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

[mommyof2Pirates]

Dottie- I am so very sorry to hear about your FIL. You are doing the right thing by not telling Jake until you know more. You and your family are in my prayers.

Jen- Get packing girl I am a nut when it comes to that stuff well only for disney trips really but I will pack my suitcase 2 or 3 weeks in advance just to make sure it will all fit right. Then I take out the things I am still wearing and make a list to be sure it gets back in. Its a bit ridiculous.


Kathy- Today is a fresh new day for me too. When we you finally figure out why we keep on doing this to ourselves fill me in because I would love to know too. Who would have thought the curtains being closed was making poko bark. Good thinking!

Rose- I am so happy for you.....You look so healthy and radiant now I am just so glad to hear that you are feeling that way too. Hopefully all those injuries are in your past and you can move forward with all parts in working order.

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Ok today is my restart healthy eating take #700. I will never give up so even if it takes me a million more tries I eventually will get this weight off and keep it off.

I got to the store last night and stocked up on the healthy stuff. I skipped the mcdonalds breakfast I had become addicted too again and had a great filling healthy breakfast. I will have my grilled chicken salad and strawberries shortly for lunch. It all is so delicious not sure why It is so difficult to just eat like this everyday. I am back to figuring out how to eat to live instead of live to eat.

Have a great hump day. I think I may venture over to the merged thread and say hello. Anyone been actively over there or are we all drop outs.

 

[liesel]

Lisa Have a fantastic vacation! Feel free to pop in whenever you need a break from the family. I enjoyed seeing all your Tink pictures. I haven't ordered any yet but at least I have a few of me running that Dan took. for almost being done with the bike!

Kathy I our DVR too, I especially like being able to pause the TV when the Daily Show comes on at bedtime (it airs at 9PM here), put the kids to bed, then resume. We skip most of the commercials. I'm glad Poko's sleeping arrangement is working out better for you. I'm still having lobstah envy! I like your 5K split drinking idea for the W&D. At least this race will be easy for me to track.

Nancy Lots of for you and your family. I'm so sorry about the deaths in your family, how tragic. I hope one of John's job leads works out soon and you have a smooth transition to the next job. I am with you on the job stress, it sucks to have that underlying stress in your daily life. How is your knee doing?

Maria A big on your 9.4 pound loss, that's amazing! I'm sure the water weight will be gone before you know it. I'd really like to stay at a mod for my first onsite at WDW, but I have to be realistic about this. If we can manage to swing this trip in Jan, it will most likely have to be at a value. I can't wait to hear all about your stay at the AoA. What type of rates do they have for the rooms and family suites? I saw that the pool complex is going to be the largest of the WDW hotels, I can't wait to see pics of that!

Lindsay I'm glad you had such a lovely weekend and fun at the dance. I saw BL last night (DVR of course!) and they took one team to a Zumba class. The best part was discovering that Dolvett can dance! It was a bright spot in a cast that I vote most likely to gain the weight back.

Rose A big for you too on finishing PT. I hope your 10 miler goes well.

Jen I'm glad you had a fantastic birthday and on the ipad birthday present.

Dottie for your FIL's diagnosis and everything your family will be going through. I'm glad you can come here and vent. I hope and pray the prognosis is good. I sent you a friend request yesterday in case you are wondering who the strange Lisa is.

Well I have fallen off the exercise wagon, which I do every time the kids are home. I need to learn how to balance looking after them and still getting my workouts in, we'll be together this summer too! I thought I had gotten better at this, I used to really neglect myself in favor of everyone else. My eating has been good, I just need to set aside some time for exercise. We had to take a break from their 5K training, there is a fire nearby in the foothills and the air quality has been bad the last couple of days. This fire is so tragic, its a controlled burn that has gotten out of control. The winds picked up to 70mph wind gusts Monday and just blew the fire everywhere. I think 30 homes and at least 2 lives (a third person is missing) have been lost. This is going to be our driest March on record, after the second snowiest Feb on record. The weather has been unusually warm, which is nice, but we really need some snow or rain. April is usually pretty snowy too, we'll see what happens.

I had better get going with my day, I hope everyone is hanging in there!

 

[dumbo_buddy]

OK PEOPLE LET'S REIGN IT IN HERE!!! i think we all need a little kick in the pants to get ourselves back on that wagon!!! (of course, i'm on my second cadbury cream egg as i write this )

perhaps we need to check out lisa's race pictures on facebook for a little motivation. not only were those pics like, um, AMAZING!! but did anyone notice how skinny lisa is looking?? the photo with you holding your medal (and powerade) really shows how much weight you've loss. everyone go look at that photo...NOW! and then put down the cream eggs (that's just pointed at me...)

kathy poor michael's first make-out session and it had to be so slobbery! oh and you know i love a good poop story - i hope the adult food does better for her stomach. still feeding her blue buffalo? if she is pooping alot just make sure not to give her too many treats. it's usually the treats that are the culprit. my stomach is ok. i called my gastro guy and he wants me to get a colonoscopy and an endoscopy. john is getting a colonoscopy tomorrow actually. trying to get the all clear saying he doesn't have crohn's. he was diagnosed with it a long time ago but if he has two colonoscopies that show he doesn't have it then the life insurance will be cheaper.

rose check out brian kest's power yoga dvd's. he is really crunchy but the yoga itself has alot of push-ups and things like that so it feels less...crunchy.

lisaR i didn't know about those fires. just looked it up. how scary and sad terrible news. how has the new dining room been treating you. cost plus world market? is that were you got it? there was one in chicago where i used to live and i got my apartment's dining set there!

maria 9.4 lbs! holy cow! that is so amazing.

i was thinking....boston's not so far from here. do you or kathy ever come to nyc? a meet-up would be fun. or we could meet halfway and take in the lovely sights of my old state's capital, hartford! ooo...or what about mystic...i hear they have a great pizza! hehe

lindsay good job starting over. i feel like i'm always starting over. one of these days it'll stick...right?? is nick excited for his birthday?? what is he asking for?

dottie oh dottie...i'm so sorry to hear about your FIL. what terrible news. i'm feeling so sad for jake. it will be so hard to let him know. i'm sorry. please keep us posted and your FIL will be in our prayers.

jen ice cream cake three days in a row. is it bad that that sounds like heaven to me?

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hope everyone's having a lovely day. i'm eating way too much chocolate but i'll be at step aerobics tonight so it kind of cancels out....right??

after mommy and me today john told me he had some awesome calls and one new client would like to sign a contract for 12 months! it's not enough to live on or anything but it's something! i'm still trying to find a part time gig. the botanical gardens is hiring in their membership department. i can so do that. a neighbor of ours works there so i might talk to him.

it's naptime so i'm going to try to get some laundry and other cleaning done but wanted to jump on and say hi!!!

xoxo

 

[Rose&Mike]

Uggh, so ready for the final 4 to be over. It is a little ugly around here....This is a nasty rivalry (uk vs u of l) in the best of times, but add in the national championship and it gets really ugly.

Dottie--I am very sorry about your FIL. I hope that it ends up being something that is treatable.

Nancy--good luck with the botanical gardens. I'm glad John is getting some leads. I heard that they are predicting the unemployment rate in the 6% range early next year....so hopefully that is a sign of good things to come. Can't remember if I said this--loved those Ebunny pics!

Kathy and Lindsay--I still don't know what is the right way to do this healthy living thing. But I truly believe the key is support and to keep moving forward. And I think it took a big brain shift for me--that I could do it, that I was worthy of doing it.

LisaR--I had a terrible time managing things when Tom was home. It sounds so simple to say you have to put yourself first in order to take care of everyone else, but that really is what it takes. But it is so hard! It's hard when Tom is even visiting! I hope you can get back to exercising soon.

Maria--I hope weigh-in went well.

Lisah--thank you for sending me that book. I can really identify with some of the stuff--especially the whole repressed anger thing. Not sure I believe that it is 100% to blame for back pain, but I do believe it could really be a contributing factor. Where does JG talk about this kind of stuff? I would like to read that.

Hi to Jen! And did I miss anyone????

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I went to piyo today. I really like this instructor. I take a class from her twice a week and always feel good when I leave her class.

Friday we pick up our race packets and then we're going to try to make an evening yoga class. Not sure if it will work.

That dry needling that I had done cost over a $100 a treatment (in addition to the regular pt stuff) and it is not covered by insurance and won't be applied to our deductible. I'm glad I stopped after three treatments! I really hope I am done with pt--I hate paying for it! Makes going to yoga easier when I realize it may be keeping me out of pt!

Ok, off to make dinner!

TTYL

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Good Evening, Fellow Athletes!

How is everyone? I feel like I have all these plans to post when I read someone else's post, then when I sit down to the computer, I don't have time or remember everything I planned to say...

Rose -- Wow, it sounds like you found the right time to stop the needles! And I'm glad you like the results of the yoga. I really miss it. One of the first things I want to do when we try the Y (coming in the next week or two!), is go to a yoga class, which I hope I will love.

Nancy -- I admit, I've only been to NYC twice since we moved to Boston. We keep meaning to come, but it costs us as much for a weekend there as a week in FL or on a cruise...we did tell Ben we would take him (he's desperate to go and wants to see "The Book of Mormon"), so someday it will happen...but I agree, a NE meet is a great idea! I've been to Hartford and Mystic, both are Love the Easter Bunny photos, so precious! You make handsome boys!

LisaR -- I think AoA in general is a bit more than the other Values, particularly since right now they don't offer free dining or other discounts. It's new, so they don't have to offer the usual discounts (or at least they think they don't so far )The Little Mermaid rooms are the only regular rooms, and I think I read the price range is $94-$179 for holidays, and the suites are $249-$425 for holidays. Obviously, the lowest rates are the value season rates. If I remember correctly, marathon weekend rates are a bit more than value season, but not anywhere near the holiday rates. I bet Pop has a pretty decent rate for early January, and probably has AAA rooms available, too. The fire sounds absolutely awful, I am so sorry for those poor people.

Lindsay -- What a great reminder, because really, who wants to live to eat? I'm so glad you restocked and you are ready for your fresh start. I have had too many to count, but that's okay. I have a quote right now on my vanity mirror, something like "though no one can go back and make a brand-new start, it's never too late to make a brand-new ending". So, I'm focusing on my new ending.

Kathy -- Thanks for the encouragement, I know that I cannot expect to lose weight every week at WW! I agree the Values are great (ok, I'm not loving the All Stars after a race), but other than that I had no complaints. The buses were fairly frequent, the food court was fine, and the giant icons are so much fun!

Dottie -- You have gotten some wonderful advice here. I agree, it is best to wait until you have something more concrete to tell Jake. I will be sending prayers and your way.

Jen -- I agree, it does really help to have a race coming up to get moving -- I think for me it's just plain fear -- but I'm ok with that! Yep, you'd better get packing! Before you know it, you will be on that first ride to the main terminal at MCO

LisaH -- I actually stumbled onto FB for a little while today and saw the fabulous photo of Arizona weather. Looks like a decadent amount of sunshine to me!

Okay, so I've put this off as long as I could. I actually was pleased with my weigh in. I was up exactly 1.0, which I consider pretty darn good with TOM water, and not running two days I normally would have due to hairpalooza. I did not eat more points than I had, but I ate all the daily points, I earned 35 activity points (when I couldn't run, I walked on the TM for an hour with a little incline), I tracked everything I ate and drank -- I followed the program as it is written not as it is in my head. I am confident that next week with being back to normal with my exercise and assuming TOM ends (hey, you never know ), I will see a loss. Actually, when I weighed in the hostess said it was just a little correction after my big loss last week, and I shouldn't get discouraged. I'm going with that

Okay, so off to watch Body of Proof and have a snack (which I will count!). I hope everyone has an awesome evening!

Maria

 

[mikamah]

Good morning ladies!

Arizona does look beautiful. So glad you're having some nice weather, LisaH, and i hope you are having a nice time too.

Maria-I am loving your attitude, and so happy it was only 1 lb gain. And I am so proud you stayed within your points with pms going on too!! That is an amazing feat!! You should be very proud of yourself. Maybe I'll be hoseying your wish shirts when you outgrow them!!

Nancy -Good luck to John today. I hope he can get rid of that crohn's diagnosis if he doesn't have it. Will this be the second negative one? Every now and then, like in november when the bill comes, I think I need to get back under 180# so my life insurance will go down too. I think it's about 100 dollars more because of my weight. Lots of good reasons to get back on track!! I am feeling more in control and had a big salad last night for dinner, and packed the same for todays lunch. My weight is only up .8 for the week, so I need to reign it in for sure. We've been to NYC 3 times since my brother moved to western ma. It's just about 2 hours from them. One time we just did a day trip, but it was tiring driving home, so the second time we stayed in Stamford for the night, but instead of going in the city 2 days, we drove home the second day and visited IKEA on the way. The 3rd trip was awesome, we stayed at the Doubletree suite in Times Square. It was me and Mike, Jim, Beth and Taylor, so we split one suite, and had so much fun. We stopped at the concierge to ask for directions to the Museum of natural hsitory in the morning, and how to get to the Empire State buildign for the afternoon, and the woman was awesome. She was like you need to go to the Empire state now, it's early, there will be no lines, and we did what she said and we walked right on up to the observation deck. We were also lucky enough to see the Teenage Mutant Ninja turtles up there for their 25th anniversary. Michael has always loved them, so it was amazing. Then one night, we got the kids mcdonalds and they ate in the room, and the 3 of us, took turns 2 at a time going out for drinks. And on our last day we went to your zoo. We probably only saw a quarter of it. It's huge. I would definitely love to meet up some day. Meeting up with you, nancy will definitely be on my next nyc trip must do list.

Lindsay-Glad you're back on track again too!! We can freaking do this for crying out loud. McD's is dangerous. I know how hard a habit that was for you to break last time, and you did so well. I know you can do it again. Actually, tuesday was mcd's night school fundraiser, so my dinner was a mcfrappe, and a spoonful of peanut butter when we got home. Salads are so good, when we make them, and they take a long time to eat too, so that's a plus. I've been trying to pop on the bl thread but there isn't enough time most mornings. I need to get over there today.

LisaR-So scary those fires. It has been quite a winter throughout the country. Ok, I'm doing pretty good with the exercise, so I'm sending some good exercise vibes through the internet lines to you, and I'm taking your good eating vibes in return. It is hard to make time for ourselves, but we are important too. I know without Poko, I would not be moving half as much.

Rose-So happy PT is over!! That dry needling did not sound fun, but if it helped, it was worth it. I only did Yoga once, pre-natal. It was not pretty. lol. I know it is an amazing workout for your core and mentally. They have some yoga on wii-fit, but i haven't really tried it yet.

Hello Jen and Dottie, and anyone else out there.

Ok, healthy lunch is packed, and I'm going to pop over to the bl thread before I walk Poko again.

Have a great day!!!

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Nancy thank you so much for the kick in the pants. You seriously crack me up. Did you put down the cadbury egg??????? Glad John has some good leads

Lisa It is so hard to get the workouts in with the kiddos being home. I find that I really have to plan my workouts otherwise it is way to hard to just do it when I get a chance....as we know there never comes a chance with kids. Horrible about those fires. I hope they get them under control soon. Enjoy the warmer weather while it lasts. This has been quite a year for some strange weather for us all.

Rose Holy crap thats alot of money for PT. I can see why Yoga looks that much more appealing now. Im so excited for your race on Sat....can we track you? Just kidding but it would be fun.

Maria- I love your new quote I will focus on the same. Glad the scale wasnt bad and I bet by next week you will see another great loss. Glad the WW leader was supportive.

Kathy- I saw the mega millions is up to 500mil. I am definitely getting some tickets this time. I forgot about it until it was too late the other night, probably saved myself 5$ but you know no risk no reward. and your right we can do this!!!!!!!

Lisa H- What a difference in scenery from idaho to arizona. I am loving all your pics on FB. I agree with Nancy you look amazing! You are so inspiring and I think seeing your pic after your race the other day inspired me to get my butt in gear again so thank you I hope you are having a great time!

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Another Day Another Dollar!!!! I am sorta having a disney daydreaming kinda day today. On a positive note it is thursday already...anyone else feel like this week has flown by. So only one more day tomorrow to work for me. We do not have a jam packed weekend like usual so it should be nice to relax a bit for a change.

Oh and heres how bad I had been eating because I am blaming this completely on water weight and the fact that I was just eating way to much junk and garbage. My weight is down 3.2lbs in 24hours. That is just ridiculous. My scale is pretty acurate because most days lately it was staying about the same. I feel so much better already.....why the heck do I stop eating healthy and go back to my old habits when eating right feels so good. I really hope I can remember this conversation if I fall back of the wagon again.

Ok well off to eat my strawberries. Have a great afternoon.

 

[liesel]

OK, I am going out for a run when Dan gets home from work, no excuses!! Thanks for all the understanding, I am much better about taking care of myself. I made the mental shift a couple of years ago and no longer feel guilt about doing something for me. It was hard at first, but I'm so much better off. Now I just need to work on scheduling!

Those pictures of LisaH don't even fully capture how radiantly happy she looked after the race. I'm glad I got to see it in person. Lisa, I hope you are having a relaxing vacation.

Nancy Thanks for the motivation! I would love for our anniversary trip to be to NYC and of course we'd want to meet, but we may end up using those airline tickets for the Donald, where we would see you! If we go to marathon weekend, we'd all do the 5K too, nice and easy. Yes, the furniture is from Cost Plus World Market, love that place.

Kathy Thanks for the exercise vibes, healthy eating vibes are definitely coming your way. I got a bunch of veggies at Costco on Tuesday, cut them up and am eating them with hummus and a jalapeno yogurt dip. I also ate an egg for breakfast today after not doing that for a week. I've noticed a huge difference lately when I have more protein at breakfast. I'm up 1.8 from my lowest after the trip to CA 2 weekends ago and celebrating my mom's birthday last weekend. I need to lose that and then make the final push to onederland. I can't believe I've been hovering so close for the last 3 months. I want to be there in 8 weeks for my birthday, which is doable, but I need to stay focused. We can so do this!

Maria Sometimes I am unable to read and reply in the same sitting too and I go from memory. Then I read someone else's reply and think, "that's exactly what I was going to say!!" Good thing great minds think alike. Your pound of water weight will be gone before you know it. Thanks for the info on the new AoA resort. I'll have to see what rates they offer for marathon weekend and find out what everyone's favorite value is. We will most likely have a car too. I hope we get to go!

Rose Holy cow, needling is expensive! I hope the yoga goes well for you. I've been feeling stiff lately and need to do better with stretching.

Lindsay Can you recreate a healthier version of your favorite McD's treats at home? This could help. I'm not a McD eater but I do make a healthier breakfast sandwich at home, tastes better too. for not giving up and recommitting to healthy eating!

I loved Maria's fellow athletes greeting so I will end with have a good afternoon/evening fellow athletes!

 

[liesel]

Wait, I forgot to talk about the important thing, the lottery!! We didn't buy tickets on Tuesday, I was teasing Dan that he's just holding out for the jackpot to be 500 million and here we are. I think he and the kids are going to pick some numbers today. Wouldn't it be fantastic to be able to afford any race we wanted to do?! Good luck to everyone who is playing!

 

[liesel]

Run is done! I hope everyone out there is doing well. Dan and the kids are off to buy the lotto tickets.


Dottie! I hope you had a great day!

 

[camnhan]

Hello everyone!! I have my lottery tickets bought
Well we all pitched in $2 at work and are getting a few and then Thom plays when it get up this high...oh what a treat it would be! Real motivation to get some serious run training in if I could afford all the races

Dottie: send ing tons of prayers to you and your family
Cancer just S----S.....

Love the FB picks!! Those babies are adorable! I sooooooooo miss the days when I could dress mine alike and get those pictures taken.

Well weight has been holding steady...just really want to drop below 160 but those last 2 lbs just keep teasing me....

We bought the Xbox Kinect for the kids for Easter...can't wait becasue I am getting Zumba Rush to go along with it!!! I LOVE Zumba so much!! Of course the kids just sit back and laugh when I do it on the WII when they are around.

2weeks 6 days and counting!! I have started a pile of clothes..have not found the suitcases yet to start packing...need to so I can tell if I have everything I need....I would be happy with sweatpants, tshirt and my swimsuit but figure I should probably pack a few other things....

It so felt like Friday at work all day..I can't believe I have to go in tomorrow. Have way to much to do for the weekend...going out of town for a baby shower and have no one packed.

NANCY: Cadburry eggs are my FAV...you can never have just 1

Rose: I really like yoga but the class is during the kids CCD class so I don't get to go unless Thom can take them I did get a new DVD and need to find space to do it (the light/fan in the family room is so low I hit it everytime I raise my arms over my head!!)

Maria: YEAH!!! I never had a big loss on WW which was kind of disappointing when everyone else would come in on week 1 and 2 with huge losses and I would have less than a lb being up 1lb after a 9lb loss is still way ahead of the game!! Keep that tracking....I was horrible the past few days..ok well all week...figured cake and ice cream for 3 days straight would toss me way over so why bother...poor attitude I know. Still have not really gained or loss this week so should get off my tail and pay better attention and make better choices if I want to get under 160 in the next couple weeks...

SO lets talk more about fitting in those runs....You guys are doing some amazingly long runs that I am guessing at times are taking over an hour...how are you fitting that in? I know a lot of it is just getting up and doing it but I am not a morning person so getting up and running in the morning would be like beating my head against the wall....after work I feel like I have to get home and spend time with family...I had for a long while been going to the gym after work but I leave the house before they get up and then I don't get home till pushing 7 so I feel guilty that I have not seen them all day and may only see them 1-2 hours when I get home....just like others I find it extemely difficult to find "ME" time regardless of how important it may be....

ok I better go get done since Zach was laughing so hard he pee'd all over Hannah's bed have a wonderful rest of your night and weekend if I don't get a chance to pop in......

 

[camnhan]

DOTTIE hope you had an amazing day!! I think I will have a piece of left over cake for you....that is just the kind of person I am

 

[CRUIZEN MAMMA]

DOTTIE hope you had an amazing day!! I think I will have a piece of left over cake for you....that is just the kind of person I am

Jen, this made me- thanks I needed that. Tonight we are headed out to really celebrate my birthday- hard to do that during the week- I see a Sangria or 2 in the near future. Dh and Jake bought me a lovley pink safaire bracelet and a matching princess crown sterling silver necklace. FIL made it through the biopsy ok- should have results and a game plan later today. Boy am I in hot water with Jake- there is a girl in his TKD class that I think he likes and she likes him but neither will admit it. The instuctor was teasing me about my bday and she defended me- the instuctor tells her she needs to learn to not get involved and I blurt out that she was defending her future MIL- well I dont know who was more embarrassed her or Jake- he shouts MOTHER!!!!! - so then the instructor made the class sing happy birthday to me. it was all very funny. Blew off running tonight as a bday gift to myself but I did manage to drag myself to the Y and do 30 min on the eliptical.


I promise to be back and catch up later this weekend. Thanks everyone for the prayers, pixidust and birthday wishes.

Dottie

 

[Rose&Mike]

I am happy to announce that I am FINALLY back in maintain range. Only took a month! And I barely made it, but I will take it! I debated and debated raising my maintain range again, but decided against it. (FWIW, I am maintaining at 140 +/- 4 and I was at 144 today.) I start to feel a little yucky, bloated etc over 144, so I am glad I stuck with my guns and weighted to call it a maintain. Hopefully I can get closer to 140 as the weather improves. It's funny, cause Mike keeps telling me he thinks I look thinner than last year, and I keep telling him I weighed 6 or 7 pounds less last year....I think that I am putting "fat" back on in the fat pad areas, which is good and building more muscle other places. I am trying to see all this as a good thing--a sign that I am getting healthier since going g-f.

And we are getting some good news on the DS front. He has two part time jobs for the summer (one with the office of student conduct--he is on the judicial council, so this is a good thing) and an interview for an internship on Monday. He wanted to stay in SC for the summer and we really wanted him to have stuff to keep him busy. Fingers crossed that things continue to go well. And he is moving in May with some kids that I think will be good for him. The house is further from campus, but while his current roomates are nice, they are not overachievers. I feel like I have been holding my breath about all this stuff for a couple of months and that I can finally relax a little.

Jen--I am not a morning person either, but I found I just had to suck it up and do it for the long runs. In the summer we have been known to be at the park by 6:30 am or earlier. I hate doing it (really, really, really) but I am so happy when I am done. It gets wicked hot here so that is the only way we can make it work. We only do longer runs on the weekend. During the week our runs are in the 3-5 mile range usually.

Maria--that is just a tiny little correction! You are doing fabulous with the weight watchers! When do you start at the Y?

Lisah--I hope you are enjoying lots of sunshine.

LisaR--Woohoo for getting that run in! I think we might actually try to buy a few tickets. I never buy tickets, but that is a crazy amount of money! I have found that I need a little protein, carb and fat at breakfast or I am starving all morning. My latest--a piece of g-f toast with peanut butter and jelly. When I was just eating fat free greek yogurt and fruit I was getting so hungry. And when I was just eating cereal I was starving.

Lindsay--I still crave bacon egg and cheese biscuits from Mcds. It's like crack, I think. You can do it Lindsay!!! Woohoo, cheering for you!! I hope you get in some relaxation time this weekend.

Dottie--hope you are hanging in there.

Kathy--Are still on the wagon! You all aren't getting snow are you? Why do I think I saw that on the news?

Nancy--that was an impressive sand box! How was John's test? How are you doing???? I used to love Cadbury creme eggs. But there is a lot of debate as to whether they are truly g-f. Tom loves them too. Ok, enough egg talk! Hope you are doing well.

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So I got 4 more eobs from p-t and they all have $114 that is not being allowed. So it must not be just the dry needling. Uggh! So I called to have her look at it. That's over $700 out of pocket if all my visits have it on them in addition to the regular part I have to pay which is ~$700. And the out of pocket won't be applied to our deductible which is the most frustrating part. I called and she is going to look at it. She has only gotten back one eob so far. Last time I had nothing that wasn't allowed so this is EXTREMELY frustrating. Hopefully it can be straightened out. If this is not motivation to keep going to yoga an stay healthy, I don't know what is?

Ok I'll probably be back later. Got some of that prerace anxiety going today.

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

dottie Happy Birthday I hope you have a very enjoyable celebration. sounds like you got some really great gifts. I will be sending continued prayers for your FIL.

Jen I was just reading an article about beware of the big lottery win. It said many people go broke because they are not use the money and or miss their old lifestyles but it also talked about work pools. It said be sure to write up some kind of contract with names and the amount of money that people gave with their signatures, I would even add those who didnt contribute with their signatures. They say there is a high percentage of law suits that follow work pool winners. Scarry.... So even though you have a better chance of getting attacked by a mountain lion It does seem like a good idea to cover yourself just incase. I however will be selfish and I am only buying tickets for myself. Good luck!!!!!!

Oh and on the topic of getting long runs in. I do timed runs during the week because I find doing 45-50 runs during the week doable. I usually go home and get dinner made, go out while the kids play with dh and then by the time I get back they are ready for homework, baths, and bed. Its only twice a week so I have learned not to let myself feel guilty but it was a tough lesson to learn. The long runs for me sometimes can take over 2 hours for the longest runs so I always save those for the wkend. I usually go out mid morning or afternoon during a part of the day that we are not doing anything. Its not easy sometimes but as long as I plan ahead it seems to work out.

Rose- I hope those EOBS your getting are wrong. holy moly thats alot of money. Hopefully they can figure it out for you. I feel with every pic I see of you look even more fit and healthier than before so maybe it is your body now recovering from being glutened for so long. You are looking so great even with those few extra lbs. Good job on getting back to your maintain range. You have been rocking it.

Lisa Great job getting your run in.

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Ok day 3 of my healthy eating initiative and its going well. I think now that the warmer weather is coming it just makes me more motivated. Actually Jan and half of Feb were good months so even though I ate horribly since then I am almost back to where I left off. Only 3 more lbs to go to get there. I had another motivator yesterday while I was browsing through old navy I saw some cute summer dresses. One was kinda polynesianish and would be perfect for me to wear to our anniversary dinner at Ohanas in Oct. So I really have a lot of motivators to loose the weight.

Ok well I need to get back to work. Have a great friday and good luck to all the mega million players.

 

[Rose&Mike]

Ok, I fixed my fb timeline, and posted a bunch of pictures from the Princess Race. I think that is going to be as close as I get to a trip report this time. I love all the pictures, but those little fringy hairs that are growing back in are driving me crazy! I see them in every picture. I keep reminding myself that I am glad that my hair stopped falling out.

Lindsay--yep, I think they are charging me a ridiculous amount this time for p-t. I hope it gets straightened out. I don't quite understand the code, but it looks like the insurance company thinks they are double billing for something. I can deal with paying for it, but I am not happy if it won't be applied to my deductible. Mostly because they didn't tell me ahead of time that some of it may not be covered. I am not very good at waiting, so hopefully she will figure it out soon.

A new dress is a great motivator!

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Here is our plan for May for our 25th anniversary. We will be gone from the 18th to the 26th.

18th--work half day (Mike); drive to south of Atlanta (about 600 miles)

19th--drive remaining 270ish miles to WDW. Visit Epcot for end of flower show. Hang out at pool. Have dinner. (not sure where yet. We have a room ressie at OKW, but hoping our BWV waitlist comes through).

20th--early breakfast. On the road by 8:15 am and drive to Key Largo. Ride glass bottom boat at John Pennekamp state park. Drive to Marathon. Stay in Marathon 3 nights (20, 21, 22)

21--drive to Key West. Tour Key West. I already found a restaurant that said they will do g-f.

22--snorkeling and kayaking in the keys. I will be honest here--I am TERRIFIED of snorkeling. But Mike really wants to so I am going to try. We snorkeled at the sea world dolphin thingy and that was scary enough!

23--leave early and drive to BWV. Afternoon drinks by the pool. Anniversary dinner at California Gill at 9:30 w/ fireworks. I am so excited about this!

24--something at Disney--not sure what. Need to make dinner ressies.

25--DHS opening to see some Star Wars stuff! Late (or early) breakfast at Kouzzina. Leave early afternoon to drive to SC. Visit with Tom.

26--breakfast with Tom. Drive home.

I still have some planning to do, but I am excited.

 

[donac]

Hi guys I thought I would pop on here and say hello.

I hope everyone is doing well but I wanted to comment on Rose's plan for Key West.

Rose, the best snorkeling is at John Pennecamp State Park in Key Largo. We spent three nights in Key Largo and just visited Key West. We did not kayak in the keys but we did take a glass bottom boat tour which was great. When we went out snorkeling you could sign up for it and not get off the boat or stay really close to the boat. There are some really nice hotels in Key Largo and it also cuts off about 1 1/2 to 2 hours the drive from Key West.

Have fun. We did it a couple of years ago and loved it. We had three days and only had meat once. We ate seafood every day and loved it.

 

[liesel]

Random rememberance of the week:
When LisaH was discussing thundersnow and Maria said that she hadn't heard of it. We get thundersnow occasionally in Colorado, its pretty strange. It happened several times last winter thanks to our kooky winter where the east got all our snow. Once I was in the house and I hear a huge crack of thunder and think, I didn't know it was raining. I look outside, and nope, its snowing!


Rose Good luck at your race tomorrow, I'm sure you'll rock it! I can't wait to hear how you like the keys, its a place Dan and I were considering for our anniversary trip. Have a big drink for me on the 23rd, that's my birthday and I'll be spending it at a cub scout potluck dinner, yay! We'll need to do something fun that weekend, that's for sure! I hope the insurance situation gets straightened out soon.

Lindsay I'm glad the healthy eating is going well, I'm sure those 3 pounds will be gone before you know it. I've been hearing lots of horror stories about office pools too. We've never done one and I don't think we will be. This is our 4th time buying lottery tickets. The kids really like picking numbers and are already planning what they will do with the money.

Dona Hi there! If I went to the Keys, I wouldn't eat meat either! Seafood all the way!

Jen I'm getting excited for you for your trip!

Dottie I'm glad you had a great birthday. to your family, I'm glad the biopsy went well and I'm hoping for good results. I agree with everyone that it is best to wait to tell Jake until you have more info.

Nancy Love the sandbox pic!

Hello to everyone else!

I'm just waiting for some garlic in olive oil to finish roasting in the oven (we use it on pasta, as a yummy base for salad dressing, and cook veggies with it). Then I'll be walking to the park where Dan and the kids are riding bikes. Dan's 11.5 mile run is tomorrow and then its taper time for him! It will be interesting being on the other side watching someone else experience taper madness.

Have a wonderful weekend! Good luck to the lottery players! We opted not to play the numbers from Lost, I'm sure there will be many who do. I've never even matched 3 numbers, that would make my day!

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Rose your plans sound wonderful. I have a fear of snorkeling too. I am pretty sure its a mind over matter thing for me. I bet you will love the experience and if not you are a good wife for tolerating it for your husbands happiness.

Dona- Hello there. I miss seeing what you are up to each day. Any new projects or shows that you are working on. I really really need to catch up on the bl thread hopefully I will get some time over the wkend. Glad you popped in to say hello.

Lisa- oh I am a garlic lover and just thought of your garlic roasting is making me hungry for something with garlic, of course the thought of any food right now is making me crave it.... Im in the withdrawl stages but Im holding my ground. When is your husbands race???

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No plans tonight which I know I looked forward to but guess what....Im bored. Nothing really to do though and its nice and sunny out but cold so I guess were stuck inside doing whatever. Mikes idea was to organize the family room and vaccum. He has OCD....obsessive cleaning disorder. I was looking for something more fun so we will see what happens.

maybe the boys and I will just read disney trip reports tonight. I am so darn excited for our trip and we are still 188 days away. The exciting thing is we can make our ADR's starting 4/8. I already have out trip pretty much planned out but Im sure I will obsessively review the plans a million times before we actually go.

Kathy-Lisah-Nancy-Maria- Hello ladies hope your friday was a great one.

 

[dumbo_buddy]

Hi all. Just time for a quick one-handed post while I feed the baby before bed. I'm so glad this day is over. Nothing big or anything happened, I'm just pooped. Saw 142.5 on the scale this morning but gorged myself all day today. Ick. My aunt Mary who lives across the street and I weigh they same. I suggested a bet today. Whoever gets to 139 first gets treated by the other person to mcdonalds. Lol! Not the healthiest reward but knowing us we will get there soon with the promise of mcd's!

Baby's done eating and my stomach is killing me(need to schedule that colonoscopy!). Off to read and hit the sack. Talk tomorrow!!! Xoxo