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

[lisaviolet]

HOLY MOLEY WOMAN. 500 pictures! Yipes!

Let's call her Paula Paparazzi!

 

[lisaviolet]

My daughter is 14, her name is Samantha or Sam for short.
The little girl in the pictures with my village is my niece Hailey she just turned 2 in November. I watch her on and off if my MIL is not around. I used to watch her daily from when she was 9 weeks till she was almost 1.

Gosh, I'm so insecure at times. Geez.

I knew your daughter Steph. Knew of Samantha. But I couldn't figure it out when I saw Hailey. And of course - thought I had missed something or got something wrong - instantly.

Okay, enough of me rambling. Hailey is adorable.

 

[DISNEY4XMAS]

Not sure if this will work or not but I will try it!

BUt officemax has a thing that you can make yourself and family into elves and this is ours
http://elfyourself.jibjab.com/view/WrVDamXiMHHEAj0v#/owner/WrVDamXiMHHEAj0v

 

[DISNEY4XMAS]

Gosh, I'm so insecure at times. Geez.

I knew your daughter Steph. Knew of Samantha. But I couldn't figure it out when I saw Hailey. And of course - thought I had missed something or got something wrong - instantly.

Okay, enough of me rambling. Hailey is adorable.

OH NO NOT THAT CRAZY to have another one! I have a 6 year gap between Sam and Zac than a 27 month gap between the boys and that would be a 4 year gap between Hailey and Tyler NOPE wouldn't happen! My SIL ( hailey's mom) she has a 16, 13 and then Hailey at 2 she wanted a baby so bad that she could taste it! and Now she is like what was I thinking! Jordin will be a senior and Hailey will be in kindergarten what was I NUTS!

This is Hailey and I this summer

 

[AKASnowWhite]

Just back from the gym. I had a kick a$$ workout today! The weather here is so crapola....right on the edge of rain and freezing rain/ice Think some of you are dealing with much the same....

And J is awful too. He found out that he has to lay off 30 people...on December 19th. OMG, he feels terrible. It is not HIS decision, per se, as it came from a VP, but still...these are his people and he is the one who has to actually do it. So he is a bear.

That sucks. Bigtime. I feel for everyone involved...there's never really a *good* time to have to let people go, but, crap. Days before Christmas?

Shameful.

Where is the 3 Stooges "hit you over the head" smiley?

I understand your feeling like you could have been "workin' it" when perhaps you weren't....BUT. I also know what it's like to be so busy taking care of a family, and putting other people first. Your time has not been wasted. You just had a different focus in your life...takin' care of those little beauties of yours.

Also I got this cry for MOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMM! Last night from the bathroom! Stephen and I both went OH Sam started and sure as the rain. She is all confused and says she feels nasty and I told her shower and you'll feel better. I tried my best to explain things to her before hand and all of her friends have it! She was the last one. So this morning Stephen asked her if she was all right and she was like daddy just leave me alone please! So he said ok ! I had some sympathy for her because TOM hit me this morning! GREAT TWO AT ONCE IN THE SAME HOUSE! LYZ did Molly start yet? If so any words of wisdom??

Becca started in 6th grade...11 years old. You thought teenage hormones were bad BEFORE Hold on to your hat, sister...it's gonna be a bumpy ride

I am 209.8. So it's anywhere from a minimum of 70 for sure to I don't know 90 pounds. That's over many years.

40 of it was lost this year.

awesome!!

Let's call her Paula Paparazzi!

OH CRAP. I"M TOTALLY LATE FOR WORK

 

[SeptemberGirl]

Hi Gang,

Sickness hit here last night. Nick was throwing up - never happens. EVER. He thinks it was food poisoning, I think flu. I slept in the guest room to be safe! He's still home and a MESS.

Emily and I both have colds. We need a quarantine sign on our front door.


Erika, sorry about J. That is so awful.

Lyz, Lisa is right. She said it perfectly. Listen to her. We all have a journey. Would you let me beat myself up for not making goal in a year's time? For not making it by the trip? Would you let me berate myself for the up and down I've been on in the last few months? No, you would not. So treat yourself the way you treat me.

I think I have finally figured out that this is a good part of the process. I need this part if I am going to do this for the rest of my life. To keep the weight off, to help others, I need a bit of a struggle. My non-stop desire to eat good food, the booze, the emotional eating...all of it has suddenly surfaced. And being tired of being good. Remember, old friends, how GOOD I was? How I lost EVERY week? Yeah. I can't be good like that anymore. I have to be real.

So, next post, weight loss tallies. Correct me if I am wrong!

 

[SeptemberGirl]

Total Weight Loss to Date


Lyz - 32lbs

Kat - 40lbs

Erika - 30lbs

Nancy - 35lbs

Lisa - 75 + lbs

Amy - 40lbs

Steph - 36 lbs

Paula - 40lbs

Liz - 76lbs

 

[amykab]

hey ladies...

LAZY LAZY day here. the weather is crap, at least it's not freezing cold or icing though.

It was SO SO helpful to read about everyone's weight loss to date (especially at this time of year). And LISA, WTG on Biggest Loser! you have been SUPER consistent! LIZ, thanks for making list!

LOVED all the WDW pics. The drunk ones are priceless.

Paula, can't wait to see your pics, once you get them organized. I will probably have 500 pics after only 2 days at WDW!! Seriously, I am trying to put together a "year of little D" slideshow for the grandparents digital picture frames and the amount of pictures I have is unbelievable!

Erika, that SUCKS about J. This stuff always happens right before xmas. I would think it would so horrible to know it was coming and not be able to say anything.

Steph, I dread having to deal with TOM with Delena. I hope our next one is a boy, that we DH will have the chance to have the puberty talk too. Hailey is too cute.

Nancy (and anyone else with freezy icy weather), I hope it goes away soon. My parents are due to fly out of Albany,NY tomorrow morning. They are staying overnight in Albany tonight, and have a direct flight here, but if things get too backed up, they may be delayed.

Lyz, I hope you had a successful, productive shopping trip!

I think today is going to be an off day exercise wise. TOM is sucking the energy right out of me this month. Maybe pilates tonight for a bit. I've got a hair appointment later. I plan to sport my super sexy garmin at WDW this weekend to see how much we walk.

I'm off to finish organizing Delena's room.

 

[goofyfan-12]

Good Morning....

Your resident paparzzi is here... Back at work and not happy about it... still trying to sift through e-mails and get caught up. By the middle of next week, I should be caught up and back in my stride...

It is foul weather here today as well. gotta love the northeast... Amy - tell your parents that I am here if they get stranded tonight... hopefully, things won't be too bad tonight, but you never know...

OK - Lyz, please stop beating yourself up when you should be celebrating the progress you have made. Weight loss is a journey and not a destination so focus on the journey and you will get to where you want to be. Remember, obstacles are what we see when we take our eyes off the goal. Focus girl!!!! you can do this....

As for me, I am at about 40 pounds lost to date and really want to lose about 60 more. This trip has shown me how much better my body is because of the weight I have lost and I am anxious to look at the old pictures as a comparison and to give me the much needed incentive to keep going through the holidays.

OK gang - we can do this!!!! We can achieve our goals whatever they may be!!!!

Gotta run, need to keep weeding through the e-mails...

Paula

Erika - sorry to hear about Jeff's position... that sucks
Liz - hope your house feels better soon...
Steph - good luck with Sam... as my father said, little kids little problems, big kids big problems...
Lisa - thanks for the compliments...
Nancy - I am catching up on the Cancun trip notes... will post some comments soon about them...
Amy - enjoy that Florida weather... it is way better than here...

 

[HockeyKat]

Morning! Time to rise and shine. It is FOUL here in more ways than one. Weather is just awful...freezing rain and ice.

And J is awful too. He found out that he has to lay off 30 people...on December 19th. OMG, he feels terrible. It is not HIS decision, per se, as it came from a VP, but still...these are his people and he is the one who has to actually do it. So he is a bear.

More later...need to start the day.

Oh no... that's awful. Both for them and him. What a bummer.


Nasty weather here too. Getting Liz's cold. Meh.


I am down a total of 40 lbs, not 50. I was down almost 60 in July but have let the 20 creep back on. So, 30 more to go.

 

[lisaviolet]

Total Weight Loss to Date


Lyz - 32lbs

Kat - 40lbs

Erika - 30lbs

Nancy - 35lbs

Lisa - 90lbs

Amy - 40lbs

Steph - 36 lbs

Paula - 40lbs

Liz - 76lbs

No, No, No Ms. Liz. I can't prove that. I don't know it. I know it's more than 70 for sure. So change it to 75 with a ? in brackets.

I feel so weird with a number I can't prove. Please, pretty please edit for me.

Thanks for doing all that work though. Thank you. We've done outstanding work here.

And I would have been fu@ked if it wasn't for you guys. When I came here I thought I was off course. It was mere pounds. But you all saved me from that awful feeling like you're off course. Thanks everyone - so so much.

Love,

Lisa

I have to catch up but I have to go right now.

 

[amykab]

Apparently, the weather is already messing things up airport wise, so my parents are being cautious and rescheduled their flight for early Saturday morning into orlando instead of tampa, so we'll just meet them at WDW. They'll fly out of tampa on thursday instead of wednesday. And when they rebooked, it was CHEAPER than the original flight!!

Liz, Kat, Erika, Hope you all feel better soon!

 

[lisaviolet]

OH NO NOT THAT CRAZY to have another one! I have a 6 year gap between Sam and Zac than a 27 month gap between the boys and that would be a 4 year gap between Hailey and Tyler NOPE wouldn't happen! My SIL ( hailey's mom) she has a 16, 13 and then Hailey at 2 she wanted a baby so bad that she could taste it! and Now she is like what was I thinking! Jordin will be a senior and Hailey will be in kindergarten what was I NUTS!

This is Hailey and I this summer

Wow. That's a life change for them, eh? She's adorable.

 

[lisaviolet]

Good Morning....

Your resident paparzzi is here...

Can't wait to hear about your trip Paula. I mean the part with your family. It's nice to see the difference in the body, eh? So great for you. These days I've been out and looking in mirrors and thinking WTH!!!!!!!

Silly. It's like I don't expect the changes that come with the weight loss.

Was that your first time in a DVC unit? Your family's first time? What section of SSR did you get?

I like SSR because there are many trips where I don't have passes. And that's a great selection for yummy food and DD access. However, I hate - oh so hate - how the cleaning staff leaves garbage in the halls. I used to think it was us - those staying there. But someone on the DIS told me that the maids there leave it for someone to do the rounds. Which makes sense because I always thought, "what is this - an announced garbage day?". I couldn't believe everyone would put their garbage out together like that. But unfortunately they do sometimes. On one trip at BCV someone would put dirty diapers in the garbage by the elevator every single day. It was awful

Hope you had a wonderful time.

 

[lisaviolet]

Steph, I forgot to say that's one cute picture of you.

 

[lisaviolet]

Thanks Liz.

 

[SeptemberGirl]

Aww, you're welcome. I think you should own all the weight loss - who is going to make you prove it? We believe you! But, your wish is my command.

Steph, it is a cute pic of you! And a lesson for me. Like, um, don't space kids out THAT much.

I loved SSR. Didn't think I would, but did. If I had any money at all I wouls so buy DVC now. There, here, anywhere!

 

[goofyfan-12]

I too, loved SSR... On a side note, it looks nothing like the real Saratoga Springs, NY, but I am willing to overlook that because it was so darn nice there...

We stayed in the last building in the Paddock area just before it became Congress Park. Not too far away from the center of action yet not too close either. It was funny too because when my family and I go to the track in Saratoga we always sit in the Paddock area so it was only right that we stay in the Paddock area down there. The villa was awesome - so much room... no one fought with each other on this trip because we had room to spread out when we got home at night - a very big plus in my mind... I may never stay in a traditional hotel down there again...

If only, I had some extra cash on hand, I would so buy into the DVC plan... (and yes, I did stop into the sales area for some quick info... I can dream right) now, where is my winning lottery ticket.....

Paula

 

[SeptemberGirl]

Erika took me through the BLT resort mock-up rooms. With beer in our hands. Score! Anyhoo, loved them. LOVE.

Did I ever mention that saltines are a trigger food for me? I can eat a sleeve of them. And Nick is sick so he has them out, with his ginger ale. OMG. Love saltines and ginger ale. I'm crazy, I know.

Weight Watchers launched their new program. It's all about eating better foods, recognizing hunger signals, and tracking. Like Core and Flex rolled into one. Well, I am trying to eat filling foods. Veggies, fruit, etc. But the saltines are calling. "Liz...Liiiiiiz. We're right here. Crunchy and bland!"

 

[lisaviolet]

Aww, you're welcome. I think you should own all the weight loss - who is going to make you prove it? We believe you! But, your wish is my command.

I loved SSR. Didn't think I would, but did. If I had any money at all I wouls so buy DVC now. There, here, anywhere!

I used the wrong word - prove. It's not about you guys believing. It's that I simply don't know because of no scale - I can merely judge.

But I understand your point. I think so it doesn't feel uncomfortable for me I'm going to use 75 from now on. It's probably, 99.9% so, lower than the actual loss but I have no where to go with that.

But because of never getting on a scale it simply feels "real" to me. Like I can know it. I'm such a thinker - ridiculously so.

Okay, enough of my rambling.

Yeah SSR can be very peaceful.

DVC was a dream come true. We could have financed many times. In our case only - thank God we didn't being where we are at. But it was a ten year dream for us. Bought in 2005. We saw OKW - used to sit on the BW veranda and imagine it all - I almost passed out when I saw the sign in the WL's forest about a DVC coming. It's nice to dream and wait. It really is.

Everyone says they wish they bought sooner. I don't. Those wanting years are special too.

It's like the weight too. I never could have mentally dealt with this loss before now. Never. Thirty pounds ago was something that used to make me feel naked. Really. So time knows what's right. I'm more capable of owning it and working through the issues of the success. Which sounds warped - but it's truthful.