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

[mikamah]

Just wanted to share ds's game went well. They made some bad errors in the field, and were losing 16-0 going into the last inning, but the ump didn't use the mercy rule, and on their last up got multiple hits and 4 runs, so they finished strong, and I'm happy to say everyone seemed to have good team spirit today. Michael pitched really well, and he didn't seem to stressed out on the mound, but I was happy when he was done.

Also, Buffy, I thought of you and the organizational challenge, and after I walked him down for practice, came home and cleaned out my fridge. It really needed it, and I feel good. So thank you.

Off to cut the lawn, and then going to run/walk with my friend Karen. She's doing the falmouth road race in august and wants to do a long run today.

Thank you Lisa, for coaching this weekend. Hope to have more time to chat later, and now that baseball is over. Unless he makes the tournament team. oye.

 

[tigger813]

Happy Belated Birthday, Pamela!

Just an update on Mom...she had her first chemo yesterday and so far so good on that. She is still in some pain but is up and moving around. The PT came in while we were on the phone so she had to go. She is going to head home on Monday after my brother arrives. She says she wants to sit around outside and also have me push her around in her wheelchair in her neighborhood. We will also hopefully go shopping.

I just got the containers for the fundraiser finished except for putting holes in the top for the tickets.

We are watching the Boston Bruins parade right now and I also have to help Ash learn about her sewing machine. I just haven't had time to help her out with it yet. We are off to see some friends that we haven't seen in 5 months later the afternoon for dinner.

I made us all breakfast this morning and just had a snack for lunch.

Have a great day!

TTFN

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Now, call me crazy but I'm thinking this little road trip is what I need. I'm on the verge of going out of my mind right now. I'm on the verge of strangling our landlord who we rent our auto shop from, we have another mechanic who is trying to be flakey on us, and the list of my stresses goes on and on. Is it next summer yet? I'm ready to get the heck out of TX!

I love surprise trips. I hope you find your dream home and have a great time either way.

we're going to an open house that's just about two blocks away. we really need a bigger house. part of me really wants to stay here in our neighborhood but it's just so expensive. the house we're looking at is for $400k and is only 1300 square feet and needs ALOT of work. ugh. the friend i saw yesterday lives out in the 'burbs. the house across the street from hers is going for in the 4's and it's like 2500 square feet! and NICE! it's not that far at all but still wouldn't be across the street from family! decisions decisions...

hope everyone has a great day! what are your father's day plans for tomorrow??

We moved 30 min away from my family in order to buy a single home in our price range. We live in a great neighborhood and the kids will go to good schools but it is really hard being so far from my family and we do rely on my parents to help us out alot with the kids. So I would agree, as tempting as a bigger house is sometimes being close to the ones you love is all that matters. It really is a hard decision.

Which leads me to the QOTD Saturday, June 17, How do you measure progress without the scale? I measure progress without the scale by...
* How my clothes fit
* Using other numbers (body fat, BP, etc.)
* Monitoring my energy levels
* Assessing my emotions and self-esteem
* None of these- I only use the scale

I am a numbers person but I do also notice how well I am doing when I try on clothes or by looking at myself in pictures.

We got a verbal OK from the listing agent on the rental house She still has to get the OK from the landlord in Calif and will give us the definite answer by Monday. There is another person interested behind us but we were told we could have first right of refusal so hopefully it's a done deal. We offered $100 less than asking rent so not sure if that will hold up. It is a fantastic location and my realtor says it would be a great house for us but we haven't seen any pics of the inside! So, it will be a new adventure if we get it.

Good luck on the final word for the house. I hope it all works out for you.

As far as the payscale...I got moved up a level from Practice Manager to Senior Practice Manager which means a very small increase but its more than I was making and that is all that matters. I am very close to moving up to the next level soon and that would mean thousands more dollars a year. So that makes me happy. Our network is so screwy though and I wont get to excited until the money actually shows up in my paycheck. Thanks for asking.

Well friends, Happy Saturday!! Thanks to so many of you for my birthday wishes! I was kind of being sneaky about it.... just trying to make things fun! And I had forgotten that I was done coaching Thursday night..... I had a birthday question ready for Friday. I'll save it for next week.

Sorry Pam I forgot to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! Im glad you had a great day.

ok, please don't judge me in the first picture - i was heavy, depressed, and just looked terrible. i had just gained 40 lbs in THREE months. ick. the first pic is Jan 2007 at WDW. the second is Jan 2011 also at WDW (duh, all my pics are from there). you can really tell in my face.

i can tell i'm getting heavy when my face looks puffy. you should have seen me when i was nine months pregnant with thomas! shoo!

You look great and so much healthier and happier in the second picture. I agree I always notice it in my face first too.

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Well I had to spend the morning with my inlaws so I am now trying to bring my blood pressure down. My MIL just gets under my skin. Anyway the boys did really good at their kids races this morning and they had alot of fun.

Then my FIL wanted to eat at this BBQ wagon that is new. Its basically food out of a truck. They smoke there own meat and have pork sand or burgers. Well no one ask me if I was ok eating there but since we were celebrating Fathers day I just went along with it.

I ordered the cheeseburger because that seemed to be the best choice on the menu. (I know right it was sad) This darn thing was huge. It was all I ate and I am glad I saved 19 extra weekly points because I estimated this burger to be 20 points.....yep you read that right. It was just an estimate. So I only have 4 reg points left for dinner and then I will tap into the extras. I am very full so Im not sure if I will even eat much. I also plan to run later once the sun goes down.

So now we are all relaxing and theres not much planned for the rest of the night. I have drank about 40 oz of water so far so hopefully I can flush the burger grease out of my system.

Have a great saturday.

 

[Disneywedding2010]

How do you measure progress without the scale?

The way my clothes fit. I need to go and find some size 18 shorts because I realized last night the pair of 20s I have is literally falling off of me. You know your shorts are to big when you don't even have to button or unzip. You just pull them down or shake your butt a little and they fall down .

lisah0711 - Lisa, I just got off the phone with him and trust me he's on the verge right now that if I hadn't taken the IRS first time home buyer's tax credit for this house we'd be out of here by the end of the year. Our landlord is being flakey and has been told by us "Enough is enough". He told us when we signed the lease end of Feb that they would be putting a new roof on. We're going on almost July 1st and there STILL is no new roof. I put my foot down and told him, "You have til the end of the month. If its not complete you can take that contract and your peice of crud building and shove it."

We have another driver who is being flakey and keeps telling Alan, "Oh well so and so is hiring and blah blah blah." I know stress is getting to him because he snapped and told the guy point blank, "You don't like working for me. You don't like the money I'm giving you then go work for someone else."

The "protocol" in the towing business is if you have drivers working for you and YOUR paying for the fuel in the trucks then they get x percentage. The percentage is a little higher if they pay for the fuel themselves. Well, the guy is expecting us to pay for the fuel and he wants the higher percentage. Alan told him he was out of his mind and that no one is going to offer him that. Then the guy had the balls to ask Alan "Oh can I borrow (insert significant $ amount here) and Alan just looked at the guy with that "You have got to be kidding me?" look. He of course was told NO.

I find it funny how these guys think I'm going to feel sorry for them and every employee we've had they've mysteriously every time they need money tell me "Oh well ______ passed away." Now, please understand I'm not trying to make light of someone's loved one passing away. I mean heck my husband and daughter passed away but come on if your going to try to make me feel sorry for you and give you money use a better excuse.

 

[Disneywedding2010]

Mommyof2Pirates: I love surprise trips to anywhere, but Florida the most . I've got to sit down and get the list made of the houses that I want to look at. I found one I really like that is 7 miles from Disney World, . Its over 2600 sq feet, two story, pool, fenced backyard (important we have a dog), and I like the layout. But, I know all to well that I go to get really excited about a house and then when I see it in person my excitement fizzles. So, I'm trying to not let my emotions get to me. The only downfall about the house is its in a vacation rental community so we won't have stable neighbors like we do here.

dumbo_buddy:

My input on this is going to be the complete opposite. I've lived thousands of miles away from my family and I've lived a few miles from family. I prefer the 1000 of miles away. However, that's because of my family dynamic. I would sit down and make a list of pros and cons on each house and see what you come up with. I mean yeah I know it sounds like something a little kid would do but I've been able to make a lot of sound choices when I see something written down on paper. Good luck!

Tracey: I remember coming out of the hospital after the fatal accident that killed my family in 2008 and just in awe of the breeze, the sun on my face, etc etc. After being cooped up in the hospital for weeks at a time I enjoyed the little things a lot more. I hope your mom enjoys just sitting outside and you pushing her around in her wheelchair.

 

[JacksLilWench]

Inevitably as the excitement of our lifestyle changes wear off, things are going to slow down and some day the scale will show a number that you don't like. You may start to feel like this:

Frustrated. Disappointed. Hopeless. Skeptical.

Which leads me to the QOTD Saturday, June 17, How do you measure progress without the scale? I measure progress without the scale by...
* How my clothes fit
* Using other numbers (body fat, BP, etc.)
* Monitoring my energy levels
* Assessing my emotions and self-esteem
* None of these- I only use the scale

I use a little bit of all of these. I like to get on the scale and see the number get a little bit smaller every time, but I like to slide my clothes on and feel extra wiggle room that maybe wasn't there last month. I use other people to gauge it too. They're usually the most honest, also Most of the people I know wouldn't say something just to be nice, so when they DO say something, I know it's the truth.

JacksLilWench, a steady 1.25 for the challenge would leave you with a super number at the end of the summer -- keep up the good work!

I'm just chugging right along, like the Little Engine That Could, haha! If I stay at the same losing rate I'm at right now, I'll have lost just over 16lbs before my trip- how exciting! Hopefully I'll be able to increase my losing rate soon though by kicking it up with more workouts and better eating habits

And I had to share this with you ladies (and gentlemen!). I had a date last night with my probably future DBF lovestruc), and we went to go see Green Lantern. If you get the chance, go see this movie. Beside the fact that it is a pretty decent movie, there is a scene in there that spoke to me about this challenge. Unfortunately, I didn't have the opportunity to whip my phone out and start typing up these quotes, but they were incredibly motivating. (This is where I nerd out, forgive me) The head-man of all the Green Lanterns is giving Hal Jordan (played by Ryan Reynolds-YUM) a speech about how he must be without fear in order to accomplish his goals and defeat the bad guys. It really struck me how much of what he said spoke to me about how I need to live my life and complete this challenge. I strongly suggest seeing it to hear for yourself!

Hope everyone has an awesome OP rest of the day!!

 

[dvccruiser76]

When they came out there were tears in their eyes and Kyle had two thumbs up. We embraced and cried as a family. The doctor said he had never seen tumors respond so well to this treatment and they easily removed the remaining cancer cells by freezing them off the retina. So as of 1:30 pm Pacific time today my little Caleb is cancer free with 100% eyesight. And what little cells are left will be destroyed with tomorrows chemo. Then they will close out with one more chemo treatment in July.

Hi Dave,
That is GREAT news Glad to hear little Caleb is doing well. He's a tough little guy.

I saw the BL Wii game there too, but didn't really look at it. What is it exactly? We are looking for new Wii games; Zumba is the first one we bought, the only other one we have is Wii Sports which came with the Wii console!

You're supposed to go on and log in your weight info etc. and there are different exercises that you do while watching the players, but I just can't get into it. They actually did it this last BL season on the show for one of the challenges.

We have some great pictures of my sister and I at Sesame Place when were were mabye 4 and 2. But, we went to Hershey a few years ago. We enjoyed what we did, but we did not go to the amusement park. We are not thrill ride people. My mom was sick before our trip and got sick on the trip. The "how to make Hershey's chocolate ride" did not bode well for her. She is prone to motion sickness anyway. Honestly, what we enjoyed more was vising Amish Country. We took a wagon tour of a farm and just soaked in the atmosphere. It was a very relaxing vacation. There were some great websites when we went and they are probably even better now. I think it will be a great trip no matter what you decide to do in that area!

Thanks, I'm a HUGE sweets and chocolate fan, so we will do everything possible I'm sure. The guys may go golfing one day, so I will be getting a chocolate massage for sure. Can't gain any weight that way

Sue- Wow, I can't believe family festival will be starting so soon. We are in the throws of baseball playoffs, and ds's team won tonight, so we're still contenders for the final game next week. I just looked at the schedule, and probably the first thing we'll do may be the scooperbowl. Not bl friendly, but I'll have those 5 little cups of ice cream as my lunch.
We went to sesame place twice, and loved it. I just looked up where we stayed, and it was here. http://commerce.4adventure.com/ESto...ngGroupID=70380&integrityID=36001&action=room
I don't know if the link will work, but it's the Radisson Hotel Philadelphia Northeast. It had an indoor/outdoor pool, and a restaurant in the open lobby, and I think it was pretty reasonable. We did the package through sesame place. Michael and my niece were 4 and then 5 when we went, and it was great. We just looked at our pics since I read this, and he was reminiscing how much he loved everything. I reminded him of the family raft ride we waited and climbed the stairs and when we got to the top he wouldn't go on. LOL. We had read reviews, not all good, but we thought the park was very clean and there were characters too! Got the kids primed for disney.

Hi Kathy,
We did touch a truck day today. We weren't there very long then headed to the mall for a not so healthy lunch at Buffalo Wild Wings They opened today and we were very surprised that they weren't very busy.

Are you going to Oldies Night?

I looked at the Marriott website and there's one that's a 1/2 mile away from Sesame, so we may just book that on points to save money. How many nights is good? Is it a 2 day thing? I love family raft rides

I also looked at the Hershey Hotel and Hershey Lodge that I originally liked but its rather expensive. Almost $800 for 3 nights, so since we're planning Disney for late next year too, we may just book the Marriott hotel in Hershey as well and use my points. I think it's a Spring Hill Suites and it says it's only a mile away so we could even walk to stuff if the weather is nice.

Good morning friends! Had fun at the wine tasting last night, even though I am not a big wine fan. It was a blind testing and I didn't get any of them right I just don't get wine. I mean, 2 of them were supposed to have a hint of fresh cut grass I didn't eat too much last night but there were not too many healthy choices. From that and my little binge while putting up groceries, I am UP this morning! I'll be lucky to get myself back to maintain by tomorrow but that's what I'm shooting for.

Glad that you had fun. I'm more of a sweet white wine fan, but the thought of grass in my wine doesn't do much for me At least you had fun anyway.

dvccruiser and CC i'm pretty close to sesame and hershey, less than 3 hours. both a really great places to go! my neighborhood is supposed to do a sesame place trip soon which reminds me i need to ask about it.

hershey lodge and hotel hershey are supposed to be awesome but also kind of pricey. there are some hotels right by there though that provide transportation and are better priced. you won't get the chocolate turn-down service though

oh and amish country? yeah, my grandpa lives in amish country. in fact, my mom's ancestors are Mennonites. it's a neat little area to visit. for 4th of july i'm going camping with my grandpa (he's 87) in gettysburg. if your kids were older i'd suggest there as maybe a stop because it is really so interesting and they have a new visitors center that is amazing!

DS will only be 3, do you think Amish country will be over his head?

I actually love Nestle Fat Free chocolate milk. It's really good for fat free

You'll have to let me know how your neighbor enjoys Sesame.

All I could think when I first read this is "who is Susan?!?" But now we know that you are serious because you used your full name!

Ha! I guess I could have put down Sue. I wasn't even thinking when I did it

How's work going, are you slowed down a bit or still full steam?

Oh and WAY TO GO BRUINS!!!!!!!

You can say that again

6/17 QOTD: What is your plan to avoid the temptation to fall off the wagon as we head into the weekend? Are today's meals planned, exercise scheduled, etc...

Hi Linda!

Well, to be honest I've had a tough time settling down after vacation. 2 weeks has turned into 3 but we've finally slowed down. I had a Lean Cuisine dinner since we're going out for Father's Day tomorrow. Hopefully this week goes better than last

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAMELA!!!!!!!!!

Happy Belated Birthday Pamela

So yesterday was Week One, Day Two of my attempt at the Couch25K program – as with Day One, I couldn’t run the full 60 seconds at any point – maybe did around 30 seconds or so each time. I’m going to continue with the plan to do each week twice – I think that will work better for me. I have been sleeping much better on the “run” days, though.

What part of the Cape are you going to?

My friend is doing the same program. She's doing an on-line version with her Ipod. It seems really neat and she's enjoying it so far. Good luck, you can do it

I had my last day with students yesterday

My room is almost cleaned out. All exams have been graded put away. Grades are done. Guidance have been notified about honors students not being able to go on. Just some last minute things to put away, some signatures to get and paper work is done. Monday I don't have to go in. A college in the town I live in ( I work 20 minutes away) has a beautiful new atheletic center that my school is using for graduation. I just have to be at the college at 1 to wait for the buses and help the kids line up before the graduation at 2. Then one of the teachers have invited the staff to her house after graduation. Then Tuesday is a barbque for the staff. It is almost done.

Yahoo

You look great! You actually didn't look bad in the other photo either. Thomas is such a cutie. Don't you just love kissing their cute little cheeks

My mom's surgery went well and her new pacemaker is working nicely.

Glad to hear that your mom's surgery went well Hope she continues to improve and heals quickly.

Just wanted to share ds's game went well. They made some bad errors in the field, and were losing 16-0 going into the last inning, but the ump didn't use the mercy rule, and on their last up got multiple hits and 4 runs, so they finished strong, and I'm happy to say everyone seemed to have good team spirit today. Michael pitched really well, and he didn't seem to stressed out on the mound, but I was happy when he was done.

Sorry to hear about the score, but it sounds like they still did well aside from the numbers. It was nice this morning then got pretty hot. What time did they finish?

Just an update on Mom...she had her first chemo yesterday and so far so good on that. She is still in some pain but is up and moving around. The PT came in while we were on the phone so she had to go. She is going to head home on Monday after my brother arrives. She says she wants to sit around outside and also have me push her around in her wheelchair in her neighborhood. We will also hopefully go shopping.

Hi Tracey, hope things continue to go well for your mom. Do you leave next week to go down?


Well, time to watch a movie. DH is bugging me while I type. We're going to watch the Social Network. Tomorrow I'm making him cheesecake pancakes and we're going to see the Green Lantern in 3d with dinner at the Blue Stove in Burlington, so it's a good thing I weighed myself this morning

Have a good evening everyone!

 

[tigger813]

dvccruiser: I leave from Manchester on Friday morning at 6am. I need to pack tomorrow after the recital so I can send my clothes down to NC. Gotta line up somebody to pick me up when I arrive on Friday but my mom was going to ask a few of the neighbors.

I'm exhausted! Just put the pork in the crock pot for dinner tomorrow night. Gotta get the girls up early to eat breakfast and then feed them a big snack before doing their hair and makeup in the morning. Need to leave here at 10:45 for the school. Recital starts at 12 and we hope to be home around 3-4.

Had Chinese for supper. I'm hoping to get focused a little more this week and try and get in some workouts and eat a little healthier. I'm worried a cold could be coming on so I think I'll have some OJ.

TTFN

 

[dvccruiser76]

dvccruiser: I leave from Manchester on Friday morning at 6am. I need to pack tomorrow after the recital so I can send my clothes down to NC. Gotta line up somebody to pick me up when I arrive on Friday but my mom was going to ask a few of the neighbors.

I'm exhausted! Just put the pork in the crock pot for dinner tomorrow night. Gotta get the girls up early to eat breakfast and then feed them a big snack before doing their hair and makeup in the morning. Need to leave here at 10:45 for the school. Recital starts at 12 and we hope to be home around 3-4.

Had Chinese for supper. I'm hoping to get focused a little more this week and try and get in some workouts and eat a little healthier. I'm worried a cold could be coming on so I think I'll have some OJ.

TTFN

Have a safe trip I love flying out of Manchester, it's so much easier and less stressful.

I hope that everything goes well for you. Do you have a return flight booked yet?

Get some sleep girl! Whenever I feel something coming on I try to pump up my sleep, so my body can save it's energy and work on the germs in my sleep instead of helping me do stuff while I'm awake

Enjoy your Sunday tomorrow. Aren't you so proud of those B's

 

[cclovesdis]

I have something exciting to share! (I know, I sound like I'm doing show-and-tell. ) I did the grocery shopping today! My mom gave me money and I graciously spent it. Actually, I got some great sales and was so cheap that I went to 2 different grocery stores to save even more money. I did end up buying a few things I thought we needed but didn't, but oh well. It could have been much worse. I bought lots of fruit and veggies (all fresh) and lots of lean meats. There was a great deal on boneless, skinless chicken breast and another one on thin pork loin chops. You had to buy the 3 lbs or more packages so there is now 5 portions of lean meat in our freezer. I got a good deal on ground beef sirloin and ham too. Plus my favorite whole oven stuffer roasters were on sale and we can turn an 8 lb bird into days worth of meals. Tomorrow night we are having a "Christina concotion." I am calling it ratatouille, but it really isn't. I cut up eggplant, mushrooms, peppers, onions, and chicken and cooked it in diced and crushed tomatoes. I'll add some artichokes and broccoli to it tomorrow and bake it with some parm cheese. My parents will probably want some pasta too, but if they don't suggest it, I'll casually forget about having a starch.

QOTD: I'm mostly a scale girl, but also look at how my clothes fit. I'm big into numbers and buying a size 14 does not make me very happy.

Well, I am never up this late, so I must be off to sleep. I slept well last night and I am hoping for the same tonight.

Have a great, OP day tomorrow everyone!

 

[my3princes]

We're finally home from the balloon festival. We ended up parking cars for 9 hours. I even had one of the restaurant owners chew me a new one because there was no parking for his customers. Like I have control over the fact that people said they were going to his restaurant and perhaps didn't. There seems to also be an issue with having kids help, but the reality is that they are not going to get adults to participate if they can't have their kids there. It's the rec dept which means that every adult has a child or more. The Chamber of Commerse doesn't allow the kids into the festival without paying the $12 admission and all the food and porta potties are in the festival. If that isn't corrected before next year I know that we won't have many volunteers as most of us came as family units.

 

[mackeysmom]

What part of the Cape are you going to?

We are actually staying home this week and doing local things, but we normally spend a week in South Yarmouth. Hopefully my job situation (or lack thereof) will improve and we can spend a few days on the Cape at Thanksgiving.

My friend is doing the same program. She's doing an on-line version with her Ipod. It seems really neat and she's enjoying it so far. Good luck, you can do it

I found a great podcast on Itunes that I've been using. It beats having to track on my watch.

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

Just wanted to share ds's game went well. They made some bad errors in the field, and were losing 16-0 going into the last inning, but the ump didn't use the mercy rule, and on their last up got multiple hits and 4 runs, so they finished strong, and I'm happy to say everyone seemed to have good team spirit today. Michael pitched really well, and he didn't seem to stressed out on the mound, but I was happy when he was done.

Also, Buffy, I thought of you and the organizational challenge, and after I walked him down for practice, came home and cleaned out my fridge. It really needed it, and I feel good. So thank you.

Off to cut the lawn, and then going to run/walk with my friend Karen. She's doing the falmouth road race in august and wants to do a long run today.

Thank you Lisa, for coaching this weekend. Hope to have more time to chat later, and now that baseball is over. Unless he makes the tournament team. oye.

You're very welcome!!!

I did the freezer and the pantry but the fridge needs to be done again. I made pulled pork sandwiches and chicken salad yesterday so I need to get those into smaller containers and toss the chinese. Blech!
And milk was delivered Wednesday, that takes up one entire shelf. I sorta cleaned it out last week but it really needs to be washed, I haven't had time for that yet.
But my pantry is all sparkly and I never ever have to buy potatoes again!! I found 5 boxes of Betty Crocker Potatoes buried in the back of the pantry. UGH!!! And diced tomatoes too. I bought 8 cans because they were on sale and I could get 100 gas points (10¢ savings at Shell!) So, I couldn't pass that up.
Hmmm, maybe I should take out pork chops in the morning and do smothered pork chops. that will use up one box of potatoes and 3 cans of tomatoes........

 

[tigger813]

Have a safe trip I love flying out of Manchester, it's so much easier and less stressful.

I hope that everything goes well for you. Do you have a return flight booked yet?

Get some sleep girl! Whenever I feel something coming on I try to pump up my sleep, so my body can save it's energy and work on the germs in my sleep instead of helping me do stuff while I'm awake

Enjoy your Sunday tomorrow. Aren't you so proud of those B's

Yes, I get back into Manchester on July 4th at 10am just in time to go to the annual party we go to! Just come home, shower, grab my bathing suit and drinks and head down. It's only about 15 minutes away so not bad!

I was kind of sleeping kind of awake when Brian touched my back and rubbed it in his sleep though he did apologize. I laid there awhile and then got up and got the pork out of the crock pot and pulled it and got it in the fridge. So Dinner's ready when we get home from the recital! Planning on heading back to bed in a few minutes and hopefully get back to sleep until 7:30. Then I'll get the kids up and washed up and fed before the hair and makeup starts!

So proud of the Bruins! I told Brian that I want a Tim Thomas jersey for my birthday! During the regular season we watched when we could but I think next season we will watch even more! The parade was fun to watch. Mixed on whether I would've wanted to be there or not!

My sister leaves this morning for her cruise. The hotel they stay at in Hawaii is right next to Aulani so I told her to take photos of it for me. I'm going to pack my stuff in a box and mail it tomorrow to NC. I just need to find my shorts and see what I need this week and see what I will want down there.

Well, I think I'll try and go back to bed now. Despite washing my hands twice I smell like pork!

Happy Father's Day to all the great dads out there!

TTFN

 

[donac]

Good SUnday morning everyone.

Just wanted to stop by and wish everyone Happy Father's Day today.

Off to my sister's for a barbque but you never know what she is going to serve. She is not one to serve hot dogs and hamburgers.

Off to get dressed for church

Have a happy and healthy day.

 

[cclovesdis]

I'm hoping to take a nap today. I woke up way too early. I don't think I got more than 6 hours of sleep, and that's if I don't count how many times I woke up throughout the night. I'll be fine if I don't take a nap, but I'll be better if I do. Monday mornings at work tend to have a time crunch, but I got a lot done on Friday, so that shouldn't be a problem tomorrow! My goal is not to be sleep deprived, but I'll be fine if that's what ends up happening. I can't stand when I don't sleep well.

Today, I have 2 goals (other than a nap). The first one is my usual Sunday routine of organizing for my clothes for the week. I will say that didn't go well last week, so I'm hoping for smooth sailing this week. My other goal is to make my breakfasts for the week. I made muffins last night using a Hungry Girl recipe. I used bananas instead of blueberries and I have a feeling that this is not a recipe you can change. They were good, but not great. I'll be working on pancakes today.

Well, I be back on later. I want to get going on the laundry situation. It always takes more time than I think it will.

Buffy-My parents did the 8 cans of diced tomatoes for gas points too. Knowing my mom, we had a coupon too. Those bonus gas points really add up to some great savings.

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Good Morning Friends....

Happy Fathers's Day Dave!!!!!

I was a bit worried to see my scale this morning. I know you shouldnt weigh in daily but it is how I gauge myself and I find if I dont do it Im not right mentally. Anyway after that burger yesterday and 1 smores last night I thought for sure It would be up but I was pleasantly surprised because it was down 1. Maybe my 30 min run last night helped too. Either way I can honestly say I am completely happy and proud of myself this past week. I finally feel completely back on the wagon.

Dh and my dad went golfing this morning. That was their fathers day gift. I am heading to my mom's shortly and we will head over and put some flowers on my pop pops grave and then just wait for the guys to get back. Not sure whatelse we will do today other than enjoy the company of each other.

I hope you all are enjoying your weekend.

 

[lisah0711]

Good morning all!

Those of you who have done the challenges before may remember this article and question but I think it's a good one for this stage of the challenge.

Do You Suffer from Diet Rage?

After slowing down to an unexplained stop for the 147th time in the space of 2 miles, I decided that I hated the world. Surrounding me were an ocean of maddening brake lights, rain pelting the windshield and thousands of tons of steel and fiberglass flung around by a clueless pack of selfish morons who obviously didn’t know the first thing about driving!!

It was in serious danger of ruining my whole day.

Is there anything more frustrating than being bogged down in traffic? Most all of us have been there before. That discouraged, fed up feeling that just makes us want to throw up our hands in surrender or lay them on the horn.

Thankfully, I stopped muttering helplessly and started thinking instead. And I realized that I often witness another type of "road rage" – the frustration that builds on the road to weight loss: Diet Rage.

Think about your dieting history. Does it give you the same feeling as an exasperating traffic jam? You never quite get where you want to go as fast as you want to get there. You get aggravated, yell (usually at yourself), and see people in other lanes going faster than you (how do they DO that?!), and it usually ends up ruining your day.

Here’s the lesson: Getting frustrated with your diet does no more good than getting frustrated in traffic. It just makes you unhappy, unsuccessful and tense.

Here is a link if you would like to read the whole article: http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/motivation_articles.asp?id=346

Which leads me to the QOTD for 6/19:

How would you rate your "diet rage"?
* Low- I'm moving slowly, but I'm on my way!
* Moderate- Everyone's moving except me
* High- I'm screaming but no one can hear me!
* All Over The Board- It's stop and go all the way

I'll be back later to answer and catch up on replies. Sorry I'm a bit MIA today as my Mom is still here.

 

[my3princes]

Good morning all!

Those of you who have done the challenges before may remember this article and question but I think it's a good one for this stage of the challenge.

Do You Suffer from Diet Rage?

After slowing down to an unexplained stop for the 147th time in the space of 2 miles, I decided that I hated the world. Surrounding me were an ocean of maddening brake lights, rain pelting the windshield and thousands of tons of steel and fiberglass flung around by a clueless pack of selfish morons who obviously didn’t know the first thing about driving!!

It was in serious danger of ruining my whole day.

Is there anything more frustrating than being bogged down in traffic? Most all of us have been there before. That discouraged, fed up feeling that just makes us want to throw up our hands in surrender or lay them on the horn.

Thankfully, I stopped muttering helplessly and started thinking instead. And I realized that I often witness another type of "road rage" – the frustration that builds on the road to weight loss: Diet Rage.

Think about your dieting history. Does it give you the same feeling as an exasperating traffic jam? You never quite get where you want to go as fast as you want to get there. You get aggravated, yell (usually at yourself), and see people in other lanes going faster than you (how do they DO that?!), and it usually ends up ruining your day.

Here’s the lesson: Getting frustrated with your diet does no more good than getting frustrated in traffic. It just makes you unhappy, unsuccessful and tense.

Here is a link if you would like to read the whole article: http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/motivation_articles.asp?id=346

Which leads me to the QOTD for 6/19:

How would you rate your "diet rage"?
* Low- I'm moving slowly, but I'm on my way!
* Moderate- Everyone's moving except me
* High- I'm screaming but no one can hear me!
* All Over The Board- It's stop and go all the way

I'll be back later to answer and catch up on replies. Sorry I'm a bit MIA today as my Mom is still here.

I don't ever experience rage so this question doesn't really resignate with me, but I guess all over the board would be my answer. Maybe I've mellowed out over the years, but there is no point in getting angry, it's better to regroup, refocus and figure out a better way. Same with traffic, getting made doesn't get you there faster, but taking the next exit and finding a new route might.

 

[my3princes]

To Dave and the other Dad's out there that may be lurking or reading over their wives shoulder's (you know who you are )