Biggest Loser Princess and Tinker Bell 2011 and 2012 -- OLD please see NEW thread

[mikamah]

Good morning Princesses and Tinkerbelles!!

I am very lucky to have weathered the storm last night. They just said 615,000 people in MA are without power and 250,000 in NH. My bro and sil, Jim and Beth are in the 12-20 inch area of snow, so I'm guessing they don't have power since there were no facebook posts from that way. Hope they're doing ok. I'll try to call them later. They have a lot of woods and tall trees in their back yard. We just got a few inches of snow since we're only a few miles from the shore, and we have our own town electric department, and I think in stoms like this with such widespread damage, that's a huge plus. I didn't lose power at all. What crazy weather. Looks like Tracy and Pamela were hit hard.

Michael and I are reading a book called The Prince of Fenway Park. It's about these magical creatures who live under fenway park and are cursed since the 1918 curse of the Bambino, and this boy comes to live with his father who is a creature and he is the one to break the curse during the 2004championship games against the Yankees. He is going through the curse which is a poem, and came to the last part and when we read it, I thought of all of us and our weight loss journeys, and the obstacles. The last line is May you be close enough to taste the win but always, truly, lose before you even begin.

The boys says, "there's only one way to lose before you begin" and his dad asks how's that, and he said "You lose faith. You give up. and we're not going to do that." And they all promise not to lose faith, and of course we know the outcome of that year.

But we all must not lose faith, and we must never give up. We can do this, we can have the win, reach our goals, overcome injury, lose the weight, cross the finishline. Never lose faith, never give up.

Rose- It sucks to see the scale go up, but you have had so much going on, and I know you will be able to get it under control and lose that again. It's awful how much slower it will come off, but it will come off. I have faith in you. If you need to eat meat again to get more protein and less carbs, so be it. Whatever it takes. Do you eat a lot of nuts? I know they are high in fat too, but a friend of mine diagnosed herself with a sugar addiction and last year, cut out all sugars/ processed carbs and finally lost the weight and got her goal, and now she'll have them occassionally, and is fine, but if recently she had a cookie one day, and a brownie another day, just a few more than usual and found herself craving the sugar again so she went back to no sugar for a while and when she does that, she eats a lot of nuts for snacks. Hang in there.

LisaH- Nice job on the track yesterday!! I have faith in you and your training, and you are going to rock the Tink!! In your wonderful home of Disneyland!! I bet you did more than 7 miles yesterday, and isn't it amazing how you could do that after 3 weeks without running. 90 days!!! How exciting!!

LisaL- The neighborhood boo-ing is so cute. The kids love it and are so excited.

Maria- Hope all is well with you in the big city. I'll pop over to the bl thread later to get some of your awesome coaching.

Lindsay -Love the snow and pumpkin pic on facebook. Can't believe how much snow you all got.

Nancy-How are you doing? Hope you're not snowed in. Just what you'd need now.

Oh, and I did turn on the heat yesterday before football, and it is nice and warm in here. I actually got a little hot during the night because I forgot to turn it down at bedtime. Michael was frozen after the game. He played hard, and played the entire game, offense and defense. For the first time, he heard his name announced twice for his tackles. Very exciting for him, although they lost 28-0, they did play hard. Not their worst game, and they got some good runs, but just not good enough. Next week is the last game, and it's a home game as well, so that is nice.

Have a great sunday!!

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Good Morning and !

I am kind of caught up in the coaching this week. It is an interesting range of responses, I don't know why it seems more pronounced to me this time than in previous coaching experiences -- you have the people who respond to everyone and always have a great comment, the people who respond to a few friends, and a few people who just post updates on their lives like it's a blog, never answering QOTDs or speaking to anyone else who is posting

I feel like I'm saving my best QOTDs for early this week, so hopefully people will be chatty.

Kathy -- What a great book! Dennis turned on the heat briefly yesterday to take the chill off the house. I am all for not freezing. Snow on the ground means I have a good case! It sounds like you are reading a great book, wonderful advice to share. I loved your first kiss story.

Lisah -- I am so pleased I had a really good 10M! Yes, I did the whole run I shook up things a little with spacing my clif bloks, and it really made a difference. Plus, I think running the week before helped tremendously. I hit every workout I had planned last week. That is a really good feeling. You ran 7M after being so sick?! That is a championship effort! I am so proud of you, I know that took real determination

Rose -- I know the gain is psyching you out, and add that to the injury In all sincerity, you are one of the strongest people I know. That seems like a lot all at once, but it will come off quickly. I really think Mike is right. Once you get back into your normal routine, everything will fall into place. For now you just have to do the best you can each day. If you are doing that, no regrets allowed!

Lisa -- What a wonderful story about your dh, that is so romantic I'm glad your hunk really was one, I just looked mine up on Facebook and not so much...

Today is a rest day for me, so I'm going to do , keep up with the DIS, read a good book, and watch my beloved Pats! I also think I might really like the new show on abc, I watched the premiere last week and it seemed good. It breathed some new life into Snow White...I'm having a planned sick day tomorrow. I just want a day or two to myself to rest and relax. I think I've earned them...

Ok, so my first kiss -- I was also 13! I went to the movies to see "On Golden Pond" with my good friend Paul and his good friend Greg, who I had a total crush on. I hope the movie was good since Paul saw it by himself Greg and I spent the entire movie kissing The romance lasted about a week. Greg set a high standard, he was a great kisser! I just looked him up on Facebook and he's posing with his 2 daughters at Busch Stadium in Cardinals regalia. They all look happy, but he is distinctly less hunky now

Oops, Dennis needs the computer before church...

Maria

 

[mikamah]

Maria-I just checked out my first kiss hunk on facebook and he's not very hunky any more either. Though he is with a pretty blond, definitely younger than him woman. Too funny. On Golden Pond doesn't seem like a middle school type movie, but guess our choices back then weren't as plentiful as they are now. I'm sure you enjoyed it more than Paul.
Nice job on the 10 miles!! You are on and going to reach your thanksgiving goal, I can feel it!!

 

[Rose&Mike]

Rose I remember when DH had PT for his shoulder/neck injury he was miserable with pain the first 2 weeks and wondering if it would ever get any better. By week 4 he was feeling great. I hope the same holds for you and you will be feeling better soon. I didn't know you until last fall's challenge, but I do remember from your postings about what you ate and how much you exercised you definitely worked hard for every pound that you lost! If eating a little meat will help you get back on track I wouldn't worry about it.

Thank you so much for saying this. It is exactly what I needed to hear. My foot has been so uncomfortable and I have really been questioning whether it is worth it. I got up this morning and it felt better for a couple of hours, so that's and improvement, even if it is hurting pretty good again now. I will just work on my patience.


Lisah--great, great, great job on the 7 miles! I'm sure the indoor track is tedious, so good for you for putting in the work! I hope you are feeling very proud!

Kathy--thank you for sharing the quote. I can't believe the snow! How crazy! Leaves on trees and snow at the same time! I'm glad you didn't lose power. I'm glad you turned the heat on! And I'm glad Michael had a good game even if they didn't win. I definitely think my carb addiction is rearing it's ugly head again. But I kicked it before, so I know I can do it again.

Lindsay--the pictures of the boys on facebook are too cute.

Maria--We really liked Once Upon a Time! Can't wait for tonight. Tom watched it and he liked it too. So great to be taking a day off! And woohoo for getting the running mojo back.

Nancy--how are you feeling?

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Thank you all for propping me up AGAIN. You all knew exactly what I needed to hear. I had a little epiphany yesterday afternoon. I spent some time looking at my exercise/weight journal for the almost two years. When I was really losing I was getting between 1400 and 1900 minutes of exercise a month. Lately I have been between 900 and 1100. Add that to the fact that I am eating too much junk and eating too much like I am getting more exercise and what do you get--weight gain. I haven't even been recording my weight in my journal very well, so even though I know what I weigh, I have kind of stopped holding myself accountable.

Sure I can't do what I really want to right now, but I can still get the exercise. It will just be a little harder. Once I can start back on the elliptical and with strength class it will get easier. But for now I will just do the best I can with the bike and the pool and the free weights. I can't do push ups or planks, but I can do pullups and ab work. So I am committing to an exercise goal of 1600 minutes in November, though if I complete 1400 I will consider myself successful.

And yesterday I got rid of all the gluten free treats and carbs in the house except for my pretzels and the bread (which is frozen). I still have potatoes in the pantry, and they might have to go to, but we'll see. If it's not here I won't eat it. Next weekend if I do well and I'm craving a sweet we will go to the bakery that's on the other side of town for a gf treat. And I have found that as long as I don't overdo it I can tolerate french fries from bufflalo wild wings, so that will be my go out treat next weekend. During the week, I am going to work really hard on cutting out the sugar and useless carbs--including chobani yogurt and the occasional soda that I've been having. I'm going back to plain yogurt with some cereal or nuts and black coffee if I really really need the caffeine. Sugar just does me in. And the more I eat the more I want to eat.

I'm going to tell Sue that I am going to be a loser for November and December. I hope to lose 2 pounds in November and 2 pounds in December, and depending on how that goes, 2 in January. Which will put me back around 138. The worst part about all this is the mom voices that were getting back into my thinking--you know where she tells me I'm big, etc. I hated that. I felt like such a failure--again. I'm not a failure, just injured and a little off track. I'm very sad that I am injured, but I know I can get a handle on this again. For goodness sakes, it's only a few pounds. I can do this, right?

Ok--love you all. Have a great Sunday and thanks for listening.

So that's my plan.

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Lisa H. - Great Job on getting that long run in even while recovering from your illness. That is sheer determination if you ask me. You go girl!

Liesel- I am so impressed with your 40lb weight loss. So inspirational. Keep up the good work. You and Lisa H are going to rock the tink!!!!!

Kathy- Im so glad Michael had a great game. I bet with all those losses that was what he really needed to give his own ego a boost. Good for him. I bet you were so proud. Maybe our boys could be Beast 1 and Beast 2. Im glad you all missed the horrendous snow. This is just absolutely ridiculous. I hope your brother and SIl are ok.

Nancy- I hope you are feeling well today and crossing my fingers some of these lookers you had this weekend turn into takers for your house.

Rose- You can do it Rose. I think you have a great plan for your modified exercising and getting rid of the treats. You have had a rough year but look at how wonderful you still are through it all. Gosh most of us would have thrown in the towel a long time ago. Here you are still fighting, getting to the gym, ridding your house of the goodies, and making plans/goals. Your an amazing person!!! Just believe in yourself and it will happen.

Maria- A sick day tomorrow sounds like such a great idea...wish I could join you on that. I hope it is all you want it to be. I bet you are doing a great job on the BL boards this week. I need to catch up on there and make it a routine again. I think part is I am so busy and the second is the weigh loss plan has been slim to none and I almost feel guilty posting. Like Im a hypocrit or something. But love the QOTD for our little group.

My first kiss was in 6th grade at our first dance of the year. I was young like 10 I think (I started Kindergarten when I was 4). I had a crush on this boy and he asked me to dance. While we were slow dancing he asked if I wanted to kiss him...I said yes (peer pressure) So he told me to follow him to the bathroom. I did...along with a bunch of other kids who I guess thought this was entertainment. We went in the bathroom stall and kissed...then I realized a bunch of kids were in the bathroom watching. Everyone cheered. How immature and embarrassing. I dont think I ever talked to him again.

My more mature real first kiss happened in 9th grade. It was so much better and more memorable. I recently saw this guy at the mall a few months ago. I think he is still single and probably still a ladies man if I would have to guess. I will say though he looks even hotter now than when we were in high school.

Thanks for the fun question today Maria!

Well the snow is slowly melting and I am so glad we never lost power. My parents and my nana have been without power since early yesterday. We ended up with about 8 inches of snow. The neighbors tree lost a bunch of huge brances which are all over the place but luckily there is not to much clean up for us. I am going a bit stir crazy but there is really nothing to do. The kids are napping right now so I thought I would catch up with you all here.

Not sure what we will do later. I thought of taking them to Toys R Us to make a christmas list.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend

 

[mikamah]

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!!

Just a quick hello!! Off to work early this am, but michael wants to stay at fun club even though I get off early because they are having a halloween party, so I hope to be back before trick or treat.

Have a fun day everyone!!

 

[lisah0711]

Happy Halloween Princesses and Belles!

Kathy, nice that Michael is so excited about Halloween that he wants to stay for the party after school! Glad that your power stayed on this week-end, too. Did you tell those guys who are going to fix your road that they have to keep their shirts off?

Maria, so glad the 10M went well this week-end! I agree that it does help that long run when you hit every workout the week before. You are going to be so ready for the Princess!

I enjoyed Once Upon a Time, too. I just watched the pilot yesterday so already am a bit behind.

I hope that you have a wonderful, restful day today of doing nothing but taking care of you!

Which will put me back around 138. The worst part about all this is the mom voices that were getting back into my thinking--you know where she tells me I'm big, etc. I hated that. I felt like such a failure--again. I'm not a failure, just injured and a little off track. I'm very sad that I am injured, but I know I can get a handle on this again. For goodness sakes, it's only a few pounds. I can do this, right?

Sounds like a great plan, Rose! Could you ask your PT about modifying push ups and a plank? I'm thinking wall or girl pushups and a modified plank on your knees or using the big exercise ball?

And if you hear that nasty, old voice in your head talking about your size then I suggest that you look at your cute W&D pics and remind yourself that voice is a big, fat liar! (I like those sayings that Tracy Goggin has been posting on FB).

Of course you can get a handle on this again!

Lindsay, hope that your boys have a great time trick or treating tonight! Glad that the snow is gone!

Nancy, love the new costume although I have to say that Jerry Seinfeld pirate shirt was very edgy!

Lisa, hope that your kids have a great time tonight, too.

Woo hoo our training plans have short runs this week! I'm going to use this time to work on my speed. My training plan goes up to 15 miles by the end of the month. I'm going to have to look at my notes from running school to remind myself why it's important to go that high . . . the reason is escaping me now.

I must go and search for my Kirk's Folly Halloween pin since I have court this morning. It is a jack o'lantern with dangling ghosts, witches hats and other Halloweenish things -- very princess-y. I hope it is on a jacket hanging in the closet at work.

Have a great day Princesses!

 

[pjlla]

Just coming on to say HAPPY HALLOWEEN to my friends who I don't see on the other thread!! I miss you all, but I know where to find you when I need you!

BTW.... all of your first kiss stories had my cracking up!!.......................P

 

[mikamah]

Happy day after Halloween!!

Hope you all survived the holiday with a little more grace than I did.

Actually, I wasn't horrible, and I had fun, and today is a new day!! On track for November!!! Wow, where does the time go.

We had a fun night, our friends came for dinner, and the boys were crazy so we started drinking wine, and when we went out to start trick or treating, some of our neighbors had their "coffee cups", so I put the rest of the wine in some disney refillable mugs for our trick or treat adventure. Made it a lot more relaxing. There were tons of trick or treaters out and about, it was such a nice night.

Tonight it's back to football practice, only 3 practices left, saturday is our snack bar duty day, and final game at 3!!!! I said I could work whenever, so hopefully the coach will make a schedule and I won't be there all day. They have another team cover during our game time, which is nice so we don't miss the game. The team won their first game, and haven't scored since then, so we're hoping for the last game they might get on the board at the very least.

Pamela-Feel free to share your first kiss story, too.

Lisa-I think when they fix the road in November, they'll probably have shirts on. bummer.

My training plan goes up to 15 miles by the end of the month. I'm going to have to look at my notes from running school to remind myself why it's important to go that high . . . the reason is escaping me now.

I'm sure there's a very good reason, but remember if you don't get to the high miles, there is many a half training plan that does not take you that high, and still gets you to the finishline. Aim for the 15, but listen to your body too. Enjoy your short runs this week.

I'm running out of time again. Hello to everyone else!! Welcome November!! I guess winter will really come now. Have a great day!!

 

[lisah0711]

Congratulations to Kathy and Lisa for making the superstar list this week!

BTW.... all of your first kiss stories had my cracking up!!.......................P

I agree with Kathy, where is your story, hmmm?

Lisa-I think when they fix the road in November, they'll probably have shirts on. bummer.

Well, darn it all!

I'm sure there's a very good reason, but remember if you don't get to the high miles, there is many a half training plan that does not take you that high, and still gets you to the finishline. Aim for the 15, but listen to your body too. Enjoy your short runs this week.

You're right, it will be fine. This Galloway plan that I am doing for time improvement -- which is one of the "official" Tink plans -- goes all the way up to 19 miles -- on Christmas Eve! There are still something like 13 weeks left before the Tinker Bell so I'm not too worried. I am a bit more worried about not getting into my lower decade today but it's only a pound away so I will just have to work that much harder at the end.

Have a great day ladies!

 

[Rose&Mike]

Happy November! I am happy to say that I had a few hours this afternoon where my foot only hurt a tiny bit , which is the first time in so long that it wasn't pretty uncomfortable. I took some ibuprofen for a headache and realized later that it actually worked on my foot. I was able to walk around at work without feeling it too much. In the past the ibuprofen really didn't seem to do any good. So progress. I did the pool running for 45 minutes. I can really feel it in my muscles after doing it, so it must be a good workout even if I don't feel like I'm sweating. Tomorrow is the bike and physical therapy. My itbs is acting up a little so I have to ask her about it. It might be the bike....

And I joined myfitnesspal. Did I tell you all that? It really is making tracking easier and helping to keep my somewhat honest. I told Sue I am going to be a loser for a bit.

Congrats to Kathy and Lisa on being Big Losers!

Lisa--enjoy that short run this weekend and good luck getting to that next decade! Remember the time is not so important on those really long runs, the point is to finish to get up the endurance levels, I believe. Thanks for saying that voice is a big, fat liar.

Hello to Lindsay and Lisa and Nancy and Pamela! I hope trick or treating was fun last night!

Kathy--sounds like you had a great night last night! I hope those last couple football practices aren't too cold.

Tom is having a rough time. He told me he has been a bit sad lately, but he's only been calling me when he's happy so I wouldn't know. Uggh. Hopefully it's not the medication. His best friend moved this semester, so I think that's part of it. And part is that he just really needs something else to do. His schedule isn't too tough this semester, and since he's taking the meds he's getting through his work pretty quick. Which is leaving him with a bunch of free time. Hopefully he will figure things out soon. There's really not anything I can do for him, but worry about him. And that's really not very much fun!

Ok, have a good evening.

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Hi ladies!!!!

Kathy- Mike carried a book bag with jackets for the boys if needed and bags to dump their buckets in if they get to full. We said next year we will make room for a six pack and carry mugs and drink beer as we trick or treat. I thought he was crazy but I guess others already have tried it and proved it to make it much more of a good time so we may just have to do that next year. Glad you had a good day!!!!! Hope you are keeping warm during these football nights...I cant say I miss sitting out in the cold.

Lisa- Wow 15 miles!!!!! Did you do this plan last time? If I remember right we did similar runs so I am thinking no. I will be so interested to see what this does for your time. If it works I may have to try it....I will let you be the geinue pig. No matter how far you end up going you are doing some great work and should be very very proud of yourself.

Rose- Glad the foot is making some improvement. Running in the pool is no joke. I remember when I was in highschool my sophmore year I played volleyball. We started practicing in August and we were told to meet at the pool. I had no idea what we were doing but the coach send we had to do X # of laps by running in the water. I thought it was a bit ridiculous but holy moly I couldnt feel my legs when I was finished. That is an excellent workout. I do hear what your saying about the sweating. When I was running last winter I felt like I wasnt working as hard because I wasnt sweating....well I would sweat after I came inside but couldnt feel it while my body was frozen. But still I get what you mean with that. I hope Tom feels better soon. Im sure it is so hard being far away from him and not being able to help or fix his problems.

Nancy- Saw your halloween pics. So cute!!!! I hope your feeling good today and just busy. Hang in there it is almost over and then the fun will begin.

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Ok well apparently I am a bit virtually chatty tonight.

I have been dealing with TOM for the 2nd time this month. Had it just 2 wks ago. Not sure what that is about. I was feeling blah over the wkend and now I know why.

Schools were closed yesterday due to power outages so Ryans first night of bball was cancelled since its at a school gym. Tomorrow will now be his first practice. Im excited to see how much he improved since playing last winter. We might have to find a new nickname for him for this sport. I dont know if its possible to be a beast at Basketball. Well I guess if he gets all the rebounds it will be fitting. Will see.

Tonight I had dinner with my friends mom. The one I had told you all about before. She is 32 and has a brain tumor. She is a divorced single mom of 2 kids and recently she has just lost her job and medical insurance from reasons beyond her control mostly due to missed work due to siezures she has from her illness. Its truly so sad. Her mom is organizing fundraisers for her medical expenses....she currently is going through chemo and takes for 2wks every month for a total of a year. I think she has 6 mths to go. So you could imagine the cost of it all. I am helping to coordinate a pasta dinner for her.

I have a packed sched for the next few days so not sure when I will be back on posting.

Wed- BBall at night/ PTA mtg if I make it.
Thur- Mike having dinner with old coworkers and I have to find a way to get the kids and get to the costume store by 530. (see why on sat agenda)
Fri- Having pizza with ryans tball coaches and their kids.
Sat- Flu clinic in the morning and then we are going to a murder mystery dinner party at a friends house. I am marylou gibson a southern belle from the 1920's. I have to find a costume to wear. Mike is juan pinto a latin lover. We need to work on his costume to but I think finding a pair of tight black pans and a bolero hat will do. It should be interesting to say the least.
Sun- Sunday school then I am taking Ryan and his brother and cousins to chuck e cheese for ryans bday. Then we will go back to my nanas for dinner, cake, and presents. His bday is next wed.

Ok so in case I dont get back on thats what I will be doing. Now Im going to stop talking...typing. God bless you if you made it to the end of this post.

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[dumbo_buddy]

seriously people, why is it so hard for me to get on here and post? you just wait til the baby's born and i'm posting at all hours of the night!

i am running out as usual but wanted to check in while i suck down my coffee. i have to get a key made then go to mommy and me then back to give thomas some lunch then get in the car and drive to times square and attend a special event at the disney store showcasing the top 10 toys for christmas 2011. have you ever read *********.com? it's a disney blog. anyway, i've been asked to be a writer for them and my first article will be about the event. thomas will be there so it will be fun and stressful trying to take pics, take notes, and make sure he doesn't get too far.

i'm 37 weeks tomorrow. i've had several emotional breakdowns over the last few days.

and that's all my time! gah! i miss everyone...like...alot. xoxo.

 

[dumbo_buddy]

oops. just saw that the site was blocked.

chip and co dot com

 

[mikamah]

Good morning princesses and Lisabelles!!!

I need to catch up here for real, because tomorrow I'll be coaching on the big thread, but that also means that my last football game is saturday!!!! Whoo hoo!! I'm so ready for it to be over, and not to rush after work again. I need to make a plan for dinners for next week too since we will be home and I can cook more normally. Plus I've been off track the last 3 nights, so I only have 3 more days to slack before thanksgiving. I need to get it back together again. It's amazing how easy it is to slide back into bad habits. Today's the day. Back on track!! And staying there!!

Rose-I'm so glad you're seeing some improvement in your foot already. I'm sure the pt will be able to help with the itbs too. I'm sure you compensate a lot for the foot pain with the knee and irritate the itb at the same time. A hug for you for tom too. You are there for him, and he knows that, and hopefullly he'll be feeling better soon. Worrying is not fun.

Lindsay-I definitely recommend the alcohol on halloween. It was much more relaxing for me, not worrying so much about all the crazy children running into the streets. I didn't try to corral them as much as in the past, and they all survived. I was so cranky tuesday night after the mud bath practice again. I just pray the field has dried out a little bit today. I bet you really miss it. It's ok, you can admit it here.

Lisa- I bet you'll be in the lower decade tomorrow for weighin!! You can do it, get that water in today. A little asparagus it a good diuretic also.
19 miles! I guess he knows what he's doing, but I hope santa brings you a hottub to recuperate. After 19 miles, 13 will seem like nothing, and do I predict you may be running the disney full with Nancy in 2013???

Nancy-37 weeks!!!!! Any time now, girllie. Will you pm me your address? I'm terrible with cards, but I do have good intentions. We miss you too. Have fun at the disney store today, and let us know when your story is up on that other website. I think I've been on that in the past, but not lately.

Maria-Nice job coaching this week. I guess I'd better start thinking of some questions today.

LisaL-Hope you're having a good week, and halloween didn't derail you.

Our boss asked us all to put in any requests for changes in hours, and it looks like it should all go through in the first of the year. I did the math and am happy with the change. I'll get the extra 4 hours pay each week, but my insurances will decrease by 60 dollars a week too. That's huge. It definitely makes disneyland next august feel like more of a reality now. We are looking at going to Niagara falls April vacation, and there's a fallsview Doubletree resort there, so we could get one suite with my brother and fam, like we did in nyc, and it was reasonably priced, too. I love to plan vacations.

Have a great day everyone!!

 

[lisah0711]

Good morning Princesses and Belles!

Rose, so happy to hear that the foot is feeling better! You will be rocking the Princess before you know it!

Sorry that Tom is feeling bad lately. I think it is very tough to be a 20 something person these days. The semester will be winding down soon and you will be together for the holidays. I'm sure he is looking forward to that!

You are right, I don't worry much about speed during the long runs but I do during those short runs. I have to deal with it one way or another as it will continue to hang over my head until I finish the Tink. I have a surprising new running partner this afternoon -- DH asked if he could go out with me. This could be interesting!

Lisa- Wow 15 miles!!!!! Did you do this plan last time? If I remember right we did similar runs so I am thinking no. I will be so interested to see what this does for your time. If it works I may have to try it....I will let you be the geinue pig. No matter how far you end up going you are doing some great work and should be very very proud of yourself.

Thanks, Lindsay! This is a new Galloway plan for me, Lindsay. It's the improve time for the Tink and I like it so far. I try not to worry too much about the longer miles yet.

Can't wait to see some pics of you and Juan Pinto! Sounds like a fun night!

Nancy, nice to see you! Your in the home stretch now -- take it easy on yourself 'cause that baby will be here before you know it. I cried at the drop of a hat the last few weeks of pregnancy. I'll check out your new blog as soon as I can figure out where it is!

Kathy, you can stick to the plan from now through Thanksgiving! Hope that last game day isn't too cold.

Lisa, hope that you are doing well! j

Maria, great job coaching this week! I always love your fun questions. Sorry work turned out to be hectic. It's good to be needed, though.

Hello to the rest of our princess if you are out there!

Keeping my fingers crossed for my new decade this week! princess

The poof fairy tried to poof my post and then it turns out that you were all posting while I was typing so I will be back some time today to catch up! Love you all!

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Hello and !

It feels like forever since I last posted here. Honestly, coaching has kicked my heiny this week. I'm more than happy to hand those duties over to Kathy later!

I did all my short runs this week, too! I did intervals yesterday, a little faster than the week before. I can really tell when I've run 4M three days in a row...I have 7.5M for Saturday, so that should be pretty pleasant

Lisah -- I will bend myself into a pretzel crossing things and wishing for that new decade for you!

Kathy -- Congrats on the end of football season! And the new hours sound fantastic, anything that lowers health insurance is a boon! Additional income is also always welcome

Nancy -- You sound awfully busy for someone who is about to deliver I hope there is some rest in your future! I hope we get to read your Disney store report, I'm looking forward to checking it out. I wouldn't mind a PM with your address, too...

Lindsay -- It is so wonderful you want to coordinate a pasta dinner for that poor woman! As busy as you are, you are willing to make time to help someone in great need.

Rose -- I'm sorry Tom is having a rough time. I'm sure that just adds to your frustration with your foot -- but it sounds like the PT could really be doing the job -- I think pain is actually a good sign Progress, not Perfection

Pamela -- Congratulations on the NHS induction for your lovely dd! That was one of my proudest moments, we even had a dinner and dance. I was so happy to dance with my father. Yep, I have always been a major geek!

Lisa -- How's that snow coming? You are a brave soul.

I hope I'm not getting ahead of myself too far here -- but I guess it's time to start talking about our ornament exchange! I thought we could:

1) select a theme (or no theme)
2) determine a price limit
3) select a date by which they absolutely, positively must be mailed

No pressure, participate only if you want to!

Then everyone who wants to participate can send me your address via pm. I will cut little slips of paper, and draw a name for each person. I'll let you know who you have with their address. Any other ideas? I'm happy to run it, and I welcome great suggestions from you very bright ladies!

Maria

 

[Rose&Mike]

Let me just start by saying.....I'm a Loser! I'm a Loser! After going up so much lately, I am down 1.8 pounds this week! I was hoping for .5, so I'm thrilled! Hopefully, it's not a fluke. If I can take .5 off every week between now and mid December, I will be back to where I was this spring. I LOVE myfitnesspal. Makes it much easier to track, and even though I still probably ate too much junk this week, at least I stayed under my calorie limit!

Lisa-- I hope you see that new decade! So how do you feel about running with your DH? 95% of the time I like running with Mike, but we don't work together. He has said some snarky things (yes, he is a man) that I have had to later call him on, but for the most part it's been really good for us, and part of what I'm missing so much right now. I think the longer mileage is a great plan. And I got all my speed work (though it was informal) for Princess on the treadmill--mostly it was me running faster so I could get off!

Maria--I forgot about the ornament exchange. Too exciting! Are we making ornaments or buying ornaments? I've never done this before, but I'm really excited about it! I'm so glad your runs are going well!

Nancy--I would like your address too!

Lindsay--that party sounds like so much fun! Hope you have a great weekend!

Kathy--woohoo for lower insurance! And for getting back on track! As for the grown-up drinks while trick or treating--we've been know to do that--you know back in the stone age when you had to pretend you were carrying a coke and weren't really walking through the neighborhood with beer.

Lisa--how is the snow?

*****
I went to pt Wednesday. The foot was so sore yesterday. And the itband. But I do feel like it's getting better. My ankle is feeling stronger. And some parts of my foot are feeling much better--including my achilles tendon. I think the itband is rebelling because I cranked up the biking so much. This summer I didn't do much besides run 3 days a week. All of a sudden I'm back to working out 5 days a week--doing stuff I haven't done in a while for extended periods of time. I decided to take today off, which I think is a smart thing. My body is feeling a little bit worn out. I will get a workout in tomorrow, which will put me at 5 for the week. I wanted 6, but I will be happy with 5.

I have physical therapy today, and then I think I'm going to do some shopping.

Have a super Friday!

 

[mikamah]

Rose-I'm so excited for your loss!! Way to go, girlfriend! I know you can do this!!

Got to run to work now, but I'm excited for the ornamant exchange, and am up for anything. I like the idea of in the mail by a specific date. That will help me mail some cards to Ireland that I usually never get to doing, too. Bonus.

Have a great day princesses!! Hope to pop on later, but if not, see you all tomorrow!!

 

[lisah0711]

Good morning Princesses and Belles!

Nancy, loved your pics from the Disney Store yesterday on FB! Thomas is going to be a real ladies man! Would you please add me to the PM list for an address? I'll check out your article some time this week-end. It won't be long now until Bronxbaby is here! Do rest and take it easy as much as you can.

Kathy, woo hoo for the last game of the season! Hope the weather cooperates for you. I'll be going to check out the other thread in a few here. I will be happy to cheer on our marathon princesses in 2013 -- but I will do the Donald. Enjoy your busy day!

Maria, woo hoo for getting all your short runs done. You are going to be so ready for the Princess!

Thanks for being our ornament exchange organizer! I'll send you a PM. It would be nice to have a list with everyone's addresses so we could do Christmas cards, too. I'm up for anything, but remember I am so not creative.

Rose, woo hoo you are a loser! Great job! And it's not a fluke . . . it's your hard work paying off!

I don't know how I will like running with DH. We didn't get to go yesterday because we each had things come up at work. We spend so much time together a little part of me was like " but that's my time!" when he first mentioned it. Then, of course, I felt bad for feeling that way. I have mixed feelings about it but I think it would be wonderful to have him come along on these Disney running trips and I wouldn't mind someone with me on my longer runs since it is kind of scary when you are a woman running by herself outside, even here.

I'm glad that the foot is feeling better. I'm sure as you heal things are going to have to adjust because you probably compensated for the foot in other places more than you realize. Good job listening to your body and taking a break today.

Lindsay, enjoy your outing with Juan Pinto tomorrow! You are so nice to organize a dinner for your friend.

Lisa, hope that you are doing well and the training is going well!

And I am happy to report that I made it to my next decade today! I will definately be in new territory (finally) by the end of the month.

Have a great day ladies!