Add me to the coffee lovers of the group! I'm addicted to hot tea primarily, but when I need coffee only coffee will do! I'm the same way as you, Diana- when I want coffee later in the day its gotta be decaf or I won't sleep at all. I -love, love, love- what I call sissy coffees (my favorite coffee shop has the Milky Way Mocha and a Peppermint Mocha, both amazing) but after seeing the calories involved, I've saved those for special occasions. My go-to coffee is regular, with a bit of splenda and creamer. My DH is a coffee snob, the bolder the better, and his indulgence is buying coffee from coffeefool.com. If you haven't seen them, check them out. It's expensive, but it is some pretty darn good coffee.

So today I saw a fun new number- an all-time low! 163. :D I'm very pleased with it. It's gotta stick tomorrow for me to change my ticker, but if it does, I'm only one pound away from Disney goal weight!

I've been working hard for it, too. When anyone notices my weight loss, I always proudly tell them "its healthy weight loss! Diet and exercise and lots less sweet stuff!"

I have to share a funny story with you all. DS was taking a bath and we saw a spider in the corner. DH said "look! It's a Daddy Longlegs!" DS thought about this very hard for a moment, then said "no, Daddy- its too small. It must be a Mommy Mediumlegs". :lol::lol::lol:

Back later for personals, hopefully! I hit the doctor this afternoon for a followup to all my spring medical issues, and I can't wait to see what she has to say about my lifestyle changes!

Good Morning Everyone,

Diana I drink two cups in the morning, same amount as you...coffee cups hold a lot of coffee now a days. We buy whatever is cheap. I drink it for caffeine purposes with heavy cream and splenda. We found low carb flavored creamer which is super yummy...DH usually delivers my coffee in bed and sometimes with whipped cream. I never count the calories to my coffee :lol:

Still what a cute story. I love when kids say cute things. If it would have been my kids, you would have heard screaming and seeing nekkid kids running from the spider. :rofl: Isn't it funny how even when they're little they say very smart things? :congrat: on the new low. You're definitely going to reach your newest Disney goal. :)

ItsMyTurn I hate to get MY hopes up, but if you're going in for a second interview, isn't that a sign that they ARE considering you. Dang it, that was another cryptic reply! How did your DD doctor's appt go? How's her nose?

It's still early and I can't think this morning. So I'll do my personals a little later. I have to get the kids to school. If I'm counting right, and I'm not sure that I am, I've lost 3lbs this week. It may only be 2 as I can't do math in my head and I haven't put in on paper. Yep, I can't even count to two :p But 2 or 3 is awesome...it makes me see once again that exercise is the key.

I hope you all have a wonderful and healthy day!

Krystal - You can save the calories for *bad word* as long as you are happier with that then one of the high cal lattes :) I would be totally pulled to the caffeinated beverage, not gonna lie, LOL

Nikki - Your son is too cute, and I think that counts as a NSV! :lol: Good luck at the doctor :)

Mamakat - At the doctor, the radiologist wasn't there to read the xray, but the doc seems to think DD just has a ton of swelling still. Apparently her allergies have decided to kick up at the same time cause doc says on top of swelling, she is stuffed in there, :lol: OF COURSE! Why not get it all at once, :lol: So we will get a call in the next two days if it's broken, but none of us thinks that is the case (yay!)... and she is on some allergy meds to help with stuffiness now. and THANK YOU!!! I am totally torn. That meeting is one of 3 things: 1) both hiring managers are going to be there, so might be to cushion the blow of rejection? 2) get more information cause they are torn between me and another employee for the position or 3) they want to let me know I got it and will be expecting an offer and I have to get some complications of swapping jobs out of the way. I am guessing 1 or 2 is the most likely? DH seems to think it's #3... I will just be happy if I find out something definitive!

Can tell yesterday was a super long day, I am exhausted today. Let's hope I get the pep in my step after a bit :) Hope you all have a super wonderful day... and happy Friday-Eve!!!

ItsMyTurn Let me just say if it is #1 I'm gonna be mad. Not only did you have to wait on pins and needles for a rejection they'll be ambushing you. No, no, I refuse to believe it's 1. I like 2 and 3. I can't imagine people being that mean (experience tells me there are people who are mean, but I just don't get that in this case) Arrrrggg. OK we must do what we must do and be patient, right? Deep breath in and blow. I hope you have a great day at work. Glad DD maybe doesn't have a broken nose :) Allergy suck enough.

Good Morning, Everyone! :wave:

:coffee2: :lol:

Weigh In: 146
Down: .8

Morning everyone - scale is up a random .2 this morning. Yep, I'm in my monthly stall-out, but that's OK. I know after awhile a whoosh will come as I'm doing everything that eventually leads to a whoosh - eating right and exercising.

Speaking of eating right, I have to share a story about my youngest son. As I've said, he's autistic (very high functioning autistic). Well, he has food issues like most autistic kids do. For him it's all about the visuals. Since starting to eat foods, he's had just a few things he considered edible. He never TRIED any of the other foods - they just didn't look edible to him so he never tried them. That includes all things Thanksgiving. The only thing he would eat is the pies (pumpkin and apple).

Well, as soon as Halloween was over, he was all about Thanksgiving. He keeps saying all the things he's going to eat and so on. Now, he's 'tried' sweet potatoes (candied) before - about 2-3 months ago... a tiny nibble. He's tried mashed potatoes before - a tiny nibble. But that's it - no turkey, no cranberry sauce, no corn, etc.

So, we were at the grocery store a couple days ago and he saw cranberries and he told me we had to buy them to make cranberry sauce. I asked him if he wanted me to make a meal like thanksgiving so that he could try all those new foods and he said yes. So, that's what I did. That day I bought a turkey breast and all the makings for a mini thanksgiving and then yesterday I spent 3 hours making it - roasted turkey breast, homemade fresh pumpkin pie, candied sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, corn, mashed potatoes and then for the rest of us - kale and corn chowder soup. On his plate I put a little bit of all the foods he said he needed for Thanksgiving. And.... he tried all of it without balking, without fussing. He's still not too keen on white mashed potatoes and corn, but he devoured the turkey and wanted seconds, devoured the sweet potatoes and wanted more and liked the sweet/sour of the cranberries. All those new foods in one meal on one plate is HUGE and so worth the 3 hours of labor to make it.

My silly MIL though. I had told her Henry wanted to have a preview Thanksgiving dinner and so I was going to make one, but she thought I would make just a mini meal for just Henry? What???? Like that makes sense? So yes, we will have a very similar meal in a couple weeks, but so what! This time, for the first time EVER Henry will be joining us at the table and eating the same foods. HUGE progress.

ETA: This was also good practice for me - I managed to stay under 1450 calories yesterday (approx). I had some turkey breast, kale, a few leftover carrots (from the night before) and couple tablespoons of the candied sweet potatoes), a scant tablespoon of cranberry sauce and the corn chowder soup. No pumpkin pie, mashed potatoes, or corn. and that didn't add up to too much. Because there is so much food at Thanksgiving, it's easy to find lower calorie yet super yummy alternatives.

Wow, you guys were chatty yesterday while I was slaving away painting! I painted until 10:00 last night!!!!! I am not sure I like the color, waiting for daylight to tell. I may have to run to the store to change it out, darn it. I actually love the new look, it's just the color is a little "off", those browns can range from having hints of yellow to green to red. It has to be right or it will bug me forever!!! On a good note, the caulking and the ceiling (2 coats each of primer and paint) are finished.
Another new low today, 174.8, :woohoo: You know what that means, I get to add another smiling flower to my siggy, :woohoo:
You guys would get a kick out of this, I have the bathroom emptied of extra decorations and such, but every night, when I clean up for the night, I put my scale back in it's proper corner, waiting for the morning. Pretty sad addiction, huh?
No time for personals, but I am trying to keep up with everyone's happenings. Hope everyone has a great day!

Still You are doing so great! Way to go you! Are you feeling better too? Maybe they have your thyroid meds figured out?

itsmyturn I agree that it's #2 or #3. You are believing #1 is a possibility because you are trying to brace yourself for the worst... but it's looking better and better the longer they hold off - but yes... it could very well be 50/50 right now. Fingers remain crossed.

mamakat coffee in bed? Man, I thought I was generous with bringing juice to hubby for 17 years. (no longer do that).

K9owner You know I didn't think that four letter word was a problem for me. And it's not if I see it there. I can pass it up, but while MAKING it? Good grief - I'm licking the spoon clean and the bowl clean (batter) and then same for frosting!!! And similar problems with cookie batter - the finished product - no issues... the soft gooey batter? HUGE problems... so, I'm not making those things as often as I can't seem to resist.

Berry That is totally awesome about Henry. I went through something similar with my son. Its hard to get all the nutrients they need into them when all they eat is carbs. I got super worried when I couldn't get any form of protein into him, not even peanut butter. Oh the joy of seeing your children eat, lots of people take it for granted, but when you have little ones who are far more than "picky" it can worry a person. Luckily by the time we started celebrating Thanksgiving (4 years ago this year) my son like some of the food...he still doesn't eat a lot, but it's way more than before. YAY, FOR HENRY :cheer:

Jomatho I don't know if putting your scale back every day is sad, maybe its comforting? Especially now that you are seeing new lows. :congrat: on the new low. Who knew redoing a bathroom would be so beneficial? You're getting to gifts: weight loss/exercise and a new bathroom. How nice.

Diana :wave: good morning.

As usual today will be laundry day :p I really hate laundry, but not as much as New Haven :lol: It's sprinkling out so I was iffy on going for the walk. Then I got out of the car and twisted funny. Ugh, the hip screamed out IDIOT. So if I do anything it will be bike. But not even gonna guarantee that. I'll see how the day progresses as I have to go up and down stairs with clothes which may or may not make it worse. Dang, I was hoping weight loss would magically make it go away...LOL, I'm delusional and in denial.

I hope you all have a wonderful and healthy day.

jomatho how am I ever going to catch up with you if you keep dropping to new lows all the time? ;) So happy for you! And I agree with Mamakat - not sad - just comforting and consistent!

Good morning everyone!!

moondance we are in the smoky mountains. It's beautiful right now.

So yesterday I didn't do as well because we went to the chili cook off plus I ate a couple cookies and drank some coke. Don't know my calories either. But I'm going to try to do well today. I would like to do another hike but dont know if DH is up to it.

Have a great day everyone!!

Thank you!!!! I think you are in my head! I keep telling myself to stay calm, there is no way they wouldn't just send the dang email instead so I could sulk in private and calm down... but then... I have seen worse happen here and since they both know me personally, maybe they feel that would be the easier way of letting me down? This crap is killing me! I can handle rejection and success, what I can't handle is the not knowing! *remember to breathe... inhale, exhale* :D

Stay strong! Stay focused! Something exciting may be just around the corner for you. :hug:

Diana - Good morning sunshine!!! :wave:

Melissa - Wow!!! Yay for DS!!!! That is HUGE!!!! To WANT to try it was huge, but to follow through and actually DO it is monumental!!!! MIL can take her sarcasm and shove it, :lol: cause that boy did something amazing within his realm!!!! And she still got to eat good...AND get a preview of what's to come... I said that's WINNING all the way around! LOL!
I sure hope you are right on the job... but it's been 1 yr and 1 month that I have been applying to things internally that can transition to work-at-home..and 1 yr and 1 month of rejections for this or that... and since the same hiring managers that have this position open, are ones I have now and JUST put a new task on me that took 2 wks to train me on... I honestly figured I would apply for this just to keep my interviewing skills from getting rusty...so the not knowing is killing me

Jo - I am so sorry the color looks off a bit to you. Totally sucks after putting in the work... but, easier to cover if the colors are similar :) Super congrats on your new low!!!! That's wonderful!!!!!

mamakat - Be careful with that hip! Delusional and in denial are ok until you start to do more damage ;) I am so glad DH does laundry... Hoping he doesn't let it slack once he starts his part time job cause honestly I have no idea when I would fit it in! You sound like you have as much that builds up as we do! :lol:

Ruth - It sounds like you are having a great time! So happy for you! :wave:

Diana - Thank you :) I truly am trying...and I totally have my head in the game at work... it's when there is a lull for a couple mins that I tend to hyperfocus on it and that's where I get into trouble :) I just have to keep my head going in other directions today

Today I woke up not feeling too great. The boyfriend and I had a small fight last night and i'm always anxious until we have our make up hug in the morning.

On a plus, the scale said 175.0 today! Yay! I have been working out extra as I mentioned the last few days. Last night, I went to the run group and did 3 miles with them. This morning i'm going to go to rowing and zumba at the gym like I did on Tuesday.

Off to the gym, will report back later.

Happy Thursday!

Today is my oldest DD's 18th birthday. :celebrate: She has grown into such a beautiful, smart, loyal, funny, and caring person. She is truly one of my best friends and I am so thankful everyday to be blessed with her! DD#2 and I filled her car with 100 balloons last night. :balloons:There's barely room for her in the driver's seat! We wrote on her windows with special markers. She loved it! Her picture is below.

This weekend will be a test of sorts for me: 3 birthday celebrations :hb::hb::hb:and 1 work "End of Year" celebration dinner. :hat: I've got plans though, so I'm optimistic about success!

Diane: I don't know if I'd call myself a "coffee lover", but I do enjoy and rely on my 2 cups in the morning. :coffee::coffee: Our favorite coffee is a Hawaiian brand, Kona, french vanilla. Mmmm. $$$$!!! My MIL drinks coffee like you used to...and still won't sit still. I wonder if she's ADHD...:lol:

Star: I can't imagine the emotional rollercoaster you must have been on with your premie. So glad to know it all turned out great! I've asked my DD's to stop growing too. See above for how well they're listening! I can't believe you've got to wait another day. My feet hurt from standing on these pins and needles! I'm always optimistic about these things...2 or 3 for sure! :carrot:

K9: Wow...wish I could keep your hours! If I were to live by my body clock rhythms, I would go to bed at midnight, waking at about 8:00 am. :yawn: Mmm...Sbux skinny vanilla!!!:T

Still: Milky Way Mocha???? OMG, I would LOVE that! :T Fortunately for me, I'm not willing to give up that many calories for one drink! Congrats on the new low!!! How great that you just keep losing!! "Mommy mediumlegs" how precious is that! I hope you write it down somewhere to remember when he's older. Good luck at the Dr's. :crossed:

Mamakat: [QUOTE=mamakat;4103018...it makes me see once again that exercise is the key.[/QUOTE] Please keep reminding us (me!) of this fact. I can't seem to get my xxx in motion! :exercise: Sorry to hear about your hip. Its sounds like it would really hurt! Don't aggravate it by doing too much laundry (there...does that get you off the hook a little?). :twirly:

Berry: The story about your son is wonderful! It must be so thrilling and fill you with pride to see him grow like that. :flow1: I agree w/Star: tell your MIL to shove it. :rollpin: Okay, not really, but you can think it! :ziplip: Your ability to stay within your calorie limits is impressive. You should be proud of yourself too! Sounds like you've got a winning plan.

Jomatho: I hope the color turns out right. What a pain to have to re-paint. but I know what you mean about having it right or bugging you forever. As for the scale...whatever it takes to keep you on plan is just right for you! Don't think of it as an addition, but a verification tool. :goodscale

Ruth: I'll bet the Smokey's are wonderful. I've never been. Somehow, I have the feeling all your hiking will offset any chili and coke you may have indulged in! :running:

Solar: Sorry you're fighting with the BF. Have a blast with the Zumba! :cb:

Yesterday did not go well .. Thank you to those who sent me the postive thoughts/comments, it meant a lot. Today is a brand new day though and I'm not off to horrible start.

Breakfast:
Oatmeal - 160 calories.
1 slice bacon - 70 calories
Diet hot coco - 25 calories

Lunch:
Subway - 380 calories

Snack:
chocolate - 134 calories.

Dinner:
Personal pan pizza from Pizza Hut - 610 calories --- The fiance and I are having a friend over and we want to order pizza. I figured this way I'd just eat mine and they could get their own (with toppings I don't like, so I won't eat any of it). And probably TMI but I'm hoping it will help me go to the bathroom, haven't gone nearly enough this week :/

Total calories: 1384. Shouldn't have had the bacon or the chocolate...oh well. I'm going to try and go for a jog before it gets dark after work. Hopefully my darn asthma cooperates with me. I need to get running!

Solarplant - So sorry you all had a tiff - that sucks. I am so happy for your seeing that number on the scale though! How awesome!!!!! :hug:

Moondance - I have 2 disabled children... for the first 13 yrs of parenting I had a nonstop emotional rollercoaster... but wouldn't trade them for the world! They are all getting older though and wow... your DH is older then my DS by a month :) I am sooooo not ready for the 18 to officially hit, but he is still in high school, so at least have some kind of guarantee he will stick around :) Your daughter is gorgeous and you are doing amazing handling the official adult age!!!!! Good luck keeping your smart choices during the tests of temptation!!!!

Kayla - you are totally keeping your head girl, so that means these are just stumbling blocks. The key to success is being able to turn stumbling blocks into stepping stones ;) You got this!!!!

Nikki: Congrats on your new low!!! So happi for you. :crossed: for a super MD report!

Star: "Friday Eve" BOOOOO! It's my weekend to work. I am hoping for a quick Fri/Sat ;)

Melissa: :lol: your MIL is fascinating to me. The more I hear about her the funny she sounds and the more OPPOSITE the 2 of you sound! I want to be as optimistic as you about the Thanksgiving Lunch selection, but I LOVE sweet potatoes and all the other starchy veggies that my deep-rooted Southern family and I make! :drool:

Jo: :bravo: my Dahling on your new low. If you didn't get the link that I posted on MFP, here it is again SEXI & I KNOW IT :rofl:
OMGosh this vid is over the top, but just do the lyrics :lol:
I remember when DH and I were redoing our entire house in paint/paper/renovations, I thought OH MY, NEVER again. UGH! I feel your pain! :hug:

MamaKat: No way I could wait 2 weeks to do laundry. I have 3 pet peeves: laundry,dishes, and trash--neither of the 3 can overflow!

Diana: I see you are approching the low end of your GW :carrot:

Ruth: I LOVE going to TGSM! DH has family that lives in Knoxville. We usually go at least 1 or 2 times a yr. Last yr we went to Ober and skied for the first time. I had a BLAST! Hope you have fun!

Moondance: Hope you and your DD have a lovely day. She is a beautiful young lady!

Kayla: :hug: sorry your having a rough time right now with your cals. I COMPLETELY know the feeling! :hug:

SolarPlant: Gosh, I wanna come to your workouts! You're kicking it, gf! Keep it up!

Ok everyone, for real--Shishkeberry posted a recipe for this Butternut Squash, Apple, Cranberry Bake :drool: you MUST try it. I made it today to see if I would like to serve it at Thanksgiving....uhm, yeah..I might eat the entire dish myself! :drool: DELISH!! I used Pumpkin Pie Spice instead of allspice, mace, or nutmeg & I also added 1/2 c walnuts!!

Krystal - I am sorry you are working a weekend :( Blah! I hope your weekend goes by swiftly but mine drags, LOL! I have been putting in way too many hours lately and I really need this weekend :)

Phew, so rowing today was great! Zumba was a little disorganized, the music system didn't work so they brought in another one and the instructor just kind of winged it.

After my workout, I stopped at Whole Foods, and got some delicious green beans, baked sweet potato, and a piece of chicken to have for lunch. I brought my bf home lunch too so he was pleased.

I got my hug so we're good. :) We fight over silly things sometimes and after some sleep we usually feel better.

Tonight for dinner I'm going to cook some mussels and clams in a white wine sauce (no cream based sauce just white wine, shallots, garlic and steam them) and i'll serve it with angel hair pasta! Yummy. I'll just have a small amount. My lunch was kind of large.

I hope everyone has an awesome day!

You'll catch me on the second half of the month when I stall out! We seem to lose on the opposite ends of our cycles :lol:

OMG! That video is freakin hilarious! I know the song, never saw the video. Not sure I ever want to see it again, but will definitely be showing to oldest DS and DH! :rofl:
I am going to add that song to my running playlist and think of you every time I hear it. And just for you, when it comes on I am going to bump the speed way up and get my sexy sprint on!

Calories add up so fast!

Today I ate:

Breakfast: 1 slim jim and one mozzarella stick (my "I'm in a rush but need to eat" breakfast): 220 calories.

Lunch: honeycrisp apple covered in tons of cinnamon and 4 tablespoons of peanut butter: 470 calories.

Dinner: 5-6 ounces of turkey breast, 1 cup of kale, 1/4 cup candied sweet potatoes, tablespoon of cranberry sauce and 2 bowls of homemade corn chowder: 790 calories.

Total for today: 1480 calories.

I still need to exercise as I was on a work phone call when I was supposed to go to the gym, but I'll do strength training for an hour.

OMG! That video is so funny! I know the song, but I've never seen the video. LMFAO was the entertainment on a Halloween Harbor Cruise here. Maybe I should have gone. ;) I bet the concert would have been good. Their other song Party Anthem is good, too.

Tomorrow is my early day. I need to get up an hour earlier than normal. It will be a full pot + of coffee for tomorrow. ;)

Total Approx 1445 Calories + :coffee:

Breakfast (365 Calories + coffee)
spritz oil in pan
egg 70 cal
egg whites from carton 60 calories
Vegetable of choice
1/8 cup feta cheese 40 calories
high fiber English muffin 100 calories
1 teaspoon jam 20 calories
juice 75 calories
coffee w/sugar and cream

Lunch (375 Calories)
Natures Own 100% Whole Wheat Sandwich Rounds 100 calories
3 Slices Hormel Natural Choice Deli Turkey 60 calories
1/2 TBS Hellman's light mayonnaise/Lettuce 25 calories
Oikos Strawberry Greek Yogurt 4 ounce container 90 calories
1 Apple 100 calories

Dinner (705 Calories)
Grilled Salmon 350 calories
2 orders steamed broccoli 200 calories
roasted spaghetti squash 75 calories
1 apple 80 calories

Exercise:
~Cathe's MMA: Boxing w/weighted gloves
~Susan Chung's RapidFire: Results Cardio Explosion Premix w/weighted gloves

Need to lose 30 lbs:)
 

Hello!

I am going to start my weight loss journey and can use some support. I am currently 30 lbs overweight.....please wish me luck!!!

Good Morning and TGIF! :wave: I hope you have a wonderful weekend! :dance:

Anyone have any plans for the weekend?

As always, my main plan is to do as little as possible. ;)

Today is my early day. I am up an hour earlier than normal. I made a full pot of coffee for myself this morning. No need in suffering. :coffee2:

Weigh In: 145.4
Down: .6


happyday Hi and Welcome to the check-in! :wave:

Good morning, everyone!

163!!!

yay!

Perfectly on plan day for me yesterday, complete with one hour of cardio.

Doctor visit went great, I am healthy as can be. A far cry from this time last year, so I have a ton to be happy about and thankful for this Thanksgiving season.

I hope you all have a fabulous, on plan day!

Still Great job :bravo: and Congratulations! :congrat:

That is so great Still! So many thinks to celebrate and be thankful for!

Morning all! Didn't do any workouts last night. I was just beat, so I decided a full night's sleep would do me good so I would be raring to go for today's step class - hoping it doesn't kill me like Wednesday with two good nights of sleep behind me!

Weight keeps creeping up which is pretty typical for this time of the month for me - .2 a day as I hit midcycle and then there should be a spike up the day of ovulation. Still no signs of ovulation (still early), but the last two months were late, so I'm all confused with my cycles. I just know I'm not overeating and I've exercised regularly.... just got keep the faith that all will be OK and the weight will drop when it's time to drop.

:grouphug:

I need you guys. I have to post daily again. I'm on shaky ground and I can feel it. Here is this morning's post from my binge free thread, it applies here too.

Day 390 here.

My weight loss has pretty much stopped. I haven't binged but WOW with the snacking and the things I am snacking on are NO GOOD!!! I am needing to carve out the time again to post daily. I can feel all of the "old habits" right outside my door and I have to say, that it feels very, very scary. they are right there. The voices are back in my head again. They are whispers right now and I can shake them off pretty easy, but....they are there.

Those voices have been quiet for a long time and now they aren't. I am in this to win it and I will not binge. I am needing to do a purge because there are snacks here again. I know better than to have them here.

I'm good and I am in a great frame of mind. I feel hopeful today. I am not angry or upset at myself in ANY way. The ground I am standing on just feels a little shaky.

I will check back after the breaky meeting at work today. gonna be lots of junk! I have my breakfast and lunch packed. I am not going to have ANY of the crap.

Wish me luck!!!
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sidebar: plans for the weekend include my mom getting her hair done by my friend Jamie, a rollerskating birthday party from my no ex-neighbor, and raking my yard if it doesn't rain. :) And also, MASSIVE amounts of laundry and house cleaning.

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Sidebar to my sidebar: I joined Gold's gym and 6 days later cancelled it and went back to Planet Fitness. LOL Gold's is a great gym but honestly, I felt really out of place there. There were far too many beautiful people walking around posing in front of the mirrors. It was wierd. When I joined, it felt like a whim as soon as I walked out of the building. So I spent 5 more days trying to justify the $400 I'd have to spend on it. For details, I didn't like the machines, they were all too futuristic for me. give me an old-school gym elliptical and a bunch of people drenched in sweat that are down with their fitness. In reality, I am not going to take any of the classes. I'm just not. as much as I want to, I know that I'm not. I'm single mom and the evening time that I spend with Maxwell is far too important to me. there are other ways to work on my strength and toning. And i just found out that PF has unlimited fitness training, all you have to do is sign up early enough. AND they have times that will work with my completely insane schedule!!!!!! I'm excited about that.

Vixsin Hang in there. You can do this. You are stronger than the junk food. You have come too far! Resist the temptation and you will feel better after a couple of days. It takes a few days to rid yourself of the carb/sugar cravings. :hug:

Vixsin I agree with Diane - get rid of the snacky carby things and go cold with no sweets/simple carbs. Every single time I allow any simple carbs (besides fruits) into my diet, the snack beast raises it's head and starts making me crave things and like you said - you can sense the demons closing in on you.

You CAN do this because you've done it before!

Good morning and TGIF!
I am sore and exhausted. But the bathroom is painted and I love it. Now to just finish cleaning up and putting things back on walls, decorations back and I have to whip up a small curtain. The color was right on with the second coat, once the daylight hit I realized I was seeing some blue come through still from the previous blue color. Before I realized that, I did go buy another gallon of a different tint, but my first choice was the right one. Now I have an extra gallon and my bedroom really needs some paint. . .
After I get the bathroom cleaned and put back together, I have to tackle cleaning the rest of the house which has fallen apart this week, of course.
Weight is steady, well I guess up 0.2, but sticking at 175, so that is good.
No walk today, I will not do any formal exercise, but will burn plenty of calories with the things I need to get done today.
I need to focus on my nutrition more, I have been terrible this week, not with calories (actually under most days which is not like me), but my choices have been just quick and easy stuff. After I feel like I catch up a bit around here, I need to sit down and plan out some meals and maybe start filling up the freezer again with portioned out recipes.

Still, a huge congrats to you for a great doctor visit! :hug: That is wonderful.
Vixsin, we are right here with you, fighting the fight. What you learn right now will be of value to you for the rest of your life. You can do this! :hug:
Diana, hope the coffee helps today. BTW, my favorite keurig brand is caribou! It is a nice medium roast and I have tried many others, but it is still my favorite.
Berry, I made Thanksgiving a couple of weeks ago too. Had a turkey breast in the back of the freezer that needed to be used up. Not quite as extensive as yours, just turkey, dressing, potatoes, green beans (not casserole). It was delicious. I tried a new way of cooking the turkey, more low and slow, and it was the most juicy turkey I have ever had. Here is the link if you want to check out the process. http://www.howtocookathanksgivingturkey.com/
I got the idea when a recipe I followed cooked country ribs low and slow that were so tender and delicious, I thought maybe you could get the same results with a turkey and it was fantastic. Highly recommend you try it sometime.
Gotta run, I will check back later with all you wonderful losers!

Good Morning Everyone,

I got to sleep in a whole hour as it's a holiday. DH starting clicking away on his computer at 7 so I was up. The clicking is too constant and irritating to sleep through. That's alright though the house is still quiet and the coffee is brewing :)

Still Fantabulous! I knew you could do it. I'm so happy for you :carrot:

Vixsin Girl, get rid of the junk. You don't need it and Maxwell doesn't need it so get rid of it. Life is hard enough we shouldn't sabotage ourselves with bringing the snacks in. You will get through this, I know you will. You are strong and are doing great :hug:

Diana Good morning :wave: No plans here, but that's usual for us. We are fly-by-the-pants and wing-it people. I do know I need to workout (walk) on those days.

Happyday :welcome: jump right in, this is the perfect place for support :)

Jomatho It seems like everyday we are seeing your scale go down now. Loving it! I say def. keep it in the bathroom, he's finally being nice. How did the color turn out?

ItsMyTurn is today the day? I'm wishing you luck and sending you ((awesome vibes)). How's DD's nose? When does DH start work?

Krystal I am bad at all chores. I started boycotting a few years ago. It's all psychological with me. It's mommy issues, my mother really messed with my brain. :p So it takes an effort and a little pep talk/reminder that I DO love the people I'm cleaning for. Sometimes I argue with myself, and myself wins a lot...very mean that myself :p Hope you have a great weekend even though you're working. That smile will cheer up patients :)

Solarplant Sorry about the tiffs with BF. Some say arguing means there's passion in the relationship. But some say, too, that you shouldn't go to bed mad at each other. It's not good for your sleep or mind. I don't know who this "some" is, but he/she sounds smart :p I'm glad the two of you had your make up hug. Arguing might relieve tension, but staying mad builds it up. Ugly Cortisol is released then...you don't want that! Have a great day :)

Moon I took your advice yesterday and didn't do ANY laundry :D I can't even remember what I did, but it wasn't any form of cleaning. I thank you for giving me that out. :) I hope you had a great day yesterday :)

Kayla sorry about the day not going so well. We all have those days. LOL if you look to last week, you'll see I had several (maybe entire week) bad days. They happen, we gotta move on, right? I hope it starts getting better for you. Did you get to run?

Sum, Shish, Larry, and all the other chicks....:wave: good morning!

Plans today is to be a chauffeur. And laundry :p Ugh, I'm never going to catch up at this pace. I don't foresee quiet today so not much else to do but laundry :lol: I didn't get any exercise yesterday (well unless you count the walking in circles at Game Exchange) I walked in a circle for 25 mins while DS was looking (and getting overwhelmed) at all the video games :rofl:

I spoke to 2 people. Yep, you heard it right. As I was walking the track :lol: a nice young woman stopped me and asked for help. I know nothing about vid games but tried my hand. We even laughed together, bizarre, right? She said she felt bad that I just kept circling, I said I do it everywhere as I can't stand still anymore. She said "well at least it's great cardio", I wouldn't call it great, but it was movement. Then because she was too embarrassed to ask for help, I (Yes, ME) took her up to the counter and talked for her. SHOCKING!

At this counter was a very very tall man. He, she and I started laughing and chatting. Those two being game junkies, and me just a mom of one. Well a good 8 mins of laughing and chatting while DS looked. As the man left he touched my arm and said "god bless" he did the same to my son. After wards we both said that was just too weird for us. It's weird that a total stranger feels comfortable enough to touch another person. My DS and I would never touch another person. SO we both had an experience and survived.

I hope Sum sees this post. As she keeps telling me to go out and talk to others. I did it :carrot: And she's right, I survived.

I hope you all have a wonderful and healthy day

Scale is going up (was anywhere from 163-165 today...), but my clothes are fitting better and I feel more toned. I was usually a size 10 or 12 at the GAP but now fit (and not squeezing into) size 8's and snug 6's. Good feeling.

Yesterday I had an unexpected day that I made the best of:

Breakfast: Slim Fast Shake

Snack: Whole grain banana loaf, just a nibble (wasn't hungry)

Lunch: Slim Fast PB bar.

Then I didn't eat for about 4 hours and got hungry. Bad choices made:

Snack 2? Probably enough calories to be a meal: Blueberry Bar from Starbucks.

Dinner: 1/2 veggie burger, 1/2 cup yam frites. (Couldn't get salad as an option!!!! What a bad restaurant)

I'd say I was right about on track. I walked for at least 6 hours around the city that day as well. Should have been hydrating better, and eating more frequently. The 160's are my tough place...it's difficult to get out of them. I'll be so happy when I see a 159 on the scale...and shocked when I see that 140 peaking through!!!!

Thank you so much mamakat!