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

[my3princes]

I finally have a few minutes to sit down I don't even remember the last time I posted. I worked both jobs on Monday and Tuesday, 14 hour days. I got home Tuesday night and wrapped Colby's gifts and got cookies ready for him to bring to school on Wednesday. Yesterday I got up early, started laundry, made Colby crepes for breakfast (his favorite) and let him open his birthday gifts. Off to school for the kids and work for me. I ended up having to work a half hour late. Got home and made dinner. My mother joined us. Sat down with Colby and went through all of his work from the last quarter. I had to call his teacher at 8 PM for his conference. At some point we managed to get the washer, dryer, cupboards etc out of the laundry room and I scrubbed it from top to bottom. Had the conference, got the kids to bed (we had cake and ice cream in there somewhere). Chris and I started painting the laundry room after 9 PM and had it done, ceiling through trim by 10:30 PM. We cleaned up and got to bed around 11:30. I slept in a bit this morning then got everyone up and out the door. Today is DH's 40th Birthday. I ran out at lunch and picked up a couple of pizza's, cookies and an apple pie and took them to him for lunch. Got out of work on time Came home and made dinner. My mother had taken Nick to his Derm appt and for blood work. We got the new washer and dryer installed and all of the cupboards, shelves etc put back up in the laundry room. I've done 2 load of laundry and got the curtains washed and rehung. I love the new washer and dryer, much quicker than the old set, at least twice as fast It worked out that I actually have about an hour of computer time before bed tonight. Someday my life might slow down, but when it does I won't be able to get everything done.

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

OMG..... I just heard the funniest thing! The little boy across the room just finished doing the pledge of allegiance ...."with liberty and Justin's frog."

I love it

#11- 0.61% - cclovesdis
#10- 0.67% - mikamah
#9- 0.69% - Dreamer24
#8- 0.79% - tggrrstarr
#7- 0.94% - my3princes
#6- 1.02% - dvccruiser76
#5- 1.06% - MacG
#4- 1.19% - tigger813
#3- 1.38% - KristiMc
#2- 1.41% - disneymom2one
Biggest Loser is:
#1- 2.08% - carmiedog

Great Job Everyone! A huge woohoo for Carmiedog.

Lindsay--Is your DH sleeping poorly?

He has not been sleeping well for awhile and I think it has a big part in it. He wakes up and lays there thinking about things. He cant even calm his mind on the weekends. Thanks for your advice and sharing mikes story. By the way dont know if I ever said it but my dh is mike too.

In fact... I filled from very empty on Saturday night and filled again last night from very empty!! That was just 72 hours.... 14 gallons gone! No wonder I feel like I live in my car!!

I know its horrible. I find myself staying later at places that I am visiting just because I dread driving home. Its one of my favorite parts of going to disney (riding the buses all week)

did you ever have an issue with hair falling out? I still feel like I'm shedding a lot. Not sure if it's a vegetarian thing, a weight loss thing, or just an age thing.

Rose I have this same issue going on. Ever since I started weight loss and running my hair has gotten so thin. I mean very noticably. Its also kinda straggly. I am just attributing it to the weight loss but I always had such a thick head of hair that it really bothers me sometimes.

BTW, I must comment.... I rarely post anywhere on the DIS other than the WISH board, the Scrapping board, and occasionally the Budget board.... but I had a few general questions so I threw them out on the Community Board... and NOW I remember why I NEVER go there any more! I mean, honestly, I was asking a question about looking for some freezer-friendly T.giving recipes to help out a friend in need this year (recently afflicted and diagnosied with RA and she is younger than me and really struggling getting daily stuff done). Anyhow, can you believe people actually got argumentative with me and told me that I WASN'T being helpful by offering to help cook part of her T.giving meal??? HUH???? I think that should be called the ARGUERS board... because they all seem to like to create arguments!!! From now on I'll stick to my friendly WISH board!!...................P

I was amazed by this too. Actually it was another WISH thread. Some people are just so opinionated and do not care how it makes other people feel. Its sad. It turned me off from some other areas.

This has really set me back mentally so much that it makes me teary eyed. I was soooo close to reaching my goal.

Hang in there! I bet those few lbs will come off as fast as they went on. Dont give up, you can do it.

Watching Criminal Minds! It's kind of freaking me out! I'll never go camping again! Not that I like to camp anyways!

OMG I cant watch stuff like this or I wont sleep at night. I get too freaked out too.

QOTD for Thursday, Nov.18th What are you going to eat today?

Breakfast- Hashbrown from mcdonalds. Go ahead everybody boo! I am embarressed to admit that I am addicted to a hashbrown still in the morning. I am trying to work on it.
Lunch- Subway 6" sweet onion chicken teryaki on wheat
Dinner- cup of broccolli cheddar soup and a plain chicken breast sand with tomato and lettuce.

Well, this morning the white, cold stuff not only fell out of the sky but it's stayed there! I think it is supposed to melt off today but more is on the way and it is supposed to be 8 degrees by the week-end. It would be nice if it were a little more gradual!

I am not looking forward to the fluffy white stuff at all this year. I hate shoveling and snowblowing, Im not sure how I would run in it, and it causes havoc when it snows during the week and everyone needs to get into office because as you all know sick kids dont take a snow day and they still need a doctor.

There is so much more I wanted to comment on, but I just got some earth-shaking news and I really need to get a handle on it before I start my drive home from work. Just when you think you can't handle one more thing, you find that God has WAYYYY too high expectations about your abilities to cope.

Cam I hope the news was not too bad. Hang in there! You are a strong lady.

DH and Sophie are in the kitchen. She just informed him she was going to work in a restaurant when she grows up. They're singing Banana Pancakes by Jack Johnson.

How cute!

as for my weight loss, its been a fantastic week! I can't wait to see what my numbers are tomorrow! I have managed to move past my plataeu, reached 40 lbs lost, and am now under 200 lbs!

awesome job! Congrats

Taryn- not sure what happened to the quote but thank you so much for the advice and words re: dh's issues. Not that I didnt already know that stuff but you really helped remind me to focus on that. Thank you.

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Im hoping this does not turn into a book but I cant make any promises.

First of all thank you to all of you who commented on my dh's problem. It means so much to have you all hear to listen to me and also give your support and/or advice. THANK YOU!

This is how the day started for me.

Dh is miserable has a work meeting at 815 with his boss and the president of the company reason told to him was that the president thinks he is over whelmed with the work and cant do his job.

I go to leave for work with ds (nicholas 3yr). As I am walking out of the house I go to step down off the top step. Loose my footing and fell completely down 5 steps onto my side. I laid there for a minute and was like "did I just fall". I have no idea what the heck I was doing but my shoulder, neck, and hip are so sore. My ds looks back and said "mommy why are you laying on the ground". He didnt see me fall. I can laugh at it now but I wanted to cry when it happend.

Luckily that was the worst part of the day. I always worry when it starts off like that, like oh no what else is going to happen.

Work went well and dh's meeting didnt go as bad as he thought. He actually stuck up for himself and told the president that he has been asking for help and support from his boss and isnt getting it. They brought the other person in from there dept and she basically said the same thing. So hopefully the president finally saw the truth and will lay of dh and his coworker for awhile.

Dh went to the doctor. His BP was 170/110 So not only did he get a mental health med to try he got a blood pressure pill too. He has a recheck in 2 wks. The dr wasnt very nice to him. She asked him why he was there and he told her he is having trouble dealing with the stress of his job and she told him to join the crowd. Then she said he has to just leave work at work. He was like well if it was that easy for me I wouldnt be here. She asked him what he wanted to get out of the visit and he said just help. She was like well do you want a med or do you want counseling. He said whatever you think will help me. She said well I dont know what will help you only you can know that. He wasnt very happy with the visit but overall seemed to feel a little better that he got some kind of med to try.

Tonight we took Taryns advice and spent the evening focused on our kids. We had dinner and went to walmart to get a gift for a preschool friend of nicks that he is going to their bday party on sunday. We then came home and watched The charlie brown thanksgiving special as a family. Dh and I talked about how we need to remind each other of this stuff when we both get stress and are feeling down. Overall it was a good day.

To add to the funny story about kids and thanksgiving. Ryan told us tonight that for his feast today in kindergarten he played the part of the first indian "shaka" or something like that. We asked him what he had to do and he said he had to walk out and sit on the floor and smoke his peace pipe. He then showed us what he did. He put his fingers up in a piece sign and then with his other hand he was acting like he was smoking a pipe. It was hysterical.

For anyone who is still reading after I wrote a book thank you! I can get a bit wordy sometimes.

Have a great evening and good luck with the weigh in tomorrow.

 

[tggrrstarr]

QOTD: Tuesday, Nov.16th What do you do for an instant mood enhancer, that's not food/exercise related, when you've got the blahs?

Just being near my husband tends to pick up my mood. Also, snuggling with the dog or cat. Watching my kitty hanging from the curtains or some such thing does it every time.

Taryn, I would also like the link to your site!

 

[tigger813]

Thanks everyone! Tonight went well enough! I'm wiped and really need to head to bed if I'm going to get up at 5 to workout. I behaved tonight. I had an extra soda as I needed caffeine. I also need some water before I go to sleep.

I have 2 clients tomorrow afternoon and a dentist appt at 9 tomorrow. Going to be a long day!

Good night losers! I'll post at some point tomorrow. DD1 and I are going to the wellness center at 6:30 tomorrow morning for my weigh in!

TTFN

 

[corinnak]

Hi all, I am kind of going backwards, kind of skipping around with these replies....welcome to my world.

Uggh! I lost my post again. I don't know what key I am hitting, but it is driving me insane!

Corinna--would love to see the potpie recipe. I ordered veg times from a magazine sale, but it hasn't come yet. Was hoping to get the holiday issue, but might have to buy it at borders if they have it.

Rose, I will type up the recipe and post it to the thread and the recipe thread. I modified it last year to use less crust, so it may take a little more figuring...

I LOVE black bean soup. DId you make it?

I hear ya on the driving and I live much closer to stuff than you do!

Yes I did make the soup - I'll post the recipe here and on the recipe thread. It's called Spicy Southwest Black Bean Soup.

Good luck with your weigh in tomorrow!

But, did I miss something? I keep reading about protests aginst body scans in the news. I thought those had been in place for awhile. I think I have even been through one. And me & DH have both had patdowns, I didn't think it was too bad just a little wierd. What has changed lately to cause all this to be in the news so much?

.........

I've had to learn all this moving from a warm climate to a cold one.
LOVE hot tea and soup. And, I made a rice sock similar to the corn bag that I warm up in the microwave for little aches and pains like lower back. Made with an old tube sock

Hi Shawn!

I think I went through a body scan in Amsterdam over the summer - we didn't really know what it was. They are new in the states this week, so of course it's inspiring a lot of debate as people ponder how much radiation frequent fliers will get/how much radiation these things actually put out, etc. etc. Apparently the new pat-down procedures are more intrusive than they used to be - TSA agents are now to use the front of hands, not just back of hands and are er, inspecting the groin area more closely. It was explosives in a guys underwear that gave them the idea that this was a good idea.

I had forgotten about the rice sock option! Yes, these things are pretty easy to make - the "corn bags" are just fabric pillows filled with clean, dried feed corn and are easy for anyone who can sew a little to make one. A sock is even easier! You could even just fill it and knot the end.

First, Corinna, a BIG THANK YOU for keeping up the QOTD archive. I think that we will have a whole year's worth of challenge questions in one spot now which I don't think has ever been done but is so darn useful.

I find it so interesting that you do a vegetarian Thanksgiving when you are in the heart of the midwest where food traditions are just about impossible to budge.

If you search "veg" instead of vegetarian you may pick up some more info. This is a recipe for gravy -- which looks interesting to me:
http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=442238
and another link to some other vegetarian recipes called "Vegarian Thanksgiving Recipes" http://www.dailyspark.com/blog.asp?post=vegetarian_thanksgiving_recipes and a link to a really good looking menu and recipes for a Thanksgiving dinner http://ohsheglows.com/docs/Oh_She_Glows_Dinner_Party.pdf

sparkpeople has good information but sometimes there is just so much of it. I get a lot of dribs and drabs of info because I have been trying to get 100 sparkpoints a day lately. I really don't know why but it is fun to see a lot of different things and get ideas.

I'll try and remember to post my MIL's cranberry relish recipe tonight. It's so tasty I can eat it by itself!

I'm glad to keep the archive - I think it's very useful, too. There may still be a small gap from the summer. I need to go back and review that before the year is over!

As for our Vegetarian Feast in the heartland, well, our family all lives pretty far away - for a long time DH could not get away at this time of the year, so everyone is used to us not visiting for Thanksgiving. Since it's just our little family most years, we do what we want, and if people come to visit, they know what they are getting into.

Thanks for the links! It seems like getting all those sparkpoints is definitely keeping your head in the game!

Mmmm. Cranberries.

I go to leave for work with ds (nicholas 3yr). As I am walking out of the house I go to step down off the top step. Loose my footing and fell completely down 5 steps onto my side. I laid there for a minute and was like "did I just fall". I have no idea what the heck I was doing but my shoulder, neck, and hip are so sore. My ds looks back and said "mommy why are you laying on the ground". He didn't see me fall. I can laugh at it now but I wanted to cry when it happend.

Oh my goodness - what a scary start to the day! Thank goodness you didn't break anything. Be alert for any memory or cognitive problems in the next few days - they say that a big fall can cause a concussion even if you don't hit your head because of the brain moving inside the skull.

Crazy stuff with your DH's work - and that doctor. Oh my. It reminds me of a time I went into my doctor and ended up crying in her office because I was depressed and my 3 year old was SO challenging and she just told me I had to get the upper hand now before it was too late. I changed doctors after that. They are only human, of course, but still. I hope that the med helps him - counseling can also be very helpful - they've got all kinds of cool cognitive therapies these days.

It's good your kids are bringing you so much joy right now when other stuff is so challenging.


Have a great night everyone and a joyous weigh-in tomorrow!!! I have been so on track all week, but the scale seems to be just sitting there so far. We shall see in the morning.

 

[SettinSail]

Good morning losers!

I am already on Cloud 9 today after WI I surprised myself by eating lightly all day yesterday and the scale is down 1.5 today !!! A total of 22.5
pounds now. I met the milestones of 10% lost and under 200
Now my scale will weigh me in 1/2 pound increments. Once 1 lose 1.5 more pounds I will have reduced BMI to 33 and 2.5 more pounds will put me at 25 pounds total. Feeling really motivated!

So much for my day of hibernation. We discovered that our heat was not working on the 2nd floor of our apt so we have sent the landlord an email.
I am bracing myself for his knock at the door. He lives below us on the first floor. I find him very scary, he's a HUGE bear of a man, probably 6'5 and 350 pounds. He's very loud and abrasive and he tries to turn things around to say they are our fault. He usually only comes when I'm here by myself. I know he tries to intimidate me. Ugh, will be glad when this is fixed and over!

It definitely is all about the power for me. If I lust over it, it has power over me, if I control my thoughts about it, I have power over it. Sounds crazy, but usually works! Love the danger signs! I need to think about my own danger signs. Bears further thought!


OKay, so I totally have to send DH to get some of that peppermint mocha Kahlua. I have a thing about going to the "alphabet store" as we call it (ABC store here). It's right in the town's only shopping center, and too many people would see. I've shared that my mom is a TOTAL NO ALCOHOL person, and I don't share that I have been known to have some on a rare occasion with her out of respect. Most of our church is, too, and a lot of the parents of kids in my class. DH goes in the town where he works, a lot "safer".

Forgot to comment on this last night. The first part about food having control over you really resonates with me. I'm going to try and keep that in mind next time I "face the beast" chocolate or whatever.

As for the second part, that makes me smile. I can totally relate. I was always running into my pastor at the grocery store when I would have like a case of beer in my cart! We have ABC stores in NC for liquor too. You always hope you don't run into anyone you know in there!

Uggh! I lost my post again. I don't know what key I am hitting, but it is driving me insane!

I did 2 miles on the elliptical, ran 4 miles in 39 min and walked another mile afterwards. I have 50000 steps for the last 4 days.

for all the exercise! You go girl !

I always copy my post before I send it and if it's lost then I just hit paste.

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but as for my weight loss, its been a fantastic week! I can't wait to see what my numbers are tomorrow! I have managed to move past my plataeu, reached 40 lbs lost, and am now under 200 lbs!

I also started running again, just a little bit. I run for about a minute, two or three times during my walk. I am being super careful about my knee and making sure I am stretching before and after. So far so good.

WOO HOO
I think I am trying to keep up with you

Hi Everyone!

Thank you so much for the support! I am doing much better. Sunday night through yesterday afternoon was pretty much a blur. I spent a lot of time crying and afraid. But, I'm 100% again. I had planned to go the gym today, but I need new sneakers first. I cannot find a pair I like though. What do you think of wearing girls' sneakers? There is a pair that really sparked my interest, but there is a fair amount of pink accents on them. I'm thinking if I have a pair for the gym and a pair for going to the mall, etc., than I should be good to go. Ahh, the things I worry about.

Thanks again everyone!

for weigh-in tomorrow. (I am 99.999999999% sure I will be up this week and likely 4+ pounds .)

CC

Glad you are feeling 100% again And, I am betting you are nowhere near 4 lbs up. My NB shoes are pink and silver. It's not what I would have chosen but it was the only NB shoes I could find last Fall in Europe. I am getting a new pair when I go home for Cmas!

I finally have a few minutes to sit down I don't even remember the last time I posted. I worked both jobs on Monday and Tuesday, 14 hour days. I got home Tuesday night and wrapped Colby's gifts and got cookies ready for him to bring to school on Wednesday. Yesterday I got up early, started laundry, made Colby crepes for breakfast (his favorite) and let him open his birthday gifts. Off to school for the kids and work for me. I ended up having to work a half hour late. Got home and made dinner. My mother joined us. Sat down with Colby and went through all of his work from the last quarter. I had to call his teacher at 8 PM for his conference. At some point we managed to get the washer, dryer, cupboards etc out of the laundry room and I scrubbed it from top to bottom. Had the conference, got the kids to bed (we had cake and ice cream in there somewhere). Chris and I started painting the laundry room after 9 PM and had it done, ceiling through trim by 10:30 PM. We cleaned up and got to bed around 11:30. I slept in a bit this morning then got everyone up and out the door. Today is DH's 40th Birthday. I ran out at lunch and picked up a couple of pizza's, cookies and an apple pie and took them to him for lunch. Got out of work on time Came home and made dinner. My mother had taken Nick to his Derm appt and for blood work. We got the new washer and dryer installed and all of the cupboards, shelves etc put back up in the laundry room. I've done 2 load of laundry and got the curtains washed and rehung. I love the new washer and dryer, much quicker than the old set, at least twice as fast It worked out that I actually have about an hour of computer time before bed tonight. Someday my life might slow down, but when it does I won't be able to get everything done.

my GOSH! That's impressive. That sounds like what I would get done in a MONTH!!! That's great that your washer & dryer are faster, you will love that. When we went from top loader to front loader back home, the new washer took ALOT longer but the new dryer was faster. Here in Germany both the washer and dryer take forever!! Our dryer is not vented so it is just extracting water from the clothes. After each load we have to empty a big chute full of water. We gave away the w/d when we sold our house so we will be buying new when we go back.

This is how the day started for me.

Dh is miserable has a work meeting at 815 with his boss and the president of the company reason told to him was that the president thinks he is over whelmed with the work and cant do his job.

I go to leave for work with ds (nicholas 3yr). As I am walking out of the house I go to step down off the top step. Loose my footing and fell completely down 5 steps onto my side. I laid there for a minute and was like "did I just fall". I have no idea what the heck I was doing but my shoulder, neck, and hip are so sore. My ds looks back and said "mommy why are you laying on the ground". He didnt see me fall. I can laugh at it now but I wanted to cry when it happend.

Luckily that was the worst part of the day. I always worry when it starts off like that, like oh no what else is going to happen.

Work went well and dh's meeting didnt go as bad as he thought. He actually stuck up for himself and told the president that he has been asking for help and support from his boss and isnt getting it. They brought the other person in from there dept and she basically said the same thing. So hopefully the president finally saw the truth and will lay of dh and his coworker for awhile.

Dh went to the doctor. His BP was 170/110 So not only did he get a mental health med to try he got a blood pressure pill too. He has a recheck in 2 wks. The dr wasnt very nice to him. She asked him why he was there and he told her he is having trouble dealing with the stress of his job and she told him to join the crowd. Then she said he has to just leave work at work. He was like well if it was that easy for me I wouldnt be here. She asked him what he wanted to get out of the visit and he said just help. She was like well do you want a med or do you want counseling. He said whatever you think will help me. She said well I dont know what will help you only you can know that. He wasnt very happy with the visit but overall seemed to feel a little better that he got some kind of med to try.

Tonight we took Taryns advice and spent the evening focused on our kids. We had dinner and went to walmart to get a gift for a preschool friend of nicks that he is going to their bday party on sunday. We then came home and watched The charlie brown thanksgiving special as a family. Dh and I talked about how we need to remind each other of this stuff when we both get stress and are feeling down. Overall it was a good day.

To add to the funny story about kids and thanksgiving. Ryan told us tonight that for his feast today in kindergarten he played the part of the first indian "shaka" or something like that. We asked him what he had to do and he said he had to walk out and sit on the floor and smoke his peace pipe. He then showed us what he did. He put his fingers up in a piece sign and then with his other hand he was acting like he was smoking a pipe. It was hysterical.

For anyone who is still reading after I wrote a book thank you! I can get a bit wordy sometimes.

Have a great evening and good luck with the weigh in tomorrow.

Glad you are OK after that fall ! That's a horrible Dr ! What kind of help is that !?! Sounds like the meeting went well. I hope things will get better for him. How nice and relaxing that you got some good family time in. And the peace pipe

Hi Shawn!

I think I went through a body scan in Amsterdam over the summer - we didn't really know what it was. They are new in the states this week, so of course it's inspiring a lot of debate as people ponder how much radiation frequent fliers will get/how much radiation these things actually put out, etc. etc. Apparently the new pat-down procedures are more intrusive than they used to be - TSA agents are now to use the front of hands, not just back of hands and are er, inspecting the groin area more closely. It was explosives in a guys underwear that gave them the idea that this was a good idea.

Thanks for the update. I guess I read about them awhile back and never realized they were just now being put into place. I'm not sure what kind of scanner I went into over here either but it was after some coins in my pocket set off the metal detector so I will be more careful about that. I would rather have the pat down any day over the radiation. We have had some "aggresive" pat downs. Not pleasant but over in a few seconds.
Travelling can be such a pain....

Well, I started this post about 1.5 hours ago. The landlord already came over, fixed one heater, checked all the rest, said he had to go and would "try" to come back later. We have radiator heat. He tried to talk to me about Obama and the "crazy lady from Canada" (I think he meant Sarah Palin) and some of the other tenants here! I'm such a wimp, I just nod and agree with whatever he says. I just want my bedroom heat back!!!

Hope you all have a great Friday and a very succesful weigh-in

Shawn

 

[donac]

Good morning everyone. I tried writting this post two different times yesterday and I lost both of them

I haven't been on all week. I had a math meet after school on Monday, Tuesday I had a math contest after school and then had to run some errands. I had my jr field person that day so we were pretty busy. Wednesday we had a morning inservice and then a full day of classes. Thursday was 4 meetings after school, a faculty, a union and 2 meetings at church. I skipped the union meeting but didn't get out of the church meeting until 9 last night. I had to skip yoga to make those 2 meetings. Add to that grades were due by the end of the day yesterday.

I am so happy that it is Friday. Dh and I took the day off. We are going to a reception for the induction of my ds and other engineering students into the Engineering Honor Society. We can't go into the ceremony but there is a reception afterwards. We will probably take him to dinner after. we had to take the day because it is at 2:30 and it is 2 hours away.


SettinSail hope you get your heat fixed. It is weird how it may still be warer in the house than outside but when there is no heat you really feel it.

corinnak I love the tea you mentioned. It is like drinking a a mounds bar. I have to see if I have any more in the closet.


mommyof2Pirates I am glad the dh got some backup from a coworker. I hope his meds start working quickly. I hope you don't feel to sore this morning. I hate falling down steps.

my3princes I am glad that you got so much done this week. I hope you can take some time and relax this weekend and enjoy what you have accomplished.

cc I hope today is a good day for you.

tggrrstarr Hope the knee cooperates.

Rose&Mike I hate when ds's travel a long distance. Ds2 has driven to Boston and Pittsburgh for conferences. I am nervous the entire time they are driving. He is pretty good about texting me when he gets there. Is your son coming home for Thanksgiving?

flipflopmom It is very strange when a young one is out of the house. It seems to change the house. She should be having a good time and will be home soon .

pjlla I must be frustrating at times to do all that driving. Dh and I are thinking about where we will live after we retire (I am leaning to staying right here but he is pushing to move) He has a requirement that we have a convience store very close so he can get his newspaper in the morning and a couple of strip malls and a movie theater not too far. That type of lifestyle must take a lot of planning to make sure you have everything.


cam Good luck with the knee. I know I would be very frustrated if things started out well and now is giving you problems.

Well off to start the day. I want to get somethings done around here before we leave for Rowan. I have to get a new college t-shirt for college t-shirt day at school on Monday.

Have a great day everyone.

 

[tigger813]

COngrats , Shawn!

I also forgot to congratulate all the losers from last week! Keep it up!!! Just a few more weeks!

Slept well and then got up and did 3 miles on the elliptical. I did have trouble initially falling asleep but once I was out that was it!

Down a total of 1.2 for the week. The pizza on Wednesday and not enough water yesterday gave me back a pound for the week.

DD1 and I are off to the wellness center now for breakfast and my weigh in. I don't think we'll be eating out at all this weekend! TJs Orange chicken for supper. Tomorrow we will have a big breakfast and then spend 3-4 hours at the movie theater for HP. DH wants to get there 1 1/2 hours before the movie starts as he heard about the lines yesterday afternoon. I'll bring snacks for me to eat so I don't touch the popcorn and gain back what I lost. I have another show tomorrow night. May pick up something on the way home SUnday or just grill something. Patriots game is on and we always snack during the game.

Gotta get to the wellness center so I can come back and make DD1s lunch.

TTFN

 

[Rose&Mike]

Sorry I've been MIA this week. I get so far behind, then drag my toes coming back since I am so backed up. I am still catching up, but as for my weight loss, its been a fantastic week! I can't wait to see what my numbers are tomorrow! I have managed to move past my plataeu, reached 40 lbs lost, and am now under 200 lbs!

I also started running again, just a little bit. I run for about a minute, two or three times during my walk. I am being super careful about my knee and making sure I am stretching before and after. So far so good.

Congrats on One-derland!!!! And take care of that knee.

Hi Everyone!

Thank you so much for the support! I am doing much better. Sunday night through yesterday afternoon was pretty much a blur. I spent a lot of time crying and afraid. But, I'm 100% again. I had planned to go the gym today, but I need new sneakers first. I cannot find a pair I like though. What do you think of wearing girls' sneakers? There is a pair that really sparked my interest, but there is a fair amount of pink accents on them. I'm thinking if I have a pair for the gym and a pair for going to the mall, etc., than I should be good to go. Ahh, the things I worry about.

Thanks again everyone!

for weigh-in tomorrow. (I am 99.999999999% sure I will be up this week and likely 4+ pounds .)

CC

Glad you are feeling better CC.

Deb--goodness, I was exhausted just reading your post! I am glad things are going well.

Work went well and dh's meeting didnt go as bad as he thought. He actually stuck up for himself and told the president that he has been asking for help and support from his boss and isnt getting it. They brought the other person in from there dept and she basically said the same thing. So hopefully the president finally saw the truth and will lay of dh and his coworker for awhile.

Dh went to the doctor. His BP was 170/110 So not only did he get a mental health med to try he got a blood pressure pill too. He has a recheck in 2 wks. The dr wasnt very nice to him. She asked him why he was there and he told her he is having trouble dealing with the stress of his job and she told him to join the crowd. Then she said he has to just leave work at work. He was like well if it was that easy for me I wouldnt be here. She asked him what he wanted to get out of the visit and he said just help. She was like well do you want a med or do you want counseling. He said whatever you think will help me. She said well I dont know what will help you only you can know that. He wasnt very happy with the visit but overall seemed to feel a little better that he got some kind of med to try.

Tonight we took Taryns advice and spent the evening focused on our kids. We had dinner and went to walmart to get a gift for a preschool friend of nicks that he is going to their bday party on sunday. We then came home and watched The charlie brown thanksgiving special as a family. Dh and I talked about how we need to remind each other of this stuff when we both get stress and are feeling down. Overall it was a good day.


Have a great evening and good luck with the weigh in tomorrow.

Lindsay--I am glad you are ok from your fall. And as for the hashbrown--I am so impressed you aren't getting an egg and cheese biscuit, too. That's what I would want at Mcdonald's! How are you making it on just one hashbrown though? aren't you starving? I can't say anything, because I still have french fries once or twice a week.

I am glad your DH had a good meeting at work. It's amazing what a difference just having someone listen to you makes. I am horrified by the doctor's attitude. I would definitely be considering a new doctor. Sounds like you had a wonderful time with those pirates last night.

Good morning losers!

I am already on Cloud 9 today after WI I surprised myself by eating lightly all day yesterday and the scale is down 1.5 today !!! A total of 22.5
pounds now. I met the milestones of 10% lost and under 200
Now my scale will weigh me in 1/2 pound increments. Once 1 lose 1.5 more pounds I will have reduced BMI to 33 and 2.5 more pounds will put me at 25 pounds total. Feeling really motivated!

I always copy my post before I send it and if it's lost then I just hit paste.
Shawn

Woohoo on one-derland!!! Congratulations. Good idea about copying. Most of the time I think I am just hitting a key that is just doing something weird, but sometimes it goes away when I go to post. Good idea for a back up when I write something very wise, that I'm not going to be able to remember if it disappears.

Rose&Mike I hate when ds's travel a long distance. Ds2 has driven to Boston and Pittsburgh for conferences. I am nervous the entire time they are driving. He is pretty good about texting me when he gets there. Is your son coming home for Thanksgiving?


Well off to start the day. I want to get somethings done around here before we leave for Rowan. I have to get a new college t-shirt for college t-shirt day at school on Monday.

Have a great day everyone.

Have fun at the reception today! DS comes home very late on Tuesday. They are leaving after class--so probably not until 5. I am not thrilled about them leaving so late, but understand why they want to. It's 500 miles so they should get home around 1am or so. They are calling for strong storms on Tuesday/Wednesday. I need to try to figure out where the storms are coming/going. There's three of them driving together, so that's good. At Christmas DS has a final on the last day, so not sure if he will be able to find someone to ride/drive with. I might see if he will fly home--since flying out of Columbia is not as bad as a big city, and then we will drive him back. We'll see.

I think I might see a new low today. I went to 142 for maintain a couple of weeks ago and while it has been going well, it has been a little more challenging. I have been above 142 each time. If I am below 142 for weigh-in it will be my new lowest weight since I was in my early 20s. I am definitely not hurrying to lower my maintain anytime soon. This might be as good as it's going to get.

Have a great morning. I will check back in later.

 

[mikamah]

Good morning everyone. I'll be coaching this week, and hope to be able to keep up. I'll post a qotd now and catch up after ds goes to school and before I go to work.

Don't forget to send your weights to Luvbaloo today!!

Friday 11/19 qotd- With the busy holiday season upon us, what is one of the easiest things you can do to help you stay on track with the healthy lifestyle?

Getting my water in is probably what comes the easiest for me, and if I'm am faithful about it, it can make a big difference in those weeks where I've over indulged.

Have a great morning!!

 

[flipflopmom]

Taryn--hope the field trip goes well. I have to keep reminding myself that maintaining is not losing--I have those what was I thinking days too. As long as it's just one day though, in the big scheme of things it shouldn't matter too much. That's the beauty of maintaining.

Thanks for the vote of encouragement!

Since the 3 days following are such busy, important shopping days, I have never been able to get them off, so for me, this holiday is mostly about work.As for what to look forward to this week, my first week in like 5 months with two days off! I have managed to move past my plataeu, reached 40 lbs lost, and am now under 200 lbs!

Welcome to Oneder-Land!

Thank you so much for the support! I am doing much better. Sunday night through yesterday afternoon was pretty much a blur. I spent a lot of time crying and afraid. But, I'm 100% again. I had planned to go the gym today, but I need new sneakers first. I cannot find a pair I like though. What do you think of wearing girls' sneakers? There is a pair that really sparked my interest, but there is a fair amount of pink accents on them.

Glad you are feeling better hon! I love pink!!!!

I finally have a few minutes to sit down I don't even remember the last time I posted. I worked both jobs on Monday and Tuesday, 14 hour days. We cleaned up and got to bed around 11:30. It worked out that I actually have about an hour of computer time before bed tonight. Someday my life might slow down, but when it does I won't be able to get everything done.

WOW GIRL! You move circles around me!!!! What a lot accomplished!

Taryn- not sure what happened to the quote but thank you so much for the advice and words re: dh's issues. Not that I didnt already know that stuff but you really helped remind me to focus on that. Thank you.

I knew I wasn't telling you anything you didn't know, and hope it didn't seem patronizing, but I need those remiders often. Typing it to remind others does wonders for me, too!

As I am walking out of the house I go to step down off the top step. Loose my footing and fell completely down 5 steps onto my side. Work went well and dh's meeting didnt go as bad as he thought. He actually stuck up for himself and told the president that he has been asking for help and support from his boss and isnt getting it. So not only did he get a mental health med to try he got a blood pressure pill too. He has a recheck in 2 wks. The dr wasnt very nice to him. Tonight we took Taryns advice and spent the evening focused on our kids. We had dinner and went to walmart to get a gift for a preschool friend of nicks that he is going to their bday party on sunday. We then came home and watched The charlie brown thanksgiving special as a family. He put his fingers up in a piece sign and then with his other hand he was acting like he was smoking a pipe. It was hysterical.

Too cute about the peace pipe!!!! Sorry DH had a bad dr, I hate it when people aren't as sympathetic as you need them to be after you've worked up the nerve to ask for help! Glad he is feeling better. We watched CB Thanksgiving with Soph last night, too!!!! Hope you aren't too sore this morning!

I am already on Cloud 9 today after WI I surprised myself by eating lightly all day yesterday and the scale is down 1.5 today !!! A total of 22.5pounds now. I met the milestones of 10% lost and under 200 Once 1 lose 1.5 more Forgot to comment on this last night. The first part about food having control over you really resonates with me. I'm going to try and keep that in mind next time I "face the beast" chocolate or whatever. As for the second part, that makes me smile. I can totally relate. I was always running into my pastor at the grocery store when I would have like a case of beer in my cart! We have ABC stores in NC for liquor too. You always hope you don't run into anyone you know in there!The landlord already came over, fixed one heater, checked all the rest, said he had to go and would "try" to come back later. We have radiator heat. He tried to talk to me about Obama and the "crazy lady from Canada" (I think he meant Sarah Palin) and some of the other tenants here! I'm such a wimp, I just nod and agree with whatever he says. I just want my bedroom heat back!!!

After you mentioned the cold where you are, I cringed when I read that. Glad the beast got one fixed, hope he gets the other done quickly!!! Too funny you can relate to the alcohol shopping stuff! The stuff NC/VA is made of, I guess! And WELCOME TO ONE-DERLAND!!!! So proud of you!

I am so happy that it is Friday. Dh and I took the day off. We are going to a reception for the induction of my ds and other engineering students into the Engineering Honor Society. We can't go into the ceremony but there is a reception afterwards. We will probably take him to dinner after. we had to take the day because it is at 2:30 and it is 2 hours away.

After the week you've had, you deserve a day off. Made me tired just reading it! Congrats to DS!

Get that watch fixed and wear it proudly!!!
First of all..... for all you are going through financially. I am so PROUD that you are pulling on your "big girl panties" and finding a way to HELP the situation. Many, many people would just sit around and cry harder, looking for an easy way out.... but you are hitting the situation head on, taking control, "packing your own parachute" so to speak. I'm sure it is tough and time consuming, but at least you are IN CONTROL!

Thanks P. When I feel overwhelmed, I just remember that I am taking steps. Loved that statement, PC's thing is "Take Control Now, Make it Happen". I actually love it, and wish I could quit teaching and work this full time, it's much more fun! But that doesn't fix anything..

Down a total of 1.2 for the week. The pizza on Wednesday and not enough water yesterday gave me back a pound for the week.:

Loss is a loss!!!! Great job!

I think I might see a new low today. I went to 142 for maintain a couple of weeks ago and while it has been going well, it has been a little more challenging. I have been above 142 each time. If I am below 142 for weigh-in it will be my new lowest weight since I was in my early 20s. I am definitely not hurrying to lower my maintain anytime soon. This might be as good as it's going to get.

Rose - you have been kicking butt. You are such an inspiration! I would love to see the 140s, I might have been there in early H.S., but don't remember anything lower than 170. I was at 150 last week, so not too far. Forgot it was weigh in day, and I've had my gallon of coffee already, so I'll wait until tomorrow!

UGH!!!!! Slept in a bit this morning-5:15 instead of 4:30. Felt good! But then I dont' have as much free time. So, I worked the whole time on setting up my Pampered Chef newsletter and contacts to send it to, only to find out that it is sent on the 4th of the month. THAT COULD HAVE WAITED. Oh. WEll. It's Friday, I can wear jeans to school, my baby comes home tonight, no texts that she was a mess last night, life is good!!!!!

HAVE A GREAT DAY!
Taryn

 

[mikamah]

I got the nips of mint Bailey's and peppermint mocha Kahlua at the Kappy's across from the NSM. I went to Merchant's and the place near Market Basket, but they don't have those nips.

Thanks. I"m making my thanksgiving shopping list tonight. With my family, I don't need the nips thought, I'll get the big bottles.

I could not believe how easy it was to catch up the archives this week. I appreciate everything you do, but I especially appreciate the "temporal tag" on the QOTD's!!!

Thank you so much for keeping the qotd thread up. It is so helpful for coaching.

There is a very good possibility that we are going to need a coach for 11/26 through 12/2 so if you can help for any or part of that week, please PM me. Thanks!

Thank you Lisa for keeping this challenge organized, and making sure we always have a coach. I can help out that week if needed. I'll send you a pm.

UP 3.4 pounds in the past 2 weeks. That just totally stinks considering I can gain it in 2 weeks but it might take me a month to take it back off. But, I am back on track and today has not been difficult, thank God.

There is so much more I wanted to comment on, but I just got some earth-shaking news and I really need to get a handle on it before I start my drive home from work. Just when you think you can't handle one more thing, you find that God has WAYYYY too high expectations about your abilities to cope.

Glad you got back to ww and are feeling back on track. Hope everything is ok. Hang in there, Cam.

A "no driving" day is rare, but I do love them. The occasional Sunday when we don't have plans with swim or something, the drive to church is the only trip... but that is about 40 minutes each way.

I'm in my car a great deal because we live so far in the boondocks. I love my house, but I would NOT build here again, knowing what I know now.... but you cannot predict the future.

DD's swim is 25-30 minutes away, my school is about 15 minutes away, DD's school is 20 minutes away, church is 40 minutes away, grocery store is about 30 minutes away, Walmart is about 40 minutes away.... so now you see why I drive so much!! Plus DD's swim meets can have me driving up to 3 hours each way, sometimes on two or three consecutive days (unless we decide to splurge on a hotel)... and during this time of year she is swimming 3 out of four weekends.

I keep threatening to sell my car and buy a small RV.... that way we would have EVERYTHING we need for all of these mini-road trips we are constantly on.... the kids could eat, do homework, sleep on the road.... DD could keep a small wardrobe in there for changing before/after swim... we could have a fridge stocked with foods/drinks... wouldn't that be GREAT!?

That is a lot of driving. When I was looking for a house, I ended up 2 miles from my mom and other family, in a tiny house on a postage stamp size lot, and I could have gotten so much more for the same money 20-30 min further away, which doesn't sound like much, but on a day to day basis, it is a lot of driving. Love the RV idea.

I did 2 miles on the elliptical, ran 4 miles in 39 min and walked another mile afterwards. I have 50000 steps for the last 4 days.

Whoo hoo!! 50000 steps!!!

I have managed to move past my plataeu, reached 40 lbs lost, and am now under 200 lbs!

I also started running again, just a little bit. I run for about a minute, two or three times during my walk. I am being super careful about my knee and making sure I am stretching before and after. So far so good.

Congrats on hitting ONE-derland!!!! That must be such an amazing feeling, and a fabulous motivator to stay there. Glad you're able to run again, and you are very smart to take it very slowly.

I finally have a few minutes to sit down I don't even remember the last time I posted. I worked both jobs on Monday and Tuesday, 14 hour days. I got home Tuesday night and wrapped Colby's gifts and got cookies ready for him to bring to school on Wednesday. Yesterday I got up early, started laundry, made Colby crepes for breakfast (his favorite) and let him open his birthday gifts. Off to school for the kids and work for me. I ended up having to work a half hour late. Got home and made dinner. My mother joined us. Sat down with Colby and went through all of his work from the last quarter. I had to call his teacher at 8 PM for his conference. At some point we managed to get the washer, dryer, cupboards etc out of the laundry room and I scrubbed it from top to bottom. Had the conference, got the kids to bed (we had cake and ice cream in there somewhere). Chris and I started painting the laundry room after 9 PM and had it done, ceiling through trim by 10:30 PM. We cleaned up and got to bed around 11:30. I slept in a bit this morning then got everyone up and out the door. Today is DH's 40th Birthday. I ran out at lunch and picked up a couple of pizza's, cookies and an apple pie and took them to him for lunch. Got out of work on time Came home and made dinner. My mother had taken Nick to his Derm appt and for blood work. We got the new washer and dryer installed and all of the cupboards, shelves etc put back up in the laundry room. I've done 2 load of laundry and got the curtains washed and rehung. I love the new washer and dryer, much quicker than the old set, at least twice as fast It worked out that I actually have about an hour of computer time before bed tonight. Someday my life might slow down, but when it does I won't be able to get everything done.

You are amazing. I'm tired just reading about all you do.

I go to leave for work with ds (nicholas 3yr). As I am walking out of the house I go to step down off the top step. Loose my footing and fell completely down 5 steps onto my side. I laid there for a minute and was like "did I just fall". I have no idea what the heck I was doing but my shoulder, neck, and hip are so sore. My ds looks back and said "mommy why are you laying on the ground". He didnt see me fall. I can laugh at it now but I wanted to cry when it happend.

I hope you are feeling ok today. What a scary start to the day. Glad dh's meeting at work went well, and that doctor is obviously in the wrong profession. How frustrating for dh. Hope he is doing ok. Love the peace pipe. So cute.

Good morning losers!

I am already on Cloud 9 today after WI I surprised myself by eating lightly all day yesterday and the scale is down 1.5 today !!! A total of 22.5
pounds now. I met the milestones of 10% lost and under 200
Now my scale will weigh me in 1/2 pound increments. Once 1 lose 1.5 more pounds I will have reduced BMI to 33 and 2.5 more pounds will put me at 25 pounds total. Feeling really motivated!

Congrats on all the milestones!!! What an awesome weighin you had. Love to hear about everyone hitting ONE-derland, and I hope to join you all soon.

I am so happy that it is Friday. Dh and I took the day off. We are going to a reception for the induction of my ds and other engineering students into the Engineering Honor Society. We can't go into the ceremony but there is a reception afterwards. We will probably take him to dinner after. we had to take the day because it is at 2:30 and it is 2 hours away.

Enjoy your day off and time with dh, Dona. Goodness knows you don't have enough free time.

Down a total of 1.2 for the week. The pizza on Wednesday and not enough water yesterday gave me back a pound for the week.

Down is down, and down is good!!

I think I might see a new low today. I went to 142 for maintain a couple of weeks ago and while it has been going well, it has been a little more challenging. I have been above 142 each time. If I am below 142 for weigh-in it will be my new lowest weight since I was in my early 20s. I am definitely not hurrying to lower my maintain anytime soon. This might be as good as it's going to get.

Have a great morning. I will check back in later.

Hope you had a great weighin, Rose. Isn't it amazing we have these numbers in our heads from the past and such a great feeling to even be close to them again.

UGH!!!!! Slept in a bit this morning-5:15 instead of 4:30. Felt good! But then I dont' have as much free time. So, I worked the whole time on setting up my Pampered Chef newsletter and contacts to send it to, only to find out that it is sent on the 4th of the month. THAT COULD HAVE WAITED. Oh. WEll. It's Friday, I can wear jeans to school, my baby comes home tonight, no texts that she was a mess last night, life is good!!!!!

HAVE A GREAT DAY!
Taryn

Hope AK had a fabulous time. So glad the pampered chef is going so well for you.

I'm still journalling, but journalled some impulse buy cookies last night. I know what to do, just need to do it. I have an optometrist appt after work this afternoon, and then we're babysitting my niece and nephew. I have a little more time before work, so I think I'll make my shopping list.

 

[cclovesdis]

Hi Everyone,

I slept in this morning and definitely feel good about that. I really needed it. I was up at 5 the last 2 mornings and will be up by 5 tomorrow morning. Not a lot of studying planned for today. Mainly teaching reading and government. Probably some solar system too.

Weigh-in was not pretty. Shawn, you were so right. I am not up 4+ pounds. I am up just over 3, but I will use tomorrow's weigh-in as I have since fiigured out why. I'll just say that I may be reading a book in the bathroom a lot today. Sorry, TMI.

I am going to be posting mini-challenges on most days throughout the rest of the Fall Challenge. In honor of mikamah's QOTD and her response,

Friday, 1//19 Mini-Challenge: Drink 8 8 oz. glasses (or more) of water today. As always, 1 8 oz. of coffee or tea counts.

Have a great day everyone! Drink your water!

QOTD: I'm with Kathy, drinking water is one of my biggest keys to success. That and exercising. Journaling helps, but more for the WW GHGs, than the actual points, especially if I am exercising.

And, on that note, if the sneakers fit, than pink it is!

 

[Dreamer24]

SettinSail – Congratulations and keep up the good work!
CC – I’m sorry it was a disappointing morning. Thanks for setting the water challenge!


I had a good weekend and I'm feeling prepared to tackle the weekend. I am hoping to build momentum and confidence that I can handle thanksgiving! I am so worried about the weigh in the morning after!

 

[lisah0711]

Good morning all!

Please be sure and PM those weights to LuvBaloo today. No WIN! or HH numbers this week.

We have our coaching week filled. Thanks to worfiedoodles and donac for filling in for us!

I got the nips of mint Bailey's and peppermint mocha Kahlua at the Kappy's across from the NSM. I went to Merchant's and the place near Market Basket, but they don't have those nips.

The whole peppermint mocha Kahlua thing makes so much sense and sounds delicious!

Tracey, when things get busy just think about being at WDW soon!

There is so much more I wanted to comment on, but I just got some earth-shaking news and I really need to get a handle on it before I start my drive home from work. Just when you think you can't handle one more thing, you find that God has WAYYYY too high expectations about your abilities to cope.

Cam, , hope that everything is okay. Glad the suit worked out -- you know the judges are probably wearing shorts and flip flops under their robes!

I keep threatening to sell my car and buy a small RV.... that way we would have EVERYTHING we need for all of these mini-road trips we are constantly on.... the kids could eat, do homework, sleep on the road.... DD could keep a small wardrobe in there for changing before/after swim... we could have a fridge stocked with foods/drinks... wouldn't that be GREAT!?

That would be fun!

Great job on the rationing of the Chex mix!!!!! That sounds yummy. I need a potent cocktail right now. AND SNOW - AHHH, A SNOW DAY, stay home jammies day, sounds DE-VINE! You are most welcome!!! It was nice to have an excuse to back away from the craziness and reconnect!

Well, even if the snow doesn't cooperate there is a long week-end next week.

tggrrstarr hooray for ONE-derland!

CC, good job overcoming adversity. You are going to rock at your test tomorrow!

Deb, you are an amazing woman to get all that stuff done!

Lindsay, hope that your day is better today! Maybe the doctor was stressed herself? Did she think your DH could take care of his BP problem himself? If she still has the attitude in 2 weeks it may be time to look around for someone else. These kind of issues come up in the legal world, too. I always tell my clients most attorneys have the same level of knowledge but all the knowledge in the world won't help if you can't work with someone. I'm glad that you could enjoy your boys -- they are the best for comic relief!

Have a great night everyone and a joyous weigh-in tomorrow!!! I have been so on track all week, but the scale seems to be just sitting there so far. We shall see in the morning.

for a great weigh-in for your today!

Shawn hooray for ONE-derland!

donac, enjoy your day with DH and congrats to your DS on his wonderful accomplishments!

I can't say anything, because I still have french fries once or twice a week.

You're successfully maintaining at a new low number -- it's okay to do that when you can stay on track! I truly think that you are in the place where you got it and have made the true lifestyle change for good!

Friday 11/19 qotd- With the busy holiday season upon us, what is one of the easiest things you can do to help you stay on track with the healthy lifestyle?

Hey coach! Thanks for coaching this week!

One of the easiest things I can do to stay on track is to journal my food (sound familiar?).

Well, I had a 1 pound gain today. It is not surprising and not the end of the world. With these inch losses things may just be shifting around a bit. Hopefully it and another will be gone next week. I am close to a new decade and would really like to hit it before the end of November.

Today I get to sit in my last class of the year. I will have my laptop and hope that there will be free wi-fi so I can at least keep up here and get some spark points!

Have a great day all!

 

[Rose&Mike]

Connie--before I forget, if you are running the 1/2 this weekend--good luck!!!! If you are not because the hip is bothering you, big hugs. Just wanted you to know I was thinking about you.

life is good!!!!!
HAVE A GREAT DAY!
Taryn

Like is good. Hope you have a good day too!

Thanks. I"m making my thanksgiving shopping list tonight. With my family, I don't need the nips thought, I'll get the big bottles.

I'm still journalling, but journalled some impulse buy cookies last night. I know what to do, just need to do it. I have an optometrist appt after work this afternoon, and then we're babysitting my niece and nephew. I have a little more time before work, so I think I'll make my shopping list.

Just the thought of my family makes me want to get the big bottle out!

Good job on journaling---is that day two? And since we were listing what we ate yesterday, I need to add that I had one cookie at work--someone brought them in for November b-days. They were so good--chocolate chip with a mini pb cup in the middle. Thank goodness they didn't last long and I stuck with one. And I had a tiny custard cup of raspberry icecream last night. It still sounds like a lot of food to me, but obviously it's working. I haven't actually checked my calories in a while--maybe I should put yesterdays in just to see....

And, on that note, if the sneakers fit, than pink it is!

CC--I would love to have pink running shoes. So far everything I've tried that works for me has not been pink. It really messes with my outfits!!! I do like to be coordinated when I sweat.

I had a good weekend and I'm feeling prepared to tackle the weekend. I am hoping to build momentum and confidence that I can handle thanksgiving! I am so worried about the weigh in the morning after!

Post a lot and check in here! You can get through Thanksgiving. I know you can.

Lindsay, hope that your day is better today! Maybe the doctor was stressed herself? Did she think your DH could take care of his BP problem himself? If she still has the attitude in 2 weeks it may be time to look around for someone else. These kind of issues come up in the legal world, too. I always tell my clients most attorneys have the same level of knowledge but all the knowledge in the world won't help if you can't work with someone. I'm glad that you could enjoy your boys -- they are the best for comic relief!

This is so true. We have seen lots of different doctors and specialists with all of Tom's health issues growing up. We have seen some amazing doctors and we have seen some really smart, for lack of a better work, buttheads. We've had er doctors call our house to make sure ds is doing better. We had a dermatologist do extra research to find out how to have a special test run. And we had a gi specialist when ds was in the hospital at 14 who had ds in tears because he was so awful. What I have learned through all this, is that I don't put up with rude anymore. And I hope what DS learned is that everyone deserves to be treated with compassion and respect.

Happy to say that I saw the 141s today--141.8! Very happy to be on the low side of maintain this week. Good QOTD Kathy! I am starting to get a little stressed about Thanksgiving and food when DS is home. I am nervous about the extra junk we will probably have around and I'm a little afraid of stress eating from all the extra excitement. So when I thought of the QOTD answer I started thinking of a million answers to the question, which then started stressing me out. So I thought about it some more, and here's what I came up with:

Friday 11/19 qotd- With the busy holiday season upon us, what is one of the easiest things you can do to help you stay on track with the healthy lifestyle?
I can make a plan! A plan for when and how much I can realistically expect to exercise. A general plan for what we will eat while DS is home, if and when we will go out. And a plan for what sweets and treats we will have in the house. I can make a plan that will have me working really hard until Wednesday, which should help me to get through the next couple of days with hopefully not too much damage. Putting the time into a plan now, will hopefully mean that I am still a maintainer next Friday.

I have been lazy, but time to get going and hit the Y. My legs are a little tired from all the steps this week, so I'm going to ride the bike. We're running 8 miles tomorrow--first "official" training run for Princess. The step counter thing will still count the bike if I put it on my shoe. They actually recommend that you do this. It feels funny, but I'll still get to count the steps!

Talk to you later!

 

[tggrrstarr]

Good Morning! My weigh in went awesome this week, really makes up for the last two bad ones! I lost 4.6 pounds!

I am still catching up, I am only two pages behind now.

I am so frustrated that I can't go see Harry potter until Sunday night! My schedule just doesn't let me get a chance before then unfortunately. I could go at 9:45pm tonight, but I can't do those late movies anymore! Gosh, I must be getting old!

On my way to work soon, got a sucky schedule today, 12-9:30. Yuck. But I get to do lunch with my husband to switch the car.

Gotta go before my kitty jumps on the keyboard again and deletes my post!

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Lindsay--I am glad you are ok from your fall. And as for the hashbrown--I am so impressed you aren't getting an egg and cheese biscuit, too.

I honestly had to laugh at this because I do occasionally on those bad weeks break down and get the whole meal. The bacon egg and cheese is the only sandwich that I eat and I take the egg off since I dont like eggs like that. I am still finding a way to get off of this food. They should really have rehab centers for this.

Good morning everyone. I'll be coaching this week, and hope to be able to keep up.

Friday 11/19 qotd- With the busy holiday season upon us, what is one of the easiest things you can do to help you stay on track with the healthy lifestyle?

I agree with rose and making a plan is what I feel will help me through the holidays. Especially planning out realistic expectations for my runs and marking it on specific days. I plan to only induldge on thanksgiving itself and save my extra points for that day. I dont eat much of a variety during thanksgiving dinner because its not my favorite kind of foods but what I do like is probably the worst choices. rolls, filling, and turkey.

Thanks for coaching last week Taryn. You did an awesome job and welcome kathy thanks for being our coach this week.

I knew I wasn't telling you anything you didn't know, and hope it didn't seem patronizing, but I need those remiders often. Typing it to remind others does wonders for me, too!

No offense taken at all with your post and I totally appreciate you reminding me of the importance of what is really important. It helped so much just to hear you or "read you" saying it. Thank you!

I know what to do, just need to do it.

I keep saying the same thing lately. I just wish I would do it already.

I am going to be posting mini-challenges on most days throughout the rest of the Fall Challenge. In honor of mikamah's QOTD and her response,

Friday, 1//19 Mini-Challenge: Drink 8 8 oz. glasses (or more) of water today. As always, 1 8 oz. of coffee or tea counts.

Thanks CC this is a great idea.

If she still has the attitude in 2 weeks it may be time to look around for someone else.

We had a similar encounter before with this doctor and usually try not to see her but she was the only one in the group with an appt available for this week. Wonder Why??? He just wanted to get in. I told him after next appt if he still feels uncomfortable he should ask for the original doctor he was seeing who he liked much better. The sad part is this office is in the same physician group that I work in and there manager often makes comments that she doesnt understand why there customer satisfaction scores are so low. I could tell her why!

Happy to say that I saw the 141s today--141.8!

Great Job Rose!!!!


Today seems like a better day for us. No falls although I am really sore, and dh seemed in a better mood. He ended up getting written up at work for not hearing the phone ring the other night and it was the alarm company for one of his centers. The kids must of played with our phone in our room because the cord was out. The 2nd contact person is mikes boss and they called her and she had to go to secure the building. The next day he apologized and explained what happened. Today he got written up for it. It is what it is but he seems to be handling it well. He got a call from the child care school that he applied for the other day and they said they will be scheduling interviews next week. Hopefully he gets something else offered to him that would be good for us because I think these people at his work now are just trying to pick at him and push him out of there.

I will weigh in today in a bit and am thinking I will see a small loss. I will let you know the outcome.

I hope you all enjoy your day. TGIF

 

[Rose&Mike]

Good Morning! My weigh in went awesome this week, really makes up for the last two bad ones! I lost 4.6 pounds!

Congratulations!

I honestly had to laugh at this because I do occasionally on those bad weeks break down and get the whole meal. The bacon egg and cheese is the only sandwich that I eat and I take the egg off since I dont like eggs like that. I am still finding a way to get off of this food. They should really have rehab centers for this.

I hope you all enjoy your day. TGIF

Here's my thoughts on fast food in general, feel free to skip, if I am being too pushy. I had to get really real with myself and finally decide there was no nutritional value whatsover in most fast food. It was not something that happened overnight. This time last year I was regularly still making runs for egg and cheese biscuits and french fries. I was off meat by then, but really even without the bacon, the egg had protein, but was offset by so much other bad stuff that it didn't matter.

So I started trying to look at it as a treat. Like when we were growing up and we got to have soda on very special occasions. The biggest issue for me was what to replace the fast food with that would not make me feel like I was being deprived of something I thought was so tasty. I am at the point now where I can guarantee the fantasy I have in my head of what some of this stuff tastes like is way better than it is in real life.

I'll give you an example. DS loved Little Caesar's pizza when he was growing up. We used to have them at least once a week, maybe more. Several months ago Mike and I were feeling lazy and I said let's just get a Little Caesar's pizza. Quick, easy cheap. We both couldn't even finish a piece. It did not taste like I remember it used to taste. The pizza I make at home now or the thin crust pizza we get from a good restaurant is sooooo much better and really doesn't take long at all to throw together.

But it took time. I have go to food that I would much rather have now than fast food--a luna bar, an Amy's bowl, a mini bagel toasted with pb and a couple of chocolate chips, hummus, pistachhio crisps. But none of this happens overnight. I think the key to getting started is to start treating the fast food as a very special treat. Once you have some good habits set in place, you will probably find you have much better things to use as treats that you enjoy soooo much more. And you will save the stuff that you really love (like french fries) for when you want a treat. And then it tastes fabulous!

Hope this wasn't being too pushy. It definitely for me was something that was a process and took some time to get a handle on. I will still on occasion say to Mike, let's get a breakfast biscuit and he will look at me and ask--do you really want that. After 2 seconds of thinking about it the answer has always been no.