pts for yesterday: 1 pt for water and 2 pts for program, no exercise... Really fighting eating the last couple of days, but I havent!!! Guess I need to journal to figure out what is really going on uh? Well talk to you about it later chickies.
the poll? I would definetly choose a Broadway show, Phantom Of the Opera, always wanted to see it.
Morning ladies. Yesterday I managed to get in all 4 pts. I knew that it was going to take a while for me to get back into the mode but I have finally got it goin. Faye, wonderful on the inches that you are down. Amanda, down 2 that is excellent. Now to get my bod to get on the loosin side again.
Morning Ladies!
I did it! With 4 points yesterday...I made Faye's 2 week challenge. Can't wait to see what's next!
Amanda--WAY TO GO on the pounds!
Faye--WAY TO GO on the inches!
Well, I didn't workout this morning...BUT before you jump all over me like I told you to, I have to teach 2 90minute dance classes today. So, I figure 3 hours of exercise is probably enough for one day! I did wake up early though, as if I were going to workout, so I just got up and went downstairs for a "kid-free" hour. AAaaahhhhh...........relaxing...........what a concept.
Not much else to report, so I'll check in later.
Julie
MONDAY: Mission Monday and our mission is long term this week. It was something Dr Phil told a woman that is losing weight on his weight loss challenge. I know that a lot of you have not experienced this yet, but it will come and when it does, you need to think about it and that is GETTING RID OF THE CLOTHES THAT ARE TOO BIG!
His contention is basically that you have to leave that part of your life behind forever and to do so, you have to get rid of clothes that you could slide back into. VERY GOOD POINT!
For me, it is not going back to that size so I keep them as a comfort zone, but I have some really expensive dress suits and dresses and I refuse to just give them to Good Will or something. I guess I need to put them on EBay, huh? I make a promise to you guys that after I come back, I am going to pack up the 34,32,30, 28 and get rid of them one way or the other.
Pam: YOU GET A: for points
Sandy: YOU GET A: for points
Julie: YOU GET A: for points.
JULIE COMPLETED THE 2 WEEK CHALLENGE AND SHE RECEIVES: from us all. Wonderful job Julie. Congratulations!
Me: YOU GET A: for points and I have gained weight so I have to kick butt this week before going to Chicago. I must be having PMS munchies because this weekend was horrible and I am usually not that bad. It is raining today so can't go outside but am going to do glider work and work on my menus big time and get a grocery list started for them.
THE PICTURE BELOW IS WHAT MY DAUGHTER CALLS THE "UNFORTUNATE FINGER PAINTING INCIDENT." HOPE YOU ENJOY IT! I HATE TO THINK WHAT HER TABLE LOOKS LIKE!
Good Mornign Ladies!!! Yesterday got all my points in!! I bought some of those balance bars to get more protien into my diet. they aren't bad either... 14 and 15 grams of protien per bar and 200 calories. Also loaded up on ground turkey and lots of fresh veggies... acorn squash for one... i love this time of year!! lol
I weigh in around 9 am today... so hopefully i will have lost... otherwise i am doing something wrong... i sure hope not.
I have a question for you ladies, my friends... i am having a dilema with dh again... i have told hom b4 that it would help me alot if he would just pick up after himself... yet... i came home from being gone this weekend and it looked beter when i left. Is it wrong to think he could have run the vacuum?? or put his shoes on the shoe rack? thrown his dirty clothes in the hamper?? i just dont know what to do... i could just pick up after him and gripe... cuz i will... i wont leave it alone. Or i could just leave it and when it gets really bad blow up at him.... Besides, is it really too much to want to have a good example set for the kidlets?? He got mad at me yesterday becuz i wasnt into the packer game...lol whatever!!! ko.. thats enuf for now... no more griping... take care of U
Love you all....
SandyB: YOU GET A: for points. I have to tell you Sandy, that I would be down on Jack like white on rice for messing up the house when I was gone. I think you just need to tell him, "Listen, I am your WIFE not your housekeeper, your butler or maid. Since you seem to think of me that way, I am going to 1) take money out of the checking account every week to pay myself for cleaning up your pigsty messes to the tune of a $100 and 2) Either eating out or fixing something to eat for only myself. (if possible feed yourself and the kids early and have it cleaned up). YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN BUDDY! I thought we had discussed this and come to an understanding and that you had respect for me, but obviously you don't and were not serious, but I am." I would absolutely refuse to do anything for him, cook, clean, laundry and see how long he can take it. Even slobs have to eat and need clothes once in awhile. It will be hard for you I know, but sometimes you have to lower the boom and I think you are well past that. I "trained" Jack not to leave stuff around and one of the ways I did it was by letting him have one room where he could keep it anyway he wished. Is that possible in your house? If it is, I would let him have it and insist nothing comes outside those doors into the other part of the house. Jack still leaves his shoes on the floor in the living room and doesn't fold up his "after work sweats" but other than that he is wonderful and I think it is because he has his own personal areas where he doesn't have to answer to anyone. If possible, get him a tv for in there and tell him that he needs to watch it in there if he is going to slob it up. That doesn't mean he is not responsible for household chores. Sandy, do you work during the day outside the home? I know that I shouldered almost all the household responsibilities when I didn't work. Like I said it is all about negotiation and if he is renigging on it, get tough with him.
I love it!! Faye u r WONDERFUL! I am going to do just that... he can take care of himself. No, i am a stay at home mom so i dont work outside the house... altho even when i did i shouldered most of the responsibility for the house. Right now there sint a room for him to have as his own... altho that said i let things slide in our bedroom... i dont gripe on him for not picking up his stuff... clothing or ohterwise... unless the rest of the house is trashed...lol
I LOVE the idea of paying myself as well... And yes we have talked about this b4 and i have told him that when he disregards my feelings like that it hurts.
Thanks you so much for the advice and i will use it. I love you Faye, its so nice to know i have another friend out there...lol
SandyB: When you have been married nearly 31 years, you have worked most of the kinks out! I have been able to get him to help with cooking a lot, cleaning up after meals, carrying up the laundry basket and a lot of times he puts the stuff away. One thing Sandy that I would try is to give him the opportunity to CHOOSE a couple chores to help you out. Who knows, he may hate to take out trash and not mind dishes. Just hang tough though, that is the hardest part. Especially for me because I am OCD and to leave something lying around was agony for me!
Oh, dd gave me some extra info on the picture. She said she was down stairs trying to clean up all the paint and keep it from getting on her terrazzo floor and he was SUPPOSED to be washing his hands upstairs in the bathroom. She said what you couldn't see in the pic was that his hands were dripping with paint and while she was downstairs was clapping them spraying paint all over her bathroom! Is that boy related to me or what?
pts for yesterday: 1 pt for water and 2pts for program, I managed to go to bed without overeating yesterday, aa MIRACLE, it is that old "head eating" again, for so many years I did that emotional eating, and lthat one is a hard one to break. No exercise AGAIN, the last time I did it was Friday, BUT today is a new day, and I WILL do it.
Sandy, good luck to you on your weigh in, you have been doing well, you too Mirabelly! and of course Faye, you ALWAYS rock!!
I am off today and tomorrow, so I will be checking in more often. Take care of yourselves today
faye - hmmm ok, I've decided to go with a 1500 cal plan for a bit...just to see if my body was looking for a little more calories. I'm totally at a loss for what to do and as a result, I have been SLACKING BIG time over the weekend...and today when I had a bagel with fuull fat cream cheese. *sigh* Motivation is slacking off on this end of the world.
As for the challenge...sounds interesting, but I don't know if I can do it! LOL It's so hard to part with clothing! But when they are too big I think it's a little easier.
So I'm sitting here debating whether or not to scrap my whole days eating after the bagel disaster..b.ut I'm not gonna do it! GRRR!
Missy: NONONONONONONONO! you just your sweet self together and get back in the game. I think 1500 sounds reasonable so try it for a couple weeks and see what happens.
I have one whole week of menus done. Took me over an hour so I am splitting it up.
Gotta run. The baby is whining and sitting behind me wanting me to let him out.
Hang tight Missy! Don't let one bagel bully you into a whole day of overeating! You're always only one meal away from eating cleanly.
www.flylady.net it's a housecleaning/organization system only more than that. It helps you reclaim your life from the chaos it can be. I've only been following it one week, but it has helped my mood, my stresslevel, and my relationship with my family immensely! Hey, maybe Sandy's husband should be sent that website
Anyway, I think I'll go throw away some size 20 jeans! I wear them still, but I feel really frumpy when I do.....so why bother? They're getting holes in them anyway.
Hello Ladies!! Oh Julie... if only... lol It would certainly put us on the same page.... Maybe i can get him to look at it. I havent lost any weight... still the same... but i did just get over my TOM so i will try again on Wednsday and see if there is a loss. I am wondering if i should try eating 2500 calories a day instead of 2200... i am still playing with the idea... any suggestions would be appreciated. I did do to that dietician site and according to that i should be eating 2870 a day to loose 2 lbs a week... that sounds like an awful lot tho... thats why i am considering upping it to 2500. We'll see i guess...
Hope everyone is fine and dandy.... i will caht with u later... dryer is a buzzing...lol
Oh yeah... as far as the challenge??? i have already gone thru and gotten rid of anything that doesnt fit or i dont love... (flylady) But io do have some winter jackets that i dont or wont wear... nice ones too... have to figure out what to do with them... anyone want them?? Both are black and wool... one is a size 22/24 and is a swing coat... just bought it last year, then found a mans black cashmere topcoat... more my style...lol so i wont wear it... the other is a long dress coat... size 18. If anyone is interested let me know... i would be more than happy to send them out...
Grrrrr....my previous reply got erased somehow. Had to type it all over again .
Good moring ladies. hope you all had a fun weekend.
Today is my first day on the WW program and I am making a little mission for myself to complete: Stick to my points and not use my flex points for this week. Wish me luck ladies.
Julie: What type of dancing are you teaching? Oh and that website sounds interesting I will definately check it out.
Faye: Your grandson looks adorable. I have 4 nephews and 1 niece and I always enjoy watching them in action hehehehe.
Sandy: Andy used to be a messy when he lived with me until one day I got fed up and gave him two choices. 1-Pick a day in the week when he would help me clean. Or 2- When I cleaned I would sweep away with socks and other junk laying on the floor and dump everything into the garbage. He chose Saturdays he'd help me clean. In the begining he wasn't perfect, but he made my job easier and as time went by he ended up cleaning more than I did...I would never tell him this though Eventually, I also got him to help me cook on Saturdays until he would cook on his own sometimes on Saturdays. Basically, we formed a routine which consisted of cleaning, cooking, then watching a movie while we ate dinner and relaxing or maybe even playing a game. Now when he comes down to visit he cooks dinner for me. Maybe, if you form a routine with your husband that leads to a rewarding experience (whatever he likes to do) it will motivate him in one way or another. He may also not finding so "overwelming" if you two clean at the same time. Anyway, hope this helps you some how.
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from us all. Wonderful job Julie. Congratulations!
for points and I have gained weight so I have to kick butt this week before going to Chicago. I must be having PMS munchies because this weekend was horrible and I am usually not that bad. It is raining today so can't go outside but am going to do glider work and work on my menus big time and get a grocery list started for them.
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