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

[SettinSail]

Nancy, good luck with your visit with Mom today
Shawn

 

[keenercam]

Good morning, everyone! I know I’ve been away from this thread and the challenge forever, but I am very excited that I’ll be coaching starting tomorrow. The timing is perfect since I’ll be re-starting WW tomorrow, too. I have gained at least 10 pounds since I was here last.

Our 15 days in Europe were beyond our highest expectations. Just being in Europe and seeing so many amazing sights (the beauty of Barcelona, Pompeii, the Coliseum, Sistine Chapel, Leaning Tower of Pisa, statue of David, the Pieta, etc., etc.) would have been amazing in and of itself, but being on the Disney Magic for 10 of those days was absolutely fabulous!! Unfortunately, I am now very, very far from my first interim weight goal and I have a half marathon in about 2 weeks so I am determined to at least eat healthy, get back in the workout groove and get moving toward my goal.

I am glad that several WISHers are doing the half-marathon (Rock 'n Roll in Providence, RI) and that there is a pretty generous time limit (4 hours compared to Disney's 3.5), but I am still concerned because my knee is less reliable these days, randomly giving out or suddenly becoming painful enough to stop me in my tracks. I am hoping it will hold out for the half-marathon in Providence and then I'll start figuring out what to do about it long-term before starting training for the Disney 1/2 in January.

Sorry this was all about me. I am busily reading this thread to get back up to speed on how everyone is doing before I start coaching tomorrow. I’ll be back soon!

 

[Rose&Mike]

Good morning, everyone! I know I’ve been away from this thread and the challenge forever, but I am very excited that I’ll be coaching starting tomorrow. The timing is perfect since I’ll be re-starting WW tomorrow, too. I have gained at least 10 pounds since I was here last.

Our 15 days in Europe were beyond our highest expectations. Just being in Europe and seeing so many amazing sights (the beauty of Barcelona, Pompeii, the Coliseum, Sistine Chapel, Leaning Tower of Pisa, statue of David, the Pieta, etc., etc.) would have been amazing in and of itself, but being on the Disney Magic for 10 of those days was absolutely fabulous!! Unfortunately, I am now very, very far from my first interim weight goal and I have a half marathon in about 2 weeks so I am determined to at least eat healthy, get back in the workout groove and get moving toward my goal.

I am glad that several WISHers are doing the half-marathon (Rock 'n Roll in Providence, RI) and that there is a pretty generous time limit (4 hours compared to Disney's 3.5), but I am still concerned because my knee is less reliable these days, randomly giving out or suddenly becoming painful enough to stop me in my tracks. I am hoping it will hold out for the half-marathon in Providence and then I'll start figuring out what to do about it long-term before starting training for the Disney 1/2 in January.

Sorry this was all about me. I am busily reading this thread to get back up to speed on how everyone is doing before I start coaching tomorrow. I’ll be back soon!

Hi Cam! So nice to see you back. I'm sorry about that pesky knee. I know the whole itbs thing isn't the same, but I will say I often feel one step away from being on the injured list again. So hugs to you that it will cooperate.

And unless you and Kathy worked out something that you are going to start a day early, you have one extra day until you start coaching. It's only Wednesday.

Glad to have you back.

 

[dumbo_buddy]

Good morning, everyone! I know I’ve been away from this thread and the challenge forever, but I am very excited that I’ll be coaching starting tomorrow. The timing is perfect since I’ll be re-starting WW tomorrow, too. I have gained at least 10 pounds since I was here last.

Our 15 days in Europe were beyond our highest expectations. Just being in Europe and seeing so many amazing sights (the beauty of Barcelona, Pompeii, the Coliseum, Sistine Chapel, Leaning Tower of Pisa, statue of David, the Pieta, etc., etc.) would have been amazing in and of itself, but being on the Disney Magic for 10 of those days was absolutely fabulous!! Unfortunately, I am now very, very far from my first interim weight goal and I have a half marathon in about 2 weeks so I am determined to at least eat healthy, get back in the workout groove and get moving toward my goal.

I am glad that several WISHers are doing the half-marathon (Rock 'n Roll in Providence, RI) and that there is a pretty generous time limit (4 hours compared to Disney's 3.5), but I am still concerned because my knee is less reliable these days, randomly giving out or suddenly becoming painful enough to stop me in my tracks. I am hoping it will hold out for the half-marathon in Providence and then I'll start figuring out what to do about it long-term before starting training for the Disney 1/2 in January.

Sorry this was all about me. I am busily reading this thread to get back up to speed on how everyone is doing before I start coaching tomorrow. I’ll be back soon!

oh please oh please oh please i hope you'll do a trip report full of pictures! DH and i were in rome when i was pregnant with DS (Jan '09) and it was one of our favorite trips ever! (don't tell disney that though! hehe)

so glad you had a wonderful time! pompeii is just so....crazy!! isn't it??

 

[keenercam]

And unless you and Kathy worked out something that you are going to start a day early, you have one extra day until you start coaching. It's only Wednesday.

Glad to have you back.

Thanks, sweetie! Oh, cool! I have a whole extra day to get to know some of the new "losers" on this thread. There are so many new people and I am LOVING reading their posts, but in order to really be helpful when I coach, I want to go back and read even more (I've only gone back about 11 pages so far). So, that's great. I'll start Friday.

oh please oh please oh please i hope you'll do a trip report full of pictures! DH and i were in rome when i was pregnant with DS (Jan '09) and it was one of our favorite trips ever! (don't tell disney that though! hehe)

so glad you had a wonderful time! pompeii is just so....crazy!! isn't it??

Nancy. I am definitely going to do a trip report. So far, I have posted the first 6 days to kodak image gallery so that my kids (23 and 18) can also put theirs there. I had no idea that I couldn't get IMG codes there to put in a trip report. So, now I have to re-load all those photos to some other hosting site (I usually use photobucket) before I can include them in a trip report. In the meantime, I have just been posting links to the albums on my Facebook page. If you want to see them, send me a PM or a friend request (Cam Piscopo Keener). I have 3 days of Barcelona, the first two days on the Magic, and our day in Malta loaded and mostly captioned.

And yes, Pompeii was mind-blowing. I'd studied 5 years of Latin and Greek in middle and high school and had read so much about it but was still so amazed and impressed with the genius of that civilization, much of which was lost when the city was buried in ash. The way the city was planned, the artwork, pottery, fountains, water delivery systems were all very, very impressive for that time.

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

i'm heading up to CT to see my mother today. i think we will go to the mall and walk around alot. i've said before i have mommy issues. one of them is that my mother has ALWAYS made me feel very fat. in high school, at 125 lbs she told me i was far too heavy. and she said this as she was over 230lbs for a long time.(of course when i got up to 180 and figured out my insulin resistance issue and worked my butt off to get back down to 135 she never said anything). a few years ago she lost a lot of weight and since then acts like she can't eat anything - which is very strange because for the amount that she "doesn't" eat she should be very thin but she's gained a bunch back. so, overeating when she is around is NEVER an option. in fact usually i have to bring a lunch for myself! so, we'll probably go to the mall and walk around a few times and the closest we'll come to the food court is the little play area for the kiddo!

i guess that's a good thing!

Travel safely Nancy!!! We were in the city this past weekend and traffic was a nightmare! Wished we hadn't driven but I knew the kids were going on shopping sprees so decided to drive in. So of course we got hit at 35th and the tunnel entrance. ERGH!!!!

Good morning, everyone! I know I’ve been away from this thread and the challenge forever, but I am very excited that I’ll be coaching starting tomorrow. The timing is perfect since I’ll be re-starting WW tomorrow, too. I have gained at least 10 pounds since I was here last.

Our 15 days in Europe were beyond our highest expectations. Just being in Europe and seeing so many amazing sights (the beauty of Barcelona, Pompeii, the Coliseum, Sistine Chapel, Leaning Tower of Pisa, statue of David, the Pieta, etc., etc.) would have been amazing in and of itself, but being on the Disney Magic for 10 of those days was absolutely fabulous!! Unfortunately, I am now very, very far from my first interim weight goal and I have a half marathon in about 2 weeks so I am determined to at least eat healthy, get back in the workout groove and get moving toward my goal.

I am glad that several WISHers are doing the half-marathon (Rock 'n Roll in Providence, RI) and that there is a pretty generous time limit (4 hours compared to Disney's 3.5), but I am still concerned because my knee is less reliable these days, randomly giving out or suddenly becoming painful enough to stop me in my tracks. I am hoping it will hold out for the half-marathon in Providence and then I'll start figuring out what to do about it long-term before starting training for the Disney 1/2 in January.

Sorry this was all about me. I am busily reading this thread to get back up to speed on how everyone is doing before I start coaching tomorrow. I’ll be back soon!

Cam, your trip sounds amazing! This is the cruise DS15 wants to take. I'm hoping that they will still be doing it in 2014 so we can surprise him with it for graduation.

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

OK so DS15 finally got in touch with Pamela's daughter. I told him to tell Pamela that if she didn't get in here ASAP I was sending out a RECON team!!!

Hopefully she will touch base soon. But they are alive and well, just really busy.

 

[tigger813]

HI all,

Been up since 7:30 and then I mowed the lawn at 8! Ash and I organized 3 years of bills into shoe boxes and then we were sorting through all my old jewelry. Giving her lots of my old earrings. Still missing one of my pink Mickey earrings and can't find either of my blue ones.

It's Pixar day in the house. We started with Nemo and now we are watching Toy Story 3. I think the next movie will be Wall-E after we take time out to read.

I had a big salad for lunch with some bologna on top and lite thousand island dressing. I couldn't find any other meat for on top. Pancakes and bacon for supper so I need to drink lots of water and do some more exercising later.

I think I'll watch Falling Skies and try and do the elliptical this afternoon.

Almost time to put the ac on and straighten up the living room floor.

TTFN

 

[donac]

Good afternoon everyone.

Was up early working on the house this morning to get in some work before it got to hot. Dh has been busy all day getting somethings done around the house before the heat we are expecting the next couple of days. we will be up early again tomorrow but we will be working in the shade as early as we can.

I am leaving in a little while. When I get home I will post the results for this week. I am going to a frustrating meeting and I need something to take my mind off of the meeting when I get home.

I am going to a board of meeting. My principal was called into central office on friday and was told to hand in his resignation on Monday morning. No one has any reason for it and emails to the board and the superintendant are not being answered. In the last 20 years we have had 12 principals. In the last 10 years we have had over 13 principals and vice principals moved out of our building. I can't stand the constant changes. They are lucky they have such a great staff who can roll with the punches.

I had dinner with my ds2 last night. We drove out to meet him and take him out to dinner. He really impresses me everytime I see him. He has no food plan so he has to shop and cook his own meals. He texted me about the great deals the grocery store was having. He was upset that he left his crockpots here at the house and forgot to ask us to bring them with us. He made brownies for his gf since she had a bad day the other day. He even complained about one of his roommates who don't clean their dishes often enough. While his brother is living here he has never done dishes, how did I get two opposite boys.

I am a little worried about ds2 because he told us he and some friends are going to great adventure on Friday. Why Friday when they are predicting 100 around here. I guess it is a mother's job to worry even when they are gone.

I was cooking dinner last night when dh suggested we visit ds2. I lowered the crockpot temp and went off. I put it away when I got home and finished it this afternoon. I took chicken and seasoned it with barbeque rub, put it in the crockpot with 1/4 cup of stock and cooked it. Today I pulled it off the bone and added barbeque sauce and will serve it on rolls.

Off to get some things done

Have a happy and healthy evening.

 

[pjlla]

OK so DS15 finally got in touch with Pamela's daughter. I told him to tell Pamela that if she didn't get in here ASAP I was sending out a RECON team!!!

Hopefully she will touch base soon. But they are alive and well, just really busy.

Awww..... I'm sorry I made you all worry! I didn't mean to!

Every time I have a minute I try to hop on here and catch up, but I barely catch up with the reading and then don't have time to "chat". I guess I should just jump in with both feet and start talking again. But I don't always feel right about not doing lots of replies. But I guess it's time to just say "here I am" and start fresh again!

Between multiple swim meets, lots of cleaning for my Mom's visit and DD's overnight friend, DS's robotics camps, our own robotics team here for meetings, and of course, just regular summer stuff, I've been pretty busy. In fact, I am looking at two half folded loads of laundry right this minute!

I'll try to pop on more regularly from now on! But of course, right now I have to run and get DD to the Y.... life just keeps moving!

TTYL........................P6

 

[SettinSail]

Good morning, everyone! I know I’ve been away from this thread and the challenge forever, but I am very excited that I’ll be coaching starting tomorrow. The timing is perfect since I’ll be re-starting WW tomorrow, too. I have gained at least 10 pounds since I was here last.

Our 15 days in Europe were beyond our highest expectations. Just being in Europe and seeing so many amazing sights (the beauty of Barcelona, Pompeii, the Coliseum, Sistine Chapel, Leaning Tower of Pisa, statue of David, the Pieta, etc., etc.) would have been amazing in and of itself, but being on the Disney Magic for 10 of those days was absolutely fabulous!! Unfortunately, I am now very, very far from my first interim weight goal and I have a half marathon in about 2 weeks so I am determined to at least eat healthy, get back in the workout groove and get moving toward my goal.

I am glad that several WISHers are doing the half-marathon (Rock 'n Roll in Providence, RI) and that there is a pretty generous time limit (4 hours compared to Disney's 3.5), but I am still concerned because my knee is less reliable these days, randomly giving out or suddenly becoming painful enough to stop me in my tracks. I am hoping it will hold out for the half-marathon in Providence and then I'll start figuring out what to do about it long-term before starting training for the Disney 1/2 in January.

Sorry this was all about me. I am busily reading this thread to get back up to speed on how everyone is doing before I start coaching tomorrow. I’ll be back soon!

Welcome back Cam! So glad you loved the cruise - you must have gone to Florence & Pisa on the (La Spezia?) port day, that's just what we did and I questioned if we made the right choice since it was such a long drive to Florence and we didn't get to see Cinque Terre. I never did get to see it the whole time I lived in Germany. We had a private guide in Rome & Florence and it was so worth it, he whisked us into the museum with The David ahead of the long line. The museum as a whole was kind of a let down as far as the price we paid but now I can say I have seen that magnificent statue! We had no time to tour the Ufizzi or the Duomo but the rest of Florence was magnificent! Can't wait to read your trip report

Pamela we have missed you! Hop on when you can!

Dona, sorry about the meeting and the principal situation. They are lucky the staff just rolls with the punches. My DS sounds like your OTHER son that is DS1 I think

Tracey, I heard that gold is at an all time high if you have any to sell. I sold my unwanted pieces last Summer when it was then at an all time high and made almost $600.

Buffy, your son would LOVE the Med cruise, my son was 13 when we went last Summer and he loved his club. He has a great time on all the Disney cruises but has not been old enough for the Stack club yet. (14+) Ds would have stayed onboard at every port if he could have He actually did at the Corsica port.

Trina, I forgot to tell you how cute your pictures are

Busy day today driving my sister around but late this afternoon she got cleared to drive I think I just got my life back She is also the primary caretaker for my parents as she lives with them so she can now drive them around too

DS & I went to the Y at 8 am and got in a good workout. I just hate those cardio machines that only give you 30 mins, when I restart them to go longer I lose all my data and it slows me way down for about a minute. I'm going to ask tomorrow if there are any tricks to restarting w/o losing the current data. I mean I am trying for a PR in my 5K time and I need all the help I can get!!! Tomorrow I will have to do something besides cardio, I am so sore from run/walking 45 mins today. Even my elbows are sore but esp knees and hips Eating has been OK except for a cola icee and a donut hole.
Who can resist a cola icee on a hot day

Enjoy your evening

Shawn

 

[tigger813]

Shawn- We sold our gold about 2 1/2 years ago when it was at a high. I went to a gold party and came home with $900 and then we had one here and made another $400! It was amazing! The timing for the $900 couldn't have been better as our washing machine had died that week and we wanted a front loader that was $900! So that covered us!

Watching Wall-E with Brian and Izzie! Had waffles and bacon for supper. Tomorrow will be TJs orange chicken and Friday will be homemade pizza with dough that I will fix in the bread maker. Got lots of different toppings to put on top including pepperoni, hot Italian sausage, meatballs and Eggplant cutlets from TJs. I also bought some chorizo. Planning on having homemade pizza a lot so we don't order out so much.

Going to play Lego Harry Potter when this is over. Hoping to get to bed early tonight. Only thing on the schedule so far tomorrow is Ash's dr appt and to drop her off at a friend's house on the way home.

Time to chug some more water!

TTFN

 

[trinaweena]

It's very hot here today, i made a comment to boyfriend it felt like disney world in july. His response "less brazillions." He does have a point.

Not much to report. Yesterday i went to the gym after work. It was supposed to be an "off" day, but i wanted to run at least a mile, because i really like women's center and how empty it is. I ended up doing 2 miles! This is the farthest i've run so far, and i just had this huge smile on my face. My hips are feeling it though, i think from running on the treadmill, its a little different than running outside. I'm supposed to run today, thinking about going after class but im also really tired as ive run the past two days in a row. But we went to Friendly's today and i did not make the best choice. Which is ironic since i choose friendly's because i know they have healthy options. So i got a chicken supermelt and broccoli. other than that my eatings been good. I weighed in today and ive lost a pound since friday. I will probably end up at the gym tonight cause that sandwhich is making me feel guilty.

For now, sitting through a very boring class, reading harry potter fanfiction. Nerd.

 

[pjlla]

Good evening ladies! See.... I told you I'd be back later!

I'm sorry if I made anyone worry. I didn't realize how many days it had been since I had had a chance to just pop on and say HI!

As I tried to read back a few pages I was noticing how many of you missed me and may I just say..... THANKS for missing me! Honestly.... I teared up when I saw how the messages and you all wondering about me. You are truly a remarkable, wonderful, caring group of friends!

Life has been, of course, busy, busy, busy. And between that and the heat, the exercise has routine has gone down the toilet! But I'm keeping up fairly well with the food end of things. Did have an unfortunate run-in with a bottle of wine this weekend, but it is empty and gone now!

As of last Friday's weigh-in I was at what I consider the TOP of acceptable for myself.... so of course, I'm bummed about that. And with the wine incident and the lack of exercise, I'm not sure that this week will be any improvement. But as long as I am not going any higher, I won't panic (yet).

My Mom came up the end of last week to visit.... she got to see DS's "project" on the last day of robotics camp and got to come to one of DD's swim meets, so she was happy to be able to see BOTH of the kids activities in just a few days. She left Monday, Monday afternoon was a robotics meeting here and then Tuesday DD had another swim meet and then a swim friend came to spend the night. Combine all of this with some much needed house cleaning and a bit of yardwork (and of course, the usual kid-taxiing) and I've been kind of right out straight lately!

DH's sister and nephew from New Mexico and his niece and her family from TX are flying into MA tonight and we will be trying to be sure to see them sometime over the weekend down at the Cape. Plus DH's birthday is Monday and DD's sweet 16 birthday party is Tuesday (a day in Boston with 9 friends).... so more busy days ahead.

Just a few comments here from some of the back-reading I've been doing over the past few days....

Tracey.... so sorry to hear about your Mom's accident. Honestly, they say bad things come in three's, but you (and your family) have certainly had more than your share lately! Have you had any luck finding a good assisted living situation for your parents? Prayers continue for your Mom, Dad, and all of you.

Rose.... saw your PM... sorry I haven't responded. I don't need the books, but thanks for thinking of me!

Kathy.... I saw you mentioned Wakefield, NH in a comment to someone. That is where my vacation with my side of the family is every year for the past 16 years! Small world! When will you be there? Actually.... it was the Poor People's Pub mention that caught my attention! Our cottage isn't far from there.... in fact, last summer the pub was my turn around place for my morning walk/runs.

Shawn.... Thanks for missing me! I'll be happy to kick your butt whenever you would like! Hope things are going along smoothly for the move back to the U.S. What the heck is a "pig-picking" and would I enjoy it? Sounds like it involves fattening foods!

Cam.... Happy to see you back! The trip sounds amazing!

Buffy.... DD and I had an "awwww" moment in the car today when DD played her voice mail from Sean and we realized that you were worried about us! Thanks for the wake-up call! Glad you didn't have to send out the Recon team or SWAT team or whatever!!

GIANT hugs to EVERYONE!!!!!.........................P

 

[dvccruiser76]

My eyes are still open for that single, 50ish dvc owner.

I will keep that in mind and keep my eyes open for you as well

psh, totally normal. i've been planning our sept 2011 trip since the second i found out i was pregnant and realized that the jan 2012 trip wouldn't be possible. also, we are already booked for our may 2012 trip! when i booked i had to give the names of all the people who will be in the villa and i told the cast member that he was giving me too much pressure because i don't know the name of my unborn child! lol!! we are planning a trip for a kid that isn't even here yet! AND we'll be back for jan 2013 and the other night we were talking about that trip! we were thinking that by then we might be ready to actually do a day at the harry potter world. have never been anywhere besides disney.

we bought our double stroller specifically because of the kind that we see alot in disney!

if planning disney vacations years ahead is wrong, i don't want to be right.

Well put Where are you staying in Sept 2011 and how long? Where and for how long in Jan 2012? Love to live vicariously

i'm heading up to CT to see my mother today. i think we will go to the mall and walk around alot. i've said before i have mommy issues. one of them is that my mother has ALWAYS made me feel very fat. in high school, at 125 lbs she told me i was far too heavy. and she said this as she was over 230lbs for a long time.(of course when i got up to 180 and figured out my insulin resistance issue and worked my butt off to get back down to 135 she never said anything). a few years ago she lost a lot of weight and since then acts like she can't eat anything - which is very strange because for the amount that she "doesn't" eat she should be very thin but she's gained a bunch back. so, overeating when she is around is NEVER an option. in fact usually i have to bring a lunch for myself! so, we'll probably go to the mall and walk around a few times and the closest we'll come to the food court is the little play area for the kiddo!

Hope your visit in CT went well

Did not so great with eating at Cheesecake Factory yesterday - quickly ordered salmon w/o studying the menu too much. It was delicious but served with a large scoop of mashed potates and asparagus in rich sauce!
I should have read a little more carefully! I knew damage was done so I skipped supper. Still up 1 lb today Going to the Y this morning and eating very carefully today

So, yesterday I had my new favorite snack and it reminded me so much of the banana cream cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory.

You mix 1 tbs of fat free whipped cream cheese, one tbs of fluff (both fat free items), then if you have any handy a drop or two of lemon juice and once it's mixed together, you can either dip or cut up pieces of a banana and put it in it. Delish

I was eating it and all I could think about was the banana cream cheesecake, which I

Our 15 days in Europe were beyond our highest expectations. Just being in Europe and seeing so many amazing sights (the beauty of Barcelona, Pompeii, the Coliseum, Sistine Chapel, Leaning Tower of Pisa, statue of David, the Pieta, etc., etc.) would have been amazing in and of itself, but being on the Disney Magic for 10 of those days was absolutely fabulous!! Unfortunately, I am now very, very far from my first interim weight goal and I have a half marathon in about 2 weeks so I am determined to at least eat healthy, get back in the workout groove and get moving toward my goal.

Wow, 10 days on the Magic sounds wonderful, I will have to read your trip report.

I had dinner with my ds2 last night. We drove out to meet him and take him out to dinner. He really impresses me everytime I see him. He has no food plan so he has to shop and cook his own meals. He texted me about the great deals the grocery store was having. He was upset that he left his crockpots here at the house and forgot to ask us to bring them with us. He made brownies for his gf since she had a bad day the other day. He even complained about one of his roommates who don't clean their dishes often enough.

You must have been so proud



Well, time for a little Wii Zumba! Have a great night everyone

 

[bellebookworm9]

It is HOT today. And it's supposed to be even worse tomorrow: high of 95, and there is a heat advisory. My home district is actually closing it's middle/high school programs, and refusing to transport kids to out of district programs (ie, where I work). I'm really thinking about calling off tomorrow; my sinuses are taking a beating from this weather and I should probably go see the doctor. But if I do end up staying home, I will be going grocery shopping (yay air conditioning!) to buy some fruits and veggies since we have pretty much nothing in the house right now.

Pamela, glad you're back! I was just thinking yesterday that I hadn't seen you around in a while!

 

[Disneywedding2010]

Hey everyone!

I don't have a whole lot to report right now. I'm in the process of insurance shopping for our new house. I'm running into brick walls because many won't insure the house as long as it sits vacant. I can't move down there before Oct so obviously the house will be empty until then. I want to try to get some form of insurance on it because it is hurricane season and I'd rather be safe then sorry.

Other then that I'm just trying to take it easy. My best friend will be here Saturday for a week. I'm going to kick back and try to relax. I believe the first weekend in August we're going to work on the garage and get things thrown out/situated. We were going to do it this past weekend but I already think the garbage people were going to hate us, .

Best friend is leaving the last weekend of July. The first weekend of August we are arranging the garage, and then the second weekend we are flying out to FL to get our keys to the house . I told Alan worse case scenario if we can't get the house insured then I'd move down there earlier then scheduled. Then he could come down in October. We're crossing our fingers that we can get this situated and soon.

Other then that nothing really exciting going on here.

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

Pamela glad you are ok. I figured you were busy but when I asked DS15 if he had heard from you DD and he said no (I knew he'd been texting her with no response) I got concerned.

Glad you could pop in!!! RECON Team Alpha has been recalled but they are on stand by if you go MIA again!!

 

[JacksLilWench]

Wed 7/20/11 QOTD- People who are more active just in their daily lives can burn hundreds of more calories than their sedentary counterparts. What can you do to increase your non-exercise activity today?

Park further away from the door (just as soon as it's NOT 105 with the heat index, lol), stand while I use the computer, stretch while I watch Letterman tonight...that's all I can think of for now!

**************
I'm super excited about this weekend. My mom and I are headed to Northern Va for a family reunion! We were last there in mid-May under not so favorable circumstances- my g-ma had just passed away. So it'll be really nice to see family with happy thoughts. I'm nervous about the food situation, as so much of that side of the family doesn't really believe in eating too healthy. But I think I'll manage. I will make sure to have TONS of water, eat all my veggies first, and I promise you all to only have one small piece of cake. We leave Friday morning and come back Tuesday evening. I don't know what my Internet outlook will be, but if I can, I'll be checking in!

 

[mikamah]

if planning disney vacations years ahead is wrong, i don't want to be right.

i'm heading up to CT to see my mother today. i think we will go to the mall and walk around alot. i've said before i have mommy issues. one of them is that my mother has ALWAYS made me feel very fat. in high school, at 125 lbs she told me i was far too heavy. and she said this as she was over 230lbs for a long time.(of course when i got up to 180 and figured out my insulin resistance issue and worked my butt off to get back down to 135 she never said anything). a few years ago she lost a lot of weight and since then acts like she can't eat anything - which is very strange because for the amount that she "doesn't" eat she should be very thin but she's gained a bunch back. so, overeating when she is around is NEVER an option. in fact usually i have to bring a lunch for myself! so, we'll probably go to the mall and walk around a few times and the closest we'll come to the food court is the little play area for the kiddo!

Hope you had a lovely visit with your mom and all went well!!

Tip of the day: If you are buying Sperrys that you don't plan to wear with socks, don't try them on with socks!!! Ugh, apparently Sperrys are all the rage with kids my DH's age and he had to have some. Now we are having to go back and return because they are too loose w/o socks

Did not so great with eating at Cheesecake Factory yesterday - quickly ordered salmon w/o studying the menu too much. It was delicious but served with a large scoop of mashed potates and asparagus in rich sauce!
I should have read a little more carefully! I knew damage was done so I skipped supper. Still up 1 lb today Going to the Y this morning and eating very carefully today

Kathy, thanks so much for the encouragement I really need it. I am just not feeling myself lately and I can not get motivated to do much lately. Hopefully the tide will turn for me soon! DH is returning from Germany July 30 and it will be nice to have him back.

I had to google sperry's to see if they were the old boat shoes I was thinking of. It's amazing how stuff comes back in vogue. Glad the salmon was delish, 1 pound isn't too bad either. It will be nice for you to have dh home again, especially being in the new house.

Our 15 days in Europe were beyond our highest expectations. Just being in Europe and seeing so many amazing sights (the beauty of Barcelona, Pompeii, the Coliseum, Sistine Chapel, Leaning Tower of Pisa, statue of David, the Pieta, etc., etc.) would have been amazing in and of itself, but being on the Disney Magic for 10 of those days was absolutely fabulous!! Unfortunately, I am now very, very far from my first interim weight goal and I have a half marathon in about 2 weeks so I am determined to at least eat healthy, get back in the workout groove and get moving toward my goal.

I am glad that several WISHers are doing the half-marathon (Rock 'n Roll in Providence, RI) and that there is a pretty generous time limit (4 hours compared to Disney's 3.5), but I am still concerned because my knee is less reliable these days, randomly giving out or suddenly becoming painful enough to stop me in my tracks. I am hoping it will hold out for the half-marathon in Providence and then I'll start figuring out what to do about it long-term before starting training for the Disney 1/2 in January.

Welcome back Cam!! We have missed you. I can't wait to look through your pictures. I've been meaning to see Shawns pics too, but haven't had the time lately. Your trip sounds amazing.
I didn't realize you were doing the Rock and Roll! Will there be a little dis meet with Maria and the others? Except for the hot august thing, I wish I was doing that one instead of one in september. It would be fun to meet you and see Maria again. Is your friend wtpplc doing it? I know that's not her name here, but I can't remember her name, but I met her at the princess. I bet Lisa will remember her name. She remembers everything.

Hi Cam! So nice to see you back. I'm sorry about that pesky knee. I know the whole itbs thing isn't the same, but I will say I often feel one step away from being on the injured list again. So hugs to you that it will cooperate.

And unless you and Kathy worked out something that you are going to start a day early, you have one extra day until you start coaching. It's only Wednesday.

Thanks Rose.

Thanks, sweetie! Oh, cool! I have a whole extra day to get to know some of the new "losers" on this thread. There are so many new people and I am LOVING reading their posts, but in order to really be helpful when I coach, I want to go back and read even more (I've only gone back about 11 pages so far). So, that's great. I'll start Friday.

It's been great to coach this week so I could get to know everyone better. It's been a busy summer, and I haven't been posting here as much as I'd like. Though if I had an I phone and knew how to work it, I could have been more present. One of these days.

OK so DS15 finally got in touch with Pamela's daughter. I told him to tell Pamela that if she didn't get in here ASAP I was sending out a RECON team!!!

Hopefully she will touch base soon. But they are alive and well, just really busy.

Thanks, buffy.

Been up since 7:30 and then I mowed the lawn at 8! Ash and I organized 3 years of bills into shoe boxes and then we were sorting through all my old jewelry. Giving her lots of my old earrings. Still missing one of my pink Mickey earrings and can't find either of my blue ones.

Someone at work noticed my blue mickey earrings lost a stone, and said it must be time to book another trip. Maybe that's your sign too.

I had dinner with my ds2 last night. We drove out to meet him and take him out to dinner. He really impresses me everytime I see him. He has no food plan so he has to shop and cook his own meals. He texted me about the great deals the grocery store was having. He was upset that he left his crockpots here at the house and forgot to ask us to bring them with us. He made brownies for his gf since she had a bad day the other day. He even complained about one of his roommates who don't clean their dishes often enough. While his brother is living here he has never done dishes, how did I get two opposite boys.

I am a little worried about ds2 because he told us he and some friends are going to great adventure on Friday. Why Friday when they are predicting 100 around here. I guess it is a mother's job to worry even when they are gone.

Your ds sounds like such a sweetie. And a good catch too. Isn't it amazing how you raised them both the same, but they are such individuals.
Make that boy promise to drink plenty of water. Does great adventure have a water park too? I hope so.

Awww..... I'm sorry I made you all worry! I didn't mean to!
P6

Glad to hear all is well, and you're just crazy busy as usual. We have missed you here.

Busy day today driving my sister around but late this afternoon she got cleared to drive I think I just got my life back She is also the primary caretaker for my parents as she lives with them so she can now drive them around too

DS & I went to the Y at 8 am and got in a good workout. I just hate those cardio machines that only give you 30 mins, when I restart them to go longer I lose all my data and it slows me way down for about a minute. I'm going to ask tomorrow if there are any tricks to restarting w/o losing the current data. I mean I am trying for a PR in my 5K time and I need all the help I can get!!! Tomorrow I will have to do something besides cardio, I am so sore from run/walking 45 mins today. Even my elbows are sore but esp knees and hips Eating has been OK except for a cola icee and a donut hole.
Who can resist a cola icee on a hot day:

Whoo hoo on the sister driving again! And nice job at the gym. That is a pain about the 30 min limit. I only used a gym for a week last year for my training, and had a hard time with the treadmill controls. I'd hit something accidently and it would slow down. Treadmills are not my thing.

Not much to report. Yesterday i went to the gym after work. It was supposed to be an "off" day, but i wanted to run at least a mile, because i really like women's center and how empty it is. I ended up doing 2 miles! This is the farthest i've run so far, and i just had this huge smile on my face. My hips are feeling it though, i think from running on the treadmill, its a little different than running outside. I'm supposed to run today, thinking about going after class but im also really tired as ive run the past two days in a row. But we went to Friendly's today and i did not make the best choice. Which is ironic since i choose friendly's because i know they have healthy options. So i got a chicken supermelt and broccoli. other than that my eatings been good. I weighed in today and ive lost a pound since friday. I will probably end up at the gym tonight cause that sandwhich is making me feel guilty.

Be careful running all those days in a row, especially where you're increasing your distance. You don't want to overdo it, and your muscles need some rest days too.

Kathy.... I saw you mentioned Wakefield, NH in a comment to someone. That is where my vacation with my side of the family is every year for the past 16 years! Small world! When will you be there? Actually.... it was the Poor People's Pub mention that caught my attention! Our cottage isn't far from there.... in fact, last summer the pub was my turn around place for my morning walk/runs.

So glad to see you back. You sure have been busy. We were in Wakefield last weekend. My sister has a trailer at Meehans Woodman Lake campground, past poor peoples pub on 153, maybe 15 minutes or so, before Province Lake. It's a small campground with probably only 20 something trailers. It is so beautiful up there. But we always stop at the truck/farmstand by the gas station on 16 to buy vegies on our way home, and it was closed. I was bummed. I bet you've stopped there too.

I will keep that in mind and keep my eyes open for you as well

Thanks Sue. Hope you have inside plans for the next couple of days.

It is HOT today. And it's supposed to be even worse tomorrow: high of 95, and there is a heat advisory. My home district is actually closing it's middle/high school programs, and refusing to transport kids to out of district programs (ie, where I work). I'm really thinking about calling off tomorrow; my sinuses are taking a beating from this weather and I should probably go see the doctor. But if I do end up staying home, I will be going grocery shopping (yay air conditioning!) to buy some fruits and veggies since we have pretty much nothing in the house right now.

That's good they are closing some of the school programs in this heat. I'm happy ds's camp this week is on a pond, and their activity building is new and air conditioned. last week's camp was in a school with no AC, and no water to swim in. I'm happy he's not there this week, but feel bad for those kids.

Hey everyone!

I don't have a whole lot to report right now. I'm in the process of insurance shopping for our new house. I'm running into brick walls because many won't insure the house as long as it sits vacant. I can't move down there before Oct so obviously the house will be empty until then. I want to try to get some form of insurance on it because it is hurricane season and I'd rather be safe then sorry.

Other then that I'm just trying to take it easy. My best friend will be here Saturday for a week. I'm going to kick back and try to relax. I believe the first weekend in August we're going to work on the garage and get things thrown out/situated. We were going to do it this past weekend but I already think the garbage people were going to hate us.

Did you take your day to yourself yesterday? I hope you did, and are able to have some relaxing time coming up too.

Glad you could pop in!!! RECON Team Alpha has been recalled but they are on stand by if you go MIA again!!

I'm super excited about this weekend. My mom and I are headed to Northern Va for a family reunion! We were last there in mid-May under not so favorable circumstances- my g-ma had just passed away. So it'll be really nice to see family with happy thoughts. I'm nervous about the food situation, as so much of that side of the family doesn't really believe in eating too healthy. But I think I'll manage. I will make sure to have TONS of water, eat all my veggies first, and I promise you all to only have one small piece of cake. We leave Friday morning and come back Tuesday evening. I don't know what my Internet outlook will be, but if I can, I'll be checking in!

Sounds like a really nice weekend. It's nice to see everyone for a happy occassion, and I hope you'll all share some good memories of your grandma too.

Good evening everyone!

We had a fun night at the camp's family night. It was hot for the campfire, but the kids didn't seem to mind. Michael's been working hard on his swimming this week so he could move up to the next swim level in the lake. They have it roped off in 4 areas and test the kids each week, and for family night they can swim up one level. Well he got the ok to move to the second to last level yesterday, so today he could go the furthest out and swim out to the float. He looked like he was having a blast jumping off the float. And poor me, we didn't have time to go out in the paddle boat. I told him not to worry, since we'll be out on his uncles boat next month.

I haven't gotten my act together this week as I had hoped in the eating dept. I did do my wii fit this morning for 30 min, and tomorrow I don't go into work til 10, so I'll walk ds to the bus for camp and then take a slow run/walk. I know it's going to be brutal, but it's the only morning this week I can do it. I'll bring my exercise clothes camping this weekend, and may try to get out early in the morning one day.

Have a great night!!