Okay ... now for my whining! I have had a really bad day. No exercise today and went over my calories for the day ....
My husband called me at work ... the secretary put him through. (He never calls me at work.
) He got a call from my Dad's PCP telling him that my dad was at a doctor's appointment and had to see an eye doctor that day because of his eye issues. They couldn't find my mom ... since she was at my aunt's surgery that day. And this was after my husband had to take my brother in-law to the hospital who has cancer ... today. (No, I really am not making this up!) He is still out (8:30 PM).... after meeting his sister an hour away to sell their extra car ...(this is the same sister that's husband has cancer). I have had to hold the poster contest for our local musical ... which was scheduled for today, along with getting my two sons ready to leave for CO for the x-mas present tomorrow ... planned since September (my husband has to be up at 4 AM to drive them to the airport). There is way more to this story .... but don't even have the time to elaborate.
What a day! I got dizzy just reading it. Sorry you had to go through all this, hope things are better now and your Dad is OK. Hope your brother-in-law does well too.QUOTE]
Good morning! Has anyone noticed that Disboards has been very slow the last couple of days?
Here is the QOTD.
QOTD Thursday, January 19
I am giving you a choice today. Pick one or you can do both!
A new team member has just joined the challenge. Other than drink your water
what piece of advice would you give them?
OR
Tell me something good that happened this week!
I haven't been even able to get on the boards for a couple of days (just no time), so I guess I missed it. Someone said a message about servers this morning, and I did not get on until this afternoon. It has been lagging a lot lately, so they probably needed the new servers.
Piece of advice, journal everything you eat and drink, and do it throughout the day in case you need to make adjustments (and to make sure you do not forget anything).
This week: I lost weight and did all of HH! DS survived mid-terms. And I had a skinny day
! One of those days where everything is going well, and you even feel very slim and fit all day...I get those every once in a while - since I am still down almost 50 pounds from where I was at my heaviest, and doing pretty well this time. It is a very motivating feeling
.
Hi Everyone
I just wanted to say thanks for all the great advice and comforting words of support you have given me lately
My aunt passed away yesterday morning and if I'm honest I'm really glad for her as she would not have wanted to lose her independance (she suffered 3 strokes in as many days
). We will all miss her alot -she was a maiden aunt who spoiled all her neices, nephews and grand-nieces/nephews with gusto
much to our parents dismay at times
(providing forbidden treats such as chewing-gum and sweeties before sunday dinner
).
I am glad to say I took the advice given and choose not to use this stressful time as an excuse to overeat (well after the choc orange episode
) and I lost 2lbs this week
a total of a half stone (7lbs) since we started
Thanks again for being a great bunch of friends and I hope you all do well today
Sorry about your aunt. I lost both an aunt and an uncle last fall, and they are sorely missed
. Won't be the same at our family reunion this summer without them.
Glad you were able to hang in there and not use it to overeat. A loss is great during a stressful time!
My advise would be - become a Coach for Team Donald - your so busy trying to think of questions and answering posts - you don't have any time to eat. The following weeks are open
2/10/2012 2/16/2012
2/17/2012 2/23/2012
2/24/2012 3/1/2012
3/2/2012 3/8/2012 AmyKathleen2005
3/9/2012 3/15/2012
3/16/2012 3/22/2012
I wish I could coach, but lately work has been such that I don't have time to get on like I used to. Maybe a day or two after work and on the weekends. Can't keep up with the boards like I used to. I love my job, but we are getting more people in the company (I do expense reports and corporate cards) and it is taking more time...and what with time for doc and dentist appts and whatnot, I make up that time as well during lunch.
And I use to have a lot of free time! Hoping after year end (we close in March) and the changeover to a new coding system that things will ease up.
Question of the Day
Do you have a favorite Disney movie? Is there a special story behind it?
Bambi is my favorite, no special reason. It still makes me cry! We had deer in our backyard when I was growing up, and I loved deer...and anything having to do with nature, so maybe that was part of it.
But I have the most memories of Fox and the Hound. We didn't go to a lot of movies at the theater as a child, but I can remember this one. Me, my sisters, my mom and my grandma
And I remember my mom sneaking candy in her purse! haha!!
We did not see this in the theaters, but DS saw it at school one day and had to have it. So we picked up the tape, and he watched it over and over. I still like the movie, but he has kind of outgrown it.
Not only did I manage to keep the two lbs I lost earlier in the week off, but I also now fit into something extra special to me...
No. It's not my grandmother's ring... But it is a ring!
I graduated HS at 16 (Home-schooled) and while I did want a ring to celebrate it, my DM didn't want me to get a regular class ring, since we both knew that once I got married, I'd never wear it again. So we picked out a nice ring with my birthstone and I wore it for about 3 years...until my weight gain kept it from fitting on my right hand.
Well fast forward to last night; I was getting ready to go out for the evening and decided on a whim to try it on. And it slid perfectly on my finger! 5 years and it finally fits!!
Here's a pic from this morning:
I still have it on my finger right now as my anchor to keep me going. Had a healthy breakfast this morning of Cheerios and strawberries and I'm ready to take on the world!
Congrats on the ring! That was a big moment for me too, when I could finally wear my wedding ring and my class ring.
Happy Friday!! For a four day week it went pretty slow! I have to rant for a minute [RANT AHEAD] I just received a notice from my Condo Association that we have to have our dryer vents cleaned out...ok, I get the safety concerns and fires BUT we just had a mandatory clean out November of 2009??? Now I have to take off a 1/2 day of work to wait for the guy to come and pay $50 to get it cleaned. In addition, we had to pay an extra $250 for the additional snow removal costs from last year AND they had just upped our COA dues by $60. The nickel and diming is driving me crazy!!! [RANT OVER] Thanks for the space to rant.
We have a HOA where we live - never had them until we moved out to the east coast. And they have been raising our rates every year since we have been here. We don't use the swimming pool, snow removal is done by the state and we have to pay our own trash removal fees because it was costing them too much. We don't seem to get much, and I see violations all over the place, so not sure what we are paying for...but it seems to be the way out here.
I know you're wondering . . . did she walk??????
Yup!
Now, this was most certainly not the longest, fastest or most calorie burning walk in the world. But I managed a pretty steady pace for 14 minutes thru Lowe's last night. Well, the last two minutes I was looking for the door (I was somewhere by the toilets!!!) but I got up and moved. I'm hoping that I can gradually increase my time. Thanks again for all the encouragement.
And I lost 1.6 pounds this week!
Great start! If you have a mall, that is a great place to walk as well. I usually do it when I have something I need to get there, and then take off walking fast for as long as I can. It is a nice long straightaway, and the crowds there are usually not too bad. The storefronts aren't too appealing too me, so I am not lured into the stores. I stay on the lower level though, so I don't need to walk by the food court
...with a Mrs. Field's Cookies right on the corner!
Hi Everyone! Sorry that I was MIA all week. It was a crazy week to say the least! We ended up taking our 1 year old to the hospital for some tummy issues he has been having. My great-aunt passed away. Our dryer broke. Oh, I could go on and on. So I did my best through all the obstacles, but didn't see any results. My weight stayed EXACTLY the same down to the tenth. UGH! It's frustrating but it is also pushing me to work harder this week!! I hope to catch up and keep up better with you all his week!
OK, you had a stressful week with a lot going on. It is great that you managed to maintain and not gain anything, which is the biggest danger. So congrats on that
!
Hope your baby is better and sorry about your aunt.
I would sleep in until 10am, stay in my PJ's all day, work on my writing projects that I never seem to have time to finish, then spend the evening with a bowl of grapes watching 'Lois and Clark: The new adventures of Superman' and drooling over how hot Dean Cain is...
I actually have a day planned for myself coming up this week and this is what I'm planning on doing.
Dean Cain was a very good, very hot superman. I loved that show.
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OK, somewhere along the way I dropped some quotes....going to go back and look for them...
Carol
Got caught by the smilie police - over 25, so sent back to delete some. Then it froze, and never submitted, so I hit refresh and it brought me back here. Now I am going to copy this and then give it another go...maybe third time will be the charm...
They just dont get it. So I have alloted calories to have 6 wings. I am afraid I am going to be a bit hungry by the end of the night. But what can I do??????? (feel free to offer advice on this one)
Hope your DS is doing well. Don't worry - the scale will reward your work.
