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

The big news is that I "quit" physical therapy last night. My plan is to go to the gym at least 3x/week and to do my long walks on Saturdays. And I am doing another 2.5 mile breast cancer walk on Sunday. :banana:

Does anyone have anything fun planned for the weekend?

I know you're rarin' to go, but please be careful at the gym. (I know you know that, but I can't help it!)

I hope you enjoy your cancer walk on Sunday! Mom, DD and I are doing the AHA Heart Walk tomorrow morning.

We are hitting the Fair and Rodeo tonight. I runs from tonight until next Saturday and we've got "season passes", so we'll go several times. We're all really looking forward to it. :goodvibes

I finally got some sleep! I still feel like I could sleep for a few more hours, but at least I didn't feel like I need to take a nap 15 minutes after I woke up. I'll definitely take that.

:yay: for good sleep! (I know I won't catch up tonight, but I'm hoping to sleep in a little bit Sunday morning...)

I've broken through my plateau and am at a 22 lb loss since Jan.

Super :yay: for bustin' that plateau!!
 
I've broken through my plateau and am at a 22 lb loss since Jan. Sometimes I get jealous when I see how much more weight some have lost in this time frame, but I am trying to enjoy the loss. Maybe the fast food thing does work: I had In N Out last Friday for lunch and I lost 2.5 lb this week. It was also my usual "whoosh" week, but I also lost a little the previous 2 weeks when I usually don't lost any. Maybe my body is finally changing (let's hope!).

:woohoo: for breaking through your plateau! That's awesome! :cool1:


I just love posts that start with "Today was a good day"!! :thumbsup2

Thanks Connie! And, thanks for the math problem help! :cool1: I'll be working on that after I eat lunch!

Well, Friday night is the night before my Saturday long run, so I TRY to eat accordingly. But TODAY is the opening night of the HOT (Heart-Of-Texas) Fair and Rodeo. We have "fun passes" this year so we can go as many times as we want and it includes armbands for the midway rides. We will be heading over there right after work today. Don't really know what I'm gonna eat, but I'm thinking maybe a smoked turkey leg. Don't know if there are any carbs available that aren't fried, but I'll be on the look out.

I am SO excited about tonight. DD LOVES the Fair and the rides and we have been really looking forward to it. :goodvibes

I remember seeing some burrito, taco, type options fair I went to a few weeks ago. Good luck! :goodvibes
 
Whew! Caught up on replies! Man, that takes some work.

I already mentioned in reply to others, but I am SO looking forward to this weekend and it's gonna be BUSY!!!

As soon as I leave work today, I'm gonna pick up DD and head out to the Fair. DH will be working a booth there all evening. DD and I will be hanging out with my parents and my sister and her girls. Part of the time, anyway. We'll see. We should get there about 5:30 and I want to leave at or before 8:00, although I'm not sure that'll happen.

Tomorrow. I will be getting up at 4:30 so I can hit the road for my first ever 10-mile run at 5:00 and be done by 7:00. Then I'll get ready and head out with Mom and DD to the Heart Walk at 8:00. So technically, I'll be doing my first ever half-marathon - with a hour break and walking the last 3 miles. :rotfl:

When that is finished, we'll probably go for an early lunch and get DD home for an early nap so we can head back out to the Fair tomorrow afternoon.

I'll probably crash pretty hard tomorrow evening and sleep in a bit Sunday morning. Sunday's planned workout is a Yoga DVD. I'm gonna need it!! And, of course, we'll probably end up out at the Fair again.

BUSY!!! Fun! But, busy.

Y'all have a GREAT Friday and a wonderful weekend. :goodvibes
 
CC - Here is the recipe from the WW boards for those crockpot caramel apples. I'll do a recipe review after I make them this weekend.

Crock Pot Caramel Apples

From the kitchen of SGRONE61
Servings | 6
Course | Side Dishes


Ingredients:

6 large Gala apples peeled, cored, and sliced or coarsely chopped
1/2 c Splenda
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 sm pkg. butterscotch-flavored SF/FF pudding mix
2 TBS lemon juice
2 tsp vanilla
1/2 c boiling water


Instructions:

Mix sliced apples with Splenda, cinnamon, salt and dry pudding mix until evenly
coated. Put mixture in crockpot. Pour lemon juice over apples and THEN add boiling water.

Cook on low for 7-8 hours.
 

Lying on the couch watching Grey's and Private Practice. I'll get to working out later or maybe I'll just take today off. Tummy is still bugging me and I'm tired. Enjoying some me time right now which I've had none of this week. I'll get up in awhile and do some laundry or maybe take a nap or both. Just no bounce in Tigger today!
 
Quick post with some hopefully helpful news-

I was just searching for coupons on coupons.com and I found some great ones. There are a good number for cereal, cheese, and healthy/beauty products, plus lots of others. But, the best ones I think are for Hasbro products. I know Wal-Mart and ToysRus take coupons, so they'd be great for the upcoming holiday season.

I am determined to stay within the budget for Christmas this year. It's my mom's budget, but I do most of the shopping/suggesting, etc. Thanks to the CVS thread on the Budget Board, I have made it my goal to fill my sister's and BIL's stocking for essentially free using coupons and Extra Care Bucks earned by purchasing other non-Christmas gift items. Right now, I'm about 50 cents ahead of the game. I'll probably add my stocking to the list as well. If mine ends up under $5, I'll call that successful. I'll start thinking about my parents' as well. Yep, I'm cheap.
 
Just a short note to say hello to everyone.

:grouphug::grouphug: to everyone who needs them. I know how everyone feels. It seems like I have been dieting all my life too and it does wear you down. I did get up and worked out before I left for school.

I especially want to thank 50sjanye for starting my morning out right by having me sing the Witch Doctor's song. I loved Alvin and the Chipmunks as I was growing up.

Just getting ready for dinner. Ds2 came home from college for the first time since Aug so we are just sitting here enjoying having him home for a couple of days.

Have a nice evening everyone.

I love that too! It's on one of my Halloween cd's I downloaded last year--hadn't heard it in years.

No workouts except for the 3 massages I gave today. Been great with food and water all day. Tummy is grumbly though. Don't know why. Hopefully it won't effect weigh in tomorrow here or at the wellness center.

I went to my meeting tonight after work. Had a piece of quiche for supper and resisted the apple pie mostly. I had the tiniest bit so I should be ok.

Hoping to get some kind of workout in before weigh in. Maybe DD1 and I will walk down to the wellness center in the morning. That should help. I'll get up and try and do something before that as well. WC opens at 6:30. If DD1 misses the bus I will just drive her to school. I just need to get a workout in. I will have plenty of time to exercise this weekend with my parents gone and DH leaving early Sunday morning. Probably order pizza or subs for supper and I'll have my weekly drink tomorrow night. I think we're going to the movies on Saturday. If we do I'll bring my Special K bars to eat instead of the popcorn.

I haven't had a soda in 3 days and I really don't even miss it! I guess it will be like alcohol and be just an occasional drink.

Watching Big Bang Theory now! So funny as usual! We'll watch CSI next and I will catch up on Grey's and Private Practice tomorrow hopefully while I do the elliptical. Heading to work for awhile in the morning and then coming home to get in some workouts and straighten my bedroom. I have clothes everywhere! I got some more workout shorts at KMart for $1.99 a pair today and a pair of pants for work. I bought two pairs but one of them ended up being the wrong size so I gave them to my mother.

Have a great night. I need to do some crunches.

I love grumbly tummy--it's so rare with me lol. I loved Big Bang last night--especially the end--here's your kitty and your $20 lol.

Okay folks....I am TOTALLY tardy with our Healthy Habits...and it will be coming in a few minutes.

I need to give a quick update though with vague details so that those of you following the saga of my trying to find a job and the craziness of life going through all this stress can know what is kind of happening.

I am not really even sure how many details to even type here but I will say that based on hard work this week, talking with a lot of employees from the district and some interesting meetings...I am going to be suing for defamation of character/slander. I now know, with proof, why I am not being offered any jobs and the whole situation is unbelievable. The past couple of days I have literally felt like this really could not be happening to me because it is so horrible. The details that I will say at this point is that I was released due to budget cuts but a principal is telling other principals that I was release "due to cause"! This would mean that I was let go because of something I did wrong. I have been to our HR department and have seen my file - there is NOTHING but glowing recommendations, positive evaluations and the notice from the school board that I was released due to budget cuts.

This morning I am waiting to hear back from 2 different lawyers because this whole story is just so awful that I need to have legal representation and I will be seeking assistance in resolving this.

So, I am sorry I was MIA these past couple of days but I actually feel so much better know that I know why I haven't been getting any calls from principals. I now feel like it is going to be a long, hard fight but I am going to fight it because I have worked to hard and to long to be an incredible teacher.

Alright...time to get working on getting the Healthy Habits posted. I will be posting the challenge first. I won't post the points and winner until later tonight in case anyone else wants to send me their points or post what new thing they tried out this week.

Have a fabulous Friday everyone!
Jen

Well you have about 30 character witnesses here....this is apalling.
 
Just sneaking on at work to say a quick hello. My computer would not let me on line last night or this morning, and I'm having dis BL withdrawal.

Congrats to all who lost today, :cool1:and hugs to all who gained or who are struggling. :hug:

I'm down .4 today, slow and steady. I thank the running for burning off the junk I've had.

I have a 3 day weekend off, so I hope to go to the library or the Apple store and catch up with you all.

Have a great weekend, and keep on trucking!! We can do this!!!:cheer2:
 
Unfortunately Jayne, it was not a good grumbly! Feeling a little better but just taking it easy today. Just cleaned the kitchen, now to start some laundry and then help DD1 finish cleaning her room! Family night of pizza, subs and Project Runway!

Gotta go!
 
Jen, I knew something had to be up!!!! That's sooo crazy! What in the world? I am glad you are pursuing this! I know you don't want to share too many details, but thank you for sharing that. Best of luck to you on this, I hope the very best comes out of it!

Tracey - hope you are feeling better!

Kathy - glad you got on, I was worried!

Connie- good luck in the am! You can do it girl! That's some morning!

Rose - hope you are having fun! Can't remember when you are due home...

Lindsay - WHERE ARE YOU???

All I have time for. Just quick skimmed, hopefully I can get back on tonight!
Off to take Anna Kat to gym, she's spending the night with a friend from there, so I can drop and GO!!!

LATER!
Taryn
 
Just a short post. I just got home from school. Ds's and dnephew just left to go to the Rutger's game. They won't be home until very late. I do have to do some grocery shopping either tonight or tomorrow morning. With three guys in the house they are going to need some food.

Taryn congrats on 5 lbs.

Cam congrats on quitting pt. I have done it twice and at times it seems that you are waiting around more than working out. Good luck on working out on your own.

Jen I am so sorry about what is happening to you. Our reputation is something most of us take for granted until we lose it. I hope you nail the creep.

Have a great evening everyone.
 
tigger813 - Thanks for the link, I can't wait to go back and read all that. Looks like there is a LOT Of information in here.

dvccruiser76 – Hopefully since you have planned cheats in there, if your good the rest of the week you'll either break or who knows, I've lost before if I was really disciplined the rest of the week.

Pjlla – Yuck swim every night of the week!!! The pizza sounds good – can I come to your house 

Jenanderson – oh wow, what a horrible situation with the school. Hang in there, I can't even imagine.

Keenercam - I so hear you on the frustration of physical therapy. That happened to me in Jan/Feb, and it was frustrating because it took so much of my evening 3 nights a week. Glad you both found a way to make it work outside their office.

Cclovesdis – Glad you got better sleep last night. Hope tonight is good as well. There is nothing worse than not sleeping well. I love the idea of "Family" dinner. I wish I had more family close to me. My daughter wants to do this on Sundays when she is older.

Liesel - Way to go on the 22 lbs!! That is so awesome!!!


Connie96 – Have fun at the fair and Rodeo, that sounds like so much fun!!!

tigger813 -Love me time. Sounds like fun sitting on the couch watching TV!!! Hope your tummy got better.


Mikamah - Hope your computer problems work themselves out. I hate when my computer is acting up. Yeah on the .4 loss!!! Woo hoo, and slow and steady is usually how I do it too!

Flipflopmom – Love the name Taryn, my daughter's name is Taryn. She is a Freshman at Mizzou this year.


Donac – Hope your able to stock your home with lots of good stuff for the guys.
 
Hey everyone,

I hope everyone is having a good Friday. It's almost quitting time here at work, so I'm really ready to let the weekend begin.

I didn't bring a lunch with me, but ended up going to Whole foods to get some healthy stuff for the week. I grabbed stuff from the hotbar for lunch. It was very good and lots of good veggies in there (Edamame, roasted potatoes, roasted Kale, roasted collard greens, roasted green beans w/ shallots, brown rice, 5 kalamata olives and an oriental cabbage salad with cabbage, almonds, sesame seeds and a vinegar based dressing w/ oil -nothing creamy in it). Was so yummy and filling.

My DS13's birthday party is tomorrow. It will be an all day event, so I'm not sure how much time I'll be on until late tomorrow. I will try to get on in the morning and give a quick shout out, but it depends on how much stuff I have to get done. I'm in charge of the healthy/vegan items and hubby is in charge of the meat and unhealthy items, lol. I'm making an Artichoke Garlic dip and a casserole I made last weekend that was super yummy and healthy. Then at least I know I'll have stuff for me that won't break the calorie bank.

What are your plans for the weekend?
 
I am not really even sure how many details to even type here but I will say that based on hard work this week, talking with a lot of employees from the district and some interesting meetings...I am going to be suing for defamation of character/slander. I now know, with proof, why I am not being offered any jobs and the whole situation is unbelievable. The past couple of days I have literally felt like this really could not be happening to me because it is so horrible. The details that I will say at this point is that I was released due to budget cuts but a principal is telling other principals that I was release "due to cause"! This would mean that I was let go because of something I did wrong. I have been to our HR department and have seen my file - there is NOTHING but glowing recommendations, positive evaluations and the notice from the school board that I was released due to budget cuts.

This morning I am waiting to hear back from 2 different lawyers because this whole story is just so awful that I need to have legal representation and I will be seeking assistance in resolving this.

So, I am sorry I was MIA these past couple of days but I actually feel so much better know that I know why I haven't been getting any calls from principals. I now feel like it is going to be a long, hard fight but I am going to fight it because I have worked to hard and to long to be an incredible teacher.

Alright...time to get working on getting the Healthy Habits posted. I will be posting the challenge first. I won't post the points and winner until later tonight in case anyone else wants to send me their points or post what new thing they tried out this week.

Have a fabulous Friday everyone!
Jen

HOLY GUACAMOLE! That is disgraceful!! I'm infuriated for you!! NO WONDER things have been so tough for you! You need to get to the bottom of this! Good for you for not taking it lying down!! BE STRONG!!!:hug:

P -- Thank you for being our coach last week!

Thank you again to everyone for your kind words yesterday. I had a very controlled "splurge" day yesterday with my 14 point lunch (LOL!) and then some light chps & pretzel crisps AND a pumpkin muffin last night. There are still 4 of them left at home from what I baked and I am going to freeze them to have for a pre-breakfast treat on gym workout mornings (they'll be defrosted in my car by the time I am done my workouts). I didn't buy any frosting for the ones at home and haven't touched the frosting here, though I may put a dab on the muffin I brought for this morning.

The big news is that I "quit" physical therapy last night. I was near tears in frustration there last night, feeling like it was a waste of time and I'd rather be at the gym doing a very organized, structured strength training workout and cardio, rather than taking nearly an hour to very inefficiently do 10 minutes on the precor to warm up and then strengthening exercises that should have only taken 1/2 hour. My therapist and I came up with a list of the exercises I should do at the gym, the order in which I should do them, and the weights at which I should start (he is worried I'll push too hard too soon). I am definitely ready to be independent in this regard. Now I can go do a full hour at the gym and feel good about it.

My plan is to go to the gym at least 3x/week and to do my long walks on Saturdays. That is about what I can commit to now, but having said it here, I am feeling very bound to making it work. I am doing a 6 mile walk tomorrow with my friend who is training for the Disney full marathon. She will do those 6 at my very slow pace and then will wog her other 4 that are on the schedule for tomorrow. And I am doing another 2.5 mile breast cancer walk on Sunday. :banana:

You're welcome.... sorry I was MIA at the start of it! :rolleyes1

I'm sure you know what you are doing with stopping the PT. Just take it easy on yourself.

Just sneaking on at work to say a quick hello. My computer would not let me on line last night or this morning, and I'm having dis BL withdrawal.

Congrats to all who lost today, :cool1:and hugs to all who gained or who are struggling. :hug:

I'm down .4 today, slow and steady. I thank the running for burning off the junk I've had.

I have a 3 day weekend off, so I hope to go to the library or the Apple store and catch up with you all.

Have a great weekend, and keep on trucking!! We can do this!!!:cheer2:

:cheer2: for slow and steady!! Hopefully we will hear from you this weekend!

Pjlla – Yuck swim every night of the week!!! The pizza sounds good – can I come to your house 

She is starting her 7th year of swim, so we are used to the schedule by now. But it definitely puts a cramp in family time.

THe pizza IS good. I buy the thin whole wheat crust from the grocery store (Mama Marie's or something like that). Half of the pizza crust is 6 points, so as long as I don't add too much cheese, I can really indulge. And I don't mind serving them pizza when I know that it is reasonably healthy.... definitely an improvement on the greasy (but delicious) take-out that they prefer.

A few weeks ago I made myself a goat cheese and cararmelized pear/onion pizza... not quite as the gorgonzola and pear pizza at California Pizza Kitchen, (:love:) but at least I was trying.

I also make myself personal pizzas with the 60 calorie flaxseed and oat bran pita breads. As long as you don't over-toast them, they are great.

Hey everyone,

I hope everyone is having a good Friday. It's almost quitting time here at work, so I'm really ready to let the weekend begin.

I didn't bring a lunch with me, but ended up going to Whole foods to get some healthy stuff for the week. I grabbed stuff from the hotbar for lunch. It was very good and lots of good veggies in there (Edamame, roasted potatoes, roasted Kale, roasted collard greens, roasted green beans w/ shallots, brown rice, 5 kalamata olives and an oriental cabbage salad with cabbage, almonds, sesame seeds and a vinegar based dressing w/ oil -nothing creamy in it). Was so yummy and filling.

My DS13's birthday party is tomorrow. It will be an all day event, so I'm not sure how much time I'll be on until late tomorrow. I will try to get on in the morning and give a quick shout out, but it depends on how much stuff I have to get done. I'm in charge of the healthy/vegan items and hubby is in charge of the meat and unhealthy items, lol. I'm making an Artichoke Garlic dip and a casserole I made last weekend that was super yummy and healthy. Then at least I know I'll have stuff for me that won't break the calorie bank.

What are your plans for the weekend?

Have fun with DS's birthday! It should be a beautiful day!

No big plans around here. DH is painting the house :rolleyes: so it looks like I will be helping with that (as I did all day today). It's a PITA, but needs to be done and he refuses to hire anyone to do it. He took the week off to do it, but with the rain and a few social obligations, he has really only painted two days. He'll have to push to finish it on weekends before it gets too cold. Speaking of painting, I'm sure he is wondering where I disappeared to....:rolleyes1 TTYL..................P
 
I think my 10 yr old is regressing! She insisted on watching the Backyardigans: Super Secret Super Spy movie! It's funny and cute but don't know why she wanted to watch it! She chose this over Project Runway. She's got bball tryouts at 7:15. She had a rough week and wasn't feeling well most of the week so maybe this is her way of chilling.

Ate 2 halves of 2 small subs from DH and my favorite sub shop. Really bad but oh so good! Bad eating is out of my system for now. I'm going to have Diet Sprite with Mango Rum for my Friday drink. Going to the movies tomorrow and I will be good. If we go to the cinema pub I will get something small or a salad. I plan on getting up early and doing 3-4 miles on the elliptical and I will do some other workout later in the day. Sunday will be a good workout day for me as well. DD1 has a playdate from 1-5 so it will just be DD2 and me. I will get up early to workout and also workout in the afternoon. Going to make this a good weekend and either maintain from today or lose a few to get a jump on next week! Busy week next week so if I can remain focused I will be fine.

Time for that drink! I earned it!

Hugs to all that need it and thanks for the good wishes today! I really appreciate the support I get on here! It gets me through rough days!

TTFN :tigger:
 
Deb – Those ornaments are awesome!

Taryn – :cool1::dance3::cheer2::yay::worship: :goodvibes ! Your girls sound so great – almost makes me want to have another, as long as it was guaranteed to be a girl, and as long as I could do everything just the way I want to like with DS, and as long as someone else would get up in the middle of the night to feed her for the first year or so, and… yeah, nevermind :sad2:!

CC – Yay for sleep!

Jen – Wow, that sucks. Good luck to you with the attorney stuff :hug: .

Dona – Enjoy your visit with DS!

cherry-pops – :grouphug:

Cam – The trainer put me on something that said Precor on it to warm up last night, I’m not sure that it’s the same thing you’re talking about - kind of like an elliptical without handles crossed with a stair stepper? Anyways, it was the most uncomfortable contraption I’ve ever used and I only had to be on it for five minutes, if it’s the same thing I so completely understand your frustration. I felt like I was going to dislocate my hip with each “step”/”stride”/ whatever, I couldn’t figure out how to adjust it or even if it was adjustable, and I was bored out of my mind because I had no headphones for the tvs and no music – I stared at the timer the whole time, it was torturous! Luckily, he won’t make me do that again – I have to jump rope next time, I’m not sure that’s going to be better - I haven’t jumped rope since elementary school! I have faith that you will work at a good pace for you and not push yourself too hard now that you have control over your pt/activity :flower3: !

Connie – Yay for two good days! Have fun at the fair! I am so impressed with your running/walking plan for tomorrow!

Tracey – Hope you find your bounce again real soon :hug: !

Lindsay – I hope everything’s OK! I have some news for you - my trainer is also a firefighter – I thought about you as soon as that came out of his mouth ;) !

Kathy – Hope your computer gets taken care of soon! I’m missing the Michael stories :) !

Melanie – Thanks for being our coach this week and happy birthday to your DS! Turning 13 is a big deal, have a great time!

Pamela – Thanks for being our coach last week!

Plan for the weekend changed slightly since the trainer can work with me on Sunday. Because of DS’s baseball schedule the only days I can fit in sessions are Thursdays and Sundays until the second week of November. I wasn’t sure if they worked on Sundays, but the trainer said he would work with my schedule this month and we’ll do 2 Thursdays and 2 Sundays, and then start twice a week next month – which was pretty awesome of him I think. I was supposed to have a fitness assessment yesterday, but he read through the medical history and questionnaire thing that I had to fill out and said since I was low risk and already exercising on a regular basis we would just go ahead through a beginner workout and see how I did. That way I would get a good idea of how he ran the sessions, what kind of stuff to expect, and have a better sense of whether this is something I want to sign up for (it’s a 3 month commitment and then it goes month to month, cancel any time after the first 3 months). It was a great circuit training style workout – my legs were noodles afterwards and I shoulder pressed a 15 lb weight in each hand each set even though I told him when he handed them to me that there was no way I’d be able to do that :cool1: ! He was impressed that my mechanics were so good, which will save time - since he won’t have to teach me good form we can get right to work! We had to use a local gym last night because his facility was being painted, but it should be ready to go for me on Sunday. Which is good, ‘cause let me tell you, I did not like having all those people around to watch me :eek: (even though I know they weren’t watching and could care less about me and what I was doing :rolleyes:, I still felt uncomfortable). Anyways – I had a great time and I’m excited about my next session (except for the jump rope part)!

I got three loads of laundry done last night/this morning – they still have to be folded and put away, but I’ll do that while I’m waiting for the load to wash tonight – it’ll keep me awake until it’s time to put that load in the dryer. Since I’m going to ask my mom to keep DS overnight for me so I can go to my session on Sunday morning, I’m not going to ask her to help me clean the house too. So, I’ll clean the upstairs and finish the laundry before the game tomorrow and put DS’s bed stuff in the wash and get as much of the main floor done as I can after the game. Then Sunday is up early for the session (throw my bed stuff in the wash before I leave), pick up DS, farmers market, grocery store (which’ll have to be super quick since I’ll probably be smelly by then :rolleyes1 !), home to finish the bed laundry and finish cleaning the main floor if I didn’t Saturday night, shower and blow out my hair, and finally remake the beds. If I can get the main floor cleaned Saturday night I’m going to try to fit my run in on Sunday too depending on how my legs feel! The basement will have to wait for next weekend, which is actually the weekend it is scheduled to be cleaned anyways, so I’m fine with that and it means I’ll be back on schedule with cleaning after this weekend.

Whew, well I have a busy weekend ahead of me, and I have my brother’s birthday dinner tonight, so I better wrap this up! Have a wonderful, on plan, perfect weather (hopefully) weekend everyone!

Bree
 
Watching Once Upon a Mattress! Pretty good so far! Carol Burnett, Matthew Morrison, Tracey Ullman, Michael Boatman, Zooey Deschanel and a few others that I don't know names. It was on Ovation network the other day. They are showing a lot of musicals in the next week including Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat starring Donny Osmond. Jesus Christ Superstar and Cats and The Music Man are also on in the coming week. I love musicals so this is great for me!

DD2 is enjoying it though she may fall asleep on the couch. DD1 is at basketball tryouts. DH is prepping for his trip to Orlando.

Have a great night all and I'll check in after working out tomorrow!
 
Okay folks....I am TOTALLY tardy with our Healthy Habits...and it will be coming in a few minutes.

I need to give a quick update though with vague details so that those of you following the saga of my trying to find a job and the craziness of life going through all this stress can know what is kind of happening.

I am not really even sure how many details to even type here but I will say that based on hard work this week, talking with a lot of employees from the district and some interesting meetings...I am going to be suing for defamation of character/slander. I now know, with proof, why I am not being offered any jobs and the whole situation is unbelievable. The past couple of days I have literally felt like this really could not be happening to me because it is so horrible. The details that I will say at this point is that I was released due to budget cuts but a principal is telling other principals that I was release "due to cause"! This would mean that I was let go because of something I did wrong. I have been to our HR department and have seen my file - there is NOTHING but glowing recommendations, positive evaluations and the notice from the school board that I was released due to budget cuts.

This morning I am waiting to hear back from 2 different lawyers because this whole story is just so awful that I need to have legal representation and I will be seeking assistance in resolving this.

So, I am sorry I was MIA these past couple of days but I actually feel so much better know that I know why I haven't been getting any calls from principals. I now feel like it is going to be a long, hard fight but I am going to fight it because I have worked to hard and to long to be an incredible teacher.

Alright...time to get working on getting the Healthy Habits posted. I will be posting the challenge first. I won't post the points and winner until later tonight in case anyone else wants to send me their points or post what new thing they tried out this week.

Have a fabulous Friday everyone!
Jen

:hug::hug:OMG that is horrific. I cannot imagine what you are going through. I hope you get a great lawyer and make that idiot pay:wizard:
 
I just finished day W5D2 of C25K. I'm surprised at how strong I felt. I actually believe that the 20 minutes on day 3 is achievable.

Kids and DH are gone until Sunday morning, so I plan to enjoy the quiet. I have some Kohls cash to spend on some more new clothes. Think I'll pick up some workout pants that fit. That will make jumping jacks easier without having to pull up my pants all the time.
 
Plans for the weekend keep changing all the time. Tonight ds's went to a football game at Rutgers (ds1's gf is a graduate and a past member to the color guard). Dh and I got a call inviting us to a friend's house dinner tomorrow night. She is having the local high school band over (it is a small band) and knew that there is going to be extra food so she invited us. Then we found out that they would be at the local high school football game so we went there tonight. I had to go see the marching band. I was band parent president for a good number of years and still know a number of parents who are still working with the band. It was a great night. Not too cold. Just a great night to be outside. The local team lost 7 to 6 and it looks like Rutgers may lose tonight also. Not a great night.

It was nice because I got to see some of my son's old teacher and it nice to tell them about what they are up to.

Have a nice evening everyone.
 





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