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

[cclovesdis]

Hi Everyone!

It's week 1 and I've already went MIA. I really should just post a warning that I'm going to vent and then post how miserable the day was instead of avoiding the thread because the day was so bad. Between mom and now dad and some church drama, and I could go on and on, I'm not in the best of moods. Today was a much better day though. I've been nauseous on and off lately and finally called my PCP yesterday. I ended up taking half the day off from work fo a doctor's appt. I have acid reflux. I'm thinking that has something to do with all the horrible food I've been eating and the weight I've gained. She was nice enough to skip telling me that, but I read the information that came with the free samples of meds she gave me and figured things out on my own.

Since I had so much time today, I scheduled a med check too (different doctor). This doctor is out on maternity leave so today I met the other doctor in the practice. He is awesome too! I was quite relieved. We decided to increase one of my meds to 2x a day to see if that helps with how I've been sleeping. There is some risk of low blood pressure with this, so he wants me to check my blood pressure next week. It worked out nicely that my PCP's office checked it today. It's always good to have a baseline. Of course, I had it checked last week, but that was when I ended up having to go to a walk-in type office because I had an allergic reaction to what we think is latex. Something about a blood pressure reading taken during an allergic reaction doesn't equal a baseline number to me...

I should buy stock in Benedryl. I've already had two more reactions since then. That stuff works amazingly well!

Tomorrow is our intern's last day for over a month. Then, he's really considered an employee. I guess he is now, but it's more like transition time. He's been a huge help and I will miss the extra set of hands, especially for the lifting I do. I honestly do okay on my own, but it is worse with the heat. Parts of the building cannot have an A/C because the some of the stuff we use has to be a certain temperature, so it gets quite warm in my building. My desk is in an area where the A/C is on about 300 days a year, so I often wear two layers or bring a lightweight jacket or sweatshirt.

I'm not sure what else to say...probably because I've written a novel.

pjlla: Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am determined to have more say- or dare I say control- in what we eat as a family. Get this: eek:)
Saturday-hamburgers (made with ground sirloin)
Sunday- steak (beef sirloin)
Monday- beef stir fry
Tuesday- beef round, like shaved steak but thicker
Regardless, I will definitely be controlling what goes into my mouth!

Thank you to everyone else! Your support means so much. Tomorrow starts a new WW week and I will journal everything. Everything! I was down at WW on Monday (couldn't go Tuesday), but am expecting to be up on Friday. I will know soon enough.

Taryn: So good to hear from you!

Tracey and anyone who needs one:

Rose: So glad to hear about good runs!

Have a great, OP day tomorrow everyone!

CC

 

[glss1/2fll]

Maria: Happy Birthday! Hope it was super.

BronxNancy: ahhhh. so cute. I love how he's waving to us!

Gotta dash. I snuck a peak at the scale this morning and was very pleasantly surprised at the loss. BUT I won't believe it unless it's still there on Friday. Had my 25 minute run this morning for week 7 day 2 of C25K. I'm not entering a 5K, just wanting to create a healthier me.

 

[cclovesdis]

Maria!

 

[pjlla]

He written a novel.

pjlla: Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am determined to have more say- or dare I say control- in what we eat as a family. Get this: eek:)
Saturday-hamburgers (made with ground sirloin)
Sunday- steak (beef sirloin)
Monday- beef stir fry
Tuesday- beef round, like shaved steak but thicker
Regardless, I will definitely be controlling what goes into my mouth!

Thank you to everyone else! Your support means so much. Tomorrow starts a new WW week and I will journal everything. Everything! I was down at WW on Monday (couldn't go Tuesday), but am expecting to be up on Friday. I will know soon enough.

CC

Glad you aren't mad at me for being kind of a PITA about asking personal questions and stuff! I'm just trying to find a way to make helpful suggestions and it is hard if I don't totally understand the situation. At least with all of that beef you probably don't have to worry about being anemic!

Well friends! I managed to make it on here again tonight, but I don't have much to say!! I'm a bit stressed because I've been so busy lately and the house is getting out of hand. I am praying that I DO NOT get called to work tomorrow.... but if I get called I will go in. DD wants to go to Costa Rica next year on a school trip and we gotta come up with $2500 by November! With me not working all summer, it will be tough!

Food has been okay this week, but exercise time has become scarce, so I don't expect much good news on the scale this week. Plus it appears that TOM has decided to be done with me, possibly for good.... I'm still not sure how that will be affecting my weigh-ins, but I'm sure it will kill my already-pathetic metabolism.

I'm heading to bed!......................P

 

[bellebookworm9]

I should buy stock in Benedryl. I've already had two more reactions since then. That stuff works amazingly well!

Yes it does! My whole family has seasonal allergies and Benydryl is our life saver! Then my mom has ideopathic anaphylaxis (forgive the spelling) but it means she has life threatening allergic reactions to...we have no idea what. She's been tested for everything under the sun and the only conclusion we've drawn that it could possibly be is the powder in powdered gloves. She thought it might have been latex, but she switched to vinyl gloves and would still have problems occasionally. So she carries benydryl, prednisone, and Epi-pens with her at all times (we will never be able to go to a Disney park through the no bag line! ).

I've had a very good day today! Stayed within my allotted WW points, and actually have one left over, but since I'm not sure what's worth one point, not going to bother with it. Did some moderate intensity housework for 45 minutes today (scrubbed the bathroom, vacuumed, dishes, cleaned up my room, made the bed, cleaned off a shelving unit for my townhouse next year) and I have some laundry in now. It's just so darn hot today!

I talked to Mom about groceries today. Told her I was trying out Weight Watchers. She asked me why I don't just do the LA Weight Loss using the old booklets we've got. I prefer WW, not as restrictive. She said she'd be willing to shop with me and lose weight if I did LAWL. I asked her what the difference is if I shop for foods on LAWL or just to cook healthier meals. Didn't get an answer. So frustrated with her right now.

I'm going to study some GRE vocab for a bit while listening to the Harry Potter soundtracks (great studying music, I highly recommend it!). Going to bed early because I have an eye appointment at 9:15 tomorrow. Getting new frames for the first time in about 7 years! And new lenses in almost the same length of time! (I wear contacts most of the time and my eye sight hasn't deteriorated too much in the last few years, thankfully. I'm already super blind!) Before the frames I have now, I had similar ones for about 5 years before that. I don't like change. But I'm getting cool new stylish ones tomorrow.

 

[sahbushka]

So I had a taco salad for dinner with ground turkey, salsa, ff sour cream, shredded lettuce and a few chips! Very tasty. I also did another hour on the tread mill about 30 minutes of which I ran so that was good. I have had all my water for the day plus some, have avoided all soda, have had my fruit, the bed is made, I still have 8 points left for the day so I think I will go see what I want! Oh, and I need to put the kids to bed too. I hope everyone is on plan. I put a little sticky note on my computer at work that says how many days are left till my friends wedding in which I need to wear a dress that was extremely tight a few weeks ago and that seems to be helping me remember to make good choices. Once the wedding is over it will be only 2 weeks until my birthday so I will probably do the same thing with a sticky note count down. After that I don't know what I will count down but I will think of something. I have always loved count downs and if this helps me stay on track then .

Later,
SarahMay

 

[Disneywedding2010]

UGH! I swear if its not one thing with my body its another. I have to go in AGAIN for another x-ray and ultrasound. Why you might ask? Because dr looked at my leg today and didn't like the swelling, the color, or the fact that it was warm. Now have to make sure I don't have another blood clot. **INSERT BAD WORDS HERE**

 

[bellebookworm9]

So I had a taco salad for dinner with ground turkey, salsa, ff sour cream, shredded lettuce and a few chips! Very tasty. I also did another hour on the tread mill about 30 minutes of which I ran so that was good. I have had all my water for the day plus some, have avoided all soda, have had my fruit, the bed is made, I still have 8 points left for the day so I think I will go see what I want! Oh, and I need to put the kids to bed too. I hope everyone is on plan. I put a little sticky note on my computer at work that says how many days are left till my friends wedding in which I need to wear a dress that was extremely tight a few weeks ago and that seems to be helping me remember to make good choices. Once the wedding is over it will be only 2 weeks until my birthday so I will probably do the same thing with a sticky note count down. After that I don't know what I will count down but I will think of something. I have always loved count downs and if this helps me stay on track then .

Later,
SarahMay

I love taco salads! I don't really like taco meat so at school I normally get them with refried beans which are good. I'm glad the sticky note countdown is working for you! I should buy my bathing suit that I want for our trip and hang it prominently in my room so I can do something similar.

UGH! I swear if its not one thing with my body its another. I have to go in AGAIN for another x-ray and ultrasound. Why you might ask? Because dr looked at my leg today and didn't like the swelling, the color, or the fact that it was warm. Now have to make sure I don't have another blood clot. **INSERT BAD WORDS HERE**

That doesn't sound like fun. Sending good thoughts your way!

 

[Castillo Mom]

I wanna be a loser! I'm in week three of WW and would love to join all of you. I haven't read all of the instructions on how to do this as it's almost 2:00 a.m. but wanted to get on the bandwagon right away! Sounds like a lot of fun and I"m looking forward to this being great motivation for me to stay on track!

 

[tigger813]

Happy Birthday, Maria!

Congrats on the baby boy, Nancy!

Mother Nature hates me! Woke EVERYONE up at 5:40 with a massive BOOM! So kids are up and eating now. Called my mom who was crying as when I first tried to call she couldn't find the phone. She said yesterday a psychiatrist came in to talk to her and all she did was say how stupid they are and what a waste of money but she cries over not being able to find the phone! Never met anyone more resistant than her. She's hoping to go home Sunday. The doctor is coming in at 7 so she said she'd call me after. She said they are thrilled with her progress this week.

Sounds like another storm is rolling in.

Loved the Bruins game last night! We were so hot that Brian and I had a drink to cool off.

Ash still isn't feeling well so we're deciding if she will go to school or not. I'm letting her make the decision as she loves school so it's not a matter of her just not wanting to go. You can tell she's fighting something. If she stays home I will go in work late and bring her with me. I also have to go back tonight.

Need to get off my butt now and get going.

TTFN

 

[dumbo_buddy]

I should buy stock in Benedryl. I've already had two more reactions since then. That stuff works amazingly well!


Have a great, OP day tomorrow everyone!

CC

hi cc, nice work on deciding to get back on plan. sometimes it's just saying, "i'm going to do this!" to get the ball rolling.

sorry about all the reactions! benadryl really is a life saver! i wonder if you should get one of those epi pens? just in case? i have one - last november i woke up in the morning and my hands and feet and face were blown up like balloons. i actually drove myself to the ER (good thing it was a weekend and DH could stay home with DS). they never figured out what it was but gave me an epi pen just in case. might be worth checking out?

Maria: Happy Birthday! Hope it was super.

BronxNancy: ahhhh. so cute. I love how he's waving to us!

Gotta dash. I snuck a peak at the scale this morning and was very pleasantly surprised at the loss. BUT I won't believe it unless it's still there on Friday. Had my 25 minute run this morning for week 7 day 2 of C25K. I'm not entering a 5K, just wanting to create a healthier me.

nice work on the run! the 25 min straight thru really makes you feel like you've accomplished something after all the starting and stopping the previous weeks! i started the program too with no race in mind and then after i finished it i was like i gotta do the princess half! lol!

Glad you aren't mad at me for being kind of a PITA about asking personal questions and stuff!

DD wants to go to Costa Rica next year on a school trip and we gotta come up with $2500 by November! With me not working all summer, it will be tough!

i like that you ask the tough questions. i read them and it makes me think as well. we're all supporting each other here and sometimes that means you need to provide a little tough love!

wow! costa rica! that would be so fun! $2500? yikes!! i bet it would be so worth it though! one of my best friends just moved back to the US after living in the jungle of costa rica for the last 6 years. she was literally saving the planet!

So frustrated with her right now.

mothers can be so frustrating.

So I had a taco salad for dinner with ground turkey, salsa, ff sour cream, shredded lettuce and a few chips! Very tasty. I also did another hour on the tread mill about 30 minutes of which I ran so that was good. I have had all my water for the day plus some, have avoided all soda, have had my fruit, the bed is made, I still have 8 points left for the day so I think I will go see what I want! Oh, and I need to put the kids to bed too. I hope everyone is on plan. I put a little sticky note on my computer at work that says how many days are left till my friends wedding in which I need to wear a dress that was extremely tight a few weeks ago and that seems to be helping me remember to make good choices. Once the wedding is over it will be only 2 weeks until my birthday so I will probably do the same thing with a sticky note count down. After that I don't know what I will count down but I will think of something. I have always loved count downs and if this helps me stay on track then .

Later,
SarahMay

nice job!!!

UGH! I swear if its not one thing with my body its another. I have to go in AGAIN for another x-ray and ultrasound. Why you might ask? Because dr looked at my leg today and didn't like the swelling, the color, or the fact that it was warm. Now have to make sure I don't have another blood clot. **INSERT BAD WORDS HERE**

ugh, bad words is right! hopefully it's not a clot!!

I wanna be a loser! I'm in week three of WW and would love to join all of you. I haven't read all of the instructions on how to do this as it's almost 2:00 a.m. but wanted to get on the bandwagon right away! Sounds like a lot of fun and I"m looking forward to this being great motivation for me to stay on track!

welcome!

Happy Birthday, Maria!

Congrats on the baby boy, Nancy!

Mother Nature hates me! Woke EVERYONE up at 5:40 with a massive BOOM! So kids are up and eating now. Called my mom who was crying as when I first tried to call she couldn't find the phone. She said yesterday a psychiatrist came in to talk to her and all she did was say how stupid they are and what a waste of money but she cries over not being able to find the phone! Never met anyone more resistant than her. She's hoping to go home Sunday. The doctor is coming in at 7 so she said she'd call me after. She said they are thrilled with her progress this week.

Sounds like another storm is rolling in.

Loved the Bruins game last night! We were so hot that Brian and I had a drink to cool off.

Ash still isn't feeling well so we're deciding if she will go to school or not. I'm letting her make the decision as she loves school so it's not a matter of her just not wanting to go. You can tell she's fighting something. If she stays home I will go in work late and bring her with me. I also have to go back tonight.

Need to get off my butt now and get going.

TTFN

i was up at 5:40 am too but not because of a storm, just because of a toddler. we could use a little rain right now. it is SO hot. going to be 97 today.

hopefully your gal feels better. being sick when it's hot is really stinky.

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good morning everyone! we are up and at 'em way earlier than i'd like but oh well. i ate a bunch of crap last night. no reason why. made a nice dinner but after thomas went to sleep i just ate and ate and ate.

i should have used the trick that rose's article from yesterday talked about. HALT. i wasn't hungry, i was just tired and not feeling all that well. so of course all last night i couldn't sleep and when i did i had really bad nightmares! when will i learn my lesson?

it is going to be a scorcher today! yuck! i don't think i'll run but i would like to do a little exercise. i think maybe i'll put thomas in the jogger and do one lap around maritime. at least i will move for a little.

i'm taking him to the kid modeling place today. i don't think it's going to go well as he has been really cranky all morning. probably not good for making a good first impression. oh well, it's something to do and i bet the offices are air conditioned!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DONALD DUCK! i think after naps we may drive to roosevelt field mall and head over to the disney store. i think i need a fix. and maybe i'll buy a blue mickey onesie or something for the new baby. i mean, he can't have ALL hand-me-downs, right??

 

[Rose&Mike]

I wanna be a loser! I'm in week three of WW and would love to join all of you. I haven't read all of the instructions on how to do this as it's almost 2:00 a.m. but wanted to get on the bandwagon right away! Sounds like a lot of fun and I"m looking forward to this being great motivation for me to stay on track!

Welcome! Pm your starting weight to donac. Weigh in days are Fridays. Read the first page of the thread so that you get a better idea of how it works.

 

[Rose&Mike]

QOTD Thursday, June 9
I thought I'd end the week with an easy one. What is your favorite Disney Resort?

*****
Have a great day everyone! We have someone coming to look at replacing our windows after work and then we are going running. It's supposed to be in the 90s again, but back in the 80s by Sunday. I'm going to get up and do some yoga (which I still hate) before work. It seems to really be helping with my itband issues. Stay hydrated! It's hot!

 

[runner_princess]

QOTD Thursday, June 9
I thought I'd end the week with an easy one. What is your favorite Disney Resort?

*****

Wilderness Lodge! However, my mom's is CBR, so we've stayed there more times than anywhere else!

 

[tigger813]

I need a moment as I just feel like crying with everything going on! Sister called and Mom is all out of sorts so she said just don't listen to her today. She keeps asking the same questions over and over again and they tell her she needs to ask some to the physical therapist. She won't listen to the psychiatrist or anyone explaining why she needs to see someone like that. Ashleigh forget her lunch, sister called right as I was trying to get Izzie ready for the bus. It's been thundering and lightning here all morning. My house is a mess and I just want to go back to bed. I told my co-worker that I would be in between 1030 and 11 and that I was just having a bad morning all around. My sunburn and heat rash are stinging so I need to run over to CVS before going into work. I have 3 clients today so it's going to be a long day.

I'm proud I'm just taking the morning for myself. I'm feeling overwhelmed with all that I have to do over the next 2 weeks before I leave and I'm trying to find time to go out alone with Brian.

Emailed sister-in-law to remind her about the recital and she said she thought she wasn't going. She knew my parents weren't coming up which meant my niece wasn't which meant that I now have 3 extra tickets for the show. I posted on FB and another mom from dancing said she could probably use them. DSIL hasn't even called to check on things and we haven't seen her since the middle of last month. I think I'll ask her to baby-sit next Friday night. I need a night out alone with Brian before I go.

Thanks for letting me cry on all of your shoulders this morning. I haven't had any chance for just me so I'm feeling lousy this morning and just am going to have a good cry!

Hey Sarah May- You inspired me to make a taco salad for Brian and my dinner tonight.I'm going to make it with TJs chile lime chicken burgers, Doritos, shredded lettuce, Mexican cheese and lite thousand island dressing. It's perfect for a hot night.

Thanks again to all my friends here!

TTFN

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

i like the name of your local baseball team! i guess iron b/c it's near bethlehem?

how did the muffins turn out?? good for you for turning on the oven in this heat. the dinner i have planned for tonight involves turning on the oven and i'm not looking forward to it.

Yes they did get the name from being so close to bethlehem steel. It is pretty cool. The mascots are pigs that look like the phillie phanatic and their names are fefe and ferrous.

The muffins got pretty good and are an edible breakfast for me. I hate to even say this because I feel really guilty but we have central air so I didnt mind turning on the oven. This was our first home with it and so for 28 years I lived in a home with only one air conditioner so I totally feel your pain.

I hope you can find a way to stay cool today. I think going shopping for disney and baby stuff is a great idea.

It's week 1 and I've already went MIA. I really should just post a warning that I'm going to vent and then post how miserable the day was instead of avoiding the thread because the day was so bad.

Sorry for all the drama CC. I hope things get better soon.

Well friends! I managed to make it on here again tonight, but I don't have much to say!! I'm a bit stressed because I've been so busy lately and the house is getting out of hand.

Hang in there P

I talked to Mom about groceries today. Told her I was trying out Weight Watchers. She asked me why I don't just do the LA Weight Loss using the old booklets we've got. I prefer WW, not as restrictive. She said she'd be willing to shop with me and lose weight if I did LAWL. I asked her what the difference is if I shop for foods on LAWL or just to cook healthier meals. Didn't get an answer. So frustrated with her right now.

That has to be so frustrating. When I still lived at home I had a job so it was a bit easier for me. I did my own shopping and made my own dinner or lunch if my mom wasnt making something I could eat. It sounds like your mom is just trying to be controlling. I hope she comes around.

UGH! I swear if its not one thing with my body its another. I have to go in AGAIN for another x-ray and ultrasound. Why you might ask? Because dr looked at my leg today and didn't like the swelling, the color, or the fact that it was warm. Now have to make sure I don't have another blood clot. **INSERT BAD WORDS HERE**

Thats not good. I hope everything turns out ok.

QOTD Thursday, June 9
I thought I'd end the week with an easy one. What is your favorite Disney Resort?

Well I am only going to go off of the ones I have stayed at. So that would be between All Star Sports, CBR, or AKL. I would actually say CBR is my favorite. I just love the feeling of peace while I am there.

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We had a blast last night at the game. My boys got lucky and while we were waiting to see the players come out an older gentleman that works there came over and was talking to the boys about baseball. Then he came back and gave them each a used baseball. Mike went and bought a sharpie just in case we could get any autographs. The first person to come out was the Manager Ryne Sandberg. Now for anyone who isnt a baseball freak I will say that he played for years with the cubs and then a few years in philly. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005. Well he said hello to the boys and signed their balls including writing HOF 05. We stopped there. These balls are going for 100 dollars on ebay. This will be something so special for my boys to have when they grow up. We were so excited.

The other good part was I did not eat a thing while at the park. It was so hot and humid that we were soaked by the time we got to the car.

Im not sure what to do today with the boys. It is suppose to be 96 today with a heat index of over 100. The kids are bugging me to do something. This may be a play in the hose kinda day.

 

[pjlla]

UGH! I swear if its not one thing with my body its another. I have to go in AGAIN for another x-ray and ultrasound. Why you might ask? Because dr looked at my leg today and didn't like the swelling, the color, or the fact that it was warm. Now have to make sure I don't have another blood clot. **INSERT BAD WORDS HERE**

Prayers heading your way! Let us know what they find.

I wanna be a loser! I'm in week three of WW and would love to join all of you. I haven't read all of the instructions on how to do this as it's almost 2:00 a.m. but wanted to get on the bandwagon right away! Sounds like a lot of fun and I"m looking forward to this being great motivation for me to stay on track!

Welcome!! How are you liking WW? Is it your first "attempt"?

Mother Nature hates me! Woke EVERYONE up at 5:40 with a massive BOOM! So kids are up and eating now.

Hates us too..... literally started raining 2 minutes after I had gone around the house and opened every window trying to get some cool air in....although I think even at that time it was STILL hotter out than it was in.

How long did your storm last? We had mild thunder/lightning around 9pm and low rumbles throughout the night, but nothing too big. But it did rain all night and is still raining, although the sun is trying to peek out.

Called Mom who was crying as when I first tried to call she couldn't find the phone. She said yesterday a psychiatrist came in to talk to her and all she did was say how stupid they are and what a waste of money but she cries over not being able to find the phone! Never met anyone more resistant than her. She's hoping to go home Sunday. The doctor is coming in at 7 so she said she'd call me after. She said they are thrilled with her progress this week.

Sounds like she is probably frustrated. But glad that they are pleased with her progress. How did her radiation treatment go this week? I'll bet she is really looking forward to your visit.

Ash still isn't feeling well so we're deciding if she will go to school or not. I'm letting her make the decision as she loves school so it's not a matter of her just not wanting to go. You can tell she's fighting something. If she stays home I will go in work late and bring her with me. I also have to go back tonight.

Need to get off my butt now and get going.

TTFN

Allergies maybe? If I didn't know better I would think that both of my kids have colds, but I'm pretty sure it is just seasonal allergies. I've been trying to make sure that they get their allergy meds every day, but sometimes they forget.

i like that you ask the tough questions. i read them and it makes me think as well. we're all supporting each other here and sometimes that means you need to provide a little tough love!

Thanks for saying that.....sometimes I'm afraid I come off a bit too tough or nosey....but it just usually means I'm struggling to help someone find a solution for a particular situation that I maybe don't understand.

wow! costa rica! that would be so fun! $2500? yikes!! i bet it would be so worth it though! one of my best friends just moved back to the US after living in the jungle of costa rica for the last 6 years. she was literally saving the planet!

Sounds a bit like DD... she would like to save the oceans. Our HS is the only HS in the state of NH that offers course credit for a trip abroad. That said, they have to take an early morning class once a week for the entire year to study about their trip. They have to pick a particular component of the trip to "specialize" in....either Spanish or Science. DD obviously picked science, since she will be studying to become a marine biologist (and she HATES Spanish ).

The $2500 is the "trip fee", which doesn't include the cost of her passport (gotta add that to my to-do list), spending money, clothes, etc. She is SO busy, I don't believe she will have any time to earn any of this money herself, so I am encouraging her to ask for trip $$ for her birthday and Christmas.

If your friend would like to share any bits of wisdom or knowledge about CR with a group of HS students, please let me know! I think talking (or emailing) someone who actually lived there for a period of time would be really interesting!!

i was up at 5:40 am too but not because of a storm, just because of a toddler. we could use a little rain right now. it is SO hot. going to be 97 today.

I remember those days! I remember DD getting up SO early and I was SO tired that I would lay on the floor next to her as she played and fall asleep! I felt like the worst Mom! Especially the day around Easter when it happened and I awoke to find her eating Easter candy... wrapper and all!!! (She was about 20 months.)


good morning everyone! we are up and at 'em way earlier than i'd like but oh well. i ate a bunch of crap last night. no reason why. made a nice dinner but after thomas went to sleep i just ate and ate and ate.

i should have used the trick that rose's article from yesterday talked about. HALT. i wasn't hungry, i was just tired and not feeling all that well. so of course all last night i couldn't sleep and when i did i had really bad nightmares! when will i learn my lesson?

Like I've said before, for myself..... TIRED + HUNGRY + UNPREPARED = OVEREATING. It is a SURE FIRE formula for trouble for me. I find it often strikes when I get home late after a swim meet or something like that. I might not even be hungry, but I'm exhausted and craving a "comfort snack". Usually if I can just tell myself to get out of the kitchen and go to bed, I'm okay.... but if I open a cupboard or the fridge.....look out!

it is going to be a scorcher today! yuck! i don't think i'll run but i would like to do a little exercise. i think maybe i'll put thomas in the jogger and do one lap around maritime. at least i will move for a little.

Make sure you get out EARLY before it gets too hot. Don't forget, your body probably overheats easier cause you're pregnant.
i'm taking him to the kid modeling place today. i don't think it's going to go well as he has been really cranky all morning. probably not good for making a good first impression. oh well, it's something to do and i bet the offices are air conditioned!

It is certainly worth a try. Could you bribe him with the promise of a small surprise later if he behaves well? Maybe a new pail and shovel for the beach or a small truck or a new ball?? I've never been above bribing my kids!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DONALD DUCK!

Is it really his birthday??

i think after naps we may drive to roosevelt field mall and head over to the disney store. i think i need a fix. and maybe i'll buy a blue mickey onesie or something for the new baby. i mean, he can't have ALL hand-me-downs, right??

I love that I still have a Disney store nearby.... so many of them have closed over the past few years.

But they aren't as good as they used to be. I'm not crazy about the merchandise a lot of the time. Not enough adult stuff.

QOTD Thursday, June 9
I thought I'd end the week with an easy one. What is your favorite Disney Resort?


Hard to say, as I have stayed in very few of them. I stayed in the Contemporary on my first visit in 1974 and have ALWAYS wanted to stay there again. It would be UNBELIEVABLY cool to WALK to the MK!!!! I practically get goosebumps just thinking about it.

We stayed at CBR for our honeymoon in 1992. Very nice, pretty resort... very spread out though. I would stay there again if the price was right.

Stayed at Pop for our family trip in 2008. It was fun and while the room was pretty small, it worked just fine for the four of us that week. I would stay there again.

Stayed at ALL-Star Sports with DD last month......mainly because the price was right! They even fulfilled our room request and we had a room exactly where I wanted. Theming wasn't my favorite, although we did get to stay in Surf's Up. Honestly.... we saw almost NOTHING around the resort as we were totally commando park touring. Would stay there again.


Would love to try AKL some time.

Favorite resort......guess I'll have to say Contemporary.

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Have a great day everyone! We have someone coming to look at replacing our windows after work and then we are going running. It's supposed to be in the 90s again, but back in the 80s by Sunday. I'm going to get up and do some yoga (which I still hate) before work. It seems to really be helping with my itband issues. Stay hydrated! It's hot!

Stay hydrated! Running in 90 degree temps is tough! I hate that feeling that EVERYTHING is sweating.... including my ears and other odd spots that don't usually sweat!

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Morning friends!!

Thankfully I'm NOT working today. But I certainly have enough to do around here! But I am VOWING to you now.... I will hit the TM before lunch today. I am committing to just 30 minutes, but it is better than nothing. In fact, if this rain stops in the next hour, I may even get outside, rather than the TM.

It is another one of those days where I have SO MUCH to do, that I can't even figure out where to start. So I'm starting here!!

For those who might be interested, DD and I have started introducing more carbs into our WW/SB hybrid food plan. We have been using the Joseph's flax seed/oat bran/whole wheat pitas and flat breads. Usually about 1 serving a day. Also added in strawberries, blueberries, and apples. DD has successfully lost all of her Disney gain.... me, not so much, but I'm working on it.

FWIW, I've noticed that DD's skin is looking better since she dropped the white carbs and white sugar. Might be just coincidence, but I think that there is some research to back up my theory. She does work hard at keeping her skin clear, but sometimes it seems to be an uphill battle.

Another busy weekend coming up, but at least Sunday is reasonably empty. Swim meet Friday night, Rainbow Girls installation event Saturday.... and we are skipping the Rainbow Girls event on Sunday, since DD has to study for FINALS! oh well. I am hoping to spend a few hours doing something with DS. I feel like he and I haven't had much time lately!!

Then next weekend is swim meet at MIT on Saturday morning, graduation party at cousin's house in Central MA Saturday afternoon, and then Father's Day on Sunday!! Haven't bought DH's gift yet, but I know what I want. It was expensive at Staples, so I need to take a minute today to look online for it.

If I could just get the Robotics fundraising letter done today so that I can distribute it tonight or tomorrow and get the house picked up, plus do my workout, I will consider today a success!!

I'll pop on again later to chat....................P

 

[sahbushka]

QOTD Thursday, June 9
I thought I'd end the week with an easy one. What is your favorite Disney Resort?

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Have a great day everyone! We have someone coming to look at replacing our windows after work and then we are going running. It's supposed to be in the 90s again, but back in the 80s by Sunday. I'm going to get up and do some yoga (which I still hate) before work. It seems to really be helping with my itband issues. Stay hydrated! It's hot!

That's supposed to be an easy one????!!!!???? Well, I have stayed at the Disneyland Hotel, the Paradise Pier Hotel, the Boardwalk, Port Orleans Riverside, and Coronado Springs Hotel so far. Of those I would say that Port Orleans Riverside was my favorite. I would really love to stay at Wilderness Lodge or Caribbean Beach Resort sometime but when we go to WDW in November we are staying in a Cabin at Fort Wilderness for 4 nights and at the All Star Movies Resort for 2 nights. I also would love to stay at the Grand Californian sometime. I have walked through it and it is amazing!

Oh, the scale was much nicer this morning!

SarahMay

I need a moment as I just feel like crying with everything going on! Sister called and Mom is all out of sorts so she said just don't listen to her today. She keeps asking the same questions over and over again and they tell her she needs to ask some to the physical therapist. She won't listen to the psychiatrist or anyone explaining why she needs to see someone like that. Ashleigh forget her lunch, sister called right as I was trying to get Izzie ready for the bus. It's been thundering and lightning here all morning. My house is a mess and I just want to go back to bed. I told my co-worker that I would be in between 1030 and 11 and that I was just having a bad morning all around. My sunburn and heat rash are stinging so I need to run over to CVS before going into work. I have 3 clients today so it's going to be a long day.

I'm proud I'm just taking the morning for myself. I'm feeling overwhelmed with all that I have to do over the next 2 weeks before I leave and I'm trying to find time to go out alone with Brian.

Emailed sister-in-law to remind her about the recital and she said she thought she wasn't going. She knew my parents weren't coming up which meant my niece wasn't which meant that I now have 3 extra tickets for the show. I posted on FB and another mom from dancing said she could probably use them. DSIL hasn't even called to check on things and we haven't seen her since the middle of last month. I think I'll ask her to baby-sit next Friday night. I need a night out alone with Brian before I go.

Thanks for letting me cry on all of your shoulders this morning. I haven't had any chance for just me so I'm feeling lousy this morning and just am going to have a good cry!

Hey Sarah May- You inspired me to make a taco salad for Brian and my dinner tonight.I'm going to make it with TJs chile lime chicken burgers, Doritos, shredded lettuce, Mexican cheese and lite thousand island dressing. It's perfect for a hot night.

Thanks again to all my friends here!

TTFN

Glad I could help out and really funny as I had an extra 8 points so I ended up having a TJ's chili lime burger on a thin bun with some spinich leaves out of my garden...the first produce I have eaten from a garden I have created ever!

SarahMay

 

[bellebookworm9]

QOTD Thursday, June 9
I thought I'd end the week with an easy one. What is your favorite Disney Resort?

So far I've only stayed at two: All Star Music and Kidani Village @AKL. Kidani wins, hands down. It was just so awesome: the pool, the lobby, the decor, the rooms, even the transportation wasn't bad! If I ever buy DVC that's my number one home resort. However, we're staying at Beach Club Villas in October, and I hope we really like that too-but with Stormalong Bay and being steps from Epcot, how could we not?

That has to be so frustrating. When I still lived at home I had a job so it was a bit easier for me. I did my own shopping and made my own dinner or lunch if my mom wasnt making something I could eat. It sounds like your mom is just trying to be controlling. I hope she comes around.

Last night I finally yelled/at confronted her. I think she understands now. She thought I've just been being mean for no reason. She agreed to buy healthier stuff.

 

[Connie96]

QOTD Thursday, June 9
I thought I'd end the week with an easy one. What is your favorite Disney Resort?

Of the four places I've stayed, I really, really AKL and POFQ. Loved AKL - the views, the smells, the single stop busses. Loved POFQ - small, easy to navigate, shared busses with POR but they always stopped first at FQ so we always got a seat.

CBR would have been better if we had known which section to ask for - too much walking to the hotel shop/food place and we could never get seats on the busses. BWI was nice but just didn't seem to justify the $$. There didn't seem to be much happening on The Boardwalk. We were there off-season, so maybe it would be more entertaining during a busier time. The walking distance to Epcot was nice but we seemed to go back and forth so much that I felt like we never really "did" Epcot that trip.

Someday, I'd really like to stay at the Poly too. I think it'd be a nice romantic spot for an anniversary vacation.