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

[tigger813]

Go for it Cupcake!

I've done 5.5 miles on the elliptical and a 45 minute cardio/sculpting workout! I feel great! Bedroom is mostly done so now I'm working on the living room so I can decorate a bit for Halloween.

DH called from Orlando. He tried a few things at F&W and is headed over to a dinner at Portofino with the rest of the convention people. I told him we are definitely heading down there for a few days next fall without the kids!

Back to cleaning. DD1 will be home shortly and my parents will be back soon as well. Trying to get as much done as I can. Probably heading to bed early as I was up at midnight with the dog and at 3 when DH left and then the kids came in around 7:20.

Having some sort of burger on the 60 calorie pita bread. Also continuing to drink my water.

Gotta get moving!

TTFN

 

[jenanderson]

So that brings me to:
For part two of the challenge, share your ideas of who you believe you are meant to be. How will you know when you have reached your goal? Is it simply a weight you have picked? Are you open to changing your ideas or will you "have" to reach a certain weight?

Feel free to share any thoughts you have about this topic because I have been struggling with it for weeks. I feel successful, know that I have courage, determination and will power...but wonder if this is really it and I don't know it yet.

I thought I was supposed to be a Mom of 4 kids. I had one. With everything that we went through with the kid stuff, we almost ended up divorced. I still have a lot of sad feelings associated with it. I thought I was going to be a therapist, I now work in fund development—and love it. I never thought I would be an athlete—but I think I am. I love running. I love working out. I love being fit. I don’t love it every single day, or every single week. Some days and weeks I hate it. I feel more like the “real me” than I have in a long time. I never would have thought this is the person I would be at 43, but I like this person. I think the big thing is, I am now open to change (or at least trying to be—change still stresses me out).

I love being thin. (And I never thought I was thin before, ever, even when I weighed less). I picked my goal weight based on charts and tables and formulas, and I’m happy at this weight. If I don’t lose another pound that’s ok. But I’ve decided to try for the high school weight—you know the one where my mom told me I was a big girl. I might not make it, and I’m not switching to being a loser. I’m going to stay a maintainer, just bump it down. I don’t feel like I need to be a loser—if that makes sense. I think if I drop 10 more pounds it will help my running, and I would love to see if the belly goes away, so I decided to see what happens. And I’m feeling a little competitive. I kept thinking I don’t need to go to that weight to prove something to my mom, but what if I want to prove something to myself? What if I want to prove I can reach my goals, be healthy and be happy?

Pamela (and Jen)—this is my rationale for staying a maintainer, yet still maybe working on those last 5-10 pounds. Being a maintainer, to me, doesn’t mean I can back off, it just means, that if I stay at this weight, that’s ok. It’s good. But if I can get a little healthier, that’s good too. That’s why I suggested maybe trying maintaining for a while. Might not make sense, but in my weird mind, it does.

Rose - First of all, I loved your race report. It sounds like despite how you were feeling about not wanting to run...you worked through it and had a great time. Thanks for sharing all the details.

Thank you SO MUCH for sharing such a thoughtful review of who it is you think you are suppose to be. I have read it so many times because I think in so many ways, we are so similar. I really appreciated the part about maintaining as well. It is something that I really need to keep thinking about. I think that is where I am at right now and I am learning to look in the mirror and be happy with what it is I see. I know there are still things that I can work at and I know I want to keep being the healthy me that I have have become but I am realizing like you, it is good where I am at. Thanks for sharing!

I just got home from the runners expo for the Hudson Mohawk Marathon/Half marathon tomorrow. Lots of vendors - and the shirt for the race is really, really cool. It's white, with black lettering for the race and the big date: 10.10.10 DH surprised me with an awesome long sleeve black pullover with the race name on it. Some of my favorite vendors were there - RunLikeAGirl, Bondi bands, etc. I spent alot of time wandering around the aisles and each time I turned, I saw DH sitting down talking to a few guys. I asumed he ran into someone he knew, but...no. It was Mark and Jay Kruger from BL Season 5 (??maybe 6?) and they were so incredibly nice and personable. DH is a big guy (6'5 and about 300 lbs) and has been struggling with making a life change to get healthier. I was so excited to see them talking to him and encouraging him. It really made my day.

Jude - I am glad that you enjoyed the expo! I love getting new running things and it sounds like you were able to find some good things to get. I am so happy to read about DH chatting with Mark and Jay - I am sure that it made you feel good to see him getting encouragement from the guys.

I am SO PROUD OF YOU for FINISHING YOUR HALF MARATHON today! You did an amazing job!!!

I went to get some blood work done for my physical this morning. I was an hour early since they didn't open until 8 and I thought it was 7. I was going to go home but I went to a park and walked for a while. I was still very early so I went and read the rest of the time.

Dona - Hope your blood work went well. I think it is great that you used that hour to take a walk and relax a bit - what a wonderful use of your time!

When we were running up one of the highway overpasses--someone around us started whining--it's hilly, it's windy, blah blah blah. I shared with Mike--if the hill does not have a name it doesn't count--everyone thought that was funny. And thank goodness for the breeze it cooled us off. Really training during this nasty summer really made all the difference. I am definitely getting a t-shirt that says--it's a hill, get over it.

OMG! This cracked me up. Today when DH and I went out for our run, I kept repeating "it's a hill, get over it" to myself because we did the hilly route today. I will never run hills again without having that line run through my head!

I want to have a loss by Monday! And a big loss this week despite PMS setting in! I will BEAT the HECK out of PMS this week!

You go girl! Tracey, you are so dedicated to exercising and sticking to your plans that I KNOW you will have a loss by Monday!

Not much to report. I ate okay for the day. I haven't eaten all my points yet, and I'm kind of craving something sweet so I'm hoping I end the day on a good note.

Thanks JenA! I hope you hear from an attorney soon.

How did the pizza turn out?

CC - I love reading how you are doing with sticking within your points and eating so well. I hope you were able to get something sweet like you wanted!

I think it is going to take at least a week to find an attorney...maybe longer. I have several that I am contacting and may even try a few more that my sister has suggested. I want to be sure it is someone who I feel I can really work with and will represent me well.

Didn't have the pizza. We didn't have all the ingredients so we will try it later this week.

Reading all your posts inspired me so much to get back on the wagon head on. I exercised Friday and today even though Im still a little tired from traveling. Im ready to beat these last 10 pounds and reach my goal. I even did some shopping today to make sure I had healthy food around me. Well Im going to go and try to get some more work done. Talk to you all soon.

Jeanette - Sounds like you had a great trip and I loved the photos! I think it is great that you came home and got right back on plan with your weight loss. I am sure you will reach your goal soon!

Good Morning. I was up again when I weighed in this morning. That is 3 weeks in a row. I really hope that I can regain control soon. I'm 10 lbs heavier than I was this summer. It's frustrating, but I know that being sick for the last month hasn't helped, my screwed up work schedule and overall anxiety of searching for a job. I thought the sinus infection was gone, but I woke up super dizzy this morning and have surmised that is must be fluid in my ears. They don't hurt though I took some sudafed and am hoping that helps. Unfortunately I probably won't sleep tonight as sinus/allergy/cold meds always have that effect on me.

All I can say is that I am sorry you are struggling. There is so much going on for you and I know how the stress of looking for a job has impacted my life...I hope that you can find the strength you need to keep going with our group and living healthy. I know it is no fun to gain weight back but don't give in. First, you have to get well again. Then, focus on finding some time for you again. Feel free to post here when you need support. It will happen - we will both get jobs soon, you will lose that weight again and we will both get through these tough times. Here is some pixie dust for both of us!

We are looking for a race in November. Thinking about one in Nashville.

I need to find a race for November as well. We have our 1/2 marathon on October 30th but I would like to find something around Thanksgiving.

Today's QOTD. What do you do on the weekend to get ready for the week ahead to stay on target? Do you prep food, plan a menu, plan exercise or pick your days of the week and times your going to work out?

We do try to plan a menu for the week, talk about when we will have time to exercise and get ourselves organized. I would like to actually prep some of the food because even though we sometimes have it planned out....plans change because life gets in the way. I think if I could figure out how to make it even simpler, we would stick to it.

I thought this article was great!
One step backward, two steps forward...
http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/motivation_articles.asp?id=84

Thanks for sharing Rose. I usually find that the Sparkspeople articles make me think about things.

Deb: I know what you mean about looking for a job. I feel like everytime I send in an application, I have be readily available for a phone call or e-mail. I think it was JenA who said looking for a job is a "full-time job." My cousin did too.

It probably was me. I do think that it is a full time job. I am really having a hard time subbing every day and still looking for a job. I feel like there are not enough hours in my day lately!

It has been a really nice weekend. The weather in Minnesota is BEAUTIFUL right now. On Friday night the family went to the high school homecoming game. Even though the team lost, it was a great game. Yesterday DH and I did a bunch of errands together, we had a nice family outing in the evening and then we watched movies before bed. Today DH and I got up and did a 10 mile run and then the family went to look for things we need for our costumes. We are running in a race on October 30th that we all need costumes for - the whole family is going to dress up as Gods & Goddesses! DH and I will be running the 10 mile race first, we will have 15 minutes to recover before we run the 5K with our kids. This will make for a 1/2 for us and the 5K for the kids. It should be a blast!

It was exactly what I needed mentally. I am now ready to attack the week again and deal with all the stress that it will bring. I am planning on really using the Healthy Habits challenge this week to try and help me stay on track.

Later -
Jen

 

[flipflopmom]

Just a quick post, midst of the Sunday night madness.

Yesterday, I just couldn't get motivated to clean, or do anything. Once we counted back, it was the first free Saturday since the beginning of August. NO WONDER! So now, I am trying to do everything I didn't get done last night.

Rose - you look SMASHING! Seriously like Tom's sister! Loved the thoughtful race report. I'll comment more later.

Jen- glad you had a great weekend! You deserve and needed it!

Tracey -hope you get some sleep tonight.

CC - Hope the mood improves in your house!

Jude- hope your race went well. Thought about you this am!

Cupcaker - Your pictures are so cute! You should see if Minnie needs a body double sometime!

Sophie is still whiney as all get out. Sheez. She needs some whine to go with it. I'm having some tummy issues, been downing as much fiber as I can get to speed things along. I think I'm up a bit this weekend, I'm feeling bloated and blah. TOM should be on his way later this week, which won't help, either.

BTW, I am need of a screwdriver.....
Taryn


Off to clean more, before me sitting down unmotivates the entire family!

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

So that brings me to:
For part two of the challenge, share your ideas of who you believe you are meant to be. How will you know when you have reached your goal? Is it simply a weight you have picked? Are you open to changing your ideas or will you "have" to reach a certain weight?

Rose thanks for sharing your honest thoughts about your race. Its true running is not always sunshine and lollipops but usually after you push through it it does make you feel better. You would never be able to tell how down you were. Your pictures were awesome. You have such a beautiful family and ITA w/ Taryn you could pass for DS's sister.

As far as who I see myself being and am I there yet?:

In high school I was very athletic. Played 3 sports year round. Very competitive. Then I graduated. In college I did nothing except my studies. I gained some weight/lost some weight etc. I always planned to get married and have kids and thats what I saw for my life. I pretty much conquered my goal. Tomorrow I will be married for 7 years and I have two sons. I realized a short while ago that even with accomplishing my dreams there is still something missing. I wasnt doing anything for me. I am not a selfish person and I do everything for anyone in need. I finally realized I need to accomplish things on my own too. Running has done that for me. It is hard to come to terms that I am not the best runner. I was always the better athlete/player on my teams. I am a high acheiver. Running has been challenging. I feel I am on the right path to finding me again.

my half is tomorrow. It starts at 830 AM.

Im sorry I didnt get on sooner to wish you luck. I am sure you did awesome and cant wait to hear about it.

I am definitely getting a t-shirt that says--it's a hill, get over it.

And when I asked DS why he got a mohawk. He said his bff's were doing it--there was probably alcohol involved. I asked him if they jumped off a cliff would he jump off with them? And he said probably, depending on how high the cliff is and what's at the bottom.

I like your quote! I thought your DS hair looks cool. To be that age again.

Heres my attempt to post pictures.

Your pics are great. Im glad you had a great time. I would love to see you and BF slow dance that must be interesting. You look great!

BTW, I am need of a screwdriver.....

I told you to hide the screwdrivers

The festival was nice yesterday but not a whole lot of stuff for the kids to do. We only stayed for an hour or so. Then my parents called and said they were going to the horse races. So we decided to go to. It was an hour away. I felt weird about taking the kids but once we got there I felt better because there were kids running all over. The boys really enjoyed watching the horses and cheering for them. I only bet on one race and lost 6$ We had a great time.

Today I was lazy and just hung out at my nana's with the family. I really cant do this every sunday. I eat more than I need to and things that I dont really need. I did go for a short run when I got home. I need to get going both the phillies and the eagles are on at the same time tonight. I am hoping for some big philadelphia wins.

the kids and dh are off tomorrow but I will have to go to work. I have to deal with some staff issues first thing in the morning which I am not looking forward to. I have some staff acting mean and what I call bullying other staff. I never thought I would have to deal with this considering all the staff are at least in their mid 20's to early 30's. Gosh grow up people.

Good night.

 

[MelanieC]

Ugg - I just had a super long reply with quotes done and it all disappeared. I hate this computer aggh!!

I was almost done too!!

I'm not going to try to do it again. It probably just happen again. I think I need to do it the hard way and just do it on word and then copy and paste it in here.


So how is everyone's night going? Did everyone have a good day? I was doing well and did have a mini-binge. Luckily I'm not hungry and that just ended up being my dinner. No exercise either -Why Why Why - I have no idea. Tomorrow is a new day and I'll pick myself up and move on.

 

[MelanieC]

I hope you have a great time today. I bet you will get it all done. Where in PA do you live?

I live in Quakertown - Wow we are so close to each other !!

 

[tigger813]

Heading to bed since I didn't get much sleep last night. My mom wants to walk in the morning. She wants to lose weight this this week so maybe all of my talk has gotten through to her. Then we are off to the mall for a day of shopping. Hoping to get the girls' costumes tomorrow as well as some other things that we need. I have all of my coupons together and have spoken to the girls about what is expected of them in terms of behavior and what we are planning on buying.

Good night all! Tigger has run out of bounce for the day!

TTFN

 

[Dreamer24]

No time to read and catch up on posts but I hope everyone had a great weekend and that you are all feeling very motivated to start a healthy week!

 

[donac]

Good morning Just a short post before I leave for school. Dh has the day off so he is still sleeping. Ds2 just left to go back to college. I am in tears. He brought back some blankets since it is getting cooler. I know he has his Mickey quilt that we bought years and years ago. Today he brought a quilt with him. It was a quilt he made one summer with me. His cousin wanted to learn how to quilt so she came down to spend a couple of days. He, his cousin and a friend of my son all came to learn to quilt. We spent the morning in the basement sewing and cutting. At the end of 4 days they all had quilt tops. He has been using it since he was 12. I just can't believe that he brought it with him this morning.

mommyof2pirates Hope work goes well this morning. I have noticed that some younger people are meaner than I remember my generation to be. Not all but some. None here but in my work place I have noticed the same thing.

Have to go Have a great day.

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

I live in Quakertown - Wow we are so close to each other !!

wow we are really close. I actually live in bethlehem but I work in Center Valley.

Good morning Just a short post before I leave for school. Dh has the day off so he is still sleeping. Ds2 just left to go back to college. I am in tears. He brought back some blankets since it is getting cooler. I know he has his Mickey quilt that we bought years and years ago. Today he brought a quilt with him. It was a quilt he made one summer with me. His cousin wanted to learn how to quilt so she came down to spend a couple of days. He, his cousin and a friend of my son all came to learn to quilt. We spent the morning in the basement sewing and cutting. At the end of 4 days they all had quilt tops. He has been using it since he was 12. I just can't believe that he brought it with him this morning.

That is such a great memory to hold on to. My mom quilts and has made stuff for the boys but hopefully someday we can do something fun like that with her. for you having to say goodbye. I bet its really hard to let him spread his wings.

 

[tigger813]

Had a good night's sleep. Weird having the whole bed to myself! I just finished watching the Bucket List that I started watching about a month ago.

Going to go get ready to take a walk with my mother and then get ready to go shopping for the day. Girls are still sleeping.

I'll be back later after shopping.

TTFN

 

[Rose&Mike]

Jude--hope you had a great race!!!

Today's QOTD. What do you do on the weekend to get ready for the week ahead to stay on target? Do you prep food, plan a menu, plan exercise or pick your days of the week and times your going to work out?
Talk to everyone soon. Make great choices today and keep on chugging your water

I try to plan menus for the week on Sunday, and I plan out when I'm going to workout. I am happy to say I did do the menus yesterday and Mike went to the grocery so we are good to go this week! Tonight we are having homemade pizza with carmelized onions, goat cheese and sun dried tomatoes. We're also planning on trying a spinning class on Thursday.

Pamela--did you try the spinning class?

DH called from Orlando. He tried a few things at F&W and is headed over to a dinner at Portofino with the rest of the convention people. I told him we are definitely heading down there for a few days next fall without the kids!

TTFN

You will have so much fun at F&W! There aren't a ton of vegetarian choices, but Mike and DS loved all the different things that they could try. And my favorite is the cosmo slushies and the pomegranite kir champagne. Yum!

Rose - First of all, I loved your race report. It sounds like despite how you were feeling about not wanting to run...you worked through it and had a great time. Thanks for sharing all the details.

Thank you SO MUCH for sharing such a thoughtful review of who it is you think you are suppose to be. I have read it so many times because I think in so many ways, we are so similar. I really appreciated the part about maintaining as well. It is something that I really need to keep thinking about. I think that is where I am at right now and I am learning to look in the mirror and be happy with what it is I see. I know there are still things that I can work at and I know I want to keep being the healthy me that I have have become but I am realizing like you, it is good where I am at. Thanks for sharing!

OMG! This cracked me up. Today when DH and I went out for our run, I kept repeating "it's a hill, get over it" to myself because we did the hilly route today. I will never run hills again without having that line run through my head!

We are running in a race on October 30th that we all need costumes for - the whole family is going to dress up as Gods & Goddesses! DH and I will be running the 10 mile race first, we will have 15 minutes to recover before we run the 5K with our kids. This will make for a 1/2 for us and the 5K for the kids. It should be a blast!

It was exactly what I needed mentally. I am now ready to attack the week again and deal with all the stress that it will bring. I am planning on really using the Healthy Habits challenge this week to try and help me stay on track.

Later -
Jen

I probably share waaaaaay too much, but it is much cheaper than therapy. I think it's pretty normal for your brain to take a little while to catch up with your body. I know that I am very hard on myself, so I am learning to appreciate all my accompishments and the very strong body I have been blessed with. And I really don't like hills, but I am starting to see what a huge training benefit it is to run hills. And my goodness, when that girl was complaining, it was an over pass, in FL for goodness sake. How high could it be. I don't even think my heartrate went up.

The Halloween race sounds like fun! I am already harrassing Tom and telling him that if he doesn't train, I will kick his booty at the parents weekend 5k next year. (I really don't expect to beat him--he ran cross country in high school--I just want him to get off his butt and exercise!)

Hope this week brings good things for you.

Yesterday, I just couldn't get motivated to clean, or do anything. Once we counted back, it was the first free Saturday since the beginning of August. NO WONDER! So now, I am trying to do everything I didn't get done last night.

Rose - you look SMASHING! Seriously like Tom's sister! Loved the thoughtful race report. I'll comment more later.

BTW, I am need of a screwdriver.....
Taryn

Thank you so much for that complement. 40 is the new 30. It didn't hurt that I flat ironed my hair and put makeup on for the pics before the race. I was very keyed up and needed something to do! And we have been crazy busy too. Looking forward to a few weekends with less to do. And did you have to find the screwdriver?

Rose thanks for sharing your honest thoughts about your race. Its true running is not always sunshine and lollipops but usually after you push through it it does make you feel better. You would never be able to tell how down you were. Your pictures were awesome. You have such a beautiful family and ITA w/ Taryn you could pass for DS's sister.

As far as who I see myself being and am I there yet?:

In high school I was very athletic. Played 3 sports year round. Very competitive. Then I graduated. In college I did nothing except my studies. I gained some weight/lost some weight etc. I always planned to get married and have kids and thats what I saw for my life. I pretty much conquered my goal. Tomorrow I will be married for 7 years and I have two sons. I realized a short while ago that even with accomplishing my dreams there is still something missing. I wasnt doing anything for me. I am not a selfish person and I do everything for anyone in need. I finally realized I need to accomplish things on my own too. Running has done that for me. It is hard to come to terms that I am not the best runner. I was always the better athlete/player on my teams. I am a high acheiver. Running has been challenging. I feel I am on the right path to finding me again.

I have some staff acting mean and what I call bullying other staff. I never thought I would have to deal with this considering all the staff are at least in their mid 20's to early 30's. Gosh grow up people.

Good night.

Lindsey--thanks for sharing your journey. And thanks for the complement. And I had my Mom face on for the first couple of days--you know the one where you smile and fake it, because you want your kids to be happy. And we were having fun, just everytime I thought about running--not good. The race was so fun, so it was totally worth it! And what's with the mean people? I just don't get it.

Good morning Just a short post before I leave for school. Dh has the day off so he is still sleeping. Ds2 just left to go back to college. I am in tears. He brought back some blankets since it is getting cooler. I know he has his Mickey quilt that we bought years and years ago. Today he brought a quilt with him. It was a quilt he made one summer with me. His cousin wanted to learn how to quilt so she came down to spend a couple of days. He, his cousin and a friend of my son all came to learn to quilt. We spent the morning in the basement sewing and cutting. At the end of 4 days they all had quilt tops. He has been using it since he was 12. I just can't believe that he brought it with him this morning.
Have to go Have a great day.

It's funny what sets it off, isn't it.

Hope everyone has a good day. I'm doing strength after work today. It's been two weeks since I went, so it could be very painful!

 

[cclovesdis]

Good Morning!

I actually woke up when the alarm went off at 6. I am trying to get myself on a decent sleep schedule. It is working okay, but it would be better if I could fall asleep sooner. But, no complaints really, because I slept through the night again.

I have to share what happened last night. As you know, things were not going well at home. I ate dinner because my dad volunteered to bake my meat. He still drowned it in cheese and breading though. And, served it with pasta. I went to church and that did not go well at all. I can't even begin to explain why. I'll just say it had nothing to do with having a fractured foot. Remembering to step with my right foot first and not putting too much pressure on my left foot was the easy part.

Jude: Congrats on finishing your 1/2!

Thanks CC! Do you feel more in control of your eating since the toe incident?

You know, I really do. I was hungry last night, but I ate responsibly and made decent choices. Yes, I went over my mim. points for the day, but not because I binge ate. Fracturing a foot is no fun, but it has given me the opportunity to focus on myself more.

I've done 5.5 miles on the elliptical and a 45 minute cardio/sculpting workout! I feel great! Bedroom is mostly done so now I'm working on the living room so I can decorate a bit for Halloween.

What a great day you had yesterday!

CC - I love reading how you are doing with sticking within your points and eating so well. I hope you were able to get something sweet like you wanted!

I think it is going to take at least a week to find an attorney...maybe longer. I have several that I am contacting and may even try a few more that my sister has suggested. I want to be sure it is someone who I feel I can really work with and will represent me well.

Didn't have the pizza. We didn't have all the ingredients so we will try it later this week.

Today DH and I got up and did a 10 mile run and then the family went to look for things we need for our costumes. We are running in a race on October 30th that we all need costumes for - the whole family is going to dress up as Gods & Goddesses! DH and I will be running the 10 mile race first, we will have 15 minutes to recover before we run the 5K with our kids. This will make for a 1/2 for us and the 5K for the kids. It should be a blast!

Thanks Jen! Like I said, yesterday wasn't perfect, but it was a victory for me. I could have made much, much worse choices and I didn't. Since I had 3 points left on Sat. night, I splurged and put sprinkles on my frozen yogurt.

I want you to know that I think the bolded part means that you are handling this horrible situation very rationally. I know it must be emotionally draining, but you are not showing that at all.

Can't wait to hear about the pizza. for 10 miles! Your upcoming race sounds awesome!
Is this your children's first race?

Taryn: Thanks! Things are much better this morning! My mom was in one of her "I'll ask every question 3 or more times mood" this morning, but I'll take that over the "Don't come near me because I'll just curse you out" mood.

Hope Sophie is feeling better this AM. Do you have today off? Either way, enjoy it!

BTW, I am need of a screwdriver.....

Which kind? (Sorry, had to ask )

Running has been challenging. I feel I am on the right path to finding me again.

Awesome Lindsay!

It's so wonderful that your DSs had a great time at the horse races! My grandparents thought it would be a good idea to take my sister and I to the Saratoga Race Track. Well, I understand that it's probably the premiere race track, but to the only kids within miles surrounded by a lot of older ladies dressed to the nine's, it was quite the laugh. It's nice to hear a good story about horse racing.

for this morning. I am probably too late though. A similar thing happened one year I was teaching. I was heralded because I wasn't like the rest of the 20 something's, but really, I was only doing my job. With the diagnoses on my students, I didn't have much of a choice.

Heading to bed since I didn't get much sleep last night. My mom wants to walk in the morning. She wants to lose weight this this week so maybe all of my talk has gotten through to her. Then we are off to the mall for a day of shopping. Hoping to get the girls' costumes tomorrow as well as some other things that we need. I have all of my coupons together and have spoken to the girls about what is expected of them in terms of behavior and what we are planning on buying.

Glad you got some sleep last night!

Hope today goes well!

You are one awesome mother and DD!

No time to read and catch up on posts but I hope everyone had a great weekend and that you are all feeling very motivated to start a healthy week!

Hope you have a great week too!

Ds2 just left to go back to college. I am in tears. He brought back some blankets since it is getting cooler. I know he has his Mickey quilt that we bought years and years ago. Today he brought a quilt with him. It was a quilt he made one summer with me. His cousin wanted to learn how to quilt so she came down to spend a couple of days. He, his cousin and a friend of my son all came to learn to quilt. We spent the morning in the basement sewing and cutting. At the end of 4 days they all had quilt tops. He has been using it since he was 12. I just can't believe that he brought it with him this morning.

You have a wonderful DS2! I'm sure that those hours he spent with you, Dcousin, and his friend mean so much to him!

Hope everyone has a good day. I'm doing strength after work today. It's been two weeks since I went, so it could be very painful!

Hope you have a great day too! for strength class tonight!

 

[tigger813]

Rose- We went 2 years ago to D&W but with the kids! We just want to go alone!!!! We loved it and DD1 tried a lot of new foods!

DD1 and I walked to the ATM and Dunkin' Donuts. I got a bottle of water! I'm just finishing my smoothie now waiting for DD1 and DM to be ready to go shopping. Hoping I can get in another workout at some point today. It depends on how long we are shopping. I am giving a massage tonight. I forgot that I also had a Special K bar this morning. I will take a protein bar with me so I don't break down and eat something bad while we're out.

DH had a great time at Horror Nights at US last night. He said it was very well done and a lot of fun. He's at the conference today and going to WWOHP tonight! Planning on taking lots of photos tonight!

Talk to you all later!

TTFN

 

[Connie96]

I have NO time, but I just wanted to say "hello".

I did get up and do that early morning 10 miles on Saturday followed by the Heart Walk and an afternoon/evening at the Fair. I'm here to tell you that it was TOO MUCH on too little sleep. I am STILL recovering. I managed to get my yoga in on Sunday and that did help, but my legs still feel tired and the rest of me does too. Yesterday was disastrous as far as eating goes. I'm feeling more in control this morning because I did get a decent night of sleep.

We did not go to the Fair yesterday because we were all just too stinking tired, but I told DD that we'd try to stop by there for a little bit after work this evening. Since we spent the money for the week-long passes, I have to make sure and get my money's worth out of them!!

Anyway... I've gotta get to work but wanted to pop in for a minute. I haven't read anything since last Friday, but I will try to catch up at some point although I have no idea when that might be.

Happy Monday, everyone!

 

[tggrrstarr]

I am so far behind again! I'll be able to catch up tomorrow morning. Just wanted to post a few things. First, it happened about 3 days later than I had hoped, but I hit 30lbs lost!!! I woke up this morning and the scale finally showed me what I wanted. 30 more to go by my Disney trip in January. I definitely think I can do it!
I did go out to dinner unexpectedly with my family Saturday night, so I had no time to figure out calories, and it was Italian, so not too much hope for low calorie options! I could have gotten a salad, but I decided to splurge and ordered a chicken marsala open faced sandwich. Yum! Best splurge ever! I removed the cheese and garlic bread so it would be lower calories, and just hoped for the best. I think that might have stalled me the extra day in losing that last bit, but it was worth it!

Yesterday was the day I had designated for W1D1 of C25K. So I made myself do it. I am pleased to report I made it through the full minute of 6/9 runs! I skipped 1 run, and did about half of the remaining two. (these were in the middle, I found some sort of second wind towards the 2nd half of the trek). I cannot believe I did it! Round 2 will be Tuesday.
I will be doing Week 1 for about 2-3 weeks, lol.

I also want to ease up on the p90x a bit until after my Halloween party, there's just too much to do before then, combined with the C25k. As long as I am getting in some workout each day, I will be happy.

I will be trying to post some preview decor pics soon, my awesomely talented BIL will be coming over tomorrow to help with some of the decorating. He is even better with ideas than I am, so hopefully we will have some great results.

 

[flipflopmom]

Am I the only teacher in the free world working today? Well, other than at my school, anyway. Just a quick second to post.

Money stuff worrying me again. Hate it when I can't get it off my mind, no matter what I do... Always happens when I actually look at my bank account. Dh did get to work 5 days last week, but only 4 this week. Thankfully the freezer and pantry were stocked, and we're getting by just on buying a little milk, etc. Not too much produce right now, but we had frozen, so just lacking fruit.

I was up a bit this am, but I have no doubts it will be gone by in the am. I am starting to feel a bit less bloated, unless TOM arrives, anyway.

AK coughed all night last night, and was rather puny this am. I might have her skip gymnastics, I'm going to go down to the gym now, she's in PE, and see what her energy level looks like. Sophie didn't wake up when I took her to Mom's, and I just called to check on her. She slept until 10:30! Lucky girl!

Hope your Mondays are going well!
Taryn

 

[my3princes]

I'm feeling a bit better this morning, but not 100%. The dizziness I experience yesterday was like being on the tea cups and never getting off. Right down to the motion sick tummy. Anything in came right back out At least I can function today and unless I have sudden movements the dizziness is at bay. I did lose 2 lbs yesterday so I guess I'll take that small benefit of being sick. I got up with the boys this morning, drove them to school then came home and went back to bed. I'm making sure that my body has all the rest it needs to recover. I don't have any sub days planned this week and since my schedule is still up in the air as to when I'll have my second interview I think I'll just work my night job and get things done around home during the day. I hate to pass up the money, but the interview is way more important in the long run. The boys have appointments Tuesday and Thursday afternoon which throws a monkey wrench into subbing those days anyway.

 

[tggrrstarr]

Today's QOTD. What do you do on the weekend to get ready for the week ahead to stay on target? Do you prep food, plan a menu, plan exercise or pick your days of the week and times your going to work out?

I do not plan. I try to plan each day first thing in the morning or the night before, but that's about it. My exercise is planned out though, due to P90x, each day has a specific workout. I decide while I am on my walk whether I feel like doing only 1 mile or doing the whole two miles. Everytime I try to get more organized, it only lasts a few days. So I just gave it up!

 

[cruisindisney]

Am I the only teacher in the free world working today?

Nope! My kids are in school today.

I did my 20 minute run on C25K! WOO HOO!! You guys were right! I did it and then did another 5 after a 5 minute walk. My neighbor didn't make the 20, but did 15 and wanted to do the extra 5 so I did it with her.

I have a question for you all. At what weight/size do you feel like you can stop calling yourself fat or overweight? I've called myself short and fat for a long time and last night realized that at a size 12 I can probably stop calling myself fat. I told my husband that and his response was "well you are still short".