NOW is the time! It's MINE & I AM WORTH IT! (friends welcome to tag along!!)

[Lesli54]

Sorry to hear about the rain, but didn't it feel good to be in FL? We have had a lot of rain here and I would much rather deal with the warm rains of FL.

Hoping you made it back safely.

Didn't it feel great to fit into those size 8 shorts? I can't wait to get there myself. Hope you have a great day!

 

[toystoryduo]

Way to go on the size 8 shorts, Julie!

Sorry to hear about all the rain in Florida...Hope you had a safe flight home!

Have a wonderful weekend!

 

[keenercam]

Hi, Julie!! Way to go on getting into those size 8 shorts!!! I hope you had a wonderful anniversary celebration!
Was it hard to get back onto track after vacation? Just think of how awesome you are going to look in your birthday cruise pix!! I am so inspired by you and so happy for you!

 

[goldcupmom]

Home & well into the 'back to reality' stage. Unfortunately, I got home, was anxious to WI on Wed on my scale as I had been PERFECT the entire time I was gone except for the 2 flying days, where I didn't make exercise, but still had my calorie deficit. BIG MISTAKE!! I was up 5 lbs!! And that pushed me over the edge. I was out of control Wed - Sun. Nothing major, but not what it needs to be. Consequently, the scale is still up 4 lbs.

DD leaves Sunday on her Cruise....now up the west coast, so we are busily gathering all her stuff. Once she is back, I will start packing for July. I'm already gathering a bit here & there.

Shortly before I left for FL I started having an 'ache' in my right side. Actually started after TOM reared it's ugly head. Comes & goes. And, of course, my overactive paranoia has had me thinking all sorts of horrid things. That & the fact that my MIL told her Drs for 2 years...'my liver hurts' & they ignored it..turned out to be cancer...doesn't help. I'm guessing it's due to Jillian, the fact that I 'list' to the right when I sit or stand, my nasty mattress, & then in FL aggravated by 25 lb - 25 lb kids on my right hip. Seems to feel better when I put a bit of pressure on my back muscle & is worse when I sit for too long or in the mornings. Hopefully it will disappear soon so I can go back to just my normal paranoia!!

DD is now considering coming to FL on the train with me. Either way is fine with me, but she needs to decide SOON!!

DS19 will likely be going from the cruise straight to Nashville where band he does sound for & some vocals/drumming, has been invited to a major studio to cut some demos to send to recording companies. Needless to say they're all really excited!!

I have a bunch of errands to do today, but got my walking in early. I'm going to try to meet with Jillian later & see if it makes things worse. I certainly need the exercise!!

Hope all is well with everyone....more later.....

 

[momof2minnies]

Julie,
Congrats on the weight loss! Those 4 lbs will go once you settle back into routine.

Are you taking the train from NM? WOW! I hate to fly too.I bet these days most people do.

Congrats to your son, that is exciting!

Are you doing Jillian Michaels 30 day shred? How are your knees? I trained for and did the full marathon and mine never bothered me- with this dvd they still make too much noise!
Be careful.

Great job!!!!

Linda

 

[keenercam]

Julie -- Welcome back!! I know those few pounds will drop off as soon as you are back into a routine and drinking water, etc. for DS's awesome recording opportunity. Can't wait to hear how it goes. Keep up the great work, my friend! You are really inspiring me. I figure if you can find time to work out and eat right in your crazy busy schedule of doing so much for so many people, I should be able to do better and be more disciplined.

 

[traceycooper]

glad you got home safe & sound Julie, i'm sure the scale will ''fix itself'' soon

 

[toystoryduo]

Welcome Back Julie!

No worries on the scale, my friend. You've been doing such a great job lately and I know those pounds will come right off!

That is great news for your DS19!!! I can't wait to hear how this turns out for him!

I hope you have a great evening!

 

[Amy&Dan]

Julie, I think the culprit is flying. I always gain when I fly, something about the cabin pressure I think. In any case, if you behaved well, its a quirk. And dont' worry about the overeating that one day, we all do that, we gain for no reason and then by God we eat because we are MAD!!! Nature of the beast. Just remember all the good things that have happened on the scale and put in perspective.

July will be here before you know it.

That's great about ds19's band thing.

Hang in there, you are doing so well!

 

[lovinaz]

I don't know what it is about flying, but I always gain a couple lbs after a plane ride. It will come off soon, once you get back into your normal routine.

 

[goldcupmom]

Well, DD is finally MOSTLY packed and they will be picking her up at 6:30 a.m. tomorrow.

My side/upper right & center abs/rt side back are still not right. I think better, but not right. Yesterday was totally ok from about 2 p.m. til 4 this morning when I got up to take dogs out. Then ached again til about 2 p.m. I'm really thinking my bed aggravates it & I'm trying hard to learn to sleep on my back. Bad combo....not feeling well, worried & lack of sleep = VERY CRANKY me. I'm really torn w/ going to Dr this week as I'm thinking this, like DDs torn groin muscle would be difficult to diagnose w/o lots of tests. Don't know. Just praying it will simply get better on it's own....NOW! There really aren't any other symptoms, so I can't help thinking it's muscular, but that it is right side of abs & back....basically directly behind each other, & now is weirdly timed, I keep imagining all sorts of things. GRRRRRR!!!!! prayers appreciated as always.....

Today has NOT been a good exercise day for me. I finally got in my 10k steps & will make my minutes (I'm at 59 now) of activity, but my calorie burn STINKS. And, despite having stayed right on target even through DSils bday cake yesterday that is still in my fridge, anniversary dinner out, my weight is still up 3 lbs. Stupid stress, hormones & life!! By calories I should be down about 3 lbs from when I left for DSis in FL. At this rate I won't reach my goal before I leave for FL....under 50 days!!
Makes me just wanna go eat a giant hunk of cake with the cookie dough ice cream that's in the freezer! I even skipped DQ tonight when I ran to buy DD a freeze & pick up free 'pup cups' for the dogs.

Hope all is well with everyone. NEed to update my FL trip folder before I lose the latest print outs & then hopefully can visit journals.... Oh, forgot, DD is definitely going with me to FL....that's the new printouts I need to update....the flight to FL w/o her!

 

[toystoryduo]

Sending a and prayers your way, Julie. I hope that the pain in your side goes away so you don't even have to go and visit the doctor.

I hope your Monday is a good one.

 

[goldcupmom]

Thanks, Tracy! Ache is still there, but seems to move around a bit....another reason I think it's muscle. More in back sometimes & when I move I can feel the long muscles on right side of back & they are tight/sore. When they are, the front aches more. UGH!! I just want it gone!! Still waffling on if I should go to Dr. Now will wait til Next Monday to see if I get continued improvement. I know muscle pulls take quite a while. And, looking back at my 'Jillian' record, I did level 3 on 5/6, 5/7, went to Dr on 5/11 & it was a bit 'weird' then, 5/11 and then on 5/24 I did it after not doing anything for 2 weeks & 2 days later was miserable. In between I carried 25/35 lbs kids on my right hip & walked for about 3 hours in airports with a HEAVY laptop bag on one shoulder & heavy big purse on other. Seems logical to me that it is muscle....time will tell.

DD is enjoying her trip, but says that the teen club on Carnival is better than on RCCL. Yesterday they shopped in San Francisco. Tomorrow they are in Vancouver. She is a bit disappointed that the family she is with don't like eating in the dining room except on 1 night, but she won't suggest to her friend that just the 2 of them go. Oh well.....

I am ridiculously depressed today about the scale. It is up....again! And I have been good!! Yesterday I logged 214 minutes of moderate activity, burned over 3100 cal, and almost 22000 steps....and up 2 lbs today. GRRRRRRR!!!!!! But, I can tell that TOM is again going to rear it's ugly head...at some point. Wonderful.....NOT!!!!

That and the realization that I am now up 6 lbs coupled with the fact that DD & I get on the train in 41 days brings me to the reality that if I make my goal, it will be nothing short of mirculous. I now have 12 lbs to lose in 41 days. Sigh.......

And then there is DH who has suddenly deccided to diet & exercise. In 10 days he has lost almost 15 lbs. And, he had some comments to make about how slowly I am losing. Great!

Off to potty dogs. Maybe more later.....

 

[toystoryduo]

No worries on the scale, my friend. If TOM is coming, that is most likely the culprit. Keep on exercising and eating healthy and the scale will cooperate!

Glad your DD is having a good time!

Hope you have a great evening!

 

[goldcupmom]

Today didn't get any better.

When I first plugged the Bugg in to upload my info it told me I needed up load the new firmware. click. Then I noticed my wrist display had gone from over 1500 cal burned to 800 cal burned.....????? And my steps had gone from over 11000 to 97. And NO activity today when it had been at almost 2 hours!!

So, unplugged & did again. Again asked me to to the new firmware. OK. This time it took my Cal & steps to 0. Did it 3 more times, then called for the 1st time today. Took over an hour & they 'fixed' the firmware problem & said the display would right itself at midnight (it auto resets). OK. A bit later I had to reboot my computer & decided to see if it would help. Nope. Had to again load firmware....tried 3x....all the same. Call #2. This is a common problem & we should have it fixed by the end of the day. Just click to do it later. OK. another 25 min on hold & call.

So, w/ no display, I wanted to update to see how much I had left to burn today & tried & the bugg did not respond AT ALL. Tried 3 computers. NONE could find my bugg. Call #3 which lasted 1 hour 38 min resulted in the determination that the new firmware fried my bugg. So, I now have to wait 24 - 48 hrs for a return invoice from UPS, send it back & wait to get a new one. will take 7 - 10 days. UGH!!! So, I'm struggling anyway & now have no bugg.....GRRRRRR!!!!! They did offer to extend my plan for 2 months for the inconvenience. That was nice at least & it wasn't the poor tech guys' faults.

I had decided that what seemed to work best for me was to track both points & calories, so I guess I will do that as I can still record food online. Just not calories burned/steps/activity. I will make do, but it is frustrating. I just figure I will try to do what I did today for exercise EVERY day cuz at least I know it takes me about 1 hr 20 min to get in between 10000 & 11000 steps & that yesterday & today that burned about 650 calories. If I do that & am relatively active here at home, I should reach my 2600 cal burned. Oh well......

 

[Amy&Dan]

Julie, the scale is stupid, just ignore it! That Bugg sounds complicated. I've got a temper and if I had those problems, I'd probably slam it and break it! Maybe I shouldn't get one!

Hope dd is having fun, I never understand people who cruise but won't do the main dining room??? That's part of the fun! Oh well, maybe dd and her friend will end up going just them.

Sorry about your aches, hope you are feeling better!

 

[momof2minnies]

Julie,
Sorry about the Bugg.

Doesn't it just fry you when the husbands say well time to lose weight and it falls off? My DH just started too approx. 4 days ago and I said to him have you lost 15 lbs yet? He said give me a week! What? I could cry, I have been stuck at the same weight for a year no matter what I do. Running a marathon and all!

No Far! God made us do all the hard work the least he could have done was let us lose weight easier than the men!HA!HA!

Linda

 

[traceycooper]

oh dear the bugg has a bugg!!
hope it gets sorted!
hope DD is having a great trip
& i hope you have a great weekend (& the pain goes)

 

[goldcupmom]

Well, the email containing my UPS label for the Bugg never came. emailed apex again & they said there was a tech problem & now the email will come Mon or Tues. UGH!!!!!!

Went to WW today. Actually down .4. I'll take it! .3 away from being in the 150s at WW.

Ache seems to be nearly better, but hesitate to say it. Yesterday in the mall it was REALLY strange...almost like something tickling one spot inside. I figure a muscle twitching/relaxing. This morning barely an ache when I got up & has been fine all day except while pushing a cart in WalMart & the occasional twinge. Praying it is resolving!!

DD gets back to LA Sunday morning & then they don't fly out til about 8 p.m. Lands here at 10:45, which means she won't be home til near midnight, then will want to talk all night & see the BF 1st thing monday morning! Means she will be a GROUCH!! oh well..... Apparently all she did was shop this cruise. She called from Vancouver about 4 hours after they got there & said she was headed back to the ship to nap. So they didn't do much there.

Tomorrow starts the neighborhood garage sales & there are 54 registered in the neighborhood just up the hills from me. I will try to go....wanna come?

Off to the laundry & try to get an idea of dinner.

 

[lovinaz]

Sorry to hear about the bugg problems! That really stinks, especially when you rely on it so much now. At least you are getting a couple free months out of the deal.

Great news on the loss, congrats!

You might call the nurse at the Dr to see if you should go in and get your problem looked at. Every once in a while they are helpful!