Oh, quick up date on the clothing front... this past Saturday I stopped by Kohl's to exchange some shoes. I impulsively tried on some khakis and was shocked to find that I've gone down to a size 8 (at least according to Lee brand)! At the beginning of the year, I was trying to cram my butt into size 14s! I haven't worn single digit pant size since high school! Holy cow, I didn't think I would ever get wear that number again. So yes, I did buy them and have been doing a little celebration hopping dance every time I put them on or take them off.
, first week so I know most was water weight, and then when I weight myself this morning I gained 1.5 lbs 
from yesterday. Not sure if weighting myself daily is such a wise idea. Doing good so far with eating and exercising and then gaining that much is what discourages me. The ones who follow the WW plan, if you exercies do you use the points you earned that day or not use them? I say I used 2 point from my 35 but I actually earned somewhere about 5 points by working out yesterday. Hopefully tomorrow mornings weight will be better.
We were going to go next year anyways (prob April) but I argued that the deals were on now, we would save on the second airfare and we already had someone looking after the dog... I think my SIL may come to Disney with us again which is fine - she is 31 and single and we get along really well. If we save on the airfare and SIL is coming in the same room maybe we can affoard a better resort than POP. Hey I like POP fine but I LOVED the Beach Club when we stayed there.
Sometimes there are no words. Try to do the best you can do and this too shall pass! 
Grrrr!! A puzzling and frustrating gain this week.
I had a great week diet and exercise wise and as of Saturday morning was looking to be down a little over a pound for the week. On Sunday I was back up to my last week's weigh in and then this morning I was up another 1.3 pounds ON TOP OF THAT!!
I can sympathize with Amanda...I had a big loss last week (3.8 lbs) and would have hit the 30 pound mark this week if it hadn't been for this mysterious turn of events. I hope it evens out for next week. It totally threw me off of my game...I've been irritable all day.
My sympathies for fellow sufferers and a big CONGRATS to all the losers this week. Keep up the good work!!
It truly sucks. In your head you know that there are reasons (TOM, building more muscle, whatever) but your ego doesn't always listen to that logic. But you just can't give up - keep trying, and it will pay off for you.Oh, quick up date on the clothing front... this past Saturday I stopped by Kohl's to exchange some shoes. I impulsively tried on some khakis and was shocked to find that I've gone down to a size 8 (at least according to Lee brand)! At the beginning of the year, I was trying to cram my butt into size 14s! I haven't worn single digit pant size since high school! Holy cow, I didn't think I would ever get wear that number again. So yes, I did buy them and have been doing a little celebration hopping dance every time I put them on or take them off.
I'm so sorry to hear this. Had a big loss last week of -8.5 lbs
In all seriousness, most folks will tell you that when trying to lose weight you shoud only weigh one day a week. Daily weight fluctuations are normal, sometimes by several pounds. A few weeks ago my weight jumped up by 3.7 pounds overnight, and this was after a day where I had done really well eating-wise. It was a real downer to see that number, too. I try like heck not to get on that scale every day. Some weeks I think I do better when I don't, if that makes any sense.Hi all.
Feeling a bit better today on some fronts and then there is the fact I have no voice so in other arenas - kids happy!
I stumbled upon a story that somehow my head was up my hiney and never saw before. It is about a wonderful husband and father who died of cancer a few years ago and was moved by Disney as a child and Disney and the rest of the world was moved by him. In fact a plaque to honor him is erected by the teacups at MK.
His name was Randy Pausch and if you have not been to his website I will put the link below. He gave a speech like other professors had at the college he was a part of called, "The Last Lecture." It was about the theory that if you were dying, what would be the last things you would want your students to know.
For him it was not a trial run, it was the real deal and he knew that and it is his legacy for his widow, his children and this world and it puts into perspective again, what is important and for me, another reason I need to take advantage of my life while I am blessed to have it to get myself to living it to the fullest and I know that at this weight, I can not honestly say I am. How a man who exercised daily, never drank and never smoked and lived a great life can get a cancer that isolates nobody can die so young is sad.
Really, it is heartbreaking.
To live my life not doing what is within my power to change what I can, is just as sad.
And so today, when I want to eat something I do not have points for, I will think of Randy, his widow and his three kids. I will put down the stupid piece of cake or chip or chocolate and think is it really worth it? And that motivation I will use tomorrow again.
http://download.srv.cs.cmu.edu/~pausch/
One day at a time until I get to the best I can be for me and for my family.
On a happier note. We are just finalizing plans for our cruise in January and since Disney is offering good deals and since we are already flying into Florida I think we are going to add a week in Disney before our cruise.
Oh my, I am so sorry you and your family are going through all of this. Im not one to believe that you arent given more than you can handle. I think crap happens and sometimes it just all falls at one time. It sucks and you have to use whatever strength you can gather up to handle it as best as possible. Hopefully you can spend some quality time with all the people that are dealing with health issues and have time to tell them how much you love and appreciate them. Talk over old times, tell them everything that you want to make sure that they know and in the end you will feel good knowing that you had time to make sure you didnt left anything unsaid. Make sure to take lots of pictures with them so you can use them when your DD is older and you can tell her what a fantastic person her Great Grandmother was.
Did I just say that. We fell in love with the new Allure of the Seas by Royal Carribean so we are doing a 7 night eastern carribean cruise. With me having my own gift basket business and with Dec naturally being my busiest month my Mom comes to help and my DH takes a week off work plus helps me on the evenings and weekends so that I don't have to hire help. The cruise (or annual Jan trip) is my way of paying him for helping me. I always buy Mom a nice gift or take her out to dinner as she won't take money as she says helping makes her still feel useful.
I'm sorry everything is happening at once. Just take it one day at a time.
thinking about it now. Piper has a Dr's appt today, so I'm anxious to see how her lung function numbers are. We've been swimming this week instead of walking because of the heat, we have to leave here by 6:30 pm to walk, and it's still been high 80's at that time. I'm also curious to see if anyone at her Dr's office notices the weight gone, we're pretty close to them since we see them so often. It would be a nice perk to my day. 
: Last night I made Morningstar riblets (they're vegetarian) and they were awesome! Piper didn't notice they were meatless, so I kept my mouth shut! LOL. I would definitely get them again, and highly recommend them!
