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

[mikamah]

I'll let michael finish his show, and try to repost the clif notes version. We're at my sisters, and she's away so we've been here about 3-4 hours, he's doing homework project, and watching tv, while I caught up here. I did my race today, finished in around 42 min, about a minute better than my last race, so I was happy with that. Had some foot pain earlier in the week, better now after a few days of rest. Eating not so great, but maintained this week, so gotta get back on the stick. Will start journalling tomorrow.

Hugs to lots of you, Taryn, Julie, Maria, Connie and dd, dvccruiser and ds, rose and your ds, and anyone else who is in need of hugs.

Lindsay- Congrats on your 5 mile PR!!! Nice work!!!
On the training plan, I'm going to merge the galloway with mfm and aim for a long run of 12 miles before the race. I'm worried that 10 miles isn't long enough and that the adrenaline of race day might not take me another 3 miles. But it's all weather dependant, too, so I figure by aiming for a little longer run before, I hope to make the 13.1.
Funny, earlier this week, I thought I'd be cheering you all on from the princess sidelines, but today, I'm pretty sure I'll be running with ya.

I've been reading some books- One is called Born to Run by Chris Macdougall and he's researching why some cultures can run and others like ours can't seem to run without injury, and reading about some of the ultramarathons and trail runs that people do is just amazing- 100 miles through the desert, or mountains, and it made me think, if they can go through all that, I can certainly do 13.1 miles in the happiest place on earth.

Reading about these ultra challenging runs, I thought of JenA and her mud run, and how much she put her body through, and how proud she was when she was done. Such an inspiration.

So many of you inspire me. I miss catching up with you every day. I was so upset when I lost my post. I felt like i had caught up with you all, and was a part of the group again. I know I'm a part of the group, but I miss being able to give back some of the support I get from all of you.

Thank you to all of you for being here for each other. I feel so blessed to have found such a nice group of friends.

 

[dvccruiser76]

Hope you get some answers about DS! Enjoy “date day!”

Thanks, it was so nice to get out alone. The movie was good, but I think I cried at least 8 times. It looked like it would be more of a comedy from the previews, but it was a tear jerker. I think my DH almost cried. Must be due to the fact that our DS is only 3 months older than the baby in the movie.

I just wanted to comment to dvccruiser 76. I hope your bp calms down. I will never get off medication. I was 20 lbs less a few years ago and it never got low enough to go off the medication. But what also happened was they found out that I hard an irregular heartbeat (pvcs it is an electritcal problem). It can be controlled with medication. so the medication I use for my bp is also being used for my pvcs. even if I lost 100 pounds (and I don't need to lose that much) I would still need to be on medication.

Thank you for your reply. I'm going to PM you in a second.

Ohhhh the melting pot. I love that resturant. Enjoy the time together. My first son had GERD as an infant. He often was irritable with feedings and spit up a ton. Didnt sleep well at night. Once he was on zantac for a week he improved tremendously.

Dinner was tasty. We hadn't been in over 2 years. They had a new special creme brulee fondue for dessert. It was incredible.

I'm going to PM you in a second too.

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
Yes, we have to pay BOTH German and US taxes

They don't waste any time

On a good note!!!! DD1 scored a goal in her game today! She squealed with delight when it went in! I was so happy I made it to her game this morning. It was an away game but only about 15 minutes away so I got to listen to some of the podcast on the way. We were so proud of her!!!!

Helping my mom put all of her Christmas CDs on her computer. I showed her how and she has been doing it by herself since with occasional assistance. The next step will be putting them on her ipod which we will do tomorrow.

Yay for your DD1!

I know it sounds crazy early, but I think I may start playing my Christmas music this week. It puts me in such a great mood

 

[tigger813]

Yay for your DD1!

I know it sounds crazy early, but I think I may start playing my Christmas music this week. It puts me in such a great mood

Thanks! She has scored at least one goal every season she has played.

Spent part of the weekend putting Mom's Christmas CDs on her computer so we can put them on her ipod tomorrow.

I would start listening to Christmas music but I think DH would kill me!

We are planning on putting up our tree on Thanksgiving or at least I am. We leave the following Wednesday for Disney so it definitely needs to get put up that weekend. It's just us and DSil so it won't be super crazy and stressful here. It's a new artificial tree and a bit smaller than what we usually buy each year so may not use all of our ornaments. I'll have to sort through them before we put them up. I still have a few more Halloween decorations to put up but those usually go up the day before and come down shortly after that.

TTFN

 

[dvccruiser76]

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!!!

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.

Thanks for the advice, I need to find those Hawthorn berries. Come to think of it, I sould check the sodium in my WW meals before I start buying them all again.

My BFF just starting doing PC too. Her kids are into hockey and she says it costs a ton, so this was her reason to start.

Tonight is the Carrie Underwood concert. My husband LOVES her and we jokingly refer to her as his girlfriend. We have 2nd row floor center seats that I bought for him back in April. We won't eat anything at the concert and dancing around for 2 hours should be a good workout!

Yay, that sounds like an awesome time. Enjoy

Been getting back to my usual eating self after vacation, and doing well with it. I actually dropped weight on my vacation and another pound after wards. Hoping to stay on track this week and at least be stable.

Had my annual a couple of weeks ago and got a letter that i have to go back and have this thing called a colposcopy Really not happy to be calling for another appointment and going back. Just seems like its always something this year, and major medical treatment was not in my plans AT ALL. And of course I have a cruise booked. Its ALWAYS when I have a cruise booked

Great job keeping your weight off with vacation Here's hoping you appt. goes well and does not interfere with vaca

Hello everyone.

I am so upset. I just caught up on our thread, and wrote a huge reply, and it disappeared. I don't have time to repost.

I am so mad.

Ugh that drives me nuts when that happens. Thanks for the hugs, looks like you and your computer need one too

 

[Rose&Mike]

On the training plan, I'm going to merge the galloway with mfm and aim for a long run of 12 miles before the race. I'm worried that 10 miles isn't long enough and that the adrenaline of race day might not take me another 3 miles. But it's all weather dependant, too, so I figure by aiming for a little longer run before, I hope to make the 13.1.
Funny, earlier this week, I thought I'd be cheering you all on from the princess sidelines, but today, I'm pretty sure I'll be running with ya.
Thank you to all of you for being here for each other. I feel so blessed to have found such a nice group of friends.

Hi Kathy! FWIW, if you can swing it and the weather cooperates, I think 12 miles is a good idea. I know there are lots of theories on this, and lots of plans say 10 is enough, but to my 43 yo body there was a big difference between 10 miles and 13 miles. And lets face it, you will be at WDW. You want to feel good after the race, not wiped out. So if you can get in a couple of longer runs, I think it's a good idea. Obviously the goal here is to avoid injuries and do what's best for your body. I'm working up to 15-17miles because I'm hoping that will mean 13 will seem easy.

Hope you get the computer stuff straightened out soon.

 

[dvccruiser76]

I would start listening to Christmas music but I think DH would kill me!

We are planning on putting up our tree on Thanksgiving or at least I am. We leave the following Wednesday for Disney so it definitely needs to get put up that weekend.

If I play it at work, he doesn't hear it and if I play it while cooking, he doesn't hear it then either. I think he disapears when it's time to make dinner

Sooooo jealous, have a wonderful time are you doing MVMCP? Have you been when it's decorated for the holidays before? That and Halloween are my favorite times to go.

I told my DH when we take my DS(15 months) for the first time we'll go in early December before it's crazy busy so we can see all the decorations and the Osborne lights. They are incredible

What's a good age to take little ones? I'm thinking 3 or 4, but not much earlier, so he appreciates it more and doesn't get overwhelmed.

 

[my3princes]

If I play it at work, he doesn't hear it and if I play it while cooking, he doesn't hear it then either. I think he disapears when it's time to make dinner

Sooooo jealous, have a wonderful time are you doing MVMCP? Have you been when it's decorated for the holidays before? That and Halloween are my favorite times to go.

I told my DH when we take my DS(15 months) for the first time we'll go in early December before it's crazy busy so we can see all the decorations and the Osborne lights. They are incredible

What's a good age to take little ones? I'm thinking 3 or 4, but not much earlier, so he appreciates it more and doesn't get overwhelmed.

We brought our kids at 2 1/2, 6 months and 9 months respectively. I am soooo glad that we did. Every age brings different things to enjoy. At 6 and 9 months they loved all the action happening around them, the colors, music parades. When they got tired they slept in their strollers. We fell in love with Disney in a whole new way I remember DS (now 15) being 2 1/2 on his first trip. We went to the MK on our last day, planning to leave early to pack for our flight home. We told him it was time to go and he cried because he didn't want to leave. DS (almost 13) was just 6 months at the time and completely content to continue going. It got cool that night and we had no sweatshirts with us so we ended up buying the boys sweatshirts just so we could keep going. I remember the rides starting to close and being in line for Peter Pan's Flight. That was the last ride of that trip.

I guess what I'm saying is don't wait unless you have to.

 

[my3princes]

WOTD for Monday: I shared a picture of a wedding gown that I'm considering for my vow renewal in a year and a half. If you were planning your wedding or vow renewal and you were at your weight loss goal, what gown would you pick. I thought it might be fun to share photos of a dream dress. If you've never posted a picture here are the instructions.

1. Pull up a picture of the dress on a website.
2. Right click on the image and scroll down to properties and click open.
3. highlight and copy the address (make sure it is the whole address starting with http and ending with .jpg
4. open a response box here and type

Then submit. It should be as easy as that.

Here is a second favorite of mine

I like this one because the train is detachable so I could potentiallly wear it for a formal event (cruise maybe)

 

[cclovesdis]

Evening!

I had a good day today. I need to take my measurements in the morning. It is so hard to remember to do that before I get dressed when I have to immediately put on my boot. But, I also think about how lucky I am that I only need a boot and not a cast or even surgery.

Tonight is the Carrie Underwood concert. My husband LOVES her and we jokingly refer to her as his girlfriend. We have 2nd row floor center seats that I bought for him back in April. We won't eat anything at the concert and dancing around for 2 hours should be a good workout!

Hope you enjoyed the show and have a great week!

I'm glad last night went pretty well. You definitely tried hard, I can tell.

Thank you for saying that!

I'm an early riser and it works out well for me with my exercise habits. My DH likes to sleep in on the weekends therefore he's home with the kids while I head to the gym. I get up with the kids during the week and make them breakfast and take them to school. This keeps me on track with eating a good breakfast each morning. After I drop them off at school I head to the gym. On days that I know will be busy I get up at 5:45 and head to the gym before anyone is awake in the house, sometimes getting home before anyone wakes.

Glad DH is so helpful! I’m a routine person and you definitely have a great one!

I am officially in unchartered territory. Actually I woke up to being in the 135s

Congrats!

Shawn: I cannot believe you walked for so long in the rain!

Thanks for the compliment.

Afternoon all! Home from moms. Going to try to work on homework, then housework, and put the pampered chef stuff in a mental box only to be taken out when other stuff is done!

How’s your homework? (Yep, I’m a worrier. )

Maria: Like Deb said, you’re here and that’s huge.

Hi Maureen! I saw that you had a thread going and was getting worried. for a loss on vacation!

Hope your test goes well.

Rose: Pumpkin sauce? Do you make that yourself? Sounds like something you’d find in a restaurant and like something I’d love to make!

Tracey: Hope you have a great week!

Kathy: Sorry about the “poof.” for a new PR! Glad your foot is feeling better.

Thanks, it was so nice to get out alone. The movie was good, but I think I cried at least 8 times. It looked like it would be more of a comedy from the previews, but it was a tear jerker. I think my DH almost cried. Must be due to the fact that our DS is only 3 months older than the baby in the movie.

I know it sounds crazy early, but I think I may start playing my Christmas music this week. It puts me in such a great mood

What movie did you see? (Did you already tell us this? Sorry.)

I love Christmas music! My mp3 player has 3 things: whatever was pre-added to it, C25K podcasts, and Christmas music.

Thanks! She has scored at least one goal every season she has played.

That’s awesome! WTG DD1!

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

: 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 think you are making the right choice. It is a low risk opportunity. It could really help out in the long run. Im glad you are feeling better about it all.

Tonight is the Carrie Underwood concert. My husband LOVES her and we jokingly refer to her as his girlfriend. We have 2nd row floor center seats that I bought for him back in April. We won't eat anything at the concert and dancing around for 2 hours should be a good workout!

I hope you and your husband have/had a wonderful time.

I don't know if I'd exactly say I'm ok, more like on injured reserve -- not physically, definitely mentally.

We have all been there maria. Its ok and you made the first step by talking about it. I too still see myself in pictures and realize that even after loosing 32lbs I still think I look big. I dont picture myself like this at all. Its a hard thing to deal with. Hang in there!

I did my race today, finished in around 42 min, about a minute better than my last race, so I was happy with that.

Great job on the race Kathy. Im glad the foot is better. I hope the computer gets fixed soon. I miss talking to you on here.

We had a wonderful day today. Sunny and just a little breezy mid 60's. We had a blast at the farms. We did some wine tasting, apple tasting, animal petting, pumpkin picking, and mostly just had a blast with family.

Here is a picture of my family I thought I would share:

I would say my eating choice were sub par. A little too much snacking I think added up. We got pizza and wings for dinner. I ate 2 pieces and 4 wings. Im feeling a little thirsty right now. Wonder why. Tomorrow is a new day and starts a new week. I am really trying to get my butt into training mode so hopefully this will be the week I finally move the scale.

Have a great evening everyone. I am off to watch the rest of the Phillies game. I hope they pull off a win tonight.

 

[my3princes]

I think you are making the right choice. It is a low risk opportunity. It could really help out in the long run. Im glad you are feeling better about it all.




I hope you and your husband have/had a wonderful time.



We have all been there maria. Its ok and you made the first step by talking about it. I too still see myself in pictures and realize that even after loosing 32lbs I still think I look big. I dont picture myself like this at all. Its a hard thing to deal with. Hang in there!



Great job on the race Kathy. Im glad the foot is better. I hope the computer gets fixed soon. I miss talking to you on here.

We had a wonderful day today. Sunny and just a little breezy mid 60's. We had a blast at the farms. We did some wine tasting, apple tasting, animal petting, pumpkin picking, and mostly just had a blast with family.

Here is a picture of my family I thought I would share:

I would say my eating choice were sub par. A little too much snacking I think added up. We got pizza and wings for dinner. I ate 2 pieces and 4 wings. Im feeling a little thirsty right now. Wonder why. Tomorrow is a new day and starts a new week. I am really trying to get my butt into training mode so hopefully this will be the week I finally move the scale.

Have a great evening everyone. I am off to watch the rest of the Phillies game. I hope they pull off a win tonight.

It's nice to put a face with your name

 

[Connie96]

I know the boards have been less than cooperative over the weekend, so I'm sure I'll hear from many of you tomorrow. But, just in case, these are the folks I have not yet heard from:

brinalyn530
cclovesdis
cherry-pops
corinnak
Dahly
debsters41
happysmyly
jbm02
jenanderson
KristiMc
MickeyMagic
mikamah
mommyof2Pirates
my3princes
NC_Tink
Octoberbride03
tiki23
Worfiedoodles

Have a great week folks!

 

[Connie96]

I really don't want to but I AM going to weigh-in tomorrow.

I have actually been skipping it the last couple weeks and the week before that, I was up about 5 pounds. I have probably gained about 10 pounds (or more) over the past 3 weeks. I haven't run since last Saturday. I'll give myself a bit of a pass on that because I have been sick for the past few days - trying to kick a sinus infection. And, not only have I been skipping my weigh-ins, but I couldn't even make myself do measurements today. I'll try to do it in the morning, but I know that I'm way up in pounds and inches and I'm dreading it.

I know that I can lose this (AGAIN) if I go all out. The problem with that is that I know I can't do "all out" forever. It's a short term solution. I want so bad to find the balance that can work for me over the long term. But I keep leaning toward the WRONG end of the balance.

There is a part of me that just wants to wait and "start" with the NEXT challenge in January so I don't have to post a big gain. Like, somehow it doesn't count if it happens "off the books". Stupid mind games. Stupid, counter-productive, self-defeating mind games.

Tomorrow:
Weigh-in and measure
Breakfast - Kashi Go Lean & milk
Morning break - 1 mile walk
Lunch - Wendy's Apple Pecan Chicken Salad, 1 mile walk
Afternoon break - 1 mile walk, Oikos, berries, walnuts
Dinner - frozen Amy's meal (unless I come up with a better idea)
Workout - sprints; protein shake

Okay. I now have a plan. Beginning with.... bedtime. Nighty night!

 

[SettinSail]

Been there. Done that. Kicked butt. Took names.

Taryn

Yes....this is all true....there's always next year I guess

Settinsail- My nephew is a freshman at UNC Chapel Hill! He has been colored blue for the last 2 home games and even made the local news website after the first game!

TTFN

Cool....UNC is my alma mater too

Well, I woke up to a shock today - just when I need to lose one more pound to make a total of 20, my scale went UP 3 pounds
I did hit the mini candy bars yesterday but GEEZ !!!

I will need to be very careful this week and try to get those off as soon as possible and focus again on hitting 20 pounds total.

Have a great Monday everyone!
Shawn

 

[flipflopmom]

I told my DH when we take my DS(15 months) for the first time we'll go in early December before it's crazy busy so we can see all the decorations and the Osborne lights. They are incredible

Sophie was 2.5 on her first visit, and it was completely magical. She slept mid day in the stroller much better than napping in room, and LOVED EVERY SINGLE SECOND of it. I'd plan that trip for next December. Definitely.

I did my race today, finished in around 42 min, about a minute better than my last race, so I was happy with that. Had some foot pain earlier in the week, better now after a few days of rest. Eating not so great, but maintained this week, so gotta get back on the stick. Will start journalling tomorrow.

Kathy, I hate that you had foot problems and didn't have us here to support you before your race. Glad you had a good one, and all is better! We miss you bunches!

How’s your homework? (Yep, I’m a worrier. )

It's done, and the google site still was doing weird things with saving. I called a classmate, and we can look at each other's websites where we post everything. She could see it, but the bulleted items weren't lined up right. They were on my screen. I'm going to look at it at school today and see if I can do anything. Since it's right, here, I don't want to mess w/ it anymore from here. I had emailed the professor, he was very understanding, and said not to worry about the due date on his end, just to let him know when it was right and he would grade it. That was when I couldn't save it at all. We'll see.

I think you are making the right choice. It is a low risk opportunity. It could really help out in the long run. Im glad you are feeling better about it all.
I would say my eating choice were sub par. A little too much snacking I think added up. We got pizza and wings for dinner. I ate 2 pieces and 4 wings.

Great picture. Reminds me of pics of us all in our Hokie stuff. Glad you had fun! Down that water, lady, and hop back on the wagon tomorrow!

I really don't want to but I AM going to weigh-in tomorrow. I know that I can lose this (AGAIN) if I go all out. The problem with that is that I know I can't do "all out" forever. It's a short term solution. There is a part of me that just wants to wait and "start" with the NEXT challenge in January so I don't have to post a big gain. Like, somehow it doesn't count if it happens "off the books".

Glad you've got a plan. Sorry your mind is sending you all those crazy messages. You can do this, and I'm not sure you even have to go "ALL OUT". Just go. Thanks for checking in, and I hope you feel better soon!

Well, I woke up to a shock today - just when I need to lose one more pound to make a total of 20, my scale went UP 3 pounds

Did you have a lot of salt? TOM? It's happened to me before, too!

Popping in to say that I'm still alive for the time being. Been a VERY busy week so I didn't pop in at all. Been getting back to my usual eating self after vacation, and doing well with it. I actually dropped weight on my vacation and another pound after wards. Hoping to stay on track this week and at least be stable. Just seems like its always something this year, and major medical treatment was not in my plans AT ALL. And of course I have a cruise booked. Its ALWAYS when I have a cruise booked

YAY for the loss on vacation. Hoping everything looks okay on your follow up. Glad you stopped in!

What is it about weekends that just throw my diet into a tail spin? I know what it is, just gotta admit it. I have no will power when my family is around all weekend.

Hope you enjoyed!

flipflopmom Good luck with PC. I hope you do well.

Thanks! Thanks for coaching, BTW. I love that dress, and thanks for the info on how to submit a photo from a website!

Good morning I am officially in unchartered territory. Actually I woke up to being in the 135s . . They said for me, its 110 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! hanks Taryn for the thoughtful posting with the lyrics. Right now I am choosing to focus on getting my school work done and my weight loss. I will worry about my friend when the time comes.
. I dont function in the early morning. And I cant be up too late because I need more than eight hours of sleep. This means I cant exercise in the morning, but need to get it done before bed.

WOW Jeanette - LAST SEMESTER? That's awesome! I will be at the midpoint of my degree in December. 1 summer and 1.5 school years to go. Glad you are able to put that stuff aside and concentrate!

I don't know if I'd exactly say I'm ok, more like on injured reserve -- not physically, definitely mentally. I saw some pictures of myself from that "spontaneous" 5K I did and it made me cry. I just look so much bigger than I am in my mind, and it's hard to see or even think that I will ever manage to get myself to a point where I don't look like thisI have the first one, and for some reason it's not as big as I remember...but anyway, right now I feel like I want to crawl in bed with all the books and not see daylight until I read them, just to not have to think or deal with being me. I realize how ridiculously self-indulgent that is, particularly since every area

I remember a time just like that. I thought I looked good after I lost 30, then I saw a picture, and it sent me for a tailspin. I hated it. Do what you need to do to feel better, hope you crashed with the book last night. Today is a new day!

I am soooo bloated, TOM is really being a bully this go round. Ate well yesterday, started downing the water, we'll see. I hope to get in a run in an hour. Didn't do any housework, but I did get my PC new agreement submitted, and talked to my new "boss" for a bit, opened a new bank account online for it, etc. Homework might be as done as it's going to get, we'll see. I DID NOT want to get up when the alarm went off this am!

Okay, so I've started giving myself a Dis Time limit. Time's up for this go around. Have a great Monday everyone!
Taryn

 

[tigger813]

dvccruiser: DD! was 3 when we took her the first time. DD2 was 20 months and had a great time looking at the characters and everything. She was a really easy baby and when she was tired she just closed her eyes and took a nap. We used baby swap a lot that trip. I think it really depends on the kid. I don't think DD1 would've done as well at 20 months as she wasn't a good sleeper.

We went three years ago the same week we are going this time. We did MVMCP that time and are skipping it this time. It was just too crowded for us. My parents are going with us and my dad will probably be using a wheelchair this trip as he has Parkinson's and doesn't get around very well. DH and I really want to do the Sedway WS tour. My mom also wants to do it but she really needs to try out a Segway first to make sure she can control it.

Not the best night's sleep and TOM decided to arrive last night instead of this morning. Every once in a while that happens so maybe it will be gone by Thursday night!

It's 37 here this morning. Hopefully it will be in the upper 40s by the time I run to the wellness center. I should also get in a mile or 2 tonight at the track during DD1s soccer practice. If time I 'll try to get in another workout but not counting on having that kind of time.

Time to start making lunches.

TTFN

 

[my3princes]

Yes....this is all true....there's always next year I guess



Cool....UNC is my alma mater too

Well, I woke up to a shock today - just when I need to lose one more pound to make a total of 20, my scale went UP 3 pounds
I did hit the mini candy bars yesterday but GEEZ !!!

I will need to be very careful this week and try to get those off as soon as possible and focus again on hitting 20 pounds total.

Have a great Monday everyone!
Shawn

It has to fluid gain. Hopefully it will be gone just as fast as it came

Sophie was 2.5 on her first visit, and it was completely magical. She slept mid day in the stroller much better than napping in room, and LOVED EVERY SINGLE SECOND of it. I'd plan that trip for next December. Definitely.


Kathy, I hate that you had foot problems and didn't have us here to support you before your race. Glad you had a good one, and all is better! We miss you bunches!


It's done, and the google site still was doing weird things with saving. I called a classmate, and we can look at each other's websites where we post everything. She could see it, but the bulleted items weren't lined up right. They were on my screen. I'm going to look at it at school today and see if I can do anything. Since it's right, here, I don't want to mess w/ it anymore from here. I had emailed the professor, he was very understanding, and said not to worry about the due date on his end, just to let him know when it was right and he would grade it. That was when I couldn't save it at all. We'll see.


Great picture. Reminds me of pics of us all in our Hokie stuff. Glad you had fun! Down that water, lady, and hop back on the wagon tomorrow!


Glad you've got a plan. Sorry your mind is sending you all those crazy messages. You can do this, and I'm not sure you even have to go "ALL OUT". Just go. Thanks for checking in, and I hope you feel better soon!


Did you have a lot of salt? TOM? It's happened to me before, too!


YAY for the loss on vacation. Hoping everything looks okay on your follow up. Glad you stopped in!


Hope you enjoyed!


Thanks! Thanks for coaching, BTW. I love that dress, and thanks for the info on how to submit a photo from a website!


WOW Jeanette - LAST SEMESTER? That's awesome! I will be at the midpoint of my degree in December. 1 summer and 1.5 school years to go. Glad you are able to put that stuff aside and concentrate!



I remember a time just like that. I thought I looked good after I lost 30, then I saw a picture, and it sent me for a tailspin. I hated it. Do what you need to do to feel better, hope you crashed with the book last night. Today is a new day!

I am soooo bloated, TOM is really being a bully this go round. Ate well yesterday, started downing the water, we'll see. I hope to get in a run in an hour. Didn't do any housework, but I did get my PC new agreement submitted, and talked to my new "boss" for a bit, opened a new bank account online for it, etc. Homework might be as done as it's going to get, we'll see. I DID NOT want to get up when the alarm went off this am!

Okay, so I've started giving myself a Dis Time limit. Time's up for this go around. Have a great Monday everyone!
Taryn

I hope your bloat is gone quickly too

dvccruiser: DD! was 3 when we took her the first time. DD2 was 20 months and had a great time looking at the characters and everything. She was a really easy baby and when she was tired she just closed her eyes and took a nap. We used baby swap a lot that trip. I think it really depends on the kid. I don't think DD1 would've done as well at 20 months as she wasn't a good sleeper.

We went three years ago the same week we are going this time. We did MVMCP that time and are skipping it this time. It was just too crowded for us. My parents are going with us and my dad will probably be using a wheelchair this trip as he has Parkinson's and doesn't get around very well. DH and I really want to do the Sedway WS tour. My mom also wants to do it but she really needs to try out a Segway first to make sure she can control it.

Not the best night's sleep and TOM decided to arrive last night instead of this morning. Every once in a while that happens so maybe it will be gone by Thursday night!

It's 37 here this morning. Hopefully it will be in the upper 40s by the time I run to the wellness center. I should also get in a mile or 2 tonight at the track during DD1s soccer practice. If time I 'll try to get in another workout but not counting on having that kind of time.

Time to start making lunches.

TTFN

My grandmother had Parkinson's. It is a horrible disease. It was so hard watching her deteriorate over the years. First the shaking, then the loss of mobility. She used a wheeled walker around the house and a wheelchair if she needed to go out. Taking her drivers license away as so difficult, but her reaction time became so poor it was necessary. The disease also effect organs. Her kidneys started to fail and she often got fluid in lungs. Diabetes reared it's ugly head, iron deficiancy. I could go one. We moved he in with us for the last 18 months of her life since she couldn't care for herself. I hope that your Dad doesn't progress like she did, but at the same time I wish someone had warned us of what could happen. Everyday was harder and harder and we had no idea what could come next. She even had the brain surgery to reverse some of the rigidity and shaking. It helped for a while. PM me if you need support

 

[lisah0711]

Good morning!

There has been conversation about how people are experiencing compliments and even advances from the opposite sex. The question is, have you noticed this happening to you and how do you handle it?

I've been with my DH for over 20 years. I can't imagine being with anyone else now, although when I was single I had lots of boyfriends. It would be so much trouble to train someone new! I think most people say things to be nice or just flirt or joke.

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 think having body fat be part of the equation for your goal weight is a great idea, Taryn!

Tonight is the Carrie Underwood concert. My husband LOVES her and we jokingly refer to her as his girlfriend. We have 2nd row floor center seats that I bought for him back in April. We won't eat anything at the concert and dancing around for 2 hours should be a good workout!

You are always doing such fun stuff!

I'm an early riser and it works out well for me with my exercise habits. My DH likes to sleep in on the weekends therefore he's home with the kids while I head to the gym. I get up with the kids during the week and make them breakfast and take them to school. This keeps me on track with eating a good breakfast each morning. After I drop them off at school I head to the gym. On days that I know will be busy I get up at 5:45 and head to the gym before anyone is awake in the house, sometimes getting home before anyone wakes.

You're doing a great job making sure that exercise gets in!

Good morning I am officially in unchartered territory. Actually I woke up to being in the 135s .

Woo hoo! Jeanette!

As for the QOTD, I don't get much action in that department Maybe if I continue to lose weight? We'll see. I am curious to see when people will start to notice I've lost weight. So far, only 2girlfriends have commented. I have one more pound to lose and I will have lost 20. I can tell a difference but it's not huge. When I ask my husband, he just hems and haws so it must not be too noticeable yet. I think the next 20 should surely show a big difference though and that is exciting.

You're doing great! I think sometimes people decide not to say anything because they don't want to hurt your feeling by noticing that you've changed.

Hi Taryn!

I don't know if I'd exactly say I'm ok, more like on injured reserve -- not physically, definitely mentally. I just had a weekend like I was so out of everything, except sea salt and vinegar chips, chicken fingers, pizza, and cheetos. I clearly seemed to be big into all of those. I saw some pictures of myself from that "spontaneous" 5K I did and it made me cry. I just look so much bigger than I am in my mind, and it's hard to see or even think that I will ever manage to get myself to a point where I don't look like this (Cue the violins for my pity party). I seem to have the will power and determination of a gnat, and now I'm feeling sorry for myself and I don't want to leave my bed, let alone do anything to lose weight (not to mention go to work).

I also let something someone said (which was actually meant to be complimentary), really mess me up. It went deep to my issues of feeling worthy and "normal" from my childhood, and I still can't quite process it.

I found out there is a new Jean M. Auel book coming out next Spring which will complete the Clan of the Cave Bear series. I decided it's been so long since I read them (I started when I was 13 or so), I'd get them from the library and start again. I have the first one, and for some reason it's not as big as I remember...but anyway, right now I feel like I want to crawl in bed with all the books and not see daylight until I read them, just to not have to think or deal with being me. I realize how ridiculously self-indulgent that is, particularly since every area of my life other than my weight is actually quite good...let's just say getting anywhere near a scale is completely beyond my capacity right now. And I don't think I have a trip to the TM in me, either. With any luck I'll go in and get some office laps going tomorrow and start to feel good about eating the healthy lunch and breakfast I've packed. We're also having turkey chili for dinner, so no reason I can't get back to eating right today. I think I'm having a "fake it 'til you make it" moment.

So, now I've thoroughly brought the thread down....

I hope everyone else is having a great weekend, and looking forward to a wonderful new week. I'm wishing good things for you all!

Maria

, Maria, we wish good things for you! It does get discouraging to work so hard for so long and still not see the results that you want. But you've come too far to give it up now! Be kind to yourself and don't be shy because we need you!

Had my annual a couple of weeks ago and got a letter that i have to go back and have this thing called a colposcopy Really not happy to be calling for another appointment and going back. Just seems like its always something this year, and major medical treatment was not in my plans AT ALL. And of course I have a cruise booked. Its ALWAYS when I have a cruise booked

, Maureen, hope that all goes well with your test. I had the same thing more than 20 years ago -- colposcopy, laser conization, no problems ever after that and had a baby 11 years later. Hope it all works out for you!

Yesterday I felt great after the run, but as the day wore on my stomach just kept feeling queezier and queezier. I don't know what it is about these long runs that messes with my stomach so much. I guess I need to do some research on it. I'm a little sore today, but not too bad all things considered. Tomorrow the plan is strength after work.

Ugh, that queasy feeling is the pits!

Time to start my morning so will be back later to finish replies. Have a great day all!

 

[lisah0711]

Oops! Double post -- guess that is better than the disappearing posts I ususally have.

 

[goldcupmom]

Brief update ane then must get busy.

The toxic cleanup from my sewage leak is done. Carpet, walls, etc. ripped up. Stuff EVERYWHERE. They can't start rebuilding walls, paint until Nov 1. Packers will be here 11/27 - 29 and for about a month anything in my Living, Dining, Family rooms and DDs bedroom will be gone. Still don't know what insurance is going to allow for flooring, so I can't make any decisions about that yet.

Had the garage sale this weekend. It went ok. Did the classroom portion of my CCW license w/ DS21 and his friend 4 hours Sat & 4 hours Sunday. NOT the best time for me to do it, but needed to when it was possible for all of us. Just have to spend 7 hours shooting on 10/30.

Consequently, I haven't started the clean up in the garage that must be finished today so I can start on the house. The way my 3 kids(all adults) are, we'll have dirty dishes packed away for a month. DS21 seems to think the dining room is an extensiion of his bedroom, for dd it's the living room, and for ds24, it's the family room. Time to get their stuff together and get it in their rooms!!!

Need to do some errands today - haven't had milk in the house in 4 days .

Realized this morning that DD will be living in the 'office' while I am having to do scoring. Gonna be fun! But there will be no place else for her to go.

I didn't get the chance to WI on Friday due to GSale but will this week. I haven't had the guts to step on a scale. Finally uploaded my BBugg, only because it was full. Haven't journaled a bite nor mentally kept track. Probably not a good thing.

Hoping I can catch up at least a few pages before too long. I miss you all!