Sorry I have been out of circulation lately. Just so busy at work and still no internet at home.
First, Jodi, you are in my thoughts and prayers and hope you find peace with the death of your grandma. (((((HUGS))))
I have read everyone's posts, so many, will probably not respond to each personally.
Girlie, keep trying on the job front. It took me about 4 mos and numerous interviews before I found this position. It is sometimes hard to keep your spirits up, I just kept praying for God to find that perfect job for me, and I truly believe he did. I love it here. Sometimes I felt so hopeless and would cry and cry, other days I felt like I would get the very next job I interviewed for, your perfect job will come along, it will all be worth your efforts.
Holly, you have such an awesome attitude, I love ya girl. The pictures sound really kewl. You are so crafty. I want to come stay at your daycare for a couple of days. ;^)
Susie, glad to hear your hubby is doing so well. Don't worry about falling off the wagon, we all do now and then, as a matter of fact I fell off about 6 mos ago, and still have not gotten back on.
Debbie, I used to go to Curves and loved it. My membership ran out and I did not go back.
Hello to everyone else, too, that I may have missed, it is not intentional.
As for me, I am still struggling with "getting started" on exercising and eating better. Have not checked out TOPS yet. Seems like Mondays always brings things to my plate that need taken care of and then I cannot get to TOPS on Monday night, (including the Monday coming). Maybe I need to find another TOPS on a different night. I did watch the pilates tape while getting ready to go to work at Kohls. That is a very small step in the right direction for me. Now I need to get my heiny in gear and just do it. Holly, could you come and stay a couple of weeks with me, to get me started in the right direction?
At work, I won two Pacer (IND) basketball tickets against the Lakers for this Friday night. My DD and DS are going. DD is a HUGE Kobe Bryant (Lakers) fan. I would like to go, but my kids want to go really badly.
Hope to post more often, and have a better attitude, and exercising.
Jodi: So sorry to hear about your grandma. My thoughts are with you.
Holly: Thanks for letting us know.
Girlie: Mmm, those wraps sound delicious. What a great way to eat your veggies. I will have to give that a try.
MychoiceSusi: Good luck on your final! You’ll do great! Congrats on that ½ pound. Even if it doesn’t show up on the other scale, you at least know you are making progress!
Annie: Good for you for watching that tape! That is a step in the right direction! I too have trouble getting started with things. I always want to have everything planned out and in order before I start, and of course I can never seem to get everything quite right. But every little step is a success, even if that step is just being more aware. So don’t despair! You’ll find your own way in your own time.
Well, I did my dreadmill yesterday and actually had a nice productive day. Didn’t do so well with food. But that will change today. I had oatmeal for breakfast and plan to have a lean cuisine for lunch. Will have a clif bar and apple for snack. Then I’ll probably make a thai chicken pizza for dinner tonight. I will do my treadmill this afternoon after class – my relaxing treat after what promises to be a stressful class (I have to hand out midterm grades and do conferences, and half the class is failing right now because they don’t turn in their work! argh!). Having overnight guests this weekend (BF’s old college friends), so will clean the house like mad tomorrow. Trying not to get overwhelmed with all there is to do. One thing at a time. Hope everyone is having a good Wednesday!
Whew! Back from the sugar bush. 2 kids went home.2 are asleep and 2 other are restiong in front of the tube.Dh is konked out too.
This is my morning post:
What is with all this laid back stuff!!! I played hookey from church and dance for DD. I am playing hookey from TOPS. I had a highschool girl yersterday who did crafts, took all the kids outside.....I puttered and got meals. She is back today. DH is laid off, so home. No school for the kids. We are all relaxed. Could it be we are having a little HOLIDAY???? What total madness!!!!6 kids today. Off to the sugar bush. DH 's cousin invited herself with her kids. One is wild. It is okay but stressful not what I would have chosen. I will breathe.
I painted a sign for the diningroom that says....You can draw in the dust but please dont date it!
Oh, what fun!!! It made my day!! I cant wait for my Mom to see it. She will be horrified.hehehehehehe
Have I mentioned I am having my family for Easter? Leg of lamb, baked potato casserole, asparagus, a funky salad and I am still thinking on dessert.
I really need to finish that book today. I fell asleep with my face it it last night.
The old head is pretty empty.
Again, I wont mention the crackers I ate. i wasn't even hungry. Stop it!!!
2:16 pm:
I have just guzzled about 4 glasses of water. We went for a couple of horsedrawn wagon rides throught the bush, played in the barn and then had brunch. They had the BEST maple baked beans ever.
Annie~ I am a pretty godd cheerleader and I am super motivated with everytihning in my life but exercise. It is my last mountain to climb. Food has been pretty good for a coouple of months. Too many snacks at night lately though.
Susie~ good luck with the exam. Back on the wagon!!
Spores~I might drop in for supper.Yum!! You are sounding less stressed!!!
Holy: Your Easter dinner sounds lovely. I know what you mean about exercise...so hard to get in, especially as busy as you are! But it sounds like you're so active. That's amazing. I have been trying to add activity as wella s exercise; those little things add up!
Okay, a brief vent. I did midterms in my class today, and I was really dreading it because literally half the class is failing. I was expecting drama and arguments and all kinds of stress. Amazingly, it didn't materialize. Each student took it in stride and acknowledged that they were responsible for the situation and was anxious to improve themselves. Whew, right? Wrong. I go to my office and there is a note from a student from last semester saying she is upset about her grade (which was a B!) and wants to talk about it. Sheesh! So now I am super upset and stressed about it. I try so hard to be fair and give everyone more than the benefit of the doubt; I bend over backwards to help students and give them extra credit...and to deal with a contested grade is so much hassle and bother. Just makes me call into question my whole reason for teaching at all. I guess anytime you are put in a position of authority, you will wind up with people upset with you. Oh, I just feel so awful.
And of course, feeling awful means I don't wanna exercise. I don't wanna eat healthy. I wanna curl up and eat cake and watch tv. Mustn't.
Hello,
Just a quick pop in. Tonight is weigh-in night..please let those scales be the same or down a little. I want two weeks in a row of no gain.
I'm back to writing my food down. If you don't mind, I think I'll put it in my daily posts. If you don't see it, please ask me why. I need to get on the ball with that and stay with it.
Spores: I want to know if you got past the "awfuls". Did you do some exercise? Did you feed your emotion or did you fuel your body? I know how the "awfuls" makes you feel. I fight that battle a lot. Say to yourself "I will control my emotions and not let my emotions control me".
How's everyone else doing today?
Here's my menu for 3/17/05
B=1 bowl of rice crispes w/ milk, water
L=1/2 ham sandwich, sweet potato, peas, water
D=4 p. of white pizza with veggies, 1 p. of angel food cake, 1 rootbeer
Water total=74 oz
Exercise=ab work (not going to the Y this week because of DH being home and not being able to go out--that should change today..he sees the surgeon for his followup)
A quicky. Yesterday was awesome. Today was looooong with irritable kids. Glad they are gone or asleep. Wen to Book Club. It rocked.
See you tomorrow.
Worth sharing.....
I hired a plumber to help me restore an old farmhouse, and
>>after he had just finished a rough first day on the job: a flat
>>tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric drill quit and his
>>ancient one ton truck refused to start.
>>
>> While I drove him home, he sat in stony silence. On
>>arriving, he invited me in to meet his family. As we walked toward
>>the front door, he paused briefly at a small tree, touching the
>>tips of the branches with both hands.
>>
>>
>> When opening the door he underwent an amazing
>>transformation. His tanned face was wreathed in smiles and he
>>hugged his two small children and gave his wife a kiss.
>>
>>
>> Afterward he walked me to the car. We passed the tree and my
>>curiosity got the better of me. I asked him about what I had seen
>>him do earlier.
>>
>>
>> "Oh, that's my trouble tree," he replied. "I know I can't
>>help having troubles on the job, but one thing's for sure, those
>>troubles don't belong in the house with my wife and the children.
>>So I just hang them up on the tree every night when I come home and
>>ask God to take care of them. Then in the morning I pick them up
>>again." "Funny thing is," he smiled," when I come out in the
>>morning to pick 'em up, there aren't nearly as many as I remember
>>hanging up the night before."
Good morning all,
It's suppossed to be 60 degree's in Ohio today. The sun is really bright this morning and I feel alive! I can really feel my energy level come up when it starts getting warmer.
I stayed the same on the scales last night. That's good. I feel like I'm moving in a forward motion now.
Holly: I loved the thought you shared. Sorry to hear that the day was so long for you. Hopefully today will be better.
Here's my menu for yesterday:
B=rice crispes with milk, water
L=1/2 a ham sandwich, pretzals, 1 p. of angel food cake
D=1 Buddie boy sandwich from Big Boy, onion rings, 1 root beer float (can you tell it was after I weighed in?! lol)
Water total: 84 oz.
Exercise: Ab work.
Today's menu:
B=rice crispes with milk, water
L=going to Damon's with DH, I think I'll have this big salad they have and a roll.
D=I think it's going to be Subway (at home...DH is tuned into those basketball games)
Exercise=Ab work
The grouch did the grout,heeheeeheeheehee...DH got up on the right side of the bed and got half the grout done in the tub surround. It looks BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!
It was a looooooong trying day yesterday.
DS was needy and VERY emotional and had several meltdowns. sigh. One already today.
Other kids were moody. I looked at the clock at 1pm and almost cried, still had 4 hours to go.
Made supper for the troops, took a shower and went to book club. It was wonderful. It is such a nice group. Received many compliments on my snacks and for leading the discussion.Felt nice to be with adults and using my brain for something other than family and home.
Niggles today and 6 kids. Laundry to do.Cat puke to clean up.
Going to Grandma’s tonight. I will put the depends in her laundry bag with a note.
I ate again last night. It is definitely a reaction to dealing with DS. He is exhausting on every level. Sometimes I wonder if it will get easier and I have the gumption to deal with this for another 15+ years. The first 7 have been beyond exhausting.
The last couple of days seem like about 4 steps back. All the recent progress is out the window. giant sigh.
Supposed to be 60 and sunny here in Indiana today too! I just love it. Makes it hard to come back in from lunch. I have many errands to run, so I think I will roll my window down and enjoy the beauty.
Worked last night at Kohl's and have a bit of a headache today. I think maybe cause I have not been eating healthy and cannot get my body to move.
Good morning everyone. Sorry I missed a day yesterday. I guess I didn't feel like I had anything worthy to say LOL
Susie:
I think it's a great idea for you to write your food down, whatever it is, just to be accountable!
Holly:
The "bush" sounds really good. You'll have to tell me about what it is in case it could be a nice tourist spot for me and DH when we come. And, I LOVE good baked beans!
Anne:
I've not been eating the greatest this week - the fast food bug caught me a couple days and I've been feeling headachy too. I hate that feeling.
Spores:
Glad that your midterms went as well as they could have. It is nice to hear that you are honest about how you feel about curling up in front of a movie and eating cake. I've been feeling that way lately. PS- DH and I have started applying for jobs in Chicago! Tell me what types of positions you'll be looking for and I'll keep an eye out for you.
I just haven't been feeling good about myself lately. My back is sore, my head's been fuzzy and I've been eating crap. This is the point when I know it's time to exercise again. I'm starting to revert to wearing my looser tops again. That's not a good sign. I just haven't felt "normal" since I got the rejection to that job exactly a week ago. Gotta get out of the funk. When I get home from work, I want to eat take-out and curl up and do nothing.
Here are some positive things though...we can't dwell on the negatives, can we?
- I finished a novel this week and will be starting a new one this weekend. Been making more time for reading lately, no matter what it is.
- I have been eating pretty well this week for being down. I've been eating lots of wraps, every day for lunch and dinner pretty much. I had McDonalds once for breakfast. Yesterday I stir fried chicken breast and mushrooms and put it in a spinach wrap with shredded cheese, lettuce, tomato and cucumber. Last night night I made wraps with sliced deli meat, hummus and veggies and I made a fresh fruit salad with banana, pineapple and beautiful strawberries. It was so yummy - I think my body has been craving fresh fruits and cold soy milk. Berries are so expensive, so I'm determined to finish them off quickly and not let them rot.
- today I brought a veggie wrap for breakfast. they had donuts here and I had one...bad me. And I'm still hungry. So I'm going to go about my day they way I intended and have my veggie wrap...then I brought a veggie lasagna for lunch and another fresh fruit salad. Also soy and flaxseed tortilla chips which are YUMMY.
- tonight I'm looking forward to cooking for myself. I've got fish thawing in the fridge that I will broil and I'm going to stir-fry asparagus and mushrooms.
DH is out of town this weekend so I'll have the house to myself. I'm going to clean up and have a nice neat home for the whole weekend...maybe rent a couple of movies, read and go for a walk each day.
MyChoiceSusi: I think posting your menu sounds like a great idea! Hope your DH's follow-up goes well. I did poorly with eating Wednesday night. Fed the emotions. Oh well. Back on the horse.
Holly: Cute story, thanks for sharing. Hope your DS is feeling better again soon. I'm sure it will continue to improve. Just like weight loss: lots of progress, then backslide, then back to the grind.
Annie: Sounds like beautiful weather! Time for walking and playing in the park! Have a good weekend.
Girlie: Sorry you've been feeling down in the dumps. I know that feeling. But you can shake it off! Just doing that first workout will remind you how good it feels to move the body. Your wraps sound so good! Thanks for listing all your positive things; what a great idea! Hope you have a great weekend -- tuck in and get some you time!
Missed posting yesterday due to massive cleaning. I cleaned my house form 10 in the morning until midnight. Want the house to look nice for houseguests this weekend. I didn't exercise yesterday, but with all the cleaning I got a workout! I am so sore this morning. Reminds me of why I want to lose weight: so I can do active things without hurting! Food was okay. I was so busy cleaning I didn't have time to overeat. BF brought home burgers for dinner which was sweet of him but not healthy for me. Oh well. Only ate half my ice cream.
Taking a cue from Susi and listing my menu for today:
Breakfast: Oatmeal with walnuts, wheat germ, soy milk, honey, and cinnamon.
Lunch: Clif bar, banana
Snack: Another Clif bar
Dinner: Indian take-out
Okay, not a great menu plan, but we have no groceries in the house.
And taking a cue from Girlie, some successes/positives:
-Did my treadmill two times this week. That's something!
-House is clean and it feels sooooo good.
-Just two days until spring break! I am going to relaaaaaax.
Hope everyone is having a great Friday! I don't know if I'll get to post much this weekend, but I'll be sending happy healthy weekend thoughts to all!
Hello,
The accounting test is finished and ready to turn in! We have open book tests but they are hard. This one took 3 1/2 hours. I think I did good on it.
I'm on "Spring Break" for two weeks!!! Very excited about this. Looking forward to getting my exercise routine back on track.
DH had a great followup appt. He will go back to work on March 31. I'm getting a little crazy with him in the house so much; hard to work around him. But I'm going to use it to my best advantage. I'm going to ask him to plan the meals for the next two weeks so that when I get home from work, dinner will be ready and we can eat before it's late and then go work that food off at the gym.
3/19/05 Menu
B=rice crispes w/milk
L=salad with blue cheese dressing (I use very little dressing due to IC), 1/4 of onion loaf (damons), 1 roll, water
D=Subway toasted veggie & cheese sub with oil. 1/4 of onion loaf (leftover), 1 milk shake, water
Exercise=ab work
Water total=64 oz
3/20/05 Menu
B=rice crispes w/ milk
I have to get to the grocery, so I have no idea of the rest of the food until after I shop.
Bought a really cute summer dress last night at Cato's. It's a size 20. The 18 was a little too snug, the 20 fits nice and will look even better as I continue to loos weight. I have a few graduations to attend in May and a confirmation as well, and i wanted something that looked good now. It only cost me $22.00 and I bought a pair of mules to go with it for $12.00...not to bad of a price for an outfit. I already have jewlery to wear with it.
Have a great day. Work hard to stay on plan. Weekends are the most difficult but remember, we have a weigh-in day coming up.
Yesterday ,early aft, my washing machine decided to over flow. I didn't notice it until, while playing Go Fish, I heard raining. I looked outside....nothing. I opened the basement door. OOPS!! Apparently the diaphram that tells the machine that it is full quit. DH was up to his elbows in grout. I had 6 kids here and a house full of water. Yeehaa.
The phone lines got wet and shorted out so I couldn't get on line. BUT my clever husband went down and disconnected, dried up and reconnected the lines.
He has been wonderful the last couple of days.
I guess sleeping 12-15 hours a day for almost 2 weeks did him some good. The grout is ALL finished and it looks just peachy.He is even talking about getting the trim up.
My kids are knackered. I put DS to bed at 3pm yesterday for being a weeny ALL day. He fell asleep til 6pm,went back to sleep at 8. DD feel asleep at 6:15 pm and slept til 7 this morning. I went to bed at 9 and slept til 8am. We are all still recovering from the snotty nose bug. It's been a long one.
I postponed my appointments last night til Tues.
I ate well yesterday and did NOT snack last night.
Today after some tidying we went to the folks at the lake. My Mom had 2 paintings in an Ontario wide Juried art show. Quite a coup for her!! I took a peek. I picked up groceries.Stayed for supper had a hottub. Kids are both sleeping.
Easter party for the kids at church tomorrow. I am having them all decorate and wear an Easter bonnet/hat and we will have a parade and contest. Everyone will win a prize!!
Gotta do the darn dishes. The dish fairy hasn't appeared.
hello girls!
well i am back. thank you all for the good wishes. it was a very trying week for my family. my gran was 86 yo she lived a long life, she has been ill with alzheimers for the past 4 years. it was very sad to see her go. i just kept waiting for my old gran to come back from the alzheimers you know? so she is resting now and at peace and that is what she needed. i ate terrible all week comfort food! i am scared to hop on the scale. i am back on track today though! i can't respond individually to everyone right now but i will catch up with you all and hop back in. hope you all have a great weekend!!
