In Search of My Body - Not the One I Ate, VOL 7! Princesses? Nope, just us Goddesses!

[AKASnowWhite]

Lyz - love the shoes. Becca would say the same thing about the white - but really, once they've worn them a few times the white won't be as bright. But 13 y.o. girls can be about as easy to reason with as toddlers sometimes

The house pics are awesome too! Perhaps a dumb question - but obviously they were taken from the air. Who flies?

And your shopping list! I love it. So wish I was going too...

Took a little too long, so I screeed into the driveway, threw everything out the back, and ran to hockey.

That made me laugh. I could just picture you flying in, flying out. How was hockey? Did you have a game or practice?


Today promises to be another gorgeous day. Waiting for the temps to warm up just a tad then out for a bike ride! We've gone to "late fall" hours at the orchard so Monday's off for a while

 

[goofyfan-12]

Lyz - yowza, those are some big houses.... Nice work! You and Bob have a lot to be proud of. Congrats to the crew who set all of those windows. Not an easy feat my friends.

Back to the grind. So much to do and so little time to do it in today....

 

[AKASnowWhite]

Back to the grind. So much to do and so little time to do it in today....

And since I've officially been given permission to bark, I have to ask if you've been working your plan?

 

[goofyfan-12]

And since I've officially been given permission to bark, I have to ask if you've been working your plan?

Doing better, but not great. Still have to reign in the sweet tooth and the mindless snacking that has been going on. Feeling better this week, but not quite back to my usual "on" feeling. I guess you could say that I am very much the work in progress right now.

It was interesting, I mentioned something to Jesse on Saturday about how hard it was to change my attitude towards food and he looked at me like I had three heads. He had never met someone who had an emotional attachment to food so he asked me to explain it. I'm not sure if he fully gets it yet, but his reaction was very telling. It was something he never thought of, considered as a possibility or even knew about. Makes you wonder... what if we hadn't gone through a weight loss effort? What wouldn't we know that we know now? Makes me think about Liz's words from earlier in the weekend - "I am where I am supposed to be". So true...

OK - I am turning off the philosophical portion of the program now.... See what happens when I get all up in my head like this?

 

[cathie1327]

Good morning lovelies!

Lots to do at work today...good thing I am feeling super motivated!

Going to be responsible tonight and skip bible study to stay home and do homework. I really enjoy my weekly bible study and spending time with friends but I have been lagging on homework so much, and finals are coming up, so got to buckle down and focus!!!

Feeling 'ON' today! Going to force myself to do at least 30 minutes on the wii fit tonight. Had my yummy omelet this morning....wonder how long it'll be until I'm sick of them lol.

Set a goal for myself today to get all my water in; 48 ounces or more!!!

 

[HockeyKat]

and I want to move out of California in the next couple of years so this will help.

...

I had a pretty good day today food-wise. DH made a homemade pizza for lunch (low-fat ingredients) during the game. WOOHOO PATRIOTS!! Since then I have had an apple and some cheese (YUM!) and am eating some pre-portioned trail mix now.

DawnC

Where are you looking to move? Where in CA are you?

I LOVE cheese. LOVE.

Love the house pics Lyz! Wow! Amazing!

Kat - What kind of TV did you get? A huge one??

Of course!! Our upstairs one is dying (starting to get lines) and we decided to move it into the bedroom as to get a few more years out of it.

I scored a great deal (under 1K) on a 50" plasma that came with a free blu-ray player (that streams netflix! yay!). Yes, I know, we have too many tvs...

Was thinking about this in the shower last night, actually. I guess I think like a guy. I am cheap about almost everything, even to giving my own pedis, coloring my own hair (which in itself probably saves 1K a year), and getting $10 haircuts at the beauty school. But, extravagant when it comes to electronics and cars. Hmmm.

That made me laugh. I could just picture you flying in, flying out. How was hockey? Did you have a game or practice?


Today promises to be another gorgeous day. Waiting for the temps to warm up just a tad then out for a bike ride! We've gone to "late fall" hours at the orchard so Monday's off for a while

It was a game... we lost 4-1. Had what amounts to a backup goalie in net, though.


Enjoy your day!! It's beautiful out here too, 75 and sunny. Our leaves are almost all the way changed now, but still on the trees. Wish I was out there instead of in here...

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Kat - What kind of TV did you get? A huge one??

Kat! Didn't you just get a new tv?

Lyz - love the shoes. Becca would say the same thing about the white - but really, once they've worn them a few times the white won't be as bright. But 13 y.o. girls can be about as easy to reason with as toddlers sometimes

EXACTLY!!!

The house pics are awesome too! Perhaps a dumb question - but obviously they were taken from the air. Who flies?

And your shopping list! I love it. So wish I was going too...

Bob. Helicopter pilot license, with helicopter. Kinda a sore subject, as I'd sell it any day of the week. I was taking the pictures with the door off.

Lyz - yowza, those are some big houses.... Nice work! You and Bob have a lot to be proud of. Congrats to the crew who set all of those windows. Not an easy feat my friends.

Thanks guys. I am proud. This has been a long year, from barely any work to work 24/7. Stupid economy.

And since I've officially been given permission to bark, I have to ask if you've been working your plan?

It was interesting, I mentioned something to Jesse on Saturday about how hard it was to change my attitude towards food and he looked at me like I had three heads. He had never met someone who had an emotional attachment to food so he asked me to explain it. I'm not sure if he fully gets it yet, but his reaction was very telling. It was something he never thought of, considered as a possibility or even knew about. Makes you wonder... what if we hadn't gone through a weight loss effort? What wouldn't we know that we know now? Makes me think about Liz's words from earlier in the weekend - "I am where I am supposed to be". So true...

OK - I am turning off the philosophical portion of the program now.... See what happens when I get all up in my head like this?

Arrrgh. VERY Frustrating. Food is a drug PEOPLE!

Where are you looking to move? Where in CA are you?

Yes. I want to know this too.

Of course!! Our upstairs one is dying (starting to get lines) and we decided to move it into the bedroom as to get a few more years out of it.

I scored a great deal (under 1K) on a 50" plasma that came with a free blu-ray player (that streams netflix! yay!). Yes, I know, we have too many tvs...

Was thinking about this in the shower last night, actually. I guess I think like a guy. I am cheap about almost everything, even to giving my own pedis, coloring my own hair (which in itself probably saves 1K a year), and getting $10 haircuts at the beauty school. But, extravagant when it comes to electronics and cars. Hmmm.

This is so true Kat. So this new tv is in the bonus room? Exciting. I love new purchases. They make me happy for a couple hours anyway,

Busy morning. I'm doing some fall cleaning. Nooks & crannies and such.

 

[cathie1327]

Okay status update (let's consider this my way of keeping myself accountable lol.)

I have to drink two of my water bottles to reach 48 oz. I am about a third of the way through the first one. Have to speed it up a little. BUT no pop. That's another goal for this week. My new mantra if you will....nopopnopopnopop.... The hardest part for me is I like the carbonation...I have tried the sugar free flavored carbonated waters...can't stand the fake sugar taste. Yuck. So I have to pretty much give up carbonated beverages....so hard....but I am going to do it!

Lunch-got a sandwich with whole wheat bread, 2 slices of turkey, lettuce, tomato, 1 slice each of cheddar and provolone cheese, mustard, and low fat mayo......and a sald with mixed greens, romaine lettuce, cucumbers, bell peppers, sunflower seeds, a LITTLE cheese (lol), and soy sesame dressing.

Opinions? Input? Healthy? No?

Today was WW, but I didn't go. I think I've given up on it. I don't know if it's the leader, or because I feel like it's shorter because it's an at work meeting, but I just don't feel like weight watchers works for me. Going to set something up for myself. If I design it around my strengths and weaknesses, figuring it'll work better for me. Going to work on that this week. Going to try to include my Wii fit in the grand scheme of things because for me, since I don't incorporate as much exercise, I think it's a good way to get going. Plus Carlos tried really hard to find it for me last year, and I feel guilty that I rarely use it.

I really feel motivated today. I'm hoping I can capture this attitude and use it to keep me going forward. I just feel like I'm starting to work some things out in my life. The whole situation with Carlos and I, with us finally taking some steps, and we are working to fix some of the kinks that keep messing with us (aka learning to communicate our feelings without having huge throw-down fights lol), back on track at work, and I feel like I actually CARE about my job again. I have an oppurtunity for a promotion coming up that would be a VERY significant raise, and trying to keep that in mind to keep me working hard and be the best I can be. Got to keep in mind that I'm here to do more than the bare minimum. My bills are getting paid off. Have about 500 left on the loan I took out on my old car, then I can get the title back and sell the stupid thing, since it's just sitting there and no one is driving it. I had gotten in REALLY deep with pay day loans living on my own last year, which are a NIGHTMARE to get out from underneath. This payday I pay off my LAST ONE. At one point I had 5 of them....feels so good to be free of them. When I moved into my parents' house, my mom had suggested that I file bankruptcy to get rid of all the big debts I had, but I really didn't want to go that route. They have filed bankruptcy 3 times in their life, and have no credit because of it, and seeing where they are at, I know that I don't want to be in that place. EVER. So I feel REALLY proud of myself that I pulled myself out of the hole one step at a time.

Feeling better about school, because I feel like I know where I stand and I'm starting to figure out how to incorporate it into the rest of my life. Going to a state college is so much different that the dinky community college I was going to....so much more work. Finally getting that through my thick skull lol.

JUST A GOOD DAY!!!! lol sorry to go on and on....time to finish scarfing down my sandwich.

Have a fabulous day my friends!

 

[cathie1327]

Kat! Didn't you just get a new tv?



Bob. Helicopter pilot license, with helicopter. Kinda a sore subject, as I'd sell it any day of the week. I was taking the pictures with the door off.

Yikes! You brave woman you! I would be terrified to fall out! Not that I'm afraid of heights, but to have no door. Eek. lol.



Thanks guys. I am proud. This has been a long year, from barely any work to work 24/7. Stupid economy.

You should be proud! They are beautiful.





Arrrgh. VERY Frustrating. Food is a drug PEOPLE!

AGREED! It totally is. You have your certain foods that you get a certain feeling from....and once you get it, you crave that feeling over and over and over again! And when the craving gets to be enough, suddenly, your mind goes irrational and doesn't care about the consequences. Or is that just me?

This is so true Kat. So this new tv is in the bonus room? Exciting. I love new purchases. They make me happy for a couple hours anyway,

Busy morning. I'm doing some fall cleaning. Nooks & crannies and such.

Good luck cleaning!

 

[DisneyGalUK]

I always say my shoes come with paddles.

Im the same Kat! I did the size conversion and I think I would be a 10/10.5 in US sizes. The way I see it though, Im 5'9 - if my feet were any smaller I would fall down a whole lot more than I do!

Jeff got home last night and we had *the* *best* *night*. So much fun. Kids were wild and off the wall to see him, so we had to let them get it all out of their system. But then we stayed up really late talking, drinking, catching up, etc. Very bonding. It was good--we needed it. (Lyz--remember when he came back from Singapore? Same type of night.) Anyway, here it is almost noon and he is still conked out. Super jet lag of epic proportions. Kids are out playing soccer in the yard and life is good.

I'll likely be offline most of the day, so I will check in manana!

Sounds like you had a fabulous night!

Kelly - how did hubby enjoy his NFL game last weekend? NFL Sunday. I'm trying to convince Jean to take a break since it's so beautiful. Maybe go up to Blue. The mountain - hill. I should post pictures of the area.

Oh he LOVED it! His team won, he took a ton of photos, all in all a good day! DH is the same as Jean, I can't drag him away from the TV on a Sunday evening when they screen the NFL!

Carlos and I have agreed to move in together, whereas before he was going to move out on his own for a little bit....the decision comes from the fact that neither of us can stand living with our parents anymore, and for me, it's just not mentally healthy.

Sounds like you got some things sorted out and are getting right on track, good for you!

Sue's birthday is around Christmas and I want to surprise her soon with a cake. By the time the day rolls around we are so sugared out that celebratory cake is a lost cause. I'll be back with a better description of the kind of icing soon. I need to get her talking about it ; )

Ronda

Ooooh cake! I can't wait to hear what kind you surprise her with!

He made us a splenda based blackberry cobbler with a oat & nut topping. Amazing! Oh, oh, and he is going to calculate everything as far as carbs and calories go and send it to me for tracking. One more reason why I'm crazy about him.

Yum!!

I had a pretty good day today food-wise. DH made a homemade pizza for lunch (low-fat ingredients) during the game. WOOHOO PATRIOTS!! Since then I have had an apple and some cheese (YUM!) and am eating some pre-portioned trail mix now.

DawnC

My DH would love you, hes a Patriots fan!

Doing better, but not great. Still have to reign in the sweet tooth and the mindless snacking that has been going on. Feeling better this week, but not quite back to my usual "on" feeling. I guess you could say that I am very much the work in progress right now.

I know that feeling Paula, Im not completely 'on'. Im doing what I need to do, but no more if you know what I mean!

LYZ - LOVE the houses

EVERYONE -

Hope everyone is having a great day!

 

[3DisneyKids]

Hey! Quick check in from campus. Only four more Mondays till the semester is over!! Not much to report on... Had a great weekend and will now be out straight till after Thanksgiving! November is always my busiest month in terms of work. Add kellys birthday, my birthday, and thanksgiving into the mix and it ends up being crazy for these few weeks. But I am almost done Christmas shopping! I'll have lots more to say tonight when not trying to post from my phone.

 

[Dizneydawn]

Hi all!
Great weekend here with temps in the upper 60's and enjoyed it so much. Warmest since August!

This will be 3 weeks of straight excersize so I am now onto Sparkpeople and tracking like a fiend! I would love to track M-F but I need to 7 days a week. I get tooo far gone without looking at that counter.

Lisa - will try and get a better pic uploaded tom. Busy with work and trying to plan for this upcomming trip and all the basic tedious stuff around here that needs attention! Argh!

Paula - love that gargoyle pic!

Lyz - awesome pics of the houses!

Everyone else -

 

[HockeyKat]

Kat! Didn't you just get a new tv?


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This is so true Kat. So this new tv is in the bonus room? Exciting. I love new purchases. They make me happy for a couple hours anyway,

We got a new TV about a year ago, for the downstairs/family room. When we moved in together in 2003, we had two TVs, his 57" old rear projection, and my 46" old rear projection. We also each had decent bedroom furniture, and our living room furniture and dining room furniture was apartment-grade handmedown stuff.

The plan was to keep the TVs and bedroom furniture and furnish the rest of the house new (from MIL's furniture-at-cost hookup). Then, replace the master bedroom in a few years with a king set, and only replace the TVs as they died, even though at the time we really wanted to upgrade them.

Last Nov, the old 57" died and was replaced by the new TV. We could have gotten a flat panel then, but to get the same size-range would be been $2500+. We made the decision then to do the DLP rear-projection (~1100) and when the larger flat panels got around 1K and/or the remaining TV died, to replace the upstairs TV with one.

Well, our mattress reached the point of no return about this spring, but with my job being as sketchy as it was, we decided to put it off until I had more job security.

Now that everything is good there, we pulled the trigger on the bedroom, and decided that a) the old tv is starting to exhibit end-of-life signs, and b) a new smaller tv + media stand in the bedroom is about equal to the price of the bigger flat panel, and we would rather have the newer tv in the room we use more (bonus room), and c) the price was finally in range of what we wanted to spend.

So, long story and full of Lyz-details, but all of this stuff has been in the pipeline/plan for a while.


We say other people give their kids toys, and we give us toys!

Lunch-got a sandwich with whole wheat bread, 2 slices of turkey, lettuce, tomato, 1 slice each of cheddar and provolone cheese, mustard, and low fat mayo......and a sald with mixed greens, romaine lettuce, cucumbers, bell peppers, sunflower seeds, a LITTLE cheese (lol), and soy sesame dressing.

I would ditch the cheddar and keep the provolone. One slice of cheddar is in the 100-110 cal range, and the provolone is usually more around 80. I would also keep the mustard and ditch the mayo. I usually allow myself one or the other, cheese OR low fat mayo.

Salad is okay but not sure about the sunflower seeds (don't like them myself, but you might want to check calorie/fat content). Dressings... so hard to tell. I am assuming you are getting this from a restaurant or school cafeteria? Are the dressings in packets or is it something you get from a salad bar? Dressings can be anything from 35 cal/tbsp to 240 cal/tbsp.

Keep being accountable!! We are here to help.

 

[Leleluvsdis]

Has anyone tried any of the dallas cowboys cheerleaders workout dvd's yet? I have seen them advertised, but haven't talk to anyone who's used them. I'm down another 3lbs this week and haven't been exercising. It's time to drop this weight and make my husband fall in love all over again

 

[SeptemberGirl]

Paula - I love it when you get all in your head! Love what comes out!


Cathie - try sparkling water. Bubbles but no fake sugar or calories. They have naturally flavored ones too, without the sweetness. Poland Spring makes some; Deer Park, too.


Ronda - I know what you mean about showing someone your world - and I love the farming hall of fame! Must look that up.

Lyz - The sneakers have too much white. I'm a brat.

I wear a 10. We are so Big Feet Anonymous.

 

[cathie1327]

I would ditch the cheddar and keep the provolone. One slice of cheddar is in the 100-110 cal range, and the provolone is usually more around 80. I would also keep the mustard and ditch the mayo. I usually allow myself one or the other, cheese OR low fat mayo.

Salad is okay but not sure about the sunflower seeds (don't like them myself, but you might want to check calorie/fat content). Dressings... so hard to tell. I am assuming you are getting this from a restaurant or school cafeteria? Are the dressings in packets or is it something you get from a salad bar? Dressings can be anything from 35 cal/tbsp to 240 cal/tbsp.

Keep being accountable!! We are here to help.

I won't be terribly sad ditching the mayo. And as long as I get to keep SOME cheese, ditchign the cheddar won't be too bad haha.

The salad. Getting it from my work cafeteria. The sunflower seeds, I used maybe a tbsp and a half at the most so not a large amount. THe dressing I used about a tbsp so not tons either. It's made out of sesame oil and low fat soy sauce and a few herbs. Dressings are always the worst for me because I never know what is okay and what's not, but can't eat salad without some....I usually stick to vinegar and oil based dressings though (olive and sesame oil), so I figure they are probably better than the "creamy ones" I'll do some research later on those adn the sunflower seeds.

Almost half way through my second bottle of water. Think I'm gonna meet my goal today! Still no soda. I twisted my own arm to go to bible study, just goign to leave early instead of chit chatting.......they feed us there and this is gonna be where I get really tested....They always have so much soda just calling to me......I'll probably take my water bottle in with me.

 

[HockeyKat]

Cathie, my rule of thumb is to say, will I enjoy this without it? So, if you are okay with no mayo, then why waste the calories? I hear ya on the cheese, though... I *love* cheese. And the fat free plastic stuff mostly sucks, so I usually stick to 2% and count it. Have you tried the laughing cow light swiss wedges? Only 35 cals and they don't taste like plastic.


Dressings... my favorite is the light three cheese ranch from Kraft. I admit freely to being a full-fat super creamy blue cheese dressing kind of girl (hey, I didn't get fat for no reason, right?) so I have to compromise and use that and a tsp or so of reduced fat blue cheese crumbles. The Ken's Light Creamy Caesar isn't bad either. Both are about 70-90 cals in 2 tbps, but they make me enjoy eating salad so I figure it is worth it.

 

[goofyfan-12]

Hi everyone...

Liz - thanks for understanding my ramblings. Sometimes I don't get them until I write them out. Somehow, it then makes more sense.

Cathie - I had to go soda free about eight years ago due to a medical condition and I really don't miss it anymore. Try the bubble water with a splash (and I do mean splash) of fruit juice if you need something or a club soda with lemon and lime. Your body will thank you for dropping all of that sugar from your diet. As for salad bars, be honest about your portion sizes, those places can be a minefield. I tend to pick either a cheese or a nut to add, but not both. Also a few drops of oil and some good vinegar can really go far to add flavor with little calories. Keep making good choices...

Lyz - how come we are just learning about the helicopter now? Um - details please...

Leanne - I am not sure I could work out with a Cowboys cheerleader. Talk about intimidating... Let us know how it goes.

Dawn - loving your gym activity.

Need to cut this short. My mom had cataract surgery this morning (she came through beautifully) and I am on the evening shift for care duty. Off to bring her some meds and pick on her for wearing her eye patch. The word of the day here is Argh... (she is even saying it at this point )

Talk to you all later...

 

[goofyfan-12]

Oh - forgot to mention

Cathie - I go no where without my water bottle these days. Get a cute one an wear it with pride...

 

[AKASnowWhite]

Bob. Helicopter pilot license, with helicopter. Kinda a sore subject, as I'd sell it any day of the week. I was taking the pictures with the door off.

Whoa nelly! What's this? Helicopter? And you were taking photos out the space where the door should be? Holy crap. There's no way I could do that. Ever. I'd be paralyzed by fear. Truly.

BUT no pop.

Lunch-got a sandwich with whole wheat bread, 2 slices of turkey, lettuce, tomato, 1 slice each of cheddar and provolone cheese, mustard, and low fat mayo......and a sald with mixed greens, romaine lettuce, cucumbers, bell peppers, sunflower seeds, a LITTLE cheese (lol), and soy sesame dressing.

Opinions? Input? Healthy? No?

I too gave up soda - last February. Didn't take long at all before I no longer missed it.

And since you asked - your lunch has the potential to be healthy, just needs tweaking. On the sandwich I personally would skip the cheese entirely and add a little more turkey (lean protein vs. mostly fat) and definitely nix the mayo. Or if you *must* have mayo just the tiniest smear possible. The salad. I do like the sunflower seeds and my choice would be to again, ditch the cheese and the dressing and keep the seeds.

OR - if you really want the cheese, seeds AND dressing on the salad, skip the sandwich and put the turkey on the salad. But "as is" your lunch has too many fat sources IMO.

But I am almost done Christmas shopping!

Bite me. Really. Do I need to remind you all that my *darling* family refuses to draw names until Thanksgiving Day? bleh.

This will be 3 weeks of straight excersize so I am now onto Sparkpeople and tracking like a fiend! I would love to track M-F but I need to 7 days a week. I get tooo far gone without looking at that counter.

Nice job Dawn. And how are you feeling with all this exercise? Good I hope

We are so Big Feet Anonymous.

Need to cut this short. My mom had cataract surgery this morning (she came through beautifully) and I am on the evening shift for care duty. Off to bring her some meds and pick on her for wearing her eye patch. The word of the day here is Argh... (she is even saying it at this point )

Glad Mom is doing well after her surgery. Today's Monday. How'd things go?