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

[DisneyLaura]

Silly me I forgot to post my gain/lost or stay the same. This is my first week on my at home, no WW. Now that I have a scale at home. Guess what?

I'm -1.

 

[lilstint]

Ditto whatr Daielle said.

lilstint, I am am attorney too. Is your part time work with a firm? I know a few firms up that way (mostly Glens Falls as I started my law career in Saratoga) . Did you go to ALbany Law? I love Bolton Landing, You live in such a beautiful place.

Yes! I did go to Albany Law- I graduated in 2002. I started off my career at a litigation defense firm in Albany but then quit completely after the birth of my first son. For a while I was a full time SAH mom. Then last year I got back into it because I met my boss who is a solo practitioner in Scotia NY. I have sort of an unusual arrangement with him but it works for me. He is overloaded with cases and I cover court appearances for him a few times a week. I only work about 10 hours a week, but I love it because its good to bring in a little money, learn new areas of the law, and most importantly - I get out of the house and away from my maniac sons for couple hours a day!

Did you go to Albany Law?

 

[UtahMama]

OK - I'm joining this thread too. I'm 32 years old. I have 2 little boys and I have never gotten even close to my pre-pregnancy weight. I need some serious moral support. I have basicly not denied myself anything I have wanted to eat for 4 years... so this is going to be a huge change in lifestyle for me.

I copied these questions from an old post so I'll use them to introduce myself...

Location: Upstate NY
name: Leah
how long have you been a peep? Just joining
what you "do": SAH Mom and part time attorney
kids? DS4, DS16 months
favorite junk food: Popeyes spicy chicken sandwich
favorite healthy food: broccoli
tip you'd like to share with everyone: it has been so long I have no tips!

and of course we have to talk about what brings us together in the first place!
favorite disney park: magic kingdom at WDW
favorite disney ride: splash mountain
favorite disney show: Mickey's philharmagic (sp?)
favorite disney resort: POR
favorite disney TS: Wolfgang Puck
favorite disney CS: Tangerine Cafe
favorite disney movie: Pinocchio

btw- I am also a big fan of your trip reports Utahmomma. So funny.

Thank you!
Glad to have you! Truly, the more the merrier!!!!
Post often

I'm posting from the exercise bike in a last ditch to take off the restaurant calories from this week. I don't know why I snacked a lot today.

.

Go YOU!!!!
I totally do that too on thursdays!
Snacking late at night is my vice!

I can't remember who all here was Twilight fans, but a friend of mine posted the movie trailer on my PRT so I thought I'd put a link here just in case anyone wanted to watch it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALC94IcMbLI

I saw that! OMGosh! I can't wait till Nov. 21st

Silly me I forgot to post my gain/lost or stay the same. This is my first week on my at home, no WW. Now that I have a scale at home. Guess what?

I'm -1.

WOOO HOOO!




After yesterday's UP 3 pounds scare, I managed to pull off a Weigh Day Miracle (drank a TON of water) and am officially down .8 since last week...I reached my Halloween goal! (I think)

 

[DisneyObsession]

OK...I am -1 today! Hopefully I will have a better number next week.

I love the fall! I spent my day off yesterday cooking and made beef stew, chicken soup, pickled beets, homemade wheat bread and ginger snaps! It was alot of fun to do and now we have a few meals set for the weekend. I'd like to make some small lasagna's to freeze for the future this weekend. I absolutely love my crockpot and will be utilizing it alot in the months to come.

I really need to catch up with everyone. I have no time to read or post lately. I have been working overtime every day this week and I can feel it! Between work and helping DD at her apt, I have been quite busy!

Hope everyone is doing well. I'll try to check back later!

 

[UtahMama]

Does anyone else consider weigh-day (Fridays) to be "free" days?
Sometimes (ok, MOST-times) I totally sabotage myself by either subconsciously or purposefully thinking it's okay on Fridays to cheat or reward myself since it's the furthest point till the next weigh in.

Today, I am focusing on NOT thinking that way. Truly, I wonder how much better off I'd be cumulatively had I not cheated on Fridays.

I'm armed with some healthy snacks to "stop that insanity" (remember that book?)

I bought some Greek yogurt recently and totally love it!
It's plain flavored so I add whatever fresh berries I have on hand and sweeten it with some Stevia, which is soooo awsome. It tastes like a rich treat rather than just a carton of yogurt.

Greek yogurt would also make a nice substitute for sour cream.

A couple more major changes lately besides going to the gym for me have been eating Oatmeal with added flax seed meal every morning. It really is yummy with the weather turning colder. Sometimes I add Craisins or raisins. Oatmeal totally helps with the problem I have when I eat too much lean protein. The added flax seed helps even more! Also, I'm ALMOST liking Green Tea. That's a hard one for me! I discovered if I brew a pitcher of iced green tea, I can add a tub of Crystal Lite to choke it down instead of water.

Anyway, PEEPS, please add your diet and exercise tips more as you think of things that really work for you!

 

[DisneyGalUK]

Fly-by, I am -1.5lbs

Have a great weigh-day everyone!

lilstint -

 

[UtahMama]

 

[LMO429]

I'm posting from the exercise bike in a last ditch to take off the restaurant calories from this week. I don't know why I snacked a lot today.

LMO, glad to hear from you. Even if you are dissing my DL I love WDW, but one of my problems is there IS so much to it. We always come home exhausted and broke because, especially with the distance from here, we feel compelled to see and do it all. That and the fact that we can only get there in summer, in the heat and rain. With DL, I feel like I can easily see it all in 3 or 4 days. I just wish they had more shows.

I agree with you, that you only need 3 or 4 days here and that a trip to disneyland is more relaxing than WDW. Today is our 3rd full day here, the crowds have been minimal we did most of the big stuff already and now the next 2 full days we have here we are just going to go at our leisure and do the little stuff

I have to admit we feel like the walls our closing in on us at The Grand Californian what is the square footage of the rooms here its so tiny, My husband and I are always bumping into each other here, we miss the beach club

 

[LMO429]

DISNEYLAURA....the pin was my something borrowed, my girlfriend Elaine and Carla used it on their wedding day, The pin is probably at least 7 years old because my friend Carla got married that long ago. I know she bought it in WDW awhile back but not sure exactly when

 

[UGABelle]

I'm + 0.4 today. This isn't surprising considering the birthday weekend and not much time to work out this week.

Oh well, just keep on trucking, right?!

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend. I'm off to a Food and Wine Festival-type event tonight. You get to try food from over 50 restaurants, and the small portion sizes make it great to sample, without getting stuffed.

I just have to stay away from sampling too many of the desserts!

 

[mommaU4]

TGIF everyone!!!

Last week I was at 219.6 and this week I am at 218.2 for a loss of -1.4 lbs.

I am going to Disneyland for a week (Sun-Sun) so I will miss next Friday's weigh in.
Last time we went on vacation I gained 8 lbs in 9 days, so I'm kind of scared to see what's going to happen this time!!!

Have a wonderful week-end everyone!!!

 

[DisneyLaura]

I love the fall! I spent my day off yesterday cooking and made beef stew, chicken soup, pickled beets, homemade wheat bread and ginger snaps! It was alot of fun to do and now we have a few meals set for the weekend. I'd like to make some small lasagna's to freeze for the future this weekend. I absolutely love my crockpot and will be utilizing it alot in the months to come.

Do you make your chicken soup in a crock pot? I just made chicken soup last sunday and we ate it Sunday for dinner. Then I ate it for lunch on monday and monday dinner. So of course it's all gone. I need to make a bigger batch I guess so I can freeze it. How do you do your beef stew? Wanna share your reciepe? I love fall too, comfort foods.

Does anyone else consider weigh-day (Fridays) to be "free" days?
Sometimes (ok, MOST-times) I totally sabotage myself by either subconsciously or purposefully thinking it's okay on Fridays to cheat or reward myself since it's the furthest point till the next weigh in.

but I don't crazy like I used too.

I'm armed with some healthy snacks to "stop that insanity" (remember that book?)

Again that's a Oh and I also like the Greek yogurt. For breakfast I add sometimes add a teaspoon (literally a pinch) of granola. Too me the yogurt has an aftertaste and it helps for me to add that in it.

DISNEYLAURA....the pin was my something borrowed, my girlfriend Elaine and Carla used it on their wedding day, The pin is probably at least 7 years old because my friend Carla got married that long ago. I know she bought it in WDW awhile back but not sure exactly when

I have seen that pin and liked it. I'm going to your neck of the woods on Sunday (oct 12). It's our 12th anniversary so me and DH are taking a day trip to the WOD and of course the other sites. Dh knows me too well. He asked me how many hours do I plan to be there and i said "I don't know why" and then he said "because you know we'll be in the disney store for at least 5" Any tips on where to eat that's not too bad $$$ wise

I am going to Disneyland for a week (Sun-Sun) so I will miss next Friday's weigh in.

Dont' be scared think of all the walking you're going to be doing. It's one week out of your life not watch really strict what you eat, enjoy. Take lots of pictures because I'm reading your TR missy.

 

[punkin413]

very busy and can't catch up (seems to be my usual thing lately). just wanted to weigh in as a samer......again! but AF is just knocking on the door so i know that's probably why. i've been eating well and exercising, so i should've lost this week. we'll see what happens next week. i miss you guys!!!

 

[LMO429]

Do you make your chicken soup in a crock pot? I just made chicken soup last sunday and we ate it Sunday for dinner. Then I ate it for lunch on monday and monday dinner. So of course it's all gone. I need to make a bigger batch I guess so I can freeze it. How do you do your beef stew? Wanna share your reciepe? I love fall too, comfort foods.



but I don't crazy like I used too.



Again that's a Oh and I also like the Greek yogurt. For breakfast I add sometimes add a teaspoon (literally a pinch) of granola. Too me the yogurt has an aftertaste and it helps for me to add that in it.







I have seen that pin and liked it. I'm going to your neck of the woods on Sunday (oct 12). It's our 12th anniversary so me and DH are taking a day trip to the WOD and of course the other sites. Dh knows me too well. He asked me how many hours do I plan to be there and i said "I don't know why" and then he said "because you know we'll be in the disney store for at least 5" Any tips on where to eat that's not too bad $$$ wise



Dont' be scared think of all the walking you're going to be doing. It's one week out of your life not watch really strict what you eat, enjoy. Take lots of pictures because I'm reading your TR missy.

Not bad $$$$ wise and great food is Greenwich Tavern but that is in Tribeca (More down town) on the Upper West Side we like Cafe Frida/Josie's ( Healthy Food) or try a Patsy's Pizzeria

 

[abish19]

Hi everyone!

Just a fly-by...very busy, as we all are, but I'm happy because I'm down 1.2 pounds. Not that much, but in line with my "just lose one pound this week" goal.

Have a great weekend!

 

[pixie dust 112]

Yes! I did go to Albany Law- I graduated in 2002. I started off my career at a litigation defense firm in Albany but then quit completely after the birth of my first son. For a while I was a full time SAH mom. Then last year I got back into it because I met my boss who is a solo practitioner in Scotia NY. I have sort of an unusual arrangement with him but it works for me. He is overloaded with cases and I cover court appearances for him a few times a week. I only work about 10 hours a week, but I love it because its good to bring in a little money, learn new areas of the law, and most importantly - I get out of the house and away from my maniac sons for couple hours a day!

Did you go to Albany Law?

I did go to Albany, class of 1988. It;'s amazing how fast 20 years creeps up. I have a solo practice, in large part because of the kid thing. I started in Saratoga and then came back down to a firm in Ulster COunty. Loved my firm and was a partner there but was about 45 minutes from home. So I opened my own office 3 minutes from home. Having my own firm gives me lots more flexibility with the kids. Your arrangement sounds great!

 

[wildfan1473]

Morning everyone, I couldn't get here yesterday, but I at least wanted to drop in and say I'm -1.5 this week, down to 153.5 pounds. I'm sure being in bed sick and not being able to eat anything helped

 

[punkin413]

another fall festival for me today. and this one is a GOOD one. that one i went to last weekend was okay. i avoided much of the "bad" food because it just didn't look too appetizing. but the one we're going to today always has loads of very "bad" things that are oh, so good. i will try my hardest.

i have to share this with you guys. anna did her first boot camp at the high school on tuesday night and i went there for moral support (and of course to get a good workout). only 4 people showed up, which was disappointing. i told her it would take time for the word to get around. anyway, before we even STARTED working out, we're standing there talking and i felt a sting on my ankle. i looked down and my entire sneaker on my right foot was covered in fire ants!!!! i was able to take off my shoe and sock before i got eaten alive, but i still have about 10 ant bites around the area where the top of my socks were. so my ankles look BEAUTIFUL. i still worked out though. go me!

 

[Disneyfreak92]

Late weigh in - down .8 lb!

This is just a quick fly by. I have only read the current page for now. I'll have to try to catch up later. Hope everyone is going well!

Fly-by, I am -1.5lbs

Have a great weigh-day everyone!

lilstint -

LOVE the pic in your siggie! Have you seen the newest trailer? AAAHHHH! I think I might slide out of my seat at this movie!

 

[dwheatl]

Sorry I'm late. Crazy week. Down .2. Friends are coming over to watch all of our Tivo'd MadTV's from last year. We're just watching the parts with my nephew. We're having cream puffs - 4 of them for 180 calories. Now if I can just stop at 4, that will be great. I hit the gym this morning to balance this out.