Sorry about the rude parents.... what is it about some folks???
That dog would find a permanent home OUTSIDE if he belonged to me. YOu don't have time to deal with that junk.... especially since soon you will have two bambinos to watch over! Tell him...."it's my way or the highway, pooch!"
Now for the important stuff.....FOOD! While I KNOW I could technically stay on my SB/WW hybrid diet over the weekend with some planning, I have decided that tomorrow I won't worry about the carbs. I will try to stay within my points, but not worry about exactly WHAT those points are made up of. I would like to enjoy a bit of the trail mix I made and I have another Mom who is bringing 6 dozen homemade cookies (she is a GREAT baker) and I would like to have one!
But Sunday morning I will be back watching my carbs (a la SB) and counting my Points (go WW!).
Fingers crossed that everything for Relay goes smoothly. I'm not terribly concerned about it.... I just don't want any big goofs.
I'll try to pop on Saturday afternoon......................P
DH works for a pet toy company and they are having a bring your pet to work day today. i have a feeling after today he's going to want to get rid of her! i just caught her this morning eating one of DS's toy cup thingies! GRR! she has a million toys and just wants to eat the little guy's!
Good luck this weekend! Sounds like a busy busy couple of days. you SO deserve one of those cookies!! yum! and trail mix? i mean, come on, it's TOTALLY just for energy!
Hi! Yes, this TX food is killing me, especially after I discovered kolaches.
um, i have no clue what kolaches are but i love them already! lol!
That is just plain rude. They didnt have to throw you a party but a simple thank you would have been nice.
Wow $beer. We only get $dog night.
I think Gf beer should be a dollar too. Thats discrimination.
Hope you had a great time.
Ok I am keeping this simple. Lets just say I am going to officially start fresh tomorrow and thats the last time I am saying it.
On a positive we got hand me down tickets to our local minor league baseball teams game next wed. and even better I am off next week so no worrying about juggling everything to get there on time and get the kids up early the next morning.
ahhh one more day of work tomorrow and then a whole week off. I have never been more excited.
i know, right? just a nice little, "hey thanks, nance" would have been nice. oh well. live and learn.
is it bad that i'd be ALL over those dollar hot dogs? i really love hot dogs. no wait, i just really love food.
I was looking for two piece bathing suits online to print out pictures of as well, but I have a big bust as it is. If I were to pick any of the ones I just saw, including the ones for "bigger busts", I'd be giving everyone at the pool a peep show!
i have some pretty big bozangas too - have you checked out lands' end? they have suits that come in DDD cups. and they are actually DDD cups. some bra places (victoria's secret) seem to have **** inflation where their cup sizes are too small! anyway, lands' end had decent suits for those of us who need bigger cup sizes. and they last!
Thanks, Zhoen! My mom and I have always been close. Heck, she usually spends about 10 weeks at my house each year so we had better be close!
I hope to take walks each morning and do WATP DVDs. I will have my ipod with me and just use her computer for emails and such. I have a reflexology home course that I will also work on when she is sleeping. I will also get to spend some time with my niece and nephew. I will bring movies with me as well. I watch movies when I need an escape. They have a Wii so I will probably bring some of my games to do as well. I will be sending down some Herbalife stuff to help keep me on track too. I will continue to post on here daily as well.
This place really keeps me sane! I don't know what I would do with all of you here! You are all like a family to me! I love all my new friends!
Just finished watching The King's Speech! FINALLY! I love Colin Firth! Can't wait to watch it again!
hugs, tracey! we'll all be thinking of you.
i really enjoyed the king's speech. saw it a couple weeks ago
Wow so I've been on this thread for just a day and already i can see that you guys are all really nice! I'm really hoping I can find the motivation to really loose some weight!
I guess I should do a little introduction since I am new here! My name is Trina (well Katrina but i HATE going by that) and I'm 25. My whole life I've always been the "skinny girl" and have never had a problem with weight, but my parents are overweight so my mother has always told me it would catch up to me. Well it finally has. I've been gaining weight steadily for a few years now, going up a size every few months but never really seeing it as a problem untill now. I'm at a point in my life where I weigh the most i ever have and honestly, i find myself disgusting. It hurts to say this, because I've always been super proud of my self and really secure and now i just feel so lost. I even cry in the shower because i hate the sight of myself naked, and i just feel so uncomfortable all the time.
Another issue is that i dont necessarily look overweight. I'm 5'6" at 166 pounds and in normal loose fitting close i look fine, but i can feel it. I know what i look like and im not comfortable in my clothes they dont fit right and i'm so frustrated putting on yet another favorite shirt to find it no longer fits! My biggest issues is my stomach. I look down and just burst into tears. I've never actually hated myself before but i do right now.
Around christmas time i started trying to "diet", watch what i eat, count calories, work out more. It's been a struggle. I lost 5 pounds but gained it back just as quick. My big stuggles are
1)im hungry ALL THE TIME. I eat and then two hours later im starving again. Im working on portion control but i dont know how many portions i should be having and nothing seems to fill me up. Plus i work and go to school crazy hours so its hard to plan meals and stuff.
2) because of the crazy hours its hard for me to find the movtivation to workout. By the time I get home im just exhausted. I do have a gym membership and i love to go hiking/walking with the dogs. i'm trying to get back into running (thinking about doing couch to 5k)and i just started the 30 day shred this week but im in so much pain after just 2 days.
Basicially I need to loose weight for my mental well being but I just dont know how. I don't know what i should be doing and i dont think i have the best support system. Im sick of hating myself and wanting to do better but just not knowing what to do different!
You all seem like a great group of people so hopefully i can find the support here that i so desperatly need.
I feel like i should also mention that I have fibro myalgia, chronic insomnia, Chron's disease, and an extremem anxiety disorder. I would love to take classes at the gym like yoga or spinning but im terrified of not knowing what to do or being judged!
Well that's me..sorry so long!
hugs trina. welcome to the challenge. you'll find alot of support here! and no judgement
my hubby has chron's so i feel your pain. he really has to watch what he eats but once he does he does really well and his stomach issues are always much better when he's eating right and keeping his weight down.
i know how depressing it can be to just not feel good about your body. when things don't fit right it makes you not even want to leave the house. been there, done that! but you can do it! and we'll be here to cheer you on!
Good morning Losers~!
I've just PM'ed my starting weight to Dona. I'm up 1.4 after yesterday. We had our last hike of the year yesterday with Wandren Club which was a doozy. Started off at 18% grade and ended with lots of mud, tree roots, steep drop-offs, slick rocks and crossing back and forth over creeks, etc. It was exhausting! I should be down after that but after the hike, we went to a barbeque with lots of delicious food and lots of BOOZE! Beer, wine, champagne, schnaps. Our host opened the champagne bottle with a sword, it was so cool. Only the 2nd time I've ever seen that. They are the type of hosts that refill your glass constantly. It's so hard to say no!
I have not had much time to DIS lately and I'm trying to catch up reading on this thread and the end of the Spring Challenge thread. I'm only up to page 6so far but will eventually get caught up. Yesterday was a German public holiday (Ascension day) and today most people take the day off to make it a long weekend (incl my DH). We have no plans for the weekend but will mostly be around the house trying to catch up. We might take a quick day trip to Switzerland - about 3 hours drive - but we need a 25 euro window decal to drive into there so we are debating...
Have a great day!
Shawn
hi shawn!!!
what's up with the e.coli outbreak? you staying away from cucumbers and all that? scary!
Good morning all! I will be weighing in later after work. Im up for 7am for work andi havent had to be there this early in awhile (im a dog trainer).
I did start today with breakfast so yay. Question though, does anyone know how many bottles of wateryou should drink a day to get the required amount? The bottles are half a liter. Thanks for any guidance on this!
you need to drink 4 of those water bottles each day to get to the 64 ounces aka 8 cups a day of water. i am really bad at drinking my water. thanks for reminding me that i need to drink!
Morning All!
I am so excited for our new challenge to begin. I am about to weigh-in. To answer yesterday's QOTD, I weighed-in at WW on Tuesday, so I have a general idea of what I weigh. I'm not happy about it, but at least I won't be stunned. My goal is to lose 20 pounds by my trip to WDW in August. I should be able to do that if I stay on plan, stop my emotional eating, and exercise as scheduled. It seems like there's always something adding to my schedule, so this looks to be my biggest challenge. No, my biggest challenge is emotional eating. I am such a stress eater. I have a few ideas for how to handle that and I'm going to get it under control! I WILL!
I must be off to get ready for work. Our intern won't be there and I lost a few hours yesterday (very long story), so it will be a busy day.
Have a great, OP day everyone!
Tracey:
morning! good luck in reaching your goal for WDW! what a great way to celebrate 20 lbs lost! where are you staying in august? working on a pre-trip report i can stalk??
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good morning everyone! after a gross binge on chinese food last night i'm up a pound which brings me to +8lbs so far and i'm only 15 weeks. i'm starting to accept it though - i had that nasty c.diff intestinal infection for about 6 weeks after i found out i was pg and that was keeping my weight unrealistically low. so i really think 3-4 lbs of the gain are just my body getting back to where it should have been (or, at least where it wanted to be). ok, i'm totally justifying my binge but whatever.
it is a gorgeous day today! after i write up this post i'm going to head out with thomas in the jogger again and get our workout in over at maritime college. after that? hm, maybe the zoo? i thought we'd go there yesterday but we wound up just going down to the beach instead. the beach is a block away which is VERY convenient! most people can't believe we have a beach in the bronx...but we do
i posted a pic from yesterday on my facebook. it was so clear and the view of the manhattan skyline was really nice.
anyway, so, i need to make sure to drink lots of water today to make up for the pound of salt i probably consumed yesterday.
i'm actually going to an herbalife party tomorrow. now, obviously i can't do the shake diet to lose but i'm interested in learning more. my friend is throwing it so i feel like i need to go. the lady selling the stuff though is kind of...not-so-nice so i have a feeling if i like the spiel i'll probably wind up calling tracey to make an order. i googled about it and some preggo women use the shakes as a compliment to their meals in order to get their vitamins.
i hope everyone has a great day! i still can't believe it's june already!
He let me do it, but at least knew enough to be embarrrased about it!! 
We can all be big losers, and have an active, healthy summer!! 
) and then picking up DD at school. After a quick run home to drop off DD's school stuff and let her change, etc. we will head over to the Relay to be sure that everything is all set. 
! I'm leaving for the beach Sunday, so I won't be participating as much as normal this week. Good luck everyone!
I'm 37 years old, married for 14 years to Gary 
and mom to 4-year-old Erin 
. I work full time as database administrator 
for an insurance company. As far as my weight challenges, I don't think I've ever crossed the line into obese, but I tend to hang around in overweight most of the time. I did manage to lose 25 pounds a couple years ago, which felt fabulous 
and have been backsliding terribly ever since the end of last August.
