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[TigerCheer2009]

Hey all!!!

I had the courage to WI...174! Getting back down to having lost 25...one more and I'll finally be at my ticker time again! YAY!

Got some good stuff done...really not that much to comment on except for it's cold!!

See ya-I have to get ready to kidsit tonight!

 

[lmhall2000]

YAHOO TC2009!!!! I'm sooo excited to hear that for you!!! Girl, I am sooo motivated by you getting back there!!! I only saw 175.8 for a second and ugh...it will take me a good 3 weeks to get there...surviving the last 24 hours as the Brady Bunch...it's been really actually nice but alot of moving alot and rewarding myself with comfort foods....homemade cinnamon rolls, pizza, sugared drinks on the go...eek! And I can feel TOM is at my next corner...so I may have to skip this week's weigh in and pray for a good week after all the goofy stuff going on.

Won't be able to walk all week...dh will be travelling...but may try to drag the kids on some nature trails so atleast I can run ahead and run back and egg them to catch up to me and go back and forth..gotta get creative to get them to walk 4 miles without them knowing it's 4 miles...where's Splash Mountain and Space Mountain when you need them?

Tara

 

[chrismiss56]

Hi to All!!

Just got back from Indiana - the weather was GREAT!! Great times with my daughter and her friends........spent lots of money on groceries (gee isn't that perfect timing on her part - runs out of groceries just as Mom comes to town, clothes shopping etc.

ATE WAAAAAAAAAAAY Too Much Food - and not healthy food. Why is it that college kids like to eat so much fried food.......... except my daughter doesn't gain an ounce - she is still a size 0.

So back to watching what I eat and getting my water in.

Hope all is well with everyone

Have a Magical Disney Day!!
Linda

 

[lajones81]

Hi, all!
I'm recovering from bronchitis, but getting better.
I have exciting news! I have a date! (I haven't had a date since high school.) I'm not quite sure on what I think about the guy yet (we've talked online and on the phone), but I'm going to put myself out there and see what happens. OK, now I'm all nervous...LOL!
Have a great week!

Lisa

 

[westjones]

Linda: Glad you have a great time with your DD! Wouldn't it be nice to be able to eat like we did when we were young!

Lisa: That is SO great! I hope you have a wonderful time on your date. I hope you feel completely better real soon. It is awful being sick.

Tara: Hope like is back to normal at your house this week. Once you are back in your routine things will be much easier.

Jen: You are doing great! You are so active and keep so busy, I don't know how you do it!

Maria: You are so sweet! I am glad posting your plan is working well for you. Keep it up! Tell yourself you will do this for the next 5 days without fail! Make your plan each day and stick with it. You can post it here and let us know how it is going. Once you get going it is so much easier to keep it up. You can do it!

I can't report a good weekend. DD is back to baking! And well, I have to encourage her!

Tomorrow I am back on track! I have my plan and am ready to stick to it!

Hope everyone is doing well.

Debra

 

[lmhall2000]

Hey all!!! The sun is shining..and it's a brisk fall morning...just the thing I needed to start my day thinking right! My husband left for his business trip...so this week should be pretty predictable and I should be able to stick to my slimfasting...I'll weigh next Monday...just afraid a weigh in today would throw me into a pit of self-pity. I know TOM is any day now and I don't want a BIG number to throw me into ticker shock. My goal is to stick to 2 slimfasts a day and healthy snacks and meals. Absolutely no junk food this week....and pushing more water.

Kathy! It sounds like you had a GREAT mini-vacation!! I agree with you that 4 days just is a teaser...you really need 3 weeks at Disney! We were there for 8 days and 7 nights and that extra night really made us feel like we had done everything we wanted to...but we were going NON-STOP on commando speed..it'd be nice to hit things leisurely and that would take 3 weeks! Hope you're delegating some of your work and not taking it all on yourself.

Debra...I just have NO NO NO NO willpower against baked goods..unless there is cream cheese or coconut in it...I can pass on those...but I could really ingest 4 homemade yeast rolls or 6 cookies...ugh! Hoping the baking is slowing down! Let's get to this losing place again!

Lisa!!! Hope you have/had a great date and he was a sweetie! My girlfriend who was just married met her husband at equallyyoked....and they're very well suited for each other. Let us know that he's a nice guy and always have a back up plan in case he's a little off and you need a quick exit! I had several dates like that...you can take pepper and sniff it to start a massive sneezing exit...you can put pretend you lost your contact and your eye is swollen shut....you can have your good friend on speed dial and if she doesn't get a ring in the first hour then she calls you and says it's an emergency and you need to help her..ya know I'm just joshing but it never hurts to keep an open door! What is the "zeta" thing on your moniker? Didn't know if it was a sorority thing or not...have a GREAT week!

Linda...that's what moms are for...restocking their pantry and doing their laundry! I always loved my mom restocking my college pantry! Let's get back on plan today together!

Maria!!!! Just read your touch of divine story! I so believe in those things! So many will look at similar stories in my life and throw out "oh you're so lucky" or it's just a bizarre coincidence...but I do believe in angels helping us along our way. I hope you're feeling better today and all those tires are in good working order! Tip of the day, everyone check your tire pressure...it's one of the key steps to saving gas fuel mileage and the life of your tires! I wish I could plan out my day of eating...it's so hard for me to stick to something unless someone else does my planning and serves me...the minute I hit the fridge a craving for cheese will overtake my plan to have salad and I'll do a baked cheese on wheat....keep posting your daily plans and maybe it'll sink in with me...it really shows me portion is my problem!

Travelgirl...hope your Sunday night youth dinner went well...and you're well rested from it today! I love children of all ages and they really inspire me in so many ways. Thanks for being there to host them!

Now a question on children....the parents came and picked up their 3 little ones last night...the parents are GEMS I mean really GEMS of people...I've met lots of folks in my time and this couple is in the top 2 % of quality, integrity, all around good stuff! Now, their kids...... ...okay they're kids....I was a nanny for 3 years I've seen it all...but the level of disrespect, lying, evil mischief, hatred for each other was OUCH! The oldest is almost 7 and the middle is almost 5 and the little boy is 1...(he's an angel and not at all a problem except when his face gets in the way of their hand)...the oldest girls literally can not say a good thing about each other. They will hit, kick, pull hair, lie, be cruel, say 'shut up', and when they'd lie to me about what they'd done (I had just witnessed it and wanted them to fess up)...I'd look them in the eye and tell them that God gave me a special gift of discerning lying eyes...then they'd close their eyes and lie. I have special skills to get around their manipulation but my husband did not. Once or twice he would have to correct them and tell them to stop doing xxx behavior and they'd look him in the eye and tell him they can do whatever they want. He lost his cool with them and can't believe how disrespectful they can be. Now do I tell these great parents? I did tell them that the girls tried their best (which I do believe they did...it's just that their best is so far from being good kids) and we had to have a couple of chat sessions with them on treating each other nicely. Right before they got here the two girls were rough housing and purposefully knocked their infant brother over a table on the floor....so what do you say to these folks? It was so hard on my kids to see kids acting this way and they were the brunt of their acting out on several occasions..it was not good...my kids prayed for them last night and had alot of sympathy for them but they do not want them over again. Oh my! Any words of wisdom so that I don't say the wrong things if asked?

Tara

 

[westjones]

Now do I tell these great parents? Oh my! Any words of wisdom so that I don't say the wrong things if asked?

Tara

Tara,
That is a hard one. Part of the problem may be that the parents are having problems (that is why you were watching them, right?). Did they get to a 'better place' in their marriage? I think I would try to see how that problem is going first. If that is still a stressful part of thier lives, I would probably not say anything about the kids at this point......but I would also not offer to watch them again. If they ask you to do it again, then I would let them know that thier children had trouble following the rules of your home and it was too disrupted to the rest of your family during that time, so you don't want to repeat the situation.

If the parents are at a good place now, and things are looking bright for them. You may want to bring up one or two issues with the mom (but don't overwhelm her). These are young kids and they can be set on a new path if the parents work together on it. The problem I see so many times is if the parents aren't united, the kids get away with whatever the want because no one wants to be the one to correct them.

If it were me, I would probably let it go for now and only say something if I was asked to watch them again. That's just my opinion (but I don't like confrontation, so I am probably not the one to ask).

Debra

 

[westjones]

Oh, Tara, I forget, I say you are weighing in a week from today. I think I am going to weigh in early and go on Friday because we have decided to go up to Detriot to the Henry Ford Museum this weekend, and frankly, I don't watch my calories when I am traveling, so I know that Friday will be better than next Wednesday. Then I will have 4 weeks to recover before Thanksgiving.

I MAY catch up to your clippie on Friday! You better watch out! I will let you know. I didn't need to lose the whole 5 pounds to get the new clippie because I am between 60 and 65 (as of my last weigh in from Sept.).

Just wanted to warn you I am catching up!

Debra

 

[jonestavern]

WoW! what an inspiring lot of losers! I guess the gloominess has gotten me a little down--usually a trigger for my munching so am trying to catch myself & re-reading these posts, which help a lot.
Kathy reading yr post is just so much fun picturing WDW! Yup, I bet you're pretty 'walked out' for at least a day, but nothing beats walking in the World, does it?! I think we all could go for 6 weeks & it not get our fill
Oh, Tara the pepper, the lost contact thing..you really broke me up
Hmm..the only advice I can offer to Lisa is take your own car! when I was single I always insisted on meeting somewhere, that way I did not have to depend on the guy to take me home-
as for the babysitting--YIKES! I have no advice as I have never babysat for such little hellions as you're describing! What a horror show! You & DH must be angels. I am willing to bet those poor parents are at their wits' end-
Travelgirl-you are my inspiration! I started out at 280+--I sure hope DH doesn't read this! Gained back a passel in just 3 months but am down to
245--again. I am so blissed you made it under 200 I would like to get rid of that nasty '2' by April 2006! Bet your Youth Dinner was the best ever!
Lisa-am excited about yr date, hope you spend a pleasant time. Hoping you are feeling better real soon!
Nikkibell- awesome! 28 lbs gone forever! Great job!
Jen--so glad your Disney trip wasn't cancelled. Way to go with the water, it is not easy, is it? I have to work at it every day, but it does keep you hydrated--espiecially for you with all yr busy activities. I played clarinet also, in high school band & orchestra
Linda-sounds like yr time with DD was a real blast!
KathyT--here's a for you! I see dropping more lbs in yr near future!
Debra-like your advice to Tara. I took yr advice & only weigh in every week or two now--so much less stressful & boy was I surprised to see yesterday I've lost another 6 lbs! Thanks ever for all the support & helpful advice!
Steph-going out to eat with folks from work is a toughie. You'll do fine. It's bizarre, I know, but I am always intrigued & surprised when people choose regular soda! I have been in 'diet' land soooo long!
Ashley welcome! you'll find so much support here & great ideas, too!

Jean

 

[lmhall2000]

boy was I surprised to see yesterday I've lost another 6 lbs!

OH MY GOSH!!!! Another 6 pounds!!!! I expected the trumpets to sound and the trombones to march down the street...you can't let a little announcement like that go hidden in your encouragment for everyone ELSE!!!!! Let's all hear it for JONESY!!!!

Debra...ahhhh...words of wisdom that aren't being battered by the built up stress surrounding this weekend...it's sooo refreshing to hear a perspective from someone out looking in...I know that's the best way...I'm not sure if the couple were having problems...she said it was a weekend her husband had promised her a long time ago...but rarely do folks having a solid time of it pick to spend a weekend at a marriage conference...she came back praising it and he was kind and said it wasn't a waste of time but he wasn't selling me on it either. I think my husband would go nuts spending a whole weekend "talking" about relationships...have any of you ever done this? The funny thing is that while they were away working on theirs my husband and I were at each other's necks because he wasn't equipped for dealing with 3 additional children and while I only volunteered initially to watch them one day...I guess no one else would take them so I kind of folded when she needed me the whole weekend. That was too much to put on my husband...but I think it really made him appreciate how respectful our children are....whew! Their kids have great hearts and do mean to do well, they just hate each other and others touching "their" things...but if you read a story to them and they pick up on bad things others do (did some Hans Christian Andersen this weekend) they easily can tell right/wrong and sweetly...whew! I'm so glad it's over and will be very encouraging to her...thanks for the great words of wisdom!!!

Okay, yep am I good or what? TOM started 30 minutes after my post this morning!!! I had a bagel for breakfast...some tostitos and cheese dip and one leftover piece of pizza for lunch and will slimfast for dinner...I can't do 2 slimfasts during TOM it tears my stomach apart...not that rotel dip won't!

Hey, wait for me I'm trying to regain my 65 pound clippie!!!

Talk to you guys soon!
Tara

 

[NYcpa]

Just finished 40 min on the treadmill. Will have to do lots of exercise over the next 11 weeks to get ready for the disney half marathon. Water today was a little better. Have to work on improving it but have stayed glued to my chair at work and forget to drink or refill when empty.

Tara - it's hard to delegate when the only other person available is the receptionist. She does work for her father much faster than for me. She also doesn't have the technical expertise to do what I do. If I can keep up my current pace, I might be able to see daylight by Thanksgiving.

Linda - glad you enjoyed your trip. Are you still in the 160's or are you playing catch up agian like I am?

Debra - homemade goodies are hard to resist. I have been having DD2 make the meals lately and she has been making hot bisquits to go along with the meal. Those bisquits that come packaged 2 to a sleeve are very good. Since she only cooks 2, its easy not to eat too many.

Jean - great job on the additional 6 lb lost. You are doing great. Keep up the good work. Disney was great. We used this trip as a time to relax, walk the Race for the Cure, and visit with relatives. Since we are DVC members now, we will be going on the average of 3 weeks per year. We take my mother along on the longer trips to get her out of the house and give her some time with her granddaughters. The walking would have been much easier without the blisters on both feet.

 

[chrismiss56]

Just a quick note to say that I will probably be MIA for the rest of the week. Have something to do every night this week along with working everyday. UGH........I hate being gone every night. Still trying to catch from being gone the weekend.........

Will try to check in when I can.

Have a Magical Disney Day!! Keep Moving and Losing!!
Linda

 

[lmhall2000]

Linda! We'll miss you...but keep all of our voices in the top of your mind as you go through this week...I'm going to try and hear you guys encouraging me from veering off my 2 slimfast day. I just finished my breakfast one and I think I can manage dinner and a good lunch....I will report tonight if today was a losing day or a gaining day or a maintaining day. Trying to make the rest of 2005 atleast a B+ (85% or higher) for losing days! Today is day one!!! That means out of 82 days I need to have 68 days that are losing...that means Halloween, thanksgiving, Christmas and about 11 others can be gaining or maintaining...don't you just love my tricks I play on myself...write them down and they seem doable! So allowing myself 14 eat whatever days and 68 eating under 1500 calorie days + exercising.

Off to clean the house!

Let's kick those pounds to the curb!!!

Tara

 

[westjones]

Trying to make the rest of 2005 atleast a B+ (85% or higher) for losing days! Today is day one!!! That means out of 82 days I need to have 68 days that are losing...that means Halloween, thanksgiving, Christmas and about 11 others can be gaining or maintaining...don't you just love my tricks I play on myself...write them down and they seem doable! So allowing myself 14 eat whatever days and 68 eating under 1500 calorie days + exercising.
Tara

That is a good idea! I know the days you listed (the holidays) are going to be bad, and to be honest, Thanksgiving will be back the day after for me also (eating leftover and my in-laws are still here until Saturday).

I am hoping to make my 5 pounds for Oct. by Friday, but I know I am not there yet. As long as I lost 2.6 pounds, I will get the 65 pound clippie. I think that will happen.

Starting on Oct. 31 all the way through Jan. 1st, I have a LOT of trouble staying good. I have to at least maintain through that time. I have our family cruise in March and I am determined to get a nice family portrait!

Let's kick some pounds!
Debra

 

[TigerCheer2009]

Today was very busy but all in all very good. I am SO happy because it's almost Sunday!!! We are going to a Christian rock concert, my youth group!! We are going to see Audio Adrenaline...one of the bands we saw at ALIVE!!! Yay!

Jess is moving back home...for those of you who don't know, she moved to TN because her parents divorced! She missed us all so much she is coming back.

B: 2.5 cups cereal (6)
L: 1 baked potato (1)
S: 2 hot dogs (12) because the baked potato left me hanging.

Water; 40 ounces so far!!
Exercise: 9 minutes of Xtreme Laundry and 2 (barely) minutes of Gravity Splits...when you do the splits on the wall. Hurts like heck but provides a kick bum stretch!!! Keep on keeping on!!

 

[westjones]

This has been a 'hungry' day. I actually had 2 full bowls of carrots. I had to run to Walmart (it is only a couple miles from me) to get more carrots.

Jen: Hope you have a great time at the concert. Sounds like a lot of fun!

Maria: What is going on? How are you doing this week.

Linda: Keeping busy can really help to avoid food (as long as there aren't snacks at the activities....I hate when that happens).

Beautiful day here! For some reason, I am out of the habit of walking. I think I am going into hibernation mode

Time to go figure out dinner. I don't think it will include carrots . Two bowls in one day is enough!

Debra

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Hi Ladies!

I'm not doing so great, yet again. Why is it that when I'm getting my home in order, work is under control, I can't keep it up with the diet?

I did finally get back on the treadmill today! I wouldn't exactly call it a workout, but I was there for 30 minutes. I'm also still fighting this cold.

I am having a fresh, new start tomorrow. Here's my eating plan:

B: oatmeal w/raisins (4 pts)
S: banana (2 pts)
L: lentil soup & 100 calorie Ritz (6 pts)
S: 100 calorie sandies & tea (2 pts)
D: diet french toast (6 pts)
S: Lindt Ball (2 pts)

I'm also going for 35 minutes on the treadmill. It's going to be slow, but I fully intend to get back to my killer workouts and acceptable diet!

I'm out of time, so for now I'll just say everybody hang in there...We're like Laverne and Shirley -- We're gonna make our dreams come true, doin' it our way! For those of you too young to get that, I apologize. Child of the '70s here...

C'ya Real Soon!
Maria

 

[westjones]

So Maria, how did your day go?

Tonight is LOST! I forgot to mention last week that you were right about Rose's husband! What a good call! I didn't see that one coming.

I have a Girls' Basketball meeting tonight for my DD, but will be back in time for the show.

BOY, our little group is getting awfully quiet lately. Come On Girls! We need some chatter!

Let's see.....what is going on here? I have 2 days before I am weighing in. I am hoping to see a good number.

Did anyone else watch Oprah today? It reminded me of why I am doing this. They were talking about heart attacks and how that kills more women than anything else. The doctor said that if you store your fat around your middle, that is more dangerous to your heart because it is easy for your body to access it and it can clog your arteries? (the kids were fighting during the show, so I didn't get to hear everything well). He also said that if you are larger than 35 inches around your waist, you have a dangerous level of fat that can lead to heart problems.

OK, we can do this girls! Let's take care of our bodies and get healthy!!! Our families need us to stay around for a long time!

Debra

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Good evening!

Today was better eating than yesterday, but still not quite the targets I set for myself. I ended up having bacon and hash browns with my diet french toast, but other than that I stuck to my schedule. I also didn't make it on the treadmill. I'm just now starting to feel human. Today was mentally and physically exhausting at work.

Tomorrow is going to be a very long day. I have to get myself to work on time because I have an early meeting (on time has been a relative thing for the last two weeks while I've been ill). Then I have a boring spreadsheet I have to work on for my boss. Then I have to go to another very boring meeting, which it will take me an hour to get home from on the subway. The only bright spot for me -- it's The Apprentice, so I get to watch someone get fired. That's just sad. Hopefully, it will at least be a low stress day, so I can relax and not be exhausted the minute I step on the train. Oh! and dh has a night meeting, so we are literally handing off ds, and I will have to see to homework, reading, bedtime. Actually, I don't mind that. He's a pretty good kid, and I will do better with my portions without dh around.

I'm looking forward to Lost tonight! My co-worker thinks the folks in the back turned to cannibalism. I haven't thought that, but I guess you never know. I would really like a little more Sayid in my evening...

Anyway, I took another good step today. Flylady has a new book and control journal, Body Clutter. She lost 50 pounds following this system. I will probably get it in 1-2 weeks, so I'll let you all know what I think. I could really use a new tool to motivate me, so I'm determined this will be it!

Debra -- Thanks for still checking in and telling us what's going on with you. I do get discouraged when I come here and no one else is posting! The more posts I see, the more motivated I am to get with the group!

Here's to a much better tomorrow!

C'ya real soon!
Maria

 

[NYcpa]

Eating today was much better than yesterday. Yesterday I ate about 2/3 of a bag of tootsie roll midgees. Stress eating is taking the form of candy. I have alot of work to get done this week and haven't managed to get started on it yet trying to finish another project. I need to go back a couple of week and reorganize my schedule.

The good news is, I am staying in town until mid-November or early December. The new accounting supervisor down on Long Island is doing terrific. She want me to come down again for about 1.5 days when she gets her questions together. I will also have to go down in January to assist her in doing w-2's and 1099's.

I have to start exercising much more consistently if I am going to survive the WDW half marathon and get my Donald medal. I figure a more consistent exercise program will help in my weight loss. I also need to get back to drinking 60 - 80 oz of water each day instead of 40 oz of water and 40 ozs of diet soda. I read somewhere that even diet soda hinders weight loss.

Maria - you will have to let us know how the Flylady book is. Good job on the eating. Hope you get up to 100% soon. It is hard to manage everything when you don't feel well.

Debra - hope your weigh in gives you a number you are happy with. Is it hard having the girls at different schools and juggling the activities between the 2. I found it difficult at times to keep up with DD2's schedule at times and juggling her sports practices around working. I'm hot sorry those days are over. Now I have to juggle my work schedule around important things - vacations to WDW

Let's keep moving onward and downward. We will not lose sight of our goals.