woo hoo - had to share some great news I just got! I got a job I really wanted...it's a 6 month scoring project that runs Jan - June next year, at home with decent pay.
The start of a series of good things!
Whoo hoo, Jenn!! Congratulations.
I need a emoticon pulling his hair out...so much for good things! Heater - fan is out, $859 to repair. DD's cheer competition for Sunday got canceled so the gym signed up for one on 10/16. We planned our trip to see my dad and family from Scotland at WDW around that competition and will be gone 10/11 - 10/17. That makes me angry, and while I feel bad for dd that she won't be able to compete I do not feel any need to apologize to the gym. You just can't schedule something 12 days and expect a squad of 32 to all make it!
and now a hug. This is quite a rollercoaster you'r on. So frustrating about the gym changing the competition, and so not fair to all the families. It's great to see you back and I hope things settle down for you soon. I hope dd is not too upset about missing the competition. Just think, one week from today you'll be in wdw.
On Saturday night I was at a band competition with all sorts of tempting stuff, from concession foods (chicken tenders, fries, hot dogs) to baked goods, soft pretzels, popcorn, etc. I took an apple and a bag of WW cheddar twists (2 pts) in with me in my bag and stuck to just that. My friends ate (between the two of them) 3 cupcakes, a bag of popcorn, a jumbo soft pretzel, 2 brownies, 2 large chocolate chip cookies and 2 hot chocolates. The sheer volume of points represented by all of that was enough to turn me off completely from eating any at all. LOL! I had gotten myself california sushi rolls and a green salad from the grocery store salad bar before I went, and left it in my car (it was cold out). Knowing I had something delicious to eat after the event kept me looking forward to that good food instead of everything around me.
Yesterday, I baked chocolate chip cookies for Andrew and his study partner/friend and didn't touch a bite. Walked past the soft pretzel place and cinnabon at the mall and instead got a coffee. Felt good to do that. I even bought buy 1-get 2 free ice cream at the grocery store and picked up some WW ice cream for me but since I wasn't hungry after dinner, I didn't eat it.
Today I feel optimistic like this is clicking for me and I am on-track. I didn't exercise yesterday because I was sore from my 4.3 mile walk on Saturday and I had too many errands to do, but I am looking forward to the gym tonight. I intend to do 15 minutes on the precor and then switch to the elliptical for another 25-45 minutes.
Have a great, OP day, my loser friends!
Isn't it amazing the amount of points your friends consumed, and I know I have done the same thing in the past, but it feels so great when we don't do it. I love you optimism and so happy for you that you are on track!!
What do you think of "cleansing" diets? Have you ever attempted one? How did you feel when it was done?
Pamela, so glad everything is ok, and we're glad to see you back.
On the cleansing diets, I don't feel they are necessary. Lisa said it nicely, and our bodies are made very efficiently to breakdown all that we eat and excrete the wastes. Our intestines are not lined with spackle like the ads say. Also, if you feel the need to do a cleansing you do not need to spend lots of money, but could do the colonoscpy prep with miralax and gatorade. You will be completely cleaned out and start fresh, but it is not a fun day.
Our brother-in-law fell down the stairs at his house and broke his shoulder -- had emergency surgery today and ended up with a joint replacement.
Still waiting to hear what kind of recovery he will be looking at.
MIL was in Iowa moving her sister's things out of assisted living because the sister has been in a nursing home due to a broken leg for four months and is probably not going back to assisted living. They managed to prove that even at 82 and 89 you are never too old to fight with your sister!
She is frantic to get back home to help with the patient.
But the good news is that I worked out with my trainer today and I survived!
Tomorrow I will try a Nia class -- a more ethnic version of Zumba as I understand it. Last Chance Workout on Wednesday and 50 minutes on the TM Thursday takes me through the calorie burn I need this week even before counting my steps at DL!
And my trainer -- I knew that she was rough, tough, stuff -- is going to Boise for the State Roller Derby Championships -- she is a roller derby queen!
Have a great evening all!
hugs on all the family stuff, and i hope it's all settled down by thursday. And way to go on the training!!!
You are just amazing!!!
Brad is back on first shift as of TOMORROW morning!
:NIGHT EVERYONE!!!!
Taryn
Yay!!! How exciting!! How did you sleep last night? Are you still sleeping? So happy for you both, it will be so nice to get back into a normal routine.
I have to confess tonight I had a few bites of cake at my uncles bday get together. They ordered it from the cake boss. You know the TLC show. My aunt and uncle had their stand at a festival in hoboken,NJ yesterday so they decided to order a cake from Carlo's Bakery. It was chocolate with choc fudge inside and buttercream icing. Oh my was it good. I only had 3 bites so I am not feeling as guilty as I would if I had eaten a big piece. I couldnt pass up trying a famous cake.
I am super tired tonight so I need to head to bed. Good Night!
I hope your job pans out soon. So frustrating to be doing the job, but not getting the recognition for it. I bet the Cake boss cake was worth every single calorie. Impressive that you only had a few bites. You are doing awesome.
Good Tuesday morning How is everyone doing this morning. Monday's seem to be the worst day of the week for a teacher so dha and I were in bed by 9 last night. I didn't sleep as well I thought I would.
Hi Dona. I should have gone to bed at 9 instead of falling asleep in the living room. I am so impressed with teachers and all the hard work you do to teach and care for our precious children. Thank you to all the teachers here.
CC_just wanted to say hi and say how impressed I am with how well you are doing, not letting that foot get you off track. Keep up the great work.
I got out for a 5 mile run yesterday in the rain. I must say it was the first day I really felt like I was a runner. It was a good feeling. About halfway through, the rain got pretty heavy, and I was going to take a short cut home, but mother nature helped me out, and it pretty much stopped raining at the point of the turn off, so I continued on my planned 5 mile route. With that said, I went grocery shopping after work hungry and came home with a box of shortbread cookies from the bakery, and polished off the whole thing in the course of the evening. 21 points. Oh well, they're gone now. I know I shouldn't buy yet I do, and some days I can control myself and have 2 a day with tea, and some times I obviously. Actually, while I'm thinking about it, I just got TOM, so this could be part of it. On to a new day. Good bkfast done, and off to work now.
Have a happy, healthy day!!
I guess you will all find out in the morning from the timestamp on my first post. 
Awesome NSVs! The only thing I ever ate during a football game was hot chocolate. Everything else
well, you hit the nail on the head! Those points = 
Definitely!
