DD just finished driver's Ed today! As scary as it will be to let her go, I look SO forward to NOT getting up at 4:30am to,drive her to practice!
Hope the bathroom juggle goes well. I am the morning person in our house, so I'm the first to hit the bathroom in the morning always! I do my face creams and make up in the bedroom if I need to vacate the bathroom.
As I've mentioned, I changed my goal a few times as I lost. My first goal was just to return to Disney no heavier than I had been on the previous trip. I hit my goal and exceeded it by a few pounds. Next goal was a nice round 150. I just couldn't imagine ever getting back to my wedding weight of 140...but I hit 150 and continued to 140, by which point I had dropped my goal to 135.. And then dropped my goal to 128. I never did hit the magical 128. I gave one more big push in April of 2011, eliminated all carbs (other than veggies), watched every single Point, worked out like crazy, and hit 129 the day I left for Disney. Needless to say I gained a bit during that trip and haven't hit the 120's since.
I've decided I need to be content to have a maintenance range of 130-133. While I'd love to stay in the 120's it obviously isn't practical if it took every trick in my book just to squeak into the 120's! Difficult to reach and probably impossible to maintain. ................P
I know I'll be worried, but it will just be very local travel at least. Out to the surrounding trail heads and whatnot. For meets, they go as a team on the bus, and return the same way. So no major long distance driving.
As usual, I was up and getting ready ahead of everyone else, so we all got out in time.
I have changed mu goal with WW a few times, but this last one has stuck - maybe because I haven't reached it yet
Once I do, I may need to revaluate depending on how it feels.
Sorry I've been a little MIA. I've been battling a really bad cold and today we went on a mega shopping spree. Thank god for bonus checks, even though it was a month late!!! LOL
Warning, mega vent coming!!
I HATE shopping with my whole family!!! They get on my nerves and spend way to much money. I can't focus when all I hear is: I'm gonna run over here, hey babe come look at this, I need that, can I buy this. OMG!!!!! I almost bought $4.00 rulers instead of the .49 cent rulers (on sale) because they Would.Not.Shut.Up!!!
I turned into that mom that everyone hates because I just couldn't take it anymore. I yelled, at all of them. Not a scream yell but a stern, period in between each word, through clenched teeth kind of yell.
and we didn't finish shopping because they couldn't get their act together and leave in the morning. And they needed to shop for 3 hours at Ikea. I just needed napkins, straws and DS16's new desk. It should not have been that hard!
I still need to buy Shoes x 5 (uniform and sneakers), Cross Country race day shoes, uniform pants x 4 for the boys, uniform shirts x 4 for DD, and gym pants x 2 for the boys.
I'm probably going to have to wait to buy the uniform pants for the boys, thank goodness they can wear shorts until Columbus Day weekend.
And can I just say to the school. I'm paying you $7450 in tuition, the least you could do is supply some of this crap they need.
And to the one PITA teacher, purple pens??? Really??? We all survived corrections in red pen, and we don't all need therapy because our teachers used red pens. Do you have any idea how hard it is to find purple pens?? And how blessed expensive they are?!?!? Buy your own freakin purple pens!!!!
Oh and to my lovely children, because you needed $100 in new socks because you can't wear ($%& $#!@ ergh) shoes in the house, I can't pay for my Disney race. Yeah, love you too!!! 6 months ago I bought new socks for all of you WTH!!!! Mom bought socks for herself last week, the time before that? 2 years ago!!!!!!
So now I sit and try to convince myself to not eat my headache away.
Sorry, vent over. Now I must go to bed so DS16 can go run at 7. yay.
Here's hoping for a quiet day tomorrow. At least mom is taking the 3 youngest to the flea market in the morning. I might get my kitchen clean!
Been there, but not so much with DS. He couldn't care less, except about his running shoes. DH is the one that likes to buy those little extra things, I am mumbling under my breath with him sometimes! Try to go do school shopping without him, it is so much easier!
Purple pens are my personal fav, but they are really hard to find - maybe you should mention it to her nicely about how much you had to look the next time you run into her.
But generally I hate shopping, so I try to get in and out as quickly as possible. I hope the rest of the day was better and you got a clean kitchen today!
Sunday QOTD: My goal weight is 128 because when I lost all the weight the first time, that was my lowest I remember being. That's where I felt pretty comfortable. It's in the lower range of my BMI, and even if I'm around 130-135 after gaining some muscle, I'm cool with that too. I'm currently at 138, so...getting there!
Clothing size isn't too big of a deal. I'm generally 4-8's in jeans depending, in women's or teens. I'm just ready to stick to a weight so I can stop buying different sized clothes!!
Yeah, I found out with clothing size I can't even count on a number - 12 in one pair and 14 in another - in the same store! I have been able to stick with most of what I bought in one giant splurge when I ran out of old clothes to wear as I "shrunk".
You are nearly there! And I agree, clothing sizes shouldn't be a big deal. They are SO inconsistent!
Happy Sunday morning friends! Woke about 4 am with a terrible headache, but didn't get up and take anything and of course, it lasted until I finally got up at 7:30 and took three Advil. DD wanted to go to church this morning, but I could NOT handle showering and dressing at 8 am. I am supposed to play in a fundraiser softball game today at 11 am (for DD's swim team), but the weather isn't too lovely right now and they are predicting showers. I'm wondering at what time they might potentially cancel. If I don't hear anything by 9 or so, I need to his the shower. Really kicking myself for signing up for this thing, but at least it is a somewhat productive way to get some exercise. But I HONESTLY haven't played softball since about 5th grade!! It won't be pretty!
Anyone else here like rhubarb? I made some rhubarb sauce several weeks ago and put a few unsweetened batches in the freeze (I leave it unsweetened so folks can sweeten it their own way.... agave, Splenda, stevia, honey, etc). I just enjoyed a lovely rhubarb greek yogurt. Delish! And rhubarb is 0 Points! Honestly, the yogurt companies ought to hop on the bandwagon..... rhubarb yogurt and strawberry/rhubarb yogurt at absolutely delightful!
Printed a bunch of coupons from Coupon Cabin when checking email, so if I have time and I'm not soaking wet, I will hit Target and Shaw's on my way home from the softball game. So far, so good on keeping this month's grocery budget within the $500 limit. I did buy a bunch of bread products on sale and stashed them in the freezer.... it might put me a bit over the budget because it was a few months worth of bread and bagels.
Well.... I'm just rambling here. Things are pretty quiet with the end of the challenge, end of summer, etc. I know Dona is at Disney right now (lucky devil) and someone else mentioned a vacation as well (can't remember who right now), so our numbers are down. But keep at it, keep plugging away at this lifestyle journey! No excuses! It's nice to have lots of folks to talk with along the way, but remember, YOU are ultimately responsible for your choices and your success!
TTYL.............................P
Hope your headache goes away, how did the softball go?
Not a big rhubarb fan, my parents loved it though, so I ate is some as a kids in pies and stuff.
Numbers are down, I can keep up!
QOTD: as of now my goal weight is 153 which is near the high end for my height. When I get there, I'll reevaluate.
Around mine, back when I set my goal I looked at the height-weight charts and then picked the number. I think I am on the mid-high point in my range, but I will be happy to be looking and feeling good!
Hi everyone.
Pam I have 4 days until I leave. We are getting antsy about going. I know dh is. He is dreaming about DW. The last couple of days all we couple do is think next week at this time we will be .... and we fill in the blank.
BernardandMissBianca I agree with Pam. I am glad that I am not the only parent who goes through this kind of pain. I am so glad that we are past that and ds's buy their own clothes. They usually go out together since ds1 has a discount to jcpenny.
I need more PD for ds1. He has a second and final interview for the permanent job. He is going up against someone who had a temp full time position but we hope he still has a good shot since he has started his masters this summer.
QOTD I don't have a goal weight. I know that at my age if I lose a lot of weight people will think I am sick and I don't want that. I would love 150 but will be happy with anything under 200.
Have a happy and healthy day everyone.
4 more days, how cool...
for your DS. Hope he gets the job!
I had a similar situation happened when I use the rotation diet to lose a lot of weight quick (never again). My boss posed an "intervention", and told me that she was worried about my quick weight loss. She thought I had suddenly developed anorexia, but I had only lost about 15 pounds at that point, and eventually made 25. She watched me like a hawk to make sure I was eating
Even when I became evident I wasn't losing anymore.
Definitely seeing pictures of me at my heaviest motivates me the most. Part of the whole journey and struggles for me is that I still see myself as that big girl. But fortunately the image is changing
I'm not sure why my goal weight is what it is...I just got the number in my head and stuck with it! It is within a healthy weight range for my height, so at least it's a reasonable number!
I had a good time on my 5k yesterday! My time in February was 39:09, and all I wanted to do was beat it...and I did!! My official time was 36:13. Not quite as good as I would hope for after training for a couple months, but I still think it's a good time. My big race is only 47 days now!!
Good job on the race! And good luck with the next one! I can only live vicariously through you runners! At least I get to watch DS, but with cross-country, I guess he just runs by where I am only 6 or 7 times during a meet...
Nice to see the image change, isn't it?
Hello all!. Have not posted in awhile. I blame it on the IPad, if I pause for more than a few seconds I lose my post
I've decided my goal weight is 142. A healthy BMI for me is 149 or less. I'm not sure if I could maintain under 140 and 142 gives me a nice round number of pounds lost. Happy belated birthday Carol!!
for you Buffy. (I was also chuckling like Pam said too)
I must say sometimes I am grateful for my ONE child who is a 15 yr old very laid back boy
We are doing a food budget challenge this month and trying to stay below $600.
So far we've spent about $280 in August. I'm actually going to return $9.00 worth of stuff to WM later today. Got same items cheaper at HT on sale. It's been an eye opener for us. I definitely buy too many treats I don't need and I don't see anyone else eating them.. I can see some other improvements we could make. I've been so much more careful with using things up and freezing things I can eat later.
I've never tried rhubarb. You make it sound good though!
Good luck at the softball game. Pam and Carol, my DS got his permit in April and has logged 30 hours so far. We are required to keep a log and you need 60 hours over one year to get your license. It does get better
4 more days; PD for your son
GREAT time Kaiti
The only time I ran 5K was just on my own, not in a race and it took me around 45 mins. 36 is awesome
I have been so lazy for the past 2 weeks, only going back and forth to work and staying up until midnight watching the Olympics. I need to get back to reality
I am up a little right now and will consider myself lucky if I end this challenge where I started. Hopefully I'll do better in the Fall. I am a long ways from my 142 goal. DS had an awesome time at Sea Base and is talking about going to Philmont next summer and being a counselor at SB one day. We'll see. He is going to camp Grandma next week and we will go to the beach Aug 24-26 and then school starts Aug 27. It's been a fast summer although it seems like I did nothing but go to work
Enjoy the rest of your weekend
Shawn
145 is my BMI, which is why I may need to adjust it down once I reach 150. Thanks!
I do think we need to keep a log. I just need to get him his permit...I told him to be ready to get it next weekend. We will just need to drive on weekends to get his hours. When we are ready, his instructor from school (who is also his coach) can administer the driving test
Then we just do the rest of the stuff at the DMV - way easier, and he'll be less nervous with someone he knows.
I will end this challenge with a loss, but no where near what I was hoping for. Hopefully once school starts, a nice regular schedule will help.
I'm back from my weekend in Boston. We had fun and kept busy. The people I went with slept later than I did and took longer to get ready for the day than I do so I had lots of time to relax. Overall, I had a good time.
Now, I'm sick to my stomach. I can almost guarantee that I ate gluten. I tried so hard, but pretty much know that succeeding was impossible. The Cheesecake Factory was a disaster. The server looked at me like I had 10 heads and pretty much made me confident
that there were no GF options. I took my best guess and got sick. Yesterday was better. Today was fine, I think. I might also be sick today because I ate spinach. Veggies have not been settling well lately. I have an appt with my GI doctor tomorrow. We have been keeping an eye on this and he is expecting an update then. I am currently relying on watermelon, cantaloupe, tomatoes, and cucumbers. I have been eating a little bit of lettuce too. Oh well.
Have a great week everyone!
Glad you had a relaxing time, but sorry about the lack of options at CF. It would be hard to guess with their food. Hope the doctor can find out what is going on.
Hey everyone,
Just wanted to pass along a reminder message about the upcoming NEDisMeet that is scheduled for Sept 14-16 in Western MA! Events include a Welcome Dinner, a day at the Big E or or visit Yankee Candle home, or other options, and Sunday is a live podcast with almost all of the podcast team at a pancake breakfast with the proceeds going to Give Kids the World!
Our group raised over $10,000 for GKTW last summer and we hope to equal or match that! We will also have several amazing auction items and door prizes available!
If interested check out *******.com/NEDisMeet
Come to some or all of the events! It's going to be a great weekend for a great cause!
TTFN
Hope you get a big turnout!
Today was a little better. DH and I got into an argument because I bought a purse, had buyers guilt and I want to return it. DH wants me to keep that one and buy the black one just like it (the other is red). Yes, I got 51% off, not bad for a Ferrari purse, well amazing actually but I could almost pay for the race. The race isn't the biggest issue right now, it's the airfare. Over $700 for 2 people to fly from Hartford to Orlando and back. And I have 2 fabulous purses that DH spoiled me with last Christmas. I use 1 in the summer and a larger one in the winter. And really I'm not a purse person, at all. I'd much rather be a guy and carry a wallet!!!
But we did get a fab deal at the Puma store. Everything was on sale and 30% off so 3 kids got sneakers. Then we went to Famous Footwear, everything was Buy one get one 1/2 off, plus I had a 20% off coupon for the entire purchase. I got 5 pairs of school shoes for $83. That was awesome!!
Then over the Kohl's. We got 2 pair of uniform pants, a belt and 2 undergarments for me for $89, saved $73.
That was a productive day.
Dinner was a hole in the wall pasta place, and while I went over calories today, it was worth it because it was sooooo good!!! Good thing I'm going to camp with the kids this week (I'm a driver) so I will be logging some serious miles!!
I'm still torn about the race. I really want to do it, like really really, but airfare is killing me. Especially with the WDW family trip coming up.
I'm thinking about pushing back to the princess.
OK, that' for listening to the rant from Crazyville!! I just needed to get all of that off my chest.
Gonna go watch the closing ceremonies!! Have a good night all!!
This is the place to let it all hang out!!! Glad things got better. Those hole in the wall places sometimes have the BEST food!!
I'm off to bed as soon as I post the QoTD. I'm DVRing the ceremonies, no time to watch, need to get some sleep. Early to work tomorrow, my boss is back and need to convince him to let me leave early a few times to take DS to track practice!
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Today was fun, we went to Mt Vernon for DS assignment, he got his pictures and then we did a couple of tours and wandered around the grounds and the museum. Only just a little warm, and we stayed way longer than we planned. Lots of stuff to see. Over 4 miles on my pedometer, my feet felt it! Gotta start getting them back in shape for WDW! It said I burned almost 800 calories, I'll take that!
Need to hit the hay. Early to work tomorrow, as I think my boss is planning early as well. Need to sit down find time to talk to him, always hard when they are trying to catch up!
Carol
Any good suggestions as to how to manage meals without having to cood 2 seperate things??
, and growing into a wonderful young man.
, and started gaining weight, and losing, and gaining again. At college and while teaching I was moving all the time and my weight stabilized, but then went into accounting and sat down at a desk again – and began the cycle again, including a stint with WW meetings. After our first trip to Disney in 2006 I finally dieted with a vengeance (WW online), and lost 55 lbs. I have since gained about 25 back, lost 10 since then. I have not been as successful as I would like this last challenge (work has been getting very busy, wearing me down), but determined to get back to 160 before visiting Disney again in November
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