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Old & Fat & Work all the time
Hi, :wave:
I am Patti, 47 yrs old, and have 80 more pounds to lose. I have been dieting for 4 months now and just found this site and love all the info, etc. The first 50 pounds for me is always achievable , then I have a hard go of it and usually get off and gain it all back. That is what I did with the low carb diet, but this time I am eating a balanced diet/calorie counting and exercising and believe I will make it this time. I have a goal set of 199 pounds by Christmas and sure hope I can do it. That is 16 more pounds, so if I stick to it, it should be something I can do. Hope to find some friends and support here and helpful advice! :^: Good Luck to everyone on their weight loss journeys and take care ! :) |
Hey Patti! Saw your "Old, Fat & Work all the time!" line and had to stop to say hello! I'm also old, fat and working all the time! :lol: Welcome to THE place for support, friendship, and wonderful advice towards reaching your goals!
Congratualtions on your 1st 50! I'm sure that you will reacy your goal by Christmas! Dig around in the forums.... you are sure to find a niche to spend your online time! :D Best wishes! Take care, Robyn |
Patti,
You started right about where I am starting now. I have been really discouraged. I spent most of 20's overweight and I just turned 30 and now I am afraid I will spend my 30's the same way, but I just can't let that happen. I would love to hit 199, too! I haven't been that small since I was about 21 and at that time I lose weight too fast and ended up having to have emergency gall bladder surgery and then I gained all the weight back and then more with my pregnancy with my son. Right now I weight 263, which is 33 more than I did before I had my son 4 years ago. I would love to talk with you sometime about how you lost the weight and for for motivation. Melody |
Hi Robyn, :)
Thanks for the Welcome. It is great to meet you! Thanks for the congrats, also. I am trying to "dig" around and get use to this place :dizzy: . It is pretty different than most forums I have been on, but not too hard. Just have to search around for a while. It has been really neat so far. |
Hi Melody :D
Glad to meetcha. Dont get discouraged. The hardest part is just starting, then to me the next thing was if I had a bad day, eating something I shouldnt, was to just let it go and know that it was just a mistake and get back on it the next day.:sunny: That has been the difference for me this time. Use to if I got off my diet just a little bit, it was all over, but now I can get back on and not look back. My weight didnt really sneak up on me, I was just trying to ignore it. Plus, I am an emotional eater, so I have to deal with that when I am stressed out. You are young and now is the perfect time for you to get control of your health. I would love to talk to you anytime. Just dont beat yourself up :rollpin: and know that you are going to make mistakes while dieting and that doesnt mean you arent going to make it. When I started it was neat to realize that if I just lost an average of 2.5 pounds a week that I would have all my weight off in a year. That seems so much more doable (if that is a word) :lol: than looking at the whole 130 lbs. :fr: Short term goals are very motivational. |
Hello everyone,
I am also "Old/Fat/and work all the time". I am 46, and trying to lose a total of 100 lbs. I haven't been at a healthy weight since my late teens. I can't even remember what thats like, being slim that is. I started at about 235 but I am down to 215 now. I am a special education teachers aide and love my work. I have been going to Curves, all women, for about 3 weeks now. I like it very much. I just hope I don't get tired of going. I have challenged myself to lose 20 lbs by Christmas. If I make it, that will put me under 200!!! Been a long time since that happened. Thanks for listening. TJ |
:) Hello everyone....I am getting older, fatter and work all the time!!!!...I have been surfing the web for HELP on weightloss....This site is really neat.....I enjoy reading of other weightloss and cant wait to be able to post mine!!!....I am restarting the weightloss AGAIN..I have been heavy most of my life.....I need to lose 120 pounds!!!!..........If I can be of help to ANYONE, please let me know :listen:
GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!! |
Welcome to The new Chicks.
Wow. I can relate to pieces of what you are all saying. I am getting older. I'm fat and I used to work all the time. Right now I am currently working for a new job. My other job was getting so frustrating and stressful. That I quit at the end of August. It wasn't the smartest thing to do but I am more sane now. Patti :: Sounds like you are on the right track losing the weight. I would also like to get under 200 by Christmas too. I have about 14 pounds to get to 199. I set a goal for myself to try to lose 20 by then. Melody :: I totally know where you are coming from. I don't ever feel like there was a time in my life where I was thin. I would have been around 5. After that I have always been overweight. I spent my 20's that way and half of my 30's being overweight. I have finally decided that I have to do something to improve my health and overall attitude about me. I am working on me and getting me where I want to be. I have to do it this time. Surf through the site and you'll find so much. Keep up the good work ladies. It's going to be a great ride. Hope to get to know you all better. Hugs, Annie |
HI TJ,
Sounds like you are on the right track. We weight the same at this point (215). I had 130 pounds to lose, so I certainly can relate. I , too, am also trying to get under 200 by Christmas. 199 sure would look sweet ! Good luck and keep fighting the fight ! Hi PurpleRose, You are starting close to where i was at the beginning. Except 10 pounds less. It looks daunting at first, but once you get going those goals just get closer and closer. You just have to have your mind made up. Set smaller goals and know you are going to make it ! HI Annie, I can understand quitting your job. I am so tired of working all the time. I come in from work at one job and have to be at the next one in 30 minutes. This week I am on vacation from both and am so relieved. I keep searching for that ONE job, so I can drop one and have time for myself. We have the same goal for Christmas. I just know that 16 pounds is something I should be able to do ! GOOD Luck to you and everyone else ! |
Good Morning All,
It sounds like we all have alot in common. 20 lbs. by Christmas!!! We can do it with each others help. I am trying to eat healthy and make my portions smaller. I am kind of following WW but I don't go to the meetings. Annie, I know how stressful a job can be. Keeping my fingers crossed for you to find a great new one. Patti, One of the hardest things for me to do is accept my mistakes and know that I'm going to do it again. Getting better at it but it is still hard for me to pick up and move on. I am my own worst critic! Melody, Talking about a stressful job. Special Ed is very challenging for teachers, as you know. You have sooo much paper work and they just keep adding more. I don't know how you do it. Everyone have a good day! UNDER 200 BY CHRISTMAS!!!! TJ |
::Patti:: I am hoping to find a job soon. I think if I had a job to go to during the week it would help me with not feeling so bored and being at home I have total access to food. It doesn't help that about a 1/2 a block away across the street is a convenience store to get food. I am glad I don't work as an assistant manager anymore or atleast the store. It was of all places. A Convenience store. THere's not much healthy to eat there. And the temptation was so great. I did pretty well, but every once in awhile a candy bar or a bag of chips would be eaten.
:: TJ::Thanks for the wishes. I am really needing to find something soon. I am hoping. Fingers crosses. Well, I am happy to say that I am 1 pound closer to my Christmas goal. I weighed in yesterday and I am down. Only 19 more to go in 10 weeks 6 days. :lol: Who's counting. I am ready to get to onederland. I want to see it so badly. I at one time weighed 181 and always thought I was so huge. To see myself now. I would love to be that again. Ok.. I'm thinking of doing a little food diary. Try to write down what I eat each day and make myself be accountable for what I am putting into my mouth. I think it might help me. I am off for now. Good luck gals. Hope that we can all see onederland together. :) |
Hi, well this sounds like a great group I can relate to. I am fifty and a resteraunt manager so I work pretty much all the time, and I am overweight. I am proud to say that I have finally hit the onderland mark of 196. Haven't seen under 200 for a few years or so. My next small goal is to get to 189. I struggle everyday. I know how you all feel. I am willing to come into your group if you want me. I am willing to give support and will probably ask for some also. I haven't really been on a major diet at all. Just eating healthy(most of the time) and doing the 8 minutes in the morning exercise plan. It has worked. Although some of the moves I am not ready to do yet since I just got off crutches.
Anyway, I will try to get back here as soon as possible. You all seem like a great group who has alot in common. "A smile is a hearts way of breathing" deb |
Welcome and Congrats on being in Onederland. My first goal is to try to lose 20 lbs by Christmas. To tell the truth I am going to be happy just to hit Onederland by then. I haven't seen that since right before I was pregnant with my first child back in 1993. I was at 181. I haven't seen it since.
This is a great place to find wonderful support and motivation. It's amazing to see all the progress these women have made and to hear their stories brings such inspiration. I know I can do it if I just put my mind to it. I am only 19 lbs from my goal. And have 10 weeks and 4 days to reach it. I know I can do it. I have to do it for myself because I want to be healthy and feel good about myself. So jump on in and find a seat and we'll all help each other through the good times and the times when we just want to give up or just need someone to say it's ok.. there's always tomorrow. I know if I mess up it's not the end of the world because there is always tomorrow to start from scratch. Good luck. |
Good Morning!
Welcome Deb! Glad you stopped by. Being a resturant manager, it must be hard being around all that good food. I'd be off of the wagon everyday. I don't really follow a diet either. I have been trying to cut my portions in half and I work out 3 days a week. It's slow going but they say that's the best way. Annie, I love your icon...."life is a pain"....I was poking at my fat just like that this morning. I was telling it to go away. Think it will listen? Tee-Hee I didn't have a great day yesterday. The chocolate monster was here and offered me a candy bar. I only ate half of a Hershey bar though instead of the whole thing. I think that's progress. Have a good day everyone. Think good thoughts! TJ |
Hi Everyone ! :D Gosh, I have missed reading some posts!
TJ ! I know what you mean about having to accept our mistakes. I have a really hard time with that still, but I am getting the hang of it. And even though you feel you had a bad day yesterday, you still managed some control by eating only half of the chocolate bar. I dont think I couldve done that with it IN MY HANDS. :lol: Anne, having a job is what keeps me outa too much trouble. I need the routine and right now I am on vacation and having a lot harder time :( . I have more time to exercise, but I also have more time to think about eating ! Grrr. It will be better for me when I am back to my routine! HI DEB, and Welcome. It is great to have you here. We can use all the support and help that we can get. and CONGRATULATIONS on getting under 200 :D . I sure hope I do that soon. It is such a HUGE thing to me and I wanna see it so bad. Hope to see you here often ! :) |
Well, I guess I am going to try to post again. I was posting when all of a sudden my AOL shut down on me. Grr. :mad: I am beginning to really hate them. It seems to cause me nothing but chaos lately. Ok.. so back to what I wanted to say if I can remember.
I've been doing pretty well on eating this week. I need to pick up the exercising some but overall I would say I am having a good week. I do find that I have trouble with dinner. I tend to eat more then I really should. I just feel like I need to eat. Does that make sense? I have been drinking a 24 oz bottle of ice cold water with dinner to help feeling full. It does help, but the other night I was eating and I ate til I felt very stuffed. It was a miserable feeling. I also have some trouble on not munching later in the evening. IF the family has popcorn, I want some. It hasn't happened this week yet. I do feel good about the progress I am making. I do think that I will be in Onederland by the end of the year which is an amazing thought. My DH I think doesn't really have that much faith in me about it though. I have exercised in the past for a week or two and then I just stop. I don't think he believes that I have to motivation or will power to keep it up. I am so going to prove him wrong. I want to weigh less then him. If I can get to 199, I will have done it and I will have done something he didn't think that I could possibly stick to. I am determined to do it this time. Thanks TJ. I was going through my avatars on my computer last night and I came across that one. I thought it summarized things pretty well. Life is a pain but you have to make the best of what you got. Losing weight is a pain, but the end result is going to be worth all the pain. Being healthy and comfortable with myself is going to be the best thing I ever did for myself. Totally agree with Patti. To stop with just half the candy bar is a good thing. Most people would say well I had half of it and blew the diet I might as well eat the whole thing. But you didn't do that. That's what is so great about willpower. You are gaining it by having only half. I think a little chocolate in moderation is ok, but only if you know when to say no. I have been craving and wanting ice cream, but I don't feel I should splurge. I have a post asking for advice on a good low fat ice cream that still tastes good. I am getting lots of good advice. I just have to see if the products are carried in my local grocery store. I know what you mean Patti. You have time on your hands to think about food. But it's easier for me to be then when I was a work. I worked in a convenience store. Not much healthy there to eat but there was so much temptation. I was good for the most part but you smell the food you just gotta have a bite. :lol: Needless to say I would like my next job to be farther away from food. Ok.. everyone keep up the good work. :cheer: |
HI Annie , Glad to see that you are having a good week. :) I need to make myself drink more water. It is just something I do NOT want, unless I am exercising. Plus if ya drink very much it makes me feel bloated and kinda bad.
ooooooo I can relate to the popcorn thing. I work 2 jobs and one of them is at a movie theatre. It is really hard to pass up the hot fresh popcorn and then there is this nice butter dispenser sitting right there on the counter :fr: Plus, for employees all the popcorn and sodas are free. All you have to do is furnish your own container. But I have kinda conquered that. Now I settle for a dill pickle and try to keep a diet drink handy. Gosh I feel like you about family not thinking I will do it this time. They have watched me try so many times, so I understand, But I really am going to do it this time. I had a nice 30 minute walk in the park today and am going to do the Yourself Fitness game afterwhile, so hopefully I will see some progress again soon! |
Ok guys...I have to tell the truth. I only had half a candy bar because a coworker already ate the other half and left it. Believe me if I had had the whole thing I would have eaten it.
My DH has been through so many diets with me it's a wonder he is still with me. He is still very supportive but I can tell that he will believe it when the weight is gone. Together we will show them all!! Onederland by 2006!!!! I went to the gym today and I even walked there to get an extra little workout in there. Besides, it was a great, warm, and sunny day. I have been very good food wise today. Egg sub. w/veggies this morning, salad with roasted chicken and FF dressing at lunch, grapes for a snack. I don't know about dinner yet though. Annie, Great job with your eating this week. Keep up the good work. Let me know what kind of ice cream you come up with. I LOVE ICE CREAM!!!! And popcorn...yummmmy. Mybe I'll have popcorn for dinner!?! Patti, That's great that you work at the movies. Do you get to see all the new ones? You are a better person that I am. I KNOW I couldn't leave the pop corn alone. This may be a silly guestion, but what is Yourself Fitness? I need to go find something for dinner before I get too hungry. Everyone have a nice evening. Keep reaching for those goals!!! TJ |
Hey TJ !
Yes, I get to see all the movies free, But guess what...when you work there all the time , it is hard to go there on your time off. It has to be an extra special movie for me to go. I had rather wait until it comes out on DVD :dizzy: Yourself Fitness is a virtual trainer. You can buy it for playstation 2, Xbox or computer. I have it for Xbox. It is really neat. It works like a game. The trainer, MAYA, evaluates you at first, you have to put in your weight, age, height, take your resting pulse and put it in... then she puts you through different exercises and you take your pulse again and put it in. Then you answer other questions and she sets you up with an exercise program. You put in your goals, etc. It's like having your own trainer. You earn different places to exercise and different music as you do more workouts. I like it cuz it motivates me. Sounds like you have done great on your eating today. . and geeze you still did good with the candy bar.. I would have taken the whole thing away from the coworker, wrestling her to the ground if i had too :lol: |
Patti:: :lol: You're too funny. I don't know if I would so far as to wrestle someone for chocolate, but you never know. If I was needing a major fix, I just might have to do it. I've never heard of Yourself Fitness. It sounds very interesting. It's good to be able to see movies from time to time. I haven't been to the movies in ages. I would love to go. I did get a little more water in today then normal.
TJ::The point is you only ate half of the chocolate bar. It's the thought that counts. I haven't been through many diet. I usually have just tried to do it on my own. I almost went to weight watchers with a friend but the DH thought it wouldn't be a good use of money. Hmmm.. losing weight.. seems like a good use to me. I know I may not have been able to afford it, but I could have used the support. My friend went and lost in a month around 20 to 29 pounds. That would put me in Onederland. Ok.. so I didn't do bad on eating today. Of course my downfall was dinner. I don't know what it is. I can do well all day and not really feel all that hungry but when dinner come I just feel the need to munch and munch. What's up with that? I really got to figure something out here. Any suggestions. Well, I need to get some sleep. Good luck all. |
I am struggling today w/ not wanting to exercise, so I am going to get up off my behind and make myself. I kinda over did it yesterday with the exercise and am sore, so makes me wanna not move. lol.
I hope everyone is doing okay. Anne, the only thing that keeps me from getting the munchies is having something to do. Otherwise I am a sitting duck. I usually exercise and get on line here & other sites. Anything to keep me busy. As far as the dinner meal itself, it is usually always planned cuz I am by myself (my son always eats out or with friends) I usually eat a lean cuisine dinner or a salad every night through the week. |
Saw the title and just had to drop in! Old, fat and work all the time....I represent that!
Patti, I'm 47 at the moment (will be 48 the end of next month) and would like to lose 80lbs myself! I journaled when I first found this site, but lately have found some forums of interest. I ran out of money letting WW weigh me every week. This is so much more affordable! I like your goal of 199 by Christmas and think I'd like to set that for myself. I'm not sure of my weight right now, I was 210 when I last weighed in at WW. So it should be an acheivable goal. I'd like to purchase a digital scale in the near future; within a few weeks. Here's to Christmas and 199! :D |
What a beautiful day it is today!!!
Patti, I'm having the same trouble as you today. I don't want to workout. :tantrum: but its such a nice day I think I'll make myself take a walk. I think if I worked at the movies, I woldn't get anything done. Once I start watching a movie I don't want any one or thing bothering me. Good Idea to wait for it to come out on DVD. The Yourself Fitness sounds really great. I've never heard of it but I think I will look into it. Is it very costly? Annie, I have lost count of how many times I have joined WW and then just stoped going. I know I must hold the all time record. It's a good sound and liveable diet. I just haven't had the $$ or the willpower to keep it up. Not to mention that I didn't care for the leader at the meeting I was abel to go to. I agree with Patti, the only thing that keeps me out of trouble in the evening is keeping busy. If I am just sitting around watching TV, I'm in trouble. 1 of 3 Wishes, Hello and welcome. I agree. This is a great place and much cheaper than WW. I have been reading the forums for a long time now and this is one of the few times I have enjoyed typing and keeping up. Everyone is great here. Must be the title. I have had a pretty good day today. I'm not going to count the donut that my boss gave me this morning. ;) I only ate the top of the maple square anyway. I haven't worked out yet but I will here in a minute. All thats left after that is dinner. What to have?? Keep up the good work everyone. Onderland by Christmas!!!! TJ |
HI 1of3Wishes!,
Welcome. Hey we are the same age. I will be 48 dec 1. eeeeeek ! I agree, this is a great place and freeeeee! . Ya cant beat that. I looked at other sites and actually joined one, but it wasnt as expensive as the others. I didnt find this one until afterwards. But it seems really cool. I want 199 for Christmas soooo bad i can taste it! I sure hope I make it. It should be an achievable goal. You should be able to too , with 10 pounds to lose. That will be great! I have a digital scale and love it. My old one could be manipulated too easily by how you step on it, or where it was on the floor, etc etc. The digital one makes it where you cant cheat. lol |
Hi 1of3Wishes Glad to see you here. This is such a great site. I think 199 is doable for all of us. I have about 13 lbs to go to acheive that plus my Mini goal for Christmas is to lose 20. I would really like to see that. I think I am the youngest one here chatting. I'll be 35 on Sunday. Though somedays I do feel really old. That was one of the reasons I haven't joined WW. The money. I figured I couldn't afford it at the time and wanted to try this on my own. So far so good. I am only down a pound but hey a pound lost is like a pound of butter gone.
TJ: I try to keep busy at night but it just mostly around dinner time while it is cooking that have issues. I have to taste it to make sure it tastes fine or just picking. If there's leftovers, I catch myself sampling it while I put it up. I am going to have to start grabbing some gum or some type of sugar free candy or something. Pop on in when I feel the temptation to take a bite of something I shouldn't be. I have to admit I have been wanting some ice cream. Yummy. I haven't had any in about 2 months. I am searching for some low-fat bars or just something to have as a treat. I'd like to have digital scale too. I think it would definitely be more efficent then the analog one that I have. It's something to look into. I think that would be the only thing benefical for me going to weight watchers. Getting weighed and yes that is alot of money just to get that number. I will try to keep doing this on my own and where it gets me. Maybe down the line I might something like WW or some other type of program. I am rereading my Dr Phil Book. I really like what he has to say and it makes alot of sense to me. I think it might give me some more insight as to why I want to do this and heal some feelings along the way. I didn't want to exercise, but I did manage to squeeze in a little today. I really wanted to row but that didn't happen but it was for a good cause. We have been struggling to potty train our DD. She's 3 1/2 and I have been feeling like a bit of a failure as a mother. I feel like she should be done with the diapers but she's still having issues. We final figured out she can control her body functions. It's just she is afraid to use it. We put her in panties and she refused to go potty. Put on the diaper for bed and she let loose. Well today I gave her a bath and put her in her pull up and she said she had to potty. Took her to the bathroom and she refused to go. I knew she had to because she was doing the pee pee dance. :lol: Well, I told her it was ok to go but still refused. Going in circles and whining at me. I knew she wanted the diaper but I told her no. Well daddy got up and used the potty and .. she went pee. And then we gave her stickers and said good job. Made her feel so special and well she wouldn't stop. The first few minutes she would go and pee and we had to flush it and wash our hands. So we know it was a matter of fear. Not that she wasn't ready. So hopefully we are on the right track. I just hate feeling like a failure or a bad mommy. So.. having spaghettie tonight. Going to try not to over eat. Wish me luck. Take care all and hope to see us all in Onederland by Christmas or sooner. :) |
HI TJ,
Well I forced myself to do the virtual trainer game for 30 minutes and then I tried my new dance dvd, but couldnt keep up. Too hard ! So, I guess I will go walk for 30 minutes and have my exercise for the day in. I walked for an hour in walmart... does that count???? ha! The Yourself Fitness game cost me $30.00 for the Xbox, but they had it for $20.00 for the playstation 2. I dont know what it is for the computer version. They have a website, but for me it was cheaper to buy locally than to order it online. I really enjoy it. Sometimes she will throw an exercise in that I cant do, but it has been rare. |
Mornin' Ladies!!
Patti, my birthday is November 29! Very close! We'll have to celebrate together! Annie, loved 35 would go back again in a heartbeat even though I was going through a divorce. Maybe it was because I was thinner then. Sure hope I can enjoy the rest of my 40's at a new lower weight! Thank you to all who have welcomed me. It will take some time, but I'm looking forward to knowing all of you! I'm off for the rest of the day....gonna look for a new outfit for my 30 year (yikes!) high school reunion tomorrow night! Have a great weekend, all. Deby |
1957 was simply a MARVELOUS year ! ! ! :lol:
:D My 30 year reunion will be in the summer and I am sure hoping I have most all of this off by then! That is a ways off, so it would be very possible if I am a good girl :lol: I have had a pretty good day food wise today, but havent exercised at all. BUT I am going to remedy that in a little while. I am waiting for it to cool down a bit to walk outside this evening. Got up in the 80's today. Is fall NEVER going to get here???!!! |
Ah class reunions. I went to my 5 and 10 year ones but I didn't get an invite for the 15 year one. Guess they couldn't find me. I am a little ways from Iowa now. You can have my fall weather here if you want it Patti. It's been cool, rainy and cloudy for a week. I could go for a nice summer day. Or just some sun would be nice.
It's been a good day. Feeling sick to my stomach but I did get some exercising done. I probably should get some dinner. And watch some TV. Have a good night all. |
Hello Everyone,
I hope you are all doing well. I was really busy yesterday and didn't get a chance to check in. We had a field trip yesterday to a state park. It is beautiful there with many miles of walking/hiking trails. So we walked and climbed all day. Our picinic lunch was not diet friendly but with all our walking I think I did ok. The kids were so tired on the way back that they all slept. It was a nice quiet ride back to school. My DS is an asst. coach at a university in OH and we are going to visit him for the weekend. It is parents weekend for the baseball team. I'm suppose to be packing now but I wanted to stop and say hello first. Everyone have a great weekend and I'll type to ya later. TJ |
Sounds like you had a busy day TJ, but a very enjoyable one. I am sure there was lots of peace and quiet on the way back. Have a great time visiting your son. My brother lives in Stronghurst, Illinois. Close enough so he can still go home to Iowa and visit on the weekends if he wants. Hoping to move my butt back there soon. I love it on the east coast, but I really miss the little hometown that I grew up in.
Well, I did pretty good yesterday. I didn't get in much exercise. I wanted to do more then I did but I am really not sure what happened. Oh well, no dwelling on that. I have to think about today and what I am going to do today to get some exercise in. I wanted to go for a walk, but guess what.. It's raining. Big surprise there. I has been doing that off and on now for about a week. Feels like months. So.. goal today is to jog for 5 minutes, do sit ups and stretches, get some time in on the stepper, and get 20 minutes of rowing done. And to make sure that I drink plenty of water. Still can't get that mastered. I like what but I feel so bloated if I try to drink too much. I hope everyone is doing well and you all have a great weekend. Talk to you all later. Annie |
:wave:It was a beautiful day yesterday here, and is suppose to be pretty all week. :flow2:
This week I have lost 2 lbs, so I am a happy camper. I have 14 more to lose on a Christmas challenge of getting to 199. It is looking more and more achievable all the time. I am excited about that. :D Annie, Sounds like you are doing really well. I didnt get my walk in yesterday like I planned, but I did get in my Yourself Fitness for 30 minutes. So, at least I did something. I am going to make sure I walk today, also. Tomorrow I have to get back to work. I have been off all week, so I am anxious to get back into the routine. It is helpful on the food thing. Not as much idle time. But I wont have as much time to exercise , which worries me. But I will try to work around that even if I have to walk at night. |
Congrats on the 2 lb loss Patti. :dance: Way to go. I weighed in this morning. :goodscale I am happy to say I lost 2 lbs too. :cb: :cb: I am very excited about it. I have 17 lbs to lose for my Christmas challenge but only 13 more to get to 199. Onederland. I am looking forward to that. I really do believe that I can do it. I was stalled at 213 for so long and now I have lost 3 lbs in 2 weeks. Of course I wish it were more, but I'll take it. Hopefully we can hit Onederland together.
I didn't get much exercising done this past week as I had wanted considering we are into hardcore Potty Training. :lol: She can't get enough of the potty. I think she says she has to go because she likes to flush the toliet and wash her hands when she is done. But hey, she's using it and we are slowly getting away from pull-ups and diapers. Night training is our next step. Not sure how that will go. So I hope everyone is having a good weekend. It's been ok. Still cloudy, cool and rainy here. How I wish I could see the sun just for a day. I am thinking about getting up early in the mornings to get out and walk some. Going to be a bit chilly but I think it would do me good. Ok so today is #35 for me. Thank goodness I'm not having any b-day cake. I might splurge and just a bit of ice cream though. Not much. I am not going to go overboard. I am back to exercising this week and I am going to write up a list of things that I want to accomplish each day. If I get it all done, then I am going to give myself a star for a job well done. :woo: Ok. Time to get in some quality time with my DD. Need to shower and read alittle. Need to grab a bite to eat for lunch. Take care all. Enjoy your weekend. |
Congratulations Annie on the 2 lb loss. Maybe we Will hit Onederland together. :) !
Gosh, you are potty training? My daughter has had a really "fun" time trying to teach her 3 yr. old. Her pediatrician told her to get Noah a doll that wets. Her husband had a fit, but she bot him the doll which came with a little potty, etc. and so far he has improved on going. She has her fingers & toes crossed. Her 5 yr. old loves the doll, too. They have fun taking him potty. I think his name is Tinkles or something like that. I am not feeling very well today. Dont know if I am coming down with something or it is the whole menopause thing I am going through. I just wanna curl up on the couch today. Maybe I will get some energy later and exercise. Walk for sure later this evening. Have a great day Everyone ! |
Trust me. I can relate to her "fun" at potty training. She's almost 3 1/2 and it's been a heck of a time for us. She just refused to use it. It was like a punishment or something. She has great control, but I think it was a comfort thing for her. She would just rather do it in the diaper. So we just put her in panties Wed night and no accidents, but get the diaper on for bed time and bam. She did it. So the next day she said she had to go. I wouldn't put her in anything and she was doing the pee pee Dance :dance: > It was funny to see her. :lol: I just said you should use the potty. And then here came daddy. He went to the bathroom and there she did it. Now she is doing very well. We've had one accident on the floor but it's so nice. Now we just have to figure out to get her to stay dry through the night and we'll be all set. I know there will be an accident from time to time, but she'll improve.
Yes, it would be great if we could get to onederland together. We are both close in weight and we are both looking for the same long term goal of 135. Hopefully we can inspire and help one another to get there. Have a great day and I hope you get to feeling better. Hope everyone else is well today. |
Okay, Where is everyone??????? Have you been bad girls? Or did you get lost? :)
Well, I was a bad girl and didnt exercise Sunday or yesterday. I couldnt yesterday, (worked 13 hrs) but Sunday I just talked myself out of it. Today I am going to get in my game and hopefully a walk. I feel great and have my mind back into it, thank goodness. |
HI Annie,
Hope you are having a great day. Is the potty training still going well? Getting a child to stay dry through the night is always a challenge, but she will get there sooner or later. My daughter is just hoping for a dry day. :) I think some days ya just need a break from the routine. I guess I got mine Sunday. Hopefully I will behave the rest of the week. :) |
Hi Patti. I'm hanging out here today. Just kinda surfing through some of the other threads looking for some inspiration I suppose. I have to say I didn't get much exercising done yesterday either. I jogged for 6 minutes in place but that is about as far as I got. I need to get in gear and start getting my motivation back up to par. I guess I just felt a little down after Sunday. I am really feeling homesick and stressing because I don't have a job and I can't support us for much longer. It's a scary thought. Plus I talked to my neice and we were talking about my older 2 children and well let's just say I was a bit mad at my ex hubby. I found out that he forces my children to call his new wife mom. It's like he wants me to be dead to them. My son Zach got in trouble for not wanting to call her that. I guess he beats them with a belt when they get in trouble and leaves marks for a few days. Really makes me mad. That's not right at all. I swear he just needs to get out his anger and stop taking out his frustration on them for what I did by leaving him. I just think he is still mad about it. He is living in the past. I don't know what he'll do when he finds out I will be living back there again soon. I know my kids will want to live with me at that will infuriate him more.
Ok.. so enough about that. I want to be happy and motivated. I am planning on stepping up today and being held accountable for what I am doing. Going to get some rowing done and going to do some time on the stepper. Wish me luck. I think we all need to take a day off once in awhile to recooperate. Ok.. so I guess I should get some things done. Still waiting for the DH to get up. He's not feeling well. So I thought I would let him sleep. Oh and before I forget, potty training is going pretty well. We've had a couple of accidents but doing very well. Just having issues with her having BM's on the potty now. I think she's afraid of it. Though she did it on Saturday now she won't. The fun of potty training. I so can't wait for it to be over. Then we can relax a little and she can do it on her own. Right now it's a struggle sometimes every 5 minutes she wants to go, but nothing then she wants to wash her hands. But I know it is going to get better. Good luck on the exercising today. |
Hello Girls,
We had a long weekend with our son and then a five hour trip home and back to work on Monday. Just been trying to catch up today. We had a great time though. Congrats to you both on your losses for this week. The number 2 seems to be popular. I lost 2 lbs too. I didn't workout Sat or Sun but I hiked at least 2 miles on Fri. Up and down hills and rocks. It was lots of fun. Yesterday I went to the gym and had a good workout. Did ok on the food intake too. Today I didn't workout. Just getting things caught up here....laundry, dishes, ect.. Patti~ I hope you have been feeling better. Sometimes you just have to take a day of rest. It's good to here that you are back at it today though. It gives me a boost in the right direction too. Thanks!!! Annie~ Ooohh, the days of potty training. I remember them well. My daughter was easy, but....my son was another story. He didn't have time to be bothered by such silly stuff. He didn't care if he wet himself or pooped and smelled to high heaven either. The summers wheren't bad cause he would just whip it out where ever he was.....much to my embarassment (sp??? sorry). I don't know what finally turned him around but he turned out to be a preety good guy. Even if he is a jock. I'm so sorry about your children being so far away. It must be very hard. How long before you get to move back closer to them. I'll keep them in my prayers. Someone told me the other day to keep my thoughts strong and my body would follow. Well I better go to bed. It's past my bedtime. Tomorrow will be a great day!! TJ |
HI Annie,
I am so sorry that you have to deal with an ex husband like that. I couldnt imagine having to go through that and worry about my kids and how they were treated. Well, he will get what he gives out. The children will always love him because he is their dad, but they wont respect him and when they get independent, they wont want to be around him. I hope you were able to get in your exercising today. It definately makes you feel better and gives you a better outlook. But I know everyone has to have a break from it now and again. I did my Yourself Fitness Workout #11. It was 30 minutes long and worked on flexibility. I didnt care for that one much. Too many stretches and hold your leg out here and there. :lol: I am use to the cardio ones that you really feel like you have done something. So, I rode my exercise bike for 25 minutes and then after The Biggest Loser and Amazing Race I went outside and walked for 20 minutes. I wanted to make it 30, but was too tired. Onward fighting the battle of the bulge ! :lol: HI TJ ! Good to seeya here again! Bet you had a great weekend getting to visit your son. And it is great that you did so well with your food and getting plenty of exercise ! Sundays are always my hardest days of being focused and getting my exercise in. It is the only day of the week that I am off from both jobs, so I just want to stare at my sofa and tv and dog etc etc etc :lol: Well guess I will get myself to bed , so I can get up for work tomorrow. I will have to ride my exercise bike tomorrow for exercise, so I can watch the Cardinals play the Astros. I hope the make it to the World Series, but the Astros are a great team too ! EVERYONE TAKE CARE and have a great day tomorrow ! ! ! ! ! :D |
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