Weighty Issues #5
 

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Hey gals. I'm sitting here at my desk with my size 14 jeans which are a bit snug in the waist. I am wearing them to remind me why I should continue to make good food choices and that yes, it IS difficult to lose weight, but the reward of better health and a much improved self-image is worth it. I need help! I need a kick in the pants and a jerk on the belt to keep me on the wagon. I don't want to whine on and on about it, because I am trying to do this. I am in a terrible slump right now--the worst I have experienced since starting back in October. I don't know what it is that kept me going before, but I seemed to have lost it temporarily--and I do mean temporarily because I am in no way going to give up completely. I am thinking about joining WW. I think it's something about reporting in person to someone that will keep me on track. I don't know... I need a change, I need to do something before I gain all this darn weight back. End of rant.

My 10 y.o. neice went to the park behind our house and found a big, white rabbit yesterday. We went back to the park and caught it, now it's in a cage at home. I don't know if we're keeping it or not because we already have one rabbit. This one's huge compared to the one we have, who's a black dwarf. I think it's cute, a little dirty, but very cute and tame...I'm sure my sister will be thrilled with another animal to take care of :lol:

Angie hope your b-day is a great one. Hehe, we're the same "age" now aren't we? The site must've been down for a while earlier since I couldn't get on at 3 a.m. my time ( I woke up to use the bathroom) . I wanted to be one of the first to wish you a :hb: ...the thought was there, eh?

Kempy, you too, you're on vacation right? Gosh, I hope all that severe weather didn't affect your partying. Thinking good thoughts for you.

Summer, your pool sounds great. I would've loved to get one that size (I saw them at KMart) but I chose the much smaller one for my son, we have the space but it's not my house...plus the board of water supply has us on "conservation" mode. Mmmmm, I love margaritas too. Haven't had one in a while, maybe this weekend though...

Holly, I so hear your frustration. I'm with ya. Let's get our heads back on straight and get this weight off. You can do whatever you set your mind to (I'm just reminding myself also) . Hmm, ritzy wedding coming up soon? Sounds like a good time. I'm sure you'll be as beautiful as the bride.

Emily so did your rhubarb win? And dragon boat races? Those are so cool. I've only seen them on tv, never in person. Sorry, I'm not a very good gift giver, I usually give kids clothes (and you know how much they love to get those) or money...maybe savings bonds? Don't shoot me, that's my mother talking :lol:

Jen are you still driving around NM?

Everyone else, hope you're having a wonderful day.

Only 3 more days then I'm Maui bound...yahoo!

Noelle, Here is your kick in the pants and your jerk on the belt. I hope it helps. I would come do it in person but I am afraid that you would never be able to get rid of me. :lol:

Jay woke up at 3 to deliver and he remembered it then too but he also forgot at 7 while we were walking. hehe

I am so jealous that you are going to Maui. Have fun and think of me because I will be slaving over donuts all week while you are having fun. What a life I live huh? :lol:

Jen, Where are you girl? I hope your vacation was fun.

Sandy, what are you up to for the 4th? Have you ever been to Funtown/Splashtown? We were thinking of taking the kids some Monday. They say that is their slower days.

Hey guys! I can't believe I haven't checked in for so long! And I have a floppy fussy baby on my lap so who knows how long I will be able to type.

No, Noelle, our rhubarb didn't win...couldn't believe the size of the leaf that did. It was easily twice as big as our biggest. But it was still a good time. Didn't get to the dragon boat races...decided to garage sale instead.

Happy birthday to the birthday girls!! Kempy and Angie- hope you had a great one!!

Well, we have been playing non-stop for 4 days and it's been great! Had the birthday party for my friend's son on Sat. night. Ended up with some giraffe lego and board book for a gift, btw. Had a really good spinach salad that night...just spinach, sliced strawberries and banana, sugared pecans and a poppy seed dressing. *Almost* as good as banana split! :)
Sunday we had friends over for dinner and grilled
Yesterday my DH took the day off and we went to some neighbors to play in the water and ordered pizza (a 22 inch, no less!)
Today is Canada Day and we went to our town's "party in the park"- all sorts of stuff for the kids and live music. Then we went to "Finding Nemo" Came home and grilled hot-dogs...
I'm wasted- don't think we'll be staying up for the fireworks since they don't even start until 11:15.

Anyway, as it is the official midway point for the year and I'm re-visiting New Years Resolutions...tomorrow is a great "RESTART DAY" And how fitting we have a new thread. So I'm totally with you guys- LET'S DO THIS!

Well, Ian is past ready for bed, but I will be back to report tomorrow.
Here's to clean eating!!
Emily

Happy belated Birthday Angie and Kempy!! Hope they were great!!

Angie,

I hope your starting over day went better than mine. I have to start over today instead. Yesterday was a bust! I have been exercising though. Monday night I mowed our lawn (takes about 1 hour 15 minutes or so), and last night I walked while watching a 1 hour tv show.

Sandy,

Thanks for the encouragement! I cannot wait for this wedding, it should be great.

Noelle,

I also need the kick in the pants. Yesterday was AWFUL!!

Emily,

How old is your baby? We have 3 children (6,3 1/2 and almost 2).

About yesterday....I had to see the dentist :devil: because my mouth was swelling up again. My dentist takes a look at my front tooth and says, you need to see an endodontist, right now, not next week. He found an abscess under my lip above my front tooth, ICK!! So, I get back to work after being gone 1 1/2 hours to call the endodontist who is 35 minutes away. They said, we can see you at 2 pm today. I usually work until 2, but left at 12:30. I was sooo BAD, I knew I probably wouldn't be able to eat for days, maybe weeks, so I used that as my excuse to stop at Burger King.....I bought a cheeseburger and medium fry, ate them, and felt yucky. So I went to this endodontist who says, you have 2 choices, extraction or a root canal. Never had a root canal, but decided I wanted to save the tooth. The worst parts of the procedure were the carbocaine shots (can't have the better numbing novacaine due to an allergy), and all the gunk. BLECK. Now I have to take penicillin for 10 days, and call my regular dentist to have the tooth restored. It is SO expensive. Yesterdays 1 hour visit was $625, I have insurance, but it only pays 50% of their "fair" amount which is about $300. Now I have to see my dentist for a crown, another $725....I will be paying for this tooth for years at this rate!!

So, I am starting fresh today. I cannot eat solids, so, will probably stick to oatmeal, applesauce, squash, yougurt and cottage cheese. I guess that won't make me gain. I am very disappointed in myself, I lost 3 pounds, and have since gained back 4. I will do this, I need to stop making excuses for myself. I have a friend who has lost 40 pounds using Hydroxycut, but, I REFUSE to take any kind of miracle pill. I have to admit that at one point I did ask my GP about diet pills, and he advised me to STAY AWAY from them, all they are is speed.

Hello to anyone I have missed!!

Holly

Lets all start fresh. Of course that is probably easier for me to say since I dont get any time off this weekend for the holiday. I do get the joys of working though. :lol: I cant complain though...during the winter it is like we dont have to work .

Emily, I like the way you look at things. New thread New start. I love it because last month wasnt a good one for me weight wise so here is hoping to July being a better one.

Holly, I hope your mouth feels better soon. I have only gone to the dentist once in my life. I had a wisdom tooth coming up and I paid and went to the dentist to put me to sleep during the whole process. It was so worth the money. I would have probably passed out to see a needle coming at my face otherwise. :lol:

Well, I must go do my chores for the day. I will check in later.
I have been perfectly on plan for the last 2 days so I am pretty happy with myself. Last night was hard though. I watched tv in my bedroom all night so I couldnt go to the fridge. I almost did anyway but there wasnt any food in ther to mess up on. haha. I am going to the store to get some watermelon right now for tonight. When will the strawberries be ripe??

I just heard from Kempy and they are all fine but they have been without power until 4 last night. They also had a huge tree fall on Echo's kennel area and demolish it but thankfully Echo wasn't inside it so she is fine. They are headed to Florida now.

I bought a big seedless watermelon to pig out on today. YUM!! I have made it through 2 days so now the cravings are coming like Wendy's and Snickers fudge. I wonder why I never think of those when I give myself permission to pig out. :lol:

Everyone must be off having fun so I'll chat with ya all when you get back. Have a great holiday.

Hey girls. I'm doing good today. Starting fresh again myself. I started yesterday, but ended up on a bad note since I was doing all the cooking and preparing food for our trip...but today is another day and I am doing good. I also have another trip to look forward too--it looks like we may be heading to Bangkok this November after all. The travel agent says she'll be taking a tour from 11/8 through the 18th and would we like to come along? I say if she's comfortable enough going, I'm definitely going. Another incentive to get this weight off.

Angie thanks for the update on Kempy. How scary that must've been to sit through that weather. We haven't had a major hurricane here for over 10 years so we're pretty due for one. I just glad that they are all ok, including Echo. Good job on staying OP 2 days in a row. I'm sure you're adding a 3rd day today. I wish I could get my head together and just get back on track. I hate having employees--I swear I just want to kill them sometimes. Hey, I bought a seedless watermelon over the weekend and just cut into it yesterday. It was alright, not as good as the locally grown ones, but ok. I also got another pineapple, my favorite :T .

Holly, sorry to hear about your tooth. I worked in a dental office (a gum specialist) for 5 years + 1 year for a prosthodontist (denture specialist) -- although the cost of saving that tooth is high now, the long term benefits are so worth it. If you had pulled it, you would have had to have it replaced, I'm sure--and that would be much more costly than just fixing the one. I hope you're feeling better soon. You'll be able to smile bright again. And I agree w/you on the no diet pills thing--good job for resisting.

Emily I'm with you in starting again. I think once our Independence Day weekend is over I'll be 100% OP and back in the groove. Wasn't Finding Nemo great? I'd see it again and I've already watched it twice.

Sandy hope you're having a great day and if you don't get a chance to check in here, have a great weekend too.

Have a good one girls!

it's a Boy!
 

I went home for lunch and my sister came running upstairs to tell me to call the Humane Society to come and pick up the rabbit we found the other day. It turns out she decided to let our rabbit (a girl) and the new rabbit (sex as yet undetermined) out together in a closed off area in the yard. She said at first the new rabbit went exploring in the opposite direction of our rabbit. Then in about a minute or two he spied her, hopped over in her direction like a flash and immediately climbed aboard :o :lol: . My sister had to grab him by the scruff of his neck and put him back in the cage. Anyway, we were teasing her that she "thinks" she got to them in time...I guess time will tell. Well, that was my chuckle for the day. Poor bunny, he'll be at the pound soon and his cotton balls will be lopped off (sorry I couldn't resist) .

Hey girls,
Sorry to be lax about posting, but life has been so so busy. Yesterday I went in to work at 6:30, then from there met my sil to go to Augusta to Super Walmart then out to "Olive Garden" then back to mil's to get kids, down to camper to drop stuff off, home to clean up and do some laundry.

We are camping this weekend starting today as soon as I get out of work and finish getting ready. Why is it that the mom is the one responsible for everything? So anyway, I will be mia for a few days, hope to pop in as we are camping at our shore property which is only like 5 minutes from home. So we can come home and tend to the animals and take showers. We have lots of friends and family going, so it should be a blast.

Angie: Yeah, I've heard of Funtown/Splashtown....you crack me up, it's the only fun place we really have here in Maine isn't it? LOL. Actually never been to the spashtown part but have been to the Funtown part and it's great and the kids will have a blast. Plan on getting there early in the am and not leaving till night, cause there is a ton of stuff to do.

Noelle: cotton balls....you are so funny. Can you see me sitting here cracking up...

I'm glad that Kempy faired not to bad through the horrible weather they had. Hope she enjoys Florida.

Hugs girls,
Sandy

PS)New start for me on Monday......(camping you know...lol SMORES!!!!)

I jynxed it!! I went on a rampage last night with the Blue Bunny and then it moved on to some Chicken in a Biskits. DAMN!! Why the heck cant I last more than a couple of days anymore. I used to be able to say that is it and stick to it and lately I cant. Maybe when the 4th is over I wont be thinking BBQ(like I eat that anyway)

Noelle, I liked the cotton balls joke. Too cute. Me and my sister had rabbits when we were little and we thought it would be cute to let them play together. HAHA. She had babies later and ate them. Lesson learned.

Sandy, Have fun camping. I had a craving for smores the other day. We might go to the fireworks in Bangor Friday. They are supposed to be double what they had last year. I remember them being big 15 years ago so they should be good.

S'mores...someone say s'mores?? :lol: I've been craving them too! In fact, we were going to go with friends to the river and have a campfire and make them Monday night, but we got pizza instead. We'll have to do that with the boys this weekend maybe.

Well, I had a clean eating day yesterday! Whoo-hoo! I also weighed and measured myself and it wasn't pretty. My stomach is what my hips used to be! (And my hips have always been on the WIDER side) Soooo. I'm really feeling my work cut out for me. I really really really want a tread-mill. I just can't get out for long walks with 3 little kids. We're going to look at them and see if it's a possibility.

Holly my kids are 5, 2.5 and 2.5 months- all boys :) Brendan, Connor and Ian. Lots of fun Hope your tooth is feeling better! ANd here I am scared to go for a cleaning!

Sandy- have fun camping! How nice to have a place so close to home- esp. on the water!

Angie- don't beat yourself up! You are so close to goal...you can do this!!!

Noelle- wow, Bangkok! My sister is going over there for Christmas! My parents are actually leaving for China next month for a year of teaching English so my sis is taking her Christmas break to travel and go see them.

Well, I've still got all my chores to do. Also need to make a Diet Coke run- I'm out and getting a headache! Have a good day everyone!
Emiily

TGIThursday! S'mores...it must be in the air because I was digging around in my pantry last night and found some graham crackers and choc chips, but I didn't have the marshmallows. So I just ate the grahams w/some skim milk. I felt like a kid again. I was a pig too--I ate the whole sleeve of crackers :ink: . *sigh* Ya wanna hear something kinda gross? When I was a kid I didn't know graham crackers were supposed to be crunchy. Whenever we had 'em they were always stale and soft and I still like them that way :o . I guess my sisters and I never knew how to seal the package up correctly :lol: .

Sandy have a great time camping--I would go too if I could run away home and take a shower and stuff. I'm such an outdoors wuss. Gosh, we don't even have an Olive Garden here in HI--we see the tortuous commercials on TV and everything looks so good, but we can't have any :( . Have fun w/the family.

Emily, hey, my thighs are what my waist used to be so you're in better shape than I am :lol: . :bravo: on clean eating yesterday. It must be quite an experience for your parents to go abroad for a year like that. I'm sure your sister will love the travel also. My mom and sisters traveled to China and Hong Kong and loved the history and culture, and the shopping too but I have got to say, Bangkok is THE best shopping in December. During the week of the King's b-day, you can buy some amazing things for only 199 baht ($4.76 US) . And the food is wonderful, and so inexpensive. I love it there.

Hang on Angie, the long weekend will soon be over and then we all can get down to some serious business of losing again. I'm so proud of you and how far you've come. I always think of you as a role model so-to-speak. I'm glad I found you gals when I did.

Holly how're you feeling today? Much better I hope. Try and have a good weekend.

Kempy I hope you're enjoying your vacation. I think Bill is moving North?

Well, I better get some work done here. I'll check back with ya gals later. Oh yes, almost forgot...try checking this link out, it's kinda fun yet scary! http://www.calorieking.com/createameal/?menu=1 It's a good thing I try not to eat there anymore.

Have a safe and happy INDEPENDENCE DAY!!!
 

Hey ladies. Just wanted to stop by and wish you all a safe and happy Independence Day. It's almost 11 pm and I'm getting ready for bed :yawn: . I'll be on my way to Maui tomorrow morning. We're taking a shuttle to the airport @ 6 a.m. so we don't have to leave the car parked overnight for 2 days. I remembered to pack the camera away so I should be able to get some pictures. I'll post them next week, at least 1, I promise.

Anyway, I had a fantastic OP day today, no cheats AND I walked 3.5 miles :dancer: . Now to make smart food choices this weekend, hmmmm that'll be a real test. We will be making s'mores though (sis and I discussed it and agreed that we should) so I may just need to enjoy my weekend without a care and get back on track on Monday. We'll see.

Again, have a great long weekend and remember why we're celebrating. Freedom is not free. God Bless the USA and our founding fathers and all our military personnel. Stay safe!!!! Love ya!

Sorry, I haven't been on in a while, but my time has not been my own. Boy, do I feel disgusting and bloated right now. This is good though, because like Noelle in her size 14's, I feel so uncomfortable in my clothes right now...giving me that much needed push to get back on program. I started a couple of weeks ago being very overwhelmed with emotion, tears, goodbyes, graduations, weddings, birthdays, and too much on my plate, (no pun intended). I think whatever spell I was under is broken. I've put on about six pounds, which is half of all the weight I lost. It is sickening how fast it comes on and how slow it comes off. Well, this is what I needed. Once I'm past this holiday weekend, tomorrow morning, I want to begin cleaning out my body. I'm gonna drink lemon and water like it is going out of style. I'm gonna get back on program.

We are leaving for vacation on the 12th, and my goal is to make better choices when better choices are available. My other goal is to enjoy the food, but not to binge or overindulge. Wish me luck. And if you pray, please pray for me. I would be happy to pray for any of you.

Angie & Kempy, HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY!!!!!:D Angie, I agree, new thread, new start.

Noelle, I understand your struggle. I'm happy that the spell you were under seems to have been broken. Enjoy Maui!!!

Holly, I'm sorry you are having tooth troubles. I have a real phobia when it comes to dentists. I have a good one right now, and coincidentally, my teeth are much healthier...probably cause I'm no longer putting off my 6 month checkups. Feel better, and best of luck.

Emily, Smores...oh boy! On the 4th, I was at the family beach cottage, and someone misplaced the plain graham crackers. So, I ate the marshmallow and melted chocolate with my bare hands! What a pig! But, it was delicious!

I hope this week will be a fresh start for us all. That we will enjoy food, but not overindulge. We can do this! We must do this! We will do this! Summer;)

I forgot to tell you all, I had my tag sale yesterday. I am so excited, we made $288.00!!!!! We are using it for gas/spending money for vacation. HURRAY!!! Summer ;)

Feeling crappy today...have a chest cold and croopy cough. Hope my kids don't get it!
But on a positive note I seem to be in a good eating groove. I haven't had any fast food this week and have tried to stay away from the junk. Water is getting easier too. Just wish I felt better to start getting some workouts in.
Everyone but the baby went to church so I'm going to go back to bed while Ian is napping. I'll check back later.
Emily

I am finally back and bigger than ever. I don't have time to chat right now b/c I have so much stuff to cath up with. I'll be back later.

:wave:

Good Morning!! I dont know about you all but I am so READY to get back to eating right. I have been pathetic for the last 3 weeks. I am huge and I am ready to get back to normal. I am going to pick some strawberries tonight and I killed the bunny!!! No more Blue Bunny in the house. I cant have it around just yet. I need to get on track for a while and stay on track before I attempt snacks again. I wonder if I will ever figure out how to eat right and still have treats without going overboard. I hope so.

Anyone with me? Are we gonna do this??!! YES WE ARE!!!!

Emily, hope you feel better soon. Take some echinacea, mega doses of vitamin C, garlic, and chicken soup! Kempy, welcome back! Angie, I had every intention of getting my act together today...but after teaching vacation bible school this morning, I weakened and had a double cheeseburger, fries, and chocolate chip cookies from Burger King. I'm so mad at myself. I thought I was ready to do this again. I just want to get a grip before we leave for vacation on Saturday, because then I will really go off the deep end. What is a blue bunny? Summer :dizzy:

Hey Ladies, I'm baaaack! I had a wonderful time in Maui and I can't wait to go back. We stayed at the house of the family friend's instead of my friends house since it was in such a remote location, it wasn't feasible to drive back and forth...it was such a beautiful area anyway, once we got there we didn't want to leave. CHeck out this view from the house balcony! (I'm gonna attempt to post it, hope it works). The house is located on the north shore of Maui in a village called Kahakuloa. A beautiful place.

View from beach to House
 

This is the view from the beach toward the house.

Ilio Mai
 

This is Ilio Mai (ee-lee-oh-my) the resident pug. Her name is Hawaiian for 'come here dog' (Ilio is dog, mai means come). She belongs to the owners of the house and greets visitors to the shave ice stand. She's a sweetie!

Summer, Blue Bunny is frozen yogurt. It is so good that you wouldnt believe it is fat free but I eat way to much in a sitting when it is in the house.

Noelle, You lucky dog!!!! I am so jealous!! I need to take a vacation somewhere. I keep trying to talk Jay into moving to Hawaii. :lol:

I just picked 11 quarts of red yummy strawberries. I put 7 bags in the freezer for this winter.

I have a plan for my diet. Me and Jay were talking and he thinks that if I exercise just like I have been and dont eat anything bad all week then I should be okay if I eat what I want on just Saturday. It sounds doable to me what do you guys think. I figure that I am at a comfortable weight right now so there isnt the diehard need to lose it fast. Do you think it would help me learn to maintain if I slowed the pace down and had a free day?

Angie, it sounds like an excellent idea to me. I wish I was closer to my goal. Maybe then it wouldn't seem so impossible to achieve my goal. Noelle, those photos are so beautiful! Talk about paradise! If you ever need company, let me know! On Saturday, I will be heading out for my version of paradise in the Northeast, Cape Cod. I've been going there every year since I was in my mother's womb. Now I take my daughter there every year. Happy to have you back. Summer ;)

Hey gals, I'm winding down for the evening and have had a totally OP day :strong: . Walked 3.5 miles :dancer: and made great food choices without too much of a struggle :angel: . I hope I can keep up with this trend for the rest of the week, then rest of the month. My 2 teenage nephews and BIL weren't able to join us on our Maui trip so we (me and a couple of my other sisters) may be going back in 2 weeks...we all loved the beauty and solitude of the place and we're sure they'll love it too. I know, it's a hard life I lead, but... :lol: I have another reason to stay on track and that's the trip to Bangkok, Thailand. I need to keep that in mind the next time i feel like reaching for some fattening chocolate or fried anything. In Bangkok they sell alot of "free size" clothes which means "one size fits all" -- the Thai people for the most part are so darned petite that even my 2 sisters at 5' 4" and 145 lbs was considered fat and XL, imagine what they must think of me :o ! :lol: Our tour guide was a Thai guy who told me that in his country, I was looked upon as "rich" since it was obvious that I had enough money to (over)eat. I do not want to be that way in November :nono: .

Angie I think your "plan" sounds like a good one. One day of free eating should be enough to curb any cravings and you wouldn't have to lay the guilt trip on yourself. You're a lucky gal to have your hubby's active support and encouragement in that respect.

Summer what do you plan to do while in Cape Cod? I would love to visit the East coast too. I've never been farther East than Chicago or New Orleans...

Hey Kempy how was your trip? Hope no new storms are brewing near you.

Sandy did you enjoy your camping weekend? I had s'mores this weekend too, but just one. I did however, just eat the chocolate separately from the graham crackers and the marshmallows. :ink: Oh yeah, I almost forgot, we also had strawberry and passion fruit margaritas :T they were to die for!

Emily sorry to hear your sick, hope you recover quickly.

Holly how was your weekend? Is your tooth doing better?

Well, I gotta get my son to bed since it's after 9 pm, I'll check you ladies out tomorrow.

Hi chicks,

Sounds and looks like Noelle had a wonderful weekend, I am envious!!! I only had one smore too.....and did not eat any other chocolate. But think I ate way to many potatoe chips (my major downfall).

Angie: Your plan sounds good to me. And I'm with Noelle, Jay supports you in all of this, and I think he is wonderful. He's a keeper!!!

Summer: Enjoy the cape!!!

Kempy: welcome back from your trip. Hope all is okay at your house.

Okay on to my weekend.(Major venting here, feel free to skip it)

We left on Thursday afternoon. My mil and I were ready to kill each other by Friday A.M. I have not a clue why she decided to snap at me all morning long? But, it ended with me in tears and she could have cared less!! Her sister who went consoled me a bit and told me that I should realize that she thinks the world of me and that she thinks hubby and I have done a great job in our lives. Well you know it would be nice to hear that once in a while. Seems like me and hubby, we do everything the way it is supposed to be done in her eyes but then we get the **** end of the stick. Anyway, we were at odds most of the weekend and just stayed clear of each other. Then I was pi$$ed because here I am trying to be on vacation too, and I get to do like 80% of the cooking at camp and cleaning!!! I was more tired when I came home then when I left. Then my fil had gone home Saturday to take a shower and came back and said they had unexpected company show up from Ohio, but they had brought a camper and where staying next door at another sisters. So alls I hear is about these people (who are nice) is that my mil dosnt want to go home and deal with them etc. Well we were home by 2:00 sunday and by 4:30 she was calling to say that we were having another cook out at the shore for these people and how wonderful they are and the kids are great....etc...blah blah blah, and that hubby and I were expected to come with our kids. As if I am not tired enough. So to keep peace we show. Guess who the **** got stuck cooking? Then she knows I'm tired and that I had worked but proceeds to tell my daughter that later we can go back to Nanny's for icecream and sprinkles and stuff!!! I jumped in and said "don't tell her that!!!" cause we arnt coming over. She looks like I slapped her in the face. Well I said I am tired and we have icecream at our own house. It's already almost 8:00 and my hubby has to get up at 3:30-4:00 to go to haul.

I'm sorry I like just majorly vented!!! Thanks for listening. Usually my mil and I get along fine? Don't know whats happening but she is always on my nerves lately.

Well gotta run,

Sandy

Sandy what a bad trip. When we go places I do have to help with the cleaning bvut all of the females pitch in so we get it done faster so that all of us can sit back and relaxe. What would happen if you just didn't do any of it?

Angie I don't know how you have made it this far without a cheat day. I have to have a least one a week. Otherwise I will go crazy on the foods thatI a trying to avoid. (pizza!) I am sure you sill succeed at this too.

Noelle that place is beautiful! I woud really hate for you to have to go back. :lol:

Not to much going on here. My FIl and MIL got a condo in Detsin, FL 8/2-8/9 and they want us to go. I am trying to figure a way to tell the boss since I just came back from one. I don't want to have a paid vacation I just want to be able to go on this free trip and hopefully it wont rain this time. Also our anniversary is 8/2 so it would be a great trip for Joe and I.

Summere Body Rx is a book that I have been reading. I heard about it on another thread. I like it because you don't cut out any type of food. You don't count cals or fat you just figure how much proetin and carbs you need a day based on your weight and go from there. If you want to know more I will see if I can find some links for you.

Hey everyone!
 

(((Sandy))) , I'm sorry your weekend turned out stressful. I gotta give you credit though, for doing it all despite the bad vibes. That really sucks when you're all set on having a good time and it just all goes to heck. I don't think I could ever spend more than a day with my in-laws *shudder and cringe* :lol: . You're a gem.

Kempy I was watching American Chopper on the Discovery Channel last night and they had a motorcyle expo at the Super Dome. I would so totally love to come back to Louisiana again... is Florida really different than where you live? I mean, you can reach the beach from where you are, can't you? A getaway for an anniversary celebration sounds nice.

Angie, how are you doing these days? Are the tourists keeping you busy? Do you make anything w/your strawberries or do you just eat them? I had one of the most delicious strawberry 7 up cakes this weekend, I bet you could modify the recipe to make it lower fat :T . Have you every had one? It's a yellow cake mix with 7 up instead of water, with frozen strawberries on the top with cool whip as frosting, so good.

Summer I hope you can relax some during your summer...

Emily and Holly, how are you two doing.

I think I got my groove back :crossed: . I had a good OP day yesterday and feel like I can do another today. Nothing much going on here except for catching up on some paperwork, speaking of which, the mail just came in. I gotta go but I'll be back later.

Hi ladies!! I have not been doing so great food wise, but, have been exercising daily, and tried pilates for the first time Sunday night. I bought the JH Pilates based tape by Denise Austin. Let me tell you, I can REALLY feel where my abs are supposed to be now, lol!! I am beginning to feel where my pants are getting looser, but, no loss on the dreaded scales.

My MIL made me feel so awful today. She has had my boys since Friday, camping, and I called her this morning from work to find out when they are coming home! I miss my boys soooo much, and can't wait until they come home tomorrow night. Back to the evil MIL....She was telling me that someone from church gave her some clothes, but she does not want them. She offered them to me, so I said, what size are they? She said, well they are really huge on me, so, they should definately fit you. A blow to the self esteem, though might not have been intentional.

Angie,

The one cheat day plan sounds good to me! I lost 14 pounds last year that way. If I was good all week, I would allow myself a cheat day or cheat meal on the weekend.

Noelle,

Thanks for asking about my tooth. It is starting to feel better. I have such soft teeth that usually at least one aches anyway. Blah. Great pictures!! I hope to be able to see such sights some day.

Emily,

I hope you are feeling better. I had that yucky illness a few weeks ago, and it is no fun at all. ((Emily))

Summer,

I am deathly afraid :yikes: of the dentist. Unfortunately I have teeth that need work at least every few months, so I cannot avoid him, though I would love to if it weren't for the toothaches.

Hi to everyone else...Kempy,Sandy, anyone else I missed.

Holly

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Hey girls. I finally made it on with enough time to write. :lol:

I cant get my groove back!! Damn!! I have no excuse at all other than I am just a pig. I ate 1 1/2 smores last night and today I had some peanut butter brownies because I had to bake them today and they were fresh. I am going to gain it all back, I can feel it. I am already back to the "I'll start Monday " stage. I wished I could learn from my mistakes.

Noelle, No I just froze a bunch of them for this winter. The kids like them made into milk shakes with skim milk and berries. The 7 up cake sounds so good.

Sandy, You are a saint. I have had some knock down drag outs with my MIL. She pissed me off so bad one day that I through some donuts at her. :lol: Gotta love the in laws.

Summer, Cape cod sounds so beautiful. I would like to go someday. Have a great time.

Emily, I hope you are feeling better today.

Kempy, Good luck getting time off for your other vacation. ****, if it is free I would take it too. We are alot alike. My anniversary is in August too. August 25 will be 13 years for us. It usually works out nice because the kids start school around that time and we can have nooners again. :lol:

The kids bought themselves a lobster each today for supper. they went strawberry picking with my MIL and she paid them 50 cents each quart they did. they each made $7.00 in about an hour. Not too bad. They are going again tomorrow and that money is going into their accounts.

I only did one walk today because it was pouring out this morning and now it is so sticky and hot that I dont want to go again.

Holly don't forget that muscle weights more than fat and the scale doesn't show the difference. All it shows is how much the total you is, including water, skin, bones, organs, fat and muscle. Just go by how your clothes fit. I think it is going to be great when you can tell you MIL that the clothes don't fit they are to big! I am behind you all of the way so don't give up!

Noelle do you mean do we have beaches in Louisiana? The answer to that is no. We are the state that got jipped on the gulf coast. Becasue of the Mississippi River the end of LA is just swamp. We only have to go about 3 hours thought to get to FL. :cp: Not a long drive at all.

I am doing good today (so far). I thought Joe would be home for dinner but it looks like I will have to fend for myself again tonight. I hope I can be strong.

Angie where are you girl. I can tell it is hot now. You don't run for pee breaks as much. :lol: There you are, we were posting at the same time.

aRGGGHHH! I just heard from my sister that they (her and my other sis) want to change the next Maui weekend to the first weekend in August. The originally planned weekend of 7/25 would've been perfect because Rick would've been on a camping trip w/our boy with some of our other family--I would've been free to do my own thing on Maui. Now I have to see if he'll be free that weekend to stay home with the boy :( . Ya know, if it were him wanting to go, he'd go without a second thought--but you know how we women are, we have to think of the child first right? I don't think I can afford a weekend for both the boy and I to go, but I was so looking forward to having some time away without motherly responsibilities! :( *pout* Ok, I'm done whining.

Holly, I don't know your MIL's personality but maybe she didn't mean anything nasty by what she said--sometimes people are just tactless, is all. Looking at your stats, you're WAY smaller than I am and you've got a couple of inches in height. At least you may get some new clothes, right? :^:

Hey, my own mother made a comment to me yesterday. I was telling my sister that we should leave for our walk. She wanted to wait a little longer for the sun to go down so it wasn't so hot...I wanted to leave now since I didn't want to be coming home at 8 pm, I had stuff to do. Mom said to me "you don't have to walk so far, or so long, just take a shorter route, it doesn't look like you're walking is doing any good anyway!" How's that for rude? I replied, "That's more reason WHY I should be walking longer--and thanks for your support :mad: " . She always makes comments like that--another time was when she looked at me and said, 'you're getting skinny but your legs are so big, can't you do some other exercise to make your legs smaller?' I got a little hot tempered but I just said, "these are my legs and that's just the way they are" . I don't know why people, especially family make hurtful comments like that. :shrug: Well, you can't win sometimes. Just keep on keeping on--we can do this.

Angie I do the same thing, I get to my goal , and then I screw it up, hehe! It's easy to get lax when you finally get there, I am struggling with the same thing, up and down, up and down. Let me know if you find a solution :)

hi to everyone else, I am new, wow you guys all seem to know a lot about one another :)

Hey everyone-
Still sick- it's in my chest and I'm coughing quite a bit. I'm not achey anymore so I guess I'm feeling better overall.
We had a good family friend die last week of cancer and the funeral was yesterday. Left his wife and 3 teenage sons- it's a sad thing.
Then some other family friends have 2 of their sons missing in Russia. They went to hike the highest peak in Europe and have disappeared without a trace (on the mountain.) They were experienced climbers, but the weather turned bad and they haven't been seen for 2 weeks. The search is being called off today. It's just the saddest thing :(

I haven't been emotional eating...just not eating well...I haven' been eating a lot, but what I am eating is pretty junky. I need to get get back on track. I know I will feel so much better when I do!!
Dh has been so good getting up early and either running or rollerblading before work. I wish I could find my exercise groove.

Angie- I think you could for sure still lose with a day or at least a meal "off". Those are the times I have been sucessful and gives you something to look forward to. I'm amazed that in all these months you didn't!?!?! Good job.
Noelle- you truly do live in Paradise! Hope it works out for you to go back to Maui!
Kempy- glad to see you back and hope you had a good time on your vacation! (hope you get to go again!!)
Sandy- sorry about your weekend...btdt with the coming home more tired than leaving! It's not fair that we women have to take care of so much.
Holly- great job on exercising the the Pilates!
Welcome Tonya!

Well, I've got meat sauce for 3-4 lasagnas simmering and pinto beans ready to mash in my pressure cooker. Burritos or lasagna for dinner tonight and the rest in the freezer!
Talk to you later!
Emily

Hi Tonya. You will love it at 3FC. This sight is so helpful. Me,Noelle and Kempy started at about the same time in October so we definately know alot about each other.

Mmm Emily, lasagna. Can I come to your house for supper? :lol: I usually mix half and half fat free ricotta with low fat ricotta to lower the fat and I never even notice it. Plus I dont use egg yolk either.

Noelle, I am sorry your mom said that to you. I am lucky that my parents dont usually say things like that to me. My in laws will however point stuff like that out to Jay and it makes me so mad because they are all really heavy themselves.

Well, I better get off now because it is rumbling outside. I dont want to be on the computer when the lightning hits.YEAH Big Brother is on tonight. I am one of the geeks that paid to watch them 24 hours a day last year. :lol:

PS: I went for another walk in this humidity. so at least I did 3 miles today. It sucked by the way. I was dripping in sweat when I got done and I swear people rode by looking at me like I was nuts. :lol:

Hey Angie: I'm so mad, I love Big Brother too, and last night I thought it was on at 9 but guess what? It was on at 8 and I missed that darn thing. So, I am headed to the website to read up on it all. Ugghhh....

Thank you all for your condolences on my weekend. I havn't chatted with my mil since Monday so we will see what kind of mood she is in today when I drop the kids off. I don't want you all to think she is some monster, because really she is not, and usually we get along great, but lately????? I don't know if its the change of life she is going through or the Zoloft? I will deal with it like always.

Well gotta run,
Sandy

Happy Wednesday morning to you guys!!!

The boss man will be leaving in a few hours to go to Florida so I will have the place to myself and I am really looking forward to it.

I got through day #2. Last night I thought I might have a problem, I should be starting soon so I was craving something sweet. Of cours I can't have sugar and fruit just didn't sound good to me at the time. I had a half cup of All Bran with a packet of splends and a little milk just to get it wet and it was surprisingly good. Did you guys know that a 1/2 C of that cereal has 10 g of fiber. WOW. I am supposed to ahve 30 g a day so that is good stuff to have around. I didn't realize how hard it was to get that much fiber if you don't eat tons of salad a day.

Not to much to report on today. It was really boring last night w/out Joe being home. Hopefully I will have a fun day today.

I was okay until last night and I ended up making Heath Blizzards at home and no store around here carries fat free ice cream so yet again I screwed up. I am starting to feel like a total failure again. I mean why the **** cant I stay on track for even a day anymore? I am still walking but I have put on a good 7 pounds of bloat and fat. I am now at the stage of why bother doing all the exercise if I am going to go off plan for a while and gain back 7 pounds in 3 weeks? I am just whining today so dont take me serious. It is just one of those days and hopefully I will pick my ever widening *** up off the ground and get a grip. I have learned that when i am craving sweets fruit does not cut it. I am a chocolate and peanut butter girl and it doesnt matter how many strawberries I eat it doesnt satisfy me. Plus I totally suck at eating in moderation. I will literally argue with myself in my head over eating. How sad is that?

On a happy note I ordered the Big Brother 24/7 viewing package because I am just that nosey. :lol: These people are so gonna kill each other. Or hook up. I have never seen so many muscles in one room. Jay said it looks like a Real World cast this year.

Today is alot less muggy than it has been. In Corinna it said it was 66 out. Nice weather for walking. Plus I can actually wear a shirt with sleeves today and not a tank top. I hate having my flabby arms show but if it is hot out than every one is just gonna have to put up with them. :lol:

Hey Noelle, I have been entering the Blue Bunny contest every day so maybe I can win and come see ya. Then I probably wouldnt want to leave though. :lol:

I am so hungry!!!! Well, Back to work I go.