Biggest Loser
 

I sooo loved tonight's episode. It's amazing what a haircut will do. I kind of knew they would send Shannon home, she's too much of a threat.
Well, I did not the best today, but since this is my last time trying, I won't let it discourage me and think I have to start from scratch next week. I will just chalk it up to a bad day and move on tomorrow morning again. I know that at least here, I can feel okay about it, and you are all so supportive and that makes a difference.
Well, I'm off to put one of the kids to bed...the other one is at the musical Hairspray...they brought the Broadway play here in town, so who knows when she'll be home. Good luck to everyone tomorrow, and I'll be back tomorrow evening....with much better results than today..lol.

Good Morning! I was up at 5:35 this morning! I am dressed to my shoes and my treadmill is waiting. But I can't get in a full 30 minutes before the kids arrive, so I am waiting.

Stephani-I saw that Jillian was answering questions! That's so cool. SH eheard about the board through a client and came in her on her own. What a nice person, you can tell she's out to to help people not just get rich. I would love to get her book, but it could me years before it hits our library and since I am chucking money into my piggy I don't have much to spare. Let us know whaq\t you think about it!

Heather-That's teh beauty of WW even when you get off track you get a set a of new points each day. No matter how far you are over, you still need to eat your target number! It's great you didn't let a small slip up get you off track!!! GREAT JOB!

Well the kdis will be here any second so have to run!

Heather-Well we both had bad days yesterday, but right back on the horse...as Misty said...that is the beauty of WW...you can have a bad day and still be ok...now I on the other hand believe I may have ruined my week for WI...but now I will have to deal with that. I wonder if I do not eat my activity pts the rest of the week, that would help? Any thoughts? I'd love to salvage the week, but just don't think I can before Sat. WI.
Biggest Loser was so awesome. I cannot believe Matt gained 12 lbs...OMG...what was he thinking? That can only come back to haunt him. I believe he got a tad cocky...his hair does look a lot better. Yea I was hoping to see Andrea go, but I tell ya what...Shannon looks awesome!! I wanna be 170 too....UUUUGGGHH what I would give! I just love that show.
Steph-So you are reading Jillian's book? I too have been reading over there...I am thinking about getting the book...is it really good and do you think it can compliment WW?

I got Jillian's book from my library, Misty, so you just never know. I have an excellent library though, so I'm very lucky!

Do you have a Chili's restaurant near you? I'm absolutely craving to go there, but the closest is about 20 miles away. (Maybe I'll have to beg DH!) They have a guiltless menu, and there's a chicken entree on there that I adore. It comes with some yummy corn on the cob, rice, and something else (can't remember what now, but I always subsitute baked apples for whatever it is). I highly recommend Chili's guiltless menu. The menu doesn't list the WW points for the meals, but it does list the nutrional information, so we could figure it out fairly easily.

Steph-I too love Chili's...I think the Guiltless Chicken Platter come with steamed veggies along with the corn and rice. It is yummy! I am so disapointed b/c I found out Applebee's is not re-opening here. They were hit pretty hard by the Hurricane and now they are just not re-opening....that stinks...I love the WW menu there!!

I've missed being here...
 

and of course talking to my new friends! Things have been hectic, but at least I'm not in school anymore..lol. Now I spend my time trying to get job interviews that doesn't interfere with my 9-5...I miss being a SAHM...oh well.
I didn't do too badly today, I don't know if I'll make my goal before Thanksgiving, but anything is better than nothing.
well, it's my 'date' night with my daughter...we sit and watch CSI and ER before bed...so I will write again soon. I am rooting for all my newfound sistas! We are beautiful, we are healthier today than we were yesterday, and we will get to goal!

Good morning girls, just a quick post.

I have the day off which means it's a day to clean. I had pizza last night and over did it. I had the points but still, I hate to waste so many on one meal. DH hid my scale from me so I have no clue how I am doing this week. LOL

Well ahev a good one. I am going to go see if I can find my kitchen, it might ther esomewhere under the junk.

Hi all where is everyone this fine friday?

I haven't found my kitchen but I got some laundry folded and the play room cleaned up. I did 45 minutes of toning bringing me to 21 workouts in my goal. Almost half way! I may even get clos eto my original workout goal prior to my ankle injury. We'll see!

have a great weekend!!!

Help me gals what is Jillians book? I don't watch Biggest Loser but how in the world do they lose that much weight in one week????? Thanks for the info on Chilis didn't know they had a guiltless menu good to know! Bummer about Applebees because I love their ww menu! gives me a place to go out to!

Misty I love the idea of a bank account for losing! Great motivator!

Luflic- I think Jillian's book is called Winning By Losing. Steph can probably give you more details as she is reading it. But if you go to the Biggest Loser thread they are reading the book over there too. Plus, Jillian stops in when she can to answer questions! I would like to read it, but I'm tired of spending money lol. I did find out though that I may be able to get stuff through inter library loan. Our library seriously would fit in the downstairs my my house!, ok I might have to include the garage too.

They lose weight so fast on the biggest loser b/c 1) they have everything they need available 24/7. No worries about grocery shopping, finding what they need in the stores to begin with. It's all there. 2) they have nothing else to do all day BUT workout 3) money is a big motivator! Almsot like celbraties, it's alot easier to eat well when you have a personal chef, and alot easie rto workout with a trainer and a full gym in your house! Kirstie Alley has curves in her livingroom!!!

But You'll notcie that the contestants' on Biggest Loser rate of weight loss slows down once they leave, but most everyone continues to lose at a more "normal" rate.

Heather-Best of luck on the job search! What did you major in in college? Somedays I'd like to work again, but then somedays being a SAHM is fun too.

Ok. I seriously had a BAD day! I mean it could be worse and in the whole big scheme of life it's not that horrible. But so frutrating. I spent HOURS making a Chirstmas gift for someone. First was a painted handprint by my daughter. She's two so I knew I might be asking too much. So we did a test run. Perfect. On to the real deal. One shot. So she smears that paint all over. Ok she's two, what did I expect? Then the next part involved an iron on transfer printed from my computer. First, I printed a test page. PERFECT. Couldn't ask for a better image. So I go for the real deal again. And again it's one shot. I printed it and noticed the color was a bit off, but still ok. Upon ironing it on and removing the backing the edges looked kind yucky. They stuck a bit and it wasn't a great result. I may have been able to live with it but then I notice a word was missing. It now made NO SENSE! The word is on the test page which was printed from the same file as the transfer. So now I am screwed. First the item I painted on is ruined and looks like crap. Second the transfer item is crap, and I am out of printer ink. I have gone to town like 3 times trying to get this gift just right, I'm out of money and if I go to town again my husband is gonna flip. It's not a quick jaunt for us to the store.

Add in I am beyond frustrated with my house. I have mice in all my cupboards. They have even gotten into my ceiling (chewing holes in my ceiling tile as it is a drop ceiling) and gotten into the upper set of cupboards. It's so gross and now I have to wash EVERYTHING AGAIN. I just did it. We sealed up the holes we thought they were coming through. No sign of them for a couple weeks, and now there is mouse crap in all my drawers and cupboards. I go through this every year. They've destroyed a HUGE box of blankets up stairs by chewing through it. We had no idea they were upstairs. Now that wall paper on the ceiling in my stair well is all falling down. My kitchen chairs are in shreads b/c of the kids I watch and DH keeps pushing back when I can get new ones. No matter how much I clean there is still crap piled everywhere. I have carpet in my kitchen and I can't get it clean. Imagine carpet with four little kids. I was so upset today I just lost it. I was crying so hard I was throwing up. My husband thinks i am snaob b/c I want a house that's better than this.

I know I should be thankful I have a house, and thet I am my family are safe and healthy. But seriously, if I had a job I would walk out. I should not have to live in a house full of mice, with paint peeling off doors, crumbling ceilings, a place with so many years of misuse and ground in dirt that I can never get it truly clean. Our socks are always sticky b/c the carpets are so dirty, even though I shampoo them like 5 times a year. This house was built before electricity was in this rural area. A pipe upstairs is dated 1871. I have 134 years of dirt and crap in this house. The carpets were installed prior to 1967 (except the kitchen one). It's pretty much a given that the paint is lead.

Sorry for the marathon vent. DH went to fly tonight and he's about had it with my complaining about the house. This was his great grandmother's home and this was his santucary from a rough childhood. It was his safe place. So it's understandable his attachment. But i don't know how long I can take this. It's been 5 years and it wasn't even suppose dto be one year. So far though I have avoided emotional eating today so that's a good thing.

Sorry for my marathon rant. DH and I talked last night. We got no where and I came out feeling like a huge (insert very bad word). But that's how it goes. I probably have pms and feel crappy b/c my sister is shopping for a $250,000 house. My gramma sent me a greetingc ard telling me how she wished I had a better house and wished I would stand up for myself. I guess it all added up. Oh well, I am feeling a bit better today.

Misty-Hey girl...I'm so sorry that you had a bad day yesterday...I agree that you shouldn't have to live in a rat infested home...no probs ever on the venting..girl you get it out. I think that it is fine for you to feel the way you do..you are not a snob and you are not asking for very much. BIG HUGS TO YOU!!!!