DISappearing PEEPS Volume 2

[honeymo78]

Quick fly by again. I'm posting from my blackberry while at work - can't use the internet on the work computer. I'm -.5 this week. Only 6 lbs from my mid June goal. Actually I'm hoping I get there by mid may when we go to Ohio. Have any of you gone to one of those indoor Waterpark resorts? DH and I are going to one in Sandusky for some r and r.

Have a great friday all.

 

[Wonders10]

Hi Peeps,

Hope everyone has great weigh-day results! I'm doing a good job of maintaining I think. Keeping busy is good. Anyway, just an update on my work situation. I will not be extended however next friday is my last day and I will get my final grade then and I still feel like my supervisor is unsure of if I should pass or not. It's ridiculous really, I am so ready to be out on my own. Send good thoughts that I make it through these next 6 workdays (including today) and pass so I can officially be finished with grad school and celebrate. One day I will leave feeling like I did an amazing job and she knows it and other days I think she thinks I'm the worst therapist she has ever seen.

On a lighter side, I booked Pop for May 15-18. Assuming I'm not still in grad school for another semester (crosses fingers). Just a solo trip to get one more trip out of my AP, and will meet up with a friend for part of the time. My mom may come - told her she is more than welcome to join me. I think it'll be fun - and relaxing to do disney my way, you know?

Anyway, TGIF! Have a great day everyone!

 

[punkin413]

i'm +1 pound this week. i figured since i'm still sore from working out for the first time in forever.

dizneydawn - i just wanted to thank you for doing these challenges for us! i'm not participating this time since we leave for disney in 22 days. (sorry....but that deserves a little banana man dancing! ) anyway, just wanted to tell you how great these challenges are and how hard it must be to keep up with these numbers.

same goes for you, aaron!!!

to the newbies - even if you only lose 1 pound, that's one pound GONE FOREVER!!! just remember that. and as aaron says (and this is totally true), slow and steady wins the race. you don't want to drop that weight too fast because it's more liable to come back.

I drank last night.
I was depressed (still am).
Boys are stupid.

Sometimes I think I should go back to girls.
But I don't want to.

since when did you give up on girls??? i'm behind! fill me in (if you want to).

 

[WDWBetsy]

Hey...I will be in Indianapolis in April the weekend of the 16th...is anyone from that area???

I'm near Indy - in Avon.

 

[celerystalker]

punkin - I broke up with Tammy at the beginning of December and started dating guys at the end of December.
I've been seeing the same guy since the middle of January.
I like him lots.
But he's busy with work and his kids, so it makes things difficult.
plus we don't have official titles - we're just seeing each other exclusively. It gets on my nerves.

 

[abish19]

Okay...this is my "first" weigh-in, from this incarnation of this thread, anyway. I am just going to put it out there:

183.2 lbs

Ouch. I was 177 two months ago; I guess that the weight creeps on, even though I exercise sporadically.

But NO MORE! Now I exercise every day and I eat only the freshest, healthiest foods

Get this: I made an agreement with myself and DH that I can make reservations for an early 2009 Walt Disney World trip! The catch is, I have to be at 170 lbs before I can make the reservation. (DH didn't "command" this; I needed something uber-motivating to get moving!).

So glad I have you all to help me. Good luck on your weigh-ins!

Have a BEAUTIFUL weekend!

 

[HockeyKat]

I am... -4 today!!

Great job Kat! And I understand from reading the Boarders thread that this was hockey with MEN! Yikes! I'm impressed. And super job getting the "post WDW" weight off.

The "Scale Fairy" was kind to me today! I am -2 today! I am .4 away from my 30 lb. goal before our WDW trip. I'm gonna make it!! I've got 12 days left... maybe I can even get off 31 or 32 to give a little "buffer" to make up for all the Mickey bars I'm sure to eat!.........................P

You will definitely make it!!

Yes, I played with the men. I was the only girl.

dizneydawn - I'm a horrible person! I think I only posted my weight one time in March. I will still send magnets though!

One of the reasons I didn't post is because I gained ten pounds. Does anyone else do this? run away when they're being bad?


BUT! I started being good over the weekend and I'm down to 184.8!!!!!!!!!!
Which is the lowest I've ever been!!!!!
Since the last time I weighed (as in really put it in my spreadsheet, not got on the scale, didn't like the number so I pretended it didn't happen) I'm Down 2.6 pounds!!!!

I really like the 184.8 number, but it puts me at 134 lost. It seems like it should be more.

And I'm worried it's going to go up!
I drank last night.
I was depressed (still am).
Boys are stupid.

Sometimes I think I should go back to girls.
But I don't want to.

Don't you all love people who hardly ever post then do a bunch of rambling every few months?

I just want to get married and have babies so I can sew boutique clothes for them. Is that so wrong?

YAYAY!!!! 184.8!!! You rock!

Okay quick drive-by... gotta run to a meeting... congrats to all the losers!!

 

[Pakey]

Morning peeps. I'm -2 and it feels so good.

I've been busy training a new accountant so have not had time to hang out here much but I'm working out faithfully, I've dropped 2 inches from my waist and hips and I'm loving life.

I don't think I can make my goal weight by the time I go to WDW in May but I'll definitely be there before we leave for Europe in September and that's what I was shooting for way back in the beginning.

 

[DisneyLaura]

My DD15 wants to get her ears Gadged (sp?), and her lips pierced in a snake bite (one on each side of her lower lip), and she'd like some purple streaks in her hair with the back of her head shaved

I'd let her do the hair, it grows back and the color isn't forever. I used to give my mom a hard time about my hair colors, yes it was more than one. I used to put sun-in and lemon juice in my hair and then go sit in the sun forever. It was a nice shade of, blond, brown (my natural) and orange . My mom hated it and my cousin who was a hairdresser told her that is was only hair and it would grow out.

Going through the posts I noticed that Melinda hasn't posted for a couple of weeks. I hope everything is okay with her. My life has been insane. I'm sooooo ready to quit the nursing program. I'm suffering from burn out. I keep telling myself that I only have 4 more weeks and then I can enjoy summer break. I'm under so much stress right now that I can't even focus on losing weight. I'll post a number in the morning but I'm sure it won't be pretty.
Good night Peeps!

I so wanted to do the nursing program here but I'm afraid I'm not smart enough. Keep going, we're proud of you. My number ain't pretty see below

I've been getting ready to do an auction on a "popular auction site" of Norah's old clothes. All of them, 92 pieces, needed to be washed and ironed and photographed. I boxed everything neatly and need to go to UPS and weigh the package.

Oh maybe I'll go over there, I loved her clothes in your TR especially one she wore to the AK.

Okay...that is all I have for updates....good luck everyone....Thank You for being patient with me....I hope you all are having a very healthy and wonderful April.

You're the best. Thanks for doing this for us. As well as Aaron, it's all volunteer and that's great

I really like the 184.8 number, but it puts me at 134 lost. It seems like it should be more.

And I'm worried it's going to go up!
I drank last night.
I was depressed (still am).
Boys are stupid.

Sometimes I think I should go back to girls.
But I don't want to.

Don't you all love people who hardly ever post then do a bunch of rambling every few months?

I just want to get married and have babies so I can sew boutique clothes for them. Is that so wrong?

You lost 134 lb, Please don't be depressed I know boys can be stupid, sometimes my DH still is. Sometimes it's nice to post your feelings to get them off your chest. That's what were here for right? And no it's not wrong to want to get married, have babies so you can sew clothes for them Hang in there kiddo.

Ok guys. I am +2.6 lb this week. I am so angry at myself because I know exactly what I did. First of all as some of you might remember I ate four slices of pizza with bacon and onion on it last Friday and then had an ice cream cone later. Then on Sat my SIL came up from VA to visit and we had ice cream for dinner. The bad news is I went to the doctor and I have a sinus infection, like I thought. The good news is I really don't feel like eating so this week should be a good one. I only exercised this week once (monday) and haven't gone back because Tuesday is when it all started and then today is Friday and my head feels like it's going to pop off but I now will have my meds and be better by Sunday. Here's to a skinny weekend for everyone. DS9 birthday party is tomorrow and he's having a friend sleepover tonight (one first non-family sleepover) so I probably won'y be back on until Sunday. I also am reading Twilight (Did you see UM, I jumped on the bandwagon and I can't put it down) I'm half way done withit and we are going to the bookstore on Sunday so I can buy the next book. I can't wait to read it some more. Going right now.

Melinda - we miss you. Hope everything is ok.

Laura

 

[DisneyLaura]

Oops double post

 

[my2boysrtwicethefun]

I'm +4.2 lb. I didn't weigh in the last couple of weeks. Hopefully, I'll get motivated this week and post a loss next week.

How far in the program are you? Are you getting your ASN or BSN? I start the ASN program for my RN in the fall. (They wanted me to start this summer, but I was thinking that missing finals week because of labor probably wasn't a good idea.) Are you gonna treat yourself to a Disney trip when you're done? I plan to! Good luck with school!

See ya'll tomorrow!

Hi. I have 2 more semesters to go (if I get through this one). The instructors told us that the 2nd semester would be the most difficult. I'm in the ASN program at a local community college. In clinicals, I just get easly frustrated when I ask nurses questions and they look at me like I am stupid. Then they usually respond that they didn't have to learn that, that being whatever I had just asked. The program that I'm in goes so indepth into everything. I'm sorry to vent but I'm trying to become a nurse not a doctor. Any way, the one good thing about them pushing so much information is that the program has a 90+ pass rate on the KY state boards. After I get through this program I'm planning on getting my BSN through a local university mainly through internet classes. That's my goal. We'll see. Yesterday, in lab I was so discouraged that I seriously wanted to get up and walk out. I had even changed my major and was going to go elsewhere. However, today I feel better and I'm more optimistic about making it. Good luck with your program. You can do it.
BTW-I'm currently planning a graduation trip to Disney World. It would be toward the end of May 2009. We are currently looking at 13 nights/14 days on site. My husband works for his brother-in-law's company and would not have any difficulty in getting time off. That's the plan. We'll see if it goes through.

 

[my2boysrtwicethefun]

I so wanted to do the nursing program here but I'm afraid I'm not smart enough. Keep going, we're proud of you. My number ain't pretty see below
You can do it. Just be sure to get all of your non-nursing classes (e.g. A & P, psychology, English, etc.) out of the way so that you only have to focus on nursing. It takes longer to get through the program but at the same time your maintaining your sanity.


Ok guys. I am +2.6 lb this week. I beat you this week. +4.2 to be precise. my head feels like it's going to pop off but I now will have my meds and be better by Sunday. I hope you get to feeling better. DS9 birthday party is tomorrow. Be sure to wish him a from the Peeps.Melinda - we miss you. Hope everything is ok. Ditto. Melinda, Please check in. Laura

 

[UtahMama]

I am exactly the same. But I think I'll lose big this week. I totally need to walk on the tread mill every day this week. The weeks I DO, I lose. HUH?

So my goals this week are no-brainers:
1. Tread mill 30 mins. x5 minimum
2. Write it all down...food, water, vitamins, exercise

 

[DARuss]

I am down -.8 This week. I hope to do better next week.

 

[RxforDisney]

Newbie weighing in today for the first time.

Down - 2.2 since last Sunday morning. I guess all of that walking at Dollywood paid off. Plus we had a lot of kids with us and the grown ups didn't get to eat much for taking care of the kids. Starting the official "food modification plan" today. (I don't like the word "diet". A girl at work started calling it a "food modification plan" or FMP for short, so I am adopting that terminology.)

 

[dance2874]

Lots of pretty numbers here today!

I am -2 this week! WHOOHOO!! I totally thought it was going to be the same or a gain. Now, I just have to keep it moving in that direction and pray it was not a fluke

My goals for the week:
WATER, WATER, WATER!

Write down everything

Dust off the treadmill at least 3 times this week for at least 20 minutes. I can do that....no problem...right?!

 

[Dizneydawn]

Here is why...last month when people missed..and then went to post 2 or 3 weeks at a time...it screwed up all the totals for the top 5 and meant more work for Dan and I. You guys probably don't care...but I am not kidding that between my sense of guilt...Dan's OCD of perfection in graphs and tallys...it caused probably another2-3 hours of work for the month.

After re-reading this...I know I could have come accross as you don't care that it akes extra time...I meant that you probably don't care if you are re-figured in if you don't post right away...

I know that I am much more a worrier than most...but I want to make sure you all knew that I know you appreciate the work of the tallying...it was jsut w=one of thos estatements that could be read either wau and I wanted to clear any missunderstandings...

See..I am doing better...I would usually eat my guilty complex away!!

I see lots of losses this week!!!

 

[Dizneydawn]

dizneydawn - I'm a horrible person! I think I only posted my weight one time in March. I will still send magnets though!
Actually the Peeps one last month so you do not need to send one...jump on board again honey!!!
One of the reasons I didn't post is because I gained ten pounds. Does anyone else do this? run away when they're being bad?
Ahemm...cough...spittle..choke...yeah...I am not as consistant of a poster then either....

I'm near Indy - in Avon.

Hey....If you want...we could get together when I am there. How does your family feel about soccer? Your daughter would be gobbled up by 20 - 17 year old boys who all love toddlers....How far is Avon from Caramel?? We arrive on Thursday the 17th and will leave Sunday...sometime..He has a game Friday night, Satturday late morning and Sunday late morning....we could do the game and lunch or something...my sister Laura and my younger son Baylor will also come...He is 12...You will know me versus my sister because I am the cute, smart and sassy one!

 

[Sparkie]

Does anybody else play the self sabotage game?

It seems like I start losing a little and then my brain gets all crazy and says:

"hey, you've lost some weight. you deserve a treat. go ahead, eat what you want this week, it wont matter, your losing weight now"

URGGG!!!

I need a transplant.

Last week: 170

This week: 172 So...... I'm +2

 

[Sparkie]

For those of you in nursing.

Hang in there. You can do it.

I have a BSN in Nursing and a minor in Biology, I have the minor mainly because I couldnt make up my mind what I wanted to be when I grew up and just kept taking classes. I started out in Nuculear Medicine- that is the people in the x-ray department that inject you with radioactive stuff and take pictures of you glowing in the dark- but that curriculum involved PHYSICS! and we know from earlier conversations, I cant do physics.

I finished all my undergraduate stuff first and then applied to the nursing program so all I had to do was concentrate on clinical stuff. I am going to tell you, I tried to quit every quarter. I thought, I cant do this, I'm gonna kill somebody- but I had a nurse friend of mine who kept encouraging me, to just go one more quarter, give it a little longer and see it it gets better, Finally, I was out of quarters and ready to graduate. I think this happens to all nursing students, you are trudging along, trying to assimilate all this information, feeling like you'll never get it and then you hit that one clinical that suddenly it all makes sense. And by golly, you can do this and people will live to tell the tell.

I too have nursing students ask me stuff. And it is true that some of the things that you are required to do in school are different in the work place. The main one is Nursing Care Plans. We still use them. They are called standards of care and are in a policy and procedure book but none of us nurses working on the floor are writing flowsheets and agonizing over nursing diagnosis. But the process is important. When you ask a question and get that you must be stupid look from a "seasoned" nurse, just blow it off. I have been nursing since 1989 and alot has changed since my days in school. I have seen treatments that were once experimental now be the standard of care. Those nurses that have been out there a while sometimes lose touch and forget what it was like to be a student. So ask your question, dont worry if they sound dumb, the dumbest nurse and the most dangerous nurse is the one who thinks she knows it all.

The liscensure exam in our state is much more difficult than it used to be. That is a good thing, i think. So is a school that pushes you to know more, you will only become a better nurse because of it. My coworkers sometimes make fun of me because I am constantly looking things up in the text books on the unit, researching the internet, I dont like having to say I dont know so when I dont know, I look it up. You are always learning.

I hope I have helped.



And CELERY:

What an accomplishment in 134 pounds. Dont beat yourself up. You are going to get there. As for boys vs. girls - I agree with everyone else- sometimes boys and husbands are stupid- but that goes for any partner in a relationship- I'm getting old and beat down I guess, I even let my DH "win" every now and then or at least he thinks he does