It is a guy thing. I can't tell you how many times "simple" jobs became huge and long drawn out jobs and wound up being way more money than originally verbalized. Well I have been a busy girl and also had a couple days of eating more than I needed to. I just dread sundays now and I have to learn to cope with them better although this one was incident free even though he didn't get josh home till almost 8p. I know he is just trying to push my buttons so that is why I am not saying anything. I did finally get my kitchen chairs painted and went with mom yesterday for the vinyl for the seats and when I get back from Odess's checkup we are going to assemble them. I can't believe how much nicer they look with just the paint job. Dinner will be interesting without really good working chairs but that is how it goes. I really need to go to the grocery store but I am putting it off mainly because I just don't want to go-especially with all 3 kids. I should go do it tonite and get their pumpkins while I am at it. Dunno we'll see. Got messed up with SIL coming today although he sure didn't stay long. Surprised me considering he probably won't be in town until around Thanksgiving. Just got the blahs and I am sure the weather doesn't help.
Melissa

Theresa-At least your guy tries. Mine just says later later later. the towel rack in the bathroom fell down 3 years ago. He's gonna do it soon.
Melissa- People who live in your part of the country are extra strong cause of the weather, so says my Seattle son, and you are the strongest. Look how good you did in the last few weeks and you painted dressers and chairs and got a bike and stood up to the stupid ex. You amaze me.
Laura

Melissa, I have the blahs too. I'm ovulating, and the week before TOM is my worst. I've eaten a bit over calories the past couple days, but nothing serious and with healthy choices, like grapes last night instead of nachos loaded with cheese. I'm getting depressed, it's mid-month and yet again I have lost NOTHING. My body is just doing this 3 week stay the same, 1 week drop a couple, then repeat. I know it's my eating, but that's just been so hard to me. I am addicted to food :mad: and I'm mad at myself that I seem simply unable to tell myself no. I'm not good with self-discipline in any way, so it's not limited to food.

I have to go back on South Beach. When I was doing t hat I felt WONDERFUL and it was easy for me to follow and I felt satisfied all the time. It wasn't so tortorous as just counting calories is getting to be. THe only reason I had to quit SB was because of $ issues, wanting to not make separate meals for myself, etc. But, we are doing better $ wise now and I will just have to plan ahead and make separate portions of meals just for me. Nothing else is working, so going back to what did work is the only thing that makes sense to me. It's not a fad diet, you ease into it as lifestyle forever and I know I can live by it, it's just getting going again.

Allie's cowgirl costume is too tight on her, so I took her in the truck to exchange it, only hubby put the receipt in the paper shredder :rolleyes: and they didn't have anymore of the same outfits, so I am now holding a gift card for walmart and we are back to square one with her halloween. Ty looks so adorable in the elephant outfit, but is stuck on Oscar, everytime I hold them up and say "you want the elephant, right?" he screams "GROUCH! GROUCH!" I am putting him in the elephant for pictures, and he can go out with Oscar, but I am getting those elephant pictures for sure!!

Okay, I'm seriously tired, going to bed. The kids are down, hubby is STILL outsie working with FIL on my car, they've been working since 3, almost 6 hours into the second day's work...you know though, it was just a quick thing ;) he just came in to pee and I asked if they're almost done and he laughed and said "not even close." So, I'm going to bed alone again.

Where is everyone at? Don't tucker out on us, this is the most exciting time! It's push through the winter and come out in the summer sunshine a bombshell time...no one can quit now! I'm the queen of losing nothing and I'm still here.

Theresa

Amen to that! My hubby always says "eventually" when I ask when he is going to get something done. He is the worst procrastinator ever! Then once he starts a job he never finishes it! He paints rooms and never finishes the mouldings, starts putting down mulch, never finishes, starts trimming hedges and doesn't even finish that!! I've given up really... we have been in need of a new deck for a couple of years... it is getting dangerous ..I won't let my nephews on it .. it's just ridiculous! O.K. I am done venting now... sorry! :mad:

Melissa/Theresa don't best yourself up about eating off plan a little.. it happens to the best of us and I swear the change in seasons has a lot to do with my eating habits. I have been feeling downright piggy lately!
I am still holding at 168.5, but I need to kick up the excercise, hubby has gone to bed so I may throw the Yoga Booty DVD in to see what it is all about!
Take Care all!!!! Hang in There!!

Hey guys I am here- :wave:
I was so miserable icky this weekend that a good book and hot tea were my best friends. I did miss everyone though
I am so tired of all these TOM issues- I have had my kids- I am 42 years old -almost 43 and it's not necessary to go thru all this crud.There should be a rule after kids it goes away - (W/O surgery thank you) and to have a rotten cold doesn't help at all- I feel some what better but I am gonna take it easy. I get bronchitis so easily and I don't want it to get bad- but my hubby made homemeade rolled out cookie cutter biscuits for breakfast with bacon and eggs- ( i had toast) then he did dishes and steamed cleaned the carpets, cut the grass and cooked- maybe i should get sick more often??? :s:

Well the bikers are here- 7 days of biketoberfest and it's wild. I don't go to any of the biker bashes - hubby goes to one but it's too crowded and loud for me- Just not into jello wrestling :lol: Most bikers are pretty nice but I hate driving with all the bikes around.

Theresa- I am not going anywhere- I am a card carrying member of the summer starters and ya'll have to kick me out to get me to leave! I don't know where I'd be without you all! I know I can't make it thru the holidays without back up! you have my sympathy with the halloween costumes- Jocie used to be given every costumne around by family and friends and every year she wanted to be a princess- for the past 6 years she has been a princess. This year out of the blue she wants to be a ballerina with fairy wings?? it's easy on me.
Melissa- I have 4 loads of laundry to do and a kitchen floor to mop and it's really sunny and warm down here (86 today)so if you want more to do.... :lol: Laura is right you are amazing with all you do and you keep such a great attitude too-

I am with all of you on the hot babe thing- Even us old ladies ;) can look good in a bathing suit! I am so looking forward to saying, "why yes I'd love to go to the beach ." Instead of cringing in horror and going nope no beach for me-

I hope everyone has a good night and I am so happy to be back - I really missed eveyone!

My hubby and i have a deal, we made it years ago- he finishes what he starts or i do no laundry, no cooking, no shopping etc..I have only gone on strike 2 times in 10 plus years. this keeps him finishing stuff- but there are still things that don't get done and I have to NAG .( and I am a very good nag according to him) If i could work enough to make what we both make in salary I'd let him stay at home and take care of the house and kids- he's much better at it than I am. I am not greatly domestic except for cooking-
there was that time it took him 3 years to hang up a pic :lol:

Hello all! We had a great weekend at the B&B--checked out 3 wineries and 1 brewery, lounged on a blanket at the vineyard with wine, hot tub in the evening after dinner. Lots of eating it seemed--hearty breakfast and big dinner but just bread and cheese during the day.
I brought my running clothes but not my shoes :mad: and I totally would have gone out. Our friends ran 7mi before breakfast!

I did okay on calories yesterday, maybe too much bread stuff. I think I ended the day at about 1500-1600 calories. Yesterday I did 20 min on elliptical, then lunges, squats, presses and abs, 20min of running on the treadmill, and finished with biceps, triceps and pushups. Today I'm going to get in a longer moderate cardio workout, but I think I'm also going to throw in a couple of sets of crunches and maybe some pushups b/c I am seriously behind in my month's goal. I should be at least halfway through it by now and I'm not.

Congrats to those of you with losses this week! And to everyone else, keep working and don't give up! Calories in, calories out. 3500 a week drops a pound!

Okay, I just did some calculations and in order for me to make my goal, I have to get in at least 35min of exercise a day from now to the end of the month. Plus, I need to do at least 31 pushups everyday and 28 crunches everyday to make those goals. How did this happen? I don't feel like I've been slacking!?

I have 6 pounds to lose by the end of the month to make my goal of 155, which I last weighed in high school. That's 21,000 calories or 10,500 calories deficit per week. :yikes: I was hoping to get to 148 at New Years and my long plateau here has really messed up my timing. Still, I might be able to do it. I have like 11 weeks, right? But that also includes Thanksgiving and Christmas. whatever. I just don't want to go up.

Melra- I'm glad your weekend was good. You were so worried about the hot tub and it was all ok.
I'm freezing. It's 65 degrees in the house and fuel is $1.94/gallon so I won't turn up the heat. The cold came too quickly, so I didn't have time to work into it. I bought black silk thermal underware for both of us, but I'm not ready for that either, so I'm just complaining instead.
I haven't been near the scale in 2 months. I'm so afraid that if I weigh myself and the number is bad I will be so depressed, so I am continuing to say, calories in, calories out, it's got to work.
Laura

I have a confession to make:
I ate 1/2 of a chocloate poptart today and 4 Cheetos- I wanted the whole poptart cause it was chocolate- but i don't even like cheetos and i just ate 4..
I am stressed ( sorta job related again) i put too much blame on myself about issues and I just want to eat- bread, chips, cake.... Today is the first day in 2&1/2 months i have been "bad" ---and i really feel as though i want to binge... just sneak out and get a candy bar or two -
I will be back on later... I just had to STOP and write a note before i did eat more of the poptart or run to the store and buy candy - talk about this group as a life line!
I will go make the famous pumpkin muffins and have one to let the temptations pass and exercise on the :ebike: while the biggest loser is on.
Thanks all! I think i'll be ok -- where's Candace and her food descriptions about poptarts?? :lol:

blech!
 

ACK!! No PopTarts!

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those stupid things are not even worthy of a binge. and drop the cheetos, Britney!

Glad you stopped halfway through that poptart. How many calories are in those things anyway? I have no idea. I hate how desperate a chocolate craving can feel sometimes and the binge thing is really hard for me, so I hope you have an easier time than I do!

I found something good at the store--it's SORT of chocolatey--Celestial Seasonings has diff. chai teabags now and they have a caramel chocolate one. I added a splash of milk to mine and it was very good. Not the same, but still felt like a treat.

good luck avoiding the stuff and check back in!

Melra, what does 3500 a week drops a pound mean?

I have been eating all day guys! I had a snack last night and it's just been eat, eat, eat since then. It's not the huge binges I used to have almost nightly, but it's not been good either :( I just ovulated, so I know within a week or so I'll start TOM and this will be over, but I have to find a way to stop eating during the one week before period. It's just I'm so grumpy and the food kinda makes me feel a bit more like smiling. I always thought PMS was during the period, but mine is just the week before, maybe I'm strange.

I have to get back on track tomorrow, but I probably won't lose again this week :mad: I'm starting to feel this is hopless again gals...but I thought the same thing this time last month, so I know I can pull through one way or another. I'm gonna have to think up something to take the kids and get out of the house tomorrow, that way I'm not near the kitchen. We don't have the $ to eat out, so it should make it impossible to eat. I'll have to see the weather forecast and plan something accordingly.

I feel like I've gained the entire 10 lbs back :mad: but I know that's impossible from one day of bad eating.

Theresa

Sandi, I will be on the gazelle during Biggest Loser, so we can keep each other company tonight ;)

Theresa

Hey everybody!! :wave: It's so good to be in here! My pc is pretty much shot but I try to come in and read when I can. Just stopped in the library and thought I would shoot out a note to you all!
Looks like everyone is doing great(aside from poptarts, cheetos and TOM! My biggest weakness during PMS and TOM is anything salty, the more salt the better!) At least you come in here and get away from the food! I know there was a time-not that long ago-that I would just keep eating because there was no one to talk to about it, but now there are all of you! Even if I don't get in to post, I can read your posts and see that we are all going through the same things, having the same issues with food, and it makes me feel so much better!!
Things are looking better, we found a house and will start moving in this weekend. It is quite small but it will do for a few months until we can look into buying something. Hubby also said next payday(next Wed) we can buy a new pc!!-and at the new house I will have much faster internet service! It will be so much better!
Curves is going good, I really like it. I only made it twice each of the first two weeks, but I've already been there twice this week and will make it two more times. I don't weigh and measure until the 5th so :crossed: hopefully in between moving trips I can squeeze off some lbs and inches!
I have been really good on the food side, but my treadmill is gathering quite a collection of dust the last 2 weeks, even my hubby has noticed! I don't know why? :?: I was doing so good, 2-3 miles a day down to nothing! But I'm with Sandi and Theresa, I will be walking tonight during Biggest Loser!
Question for everyone-Did you have stomach problems when you first started? I'm not new to this, it has taken me a year to lose 40 lbs, but I am now really watching what and how I eat. I have done very well in cutting out the fatty, greasy foods and I have been having "problems" (understatement!) when I eat anything that has any amount of fat or grease. Yesterday I shared 1/2 of a turkey melt with hubby and paid for it the rest of the afternoon! I think it had too much cheese on it. Then this morning I just HAD :devil: to try the new Mint KitKat and it hit my stomach like a brick. I've never had problems eating chocolate!! This was the first chocolate I've had in probably 2 weeks and it will probably be awhile before I have it again! Does any of this sound familiar to anyone? Any info(sympathy/empathy!!!!) would be appreciated!
Well, my pc time is up for now, I will check in later if my pc will let me!! Have a great, healthy week ladies!
Kathy

When I need a sweet I've also been drinking tea-vanilla almond flavored with 2 splendors and milk. It's very satisfying. I think tho, that once in a while a real treat can be worked in if you count the calories and don't go nuts. Stopping is always the problem with me and of course whatever the treat is, it can't be left in the house or I will be compelled to eat it. My food store always has candy samples, so once a week I eat a sample. Yesterday it was 3 candy corns. Very satisfying, no guilt. If I had a bag of them, they would be gone in no time. They also had walnut raisin cream cheese on little tiny crackers. Good too.
I started doing upper body weights today. I feel taller and straighter already.
Laura