Biggest Loser 10 Fall Challenge -- for losers and maintainers :)

[cclovesdis]

I posted a while back about running around like a maniac taking care of my mom who was back and forth in the hospital and taking care of her house and pets. She is finally at home and feeling well, and I can get back to normal! (Whatever that is )

So glad to hear DM is home and well!

And, it’s great that you want to be in pictures! 20 lbs

I feel myself slacking a little after reaching the 20 pound mark so I tried to think of something "exciting" for each pound I lose next and came up with:

21 pounds = 10 lbs lost on this challenge and 2/3rds of the way towards the goal I set for myself for the whole challenge

22 pounds = 10% goal

23 pounds = a brand new "onederful" number

24 pounds = BMI reduced from 37 to 33

25 pounds = I have reached another milestone! I am 1/2 way to the one year goal I set for myself!

26 pounds = I have reached the goal I set for the BL challenge

This is great! I may just have to steal this idea. Nice job at the party last night!

As for the QOTD, I think I am too materialistic because when I think hard about this, I keep coming up with some THINGS I would like to have instead of things to do. I would love to go on a cruise with just my sisters and my Mom before she got too old to do it. My Mom is 78 years old and has some physical limitations so I'm not sure how much she would enjoy it.

FWIF, I often feel like there is so much more I could do if I had x, y, and/or z. Like I’m horribly afraid of heights and refuse to go off the diving board. Well, if I had a membership to a pool or an in-ground pool, I could knock that off my bucket list. (Potentially )

I have sooo much catching up to do! My halloween party was last night, so I spent almost all day Fri & Sat in the kitchen cooking. I had time for my walk on Fri, but not yesterday. I thought I was being good at barely sampling as I cooked and not eating too much bad stuff, but the scale DID NOT AGREE this morning! I gained 3 pounds since yesterday morning, two since the weigh in on friday! At least I am on vacation now so I can focus on 1. doing nothing, 2. eating right, and 3. exercising. Maybe this is just a fluke and it will all be better tomorrow morning!

The party was awesome, I will post pics as soon as I find the cord to the camera! All the hard work was worth it. I did learn to go easy on the cooking next year. Anything that had too much leftovers is off the menu.

First, glad you had a good time at your party and I hope you catch up on some sleep.

Second, it’s very possible you could have had a lot of salt. I’m not sure what you made, but thinks like chips and salsa, any of those pre-made frozen appetizers, even most baked goods made from scratch call for using salt. (I tend to omit it and then get the “look” from my parents. Sometimes it works out fine and sometimes it doesn’t. I’m still learning.)

See what happens tomorrow, and enjoy your vacation!

 

[tigger813]

Been so bad this weekend! Had a great time at the party last night! Ate pizza and other bad stuff. TOday went to lunch at British Beer Co. with church friends and ate WAY too much! Protein shake and water the rest of the day and back OP tomorrow. Protein drinks at 2 meals a day every day this week so I don't end up having a gain for the week. ALso lots of green tea!

Time to take DD1 to basketball clinic and then watch the Pats game!!!! I have a ton of laundry to do and a lot of other cleaning I should try to get done today.

TTFN

 

[Connie96]

Housecleaning is right on schedule.

That makes one of us.

Sunday's QOTD-I loved the movie the bucket list and ever since watching it I have made a list of my own. What is one thing on your list or if you dont have a list what is 1 thing you really want to do before you kick the bucket?

My DH made an extensive list after we saw the movie. My list is a little more "unofficial" and mostly consists of things I want to do with DD - places I want us to take her and things we want to show her and share with her. One thing just for me - someday I want to run a 1/2 marathon at WDW or DL (or both).

Mom is finally at home and feeling well, and I can get back to normal! (Whatever that is )
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It's the first time in a long time I didn't want to delete it from the camera. I've lost about 20 lbs since last summer, and I can really notice the difference in my face especially. I am looking forward to being in our family vacation pictures - usually I hate being in pics.
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Yes, I've had this little blip due to unforseen circumstances, but it's made me more determined to get back on track.

So glad your mom is feeling better and things are getting back to normal. I hope that you'll share some of those vacation pics with us. I'm so excited that you'll have pics of YOU to remember your family trip this year. for determination.

21 pounds = 10 lbs lost on this challenge and 2/3rds of the way towards the goal I set for myself for the whole challenge
22 pounds = 10% goal
23 pounds = a brand new "onederful" number
24 pounds = BMI reduced from 37 to 33
25 pounds = I have reached another milestone! I am 1/2 way to the one year goal I set for myself!
26 pounds = I have reached the goal I set for the BL challenge

This is about the coolest stinkin' thing I've ever seen. This totatly ROCKS. Can't wait to see you hit each and every milestone!

Today I finished week 5 of C25K - the 20 minute run. I hate to complain about this since I see so many of you are true runners who can go for hours BUT, I really do not see how you do it. I think I need to find some proper clothing for running. I am wearing old sweat pants, T shirt and fleece jacket. No matter how cold it is, I am BURNING UP when I am finished. ... The wind and cold make my eyes water terribly and my nose runs too. I feel so stiff in my hips anytime I have been sitting and rise to stand up. But it goes away after a few steps. Please share any running tips you have to make it easier.

Shawn, you are doing so great with your running. 20 minutes is a wonderful accomplishment. Be careful about questioning your status as a "real" runner - these ladies will give you hell about it. (I'm getting ready to run my first half-marathon in a few weeks and my mental picture of a "runner" still doesn't look anything like me. )

Best advice for cold weather is LAYERS!! When you can, buy yourself good moisture-wicking layers. If you can't find anything locally, check out www.roadrunnersports.com. When it's cold enough that I need gloves, they usually come off within the first 10-15 minutes. And you can always peel off your jacket and tie it around your waist if needed.

As for the pain in your hip... I totally get that too. Check out http://www.amazon.com/Christine-Fel...7ZKS/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1287949970&sr=8-2. I've done this a few times (within a couple hours of a run or the day after) and that hip pain is gone. I'm not really a yoga person. This is the only yoga DVD I own and it seems kinda dull, but it totally does the trick for me.

The party was awesome, I will post pics as soon as I find the cord to the camera! All the hard work was worth it. I did learn to go easy on the cooking next year. Anything that had too much leftovers is off the menu.

for a fun party! Can't wait to see pics. And, that's such a smart way to adjust the menu.

Good Morning/Afternoon!

I started this about an hour ago. Yesterday was a good day. I'm hoping for another one. My parents ran to the grocery store. I better get in the shower now. Replies are done. My dad just bought me Office 2010 and it's taking some getting used to. is all I have to say.

Good luck with the new software. They never make it easy, do they?

Had a great time at the party last night!

Glad you had a fun time.

 

[my3princes]

Another busy day here. I ran out for groceries this morning then came home and put together 24 goodie bags for the boys birthday parties on the 6th. That took way more time than I had anticipated. After those were finished I put embellishments on 30+ Disney Christmas ornaments that I've been working on. Those are now finished. It was after 4 PM by then and I had to get dinner together for 10. Today is middle son's 13th birthday so we had dinner for my parents and brother's family. I made fruit salad, meatloaf, carrots, garlic buns, rice, mac & cheese. It was nice and there was a lot of leftovers which will be good for DH as he can reheat tomorrow while I'm working. My DM made the cake. It was a yummy white cake with cherry frosting. Yep, I had some. This is the same ds that had the brain tumor last year and we weren't sure whether he'd see his 13th birthday let alone thriving at it. He was so excited about his birthday that he went to bed at 7 last night so he could get up at midnight to open his gifts and we let him I can just imagine what Christmas will be like this year.

Since dinner we've done dishes and sorted socks. Wow, I lead an exciting life. Waiting for the Amazing Race now.

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

So, back to walking to work tomorrow and walking on my lunch. Back to being home and cooking healthy meals. Back to grocery shopping and having lots of fruits and veggies in the fridge!

Glad to hear your life is back to "normal". I bet you will get a few more lbs off before the trip and feel great. You are off to a great start.

I feel myself slacking a little after reaching the 20 pound mark so I tried to think of something "exciting" for each pound I lose next and came up with:

Great idea shawn. I am also stuck and having a hard time getting going again. I think I am going to do the same.

I am sticking with Snow White, I LOVE to sleep!

It is seriously one of the great joys of my life

This may be why I ended up in the shape I'm in today, or was 20 pounds ago

And I am a beautiful dark haired princess too (at least in my mind)

Shawn

I have black hair too and snow white was my favorite princess for awhile. I actually dressed up like her for halloween one year.

The party was awesome, I will post pics as soon as I find the cord to the camera! All the hard work was worth it. I did learn to go easy on the cooking next year. Anything that had too much leftovers is off the menu.

Glad the party went well. I cant wait to see some pics.

Bucket List. Hmmm I love to travel. I would love to hit Hawaii again, Australia, Europe, US midwest, US west coast. Really anywhere and everywhere.
My nephew would say those relate to me too He says my mother named me Deb because it is bed spelled backwards

Yes lots of mine are traveling things too. I would love to take my kids on an RV tour of the country when they are older. Our country has so much to see that I would be content never leaving it.

As far as Deb=BED that was totally cracking me up.

Only 1? Let’s see. Here’s some that come to mind. Visit Rome and where my grandfather lived in Italy. Visit France. Okay, most of Europe. Take a Disney cruise. Visit 48/50 states. As for Hawaii, yes, if I can get over the all-day plane ride. Same with Alaska. Learn sign language. Do a really expensive trip to WDW. Same with DL. Both with my sister and BIL. I’ll stop there. Great question!

I know its hard to only pick one. I would have an issue with the plane ride to hawaii or alaska too. Actually I only ever flew to disney. Can you believe that. Otherwise I drive everywhere.

Been so bad this weekend! Had a great time at the party last night!

At least you had a great time at the party. You will be fine just get right back on track tomorrow.

My DH made an extensive list after we saw the movie. My list is a little more "unofficial" and mostly consists of things I want to do with DD - places I want us to take her and things we want to show her and share with her. One thing just for me - someday I want to run a 1/2 marathon at WDW or DL (or both).

I am crossing one of my items off my list after I run the princess 1/2 marathon. I am debating if I want to add a marathon onto the list but I am still undecided. I will wait to see how easy I can accomplish the 1/2.

This is the same ds that had the brain tumor last year and we weren't sure whether he'd see his 13th birthday let alone thriving at it. He was so excited about his birthday that he went to bed at 7 last night so he could get up at midnight to open his gifts and we let him I can just imagine what Christmas will be like this year.

I would be celebrating with fireworks this year!!! Im so glad he enjoyed his birthday. What a great day for you!!!! I must confess I go to sleep early the night before christmas because I get so excited. So I will be right there with him this year.

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

I was pretty much tired and grumpy today. I think the busy weekend just caught up to me. I get grocery shopping in today which was good and I also got nicholas some new sneakers. While at the mall I decided to stop into new york and Co. I ended up trying on a few dresses and to my surprise they fit really nice. My mom was along and offered to buy me two of them. God I love her. So now I have two new dresses to wear to work.

I am struggling a bit with my eating today. The last week or two I have just felt gross and over weight again. I honestly am trying hard to get back into the groove and I am just not able to get in the mind set. I am making a new promise to myself this week. I will journal my food prior to putting it in my mouth. I kept my other promise. I planned my meals out for the week so hopefully I will kick my butt back into gear.

I am going to go relax now and watch some tv. I will talk to everyone tomorrow.

Before I forget. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DANI

 

[cclovesdis]

Quick good evening and good night! We had a spur of the moment family dinner tonight and then I went to church. I'm exhausted and also, I need to stay OP all week thanks to yesterday's event with a reception followed by a meal at IHOP and now family dinner.

Tracey: Sounds like you have a plan for the week!

Good luck with the new software. They never make it easy, do they?

(I didn't even try with these replies. I think I'd rather take my chances with the "poof" fairy. )

This is the same ds that had the brain tumor last year and we weren't sure whether he'd see his 13th birthday let alone thriving at it. He was so excited about his birthday that he went to bed at 7 last night so he could get up at midnight to open his gifts and we let him I can just imagine what Christmas will be like this year.

I'm not sure if I should laugh for cry. I'm just so glad you still have DS with you and he's doing great!

Yes lots of mine are traveling things too. I would love to take my kids on an RV tour of the country when they are older. Our country has so much to see that I would be content never leaving it.

My parents are convinced that there is more to see than just WDW. Even though they love WDW as much as my sister and I, they also love visiting National Parks. I thought about renting an RV, but I don't do long distances well. I can drive for hours, it's the how hungry I get part that isn't so great. Actually, it doesn't matter who is driving. I still get hungry.

We've seen some amazing National Parks. The Painted Desert and the Petrified Forest come to mind as does the Grand Canyon and Yosemite. We could have spent weeks at Yellowstone. It's actually so large that we stayed at two different hotels on park grounds so that we could more easily see as much of it as possible.

 

[Connie96]

Today is middle son's 13th birthday so we had dinner for my parents and brother's family. This is the same ds that had the brain tumor last year and we weren't sure whether he'd see his 13th birthday let alone thriving at it. He was so excited about his birthday that he went to bed at 7 last night so he could get up at midnight to open his gifts and we let him I can just imagine what Christmas will be like this year.

Since dinner we've done dishes and sorted socks. Wow, I lead an exciting life. Waiting for the Amazing Race now.

Happy, happy birthday to your DS and for your whole family!!

And after the extreme drama of the past year, for "exciting" evenings of sorting socks!

I am crossing one of my items off my list after I run the princess 1/2 marathon. I am debating if I want to add a marathon onto the list but I am still undecided. I will wait to see how easy I can accomplish the 1/2.

Yeah, I can't bring myself to say that I might want to run a marathon some day. I have no idea where I would find the time to train. BUT, the next race on my agenda is a 4-person marathon relay at the end of January. So far it's me and a couple friends at work and we're still looking for a 4th.

I am making a new promise to myself this week. I will journal my food prior to putting it in my mouth. I kept my other promise. I planned my meals out for the week so hopefully I will kick my butt back into gear.

Yay for moms who know when we need a little extra love - even in the form of new clothes.

Way to keep those promises! (I hope you're back in the zone again soon.)

We had a spur of the moment family dinner tonight and then I went to church. I'm exhausted and also, I need to stay OP all week thanks to yesterday's event with a reception followed by a meal at IHOP and now family dinner.

I hope you have a very successful week to help offset the tough weekend.

 

[Connie96]

DD woke me up about 7:30 this morning. I got her breakfast and turned on Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and I went back to bed. DH got up about the same time and I slept, undisturbed, until 10:00 this morning. I don't remember the last time I did that. Of course, sleeping that late made me feel pretty lazy for most of the day. I did do my weight-lifting, but it was VERY half-hearted.

This afternoon I took DD to the park for an impromptu birthday gathering for my neice - the "family" bday party is Wednesday, but her soccer team and her cousins were invited out to the park to play and have a cupcake. I did not plan well. I decided it would be fine to have 1 cupcake as my afternoon snack, but I ended up having 2. And, of course, that put me in a mood to eat even more.

So, when I left there and went to the grocery store. I wanted it ALL. But, somehow I managed not to go overboard. I wanted to stop on the way home and pick up more junk. But, I was really out of time and had to get home.

Anyway, aside from the 2 cupcakes, the day turned out okay. I don't know how, but order was somehow restored in my brain.

Today:
Breakfast - oatmeal, 1/2 apple
Workout - weight lifting; 1 egg omelet w/1 slice light cheese
Lunch - Amy's burrito, picante sauce, oikos, grapes
Snack - Juice box, 2 cupcakes
Dinner - 1 can of chicken noodle soup

Tomorrow:
Okay... I don't have a specific food plan, but I do intend for it to be sensible and I have sprints on the agenda for tomorrow evening. I'll have to do better about planning instead of waiting until each night when I check in here.

Anyway... I'll weigh-in in the morning. After the crazy gains (NINE pounds) over the previous 4 weeks, I fully expect a multi-pound loss. (I sure hope I'm not wrong. )

Have a great week everyone!

 

[Cupcaker]

I am officially done with a class! I turned in my final project and finished writing my final exam. One class left, it ends in December. I just need to focus on my research that Im presenting in two and a half weeks. I made a new plan for exercising. Im adding back strength training. Im hoping this will get me back into the weight loss mentality and it will help me reach my goal faster. I would also like to lose some inches. I felt like a eating machine today. Nothing felt satisfying. I would get full, but not satisfied. Hope this doesnt repeat tomorrow. So you know how I had the next two days off of work, well of course stuff came up and I have to go to work. At least I got most of my school work done over the weekend. Im going to see if I can just do half days. Hope everyone has a good healthy week!

Dh's nana is now having dimentia symptoms. She has not had this before so the Dr's are thinking it could be the illness or medication.

I really hope its the medication Glad you had a good time at the party. You did a great job with the food at the party

Today:
Breakfast - oatmeal, 1/2 apple
Long run - 11.9 miles, had a banana mid-run, and cheese omelet (2 eggs, 1 slice light cheese) after run
Bonus exercise - Yoga for Runners DVD
Lunch - leftover spaghetti, veggies
Dinner - Jimmy Dean D-lights turkey sausage breakfast bowl, grapes
Evening snack - oikos, berries, walnuts

Impressive!

Sunday's QOTD-
I loved the movie the bucket list and ever since watching it I have made a list of my own. What is one thing on your list or if you dont have a list what is 1 thing you really want to do before you kick the bucket?

I want to travel through Europe again. No more backpacking, but the real stuff. Maybe for a month or more. Italy would be my first stop. I loooove their gelato. If I could, I would marry it.

I've lost about 20 lbs since last summer, and I can really notice the difference in my face especially. I am looking forward to being in our family vacation pictures - usually I hate being in pics. Some day the kids will think their dad was a single dad judging by our photo albums.

Take tons of pics! Have fun.

I gained 3 pounds since yesterday morning, two since the weigh in on friday! At least I am on vacation now so I can focus on 1. doing nothing, 2. eating right, and 3. exercising. Maybe this is just a fluke and it will all be better tomorrow morning!

I love your plan, expecially the doing nothing. Thats always my favorite part. Glad you had a fun party.

Snow White or Aurora or Sleepy My nephew would say those relate to me too He says my mother named me Deb because it is bed spelled backwards

My dad just bought me Office 2010 and it's taking some getting used to. is all I have to say.

It takes a while getting used to, but it has a lot of cool features. You can take a tutorial through microsoft if you want to learn the ins and outs of it.

He was so excited about his birthday that he went to bed at 7 last night so he could get up at midnight to open his gifts and we let him I can just imagine what Christmas will be like this year.

Happy birthday to DS! Im so happy you were able to celebrate his 13th birthday. May there be many more!

While at the mall I decided to stop into new york and Co. I ended up trying on a few dresses and to my surprise they fit really nice. My mom was along and offered to buy me two of them. God I love her. So now I have two new dresses to wear to work.

I am struggling a bit with my eating today. The last week or two I have just felt gross and over weight again. I honestly am trying hard to get back into the groove and I am just not able to get in the mind set. I am making a new promise to myself this week. I will journal my food prior to putting it in my mouth. I kept my other promise. I planned my meals out for the week so hopefully I will kick my butt back into gear.

Yay for the new clothes! I think doing something new like your plan will get you back into things. Good luck, you can do it.

I decided it would be fine to have 1 cupcake as my afternoon snack, but I ended up having 2. And, of course, that put me in a mood to eat even more.

Even with those two cupcakes you still did pretty well. A trick I do is I tend to put a snack in my purse whenever I go somewhere just in case I get tempted to eat Also it keeps me from starving myself if I get caught up in something for a long time.

 

[tigger813]

Good morning,

Hope everyone had a good weekend. I ate too much, drank too much and got no exercise in due to this darn head cold. I think my ear is ok. I'm going to take another decongestant this morning and make sure I don't end up with an infection. Hoping to walk for a bit with redwalker later this morning with her puppy.

Gotta busy day of getting b'day party stuff for DD2's upcoming party and some other groceries we need. If I have time later after shopping I will try and get some elliptical in. I should be able to get a mile in at the track tonight and maybe I'll get on the Wii Fit.

This week eating wise I will be very good! B'fast and lunch each day will be a protein shake and green tea. And lots of water. I should be able to stay good over the weekend when I'm doing the book fair. I will have a protein shake in the morning and protein bars and Special K bars if 'm hungry. No more going crazy on weekends until I reach my goal. I also want to win the challenge at the wellness center!

DD1 is up and eating so I should think about starting her lunch. I'm making her Toy Story mac and cheese! At least she'll be smiling at lunch.

TTFN (bouncing again but hope to be more so later in the week!)

 

[flipflopmom]

It's amazing what a difference it makes! I mean, nobody's gonna lose weight just by reading the thread, but it really does help me to... I don't know... When my intentions are waning, being here helps bring them back into focus. When I'm just a little off track, it helps me regain control. When I'm already doing well, it helps me push a little harder. This thread is a good place to be, no matter where my head is.On sizes... I consider myself to be a size 10 because my old size 10 Levi's fit me right now. Now, those are the 100% cotton denim - the stiff kind.

ITA with the thread. Totally keeps me sane. AS for clothes, KWYM. I put on a pair of Tommy jeans that the secretary at school gave me. Everyone is cleaning out their closets for me! They are TOO BIG, like wayyy too big.! I think some designers vanity size.

I've enjoyed the heck out of it so far. And Taryn is a total inspiration, isn't she?!

How sweet. I don't feel like it, so thanks. That was the boost I need this am!

Corinne, my physical therapist kept telling me that my orthopedic surgeon had bought me a certain number of "bends" in my knee with the bone and cartilage graft and that he would NOT be happy if I used up that new quota too quickly by running or doing huge numbers of miles.

That's interesting. Is this something that would have to be repeated once you "use up your bends?" Those pumpkin cookies sound wayyy too yummy! I love pumpkin!

All you know what broke loose today because I did 4 loads of laundry. I feel so useless at home and feel like I'm not contributing at all so I thought this would a good thing. Plus, my mom does my sister's and BIL's laundry and she is here now with the purpose partially being to pick up clean laundry.

That's just crazy. Seriously. You can do my laundry anytime, hon!!!! I know you can't take it in stride, it's tough. BUT, I don't even know what to say about that comment. Maybe since she's laundry queen, she considers that her job, and you doing it made her feel useless? Dunno. Glad it was better yesterday.

Yes I was surprised at that too I thought "breast" would not make it through so I guess I should have said breast cupcakesThanks for the well wishes...dh's nana is starting to do a bit better. If anyone remembers I had mentioned I have a friend my age (31) with a brain tumor. She just finished her 6 wks or chemo/radiation to shrink the tumor and hopefully stop her seizures she was having due to this. Unfortunately wed. She had a siezure at home, she was shaking but concious. Her mom called 911. I could cry in disbelief of what my dear friend is having to go through. It just saddens me. She does not deserve this one bit. Please send prayers her way.

I'm going to have to read back to find out what that first sentence is referencing. Sounds like I missed something really good! So sorry for your friend!!!! Sending prayers up for her and your nana!

I am so sorry to hear about your friend. We were in her shoes a year ago. God was looking out for him. When he awoke from surgery he looked at me and said "Mommy I need a hug". I knew then that everything was going to be okay Amazingly he has no deficites at all. His 6 month MRI showed no sign of regrowth.

Wow Deb. I had no idea this was just last year. I cried reading this. Seriously cried.

A funny thing happened at lunch... at Subway, I picked up a Minute Maid Cranberry Apple juice. I

I did the EXACT same thing at my conference last week. They had apple,orange, and cranberry juice. So, I grabbed a cranberry thinking "this will knock out the water weight from sitting all day today" and a water. Drank about half, and saw 20% juice on the side. I usually check, but since it was w/ the apple and orange, I just figured 100%...

It's going to be a long tough weekend because I know people will give me lots of things this weekend that are things i love to eat. I need to keep the quote about not tasting as good as thin feels in my head this weekend!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!

So I'm working today even though I really don't want too...I feel yucky. I went to sleep last night at 8:30 planning on waking up this morning feeling better but it hasn't worked. We'll probably work on dd's halloween costume, she's the White Rabbit and her friends are the Mad Hatter and the Cheshire Cat.

Great costumes!!!! Hope you feel better today!

Currently my house is freezing...I refuse to turn on the heat until Nov 1st. My dh is irritated. We have all been sleeping with 3 blankets. I bet we are saving a bunch of gallons of oil thoughSaturday's QOTD

What character's personality do you think you are most like and why? Feel free to google the characters and use the wiki description they are really good.

First, we are having the opposite problem. 40 degrees at night, and DH refuses to turn off the AC. I finally did Friday, and of course we had a mini heat wave and we all sweated last night!

QOTD: Tiana - hard working, burning candle at both ends, missing my Daddy.
Nemo- make bad decisions and have to fight tooth and nail to get out of the ensuing problems
Dog from up = SQUIRREL! That's our catch phrase when AK or I do something ADHD!
Mrs. Incredible - stretched out. Thanks Jennz.

This is more getting ready for the in-laws visit this week-end. We should have the house in good shape by the end of the week-end which will leave next week-end for menu planning, fine tuning, organizing linens and bedding, etc.

Very awesome!!!!!!

think I bring this on myself...when I get stressed or my routine changes I get scatterbrained (call me Dory at that time) and forget to take some meds that must be taken on an empty stomach, so my levels get low and my immune system weakens. One day I'll learn!

Take care of yourself!!!!

I have come to realize that I did not have a shot at being a healthy eater coming from this family. I am really hoping I change that for my kids. Im trying hard.

KWYM. I am working on that, too!!!

DH took the girls out today so I could have the house to myself. I'm just taking a break from the costume sewing. I'm making my DD(8) a Tiana dress. My DD(6) is going to be Dorothy, luckily I made that one last year for DD(8) and DD(6) one is willing to wear it : )

I am so envious of people that can sew! You rock!

I have had my most on-plan Saturday in... I don't know... several weeks and before that, several months probably. I did get the munchies a couple times, but I didn't want to have to confess, so I stayed out of the kitchen.

So glad you are back on track!!! You are motivating me!

I was starting to wonder where you were. Thanks for checking in. We miss you too.

Sunday's QOTD-
I loved the movie the bucket list and ever since watching it I have made a list of my own. What is one thing on your list or if you dont have a list what is 1 thing you really want to do before you kick the bucket?

I watched that movie the night I went to a student's funeral. He died of leukemia at age 6. It was actually therapeutic. I have so many things. Some more feasible than others. Watch my girls get married and have kids. LOTS of travel. Lots. Take my girls to NYC at Christmas. Be debt free. Spend a month at DVC at WDW in winter during retirement.

A friend asked me when Daddy was diagnosed what was on his bucket list. For him, it was as much time with the family as possible. We never thought he wouldn't survive the surgery, EVER. So, I dismissed it. But we did spend a TON of time with him from May to September. Wish I'd spent less of it crying, but other than that, no regrets. I think that's the key. Spend as much time w/ my family, say the things I want them to remember for live.

21 pounds = 10 lbs lost on this challenge and 2/3rds of the way towards the goal I set for myself for the whole challenge

22 pounds = 10% goal

23 pounds = a brand new "onederful" number

24 pounds = BMI reduced from 37 to 33

25 pounds = I have reached another milestone! I am 1/2 way to the one year goal I set for myself!

26 pounds = I have reached the goal I set for the BL challenge
And lately, my ear buds keep falling out of my ears, atleast 5 times today.

Great list! I got new earbuds, that made all the difference!

I gained 3 pounds since yesterday morning, two since the weigh in on friday! At least I am on vacation now so I can focus on 1. doing nothing, 2. eating right, and 3. exercising. Maybe this is just a fluke and it will all be better tomorrow morning!

Sounds like water to me!

Thanks! The surprise was she actually wanted me to go to this event I got practically assigned to attend. I didn’t want to help out because you had to dress up and I can’t really do that with having a boot on my left foot. Neither of us were exactly thrilled when I found out I was expected to be there. We went shopping and then the next day the “laundry” incident occurred. I wasn’t planning on doing anything without her permission for at least the weekend, but she insisted I go to the event. She even gave me money just in case I needed any!

Sounds like she was trying to make up for it in her own way....

My DH made an extensive list after we saw the movie. My list is a little more "unofficial" and mostly consists of things I want to do with DD - places I want us to take her and things we want to show her and share with her. One thing just for me - someday I want to run a 1/2 marathon at WDW or DL (or both).

Same here. Although, the 1/2 is falling on my list!

his is the same ds that had the brain tumor last year and we weren't sure whether he'd see his 13th birthday let alone thriving at it. He was so excited about his birthday that he went to bed at 7 last night so he could get up at midnight to open his gifts and we let him I can just imagine what Christmas will be like this year.

when you think about it, birthdays really are worth celebrating! I would have had such a blow out for him!!! What a wonderful day!

I am struggling a bit with my eating today. The last week or two I have just felt gross and over weight again. I honestly am trying hard to get back into the groove and I am just not able to get in the mind set.

Room in the boat for another?

I am officially done with a class! I turned in my final project and finished writing my final exam. One class left, it ends in December. A trick I do is I tend to put a snack in my purse whenever I go somewhere just in case I get tempted to eat Also it keeps me from starving myself if I get caught up in something for a long time.

That's great Jeanette! I always have a Kashi bar in my purse!!

That's all I have time to respond to. Sounds like everyone is moving along great. I have a lot to vent, hang on. Doing in a separate post.

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

We've seen some amazing National Parks. The Painted Desert and the Petrified Forest come to mind as does the Grand Canyon and Yosemite. We could have spent weeks at Yellowstone. It's actually so large that we stayed at two different hotels on park grounds so that we could more easily see as much of it as possible.

sounds like great trips CC. I agree about the hungry part. My friend and I took a driving trip for 2 weeks when I was 21. I came back 10lbs heavier. We stopped to eat way to much plus eating out for every meal really caught up with us.

So, when I left there and went to the grocery store. I wanted it ALL. But, somehow I managed not to go overboard. I wanted to stop on the way home and pick up more junk. But, I was really out of time and had to get home.

Sounds like you really diverted a disaster. Good job you doing great. Good luck with your weigh in today.

I am officially done with a class!

good for you I bet your more than thrilled!

TTFN (bouncing again but hope to be more so later in the week!)

Glad your feeling better. Now you can put the fun weekend behind you and get back on track. Im cheering for you to win the challenge at the wellness center. You can do it.

Spend as much time w/ my family, say the things I want them to remember for live.

This is totally what life is all about for me too. Thanks for the reminder. I am glad you had that time with your daddy. You just never know when it will be the last time you talk to people. Its a scarry thing.

 

[flipflopmom]

Okay here goes. Maybe I should do chronological order. Need advice.

Wed./Thurs.
1. Last week's wellness check at school. Positive? The girl that took my bp said "You must really work out. Look at that definition in your arms. I'd kill for that." Negative? The stupid scale. Weight was what I am at home, so that was good. But the body fat analysis said 28%, with 44 lbs of fat. I am not okay with that. That's a kindergartener of fat. It's not there. I know I don't have that much fat. I just don't. But it KILLED me. Spiral downward from this point.

2. Conference that night/next day. Ate tooo much. But no real gain. Tempered bad stuff with lots of fruits and veggies and water, so must have been okay.

Fri/Sat.
1. Working a lot on getting my Pampered Chef going. Lots of reading, learning, practicing, emailing, calling. Feeling optimistic. But then, I remember how much I need to make, and the optimism goes away. Kinda up and down right now. I feel great knowing I am taking steps, but then I remember just how bad it is, and get down again. I seriously think I need meds. But don't want them. NOR do I want to pay for them.

2. TERRIBLE. One of the gymnastics dads had bone cancer last year. Didn't get good prognosis locally, went to a cancer center in Houston for more aggressive/experimental treatment. Things were looking up, he was applying to get his pilot's license back. Started feeling down, went back to Houston last weekend. Friday I got an email from his wife saying they diagnosed him Thurs. with Acute Leukemia. They were going to start treatment Friday. I sent her an email back saying I was praying, let me know if I could do anythign. She emailed back Saturday saying he lost his battle that morning. STINKS.. His son is 16, daughter a college sophomore, wife is in Houston alone. I am sooo sad and mad over this. I am sick of death!!!!

3. Anna Kathryn announced Sat. night that she wants to quit gymnastics team. I am totally.... confused. Part of me feels guilty, b/c we've always made a point that she knows the sacrifice the family makes for her to do it. I don't think I would change that. I hate kids thinking everyone should bow down to their wishes, and want her to appreciate it. Not for the "I have a wonderful mom" feelings, but so that she's not a brat. Well, she says she is tired of doing routines all the time, she hates competing. If she hates competing, then the team is not the place for her. That's the point of it. She kinda wants to move to just a class, where she can just work on the skills. But so much of her "identity" is tied in to this, I am fearful of the repurcussions. Brad and I kind of want her to tough out this year, to see if it's a passing thing. But, I don't want her miserable, it's too much time and money for that. I'm afraid if we let her quit, she'd regret it. I'm afraid if we don't, she'll hate us and it. Last night, she wasn't sure what she wants to do. "I don't want to throw away all the time and money you've spent on it." We told her to take us out of the equation and decide what she wants. I have cried for 2 days over this. I just don't know what to do. She needs to make the decision this week, b/c lots of stuff happens next week for the new season (team pictures, selling ads for the yearbook, info for the yearbook, etc.). Send some PPD. Any BTDT advice?

Eating out of control. I am officially skipping weigh in this week, unless I do it tomorrow, b/c I haven't weighed since Friday, and if it's up, and don't think I can handle more bad news. That thread I am hangin on by seems to get thinner daily. I have been crying the whole time I have been on this morning. AND it's Monday. And it's raining. Where's the towel I can throw in?

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Monday's QOTD-

Im all about quick weeknight meals! Share a recipe or meal that you go to when you have 20 min or less to prepare.

 

[Dreamer24]

Thank you for all of the birthday wishes! I had a lovely weekend. I made a lot of not smart eating choices but I was still proud of myself. I didn't binge on any of those and just had little bits of the bad things while making a lot of healthy choices throughout the weekend. I got on the scale this morning and was not up at all.

Mommyof2pirates - i was at the Phillies game. It was a great game but a crushing loss!

 

[SettinSail]

Snow White or Aurora or Sleepy My nephew would say those relate to me too He says my mother named me Deb because it is bed spelled backwards

Deb, loved the story of your son's recovery and celebrating his 13th birthday That's awesome!

FWIF, I often feel like there is so much more I could do if I had x, y, and/or z. Like I’m horribly afraid of heights and refuse to go off the diving board. Well, if I had a membership to a pool or an in-ground pool, I could knock that off my bucket list. (Potentially ) :

I hear ya At least I am pretty good about wanting and wishing but never actually buying some of the things on my "bucket list". Now that I've read some of the other replies I can think of better answers - like grandchildren one day of course.

Shawn, you are doing so great with your running. 20 minutes is a wonderful accomplishment. Be careful about questioning your status as a "real" runner - these ladies will give you hell about it. (I'm getting ready to run my first half-marathon in a few weeks and my mental picture of a "runner" still doesn't look anything like me.

Best advice for cold weather is LAYERS!! When you can, buy yourself good moisture-wicking layers. If you can't find anything locally, check out www.roadrunnersports.com. When it's cold enough that I need gloves, they usually come off within the first 10-15 minutes. And you can always peel off your jacket and tie it around your waist if needed.

As for the pain in your hip... I totally get that too. Check out http://www.amazon.com/Christine-Fel...7ZKS/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1287949970&sr=8-2. I've done this a few times (within a couple hours of a run or the day after) and that hip pain is gone. I'm not really a yoga person. This is the only yoga DVD I own and it seems kinda dull, but it totally does the trick for me.

Thanks so much for the advice Connie I will definitely look into the Yoga tape. I take a yoga class twice a week and love it when we do hip openers. I wonder if I should move my C25K days to the same days as my Yoga class? I schedule them for opposite days right now. I will begin to look around for proper running pants and jacket. That website looks great!

I have black hair too and snow white was my favorite princess for awhile. I actually dressed up like her for halloween one year.

Hmmm......may be time to admit I am mostly gray under all of my black hair My hairdresser has gently suggested I lighten it up a bit so there's not such a contrast when my roots start to show but I always tell him to keep making it as dark as possible! Hope I'm not one of those ladies that everyone else says "WHAT is she thinking!!??"

I was pretty much tired and grumpy today. I think the busy weekend just caught up to me. I get grocery shopping in today which was good and I also got nicholas some new sneakers. While at the mall I decided to stop into new york and Co. I ended up trying on a few dresses and to my surprise they fit really nice. My mom was along and offered to buy me two of them. God I love her. So now I have two new dresses to wear to work.

I am struggling a bit with my eating today. The last week or two I have just felt gross and over weight again. I honestly am trying hard to get back into the groove and I am just not able to get in the mind set. I am making a new promise to myself this week. I will journal my food prior to putting it in my mouth. I kept my other promise. I planned my meals out for the week so hopefully I will kick my butt back into gear.

Woo Hoo, 2 new dresses!
Good Luck getting back into the groove. I think journaling helps so much

I am officially done with a class! I turned in my final project and finished writing my final exam. One class left, it ends in December.

Way to go girl!!!

Tayrn: thanks for the advice about new airbuds-duh! never even thought about that and probably inexpensive too

Well, I am finding myself more and more with vertigo, it is bad mostly when I roll over in bed or get out of bed. I first noticed it one night when I was on my coach trip to East Germany. We had eaten at a Greek restaurant and they gave us a shot of that wine- orzi or ouzi or something like that. I drank mine and my friends. It was very strong but I didn't notice a buzz or anything.
That night in bed the vertigo was VERY BAD every time I rolled over. I thought it must have been that wine and didn't notice it again. The past few weeks I have noticed it very mildly, just enough to not even think about it.
But Saturday and Sunday nights this weekend, it is back with a vengance.
Since I had 2 drinks Saturday night, maybe it is exacerbated by alcohol.
I have been so nauseous from all the vertigo. Every time I roll over, a HUGE wave of diziness passes over me for about 10-15 seconds. Researching it online it appears to be BPPV and you can go to the Dr and get your inner ear re-balanced. I found some exercises you can do at home so I going to have my husband help me with those tonight first. It appears that it may just go away on its on. I sure hope so.

Have a great week everyone

Shawn

 

[SettinSail]

Okay here goes. Maybe I should do chronological order. Need advice.

Wed./Thurs.
1. Last week's wellness check at school. Positive? The girl that took my bp said "You must really work out. Look at that definition in your arms. I'd kill for that." Negative? The stupid scale. Weight was what I am at home, so that was good. But the body fat analysis said 28%, with 44 lbs of fat. I am not okay with that. That's a kindergartener of fat. It's not there. I know I don't have that much fat. I just don't. But it KILLED me. Spiral downward from this point.

I can't remember how they were going to do the fat analysis?
I'm sure you already know this but most methods are very inaccurate. I think only the water submersion method is accurate??? But, I don't know for sure.
It's easy for me to tell you not to let something bother you that's not even accurate but that sounds so trite. Try to focus on all the improved numbers you got this year at the assesment and how far you've come. You're amazing And so not defined by any number.

2. Conference that night/next day. Ate tooo much. But no real gain. Tempered bad stuff with lots of fruits and veggies and water, so must have been okay.

THIS IS GREAT

Fri/Sat.
1. Working a lot on getting my Pampered Chef going. Lots of reading, learning, practicing, emailing, calling. Feeling optimistic. But then, I remember how much I need to make, and the optimism goes away. Kinda up and down right now. I feel great knowing I am taking steps, but then I remember just how bad it is, and get down again. I seriously think I need meds. But don't want them. NOR do I want to pay for them.

"just keep swimming"

2. TERRIBLE. One of the gymnastics dads had bone cancer last year. Didn't get good prognosis locally, went to a cancer center in Houston for more aggressive/experimental treatment. Things were looking up, he was applying to get his pilot's license back. Started feeling down, went back to Houston last weekend. Friday I got an email from his wife saying they diagnosed him Thurs. with Acute Leukemia. They were going to start treatment Friday. I sent her an email back saying I was praying, let me know if I could do anythign. She emailed back Saturday saying he lost his battle that morning. STINKS.. His son is 16, daughter a college sophomore, wife is in Houston alone. I am sooo sad and mad over this. I am sick of death!!!!



3. Anna Kathryn announced Sat. night that she wants to quit gymnastics team. I am totally.... confused. Part of me feels guilty, b/c we've always made a point that she knows the sacrifice the family makes for her to do it. I don't think I would change that. I hate kids thinking everyone should bow down to their wishes, and want her to appreciate it. Not for the "I have a wonderful mom" feelings, but so that she's not a brat. Well, she says she is tired of doing routines all the time, she hates competing. If she hates competing, then the team is not the place for her. That's the point of it. She kinda wants to move to just a class, where she can just work on the skills. But so much of her "identity" is tied in to this, I am fearful of the repurcussions. Brad and I kind of want her to tough out this year, to see if it's a passing thing. But, I don't want her miserable, it's too much time and money for that. I'm afraid if we let her quit, she'd regret it. I'm afraid if we don't, she'll hate us and it. Last night, she wasn't sure what she wants to do. "I don't want to throw away all the time and money you've spent on it." We told her to take us out of the equation and decide what she wants. I have cried for 2 days over this. I just don't know what to do. She needs to make the decision this week, b/c lots of stuff happens next week for the new season (team pictures, selling ads for the yearbook, info for the yearbook, etc.). Send some PPD. Any BTDT advice?

Yes, we have BTDT. My son decided to quit baseball this year and switch over to soccer. I know its only because he can play soccer with his friends on the school team and we have to travel an hour to play baseball with mostly German kids and they have not been very welcoming at all. He is also hinting that he wants to quit Scouts as well. I am not exactly in your shoes but what we did was to talk with him, try to explain it more from an adult point of view, we will be back in the States in 20 months, he may regret the decision later, etc. But, in the end we did allow him to make his decision. He played baseball for 9 years and been in Scouts for 8.

He has not quit Scouts yet but he did quit baseball. I feel like he can pick it up again at age 15 when we get back home if he wants to and maybe not be too far behind others. He is not an exceptional player so it may be totally different from your situation. If she is saying she "hates" it, I would follow her lead. To your family for whatever decision you make.

Eating out of control. I am officially skipping weigh in this week, unless I do it tomorrow, b/c I haven't weighed since Friday, and if it's up, and don't think I can handle more bad news. That thread I am hangin on by seems to get thinner daily. I have been crying the whole time I have been on this morning. AND it's Monday. And it's raining. Where's the towel I can throw in?

DON'T THROW THAT TOWEL ANYWHERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! USE IT TO MOP UP YOUR TEARS AND THEN PLACE IT ON THE FLOOR AND USE IT AS A DOOR MAT TO STEP FORWARD TO YOUR BRIGHT FUTURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Skip the weigh-in, take it one day, one hour or one minute at a time and then get re-focused. Think of what you would tell your daughters for advice if they were in the same boat. Many times for me, a low day or week is followed by a great week - Have a GREAT week Tayrn!

Shawn

 

[cclovesdis]

Good Morning!

I tried to get up at 6:30 this morning, but that didn't happen. I have to figure out how to fall asleep faster. I might try the other sleeping pill I have. It's safe to change up which one I take, so I'll probably try that tonight. As much as I'd rather not take something to help me sleep, they help me fall asleep and not wake up after a horrible dream. Anything to not have to report that I had a nightmare.

Hope everyone has a great today!

Connie: Thanks for the encouragement!

for sleep! DD sounds so mellow!

I'm sensing that you feel like you ate too much yesterday, but congrats on handling grocery shopping well and having a healthy dinner! And maybe those cupcakes were made with applesauce?

Hope you have a great day today!

Jeanette: Sorry you have to go into work. I'm so impressed by how much you finished this weekend and for finishing class.

As for the feeling satisfied, I really don't know how to avoid the feeling satisfied problem. One thing that works, but is kind of boring, is to eat the same meals time and time again. I even do that when I go to a restaurant. I know the calories/fat, etc. and whether or not it will satisfy me. One time I changed what I ordered because something was added to the menu and its stats were better than what I usually order, but it was tiny and not at all satisfying.

Thank you for the info on the tutorial! I will look into that today. I was struggling to save a document and almost in tears.

 

[lisah0711]

Good morning all!

Sunday's QOTD-
I loved the movie the bucket list and ever since watching it I have made a list of my own. What is one thing on your list or if you dont have a list what is 1 thing you really want to do before you kick the bucket?

Spend a month on vacation!

momof2gr8kids, glad that your Mom is doing better and that you are getting right back in the groove! Don't worry about that artificial deadline of your trip -- whatever isn't gone before can go away after -- the important thing is to enjoy yourself.

I feel myself slacking a little after reaching the 20 pound mark so I tried to think of something "exciting" for each pound I lose next and came up with:

21 pounds = 10 lbs lost on this challenge and 2/3rds of the way towards the goal I set for myself for the whole challenge

22 pounds = 10% goal

23 pounds = a brand new "onederful" number

24 pounds = BMI reduced from 37 to 33

25 pounds = I have reached another milestone! I am 1/2 way to the one year goal I set for myself!

26 pounds = I have reached the goal I set for the BL challenge

That's all I could come up with so far so when I make it to 26 pounds lost in total, I will have to think again.

Shawn, I love this! I'm going to do it down to ONE-derland to see if it will help me move along -- thanks!

tggrrstarr, glad the party was a success! Enjoy your vacation!

CC, enjoy your last week before your new job starts!

Connie, can't wait to be inspired by all your great plans this week! I'm glad that you got to sleep in.

I was pretty much tired and grumpy today. I think the busy weekend just caught up to me. I get grocery shopping in today which was good and I also got nicholas some new sneakers. While at the mall I decided to stop into new york and Co. I ended up trying on a few dresses and to my surprise they fit really nice. My mom was along and offered to buy me two of them. God I love her. So now I have two new dresses to wear to work.

for new dresses! Aren't Moms wonderful?

I am officially done with a class! I turned in my final project and finished writing my final exam. One class left, it ends in December.

for being done with class!

Hope everyone had a good weekend. I ate too much, drank too much and got no exercise in due to this darn head cold. I think my ear is ok. I'm going to take another decongestant this morning and make sure I don't end up with an infection. Hoping to walk for a bit with redwalker later this morning with her puppy.

Glad that you are feeling better!

I'm going to have to read back to find out what that first sentence is referencing. Sounds like I missed something really good!

Just laughing about the vagaries of the Disboards censors.
Lindsay had been telling us a story about her DS telling her them his booty hurt at while they were eating at a restaurant and then he proceeding to show them where it hurt! Then the lactation lady brought in breast shaped cupcakes -- booty made it past the Dis boards censor but the cupcakes didn't!

Okay here goes. Maybe I should do chronological order. Need advice.

Wed./Thurs.
1. Last week's wellness check at school. Positive? The girl that took my bp said "You must really work out. Look at that definition in your arms. I'd kill for that." Negative? The stupid scale. Weight was what I am at home, so that was good. But the body fat analysis said 28%, with 44 lbs of fat. I am not okay with that. That's a kindergartener of fat. It's not there. I know I don't have that much fat. I just don't. But it KILLED me. Spiral downward from this point.

It's been said before but is worth repeating -- those little handheld machines can vary quite a bit. Take it with a grain of salt. I doubt that you have that much body fat and remember, ladies are supposed to have some body fat.

2. Conference that night/next day. Ate tooo much. But no real gain. Tempered bad stuff with lots of fruits and veggies and water, so must have been okay.

Good job eating the fruits and veggies!

Fri/Sat.
1. Working a lot on getting my Pampered Chef going. Lots of reading, learning, practicing, emailing, calling. Feeling optimistic. But then, I remember how much I need to make, and the optimism goes away. Kinda up and down right now. I feel great knowing I am taking steps, but then I remember just how bad it is, and get down again. I seriously think I need meds. But don't want them. NOR do I want to pay for them.

Baby steps! It didn't all come in a few days, it will take a bit of time to chip away at it. The important thing is that you have a plan and are doing something about it.

2. TERRIBLE. One of the gymnastics dads had bone cancer last year. Didn't get good prognosis locally, went to a cancer center in Houston for more aggressive/experimental treatment. Things were looking up, he was applying to get his pilot's license back. Started feeling down, went back to Houston last weekend. Friday I got an email from his wife saying they diagnosed him Thurs. with Acute Leukemia. They were going to start treatment Friday. I sent her an email back saying I was praying, let me know if I could do anythign. She emailed back Saturday saying he lost his battle that morning. STINKS.. His son is 16, daughter a college sophomore, wife is in Houston alone. I am sooo sad and mad over this. I am sick of death!!!!

That is so sad!

3. Anna Kathryn announced Sat. night that she wants to quit gymnastics team. I am totally.... confused. Part of me feels guilty, b/c we've always made a point that she knows the sacrifice the family makes for her to do it. I don't think I would change that. I hate kids thinking everyone should bow down to their wishes, and want her to appreciate it. Not for the "I have a wonderful mom" feelings, but so that she's not a brat. Well, she says she is tired of doing routines all the time, she hates competing. If she hates competing, then the team is not the place for her. That's the point of it. She kinda wants to move to just a class, where she can just work on the skills. But so much of her "identity" is tied in to this, I am fearful of the repurcussions. Brad and I kind of want her to tough out this year, to see if it's a passing thing. But, I don't want her miserable, it's too much time and money for that. I'm afraid if we let her quit, she'd regret it. I'm afraid if we don't, she'll hate us and it. Last night, she wasn't sure what she wants to do. "I don't want to throw away all the time and money you've spent on it." We told her to take us out of the equation and decide what she wants. I have cried for 2 days over this. I just don't know what to do. She needs to make the decision this week, b/c lots of stuff happens next week for the new season (team pictures, selling ads for the yearbook, info for the yearbook, etc.). Send some PPD. Any BTDT advice?

We let DS quit violin for the semester. We wanted him to concentrate on his school work. He's done a good job with school work and has become very active in the chess club. He really loves it and would not have had the time if he had continued violin. This is the time in their lives when they need to try lots of stuff to see what they like. It sounds to me like she wants to continue so you haven't wasted your money, not because she really wants to do it. Let her take a break -- she can always go back if she misses it too much. Maybe she would like dancing or something totally different. It might be nice for her to explore some of the other things that she is!

Eating out of control. I am officially skipping weigh in this week, unless I do it tomorrow, b/c I haven't weighed since Friday, and if it's up, and don't think I can handle more bad news. That thread I am hangin on by seems to get thinner daily. I have been crying the whole time I have been on this morning. AND it's Monday. And it's raining. Where's the towel I can throw in?

You've done such a great job, Taryn, staying on track during this difficult time.

Monday's QOTD-

Im all about quick weeknight meals! Share a recipe or meal that you go to when you have 20 min or less to prepare.

Grilled chicken breasts, canned green beans, mashed potatoes in an envelope. I especially need dinners like this on Mondays!

Thank you for all of the birthday wishes! I had a lovely weekend. I made a lot of not smart eating choices but I was still proud of myself. I didn't binge on any of those and just had little bits of the bad things while making a lot of healthy choices throughout the weekend. I got on the scale this morning and was not up at all.

Glad that you had a great time and the scale cooperated!

DON'T THROW THAT TOWEL ANYWHERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! USE IT TO MOP UP YOUR TEARS AND THEN PLACE IT ON THE FLOOR AND USE IT AS A DOOR MAT TO STEP FORWARD TO YOUR BRIGHT FUTURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Skip the weigh-in, take it one day, one hour or one minute at a time and then get re-focused. Think of what you would tell your daughters for advice if they were in the same boat. Many times for me, a low day or week is followed by a great week - Have a GREAT week Tayrn!Shawn

Great advice!

Mega-housecleaning is finished. This is the fun part where I get to plan the menus, get together the linens and nice dishes and get ready to enjoy the visit.

Have a great day all!