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

[Connie96]

Connie, I know I made the wrong choice. I usually skip the celebrations or go right at the end when I know people will have already eaten the yummy stuff but since she made the brownies to celebrate MY birthday I had to be there. I don't know I really did feel like it was rude to not eat something that she made for my birthday. It's going to be a long tough weekend because I know people will give me lots of things this weekend that are things i love to eat. I need to keep the quote about not tasting as good as thin feels in my head this weekend!

Ha! OMG Dani, I totally missed that the surprise celebration was for YOUR birthday. The feeling of being rude by not having a brownie makes SO much more sense now. I'm such a dork!! Feel free to ignore me when I make no sense!

Good Saturday morning everyone. A quiet weekend planned. Yesterday was a great day.

Howdy Dona! Gotta love having such a productive day yesterday and a relatively simple weekend.

So I'm working today even though I really don't want too...I feel yucky. I went to sleep last night at 8:30 planning on waking up this morning feeling better but it hasn't worked. Right now I'm planning on feeling better as the day goes on.

It's actually raining here now We are so desperate for rain. It's nice to hear it outside.

Planning to feel better? I hope it works! It's raining here off and on today too. I'm sitting on the couch watching "The Emperor's New Groove" with DD and loving the rain.

It is suppose to be beautiful here the next few days. 66-75 degrees and sunny. Currently my house is freezing...I refuse to turn on the heat until Nov 1st. My dh is irritated. We have all been sleeping with 3 blankets. I bet we are saving a bunch of gallons of oil though

Saturday's QOTD

What character's personality do you think you are most like and why? Feel free to google the characters and use the wiki description they are really good.

The weather sounds lovely. It's still in the mid-upper 80's around here.Your party sounds wonderful!

Okay, I did the Wiki thing and I got nothing for a character I'm like.

Tigger is feeling SOOOO much better this morning!!!!

Good to hear.

And here's a for you because before you know it it will be your sweet little girl being squeezed by one of our boys.

Hope things go smoothly getting ready for your in-laws' visit.

I'm optimistic today will be a good day!

I am good about checking ingredients at the grocery store, but rarely remember at a place like Subway.

I always drink water when I pick up food or eat out, but for some reason that juice grabbed my attention and I thought "why not". Well, now I know "why not"!!

I hope you have a good day, too!

I got my 5 mile run in and now I am cleaning and making my meal plan. I am going to try to make some banana nut bread or muffins for breakfasts this week.

Sounds like you got off to a great start today! Banana bread sounds wonderful!

I joined the Biggest Loser Club online this week.

I looked at that once, too, but I didn't wanna spend the money. I hope that you continue to have great success with the program!

The day continues to go well. Thank you again for all the support! I really appreciate it so much.

Have a great day everyone! I will probably not be back on until the morning. I'm sitting here in suspense waiting to hear why I'm suddenly going to be busy , but after last night, I've decided to go with the flow.
Now, my parents had to go to the bank today. I have no idea why , but they had to go together. As my mom is walking out the door, she tells me that when the washing machine stops, I can put the clothes in the dryer.

I hope you find out what's going on soon - good luck "going with the flow" no matter what else comes up.

And as for your mom's comment about you drying the clothes...

DH took the girls out today so I could have the house to myself. I'm just taking a break from the costume sewing. I'm making my DD(8) a Tiana dress. My DD(6) is going to be Dorothy, luckily I made that one last year for DD(8) and DD(6) one is willing to wear it : )

Oh to have a day at home all by myself. That sounds wonderful. And, those costumes sound darling. Sounds like yall will get some good use out of the costumes this year. Have fun!!

 

[dvccruiser76]

Okay. I think it is officially safe to announce that I got a job!

I GOT A JOB!!!

Yay congrats on your new jobs my3princes and cclovesdis

Just wanted to stop in to say hi. I am not having a very good and am actually very down.

Sorry to hear that you were feeling down, hopefully you're feeling better. I feel quite the same lately Hugs all around!

The WISH Biggest Loser Summer Challenge
Week 6 Biggest Loser is:
#1- 2.40% - tigger813

Yay tigger813 keep up the great work

lisah0711[/B]
Ah, the life of a DVC member -- always living at least 11 months in advance so you can get that priority booking!

It's www.subsonicradio.com for the Christmas Disney music. It doesn't ususally start until after Halloween. I will try and remember to post when it comes on. I like the request because after awhile the loops get too predictable -- I swear some days Disradio is the Splash Mountain chanel. You can even listen to a chanel that is just Soarin' It is a free stream and they limit users but since you are an East coaster that shouldn't be a problem for you!

Thanks, I wrote myself a note to check it out Put in my Christmas music this week, but Disney Christmas music might be an added extra.

 

[dvccruiser76]

Thank you to everyone for the nice compliments on the kitchen. I'll have to share more pictures. There are so MANY cool features that I designed to make it very user-friendly, including an appliance garage with outlets (great for my stand mixer and blender) and a 2 section pull-out in a cabinet to keep all my spices on one pull-out (it's closed on one side) and a separate pull-out in the same cabinet) for oils, etc. that are heavier, so that I don't have to pull them all out on one pantry when I am cooking. Oh, and my slotted cookie sheet/baking pan holder above the ovens. Love that, too!


I was doing so well yesterday in the face of 2 huge cakes that someone brought into our office. I never even took a taste. Instead I had a WW 1 point red velvet cake bar. However, last night, I ate more food than I should have. Not bad stuff – progresso light NE clam chowder and then some pretzel crisps and bites of leftover ground turkey. I think my body was craving protein.

Cam, I love your new kitchen so pretty

Are the WW red velvet cake bars any good?

Thanks! I appreciate that. I'm doing much better now. I've actually been on-plan every day since Monday and it feels *SO* much better.

Glad to hear it Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

 

[Cupcaker]

Hi everyone. I am so tired today. I met with friends yesterday after work. We hadn’t hung out in such a long time. They didn’t end up leaving till midnight! Way past my bedtime, but it was nice to have that bonding experience. It threw my homework schedule off totally, but at least I have Monday and Tuesday off from work. Feeling hungry. Gonna go eat now. Talk to you all later.

Also, recently, a woman at my meeting hit the 50 pound mark. In celebration of her achievement, she came into the meeting that day with 50 pounds of food for the food bank collection our center has been doing. She said she was stunned at how hard it was to carry those 8 grocery bags with 50 pounds of non-perishables. Impressive, huh?

That’s amazing. It’s a good way to put things into perspective. Your cookies sound so good, now I want one. How nice of you to make all those cupcakes for your sons band. It must take a lot of time decorating them as Jack.

Feeling better for the most part though the eyes are starting to water now. I really want to go to Redwalker's Halloween party tomorrow night but I'll have to see how I feel tomorrow.

Glad youre feeling better! Sounds like Redwalker is having a fun bash. Have fun!

Appearently I did a horrible thing. My mom is insistent that I did laundry out of spite becase I'm jealous of my sister. Yeah, that's why I washed my sister's and BIL's clothes.

Weird. Total nonsense. Sorry you have to deal with that. At least you know and your sister knows who you truly are and how unselfish and generous you are by doing not only your laundry but being thoughtful and finishing hers.

She is doing ok now just confused and sad. She was so positive about her treatments and really believed that it would help to get rid of the tumor and her siezures for good. I could cry in disbelief of what my dear friend is having to go through. It just saddens me. She does not deserve this one bit. Please send prayers her way.

Sorry about your friend. I hope she keeps her positivity. That’s just so hard to deal with. I will keep her in my prayers.

I had another 45 minute walk and one slip up with eating. Someone at work made brownies to throw a surprise birthday celebration for me. I ate small one partially because they looked really good and partially becauase I felt bad not having one.

I think you did the right thing. I would totally feel the same. Like you, I pick the smallest piece and take a bite or two. How nice of them to throw a surprise birthday celebration for you! Happy birthday!

God was looking out for him. When he awoke from surgery he looked at me and said "Mommy I need a hug". I knew then that everything was going to be okay

He truly was. What a miracle. Im happy things turned out well. You and your family must be so strong.

So I'm working today even though I really don't want too...I feel yucky. I went to sleep last night at 8:30 planning on waking up this morning feeling better but it hasn't worked. Right now I'm planning on feeling better as the day goes on. No major plans today, going to Sam's after work, gathering some paperwork that I need to mail out -ugh. DD is acolyting tomorrow at the 8 am service, another early morning for us but then we have the whole day free. We'll probably work on dd's halloween costume, she's the White Rabbit and her friends are the Mad Hatter and the Cheshire Cat.

Hope you feel better. How cute about your DD and her friends. Have a good weekend.

Saturday's QOTD
What character's personality do you think you are most like and why? Feel free to google the characters and use the wiki description they are really good.

Im sticking with Tiana. I like her spirit. Shes a hard worker. Shes independent. Ive never been a princess girl, but for her, I will make an exception.

Have fun at the party. It sounds like a lot of fun.

I joined the Biggest Loser Club online this week.
And I think its already paid off! I'm down another couple lbs since starting it. I think it has a lot to do with their meal planner, it makes it so simple for me to go in there pick something I like/have on hand and it tells me the proper portions and keeps track of my calorie total through out the day (and sodium, fat, protein, etc). I'm really enjoying it!

That’s great you found something that works for you!

DH took the girls out today so I could have the house to myself. I'm just taking a break from the costume sewing. I'm making my DD(8) a Tiana dress. My DD(6) is going to be Dorothy, luckily I made that one last year for DD(8) and DD(6) one is willing to wear it : )

Ooo if you can you should post a pic. I would love to see the Tiana costume. Good job on keeping OP.

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

You may be wondering....what's the rush, Halloween is next weekend? Well,
there's a Girl Scout costume party tomorrow.

I hope you got the costumes all done they sound adorable. Dh was so nice to take the girls out. It is so much easier to get stuff done in an empty and quiet house. Great job on staying on plan.

Cupcaker- Glad you had a good night with friends. It makes changing the schedule around worthwile.

The party was a blast. The kids had a great time. The Dr I work for had a ton of kids activities planned which kept them really busy. Im sure they will sleep good tonight. I did well eating. Salad, grilled chicken breast, fruit, and 1 small brownie for dessert. We also stopped by my husbands friends party they were having for the penn state football and then the phillies game. My dh friend was actually in our wedding but I really dont care for the guy. He just has not grown up. He drinks and "parties" all the time in excess....not just a beer or two. He acts immature. I really just cant stand him. I cringe when my dh even mentions doing anything with him. His wife has an attitude and thinks she is the greatest thing on the planet. Ok so for venting. I sucked it up and went along. Luckily we only stayed for an hour and dh was ready to go. I really think he realizes this about his friend but he is loyal so I think he feels obligated to do stuff with him. I cant blame him I guess.

Dh's nana is now having dimentia symptoms. She has not had this before so the Dr's are thinking it could be the illness or medication. My pop pop went through this on/off until he passed away. I hope we dont have to go through it again, its so horrible.

Well I hope you all had a wonderful saturday. TTYL

 

[flipflopmom]

Too tired to read or post, but wanted to you let all know I am alive. I'll try to catch up tomorrow. Miss you.

 

[my3princes]

DH took the girls out today so I could have the house to myself. I'm just taking a break from the costume sewing. I'm making my DD(8) a Tiana dress. My DD(6) is going to be Dorothy, luckily I made that one last year for DD(8) and DD(6) one is willing to wear it : )

You may be wondering....what's the rush, Halloween is next weekend? Well,
there's a Girl Scout costume party tomorrow. OH boy!! I always underestimate how long it will take, but I think I'll be able to finish it today.

I've been really busy this week and not on the computer much....haven't been able to keep up with all of the posts. I think I'll have time tomorrow afternoon to catch up with it all.

I have been able to squeeze in exercise every day but one and continue to stay on the eating plan. Although, I did have a few stress cookies last night when I came home.

Shawn - I did find a tread for our cruise next year.....not much action on it yet. I'm sure it will pick up when we get closer to sailing.

Take care everyone

I hope you got the costume finished. I usually have to make at least one costume, but the boys did the pirate makeover at WDW in July so they have those costumes this year I have an amazing assortment of costumes in our basement that I've made over the years.

I hope you got the costumes all done they sound adorable. Dh was so nice to take the girls out. It is so much easier to get stuff done in an empty and quiet house. Great job on staying on plan.

Cupcaker- Glad you had a good night with friends. It makes changing the schedule around worthwile.

The party was a blast. The kids had a great time. The Dr I work for had a ton of kids activities planned which kept them really busy. Im sure they will sleep good tonight. I did well eating. Salad, grilled chicken breast, fruit, and 1 small brownie for dessert. We also stopped by my husbands friends party they were having for the penn state football and then the phillies game. My dh friend was actually in our wedding but I really dont care for the guy. He just has not grown up. He drinks and "parties" all the time in excess....not just a beer or two. He acts immature. I really just cant stand him. I cringe when my dh even mentions doing anything with him. His wife has an attitude and thinks she is the greatest thing on the planet. Ok so for venting. I sucked it up and went along. Luckily we only stayed for an hour and dh was ready to go. I really think he realizes this about his friend but he is loyal so I think he feels obligated to do stuff with him. I cant blame him I guess.

Dh's nana is now having dimentia symptoms. She has not had this before so the Dr's are thinking it could be the illness or medication. My pop pop went through this on/off until he passed away. I hope we dont have to go through it again, its so horrible.

Well I hope you all had a wonderful saturday. TTYL

I hope Nana's symptoms are med related rather than true Dementia.

 

[Connie96]

I sucked it up and went along. Luckily we only stayed for an hour and dh was ready to go.

Dh's nana is now having dimentia symptoms. She has not had this before so the Dr's are thinking it could be the illness or medication.

You're a good sport, Lindsay!

My granddad went thru medication related dimentia (bad kidneys took weeks to filter out meds after being hospitalized for another illness). I'm no doctor, but if these are her first dimentia symptoms after being treated for the pneumonia, I think you have good reason to be optimistic.

Too tired to read or post, but wanted to you let all know I am alive. I'll try to catch up tomorrow. Miss you.

Glad to know you're alive!


I have had my most on-plan Saturday in... I don't know... several weeks and before that, several months probably. I did get the munchies a couple times, but I didn't want to have to confess, so I stayed out of the kitchen.

Today:
Breakfast - oatmeal, 1/2 apple
Long run - 11.9 miles, had a banana mid-run, and cheese omelet (2 eggs, 1 slice light cheese) after run
Bonus exercise - Yoga for Runners DVD
Lunch - leftover spaghetti, veggies
Dinner - Jimmy Dean D-lights turkey sausage breakfast bowl, grapes
Evening snack - oikos, berries, walnuts

I am VERY pleased with this. My day started with that long run, which was HARD. I can only figure my body is still recuperating from the blood donation. I added 1.5 miles to my last long run, but my overall time increased by 30 minutes. I sure hope I can do better than that next time. Anyway, I was *awfully* stiff when I got back, so I stretched a little, popped a couple Advil and took a long hot bath (dozed off a couple times) and then did 45 minutes of yoga. Over the past several months, I have had pain in my left hip for a day or so after every run. Doing this yoga video totally takes the pain away. I love not hurting. Anyway, after that, I've been a complete bum today. It was nice.

Tomorrow's plan:
Breakfast - oatmeal, 1/2 apple
Workout - weight lifting; protein snack?
Lunch - Amy's burrito, picante sauce, oikos (instead of sour cream)
Snack - string cheese, grapes
Dinner - I have a cook book sitting right next to me and i really am about to see if I can find a new recipe to try...

Yep, planning and reporting here in the thread is really helping me stay on the straight and narrow. Ladies, even if you skip every one of my nightly reports, you are making my success possible. THANK YOU.

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Too tired to read or post, but wanted to you let all know I am alive. I'll try to catch up tomorrow. Miss you.

I was starting to wonder where you were. Thanks for checking in. We miss you too.

I have had my most on-plan Saturday in... I don't know... several weeks and before that, several months probably. I did get the munchies a couple times, but I didn't want to have to confess, so I stayed out of the kitchen.

Great Job Connie. The weekends are so tough. Keeping to your plan is really working for you. Keep up the good work. The yoga for runners sounds really interesting. Glad it has helped your hip pain. dont worry too much about your time at least you put the miles in.

 

[lisah0711]

Good morning all!

Lisa thanks for the well wishes. I think I bring this on myself...when I get stressed or my routine changes I get scatterbrained (call me Dory at that time) and forget to take some meds that must be taken on an empty stomach, so my levels get low and my immune system weakens. One day I'll learn!

Bummer! I have some of those I am supposed to take on an empty stomach with nothing else for 30 minutes -- it got better when I switched away from the generic because they know the binders in the generic cause you not to absorb the medicine as well but you have to ask to be prescribed the name brand -- it's been around so long it's not much more than the generic.

I'm optimistic today will be a good day! Thank you so much for all of your kind words!

Hope it was a good day!

I joined the Biggest Loser Club online this week. I had been toying with the idea before, but I always hesitate to spend the money. Well I had sold something the other day so I had the money and just went for it! They had this deal right now that when you subscribe for 3mos or more you get 3 books free! (cook book, fitness book, and the BL book). So I took advantage of that and signed up for a whole 12 months!!!

And I think its already paid off! I'm down another couple lbs since starting it. I think it has a lot to do with their meal planner, it makes it so simple for me to go in there pick something I like/have on hand and it tells me the proper portions and keeps track of my calorie total through out the day (and sodium, fat, protein, etc). I'm really enjoying it!

I'm glad that you found something that works and that you enjoy! That is half the battle!

DH took the girls out today so I could have the house to myself. I'm just taking a break from the costume sewing. I'm making my DD(8) a Tiana dress. My DD(6) is going to be Dorothy, luckily I made that one last year for DD(8) and DD(6) one is willing to wear it : )

You may be wondering....what's the rush, Halloween is next weekend? Well,
there's a Girl Scout costume party tomorrow. OH boy!! I always underestimate how long it will take, but I think I'll be able to finish it today.

Hope you got the costumes finished!

Enjoy your week-end, too, dvccruiser76!

Cupcaker, hope that you can get some rest today!

Lindsay, sounds like you did great at the parties yesterday!

Connie, you're doing great staying OP, even on the week-end!

Taryn, nice to see you!

Housecleaning is right on schedule. This morning we will work on the upstairs and should finish by noon today. That will leave next week-end for the fine touches. They don't arrive until the 4th so we are in great shape. It's nice to have a fall cleanup for a change.

Have a great day all!

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Well the darn phillies lost last night. It was disappointing I am tired because I stayed up way to late. I need to get the kiddos to sunday school and then we are going to nana's for the day. I am planning on only eating lunch and dinner and not allowing myself to pick/snack in between. I think I might take a change of clothes so I can go run while my mom keeps an eye on the boys. My dh and dad are going golfing this afternoon. I still need to get to the grocery store too.


Sunday's QOTD-
I loved the movie the bucket list and ever since watching it I have made a list of my own. What is one thing on your list or if you dont have a list what is 1 thing you really want to do before you kick the bucket?

I have a bunch of things some simple others more complex. If I had to pick one I would say......Take my kids to see NYC at christmas...go to the radio city christmas show, rockafella christmas tree, etc.

 

[momof2gr8kids]

OK - 5 weeks until our trip and I'm only 1/4 to my goal.

I posted a while back about running around like a maniac taking care of my mom who was back and forth in the hospital and taking care of her house and pets. She is finally at home and feeling well, and I can get back to normal! (Whatever that is )

So, back to walking to work tomorrow and walking on my lunch. Back to being home and cooking healthy meals. Back to grocery shopping and having lots of fruits and veggies in the fridge!

I'll try and get caught up on some of these posts - had a virus and our computer was out of commission for a bit. Was lost without being able escape to my happy place each day.

Hope everyone is doing well with their goals.

I do have to say, we had a family banquet the other day and I had some pics taken with the kids. It's the first time in a long time I didn't want to delete it from the camera. I've lost about 20 lbs since last summer, and I can really notice the difference in my face especially. I am looking forward to being in our family vacation pictures - usually I hate being in pics. Some day the kids will think their dad was a single dad judging by our photo albums.

I know I won't reach my new goal by the time we go on our trip (or during ), but I am confident I will reach it shortly after. I'm noticing the difference from the changes I've made over the past year. Yes, I've had this little blip due to unforseen circumstances, but it's made me more determined to get back on track.

 

[SettinSail]

Good morning everyone! Of course it is now 3:30 pm where I am but for most everyone else it is morning.

I have finally had a chance to catch up on all the posts. I am sorry I'm not taking the time to respond to everyone - but - I rejoiced with you over good news and i felt your pain with setbacks and disappointments. I hope you know I mean that sincerely. I LOVE reading all the posts and I get a lot of good ideas and encouragement from reading them. It feels like I go into a room and "talk" with a bunch of good friends. But, I am mostly listening

I feel myself slacking a little after reaching the 20 pound mark so I tried to think of something "exciting" for each pound I lose next and came up with:

21 pounds = 10 lbs lost on this challenge and 2/3rds of the way towards the goal I set for myself for the whole challenge

22 pounds = 10% goal

23 pounds = a brand new "onederful" number

24 pounds = BMI reduced from 37 to 33

25 pounds = I have reached another milestone! I am 1/2 way to the one year goal I set for myself!

26 pounds = I have reached the goal I set for the BL challenge

That's all I could come up with so far so when I make it to 26 pounds lost in total, I will have to think again.

I am still doing pretty good with exercise but have not been very careful with eating. I do not follow any set eating plan in general, I just try to eat "whole" foods (there aren't as many processed foods here anyway) and watch portion sizes. We went to a party last night and I had 2 drinks and ate everything I wanted to. The dessert did not tempt me - a frosted sheet cake that looked like white cake, white icing and blue letters so I had no dessert so I counted that as a small victory. I am up one pound today so I will work on that and maybe one more this upcoming week. We came home with a lot of leftovers from the party too, mostly delicious Thai food YUMMY!

I have exercised every day, either C25K, walking, elliptical or yoga. Some days I do 2 forms of exercise and once in awhile I do 3!! Today I finished week 5 of C25K - the 20 minute run. I hate to complain about this since I see so many of you are true runners who can go for hours
BUT, I really do not see how you do it. I think I need to find some proper clothing for running. I am wearing old sweat pants, T shirt and fleece jacket.
No matter how cold it is, I am BURNING UP when I am finished. Today my son said, what happened Mom, did you get scorched by the sun?
I guess my face was flaming red. And lately, my ear buds keep falling out of my ears, atleast 5 times today. My hands are freezing so I wear gloves (suede gloves are all I have!) so I have to remove glove, reinsert ear bud, put glove back on, over and over. The wind and cold make my eyes water terribly and my nose runs too. My mind keeps saying "JUST QUIT!!!" But, I plan to hang in there. I feel so stiff in my hips anytime I have been sitting and rise to stand up. But it goes away after a few steps. Please share any running tips you have to make it easier.

Hope you all have a great week and a happy relaxing Sunday

Shawn

PS We are also so happy the Texas Rangers are in the WS !! ANYONE except the Yankees...and Josh Hamilton is from our hometown of Raleigh.

And sorry to the Philly fans, I like that team too but am glad to see the Giants win as well since the Phillys have been so succesful the last few years it's nice to see someone new!

 

[SettinSail]

DH took the girls out today so I could have the house to myself. I'm just taking a break from the costume sewing. I'm making my DD(8) a Tiana dress. My DD(6) is going to be Dorothy, luckily I made that one last year for DD(8) and DD(6) one is willing to wear it : )

You may be wondering....what's the rush, Halloween is next weekend? Well,
there's a Girl Scout costume party tomorrow. OH boy!! I always underestimate how long it will take, but I think I'll be able to finish it today.

I've been really busy this week and not on the computer much....haven't been able to keep up with all of the posts. I think I'll have time tomorrow afternoon to catch up with it all.

I have been able to squeeze in exercise every day but one and continue to stay on the eating plan. Although, I did have a few stress cookies last night when I came home.

Shawn - I did find a tread for our cruise next year.....not much action on it yet. I'm sure it will pick up when we get closer to sailing.

Take care everyone

Hi Kim! Glad you found a thread for your cruise...that makes it so much fun!
We really got close to our next door neighbors on the August cruise - Erin who made all the journals. They also have one son, a couple years younger than James.

I can just picture your younger daughter as Dorothy, how cute!
I just saw Tiana on the August cruise and asked someone who she was I guess not having any girls or young children I have lost touch with the newer characters That will be a beautiful costume and your older daughter will look like a princess

Have fun!
Shawn

 

[SettinSail]

Well the darn phillies lost last night. It was disappointing I am tired because I stayed up way to late. I need to get the kiddos to sunday school and then we are going to nana's for the day. I am planning on only eating lunch and dinner and not allowing myself to pick/snack in between. I think I might take a change of clothes so I can go run while my mom keeps an eye on the boys. My dh and dad are going golfing this afternoon. I still need to get to the grocery store too.


Sunday's QOTD-
I loved the movie the bucket list and ever since watching it I have made a list of my own. What is one thing on your list or if you dont have a list what is 1 thing you really want to do before you kick the bucket?

I have a bunch of things some simple others more complex. If I had to pick one I would say......Take my kids to see NYC at christmas...go to the radio city christmas show, rockafella christmas tree, etc.

Sorry about the Phillies, they have some GREAT players, esp great PITCHERS and you know they will be back next year.

As for the QOTD, I think I am too materialistic because when I think hard about this, I keep coming up with some THINGS I would like to have instead of things to do. I would love to go on a cruise with just my sisters and my Mom before she got too old to do it. My Mom is 78 years old and has some physical limitations so I'm not sure how much she would enjoy it.

Shawn

 

[SettinSail]

Good morning!!!!

It is suppose to be beautiful here the next few days. 66-75 degrees and sunny. Currently my house is freezing...I refuse to turn on the heat until Nov 1st. My dh is irritated. We have all been sleeping with 3 blankets. I bet we are saving a bunch of gallons of oil though

Today I have a party for our office at the lead Dr's house. It is outside and set up in her huge barn. She has a beautiful old farm house. She set up games for the kids and has a tractor and wagon to take them for rides on. It should be fun. There will also be healthy choices of food too so I am excited.

I put together some fun awards for my staff. They are disney awards and I awarded them characters based on personality. For instance I have a girl who is very passionate and wears her heart on her sleeve. She tends to get really upset and lets her temper fly when there is something happening that she doesnt believe in. I gave her the Donald Duck Award. Get my idea


So that brings me to:

Saturday's QOTD

What character's personality do you think you are most like and why? Feel free to google the characters and use the wiki description they are really good.


I am going to go with mickey mouse. Here is the description of him bubbly,hyper,silly ... goofy ,funny ,enthusiastic, keen ... A family man who longs for adventure.

I think this is me! He is also the leader of the pack and thats what I am....always the one leading the others along.

I am sticking with Snow White, I LOVE to sleep!

It is seriously one of the great joys of my life

This may be why I ended up in the shape I'm in today, or was 20 pounds ago

And I am a beautiful dark haired princess too (at least in my mind)

Shawn

 

[tggrrstarr]

I have sooo much catching up to do! My halloween party was last night, so I spent almost all day Fri & Sat in the kitchen cooking. I had time for my walk on Fri, but not yesterday. I thought I was being good at barely sampling as I cooked and not eating too much bad stuff, but the scale DID NOT AGREE this morning! I gained 3 pounds since yesterday morning, two since the weigh in on friday! At least I am on vacation now so I can focus on 1. doing nothing, 2. eating right, and 3. exercising. Maybe this is just a fluke and it will all be better tomorrow morning!
The party was awesome, I will post pics as soon as I find the cord to the camera! All the hard work was worth it. I did learn to go easy on the cooking next year. Anything that had too much leftovers is off the menu.

My computer is about to die, so I will pop back on later to catch up!

 

[my3princes]

Well the darn phillies lost last night. It was disappointing I am tired because I stayed up way to late. I need to get the kiddos to sunday school and then we are going to nana's for the day. I am planning on only eating lunch and dinner and not allowing myself to pick/snack in between. I think I might take a change of clothes so I can go run while my mom keeps an eye on the boys. My dh and dad are going golfing this afternoon. I still need to get to the grocery store too.


Sunday's QOTD-
I loved the movie the bucket list and ever since watching it I have made a list of my own. What is one thing on your list or if you dont have a list what is 1 thing you really want to do before you kick the bucket?

I have a bunch of things some simple others more complex. If I had to pick one I would say......Take my kids to see NYC at christmas...go to the radio city christmas show, rockafella christmas tree, etc.

Bucket List. Hmmm I love to travel. I would love to hit Hawaii again, Australia, Europe, US midwest, US west coast. Really anywhere and everywhere.

I am sticking with Snow White, I LOVE to sleep!

It is seriously one of the great joys of my life

This may be why I ended up in the shape I'm in today, or was 20 pounds

And I am a beautiful dark haired princess too (at least in my mind)

Shawn

Snow White or Aurora or Sleepy My nephew would say those relate to me too He says my mother named me Deb because it is bed spelled backwards

 

[cclovesdis]

Good Morning/Afternoon!

I started this about an hour ago. Yesterday was a good day. I'm hoping for another one. My parents ran to the grocery store. I better get in the shower now. Replies are done. My dad just bought me Office 2010 and it's taking some getting used to. is all I have to say.

Have a great day everyone!

CC

DH took the girls out today so I could have the house to myself. I'm just taking a break from the costume sewing. I'm making my DD(8) a Tiana dress. My DD(6) is going to be Dorothy, luckily I made that one last year for DD(8) and DD(6) one is willing to wear it : )

You may be wondering....what's the rush, Halloween is next weekend? Well, there's a Girl Scout costume party tomorrow. OH boy!! I always underestimate how long it will take, but I think I'll be able to finish it today.

That was so great of DH! Those costumes sound amazing! I was great at sewing and now it’s as if I’ve never used a sewing machine in my life. Hope your girls have a great time at their party today!

I hope you have a good day, too!

I hope you find out what's going on soon - good luck "going with the flow" no matter what else comes up.

And as for your mom's comment about you drying the clothes...

Thanks! The surprise was she actually wanted me to go to this event I got practically assigned to attend. I didn’t want to help out because you had to dress up and I can’t really do that with having a boot on my left foot. Neither of us were exactly thrilled when I found out I was expected to be there. We went shopping and then the next day the “laundry” incident occurred. I wasn’t planning on doing anything without her permission for at least the weekend, but she insisted I go to the event. She even gave me money just in case I needed any!

Your last comment had me

Yay congrats on your new jobs my3princes and cclovesdis

Thanks!

Hi everyone. I am so tired today. I met with friends yesterday after work. We hadn’t hung out in such a long time. They didn’t end up leaving till midnight! Way past my bedtime, but it was nice to have that bonding experience. It threw my homework schedule off totally, but at least I have Monday and Tuesday off from work. Feeling hungry. Gonna go eat now. Talk to you all later.

Glad you had fun and I hope you get some sleep!

Weird. Total nonsense. Sorry you have to deal with that. At least you know and your sister knows who you truly are and how unselfish and generous you are by doing not only your laundry but being thoughtful and finishing hers.

Thank you so much for saying that! I tried to reply to some of you last night when I got back from the event, but I was having a lot of trouble. The event was good, but not as wonderful as we were expecting, and so I came home in a less than stellar mood, especially since it was about midnight. You really cheered me up. Thanks!

The party was a blast.

Dh's nana is now having dimentia symptoms. She has not had this before so the Dr's are thinking it could be the illness or medication. My pop pop went through this on/off until he passed away. I hope we dont have to go through it again, its so horrible.

Glad you and your family had a great time at the party! It’s always great when people plan to have kids at an event!

On DH’s nana. Like everyone else, I’m not a doctor, but I am thinking that you shouldn’t worry yet.

 

[cclovesdis]

Too tired to read or post, but wanted to you let all know I am alive. I'll try to catch up tomorrow. Miss you.

Glad you checked in! I was starting to worry. (I’m sure that doesn’t surprise you at all. )

You're a good sport, Lindsay!

ITA!

I have had my most on-plan Saturday in... I don't know... several weeks and before that, several months probably. I did get the munchies a couple times, but I didn't want to have to confess, so I stayed out of the kitchen.

Your run-no comment except

Hope it was a good day!

Housecleaning is right on schedule. This morning we will work on the upstairs and should finish by noon today. That will leave next week-end for the fine touches. They don't arrive until the 4th so we are in great shape. It's nice to have a fall cleanup for a change.

Thanks! It ended up being great at home and okay to good at the event. But, really, no complaints.

You aren’t on schedule-you are ahead of schedule!

Sunday's QOTD-

I loved the movie the bucket list and ever since watching it I have made a list of my own. What is one thing on your list or if you dont have a list what is 1 thing you really want to do before you kick the bucket?

Only 1? Let’s see. Here’s some that come to mind. Visit Rome and where my grandfather lived in Italy. Visit France. Okay, most of Europe. Take a Disney cruise. Visit 48/50 states. As for Hawaii, yes, if I can get over the all-day plane ride. Same with Alaska. Learn sign language. Do a really expensive trip to WDW. Same with DL. Both with my sister and BIL. I’ll stop there. Great question!