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

[Disneyfreak92]

am i correct in thinking that if we're on the DDP, that ends at midnight on the day of checkout? so if i'm checking out on a friday morning, i can use my DDP points until midnight on friday, right?


You are correct! :thumbsup2

[abish19]

Hi everybody! Sorry I haven't been on much lately, but I'm thinking of all of you and spreading the pixie dust far and wide!

(Incidentally, I haven't had much success with weight. BUT the closer I get to the big WDW trip the more motivated I get!)

DANCE - Wow. I am sympathizing a little bit with you, because the 3 kids 3 and under that I watch can be pretty hard to deal with. My daughter (3 1/2) sometimes has tantrums (I call them freak-outs) where it's really hard to calm her down. However - she's younger than the 5 year old you have, and she's never tried to physically hurt anyone (with hitting, kicking, punching, etc.). For your own physical safety (and your baby's safety!) I would suggest that the girl's mom take her daughter to their pediatrician and find out if this is something that requires counseling, medication, or behavior modification. She obviously feels like she has a measure of control over you b/c she can hurt you badly by kicking or hitting your stomach. By 5 years old her impulse control and reasoning should be more developed than 2/3 year olds who have tantrums. Also - does this girl do the same stuff at home? It's hard too b/c you don't want the other kids to mimic behavior like that!

Isn't raising kids difficult sometimes? Mostly, though, I love it.

Welcome back to all of you who've just returned from the World. I'll keep reading trip reports and try to catch up on this thread!

[pamrob]

Good morning all!!

So anyhoo, the past two weeks I've been working on maintaining my 53 lb. loss.
Some exciting news -- during the past two weeks, I realized that I've brought my BMI down 10 points since April. I also bought some new clothes -- (I'm being brave here and putting this out there) I started in a tight size 26 and am now, for the most part, buying 16's and 18's.

(Side, side note: I went to my local Liz Claiborne outlet on Friday. They went from a retail outlet to a warehouse outlet over night (and didn't advertise it). I got 4 pair of work pants, 3 pair of comfy/workout pants, 2 work sweaters, and 2 long sleeve t-shirts for $100. Could have gotten winter jackets for $30 and blazers for $20, but I don't need them right now and don't want to waste my $$).

To 53 lbs down!! and a new start!

Smiles!

Congratulations! Wow, you have made fantastic progress. Keep up the good work. I like Liz Claiborne. If you check out their online store they have a sale section. I love to find a few pieces I like and keep my eye on them as they clearance them. I try and snatch them for a good price. It's kind of a sport.

[pamrob]

See what Disney can do to you . . .

Most of my life I have been pretty hesitant about heights. Ok, down right scared. First I start riding roller coasters and finally this past month I work up to the TOT. Well I enjoyed it!

So a few weeks ago the fire department my husband works for held a Family Day. We got to ride in fire trucks running the siren (loved that) and all sorts of fun stuff. We also had the opportunity to ride in the basket of one of the trucks. I believe it goes about 110 feet. My kids were eager and everyone including the 4 year old took a turn.

My 10 y/o DD was going to ride with one of the public education ladies and her husband and I was going to take pictures. Well at the last minute I am thinking, hey I've ridden the TOT and survived, why not this? Plus who knows when I will get this opporunity to go again.

Now you do wear this lovely safety belt which is then hooked to the basket. BUT the basket is maybe 2 1/2 to 3 feet wide, and perhaps 4-5 feet long. Your view of the world below you is not obstructed!

Someone (?maybe DH) tells the operator to take it to the top (hmm . . his basket load didn't go all the way?). But since I am writing this post you know I survived and it actually was pretty fun. The basket does self level at times which is a bit attention getting but the view is cool. Below are some pictures I took from our ride.

I don't know what fear I will conquer next . . . hmm . ..

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z114/pamrob/DSCN1357.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z114/pamrob/DSCN1359.jpg

Go out and try something new! You might enjoy it!

[Pakey]

pamrob: Awesome job. You are now ready to try the parasailing over at the Contempory where you can glide above the lake and have a great aerial view of Cinderella's castle and Spaceship Earth. I was terrified up there but you have now conquered a bucket so you should breeze through a parasail!!!

dance: First of all, I think you must have the hardest job in the world. Watching children. I admire your ability to do that and keep your sanity. That little girl needs some help. The parents should not take the word of one therapist. My DS26 is bipolar, has had serious problems since he was in 4th grade. It took many years of wrong diagnoses, different meds and different therapists to finally get some results but I never once bought off on the theory that he was normal. Sounds like her mom may need to stay home with her FT. I'm glad you are okay.

punkin: Loved your dog/wart story. My cresteds can have a great mohawk "do" themselves and it looks ridiculous. So glad that the bag of dogfood was missed--that could have been a big mess!!!

[punkin413]

You are correct! :thumbsup2

thanks!

See what Disney can do to you . . .


wow......congrats! i have an irrational fear of birds. and i'm afraid disney has added to it rather than helping it because of the duck problem (and yes, it is a problem!) and those big white terrifying birds in frontierland!

FYI.....there's a disney marathon on the travel channel right now until 8:00 (eastern time) tonight. they just showed parts of spectromagic and it brought me back to two weeks ago....i teared up! :rolleyes:

[pamrob]

pamrob: Awesome job. You are now ready to try the parasailing over at the Contempory where you can glide above the lake and have a great aerial view of Cinderella's castle and Spaceship Earth. I was terrified up there but you have now conquered a bucket so you should breeze through a parasail!!!


That does sound kind of fun . . . wonder if there are any major risks?



FYI.....there's a disney marathon on the travel channel right now until 8:00 (eastern time) tonight. they just showed parts of spectromagic and it brought me back to two weeks ago....i teared up! :rolleyes:


I am having one of those days where I am just looking for things to waste my time . . . think I'll go check out the Disney channel. Thanks for posting that!

[dance2874]

Thanks everyone...it helps getting to ramble here I think. I agree it seems like she has some mental issues. I feel bad for her mom, because she really feels lost at what to try next. I told her again today when I talked to her to call another Dr. (I am still watching her 5 month old while they figure this out) She had her 5 yr old check up last week and her Ped was very little help. I just cant continue to watch her when I cant control her behavior more than that. I have watched kids with diagnosed issues before (ADHD, autism and bipolar disorder) and I was able to work with them because I knew what their issues are and how to approach it.

Today has been good....the baby I am watching sleeps ALOT, so I caught up on some TIVOed stuff and some sewing. I made a cute little outfit for DD to wear to the pumpkin patch. I will have to share pics when I can get her to model it for me ;)

[UtahMama]

I cant either


party: party::banana::jumping1: To Utahmama the best thread ever!!! yeah 20,000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:jumping1::banana::party: party:

No Way!!!! 20,000 posts!

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

Sorry the link didn't work. It's in the new Trip Reports threads. Egads, it's overwelming! (in a good way!)

Pamrob!!!! Great! I can't believe you did that...so cool!

[Pakey]

thanks!



wow......congrats! i have an irrational fear of birds. and i'm afraid disney has added to it rather than helping it because of the duck problem (and yes, it is a problem!) and those big white terrifying birds in frontierland!

FYI.....there's a disney marathon on the travel channel right now until 8:00 (eastern time) tonight. they just showed parts of spectromagic and it brought me back to two weeks ago....i teared up! :rolleyes:

My irrational fear, or phobia, is lobsters. I guess it's better than birds because they are easier to avoid. Well, except for the 2 years I lived on Cape Cod--that was pretty tough!!!

Wish I was home right now and could watch the disney marathon. This upcoming Saturday will mark the 3 month countdown and it's going by so slow.........:mad:

[Wonders10]

Thanks everyone...it helps getting to ramble here I think. I agree it seems like she has some mental issues. I feel bad for her mom, because she really feels lost at what to try next. I told her again today when I talked to her to call another Dr. (I am still watching her 5 month old while they figure this out) She had her 5 yr old check up last week and her Ped was very little help. I just cant continue to watch her when I cant control her behavior more than that. I have watched kids with diagnosed issues before (ADHD, autism and bipolar disorder) and I was able to work with them because I knew what their issues are and how to approach it.

Today has been good....the baby I am watching sleeps ALOT, so I caught up on some TIVOed stuff and some sewing. I made a cute little outfit for DD to wear to the pumpkin patch. I will have to share pics when I can get her to model it for me ;)

Hey Jen...so sorry about your day yesterday. I just wanted to chime in that this girl definitely needs to see a specialist, another pediatrician, therapist, someone! I have a client right now who is 5 and I felt like I was reading about her in your post (except for the violent parts but I wouldn't be surprised if she got that way sometimes). She is in speech therapy and has a private tutor and some other things. She also is under the care of a neurologist for seizures. I think she is on the autism spectrum too. At least the mom seems open and isn't blaming you for any of this. My kid's mom isn't exactly people friendly, doesn't discipline and told me what I should be working on in therapy (like counting? umm, since when does counting and numbers have anything to do with speech and language therapy?)

[dance2874]

Hey Jen...so sorry about your day yesterday. I just wanted to chime in that this girl definitely needs to see a specialist, another pediatrician, therapist, someone! I have a client right now who is 5 and I felt like I was reading about her in your post (except for the violent parts but I wouldn't be surprised if she got that way sometimes). She is in speech therapy and has a private tutor and some other things. She also is under the care of a neurologist for seizures. I think she is on the autism spectrum too. At least the mom seems open and isn't blaming you for any of this. My kid's mom isn't exactly people friendly, doesn't discipline and told me what I should be working on in therapy (like counting? umm, since when does counting and numbers have anything to do with speech and language therapy?)

That mom sounds like a real treat! This mom is open to ideas it seems, but then again she has seen this behavior getting worse for a while now (seeing as how she took her to get checked a yr or so ago!) and hasnt made the effort to keep up with finding a solution. I also found out she has been asked to leave 2 other daycare situations in the past year....would have been nice to know that before agreeing to watch her kids!! I am not one to just give up on a kid though. I really want to help her, just wish I knew how :confused:

[dance2874]

Look what I made:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/jennifernagy/Picture010-1.jpg

Ignore the crazy hair....she has some wild hair and was having too much fun twirling around for me to fix it. We have a great pumpkin patch here with a petting zoo and hayrides. We are headed there tomorrow I think. The weather is supposed to be about 85, but if they are wrong I can always put a shirt under this. This was my first adventure making a button hole and making something that buttons too :goodvibes

[monymony3471]

I wasnt going to come here and ramble...but I had a horrific day yesterday. As most of you know I babysit some kids in my home during the day. Well, one of them just turned 5 and she has been such a difficult kid pretty much since the beginning of when I started watching her 6 weeks ago. Her mom and I are at a loss as to what to do next, but Friday was bad and yesterday was worse. So bad in fact she had to leave work to come get her because I was terrified of her (YES, I know...she is only 5!!) and is keeping her home for the next few days until we can be sure she can control herself.

To give you an idea: Yesterday, she tried (unsuccessfully, thank goodness) to kick me in my belly 3 times but did manage to get me in my arms and legs. When she missed my stomach, which was her goal I am sure because she knows I am pregnant, she went after my sister (who comes to help me and teaches the older kids some preschool) and she got her in the back and in the chin. My sister then had to sit on the floor and hold her arms and legs from behind (kind of by giving her a big hug if you know what I mean) so she wouldnt hurt anyone or herself until her mom got there. Her mom is going to part time status starting next week but I dont know that it will help this or not. And she knows I cant continue to have her come here and act like this. I have seen Amanda start to mimic things she does and it makes me very scared to think she is being influenced by her so much.

Her behavior is worse than I have ever seen in the over 10+ yrs I have been watching kids. (And I have had some doozies over the years.) I have NEVER met such a smart mouthed, rude, disrespectful 5 yr old in my life. In recent weeks they have taken away all her toys and even taken her door off her room....she seemes uneffected. I dont even think Supernanny can help this kid, it is far worse than anything I have ever seen her deal with. I really feel for the mom because she took her to a therapist a yr or so ago and they said she was 'normal'. This is so not normal guys. I am exhausted just thinking what they go through at home.


Sorry for rambling, but it has been a rough few weeks. At least the next few days will be quiet for me:rotfl:

You just got this kid 6 weeks ago? She's probably been in and out of many. don't be hesitant with asking this family to leave. You have to think about your other "good" clients. You don't want to lose them. If they see this child acting out, you know it can cause trouble.

This mom is just biding her time. A child just doesn't act like this over night. The mom is in the know. Trust me. I've been through this too with my day care.

Give her the number to your local headstart, or call the school district and ask what program they have for chidlren with development delays, give it to the mom and wish her luck.

I'm not being unsympathetic, but, it sounds off to me.



Look what I made:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/jennifernagy/Picture010-1.jpg

Ignore the crazy hair....she has some wild hair and was having too much fun twirling around for me to fix it. We have a great pumpkin patch here with a petting zoo and hayrides. We are headed there tomorrow I think. The weather is supposed to be about 85, but if they are wrong I can always put a shirt under this. This was my first adventure making a button hole and making something that buttons too :goodvibes


Love it! Was this the first time you made an outfit? What did you use to tell you how to do it? Do you have sewing experience, cause I don't. I'm really thinking about learning how to do this.

DH has been in Nashville since Sat. Comes home tomorrow. I just want more than a five minute break!

WELCOME back Lynda!

Spongie hope you are feeling better.

Hope Sherman is healing.

:WOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOO on 20,000 peeps!:dance3: :banana: :cheer2: :cool1: :yay: :woohoo:

Have a great night.

[Wonders10]

Look what I made:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/jennifernagy/Picture010-1.jpg

Ignore the crazy hair....she has some wild hair and was having too much fun twirling around for me to fix it. We have a great pumpkin patch here with a petting zoo and hayrides. We are headed there tomorrow I think. The weather is supposed to be about 85, but if they are wrong I can always put a shirt under this. This was my first adventure making a button hole and making something that buttons too :goodvibes

Very cute! :goodvibes

I wish we had more "fall" things down here. They always look so fun.

[my2boysrtwicethefun]

Spongie and UM I now know who to contact in order for Rebekah to have some cute clothes for her first Disney trip--it may be closer than I think :cool1:

In the planning stages, but can;t even make a ressie until November. We are thinking about going in June for a few days--if we do this then we will not get to go to the beach this summer. We are going to try and stay at Animal Kingdom Villas---hopefully they will still have a one bedroom availiable to rent. SHAME ON US HERE--but we will probably get a pass to Universal and do just a 3 day pass to Disney. We are still talking things over. We may even just go and hang out at the resort and still do a 3 day pass and just do things that we have never done before because of the lack of time. It will be very different for us--Andrew and Katie first went when they were 7 and 4---hence the 74 after pigget---Joshua has been 3 times, but this will be even more different since he will be 2.5 and then we will have an 8 mth old. I am excited, but the trip is very iffy so I am not even going to make a countdown yet. We have several things we need to pay off and if that happens we will go---if it doesn't we won't, but I am keeping my fingers crossed.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you. :goodvibes

Hey Peeps! I am back from my trip. :sad1: We got home Sunday evening. I'm back at work. Doesn't reality just suck sometimes? Anywho, we had a great time, met a LOT of DISers, and we are worn out.


Glad to see that your home and well. I hope (I know) you had a great time! :)


UPDATE ON CHRISTI----yesterday was a very emotional day for her DH--she has just been sleeping a lot here lately so when he would actually get in to see her she was asleep or very lethargic. Well last night she didher best to communicate to him without being able to talk. It just gave him so much hope. I just got got a phone call about 10 minutes ago that they have taken her off the vent. and she is doing well. She even SPOKE!!! Praise GOD!! They still have a long road to travel, but from going from we don't expect her to make it out if surgery to her speaking WOW!! She is no longer in critical condition but what they call guarded condition--not sure what that is--she should be in ICU for at least another 10 days if not longer. They are trying to get her left side stronger. Still have not heard from MAYO CLINIC.

RYAN is coming to visit this weekend :cool1: His dad wanted a weekend to rest, but Ryan was persistant that he come and visit his Hattiesburg family. Gotta love that kid. I am soooo excited to get to see him this weekend.

Well I need to go. Have a good one.

Your friend will definetly be in my thoughts and prayers. Yeah on Ryan's upcoming visit. :yay:

Look what I made:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/jennifernagy/Picture010-1.jpg



Great job Dance. :thumbsup2 Your daughter is a cutie.

[dance2874]

You just got this kid 6 weeks ago? She's probably been in and out of many. don't be hesitant with asking this family to leave. You have to think about your other "good" clients. You don't want to lose them. If they see this child acting out, you know it can cause trouble.

This mom is just biding her time. A child just doesn't act like this over night. The mom is in the know. Trust me. I've been through this too with my day care.

Give her the number to your local headstart, or call the school district and ask what program they have for chidlren with development delays, give it to the mom and wish her luck.

I'm not being unsympathetic, but, it sounds off to me.






Love it! Was this the first time you made an outfit? What did you use to tell you how to do it? Do you have sewing experience, cause I don't. I'm really thinking about learning how to do this.



I am starting to wonder what else I dont know about this kid too. It is just very off and over the top behavior.

I actually just started sewing a few weeks ago, right before our trip. I made an outfit and a few dresses for her for that...mostly thanks to the Disney kids clothing/custom boutique thread on the families board here. I have owned a sewing machine for a LONG time and never did much of anything with it until I was inspired there. They are super helpful! I just used a easy pattern, a McCalls I think. (I have yet to try any patterns not marked easy on the front!) I say try it if you think you may like it....once you make something and finish it, it is a big high and encourages you to do something else. I am already planning to do coodinating stuff for our Xmas pics this year. (I usually buy the Xmas line from Gymboree for us, but being pregnant I wont fit into the biggest mommy size this year) If I can do it, pretty much anyone can.

[pigget74]

Look what I made:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/jennifernagy/Picture010-1.jpg

Ignore the crazy hair....she has some wild hair and was having too much fun twirling around for me to fix it. We have a great pumpkin patch here with a petting zoo and hayrides. We are headed there tomorrow I think. The weather is supposed to be about 85, but if they are wrong I can always put a shirt under this. This was my first adventure making a button hole and making something that buttons too :goodvibes

I love teh outfit and your daughter is adorable.

[mousehouselover]

It's only taken me an entire hour to catch up on all the posts since Friday.......... Of course, now that I'm caught up, I don't have a lot of time until I have to get to bed..............

We had a very hot (record setting temps) weekend and many of our friends had heat related issues and needed the paramedics. I spent lots and lots of time with the pirate: and a few princess: My children were water fairies on Sunday to try to curb some of the heat illnesses.

My weekend got off to a horrible start and I was quite angry at a few people. They decided to go behind my back and after I went to work on Fri, changed everything that I did with the education area, even though they appointed me as teh chairperson of the education commitee. They took some of my tables and a couple of displays. When I told them I wanted things returned or I wasn't going to continue to work with them, they decided to bad mouth me. I found out excatly how much support I have and how many people really like me aver the whole fiasco so it wasn't a total wash. I also was relieved of having to actually work so I got to hang out and enjoy my time. I had several people tell me they would love to have me work with them next year so I wasn't worried that I'd be dismissed for not playing nice with the other kids. (Turns out, no one likes or can work with the woman who spearheaded this little coup, she was told by a consultant; that she brought in, back in Jan that she needed to leave the organization because the way she treated people was doing long term damage to thier potential for growth and continued community involvement.........)

I put on a bit of weight but I'm sure most of it is water since I was so dehydrated all weekend and my body was hoarding every drop it possibly could.


I'll try to be back in the morning! Night all!

[lexmelinda]

GOOD MORNING!

Look at me! Up early! Finally got to catch up properly....lots of long posts. Settling back in here at home BUT I have not exercised ONCE since I got back.....must exercise, must exercise!

I started in a tight size 26 and am now, for the most part, buying 16's and 18's.Glad everythings OK...aside from your computer issues. GREAT JOB on the weight loss!!! I knew it was a big number! I think it's a good idea to set low and high calories for the day if you tend to go too low. Yay for new clothes!
I NEED to get back on track too because the numbers on the scale aren't pretty! Yes! Reality sucks! Glad you and Josh got home OK. I check ed the Smug Mug...nuttin yet. I'll have to check the photopass too. I haven't had that issue yet...but I need to order mine too.
I just got got a phone call about 10 minutes ago that they have taken her off the vent. and she is doing well. She even SPOKE!!! Praise GOD!! Praise God indeed! I am praying for her every day and thanking God for complete healing.
So the Air Force put me on the "Fat Boy" program. That's what they called it, even for us women. And for further encouragement, they had us do our weigh-ins in the hospital lunchroom at lunch time. Sadists! No wonder you've been avatarless! This Fat Boy thing must ruin you for life as far as weigh in goes!
Her behavior is worse than I have ever seen in the over 10+ yrs I have been watching kids. I'm with Monica...give her the number of head start. They have specialists at school who can help with these types of kids.....bless her little heart and her mom too. I hope they get it figured out. Sounds beyond just behavioral to me.
My sister has a lump on her thyroid and is scheduled for a biopsy next week. Thyroid cancer is what my brother survived and has led to all of his other problems, so it's a little scary. Danielle....I totally missed this yesterday. Prayers headed out to your sister. :hug:
party: party::banana::jumping1: To Utahmama the best thread ever!!! yeah 20,000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:jumping1::banana::party: party:WOO HOOTY, Christine!
Welcome back to all of you who've just returned from the World. Thanks! Where ya been? Have you stayed away from the soda fountain? BTW....you're nekkid too! Go get yourself an avatar, sister! ;)
Don't know what fear I'll conquer nextHandle a snake? Heh. That would be my fear. Great avatar!
My weekend got off to a horrible start and I was quite angry at a few people. Are we talking about the Ren Fair? What a nasty lady! She should stick to her own area and leave others alone. Too bad it was sooooo hot!

ROLL CALL.....noticably absent....

SANDY!
FIDGE!
TARA!
PIXIE!
ANNNAN!
DISMOM!
CELERY!
MINNIE MOO!
HARLEY!
ALLIE!
WINKERS!
AND OTHER PEOPLE I'M SURE!

HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYONE!

[MA pigletfan]

Just a Fly By..GOOD MORNING ALL! :)

[pamrob]

Dance - The outfit is adorable. I need to go check out that thread on the families board. Sounds like the motivation I need.

Melinda - Snakes! Yikes! I do think when I was in college I did actually handle one. As part of my biology degree I had to take this animals class. One of the labs they bring in all these live animals. I don't really care to handle many types of animals especially snakes or rodents. Gives me the willies!

Made my pedometer goal three days in a row! :cool1: So today I am adding a water goal to each day! Baby steps . . .

Hope everyone has a great day.

[winkers]

Look what I made:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/jennifernagy/Picture010-1.jpg



That is so cute! I wish I could sew, but I've tried countless times and it always ends with me throwing things and crying. :rotfl2:

[abish19]

Hi everybody! I have two pieces of good news:

First, I have been fairly good about the soda addiction - only one this week so far! Whoopee!

Second (and this is WAY BETTER!), my email was read aloud and answered on yesterday's (10/9/07) DIS Unplugged Podcast! I'm Beth from North Muskegon, Michigan, and I apparently asked a fantastic question. I'm so geeked for the t-shirt (yep, my life is lame enough that a t-shirt thrills me to no end!). Plus, I was so happy with the answers they gave. I love the podcast!

BUT I also have a big problem requiring the collective wisdome of The Peeps: I've mentioned before that I am now watching my nephew (18 months) in addition to my own two kids, DD (3 1/2) and DS (8 months). He's here about 50 hours a week. Since he's been here, my DD (who's been potty-trained for 6 months) has started peeing AND pooping her pants, clearly on purpose - I mean, she knows it's coming and is within speedy distance of a potty but doesn't use it. Also, she's always had a mild problem with stuttering (which I had evaluated; they told me she was well within normal for her age; we're supposed to re-evaluate in January), but the stammering has gotten worse since my nephew's been over.

WHAT do I DO? Has this ever happened to anyone else? Do I ignore it, punish it, take her to the Dr.?

Oh, wait - is this the Child Development and Psychology thread? :) Seriously, I'd love your help and advice. You are all wonderful.

Plus, if I'm losing any weight it's because of all of you. Who knew I'd ever come to rely on so many people I've never met (yet?)?

[dismom9761]

GOOD MORNING!

ROLL CALL.....noticably absent....

SANDY!
FIDGE!
TARA!
PIXIE!
ANNNAN!
DISMOM!
CELERY!
MINNIE MOO!
HARLEY!
ALLIE!
WINKERS!
AND OTHER PEOPLE I'M SURE!

HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYONE!

Hi ,Melinda .:goodvibes I am here just doing more lurking than posting.:confused3 Not feeling much like a skinny minnie.:guilty: Also most of my Dis time has been spent on the trip reports board where I am still working on my report and have subbed to way too many others.:goodvibes Thanks for noticing my absense though.:hug:

Hi everybody! I have two pieces of good news:

First, I have been fairly good about the soda addiction - only one this week so far! Whoopee!

Second (and this is WAY BETTER!), my email was read aloud and answered on yesterday's (10/9/07) DIS Unplugged Podcast! I'm Beth from North Muskegon, Michigan, and I apparently asked a fantastic question. I'm so geeked for the t-shirt (yep, my life is lame enough that a t-shirt thrills me to no end!). Plus, I was so happy with the answers they gave. I love the podcast!

BUT I also have a big problem requiring the collective wisdome of The Peeps: I've mentioned before that I am now watching my nephew (18 months) in addition to my own two kids, DD (3 1/2) and DS (8 months). He's here about 50 hours a week. Since he's been here, my DD (who's been potty-trained for 6 months) has started peeing AND pooping her pants, clearly on purpose - I mean, she knows it's coming and is within speedy distance of a potty but doesn't use it. Also, she's always had a mild problem with stuttering (which I had evaluated; they told me she was well within normal for her age; we're supposed to re-evaluate in January), but the stammering has gotten worse since my nephew's been over.

WHAT do I DO? Has this ever happened to anyone else? Do I ignore it, punish it, take her to the Dr.?

Oh, wait - is this the Child Development and Psychology thread? :) Seriously, I'd love your help and advice. You are all wonderful.

Plus, if I'm losing any weight it's because of all of you. Who knew I'd ever come to rely on so many people I've never met (yet?)?

Congrats on being good with the soda addiction.:thumbsup2

I have had experience with the potty regression and stuttering.My DS12 had both problems when he was younger.He had potty accidents every time something stressful happened.Lots of things triggered it like new sibling,school changes or even DH being out of town.His last one was the first day of kindergarten when he got off the bus and stood in the driveway and pooped in his pants.:guilty: It was totally stress related and all we could do is be firm about it and if it started becoming a habit we would go to square one with potty training.Like using rewards for not having accidents.

The stuttering lasted until he was four.The Dr. said his brain worked faster than his mouth.We kept a close eye on it with the Dr.s help and it slowly went away over the years.

I don't know if any of this will help you and sorry its so long.

[UtahMama]

Look what I made:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/jennifernagy/Picture010-1.jpg

Ignore the crazy hair....she has some wild hair and was having too much fun twirling around for me to fix it. We have a great pumpkin patch here with a petting zoo and hayrides. We are headed there tomorrow I think. The weather is supposed to be about 85, but if they are wrong I can always put a shirt under this. This was my first adventure making a button hole and making something that buttons too :goodvibes
SOOOO CUTE!!!! You "done" good!
Hi everybody! I have two pieces of good news:

First, I have been fairly good about the soda addiction - only one this week so far! Whoopee!

Second (and this is WAY BETTER!), my email was read aloud and answered on yesterday's (10/9/07) DIS Unplugged Podcast! I'm Beth from North Muskegon, Michigan, and I apparently asked a fantastic question. I'm so geeked for the t-shirt (yep, my life is lame enough that a t-shirt thrills me to no end!). Plus, I was so happy with the answers they gave. I love the podcast!

BUT I also have a big problem requiring the collective wisdome of The Peeps: I've mentioned before that I am now watching my nephew (18 months) in addition to my own two kids, DD (3 1/2) and DS (8 months). He's here about 50 hours a week. Since he's been here, my DD (who's been potty-trained for 6 months) has started peeing AND pooping her pants, clearly on purpose - I mean, she knows it's coming and is within speedy distance of a potty but doesn't use it. Also, she's always had a mild problem with stuttering (which I had evaluated; they told me she was well within normal for her age; we're supposed to re-evaluate in January), but the stammering has gotten worse since my nephew's been over.

WHAT do I DO? Has this ever happened to anyone else? Do I ignore it, punish it, take her to the Dr.?

Oh, wait - is this the Child Development and Psychology thread? :) Seriously, I'd love your help and advice. You are all wonderful.

Plus, if I'm losing any weight it's because of all of you. Who knew I'd ever come to rely on so many people I've never met (yet?)?

Wait, you're still alive after no soda? :scared: Whenever I attempt that, I turn very very cranky. :mad:

I would totally TOTALLY ignore the potty thing. I've made the mistake before with my kids and now I wish I would have ignored the attention seeking behavior. See, other than having her help you clean her up, don't say anything negative. THIS is the advice from a former foster mama. In fact add a few steps, like, a full bath after a poopy. Make it a chore to have to stop and clean her up.

50 hours? Sounds like one of my daycare kids. She's totally just part of the family now!

[abish19]

Wendy and Amy - Thanks for the encouraging words and advice. My gut says "ignore it - it's a subconscious attention thing" but my mind screams "WHY are you stinking up your pants all of the time???" I think my gut should have the chance to rule, for once!

And the soda thing: In the last three days I've had one. I'm still not perfectly over it. BUT I hate diet soda, so it's either cut it down or accept an extra 250-300 calories every day! Judging from the state of my weigh-ins I can't really do that.

By the way, Dance, ROCKIN' outfit! I so envy the sewers on this board. Maybe someday I'll have the chance to sew...for my grandkids! :0

Thanks again everybody...

[punkin413]

That is so cute! I wish I could sew, but I've tried countless times and it always ends with me throwing things and crying. :rotfl2:

:lmao: you sound like me....i am SO not crafty!

Second (and this is WAY BETTER!), my email was read aloud and answered on yesterday's (10/9/07) DIS Unplugged Podcast! I'm Beth from North Muskegon, Michigan, and I apparently asked a fantastic question. I'm so geeked for the t-shirt (yep, my life is lame enough that a t-shirt thrills me to no end!). Plus, I was so happy with the answers they gave. I love the podcast!

that's so cool! i would be soooo super excited about that!!! yes, i'm a dork.

sorry.....no words of wisdom with the potty thing. i don't have any kiddies. only dogs. now if you wanna know how to crate train a dog, i'm your girl!

melinda - love the new user pic of the glowtini!!!

dance - very cute outfit!

if it doesn't start raining here soon.....and i mean hardcore raining.....they're going to start rationing our water and giving us times when we can shower/do laundry/wash dishes, etc. and i'm not kidding. my hair on a humid day without a shower......:scared1:

[UtahMama]

Punkie? What was your avatar previously? Tinkerbelle?

You threw me off. In a good way, though.


Oh! We're invited to a POLYNESIAN friend's house for dinner tonight!
They eat...a LOT. Oh I'm worried! I'm doomed! :rolleyes:

[majicintheair]

Abish19 I can totally relate. my (now 7 year old) started daycare at the age of 3. He picked up a stutter right away. We just totally ignored it, acted like he was speaking just how he always did, and eventually it ran it's course. Maybe a year start to finish. It was definitley stress related. It made me feel HORRIBLE! He only went to that daycare for a month, (kindercare) before we found one we were alot happier with, but the stutter stayed for awhile. :guilty: Good luck on the diet soda..I've found that the more water I drink (seems like gallons sometimes) that I am not thirsty at all, and don't need soda. We used to drink ALOT of diet soda. What I miss is sweet tea. You just can't do "diet" sweet tea :sad2: ...so not the same. Dance: That outfit is so cute! My little girl is 15 and won't let me play dress up anymore. Teenagers are so difficult. :confused: Definitly enjoy them while their young, before they know everything. :rolleyes:

[HockeyKat]

:lmao: you sound like me....i am SO not crafty!

if it doesn't start raining here soon.....and i mean hardcore raining.....they're going to start rationing our water and giving us times when we can shower/do laundry/wash dishes, etc. and i'm not kidding. my hair on a humid day without a shower......:scared1:

Me either D... I can sew on a lost button and maybe a rip in a seam, and that is about the extent of it.

And we have the same drought issues here too. We are already on water restrictions, and it just keeps getting worse.

Hope that your polynesian dinner went well UM!

This weekend is the state fair here... my coworkers want to go over tomorrow at lunch and graze, as the Thurs before the fair starts they let people in to eat with no admission costs. I want to be strong and go to the gym and eat my frozen meal, but I also want to do the fair. And I know if I go there will be no diet food there! Man, every time I get back on track, temptation hits my path...

[punkin413]

Punkie? What was your avatar previously? Tinkerbelle?

You threw me off. In a good way, though.



yeah, it was tink. i went to the site melinda posted yesterday and found that neato walt/mickey one and changed it. thanks, melinda!

And we have the same drought issues here too. We are already on water restrictions, and it just keeps getting worse.


we're on a total water ban meaning no watering your yard or washing your car. the fine is something like $500. all the car washes in town are closed. it's kinda scary!

i hope all the peeps that had food temptations today were strong! if not....we'll forgive you! ;) i'm saving my cheat day this week for saturday. my sister and her boyfriend are coming over for dinner and ray's making stuffed shrimp with cous cous, bacon scallion potatoes and a salad. oh, and he's making spinach dip for an appetizer. i'm weak when it comes to his cooking!!! :scared:

ray and i just watched a show about an obesity clinic called brookhaven. my heart just breaks for those people. however i don't understand how you can be faced with death and be put on a ventilator, given all the tools you need to lose the weight, and still sneak in take-out food at night. it just boggles my mind. but i guess that's why it's called an addiction.

[Pakey]

yeah, it was tink. i went to the site melinda posted yesterday and found that neato walt/mickey one and changed it. thanks, melinda!



we're on a total water ban meaning no watering your yard or washing your car. the fine is something like $500. all the car washes in town are closed. it's kinda scary!

i hope all the peeps that had food temptations today were strong! if not....we'll forgive you! ;) i'm saving my cheat day this week for saturday. my sister and her boyfriend are coming over for dinner and ray's making stuffed shrimp with cous cous, bacon scallion potatoes and a salad. oh, and he's making spinach dip for an appetizer. i'm weak when it comes to his cooking!!! :scared:

ray and i just watched a show about an obesity clinic called brookhaven. my heart just breaks for those people. however i don't understand how you can be faced with death and be put on a ventilator, given all the tools you need to lose the weight, and still sneak in take-out food at night. it just boggles my mind. but i guess that's why it's called an addiction.

Punkin---I'll bring you a gallon or two of water if I can come have that dinner on Saturday. Sounds totally delicious and definitely 800% more interesting than anything I might be having. :flower3:

[Minnie_Moo]

Moo checking in. I have been seriously off the wagon, especially since vacation, and we have been very busy with the new Corgi/Yorkie puppies this week (Sukie and Jasper). We have them on a one week trial and hopefully we can finalize their adoption on Saturday now that my hubby agrees we can keep both of them :yay: We had put in an adoption request pre-Disney and the original female we inquired about was already adopted but her sister was still available.

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n240/minniemoo_2006/0_IMAGE_017-1r.jpg

Dance, sorry I missed meeting you at WDW. I made it over to Ohana later than I would have liked so I missed the group photo. Your daughter's outfit is adorable! I am also sad to have missed meeting Lynda, but it was very nice to have met a few Peeps! I never got any photos of or with Melinda, despite running into her and her sweet kids several times, but here are a few photos that I took:

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n240/minniemoo_2006/WDW%202007/WDW083.jpg

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n240/minniemoo_2006/WDW%202007/WDW084.jpg

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n240/minniemoo_2006/WDW%202007/WDW087.jpg

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n240/minniemoo_2006/WDW%202007/WDW086.jpg

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n240/minniemoo_2006/WDW%202007/WDW089.jpg

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n240/minniemoo_2006/WDW%202007/WDW090.jpg

[dwheatl]

Hi all. I'm a day behind, but wanted to post before I go to bed.


Danielle.... :scared: Why'd it have to be rats? I hate rats! I'll bet they're not cute Remy and Emile rats either. Hopefully the exterminator did his job. How's your brother?
Now we're thinking it may be squirrels. I'm hoping. I'm sure they are about as dirty as rats, but at least they are cute. They are still trampling around inside the ceiling.
I talked to DB today, and he is recuperating at home. They did have to shock his heart to get it back into rhythm. Prayers that it stays that way, please. And thanks for all the prayers and love from everyone.

I Got My Meds!!! :cool1:

I had DH pick up the meds yesterday, since he was out early yesterday. Took one last night and one this morning to get them back in my system. Thank-you for pushing me yesterday and stating the obvious. It's amazing how fast your thyroid goes back when you aren't taking the meds. But, now I am!!:banana: :thumbsup2 Glad to hear it.

Hey Peeps! I am back from my trip. :sad1: We got home Sunday evening. I'm back at work. Doesn't reality just suck sometimes? Anywho, we had a great time, met a LOT of DISers, and we are worn out. Welcome back!


party: party::banana::jumping1: To Utahmama the best thread ever!!! yeah 20,000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:jumping1::banana::party: party:

Wooooo Hoootie! WTG, Aries.

Good night all. I'm fighting off a cold. I've had kids coughing and sneezing on me everyday this week, and now my throat and head hurt. I started taking zinc tonight. I'm keeping my fingers crossed, drinking buckets of water, and going to bed now.

Have a thrilling Thursday!

[AnnNan]

Hi, Melinda & everyone! I'm here too - just busy. Keeping up with all of you but don't have much too add. Still exercising and eating ok - no pounds lost but another inch or so when we measured last week.

Nancy (AnnNan)

[lexmelinda]

GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY! :sunny:

It's finally turned seasonably cold here in KY! It was 90 on Monday and then I turned off the a/c a couple of days ago. This morning it's chilly in the house and 47 outside. High today....61! Get out the long sleeves!

Punkin....Thanks for noticing my siggie picture. I thought the kids had had enough time there...my turn. I love your avatar! Isn't that site fun?! Praying for rain in GA! :scared:

Nancy! Thanks for checking in and setting a good example. Another inch! YAY! :cheer2:

Abish....I think majic is onto something....just drinks lots of water and the craving for that cold, bubbly drink will disappear! Congrats on the podcast! Now I've gotta go back and listen. What was the question (and answer)!

Majic....What is that in your avatar? It looks really cool!

Moo....Your poopies are adorable! Thanks for posting all the pictures! I like pictures better if I'm not in them! ;)

AMY....Thanks for checking in! I'm trying to get caught up on your trip report! I got behind with all my preparation/trip. I went over and scrolled the pictures yesterday. You got lots of good ones and you're actually in some of them this time! Hello to Harley!

PamRob....Yay on the pedometer! Keep up the good work! :thumbsup2

HAVE A GOOD DAY, EVERYONE!

[MJMouse]

Look what I made:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/jennifernagy/Picture010-1.jpg


Such a cute outfit (and an adorable daughter)! I so wish I could sew!! (Maybe then I could alter the beautiful navy suit that is too big, but I still love)...


sorry.....no words of wisdom with the potty thing. i don't have any kiddies. only dogs. now if you wanna know how to crate train a dog, i'm your girl!


Same here. No kids and I don't profess to understand them! Now puppies... puppies I can handle.


if it doesn't start raining here soon.....and i mean hardcore raining.....they're going to start rationing our water and giving us times when we can shower/do laundry/wash dishes, etc. and i'm not kidding. my hair on a humid day without a shower......:scared1:

It's been quite dry here too; not nearly as bad as you all have had it, but we have had a no watering the lawn edict all summer in the town. A few years ago we had a bad drought and all of the car washes switched over to a water recycling plan so that they could stay in business -- most stayed on it, makes me feel a bit better that I'm not wasting the water.

It did rain some the past two nights, but really only enough to green up the grass, not actually raise the water table.

I'll pray for some rain down south!


i hope all the peeps that had food temptations today were strong! if not....we'll forgive you! ;) i'm saving my cheat day this week for saturday. my sister and her boyfriend are coming over for dinner and ray's making stuffed shrimp with cous cous, bacon scallion potatoes and a salad. oh, and he's making spinach dip for an appetizer. i'm weak when it comes to his cooking!!! :scared:


You are one lucky woman -- a hubby that can cook!! That dinner sounds absolutely delish and completely irresistable!

I did manage to resist most temptation yesterday. We had a wedding shower for two of my coworkers that are getting married next weekend. One of the other coworkers tends to go a bit overboard on these things and got pit beef and turkey and wings and breads and chips and dips and .... you get the picture. I was such a good peep! I had a pit-turkey sandwich with a little bbq sauce, a small dollop of taco dip with two chips (god I love that stuff... had to have some), and a big ole pile of raw veggies. Didn't really have time for dessert, but I did manage to snag a strawberry with some ff white chocolate fluff dip. What I didn't have -- the cake, brownies, cookies, rice krispie treats, peanut butter cup bars, dirt dessert, or seconds!! I had a proud moment!!

Now this weekend will be another story. I'm headed to the beach with my family. Much munching and noshing will commence. I am going to try to stick to my vacation food plan as much as possible, but I know that La Haciendas Nachos are calling my name!!

Moo checking in. I have been seriously off the wagon, especially since vacation, and we have been very busy with the new Corgi/Yorkie puppies this week (Sukie and Jasper). We have them on a one week trial and hopefully we can finalize their adoption on Saturday now that my hubby agrees we can keep both of them :yay: We had put in an adoption request pre-Disney and the original female we inquired about was already adopted but her sister was still available.

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n240/minniemoo_2006/0_IMAGE_017-1r.jpg



They are so adorable!! I hope you get to keep them both!!! If they are Corgi/Yorkie mixes, would that make them Corkies or Yorgies??


Now we're thinking it may be squirrels. I'm hoping. I'm sure they are about as dirty as rats, but at least they are cute. They are still trampling around inside the ceiling.


:scared:

We had a squirrel infestation in my dorm in college. I'd be sitting at my desk working in the evening and something would run across the drop ceiling and shake the tiles so badly that we were afraid that they'd pop out of the frame. Then late at night I'd hear a deep chattering/growling over my bed (turns out that's were one (yes, I said one) of the nests (yes, that was plural was located). Now I grew up in the country and we had a drop ceiling in the basement. I had heard mice scurry across the ceiling. I knew what that sounded like. This was not a mouse.

Everyone on my floor had heard them and it was getting worse by the day. Maintenance kept telling us that there wasn't any "evidence" of mice and wouldn't believe that we had a problem (we were hysterical women you know), but finally agreed to put traps above each of the rooms. I heard one of the guys mutter -- "It's probably one *dang* little mouse -- ain't gonna shake no tiles"). Well they came back the next day and all 19 traps had "something" in them. Mostly they caught squirrels, but there were a few mice and "other things." I didn't want to know.

Now here's where the story takes another "logical" turn. Since they got something in every trap, our brilliant maintenance guys deduced that they must have gotten all of the rodents. I asked them what if there were :scared1: more than 19 creatures living up there -- you should have seen the looks on their faces: utter frustration with this danged logical female who wanted to make them do work. One guy did try to argue with me -- said we'd see evidence up there if there were more. I tactfully mentioned that since they hadn't "seen" evidence of the original 19, I wasn't buying that argument. They caught an undisclosed number of additional rodents. I didn't want to know.

The next fall they brought traps earlier and got a head start on the problem. Never did convince them that maybe it would be a good idea to figure out where they were getting in and stop them. :rotfl:

On another note: Was chatting with a coworker that I don't get to see very often at the shower yesterday. He works in another building across the compound. Apparently they got the suprise of their lives last week when a FOX fell through their ceiling into the office one afternoon. He was hunting the "large" mice -- don't want to use the real term -- that they have been trying to get rid of for months. UGGGHHHHH....

Anyhoo, off to do another good days work.

Have a good day ya'll!

[MA pigletfan]

yeah, it was tink. i went to the site melinda posted yesterday and found that neato walt/mickey one and changed it. thanks, melinda!



we're on a total water ban meaning no watering your yard or washing your car. the fine is something like $500. all the car washes in town are closed. it's kinda scary!

i hope all the peeps that had food temptations today were strong! if not....we'll forgive you! ;) i'm saving my cheat day this week for saturday. my sister and her boyfriend are coming over for dinner and ray's making stuffed shrimp with cous cous, bacon scallion potatoes and a salad. oh, and he's making spinach dip for an appetizer. i'm weak when it comes to his cooking!!! :scared:

ray and i just watched a show about an obesity clinic called brookhaven. my heart just breaks for those people. however i don't understand how you can be faced with death and be put on a ventilator, given all the tools you need to lose the weight, and still sneak in take-out food at night. it just boggles my mind. but i guess that's why it's called an addiction.

oh my..that water ban sounds scary indeed. We needed water something fierce, and luckily its been raining on and off the past 3 days..i will try my best to send some down to you!!!
That dinner sounds wonderful...GO RAY! :thumbsup2 Greg made a yummy dinner last night, a family recipe..and pretty healthy too..its a Greek soup ( not that he is greek) and its called Egg-Lemon with rice..soo flippen good..terrific comfort food. Men that cook make me happy :love:

Have a great day everyone!

[Disneyfreak92]

Moo checking in. I have been seriously off the wagon, especially since vacation, and we have been very busy with the new Corgi/Yorkie puppies this week (Sukie and Jasper). We have them on a one week trial and hopefully we can finalize their adoption on Saturday now that my hubby agrees we can keep both of them :yay: We had put in an adoption request pre-Disney and the original female we inquired about was already adopted but her sister was still available.

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n240/minniemoo_2006/0_IMAGE_017-1r.jpg

Dance, sorry I missed meeting you at WDW. I made it over to Ohana later than I would have liked so I missed the group photo. Your daughter's outfit is adorable! I am also sad to have missed meeting Lynda, but it was very nice to have met a few Peeps!

Great choice on the name Jasper! ;) (My wittle puppy's name)

And I'm sad I missed you too! I wish I would have planned that better. :( Well, hopefully we'll have the chance again someday!

[dance2874]

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n240/minniemoo_2006/0_IMAGE_017-1r.jpg

Dance, sorry I missed meeting you at WDW. I made it over to Ohana later than I would have liked so I missed the group photo. Your daughter's outfit is adorable! I am also sad to have missed meeting Lynda, but it was very nice to have met a few Peeps! I never got any photos of or with Melinda, despite running into her and her sweet kids several times, but here are a few photos that I took:

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n240/minniemoo_2006/WDW%202007/WDW083.jpg

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n240/minniemoo_2006/WDW%202007/WDW084.jpg

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n240/minniemoo_2006/WDW%202007/WDW087.jpg

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n240/minniemoo_2006/WDW%202007/WDW086.jpg

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n240/minniemoo_2006/WDW%202007/WDW089.jpg

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n240/minniemoo_2006/WDW%202007/WDW090.jpg

First, those puppies are so cute!!!!!

And second, I wish I could have met you too, and Linda. Maybe next time. I am sure there will be a next time, right peeps?



And thanks to everyone for the compliments on my DD and the outfits. I really am having a blast making them. And I am having a tough time sleeping lately, so it helps me pass the time when I am restless and makes my eyes tired to help me fall asleep.

My problem child returns today, with the caveat to her mother that this is her last chance and I need a phone number to call of somebody who can come get here in record time if she chooses to get physical today. I refuse to take carp like that from a 5 yr old! Wish me luck and pixie dust. Starting monday she will only be here 9-2 instead of until 6, thankfully. Only 2 more days.

[punkin413]

Punkin---I'll bring you a gallon or two of water if I can come have that dinner on Saturday. Sounds totally delicious and definitely 800% more interesting than anything I might be having. :flower3:


You are one lucky woman -- a hubby that can cook!! That dinner sounds absolutely delish and completely irresistable!



That dinner sounds wonderful...GO RAY! :thumbsup2 Greg made a yummy dinner last night, a family recipe..and pretty healthy too..its a Greek soup ( not that he is greek) and its called Egg-Lemon with rice..soo flippen good..terrific comfort food. Men that cook make me happy :love:

Have a great day everyone!

yes, i am one lucky girl! ray can take anything and turn it into a decent meal!!

Moo checking in.

hi, cheryl! i've been wondering where you've been. good to "see" you! thanks for posting the pics....makes me want another lapu lapu pineapple! and the puppies are adorable!

GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY! :sunny:

It's finally turned seasonably cold here in KY! It was 90 on Monday and then I turned off the a/c a couple of days ago. This morning it's chilly in the house and 47 outside. High today....61! Get out the long sleeves!

Punkin....Thanks for noticing my siggie picture. I thought the kids had had enough time there...my turn. I love your avatar! Isn't that site fun?! Praying for rain in GA! :scared:


same here! i park my car in the garage so when i left this morning i had no idea what the air temp was. yesterday was really warm so i dressed accordingly. then i get to court and get out of car and ..... holy cow! it was actually chilly outside! now i'm sitting in the courtroom freezing.

still no rain though!

[pigget74]

CHRISTI Update----Last night the Dr. said that she should be moved to a room today. He also told her DH that everytime he looks at her he should thank GOD for the MIRACLE. He also told him that he did not ever expect her to wake up from surgery and the ONLY reason he did the surgery was to just say that they did everything that they could to save her. She is talking and ding a lot of sleeping still, but some of that is from the pain medicine that she is on for her throat (breathing tube related). They will still monitor her like she was in ICU---they do not want a lot of people visiting her yet--they want her more awake before her kids come to visit. Please keep praying--and thanks for your contiued prayers.


The kids are on FALL BREAK which we have never had before. And wouldn't you know that our satelite decided to go bad last night. One of the switched went out and the company can't omeout until Saturday. We could call a local place but we would have to pay their fee plus the cost of the part which is about 200. If we wait until Saturday when they can send someone it is coevers under our service plan--we pay only 29 and they replace everything that is wrong. The kids aren't to happy about it. They will go back to school on Tuesday. The weather here is great--cool but not cold.

We are having trouble clothing Rebekah---she is so skinny that everything falls off her. Even the 1 piece outfits hang off her---the neck looks like two babies could fit there. She weighs 7.5 but is long and skinny--DH is afraid he will break her and he never felt that way about the others. She is nursing all the time so hopefully she will fill out a little. Well that is enough rambling. Hope that everyone has a great day.

[monymony3471]

Madelyn had to wear premie outfits, but for 2 weeks. Such a waste once they start to grow and fill out. She's now filling out the 0-3 month outfits and I found an outfit to put her in this am that's 3-6 months. It's so cold here now that I have to find warmer outfits to put her in.

She had me up all night, the little peepachoo. I'm tired!

Now she's practically slept the whole morning. Yawn!

Just stoping in to saw hi. It's snack time!

[DisneyObsession]

My twins were only 5lbs when they were born and didn't fit in anything! All those clothes that looked so tiny when we bought them, were HUGE on them! Don't worry, she'll be growing out of the 0-3mos before you know it!!

I am involved in a challenge with my exercise group at church...100 crunches everyday until Nov 10th. If you don't do it, you put in $1 for each day not done. The one who loses the most inches by the end, wins the money. The goal is to have nothing in the jar, but you never know!

[pamrob]

Kat - I doubt that anything they sell at the fair is really worth the calories. Resist!

Punkin - We saw the last part of the show about Brookhaven. It was amazing to see and really disappointing that more of the participants weren't making progress. I suppose it's really hard if you have a severe food addiction. Makes me thankful any of my problems aren't that severe.

Danielle - More pixie dust for DB. And some for you and that cold you're trying not to catch!

Melinda - It's much colder here today as well. High expected around 64 which I think was the temperature yesterday morning when I drove the little one to preschool!

MJMouse - Good job resisting temptation! That's inspiring

Dance - Good luck today. I hope things go well for both of you today.

Pigget - Great news on Christi! That's a great story and so inspirational!

Mony - Don't they grow fast? I can't believe how much my girls grow all the time esp. when the seasons change and they need MORE new clothes!

Hope everyone has a great day!

[pamrob]

My twins were only 5lbs when they were born and didn't fit in anything! All those clothes that looked so tiny when we bought them, were HUGE on them! Don't worry, she'll be growing out of the 0-3mos before you know it!!

I am involved in a challenge with my exercise group at church...100 crunches everyday until Nov 10th. If you don't do it, you put in $1 for each day not done. The one who loses the most inches by the end, wins the money. The goal is to have nothing in the jar, but you never know!

My 10 y/o was less than 2 lbs at birth and nearing 5 lbs when we brought her home so I understand. Thankfully I had a SIL at the time that was quite a seamstress. She made Clare dresses from doll patterns. They were so cute!

The crunch challenge sounds like a great idea. I love a little monetary motivation!

[SingingMUA]

Hi All...

This is my first time posting, but I've been lurking on this thread for about 3 weeks. :scared1: I've been using that time to read through the 1300+ pages here popcorn:: :surfweb: (no, I didn't read EVERY page... but I read quite a lot)

Anyway, you guys seem like such a great bunch, and I'm in desperate need of some motivation to be healthier. (I'm trying NOT to make my goal to just lose weight... I want to be healthy overall.) :thumbsup2

I will post a "proper" introduction later, so as to give you guys a little background info. But for now, I just wanted to say...

Can I play too??? :flower3:

[MA pigletfan]

Hi All...

This is my first time posting, but I've been lurking on this thread for about 3 weeks. :scared1: I've been using that time to read through the 1300+ pages here popcorn:: :surfweb: (no, I didn't read EVERY page... but I read quite a lot)

Anyway, you guys seem like such a great bunch, and I'm in desperate need of some motivation to be healthier. (I'm trying NOT to make my goal to just lose weight... I want to be healthy overall.) :thumbsup2

I will post a "proper" introduction later, so as to give you guys a little background info. But for now, I just wanted to say...

Can I play too??? :flower3:
Welcome...jump right in, the water is FINE :)

[Pakey]

Hi All...

This is my first time posting, but I've been lurking on this thread for about 3 weeks. :scared1: I've been using that time to read through the 1300+ pages here popcorn:: :surfweb: (no, I didn't read EVERY page... but I read quite a lot)

Anyway, you guys seem like such a great bunch, and I'm in desperate need of some motivation to be healthier. (I'm trying NOT to make my goal to just lose weight... I want to be healthy overall.) :thumbsup2

I will post a "proper" introduction later, so as to give you guys a little background info. But for now, I just wanted to say...

Can I play too??? :flower3:

Welcome, welcome. I'm Faith and I'm pretty new here too (just a few weeks). Everyone on here is great and this thread has become the highlight of my day. I'm trying to be healthier too. I'm also losing weight, which I needed, but my primary goal is to reprogram myself to enjoy exercise and a healthier eating style. These peeps make it easier to stay focused and they are so nice:love:

[majicintheair]

SINGINGMUA : Greetings! Welcome to peepville! I hear you on the getting healthier. I used to be on the South Beach diet, and before that it was the Atkins diet. While they both worked, it seemed as soon as I tried to eat "normal" food again, the weight came back.....with friends! Now I try to focus on "good for me" foods. I'm pretty new here to, just a 2 or 3 months. But I gotta tell you, this can be addicting! :surfweb: Anyhow, :wave: WELCOME!!!!!!!

[Tink-ing]

Hello DISappearing Peeps!

I'm new here too (thanks to Gina a.k.a. MA pigletfan :wave: ).

As you can tell from my "Please Lord I want to wear skinny clothes" ticker, I am also on the weight loss wagon. And although I sometimes fall off...or, ok, voluntarily jump off said wagon and run screaming, arms flailing into the nearest Dunkin' Donuts for a chocolate creme donut, I always somehow find my way back.

But who doesn't need a cheering section? Or want to be someone else's cheering section? So here I am. :cheer2:

I hope to be able to post here frequently - to share and congratulate the losses (of the pound/inch variety, of course), encourage others who somehow wandered out of sight of the wagon, make new friends, provide prayers and pixie dust and, if nothing else, obsess about Disney.

Some quick background so you know a lil' bit about me (references furnished upon request LOL) and then I promise to hand the mike over to the next Peep in line.

"Hi, I'm Nikki and I love to eat. :hyper: And I don't like the gym. :ssst: And apparently someone in Disney didn't get the memo because I'm supposed to be living in Cinderella's Castle." :snooty:

I'm 28 (although I prefer 21...eight times over), am 5' 4.5" tall and currently weigh in at 196.0lbs. My goal weight is 145lbs. When I started this most recent bout of weight loss, I was at 202.6lbs, a number I had previously promised myself to never see on the scale again. Having broken that promise, I realized that it was high time to pull the wagon out of the barn, get back on and look for some people to ride along with me.

At my heaviest I was around the 240-245lb mark. That was about 5 years ago. I was 'pre-diabetic', in horrible foot/back pain, tired all the time and worst of all, horribly depressed. I've lost 50ish lbs. since then. I did WW for a long time and still incorporate it, kind of, in what I do now.

My motivation is, well, mostly my health. I want to be around for a loooong time (= a lot more trips to the World)! I also want to fall in love with my outside, they way I've fallen in love with my inside (and believe me, that was harder than ANY of the weight loss)! And really...well...I want to be able to shop ANYWHERE. (I'm a shopaholic. This is a big one for me.)

I live with my BF who, of course is the type who looks at a large pizza with extra cheese and pepparoni and LOSES 5lbs. ::yes:: But seriously, he's in great shape and is wonderful motivation. I don't have any kids, just the most beautiful godson on the planet who will be thoroughly spoiled with Disney trips. I have two kitties, Isabel and Dory, whom the BF has 'adopted' as his own.

And finally, here are the basics of what I'm doing this time around in terms of weight loss:

*I try to eat 3 'main' meals a day and 2 snacks or 'mini-meals' inbetween. I also try to get most of my carbs in before 2 p.m. I eat a lot of lean proteins and ::ahem:: really, really try to limit the 'bad' stuff. We eat healthy Mon.-Sat. and Sunday is our cheat day. As of late I've been going off the wall on cheat days, so one of my goals is to really reign this in and be sensible.
*I go to the gym 3 days a week and do about an hour of weight training and 30-40 min. of cardio each session. I work in Boston, an hour and a half from where I live, so it's tough for me to get more in than that. Walking on lunch isn't always an option either, especially with the lovely NE winter approaching.
*I'm keeping a food/weight loss journal. I just read a great article is Shape magazine that stressed weighing yourself every day. It says that it keeps you present to your goals and gives you an idea of the 'patterns' in your body. I'd always heard the opposite (only weigh in once a week) but I found that that never worked for me, so I'm giving this a shot.

Thanks for listening/reading. Glad to be on board the healthy train...er...wagon.

Prayers and Pixie Dust for all who've asked it. (Sorry, there's no way I'll get through 1,300+ pages!!)

:flower3:

[majicintheair]

LEXMELINDA : Hello! In the Avatar that is Pinnochio and his ........ummm good fairy? Fairy godmother? Gosh, it's been so long since I have seen the movie (decades maybe) I really can't remember. But it was on that cool avatar web site you posted. Thanks for the new bling! :cool2: All dressed up now, still no place to go..........oh well, I'm glad the weekend is almost here! O.K., I guess I'm a little o.c.d., I went and looked in my son's room for the book, and it is the BLUE Fairy with Pinnochio in my avatar. I NEVER would have remembered that, if I even knew it. :goodvibes

[MA pigletfan]

Hello DISappearing Peeps!

I'm new here too (thanks to Gina a.k.a. MA pigletfan :wave: ).

As you can tell from my "Please Lord I want to wear skinny clothes" ticker, I am also on the weight loss wagon. And although I sometimes fall off...or, ok, voluntarily jump off said wagon and run screaming, arms flailing into the nearest Dunkin' Donuts for a chocolate creme donut, I always somehow find my way back.


YAY! So glad you found us here! :) I think you will really enjoy it.
Just a couple of things....we do "weigh ins" on Friday and just usually post what we lost, gained, stayed the same...then the Thread Momma Wendy aka Utahmomma adds up our totals for the week. Its great to have just ONE day when you are accountable for weighing yourself, i know that when i used to weigh myself every day i would go crazy!
Other than that, post often, check in even if you answered teh call of the chocolate kreme donuts ( i hear that call sometimes myself)...and have fun! :)

[monymony3471]

Hi All...

This is my first time posting, but I've been lurking on this thread for about 3 weeks. :scared1: I've been using that time to read through the 1300+ pages here popcorn:: :surfweb: (no, I didn't read EVERY page... but I read quite a lot)

Anyway, you guys seem like such a great bunch, and I'm in desperate need of some motivation to be healthier. (I'm trying NOT to make my goal to just lose weight... I want to be healthy overall.) :thumbsup2

I will post a "proper" introduction later, so as to give you guys a little background info. But for now, I just wanted to say...

Can I play too??? :flower3:



Hello DISappearing Peeps!

I'm new here too (thanks to Gina a.k.a. MA pigletfan :wave: ).

As you can tell from my "Please Lord I want to wear skinny clothes" ticker, I am also on the weight loss wagon. And although I sometimes fall off...or, ok, voluntarily jump off said wagon and run screaming, arms flailing into the nearest Dunkin' Donuts for a chocolate creme donut, I always somehow find my way back.

But who doesn't need a cheering section? Or want to be someone else's cheering section? So here I am. :cheer2:

I hope to be able to post here frequently - to share and congratulate the losses (of the pound/inch variety, of course), encourage others who somehow wandered out of sight of the wagon, make new friends, provide prayers and pixie dust and, if nothing else, obsess about Disney.

Some quick background so you know a lil' bit about me (references furnished upon request LOL) and then I promise to hand the mike over to the next Peep in line.

"Hi, I'm Nikki and I love to eat. :hyper: And I don't like the gym. :ssst: And apparently someone in Disney didn't get the memo because I'm supposed to be living in Cinderella's Castle." :snooty:

I'm 28 (although I prefer 21...eight times over), am 5' 4.5" tall and currently weigh in at 196.0lbs. My goal weight is 145lbs. When I started this most recent bout of weight loss, I was at 202.6lbs, a number I had previously promised myself to never see on the scale again. Having broken that promise, I realized that it was high time to pull the wagon out of the barn, get back on and look for some people to ride along with me.

At my heaviest I was around the 240-245lb mark. That was about 5 years ago. I was 'pre-diabetic', in horrible foot/back pain, tired all the time and worst of all, horribly depressed. I've lost 50ish lbs. since then. I did WW for a long time and still incorporate it, kind of, in what I do now.

My motivation is, well, mostly my health. I want to be around for a loooong time (= a lot more trips to the World)! I also want to fall in love with my outside, they way I've fallen in love with my inside (and believe me, that was harder than ANY of the weight loss)! And really...well...I want to be able to shop ANYWHERE. (I'm a shopaholic. This is a big one for me.)

I live with my BF who, of course is the type who looks at a large pizza with extra cheese and pepparoni and LOSES 5lbs. ::yes:: But seriously, he's in great shape and is wonderful motivation. I don't have any kids, just the most beautiful godson on the planet who will be thoroughly spoiled with Disney trips. I have two kitties, Isabel and Dory, whom the BF has 'adopted' as his own.

And finally, here are the basics of what I'm doing this time around in terms of weight loss:

*I try to eat 3 'main' meals a day and 2 snacks or 'mini-meals' inbetween. I also try to get most of my carbs in before 2 p.m. I eat a lot of lean proteins and ::ahem:: really, really try to limit the 'bad' stuff. We eat healthy Mon.-Sat. and Sunday is our cheat day. As of late I've been going off the wall on cheat days, so one of my goals is to really reign this in and be sensible.
*I go to the gym 3 days a week and do about an hour of weight training and 30-40 min. of cardio each session. I work in Boston, an hour and a half from where I live, so it's tough for me to get more in than that. Walking on lunch isn't always an option either, especially with the lovely NE winter approaching.
*I'm keeping a food/weight loss journal. I just read a great article is Shape magazine that stressed weighing yourself every day. It says that it keeps you present to your goals and gives you an idea of the 'patterns' in your body. I'd always heard the opposite (only weigh in once a week) but I found that that never worked for me, so I'm giving this a shot.

Thanks for listening/reading. Glad to be on board the healthy train...er...wagon.

Prayers and Pixie Dust for all who've asked it. (Sorry, there's no way I'll get through 1,300+ pages!!)

:flower3:

I love making new friends! :welcome:

I hope you both find all the support and motivation you'll need to reach your goals.

[Tink-ing]

Just a couple of things....we do "weigh ins" on Friday and just usually post what we lost, gained, stayed the same...then the Thread Momma Wendy aka Utahmomma adds up our totals for the week. Its great to have just ONE day when you are accountable for weighing yourself, i know that when i used to weigh myself every day i would go crazy!

Thanks so much!

Good to know about the weekly weigh-ins. So far I have found the personal daily weigh-in to be a big motivation, even on the days that don't have a negative number. BUT, weighing in each week here will be a huge help. Adds a bit of accountability to the whole thing when you're talking to others about it.

Oh, and... :blush: ...Hi UtahMama! I'm a big fan of your DW trippie. I'm going to get myself over to your new one.

Hope everyone is having a great day!

[monymony3471]

FYI- If you turn back to page 94 we started with pics of ourselves and creating bio's. I read through them and it totally remotivated me.

You may want to take a looksy.

[majicintheair]

TINK-ING : Welcome! I can't seem to "quote" yet, but I wanted to add to what you said about cheat days. Sunday is my cheat day to. I used to feel like I had to eat all day long, of all my favorite junk foods to get it out of my system. I mean, I was doing good dieting all week long, this was my ONLY day to eat good food, right? Weeeell, I added up one of my cheat days out of curiosty one day, (on calorieking.com) and I had ........big fat drumroll please...........3,894 calories in ONE day.:eek: How you ask? (or, uh maybe you didn't....but I'll tell ya anyway;) ) Well, 3 krispy kreme doughnuts, 3 pieces of pizza, breadsticks, box of mac-n-cheese, small bag of chex mix, (p-nut butter flavored, anyone tried that? good stuff) and Oreos and Raisenets. I didn't remember all of that, it was a couple of months ago, but when I looked everything up on calorieking, I printed that sucker out and taped it on the wall right by my computer screen. That was a shameful day. :guilty: Now on my cheat days, I cheat, but I don't CHEAT , if you can follow that. Anyway, I'm learning. When I make a mistake, learn from it and to not let it just cave in all of the positive things I (occasionally) do. So, anyway, I'm kind of rambling, but what I'm getting to is WELCOME!

[Disneyfreak92]

Welcome to the new Peeps! :cheer2: So glad to have you here! The more, the merrier, they say. You'll love it here. It's a place to share joy, frustration, triumphs, tribulations, prayer requests, pixie dust, tips, support, encouragement, and laughs! (Among other things) :welcome:

[Pakey]

Do most of you weigh every day? I weigh every day but it's because I have OCD. I have thought about locking the scale in a cabinet somewhere and only taking it out once a week because I'm obsessed with it. I get on it every time I walk by it. Like my weight is going to change in the 20 minutes since the last time I weighed!!!!

Also, does everyone have cheat days? I have only cheated on one thing in 7 weeks and that was one homemade blueberry muffin. Should I be including a cheat day? My problem is that I'm afraid I would go nuts. Cheat with one piece of pizza? Yeah, right, I would eat the entire thing and wash it down with a coke or a margarita or something like that and then want dessert. I guess I just don't know how to cheat properly:dance3:

[SingingMUA]

Welcome...jump right in, the water is FINE :)

Welcome, welcome. I'm Faith and I'm pretty new here too (just a few weeks). Everyone on here is great and this thread has become the highlight of my day. I'm trying to be healthier too. I'm also losing weight, which I needed, but my primary goal is to reprogram myself to enjoy exercise and a healthier eating style. These peeps make it easier to stay focused and they are so nice:love:

SINGINGMUA : Greetings! Welcome to peepville! Anyhow, :wave: WELCOME!!!!!!!

I love making new friends! :welcome:

I hope you both find all the support and motivation you'll need to reach your goals.

Welcome to the new Peeps! :cheer2: So glad to have you here! The more, the merrier, they say. You'll love it here. It's a place to share joy, frustration, triumphs, tribulations, prayer requests, pixie dust, tips, support, encouragement, and laughs! (Among other things) :welcome:

Thank you all for the warm welcome!! I feel all warm and fuzzy inside... :love:

[Tink-ing]

So I just read through some of the bios and realized I hadn't even thought of giving you all a face for the name. So here are a few pics:

This is me fairly recently and one of the few pics of myself I like (I think I'm fat in EVERY pic taken of me, whether I am or not...gotta work on that):
http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x102/ndgaspar/1390890038_l-1.jpg

This is the face I make when I have to go to the gym:
http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x102/ndgaspar/untitled2.jpg

This is my bea-U-tiful, soon to be Disney spoiled, godson:
http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x102/ndgaspar/jakehat1.jpg

Umm...and let's see, some more quick things about me (that also seem to be a theme on this thread):
I love to: read, scrapbook, nap, eat, go to WDW, travel in general, DIS, shop (shoes in particular), cry while watching Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (a perfect way to vent some emotion) spend time with my family, friends and the BF.

I don't like: the gym (but I do it anyway - my dream is a home gym), most green veggies, but especially cooked broccoli, spiders, "spinny" rides and reality TV...except 'Rock of Love' on VH1, which was suprisingly a mind-numbing, train wreck of a guilty pleasure.

I am back in school pursuing my second BA (the first is in English-Communications) for Psychology. (I would love to work with kids.) I work in the Finance department of a very large law firm.

I have known BF for 10+ years - we were friends for about a year, together for 4, apart for 4, and have been back together for 2 years in January. I'm very close to my family and have recently been getting back in touch with my 'spiritual' side.

OH! And I wrote earlier that I'm 28...see, I have this problem...where I forget how old I am? And not on purpose. I'm 27...at least until Sunday. THEN I'll be 28. :confused3

Um, I think that's it for now. :goodvibes

[pigget74]

Hi All...

This is my first time posting, but I've been lurking on this thread for about 3 weeks. :scared1: I've been using that time to read through the 1300+ pages here popcorn:: :surfweb: (no, I didn't read EVERY page... but I read quite a lot)

Anyway, you guys seem like such a great bunch, and I'm in desperate need of some motivation to be healthier. (I'm trying NOT to make my goal to just lose weight... I want to be healthy overall.) :thumbsup2

I will post a "proper" introduction later, so as to give you guys a little background info. But for now, I just wanted to say...

Can I play too??? :flower3:
:welcome:
Hello DISappearing Peeps!

I'm new here too (thanks to Gina a.k.a. MA pigletfan :wave: ).

As you can tell from my "Please Lord I want to wear skinny clothes" ticker, I am also on the weight loss wagon. And although I sometimes fall off...or, ok, voluntarily jump off said wagon and run screaming, arms flailing into the nearest Dunkin' Donuts for a chocolate creme donut, I always somehow find my way back.

But who doesn't need a cheering section? Or want to be someone else's cheering section? So here I am. :cheer2:

I hope to be able to post here frequently - to share and congratulate the losses (of the pound/inch variety, of course), encourage others who somehow wandered out of sight of the wagon, make new friends, provide prayers and pixie dust and, if nothing else, obsess about Disney.

Some quick background so you know a lil' bit about me (references furnished upon request LOL) and then I promise to hand the mike over to the next Peep in line.

"Hi, I'm Nikki and I love to eat. :hyper: And I don't like the gym. :ssst: And apparently someone in Disney didn't get the memo because I'm supposed to be living in Cinderella's Castle." :snooty:

I'm 28 (although I prefer 21...eight times over), am 5' 4.5" tall and currently weigh in at 196.0lbs. My goal weight is 145lbs. When I started this most recent bout of weight loss, I was at 202.6lbs, a number I had previously promised myself to never see on the scale again. Having broken that promise, I realized that it was high time to pull the wagon out of the barn, get back on and look for some people to ride along with me.

At my heaviest I was around the 240-245lb mark. That was about 5 years ago. I was 'pre-diabetic', in horrible foot/back pain, tired all the time and worst of all, horribly depressed. I've lost 50ish lbs. since then. I did WW for a long time and still incorporate it, kind of, in what I do now.

My motivation is, well, mostly my health. I want to be around for a loooong time (= a lot more trips to the World)! I also want to fall in love with my outside, they way I've fallen in love with my inside (and believe me, that was harder than ANY of the weight loss)! And really...well...I want to be able to shop ANYWHERE. (I'm a shopaholic. This is a big one for me.)

I live with my BF who, of course is the type who looks at a large pizza with extra cheese and pepparoni and LOSES 5lbs. ::yes:: But seriously, he's in great shape and is wonderful motivation. I don't have any kids, just the most beautiful godson on the planet who will be thoroughly spoiled with Disney trips. I have two kitties, Isabel and Dory, whom the BF has 'adopted' as his own.

And finally, here are the basics of what I'm doing this time around in terms of weight loss:

*I try to eat 3 'main' meals a day and 2 snacks or 'mini-meals' inbetween. I also try to get most of my carbs in before 2 p.m. I eat a lot of lean proteins and ::ahem:: really, really try to limit the 'bad' stuff. We eat healthy Mon.-Sat. and Sunday is our cheat day. As of late I've been going off the wall on cheat days, so one of my goals is to really reign this in and be sensible.
*I go to the gym 3 days a week and do about an hour of weight training and 30-40 min. of cardio each session. I work in Boston, an hour and a half from where I live, so it's tough for me to get more in than that. Walking on lunch isn't always an option either, especially with the lovely NE winter approaching.
*I'm keeping a food/weight loss journal. I just read a great article is Shape magazine that stressed weighing yourself every day. It says that it keeps you present to your goals and gives you an idea of the 'patterns' in your body. I'd always heard the opposite (only weigh in once a week) but I found that that never worked for me, so I'm giving this a shot.

Thanks for listening/reading. Glad to be on board the healthy train...er...wagon.

Prayers and Pixie Dust for all who've asked it. (Sorry, there's no way I'll get through 1,300+ pages!!)

:flower3:
:welcome:
LEXMELINDA : Hello! In the Avatar that is Pinnochio and his ........ummm good fairy? Fairy godmother? Gosh, it's been so long since I have seen the movie (decades maybe) I really can't remember. But it was on that cool avatar web site you posted. Thanks for the new bling! :cool2: All dressed up now, still no place to go..........oh well, I'm glad the weekend is almost here! O.K., I guess I'm a little o.c.d., I went and looked in my son's room for the book, and it is the BLUE Fairy with Pinnochio in my avatar. I NEVER would have remembered that, if I even knew it. :goodvibes

OK I must have missed that one. Could someone please post it again. Thanks again.

[MJMouse]

WELCOME !! to the new peeps! Join in often, get to know everyone, and be careful reading posts with a mouth full of liquid... you never know when someone will tell a doozy and that liquid will come spurting out!!

Do most of you weigh every day?

I try not to weigh everyday, but it's hard. I always weigh on Friday -- that's a given. I also usually weigh on Monday or Tuesday to get a "mid-week peek" to see if I need to be a better peep.


Also, does everyone have cheat days? I have only cheated on one thing in 7 weeks and that was one homemade blueberry muffin. Should I be including a cheat day? My problem is that I'm afraid I would go nuts. Cheat with one piece of pizza? Yeah, right, I would eat the entire thing and wash it down with a coke or a margarita or something like that and then want dessert. I guess I just don't know how to cheat properly:dance3:

Let me get this right... you want to know the "proper" way to cheat??!!?? :rolleyes1

I'll tell you what I do, then give you my philosphy on the whole "cheat" thing. First it's important to tell you that I do calorie counting. A ways back, Melinda posted an article that said you should take the weight you want to be and multiply it by 12 and that's the number of calories you need to maintain that weight. Well I WANT to be 135 lbs (I'm not, but alas I want to be). That translates to 1620 calories a day. Well I'm a mathematician by training and love to play with numbers, so I decided that I would say on average I wanted to eat around 1600 calories a day. That means, if I want to pig-out on Saturday, then I have to eat less the rest of the week to make up for it (kind of like the flex points on WW, I guess). So I usually average 1400 cals per regular day, then I have some extra calories to play with on the weekends.

I totally believe in cheat days. However, I don't believe that cheat days give you carte blanche to eat whatever you want. I also reserve cheat days for those days when I can not control what I'm eating or the cals in what I'm eating (think bbq, bday party, wedding). I try to keep the portions reasonable and avoid grazing all day.

That said, in my plan/ way of eating, I can have ANYTHING I want, but I have to work it in to the day. I can have pizza for lunch, but then it's a salad for dinner.

Don't know if that helps, but remember YOU control what you eat. So put controls on your cheat days. If you are going to have pizza and know that you will eat the whole thing, then go to a pizzaria that sells by the slice and only get two or buy the smallest size available or find two friends to split with or wrap the extra before you start eating -- whatever works for you.

Smiles!

[SingingMUA]

FYI- If you turn back to page 94 we started with pics of ourselves and creating bio's. I read through them and it totally remotivated me.

You may want to take a looksy.


Since I've been reading through this thread for the past 3 weeks, I have come to "know" (as it were) a lot of you. I've been looking at all the wonderful pics and seeing everyone's lovely personalities come through (BTW, UtahMama... YOU are HILARIOUS!! :rotfl2:.....)


Anyway, to give you guys a little bit of an idea of who I am...

My name is Tia (well, it's actually LaTia, but most people call me Tia). I will be 30 years old in December :scared1:

I am a Makeup Artist by trade, but I am also a classically trained opera singer (hence the screenname).

I love to cook and I love to eat, both of which are reasons for me needing to join this thread... :lmao:

I love all things Disney, and try to make trips to the "World" as often as possible. My next trip is Dec 16-21 with my DBF (BF= Best Friend/roommate) for my "BIG birthday"... princess:

My goals, as far as my health is concerned, are to get within a healthy BMI range (although I realize that most BMI calculators can be a little off), to eat healthier, to get more exercise, and to generally lose some of this "fluff" that has followed me around all of my life...

My "goal" as far as "numbers" are concerned, is to get OUT OF the "2's". I have not had a weight that didn't start with a "2" for over 15 years. I'm pretty tall (5'8), so most people don't believe that I weigh what I do when I tell them... (I will be BOLD and tell you that I now weigh 272 pounds).

Another one of my goals is to participate in the '09 Disney Half Marathon, and I think that would be muuuch easier to accomplish if I lost this extra person that I'm hauling around... :lmao:
(*I do have an obstacle to the above, I have plantar fasciitis and achilles tendonitis, so excessive walking/standing is TORTURE for me, and I sometimes end up in a walking cast/cam walker and crutches for a while when it flares up, but I'm determined to find a way to be rid of this pain so that I can accomplish this goal*)

I don't plan on following any particular "diet plan" or anything, just making changes that I can stick with for the rest of my life. I just faced one of my fears the other day and bought a scale so I could actually know what I weigh, and what my starting point is. It's a really cool digital scale/body fat analyzer thingy that I got on the clearance rack at Tar-jay. Marked down to $11 from $45!!! :thumbsup2

Another fear I plan to face soon is to take one of those Playboy Centerfold Reject photos (i.e. - a photo of myself in a bathing suit/undies), so I can have a really good before shot. This is the thing I'm REALLY scared of because I absolutely hate my body in anything but black, and even then, I'd rather not look at it...:rolleyes1

Anyway, I think I've rambled on enough now... sooo, thanks for reading! :flower3:

[SingingMUA]

And one more thing...

<------------------------------- That pic is me... forgot to mention that in my previous post

[Tink-ing]

Another fear I plan to face soon is to take one of those Playboy Centerfold Reject photos (i.e. - a photo of myself in a bathing suit/undies), so I can have a really good before shot. This is the thing I'm REALLY scared of because I absolutely hate my body in anything but black, and even then, I'd rather not look at it.

Ditto! I need to do it too...and I'm just as terrified to do it as you are. But just think of how proud you'll be when you don't look like that anymore. It's all about visualization. That's what I keep telling myself anyway.

Now if I could just get around to taking that photo :rolleyes1

Oh, and I love your eye makeup! I'm somewhat addicted to makeup and can get lost in Sephora for hours on end, much to the BF's (boyfriend, not best friend, in my case) chagrin. :love:

[eeyore45]

Nikki and Tia

:wizard: WELCOME :cool1:

You both have such wonderful, sensible goals - great attitudes~ :cool1: Thanks for joining!!

(see Pakey, before you know it, you are now an "oldie"!!)
:thumbsup2 Pointing us back to the bios Monica If only we had a better way to keep track of that stuff - remember the great recipes we've shared? MS. Uma posted a recipe for "pooh" muffins that are traditional used the night before weigh in!! MJ I so agree about the cheat!! Thanks for reminding us about Melinda's post on the calorie determination! :thumbsup2

:thumbsup2 On the marathon '09 goal!! I somehow got tricked into doing it this coming Jan '08 :faint: I also suffer with the plantar fascia - I've done very well with wearing crocs (havent had to use the cane since I started wearing crocs!!) I also went to a running shoe store to get fitted for my foot (I pronate, ankles roll in, almost touching the ground!! I'm also tall, and it used to be that people didnt realize I was over 200#, but now my fat is so hanging around the midsection... its now a *duh factor! And its so hard running with the extra weight - sometimes the pain in the foot is hard, but I'm determined - I found the orthotics too expensive and the running store and my podiatrist recommended 2 kinds of shoe inserts - Power Step is what I'm using (I wasted money on the "WalkFit" I so believed that commercial - and dh his inserts are "hard plastic" the WalkFit is just too high an arch!

Anyway - I'm doing ok - start with that couch to 5K running program - and one of the sticky's on the competion forum has a link to gpodometer - that you can find the milage for the route you run!! AND I run in the park near my home - it was a perfect tool!! :thumbsup2

BTW I talk too much~~ :sad2:

I'm also a scale addict - and I cant help it!! BUT for today, I'm one happy :cool1: Peep - the scale says I lost another 4# :woohoo: Then I did the stooopidist thing - I was at the mall - and I went to the dumb Panda Chinese place... I did have the children's portion, and I didnt finish it... I kept chewing knowing each bite iwill cost me 3# by tomorrow :sad2:

I dont know who said they missed the sweet tea - I can relate, and Dr Pepper is my downfall - and diet wont do!

[pamrob]

I am a Makeup Artist by trade, but I am also a classically trained opera singer (hence the screenname).

Another fear I plan to face soon is to take one of those Playboy Centerfold Reject photos (i.e. - a photo of myself in a bathing suit/undies), so I can have a really good before shot. This is the thing I'm REALLY scared of because I absolutely hate my body in anything but black, and even then, I'd rather not look at it...:rolleyes1
:flower3:

Makeup artist and an opera singer! Wow!

Ok, am I the only one who cringed when you read the photo idea? Oh my! I guess that could be some very strong motivation. I would just be worried to death it would fall into someone else's hands! Yikes!!

Welcome tia and all the other new peeps!

[Pakey]

Ok, am I the only one who cringed when you read the photo idea?

Are you kidding????? Of course I probably would have no worries as the photographer would be laughing so hard that the photos would be totally out of focus:rotfl2:

[Pakey]

mj--thanks for the cheating tips. Seriously, it does help. I would like to be able to live, go out to eat once in awhile, etc., but I'm so afraid of losing control. My goal is 135 also but I think it's more of a pipe dream than a real goal. And the math thing may work for me as I'm an accountant so numbers are within my comfort zone. I'll try this out next weekend as DH and I are going to L.A. to take DS31/wife to dinner. They are picking something special for us and I would like to be able to choose something based on appeal rather than calories and fat grams!

mia--a trained opera singer. I'm duly impressed. You will find that most of these peeps have many talents. Of course, I'm not one of the talented ones. I cannot sing, dance, sew, cook, etc. I'm really good at eating and shopping; neither of which are strong selling points.

sandy--another 4 lbs is great. Don't worry about that little kid's chinese plate. I doubt that will add 1 lb, let alone the 3 you are fearing. And I totally agree with you on the diet soda thing. I just can't do it. So it's just plain ole water for me.

[punkin413]

Hi All...

This is my first time posting, but I've been lurking on this thread for about 3 weeks. :scared1: I've been using that time to read through the 1300+ pages here popcorn:: :surfweb: (no, I didn't read EVERY page... but I read quite a lot)

Hello DISappearing Peeps!

I'm new here too (thanks to Gina a.k.a. MA pigletfan :wave: ).


WELCOME NEW PEEPS!!! :goodvibes i think the "rules" have already been explained, if you can even call them that. it sounds like both of you have great attitudes and are on the way to achieving your goals!

oh, and as much as taking that bathing suit picture scares you, DO IT!!!! it really helps you to see the changes you're making in a big way. i did it and i'm glad i did. of course i probably wouldn't have done it if it hadn't been for the timer on my camera because no way was i letting anyone (not even DH) take a pic of me in a bathing suit when i first started this journey! :laughing:

Do most of you weigh every day? I weigh every day but it's because I have OCD. I have thought about locking the scale in a cabinet somewhere and only taking it out once a week because I'm obsessed with it. I get on it every time I walk by it. Like my weight is going to change in the 20 minutes since the last time I weighed!!!!

Also, does everyone have cheat days? I have only cheated on one thing in 7 weeks and that was one homemade blueberry muffin. Should I be including a cheat day? My problem is that I'm afraid I would go nuts. Cheat with one piece of pizza? Yeah, right, I would eat the entire thing and wash it down with a coke or a margarita or something like that and then want dessert. I guess I just don't know how to cheat properly:dance3:

i weigh in about every other day (or so). just whenever i think about it really. oh, and about cheat days, i totally believe in them. but for me it isn't so much about eating everything i see. my cheat day is a way for me to get a break from writing down everything i eat and keeping up with my calorie count. i don't stuff myself with junk food, but i just don't worry about how many calories i'm putting in my body on my cheat day. AND it's a way for me to sneak a margarita in! ;)

[my2boysrtwicethefun]

Hi All...

This is my first time posting, but I've been lurking on this thread for about 3 weeks. :scared1: I've been using that time to read through the 1300+ pages here popcorn:: :surfweb: (no, I didn't read EVERY page... but I read quite a lot)

Anyway, you guys seem like such a great bunch, and I'm in desperate need of some motivation to be healthier. (I'm trying NOT to make my goal to just lose weight... I want to be healthy overall.) :thumbsup2

I will post a "proper" introduction later, so as to give you guys a little background info. But for now, I just wanted to say...

Can I play too??? :flower3:

Hello DISappearing Peeps!

I'm new here too (thanks to Gina a.k.a. MA pigletfan :wave: ).

As you can tell from my "Please Lord I want to wear skinny clothes" ticker, I am also on the weight loss wagon. And although I sometimes fall off...or, ok, voluntarily jump off said wagon and run screaming, arms flailing into the nearest Dunkin' Donuts for a chocolate creme donut, I always somehow find my way back.

But who doesn't need a cheering section? Or want to be someone else's cheering section? So here I am. :cheer2:

I hope to be able to post here frequently - to share and congratulate the losses (of the pound/inch variety, of course), encourage others who somehow wandered out of sight of the wagon, make new friends, provide prayers and pixie dust and, if nothing else, obsess about Disney.

Some quick background so you know a lil' bit about me (references furnished upon request LOL) and then I promise to hand the mike over to the next Peep in line.

"Hi, I'm Nikki and I love to eat. :hyper: And I don't like the gym. :ssst: And apparently someone in Disney didn't get the memo because I'm supposed to be living in Cinderella's Castle." :snooty:

I'm 28 (although I prefer 21...eight times over), am 5' 4.5" tall and currently weigh in at 196.0lbs. My goal weight is 145lbs. When I started this most recent bout of weight loss, I was at 202.6lbs, a number I had previously promised myself to never see on the scale again. Having broken that promise, I realized that it was high time to pull the wagon out of the barn, get back on and look for some people to ride along with me.

At my heaviest I was around the 240-245lb mark. That was about 5 years ago. I was 'pre-diabetic', in horrible foot/back pain, tired all the time and worst of all, horribly depressed. I've lost 50ish lbs. since then. I did WW for a long time and still incorporate it, kind of, in what I do now.

My motivation is, well, mostly my health. I want to be around for a loooong time (= a lot more trips to the World)! I also want to fall in love with my outside, they way I've fallen in love with my inside (and believe me, that was harder than ANY of the weight loss)! And really...well...I want to be able to shop ANYWHERE. (I'm a shopaholic. This is a big one for me.)

I live with my BF who, of course is the type who looks at a large pizza with extra cheese and pepparoni and LOSES 5lbs. ::yes:: But seriously, he's in great shape and is wonderful motivation. I don't have any kids, just the most beautiful godson on the planet who will be thoroughly spoiled with Disney trips. I have two kitties, Isabel and Dory, whom the BF has 'adopted' as his own.

And finally, here are the basics of what I'm doing this time around in terms of weight loss:

*I try to eat 3 'main' meals a day and 2 snacks or 'mini-meals' inbetween. I also try to get most of my carbs in before 2 p.m. I eat a lot of lean proteins and ::ahem:: really, really try to limit the 'bad' stuff. We eat healthy Mon.-Sat. and Sunday is our cheat day. As of late I've been going off the wall on cheat days, so one of my goals is to really reign this in and be sensible.
*I go to the gym 3 days a week and do about an hour of weight training and 30-40 min. of cardio each session. I work in Boston, an hour and a half from where I live, so it's tough for me to get more in than that. Walking on lunch isn't always an option either, especially with the lovely NE winter approaching.
*I'm keeping a food/weight loss journal. I just read a great article is Shape magazine that stressed weighing yourself every day. It says that it keeps you present to your goals and gives you an idea of the 'patterns' in your body. I'd always heard the opposite (only weigh in once a week) but I found that that never worked for me, so I'm giving this a shot.

Thanks for listening/reading. Glad to be on board the healthy train...er...wagon.

Prayers and Pixie Dust for all who've asked it. (Sorry, there's no way I'll get through 1,300+ pages!!)

:flower3:

:welcome: You've picked a great group to join. :thumbsup2 The people here are absolutely amazing and are always offering input when you have questions or concerns. They will make you feel like family. :)

[dance2874]

Just stopping in to say a quick hello to all our new peeps! WELCOME!

I am waiting for dinner to finish so I can run Amanda to cheerleading practice. Have I shared that here? I signed her up for cheerleading through the city and she is loving it. I mostly did it because it was only $25 and thought it would be cute, but she is having a blast. I will ahve to share a picture of her all dolled up. It is so cute.

[Disneyfreak92]

Since I've been reading through this thread for the past 3 weeks, I have come to "know" (as it were) a lot of you. I've been looking at all the wonderful pics and seeing everyone's lovely personalities come through (BTW, UtahMama... YOU are HILARIOUS!! :rotfl2:.....)


Anyway, to give you guys a little bit of an idea of who I am...

My name is Tia (well, it's actually LaTia, but most people call me Tia). I will be 30 years old in December :scared1:

I am a Makeup Artist by trade, but I am also a classically trained opera singer (hence the screenname).

I love to cook and I love to eat, both of which are reasons for me needing to join this thread... :lmao:

I love all things Disney, and try to make trips to the "World" as often as possible. My next trip is Dec 16-21 with my DBF (BF= Best Friend/roommate) for my "BIG birthday"... princess:

My goals, as far as my health is concerned, are to get within a healthy BMI range (although I realize that most BMI calculators can be a little off), to eat healthier, to get more exercise, and to generally lose some of this "fluff" that has followed me around all of my life...

My "goal" as far as "numbers" are concerned, is to get OUT OF the "2's". I have not had a weight that didn't start with a "2" for over 15 years. I'm pretty tall (5'8), so most people don't believe that I weigh what I do when I tell them... (I will be BOLD and tell you that I now weigh 272 pounds).

Another one of my goals is to participate in the '09 Disney Half Marathon, and I think that would be muuuch easier to accomplish if I lost this extra person that I'm hauling around... :lmao:
(*I do have an obstacle to the above, I have plantar fasciitis and achilles tendonitis, so excessive walking/standing is TORTURE for me, and I sometimes end up in a walking cast/cam walker and crutches for a while when it flares up, but I'm determined to find a way to be rid of this pain so that I can accomplish this goal*)

I don't plan on following any particular "diet plan" or anything, just making changes that I can stick with for the rest of my life. I just faced one of my fears the other day and bought a scale so I could actually know what I weigh, and what my starting point is. It's a really cool digital scale/body fat analyzer thingy that I got on the clearance rack at Tar-jay. Marked down to $11 from $45!!! :thumbsup2

Another fear I plan to face soon is to take one of those Playboy Centerfold Reject photos (i.e. - a photo of myself in a bathing suit/undies), so I can have a really good before shot. This is the thing I'm REALLY scared of because I absolutely hate my body in anything but black, and even then, I'd rather not look at it...:rolleyes1

Anyway, I think I've rambled on enough now... sooo, thanks for reading! :flower3:

So nice to meet ya!

Ditto! I need to do it too...and I'm just as terrified to do it as you are. But just think of how proud you'll be when you don't look like that anymore. It's all about visualization. That's what I keep telling myself anyway.

Now if I could just get around to taking that photo :rolleyes1

Oh, and I love your eye makeup! I'm somewhat addicted to makeup and can get lost in Sephora for hours on end, much to the BF's (boyfriend, not best friend, in my case) chagrin. :love:

OMG! I can SO get lost in Sephora! :faint:

Nikki and Tia

:wizard: WELCOME :cool1:

You both have such wonderful, sensible goals - great attitudes~ :cool1: Thanks for joining!!

(see Pakey, before you know it, you are now an "oldie"!!)
:thumbsup2 Pointing us back to the bios Monica If only we had a better way to keep track of that stuff - remember the great recipes we've shared? MS. Uma posted a recipe for "pooh" muffins that are traditional used the night before weigh in!! MJ I so agree about the cheat!! Thanks for reminding us about Melinda's post on the calorie determination! :thumbsup2

:thumbsup2 On the marathon '09 goal!! I somehow got tricked into doing it this coming Jan '08 :faint: I also suffer with the plantar fascia - I've done very well with wearing crocs (havent had to use the cane since I started wearing crocs!!) I also went to a running shoe store to get fitted for my foot (I pronate, ankles roll in, almost touching the ground!! I'm also tall, and it used to be that people didnt realize I was over 200#, but now my fat is so hanging around the midsection... its now a *duh factor! And its so hard running with the extra weight - sometimes the pain in the foot is hard, but I'm determined - I found the orthotics too expensive and the running store and my podiatrist recommended 2 kinds of shoe inserts - Power Step is what I'm using (I wasted money on the "WalkFit" I so believed that commercial - and dh his inserts are "hard plastic" the WalkFit is just too high an arch!

Anyway - I'm doing ok - start with that couch to 5K running program - and one of the sticky's on the competion forum has a link to gpodometer - that you can find the milage for the route you run!! AND I run in the park near my home - it was a perfect tool!! :thumbsup2

BTW I talk too much~~ :sad2:

I'm also a scale addict - and I cant help it!! BUT for today, I'm one happy :cool1: Peep - the scale says I lost another 4# :woohoo: Then I did the stooopidist thing - I was at the mall - and I went to the dumb Panda Chinese place... I did have the children's portion, and I didnt finish it... I kept chewing knowing each bite iwill cost me 3# by tomorrow :sad2:

I dont know who said they missed the sweet tea - I can relate, and Dr Pepper is my downfall - and diet wont do!


Hi Sandy! :wave2: When are you coming down to visit those boys? Miss ya!

[eeyore45]

Punkin I love that picture in your siggy!!! Your fun loving spirit just shines thru!

Minnie MOO I just remembered - thanks for posting the pics!

Fidge How'd things go at school?

Lynda Hey, I'll be there for Homecoming!! Apparently ds wanted to see his fiance - so he invited me to the Homecoming game...:rotfl2: "and oh btw, Fiance wants to come" :rotfl2: (I hear those Illini may get a Rose Bowl bid :wizard:

DD got her hair cut, and she needs to post her picture to her friends - (Its a cute bob!)

[winkers]

Welcome to the new peeps!!!

I'm sure you'll love it here. Tons of support and love! The plan I've been doing lately is , eat whatever I can get my hands on, refuse to step on the scale, which is then followed by poor self esteem and feeling lousy. I don't suggest it.:rotfl: Seriously, after some horrible eating habbits lately, I'm trying to get motivated again.

[AnnNan]

Welcome Tia and Nikki! Glad to have you.

[punkin413]

I am waiting for dinner to finish so I can run Amanda to cheerleading practice. Have I shared that here? I signed her up for cheerleading through the city and she is loving it. I mostly did it because it was only $25 and thought it would be cute, but she is having a blast. I will ahve to share a picture of her all dolled up. It is so cute.

oh, how cute! i was a mascot cheerleader when i was 2, 3 and 4 for the midget football league in my hometown. i was the only little one out there - everyone else was like 7-12 or so. mom says the only cheer i knew was "firecracker, firecracker, boom, boom, boom" and the rest of the time i just kinda twirled around! :laughing: i'll see if i can dig up one of those pics! i hope amanda likes it!!!

Punkin I love that picture in your siggy!!! Your fun loving spirit just shines thru!


awwwwwwww.......thanks! :goodvibes

[majicintheair]

hey everyone well I'm feeling a little embarrased over my earlier post.:guilty: Please believe me that I don't eat like that all the time. That was one of my worst days in a long time, that's why I logged the calories and keep it right here beside my desk. It's easy to lie to yourself about what your doing. That was me facing up to the damage that I was doing to myself. Dieting and exercising all week long is pointless when consuming a bunch of extra calories. I know that. BUT, some days are better than others. That calorie count was like a wake up call to me. I'm in a learning process about how to live a healthy lifestyle. That why I posted that, because I felt comfortable enough to share. I'm great at maintaining my weight, it's losing that's a little harder. But YAY me, :yay: I am almost at a 20 Pound loss! This morning when I weighed (yes I am one of those every day weighers) I was at 19 pounds. This has taken about (give or take) 3 months. It is all about learning my body, learning what to eat, and how certain foods trigger my appetite. So good luck everyone, happy weigh in, skinny dreams and all that good stuff.

[punkin413]

minnie moo - is it okay with you if i steal some of your pics from the ohana's meet for my TR? just wanted to ask first.

melinda - i already stole the one you posted earlier! :rolleyes1

[pamrob]

hey everyone well I'm feeling a little embarrased over my earlier post.:guilty: Please believe me that I don't eat like that all the time. That was one of my worst days in a long time, that's why I logged the calories and keep it right here beside my desk. It's easy to lie to yourself about what your doing. That was me facing up to the damage that I was doing to myself. Dieting and exercising all week long is pointless when consuming a bunch of extra calories. I know that. BUT, some days are better than others. That calorie count was like a wake up call to me. I'm in a learning process about how to live a healthy lifestyle. That why I posted that, because I felt comfortable enough to share. I'm great at maintaining my weight, it's losing that's a little harder. But YAY me, :yay: I am almost at a 20 Pound loss! This morning when I weighed (yes I am one of those every day weighers) I was at 19 pounds. This has taken about (give or take) 3 months. It is all about learning my body, learning what to eat, and how certain foods trigger my appetite. So good luck everyone, happy weigh in, skinny dreams and all that good stuff.


Don't feel embarassed about your post. I'll bet many of us have had days like that. I wouldn't even want to think about my worst days and add the calories. And CONGRATULATIONS on the weight loss. You are doing great!:yay:

[Minnie_Moo]

Welcome new Peeps :)

They are so adorable!! I hope you get to keep them both!!! If they are Corgi/Yorkie mixes, would that make them Corkies or Yorgies??
Well, MJ, I would say the male is a Corkie, since he is very Corgi-like, and the female is a Yorgie!!! They sure are full of piss and vinegar tonight.

Great choice on the name Jasper! ;) (My wittle puppy's name)

And I'm sad I missed you too! I wish I would have planned that better. :( Well, hopefully we'll have the chance again someday!
I hope we'll have another chance to meet up too!

The puppy was already named Jasper like your sweet boy and it just seems to fit him!!! My hubby was thinking of Jack, but his dad's wife was horrified when we told her because that is her ex's name :eek:

We did change the female's name from Demi to Sukie.

First, those puppies are so cute!!!!!

And second, I wish I could have met you too, and Linda. Maybe next time. I am sure there will be a next time, right peeps?
I'm up for a next time, but I think it will need to be a cooler time of year :rolleyes1

minnie moo - is it okay with you if i steal some of your pics from the ohana's meet for my TR? just wanted to ask first.
Steal away!

Sandy! We'd love to see your DD's new do! I'm posting a couple pics here of your and her from tea with your bee-you-ti-ful BBB hairdos and that awesome slipper dessert.

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n240/minniemoo_2006/WDW%202007/WDWr245.jpg

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n240/minniemoo_2006/WDW%202007/WDW241.jpg

[HockeyKat]

Welcome Nikki and Tia!!

I had a bunch of quotes earlier but work got in the way and I never finished my post. Work is kicking my butt lately!

Tia, I am also 5'8. I started at 218, and am about 182 right now. I had been down to 174 but WDW intervened and I am mostly back on track.

I do calorie counting, and try to stay around 1200 most days. I do have cheat days, and try to keep them every 2 weeks, but don't always succeed, which is why I try to stay at 1200.

I did manage to avoid the fair food, and made it to the gym for 40 min/3 miles on the elliptical.

I found an engagement pic from 2.5 years ago that I don't hate... I am about the same weight then as now, so here it is:

http://www.cs.duke.edu/~kathryn/images/engagementsmall.JPG

[aldisneygrl]

Hi All! I am back from the beach!:beach: Of course I am now 10 pages behind!:scared1:
I knew y'all would hit the 20,000 post mark while I was gone! Hope you had a big celebration. :rockband: :dancer: party: I'll have to check up later, need to go to bed in my own bed. :cloud9: I am going to post my loss from Sunday's WW meeting tomorrow. Hope that is ok. It was a good one! ;)
I have got the weekend to work off what I gained at the beach. ;) :yay: (that is me exercising)

[dwheatl]

Hi All...

This is my first time posting, but I've been lurking on this thread for about 3 weeks. :scared1: I've been using that time to read through the 1300+ pages here popcorn:: :surfweb: (no, I didn't read EVERY page... but I read quite a lot)

Anyway, you guys seem like such a great bunch, and I'm in desperate need of some motivation to be healthier. (I'm trying NOT to make my goal to just lose weight... I want to be healthy overall.) :thumbsup2

I will post a "proper" introduction later, so as to give you guys a little background info. But for now, I just wanted to say...

Can I play too??? :flower3:



So I just read through some of the bios and realized I hadn't even thought of giving you all a face for the name. So here are a few pics:

This is me fairly recently and one of the few pics of myself I like (I think I'm fat in EVERY pic taken of me, whether I am or not...gotta work on that):
http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x102/ndgaspar/1390890038_l-1.jpg

This is the face I make when I have to go to the gym:
http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x102/ndgaspar/untitled2.jpg

This is my bea-U-tiful, soon to be Disney spoiled, godson:
http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x102/ndgaspar/jakehat1.jpg

Umm...and let's see, some more quick things about me (that also seem to be a theme on this thread):
I love to: read, scrapbook, nap, eat, go to WDW, travel in general, DIS, shop (shoes in particular), cry while watching Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (a perfect way to vent some emotion) spend time with my family, friends and the BF.

I don't like: the gym (but I do it anyway - my dream is a home gym), most green veggies, but especially cooked broccoli, spiders, "spinny" rides and reality TV...except 'Rock of Love' on VH1, which was suprisingly a mind-numbing, train wreck of a guilty pleasure.

I am back in school pursuing my second BA (the first is in English-Communications) for Psychology. (I would love to work with kids.) I work in the Finance department of a very large law firm.

I have known BF for 10+ years - we were friends for about a year, together for 4, apart for 4, and have been back together for 2 years in January. I'm very close to my family and have recently been getting back in touch with my 'spiritual' side.

OH! And I wrote earlier that I'm 28...see, I have this problem...where I forget how old I am? And not on purpose. I'm 27...at least until Sunday. THEN I'll be 28. :confused3

Um, I think that's it for now. :goodvibes


Welcome, and WOW! Both of you ladies are BEAUTIFUL, like movie-star beautiful! We're happy to have you here, getting healthy with us.


hey everyone well I'm feeling a little embarrased over my earlier post.:guilty: Please believe me that I don't eat like that all the time. That was one of my worst days in a long time, that's why I logged the calories and keep it right here beside my desk. It's easy to lie to yourself about what your doing. That was me facing up to the damage that I was doing to myself. Dieting and exercising all week long is pointless when consuming a bunch of extra calories. I know that. BUT, some days are better than others. That calorie count was like a wake up call to me. I'm in a learning process about how to live a healthy lifestyle. That why I posted that, because I felt comfortable enough to share. I'm great at maintaining my weight, it's losing that's a little harder. But YAY me, :yay: I am almost at a 20 Pound loss! This morning when I weighed (yes I am one of those every day weighers) I was at 19 pounds. This has taken about (give or take) 3 months. It is all about learning my body, learning what to eat, and how certain foods trigger my appetite. So good luck everyone, happy weigh in, skinny dreams and all that good stuff.


Don't be embarrassed about the post. My immediate thought was that I was glad that I am not the only one to have done this. We went to a buffet in Reno, and when we got home I tried to guess-timate the number of points on WW. It was over 50, or more than twice my daily allowance. Let's face it, none of us got here by just eating a few too many strawberries or a large apple instead of a medium. We all have the capacity to go whole hog, and we all have it in us (somewhere) to control that tendency, as evidenced by your big weight loss.

I didn't hear any roof rodents today, and apparently one of the traps is missing. I'm guessing we'll smell something soon.:snooty:

See you all tomorrow. Pretty numbers!:flower3:

[lexmelinda]

GOOD MORNING! :sunny:

I'm out of time again today so no long reply. BUT!

I did want to say WELCOME to the fresh meat....I mean new peeps! :laughing:

I'll be back to chat later!

HAVE A GREAT DAY! TGIF~

[pixie dust 112]

Mornng peepes! Welcome Tia and Nikki!!!!!

I am -2

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[Tink-ing]

hey everyone well I'm feeling a little embarrased over my earlier post.:guilty: Please believe me that I don't eat like that all the time. That was one of my worst days in a long time, that's why I logged the calories and keep it right here beside my desk. It's easy to lie to yourself about what your doing. That was me facing up to the damage that I was doing to myself. Dieting and exercising all week long is pointless when consuming a bunch of extra calories. I know that. BUT, some days are better than others. That calorie count was like a wake up call to me. I'm in a learning process about how to live a healthy lifestyle. That why I posted that, because I felt comfortable enough to share. I'm great at maintaining my weight, it's losing that's a little harder. But YAY me, :yay: I am almost at a 20 Pound loss! This morning when I weighed (yes I am one of those every day weighers) I was at 19 pounds. This has taken about (give or take) 3 months. It is all about learning my body, learning what to eat, and how certain foods trigger my appetite. So good luck everyone, happy weigh in, skinny dreams and all that good stuff.

First things first, the LAST thing I think you should feel is guilty! I'm sure we've all been there. Geez, I think I've been there every Sunday for the past 10 weeks! Really? REALLY. (You and I both have no idea the number of calories consumed when we went to the Ren. Faire a couple of weekends back. :sad2: )

It seems like you've learned a lot from the whole thing - in terms of yourself, your needs and wants and balancing the two.

Not only that, by sharing your experience, I bet you actually made others on the board (posters and lurkers alike) feel better by eliminating that "OHMYGODI'MSOTERRIBLEIATELIKECARPTHISWEEKENDANDI'MT HEONLYONEINTHEWORLDTHATDOESTHIS" feeling that our good friend Guilt brings on.

(Um, think there's a similar support group for buying too many shoes? Because, um, I have that problem too and the Shoe-Buying Guilt Fairy has my number on speed dial.)

And also, Congratulations on the loss!!! :cheer2: That's wonderful. I think maintenance is sometimes as hard as losing.

:goodvibes

[Wonders10]

Good Morning and TGIF! Welcome to the new peeps! (Tia and Nikki, right?)

I didn't weigh this morning for a bounty of reasons ;) 1. AF is on her way and I'm feeling it. 2. I've been eating like carp since my cousin has been staying with us and she can eat more than my mom and I combined. We have SO MUCH junk in our house food-wise. 3. My cousin is sleeping in the guest room where the scale is so I couldn't weight as soon as I woke up like I usually do. There, good enough?

I have a new patient evaluation this morning that I'm really nervous about...a severe stutterer, 20 yrs old. My stuttering experience is limited and I've never done an eval so wish me luck!

Hope everyone has a great day! So glad it is Friday. :cutie:

P.S. Someone posted cute doggie pics of Corkies/Yorgies. They are adorable...glad they found a good home :goodvibes

[pigget74]

[SIZE="4"]-2 pounds I guess nursing is burning all those bad calories that I have been eating. I stay hungry all the time. I still have another 8 pounds to go to pre baby and then an additional 15 pounds. I would like to have lost all the baby weight and then some before I head back to work. We will see. Have a good one everybody.

[punkin413]

hey everyone well I'm feeling a little embarrased over my earlier post.:guilty:

no need for embarassment! that's what we're here for......sort of as a confession booth of sorts! and everyone has been in your shoes. :hug:

Steal away!


thanks!

I found an engagement pic from 2.5 years ago that I don't hate... I am about the same weight then as now, so here it is:


you guys are so cute!

Hi All! I am back from the beach!:beach: Of course I am now 10 pages behind!:scared1:

:yay: (that is me exercising)

welcome home!!!!!! hope you had fun. and that little smilie is the jumping jack smilie! :yay:

(Um, think there's a similar support group for buying too many shoes? Because, um, I have that problem too and the Shoe-Buying Guilt Fairy has my number on speed dial.)


i hear ya on the shoe-buying addiction. i've tried to calm down the last couple of years, but i used to be HORRIBLE! when we moved into our house i was packing up our shoes and DH had about 10 pairs compared to my 155!!!!! :eek: it's ridiculous.

I've been eating like carp since my cousin has been staying with us and she can eat more than my mom and I combined.


really? what exactly does a carp eat? :lmao: sorry. i proofread for a living (though you'd never know it by some of my posts) and i couldn't help myself. :rolleyes: good luck with your patient.


all right, peeps.......i'm -1 pound today. do you know what that means? that means i'm 1 POUND AWAY FROM MY GOAL!!!!!!! this deserves a banana man.....:banana: :banana: :banana:

hope everyone has a good friday. i'm off to get a haircut, go by the bank and then come home and clean my house from top to bottom!

[Wonders10]

really? what exactly does a carp eat? :lmao: sorry. i proofread for a living (though you'd never know it by some of my posts) and i couldn't help myself. :rolleyes: good luck with your patient.

:laughing: I actually purposely put "carp" down instead of crap. Wasn't sure what gets censored around here. Trust me the anal, ocd in me hates mis-spellings! ;)

[WI_DisneyFan]

Don't feel embarassed about your post. I'll bet many of us have had days like that.
Days? Heck, I've had MONTHS like that. Which is pretty much what got me to 240 in the first place.

all right, peeps.......i'm -1 pound today. do you know what that means? that means i'm 1 POUND AWAY FROM MY GOAL!!!!!!! this deserves a banana man.....:banana: :banana: :banana:
That is AWESOME!!! I am so proud of you! That doesn't deserve just three banana mans, that deserves about 10 of them!

:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

And one of these for good measure!

:cheer2:

As for me, my home 'puter took a turn for the worse late last week, and someone in my department at work retired and guess who they decided to give her old job duties to, in addition to his usual ones? Yep, yours truly. So all of that meant almost zero, zilch, nada DISing for me. But the good news is that I lost 3.6 pounds this week, which puts me exactly at my pre-WDW weight (but sadly I'm still 1.6 pounds away from my lowest weight of almost two months ago).

After I got back from WDW, I decided to set a short term goal to reach by Thanksgiving. I was 186 my first weigh-in after WDW, so I am setting a goal of 175, or 11 pounds lost, by Thanksgiving. So this 3.6 pound loss is a good way to start.

I am challenging all of you to set a goal that you would like to reach by Thanksgiving. It can be a certain weight you want to reach, or maybe increasing the distance you walk by 1-mile, or even something as simple as cutting back on soda to once a week by Turkey-day. Anything that will help you achieve your goal of a healthier, happier you! Of course, you don't have to post it here if you don't feel comfortable doing so. But I will be reminding all of you on occasion to keep up with that Thanksgiving goal. Together, we can accomplish anything! (How's that for inspirational?)

[pigget74]

Days? Heck, I've had MONTHS like that. Which is pretty much what got me to 240 in the first place.


That is AWESOME!!! I am so proud of you! That doesn't deserve just three banana mans, that deserves about 10 of them!

:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

And one of these for good measure!

:cheer2:

As for me, my home 'puter took a turn for the worse late last week, and someone in my department at work retired and guess who they decided to give her old job duties to, in addition to his usual ones? Yep, yours truly. So all of that meant almost zero, zilch, nada DISing for me. But the good news is that I lost 3.6 pounds this week, which puts me exactly at my pre-WDW weight (but sadly I'm still 1.6 pounds away from my lowest weight of almost two months ago).

After I got back from WDW, I decided to set a short term goal to reach by Thanksgiving. I was 186 my first weigh-in after WDW, so I am setting a goal of 175, or 11 pounds lost, by Thanksgiving. So this 3.6 pound loss is a good way to start.

I am challenging all of you to set a goal that you would like to reach by Thanksgiving. It can be a certain weight you want to reach, or maybe increasing the distance you walk by 1-mile, or even something as simple as cutting back on soda to once a week by Turkey-day. Anything that will help you achieve your goal of a healthier, happier you! Of course, you don't have to post it here if you don't feel comfortable doing so. But I will be reminding all of you on occasion to keep up with that Thanksgiving goal. Together, we can accomplish anything! (How's that for inspirational?)

Way to go. I have a goal between now and Thanksgiving. I want to lose about 10 pounds. That was put me at 2 pounds under the weight I was when I got pregnant. I think I can do the 10 pounds. I am cutting out a lot of Junk, but after Sunday---we have Joshua's family birthday party on SUnday--so Monday morning I will start no carb. drink until I have all my water in for the day. I will also start walking again--maybe stroll Rebekah through the neighborhood each morning when it is nice and cool. Good luck with your goal.

[majicintheair]

-2 pounds Yall are quite simply the best. :)

[MA pigletfan]

Aron--nice to see you again!

I am with Shannon on this one..i am not doing an official weigh in today. I did weigh myself, and it was a number i didn't like >BUT for once i did not freak out or get depressed. I know why it was a bit higher
1. i did NOT drink as much water as usual ( still over 64 oz every day but not the 80-90 i am used to)
2. because of the long weekend i ate without counting calories 4 days ( fri-mon!) this week..obviously that was a no-no . i didn't go CRAZY but i didn't eat all the fiber and good stuff i normally do
3. Water retention due to quite a few salty foods.
But i am ok with it. I still worked out, pants and tops are starting to fit better..so i am cool with not seeing a loss..BUT believe you me, i will probably weigh myself again sunday or something expecting great things ;)
Have a great day !

[MA pigletfan]

I am challenging all of you to set a goal that you would like to reach by Thanksgiving. It can be a certain weight you want to reach, or maybe increasing the distance you walk by 1-mile, or even something as simple as cutting back on soda to once a week by Turkey-day. Anything that will help you achieve your goal of a healthier, happier you! Of course, you don't have to post it here if you don't feel comfortable doing so. But I will be reminding all of you on occasion to keep up with that Thanksgiving goal. Together, we can accomplish anything! (How's that for inspirational?)

I will take that challenge!!...i am going to be super reasonable ( i think) since i am such a slow loser..and say i would like to lose 5.5 lbs between now and turkey day...as long as i dont' have another week like this one i should be ok! Thanks for the motivation! :)

[MJMouse]

SAME

Gracious, I need to kick my behind into gear. This weekend I'm going to the ocean, but come Monday I am recommitting to 2 miles + per day and calorie watching!!

Gotta go, need to finish a project before I leave at 11:30.

Smiles

[pamrob]

I'm a SAMER this week. I know next week will be a negative number though! I have maintained my pedometer goal most of the week and now I just need to get my water intake back up. My food choices are getting much better - just need to be consistent.

Punkin - Congrats! One pound! You can do it!:cheer2:

I've got a crazy day. Oldest DD needs new pointe shoes ($$$$$) and I need to get two bedrooms painted before I teach a class this evening. Wow, I shouldn't have typed that I feel behind already. . .

Hope everyone has a fantastic Friday!

[Tink-ing]

i've tried to calm down the last couple of years, but i used to be HORRIBLE! when we moved into our house i was packing up our shoes and DH had about 10 pairs compared to my 155!!!!!

Ok. You've got me beat. By about 3x. :worship:
My dream is to have a hugh walk-in closet. Just for my shoes. Like all the rich kids have on Cribs.

Both of you ladies are BEAUTIFUL, like movie-star beautiful!

:blush:

Thank you. I'm working on accepting compliments gracefully instead of making excuses for myself about how "I must have just been having a good day" or simply, "No, I'm not pretty. You're just saying that to be nice." This was a good little exercise. :goodvibes

I am challenging all of you to set a goal that you would like to reach by Thanksgiving.

Woohoo! Count me in. My goal is to lose 5% of my current weight, which would = 9.86lbs by Thanksgiving, putting me at 187.3lbs.

Finally, thanks to everyone for all of the warm welcomes! It's so comfy here.

Ok, so for my first weekly weigh-in, my loss for this week (and my starting point) is: -5.4lbs!!! Now, I know this is mostly water weight and my body being shocked back into submission with healthy food, but I'm still proud.

The gym last night was a semi-flop. My gym partner and I just couldn't get motivated, so we only ended up walking on the treadmill for about 25 min. Not happy 'bout that this morning but it is better than nothing.

Also, hoping for a little pixie dust for the weekend ahead. See, October is 'birthday month' for us. This month alone I have: myself, my brother, my brother's GF, one dog (and yes, she gets cake), the BF, one cousin, 3 friends and an aunt all celebrating birthdays. And my best friend's anniversary. :faint:

That's a lot of cake.

So far, cake consumption has been nil. However that will change this weekend. My parents are having us (the siblings and SO's) over tomorrow night for pizza and D'Angelo's and cake and presents. I've asked for a chicken Caesar salad with dressing on the side and no pita pokket. And I will have cake, but will try to say no :sad2: to the ice cream and be, ahem, conservative with the cake. On Sunday, we may go out to eat and while I'll try not to go too buckwild, we may being feasting Italiano-style. What? did someone say fried fresh mozzarella? :listen:

Congrats to all of this week's "losers". Great job! And lots of encouragement to all of those who are walking briskly behind the wagon, clipping their pedometers on and trying to get back on track. You can do it! :thumbsup2

TGIF :hyper:

[WI_DisneyFan]

Thank you. I'm working on accepting compliments gracefully instead of making excuses for myself about how "I must have just been having a good day" or simply, "No, I'm not pretty. You're just saying that to be nice." This was a good little exercise. :goodvibes
Well, being very much a heterosexual male myself, I can assure you that they are not just "being nice". But even better still, you seem to be just as attractive on the inside, which is where it really counts!

But I know exactly where you are coming from with not accepting compliments gracefully. I even do this with my wife. She'll tell me that I'm looking skinny, and my knee-jerk reaction is to say something like "this shirt is just slimming" or "you have to say that because you're married to me". And even when I do acknowledge that I've lost weight, I feel the need to preface it by saying "but I've still got a lot more to lose before I look really good" or something along those lines. I guess 30 years of being "the fat kid" has forced me to build up this defense mechanism, and it is really tough to shake it since it has served me so well for so long.

[UtahMama]

Tink-ing- Is it your birthday??????((who's in charge of office birthday's around here...LOL!) Wonderful! AND, birthday cake is a freebie (meaning guilt free!)....Happy Birthday!!!!!!! AND, nice to meet you!

Singing MUA- Likewise, good to meet you! It's so nice to have new friends to journey with!

Ack!!! I was so behind and lost and had tons of comments but I screwed up my multi-quote. :sad2:

"WIDF"- A Turkey Day challenge, eh? Ohhhhhh I do SO well at goal setting and achieving...but what the heck? My turkey day goal will be to lose 5 pounds by then (above and beyond my -1.4 today). AND to only eat ONE piece of Halloween candy each day, if any.

Oh! I lost -1.4 this week! .6 more to lose my WDW weight gain of 2 pounds, which is better than last year's 15. Which took FOREVER to lose....like MONTHS.

[Pakey]

I'm of course late here on the west coast but I do have a 1lb loss to post:lmao: Wasn't sure I'd make it after adding the avatar; it probably would have been 2lbs without it.

I hope everyone is having a great Friday. I'll check in later after I see what my staff is up to this morning. I do see another dang donut box out there but at least they moved it farther from my office door.

[WI_DisneyFan]

Also, hoping for a little pixie dust for the weekend ahead. See, October is 'birthday month' for us. This month alone I have: myself, my brother, my brother's GF, one dog (and yes, she gets cake), the BF, one cousin, 3 friends and an aunt all celebrating birthdays. And my best friend's anniversary. :faint:

That's a lot of cake.

So far, cake consumption has been nil. However that will change this weekend. My parents are having us (the siblings and SO's) over tomorrow night for pizza and D'Angelo's and cake and presents. I've asked for a chicken Caesar salad with dressing on the side and no pita pokket. And I will have cake, but will try to say no :sad2: to the ice cream and be, ahem, conservative with the cake. On Sunday, we may go out to eat and while I'll try not to go too buckwild, we may being feasting Italiano-style. What? did someone say fried fresh mozzarella? :listen:
I forgot to quote this part before. Cake and ice cream are my two biggest downfalls. If I had married a baker, I would probably be pushing 350. And now that they make ice cream that tastes like cake, and cake made out of ice cream? It is almost unfair!

[zigzagzerr]

http://www.cs.duke.edu/~kathryn/images/engagementsmall.JPG

That picture is beautiful!! :hippie:

I am challenging all of you to set a goal that you would like to reach by Thanksgiving.

I'm in too. Hoping to be down 5 lbs. :woohoo:


Today I am down 2 but I don't think it really counts since I've been creeping up again over the past few weeks. :cutie:

This weekend should be pretty good for me. Every year, in order to re-up my fitness instructor certificate, I have to attend this weekend conference. It's all day Saturday and Sunday -- so I should get lots of activity. Now, all I have to do is not go crazy eating afterwards....and everything will be fine! Right? Hmmm......

Have a great day, guys!! :goodvibes

[UtahMama]

Mmmmm Caaaake.....

[Pakey]

I'm joining the Thanksgiving challenge. I want to lose 5 lbs by then. That would put me at 166 which would be 1 lb less than where I was when I found out I had cancer. It will be a great day when I get below that weight because that's when I'll feel like I'm really living again.

Of course, the week after Thanksgiving we are taking my parents to Las Vegas. It's supposed to be to see Celine Dion but since I've seen that show once already, my plans were to go and eat. So if I get to 166 before we go, maybe it will motivate me to avoid many temptations while in Sin City.

[Tink-ing]

Cake and ice cream are my two biggest downfalls.

My top three downfalls (i.e. if you want to torture me, pass these in front of my nose and tell me I can't have any!):

#3 Macaroni and Cheese, especially from Boston Market
#3b. Just about anything else of melty-cheesy goodness. My own personal Devil is shaped like a mozarella stick.
(Or it's this guy, cuz he really freaks me out: :dancer: )

#2 Haribo gummy bears. They're cute. They're squishy. They're pure sugar. Hook me up. (But they MUST be Haribo. In my opinion there is NO OTHER gummy bear.)

and the lead culprit is...

(drumroll please)

#1 Duncan Hines golden cake with 'coordinating' Duncan Hines milk chocolate frosting.

:eek:

My heaven consists of fields made of golden cake with milk chocolate frosting rivers. (But no Willy Wonka...unless he's Johnny Depp-shaped.)

And thank you too Mr. WI DisneyFan for that sweet complement.

[aldisneygrl]

-2.6 Of course that was my weigh in on Sunday at WW. Then I went to the :beach: and I gained back most of it. Well I have until Monday to lose it again for next week's weigh in. I am close to my goal weight for WW. I plan on losing more, but I set my goal weight high so that I would be FREE sooner. ;)

Oh BTW, we saw a SHARK at the beach. It was literally right along the shore line. It wasn't a big one. It was about 4 or 5 feet long. I took a picture of it with my phone, but it didn't turn out too good. I got a really close picture when it got washed up on shore, but when I looked at my phone I got a really good picture of my FINGER!!:scared: :rotfl: :rotfl: That is just the way my luck goes. Anyway, it was really cool! My dd ran with me down the beach trying to get a picture. It took us a little while before we would get back in the water. I sure wish that music would play so that we would know that it was coming. :rolleyes1

Still trying to catch up! Hi! newbies! Welcome to our party:

[Pakey]

My weakest links would be

3. Homemade tollhouse cookies
2. Crispy fried potatoes
1. Tacos made w/soft fried corn tortillas

I think tears would actually spring from my eyes if I saw any one of these right now. I would have put Krispy Kreme plain donuts on here too but the Krispy Kreme's closed down here so they are no longer a hazard for me.

[MA pigletfan]

So today we are listing our weaknesses.:eek: .thank GOODNESS today is a cheatish day for me or i would be hiding from this board in fear of getting any ideas of "naughty treats" !
I suppose if i have to pick 3, my 3 diablos of food would be:

1. CHEESE...glorious dairy magic...esp. Brie baked in crescent rolls with preserves...mmmmm and muenster..it must be the orange rind.
2. chocolate..if godivas are at my house, i HAVE to limit myself to 1 piece a day or i will be in a sugar coma with truffle evidence all over my face.
3. fried calamari..i know that may sound FISHY (:lmao: ..i'm just so punny) but rhode island style tossed with pepporocinis...something about it i just love!

ok now i am officially hungry..and lookie looks..LUNCHTIME!
( i am SOO going to Curves again today after work!!):rolleyes1

[UtahMama]

My bad boys are:

1. Any bread based product with butter and or cheese.....nachos, popcorn with cheese, cheese bread, quesedilla, etc. I would put pizza in this category too.
2. cookies, cake, ice cream, candy: But anything more than a few bites make me super sick...so I 've learnt that a little dab'll do yaa!
3. salty: chips, movie popcorn


So I try to adapt with lower fat, sugar free versions. It helps a LOT!

[majicintheair]

mmmm, something I can really get into, I LOVE food! My top 3 food loves (only 3?) :goodvibes
3. Nachos, nothing fancy, some cheese and sour cream, I really like Taco Bell's Nachos Bell Grande, lucky for me there isn't a Taco Bell for miles. 2. Homemade Macaronni and cheese (I saw a Paula Dean show where she FRIED mac-n-cheese, can we say drool ?) 1. Cookies, brownies, cakes and all yummy baked goods. I'm not picky, bake it and I'll eat it!!!

[WI_DisneyFan]

Since I unwittingly started this, I suppose I should officially state my Top 3 Dieting Pitfalls (truth be told, I could easily go up to 20):

1. Cake
2. Ice Cream
2b. The aforementioned cake flavored ice cream, ice cream cake, traditional cake and ice cream... pretty much any combination that marries cake and ice cream is tops in my book
3. Bread of any sort. Crusty bread, dark bread, spiced bread, herb bread, pumpernickel bread; I'll devour it all (except, funny enough, wheat bread).

But as Wendy said, you can make these things healthier:

1. Cake - how about a slice of Angel Food cake with fresh berries and fat free Cool Whip? Tastes yummy, and won't make you go into a sugar induced coma either
2. Ice Cream - Lots of good options here. Edy's has their Double Churned light ice creams that are delectable. Skinny Cow makes a mean ice cream sandwich. Try a lemon sorbet on a hot summer night instead of digging into the Ben and Jerry's.
3. Bread - Ok, I'm sorta stumped here. I get the light Italian bread when I make sandwiches, which is only 1 WW point for two slices. But besides that, I haven't found a good alternative to what I would call "dinner bread"; the sort of thing that you bake and serve as a side item during supper.

So see, at least for the first two you can have your cake and eat it too (pun definitely intended there)!

[UtahMama]

Wait! I LOVE bread too! But the so called lite ones are like eating AIR (40 calories a slice ones I'm talking about). My home made bread is deadly, but goooooood!

Add some real butter and I'm on my honeymoon!


FYI: Mama Melrose at MGM has an appetizer that it's JUST a BIG plate of bread with different spreads....I was DEAD I tell you!

And #5 anything Paula Deen makes! Darn that woman!

[winkers]

My biggest pit falls are.......

1. Food
2. FOOD
3. FOOD

I think that about sums it up!

[Disneyfreak92]

Posting my top 3 pitfalls here! (In no particular order)

1. Ice cream - particularly Cold Stone Creamery (that cake batter ice cream they serve - :faint: ) and Baskin Robbins

2. cookies, cake, pastries - basically sweet baked goods

3. cheese! - on just about anything, but especially, pizza, potatoes, and Mexican food. (Fortunately I also like it on salads and with apples)

I should have 4 because chocolate is also huge! But it's a particular small place here in town that makes this Belgian chocolate that is WOW, just WOW!

But as Wendy said, you can make these things healthier:

1. Cake - how about a slice of Angel Food cake with fresh berries and fat free Cool Whip? Tastes yummy, and won't make you go into a sugar induced coma either

Try the whipped cream frozen - nice ice cream substitute. :thumbsup2 Portillo's (thank goodness there are none around here) makes this chocolate cake shake with the cake mushed up in the shake. DROOL! Well, I took some frozen fat free whipped cream and mushed up one of those WW chocolate cake snacks in it (after eating the icing layer), and it was pretty good!

[pamrob]

My top three downfalls (i.e. if you want to torture me, pass these in front of my nose and tell me I can't have any!):

#3 Macaroni and Cheese, especially from Boston Market
#3b. Just about anything else of melty-cheesy goodness. My own personal Devil is shaped like a mozarella stick.
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Anything cheesy is good to me - esp. creamy mac & cheese!

My weakest links would be

3. Homemade tollhouse cookies
.

These cookies are dangerous for me but sometimes they don't even make it to cookies - I like the dough!


1. CHEESE...glorious dairy magic...esp. Brie baked in crescent rolls with preserves...mmmmm and muenster..it must be the orange rind.
2. chocolate..if godivas are at my house, i HAVE to limit myself to 1 piece a day or i will be in a sugar coma with truffle evidence all over my face.
3. fried calamari..i know that may sound FISHY (:lmao: ..i'm just so punny) but rhode island style tossed with pepporocinis...something about it i just love!


Again, that cheese! Yum! And calamari!! Double yum!

Wait! I LOVE bread too! But the so called lite ones are like eating AIR (40 calories a slice ones I'm talking about). My home made bread is deadly, but goooooood!

Add some real butter and I'm on my honeymoon!


Homemade bread with REAL butter! That's the only kind of bread to eat.

3. cheese! - on just about anything, but especially, pizza, potatoes, and Mexican food. (Fortunately I also like it on salads and with apples)

!

There's that cheese again! Seems like many of us have the same pitfalls! I really shouldn't be reading this list right before lunch . . .

[punkin413]

:laughing: I actually purposely put "carp" down instead of crap. Wasn't sure what gets censored around here. Trust me the anal, ocd in me hates mis-spellings! ;)

you were way ahead of me on that one!

That is AWESOME!!! I am so proud of you! That doesn't deserve just three banana mans, that deserves about 10 of them!

:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

And one of these for good measure!

:cheer2:



hi, aaron!!! and thanks. it's good to "see" you!

and good luck to everyone on their thanksgiving goals. i'm not going to set one as of yet because i want to reach my goal weight within the next couple of weeks and then reevaluate!

Ok. You've got me beat. By about 3x. :worship:
My dream is to have a hugh walk-in closet. Just for my shoes. Like all the rich kids have on Cribs.

:blush:

Thank you. I'm working on accepting compliments gracefully instead of making excuses for myself about how "I must have just been having a good day" or simply, "No, I'm not pretty. You're just saying that to be nice." This was a good little exercise. :goodvibes


the sad part is that i honestly only wear about 10 pairs of them on a regular basis! the rest sit there and collect dust. :rolleyes:

my mom always told me that it's rude to not accept a compliment like a lady, so i try to do that as well. sometimes it's hard though!

good luck with the cake. no advice....just some luck!

(But no Willy Wonka...unless he's Johnny Depp-shaped.)

i absolutely :love: johnny depp as willy wonka!!!!!!! i could watch that movie 500 times and not be sick of it. MUMBLER!!!!!!!!!!! :rotfl2:

Oh BTW, we saw a SHARK at the beach. It was literally right along the shore line. It wasn't a big one. It was about 4 or 5 feet long. I took a picture of it with my phone, but it didn't turn out too good. I got a really close picture when it got washed up on shore, but when I looked at my phone I got a really good picture of my FINGER!!:scared: :rotfl: :rotfl: That is just the way my luck goes. Anyway, it was really cool! My dd ran with me down the beach trying to get a picture. It took us a little while before we would get back in the water. I sure wish that music would play so that we would know that it was coming. :rolleyes1


:eek: this is why i don't swim in the ocean! not gonna happen. i know you've probably already told us, but what beach were you at?

FYI: Mama Melrose at MGM has an appetizer that it's JUST a BIG plate of bread with different spreads....I was DEAD I tell you!

i'm looking forward to that big plate of carbohydrate goodness next april! :rolleyes1

my top three weaknesses:

3. southern cooking (with lots of butter and love) and sweet tea
2. my husband's cooking
1. mexican food

i can't really narrow it down to one thing in each category....it's just sort of an "all of the above" kinda thing. i'm not a big sweets person so that's never been a problem for me. if i'm craving sweets i just eat a brown cow junior popcsicle (100 calories!)

[aldisneygrl]

:eek: this is why i don't swim in the ocean! not gonna happen. i know you've probably already told us, but what beach were you at?

We were in Destin. Right in the heart of town. My daughter thought it was really cool! The lifeguard drove up on her little dunebuggy, and got everyone out of the water. We were already out, and playing in the sand when she came up. Actually she made two people stay out in the water because if they had come up to shore, they might would have run into it. :eek: It was amazing that it was right at the shoreline. DD and I had been way out earlier in the morning. It eventually just swam back out to sea. I would post my picture, but it is hard to see. The one I took of my finger would have been great had my finger NOT been in the way! :rotfl: :rotfl2:

[HockeyKat]

I am ... -4.4!! Only 4.8 more lbs and I am back to my pre-WDW weight. That is my Turkey Day goal.



you guys are so cute!

all right, peeps.......i'm -1 pound today. do you know what that means? that means i'm 1 POUND AWAY FROM MY GOAL!!!!!!! this deserves a banana man.....:banana: :banana: :banana:

hope everyone has a good friday. i'm off to get a haircut, go by the bank and then come home and clean my house from top to bottom!

Thanks... and CONGRATS!!! :banana:



Thank you. I'm working on accepting compliments gracefully instead of making excuses for myself about how "I must have just been having a good day" or simply, "No, I'm not pretty. You're just saying that to be nice." This was a good little exercise. :goodvibes


Finally, thanks to everyone for all of the warm welcomes! It's so comfy here.

Ok, so for my first weekly weigh-in, my loss for this week (and my starting point) is: -5.4lbs!!! Now, I know this is mostly water weight and my body being shocked back into submission with healthy food, but I'm still proud.

TGIF :hyper:

Congrats!! And it definitely is comfy here.

That picture is beautiful!! :hippie:


Thanks!


My top three downfalls are:
3) Alcohol, mostly beer.
2) Cheese, cheese, cheese
1) Salty snacks, especially cheese puffcorn, chips and salsa-con-queso, chips and onion dip.

I can get around the 1st downfall by LOTS of fat free popcorn, fat free pringles w/ onion dip made w/ ff sour cream... but the 2nd and 3rd are really hard to get around.

I am so glad this week is almost over. What a huge pain in my behind it has been!!

[punkin413]

We were in Destin. Right in the heart of town. My daughter thought it was really cool! The lifeguard drove up on her little dunebuggy, and got everyone out of the water. We were already out, and playing in the sand when she came up. Actually she made two people stay out in the water because if they had come up to shore, they might would have run into it. :eek: It was amazing that it was right at the shoreline. DD and I had been way out earlier in the morning. It eventually just swam back out to sea. I would post my picture, but it is hard to see. The one I took of my finger would have been great had my finger NOT been in the way! :rotfl: :rotfl2:

cool to see but kinda scary! we're going to destin a week from today for a wedding. i don't plan to do any swimming in the ocean though so that's not a big deal. it seems that usually when you see a shark close to the shore that it's not an isolated incident. so i'm going to tell my best friend who's getting married there not to let her 3-year-old in past his ankles!

[spongemommie05]

weight for this week 3pds gone i am in the middle of qualifying rounds for floor mopping i will be back later ..

[Backstage_Gal]

Spongmisty, wohoo, 7 days till Disneyland!!!!!!!!!!!!! :yay:

[SingingMUA]

Oh, and I love your eye makeup! I'm somewhat addicted to makeup and can get lost in Sephora for hours on end, much to the BF's (boyfriend, not best friend, in my case) chagrin. :love:

Thank you!! Because I'm a makeup artist, people think I walk around looking like that all day, but the truth is... most days I could care less if I'm wearing makeup or not... and I usually only wear the bare minimum that I need for work. Except for when I used to work for MAC. If any of you have ever been to a MAC store/counter, you know that the girls (and some guys) there have way over the top makeup. Believe it or not, it's a requirment that you have to wear at least 16 PIECES OF COLOR ON YOUR FACE NOT INCLUDING FOUNDATION!!! :scared1:


:thumbsup2 On the marathon '09 goal!! I somehow got tricked into doing it this coming Jan '08 :faint: I also suffer with the plantar fascia - I've done very well with wearing crocs (havent had to use the cane since I started wearing crocs!!) I also went to a running shoe store to get fitted for my foot (I pronate, ankles roll in, almost touching the ground!! I'm also tall, and it used to be that people didnt realize I was over 200#, but now my fat is so hanging around the midsection... its now a *duh factor! And its so hard running with the extra weight - sometimes the pain in the foot is hard, but I'm determined - I found the orthotics too expensive and the running store and my podiatrist recommended 2 kinds of shoe inserts - Power Step is what I'm using (I wasted money on the "WalkFit" I so believed that commercial - and dh his inserts are "hard plastic" the WalkFit is just too high an arch!

Anyway - I'm doing ok - start with that couch to 5K running program - and one of the sticky's on the competion forum has a link to gpodometer - that you can find the milage for the route you run!! AND I run in the park near my home - it was a perfect tool!! :thumbsup2

BTW I talk too much~~ :sad2:


Funny you should mention Crocs... I have been thinking of getting some, but I wasn't sure if it was worth a try. Which ones do you have?? The clogs or one of the other styles?? I've been looking at the "mary jane" style. I'd prefer not to wear the clog style because I'm a makeup artist/manager at a hair salon and I need to be a bit more stylish for work. :laughing:

You have inspired me and helped me to know that it IS possible to overcome this wretched condition and achieve my goal of doing the marathon! :goodvibes

Welcome Nikki and Tia!!

I had a bunch of quotes earlier but work got in the way and I never finished my post. Work is kicking my butt lately!

Tia, I am also 5'8. I started at 218, and am about 182 right now. I had been down to 174 but WDW intervened and I am mostly back on track.

I do calorie counting, and try to stay around 1200 most days. I do have cheat days, and try to keep them every 2 weeks, but don't always succeed, which is why I try to stay at 1200.

I did manage to avoid the fair food, and made it to the gym for 40 min/3 miles on the elliptical.

I found an engagement pic from 2.5 years ago that I don't hate... I am about the same weight then as now, so here it is

Thanks for the points of reference!! :flower3: Although, for some reason, I can't see your pic... :confused:

Welcome, and WOW! Both of you ladies are BEAUTIFUL, like movie-star beautiful! We're happy to have you here, getting healthy with us.


This. Made. My. Day. :sad1: :hug: :flower3: I have very low self-esteem, and have never really seen myself as pretty and certainly not beautiful, so to have someone who doesn't even know me say something like that kind of blew me away... I believe Tink-ing had a similar response, and said that she is working on graciously accepting compliments. I will start doing the same... :)

[Pakey]

Funny you should mention Crocs... I have been thinking of getting some, but I wasn't sure if it was worth a try. Which ones do you have?? The clogs or one of the other styles?? I've been looking at the "mary jane" style. I'd prefer not to wear the clog style because I'm a makeup artist/manager at a hair salon and I need to be a bit more stylish for work. :laughing:



Tia, my mickey mouse crocs just arrived today and I put them on my feet about an hour ago. I got the red ones because we wear red shirts at work (company provides clothing because we process a lot of garlic and jalapenos and we all go home smelling of it). They are so comfortable, I can't believe it. Now I'm thinking of the mary jane ones because these mickey ones feel so good. I have super wide feet so it's nice to have something on the tootsies that isn't torture. I'll be getting more pairs now. :banana: Faith

[WI_DisneyFan]

All right, at the end of the day we've got the following Thanksgiving goals:

Aaron (me) - Lose 7.4 lbs (It was 11 before my 3.6 pound loss this week)
pigget74 - Lose 10 lbs
Gina (MA pigletfan) - Lose 5.5 lbs
Nikki (Tink-ing) - Lose 5%, or 9.86 lbs
Wendy (UtahMama) - Lose 5 lbs, and only eat one piece of Halloween candy each day, if any.
Lisa (zigzagzerr) - Lose 5 lbs
Pakey - Lose 5 lbs
Kat (HockeyKat) - Lose 4.8 lbs to reach pre-WDW weight

If anybody else wants to join in, just post it on here and I'll include you!

And as an aside, isn't it funny that the guy from Wisconsin doesn't share your love of cheese?

[Pakey]

And as an aside, isn't it funny that the guy from Wisconsin doesn't share your love of cheese?


And the gal from California too!!!! We have a lot of California cheese commercials on TV here with cows with Wisconsin accents trying to leave the snow blizzards and walk to sunny California. :rotfl:

[UtahMama]

In case I forget...Thus far, we have lost....30.4!!!!!!

hang in there samers, gainers and pre/post Aunt Flo-ers!

[pigget74]

My top three are 1) Sweet Tea 2) chips and dip (we do not buy often) 3) ice cream. My DH eats a bowl of ice cream every night before bed and it does nothing to him. That makes me sick!!

[pamrob]

All right, at the end of the day we've got the following Thanksgiving goals:

Aaron (me) - Lose 7.4 lbs (It was 11 before my 3.6 pound loss this week)
pigget74 - Lose 10 lbs
Gina (MA pigletfan) - Lose 5.5 lbs
Nikki (Tink-ing) - Lose 5%, or 9.86 lbs
Wendy (UtahMama) - Lose 5 lbs, and only eat one piece of Halloween candy each day, if any.
Lisa (zigzagzerr) - Lose 5 lbs
Pakey - Lose 5 lbs
Kat (HockeyKat) - Lose 4.8 lbs to reach pre-WDW weight

If anybody else wants to join in, just post it on here and I'll include you!

And as an aside, isn't it funny that the guy from Wisconsin doesn't share your love of cheese?

I'll jump on the Thanksgiving goal wagon! 8 lbs.

[SingingMUA]

I am challenging all of you to set a goal that you would like to reach by Thanksgiving. It can be a certain weight you want to reach, or maybe increasing the distance you walk by 1-mile, or even something as simple as cutting back on soda to once a week by Turkey-day. Anything that will help you achieve your goal of a healthier, happier you! Of course, you don't have to post it here if you don't feel comfortable doing so. But I will be reminding all of you on occasion to keep up with that Thanksgiving goal. Together, we can accomplish anything! (How's that for inspirational?)


oooo... Me! Me! I wanna play! Um... Lets see... I would like to lose 5 pounds by Thanksgiving.... :thumbsup2

[majicintheair]

SINGINGMUA : when I saw your first post, I thought the picture was one of those "model" pictures or maybe somebody famous that you liked or something, when you said that was you ......WOW!

[SingingMUA]

Sooo... my three things (well, there are really more than three, but for the sake of continuity, I will try to just name three...)

3. Fried Chicken!!! (well really, chicken in ANY form, but I think fried edges out the others)
3b. Any combo of meat and cheese.... (what IS it about meat and melted cheese that is just soooo yummy!)
2. Potatoes of any kind (fried, baked, boiled, sauteed, scalloped... you get the picture)

1. Whoever said Ducan Hines yellow cake with Milk Chocolate Frosting.... will you marry me??? :love: The only additional thing that this needs to make it perfect is a glass of ICE, COLD MILK!!! :cloud9:

[SingingMUA]

SINGINGMUA : when I saw your first post, I thought the picture was one of those "model" pictures or maybe somebody famous that you liked or something, when you said that was you ......WOW!

:sad1: :love2:

thank you...

[punkin413]

Believe it or not, it's a requirment that you have to wear at least 16 PIECES OF COLOR ON YOUR FACE NOT INCLUDING FOUNDATION!!! :scared1:

:eek: i can't even *think* of 16 colors!!!!

Funny you should mention Crocs... I have been thinking of getting some, but I wasn't sure if it was worth a try. Which ones do you have?? The clogs or one of the other styles?? I've been looking at the "mary jane" style. I'd prefer not to wear the clog style because I'm a makeup artist/manager at a hair salon and I need to be a bit more stylish for work. :laughing:


i have the MJs and they are soooooo comfy!!! but if you're looking for a little style AND comfort, check these out....

http://shop.crocs.com/pc-421-4-alice.aspx?reqid=421&reqProdTypeId=41p&subsectionname=footwear&section=products

i bought a pair of black ones for my recent WDW trip and I LOVE THEM!!!!!! they're so cute and comfy. i actually wore them today! just a warning....if you have wide feet they may not be the shoe for you. they're narrower than the other croc styles. not overly narrow by any means...i definitely don't have narrow feet and they fit me fine. they're just a little more slender than my other crocs. the MJs seem to not be so narrow though.

[harleygirl]

okay - checkng in catching up- Down 2 lbs this week...

Goal is 8 lbs by turkey day...

ONLY THREE??? what is this torture night?

3. salty snacks
2. pizza
1. cookies, apple pie


I have bee a good girl and have been going to the gym regularly, I have gotten really strong and I can actually see muscles when i work out, but there is this nasty layer of fat on top. people tell me they can see a change, but i cannot. but i keep on going, and someday when i grow up i'll get control of my dieting and i will be fit and sexy and totally smokin HOT!!!

[harleygirl]

I have the maryjanes and the Beach crocs, and some brigth red disney crocs, i love em, i wear my maryjanes the most, but find that i tend to trip on the toe, I like to call it "tripping on ant poo" as opposed to me being a clutz:goodvibes

[punkin413]

I have the maryjanes and the Beach crocs, and some brigth red disney crocs, i love em, i wear my maryjanes the most, but find that i tend to trip on the toe, I like to call it "tripping on ant poo" as opposed to me being a clutz:goodvibes

:lmao: i do the SAME thing in my MJ crocs!

good to see you, by the way!

[harleygirl]

thanks! good to see you too! life has taken over and I rarely get to Dis...

I have 2 dogs who think they live with me now...anybody want a black lab...he's a sweetie, he's about 1 yr old and full of love, but i dont have time for him and I cant afford another dog..his owners dont want him anymore because he wont stay home because he's bored there and wants to play with my dogs! so thus he comes over and brings a friend with him, then I have 5 dogs in my yard.

[abish19]

Hi everybody...I weighed in 1.4 pounds LESS than last week! Yippee! (Let's hope this continues!).

I need some reinforcement. I went to dinner tonight with some friends, and it came out that I was a big Disney fan. I almost felt like the kid in middle school who's getting made fun of; like I was being marginalized for loving something so "fake" and "artificial." I mean, who spends so much time, listening to a Disney podcast and checking out websites and writing on message boards? Two of the girls I was with had never been and didn't understand what was so wonderful about it. One of them couldn't believe that I wasn't worried about how many pedophiles would be at WDW ("isn't it the world's most prime location for them?").

I love WDW for a lot of reasons: It's beautiful, it's safe, it was built and is run with care and a great deal of thoughtfulness, it's fun, everybody's happy, it's an escape from reality, it's warm and lovely and I miss it! I know I'm unreasonably upset over this. I mean, I'm not a missionary for Disney; if they don't ever go it doesn't bother me (fewer crowds!). But plenty of people spend hours collecting baseball cards, watching sports, scrapbooking, gardening, stamp collecting, or engaging in other hobbies I don't care much about personally - and I would never think "they must be nuts" or "who would ever put so much time into that?"

SO sorry to digress! This isn't the Complain Frequently board.

On the upside, I was very good at the restaurant. I only had half (maybe not even that!) of my food, and DID NOT order soda, just water! No dessert, and even when I stopped at the grocery store on the way home for cat food, I didn't buy ANY bad foods.

Welcome to ALL of our new friends! We're so glad to have more people to love...

[dwheatl]

Samer, but then I was so bad for no good reason, it's scary. I had cake (it was my job to pick up the cake for the Aug, Sept., and Oct. birthday, so of course I got chocolate with chocolate filling and chocolate roses). I didn't have time to make my lunch so I ate yogurt (light) with granola (not light) for lunch. Then my partenr had left her lunch sitting out when she left, and she called me and told me to throw it away or eat it. Can you guess what I did? It was tortellini alfredo, something I would never order, and when I finished it, I really felt sick. So cake, cheesy pasta, then I ate a salad when I got home, then hit the jar of peanuts. Nuts are definitely on my list of beloved foods.


I am challenging all of you to set a goal that you would like to reach by Thanksgiving. It can be a certain weight you want to reach, or maybe increasing the distance you walk by 1-mile, or even something as simple as cutting back on soda to once a week by Turkey-day. Anything that will help you achieve your goal of a healthier, happier you! Of course, you don't have to post it here if you don't feel comfortable doing so. But I will be reminding all of you on occasion to keep up with that Thanksgiving goal. Together, we can accomplish anything! (How's that for inspirational?)

OK, my goal is to get back to where I was in May, which was 4 lbs. lower than I am now. And Thanksgiving is my anniversary of joining the peeps. That would put me at 11 1/2 lbs. in one year. Also, I would be a big "clunk" down on the scales, under 150. I feel like a super-slow loser, but at least I'm a loser, right? How many people brag about that?



I need some reinforcement. I went to dinner tonight with some friends, and it came out that I was a big Disney fan. I almost felt like the kid in middle school who's getting made fun of; like I was being marginalized for loving something so "fake" and "artificial." I mean, who spends so much time, listening to a Disney podcast and checking out websites and writing on message boards? Two of the girls I was with had never been and didn't understand what was so wonderful about it. One of them couldn't believe that I wasn't worried about how many pedophiles would be at WDW ("isn't it the world's most prime location for them?").

I love WDW for a lot of reasons: It's beautiful, it's safe, it was built and is run with care and a great deal of thoughtfulness, it's fun, everybody's happy, it's an escape from reality, it's warm and lovely and I miss it! I know I'm unreasonably upset over this. I mean, I'm not a missionary for Disney; if they don't ever go it doesn't bother me (fewer crowds!).

I know what you mean. Some people feel superior by knocking anything that's popular. My thought is, if it's so awful, why do so many people love it?

There are some pervs at Disney though. We've seen them on both coasts. That doesn't stop us from enjoying the parks, it just means you still have to be diligent with kids.

[lexmelinda]

GOOD MORNING! :sunny:

My top three naughty foods are almost the same as everybody else's:

1. salty snacks (especially cheez-its)
2. warm cookies and pie (ice cream has no power over me)
3. fried food...french fries, deep-fried appetizers, etc.

Thank goodness we don't eat out much! That is my saving grace!

TOP TIPS

Don't keep your temptation foods in your house!!!! DON'T!!! Nobody needs that junk...not you or your kids or your spouse!

Find healthy foods that you like! If you actually like the food you're eating it won't seem like your deprived.

EVERYBODY HAVE A GREAT SATURDAY! :flower3:

[Tink-ing]

1. Whoever said Ducan Hines yellow cake with Milk Chocolate Frosting.... will you marry me??? :love: The only additional thing that this needs to make it perfect is a glass of ICE, COLD MILK!!! :cloud9:

I do! (Although BF might put up a fight...I would hope...hm. :rotfl:

I need some reinforcement. I went to dinner tonight with some friends, and it came out that I was a big Disney fan. I almost felt like the kid in middle school who's getting made fun of; like I was being marginalized for loving something so "fake" and "artificial." I mean, who spends so much time, listening to a Disney podcast and checking out websites and writing on message boards? Two of the girls I was with had never been and didn't understand what was so wonderful about it. One of them couldn't believe that I wasn't worried about how many pedophiles would be at WDW ("isn't it the world's most prime location for them?")

I actually have a friend who does this to me quite often. About lots of things - Disney, weight loss, money, etc. It's hard because I love her very much. But what it comes down to, at least in her case, is jealousy. When you aren't happy with things that you have or are insecure about things you love, some people react by putting you down and trying to strap you into the same boat they're in.

Whenever she starts harping like this, I simply tell her she shouldn't judge something she's never experienced and then I change the subject. That simple.

GOOD MORNING! :sunny:

My top three naughty foods are almost the same as everybody else's:

1. salty snacks (especially cheez-its)
2. warm cookies and pie (ice cream has no power over me)
3. fried food...french fries, deep-fried appetizers, etc.

Thank goodness we don't eat out much! That is my saving grace!

TOP TIPS

Don't keep your temptation foods in your house!!!! DON'T!!! Nobody needs that junk...not you or your kids or your spouse!

Find healthy foods that you like! If you actually like the food you're eating it won't seem like your deprived.

EVERYBODY HAVE A GREAT SATURDAY! :flower3:

AMEN!

Despite 2 of my top 3 food vices being sweet, I'm actually much more of a salty snack craver. Especially Doritos. However, I actually just started eating these:
http://www.ljcfyi.com/blog/2007/march2007/chips.jpg

They are yummy! And come in 3 "salty" flavors and 3 sweet ones.

Now, they aren't great in terms of being "good" for you (130 cal./5g fat-no transfat/19g carbs/2g fiber/2g protein), but they're a nice alternative to Doritos for me. And 1 serving (12 chips) is equal to 1/2 a serving of veggies.

It's what I eat when I don't want to cheat but want to feel like I'm cheating.

And I think it goes without saying that the cheddar ones are my favorite!

[punkin413]

Hi everybody...I weighed in 1.4 pounds LESS than last week! Yippee! (Let's hope this continues!).

I need some reinforcement. I went to dinner tonight with some friends, and it came out that I was a big Disney fan.

first off, don't knock it til you try it! seriously. how can someone criticize you for loving WDW if they've never even been??? if you've never been, then how do you know? and as for the others that have been, to each his own. i personally don't understand how anybody could go there and not want to go back very soon! it's such a magical place!!!! i mean, everyone is different - our world would be boring if we all liked the same things! but to make fun of someone for loving something so pure and magical is just plain mean IMO. if it's all in good fun, just let it go. but if it really bothers you i would tell them INDIVIDUALLY that it hurts your feelings. telling them as a group may lead to more jokes.

i'm off to an HOA meeting and i'll probably get things thrown at me because i'm wearing my vandy shirt today and they play UGA. GO 'DORES!!!!!! they'll probably lose but i've gotta support my team!

[SingingMUA]

:eek: i can't even *think* of 16 colors!!!!


I will break down this 16 colors thing, so you can have an idea of why MAC Artists always look sooooo "done"... :rolleyes1

Keep in mind that what I'm listing is OUTSIDE of the normal layer of spackle.... er... I, mean, FOUNDATION... :rotfl: that you are REQUIRED to wear...

*a base for your shadow (i.e. -something emollient/creamy to help the shadow "stick" and make the colors "pop", like a cream shadow)

*at least 4 colors of eyeshadow on your eyes

*eye liner (sometimes more than 1)

*mascara (sometimes 2 different kinds at the same time)

*fill in brows

*bronzer

*blush (sometimes 2 different kinds)

*lipliner, lipstick, AND lipgloss... (and usually, they would tell you to use 2 different liners and 2 different glosses in order to get the "perfect" lip color combo...

And WHAM!... you have made it to about 16 pieces of color by the time you do all of this... :rotfl2:

[punkin413]

I will break down this 16 colors thing, so you can have an idea of why MAC Artists always look sooooo "done"... :rolleyes1

Keep in mind that what I'm listing is OUTSIDE of the normal layer of spackle.... er... I, mean, FOUNDATION... :rotfl: that you are REQUIRED to wear...

*a base for your shadow (i.e. -something emollient/creamy to help the shadow "stick" and make the colors "pop", like a cream shadow)

*at least 4 colors of eyeshadow on your eyes

*eye liner (sometimes more than 1)

*mascara (sometimes 2 different kinds at the same time)

*fill in brows

*bronzer

*blush (sometimes 2 different kinds)

*lipliner, lipstick, AND lipgloss... (and usually, they would tell you to use 2 different liners and 2 different glosses in order to get the "perfect" lip color combo...

And WHAM!... you have made it to about 16 pieces of color by the time you do all of this... :rotfl2:

WOW!!!!! i guess i do use more "colors" than i thought. i use a cream color to make my eye makeup "stick" (who woulda thought i was doing something right???), then usually about 3 colors on my eyes, eyeliner (1), mascara (1), blush and lip gloss. so that's 8 colors. i'm halfway there!!! :laughing:

[pigget74]

I will break down this 16 colors thing, so you can have an idea of why MAC Artists always look sooooo "done"... :rolleyes1

Keep in mind that what I'm listing is OUTSIDE of the normal layer of spackle.... er... I, mean, FOUNDATION... :rotfl: that you are REQUIRED to wear...

*a base for your shadow (i.e. -something emollient/creamy to help the shadow "stick" and make the colors "pop", like a cream shadow)

*at least 4 colors of eyeshadow on your eyes

*eye liner (sometimes more than 1)

*mascara (sometimes 2 different kinds at the same time)

*fill in brows

*bronzer

*blush (sometimes 2 different kinds)

*lipliner, lipstick, AND lipgloss... (and usually, they would tell you to use 2 different liners and 2 different glosses in order to get the "perfect" lip color combo...

And WHAM!... you have made it to about 16 pieces of color by the time you do all of this... :rotfl2:

WOW!!! I wouldn't have a clue on how to make this look good. I hate putting on makeup---I consist of base, eyeshaow--3 colors, blush, lip liner, lip stick, and mascara. I never wear eye liner--scares me :confused3


Here is a pic. of Rebekah as a glo worm ---one is in the dark and the other is with lights.http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q63/pigget74/andrewandhannahparty07006.jpghttp://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q63/pigget74/andrewandhannahparty07001.jpg

[punkin413]

I never wear eye liner--scares me :confused3

Here is a pic. of Rebekah as a glo worm ---one is in the dark and the other is with lights.http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q63/pigget74/andrewandhannahparty07006.jpghttp://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q63/pigget74/andrewandhannahparty07001.jpg

i look DEAD without eyeliner! i've found that if you smudge it a little it doesn't look so dark and goth-looking!

rebekah DOES look like a little glo worm! how cute!!! my little sister had one of those glow worms that you could squeeze and it would glow. she loved that thing! your other kids have a REAL precious little glo worm! :goodvibes

[winkers]

Here is a pic. of Rebekah as a glo worm ---one is in the dark and the other is with lights.http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q63/pigget74/andrewandhannahparty07006.jpghttp://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q63/pigget74/andrewandhannahparty07001.jpg

She's so precious! Is that a vacuum hose next to her?

[pigget74]

It's the hose that contains all the wires for the machine. Looks just like the vaccume hose though.

[aldisneygrl]

WOW!!! I wouldn't have a clue on how to make this look good. I hate putting on makeup---I consist of base, eyeshaow--3 colors, blush, lip liner, lip stick, and mascara. I never wear eye liner--scares me :confused3


Here is a pic. of Rebekah as a glo worm ---one is in the dark and the other is with lights.http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q63/pigget74/andrewandhannahparty07006.jpghttp://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q63/pigget74/andrewandhannahparty07001.jpg

She is absolutely precious! How long does she have to be under that blanket? All day? I never had a baby with jaundice, so I don't know much about it. :confused3

[Pakey]

WOW!!! I wouldn't have a clue on how to make this look good. I hate putting on makeup---I consist of base, eyeshaow--3 colors, blush, lip liner, lip stick, and mascara. I never wear eye liner--scares me :confused3


Here is a pic. of Rebekah as a glo worm ---one is in the dark and the other is with lights.http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q63/pigget74/andrewandhannahparty07006.jpghttp://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q63/pigget74/andrewandhannahparty07001.jpg

Your little glo worm is absolutely beautiful. After having 3 sons and now 1 grandson, what I wouldn't give to have those darling little pink clothes and blankets!!!!

[HockeyKat]

Hi everybody...I weighed in 1.4 pounds LESS than last week! Yippee! (Let's hope this continues!).

I need some reinforcement. I went to dinner tonight with some friends, and it came out that I was a big Disney fan. I almost felt like the kid in middle school who's getting made fun of; like I was being marginalized for loving something so "fake" and "artificial." I mean, who spends so much time, listening to a Disney podcast and checking out websites and writing on message boards? Two of the girls I was with had never been and didn't understand what was so wonderful about it. One of them couldn't believe that I wasn't worried about how many pedophiles would be at WDW ("isn't it the world's most prime location for them?").

I love WDW for a lot of reasons: It's beautiful, it's safe, it was built and is run with care and a great deal of thoughtfulness, it's fun, everybody's happy, it's an escape from reality, it's warm and lovely and I miss it! I know I'm unreasonably upset over this. I mean, I'm not a missionary for Disney; if they don't ever go it doesn't bother me (fewer crowds!). But plenty of people spend hours collecting baseball cards, watching sports, scrapbooking, gardening, stamp collecting, or engaging in other hobbies I don't care much about personally - and I would never think "they must be nuts" or "who would ever put so much time into that?"

SO sorry to digress! This isn't the Complain Frequently board.

On the upside, I was very good at the restaurant. I only had half (maybe not even that!) of my food, and DID NOT order soda, just water! No dessert, and even when I stopped at the grocery store on the way home for cat food, I didn't buy ANY bad foods.

Welcome to ALL of our new friends! We're so glad to have more people to love...

OH!! I get this ALLL the time. It doesn't help that I am sort of the sarcastic type and I really don't like or want kids (sorry to all who have them, I think they are wonderful for you, just not for me!!). So I get it double!

I tend to keep my WDW thing a bit under wraps for this reason, actually... My DH is very into it so I can share things with him, and I don't really advertise it too much at work. Although they do know I am DVC (well, to them, own a timeshare), and that I go down 4-5 times a year, and have now just chalked it up to one more "quirk".

I will break down this 16 colors thing, so you can have an idea of why MAC Artists always look sooooo "done"... :rolleyes1

Keep in mind that what I'm listing is OUTSIDE of the normal layer of spackle.... er... I, mean, FOUNDATION... :rotfl: that you are REQUIRED to wear...

*a base for your shadow (i.e. -something emollient/creamy to help the shadow "stick" and make the colors "pop", like a cream shadow)

*at least 4 colors of eyeshadow on your eyes

*eye liner (sometimes more than 1)

*mascara (sometimes 2 different kinds at the same time)

*fill in brows

*bronzer

*blush (sometimes 2 different kinds)

*lipliner, lipstick, AND lipgloss... (and usually, they would tell you to use 2 different liners and 2 different glosses in order to get the "perfect" lip color combo...

And WHAM!... you have made it to about 16 pieces of color by the time you do all of this... :rotfl2:

Holy be-geebus!! I have started this Bare Minerals thing, so I wear their foundation, the "mineral veil", brown or black eyeliner, brown eyeshadow. Sometimes I might smudge a bit of the blue in my little combo thing into the crease, as I bought some Almay thing for blue eyes that has instructions to do so... No lipstick or blush, because I am too lazy to keep up with lipstick and I am naturally ruddy so I try to keep the extra color to a minimum. I can't imagine all that on my face!

I got my haircut today... I should be 2-3 lbs lighter this week just for it! My hair was about halfway down my back, just past the strap, and I think he took off about 6-8 inches. Here is 2 pics, one with flash, one without:

http://www.cs.duke.edu/~kathryn/images/newhaircut3.JPG http://www.cs.duke.edu/~kathryn/images/newhaircut.JPG

[aldisneygrl]

OH!! I get this ALLL the time. It doesn't help that I am sort of the sarcastic type and I really don't like or want kids (sorry to all who have them, I think they are wonderful for you, just not for me!!). So I get it double!

I tend to keep my WDW thing a bit under wraps for this reason, actually... My DH is very into it so I can share things with him, and I don't really advertise it too much at work. Although they do know I am DVC (well, to them, own a timeshare), and that I go down 4-5 times a year, and have now just chalked it up to one more "quirk".



Holy be-geebus!! I have started this Bare Minerals thing, so I wear their foundation, the "mineral veil", brown or black eyeliner, brown eyeshadow. Sometimes I might smudge a bit of the blue in my little combo thing into the crease, as I bought some Almay thing for blue eyes that has instructions to do so... No lipstick or blush, because I am too lazy to keep up with lipstick and I am naturally ruddy so I try to keep the extra color to a minimum. I can't imagine all that on my face!

I got my haircut today... I should be 2-3 lbs lighter this week just for it! My hair was about halfway down my back, just past the strap, and I think he took off about 6-8 inches. Here is 2 pics, one with flash, one without:

http://www.cs.duke.edu/~kathryn/images/newhaircut3.JPG http://www.cs.duke.edu/~kathryn/images/newhaircut.JPG

Love your new do! It is very flattering to your face.

[WI_DisneyFan]

I will break down this 16 colors thing, so you can have an idea of why MAC Artists always look sooooo "done"... :rolleyes1

Keep in mind that what I'm listing is OUTSIDE of the normal layer of spackle.... er... I, mean, FOUNDATION... :rotfl: that you are REQUIRED to wear...

*a base for your shadow (i.e. -something emollient/creamy to help the shadow "stick" and make the colors "pop", like a cream shadow)

*at least 4 colors of eyeshadow on your eyes

*eye liner (sometimes more than 1)

*mascara (sometimes 2 different kinds at the same time)

*fill in brows

*bronzer

*blush (sometimes 2 different kinds)

*lipliner, lipstick, AND lipgloss... (and usually, they would tell you to use 2 different liners and 2 different glosses in order to get the "perfect" lip color combo...

And WHAM!... you have made it to about 16 pieces of color by the time you do all of this... :rotfl2:
:faint:

Reason #82 why it is so much easier to be a guy! My wife is happy if I shave more than twice a week, because I just don't like to take the time in the morning to do it. I couldn't imagine going through this makeup routine every day! And with all of this talk of "pieces of color", I can't help but be reminded of Office Space and their "15 pieces of flair" rule!

All right, here's an updated list of our Thanksgiving goals -

Aaron (me) - Lose 7.4 lbs (It was 11 before my 3.6 pound loss this week)
pigget74 - Lose 10 lbs
Gina (MA pigletfan) - Lose 5.5 lbs
Nikki (Tink-ing) - Lose 5%, or 9.86 lbs
Wendy (UtahMama) - Lose 5 lbs, and only eat one piece of Halloween candy each day, if any.
Lisa (zigzagzerr) - Lose 5 lbs
Pakey - Lose 5 lbs
Kat (HockeyKat) - Lose 4.8 lbs to reach pre-WDW weight
pamrob - Lose 8 lbs
SingingMUA - Lose 5 lbs
Harley - Lose 8 lbs
dwheatl - Lose 4 lbs to get back to May weight

Good luck to all! And have a great rest of the weekend!

[punkin413]

I got my haircut today...

your hair looks so cute! i can't believe you got so much cut off! but it looks good.

i got a haircut on friday. i like it -- she took about 3 inches off the bottom, which it totally needed. she always cuts my bangs too short though and i feel like a little kid!

:faint:

Reason #82 why it is so much easier to be a guy! My wife is happy if I shave more than twice a week, because I just don't like to take the time in the morning to do it. I couldn't imagine going through this makeup routine every day! And with all of this talk of "pieces of color", I can't help but be reminded of Office Space and their "15 pieces of flair" rule!


:laughing: i love that movie! my favorite scene is where they're destroying the fax machine or copier or whatever it is and there's gangster rap playing in the background.....so funny!

by the way, i love your new siggie picture!

i'm off to have that stuffed shrimp meal i referred to earlier this week. hopefully i won't destroy the progress i've made since returning from WDW! :eek:

[pamrob]

Pigget - Your baby is adorable!

Kat - Very cute haircut!

[pigget74]

She is absolutely precious! How long does she have to be under that blanket? All day? I never had a baby with jaundice, so I don't know much about it. :confused3

We are now done with the blanket. She was under it for about 20 hours per day for 5 days. She is still a little jaundice, but really only I can tell. The whites of her eyes are almost completely white. She went from golden skin tones to now just a nice tan. We go for our 2 week checkup on Tuesday.

[pigget74]

We are now reconsidering going to Disney this summer. WE might go to the mountains instead or we just may go to the beach and that be it. My family is considering going to Gatlinburg for Thanksgiving next year--so we might need to save for that and do a quick trip to teh beach this summer. If we do Gatlinburg we would rent a huge chalet since there are like 20 of us total. Also if we go we would want to do all the holiday stuff that is offered there and I am sure all that will be costly. I just may be renting out all my points this year instead.

[aldisneygrl]

:faint:

Reason #82 why it is so much easier to be a guy! My wife is happy if I shave more than twice a week, because I just don't like to take the time in the morning to do it. I couldn't imagine going through this makeup routine every day! And with all of this talk of "pieces of color", I can't help but be reminded of Office Space and their "15 pieces of flair" rule!

All right, here's an updated list of our Thanksgiving goals -

Aaron (me) - Lose 7.4 lbs (It was 11 before my 3.6 pound loss this week)
pigget74 - Lose 10 lbs
Gina (MA pigletfan) - Lose 5.5 lbs
Nikki (Tink-ing) - Lose 5%, or 9.86 lbs
Wendy (UtahMama) - Lose 5 lbs, and only eat one piece of Halloween candy each day, if any.
Lisa (zigzagzerr) - Lose 5 lbs
Pakey - Lose 5 lbs
Kat (HockeyKat) - Lose 4.8 lbs to reach pre-WDW weight
pamrob - Lose 8 lbs
SingingMUA - Lose 5 lbs
Harley - Lose 8 lbs
dwheatl - Lose 4 lbs to get back to May weight

Good luck to all! And have a great rest of the weekend!

Please add me to this list. If I lose 6 more pounds I will be at my WW goal weight. I think I can do that by Thanksgiving. If I do, I will come up with another goal. :thumbsup2

[WI_DisneyFan]

:laughing: i love that movie! my favorite scene is where they're destroying the fax machine or copier or whatever it is and there's gangster rap playing in the background.....so funny!

by the way, i love your new siggie picture!
I love the part where Peter describes his day to "The Bobs" because that was exactly my life at my old job, complete with coming in a back door entrance so no one would see me starting 15 minutes late. I could have given the exact same description, word for word. Well, except for TPS reports. We didn't have them.

I don't photograph very well, so when I find one that I look good in, I show it to the world. But that is actually the 2nd time we had that picture taken that day. We were there earlier in the day and hit all of the Photopass people we could find. But when I saw the pictures that afternoon, I noticed that the shirt I was wearing (which was white and thinner) was not at all flattering. So after going back to our room to change, I made my wife re-pose for what seemed like 25 different Photopass CM's because I just had to have Magic Kingdom pictures that I could show people and not be embarssed about.

Please add me to this list. If I lose 6 more pounds I will be at my WW goal weight. I think I can do that by Thanksgiving. If I do, I will come up with another goal. :thumbsup2
Can do! I was planning on making a personal goal to reach by my birthday (Feb 11), so I'll probably throw out the same challenge to everyone after Thanksgiving. I figure it'll be another two months and a few weeks between, and the extra week or two will help compensate for overeating during Thanksgiving and all of the Christmas celebrations that everyone goes to.

Here is our updated list! Anybody else?

Aaron (me) - Lose 7.4 lbs (It was 11 before my 3.6 pound loss this week)
pigget74 - Lose 10 lbs
Gina (MA pigletfan) - Lose 5.5 lbs
Nikki (Tink-ing) - Lose 5%, or 9.86 lbs
Wendy (UtahMama) - Lose 5 lbs, and only eat one piece of Halloween candy each day, if any.
Lisa (zigzagzerr) - Lose 5 lbs
Pakey - Lose 5 lbs
Kat (HockeyKat) - Lose 4.8 lbs to reach pre-WDW weight
pamrob - Lose 8 lbs
SingingMUA - Lose 5 lbs
Harley - Lose 8 lbs
dwheatl - Lose 4 lbs to get back to May weight
aldisneygrl - Lose 6 lbs to reach WW goal

[eeyore45]

aaron - I love your siggy pic of you and your wife!!

I thought I posted - I'm trying to break a barrier, add me to the 5# lose by Thanksgiving -

and I'm a Feb 8th bday, and by gosh and by golly I''ll lose another 5 by then!!

[lexmelinda]

GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE! :sunny:

Rise and shine and give God the glory, glory! (Anybody else know that song from Sunday School?)

KAT....Love the hair! It looks great on you but still long enough for a ponytail. Perrrrfect! I'm gonna get mine cut too! Now that the humidity has subsided here...I may be safe to go a little shorter.

HEATHER...I love, love, love your beautiful tan beach baby! She's adorable! Thanksgiving in Gatlinburg sounds good to me! I'll bring the sweet potatoes! May I have your BC points? :rolleyes1 I don't actually know how point rental works. I guess someone would have to fill me in on that. Are BC points more expensive since they're at a deluxe?

Aaron....I LOVE your siggie picture! How fun! You both look so skinny!

TIA! I'm overwhelmed by your color palette! I'm lucky to get mascara on every day. :scared:

EVERYONE ELSE.....:wave2:

HAVE A BLESSED SUNDAY!

[harleygirl]

hey sexylexy!!! I loved that song growing up!!! thanks now i've got it in my head...guess there couldbe worse songs huh?

well i have a major hurdle to get over. i am addicted to sugar. i did really well all weekend til last night when we went to a cookout complete with hotdogs marshmallows (smores mmm- but i didnt have any) and :scared1: cookies, my faorite...and here's the crazy thing...i brought the stinkin cookies, and guess who ate them? whats wrong with me?! i stood there tryingto decide on a fruit plate and walked on by and got the cookies... ugh...oh well it was a one time night today is new, gonna go make it a good one...

have a blessed day everyone

[Pakey]

Happy weekend to all!!!

I did my first "cheat" in 7 weeks and had a hot dog Friday night for dinner. Wow did it taste good. I still don't know if I'll do one cheat a week or not but it was certainly a nice treat on a Friday night.

Punkin--I'm waiting to hear how your Saturday night dinner was.

Aaron, I'll be up for the after Thanksgiving challenge too. We leave for WDW on 01/13 so my goal will be 10lbs from now. So if I lose my 5 Thanksgiving challenge pounds, that will leave me 5 to do after that. I love having these mini-goals as it helps me stay focused. This is the best I've ever done on a weight loss plan and it's great to have all of you peeps.

My Saturday sleep-in was ruined by Disney crocs. :eek: Before I got cancer, I worked every Saturday. Now, I sleep in on Saturdays. My husband gets up early and goes to the country club for breakfast and then golfs. I stay in bed until 9:00 am which is almost as good as going to a spa. Normally, my dogs will stay in bed as long as I do. Yesterday, they started growling. They wouldn't stop. They were staring off the side of the bed towards the sitting area, not out the doors or windows. I freaked out and thought perhaps they had seen a mouse or something. Our house was built 4 years ago and we have a pest service so I've never seen a bug or rodent. But there is always a first time so I got up and started looking under the chairs, the armoire, everything in that area where they were staring and growling. I couldn't find anything. So I took the dogs off the bed and put them on the floor and they started growling harder but now I could tell what had them scared. It was my new red Disney crocs laying on the floor by a chair.

So does this mean that they are really stupid or that they have great fashion sense?:rotfl2:

[punkin413]

Punkin--I'm waiting to hear how your Saturday night dinner was.


My Saturday sleep-in was ruined by Disney crocs. :eek: Before I got cancer, I worked every Saturday. Now, I sleep in on Saturdays. My husband gets up early and goes to the country club for breakfast and then golfs. I stay in bed until 9:00 am which is almost as good as going to a spa. Normally, my dogs will stay in bed as long as I do. Yesterday, they started growling. They wouldn't stop. They were staring off the side of the bed towards the sitting area, not out the doors or windows. I freaked out and thought perhaps they had seen a mouse or something. Our house was built 4 years ago and we have a pest service so I've never seen a bug or rodent. But there is always a first time so I got up and started looking under the chairs, the armoire, everything in that area where they were staring and growling. I couldn't find anything. So I took the dogs off the bed and put them on the floor and they started growling harder but now I could tell what had them scared. It was my new red Disney crocs laying on the floor by a chair.

So does this mean that they are really stupid or that they have great fashion sense?:rotfl2:

the dinner was EXCELLENT! i just had some leftovers for lunch....only a small portion though! actually, i didn't get to eat as much as i wanted last night because ray made his famous spinach dip with hawaiian sweet bread for an appetizer and we ALL filled up on that. bad idea! but it was all SO GOOD!!! after dinner we watched "blades of glory." i've already seen it, but i love will ferrell and could laugh at him all day long. except i hate it when he takes his shirt off! :scared:

that is SO FUNNY about your crocs and your dogs! my puppies do the same thing sometimes. ray has a darth vader bust up in his "man room" (our bonus room) and one day when eli was a puppy he noticed it and started growling at it! right now i have a pumpkin and a little witch sitting on our front porch and they both bark and growl at that stuff every now and then.....so funny! i wonder what goes through their mind? :laughing:

[MA pigletfan]

Bear with me..a whole lotta' quotin' going on!
All right, at the end of the day we've got the following Thanksgiving goals.....

And as an aside, isn't it funny that the guy from Wisconsin doesn't share your love of cheese?
Thanks again for organizing our goals !
Well if you don't want the cheese, you can send it to me! I have a friend that lives in Wisconsin..and at least SHE appreciates the cheese ..:lmao: just kidding!



http://www.ljcfyi.com/blog/2007/march2007/chips.jpg

They are yummy! And come in 3 "salty" flavors and 3 sweet ones.

I've been curious about those actually..perhaps i will try them out then...

I will break down this 16 colors thing, so you can have an idea of why MAC Artists always look sooooo "done"... :rolleyes1
And WHAM!... you have made it to about 16 pieces of color by the time you do all of this... :rotfl2:
Holy colorwheel batman..i think i would end up looking like Boy George if I did all that! If done right i am sure it looks good though, on the days i wake up early enough to put on makeup, i basically just go with a little concealer, pressed powder, 3 colors on my eyelids, eyeliner and mascara...if i am actually going out i might " gussy it up " a bit more, but i don't think i ever come close to 16 colors!:eek:



:laughing: i love that movie! my favorite scene is where they're destroying the fax machine or copier or whatever it is and there's gangster rap playing in the background.....so funny!

by the way, i love your new siggie picture!

Yah, what dawn said! ;)

[majicintheair]

Hey all! Sign me up for the Thanksgiving day challenge to.....I'm going to be really ambitious and say 8 pounds. That gives me 5 1/2 weeks to lose it. I am so glad to be a part of this, yall are such a positive group of people! :goodvibes Thank you for the mini-goal, which will be a great motivator not to go overboard and stuff myself on Thanksgiving. popcorn:: PAKEY : Your dogs sound so funny. It's amazing what they notice! We haven't had an "inside" animal in a long time, but yesterday we went to the flea market and one of the vendors was giving away 4 full blooded siamese kittens. No papers or shots, she said she didn't have the money to do whatever needs to be done, so she was giving them away. We have 7 (or 8, sometimes 9, depending on strays) outside cats, but she made us promise to keep this one inside. I am so glad we got this cat! He is so funny already! It is amazing how quickly animals show thier personalities and make themselves members of your family. This one is definitely a talker. My kids were very excited (and surprised) to see thier new friend. :yay: HOCKEYCAT : Love the haircut! I think it frames your face very nicely! It's always nice to try something different and have it turn out well! SINGINGMUA: I don't really wear alot of makeup. My husband and I own our own business, so my office is very casual, because it's only me! Also here in Florida if your outside for any length of time in the summer (which is almost year round!) it will either cake up or sweat off. But I do put makeup on for church, or on the days when I feel like I'm looking old. (I'm only 35, but I seem to be having more of those days!) :rolleyes1 I would really love an update on makeup. We have "mac" in our mall, I always think they look pretty cool. I'll have to look closer next time, now that I know they are wearing 16 colors! :cool2:

[eeyore45]

If you have a moment - please post on this thread -

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=21303444&posted=1#post21303444

Alicia/aka AKSunshine - they were at Pop, glow party - were in a horrific car accident - and her precious young son lost his life... just post something to Alicia -

[lexmelinda]

GOOD MORNING! :sunny:

Are we still on this same page? Everyone else must've had the same beautiful weather as us yesterday! Good to get out and enjoy it!

Pakey....don't worry about the hot dog! But. Morningstar make GREAT corn dogs if you'd like a 'dog now then.

WAY TO GO, AARON on organizing the challenge!!! :thumbsup2

EVERYBODY HAVE A GREAT DAY!!! :flower3:

[pigget74]

If you have a moment - please post on this thread -

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=21303444&posted=1#post21303444

Alicia/aka AKSunshine - they were at Pop, glow party - were in a horrific car accident - and her precious young son lost his life... just post something to Alicia -

That is so sad!! I could not imagine going through that,


Christi update---She may get her feeding tube out today. She can't move her left leg at at all. On lots of pain medicine so she is sleeping a lot.

[pamrob]

GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE!
TIA! I'm overwhelmed by your color palette! I'm lucky to get mascara on every day. :scared:


I'm with you Melinda - If I have no where to go I don't even worry about the mascara! If I happen to get full makeup on, my kids automatically ask me where I am going??

Gotta get myself off this computer and get the day started . .. :surfweb:

[DisneyObsession]

Good Morning! :goodvibes

It was a crazy weekend for me, so I never got here! DD & her husband came home this weekend for a visit. It was good to see them, since the last time we saw them was the wedding.:bride: We were then busy all weekend, shopping, dining at my other DD's and then apple picking yesterday! For apple picking, DS brought home 6 college friends and we ended up having 4 car loads that went. It was soooo much fun! DGS was too cute running around the orchard and eating a very large apple! (OK, after he dropped one, he'd get another, so it was really about 6!) :rotfl: Fun was had by all!
We then came back to my house for homemade chili, both vegetarian and regular. I had 12 around my kitchen table and DH & I ate at the counter since there was no room for us at the table. It was loud, full of laughter and one of the best days I'd had in a long time! :banana:

Aaron...Count me in on the Thanksgiving challenge. You can put me down for 5lbs by Thanksgiving. (I'll be at WDW the week before Thanksgiving, so this should be interesting!;) )

Melinda...I love your new siggie pic! You are adorable! :cutie: And yes, I not only remember the song, but use to sing it to my kids in the morning to wake them up!

Pigget...Rebekah is precious! Glad she no longer needs to be a glo-worm!

Kat...Nice haircut! Like everyone else said, it really frames your face well.

Off to work some more. :rolleyes:

[abish19]

Hi everybody!

KAT - you look fantastic! Love your new 'do!

Rebekah is such a sweetie! That is some amazing technology...it's wonderful that you could do that treatment at home, instead of having her in the hospital for days.

Okay, I'm playing catch-up a bit, but here are my three "naughty" foods:
1. Ice-cold fountain Pepsi (not the same from the can or bottle)
2. Chocolate-covered pretzels
3. French fries

In spite of my love for these foods, I am STILL going to make a Thanksgiving goal (awesome idea, by the way). Here it is:

By Thanksgiving I will be out of the 180s forever and ever, amen. Right now I'm around 185 but that won't last long. Also, my exercise goal for that time frame will be to work out 5 out of 7 days.

We can do it! Makes me think of an incredibly corny song featuring the following lyrics - "Pulling together we can work it out!"

[WI_DisneyFan]

In spite of my love for these foods, I am STILL going to make a Thanksgiving goal (awesome idea, by the way). Here it is:

By Thanksgiving I will be out of the 180s forever and ever, amen. Right now I'm around 185 but that won't last long. Also, my exercise goal for that time frame will be to work out 5 out of 7 days.

We can do it! Makes me think of an incredibly corny song featuring the following lyrics - "Pulling together we can work it out!"
See, the competitive spirit in me (I'm the kind of guy that probably won't let my future-kids win at tidily-winks because I don't like to lose) likes this sort of challenge because I know all of you are going to succeed, and I'll be darned if I see all of you reach your goals and don't reach one myself. So in a purely selfish way, I'm suckering all of you into helping me! (Of course, I'll still be 100% supportive of all of you, because it also won't feel right reaching my goal and not seeing everyone else reach theirs. My psyche can be very complicated at times.)

Here's the latest list!

Aaron (me) - Lose 7.4 lbs to reach 175
pigget74 - Lose 10 lbs
Gina (MA pigletfan) - Lose 5.5 lbs
Nikki (Tink-ing) - Lose 5%, or 9.86 lbs
Wendy (UtahMama) - Lose 5 lbs, and only eat one piece of Halloween candy each day, if any.
Lisa (zigzagzerr) - Lose 5 lbs
Pakey - Lose 5 lbs
Kat (HockeyKat) - Lose 4.8 lbs to reach pre-WDW weight
pamrob - Lose 8 lbs
SingingMUA - Lose 5 lbs
Harley - Lose 8 lbs
dwheatl - Lose 4 lbs to get back to May weight
aldisneygrl - Lose 6 lbs to reach WW goal
Sandy (eeyore45) - Lose 5 lbs
majicintheair - Lose 8 lbs
DisneyObsession - Lose 5 lbs
abish19 - Get out of the 180's forever, work out 5 out of 7 days

[majicintheair]

WOW! That is one motivated group! Go team!!!!!!!!!:cool1: :cool1:

[UtahMama]

Hi gang! I just posted my OHANA wish meet chapter on my TR (page 15). Now, here's some things to keep in mind:

I did NOT know that the short haired gal was EVENTER! I didn't know!!! I thought she was Punkie's friend! I feel SO badly! I really didn't talk to her much so I realllllllly screwed up! Eventer, I am SO sorry!!!! :hug: Please forgive me!

I didn't take ANY notes other than: Cake

This chapter is reeeeeeally lacking, I think, but I was having too much fun to jot down details....so:

If you were there PLEASE contribute. Like a He said/ She said chapter. Or in this case, she said, she said, and she said.

[Disneyfreak92]

Hi gang! I just posted my OHANA wish meet chapter on my TR (page 15). Now, here's some things to keep in mind:

I did NOT know that the short haired gal was EVENTER! I didn't know!!! I thought she was Punkie's friend! I feel SO badly! I really didn't talk to her much so I realllllllly screwed up! Eventer, I am SO sorry!!!! :hug: Please forgive me!

I didn't take ANY notes other than: Cake

This chapter is reeeeeeally lacking, I think, but I was having too much fun to jot down details....so:

If you were there PLEASE contribute. Like a He said/ She said chapter. Or in this case, she said, she said, and she said.

Oh! I wasn't there for that one, so I HAVE to check it out! Thanks for letting us know Wendy. :)


I also forgot to mention over here that I updated my trippie yesterday, not once, but twice (It's our day of arrival, and our meet with Melinda.). So, if there's any Peeps interested, check it out! That's right. I have no shame! I am begging for TR readers. (I am up against Wendy! HellO!)

[HockeyKat]

Hi everybody!

KAT - you look fantastic! Love your new 'do!

Rebekah is such a sweetie! That is some amazing technology...it's wonderful that you could do that treatment at home, instead of having her in the hospital for days.

Okay, I'm playing catch-up a bit, but here are my three "naughty" foods:
1. Ice-cold fountain Pepsi (not the same from the can or bottle)
2. Chocolate-covered pretzels
3. French fries

In spite of my love for these foods, I am STILL going to make a Thanksgiving goal (awesome idea, by the way). Here it is:

By Thanksgiving I will be out of the 180s forever and ever, amen. Right now I'm around 185 but that won't last long. Also, my exercise goal for that time frame will be to work out 5 out of 7 days.

We can do it! Makes me think of an incredibly corny song featuring the following lyrics - "Pulling together we can work it out!"

Thanks!!

I am also wanting to leave the 180s behind forever. I did once but they snuck back.

Hi gang! I just posted my OHANA wish meet chapter on my TR (page 15). Now, here's some things to keep in mind:

I did NOT know that the short haired gal was EVENTER! I didn't know!!! I thought she was Punkie's friend! I feel SO badly! I really didn't talk to her much so I realllllllly screwed up! Eventer, I am SO sorry!!!! :hug: Please forgive me!

I didn't take ANY notes other than: Cake

This chapter is reeeeeeally lacking, I think, but I was having too much fun to jot down details....so:

If you were there PLEASE contribute. Like a He said/ She said chapter. Or in this case, she said, she said, and she said.

The only thing I can contribute is wandering the Polynesian lost for a half hour and giving up at about 4:45 and trudging back to the monorail in the rain, disappointed. Sorry I didn't get to meet you!

[punkin413]

WOW! That is one motivated group! Go team!!!!!!!!!:cool1: :cool1:

i feel bad because i'm not contributing! but i don't want to say "i wanna lose 1 pound by thanksgiving" because that seems so lame. i'm re-evaluationg my goal once i get to it, so that's why i'm not really sure. can i be a cheerleader instead? GO TEAM!!!! :cheer2:

I did NOT know that the short haired gal was EVENTER! I didn't know!!! I thought she was Punkie's friend! I feel SO badly! I really didn't talk to her much so I realllllllly screwed up! Eventer, I am SO sorry!!!! :hug: Please forgive me!

i should've told you! i was so overwhelmed with meeting everyone and with the noise and everything else that i just didn't think about it. duh! now i feel like a putz! :sad2:

I didn't take ANY notes other than: Cake


:lmao: that's classic!

[pixie dust 112]

See, the competitive spirit in me (I'm the kind of guy that probably won't let my future-kids win at tidily-winks because I don't like to lose) likes this sort of challenge because I know all of you are going to succeed, and I'll be darned if I see all of you reach your goals and don't reach one myself. So in a purely selfish way, I'm suckering all of you into helping me! (Of course, I'll still be 100% supportive of all of you, because it also won't feel right reaching my goal and not seeing everyone else reach theirs. My psyche can be very complicated at times.)

Here's the latest list!

Aaron (me) - Lose 7.4 lbs to reach 175
pigget74 - Lose 10 lbs
Gina (MA pigletfan) - Lose 5.5 lbs
Nikki (Tink-ing) - Lose 5%, or 9.86 lbs
Wendy (UtahMama) - Lose 5 lbs, and only eat one piece of Halloween candy each day, if any.
Lisa (zigzagzerr) - Lose 5 lbs
Pakey - Lose 5 lbs
Kat (HockeyKat) - Lose 4.8 lbs to reach pre-WDW weight
pamrob - Lose 8 lbs
SingingMUA - Lose 5 lbs
Harley - Lose 8 lbs
dwheatl - Lose 4 lbs to get back to May weight
aldisneygrl - Lose 6 lbs to reach WW goal
Sandy (eeyore45) - Lose 5 lbs
majicintheair - Lose 8 lbs
DisneyObsession - Lose 5 lbs
abish19 - Get out of the 180's forever, work out 5 out of 7 days


OK add me to the list to lose 5.

[Pakey]

can i be a cheerleader instead? GO TEAM!!!! :cheer2:

You've been a GREAT cheerleader so far so it works for me. Besides, if I had a 25lbs lost logo on my signature, I wouldn't be having to work so hard before Thanksgiving....and after Thanksgiving......

With as many of us who have signed up for this challenge, you're going to be doing so much cheering that you'll probably lose weight anyway!!!!

[WI_DisneyFan]

OK add me to the list to lose 5.
Yeah, another one!!!

Dawn (and by the way, I think its cute how Wendy calls you "Punkie"; makes me think of Punkie Brewster, minus the mis-matched shoes), I couldn't think of a better cheerleader than you!

The latest and greatest list --

Aaron (me) - Lose 7.4 lbs to reach 175
pigget74 - Lose 10 lbs
Gina (MA pigletfan) - Lose 5.5 lbs
Nikki (Tink-ing) - Lose 5%, or 9.86 lbs
Wendy (UtahMama) - Lose 5 lbs, and only eat one piece of Halloween candy each day, if any.
Lisa (zigzagzerr) - Lose 5 lbs
Pakey - Lose 5 lbs
Kat (HockeyKat) - Lose 4.8 lbs to reach pre-WDW weight
pamrob - Lose 8 lbs
SingingMUA - Lose 5 lbs
Harley - Lose 8 lbs
dwheatl - Lose 4 lbs to get back to May weight
aldisneygrl - Lose 6 lbs to reach WW goal
Sandy (eeyore45) - Lose 5 lbs
majicintheair - Lose 8 lbs
DisneyObsession - Lose 5 lbs
abish19 - Get out of the 180's forever, work out 5 out of 7 days
pixie dust 112 - Lose 5 lbs

[aldisneygrl]

Yeah, another one!!!

Dawn (and by the way, I think its cute how Wendy calls you "Punkie"; makes me think of Punkie Brewster, minus the mis-matched shoes), I couldn't think of a better cheerleader than you!

The latest and greatest list --

Aaron (me) - Lose 7.4 lbs to reach 175
pigget74 - Lose 10 lbs
Gina (MA pigletfan) - Lose 5.5 lbs
Nikki (Tink-ing) - Lose 5%, or 9.86 lbs
Wendy (UtahMama) - Lose 5 lbs, and only eat one piece of Halloween candy each day, if any.
Lisa (zigzagzerr) - Lose 5 lbs
Pakey - Lose 5 lbs
Kat (HockeyKat) - Lose 4.8 lbs to reach pre-WDW weight
pamrob - Lose 8 lbs
SingingMUA - Lose 5 lbs
Harley - Lose 8 lbs
dwheatl - Lose 4 lbs to get back to May weight
aldisneygrl - Lose 6 lbs to reach WW goal
Sandy (eeyore45) - Lose 5 lbs
majicintheair - Lose 8 lbs
DisneyObsession - Lose 5 lbs
abish19 - Get out of the 180's forever, work out 5 out of 7 days
pixie dust 112 - Lose 5 lbs

Wow! We are gonna be one AWESOME looking group by Thanksgiving! Now that is something to be thankful for.....Less of us! ;) :thumbsup2

[harleygirl]

okey dokey- lets do some math...

i read somewhere that in order to lose a lb you have to burn/not consume 3500 calories...:scared1: holy guacmomoli.... so based on this theory and the goal that i want to hit of 8 lbs gone forever by Thanksgiving...I figure I need to take the amount that i normally consume (a little over 2200 cals/day - sheesh no wonder i'm still fat) and lower it by 500 cals per day to get me to 1700 cals PLUS I want to lose a little more than a lb a week, so I want to burn about 500 cals a day exercising....

that said...today went like this:

breakie
banana and oatmeal 260

lunch 1/2 leftover cheeseburger 300( I could NOT face a salad today)&
apple with pnut butter 260, jello 10

snack peach 90

dinner 3:scared1: pieces (rather small ones tho) pizza 660
1cookie dessert with cool whip and 2 tbls strawberries...180

so today i went a little over on how much i ate at about 1800 clas...BUT

I did abs 20 min, plus 20 min walk, then 40 min on elliptical, and another 15 on treadmill...so i think i more than hit my 500 on exercise...

i found out that i waited way to long after my workout to eat...i shoulda had like a protein shake or a piece of fruit to get me thru then i wouldnt have eaten all the pizza..

and i coulda had a better choice than pizza but my boys chose dinner tonite, so i need to learn to hold back a little

[my2boysrtwicethefun]

Yeah, another one!!!

Dawn (and by the way, I think its cute how Wendy calls you "Punkie"; makes me think of Punkie Brewster, minus the mis-matched shoes), I couldn't think of a better cheerleader than you!

The latest and greatest list --

Aaron (me) - Lose 7.4 lbs to reach 175
pigget74 - Lose 10 lbs
Gina (MA pigletfan) - Lose 5.5 lbs
Nikki (Tink-ing) - Lose 5%, or 9.86 lbs
Wendy (UtahMama) - Lose 5 lbs, and only eat one piece of Halloween candy each day, if any.
Lisa (zigzagzerr) - Lose 5 lbs
Pakey - Lose 5 lbs
Kat (HockeyKat) - Lose 4.8 lbs to reach pre-WDW weight
pamrob - Lose 8 lbs
SingingMUA - Lose 5 lbs
Harley - Lose 8 lbs
dwheatl - Lose 4 lbs to get back to May weight
aldisneygrl - Lose 6 lbs to reach WW goal
Sandy (eeyore45) - Lose 5 lbs
majicintheair - Lose 8 lbs
DisneyObsession - Lose 5 lbs
abish19 - Get out of the 180's forever, work out 5 out of 7 days
pixie dust 112 - Lose 5 lbs

Okay, I'm motivated by all of the names. You can add me to the list: 3 pounds. It's not alot, but if I lose the 3 then I'll be at my goal weight. :thumbsup2

[punkin413]

You've been a GREAT cheerleader so far so it works for me. Besides, if I had a 25lbs lost logo on my signature, I wouldn't be having to work so hard before Thanksgiving....and after Thanksgiving......

With as many of us who have signed up for this challenge, you're going to be doing so much cheering that you'll probably lose weight anyway!!!!

Dawn (and by the way, I think its cute how Wendy calls you "Punkie"; makes me think of Punkie Brewster, minus the mis-matched shoes), I couldn't think of a better cheerleader than you!


awwwwwww......geez.....thanks, guys! i'll be here cheering you on!!! :thumbsup2

so based on this theory and the goal that i want to hit of 8 lbs gone forever by Thanksgiving...I figure I need to take the amount that i normally consume (a little over 2200 cals/day - sheesh no wonder i'm still fat) and lower it by 500 cals per day to get me to 1700 cals PLUS I want to lose a little more than a lb a week, so I want to burn about 500 cals a day exercising....

sounds like a plan! and the key to not doing too much damage with the pizza is THIN CRUST! ;)

i'm going crazy proofreading a very long deposition in which a soon-to-be ex-husband accuses a soon-to-be ex-wife of implanting *something* in his nether-regions during an intimate enounter.....:scared1: i kid you not. this is my life. :rolleyes:

[Disneyfreak92]

OK, I swear this is my last shameless plug today. I just posted another installment on my trippie - with Illuminations pictures. ;)

[dwheatl]

Aaron, thanks for getting me moving towards my goal. I am writing down everything, and that way when I feel like I've slipped up, I can see what the damage is, and undo it. I'd been craving donuts for at least a week, and a student brought them in today because it was his birthday. I had one, then looked it up. 210 calories. OK, now I know. I had vegetarian chili for dinner, 240 calories, and one 100 calorie corn muffin, and a salad, 75 calories. I weighed out a half oz. of dark chocolate m & ms (80 calories), and sat and enjoyed each one instead of stuffing them into my mouth. I went out clothes shopping w/DD, who is a lovely size 2, and felt depressed because even though I'm close to my lowest weight in many years, my thighs were unacceptable in everything I tried on. Instead of coming home and eating, I thought about my T'giving goal and got on the exercise bike.
Punkin, I know you sympathize, because you have mentioned that you carry your weight the same way. You inspire me, because you look so great with your weight loss.
Everybody hang in there and keep your focus on your goals.
P.S. They caught a squirrel in my classroom ceiling today. The poor thing had almost starved to death. They let it go in the hills about 2 miles above our school. Let's hope that the end of critters in the classroom for a while.

[Pakey]

This challenge is already working for me. I'm determined not to be the smallest loser!!! Tonight, when I got home from work, DS and a friend were here doing some computer wars (I have 2 computers side by side) and they had decided to order a very large combination pizza. Now, pizza is not one of my all time fav's but after 7 weeks of water, fruit and turkey breast, even the pizza box with the stuck-on cheese sounds good. But I didn't have any. I did open the box and stand there and smell for a good 2 minutes but I didn't even pick a piece of that cheese off the box.

Dawn, loved your legal brief story. When I was in the Air Force, my job was to do legal research for court martial defense. I once spent about a week in the law library doing research on animal sodomy. This was 30 years ago and yet the stuff I read is burned into my brain as if it were yesterday. I read a lot of fiction but that stuff was true and totally unbelievable.

[lexmelinda]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ONE OF OUR OLDEST...NOT OLDEST....JUST BEEN AROUND THE LONGEST....OH, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN....MOUSEHOUSELOVER!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, NONI!!!

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[lexmelinda]

GOOD MORNING, PEEPS!!! :sunny:

Running late today but just a reminder about the birthdays....

If you have not pm'd me your birthday please do so we can remember you on your special day!

I keep a running list and I know some of you aren't on it.

I need to read but but now I'm scared.....animal sodomy??? :scared:

I'll be brave and read back this afternoon!

HAVE A GREAT DAY! :flower3:

[Wonders10]

The latest and greatest list --

Aaron (me) - Lose 7.4 lbs to reach 175
pigget74 - Lose 10 lbs
Gina (MA pigletfan) - Lose 5.5 lbs
Nikki (Tink-ing) - Lose 5%, or 9.86 lbs
Wendy (UtahMama) - Lose 5 lbs, and only eat one piece of Halloween candy each day, if any.
Lisa (zigzagzerr) - Lose 5 lbs
Pakey - Lose 5 lbs
Kat (HockeyKat) - Lose 4.8 lbs to reach pre-WDW weight
pamrob - Lose 8 lbs
SingingMUA - Lose 5 lbs
Harley - Lose 8 lbs
dwheatl - Lose 4 lbs to get back to May weight
aldisneygrl - Lose 6 lbs to reach WW goal
Sandy (eeyore45) - Lose 5 lbs
majicintheair - Lose 8 lbs
DisneyObsession - Lose 5 lbs
abish19 - Get out of the 180's forever, work out 5 out of 7 days
pixie dust 112 - Lose 5 lbs

Ok, it's a little late but I want to be challenged too! My Turkey day goal is to be in the 180's. Depending on what my weigh in on Friday looks like, that could be anywhere from a 5 - 9 lb loss by Thanksgiving. Ideally, my goal would be to weigh in at 185. But that might be a bit of a stretch...Last week was a VERY bad week for me foodwise. I'll try to update my goal to be more specific on friday if that's ok?

Thanks Aaron!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ONE OF OUR OLDEST...NOT OLDEST....JUST BEEN AROUND THE LONGEST....OH, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN....MOUSEHOUSELOVER!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, NONI!!!

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:banana: :dance3: :yay: :woohoo: HAPPY BIRTHDAY NONI! :banana: :dance3: :yay: :woohoo:

[WI_DisneyFan]

Okay, I'm motivated by all of the names. You can add me to the list: 3 pounds. It's not alot, but if I lose the 3 then I'll be at my goal weight. :thumbsup2

Ok, it's a little late but I want to be challenged too! My Turkey day goal is to be in the 180's. Depending on what my weigh in on Friday looks like, that could be anywhere from a 5 - 9 lb loss by Thanksgiving. Ideally, my goal would be to weigh in at 185. But that might be a bit of a stretch...Last week was a VERY bad week for me foodwise. I'll try to update my goal to be more specific on friday if that's ok?

Thanks Aaron!

Welcome aboard! And no problem about updating your goal after weigh in on Friday. I'll be watching for it!

The update:

Aaron (me) - Lose 7.4 lbs to reach 175
pigget74 - Lose 10 lbs
Gina (MA pigletfan) - Lose 5.5 lbs
Nikki (Tink-ing) - Lose 5%, or 9.86 lbs
Wendy (UtahMama) - Lose 5 lbs, and only eat one piece of Halloween candy each day, if any.
Lisa (zigzagzerr) - Lose 5 lbs
Pakey - Lose 5 lbs
Kat (HockeyKat) - Lose 4.8 lbs to reach pre-WDW weight
pamrob - Lose 8 lbs
SingingMUA - Lose 5 lbs
Harley - Lose 8 lbs
dwheatl - Lose 4 lbs to get back to May weight
aldisneygrl - Lose 6 lbs to reach WW goal
Sandy (eeyore45) - Lose 5 lbs
majicintheair - Lose 8 lbs
DisneyObsession - Lose 5 lbs
abish19 - Get out of the 180's forever, work out 5 out of 7 days
pixie dust 112 - Lose 5 lbs
Francesca (my2boysrtwicethefun) - Lose 3 lbs (to reach her goal weight!!!)
Shannon (Wonders10) - Be somewhere in the 180's (exact total TBD)

Aaron, thanks for getting me moving towards my goal. I am writing down everything, and that way when I feel like I've slipped up, I can see what the damage is, and undo it.
That's pretty much why I decided to challenge myself like this. Friday weigh ins were getting a little too routine for me, and I needed something to re-motivate myself to seeing a good number every week. And what better way than to throw a goal out for the world to see. So I'm glad I could help others out in the process!

i'm going crazy proofreading a very long deposition in which a soon-to-be ex-husband accuses a soon-to-be ex-wife of implanting *something* in his nether-regions during an intimate enounter.....:scared1: i kid you not. this is my life. :rolleyes:
:eek: Ok, I'll admit I cringed and doubled over in pain for a second when I read that!

Animal sodomy? Good thing my little doggy can't read!

[MA pigletfan]

Oh! I wasn't there for that one, so I HAVE to check it out! Thanks for letting us know Wendy. :)


I also forgot to mention over here that I updated my trippie yesterday, not once, but twice (It's our day of arrival, and our meet with Melinda.). So, if there's any Peeps interested, check it out! That's right. I have no shame! I am begging for TR readers. (I am up against Wendy! HellO!)
Oh Lynda,..you do not have to beg for readers! Your TRs are always so fun! And beautiful...I love reading my Fellow Peeps reports!
( SIde note:I will be doing shameless plugs once i finally begin my pre-trip ( and first report :eek: for my upcoming Dec. Trip!) ;)
Thanks!!

I am also wanting to leave the 180s behind forever. I did once but they snuck back.

I hear that one. I am thisclose to seeing that dreaded 8 sneak back in on me...so i better get it together again this week!

This challenge is already working for me. I'm determined not to be the smallest loser!!! Tonight, when I got home from work, DS and a friend were here doing some computer wars (I have 2 computers side by side) and they had decided to order a very large combination pizza. Now, pizza is not one of my all time fav's but after 7 weeks of water, fruit and turkey breast, even the pizza box with the stuck-on cheese sounds good. But I didn't have any. I did open the box and stand there and smell for a good 2 minutes but I didn't even pick a piece of that cheese off the box.
.
Way to go...great self control! :thumbsup2

I was good food wise yesterday..however i DID have a small piece of apple pie..BUT i did take off all of the top crust, including the yummy end crust..sigh..and i paired it with Breyers Light Churned ice cream..WOW! That stuff is good 1/2 cup is only 100 calories..and it even has vanilla beans in it! WINNER!!!:goodvibes

[WI_DisneyFan]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ONE OF OUR OLDEST...NOT OLDEST....JUST BEEN AROUND THE LONGEST....OH, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN....MOUSEHOUSELOVER!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, NONI!!!

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

[Disneyfreak92]

OK, I am in on the Thanksgiving challenge too. I just don't know exactly how much I want to lose. I will after weigh in on Friday. It appears that I may have gained 10 lbs from WDW! :scared1: BUT AF is also here, so who knows. (It WAS more!) So, on Friday I will decide on the amount. I am thinking somewhere between 5 and 7 lbs. I am a bit frustrated right now, and I think this might be what I need to refocus and see some progress. I feel very much like I have been/am stuck in a rut. And I need to get out! I want results!

Tonight is agility class with Jasper. It's DH's turn to run her through the course, so I'll have to come up with something to do tonight for exercise. I'm not sure I feel like riding the bike, but I really should use the exercise ball. It's been ages since I've used that thing!

And I've been eating well, but I should start posting it again. Not sure when I'll be able to start doing it the way I used to, but I can tell you all now that my breakfast was Fiber One with a tiny bit of honey drizzled over it, a Fiber One bar, and a kiwi. And my lunch is leftovers from last night. DH made crab cakes! He's been wanting to try it since we returned from WDW, and he found a recipe where each one is 112 calories. They're small, but filling...and GOOD! :thumbsup2 And he made peach mango salsa to go with them! YUM! Not sure what dinner will be yet, but it WILL be good for me!

[pixie dust 112]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NONI!

I hope you have a wonderful day!!!!!

[pixie dust 112]

Did anybody else see the soup diet in this month's "Good Housekeeping" magazine? I'm thinking of trying it to give me a jump start.

[mousehouselover]

Thank you for all the birthday wishes. :goodvibes I know I haven't been around much in the last few weeks but hope to remedy that soon.

I gave myself a week off from dieting.......... bad mistake, I have to re-lose everything I worked so hard to lose in the first place.

I haven't been sleeping well so I'm rather out of sorts.

Anyway, thanks again; DH is pushing me to get ready for my birthday lunch.

[pigget74]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ONE OF OUR OLDEST...NOT OLDEST....JUST BEEN AROUND THE LONGEST....OH, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN....MOUSEHOUSELOVER!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, NONI!!!

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

We go for our checkup this afternoon so I will let you guys know how it went. She is doing great--took her to work yesterday and she never made a peep. Talk with ya later.

[aldisneygrl]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NONI!!!!


I made a cake for you! NO CALORIES EITHER!!!!!;)

http://www.sweetums.com.au/images/pageimages/birthday-cakes1.jpg

[HockeyKat]

OK, I am in on the Thanksgiving challenge too. I just don't know exactly how much I want to lose. I will after weigh in on Friday. It appears that I may have gained 10 lbs from WDW! :scared1: BUT AF is also here, so who knows. (It WAS more!) So, on Friday I will decide on the amount. I am thinking somewhere between 5 and 7 lbs. I am a bit frustrated right now, and I think this might be what I need to refocus and see some progress. I feel very much like I have been/am stuck in a rut. And I need to get out! I want results!

Tonight is agility class with Jasper. It's DH's turn to run her through the course, so I'll have to come up with something to do tonight for exercise. I'm not sure I feel like riding the bike, but I really should use the exercise ball. It's been ages since I've used that thing!

And I've been eating well, but I should start posting it again. Not sure when I'll be able to start doing it the way I used to, but I can tell you all now that my breakfast was Fiber One with a tiny bit of honey drizzled over it, a Fiber One bar, and a kiwi. And my lunch is leftovers from last night. DH made crab cakes! He's been wanting to try it since we returned from WDW, and he found a recipe where each one is 112 calories. They're small, but filling...and GOOD! :thumbsup2 And he made peach mango salsa to go with them! YUM! Not sure what dinner will be yet, but it WILL be good for me!

Lynda, I am right there with you on ALL respects... WDW put 9 lbs on (was more but settled out to 9), and I am having a LOT of trouble getting back on the wagon. I did okay last week but the weekend got me big-time.

I was hoping that it would get me refocused, as I still have a good 30 lbs to lose, but it seems to be pulling me off. Home and work aren't going so well either which isn't helping... I am turning to comfort food to make me feel better at night.

I need more accountability...

Oh Lynda,..you do not have to beg for readers! Your TRs are always so fun! And beautiful...I love reading my Fellow Peeps reports!
( SIde note:I will be doing shameless plugs once i finally begin my pre-trip ( and first report :eek: for my upcoming Dec. Trip!) ;)

I hear that one. I am thisclose to seeing that dreaded 8 sneak back in on me...so i better get it together again this week!


Way to go...great self control! :thumbsup2

I was good food wise yesterday..however i DID have a small piece of apple pie..BUT i did take off all of the top crust, including the yummy end crust..sigh..and i paired it with Breyers Light Churned ice cream..WOW! That stuff is good 1/2 cup is only 100 calories..and it even has vanilla beans in it! WINNER!!!:goodvibes

I hope you don't see that 8! Also, I will 2nd the Breyers... they make a 100 cal cookies and cream that is to die for!

Hope everyone has a great day!

[DisneyObsession]

Did anybody else see the soup diet in this month's "Good Housekeeping" magazine? I'm thinking of trying it to give me a jump start.

Yeah, I looked at that also. It's an idea for a "kick-start" that's for sure! :woohoo: I'll have to pull my Good Housekeeping back out to look at it again.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NONI!!!!


I made a cake for you! NO CALORIES EITHER!!!!!;)

http://www.sweetums.com.au/images/pageimages/birthday-cakes1.jpg

DITTO!!!

[WI_DisneyFan]

OK, I am in on the Thanksgiving challenge too. I just don't know exactly how much I want to lose. I will after weigh in on Friday. It appears that I may have gained 10 lbs from WDW! :scared1: BUT AF is also here, so who knows. (It WAS more!) So, on Friday I will decide on the amount. I am thinking somewhere between 5 and 7 lbs.
Super duper! I'll add you to the list!

Aaron (me) - Lose 7.4 lbs to reach 175
pigget74 - Lose 10 lbs
Gina (MA pigletfan) - Lose 5.5 lbs
Nikki (Tink-ing) - Lose 5%, or 9.86 lbs
Wendy (UtahMama) - Lose 5 lbs, and only eat one piece of Halloween candy each day, if any.
Lisa (zigzagzerr) - Lose 5 lbs
Pakey - Lose 5 lbs
Kat (HockeyKat) - Lose 4.8 lbs to reach pre-WDW weight
pamrob - Lose 8 lbs
SingingMUA - Lose 5 lbs
Harley - Lose 8 lbs
dwheatl - Lose 4 lbs to get back to May weight
aldisneygrl - Lose 6 lbs to reach WW goal
Sandy (eeyore45) - Lose 5 lbs
majicintheair - Lose 8 lbs
DisneyObsession - Lose 5 lbs
abish19 - Get out of the 180's forever, work out 5 out of 7 days
pixie dust 112 - Lose 5 lbs
Francesca (my2boysrtwicethefun) - Lose 3 lbs (to reach her goal weight!!!)
Shannon (Wonders10) - Be somewhere in the 180's (exact total TBD)
Lynda (Disneyfreak92) - Lose between 5-7 Lbs

[zigzagzerr]

Thanks Aaron, for tracking our (sure to be) success!:hippie:

Have a great day everybody.

[Tink-ing]

Hello Peeps!

Happy Tuesday, altough after my long weekend, today feels like Monday for me.

I'm struggling to get back on track after a weekend full of pizza (which I normally don't even like) WI DisneyFan's dreaded nemesis the ice cream birthday cake, one of MY nemeses - mozzarella sticks and a package of Yodels. You know, just to round it all out. :headache:

We always cheat on our birthdays, so I'm not feeling bad about that. It's just that when there's an extra cheat day, it makes it SO HARD to be good again.

I do it to myself. I know I do.

Not to mention that I think the most physical exertion I experienced this weekend, aside from washing the floors on Saturday morning, was jumping up and down with each touchdown the Pats scored over the Cowboys. :thumbsup2

I've also had ZERO motivation at the gym. Zip. Zilch. Nada.

I think I need to start changing, 'Back on Track' in my head.

We saw a Bally's Health and Fitness commercial on TV yesterday and I turned to BF and said (using my big, batting eyelashes technique):

"Honey, can't I just find this nice lady, cut off her head and have mine transplanted on her body? Please?"

Oh, and whoever named fountain Pepsi on their Top 3 list...ditto...only replace the Pepsi with Coke. There's nothing quite like fountain soda. I had that too this weekend, as a treat. I hadn't had it in so long.

[MA pigletfan]

And my lunch is leftovers from last night. DH made crab cakes! He's been wanting to try it since we returned from WDW, and he found a recipe where each one is 112 calories. They're small, but filling...and GOOD! :thumbsup2 And he made peach mango salsa to go with them! YUM! Not sure what dinner will be yet, but it WILL be good for me!
Those crabcakes sounds terrific..i would love the recipe ...:rolleyes1

Hello Peeps!

Not to mention that I think the most physical exertion I experienced this weekend, aside from washing the floors on Saturday morning, was jumping up and down with each touchdown the Pats scored over the Cowboys. :thumbsup2
Oh, and whoever named fountain Pepsi on their Top 3 list...ditto...only replace the Pepsi with Coke. There's nothing quite like fountain soda. I had that too this weekend, as a treat. I hadn't had it in so long.

YAY for the Pats!!! Those red sox are killing me KILLING me..as always.
And i third the vote on fountain soda..i like rootbeer myself! Luckily there are a few good diet rootbeers out there...but nothing like a frosty one straight from the tap.mmmm mmm good.

[UtahMama]

I just need a nap- then maybe I can get some motivation going!

I had a restless 3 year old kicking me and coughing alllll night last night. :headache:

I cut some cute long bangs on Norah (DD3) and then she shmeared a tube of NeoSporin alllll through her hair. It's like Vaseline! So it's been shampooed with DAWN a total of 11 times and it's a little better. :sad2: Maybe she'll be french braided for a few days? Or a hat? Geeez, Neosporin is HARD to remove from hair. GRRRR!
I laid down a quilt on the kitchen counter and made a towel pillow and we played "salon" which is our favorite game. 11 times of working DAWN gently through her hair. It removes oil from ducks. :mad:

[Disneyfreak92]

Those crabcakes sounds terrific..i would love the recipe ...:rolleyes1

I can probably arrange that! ;) I'll have to ask DH where he found it, and then I'll link it or post it here.

I just need a nap- then maybe I can get some motivation going!

I had a restless 3 year old kicking me and coughing alllll night last night. :headache:

I cut some cute long bangs on Norah (DD3) and then she shmeared a tube of NeoSporin alllll through her hair. It's like Vaseline! So it's been shampooed with DAWN a total of 11 times and it's a little better. :sad2: Maybe she'll be french braided for a few days? Or a hat? Geeez, Neosporin is HARD to remove from hair. GRRRR!
I laid down a quilt on the kitchen counter and made a towel pillow and we played "salon" which is our favorite game. 11 times of working DAWN gently through her hair. It removes oil from ducks. :mad:

OMG! I bet Norah looks CUTE with bangs, but that Neosporin HAS to be difficult to get out of hair! Gosh, I can't think of a thing that should work better than Dawn. Like you said, it removes oil from ducks!

[SingingMUA]

I just need a nap- then maybe I can get some motivation going!

I cut some cute long bangs on Norah (DD3) and then she shmeared a tube of NeoSporin alllll through her hair. It's like Vaseline! So it's been shampooed with DAWN a total of 11 times and it's a little better. :sad2: Maybe she'll be french braided for a few days? Or a hat? Geeez, Neosporin is HARD to remove from hair. GRRRR!
I laid down a quilt on the kitchen counter and made a towel pillow and we played "salon" which is our favorite game. 11 times of working DAWN gently through her hair. It removes oil from ducks. :mad:


Try using a clarifying shampoo... they are made to completely strip product build up from hair, so I imagine you could have some luck with Neosporin...??? :lmao:

(Sorry to laugh, but I can just imagine what Neosporin looks like in her hair...)

Dish detergent, while it DOES cut grease, it can also have moisturizers in it, because it's intended to be gentle on your hands. So, if you use a tiny bit of clarifying shampoo and follow-up with a gentle, moisturizing shampoo, maybe that will work???

Wait... I just remembered... Didn't I read waaaaaayyyyy back a few thousand pages that you are a cosmetologist??? :confused: In that case... I will keep my advice to myself... no need to advise the expert... :thumbsup2

[my2boysrtwicethefun]

Happy Birthday Noni!!!

party: :jumping1: :rainbow: :bday: :rockband: :cake: :rainbow: :jumping1: party:

[UtahMama]

Try using a clarifying shampoo... they are made to completely strip product build up from hair, so I imagine you could have some luck with Neosporin...??? :lmao:

(Sorry to laugh, but I can just imagine what Neosporin looks like in her hair...)

Dish detergent, while it DOES cut grease, it can also have moisturizers in it, because it's intended to be gentle on your hands. So, if you use a tiny bit of clarifying shampoo and follow-up with a gentle, moisturizing shampoo, maybe that will work???

Wait... I just remembered... Didn't I read waaaaaayyyyy back a few thousand pages that you are a cosmetologist??? :confused: In that case... I will keep my advice to myself... no need to advise the expert... :thumbsup2

Hee Hee- I retired 3 years ago when she was born. I want to go into esthetics when she goes to Full Time school in 1st grade (in 3 years). I was meant to work in a de-luxe day spa and get tipped big from the rich Utah ladies. :cloud9:

I do have some Paul Mitchell Shampoo Three that is clarifying, I think? After 11 bouts with DAWN, it looks ok pulled up. Her bangs keep making me declare, "Ohhhh baby girl, you are just so cute!" to which she sits or stands a little straighter. I'm creating a monster, I know!

[MA pigletfan]

[QUOTE=Disneyfreak92;21326235]I can probably arrange that! ;) I'll have to ask DH where he found it, and then I'll link it or post it here.


Thanks! you are the best-est! :cloud9:

Hee Hee- I retired 3 years ago when she was born. I want to go into esthetics when she goes to Full Time school in 1st grade (in 3 years). I was meant to work in a de-luxe day spa and get tipped big from the rich Utah ladies. :cloud9:

I do have some Paul Mitchell Shampoo Three that is clarifying, I think? After 11 bouts with DAWN, it looks ok pulled up. Her bangs keep making me declare, "Ohhhh baby girl, you are just so cute!" to which she sits or stands a little straighter. I'm creating a monster, I know!

I bet she does look super cute! I think you need to share the cuteness with a picture..just saying..:rolleyes1

[Disneyfreak92]

Happy Birthday Noni!
:cool1: :banana: :wizard: :woohoo: :yay: :dance3: :cheer2: :grouphug:

[monymony3471]

I've been trying to get over here to post for days. How do you do it????


I've got the disney bug and been pricing trips all morning. Well, here and there that is.

It's cause of all those awesome TR's out there.

Hope your having a great birthday Noni. :wave:

I'm enjoying Lynda's Trip Report and reading about Melinda. Actually she's been popping up in several TR's. Lots of disers are being "talked" about. It's fun when we can read about people we "know".

[DisneyObsession]

Hee Hee- I retired 3 years ago when she was born. I want to go into esthetics when she goes to Full Time school in 1st grade (in 3 years). I was meant to work in a de-luxe day spa and get tipped big from the rich Utah ladies. :cloud9:

I do have some Paul Mitchell Shampoo Three that is clarifying, I think? After 11 bouts with DAWN, it looks ok pulled up. Her bangs keep making me declare, "Ohhhh baby girl, you are just so cute!" to which she sits or stands a little straighter. I'm creating a monster, I know!

You would be great in a fancy-shmancy salon catering to the whims of the rich & famous! ;) You'd be Mahvelous, Dahling!!! :flower3:

As for Princess Nora, neosporin is horrendous to get out of hair! :scared1: Good Luck! And I am sure she is absolutely adorable with her bangs pulled back, with that precious little face glowing! :cutie: (Or is that neosporin on her cheeks too?!? :rotfl: )

I've been trying to get over here to post for days. How do you do it????


I've got the disney bug and been pricing trips all morning. Well, here and there that is.

It's cause of all those awesome TR's out there.

Hope your having a great birthday Noni. :wave:

I'm enjoying Lynda's Trip Report and reading about Melinda. Actually she's been popping up in several TR's. Lots of disers are being "talked" about. It's fun when we can read about people we "know".

I :love: to read about fellow Peeps I "know"! It makes the TR much more interesting! I am happy that so many are sharing their TR's with those of us who couldn't make WDW during the Peep Meet. It almost feels like I was there!!! <sigh>:upsidedow

[Wonders10]

And i third the vote on fountain soda..i like rootbeer myself! Luckily there are a few good diet rootbeers out there...but nothing like a frosty one straight from the tap.mmmm mmm good.


I just have to :laughing: at this because I used to hate hate hate root beer, but the other day I actually had a craving for it. I was being naughty so I got regular, not diet, and now I am obsessed with it and want to drink it all the time! Although I was good and bought a 12-pk of diet mug root beer this weekend. And it's caffeine free!

[punkin413]

Dawn, loved your legal brief story. When I was in the Air Force, my job was to do legal research for court martial defense. I once spent about a week in the law library doing research on animal sodomy. This was 30 years ago and yet the stuff I read is burned into my brain as if it were yesterday. I read a lot of fiction but that stuff was true and totally unbelievable.

i'm a court reporter and hear some CRAZY stuff! makes me appreciate having a boring life! some if it's sad, some of it's funny, some of it's stupid and some of it's just plan weird. the craziest thing i've ever sat through was a 2-day deposition of a woman who had knowingly slept (and i'm not using the word "slept" as in sharing a bed, but as in had relations) with her biological father while on vacation. :scared1:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ONE OF OUR OLDEST...NOT OLDEST....JUST BEEN AROUND THE LONGEST....OH, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN....MOUSEHOUSELOVER!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, NONI!!!

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DITTO FROM ME!!!!! hope you have a great day! :flower3: :dance3: :flower3:

DH made crab cakes! He's been wanting to try it since we returned from WDW, and he found a recipe where each one is 112 calories. They're small, but filling...and GOOD! :thumbsup2 And he made peach mango salsa to go with them! YUM! Not sure what dinner will be yet, but it WILL be good for me!

sounds so yummy!!!! did he get that idea from crab cakes at kona? or narcoosee's? or somewhere else?

Those crabcakes sounds terrific..i would love the recipe ...:rolleyes1

me, too!!!

I cut some cute long bangs on Norah (DD3) and then she shmeared a tube of NeoSporin alllll through her hair. It's like Vaseline! So it's been shampooed with DAWN a total of 11 times and it's a little better. :sad2: Maybe she'll be french braided for a few days? Or a hat? Geeez, Neosporin is HARD to remove from hair. GRRRR!
I laid down a quilt on the kitchen counter and made a towel pillow and we played "salon" which is our favorite game. 11 times of working DAWN gently through her hair. It removes oil from ducks. :mad:

:eek: neosporin in hair does NOT sound fun! once when i was little i wanted my hair to look like micheal jackson's and so i put baby oil in it. you can imagine how much fun my mother had with that one! :rolleyes:

[dance2874]

Happy Birthday NONI!! Hope you had a great day!!

I want to see a picture of the new hair too UM! Neosporin and all. My aunt who doe shair told me once to use Prell shampoo to strip some really bad color I had done myself. Maybe it would work on neosporin too?

Off to catch up. I have skimmed the last page or 2 but I have been meaning to go back and actually read for a few days now.:rolleyes1

[punkin413]

noni - i just realized you share a birthday with john mayer!!!!!!! he turns 30 today. and yes, i'm a TOTAL DORK for knowing that! :rotfl:

[UtahMama]

Happy Birthday Noni!!!!

You have the official peeps OK to eat a nice slab of cake!!!!

:bday: party: :cake: (Cap'n Jack!) pirate:

[MJMouse]

HI all..

I'm limited computer wise this week... only have the randomly shutting down laptop as I'm on local travel each day. SO this will have to be short to avoid a shutdown mid sentence.

Aaron-- Please add me to the challenge. I want (make that will) lose 8 lbs by Thanksgiving!!

Thanks!! Have a great week all. I'll check in but probably won't post much.

[Disneyfreak92]

sounds so yummy!!!! did he get that idea from crab cakes at kona? or narcoosee's? or somewhere else?

Yes, yes, and yes! :laughing: This was like the crab cake trip! I swear we had crab cakes at Kona, at Narcoosee's, at Brown Derby... The first crab cakes (Kona) will be in the next part of my TR. I think DH just decided it was something he wanted to master. And he did! :thumbsup2 He says the recipe's in the kitchen, so I'll post it later, after we come back from agility.

[HockeyKat]

Happy Birthday Noni!


All I can say about today is that it is almost over. At least I didn't eat bad, and although I didn't make it to the gym, I did take a 30 min walk.

[Tinkabella]

Ka-plunk ! ...that's just me climbing back on the peep wagon. Hi peeps...let me reintroduce myself...My name is Kim and I live in Montreal, Quebec. I was posting a lot last winter but have turned into a bit of a lurker .

I would love to join the Thanksgiving challenge...Aaron, put me down for 5 pounds..I am cheating a bit because Canadian thanksgiving was last week. :confused3 oh well...I celebrate all holidays!

I am home full time and fill my day taking care of my DD 7 (Lauren) and DS5 (Matthew). I am very involved with our school and volunteer quite a lot.

OK...guess what I started 2 weeks ago ???? BALLET, I swear, no joke ! I have not danced in 25 years but I just started and I LOVE it. It is such a great work out. All the "girls" in my class are between 17-24...I am a tad bit older at almost 38 ! Hey, you are only as old as you feel right ??? :confused3 Anyways...my leotard and skirt would look a whole lot better if I was a teeny tiny bit smaller.

So...I am pulling up a chair and I will jump right in !:surfweb:


Wendy: I was sooo excited to see your new trip report...I love your writing style...I secretly believe that you are really Janet Evanovich.

Melinda: I love your new siggy picture ! I am a "glow cube" kinda girl too.

Linda: The pictures in you TR are amazing...you are really talented. I am also going to Disneyland for the first time. We are going to Arizona in Feb/March and I am surprising the kids with a side trip to "the land".

Punkin: I feel like I already know you...you seem super perky ! Your job must be so interesting. I bet you have heard just about everything :rolleyes1 .


Well...so nice to meet you all and I can't wait to get to know everyone a little better.


Kim

[punkin413]

Yes, yes, and yes! :laughing: This was like the crab cake trip! I swear we had crab cakes at Kona, at Narcoosee's, at Brown Derby... The first crab cakes (Kona) will be in the next part of my TR. I think DH just decided it was something he wanted to master. And he did! :thumbsup2 He says the recipe's in the kitchen, so I'll post it later, after we come back from agility.

i LOVED both narcoosee's and kona's crab cakes. they were both different, but both so good! i'd love any recipe he has and also that salsa you were talking about!

OK...guess what I started 2 weeks ago ???? BALLET, I swear, no joke ! I have not danced in 25 years but I just started and I LOVE it. It is such a great work out. All the "girls" in my class are between 17-24...I am a tad bit older at almost 38 ! Hey, you are only as old as you feel right ??? :confused3 Anyways...my leotard and skirt would look a whole lot better if I was a teeny tiny bit smaller.


welcome back!!!! and i think it's SO COOL that you're taking ballet! i wish they offered something around my area. i took all forms of dance growing up and i really do miss it a lot. it's so good for you and actually great therapy if you ask me!

[punkin413]

have you guys seen the transformers movie? DH bought it today and he's watching it while i'm sitting here on the couch trying to proofread and i can't stop watching it! i usually don't get into movies like that but this one is pretty good! and it's causing me to not get any work done. on top of that shermie had a seizure a few minutes ago and so that took about 15 minutes to deal with. i'm not getting any work done.....i'm on page 9......of 102! :rolleyes1

[winkers]

OK...guess what I started 2 weeks ago ???? BALLET, I swear, no joke ! I have not danced in 25 years but I just started and I LOVE it. It is such a great work out. All the "girls" in my class are between 17-24...I am a tad bit older at almost 38 ! Hey, you are only as old as you feel right ??? :confused3 Anyways...my leotard and skirt would look a whole lot better if I was a teeny tiny bit smaller.



That is so cool that you're doing that! I took a ballet class several years ago with a bunch of 14 to 18 year olds, just for the fun of it. I loved it but the instructor moved away. I found muscles I didn't know I had during those classes! Welcome back!

[Disneyfreak92]

Ka-plunk ! ...that's just me climbing back on the peep wagon. Hi peeps...let me reintroduce myself...My name is Kim and I live in Montreal, Quebec. I was posting a lot last winter but have turned into a bit of a lurker .

I would love to join the Thanksgiving challenge...Aaron, put me down for 5 pounds..I am cheating a bit because Canadian thanksgiving was last week. :confused3 oh well...I celebrate all holidays!

I am home full time and fill my day taking care of my DD 7 (Lauren) and DS5 (Matthew). I am very involved with our school and volunteer quite a lot.

OK...guess what I started 2 weeks ago ???? BALLET, I swear, no joke ! I have not danced in 25 years but I just started and I LOVE it. It is such a great work out. All the "girls" in my class are between 17-24...I am a tad bit older at almost 38 ! Hey, you are only as old as you feel right ??? :confused3 Anyways...my leotard and skirt would look a whole lot better if I was a teeny tiny bit smaller.

So...I am pulling up a chair and I will jump right in !:surfweb:


Wendy: I was sooo excited to see your new trip report...I love your writing style...I secretly believe that you are really Janet Evanovich.

Melinda: I love your new siggy picture ! I am a "glow cube" kinda girl too.

Linda: The pictures in you TR are amazing...you are really talented. I am also going to Disneyland for the first time. We are going to Arizona in Feb/March and I am surprising the kids with a side trip to "the land".

Punkin: I feel like I already know you...you seem super perky ! Your job must be so interesting. I bet you have heard just about everything :rolleyes1 .


Well...so nice to meet you all and I can't wait to get to know everyone a little better.


Kim

I remember you! Welcome back! Glad to have ya! :)

i LOVED both narcoosee's and kona's crab cakes. they were both different, but both so good! i'd love any recipe he has and also that salsa you were talking about!

I liked the crab cakes at both of those places too. They were very different, but both VERY good! Here's the link to the recipe for the crab cakes (http://www.whatscookingamerica.net/CrabCakesOrange.htm). DH just made the mango peach salsa - no recipe. He grated up 1 mango, 1 peach, and cored, seeded, and minced 1 jalepeno pepper, and mixed it all together. YUM!

[harleygirl]

happy Birthday MHL!!!:yay: :woohoo: :banana: :cheer2:

HI! TINK!!!! yippie on the dance!! thats awesome!

[Wonders10]

Ok...awhile back, some of us posted our top 3 (or top 10 ;) ) "naughty" foods. In the spirit of our Thanksgiving challenge, I'd like to know what your top 3 "good for you foods" are. Snacks, breakfasts, lunches, dinners...whatever it is that is helping you stay on the wagon!

Mine are:
1. Diet soda (I really want to stop drinking it altogether but I just love it!)
2. 100 calorie pack anything (mostly grasshopper cookies and sun chips)
3. Laughing Cow light cheese wedges (I put it on everything!)

(ok, those aren't very good but I'm having a hard time thinking of my "food staples"...which is why I posted this question. I'm in a food rut.)

So let's hear 'em peeps! :goodvibes

[punkin413]

I'd like to know what your top 3 "good for you foods" are.

3. 100 calorie snack packs for snacks during work. i can't take fruit or anything else with me in the courtroom so these are a staple!
2. durkee's citrus grilling spice......so good on chicken, shrimp, fish and pork!
1. water, water and more water. i know some of us hate it, but it's the key!

[dwheatl]

:eek: neosporin in hair does NOT sound fun! once when i was little i wanted my hair to look like micheal jackson's and so i put baby oil in it. you can imagine how much fun my mother had with that one! :rolleyes:


I had baby oil in my hair when I was in high school (like it wasn't oily enough already). My mom had inexplicably stored the baby oil in a Clean Rinse bottle. At least it wasn't before a big dance or anything. And boy was my hair nice and soft after.
UMama, good luck with Miss Norah's hair. And pictures would be lovely.

Ka-plunk ! ...that's just me climbing back on the peep wagon. Hi peeps...let me reintroduce myself...My name is Kim and I live in Montreal, Quebec. I was posting a lot last winter but have turned into a bit of a lurker .

I would love to join the Thanksgiving challenge...Aaron, put me down for 5 pounds..I am cheating a bit because Canadian thanksgiving was last week. :confused3 oh well...I celebrate all holidays!
Welcome back!

have you guys seen the transformers movie? DH bought it today and he's watching it while i'm sitting here on the couch trying to proofread and i can't stop watching it! i usually don't get into movies like that but this one is pretty good! and it's causing me to not get any work done. on top of that shermie had a seizure a few minutes ago and so that took about 15 minutes to deal with. i'm not getting any work done.....i'm on page 9......of 102! :rolleyes1
That's funny. I saw the ad today, and I thought, "Wasn't it Punkin's husband who won the Optimus Prime doll?" Oh, sorry, action figure.:rotfl:

Ok...awhile back, some of us posted our top 3 (or top 10 ;) ) "naughty" foods. In the spirit of our Thanksgiving challenge, I'd like to know what your top 3 "good for you foods" are. Snacks, breakfasts, lunches, dinners...whatever it is that is helping you stay on the wagon!

Mine are:
1. Diet soda (I really want to stop drinking it altogether but I just love it!)
2. 100 calorie pack anything (mostly grasshopper cookies and sun chips)
3. Laughing Cow light cheese wedges (I put it on everything!)

(ok, those aren't very good but I'm having a hard time thinking of my "food staples"...which is why I posted this question. I'm in a food rut.)

So let's hear 'em peeps! :goodvibes

Apples in the fall, oranges at Christmas time, and cherries in the summer. I know there's sugar in fruit, but I believe it's the sugar God meant us to have, with plenty of fiber and no fat. Yummy!

[HockeyKat]

Top 5 foods that keep me on the wagon:
5) FF Pringles
4) 200 calorie or less frozen meals
3) HUGE salad with lunch, helps make #4 seem like enough food!
2) 100 calorie packs of cupcakes and ice cream
1) 94% FF popcorn... whole bag of Orville brand is 180 cals and satisfies my munchie craving

[dwheatl]

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k124/dwheatl/bday_rainbow.gif to Noni! Hope your day was fabulous.

[punkin413]

Here's the link to the recipe for the crab cakes (http://www.whatscookingamerica.net/CrabCakesOrange.htm). DH just made the mango peach salsa - no recipe. He grated up 1 mango, 1 peach, and cored, seeded, and minced 1 jalepeno pepper, and mixed it all together. YUM!

thanks for the recipes! :goodvibes

That's funny. I saw the ad today, and I thought, "Wasn't it Punkin's husband who won the Optimus Prime doll?" Oh, sorry, action figure.:rotfl:

wow.....good memory! yeah...he was so excited about the movie coming out. i asked him if this movie had the cobra commander in it and he got really irritated and told me that was from G.I. Joe. :lmao:

by the way, CANDY CORN IS EVIL!!!!

[Minnie_Moo]

Just catching up again . . . hi everyone :) The new puppies have been keeping me pretty busy lately.

Happy Birthday, Noni! :flower3:

:yay: Glad I got to see the baby Rebekah photos this time! She is a cutie bug!!!

Aaron, nice siggie pic of you and your DW! Please add my name to the Thanksgiving challenge list - 5 pounds. I need to drop my WDW weight :guilty:

Lynda, your trip report is in my reading line-up for later this week popcorn::

Cute haircut, Kat :thumbsup2

[HockeyKat]

I have to share... I have had the *worst* few weeks, but something good actually happened today. I have been really down because I feel like I have fallen off the wagon and am letting the lbs creep back on... I like my haircut but I miss some of the length.. work is killing me... home is a shambles...

Anyhow, one of my coworkers was heading out and stopped and was like wow, you are really looking stylish lately! New haircut, all that weight lost... This is a rather distracted male coworker that I am friendly with but don't really talk to that often, so for him to notice, man, he made my night!

Hope everyone has a great and skinny day tomorrow!

[spongemommie05]

i am just lurking:scared1: and trying to catch up:surfweb: before hitting the bed for the night:cloud9: or should i say this morning..:eek: i have not been able to sleep this last week:woohoo: i wonder why :confused3 every time i hit the pillow i play in my mind more things to do for our trip in 4 or 3 days oh yea 3 days.:cheer2: it was dh birthday and all our friends and family came over to share in cake and ice cream.:wizard: thank you wendy lou for cleaning up :goodvibes I hope all is well with the dis peeps , :goodvibes
Happy Birthday (Late):sad2: NONI :dance3:
everyone have a great day and think skinny thoughts..:cloud9:

[lexmelinda]

GOOD MORNING!!! :sunny:

I've caught up reading but forgot most of my replies. Which is why I should multi-quote but I've been too lazy of late.

KIM! Welcome back! Ballet! That's Grrrrreat! Are ya sore? I would be. JUST SO EVERYBODY KNOWS...I think Kim is always lurking out there! All you have to do is mention her name and she'll chime in. Am I right, Kim? ;)

KAT....Great about the compliment! :hug: Think how many other distracted co-workers have noticed and just haven't said anything! Don't you work with a lot of guys? Nuff said.

DAWN....I think Transformers will be DS and my Friday night movie this week! We thoroughly enjoyed Evan Almighty last week. I think DS watched it about 5 times. :rolleyes1 Anyway we love Shia LeBoef (?). Have you ever seen Holes? He's in that and it's a reallllly good story.

Danielle...When's your sister's surgery?

Heather....Any word on Christi?

Lynda....Those crab cakes sound goooood! I wish my DH cooked!? :upsidedow

Shannon! Good idea!

Top three good foods:
1. spinach-in-a-bag...It's an easy to dump out of the bag as say....chips! And like Kat said, it makes a lean cuisine seem like a meal.
2. Kraft Lite Three Cheese Ranch....my new dressing, mayo, mustard, sour cream....everything sauce-dip-thingy.
3. Fiber One....filling and 1/2 cup gives you 14 grams of fiber and with 1/2 cup of skim milk it's only 100 calories. I swear it EXPANDS in your stomach and makes you feel full.

EVERYBODY HAVE A GREAT DAY!

[pixie dust 112]

Ka-plunk ! ...that's just me climbing back on the peep wagon. Hi peeps...let me reintroduce myself...My name is Kim and I live in Montreal, Quebec. I was posting a lot last winter but have turned into a bit of a lurker .

I would love to join the Thanksgiving challenge...Aaron, put me down for 5 pounds..I am cheating a bit because Canadian thanksgiving was last week. :confused3 oh well...I celebrate all holidays!

I am home full time and fill my day taking care of my DD 7 (Lauren) and DS5 (Matthew). I am very involved with our school and volunteer quite a lot.

OK...guess what I started 2 weeks ago ???? BALLET, I swear, no joke ! I have not danced in 25 years but I just started and I LOVE it. It is such a great work out. All the "girls" in my class are between 17-24...I am a tad bit older at almost 38 ! Hey, you are only as old as you feel right ??? :confused3 Anyways...my leotard and skirt would look a whole lot better if I was a teeny tiny bit smaller.

So...I am pulling up a chair and I will jump right in !:surfweb:


Wendy: I was sooo excited to see your new trip report...I love your writing style...I secretly believe that you are really Janet Evanovich.

Melinda: I love your new siggy picture ! I am a "glow cube" kinda girl too.

Linda: The pictures in you TR are amazing...you are really talented. I am also going to Disneyland for the first time. We are going to Arizona in Feb/March and I am surprising the kids with a side trip to "the land".

Punkin: I feel like I already know you...you seem super perky ! Your job must be so interesting. I bet you have heard just about everything :rolleyes1 .


Well...so nice to meet you all and I can't wait to get to know everyone a little better.


Kim

Kim! Wow! This is very weird. I was thinking about you this morning and wondering where you were. I think of you as the peep from Montreal who wrote in Frence with me a bot last winter! I was going to go back and find your old posts to get your screen name and PM you and Voila! Here you are. Welcome back! I took the summer off (unintentionally) and just came back too!

[pixie dust 112]

I have to share... I have had the *worst* few weeks, but something good actually happened today. I have been really down because I feel like I have fallen off the wagon and am letting the lbs creep back on... I like my haircut but I miss some of the length.. work is killing me... home is a shambles...

Anyhow, one of my coworkers was heading out and stopped and was like wow, you are really looking stylish lately! New haircut, all that weight lost... This is a rather distracted male coworker that I am friendly with but don't really talk to that often, so for him to notice, man, he made my night!

Hope everyone has a great and skinny day tomorrow!

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :thumbsup2

[Tink-ing]

Although I was good and bought a 12-pk of diet mug root beer this weekend. And it's caffeine free!

I get the 'Cola Craving' and the world might as well end. I like root beer well enough and have heard that the diet kind tastes just as good as the real thing (as is the case with ginger ale, which also works in a pinch). I should try that. I gave up soda a while back but I always need something like this, 'just in case'.

the craziest thing i've ever sat through was a 2-day deposition of a woman who had knowingly slept (and i'm not using the word "slept" as in sharing a bed, but as in had relations) with her biological father while on vacation. :scared1:

I have no words. Just. EW. :crazy2: :faint:

The first crab cakes (Kona) will be in the next part of my TR.

I keep wanting to read your trippie(s). Mental note. As soon as I'm done with this response. Get a-subscribin'.

OK...guess what I started 2 weeks ago ???? BALLET, I swear, no joke ! I have not danced in 25 years but I just started and I LOVE it. It is such a great work out. All the "girls" in my class are between 17-24...I am a tad bit older at almost 38 ! Hey, you are only as old as you feel right ??? :confused3 Anyways...my leotard and skirt would look a whole lot better if I was a teeny tiny bit smaller.

Kim, I was a dancer from age 3 to age 11. I gave it up because I was 'tired' of ballet (I also did tap and jazz). Oh how I'm kicking myself in the butt now. Are you/will you be doing pointe?

I would love to get back into it but haven't been able to find anywhere in my area with adultish classes. It's all little ones. Also, right now, leotards would be the devil!!! However, after the BF's shoulder surgery at the end of the month, we're probably going to sign up for Latin dance lessons over the winter session at our local CC.

Good luck and welcome back. :flower3:

have you guys seen the transformers movie?

LOVED IT. I keep seeing the commercials for the DVD on TV and telling the BF we need to pick it up.

And I hope your little Shermie is ok. Does he have seizures often?

top 3 "good for you foods"

I have 4.

1. Motts 'tots' juice boxes: I love me some juice. Especially apple juice. These juice boxes have 40% less sugar and while they definitely taste a little 'watered down', they satisfy the craving.
2. Fat Free cream cheese: This saves me in the morning. For whatever reason, at breakfast I always crave something sweet and salty. This takes care of the salty part and the sweet part is usually an Eggo Whole Wheat Blueberry waffle or a Thomas' Honey Wheat or Oatmeal & Honey english muffin.
3. Sargento Light String Cheese: This actually satisfies the cheese craving for the day. It really does. I love mozarella and this tastes pretty good. I also use the Kraft 2% Singles. I know it has more fat/cal. than the Skim ones, but the Skim ones taste so fake to me. And besides, you're supposed to have some fat in your diet. This is mine. Yay.
4. Lite n' Fit yogurts: Especially in raspberry and blackberry. They're only 60 calories (or 45 for the smaller ones) and they are sooooo good. Plus, I'm one of those people that has a 'thing' about chunky fruit yogurt, and these two flavors are smooth and fruit-on-the-bottom-less.

This is a rather distracted male coworker that I am friendly with but don't really talk to that often, so for him to notice, man, he made my night!

Isn't that a great feeling?! Now, just imagine all of the people who are thinking the same thing but not saying anything (and I'm sure there are lots).

This is for you - :flower3: . I hope your week gets better.

Morning to all of the peeps out there. I second HockeyKat's sentiment of a skinny day. I, personally, am not feeling it, but that's ok. There's always tomorrow. I have also decided that after this weekend's birthday-eat-a-thon, I'm going to hold off on weighing myself until Friday (usually I do it every day). I'll also update my tickers then. Hopefully it's not too bad. I'm hoping for a negative, but am expecting to stay the same or even go up a little.

It's a high stress week and I know that if I see the number climb early on in the week, I'll likely try to cope with my disappointment with food.

Vicious, vicious cycle, that is. :mad:

[dance2874]

Ka-plunk ! ...that's just me climbing back on the peep wagon. Hi peeps...let me reintroduce myself...My name is Kim and I live in Montreal, Quebec. I was posting a lot last winter but have turned into a bit of a lurker .

I would love to join the Thanksgiving challenge...Aaron, put me down for 5 pounds..I am cheating a bit because Canadian thanksgiving was last week. :confused3 oh well...I celebrate all holidays!

I am home full time and fill my day taking care of my DD 7 (Lauren) and DS5 (Matthew). I am very involved with our school and volunteer quite a lot.

OK...guess what I started 2 weeks ago ???? BALLET, I swear, no joke ! I have not danced in 25 years but I just started and I LOVE it. It is such a great work out. All the "girls" in my class are between 17-24...I am a tad bit older at almost 38 ! Hey, you are only as old as you feel right ??? :confused3 Anyways...my leotard and skirt would look a whole lot better if I was a teeny tiny bit smaller.

So...I am pulling up a chair and I will jump right in !:surfweb:


Wendy: I was sooo excited to see your new trip report...I love your writing style...I secretly believe that you are really Janet Evanovich.

Melinda: I love your new siggy picture ! I am a "glow cube" kinda girl too.

Linda: The pictures in you TR are amazing...you are really talented. I am also going to Disneyland for the first time. We are going to Arizona in Feb/March and I am surprising the kids with a side trip to "the land".

Punkin: I feel like I already know you...you seem super perky ! Your job must be so interesting. I bet you have heard just about everything :rolleyes1 .


Well...so nice to meet you all and I can't wait to get to know everyone a little better.


Kim
Welcome back!!

I am a former dancer myself, and I still teach dance part tiem to preschoolers but I really miss dancing for me. Thankfully we dont have to wear leotards or I might die or embarassment. I keep telling myself I need to find an adult class near me, so you have insipered me to actually do it once I have this baby!!

I have to share... I have had the *worst* few weeks, but something good actually happened today. I have been really down because I feel like I have fallen off the wagon and am letting the lbs creep back on... I like my haircut but I miss some of the length.. work is killing me... home is a shambles...

Anyhow, one of my coworkers was heading out and stopped and was like wow, you are really looking stylish lately! New haircut, all that weight lost... This is a rather distracted male coworker that I am friendly with but don't really talk to that often, so for him to notice, man, he made my night!

Hope everyone has a great and skinny day tomorrow!
That is such an awesome compliment comign for a male, any male. They are usually not observant about our girly stuff like hair and losing weight, so that was HUGE that he noticed. Woohooty!

i am just lurking:scared1: and trying to catch up:surfweb: before hitting the bed for the night:cloud9: or should i say this morning..:eek: i have not been able to sleep this last week:woohoo: i wonder why :confused3 every time i hit the pillow i play in my mind more things to do for our trip in 4 or 3 days oh yea 3 days.:cheer2: it was dh birthday and all our friends and family came over to share in cake and ice cream.:wizard: thank you wendy lou for cleaning up :goodvibes I hope all is well with the dis peeps , :goodvibes
Happy Birthday (Late):sad2: NONI :dance3:
everyone have a great day and think skinny thoughts..:cloud9:
In case I forget...ahve a great time in DL! I love it there :cloud9:

Wish me luck peeps....I have my 20 week sonogram today. I will know in a few short hours if I am having a girl or boy peeplet!

[punkin413]

I have to share... I have had the *worst* few weeks, but something good actually happened today. I have been really down because I feel like I have fallen off the wagon and am letting the lbs creep back on... I like my haircut but I miss some of the length.. work is killing me... home is a shambles...

Anyhow, one of my coworkers was heading out and stopped and was like wow, you are really looking stylish lately! New haircut, all that weight lost... This is a rather distracted male coworker that I am friendly with but don't really talk to that often, so for him to notice, man, he made my night!

Hope everyone has a great and skinny day tomorrow!

that's so great! :thumbsup2 i hope everything starts getting better soon. it seems like when we get home from vacation we're immediately reminded why we needed one in the first place! :rolleyes:

i have not been able to sleep this last week:woohoo: i wonder why :confused3 every time i hit the pillow i play in my mind more things to do for our trip in 4 or 3 days oh yea 3 days.:cheer2:

how exciting!!!! hope you guys have a wonderful time! and remember: go with the flow. don't overplan. just have fun and relax and BE ON VACATION!!!! sometimes people forget that when going to disney!

DAWN....I think Transformers will be DS and my Friday night movie this week! We thoroughly enjoyed Evan Almighty last week. I think DS watched it about 5 times. :rolleyes1 Anyway we love Shia LeBoef (?). Have you ever seen Holes? He's in that and it's a reallllly good story.

if you're talking about the kid that's sort of the main character (his grandfather discovered megatron), then yes, i love him, too! what a great actor! i haven't seen holes. may have to rent that one soon though!

And I hope your little Shermie is ok. Does he have seizures often?


he has them about 4 times a year. in case you don't know, sherman is my dog, not my son! :laughing: anyway, he's on phenobarbital for his seizures but he still has breakthrough episodes every now and then. we just have to hold him so he doesn't hurt himself and kind of comfort him through it. then when he's done he's all clumsy and disoriented for a few minutes. i know this is mean, but you can't help but laugh at him when he tries to walk because he always runs into things. :guilty: then once he's normal again i have to give him some ice cream to get his blood sugar level back to normal. i think he likes that part! ;)

Wish me luck peeps....I have my 20 week sonogram today. I will know in a few short hours if I am having a girl or boy peeplet!

LUCK! :goodvibes

speaking of preggo peeps....WHERE IS TARA??? check in, girl! i haven't heard from you lately. how is the growing belly looking? feeling okay? inquiring peeps want to know!!!

[pigget74]

I have to share... I have had the *worst* few weeks, but something good actually happened today. I have been really down because I feel like I have fallen off the wagon and am letting the lbs creep back on... I like my haircut but I miss some of the length.. work is killing me... home is a shambles...

Anyhow, one of my coworkers was heading out and stopped and was like wow, you are really looking stylish lately! New haircut, all that weight lost... This is a rather distracted male coworker that I am friendly with but don't really talk to that often, so for him to notice, man, he made my night!

Hope everyone has a great and skinny day tomorrow!

WOOHOOOOO! That would make my day. WAY TO GO!!!
GOOD MORNING!!! :sunny:

I've caught up reading but forgot most of my replies. Which is why I should multi-quote but I've been too lazy of late.

Heather....Any word on Christi?

Top three good foods:[/B]
1. spinach-in-a-bag...It's an easy to dump out of the bag as say....chips! And like Kat said, it makes a lean cuisine seem like a meal.
2. Kraft Lite Three Cheese Ranch....my new dressing, mayo, mustard, sour cream....everything sauce-dip-thingy.
3. Fiber One....filling and 1/2 cup gives you 14 grams of fiber and with 1/2 cup of skim milk it's only 100 calories. I swear it EXPANDS in your stomach and makes you feel full.

EVERYBODY HAVE A GREAT DAY!

CHRISTI--she is in a room and I think they have or are going to remove the feeding tube. Her family is having to make a lot of critical decisions---considering a NANNY for the kids---and they also must decide on rehab stuff--not really sure about that. Our kids go to the same daycare so i see her DH a good bit, but lately when I see him he already has the kids and I don;t want to discuss anything in front of them. They have not seen or spoken to their mommy since Oct. 1 and even the 3 days prior to that she was out of it because of the headache. I should get a new update today and I will let you guys know.

I NEED YOUR IDEAS!!!! Between all of my kids they have a total of 15 teachers. I want to do something different for CHRISTmas this year. I typically will bake home made goodies and send that. Last year I did cookies, cracker candy, choc. covered pretzels, pep. mint bark, oreo bark, and choc. covered popcorn.---YES ALL HOMEMADE!! I was thinking about doing the 12 days of Christmas. I need ideas on what to do--like day one I would send 1 item, day 2-- 2 item on day 12 I was going to send like a dozen cookies or something. Just wanted it to be a little different. Please help with ideas.

[UtahMama]

Top 3 for me:

1.Crystal Lite (Walmart brand) makes me feel like I'm actually drinking water
2.Eggs in a carton...I feel fuller much longer with protein, and these are great!
3.Broccoli- I dare you to eat a big ol plate of broccoli for dinner and NOT lose weight!

and what self respecting list of 3 would be complete without a #4?:

4. Lean Cuisine and Weight Watchers and Kashi meals for when I'm lazy!
4 b. Pooh muffins and Colon Blow Thursday Night!