I got my 90 minutes of cardio in!! But I also ate pizza for dinner Although I think I stayed under 1800 calories for the day! (I'm not 100% sure though...) So I'm sure I'll still have a good loss tomorrow!

Tomorrow I work 10am - 8pm; which will make it tough to get a good workout in! Although I'm thinking of letting my husband keep the car and I will go for a walk/jog to go pick up the car after I get off work Although my feet will probably hurt like heck when I get off work *sigh* We'll see! I'm determined to get at least 30 minutes in though!

My goal for next week is 25 crunches a day! I'm yet to do any, so hopefully I can make it a habit!

I pulled my old jeans (my favorite pair from early college years) out of the closet today...they say they're a size 15, but I think they're more like a 10-12 because at the time I was a 15 they were a bit tight. (ok, I'm rambling) But I can't wait to wear them again!

Lily, CONGRATS on paying your car off! I still have $2000 left to pay, hopefully I'll get it all paid off within this year! It sounds like you had a good day! And I hope you have a great time with your boyfriend!

Gray, Way To Go on 1500 minutes of exercise!! I've officially walked/jogged 50 miles!! So we're both well on our way!! Wow! Back into 16's!! How long have you been at it?? I can't wait until I'm back into 16's!! Right now I'm a 20/22 (depends on where the pants are from)

Hello Everyone,
I truly missed you yesterday. It's been a nice weekend for me and I have stayed on track, even with going to a corn roast yesterday, and one tonight after church. I'm just determined that I'm going to get out of the 240's by Labor Day. You all have inspired me with your exercise goals and calories goals, and I've seen that the focus really isn't on the number of the scale but doing things that change your lifestyle and make you health and the end result is that those numbers get lower and lower.

Please keep setting those goals and talking about them..it's motivating.

The reason I didn't get here yesterday was because I spent 4 hours at a Day Spa. One of my Sales Reps got me and the Inside Sales girl, a Day Spa package. We had massages, facials, pedicures, manicures, a light light (it was this turkey wrap and fruit--very yummy). I also had my eyelashes tinted (I won't have to wear masscara for a month--it's so COOL). I felt so pampered.
Everything, including the tip was paid for by the Sales Rep. Isn't that AWESOME?!

Tomorrow starts Aug. I always get excited with a brand new month. It seems like a clean start to me.

I'm going to set a goal to stay under 1600 calories all month, and I'm also going to set a goal of exercise for 5 days a week, 1 hour each day.

I'm about to leave for church; I'm singing a solo special tonight, it's the first time I've sang at our church. I'm a little nervous. We have a very large congregation. There will be around 300 there on Sunday nights and over 1,000 Sunday mornings. I'm wearing a long dress so they can't see my knees knocking together!

Food for today (so far, still have the corn roast in front of me)
B=2 waffles with syrup, 2 p of bacon, water
L=large tossed salad, loaded with veggies, blue cheese dressing (under a tablespoon, with my IC I can't have much), single serving of pringle chips (I felt like I wanted to crunch something), 2 cookies, water
D=I plan on one ear of corn, 1/2 cup of potato salad and 1 rice crispy square.

I'll see you all tomorrow.

Hi Ladies

My Choice: GL on the singing. You will do fantastic. You are inspiring all of us.

Deb: You are doing something right now. You are congnitively on board with your health, and are doing something about it. You are not sitting by and letting it "be".
Bravo to you.

Holly: we had to do that with our property a few years ago, but it was with our business and the city. We also "won", but the city wasn't the happiest about it, and now will not sell us empty lot, so we can build on to the body shop. I am glad yours worked out to your advantage. We went to many city council meetings, and finally ended saying: "we didn't know the city was in the business of owning property, and they didn't want tax revenue for it." Needless to say, they said they wanted it for a parking lot, LOL, in a city of 300+ people. A big parking lot. So, we in turn bought the lot on other side of us, for way less money. It all worked out, and now 3 years later, they have decided they really would like us to have it. We decided to pass.

LB- You are rocking girl. HOLY*

Grayeyed: Congrats on making goal. Doesn't that feel good. HIP HIP Horray

LILY- we just got back from Minneapolis and picking up DS. Shopping, bought a new recliner for den, and of all things a 8 fT ladder for our Sign Co. I love going there. Have you ever been to Albertsville? It is a great outlet mall. Just a blast. Check it out sometime.

I am off to UND tommorrow until WED, for a GRAAIN Conf. on Autism. I am so excited to go, one of the speakers is just great. It will be fun to run into all the great advocates and teachers of this complex disorder. Love the kids, Love the families. It is great to be surrounded by people who love their jobs, and want to do the best for our kids. God is good. I am blessed, that I have wonderful families who I get to work for.

Food on the other hand has been not so great, but not terrible
Here is today:

B--1 pancake, syrup, blueberries
L-- Ruby Tuesdays-- white chicken chili, and salad, water
D-- 2 pc. of sushi, cold shrimp, stirfried shrimp and vegs, and a 1/2 pc. of cheesecake with strawberrys
DONE for nite. YIKES.
Tommorrow will be alot better, keeping fingers crossed.

TTFN
Sandi, wishing everyone a mental one of My choice's day spa memories. DEFINATELY.

Hello, Hello....

Sounds as if eveyrone is doing well. Lots of exercising going on, that is great!

My weekend was ok. Worked at Kohls on Saturday. Yesterday I worked my b*tt off at home. Cut the grass, cleaned out the garage, washed all the sheets off the beds and put them back together, did all the laundry, made dinner, did the dishes. Shu wee, had to come back to work to rest.

Tonight is WI at WW, can hardly wait. I feel like I have lost, so that is a good sign.

Everyone have a GREAT OP DAY!

Annie

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to stop in quick and say hello. I had a pretty good week, since I was on vacation, and really didn't eat very healthy. I forgot to weigh in before I left, but just did now, and I'm done a pound. It's only 1, but I'll take it!

I'll come back and post more later. Right now I have to unpack, and get the kids re-packed for their dad's house tonight.

I hope everyone has a great day!

Usually when I post I do it quickly, get interupted many times and then dahs off. Today is a holiday here. No babysitting kids.Hubby slept in til 9. I just dropped the kids at vacation bible school for the morning( every day this week, too). I sat down to rush off a post but I dont have too.
Ahhhhhhh!!
Cardiomonster~ hope you are well!! Moderate amounts od cake are way acceptable. eating the whole cake is a problem.

LB~Well??? How was the weigh in?? All your hard work and dedication pay off?? I will do 25 crunches a day with you!!!

Lilybutt~ 5 days!!!! Good on ya!!!!! Drink that water!!!

Gray~ WOOOHOOOOO!!!! Congrats on meeting your goal, you must feel fantastic!!!!!!!!!

Susie~ You and I both gravitate towards the starchy carbs. Are you limited with the IC with veggies and fruit? I was thinking of a 7-10 servings challenge.How was the solo???

Sandi~ I invited someone from the journals here to meet you. She is a single mom with an autistic son and weigh over 200 too. Thought you might understand each other.Have a good time at the conference!

Annie~ dear Annie you ROCK!!!!!

dkkrf~1 lb it GREAT!!! You are busy!!

Fresh start today?????
Much needed!!! I have been doing some emotional eating in the evening. At least I think it is emotional. Allergies are pretty bad and i feel tired and crappy so I eat. Eating is not gong to help. As always my choices aren’t bad ,it is the quantity.
I am feeling extremely fat which may be a good motivation.
Nice day of house cleaning and spending time with the kids.
We went through both kid’s dressers. DS just needs jeans and socks for back to school. He wears them out faster than fast.
DD needs LOTS. The little monkey has grown 2 inches since school got out in June.
I gave her a short and sassy haircut last night per her request. It is a little short for my taste but she is happy.
DS has traded for a hockey video game and has played non stop. Now that hockey will be back on I am voting for a second TV. Now there are 2(DH&DS) against 1. We need to buy a receiver. We have an old TV kicking around. I wonder if the hookups work. It would save a lot of grumbling on my part.

Have a peaceful day!!

just wanted to share....I'm down to 215.5 today!!!!!! last weighin was at 220 last week during TOM, and man did the weight come off!

Hello,
It looks like everyone is being very successful with their plans and exercise and it's showing up on the scale.

The solo went very well last night. Everyone kept complimenting my voice and saying how poised I looked...I say fake it until you make it!

When I got home from church I went for a walk. I hadn't planned on doing that but I thought it's time to start on my Aug goals, so let's get moving.

I decided that I will focus on meeting the following goals for Aug:
5 days a week, I will get in at least a 30 min cardio workout
For the month of Aug I will journal my food everyday

My reward is new makeup at the end of the month(Holly: maybe I should order something from Avon?)

I'm about to head home, but I want to get in a quick post.
I'm meeting tonight with my TOPS area coordinator. She has something she wants to talk to me about. I have no idea what.

Here's the food for today: (by the way, I stuck to my menu last night at the corn roast)
B=rice crispies w/ milk, water
L=Ham sand on bun, single size serving of Pringles chips, 1 sugar cookie
D=(Meeting my Tops Coordinator) I'm planning on a salad, I mean what else would one have with her there?!

Holly: I'd say it's emotional eating. You are so right to recognize that it's because you are feeling tired and so forth,but it doesn't take care of the problem. So, I think that we have to find out what will take care of the problem and do that instead. What do you think? I am very limited on the fruits with IC. They say maybe pears and watermelon, in small amounts. It sucks because I love fruit, but it's not worth a flare.

Dakato: CONGRATS on the loss...199 is so close for you!

Dkkrf: Congrats to you too...a pound is a big deal..celebrate it!

Annie: Good luck tonight at WW.

SiouxChief: Let us know how the conference goes. Enjoy the conference and remember it's about enjoying the conference..not the food!

OK ladies..I've got to go. See ya tomorrow.
Susie

Good evening everyone,
WOW! Everyone sounds so great. So UP, That is fantastic. I read all your post most days. Just sometimes I don't get take the time to post myself. I've being doing fair. I been eating too much at lunch, but eating real lite in the evenings.
B- yougurt and natural applesauce
l- pork chop, a few pieces of fried potatos, and a zuchinni, tomato, bell pepper, and onion stir-fry.
d- sm salad w/ranch dressing, sf jello

I didn't make it to curves at all last week. no good reason just goofed up.
I went this am. My goal again for august
is 5lbs and curves 3x a week. And my 8-glasses of water.

Susie: I'm so glad you enjoyed yourself singing your solo. I bet you were wonderful.

Dmidnight: CONGRATS!! on your loss. You rock.

Holly: Glad you had a relaxing morning,
You are such a inspiration to all of us.

dkkrf: CONGRATES!! I always believe anything downward is great.

Annie: good luck with WI! I know as hard as you've worked you are down.

Sandi: Enjoy your conference.

LB: Doesn't it feel great to get in a smaller size. Keep up the great work

HI to everyone I missed, A neighbor just came in so I'm going to say goodnight.

(((HUGS))) Everyone and thanks for being there for me.

I was down 4 more pounds yesterday for a total of 13!! Woo Hoo!! 11 pounds from my 10% mark!

Today has been a great day Just got home from a 2 mile walk with hubby, and the hills that we walked up and down kicked my butt!! I feel amazing though!

My husband today decided officially to quit his job, and go for another one... one that will keep him on the road a lot So I'm kind of bummed about that! But also really happy, because I know how miserable he was at his other job!

MyChoice, It sounds like you have some excellent goals for the month!! 1600 calories is a great amount, and 5 days a week of exercise is perfecto!! By the end of the month, your body will CRAVE exercise!! Mine is already after just 2 weeks of REALLY working out.

Siouxchef, that Autism convention sounds amazing!! (I'm a nursing student and REALLY into that type of thing!)

Annie, I hope that weigh in went well You did so great last week that I can't wait to hear your resaults!!

dkkrf, a pound is still great!

Holly, GREAT! I need someone to do 'em with me!! Crunches kick my butt!!

Dakota, wow! Down almost 5 pounds?!?! Woo Hoo!! That came off quick!! (Even if part of it was TOM weight!)

Debbie, Great Goals for August! Definately VERY attainable!! VERY!! And even if you didn't make it to Curves last week, there's always next week!

LB~ you sound incredibly pumped. Woohoo!

I went out for a drive this aft with DD and picked up twelve dozen cobs of this amazing maple sweet corn. We ate one dozen for supper( with shrimp and rice) and then I blanched 10 dozen, cut corn from the cob, bagged and froze it. I LOVE this part of my life . It what I dreamed I would be doing when I was all grown up and a Mom.I devoured Anne of Green Gable and Little House books.
It is the same feeling as coming down the stairs on a frosty winter morning before the sun is up and stoking up the fire while in my flannel nighty and then sitting with my coffee watching the sun rise through the trees.

I figured out what was bugging me and really it is nothing new. A newer version of the same old, same old. My son is driving me to eat too much. He is exhausting. He is not as constantly emotionally traumatized as before but for the last couple of weeks he has been plain ole mouthy and aggressive. It has escalated into kicking me and hitting me. Today after bible school the leader said to me that he was a real handful. I tried to talk to him about it and he went balistic. I called a family meeting and DH backed me up 100 %. DS spent the whole day in his room meals and all. He is on parole right now. One screw up and he will miss a playdate with a fav friend and a day at the beach with another family.
It bugs the snot outa me that my word/action isn’t good enough. That I need DH to back me up so my son will treat me with respect.
After ALL day in his room thinking ,DS did speak quite clearly about what he has been doing wrong and realized just how blessed he is. He doesn’t know why he gets so worked up. We can work on that one.

Ginormous SIGH!

Life is grand and challenging all at once.
I had a great snuggle with my kids on the porch swing tonight.Hubby finished the skirt on it today!! It is complete!

Debbie~ I cant help but wonder if I was truly inspiring ,i would have this weight managed well. I thank you for the thought.

OH MY GOODNESS! VERY EXCITED AND PUMPED HERE!!

Go ahead ask me, how did WI go last night at WW???.

Glad you mentioned it......Down another 5 lbs. Whew Whoo-partay!

Got my 10 lb lost ribbon too! Actually it is down 10.4 lbs.

Everyone sounds great!!! I have back to back meetings today :^(

Have a wonderful OP on track lovely day!

(((HUGS)))

Annie

Good morning,
Today is off to a great start. I just put a roast in the oven, and just finished a load of clothes. I usally do laundry on tues evening but dh said he was out of his cool workshirts so I did it this am.
I was feeling weak so I ate 2 pcs of w-whweat toast with just a dad of p-butter. I'll eat a orange and call that b-fast. I plan to go to curves as soon as the clothes finish.
I have a WI on the 7th. I know I didn't reach my goal for July but I hope for no gain at least.

Holly: Great job with ds. You are helping him learn to deal with his anger.
If you waited and just ignored the problem he would be out of control. When he is a teen that is a real problem. As parents we all have different beaviors we will tolerate from our children. From the age they could talk I never allowed them to talk back. Because I had talked back to my mother. When my youngest started getting in trouble as a teen. Everyone found it strange he would be so polite and calm when I would get onto him and tell him he was grounded. Then he would just sneak out his window anyway. That was a rough few years. I never wanted to wish their youths away, But THANK GOD they are grown. You know, I bet thats what my parents said.... Ok, I miss the baby years. LOL

LB: WOW!! CONGRATS! That is a fantastic loss.

Washer has stopped. I take avantage of mother nature and hang out my clothes.
Matter of fact I have a freezer where my dryer would go.

Everyone have a great day

Annie: YEAH!! You are kicking booty!

You rock!!

Go Annie...Go Annie...Go Annie...Go Annie!!!!!!!

Deb~ I miss the baby years and mine are just 4&6, LOL!! I was a rebel too but part of it was that no one gave a rats *** about me. I tested and constantly got away with it because it was too much work for them to deal with it. That is definitely why I go the limit with my kids kids no matter what. The root of my sons behaviour is insecurity and I will step up to every challenge because I know he is checking to see just how much I do love him.