Morning Peeps - Happy Tuesday

Nancy - you are missed - glad to see you. Did you read Zelma's blog - seems last night I had really thought about some of the things she said - then this morning I read your post and same thing. It hadn't hit me that this was one of the things I have to deal with - or will when I have had more success. I am trying to have a balance with things I do although it can become all encompassing. Post when you can.

It was a good weigh in this morning - down 4.5 lbs.

Need to head out. Move your bodies, drink your water and SMILE.

Hugs,
Carol

Carol
AWESOME! 4.5 lbs. you go girl! That is great keep going.
I have trouble getting my water in but working hard on it. Have a great day.

G'morning Peeps!

I stayed OP yesterday and even used the stairs instead of the elevator. I walked up and down 5-6 flights of stairs as well. Baby steps back, right?

Battle, we need to stop channeling each other... hehe.

Hugs to all!

Ratkity

Good Morning everyone. As like everyone else it is pouring the rain in Ohio. The front of our courtyard is completely flooded out. I had to take my son completely around the whole courtyard he cried the entire time I got soaked and so did the dog it was awful. I want to go vote in the primary today but will have to see how the weather turns around as many roads around us are flooding out.

Well here is my food story for yesterday. I had to work all day and DH was off and home because he was starting nites. He was trying to wait for me to go to lunch so he could eat with me and lay down. He fixed my lunch. Well due to a funeral order that was screwed up I ended up going to lunch 1 hr late. Well, my sweet DH made me a cordon blue sandwich, with jalapeno mac n cheese and pretzels. I was very thankful he had already gone to bed. I picked apart some of it and ate it, and the rest I put down in the trash it was sweet of him, but I just couldnt eat all that. By the time dinner came around I was exhausted. I threw fish fillets and baked fries in the oven and made a large bowl of veggies, which NO ONE ate but me. GO figure.

Well, I only have a half day today of work. I was going to the store and vote lol, but here I sit. OH btw I am starting to notice my daughters appetite is going down. I am going to give it another week before I make my decision about the DIET SODA.

have a good one

Tina

Debbie: Thanks for the lovely compliments. You are so sweet.

DMPLS: Woo hooo to you on getting under 300! Way to go.

Donna: Happy Birthday late! Hope you had a great day.

Cyn: Sorry your hubby is being insensitve. Sometimes they think they are helping and well, you know. Hugs.

Sharon: Glad you are back. I don't think you have anything to worry about me passing you but, if it gives you more incentive to get back on the wagon, use it! Hugs.

Anne: Huge Congrats on -5 more! Way to go.

Tina: Woop Woop to you on another -1. Awesome.

Catherine: I know what you mean about weird swimming when it is snowing like crazy out those big windows. Kind of surreal. Congrats on getting to the pool.

Debimitch: Hi

Julee: Glad your birthday was pretty good.

Rat: Hi girl. Great job going up the stairs.

Zelma: Hi. I haven't had a chance to read your blog yet but will make it over soon.

Wenny: What a great feeling to make your ex speachless.

Worthapenny: Welcome. I'm sure you will love it here. All the ladies and occassional gentlemen are wonderful. Sorry about your basement.

Carol: Yipee! Congrats on the -4.5. Awesome job. Sorry the clothes passed you by but what a great feeling. I have a few of those myself and it is both exciting and discouraging at the same time. Discouraging because you think you should have worn them at least once. lol.

Battle: So sorry you are struggling right now. Hugs.

Nancy: Hugs to you too sweetie. Hang in there.

Angie: Glad your Dr. appointment went well. Hope all the blood tests come out fine too.

Well, I came to work early to get some things done before 8:30 and then I am leaving for an hour or so to my Orthodontist appointment. I think this is the last adjustment before I get my braces off!!!! Things at work are still up in the air with no real answers about when we loose our jobs. Yesterday's news was that we have 4 more months max before the contract is over. Or it could be a 45 day notice at any given time. The President said yesterday that he will be calling the new company and ask them thier intentions on all of the employees currently working here. I am just plugging along doing my best work in case I don't find something before then and I have an opportunity to get hired by the new company. I have been putting my application/resume in at select few places for part time work. Like, the fire dept. is hiring and admin. assist and the pay is close to what I am making now but the hours are only 20 per week. I would like to work part time much better so I can go back to being a wonderful wife to my dh. Poor guy with me having had surgery then going back to work so quickly I am dead tired most days and he is the one that is suffering the difference. I'd love to make up for it and I am certainly trying to right now. I went home and made him some lovely grilled talapia for dinner. He didn't get home until 8:30 and I was sound asleep by then. Hopefully things will get better soon.

Well, I hope you all have a wonderful day and drink you water and move your booties.

Blessings,
Annie

good morning all. i am still lurking, still struggling and still trying. congratulations to all the losers and people op!

hello everyone,
Its still raining here but not as hard. Luckily my basement is just wet not standing water. I took the shop vac down and worked on the carpet for a few hours. This seems to happen every few yrs. I need to just pull up the carpet. Hubby had recently cleaned the basement so everything is off the floor.
I am up 2 lbs. I may give up on weighing daily. I see alot of fluxation during hte week. I was right at 1500 calories yesterday and drank 85 ounces of water.
I have been keeping track of everything on fitday. I have noticed alot of difference between what it says and what my packages say. Like an egg 70 calories and 4.5 fat grams. My fitday showed it at 90 calories and 7 fat grams. Im confused...and maybe my calories have to lower than I even thought.
Time to go to the store today... monthly stock up itme. I think we are out of everything.
This rain is suppost to turn over to snow but right now even though its misting rain the sun is trying to shine. Maybe we wont get snow after all.
CONGRADS to all who have lost ..GREAT JOB!!

I've got a lunch meeting with an Executive from the Archdiocese. It's probably about the letter to the Archbishop about lawsuits. See the Western Catholic Reporter has been printing a 14 part article written by a woman with bipolar who is advocating that you just go off your medication and pray instead. I believe in the power of prayer too, but I'm not going to throw my glasses and high blood pressure medication away and just try to pray for healing. So I sent the Archbishop a letter that basically said he needed to pull these articles, and print a retraction. A letter to the editor would not do it. If one person goes off their medication (and most are always looking for an excuse or permission to do so) because of these articles and hurts themselves or someone else, the WCR and the Archdiocese can be sued. In addition I pointed out that my letter would be adequate notice that there was a problem, and if he didn't take action, a lawsuit could find him personally and severably liable for any damages. I guess I don't have to worry about him wanting me to take that job anymore. I feel a proper hissy fit coming on. How many people would threaten an Archbishop with lawsuits? I do love causing mischief. Don't mess with a housewife with too much time on her hands.

wow catherine your right. MY hubbys uncle took hiself off bipolar meds and was just praying for healing. Sorry to say he didnt live thru it. He took his own life. I have complete faith in God ability to heal us but I do believe he expects us to use the tools he provides us(medicine , glasses,dr). IT a good thing to stand up for what you believe is right . Things here are about the same. Hubbys levels came back better this time. Its a nonstop daily battle..but im sure your already aware of this.
do you think stress can make loosing weight harder. Seems like I do good until he cycles and then I notice I dont loose as good.
have fun with your hissy fit.
debi

Oh goodness...my brother is a mostly unmedicated bipolar and when he is off he wreaks havoc on the rest of us...namely my parents. I believe in prayer and in faith...as a booster to what has been proven to be medically necessary and beneficial.

I had a tantrum last night when I got home. The toll of the MIL nonsense and the birthday and generally just feeling fat and old got to me...and then yesterday someone I work with asked me if I was pregnant....I guess my top made it look that way. By the time I got home I had been holding it all in all day and just blew up....I was a sobbing mess and then I took off my top and threw it in the trash can. DH fished it out...I don't think he will make that mistake again. I kind of liked the top too...but I couldn't look at it again without being scared to wear it. I shouldn't care...but I do...and that's just who I am.

Oh well...another day...

Zelma I went to your page and What insight you have! I really enjoyed myself while reading! and your pics are fantastic!

Penny hope you get that water heater back up and running and you can get that water out of the basement! at least it isn't a finished basement...we had water damage and it ruined the carpeting and furniture.....man just a couple of inches of water really soak into cloth!!! LOL Here is prayers that you get yours dealt with speedily w/little to no out of pocket expenses!

Carol Congrats on the -4.5!!!!!! You are an inspiration!!!

Ratkity Good job on the stairs!!! I have a hard time if I run up and down from basement to our bedroom a few times in a row!

Tina It was sweet of your DH to make you lunch, but even better that you didn’t eat what you felt you shouldn’t! It’s rained off and on all day here in KY too! Everything is a soggy mess around here! Now they are saying snow by morning!!! UGH!

Annie I’ll keep praying that you get what you need in way of employment! That is so sweet that you want to be available for your DH.....I know I would much rather be at home but for now I work.....DH is great too he pitches in on everything!

Debi- Big hugs for the weigh in.....I’m sure it is just a hiccup in your path to weight loss. Sorry to hear about your basement hopefully this rain will end soon!! But, I for one would hope that we don’t get MUCH snow if any!!! As for the calorie difference on fitday, I know I’ve noticed a difference on Daily plate on occasion.....but then I thought about it....on daily plate people enter foods all the time so it maybe that I am getting one that someone didn’t enter everything correctly....so I try to double check the actual calories from the food I eat and then see if it matches, if not then I add my own with the exact calories.

GO Catherine!!!! Take it to them! I was raised Catholic and most of my family still practices, my brother has an imbalance ever since he had a blow to his head and had to have surgery. His then girlfriend now wife of many years, thought she could take him off his meds and he could live a normal life w/o them if they kept the faith and ate right etc.....my brother during those first few years had several severe episodes that he was hospitalized for......he can act almost schizophrenic when he is off his meds. She didn’t believe us when we tried to tell her......he is doing much better now. I hope you can get them to listen!

HUGS Julee! You have the right attitude “its another day” start with a new slate and new outlook and things are bound to get better. We all have those days where everything builds up and we blow.....or is it just you and I???? LOL



Well I posted my Orange Chicken recipe on our recipe sticky post......I finally uploaded the ingredients and figured out the calories etc.....it actually came out really good and I had two servings left over for DH & my lunches today!

Well I jumped on the treadmill last night about 30mins prior to going to bed......DH came in on the last 15mins (its in our bedroom) needless to say (and w/o using to much info) afterward I took a hot shower and came to bed for ummmm another workout LOL I was talking to DH this morning and told him I find since I've been doing more exercise or maybe its the diet........my "drive" has increased. I was put into early menopause due to a hysterectomy at age 29 and in the past 3 years have seen a decrease in that area.....DH likes this new change to say the least! LOL has anyone else seen this happen?


I tried posting some of this this AM but for some reason I couldn't post & had to leave for work....so I added some more to comment on others that had posted during the day.

Had a very ACTIVE day today at work....our regular Teacher was out sick so we had a sub.....she was good......but, our kids always pick up on it and REALLY act out horribly when there is any change in our normal routine! We have one student that needs attention.....creates disturbances to get attention.....will high pitch squeal to get attention LOL anyhow me and the other assistant tried to continue our normal routine and ignore such outbursts however it got really bad........this particular child hates to stand & walk.....so his consequence for bad behavior is a quick walk outside.........needless to say we went on at least 5 separate walks today!!! we physically have to hold him carrying his weight and walk with him....until he decides to comply and puts his feet down so he can walk on his own.....LOL just imagine a 2yr old temper tantrum lol but this child weighs about 75 lbs!!! I think that constitutes as weight lifting what do you think??? LOL

DH has class again tonight and DD is working......so I'm at home alone....maybe I will try the Hip Hop Abs again....Dh called and asked me to wait till he gets home to walk on the treadmill LOL

OHHHH best news today!!! I got my first letter from my son in Basic!!!! I cried through the whole thing! Dh asked why I cried and I said because it reminded me that I fell short on my letter writing to my own mother so many times.....and how special I felt that my son wrote to me.....and made me think how much my mother must of loved to get letters from me.....she passed away in 2000 and I still miss her!

DMPLS - Yeah a letter from your son how exciting! I remember the first letters that I received from both of my sons in basic. It just seemed like an eternity until I received one. I now have one son out (he was in for 2 years) and one son still in the service. He loves it. I miss him daily though and we talk often. Just write him as much as you can and send him envelopes and stamps!! I hope he will like it. Are you planning his graduation plans yet? You should and definitely go, it it awesome. I read the first letter over and over until the next one came in the mail so I know EXACTLY how you feel. The more letters they get from home it helps too! And send pictures to them as they can put them in their foot lockers. Yeah for getting under 300, I can't "weight"! You are doing great. Keep going. It was exciting just getting under the 350 mark when I weighed in on Sunday. All the water pumped out of the basement last night. We still have cold water so we had to boil it for baths. My 8 year old thought that was cool. Silly girl, she wouldn't want to have to do it all the time!!! I am letting the water heater dry out today and will try it tomorrow. My other daughter was going into the Y to walk and shower. I am on my way to tumbling with 8 yr old. Busy day at work today and just got off and on the go again. I am going to walk while she is tumbling.

Nancy - just a quick message before racing out the door. What you have talked about is the main concept that I have written about in my update on my webpage. I had "BECOME" my weight loss, and didn't have anything else to fall back on to identify myself once I was maintaining. Counselling after my dad passed away helped me to see that, but it sure was an eye-opener. My update is quite lengthy, but it may help to reassure you that others are going through exactly what you are feeling.

Take care,

Zelma

The meeting went well. There was a line in the movie Under Siege where the admiral says "If I can't by God control you, I might as well use you." That's where we are at. I've been asked to write a series of articles on a variety of topics. The first one will deal with one of my major issues on the best gift you can give your family is having your affairs in order. It will explain the differences between powers of attorney and living wills, that kind of thing. Plus there will be workshops for those involved in pastoral care in the parishes. I hope the Archbishop doesn't regret giving me a soap box.

I got on the treadmill tonight and actually jogged at 3.0 for about 10 seconds. I worked up to it, started out at 2.0 and got up to 2.7 and then thought, what the heck, I might as well try and jog.Kicked it up to 3.0 and took off! I shocked myself. I really didn't think I could do it, even though it was only 10 seconds. I didn't even hang onto the sides. I feel that was a huge NSV for me.
I also got some size 22 pants. Needless to say, it's gonna be a while before I can get those on.

Carol, great job on the 4.5lbs lost. You'll be passing me up in no time if I don't get my act together.

Ratkity, You got it!! Baby steps will get you there. That's great you took the stairs. Keep it up!

Tina, Glad to hear your daughter's appetite is going down.

Annie, that would be great to get into the fire dept with all those adorable firemen. I hope you find the job that is right for you.

Debi, stress has alot to do with weight loss. At least it does for me. You just have to think twice as hard about what you're going to put into your mouth. Try not to turn to food to deal with it. It's hard, but do-able.

Julee, sorry that things got to you. I think I would of smacked the person who asked if you were pregnant. Just me. I hope you're feeling better now.

Bernice, so glad you heard from your son. I'm sure he misses you just as much as you miss him. Sounds like your treadmill is getting hubby frisky.

Catherine, I'm sure he is so glad to have you that he's going to ask you to do more and more. So ya better get ready for it!

Have a good night
Debbie