Julie's continual struggle (WW thread - comments VERY welcome!!)

[goldcupmom]

Ok, I went 6 pts over today. Not a lot, but more than I wanted too. But, I don't eat my exercise points or flex points, so I think I'm still ok. Just VERY tired!!

tomorrow will be better.

Today was a no exercise day and that, too, is Ok.

 

[goldcupmom]

Today is definitely Monday. tired, sluggish, it's going to be HOT, and about every 10 min DD says "I wish we could leave today". We have 12 days to go and she is gonna get on my last nerve soon!

Remember the movie "Throw Momma off the train"? I've promised her that if she drives me NUTS it will become "Throw Bekah off the train"?

The washer machine repair guy is here, so today is off to a better start.

Breakfast was Kashi & yogurt. Not sure about anything else at this point.

I basically have my stuff packed, made lists for the guys who will be packing w/o me here to supervise - that's kind of scary. DD packed, unpacked, packed, unpacked and then decided that she couldn't pack her shorts, she might want them. UGH!!! I HATE packing at the last minute, but she will likely leave it at that. Oh well......

Still working on school proofing. This week will again be busy - is it ever NOT??

Today washer guy, credit union, fencing, tomorrow Eye appts, fencing, go get DS new Cell phone, Wed is mail day for Ebay and fencing. Thurs & Fri look fairly calm except for WW, but I just realized that I have to Birthday shop for both DS before I leave. DS #1 turns 19 the day before we leave. DS #2 turns 16 the day after I get back. Next week will fly by. There is a fencing tourney this Sat, then Tues 21 DS18 will have his wisdom teeth out - he has a funky heart valve, so he will have to stay here and I will need to monitor him and medication for a couple of days, so I will be homebound. Then Friday is DS 19th Bday and Sat we leave.

Much to do, so best go get at it. More later.

Have a great Monday!

 

[pearlieq]

Wow! Nothing like a little pre-trip running around! Bless your heart trying to get everyone packed!

I'm sure it will all be worth it once you find your seats on the train and can sit back and relax!

Have a great day--hope the washer gets taken care of quickly!

 

[goldcupmom]

Today will be another busy one. Breakfast will be kashi & yogurt(4) at some point. Lunch will be a roll up. Beyond that, I haven't a clue. Scale went up 2 lbs Sunday Morning and is holding steady, likely due to the heat here right now. Oh well....

Today is Sam's for milk, Albertson's for frozen dinners on sale for the guys while I'm gone, Sunflower Market for produce, DS15 has an eye appt, Verizon to replace his cell phone, Credit Union (which I didn't make yesterday), and proof school. Hopefully I can get my kitchen picked up where I began sorting stuff yesterday and you can't see the counters or table. Tonight fencing is at 4, so I have to do that run. Plus more proofing needs to be done. Hopefully DH will proof the 1st half of DS15's journal tonight and get that submitted.

I will fit exercise in SOMEWHERE early.

11 days til train and SLEEP for 3 days!

I have the feeling that before we leave or shortly after return we will have to have our poodle put down. She is 15+, totally blind & deaf now and can't find her food/water on her own. DH refuses, but I think it's rather cruel to let her run into walls, trees, etc and not be able to find her food/water. She has always been an outdoor dog due to her total stubbornness against potty training, but she has the run of our enclosed sunporch thru a doggie door. I'm amazed she can find the door still and doubt she will be able to for long. She has had a good life. Oh well....... time will tell.....

 

[TigerCheer2009]

Oh, Jules!!!!!!!!!! You are sooo busy. Make sure to take time for you.

PD for you, yours and all of your endeavors today: ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* And a hug for you too .

 

[goldcupmom]

Thanks, Jen. I'll take all the PD I can get!!!!

 

[TigerCheer2009]

Regular or extra strength, Jules?

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Regular

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Extra strength

Hugs in assorted shapes, colors and sizes are coming your way.

 

[goldcupmom]

Definitely extra strength, and better make it a double!

Just back from the 3 groceries. I avoided the 'just inside the door' bakery and scones at Sunflower. Just had my kashi & yogurt w/ a smidge of fresh blueberries. They looked better than they taste. Oh well. Still good.

Off to load the recycle bin & put all at the curb, then exercise time. It's 9:16 and I'm hoping to be starting on History proofing by 10:30. Doing the 3 mi WATP abs today.

More in a bit!

10:25 a.m. - Done with exercise. added 44 min. Trash & recycle out. Updated my siggy. Ready to do History proofing. Sitting here sweating it - literally and figuratively!!

11:45 a.m. - History submitted. Waiting for this one to get graded to submit the final, then 2 5 pg papers, one before FL, one after as they can't be submitted until the first is graded.

Off to shower. Lunch will be whatever frozen dinner DD pulls from the freezer for me. Then off to Verizon and hopefully to pick up a couple of things on the "need before FL" list. Had a bag of baked lays in the middle of proofing (2)

So far, so good.....

 

[TigerCheer2009]

Okay Jules. I have to get packing too. I leave for ALIVE Friday at 6:00 am!!!!!

Ready...brace yourself! Tripled and extra strengthened just for you!

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[TPCShauna]

Whewwww! I have finally made it all the way through your journal! You are one busy lady with all of your kids and their assorted projects in addition to all that you do.

Your trip to FL sounds like tons of fun and the train ride sounds nice and relaxing. Your daily food and exercise looks good and you should do well while on your trip.

One question - what does WATP stand for? They sound like interesting workout tapes.

Don't forget to breathe!!!!

 

[goldcupmom]

Well, the best laid plans.......

Verizon should have taken maybe 20 min yesterday. Took almost an hour & a half. Good news is , I was able to alter our family plan, get 300 more minutes and DD a separate phone/line for less than I was paying. Originally DS15 phone was for the 2 to share, but now that he is riding a cycle and working, he really needs one. Bad news is, he bought his phone and a $100 head set and they forgot to give it to us so we ended up after having spent an eternity anyway, having to go back.

Then Eye Dr. I checked him in, did paperwork and then asked if I could pay so I could get DD to fencing. I wasn't allowed to leave. I've done this at the Dentist when he was getting cleanings, Dr., even w/ DD briefly at the hospital, and they EYE DR. wouldn't let an almost 16 w/ their own transportation be there alone. Needless to say I wasn't thrilled, DD was mad.

So, no time for Credit Union, over 40 min late to fencing. Didn't get my kitchen done either.

Dinner ended up being 2 sandwiches of lt bread & turkey, then a WW ice cream at home. Had 2 spoons of cookie dough to finish my points - this time peanut butter chocolate chip. I needed the sweet fix.

On to today....

Still working on the journal, DH watched TV instead of helped. Oh well. Need to package & mail. Gotta hit the Credit Union. Pay Bills, hopefully find some of the 'need before FL' stuff. Time will tell.

Today is liquid day. I actually very briefly saw 164 this morning. Scale settled just around 164.5/165, so I'm hopeful. Will be very hot again today. almost 80 already and it's 7 a.m. DH didn't turn the swamp on when he got home, so it wasn't cool in here for sleeping until about 4 this morning. Sigh!

Sleep on the train is looking better & better.

Shauna - WATP is Walk Away the Pounds (Leslie Sansone). I've tried a bunch of stuff including going to the gym, but with my life, I just usually don't have the time to drive AND exercise. These tapes seem to be working for me and aren't overly taxing. I started w/ the 1 - 2 mile ones and have moved up.

Have a great HUMP day, guys. Tomorrow I'm in single digits!!!

 

[TPCShauna]

I can't believe the optometrist wouldn't let you leave! That doesn't even make sense!

So do you walk around the neighborhood when you do these tapes or are they done at home in your living room? I guess I'm wondering if it's mainly just walking in place or what.

Yippee almost single digits!!!

 

[goldcupmom]

These are DVD's in home. Walking, side step, knee lift, kicks, and arm stuff. pace varies. Some use a 'stretchie band' the abs has a belt w/ bands attached. Boy does that make my arms hurt!!

15 min = 1 mile, the 4 mile is 55 min.

 

[TigerCheer2009]

Hey Jules! The eye doctor sounds like a TOTAL evil picklehead...sorry you had to deal with that. Take me with you!

Single Digit Boogie.... <---That's you on the train, leaving.

Have fun and think positively!

 

[goldcupmom]

Today was slightly better for getting things done. Finally managed to get to the Credit Union and a couple of 'to do's for the trip done.

Had an awesome thunderstorm - RARE here! Had a dry one first for about an hour - I'm sure it started some fires on the mountains, then had hard rain for about 30 min. YEAH!!

Almost done with the History proofing - just 2 papers to go. English Journal part 1 is almost done. SLOW and tedious, but.....

Today is liquid day, so I"ve had 1 Kashi (4), 1 Pria (3), revival (2) and a Keva (5). I have another Keva in the freezer for later.

DD's new cell phone has a countdown timer on it so about every 10 min today she has been updating me on how many hours/min/sec until we leave. UGH!!!

Did the 4 mile WATP earlier.

I at least got the kitchen started. Tomorrow is another day.

And, tomorrow is WI and SINGLE DIGIT DAY!!!! I can't WAIT!!!!

Dsis had her 3rd Chemo today. Her blood is better, so she only has to do the shot every other week now - it's $4000/dose. OUCH!!!! and they still aren't sure if her insurance is covering it. And, she is growing hair! Hopefully it won't fall out again, but they said it might. And from being med/dark brown, what is coming in is light strawberry blonde. She still has eyebrows & lashes, so now we're praying she'll have those for the wedding on 7/2. Only God knows!

Off to visit some journals and catch up!

Later.

 

[rcyannacci]

I love traveling by train...it's so relaxing! Hope you have some good books to read!

Best wishes to your sister...it's bad enough having to deal with illness, but having to fight with health insurance on top of that is so frustrating. When I went through my treatments last year, I spent most of my time worrying about how I was depleating our savings account...it's just madness. Anyway, a good attitude it the first step toward recovery.

Have a good day!

 

[goldcupmom]

Today was a GREAT WI day! Down 2.8 for a total of 21.2 - NEW CLIPPIE!!!!!

That said, I've now officially set my next mini goal, but I'm NOT convinced I'll make it. My 45 Birthday is 7/31. I want to be in the 150s, so on the WW WI scale it will be 159.8. But, that is 6 weeks away and I will be gone almost 3 of that in FL. OUCH!! And in the interim there are 2 birthdays in my house. I just have to behave in FL so I at least maintain. Then when I get back on 7/10 (another bday 7/11) I MUST be really really good. Much easier said than done!

My bad brain is kicking in. When I stepped on the scale at home this morning and was 163, it kept telling me "you're losing weight too fast", " you need to eat more" "you need to not exercise so much". It has the voice of my Mother who told me everyday of my life how fat I was. I will NOT listen. Overall, since I rejoined WW in Jan I've lost 21.2 in 23 weeks. That's not even a pound a week. SO THERE little voice in my head - NOT LISTENING, NOT LISTENING, NOT LISTENING!!!!!!

Today is SINGLE DIGIT HAPPY DANCE DAY!!!!!!!!!
According to DD's phone, 9 days, 1 hour and 40 minutes til we board the train. WOOHOO!!!!!!!



Breakfast was a 1 pt bar that they gave me at WW - oatmeal was good, but I HATE raisins & a biscotti & coffee here (2).

Not sure about anything else today. I get to do the fencing run at 4 so dinner will be on the run. Probably a sandwich & baked chips.

More later.

 

[calena]

Congrats on doing SO well with your weight loss. A lb or two a week is very healthy, so you are doing this right.... ignore bad messages you are getting from your bad brain! You can also keep this up in Florida through healthy choices and exercise. I always find time for extra exercise on vacation because I don't have work, cleaning, cooking, laundry etc to do, so that does the trick.

My sis had cancer too. It is a tough road and the insurance hassles don't make it any easier. Here is hoping they will come through - like they should. Sick people should not have to worry about going bankrupt to get better.

 

[TigerCheer2009]

Jules!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so happy for you. Not only are you single digits, but weighing towards the downward end of the spectrum? PARTY!!!!



I'm very proud of you for not listening to that voice in your head...it guilt trips me but then I find my footing again!

Weight to go!!!!!!!!

 

[goldcupmom]

Just finished WATP Abs 3 mi. Boy am I HOT!! It's 90 out and at least that in.

Lunch was 2 sandwiches of lt bread & turkey (4) and baked lays (2). So I've got 13 left for tonight. May have to have a FRAP & a subway wrap. Who knows.

A friend just told me that Costco has WATP audio CD's of just music to give you the pace for a 1.5, 2.5 or 3.5 mile walk, so if I get those, I can walk on the train - in place basically, but I'll have a pace to work from to actually get some exercise. If I can do that while we watch a movie or can read while I do it that will be great. Guess I need to go to Costco after Fencing.