Evening ladies!
Veronica, isn’t Maui awesome?
Quilter, that wasn’t me on the bold and underline but it’s a neat trick isn’t it? On the other forum Martin just upgraded to beta 4 of vBulletin and if the gals here upgrade, just wait ‘till ya’ll see the new toys in v 4!!!!
I use yogurt in the omelette instead of milk ‘cause it gives a little more oomph. I put it in the microwave for a few seconds so that it will won’t be lumpy and will mix easily with the eggs. A brand without gelatin, like Brown Cow or Stonyfield Farm (both yummy) works best.
Ann, well sometimes I try to think of how my honesty makes other people feel. I hate to put other people in a position of having victimized me....as I’ve done a million times in the past.
Froggie, the spewed wine story was just PRICELESS!
Susan, great job on five weeks of staying on program. Yes, I know one day this idea will be old to me too but you are right, right now I am SO ENTHUSED! (The zeal of the convert) I’m driving everyone nuts “in real life.” Sending positive vibes on your knee problem...OUCHIE!
Cathy your progress is amazing! I’m motivated by your success. It’s great that you are getting the exercise in first thing. I think this WOE is magic!!! With advance planning, it’s really easy to stick to and produces RESULTS. I suddenly thought of all these months that I have been struggling for recovery and literally crying my eyes out at my lack of progress, but at the same time, spending my evenings stuffing myself with pizza and beer and smoking cigarette after cigarette with my roommate. (Of course this WOE totally changed our relationship but I digress.)
RodeoMom, I’m glad you’re feeling better too!
SolShine, you are so warm and caring in your posts. You really are a ray of sunshine. I was being a bit bossy with the breakdown, but if there is one thing that I would like to convey here, it is that there is no magic or mystery to success, only common sense and simple math! Notice I didn’t say it was easy....only simple if we can get past all that excess baggage in our heads!
Dashing Debbie, interesting insight on the calories. I know that I will have to adjust to less when I get WAY down to your weight! It’s kind of a scary thought but I know that I can adapt.....when I was a teenager I didn’t know anything in between literally starving, and pigging out until I was sick. I learn slowly but I do think I’ve learned to be moderate (my friends would laugh at the idea of my being moderate!).
Oh and until I’m blue in the face: save your posts as you go along!!!
I tend to eat the most in the mornings and less at night...but yeah I do eat a lot and so long as I’m eating the RIGHT foods its better for me than eating less. I was thinking this morning, I can’t BELIEVE I used to eat at Jack in the Box almost every single morning! Or McDonalds....a breakfast combo PLUS a sausage McMuffin or biscuit. After now 11 days of eating ONLY home-prepared foods it seems like a far-away nightmare.
Glory, your mom is a real peach but you are strong enough to handle her! My mom drives me CRAZY but really, she does mean well she just doesn’t know any better. I am glad you feel safe talking about your weight. I was so ashamed my whole life to admit my weight even to myself and when I started telling my friends that was the beginning of freedom for me! It took years but then I told everybody even guys. It was amazing that I could do that. But the benefit is that the number seemed like a horrible, terrible shame....like being a child molester or something awful. The more times I repeated it the more it lost its black magic. I am honestly proud of where I am....if I had continued the way of life I had set up for myself at the age of 22, I would have gained ten pounds a year and wouldn’t be leaving the house right now!
Viv... I notice that your title says “dieting, stressed out mom.” Well that really puts a frown on my face. “Dieting” has all kinds of negative connotations, like eating lettuce for two weeks until you finally “give in” and eat that box of doughnuts on the coffee cart! And stressed out? Attitude is everything girlfriend and I hope to see you with a more positive one in the future! (I know, you can go ahead and slap me now.)
Margaret, I love eggs for breakfast...one of the things that wakes me up in the morning!
Mary, congrats on the walk although it was painful!
Marie thanks for stopping by and saying hi!
Bee, DON’T GIVE UP ON THE BIKING! I have faith that you can do that too. It’s so much fun!
Gator-grrrrrl, good job on the exercise. Yes 1000 calories is way too little bit for just about anybody. I don’t like writing down my food either but I do it when I feel I need to because it helps me to be aware of what I’m doing and live in the present moment. It’s so easy to slip into denial. Here’s a tip ya: just guesstimate. I round everything up to a hundred calories and it takes me about 30 seconds to total everything up.
Orange, I know you will succeed giving up the cancer sticks! Roomie just lit ANOTHER CIGARETTE! This is driving me nuts but it’s a test and I know I will pass! (I have a terror of failing tests.)
Ashley...thinking of you too!
Karen, you’ll do fine on vacation!
Whew! There I reach the end and I’m quite sure I didn’t miss ANYBODY this time around!
I have a couple very exciting things to report. First of all I found out for sure that I will be going on a business trip in May to stay at the exclusive Kingsmill Resort in Williamsburg, VA. (Look it up here). It’s like a resort vacation, light on meetings and heavy on massage! This is the second year in a row that my boss and I have been invited. She was the top producer for this pension plan we sell. It was a lot of fun last year at La Posada in Santa Fe and I’m really stoked to be invited.
The more exciting/scary part is that it’s about an hour away from where my ex-boyfriend lives in D. C! It’s been a year since I last saw him and I declined to go to my friend’s college graduation in N.C. because I didn’t want to deal with seeing him. So now I’m going to see him but I’m not “chasing” him so what kinda sign is that. I haven’t told him yet....
The next exciting thing is that I spent my ENTIRE hour (even five minutes over!) of cardio today rollerblading WITHOUT STOPPING. Only a few weeks ago I couldn’t do half a mile without stopping to rest! It’s like I’m living in a dream where it’s possible for me to do this, when I couldn’t for so long! (Because I could only manage to get it together enough to practice once every few months) I measured the distance in the car later and I covered well over six miles!!!!! This was quite late at night at Ala Moana park and it was eerily beautif there. There was a huge group doing Polynesian dances and playing drums on the precious, narrow strip of pale sand we call Ala Moana beach. It was really amazing. There was even a small hill...a bridge that went uphill sharply for about eight feet, and then down. I was terrified. I was thinking of my emergency plan even as I started up the hill. I didn’t make it and had to walk sideways. Then I went downhill, thinking, if I’m going to eat it tonight, I’m going to eat it here! And at that moment, I did, skidding spectacularly on one buttock for about three feet before coming to a stop. There was a guy sitting there watching everything of course. So I ignored the pain and got up like nothing happened. It wasn’t so bad to fall, especially when I was expecting it. It’s not going to stop me! (if you skate, ALWAYS wear wristguards even if you wear NOTHING else!)
In other news I’m very disappointed in the way things are going with my roommate. It was fine so long as I was doing the same things he was: watching movies, smoking cigarettes and lying around. But now that I’m AWAKE we are growing apart rapidly. I’m sure that the “blame” does not lie entirely with him: I’ve gotten very impatient lately, and ENTIRELY focused on my new routine.
Well it’s quite late and I still have to put away the laundry. Everybody have a WONDERFUL Aloha Friday and talk to you tomorrow!
Lots of love,
Chris