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

[maiziezoe]

Hello!!

Taking the kids to see Toy Story 3 today. I will have extra tissues with me.

QOTD1 ~ Tuesday:

What is for dinner tonight?



QOTD2 ~ Tuesday:


Name one thing that not many people know about you.

 

[jennz]

Lisa and Kathy - haggis - is sheep organs stuffed inside a sheep stomach, boiled, then sliced and fried and drenched in some kind of white sauce. And no I am not eating it again! My relatives say they truly like it but I think it's like when people tell you child birth doesn't hurt - they're lying to get others to go through it!

Lisa and Jen (and anyone else interested! ) - there's a Del Sol in the Orlando airport by the food court. Always a fun stop.

Ann too bad DMB wasn't here in September - you'd make sure you were in Indy!

I'm having a bad day! Horrible storms all night long from 11:30 - 8 this morning, ants are still waging war with me and found another way in - scads of them in our pantry! Thankfully only on the floor though. Callers are rude and nasty today. Wah wah. The good things...almost done with work for the day, dd helped me clean yesterday so the house is done...and you guys.

 

[Connie96]

QOTD1 ~ Tuesday: What is for dinner tonight?

Well, you know that veggie omelet I said I was gonna make last Friday... It didn't happen, so maybe tonight?

QOTD2 ~ Tuesday: Name one thing that not many people know about you.

Okay... I have been staring at this reply window for 10 minutes and I got nothin'. I'll have to try again later...

 

[LuvBaloo]

Sending out some and for anybody who isn't feeling well.

Shelby - sorry about your hamster. The loss of any pet is hard.



Tuesday - dinner: it will probably be McDonalds or A&W for the kids, so they can have a picnic while I run. I must get back on the running horse, or it will never happen, so today is the day that week 2 starts again! For me, I'm thinking it might just be a sandwich and a virgin strawberry colada because that will taste great after doing errands and running.

Tuesday - what people don't know about me:
#1 - I can NOT snap my fingers, which totally amused my oldest DD when she was 5 and realized she can do it and I can't.

 

[pjlla]

QOTD1 ~ Tuesday:

What is for dinner tonight?


QOTD2 ~ Tuesday:

Name one thing that not many people know about you.

Well, we ate "dinner" at lunch time again since we were all here and DD has swim tonight. It was grilled marinated chicken thighs, couscous salad (I finally tweaked the recipe and it is similar to the moroccan restaurant in WS!), and purple cauliflower.

One thing that people might not know about me...

DS was born on the side of the road. I guess I waited around at home a bit too long! But thankfully everything went fine and all was well in the end.

I'm sitting down to do my menu planning for the next few weeks. I hate doing it, but I love not having that moment every day of "oh crap, what's for dinner?".

TTYL..................P

 

[Leleluvsdis]

QOTD1 ~ Tuesday:

What is for dinner tonight?

chicken on the grill with squash and zucchini and maybe some sweet potatoes... notice a trend, we cook on our grill at least 3 times a week maybe more esp during the summer

QOTD2 ~ Tuesday:


Name one thing that not many people know about you.


... I got nothing, I'm a bad secret keeper lol

 

[sherry]

COW Question: I don't have polish on me, I do home daycare and it would never last, seriously thinking of a pedicure though.

What's for dinner: Omelets and potatoes (Broccolli for me)

Name one thing people may not know about me: I can't think of a thing, I'm pretty much an open book.

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Hey everyone. I haven't posted in a few days because we have SO much going on but thought I'd pop in really fast. Sadly, our hamster Stuart died last night. He was in really bad shape all day yesterday and we spent every moment cuddling him and trying to keep him comfortable. It was really hard. He died around 1am. So, we have one sad household right now. Here's my buddy when he was healthy.

I've been eating well this week, small portions but honestly, haven't weighed myself or anything like that. I don't 'feel' any different so I'm pretty sure my weight hasn't changed. But at least it hasn't gone up either! I know I haven't been getting enough water either, I usually drink about 100 ounces day. I need to get back on that!

Hope everyone is well. I'm going to TRY to get on here to PM my weight on Friday, it's dance recital weekend and then we are off to go camping for 5 days arriving back NEXT Friday. Don't forget about me!!!

Sorry to hear about stuart. I had a hampster when I was in middle school and she was the friendliest hampster ever. The day she died I was so heart broken I cried for hours. I hope you and your family are doing ok.

Off to do a bit of work on my resume but my reward is to come back and post again in a bit! We are sending our teaching resumes to FLORIDA this week and it is a bit crazy to think that we might consider a cross country move. I am not sure how I feel about teaching in Florida but I would totally love living there and not dealing with our bitter cold winters any more.

Later,
Jen

Wow thats quite a move. I would love to move if we didnt have our family so close. Good luck I hope it works out for you.

Lisa and Kathy - haggis - is sheep organs stuffed inside a sheep stomach, boiled, then sliced and fried and drenched in some kind of white sauce. And no I am not eating it again! My relatives say they truly like it but I think it's like when people tell you child birth doesn't hurt - they're lying to get others to go through it!

Ok I think you win....that is the most disgusting thing I have ever heard of.


QOTD-dinner? Eating at my parents tonight. Most likely we will throw chicken breasts on the grill and I think I will eat a homegrown sliced tomotoe as a side.

QOTD- My secret???? I have a disorder called trichotrillomania. Its a form of OCD/anxiety. As a kid I would pull out my hair for no reason and I had bald spots all over. They sent me to the school nurse and called my parents. My mom recently had gone back to work and they thought it was the stress of the change. My mom told me to stop and I did. Then last summer shortly before my disney trip I noticed a bald spot forming in the front of my hairline. I realized I was rubbing at my head all the time when I was thinking or even talking. I did this so obsessively that I had small bald areas all over my head. I made a point to stop myself from doing this and now my hair is growing back. Its a very embarrassing topic so I dont talk about it to many people. Im sure some people wonder why I have pieces of hair that are different lengths but only a few spots are noticable. I try to cover it well. There is no treatment for this so I just try to remind myself to stop when I feel myself going to rub at my head. Sorry for the long explanation!!!

 

[tigger813]

COW Part 2: I painted my girls' nails yesterday.. Being a massage therapist my nails are quite short and nail polish doesn't last long when I'm doing hot stone massages. DD1 got blue nails and DD2 got light pink.

Dinner tonight is turkey enchiladas.

Something about me you all don't know...Not only am I a Disney fanatic but I am also fascinated by royalty. I remember getting up at 4 in the morning to watch Princess Diana's wedding. I follow royalty around the world everyday on a website I found. This past weekend the future Queen of Sweden got married and I have to say her dress was the most elegant, sophisticated, yet simple dress I've ever seen.

OK, been good today except for having DD for breakfast. I had a wake up wrap with sausage. For lunch I had a WW meal and I also had a Fibre Plus bar today and my BL Protein water.

Looking forward to weighing myself in the morning. I will either do some WATP later or the elliptical. The weather is iffy the rest of the day so not sure if I will be able to walk outside tonight.

Tomorrow is more errands and a hearing test for DD2. Time to make myself my strawberry smoothie for an afternoon snack. Also time for some more water or CL lemonade!

Enjoy your day and stay cool!

 

[lisah0711]

Still haven't weighed myself again! I'm feeling comfortable. Had a snack wrap at Dunkin this morning and iced tea. Time to make my BL Protein water.

Think you will hold out until Friday?

Hey everyone. I haven't posted in a few days because we have SO much going on but thought I'd pop in really fast. Sadly, our hamster Stuart died last night. He was in really bad shape all day yesterday and we spent every moment cuddling him and trying to keep him comfortable. It was really hard. He died around 1am. So, we have one sad household right now.

Shelby, I am so sorry for your loss of Stuart. He was one cute guy. It is always hard to say good-bye to our four-footed family members.

I'll update about what's going on here in a little while. I stepped on the scale this morning for a little preview, and I'm NOT happy.

Marsha, sorry about the scale and hope that everything is okay.

I hope you can find the book and get it before you go. It has been the funniest book I have read in ages! I literally laughed until I was crying and had to quit reading it in public. I loved it so much that I sent a copy to Jude (jbm02) to read as well since we are going to do the Princess together.

mikamah and I are doing the Princess together, too. We will have to put together a little WISH meet if they don't take care of the planning on the Events side of the board!

I'm officially back on track this morning. No more school related activities to derail me. We only have 27 days until we leave on our trip and I need to be bathingsuit ready by then. Of course I'm fighting a nasty cold so I can't really taste anything anyway. Yesterday was the extreme sore throat part which had me eating just to soothe the throat. Thankfully the throat is no lonnger sore so I should be able to easily control my intake. I can even fit in a nap today

Hope that you are feeling better soon! It sounds like the same thing DS had and he is much improved today.

my fingers and toes are hot hot pink right now, but I'm thinking I might want to find some orange?! I got some a couple weeks ago, but it has to much glitter in it. I'm not a glitter in polish fan, so we sill see what we can find.. any suggestions?!

I like the look of glitter but it is hard to remove.

QOTD1 ~ Tuesday:

What is for dinner tonight?

Tuesday: Grazing.
Wednesday: World of Color dining at Wine Country Trattoria
Thursday: Napa Rose.

QOTD2 ~ Tuesday: Name one thing that not many people know about you.

I used to get dressed in a locker room in Space Mountain at DLR.

I'm having a bad day! Horrible storms all night long from 11:30 - 8 this morning, ants are still waging war with me and found another way in - scads of them in our pantry! Thankfully only on the floor though. Callers are rude and nasty today. Wah wah. The good things...almost done with work for the day, dd helped me clean yesterday so the house is done...and you guys.

Sorry for your bad day, jennz. One of your little six legged friends was just wandering around here at my desk -- apparently I need to eat fewer meals at my desk!

Tuesday - dinner: it will probably be McDonalds or A&W for the kids, so they can have a picnic while I run. I must get back on the running horse, or it will never happen, so today is the day that week 2 starts again! For me, I'm thinking it might just be a sandwich and a virgin strawberry colada because that will taste great after doing errands and running.

Go, Shannon, go!

DS was born on the side of the road. I guess I waited around at home a bit too long! But thankfully everything went fine and all was well in the end.

Okay, I have to ask . . . was there a plan for that?!? (I hope that you know I am just teasing you and I'm glad that everything went fine -- it does make for a good story!)

 

[jenanderson]

My exercise has definitely been lackluster lately.... feeling totally unmotivated and droopy.... maybe it is the hot weather? I kicked myself into gear for a 4 mi run this morning. I did okay and ran the majority of it, but I finked out for about 2 minutes in the middle where it is uphill. oh well.

Oh no...I am suffering from the same symptoms! Send a "kick" my way as I need to get myself in gear as well.

We only have 27 days until we leave on our trip and I need to be bathingsuit ready by then.

YOU CAN DO IT!!!

BTW, how do you all remember what page you have read last? I find it hard to figure out where I left off when there's so many new posts quickly!

Honestly..I either write it on a scrap of paper or I keep it on an electronic memo.

Thanks everyone for the well wishes I went to work for 4 hours last night and I'm glad I didn't have to do anymore.

So, I went shopping for green nail polish since DD has been asking for it. (My niece wore green polish once several weeks ago and DD did not forget it.) Now, DD is only 3 years old, so I am a big proponent of quick-dry nail polish. My fave is the Sally Hansen Insta-Dry line. I know they have green because I've seen it at Target, but we were at Wal-mart and they didn't have the green, so DD and I decided on a color called Blue Streak. It's kind of a pearly, bright turquoise-y kinda blue. So, that is how I have come to break with the traditional pinks and reds and my toenails are now very BLUE. Just like DD's.

LOVE IT! I think it is great you were able to break with tradition and try something new!

I love, love, love the Cow for the week!!! Wooo Hoooo!!!

Glad you love the COW this week!

I love hearing about all the fun colors that everyone is painting their nails. Sadly, I keep my fingernails a very clean looking, gel-coated French manicure because of work. They have to look good all the time and polished, so this is my solution. At the moment, I have a french pedicure as well because I got them done before my surgery. I was worried that I wouldn't be able to polish them myself during my recovery and needed them to look neat for when I couldn't get a shoe on my left foot and my toes were exposed at work, right there, proppped up on the leg support on the wheelchair. LOL! Now, I'll be longing for the day when I can reach my toes (still can't bend my left knee) and paint them a cute color.

I think you should have someone paint your toes a fun color for you!

my fingers and toes are hot hot pink right now, but I'm thinking I might want to find some orange?! I got some a couple weeks ago, but it has to much glitter in it. I'm not a glitter in polish fan, so we sill see what we can find.. any suggestions?!

I had some great orange color but thought it looked too much like little pumpkins on my nails...no more orange for me!

OH! I forgot to post earlier that I received my COW prize yesterday!

Jen, this stuff is so cute! My favorite is the Mickey magnets. I have one on my book shelf in front of my desk right now.

Thanks for doing all of this, Jen. You're awesome!

Glad you got it and really happy that you like it!

QOTD1 ~ Tuesday: What is for dinner tonight?

Tonight we are having a low-fat chicken chow mien recipe with brown rice. It is a bit high in sodium but a great meal.

QOTD2 ~ Tuesday: Name one thing that not many people know about you.

I learned how to fillet a fish at age 12 and am the primary "fish cleaner" in the family.

I'm having a bad day! Horrible storms all night long from 11:30 - 8 this morning, ants are still waging war with me and found another way in - scads of them in our pantry! Thankfully only on the floor though. Callers are rude and nasty today. Wah wah. The good things...almost done with work for the day, dd helped me clean yesterday so the house is done...and you guys.

Hope the day gets better for you!

DS was born on the side of the road. I guess I waited around at home a bit too long! But thankfully everything went fine and all was well in the end.

Oh my! I hear about this and wonder...how can that happen?! I mean I know how it can happen but it still surprises me. I bet it surprised you as well!

COW Question: I don't have polish on me, I do home daycare and it would never last, seriously thinking of a pedicure though.

Do the pedicure! They are great and I love to have my feet looking nice in the summer!

COW Part 2: I painted my girls' nails yesterday.. Being a massage therapist my nails are quite short and nail polish doesn't last long when I'm doing hot stone massages. DD1 got blue nails and DD2 got light pink.

Tracey - I think you should do your toe nails! I love that you did your girl's nails though!

I was able to get 2 large applications done. I will continue to work on some more tonight and throughout the week. Totally sick of filling out applications but know it must be done. Another positive thing was that I did not bring any snacks with me so as I was thinking of aimlessly munching on something as I worked...there was nothing so I was good!

Later -
Jen

 

[LuvBaloo]

OK, been good today except for having DD for breakfast.

Okay, I first read this as "you ate your daughter for breakfast."

I figured that was wrong, but then it took 3 more reads of your post before I figured out you meant Dunkin Donuts.

In my defense we are Tim Hortons up in BC, no DD.

I guess I should add to my answer for the QOTD, that I am easily confused by acronyms.

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Well, I was just waiting or DH to get home - we are going off to buy bikes this morning, I think. It's a tough decision. I test-rode a few on Saturday, and have looked up reviews and am still not sure which one I want.

Yesterday's QOTD - craziest thing I ever ate was a portion of the Beaches & Cream Kitchen Sink....with DH and one of the DS's - the other was fast asleep in his stroller, and our friends who were going to go with us....bailed out.

That's my kind of crazy eating! I think I'm in for the Team O'Hana meet for WDW marathon weekend! I hope you love your new bike! I know you are really going to enjoy crosstraining with a new toy!

QOTD1 ~ Monday:What is for dinner tonight?

We had grilled salmon with mushrooms and salad. I ended up having a skinny cow ice cream (individual size) strawberry cheesecake. I wanted to be satisfied with that, but I wasn't. I wanted popcorn, instead I had a chocolate vitamuffin. I went over my pts by .5, but I still consider it a success.

QOTD2 ~ Monday:If you had a time machine that could take you back to any year (or era), what year would you return to?

Tough question! Like Kathy, I definitely wouldn't want to risk changing any of my history and not winding up exactly where I am, so I'd travel Dr. Who style and observe -- I'm thinking early 1900s Russia, prior to the fall of the Czars. I'd love to see how they lived, experience the court and the pageantry, while keeping my head! My ds is working on a book report on H.G. Wells The Time Machine right now. I honestly think if I had the choice I would rather go to the future and see how things will be.

COW 4 PART TWOIt seems there are a few of us here who like to paint our nails different colors. I know that I do it because it makes me feel just a bit more fun!

Part 2 of the COW this week is on one day when you do something special for yourself, try to paint your nails a “summery” color. Be sure to post about the color you used and describe it to us all!

I just bought a new color for my toes -- Sally Hansen Insta-Dry in Snappy Sorbet. It's a bright tangerine. Not something I would normally wear, but I figured why not go for it? I'm a rebel, I tell ya!

Sadly, our hamster Stuart died last night.

I am so sorry, Shelby, nothing hurts like the loss of a beloved pet

QOTD1 ~ Tuesday: What is for dinner tonight?

I'm having a half portion of cheese lasagna (homemade so lower calorie), and a salad. I'll probably repeat last night's dessert pattern...

QOTD2 ~ Tuesday: Name one thing that not many people know about you.

I've said this before, but not many people know I earned all the Junior G. S. badges when I was a kid. Not the zillions they have now, the ones with the green backs. I think there were about 50 or so. I just celebrated my 35th year as a lifetime member of G.S. I have not been active since ds was born, but I do use and draw from the many lessons I learned through scouting, as a girl, adult volunteer, and staff person.

I ran 6M yesterday (that's why I don't feel bad about going over .5 ww pts), and 10M today. Today was harder since I just ran 10M Saturday, but I still finished in 118 minutes, so I'm pleased. I think I'm going to do ok with one less point -- I just had to wrap my mind around it. I was home with ds yesterday and today, tomorrow it's back to work. We spent most of yesterday outside, it was really beautiful and warm and I just couldn't bear to be in.

Pamela -- Giving birth on the way to the hospital?! You are a warrior woman! And what a great story to tell!

JenAnderson -- My SIL moved to FL and they don't regret it for a moment, they couldn't be happier. It makes ds and I happy, too, since they moved to Tampa and it makes it easier to drag dh to Orlando!

Lisa -- I hope ds is feeling better. I know you are a dedicated nurse!

Ok, gotta check on ds and finishing that book report!

Maria

 

[mikamah]

DS is gettting over his summer cold so should be all set when we leave for DLR tomorrow. VGC here we come!

We will have our laptop so with any luck I will be able to post a picture or two for y'all while we are there!

Whoo hoo!!!! Have a fun-fabulous trip!!!

Hey everyone. I haven't posted in a few days because we have SO much going on but thought I'd pop in really fast. Sadly, our hamster Stuart died last night. He was in really bad shape all day yesterday and we spent every moment cuddling him and trying to keep him comfortable. It was really hard. He died around 1am. So, we have one sad household right now. Here's my buddy when he was healthy.Hope everyone is well. I'm going to TRY to get on here to PM my weight on Friday, it's dance recital weekend and then we are off to go camping for 5 days arriving back NEXT Friday. Don't forget about me!!!

So sorry about Stuart. He was adorable. We have a guinea pig and I never would have thought I'd grow to love him as much as I do. Hugs to you and your family. Have a fun trip camping.

I'll update about what's going on here in a little while. I stepped on the scale this morning for a little preview, and I'm NOT happy.

Hang in there. You're having a stressful time, so don't be too hard on yourself.

I must be related to you...I have bumpy toenails and my big toenails curve up slightly as well! When I do my toenails, I use tons of polish to try to make them look nicer and smooth. Right now they are a bright, summery sort of pink. I am going to re-do them tomorrow though and use my sea-green polish.

I hope you can find the book and get it before you go. It has been the funniest book I have read in ages! I literally laughed until I was crying and had to quit reading it in public. I loved it so much that I sent a copy to Jude (jbm02) to read as well since we are going to do the Princess together.

Off to do a bit of work on my resume but my reward is to come back and post again in a bit! We are sending our teaching resumes to FLORIDA this week and it is a bit crazy to think that we might consider a cross country move. I am not sure how I feel about teaching in Florida but I would totally love living there and not dealing with our bitter cold winters any more.

Hey, toenail cousin!! I'm going to get that book too. It sounds so fun. That's great you're doing the princess too, and I hope we all will get to meet down there. Good luck with the job search and resume. How exciting and scary to be thinking of such a big move, but very adventurous of you.

I would also love to meet my parents as teens and young adults.

This reminds me of the Back to the future movies. We watched them all last year, and they are so good.

BTW, how do you all remember what page you have read last? I find it hard to figure out where I left off when there's so many new posts quickly!

I start on the last page and work my way back if I haven't been on in a while, and if I don't get a chance to get all the way back to my last post, I feel like I've caught up on the most recent chatter.

So, I went shopping for green nail polish since DD has been asking for it. (My niece wore green polish once several weeks ago and DD did not forget it.) Now, DD is only 3 years old, so I am a big proponent of quick-dry nail polish. My fave is the Sally Hansen Insta-Dry line. I know they have green because I've seen it at Target, but we were at Wal-mart and they didn't have the green, so DD and I decided on a color called Blue Streak. It's kind of a pearly, bright turquoise-y kinda blue. So, that is how I have come to break with the traditional pinks and reds and my toenails are now very BLUE. Just like DD's.

Green and blue are fun. A couple years ago my son wanted his nails painted, so I bought a fun, denim blue color that I wore too.

Hello!!

Taking the kids to see Toy Story 3 today. I will have extra tissues with me.

Have fun!

QOTD1 ~ Tuesday:

What is for dinner tonight?

Leftover chicken and salad.

QOTD2 ~ Tuesday:


Name one thing that not many people know about you.

I don't know how to swim.It's embarrassing, but I get very panicky in water over my head. I don't know how Michael has become such a fish. He did swimming lessons and at age 2 was jumping off the deck into my brothers pool. I guess that's how he's such a fish, but I've never been comfortable in deep water. I've talked of taking lessons, but never get around to it.

Lisa and Kathy - haggis - is sheep organs stuffed inside a sheep stomach, boiled, then sliced and fried and drenched in some kind of white sauce. And no I am not eating it again! My relatives say they truly like it but I think it's like when people tell you child birth doesn't hurt - they're lying to get others to go through it!

I'm having a bad day! Horrible storms all night long from 11:30 - 8 this morning, ants are still waging war with me and found another way in - scads of them in our pantry! Thankfully only on the floor though. Callers are rude and nasty today. Wah wah. The good things...almost done with work for the day, dd helped me clean yesterday so the house is done...and you guys.

Well, thank you jen. If I go to the kitchen tonight for an unnecessary snack, I will first think of haggis and lose my appetite. How disgusting. Good for you for trying it. hugs on your bad day and the gd ants. I had a bunch come out of the wall by the radiator in my bathroom on saturday, and freaked out, went crazy and used all the raid up. I had fresh traps from a few weeks earlier. I sprayed and more came out, and my brother recommended Terro and killer- it's a little orange box with a liquid that you put on cardboard squares and I haven't seen another ant since I did that saturday. It was cheap too, 4 bucks. I hate the ants, and michael started in on me, "ants lives are just as important as our lives", and I had no patience for it, and came back with " well as long as they stay out of my house, I won't touch them." I hate bugs inside.

DS was born on the side of the road. I guess I waited around at home a bit too long! But thankfully everything went fine and all was well in the end.

Wow, now that's adventurous. Thank goodness all went well. What a great story for him to tell.

QOTD- My secret???? I have a disorder called trichotrillomania. Its a form of OCD/anxiety. As a kid I would pull out my hair for no reason and I had bald spots all over. They sent me to the school nurse and called my parents. My mom recently had gone back to work and they thought it was the stress of the change. My mom told me to stop and I did. Then last summer shortly before my disney trip I noticed a bald spot forming in the front of my hairline. I realized I was rubbing at my head all the time when I was thinking or even talking. I did this so obsessively that I had small bald areas all over my head. I made a point to stop myself from doing this and now my hair is growing back. Its a very embarrassing topic so I dont talk about it to many people. Im sure some people wonder why I have pieces of hair that are different lengths but only a few spots are noticable. I try to cover it well. There is no treatment for this so I just try to remind myself to stop when I feel myself going to rub at my head. Sorry for the long explanation!!!

That must have been tough to handle as a kid. Isn't it amazing that you don't even realize you are doing it, and once you set your mind to it, you can stop yourself.

Tuesday: Grazing.
Wednesday: World of Color dining at Wine Country Trattoria
Thursday: Napa Rose.

Ah, yes, rub it in, Lisa, rub it in. I'm so jealous. Wine country Trattoria and Napa Rose sound very elegant, and I'm guessing DL is not alcohol free so you'll be indulging in some fine beverages with your dinners too. Have fun!!

Well, I went to the grocery store and bought milano cookies after work, but everything else I bought was good. I ate 5 of them, and a yogurt for lunch after a crazy morning at work, and went for a 3.1 mile run/walk. I'm a little premenstrual, I think. And a little emotional, last week of school, and last year this week we brought my mom home with hospice, so I'm cutting myself a little slack, and going to make it a point to get the exercise in, and write every bite down, no matter how bad. We're having a mass sunday and a cookout after with family and friends, so that will be nice, and after sunday, I am determined to stay on track the following 8 weeks before my summer vacation in august.

Off to get supper, and then michael has a baseball game. Have a nice evening.

 

[brinalyn530]

When I looked back through the thread I realized that I forgot to sprinkle smilies in my last post. It looked so plain ... so I'll put extra in this post !

Shelby – Sorry to hear about your hamster, he was a cutie .

QOTD1 ~ Tuesday:
What is for dinner tonight?
Spaghetti Chicken (for DS, just chicken with sauce for me) and probably canned peas – I didn’t make it to the farmers market this weekend, hopefully I'll get there this weekend.

QOTD2 ~ Tuesday:
Name one thing that not many people know about you.
There isn’t much I don’t share sooner or later . I guess most people may not know that I took tae kwon do for about four years – I actually won first place in sparring in a co-ed tournament when I was about 16. And I’ve still got the two foot tall trophy to prove it ! I was the only girl and those boys were probably pretty embarrassed, oh well .

I’m getting a mani/pedi this weekend – I have my polish picked out, even though it’s not actually on yet… does that count for the COW ? I leave my fingernails natural because I always end up ruining the polish in about five minutes, but I’ve got a pretty bright fuscia color for my toes! I’m a little excited about it!

Well, time for me to get out of here. Have a great evening everyone!

Bree

 

[pinkle]

AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Do you ever have one of those days when you can't stop eating!!!!!!
This is my 3rd one in a row! Starting tp get into a funk
Weigh in is on Friday and i need to become a little more determined!!

 

[jenanderson]

I have to start by saying how EXCITED I am...went to WW tonight and had lost 2.2 pounds this week and this puts me at goal!

First, I must say I think my scale is broke or not working right. Each week I weigh myself as soon as I come home from WW to compare the weights and each week my scale is off by .5 - tonight it is off by 3 pounds! I wear the same outfit each week and I put my scale in the same spot (lined up on my flooring so I know it is the same).

Now, I must decided what to do about the scale. I might wait until morning and see what it says.

If I go by my WW weigh ins, I have now lost 40 pounds!!!! I also got rid of the 160s! I officially weigh 158 pounds!!!!

I am pretty sure I still want to try to lose a little bit more but for now I am going to celebrate reaching this point!

I just bought a new color for my toes -- Sally Hansen Insta-Dry in Snappy Sorbet. It's a bright tangerine. Not something I would normally wear, but I figured why not go for it? I'm a rebel, I tell ya!

JenAnderson -- My SIL moved to FL and they don't regret it for a moment, they couldn't be happier. It makes ds and I happy, too, since they moved to Tampa and it makes it easier to drag dh to Orlando! :rotfl2

I LOVE the sound of your polish! Tangerine sounds so fun!!!

Thank you for sharing about your SIL moving to FL. It is such a scary idea...moving across country...but exciting. One of the schools I applied to today was actually a charter school in Tampa. Part of what scares us is that in Minnesota, we primarily have public schools where teachers get tenure and you can have pretty good job stability once you are there a bit. In FL, it is a lot of charter schools and I think that means they can let you go at any time for any reason and that is a bit scary. Still...we are looking!

Hey, toenail cousin!! I'm going to get that book too. It sounds so fun. That's great you're doing the princess too, and I hope we all will get to meet down there. Good luck with the job search and resume. How exciting and scary to be thinking of such a big move, but very adventurous of you.

Well, I went to the grocery store and bought milano cookies after work, but everything else I bought was good. I ate 5 of them, and a yogurt for lunch after a crazy morning at work, and went for a 3.1 mile run/walk. I'm a little premenstrual, I think. And a little emotional, last week of school, and last year this week we brought my mom home with hospice, so I'm cutting myself a little slack, and going to make it a point to get the exercise in, and write every bite down, no matter how bad. We're having a mass sunday and a cookout after with family and friends, so that will be nice, and after sunday, I am determined to stay on track the following 8 weeks before my summer vacation in august.

Kathy - I think it will be fun to meet up with all the WISH people before the Princess! Being new to training for a marathon (or 1/2)...you would LOVE the book - it makes you really laugh about the horrible parts of running.

I think it is great that you are journaling everything...even when it is hard to admit to what you ate at times. It will help you have a great 8 weeks and be happy with where you are at come vacation time!

I’m getting a mani/pedi this weekend – I have my polish picked out, even though it’s not actually on yet… does that count for the COW ? I leave my fingernails natural because I always end up ruining the polish in about five minutes, but I’ve got a pretty bright fuscia color for my toes! I’m a little excited about it!

Bree - this TOTALLY counts! I think it is great that you are getting the mani/pedi! I love having someone else take care of my feet especially and think I should skip doing my own and use one of my spa gift cards to go get one!

Time to finish making supper! Later -
Jen

 

[cclovesdis]

Just starting back a couple of pages instead of trying to catch up the whole thread.

We have been moving quite quickly! I am determined to respond to some of the posts tonight so I did the same thing.

DS(14) is now a graduate of the 8th grade. That means I have a Freshman DS(12) got High Honors and is now a 7th grader. DS (7) progressed well on the spectrum and is now a 2nd grader. School is Out for the Summer

Congrats to your children! You must be so proud!

Where did you find chipotle mayo? I can't find it here anywhere! We actually made some several months ago! It turned out really good but it only keeps for a week! We had a honey chipotle bbq suace on our pork chops! I have to try EVERYTHING that has chipotle in it!!!!

Do you have Stop & Shop. My mom and I are going in a few minutes. I will check to see if it is there.

sounds like a great moment! I would want to relieve that one too if I were you. I work with children as well (pediatricians office). It is such a rewarding job! Except when you have to give shots then I feel like a big meany.

I just got done running. A pushed myself to make my 5K a little faster. I was aiming for 35min but finished in 36:40. It was still 90 degrees out and the humidity is so thick. There was no breeze going at all either. I was so over heated by the end. I have to admit I am very proud of myself. I completed a 5K on 4/25 in 41:57. So thats a little over a 5 minute improvement in 2 months.

Thanks! I have a teacher of the hearing impaired certification, but no one is hiring. I love working with kids. Believe it or not, I love upper elementary school and middle school level.

Great job with your 5K time! 5 minutes is awesome!

COW part 2
Since I was just catching up last night for the past few pages--and I just looked quickly at the cow to put it into my little spreadsheet--I missed the question for COW 2--but was just reading today's posts and saw it... and just had to share.
This summer I have found THE funnest polish. A good friend and I went to a mall so she could get some new polish for her daughter--we went to a booth called 'Del Sol'--their products are 1 color in normal light and turn a different color when exposed to sunlight. It is soooooo cool! I love it! Right now they are mostly in malls of cities with lots of tourist and sunshine type places--but they have a website. We got my friend's 3 yo dd a shirt with a unicorn that is just an outline inside and turns all these fun bright colors in the sun--she wears that shirt all the time.

Anyway - if you're wanting to reward yourself with a fun polish--it's a great choice - I have the pink to purple (which is my favorite), the light white/pink to a bright pink and a peach to pink. I also got the blue to green--but it doesn't go as green as I thought it would--so that one is not my favorite. It was really fun - when with my Dniece - I was wearing my mickey crocs and I purposefully held my big toe still in a mickey head hole and then quickly pulled it out--and until the rest of that toe turned colors--there was a mickey head on my toe.

Enjoy your evening... heading back to my training stuff--and a measured bowl of baked cheetos

I so want to get my sister that nail polish before she leaves on her honeymoon!

I am going to push my all time favorite running book though...if you are still a fairly new female runner training for a long run you MUST read The Nonrunner's Marathon Guide for Women: Get Off Your Butt and On with Your Training by Dawn Dais . I have never laughed so hard while learning about running!

This book sounds hysterical!

Hey everyone. I haven't posted in a few days because we have SO much going on but thought I'd pop in really fast. Sadly, our hamster Stuart died last night. He was in really bad shape all day yesterday and we spent every moment cuddling him and trying to keep him comfortable. It was really hard. He died around 1am. So, we have one sad household right now. Here's my buddy when he was healthy.

I am so sorry.

I'm officially back on track this morning. No more school related activities to derail me. We only have 27 days until we leave on our trip and I need to be bathingsuit ready by then. Of course I'm fighting a nasty cold so I can't really taste anything anyway. Yesterday was the extreme sore throat part which had me eating just to soothe the throat. Thankfully the throat is no lonnger sore so I should be able to easily control my intake. I can even fit in a nap today

Awwww... that is sweet. Gave me goosbumps.

Thanks! It was a very special moment.

QOTD1 ~ Tuesday:

What is for dinner tonight?

Well, I had no idea until my mom put it on the table, but it was chicken breast tenderloins and salad. I did fit a piece of bread into my points too.

QOTD2 ~ Tuesday:


Name one thing that not many people know about you.

I am horribly afraid of flying objects. I played varsity badminton (and have 2 state championship titles) and I was afraid of the birdie.

QOTD- My secret???? I have a disorder called trichotrillomania. Its a form of OCD/anxiety. As a kid I would pull out my hair for no reason and I had bald spots all over. They sent me to the school nurse and called my parents. My mom recently had gone back to work and they thought it was the stress of the change. My mom told me to stop and I did. Then last summer shortly before my disney trip I noticed a bald spot forming in the front of my hairline. I realized I was rubbing at my head all the time when I was thinking or even talking. I did this so obsessively that I had small bald areas all over my head. I made a point to stop myself from doing this and now my hair is growing back. Its a very embarrassing topic so I dont talk about it to many people. Im sure some people wonder why I have pieces of hair that are different lengths but only a few spots are noticable. I try to cover it well. There is no treatment for this so I just try to remind myself to stop when I feel myself going to rub at my head. Sorry for the long explanation!!!

I mentioned as an answer to a similar QOTD during the last challenge that I have had multiple episodes of alopecia areta. I can still remember someone in my 6th grade class yelling out, "Christina's bald." It was likely stress then too. It was just after my mom had a hysterectomy. I had it again in 7th grade, at least 1x in high school, and again in college. It was always treated, so I can't completely empathize.

Do you ever have one of those days when you can't stop eating!!!!!!
This is my 3rd one in a row! Starting tp get into a funk
Weigh in is on Friday and i need to become a little more determined!!

Unfortunately, yes. I don't have too many suggestions, but I am a firm believer in sipping water and/or chewing gum. You could always drink Crystal Light.

I have to start by saying how EXCITED I am...went to WW tonight and had lost 2.2 pounds this week and this puts me at goal!

If I go by my WW weigh ins, I have now lost 40 pounds!!!! I also got rid of the 160s! I officially weigh 158 pounds!!!!

I am pretty sure I still want to try to lose a little bit more but for now I am going to celebrate reaching this point!

Congrats! Way to go!

 

[cclovesdis]

Today has been a great day. I am perfectly OP! I got 40 minutes of exercise in this morning and have had at least 6 glasses of water already.

Tomorrow is a busy day and includes at least 1 party. I have no idea how my social calendar filled up so much lately.

It's time for me to go grocery shopping. Cannot wait...

Have a great day tomorrow!

 

[mikamah]

AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Do you ever have one of those days when you can't stop eating!!!!!!
This is my 3rd one in a row! Starting tp get into a funk
Weigh in is on Friday and i need to become a little more determined!!

We all have those days, and you've had 3 now, so tomorrow you can start fresh, and have 3 days totally the opposite. Come here and vent before you eat, make a pledge to drink all your water tomorrow, or have one glass of water before you eat anything, and then you won't eat as much. I'm going to do that too. Hang in there, sometimes you have to ride the waves. 2 days before weighin, you can get back on.

I have to start by saying how EXCITED I am...went to WW tonight and had lost 2.2 pounds this week and this puts me at goal!

congratulations Jen!!!!! So exciting to make goal!!!!!! You must feel amazing!!!! Nice job!!!!!