Amy's New Start : Comments Welcome!

[lovinaz]

I'm sure DD is doing fine at camp. Maybe it will help her break out of her shell a little more.

There is nothing wrong with staying home on date night! As long as you are spending time together, it doesn't really matter what you are doing, right?

I know you are in the zone and you'll get those 5 workouts in next week, too. You have a really good attitude about your weight loss right now.

 

[traceycooper]

glad your DD made it to camp Amy i'm sure she'll be having a ball
can you fit in any extra short walks to do on your own???
hope you & Dan have a romantic evening

 

[toystoryduo]

How did the dance go for your DS?

That's great that you and Dan had two date nights in a row!

Is your DD home from camp yet? Did she have a good time?

I hope you have a nice Sunday!

 

[eyor44]

HI Amy, sounds like you all had a very nice weekend. Did DD enjoy camp? I really hope she had a good time.

Love date night. DH and I ended up with one Friday night. We went to dinner, went to a local closeout store, came home and I paid bills while DH worked on the taxes. Not what we would have done 10 years ago, but hey, we were together and the house was so quiet. We really enjoyed ourselves.

How was the dance? Did DS have a good time? Did he tell you much about it? I hope you all had a great weekend.

 

[solar]

glad you enjoyed your PJ day and your DS made time for mom and dad - and glad you and DH had some nice time together

Amy, I don't work out every day...i let my body rest in between...i know people feel like they have to push/push -- but i like the recovery day

Vaseline- cheap, works well! My bodyglide is expensive...and I like my vaseline more!

 

[inkkognito]

Sounds like that was a really fun time.

Five days a week sounds like a good goal. You can always toss in an extra if you're feeling really motivated but five should give you great results.

 

[Amy&Dan]

Thanks so much ladies, I didnt' make it on here Sunday or Monday obviously!

I came down with some sort of bug Sunday. I would get these intense, awful stomach cramps. They were right on the sides, sort of where I would assume my ovaries were (one side in particular) and I started to wonder if something was going on, but then ds got the same pains so I ruled out ovary troubles!

I have not worked out since Thursday and today I am not going to aquasize. My stomach thing sort of put me to a point yesterday where I felt like I needed to be near a bathroom and I am not sure I am ready to venture into a pool yet! But my plan is to eat some breakfast, see how that goes and then go walk later at the gym.

Ds didn't have fun at this dance. Only one friend of his went, he was with a girl and ds felt like a third wheel. He did meet one girl and they had fun then she told him to leave her alone. I am so glad I am not a teenager anymore! He was mostly bummed because he got invited to a friend's party (actually his parents anniversary party but last minute they said to invite some friends and ds was one of them) but ds declined because he had already bought his ticket. He heard it was a lot of fun so I think he was just bummed he had chosen the wrong thing! Teenagers.

Dd had fun at camp. She came home not feeling well, she gets really carsick and four hours down a winding mountain road in the far back of a stuffy minivan about did her in. Then her viraly thing flared up so she stayed home yesterday but went to school today. She got to know a couple of the girls better and she really enjoyed the hot springs pool and all the worship and singing they did. So it was a success!

So that is my latest. I am not sure how the scale will be. Although I haven't eaten too much, I will have only gotten in three workouts and often when I am sick, I gain weight. Oh well, I still feel very focused and positive so I am not going to stress too much one way or the other.

Amy: I actually like to spend time at home on date night. We have movies we have never even watched and frankly, quiet time with no kids around is always nice! And easier on the budget.

Tracey: I have decided to just sort of say not a lot about when I am going to do my walks. That way, I can go when I want at the pace I want.

Tracy: She had fun at camp and I was so proud she went! It was a big step for her and a good start for her spreading her wings a bit.

Lisa: I am with you, sometimes just being in the house without the kids is so nice. At one point Dan was watching a basketball game he recorded and I was orgnaizing my spice cabinet and I had to laugh at our "date night" but we were together and it was nice.

Deb: I am glad to hear you do some rest between. At the beginning of my four day break from exericse, I just felt sort of tired and not like I was in the mode to work out, then I got sick but I am okay with all of that. I figure some weeks will just be that way.

Barb: To me five days a week is perfect. The week I did six was nice, but I can't see myself doing that each week. So I am not going to set a goal I can't maintain!

 

[solar]

sorry to hear you weren't feeling well - absolutely let your body heal before jumping back in

sorry DS's dance didn't work out great, but I agree - so glad my teen

 

[lovinaz]

I hope you are feeling better! And I'm glad that you are still focused and aren't letting that stomach bug derail you!

Ahh, the life of a teenager... Definitely don't miss it!

 

[eyor44]

Hi Amy
I hope you are feeling better and get to walk today. Weird thing, I suddenly came down sick yesterday. My stomach felt odd and then I started cramping and was heading for the restroom. I hate being sick at work. As soon as that bout was over, I went home and spent the rest of the day in bed. Perhaps a mini-bug? Since we weren't online together Sunday I guess I can't blame you for giving it to me.

So, DS' dance was a bust yet DD had fun on her trip. Ahhhh, teenagers.

 

[Amy&Dan]

Okay, excuse my rant but I am mad. At myself!

Today was to be my day to get back on track. Okay, I still don't feel that great but I did manage to eat two ding dongs (after swearing I would stay out of those) and two of those stupid little nuclear cheese spread and cracker packs (leftover from dd's camp snacks I had to contribute and they dind't eat them all darn it). I let stress and drama get to me.

First of all, I need to stay out of the drama some of my friends get into. I got pulled into something that had nothing to do with me and it upset me. I don't like confrontations and bad feelings andI don't like being brought into stuff like that. I say I am glad I am not a teenager but some of my friends apparently still are! I have talked to so many people lately who are at odds with someone or in the midst of somebody else's angst and maybe its just January and everybody is sick of winter, but oh my, Calgon take me away! It will blow over though because if nothing else, I am done and I made that known!

I exercised exactly twice this week. Food was spot on about half my days, one day was a diet disaster and the other two were okay on points but lousy on nutrition. The scale will bite my buns tomorrow I just know it!

I just have to take a deep breath, get back on track and deal with it. This week had some wacko stuff come up and I also think the weather has been hard on me. I am a sunshine girl and we have been nothing but clouds and gloom all week. It really gets to me. But these are all just reasons to have a bad moment, not a bad week!

I will post my weigh in results tomorrow but I don't expect much. I also don't intend to let this derail me. I goofed up this week, I also got sick and I can't unring this bell so its done!

ETA: I called my friend to confirm weigh in tomorrow, and we both decided to weigh Friday. She's been sick with the same crud I have (no small wonder since her kids and mine hang out and go to the same school and her dd was at camp with mine). Since she and her husband have but one car, its helpful for me to pick her up for this. So given my week, I was all over postponing until Friday which gives me time to get a bit more on track and still carpool with her.

 

[toystoryduo]

I'm glad to hear that your DD had a great time at camp! I'm sorry to hear that your DS didn't have a good time at the dance. Maybe he'll have a much better time at the next one.

I'm sorry to hear that you and DD were sick. I hope you're both feeling better!

Remember, today is a new day, Amy! You CAN get back OP!!! Sending some for Friday's weigh-in.

Have a great Wednesday!

 

[eyor44]

Good for you Amy. Yes, last week may not have been a steller week, but you are not going to let it get to you and hold you back. Way to go!What a great attitude. And you can't help getting sick and as for other people's problems. It's very hard not to want to listen to people's problems and to help them. But sometimes......I'm with you, don't like the drama and stress.

 

[lovinaz]

It will be OK. One bad week does not ruin everything, this is a looooong process. The key is to get back on track now and not let it turn into a bad month, then a bad quarter, then a bad year... I know you can do it!

Sometimes you just have to step away from the drama! Especially if it doesn't directly involved you! I'm sure you are trying to help your friends by listening, but sometimes all that negativity still sucks the energy right out of you. I hope that gets resolved for you so you don't have to deal with it anymore!

 

[solar]

Amy, i'm sorry you're having a rough time. It can be hard to have friends who aren't lifting you up, but making you feel worn out being around them. Maybe a little time away from them wouldn't hurt.

I'm a total sunshine girl too...so i totally relate to that. Hope you have a brighter week ahead

 

[Amy&Dan]

Well, I got on track today! I did very well with food, I walked for 50 minutes and I drank all my water. I also got everything done around the house I needed to and I can now say, I feel this day was a success! It feels really good, I feel very relieved. I never got that off track with food (well one day was pretty bad) but not exercising in five days was so dumb. Oh well, its done and I got back on the healthy wagon so to speak so its all good!

I have my day and my meals very carefully mapped out tomorrow. Its my last day before weigh in so I need to stick to my plan. I know I will! In all, this little set back wasn't that bad and as we always tell each other on WISH, its a total process and there will be days like the few I have just had. Its to be expected. Its picking yourself back up and getting back on program that counts right?

As far as friend drama, I get this email today inviting me to a Girls Night Out by Drama Queen herself. I was about to say "yeah, I'l go" but had a "what am I doing" moment. This friend has not had one kind thing to say to me lately. Now she is making other friends upset. Why would I go out with her and her female dog friends from high school to sit there miserable, made fun of for being a stay at home mom and spend money that I don't have? No thanks. One of the many things that I need to work on in life that I think very much ties into my issues with food and stress eating is not putting myself into situations where I know I will be unhappy or fail. My mom was one of the smartest women I have ever met because she never did anything she didn't feel like doing. And she didn't make up excuses or lie or hedge, she'd just say "I can't". So I emailed back, said thanks but I am not able to go. Now how easy was that! Frankly, I'd rather try to track down Osama Bin Laden in the caves of Pakistan than deal with those women. It'd be safer.



Tracy: Your good wishes worked, I did have a good day!

Lisa: Drama and stress are not what I need right now, I have to focus on postives and being healthy!

Amy: I made it very clear to my friends I am done with this issue! I will be seeing my friends Sat. night and I am not even stressing or worrying about it because frankly I don't care anymore!

Deb: I vaselined my toes today, worked like a charm! Thanks for the idea!

 

[inkkognito]

Good for you to get back on track so quickly! It's rough when you catch some nasty bug. And it was great that you said a big NO to the drama queen. Life is stressful enough without purposely putting yourself in a stressful situation.

 

[toystoryduo]

Way to go getting back OP so quickly, Amy!!!

Good for you for saying no to the drama. Who needs the extra stress?

I hope you have a great day ahead!

 

[lovinaz]

Good for you for #1 - getting right back in the saddle with eating and working out, and #2 - not going out with the b*tchy crew just because you felt obligated!

I know you will be able to stay OP today and have a good WI tomorrow.

 

[eyor44]

Frankly, I'd rather try to track down Osama Bin Laden in the caves of Pakistan than deal with those women. It'd be safer.

Way to go Amy! Way to get yourself right back on track! Hope you had a really good day today and here's a little for tomorrow, but I doubt you'll need it.