Today was actually productive, I can't say that very often of a day off. I was up by 8am and got the dishes done and kitchen cleaned. I washed the sheets, vacuumed, and got all the xmas stuff down, put in the car, and hauled to df's office. Yes, the xmas stuff was still up. :o Moving on... I filled up with gas, washed the car, went to the bank, and did a kickboxing workout. :boxing: Now my left knee is killing me but I feel good.

The sushi was great tonight and we also saw 'Wolfman'. It was alright but very predictable. Tomorrow night I'm having dinner with a friend so that should be fun. I hope to get a few more things done around here tomorrow but I'm not going to feel bad if I just relax.

Momof4, hope you and hubby have some fun together this weekend.

Hugs to the rest of you. :hug:

Buddly and Heather??

Yay I'm back on my meds. Took first dose last night, already feeling better but I'm sure that's just the mental knowledge of being back on them.

Mom - Afternoon movie sounds like a good choice. What are you guys going to see?

Mrs - Happy birthday to your grandson!

Hope - Want to come here and clean my house?

Well the best I could do was a movie at 10 because its easier for sitters!!! with 5 kids under 7 not too many people jump up and down screaming pick me pick me...hahaha LUCKLY as youth pastors most of our teens will do anything for us!! So we are going to see blind side....hes very picky on what he watchs...it cant have a lot of junk in it...i already saw it and it was sooo good....sooo its his birthday he cant fight tooo much i am dragging him there!!!

I can't believe you have 5 kids under 7 years. I think I would go crazy! Who is in Blind Side? How did your hubby like it?

:wave: Just wanted to say hi. Too tired to really post and not a lot to say. I have a full day tomorrow with school and work. Hope you all have a great start to the week.

aunty jam-blind side is with sandra bullock..I love her in this one...it was ok still had too much swearing for him..but he stayed since we spent the money on it! My oldest is 7 then 5, then 3, then 2 and a 4yr old foster boy. I also have a 15 year old step son that does not live with me and a 16 year old foster girl (lived with us for 3 years) that calls me mom...shes in a group home now and they wont let her come home she wants to but she did somethings and so you live and learn I guess...I miss her!!

Yes life is busy...I did an audition for biggest loser so go check it out..title is biggest loser audition for jess....leave me some comments...I sent the link in on line so the casting people will see all the comments left on that page!!

Made my family a nice meal....lasagna (family fav!), salad, garlic bread, angeled (aka devil'd) eggs, bought some roses for the table and everyone some chocolate valentines!! It was nice..my throat hurts now Ive been coughing alot hate cold season!!

Getting new furniture tomorrow...NICE furniture..parents only had it like a year and they are getting new stuff so I am trying to get everything cleaned for that!! ok thats it!! I know its bad but my oldest son wanted to stay up with mommy so we are gonna watch a movie and cuddle..dont want to push them away when they want alone time...with so many kids its important to have that even if it means letting them stay up late one night once in a while!

have a good monday everyone!!

So I've only missed i think one dose of my meds since thursday. I actually want to go get my stuff around the house done...like before I would only do my work when the kids went to bed and I would just do minimal stuff during the day... but like now I am up and ready to get going on the stuff...not feeling that aggitation...maybe it was just that day I dont know... Nyways just thought I would update you girls!!

momof4, glad you were feeling good and motivated yesterday and that was a nice V'Day dinner you did for your family.

Today is our older son's 27th birthday :eek: that seems like such a long time ago, yet I can remember all details :dizzy:

hope everyone is doing good, I have been too busy at work (President's Day and following week in a ski town is crazy) to be 'down' :devil: And I have only 57 days left at the winter job that I don't care for :carrot: And I looked at my journal and my first motorcycle ride last year was the first week of March, woohoo!

Hi everyone:wave:

Sorry I haven't been around much my concentration and focus seem to be at nil.
My doctor called me in and informed me I have high cholesterol and with where I'm at he should put me on meds, but thankfully he's going to let me try lifestyle changes. He wants me to lose 30lbs so I have two and a half months to make a dent. He wants me to only lose a pound a week as he wants lasting changes.
Finally started some dunging out and DdA and I took four garbage bags and three boxes of "stuff" to the Salvation Army yesterday. Today is going to be a garbage dump run. There is still so much more to go, but its a start and we can see some spaces.
We were having spring like weather with the temps going above freezing. Everything was melting. Today we woke up to snow and that turned to rain. Thankfully I don't have to go anywhere tomorrow morning as we've been going below freezing at night and icy roads are not fun.

Momof4 I'm so glad to hear you are doing better.

vermont I like how you think! It would be nice if its warm enough for the bikers to pull their bikes out March 1st around here, a sure sign of spring for sure! And Happy Birthday to your son. Its funny how those kids get older and we stay the same. ;)

Take care everyone and have a wonderful day. :grouphug:
K

Buddly, glad to see you back. I need to do the same for my cholesterol. You can do it! Congrats on cleaning out the stuff in the house.

I was off today but was dealing with df's flat tire issues all day. I needed to study but it just didn't happen. There's always thursday I guess, my next day off. I can't help but feel cheated though. Gotta get to bed, early and long day tomorrow.

good evening chicks :) Hi buddly!! good to hear from you :hugs: wow you got alot accomplished by getting all that stuff out of the house. Hopefully your movitation will continue! do you think you'll count calories for your diet plan?

Hi hope4me, I am sorry you were cheated from your day of study having to deal with that problem, that is sucky when it happens. Hopefully tomorrow will be good for catching up.

I slept most of today but I am okay with it...I don't feel guilty about it, I guess I needed it. So tomorrow will be my catching up day also.

Hello to everyone else!

Vermont, I slept most of Saturday and I don't feel bad about it either. I know I needed it and I was just relaxed. Tomorrow though is a different story. :s:
I have to learn a whole lot about the peripheral nervous system, work out, and should do some cleaning. Let me know how your day is and I'll do the same.

Glad today is over: work, school, and pool league, an 18 hr day. How is everybody else doing?

I've been loafing the past few days, but darn it, I'm getting over the flu. Needed it.

Hope everyone else is feeling better than I am.

Vermont, haven't done what I was hoping. Slept most of the morning. :p Gonna go workout and see if that lights a fire under me...

How about you?

well I did more today than yesterday :D I worked out (Keli Roberts step aerobics with ankle weights and held dumbbells) then did a week's worth of laundry (it is folded but not put away yet) went out and did errands which took almost 3 hours, vacuumed the living room but no where else. That's pretty good for me :p

Mrs. Brady sorry that you got the flu, hope you're feeling better.

Hi :hug: to everyone else :)

Ok, the workout did help a little. I did 45 min of toning and a 30min calorie burn aerobic workout. That is more than I ususally do. I usually do around 30 mins but if I'm off I try to do a 45 min workout of some kind. I guess I just felt I needed a mood change today.

I did a couple of loads of laundry, the dishes, and cleaned off my kitchen table (no small task :fr:). It seems that I was just avoiding studying all day and that's what I really feel guilty about. Tomorrow is another day I guess. I am still just so grateful to be on plan with the eating and exercise.

Hi all!

Lovebirds I hope you feel better.

Hope and Vermont, you two are doing great.
Hope I'm still working on my kitchen table its amazing how much can get stored on one table.

Vermont I guess I'm doing a modified calorie count. Its more portion control and trying to make better choices, when I start dealing with the actual numbers I get overwhelmed and decide its easier to not eat, so this works better for me. I know I have to get exercising as that is really the key, for me.

The dunging out has slowed a little as I had to go to work today and again tomorrow, so hopefully I can make more of a dent over the weekend. DdB got into their closet today and we have a few more bags to go to Sally Ann and more for the dump, so its all good.

Well I better go, the dryer is done with my uniform so I best get it out before the wrinkles settle in.

Take care everyone,
K

SO been sick with a nasty cold or something...throat was sore since like feb 8th and it just got worse...now just coughing constantly. Spent all day yesterday laying around while husband took care of stuff. I did do dishes because he was at the store and I felt bad him spending his whole day off doing house stuff but then I was like Im sick its not like he has to do it all the time. BAD thing is I didnt take my meds yesterday first day i missed in like a week hopefully that doesnt affect me. TOM moved in today...ugh..BUT thank goodness he will be moved out before the 24rd when we leave to go to Alabama for a pastors summit! Alone time is much needed. Our anniversary is the 23rd so that will be a nice time away!!

Ok well I have TONS and TONS of laundry to get washed. If I can get it washed then I can spend and hour folding it all and everyone can help me tonight to put it away!!! I have tons of boys school work to do. They are eating lunch then girls are napping and they are doing school...I really want to homeschool and raise my kids not someone else raise them and teach them everything but I am really struggling with the homeschooling thing I really need strength to do it and DO it right!!

thats all
I hope everyone else feels better that was sick and those that have school things go well and they ace all their exams...Congrats to all the sleepy heads for getting much needed rest!!

Hey everyone... Being back on my meds has helped me quite a bit but I'm still getting pretty bummed out :( I invited someone over on Friday because hubby would be out and of course they jammed out on me at the last minute. Then tonight hubby is out again (tournament) so I'm sitting at home, by myself, doing nothing, again. WTF, this sucks. Maybe I'll just take my pills and go to bed.

Good Morning,

Sorry I haven't been around lately but you know me, I have been reading :yes: Work is like walking on egg shells and I imagine it will be like that the next few years. Its just a matter of time when they get rid of our site - so it feels that way b/c they are closing entire buildings and getting rid of entire department, so we're all on pins and needles to say the least. Some times I wonder if its better they just let you go from the beginning b/c this living on edge really stinks. I am like a slug when I get home at night and nobody deserves that. Shame on them !!! But I know I am the one that has to turn this gloom and doom around for myself and start exercising so I feel better. My family deserves a happy mom.

Anyway girls, thats where I've been.. diet stinks, exercise stinks, stress is at its max .... I need to pray more and be in touch with the Man up stairs more b/c thru Him all things are possible and I do all things thru Him. :D

Ok.. enuf being a sad sack. Oh wait.. one more... winter stinks !! haaaaaa.

:welcome: to all the new (to me) chicks, its so nice having you here. Aren't these ladies the BEST!!!

Have a lovely weekend whats left of it. Smile, because your beautiful !!!!

Love Leenie

Leenie, good to see you and big :hug:. I hate to hear about the work situation. I'll put in a good word for you with the man upstairs. ;) Try to get in a short workout and a long bath. It will do wonders.

Aunty Jam, sorry your plans were broken. Sometimes it's almost worse than having no plans. When that happens I try to do something like workout or do my nails, anything positive to help you feel better. And remember, you can always chat with us here.

Going to go study and go back to work. We had an early meeting and I'm scheduled 2-8pm later. Yippee. Oh, and I was in charge of picking up 7 dozen glazed doughnuts at 5:30am and 5 dozen bagels. My car smelled heavenly but :fr:. I was good though and skipped it all. Shocking, isn't it?

Hi Lennie - Hah.. if you weren't in New Jersey I'd say it sounds like we work for the same company!

Hope - I actually ended up working out for an hour and 20 minutes that night, lost a pound, then gained it back the next day with bbq'd burgers.

What is a girl to do...

leenie-when things were up in the air with job for husband he has always stood on he knows who his provider is. He doesnt depend on his employer to provide because he knows God is his provider...if that makes senses...I know it helped easy the worry some when I thought of it that way!!

hope-that is awesome dont know if i coulda skipped them...lol

aunty jam-WOWOWOWOWOWW I cant believe you worked out that long...I could do the 20 mins but and 1hr and 20 crazy! Good Job...it will pay off in the end!!

So my foster daughter that got sent away before christmas is now very down and writing me. I wish I could just fix everything but I cant. I cant even have her come back home they wont let her. But it was her choices that got her there and sometimes we dont leatn until we are in those situations. We dont listen to other peoples wisdom...sigh..it just makes me sad cause I love her soo and shes suffering.

we are leaving for alabama in a few days so getting ready for that. Actually going to go clean here so its done and I can concentrate on laundry tomorrow then packin on Tuesday....

Ok well catch you all lata!!

Thanks Mom... I alternated harder exercise with some easier step stuff so I was able to keep going for longer. Checked the scale this morning because I wasn't happy with my 165 weigh in on Sunday and it said 163 :) A whole 2 pound difference between yesterday and today.

Some people have to learn the hard way... I know I was always one of those and unfortunately some people have to learn the really hard way. Maybe if she talked to those in charge and found out what she could do to earn the right to visit you it would give her a goal. Something to work towards like we're all doing.

Hi, Ladies! Sounds like you all have some great conversations on here!! Not sure how much I'll visit. New to the board and overwhelmed with life at the moment. But can always use the connections to people with similar goals.

Welcome, basketcase. I hope we see a lot of you. (And less and less of you, as time goes by. :D )

That was a really bad weight-loss joke. Sorry. I'm afraid I'm very sleepy. It's been a long day, and I've got to get up in 8 hours and do it all over again. Good night, everybody.

TOM is on the way any minute now and for the first time in a while I have been wanting to eat and eat and mindlessly eat some more all day long. I haven't done too bad but the crazy urge is definitely there. I hate that out of control feeling so much. The fear of going off plan and not being able to get back on sucks and is all too familiar. I hope today is the only day that it is this strong.

Welcome basketcase!

Have a great day tomorrow everyone.

Early bed tonight. Can't even stay up and watch the ladies' figure skating, which I really wanted to do....

But I'm overwhelmingly sleepy. It's the way it goes, after my experience last night. That kind of thing (mild seizure, mentioned it in other threads, but some might not have seen) takes a lot out of a person. I've slept most of the day, but I'm still barely awake now.

'Nite all.

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Well, scratch going to bed. Just off the phone with DD#2, Eratosthanes's sister, who dropped a bombshell on me and had me nearly hyperventilating. Now I'll need to wait an hour or so and tell hubby when he comes home.

My grandson just turned one year old. And now we've learned he's going to be a big brother before he's two....

*plonk*

We are leaving for the RAMP in Alabama (Karen Wheatons place) in a few hours. DH got called in to the surgeons office yesterday. Dr. said back was bad operating on it this next wed its so bad....we are gone without kids for 5 days...so im going to pack
Excited cause when I got on the scale today it said 230...i havent seen that in a few months but havent done much other than not eating much late at night now and taking my meds!!
OK really gotta go...lata girls!!

Hi Everyone...

Congrats Mrs Brady

Mom - Best of luck to your DH.

Bye everyone.

Hi Everyone!

Welcome Basketcase, looking forward to getting to know you better.

mom, enjoy your trip.

Hope how are you doing?

lovebirds congrats on the new grandbaby.

Aunty jam, congrats on the weight loss.

Vermont hows it going?

Leenie take care of yourself.

And Hi everyone else!!

Well I'm not doing so great, why is it as soon as I get told I have to smarten up I start eating like there is no tomorrow? It's so stupid, I know better. I'm starting to wonder if I should join TOPS or weight watchers for some accountability. Anyway my friend called and instead of meeting at a coffee shop we went for an hour and half walk. We started out in beautiful sunshine and came home in blowing snow, such is spring.
I got the call from the hospital yesterday and was able to book my overnight sleep study for March 22. Thankfully I can change it if I need to. Its a six hour drive so some planning is needed. My mom said she would go with me, so we can get a hotel room and spend a couple of nights there. Anyway, here's hoping I do whatever it is I need to for them to say, yes surgery will help.
I better get going, I've been trying to clean up as my daughter has a friend arriving from England tomorrow night. The least I can do is get the floor washed. Its his first time in Canada, so should be interesting. I don't think he has completely grasped how it is here. He lives in an area that is subdivision upon subdivision of row houses, we are on 5 acre lots. I had him google map our address (to show his mom where he'll be at) and he was shocked at all the trees and how few houses.

Take care everyone,
K

Morning Ladies..

Just popping in to say hi..

Finally getting back on track after three weeks of being off track. I had been doing so good before I slipped...

Hi ladies!

I'm new to the forum and to the site in general but so happy that both exist. I'm looking forward to getting to know you and just from what I've read so far you are all strong, amazing women.

Cheers to you all!

Christine

Welcome Cmyhc01!

Buddly, I have done that a thousand times. When I feel cornered on weight loss, like I HAVE to do it, I eat like a mad woman.

good morning and I apologize for not being here for a couple of days; no time to make personals to you all but just a big hi and welcome to the new chicks :) I did see Mrs. Brady's family is getting her another grandbaby, congrats to that ! even if it was a bombshell. And that was a funny joke ('less and less of you")

I want to say hi but I'm not sure I have much to say. I had sushi for dinner tonight which was great but too expensive.

Tomorrow night the girls on my pool team are getting together at one of our houses to hang and eat of course. It is a hawaiin theme though so some grilled kabobs and veggies won't be as bad as it could be. As long as I have small portions and maybe one drink I should be fine. I was nominated to make pineapple upside down cake which turned out really pretty, and as long as I don't eat any it should be good. ;)

I'm just going to assume everyone is partying the weekend away and is too busy to stop in here. ;)

I ate one piece of my pineapple upside down cake. It was yummy I must say and worth all 375 calories. We had a good time and it was just nice to spend an evening with my girlfriends. I have to weigh in at work tomorrow for our Biggest Loser contest. I hope I'm not retaining too much water. I don't get crazy about it but it's always nice to see a loss. I better go and hit the shower before bed, I have to be at work by 6am.

Sorry.. been busy watching hockey and walking dogs in the beautiful sunshine.

I just finished the first work out in the couch to 5k program... it was tougher then I expected but why do I feel like crying??? It wasn't that bad I did do it... Stupid messed up emotions. I feel like crawling straight into bed... all stinky and sweaty.

I want pineapple upside down cake :(

Aunty Jam,

I'm new here but I just want to send you a virtual hug!! :hug:
I have definitely had those "I'm so frustrated and inexplicably emotional that I just want to crawl into bed and eat something sweet and fattening" kind of days...my guess is we all have, and more often than most. It can be so tough. But you tried it!! And each time it will probably get easier. I'll bet that in a couple of weeks you'll be a Couch to 5K rockstar and will be helping motivate myself and others who aren't quite ready to begin it (I'm still doing post-op PT on my knee).

I myself have been having a really hard time getting motivated to exercise, using every excuse in the book: "I'm too tired when I get home from work"; "I have class after work two nights a week and the other nights I have to study and do homework"; etc. I have to just start drilling it into my brain that once I get over the initial speed bump I will feel better physically and, more importantly for a lot of us, mentally and emotionally. The natural high from working out is so much better than what my psychiatric NP prescribes.

Hopefully I don't sound preachy or anything. I just can relate so much to your last post and hope that today's a better day for you!!