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

[SettinSail]

I am happy to say that I am down 3 pounds today.

WAY TO GO LISA!!! I'm so jealous Good luck selling your building and getting relocated.

So I am down 1.4 today. SarahMay

15 days till I have to wear that bridesmaids dress.

Hello all,

My name is Marie and I am a first time joiner to the thread. I have been a lurker and decided enough lurking and time to speak out and take the jump. I am excited, motivated and ready to start dropping the pounds!!! My fiance and I are huge fans of everything Disney and new members of DVC. I hope to come a little bit out of my shell more and more and will force my self to post at least once a day.

I hope to get to know more about all of you and to let you know more about me ( if you wish).

-1.5 for me!

Good luck with Stinkerbelle That has GOT to be a challenge!

Am I the only one here that NEVER makes the bed?? The way our schedules work, DH is usually just getting up when DD and I are headed out the door. And, once I get home in the evening, I just don't really see the point. I mean, it's not a total disaster or anything; the covers are pulled up. Not neatly enough to call it "made", but not that bad either.

Well, I weighed-in for a loss today so, tired or not, it's still a pretty good Friday.

Congrats on the loss! Your schedule sounds hard but it must be such a great feeling to know that Erin loves her new daycare.

I guess with your schedule it wouldn't really matter if the bed is made or not. I HAVE to make mine up FIRST THING in the morning or I feel itchy and off. Somewhere in my deep subconcious is the thought that someone will go through my house during the day when I'm not there and everything must be perfectly in its place!

Good morning everyone and happy friday!

I am a week late but would like to join the challenge. I did the spring challenge with a goal of 12 lbs. I lost 10 and then gained 2 back in the last few weeks when I was not an active participant. I went on vacation, came bak, had computer problems, worked on finding and new job, you know , all of the usual life got in the way excuses for dropping out early.

Here I am in the summer challenge hoping to pick up where I left off I want to lose another 5-10 lbs whcih will put me in my final goal range, which is also in the normal BMI range. I will set my official challenge goal to 10.


I have 3 main reasons for wanting to lose this weight:
1) I want to be healthier. The changes that will be necessary to lose this weight, eating better and exercising more, will make me generally healthier.
2) Fell/look better in my every day clothes. I always see pictures and think, "wow, I really look that big/flabby?" or look in the mirror and see the pudge.
3) I am in two weddings this fall/winter and we all know bridesmaids dresses are not usually flattering. I want to look good in them!

QOTD - I don't always journal but I always should because there is a clear difference in my eating on days when I do and days when I don't.

Thankks for organizing another great motivational challenge!

Down 2.4 lbs.

I'm leaving for our road trip today and have been so busy all week I haven't had a chance to introduce myself. I will when I get back. I've enjoyed catching up and getting to know all the new people and I'll catch you all later!
Have a great week everyone!

Have a great trip! See you when you return!

I'm down to 214.7. Woohoo, the scale is creeping lower and lower!

So I am down 1 pound since last Friday.

Good job! Loved your comment about the Unabomber

I used to have a tuxedo cat like your Blackie but mine was a tiny female who never weighed more than 7 lbs, "Miss Patsy". She lived about 12 or 13 years.
If anyone knows how to keep cats off the kitchen counters, I'd like to hear about it!!! I'd love to see that picture of Mackey larger, I tried to click on your avatar and make it bigger but it wouldn't. Looks like a hilarious picture from what I can see.

It has been a hard week for me this week. This was the first week home for the kids with summer break and work has been crazy for me too. So I let the stress overwhelm me and I basically ate all the wrong things and didn't exercise much. So with that being said, I am kicking myself in the butt and getting back on track. With today being weigh-in today, I was afraid to get on the scale but did and I did not gain or lose anything. So with the week I have had, I am grateful for that!! encouragement.

Great attitude and great maintain!!!

Shockingly, I was down 2.3 lbs this morning,

Waiting to hear from my sister...mom was having some major issues with her memory. She wasn't responding to my questions when I called her so I texted my sister. Mom didn't even know my sister's name or what year it was. They don't think she's had a stroke as she was answering other things. Her blood tests were clear so I think they were headed to do a brain scan. They think it may just be her body getting rid of the heavy duty narcotics.

Getting a little cleaning done and watching The Queen. I bought it last week and hadn't had time to watch it again. Just love this movie!

Great movie! I watched "The Duchess" with Kiera Knightly yesterday and it was very good. I love period movies and this was a true story and a VERY interesting and sexy story! for your worries about Mom

well, i am proud to report that my house is on the way to being clean! i vacuumed the whole house, mopped the living room/kitchen. went through and tossed a ton of my clothes that i just will never wear. i actually got rid of a few workout-type pants that i had in a larger size. i will NOT need to wear those again! i got rid of a ton of shirts that i have had for close to 15 years! and i tossed a pair of sneakers that i have had since i was in the NINTH grade! not kidding!
i wiped down the counters and went through the pantry and fridge and tossed all the old stuff. vacuumed the couch and chair cushions and got rid of a pound of crumbs that were underneath. ew.
i did not, however, touch the disgusting bathroom. i'm going to let DH do that tomorrow...and he doesn't even know yet! i'm so nice. i just draw the line at bathrooms. no can do.

YOU GO GIRRRRLLLLLL!!!!!!! I don't like to do bathrooms either - I will clean the whole thing but need DH to scrub the shower. We have hard water here and you have to de-calc. It takes MAN POWER

Then as a snack I had an ice cream cone from the ice cream man at the playground. Anyone else have ice cream man's or trucks??? or is that just a city/PA thing. Just curious. It was a small vanilla cone so I would estimate maybe 4 points. I just couldnt pass it up on a hot day.

Oh yes! Well, back in my old n'hood at home. And every time I heard that tune coming, my heart would leap into my throat with excitement! Conditioned response as I never even bought anything from him. But it was so cute to see all the kids on the block come out and line up.

Your tuna sounds delish! I like to make mine with a little pickle juice so it's moist w/o so much mayo. Good luck with the childcare this Summer. I've worked P/T since DS was 2 and remember having days I had to scramble to find someone!

Wow, I haven't really had a chance to read since Sunday. I keep thinking that Friday I will have time, but time doesn't seem to free up. The job is going well and after this weekend the Lacrosse games will be over, just have the end of year gatherings to attend (or throw). Yesterday I left the house around 5:45 am for work and didn't get home until after 10:30 PM as I worked both jobs. very long day. Today I dropped the kids off at school and headed home and took a 3 hour nap. got up and did a few chores then went back to school to help with Field Day. Colby had a friend over after school and after he left I took Hunter shopping for the last items that he needed for his Dance outfit for tomorrow night. Tomorrow he is playing in 3 LAX games too. Life is certainly busy, but I wouldn't miss a minute of my kids activities.

Have a great, busy weekend!

I lost 1.6 pounds last week. I want to wear shorts... Soooo, if anyone sees me walking around and my legs blind them, I am sorry, I don't tan. LOL

Congrats and on the white legs!

That loud crash/boom sound you heard an hour or two ago was NOT a nuclear explosion, the rapture, or even a meteor the size of Texas crashing into Notre Dame and disintegrating Paris... that was just me falling off the wagon... no worries, I climbed right back on, but if my heinie seems just a bit bigger for the next week or so, I'm sure it's just the bruising, it has NOTHING to do with the pizza.

OK, we have some FUNNY ladies on here

Fortunately I started boot camp training 4 months ago and I go faithfully 4 times a week sometimes 5 if I can squeeze it in. It's amazing how it makes me feel. I've only lost about 5 lbs since I started but I have lost a ton of inches and gained a lot of strength. I can actually run 2 miles straight now without stopping and that in itself is a huge accomplishment for me. I hope to be able to run the 5k twice on Castaway Cay in August with my husband. I know I can do it especially with him cheering me on. I hope to have a weight loss to report next week.

WOW, boot camp! That is impressive. I toyed with the idea of doing it last Summer and have thought about it again this Summer, but I'm kinda chicken.
And, it starts at 5 AM. Still thinking about it...

I lost 1 pound for the first week.

Good luck with the nursing exam and enjoy your couples weekend!!!!!

So I didn't lose any weight, and I know why, but I do know that writing it down definitely helped me make some smarter decisions.
We have a busy day tomorrow. Baseball picnic, game, and then a cub scout campout. I think we're expecting rain tomorrow night, so we may skip the campout, and go for the bbq and campfire, but come home to sleep. It's held at a park nearby. I'm a fair weather camper, for sure.

I hope you all are doing well, and saw some good numbers on the scale today.

Enjoy the weekend.

Hi Kathy Good job tracking and I like your thinking and attitude!

Have fun this weekend - those all sound like fun activities to me except maybe the camping in the rain

Anyways, when I started I had set my calorie intake on 1500. When I started tracking calories seriously i brought it down to 1300. I weigh 162 and im 5'6" so this seemed decent to me.

Well i just noticed today that at some point it got changed to 1200 calories a day. I'm not sure if it did this when i updated my weight or if i changed that (I take ambiem every night and i forget a lot of the stuff I do) but i tend to fall about 100 to 200 calories short of my goal everyday whether im consuming 1200, 1300, or 1500 calories (I think this is a psychological thing). Well now its telling me that im consuming to few calories. I wonderded what you guys think? Should i raise it to 1250? Id like to be at 1200 calories each day if its healthy for me to do so but i admit i dont know much about all this.

Other than that today went...decent. I got employee of the month at work which ive been wanting for 2 years so thats cool. Class was eventful and i handed in my essay and touched based with my teacher on my grade so far in the class (A woot woot!) and last night we got our Harry Potter tickets for the midnight showing!! (im the crazy person who drove to the movie theatre at midnight to get harry potter tickets!)

Hoping to fit in a run tomorrow if its not too hot cause ive done no workouts for two days

now i must run as my dog is making weird noises

That sounds like not nearly enough calories for a young very active girl. I would think you'd need atleast 1500. Can you start with that and adjust downward if you are not happy? Remember, you are not very much overweight at all and the last thing you want to do is start messing around with starving yourself and messing up your metabolism for the next several years. (BTDT and STILL having effects)

CONGRATS on employee of the month and an A in your class

I did have a loss this week!! I'll take a loss over a gain anytime

My best friend was laughing hysterically when I called her and told her of what had just happened. She was like "How on earth did you get him to agree to that?" "Easy, I used common sense and I don't care what Alan says he isn't sick of Disney World .

Good job

We have another Holiday weekend here, Monday is called Pfingstferien. I can't remember what it is about but I do know that I have to get to the grocery store today because they will all be closed Sunday and Monday. And, the longer I wait the more the shelves will be cleaned out. It is so different to live somewhere there is not easy access to lots of food at all times. We aren't starving, but it's just so different.

Last night, DH and I went to see 'Nunsense' at the regional theater. Uh, it was pretty bad but had a few cute numbers. Today we are going downtown and tomorrow I am trying to get DH out to the thermal baths I went to Thursday. I think he would love it but he is resisting.

Have a great weekend all!

Shawn

 

[SettinSail]

Dona, what a COOL picture!!!!! Good luck next week with all your activites. If it was me, I'd have to have a maintain or a small gain and then get back at it the next week

Shawn

 

[Rose&Mike]

Wow, I haven't really had a chance to read since Sunday. I keep thinking that Friday I will have time, but time doesn't seem to free up. The job is going well and after this weekend the Lacrosse games will be over, just have the end of year gatherings to attend (or throw). Yesterday I left the house around 5:45 am for work and didn't get home until after 10:30 PM as I worked both jobs. very long day. Today I dropped the kids off at school and headed home and took a 3 hour nap. got up and did a few chores then went back to school to help with Field Day. Colby had a friend over after school and after he left I took Hunter shopping for the last items that he needed for his Dance outfit for tomorrow night. Tomorrow he is playing in 3 LAX games too. Life is certainly busy, but I wouldn't miss a minute of my kids activities.

Hopefully things will settle down soon and I'll be able to catch up at least a few times a week. I really WANT to exercise too That is not like me, but sitting at a desk for 10 hour a day has me feeling the need to move.

Deb--I've been wondering how you are doing. As usual you have the craziest schedule! I hope you are able to work some exercise in. Can you walk during lunch?

This is my first post for the summer challenge. Life has been a little hectic. We are installing a wood floor in the dining room and it just seems like there are things everywhere they shouldn't be. I haven't been watching what I eat the past 2 weeks my brain is in too many directions. Fortunately I started boot camp training 4 months ago and I go faithfully 4 times a week sometimes 5 if I can squeeze it in. It's amazing how it makes me feel. I've only lost about 5 lbs since I started but I have lost a ton of inches and gained a lot of strength. I can actually run 2 miles straight now without stopping and that in itself is a huge accomplishment for me. I hope to be able to run the 5k twice on Castaway Cay in August with my husband. I know I can do it especially with him cheering me on. I hope to have a weight loss to report next week.

Very cool about the 2 miles! Congratulations!

Im hoping for some feedback here. I use myfitnesspal to track my calories. Ive been very faithfully tracking calories for the past 9 days. Before i "used" it but when i felt guilty about something i never put it in so it didnt really do anything for me! Now im trying to really pay attention to what goes in my mouth!

Anyways, when I started I had set my calorie intake on 1500. When I started tracking calories seriously i brought it down to 1300. I weigh 162 and im 5'6" so this seemed decent to me.

Well i just noticed today that at some point it got changed to 1200 calories a day. I'm not sure if it did this when i updated my weight or if i changed that (I take ambiem every night and i forget a lot of the stuff I do) but i tend to fall about 100 to 200 calories short of my goal everyday whether im consuming 1200, 1300, or 1500 calories (I think this is a psychological thing). Well now its telling me that im consuming to few calories. I wonderded what you guys think? Should i raise it to 1250? Id like to be at 1200 calories each day if its healthy for me to do so but i admit i dont know much about all this.

Other than that today went...decent. I got employee of the month at work which ive been wanting for 2 years so thats cool. Class was eventful and i handed in my essay and touched based with my teacher on my grade so far in the class (A woot woot!) and last night we got our Harry Potter tickets for the midnight showing!! (im the crazy person who drove to the movie theatre at midnight to get harry potter tickets!)

Hoping to fit in a run tomorrow if its not too hot cause ive done no workouts for two days

now i must run as my dog is making weird noises

I have heard that unless you are a really tiny woman, you should never go below 1200 calories. And if you are exercising you should get more than 1200. Does the site you are using take into account exercise? I can tell you from experience what your body does when it's in starvation mode--though this was from celiac disease and dieting combined--your hair falls out, you stop getting periods, brain fog, nausea after exercising, irregular heartbeat, etc. Now this is extreme, but you get the picture. We all want the weight to go away as quickly as possible, but it's really important to nourish your body. Do a little research about how many calories need for the amount of activity that you are doing.

I hope this helps.

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Good morning? We are going to run tomorrow instead of today. It's supposed to be cooler.

Don't forget to pm donac your weight and cclovesdis your healthy habit points. Your weight should look like this:

Subject line: 6/10/11 138.8

This will make things so much easier for Dona.

I believe CC likes the total points in the subject line and then the breakdown in the message.

Have a great Saturday!

 

[aamomma]

Hello, everyone! I am posting a 1 lb. gain this week. I am very bummed - this is the first week since January (as far as I can recall) that I've gained - had quite a few maintains - but not a gain. I knew it was going to happen because I weigh every morning. But I don't really understand why. I didn't really do anything different this week - hormonal stuff, but still discouraging. And now with only 1 week until vacation, I am worried about the scale going in the wrong direction!!! This week I am going to try to get back to where I was last week, and I am committed to jumping back on the wagon on June 28th - our first day back home after vacation. Now it's written down, and I feel accountable! Glad to see so many people had a good loss for the 1st week, keep up the hard work. Have a great day.

 

[pjlla]

Happy Saturday morning! Hope the weather is bright and sunny for you....rainy here. oh well.

I figured we could alternate between "real" questions and "fluff" questions, so here goes with some fluff.....

6/11 QOTD: Do you have a hidden talent? If so, what is it?

Well....the only thing I could think of was singing. I used to sing quite a bit in high school and was on a few selected choirs (even competed at a State and National level) and in a Sweet Adelines group (kind of like a girls barbershop group). However, I don't think my family appreciates my singing talents. And of course, like any other "instrument" if you don't use it, it gets rusty!!

If making lists counted for a talent, I'd certainly count that! But it isn't so hidden!!

Gotta dash and get dressed for today's Rainbow Girls event! Made a yummy batch of "trail mix bars" I'll tell you more about later! I'll be back this afternoon!..........P

 

[lovedvc]

Im hoping for some feedback here. I use myfitnesspal to track my calories. Ive been very faithfully tracking calories for the past 9 days. Before i "used" it but when i felt guilty about something i never put it in so it didnt really do anything for me! Now im trying to really pay attention to what goes in my mouth!

Anyways, when I started I had set my calorie intake on 1500. When I started tracking calories seriously i brought it down to 1300. I weigh 162 and im 5'6" so this seemed decent to me.

Well i just noticed today that at some point it got changed to 1200 calories a day. I'm not sure if it did this when i updated my weight or if i changed that (I take ambiem every night and i forget a lot of the stuff I do) but i tend to fall about 100 to 200 calories short of my goal everyday whether im consuming 1200, 1300, or 1500 calories (I think this is a psychological thing). Well now its telling me that im consuming to few calories. I wonderded what you guys think? Should i raise it to 1250? Id like to be at 1200 calories each day if its healthy for me to do so but i admit i dont know much about all this.

I love myfitnesspal.com. I would think it automatically updates your alotted calorie intake when you update your weightloss. As far as not eating enough calories, if you are consistently losing at those calories than stay there. Eventually you may start to gain if you don't consume enough calories to keep your metabolism burning. If we don't feed our bodies properly they will go into somewhat of a starvation mode and begin to hold on to your weight to protect itself. If this happens increase your calorie intake with more protein. Especially if you are adding exercise you need eat more. Thanks for bringing up myfitnesspal I will get back on there tomorrow I have been slacking for 2 weeks.

 

[sahbushka]

Good morning everyone and happy friday!

I am a week late but would like to join the challenge. I did the spring challenge with a goal of 12 lbs. I lost 10 and then gained 2 back in the last few weeks when I was not an active participant. I went on vacation, came bak, had computer problems, worked on finding and new job, you know , all of the usual life got in the way excuses for dropping out early.

Here I am in the summer challenge hoping to pick up where I left off I want to lose another 5-10 lbs whcih will put me in my final goal range, which is also in the normal BMI range. I will set my official challenge goal to 10.


I have 3 main reasons for wanting to lose this weight:
1) I want to be healthier. The changes that will be necessary to lose this weight, eating better and exercising more, will make me generally healthier.
2) Fell/look better in my every day clothes. I always see pictures and think, "wow, I really look that big/flabby?" or look in the mirror and see the pudge.
3) I am in two weddings this fall/winter and we all know bridesmaids dresses are not usually flattering. I want to look good in them!

QOTD - I don't always journal but I always should because there is a clear difference in my eating on days when I do and days when I don't.

Thankks for organizing another great motivational challenge!

I totally understand about the bridesmaid dress. I have to wear one in 14 days and while it is a pretty cute dress, it could deffinitely fit a bit better if I lost another few lbs! Good luck on your journey!

Just started tracking my food this past week. I'm using WW to do so, but before that I was writing either in my WISH journal or this thread.

Down 2.4 lbs. I'm going to get new earrings in a bit!

Amazing job!

So last night my dh and I went to mexican food with the PTO. We had a good time. I had planned to use a few of my weekly allowance points and I did but I didn't have soda or any alcohol so I saved a bunch of points there...I just stayed with water. I only ate 5 chips and this morning my weight was down .2. Of course I also worked out for over an hour and a half yesterday. I am going to the gym again today, out to Thai tonight with some friends, and I am not working out tomorrow. My body needs a rest. I will be seeing the new X Men movie on sunday and my dh is making stew that is fairly low point. Overall it should be a good weekend. We went grocery shopping last weekend so I think I will wait till all the veggies are in the stew before going through the fridge but I may do the pantry today. We just did a huge spring cleaning and went through absolutely everything in the house a few months ago...we got rid of 15 bags of stuff from our 1300 sq ft house! It was crazy!

Well, I need to go get started on my day! Good job to all of those who lost weight this week and to those of you who didn't let's turn it around this week! I know you can do it!

Have a great op day!

SarahMay

 

[sahbushka]

6/11 QOTD: Do you have a hidden talent? If so, what is it?

A hidden talent? Well, I am pretty good at organization when I put my mind to it and I can sing a bit, but that is all.

SarahMay

 

[cclovesdis]

Hidden talent? I did play the clarinet for 8 years.

I typed up a long post last night and then got caught by the poof fairy. I was exhausted and already up late, so I decided to go to bed and try again this morning.

I am down .9 for the week. I will take it, but would have loved for more. I need to be down more than 10 pounds for WDW. I can barely walk from my car to my desk without being out of breath. I can just see me now walking from the bus to bag check and needing a nap.

So, this week, I have a few ideas. 1) Drink more water. Yes, I'll be visiting the bathroom more, but my health is too important. 2) No donuts. Yesterday, I ate one and very soon after, had heartburn. 3) More dairy-I definitely do better when I eat/drink dairy.

Here's to a great, OP weekend!

 

[glss1/2fll]

No hidden talents here. I like to tell people that I am a pack mule not an Arabian. You organize it and I'll get it done!

I am so happy today. The crazy week is over and if I just stay in the moment and don't think too far ahead life is rosy and stress-free. I'm giving myself today to relax and tomorrow to begin planning everyone's life again. School has just a couple more days then everyone goes every which direction for a bit, but I'm not thinking about that now. Ohhhhhmmmmmm

With last week's crazy schedule my meals were messed up but still healthy/OP. There were some nights when I got home after 10 PM and hadn't necessarily had dinner. I just remembered someone on here who said "hunger isn't an emergency."

You guys are great!

Was talking to my husband this morning (hooray! we were finally in the same room together and could actually remember each other's name! ) and I was telling him that as I am about to start week 8 of C25K I am shocked that I don't hate the running. Usually I don't like it but something that I can't figure out has changed. Guess I'll just go with it.

Have a super Saturday.

 

[tigger813]

Hi all,

Back from World Cup Day with Izzie! It was cold and WET!!! They called off the last 20 minute game as at that time it was downpouring so Izzie and I came home and got in our jammies and I made us lunch. This cold and wet made me so hungry I've eaten everything in sight for the last hour! Izzie scored her first goal today of course someone was talking to me so I missed it! Ashleigh's team destroyed the other team something like 7-0. They will be home in a few minutes. We were supposed to rent a tiller today but the guy called and said it would be a waste today. We'll probably get it tomorrow.

We're watching Tangled and then we'll probably watch some HP 6 and 7pt1. I still need to get the living room and dining room finished. Just no energy to do it!

I am vowing to get back to working out consistently this week. With the craziness of the week it may help me stay focused. I may get up tomorrow morning and get in a workout before Ash and I head to the AG Place.

I forgot to go to the bank this morning to deposit my paycheck but we'll do that in the morning on our way out. I had to buy some gift cards for the soccer coaches this morning and also got the bus driver one.

Well, I want to cuddle with Izzie and I need to make some lunch for Brian and Ash as they should be home any minute.

TTFN

 

[Worfiedoodles]

6/10 QOTD: How do you track/journal your food? Do you keep an old-fashioned paper journal or a list? Do you do it online or maybe on an iphone app??

I have a paper journal, and I also have WW online. I don't track nearly as often as I should, although I did better this week with the HH challenge.

i think i've mentioned the whole mother issue thing quite a few times. here's my really quick vent. feel free to skip but i need to get it off my chest. i'm an only child and my parents act like they don't have any kids. they can't be bothered ever to come see us or invite us to see them. i can count on two hands how many times they have seen thomas. they live in CT an hour away. ..

Nancy -- It's true that I don't exactly feel your pain because when she was alive my mom could not have been more loving or involved, and my dad is the same way. But I do understand the frustration in the lack of interest in the grandbabies. My FIL is like this. He lives an hour away, and he never invites us there, and half the time when we invite ourselves they're too busy. They buy ds some stuff for Christmas and his birthday, and if they come to the family Christmas party which we host, that is probably the only time they see him all year. My SIL (who has 3 daughters) says he was a terrible father, so she didn't know why she thought he'd be a better grandfather...anyway, I didn't mean to hijack, but know you are not alone!

6/11 QOTD: Do you have a hidden talent? If so, what is it?

Nope, I think they're all hanging out for anyone to see Ok, since I read so many of you have the same one -- I also played the flute from 4th-12th grade, and piccolo in marching band from 9th-12th. I guess my hidden talent is I can do parade corners!

Maria

 

[bellebookworm9]

6/11 QOTD: Do you have a hidden talent? If so, what is it?

One of my "hidden" talents (at least here on the DIS) is that I play the flute (& Piccolo & alto flute). I auditioned for many County, Regional, and State bands/orchestras and made a fair few of them.

We're watching Tangled and then we'll probably watch some HP 6 and 7pt1. I

I love all of those movies! I saw Tangled in the theater a few months back and I keep meaning to rent it again on iTunes. Maybe I'll do that tonight. HP6 and 7 are my favorite of those movies. HP6 makes me laugh every single time, and HP7 is most true to the book. Can't wait for Part 2-compulsively checking fandango for tickets to go on sale!

 

[Disneywedding2010]

6/11 QOTD: Do you have a hidden talent? If so, what is it?

I played flute from 6th grade all the way to my senior year. I've not picked it up and played though since I graduated high school.

 

[mackeysmom]

I'd love to see that picture of Mackey larger, I tried to click on your avatar and make it bigger but it wouldn't. Looks like a hilarious picture from what I can see.

That was my sweet Mackey's "signature shot" - I must have 100 different pictures of him in a version of that same pose. Our prize for the cutest pet contest was a canvas oil painting of that picture. I have it hanging proudly in my living room - gets a lot of odd looks when people see it for the first time - they must be thinking "crazy cat lady" . Here is the original:

 

[JacksLilWench]

6/11 QOTD: Do you have a hidden talent? If so, what is it?

I'd like to think I have a talent for singing, but I really only have it in the shower or the car But in all honesty, I don't think I have any hidden talents

 

[tigger813]

They've just moved my mother to the ICU and are putting in a breathing tube as she keeps having non-convulsive seizures. My DBIL called so I knew it wasn't good. My sister was in no condition to talk as they asked if my mother had any wishes which DH says is standard when going into ICU.

I just woke up a while a go from a 2 hour nap on the couch. We put in POTC3 and I fell asleep almost immediately. My dear friend Rita called to check on things.

We're all playing LEGO POTC now. Not sure what we'll do for supper as I don't feel like cooking. Ash is a bit upset that I won't take her to the MS play tonight. I'm really not in the mood right now to go anywhere.

Hold onto your loved ones tightly and always tell them I LOVE YOU!!!!

TTFN

 

[RemembertheMagic98]

Friends, It has been a pretty rough two days for my family. Yesterday my sister went to her doctor to find out the sex of her baby and they couldn't find a heartbeat. After panic mode set in and tests were done, she had lost the baby. My parents rushed down to her and are still with her now. She will be going to Philly on Tuesday and Wednesday for her procedures to remove the baby. Our hearts are just breaking. They have yet to tell my nephew, but are having difficulty finding the words to tell a 4 year old that the baby isn't coming. We are all trying to stay strong for my sister and I know they will try again for another blessing in the future. I may be off the boards for a while as we plan to take her to the beach next Thursday for some rest.

For anyone who has lost a child, my heart goes out to you.

I am hanging in there and am feeling much better today... I thank you all for giving me somewhere to write this but also for giving me a happy distraction.

Happy Friday morning friends!!

I will be your coach this week. I am really looking forward to it! I'm just going to jump right in with today's QOTD!

6/10 QOTD: How do you track/journal your food? Do you keep an old-fashioned paper journal or a list? Do you do it online or maybe on an iphone app??

If you DON'T track/journal your food, do you think you should?

I'm a bad journaler I'm not sure if it will help but I'm sure I could find some value for me....that's if I remember to write it all down!

that salad you made with cucumbers and the black beans sounds delish. but like i said, i like salads better when someone makes them for me...so wanna come make it for me??

glad you had fun at the beach!!

but um, you're getting your nails done THEN vacuuming? psh, sounds like a good reason not to vacuum! don't want to chip your mani!!

good luck at the 5k! where is it?? i've been looking for some 5ks to do on the weekends. i mean, i can just run them around here by myself but that's not as fun!

Nancy, I will come over with it already made for you!! I did get my nails done....and did not vacuum Since I got a pedi too I didn't want to smudge...yea, that's my story and I am sticking to it!!! I'll tell you about the 5K below...

So did you just take the sandwich apart or did you have them bring you a sandwich without the bread? I am finding if I even get a tiny bit of gluten I feel cruddy. Plus I got a lecture that if I have true celiac disease (which I probably do) that it's dangerous to even have a little. So did you have any issues? Just curious.

Rose, it was a bit of a saga! They got them from a deli so I couldn't get one without the bread. Now, ironically there was lettuce on both sides of the bread so I ate the veggies and not the lettuce! I felt ok afterwards and had to skip dessert...pound cake and watermelon(I am allergic). I did stop for some ice cream on the way home It was my first big challenge on g-f and I know I will have others.

I had a good run yesterday! 4 miles. My knee did not start talking to me until about 3.5 and I was never in pain. We ran 4 min/walked 30 sec. It's still a little disappointing that I can't just run the whole 4 miles, but I'll take what I can get at this point. Holy cannoli it was hot. 92 at 8:00pm. I was having some MAJOR anxiety yesterday so we went out way to fast for the first mile and then the next three were killer. But it felt great to run. And it helped my anxiety immensely.

I hope everyone sees good things on the scale today. No matter what, just keep swimming.

And for anyone who is interested--I added the 5th day to my TR on my journal.

Congrats on the great run!!! I can't wait to read Day 5!!

Karen, love the new avatar pic! You look so pretty and happy!
I am happy to say that I am down 3 pounds today. I know I can keep up the trend especially if I pull myself together in the journalling and exercise department so I am ready to work hard and have another loss next week! Hello to all those I missed! Hope that everyone sees some good numbers today!

Have a great day all!

Awwww! Thanks Lisa!! CONGRATS on the 3 lbs!!! That is soooo wonderful!!! Keep up the GREAT work!!

That loud crash/boom sound you heard an hour or two ago was NOT a nuclear explosion, the rapture, or even a meteor the size of Texas crashing into Notre Dame and disintegrating Paris... that was just me falling off the wagon... no worries, I climbed right back on, but if my heinie seems just a bit bigger for the next week or so, I'm sure it's just the bruising, it has NOTHING to do with the pizza. ...

My DARLING sister had pizza delivered to her house for her kids while I was over hanging with my nieces and nephews. Now, to be clear, this is the same beautiful sister who's lost so much weight in the past year... so now we know her secret... have pizza sent to the house for the kids when you're not home so you won't be tempted. It will take me a while to forgive her... she KNEW I was going to be there, and she had it delivered right.at.4pm-- the witching hour in dietville!

Oh well, that's what flexpoints are for, and MAN did I blow a hole in mine!!! Even though I had a virtuous soup-and-salad lunch! I don't know... it doesn't seem possible to gobble that much junk and still be on-plan. Well, we'll know next Friday!

That is so funny!! I'm so glad you got back on the wagon!! Drive that wagon girl!!

6/11 QOTD: Do you have a hidden talent? If so, what is it?

It's hidden now...BUT I danced competitively for 10 years! I did ballet, tap, jazz, pointe, lyrical jazz, and baton twirling (not all at once!) I have some trophies somewhere....guess that's why I LOVE So You Think You Can Dance!

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RAIN..YUCK! I did a 5K this morning for the Valerie Fund - childhood cancer research at a really beautiful park near my house. They had a run first but I thought my ankle would be in pain so I opted for the walk. Unfortunately it really was a "walk"...more like a "stroll" in the park LOL!! I'm in awe of the strength of these little kids! They raised over half a million dollars for cancer research I'm in for next year!!

Not doing much today. I'm exhausted and will probably opt for a nap before I make dinner.

Enjoy the rest of your day my friends

 

[pjlla]

Happy Friday everyone! The week has been a whirlwind so don't have time to go through the thread but wanted to at least say hello. My WI on WW is today so that coincides with the challenge. I'm down to 214.7. Woohoo, the scale is creeping lower and lower!

If I don't post again today, have a great weekend everyone!

Hi! It seems like many of us have been super busy lately! Glad you had a loss this week!

6/10 QOTD: How do you track/journal your food? Do you keep an old-fashioned paper journal or a list? Do you do it online or maybe on an iphone app??

i use (well, try to use) caloriecount.about.com it's really pretty good! when i'm doing it i do really well. it's just a matter of sucking it up and actually typing in everything that i eat!

Are you still tracking? It seems like a good habit to continue, even though you aren't in a weight-loss mode.

So I am down 1 pound since last Friday. I WAS 2 pounds down when I weighed in for Weight Watchers on Tuesday, but those couple of days of eating everything in sight caught up. Very happy that I was as active as I was - otherwise the scale would NOT have been my friend.

QOTD: I use the Weight Watchers 3-Month Journal. I journal EVERYTHING - food, water, exercise, recipes, times, mood, random thoughts in my head - I swear, on some days it looks like something the Unibomber wrote.

But it is a great resource for me - I can go back to a good week and try to repeat it, or I can look back at a bad week and see exactly what I did wrong.

And since I am a proud cat mom - here are some pictures of my boys:

That's Blackie, and yes, he is on the kitchen counter

And this is Sunny Doodle - I think he likes his new home.
That's a new one, right? The cats made me eat badly - not PMS, not poor planning, not bad time-management - but blaming the cats.

- Laura

As a fellow cat-momma, I totally get your pride! I'm a sucker for cute cat pictures!

I used to ramble more in my food journal, but lately I've been so busy that I figure I'm just doing good remembering to journal the food!

It has been a hard week for me this week. This was the first week home for the kids with summer break and work has been crazy for me too. So I let the stress overwhelm me and I basically ate all the wrong things and didn't exercise much. So with that being said, I am kicking myself in the butt and getting back on track. With today being weigh-in today, I was afraid to get on the scale but did and I did not gain or lose anything. So with the week I have had, I am grateful for that!! Now to do some catch up on the thread. I would like to respond to so many of them but I am overwhelmed with how to respond to everyone using the quote thing and such so I will just do a few for now but I will say that I enjoyed reading everything. It has provided me with such support and encouragement.

Glad you were able to face the music and hit the scale... and double-glad that it wasn't bad news.

Shockingly, I was down 2.3 lbs this morning, even with not eating what I know to eat, and being so tired this week I only 2 walked 3 days! So - my goal for this week is to improve on last week - more days eating correctly and more days of exercise. And try not to be so hard on myself when I mess up!

WOOHOO! Great loss!

My favorite resort is a tie - I have two favorites - I loved Yacht Club, but I also love Wilderness Lodge! we end up staying at Wilderness Lodge more because of the cost - and because I love Roaring Forks. I can stay on plan for breakfast by having the kids scrambled eggs, bacon and unsweetened apple sauce! It is the perfect portion size! Have a great day and weekend all, if I don't get to talk to you until Monday!

Angie

Kids portions are GREAT! Too bad more places won't serve them to adults. Sometimes when my kids were younger I would "swap" with them..... I had them order a kid's meal for me and I would order an adult meal for them. It always worked well with DD because she has never liked normal "kid" type foods like hot dogs, chicken nuggets, grilled cheese, etc. Her taste was always a bit more sophisticated.

And I'm SO GLAD that my kids don't like that kind of stuff! Most of it is just plain crap! I have twin nieces who live on hot dogs and Easy Mac and I am horrified!! Sure, my kids can be picky (especially DS) and sometimes it is tough (with DS food allergies it can be double-tough), but that would be the day that I would resort to bringing hot dogs and Easy Mac to literally EVERY SINGLE holiday meal!!

QOTD Friday, June 10 -- How do you track/journal your food? Do you keep an old-fashioned paper journal or a list? Do you do it online or maybe on an iphone app?? If you DON'T track/journal your food, do you think you should?


I track my food and exercise using an app on my Android phone - Calorie Counter and it sync on-line with fatsecret.com. Love it! It has so many restaurants in it that I can make sure what I'm ordering before I place the order! I think when you start to write down everything you put in your mouth you really didn't realize how many calories you were really eating. I pretty well enter everything everyday.

Laura - love the pictures of the cats - your Sunny looks exactly like my Sonny!! LOL

Angie

Sometimes I wish I were a bit more tech-savvy and could use stuff like that! I even had trouble with the Disney wait-times app on my stupid Verizon phone! I'm a tech-idiot.

Home from work...trying to clean...and not EAT! I came home and had twisted CHeetos and potstickers!

Waiting to hear from my sister...mom was having some major issues with her memory. She wasn't responding to my questions when I called her so I texted my sister. Mom didn't even know my sister's name or what year it was. They don't think she's had a stroke as she was answering other things. Her blood tests were clear so I think they were headed to do a brain scan. They think it may just be her body getting rid of the heavy duty narcotics.

Ended up with 3 clients this morning. My no -show from last night came in for a 30 minute massage and will be coming every other Friday once I get back from NC. My friend came and then my regular client came. He was late so I took the other client first as he needed to leave. I left work as soon as I could.

Getting a little cleaning done and watching The Queen. I bought it last week and hadn't had time to watch it again. Just love this movie! Ash will be home in about 30 minutes and then we are going to pick up Izzie. Brian's planning on coming home early so we can enjoy an early evening together.

Well, I'm going to try and get the raffle containers covered now.

I'm sure I'll check again later!

TTFN

Wish I had more to say but......

well, i am proud to report that my house is on the way to being clean! i vacuumed the whole house, mopped the living room/kitchen. went through and tossed a ton of my clothes that i just will never wear. i actually got rid of a few workout-type pants that i had in a larger size. i will NOT need to wear those again! i got rid of a ton of shirts that i have had for close to 15 years! and i tossed a pair of sneakers that i have had since i was in the NINTH grade! not kidding!
i wiped down the counters and went through the pantry and fridge and tossed all the old stuff. vacuumed the couch and chair cushions and got rid of a pound of crumbs that were underneath. ew.
i did not, however, touch the disgusting bathroom. i'm going to let DH do that tomorrow...and he doesn't even know yet! i'm so nice. i just draw the line at bathrooms. no can do.

there is still so much more to do. this house is SO small that there just isn't any room to put anything! so the kitchen table is piled high and there's a bookcase stuffed with crap. i WILL tackle that tomorrow as well as put some sweatshirts in a bag to be put in the basement.

don't think anyone cares to read that but i'm kind of like pamela...needed to just prove to myself that i did stuff!!

oh and the best part? while i was cleaning I WASN'T EATING!! NSV BABY!

Yup.... if I put it in writing, that means it really happened!


Well.... there isn't ANYTHING that I can say "no can do" to around here..... cause if I don't do it, it doesn't get done. I used to draw the line at climbing ladders cause I'm afraid of heights.... but after DH's accident last fall I don't think ANYONE is going to be climbing a ladder around here, so we will have to start hiring out the gutter cleaning and house painting.

And I've never mastered the art of changing oil, but that is what Jiffy Lube was invented for, right? Other than that I can (and have) done it all.... lawn mowing, snowblowing, shoveling, painting, insulation, installing light fixtures and plumbing fixtures, and, of course, cleaning of every shape and kind.

Good job getting so much done! Wish I had time to do more today!

We ended up having lunch at home since it was just easier that way. I made this super delicious tuna sandwich. Just a small amount of tuna and lett and tom. It was so good. Its amazing how when you eat normally everything tastes wonderful.

Then as a snack I had an ice cream cone from the ice cream man at the playground. Anyone else have ice cream man's or trucks??? or is that just a city/PA thing. Just curious. It was a small vanilla cone so I would estimate maybe 4 points. I just couldnt pass it up on a hot day.

While I was there I got a call from my friend who is suppose to start watching Ryan on Mon and she said her father in law passed away. She wont be able to watch Ryan Mon or Tues. I am trying to call my backups but I am getting all the sorry I wont be able to's. uggh. Now Im in quite a pinch. I will figure something out Im sure but its a bit stressful and this is just the start of the summer.

Now we are home and I am about to make dinner. On the plate tonight is taco's and for me a salad w a small amount of taco meat made with 97%ffree beef.

I hadn't seen an ice cream truck in years, but when DD was about 3 we were visiting MIL and one came down her street. It was such a novelty that we let DD buy an ice cream. Figured they would NEVER be in our neighborhood, so we give her a treat.

In about 2007 we were home one Saturday afternoon in the Spring. DD was recovering from appendix surgery..... and we heard that magical jingling music. "The ice cream man, the ice cream man!" DD (with DS in tow) ran down the driveway in her nightgown. Fortunately I had a bit of cash in the house so they were both able to get a treat. (Keep in mind, we truly live in the boondocks....way out in the woods in a small cul-de-sack on a dead-end road that forks off another dead-end road! )

The ice cream man has come buy a few times since then (maybe twice a summer or so), but the stuff is so STINKING expensive, I don't always say yes.... plus we tend to eat dinner a bit late and he shows up either right before we eat or as we are eating.

The ice cream trucks I am familiar with only sell pre-packaged ice cream bars and such....they don't scoop fresh ice cream. That would be nice if they did! ANyhow.... that is my ice cream truck story.

I think we need to take a poll to find out how many of us have had taco salad in the last few days!1

Wow, I haven't really had a chance to read since Sunday. I keep thinking that Friday I will have time, but time doesn't seem to free up. The job is going well and after this weekend the Lacrosse games will be over, just have the end of year gatherings to attend (or throw). Yesterday I left the house around 5:45 am for work and didn't get home until after 10:30 PM as I worked both jobs. very long day. Today I dropped the kids off at school and headed home and took a 3 hour nap. got up and did a few chores then went back to school to help with Field Day. Colby had a friend over after school and after he left I took Hunter shopping for the last items that he needed for his Dance outfit for tomorrow night. Tomorrow he is playing in 3 LAX games too. Life is certainly busy, but I wouldn't miss a minute of my kids activities.

Hopefully things will settle down soon and I'll be able to catch up at least a few times a week. I really WANT to exercise too That is not like me, but sitting at a desk for 10 hour a day has me feeling the need to move.

I was thinking of you yesterday and realizing I hadn't seen you here for a bit. But I figured it was just life, getting in the way of the stuff you REALLY want to do!! Glad you got a nap yesterday.... sounds like you needed it!

Don't worry too much about catching up... just pop in when you can!

I'm several pages behind but just thought I'd hop on and answer 6/9 qotd. My absolute favorite place we stayed was The Dolphin, but technically it's not a Disney resort. The hotel was fine but I love, love, love the location. Being able to walk to Epcot and Hollywood Studios was a blast.

Weigh in this morning was good. It matched Wednesday's peek, so now I trust that number. I hope this week I can get down to a new decade! Today the classroom I worked in had their kindergarten graduation so there were cookies, and cupcakes, and cookies, and chips, and cookies, and juice, and cookies. I was assigned to put all those on trays. I remembered my weigh in and resisted any nibbles.

Nice job resisting the nibbles. I ended up helping to set up the luncheon at Rainbow Girls today and had to resist licking frosting from my fingers after I had plated up a bunch of cupcakes.....fortunately I don't care much for frosting. The chips were a bit harder to resist!

I lost 1.6 pounds last week. If I could continue to lose 1 pound- 1.5 pounds a week I will be really close to my goal by Disney time. I want to wear shorts... Soooo, if anyone sees me walking around and my legs blind them, I am sorry, I don't tan. LOL

Oh and hopefully Tuesday I can get back on the gym wagon. Working 12s all weekend, but come Tuesday the gym is calling my name.

Don't worry.... there are plenty of us pale chicks with white legs walking around Disney.... you won't stand out too much!!

That loud crash/boom sound you heard an hour or two ago was NOT a nuclear explosion, the rapture, or even a meteor the size of Texas crashing into Notre Dame and disintegrating Paris... that was just me falling off the wagon... no worries, I climbed right back on, but if my heinie seems just a bit bigger for the next week or so, I'm sure it's just the bruising, it has NOTHING to do with the pizza. ...

I wasn't sure at first where you were going with the "crash"!

My DARLING sister had pizza delivered to her house for her kids while I was over hanging with my nieces and nephews. Now, to be clear, this is the same beautiful sister who's lost so much weight in the past year... so now we know her secret... have pizza sent to the house for the kids when you're not home so you won't be tempted. It will take me a while to forgive her... she KNEW I was going to be there, and she had it delivered right.at.4pm-- the witching hour in dietville!

Oh well, that's what flexpoints are for, and MAN did I blow a hole in mine!!! Even though I had a virtuous soup-and-salad lunch! I don't know... it doesn't seem possible to gobble that much junk and still be on-plan. Well, we'll know next Friday!

It is possible to still have a loss this week.... but don't go crazy eating super low points to make up for it... it just doesn't always seem to work that way. In fact, for me, sometimes a mid-week splurge makes me have a greater loss!

This is my first post for the summer challenge. Life has been a little hectic. We are installing a wood floor in the dining room and it just seems like there are things everywhere they shouldn't be. I haven't been watching what I eat the past 2 weeks my brain is in too many directions. Fortunately I started boot camp training 4 months ago and I go faithfully 4 times a week sometimes 5 if I can squeeze it in. It's amazing how it makes me feel. I've only lost about 5 lbs since I started but I have lost a ton of inches and gained a lot of strength. I can actually run 2 miles straight now without stopping and that in itself is a huge accomplishment for me. I hope to be able to run the 5k twice on Castaway Cay in August with my husband. I know I can do it especially with him cheering me on. I hope to have a weight loss to report next week.

Oooohh...boot camp. Sounds scary! I was doing something like that here last year and it was great and it totally kicked my butt.... but that was only once a week. I can't IMAGINE doing it 4 times a week!!

Hi everyone - I am very far behind on reading here, but will make it a point to catch up on Sunday. I lost 1 pound for the first week. Not happy but I lost my mojo during the week by setting my expectations for myself way to high and very unrealistic for our schedule. This week I am going to be focusing on the Healthy habit goals and working out 30 minutes 5 times this week. I have decided to take the TEAS or nursing entrance exam next month and have been consumed with all that comes with it for hopeful admission to the University for the Spring 2012 semester. Very busy week ahead with daily activities all week and ending with DH and I going away to a couples only event this weekend without our four kiddos.

Kris

Don't worry about catching up unless you really want to. Just jump in where you can. Enjoy your weekend away!!

:It's been a bit busy and crazy around here, and I haven't read the past couple days, but hope to have some time sunday to catch up with you all here. I did track all my food this week, but follow ww, and instead of 49 extra points, I had 109 extra points. So I didn't lose any weight, and I know why, but I do know that writing it down definitely helped me make some smarter decisions.
We have a busy day tomorrow. Baseball picnic, game, and then a cub scout campout. I think we're expecting rain tomorrow night, so we may skip the campout, and go for the bbq and campfire, but come home to sleep. It's held at a park nearby. I'm a fair weather camper, for sure.

I hope you all are doing well, and saw some good numbers on the scale today.

Enjoy the weekend.

Busy, busy time of year for everyone it seems! I'm a fair weather camper too! Did it ONCE in the rain with DS and nearly blew a gasket trying to light a fire to make breakfast in the rain!! Never again!

I actually do journal all my food already. I needed to so I could actually see what I was eating throughout the day and to help me visualize what I was *actually* eating. Turns out, I could hardly tell a tablespoon from a cup until I started writing stuff down and measuring everything. That helped TONS!!

I journal on sharecare.com, who is affiliated with Dr. Oz love: him!)

Glad you have started measuring your foods. IMHO that is a HUGE key to weight loss success... probably second ONLY to journaling!! Maybe even MORE important than journaling.

I limped along with a cheap old WW scale for a few years before asking for a nice food scale for my birthday last year.... and I use it EVERY SINGLE DAY!! Even after 3 1/2 years of this journey I still weigh and measure at least SOME foods every day.... especially higher fat foods like cheese and salad dressing.

I've gotten pretty good at "guessing" but I often check my guesses to see how I'm doing. For example, I pulled out what I thought was the right amount of shredded cheese for my omelet the other day.... some days I'm rushing and just throw it in, but on this day I wanted to check my "guesstimate".... and it was nearly PERFECT to the gram (I usually measure in grams...more accurate than ounces and most foods have the serving sizes listed in grams and ounces). So I know that I can afford to "guess" most days when I'm in a rush.... but I'll still weigh/measure when I have time.

I had a post all typed up and everything this morning and then my internet went out. Come to find out there was nothing wrong with it I just had a blonde moment and forgot to pay the bill so they disconnected it. I got it back up and running this afternoon.

I went in this afternoon for my ultrasound of my leg and x-ray of my foot and ankle. I'm hoping to know something on Monday. After the dr apt we went to Arbys. I know probably wasn't the best decision but I was really worried about what the results would be of everything so let's just chalk that meal up to emotional eating.

We got home in the early evening and sat outside for awhile just talking. Its our favorite time of the year that once it cools down in the evening we sit in the front yard, drinking soda and just talking about whatever. I then came inside and got on the computer and started looking up ideas for our 3 year anniversary that will be next month. I wanted to go out of town for a few days just to get away.

Alan said he wanted to just go somewhere and relax. I jokingly said, "Well we could relax at Baylake". Not thinking anything of it I continued doing what I was doing expecting no response from him. Then he mumbled something. I asked him what he said and he repeated his mumble "Hey that'd be cool." You could of picked my jaw up off of the floor.

I asked him if he was serious or if he was just toiling with my emotions, LOL. He told me "Hey, that'd be cool. Just chill at the resort and not go to the parks. We've always said we wanted to do that." "Um, honey, I thought that's what we did last trip?" At that point I shutup because I didn't want him to turn around and say "Okay nevermind let's think of another idea."

I mean orginally I was looking at airfare to go out to Vegas for the weekend. However, me and my lovely plan of crunching numbers told him, "I can't find airfare and a room out there for very cheap. We're looking at over a grand just to be gone for 4 nights. You know we could use DVC points and drive to Orlando for about half that cost." I could see the wheels in his head turning.

My best friend was laughing hysterically when I called her and told her of what had just happened. She was like "How on earth did you get him to agree to that?" "Easy, I used common sense and I don't care what Alan says he isn't sick of Disney World. If he was then he wouldn't be all upset that I'm going in Nov with you and then again by myself at the beginning of the year. I think he's just very good at hiding his love for Disney.

Tomorrow he is getting up in the morning and going to the shop to work for a few hours. Then sometime that afternoon or early evening we're going to go get pedicures. My best friend wanted to come over at some point and hang out with us. So we will pretty much just be playing tomorrow by ear. Sunday, I'm going to get up early and put a roast in the crockpot and clean the house.

Wow! What did you slip in his drink?? I hope it works out for you to spend some relaxing time at Disney!

Good Saturday morning everyone.

Yesterday was just crazy. It was the last day with one of my classes. We have a one last full day on MOnday but my last class of the day is all seniors and they will be getting their caps and gowns then. I will miss them. I have had some of them for 2 years so it is hard to say good bye.

I often wonder if either of my kids' teachers miss them. Probably not!

I went last night to help a friend's daughter with her Girl Scout GOld Award project. She was making bags with health care products. She is taking them to South Africa in Aug with her mom and a group of other nurses on a health care mission. We only stayed for a couple of hours. She had a lot of kids and other parents and relatives helping her.

So nice to hear about young folks doing great deeds like that! DD would like to be more involved with the Rainbow Girls projects, but she just does NOT have the time.

Next week is going to be a challenge. We are having a chinese lunch on Tuesday, Wednesday is a barbque inthe afternoon at a friend's hour and then a barbque at Boy Scout council for next year's information kickoff, Thursday is a baby shower and then a retirement cocktail hour at the Outback. I can't believe next week. Luckily I will be spending most of the week moving books and cleaning my classroom.

OMG!!! Talk about an eating challenge!! You deserve a MEDAL if you get through next week without a big gain! Good luck!

ROse asked a QOTD on Thursday and she said it would be an easy one but it realy isn't. I have stayed everywhere from the high to the low.

My sister and husband gave us a night at the AKL for our 30th wedding anniversary. When we opened the curtain this is what we saw.

Your picture is EXACTLY the reason I would LOVE to stay at AKL one of these days!!

We have stayed at POp and ALL stars. I have loved POP and think the food court is one of the best in DW. We stayed at POFQ and love the small intimate resort. I stayed at the Poly for our 10th anniv and we have also stayed at WL for a night. I stayed at BWV with my sister one year.

I do have a favorite place and that would be Fort Wilderness. I love the quietness of the campgrounds. You get there and it is another world. We do get back to FW everytime we go to the world just to visit. I want to get a camper just to make camping there easier.

Going to my favorite fabric store with a friend this morning. It is the store's 15th anniversary. Then I am coming home to get some sewing done. It is cool here in jersey so I have to take advantage of it.

Have a happy and healthy day.

You certainly HAVE stayed all over WDW. I"m jealous!

:I guess with your schedule it wouldn't really matter if the bed is made or not. I HAVE to make mine up FIRST THING in the morning or I feel itchy and off. Somewhere in my deep subconcious is the thought that someone will go through my house during the day when I'm not there and everything must be perfectly in its place!

Actually... Dr. Oz says you should NOT make your bed immediately upon getting up. The sweat needs to dry so that you aren't overfeeding the dustmites! Knowing that I feel a bit better when I have to leave without making the bed in the morning. But I ALWAYS make it later in the day.... even if I am about to climb into it!

We have another Holiday weekend here, Monday is called Pfingstferien. I can't remember what it is about but I do know that I have to get to the grocery store today because they will all be closed Sunday and Monday. And, the longer I wait the more the shelves will be cleaned out. It is so different to live somewhere there is not easy access to lots of food at all times. We aren't starving, but it's just so different.
Shawn

Those Germans have a stinkin' lot of holidays!!

I suppose mostof us Americans would be unfamiliar with the idea of the store shelves being cleaned out..... unless of course they have predicted a blizzard! Then everyone needs their milk, bread, and eggs! Not sure why it isn't possible to ride out a storm without that stuff, but there you go. We call it "french toast weather".

Hello, everyone! I am posting a 1 lb. gain this week. I am very bummed - this is the first week since January (as far as I can recall) that I've gained - had quite a few maintains - but not a gain. I knew it was going to happen because I weigh every morning. But I don't really understand why. I didn't really do anything different this week - hormonal stuff, but still discouraging. And now with only 1 week until vacation, I am worried about the scale going in the wrong direction!!! This week I am going to try to get back to where I was last week, and I am committed to jumping back on the wagon on June 28th - our first day back home after vacation. Now it's written down, and I feel accountable! Glad to see so many people had a good loss for the 1st week, keep up the hard work. Have a great day.

Don't be too bummed. You've done so well lately! And having a specific date to get BACK on plan after vacation is absolutely the KEYSTONE to your continued success!!!!

Hidden talent? I did play the clarinet for 8 years.

I typed up a long post last night and then got caught by the poof fairy. I was exhausted and already up late, so I decided to go to bed and try again this morning.

I am down .9 for the week. I will take it, but would have loved for more. I need to be down more than 10 pounds for WDW. I can barely walk from my car to my desk without being out of breath. I can just see me now walking from the bus to bag check and needing a nap.

So, this week, I have a few ideas. 1) Drink more water. Yes, I'll be visiting the bathroom more, but my health is too important. 2) No donuts. Yesterday, I ate one and very soon after, had heartburn. 3) More dairy-I definitely do better when I eat/drink dairy.

Here's to a great, OP weekend!

HOpefully you can work on getting that walking stamina improved before Disney. I'm sure your trip would be so much more enjoyable.

Just say NO to donuts!!

No hidden talents here. I like to tell people that I am a pack mule not an Arabian. You organize it and I'll get it done!

I am so happy today. The crazy week is over and if I just stay in the moment and don't think too far ahead life is rosy and stress-free. I'm giving myself today to relax and tomorrow to begin planning everyone's life again. School has just a couple more days then everyone goes every which direction for a bit, but I'm not thinking about that now. Ohhhhhmmmmmm

With last week's crazy schedule my meals were messed up but still healthy/OP. There were some nights when I got home after 10 PM and hadn't necessarily had dinner. I just remembered someone on here who said "hunger isn't an emergency."

You guys are great!

Was talking to my husband this morning (hooray! we were finally in the same room together and could actually remember each other's name!) and I was telling him that as I am about to start week 8 of C25K I am shocked that I don't hate the running. Usually I don't like it but something that I can't figure out has changed. Guess I'll just go with it.

Have a super Saturday.

And yet ANOTHER crazy busy friend here! HOpe you enjoy your relaxing day.

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Afternoon friends! I think I'm about caught up now. DD and I got home from her event about 1pm. I cleaned until nearly 4pm and then decided I would sit and catch up here. Dinner is in the crockpot.... trying a new recipe from the crockpot recipe thread on the budget board. I'll let you all know if it is any good. It is a chicken breast recipe, but I swapped in boneless pork loin chops so that DS could eat with us (he is allergic to poultry).

I am hoping to get a bit more cleaning done tomorrow and enjoy a bit of time with DS (I feel like I've been neglecting him a bit lately.... been really busy with DD stuff). Then another busy week with work and end-of-school stuff, robotics fundraiser....etc.

I'm gonna run now.... Hoping to fold two loads of laundry before dinner and then I will try to have some relaxing time tonight!......................P

 

[my3princes]

Happy Saturday morning! Hope the weather is bright and sunny for you....rainy here. oh well.

I figured we could alternate between "real" questions and "fluff" questions, so here goes with some fluff.....

6/11 QOTD: Do you have a hidden talent? If so, what is it?

Well....the only thing I could think of was singing. I used to sing quite a bit in high school and was on a few selected choirs (even competed at a State and National level) and in a Sweet Adelines group (kind of like a girls barbershop group). However, I don't think my family appreciates my singing talents. And of course, like any other "instrument" if you don't use it, it gets rusty!!

If making lists counted for a talent, I'd certainly count that! But it isn't so hidden!!

Gotta dash and get dressed for today's Rainbow Girls event! Made a yummy batch of "trail mix bars" I'll tell you more about later! I'll be back this afternoon!..........P

Hidden talent. Well, I'm super organized (most of the time) but you have probably already figured that out by the schedule that I juggle. I also played the flute from 6th grade through high school, but haven't touched it since. I consider myself a jack of all trades. There isn't much that I can't do around the house from carpentry to plumbing, painting to flooring, roofing to siding. Well you get the idea. We never hire out work. DH takes care of the cars, my DDad takes care of the lawn mowers and we all pitch in on whatever else needs to be done though most of it falls on me.




Hunter played well today. He finally scored a goal It was a great way to end his season.
He is all dressed for the dance and we're about to head out the door. He's really excited and looks so Handsome.

Deb