In Search of my Body...Not The One I Ate.. #4 "Inspiring Others... 1 Tiara at a Time"

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Hi Gang! Not too many posts today, but I gave a ton of catch up to do anyway! Hope all is well, if not Sunday is a new month! I'm looking forward to it.

Be back soon!

 

[goofyfan-12]

Hi everyone

I have had a nightmare of a day. Bad choices on food, no exercise, generally feeling
I just want to get under the bed covers and not come back out again until after the cyprus wedding

Well tomorrow is another day, so thats my pity party over and done with.

Good choices Kelly, good choices. Dont hit anyone in the face with a fake wedding bouquet. Dont tell people what you really think...im sure no good ever came of that

Really. Pity party over and out! I promise.

Hope everyone is having a great day!

Kat - enjoy the rest of your time at WDW

Liz - I think I missed you? Have a great weekend.

Lyz - How is your sister?

Dawn - Cant wait for puppy photos!

Erika/Lisa - Your goddess crowns look lovely on you!

Everyone ive missed etc sorry, I did read back. I think I need to rinse my eyes and start again.

Good choices Kelly! (If I tell myself this enough it may eventually sink in!)

February challenge - Im in. I am so in you wouldn't believe it!
Need to have a think what my goals will be.
Maybe I need to post a photo of when I was at my goal weight for motivation. Or maybe that will fling me face first into the tin of sin!

Kelly - Hang in there.... everyone has a tough day, but you will be back on your game by the time you read this in the morning.

Stay strong - Paula

 

[goofyfan-12]

Hi everyone,

Quick post since it is late on a Friday night.

Hope everyone has a great weekend and doesn't go too crazy during their Super Bowl festivities. I am planning a workout that afternoon and then knitting my way through the game (can't eat if my hands are busy). How about you all? Any plans to get through the game?

I'll check in after my workout / beating with Jesse tomorrow.

G'night,
Paula

Challenge goals... hmmm need to think about that.

 

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So 2 lessons learned for me yesterday...

#1 I need to eat more than a little bit of calories before dinner because then my hunger button goes into overdrive...

#2 It is okay to go to bed hungry...tough crud...if I know I will snack at night...then plan accordingly...and if I am hungry...go for the protein/fruit...not carbs cause it does not fill the urge and it will get out of control....

I agree, your body needs fuel early. I add a little extra to breakfast from my midmorning snack.

You poor thing...hope it gets better for you....and warmer ..

It's starting to melt now, but that is creating a bigger problem. It's really messing up the powerlines (not ours luckily!).

Quick drive by for me today

went to the gym - had my training session - alone! My partner was iced in, couldn't make it out her driveway. So one-on-one today.

Headed to WORK. OMG when is the last time you heard me say that phrase! I have been off since just before Christmas. Back at it today though.

I'll catch up with you all later...

Yeah! Being back to work is good! Ice ~ I've had enough of it and I bet you have too!

But eating to feel full will make weight loss easier. Fiber, fills you up! Go get Hungry Girl's book. It's good.

I love Hungry Girl! Yes, fiber helps! When I eat fiber, I try to add to the fullness by chugging some water.

Good morning!
Lots of snow here! I think we got a foot and a half, NO rain. It was a rough drive home.
All kids back in school except for one. Zac is feeling icky so I kept him home. He is sick to his stomach. NOT actually sick just the feeling. So I am watching him close!

So glad you didn't get any rain on top of that mess! That is an insane amount of snow. Hope Zac is feeling better!

My day...off to a slow start. Kids' school bus was in an accident this morning. The school didn't call, but our neighbor is on the Fire Dept. and he heard it come over the scanner, so they called me and I went flying out the door. Any sort of trauma can have a different affect on Kelly than it might other kids, so there was that to think about in addition to the whole situation. It was a long time before we heard anything. No big deal. Hit an icy patch and slid into a snow bank and rear-ended another car. No injuries, nothing. The kids thought it was cool.

So, there went two hours out of my day. Now I have to try and play catch up.

What?!? How scary! Glad nobody was hurt!

Good question. I bought this DVD and a few others and am ashamed to admit that I haven't even opened the box yet. I'll open it tonight and see what info is packed with it and let you know.

Hope everyone is having a good day today. Things are going all right here. Work is keeping me pretty busy (a good thing) and I have my training appointment tonight (a very good thing). I am pretty tired today so I need to fuel up for this one. It is going to take some sheer determination and will to get through it. I am strong so I'll get through it right? I need to keep telling myself to push through. It is a mental workout as much as a physical one right. I did tell my trainer that on Tuesday. I explained that the mental games have started and that I am working on visualizing myself doing the things he is asking me to do for the long haul. It is not something I am used to but it is getting easier. He looked concerned at first, but he seems to get it since he talked a little about how hard it is to change, reminded me of how far I have come and nudged a little about how much further I can go. Hearing about the potential I have is a great motivator so far. The fact that my recently purchased jeans are starting to feel loose and droop in the butt again is another great one. (I may need to take up a collection to buy new jeans again - I'll call it the stop the droopy bummocks fund ).

Forgot to mention this earlier to Kelly - thanks for waking up the thread this morning. Now if I could only get you to do personal wake up calls, I could maybe get to work on time...

Back to work for me...
Paula

Paula, I have so many unopened ones, except mine go back to the VHS days Love the droopy bummocks fund!

I love pics..Here's some

Amy, awesome pics. I can really tell you are well on your way.

Oh, right...add that to my list as well. I have no gray. Zero. And have never colored my hair.

See? Maybe I really AM a vampire!

No offense Erika, but you sound like one to me!

Kat, get you butt back on here so we can commiserate about Erika and her vampireness. Kay?

No hangovers.
No sleep.
No gray.
Constant energy.
No caffeine.
Impervious to cold weather.

Hmm. Ice cold skin?

OMG!!! Too funny! I couldn't agree more.

I ate the biscuit. And it was goooood!
It was a very nice vienesse shortbread (not sure if that is spelt right!) and a glass of orange juice! Worth the pint of blood in my opinion!

I also did NOT do the exercise dvd. I thought about what you said, and with my clumsiness and general falling over I decided to have a day of rest. Plus, DH was at work all day, so if I did fall over no-one would be there to pick me up! So I rested instead then went to play with my niece!
No harm in having a day off!

Good for you! Not only for your donation, but for having the juice and shortbread.

Nancy - I am so going to the gym tonight. Not going is not an option on training night. I am paying good money for this and I want my beating - I mean workout...

Erika - I am really beginning to believe that you are not human. Are you sure you are not a stepford wife?

I started to turn gray by the time I turned 30. Been coloring for about 5 years now (highlights first, now the whole darn head). My eyebrows are even turning white. Its not fair I tell you - not fair at all...

She is so a vampire...

Did you survive your beating?? Bet I haven't made it there yet, lol. Still reading.

I have one gray hair on my arm that drives me insane! I color my hair to much to see if I have any on my head (my heart says I do though). Vamp? I vote yes.

Erika and Liz thanks for the advise on the ball. I will be buying it this week sometime. THe weather is also getting warmer and I will start walking!

So after much debate, and zac spiking a fever I brought him to the dr. Strep again. (Erika's kids are vampires too, they don't get sick either) I don't mind the wait for prescriptions but really does it REALLY take 1 hour and 45 minutes to fill three scripts?? . Poor Zac felt like crud and was freezing. I wished that I could have driven home with him and then gone back later but the drive is so long. The one pharmacy we have here is rite aid and their prices are a lot higher. Well, for my stuff any how. Rite aid = $10 and shall remain nameless store/ pharmacy that I go to is $4.00

Ok off to get kid#3 out of shower! Kid #2 just finished. Kid #1 showers in the AM.

Nearly 2 hours for meds is crazy. I bet you were fuming!

Amiee - sounds nice on the friend. Chemistry - is it there? Curious.

Yeah, I think there is, but I am a terrible judge. I enjoy the time I spend with him. Even though he has been out of power and stuck with a generator since Tuesday night, he has TM'd me everyday. One big thing is that I don't feel like I have to be the decision maker all the time. With Brad (kids' dad), I had to do everything. Not that Matt and I have had any big decisions, but little ones can be a better indicator right?? How can I describe what I mean?? He takes the initiative more than any guy friend I have been around. Does that make sense? I love looking at him when he gets a cheesy grin on his face. I'm crazy about the fact that he doesn't talk down to me when I have a 'stupid girl' car question and explains the answer so that I understand and don't feel like an idiot. What else can I say? I am so comfortable around him. I can't say that for many of the post-Brad era guys I have met. Truth be told, Brad messed me up bad in that area. And he has never once said one word about my weight. I know that was alot of rambling, I hope that explained a bit more.

Show off... first no hangovers, then never gets sick, then no grays and now a triple workout day. Like Nancy said, if I didn't already like you I would be screaming obscenities and throwing shoes at you (cute shoes of course). Love you Erika....

Oh my freakin crap! Jesse tried to kill me tonight. He never warned me that we were moving form endurance training to functional training and now into actual real, honest to god, painful strength training. Who ever thought that I was made to squat 100 pounds? Or move massive amounts of weight with my arms and back? I am going to need some massive search lights because it is really dark over here or I may never find my way out. I am not kidding you when I say that typing is not comfortable at the moment. I am dreading how my body is going to react to this tomorrow. It is all good though. I'll survive. Just needed to get that out of my system.

Amy - I meant to say this earlier, but you can so see the weight loss in your pictures. I have been avoiding the side by side before and after pics, but I think it may be the time to do them. I will if you will - mkay?

Oh and I am opening the box with the Jillian Michael's DVD's. I'll let you know what I find out.

Liz - hugs to Jodi BTW - How is the sticky baby doing?

LisaV - glad you are back.

Dawn - puppy?

Kelly - too bad the long distance is so expensive or I would take you up on that...

LisaZ - Nancy asked about your playlist - I'm curious too...

Amiee - how are things going?

Lyz - again, prayers for your sister and don't work too hard

Kat - let us know when you get home

Steph - good luck with Zach

Nancy - how was the first day back to work?

Stacey - how did the reunion with your puppy go?

I think I got everyone... Off to rest and grab a little protein.

Later,
Paula

OMG Paula, I am so proud of you! Look at you getting over another mental hurdle!! Looks like being a Jesse's Girl is going to be very good for you!

Hey all..For anyone contemplating the princess half 2010...The bling...

Now, this is going to sound petty, but I really wish it was silver...I am still trying to figure out a way to do this race this year. We will be over there that weekend with MIL, but the race costs 125 dollars. Which I why I haven't signed up. I pretty much chose highlights over the race. I may volunteer instead, and save the race for next year.

LOVING my highlights. My girl always does a good job, but these came out awesome. Afterward I went to BFF's to do a girl scout cookie order from her DD and we hung out and had a couple beers. It was a nice evening out...Adult conversation, girl talk.

Paula- I am going to post in progress pics. I found a few from last spring to post. Even though I have probably lost about 40 pounds now, I sometimes feel like it is not that noticeable. I think the comparison of pictures is motivational.

Erika-you are SO a vampire and I am so jealous of your lack of grey hair...

Adult girl talk is priceless. Good for you! I really like the bling and agree that silver would be very nice, lol.

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Lyz - How is your sister?

Hi. My sister is doing good. She got out of the hospital yesterday. She is so happy to be home. Not sure the last time I posted. We got bad news about her kidneys but things are looking up.

Ok. Must catch up. 7 pages. Oh I hope theres some romance between the mechanic and Indiana Amiee.

And EriKa - my my what a beautiful tiara you have there. oh la la.

 

[AKASnowWhite]

Nope, never have...

Me either. Well, that is until my son got a nice postcard in the mail informing him of this "honor", and a fancy shmancy invitation to join their exclusive group. Yeah, ok.

I like to fill my class with a mix of regular music and official aerobics-type music (companies like Dynamix create music with a fixed number of beats per minute, so it's easier to match the music speed to whatever type of exercise you're doing).

Having the right beat is so huge for me - no matter what the workout!

I am planning a workout that afternoon and then knitting my way through the game (can't eat if my hands are busy).

Whatcha knitting? I just finished a pair of felted mittens. They are SO warm! Love 'em so much I'm starting another pair.



Let's see. Kind of a "double check-in" tonight. Daily & challenge totals.

For today:

Food: 29 points
Wine: still none. (although - did I ever mention that my mother calls wine "vitamin W" - firm believer in a daily dose! )
Exercise: 60 minutes of TM (thx P!), with cool down & stretching: 75 minutes


Challenge:
Tracking: goal was 5 days per week - this week 7/7
Exercise: goal for month was 1500 minutes. Total 1630
Weight: Started at 153 lbs. Today: 149.5 for a 3.5 lb loss.

New goals: TBD - I'll let you know tomorrow!

Have a great night everyone!!

 

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Hi. My sister is doing good. She got out of the hospital yesterday. She is so happy to be home. Not sure the last time I posted. We got bad news about her kidneys but things are looking up.

Ok. Must catch up. 7 pages. Oh I hope theres some romance between the mechanic and Indiana Amiee.

And EriKa - my my what a beautiful tiara you have there. oh la la.

Lyz, so good to hear from you! Great news that your sis is out of the hospital.

As far as me, I don't really know if it is romance or not, but I am enjoying it.

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Ok, I'm going to catch up one post at a time. Anymore when I multi quote I forget why I'm quoting.

We finally have power!!! We lost it sometime last night ~ boy it was cold, but I had both kids in bed with me. Yeah, I have alot to catch up on again. Be back soon.

Amiee - we had the same storm. My girls were out of school Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday. Friday. We were stuck home all day Wednesday. This is when I broke down and painted my fingernails neon pink. I would never do this. I'm a nude or clear nail girl. It was the stress I tell ya.

Get this. Our house, was the last one on our road that kept electric. All the houses past us, out. Isn't the funky. We were "that" house.

 

[DISNEY4XMAS]

Hey everyone
well lets see almost had Zac in the Er today! For those of you that know or have done the adkins diet KETONES were the bad side effect of the diet! Well that is also part of diabetes. This morning Zac got up with Stephen and I yelled for him to check his because he is sick and sometimes they climb up there , yesterday he had trace (there is trace small moderate and large) This morning he was well pass the large. I flipped and had the dr on the phone before I even got out of bed. He has never NEVER had LG ketones! The doctor was great told me to calm down and asked a few questions and figured that we could handle this at home. GREAT !!! we gave him more insulin and they were gone in a few hours only to reappear a couple of hours later. I called back and got the NP and we did the same thing extra insulin. Now tonight his sugar is so HIGH I almost called again. His sugar was 513. Normal being 90- 120. He was diagnosed at 587. So the kid has been drinking water like crazy! And of course what goes with that Peeing! He was a little more with it today a lot more energy than yesterday! Antibiotics kicking in!

So tonight was a party for one of my good friends at work, she is leaving and moving to Boston. I volunteered to make her a cake, well I called in the am. But I made the cake and still brought it in. So while in plattsburgh we went for chinese food. I did really good! I had small amounts of my favorite things! I just added all my stuff up for the day and 33.5 points. Not bad out of 30. Plus while at the restaurant I had 2 twenty ounce glasses of water and a glass of tea. Plus I drank a 20 oz water today too! I have been right behind Zac in the bathroom!I will post my totals tomorrow!

Just finished my taxes!
Ok I am tired and need some sleep!

Oh nancy Mocha is doing great. Growing growing and growing! She is almost 20 pounds now! and has long legs!

Although tonight i wished that I didn't have her. But it was our own fault! we left her out to roam, while we were out and she got into the garbage. It was spread from one end of the house to the other! I even found a toilet bowl brush under my dining room table! I was SO NOT HAPPY!!!!! BUt again it was our fault for not putting her in her kennel!

OK NEED SLEEP! have to check zacs sugar and ketones Fun fun night!

 

[DISNEY4XMAS]

 

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Yeah, completely lost all the multi-quotes until now. Think I need to follow the onesie twosie advice!

Ok, I'm going to catch up one post at a time. Anymore when I multi quote I forget why I'm quoting.



Amiee - we had the same storm. My girls were out of school Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday. Friday. We were stuck home all day Wednesday. This is when I broke down and painted my fingernails neon pink. I would never do this. I'm a nude or clear nail girl. It was the stress I tell ya.

Get this. Our house, was the last one on our road that kept electric. All the houses past us, out. Isn't the funky. We were "that" house.

I can't remember. You are in Columbus, right (I know it's a C city in Ohio, I can't be losing it completely)? I hope it didn't hit you as bad, but 4 days out of school sounds like it did. My kids are going nuts! I am all for neon pink on my toes. It must have been some bad stress, lol!!! That is wild about your house.

Hey everyone
well lets see almost had Zac in the Er today! For those of you that know or have done the adkins diet KETONES were the bad side effect of the diet! Well that is also part of diabetes. This morning Zac got up with Stephen and I yelled for him to check his because he is sick and sometimes they climb up there , yesterday he had trace (there is trace small moderate and large) This morning he was well pass the large. I flipped and had the dr on the phone before I even got out of bed. He has never NEVER had LG ketones! The doctor was great told me to calm down and asked a few questions and figured that we could handle this at home. GREAT !!! we gave him more insulin and they were gone in a few hours only to reappear a couple of hours later. I called back and got the NP and we did the same thing extra insulin. Now tonight his sugar is so HIGH I almost called again. His sugar was 513. Normal being 90- 120. He was diagnosed at 587. So the kid has been drinking water like crazy! And of course what goes with that Peeing! He was a little more with it today a lot more energy than yesterday! Antibiotics kicking in!

So tonight was a party for one of my good friends at work, she is leaving and moving to Boston. I volunteered to make her a cake, well I called in the am. But I made the cake and still brought it in. So while in plattsburgh we went for chinese food. I did really good! I had small amounts of my favorite things! I just added all my stuff up for the day and 33.5 points. Not bad out of 30. Plus while at the restaurant I had 2 twenty ounce glasses of water and a glass of tea. Plus I drank a 20 oz water today too! I have been right behind Zac in the bathroom!I will post my totals tomorrow!

Just finished my taxes!
Ok I am tired and need some sleep!

Oh nancy Mocha is doing great. Growing growing and growing! She is almost 20 pounds now! and has long legs!

Although tonight i wished that I didn't have her. But it was our own fault! we left her out to roam, while we were out and she got into the garbage. It was spread from one end of the house to the other! I even found a toilet bowl brush under my dining room table! I was SO NOT HAPPY!!!!! BUt again it was our fault for not putting her in her kennel!

OK NEED SLEEP! have to check zacs sugar and ketones Fun fun night!

Glad to hear Zac is recovering! So scary! Mocha sounds alot like my chihuahua I had for 8 years ~ she had separation issues and would destroy anything when we were gone. I learned my lesson after a pack of toilet paper was shredded to pieces. You have my sympathy!

Awe! Mocha looks like she is sorry!

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

I can't remember. You are in Columbus, right (I know it's a C city in Ohio, I can't be losing it completely)?

Chillicothe - 1.5 hours northeast of Cincy - 1 hour south of Columbus.

I hope it didn't hit you as bad, but 4 days out of school sounds like it did. My kids are going nuts! I am all for neon pink on my toes. It must have been some bad stress, lol!!! That is wild about your house.

Right. My toes ARE neon pink. That is fine. It's the fingers I have the problem with.

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Oh, and the accident wasn't really terrifying. If it has been really bad, we would have heard sirens and all of that, so I knew it wasn't too bad. Mostly worried as to whether or not the kids were freaked out or scared. And again, they thought it was cool. Go figure.

Of course. What a relief. I can't imagine how you felt!

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Hope everyone is having a good day today. Things are going all right here. Work is keeping me pretty busy (a good thing) and I have my training appointment tonight (a very good thing). I am pretty tired today so I need to fuel up for this one. It is going to take some sheer determination and will to get through it. I am strong so I'll get through it right? I need to keep telling myself to push through. It is a mental workout as much as a physical one right. I did tell my trainer that on Tuesday. I explained that the mental games have started and that I am working on visualizing myself doing the things he is asking me to do for the long haul. It is not something I am used to but it is getting easier. He looked concerned at first, but he seems to get it since he talked a little about how hard it is to change, reminded me of how far I have come and nudged a little about how much further I can go. Hearing about the potential I have is a great motivator so far. The fact that my recently purchased jeans are starting to feel loose and droop in the butt again is another great one. (I may need to take up a collection to buy new jeans again - I'll call it the stop the droopy bummocks fund ).

Paula - I have to tell you, the changes you've made are so very tangible. It's really inspiring.

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

AMY! I have that EXACT same vest. Same color. Love it. My snot-head daughter mocks me though. 13. Such a lovely age that is. She thinks that the blue is "really, unneccessarily bright". Whatever. At least I don't have to worry about her stealing it from me!

I love that vest too! I don't have it. Maybe it'll be on sale.

Well yeah, you are standing out. You are supposed to blend mom. Blend.

Amy - loved the pictures. Your wedding dress, beautiful. And can definatley see the weight loss in your face. I so enjoy a trip to the Biltmore, espically at Christmas.

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Kat, get you butt back on here so we can commiserate about Erika and her vampireness. Kay?

No hangovers.
No sleep.
No gray.
Constant energy.
No caffeine.
Impervious to cold weather.

Hmm. Ice cold skin?

How in the world did I miss this. YES!!! She is immune to the common cold.

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Steph I am so sorry Zac is sick!!! Sucks when kids are sick.

Yes! Steph. I don't know how you do it.

I am having a point heavy day, too! I was doing sooo well. And then Jodi got laid off.

Oh no! Jodi got laid off! How is she doing?

And her husband is away on business. So of course I told her I'd have dinner with her, or a movie. Now a movie would have been fine, she NEVER picks dinner. But don't you know, she wants to go out for dinner. Argh. I am going to do my best but whoa baby, those dining out points are hard! And this weekend with my girlfriends, and then Super Bowl. This weekend I should be okay. One friend is very very responsible eater, the other one is super concerned with how I perceive her eating - I used to be her fat friend. So she watches what she eats around me, like I CARE. So they won't lead me into temptation!

That's interesting - how your friend is all concerned with you watching her eat. Is she overweight? Can't remember.

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Remember when Lyz took two pages exclusively to herself!

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

I just love little D so. She seems so happy. So full of life.

I agree!

Lyz and Liz - last night I was so exhausted - I was emotionally a basketcase and I started to cry thinking how incredibly spent you both must be. No matter how positive you both are - you must be so emotionally tired. to you both.

Miss you Lyz.

Thanks Lisa! I've been thinking of you. I am emotionally much much better. Things are looking up for my sister. I will still be here hit or miss. Uncle Sam is taking a bite out of my @ss and I have to help him. Oh and the Home & Garden show planning is in full on swing. ACK!

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Hey all..For anyone contemplating the princess half 2010...The bling...

Now, this is going to sound petty, but I really wish it was silver...I am still trying to figure out a way to do this race this year. We will be over there that weekend with MIL, but the race costs 125 dollars. Which I why I haven't signed up. I pretty much chose highlights over the race. I may volunteer instead, and save the race for next year.

Amy - It's precious! I'd want to race in it THIS year if I was a racer. That way I could go every year and say "I've done it every year. Every time." I'm ocd like that. And you are race ready, well compared to me, lol, but you can literally do it. I say do it. Sell something on ebay.