DISappearing Peeps...A fastpass to THIN! Part 2

[punkin413]

just a random wOOt wOOt.....:rolleyes1

DANG IT!!!! danielle got it without even trying!

[HockeyKat]

WOOOT Danielle!! :cheer2:

Okay, I need to get my lazy butt up off this couch and do my mini-stepper and fold more laundry than 2 people should be capable of generating.

[dwheatl]

just a random wOOt wOOt.....:rolleyes1

DANG IT!!!! danielle got it without even trying!

Who says I wasn't trying? ;)

[aldisneygrl]

Who says I wasn't trying? ;)

Way to swoop Danielle! :worship:

Thanks for all the congrats! I was really shocked that I was able to do that, and with NO knee pain. Now tomorrow.....we'll have to wait and see. :rolleyes1 I go back to the Ortho. on Tuesday, so hopefully he'll tell me I'm good to go. Even if he doesn't, I'm goin' anyway. :rotfl2:

Hey Kat, my DD just got out of her PJ's at 5:30, took a bath, and got in another set of PJ's. It was definitely a PJ kind of day. I was only out and about 'cause DS had a two hour b'ball practice. Hence, why I had enough time to go drop a ton of money on some new shoes. :rolleyes1

[punkin413]

Who says I wasn't trying? ;)

sneaky, sneaky!!!!! :tiptoe: :cool2:

[Sparkie]

Did I miss the post about the "MAGIC SHOES"?

Do you think they could help my feet with that plantar thingy? Of course if there wasnt so much of "ME" for my feet to carry that could help too. My crocs have made it some better but still after a few nights working my feet are killing me again. I couldnt even think about running-

I had to quit taking any tylenol, motrin, or asprin- my stomach felt like I had swallowed glass.

So tell me about the "magic shoes"- I am beginning to think NewBalance were invented by a doctor who needed my co-pay to furnish his new condo.:rolleyes:

[punkin413]

are you ready for some pictures? OF COURSE YOU ARE!

my dad got me this really big picture collage thing for christmas so i could put wedding pics in it. ray and i got married in 2002 and i still haven't went out and bought something in which to put the pics i didn't get professionaly framed. anyways, i finally got around to scanning in the pictures and i thought i'd share them with you. aren't you the lucky ones???? :rolleyes: :laughing:

me and my dad.....

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n187/punkin413/File0063.jpg

me, ray and mark, my cousin, who is also an ordained minister and married us. he's like my big brother.....

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n187/punkin413/File0061.jpg

ray's sister, terrie, and his nephew, joshua......

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n187/punkin413/File0065.jpg

sarah (who is my best friend from high school's sister) singing during the wedding.....

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n187/punkin413/File0072.jpg

you may kiss the bride!

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n187/punkin413/File0068.jpg

my sister, who was my maid of honor, and andy, ray's best man, walking down the aisle after the ceremony.....

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n187/punkin413/File0064.jpg

ray's mom hugging me after the ceremony......everyone was in tears after the wedding! that girl leaning over to the left is melanie, my best friend from high school. and notice ray's sister weeping next to her! :lmao:

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n187/punkin413/File0070.jpg

more hugs.....ray hugging my mom and me hugging my dad....:grouphug:

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n187/punkin413/File0071.jpg

cutting the cake......ray got me first.....

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n187/punkin413/File0075.jpg

but then i got him back WAY worse!

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n187/punkin413/File0074.jpg

the results.....

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n187/punkin413/wedding10.jpg

the first dance......

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n187/punkin413/File0066.jpg

ray taking off the garter.....

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n187/punkin413/File0067.jpg

my brother caught it.......kinda creepy that he has that around his head! :scared:

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n187/punkin413/File0069.jpg

i love this picture! this is erin (some of you met her at the ohana peep meet) and my grandpa dancing.....

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n187/punkin413/File0073.jpg

okay....that's all. just had to share those with you since i just scanned them in. back to your much-more-interesting saturday night now!

[Sparkie]

Did I miss the post about the "MAGIC SHOES"?

Do you think they could help my feet with that plantar thingy? Of course if there wasnt so much of "ME" for my feet to carry that could help too. My crocs have made it some better but still after a few nights working my feet are killing me again. I couldnt even think about running-

I had to quit taking any tylenol, motrin, or asprin- my stomach felt like I had swallowed glass.

So tell me about the "magic shoes"- I am beginning to think NewBalance were invented by a doctor who needed my co-pay to furnish his new condo.:rolleyes:

[aldisneygrl]

Did I miss the post about the "MAGIC SHOES"?

Do you think they could help my feet with that plantar thingy? Of course if there wasnt so much of "ME" for my feet to carry that could help too. My crocs have made it some better but still after a few nights working my feet are killing me again. I couldnt even think about running-

I had to quit taking any tylenol, motrin, or asprin- my stomach felt like I had swallowed glass.

So tell me about the "magic shoes"- I am beginning to think NewBalance were invented by a doctor who needed my co-pay to furnish his new condo.:rolleyes:


Absolutely!!! I got my new running shoes today. I got them from a store called Fleet Feet. They had me roll up my pants, to my knees, so they could see my feet, and then they had me put on a "neutral" pair of running shoes, then I ran on a treadmill for about 15 - 20 seconds. They videotaped my feet while running. Then we watched the video, and he showed me how my right foot pronated (which means it rolls to the inside when I run), and my left foot does too, but not as much. I think my left foot is trying to compensate for my right foot. Anyway, he then brought me out several shoes that provided support. Then I ran (actually was a very light jog) around the store to try them out. Then I ruled it down to three, then down to one. Of course, I picked the most expensive one! :scared1:

I would HIGHLY recommend them, and they have just opened, or will be opening a new store in Birmingham. From what I remember, that's not too far from you. It would be worth the drive, and effort. People kept telling me I should have gone in the first place, but I thought, "how can a pair of shoes help me run?" Well, let me tell you, it makes ALL the difference in the world!! He told me these shoes should last me about 8 months - a year. I have already bought 2 pairs of New Balance from Kohl's in the past 6 months! If you need any more specifics, PM me, and I will help anyway I can. :hug:

Dawn - I LOVE your pics! You were blonde! :eek: I like it, but it is so different from the way we see you now. You were a beautiful bride! You look the same (but with blonde hair), but Ray looks soooooo young (like a kid)! I sure hope that doesn't sound insulting. You both are beautiful people! Ok, maybe I better just be quiet over here. :rolleyes1

[UtahMama]

Dawn- I like you with blonde hair too. You look good no matter what you do though (GRRRRR! ;) ) I feel younger with highlights AND lowlights to blend greys best. But, I've been doing Miss Clairol (that sounds so "nice", eh?) for the last couple months because I haven't had the time or money to get my usual weave.

I love that your bridesmaids all had different patterns for their dresses using the same gorgeous fabric. That's great cuz everyone gets a flattering cut.


Allie- My feet do the opposite. They curve outward. I'll have to go to a place like that. My old, OLD Reboks are crap. And I heard CROCs are not good to wear on cement for long periods. Which is true. My feet this last trip started out fine then ached throughout my whole body.



Everyone- Just got some Carb Smart Ice Cream in Mint Chocolate Chip. But I can't eat any till tomorrow. I've exceeded my carbs for the day. What a good girl I yam! Yay me! I didn't even know there was such a thing as carb friendly ice cream. Hopefully I'll keep my mits off it for today (hey, at 12:01 it's tomrrow :sad2: )

[Toot Sweet]

Hey, there, Peeps!*

How is everyone's weekend going! I stayed home and read my second twilight book today.


WENDY, did you see that the girl from Twilight has the same birthday as you and I???* :banana:


Punkin...your pics are beautiful! You are really pretty as a blonde, but I think I like you better as a brunette. Maybe because I have always wanted dark hair like yours! :)

[UtahMama]

Hey, there, Peeps!* How is everyone's weekend going! I stayed home and read my second twilight book today.WENDY, did you see that the girl from Twilight has the same birthday as you and I???* :banana: Punkin...your pics are beautiful! You are really pretty as a blonde, but I think I like you better as a brunette. Maybe because I have always wanted dark hair like yours! :)

Yes! September 13th!!!!!! THAT is NO accident, fellow Virgo!!!!!

I got such a big head when i read that!

Toot? Have you been to Twilightmoms.com yet? Check out the fanfic (fan fiction) but not until you are done with Eclipse (pinkie swear promise!). I'm just having a bit of a hard time with the kid on Harry Potter "Cedric Diggory" as Edward. I guess he and the actress cast as Bella had fabulous chemistry and he REALLY nailed the role when he was casting. MY favorite is Alice :love: Which is weird since I'm a chick. But no weirder than being a 40 year old housewife reading a vampire romance :3dglasses

[Toot Sweet]

Yes! September 13th!!!!!! THAT is NO accident, fellow Virgo!!!!!I got such a big head when i read that!Toot? Have you been to Twilightmoms.com yet? Check out the fanfic (fan fiction) but not until you are done with Eclipse (pinkie swear promise!). I'm just having a bit of a hard time with the kid on Harry Potter "Cedric Diggory" as Edward. I guess he and the actress cast as Bella had fabulous chemistry and he REALLY nailed the role when he was casting. MY favorite is Alice :love: Which is weird since I'm a chick. But no weirder than being a 40 year old housewife reading a vampire romance :3dglasses

NO! I have not been there. But I will be sure to check it out...AFTER I have finished Eclipse! :teeth:

I like the idea of Cedric Diggory as Edward. But I dont' think he is as beautiful as Edward is supposed to be. He is cute, to be sure, but he is not perfect like I imagine Edward to be.

Don't you think it would be uber-icky to smooch an icy-cold man all the time? :eek:

[UtahMama]

Not if he happens to be a vampire like Edward or his brother Emmett. Hubba hubba! (do people still ever say Hubba Hubba?)

[Toot Sweet]

Not if he happens to be a vampire like Edward or his brother Emmett. Hubba hubba! (do people still ever say Hubba Hubba?)

Well, I say Hubba Bubba. Cause my DH's nickname is Bubba. So I call him Hubba Bubba, Bubbalicious, Bubbastiltskin, etc. :thumbsup2

Who is playing Emmett, do they know yet? He sure does sound hot in the movie! And who is playing Alice?

[HockeyKat]

Dawn, love the pics. I like either hair color, really... the brunette is more striking though.

I have a date w/ Miss Clairol sometime in the very near future (L'Oreal for me, but same difference!).

In keep with the rest of the week, here is my food for today:
B: coffee
L: turkey sandwich (150), veggies and FF pringles w/ ff onion dip (150)
D: 8 oz beef liver (320) w/ onion (20), baked potato (100), broccoli (40), 100 calorie zinger (100)
S: One mini reese's cup (40), 1.5 glasses white wine (200).

Total for the day, 1120. Exercise, 30 min on the mini-stepper (and probably 2 hours of housework/laundry if that counts).

And no, I never got out of PJs, just changed into new ones after the mini-stepper/hot tub. :laughing:

[pixie dust 112]

I was good all week! However I was simply horrible Friday and Saturday! Good news is last night DH and I decided that if we can swing it $$$ wise we will go to WDW over my kids SPring Break!:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: SO I figure that gives me 10 weeks to lose 16 lbs to get me to my first big goal of 2008 (which is that the 1st # in my weight be a 1 for the first time in many, many years) A trip to see the mouse should keep me motivated. I'm anxious to see the mouse this year as a friend of mine has a daughter who is the mouse and sometimes she is the mouse's girlfriend. I'll have to get her appearance schedule! I should be able to do 16 pounds in 10 weeks, right? I'll have to do lots of this :yay: This is going to be our birthday gift to one another. We both have birthdays in January and really don;t want or need anything right now....except a trip to WDW!

[pixie dust 112]

Guess what? I lost 2 more pounds since yesterday! Yay! :banana:
Too bad it just confirms that I can't drink anymore. :(
Oh well.
I'd rather be skinny than tipsy! :lmao:

Speaking of tipsy, We went out to dinner last night at our favorite restaurant and they had a peach cosmopolitan drink special. I amn not much of a drinker but this was made with peach rum, white cranberry juice and lime. I l've never had a cosmo before, but those flavors just sang out to me ...and I had 3!:faint: After 2, I tried to explain to my DH that it was a good choice for my diet because it really should count as fruit, he just laughed and ordered me another. I am very amusing after my second drink! 2 is typically my limit, but these were so good. They tasted like summer to me. Does that make sense? Well now I'm afraid to step on the scale!:scared1: Back to the drawing board!

[pigget74]

I was good all week! However I was simply horrible Friday and Saturday! Good news is last night DH and I decided that if we can swing it $$$ wise we will go to WDW over my kids SPring Break!:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: SO I figure that gives me 10 weeks to lose 16 lbs to get me to my first big goal of 2008 (which is that the 1st # in my weight be a 1 for the first time in many, many years) A trip to see the mouse should keep me motivated. I'm anxious to see the mouse this year as a friend of mine has a daughter who is the mouse and sometimes she is the mouse's girlfriend. I'll have to get her appearance schedule! I should be able to do 16 pounds in 10 weeks, right? I'll have to do lots of this :yay: This is going to be our birthday gift to one another. We both have birthdays in January and really don;t want or need anything right now....except a trip to WDW!

That is awesome. I wish my DH would change his mind, but it is Gatlinburg for us this summer and maybe 3 days at Orange Beach. He says our next Disney trip will be in '09. So until then we will rent out or DVC points and I will get to pay debt with that. SO I guess that is not a bad thing./

I have to get everybody up so we can get ready for church. Have a good one.

[pixie dust 112]

Man you peeps were posting fools yesterday! Still trying to catch up!
I got myself all psyched up yesterday to go sign up at the gym, but first I had to do a load of laundry.......I fell down the stairs! So now I'm confined to bed because I can hardly move
Now I have to get myself convinced to go again on monday. I need someone to hold my hand. I have this secret fear that when I walk through the gym doors everyone will bust up laughing.
:hug: feel better. People at the gym won't laugh! They will admire you and support you for taking the initiative to get moving!
misty....i just went to check out the new installment and the last one i see is from 1/3. did i miss something?



thanks for being willing to keep up with all this.

and call aries - you won't be bugging her! i'm sure she'd be glad to hear from you.



i'm sorry you fell!!! that's the worst. i'm a klutz so i can relate.

and don't worry about being laughed at at the gym! i know when i see someone there that i'm not familiar with i just think, "good for them for being here." that's the only thought that ever crosses my mind! now....when i see a person that could stand some exercise coming in there, scanning their card, walking past the treadmills and all the exercise equipment to go to the tanning bed, then leaving afterwards, THAT'S when i just shake my head. not judging anyone......just don't understand it! you made the effort to get here.....why not jump on the treadmill for 20 minutes? :confused3 another thing i don't understand is when i see people circling the parking lot to get a good parking spot. YOU'RE AT THE GYM......WALK A LITTLE FURTHER!!! isn't that the point? :laughing: sorry.......i'm rambling!
I always laugh at people who fight for the close parking spaces at the mall and then get inside and walk around the mall for a few hours!
Ok, I just got back from Fleet Feet. I decided to get some good running shoes for the 5K. Nothing like waiting til the last minute, huh? :rotfl2: They told me I would be fine! Actually, one of the guys is running both the half and the full. Anyway, after trying on about 6 pairs, walking/jogging in all of them. Trying two different ones on at the same time, I finally picked me a pair! They are kind of flashy, which I don't care for, but they are comfy! Let me just say, that I spent some of my Disney spending money on these babies, so dd and I may be eating nabs for lunch in the parks.

Winkers - so sorry about the fall. Take care and rest. :hug:

Oh, and Sparkie, my friend that teaches Sunday school with me got me to sign up for the Scale back Alabama challenge. So I'll be weighing in on Monday morning. In a private room with just the SBA officials, so no one else will see that number. ;) Good luck to you! Now I just have to lose at least 10 lbs. in 10 weeks to be in the drawing for $1000! :yay: (that would sure help pay for my shoes, and what I blow at disney. ;) )

Good luck to you and to Sandy with your running. Sooo exciting! wish I coulod be there to watch you, not to run with you!
Last Try Fo Reals...........
cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2:

WOOT! WOOT!
WOOT! WOOT!
Ok, I'm back from my run. Am I the only one that is dysfunctional when it comes to electronic devices? :headache: At 17:00, I was trying to see how far I had run, and I accidentally hit the wrong button and reset the GPS! :scared1: So, what did I do, I turned around and ran where I had been. :rotfl2: Then at 17:00, I looked at the distance and multiplied by 2. :teacher: Then I went the rest of the way home. WELL...................











After weeks of not really training I was able to go 2.95 miles in 40:30!!!!:cool1: :yay: And...............my knee has NO pain at all!! These new shoes are keepers! :thumbsup2 I have to run 3.1 miles in less than 45 minutes. It is attainable now!
What kind of sneakers did you buy?
i tried those and they didn't work for me. yep, you read that right. no "action" whatsoever. i have a very stubborn bowel. (<--- that sounds really gross!)




Good thing I'm not the tag fairy...cause I so would have tagged you with that one!:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
I was worried about something someone said to me once, and my friend's DH said, Just tell them, "Kiss my :eeyore: ". Now I wouldn't really say that, but when someone doesn't mind their own business or judges me, I think it. So if anyone did have the gall to laugh, ...:rolleyes1




WTG, girl!


Again, I say WTG!


My advice: keep lots of measuring tools handy in the kitchen, and learn what portion sizes are, so you have some control when you go out. When I gained the biggest amount of weight, I measured what I normally ate, like a bowl of cereal, and found and I was eating 3 times the serving size.

Hey, I got 22,500! If you look back at the birthday list, mine is 2/25, so that's kind of a lucky number for me.

WOOT! WOOT!

[pixie dust 112]

Dawn~

You are flippin gorgeous! Love your wedding photos! Has there ever been a bad picture taken of you?:confused3

[lexmelinda]

Don't you think it would be uber-icky to smooch an icy-cold man all the time? :eek:YES, Bonnie! I do! As I told Wendee yesterday, what woman could resist the knowledge, wisdom, and experience of a 100 year old man all wrapped up in a smokin hot 17 year old Greek-god package. BUT. I like my men warm. It's just a personal preference. AND. Knowing I could never get so much as a paper cut around his family would be a drawback too. :confused3 (Disclaimer: I am only halfway through New Moon so I'm not sure how it all works out in the end.)

RE: The casting for the movie....I hope they let "Cedric" keep his English accent and work that into the story somehow. The accent would make Edward even hotter IMHO. I also really like the girl cast as Bella. (Loved her in Zathura...one of DS's favorite movies.)

Wendee....I also love Alice! She's adorable! For a vampire. ;)

DAWN....Thanks for sharing your wedding pictures! You are absolutely radiant. AND you look exactly the same! How do you do that?

Danielle....WOOT! WOOT! ((raisin' the roof))

Celery....Skinny IS better than tipsy! :thumbsup2

I, too, had a date with Miss Clairol yesterday. DS was invited to go to the aquarium with a friend so I quickly whipped out the box of color I had at home and then went out to get my hair cut. Results from yesterday via my new web cam....
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m260/lexmelinda/mehaircut.jpg

Gotta go get ready for church. May take longer since I have to "do hair".

HAVE A WONDERFUL & BLESSED SUNDAY, EVERYONE! :flower3:

[LMO429]

I was good all week! However I was simply horrible Friday and Saturday! Good news is last night DH and I decided that if we can swing it $$$ wise we will go to WDW over my kids SPring Break!:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: SO I figure that gives me 10 weeks to lose 16 lbs to get me to my first big goal of 2008 (which is that the 1st # in my weight be a 1 for the first time in many, many years) A trip to see the mouse should keep me motivated. I'm anxious to see the mouse this year as a friend of mine has a daughter who is the mouse and sometimes she is the mouse's girlfriend. I'll have to get her appearance schedule! I should be able to do 16 pounds in 10 weeks, right? I'll have to do lots of this :yay: This is going to be our birthday gift to one another. We both have birthdays in January and really don;t want or need anything right now....except a trip to WDW!

I think you def can lose 16 pounds in 10 weeks!!!! My goal is 20 pounds is 20 weeks for when i leave to go to Disney for my bachelorette party.

If you havent tried turbo jam workouts yet..give them a try I feel when I cant get to the gym they are the perfect solution to pushing myself at home..and they are fun 2!

[LMO429]

I was wondering if any of you peeps could help me on a non dieting issue? im in the process of planning my honeymoon. We are going to spend some time in Maui and then Disneyland...

2 quick questions? In Maui...does anyone know the difference between Wailea and Kapalua? Im debating between two hotels in two different areas..my fiance and I like to be near some sort of nightlife and restaurants..we are not the secluded beach type.

Has anyone been to disneyland? if so how many days and night would we need there in order to experience everything. we plan on staying at the grand californian...any help would be awesome..i need to book this soon and have to make a final decision i could use any help i could get...thanks a bunch!

i hope everyone is having a great healthy weekend

[punkin413]

Dawn - I LOVE your pics! You were blonde! :eek: I like it, but it is so different from the way we see you now. You were a beautiful bride! You look the same (but with blonde hair), but Ray looks soooooo young (like a kid)! I sure hope that doesn't sound insulting. You both are beautiful people! Ok, maybe I better just be quiet over here. :rolleyes1

i was 25 and ray was 30 in those pics. i'm now 31 and he's 36. and ray gets carded more than i do. :rolleyes: anyway, he's aged a little now that he's gained a little weight. but he needed to - he was too skinny!

Dawn- I like you with blonde hair too. You look good no matter what you do though (GRRRRR! ;) ) I feel younger with highlights AND lowlights to blend greys best. But, I've been doing Miss Clairol (that sounds so "nice", eh?) for the last couple months because I haven't had the time or money to get my usual weave.

I love that your bridesmaids all had different patterns for their dresses using the same gorgeous fabric. That's great cuz everyone gets a flattering cut.


i hear ya on the getting hair color from a box because i can't afford to have a professional do it thing! that's why i switched to just one color of brown. i used to get highlights and it got to be really annoying because my hair grows so fast!

yeah...i had bridesmaids that were all shaped very differently. so i picked a group of dresses that were made of the same material and let them each pick their own dress. except for my sister. i made her wear strapless since she was the maid of honor and i wanted her dress to look similar to mine. she hated it......she's such a tomboy!

Punkin...your pics are beautiful! You are really pretty as a blonde, but I think I like you better as a brunette. Maybe because I have always wanted dark hair like yours! :)

thank you! i like me better as a brunette, too...it's easier to maintain!

(do people still ever say Hubba Hubba?)

you're bringin it back, UM!

Dawn, love the pics. I like either hair color, really... the brunette is more striking though.

I have a date w/ Miss Clairol sometime in the very near future (L'Oreal for me, but same difference!).

i just colored mine. i went with a lighter brown this time because it was getting too dark. but this color didn't really cover my gray like i wanted. i'm thinking about getting red highlights just for something different. what do you guys think that would look like?

Good news is last night DH and I decided that if we can swing it $$$ wise we will go to WDW over my kids SPring Break!:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

:yay: a new trip.......so exciting! when are you going? we'll be there april 27th through may 3rd, but i'm sure that's after your kid's spring break.

oh, and what exactly are the qualifications to play the mouse?

Good thing I'm not the tag fairy...cause I so would have tagged you with that one!:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:


i'm glad you're not the tag fairy, too! i don't know about having the word "bowel" forever next to my avatar!

Dawn~

You are flippin gorgeous! Love your wedding photos! Has there ever been a bad picture taken of you?:confused3

here ya go......

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n187/punkin413/669424054208_0_BG.jpg


DAWN....Thanks for sharing your wedding pictures! You are absolutely radiant. AND you look exactly the same! How do you do that?

if only you could see the amount of gray hair i have. :sad2:

I, too, had a date with Miss Clairol yesterday. DS was invited to go to the aquarium with a friend so I quickly whipped out the box of color I had at home and then went out to get my hair cut. Results from yesterday via my new web cam....
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m260/lexmelinda/mehaircut.jpg

i LOVE it!!!!! you're a hot mama!

My goal is 20 pounds is 20 weeks for when i leave to go to Disney for my bachelorette party.

the words "disney" and "bachelorette party" just seem to go together. i'm totally jealous!

[LMO429]

the words "disney" and "bachelorette party" just seem to go together. i'm totally jealous![/QUOTE]

Lol! We cant wait there is 8 of us going for 8 days staying at the BCV! It's going to be a blast..i even made tee shirts with the help of the creative design website that say "what happens in disney...stays in disney"

[Sparkie]

Allie:

Fleet Feet opening in Bham on 1/11. Gonna check then out- I'm tired of my feet hurting. The shoes cant be anymore than the $230 pair of "custom orthotics" that the doctor said I just had to have and insurance didnt cover and I only wore once for about an hour- Could have invested my money in better shoes.

[HockeyKat]

I, too, had a date with Miss Clairol yesterday. DS was invited to go to the aquarium with a friend so I quickly whipped out the box of color I had at home and then went out to get my hair cut. Results from yesterday via my new web cam....


LOVE it!!! :yay:

I was good all week! However I was simply horrible Friday and Saturday! Good news is last night DH and I decided that if we can swing it $$$ wise we will go to WDW over my kids SPring Break!:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: SO I figure that gives me 10 weeks to lose 16 lbs to get me to my first big goal of 2008 (which is that the 1st # in my weight be a 1 for the first time in many, many years) A trip to see the mouse should keep me motivated. I'm anxious to see the mouse this year as a friend of mine has a daughter who is the mouse and sometimes she is the mouse's girlfriend. I'll have to get her appearance schedule! I should be able to do 16 pounds in 10 weeks, right? I'll have to do lots of this :yay: This is going to be our birthday gift to one another. We both have birthdays in January and really don;t want or need anything right now....except a trip to WDW!

16 lbs in 10 weeks is definitely do-able!! You can try doing my drastic diet of 1200 calories. :laughing: But seriously, it does work, even though you are hungry sometimes. I find creative ways to stretch my calories, too... lots and lots of veggies.

i

i just colored mine. i went with a lighter brown this time because it was getting too dark. but this color didn't really cover my gray like i wanted. i'm thinking about getting red highlights just for something different. what do you guys think that would look like?

...

if only you could see the amount of gray hair i have. :sad2:



I think the red highlights would look great!

I have a TON of gray, over 50%. At one point, my hair got too dark as well. I went to a professional and he put the lighter highlights through my hair and it really helped lighten it up. I have enough gray that once they grew out, my gray was adding natural highlights.

Otherwise, to get more than a shade or two lighter, you have to strip the color from the whole head which can really damage your hair.

Do you only dye the roots? If you dye your hair often, at least according to my hairdresser, you should put the color on the roots and let it sit for the development time - a few min, then pull it through the hair and let sit for the final few, and wash out.

I really like the L'Oreal Excellence Creme 'RB' line... I use 5RB but you might want a lighter one. It still has enough brown to cover the gray but the 'R' part adds some nice highlights. And you don't get the "hot roots" like you do with 'R' only colors.

[pixie dust 112]

:yay: a new trip.......so exciting! when are you going? we'll be there april 27th through may 3rd, but i'm sure that's after your kid's spring break.

Not sure of exact dates, but I'm thinking the 17th through the 25th of March
oh, and what exactly are the qualifications to play the mouse?
short and perky
here ya go......

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n187/punkin413/669424054208_0_BG.jpg



Nope, not a bad picture! Even when you're goofy your gorgeous!

i LOVE it!!!!! you're a hot mama!




Yuppers! SHe is a hot Mama

[DisneyGalUK]

Hello everyone,
I'd really like to join your Peeps if you'll have me....I really need to be accountable for my weight loss and need the motivation you guys provide!

Ok, a little about me...My name is Kelly, im 26, getting married in August and I need to lose a stone in weight - my fuzzy math tells me this is 14lb!
Im doing Weight Watchers - or I will be when I get my brain in gear. Ive done it before and lost 2 stone, but getting engaged and getting a house made me lazy and content and a stone has gone back on, out of nowhere!:rotfl:
I live in the North of England, so my posting times may be a little out of sync with you all but i'll manage. Ive read back over a 'few' pages, not the whole 1502 admittedly - from what I can gather you all motivate each other, which is great, and I have to post a bikini picture - I cant seem to find all of yours though!:scratchin

Ive come to realise that I wont lose any weight by sitting at home, pretending to exercise, eating Cadbury's Creme eggs, all the while telling people Im on a diet - surprisingly no weight comes off! Also, and Ive not admitted this to anyone - im finding it really hard to motivate myself, even knowing ive got 8 months to fit into my wedding dress.
Oh well, I see this as the first step to my dream weight!

[pixie dust 112]

I think you def can lose 16 pounds in 10 weeks!!!! My goal is 20 pounds is 20 weeks for when i leave to go to Disney for my bachelorette party.

If you havent tried turbo jam workouts yet..give them a try I feel when I cant get to the gym they are the perfect solution to pushing myself at home..and they are fun 2!

Are these DVDs?

[aldisneygrl]

DinseyGalUKelly - Welcome!!! That's right you go to bed about the time we all get cookin' around here. Post often so we can get to know you. Weigh in day is friday. Just post how much you lost in pretty bold numbers like this.....-2 lbs. so that UM can keep the tally for us.

Pixie - I got Asics Gel - Kayano 14. They are like walking on clouds. :cloud9:

Dawn and Melinda - You are both gorgeous!

Sparkie - Good luck at Fleet Feet! :thumbsup2 They were definitely CHEAPER than those orthodics.

Ok, I really NEED to be packing. I have at least gotten the suitcases out of the attic.

[DisneyGalUK]

Thanks so much for the welcome, I was actually scared to post a message here! I think its because its such a long thread, plus im more of a lurker than a poster - that will change now though!:upsidedow

I see you are doing the Disney 5K - good for you! Last year I did the Race for Life - it raises money for Breast Cancer, I think that was about 3K and I walked most of it - Im so unfit. It was supposed to be in June, but then we had all the floods so it got postponed till August and I STILL wasn't prepared! Im hoping to do it again this year, and I WILL run it - weather permitting!:rotfl:

Im terrible with time differences - its 8.32pm here so Im guessing mid afternoon for you guys? Oh well, at least if you all post while im asleep it gives me something to read at work the following day!

[pigget74]

I, too, had a date with Miss Clairol yesterday. DS was invited to go to the aquarium with a friend so I quickly whipped out the box of color I had at home and then went out to get my hair cut. Results from yesterday via my new web cam....
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m260/lexmelinda/mehaircut.jpg

Gotta go get ready for church. May take longer since I have to "do hair".

HAVE A WONDERFUL & BLESSED SUNDAY, EVERYONE! :flower3:

Love the hair. Mine is to long and a lot more gray :scared1: It just cost to much and I won't consider the box again----it pulled out colors I did not know I had lol.

Hello everyone,
I'd really like to join your Peeps if you'll have me....I really need to be accountable for my weight loss and need the motivation you guys provide!

Ok, a little about me...My name is Kelly, im 26, getting married in August and I need to lose a stone in weight - my fuzzy math tells me this is 14lb!
Im doing Weight Watchers - or I will be when I get my brain in gear. Ive done it before and lost 2 stone, but getting engaged and getting a house made me lazy and content and a stone has gone back on, out of nowhere!:rotfl:
I live in the North of England, so my posting times may be a little out of sync with you all but i'll manage. Ive read back over a 'few' pages, not the whole 1502 admittedly - from what I can gather you all motivate each other, which is great, and I have to post a bikini picture - I cant seem to find all of yours though!:scratchin

Ive come to realise that I wont lose any weight by sitting at home, pretending to exercise, eating Cadbury's Creme eggs, all the while telling people Im on a diet - surprisingly no weight comes off! Also, and Ive not admitted this to anyone - im finding it really hard to motivate myself, even knowing ive got 8 months to fit into my wedding dress.
Oh well, I see this as the first step to my dream weight!


WELCOME!!!!

[monymony3471]

I was good all week! However I was simply horrible Friday and Saturday! Good news is last night DH and I decided that if we can swing it $$$ wise we will go to WDW over my kids SPring Break!:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: SO I figure that gives me 10 weeks to lose 16 lbs to get me to my first big goal of 2008 (which is that the 1st # in my weight be a 1 for the first time in many, many years) A trip to see the mouse should keep me motivated. I'm anxious to see the mouse this year as a friend of mine has a daughter who is the mouse and sometimes she is the mouse's girlfriend. I'll have to get her appearance schedule! I should be able to do 16 pounds in 10 weeks, right? I'll have to do lots of this :yay: This is going to be our birthday gift to one another. We both have birthdays in January and really don;t want or need anything right now....except a trip to WDW!

If you really commit yourself to the next 10 weeks you can lose more. I'd say 20 if fair and not pushing it. Good luck! You can do it.



Hello everyone,
I'd really like to join your Peeps if you'll have me....I really need to be accountable for my weight loss and need the motivation you guys provide!

Ok, a little about me...My name is Kelly, im 26, getting married in August and I need to lose a stone in weight - my fuzzy math tells me this is 14lb!
Im doing Weight Watchers - or I will be when I get my brain in gear. Ive done it before and lost 2 stone, but getting engaged and getting a house made me lazy and content and a stone has gone back on, out of nowhere!:rotfl:
I live in the North of England, so my posting times may be a little out of sync with you all but i'll manage. Ive read back over a 'few' pages, not the whole 1502 admittedly - from what I can gather you all motivate each other, which is great, and I have to post a bikini picture - I cant seem to find all of yours though!:scratchin

Ive come to realise that I wont lose any weight by sitting at home, pretending to exercise, eating Cadbury's Creme eggs, all the while telling people Im on a diet - surprisingly no weight comes off! Also, and Ive not admitted this to anyone - im finding it really hard to motivate myself, even knowing ive got 8 months to fit into my wedding dress.
Oh well, I see this as the first step to my dream weight!

:welcome: Congratulations on the upcoming wedding. How exciting. Where are you honeymooning? Disney?

Get in on the Valentine's Day Challenge. How much weight do you want to lose by then? Aaron (WI disney fan) can add you to the list. He's very clever with a spread sheet. As far as those pics go, I don't think you looked hard enough! Welcome to your new home! Love the talk about stones.

Melinda: The look is so you. I love it. Nice clarity the web cam took. Nice present.

Wendy: I had a totally goofy dream about you last night. Just crazy. No idea why? Maybe I'm in love with you! :rotfl:

Sandy: All packed yet? 3 more sleeps? WOOT WOOT

Aldisneygrl: What about you? I wish I was going. I wish I was ready. I am working toward that. Maybe I can convince my boys to do it with me? Hmmmm?

Dawn: You are such our little party girl. I miss those days.

Hockey Kat: Your workouts totally inspire me.

Bonnie, Twinkie, dlwheat, LMO, Heather, Bee!, Sparkie! hi and take care!

[aldisneygrl]

Thanks so much for the welcome, I was actually scared to post a message here! I think its because its such a long thread, plus im more of a lurker than a poster - that will change now though!:upsidedow

I see you are doing the Disney 5K - good for you! Last year I did the Race for Life - it raises money for Breast Cancer, I think that was about 3K and I walked most of it - Im so unfit. It was supposed to be in June, but then we had all the floods so it got postponed till August and I STILL wasn't prepared! Im hoping to do it again this year, and I WILL run it - weather permitting!:rotfl:

Im terrible with time differences - its 8.32pm here so Im guessing mid afternoon for you guys? Oh well, at least if you all post while im asleep it gives me something to read at work the following day!

It's 2:30 here, but I am in Central Time Zone. Disney time would be 3:30. Gonna have to adjust to that in the next couple of days. :rotfl2:

I have a question what is a stone? Is that some sort of measurement?

Yes, I am running the 5K on Friday with my daughter who is 9. Sandy321 is running the Half Marathon (she's very nervous, but is going to do fine :thumbsup2 ) and her DH is running the Full. It is a "girls only" trip for me and my DD. I turn 40 this year and wanted to do this in honor of that momentous occasion in my life. :rotfl2: Also, this is the last time that my daughter will be considered a child by Disney. ;)

We have another UKer, DisneyJo, although she hasn't been around here too much recently. :sad2:

[DisneyGalUK]

I haven't quite figured out the quote thing yet so here goes...

Pigget - thanks for the welcome. One of the random pages I hit on had a picture of your new daughter - what a beauty, congratulations (a little late, sorry!)

Mony - Thanks again. Im now getting excited for the wedding, its been booked for almost 2 years and the time has flown! Sadly no Disney honeymoon. That was our original plan, but due to work and getting time off we couldn't fit it in, so we are going to Egypt and doing a Nile Cruise. Disney is definately 2009, Ive already booked my time off!

Aldisney - What a way to mark your 40th, its definately something you'll remember and some good girl time with your DD.
A stone is a measurement of weight - 14lbs. I dont really know why 14lbs is a stone, but there you go! It always sounds strange to think of losing 'stones' - at our weight watchers meetings when you do lose a stone the leader actually gives you a stone to remind you what you've lost!:rotfl:

[HockeyKat]

Hello everyone,
I'd really like to join your Peeps if you'll have me....I really need to be accountable for my weight loss and need the motivation you guys provide!

Ok, a little about me...My name is Kelly, im 26, getting married in August and I need to lose a stone in weight - my fuzzy math tells me this is 14lb!
Im doing Weight Watchers - or I will be when I get my brain in gear. Ive done it before and lost 2 stone, but getting engaged and getting a house made me lazy and content and a stone has gone back on, out of nowhere!:rotfl:
I live in the North of England, so my posting times may be a little out of sync with you all but i'll manage. Ive read back over a 'few' pages, not the whole 1502 admittedly - from what I can gather you all motivate each other, which is great, and I have to post a bikini picture - I cant seem to find all of yours though!:scratchin

Ive come to realise that I wont lose any weight by sitting at home, pretending to exercise, eating Cadbury's Creme eggs, all the while telling people Im on a diet - surprisingly no weight comes off! Also, and Ive not admitted this to anyone - im finding it really hard to motivate myself, even knowing ive got 8 months to fit into my wedding dress.
Oh well, I see this as the first step to my dream weight!

WELCOME!!! :cheer2: :cheer2:

This is a really high volume thread, but very all-inclusive and I think you will find a lot of help and support here!!

What weight loss strategy are you considering? Some here do South Beach, some do WW. I am on a restricted calorie plan, try to stay in the 1200-1400 range, with a lot of exercise added in.

By your measurements, I have about 2 stone to lose. Sigh.

Anyone want a 36 yr old "kid" (read: Mr Kat) with a toothache? He is insufferable. I will even take your wee one for the night... give you back massages... cook your dinner... cleaning/laundry is out of the boundary limit though! :laughing:

I made low-cal chili for dinner... 2 cans diced tomatos, 2 cans black beans, 2 cans tomato sauce, 1 lb 96/4 lean ground beef, 2 cups water, one chopped green pepper, one chopped onion, a few jalapenos, and a packet (in a little brown bag) of chili seasoning. Threw it all in the crock pot to simmer for the day. Total for the entire batch is 2145 calories, so I am figuring about 120-140 calories per cup.

Off to the gym for me, whee!

[DisneyGalUK]

Hi Kat
Im doing (or will be doing) Weight watchers. It worked for me before, but for some reason the 2nd time round is so much harder! Maybe its me!
The chilli sounds great, enjoy the gym! Seems strange to me with the time difference, its 9pm here and im Dis'ing in my PJ's!

[aldisneygrl]

Kelly - I do WW too. When I think of a stone, I visualize a lot of weight. That would be really motivating. We just get little keychains over here. They are nice motivators though.

Oh, and the quoting thing.... you see the little box with the "+" button on it. Click that for every person you want to quote. When your finished, click post reply, and all the quotes will show up in your reply box. You can erase part of what is quoted if you only want to quote part of what someone says. Hope that helps.

Oh and btw, I'm Allie! :wave2:

[monymony3471]

aldisneygrl: Why can't I remember your name! Seriously how long have we been on here?


You are going to look silly running in your PJ's!

[aldisneygrl]

Stupid double post!

[aldisneygrl]

aldisneygrl: Why can't I remember your name! Seriously how long have we been on here?


You are going to look silly running in your PJ's!

That's ok! I'm Allie! :)

Yeah, I guess I better get some clothes, and my flashy new shoes in that suitcase. Actually, I may wear my new shoes on the plane.

[DisneyGalUK]

Allie, thanks for the quote info, I'll try it next time - cant promise I wont blow my computer up trying though! A stone does sound like a lot, I kind of like it because it makes me want to lose it more!

Oh mony, Ive looked back and for some reason I still cant find those bikini pics........:upsidedow

[punkin413]

Do you only dye the roots? If you dye your hair often, at least according to my hairdresser, you should put the color on the roots and let it sit for the development time - a few min, then pull it through the hair and let sit for the final few, and wash out.


i do this, but my hair is like a sponge and it soaks up the color really quickly. it's like this with everything - water, perms, hair spray, etc. i have to use twice what a normal person does. and it takes literally 30 minutes to blowdry my hair. :headache:

Hello everyone,
I'd really like to join your Peeps if you'll have me....I really need to be accountable for my weight loss and need the motivation you guys provide!

WELCOME!!!! you'll love it here!

Ive come to realise that I wont lose any weight by sitting at home, pretending to exercise, eating Cadbury's Creme eggs, all the while telling people Im on a diet - surprisingly no weight comes off!

:lmao: sounds like you're in the right state of mind! you can do it. especially with the motivation of fitting into your wedding dress. CONGRATS, by the way!

Im terrible with time differences - its 8.32pm here so Im guessing mid afternoon for you guys? Oh well, at least if you all post while im asleep it gives me something to read at work the following day!

i think the U.S. east coast is 5 hours behind you. so right now it's 4:30 here and it should be around 9:30 p.m. there. then just take away an hour for every time zone here: central = 3:30; mountain = 2:30; pacific = 1:30.

Dawn: You are such our little party girl. I miss those days.

if you only knew how boring my life actually is! i just spent the day cleaning out my closet.......SO EXCITING!!! that picture was taken at a christmas party in early december. i had literally 2 glasses of wine. that's my limit now otherwise i get sick. i used to be able to drink like a horse, but since i've cut my calorie count down i can't "hold" it any more. i'm such a cheap date now! :lmao:

A stone is a measurement of weight - 14lbs. I dont really know why 14lbs is a stone, but there you go! It always sounds strange to think of losing 'stones' - at our weight watchers meetings when you do lose a stone the leader actually gives you a stone to remind you what you've lost!:rotfl:

thanks for clarifying! i was gonna ask that, too. we used to have another UK peep but she hasn't been around in awhile - disneyjo. jo - if you're lurking....COME OUT AND PLAY!

[DisneyLaura]

If you do do (get it? DOO DOO????:lmao: :lmao: ) the fiber thing on thursday, like pooh muffins, fiber one cereal, broccoli, dried apricots (better than ex-lax!) then drink tons of water too. Or else you'll be constipated just before weigh day. Which BLOWS! (Get it? BLOWS! :rotfl2: ) Can you tell I have 4 males in my family????

:lmao:

Matt has a very serious egg allergy. Someone asked and I thought I quoted.

It was me who asked. Is he allergic to peanuts also. Nicholas my DS6 had a serious egg allergy for six years and then all of sudden, nuttin and he hates eggs :lmao:

i ate sooooooooooo many onions (very LOW in calories!) and now i'm not feeling too good! :sick: but i couldn't help it - they're so good!

I want some too, I love onions, any kind of onions. Yummy, yummy and yummy. Love the wedding pictures. I'll post mine at the end.

Last Try Fo Reals...........

:cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2:

WOOT! WOOT!

Yeah you did it. You are da bomb

My advice: keep lots of measuring tools handy in the kitchen, and learn what portion sizes are, so you have some control when you go out. When I gained the biggest amount of weight, I measured what I normally ate, like a bowl of cereal, and found and I was eating 3 times the serving size.Hey, I got 22,500! If you look back at the birthday list, mine is 2/25, so that's kind of a lucky number for me.

Congrats to you on the 22,500 and I hear ya on the cereal thing me too

Not if he happens to be a vampire like Edward or his brother Emmett. Hubba hubba! (do people still ever say Hubba Hubba?)

Ok now I have to get those books. Maybe for Valentine's Day I'll get them from the kids

And no, I never got out of PJs, just changed into new ones after the mini-stepper/hot tub. :laughing:

I never got out of mine and didn't change them when I get to bed (except my undies)

Good news is last night DH and I decided that if we can swing it $$$ wise we will go to WDW over my kids SPring Break!:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

Melinda - cute haircut and love the color

I was wondering if any of you peeps could help me on a non dieting issue? im in the process of planning my honeymoon. We are going to spend some time in Maui and then Disneyland...

We went to Maui for our honeymoon but we stayed at a Marriot, I think. So beautiful there you're gonna love it.

Hello everyone,
I'd really like to join your Peeps if you'll have me....I really need to be accountable for my weight loss and need the motivation you guys provide!


Welcome Kelly, I'm Laura and I am married to Michael for 11 years. We have three kids, Christopher 8, Nicholas 6 and Elizabeth 25 months. I do WW too. I joined the peeps a couple of months and they are wonderful. Eygpt sounds great.

Hi ya peeps. Ok I left you yesterday with my nephews and niece sleeping over. All was good until ............ dinner. We had pizza and I wrote down my points for two slices with tomato and garlic and a large salad. Which I ate but later on I had two more slices. Pizza is not a good thing for me. I think I need to buy some WW frozen ones for times like this. I LOVE PIZZA. Anyway, back on track today. One day is not going to kill me. Oh and if anyone is wondering I did get out of PJ's today. :banana: Here's my wedding picture. I am 26 and DH is 27. I am 37 now and he is 38. Sorry it's so big, I don't know how to shrink it.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v713/cm22nm/ourwedding-1.jpg

[monymony3471]

Actually there is one. Her name is Sandy.

[punkin413]

Here's my wedding picture. I am 26 and DH is 27. I am 37 now and he is 38. Sorry it's so big, I don't know how to shrink it.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v713/cm22nm/ourwedding-1.jpg

love the pic! you're sooooooo pretty! awhile back a bunch of peeps posted their wedding pics and it was pretty funny to see some of the hairdos and styles from the '70's and '80's!

Actually there is one. Her name is Sandy.

huh? i'm confused. (again!)

[DisneyGalUK]

Welcome Kelly, I'm Laura and I am married to Michael for 11 years. We have three kids, Christopher 8, Nicholas 6 and Elizabeth 25 months. I do WW too. I joined the peeps a couple of months and they are wonderful. Eygpt sounds great.


Ive been to Egypt one time before but to the Red Sea area, more relaxation that sightseeing, so Im really looking forward to this trip!
Im more motivated already reading through some (not all!) of the pages - shame its nearly time for me to go to bed!


:i think the U.S. east coast is 5 hours behind you. so right now it's 4:30 here and it should be around 9:30 p.m. there. then just take away an hour for every time zone here: central = 3:30; mountain = 2:30; pacific = 1:30.

Ah, that clears it up - all I knew was it was some time in the afternoon!:upsidedow

[DisneyLaura]

:i think the U.S. east coast is 5 hours behind you. so right now it's 4:30 here and it should be around 9:30 p.m. there. then just take away an hour for every time zone here: central = 3:30; mountain = 2:30; pacific = 1:30.

Ah, that clears it up - all I knew was it was some time in the afternoon!:upsidedow

I am in the east coast and it's 5:06 pm here. Oh I forgot to say about the stone thing, I need to lose a driveway:scared1:

[HockeyKat]

Laura, love the pic!! And :rotfl: on the driveway comment!


Hi Kat
Im doing (or will be doing) Weight watchers. It worked for me before, but for some reason the 2nd time round is so much harder! Maybe its me!
The chilli sounds great, enjoy the gym! Seems strange to me with the time difference, its 9pm here and im Dis'ing in my PJ's!

WW is a good program, I am just too cheap to invest in it. The calorie count thing works pretty well for me so I am sticking to it.

Good luck!!

i do this, but my hair is like a sponge and it soaks up the color really quickly. it's like this with everything - water, perms, hair spray, etc. i have to use twice what a normal person does. and it takes literally 30 minutes to blowdry my hair. :headache:



WELCOME!!!! you'll love it here!



:lmao: sounds like you're in the right state of mind! you can do it. especially with the motivation of fitting into your wedding dress. CONGRATS, by the way!



i think the U.S. east coast is 5 hours behind you. so right now it's 4:30 here and it should be around 9:30 p.m. there. then just take away an hour for every time zone here: central = 3:30; mountain = 2:30; pacific = 1:30.



if you only knew how boring my life actually is! i just spent the day cleaning out my closet.......SO EXCITING!!! that picture was taken at a christmas party in early december. i had literally 2 glasses of wine. that's my limit now otherwise i get sick. i used to be able to drink like a horse, but since i've cut my calorie count down i can't "hold" it any more. i'm such a cheap date now! :lmao:



thanks for clarifying! i was gonna ask that, too. we used to have another UK peep but she hasn't been around in awhile - disneyjo. jo - if you're lurking....COME OUT AND PLAY!

That sucks about the sponge... I would definitely find a good hairdresser for a consult. Mine was great in that he gave me a long-term plan rather than a quick-fixer, and the long term didn't include having to go to him for coloring every 5-6 weeks!

I am the same way on the cheap date front... it is amazing how much less you can drink when you restrict food intake!

Unfortunately I only fit in 15 min on the elliptical today, as I had to get back to pick up a prescription before the pharmacy closed. I guess 15 min is better than nothing!

[Toot Sweet]

Hey, Peeps!* How's everyone's day been?* Ready to return to work tomorrow?

We went into D.C. and went to some festivities at the Botanical Garden and then had lunch in Chinatown.* I had beef and broccoli (no rice). I am doing Atkins, so it isn't that bad except for the stinkin BROWN SAUCE over it!* It made me feel kinda icky, cause I do not want to stray from the plan.* But somehow, since it was kind of against my will (nice logic, huh?), it is not gonna make me spiral out of control!

DisneygalUK:* Welcome!* Good luck with your impending nuptials! I know you can lost those 14 pounds!! :grouphug:

SexyLexy...I LOVE your pic!* You look even cuter than in your glowtini pic!!

DisneyLaura, your wedding pic is beautiful! And I see from your ticker that you have lost 40 pounds!! WOW!* Good going, lady! :thumbsup2* Stay strong!*

Mony Mony! Hey, I was curious, as another 5'11" fabulous lady, what is your target weight? I am wondering if mine is around what yours is. You can PM if you are not comfortable posting it here. Thanks! :)

[LMO429]

Are these DVDs?

yes they come on dvds and vhs

[pixie dust 112]

Hey, Peeps!* How's everyone's day been?* Ready to return to work tomorrow?

We went into D.C. and went to some festivities at the Botanical Garden and then had lunch in Chinatown.* I had beef and broccoli (no rice). I am doing Atkins, so it isn't that bad except for the stinkin BROWN SAUCE over it!* It made me feel kinda icky, cause I do not want to stray from the plan.* But somehow, since it was kind of against my will (nice logic, huh?), it is not gonna make me spiral out of control!

DisneygalUK:* Welcome!* Good luck with your impending nuptials! I know you can lost those 14 pounds!! :grouphug:

SexyLexy...I LOVE your pic!* You look even cuter than in your glowtini pic!!

DisneyLaura, your wedding pic is beautiful! And I see from your ticker that you have lost 40 pounds!! WOW!* Good going, lady! :thumbsup2* Stay strong!*

Mony Mony! Hey, I was curious, as another 5'11" fabulous lady, what is your target weight? I am wondering if mine is around what yours is. You can PM if you are not comfortable posting it here. Thanks! :)

I love DC! THe Botanical Gardens are beautiful. Our Christmas Card picture from a few years ago was taken there!

[pixie dust 112]

yes they come on dvds and vhs

Thanks! I'll have to check them out!

[winkers]

Tomorrow morning I AM going to the gym to sign up!!!!

If I don't, will someone please come and kick my butt??

[harleygirl]

Did I miss the post about the "MAGIC SHOES"?

Do you think they could help my feet with that plantar thingy? Of course if there wasnt so much of "ME" for my feet to carry that could help too. My crocs have made it some better but still after a few nights working my feet are killing me again. I couldnt even think about running-

I had to quit taking any tylenol, motrin, or asprin- my stomach felt like I had swallowed glass.

So tell me about the "magic shoes"- I am beginning to think NewBalance were invented by a doctor who needed my co-pay to furnish his new condo.:rolleyes:

Allie:

Fleet Feet opening in Bham on 1/11. Gonna check then out- I'm tired of my feet hurting. The shoes cant be anymore than the $230 pair of "custom orthotics" that the doctor said I just had to have and insurance didnt cover and I only wore once for about an hour- Could have invested my money in better shoes.


from what I can gather you all motivate each other, which is great, and I have to post a bikini picture - I cant seem to find all of yours though!:scratchin

:lmao: you just gotta keep lookin, we all did it! really we did!:rotfl:

DinseyGalUKelly - Welcome!!! That's right you go to bed about the time we all get cookin' around here. Post often so we can get to know you. Weigh in day is friday. Just post how much you lost in pretty bold numbers like this.....-2 lbs. so that UM can keep the tally for us.

Pixie - I got Asics Gel - Kayano 14. They are like walking on clouds. :cloud9:

Dawn and Melinda - You are both gorgeous!

Sparkie - Good luck at Fleet Feet! :thumbsup2 They were definitely CHEAPER than those orthodics.

Ok, I really NEED to be packing. I have at least gotten the suitcases out of the attic.

OKay Allie and Sparkie, i have been fighting Plantar Faciitis for 3+ yrs now. I finally invested in some good shoes and I got the Asics Gel Kayano, then then next pair was Asic Gel Nimbus. Allie you will LOVE these shoes! They are the bomb. my feet have heeled almost 100%. I still have trouble with running, but they dont hurt me to walk and stand anymore. I have found that doing the stretches has helped, but also doing calf raises, of all things, has helped...

good choice on shoes! they are so worth the money

[punkin413]

Tomorrow morning I AM going to the gym to sign up!!!!

If I don't, will someone please come and kick my butt??

good for you!!!! and if you don't we'll be here waiting to kick your booty...then to pick you back up when we're done! :laughing:

[dwheatl]

I was good all week! However I was simply horrible Friday and Saturday! Good news is last night DH and I decided that if we can swing it $$$ wise we will go to WDW over my kids SPring Break!:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: SO I figure that gives me 10 weeks to lose 16 lbs

You lucky lady! The 16 lbs. is totally doable. Especially with a Disney incentive.


Results from yesterday via my new web cam....
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m260/lexmelinda/mehaircut.jpg

Love the picture. You look great. I'm growing my hair out to see if there's any discernible gray, but i did color DD's hair brown the other day. One day, I'm going to ask her to return the favor (not brown though; always blond or red for me).

I was wondering if any of you peeps could help me on a non dieting issue? im in the process of planning my honeymoon. We are going to spend some time in Maui and then Disneyland...

Has anyone been to disneyland? if so how many days and night would we need there in order to experience everything. we plan on staying at the grand californian...any help would be awesome..i need to book this soon and have to make a final decision i could use any help i could get...thanks a bunch!

I'd say 3-4 nights at DL. Are you planning to go anywhere offsite (Universal, Knott's Berry Farm, Hollywood or San Diego)? I've been at least once a year for my entire life, at least twice a year for the last 23 years, so feel free to PM me with any questions.

Hello everyone,

Ok, a little about me...My name is Kelly, im 26, getting married in August and I need to lose a stone in weight - my fuzzy math tells me this is 14lb!

Welcome! Best wishes on the upcoming wedding.

And for Kelly and LMO Laura - Have you considered attending an Engaged Encounter with your fiances? DH and I present them here, but they go on all over the world. It is a weekend retreat to help prepare couples for marriage. They are a lot of fun, and give a lot of tips on how to keep love alive for a lifetime. Google it if you want to find out more about it.


Here's my wedding picture. I am 26 and DH is 27. I am 37 now and he is 38. Sorry it's so big, I don't know how to shrink it.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v713/cm22nm/ourwedding-1.jpg

Love the picture. You were a beautiful bride. How does this thread attract only great-looking peeps?

More pixie dust needed in my family. I slept in a little this morning, so literally ran to church. I walked home at a slightly slower pace, and when I got to my front door, DH pulls the door open looking panicky. He tells me my sister has been admitted to the hospital for pneumonia. 5 years ago this week my dad got pneumonia, went into a coma and passed away. Last year, my mom went into the hospital with pneumonia this same week. Now my sister. It's just a little extra scary because of the experience w/ my dad.
Please pray for my sister. It was weird, because at church this morning, I was praying for her to find the strength to quit smoking. Assuming everything goes well in the hospital, maybe this is the kick in the pants she needs to quit.

[LMO429]

Thanks! I'll have to check them out!

you will be glad you did! Enjoy!

[Toot Sweet]

I love DC! THe Botanical Gardens are beautiful.* Our Christmas Card picture from a few years ago was taken there!Hey! That's neat!! Well that place is pretty! Right now it is neat becuase they have all these things like miniature capitol building and white house and train village that is al lmade out of wood and plants!* Very cool! :thumbsup2 Tomorrow morning I AM going to the gym to sign up!!!!If I don't, will someone please come and kick my butt??Oooo, I will!* I love to kick booty! :) :lmao:* you just gotta keep lookin, we all did it! really we did!:rotfl: OKay Allie and Sparkie, i have been fighting Plantar Faciitis for 3+ yrs now.* I finally invested in some good shoes and I got the Asics Gel Kayano, then then next pair was Asic Gel Nimbus.* Allie you will LOVE these shoes! They are the bomb.* my feet have heeled almost 100%.* I still have trouble with running, but they dont hurt me to walk and stand anymore. I have found that doing the stretches has helped, but also doing calf raises, of all things,* has helped...good choice on shoes! they are so worth the moneyHey!* I have Planters too!* :sad2: Good to know about the shoes!* Of the two, which were your favorites?

[pixie dust 112]

Love the picture. You were a beautiful bride. How does this thread attract only great-looking peeps?

I totally agree!
More pixie dust needed in my family. I slept in a little this morning, so literally ran to church. I walked home at a slightly slower pace, and when I got to my front door, DH pulls the door open looking panicky. He tells me my sister has been admitted to the hospital for pneumonia. 5 years ago this week my dad got pneumonia, went into a coma and passed away. Last year, my mom went into the hospital with pneumonia this same week. Now my sister. It's just a little extra scary because of the experience w/ my dad.
Please pray for my sister. It was weird, because at church this morning, I was praying for her to find the strength to quit smoking. Assuming everything goes well in the hospital, maybe this is the kick in the pants she needs to quit.

:hug: for you and your sister Danielle!

[pigget74]

More pixie dust needed in my family. I slept in a little this morning, so literally ran to church. I walked home at a slightly slower pace, and when I got to my front door, DH pulls the door open looking panicky. He tells me my sister has been admitted to the hospital for pneumonia. 5 years ago this week my dad got pneumonia, went into a coma and passed away. Last year, my mom went into the hospital with pneumonia this same week. Now my sister. It's just a little extra scary because of the experience w/ my dad.
Please pray for my sister. It was weird, because at church this morning, I was praying for her to find the strength to quit smoking. Assuming everything goes well in the hospital, maybe this is the kick in the pants she needs to quit.

tHINKING OF YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

[HockeyKat]

Tomorrow morning I AM going to the gym to sign up!!!!

If I don't, will someone please come and kick my butt??

Where do you live? I have some kickboxing gloves to protect my hands! :laughing:



...

More pixie dust needed in my family. I slept in a little this morning, so literally ran to church. I walked home at a slightly slower pace, and when I got to my front door, DH pulls the door open looking panicky. He tells me my sister has been admitted to the hospital for pneumonia. 5 years ago this week my dad got pneumonia, went into a coma and passed away. Last year, my mom went into the hospital with pneumonia this same week. Now my sister. It's just a little extra scary because of the experience w/ my dad.
Please pray for my sister. It was weird, because at church this morning, I was praying for her to find the strength to quit smoking. Assuming everything goes well in the hospital, maybe this is the kick in the pants she needs to quit.

OH no, hope that she gets better soon!


Food for today:
Brunch: coffee, diced potato/green pepper/onion/lite smoked sausage/egg beater scramble (400)
Dinner: 3 cups chili mixture from recipe posted earlier (420) + 3 saltines (30)
Snack: 1 bag FF popcorn (180), 1 mini reeses (40)
Total: 1070, exercise 15 min on elliptical.

[AnnNan]

Hello everyone,
I'd really like to join your Peeps if you'll have me....I really need to be accountable for my weight loss and need the motivation you guys provide!

Welcome and Congrats! If you can't honeymoon at WDW then surely Egypt is an acceptable substitute! Sounds great! You've done it before - you can do it again!

Good luck - and glad to have you!

[punkin413]

More pixie dust needed in my family. I slept in a little this morning, so literally ran to church. I walked home at a slightly slower pace, and when I got to my front door, DH pulls the door open looking panicky. He tells me my sister has been admitted to the hospital for pneumonia. 5 years ago this week my dad got pneumonia, went into a coma and passed away. Last year, my mom went into the hospital with pneumonia this same week. Now my sister. It's just a little extra scary because of the experience w/ my dad.
Please pray for my sister. It was weird, because at church this morning, I was praying for her to find the strength to quit smoking. Assuming everything goes well in the hospital, maybe this is the kick in the pants she needs to quit.

:hug: prayers and good thoughts coming your way! maybe it will be a blessing in disguise and she'll quit smoking. i hope so.

speaking of quitting smoking, my neighbor who i mentioned awhile back that discovered he had cancer on his tongue went to emory the other day to have more tests done. pakey - i wanted to give you an update especially on his condition since i asked your advice about it. they told him he has stage 1 cancer. he's having surgery done on 1/23 to cut out the affected area underneath his tongue. it depends on how deep the tumor or whatever is as to whether or not he'll need radiation. the doc said his tongue will feel wierd for awhile and he will have to adjust his speech a little, but that it will fatten back up as it heals and eventually get back to almost normal. he has to quit smoking, which his wife is going to do with him, which of course is a great thing. anyway, just wanted to update everyone on his situation!

heather - how was christi's party?

[punkin413]

i'm having an interesting TV night......ray keeps switching between iron chef america and american gladiators. so it goes from me drooling at the TV to watching the cheesiest thing i've ever seen!!!! are you guys watching american gladiators???? OMG......HOW HILARIOUS! that helga chick is SCARY!!!! :scared:

[Disneyfreak92]

FIRST THINGS FIRST! WISHING A WONDERFUL DAY TO ONE OF MY FAVORITE PEEPS WHOM I'M HAPPY TO SAY IS NOW MY REAL-LIFE FRIEND, TOO...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LYNDA!

http://bestsmileys.com/birthday2/8.gif


Thanks Melinda!!! And thanks to everyone for all the birthday wishes! You guys rock! :goodvibes

I want SO badly to catch up on the last 10-15 pages, but I don't know if I'll have time. We are deep in trip prep for DL! Today we went out to buy some reading materials (I got Twilight, which I will start once I finish A Farewell to Arms!), non-aerosol versions of my hair products (:headache: ), saduko books, and travel-sized items. I am currently downloading a couple of movies for my ipod for the plane, and I have packed my 1 quart bag of liquids/gels. We are also working on laundry.

DH is currently hooking up the Blu-ray player he insisted we should get. :rolleyes: (It WAS a good deal at least.) And we have a little something waiting for us to install when we get back from Cali - a 26" flat panel TV for the dining-room-turned-exercise-room, where we will be adding a treadmill to the recumbent bike that is already in there! :cool1: We have to put away the Christmas decorations first though. Once we get the room finished, I'll photograph it so I can show you guys.

We are taking a laptop with us to DL, so I MAY check in from Cali! I miss you guys SO much! I hope everyone is doing well. Saw some big numbers from Friday when I skimmed. Great job guys! And thanks Dawn for posting my numbers for me!

I'm hoping to check in with weigh in info before we leave. We are staying by O'Hare Wednesday night, and we are flying out Thursday morning. Not sure yet if we'll have internet access Wednesday night or not, but I'll try. If not, perhaps I can post it when we get to Cali. I DO want to participate in the Valentine's Day challenge, but I think it's wise to wait and see where I'm at when we return from DL, so I'll set a goal then.

That's all for now. Got a lot more to do. Later Peeps!

[Disneyfreak92]

i'm having an interesting TV night......ray keeps switching between iron chef america and american gladiators. so it goes from me drooling at the TV to watching the cheesiest thing i've ever seen!!!! are you guys watching american gladiators???? OMG......HOW HILARIOUS! that helga chick is SCARY!!!! :scared:


We are!!! And YES, she is!!! :laughing:

[monymony3471]

Hi Lynda! So nice to see you check in! I am very excited for your trip. Have a great time!


If anyone is interested Nebo has a new Trip Report up.

Nebo's trip report (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1673993)

[punkin413]

We are deep in trip prep for DL!

i'm sure you'll be back around before you leave for DL, but if not......

pixiedust: HAVE A MAGICAL TRIP!!! pixiedust:

If anyone is interested Nebo has a new Trip Report up.

Nebo's trip report (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1673993)

i don't know who this nebo person is but you guys all talk about him/her, so i'm gonna go check it out!

[dwheatl]

i'm having an interesting TV night......ray keeps switching between iron chef america and american gladiators. so it goes from me drooling at the TV to watching the cheesiest thing i've ever seen!!!! are you guys watching american gladiators???? OMG......HOW HILARIOUS! that helga chick is SCARY!!!! :scared:

How does Ray feel when you drool over those gladiators? And what were they making w/cheese on Iron Chef America?

[MA pigletfan]

stupid double posting!

[MA pigletfan]

i'm having an interesting TV night......ray keeps switching between iron chef america and american gladiators. so it goes from me drooling at the TV to watching the cheesiest thing i've ever seen!!!! are you guys watching american gladiators???? OMG......HOW HILARIOUS! that helga chick is SCARY!!!! :scared:
HAHAHAH...Greg Dvr'ed the Gladiators so i have a feeling i will be watching or at least walking through the room with that on in the not so distant future..i am already scared...yet strangely intrigued..lol! :lmao:

We are taking a laptop with us to DL, so I MAY check in from Cali! I miss you guys SO much! I hope everyone is doing well. Saw some big numbers from Friday when I skimmed. Great job guys! And thanks Dawn for posting my numbers for me!

That's all for now. Got a lot more to do. Later Peeps!

Good to hear from you Miss Lynda!!! YAY for DL! I hope you have a great time and I can't wait to hear about it..we are throwing the idea around about possibly going in May...so any info will be much appreciated upon your return :)

Has anyone heard from Shannon???? :confused:

So tommorow i FINALLY go back to a full time job!! Since leaving the toxic dump that was my previous employment i have been out of work since the end of October!!!!! :scared1: However, tommorow will be my first day at my new job as a loan coordinator/office manager for a local mortgage company...perhaps i will figure out how to end this mortgage crisis afterall..LOL.. now THAT is funny.
Tommorow is also the first day of the "biggest loser" competition at my curves..i totally ate whatever i wanted today knowing for 6 weeks i will be a slave to the Monday Morning Weigh Ins..ugh. wish me luck!
:)

p.s. i FINALLY updated my TR..in case anyone is interested :)

[pigget74]

speaking of quitting smoking, my neighbor who i mentioned awhile back that discovered he had cancer on his tongue went to emory the other day to have more tests done. pakey - i wanted to give you an update especially on his condition since i asked your advice about it. they told him he has stage 1 cancer. he's having surgery done on 1/23 to cut out the affected area underneath his tongue. it depends on how deep the tumor or whatever is as to whether or not he'll need radiation. the doc said his tongue will feel wierd for awhile and he will have to adjust his speech a little, but that it will fatten back up as it heals and eventually get back to almost normal. he has to quit smoking, which his wife is going to do with him, which of course is a great thing. anyway, just wanted to update everyone on his situation!

heather - how was christi's party?

Hopefully your neighbor and his wife will be succesful in quitting. I sure wish my parents would. I love them to death and spend a lot of time with them, but I never plan on going anywhere after I leave their house. I just want to shower and change.

The party was sweet but sad. Everyone was upbeat and the little one had a blast. I met their nanny for the time being and she seems really nice. When we were leaving her DH walked us out and we talked some away from family. At TG she was well enough to get a day pass from the hospital so they had a make shift ramp for her to get the wheel chair inside. As were leaving the conversation started off with I guess I need to get rid of this board, since she probably won't be coming home. I already knew this from other sources, it was just very hard hearing it from him. We all teared up and he just said it so matter of factly. They are not continueing raditation and the chemo has stopped as well since she is having a lot of trouble swallowing. THey also got the dreaded news on Saturday that the Dr.'s do not reccommend physical therapy. I think that was one of the last hold outs on how she was doing. Just continue to pray there are always miracles, but if that is not the case that her DH will have strength to make it. I asked how the boys were handling things and he said they were doing well since it is so much a part of their routine---the 5 year old knows that mommmy is very, very sick and that she is not doing well.



So tommorow i FINALLY go back to a full time job!! Since leaving the toxic dump that was my previous employment i have been out of work since the end of October!!!!! :scared1: However, tommorow will be my first day at my new job as a loan coordinator/office manager for a local mortgage company...perhaps i will figure out how to end this mortgage crisis afterall..LOL.. now THAT is funny.
Tommorow is also the first day of the "biggest loser" competition at my curves..i totally ate whatever i wanted today knowing for 6 weeks i will be a slave to the Monday Morning Weigh Ins..ugh. wish me luck!
:)

p.s. i FINALLY updated my TR..in case anyone is interested :)

Have fun at your new job.



How is it that kids pick the best time to get sick. I have been home for 2 weeks and this morning Joshua decides he does not want to go to school but to the Dr. instead. He has had a cold, but now his temp is 103.8. He jsut fell back to sleep. Today is my first day back, but no students. Instead I get to give a presentation at 8:00 to about 70 fellow teachers. I am not looking forward to this. Give me kids anyday, but my peers :scared1:

Have to get in shower so I can get things ready for Rebekah for the sitter. Also, need to finalize things for work.

[pigget74]

Today is my day at least that is what I keep telling myself. It is the first day to the new me. I am ready to start this battle with my weight and have decided that I WILL WIN!!! Yes, it will be hard but I have the support of this wonderful group and of my DH--fyi he thinks he is fat--yeah right!!! We went shopping last night and got healthier choices for both of us and we also want to incorprate this into our children's lifestyle as well. I weighed on Saturday morning so I know where I am starting and I know where I want to end. I am doing a combination of WW and the calorie thing, but since I am still nursing I have to add an additional of at least 300 calories. Wish me luck.


Have a blessed day!!!!

[monymony3471]

Pigget: I am so sorry about your friend. I was really hoping for better news. That's just hard to swallow.

I actually have a new little boy starting today. We got to meet on Friday. He was so enthralled with the daycare. He doesn't speak much, his mom says he was evaluated and has autistic likes tendencies. He's 2 and is at a 6 month lever. I think he's adorable and I hope my plans will help him to communicate more. I use sign language with the kids. The hard part will be the one on one and group activities.

I just want to make him feel comfortable this week.



Hey everyone it's Monday. Another week to get skinnie! Another week to meet your goals. Another week to seriously commit to a healthy YOU!

All aboard! The train is leaving and there's no turning back! WOOT WOOT!

[lexmelinda]

TODAY IS THE BIRTHDAY OF ANOTHER ONE OF OUR FAVORITE, LONG-STANDING PEEPS....DISMOM!

http://bestsmileys.com/birthday1/7.gif
AMY!

[lexmelinda]

GOOD MORNING! :sunny:

Running short of time today....I've got hair to style, ya know! Thanks so much for all your nice comments on the new "do"!

Laura....You were a beautiful bride!

Danielle....I'm praying for your sister. Keep us updated. :hug:

Lynda....Bon Voyage! HAVE A WONDERFUL TRIP!!! Saying a prayer for Josh! Do you think he'll ride Soarin after this? :confused3

Heather....Poor lil Joshua! Bless his little heart! Still and always praying for a miracle for Christi.

DisneyGalUK....WELCOME!!!

HAVE A GREAT DAY, EVERYONE!

[pixie dust 112]

Hopefully your neighbor and his wife will be succesful in quitting. I sure wish my parents would. I love them to death and spend a lot of time with them, but I never plan on going anywhere after I leave their house. I just want to shower and change.

The party was sweet but sad. Everyone was upbeat and the little one had a blast. I met their nanny for the time being and she seems really nice. When we were leaving her DH walked us out and we talked some away from family. At TG she was well enough to get a day pass from the hospital so they had a make shift ramp for her to get the wheel chair inside. As were leaving the conversation started off with I guess I need to get rid of this board, since she probably won't be coming home. I already knew this from other sources, it was just very hard hearing it from him. We all teared up and he just said it so matter of factly. They are not continueing raditation and the chemo has stopped as well since she is having a lot of trouble swallowing. THey also got the dreaded news on Saturday that the Dr.'s do not reccommend physical therapy. I think that was one of the last hold outs on how she was doing. Just continue to pray there are always miracles, but if that is not the case that her DH will have strength to make it. I asked how the boys were handling things and he said they were doing well since it is so much a part of their routine---the 5 year old knows that mommmy is very, very sick and that she is not doing well.



Have fun at your new job.



How is it that kids pick the best time to get sick. I have been home for 2 weeks and this morning Joshua decides he does not want to go to school but to the Dr. instead. He has had a cold, but now his temp is 103.8. He jsut fell back to sleep. Today is my first day back, but no students. Instead I get to give a presentation at 8:00 to about 70 fellow teachers. I am not looking forward to this. Give me kids anyday, but my peers :scared1:

Have to get in shower so I can get things ready for Rebekah for the sitter. Also, need to finalize things for work.

SO sorry to hear about your friend. :hug:

Good luck with your presentation this morning. Hope Joshua is better soon. This is the way it always goes. Take time off anf then when you're ready to go back...sick kid!

[pixie dust 112]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DISMOM!!!!

[pigget74]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DISMOM!!! YOU ROCK!!!

[DisneyLaura]

Hi guys I wanted to quote things this morning but I can't because it's 8:05 am and I have to start getting the kids ready for school. I need to start DISing earlier, maybe 7:00 :goodvibes . I am going to the gym this morning to meet with one of my friends so I will have company. I like that the time goes by faster.

Here's the some of the quotes I remember

Dawn My DH was watching the AG too and he said it's the same show we used to watch so he was aggrevated but watched in anyway. I watched Deperate Housewives.

Monica I'm on the train too, WOOT WOOT

Heather So sorry Joshua is sick, :hug: hope he feels better. I hate leaving the kids when they are sick. Also Christi and her family are in my thoughts and prayers:hug:

winkers Yeah for the gym

dwheatl Here's to a speedy recovery for your sister. She's in my thoughts and prayers as well.

Disneyfreak92 Have lots of fun at DL and take a lot of pictures.

And Happy Birthday to DISMOM

[harleygirl]

Happy Birthday Amy!!!

Hey! That's neat!! Well that place is pretty! Right now it is neat becuase they have all these things like miniature capitol building and white house and train village that is al lmade out of wood and plants!* Very cool! :thumbsup2 Oooo, I will!* I love to kick booty! :) Hey!* I have Planters too!* :sad2: Good to know about the shoes!* Of the two, which were your favorites?

I think the Kayano prolly....but they are both awesome...i just ran across the nimbus at like 50% off, so of course i had to buy them. ;)

AG ROCKS!!! those chickie AG got the fannies whipped dint they? i love the cheese of it too..makes me want to go try it ! :laughing:

Can i just say that i am at the point of biting nails this morning...i found out they've been making decaf coffee at work, just "assumed" everyone was drinking it now. no wonder i've had friggin headaches. why is this a big deal? i have no idea, maybe my nerves are just sitting way to close to the surface today. or maybe its because i NEED to go workout early this morning. and cant go til later on tonight....
ok rant over. sorry! back to your normal day.

[aldisneygrl]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMY!!!!!!!

Hope it is a good one!

Lynda - Have fun in DL!

Danielle - Prayers being sent for your sister

Harley - I am lovin' my Kayano's! :love: :cloud9:

Heather - Sorry you have a sick one. :hug: Good luck with the presentation.

[LMO429]

Originally Posted by dwheatl

...

More pixie dust needed in my family. I slept in a little this morning, so literally ran to church. I walked home at a slightly slower pace, and when I got to my front door, DH pulls the door open looking panicky. He tells me my sister has been admitted to the hospital for pneumonia. 5 years ago this week my dad got pneumonia, went into a coma and passed away. Last year, my mom went into the hospital with pneumonia this same week. Now my sister. It's just a little extra scary because of the experience w/ my dad.
Please pray for my sister. It was weird, because at church this morning, I was praying for her to find the strength to quit smoking. Assuming everything goes well in the hospital, maybe this is the kick in the pants she needs to quit.

Sending u some pixie dust!

[born2bird]

Happy Monday All!!

It has been an insane couple of days in our house. I am thankful to be back to work. I promise to catch-up with all of the happenings today.

I did weigh on Friday and am up 1lb. I am not at all surprised considering I haven't gotten my butt to they gym in a week. I can't seemt to get motivated nid-week; I am a MONDAY only start-overer (my own word). So since it is Monday I am starting over. I want to run a 5K on 3 Feb so I really need to get it in gear.

I hope everyone is doing well.

HAPPY BORTHDAY DISMOM!!:dance3: :cheer2: :banana: :woohoo: :dance3: :cheer2: :woohoo:

[MJMouse]

OK Peeps...

I haven't been reading lately, but it's time I jump back on the wagon. I've been losing momentum since Thanksgiving and I'm ready to refocus and recommit.

I got on the scale for a reality check last Friday, but didn't make it on the board this weekend. I gained back 4 lbs -- not the end of the world, but I lost my 60 lb bling (and I want it BACK). I've been working on getting rid of them again and have lost one since Friday.

SO here's my recommitment:

I will exercise everyday. I will keep my calories below 1500 everyday for the next two weeks. I will make healthy choices. I will drink more water and less diet Pepsi....

All right, I feel better now. I've confessed to my peeps. Welcome to any newbies. Hugs and prayers to those who need them.

Congrats to the losers -- I hope to join you this week.

MJ

BTW -- Aaron -- if you are doing a Valentines Challenge, put me down for 8 lbs. THanks!!

[monymony3471]

Happy Birthday AMY!

[my2boysrtwicethefun]

Happy Birthday Amy!
:bday: party: :jumping1: :cake: :rockband: :jumping1: party: :bday:


Exciting News!!!!!!!!

My husband & I may be going back to Disney World in June for our 10-year wedding anniversary! :cool1: I'm so excited. It will be just the two of us. :yay: No kids. Yay! We were planning to go to Gatlinburg, Tn but he said that if I would like to go back to the World for our anniversary than we could do that. It would only be June 18th-June 22nd but I'll gladly take it. Our anniversary is the 20th. Oh, and this time we will be flying. No road trip this go around. :thumbsup2 I'll keep you posted.

[UtahMama]

DISMOM!!!! Happy Birthday!!!!

MJMouse- Welcome back! A lot of us are recommitting and rallying our peeps for support! This is gonna be one great year!

my2boys- OOOOOH! What a fun way to spend your biggie anniversary!


born2bird- I like the term "start overer"! I think that'll catch on!


Happy Monday Everyone!!!!

[mousehouselover]

Happy Birthday Amy!!!!!!

I've recommited too; my menu is done and I've gone shopping for healthy foods. I found it hard to find 20 pts some days since I have to have foods that I can eat away from home.

I've got to run, I need to get my dinner packed.

[DisneyLaura]

my2boysrtwicethefun That is so cool that you will spend your 10th anniversary at WDW with no kids. Even just a short time is worth it to me.

Hello everyone and good afternoon. Well I put the kids on the bus and off to the gym I went. Walked on the treadmill for 30 minutes and did weights for 25 minutes. I have to go find something to eat because I'm getting hungry.

[born2bird]

He is LOST, but going strong for the boys. Please continue to pray for them. I was not able to visit her earlier --he is hoping that I can go this weekend depending on how she is doing.

How is it that when little boys get a haircut they look so much older!! Joshua was in major need of one lilke a month overdue actually and now he looks do old and CUTE!!

My oldest got a haircut right before Christmas and he looks more like a little boy than my baby. My youngest barely has any hair at all. Poor kid, I wonder if he will ever have hair.

He went to his Dr. today. I love his Dr. He doesn't believe Matt has pneumonia and thinks it's being over diagnosed. He believes Matt has an Asthmatic Bronchitis condition going on and he has an ear infection. The ER Dr. said there was fluid. No, it's infected. Dr. Gary, I'll call him, gave Matt prednisone, and inhaler, and told us to keep Matt on the New meds, (Z-pak or Zithromax).

I've already seen a difference. He's asked to eat twice!

I am so glad he is finally on the upswing! He has certainly had a tough go.

I got myself all psyched up yesterday to go sign up at the gym, but first I had to do a load of laundry.......I fell down the stairs! So now I'm confined to bed because I can hardly move.:headache:

Now I have to get myself convinced to go again on monday. I need someone to hold my hand. I have this secret fear that when I walk through the gym doors everyone will bust up laughing.

Way to go joining the gym!! That is a huge step and you will be so glad you did it. Good luck to you and don't worry about anyone else and what they think. You are doing this just for you.

here's my tips. not many....it's saturday and my brain doesn't run full speed on weekends!

1. don't think of exercise as a chore. think of it as your "me" time.....the only hour out of the day where you don't have to deal with your spouse, your kids, your boss, bills, etc. just clear your mind and concentrate on your workout.

2. drink water. when you get sick of it, add a crystal lite (or fake crystal lite) pack and drink more!

3. fiber one bars are awesome if you're like me and sometimes need help in the potty department. i eat them when i don't have time to make breakfast.

4. when you need a potato chip fix, get some of those "quakes." they're mini rice cakes and the ranch-flavored ones rock!

5. if you lose at least 1 pound (or whatever weight you want to set) per week, reward yourself with a free day. on your free day don't eat everything in sight......just allow yourself something you don't normally have. for me it's sweet tea or a margarita and a break from writing down my calorie count for the day.

Thanks for the tips!! Lord knos I could use some. I am back on the wagon as of today and am starving at the moment.


After weeks of not really training I was able to go 2.95 miles in 40:30!!!!:cool1: :yay: And...............my knee has NO pain at all!! These new shoes are keepers! :thumbsup2 I have to run 3.1 miles in less than 45 minutes. It is attainable now!

You are my inspiration to keep training for a 3 Feb 5K. I still don't like running but keep trying to talk myself into the idea. I am doing the couch to 5K again.

That is awesome. I wish my DH would change his mind, but it is Gatlinburg for us this summer and maybe 3 days at Orange Beach. He says our next Disney trip will be in '09. So until then we will rent out or DVC points and I will get to pay debt with that. SO I guess that is not a bad thing.

That doesn't sound like a bad summer at all and now you have lots of time to look forward to WDW. BTW, I may be able to take those DVC points off your hands if you still want to rent them this year.


YES, Bonnie! I do! As I told Wendee yesterday, what woman could resist the knowledge, wisdom, and experience of a 100 year old man all wrapped up in a smokin hot 17 year old Greek-god package. BUT. I like my men warm. It's just a personal preference. AND. Knowing I could never get so much as a paper cut around his family would be a drawback too. :confused3 (Disclaimer: I am only halfway through New Moon so I'm not sure how it all works out in the end.)

Wendee[/B]....I also love Alice! She's adorable! For a vampire. ;)


Gotta go get ready for church. May take longer since I have to "do hair".

[B]HAVE A WONDERFUL & BLESSED SUNDAY, EVERYONE! :flower3:

I am with you and Wendee and I could get over the cold thing! I am 3/4 through "New Moon" and love it. My house is showing some neglect as a result of my new addiction.:sad2:

BTW, I love your hair!! I want to try something new and am thinking I will go from being a red/brown head to all brown and getting a new cut. I have long hair and am thinking about going super short but haven't committed to the idea yet.

Allie, thanks for the quote info, I'll try it next time - cant promise I wont blow my computer up trying though! A stone does sound like a lot, I kind of like it because it makes me want to lose it more!

WELCOME!! It took me forever to get the quote thing right but it is so convenient once you figure it out. Congrats on the ucoming wedding!!

I am in the east coast and it's 5:06 pm here. Oh I forgot to say about the stone thing, I need to lose a driveway:scared1:

:rotfl: I am with you. I need to lose at least a driveway possibly closer to a parking lot.


We went into D.C. and went to some festivities at the Botanical Garden and then had lunch in Chinatown.* I had beef and broccoli (no rice). I am doing Atkins, so it isn't that bad except for the stinkin BROWN SAUCE over it!* It made me feel kinda icky, cause I do not want to stray from the plan.* But somehow, since it was kind of against my will (nice logic, huh?), it is not gonna make me spiral out of control!

Are you from the DC area? I assume yes sine your location is :Cherry Tree..." I am near Annapolis and love going to DC for quick daytrips. The Botanical Garden is amazing and I have been well over a dozen times (gardening is a hobby of mine). Chinatown is pretty fun during the day. We broke down there in the middle of the night and let's just say it is a whole different place at that hour.:scared1:



More pixie dust needed in my family. I slept in a little this morning, so literally ran to church. I walked home at a slightly slower pace, and when I got to my front door, DH pulls the door open looking panicky. He tells me my sister has been admitted to the hospital for pneumonia. 5 years ago this week my dad got pneumonia, went into a coma and passed away. Last year, my mom went into the hospital with pneumonia this same week. Now my sister. It's just a little extra scary because of the experience w/ my dad.
Please pray for my sister. It was weird, because at church this morning, I was praying for her to find the strength to quit smoking. Assuming everything goes well in the hospital, maybe this is the kick in the pants she needs to quit.

How scary!! Lots of pixiedust: and prayers for your sister. I hope she is doing better now.

i'm having an interesting TV night......ray keeps switching between iron chef america and american gladiators. so it goes from me drooling at the TV to watching the cheesiest thing i've ever seen!!!! are you guys watching american gladiators???? OMG......HOW HILARIOUS! that helga chick is SCARY!!!! :scared:

:lmao: My husband made me sit through it tooso I had to DVR "Desperate Housewives" to watch tonight. Helga = :scared1:

DH is currently hooking up the Blu-ray player he insisted we should get. :rolleyes: (It WAS a good deal at least.) And we have a little something waiting for us to install when we get back from Cali - a 26" flat panel TV for the dining-room-turned-exercise-room, where we will be adding a treadmill to the recumbent bike that is already in there! :cool1: We have to put away the Christmas decorations first though. Once we get the room finished, I'll photograph it so I can show you guys.


Nice!! We would love to get one but need to remodel our bathrrom more so I have to make do with the one we have for now. The picture is horrible but it was a hand-me-down so I can't complain...too much anyway.

The party was sweet but sad. Everyone was upbeat and the little one had a blast. I met their nanny for the time being and she seems really nice. When we were leaving her DH walked us out and we talked some away from family. At TG she was well enough to get a day pass from the hospital so they had a make shift ramp for her to get the wheel chair inside. As were leaving the conversation started off with I guess I need to get rid of this board, since she probably won't be coming home. I already knew this from other sources, it was just very hard hearing it from him. We all teared up and he just said it so matter of factly. They are not continueing raditation and the chemo has stopped as well since she is having a lot of trouble swallowing. THey also got the dreaded news on Saturday that the Dr.'s do not reccommend physical therapy. I think that was one of the last hold outs on how she was doing. Just continue to pray there are always miracles, but if that is not the case that her DH will have strength to make it. I asked how the boys were handling things and he said they were doing well since it is so much a part of their routine---the 5 year old knows that mommmy is very, very sick and that she is not doing well.

How is it that kids pick the best time to get sick. I have been home for 2 weeks and this morning Joshua decides he does not want to go to school but to the Dr. instead. He has had a cold, but now his temp is 103.8. He jsut fell back to sleep. Today is my first day back, but no students. Instead I get to give a presentation at 8:00 to about 70 fellow teachers. I am not looking forward to this. Give me kids anyday, but my peers :scared1:

I am glad the little one had a good time. They continue to be in my thoughts and prayers. You are right, miracles do happen.

I am sorry your DS is sick; 103.8 is pretty high. I hope he will be feeling better soon. Good luck with the presentation. I hate speaking in front of large groups and have done reallly poorly with that task in the past. Embarassing...really.


I actually have a new little boy starting today. We got to meet on Friday. He was so enthralled with the daycare. He doesn't speak much, his mom says he was evaluated and has autistic likes tendencies. He's 2 and is at a 6 month lever. I think he's adorable and I hope my plans will help him to communicate more. I use sign language with the kids. The hard part will be the one on one and group activities.

I just want to make him feel comfortable this week.

How did it go with your new charge this morning? I have to give you a lot of credit for what you do. I am not sure I would have the patience. I would probably be hiding in the closet curled up in a fetal position. Don't get me wrong, I love kids but that many at once and by myself...scary!!



Can i just say that i am at the point of biting nails this morning...i found out they've been making decaf coffee at work, just "assumed" everyone was drinking it now. no wonder i've had friggin headaches. why is this a big deal? i have no idea, maybe my nerves are just sitting way to close to the surface today. or maybe its because i NEED to go workout early this morning. and cant go til later on tonight....
ok rant over. sorry! back to your normal day.

I would be torqued too!! I need my coffee in the morning and not that wussy unleaded stuff either. I can't function properly without my daily dose. I hope your day gets better.

HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYONE!!

[MA pigletfan]

Have fun at your new job.



How is it that kids pick the best time to get sick. I have been home for 2 weeks and this morning Joshua decides he does not want to go to school but to the Dr. instead. He has had a cold, but now his temp is 103.8. He jsut fell back to sleep. Today is my first day back, but no students. Instead I get to give a presentation at 8:00 to about 70 fellow teachers. I am not looking forward to this. Give me kids anyday, but my peers :scared1:

Have to get in shower so I can get things ready for Rebekah for the sitter. Also, need to finalize things for work.
Thanks! :) so far so good!
Sorry about the sick kiddo :(..they do have "GREAT" timing don't they??!

Today is my day at least that is what I keep telling myself. It is the first day to the new me. I am ready to start this battle with my weight and have decided that I WILL WIN!!! Yes, it will be hard but I have the support of this wonderful group and of my DH--fyi he thinks he is fat--yeah right!!! We went shopping last night and got healthier choices for both of us and we also want to incorprate this into our children's lifestyle as well. I weighed on Saturday morning so I know where I am starting and I know where I want to end. I am doing a combination of WW and the calorie thing, but since I am still nursing I have to add an additional of at least 300 calories. Wish me luck.


Have a blessed day!!!!
LUCK!!! I hear ya..i am, along with almost all of the rest of us peepers are right there with ya!!! You have the right attitude!! :)



I actually have a new little boy starting today. We got to meet on Friday. He was so enthralled with the daycare. He doesn't speak much, his mom says he was evaluated and has autistic likes tendencies. He's 2 and is at a 6 month lever. I think he's adorable and I hope my plans will help him to communicate more. I use sign language with the kids. The hard part will be the one on one and group activities.

I just want to make him feel comfortable this week.



Hey everyone it's Monday. Another week to get skinnie! Another week to meet your goals. Another week to seriously commit to a healthy YOU!

All aboard! The train is leaving and there's no turning back! WOOT WOOT!
Good luck with the new little guy :)

So far so good today, went to Curves at 7 this morning and got weighed in ( SCARY>>>>can you say gained it all back!...ugh)..and now i am on a lunch break at work...the first day is going really well..i think i will be quite happy here!
Oh and YES my lunch is healthy and low cal..gotta be the BIGGEST LOSER and all! :)
Happy Birthday DISMOM !

[UtahMama]

Welcome Kelly, I'm Laura and I am married to Michael for 11 years. We have three kids, Christopher 8, Nicholas 6 and Elizabeth 25 months. I do WW too. I joined the peeps a couple of months and they are wonderful. Eygpt sounds great.


Ive been to Egypt one time before but to the Red Sea area, more relaxation that sightseeing, so Im really looking forward to this trip!
Im more motivated already reading through some (not all!) of the pages - shame its nearly time for me to go to bed!


:i think the U.S. east coast is 5 hours behind you. so right now it's 4:30 here and it should be around 9:30 p.m. there. then just take away an hour for every time zone here: central = 3:30; mountain = 2:30; pacific = 1:30.

Ah, that clears it up - all I knew was it was some time in the afternoon!:upsidedow

Welcome New Girl!!!!

YES, Bonnie! I do! As I told Wendee yesterday, what woman could resist the knowledge, wisdom, and experience of a 100 year old man all wrapped up in a smokin hot 17 year old Greek-god package. BUT. I like my men warm. It's just a personal preference. AND. Knowing I could never get so much as a paper cut around his family would be a drawback too. :confused3 (Disclaimer: I am only halfway through New Moon so I'm not sure how it all works out in the end.)

RE: The casting for the movie....I hope they let "Cedric" keep his English accent and work that into the story somehow. The accent would make Edward even hotter IMHO. I also really like the girl cast as Bella. (Loved her in Zathura...one of DS's favorite movies.)

Wendee....I also love Alice! She's adorable! For a vampire. ;)

DAWN....Thanks for sharing your wedding pictures! You are absolutely radiant. AND you look exactly the same! How do you do that?

Danielle....WOOT! WOOT! ((raisin' the roof))

Celery....Skinny IS better than tipsy! :thumbsup2

I, too, had a date with Miss Clairol yesterday. DS was invited to go to the aquarium with a friend so I quickly whipped out the box of color I had at home and then went out to get my hair cut. Results from yesterday via my new web cam....
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m260/lexmelinda/mehaircut.jpg

Gotta go get ready for church. May take longer since I have to "do hair".

HAVE A WONDERFUL & BLESSED SUNDAY, EVERYONE! :flower3:

Ok, I had to go back a lot to find your new haircut picture. I totally love it! I use Miss Clairol too!!!! What color did you use? I have like an inch of regrowth to touch up but I think I need a small change. I'm growing out my hair so I'm bored with it.

I think I really like Cedric now. The accent will be sexy. I need to see Zathura now. I need to see her in action. I think she will be absosmurfly perfect for Bella.

[Pakey]

Hi Peeps. I've been lurking and reading here but not posting as my weight challenge is less than stellar so I've got nothing to brag about out here.

But I had to post cuz your talking about Edward again. I'm just not sold on Cedric yet. And I'm really stressing over it. You'd think I'd find something better to stress about huh? Like the fact that my mammo/chest x-rays showed something and I'm worried that I'm going to start "the process" of fighting cancer again this year when I barely my last battle 4 months ago. But thinking about Edward is so much more pleasant. :rotfl:

And if I became a vampire, I wouldn't have to go through chemo again. I may be onto something here.

Don King hair is now under control. Got a bit of a cut. It's still super dooper ugly though and I can't wait for it to grow long enough for a flat iron. I will not be posting any pics of my new "do".

Weight challenge isn't going well. I'm not gaining any weight. I'm holding steady at 23 lbs total lost (had been at 26 lost before Christmas) but I'm not motivated to work at it and it will take work. I can't get over my sinus cold and my ears are plugged and they hurt so I don't want to eat fruits or drink my water. I want hot things. And chocolate. And I leave for WDW in 6 days so I know how well that weight battle will go.

I hope I'm ready by the time we start the Easter challenge. :lmao:

[monymony3471]

Exciting News!!!!!!!![/COLOR]

My husband & I may be going back to Disney World in June for our 10-year wedding anniversary! :cool1: I'm so excited. It will be just the two of us. :yay: No kids. Yay! We were planning to go to Gatlinburg, Tn but he said that if I would like to go back to the World for our anniversary than we could do that. It would only be June 18th-June 22nd but I'll gladly take it. Our anniversary is the 20th. Oh, and this time we will be flying. No road trip this go around. :thumbsup2 I'll keep you posted.

I always say, there's nothing more exciting than a trip to disney world.
Very cool!

I am so glad he is finally on the upswing! He has certainly had a tough go. [/COLOR]

How did it go with your new charge this morning? I have to give you a lot of credit for what you do. I am not sure I would have the patience. I would probably be hiding in the closet curled up in a fetal position. Don't get me wrong, I love kids but that many at once and by myself...scary!!


I took him to school today and he was walkng so slow and I started to worry if I pushed him too fast to go to school. I asked him what was wrong and he mumbled under his breath that him being with me was embarrassing. I felt so bad, I didn't want to embarrass him so I just walked ahead and acted like I wasn't with him. What I really wanted to do was hug and kiss him in front of everyone. But that would be middle school humiliation. So, he's doing good.

The little guy did great!


Good luck with the new little guy :)

So far so good today, went to Curves at 7 this morning and got weighed in ( SCARY>>>>can you say gained it all back!...ugh)..and now i am on a lunch break at work...the first day is going really well..i think i will be quite happy here!
Oh and YES my lunch is healthy and low cal..gotta be the BIGGEST LOSER and all! :)


Thanks he did really good for being in my home for the first time.

Good luck beig the Biggest loser!


I was so busy I didnt have the time or the need to snack today. I'm waiting to hit my rut, but so far I haven't. The South Beach just fits with me this time. WOOT WOOT!

[WI_DisneyFan]

Holy moley! 10 pages in a weekend!?! Now I'm trying to play catch up

Does anyone else LOVE infomercials and QVC/Home shopping shows???? I am so entertained by their sales techniques. I get a kick out of QVC's sales people becoming all chummy with their customers at home. VERY funny. NO, I don't buy stuff, except the one time with Bare Minerals (LOVE).
I'm an infomercial junkie! But only the household products. You know, cooking gadgets; new and improved products to strip layers upon layers of old paint and stains from furniture; tools to cut the time to paint a room in half; kits for making fake-yet-real-looking stained glass windows. I've been watching those since I was a kid. One of my guilty pleasures, I guess.

love the pic! you're sooooooo pretty! awhile back a bunch of peeps posted their wedding pics and it was pretty funny to see some of the hairdos and styles from the '70's and '80's!
We found our wedding pictures this weekend that we thought had gotten lost during our move this summer, so I'll have to find one that I think looks ok and post it. But it was just 2.5 years ago, so no fun fashions from me.

Oh, and Dawn - remember a few months ago when everyone was discussing their favorite bands? And you recommended to me that I check out John Mayer's "Try" because I like blues music? Well, I picked it up this past weekend with a Best Buy gift card that I got for Christmas. And I LOVE it! I swear, during a few of the songs (Out of Mind in particular), I had to double check to make sure it wasn't Stevie Ray Vaughn. The guitar and voice sounded eerily similar, which is a huge compliment. And I love that they did Hendix's "Wait Until Tomorrow". Very cool. Great CD suggestion!!!

I DVR'd American Gladiators since Desperate Housewives was new last night. I was a huge fan of AG as a kid, and now that it involves the Hulkster, I can't miss it! But it was also the last new Desperate Housewives until the writers strike is over, and I was just dying to find out the aftermath of the tornado. (Yep, I'm a Golden Girls lovin', Desperate Housewives watching man on a weight loss board consisting of mainly women; and I'm married. Not that there's anything wrong with it if I wasn't...)

Oh man, I think I meant to quote a few others. Oh, here's the updated V-Day challenge. I hope I've got everybody this time. (LMO - I didn't go back to see how much you lost, so I'm just starting you at 7 lbs. Cool?)

http://img01.picoodle.com/img/img01/4/1/7/f_Peepm_f309b99.png

[punkin413]

hey, peeps......had to share this with you guys. after gym class this morning anna was doing some measurements on a girl who hired her for personal training and she offered to do my measurements. i haven't done measurements since right before i joined this thread. we just measured waist, hips and thighs since i'm not really worried about my arms/chest at this point.

my measurements from january 2007:
waist - 32.75 inches
hips - 46.5 inches
thigh - 27.5 inches

my measurements today:
waist - 26.75 inches
hips - 42.5 inches
thigh - 24.25 inches

i'm not really sure how i should look at this. obviously it's not bad, but i was thinking i had lost more off my hips and thighs. 6 inches off my waist is great except that that's not where i need to lose it!

winkers - let us know how the gym went!

How does Ray feel when you drool over those gladiators? And what were they making w/cheese on Iron Chef America?

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao: um......to quote willy wonka, "wait a minute....strike that....reverse it."

So tommorow i FINALLY go back to a full time job!!

hope your first day of work is going well!

The party was sweet but sad. Everyone was upbeat and the little one had a blast. I met their nanny for the time being and she seems really nice. When we were leaving her DH walked us out and we talked some away from family. At TG she was well enough to get a day pass from the hospital so they had a make shift ramp for her to get the wheel chair inside. As were leaving the conversation started off with I guess I need to get rid of this board, since she probably won't be coming home. I already knew this from other sources, it was just very hard hearing it from him. We all teared up and he just said it so matter of factly. They are not continueing raditation and the chemo has stopped as well since she is having a lot of trouble swallowing. THey also got the dreaded news on Saturday that the Dr.'s do not reccommend physical therapy. I think that was one of the last hold outs on how she was doing. Just continue to pray there are always miracles, but if that is not the case that her DH will have strength to make it. I asked how the boys were handling things and he said they were doing well since it is so much a part of their routine---the 5 year old knows that mommmy is very, very sick and that she is not doing well.


:hug: i continue to pray for christi and her friends and family.

good luck on your presentation! :goodvibes

Today is my day at least that is what I keep telling myself. It is the first day to the new me. I am ready to start this battle with my weight and have decided that I WILL WIN!!! Yes, it will be hard but I have the support of this wonderful group and of my DH--fyi he thinks he is fat--yeah right!!! We went shopping last night and got healthier choices for both of us and we also want to incorprate this into our children's lifestyle as well. I weighed on Saturday morning so I know where I am starting and I know where I want to end. I am doing a combination of WW and the calorie thing, but since I am still nursing I have to add an additional of at least 300 calories. Wish me luck.

good luck!!!!!! and what a great attitude. :thumbsup2

TODAY IS THE BIRTHDAY OF ANOTHER ONE OF OUR FAVORITE, LONG-STANDING PEEPS....DISMOM!

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AMY!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMY!!!!!!!!!! HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY! :goodvibes :goodvibes :goodvibes

OK Peeps...

I haven't been reading lately, but it's time I jump back on the wagon.

WELCOME BACK!

Exciting News!!!!!!!!

My husband & I may be going back to Disney World in June for our 10-year wedding anniversary! :cool1:

AWESOME! and congrats on almost-10 years! you'll be surprised at how quickly you can get things done when you don't have kids with you. of course i don't have kids so i have nothing to compare it to, but i notice on TRs how it takes people so much longer to do things with kids compared to how long it took ray and i. but of course i understand why and when i do take my kids to disney world one day i will take my time and let them take it all in at their own speed. my point is you'll get a good bit in even though you're not staying a long time. and be sure to eat somewhere romantic for your anniversary! :love:

I've recommited too

WELCOME BACK TO YOU, TOO!

Hi Peeps. I've been lurking and reading here but not posting as my weight challenge is less than stellar so I've got nothing to brag about out here.

hey, pakey! i posted an update on my neighbor yesterday, just in case you didn't see it. thanks again for your advice. and i hope you feel better soon! :hug:

[Sparkie]

DisneyGalUK you can talk to me. I work 11pm to 7am (Central US time) and am on the computer sometimes when I am at work (Shh!)

Prayers being sent.

And Birthday wishes.

Weighed in for Scale Back Alabama today. They wouldnt let me weigh nakie- I just dont understand why.:laughing:

[punkin413]

Oh, and Dawn - remember a few months ago when everyone was discussing their favorite bands? And you recommended to me that I check out John Mayer's "Try" because I like blues music? Well, I picked it up this past weekend with a Best Buy gift card that I got for Christmas. And I LOVE it! I swear, during a few of the songs (Out of Mind in particular), I had to double check to make sure it wasn't Stevie Ray Vaughn. The guitar and voice sounded eerily similar, which is a huge compliment. And I love that they did Hendix's "Wait Until Tomorrow". Very cool. Great CD suggestion!!!

i'm glad you liked it! people don't know what they're missing when they write off john mayer as a pop star. he's very talented and soulful and i just love him. he also covers jimi henrix's "the wind cries mary" a good bit live and he covered "bold as love" on his last CD, continuum. you'd probably like that one, too. his idol is stevie ray vaughn....he has SRV tattooed on his forearm.

(Yep, I'm a Golden Girls lovin', Desperate Housewives watching man on a weight loss board consisting of mainly women; and I'm married. Not that there's anything wrong with it if I wasn't...)

i think that's awesome. i hate it when guys are too macho to relate to women. i think it's so much more attractive and appealing when ray does things most guys wouldn't.....like housecleaning and grocery shopping. our neighbors think it's so wierd that he does things like that. once we were at a BBQ with some neighbors and when i told them we rented "brokeback mountain" the guys were like, "man, please tell me you didn't watch that." :confused3 i don't get the whole macho thing! and another time all the guys were playing horseshoes and ray was sitting with the women talking and one of the guys asked ray why he was sitting up here with the girls and i spoke up and said, "because we talk about more interested things." he didn't like that very much. :laughing:

[aldisneygrl]

DisneyGalUK you can talk to me. I work 11pm to 7am (Central US time) and am on the computer sometimes when I am at work (Shh!)

Prayers being sent.

And Birthday wishes.

Weighed in for Scale Back Alabama today. They wouldnt let me weigh nakie- I just dont understand why.:laughing:

:laughing: me neither! ;) Our team captain had the coordinators take a "before" picture of our team. Then she took individual pictures of each of us. Hopefully our "after" pictures will look great! :cool2: Good luck

[born2bird]

But I had to post cuz your talking about Edward again. I'm just not sold on Cedric yet. And I'm really stressing over it. You'd think I'd find something better to stress about huh? Like the fact that my mammo/chest x-rays showed something and I'm worried that I'm going to start "the process" of fighting cancer again this year when I barely my last battle 4 months ago. But thinking about Edward is so much more pleasant. :rotfl:

And if I became a vampire, I wouldn't have to go through chemo again. I may be onto something here.

I can't get over my sinus cold and my ears are plugged and they hurt so I don't want to eat fruits or drink my water. I want hot things. And chocolate. And I leave for WDW in 6 days so I know how well that weight battle will go.

I am not sure about Cedric as Edward either. He is adorable but not sexy and there is a huge difference between the two.

I am sending you lots of pixie dust in the hope that what was on the mammogram/x-rays is nothing. :hug: I wouldn't worry about the scale, go have fun in WDW and you can think about it when you get back.


I took him to school today and he was walkng so slow and I started to worry if I pushed him too fast to go to school. I asked him what was wrong and he mumbled under his breath that him being with me was embarrassing. I felt so bad, I didn't want to embarrass him so I just walked ahead and acted like I wasn't with him. What I really wanted to do was hug and kiss him in front of everyone. But that would be middle school humiliation. So, he's doing good.

The little guy did great!

That is good news!! I am not looking forward to the day when my babies find me embarassing. :confused:



I'm an infomercial junkie! But only the household products. You know, cooking gadgets; new and improved products to strip layers upon layers of old paint and stains from furniture; tools to cut the time to paint a room in half; kits for making fake-yet-real-looking stained glass windows. I've been watching those since I was a kid. One of my guilty pleasures, I guess.

I DVR'd American Gladiators since Desperate Housewives was new last night. I was a huge fan of AG as a kid, and now that it involves the Hulkster, I can't miss it! But it was also the last new Desperate Housewives until the writers strike is over, and I was just dying to find out the aftermath of the tornado. (Yep, I'm a Golden Girls lovin', Desperate Housewives watching man on a weight loss board consisting of mainly women; and I'm married. Not that there's anything wrong with it if I wasn't...)

My husband LOVES infomercials and gets suckered in everytime. He has bought quite a bit of the advertised products and I'd say 80% are not worth the box they are in. One time he got "pasta pot" that held our dinner hostage and when he tried to pry the lid off realized the handles had melted. All said and done our dinner was never freed from the pot and it all went in the trash :rotfl2:

BTW, you are my kind of guy!! You would get along really well with my DH. He is the same way. You all are a rare find!


hey, peeps......had to share this with you guys. after gym class this morning anna was doing some measurements on a girl who hired her for personal training and she offered to do my measurements. i haven't done measurements since right before i joined this thread. we just measured waist, hips and thighs since i'm not really worried about my arms/chest at this point.

my measurements from january 2007:
waist - 32.75 inches
hips - 46.5 inches
thigh - 27.5 inches

my measurements today:
waist - 26.75 inches
hips - 42.5 inches
thigh - 24.25 inches

i'm not really sure how i should look at this. obviously it's not bad, but i was thinking i had lost more off my hips and thighs. 6 inches off my waist is great except that that's not where i need to lose it!


This is great!!! You should be very proud of yourself!! :worship:

[UtahMama]

Pakey- you just gave me a heart attack about there being something suspicious on your mamography. NOOOOOO! When will you know if it's "nothing"? Sweetie!!!!

Dawn- You just gave me the idea to take my measurements so I can see if I'm losing if my numbers aren't budging...you are just full of good tips, even when you're just talkin'! :thumbsup2

Aaron- I like the household stuff too, kitchenware in particular in Home Shopping. I get the biggest kick out of the Quacker Factory clothing lady...now that's great selling. I sort of am going through withdrawls without our DISH network (I used to have all the homeshopping channels bookmarked).

Sandy- I know I'm cross-threading again, but, YOU CAN DO IT!!!! :cheer2:

[HockeyKat]

:yay: HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMY!!! :yay:

Hi Peeps. I've been lurking and reading here but not posting as my weight challenge is less than stellar so I've got nothing to brag about out here.

But I had to post cuz your talking about Edward again. I'm just not sold on Cedric yet. And I'm really stressing over it. You'd think I'd find something better to stress about huh? Like the fact that my mammo/chest x-rays showed something and I'm worried that I'm going to start "the process" of fighting cancer again this year when I barely my last battle 4 months ago. But thinking about Edward is so much more pleasant. :rotfl:

And if I became a vampire, I wouldn't have to go through chemo again. I may be onto something here.

Don King hair is now under control. Got a bit of a cut. It's still super dooper ugly though and I can't wait for it to grow long enough for a flat iron. I will not be posting any pics of my new "do".

Weight challenge isn't going well. I'm not gaining any weight. I'm holding steady at 23 lbs total lost (had been at 26 lost before Christmas) but I'm not motivated to work at it and it will take work. I can't get over my sinus cold and my ears are plugged and they hurt so I don't want to eat fruits or drink my water. I want hot things. And chocolate. And I leave for WDW in 6 days so I know how well that weight battle will go.

I hope I'm ready by the time we start the Easter challenge. :lmao:

Oh no!! Sending prayers and pixie dust that it turns out to be a spec on the machine or something.

I hear ya on the WDW as a direct opposition to weight loss problem.

I had my "wellness" appointment this morning and I was fully expecting her to be upset at me, but she turned out to be somewhat pleased. My last appt was 7/11/07, and I have gone down only 2 lbs, but 2.5% body fat since then. Actually, since my highest weight appt w/ her (3/14/07), I have gone down 21.5 lbs and 6% body fat. And I had already lost 15 from my highest weight when I had that appt.

I really need to get in my head that gradual weight loss is a good thing, and not beat myself up for not having made my goal by now.

And on another good note, I beat the CRAP out of that elliptical trainer today. I did 2 miles in 19:30, 2.5 miles total in my 25 minutes. Plus I did 40 minutes of weights. I have started a new thing which is doing the weights first... I seem to have more energy that way for some reason.

Hope everyone has a great and skinny day!!

[punkin413]

pakey - i totally missed that you had a questionable mammogram. i think i saw that you guys were discussing the vampire books and just skimmed that part. you're in my thoughts and prayers. :hug: let us know everything turns out.

I have started a new thing which is doing the weights first... I seem to have more energy that way for some reason.


i've read that you should do weight training first and then cardio because once you get to the cardio your body is already in fat-burning mode.

[DisneyGalUK]

Hi everyone,
My first day being accountable and up for the challenge went ok, the food choices were pretty good and as of yet - no creme eggs! Woohoo for me!
My problem is fitting in the 8 large glasses of water - ive had 4 today which is better than what I had yesterday (0):rotfl: . Ive seen people mention Crystal Light(?) but im not sure what that is? Is it some kind of powder you put in your water to make it taste better? I wonder if we have something similar over here?

Id like to say again thank you to everyone for the welcomes, it made it that bit easier today to say no to the bad choices - the thought of coming on here Friday and saying 'Whoops i messed up my first week!' was too much! So thank you!

Also, someone mentioned a valentines day challenge - could you please put me down for 5lbs - not a huge amount but I think if I set myself too high I'll be very disappointed if I dont get it!

Im still not sure on the quoting, after a long day at work my brain and my fingers aren't quite working with each other, so I'll try to remember everything - apologies if I get names wrong!

dwheatl - :hug: for your sister
Pigget - I read some pages back about your friend Christi - im so sorry the news wasnt better for you all, :hug:
Pakey - you are such an inspiration, my friends mum battled breast cancer and came through it - :hug: for your next round of results
Someone (Im sorry, I should write things down!) had a poorly little one - pixiedust: heres hoping they get well soon.
Sparkie - its nice to know someone else will be here in keeping with my odd times!:rotfl:

[aldisneygrl]

Pakey - I must have missed the "oops" on the mammogram post too. :eek: Hope it turns out to be just an "oops". Now I really need to see you in the airport, so I can give you a Peep hug. :hug: PM me if you want my cell number.

Kelly - My niece is coming your way tomorrow (actually she won't get there until Wed.). She is doing an overseas study with her university. She is going to be in London for a while, and then Greece? not sure about that one, but I know London for sure. My sister is nervous because she is a diabetic, and is having to send three months of insulin with her.

[DisneyGalUK]

Allie - Thats so cool about your niece, has she been to London before? Its great, Im about 3 hours away by fast train and I love to go and do all the touristy sightseeing! Greece is fabulous too, Ive only been to one of the islands but I'd love to go back and do the Island Hopping!
The baggage restrictions are still pretty tight over here, but for medicines etc she'll be fine!
I hope she has a wonderful time!

[punkin413]

Ive seen people mention Crystal Light(?) but im not sure what that is? Is it some kind of powder you put in your water to make it taste better? I wonder if we have something similar over here?


i googled it and found this website where you can buy it (just in case you don't have any over there): http://store.drsoda.com/crystallight1.html

and as far as quoting, what i do is just figure out where i left off, start there and hit the multi-quote button (the one with a plus and a minus in the bottom righthand corner of each post) until i'm done reading, then i hit "post reply" and all the quotes are listed in my reply. the quote will have [QUOTE] in all caps at the beginning and end and then you just insert your text under each quote. i hope that makes sense!

[monymony3471]

pakey - i totally missed that you had a questionable mammogram. i think i saw that you guys were discussing the vampire books and just skimmed that part. you're in my thoughts and prayers. :hug: let us know everything turns out.



i've read that you should do weight training first and then cardio because once you get to the cardio your body is already in fat-burning mode.

Ditto!:hug: :hug: :hug:

[aldisneygrl]

Allie - Thats so cool about your niece, has she been to London before? Its great, Im about 3 hours away by fast train and I love to go and do all the touristy sightseeing! Greece is fabulous too, Ive only been to one of the islands but I'd love to go back and do the Island Hopping!
The baggage restrictions are still pretty tight over here, but for medicines etc she'll be fine!
I hope she has a wonderful time!

No she hasn't. She is 21, and I know it will be something she will remember forever. I went with my senior class (a LOOOONNNNNG time ago) and I can remember it like it was yesterday. We were gonna take the kids for fall break last year, but ended up in Disney instead. Not a bad trade in my book. ;) My husband REALLY wants to go, and he was teasing me yesterday that he was planning his solo trip after I get back from Disney. :rotfl2:

[DisneyGalUK]

Disney or London.....definately not a bad trade! We tend to take London and other UK places for granted I think living over here, we never really take our holidays in this country except for a week at the coast in the summer - our holidays are always planned for abroad so its always nice to see people coming over here and really enjoying it - reminds you just how nice some places are! In fact it makes me want to visit London again! :rotfl:
She will definately remember it forever!

So, when your husband plans his solo trip does that mean you get to do disney again!!:lmao:

[aldisneygrl]

So, when your husband plans his solo trip does that mean you get to do disney again!!:lmao:

We'll see. :rolleyes1

[HockeyKat]

i've read that you should do weight training first and then cardio because once you get to the cardio your body is already in fat-burning mode.

Awesome!! I am doing something right for a change! :yay:

No she hasn't. She is 21, and I know it will be something she will remember forever. I went with my senior class (a LOOOONNNNNG time ago) and I can remember it like it was yesterday. We were gonna take the kids for fall break last year, but ended up in Disney instead. Not a bad trade in my book. ;) My husband REALLY wants to go, and he was teasing me yesterday that he was planning his solo trip after I get back from Disney. :rotfl2:

I spent my senior year (college) in Barcelona... was the best experience ever! I hope your niece has a great time!

Is it quitting time yet??

[UtahMama]

Hi everyone,
My first day being accountable and up for the challenge went ok, the food choices were pretty good and as of yet - no creme eggs! Woohoo for me!
My problem is fitting in the 8 large glasses of water - ive had 4 today which is better than what I had yesterday (0):rotfl: . Ive seen people mention Crystal Light(?) but im not sure what that is? Is it some kind of powder you put in your water to make it taste better? I wonder if we have something similar over here?

Id like to say again thank you to everyone for the welcomes, it made it that bit easier today to say no to the bad choices - the thought of coming on here Friday and saying 'Whoops i messed up my first week!' was too much! So thank you!

Also, someone mentioned a valentines day challenge - could you please put me down for 5lbs - not a huge amount but I think if I set myself too high I'll be very disappointed if I dont get it!

Im still not sure on the quoting, after a long day at work my brain and my fingers aren't quite working with each other, so I'll try to remember everything - apologies if I get names wrong!

dwheatl - :hug: for your sister
Pigget - I read some pages back about your friend Christi - im so sorry the news wasnt better for you all, :hug:
Pakey - you are such an inspiration, my friends mum battled breast cancer and came through it - :hug: for your next round of results
Someone (Im sorry, I should write things down!) had a poorly little one - pixiedust: heres hoping they get well soon.
Sparkie - its nice to know someone else will be here in keeping with my odd times!:rotfl:

I LOVE YOUR ACCENT! :love:

The voice in my head when I read your posts is somewhere between Mary Poppins and Mrs. Weesley...I mean that as a funny compliment. :lmao:

Crystal Lite is a sugar free powdered mix you add to 32 oz. of water. Makes it SO much easier to get the water down. 2 little tubs of it added to a gallon of water. I hope you can find something similar! Our Walmart sells a generic that tastes pretty good but doesn't mix up as well. I have the Pampered Chef mixing pitcher to mix it between glasses.

Aaron or Wisconsin Disney Fan (WIDF) is in charge of the Valentine's challenge. He's good at adding people as we go. If not, we'll let him know on friday (that's when he usually posts the chart).

[DisneyObsession]

Where does the time go?? I just can't seem to keep up these days, now that I am no longer DISsing at work! :confused3 I am gonna have to set my alarm for 6:30 so i have time in the morning to check in!

My new job at Allstate really keeps me busy, but the day flies by, which is nice. It is alot more sales than I anticipated, but I am giving it my best shot. ;) I have to remember there is a large bonus next Feb if I can stick with it and bring in business. :thumbsup2

I hope everyone is doing well, as I just have not been able to read everything. I'll try to do that tonight while I am chilling out!

Hav a great night!!!:hug:

[aldisneygrl]

2 MORE SLEEPS AND WE ARE OFF TO DISNEY!!!!!:cool1: :dance3: :yay: :cheer2:

can ya' tell I'm a little excited? ;) DD is getting excited too! She has never flown, so she is excited about the plane too. Hope she doesn't freak at the last minute like Sandy's daughter. :sad2: I'm thinking she is gonna be fine. :goodvibes Mainly 'cause I don't have any more room in my body to worry about anything else. :lmao: :rotfl2: :rotfl: I'll be happy when I am checking into Pop and saying "yes I'm aldisneygrl", and I would LOVE my room to be in the Lady building. :rolleyes1 :love:

My bottled water arrived today, so that will be waiting on me along with my free fridge (thanks to the budget board fridge swaps:thumbsup2 ). I'm still doing :laundy: though. I think we are gonna need another suitcase since it looks like we'll need long sleeves at night, and shorts during the day. Oh, the :laundy: I will have when we get home. :scared: Who cares, we will have been to Disney! :cheer2:

[Backstage_Gal]

2 MORE SLEEPS AND WE ARE OFF TO DISNEY!!!!!:cool1: :dance3: :yay: :cheer2:

can ya' tell I'm a little excited? ;) DD is getting excited too! She has never flown, so she is excited about the plane too. Hope she doesn't freak at the last minute like Sandy's daughter. :sad2: I'm thinking she is gonna be fine. :goodvibes Mainly 'cause I don't have any more room in my body to worry about anything else. :lmao: :rotfl2: :rotfl: I'll be happy when I am checking into Pop and saying "yes I'm aldisneygrl", and I would LOVE my room to be in the Lady building. :rolleyes1 :love:

My bottled water arrived today, so that will be waiting on me along with my free fridge (thanks to the budget board fridge swaps:thumbsup2 ). I'm still doing :laundy: though. I think we are gonna need another suitcase since it looks like we'll need long sleeves at night, and shorts during the day. Oh, the :laundy: I will have when we get home. :scared: Who cares, we will have been to Disney! :cheer2:

Allie, woohoo!
Check your pm's, hopefully we can have a mini-meet!

[aldisneygrl]

Allie, woohoo!
Check your pm's, hopefully we can have a mini-meet!

Checked ;) and entered into my cell phone. :thumbsup2

[spongemommie05]

heya peeps i hope everyone's goal for weight loss is set in motion , i am so sick "i am just one stomach flu away from my goal weight" (that is for you UM and the devil wears prada) sorry i am not on here a whole lot, i have all my kids home from school for another 2 wks ...:scared1: just checkin in .:)

[punkin413]

"i am just one stomach flu away from my goal weight"

"i'm on this new diet......well, i don't eat anything and then when i feel like i'm going to faint, i eat a piece of cheese." :lmao: i love that movie! and emily is my favorite character.

[winkers]

I didn't make it to the gym today. I woke up, got the kids ready for their first day back at school after winter break..........and then they canceled school because of 2 freakin inches of snow! GRRRRR!

So I took the kids sledding. Hiking up a hill in snow 20 times has got to count for something!:rotfl: I even did a double back flip off my sled trying to avoid a pine tree. I got a round of applause for that one.

So, tomorrow I WILL be at the gym signing up!

[spongemommie05]

"i'm on this new diet......well, i don't eat anything and then when i feel like i'm going to faint, i eat a piece of cheese." :lmao: i love that movie! and emily is my favorite character.:lmao: :lmao: i have watched it 3 x's today laying in bed i just was too weak to change the channel i hear something new every time. i love where she is in the hospital devouring the pudding ;)

[DisneyObsession]

I didn't make it to the gym today. I woke up, got the kids ready for their first day back at school after winter break..........and then they canceled school because of 2 freakin inches of snow! GRRRRR!

So I took the kids sledding. Hiking up a hill in snow 20 times has got to count for something!:rotfl: I even did a double back flip off my sled trying to avoid a pine tree. I got a round of applause for that one.

So, tomorrow I WILL be at the gym signing up!

Going up the hill in snow is much harder than working out at the gym! :thumbsup2 And a double black flip?!?:scared1: You go girl!!! :rotfl2:

I can't believe they cancelled school for 2 inches of snow!!! :confused3 And here in Buffalo we are at 62 degrees at 11:30 at night!!! In JANUARY!!!! :eek: What is with this weather???? :sad2:

[dwheatl]

Give me kids anyday, but my peers :scared1:
I'm still praying for a miracle for Christi, and praying for her family too. I'm right there with you on speaking to adults:scared1: Hope Joshua feels better soon.


My husband & I may be going back to Disney World in June for our 10-year wedding anniversary! Congrats. Let WDW know it's your anniversary. AT DL we got badges and a free (and dreamy) dessert. Not that any peeps care about dessert:rolleyes1

Pakey - I'm crossing my fingers that it's just scar tissue or something.


I had my "wellness" appointment this morning and I was fully expecting her to be upset at me, but she turned out to be somewhat pleased. My last appt was 7/11/07, and I have gone down only 2 lbs, but 2.5% body fat since then. Actually, since my highest weight appt w/ her (3/14/07), I have gone down 21.5 lbs and 6% body fat. And I had already lost 15 from my highest weight when I had that appt.
You're doing so great. You should be very proud of how well you are doing.

Allie - Thats so cool about your niece, has she been to London before? Its great, Im about 3 hours away by fast train and I love to go and do all the touristy sightseeing! Oh goody! Have i mentioned that DH and I are starting to plan a trip there for this summer?

2 MORE SLEEPS AND WE ARE OFF TO DISNEY!!!!!:cool1: :dance3: :yay: :cheer2: :yay: for you Allie!

Dsis gets out of the hospital tomorrow. She has to take a month off of work. They told her she was lucky it wasn't fatal. Her house is right around the corner from my work, so I'll be able to stop by and help her on my way home.

Let's keep the momentum going! Stay peepish!:cheer2:

[lexmelinda]

GOOOOOD MORNING! :sunny:

Amy & Harley....Tell Shawna HAPPY BIRTHDAY for us! I hope she'll stop by sometime and say hello!

Faith! I did NOT miss your post! Aren't there suspicious things on tests all the time? I hope everything is just fine. You're added to my prayer list. :hug: Glad the hair is better. ;)

Dawn....Amazing on the measurements! Good work!!! :thumbsup2

Cherie....They canceled school here for about 1/2 inch of snow last week! The story was that it was the below zero wind chill. :confused3

Gayle....Good news on the new job! I enjoy being busy and then looking up and seeing that it's time to go! Keep that commission in mind!

EVERYBODY....:WAVE2:

HAVE A GREAT DAY!

[pigget74]

That doesn't sound like a bad summer at all and now you have lots of time to look forward to WDW. BTW, I may be able to take those DVC points off your hands if you still want to rent them this year.


I am sorry your DS is sick; 103.8 is pretty high. I hope he will be feeling better soon. Good luck with the presentation. I hate speaking in front of large groups and have done reallly poorly with that task in the past. Embarassing...really.[/COLOR]



PM what points you are interested in and when you want to go.
His fever finally broke at 7:30 last night and he has yet to getup this morning. He has a massive ear infection with a slight sinus infection with bronchitus.

I took him to school today and he was walkng so slow and I started to worry if I pushed him too fast to go to school. I asked him what was wrong and he mumbled under his breath that him being with me was embarrassing. I felt so bad, I didn't want to embarrass him so I just walked ahead and acted like I wasn't with him. What I really wanted to do was hug and kiss him in front of everyone. But that would be middle school humiliation. So, he's doing good.


You are so much nicer than me. DS did that to me one year at his school so I walked up to him and plantes a big kiss on his cheek and gave a big squeeze. Now whenever he sees me he gives me big hug and love ya mom----even when friends are present. He told me it was so I would not make a scene lol---and all this time I thought is was because he loved me soooo much.
And I'm really stressing over it. You'd think I'd find something better to stress about huh? Like the fact that my mammo/chest x-rays showed something and I'm worried that I'm going to start "the process" of fighting cancer again this year when I barely my last battle 4 months ago. But thinking about Edward is so much more pleasant. :rotfl:



:hug: Praying for you.


Sorry I did not post last night. After work Andrew had Court of Honor at scouts and it was a dinner. I had a major migraine by the time I got home. Joshua is better I think. He has not woke yet so I will know more when he gets up. The presentation went very well yesterday. My professor came by and said that we did an excellent job. All the teachers were supportive--at least they looked it. Even if I walked by and saw there to do list--I would have been doing the same thing. Off to get ready--the kids go back today.

[monymony3471]

2 MORE SLEEPS AND WE ARE OFF TO DISNEY!!!!!:cool1: :dance3: :yay: :cheer2:

can ya' tell I'm a little excited? ;) DD is getting excited too! She has never flown, so she is excited about the plane too. Hope she doesn't freak at the last minute like Sandy's daughter. :sad2: I'm thinking she is gonna be fine. :goodvibes Mainly 'cause I don't have any more room in my body to worry about anything else. :lmao: :rotfl2: :rotfl: I'll be happy when I am checking into Pop and saying "yes I'm aldisneygrl", and I would LOVE my room to be in the Lady building. :rolleyes1 :love:

My bottled water arrived today, so that will be waiting on me along with my free fridge (thanks to the budget board fridge swaps:thumbsup2 ). I'm still doing :laundy: though. I think we are gonna need another suitcase since it looks like we'll need long sleeves at night, and shorts during the day. Oh, the :laundy: I will have when we get home. :scared: Who cares, we will have been to Disney! :cheer2:

Packages at checkin are cool and make you all important and stuff. Try washing clothes for a family of six when you return. We go during December and have to multi pack too.

:lmao: :lmao: i have watched it 3 x's today laying in bed i just was too weak to change the channel i hear something new every time. i love where she is in the hospital devouring the pudding ;)

Misty! Get better. Wendy quick get this lady some vitamins!


Crazy 60 degree weather over here. We even had tornado watches and big thunder storms last night. Usually we are in the middle of a deep freeze. We still have february to go.

Someone keep me off of the scale! When I see the numbers go up that's when I mess up. I'm following the plan and it goes up for no reason. Makes me all messed up inside.

Warning! Warning! Girl Talk Here:I think its cause I'm on my 3rd week of AF. Going to the DR. today. Actually my first since the baby was 11/30 and it has been hanging around ever since, just makes an appearance every few days and then takes a breakfor a day. But the last 3 weeks it's just here AND IT WON'T GO AWAY!

Have a great skinny day everyone!

[DisneyLaura]

Pakey :hug: Hope the mammo/chest x-ray is nothing; I wouldn't worry about the weight thing until you get back from WDW either


my measurements from january 2007:
waist - 32.75 inches
hips - 46.5 inches
thigh - 27.5 inches

my measurements today:
waist - 26.75 inches
hips - 42.5 inches
thigh - 24.25 inches


That's great girl, :thumbsup2

Weighed in for Scale Back Alabama today. They wouldnt let me weigh nakie- I just dont understand why.:laughing:

I sometimes joke with my leaders at WW about getting naked on the scale :lmao:


Aaron So cool that you watch with "girl" shows and I think it's awesome that your hear with us.

I had my "wellness" appointment this morning and I was fully expecting her to be upset at me, but she turned out to be somewhat pleased. My last appt was 7/11/07, and I have gone down only 2 lbs, but 2.5% body fat since then. Actually, since my highest weight appt w/ her (3/14/07), I have gone down 21.5 lbs and 6% body fat. And I had already lost 15 from my highest weight when I had that appt.

I really need to get in my head that gradual weight loss is a good thing, and not beat myself up for not having made my goal by now.

And on another good note, I beat the CRAP out of that elliptical trainer today. I did 2 miles in 19:30, 2.5 miles total in my 25 minutes. Plus I did 40 minutes of weights. I have started a new thing which is doing the weights first... I seem to have more energy that way for some reason.

Hope everyone has a great and skinny day!!

Yeah for you too.

2 MORE SLEEPS AND WE ARE OFF TO DISNEY!!!!!:cool1: :dance3: :yay: :cheer2:

Yeah. No I can't at all that you're excited

heya peeps i hope everyone's goal for weight loss is set in motion , i am so sick "i am just one stomach flu away from my goal weight" (that is for you UM and the devil wears prada) sorry i am not on here a whole lot, i have all my kids home from school for another 2 wks ...:scared1: just checkin in .:)

Poor Spongie. Feel better soon

I didn't make it to the gym today. I woke up, got the kids ready for their first day back at school after winter break..........and then they canceled school because of 2 freakin inches of snow! GRRRRR!

So I took the kids sledding. Hiking up a hill in snow 20 times has got to count for something!:rotfl: I even did a double back flip off my sled trying to avoid a pine tree. I got a round of applause for that one.

So, tomorrow I WILL be at the gym signing up!

That's good exercise is right. And a backflip off your sled :woohoo:

here in Buffalo we are at 62 degrees at 11:30 at night!!! In JANUARY!!!! :eek: What is with this weather???? :sad2:

We are hitting close to 60 degrees today. Crazy but I will take it anyday. I hate the cold

Packages at checkin are cool and make you all important and stuff. Try washing clothes for a family of six when you return.

:scared1: We have a family of 5 and I feel when we are home I am always doing laundry

Someone keep me off of the scale! When I see the numbers go up that's when I mess up. I'm following the plan and it goes up for no reason. Makes me all messed up inside.

:hug: It will come off

Warning! Warning! Girl Talk Here:I think its cause I'm on my 3rd week of AF. Going to the DR. today. Actually my first since the baby was 11/30 and it has been hanging around ever since, just makes an appearance every few days and then takes a breakfor a day. But the last 3 weeks it's just here AND IT WON'T GO AWAY!

So now I am :confused3. Is the baby a year on the 30th of Nov? If so I didn't get my AF until DD2 was 13 months old and (sorry Aaron) it was real gross but then skipped a month and now I'm about every 30 days. I breastfeed so that's why I didn't get it until she was 13 months old. Don't know if that's the case with you.

Pigget Hoipe Joshua feels better. Glad his temp went down.

Ok I started DISing at 7:05 am today and now it's 7:53 am and I can finally sit down and respond. Whew! I couldn't get on the computer last nignt because as soon as the kids came home from school, homework, then we had basketball practice and we all went because they were having a practice game then we got home around 7:15 pm and had to cook and eat dinner. I hate eating that late. Then got the kids ready for bed and then mommy went too. I was tired yesteday because I stayed up to watch Deperate Housewives. Anyway I got to WW's today to weigh in from two weeks off due to the holidays falling on my weigh in day. I'm scared but not scared. If that makes any sense.

Have a good day everyone.

Everyone else :hug: and a hi to you
Laura:flower3:

[pigget74]

Crazy 60 degree weather over here. We even had tornado watches and big thunder storms last night. Usually we are in the middle of a deep freeze. We still have february to go.

Warning! Warning! Girl Talk Here:I think its cause I'm on my 3rd week of AF. Going to the DR. today. Actually my first since the baby was 11/30 and it has been hanging around ever since, just makes an appearance every few days and then takes a breakfor a day. But the last 3 weeks it's just here AND IT WON'T GO AWAY!

Have a great skinny day everyone!

It is warm here as well. I hate this weathe because with every thunderstorm I am always thinking of tornadoes.

I haven't had a visitor yet, since I am still nursing, but I am getting headaches like crazy. Not sure if it is hormonal or not. Went to bed last night with a doozy of one and it is still here today.


Today I will eat right----I am counting my Mr. Pibb---did not have time to make coffee at home and there is none made here at work yet so I needed som major caffine. Hopefully this will help my head some. For lunch i will have a Smart Ones--5 points and water. Then I will have a snack later today of 100 calories. For supper I am makeing chicken enchiladas--I will count all those as well. I just need to get in all my water.


Joshua is going to work today with DH--he still had a little fever this morning--by tomorrow he should be able to go to school.

Have a good one.:cool1:

[MJMouse]

MJMouse- Welcome back! A lot of us are recommitting and rallying our peeps for support! This is gonna be one great year!

Happy Monday Everyone!!!!

Thanks! Peep support means so much... I often think -- what would a peep do??


Like the fact that my mammo/chest x-rays showed something and I'm worried that I'm going to start "the process" of fighting cancer again this year when I barely my last battle 4 months ago.

Don King hair is now under control. Got a bit of a cut. It's still super dooper ugly though and I can't wait for it to grow long enough for a flat iron. I will not be posting any pics of my new "do".

Weight challenge isn't going well. I'm not gaining any weight. I'm holding steady at 23 lbs total lost (had been at 26 lost before Christmas) but I'm not motivated to work at it and it will take work. I can't get over my sinus cold and my ears are plugged and they hurt so I don't want to eat fruits or drink my water. I want hot things. And chocolate. And I leave for WDW in 6 days so I know how well that weight battle will go.


Pakey/Faith -- :hug: :grouphug: :hug: I read and re-read your post to make sure I was seeing what I thought I saw. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family -- sometimes I think the limbo of "not knowing" (especially knowing what you know after surviving one round) is the most excruciating time emotionally. We went through a similar scare with my mom (colon cancer) a year after her first bout (well really second, but the first was when she was 22, so it was 30 years later) was diagnosed -- made for some tense Christmas's. Please let us know how you are doing. Feel free to vent/blog/whine/complain as much as you need to in the next few days (well any time really). Know that you have "peeps" across the country (and world) sending prayers and good thoughts your way...



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Aaron -- please put me down for 8 lbs by Valentines day... no loss for last week. :rolleyes:

hey, peeps......had to share this with you guys. after gym class this morning anna was doing some measurements on a girl who hired her for personal training and she offered to do my measurements. i haven't done measurements since right before i joined this thread. we just measured waist, hips and thighs since i'm not really worried about my arms/chest at this point.

my measurements from january 2007:
waist - 32.75 inches
hips - 46.5 inches
thigh - 27.5 inches

my measurements today:
waist - 26.75 inches
hips - 42.5 inches
thigh - 24.25 inches

i'm not really sure how i should look at this. obviously it's not bad, but i was thinking i had lost more off my hips and thighs. 6 inches off my waist is great except that that's not where i need to lose it!


Those are some AMAZING numbers! You ROCK!



I had a good day yesterday -- 1300 calories, 40 mins on the treadmill, so much water I was drowning. I am still hungry/craving junk, but I know that this too shall pass and I will soon be back to wanting the good stuff (good for me that is...). I just need to be strong for a couple of days. Hoping for nice numbers on Friday!

[born2bird]

I didn't make it to the gym today. I woke up, got the kids ready for their first day back at school after winter break..........and then they canceled school because of 2 freakin inches of snow! GRRRRR!

So I took the kids sledding. Hiking up a hill in snow 20 times has got to count for something!:rotfl: I even did a double back flip off my sled trying to avoid a pine tree. I got a round of applause for that one.

So, tomorrow I WILL be at the gym signing up!

That totally counts!! We have yet to get enough snow to take the kids sledding. Good luck at the gym.

I had a good day yesterday -- 1300 calories, 40 mins on the treadmill, so much water I was drowning. I am still hungry/craving junk, but I know that this too shall pass and I will soon be back to wanting the good stuff (good for me that is...). I just need to be strong for a couple of days. Hoping for nice numbers on Friday!

That is a good day right there ;) I bet the scale will be kind to you this week. I was starving all day yesterday and woke up hungry this morning. I just keep drinking my water (and a morning coffee) in hopes that it will pass.


Once again, no gyym for me last night. I started feeling sick after dinner and thouht I was coming down with the stomach bug that is rampant around here right now. Thankfully, I feel good this morning. Here is my meal plan for the day:
breakfast - weight control oatmeal with blueberries on top and a slice of
vegetarian bacon; coffee with half and half and splenda
Lunch - homemade wrap with vegetarian "chicken" and sliced tomato
about 10 mini carrots, a bag of 100 calorie crackers and a nectarine
Snack - Apple
Dinner - Veggie burger on my 90 claorie tortilla with lettuce and tomato,
staemed broccoli

[harleygirl]

morning! SexyLexy i sent a note to Shawna from the Peeps!

Punkin- GREAT JOB! you're such an inspiration

Pakey - :hug: :wizard:

Aldisney and Sandy - :thumbsup2 :worship: :yay: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2:


so i had a great day til i got home and for some reason i felt the need to make muffins. well, after i baked them, of course i ate some. sigh. sabotage.
but i rocked at the gym and got a really good leg set in, so i think my cals were about 2300 consumed, and i dont know how many i burned.

today is back on track, except for dinner at the inlaws. pinto beans and cornbread. maybe i'll take a salad to help fill me up so i wont eat so much cornbread.

oh and i wont get to go to the gym tonite bc of dinner at the inlaws. sigh. maybe i'll hit the treadmill later

[mousehouselover]

Good morning peeps~

Heather~ I hope the little guy feels better soon. It's been a rough couple of months for y'all with all the sickness in your house.

Monica~ I have girlie issues too. I had my visitor for 6 wks once, now she comes every couple of months........

Misty~ Feel better soon!

Allie~ Have a great trip and good luck with the 5k!

Sandy~ Good luck to you as well! I envy your conviction to get out there and give it a go.

Aaron~ I'm not on the list for the Valentine's Day challenge. I want to lose 5 lbs. No progress yet. (I posted for the list right around Christmas.)

Faith~ I hope everythign turns out ok. It is so scary not knowing what it may be, esp after getting bad news in the past.

I was a very good girl yesterday, I stayed on points and even got on the TM. I made 2 weeks of menus and found a few things I could add so I have a bit more variety. :goodvibes I wasn't hungry and felt good about myself.

I'm loving the unseasonably warm weather. I know it's Jan but it feels like I'm living in the south again. I could live like this for 3-4 mos every winter. 60 degrees, light wind, bit of rain every now and again, that's my idea of winter. (We'd move but the we lose a few benefits that DH gets from being a disabled vet so I'm stuck for a while yet.)

Have a great day peeps!

[HockeyKat]

born, that sounds like a good food day!!

MJ, great day yesterday! I hear ya on the hungry thing... I was ready to eat a house last night. The first two weeks on low cal are the worst.

Monica, I hope that the AF thing is just a post-pregnancy thing, and clears up soon! I can't imagine 3 weeks... poor thing!!!

I got really hungry last night after dinner so I snacked too much... probably wound up more like 1300 cals. Here was food:
B: SF Oatmeal (100)
L: South Beach Grilled Chicken Caeser Wrap (230), Activia yogurt(70)
D: Linguini w/ spinach, scallops, broccoli, mushrooms, onions, in a skim milk-based cream sauce thickened w/ a bit of flour and spiced w/ garlic salt, pepper, basil. (650)
S: 1 bag 94% FF popcorn (180), 1 half turkey sandwich (75).

Total for the day, 1305. Could be a bit more, as the linguini mixture was homemade and some of the ingredients could have been mis-measured. Exercise, 25 on the elliptical, 45 min of weight training.

Hopefully today goes a bit better on the calories/hunger!

Hope everyone has a great day!

[Sandy321]

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Happy Birthday Shawna!!

thanks for all the wishes - I'm a nervous wreck - completely!!

[Sandy321]

Monica :grouphug: That's so NOT fun!! and as for :laundy: Here's a trick I'd like to pass on to you - the landromat!! Yes, you can do 10 loads in 2 large machines (or for us one large, 1 for whites) $5 to wash - then you have TEN dryers - all at once - (25 cents for ten minutes, jeans take 75 cents, sheets 25 cents) Less than $10 - you have a place to fold and I put them away in their own rubbermaid tubs -

1 1/2 hours!! TEN LOADS!! Love it!!

I got a 3 mile run in yesterday - today, I should run, but I'm too nervous, and its raining hard here - maybe when dh comes home I can go to Ballys....

[aldisneygrl]

Thanks so much for the well wishes! I got dd a little surprise, that will hopefully keep her encouraged during the race. ;) I am going to say my good bye now, because I have soooo much to do, and really don't need to be on the computer. :) I will check in when we get back to let you know how we did. I got the :thumbsup2 from the Ortho. dr. today, so that was good.

Try not to chat too much while I'm gone. ;) Yeah, like that will happen. :lmao: :lmao: Good luck on Friday with weigh in, I'm taking a free Disney pass!

Bye everyone! You will all be there with me in spirit! :grouphug:

[Pakey]

Morning all.

Dawn Do you get paid on your online reviews based on times your reviews are played by viewers? I just want to make sure because I try to check them out every day. I have 2 screens at work so I have you on one while I work on the other. You are much prettier than those excel spreadsheets!!!!

Fran A big whoo-hoo to go back to WDW for your 10th. DH and I have our 25th coming up in a year or so and I'm trying to figure out what I want to do. We went to Italy for our 20th but I always said I wanted to go back to the Grand Floridian on the Platinum Plan for our 25th. We did that one vacation and it was very magical.

Sandy and Allie-Good luck to you marathon participants. You are braver than I will ever be and I hope it's fun and rewarding for you.

And thanks to all of you peeps with your well-wishes. You guys are a great bunch of people. Last time I went through this, I knew in my gut I had cancer. This time my gut is not screaming that at me so I hope my gut has some insight. I know that the odds are high for me that I will battle this more than once but gosh, I would like more than a 4 month break in between!

So in honor of my stress level, I did have some ice cream last night. I was good all day and then blew it in the dark evening hours. But it was a very small scoop!

Have a great day all. I'm going to get to work now!

[UtahMama]

Great, but weird news, my fat jeans are too big. My regular jeans fit again. YAY ME! I just donated all my skinny jeans because they were "mom" jeans and taper legs from ten years ago. So, I gets me some new jeans as I lose weight. YAY again.


I have the BIGGEST headache today. It's not going away with all the caffeine and Tylenol. Sheesh! Maybe it's some funky low carb symptom? Oh, speaking of low carb...I'd give my first born (or last born, heck I'll throw in 2 cats to sweeten the pot!) for some white bread right now!!!!!!! :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:


I totally love the Devil Wears Prada too. I love how Meryl Streep calls all of her girls Emily. I love that!

[WI_DisneyFan]

Hi all! Glad I could impress you all with being in touch with my inner woman. And to top it all off, I cook and do floors too!

Dawn - Guilty as charged as being ignorant to John Mayer's talent. I just thought he was a pop star who made funny faces when he played the guitar. Who knew?!?

Pakey - Best of luck. Hopefully we can hear some good news soon!

DisneyGalUK, MJMouse, mousehouselover - I got you marked down for the V-Day challenge!

Have a great day everyone!

[Toot Sweet]

Greetings! :hippie: Just popping in on my lunch our to say Hi.


10th day of Atkins for me and I have not cheated once! I'm pretty proud! I ordered two tops yesterday and I ordered them a size down. Now I just hope I'll get the chance to wear them! :rotfl:


Hope you are all having a skinny day! :love:

[Toot Sweet]

Greetings! :hippie: Just popping in on my lunch our to say Hi.


10th day of Atkins for me and I have not cheated once! I'm pretty proud! I ordered two tops yesterday and I ordered them a size down. Now I just hope I'll get the chance to wear them! :rotfl:


Hope you are all having a skinny day! :love:

[pigget74]

Thanks so much for the well wishes!



I got a 3 mile run in yesterday - today, I should run, but I'm too nervous, and its raining hard here - maybe when dh comes home I can go to Ballys....


LADIES HAVE A GREAT RUN!!! I SOOOO WISH I COULD BE THERE TO CHEER YOU ON!!!

[dismom9761]

Hi everyone! Thank you soo much for all the birthday wishes yesterday.:grouphug: It was a fairly good day though I had major PMS symptons.I sat around all evening reading a great book and ignoring my kids(and one of Harley's).:goodvibes I did start and finish the book yesterday though..:rolleyes1

I have read all the pages from the last few days and have said prayers for those who need them and I hope Allie and Sandy have great trips.:wizard:

I have done fairly well with my diet except for at my bday party Saturday night.Also last night DH made me fried rice but I ate it with grilled shrimp and ate well the rest of theday.Well except for the cinnamon roll I ate late last night..:rolleyes1 Today I am supposed to go get a treadmill.:yay: A friend from work has one she has only used a few times so I am buying it with my bday money.I have really missed mine since it broke.

Congrats UM on the smaller pants and Dawn on the great measurements.:thumbsup2

I know there was more but I have kids pouring off of the bus screaming...

[dismom9761]

Greetings! :hippie: Just popping in on my lunch our to say Hi.


10th day of Atkins for me and I have not cheated once! I'm pretty proud! I ordered two tops yesterday and I ordered them a size down. Now I just hope I'll get the chance to wear them! :rotfl:


Hope you are all having a skinny day! :love:


I don't think we've met but I am Amy or Dismom and that is awesome!:cheer2:

[UtahMama]

Tootles! I love your "No White Bread" siggie! I used to have a latino GF who jokingly called me "white bread" ...cracks me up to think about it!

My headache is finally gone...after like 6 cans of diet cherry pepsi. Yeesh!

[punkin413]

i made a boo boo at work and i feel like an idiot. we got a call from an attorney in florida whom i did a deposition for in early december. i called him back this morning and he informed me that instead of calling him mr. taylor throughout the deposition (his correct name), i called him mr. day instead. :headache: his partner's name is mr. day and i just got them mixed up. this is the first time in 5 years of doing this that anyone's ever caught a mistake in a transcript that i did!!!! i feel so stupid. so now i'm having to go back through and correct 80 pages of "mr. day", which i'm gladly doing since i should've gotten it right the first time. :sad2:

CONGRATS to all the peeps who are doing great on your dieting/exercise! :thumbsup2 i see a lot of positive attitudes!

So I took the kids sledding. Hiking up a hill in snow 20 times has got to count for something!:rotfl: I even did a double back flip off my sled trying to avoid a pine tree. I got a round of applause for that one.

definitely counts!!!!! and i can just picture you doing a double back flip. i hope it doesn't offend you that i get a chuckle at your expense! ;)

Warning! Warning! Girl Talk Here:I think its cause I'm on my 3rd week of AF. Going to the DR. today. Actually my first since the baby was 11/30 and it has been hanging around ever since, just makes an appearance every few days and then takes a breakfor a day. But the last 3 weeks it's just here AND IT WON'T GO AWAY!

scary stuff! :scared: i was like this for the 6 years i had AF before i got on birth control pills (when i was 19). since then i'm like clockwork. but i'm sure once i get off the pill i'll go back to having random and LONG visits, like you. not fun!

I'm loving the unseasonably warm weather.

me too! it's 68 degrees here today. :cloud9:

I got a 3 mile run in yesterday - today, I should run, but I'm too nervous, and its raining hard here - maybe when dh comes home I can go to Ballys....

:woohoo: good for you!!! you're so gonna kick that race's booty!

Bye everyone! You will all be there with me in spirit! :grouphug:

BYE!!!!! good luck and have fun!!! :goodvibes

Dawn Do you get paid on your online reviews based on times your reviews are played by viewers? I just want to make sure because I try to check them out every day. I have 2 screens at work so I have you on one while I work on the other. You are much prettier than those excel spreadsheets!!!!

that's hilarious! i can't believe you have me playing on your computer all day long at work. most of my reviews are VERY SIMILAR so i'm sure you'll get bored! and THANK YOU! yes, i get paid a penny every time someone watches a review of mine. i get paid $2, $5 or $10 when i submit the review though, depending on what i'm reviewing.

So in honor of my stress level, I did have some ice cream last night. I was good all day and then blew it in the dark evening hours. But it was a very small scoop!

you deserve it! ice cream never hurt anyone.....especially when you're stressed out!

Great, but weird news, my fat jeans are too big. My regular jeans fit again. YAY ME! I just donated all my skinny jeans because they were "mom" jeans and taper legs from ten years ago. So, I gets me some new jeans as I lose weight. YAY again.

YAY!!!! :yay:


I totally love the Devil Wears Prada too. I love how Meryl Streep calls all of her girls Emily. I love that!

i love meryl streep's voice in that movie.....soooooo snooty! :snooty: and i love how she says, "that's all" when she's done with you!

Dawn - Guilty as charged as being ignorant to John Mayer's talent. I just thought he was a pop star who made funny faces when he played the guitar. Who knew?!?

well, he is guilty of that, too! he looks like he's having seizures when he's playing his guitar solos. i love hearing him but sometimes i have to close my eyes because it hurts to watch! :rotfl:

by the way, my favorite john mayer song of all time is on that "try" CD you got - another kind of green. LOVE that song! i got a little crazy every time he plays that one live when i see him!


toot sweet - i love your "no bread" symbol in your siggie! :rotfl2:

hi, amy! it's good to see you back on here! ;)

[DisneyGalUK]

Im so weird, I STILL cant get the hang of quoting! Its like my fingers are rebelling against my brain and they just wont press the right buttons! Thats my task for this week - learn to quote! :rotfl:

Winkers - Sledging definately counts as exercise - that many times up and down a hill has got to burn some calories!

dwheat - Thats excellent about your trip - have you decided where you are going to visit yet?

Utahmama - I took it as a funny compliment, I :love: Mrs Weesley, im definately more her than Mary Poppins :rotfl:

Allie and Sandy - Have GREAT trips, good luck to you both on the running, not that you'll need it you will be fabulous!

Dawn - thank you for the crystal light website, I looked on some uk sites but couldn't find anything similar, and the price is pretty good to order it from the US, I just need to decide on a flavour now!
Oh, and on the mix up at work, dont worry too much - I once had a full conversation on the phone with a customer and called them 'Mrs so-and-so' all the way through, only to realise that it was Mr so-and-so and he just had a feminine voice! :lmao: I was red-faced for a while after that!

Anyway, CSI is starting in 15 minutes (the new series) :woohoo: , we are so behind over here with the US programmes its not even funny!

Oh, the food was pretty good again today, I know I could be making slightly healthier choices but my secret mid-week weigh in was pretty positive! I have managed to drink 7 large glasses of water today though, only one to go!

[DisneyGalUK]

Im so weird, I STILL can't get the hang of quoting! Its like my fingers are rebelling against my brain and they just wont press the right buttons! Thats my task for this week - learn how to quote! :rotfl:

Winkers - Sledging definately counts as exercise - that many times up and down a hill has got to burn some calories!

dwheat - Thats excellent about your trip - have you decided where you are going to visit yet?

Utahmama - I took it as a funny compliment, I :love: Mrs Weesley, Im definately more her than Mary Poppins :rotfl:

Allie and Sandy - Have GREAT trips, and good luck on the running, not that you'll need it you will be fabulous!

Dawn - thank you for the crystal light website, I looked on some uk sites but I couldn't find anything similar, and the price is pretty good to order it from the US, I just need to decide on a flavour now!
Oh, and on the mix up with work, don't worry too much - I once had a full conversation on the phone with a customer and called them 'Mrs so-and-so' all the way through, only to realise that it was Mr so-and-so and he just had a feminine voice! :lmao: I was red-faced for a while after that!

Anyway, CSI is starting in 15 minutes (the new series) :woohoo: , we are so behind over here with the US programmes its not even funny!

Oh, and the food was pretty good again today, I know I could be making slightly healthier choices but my secret mid-week weigh in was pretty positive! I have managed to drink 7 large glasses of water today though, only one to go!

[punkin413]

this is just a test post. for some odd reason my user CP page shows that disneygalUK posted something, but when i look at the thread mine is the last post. i'm wondering if post somthing if it will show all the posts. i don't know what's going on?

ETA: so after i posted this, i can see kelly's post.....actually both of them! wierd. anyone else notice how many double posts are going up lately? there's something wierd going on at the DIS.

kelly - CSI is new over there?????? that's too crazy! i've loved that show for several years now!

[DisneyGalUK]

How strange, it didn't show my post for ages now it shows it twice! Bugs in the system me thinks! :rotfl: Oh well, it gave me time to watch CSI!

[DisneyGalUK]

They started showing CSI a while ago and it didn't seem to take off, so they stopped for a while - then everyone started loving it and they had to show back-to-back series to get everyone caught up! :rotfl: I think the series they are showing now is the last one they showed in the US?
I :love: CSI, all of them actually!

Ive noticed the amount of double posts, since they made the boards faster I think!

[HockeyKat]

Greetings! :hippie: Just popping in on my lunch our to say Hi.


10th day of Atkins for me and I have not cheated once! I'm pretty proud! I ordered two tops yesterday and I ordered them a size down. Now I just hope I'll get the chance to wear them! :rotfl:


Hope you are all having a skinny day! :love:

Awesome!! :cheer2:


...


Oh, the food was pretty good again today, I know I could be making slightly healthier choices but my secret mid-week weigh in was pretty positive! I have managed to drink 7 large glasses of water today though, only one to go!

I do the secret mid-week weighin too!

Is it Friday yet? Really? This is the longest week ever.

[UtahMama]

this is just a test post. for some odd reason my user CP page shows that disneygalUK posted something, but when i look at the thread mine is the last post. i'm wondering if post somthing if it will show all the posts. i don't know what's going on?

ETA: so after i posted this, i can see kelly's post.....actually both of them! wierd. anyone else notice how many double posts are going up lately? there's something wierd going on at the DIS.

kelly - CSI is new over there?????? that's too crazy! i've loved that show for several years now!

I noticed that too. Very strange. I hit refresh a few times and still was bonkers.

Hmmmm.

Just watched Devil Wears Prada during nap time again. Gawsh I love that!
I loved the "new diet...faint, cube of cheese" comment. SO good!

[Toot Sweet]

I don't think we've met but I am Amy or Dismom and that is awesome!:cheer2:

Hi Amy! I'm Bonnie! Nice to meet you! I joined this thread about a week ago, I do believe! I love it here!

Tootles! I love your "No White Bread" siggie! I used to have a latino GF who jokingly called me "white bread" ...cracks me up to think about it!

My headache is finally gone...after like 6 cans of diet cherry pepsi. Yeesh!

Thank you! And lady, LAY OFF THE DIET PEPSI!! No wonder you have a headache! :rotfl2: I am a Diet Coke addict. But I have limited myself to two a day, and I make sure to drink like 14 glasses of water a day too.

i made a boo boo at work and i feel like an idiot. we got a call from an attorney in florida whom i did a deposition for in early december. i called him back this morning and he informed me that instead of calling him mr. taylor throughout the deposition (his correct name), i called him mr. day instead. :headache: his partner's name is mr. day and i just got them mixed up. this is the first time in 5 years of doing this that anyone's ever caught a mistake in a transcript that i did!!!! i feel so stupid. so now i'm having to go back through and correct 80 pages of "mr. day", which i'm gladly doing since i should've gotten it right the first time. :sad2:

CONGRATS to all the peeps who are doing great on your dieting/exercise! :thumbsup2 i see a lot of positive attitudes!



toot sweet - i love your "no bread" symbol in your siggie! :rotfl2:



Thank you! I loved it when I saw it!

That sucks about the mistake with the name. 80 pages of corrections ain't fun a'tall! But that it totally something I would do!! :rotfl:

[Pakey]

Dawn I cracked up over your little boo-boo. Back in the day when I did transcribing, we didn't have computers. Those pages were handtyped. That kind of boo-boo probably would have sent me to the loony bin. Of course we couldn't have typo errors either and that meant typing a page error-free as we weren't allowed to correct. The typewriters back then were huge and weighed a ton. I remember one day when an attorney walked into my office and I was trying to stuff my typewriter into a trash can because I was so p****d at making the same typing error at the bottom of a page over and over. This is probably why I had to find a new line of work. :rotfl:

Kelly, I don't think I said hi. I'm Pakey. Real name is Faith but my nickname in life and here on the dis is Pakey so that's fine for me. I'll be in London for a few days this fall on our way to Paris. First time there. Can't wait. I guess I won't plan on watching much TV if you have new CSI there.

Wendy and Spongie How's the weather in SLC. I'll be changing planes there on Sunday on my way to the world and I don't want any delays. We won't even have time for a diet pepsi pit stop.

Bonnie I did the clothes purchase a size down thing and it was amazing how fast I got into them. Good luck on that and it'll make you feel so good to do it. My assistant at work did Atkins and lost a gazillion pounds on it so I wish you the best. I have to be low fat and lean for medical reasons so no juicy steaks for me!

Have a great evening all.

[punkin413]

I'M SO SORE!!!!!!!! we did a new BLT (butt, legs and tummy......not the sandwich!) class tonight and anna had us doing lunges with a bar on our backs and when we'd come up from the lunge, we had to raise our leg backwards, working our butt muscles. OUCH!!!!!!! do about 50 of those with a 30-pound bar on your back and see how you feel. tomorrow is NOT going to be pretty!

oh, and funny story. i was getting some extra bars from the weight room floor to bring into the group fitness room in the middle of class because we ran out. so i brought one in, gave it to anna and was leaving the room to go get myself one. keep in mind i'm in a hurry because we're in the middle of class. anna asks me how much the bar i brought her weighs and i'm looking back as i'm walking and telling her and not looking where i'm going and i ran RIGHT INTO THE WALL!!!! :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: everyone in class just winces for me when i do it because i'm sure it looked awful! i just turned around and pointed to the wall and said, "there's a wall there, in case you guys didn't know," and just left the room to go get my bar. my eyes watered so bad for the next few minutes. i hope my nose isn't black and blue tomorrow! :rolleyes1

They started showing CSI a while ago and it didn't seem to take off, so they stopped for a while - then everyone started loving it and they had to show back-to-back series to get everyone caught up! :rotfl: I think the series they are showing now is the last one they showed in the US?
I :love: CSI, all of them actually!

Ive noticed the amount of double posts, since they made the boards faster I think!

we love CSI, too! my DH called my sister "grissom" because she knows everything about everything! :rotfl:

i've noticed LOTS of double posts, too. :confused3 i even somehow accomplished a triple post over on timandlesley's TR!

I do the secret mid-week weighin too!


i weighed this morning and i've gained 2 pounds since friday. :headache: HOWEVER, AF came yesterday and i'm sore, hence i'm retaining water and lactic acid. i'm hoping that's what the problem is, at least.


I loved the "new diet...faint, cube of cheese" comment. SO good!

that's my favorite quote, too! emily is awesome. she's so catty!

Dawn I cracked up over your little boo-boo. Back in the day when I did transcribing, we didn't have computers. Those pages were handtyped. That kind of boo-boo probably would have sent me to the loony bin. Of course we couldn't have typo errors either and that meant typing a page error-free as we weren't allowed to correct. The typewriters back then were huge and weighed a ton. I remember one day when an attorney walked into my office and I was trying to stuff my typewriter into a trash can because I was so p****d at making the same typing error at the bottom of a page over and over. This is probably why I had to find a new line of work. :rotfl:

i was actually a legal assistant before i was a court reporter and i too had to deal with those pain-n-the-butt typewriters on occasion, especially when filling out real estate forms. NOT FUN!!!!!! i'm glad i don't have to deal with those any more.

[Disneyfreak92]

Hey Peeps! Really quick check in to say hi before we leave. If I can, I'll check in tomorrow night at the hotel. :)

[HockeyKat]

I'M SO SORE!!!!!!!! we did a new BLT (butt, legs and tummy......not the sandwich!) class tonight and anna had us doing lunges with a bar on our backs and when we'd come up from the lunge, we had to raise our leg backwards, working our butt muscles. OUCH!!!!!!! do about 50 of those with a 30-pound bar on your back and see how you feel. tomorrow is NOT going to be pretty!

oh, and funny story. i was getting some extra bars from the weight room floor to bring into the group fitness room in the middle of class because we ran out. so i brought one in, gave it to anna and was leaving the room to go get myself one. keep in mind i'm in a hurry because we're in the middle of class. anna asks me how much the bar i brought her weighs and i'm looking back as i'm walking and telling her and not looking where i'm going and i ran RIGHT INTO THE WALL!!!! :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: everyone in class just winces for me when i do it because i'm sure it looked awful! i just turned around and pointed to the wall and said, "there's a wall there, in case you guys didn't know," and just left the room to go get my bar. my eyes watered so bad for the next few minutes. i hope my nose isn't black and blue tomorrow! :rolleyes1

...



Okay, it's mean, but that made me laugh! I hope that there is no lasting damage, though.

I am still sore from my Mon workout... have thrown myself back into hardcore gym time and my body is a bit like huh? I know it will pay off though! Nothing like you are describing, though, that sounds like something my body would currently just reject outright! :laughing:

Here is my food for today:
B: SF Maple&BS Oatmeal (100) + coffee
L: WW Chicken Santa Fe (140) + salad (100) + yogurt (70)
D: Tuna melts, 1 can tuna + 100 calorie english muffins (320), Chef Boyardee mac&cheese, canned (190), 100 cal zinger (100)
Snack: SF pudding (60), 1 cup cereal + splash milk (150)
Total: 1230 Exercise: 45 min on arc trainer

Hope the weight loss fairy visits each one of us in our sleep! :wizard:

[dwheatl]

i made a boo boo at work and i feel like an idiot. we got a call from an attorney in florida whom i did a deposition for in early december. i called him back this morning and he informed me that instead of calling him mr. taylor throughout the deposition (his correct name), i called him mr. day instead. :headache: his partner's name is mr. day and i just got them mixed up. this is the first time in 5 years of doing this that anyone's ever caught a mistake in a transcript that i did!!!! i feel so stupid. so now i'm having to go back through and correct 80 pages of "mr. day", which i'm gladly doing since i should've gotten it right the first time. :sad2:

Do you have a "find/replace" function in whatever program you typed it in? Otherwise, what a PITA!:headache: Find/replace is my salvation.

I

dwheat - Thats excellent about your trip - have you decided where you are going to visit yet? We haven't really made the plans yet, but we're thinking London and Paris. I usually plan our trips myself, but for something this big, I'm going with a travel agent.

Happy hump day everyone.:jumping1:

[AnnNan]

Thanks so much for the well wishes! I got dd a little surprise, that will hopefully keep her encouraged during the race. ;) I am going to say my good bye now, because I have soooo much to do, and really don't need to be on the computer. :) I will check in when we get back to let you know how we did. I got the :thumbsup2 from the Ortho. dr. today, so that was good.

Try not to chat too much while I'm gone. ;) Yeah, like that will happen. :lmao: :lmao: Good luck on Friday with weigh in, I'm taking a free Disney pass!

Bye everyone! You will all be there with me in spirit! :grouphug:

Sandy and Allie - Have a great trip and a great run!

Lynda have fun at Disneyland - I think you'll love it!

[lexmelinda]

ANOTHER BIRTHDAY TODAY!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DAISY77!

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Have a wonderful day, January!

[lexmelinda]

GOOD MORNING! :sunny:

Sandy, Allie, Lynda.....BON VOYAGE!!! Have a wonderful time!

Nancy! Get some sleep! I know you're on Central Time. BUT. ;)

Punkin...Good work on the BLT!

Wendee....How much sodium is in all that Diet Pepsi? Just thinking about YOU!

EVERYBODY.....:wave2:

HAVE A GREAT DAY!

[monymony3471]

this is just a test post. for some odd reason my user CP page shows that disneygalUK posted something, but when i look at the thread mine is the last post. i'm wondering if post somthing if it will show all the posts. i don't know what's going on?

ETA: so after i posted this, i can see kelly's post.....actually both of them! wierd. anyone else notice how many double posts are going up lately? there's something wierd going on at the DIS.

kelly - CSI is new over there?????? that's too crazy! i've loved that show for several years now!

I've noticed lots of time looking at threads I subcribe to and seeing there's a new post and when I go to the thread it ain't there!

Dawn I hope your nose is ok. Thanks for the visual though:rolleyes1

I noticed that too. Very strange. I hit refresh a few times and still was bonkers.

Hmmmm.

Just watched Devil Wears Prada during nap time again. Gawsh I love that!
I loved the "new diet...faint, cube of cheese" comment. SO good!

My mom gave me that movie to watch months ago and I never did, gonna go find it now I guess. Sounds funny from the comments I've been reading.

My twilight books should come today!

My son had his band concert last night. He didn't even tell me he was coming up to the front to do a special piece with a few others. The baby sat on my lap and just took it all in.

So, the Dr. put me on a hormone and said this should instantly clean\r up AF. Not yet.

Just started making a pot of broccoli soup. Yum!

I too have noticed such a great positive outlook here with everyone's weightloss goals and I think YOU ALL ROCK!

Have a marvelous skinny day!


Have a great trip LYNDA, SANDY, ALLIE!!!!

[DisneyGalUK]

[QUOTE=Pakey;22479781Kelly, I don't think I said hi. I'm Pakey. Real name is Faith but my nickname in life and here on the dis is Pakey so that's fine for me. I'll be in London for a few days this fall on our way to Paris. First time there. Can't wait. I guess I won't plan on watching much TV if you have new CSI there.

Hi Faith! London and Paris are both wonderful, you'll never forget that first time visiting!


we love CSI, too! my DH called my sister "grissom" because she knows everything about everything! :rotfl:

Thats so funny about the nickname! My MIL2B actually rang me last night to see if I could help her with an episode of CSI, she had seen the first part but missed the 2nd - scarily, I knew which one she was talking about! :rotfl:



i We haven't really made the plans yet, but we're thinking London and Paris. I usually plan our trips myself, but for something this big, I'm going with a travel agent.

I dont blame you, it is such a big trip plus the travel agent may be able to recommend some places to visit that you might not have considered!

This is just a stealth posting, im at work! Ive drank half of my water so far today - I am on fire today! :rotfl:

[pixie dust 112]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAISY77!!!!!!!

[daisy_77]

THANKS!!! :yay:

I hope you all are having a great morning! It is so cold here and there are lots of school closures in the area because the road conditions are awful. I am glad that I am safe at home.:thumbsup2

I have been sticking to my WW and my official weigh-in was supposed to be yesterday but I am switching to Saturday meetings so Friday I will weigh myself at home for my Peep WI.

I am busy working on two of my final projects for school. I just wanted to pop in and say hey. Have a good one everybody and stay warm!

[UtahMama]

Wendy and Spongie How's the weather in SLC. I'll be changing planes there on Sunday on my way to the world and I don't want any delays. We won't even have time for a diet pepsi pit stop.


The weather is crap! But there probably won't be any delays. Other than you'll need to walk very fast past the Cinnabon stand!!! They pipe the smell in the airport...



oh, and funny story. i was getting some extra bars from the weight room floor to bring into the group fitness room in the middle of class because we ran out. so i brought one in, gave it to anna and was leaving the room to go get myself one. keep in mind i'm in a hurry because we're in the middle of class. anna asks me how much the bar i brought her weighs and i'm looking back as i'm walking and telling her and not looking where i'm going and i ran RIGHT INTO THE WALL!!!! :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: everyone in class just winces for me when i do it because i'm sure it looked awful! i just turned around and pointed to the wall and said, "there's a wall there, in case you guys didn't know," and just left the room to go get my bar. my eyes watered so bad for the next few minutes. i hope my nose isn't black and blue tomorrow! :rolleyes1

That is something I'd do! Sorry to laugh!!!! Did you get a black eye? Poor Punkie! "There's a wall there"!!!!! :rotfl2:



HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DAISY77!

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I quoted this since it's better than I can do. Here, have some stolen cake!
;) We're sooooo glad you're back!!!!!!



Wendee....How much sodium is in all that Diet Pepsi? Just thinking about YOU!


35 mg per can. Times 6....counter acted with a gallon of Crystal Lite. :scared1:

[born2bird]

It is hump day...will this week ever end!!

I hope everyone is having a good day. I am still recovering from my first night back at the gym. I have got to get it back in gear before I meet with my trainer on Saturday otherwise, I might drop dead at her feet. :scared:

Have any of you watched the show "Moonlight"? I saw it on itunes and downloaded an episode to watch at the gym. It was pretty good. All my fellow vampire fans would enjoy it.

Punkin, I h ope you aren't too bruised from your run in with the wall:thumbsup2 That is something I would do.

Monica, It is a really good movie. My DMIL is very hard to please when it comes to movies and she actually bought that one when it came out on DVD.

Planned food for the day:
B: Weight Control Oatmeal, coffee (w/ splenda and half& half)
S: South Beach maple nut bar
L: Tomato soup, 100 calorie pack of Cheese nip crackers, apple
D: Vegetarian "chicken" meal Starters cooked with onion and peppers and eaten on a 90 calorie wheat wrap, small salad

[HockeyKat]

Happy Birthday, Daisy_77!!

I have never seen the Devil Wears Prada... might need to rent it!

Wendy, can you give me author/title of these Twilight books? I have a credit at the used bookstore and was thinking of popping in to see if they have them...

DisneyGalUK, do you have as much trouble with water as I do?? I hate the stuff, but I choke down my 64 oz.

And I love CSI too, but only the original one, not the knock-offs. The redheaded guy on CSI:Miami gives me the creeps.

Oh, and I watched a few eps of the Brookhaven Obesity Clinic on Discovery the other night, has anyone seen any of those? I should DVR them and play them whenever I think about eating, because geebus, 500+ lb people are a good incentive to put that cookie down.

[monymony3471]

I didn't realize we had a birthday today. My bad.

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Happy Birthday Daisy!

[WI_DisneyFan]

Dawn - I'm more of a "trip on the smallest pebble on the ground" kinda guy. I've skinned my knees and hands by falling more times than I can count. However I do have one "running blindly into an object" story to share. When I was a young tike, probably 5-6 years old, I was at a hardware store with my parents. We were in the parking lot, and I was excited to get to the automatic door (those things used to fascinate me when I was a kid). So I start running as fast as I can to the door. Well, my mom didn't want me to run too far ahead, so she calls out my name. I turn around to look at her, decide she's still close enough and ignore her call, turn my head back around (still in a flat out sprint), and run face first into a metal hand rail. OUCH! My poor nose has never been the same.

Kelly - Too funny about your little "Mr/Mrs" phone mix-up! Do you guys get Seinfeld reruns over there? That was the topic of one of the episodes - The High Talker. And I am loving the different spellings of words! The company I work for has a plant in Redditch, England; and I love talking to the people over there because everyone is soooo nice and have got the coolest accents!

Everyone else - :wave2:

[UtahMama]

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Wendy, can you give me author/title of these Twilight books? I have a credit at the used bookstore and was thinking of popping in to see if they have them...


Oh, and I watched a few eps of the Brookhaven Obesity Clinic on Discovery the other night, has anyone seen any of those? I should DVR them and play them whenever I think about eating, because geebus, 500+ lb people are a good incentive to put that cookie down.

Stephenie Meyer. Yes I spelled Stephenie right. The first book is Twilight. Or you can just ask for the Twilight series...it'll save ya some time.

I have watched that show too. They smuggle in food!!!!
I used to weigh just about 300 pounds, so I know a little of what that feels like. I really feel so bad for them. BUT, it's a good reason to put down the cookie, I AGREE.


Did anyone watch Biggest Loser last night? It is soooo good this time.
See, I'm one who thinks she can lose weight without much excercise...but these folks look tone and FIT...you can totally tell when dieters don't exercise. All flabby and week and saggy. I need to kick it up a notch!!!!!!

[MJMouse]

Happy Birthday Daisy77!


Yesterday was a good diet and fair exercise day. Ate about 1300 cals and I did 20 mins of pilates/yoga and 20 mins on the treadmill -- wanted to go longer, but my muscles were killing me from the miles I did over the weekend.

I did my "mid-week-peek" at the numbers this morning and was happy to see that I was almost to where I was before Christmas -- must have been a lot of water weight. I hope to hang on to those pounds lost and add one before Friday.

My little sister is coming for a visit... need to think of diet friendly meals to prepare for her.. :rolleyes:



I :love: CSI, all of them actually!


I'm a CSI fan too, but like Kat I prefer the original. Although with the writers strike, I may venture into watching the newer versions. I can only watch reruns for so long.

I'M SO SORE!!!!!!!! we did a new BLT (butt, legs and tummy......not the sandwich!) class tonight and anna had us doing lunges with a bar on our backs and when we'd come up from the lunge, we had to raise our leg backwards, working our butt muscles. OUCH!!!!!!! do about 50 of those with a 30-pound bar on your back and see how you feel. tomorrow is NOT going to be pretty!

oh, and funny story. i was getting some extra bars from the weight room floor to bring into the group fitness room in the middle of class because we ran out. so i brought one in, gave it to anna and was leaving the room to go get myself one. keep in mind i'm in a hurry because we're in the middle of class. anna asks me how much the bar i brought her weighs and i'm looking back as i'm walking and telling her and not looking where i'm going and i ran RIGHT INTO THE WALL!!!! :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: everyone in class just winces for me when i do it because i'm sure it looked awful! i just turned around and pointed to the wall and said, "there's a wall there, in case you guys didn't know," and just left the room to go get my bar. my eyes watered so bad for the next few minutes. i hope my nose isn't black and blue tomorrow! :rolleyes1

OUCH!! Hope you are okay today...


My mom gave me that movie to watch months ago and I never did, gonna go find it now I guess. Sounds funny from the comments I've been reading.


Watch it, watch it! I loved that movie -- such witty cattiness!!


35 mg per can. Times 6....counter acted with a gallon of Crystal Lite. :scared1:

I am a complete diet pepsi adict myself. Better than the reg sodas I used to drink, but I have to start drinking less!! I'm thinking I might have to go cold turkey.

[winkers]

Happy Birthday Daisy!!!


Punkin............watch out for those sneaky walls!!:lmao:



I still haven't made it to the gym! Yesterday ds 10 was sick and is still today. Grrrr.

[punkin413]

did you guys hear about the 50-car pileup on I-4 this morning? apparently there was some thick fog that was part of the cause. they've confirmed 3 fatalities. do we have any peeps that are there driving right now? shannon - if you're lurking, check in so we know you're okay! i don't think you live near I-4, but i'm not sure.

Do you have a "find/replace" function in whatever program you typed it in? Otherwise, what a PITA!:headache: Find/replace is my salvation.

oh, yes, of course. if i didn't have find/replace my job would take three times as long! and the good thing is that his name doesn't appear every time he speaks. because he's examining a witness, it's Q for question and A for answer. it's just when he talks to the other attorney or me or when he's marking an exhibit or something that i have to call him mr. taylor (as opposed to mr. day :lmao: ). i've got to take the corrected pages to the office this afternoon and send out a letter to him. i still feel really stupid!

ANOTHER BIRTHDAY TODAY!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DAISY77!

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Have a wonderful day, January!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!! :flower3:

Dawn I hope your nose is ok. Thanks for the visual though:rolleyes1

you're welcome. any time. :rolleyes:

My son had his band concert last night. He didn't even tell me he was coming up to the front to do a special piece with a few others. The baby sat on my lap and just took it all in.

i bet you were a proud mama!

That is something I'd do! Sorry to laugh!!!! Did you get a black eye? Poor Punkie! "There's a wall there"!!!!! :rotfl2:


nope, not black this morning. but it is sore, along with the my butt, the sides of my stomach, my upper thighs and my calves......oh, my calves are KILLING ME!

the last time i had a black eye it was because ray broke my nose. he was taking off his shirt and his elbow hit me in the nose. try explaining that one to your parents when you're 19 years old! "i swear he didn't hit me, mom......he was just taking off his shirt and......well, um.....nevermind!!!!" and no, there was no naughtiness involved.....he was changing shirts for work. i swear.

And I love CSI too, but only the original one, not the knock-offs. The redheaded guy on CSI:Miami gives me the creeps.

Oh, and I watched a few eps of the Brookhaven Obesity Clinic on Discovery the other night, has anyone seen any of those? I should DVR them and play them whenever I think about eating, because geebus, 500+ lb people are a good incentive to put that cookie down.

i hate the red-headed guy, too! my MIL loves him and he's just creepy to me. :scared: he overacts!

and yes, i have seen the brookhaven obesity clinic show. it's definitely motivation. i feel so sorry for those people......food really can be an addiction just like drugs or alcohol.

Dawn - I'm more of a "trip on the smallest pebble on the ground" kinda guy. I've skinned my knees and hands by falling more times than I can count. However I do have one "running blindly into an object" story to share. When I was a young tike, probably 5-6 years old, I was at a hardware store with my parents. We were in the parking lot, and I was excited to get to the automatic door (those things used to fascinate me when I was a kid). So I start running as fast as I can to the door. Well, my mom didn't want me to run too far ahead, so she calls out my name. I turn around to look at her, decide she's still close enough and ignore her call, turn my head back around (still in a flat out sprint), and run face first into a metal hand rail. OUCH! My poor nose has never been the same.

:lmao: poor little guy!!!!!

have you ever heard of dane cook, the comedian? during one of his acts he talks about how when you walk up to an automatic door it makes you feel like a jedi.......figured you'd appreciate that one! :laughing: your comment about being fascinated by the automatic door just reminded me of that.

for those of you who haven't seen "the devil wears prada", go rent it now!

oh, and you know what i really hate? when your coffee filter collapses on one side and you get coffee grinds in the pot......it ruins the entire batch of coffee!!!! YUCK! :mad:

[DisneyLaura]

Allie and Sandy Good luck and have fun. I'll be rooting for ya :cheer2:

I have the BIGGEST headache today. It's not going away with all the caffeine and Tylenol. Sheesh! Maybe it's some funky low carb symptom? Oh, speaking of low carb...I'd give my first born (or last born, heck I'll throw in 2 cats to sweeten the pot!) for some white bread right now!!!!!!! :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: !

Wendy - My Dh suffers from migranes sometimes and he swears this works. A coke (I know we drink Pepsi in our house too) and four Reeses peanut butter cups. I know it isn't a peepish thing to eat and drink but he does this when he was a bad headache and it goes away within an hour.

Hi all! Glad I could impress you all with being in touch with my inner woman. And to top it all off, I cook and do floors too!

:thumbsup2

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Yes I noticed that too

[QUOTE=lexmelinda;22485414]ANOTHER BIRTHDAY TODAY!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DAISY77!

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Have a wonderful day, January!

Happy Birthday Daisy77

Ok, I didn't get to get online this morning because my computer was giving me problems :badpc: Anyway, I went to WW and got weighed yesterday and you;ll have to wait until friday but I didn't lose anything I probably lost what I gained over those two weeks of not going so I'm thankful. Well right now I am on my way to a knitting get together at our church, so I will check in tonight.

Laura:flower3:

[Sandy321]

How strange, it didn't show my post for ages now it shows it twice! Bugs in the system me thinks! :rotfl: Oh well, it gave me time to watch CSI!

WELCOME!! so nice to see you here!! :goodvibes

Hey Peeps! Really quick check in to say hi before we leave. If I can, I'll check in tomorrow night at the hotel. :)

Positive Flying Vibes!! I'll be thinking of you tomorrow!! No worries to your dh!! :wizard: :wizard: Happy Birthday!!

Sandy and Allie - Have a great trip and a great run!
Pakey if you see a huge bunch of Lime Green Shirts with WISH on them - ask if its me!! I'll be around!! about 100 + of those shirts will be around the World on Sunday for the Full Marathon, cheering (ie scream teams have LIME GREEN COWBELLS :rotfl2: ) Safe travels to you and your family as well!!

Lynda have fun at Disneyland - I think you'll love it!

Thanks to EVERYONE For your great P&P and great wishes - and please, please, keep me in your prayers - Sat Jan 12 at 6:20am I take off - I must be done no later than 10:00AM!! :faint: I believe in the power of prayer - I believe in the POWER OF PEEPS!
ANOTHER BIRTHDAY TODAY!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DAISY77!

BEST WISHES!!

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Have a wonderful day, January!

I second that!! !:goodvibes

[Sandy321]

pssssssssssssttttt since I wont be here for weigh in on Friday - I also weighed in today and I will report...

- 3 POUNDS BABY!!

:woohoo: :woohoo:

(and since I run a half marathon on Saturday, I think I'm safe in claiming the -3 on Friday!!)

[punkin413]

Thanks to EVERYONE For your great P&P and great wishes - and please, please, keep me in your prayers - Sat Jan 12 at 6:20am I take off - I must be done no later than 10:00AM!! :faint: I believe in the power of prayer - I believe in the POWER OF PEEPS!

GOOD LUCK, SANDY!!!!!! :goodvibes :thumbsup2

pssssssssssssttttt since I wont be here for weigh in on Friday - I also weighed in today and I will report...

- 3 POUNDS BABY!!

:woohoo: :woohoo:

(and since I run a half marathon on Saturday, I think I'm safe in claiming the -3 on Friday!!)

way to go!!!!!!!! :banana:

[MJMouse]

Thanks to EVERYONE For your great P&P and great wishes - and please, please, keep me in your prayers - Sat Jan 12 at 6:20am I take off - I must be done no later than 10:00AM!! :faint: I believe in the power of prayer - I believe in the POWER OF PEEPS!


Go SANDY!!! I'll be thinking about you on Saturday. You are an INSPIRATION :worship: :worship: :worship: :worship: :worship:

Good Luck!:shamrock:

[pixie dust 112]

Sandy~

I'll be thinking of you on Saturday! (Maybe not at the 6:20 start, I hope to be sleeping at that time ;) , but definitely when I wake up!) Remember last January we were all writing about how we were going to commit to do this and meet at WDW with our matching shirts. We even picked out the design for the shirt...and here we are a year later and YOU ARE ACTUALLY DOING IT! I'm am soooooo proud of you! You get an extra big
WOOOOOO HOOOOTY!!!!

and lots of lots of :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: and pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust:



:cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: GO SANDY!!! :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2:

[UtahMama]

Sandy...have a wonderful trip! Have lots of pictures taken, ok?


WARNING: I just ate an entire platefull of broccoli stir fry.

I'll just blame the dog. :rolleyes1

[DisneyGalUK]

Hi all,

Ive been MUCH better with my food choices today, very healthy and lots of fruit and veg! Ive just had a WW Salmon and Broccolli wedge melt with a ton of veg, so now im filled with veggie gorgeousness! And, I managed to drink all of my water!

Dawn - I dont know how I missed it, but sorry about your nose! Im glad its not black and broken today!

Kat - I have sooo much trouble with the water, Dawn was kind enough to give me a website to go to where I can order crystal light because I cant find anything similar over here, so I hope that'll help me!

WIDisneyfan - They do show Seinfeld over here, I think its on one of the Paramount comedy channels, I love that show! Its my kind of humour (then again, most things are!). Im a couple of hours away from Redditch, but our accents are quite different - although I dont think I have an accent! :rotfl:

Sandy - Thanks for the welcome! Good luck for Saturday, I'll be thinking about you (it'll be mid-morning here I believe!) and Woohoo on the -3lbs!

Daisy77 - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!

The original CSI is definately my favourite, I liked the CSI Miami man when he was in NYPD Blue, but theres something about the way he talks on CSI Miami that makes me a bit wary of him!!:rotfl:

[monymony3471]

Sandy...have a wonderful trip! Have lots of pictures taken, ok?


WARNING: I just ate an entire platefull of broccoli stir fry.

I'll just blame the dog. :rolleyes1

I made a large pot of broccoli soup today. Froze a bunch for future thursdays when I need a boost!

[Sandy321]

Wendy and Mon :ewok: :chewy: pluto: pug: :dog2: :dogdance:

I'm sure there are more culprits around your places!! :rotfl2:

Monica :thumbsup2 and thank you so much!!

:scared: I just heard someone walking around upstairs - oops :rotfl2: I TOTALLY FORGOT DS WAS HOME!! :rotfl2: Seriously, he was home by ten pm, its 2PM now!! :rotfl2:

but he doesnt plan on going to bed before he takes dh and I to Ohare at 4am, then he drives back here, wakes dd up at 6:30am and to school at 7:30am... maybe I should write this down for him!! :rotfl2:

[MJMouse]

Hey, Illinois and Iowa Peeps... I'm going to be in Moline/Rock Island, Illinois next week. Anybody close who can give me some good restaurant recommendations??

[HockeyKat]

Stephenie Meyer. Yes I spelled Stephenie right. The first book is Twilight. Or you can just ask for the Twilight series...it'll save ya some time.

I have watched that show too. They smuggle in food!!!!
I used to weigh just about 300 pounds, so I know a little of what that feels like. I really feel so bad for them. BUT, it's a good reason to put down the cookie, I AGREE.


Did anyone watch Biggest Loser last night? It is soooo good this time.
See, I'm one who thinks she can lose weight without much excercise...but these folks look tone and FIT...you can totally tell when dieters don't exercise. All flabby and week and saggy. I need to kick it up a notch!!!!!!

Thanks for the info!! They classify by genre and then author last name, so I should be able to find it pretty easily.

I feel bad for them too, but I also see it as motivation to stop my own bad eating.

And WOW!! You have to feel REALLY proud of yourself to have lost so much. Even if you feel like you could or should do more, it is awesome that you have come so far.

Hi all,

...

Kat - I have sooo much trouble with the water, Dawn was kind enough to give me a website to go to where I can order crystal light because I cant find anything similar over here, so I hope that'll help me!
...

The original CSI is definately my favourite, I liked the CSI Miami man when he was in NYPD Blue, but theres something about the way he talks on CSI Miami that makes me a bit wary of him!!:rotfl:

I have a 32 oz water bottle that I fill up and force myself to choke down one in the AM and one in the afternoon. I consider it "diet medicine" and that makes it easier.

Sandy, you rock!! Totally rooting for you this weekend!

[UtahMama]

Getting the headache! YEESH! It's my whole darn head too. throbbing.

I truly am THAT addicted to caffeine.

So I'm drinking even more water. When the headache gets unbearable, I'll swig another diet pepsi. I really spend a LOT on diet pepsi.

Cold Turkey is not an option since I don't want to become mean...which I would.

I don't even have the goal to completely stop. Just REALLY cut back.

Oh!!!! On the Devil Wears Prada, I love when Andrea is getting her 15 min. lunch and chooses corn chowder and Nigel says, "Cellulite is the main ingredient in corn chowder" I just died laughing. That will be my new all-purpose phrase for dieting!

[LMO429]

have a great time Sandy! Happy Birthday Daisy 77

I'm trying to catch up with the Peeps, its alot of pages! I hope everyone is doing well.

I booked my day to go wedding dress shopping at Kleinfelds on February 1st. So Im trying to put in some extra exercise until then. Today I did Cardio Party 3 from Turbo Jam and the 20 minute Hip Hop Abs workout ..I was sweating but I was having fun! The whole time I kept thinking about being able to wear tank tops to the parks when I go in May.

[Pakey]

Hi all. It's 4 days now until we take off for WDW but whose counting. Of course my little baby doggie, Andy, has come down with an eye infection so it's a rush to the vet. We get a house sitter for the dogs but Andy won't let anyone but me touch him so he won't get any medicine next week. I feel terrible about it but there's nothing I can do since it's his choice to hate everyone in the world but his mommy.

Kat--we'll see ya in a few weeks because you will not have time to dis once you meet Edward in that Twilight series. I borrowed the books from my aunt and I've read them and should return them but I'll feel lost without Edward in my home so I'm hanging onto those books until she begs for their return.

Wendy--thanks for the Cinnabon heads up. I'll probably take a blindfold and noseplugs as we cruise past it. We're going to Yachtsman Steakhouse that night so I'm saving my calories for that meal! I'm already dreading the weigh in when I get back because we've got some great eat's planned. No broccoli soup for this peep.

Aaron--I love Seinfeld. No joke, I wore black clothes for a week after the final episode. I don't think I've fully recovered from the loss of that show yet. The "high" talker was great but I'm partial to the "close" talker myself. Gosh, now that I read you mentioning it, I'll be thinking about it the rest of the day. You have great taste in TV.

Kelly--Keep forcing the water down you. It does get easier. I've done it for so long now that I actually crave the water. Of course I don't drink anything else for fear that I'd revert back to my evil ways. I have to drink mine out of a bottle to get it all in me though. For some reason, I drink less if I drink it out of a glass.

Dawn--We have horrible fog here too. That's my big worry at this time of year flying out because they cancel flights for fog here. Not only do I have to worry about Wendy's SLC Cinnabon's but I've got Fresno fog. And sorry about your nose. I'm still really sore from my mammo last week (12 squishes is really a lot to ask of one). Hopefully your pain will be short-lived.

To everyone else, hello. Lunch hour is over so I have to get back to work.

[harleygirl]

Sandy- i'm so proud of you that you are able to achieve this goal! yo rock girl...make us proud...know that we will all be here cheering for you!

Punkin- i musta missed what happened with your nose! so sorry!

Utah- hang in there chickie! from one addict to another!

my whole family watched Biggest Loser last nite. i just love that show. what a triumph to see someone dig so deep within themselves to accomplish a goal....

[Toot Sweet]

Hey, peeps! Just home from getting my 'stache waxed! And my eyebrows too! I'd better go weigh myself and see how much weight I lost! :rotfl:

Bonnie I did the clothes purchase a size down thing and it was amazing how fast I got into them. Good luck on that and it'll make you feel so good to do it. My assistant at work did Atkins and lost a gazillion pounds on it so I wish you the best. I have to be low fat and lean for medical reasons so no juicy steaks for me!

Hey, Faith! It's awesome to hear that the buying-clothes-a-size-down thing actually WORKED for someone! :rotfl2: Last time I tried to lose weight I bought two summer dresses in a size like 3 sizes down from where I am now. Well, needless to say, I have yet to wear them, and that was over two years ago!! :rotfl2: But the tops I ordered are just one size down, so I figure that is pretty realistic.

I am still sore from my Mon workout... have thrown myself back into hardcore gym time and my body is a bit like huh? I know it will pay off though! Nothing like you are describing, though, that sounds like something my body would currently just reject outright! :laughing:

Here is my food for today:
B: SF Maple&BS Oatmeal (100) + coffee
L: WW Chicken Santa Fe (140) + salad (100) + yogurt (70)
D: Tuna melts, 1 can tuna + 100 calorie english muffins (320), Chef Boyardee mac&cheese, canned (190), 100 cal zinger (100)
Snack: SF pudding (60), 1 cup cereal + splash milk (150)
Total: 1230 Exercise: 45 min on arc trainer

Hope the weight loss fairy visits each one of us in our sleep! :wizard:

WOW, you are doing so great, Hockeycat! Dieting AND exercising! Way to go! :thumbsup2

[Toot Sweet]

For anyone who is curious (like I was) about how fat leaves the body:



"It left mainly as carbon dioxide (you exhaled it) and water (you peed
it). Fat is made of mostly carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. Your body
can "burn" fat to get energy, that is, break it down into CO2 (carbon
dioxide) and H2O (water). These substances are then readily disposed
of. The same thing happens if you heat up a pan of oil on the stove
so hot that it catches fire. It burns, forming carbon dioxide and
water vapor. If you let it all burn away, there will be basically
nothing (like ashes) left in the pan, it will all be in the form of
gasses in the air. I'm sure there are all kinds of complicated ways
in which your body metabolizes fat, so this answer is a bit
oversimpified, but I think on the most basic level it's right."





So apparently when we have ketosis breath, we are breathing out our fat. Suddenly I am loving my foul, disgusting, offensive, odorific breath. Bring on the halitosis! :banana:

[punkin413]

I have a 32 oz water bottle that I fill up and force myself to choke down one in the AM and one in the afternoon.

i totally read that as, "force myself to choke down at one AM and one in the afternoon." so i'm picturing kat setting the alarm for 1:00 a.m., getting up in her PJs, going to the kitchen, filling up her 32 oz. bottle and chugging it down in the dark, then getting up like every 10 minutes for the rest of the night to pee! :rotfl2:

I booked my day to go wedding dress shopping at Kleinfelds on February 1st. So Im trying to put in some extra exercise until then. Today I did Cardio Party 3 from Turbo Jam and the 20 minute Hip Hop Abs workout ..I was sweating but I was having fun! The whole time I kept thinking about being able to wear tank tops to the parks when I go in May.

funny.......i had my first dressing fitting on february 1, 2002.....i remember that date. it was the first time something didn't fit me!!!! :scared: my wedding was in april and i had found the dress in august. i was 25 years old and had never had a problem keeping the weight off before. well, in august i'm smaller than i am in february because i just carry more weight in the winter (or at least i used to) and so in august i had bought a size 6 dress. well, in february, it wouldn't zip up! i was HORRIFIED!!!!!!!! i went on a hardcore very low fat diet and lost too much weight.....the entire time i was tugging at my strapless dress because it kept falling down! :sad2: that was 6 years ago and i've slowly been gaining weight since. but now i'm losing it so i guess that's all that matters! good luck on dress shopping!

Dawn--And sorry about your nose. I'm still really sore from my mammo last week (12 squishes is really a lot to ask of one). Hopefully your pain will be short-lived.


OUCH!!!!! i'm NOT looking forward to those in a few years!

my nose is fine except for when i put on sunglasses.....it's tender!

Punkin- i musta missed what happened with your nose! so sorry!

i went back and found the post for you.....you gotta read it - you'll laugh! it happened when i was at the gym last night. here ya go.......

oh, and funny story. i was getting some extra bars from the weight room floor to bring into the group fitness room in the middle of class because we ran out. so i brought one in, gave it to anna and was leaving the room to go get myself one. keep in mind i'm in a hurry because we're in the middle of class. anna asks me how much the bar i brought her weighs and i'm looking back as i'm walking and telling her and not looking where i'm going and i ran RIGHT INTO THE WALL!!!! everyone in class just winces for me when i do it because i'm sure it looked awful! i just turned around and pointed to the wall and said, "there's a wall there, in case you guys didn't know," and just left the room to go get my bar. my eyes watered so bad for the next few minutes. i hope my nose isn't black and blue tomorrow!


Hey, peeps! Just home from getting my 'stache waxed! And my eyebrows too! I'd better go weigh myself and see how much weight I lost! :rotfl:

:lmao: that's hilarious!

[MA pigletfan]

Hey, peeps! Just home from getting my 'stache waxed! And my eyebrows too! I'd better go weigh myself and see how much weight I lost! :rotfl:


That is totally funny!!! I am getting that done tommorow..good thing, Friday is weigh in :rotfl:






oh, and funny story. i was getting some extra bars from the weight room floor to bring into the group fitness room in the middle of class because we ran out. so i brought one in, gave it to anna and was leaving the room to go get myself one. keep in mind i'm in a hurry because we're in the middle of class. anna asks me how much the bar i brought her weighs and i'm looking back as i'm walking and telling her and not looking where i'm going and i ran RIGHT INTO THE WALL!!!! everyone in class just winces for me when i do it because i'm sure it looked awful! i just turned around and pointed to the wall and said, "there's a wall there, in case you guys didn't know," and just left the room to go get my bar. my eyes watered so bad for the next few minutes. i hope my nose isn't black and blue tomorrow!




:lmao: that's hilarious!

HAHHAHAH...i missed that the first time around..glad you aren't too banged up..but holy crap, that is pretty funny.

Hope everyone is doing well..i have been going pretty full tilt since i began my job monday at the mortgage place..i am LOVING it so far..its really fun, challenging and its only a measly 5 minute commute..can't beat it!
Still being good with my "biggest loser" challenge...i heard that 18 of us have signed up..so right now the pool is at $270!! I'll take some of that please...I will really just be so happy to lose at least 5 lbs by the end of the challenge..then i will make Aaron's challenge goal too..finally ;)
Have a great night everyone..i think i will go and update my TR! :)

[Pakey]

I'm totally cracking up over Kat getting up at 1:00 am to drink that water. Way to go Dawn. Add that to Bonnie's story about the benefits of bad breath and I'd say you guys are really on a roll tonight.

Dawn, does your wedding dress fit you now? When I got married back in the days before automobiles were invented, I was so skinny that I actually had to wear children's size clothing. I am 5'8" and back then I weighed about 70 lbs I think. I know when I was 5 months pregnant (several years later), I was still under 80 lbs. Gosh, fast forward to this century, and I'm pretty sure that one of my calves is now larger than my hips were back then. I no longer have that wedding dress (divorce leaves you less sentimental about those things) but I'd sure like to hold it up to me now and see how much I've "grown". I would probably need therapy.

Well I'm off to read some more controversial threads on the CB. Nothing on TV these days so might as well enjoy the juicy stuff on here.

[LMO429]

funny.......i had my first dressing fitting on february 1, 2002.....i remember that date. it was the first time something didn't fit me!!!! my wedding was in april and i had found the dress in august. i was 25 years old and had never had a problem keeping the weight off before. well, in august i'm smaller than i am in february because i just carry more weight in the winter (or at least i used to) and so in august i had bought a size 6 dress. well, in february, it wouldn't zip up! i was HORRIFIED!!!!!!!! i went on a hardcore very low fat diet and lost too much weight.....the entire time i was tugging at my strapless dress because it kept falling down! that was 6 years ago and i've slowly been gaining weight since. but now i'm losing it so i guess that's all that matters! good luck on dress shopping!


OMG! :scared1: your story scares me. I was trying to lose more weight before i started to look but now after your story maybe i am better off going while i am heavier...

just got done watching the biggest loser! i love that show..i love bob!

[punkin413]

Dawn, does your wedding dress fit you now?

i don't know. i had it professionally cleaned and preserved by a dry cleaner (where they put it in an air-tight box so it won't turn yellow) so that i couldn't pull it out and try it on and get depressed. :rotfl2:


When I got married back in the days before automobiles were invented

:lmao: you crack me up!

OMG! :scared1: your story scares me. I was trying to lose more weight before i started to look but now after your story maybe i am better off going while i am heavier...


i think it's always easier to take in a dress rather than let one out. oh, and don't take the advice of the salespeople that work there as far as size......try it on! they asked me at the time what dress size i wore and i told them an 8 (remember this was 6 years ago before i gained my post-marriage weight). she said, "well, you'll probably need a 10 because wedding dresses tend to run small." i tried on a 10 and it FELL OFF ME. i ended up buying a 6.......just the opposite of what she told me! i mean, obviously you're going to try your wedding dress on before you buy it. i'm just saying you may want to pick out a few sizes to see which one fits you best instead of taking the salesperson's advice because they don't always know best!

[punkin413]

allie - i may have already missed you or you may not be checking this thread before you leave, but i bought cinderella on DVD today before they returned it to the "disney vault" and i'm watching it and they said they're releasing lady and the tramp on DVD soon. just wanted you to know! i'll try to remember to tell you when you get back if you didn't see this.

[dismom9761]

I am having the most awful day.I am checking in here instead of doing what I really want to do-binge eat.AF came today along with horrible cramps and cravings,DH has hurt his toe pretty badly so I am taking care of him,Peyton is being more sassy mouthed than usual,and Rachel won't stop crying!I swear that child cries over absolutely everything lately! It got worse while I was working 60 hrs a week over the holidays and it doesn't seem to be getting better.Sorry to vent...

My day started with forgetting my breakfast and lunch and then ended with not eating dinner until I was past hungry..

8:30am-South beach bar(3 pts)
10:00am-cereal bar(3 pts)
12:30pm-yogurt(1 pt)
2:30pm-WW meal(5 pts)
7:00pm-cheese stick(2 pts)
7:30pm-100 cal pk cookies(2 pts)
8:00pm-mini Subway sub(4 pts) light doritos(3 pts)
9:15 pm-rice crispie treat(2 pts)
Total-25 pts which is 3 pts over
Exercise-30 min on the treadmill

Gotta go check an essay for Tyler and find Rachel.She doesn't want to go to bed so she is hiding from me...at least she is quiet..:rolleyes1

BTW,I don't always comment on what is going on here but I am reading every day and getting alot of support...

[monymony3471]

Bonnie, funny I was looking for something to support what my sister told me yesterday how we eliminate fat and she said it was from all the peeing we do from drinking water. Not sure. I'm sure it's a combination of several things.

I did find this great article about drinking water. Chug a lug everyone!

water article-good read (http://inchaweigh.tripod.com/water.html)

[LMO429]

I am having the most awful day.I am checking in here instead of doing what I really want to do-binge eat.AF came today along with horrible cramps and cravings,DH has hurt his toe pretty badly so I am taking care of him,Peyton is being more sassy mouthed than usual,and Rachel won't stop crying!I swear that child cries over absolutely everything lately! It got worse while I was working 60 hrs a week over the holidays and it doesn't seem to be getting better.Sorry to vent...

My day started with forgetting my breakfast and lunch and then ended with not eating dinner until I was past hungry..

8:30am-South beach bar(3 pts)
10:00am-cereal bar(3 pts)
12:30pm-yogurt(1 pt)
2:30pm-WW meal(5 pts)
7:00pm-cheese stick(2 pts)
7:30pm-100 cal pk cookies(2 pts)
8:00pm-mini Subway sub(4 pts) light doritos(3 pts)
9:15 pm-rice crispie treat(2 pts)
Total-25 pts which is 3 pts over
Exercise-30 min on the treadmill

Gotta go check an essay for Tyler and find Rachel.She doesn't want to go to bed so she is hiding from me...at least she is quiet..:rolleyes1

BTW,I don't always comment on what is going on here but I am reading every day and getting alot of support...


I know exactly how you feel! Sometimes all I want to do is say FORGET IT!!! and binge..but afterwards you just wind up feeling miserable anyway. Give yourself 2 minutes and do something like check up on the dis and your cravings should subside.

[LMO429]

Well its official I just booked my honeymoon and We are going to DISNEY -LAND!!! for 4 nights 5 days on our way back from Maui!

Can you believe that The Grand Californian is almost sold out for the dates i want in OCTOBER..scary! The travel agent just called me and said she was able to get us a Parkview Room.

I was just thinking of all the things I have going on this year to motivate me but sometimes I still want to just want to fat out.

I have my bachelorette party at WDW in May. My wedding day and my honeymoon in Maui & disneyland..if the above doesnt motivate me..nothing will!

[UtahMama]

I just updated my TR....Hope you'll come read! It's starring our Lynda too :love: And a cameo with Celery. Yay!

Diet rocks today!!!!!

[Disneyfreak92]

Well, I am still at home. We are NOT going to Disneyland this weekend. Our flight for tomorrow was cancelled due to mechanical failure, and that was all it took to push DH over the edge. He didn't think he could do it, and if we didn't cancel tonight, we would lose ALL the money as opposed to half. The next flight out that we could be guaranteed seats next to each other on was about 6 hours later. After a LOT of :sad1: , we have decided to cancel this trip, and we are planning to go for a longer trip out there next December instead of WDW. And I don't know what we are doing yet this weekend. We are trying to figure it out right now. So, I'll check in later on Peeps. Just wanted to let you all know what was going on.

[Sandy321]

Lynda major :grouphug:

I can only imagine how hard this was for your dh - I know he didnt want to cancel - :grouphug:

come up to Chicago for the Weekend - do a museum - do Priceline for a 4 star hotel on Michigan Ave - and just enjoy yourself - the Hyatt has those HUGE Cosmos!! :grouphug:

[Sandy321]

every night this week a huge Raccoon has jumped on our roof, and dh goes running outside with his head lamp to chase it away!! :sad2:

[pixie dust 112]

Well, I am still at home. We are NOT going to Disneyland this weekend. Our flight for tomorrow was cancelled due to mechanical failure, and that was all it took to push DH over the edge. He didn't think he could do it, and if we didn't cancel tonight, we would lose ALL the money as opposed to half. The next flight out that we could be guaranteed seats next to each other on was about 6 hours later. After a LOT of :sad1: , we have decided to cancel this trip, and we are planning to go for a longer trip out there next December instead of WDW. And I don't know what we are doing yet this weekend. We are trying to figure it out right now. So, I'll check in later on Peeps. Just wanted to let you all know what was going on.

Lynda what a bummer, so sorry!

[dwheatl]

:bday: Daisy 77!


oh, and you know what i really hate? when your coffee filter collapses on one side and you get coffee grinds in the pot......it ruins the entire batch of coffee!!!! YUCK! :mad:

DH makes the coffee here, and when this happens, I say, "Mmmm, crunchy!"
Sandy...have a wonderful trip! Have lots of pictures taken, ok?


WARNING: I just ate an entire platefull of broccoli stir fry.

I'll just blame the dog. :rolleyes1 I got into the box of All-bran crackers today. A machine gun comes to mind.:rolleyes1

pssssssssssssttttt since I wont be here for weigh in on Friday - I also weighed in today and I will report...

- 3 POUNDS BABY!!

:woohoo: :woohoo:

(and since I run a half marathon on Saturday, I think I'm safe in claiming the -3 on Friday!!) Woooo Hoooo! I am so proud of you.

I am having the most awful day.I am checking in here instead of doing what I really want to do-binge eat.AF came today along with horrible cramps and cravings,DH has hurt his toe pretty badly so I am taking care of him,Peyton is being more sassy mouthed than usual,and Rachel won't stop crying!I swear that child cries over absolutely everything lately! It got worse while I was working 60 hrs a week over the holidays and it doesn't seem to be getting better.Sorry to vent...

My day started with forgetting my breakfast and lunch and then ended with not eating dinner until I was past hungry..

8:30am-South beach bar(3 pts)
10:00am-cereal bar(3 pts)
12:30pm-yogurt(1 pt)
2:30pm-WW meal(5 pts)
7:00pm-cheese stick(2 pts)
7:30pm-100 cal pk cookies(2 pts)
8:00pm-mini Subway sub(4 pts) light doritos(3 pts)
9:15 pm-rice crispie treat(2 pts)
Total-25 pts which is 3 pts over
Exercise-30 min on the treadmill

Gotta go check an essay for Tyler and find Rachel.She doesn't want to go to bed so she is hiding from me...at least she is quiet..:rolleyes1

BTW,I don't always comment on what is going on here but I am reading every day and getting alot of support...

My first thought was, "Calgon, take me away!" Sorry about your sucky day.

every night this week a huge Raccoon has jumped on our roof, and dh goes running outside with his head lamp to chase it away!! :sad2: There's a great mental picture!:rotfl:

Lynda! I'm so sorry. DL in December is at its most magical. Be good to yourself.:flower3:

[mousehouselover]

Hi all~

Lynda~ I'm so sorry you aren't going this weekend. :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: I hate it when my plans get cancelled, it's even worse when it's for Disney.

Sandy~ I'll be thinking about you!! You are so awesome to set this goal and go for it. I'm trying to get started with the C25K program. I actually ran tonight!!! It's because of you! If you can do a half marathon, there is no reason why I can't run, maybe we'll have to run together sometime. (Next year's race sounds pretty good, I just need to get a few 5Ks in first.)

Daisy~ Happy birthday!!

DisAmy~ I missed your birthday, I hope you had a great day!

Wendy~ Lay off the sodas. I'm serious, they could be causing your headaches instead of helping them. DH gets migraines and if he has too much soda or salt he's bound for an aching head.

I was not a very peepish person today. I didn't eat when i got up because we had to run an errand. I got home and had a very starch filled lunch. I ate a nice dinner at work but gave into the no bake chocolate oatmeal cookies. (140 cals, 8g fat, 2g fiber= 3 extra pts) Dh was my downfall though, he wanted Taco Bell when I got home. I don't normally eat that late but it sounded good. I had soft tacos and a diet soda. 15 pts!!! :headache: I was doing so good too, I don't know why I do this to myself. I got on the TM and did a mile in 15 min 8 sec but I know I didn't burn nearly enough of the extra calories. I had over 30 pts today, using almost half of my flex pts for the week. I have to be strong and do better. I can do this!

I've got to get to bed, I've been bad and stayed up until 2am all week...... It's a good thing I don't have to be at work until 1pm but I still need to spend some time with my family.

Peeps out y'all!

[monymony3471]

Well, I am still at home. We are NOT going to Disneyland this weekend. Our flight for tomorrow was cancelled due to mechanical failure, and that was all it took to push DH over the edge. He didn't think he could do it, and if we didn't cancel tonight, we would lose ALL the money as opposed to half. The next flight out that we could be guaranteed seats next to each other on was about 6 hours later. After a LOT of :sad1: , we have decided to cancel this trip, and we are planning to go for a longer trip out there next December instead of WDW. And I don't know what we are doing yet this weekend. We are trying to figure it out right now. So, I'll check in later on Peeps. Just wanted to let you all know what was going on.

Lynda wow what a surprise! Sorry about your cancelled trip. Are you sure you are not going to WDW next yet?? Hint Hint!


Morning. Today's the day before weigh in. Everybody DO GOOD TODAY!

Try something high in fiber. Hugry? Go for something crunchy like an apple.

Stay out of the kitchen as much as possible.

Go for a walk or some kind of exercise.

We need negative numbers tomorrow. DRINK YOUR WATER!!!!!

Have a skinny skinny day!

[lexmelinda]

GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE! :sunny:

Lynda! :grouphug: Take off and go SOMEWHERE for the weekend!

LMO...Disneyland, Maui, and Disneyworld! It's gonna be a good year! :cool1:

Amy....I don't know how you held out! I'm soooo proud of you! Preteen girls can be verrrrrrry frustrating! I know! :hug:

Bonnie.... :lmao: Burn that fat, sister!

EVERYBODY! :wave2:

HAVE A GREAT DAY!

[monymony3471]

Go to: southbeachlivingfoods.com and you can get a Free Sample Kit from South beach living.

They have new products and are giving out free samples.

THe granola clusters sound good.

[LMO429]

Well, I am still at home. We are NOT going to Disneyland this weekend. Our flight for tomorrow was cancelled due to mechanical failure, and that was all it took to push DH over the edge. He didn't think he could do it, and if we didn't cancel tonight, we would lose ALL the money as opposed to half. The next flight out that we could be guaranteed seats next to each other on was about 6 hours later. After a LOT of :sad1: , we have decided to cancel this trip, and we are planning to go for a longer trip out there next December instead of WDW. And I don't know what we are doing yet this weekend. We are trying to figure it out right now. So, I'll check in later on Peeps. Just wanted to let you all know what was going on.


Im Sooooo sorry this had to happen to you!!! My heart broke when I read this ..I really feel for you. I hate when the airlines do this. Its truly scary how there is sometimes nothing you can do about it!!! There was a snow storm here last St. Patricks Day (the one AFTER the people were on jet blue flights for over 10 hours!) American Airlines canceled our sunday morning flight to Puerto Rico the night before we were suppose to go to the airport. When i called the next flight out they could get us on was THURSDAY!!!!! What a mess!!! ...

Trust me it always works out for the best! I was so disappointed that day our flight was cancelled, once we found out the next flight out was Thursday we decided to just forget Puerto Rico and book WDW again!!!!

anyway sending some pixie dust your way!!!

[DisneyObsession]

My wireless is giving me issues this morning, so I am hoping this will post! :goodvibes

I have not had a chance to catch up on the previous pages, but did see Sandy & Allie are headed for the race! Good Luck Ladies! You'll do great!!! :thumbsup2

My eating has been going well, but i am still having issues fitting into my clothes! Wendy, what diet are you doing? South Beach??? I do much better when I cutr down on the carbs!

Working alot at my new job and no time to DIS while at work. Bummer! :sad2: I miss you guys alot!! I need to try to make time at night while watching TV, which i really haven't been doing alot of either!

Aaron..Can you put me down for 10 lbs by Valentines Day? I want to get in this challenge and really do it this time! I a going by my weight on New Years Day as a starting point. Thanks! :banana:

Off to get stew in the crock-pot, pack my lunch, get in 30 min of exercise, shower, go to the bank and then head to work from 11:30-6:30! WHEW! I'm tired already!!! :rotfl2:

[pixie dust 112]

Usually when I take on challenges I seem to sabatoge (sp?) myself, but I really want to lose a bit before we go to WDW on March 15, so Aaron can you please put me down for 8 pounds for the Valentine's challenge? 8 lbs - 5 weeks...I think I can... I think I can!

[pigget74]

LYNDA----:grouphug: sorry about your trip. Maybe you can still get away to somewhere.

[HockeyKat]

WOW, you are doing so great, Hockeycat! Dieting AND exercising! Way to go! :thumbsup2

Thanks!! I really find I need to do both... each keeps me on track somehow. After all the torture at the gym, makes it harder to indulge later.

I am also TERRIFIED of loose skin, and the exercise makes me feel like I might have some control over keeping everything where it belongs. :laughing:

i totally read that as, "force myself to choke down at one AM and one in the afternoon." so i'm picturing kat setting the alarm for 1:00 a.m., getting up in her PJs, going to the kitchen, filling up her 32 oz. bottle and chugging it down in the dark, then getting up like every 10 minutes for the rest of the night to pee! :rotfl2:



:lmao:


I am having the most awful day.I am checking in here instead of doing what I really want to do-binge eat.AF came today along with horrible cramps and cravings,DH has hurt his toe pretty badly so I am taking care of him,Peyton is being more sassy mouthed than usual,and Rachel won't stop crying!I swear that child cries over absolutely everything lately! It got worse while I was working 60 hrs a week over the holidays and it doesn't seem to be getting better.Sorry to vent...

...

BTW,I don't always comment on what is going on here but I am reading every day and getting alot of support...

:hug: Sorry you had a bad day. Hope today is better!!

Bonnie, funny I was looking for something to support what my sister told me yesterday how we eliminate fat and she said it was from all the peeing we do from drinking water. Not sure. I'm sure it's a combination of several things.

I did find this great article about drinking water. Chug a lug everyone!

water article-good read (http://inchaweigh.tripod.com/water.html)

Awesome article!! I am glad I read that, makes choking the water down a lot easier. Fat flush, whee!!

Lynda, :hug: . So sorry you had to cancel.

My food for yesterday:
B: coffee, SF oatmeal (100)
L: salad (100), WW Chicken Santa Fe (140), Activia yogurt (70)
D: 2 pieces stuffed tilapia (260), potato (100), broccoli (40)
S: 1 bag FF popcorn (180), ff hot dog (40), zinger (100), SF pudding (60)
Total: ~1200. Exercise, 25 min on elliptical, 45 min of weights.


Hope everyone has a great day!!

[punkin413]

I am having the most awful day.

wow......sounds like you had a doozie! hope today's better. :hug:

Well its official I just booked my honeymoon and We are going to DISNEY -LAND!!! for 4 nights 5 days on our way back from Maui!

:woohoo: sounds like a blast to me!!!!! you have so much to look forward to this year!

Well, I am still at home. We are NOT going to Disneyland this weekend.

i'm so sorry, lynda! :hug: :hug: :hug: i know how disappointed you must be. i'm sure josh feels terrible, too. i agree with sandy and melinda - do something fun this weekend to try to get your mind off not going! i believe that everything happens for a reason and there's SOME REASON you guys aren't going on your trip. at least you have the trip to look forward to in december. :flower3:

I was not a very peepish person today. I didn't eat when i got up because we had to run an errand. I got home and had a very starch filled lunch. I ate a nice dinner at work but gave into the no bake chocolate oatmeal cookies. (140 cals, 8g fat, 2g fiber= 3 extra pts) Dh was my downfall though, he wanted Taco Bell when I got home. I don't normally eat that late but it sounded good. I had soft tacos and a diet soda. 15 pts!!! :headache: I was doing so good too, I don't know why I do this to myself. I got on the TM and did a mile in 15 min 8 sec but I know I didn't burn nearly enough of the extra calories. I had over 30 pts today, using almost half of my flex pts for the week. I have to be strong and do better. I can do this!

at least you got on the treadmill. most people would give up for the day after eating poorly, but you didn't! :thumbsup2 i've never done WW so i don't know if 30 points is horrible or just slightly bad. :laughing:

Go for a walk or some kind of exercise.


anna and i were on the phone earlier this morning and i told her i'm protesting the gym today because it's rainy and dreary and i have AF and just don't feel like leaving the house (TOTALLY not like me, so i'm giving in to this other "person" because she doesn't come around often) and she said she had some new fitness DVDs. so she's bringing over a cardio belly dancing workout for me try this afternoon......fun! :banana: (i wish they had a belly dancing smiley!) i'll let you guys know if it's a good workout or not.....may be something i need to purchase if it is!

[DisneyGalUK]

Hi All

The weather here is horrible today! Tons of rain, and the river levels are up again - hope we aren't headed for more flooding!

DisneyFreak - :hug: Sorry about your trip.

LMO429 - Your honeymoon sounds awesome! Im glad you got it booked!

Mony - That water website is cool, makes me want to get the full 2 litres down my neck! I find it easier to drink the water at room temperature, if its too cold im running to the bathroom every 5 minutes! :rotfl:

Hope everyones having a good day, 50 minutes till I finish work!

[DisneyGalUK]

Oh Dawn, that belly dancing dvd sounds good! Im umming and ahhing about buying the new Dirty Dancing (the film, not actual dirty dancing!:lmao: ) exercise dvd - although I would have to make sure my house was empty, and the curtains were closed before I would even attempt it! :rotfl:

[UtahMama]

Well, I am still at home. We are NOT going to Disneyland this weekend. Our flight for tomorrow was cancelled due to mechanical failure, and that was all it took to push DH over the edge. He didn't think he could do it, and if we didn't cancel tonight, we would lose ALL the money as opposed to half. The next flight out that we could be guaranteed seats next to each other on was about 6 hours later. After a LOT of :sad1: , we have decided to cancel this trip, and we are planning to go for a longer trip out there next December instead of WDW. And I don't know what we are doing yet this weekend. We are trying to figure it out right now. So, I'll check in later on Peeps. Just wanted to let you all know what was going on.

Sweetie!!!! I'm so sorry! I don't know what to say so I'll just :hug:

[Toot Sweet]

Hey there, Peeps! It's my lunch hour. I had two of those Jack Link beef stick/cheese stick snacks for lunch. TASTY. Plus I am having a diet coke. I have already drank 64 oz. of water today and will continue drinking more throughout the day. Atkins makes me THIRSTY!

Hope you are all having a skinny day. Weigh-in tomorrow! :cool1:

Well, I am still at home. We are NOT going to Disneyland this weekend. Our flight for tomorrow was cancelled due to mechanical failure, and that was all it took to push DH over the edge. He didn't think he could do it, and if we didn't cancel tonight, we would lose ALL the money as opposed to half. The next flight out that we could be guaranteed seats next to each other on was about 6 hours later. After a LOT of :sad1: , we have decided to cancel this trip, and we are planning to go for a longer trip out there next December instead of WDW. And I don't know what we are doing yet this weekend. We are trying to figure it out right now. So, I'll check in later on Peeps. Just wanted to let you all know what was going on.

Oh nooooo!!! :sad1: I'm so sorry. I hope you still manage to have a great weekend, and get to go to DL really soon. :hug:

every night this week a huge Raccoon has jumped on our roof, and dh goes running outside with his head lamp to chase it away!! :sad2:

:rotfl2: I have never seen a real, live raccoon. Only dead 'coon carcasses in the road sometimes.

GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE! :sunny:

Lynda! :grouphug: Take off and go SOMEWHERE for the weekend!

LMO...Disneyland, Maui, and Disneyworld! It's gonna be a good year! :cool1:

Amy....I don't know how you held out! I'm soooo proud of you! Preteen girls can be verrrrrrry frustrating! I know! :hug:

Bonnie.... :lmao: Burn that fat, sister!

EVERYBODY! :wave2:

HAVE A GREAT DAY!


Hey there, Sexy Lexy! I am burning fat...my breath is extra hideous for your sniffing pleasure. :thumbsup2 Are you staying away from the boozy glowtinis, missy? Those are not good for your diet!

[MJMouse]

I am having the most awful day.I am checking in here instead of doing what I really want to do-binge eat.AF came today along with horrible cramps and cravings,DH has hurt his toe pretty badly so I am taking care of him,Peyton is being more sassy mouthed than usual,and Rachel won't stop crying!I swear that child cries over absolutely everything lately! It got worse while I was working 60 hrs a week over the holidays and it doesn't seem to be getting better.Sorry to vent...

I do hope today is a better day!

Well, I am still at home. We are NOT going to Disneyland this weekend. Our flight for tomorrow was cancelled due to mechanical failure, and that was all it took to push DH over the edge. He didn't think he could do it, and if we didn't cancel tonight, we would lose ALL the money as opposed to half. The next flight out that we could be guaranteed seats next to each other on was about 6 hours later. After a LOT of :sad1: , we have decided to cancel this trip, and we are planning to go for a longer trip out there next December instead of WDW. And I don't know what we are doing yet this weekend. We are trying to figure it out right now. So, I'll check in later on Peeps. Just wanted to let you all know what was going on.

Oh Lynda... I am so, so sorry. I almost cried for you when I read your post. :hug: I hope you found another, fun way to spend your weekend!

every night this week a huge Raccoon has jumped on our roof, and dh goes running outside with his head lamp to chase it away!! :sad2:

:rotfl: :rotfl: I have the greatest mental picture!


anna and i were on the phone earlier this morning and i told her i'm protesting the gym today because it's rainy and dreary and i have AF and just don't feel like leaving the house (TOTALLY not like me, so i'm giving in to this other "person" because she doesn't come around often) and she said she had some new fitness DVDs. so she's bringing over a cardio belly dancing workout for me try this afternoon......fun! :banana: (i wish they had a belly dancing smiley!) i'll let you guys know if it's a good workout or not.....may be something i need to purchase if it is!

Sounds like fun! Let us know if it's any good!


Well, yesterday was a :rolleyes: day, diet wise. I did keep my cals <1600 and did some strenghtening exercises, but not what I should have been doing. Must get on treadmill tonight. :headache:

Okay, so I was at home on Monday watching Dr Phil (car trouble, didn't get to work, long story). I never watch Dr Phil, but the promo caught me. He was doing a show on dating... decided to watch thought maybe I could learn something. I haven't been dating much in the past few years and had deluded myself into the "all the good ones are gone" fantasy. Well, watching the show, I think that I just don't put myself out there enough. How am I going to meet someone if all I do is work and then go home and spend the evening with the dog. Well where is a "good" girl supposed to meet a "good" guy -- I am not a bar/club person. Don't like them. I do go to church, but the availability of single guys is LOW. So I finally bit the bullet and signed-up for online dating through eharmony. Don't know if it'll work out, but I'm going to give it six months. Anybody have experience with online dating that would like to share some tips (and yes I do remember that interesting story told a few months ago...)?

[monymony3471]

Great it ate my post. Can't remember what I posted either. That makes me even more crazy!

[LMO429]

When I was in High School I was addicted to The Firm workouts. The original version volume one with Susan Harris is probably the best and hardest of all the firms I have done. Anyway I wiped out and wiped the dust off of the Volume One on Dvd today and just got done doing it.....

OMG!!!! it was so hard!!!! I really felt the burn!!! I forgot how awesome that workout is! It was funny though cuz they are all wearing unitards, legwarmers and high top sneakers but whatever it is still a great workout.

if you are looking for an overall total body workout that kicks in alot of lower body I highly suggest you get this workout. It a great alternative if you cant get to the gym

Im going to try and to this workout once a week until I go to Disney

[punkin413]

Anybody have experience with online dating that would like to share some tips (and yes I do remember that interesting story told a few months ago...)?

i don't personally but my dad, who split up from my ex-stepmom after 21 years of marriage a few years back, tried it. he met a couple of nice women. but what he found was that they would seem interested, then disappear for awhile and then all of the sudden call him back. he got really annoyed at that. we figured they were probably checking out their other "connections" they had been given when they weren't calling him. so you have to keep in mind that anyone you date from there is probably talking other people besides you, at least at the beginning. i hope it will work for you! :goodvibes

Oh Dawn, that belly dancing dvd sounds good! Im umming and ahhing about buying the new Dirty Dancing (the film, not actual dirty dancing!:lmao: ) exercise dvd - although I would have to make sure my house was empty, and the curtains were closed before I would even attempt it! :rotfl:

well, i'm getting ready to do it here in a few minutes so i'll let you know how it goes. i need a break from work so i'm gonna get off my butt and go do it. there's nobody here to watch me except the dogs and they already think i'm crazy!

It was funny though cuz they are all wearing unitards, legwarmers and high top sneakers but whatever it is still a great workout.

i have about 3 or 4 of those tapes and all mine are the raging '80's fitness fashions, too. i have a question: what's the purpose of a belt with a leotard???? :confused3

[UtahMama]

A belt with a leotard? Ahhhh, those were the days.

Plus stylish double slouchy socks or legwarmers.

Legwarmers with jeans was the best! :laughing:

[Pakey]

A belt with a leotard? Ahhhh, those were the days.

Plus stylish double slouchy socks or legwarmers.

Legwarmers with jeans was the best! :laughing:

Legwarmers with jeans and cowboy boots was the best.

[Pakey]

Well its official I just booked my honeymoon and We are going to DISNEY -LAND!!! for 4 nights 5 days on our way back from Maui!

Can you believe that The Grand Californian is almost sold out for the dates i want in OCTOBER..scary! The travel agent just called me and said she was able to get us a Parkview Room.

I was just thinking of all the things I have going on this year to motivate me but sometimes I still want to just want to fat out.

I have my bachelorette party at WDW in May. My wedding day and my honeymoon in Maui & disneyland..if the above doesnt motivate me..nothing will!


Where are you getting married in Maui? DS31 and his wife got married there 9 months ago at the Olowalu Plantation south of Lahaina. A beautiful oceanfront setting (although I'd wanted them to get married at the Grand Wailea). They honeymooned in Fiji while the rest of us stayed and hung out in Maui for a week. 50 of us went over and everyone really enjoyed it.

[HockeyKat]

In honor of the wedding dress discussion, here is a wedding pic:
http://www.cs.duke.edu/~kathryn/images/fountainsmall.JPG

I actually bought my dress about 3 yrs (and 30 lbs, good thing I got it big!) before the wedding, so I had to do some power dieting to fit into it. Plus a really, really good undergarment. ;)

I was about 5-10 lbs lighter in that pic than I am now. And the reason it was so long before the wedding is that, well, I sort of bought it to marry a different guy than I ended up with (long, long story and a lot less Springer than it sounds).

[punkin413]

the belly dancing DVD was completely ridiculously lame. i felt like the whole thing was a warm up. and the music was NOT music to do belly dancing to.....it was like yoga music! so i put in my REAL cardio DVD afterwards and did that. the woman in it is australian and soooooo tiny and she moves 5 times quicker than a normal human being so supposed to.....but at least it gets your heartrate up! :yay:

[LMO429]

Where are you getting married in Maui? DS31 and his wife got married there 9 months ago at the Olowalu Plantation south of Lahaina. A beautiful oceanfront setting (although I'd wanted them to get married at the Grand Wailea). They honeymooned in Fiji while the rest of us stayed and hung out in Maui for a week. 50 of us went over and everyone really enjoyed it.

Wow your DS wedding sounds beautiful! I would love to go to Fiji but I hate to fly. I am sucking it up with the planes on the way to Maui (we fly to dallas have a layoff over and then go to Maui) that is why we are stopping at disneyland on the way back ...this honeymoon is way to much flying for me! I really wanted to go to Italy for 10 days and then disneyworld on the way back but my fiance wouldnt have it.

We are getting married in New Jersey at a reception place called Stirling Ridge.

We are going for 9 days to Maui (from ny) and then Disneyland for a couple of days. In Maui we are staying at The Four Seasons and in Disneyland we are staying at The Grand Californian.

[Pakey]

Wow your DS wedding sounds beautiful! I would love to go to Fiji but I hate to fly. I am sucking it up with the planes on the way to Maui (we fly to dallas have a layoff over and then go to Maui) that is why we are stopping at disneyland on the way back ...this honeymoon is way to much flying for me! I really wanted to go to Italy for 10 days and then disneyworld on the way back but my fiance wouldnt have it.

We are getting married in New Jersey at a reception place called Stirling Ridge.

We are going for 9 days to Maui (from ny) and then Disneyland for a couple of days. In Maui we are staying at The Four Seasons and in Disneyland we are staying at The Grand Californian.

This sounds wonderful. DH and I did almost 3 weeks in Italy last year and loved it but I think you have made a better choice for a honeymoon. We were so exhausted after Italy and we needed another vacation--just too much to see (and the hotel qualities are not the same as here and for a honeymoon, you should have the best of the best). The Four Seasons is a beautiful hotel and the beaches in that area are some of the best in the world.

And it's a good thing you didn't pick Fiji. The kids had to fly in some little 4 seater over to the private island where they were staying. They are adventurous travelers but they were even freaked out by that little plane.

I'll be looking forward to hearing more of the details!

[MA pigletfan]

:hug: Well, I am still at home. We are NOT going to Disneyland this weekend. Our flight for tomorrow was cancelled due to mechanical failure, and that was all it took to push DH over the edge. He didn't think he could do it, and if we didn't cancel tonight, we would lose ALL the money as opposed to half. The next flight out that we could be guaranteed seats next to each other on was about 6 hours later. After a LOT of :sad1: , we have decided to cancel this trip, and we are planning to go for a longer trip out there next December instead of WDW. And I don't know what we are doing yet this weekend. We are trying to figure it out right now. So, I'll check in later on Peeps. Just wanted to let you all know what was going on.
BUMMER!!!!!!! Sorry to hear that Lynda..i like to think that everything happens for a reason though..perhaps the vacation you end up going on will be the BEST VACATION EVER when you go....I hope you do have a great weekend anyway and do fun stuff.

the belly dancing DVD was completely ridiculously lame. i felt like the whole thing was a warm up. and the music was NOT music to do belly dancing to.....it was like yoga music! so i put in my REAL cardio DVD afterwards and did that. the woman in it is australian and soooooo tiny and she moves 5 times quicker than a normal human being so supposed to.....but at least it gets your heartrate up! :yay:

lol..i think i totally know what dvd you are talking about with the "yoga" belly dancing music..i have it on VHS.lol...it is pretty lame and def. NOT cardio..i used to use it as a cool down dvd after I kickboxed!

I am a bit nervous for weigh in tommorow..i've been a peepish peep all week but i am not going to be resting easy till i see some sort of drop in the digits tommorow!! BL weigh in at curves is Monday, so that means i have to stay on track ALL WEEKEND....give me strength..esp. during the Patriots GAME on Saturday night!!!! :scared1:

[harleygirl]

oh, and funny story. i was getting some extra bars from the weight room floor to bring into the group fitness room in the middle of class because we ran out. so i brought one in, gave it to anna and was leaving the room to go get myself one. keep in mind i'm in a hurry because we're in the middle of class. anna asks me how much the bar i brought her weighs and i'm looking back as i'm walking and telling her and not looking where i'm going and i ran RIGHT INTO THE WALL!!!! everyone in class just winces for me when i do it because i'm sure it looked awful! i just turned around and pointed to the wall and said, "there's a wall there, in case you guys didn't know," and just left the room to go get my bar. my eyes watered so bad for the next few minutes. i hope my nose isn't black and blue tomorrow!


i gotta say- i would have prolly gotten tickled at that site...i have sucha rude sense of humor, i' would have checked on you first tho!

I am having the most awful day.

girl, call me, i could have brought you some snacks! i take the grocery store to work nowadays to keep me out of the vending machines...

i dont know why rae does that to you, she's such a sweetie for me:cutie: but i feel your pain, been there and done that with trev


every night this week a huge Raccoon has jumped on our roof, and dh goes running outside with his head lamp to chase it away!! :sad2:

i picture him in his boxers and boots with a flashlight and a shovel...oh wait thats my DH and it was a possum in the yard...


Okay, so I was at home on Monday watching Dr Phil (car trouble, didn't get to work, long story). I never watch Dr Phil, but the promo caught me. He was doing a show on dating... decided to watch thought maybe I could learn something. I haven't been dating much in the past few years and had deluded myself into the "all the good ones are gone" fantasy. Well, watching the show, I think that I just don't put myself out there enough. How am I going to meet someone if all I do is work and then go home and spend the evening with the dog. Well where is a "good" girl supposed to meet a "good" guy -- I am not a bar/club person. Don't like them. I do go to church, but the availability of single guys is LOW. So I finally bit the bullet and signed-up for online dating through eharmony. Don't know if it'll work out, but I'm going to give it six months. Anybody have experience with online dating that would like to share some tips (and yes I do remember that interesting story told a few months ago...)?

i remember that story too! good luck with it!

i have a question: what's the purpose of a belt with a leotard???? :confused3

A belt with a leotard? Ahhhh, those were the days.

Plus stylish double slouchy socks or legwarmers.

Legwarmers with jeans was the best! :laughing:

and slouch socks that matched your shirt, and sweatshirts cut up so that they hung off one shoulder...mmmm sexy baby!

oooo and tight rolled jeans!!! remember those? and you had to wear them with a Members only jacket and white reebok hightop sneaks...

[harleygirl]

i forgot to send hugs to Lynda...i agree with whoever posted about things happening for a reason...take it as a blessing in disguise...and try to find something wonderful else to do...:hug:

[Sparkie]

DisneyFreak- sorry about your trip. But you know me- "mechanical failure" as a reason why the flight was grounded:eek: I had a panic attack last year on my 1.5 hour first flight ever -I cried and hyperventilated for 45 min- so if I heard mechanical failure used in the sentence I might have cardiac arrest:rotfl:

By The Way PEEPS- I did book a flight- believe it or not -for our July trip. Going on Southwest- hoping the bigger plane will make a difference- If not, I guess I'll have to spike my coffee for that 6am flight-

BELLYDANCING:laughing: my belly dances alright -only :scared1:
I talked about taking dance classes but never did- $$$ you know- but I have two kids that dance and we have lots of tap shoes and a perfectly good basement - think I might give it a whirl- My oldest is homeschooling now so I have a "teacher" available.

Any others of you Homeschool? This is our first go.

UM- I feel you on the caffenine withdrawal. My hospital decided to sign a contract with COKE- :eek: ALL PEPSI products were removed. Now I am a night shift worker and Diet Mt. Dew is my drug of choice. So I have been forced into withdrawal.

I'm trying green tea- the real green tea not the crystal lite(although I like it alot). My friend was watching something on TV about coffee and it said that it raised your insulin level and made you store fat due to increased glucose levels and they suggested green tea for that morning get up and go. Lets just say- its ok- But it aint the same as Alabama SWEET TEA!

[harleygirl]

I'm trying green tea- the real green tea not the crystal lite(although I like it alot). My friend was watching something on TV about coffee and it said that it raised your insulin level and made you store fat due to increased glucose levels and they suggested green tea for that morning get up and go. Lets just say- its ok- But it aint the same as Alabama SWEET TEA!

really, thats interesting...i may have to give of my morning cup then....anybody else heard this?

[UtahMama]

Green Tea, Huh?
I'm pretty sure the main ingredient of Diet Pepsi is Cellulite...but that's because I'm a human Guinea Pig.

Weigh Day is Tomorrow! EEEEKS! I feel ok about it. I just never know. Weigh Day is a crap shoot for me. I swear I can do perfectly and gain and really screw up and lose. Ya just never know!

I have been drinking the fake Crystal Lite in Strawberry. It's not as good as Cherry or Fruit Punch. It's my "water" and it's fine with me.

Good TV tonight! Earl is new, yay!

Good Luck Peeps!
You all rock!

[pigget74]

Just wanted to post this from a friend. Just a little background--he once weighed 450 pounds. He lost the weight and had skin surgery to get rid of the extra skin since it bothered him when he tried to excercise. A few years ago we all celebrated when he went to an amusement park and was able to ride rides. This Sunday, beginning at 6am Eastern time (that's
> 5am for those of us
> used to Central Standard!) Rebecca and I will run
> the 15th Annual Walt
> Disney World Marathon. That's right! After
> something of a let down in
> Chicago, we're giving it another shot! 26.2 miles
> (My Mom says we're
> crazy!)
>
>
>
> Please be praying for us to:
>
> 1. Be safe
>
> 2. Finish
>
> 3. Have fun!
>
>
>
> It should be a wonderful race - we'll start in
> Epcot, run through the
> Magic Kingdom (run in the back of Cinderella's
> Castle so they can take
> our picture running out the front of it!!), run to
> the big tree in
> Animal Kingdom, run several miles in the Florida
> back lot where they'll
> one day build more Disney stuff, run through
> Disney/MGM, around the lake
> and then back to Epcot for the big finish. They say
> that all along the
> route are characters and lots of photo ops, so it
> should be an
> interesting and fun race.
>
>
>
> Thanks for all of your love and support as we chase
> the Fountain of
> Middle Age!>
>


I am so pround of him and his wife.

[pigget74]

Weigh Day is a crap shoot for me.

:lmao:

[harleygirl]

mony- that water article was great! thanks!

[punkin413]

ray's watching movie trailers right now and i just saw this. CALLING ALL WILL FERRELL FANS......i mean like rainforest sweaty :lmao:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lWrc6XiW90&feature=related

oh, and he just showed me a trailer for a movie called "teeth". let me just say that's the dumbest thing i've ever seen.....and gross! click here if you're interested. i'm warning you......it's really dumb.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K0OS4gCpos

okay....last one. have you guys heard about the new pixar movie, "wall-e"? it looks so cute!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bc3FBIpdbk

[Disneyfreak92]

Hi Peeps!

Just reporting that DH and I are in Chicago for the weekend. We are staying at the Hard Rock Hotel, which I didn't know they had in Chicago until this morning. We are here for 3 nights, and we went out to dinner and went to see Wicked tonight. It was AMAZING!!! I am glad we chose to come here. I think I will at least be able to be distracted most of the time. We are going shopping for the next couple of days at various places. Our room is amazing. We are on the 18th floor and have a corner room with windows on two sides and views of Michigan Avenue. It also has free wireless internet access, which is really nice, so I can keep in touch with you guys, and I am SO glad because I REALLY appreciate all of your kind words and thoughts regarding our situation. :love: y'all! And there's a Vera Bradley retailer a couple doors down from here. We stopped in there earlier, and it was raining, so I got an umbrella in my Mod Pink Floral print. :)

As for DL, DH is going to make an appointment with the doctor when we get home so he can see what his medication options are. He says he WILL get me to DL in December. Since it will be a longer trip, we will have more time and can do other things besides just DL. We will also have the option of him taking a train or something if the medication doesn't work. We plan to fly though, and I actually want to more than ever now. And I think DH does too. We also won't be using DVC points in December, so we have that many more we can use in May, which means we can get a 2-bedroom for part of the trip because it sounds like we will have both my best friend from high school and her DH AND one of my other closest friends and her DH with us for the first 4 or 5 days of the trip! :goodvibes

Bottom line is I am devastated that we aren't in DL this weekend, but I WILL have a good time this weekend with DH where we are. (He even offered to send my mom with me on the trip, but I said no because I wanted us to experience DL for the first time together. How can you not love him for offering though? :lovestruc ) We WILL get to DL this year, and we WILL have a great time at WDW in May with our friends!

Once again, thank you for all the your comments about this. You have no idea how much it means to me! :goodvibes

[AnnNan]

Hi Peeps!

Just reporting that DH and I are in Chicago for the weekend.
so sorry about your disappointment, but I'm jealous of your Chicago trip! It sounds great. And Josh is a sweetie to give you the opportunity to go ahead and go, but I agree with you about getting to share with him.

Hope you have a blast this weekend!