In search of my body...not the one I ate! Part Deux... We sit at the popular table!

[DisneyWorld Delight]

E - you are a tough act to follow.

I knew you were going to say yes. As much as my lethargic body is crying no, I knew it was yes.

 

[3DisneyKids]

try it some time...you never know...you might just cross over to the dark side!

P.S. So what exactly is that elliptical in your office doing? Holding clothes? A special hanging spot for Vera Bradley products? Are the girls using it as a play toy? I could go on and on....

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

zip it.

 

[3DisneyKids]

I'm not capable!

 

[SeptemberGirl]

Oooh, I vote for Vera Bradley holding!

 

[3DisneyKids]

I knew that as soon as I mentioned the "V" word, you would come running!

 

[SeptemberGirl]

I know, I was going to bed and hour ago - ask Kat - but Vera Bradley can keep me up!

Looooove VB!!!

So tired. Must go to bed. Must stop working and reading this thread!

 

[DISNEY4XMAS]

And I maintained those levels all week-end! Just start calling me Steph!

YOU GO GIRL!!!

Hi guys,
Now I was just reading the people mag. to unwind and there was a artical on Mario Lopez, (save the bell or dancing with the stars) Well, I found out I will be washing my hands and shoes after riding the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disney. He said that is the most unusual place he ever had sex, Now I don't remember riding this ride, but are ther other people around you? Can they see you? And did he wipe the seat off?
Just thought I would share

YUCK!! I hope it was the one in DISNEYLAND not Disney World!!!

Steph - awfully quiet today. Been busy?

Ok so here is my days starting last night (sunday) 8pm give boys showers and Ty's Steri strip holding his head together came off in the shower. The gash is still WIDE OPEN. I thought for a minute about bring him to the hospital and then I thought Do I really want to go to WORK??? Is it that Bad?? I stuck another steri strip on it and sent the rugrat to bed. A.M. get kids off to school and call the Pediatrician, I had to leave message because they DON"T ANSWER THE PHONE . The RN calls me and says well when did he get the laceration, I said Thursday afternoon to which she replies well there isn't much we can do NOW! Bring him in and we will check it out and make sure that it isn't infected.So I say, OK here is the deal I will bring him in if our DR is on.
I explain to her that DR.B gave me a HUGE lecture about not letting my boys be boys all because Zac had a black eye from wrestling with the older boys. Next, Ty fell in Jan and got a black eye I made sure that it wasn't crunchy (broken) and knew that he was fine one week goes by and he has a sore throat and hasn't eaten in two days so I bring him in. DR. C goes APE! Why didn't you bring him in for this! The school may call social services and I may have to report it ETC etc.. He strips him down (all clothes but his undies) Looking for bruises. Hello if I beat my kid WOULD I have him here for a sore throat??? HELLO DOES HE HAVE STREP OR NOT!! His eye is FINE ask him what happened.. He tripped and slammed into the coffee table. I left highly PISSED! and No strep!
Then the RN say yeah and if you see DR. M then she is more than likely to send you for a M.R.I. . Yes, DR. P is on he can see you at 9:45. I go and get dresses and off we go. I get there and Dr.P enters and Laughs You didn't want to go for an MRI?? I said NO NO time for that today! We take off the steri strip as I am telling him the wound is still open and guess what the wound is all closed and he gave me compliments on what a great Job I did! Got to love Dr. P. His theory is Boys are boys and they are made rough and tough. They get bumps bruises scrapes and all the other stuff, It is part of being a kid! I LOVE THIS MAN
I went and did a little shopping at Wally World then home and then to work!

I get a call from DH at 830 asking if we had Word on this MAC and I say yes! Well my niece needs to write a paper for tomorrow or she can't take her FINAL and for some reason MIL and her puter aren't working??? . Next thing Dh is saying SIL will drop her off and pick her back up HUH? with gas prices well over $4.30 and she is going to travel 15 mile round trip twice? her money not mine! Next thing I know my DD calls me at work at 1045 and asked can we sleep down in the Living room on the pull out because we can't fit all three in my bedroom...... Back up deary there are only two of you (her BFF is staying over) Oh no Brooke is here (niece) Um she is supposed to be going home on NO SIL said she could stay ... Um no one asked me!! . So now I am a LITTLE P.O'd at SIL for dumping her kid off on me! I wouldn't mind but her kids eat me out of house and home! In one day they two girls age 14 and 12 drank a gallon of milk plus ate a ton of zacs snacks. Then wanted breakfast and lunch . I love my nieces but I can't afford their appetites. So now I have three teenaged girls that were amazingly are asleep before I got home . I don't know what they have planned but I have Zac's awards at 9 am and then I have to run to VT to get gas and then off to work. Yes I go to another state for gas! it is almost $.40 cheaper and tomorrow is $.5 off!!!! My car is a beast and I need to save any way I can! So there is my day in a nut shell!
I do have to work tomorrow but only till 8p.m then some EXERCISE then I will be on to CHAT!!!

 

[DISNEY4XMAS]

Here is my take on WW. I do the Flex plan also! I love it because it has taught me to eat in moderation. I still have Pizza and Ice cream and chocolate but instead of eating a WHOLE CANDY BAR I have a square and I am satisfied. Also I used to sit and eat a 12 oz steak now I am quite full with a 3-4 oz steak. My mom and I are both on it and we together have lost almost 40 pounds since March. I have lost close to 23. I also believe the meeting are very necessary because you have to get on that scale in front of someone and account for all the good and bad choice. WW is great because even if you gain weight they don't make you feel like you have done something wrong they encourage you every step of the way!

As for the core plan yes great food but there is no portion control! It says to eat till you are full. Back at 257 I would have gone on eating to make sure I was full.
I also do the monthly pass just makes tracking that much easier for me. Plus I love to bake goodies so I can put the recipe into the recipe builder and get my points figured out and learn how to lighten up the recipe. It also has a weight tracker that every other monday I enter my weight the good and the bad and I can see my progress or my mishaps. I can learn from my mistakes if they are right in my face. There are also meal ideas on the computer and there is also a message boards. You can share recipes and get ideas. It is a great program! Like I think Liz said if you make great choices during the day and you have the points left over have your self the icecream or treat your self to something you want.
One night I knew I was going for mexican and I wanted a margarita I made sure that I had low point foods all day to make sure that I got my fajitas and margarita, then I went over boards and had deep fried ice cream, but I used bonus points for that.
I hope this helps...... I know I am a little late but my life got in the way of my DIS'ing

 

[DISNEY4XMAS]

Where is everyone I was the last one on and now the first on this morning?? but then again I will be MIA until 9 tonight.
HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!

 

[3DisneyKids]

Steph! No one posts early in the morning here! I am often the first post of the day and that is AFTER my morning work-out. We have a bunch of night owls here. (And don't even mention Kat's name before, say, 10 am! And 1pm on the week-ends! )

Sorry things have been ultra crazy for you! Hope things slow down a bit and you can be around to be play!

Me? Last night was supposed to be my catch up night. Didn't happen. *sigh* It has to happen today, though, as I have deadlines....and I better get it done by tonight at midnight otherwise I will turn into a pumpkin (and I am already round enough, thank you!).

 

[DISNEY4XMAS]

I will turn into a pumpkin (and I am already round enough, thank you!).

I DON'T KNOW ERIKA I HAVE SEEN PICTURES AND I DON'T SEE ANYTHING ROUND ABOUT YOU!!!

 

[3DisneyKids]

It's all A$$, girlfriend!

 

[DISNEY4XMAS]

It's all A$$, girlfriend!

That is called a BOOT-TEY

 

[HockeyKat]

Steph! No one posts early in the morning here! I am often the first post of the day and that is AFTER my morning work-out. We have a bunch of night owls here. (And don't even mention Kat's name before, say, 10 am! And 1pm on the week-ends! )

Sorry things have been ultra crazy for you! Hope things slow down a bit and you can be around to be play!

Me? Last night was supposed to be my catch up night. Didn't happen. *sigh* It has to happen today, though, as I have deadlines....and I better get it done by tonight at midnight otherwise I will turn into a pumpkin (and I am already round enough, thank you!).

Yup, me and mornings do NOT mix. And it usually takes me this long to dig out from when I get to work. I have let my work inbox go this month and have to file all 500 messages in it but I am putting that off to DIS a bit before the gym.

I wanted to say that although the is it worth it was not directed at me, I will say that all the sacrifice and crap I have put up with at home, every time I have passed over a cookie or a brownie or chips, every time I have shoved myself at the gym when I didn't want to, etc. over the last year has been TOTALLY worth it. Every bit. I feel SO much better about myself and I think that this has really opened my eyes up to some of my issues that I was shoving under the rug (job, home, etc). I have a lot more energy and I am a lot more confident.

That can get me in trouble at work (and at home) sometimes, though, because where I would hide in the corner at 218 and keep my mouth shut, I may open it where I shouldn't now!


All that being said, I feel bloated and icky today. I hate TOM (and stop pushing the IUD on me Lyz!!). Although at least it means I am not pregnant, which is good (so Steph, my BC experiment did NOT fail like yours!).

Okay, enough procrastination. Off to the gym!

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Hi gals. Just popping in to say hi. Running errands this morning and looks like I have to head to Columbus today to pick up blueprints, so I won't be checking in much.

Have a good day.

Steph - whew, busy. The dr saga, amusing.

 

[goofyfan-12]

Hi everyone...

You all have been busy while I was gone....

Jodi - All I can say is that blogging is a great way to work through all of the emotional crap in a somewhat controlled way. Think of it as an online diary that you can give people permission to read or not...

Steph - nice to know you have a doc up there that understands that kids do get hurt from time to time because of their own actions and not at the hand of others.... of course, keeping the boys off the tables might be a suggestion....

Dawn - love you... thanks for the great conversation last night.

E - all I can say is you are the goddess.... enough said... It is far easier for people to sit back and judge how others live than it is to judge how they live their own lives... stay strong...

Kat - praise god, I am not the only one around here who hates mornings.... someone really needs to tell me what the allure of getting up at 5:00AM is...

Not sure if I caught everyone, so I apologize if I missed you. It is not intentional, but I am tired today... I spent the day on the golf course for one of the annual outings I go on. I golfed pretty decently for me, but had the best time laughing and having fun with the guys in my office. We needed this day to reconnect and it was awesome. I forced myself to walk some of the course and even climbed what seemed like a mountain but was really one of the major uphill approaches on the course. I am pysched because there is no way I could have done that last year at my old weight...

I am off to take a shower and get cleaned up, but will likely check in later tonight. Have a great afternoon everyone...

Paula

 

[SeptemberGirl]

Hey, Kat, I heard the IUD is great! No, really, my BFF Jackie told me. So listen to Lyz!!!

Okay, super busy day. And, two exciting things. Today is the third day in a row I worked out - hour long class at the gym. And today I wore my bikini for the first time. I will post a picture later.

Off to dinner with the inlaws. Whee? Not.

 

[HockeyKat]

Liz, my mom got preggo with my brother w/ an IUD in. Granted, that was a lot of years ago, but I am still hesitant.

And YAY on the bikini!!

Paula, glad that you had fun at golf!!

 

[3DisneyKids]

WOW--wicked quiet day and night here! What is everyone up to? I was buys all day with kids and life in general. Nothing fun to report...tennis lessons and time at the pool.

I was proud of myself for finding a way to get my run in today. The kids have tennis for an hour on T and TH. Usually, I hang out with the other moms and chat while the kids play. Well, today I figured that it was a great time for me to go on a run (we can drop the kids off...parents don't have to stay). So once tennis was underway, I started to stretch and get my iPod on, etc. and my friends were like, "What the hell is this?" And I just shrugged and said that I needed to run.

There were a lot of bewildered looks. Fortunately, my friend Jackie was there who is ultra-supportive and she spoke up. Jackie is my only *real* friend of the bunch. The others are just part of the mom crew, if that makes sense. I am friendly with them, but not close friends.

Tomorrow it is supposed to be hot and sunny, so I am definitely looking forward to that. We have had crap for weather for over a week.