In Search of my Body...Not The One I ate...#3 "Crowning Goddesses As We Go"

[Dizneydawn]

Well Dawn - I just want to say you're one smart chickie. I really loved reading your post and in many ways understood completely. Thanks.

Honey - Thank You for the compliment - After what you wrote - i wanted to tell you that I get more of it than I care to say - and sometimes conquring those demons one swing of the bat at a time seems like ya get nowhere - then all of a sudden...you have a pinata moment...where the heavens open up..and you get rained on in delighful goodness that keeps your spirits up...

As promised here is a pic of Pee-Wee in his little Halloween shirt he hates... LOL... Its a terrible pic of me too but here it is:

So cute - love the outfit!

Hi. This was very overwhelming to sit down and read. I want to say so many things - to cheer you all on, to offer congratulations, to say hi, etc etc.

Tomorrow is a year since I started WW. When I come home from a hard, disappointing day where I feel sad because someone I love doesn't get it, I sit down and read this.

You are really amazing people. You do get it, and I simply cannot thank you enough for that. I am here, still on the path, a year later and you are all a HUGE part of that.

You have picked me up so many times - each of you - and in the Academy Award speech I am here thanking you and crying.

Here is my before - here is my after - here is to my year anniversary - and here are to the women (and one man) who held my hand the whole way. Clap the loudest for them, please. I absolutely would not be celebrating tomorrow without each of you.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

xoxo

Ya know - we are all blessed to have found each other - each of us brings something to this board that touches on us in unique ways...we just never know when or how...

Hello all -

Claiming thread bankruptcy here,

So...at the beginning of the month I self-claimed a goddess crown because I was 10% down - then promptly ate my way out of it. I think I freaked out a bit...stopped exercising every day...ate too much bad stuff... So I'm 3-5 lbs above that number right now. But I'm holding.


So...when I'm stressed I eat and sleep. And stop doing everything else.

I need to get back on the wagon. I haven't been doing anything. No water. No exercise. Limited portion control. I was working on C25K, but have no idea where to re-start.

Deb

Seems like many of us need a fire in the britches..we certainly have peaks and valleys don't we...

Totally random thought before I go make dinner (DS and his friends...again.. While I love havin' them here and all, they eat a LOT...)

anywho...back to my totally random thought.

I was just at the grocery store....does anyone else think that white asparagus is...um....wrong? I mean...have you LOOKED at it? It's rather phallic...just sayin' is all...

I am holding my gut on that one...who knew we have a Betty Crocker meets Pamela Anderson comadre...would that make you Pam Crocker???

Next week Sunday I am doing a triathlon. Yes, while in Florida. On vacation.

Sooo very excited for you...you are my excersize mojo mama...

ERIKA! I am so excited for you! I could do the bike & run portion easy-peasy...but the SWIM? I'm a total recreational swimmer I'd need to take lessons to work on (god this sounds bad...) stroke proficiency....
Does your husband know Nancy..ahemmmI mean Ms. Crocker?

OK VACATION DILEMMA--

I spent a good amount of time this morning going through my clothes to see what I want to pack. Tried a bunch of stuff on, etc. I have not been to Disney since losing weight. So while I have plenty of stuff that I have been wearing in the last few months, I actually have very little in the way of good park-touring clothes if that makes sense.

So anyway, I have the PERFECT pair of park-touring shorts. Perfect because they are super comfy, (they are khaki Patagonia cargo-style/hiking shorts), they are easy to get up/down for millions of bathroom trips throughout the day, they are made of that rip-stop type nylon fabric which means that they keep you cool and they dry really fast if they get wet (from a water ride or rain shower), and best of all the have several DEEP pockets, with velcro tabs, etx. This is essential for being the parks, as far as I am concerned.

So what is the dilemma? They are NOT flattering! Now, they would be totally cute if I was hiking the Appalachian Trail here in Maine or doing one of my back-woods camping trips. But otherwise, they make me look wider/bigger than I already am. And kinda butch. And I really want some fab pics of me this time since I am never in the photos. What to do?

I am going to to go to Kohl's and see if I can find anything. But it is October in Maine. All that will be available will be the dregs of the summer.

OMG...UI have been writing in purple...I am a naughty girl..must be punished...but...I agree...if I had your bod I would wear a bikini to the parks and forgo shorts altogether...with heels of course...J can give you a piggy back when feet are sore!

Um... weren't you all telling me not to buy the boring work jacket and to get something cute????
Ohhhhhh..slam....from Paula...outa nowhere ...girls...she is a contender....

And no, J can't just hold the tickets and fastpasses because then I would not be in control of them.
Love a woman who knows what her strengths are...and foibles...I live in denial...

I'd love to do a triathlon myself ...but there's just one catch. I don't think they'll allow me to wear my orange "swimmy" things....or use a noodle during the swim portion.

Did I mention that I'm not a real swimmer???

Nancy...I want a pic of you in a baby swim ring...with your noodle just in case...

You know, I am always done Christmas shopping by Thanksgiving, too. I just knock it all out in November. I like to relax after Thanksgiving! And we keep our lists small, and Santa only brings Emily one toy. Yes, you read that right. She gets so much from family and friends, mom and dad don't buy her anything and Santa only drops off one toy. Books and clothes, maybe, but only one toy. So far it works, but she's only four!

I agree with the limmited gifts...kids get too much...aren't gratefull for anything...my kids get a trip or a weekend or something for a memory...and we always get a game...to play..to spend time together...

YES. Like one day I was working, and then one day I wasn't. Never in top condition, but I could go on. Until I couldn't. And I had to find my way back.

But when you know it, you can fix it. That's the best part.

Thank God we get to start again, and again, and we get to change. Thank God we get to change.

Preach on sistah...preach on....

I was just thinking today that I love four, and I don't want this to end. One day she'll be 10 and then 15 and then 20...but right now she's still four. Thank God.

I am telling you..I am a cry baby abouyt Treyner turning 18...count the days at 4 and hold them tight...



Okay - sorry went MIA but had a busy weekend with Skyler's 1st B-day and hockey and a lil shopping for beds for Carsyn and Baylor...

I am up 2 pounds but ending Tom - Dan is down from WW start almost 10 pounds...9.4 to be exact...and I am glad for him...We have not gone back since the hospital - I would like to but need to budget for it again...

We are cutting high fructose corn syrup from our meals and reducing carbs in hopes of limmiting non natural food... no more pop and processed crapola...we are excited about this..and it is just a start...

I need to get to the Y this week daily - Tom was beyond heavy due to my screwed up cycle and all the hospital stays that messed up any reg routine...so did not start last week - any movement brought on Mt St Helens...(TMI but so true)

I agree with Liz that we need a new start to a strong winter...

How bout a new challenge/concentrated surge....

Goal for Weight Loss to the 1st of December Starting tom....and a challenge to write down everything we eat and post..

It could help us keep track..Kat can agree that this is key...she taught me about it...plus learning new food ideas...

Who is in???

I will start by saying I want to lose another 25 pounds by Dec 1st... That would put me down to 215 by the trip...it would be awesome...

Dan and I cleaned out my closet this weekend...put things into 2 camps...clothes to try on for Florida - and clothes to try on under 200 pounds....I have tons of cute capris - but need to get some shirts I am sure...I need to work out though - caus emy arms are flabby and my upper inner thighs are horryfying!!! Treadmill and arm weights better do the trick in 34 days!!! At least toning...anyway!!!

BTW...also have a pile of too big clothes including stuff from just 1 month ago!!! Yeah!!! Will be donating this week!

And....Can you guys believe the news lately?? Jennifer Hudson's family..that news anchor from Arkansas...makes me just sick...

Have I said that I love ya guys lately???

My smilies are not working and my pics of you guys are not all loading...anyone else dealing with that???

And...Lyz - I cannot keep up with my typos....you should laugh at me...

I usually have my nails done - pretty long - and since the hospital stay - have not got them done - so i suck at typing - most poeple would ask how I could type with nails...i ask...how can you type without them...on for 99% of 10 years now...I feel neked..

 

[HockeyKat]

Okay. Tracking.

B: Coffee + skim milk
L: Turkey pita (120), soup at hand (70), half fiber one (60)
S: Banana (100), more coffee, hershey's dark kiss (30?)
D: Stouffer's stuffed peppers (300)

720 total (counting for about 40 cals in the half cup or so of skim milk in my multiple coffees today), but I will probably have a snack when I get home from hockey. Exercise, 1.5 hours hockey.

 

[lisaviolet]

Hi everyone,

Thank you so much for all your lovely thoughts. I took them all in -breathed them in. Thank you.

Dawn -

Just got home from work and really vegging. I was out for a bit from the thread. My friend that I was telling you about with the cheating husband. Well - of course - guess what - he's engaged. I'm not laughing at the pain. I'm laughing at the audacity of it all. Cry or laugh. Such a challenge. Engaged? Whatflippinever. And has been for a month. Can we hear another whatflippinever? Or yes we can! Married and engaged and a brand new son. Isn't that lovely?

And the lovliest part is he didn't tell my friend. And they work at the same place - paramedics. But guess what? He of course told someone at work. So she found out at work. Oh Lord give me patience.

So I've been writing and talking. And thinking of you all - loving what females can do for females. Friends can do for friends. It is my absolute goal to simply listen but accomplish one goal. That she never ever thinks for one more moment that this is about her or even the other woman. It's about him, his crap inside him, him not taking responsibility for it and thinking another human being has suddenly cured it all - every hole. It makes me sick to think she's spent a moment thinking about not having done this, not being that.

Okay - vent over. It's hard to not want to be sick to my stomach - honestly. I just hate not being able to take the pain away for her.

 

[goofyfan-12]

You can do it, Paula! You really can!

Liz - Love you for that.... Thanks....

Oh and Dawn - have you not caught on to the whole closet pit bull in me yet... I can throw down with the best of the them.... I just use my power sparingly in order to catch you all off guard.... makes it much more effective don't you think...

Anywhoo.... the day is going better... I can see the wagon in front of me and it is stopped and waiting for me to hop on.... Ahh... progress.... gotta love forward progress....

So far, staying on track food wise... ate my planned breakfast, ate my planned lunch and ate my planned snack... now, I just need to eat my planned dinner and evening snack and I'll be all set...

I'll chek in later when I get back from swimming and post my results (such that they are...)

Paula

 

[lisaviolet]

Yes lisa - my masters

It's the MS HRM (human resource management) program at Nazareth here in Rochester. I'm pretty excited about it - can you tell?

What will be your focus in HR?

This is about the Power of the Sisterhood.

Word.

Hi guys. Thought I should surface. Nothing exciting going on. We are carving pumpkins. Although Mad has a fierce pain in her stomach, so I'm on hyper alert.

Check in later. Maybe. I have LOTs of shows on tonight. Amazing Race, Desprate Housewives and Life in the Fab Lane

Listen cutie,

That is exciting. Carving the pumpkins. I love Halloween. I've always wanted to be a mother. But times a ticking.....actually it's booming....

That is my goal for tonight...

Paula

How did it go Paula? Find a good spot?

Okay, off to the hot tub.
!

Too funny Kat. I go "oh that would nice - a hot tub". What I wouldn't do for a hot tub? And then I went "oh I have one". I forgot. Upstairs. (live in a condo)

Much to catch up on here...



My weekend has been really fun. Such a pleasant surprise, actually! Last night - dinner with friends - always fun! Ate too much, of course, ...nothing really *bad*...but too much good stuff as usual for me. Butternut squash soup...yuuuummmm....

Today we had family in after church - actually just my parents and my in-laws - I made a nice Sunday dinner - and we spent all afternoon playing a game. HOURS. Literally. Time flew - it was fabulous and relaxing. Now tomorrow...back to work and drama club. We are SO INCREDIBLY far behind on the whole costume-thing! The fall production is November 21 & 22 and we haven't even STARTED costumes. Yeah. 3 weeks away... I'm going to be soooooo stressed.... [/B][/COLOR]

I just loved reading about your weekend. It was like I could just feel and see it all. Thanks.

What have I done?!?!

Okay fill me in with this muddy thingy.

I hear we get close to 100 kids! I have boughten bags and bags of candy! Have a great day/night!
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Nce Steph. I actually go up to my parents to give out. It's too depressing not to have kids at my door on Halloween. (love condos - but hate that)

I will start by saying I want to lose another 25 pounds by Dec 1st... That would put me down to 215 by the trip...it would be awesome...

Go Dawn!

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

That is exciting. Carving the pumpkins. I love Halloween. I've always wanted to be a mother. But times a ticking.....actually it's booming....

Big Hug for you

Too funny Kat. I go "oh that would nice - a hot tub". What I wouldn't do for a hot tub? And then I went "oh I have one". I forgot. Upstairs. (live in a condo)

Hi Lar Ious!

Ok, if we are tracking, I ate the majority of a medium margarita pizza for lunch. Oh and a hershey bar. I know, I know. I told you I didn't care today.

 

[lisaviolet]

Hi Lar Ious!

Ok, if we are tracking, I ate the majority of a medium margarita pizza for lunch. Oh and a hershey bar. I know, I know. I told you I didn't care today.

Hey cutie....you can't friggin' just delete the word cutie.

 

[lisaviolet]

Hi Lar Ious!

Ok, if we are tracking, I ate the majority of a medium margarita pizza for lunch. Oh and a hershey bar. I know, I know. I told you I didn't care today.

Well you cared about good tasty food that's for sure. Yum! Yum!

Forget the pizza - boy I would love a margarita. Hmmm. An island would be nice. Aaaah.

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Hey cutie....you can't friggin' just delete the word cutie.

 

[SeptemberGirl]

Today I ate...

Kashi Go Lean cereal and 1% milk
Some raw almonds for a snack
A flat out bread with turkey and light swiss and mustard
pretzels
Some roasted chicken - I made a whole chicken
and some champagne! Because Jodi brought over a bottle.

I think I'll have a small snack and go to bed. So far, I have 2pts left. I should have had some veggies, huh?

 

[DISNEY4XMAS]

oK FOR TRACKING (nancy don"t faint! )
NO BREAKFAST
Lunch ~ hot dog no bun and a small slice of pizza
Dinner ~a grilled buffalo chicken wrap and a coke zero
If I decide to eat my snack I have pretzels.
yes really bad! I haven't tracked on WW in a month I really need to get back to doing it!
I did make numerous trips up and down stairs doing laundry and putting laundry away!
Plus I am running the floors tonight, which did I tell you that I absolutly love drawing blood! Yes I am wierd! But I do love it.. I love the patient interaction and interaction with all the nurses and doctors. Some day I can't stand it but today I am liking it!

So saturday night Tylers tooth was so loose I sat and played with it while he slept in my lap and the darn thing wouldn't come out. Well Sunday Sam wiggled it and it fell out with a lot of screaming! Well she texted me tonight that the other one the NOT so LOOSE one fell out he banged it on his knee on the trampoline. So they tooth Fairy will need to make her way back to the house again tonight!
Oh I have hear rumors to that we are getting a snow storm tomorrow 6-12 inches in the higher elevations! GREAT I hate snow! It's pretty and all but not my favorite thing to slosh around it!
Ok Beepers going off need to run!

 

[3DisneyKids]

Hey all--

FOOD for the DAY:

Bfast - apple (60)
fiber one bar (140)
Snack - 5 almonds (50)
Lunch-ish - 1/2 tuna sandwich (200)

So yes, I am at 450 calories and it is 9pm. I will definitely eat more b/c I am getting ready to pass out.

EXERCISE:

Not much time today...just a 3.5 mile run plus some stretching. (45 minutes)

After going to SEVEN stores, I hit pay dirt at Macy's and found two pair of shorts. They are not my first choices, but they are good enough. Look nice and are at least somewhat flattering. Lucky Brand, btw. And they only cost $7.90 at 90% off.

Gotta print my boarding passes then I will be back.

 

[AKASnowWhite]

HOLY COW! This is going to be one long post!!!

I was just thinking today that I love four, and I don't want this to end. One day she'll be 10 and then 15 and then 20...but right now she's still four. Thank God.

Funny story. I was at work the other day, and this woman came in with 2 little kids - like 2 & 4 years old. They kept asking "why?" to absolutely EVERYTHING. Just "why? why? why?" The poor mom was getting exasperated. Finally she looked at me and pleaded..."PLEASE...tell me it get's better...."

Me (just being...me....) said "oh yeah. They'll stop that. Pretty soon they'll trade their "why" for " WHAT-EVER!"

Apparently that didn't make her feel better...

FWIW...I am pretty much loving the teen years so far. Have to say, I have great kids.

What have I done?!?!

YOU BETTER BE SCARED!

Where oh where will that find us? On target, struggling or plain ol just don't freakin' care.

at 9:00 this morning, I was TOTALLY on target. since then...well...that's another post

POOR YOU NANCY with all the friends over!

It's SO much harder to have that mixed age thing goin' on like you did. I just had a bunch of teenage boys....which honestly isn't nearly as bad as it may sound. They are great kids. Very nice, very polite and very little trouble (although they WERE out hitting golf balls in the pitch black night......but WHAT-EVER )

If you like the butternut squash, I have a great turkey sausage pumpkin soup recipe... it is low cal, too.

Yum. Sounds good to me!

I am holding my gut on that one...who knew we have a Betty Crocker meets Pamela Anderson comadre...would that make you Pam Crocker???




Nancy...I want a pic of you in a baby swim ring...with your noodle just in case...

Can you just picture it? All these real athletes, all swimming like Micheal Phelps...and here's me....lounging in my tube, holding a drink with an umbrella in it....

I am telling you..I am a cry baby abouyt Treyner turning 18...count the days at 4 and hold them tight...

Oh Dawn! I feel your pain...

So I've been writing and talking. And thinking of you all - loving what females can do for females. Friends can do for friends.

It is a powerful thing...very powerful.

the day is going better... I can see the wagon in front of me and it is stopped and waiting for me to hop on.... Ahh... progress.... gotta love forward progress....

Hold up for a sec...I need to jump on too!

Okay fill me in with this muddy thingy.

"Muddy Buddy"...it's a 2 person team event. It's broken up into segments, with obstacles at the end of each segment. One person starts of biking, the other running the course. When the biker reaches the obstacle, they complete it, then start running the next segment. The runner gets to the obstacle, completes it, picks up the bike and continues on...and so forth...until the last "obstacle" where you must cross a mud pit together to finish.

I've always wanted to do one of those...and Erika...well...she doesn't think it's entirely a BAD idea either!

Ok, if we are tracking, I ate the majority of a medium margarita pizza for lunch. Oh and a hershey bar. I know, I know. I told you I didn't care today.

 

[AKASnowWhite]

Today I ate...

Kashi Go Lean cereal and 1% milk
Some raw almonds for a snack
A flat out bread with turkey and light swiss and mustard
pretzels
Some roasted chicken - I made a whole chicken
and some champagne! Because Jodi brought over a bottle.

I think I'll have a small snack and go to bed. So far, I have 2pts left. I should have had some veggies, huh?

K. This one is for Liz...since she's the one making us accountable. I was NOT going to post my food, since I think you'll all be HORRIFIED....but...I will.

Exercise:
5 minute warm-up on treadmill....
20 minutes "random hills" setting ....level 5 at 6.0mph
10 minutes "flat" running as follows:

2 minutes each @ 6.2mph, 6.4mph,6.6mph and then @ 6.8mph
30 sec each @ 7.0mph, 7.2mph, 7.4 mph & 7.6 mph

5 minute cool down....

Abs & stretching....

Food (please...sit down. I eat A LOT. Always.)

B- kashi go-lean, 1 % milk, a few dried blueberries
Sn- smoothie (ff yogurt, fruit, protein powder)
L - fiber one bar, pineapple, green salad with chicken
Sn- whole grain bread slice
D- stuffed shells, corn, cucumber slices, glass of wine (big one...) At least I passed on the garlic bread...


oh yeah...and I ate a sugar cookie and several chocolate covered pretzels at work...

 

[SeptemberGirl]

Steph - I love that you love to draw blood! The world sure needs good phlebotomists!

Erika - WOW you are going tomorrow!!! I am officially going into withdrawl. As of right now.


So, exercise. Let's talk, ladies. I need to get back on the wagon. We are all posting food, right? So let's have a bitty exercise challenge. Let's each try to post something three times a week. We can do three times, right?

 

[SeptemberGirl]

Nancy! Thank you for checking in with the tracking!!!

You exercised! And your food is not "bad". It sounds pretty good. You had fruit and veggies, which is seriously more than I managed today. No idea what happened to my greens. Does pink champagne count?

 

[AKASnowWhite]

I remembered what I was going to tell you guys the other night (but had forgotten by the time I got to the end of my post! )....

Some of you may remember that I have a friend who just had gastric by-pass....she's doing AWESOME! And last Friday she said that she has lost over 40 pounds! That includes her pre-op "cleansing" loss as well...but considering she just had the surgery not quite 4 weeks ago, I'd say she's doin' pretty well!

I'm still worried for her - she's been overweight ....ok obese....most all of her life. There's a lot of "baggage" to be dealt with as well...and then there's the whole "fear of success/self sabotage" that can be so incredibly difficult to deal with as well...but so far, so good and I couldn't be more proud of her!

 

[AKASnowWhite]

Nancy! Thank you for checking in with the tracking!!!

You exercised! And your food is not "bad". It sounds pretty good. You had fruit and veggies, which is seriously more than I managed today. No idea what happened to my greens. Does pink champagne count?

Yeah - my choices weren't too bad...well..except for the cookie...and the chocolate pretzels...and the 2nd helping of shells... ...but yeah - I'm becoming more aware and that is a great first step to getting back on track.

 

[3DisneyKids]

Ooooh! And exercise challenge! I am SO in!!!

 

[3DisneyKids]

And Nancy--your food day looks about the same as a typical day for me (which today is NOT). I can put away some serious groceries, I tell ya.