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

[3DisneyKids]

Hey everyone!

Had another great boxing workout today! Man, is that a SAVAGE workout! I love it though, so this week-end I am going to the store and get my own gloves! That way I can use the boxing equipment when I go into the gym on my own. Best therapy EVER! And so intense. I swear, I sweat so much during that class...it looks like I just got out of the shower when we are done. It is definitely hard core.

SG--So glad we got to catch up last night.

Lyz--car pics, please!

Paula--sorry you are having a tough day! Don't eat your way through it...you are better than that!

Kat--WOO HOO tomorrow is the day!

Stacey--still think of your gramps. And hello??? Why have we not seen pics of your wedding dress yet????

Steph--glad we got to connect last night!

Dawn--heading over to read your trip report installment now.

Nancy--great job with the bike! Have you found an event yet? One more month till I get mine! When is the play? Are you almost out of costume hell?

 

[goofyfan-12]

Hey everyone!

Had another great boxing workout today! Man, is that a SAVAGE workout! I love it though, so this week-end I am going to the store and get my own gloves! That way I can use the boxing equipment when I go into the gym on my own. Best therapy EVER! And so intense. I swear, I sweat so much during that class...it looks like I just got out of the shower when we are done. It is definitely hard core.

SG--So glad we got to catch up last night.

Lyz--car pics, please!

Paula--sorry you are having a tough day! Don't eat your way through it...you are better than that!

Thankfully - eating my way through it is not even in my head (a victory in my book). My only splurge of the day was a 1/2 pint of lowfat chocolate milk with my lunch. It totally fits into my eating plan for the day once I allocate one starch credit to account for the sugars from the chocolate flavor. I need to drink the milk anyways.

Kat--WOO HOO tomorrow is the day!

Stacey--still think of your gramps. And hello??? Why have we not seen pics of your wedding dress yet????

Steph--glad we got to connect last night!

Dawn--heading over to read your trip report installment now.

Nancy--great job with the bike! Have you found an event yet? One more month till I get mine! When is the play? Are you almost out of costume hell?

Thanks for the update on the boxing class. Sounds intense... I tried the boxing game on the Wii and immediately thought, this would be a great workout for me... Now I just need for the whole moving thing to settle down so I can actually committ to something. I still don't have a definitive start date for Saranac Lake, but it looks like it will be sometime in mid June if it happens. The sticking point has been finding a replacement for me here and that has not been going well. So, nobody can tell me what is going to happen. I am getting really tired of living in limbo land, but there should be an end in sight soon.

Talk to you all later,
Paula

 

[MaMabearJo]

Erika have been think about your parents, have you heard from them yet? My girlfriend said they finally heard from her brothers wife she was in a different area, can't spell or pronouns it. Hope all is safe & well.

Went for my walk yesterday and did a good job eat right. So far today is going well to, I will be heading out for my walk before supper. Tomorow I start with my trainer, my mother in law gave me money for my birthday and annervisary, but I was not sure how to spend it, so this is my treat. I don't want any new clothes until I am to a point they are bagging off my butt.

My girls are getting excited about prom, Hanna got her nails done yesterday and Sara goes Friday. Sat. morning they are getting their hair done, I can't wait to see what they do. We are suppose to have a really nice day Sat. weather wise, that's a plus.

Dawn is going to have to put the pictures up, my computer still won't let me.

 

[SeptemberGirl]

OMG. I just said no to someone! And it was awesome!

Okay, background. My BIL and his wife, my SIL live in Dublin. They come over several times a year, breezing into town (to me, it seems this way) and we are sort of expected to put our lives on hold and see them at their whim. And I do mean whim, because they don't make plans with us before they get here, so we have to block off like 10 days and just wait for them to call. A typical visit goes like this: Before they even arrive, Nick calls BIL and says, let us know when you want to see us. BIL says sure. He doesn't. We see them one night, airport ick up usually, and they say they will call me to see me or me and Em one day. Day arrives, and they call from a shopping mall at east 30 minutes away. Maybe, on a good day, they are ready to see us at 3pm. And what's 3pm to a little kid? NAPTIME!

This has gone on for years, since Emily was born, and even before when I would take days off of work or cancel plans with friends and get screwed. Last visit SIL acted pretty childish and to top it off, said some stuff about our parenting choices. Please note, they are both in their 30s and have no kids, so it's not like they are some older, wiser relative deserving special respect.

So when she left last time, I said I was done with her. And last night, coming home on the plane, I said I was done. And I meant it. I"m not putting myself out there for the sake of a relationship neither of them feel they need to attend to. My kid has plenty of adults who love her, blood or not. They have to make a choice between their niece and Banana Republic. But I don't have to bend over to hand them both.

So last night she asked if we were busy today and I said yes. And then she called, from a mall, and I called her back and of course she was too busy to see us but I didn't care. And, tonight her husband and mine are out together, so this would have been a good time to have dinner, but hey, I made dinner because I knew she was going to have something better to do.

And then...she said they wanted to take my MIL out to dinner for Mother's Day, since they weren't here for it (they had come home, but were in FL for the long weekend because they needed a vacation...that's a whole other story) and asked if I wanted to go with them tomorrow night. And I said no! My reasoning is, I bought my MIL a very nice gift, I did my thing, I don't want to be made to pay for what will become a very expensive dinner and have to manage my small child at a place and time that is inappropriate for her. They didn't buy a gift, they can take her out to dinner. But I don't have to and I'll just resent being there and my husband thinks it's ridiculous anyway, to essentially buy her two presents.

So I said no!

I did not suck it up and say yes to be nice! I said what I wanted and so far, the world is still spinning. Whee!!!

 

[3DisneyKids]

Awesome victory!

 

[SeptemberGirl]

Thanks!

 

[MaMabearJo]

OMG. I just said no to someone! And it was awesome!

Okay, background. My BIL and his wife, my SIL live in Dublin. They come over several times a year, breezing into town (to me, it seems this way) and we are sort of expected to put our lives on hold and see them at their whim. And I do mean whim, because they don't make plans with us before they get here, so we have to block off like 10 days and just wait for them to call. A typical visit goes like this: Before they even arrive, Nick calls BIL and says, let us know when you want to see us. BIL says sure. He doesn't. We see them one night, airport ick up usually, and they say they will call me to see me or me and Em one day. Day arrives, and they call from a shopping mall at east 30 minutes away. Maybe, on a good day, they are ready to see us at 3pm. And what's 3pm to a little kid? NAPTIME!

This has gone on for years, since Emily was born, and even before when I would take days off of work or cancel plans with friends and get screwed. Last visit SIL acted pretty childish and to top it off, said some stuff about our parenting choices. Please note, they are both in their 30s and have no kids, so it's not like they are some older, wiser relative deserving special respect.

So when she left last time, I said I was done with her. And last night, coming home on the plane, I said I was done. And I meant it. I"m not putting myself out there for the sake of a relationship neither of them feel they need to attend to. My kid has plenty of adults who love her, blood or not. They have to make a choice between their niece and Banana Republic. But I don't have to bend over to hand them both.

So last night she asked if we were busy today and I said yes. And then she called, from a mall, and I called her back and of course she was too busy to see us but I didn't care. And, tonight her husband and mine are out together, so this would have been a good time to have dinner, but hey, I made dinner because I knew she was going to have something better to do.

And then...she said they wanted to take my MIL out to dinner for Mother's Day, since they weren't here for it (they had come home, but were in FL for the long weekend because they needed a vacation...that's a whole other story) and asked if I wanted to go with them tomorrow night. And I said no! My reasoning is, I bought my MIL a very nice gift, I did my thing, I don't want to be made to pay for what will become a very expensive dinner and have to manage my small child at a place and time that is inappropriate for her. They didn't buy a gift, they can take her out to dinner. But I don't have to and I'll just resent being there and my husband thinks it's ridiculous anyway, to essentially buy her two presents.

So I said no!

I did not suck it up and say yes to be nice! I said what I wanted and so far, the world is still spinning. Whee!!!

Nice job ( I just never have used them before there cute)

Went for my walk tonight, but it was not as peacfully as I thought it would be. Husband said to take the dogs, but I did not want all four so I took the big ones. They just would not listen and kept getting way ahead, it did not help that when we took off they jumped a pheasant and made it fly right in our path. I had to bring them back and start over, but It just made me walk farther, so I guess it was a good thing...

Does anyone have any good recipes they want to share, I need to change things up a bit..

Well, I am off to bed soon, I started a good book and want to read before DH comes to bed. Have a good evening

Jodi

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

I would give anything to be back in my cubicle. The last three weeks have been literal conference h*ll, in a conference room about an hour east. I am really looking forward to getting away... 1 more day....

Kat and...

Dawn - I have some thoughts on your dilemma, but can't post them now. I'll PM you when I get home tonight. I am having the day from h*ll today and can't even stop long enough to do anything but put out fires...

Talk to you later,
Paula

Goof, sorry you gals are so crazed at work.

You guys are too im-por-tan-te
(that's Spanish, for you, who don't know Spanish)

Hey everyone!

Had another great boxing workout today! Man, is that a SAVAGE workout! I love it though, so this week-end I am going to the store and get my own gloves! That way I can use the boxing equipment when I go into the gym on my own. Best therapy EVER! And so intense. I swear, I sweat so much during that class...it looks like I just got out of the shower when we are done. It is definitely hard core.

You're hard core.

Dawn is going to have to put the pictures up, my computer still won't let me.

Fo shizzle

OMG. I just said no to someone! And it was awesome!

I did not suck it up and say yes to be nice! I said what I wanted and so far, the world is still spinning. Whee!!!

Power to the People!

Does anyone have any good recipes they want to share, I need to change things up a bit..

I'll open my vault, just for you Jodi. It's called Hershey Bar Pie. Mmmm, nothin' says lovin' like 6 hershey bars, a tub of whipped cream and a graham cracker pie crust. It's supa dupa easy. Melt the chocolate, let it cool, fold in the whipped cream, put in crust and chill. YUMMY!

Oh, were you looking for healthy recipes? Kat, oh Kaaaaat, Jodi needs you.

Seriously Liz, I can't say no. I always find myself in the weeds, anxious, wondering why I have done it AGAIN. I'm proud of you and may just have to follow your example.

Listening to Dawn and Jodi talk about prom plans has promted the following: How did you two become friends?

 

[3DisneyKids]

OMG, you crack me up!

 

[Dizneydawn]

Listening to Dawn and Jodi talk about prom plans has promted the following: How did you two become friends?[/B]

We met through Carsyn and Sara...a few years ago when they were in soccer...

we started talking..and Jodi said..
"I know who you are...you are Treyner's mom...my daughter Hanna thinks he is soo cute...we passed him in front of a grocery store and she said...there he is..OMG...there is Treyner...and I asked her..."What's a Treyner?"
I laughed with Jodi after she said that story and...
Friends ever since...

Goodnight Floppy...or should I say..LDL?

 

[AKASnowWhite]

Nancy--great job with the bike! Have you found an event yet? One more month till I get mine! When is the play? Are you almost out of costume hell?

Thanks! Headed out this a.m. for a ride before the rain comes back.. Beware squirrels...here I come

I am smack dab in the middle of costume h*ll! Totally stressing me out. The play opens next Friday night, full dress rehersals begin Wednesday. We are having a bit of a "lock-in" at the high school this weekend to work on the remaining costumes. We're getting there...not quite fast enough for me, but it'll get done one way or another!

OMG. I just said no to someone! And it was awesome!!!

That is one skill I most definitely need to work on!

 

[HockeyKat]

Okay, I am finally back at my desk for the first time in a week.

So sorry I have been MIA lately. Work really has been taking up all of my time, and during the day I have been in a "war room" with a lot of upper management so DISing is rather out of the question.

I have even managed to seriously tick off one of my work friends, somewhat my fault as I have been so distracted that I really didn't communicate well with her. She is also one of those kind of people who will basically "martyr" herself... sit around and wait for you and not say anything or try to take control of the situation at all, then blame you for it. And honestly when you are as tired and out-of-it as I have been lately, that is a BAD combo.

We leave for WDW tomorrow AM, hopefully around 3AM. I am hoping to be set free from here after lunch, and D is home packing/cleaning and taking care of all the last min details. We want to pack up the truck, go to bed around 6-7PM, get up at 2:30 or so, and be out by 3. Get to Orlando around noon, check into Coronado Springs, and have beer in hand by the pool by early afternoon.

Weight loss has been put on hold for the week... I basically threw it all to the wind around Tues or so. I did step on the scale this AM and have only put on 1 lb, so that is encouraging. I am planning for 10 at the upper end, and hoping to jump back on the wagon next weekend, but I am not going to worry about it this week. So Liz, you have time to catch up to me!!


I have been skimming the thread so I don't have much comment... I promise that when I get back I will be more involved...

 

[Dizneydawn]

We leave for WDW tomorrow AM, hopefully around 3AM. I am hoping to be set free from here after lunch, and D is home packing/cleaning and taking care of all the last min details. We want to pack up the truck, go to bed around 6-7PM, get up at 2:30 or so, and be out by 3. Get to Orlando around noon, check into Coronado Springs, and have beer in hand by the pool by early afternoon.

Weight loss has been put on hold for the week... I basically threw it all to the wind around Tues or so. I did step on the scale this AM and have only put on 1 lb, so that is encouraging. I am planning for 10 at the upper end, and hoping to jump back on the wagon next weekend, but I am not going to worry about it this week. So Liz, you have time to catch up to me!!


I have been skimming the thread so I don't have much comment... I promise that when I get back I will be more involved...

I am so jealous of you guys that are within a days drive...although I may well be broke by then if that is the case...

How long will you be gone for? Good job on only being up a pound..and as far as your friend goes...it takes 2 to communicate and it needs to be when it is a good time for both...not just one...so flickit and let her know you have been disstracted...look forward to catching up when you get back and let it go..you are entitled to having a bad day every now and then.

 

[Dizneydawn]

Okay...so I am thinking of using a countdown mickey head calendar to mark each 5 pound weight loss...and when it hits 10, 20, 30..using a different color...

Any suggestions on colors....maybe do green and red to symbolize the christmas trip...although it is not about the trip....

Maybe do blue for 5 pound loss, light green for 10 and red for 20...the kids birthstone colors...I would love to do some for even the 1 pound loses...but would that be too much???

Ya know...as i sit typing...I say screw it...

I deserve to reckognize each pound lost..I hated myself for each pound gained...

I will have a huge countdown by the time it is over...116 pounds to realistic goal weight of 140..after that it's a new reality check....

hmmm...how big will that make this calendar? Whooooo cares???

It is settled...

Blue for December... - 1 pound loss for Treyner
Light Green for August - 5 pound loss for Carsyn
Red for Jan - 10 pound loss for Baylor

Okay...thanks for working it out with me ...you guys are so insightful...

 

[3DisneyKids]

Hey girl...whatever works! Glad you are getting motivated! Now, stop taking time to make a calendar and get out and walk! (Or box! Considering all you have going on right now, you would LOVE it! Just imagine that the bag is the Giant Turd and whale on it! )

Call you soon.

I am off the the final meeting at the school for discussing Kel's plans for next year. They screened her last week...for hours....and now they are going to tell me the results of the screening. I know all of the teachers well as this point, and 2 of them told me she handled everything they threw at her. But still...the main woman in charge of this process is being very serious and formal. So... And again, I know that they do not like setting this precedent. So I have knots in my stomach going into this meeting.

However, the great news is that the old knots in my stomach...about my parents in China...are now gone! Got an e-mail from them and all is well. Just very hard for them to find an active internet connection. Thanks for sending good thoughts their way!

Ok, off to school...will report back later.

 

[goofyfan-12]

Hey girl...whatever works! Glad you are getting motivated! Now, stop taking time to make a calendar and get out and walk! (Or box! Considering all you have going on right now, you would LOVE it! Just imagine that the bag is the Giant Turd and whale on it! )

Call you soon.

I am off the the final meeting at the school for discussing Kel's plans for next year. They screened her last week...for hours....and now they are going to tell me the results of the screening. I know all of the teachers well as this point, and 2 of them told me she handled everything they threw at her. But still...the main woman in charge of this process is being very serious and formal. So... And again, I know that they do not like setting this precedent. So I have knots in my stomach going into this meeting.

However, the great news is that the old knots in my stomach...about my parents in China...are now gone! Got an e-mail from them and all is well. Just very hard for them to find an active internet connection. Thanks for sending good thoughts their way!

Ok, off to school...will report back later.

Erika -

I am very relieved to hear that your parents are all right... I will relax now...

Good luck at the meeting,
Paula

 

[MaMabearJo]

Hey girl...whatever works! Glad you are getting motivated! Now, stop taking time to make a calendar and get out and walk! (Or box! Considering all you have going on right now, you would LOVE it! Just imagine that the bag is the Giant Turd and whale on it! )

Call you soon.

I am off the the final meeting at the school for discussing Kel's plans for next year. They screened her last week...for hours....and now they are going to tell me the results of the screening. I know all of the teachers well as this point, and 2 of them told me she handled everything they threw at her. But still...the main woman in charge of this process is being very serious and formal. So... And again, I know that they do not like setting this precedent. So I have knots in my stomach going into this meeting.

However, the great news is that the old knots in my stomach...about my parents in China...are now gone! Got an e-mail from them and all is well. Just very hard for them to find an active internet connection. Thanks for sending good thoughts their way!

Ok, off to school...will report back later.

I am so glad everything is alright with your parents, are they having fun.
I hope the last teacher or other woman will say yes.

 

[3DisneyKids]

WOW--must have been a busy day for everyone for it to be this quiet here! It is just past 10pm and it is the first time I have sat down in 11 hours! BU-SY!

GREAT news! By unanimous decision, Kelly is skipping and going straight to first grade next year! Phew! This has been 2 years in the making, so for it to finally be a done deal is such a relief! The whole committee was absolutely wonderful and supportive and 100% on board. No problems or concerns whatsoever.

Since the meeting, I have just been running around doing one kid thing after another. And I didn't have time to get a run in....but no fear! I did not blow it off! I did not use "but I don't have time" as an excuse! (my old ways....my workout was always the first thing to go...now it is the last.)

I brought Cammie to her softball practice, and while she was at practice I went for my run (4.5 miles tonight). Normally, this is social hour for the moms. We hang out and chat for the hour. But I was like, sorry gotta run. I think they were impressed. When I came back they were all like, "You have been running this whole time?!?!?" Um, yes!

I have also had two great food days in a row, so I feel good about that. I sort of let my food slide a bit in the last week. I got frustrated since I was seeing the scale move and thought to myself, "Hey, if I am not losing when I am on program, then why not go ahead and relax a bit? It doesn't seem to make a difference...." Well, it DOES make a difference! All of my awesome clothes that I feel so good in were getting a tad snug. Nope. Not gonna let that happen. So, staying on program is at least making me maintain the loss that I have had so far. Now, to just figure out how to start losing again....

I am dreadfully behind with work. Why oh why did I take on all of these new contracts? (Answer: cause I want me a new road bike and I want a mega-Disney trip.... and because if these last 10 pounds ever come off, I am gonna go hog-wild and spend tons of money on a new killer wardrobe. Need I go on? Always stuff to do with "extra" money! ) So I am up late tonight to get all of this work done. I just want to sleep! Hopefully I will catch up over the week-end.

Love you guys!

 

[goofyfan-12]

Hi everyone... as you know I have been battling some stress eating lately, so I have been doing some research on the subject in hopes of breaking the pattern. I came across this analogy today on another website and thought you might all be interested... enjoy...

Would You Give a Crying Child a Donut and Send Them Away?

I thought of an analogy recently to explain the concept of Emotional Eating.

If your child came up to you panicked and crying would you ever think of handing them a donut and sending them away.
Most parents would say, "No, that would be cruel."
More likely, you'd ask them what happened, did someone hurt them, are they okay?
You might see what you could do to help.
Take them in your arms.
Reassure them in some way.
Rub their back, wipe their tears or smooth their hair.
You'd hear them out and at the end, they might even laugh and hug you in gratitude.

With the hurt gone, they can go about playing again.

When you eat to comfort yourself, you're basically giving the hurt person in you a piece of food and sending them away.
Sure, if you gave the child the donut, they might forget their problem for a few minutes, they might even quiet down.
But they wouldn't really be heard. They wouldn't learn how to problem solve. They wouldn't feel connected.

Some parents, with good intention, give their kids food when they're upset. After all, we all start with putting the crying baby to our breasts but we may keep offering food because we haven't learned new and better ways to be there for them.

The next time you're tempted to eat out of comfort, PAUSE, there is a hurt child inside you that needs you.
She is trying to tell you something.
Stop to ask her what's going on for her.
Don't shut her up with food, hear her out and offer her real comfort instead.

I thought it was an interesting thought... I am going to work on taking care of my inner, hurt child this week instead of just handing it a cookie and sending it on its way....

Hope you are all having a great weekend. I just got back from walking 1-1/2 miles and I feel great...

Paula

 

[3DisneyKids]

Paula--

First, for getting out there and walking a mile and a half. Be careful, though, when you get to the 3 mile mark, I may make your nightmare come true and show up on your doorstep with running sneakers in one hand and boxing gloves in the other!

Also, I LOVED the analogy. I am going to have to see if this is something that will work for me.

I can't believe how busy and exhausting today has been. From 8 - 2 I was dealing with baseball games...one after the other after the other. And each had team pics thrown in there as well...just for added stress and commitments for the day.

Got home and just wanted to crash, but no such luck. We had to install the electric fence for the dog. She is actually a great dog and has been very easy to date, but since the weather has turned nice, she has gotten into the habit of running to the neighbors' and just standing outside of their door and barking her head off. NOT COOL. So, time for the zap treatment for her. Anyway, it took MUCH longer than we anticipated. And since we put the wire up in the woods, we were tracking through the woods and got loads of bug bites and tics and all sorts of gross crap on us.

And I had planned on going to bed early tonight...I am beyond exhausted. But since the dog fence took up so much time today, I now have to stay up late (again) to get caught up with work.

Apparently, the rest of you are all out straight as well....right???? Cause otherwise, where are you???

Tomorrow offers no rest either...it is Riley's birthday party at the pool club. Playing hostess always stresses me out.

More later...back to the grind for me.