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

[MunkyMe13]

Sarah, your food for the day looks very doable! I'm green. Although I do have dinner planned. Chicken Divan. It's chicken breast, brocolli & cheese casserole with french fried onions as a topping. So good.

Yours sounds yummy too!!!

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

I just talked to Erika. She and the kiddos were on their way to get J and go to the airport. The kids were whooping with excitement.

 

[HockeyKat]

Liz, please do. I don't think I have your mobile number in my contacts.

Best part about it, I got the phone pretty much brand-spanking-new on ebay, so I didn't have to sign a new contract. So, I get to keep my unlimited internet + 200 texts for $20 a month instead of the $40 a month they wanted to charge me if I signed a new contract. And, I got it for $40 less than the with-contract price would have been.


E, I am just imagining the kids going nuts with excitement!

So far, I have had:
B: 100 cal pack of blueberry muffins
L: turkey pita (120)

I might have a salad in a bit if my lettuce is still good. Not too sure about the turkey I put in my pita... how long does lunchmeat last after the deli has cut it? It smelled on the verge of okay but I don't have anything else and I was hungry... I may regret this later.

Not sure what dinner will be. Might be veggies w/ spinach dip and popcorn.

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Best part about it, I got the phone pretty much brand-spanking-new on ebay, so I didn't have to sign a new contract. So, I get to keep my unlimited internet + 200 texts for $20 a month instead of the $40 a month they wanted to charge me if I signed a new contract. And, I got it for $40 less than the with-contract price would have been.

Awesome!! I love a good deal.

how long does lunchmeat last after the deli has cut it? It smelled on the verge of okay but I don't have anything else and I was hungry... I may regret this later.

Gag

 

[MunkyMe13]

3 more days til I am at Disneyland!!! Just thought I'd throw that out there... lol... I need to get away from my job...

 

[goofyfan-12]

3 more days til I am at Disneyland!!! Just thought I'd throw that out there... lol... I need to get away from my job...

Sarah - I am thrilled for you... you need the break...

E- Have fun!!!!!

Did I mention, it is snowing here today.... yup... snow in October... this is rare for my part of New York... ugh.... I still don't have a coat yet...

Paula

 

[AKASnowWhite]

I am going to start my challenge tomorrow - unless you guys want to wait and start next week. After Halloween? On Monday maybe?

I'm startin' today.

Challenge - should mean that it's something...perhaps, uncomfortable? Out of the norm? More focused? I've been thinking about this all day. Exercise is something that I love. It's part of me...it's who I am and what I do. FOOD...that's me too. Lots of crap lately. Chips, cheese (and no, not the low-fat healthy kind...), wine, sweets. They've been controlling me lately. Well guess what. I want my control back! So my challenge (because for me it IS a challenge) is to be honest, truly honest, about what I put in my mouth every day. So at the end of the day today, I will post my food....and my exercise...but for me to post 3 days of HONESTY is more difficult than the exercise. <sigh> my jeans are pinching me right now....

My SIL and I have way different views of raising Kids!

Yeah, and can I just say....her way is going to lead to nothing but trouble! I really honestly feel sorry for her kids. She is setting them up for a lifetime of disaster! Some people just shouldn't be allowed to reproduce

(which reminds me of my son's crusade..."cell phones for stupid people"...If I haven't told you about that before, let me know and I'll explain that one later )

(who ever designed that thing must have been a man... you don't see them squishing things on their body to within an inch of their lives...),

NO KIDDING

Take it from me...they aren't really that bad...just do NOT do a butt-load of pushups the day before. It's not a pretty combo. trust me on that one.

Oh honey. I can show you a LOT if you want... and all of it would be junk!


So, I managed to finish my day out yesterday with what I had posted before, plus 1 pint of Killians at the bar after practice. So I was probably at about 900 cals or so.

ummm...you callin' 900 calories a lot? No - when I am most successfully losing weight I STILL am eating between 2600-2800 calories a day. Maintaining for me runs in the 2900-3100 per day range. Of course, when my exercise slacks off, and my muscle mass withers away...that's when trouble strikes....and yeah...here I am once again with pinchy jeans

Did I mention, it is snowing here today.... yup... snow in October...

It's supposedly headed our way tonight. I'll pass, thank you very much! Going to be in the 30's for day-time highs the next 2 days too...bah.

 

[HockeyKat]

ummm...you callin' 900 calories a lot? No - when I am most successfully losing weight I STILL am eating between 2600-2800 calories a day. Maintaining for me runs in the 2900-3100 per day range. Of course, when my exercise slacks off, and my muscle mass withers away...that's when trouble strikes....and yeah...here I am once again with pinchy jeans

When I am "good", I eat between 900 and 1500, usually trying to stay in the 1100-1200 range. And, no, 900 cals isn't a lot.

What I meant was, your "bad" eating is nothing on mine. I am with Lyz on the most of a medium pizza type rampages... or worse....

 

[AKASnowWhite]

When I am "good", I eat between 900 and 1500, usually trying to stay in the 1100-1200 range. And, no, 900 cals isn't a lot.

Ugh. I couldn't do it. Just don't have the discipline for that. It's a good thing I love to exercise, because, baby I LOVE to eat!

But - when I'm "on" and eating "clean" my calories all have good nutritional value...when I'm off the sugar and processed foods I feel SOOOO much better....physically and mentally. And I know that...so why is it so hard to DO that???

honestly - for me - it's about comfort and habit, I think. Love me those comfort foods....home made baked mac & cheese... ...

so. .in an attempt to thwart a "habit" that I've reverted to....instead of a glass of wine, I had green tea while prepping dinner!!!

 

[Dizneydawn]

Steph - I love that you love to draw blood! The world sure needs good phlebotomists!
Agreed...and seconded!
Erika - WOW you are going tomorrow!!! I am officially going into withdrawl. As of right now.

Yup..jealous party of one...jealous party of one..
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?

I am on for the 3 times...at least..starting tom...I promise...

Hey Ladies,

Back from WDW. Erika, it is absolutely gorgeous down here right now. You picked a good week. TOT 13K was awesome. Unfortunately I cramped up majorly around mile 6.5, so my sub 1:40 time goal was not met, but the race was fun. I did run most of it until then though (except water stops), so that was great for me. Loved the medal and the race shirt.

Only negative thing about the race was dealing with my ex-coworkers. I picked up one of their packets because I am way too nice and I had to hang around and give it to them so they could get into the race area, and I ended up missing out on meeting up with some WISH'ers. The other coirker (who I think I mentioned on here, the one suspected of having relations with the program manager), showed up with him, and neither of their families were there and I think they were staying at together in the same room. Yuck. And so wrong on many levels.

I will be back with some pics tomorrow and hopefully I can catch up. Anything really important I need to know?

Very proud...very proud...I would only run a few blocks and then die...

Don't worry - I'll wait for you.... jump on in...

OK - I made it to JC (gained 2.5 pounds... as expected...), but put myself right back on track... stayed on my eating plan, spent an hour in the pool (awesome workout) and actually sat down and wrote out my menu and exercise plan for the week....
You are okay...you are on track and mooovin forward baby.....
I love the idea of an exercise and tracking challenge.... Time to reign in the self control and this is a perfect way to do it...
So true so true...
Erika - have a great time in WDW... can't wait until you get back... in the meantime, Liz and I will be in the withdrawl support group....

Off for my sweet snack, pack my food for tomorrow and then catch some sleep...

Paula

WOO HOO! Disney Day is HERE!

Did I mention that this is a surprise for the kids? Not the trip itself...they know we are going, but they don't know it's today. Our last 3 trips have been a total surprise and Riley does NOT like it. He likes to know so that he can help plan, watch the dvd about the resort we are staying at, etc. So no more surprise trips. But the DAY, now that is a surprise this time. For two reasons, really--(1) so that they actually get a good night's sleep the night before. Traveling all day with 3 over-tired kids is not fun. And (2) since we are leaving later in the day and I am actually sending them to school today, I didn't want them watching the clock all morning and bugging their teachers.

The timing is Jeff's choice, not mine. I, of course, would rather get there as early as possible...get checked in and then just walk around and soak up the atmosphere, you know? But J thinks that this is just a travel day and nothing else. So we have a 3pm flight, which gets us to MCO at 6pm, and to BWV by 7-ish. He works like 5 minutes from the airport, so he is at work now so that he doesn't have to count today as a vacation day. And since the kids will be in school for half the day, it doesn't count as an absence for them.

The bonus is that I will put the kids on the bus at 7:30 this morning and I don't have to get them from school till noon. So I will have a few hours of peace and quiet this morning to slowly go through things, double-check, etc. Of course, I have the last minute running around to do as well, like dropping the dog off, filling a prescription, and you know the drill.

I will pop in later this morning before I leave to get the kids. And then the next time you hear from me will be tonight when I am enjoying a cocktail at BWV!

I am soooo excited to hear about the trip...and my kids think we are leaving Jan 4th now...not Dec 4th so it will be a suprise as well...but packing for them is a no go at their age...so they will have to pack fast...

quick drive by before work - I was Doing SO WELL With food yesterday

Bfast - Oatmeal
Lunch - Salad
too busy at work for a snack
and then........ Bruce took me out to dinner at Olive Garden, DOOMED, i CAN'T pass up 5 cheese ziti, i only at half.... but still, and breadsticks....

Check back in later.

Erika - SO EXCITED FOR YOU!!!! Have a safe trip down!!!

Good job for most of the day..which is way better than a whole day saying screw it....

Good morning...

Erika - safe travels for you and your family.... Have a great time and we will be expecting a full trip report when you get back... mkay...

I got the wake up call from hell this morning..... I get to work and drive into the parking garage as usual only to be greeted with a sign that they are doubling the price of daily parking to $20.00 a day... That works out to be about $400/month or almost $4500/year... That is a freaking car payment people.... I didn't like paying the $10/day, but I could deal with that, but $20... no way am I paying that... So now, I have until Monday to find a new place to park or start taking the bus in.... grrrr... what a way to start the morning...

Oh well.... at least my food is planned for the day...

Breakfast will be my JC cereal with a banana and skim milk and a 1 oz cheese snack (Scooby Snack brand much to my family's laughter...).
Lunch is expected to be my JC Beef chow mein with carrot sticks, and yogurt.
Snacks (if needed) are an apple, my JC vitamin bar (which really is more like a chocolate covered peanut butter bar) and some JC cheese curls...

I'll post the dinner and evening snack stuff later tonight...

Have a great day everyone and for us Northeasterners... drive safe... the storm is supposed to be a nasty one and we are expecting snow before the afternoon is over...

Paula

That just stinks about the parking money and I know the bus could be no fun but maybe mr right is waiting accross the isle from you in 6 weeks...and great job with the food planning...I want a pic of your smile with a scooby snack!

Oh LYZ! I almost forgot. They are going to announce my prize on Weds. morning. You are in charge. You must text me first thing to let me know what I have won. I am already planning on the $25 gift card, so I won't be disappointed no matter what. Actually, scratch that. I would hate getting the Richard Petty thingy. You should hope that I win that, because if I do, I am giving it to you. Obviously, I have been fantasizing about winning the cruise and/or the Disneyland trip..

If you win the Richard Petty thing I will trade you out Tupperware for your new camp...for Treyner...he wants that baaad....

Good morning!

It's rainy here. I have a list of house stuff to do - more guests this weekend - and a list of errands, and the kiddo all day. I decided we get to do house stuff and putter until lunch time, when we brave the very wet fall day.


I am going to start my challenge tomorrow - unless you guys want to wait and start next week. After Halloween? On Monday maybe? That gives us some time to get prepped with class schedules, etc. Thoughts? And you must post all food and exercise starting now! Except for Erika, who has a pass until she comes home. What day do you come home, E?

Tomorrow I weigh in but before that I have my first mammogram. Yep, in October and all! I figured it was high time I get baseline with the massive family history. I booked one for Jodi, too, so at least I have company!

Okay, going to have some nice sensible breakfast that includes something that grew on this earth.

I was excited for the tracking for Monday as well then the shame fest of friends said we must start today...

3 more days til I am at Disneyland!!! Just thought I'd throw that out there... lol... I need to get away from my job...

I have never been and am jealous of you tooo!!

Okay -

Jodi says hi...encouraging her to post again...she is down 50 pound due to tons of food allergies and we are signing up for a weight and wellness nutrition classes that are 6 weeks....great info on the right foods for your body....

I am hoping still she may decide to go in Dec...at least part of the time...she is really sad and needs a pick me up...she mourns food cause it filled many needs she had...can't we all relate to that...she can't have beer, wheat at all, dairy etc..and so feels seperate from her family....trying to encourage her to get to some cooking classes as well as new cookbooks and start cooking one meal for the family not seperate ones for them and her so she is not so isolated....

She is down to 232....

I am sorry for not posting more but still no internet at the house...bought plane tickets instead and that will come when it can...but hopefully soon...

Miss ya all...

I made DIQ for Tupperware this month...I am sooo excited...I have a team working finally!!!

 

[lisaviolet]

Hi,

Still need to catch up. Have lots of prep to do. Will catch up when I'm finished it all.

But I forgot to say last week that I was 1.2 down this week for BL and it's almost time again to weigh in. Again.

I hope to not hate weigh ins one day.....

Lisa

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

I'm startin' today.

Challenge - should mean that it's something...perhaps, uncomfortable? Out of the norm? More focused? I've been thinking about this all day. Exercise is something that I love. It's part of me...it's who I am and what I do. FOOD...that's me too. Lots of crap lately. Chips, cheese (and no, not the low-fat healthy kind...), wine, sweets. They've been controlling me lately. Well guess what. I want my control back! So my challenge (because for me it IS a challenge) is to be honest, truly honest, about what I put in my mouth every day. So at the end of the day today, I will post my food....and my exercise...but for me to post 3 days of HONESTY is more difficult than the exercise. <sigh> my jeans are pinching me right now....

Nancy, I know. Maybe shame you into eating better. I drove around today, thinking about food and what to have for lunch cause I'd promised to post it here. See below. It isn't pretty.

for a lifetime of disaster! Some people just shouldn't be allowed to reproduce

(which reminds me of my son's crusade..."cell phones for stupid people"...If I haven't told you about that before, let me know and I'll explain that one later )

I'm intrigued. Do tell.

I feel SOOOO much better....physically and mentally. And I know that...so why is it so hard to DO that???

I know! It's ridiculous!

I am soooo excited to hear about the trip...and my kids think we are leaving Jan 4th now...not Dec 4th so it will be a suprise as well...but packing for them is a no go at their age...so they will have to pack fast...

Ohh, exciting.

If you win the Richard Petty thing I will trade you out Tupperware for your new camp...for Treyner...he wants that baaad....

Dawn, I have done this. At Charlotte NC. We won a grand price and this was part of it. SO awesome. Treyner would love. I'd do it again in a second. The pressure. Golly, I could barely breathe.

I was excited for the tracking for Monday as well then the shame fest of friends said we must start today...

lol. You know what, the rubber meets the road, now! It isn't going to be pretty, but it will be accountability.

Jodi says hi...encouraging her to post again...she is down 50 pound due to tons of food allergies and we are signing up for a weight and wellness nutrition classes that are 6 weeks....great info on the right foods for your body....

I am hoping still she may decide to go in Dec...at least part of the time...she is really sad and needs a pick me up...she mourns food cause it filled many needs she had...can't we all relate to that...she can't have beer, wheat at all, dairy etc..and so feels seperate from her family....trying to encourage her to get to some cooking classes as well as new cookbooks and start cooking one meal for the family not seperate ones for them and her so she is not so isolated....

She is down to 232....

Please tell Jodi I said Hi. She definately needs to post again, if she was getting anything from our thread. We all need someone in our corner and we have this big ol corner of support.

Sarah, ohh, Disneyland. You are lucky. So close. The motherland. Green, green, green.

Time of Reckoning. What I ate today:

Breakfast: Honey Bunches of Oats. Probably 2 cups.

Lunch: Frisches Big Boy, some kinda ham sub with all the fixings like mayo and tomato, onion rings and a peice of pecan pie.

Snack: 6 Doritos, 3 palmer peanut butter cups (and I hate palmer chocolate , but I suppose I was being pathetic.)

Dinner: Piece of bread (Heiners 35) with butter (I can't believe it's not butter) and 2 servings of Chicken Divan.

Feel free to gasp. I need to hear it.

(How I feel, I think we should post that too. The effect our daily eating has. Mentally & Physically.)

How I feel now? I feel like a slug and dissappointed. The lunch wasn't near as good as it sounded. Totally not worth it.

I still need to exercise. Will post that later.

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Hi Lisar. (I said that with a Boston accent, you like?) Great job on the loss. You are a big loser.


Oh and today I met another mother, who was beautiful and skinny. She was rockin' the workout gear like you wouldn't believe. Oddly enough, she was nice to me and we talked while waiting on dance class to be over. She was some kind of health and nutrition teacher at the university. I KNOW! She could probably smell the onion rings coming out of my pores.

 

[goofyfan-12]

Hi gang...

ok - made it through dinner - even cooked for the Tuesday night dinner gang... I ate my JC meat loaf dinner with some fresh green beans and asparagus. I did indulge and had a little dessert (chocolate pie), but I won't eat my JC snack and I should be ok (provided I put in a little extra in one of my workouts).

I am feeling all right tonight. A little overstuffed thanks to the dessert, but generally ok....

I am going to be heading to bed soon since I have to be at work at 5:00AM tomorrow... I know... not fun...

Anyways - have a great night everyone and I'll talk to you all in the morning...

Paula

 

[SeptemberGirl]

See? Not all skinny women are eveeel beeetches. I bet you she's had her Pringle days, too. Especially if she's in the business now.


Gang, I am so proud of all of you for posting!

Lisa, great loss! Don't dread the scale. It's just a number.

My food today:
Apple
100 Cal bagel with 1tsp whipped butter
Arnold whole wheat sandwich thins with one slice light swiss and 2 slices turkey
1 bag of pretzels - 100 cals
Fiber one bar
2 cups of homemade chicken soup with brown rice and carrots
1 piece whole wheat bread with some chicken (this is from the whole chicken I made last night)

I have 2pts left. This is all 19 pts of food. Might have a small 100 cal thing of popcorn. Or maybe a piece of bread! I like the bread today.

No exercise. Cleaned the house, ran errands with child in tow. Never totally lost it, with child, in freezing rain, so I'll take today as a victory.

Mammogram tomorrow. Nancy, no push-ups here. Why is that bad? What is it like? Tell me all. i shouldn't freak, right? At least the girls are smaller and less, um, cushy. Should be easier to scan when there's nothing there!

 

[lisaviolet]

Hey guys,

I said I needed to prep and have been DISing since I posted.......oh Lord.


Lyz - I just feel the need to say this. And I'll probably get scared sh!tless of being so emotional and vunerable. I hope I don't turn you red. I just think you are the greatest person and so flippin' cute obviously, eh? . The greatest. The greatest!!!!! And sometimes, and of course I still want you to post your demons, I want to cry when you post stuff about yourself. Actually most of the time. I want to shake you. Like why oh why can't you flippin' see what an absolutley fantastic woman you are!!!!!!!!!!!!

WHY???????????????????????? It really pisses me off. REALLY!!! I'm cappin' on ya. That's how angry I am. Insert smile. I'll calm myself.

Don't think I don't know that place and understand and have empathy. But regardless it still saddens me that I see YOU and you see someone who doesn't really exist. As in my take on you is the reality. Your husband, God love him, better feel exactly as I do about you and your spectacularness - see you're that special - I'm making up words for you. Anyway, he better feel that way or I'm going kick his behind.

You see I still haven't got over your post about him refusing to eat your cooking one night. Don't feel a need to defend the boy. I know, 100%, that we are all full of crap and goodness. All of us. But that post still stays with me for whatever reason.

Okay, I'm finished. Please don't let my rant ever stop you from posting your crap about yourself. You need to until one day you realize that all of it is an absolute falsehood. and triple

Paula - 5AM. Woman!!! Wow. I only get up at that time to jet to WDW.

Liz - Thanks. I so want to be like you with the scale. Just a number. But I have my doubts I'll get there. And you know what that might be okay. I've learned that I can't change everything about me that I want to. Some things I have to simply love, accept and embrace. But regardless of that last sentence I so want to feel good about it all. Thanks for your ongoing support. It's been critical to my life Liz. Critical. And I'm very thankful.

 

[SeptemberGirl]

Lisa, you are 100% right about Lyz. She is freaking amazing and doesn't know it.

Paula, goodnight! Well done today!

 

[lisaviolet]

Nancy - thanks for the Muddy Buddy. Sounds very interesting. Holy cow.

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Lisa, I had to quote you real quick, lest you change your mind. lol.

Lyz - I just feel the need to say this. And I'll probably get scared sh!tless of being so emotional and vunerable. I hope I don't turn you red. I just think you are the greatest person and so flippin' cute obviously, eh? . The greatest. The greatest!!!!! And sometimes, and of course I still want you to post your demons, I want to cry when you post stuff about yourself. Actually most of the time. I want to shake you. Like why oh why can't you flippin' see what an absolutley fantastic woman you are!!!!!!!!!!!!

WHY???????????????????????? It really pisses me off. REALLY!!! I'm cappin' on ya. That's how angry I am. Insert smile. I'll calm myself.

Don't think I don't know that place and understand and have empathy. But regardless it still saddens me that I see YOU and you see someone who doesn't really exist. As in my take on you is the reality. Your husband, God love him, better feel exactly as I do about you and your spectacularness - see you're that special - I'm making up words for you. Anyway, he better feel that way or I'm going kick his behind.

Okay, I'm finished. Please don't let my rant ever stop you from posting your crap about yourself. You need to until one day you realize that all of it is an absolute falsehood. and triple

Lisa, Thank you for your kind words. (and yelling at me in caps!) I logically know I'm a good person. Have lots to offer. But emotionally, it just doesn't click.

I had an awesome childhood. My parents loved us unconditionally. I always didn't measure up with the popular kids at school and I want to say that I brought alittle of that with me, but I didn't.

It's as an adult, being heavy and not being able to measure up to my and my husbands standards that have instilled my self loathing. I hope, please oh please, that if I eventually lose weight my sense of self will return.

Thanks for trying to make it obvious to me that I am me and worth more than the sum of my weight.

 

[lisaviolet]

Lisa, you are 100% right about Lyz. She is freaking amazing and doesn't know it.

Paula, goodnight! Well done today!

Well thanks for the support. You hear that cutie. You can run but you can't hide. Smiling Lyz. Smiling.

I was just typing like a mad woman Liz. Sumtin' triggered sumtin'.