Cleaning closets......almost as interesting as the weekend I have planned. I'll be working all weekend...yuck! My son is going on vacation with his dad Friday, and he won't be back until the following Friday. I can't stand it when he's gone. I'll miss him very much. I may be doing some extra posting. Have a great day ladies. I'll check in later.
Sorry I have not posted in a few days....trying to catch up on all your posts. I have actually been swamped at work and I don't get on the computer at home too much since I am so sick of it after being on it for 9 hours a day at work
Well Lori, my whole office (9 people) went in on tickets 5 bucks a piece. Well I watched the Powerball on Saturday night and let me tell you I almost had a heart attack! I had 4 of the numbers! Too bad we only won a hundred bucks You'd think with that many we would get at least $1,000 The sad thing is everyone let the machine pick except me...and that is the ticket that we won on so I knew we were close! oh well...now we have $100 to put back in. I think there were two big winners in Cranberry. I bought some of the tickets this time in Greentree and I will buy the other half in Wexford this time…Everyone picked some numbers rather than relying on just the machine, I am making my husband buy them since he seems to be fairly lucky lately
It's so funny you mention Hawaii...I told my husband if we won that the first thing I would do is book a trip there I'm not crazy about flying, but you do get use to it!
Kerry- Isn’t it great trying on old clothes! I was doing that last week.
I hope Bella is ok, boy these pets are like having children! We have to take our dog Peanut back to have his stitches removed next week.
Marie-Hope you are feeling ok. My mom had asthma and so did my old roommate. I know how hard that was for them. Have fun with your pool! .
Paige-Congrats on a 4lb loss!
Kim- Sounds like you are doing great! Step class! Trainer! Very Cool!
Lori-I’m starting to wonder if we will ever see summer around here! 58 is the high today????? May???? I could cry . It has to get better right?
Hi all, I've been busy since the sun decided to come back to Oregon. I now have a nice sunburn. Why I didn't think of sunscreen is beyond me. But I didn't and now my skin is a pretty shade of pink.
I planted and planted things yesterday. We planted our garden, a rose bush and a bunch of flowers. I still have 3 trays of flowers left to get in the ground, but since I was stupid yesterday and spent the day outside, I had to stay inside today. Tomorrow was supposed to be a day off, but I will be working instead. It's supposed to be 83 and sunny - no humidity. I'm going to be bummed I'm inside.
Lori, I like most of the food on your list. I just love banana bread and blueberry anything. BTW, I planted 10 blueberry bushes yesterday, too. Congrats on the 1/2 pound loss. I'm about half the way through my one month withdrawal from the scale. DH took it away I was becoming too obsessed.
Julie, 4 numbers??? Wow, I'd faint if I did that good. I'm lucky to get one number right. I sure would love to win, but I'm not lucky in the lottery.
Kerry, I sure hope Bella is okay. My Blizzard is a little overweight and she is on a diet with me. I think she's losing more than me.
Kim, I hope the personal trainer helps. I'd be nervous and dreading it. Last year at this time I was going to physical therapy and mentioned that my dr. wanted me to do hydro-therapy in my pool and to have them teach me some moves for the rotar cuff. Little did I know that they had a pool and I had to wear a bathing suit in public. I was nervous all the way up to that appointment. BTW, I lived through it.
Paige, enjoy the end of the school year. Kids are so cute this time of year. I went to an assembly today with all the areas 1st graders. They were so adorable and well behaved. It was really cool.
I'm still slammed at work. I'm taking a moment to pop in and say hey. I've been trying to be good but you know how it is when you're busy - less time to focus. I've really fallen off the exercise wagon, but yesterday DH, Bella and I put in a good walk after dinner. I need to get back to the gym, but I'm not looking forward to it.
The scale really hasn't budged much since Sat. I'm ok with that and feel that if I stay close to my plan I'll continue to see slow losses over the coming months. I don't have cravings like I once did. I can stay away from the sugary soda and chocolate more easily. These are huge accomplishments for me (the former 5 regular cokes a day girl).
Well I'm off to go scan articles to complete a HUGE order of 232 articles total. I'll be glad when it's all done and filled.
Hey everyone!! I haven't had a chance to post since Monday. The last week of school is always hectic!! I stayed at work last night until 8:30 trying to catch up on some things that need to be done by tomorrow. The kids only have half a day tomorrow. The next two weeks will be really nice!!!! It will just be the office staff next week and then summer school starts June 1st but I don't have to mess with that at all. Two other schools will be on our campus and will run everything for their campus and my principal handles summer school for us. I always get alot done during these two weeks. The last week of school is not good if your on a diet!!! We had a bridal shower for 2 teachers Monday, a retirement party today, and tomorrow an end of the year luncheon. We are having taco salads so I will bring my own fat free cheese and sour cream. It would be nice if I could manage to lose a pound or two by Saturday. I've been trying to stay off the scale!!! It's a hard habit to break. Well I will check back in later.
Well, I met with the trainer yesterday and she weighed me, checked my measurements and body fat. She's going to start my program Wednesday of next week. She said she'll be out of town the rest of the week and the gym is closed Monday for the holiday. I've done very well with my points and exercise yesterday and today. Today I did 30 minutes on the stairstepper, walked 1 mile, ran 1 mile, and did a few weights. As you can see my tracker has changed and I'm back at 155. I'll lose it as quickly as I gained it though. I think the trainer will get me through the 140's hopefully. She asked me what my goal is and I told her a size 6. I'm a 9/10 right now, and she said that's definitely doable by August. I'm excited! Well, have a great night and I'll check in tomorrow.
Kim
Oh it's almost here, a long weekend! I had the worst night last night! I got another ticket last night, the cop insisted I didn't stop at the stop sign. The fine was $105 and to make matters worse he racked me $60 for no seat belt. He kept saying the kids were trying to cross where I blew through the stop sign. I got really mad, and told him the kids he keeps refering to were at the other end of the block and I seen them! He got jerked when I described what they were wearing and their hair color! I wouldn't normally care but that makes 6 points on my licenses in 2 months, which is very bad for my insurance, I'll have to take a written test, and I may have my CDL's suspended! And all because I slowly rolled through the stop sign, not like I completely ignored it!!!!
Kim, I'm glad the trainer sounds like she is willing to work with you and she has done a good job of getting you excited already! This may be a very good exprience for you!
Kerry, sometimes it's better to be too busy than too slow at work! We got to get you back to the gym, espically since you got a membership!! We need to set you up with a new goal so you get motivated to work out again! 4th of July is coming up next, what do you think???
Paige, I am soooooo jealous! I miss the good old days when I drove school bus and had my summers off! I didn't make much money, but I loved my job! I swear if I hit the lottery I'd drive bus again to keep myself busy! I feel for you, and all the parties! I'm dreading what I'm going to eat this weekend myself!
Marie, I wish we had our flower bed ready, but heck as cold as it's been here lately I'd be afraid to plant anything! Remember that sunblock!!!
Julie, I agree, where is summer??? The kids will be done with school June 7th and I won't let them wear shorts to school, they are so mad! Looks like we have another shot $215 million! I sereiously thought as lousy as my night was last night, and then the drawing was delayed, who ever bought tickets either in front of me or behind me would win for sure!
Well I got to go get ready for work, don't want to be speeding or anything! Like I could afford to get caught again!!!
Hi Guys.
I went for my weigh in the other night. Down a little over 1/2lb....not too bad considering aunt flow came for a visit the day after.
We only won $7 on the powerball this time. We're trying again. I'm collecting money as we speak LOL.
Marie-Your garden sounds like it is beautiful! Don't forget the sunscreen next time you're in the yard! I got a little burn this past weekend too, thinking since I never get anything when I am out in the sun, I sat out reading a book and when I was done I looked like a beet LOL
Kerry- I have been swamped at work too. I am starting a new position with my company next week, since I had not been very busy these last few months they think I can handle a bigger work load, but of course things have picked up and will be adding new duties next week as well as keeping my old ones.
Paige -I can totally sympathize with all the food temptations! Be strong!
Kim- size 6 by August! That will be awesome!
Lori- I'm sorry you had such a bad night! That ticket totally stinks! Can you fight it? Hope your luck changes for the better!
Sounds like everyone has been busy busy! I have been slammed at work all week. I'm hoping I have some time to breathe tomorrow. I've done ok staying on my eating plan, but I really haven't gotten back on the exercise wagon. I do need to set another goal but I am not feeling up to it right now. It's not that I want to quit trying, but I feel like it is happening at a natural pace. I am hopeful that I will see another 1 lb loss this week and .5-1 pound a week is good with me. I guess that would put me below 140 by July 4. Is that an ok goal?
As for the exercise, I'm going to get back with it but probably not until after this weekend. I'm so tired and just want to eat and go to bed after work. It is more mental than anything but that is so the worst for me.
Lori - I am so sorry about the ticket! I've been there and I've slowed down so much and become overly cautious about stopping for everything. I'm like a granny now. Do the defensive driving school if you can to save you from the points. Also, it's worth it to call the officer/judge and see if you can get a lesser fine/points. It worked for me with the last one. You might get it reduced at least and then do the DD and save some money on insurance.
Julie - Way to go on the 1/2 lb loss. That's great! I think it's better to lose it slow It's been easier for me to maintain since I didn't do anything drastic. I'll try to send you some sunshine this weekend. We have plenty of it down here. (been hitting 80 degrees most days)
Kim - Sounds like your doing great getting back on track. If we could put your exercise and my eating together we'd be losing weight like mad! I have no trouble cutting calories and going without for long stretches, but cannot stay motivated to exercise consistently.
Paige - I am so jealous of your summer vacation coming up. Enjoy your last week of school and down time at work.
Marie - So is your Blizzard losing weight? What'd you do to help - change food, exercise more?? We've changed Bella's food and trying to exercise more, but she's a lazy bum. I swear the neighbors probably think I'm awful the way I have to drag her down the street on the way back on our walks!
Well I'm glad tomorrow is Friday, but I don't have a 3 day weekend. That's the way it is in hospitals We have 4 holidays a year that we close: Christmas, New Year, Thanksgiving day, and 4th of July - BUT you still have to use your PTO! It SUX I don't have PTO available yet, but I'm already planning on when/how I'm taking it. We're going to Myrtle Beach with my family in July to stay at a big resort. Then in Aug DH & I are going to San Francisco for a week together!! I just bought the tickets this week and we're SOOOO excited!!
Alrighty - I'm out of here. Glad I finally had a chance to catch up with you girls. Take care and I'll see ya later gators!
Well no tickets today, but work was hectic! 2 emergency spills, good for profits, bad for the regular work! I'm thinking of changing things up tonight, I just pulled out some Taebo and dusted the boxes off. I remember them as hard, but fun.
Kerry, that is so funny, you dragging your dog (what about 100 lbs?) back after your walk! Almost fell over!!! What a mental picture !! You need to think differently about going to the gym/working out in general. I know exactly how you feel about being tired and wanting to go to bed. I feel like that every Tuesday for some reason. Yesterday was hard too after the stress of another ticket, but when I'm done working out I feel like I just had a fresh pot of coffee! It is energizing and helps me keep my mad house in some order. It dosen't last all evening, when I wind down I sleep good (which I have always slept extremely sound) Mornings are not pleasant, but I notice on the weekends I'm only sleeping 1-2 hours longer anyway. Stop thinking of working out as work, to lose weight, or that it is a chore. It is your time to feel better! The losing weight just is an added benifit. I can now climb a flight of steps with ease, longer endourance to get my work done, and those feel good endorphins help with stress!
Julie, I'm already in the processes of fighting my speeding ticket from last month. At least I have some what of an excuse, my entire dash has fits and most of the time only works when I hit those famous PA pot holes ! I may fight this one just for the heck of it to see if he shows up, but I'm sure he will. The old fart is the chief of police, and if anybody wants a mental picture think of being police cheif of the Hazzard County, now reduce that image to only the town, not even the out lying areas. Pretty sad!
Ok, I'm going to work out and get my sweat on! Chat with you chicks in the morning (if I get up early)!!!
Good Morning!
Not too much going on here, only it is potting training central at my house My son had two dry nights in a row and peed on the potty for the first time the other day and has gone on there several times ...still having accidents though, but hey it's a start! I'm so happy! I hope he is completley trained by the time we go to Disney in November. We took him to Chuckie Cheese as a reward...it was pretty darn hard resisting that pizza let me tell ya! But with the holiday weekend we will be eating at my in laws and eating out at least once, I did not want to eat anything else off plan this week.
Kerry- Breaking 140 by July 4th would be excellent...sounds like we have the same goal! I am at 146 now, so I have a bit more work to do than you...we have about 5 weeks so...you should definately be able to do it!
Lori-You crack me up! Does he look like boss Hogg? That would be funny! I hope you can fight the ticket...I got one in Pittsburgh several years ago, and fought it and won because the cop didn't show up, same deal though, they were pulling people over left and right for not stopping at that stop sign, which is hidden by a tree! But I new it was there since I lived in the neighborhood. I KNOW that I stopped and told the judge that. I hope you can at least get the points and fine reduced if not thrown out completley!
I've actually been doing very well this week. I worked last night and went to spin class when I got off this morning. I was sweating like crazy. I'm going back to the gym when I wake up also. Yesterday, I ate 1200 calories and that's my goal for today too. I'm determined to get the rest of this weight off. I started to eat a miniature resee's cup last night and a girl I work with told me that I didn't need it. It hurt my feelings, but she was right. It was an eye opener. If I could just buckle down and lose this last 15 pounds then I could eat 2000 calories per day and maintain my weight. That would be so much easier. I would definitely be happy at 140....that should put me in a size 6.
Lori-That stinks about the ticket. How did Taebo go? I used to teach it at my church. I did the advanced a couple of months ago and felt like I was going to die. It's harder than I remember.
Julie-Congrats on the 1/2 pounds loss!!! I'd take it, thats for sure. I love Chuckee Cheese. I'd have a very hard time resisting the pizza. Sounds like you're doing great. I need your willpower. My son is almost 14 so it's been a while since I've been there.
Kerry-Sounds like you're staying really busy. That would be great if we could mix my exercise with your eating. If you can figure out a way let me know. Wow.....Myrtle Beach and San Francisco in 1 summer. You're going to have so much fun.
Hi everybody, a long weekend is here. All right, I know I've had plenty of them, but DH will have one with me so it'll be nice. But today, I'm on my own at home. Just me and the dogs. We're going to plant more flowers, the vacuum the pool. I already have sunscreen on my face and will cover the rest of me before I go out. The pool temp is up to 75 degrees - it's been increasing about 4 degrees a day so it won't be long until it is at my favorite 85 degrees. We have a solar heating system and it's so much more efficient that the propane we used to have.
Julie, good luck on the potty training. That is such a nice time when the diapers come off. The $$$ you save is amazing.
Paige, enjoy your last two weeks during a quiet time. Our district doesn't finish for another 3 weeks. Then I have about 2 weeks of work and will be off for July and some of August. I'm looking forward to it, but I love the end of school in June so I'm not wishing it away.
Lori, sorry about your ticket. I bet you never roll through a stop sign again. I remember my driver's ed teacher saying to always count to 3 at a stop sign and you'll never be caught. It was good advice that I've followed. Thirty years later I still count to 3. Fight the ticket to reduce the fine and points. It's worth a try - you'll have nothing to lose.
Kim, sounds like you really liked your trainer meeting. Let us know what they have you to do to lose anything in the stomach. I definitely need help there.
Kerry, Blizzard has lost some weight. Our vet told us to cut her food to 75%. We were feeding her 1 cup, twice a day. Now I feed her 3/4 c. twice a day. It has made a difference. We tried Science diet light food and she wouldn't eat it. I guess she would have lost weight with the starvation method, but I'd never put her through that. The reducing the amount of food has worked. Now if I could do as well as she is, we'd be doing great.
That's about it. I'll chat with you all this weekend.
Marie
Well I'm coming clean about my scale confusion. I started with an old bathroom scale that was so/so. I lost lbs and relied on it until DH weighed Bella on it and it broke So I went to Ross and bought one on discount. I hadn't weighed myself in about 1.5 weeks so when I got on it and it read in the low to mid 140s I was like - ok, I've lost. Then about 3 weeks later it went wacko and always weighed 20 lbs under what it should (kinda nice if I coulda believed that ). So I finally went out and bought a GOOD scale from WalMart and paid more than my cheap butt usually does. When I got on it for the first time I hadn't weighed in a week or so and suddenly I was back at the mid to upper 140s (146/7). I wanted to cry. . . thinking that I had gained. Now I've been using the new scale and today was SO happy when it said 142. THEN I went and put on the skirt I wore two weeks ago to the day and it is looser and I can pull it to my favorite spot just above the hips. Needless to say if your still hanging with this story, I don't think I was where I thought I was before with the crappy scale. I think this 142 is FOR REAL and I have the hips and slimming belly to prove it !!
So I'm still losing even without the exercise. I know I know it's awful and I've really eaten awful today since it's the bosses birthday and they brought in harvest bakery treats - turtle brownies and cinnamon scuffins. . . Shame shame. That and coffee and water is all I've had today and I think all I will have until I go home. I have a meeting at 2:30 and then I'm heading out after that. We're meeting a friend for beers tonight so it's going to be a rough one for sure. At this point I tell myself that if I go over my 1300-1400 cal limit per day, I may not lose, but I know I'm not going over 2000 and surely I'm not gaining. Probably a silly mind game, but I just can't be good all the time now girls. It's been months and months of being good and really hard on myself.
So that's my story and I'm sticking to it. TGIF!!!!!
What a week!!! Things should start to settle down now at work and at home. Today was the last day for the teachers!!!! Although summer school will start on Wednesday, but I don't really have to worry about that so I can concentrate on getting other things done without constant interruptions. Also swimming lessons are over until we get back from Phoenix and we only have two more recital rehersals and the show left. It will be nice to have a 3 day weekend but rain is in the forecast.
I have WI tomorrow morning and I am hoping for a pound but two would be even better. It would be nice if I could lose another 20 lbs. over the summer, but I guess time will only tell. Well, I need to go fix dinner!! Gee we might actually get to eat before 8:00. I check back in later.
I'm still here!
You'd think with that many we would get at least $1,000 
The sad thing is everyone let the machine pick except me...and that is the ticket that we won on 
so I knew we were close! oh well...now we have $100 to put back in. I think there were two big winners in Cranberry. I bought some of the tickets this time in Greentree and I will buy the other half in Wexford this time…Everyone picked some numbers rather than relying on just the machine, I am making my husband buy them since he seems to be fairly lucky lately 
. It has to get better right?
!!!!
We're trying again. I'm collecting money as we speak LOL.
let me tell ya! But with the holiday weekend we will be eating at my in laws and eating out at least once, I did not want to eat anything else off plan this week.
Does he look like boss Hogg? That would be funny! I hope you can fight the ticket...I got one in Pittsburgh several years ago, and fought it and won because the cop didn't show up, same deal though, they were pulling people over left and right for not stopping at that stop sign, which is hidden by a tree! But I new it was there since I lived in the neighborhood. I KNOW that I stopped and told the judge that. 
I was sweating like crazy. 
I'm going back to the gym when I wake up also. Yesterday, I ate 1200 calories and that's my goal for today too. I'm determined to get the rest of this weight off. I started to eat a miniature resee's cup last night and a girl I work with told me that I didn't need it. 
It hurt my feelings, but she was right. It was an eye opener. If I could just buckle down and lose this last 15 pounds then I could eat 2000 calories per day and maintain my weight. That would be so much easier. I would definitely be happy at 140....that should put me in a size 6.
I'd have a very hard time resisting the pizza. Sounds like you're doing great. I need your willpower. My son is almost 14 so it's been a while since I've been there.
You're going to have so much fun.
Shame shame. That and coffee and water is all I've had today and I think all I will have until I go home. I have a meeting at 2:30 and then I'm heading out after that. We're meeting a friend for beers tonight so it's going to be a rough one for sure. At this point I tell myself that if I go over my 1300-1400 cal limit per day, I may not lose, but I know I'm not going over 2000 and surely I'm not gaining. Probably a silly mind game, but I just can't be good all the time now girls. It's been months and months of being good and really hard on myself. 