Pamela--I'm glad you all had such a nice "just say no to ladders day!"
I think of you everytime we DON'T have to rake the leaves in our front yard from the huge tree we had cut down this spring--partly because ALL of the leaves from it fell in our gutter and I was terrified everytime Mike went up there. And even more so after what happened to your husband. I hope you enjoyed the champagne.
Thanks.... it was a good day. I THINK I counted the champagne properly for my food journal, but I probably drank more than I thought. oh well. nbd in the grand scheme of life, right??
CC--What about sitting down with your Mom and a family friend or doctor, etc and bluntly, but kindly saying that your weight is off limits. Period. No discussions about it. The only thing that would mean, is that it really needs to be off limits, and that you don't discuss it around her either. This has become such a toxic topic for you all and I hate for it to spoil your relationship. Because believe me, some stuff is hard to let go of.....Anyhow, hang in there.
GREAT idea!
I hope everyone is having a good weekend! I have not sent my weight in yet, because as of yesterday I was down 4 pounds--from a violently nasty stomach thing that I had on Friday. I'm not sure if it was a virus, food poisoning, or just some very poor choices on my part, but I was dog sick on Friday. Mike came home and worked from home because I was feeling so weak and yucky. So, I'm going to see where I am at tomorrow. I would be much happier with a modest loss for the week.
My DS comes home Tuesday night. He's flying so everyone think good thoughts that the weather cooperates. They are calling for severe weather on Tuesday, which does not bode well when flying through Atlanta.
Have a great Monday!
Well... that is ONE way to be the BL this week!
HOpe you are feeling much better.
Prayers for DS's safe travels.
Right now I am Exhausted Dwarf! But definitely Happy.
Party went great and she was absolutely surprised, in fact we are lucky she didn't have a heart attack when she walked in and her friends yelled surprise! I am just sorry that it happened so fast I didn't have time to grab the camera and get that initial reaction.
Of course she decided when she got up today that since it had been a busy few days and she wasn't doing anything but homework and chores today that she would wear a REALLY crappy tshirt and jeans. I tried to "pick on her" just enough that she would change just so I would shut up but it didn't work. Then when DH said "I need to go to Home Depot and I need you to go and help me." I tried to get her to change but she wouldn't since it was just to go to Home Depot. Of course once she recovered from the shock and calmed down a little the first thing she said to me was "How could have let me wear this awful t-shirt!"
I just looked at her and said "Maybe NOW you would like to listen to me and go change your shirt?" So she ran up to her room and quickly changed.
DD11 was just as surprised when the minute they left the house I told her that I needed her help to get ready for the party. I had decided it would be best not to tell her ahead of time. It took her a good 5 minutes to actually believe me. It was a great party, they had a wonderful time. She has great friends and DD11 was a great helper to me.
Oh and I think I forgot to tell you all that when she opened her gifts yesterday and got the necklace she oohed and aahed over it and the first thing she said was "It is just like yours, mom" before I even got a chance to explain. I was so thrilled that she understood the meaning without even having to explain it.
I need to go and get some more cleaning up done, but I will try to get back here later
So now DD11 wants a surprise party! This is the 2nd one for DD16 (wow! first time I typed that with the 16!) so we are going to have to come up with a good surprise for her.
I'm SO pleased to hear that the party was a success! You may have to surprise your other DD for her 15th b.day instead.....otherwise it won't be much of a surprise if she is expecting it for 16.
I am a bag hoarder. I love tote bags and have many. Right now I have a purple LL Bean messenger bag that I use for work. It holds my med kit with everything I could possibly need for any ailment that could arise at work
I also keep my ID badge and work keys in it. I put my purple lunch bag in it each morning. I also carry a purple leather purse. It's fairly big and holds my wallet, pocket calender, coupons, lipstick and lip balms, misc meds and band aids a pen, you get the idea. It has a pocket on the outside that my cellphone slips into.
How did I KNOW that your bags would be purple??
We are all doing better. Nick is working at BJ's he should be cashier trained just in time for Black Friday
Chris does have disability insurance, but it wouldn't pay enough compared to his normal paychecks. He took a week off then has been doing light duty work which gives him a 40 hour paycheck. Being flat rate he often has 100 hour paychecks so it has been an adjustment.
Well..... glad he was able to do SOME work at least. Is he going back full time this week or next?
I really had to think about this one. I think I'd be an olympic diver. They are so agile and thin.
I guess overall I'd be Happy today. It's been a pleasantly quiet day and our house is picked up. Can't beat that.
It makes me smile to see that you picked HAPPY dwarf today. That is a good thing.
OMG!!!! I am so full of energy right now!!!! We had steak for supper! Haven;t had steak in so long since it's been so expensive! Fells giood since I've had next to no energy all week. I got a great night's sleep last night. We went to church and then came home...massages got postponed due to scheduling issues, went to TJ's and then came home and took Izzie to Daisy's (first meeting). Then came home and cleaned up the dining room. Brian and I grilled ribeye steaks for supper! Watching a Christmas movie with the family. Had some candy cane Jojo ice cream for dessert! I also just started some laundry. Even my raspberry white Russian didn't make me tired!
Brian and I are going to do some Christmas shopping on line tonight! I'm going to be home all day tomorrow to do some cleaning and organizing! Ash has worked on her room and I may need to finish it tomorrow! I hope I don't crash later tonight. Hoping to get up at 5:30 and workout for 30 minutes. Unfortunately we will have to have take out for supper tomorrow night as Ash has play practice and basketball tomorrow night one right after the other. I will plan accordingly.
OK, I need to get up again or I will fly off this chair and break my computer!
TTFN
Could you possibly be a bit anemic? That might explain why the red meat gave you energy. Just thinking out loud here.
Instead of take-out tomorrow night could you possibly plan a picnic type dinner? It might make it easier to plan your food.
Hey all--I'm cleaning out my inbox and found this spark people blog post intitled: My Journey to ONEderland in 16 months and 2 days. I found it to be pretty inspirational.
http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=4540222
I'll try to find some time later to take a look at this.
Wow I cant believe its been a year already. That was such a scary time for you and your family. I am so glad that you have your dh still here with you and you all have a huge reason to celebrate and be thankful. This is such a wonderful bunch of people and I am so happy to know that if I ever have any troubles you are all right here to help me through it. Im so glad we were able to be there for you too.
I'm glad you were all there too!
Well the eating could have been better today but this weekend was more about getting my workout and meal plans together. I am going to start going full force tomorrow. Im going to start with using my fitness pal and if I dont have success with that after a week or so I am going back to good old weight watchers.
I have half days at work tomorrow and tuesday since my DS has early dismissals. Tomorrow night is his parent teacher conference. He had a rough start to the year with paying attention and focusing but I have seen a bit of improvement in him when doing his homework and reading so hopefully he gets some good remarks. He is in 1st grade and I am still amazed at the stuff they are learning. I think some of it I didnt learn until 3rd or 4th.
Have a great night all!!!!!!!!!!!!
Have a great day, fully ON PLAN! You can do this!!
Well, I was down .8 this week - actually over two weeks since TOM kept me from weighing in last week. Not the best - but better than expected. I've fallen on and off program a lot the past two weeks.
I did something completely rash last night - I ordered an elliptical machine online.
What makes it rash is that - as many of you might remember - I am out of work, so it totally isn't in my budget.
In the spring and summer, my normal exercise routine was walking 3.5 miles a day, at least 5 days a week. In addition, I would do one of my BL DVDs a few times a week. With the weather starting to turn, I'm not sure if I will be able to keep up with the waking schedule. I don't have a problem with cold temperature, but I know that when it rains/snows, I am not going to be motivated to go out. Also, I am becoming very bored with my DVDs - I'm even starting to talk back (nastily) to my beloved Bob Harper.
So, I am trying to look at it as an investment in my health. If I feel better about myself, maybe that will show through in a job interview situation, and so on and so forth. I charged it to a credit card that is interest free for six months - so hopefully my $$$ situation will change (for the better) by then. When it arrives, I'll have it set up in my basement. It is warm down there in the winter and cool in the summer - and I have a TV down there as well.
So while I am sick to my stomach thinking about the cost - I am equally excited about the prospect of switching up my routine and hopefully seeing results.
That's my story ...
- Laura
An investment in your health isn't such a bad thing. Better than spending your money on "loose men and cheap liquor"!! (I think that is some sort of movie line.....
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Good Monday morning Short week for most of us so we should be able to make it through.
I was feeling great until about 9 last night when my stomach really started to bother me. I think it was the lemon water I had with dinner. I think there was too much lemon in the water and it really upset my stomach.
Hope you are recovered this morning.
I have been the Sad dwarf since Sat night. I found out that my gf with lung cancer was put into the hospital after she had a colonoscopy last week. That is all we know for right now. Could you please keep her in your prayers? She has two kids who are grown but 3 grandchildren that she is very close to.
Definitely putting a prayer out there for her today.
Busy day today. School and my junior field person is doing my last class. I also have to get all my tests for tomorrow copied. After school we have math team. I made brownies yesterday but they feel a little stiffer than normal. Maybe I over cooked them. The kids will eat them anyway. So I won't get home until late today.
I should also get my turkey today. I know I have to shop tomorrow to get the rest of the groceries for Thursday. I am hoping to talk my dh into coming to help me. Did you ever think about how much lifting and moving you do with buying groceries. YOu move it maybe 5 times. 1 into the cart, 2 onto the belt, 3 into the bags, 4 back into the cart, 5 into the car, 6 into the house, 7 into the closets. That's a lot and it is making me tired. This is the part of grocery shopping that I hate.
Off to have breakfast and get dressed
Have a happy and healthy day.
I agree... shopping for food is a definite workout! Especially if you live on the second floor or so! When we lived in a 2nd floor apartment with no elevator, I made a deal with DH that if he carried everything up, I'd put it all away. Now it isn't so bad.... just a few steps from the garage to the kitchen.... but I still would rather put it all away myself. One of those things that I'm kind of anal about.
Hopefully your DH will be there to help with the heavy stuff like the turkey and bags of potatoes!! I carried a frozen turkey into the school last year to donate and I was shocked at how quickly it got REALLY HEAVY!
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Happy MOnday morning all! I have just a minute before I must hustle DS into the shower!
Had a fairly relaxing evening. Made an easy pot of soup for supper for all of us. Sat in the hot tub with Mom for about 90 minutes!
It was so nice to chat. DD joined us for a few minutes too.
DD is already off to swim this morning, the dishwasher has been unloaded, clothes into the dryer, coffee brewing. I love these super productive mornings! I was going to start another load of wash, but I put one on the line late yesterday afternoon, so the line is pretty full and it probably won't be fully dry until about noon.
Not sure how long my parents are staying today, but it appears that I am not working, as the phone hasn't rung yet this morning.
I'm not sure I will be getting in a cardio workout today. I was helping to lift something heavy yesterday afternoon and the handle let go and the weight of it fell on my left thigh and I have a massive bruise and lump. I iced it last night, but I am limping a bit this morning. It maybe just a free weights kind of day.
I'm off to get DS up and moving! TTYL...................P
Soon I will be in new territory!
Your hard work is paying off! 
So far I've been losing weight I gained back after the Princess, too. 
You have so much to be thankful for. 
