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

[goldcupmom]

Yesterday was ok, but really busy. I managed to reach my calorie burn goal....exactly. Only got in 2.29 miles last night and it was mostly in drizzle, but it rains so infrequently here that I didn't mind. Except for the fact that my BBugg isn't waterproof so I had to tuck it in my sports bra.

Food was ok. I resisted the cinnamon rolls except for 1 SMALL bite from the very center of DS21s. Instead I had 2 eggs, dry wheat toast, hashbrowns & black coffee. Then DD & I stopped at ChickFilA & I had a grilled sandwich.

Did 6.29 with Sashi this morning. Much better.

Starbucks Toffee Mochas are EVIL!!!!!! We walked to Starbucks this morning. I have a crazy dog who LOVES coffee....no, really, she does! She BEGS for it! And it was a nice cool, cloudy morning. Splurged on a Veinti Decaf Nonfat Toffee Mocha as I hadn't tried one. BAD IDEA!!!!! It was 390 calories!!!! Just 1 fat & 2 fiber, but 390 calories!!! OUCH!!!! I'll have to stick with my skinny cinnamon dolce.

Decided to hold off on ordering Zumba as a reward for journaling. Yesterday when I took DD to the neuromuscular therapist, I made an appt. with him for next week about my upper back muscle that keeps pulling instead. The guy is a miracle worker.

Found out today that I will be getting another scoring job 11/3 - 19 (assuming I can qualify on the project). I will have to score M - F 11:30 - 8p.m., but only for 2 weeks. And at least I will have time to exercise in the mornings & weekends. The money right before Christmas won't hurt, either!

Off to try to finish going thru clothes in my dresser. More later....

 

[jbm02]

The event I want to loose for is our Disney Cruise in March 2011.

Getting frustrated with my plateau. I know that I just need to keep up the good work and the weight will again begin to go down, but I'm not known for my patience. OK, enough whining. I'm off to eat my lunch - salad.

Our cruise is in August and I can't wait!! My plateau lasted for almost 7 weeks. I'm moving now, but it's slow. Really, really slow. But that's okay. I don't mind being the tortoise if it means I get to my finish line. All I can say is - it WILL happen!!!

9/23 Thursday QOTD: Are you motivated to get healthy because of an upcoming event (i.e., reunion, wedding, vacation, race)? If so, how will you deal with the possibility that you may not get to your goal by that date? And how will you stay on track on your weight loss journey (whether it's continuing to lose or maintaining) after the event is past? Finally, if you aren't losing for a particular event, what is motivating you each day? Do you have some reward planned for yourself for interim goals or your ultimate goal? (For those losing for a particular event, that event may BE your goal)?

Our cruise is one of my motivating factors. But, really, I'm doing this for me and not any special event. My law school reunion is this weekend and I'm nowhere near the size I wish I was. oh well. Also, I've always been the "big" sister - in size as well as age. Is it superficial to say that I'd like to get as small as my size 6 little sister?? Plus I turned 45 this year. Better late than never!!!

 

[Rose&Mike]

Rose - Hugs about the comments. I have the same thoughts often when people say things to me. I tutor a girl and her mom said to me..."You've lost so much weight and I can't believe how great you look. I knew you could use to lose weight and now don't you feel great?" My comment to her was that yes, I do feel great now ...thank you. I mean what else can you even say. She said some other things as well but to be honest at that point I was barely listening.

Mud run = page 61

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Thanks! I'm going to read about the mudrun tonight! People really just don't think. It has been a real eye opener for me for when I give people complements. Last night Mike and I went out to bdubs and and our favorite waitress said, don't take this the wrong way, but you look amazing. I thought that was so sweet that she didn't want to hurt my feelings. She wanted to make sure I knew it was a complement and not a comment on how I looked before.

Rose- I love both pictures of you and your son. He is a cutie, and you both look so happy to be with each other. That is your son right? You look so young, it could be your husband. I hear what you are saying, and the blog entry describes it so well. Pictures do see the truth, but not always. When I looked at the race pictures from the last race I did, the first one i saw of me was horrible, but the second pic, I thought I looked pretty good, and how I see myself, but I wonder which one I really look like.
Have a great night.

Kathy--what a nice thing to say--of course my ds would be horrified. He's 19, and I think most of the time he loves having younger parents, but we are still the parents. I think about the bolded part a lot. Probably all relates back to the body image distortion stuff we talked about.

II just have to say...Cam says it beautifully. You do look beautiful in BOTH pictures. I do get your point but I am working at taking Cam's point of view more often. I know that when I look at the old photos, I am embarrassed and ashamed and so many bad feelings come to mind. I am trying to look at them and see all the good things about me - how I was still the giving and loving person and that I always tried to look and be the best I could be. When I look at the current photos of me, I really have to be amazed but still realize that it is me...the same insides but just a healthier outside. I don't know if that makes any sense but either way...you look great!

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I think the biggest thing for me is when I see the old pictures, all I see is how sad I was (even if I don't look sad) and I remember how miserably unhappy I was at that time. I don't want to be that unhappy person again. And I think even if I gain the weight back, I am in a better place right now in my life.

Rose - I agree with the others - both pictures are good, BUT I know what you mean about wanting to hide/hide from old pictures, too! I want to forget that I ever was where I started. When I was there, I wanted to forget that I was there. I look back now and I see that, yes, I was bigger, but there were still good things about me then, and over the past few weeks, I've been realizing that while many people when they are overweight feel that there is a thin person hiding inside, waiting to emerge, I definitely feel that inside my now much smaller body, that overweight, unhappy Corinna is ready to come right back out if I just give her the chance. And that's a little worrisome. I don't know if you have some of those same thoughts, but I thought I'd put it out there because it seems like we have had similar feelings about our old pictures.
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Thank you for sharing this Corinna. And thank you for sharing the blog posts and the quotes.
And you and Stephanie(?) looked like you were having a great time!

It's crazy hot here, too. 92 or 93 yesterday. It's been like that all summer. By now, we're usually in the 70s or 60s. Someone told me yesterday they heard we're in for the hottest Oct. on record here.....


I know exactly what you mean, and what you are saying. You totally look like his sister! and completely amazing! BTW, DS's hair in the second pic makes him look like different person too! His face is too handsome to hide behind the hair!

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The high today was supposed to be 100. Uggh. At least it's not humid. And that hair is hair growing out from when he shaved it off this summer. I think he looks adorable now, was not so thrilled when there was no hair at all.

QOTD for Wednesday, September 23: Are you motivated to get healthy because of an upcoming event (i.e., reunion, wedding, vacation, race)? If so, how will you deal with the possibility that you may not get to your goal by that date? And how will you stay on track on your weight loss journey (whether it's continuing to lose or maintaining) after the event is past? Finally, if you aren't losing for a particular event, what is motivating you each day? Do you have some reward planned for yourself for interim goals or your ultimate goal? (For those losing for a particular event, that event may BE your goal)?

Okay, I know that's more than one question, but it's a lot to think about.

I did not have a goal for my weight loss this time. Maybe that's why I was successful. I was just sick of feeling cruddy. Then the heart thing happened this spring, and that was a big motivator to keep going.

I started to read earlier, and then got sidetracked with a little meltdown because I asked michael to wash his hands and clean his fingernails. He was fresh to me, so I got mad, so then he somehow hit himself in the head with his sneaker while he was getting dressed and started crying. I was laughing to myself and thought of the song, "You're gonna miss this" by Trace Adkins. And I thought of you, Lindsay, Taryn, Jen, and all who are feeling overwhelmed lately. And I thought of Rose, who probably does miss some of this chaos. This is my favorite verse.

Five years later
There's a plumber
Working on the water heater
Dogs barking, phones ringing
One kids crying, one kids screaming
She keeps apologizing
He says "They don't bother me.
I've got two babies of my own.
One's 36, one's 23.
It's hard to believe..."

But
You're going to miss this
You're going to want this back
You're going to wish these days
Hadn't gone by so fast
These are some good times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you're going to miss this
You're going to miss this
Yeah you're going to miss this

It is hard to believe that these days will pass, and we will survive and even enjoy so much of them when we're so overwhelmed. I hope we will all look back on these days with smiles in our hearts, and the stress we are feeling will fade away and be barely a memory. Hang in there, girlfriends!!

Kathy--thanks for sharing. Gotta love those meltdowns.

QOTD - I don't have an event and honestly, I'm struggling with motivation. Seeing myself in the mirror, the numbers on the scale, the way my clothes fit SHOULD be enough. Those things make me feel horrible about myself yet I feel myself eating like crap (I'll just have this and that be better later today....) and being too tired to go to the gym. NO I need to start being better NOW. It's so hard and I amazed by everyone of you on here.

Pick one thing that you can be successful at. Maybe drinking water, or 20 minutes of exercise, etc. Make it something simple. Sucess breeds success. You can do this!

Thanks for asking, Lisa. Yep. Got my 4th week "whoosh" on the scale this morning at my WW weigh in. I will do my best to stay on plan this weekend, but I know it is inevitable that I'll have a gain next week of .4-.8 and I'm just going to keep doing what I've been doing and know that it's the lifestyle that matters, and not the number on the scale. THat's not to say that I didn't want to do this --> at the scale this morning.

Congratulations and have fun at the football game!

CC--I agree--health is the best reward!

Im right there with many of you with all the stresses, too many things to do, have no time for anything, blues. Its at times like these where I just have to take it hour by hour, day by day. After I posted last night, I called my mom for our daily phone call. Just thinking about it makes me want to cry. My grandma, who has been living with us since I was 6, was told she would be needing dialysis sometime in the future. Shes 84 and I know this will definitely drain her physically and mentally. Shes not as strong as she was before. I just dont want to see her get weaker. Ok now Im definitely crying. And the selfish part of me is thinking that Im running out of time. I want her to see me get married and have kids. I know shes a fighter and I hope she doesnt give up and we can prolong her health a bit more so that she doesnt go on dialysis for a while. But what makes it even worse is that Im sooo busy and I hardly have time to go visit her as much as I would like. Times like these I wished I lived closer to my family instead of 30 miles away, which can be like an hour in L.A. traffic. Thanks for letting me vent. I guess Im going through phases. Last night I was angry, today Im sad. I forget what the next phases are.

jeanette

Today is my echo cardiogram and I'm getting a little nervous. Not about the test itself, but the results. I wasn't really worried until today. With family members with murmurs, odds are it's genetic and nothing to worry about. I think the news that my friend's wife has been diagnosed with breast cancer made me a little more apprehensive.

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Hope it went well!

I got up this morning and ran 4M, and I'm so glad I did! I was also able to do an hour of office laps, so getting all the movement I can in today. I'm sticking to my eating plan very well. Moving my salad up last night worked perfectly -- I already have today's ready to go when I get home.

TTFN!

Maria

Yea for running Maria!

Lisa--I had an Amy's for lunch too! We don't have big plans for WDW other than the race. DS is going to be there for three of the 5 days with a friend. I sent him a schedule with "planned family time." We might try to go to Jellyroll's this time. We are staying at BWV--so that will be wonderful!

Rose, thank you for sharing that blog post – it’s like it came straight out of my head!

Bree

That is exactly how I felt when I read it.

Day 3 at home with DD. Her fever broke early this morning. Poor baby woke up crying from sweating so much. She still wasn't quite ready to go back to school, but she's feeling much better.

And, if I'm not out of this house soon, I'm gonna explode from eating. I did great on day 1, but yesterday and today??? Not so good. And it's not that I don't HAVE the willpower, it's that I've been purposely ignoring it. I have SO got to get back to work!

Connie--glad DD is doing better!

Our cruise is one of my motivating factors. But, really, I'm doing this for me and not any special event. My law school reunion is this weekend and I'm nowhere near the size I wish I was. oh well. Also, I've always been the "big" sister - in size as well as age. Is it superficial to say that I'd like to get as small as my size 6 little sister?? Plus I turned 45 this year. Better late than never!!!

I have always been the "big" sister too. But honestly I am several inches taller, so I am bigger! My 25 year hs reunion is the same weekend as W&D in PA. I have never wanted to go before, but I might have gone this year. I feel much more confident than I have in years.

Ok, I'm mostyl caught up. Mike and I are going to run. Hoping the temp has dropped a few degrees. Have a nice evening!

 

[pjlla]

For all who asked... DD woke up at 4am burning completely up. I gave her more Motrin and called the doctor when we got up just after 8. Sure enough... I took her in, paid the $30 co-pay and POOF! The fever has dropped from 102 down to about 99. And, the doc just confirmed what I suspected anyway... it looks like a virus and we just have to wait it out. Hopefully we'll be back to normal (or close enough) by tomorrow.

Congrats to the TOP TEN and ALL our losers this week. Way to go, CC!!!

Hope she is better soon!!

My day was CRAZY yesterday as well! It was really productive though - I cleaned DS's closet (reorganized it and sorted out every piece of clothing), I emptied out our linen closet and reorganized that (3 boxes ready to go to the thrift store), did 5 loads of laundry, cleaned more big clothes out of my closet and found a place for all my running clothing and many other little things. As a result, I did not get my "preview run" in but did get my 3 miles done with DH. It was a horrible run though.

Nice job with the closets.... don't the love the feelingwhen you are done?

About the bolded part.... there shouldn't be any such thing as a "horrible run." You got up, you moved your body in a healthy way, you burned calories, you built muscle and strengthened your bones. It COULD NOT have been horrible!

My recipe is Easy Mexican Soup
1 can chicken broth
1 can chicken or 1 cup cooked chicken ( I don't care for the canned chicken)
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can fat free refried beans
1 can corn
1 can black beans
1 jar salsa
Mix all together and simmer til hot.

I know I cheated with 7 items, but it's a very quick and easy recipe, and the salsa adds the spices for you, so there, I'm a cheater.

Off to get the boy in bed and the watch Criminal Minds.

Have a great night.

I would SO make this!! DS couldn't eat though.... so maybe I'll make it with veggie broth and some cooked pork?? Sound delicious to me!!

I am feeling kind of sad and depressed tonight. Not sure why. Maybe just the stress of the day. Some days I get so overwhelmed with everything.....amount of stuff I need to do at work, getting ryan all he needs for kindergarten..homework, fundraising, etc., finances are a little hairy right now and that has me stressing. Dh is having issues at his job....basically overworked and the president of the company is a complete idiot. Everyone in the company are complaining about how they cant take working there anymore. He comes home at night drained and miserable. I think it just all has taken a toll on me today.

Hopefully after a good night sleep I will be back to my cheery feeling self in the morning.

Thanks for listening.

September 21, 2010
Slipping

Why is it sooo easy to slip back into old habits, old thought processes, old numbers on the scale?? I have been maintaining at my original weight goal for a while now, but am having a hard time getting it together to lose "the last 5 pounds" again.

September 22, 2010
How to Climb Up Instead of Slipping Down

Step One: Stop Being Complacent! If you are standing on a slippery
slope, if you just stand there, the natural tendency is to slide slowly
downward, and gain speed as you go.

Now of course on this journey, there is no such thing as true "Safety" but
there is a place where it's all slightly less slick and sloped.

I realize that I've gone through the summer with a certain amount of
complacency. I haven't been training hard for any races, I haven't been
able to get my brain fully back into the WW groove. I need something
to focus on, to work toward. And frankly, having a focal point even
when you're just trying to stay where you are always, always helps with
balance.

While I was out running today, I remembered that a friend had
offered to pace me to a 2 hour half marathon at the end of October. I
had scoffed and said I was nowhere near that right now. Which is
probably true. However, I have 5 weeks, and if I don't strive for it, I
may never get any closer to a 2 hour half than I have already been. I
think that having more focus in my training will help me have more
focus with food as well. It has in the past, anyway.

I often think that striving for goals is more important to me than meeting them.When I meet them, suddenly that focal point I'd been using to keep my balance is gone and until I find another one, I often start to lapse or
relapse. Until I find another goal - something I WANT - and catch my balance again. Maybe someday I'll be able to focus without a clear goal to grab onto, but until then, I'm going to have to go with what works right now.

Corrina.... I am so moved by everything you said. I have been feeling a bit like I'm slipping lately too... lackluster exercise, shortened runs, slacking on the food journaling. You put what I am feeling into words and SO eloquently!! Thank you so much for taking the time to share all of that! I am going to print it out (if you don't mind) and add it to the inspiration pocket of my journal. ...... Okay... I'm going to CREATE an inspiration pocket in my journal just for those blogs!! I'd love to talk more indepth about it, but I'm short on time right now. TTYL, okay??

I know exactly what you mean, and what you are saying. You totally look like his sister! and completely amazing! BTW, DS's hair in the second pic makes him look like different person too! His face is too handsome to hide behind the hair!

I must disagree... while Rose's DS is VERY handsome, I love the slightly longer hair in last year's picture..... I've always been a sucker for men with long hair!!

Okay, I am processing here. First, I am in the boat with Jen and Corinna. I have been fluctuating with the same 4 pounds for a month or more, and it's depressing. I was up 3 pounds for last week's weigh in! There, I said it. So I'm back to 14 pounds to goal now. I'm not really sure how I feel about it.

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I'm sick of my house being a wreck. I'm sick of being short tempered. I'm sick of worrying about money. I'm sick of being hit for $150-200 everytime I turn around for something, (gymnastics fundraiser, school field trip, glasses, tires,ADHD meds, DOG! and accessories) and yet Sophie needs shoes and I need clothes. I'm sick of trying to corral Sophie for 3 hours at gymnastics. I'm sick of trying to figure out what's for dinner with our crazy schedules. I'm sick of DH's boss making him miserable, and cutting his overtime! I'm sick of feeling sad. I'm sick of trying to work on homework for grad school. I'm sick of feeling jealous when I read BL and everyone is getting in serious workout time, seeing results. I'm sick of feeling like a whiner. And yet, I'm not totally sure what to do about any of it. It feels so out of my control. I hate not being in control. I know I have to step up and take it back.

I know I have a lot going on. I know that I can't do it all. But I feel like I am doing nothing. I know once DH goes back on 1st, it will get a bit easier. Not sure if I can make it until then.....

Have a good day everyone. I am forcing myself to stay caught up and post, b/c my honest to goodness desire is to throw in the towel!
Taryn

(I think you need two tonight)

QOTD for Wednesday, September 23: Are you motivated to get healthy because of an upcoming event (i.e., reunion, wedding, vacation, race)? If so, how will you deal with the possibility that you may not get to your goal by that date? And how will you stay on track on your weight loss journey (whether it's continuing to lose or maintaining) after the event is past? Finally, if you aren't losing for a particular event, what is motivating you each day? Do you have some reward planned for yourself for interim goals or your ultimate goal? (For those losing for a particular event, that event may BE your goal)?

Okay, I know that's more than one question, but it's a lot to think about.

I originally restarted this journey in 01/2008 because of an upcoming WDW trip, but it continued (thankfully) past the trip.

I have made multiple "dates" with myself to hit my goal... but I've never quite made it.... plus my goal keeps dropping. For the time being, I am happy where I am. Sure, I'm trying to lose those last 5-7 pounds... and have been for months now. But as long as I am not really gaining, I'm happy.

The reward comes EVERY MORNING when I wake up and realize it is NOT a dream.... I really have lost almost 90 pounds and wear a solid size 6.... I can run 5 miles without dying. I don't cringe everytime I get dressed or look in a mirror. I'm not afraid of embarrasing my kids.... all of that is reward enough.

Cam, that is SO nice of you to say. I am as sporadic on the WW site as I am over here, but I do enjoy many of the blogs over there. My WW user name is Corinnak4 and I'd be glad to be friends over there as well!

I have a list. Or I could. Tops is:

Edy's Slow Churned Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream

Followed closely by all other ice creams with chocolate in them.

Additional danger foods:
Chocolate Chips
Cereal
M&M's or other small candies in an open containerGraham Crackers with milk

DO I sense a chocolate pattern here!!?? Btw, I'll be looking for you over at the WW site, okay??


Evening all! I have exactly 4 minutes left to post here and get out the door to go pick up DD at swim practice! Sorry I wasn't on earlier today. I told myself I could NOT come on here until those adoption shower invitations were done and in the mail!! I made it to the PO with about 14 minutes to spare! What a project it was! Everything took twice as long as I thought! I actually ended up finishing the stupid things on my lap during our Robotics meeting today.... hope the kids didn't mind!

No school tomorrow, so a nice relaxing evening around here now. No homework rush, no clothes to lay out, etc. Plus I KNOW I won't get called to work!! (Got called today but had to say NO because of the invitations.)

Not sure what the scale will bring tomorrow. I was feeling pretty good earlier in the week, but feeling a bit bloated today. Oh well... what will be, will be, right? Talk to you all later!.........................P

 

[Cupcaker]

Today is my echo cardiogram and I'm getting a little nervous.

Getting frustrated with my plateau. I know that I just need to keep up the good work and the weight will again begin to go down, but I'm not known for my patience. OK, enough whining. I'm off to eat my lunch - salad.

Hope everything went well at the Dr's. I was stuck at a plateau too for a while. Sometimes shocking my system would help, e.g. eating fast food then going back to what I was eating. I got over my recent plateau by changing what I regularly eat. I now eat a lot more fruits/veggies, about 4 out of my 5 meals contain them.

Sorry to hear about your Grandma & I understand about wishing you were closer. It's very hard! Been there, done that! I'll be praying things go ok for her & for you. It's ok to be sad and angry, it's a hard part of life!

Thanks Julie.

I swore that day that I'd never be thirsty on a run again.

I get a mental picture of Scarlet O'hara

I did my measurements this morning and I am down 3 inches!

Sophie hasn't been in 2 years. She thinks the merry go round horses are going to hop off a la Mary Poppins!

That is so cute.

I have a crazy dog who LOVES coffee....no, really, she does! She BEGS for it!

My dog loves cupcakes. I wonder where he gets it from


BBL Im going to go visit a co worker who is sick.

 

[keenercam]

I can not tell you all how much it means to have you all here as a support. I am so lucky to have found these boards. I think it was god's way of finally answering my prayers for help.

Lindsay – I am so glad you were feeling better today. If you were able to get something done on your list tonight, KUDOS to you! If not, remember there is always tomorrow or the day after. The chores won’t go anywhere. Enjoy the time with your family and/or friends.

Julie – You have amazing willpower. I am always so impressed that you don’t walk all those miles to be able to eat whatever you want. Even with burning all those calories, you are still so disciplined. I am so impressed! Soon, we will all be celebrating your reaching WW Lifetime status. And you will look fabulous for DD’s wedding.

Im right there with many of you with all the stresses, too many things to do, have no time for anything, blues. Its at times like these where I just have to take it hour by hour, day by day. . . . . .
I dont really reward myself. I havent really bought new clothes (just used old clothes I saved) or have done anything special. Just looking in the mirror and seeing my new body is a reward in itself. But I will definitely need new clothes for when I reach my goal because I dont have any saved clothes that are that small

Jeanette – Taking it hour by hour, day by day is wonderful advice. I am so sorry that your Grandmother is ill. Just remember, though, that I’m sure she just wants to see you happy and living your life to the fullest. I’m sure she appreciates any time you can visit and certainly understands the other commitments in your life. I can’t wait to hear about a shopping spree that you’ll so richly deserve when you reach your goal!

Susan – I hope your echocardiogram went uneventfully and that you have gotten good news about your murmur. Oh, and plateaus can be so frustrating, but if you can pretty much hold steady, you’ll know you’ve gotten this healthier lifestyle down pat. I know I said it earlier today, but my WW leader has talked about plateaus and advocates a total change in the foods you are eating to shake your body up a bit from its efficiency in handling your normal fare. Higher proteins and getting in your 2 tsp of healthy oils a day might help, if you aren’t already doing that.

I got up this morning and ran 4M, and I'm so glad I did! I was also able to do an hour of office laps, so getting all the movement I can in today. I'm sticking to my eating plan very well. Moving my salad up last night worked perfectly -- I already have today's ready to go when I get home.

The way you fit in your activity is so inspiring, Maria! I wish I had the energy to drag myself away from my desk to do some laps around the city block my building occupies. Great strategy on eating the salad as soon as you get home. I know the WW website advocates that approach with soup as well, to help stave off the hunger and prevent overeating when we are really hungry. Great job!

Oh, you will have so much fun. I think you're smart not to pin it all on a deadline - you're doing the work - the results will be amazing by next summer,
Motivatino is so tough and it can so easily turn into a downward spiral, as it's hard to make choices to be good to ourselves when we feel so BAD about ourselves. I try to remember "I can't hate myself to awesome." It's a downward spiral of feeling horrible, eating badly, feeling worn down and sedentary, and it doesn't even get you where you want to be. Don't focus on where you are now - focus on how you want to be, how you've been in the past when you've felt good and take a step in that direction. You are worth it.

This is such a great observation, Corinna! I love the way you think. I can’t wait to check out your WW blog. Hopefully, I’ll have time early next week after our weekend away.

Lisa – Thank you for your kind compliment about my coaching. I’ve had such fun getting to know everyone better and posting here every day. It is so wonderful to see all the support everyone shares here. It was a relief to know that even if I overlooked posting back to someone, so many others are here to provide support, encouragement and advice. You are all just so amazing!
I just can’t wait until we can all celebrate your re-entry and forever home in ONEderland!!! I know you can do and I am so glad to know we are all here to cheer you on to that goal!

Bree – You are going to look so HOT when you next see your friend. Just keep on keeping on and every day will be one day closer to where you want to be!!

Tracey—Since I won’t be on tomorrow, I wanted to wish you a very enjoyable Chinese food dinner tomorrow night! LOL!

Connie – So glad DD is doing better. Glad you recognize you have willpower. I know you’ll get right back on track when you get back into your routine.

Cheryl – It is wonderful that you have your trips to look forward and which motivate you. You are going to have in-progress and goal pictures in some really fun places!!

Dona- - I’m sorry you didn’t get a vacation this summer. I’d be a basket case by now if Howard and I hadn’t gotten away to Jamaica in April. It is amazing how much we need time away in order to re-charge. Sorry for the run-around before your bone density test. Glad you were able to make it to your

Taryn – You will get to your goal! Now that you’ve tasted victory, you know how satisfying it is to accomplish so much! Glad your headache is better. Your stomach ickiness may definitely be related to allergy or congestion drainage. Feel better! I hope you had fun at the fair. If you ate funnel cake, I am going to pretend I was right there with you, sharing it.

I will say that DH and I would like to do a vow renewal on that trip as it will be our 20th anniversary. I'd like to have a fabulous dress. I can currently wear my original dress, but it's 1980's style so that won't be worn again. I guess I'm on plan because I feel better when I'm on plan.

That would be a HUGE motivator! Take it from someone who knows. Hawaii would be amazing for a celebration like that.

I just want to say that I've lost 55 lbs. My reward is hearing everyone tell me how good I look. I still have some things I want to fit into that I haven't in years. I had vowed never to see the 160s again but then got way off track this summer so now I'm going back to my old new ways of drinking water, eating healthy and watching what and how much I eat. I still treat myself but only in moderation!

Awesome! Simply awesome!

Jude – Have fun at your law school reunion

Rose – I am glad that waitress was sweet and sensitive. Hope you had an awesome run!

P-- You are living my dream come true. A size 6? I was larger than that at age 10. I know you have worked your butt off for every single one of those pounds you have lost. You deserve to be living this dream come true. You are such an inspiration!!

Well, as much as I regret saying this, I am signing off as this week’s coach. It has been so much fun and very rewarding and educational for me. I am going to finish up a few things here at my office and then head home to pack. We have to be up at 4 am to head to the airport. I will read if I can over the weekend, but won’t get a chance to check in again until Monday. Have a great weekend, my friends!

 

[tigger813]

Thanks, Cam!!!!!! I think I earned it this week! Drinking some more water right now since I didn't get in an extra workout! I'll be getting up at 5:10 to do the elliptical. DD1 wants to get up to workout as well.

Love DD1s new teacher. She was also great when I told her that Ash would be out for a week at conference time. She was excited when I briefly told her about the project that Ash is going to do on the holidays around the world.

Looking forward to watching Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice soon. Watching the new William Shatner show. Enjoyed the season premiere of Big Bang Theory!

Going to sign off for the night! TTFN

 

[donac]

Thanks Cam for being coach this week.

I am taking over as the new coach for this week.

I am Dona. I am married (32 years), mother of 2 boys (25 and 20) and a math teacher for 33 years. I have been involved with the BL's for a few years now.

I am going to post tomorrow's question since the last couple of days my internet has been giving me problems in the morning.

Friday's Question of the Day I know that is it still 9 weeks until Thanksgiving but my Oct/Nov issue of Tast of Home magazine came today. I sat there thinking about all the great things I could make for Thanksgiving. Then I got sad becasue if I made anything different for Thanksgiving I would never hear the end of it.

My question for you is: As we get closer to the holidays do you think your family will accept new recipes that will help you keep on track?

Have a nice evening everyone. Talk to you tomorrow.

 

[tggrrstarr]

QOTD Wednesday-Recipe
Jamaican Chicken

For this recipe I use a Jamaican spice blend I got from Pampered Chef, but you can really use any spice blend for this.

Ingredients:
Pkge Boneless/skinless chicken breasts ( I like to use the tender size)
1-2 small tomatoes, chopped. (fresh if possible)
1/2 cup black beans (rinsed)
Sweet Potatoes, aprox 1/2 cup per person
water, oil & spices

Brush the chicken with oil, sprinkle both sides with spices. Saute both sides til brown, about 5 minutes or so. Once browned, add tomatoes, beans and 1/2 cup water or chicken broth. Stir, once it comes to a boil, cover pan & simmer for about 5 minutes.

For sweet potato, if its just me, I bake it in microwave for about 5 minutes, then I cut it open and scoop out the inside. I mash it in a bowl, add a tiny bit of butter and cinnamon and microwave it for 30 sec more. If making the dish for more people I would just make them like regular mashed potatoes.
Of course, you can add more of the ingredients based on how many people you are cooking for. This is based on two people.

QOTD for Wednesday, September 23: Are you motivated to get healthy because of an upcoming event (i.e., reunion, wedding, vacation, race)? If so, how will you deal with the possibility that you may not get to your goal by that date? And how will you stay on track on your weight loss journey (whether it's continuing to lose or maintaining) after the event is past? Finally, if you aren't losing for a particular event, what is motivating you each day? Do you have some reward planned for yourself for interim goals or your ultimate goal? (For those losing for a particular event, that event may BE your goal)?

Okay, I know that's more than one question, but it's a lot to think about.

I was initially motivated because of my upcoming Disney trip, but once I started, It was mostly because I just don't want to be this weight any more. My overall goal is 60 lbs (34 to go, by the way!) I calculated this by estimating I can do 10 lbs a month. Even if I only lose 50lbs by then I will be happy. I didn't calculate any loss for January, just in case I gain some back on my trip. (I don't plan on sticking to my diet on my trip, but I will make better choices than before) I want to keep losing about 50 more after my trip, so I will start tracking again in February. (Tracking pounds, not calories.) The week of my trip is hopefully the only time I pause on calorie tracking. I realize that the weight might not come off as fast as I'd like, but as long as I keep seeing results, I will be happy.


So for today, I had planned my evening out ahead of time to try to get more accomplished. (I am still a little behind reading here). But, things don't always go quite as planned. My DH and I got home from work about 6pm and as we came in the house, I caught the cat (as usual) as she tried to escape to the basement. As I was holding her, I noticed the dog was a little more insistent on greeting me than usual. I looked down and saw her blinking, quite a bit. I immediately dropped my stuff (and the cat) and got down to check her out. At first it looked like her eye ball had been scratched. I freaked out! As I got a closer look, I realized the inside corner was just badly swollen. She couldn't keep her eye open, and it was watering badly. I called the vet and got an emergency appt, thank God. She didn't seem to be crying though, so that was good.
At the vet, he said it was badly irritated but ok. He mentioned there was on or near the cornea. I probably didn't even come close to repeating what he said! I didn't know you could get an ulcer in your eye. He gave me some pain meds for her and ointment for it, and we have a checkup in a few days. I had assumed the cat did it, but he said it might have been something else.

I was so scared when I saw her eye, I am so relieved she is ok. We'll just keep an eye on her for a few days. I decided to skip my stretch workout, but I can still take my walk. I was still able to cook dinner, but a little later than planned. I had salmon on the grill and mashed sweet potatoes as above. I had all my fruits & veggies earlier at lunch.
Tomorrow will be dangerous, we have club seats for the Indians game. A full buffet is included. If my weigh in goes well, I might splurge on a hamburger!

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Thanks to everyone. Kathy, I am bawling, and going to find my child in this building and hug her, I don't care what her friends think!

So I am wondering if you really did and if so did your dd look at you like you were nuts. I felt the same way. I was a better mother when I arrived home tonight. Sometimes we just need the reminder.

My grandma, who has been living with us since I was 6, was told she would be needing dialysis sometime in the future.

Hey Jeanette Im so sorry to hear about what your grandma is going through. My grammy lives 1hr away with my aunt and I dont get to see her much either. She is 97. I often feel very guilty for not being there with her more. Enjoy the time you do get with her. I will send my prayers your way.

Today is my echo cardiogram and I'm getting a little nervous.

I hope it went well. Good luck

Hey everybody. Just wanted to remind you that I will be tallying up those WIN! measurements this Friday thru Monday and we'll get to see our first results on Tuesday.

Wow I cant believe 3 weeks have gone by already. Where does the time go.

The fair's in town.

We have the same tradition. It is so expensive and such a waste of money but we do it every year because thats what I did when I was a kid. My kids love it. This year we talked the kids out of the bracelets because there was hardly any rides for them. We told Ryan we would take him to the demolition derby that night instead. Yep 40$ later the 3 of us went to the derby and we thought we were saving money. At least the fun lasted longer than a few rides. I hope you had a great time.

Found out today that I will be getting another scoring job 11/3 - 19 (assuming I can qualify on the project).

What kind of scoring job? What do you do? just curious.


I am feeling a little better tonight, although I still had a depressing day. My friend from high school came into the office with her daughter. I was actually her maid of honor in her wedding. We have lost touch a bit over the years but still talk to each other every couple of months or so.

Well it is such a sad story: She is 31, has 2 kids ages 7 and 5. She got divorced 1 1/2 yrs ago and it is messy. She was diagnosed with a brain tumor 2 years ago. We were together one weekend and that week her husband now ex called to tell me she had a grand mal siezure and was in ICU. They found the tumor and it is inoperable. It is complicated and i dont understand it all but its cancerous but not the kind that is growing. Like its sleeping and hasnt been awakened yet. Well the worst issue she has had is siezures. No meds were helping and about a month ago she had one that lasted 3 hours. They have decided to do chemo and radiation to see if they can shrink the tumor to aleviate the siezures. She is in week 3. She has lost so much weight, and now she is loosing her hair. She is on a medical leave and ran out of her short term disability payments. She had to move back with her parents and only gets to see her kids every wed. and every other weekend. It is truly heartbreaking to see my friend go through this. I was so upset after talking to her today. I wish I could do something to help her. This has been on my mind alot today and I think just talking about it helps.

Otherwise I feel better. Not sure what my weigh in will show tomorrow I think I may be about the same. Which aggrevates me. I need to plan and not get lazy. I did a bit of over eating and mindless eating yesterday and today.

Theres no better time then now to start. I am going to drink a big glass of water and head to bed.

 

[tggrrstarr]

Looking forward to watching Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice soon. Watching the new William Shatner show. Enjoyed the season premiere of Big Bang Theory!

Going to sign off for the night! TTFN

Yes to every one of those shows, but the William Shatner one I had to change. Starting Grey's RIGHT NOW!!!

I just hopped back on to say my DH is so wonderful. Those dishes I was talking about on Tuesday? I never got them done.
But, when I got home from work yesterday, they were all washed! He did them all for me! (This coming from a man who rarely washes dishes) He is amazing. But now he is waiting for me to finish typing so we can watch Grey's (not patiently!!) He is encouraging the kitten to come jump on the keyboard....I should go!

 

[jenanderson]

Week 2 Healthy Habits Results

Please know that you do not have to participate but the healthy habits are here to help you build good habits and have fun as you focus on your health and fitness for the challenge.

Statistics:
We had 17 people try the Healthy Habits this week.
14 people reported their points for Part I (water & exercise)
11 people reported about one small goal in part II

Healthy Habits Weekly Participants
brinalyn530, cclovesdis, Connie96, cruisindisney, Cupcaker, Dreamer24, flipflopmom, goldcupmom, jenanderson, keenercam, lisah0711, MickeyMagic, mikamah, Rose&Mike, Tggrrstarr, Tigger813, Worfiedoodles

Here are the top numbers for the Healthy Habits:

19 points
Connie96
cruisindisney
jenanderson


20 points
goldcupmom
keenercam
tggrrstarr

21 points
cclovesdis

A big congratulations to everyone on the list and thanks to everyone who sent in their numbers!

Now on to one of my favorite parts….PRIZES!
Now, I printed out all the names of those who participated and drew one name from Part 1 (reporting your points) and one name from Part 2 (chatting about drinking your water). If your name is selected as the winner for one of our prizes, please send me a PM with your address information so I can send your prize!

PART 1 WINNER = MickeyMagic
PART 2 WINNER = tggrrstarr

Again, congratulations to everyone who participated in the Healthy Habits last week. I hope to have as many participants report in with both points and their one small goal this week! Please feel free to jump in at any point if you are new to the Healthy Habits!

 

[jenanderson]

Welcome to our Healthy Habits Challenge

Please know that you do not have to participate but the Healthy Habits Challenge is here to help you build good habits and have fun as you focus on your health and fitness for the challenge.

Note: You do not have to do all parts. You do not have to participate every week if you do not want to. Take it slow or try it all! Just give it a try as we work together to develop great habits for weight loss success!

Here is how our Healthy Habits Challenge will work.

PART ONE: The first part of the Healthy Habits Challenge will be based off the wonderful work of Donac who taught me that if I do something for 30 days, it will become a habit. Each week I will post two to four habit suggestions for you and at the end of the week, you report your points to me.

CONTINUED FROM OUR LAST CHALLENGE - PRIZES!: If you report your points, you will be eligible for wonderful prizes! I will randomly select one person each week to win a fabulous prize (maybe not fabulous but it will at least be a bit fun)!

PART TWO: The second part of the Healthy Habits Challenge will be a fun task for you to complete during the week and then post about your experience here on our thread. Again, there will be FUN and FABULOUS prizes (for one randomly selected poster each week).

HEALTHY HABITS CHALLENGE FOUR

PART ONE
Drink 6-8 oz of water each day (1 point for each day) ( 1 cup of coffee or tea counts)
Exercise 20 minutes each day (1 point for each day)
Eat 5 fruits and veggies each day (1 point for each day)
Post at least once each day on this thread (1 point for each day).
Journaling your food each day (1 point for each day)

When you send me your points please post your total in your RE and then in the main part of the pm list your points as follows:

XX days drinking water
XX days of exercising for 20 minutes
XX days of eating 5 fruits and veggies
XX days of posting on this the BL thread
XX days of journaling

This challenge runs from Friday, September 24, 2010 to Thursday September 30, 2010. On Friday October 1, 2010 PM me your points for the week. The Healthy Habits Challenge results will be posted the same day the weekly totals are posted.


PART TWO
A quote by Winston Churchill ~ Never, never, never quit.

For part two of the challenge, all you have to do is post that you will never quit. You can add to that if you want to but by posting that you will never, never, never quit....you are making a promise to yourself that you will not give up on yourself.

Here's to a happy and healthy week!
Jen

 

[happysmyly]

Well - I'm gone for a day - and there's like 7 or 8 pages--not gonna have time to read them tonight... but had to post for my goal.

Also wanted to share a triumph this morning--I am a SLOW walker--usually at abt 20 min miles. Well - earlier this week I timed a 1/2 mile with walking to the song 'Buenos Aires' from the Evita movie--and it turned out to be at a 18:30 pace for me. So this morning I started at a 'normal' pace--and then that song came on and I decided to keep up with that song as long as I could--and I kept it up for 2 1/4 miles!!! (12 times through the song) Of course by the end of that I felt like I couldn't breathe and I wanted to fall down on my bed--but I was still over a mile from my house--so I just kept swimming all the way home There is hope for my time after all!!

So today I have spent every spare minute going through all of my CDs and loading them onto my computer so I can load them into mixmeister's bpm program to get the bpms for them--so that I will have some choices in my music
Thanks for letting me share

QOTD: I started this in Jan 2010 with no particular goal or 'thing' happening. This time - I am getting ready for walking the half in January--so that is my main focus right now with exercise. But I know that this is a lifetime journey for me--and so it won't end - it won't end after the half, it won't end after this challenge - it won't end for me when I reach goal (though at this point I don't even know what my end goal is) - and it won't end when I am in maintenance--which will be for as long as I am blessed to live on this wonderful world of ours

Well - off to analyze more bpms Have sweet Disney dreams!!
Liz

 

[cclovesdis]

Good Evening,

I had a good, OP day. I will exercise a bit after I reply. I am exhausted, but I wanted to say a few things.

I really, really enjoyed reading everyone’s answers to the QOTD. I WISH I had more time to respond to all of you.

I am off to exercise and journal my food for the day.

Have a great day tomorrow and for weigh-in tomorrow!

CC

I can not tell you all how much it means to have you all here as a support. I am so lucky to have found these boards. I think it was god's way of finally answering my prayers for help.

We love having you too!

Thanks to everyone. Kathy, I am bawling, and going to find my child in this building and hug her, I don't care what her friends think!

Ditto Lindsay. How are you and how was AK about that? I am so glad she is at the same school you are.

Im right there with many of you with all the stresses, too many things to do, have no time for anything, blues.

I’m sorry to hear about your grandmother.

Today is my echo cardiogram and I'm getting a little nervous. Not about the test itself, but the results. I wasn't really worried until today.

Sending for “picture-perfect” news.

CC, sounds like a good plan to get some exercise today. And I bet you could use the microwave by yourself and be just fine. Sometimes it is easier to ask forgiveness than permission.

I did my measurements this morning and I am down 3 inches!

Awesome!

Thanks! I had a good day today. I ate everything I planned except the egg whites. I am probably still under points/calories for the day (will track before I exercise), but much better than yesterday.

I think I'll have a good loss tomorrow and may get back my 40 pound clippie that I've wanted to back so badly!

Connie-Hope DD is perfect in the morning!

Went for a bone density test this afternoon. I had the day all planned out. I crought my clothes to change into after school. Then stop at the hospital on my way home. Nice and easy. WRONG During lunch I went to get everything in order for the hospital and I could not find the script. It was not in my purse like I thought it was. SO I raced out of the building, got home and there it was sitting on my kitchen table. So I changed and went to the hospital. I did make it in time for my appointment.

Sorry about the difficult time getting there. Glad you made it there-and on time!

Hope you get perfect results too!

The fair's in town. But, like I said, it's a tradition.

Hope it didn’t cost you too much. My parents would take us to something like that. We went on 1, maybe 2 rides, if that.

Found out today that I will be getting another scoring job 11/3 - 19 (assuming I can qualify on the project). I will have to score M - F 11:30 - 8p.m., but only for 2 weeks. And at least I will have time to exercise in the mornings & weekends. The money right before Christmas won't hurt, either!

Sounds perfect! Hope you qualifty!

Our cruise is in August and I can't wait!! My plateau lasted for almost 7 weeks. I'm moving now, but it's slow. Really, really slow. But that's okay. I don't mind being the tortoise if it means I get to my finish line. All I can say is - it WILL happen!!!

I did not have a goal for my weight loss this time. Maybe that's why I was successful. I was just sick of feeling cruddy. Then the heart thing happened this spring, and that was a big motivator to keep going.

CC--I agree--health is the best reward!

You know, I decided not to have a goal for this challenge and I thought that would be a really positive choice for me. Now, I’m sure it is!

Thanks!

BBL Im going to go visit a co worker who is sick.

Hope he/she is better soon!

Well, as much as I regret saying this, I am signing off as this week’s coach. It has been so much fun and very rewarding and educational for me. I am going to finish up a few things here at my office and then head home to pack. We have to be up at 4 am to head to the airport. I will read if I can over the weekend, but won’t get a chance to check in again until Monday. Have a great weekend, my friends!

Cam, you were an amazing coach! We kept you very busy and wow, always had a great response. Thanks!

Enjoy your trip!

Friday's Question of the Day I know that is it still 9 weeks until Thanksgiving but my Oct/Nov issue of Tast of Home magazine came today. I sat there thinking about all the great things I could make for Thanksgiving. Then I got sad becasue if I made anything different for Thanksgiving I would never hear the end of it.

My question for you is: As we get closer to the holidays do you think your family will accept new recipes that will help you keep on track?

I guess it depends on what I ask to change. I know I cannot change my father’s stuffing recipe or my grandmother’s stuffed, fried squid recipe, but other things are no big deal. Like, we can have nonfat gravy and more non-starch veggies. They have no problem with me eating less pasta and only breast meat from the turkey. We really don’t have a lot of recipes outside of the 2 aforementioned ones, so I guess the answer is no, they will not accept any new recipes. But, the good news is that I can have a few stuffed, fried squid and a bit of pasta and that is okay and what I said before about the turkey and veggies. As long as they are okay with what/how much I eat, I’m good.

I noticed the dog was a little more insistent on greeting me than usual. I looked down and saw her blinking, quite a bit. I immediately dropped my stuff (and the cat) and got down to check her out. At first it looked like her eye ball had been scratched. I freaked out! As I got a closer look, I realized the inside corner was just badly swollen. She couldn't keep her eye open, and it was watering badly. I called the vet and got an emergency appt, thank God. She didn't seem to be crying though, so that was good.
At the vet, he said it was badly irritated but ok.

Oh my goodness. Glad she is okay.

I am feeling a little better tonight, although I still had a depressing day. My friend from high school came into the office with her daughter. I was actually her maid of honor in her wedding. We have lost touch a bit over the years but still talk to each other every couple of months or so.

Well it is such a sad story:

That is heartbreaking. I’m so sorry.

I just hopped back on to say my DH is so wonderful. Those dishes I was talking about on Tuesday? I never got them done.
But, when I got home from work yesterday, they were all washed! He did them all for me! (This coming from a man who rarely washes dishes) He is amazing. But now he is waiting for me to finish typing so we can watch Grey's (not patiently!!) He is encouraging the kitten to come jump on the keyboard....I should go!

for DH!

 

[Octoberbride03]

Evening everybody

Long time no post, life is just moving at warp speed here. So a little report from me. I seem to be in a dropping mode which is good. A nice steady steady weight dropping is just what I need. Had my gyn appt. yesterday and my weigh in was perfect. Right in line with my home scale, I am very happy about that cause I had really wondered.

Working out has been downgraded a little bit to make time for learning how to drive again. So I'm just aiming for 3-4 workouts per week other than work and walking the dog, and I'll be happy with that. So for the next month or so I will be learning to drive with my DH doing the teaching. I will say its coming back nicely except for the parking. Driving is easy, the parking is a DIS unfriendly word, and my permit is BUTT UGLY, and the actual driver's license will not be an improvement

Honestly, I've lost in the neighborhood of 70+lbs since my last ID picture, and 2 of 3 chins and the last 1 looks better, a little goofy but better.

Preparing to head up to Gettysburg a week from Monday. Am sooo looking forward to this trip. 4 days of a much needed vacation. I actually took a week off from work and will be so thrilled when next Sat. rolls around.

And amazingly enough, at the end of the month I have my 10k coming up on Halloween weekend. I'm excited about that too. I can dress and do it in costume if I choose and actually came up with 1 today. I'm feeling like She Ra the Princess of Power. Only question is where do I find the dang costume If anybody knows any good places please let me know. For a reasonable price I will pick it up and even post the silly pictures here Sadly it must be a women's sized costume.

On the bright side i need an entire new fall wardrobe i am down 22lbs. from last Jan. and need just about everything for cool weather. Will take my nice pants to the tailor at first opportunity, but really need to go shopping for jeans, which i hate Seems I can never find them to fit me in both the waist and the thighs anymore

Also have 1 more question. My engagement ring is pretty loose now, and I currently have it and my wedding band hanging from a chain. Since I am still in losing mode I don't really want it sized right now, but would like some good alternatives so I can wear them right. I tried a ring guard from my store the other day and could tell right off the bat that it wasn't going to work. So if anybody has some ideas I'd appreciate it.

 

[tggrrstarr]

Now on to one of my favorite parts….PRIZES!
Now, I printed out all the names of those who participated and drew one name from Part 1 (reporting your points) and one name from Part 2 (chatting about drinking your water). If your name is selected as the winner for one of our prizes, please send me a PM with your address information so I can send your prize!

PART 1 WINNER = MickeyMagic
PART 2 WINNER = tggrrstarr

Oh my gosh! That is so awesome, I never win anything! Thank you for the great ideas every week! This challenge has really helped me stay on track with my water & fruit & veggies. I have even started eating spinach! (Never thought that would happen in a million years!)

Earlier I was going through all the great recipes, but I barely had time to read them, let alone copy them. I know I can find them later on the recipe thread, but I thought I might never get around to it. So I started reading them on my ipod touch, then doing a screen capture for each one. Now I have a photo of each recipe all in one place I can go back to later! (being bored at work leads to some unique ideas!)

Now I just need some beautiful, cold fall weather. This heat is driving me crazy. I just got back from my walk at 10:30 pm and its way too warm. I knew keeping the air conditioner in the window this long was a great idea! (the heat is probably the one thing that could break my exercise resolve, I have already reduced my two miles to one the past 3 days) But I show a loss so far this week, so its not harming me too much!

Thank you, Cam for a great week of coaching!

Welcome to coaching for the week, Dona!

Getting ready to go do my measurements.... Good luck to everyone tomorrow morning!

 

[Cupcaker]

Thanks everyone for the hugs, well wishes, and prayers. It really meant a lot. The only good thing about me being so busy lately is that I dont have time to think. I am going to visit my grandma this sunday and tell her how I feel and encourage her to pursue a healthier diet so that maybe it can delay dialysis. She has a tendancy to eat way too much salt and a lot of sweets. All that definitely is not good for her or her kidney.

Im going to get my last workout in before tomorrow. I was just so hungry all day long. I dont know why. I ate about 6 small meals today instead of the usual 5, so extra calories. Every time I ate I felt so full then I would be starving 3 hours later. I just realized, it was because I didnt have my protein until my last meal.

Well, as much as I regret saying this, I am signing off as this week’s coach. It has been so much fun and very rewarding and educational for me.

Thanks Cam. You did a great job!

Friday's Question of the Day As we get closer to the holidays do you think your family will accept new recipes that will help you keep on track?

We dont have any traditional dishes that have to be made. Usually my mom is really good as having some steamed vegetables. Im often in charge of making the desert. I am going to look for a healthy desert recipe. I think they will like anything I make. They always taste my new creations even if they are not so good

I was so scared when I saw her eye, I am so relieved she is ok.

Our pets really are like our furbabies. Hope your cat gets healed soon and it doesnt cost an arm and a leg like most pet things too. I had no idea that ulcers can be in the eyes.

It is truly heartbreaking to see my friend go through this. I was so upset after talking to her today. I wish I could do something to help her. This has been on my mind alot today and I think just talking about it helps.

Im so sorry about your friend. My co worker that I just went to visit went to the emergency room one day because of pain and that afternoon they operated on a malignant tumor. Luckily they got out everything they saw (fingers crossed) and now she looks so much better. Prayers for your friend and her family. I really hope her treatment helps heal her so that she can enjoy more time with her children.

I seem to be in a dropping mode which is good.

Looks like everything is going well for you! Wow even your wedding rings need to be taken in.

Hope everyone sees the numbers they want tomorrow morning! On to another day. Good night.

 

[donac]

Good Friday Morning we made it through another week.

Good luck to all of you on your weigh in today.

Nothing much has changed since last night.

Have a great day

 

[flipflopmom]

So I am wondering if you really did and if so did your dd look at you like you were nuts. I felt the same way. I was a better mother when I arrived home tonight. Sometimes we just need the reminder. It is so expensive and such a waste of money but we do it every year because thats what I did when I was a kid. My kids love it. Well it is such a sad story: She is 31, has 2 kids ages 7 and 5. She got divorced 1 1/2 yrs ago and it is messy. She was diagnosed with a brain tumor 2 years ago.

Well, I had about 3 minutes, and she was in the middle of class, so by the time I figured out which one she was in, my time was up. I did track her down when she walked by my room, though. Update on fair at bottom. As for your friend, I hate to hear stuff like that. A couple that was at the tailgate with us last weekend, friends of friends, shared that their 6 year old had kidney cancer at age 3, they removed her kidney then, and now they have found a spot on her lungs. Makes me step back and realize how very, very blessed I am right now, even if at times it doesn't feel like it!

Drink 6-8 oz of water each day (1 point for each day) ( 1 cup of coffee or tea counts)
Exercise 20 minutes each day (1 point for each day)
Eat 5 fruits and veggies each day (1 point for each day)
Post at least once each day on this thread (1 point for each day).
Journaling your food each day (1 point for each day)

OK Jen, this will be the week that I start back keeping track. I will actually write it down, and post it to you. I think my tummy is well enough now for veggies and fruit, so I hope the HH will be my jumpstart. Hope you are doing okay, lady!

Well - earlier this week I timed a 1/2 mile with walking to the song 'Buenos Aires' from the Evita movie--and it turned out to be at a 18:30 pace for me. So today I have spent every spare minute going through all of my CDs and loading them onto my computer so I can load them into mixmeister's bpm program to get the bpms for them--so that I will have some choices in my music

Great job Liz! That's interesting about the bpm's, I might have to check that out sometime, when I actually have time!

I had a good, OP day. I will exercise a bit after I reply. I am exhausted, but I wanted to say a few things.

I am glad you ate today! How does the foot feel??

I seem to be in a dropping mode which is good. A nice steady steady weight dropping is just what I need. Also have 1 more question. My engagement ring is pretty loose now, and I currently have it and my wedding band hanging from a chain.

Well, my mom gave me one of her rings to wear as a guard, and it's about 3 sizes smaller than mine. If I have had a run in with salt, it's a bit uncomfortable, so I usually end up putting my rings on my middle finger about mid day, only to put them back at the end of the day! Glad you are in dropping mode!

Now I just need some beautiful, cold fall weather. This heat is driving me crazy. I just got back from my walk at 10:30 pm and its way too warm.

It's crazy hot! So scary about your dog, I have become quite obsessive over mine. The chi is pretty anti-social, he's always been a shaker and barker at others and mostly my shadow. IT's been great to watch he and Beamer play around. I would have freaked out! And way to go to your DH! It TRULY is the little things!

Thanks everyone for the hugs, well wishes, and prayers. It really meant a lot. The only good thing about me being so busy lately is that I dont have time to think. I am going to visit my grandma this sunday and tell her how I feel and encourage her to pursue a healthier diet so that maybe it can delay dialysis. She has a tendancy to eat way too much salt and a lot of sweets. All that definitely is not good for her or her kidney.

Does she only have one? Sending lots of pd her way! There is a lot of information out there about kidney healthy diets.

Thought I had quoted more. BRB.