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

[keenercam]

I am happy to report a 2lb loss this week without mentally trying to hard so that is always exciting. It has given me a boost to now try harder this week.

Great job on the loss, Lindsay! I am really glad they called off those races. Perfect excuse to stay inside.

Nancy -- That seems so selfish to me. I am sorry that now you don't have clean water. What do you think will happen? Around here, anyone who opens a hydrant is subject to a very hefty fine.

Thank you so much for doing this. And a very special Thank You for my wonderful gift you sent. It made my day - or night - when I came home from work at 2 am and found the envelope on the counter. DH told me I had a surprise and wouldn't tell me what it was. I enjoyed it a great deal.



.... But it was still too hot out, so the building I work in is 1/4 mile long, so I went and walked in the basement for 30 minutes. Boring, Boring, Boring - but it was a good option. So I am proud of that. Did it again tonight.



Some ground turkey has just as many calories and saturated fat as the 93%ground sirloin. I showed that to my DH one day in BJ's, he was shocked. I just made meatballs with the 99% ground turkey breast, and they came out great.

CC's pretty awesome, isn't she? You should be so proud of yourself for walking when you had the perfect excuse(s) not to. When I buy ground turkey, I get the one that says ground turkey breast and it is very good - the biggest problem is that there is no fat and you have to put water in the bottom of the pan or use non-stick spray. The turkey burgers I get at Costco are huge and they are 5 P+ on WW, well worthwhile.

I hope it all goes smoothly picking up DS from camp. I used always hate dealing with the damp, smelly, sand-filled laundry. ICK!

CC - It is so wonderful to hear you sounding so upbeat. I hope you don't mind that I actually "feed" off of your positivity. And I am really glad we are in this limited-caffeine challenge together. There were 4 different times today when I would have had a diet soda or a late-afternoon cup of coffee or tea if it hadn't been for HH and my quest to break my dependence on caffeine.

I'll be MIA for much of the day tomorrow due to 1/2 marathon training, shopping and then getting together with some friends who live a distance from here. So, here is tomorrow's QOTD a little early:

QOTD for Saturday, July 23: What is your biggest challenge that you anticipate for this weekend (especially in this heat wave when we may be tempted to hole up in our air conditioned homes and open the refrigerator too many times and not just to cool off) and how do you plan to overcome that challenge?

 

[pjstevens]

QOTD for Friday, July 22: Think about your day yesterday. Tell us one thing that you did "right" and one action that was less beneficial to your effort to get and/or stay fit.

Wow, I should of checked in this morning as I can hardly remember yesterday. Oh, I remember... my wrong: I brought a WW dinner for lunch, but decided I wanted chicken tenders from the sandwich shop right by my work. I was a bit shakey and thought I needed some protein. I definitely didn't need those tenders. I did get to the Y and worked out yesterday, so that was a 'right'.

 

[pjstevens]

Healthy Habits Week 8

In "honor" of the extreme heat in my area, For All 7 Days:
1. Drink at least 64 oz. of water per day.
2. Limit your caffeine to 2 servings per day.

Mini-Challenge 1: Exercise for at least 30 min. at a time at least twice.
Mini-Challenge 2: Do an activity involving water at least once.

Feel free to ask any questions! Have a great week!

Wow, I think this is one I can do!!! I drink at least that much water every day, woohoo and I typically only do one or two coffee's (iced) a day and I drink water the rest of the time. Now if only I can get back here more frequently to try to catch up.

 

[bellebookworm9]

Gretchen - That salad is the one I am thinking of for lunch with a friend on Sunday. Please let us know how it is.

The salad was delicious-and HUGE! I was only able to eat half of it, and I brought the rest home-I ordered it without the pecans to make it less points. I got an apple as my side, which I also brought home. I drank water, but ate my whole cheese pastry. Then later, I was bad and we went for ice cream. I ordered 2 small vanilla soft serves with sprinkles in waffle cones, one for me, one for mom. They hand out the first one and it is GINORMOUS. No way was that a small. The second one was better, but I had already started the first one. And then, as someone said earlier today, karma came to get me: it dripped ALL over the place, the jeep, my legs, arms, clothes, feet. Guess I really shouldn't have been eating it.

OMG I HATE PEOPLE SOMETIMES!

a bunch of IDIOTS around the corner just opened the fire hydrant to let their kids play in the water. what are we, in the ghetto? guess what people! there's a reason why cities don't want you doing that and it's not just because of the wasting of water: it screws with everyone's water!!

so now our water is BROWN! i can't drink the water and i can't give thomas a bath even though he just DEMOLISHED a flying saucer from Carvel!

dumb dumb dumb!

Ewwww brown water. I hope those people get in trouble and that your normal water comes back soon!

 

[Disneywedding2010]

Howdy!

I didn't get a whole lot accomplished today and its already 9pm. I'm going to make sure the upstairs is in order before I go to bed. Getting up early to head to the airport to pick up my bestie. We're going to head back here and relax, probably eat a light lunch. Then we're going out for dinner. Not sure what we'll do on Sunday, probably just lounge and watch movies.

We're eating steaks and rice for dinner. Then I've got to get off my butt and get something done.

 

[my3princes]

It's funny, cause before I lost weight I was hot ALL the time. I was even starting to have hot flashes. Thank goodness that stopped! I would run the air conditioning in the car in the winter. Drove Mike nuts! Now, just the opposite. I wear a sweater at work and get so cold sometimes that I have to go outside to warm up. They all think I'm weird, ok let's say that's one of many reasons they think I'm weird. I wheeze in the cold air and get hives. Anything below 40 degrees and I run on the treadmill. In the 40s and 50s I will do it, but I don't like it. So yep, I'll take the heat over the cold. I stocked up on gatorade for our run tomorrow.

And we won't talk about what I had for lunch.....but I am thrilled to say that with my last ditch workout I hit just below my maintain! I hate doing that, but mentally I needed to be a maintain.

I hope everyone is having a good Friday!

Rose. I wear slacks and sweaters to work too as I freeze otherwise. I also have a fleece jacket and blanket that I keep there just in case. I also. Break out in hives in the cold, developed that allergy my freshman year in college. It really sucks

 

[tigger813]

Buzz- I will have to check out the pretzel recipe! We love pretzels. I had been getting Auntie Anne kits at my local KMart and then they stopped having them. I will check on Monday. I have no real plans while the kids are at camp all day!

Woke up to rumbling of thunder. It didn't last long but I opened the doors and just opened the front window. Would like to not have the ac on ALL DAY! It was on at 8:30 yesterday morning.

Time for Brian and I to watch Torchwood. Izzie is watching tv in our room! I think I'm going to bring up the Wii today too to play some Epic Mickey and other games. It's too hot to go outside so I guess we'll have fun inside. It's supposed to be about 100 again!

Have a nice day! Going to make some breakfast soon!

TTFN

 

[lisah0711]

Good morning all!

Congratulations to all our superstars and especially to our biggest loser connie96!

And a big congratulations to all of us for sticking with this challenge this summer no matter what!

Linda, congratulations on getting farther in the same time on your run! It really is fun to see how quickly you progress. And your clothes must be really getting loser if your DH noticed.

Shawn, nice job on the workout! Sorry that you got hungry. Jeff Galloway said that your brain wants glycogen which is the first thing that gets depleted when you workout. He suggests having about 30 to 40 calories of sugar every couple of miles (or 30 mins probably) to keep your brain happy. He uses sugar cubes, life savers, or gummy bears, what ever works for you. Personally I use Clif Bloks black cherry that Maria told me about. Then he does recommend refueling with a mix of protein and carbs within an hour of when you finish your work out. I thought your lunch sounded delish! I'm glad that you have time to do stuff for you and with DS now that your driving duties are done!

Yahoo, where to and for how long? Enjoy it all

We are going to Lake Okoboji in northwest Iowa for five nights. DH's family has a cottage on the lake there that has been in the family since 1893 -- we are celebrating the 118th year. It was built in the late 1880's and part of the original structure is still there. Then they added to it in WWII so it is a very funky place. We will be there DH's family so sometimes there is a bit of family drama. But luckily they serve very strong margaritas at lunchtime on the deck and that helps smooth down the rough edges! So here is where I will be:

QOTD for Friday, July 22: Think about your day yesterday. Tell us one thing that you did "right" and one action that was less beneficial to your effort to get and/or stay fit.

Boy, this was a toughie because I had trouble thinking what I did right -- I've been having trouble with that lately. But the wrong was a doozy -- fell off the no diet soda wagon. I need to do better with alternatives before I try that again as I gained 5 pounds last week and thought I needed to go back to the things that actually worked. I'll get there!

Now the trick is to NOT eat all the extra calories just because you burned them. This is a big problem with me.

Isn't that the truth? "I ran seven miles so I can eat this and this and this . . . " it's a tough lesson to learn that you can always eat more calories that you burn off. Let me know if you figure that one out, Cam!

I saw the bling for the Providence RnR -- looks awesome! I didn't realize that this was an inaugural race. I've heard the RnR races are a lot of fun. And don't worry, Cam, you will do great. Just take it easy and you will get there. Can't wait to hear all about it. Maria (Worfiedoodles) will be there, I hope that you will get to see each other. Please say hello to our fellow Incredible, Susie, (escape), too.

Woo hoo on a 2 lb loss this week, Lindsay! Keep cool and take it easy after your busy week.

buzz5985, congrats on your HH win!

CC, nice to see you feeling good!

QOTD for Saturday, July 23: What is your biggest challenge that you anticipate for this weekend (especially in this heat wave when we may be tempted to hole up in our air conditioned homes and open the refrigerator too many times and not just to cool off) and how do you plan to overcome that challenge?

The biggest challenge this week-end will be not to get into vacation mode early. I can't take the refrigerator and pantry down to nothing since my Mom is coming to stay so hopefully that will help.

Cam, once you have this long run done then will you be tapering? That is one of my favorite parts of training!

Patricia, nice to see you!

I, too, have a training run this morning -- 7 miles with my running group. We will start together but quickly will not finish together. I'm totally okay with it. I didn't get to do any of the short runs this week -- storms and lack of adjusment from a morning runner to evening runner. Luckily it is still 8 weeks before my training and I am not starting from square one so I'm okay with it. But after this half in September I am switching to the Galloway maintain your half marathon base method where you run 10 miles every other week or 17 miles every three weeks until I get to the Tinker Bell Half.

Have a wonderful day all! And stay cool!

 

[donac]

Good Saturday morning

I hope this heat breaks today. It was very sweaty last night.

We saw Hairspray last night at a local theater. what a fun show. I had only seen the movie but the theater version was fun. The dancing was great and the leads were wonderful. A very fun show.

Don't have any plans for today. I think we need to stay around the house to make sure that the dog is okay. I would love to go for a swim at my mom's house but I don't feel like driving the hour up there. The last time we did that the pool was green. They are also predicting thunderstorms for this afternoon and I hate driving in the,

It is Saturday so I am not going any where near the beach. Then tomorrow we are stuck in the house. There is an all day concert in the next town at the racetrack and they are expecting at least 15000 people. Last year there was a backup on the parkway for over 15 miles.

Off to shower to cool off.

Have a happy and healthy day.

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

OMG I HATE PEOPLE SOMETIMES!

a bunch of IDIOTS around the corner just opened the fire hydrant to let their kids play in the water. what are we, in the ghetto? guess what people! there's a reason why cities don't want you doing that and it's not just because of the wasting of water: it screws with everyone's water!!

so now our water is BROWN! i can't drink the water and i can't give thomas a bath even though he just DEMOLISHED a flying saucer from Carvel!

dumb dumb dumb!

such jerks. I hope it cleared up and you have clean water again. I remember we had brown water a few months ago and I called. They said there was a change in the pressure and that is what caused it. They said you could still use the water and within 24 hours it would return to clear. Ummm needless to say I was not about to drink brown water even though they said it was ok. I used bottled until the next day.

Busy day tomorrow, which stinks because I will not get home from work until 2 am, then I will try to go to sleep, so naturally I will not be able to, LOL Up and out by 8 am to go pick my Father up at his Assisted Living facility, then up to Barnstead NH to pick DS up from camp. Hoping the closing ceremonies will be brief and we can get all the gear, bike, etc loaded into the car by noon. We will then drive over to the Tilt'N Diner in Tilton NH - love this place. Go look around the outlet stores, then jump back on route 93 for our 2 hour drive back home. It's getting us in shape for driving to Florida in a few weeks. LOL

Wow that does sound like quite a long day. I hope you have a great time. Make sure you rest up on sun.

QOTD for Saturday, July 23: What is your biggest challenge that you anticipate for this weekend (especially in this heat wave when we may be tempted to hole up in our air conditioned homes and open the refrigerator too many times and not just to cool off) and how do you plan to overcome that challenge?

I forsee being inside all day being a challenge. I am already bored so I am making a mental note to not eat between meals. Otherwise not much else that I am worried about derailing me this weekend.

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Dh let me sleep in until 9 today I needed that. The boys and I stayed up to watch the diary of a wimpy kid-roderick rules last night. It was fun to cuddle with them and watch a movie.

No plans for today other than to stay inside. We may venture out briefly to get Ryan's football cleats but other than that nothing to do. I always say how I wish I had a weekend to do nothing but then when the time comes I get bored. I just dont understand myself sometimes.

Have a great weekend!

 

[SettinSail]

Shawn - Your lunch reminds me of how woefully inadequate my dairy intake is. If I share my broccoli with EVOO with you (virtually), may I have some of your string cheese? Awesome job on your massive calorie burn at the gym. Now the trick is to NOT eat all the extra calories just because you burned them. This is a big problem with me.

This is a big problem with me too! I can either eat light or exercise but I can't do both!! You are welcome to my dairy

I am happy to report a 2lb loss this week without mentally trying to hard so that is always exciting. It has given me a boost to now try harder this week.

WTG Lindsay !!!

Even with the heat, my good mood is shining through and I have to admit, I'm pretty excited.

LOVE IT !!! I agree with Cam, I can feed off others' positive attitude

QOTD for Saturday, July 23: What is your biggest challenge that you anticipate for this weekend (especially in this heat wave when we may be tempted to hole up in our air conditioned homes and open the refrigerator too many times and not just to cool off) and how do you plan to overcome that challenge?

I think my biggest challenge will just be keeping myself occupied so that I don't just eat and snack mindlessly all weekend! With the transition back here, we are not in full swing yet socially and don't have a lot on our calendar (me & DS) We are past the first "welcome back" stage of phone calls and get togethers and still figuring out who we still connect with and who has moved on. I don't know if this makes any sense but bottom line is we don't have any plans this weekend and we need something to do! DS and I are driving each other crazy

Cam, good luck with your training.

Shawn, nice job on the workout! Sorry that you got hungry. Jeff Galloway said that your brain wants glycogen which is the first thing that gets depleted when you workout. He suggests having about 30 to 40 calories of sugar every couple of miles (or 30 mins probably) to keep your brain happy. He uses sugar cubes, life savers, or gummy bears, what ever works for you. Personally I use Clif Bloks black cherry that Maria told me about. Then he does recommend refueling with a mix of protein and carbs within an hour of when you finish your work out. I thought your lunch sounded delish! I'm glad that you have time to do stuff for you and with DS now that your driving duties are done!

Thanks for the advice You don't have to tell me twice to eat gummi bears Now I can just imagine the folks at the Y looking at me while I eat sugar I told DH I saw a trainer staring at my stomach one day and another one staring at my butt another day
He thinks I am just imagining this! I am just going to keep going into that Y until I get over all my phobias

We are going to Lake Okoboji in northwest Iowa for five nights. DH's family has a cottage on the lake there that has been in the family since 1893 -- we are celebrating the 118th year. It was built in the late 1880's and part of the original structure is still there. Then they added to it in WWII so it is a very funky place. We will be there DH's family so sometimes there is a bit of family drama. But luckily they serve very strong margaritas at lunchtime on the deck and that helps smooth down the rough edges! So here is where I will be:

aaaaahhhhhhh! This looks fantastic ~ so relaxing! Have a wonderful time and keep sipping that 'rita if things get rough

Enjoy your group run Lisa!

Nancy, that stinks with the water! I hope your clear water is back today.

Buzz, nice to hear from you!

Gretchen, your ice cream got you back just like my meatball sub got me

Dona. enjoy a nice relaxing day.

Well, my scale was down one this morning But I am still up 2 overall. So tired of being stuck in this rut but feeling encouraged today. I'm going to try to repeat my 100 oz of water and 400 calorie burn from yesterday. I am going to see the movie "Midnight in Paris" today. If I can't find someone to go with me, I'm going by myself I am lucky I guess that I am such a tightwad I am never tempted by movie candy or popcorn - WAY too expensive! I do need to make sure to steer clear of the Dairy Queen on the same street So far this Summer I've only had 2 mini blizzards and I don't need to get into the habit of stopping every time I'm near there.

Have a great Saturday

Shawn

 

[dvccruiser76]

QOTD for Friday, July 22: Think about your day yesterday. Tell us one thing that you did "right" and one action that was less beneficial to your effort to get and/or stay fit.

Let's see, the less beneficial thing was talking my husband out of our daily walk b/c it was so darn hot, but I still did my Wii Zumba which was "right" and in the A/C

I might not pull out a maintain this week. My ankle has been bothering me a bit, so I have cut way back on my exercise, and my food choices have not been stellar. We'll see. I'm a little sad and stressed about it, but I refuse to let it derail me. I can still fit in all my clothes. It will probably only end up being a half a pound, and I will not "catastrophize" this. For goodness sakes, I lost 50 pounds, I can get back to my maintain. The thing is, in my head this is a "failure." And that's what I need to let go of. It's not a failure, it's a little blip. I guess I keep seeing the wagon rolling away with a cloud of dust with me just watching it go. A little dramatic I know, but I have regained SO MANY times that it's just a little scary still.

Hi Rose, sorry to hear about your ankle, but just telling us about it and your food choices helps keep you accountable in my book. Not that we're going to judge, but it helps to tell someone so you feel like you need to behave if that makes sense

Sue –Please be careful in the heat. Even in the pool the sun will be brutal. Sorry about the scale battery. That would be my luck, for sure.

Thanks, it was crazy hot. Not bad in the water, but we still only stayed for an hour and a half. I wore a tshirt and only put sunscreen on my face, so when I felt the heat I knew that it was time to boogie. DS was covered in sunscreen so he was good, but he kept taking off his hat

i took DS to his first movie this morning. we saw winnie the pooh. it was SO cute! and only an hour which was perfect. and um, yeah, after i went to the checkers drive thru and got a cheeseburger and fries. before that i hadn't gotten drive thru food in a LOOOONG time. it was delicious. i will say though that i did NOT get any movie theater popcorn which is a HUGE weakness for me.

Maybe we should try that one with DS. We took him to Cars 2, but I had to take him out b/c it was too long and he was stir crazy.

OMG I HATE PEOPLE SOMETIMES!

a bunch of IDIOTS around the corner just opened the fire hydrant to let their kids play in the water. what are we, in the ghetto? guess what people! there's a reason why cities don't want you doing that and it's not just because of the wasting of water: it screws with everyone's water!!

so now our water is BROWN! i can't drink the water and i can't give thomas a bath even though he just DEMOLISHED a flying saucer from Carvel!

dumb dumb dumb!

Oh for Pete's sake! People! Did the water get better?

We are going to Lake Okoboji in northwest Iowa for five nights. DH's family has a cottage on the lake there that has been in the family since 1893 -- we are celebrating the 118th year. It was built in the late 1880's and part of the original structure is still there. Then they added to it in WWII so it is a very funky place. We will be there DH's family so sometimes there is a bit of family drama. But luckily they serve very strong margaritas at lunchtime on the deck and that helps smooth down the rough edges! So here is where I will be:

Very nice picture! I hear ya on the margaritas Have a great time. Hopefully you don't have to do too much work while you are there.


Anyone have any good luck with the Land's End swimsuits? I'm going to check out Sears to see if I can find a good one.

 

[SettinSail]

I always say how I wish I had a weekend to do nothing but then when the time comes I get bored. I just dont understand myself sometimes.

I do not do well in all aspects of life if I am not busy! I hate having nothing to do! Trying to talk myself into finishing the shelf paper in the kitchen but ugh, I don't feel like doing that

Shawn

 

[bellebookworm9]

Anyone have any good luck with the Land's End swimsuits? I'm going to check out Sears to see if I can find a good one.

I read this and instantly headed to the website to see if they had anything new. They didn't, and almost everything I had been looking at was either not listed anymore, or not in my size. But they were having a big sale. So I hopped in the shower and then drove the 2 minutes to the mall. Not a huge selection, but I found a few things (similar tops and bottoms, just different colors) and ended up getting a black two piece. The top is a 16, the bottom is a 14, both are just a little small, so they should be fine by October!

http://www.landsend.com/pp/CarmelSo...omen-_-ShopbyCollection-_-Carmel&origin=index

http://www.landsend.com/pp/Carmel2L...uits-_-ShopbyCollection-_-Carmel&origin=index

Both in black (to show off my pasty whiteness ).

 

[momofdjc]

IQOTD for Saturday, July 23: What is your biggest challenge that you anticipate for this weekend (especially in this heat wave when we may be tempted to hole up in our air conditioned homes and open the refrigerator too many times and not just to cool off) and how do you plan to overcome that challenge?

Originally I thought the biggest challenge this weekend would be the heat at DS baseball games this afternoon. But we got 6 inches of rain overnight and the games were cancelled today.

I did get out and do C25k week 4.

Sorry I've been MIA. The end of the baseball season has been busy plus we are trying to figure out what DS15 is going to do for baseball next year. Tryouts for the travel teams are in August and we need to figure out what teams he is going to try out for. He needs more than a dad coaching him now so we are trying to find teams that have HS coaches and college coaches for them. We are also getting ready to go to Branson, Mo next week with DH's family. I'm hoping to be on more this week before we go.

 

[cclovesdis]

Evening!

I feel you two-Lindsay and Shawn-I can't be bored. I need to busy.

I had an OP day today and...I exercised! 30 min. on the Wii Fit!

I am also with all of you who can't get out of the "I exercised, so I can't eat x, y, z mindset." I am down overall for the challenge, but this is one thing that is preventing me from getting to my goal.

I drank plenty of water and even had some dairy! And, no heartburn! Speaking of which, as soon as I finish this supply of my hearburn med, I am starting generic Prilosec, but from the pharmacy. I don't know if it's cheaper that way, or if it's because I need to take it daily, but I have a prescription for it. Regardless, it is less of a dose, so to speak. I love when a med is changed for the better!

QOTD: Today was a good day, but it is actually tomorrow that will be the challenge. We are seeing HP tomorrow. The timing is good because it is right after lunch, but we have to be there so early and I am worried about eating because I'm bored. I think I will eat a bigger than usual lunch and hope that helps. Otherwise, I'll buy a pack of gum, even if it isn't sugar-free.

Well, I am off to bed. Hope everyone has a great, OP day tomorrow!

CC

 

[dvccruiser76]

I read this and instantly headed to the website to see if they had anything new. They didn't, and almost everything I had been looking at was either not listed anymore, or not in my size. But they were having a big sale. So I hopped in the shower and then drove the 2 minutes to the mall. Not a huge selection, but I found a few things (similar tops and bottoms, just different colors) and ended up getting a black two piece. The top is a 16, the bottom is a 14, both are just a little small, so they should be fine by October!

http://www.landsend.com/pp/CarmelSo...omen-_-ShopbyCollection-_-Carmel&origin=index

http://www.landsend.com/pp/Carmel2L...uits-_-ShopbyCollection-_-Carmel&origin=index

Both in black (to show off my pasty whiteness ).

So you'll love this, I went on-line last night and put a top and bottom in my cart and then went to Sears today. I found a top that fit in size 12, but had a black bottom at home. When I got home, I didn't like the bottom with it, so I need to go back tomorrow to see if they have a good one. We have 2 more Sears stores not too far if I need to try them too. Anyway, I was pondering getting the one on-line then picking between the two and when I looked at my cart it said the top was no longer available and there is practically nothing left on their website. One of your links didn't work either so maybe you got it before it was gone. Crazy huh? I wonder why Sears is the only place I can find them. Is that where you went? I may try the other two Sears stores anyway to see what they have. It was a pretty good sale, about $28 for the top, which was like $50 or $60 originally.

 

[dvccruiser76]

QOTD: Today was a good day, but it is actually tomorrow that will be the challenge. We are seeing HP tomorrow. The timing is good because it is right after lunch, but we have to be there so early and I am worried about eating because I'm bored. I think I will eat a bigger than usual lunch and hope that helps. Otherwise, I'll buy a pack of gum, even if it isn't sugar-free.

Well, I am off to bed. Hope everyone has a great, OP day tomorrow!

CC

We are going to see HP tomorrow too at 10:15. I have about 10 pages to read before I go to bed. I can't wait to see it

 

[bellebookworm9]

So you'll love this, I went on-line last night and put a top and bottom in my cart and then went to Sears today. I found a top that fit in size 12, but had a black bottom at home. When I got home, I didn't like the bottom with it, so I need to go back tomorrow to see if they have a good one. We have 2 more Sears stores not too far if I need to try them too. Anyway, I was pondering getting the one on-line then picking between the two and when I looked at my cart it said the top was no longer available and there is practically nothing left on their website. One of your links didn't work either so maybe you got it before it was gone. Crazy huh? I wonder why Sears is the only place I can find them. Is that where you went? I may try the other two Sears stores anyway to see what they have. It was a pretty good sale, about $28 for the top, which was like $50 or $60 originally.

Yup, I went to Sears. That link to the top that I posted, all they had left was size 12 in blue, so it's possible that it's gone now. I paid $40 total for the top and bottom, so it was like getting two pieces for the price of one! Really, the store didn't have that great of a selection either, so I'm glad they had at least one suit that I had been eying-and the bottoms were the LAST pair, so it's good that they fit!

Today was very on plan. I really didn't eat a lot, and still have 7 points, so I think I will ask Mom to stop at Timmy Ho's and get me an iced cappuccino (not the best choice, but it's exactly 7 points). I did have an affair with a pint of blueberries today-they are almost all gone now-but I think that's truly the worst thing I ate. No exercise though.

Funny story. I found a Ron & Hermione "poster" about 9 months ago that I really liked, but it was only 11X17, which is quite small. So I've been scouring the internet for it, and finally found a 24x36 on ebay. It said the item was located in NY, so I bought it, paying about $20 including shipping. It took forever to get here-more than 2 weeks. Well, it arrives today and it came from HONG KONG. It had a customs sticker on it for crying out loud! Needless to say, I am very confused and my feedback rating showed it. But the poster is huge and in great condition, so I'm happy about that. (Please excuse the books that are flattening it out).

 

[glss1/2fll]

Evening!

I drank plenty of water and even had some dairy! And, no heartburn! Speaking of which, as soon as I finish this supply of my hearburn med, I am starting generic Prilosec, but from the pharmacy. I don't know if it's cheaper that way, or if it's because I need to take it daily, but I have a prescription for it. Regardless, it is less of a dose, so to speak. I love when a med is changed for the better!


CC

I was on a prescription for Prilosec. The doc told me when it ended to just continue taking a generic form of it--for the rest of my life! The absolute cheapest is at Costco. It's such a wonder drug. I love not waking up gagging at night!