Whining is over!!! I got some great comments in my journal and from you all yesterday and I think I am ready to move forward. I dont want to get back up to 200 and have to start over (again) and be thinking why didnt I just lose it when it was only 10 pounds to lose? I can do this!!! I did make it through yesterday unscathed so here is hoping for a smooth day today.

Summer, Have a great vacation. We will miss you.

Noelle, I have never tried the red wine vinagrette. I'll have to try that sometime. I am jealous that they have the garlic bread at your subway though. That is my FAVORITE one and they dont make it here anymore. Now I use the parmesan herb one. Have you seen the chicken pizzaoli(sp) sandwich they just came out with. I am going to get one tomorrow without the pepperoni and cheese on it. It will be the chicken,marinara sauce and lots of veggies. Makes my mouth water already.

Holly, I am sorry that your hubby doesnt understand all that you do. Men are thick sometimes.

Kempy, Where are ya girl? How did your birthday party turn out? How was Florida?

Sandy, Are you and your MIL any better this week? I remembered you said that you had a good relationship with her so I never thought she was a monster or anything. But they sure can be annoying when they want too.

Holly I am so sorry to hear that your hubby talks to you that way. HOw long have you been married? SOmetimes I wonder if they forget that we are there partners and just look at us like houseworkes. Sometime sJoe has to stop himself b/c he will start to say something that is similar and I have to tell him that i need to enjoyment too. I don't have any kids but I try to keep up with the house and pay the bill and work full time. Lots of times he comes home and I am watching tv. I need to unwind just like he does. By the way a 13 in juniors is great. I sometimes have a hard time getting into those. I hate junior sizes but the clothes are so cute. What age is to old to were them.

I wonder if I should post your questions Noelle on one of the other threads I go to, maybe they will know why we have that feeling after pigging out. I have it too.

Anige I wonder if you and i need to just sit on the computer all weekend and chat. I hate them too. I am always eating to much.

Hi Tonya

Emily are you lurking?

How are you doing today Sandy?

Not a whole lot going on today. I will be back to check in later.

Angie you were posting at the same time.

Florida was not that great. It was nice to hang out with family but it rained the whole time so the beach was not an option. My party turned out great. The power came on at 4 and the party was for 5. JOe got all of the crawfish boiled and everyone ate b4 the mosquitos came out. Once the did everyone ran for the house. One of our friends owns a hardwarrs store here and he told me he was going to get me one of those mosquito deleto thingys. I sure do hope he remebers. We really need it. I can honestly say this was the best birthday I have ever had.

How was yours?

Sorry it rained in Florida all week. Maybe it will be nice if you get to go back in August. My birthday turned out great. It was nice and hot so everyone went swimming. Dad enjoyed his over the hill surprise and got some really cute gifts. I made jello shots and we managed to suck the last ones down just as everyone was arriving. Oops. none for anyone else. Next year I will be making more.

My kids had the bright idea on Monday to go down to the stream by their school and try to catch some crawfish for their lunch. They didnt get any because their grammie came to take them strawberry picking but it was funny that they thought they were going to feast on them. They decided to use their money and buy a lobster for their supper that night instead.

Good morning everyone~
Not lurking Kempy (hey and I only missed a day-lol ) Just had a busy day yesterday and didn't get on to post. I pressure cooked a bunch of chicken and deboned and bagged for the freezer in the morning. The afternoon was spent at the sprinkler park with a friend and all our kids. Was so nice to just sit in the sun and do nothing but visit! We're thinking of going back today, but I am so tired! I've been sick with this cough and I should have gone to bed early every night this week...instead we've rented a movie almost every night- or been up until 12:30 or 1am. Ian has been waking up between 6:30 and 7:00- which isn't even that early, but I've been upp in the night coughing and it's catching up to me

IT's been an emotionally draining week too- had a funeral for a good family friend on Monday and on Tuesday found out the search for some other friends sons had been called off. (not sure if I ever posted about this, but these 2 guys were hiking in Russia and have been missing now for over 2 weeks now...presumed to have fallen into a crevass after a blizzard started and they got disoriented- it's ssoooo sad!! )
ANyway- I've been trying really hard to not turn to food for comfort...if anything I haven't been eating enough and too much junk. Yesterday was good getting back to some fruits and veggies instead of living off of diet coke and chocolate...
Today is a new day- better got get at it!!
Have a great day everyone- I"ll try to check back.
Emily

Emily, I'm so sorry to hear about your friends passing and the 2 missing hikers. I did hear about that story on the news--brothers aren't they? That is so tragic. Those are definitely emotional issues, good for you for not losing yourself in food. What's a sprinkler park? I assume it's a park for kids to play in sprinklers? Sounds like fun.

Holly OMG! I wanna shake some sense into your husband! Does he help out with the upkeep of the house? Or are you expected to be superwoman and cook for, clean, clothe and feed the kids + work outside the home? I would seriously have a sit-down discussion with everyone and divvy up the chores, kids included to make your life a little easier. Let your guy know that you need some time exclusively for you without interruption, for relaxation, for exercise, just for being YOU. Have you thought about writing a list of all the things you do from morning til night and then showing it to him? Like Angie said, men can be a bit thick but maybe if you have it down in black and white then he'll realize just how much you actually have to deal with. You deserve a break my friend. (sorry to go off like that, but I just don't like people getting taken for granted or taken advantage of!)

Kempy- mosquito deleto, is that one of those electronic zapper things? I want one of those too. We've got mosquitos and termites which come out when it's humid. Have you tried citronella potted plants around your deck area? We've got them out back near out BBQ area and they seem to help a bit. And I just thought about it, but right outside of our backyard we have a pond which has crawfish in it. When we were kids we used to catch them w/bacon tied to a piece of string w/a rock for weight. We'd catch them by the bucket fulls, then let them sit for a day or two in water to "clean out". Mom would boild them up and we'd have a feast. I haven't been out back fishing for ages.

Angie YES I have seen the new subway pizzaiola sandwich . Looks good with EVERYTHING on it too . Let me know how it is w/out the cheese and stuff. I almost always eat the red wine vinagrette or the basic turkey... i think i'll try the teriyaki one next though. My old fav used to be the BMT--but too many fat fat fat grams. YAY for getting back on track .

Sandy dahling, how are you?

As for me, not too much happening today...still on track and hoping to make this my 4th OP day . I think my digital scale is dying. Couldn't handle too much weight maybe? . It keeps giving me weights that are 10 lbs LESS than what they should be--i just put a new battery in so it can't be that. I know this because I have my other dial-type scale right next to it (yes I am a slave to the scale) and that one doesn't lie. That sucks too because I just got that scale last November, off eBay...I guess I'll just let that one go and rely on my trusty, rusty old faithful.

Hey there girls,

I am here, just reading away. I had an awful day. My computer at work got a virus....it attacked the word program, so before it could do any other damage I had to run and get a new one and save what I could of the old stuff. I now have to recreate tons of word documents. RRRRRRRRRRRR. Job Security...lol

Food is like so bad, but I will get back on plan!!! Just give me some time....I know thats not a good thing, but it will happen.

Gotta run.
Sandy

Emily, That is so sad. Will they keep trying to find them or will the parents have to wonder forever what happened. I can not imagine having to go through something so awful. I am proud of you for not turning to food for comfort. I know how easy that can be to do.

Noelle,WOOHOO girl!!! 4 days OP!! You are my inspiration right now. I usually get the honey mustard ham with no cheese and the fat free honey mustard sauce. YUM!! I have them put so many veggies on it that I can barely take a bite.

Sandy, That sounds like a sucky day. I hope you get everything straightened around. As for the food, I hope you can find your inspiration. If you need to you can read the comments that I got in yesterdays entry in my journal. They really made me think and I think it worked for me. The one that really struck me was that I dont want to get back to where I started and wish that I had just kept at it when it was only a 10 pound gain instead of more. It really hit home with me. Good Luck girl, I know you will get it.

Angie,

Yea, my husband is good at being thick it seems. I don't think I could eat that Subway sandwich w/o the cheese! I loovve cheese!!

Kempy,

Thanks for the support. My husband and I have been together for 5 1/2 years, and married almost 4. He came home from work today, and didn't even apologize. He said he thought I would apologize to him!! Oh well, I have just decided to do my own thing and focus on the kids tonight. And they (men) say we get horrible PMS!!! I was really surprised that I could fit into the juniors, though the "13" didn't make me too happy. It is really hard to unwind after working all day and coming home to a housefull, and a housefull of things to do on a nightly basis.


Noelle,

I try to get my husband to help. The most I can seem to get him to do is put some clothes in the washer/dryer, then they sit in baskets until I put them away. Unfortunately, my kids are too young to help much. They are 6 1/2, 3 1/2 and almost 2. Just babies . I do not think you went "off" too much, I feel the same way. I am doing my best, but, am not a machine.

4 days OP is great!! The most I have done lately is 1. Today wasn't too bad, my only not so good food today was yogurt covered peanuts. Keep up the great work! I do not trust my scale. It is not digital, and the arm seems to move to different weights depending how I step on the scale.

Holly

Hi there~
Re: the missing hikers...(yes, Noelle they were brothers 25 and 29 ) originally the family was going to continue the search, but 2 brothers and an uncle were there last week and flew in a helicopter and searched on ground as well. I think they are confident that everytyhing that could have been done was done. I can't imagine either...especially with never finding the bodies or not knowing exactly how they died. A mother's worst nightmare. These people are friends from church- more aquaintences I guess because of the age difference (parents are in their 50s)-- I just don't know what to do for them!!

Noelle- have you ever seen a sprinker or spray park? This one has ones that come up out of the ground intermittenly, "elephants" that you can aim their trunks and spray people, a bench that has water coming out of the top and arching over, a "rainbow" that sprays water down from the arches...and more. The best thing about it is it's free!! And the kids have so much fun. I got too much sun today and on top of being a walking zombie from lack of sleep. I'd go to bed early, but made plans with friends to go out for drinks (the virgin kind- yes I'm a prude ) My fav. is the Maui Wowie- orange sherbet and pineapple, coconut and banana. It probably has cream and all sorts of sugar. Oh well, I'm going to enjoy it tonight and be back on track tomorrow.

Kempy- glad your party was so fun- mosquitos are quite the buggers aren't they. And they have the fear of West Nile virus instilled in us this year so trying to be extra careful...
Holly- did you ever talk to your DH about yesterday? I hardly think an hour of aerobics and an hour of Dr. Phil is going to ruin his life. Explain that when you get your "me time" you are going to be a better wife and mom. He should really get that.

Well, I have some census person coming to survey us in an hour-ugh- last thing I want to sit through tonight- so I'd better go get the house presentable.
Have a good night.
Emily

Holly- we were posting at the same time...Hope it gets better for you You do need a break!

EMily

Good Morning!!! and it is for me. I am back down to 142.5 as of this morning and I have made it through 2 days OP. I think I am getting back to normal just in time for the weekend. so we will have to see. I watched the Al Roker special on the health channel last night. It was so interesting. I wished my sister could get her stomache stapled. I look so different now from my highest weight that I think it would be neat to see how different she looks. I think we would look the same because at my highest I had a few pics where I couldnt figure out if it was me or her.

I made a beercan chicken last night and wowee was that tender. I did it right in the oven. I will definately be cooking another this week.

The kids were going to do a yardsale today after my walk but it was pouring out so I guess the walk and the yardsale will have to wait. I did get to sleep in though and that felt good.

I ordered the Big Brother 24/7 thing and I havent even had the time to watch it yet. it is amazing how much of my time is spent trying to be healthy.

Wow, was that a ramble or what. I'll check back later. Luv ya guys!!!

This is the web site that shows the mosquito thing. http://www.mosquitomagnetdepot.com/?source=overture I want one of those things so bad. I have that beautiful deck and we can't even sit on it right now.

Holly I hate to hear that about your hubby. Do you guys ever sit down and have heart to hearts? When Joe and I do, things really change. I have learned a long time ago that when you are having a talk with someone you never say things that point the finer at them. When you phrase things say it like, "it hurts my feelings when" or " I feel like this is hurting me by". This makes the person put their guard down and really listen to what you have to say. As far as the kiddos go, they can help with the small stuff like getting the clothes into the laundry room, picking up trash, emptying small trash cans. I bet if you could turn it into a game they would love it. I am sure they love to spend time with their mommy anyway. Just a few thoughts for you. I hope they help and feel free to rant and rave here goodness knows we all do.

Sandy my boss had to do the same thing a few months ago so I know you will be having lots of computer time today. I am always worried if mine will catch a virus. Why would anyone even want to create those things?

Emily why did the census people come see you?

Angie I am glad to see that you are out of the funk. I knew it wouldn't take to long. I have been sitting on the wagon waiting for you. We are going to get all of us on one way or another. I made it throught Day #4 so I am doing good too. I am just kind of worried about the weekend. I am trying not to think about it to much though.

My cat got in a fight last night with a stray. My poor baby doesn't have claws so I am sure he was getting torn up. When I got outside there was fur all over and of course it was all white so I knew my little man was the one getting the raw end of it. Jose is determined to get that cat. It is so sweet to see that he really does love the cats. He plays a good game sometimes though.

Poor Kitty. I hope he is okay. My cat is the one picking fights usually. We call him Meatball because he is so fat. He looks like a big gray watermelon waddling towards us.

Has anyone noticed that when one of us falls off the wagon then usually the rest are to follow. At least I noticed that I seem to. The journals are all about the same like that too. Maybe we jynx each other.

Holly, I am so sorry to hear that your hubby wont apologize for his rude behavior. I wished I had some words to help you. Jay has always been a great guy doing housework and all so I have never had to deal with that. Kempy's advice sounds great though and I'll bet it would help alot.

I just got enlightened as to how bad this winter is going to suck!! It is raining out so I had to workout inside this morning. UUUGGGHHHH!!!!! I hate to use my equipment. It is so much nicer to walk around and get fresh air. I had to force myself to do a half an hour whereas walking I would do for an hour. Plus, Rebel has me trained that when I am on the recumbent bike it is ball time. He nudges his ball at me and I have to throw it and we do that the whole time I am riding. It rally sucks but he will whine if I dont. He is a spoiled baby! Noelle, Can I come live with you this winter so I can walk all year??!! PLEASE!!!

Angie our "winters" here are a mild rainy season, nothing too much that'll keep you inside so sure, you can live w/me--but only if you make me some whoopie pies after our daily walks .

I gotta get ready for work, I'll be back later.