Happy Hump Day
 

Hey girls. Welcome to our little corner Tonya :wave: . I have yet to reach my "ultimate" goal weight, but I just keep plugging away. I know too well about struggling and screwing up though...done it lots and lots of times :lol: . I'm on a positive wave right now though so I'm just gonna keep riding it for as long as it lasts. Yup, Kempy, Angie and I have been posting together for a while... that's why some of us know about each other's bodily habits :lol: ... more info than you wanted to know I'm sure :D

:soap: Angie, you're beating yourself up. Give yourself a break! You are brave enough to admit here that you gained a few--you even said how many lbs. It IS hard to get back on track but eventually you will do it. Stop calling yourself negative names, it only perpetuates the flow of things. You will get to that goal when you are ready. I think I'm finally "getting it back" after 4 mos! I've been in and out of so many slumps since April that I just stopped losing and then started gaining. I didn't want to participate in any challenges since I knew I was out of control. I am now back at 180 and am praying that the scale dips below real soon with this healthy eating I've been doing. The lowest I've gotten on this journey was 170 so that was a 10 lb gain :o ... but I'm still here and I'm still working at it--what's the alternative? Being fat! And I just don't wanna anymore. You are an inspiration to me--what I would give to be in the 150's even, so you're in the 140's--that is a BIG deal of weight you've lost overall--be proud girlfriend! Ok, stepping off the soapbox
now.

Kempy, WTG on resisting the sweets!!! So if the cat's away today, are you the mouse at play :lol: ? Is Joe out of town again as well? Is he more gone than he's at home? I know absence makes the heart grow fonder, but that must suck being apart like that a lot. Hope you two can get away for the big anniversary.

I have a question for you: Whenever I go off on eating binges or just eating fatty, not-too-good-for-you foods, I always feel hungry the next morning, like that gnawing empty stomach feeling hungry--which leads me to another day of eating crap. When I eat clean (or as clean as I know how), I am rarely hungry, or if I can feel the hunger pangs, I know that I have to eat because my body needs fuel...do you know what I mean? It's always hard for me to get back on track after eating crap for a while, but once I get through that first day of the hungry stomach feeling, I feel like I can continue eating healthy. Anyone have the same experience?

YES!!! That is exactly how I feel after a day of bingeing. I wake up so hungry and not to mention with worse morning breath than ever. I always wondered if that happened to anyone else too. Like today I am starving so I had a couple of the strawberries and I am holding off until i can get supper done. My biggest problem is after supper because then I know I shouldnt eat anymore for the night so then I get into the thinking of this would be good.

I usually have to make it through a whole weekend before I can get back in control again. I hate the weekends. This weekend everybody wants pizza hut. I hat the feeling of not being in control more than the weight gain I think. Does that make any sense?:dizzy: or am I just very strange.

I am getting ready to go on vacation, so I probably won't be back online until the end of July. I hope all of you stay motivated and enjoy the summer. I will miss the support you ladies give me every day. Take care all! ;) Summer;)

Summer have a good time at the Cape. Stay safe and have fun, we'll be thinking about you having a great time.

Angie i'm glad I'm not the only one that goes through that. I wonder why physiologically that happens? Sometimes I wonder if it's because when we pig out our stomach expands, then we just feel the "need" to fill it to capacity? I don't know... you're just going through a rough patch but I have complete confidence in you that you can get through it.

I had the best Subway red wine vinagrette club for lunch today--the bread was just the right texture (I had the roasted garlic bread when I know I should have chosen wheat, but it sounded good, and it was!) , it was loaded with veggies and it had just the right amount of vinagrette too. Little things please me, especially food items (sad, I know) :lol: , but it was so good I just had to mention it. Besides, I ate it slowly and enjoyed every bit of it.

Angie & Noelle,

I have the same problem after indulging for a day. In fact, that is how I got so off track. I was scheduled to have an endoscopy on a Monday at 12:00 pm, and could not eat or drink anything, even water, after midnight on Sunday. So, my hubby and I went to Red Lobster on Sunday, and I about died waiting for that test on Monday, which, never took place until 2:00 pm!! I was sooo starved! We ended up pigging out at Denny's after the test, and the rest is history.

It is almost my TOM again, so, I messed up with the peanutbutter cups!! I too LOVE peanutbutter and chocolate. Mmmmm.

So, I get these pants that my MIL was sending for me. They both fit, though one pair (the capri's) were hideous! The jeans she sent are 13 JUNIOR. Before trying them on I warned myself that juniors most likely would NOT fit me, seeing I have had 3 children. But, they did fit, a little snug, but, they fit. They are a bit too little girl looking for me though, like I am 16. Haha, I only wish!!!

My husband really made me blow my cork last night. A few years ago I used to work out at the local gym, but, after MANY complaints by him (other men looking at me, me being gone 5 days a week for 1 1/2-2 hours a night, etc), I stopped going. Shouldn't have though. So, I have been trying to workout at home, but it is really difficult with 3 little kids running around, and living in a mobile home, granted it is 16x80, but, still, our living room is packed. Yesterday I had to leave work early, and told my husband a few days before that. He gets home yesterday, and says, what time did YOU get out of work today? Meanwhile I am watching Dr. Phil, he had a show on about eating disorders (which consumed 10 years of my life), so it struck my interest. I told him that I left work at 1:00, but did not get home until 2:30 pm. Then he tells me to turn that junk off, I said I was watching it, so, he turns it off, and turns cartoons on for the kids. I tried to blow it off, even though it really bothered me. While I am at work, I tape Y&R, and watch it sometime in the evening, usually fast forwarding through parts I don't care to see. Anyway, I was doing my aerobics last night, and my husband comes out and says, geez, don't hog the TV all night, got it!? I said I was doing aerobics, and he says, you did them yesterday, and you watched that stupid soap opera, and when I came home you were watching that Dr. Phil trash. That's when I lost it. Sorry for venting, but, I am sooo upset with him. I am trying so hard to work, take care of our 3 children, take care of the househould duties, and pay the bills. My husband has no idea what bills we pay, or even the checking account balance for that matter!!

Holly

Whining is over!!! I got some great comments in my journal and from you all yesterday and I think I am ready to move forward. I dont want to get back up to 200 and have to start over (again) and be thinking why didnt I just lose it when it was only 10 pounds to lose? I can do this!!! I did make it through yesterday unscathed so here is hoping for a smooth day today.

Summer, Have a great vacation. We will miss you.

Noelle, I have never tried the red wine vinagrette. I'll have to try that sometime. I am jealous that they have the garlic bread at your subway though. That is my FAVORITE one and they dont make it here anymore. Now I use the parmesan herb one. Have you seen the chicken pizzaoli(sp) sandwich they just came out with. I am going to get one tomorrow without the pepperoni and cheese on it. It will be the chicken,marinara sauce and lots of veggies. Makes my mouth water already.

Holly, I am sorry that your hubby doesnt understand all that you do. Men are thick sometimes.

Kempy, Where are ya girl? How did your birthday party turn out? How was Florida?

Sandy, Are you and your MIL any better this week? I remembered you said that you had a good relationship with her so I never thought she was a monster or anything. :lol: But they sure can be annoying when they want too. :lol:

Holly I am so sorry to hear that your hubby talks to you that way. HOw long have you been married? SOmetimes I wonder if they forget that we are there partners and just look at us like houseworkes. Sometime sJoe has to stop himself b/c he will start to say something that is similar and I have to tell him that i need to enjoyment too. I don't have any kids but I try to keep up with the house and pay the bill and work full time. Lots of times he comes home and I am watching tv. I need to unwind just like he does. By the way a 13 in juniors is great. I sometimes have a hard time getting into those. I hate junior sizes but the clothes are so cute. What age is to old to were them. :lol:

I wonder if I should post your questions Noelle on one of the other threads I go to, maybe they will know why we have that feeling after pigging out. I have it too.

Anige I wonder if you and i need to just sit on the computer all weekend and chat. I hate them too. I am always eating to much.

Hi Tonya :wave:

Emily are you lurking?

How are you doing today Sandy?

Not a whole lot going on today. I will be back to check in later.

Angie you were posting at the same time.

Florida was not that great. It was nice to hang out with family but it rained the whole time so the beach was not an option. My party turned out great. The power came on at 4 and the party was for 5. JOe got all of the crawfish boiled and everyone ate b4 the mosquitos came out. Once the did everyone ran for the house. One of our friends owns a hardwarrs store here and he told me he was going to get me one of those mosquito deleto thingys. I sure do hope he remebers. We really need it. I can honestly say this was the best birthday I have ever had.

How was yours?

Sorry it rained in Florida all week. Maybe it will be nice if you get to go back in August. My birthday turned out great. It was nice and hot so everyone went swimming. Dad enjoyed his over the hill surprise and got some really cute gifts. I made jello shots and we managed to suck the last ones down just as everyone was arriving. Oops. none for anyone else. :lol: Next year I will be making more.

My kids had the bright idea on Monday to go down to the stream by their school and try to catch some crawfish for their lunch. They didnt get any because their grammie came to take them strawberry picking but it was funny that they thought they were going to feast on them. They decided to use their money and buy a lobster for their supper that night instead. :lol:

Good morning everyone~
Not lurking Kempy (hey and I only missed a day-lol :) ) Just had a busy day yesterday and didn't get on to post. I pressure cooked a bunch of chicken and deboned and bagged for the freezer in the morning. The afternoon was spent at the sprinkler park with a friend and all our kids. Was so nice to just sit in the sun and do nothing but visit! We're thinking of going back today, but I am so tired! I've been sick with this cough and I should have gone to bed early every night this week...instead we've rented a movie almost every night- or been up until 12:30 or 1am. Ian has been waking up between 6:30 and 7:00- which isn't even that early, but I've been upp in the night coughing and it's catching up to me :yawn:

IT's been an emotionally draining week too- had a funeral for a good family friend on Monday and on Tuesday found out the search for some other friends sons had been called off. (not sure if I ever posted about this, but these 2 guys were hiking in Russia and have been missing now for over 2 weeks now...presumed to have fallen into a crevass after a blizzard started and they got disoriented- it's ssoooo sad!! :( )
ANyway- I've been trying really hard to not turn to food for comfort...if anything I haven't been eating enough and too much junk. Yesterday was good getting back to some fruits and veggies instead of living off of diet coke and chocolate...
Today is a new day- better got get at it!!
Have a great day everyone- I"ll try to check back.
Emily

Emily, I'm so sorry to hear about your friends passing and the 2 missing hikers. I did hear about that story on the news--brothers aren't they? That is so tragic. :grouphug: Those are definitely emotional issues, good for you for not losing yourself in food. What's a sprinkler park? I assume it's a park for kids to play in sprinklers? Sounds like fun.

Holly :grouphug: OMG! I wanna shake some sense into your husband! Does he help out with the upkeep of the house? Or are you expected to be superwoman and cook for, clean, clothe and feed the kids + work outside the home? I would seriously have a sit-down discussion with everyone and divvy up the chores, kids included to make your life a little easier. Let your guy know that you need some time exclusively for you without interruption, for relaxation, for exercise, just for being YOU. Have you thought about writing a list of all the things you do from morning til night and then showing it to him? Like Angie said, men can be a bit thick but maybe if you have it down in black and white then he'll realize just how much you actually have to deal with. You deserve a break my friend. (sorry to go off like that, but I just don't like people getting taken for granted or taken advantage of!)

Kempy- mosquito deleto, is that one of those electronic zapper things? I want one of those too. We've got mosquitos and termites which come out when it's humid. Have you tried citronella potted plants around your deck area? We've got them out back near out BBQ area and they seem to help a bit. And I just thought about it, but right outside of our backyard we have a pond which has crawfish in it. When we were kids we used to catch them w/bacon tied to a piece of string w/a rock for weight. We'd catch them by the bucket fulls, then let them sit for a day or two in water to "clean out". Mom would boild them up and we'd have a feast. I haven't been out back fishing for ages.

Angie YES I have seen the new subway pizzaiola sandwich :T . Looks good with EVERYTHING on it too :lol:. Let me know how it is w/out the cheese and stuff. I almost always eat the red wine vinagrette or the basic turkey... i think i'll try the teriyaki one next though. My old fav used to be the BMT--but too many fat fat fat grams. YAY for getting back on track :dance: .

Sandy dahling, how are you?

As for me, not too much happening today...still on track and hoping to make this my 4th OP day :crossed: . I think my digital scale is dying. Couldn't handle too much weight maybe? :lol: . It keeps giving me weights that are 10 lbs LESS than what they should be--i just put a new battery in so it can't be that. I know this because I have my other dial-type scale right next to it (yes I am a slave to the scale) and that one doesn't lie. That sucks too because I just got that scale last November, off eBay...I guess I'll just let that one go and rely on my trusty, rusty old faithful.

Hey there girls,

I am here, just reading away. I had an awful day. My computer at work got a virus....it attacked the word program, so before it could do any other damage I had to run and get a new one and save what I could of the old stuff. I now have to recreate tons of word documents. RRRRRRRRRRRR. Job Security...lol

Food is like so bad, but I will get back on plan!!! Just give me some time....I know thats not a good thing, but it will happen.

Gotta run.
Sandy

Emily, That is so sad. Will they keep trying to find them or will the parents have to wonder forever what happened. I can not imagine having to go through something so awful. I am proud of you for not turning to food for comfort. I know how easy that can be to do.

Noelle,WOOHOO girl!!! 4 days OP!! You are my inspiration right now. I usually get the honey mustard ham with no cheese and the fat free honey mustard sauce. YUM!! I have them put so many veggies on it that I can barely take a bite.

Sandy, That sounds like a sucky day. I hope you get everything straightened around. As for the food, I hope you can find your inspiration. If you need to you can read the comments that I got in yesterdays entry in my journal. They really made me think and I think it worked for me. The one that really struck me was that I dont want to get back to where I started and wish that I had just kept at it when it was only a 10 pound gain instead of more. It really hit home with me. Good Luck girl, I know you will get it.

Angie,

Yea, my husband is good at being thick it seems. I don't think I could eat that Subway sandwich w/o the cheese! I loovve cheese!!

Kempy,

Thanks for the support. My husband and I have been together for 5 1/2 years, and married almost 4. He came home from work today, and didn't even apologize. He said he thought I would apologize to him!! Oh well, I have just decided to do my own thing and focus on the kids tonight. And they (men) say we get horrible PMS!!! I was really surprised that I could fit into the juniors, though the "13" didn't make me too happy. It is really hard to unwind after working all day and coming home to a housefull, and a housefull of things to do on a nightly basis.


Noelle,

I try to get my husband to help. The most I can seem to get him to do is put some clothes in the washer/dryer, then they sit in baskets until I put them away. Unfortunately, my kids are too young to help much. They are 6 1/2, 3 1/2 and almost 2. Just babies :). I do not think you went "off" too much, I feel the same way. I am doing my best, but, am not a machine.

4 days OP is great!! The most I have done lately is 1. Today wasn't too bad, my only not so good food today was yogurt covered peanuts. Keep up the great work! I do not trust my scale. It is not digital, and the arm seems to move to different weights depending how I step on the scale.

Holly

Hi there~
Re: the missing hikers...(yes, Noelle they were brothers 25 and 29 ) originally the family was going to continue the search, but 2 brothers and an uncle were there last week and flew in a helicopter and searched on ground as well. I think they are confident that everytyhing that could have been done was done. I can't imagine either...especially with never finding the bodies or not knowing exactly how they died. A mother's worst nightmare. These people are friends from church- more aquaintences I guess because of the age difference (parents are in their 50s)-- I just don't know what to do for them!!

Noelle- have you ever seen a sprinker or spray park? This one has ones that come up out of the ground intermittenly, "elephants" that you can aim their trunks and spray people, a bench that has water coming out of the top and arching over, a "rainbow" that sprays water down from the arches...and more. The best thing about it is it's free!! And the kids have so much fun. I got too much sun today and on top of being a walking zombie from lack of sleep. I'd go to bed early, but made plans with friends to go out for drinks (the virgin kind- yes I'm a prude ;) ) My fav. is the Maui Wowie- orange sherbet and pineapple, coconut and banana. It probably has cream and all sorts of sugar. Oh well, I'm going to enjoy it tonight and be back on track tomorrow.

Kempy- glad your party was so fun- mosquitos are quite the buggers aren't they. And they have the fear of West Nile virus instilled in us this year so trying to be extra careful...
Holly- did you ever talk to your DH about yesterday? I hardly think an hour of aerobics and an hour of Dr. Phil is going to ruin his life. Explain that when you get your "me time" you are going to be a better wife and mom. He should really get that.

Well, I have some census person coming to survey us in an hour-ugh- last thing I want to sit through tonight- so I'd better go get the house presentable.
Have a good night.
Emily

Holly- we were posting at the same time...Hope it gets better for you :) You do need a break!

EMily

Good Morning!!! and it is for me. I am back down to 142.5 as of this morning and I have made it through 2 days OP. I think I am getting back to normal just in time for the weekend. so we will have to see. I watched the Al Roker special on the health channel last night. It was so interesting. I wished my sister could get her stomache stapled. I look so different now from my highest weight that I think it would be neat to see how different she looks. I think we would look the same because at my highest I had a few pics where I couldnt figure out if it was me or her. :lol:

I made a beercan chicken last night and wowee was that tender. I did it right in the oven. I will definately be cooking another this week.

The kids were going to do a yardsale today after my walk but it was pouring out so I guess the walk and the yardsale will have to wait. I did get to sleep in though and that felt good.

I ordered the Big Brother 24/7 thing and I havent even had the time to watch it yet. it is amazing how much of my time is spent trying to be healthy. :lol:

Wow, was that a ramble or what. I'll check back later. Luv ya guys!!!

This is the web site that shows the mosquito thing. http://www.mosquitomagnetdepot.com/?source=overture I want one of those things so bad. I have that beautiful deck and we can't even sit on it right now.

Holly I hate to hear that about your hubby. Do you guys ever sit down and have heart to hearts? When Joe and I do, things really change. I have learned a long time ago that when you are having a talk with someone you never say things that point the finer at them. When you phrase things say it like, "it hurts my feelings when" or " I feel like this is hurting me by". This makes the person put their guard down and really listen to what you have to say. As far as the kiddos go, they can help with the small stuff like getting the clothes into the laundry room, picking up trash, emptying small trash cans. I bet if you could turn it into a game they would love it. I am sure they love to spend time with their mommy anyway. Just a few thoughts for you. I hope they help and feel free to rant and rave here goodness knows we all do.

Sandy my boss had to do the same thing a few months ago so I know you will be having lots of computer time today. I am always worried if mine will catch a virus. Why would anyone even want to create those things?

Emily why did the census people come see you?

Angie I am glad to see that you are out of the funk. I knew it wouldn't take to long. I have been sitting on the wagon waiting for you. We are going to get all of us on one way or another. I made it throught Day #4 so I am doing good too. I am just kind of worried about the weekend. I am trying not to think about it to much though.

My cat got in a fight last night with a stray. My poor baby doesn't have claws so I am sure he was getting torn up. When I got outside there was fur all over and of course it was all white so I knew my little man was the one getting the raw end of it. Jose is determined to get that cat. It is so sweet to see that he really does love the cats. He plays a good game sometimes though.

Poor Kitty. I hope he is okay. My cat is the one picking fights usually. We call him Meatball because he is so fat. He looks like a big gray watermelon waddling towards us.

Has anyone noticed that when one of us falls off the wagon then usually the rest are to follow. At least I noticed that I seem to. The journals are all about the same like that too. Maybe we jynx each other. :lol:

Holly, I am so sorry to hear that your hubby wont apologize for his rude behavior. I wished I had some words to help you. Jay has always been a great guy doing housework and all so I have never had to deal with that. Kempy's advice sounds great though and I'll bet it would help alot.

I just got enlightened as to how bad this winter is going to suck!! It is raining out so I had to workout inside this morning. UUUGGGHHHH!!!!! I hate to use my equipment. It is so much nicer to walk around and get fresh air. I had to force myself to do a half an hour whereas walking I would do for an hour. Plus, Rebel has me trained that when I am on the recumbent bike it is ball time. He nudges his ball at me and I have to throw it and we do that the whole time I am riding. It rally sucks but he will whine if I dont. He is a spoiled baby! Noelle, Can I come live with you this winter so I can walk all year??!! PLEASE!!! :lol:

Angie our "winters" here are a mild rainy season, nothing too much that'll keep you inside so sure, you can live w/me--but only if you make me some whoopie pies after our daily walks :lol: .

I gotta get ready for work, I'll be back later.

Oh Happy Day!
 

Happy Friday everybody. It's my 5th day on track and already I feel some of my jeans fitting better so I'm stoked about that. I may have a 50th wedding anniversary party to go to tonight (read, yummy filipino food) & (some relative that I don't know very well), or I may just go out and do my regular walk...funny thing is, the function is being held at a center right along my walking route. Think I can grab a bite and keep walking :lol: ?

Angie so did you try the Subway Pizzaiola sandwich thing? Just curious. I walk past a bunch of fast food restaurants everyday and saw that Jack in the Box has a new turkey burger. It looks like a jumbo jack except w/a turkey burger. I guess if you left out the cheese and mayo and all the extra fat, that would be another choice to have there. I haven't eaten there much lately or if I do, I'll choose the chicken fajita pita w/out the cheese and pour on the salsa. Hmmm, food is on my mind today. Hope I can make it through the weekend without screwing myself up too bad.

Kempy a lot of cat fighting is just noise and posturing. I'm glad your Spartacus is fine. I'm sure the fur flies sometimes, but if you actually watch them, they're just basically trying to get the other cat to leave the immediate are so they can claim it as their own. All of our cats are fixed so they don't spray but once in a while we get a stray tom that comes around and tries to take over the territory. The last one I took to the pound :devil: .

Holly, hope it gets better for you :grouphug: . Kempy has some really good advice. :yes: What's on the agenda for this weekend? Anything fun?

Emily have fun on your night out. That drink sounds pretty sweet, literally. Of course, I like mine not virgin :s: . Ooh, I saw these new(?) premium ice creams in the store that were made at a local dairy. Some of the flavors were Kona mud pie, mangoes and cream, coconut pineapple and triple fruit sherbet....OMG I wanted to buy a carton or two, but didn't...That would've been deadly for my diet. It sucks to live here with the diversity of good (but not so good for you) food.

Sandy, hope everything goes smoothly for you in putting everything back into place. And hey, I know you'll get your groove back because you are awesome. I'm rooting for ya.


I wonder if Jen ever got back from her road trip. If you did and are lurking, delurk and come post with us :twirly: ...tell us all about your adventure.

The pizza thingy was so good!!! I got it without the pepperoni and cheese so it was basically a chicken parmesan sandwich without the cheese of course. :lol: I am hoping that I am excited for it tomorrow while we are out and about so that I dont crave junk food and I can make it through a weekend OP I would definately recommend it. I loaded it with veggies too.

I was just thinking about Jen today too. I would love to hear how the vacation turned out.

Meatball is fixed but he still sprays the little *******. Oh yeah, we did a new route last night for our walk and at the end is the river so we let Rebel loose to get a drink and play in the water so last night we took Candi too. We walk up main street and it is houses on one side of the street and a grassy park on the other well we get going and this little black cocker spaniel sees us and darts out into the road and almost gets run over. The owner (a cop) runs out and grabs him and then I hear the dog yelp. (That pissed me off) so we keep walking and I see this big golden retriever(the same dog that ran after me and Rebel last weekend on our normal walk so he was very far from home that day) well he decides to cross Main street and runs over to us with his hair on end so of course I am nervous. The woman I swear took 10 minutes getting over to us because she must have had to finish gabbing on the phone. Well her hubby or whatever comes over with the meanest look on his face and the dog knew it was in trouble and tried to get away so he grabs its collar and drags it back to their house. I was so mad because these people should have been smacking themselves for being so damn stupid!!! Who in their right mind would live on Main Street and let their dogs loose in their yard?I would have felt so bad if I had been the cause of a dog getting run over. That is my little rant for the day! :lol:

You want to hear something sad? It hasnt stopped raining here for even 1 minute today. YUCK!! I think I will just lie on the couch and watch tv tonight and maybe have some sugar free pudding.

I think we should all have a mini challenge. Since weekends are our hardest times I would like to challenge everyone to see if we can all make it through this weekend OP together. Now if we dont then we wont gripe about it or anything but I thought it would be fun to try.

Tomorrow I plan on eating my Subway Pizzaoli(sp) without cheese and pepperoni for lunch and then I am going to make lowfat lobster salad for supper with baked fries.

Well, night night all. I am off to stare at the tube.

Had a nice low-key day today. I've been sick all week and not going to bed early enough so I really just needed a day to veg- and it was so nice, but now I'm staring at all this work that still needs done...Oh well
It's so hot here...we stayed in all day since the past 2 were spent in the sun and my boys had too much. Poor Brendan went to bed with a headache last night. IT's really not even that hot- just for here - about 90. Definitely hot enough.

Kempy- the stats people just get addresses randomly and the lucky habitants get to be surveyed. Wasn't too bad really, just a half hour or so.
Noelle- have fun at the party if you decide to go-- sounds like yummy food! Still don't know what to do for dinner and it's after 6-ugh!
Angie- good plan for the week-end and I have to try that Subway sandwich now!!
Hi to everyone else- I'm going to go fold laundry while the boys are at swimming lessons.

Emily

Good Morning!! I am at 141 now as of this morning. I feel better that the most of the bloat left pretty easily once I got back on track.

I got in 3 miles of walking first thing this morning and now I am off to do my shopping for the day. FUN!FUN!

I hope you all have an awesome weekend.

Noelle, Good luck today!!

it WAS supposed to be 5 days OP...
 

Oops, I tripped! *burp* :p Rick and I decided to go to the anniversary party after all last night (hence no walk) and I was glad we did. One of Rick's former co-workers actually married one of my distant cousins so we got to see them and their 8 mos. old fraternal twins--I got to hold the baby boy only since the girl was just cranky (typical! :lol: ) . I ate a bit more than I should have since I tried a little of everything, but nothing too outrageous so all in all I did pretty good. I need to get my long walk in later this afternoon though, I'm gonna shoot for the 5.2 mile route--pray that it doesn't rain :rain: !

Angie I will challenge myself to stay on track this weekend. I have the mindset today, tomorrow will be the real test~~Sunday BBQ :chef: . Your lobster salad sounds good. Ever tried putting some blanched broccoli in it? What time's dinner :lol: ?

Hey Emily hope you can still have a restful weekend. Don't overwork yourself and have a relapse. 90 degrees huh? I don't think we've hit 90 yet this summer and I'm glad. We don't have anything like a sprinkler park here. We do have a small waterpark which was built about 4 years ago, but it's not the same. Your's sounds more fun for little ones + it's free.

Well I gotta get some laundry started. :wave: Hi Kempy, Sandy and Holly...everyone have a great weekend.

Hey, I just bought some of the Arbor Mist Blenders so I am sure I will be over in calories today but at least it isnt junk food, right? :lol: hehe

Have a great night!!!

Totally off track this weekend- and I'm too tired to care. Won't go into the gory details. WTG you guys that are doing it!! We are having company for dinner and I'm grilling chicken breasts and made potato salad (light mayo) and a yummy spinach salad w/strawberries, bananas, pecans and a poppy seed dressing. It is sooooo good! (and spinach so it has to be good for you right??) Anyway, my guests are bringing dessert so I'm off the hook there. I'll try to go easy tomorrow as today was a total wash.
We are having a heat wave! Today it's 97-whooo-eee. Checked out some videos from the library and we are chillin' in our cool basement.

Angie- what's in your salad? Is it pasta w/lobster? And what do you do for dressing? I love blanched brocoli and cauliflower in my salads!

Anyway, talk to you guys later
Emily

Hi Emily, I hope you have a better day today. Your dinner sounds delicious!! We finally have warmed back up. The last few days have been rainy and cold here. My pool cooled back down to 70 degrees when just a few days ago it was 80.

I watched How to lose a man in 10 days last night. That was such a good movie! I loved it and she is so pretty.

What I usually do is have lobster on weekends because even though it is expensive it is still cheaper than chinese. :lol: I buy one small one and I get 2 meals out of it for me. Usually I mix it with vermicelli,garlic seasoning and low fat parmesan. It is so good like that but this week I had a craving for lobster salad sandwiches so I used half of the meat,low fat mayo(The 2 grams of fat one),lowfat sour cream(it makes it creamy). I used spray butter on hot dog rolls and toasted them and put the salad in and ate 2 of them with some baked fries.

I made it through yesterday!! I am so surprised. I nibbled more than normal but I still made it. I was going to try some Arbor Mist Blenders but I thought they were gross so I guess my sis has her booze for next time she is feeling frisky. :lol: I guess I am not much of a drinker although Jay bought a Mexican Mudslide mix and that was awesome but it tasted so creamy so I figured it couldnt be good for me so I didnt drink any.

Well, I gotta go watch Biker Boyz and then go to work. FUN!FUN!

It seems like we have been doiung good this weekend. Maybe your weekend challenge worked Angie.

I had my cheat meal last night and boy was it good. We went out for Mexican and I got steak fajitas w/ wheat tortillas (I have to be good somewhere) and I ate it all. It was so good and I really enjoyed my date with Joe. He left again to head to Denver. He won't be home until Thursday. I really hate that he has to go and so does he. He was feeling a little down last ngith that is why I made him go out for dinner. I was just going to cook my cheat meal in but he need to be out.

Tomorrow will make my first week completed on thie plan and it really wasn't that hard. I am not going to jump the gun though b/c I have a long way to go.

I hope all of you guys are having a great weekend and I can't wait to check in in the morning. :wave:

YEAH!!!! I made it through my first weekend!! Congrats Kempy!!! You are doing so great!!

Sorry to hear that Joe had to leave again. That must suck. If I lived closer we could hang out. How come the only people I would want to hang out with are all of you and you all live so far away? Not fair.

Noelle, How is the weekend treating you? Good I hope.

Sandy, Where are ya? I miss you girl.

Holly, How are you doing? Did you have a nice weekend?

I was up this morning from 4-6:30 after a coughing fit and so hot I couldn't get back to sleep. I slept for another hour, but have been dragging all day. It's 9:15 which is so early for me, but I'm on my way to bed!!

Angie- your lobster salad sounds sooo good! I'll have to try that sometime (won't be the same w/imitation crab, but what do you do when you're landlocked?? :) )

Kempy-mmmm Mexican- my absolute favorite!! The town I live in only has one mexican restaurant and it's not the greatest so I'm pretty safe. I could eat it every day I think...Sorry that Joe is away again :( I would be lonely too.

Well, I am taking the boys to Montana on Tuesday so if I can't get on tomorrow it's because I'm trying to get everything I have to done before I leave. If not I'll check in from there!

EMily

I'm back!! My eating has been really bad. They are not excuses, but, my TOM is starting, and fighting with my husband didn't help. We have worked things out, whew, and I think my TOM is finally starting today. I have such a hard time with it!

I bought a new scale yesterday, mine wasn't accurate. The new one is a Health O Meter Lithium Fitness Scale. I weighed myself this morning, reminding myself what time of the month it is, and it said 155, blah. I have been working out SO MUCH this last month, and nothing!! Probably because my eating is so inconsistent. I guess I have to set mini goals, the first being to make it though today OP, then until Wednesday, then Friday, then I'll reassess.

On the exercise note, last week I did aerobic activity all 7 days, and JH Pilates 3 times. Food...let's not go there :(.

Angie, Kempy & Noelle...GREAT job being OP, keep it up!!!

Emily, so sorry you are still sick!! I hope you get better so you can enjoy your trip!

Angie,

I rented How To Lose a Man in 10 Days last week, it was great!! Even my husband liked it, which is surprising for him. Last night we had shrimp and angel hair pasta with the evil alfredo sauce, but, I only used a little. I think the only way I am going to be able to stay OP is if I eat a different dinner than the rest of my family. My husband is a big guy, 6'2" and 239.5 pounds, so, he LOVES to eat. I asked him if he would try to lose 20 pounds with me and he said it wasn't important to him to lose 20 pounds, and that I don't need to either. So, I guess I am on my own in this household so far as dieting goes.

I'll check in later!! Wish me luck today.

Holly

It is Monday and not much is going on. I do love the new look of the sie though. Cute!

I didn't bring my lunch today b/c I thought the boss wouild be here so I cold run out. Well to my surprise he isn't here. Now I need to try to get in touch with my sister to see if she will pick something up for me. I hate having to rely on other people to eat.

Angie I hate that everyone is so far away too. I talk about you guys like you live here though. Sometimes Joe ha to ask who I am talking about b/c he has no idea if it is someone here or not. :lol:

Holly don't worry about yesterday it is just that. You have a plan now work on that. You can do it if you keep your mind on it.

All I did yesterday was eat too. I did only eat the things that I was supposed to so that had to count for something. I know it was b/c I was bored and that is all I could think to do. It was to hot to go outside so I just stayed in and watched movies.

I hope all of you guys had a great weekend.

Emily have fun on your trip.

Hey Kempy!! I hope your day is going well. I have been good so far today. Breakfeast was a Light and Fit Smoothie, by Dannon I think, and some black cherries. I am eating more black cherries now, and will probably have a lowfat vanilla yougurt along with them. Silly question here:dizzy, how many ounces is 1 liter? I bought a 1 liter bottle of water, drank all of it, and am going to try and drink another today. LOL, my husband always asks me who I am writing to, he hears the clickity click, hehe.

I did Denise Austin's Power Kickboxing this morning, and hope to do another tape this afternoon after work. I am aiming for 1 hour of cardio per day.

Where is everyone else????

Holly

http://www.beverage-digest.com/cgi-bin/converter.cgi

Try this link Holly. I didn't know so I had to look it up myself. Can you tell what subject I wasn't good in in school. :lol:

I am waiting on my mom to bring me lunch today. I hate this too. I did oder something good though.

The boss is still not here he said he would try to be here for 5. WHAT??? I wanted to workout and he is not helping me with this.

I have been having the hardest time getting online today. I would get on and then my IP would kick out so I would have to connect again. I almost put my foot through the screen :lol:

I am making another beercan chicken for supper tonight minus the stove top stuffing because last time I was the only one who ate it and I ate too much.

Good luck getting in a workout today Kempy.

Noelle, Where are you busy girl?

Sandy, Did you leave us?

Jen, Are you back from vacation yet?

Holly, I am no good at measurements either. I usually have to look them up. Good workout girl!!

Emily, Have fun in Montana!!! We will miss you!!!

Hey girlies. I did not do well this weekend which is not unusual for me. I'm just continuing on though and hoping to make this a good day then week. The site changes have thrown me for a loop. It is much brighter and cleaner looking...much more MODERN. I think I like it, now to learn to navigate the journals again.

Good job on you gals staying OP through the weekend. I think I can count on one hand the # of times I stayed OP on a weekend :lol: . OK, so it's no laughing matter but I KNOW why despite having started at around the same time, I still have a ton of weight to lose and Angie and Kempy have just a few more to go.

Holly, I just tried those smoothies last week while on vacation, not bad eh? Kinda sweet but it'll do in a pinch. I think I prefer to eat my yogurt w/a spoon though, just habit. My son likes them and that's saying alot since he's reeeeeallllllyyyy picky. Hmm, I have a 1.5L bottle of water that says it's 50 ozs....I looked it up and found 1L = 33.8 fluid ozs. Does that help? If you drink 2L of water a day you're in good shape. And speaking of shape, my hubby's only 5' 9" which is an OK match since I'm only 5'3" ... I wish I was 5' 9" then I wouldn't have to lose so much weight :lol: .

Emily hope you get rid of that cough soon!

Hey there chicklets,
I'm here and checking out the new site. It took a bit to understand the journals. I did comment in yours Angie, once I found it and figured out how to. It will take some getting used to I guess.

I don't think that I will be working out today either. After work I have to get my perscription and then stop by the produce stand to pick up more fruit. I can't believe I have eaten everything in the house. Yesterday I ate 1 1/2 cantalopes, a half at each meal. Isn't that weird? I just loved it so much and it was really ripe. On this plan I can have unlimited amounts of a long list of fruits and veggies so I am loading up. I have to load up with the fruit b/c of my sweet tooth. When I have that attach I can't stop it so the fruit helps.