I know someone else mentioned this, but I want to second their idea... perhaps you need to increase your calories. With just 1100 calories and all that exercise, you are probably not getting enough and your body is going into starvation mode. I had that happen a few months into this new journey and it wasn't fun. It was a very aggravating feeling to be eating less and less and exercising more, but the scale wasn't moving! I started eating my full daily points plus a few of my flex points and things started moving again. Perhaps if you made an appointment with a nutritionist they could help you pinpoint where you need to be, calorie wise.
Pamela - I've thought of you often this week! I miss you when you are not around, but I understand completely. So sorry about the cat. What a wonderful person you are for caring, though. Hope the furnace is back in working condition, and DD is completely mended. Understand about the humidity, it got me yesterday and turned a 5M run into 3 miles in a hurry! Sounds like you are doing well exercising, though. Good luck at getting to where you want to be before the big lake vacation! I had to
at the drama free. I had a page epistle on drama the other day. But it's all good! Stop in when you can!
Taryn
Thanks for the kind words. I am going to try to spend some time today catching up with my friends here.
Had the strangest dream about my mom last night...I have been feeling guilty about her death recently, for the past few months, thinking if I had done this or insisted she do that she'd still be alive. Well in my dream my mom was there and then I got this strong almost painful warm feeling in my chest and I couldn't think of anything...when I would try to focus I'd lose my thoughts, so I said "Mom? Are you trying to tell me something?" And she said "blame." And then "don't" so I said "it's not my fault?" and then the pain went away and it was just this fabulous warmth and happiness.
I just wanted to share.
Your mom is DEFINITELY trying to give you some peace. Accept it and appreciate it. Thanks for feeling like you could share that with us!
We got up at 5:30 to drive to the park. We got there around 6:30. I slept terrible last night, because there were a lot of loud thunderstorms, so I was a little nervous. It was very humid, but not too terribly hot. Have you all done Ellen at Epcot? It is one of my favorite attractions. I'm not a big fan of the word stupid, but I love the whole stupid Judy thing. Anyhow, we run at a park that is known for it's hills. A lot of the hills are even named. We had been running this very flat loop and some out in the neighborhood, but last week we started venturing out into the park. I kept telling Mike (he plans the runs), no big hills. I had an achilles injury last year, so I'm still a little paranoid.
Last night he went online to recheck our route for today one more time. I did not nag last night, he told me about the plan, assured me there were only tiny hills, etc. Mike runs in this park regularly, but everytime he comes home he has to reroute his run, because he always gets lost.
So, I said nothing. I nodded and smiled, the whole time thinking, it's not going to be good. About 6 miles into the run he looked at me and said--not sure how we got on Barret Hill Road.
It was all uphill from there. Oh my goodness! All I could think over and over was stupid Mike, stupid Mike, in Ellen's tone of voice. It was the only thing that kept me from killing him!
I am happy to say that:
1. I ran the entire thing--though slow is definitely the new fast in this case.
2. I ran the longest I have ever run in my entire life--10.7 miles!
3. I did not have to go to the emergency room because my heart exploded.
4. Not drinking beer the night before a long run really does make it easier.
5. And I did not kill my husband.
My achilles are a little sore, but other than being really tired, I feel great! I am planning on having my french fries and hummus at the ballpark tonight. Mike is already planning the route for next week, and he assures me it will not contain any named hills!
Have a great day everyone!
ETA: There is a 35 lb. clippie!!! I missed it the first time!
OMG! I would DIE on those hills! I am super impressed, both with your distance and with the hills. And YES, I would want to kill the person who planned that route! But the feeling of accomplishment you had when you were finished must have been tremendous.
Happy Sunday fellow losers!!!
Well, yesterday started good, with lots of exercise, and a salad with steak for lunch, but then I had a bowl of ice cream and it went downward from there. We went to panera for dinner, and instead of my usual soup, had the you pick two, chicken salad sand and aisan chicken salad for 13 points, reese pieces at the movies for 5 points, then came home and ate a bag of doritos and 2 packs of pringles for 10 points. Needless to say, I only have 4 flex points left til thursday. I did write it all down.
Today I will not go above my daily points range. I have tons of fruit in the fridge, and am going to go wash it and have it prepared at the ready. Like Taryn, I will eat that when I am hungry, and I will not eat any junk. (luckily the pringles and coffee ice cream are gone) So as a coach, I start out as a good example but as the day goes on, not so muich.
No matter what, we LOVE having you for a coach. You are doing a GREAT job! And you know what... WW is all about NO RESTRICTIONS on what you can eat.... you ate it, enjoyed it (presumably), and COUNTED it, and JOURNALED it!! So you did everything right!!
If you are afraid of only having those 4 flex points left for the remainder of the week, why don't you pull out some WW recipes and plan some really low point meals for later this week. Plan some meals with lots of veggies, like salads and stir-fries and such. You can DEFINITELY make it through the week with just your daily points, if you PLAN! Keep the fridge stocked with fruit and water and you will make it!
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Sunday QOTD- What is your favorite non-disney vacation spot?
We go to Sebago Lake and Old Orchard Beach in Maine each year, and I love them both. We camp for a long weekend each year with my friend and her family at old orchard, and it's a definite favorite for everyone, and my sister has a trailer on Sebago, so last year my brother's fam and I rented a cabin across the street from them, for 4 nights, and we pretty much hung out at the beach, went out in bil's boat, and had a fun, relaxing time. We're renting the same cabin this year too.
We talked last year about OOB when I was planning a trip with my DS. He LOVED it there! He wants to go again this summer, but I had to remind him that we just had our Mother/Son time at WDW! (But I might try to take him up for a day trip later this summer... ssshh!)
Anyhow, my favorite non-Disney vacation is coming up in 2 weeks! It is our family vacation with my side of the family.
It's official name is "Newcation"..... the name came about when my nephew was just about 2 years old and he confused the words "vacation" and "New Hampshire" (he is from PA). Since that it has officially been known as NEWCATION! It has morphed over the years as we have had to change camps a few times, but we are able to return to our original Newcation spot this year for the first time since 2007 and we are all very excited!! It isn't so much about the "SPOT" as it is about the "people".
We (DH, myself, and my two kids... DD almost 15 and DS 12 1/2) rent a cottage with my parents and my DB and his wife and three boys (ages 17, 15, almost 10). Then my aunt and uncle rent the cottage next door with their two girls (my double first cousins), their husbands and they each have two girls ages 17, 15, 14, 10). Combined there are 21 of us. We eat most of our meals at our own separate cottages, but we share the big beach in front of our cottage and do everything else together. It isn't a "fancy" vacation by any means. We don't eat out (except usually there is take-out pizza and lobster one night), we don't go anywhere (except the men usually play one round of golf). We just hang together, talk, play games, do a few crafts, swim, fish, swim some more, fish some more, talk some more...you get the idea! Most years we have a day or two of planned activities.... we had a Spa day in 2007, a "Survivor" week for the kids in 2006. When the kids were littler we would have "cousins day"... sort of like an unbirthday party where they got to celebrate just being cousins! Mostly it is just unplanned fun though.
It is truly the highlight of every summer. It just continues to amaze me, as I hear more about other people's family drama, that we all get along SO WELL! We have even had a few years where we have all stayed together in one big place (2009, 2008, 2000)... sure, things can get a bit tense with 21 people of varying ages and interests in one house, but we make it work.
Just to clarify on the "double first cousins" comment, for those of you not familiar with the term. My mother and her sister married my Dad and his brother... hence my cousins are double first cousins! I'm not sure if we made up the term when we were kids or if we heard it somewhere.
Well... I have certainly rambled on about that long enough!
Well happy Sunday morning everyone! I'm going to try to play catch up on this thread a bit today. I feel like I have been missing a daily phone call with my best friend! I don't have a lot of RL friends and I count on all of you to keep me sane. Plus I love to share what is going on in your lives, both good and bad. I'm going to give myself a goal to hit this thread at least once a day, every day this week.
I've had my run this morning... 4mi run and 2.3 mi walk (and I did some pretty significant hills without stopping.... but nothing like what Rose's hills sounded like!
). Then I stripped down and took a quick skinny dip in the pool to cool off
! It felt fabulous.... best swim I've had in ages. Temperature was just right. Then I came in and threw on this light cotton dress (kind of like a nightgown, but it was sold as a dress) and threw my wet hair up in a bun. I did my stretches and made breakfast for everyone and now I will have the whole day ahead of me to RELAX!! DD is still feeling lousy and still has a low temp, so it will definitely be a low key day, although I may venture out to return some Redbox movies (hour round trip... maybe I'll wait).
Anyhow, glad to be back here. TTYL....................P
), and then I'm not sure what we'll do other than hang out in the back yard today. We might go out for dinner, or we might just use the grill. It's really hot, and getting dressed to go out seems like a lot of work...I'm in my swimsuit and I will probably stay that way. Tomorrow I plan to hit my workout and eating plan with a veangance. 
I thought there was a 35 lb. clippie, so I was excited, but it looks like I have to wait for 40. 
Great job on the 10.7 miles that is awesome. I bet in the end you really feel good about yourself and now you can have a french fries tonight at the park guilt-free.
for lunch (BAD CHOICE!...No self-control!) 
I got 10/10 points for my powerpoint! 
DH and the girls were at his parents, so I started work on my final. IT IS DONE - except for editing. 
Got on the coach, slept until 7 for the first time in FOREVER!!!! Off to shower, church, then Mom's. Gotta control myself there today.... Might do some yoga this evening to see if it helps with the cramps, gotta get my 20 minutes in!
We all can do this!!!
