DISappearing Peeps...Vol. 3! All are Welcome!

[Pooh's-Honey-Pot]

<---------------Blows off the dust


Hi. I want to be a loser again.

I started my diet today.

Hi to those who know me

Hi to those who don't

I'm Monica, mom of 4 who runs a day care in her home. I am in school trying to finish.

So, I weighed myself this morning and my goal is to measure myself when no one is looking. Almost impossible in this house when the baby follows me around constantly and the 4 years knows my every move.


A quick catch up:

Tim is doing fabulous, as far as we know, no other cancer.

We started sledge hammering the fugly field stone wall and hearth of the fireplace this weekend. It's about 85% done. Then we will put up a regular wall and a mantel and hang a 47" flat screen above it.

I am about to start another semester of School next week. Last term was brutal with 3 classes. This time I took 2 to hang on to my sanity.

I am excited for WENDY starting her classes! You go girl!

Ok, so I am back, hold on everybody, I'm here, and LET'S DO THIS!

I'm really interested in meeting all the people I don't know and excited for updates on everyone I do. So please indulge me and let me know what's sup!

Hi!! Not sure if you were here when I joined, but I know I am in your fridge swap and can't wait for it to get here!!!!!

Now going to do my first session of Charlene Extreme. Bought some really heavy "Geezer-bird" weights at lunchtime today!!

 

[DisneyGalUK]

I finally found ya all !!!!!!

<---------------Blows off the dust


Hi. I want to be a loser again.

I started my diet today.

Hi to those who know me

Hi to those who don't

I'm Monica, mom of 4 who runs a day care in her home. I am in school trying to finish.

So, I weighed myself this morning and my goal is to measure myself when no one is looking. Almost impossible in this house when the baby follows me around constantly and the 4 years knows my every move.


A quick catch up:

Tim is doing fabulous, as far as we know, no other cancer.

We started sledge hammering the fugly field stone wall and hearth of the fireplace this weekend. It's about 85% done. Then we will put up a regular wall and a mantel and hang a 47" flat screen above it.

I am about to start another semester of School next week. Last term was brutal with 3 classes. This time I took 2 to hang on to my sanity.

I am excited for WENDY starting her classes! You go girl!

Ok, so I am back, hold on everybody, I'm here, and LET'S DO THIS!

I'm really interested in meeting all the people I don't know and excited for updates on everyone I do. So please indulge me and let me know what's sup!

Welcome back! Hmm, an update you say. Well, I have gained 15lbs. Not good!

Good Morning All!
Ok I found a diet I am going to try it's The Flat Belly Diet. I picked up the book this weekend and so far it seems easy enough it doen't look like I will be starving. And it has easy simple things that I can make. That being said since I wasn't keeping track of my weight in December and weighing myself over the weekend, I am going to say I have stayed the SAME I really was pleased with my weight I thought for sure that I would have gained everything back. But I didn't!!

So I am starting the first phase of this diet on Friday. It starts with a 4 day anti-bloat diet which is around 1200 calories a day then you switch to a 1600 calorie diet for 32 days. We shall see how this works. Wish me luck!

Have a great week everyone!

Well done on staying the same!
good luck on the new diet too!

 

[Pakey]

Misty, is that you? My goodness, I can't hardly believe it. Of course I couldn't believe Wendy let you stray away from here in the first place. Glad to see your post.

Monica, welcome back. And weren't you remodeling last time you were here? Glad to hear Tim is doing great. Me too, still cancer free, and hair is growing back with my natural (um hmmm) blonde highlights. I too have gained 15 but lost 4 again so net up is 11 from the holiday binging.

Danielle, how exciting that those size 8's fit. I can put a pair of size 8's on too, ON MY ARM.

Aaron I took my son shopping this weekend for a pair of pants for the cruise and he came out and handed me a 40 waist. He likes his clothes baggy but I'm not sure how baggy those are. I was shocked. He's 6'1" and has always been a bit stocky but oh my, he's got the clown pants now.

Guys, after this jump start loss of 4 lbs, I'm feeling really good about myself again. I started back into an exercise program this weekend and I feel emotionally lighter already.

Have a great week all.

 

[pixie dust 112]

Welcome back Misty and Monica!

Monica, it's so good to hear that Tim is doing well!

 

[MA pigletfan]

I finally found ya all !!!!!!

YAY!!! good to "see" you !!

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Hi. I want to be a loser again.

I started my diet today.

Hi to those who know me
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HELLO!!!! nice to see you again Monica!!

Pakey..YAY for the good feelings

 

[aldisneygrl]

Ummm, Hello, can I come back here?

Yes, it's me Allie from a LONG time ago. I just had a moment, and a moment. I got on the scale and I weigh what I did 16 years ago when I delivered my son, and YES he was still in utero.

The bad thing is, is that me and DH both weighed today while he was home for lunch. I told him I didn't want to because I knew I was over what I should be. Well I weighed 12 lbs. more than him AND he had his clodhopper tennis shoes on, and I weighed nekkid!

What's more, is that all he could say was Wow, and you don't even have a baby in there anymore. Now, I know he didn't mean it that way, but it still hurt, BUT I think that was the "kick in the pants" moment that I needed to get myself back on track. All I have eaten since then is Clementines. I want to go to a WW meeting tonight, but the kids have dentist appts. this afternoon that will prevent me from making it, so I hope to go next week. I've got to do something. I need to lose about 20 lbs.

Will y'all have me back?

 

[punkin413]

laura - love the hair!

monica & allie - welcome back! i just re-joined too a few days ago. it's so great to hear that tim is doing well, monica!

pakey - i'm glad to hear you're doing well too! i was just thinking about you the other day and hoping everything was going well with your health.

peeps - ray (my hubby) insisted on "football food" yesterday. so i gave myself a cheat day, which i normally don't do until i've gotten myself in a good habit of writing down my food. but i don't think i did any permanent damage. back on track today!

 

[the Fidge]

Hooray! All us MIA peepers have returned to roost! I really love that you guys hung in here and it shows! Your recent pics I have noticed show the hard you all put in while I ......well Nevermind!

So football went so bad for the big blue ...bomb. DH munched away on his stuff and I grabbed some cottage cheese and some cucumbers!

I know the accountability here is inspiring to me. Thanks!

UM is there a place to get that diet free online or do I need to purchase the book??

THanks!

 

[Disneyfreak92]

hey, lynda! wow....there are so many of you that i have missed. i thought of you recently too when i found a new setting on my camera that gave me better fireworks pictures!

Too funny! Glad you found a setting that works for you. I just got another new camera and a new lens myself. I have two weddings this summer and a lead on a third! I thought of you a few weeks ago when DH and I almost adopted a second beagle from the shelter. He got adopted by someone else first, but we weren't sure about the timing anyway, and he has a good home, so all is well! How are Sherman and Eli?

I tried sending you an email, but I'm not sure it went through (it was acting wonky). If not PM me, please.

I got it, and I sent you a request over on Facebook. At least I HOPE it was you! Let me know, OK?

And I made an offer! It is, sadly, a short sale, but it is only 3 years old, corian counter tops, upgraded appliances. Only 2 bedrooms, but they are on opposite ends of the house and both have full baths, fenced in yard and pool. And screenied in patio. 2 car garage. In the cutest neighborhood. Like Disney's celebration. Send PD that it is one of the "easy" short sales and the bank cooperates with me!

Hope everyone has a great day...I'm off to plan my meals for the week!

How exciting! Sounds great! Let us know how it works out.

I posted on Facebook but I will tell you here as well - you look great. I just get a half a head highlighted because it would probably cost over $200 for a whole I think. I like but I think next time I want to go darker. Here's a picture what do you think? I'm just not lovin' the blond anymore. Sorry so big.

I love your hair Laura! I'm going to get my purple hair refreshed this Wednesday night. I'll have to try taking another pic this time. The other one is on facebook, but it doesn't really show up that much.

I finally found ya all !!!!!!

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Hi. I want to be a loser again.

Welcome back Misty and Monica!!!

Monica - So glad to hear Tim is doing well.

I think of all of the benefits and hidden benefits of weight loss, my absolute favorite is the fact that I can buy pants and shirts that fit me normally. I went from wearing size 38-40 pants (that were tight around the waist but super MC Hammer-ish baggy on my legs) to being able to wear a 32 pants that actually look good on me. Before I donated two huge bags of old clothes to Goodwill, I demonstrated that to my wife. I'd put a pair of my old pants on, take two steps, and have them around my ankles. My wife thought it was hilarious, almost like a clown.

I kept my largest size pair of pants out of the Goodwill pile. If I ever lose my way, I think they should sufficiently freak me out to get me back on track.

Ummm, Hello, can I come back here?

Will y'all have me back?

Of course we'll have you back!! Welcome back! Great to "see" you here.

 

[spongemommie05]

Yes It is me Misty i am back on track and NOTHING is gonna let me slip again . i have lost 35 pds gained 20 pds lost 15 pds and back to gaining 20 pds ( i am beyond tired of this roller coaster ride i want off) and Besides wendy is becoming the hot mama so i need to feel good when i am around her also (which is alot)
It's so hard to loose weight when you let life overwhelm you i have had so much CRap happen last yr that it has beaten me physically & Mentally up..
I am here to stay ...

for those who don't know me I am Misty i am Utahmama's BFF in Real life
I am a 33yr old stay at home mom of 5 crazy rambutious kiddos
4 boys ages 11,9,5,3 and one lil girl age7
i have had 4 c-sections, gall bladder surgery , a complete Hysterectomy so none the less, lets just say my stomach is all kinds of torn up and that really is my only problem weight wise . it is hard for me to loose weight there because i can't feel my abs at all, I know they are in there because they were mad at me the other days when i worked the helk outta them

I also have a smiling issue thanks to my everyday usage of Estrogen it has killed my teeth and so my 2 front vamp fangs (I call them) have fallen out... so i have a huge gap in my mouth which i am very self conscience about. which i was in the middle of getting fixed but then DH lost his job..

anyways as i ramble on ... my point is my weight problem is my tummy i know that after i get that taken care of i will be okay and can just maintain a happy healthy weight ..

Motivation wise i just need to forget my family for an hr or two and work on me so that is where mrs wendy lou comes in ... I can do it ...

okay so that is me in a nut shell(How did i get in this nutshell ?)

 

[Wonders10]

Ugh...the couple that is selling the house I put a bid on are getting a divorce. And they have suddenly decided that they want to meet with their attorney to discuss the house and might pull it off the market. That would make me so sad...I'm sure there are similar houses in the neighborhood, but I just feel like this is the one for me. PD that everything goes well on Thursday with their attorney and they accept my offer so we can move forward and get bank approval.

Meanwhile, all this house stress/excitement is making me want to eat anything and everything. Not good. I'm trying to at least write it down to keep me from eating too too much over what I should be.

 

[punkin413]

a hug for you, misty!

shannon - i will be sending you good thoughts!!! i'm sure it will work out and if it doesn't, you'll find something you were meant to be in.

Too funny! Glad you found a setting that works for you. I just got another new camera and a new lens myself. I have two weddings this summer and a lead on a third! I thought of you a few weeks ago when DH and I almost adopted a second beagle from the shelter. He got adopted by someone else first, but we weren't sure about the timing anyway, and he has a good home, so all is well! How are Sherman and Eli?

well, i still have my little point and shoot but someday i hope to graduate to something fancier. i was messing with it during our last trip while we were waiting for illuminations to start and i put it on twilight and i think it slowed down the shutter speed a little. the only thing is you MUST have a tripod otherwise the pics are very blurry. i didn't have one that night but i did for MVMCP fireworks and WOW! sounds like your photography business is picking up. good for you!

sherman and eli are fine! eli's still fat but he's slowly losing weight. we recently had him checked for diabetes and a thyroid problem but his tests came back normal. so we've cut way back on his food. he's not happy about that! i found a stray beagle a few months ago and luckily a family member took him so we get to visit him sometimes. his name is zolo and he's SO HANDSOME!!!! and such a sweetie, too! here's a couple of pictures i took at thanksgiving.

how is jasper?

 

[pixie dust 112]

Welcome Back Allie!

 

[HockeyKat]

Hi Misty, Monica, Dawn, Allie!!

I am in and out... have totally recommitted for now but leaving for WDW in less than 2 weeks which is sure to derail me for at least that week.

Laura, you are gorgeous!

UM, wish I could see the highlights but I am as of yet still resisting joining facebook. I can barely keep up with all I have now!

Faith, when is your trip? Soon, no?

 

[UtahMama]

Ummm, Hello, can I come back here?

Yes, it's me Allie from a LONG time ago. I just had a moment, and a moment. I got on the scale and I weigh what I did 16 years ago when I delivered my son, and YES he was still in utero.

The bad thing is, is that me and DH both weighed today while he was home for lunch. I told him I didn't want to because I knew I was over what I should be. Well I weighed 12 lbs. more than him AND he had his clodhopper tennis shoes on, and I weighed nekkid!

What's more, is that all he could say was Wow, and you don't even have a baby in there anymore. Now, I know he didn't mean it that way, but it still hurt, BUT I think that was the "kick in the pants" moment that I needed to get myself back on track. All I have eaten since then is Clementines. I want to go to a WW meeting tonight, but the kids have dentist appts. this afternoon that will prevent me from making it, so I hope to go next week. I've got to do something. I need to lose about 20 lbs.

Will y'all have me back?

Of course! Soooo glad to see you here again!

Hooray! All us MIA peepers have returned to roost! I really love that you guys hung in here and it shows! Your recent pics I have noticed show the hard you all put in while I ......well Nevermind!

So football went so bad for the big blue ...bomb. DH munched away on his stuff and I grabbed some cottage cheese and some cucumbers!

I know the accountability here is inspiring to me. Thanks!

UM is there a place to get that diet free online or do I need to purchase the book??

THanks!

I checked Amazon.com and here is the link. ALL her books are good. Oxygen Magazine is another one I like.



http://www.amazon.com/Eat-Clean-Die...=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231797767&sr=1-3

THIS is Tosca. My HERO!!!!!

Hi Misty!!!! I guess all my hounding finally paid off?

 

[Pakey]

Hi Misty, Monica, Dawn, Allie!!

I am in and out... have totally recommitted for now but leaving for WDW in less than 2 weeks which is sure to derail me for at least that week.

Laura, you are gorgeous!

UM, wish I could see the highlights but I am as of yet still resisting joining facebook. I can barely keep up with all I have now!

Faith, when is your trip? Soon, no?

Kat, we are arriving on the 24th, staying at the Beach Club. We leave on the 29th for our DCL cruise.

We'll be the group of 10 adults and 1 child wearing matching shirts that say It's All About Clayton (my 4 year old grandson). I don't think the adult kids were too thrilled with all of the shirts but I told them "I'm paying for the trip, you wear them". So when you see us, no, we are not a Brazilian tour group.

 

[Disneyfreak92]

well, i still have my little point and shoot but someday i hope to graduate to something fancier. i was messing with it during our last trip while we were waiting for illuminations to start and i put it on twilight and i think it slowed down the shutter speed a little. the only thing is you MUST have a tripod otherwise the pics are very blurry. i didn't have one that night but i did for MVMCP fireworks and WOW! sounds like your photography business is picking up. good for you!

sherman and eli are fine! eli's still fat but he's slowly losing weight. we recently had him checked for diabetes and a thyroid problem but his tests came back normal. so we've cut way back on his food. he's not happy about that! i found a stray beagle a few months ago and luckily a family member took him so we get to visit him sometimes. his name is zolo and he's SO HANDSOME!!!! and such a sweetie, too! here's a couple of pictures i took at thanksgiving.

how is jasper?

OH! He is SO CUTE!!! I LOVE him! Give your little beagle boys love from me. Jasper is good. We are on "winter break" from agility classes right now. We go back on January 20th. She has grown into such the sweet dog though - onery as she once was (and still can be sometimes)! I think it's a beagle thing. She has also lost a little bit of weight. She has a waist now! Anyway, I just took some new pics of her and of the kitty over Christmas and with the new camera/lens. I'll get them on the computer and post some ASAP. I am determined to post a few pics of our last two Disney trips as well. Keep an eye out!

 

[HockeyKat]

Kat, we are arriving on the 24th, staying at the Beach Club. We leave on the 29th for our DCL cruise.

We'll be the group of 10 adults and 1 child wearing matching shirts that say It's All About Clayton (my 4 year old grandson). I don't think the adult kids were too thrilled with all of the shirts but I told them "I'm paying for the trip, you wear them". So when you see us, no, we are not a Brazilian tour group.

We arrive on the 24th as well, staying at CSR the first night and then SSR for the remainder. We leave for home on the 29th, though.

I know that you are with a group and will have trouble getting away, but if you want to meet for a quick cup of coffee or something at any point, let me know.

 

[rentayenta]

Hi all. Dawn sent me. I would love to join.

I have been making minor diet changes; no real soda, no eating after 8 pm, and drinking 64 oz of water a day. I also began playing on the since Wii Fit Dec 21, 2008 and my BMI has gone down 2%. I am not a big weigher as the scale and I do not get along.

Dawn, I love the photo of Ray kissing your baby on the lips.

 

[ArielSRL]

Hello everyone! I was here for a brief stay over the summer (I believe) but then went away once school started back (teacher here). I was led over by punkin and I thought the group was great. But like many, I let life (mostly work, and college football) get in the way of working out and the Dis. I found something online I knew this group would appreciate so I decided to hop back on to post and lo and behold, I see many friends have been MIA and are rejoining, so I guess it was fate!

Anywho...I am one who really enjoys walking outside (semi speed walking) for my cardio, then I usually use my 5 lb weights to work my arms, then I do sit ups, leg lifts, push ups, etc on the floor (all this at home) as a finish to my workout. Well, I had just started getting back into it when the weather turned colder so I fell off the wagon again! Also with all the holidays, my diet was a half hearted effort (I followthe WW points program, though I do not attend meetings). I asked my folks for a Gazelle for Christmas and my dad found me one for free on Craigslist. it is in great shape, barely used, but it took him a month to get it to me. I've tried it out and it is really too hard for me right now (as I haven't worked out in quite some time). So, to make a short story long...lol, I found some videos on RealAge.com (FREE!) that are variations of walking, just inside your home! They were not very difficult to do at all (coordination-wise) and I felt like I got a pretty good burn. Basically I really enjoyed them and think they can keep me motivated until the GA weather gets nice enough for me to head back outside (sometime in March). Anyway, here is the link if anyone is interested:

I found these two great videos on RealAge.com (Dr Oz's - ala Oprah - site). They are called Walking At Home, so they aren't too diificult but they seem to be a good workout. I liked them anyway. You can find them both here (#2 is right below #1):

http://www.realage.com/videos/workouts/walking-part-1-start-quick-easy/

There are two parts...but if you do both, it equals right about 28 minutes or so. Part 2 is right below Part 1. Enjoy and I hope to be sticking around this time.

BTW, is weigh-in still on Friday? Thanks!