Just poking in quickly to say hello and I'm still alive. I've been hitting it hard. NO cheating - not a single bite - in the last 3 weeks.
THREE weeks with no cheating. That is amazing!!!!!! I saw your name in the top ten. You are doing GREAT!
So, we're going to see Katherine Heigl's new movie and to an early dinner at the Melting Pot. I'm so excited for dinner. . I'm hoping last week's readings were off b/c I was stressed with work, but I'm worried. Does anyone have any good BP non-medical advice? My chiropractor mentioned drinking plenty of fluids.
Taking Hawthorn Berries (capsule) has really helped me in the past when mine is up. LOTS of water, little salt or pork, more sleep, less stress. Yeah. Right. But the hawthorn berries do help. I have always wanted to go to a melting pot!!!
This is a replica of five pounds of fat and five pounds of muscle. A woman who weighs 150 pounds and has 35% body fat is going to look much different than a woman who weighs 150 pounds and have 18% body fat..
I had forgotten about throwing that into the equation, that specific picture and analogy. I knew my leg muscle was throwing off my ideal weight a bit, but hadn't thought about in terms of bfa. I am aiming for 20%. Sound reasonable? Maybe that will be my goal instead of a weight number....
I found this article on sparkpeople that you might find interesting. It actually a series on finding your perfect weight. Here is a link to the first article. I haven't read the whole thing but skimmed most of the first two -- there is plenty to think about in here.You have a lot going on right now, Taryn. Are your sure that they might not offer the rebate again in a few months when maybe some of this other stuff going on in your life is behind you? Putting the extra money apart aside, is it something that you would want to do regardless? If not, I might be tempted to wait. This is going to be a big cleaning week-end at our house. Big in-law visit coming up in two short weeks.
THanks for the article. I have read so much on trying to figure it out, but the whole "what do you think" struck me. I used to say "I know goal when I see it." Now, I am thinking I'll know goal when I see and feel it. As for the PC, I had really, really, really considered doing it at the beginning of last year, after a show in I hosted in Nov. Just to earn a bit extra, we didn't need it as badly last year. But then the winter snows came, I got hooked on weight loss, and pushed it to the side. The girl that I would sign up under shoots from the hip, and she and I have been in contact a lot over the last year. Basically, it's PC's 30th anniversary, so it's a special. She's been doing it for 7 years and they've never done this particular incentive before. I can't wait for a big clean, but for right now, just maintaining the laundry, dishes, etc. is keeping me happy!
I think the Pampered Chef could end up being very lucrative. My only question is based on what you have mentioned about where you live. Will you have access (for lack of a better word) to enough people to have enough parties?
I made my list last night of whom I could contact to have the first ones, and hope for more booked off them. The good thing is that w/ gymnastics, I could drop AK off, hand off Sophie to Brad, and then do one in that town, starting w/ my neice. My sister in law lives an hour away, and I hope I could get her to do one, and then get some contacts from there.In my immediate area, I just have to make sure I get people from different "circles" so the same ones aren't invited over and over. I was invited to 5 last fall, b/c we were all wanting to get free stuff!!!
I thought all morning about coming here and saying "Today is a good day." Anyone who knows me pretty well knows that my personal mantra is "Life is Good." Whether it is cuddling with your kids on the couch or holding hands with your SO or talking to a friend on the phone or going for a 13 or 14 mile run (you ladies, ROCK!), I hope you all have a wonderful, life-filled day! This was the furthest distance I have gone in well over a year. It was such a gorgeous, sunny morning and I was just so grateful to be alive and mobile.
Thank you. I am glad you got in 8 miles. Makes me feel slack for not doing anything just b/c of TOM. So glad you have a positive outllook. There are sunbeams radiating from my computer screen!!!
. YAY for almost a pound. Bet it would have been if you hadn't had the fluids!
Today I ran in the capri pants (reebok brand--they were compression capris) and a long sleeve shirt and the neck thingy for over my face. I'm going to have to work on adjusting that because it kept sliding down, but no wheezing thank goodness. You can get some really cute long socks to run in which would cover your calves. That is my next step in the trying to stay warm this fall/winter. And definitely not the only southerner on here, though I am a yankee transplant. DH swears we will never live north of the mason-dixon line again--too cold!:I am really not a salesman, but there is potential. IMO, it takes more time than they tell you and you have to be EXTREMELY organized when it comes to stock, payments, and ordering. My question would be--what responsibility could you shift to someone else? You already have a very full plateI did my longest run ever--14 miles in 2 hours and 38 minutes. I felt pretty good, just a little bit of queasy stomach about an hour after. I think I didn't eat enough fast enough.
I need to look into some of that stuff for cold weather! I have long johns, I might just be running in those with shorts on top for a while!!!
It's dark, no one can see me! The good thing about Pampered Chef is that you don't keep stock, (other than what you need for a show, and I could pretty much do one w/ all the stuff I have at home w/o buying a kit
, but they do send all the catalogues, sales receipts, and training stuff in there, so I have to get it.. You just submit the order to the company, they send the order to the hostess, complete w/ packing slips on who gets what, and bags to do it! I love that part, b/c you don't get burned with stock in your house. GREAT RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I've cut out the junk this week and not been snacking as much, I'm down 2lbs since last week, yay!
I get to spend this next couple weeks packing and cleaning the house. We are moving at the end of the month because we sold our house. !
WOW!! Lots going on! Congrats on the loss!
I have the same exact issues and often wonder if I have ADD or if I just have too much on my mind. The pamper chef thing could be a good idea and even if it doesnt work out at least you still get to keep the stuff you spend the 160$ on. I tried tastefully simple before I had ryan. It started out ok but after a few months I lost the motivation The race went great today. I did 5.3miles in 62:08. I thought this was really good but I still came in 50/53 in my age group. There still was about 30 people behind me but still.
Great job on the race! I am so proud of you, girl! Don't worry about where you finished, you finished! I am worried a bit about losing the motivation, but I am thinking all the bills coming in should take care of that!
We just paid our US taxes last week and I saw that the check was just cashed yesterday. I love that perfect timing so the gov't didn't have any of our money before the absolute deadline
Tayrn: I am also a Southern girl, from Raleigh, NC. Loved the TOM play by play
And I love pampered chef products, good luck with your decision.
We discussed our surprise vacation coming up the first week of November and decided to go to Dublin.
Giong to Ireland is on my bucket list! I've always been obsessed with the place! We're only about 2-3 hrs. from Raleigh, I live on the VA/NC line, but more on the west side. I've been to Durham for a VT/Duke game. Very cool!
On a good note!!!! DD1 scored a goal in her game today!
Tomorrow is sunday school and then off to the farm tour. We will make it to 2 farms. The first is suppose to have talks on composting which my cousin and nana are interested in, and the second allows the kids to milk real live cows. It is suppose to be 68 and sunny tomorrow so it should be a really great day.
Sounds like an amazing time!!!!
The question is, have you noticed this happening to you and how do you handle it?
I addressed this a bit yesterday, but I will say after a day of being hit on my dirty old men, this is how I handled it. They are completely harmless. Completely. But I will say that they treat me like a queen. I said I was cold, one went to his RV and got me a blanket, the other got out the fire pit and lit it, and another asked if I needed him to put on a pot of coffee.
They are all in their late 60's, or early 70's!
I just looked at Brad and said "they're not resistant to my charm just yet" and he said "ya'll quit, you're giong to make her think she should get this kind of treatment all the time.
If he's around, I casually throw something back, in the spirit of the game, and say "BRAD, you might want to get over here!" It works. If he's not around, and I am by myself and get looks, I am uncomfortable, and just ignore it!
Good Sunday morning everyone. Dh and I just hung out at the house yesterday. We decided if we were going out for dinner we should do it during the week to make a week night easier.
That's a great way of looking at it. Instead of celebrating the weekend, make a week night easier! Keeps the tempatation off to go all out over the weekend!
AS you could probably see, I decided that I am going to try the PC thing. If my show that I had already planned to host does as well as I had last year, I could get the 50% back on the kit, plus earn enough to pay for the other 50%plus some. I think it will be fairly doable to get the initial investment back quickly, and there are not a lot of supplies that I need to purchase to get started. I think I could do it all for $30. So it seems low risk.
I desperately feel the need to do something to eliminate the CC debt, and get our finances back on track. This is something, as I mentioned before, I considered doing last year, but just let go of once I started trying to lose weight and the winter kept me snowed in.
DH and I talked about it on the way up to VT yesterday. He's offered to do whatever needs to be done to help me, which includes doing some of the "business stuff" so it's not always him playing with the girls while I work. He had actually considered a second job, but with his work, he never knows when he'll get to leave. THANKFULLY he had a full week for the last 2 weeks, with lots of overtime. I need to do something. My salary and hours at work are pretty set.
We are going to try to work it so that if I am doing a show somewhere, he has the girls, so we're not burdening mom and in laws more. I am apprehensive. Very. But at least it's something that I have some control over (when to do shows, how much extra we need so how hard I have to push, etc).
I am going to be very busy reading a lot of the training stuff. You all are right, something will have to go. Or at least be let go. I am going to do some self time management studies to see what I could do differently. I might have to block time, which means less skimming here, etc. But I HAVE TO do something to dig out. Just knowing that I have the potential to help make things better makes me feel so much more in control and positive.
Have a great day everyone!
Taryn
I've had 17 year old boys hit on me and I've had elderly men and everything in between. I always come home and tell my husband about them. We usually get a good laugh out of it. Heck his coworkers often make comments in front of him. We are very secure in our relationship and I'm not even tempted because one night of fun would ruin the lifetime we have built together. We've been together since high school and we complete each other. Heck if one of us has to be away for a night or two we go crazy and are on the phone constantly. Lust will never tempt me as I would never want to tear apart my family.
WTG on C25K! 
Definitely somewhere Id love to go. Enjoy!
on your day yesterday. The important part is you are back on plan today! 
I am going to go with what feels good instead of a number. I know the 120's are a place where I feel good. I am so close I cant believe it!
I did get a well deserved break yesterday and went to go visit my family. My little sister was having a halloween party. Lots of 12 and 13 year olds. Funny age. The boys and girls still seperated themselves 
I even helped finish my little brothers costume, PacMan. I got a little burn from the glue gun to prove it 
It was fun times and Im glad I went.
