Kristen-The weekend is troublesome for me too. We are spending Saturday overnight with friends. They are having a big party and then we are spending the night and part of Sunday. I am worried about all the food and people and the temptation watching everyone eat. Eating is part of the fun with these friends. She and I eat sweets and the guys sip scotch. I am determined not to mess up. I'm going to try to eat very little before we get there and have alot of calories left so i can have a tiny bit of dessert and not feel deprived.
It will be a big change for me, but I am thinking about pants without elastic and a beautiful expensive cashmere sweater.
Laura

Big salad sounds good and I bet you burn more calories walking on the sand then concrete! Not sure about her politics-we never talk about it. I just laughed when I read it. Well we made it through the store even with Joshua rolling around on the floor half the time-you should see the looks we get-thinking of getting tshirts made so people know he is special needs. I also have created a monster and he wants to walk everyday! Not only that but he is trying to increase the length of time too. He rides his bike well now and he can't go around the block without me so he figures the more I walk, the more he can go around. He can be pretty smart sometimes. Loved the tiny letters for tattling on ourselves too.

MIL problems are never easy. About the only advice I can give is to go and act like nothing is bothering you. No fun in it for her if you don't act bothered and may take some of the wind out of her sails. Being nice when someone else isn't is like heaping hot coals upon their head. Wish I had the answer for you.

Melissa

:dizzy: I need to check in more often, took me an hour to read everything and still confused on who said what. I went to Curves 3 times this week and did 3 walks, since Monday. Didn't do anything today was tierd and felt crappy, something in the air I have allergies. I em only weighin in once a month at Curves cause they do the measuring and eveything that will be Spetember 11th. I can already feel my arms getting stronger and harder ;). I have to clean my house tommorow so I figure that will be a work out and a half, then I will go to Curves to they tell you to go 3 times a week, I'm aming for at least 4 and soon 5, maybe 6 in 2 months or so. Plus my walking, I know I have already said that but oh well. I need to get a treadmill or something for the winter, its cold here, real cold.
Can't wait for my kids to go back to school they are drivin me nuts. 13,11,5 all boys :eek:they are startin to fight constantly, non-stop,all day long, morning to night, duck till dawn , LOL they go back on the 6th, the count down has begung.
I'm glad everyone is doning good I hope we can all stay on track till we are at goal.

I am with you for school starting! Of course that just brings more headaches for me. Got a new school and new teacher this year and she already sent a note about sending homework home. Now let me remind everyone this is Special Ed and elementary school to boot. He doesn't even get home until 4p everyday and it has only been the last yr and a half that he has been able to manage all day of school. They have an open house on the 6th so I will be there and can save her some headaches.
I have been thinking about a treadmill too but not sure where I could put it and then there is the kid factor too-keeping them off it. Keep up the good work Ice!
Melissa

Why Thank yah , you to keep up the good work.
Not looking forward to the homework thing dam LOL

Hey everyone, I am up late, unable to sleep and fighting the urge to EAT. Allie goes to school tomorrow and I have been so emotional over it. I will do good to not come home and just have a big ol' binge to comfort myself. I just worry she'll get teased because she wears glasses and because she's extremely shy and quiet when she gets around new people. A friend of mine with an older child said her boy was teased from day one, starting in preschool. That just has me so concerned. She's never had anyone be mean to her, ever, so I don't want her spirit crushed. She has such a positive attitude toward herself...I don't want her to be teased and start thinking bad of herself. I can do nothing about this though, she has to learn and go through life just like everyone else. It just feels like it's ME when I think of someone being mean or hurting her feelings :cry: Hubby says I'm going way overboard, she'll learn and she's tough and head strong and stubborn as a bull and he has no worries about her at all. I hope he is right.

Kayelle, the group at the school sounds great...and having you being honored and put in the spotlight will be such powerful motivation for you! consider it a blessing and keep us posted as you become the queen of the school.

A friend i recently made in my little town filled me in on the dance studio she takes her daughter, and I think I am going to sign Allie up soon as she is settled in school. They teach clogging for her age and she really loves to watch that on TV, so I think she'll enjoy it. PLUS, they have an hour dance class for the mommies of the dancers on Mondays...and it's free if your child is enrolled in a class. And their prices are so much cheaper, it's more family oriented than other studios I've looked into, and they have fundraisers to get money for their outfits...they dance at fairs and last year they went to FLorida for competition, that kind of thing. But, the mommy dance class would be a fun way to get some exercise! I hope she adjusts to school quick so we can get signed up.

Theresa

Good morning all
We really are terrific. By checking in all the time we certainly help each other and ourselves. I really appreciate it.
Today is a cleaning and ironing and chores day for me. Even tho we are only going away overnight I hate to come home to a messy house or chores. I really like coming home no mattter how long we have been gone.
Laura

I am gonna have to back track here as I missed a few conversations- please excuse me as I digress ;)

Katrina was far enough south that we had no effects but this afternoon we will get rain, rain and more rain.. and some bad thunderstorms - I can leave at noon on Fridays so I will go home and get the kids at 2:30 and stay home.
I feel bad for those hit by the storm.. still worried that it won't go where it's supposed to (Florida Stress LOL)

Oh I so understand about HOMEWORK having a 2nd grader and a 6/7th grader
does NOT make my life easy when it comes to homework- and they have homework EVERY night.. and projects - I am so tired of projects..last year the little one didn't have projects but my 12 YO did and if I ever have to help rough up leggos and paint them grey for a castle again I will scream. this year he has ancient China -my little bits has to "invent" something- doesn't have to work -just make an invention . all that with math and book reports etc..6/7 grade math just isn't my thing- math isn't my thing.. I do accounting math all the time but algebra? HA! I feel as if I need to be 2 people with hearing MOM...can you help me with ??? coming from every direction.

I did not eat good yesterday -Failure to plan on my part- didn't overeat just didn't eat OP I need to set a "target date" for a goal (deadline is so negative LOL) I have something to strive for without it I just flounder along.. now that I am in the 160's , i want to see 150's ...
ok ladies I need motivation to just get off my butt and exercise ...so let me have it ... :rollpin:
Have a great day all
Sandi

I went over on my calories yesterday. I underestimated and ended the day around 1800 instead of 1600. Sometimes I just get so frustrated trying to micromanage my diet! I've got to keep it low today b/c I'm going out for a cocktail with a friend tonight. I took a break on exercising last night and we all just goofed around instead. I'm back on it tonight though--I'm going to try to get in 20-30 min of cardio and some weights before I get ready to go out.

sandisuze~Glad you were spared the worst of Katrina! :drill: Now get going on the exercise! :coach: :tread: Was that motivation? :D :cheer:

laurab~ good luck staying on track this weekend, and have fun!

stilltrying~I say trust the scale and congratulations! :bravo: What's you're next goal?

theresa~ you poor thing--that first separation is so much harder for moms than it is for the child. Don't worry so much about the teasing. If you have a good teacher in there, it won't happen anyway. Most kids that age are still pretty sweet and just want to play. Report back to us and let us know how the first day goes!

kayelle~So you're the Teacher's Pet now? :lol: You should be so proud of yourself that you are being recognized as an example! Good luck with the MIL this weekend--don't let her ruin it!

Sounds like everyone that's posted lately has been doing pretty well! Good for us! I'm going to start a cumulative weight thing here, so just add your pounds lost to the total whenever you want, if you want. I've lost a total of 5 pounds since joining this thread, so our cumulative total loss is : 5.

I'm lacking the motivation to exercise too, Sandi. I have my eating pretty much under control now and I know that the weight will come off faster if I add more exercise. I'm going to try and walk at least 30 minutes every day, but it sure would help if I had someone to drag me out the door every day! :lol:

Move it People Move it!!!
 

I could loan Joshua out to anyone who needs motivation :strong: He is also good for getting the heart rate up do to his stubborn outbursts and lack of control. I am surprised I have never burst major brain vessels. :dizzy: He starts in early in the day for walking and never lets up. I can honestly say I wouldn't be doing as much walking if he weren't hounding me like the hounds of **** :devil:

I did get a little excited too yesterday when I put on my shorts and they were a bit loose. They were really tight when I first got them. I am just so wanting to get under 200lbs. It has been 9 years since I saw the underside of 200 and now that I am wanting to do it, it seems to be going sooooo slow!

Today I am hoping to get out into the yard and get some work done out there along with the walk that I know is going to happen after dinner if I want any peace. Been kind of hard to get much done since Amanda is going through a hold me all the time gig right now.

With Joshua I had no choice but to put him into preschool as he needed the speech therapy but I am keeping the girls home until kindergarten. They have to grow up soon enough and I want that extra time with them before they toddle off. It also gives them some extra time to gain that added confidence in themselves before they are sent to the wolves-cause man oh man alot of those kids are awful.

Well I am off to put back yet again all the things that were taken out, run a few errends, and then hopefully get out in the yard. Lots to do out there before the weather turns to absolute crud.

neo~ I'm so happy for you about the shorts! You are going at such a great pace, you'll be below 200 soon enough. Sounds like your children really keep you working! You mentioned treadmill--are there any collapsible treadmills? It seems like they make everything else that way, for underbed storage. We have such a small house there is no way I could have a treadmill. Luckily our community center is so cheap for a gym membership.

suzymc~ Oh, you must exercise! I always feel so much pride in myself after I get done, even if I don't have as good of a workout. I haven't seen a weight loss in three weeks, but I can feel the progress my body has made on fitness through my workouts. You don't even need to go with a full routine for now. If you're just starting out, try the pedometer trick--you can get one for as cheap as $5 and then just shoot for 10,000 steps a day. Anything you can do to move around! And anything you can do to build up muscle will help to increase your metabolism even at the resting rate. Get a couple of those little dumbells--like 3 or 5 pounds--and do some bicep and tricep exercises if you're watching tv. You can also work your calf muscles if you're standing in line by slowly standing up on your tiptoes and then slowly lowering--do that 20 times in a row and you will feel your calves burn! I wasn't too excited about going to the gym earlier, but now I really want to get in there--I think I just motivated myself! :lol:

I Hate Moving!!
 

Moving twice in a year is too much!!:stress: (long story short-we moved from Idaho to Nevada in May-temporarily moved into a freinds empty house and now into our own) Almost everything is put away-it has only taken me a week and a half! Really the only thing left is to hang all my pictures-and with 6 kids there are LOTS of pictures :o !! The problem is I am a terrible decorator :( I have no "vision"! I told hubby that I was just going to start pounding nails willy-nilly and then hang a picture on each one! He told me not to touch the hammer :shrug:
I also gained 10 pounds after we moved from Idaho :( I have been up and down and back again in the last few weeks but I have managed to lose 3 of that and I DON'T WANT TO GAIN IT BACK!! I have a treadmill gathering dust in my room and I have got to get my lazy behind back on it! Somebody push me:drill: :coach:!!! We are going to the races tonight, so I will make sure to eat something healthy before we go! Gotta stay away from the cheeseburgers, they smell so good on that grill! :devil:
To those with little ones-It doesn't get any easier sending them off to school, whether its your first or last!! My oldest 2 are out of school, the next 2 are 4th and 7th grades, and the next 2 aren't in school yet. I cried for the first one, second, third, fourth, and I know I will for the next 2!! Just watch out, high school graduation comes along VERY fast! :eek:

Well, I've :blah: :blah: went on long enough! I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Kathy

Thanks for the tips Merla! I'm going to try and find some time this weekend to burn myself a CD full of "walking music" and then make a real effort to get out and walk every day no matter what!

Kathy, you are so right about those babies growing up fast! It seems like one day you're wishing they could do things on their own and the next day they are on their own!