store and they are having a biggest loser thing in my county. You pay 39 dollars 10 goes to help children the others goes to the winner. You get free metb. testing, free nutriontist, free training and some other stuff just didnt get to read it all...Do you think that is something I should try to get me moving a little more and make me accountable or do you think its stupid to push myself??? Just wondering? Ok give me answers soon cause you have to sign up by i think friday..ok lata all!!

Hi All. :wave:

I hope your all doing well.

:hug:

Mom I think this losers thing in a way is unhealthy (Especially tv because its non-stop and competitive, who is going to keep off so many lbs they lose very quickly when theyre doing nothing but weight loss & then go back to their on lives?)

However I still think you can get the benefit of advice from trainers and nutritional experts and if it helps motivate you, then I say go for it! Just try to stay realistic and healthy.

:wave: Hi Beautiful Ladies,

Happy Hump Day ;)

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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!

awwwww MeA thank you.....I hope things get better for you.....I so miss your crazy butt all the time on here!!!

Ok ladies i am going to go watch the movie "World Trade Center" its a good movie and my dd doesn't remember it or know much about it!! she was 8 so she probably really didnt understand!!!
Ok lata

Well, another day over and even though I really worked this time (got all that loafing out of my system finally) I really don't feel like I accomplished enough. I'm going to have to devote every spare moment that I can squeeze into writing essays for my EC-4 class. (I've already got two meetings set up to do Nutritional Profiles on Saturday and a birthday dinner to do for Mom on Sunday, not to mention church and laundry.)

(breathe, Tera, breathe)

Amarie: Y'know, it's funny how much I look forward to school breaks so I can get a little reading in. During the semester, I pretty much reach my fill of books on text and research for classes, so when I do have a free moment, I want to do anything but read!

Okies, it's time for me to wrap this up and get some shuteye.

:grouphug:

Hi all :)

Momof4, your smilies made me smile but I do feel your pain, it's awful when people just aren't pulling their weight and you end up picking up the slack.

Cakebatter, seems mirrors are our worst enemies!

Tera, got to agree with you there, when you're forced to study books are so much less enjoyable.

Amarie, I used to get teased for my "nerdish" obsession with books lol, personally I find it hard to accept the idea of anyone NOT loving books! Then again, I also take a bit of stick for hating chocolate... can't stand the smell or taste. Weird because when I was younger I was a chocolate fiend :shrug:

Leenie, hi! :wave:

Spoz, if you'd known would it have made a difference? :D I can never resist a TMI post myself!

Take care x

:wave: Hi everyone!
Take care,
K

Me again ;)

Mof4 - :hug: haha... glad to hear my butt is crazy, that way it matches the rest of me! Now if only it would be skinny and crazy! lol. How was the movie watching? Did your fd like the movie?

Tera - yeah, its amazing how textbooks can put you off reading - journal articles, too.

Mimzy - hmmmm... you used to love chocolate and now you hate it? Whoa. Did you have a bad experience with it? I used to really love DARK chocolate (like cocoa nub dark), but one time I got food poisoning after having eaten a really great dark chocolate bar, and even though I know it wasn't the chocolate that made me sick, the experience was sooooo horrible that I just don't care for it as much anymore. Its sad, but at least I still can eat milk chocolate :)

Cakebatter - :welcome: sorry I forgot to say so earlier.

Well chickies, I managed to haul my (crazy) butt to the gym today and did 35 min on the treadmill. I'm starting c25k again. Each time I drop my running habit I just go back to the beginning and rebuild. Maybe one of these days it will stick. I really worked on my form and tempo, and I feel pretty great. It'll be nice to offset the workout my muscles get from biking with the running. Maybe it'll keep me more balanced.

The downside of the biking and running (and the added humidity here) is that I perspire a lot more, which means I have to do laundry more often. Have I mentioned that I'm not fond of laundry?

Well, I've got a bunch aof chores around the house to do this weekend, its starting to look a bit ragged. I also need to fit in a good 15 or so hours of study (blech). We hit differential and difference equations this week, and I don't have a clue.

Well, off I go to pour through my old calc book - I hope it makes some sense out of these things.

Hi everybody,

Kinda down about a lot of things or just down. I hate depression. I want to post but then when I get on here I go blank.

Oh well, I've gotta get up early.

I hope you all have a great weekend. Hugs to everybody that needs one. :hug:

awwww Hope :hug: - I'm sorry you're down. I hope tomorrow is an awesome day!

Happy Saturday, Chicks!
 

Hope I think things get better for you....I hate when I get on those down places its sooo frustrating and cant do aything about it!!

Hope: i sure hope you're feeling better! :hug:

Sassy: Woohoo! Congrats on getting into that XL! Dropping the X I know will feel soooo good!

So... vacation, eh? Does that mean we'll see a lot more of you or are you going on some exotic getaway? ;)