Hi all, it's 8:30 pm here and I'm just getting around to posting for the day. We did not have school today, it was teacher conference day. Being the slack Mama I am, I did not schedule any conferences. No teacher had requested a conference with me either. I've done them a couple of times here, incl once this fall.....you get **10** minutes with each teacher and they usually start with "What can I help you with today?" and they don't have anything in particular planned to go over with you about your child. We do not get report cards until next week so the timing just seems really odd to me too. In the States, we didn't have regular conferences with the MS teachers but you could schedule one if needed.
Anyway....me & DS got to sleep in this morning
Got up around 8:30 and did 40 minutes on the elliptical, showered, washed sheets and remade beds and did a few other chores around the house. Then went shopping this afternoon with 2 girlfriends and their daughters. I bought a shirt that is very tight around the middle that I really like but will need to lose 10 lbs to be able to wear it. It's a warm weather shirt so I'll pull it out every now and then as incentive to keep working!!!
I've been in this habit before, gain a couple pounds over the weekend, and lose them before friday, and have a virtually a maintaining challenge, but I have no big events the next 3 weekends before the princess half trip, so I am determined to maintain control over these next 3 weeks, and reach my goal of ONE-derland by 2/23.
This is me. I get so motivated and finally get down to a new number and usually I can just see that new number on the scale for one day before drifting back up. Then I have to fight to get back to it, it finally becomes steady and I work like crazy to get to a new number and the cycle just repeats and repeats and repeats. But this time, I am not giving up no matter what! I've just accepted this is how its gonna be and I just have to make the best choices I can day to day and hope my body responds. Good luck over the next few weeks Kathy! I am so excited for all you Princess girls
Spring is coming! Are you going to greet spring closer to your goal or are you going to look like you emerged from hibernation? What you do for the next 30 days will make the difference -- even little changes really add up!
January is over and February is one step closer to SPRING!!! It's bitter cold here but no snow right now! ! ! I am going to try to do very well this month. I always feel so motivated at the start of a new month, it's like a clean slate and you can start over fresh. Forget about the stumbles and disappointments of January! I am challenging myself with a mini-goal this month!
Well Donalds, I am happy that I weighed in on Friday since I fell off the wagon this weekend! I went to a B&B for a scrapbooking weekend which means I sat on my butt for 2 1/2 days and ate yummy things that did not quite fit in with my lifestyle plan
Well, today is a new day and I have started it off right (oatmeal, coffee, and a luna bar snack so far). I'm heading down to Florida on Wednesday to visit my parents for a week (provided the white stuff and ice don't paralyze the airport) so I will most likely not be weighing in next week. If all goes according to plan I will stick to my healthy living plan and add some nice walking/jogging OUTSIDE for the week. My parents are behind me and even asked about the types of food I am eating so they can buy some stuff for the house
Keep up the good work Donalds and make better choices than I did this weekend
That's the right attitude
Put it behind you and keep on truckin'
Enjoy your trip to Florida and visiting with your parents.
I just started here last week and I'm in need of some much needed motivation. I have everything right in front of me, but no motivation to use it!
A little back story~
I've had 3 girls in 5 years and it has taken a toll on my body. I've never been thin, just average. I always weighed around 145 before kids. The thinnest I have been was when I got my tonsils out when my firstborn was 9 months old (only if I could do that again!). It was horrible and couldn't eat much for 2 months, but I'd seriously do it all over again to drop this weight. I dropped 50lbs then gained it all back when I got pregnant with my 2nd DD. Lost some then gained it back with my last DD(10 months).
My DH bought me a treadmill a couple years ago and it's just sitting in the basement. I can probably count on two hands how many times I've used it. We have a Wii Fit..used it once. My husband always ask when I'm going to start and I always make an excuse: my back hurts, I'm tired, I was up early with the baby, blah blah blah. I just don't know how to get motivated! Someone please help!
Oh, and I don't really eat bad. I just go w.o eating during the day. I'm so busy during the day with my kids that all I do at night is snack. Ugh...I just want this weight GONE!
You've gotten some great advice, esp from LTS. Try to start with a good breakfast before the kids even get up if possible. Is there any chance your husband would consider making breakfast for the 2 of you each morning? If not, a hard boiled egg, fruit, whole wheat toast or bagel would be very quick to prepare and eat if you have the eggs boiled the night before - do several at a time. Try to think of things you can just pop in your mouth throughout the day - low fat string cheese, grapes, slices of lunch meat, whole grain breads, microwave soup and sip with one hand out of a mug, etc. I would try to get as much protein as possible. You need to eat throughout the day to have strength to take care of those precious girls
Keep experimenting and you will find what works for you. Once you have some more energy, you will be hooked! I find the biggest motivators for me are results! Keep track of your weight, measurements or just the minutes you exercise and challenge yourself to go just a little further every day. You will still have days when you don't feel up for it, but just keep trying
Please continue to post and let us know how you're doing!
Nope, not British, but I would like to have a neat accent like that!
Oops!
Also a little OT but are there any Michiganians here? My husband, who is originally from MI, and I are thinking about moving back to MI from FL and I am just curious.
I'm not from Mi, but just wanted to chime in and comment that I've met alot of Michiganders here in Germany. Most are involved in the automotive industry. Stuttgart is the headquarters for Mercedes & Porsche and there's a huge automotive industry here. They are some of the nicest people! And, they take the weather here in stride and say it's even WORSE in Michigan! (I can't imagine) When it's snowy and icy and I would not dream of stepping foot outside the house, my friend from Mi will come by and pick me up in her little car and take off like it's nothing!
My cousins new wife has a website dedicated to Paris and she suggested a restaurant that I was sad we didn't get to try. We stayed in DLP, so we basically wore the same clothes all day in Paris and were comfy for walking which meant we also had to dine in those clothes too. When we finally found this place (we were starving) and didn't have a reservation and honestly looked terrible, we were turned away. I totally forgot that they were open for lunch or else we would have gone back another day and tried.
The name is The Ambassade d'Auvergne and they're not far from the Arts et Metiers stop. They are known for their aligot which is this amazing good looking cheesey mashed potato thing that looks like huge string cheese.
They have a website with their menu. If you google "L'Ambassade D'Auvergne aligot" then click on images on the left there are two pictures of waiters showing the aligot. I'm so hungry right now I can't stop drooling
When are you going again?
Thanks, I added this to the list. Hope we can get in
We probably will only pack jeans to wear and aren't looking for anything fancy. We are going the weekend of Feb 18th!!!
You CAN do this, and you are doing it for your girls. You want to be there to enjoy your grandchildren and great grandchildren. They need to see a good role model that eats healthy and exercises. You can exercise with them. Lie on the floor and lift the baby up from your chest, repeat a few times and you will have pretty much done your upper body workout! Take them to the park and play chase. Put in an exercise DVD and let them all work out with you. They will think it is fun and you will get the benefit.
Use your time at night to prepare meals and snacks for the next day. I had to do that when mine were young because they wanted to be held all the time and it was impossible to make something for myself. Portion out leftovers in a single serving and already cut up into bites if you need to so you can just pop it in to heat the next day. Cut up veggies and fruit. Measure out your water into a pitcher and put it in the fridge so it is easy to grab and refil your cup. Put your food in a special place in the refrigerator so you can quickly and easily grab it. Just as many on here have to fix their lunch and snacks before they go to work, you do too!
And go ahead and prepare snacks for the kids too. It is a lot less tempting to sneak a handful of Goldfish if you are just handing them a prepared container than if you are pouring them out of the bag. You might checkout OAMM for ideas to prepare meals ahead of time including Breakfast and lunch so you aren't trying to cook with little ones demanding your time.
Do you have any hobbies you can do in the evening to keep your hands busy? Scrapbooking, needlework, knitting?
GREAT advice
OK stupid little milestone but a milestone non the less.
I wore jeans.... all day. Typically I come home and put yoga pants on as soon as I walk in the door but today I wore jeans and didn't even notice!!!
Following my little cruise obsession right along here:
What was your favorite show on a cruise? For those who haven't cruised your favorite show/concert that attended
Mine is Alfred & Seymour. OMG they hands down made the cruise
We could not breathe for laughing and still to this day laugh whenever we think about the show. Hope they're on my next cruise.
OMG, they were on our Med cruise and they were hilarious!!! Even more funny was that about 1/2 the audience were Europeans who didn't really get their humor. In fact, we heard there were alot of complaints about their act but we just thought they were so funny!
As good as they were, I'd still say the Disney shows on the Cruise were the best. We liked the Golden Mickeys.
How is everyone doing with journaling for the week?
sigh....not so good! Did much better last week. Tomorrow is a new day!
There is a pound missing and I am hoping that if I am very, very quiet it won't find me again. . . I am pretty sure that I know where it is hiding so as long as I can avoid the pantry maybe I will be okay.
I did very well with eating today and hope to keep it up for the rest of the week. After getting so close to my 25pound clippie, I am now back up again and having to fight to get back down there. I had some triggers yesterday that really had me bingeing like crazy on junk. I sat and thought about it for a long time last night and realized in hindsight what had set me off. I am hoping to do better next time I have these emotions. I need to step back, take a deep breath and find a diversion
Hope you are staying warm and safe if you are getting the big storm today!
Shawn
Is there any chance you are British? A few things you have said have me wondering.....If not, sorry, just my crazy brain at work making something up!
It's so tough when the kids are little. Hang in there, try to make little changes as you can, make healthier meals, drink your water, maybe try to have some healthy snacks available for the night time eating. I only have one ds, and can't imagine how busy you are, and it is hard to make time for yourself, and you deserve it. It does get easier as they get older.
NO MORE SNOW! 
now you're talking. 
not if you look at the weather channel
3Princesses04! Thanks for joining our challenge!
Good Morning. Feeling so much better than yesterday. Amazing how a good night's sleep really helps.
Those non scale victories are the best!
The opposite side of the bed that I sleep on always has various toys, stuffed animals or books that dd brings to bed when she sleeps with me. I've still got a little bit to finish and a vacuuming. Then some major paper sorting. I really need a file cabinet so I can start this file system I'd read about a while back. I'm soooo tired of paper clutter all over my desk and my current file locations in my bedroom.
