Biggest Loser--Fall 2011 Challenge for Losers & Maintainers!!

[cclovesdis]

Thanks everyone! I was almost to negative territory for the challenge on Friday and it looks like I will be by this Friday. My goal was originally 10 pounds, but now it is any loss. It looks like I will achieve that!

Congratulations Nancy!

I had an emotional day yesterday, but it ended okay. I did not cry myself to sleep for the first time in a few days. Yesterday seemed like I'd start feeling better and then flop to even worse. Oh well. It is over now and today should be a good day.

I am waiting for an important phone call today. After I talk to her, I will be abl to get a few things done. I would like to go to the gym today. I did yesterday, but didn't even make it through the warm-up before I felt too sick to continue. I ended up not even being sick. It was probably just emotional. Our closest Target is a few miles past the gym, so I may go there too. It all depends on when this person calls.

Have a great day everyone!

Oh, I almost forgot, I have been 100% OP since Thanksgiving!

 

[my3princes]

No time to read now, but wanted to throw out a QOTD:

What do you eat for breakfast and how long after you wake up do you eat. What diet plan you are following would also be helpful in gauging if your go to breakfast would work for someone else.


Deb

 

[glss1/2fll]

No time to read now, but wanted to throw out a QOTD:

What do you eat for breakfast and how long after you wake up do you eat. What diet plan you are following would also be helpful in gauging if your go to breakfast would work for someone else.


Deb

As I read this I am eating a bagel with peanut butter (just a thin/pretty much transparent amount!) and sipping tea. And I must claim a victory. I REALLY, really, really wanted to add cream to my cup and instead I put in a teeny splash of fat free milk. Tea is a treat for me. Usually if I am working I have frosted mini wheats for breakfast. I did try some steel cut oats because everybody on here raves about them, but I decided I don't like my oats chewy. Maybe I cooked them wrong/not long enough. DH liked them. DS2, not so much! They really kept me full, though. Oh. And I take a thyroid pill first thing so am not supposed to eat until 30-60 minutes after that. Usually works well since I either get up and walk or get up and hit the gym.

LisaH--thanks for the coupon offer. I think I'm going to search Goodwill for workout clothes. The sun came out for a bit right before it got dark yesterday. Maybe we'll see some more of it today! Is there an icon for fingers crossed?!

Pamela--hope you are feeling better. Did the doctor have any advice/medicine for ya? I drink cranberry juice like crazy when I'm suspecting UTI. It usually cures it.

Ran 2.5 miles yesterday and it felt like I'd never reach the end! I thought I was going soooo slow, but was only 10 seconds slower than last time! I've gone to my stretching class and gotten my 3 mile walk in this morning and just finished my bagel. Think I'll drink the rest of my pot of tea while reading the paper. Will probably hit Bible study class since I'm obviously not subbing! Tonight is girls' night out. We are meeting at a gelatto shop. yum I'll get the smallest dish and savor every bite!

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

Waking Up Full of Awesome: There was a time when you were five years old, and you woke up full of awesome. You knew you were awesome. You loved yourself. You thought you were beautiful, even with missing teeth and messy hair and mismatched socks inside your grubby sneakers. You loved your body, and the things it could do. You thought you were strong. You knew you were smart. Do you still have it? The awesome. Did someone take it from you? Did you let them? Did you hand it over, because someone told you weren’t beautiful enough, thin enough, smart enough, good enough? Why the hell would you listen to them? Did you consider they might be full of crap? Wouldn’t that be nuts, to tell my little girl that in another five or ten years she might hate herself because she doesn’t look like a starving and Photoshopped fashion model? Or even more bizarre, that she should be sexy over smart, beautiful over bold? Are you freaking kidding me? Look at her. She is full of awesome. You were, once. Maybe you still are. Maybe you are in the process of getting it back. All I know is that if you aren’t waking up feeling like this about yourself, you are really missing out.--- How do we keep our daughters full of awesome.

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Read this on pinterest today. Love it!!! And yes, I have an addiction to pinterest, it's bad, real bad!! LOL

 

[jillbur]

It's Monday after a long weekend. We need a fun QOTD:

If you could be anywhere right now, doing whatever you wanted, where would you be?

Deb

I'd say anywhere warm, but specifically Hawaii or Disney lol!

hello my lovely friends! it's been forever since i've been on here. so long that i went and had a baby

matthew john was born on saturday evening. 6lb 15.5oz, 20.5inches. we just got home today and my older son seems to be loving his little bro....so far.

what's that have to do with biggest loser? oh maybe because i gained 43 pounds during the pregnancy and when i got on the scale when i got home i had lost only SEVEN POUNDS! so i have a long way to go and need to commit back to this group. once i heal from all the superfun lady-part issues i'll be trying to lose and exercise in earnest. i still have the WDW marathon in 2013 goal!!

i've missed you all! can't wait to be back

CONGRATS!!

No time to read now, but wanted to throw out a QOTD:

What do you eat for breakfast and how long after you wake up do you eat. What diet plan you are following would also be helpful in gauging if your go to breakfast would work for someone else.


Deb

Today I had steel cut oats in the slow cooker. I made a batch yesterday, so I will eat them everyday. It's so easy to grab and warm up at work. I ate about 2 hours after I woke up today. Usually it's about an hour and a half. I'm not following a diet plan. I am just trying to watch my calories.

I am hoping DS5 can go to school tomorrow, but I'm not so sure he'll make it. He was on fire last night so he is with my sister today. I will probably call off tomorrow if he's sick. My sister already watched DS8 two days last week when he was sick. I hope this is it for us and sicknesses until next winter!!

My day is all messed up. I have to pick DS8 up at a freind's house after work, go get DS5 from my sister's, get my inspection sticker for my car, and head home to make dinner. I really wanted to get to the gym to run today since it's been raining for 3 days now, but DS8 also has scouts tonight. They bake cookies for Meals on Wheels, so it's a fun time. I just don't know if I can squeeze in the gym today If not, I will be there tomorrow!

Hope everyone enjoys their day.

Jill

 

[Disneywedding2010]

You've been warned!

Before I headed to BLT Friday morning for my birthday weekend I jumped on the scale, 215! 1 pound away from my 10 pounds lost by Dec 2nd.

Alan dropped me at the resort and there were a ton of people in the lobby! I got checked in and was told "Oh we ran out of birthday buttons but I can give you a Spanish one" LOL. I sat outside waiting for my friend's ME bus to show up and shortly before it arrived I got the text that the room was ready. We went up to the room and WOW! We had a lake view room but we could see Space Mountain very clearly from our balcony. If you stood all the way to one side of the balcony you could see Magic Kingdom. Oh, and the best part? We were on the 14th floor! AWESOME view for the Wishes fireworks! I believe that partly happened because the cast member that checked me in noticed the note that it was my birthday. She asked if I wanted a high room. I told her "The higher the better" LOL.

We headed to DTD and ate lunch at Planet Hollywood. I can honestly say I did well eating the whole trip. We only live half an hour from Disney so I brought stuff from home for breakfast and light snack stuff so we weren't spending so much on meals. I think over the course of 4 days I spent less then 200 dollars (guesstimating) on food.

Okay so Planet Hollywood I had a turkey burger and fries. Man! That was the best turkey burger I've had at a restaurant, it was very filling. I only ate about 6 fries. Dinner I believe we just snacked in the room. I don't remember going out for dinner. I brought my pedometer from home with me because I wanted to know how much I was walking during the trip. Day 1 we walked roughly 2.5 miles.

Saturday was my birthday! We had scrambled eggs and bagels in the room before heading to AMC at DTD. It took an hour and a half by bus between waiting on the bus at Contemporary to getting to the theater. We saw the Muppet movie and I LOVED IT! I even told Alan I want to go back this weekend so he can see it. Plus I've never been in an AMC theater and when we walked in there my jaw dropped After the movie we headed back to the room to relax before my birthday dinner at OHANA'S!. Day 2 we walked roughly 2.20 miles After dinner we headed back to BLT and watched Wishes from our balcony

Sunday was Magic Kingdom and our first ever MVMCP! I will say this right off I LOVED it! Personally to me it was worth the money. We went to MNSSHP party in September and I'll never be doing that again. I thought it was a waste of money. We did some rides before our lunch reservation at Tony's. Then after Tony's we found a bench very close to the castle and literally sat there for 4 hours, . We had an awesome view for everything! After we saw all the Christmas stuff I headed back to the resort & bestie went to ride a few rides. i was exhausted and just wanted to go back and relax because I knew we'd be at HS all day the next day. We walked 3 miles that day.

Not related to our fun we were having but we were just getting on our first ride at MK (Laugh Floor) and Alan called me. I told him "I'll call you back we're heading into a ride." Well, I instantly started panicing in my head. Why on earth is he calling me when he knows where I am? I instantly thought something was wrong. So we get out of the show and I call him. Long story short... WE GOT A RENTER FOR THE HOUSE!! Dude, that was the BEST birthday present. They are planning to be moved in before Christmas.

Monday, we went to Hollywood Studios. First ride of the day: RnR was a WALK ON! We both were SHOCKED. We got off that and went to ToT and that was only a 20 minute wait. Then we headed over and waited for the Beauty and the Beast show. After the show we headed over to Mama Melrose for our Fantasmic package meal. I had a caesar salad, 2 rolls, chicken parmesan, and cheesecake, YUM!

Now, it was warm when we got there that morning. We walked out of that restaurant a little after 3 and the cold front that Alan had warned me about came through in full force. I had to go to a shop and get a jacket because I was freezing. We did the Muppet show and then the movie ride and headed over to wait to be seated for our Fantasmic. OMG! then it started RAINING!! i was freezing and the only part of me that stayed dry was my feet (ironically). They still did the show and I told bestie "You can go see the Osbourne lights. I'm socked from head to toe and am miserable. I'm going back to the resort." So we went our seperate ways after the show.

I get back to the resort and realize I had lost my keycard somewhere so had to go to front desk to get a new one. I swung into the shop and grabbed a few lunchables to eat for dinner, LOL. I got back to the room and showered and threw my wet clothes in the wash. A few minutes after i started eating bestie came back to the room. We pretty much lounged for awhile and then started getting packed up. I walked 3 miles.

We got up this morning around 9 and we're out of the resort by 11. Alan came and picked me up and I told her goodbye there. I got home around 11:30 and have been going nonstop since I got home. I weighed myself just tos ee what the scale would say but took it with a grain of salt. I weigh myself in the morning.

Now, I'm off to go eat some lunch and unpack my suitcase!

Sorry, for the novel...

 

[my3princes]

hello my lovely friends! it's been forever since i've been on here. so long that i went and had a baby

matthew john was born on saturday evening. 6lb 15.5oz, 20.5inches. we just got home today and my older son seems to be loving his little bro....so far.

what's that have to do with biggest loser? oh maybe because i gained 43 pounds during the pregnancy and when i got on the scale when i got home i had lost only SEVEN POUNDS! so i have a long way to go and need to commit back to this group. once i heal from all the superfun lady-part issues i'll be trying to lose and exercise in earnest. i still have the WDW marathon in 2013 goal!!

i've missed you all! can't wait to be back

Congratulations. Remember that your body was designed to gain weight during pregnancy and you will lose it because you are dedicated. Enjoy the boys now and worry about that weight in a couple of months when your body has healed.

Here we celebrate our progress and recognize our superstars.

Reminders:
-after 3 weeks of no reporting, you are dropped from the challenge – can re-start at any time, though
-if anybody knows they will miss weighing in, just PM and let me know and you’ll be marked excused


First some stats

MAINTAINERS:
(staying within 2 lbs of their maintain weight is successfully maintaining!)
# of Maintainers Reporting In & Successfully Maintaining: 1
Congratulations aamomma!

LOSERS:
Current Participants-------------46!
not reporting in for 1 week-----9
not reporting in for 2 weeks----4
not reporting in for 3 weeks----6
Excused--------------------------1
weigh ins-------------------------26
gains-----------------------------10
maintains------------------------0
losses----------------------------16
new or returning members ----0


Biggest Loser Fall Challenge Week 11!
This week’s group loss = 13.3 pounds!
Average percentage of weight lost 0.22 %
Total group weight loss so far 332.8 pounds!

AWESOME!

Retention Rate (compared to the 95 participants we had sign up for our start week on Sept 9th)
31% (this includes the Losers, Maintainers and Excused people!). Let's keep sending those weights people!


Before the weekly superstar list comes the disclaimer. I am human and I make mistakes. If you have any questions please contact me. For your reference this is the magic percentage of weight lost formula - weight loss for the week divided by weight for last week times 100, that gives us the percentage. Now let me test that with my numbers for week 1, click, click, click goes the calculator. Yes, that agrees with the percentage on the magic spreadsheet. (btw if its been more than 1 week between weigh-ins, then the % loss is divided by the number of weeks, to keep everybody on the same basis)

Now let's get to the good stuff. Who were our superstars of week 11?

The WISH Biggest Loser Fall Challenge Week 11 Superstars!!
#10- 0.45% - AUdisneyDad DW
#9- 0.53% - liesel
#8- 0.55% - lisah0711
#7- 0.77% - my3princes
#6 - 1.05% - TIE Lucky'sMom & mommyof2Pirates
#5- 1.08% - AUdisneyDad
#4- 1.23% - ClassicPooh2
#3- 1.38% - Disneywedding2010
#2- 1.61% - 4Holidays
and now
The WISH Biggest Loser Fall Challenge
Week 11 Biggest Loser is:
#1- 1.73% - cclovesdis

Quote from Dare2Dream: How is your week going? Are you OP (on program)? Are you exercising? Drinking that water? You know what to do to make the magic happen. Get on the wagon. We are all here to help you on the journey. We can do this one day at a time. One bite at a time.

Have a healthy day!
Congratulations CC !!!

What a great week you had. Keep up the good work. We have a very special clippie reserved for our weekly Biggest Loser. Wear it with pride this week! :

This is our weekly reigning Biggest Loser clippie. We have the large version

or use this
http://photopost.wdwinfo.com/data/500/31040weeklyBLsmall1.jpg
followed by

or we have a medium version

or use this
http://photopost.wdwinfo.com/data/500/31040weeklyBLmed.jpg
followed by

and we have a small version

or use
http://photopost.wdwinfo.com/data/500/31040weeklyBLsm.jpg
followed by


Thanks to ohMom-Molli for these clippies. They were used for a previous BL
but we can recycle. Don't they look great!

Congratulations you bunch of losers I'm very proud to be associated with so many losers

Nancy- Yeah for new baby!!! He is a handsome little angel!!!! Congrats!

Hi all, Feeling like I did last year this time, crummy from eating too much crap over the holidays. I ate a handful of M&Ms tonight and feel awful!

Spent the whole day cleaning and doing laundry! Ash's room is immaculate! FINALLY!

But I need to brag about Ashleigh now!!!!! She got her report card today and made HIGH HONORS!!!!! 5 A+'s! We are so proud of her! She worked really hard and despite her busy schedule she pulled it off! She will get her name in the paper and there is an after school party next Friday that she gets to attend! I am going to buy the Smurfs movie for her on Friday. We were going to get it for Christmas but we will just get it early. It's going to be on sale at Target on Friday so I will run there after work.

Busy week with the play, dancing, basketball and work. She had play practice and basketball tonight. TOmorrow she has dancing. Wednesday is play practice right after school On THursday she has play practice from 5:30-8:30 and she starts the first of 3 shows on Friday night. She is excited to finally do this!

Well, I think I'm going to get in bed and have some Pepto Bismol! Just feeling like I may not go to work in the morning! I have a client tomorrow night so I will just have to wait and see. Planning on wrapping presents and cleaning my room on Wednesday.

TTFN QUOTE]

Please tell Ash that we are proud of her. That is certainly a ton of work and a huge accomplishment

Good Tuesday morning everyone.

Congrats Nancy. Welcome back. Take it slow and enjoy the next few weeks. Don't try to do too much. the second child throws the world into an entire new tailspin.

The new superintendent came into one of my calc classes yesterday. He came in at the beginning while I was going over the schedule for the next few weeks. The minute I mentioned one word of calculus he was out the door. It was pretty funny.

I didn't start the day too well. I was stopped for speeding. After he checked my record ( I have never gotten a ticket and only pulled over a couple of times) he changed it to a different infraction with no points on my lic. BUT he gave me another ticket because one of my 3 break lights were out. So $96 later I don't have any points but fines to pay.

QOTD I would love to be any where I don't have to cook or clean. Maybe a spa with yoga I would love DW but I think I could use a break this week.

I forgot to send in my weight yesterday but congrats cc for being on top again.

Have to get my lunch packed.

Have a happy and healthy day.

Sorry about the speeding ticket I guess the superintendent isn't a math man

Thanks everyone! I was almost to negative territory for the challenge on Friday and it looks like I will be by this Friday. My goal was originally 10 pounds, but now it is any loss. It looks like I will achieve that!
Congratulations Nancy!

I had an emotional day yesterday, but it ended okay. I did not cry myself to sleep for the first time in a few days. Yesterday seemed like I'd start feeling better and then flop to even worse. Oh well. It is over now and today should be a good day.

I am waiting for an important phone call today. After I talk to her, I will be abl to get a few things done. I would like to go to the gym today. I did yesterday, but didn't even make it through the warm-up before I felt too sick to continue. I ended up not even being sick. It was probably just emotional. Our closest Target is a few miles past the gym, so I may go there too. It all depends on when this person calls.

Have a great day everyone!

Oh, I almost forgot, I have been 100% OP since Thanksgiving!

Oh Honey, you have so much on your plate between looking for a job and dealing with your Mom. It's no surprise that you are an emotional wreck. I had a lot on my plate about 2 months ago and I will say that I am just now starting to feel like myself and most of our problems have resolved themselves. Cry if you need to, vent when you can and most importantly take care of yourself

No time to read now, but wanted to throw out a QOTD:

What do you eat for breakfast and how long after you wake up do you eat. What diet plan you are following would also be helpful in gauging if your go to breakfast would work for someone else.


Deb

I was bringing a sandwich thin coated with a skim coat of PB and sugar free jelly. I found myself hungry a few hours later, but it is what I did for months. Lately I've started making cooked oatmeal in the morning, one serving and I add a little real maple syrup (we have a sugarhouse) and put it in a thermos. I get up at 4:45 and typically eat breakfast around 8. I found if I ate when I first got up I wanted to eat every 2 hours and that was not good for me. The oatmeal is more filling and keeps me satiated until noon. I would like to say that I'm doing WW on my own, but the reality is that I need to relearn the program cause guessing isn't working.

As I read this I am eating a bagel with peanut butter (just a thin/pretty much transparent amount!) and sipping tea. And I must claim a victory. I REALLY, really, really wanted to add cream to my cup and instead I put in a teeny splash of fat free milk. Tea is a treat for me. Usually if I am working I have frosted mini wheats for breakfast. I did try some steel cut oats because everybody on here raves about them, but I decided I don't like my oats chewy. Maybe I cooked them wrong/not long enough. DH liked them. DS2, not so much! They really kept me full, though. Oh. And I take a thyroid pill first thing so am not supposed to eat until 30-60 minutes after that. Usually works well since I either get up and walk or get up and hit the gym.

LisaH--thanks for the coupon offer. I think I'm going to search Goodwill for workout clothes. The sun came out for a bit right before it got dark yesterday. Maybe we'll see some more of it today! Is there an icon for fingers crossed?!

Pamela--hope you are feeling better. Did the doctor have any advice/medicine for ya? I drink cranberry juice like crazy when I'm suspecting UTI. It usually cures it.

Ran 2.5 miles yesterday and it felt like I'd never reach the end! I thought I was going soooo slow, but was only 10 seconds slower than last time! I've gone to my stretching class and gotten my 3 mile walk in this morning and just finished my bagel. Think I'll drink the rest of my pot of tea while reading the paper. Will probably hit Bible study class since I'm obviously not subbing! Tonight is girls' night out. We are meeting at a gelatto shop. yum I'll get the smallest dish and savor every bite!

Great job on the exercise and light breakfast. Hopefully the exercise won't feel as tough tomorrow.

Waking Up Full of Awesome: There was a time when you were five years old, and you woke up full of awesome. You knew you were awesome. You loved yourself. You thought you were beautiful, even with missing teeth and messy hair and mismatched socks inside your grubby sneakers. You loved your body, and the things it could do. You thought you were strong. You knew you were smart. Do you still have it? The awesome. Did someone take it from you? Did you let them? Did you hand it over, because someone told you weren’t beautiful enough, thin enough, smart enough, good enough? Why the hell would you listen to them? Did you consider they might be full of crap? Wouldn’t that be nuts, to tell my little girl that in another five or ten years she might hate herself because she doesn’t look like a starving and Photoshopped fashion model? Or even more bizarre, that she should be sexy over smart, beautiful over bold? Are you freaking kidding me? Look at her. She is full of awesome. You were, once. Maybe you still are. Maybe you are in the process of getting it back. All I know is that if you aren’t waking up feeling like this about yourself, you are really missing out.--- How do we keep our daughters full of awesome.

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Read this on pinterest today. Love it!!! And yes, I have an addiction to pinterest, it's bad, real bad!! LOL

That is a fabulous quote. I think I'm going to have to look for my awesomeness, it must be hiding around here somewhere

I'd say anywhere warm, but specifically Hawaii or Disney lol!



CONGRATS!!



Today I had steel cut oats in the slow cooker. I made a batch yesterday, so I will eat them everyday. It's so easy to grab and warm up at work. I ate about 2 hours after I woke up today. Usually it's about an hour and a half. I'm not following a diet plan. I am just trying to watch my calories.

I am hoping DS5 can go to school tomorrow, but I'm not so sure he'll make it. He was on fire last night so he is with my sister today. I will probably call off tomorrow if he's sick. My sister already watched DS8 two days last week when he was sick. I hope this is it for us and sicknesses until next winter!!

My day is all messed up. I have to pick DS8 up at a freind's house after work, go get DS5 from my sister's, get my inspection sticker for my car, and head home to make dinner. I really wanted to get to the gym to run today since it's been raining for 3 days now, but DS8 also has scouts tonight. They bake cookies for Meals on Wheels, so it's a fun time. I just don't know if I can squeeze in the gym today If not, I will be there tomorrow!

Hope everyone enjoys their day.

Jill

Your so busy. I hope your son feels better. Sometimes we have to alter the plan just to have a mental break

You've been warned!

Before I headed to BLT Friday morning for my birthday weekend I jumped on the scale, 215! 1 pound away from my 10 pounds lost by Dec 2nd.

Alan dropped me at the resort and there were a ton of people in the lobby! I got checked in and was told "Oh we ran out of birthday buttons but I can give you a Spanish one" LOL. I sat outside waiting for my friend's ME bus to show up and shortly before it arrived I got the text that the room was ready. We went up to the room and WOW! We had a lake view room but we could see Space Mountain very clearly from our balcony. If you stood all the way to one side of the balcony you could see Magic Kingdom. Oh, and the best part? We were on the 14th floor! AWESOME view for the Wishes fireworks! I believe that partly happened because the cast member that checked me in noticed the note that it was my birthday. She asked if I wanted a high room. I told her "The higher the better" LOL.

We headed to DTD and ate lunch at Planet Hollywood. I can honestly say I did well eating the whole trip. We only live half an hour from Disney so I brought stuff from home for breakfast and light snack stuff so we weren't spending so much on meals. I think over the course of 4 days I spent less then 200 dollars (guesstimating) on food.

Okay so Planet Hollywood I had a turkey burger and fries. Man! That was the best turkey burger I've had at a restaurant, it was very filling. I only ate about 6 fries. Dinner I believe we just snacked in the room. I don't remember going out for dinner. I brought my pedometer from home with me because I wanted to know how much I was walking during the trip. Day 1 we walked roughly 2.5 miles.

Saturday was my birthday! We had scrambled eggs and bagels in the room before heading to AMC at DTD. It took an hour and a half by bus between waiting on the bus at Contemporary to getting to the theater. We saw the Muppet movie and I LOVED IT! I even told Alan I want to go back this weekend so he can see it. Plus I've never been in an AMC theater and when we walked in there my jaw dropped After the movie we headed back to the room to relax before my birthday dinner at OHANA'S!. Day 2 we walked roughly 2.20 miles After dinner we headed back to BLT and watched Wishes from our balcony

Sunday was Magic Kingdom and our first ever MVMCP! I will say this right off I LOVED it! Personally to me it was worth the money. We went to MNSSHP party in September and I'll never be doing that again. I thought it was a waste of money. We did some rides before our lunch reservation at Tony's. Then after Tony's we found a bench very close to the castle and literally sat there for 4 hours, . We had an awesome view for everything! After we saw all the Christmas stuff I headed back to the resort & bestie went to ride a few rides. i was exhausted and just wanted to go back and relax because I knew we'd be at HS all day the next day. We walked 3 miles that day.

Not related to our fun we were having but we were just getting on our first ride at MK (Laugh Floor) and Alan called me. I told him "I'll call you back we're heading into a ride." Well, I instantly started panicing in my head. Why on earth is he calling me when he knows where I am? I instantly thought something was wrong. So we get out of the show and I call him. Long story short... WE GOT A RENTER FOR THE HOUSE!! Dude, that was the BEST birthday present. They are planning to be moved in before Christmas.

Monday, we went to Hollywood Studios. First ride of the day: RnR was a WALK ON! We both were SHOCKED. We got off that and went to ToT and that was only a 20 minute wait. Then we headed over and waited for the Beauty and the Beast show. After the show we headed over to Mama Melrose for our Fantasmic package meal. I had a caesar salad, 2 rolls, chicken parmesan, and cheesecake, YUM!

Now, it was warm when we got there that morning. We walked out of that restaurant a little after 3 and the cold front that Alan had warned me about came through in full force. I had to go to a shop and get a jacket because I was freezing. We did the Muppet show and then the movie ride and headed over to wait to be seated for our Fantasmic. OMG! then it started RAINING!! i was freezing and the only part of me that stayed dry was my feet (ironically). They still did the show and I told bestie "You can go see the Osbourne lights. I'm socked from head to toe and am miserable. I'm going back to the resort." So we went our seperate ways after the show.

I get back to the resort and realize I had lost my keycard somewhere so had to go to front desk to get a new one. I swung into the shop and grabbed a few lunchables to eat for dinner, LOL. I got back to the room and showered and threw my wet clothes in the wash. A few minutes after i started eating bestie came back to the room. We pretty much lounged for awhile and then started getting packed up. I walked 3 miles.

We got up this morning around 9 and we're out of the resort by 11. Alan came and picked me up and I told her goodbye there. I got home around 11:30 and have been going nonstop since I got home. I weighed myself just tos ee what the scale would say but took it with a grain of salt. I weigh myself in the morning.

Now, I'm off to go eat some lunch and unpack my suitcase!

Sorry, for the novel...

Sounds like a fabulous birthday weekend. I'm sure you're relieved to have the house rented. Your room and view sounds awesome.

 

[my3princes]

Finally caught up and it's not quite bedtime I got some good news today. A job that I was hoping to apply for only had one internal candidate so they are going to post it externally which means that I can apply for it. Not sure when it will post, but within the next week or so. I've shadowed for the position, but since I have a "term" position now I couldn't apply internally. The person that I would share the office with really wants me to get the job and he has called me several times since I shadowed. My boss also would like to see me get the position and she will be doing the hiring The only snafu will be if a veteran applies that is qualified as they can block me. Fingers crossed that this will work out.

I came home and had my Bealls order arrive. I had ordered a lighted Palm Tree for our beach themed bedroom and it looks pretty cool. Chris has mentioned twice that he loves it. He says it reminds him of our Cancun vacation

 

[tigger813]

Hi all,

Been feeling lousy all day today. I was awake at 2:30 for some unknown reason and got maybe only another hours sleep. Felt nauseous for quite awhile and then realized that I had a fever. Took Izzie to school and came home and laid on the couch for the rest of the day. Fever was up and down all day. I didn't get much more sleep but at least I rested.

Got tomorrow off so I will run to pick up something at Target after dropping Izzie off. I will then come home and start wrapping some presents and cleaning my bedroom. I will have to go to Target again Friday afternoon with Ashleigh to pick up the Smurfs movie.

I've got 2 batches of cookies to make on Friday for the concession stands at the play. I will be selling them before and during the play. Sunday morning I have to make pasta salad and homemade macaroni and cheese for the cast party.

We're catching up on shows right now. Watching Once Upon a Time right now. Hoping to watch Rudolph and the Biggest Loser though I really hope to go to bed early tonight. I will have some tylenol PM to hopefully help me sleep through the night.

TTFN

 

[mackeysmom]

I got some good news today. A job that I was hoping to apply for only had one internal candidate so they are going to post it externally which means that I can apply for it.

Good luck

I had a job interview today, or should I say I had a MARATHON job interview today! Interviewed with three different people over the course of nearly four hours. I am completely exhausted.

The most frustrating part of it is the fact that the job is a very low-paying (nearly 50% paycut) support position. Years ago, I used to do the hiring for positions like these - and we'd just be looking for recent college grads looking for something entry-level. Now you have people with 20+ years job experience competing along side them.

It was interesting, though - there were about 6 of us in the interview waiting area. All of the people my age (40-ish) or older were all wearing business suits - and the younger group were wearing jeans, leggings, sneakers, Uggs. We were all there interviewing for the same position - but what a difference between the generations. I felt OLD.

When I got home, there was a message on my machine confirming the delivery of my elliptical tomorrow - I can't wait.

Congrats to all of this week's losers - especially CC - way to go!

- Laura

 

[my3princes]

Good luck

I had a job interview today, or should I say I had a MARATHON job interview today! Interviewed with three different people over the course of nearly four hours. I am completely exhausted.

The most frustrating part of it is the fact that the job is a very low-paying (nearly 50% paycut) support position. Years ago, I used to do the hiring for positions like these - and we'd just be looking for recent college grads looking for something entry-level. Now you have people with 20+ years job experience competing along side them.

It was interesting, though - there were about 6 of us in the interview waiting area. All of the people my age (40-ish) or older were all wearing business suits - and the younger group were wearing jeans, leggings, sneakers, Uggs. We were all there interviewing for the same position - but what a difference between the generations. I felt OLD.

When I got home, there was a message on my machine confirming the delivery of my elliptical tomorrow - I can't wait.

Congrats to all of this week's losers - especially CC - way to go!

- Laura

We'll keep our fingers crossed for you. Looking for a new job stinks.

Hi all,

Been feeling lousy all day today. I was awake at 2:30 for some unknown reason and got maybe only another hours sleep. Felt nauseous for quite awhile and then realized that I had a fever. Took Izzie to school and came home and laid on the couch for the rest of the day. Fever was up and down all day. I didn't get much more sleep but at least I rested.

Got tomorrow off so I will run to pick up something at Target after dropping Izzie off. I will then come home and start wrapping some presents and cleaning my bedroom. I will have to go to Target again Friday afternoon with Ashleigh to pick up the Smurfs movie.

I've got 2 batches of cookies to make on Friday for the concession stands at the play. I will be selling them before and during the play. Sunday morning I have to make pasta salad and homemade macaroni and cheese for the cast party.

We're catching up on shows right now. Watching Once Upon a Time right now. Hoping to watch Rudolph and the Biggest Loser though I really hope to go to bed early tonight. I will have some tylenol PM to hopefully help me sleep through the night.

TTFN

Hope you feel better

 

[ougrad86]

I haven't posted in almost a month. November started out very badly with the passing of a dear aunt, my DMIL's sister. She was in her 90's and in frail health, but still sad to happen.
Her younger brother came home from the funeral and took a nap and did not wake up. They think it was a stroke, and he remained in a coma for several days until he passed away a week after she had.
He was our favorite uncle, we always went out of our way to spend time with him and his wife. DH spent practically every summer on their farm when he was growing up. He had been in frail health as well, but to have it happen so closely was very trying on DMIL, and they had always been closest to each other.
We had not made it out for the first funeral, this time DH decided he had to go (wanted to) and they asked him to be pallbearer as well. I stayed home with DS. As much as I loved this uncle, DS can't miss that much school with the classes he is taking. So DH was gone almost an entire week.
I've been in a mild depression ever since. Not even interested in following the boards for a while. I did do my weigh-ins, but that was about the extent of it. I'm finally starting to come out of it, looking forward to the trip home for Christmas and getting back on track. I was OP, but I would relapse, then start again and relapse again. Thanksgiving was the worst in terms of staying OP. I had a decent Friday weigh-in but then just let go and ate all weekend - gained three pounds.
Have been very disciplined the last two days, got some walking in each day as well. If I can manage this first week I know I can continue on, just need to see a little weight loss. I've been playing with the same three pounds for the month, eating a little bit too much sweets (you keep thinking just one more won't matter, and end up eating too many), and basically watched my motivation go out the window.
But I have a trip I want to lose for - to be able to run (well, walk fast with my bad knees) across the park with DS and his friend, to enjoy the rides and not feel squashed, to have the energy to keep going all day and a good part of the night - all this in the middle of Spring Break! And I have been feeling so blah (part of it the emotions, part of it not taking care of myself), I want to start feeling good and be healthy again.
Will take this to the end, I am determined to lose weight and feel better by the time this challenge is over - even if it is only 5 pounds or so - and use my WW over the holidays, with only a few indulgences. I'll spend time visiting with the family instead of eating and if not too much cold and snow, take some long walks.
So I'm back on board - won't attempt to catch up with all of the questions and posts, since that would take forever - although I did read all of them! - almost 500! Still a little crazy at work, but seems to have eased up a bit, so that is a good thing. I have to leave right at 4:30 each day to pick up DS from his running club, since he would otherwise need to walk home in the dark. Since that means I exercise while he takes his shower and dinner is cooking, and we eat later than normal, I may need to use lunch at work to keep up with my dissing! There are many nights I am too tired to use the computer - especially after being on one all day. But I can't sneak a look at the DIS at work very often - too many people can walk by and see me not working!
So picking myself up, dusting my self off, and starting back up again!

 

[my3princes]

I haven't posted in almost a month. November started out very badly with the passing of a dear aunt, my DMIL's sister. She was in her 90's and in frail health, but still sad to happen.
Her younger brother came home from the funeral and took a nap and did not wake up. They think it was a stroke, and he remained in a coma for several days until he passed away a week after she had.
He was our favorite uncle, we always went out of our way to spend time with him and his wife. DH spent practically every summer on their farm when he was growing up. He had been in frail health as well, but to have it happen so closely was very trying on DMIL, and they had always been closest to each other.
We had not made it out for the first funeral, this time DH decided he had to go (wanted to) and they asked him to be pallbearer as well. I stayed home with DS. As much as I loved this uncle, DS can't miss that much school with the classes he is taking. So DH was gone almost an entire week.
I've been in a mild depression ever since. Not even interested in following the boards for a while. I did do my weigh-ins, but that was about the extent of it. I'm finally starting to come out of it, looking forward to the trip home for Christmas and getting back on track. I was OP, but I would relapse, then start again and relapse again. Thanksgiving was the worst in terms of staying OP. I had a decent Friday weigh-in but then just let go and ate all weekend - gained three pounds.
Have been very disciplined the last two days, got some walking in each day as well. If I can manage this first week I know I can continue on, just need to see a little weight loss. I've been playing with the same three pounds for the month, eating a little bit too much sweets (you keep thinking just one more won't matter, and end up eating too many), and basically watched my motivation go out the window.
But I have a trip I want to lose for - to be able to run (well, walk fast with my bad knees) across the park with DS and his friend, to enjoy the rides and not feel squashed, to have the energy to keep going all day and a good part of the night - all this in the middle of Spring Break! And I have been feeling so blah (part of it the emotions, part of it not taking care of myself), I want to start feeling good and be healthy again.
Will take this to the end, I am determined to lose weight and feel better by the time this challenge is over - even if it is only 5 pounds or so - and use my WW over the holidays, with only a few indulgences. I'll spend time visiting with the family instead of eating and if not too much cold and snow, take some long walks.
So I'm back on board - won't attempt to catch up with all of the questions and posts, since that would take forever - although I did read all of them! - almost 500! Still a little crazy at work, but seems to have eased up a bit, so that is a good thing. I have to leave right at 4:30 each day to pick up DS from his running club, since he would otherwise need to walk home in the dark. Since that means I exercise while he takes his shower and dinner is cooking, and we eat later than normal, I may need to use lunch as work to keep up with my dissing! There are many nights I am too tired to use the computer - especially after being on one all day. But I can't sneak a look at the DIS at work very often - too many people can walk by and see me not working!
So picking myself up, dusting my self off, and starting back up again!

Welcome back. I'm sorry about your losses, but glad that you're feeling better.

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

i'll be trying to lose and exercise in earnest. i still have the WDW marathon in 2013 goal!!

i've missed you all! can't wait to be back

Once you regain some sleep and heal up again you will be back out there doing your thing around the college and that guy (I forget what you called him) will be giving you an even bigger thumbs up because now you will be pushing 2 kids. You will get there girl just give yourself time to recupperate. oh and I cant tell you enough how cute matthew is. He is just such a doll.

The WISH Biggest Loser Fall Challenge Week 11 Superstars!!
#10- 0.45% - AUdisneyDad DW
#9- 0.53% - liesel
#8- 0.55% - lisah0711
#7- 0.77% - my3princes
#6 - 1.05% - TIE Lucky'sMom & mommyof2Pirates
#5- 1.08% - AUdisneyDad
#4- 1.23% - ClassicPooh2
#3- 1.38% - Disneywedding2010
#2- 1.61% - 4Holidays
and now
The WISH Biggest Loser Fall Challenge
Week 11 Biggest Loser is:
#1- 1.73% - cclovesdis

Congrats to CC and all the losers this week and even if you didnt loose congrats for just sticking around and still making being healthy a priority. I was so excited to be in the top 10 this week. Havent seen that in a long while.

But I need to brag about Ashleigh now!!!!! She got her report card today and made HIGH HONORS!!!!! 5 A+'s! We are so proud of her! She worked really hard and despite her busy schedule she pulled it off! She will get her name in the paper and there is an after school party next Friday that she gets to attend! I am going to buy the Smurfs movie for her on Friday. We were going to get it for Christmas but we will just get it early. It's going to be on sale at Target on Friday so I will run there after work.

Congrats to Ashley. Wow that is alot of hard work and determination. Thats wonderful.

DS loves both of those. Now he's into Prep & Landing and Merry Madagascar, which he calls "Move it" after the song they play in each Madagascar movie.

That is so cute. My boys love prep and landing too. I think that is on next week. Although I am not positive...I really need to write the dates down. There is too many shows now to keep track of.

Today I went to my mailbox in the union and this was waiting for me:

That is so exciting I have missed your news about getting into the program but congrats. What will you be doing while you are there?

I didn't start the day too well. I was stopped for speeding. After he checked my record ( I have never gotten a ticket and only pulled over a couple of times) he changed it to a different infraction with no points on my lic. BUT he gave me another ticket because one of my 3 break lights were out. So $96 later I don't have any points but fines to pay.

oh man dona that really stinks. It could have been worse though at least you didnt get any points.

I had an emotional day yesterday, but it ended okay. I did not cry myself to sleep for the first time in a few days. Yesterday seemed like I'd start feeling better and then flop to even worse. Oh well. It is over now and today should be a good day.

Sorry for the rough day you had yesterday CC. I hope today was better and that you got that important phone call and all is good. Great job on staying OP for the past few days.

QOTD:

What do you eat for breakfast and how long after you wake up do you eat. What diet plan you are following would also be helpful in gauging if your go to breakfast would work for someone else.


Deb

This is the worst meal of the day for me. Always has been. I have to say it has gotten a bit better over the years. In high school my breakfast was peanut butter cups and orange drink. Now during the week I get 2 hashbrowns from mcdonalds and a diet coke. It has been so routine for me that I have a really hard time breaking my routine. I have tried a million times but it never sticks. I will just keep on trying.

On the weekend I have a bowl of cereal with fat free milk.

Ran 2.5 miles yesterday and it felt like I'd never reach the end! I thought I was going soooo slow, but was only 10 seconds slower than last time! I've gone to my stretching class and gotten my 3 mile walk in this morning and just finished my bagel. Think I'll drink the rest of my pot of tea while reading the paper. Will probably hit Bible study class since I'm obviously not subbing! Tonight is girls' night out. We are meeting at a gelatto shop. yum I'll get the smallest dish and savor every bite!

I hate those runs that feel like they will never end. So not fun. I hope you were able to curb the tempations of the gelatto tonight and just get a small. That is a hard task so if you did stick with the plan make sure to give yourself a pat on the back.

Waking Up Full of Awesome: There was a time when you were five years old, and you woke up full of awesome. You knew you were awesome. You loved yourself. You thought you were beautiful, even with missing teeth and messy hair and mismatched socks inside your grubby sneakers. You loved your body, and the things it could do. You thought you were strong. You knew you were smart. Do you still have it? The awesome. Did someone take it from you? Did you let them? Did you hand it over, because someone told you weren’t beautiful enough, thin enough, smart enough, good enough? Why the hell would you listen to them? Did you consider they might be full of crap? Wouldn’t that be nuts, to tell my little girl that in another five or ten years she might hate herself because she doesn’t look like a starving and Photoshopped fashion model? Or even more bizarre, that she should be sexy over smart, beautiful over bold? Are you freaking kidding me? Look at her. She is full of awesome. You were, once. Maybe you still are. Maybe you are in the process of getting it back. All I know is that if you aren’t waking up feeling like this about yourself, you are really missing out.--- How do we keep our daughters full of awesome.

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Read this on pinterest today. Love it!!! And yes, I have an addiction to pinterest, it's bad, real bad!! LOL

I love this thanks for sharing. I am in the process of getting my awesome back but I think I took it away from myself, no one else to blame. well maybe those skinny models in the magazine, oh and my zumba instructor....she is so thin and fit it drives me insane.

I am hoping DS5 can go to school tomorrow, but I'm not so sure he'll make it. He was on fire last night so he is with my sister today. I will probably call off tomorrow if he's sick. My sister already watched DS8 two days last week when he was sick. I hope this is it for us and sicknesses until next winter!!

I hope DS feels better soon. Never fun when they are sick. It is tough being a working mom during these times. I do the same thing. Take of one day and then see who else I can find and feel horrible all day that I left my child sick with another person.

You've been warned!

thanks for sharing your trip with us. Sounds like you had a very magical birthday trip. Im glad you also found a renter for the house that probably takes a load of stress off of you.

Finally caught up and it's not quite bedtime I got some good news today. A job that I was hoping to apply for only had one internal candidate so they are going to post it externally which means that I can apply for it.

I hope the job you want works out for you Deb. Good Luck.

Good luck

I had a job interview today, or should I say I had a MARATHON job interview today! Interviewed with three different people over the course of nearly four hours. I am completely exhausted.

That is so frustrating. I cant believe they kept you there for 4 hours. Wow!
Well I hope it works out for you or that something even better comes up sooner.

I haven't posted in almost a month.

Sorry to hear of everything that has happened in the past month. I hope you are feeling better soon and we are always here for you to vent your emotions. Hang in there.

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Today was overall a pretty good day. Had some frustrating things go on at work but just shrugged them off and left them on the doorstep when I left today. I then took my Zumba class and boy is it a stress reliver. I had a new instructor tonight and I loved her. It was also in the gym tonight so it was much better. Last night I was in the room with mirrors and lets just say I prefer not to see what I look like doing these moves.

I am happy to report that I have worked out 5 out of the last 7 days. I feel like I have my mojo back. Look out!

On a sadder note my grammy who is 98 and has been progressively getting worse with her alzheimers is going to be placed in a nursing home tomorrow. My Aunt has been caring for her and just cant handle it anymore. There are many sleepless nights and my grammy has been getting more and more violent over the past few months. It is just so sad.

Hope to talk to you all very soon!

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

Did 76 minutes on the treadmill today. Burned just about all the calories I consumed today. Today, I found my awesome. Need to look for it again tomorrow, but today I found it.

Wanted to share this blog with you before I head to bed. It's about a girls journey to lose 135 pounds. If you looked at her now you would never guess she weighed 268 pounds.

http://www.canyoustayfordinner.com/my-weight-loss-journey/

 

[my3princes]

Once you regain some sleep and heal up again you will be back out there doing your thing around the college and that guy (I forget what you called him) will be giving you an even bigger thumbs up because now you will be pushing 2 kids. You will get there girl just give yourself time to recupperate. oh and I cant tell you enough how cute matthew is. He is just such a doll.



Congrats to CC and all the losers this week and even if you didnt loose congrats for just sticking around and still making being healthy a priority. I was so excited to be in the top 10 this week. Havent seen that in a long while.



Congrats to Ashley. Wow that is alot of hard work and determination. Thats wonderful.



That is so cute. My boys love prep and landing too. I think that is on next week. Although I am not positive...I really need to write the dates down. There is too many shows now to keep track of.



That is so exciting I have missed your news about getting into the program but congrats. What will you be doing while you are there?



oh man dona that really stinks. It could have been worse though at least you didnt get any points.



Sorry for the rough day you had yesterday CC. I hope today was better and that you got that important phone call and all is good. Great job on staying OP for the past few days.



This is the worst meal of the day for me. Always has been. I have to say it has gotten a bit better over the years. In high school my breakfast was peanut butter cups and orange drink. Now during the week I get 2 hashbrowns from mcdonalds and a diet coke. It has been so routine for me that I have a really hard time breaking my routine. I have tried a million times but it never sticks. I will just keep on trying.

On the weekend I have a bowl of cereal with fat free milk.




I hate those runs that feel like they will never end. So not fun. I hope you were able to curb the tempations of the gelatto tonight and just get a small. That is a hard task so if you did stick with the plan make sure to give yourself a pat on the back.



I love this thanks for sharing. I am in the process of getting my awesome back but I think I took it away from myself, no one else to blame. well maybe those skinny models in the magazine, oh and my zumba instructor....she is so thin and fit it drives me insane.



I hope DS feels better soon. Never fun when they are sick. It is tough being a working mom during these times. I do the same thing. Take of one day and then see who else I can find and feel horrible all day that I left my child sick with another person.



thanks for sharing your trip with us. Sounds like you had a very magical birthday trip. Im glad you also found a renter for the house that probably takes a load of stress off of you.



I hope the job you want works out for you Deb. Good Luck.



That is so frustrating. I cant believe they kept you there for 4 hours. Wow!
Well I hope it works out for you or that something even better comes up sooner.



Sorry to hear of everything that has happened in the past month. I hope you are feeling better soon and we are always here for you to vent your emotions. Hang in there.

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Today was overall a pretty good day. Had some frustrating things go on at work but just shrugged them off and left them on the doorstep when I left today. I then took my Zumba class and boy is it a stress reliver. I had a new instructor tonight and I loved her. It was also in the gym tonight so it was much better. Last night I was in the room with mirrors and lets just say I prefer not to see what I look like doing these moves.

I am happy to report that I have worked out 5 out of the last 7 days. I feel like I have my mojo back. Look out!

On a sadder note my grammy who is 98 and has been progressively getting worse with her alzheimers is going to be placed in a nursing home tomorrow. My Aunt has been caring for her and just cant handle it anymore. There are many sleepless nights and my grammy has been getting more and more violent over the past few months. It is just so sad.

Hope to talk to you all very soon!

Great job leaving work at the doorstep and getting in all those workouts So sorry about your Grammy, know that the nursing home will keep her safe.

Did 76 minutes on the treadmill today. Burned just about all the calories I consumed today. Today, I found my awesome. Need to look for it again tomorrow, but today I found it.

Wanted to share this blog with you before I head to bed. It's about a girls journey to lose 135 pounds. If you looked at her now you would never guess she weighed 268 pounds.

http://www.canyoustayfordinner.com/my-weight-loss-journey/

You go girl

 

[my3princes]

Wednesday QOTD: That special someone in your life is searching for that perfect gift, you know the one that would make you cry on Christmas morning. What would that gift be?

 

[mikamah]

Biggest Loser Fall Challenge Week 11!
This week’s group loss = 13.3 pounds!
Average percentage of weight lost 0.22 %
Total group weight loss so far 332.8 pounds!

AWESOME!

The WISH Biggest Loser Fall Challenge Week 11 Superstars!!
#10- 0.45% - AUdisneyDad DW
#9- 0.53% - liesel
#8- 0.55% - lisah0711
#7- 0.77% - my3princes
#6 - 1.05% - TIE Lucky'sMom & mommyof2Pirates
#5- 1.08% - AUdisneyDad
#4- 1.23% - ClassicPooh2
#3- 1.38% - Disneywedding2010
#2- 1.61% - 4Holidays
and now
The WISH Biggest Loser Fall Challenge
Week 11 Biggest Loser is:
#1- 1.73% - cclovesdis

Congratulations to all our top losers!! And a big whoo for you, CC, for your second week in a row as biggest loser!!! You are doing fabulously!! Keep it up girl!! You're inspiring me!!

Good morning everyone!

Big hugs to those in need. I hope everyone feeling under the weather is feeling better again soon.

OUgrad-So sorry for your loss. It's so hard to lose a loved one, but two so quick is just so ovewehelming. Sending you good thoughts, and don't be too hard on yourself, take the time to grieve that you need. There is no time schedule, and we are here to listen.

Lindsay-So sorry about your grammy. It's got to be so hard on everyone, but it's the right thing to do for her. Good work on the zumba. It does look like so much fun, but I'm sure I wouldn't want to watch myself in a mirror either.

Laura-Isn't it amazing the difference in the generations. I can't imagine ever wearing jeans to an interview, never mind leggings and uggs. Good luck, hope you get this job or one soon. Enjoy the eliptical today!! Come back later and let us know how sore you are. In a good way of course.

Gretchen-I got chills for you when I saw the disney welcome. You must be so over the top excited. I'm so excited for you.

Buffy-I love your post about feeling awesome. We all should be celebrating our awesomeness every day. Why is it so hard to see the good in ourselves sometimes. Congrats on the treadmill!! 76 min is AWESOME!!

Deb-Good luck with the job interview. Hope you get it! The palm tree sounds cute, and I remember the pics you posted of your room before, I bet it looks great.

LisaH-How is Aulani?? Am I sitting beside you sipping a pina colada? I think I am. Ahhhhhh this is heaven. Congrats on being in the top 10 again!! Is this 3 weeks in a row for you? YOu are a rock star!!

Sue-Thanks for being out weighkeeper. Hope you are better soon with the antibiotic. Michael was so much better after the first day of the Z-pak, hope you are too.

Hello to everyone I've missed. Hope all is well, and you all are having a relaxing, holiday season.

We have been busy. Ds has wanted a dog forever, and after a lot of soul searching, I've decided to make that dream come true for him. I told him saturday and gave him the book Puppies for Dummies and we went to the shelter for the first time sunday. We're going to go back tonight and tomorrow night, and if we find the right doggie for us, we'd love to bring him home tomorrow night. I have a long weekend off, so we'd have some time to get adjusted to each other. I'm vascillating back and forth between a puppy, 4-6 months, or around a year. We met with 2 dogs in the private rooms on sunday, but didn't think one was right for us, the other we were iffy about, but he got adopted, so that was our answer. There are so many dogs available at this shelter. I've been watching the shelter for 4-5 weeks now, and each week they seem to have 20-40 new dogs available. I've heard you will know it when you meet the right dog for you, and I'm hoping that is true.

Have a great day everyone!!

 

[cclovesdis]

I only have a few minutes now, but I plan to be back on later.

Thanks Lindsay, Deb, and Kathy! Yesterday was a better day. The person called late in the afternoon, after my mom came home from work. We managed to have the conversation, but it would have been easier if I didn't have to be so secretive. The good news is that things are looking up and hopefully I won't be on this rollercoaster much longer.

Now, the bad news is that I am on a new diet. This one is a high-gluten diet. I am scheduled to have an endoscopy and I need to eat wheat, barley, etc. until then. I am not very happy about it. I already feel more tired and my stomach is doing flip-flops. Oh, and my weight is up.

Pamper Week, Wednesday, 11/30: Spend some time doing something just for you.

 

[bellebookworm9]

Gretchen-I got chills for you when I saw the disney welcome. You must be so over the top excited. I'm so excited for you.

We have been busy. Ds has wanted a dog forever, and after a lot of soul searching, I've decided to make that dream come true for him. I told him saturday and gave him the book Puppies for Dummies and we went to the shelter for the first time sunday. We're going to go back tonight and tomorrow night, and if we find the right doggie for us, we'd love to bring him home tomorrow night. I have a long weekend off, so we'd have some time to get adjusted to each other. I'm vascillating back and forth between a puppy, 4-6 months, or around a year. We met with 2 dogs in the private rooms on sunday, but didn't think one was right for us, the other we were iffy about, but he got adopted, so that was our answer. There are so many dogs available at this shelter. I've been watching the shelter for 4-5 weeks now, and each week they seem to have 20-40 new dogs available. I've heard you will know it when you meet the right dog for you, and I'm hoping that is true.

Lindsay, I will be doing Main Entrance Operations. It could be a variety of things, and I've requested parking lots, but won't know for sure until I get there.

Kathy, I am very excited! It still doesn't quite feel real, but that happens every time. It doesn't feel real until I'm actually there.

That is great that you are adopting a dog from a shelter. Both our cat and our dog were shelter pets. We got our dog almost 11 years ago, and he was about a year old at that time. Fully grown golden retriever/St. Bernard mix. There were only three dogs at the shelter: one was a German shepherd, which we didn't want due to bad past experiences with that type. I can't remember what breed he was, but I heard after the fact that they had to put him to sleep-his anxieties and habits were just too hard to break and no one would adopt him. I didn't want a dog, but my mom and brother loved "Bruno", so he is who we took home. He was left on the street, so he has some fears: especially thunderstorms, and he was very aggressive towards men with low voices and beards; we figure someone like that must have abused him.

Our cat we adopted two and a half years ago. She came from the SPCA cat branch at our local mall. We played with several different cats in the private rooms, and she was the last one. She was just so happy and purred instantly. She was two when we brought her home and she doesn't really seem to have many quirks-except that she hates scented things. We found this out the hard way recently when she wasn't using her litter box, and Mom realized the litter was scented!