Between the BLs (Biggest Loser) Summer Challenge 2010 Part 1

[jenanderson]

Oh boy, it is so hard to keep up with this thread when life is throwing other things at you. There are congratulations for weight losses, comments to be made about people who are doing the COW, comments about the new exercising, a pregnancy to be happy for and so much more! I will have to get to all of that at a later point. I am going to give a brief update and then it is time to get back to the work I still need to finish tonight!

I have not done well. The past 2 nights I have eaten a bunch of things I should not and I have done so because of emotional eating. I am feeling very upset because I had applied for a teaching job, interviewed well and then did not get it. The worse is that I did not get it because of politics...not because of my qualifications. I know this for a fact because I know many of the people on the interview team and have been told so. I am sad because I would like to believe that I am a good and dedicated teacher but I still can't find a job. With the way things are going, I am going to have to look for a job outside of the teaching field and I don't even know where to begin. I had been so hopeful for this position and it made me feel horrible to get the news. To top it off, tomorrow is the last day of school and I have been so busy with things for my classroom. Friday I have to finish packing up my classroom and leave this job. So, the emotional days will continue for a bit. I would like to be stronger and not give in when things like this happen but realistically, I am not.

I will do my best not to let the whole week destroy all my hard work but no promises at this point. I know that I am not giving up but I also know that this week might just be a complete disaster as I deal with the emotions.

Thanks for letting me vent about it all.
Jen

 

[mikamah]

Tomorrow is a new day everyone. Put this one to bed, and just let it go. As you are falling asleep, think about all the things that make you happy.

Thanks Taryn. I'm with you on this one. I have so much to be happy and grateful about. Have a magical night everyone.

 

[Dahly]

Go to spark people and put in your daily exercise goals and see how many calories it says you need. When I went up to 60m 5 days a week it increased my calorie range. We talked about this a lot last time, and I think a lot of people will agree that if you are exercising a lot you need to make sure you getting enough food. I know I'm not eating enough this week and between that and pms my weight has stalled. Also, make sure you are getting enough water with all that exercise. I don't track everyday, but I will track when things seem to have stalled, and there have been a couple of times when I wasn't eating enough, or was low on protein, carbs, etc. Hang in there.

thanks for this suggestion..when I first signed up on sparkpeople, I left that field blank, but when I entered my estimated calories burned a week, it jumped my cals to 1600-1900, so 400 or so more than where I thought I should be. I think i will try the 1600 tomorrow, although I think I am going to feel guilty eating more!


Greenfield1984 - congrats and best of luck! Let us know how you are doing!

 

[donac]

Oh boy, it is so hard to keep up with this thread when life is throwing other things at you. There are congratulations for weight losses, comments to be made about people who are doing the COW, comments about the new exercising, a pregnancy to be happy for and so much more! I will have to get to all of that at a later point. I am going to give a brief update and then it is time to get back to the work I still need to finish tonight!

I have not done well. The past 2 nights I have eaten a bunch of things I should not and I have done so because of emotional eating. I am feeling very upset because I had applied for a teaching job, interviewed well and then did not get it. The worse is that I did not get it because of politics...not because of my qualifications. I know this for a fact because I know many of the people on the interview team and have been told so. I am sad because I would like to believe that I am a good and dedicated teacher but I still can't find a job. With the way things are going, I am going to have to look for a job outside of the teaching field and I don't even know where to begin. I had been so hopeful for this position and it made me feel horrible to get the news. To top it off, tomorrow is the last day of school and I have been so busy with things for my classroom. Friday I have to finish packing up my classroom and leave this job. So, the emotional days will continue for a bit. I would like to be stronger and not give in when things like this happen but realistically, I am not.

I will do my best not to let the whole week destroy all my hard work but no promises at this point. I know that I am not giving up but I also know that this week might just be a complete disaster as I deal with the emotions.

Thanks for letting me vent about it all.
Jen

Good luck. It is very hard to leave a job. It is okay to be sad. YOu are going through a tough change.

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

hang in there jen and good luck working through the next couple of days.

 

[flipflopmom]

Now I record everything on my new fitbit... i do about 1300 calories a day, and am actually being very good about recording and keeping track of everything. sometimes i will look at something i want to eat (or think about a larger quantity), and I will say, "no, my fitbit will yell at me."

Whatever works!!! I had never heard of a fitbit until these challenges, but it sounds very motivating. For me, it's all about what's there in black and white. Actually, I've become fairly obsessive about it!

I am feeling very upset because I had applied for a teaching job, interviewed well and then did not get it. The worse is that I did not get it because of politics...not because of my qualifications. Jen

You need a bunch of them! I wondered if you had heard back. We have a lot of politics here when it comes to school positions, it stinks. When I was hired, 13 years ago, the principal told me that he was actually under pressure to hire someone else b/c of politics, so I "HAD BETTER BE THE BEST TEACHER HE'S EVER HAD OR HIS BUTT WOULD BE ON THE LINE MORE THEAN IT ALREADY WAS" yes, the man actually yelled that at me on my first day in the building. No pressure for a 21 year old fresh out of college and scared anyway!

I'm sure you are scouring the postings, called all the various schools for openings, etc. Didn't you say that you could make more more substituting that what you were at your private school? If a full time job doesn't open up, maybe you could visit the systems you are interested in and talk to the about possible long term substituting positions like for maternity leave, etc. Have you checked for those that aren't necessarily in the classroom such as specialists, parent involvement, etc?

If you do have to go outside the field, you definitely have the background now for something in fitness/nutrition. Also, check w/ the various gov't agencies. I worked w/ social services w/ children that had been removed or were in bad homes one summer, they considered my education background as creditentials. There are all sorts of related possibilities in the parent/home/child nutrition/fields with government agencies that I hadn't thought about. Tutoring centers? Preschools?

I am sure you have thought of all of these things. I'm just brainstorming here for you. I have a need to help and fix. And something could open up any day, we have teachers moving throughout the summer.

Keep posting, venting, etc. We are here. I'm sure you don't like to talk about it much in front of your kids, but get it out. As for being stronger, don't let that add to your stress. You have a lot right now, and the key is to deal with it, not beat yourself up. Hello - you just ran a half marathon. If I had told you in January that you would do that, you would have laughed at me. You are a lot stronger than you give yourself credit for. You are an amazing person, and something will come along that is right for you.

thanks for this suggestion..when I first signed up on sparkpeople, I left that field blank, but when I entered my estimated calories burned a week, it jumped my cals to 1600-1900, so 400 or so more than where I thought I should be. I think i will try the 1600 tomorrow, although I think I am going to feel guilty eating more!

I'll let you be the guinea pig! Keep us posted on how it goes! My keep fearing that I will put in my estimated calories burned, and then I won't, and then I've eaten too much.


Well, DH did a dollar store run for me yesterday, so I am going to get my Disney box together this am before the girls get up, as there are surprises for them in there! 10 more days! Which means I have 10 more days to finish 3 projects for my class, too. I will not stress. I will not stress. One thing at a time. Knock it out, one by one.

QOTD coming up next!

 

[flipflopmom]

"Consider the following. We humans are social beings. We come into the world as the result of others' actions. We survive here in dependence on others. Whether we like it or not, there is hardly a moment of our lives when we do not benefit from others' activities. For this reason it is hardly surprising that most of our happiness arises in the context of our relationships with others." Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama

"All men have a sweetness in their life. That is what helps them go on. It is towards that they turn when they feel too worn out." Albert Camus

"The basic thing is that everyone wants happiness, no one wants suffering. And happiness mainly comes from our own attitude, rather than from external factors. If your own mental attitude is correct, even if you remain in a hostile atmosphere, you feel happy." Tenzin Gyatso

"The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers."
M. Scott Peck

"Happiness, it seems to me, consists of two things: first, in being where you belong, and second -- and best -- in comfortably going through everyday life, that is, having had a good night's sleep and not being hurt by new shoes." Theodor Fontane


Yesterday was kind of blah, so I encouraged you to think happy thoughts before bed. Today's QOTD will use that.

Thursday's QOTD: Take three minutes, and list as many things as you can that make you happy. Have fun, I want us to laugh and smile today!

Here is my QOTD, I am going to make it summer related,but you don't have to.

flipflops. pretty painted toenails. Main St. USA.castle. Mickey. Princesses. frozen lemondade. slip and slide. smores by the firepit.lying by the pool with a book. lots of daylight. snuggling with my girls. the sound of my girls laughing. sound of birds in the morning. big coffee mugs.veggies from the garden.tshirts and shorts. sundresses.ponytails. nights on the porch with dh watching the girls catch lightening bugs.watermelon.grilling.fireworks. painting.messy art projects.floral scented candles.two weeks of no gymnastics.swimsuits.sunkissed hair and faces.school's out for summer. summer playlist on ipod. beach music.disney music. topchef.time on dis.BL friends.snowcones.afternoon thunderstorms.mint tea.time away from bratty kids that aren't mine. fruit.no coats. dinner outside.hugs.fuit smoothies.cleaning out junk.girls sleeping late.water fights.beachtowels. smiles.laughter.love.

Now, I feel better! I hope you will all try this today. It can be really random, just think about the things/people/activities that make you smile!

 

[tigger813]

I blew it with food yesterday but I'm ok with it! I had a good day so I'll live with it.

Decided to sleep in until 6:15 this morning. I'll do my 3 mile after I put DD1 on the bus and then I'll do more after work today when I need a break from cleaning. Parents arrive sometime tomorrow afternoon and my upstairs at my house is a disaster! Really need to focus on cleaning today!

Probably won't even make the losers team but I will still try my hardest.

Gotta finish getting ready to take DD1 to the bus stop. Off and on rain this morning so I will drive her and then I can also get back quicker from the bus stop.

 

[jennz]

I know Rose answered this about how her son's band director felt. I want to second it. My son's band directors favorite saying was "If you are on time you are late." The time given is the time they will start to practice.

I know this is a very hard thing to understand at the beginning. I will tell you that my two sons are the most prompt young men that you will ever find. I have never had a problem with them being late for anything.

Good luck. It will work out.

Thanks for the answers and from the others who answered! Now that I know, thanks to you all, I'll have them there early. This is the first time I've been involved w/band or strings camp and had no idea. I reviewed my info (because I am a rule follower ) and no where does it say be there early. Just frustrating - and I think he could have said something to the girls directly instead of being snarky.

Well I found out why I've been so tired the past couple of days...I'm pregnant!! I'm really excited! A little nervous because in the past year I've had 2 miscarriages, but they were supposedly just really bad luck, so I'm trying to be optimistic I'm over the moon happy right now

So anways, you'll have to take me off of the losers team! I'm still going to check in here because you guys keep me motivated to eat well and exercise, but obviously I'm not going to be losing any weight, I'll be focusing on gaining at a NORMAL/HEALTHY rate

Congratulations!!

Kathy - thinking of you

We watched Jillian's show last night (we taped it) and wow! That lady is inspiring, in an "if she can do it I can do it" kind of way!

Got my walk in this morning - it was hard to go but my dogs sitting there laughing at each other while put my shoes on does make me smile.

 

[jenanderson]

Good luck. It is very hard to leave a job. It is okay to be sad. YOu are going through a tough change.

Thanks - it is going to be very sad today as I say good-bye to the kids.

hang in there jen and good luck working through the next couple of days.

Thanks - I will be doing my best.

You need a bunch of them! I wondered if you had heard back. We have a lot of politics here when it comes to school positions, it stinks. When I was hired, 13 years ago, the principal told me that he was actually under pressure to hire someone else b/c of politics, so I "HAD BETTER BE THE BEST TEACHER HE'S EVER HAD OR HIS BUTT WOULD BE ON THE LINE MORE THEAN IT ALREADY WAS" yes, the man actually yelled that at me on my first day in the building. No pressure for a 21 year old fresh out of college and scared anyway!

I'm sure you are scouring the postings, called all the various schools for openings, etc. Didn't you say that you could make more more substituting that what you were at your private school? If a full time job doesn't open up, maybe you could visit the systems you are interested in and talk to the about possible long term substituting positions like for maternity leave, etc. Have you checked for those that aren't necessarily in the classroom such as specialists, parent involvement, etc?

If you do have to go outside the field, you definitely have the background now for something in fitness/nutrition. Also, check w/ the various gov't agencies. I worked w/ social services w/ children that had been removed or were in bad homes one summer, they considered my education background as creditentials. There are all sorts of related possibilities in the parent/home/child nutrition/fields with government agencies that I hadn't thought about. Tutoring centers? Preschools?

I am sure you have thought of all of these things. I'm just brainstorming here for you. I have a need to help and fix. And something could open up any day, we have teachers moving throughout the summer.

Keep posting, venting, etc. We are here. I'm sure you don't like to talk about it much in front of your kids, but get it out. As for being stronger, don't let that add to your stress. You have a lot right now, and the key is to deal with it, not beat yourself up. Hello - you just ran a half marathon. If I had told you in January that you would do that, you would have laughed at me. You are a lot stronger than you give yourself credit for. You are an amazing person, and something will come along that is right for you.

Thanks for all the words of support. I really need it this week. I know that I will have subbing to fall back on if I need that and yep, that is why I am leaving this job is because I will actually make more subbing and I have absolutely no benefits at this point.

I think I am just struggling because I feel like I am a great teacher (heck, I just stayed up all night finishing a one hour long DVD for my students of some of the over 2000 photos I took of them this year). I really am just totally passionate about teaching and am sad that I may not have my own classroom of students next year...especially since there was this great job open and I felt really positive about it.

Oh well, despite the no sleep, I am up and focused on making today the best it can be. I will be trying not to eat because of my emotions tonight and I will schedule a bit of exercise in for tonight.

Thanks everyone for being supportive here.
Jen

PS - I posted the COW Week 1 results up above...don't miss them! Congratulations again to everyone who participated!!!!

 

[jennz]

Jen

Hey everyone...a Dis'er friend who is at WDW now writes some great live trip reports, and he's posting live pictures w/his toy -err, iPhone this time...just wanted to link it in case anyone needs a fix Aaron's Trip Report

 

[lisah0711]

Good morning all!

A BIG thank you to flipflopmom (Taryn) for being our coach this week! You had some great, thought provoking questions!

And another thank you to our coach starting tomorrow, cclovesdis!

jenanderson, hope something breaks loose for you here soon. Be kind to yourself and take care of yourself.

UGH! Not having a great week.....blew it for lunch today so I decided to just make a nice salad for supper. Knowing how nutricious avacados are a sliced one on the top of my salad. Went on to sparkpeople to log in my food.......one avacado has 326 calories!!!!!!! Can you believe it. I also haven't run in 2 days because my knee has been acting up (2 surgeries 2 years ago)...it's ususally fine.....I feel so frustrated. New day tomorrow!!!!
Thank you for letting me vent!!! I feel much better now
AWH!

You have the right idea tomorrow (or today ) is another day!

Well I found out why I've been so tired the past couple of days...I'm pregnant!! I'm really excited! A little nervous because in the past year I've had 2 miscarriages, but they were supposedly just really bad luck, so I'm trying to be optimistic I'm over the moon happy right now

So anways, you'll have to take me off of the losers team! I'm still going to check in here because you guys keep me motivated to eat well and exercise, but obviously I'm not going to be losing any weight, I'll be focusing on gaining at a NORMAL/HEALTHY rate

Congratulations! How exciting! Best wishes for a happy and uneventful pregnancy. Please feel free to check back with us and let us know how you are doing or even switch to the maintainer team for a bit.

Time for some quality time with DH! Hugs to all of you!!!!! I will reach 50 pounds at some point! Hopefully next week as it's impossible to reach it at this point for this week but if I keep going through the weekend I may just hit it by mid week next week! I had a great day so I have nothing to complain about!

Nice work on the shopping. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for your shiny new 50 pound clippie soon!

Hi All! I would like to sign up to be a "loser". My goal is to lose 15 pounds in the next 8 weeks! I don't actually have a scale in the house but will PM my weight by Friday! What else do I need to do? I saw the challenge that ends6/10....is there another one starting up soon??

Ltl Mermaid! Thanks for joining our challenge! Please read the first post in our thread. There are also some important links in those first few posts. PM your starting weight to LuvBaloo and be sure to do that every Friday. If you have any questions, just ask.

I've been overwhelmed lately with end of school year stuff and race stuff and....I hate to say it, but creeping gloom. I feel....so lazy compared to many of the hardcore folks on here, but I've taken a few days off because I think (and I don't know how this happened) I may have ended up slightly overtrained. All I can think is too much racing this spring, because it hasn't been that I've been doing too many miles. I've been sleeping more and pushing the envelope less the past few days.

Today I took my DS11 to a group cycle (AKA "Spin") class. He had a great time and was so psyched to have done 10 miles according to the bike's computer! I was there, but I did not push myself too hard, due to the whole trying to "recover" thing.

Here's a fun thing - I ended up featured in the recap video for the Minneapolis Marathon. I rounded this corner and there was Jen of Priorfatgirl.com with her sign and I had met her at a previous race, so I ran up and gave her a big hug - sweat and all, poor girl! Apparently it was different enough to make the recap reel at @ 2:17:

http://vimeo.com/12436820

Hope these end of the school year funks go away quickly!

You looked so happy and pretty at your race. Are the cowbells a Minneapolis race thing or do they do it elsewhere? It was fun to see something else of the city as we always just come in the airport, go to the Mall of America and then head to Iowa. Thanks for sharing!

We get to see Garrison Keilor live in Spokane this week-end and, of course, we always think of Minnesota when we hear him. Those midwest folks are just so darn nice!

Hey everyone...a Dis'er friend who is at WDW now writes some great live trip reports, and he's posting live pictures w/his toy -err, iPhone this time...just wanted to link it in case anyone needs a fix Aaron's Trip Report

Ooo, I'll have to check this out but I have to admit that I am in full on Disneyland mode right now with 13 days to go!

 

[lisah0711]

"Consider the following. We humans are social beings. We come into the world as the result of others' actions. We survive here in dependence on others. Whether we like it or not, there is hardly a moment of our lives when we do not benefit from others' activities. For this reason it is hardly surprising that most of our happiness arises in the context of our relationships with others." Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama

"All men have a sweetness in their life. That is what helps them go on. It is towards that they turn when they feel too worn out." Albert Camus

"The basic thing is that everyone wants happiness, no one wants suffering. And happiness mainly comes from our own attitude, rather than from external factors. If your own mental attitude is correct, even if you remain in a hostile atmosphere, you feel happy." Tenzin Gyatso

"The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers."
M. Scott Peck

"Happiness, it seems to me, consists of two things: first, in being where you belong, and second -- and best -- in comfortably going through everyday life, that is, having had a good night's sleep and not being hurt by new shoes." Theodor Fontane


Yesterday was kind of blah, so I encouraged you to think happy thoughts before bed. Today's QOTD will use that.

Thursday's QOTD: Take three minutes, and list as many things as you can that make you happy. Have fun, I want us to laugh and smile today!

Great question, Taryn! I will continue your summer theme.

Disneyland. Lake Okoboji. Fireflies. Swimming. Sunsets. Summer cocktails. Boat rides. Hanging out in the gazebo. Pond. Dogs. Kitty companion. Hummingbirds. Baby deer. Baby turkeys. Baby quail. Tweeting birds. The Holmes Boys. A nice long nap. Three days off work in a row! Staying home all three days. A lawn that was mowed by someone else. Goldfish flashing in the sun. Hanging on the balcony at my VGC villa. Drinking wine with 50sjayne at DCA. Always having at least 2 Disney trips in the works at all times!

Thanks for the answers and from the others who answered! Now that I know, thanks to you all, I'll have them there early. This is the first time I've been involved w/band or strings camp and had no idea. I reviewed my info (because I am a rule follower ) and no where does it say be there early. Just frustrating - and I think he could have said something to the girls directly instead of being snarky.

Yeah, it is nice if that is the code to tell you so. Argh!

Have a great day all and don't forget to PM those weighins to LuvBaloo tomorrow and your COW numbers to jenanderson!

 

[Rose&Mike]

Oh boy, it is so hard to keep up with this thread when life is throwing other things at you. There are congratulations for weight losses, comments to be made about people who are doing the COW, comments about the new exercising, a pregnancy to be happy for and so much more! I will have to get to all of that at a later point. I am going to give a brief update and then it is time to get back to the work I still need to finish tonight!

I have not done well. The past 2 nights I have eaten a bunch of things I should not and I have done so because of emotional eating. I am feeling very upset because I had applied for a teaching job, interviewed well and then did not get it. The worse is that I did not get it because of politics...not because of my qualifications. I know this for a fact because I know many of the people on the interview team and have been told so. I am sad because I would like to believe that I am a good and dedicated teacher but I still can't find a job. With the way things are going, I am going to have to look for a job outside of the teaching field and I don't even know where to begin. I had been so hopeful for this position and it made me feel horrible to get the news. To top it off, tomorrow is the last day of school and I have been so busy with things for my classroom. Friday I have to finish packing up my classroom and leave this job. So, the emotional days will continue for a bit. I would like to be stronger and not give in when things like this happen but realistically, I am not.

I will do my best not to let the whole week destroy all my hard work but no promises at this point. I know that I am not giving up but I also know that this week might just be a complete disaster as I deal with the emotions.

Thanks for letting me vent about it all.
Jen

Jen--all you can do is do the best you can. If the added pressure of dealing with the food right now is too much, then that's ok. Just do what you can do. I would try really hard to keep exercising though, because that will help you regulate your emotions just a little bit. I'm sorry it's so hard right now. And fwiw, there are days when I just say forget it, I'm eating what I want, and if I have a day of comfort food, then so be it. Last Saturday I had onion rings and an ice cream cone for dinner. Hang in there.

 

[N&B'smom]

QOTD - My kids and husband, the beach, Disney World, quiet time, shopping, reading, baking, lilacs, the smell of pumpkin pie cooking (I hate it so no temptation for me!!), a nap, hearing my children laugh, watching my DD6 read like she's been doing it since birth, water slides, getting my ADR's, planting flowers, watching my children snuggling together and giggling, (dare I say it???) CHOCOLATE, camping, having a day with nowhere to go, the Caribbean, putting on my pajamas.......

 

[Rose&Mike]

Thanks for the answers and from the others who answered! Now that I know, thanks to you all, I'll have them there early. This is the first time I've been involved w/band or strings camp and had no idea. I reviewed my info (because I am a rule follower ) and no where does it say be there early. Just frustrating - and I think he could have said something to the girls directly instead of being snarky.

I'm smiling about the snarky comment. I debated yesterday when I was posting about making some comments about some of the directors we've encountered over the years, but decided not to. Suffice it to say, snarky would be a "nice" way to describe some of their attitudes. You definitely encounter some interesting personalities in the arts field.

Off to the Y in a few minutes, but thought I'd answer the qotd:

sun-sitting by the pool-planting flowers-fresh basil-daylilies-time with neighbors-more sun-running outside-fresh tomatoes-baseball-planning for a trip-time with dh-and did I mention the SUN?

 

[cclovesdis]

I got my morning exercise in already- 35 minutes! Very excited about that. I have been really focusing on having a warm-up and cool-down. I guess I always warmed-up, but put no emphasis on cool-down. I do at the gym because the treadmill does it for me, but not when I'm exercising at home. So, that has been my focus/goal for the week. I was great about it today. I am about to eat breakfast now. Already had 4 cups of water. Off to a great start for the day!

QOTD: finishing a good workout, summer foods like watermelon and grilled chicken, trips to WDW, planning trips to WDW, reading the Dis, having a good night's sleep, my oatmeal creation, reading the newspaper because I actually have time in the morning, a hug from someone very special to me, my sister's wedding/thinking about my sister's wedding, swimming, tutoring my neighbor, having breakfast with my mom before work in the morning

I could probably go on, but I'm getting pressed for time. Thanks to flipflopmom for coaching this week. I start coaching tomorrow. I shouldn't post from work, so I usually post the next QOTD after 9 PM. I am in Eastern Time Zone, so that will probably seem pretty early to some of you. I'll introduce myself more later tonight. Don't want to overstep on Taryn.

Have a great day everyone!

 

[N&B'smom]

So, not sure if you remember but I was the one that posted yesterday that I was bummed because I was actually up about 1/2lb. Today I weighed myself (I don't typically do that every day) and I'm down but only a tiny bit from last week, not even a full lb. But what I wanted to say was....that I just FEEL different. So, even though the scale isn't necessarily reflecting it this week, I feel like I'm thinner. Does that make sense?!?!

 

[jennz]

So, not sure if you remember but I was the one that posted yesterday that I was bummed because I was actually up about 1/2lb. Today I weighed myself (I don't typically do that every day) and I'm down but only a tiny bit from last week, not even a full lb. But what I wanted to say was....that I just FEEL different. So, even though the scale isn't necessarily reflecting it this week, I feel like I'm thinner. Does that make sense?!?!

It sure does! You're "repositioning"

Rose&Mike - dd's strings teacher from last year teaches 6th grade and then again in the high school and she warned us that this man takes a while to get used to.

 

[flipflopmom]

Disneyland. Lake Okoboji. Fireflies. Swimming. Sunsets. Summer cocktails. Boat rides. Hanging out in the gazebo. Pond. Dogs. Kitty companion. Hummingbirds. Baby deer. Baby turkeys. Baby quail. Tweeting birds. The Holmes Boys. A nice long nap. Three days off work in a row! Staying home all three days. A lawn that was mowed by someone else. Goldfish flashing in the sun. Hanging on the balcony at my VGC villa. Drinking wine with 50sjayne at DCA. Always having at least 2 Disney trips in the works at all times!

That sounds very relaxing, and somewhat Dirty Dandcing/On Golden Pond for me!

QOTD - My kids and husband, the beach, Disney World, quiet time, shopping, reading, baking, lilacs, the smell of pumpkin pie cooking (I hate it so no temptation for me!!), a nap, hearing my children laugh, watching my DD6 read like she's been doing it since birth, water slides, getting my ADR's, planting flowers, watching my children snuggling together and giggling, (dare I say it???) CHOCOLATE, camping, having a day with nowhere to go, the Caribbean, putting on my pajamas.......

OOOHH baking (especially terrible for you yeast bread) and lilacs could soooo go on my list!

sun-sitting by the pool-planting flowers-fresh basil-daylilies-time with neighbors-more sun-running outside-fresh tomatoes-baseball-planning for a trip-time with dh-and did I mention the SUN?

I could have added fresh herbs to mine, too!!! Sun is nice!

I could probably go on, but I'm getting pressed for time. Thanks to flipflopmom for coaching this week. I start coaching tomorrow. I shouldn't post from work, so I usually post the next QOTD after 9 PM. I am in Eastern Time Zone, so that will probably seem pretty early to some of you. I'll introduce myself more later tonight. Don't want to overstep on Taryn.

Step away CC!!!!! The floor will be yours! You'll do a great job!

It sure does! You're "repositioning"

What she said.


How in the world did it take me 3 hours to pack 1 box and a toiletries bag? Oh yeah, b/c my ADHD self took over, and I organized the bathroom cabinet, extra travel stuff,.... and I had the help of a 3 year old!

Have a great day!
Taryn