Morning Ladies!

Welcome to Monday :grumbles:

I'm still in a benadryl haze. I developed this weird allergic reaction to misquito bites last summer (apparently my grandmother had this as well so it has to be hereditary). Last summer was worse by far, but they tend to get big and red more so than normal and they itch sooooo bad. Me being a big dummy didn't use any bug spray on Saturday at the cookout so I was eaten up and I took benadryl last night hoping it would keep me from waking up in the middle of the night. Needless to say I woke up once and now I'm groggy as all get out.

I have a busy, busy week ahead of me but am so excited for vacation. Now, if I could just get to 179 before I leave...

The scale was back up to 182.4 this morning, but I think it's because I had a lot of sodium in my dinner last night.

So here is to another POSITIVE, ON PLAN week. We can do this ladies!!!

I hope everyone has a great start to their week!

Morning everyone!

My weekend was amazing! The Phillies won 11-2 against the Toronto Blue Jays! It was incredibly hot and we were pouring sweat in the first inning, but around the 4th or 5th inning we had nothing but shade so it was very nice! After that we went to Greg's aunt's house and went swimming and had a bbq. I was completely off track yesterday, but I did a lot of treading water and such. It was just a great day, and time to start fresh today!

Well I have to leave in 5 minutes for work...then after that my mom and I are working on financial aid stuff. Joy. But then Greg and I are seeing Toy Story 3!!!


Have a great day everyone and hopefully your monday flies by!

Hello Ladies I have returned from sunny, hot Florida to sunny, hot DC. DC is actually hotter than Key West...go figure. I didn't weigh this morning - I still have TOM (which is lovely to get on vacation) and I didn't get to exercise b/c I lost my iPod on the plane. Plus, we were walking and sweating everywhere, so I figured eh. Take a break. The plan is to work out tonight (oh, and eat well) and probably weigh on Wednesday.

Other than that Key West was amazing

Here's to a great week!

Good morning!

Feral- Sorry I'm late to the party--where are you going on vacation? I will keep my fingers crossed for the sodium fairy to leave you beforehand...I need the after-effects of Outback Steakhouse to disappear before this weekend too.

Samantha- Sounds like a fun weekend! Toy Story 3 is a good date movie--the bf and I just saw it and had a good time

Stella- Sorry you lost your iPod That sucks. I broke mine last summer and learned to exercise without it...it was tough, but it's nice to know now that I don't have that excuse in my back pocket to get out of exercising if I forget my music.

Well, I can barely move today. The bf and I hiked Algonquin Peak and Wright Mountain yesterday, and I am sore from my neck to my toes. Literally--all the hand-over-hand scrambling up and down rock faces took a toll on my arms and shoulders in addition to my legs. I'll post a pic in a second.

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And once the clouds cleared a bit:


Also I realized it's not morning anymore, so good afternoon I guess. Work has gotten so crazy since my coworker left and I got her job, which is part of the reason I had to abandon 3fc in the first place. The time just flies by.

Hi girls!!! I am back from my little Canadian road trip. I had such a great time!!! It was really fun to see all these new and different places that I wouldn't necessarily ever get to and see some friends along the way too. I am exhausted though!!! I had some awesome plans of sleeping in this morning, until my aunt called wicked early this morning and then I couldn't fall back asleep.

It's so hot outside too!!! With the heat index, it feels like it's over 100 degrees. I went to the gym this morning and just had a late lunch and plan on pretty much lounging around my house in the air conditioning for the rest of the afternoon.

Happy Monday ladies

I had a very off plan weekend foodwise but I'm ok with that... I spent the weekend out on the river with my best friend. We went jetskiing a ton, and boating and swimming and of course there was some drinking

It was fun to just hangout in the sun all weekend and I love the water

I was officially in the 170's last weekend and hopefully it sticks around... I'm trying to just weigh once a week

Forest glad to see you around these parts again

Stella - That blows about your ipod :C If the airline doesn't return it to you, they're getting relatively cheap on sites like amazon and new egg and stuff.

Forestroad - Damn, girl, I think I'd be sore too! That's awesome though

Haley - Yay 170s!! Congrats

Today was a bad, bad monday at work. I'm a nanny for my cousins, two sisters - 13 and 11. I've been their nanny every summer since I could drive. The old one pretty much has my teenage life - overweight, a food hoarder and hider, among other things. The younger one needs an attitude readjustment. Today was organize-the-**** out of their room so that we could get it out of the way at the beginning of the summer and do fun stuff for the rest of it (instead of cleaning the room every wek and having it end up a disaster the next). The older one fought me, then snuck downstairs to have some brownies. Part of the problem comes from the fact that their mom lets them have whatever they want and lets them do whatever they want. Because she doesn't like confrontation and doesn't know how to control her kids. Literally, I just got off of the phone with her and she was so happy about the way the room looked, and she asked how I did it because she can never get them to clean their room like that.

Thankfully I got a long walk in with the dog this morning because I think I'm too exhausted from fighting and cleaning all day to go downstairs or to the gym to exercise.

The good news is that despite my stressful day I didn't turn to the brownies sitting out to comfort myself I just kept trucking along with my work. I hope I get to see 172 tomorrow... I want to make my June goal!

I'm crapping out on working out tonight. For several reasons which I will list as an excuse to dilute myself:

1) I can't eat
2) It will be too hot at the gym
3) I need to work out early tomorrow because I'm going to see Eclipse at midnight and I won't have time after work because I want to nap
4) Found out J is seeing someone (female intuition win?) and I want to go home, watch the Holiday, and cry. A lot.

I figure the crying will burn off enough bad energy to get some food into me so I'll have energy to work out tomorrow morning.

Stella, at least DC is a great walking city, right? For some reason, I didn't even realize you were on vacation. I'm glad you enjoyed your trip.

Forestroad, sounds like your hike was fantastic!

Chele, boo on the heat! I'm so totally lazy on hot days. I wish I could count just sitting around sweating buckets as exercise.

Platformnine, it sounds like you've got a handful with those two girls. Good work on getting them to clean AND organize their rooms. I'm sure that with all of the lifting and the screaming and the fighting you burned plenty of calories too.

I'm feeling kind of blah. I did a really fantastic job of staying "on plan" last week, but ever since Saturday's game, I feel like the calories just creep up and up and up. BLARGH. I'm not doing a BAD job, but I'm not doing a GREAT job either. BLARGH BLARGH BLARGH. The pounds have just been melting off since I switched from WW (3 months to lose 9 pounds! Then 3 pounds in a week!), but I need to drastically kick myself into gear for the rest of this week. Go Team Theresa! :-D

Stella - I know that hurts :C I just went through that in January. And for as much as it hurts it can help you to move on and realize you deserve the absolute best. I hope you feel better!

Theresa - I went to Key West for one of my girl friend's weddings - we walked all around that tiny island (with lots of alcohol in hand).

Thanks, Mary. Its just...complicated. I don't let people in, and for years I thought I had him at arms' length. I've just realized no, not so much, I let the f**ker in, without realizing it, and this is going to hurt. A lot. There are very few people who know me well, most of them grew up with me, and they get it...but my friend Jessie kind of went ape s**t on me this morning for being upset about this, and its like but...but...so yeah. I'm just pissed. J doesn't understand what I mean when I say "I got attached." I don't get attached - I can sleep with as man randoms as I want (not that I do, just an example) and not get attached...its the emotional part that gets me.

Silver lining of today - I saved my old iPod, so I'm restoring it and syncing it, it will at least get me through until I can afford a new one. I'm just making sure this works, then I'm off to Target to get headphones and I'll watch the Holiday so I can cry, get up early, work out and get some endorphins into me.

Stella - I'm glad you enjoyed Key West!! Sounds awesome!!

Feral - cheers to a positive on-plan week!!! You rock!

Haley - hollllllllllllllllllllllly shiz girlfriend, I nearly fell off my chair when I seen you made it to the 170's!! Im so proud of you...by the way you look absolutely stunning in that blue dress!!! Good for you! I wish my friggen weight loss would catch up to yours...but its stubborn just like its owner!!

Chele - glad you enjoyed Canada..its been raining on PEI for the last 2 days and its supposed to continue until Thursday or Friday...yuck! Glad you got out when you could lol!! Can't wait til you hit up PEI!

Forest - Congrats on the hike!! and what a cute boy you have

Happy Tuesday!!!!

Forest - I'm going down to Atlanta for one of my best friend's birthdays. As long as I've known him he and I have never spent a birthday together. We're going to Six Flags on Saturday. Very stoked. Your pics look awesome! I wish I mountains to hike close by.


Chele - glad to hear you had a good time in Canada. I'm sure it was a much needed vacation!

Haley - SO proud of you. Keep holding that door open. I'm coming dammit!

Mary - you're a better person than me. I have to deal with nasty teenagers during the school year but it's not a one on one situation. I probably wouldn't have been as nice as you. Way to go not turning to the brownies either (my vote is to get them out of the damn house!).

Stella -

Theresa - getting back on the horse is always the hardest part but is always the biggest key. You can do this! Sounds like you guys probably had quite the time on Saturday though!

Jenny G - you can come down here where it isn't raining, it's just 2309238409823 degrees outside. Whatever happened with that really cute boy you went on a date with?

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The scale said 181.8 this morning. I'll take that since it was up yesterday and my hands were swollen from my sodium packed dinner (yes I know, again).

I have a long, busy day of work ahead of me... then training with Lea and I have GOT to go get my eyebrows done tonight. They're starting resemble caterpillars a bit too much for my liking and I won't have time tomorrow night or during the day on Thursday.

HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYONE!

Hey everyone!
Toy Story 3 was SO good! I loved it! I never saw the second movie, but I heard that I wasn't missing much. I have to work 12-8 tonight, so I won't have much to do once I'm done work. I'm thinking of renting a movie and painting my nails. Just pamper myself!

My sunburn is itchy now and it's driving me up a wall!!! At least it's finally healing! I can run again now without it hurting!

Stella: Glad you had a great time in Key West! And I'm sorry about the boy Get a great workout in today, burn out all of that aggression!

Mary: Sorry to hear your day at work was bad. Good job keeping on track though!

Forest: those pics are great! Looks like it was a great time!

Haley: congrats on the 170's!!!

Good morning ladies.

Gym fail this morning. My friend Rachel came over last night to cheer me up, and she didn't leave until 11:30. I feel better, and I'm going swimming at lunch - then the Twilight/New Moon/Eclipse marathon starting at 7:15. oof.

After 2 weeks my scale said 170.2 - its a combination of TOM, flying and a whole lot of alcohol this past weekend. It'll go back down once I start exercising again, which will be full force on Thursday.

Here's to Tuesday being better than Monday!!