Over 200 New year New Me Part 23
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jess- the more the merrier! Our plan was to hit up colonial williamsburg, some of the old civil war fighting grounds (DS loves that), then do 2 days of the parks...although now im leaning towards 2 days at the WATER park
I bought size 16s from old navy yesterday. Perfect fit. I can squeeze into my 14s but its not pretty. I have mainly been wearing my jeans that were literally falling off me (20s and 18s) so its weird to have pants stay up. I want them to start falling down!!! Come on 14S0 -
jess- the more the merrier! Our plan was to hit up colonial williamsburg, some of the old civil war fighting grounds (DS loves that), then do 2 days of the parks...although now im leaning towards 2 days at the WATER park
I bought size 16s from old navy yesterday. Perfect fit. I can squeeze into my 14s but its not pretty. I have mainly been wearing my jeans that were literally falling off me (20s and 18s) so its weird to have pants stay up. I want them to start falling down!!! Come on 14S
Shoot send them 16's my way when you're done with them!:laugh: My 18's are getting big! Come on 14's!!!0 -
Somebody wanted my 22's I have in capris. I can't find the email. I don't remember who it was, I suck! If you still want them send me a message!! SORRY!!0
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Cris: I"m sorry about your parents backing out on paying for part of the wedding, the good thing is that now you can do whatever you want and they can't have any say about it! :happy: Don't be too down on yourself for your small setback ... it wasn't that long, and it could have been much, much worse. Planning a wedding can be very stressful, I tried to lose weight before mine ... even joined a pre-packaged food diet place and ended up eating their food plus making my own meals every day and gained 15 pounds in the 6 months before my wedding! Believe me - it was no fun having to have my wedding dress taken out and worrying about whether or not it would look ok! As much as I enjoyed my wedding day, in hindsight I really wish we had just gone to Vegas or somewhere else simple.
You'll be fine, I bet you will lose this weight that you just gained really fast - especially since I'm sure a lot of it is water. Good for you for getting back on track! :flowerforyou:
Frogy: I hope your day get's better ... Tuesday was like that for me, at some point you just start waiting for the next goofy thing to happen!
Pos: I hope your son is better soon - it is so hard when they are sick.
Littlespy: for some reason I thought you were tieing the knot yesterday ... not until tomorrow? Congrats whenever it is!
LilDeb: It sounds like you have really hit a good stride right now with exercise and eating ... it's gotten your metabolism to a healthy place - good for you!
Jess: your foot will be better in no time ... I was really happy at step class today - hardly any pain in my neck/shoulder/arm ... but of course I was still groggy from a muscle relaxer last night and not feeling any pain with the prescription ibuprofen - that stuff is magic!
Elmox: I love avocado BLT sandwiches too ... it was probably a good thing when the deli across the street from my work dropped the avocado from their BLT's .. just wasn't the same. Your Judgy Mcjudgerson comment (or whatever it was) really made me laugh!
Blue: I struggle with goal setting too ... it's like I self-sabotage after I've set a goal just because it feels like too much pressure if I am worried about not reaching it! You are doing great! I wish I could say the same ... but I am still way better off than I was a year ago ... and still here and working on it!
checking in for yesterday and so far today:
calories: ... not so good - over by 500 and I thought I was doing ok ... but my daughter made pie at a cooking class yesterday so of course I just had to have a piece, and after I 'got real' with how much butter and cheese I had with dinner it just all added up to too much! And today I'm not doing any better so far! I got suckered in by an ad at the gas station for 2 for $1 doughnuts ... they weren't even very good!
exercise: I did do some pretty hefty cleaning for about 20-30 minutes yesterday up and down stairs - carrying big stuff. but that was it. Today I did start the day out right with my hour of step class ... and felt great (hopefully I didn't make anything worse because the pain killers were masking any pain).
water: not so good
proud: I did only have 1/2 piece of pie ... I guess that is something, and I would normally not have put in the cleaning effort that I did - I would have asked my hubby to do it when he got home.
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Okay I'm going to have to try this avacado blt thing! It sounds yummy. Stupid question..How do I make avacado? I know you buy them but then what!?
lstpaul-So glad your arm is getting better! Have you heard anything backon your test results?0 -
Somebody wanted my 22's I have in capris. I can't find the email. I don't remember who it was, I suck! If you still want them send me a message!! SORRY!!
Does anyone want my 6X's?
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When I tried to eat one I just cut in and around the pit then it just sort of fell apart. I used it to make this tasty Broccoli/avacado qusadilla dealy.0
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ugh I ruined my MFP logging in streak! I've been logging my calories even the god awful ones Ive been eating lately...and yesterday was the first time in 130+ days I didnt. I still logged into MFP just didnt log calories....booooooo
Babe, just click the arrow backwards and log it in! It still counts!!!0 -
Jess, I could tell you, but you know how wordy I get. LOL
Oh, and you don't need the knife to get the pit out. Just use a spoon or turn the half over and squeeze.
http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/how_to_cut_and_peel_an_avocado/0 -
ugh I ruined my MFP logging in streak! I've been logging my calories even the god awful ones Ive been eating lately...and yesterday was the first time in 130+ days I didnt. I still logged into MFP just didnt log calories....booooooo
Babe, just click the arrow backwards and log it in! It still counts!!!
ooooh I did! But I dont think MFP will count it....we will find out in 3-5 days hehe :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:0 -
Okay I'm going to have to try this avacado blt thing! It sounds yummy. Stupid question..How do I make avacado? I know you buy them but then what!?
lstpaul-So glad your arm is getting better! Have you heard anything backon your test results?
You want to make sure the avocado is ripe - it shouldn't be too green and hard, just slightly soft. Then you slice it around the center and pull it in half - there is a large pit that should be easy to pop out of the half it is still in. Then just spoon out the avacodo and slice it up. I loooove them - almost as much as raw peas!
No test results back yet - I'm glad my arm is getting better too, although when the ibuprofen wears off I still feel it ...
I think I was the one asking about your 22's .... but after I pulled out my summer clothes, I think I'm set. I forgot I had so many shorts and capris that were 22 - and unfortunately I haven't lost any more so most of my 24's still work.
Hopefully in the fall I will need some new pants. 0 -
Okay I'm going to have to try this avacado blt thing! It sounds yummy. Stupid question..How do I make avacado? I know you buy them but then what!?
lstpaul-So glad your arm is getting better! Have you heard anything backon your test results?
You want to make sure the avocado is ripe - it shouldn't be too green and hard, just slightly soft. Then you slice it around the center and pull it in half - there is a large pit that should be easy to pop out of the half it is still in. Then just spoon out the avacodo and slice it up. I loooove them - almost as much as raw peas!
No test results back yet - I'm glad my arm is getting better too, although when the ibuprofen wears off I still feel it ...
I think I was the one asking about your 22's .... but after I pulled out my summer clothes, I think I'm set. I forgot I had so many shorts and capris that were 22 - and unfortunately I haven't lost any more so most of my 24's still work. Hopefully in the fall I will need some new pants.
after trying on my 22's i think i will be in 22's but probably not till the end of summer
But it is hot (as you know ) till bout october or so) but who knows maybe faster. If you can't find anybody who is actually is in a 22 that want them , I will take them...just let me know. 0 -
Planning a wedding can be very stressful, I tried to lose weight before mine ... even joined a pre-packaged food diet place and ended up eating their food plus making my own meals every day and gained 15 pounds in the 6 months before my wedding! Believe me - it was no fun having to have my wedding dress taken out and worrying about whether or not it would look ok!
lstpaul, I did the exact same thing before my wedding - had a love affair with Jenny Craig & Doritos! ROFL0 -
I use to use Blistex and it made me always want to put chapstick on my lips, I could never get enough they were always chapped. I switched to chapstick brand the moisturizer and haven't had any problems.
I have been using the Blistex Deep Renewal and it hasn't been working. I might have to try that one.
Is that the one in the sliver tube? That's what I used and it never worked for me. Only made it worse.
Yea, it is. Maybe that is my problem.0 -
Planning a wedding can be very stressful, I tried to lose weight before mine ... even joined a pre-packaged food diet place and ended up eating their food plus making my own meals every day and gained 15 pounds in the 6 months before my wedding! Believe me - it was no fun having to have my wedding dress taken out and worrying about whether or not it would look ok!
lstpaul, I did the exact same thing before my wedding - had a love affair with Jenny Craig & Doritos! ROFL
I have a feeling that happens to quite a few people! I also broke out in hives a few days before the wedding... at least they were only on my legs and we didn't go anywhere warm for our honeymoon (we drove to Denver - it was all we could afford)! The morning of our wedding I got rear-ended driving to the church in our convertable rental car (by someone with no insurance who gave me a fake name and insurance information ... but I didn't know that at the time). It was the best thing that could have happened because I was very calm and just thought ... 'whew! got that over with, now anything that happens today won't upset me!' and I was able to relax and enjoy the day. But it was still an awful lot of work and money for one day ... we were dumb and put most of the expenses on credit cards (I think my engagement ring was on a 30% interest card :huh: ) ... so we are probably STILL paying off some of the cost 20 years later! Vegas would have been a much better idea.0 -
Yea I told Bobby I REFUSE to put any of the expenses on our credit card or take out any loan to pay for the wedding. I hear a lot of people do that and I think its just crazy!!! The ring is now on my credit card though....I hate having any type of balance on my card and the ring is the only thing on my credit card because Bobby has been laid off for the last 5 weeks....did I mention that was another thing stressing me out?! Job loss and balance on my credit card.
He goes back to work tomorrow...I will be so happy when hes back in a regular routine, he just sits around the house and does nothing but watch tv all day. Im like uhm go do something u dont have to work but you can still be productive....ugh so glad its over! Plus the bills started catching up to us this past week, so hes going back just in time!0 -
Holy cow ... you have been dealing with kids, wedding planning, difficult parent and friend situations due to the wedding AND your fiance was laid off ... no WONDER you've been stressed! Take a breath, you are back in control of your exercise and eating - which are some of the things you can control. Sounds like you are doing things the right way with your wedding plans ... we were young and stupid about money ... I had just gotten my first real job after college and thought the money would just start rolling in and we would pay off those wedding expenses right away - 4 years later when my husband graduated from college we were just all that much more in debt. We are STILL paying his student loans. We still make bad decisions about money sometimes, but we are a whole lot smarter than we used to be.Yea I told Bobby I REFUSE to put any of the expenses on our credit card or take out any loan. I hear a lot of people do that and I think its just crazy!!! The ring is now on my credit card..the only thing on my credit card because Bobby has been laid off for the last 5 weeks....did I mention that was another thing stressing me out?!
He goes back to work tomorrow...I will be so happy when hes back in a regular routine, he just sits around the house and does nothing but watch tv all day. Im like uhm go do something u dont have to work but you can still be productive....ugh so glad its over! Plus the bills started catching up to us this past week, so hes going back just in time!0 -
Good God Cris no wonder you were so stressed! So glad to hear he's going back to work!!
LilDebbie if you want them, they are yours! Your so close we could just meet up and I could give them to you. I have a whole mound of clothes if you want them. LOL If you have somewhere to store them. I'm going to take a picture of this mound that I have and show it to y'all. It's crazy!
lstpaul-I don't think there is anybody who doesn't have debt or had debt at some point in time these days. I'm moving home to try and pay some off. Get it under control. I try not to use my cards at all anymore, but sometimes you have to.
Thank you for the avacado advise! I'm going to have to try this out!0 -
Thank you for the avacado advise! I'm going to have to try this out!
Avacado's aren't exactly low calorie :frown: - but they are supposed to be really good for you, and as far as snacks go there are much worse. I can sometimes head off a binge by having 1/2 an avacado because they are filling and satisfy that 'rich food' craving.0 -
I use to use Blistex and it made me always want to put chapstick on my lips, I could never get enough they were always chapped. I switched to chapstick brand the moisturizer and haven't had any problems.
I have been using the Blistex Deep Renewal and it hasn't been working. I might have to try that one.
Is that the one in the sliver tube? That's what I used and it never worked for me. Only made it worse.
Yea, it is. Maybe that is my problem.
Just try Burt's Bee's or Chapstick. Both work great!0 -
Good God Cris no wonder you were so stressed! So glad to hear he's going back to work!!
LilDebbie if you want them, they are yours! Your so close we could just meet up and I could give them to you. I have a whole mound of clothes if you want them. LOL If you have somewhere to store them. I'm going to take a picture of this mound that I have and show it to y'all. It's crazy!
Jess - Yeah i will take them, i seriously have 1 pair of 22 shorts, and a few pair of pants (never wore them cause i was almost there after i had abby), but besides that i have no smaller clothes than a 24...AND I AM GETITNG OUT OF A 24 FOR GOOD...I would love them ...i have a huge closet , it is like 1/2 empty right now. Yeah we could meet up
no shipping that is even better !!!! Hopefully i will be able to pay it foward to someone and give them all my 24's when i grow out of them not sure that is the right word..but you get the gist
Let me know when and where??0 -
Sorry I've been MIA the past few days. I'm actually busy at work (yay!) and haven't had a chance to catch up on posts. I'll try to get to it soon, though.
I'm currently failing horribly on the eating and can't seem to stop putting everything in my mouth this week. I'm hoping this is just PMS, with TOM expected next week. Like Cris, I think I'm in a bit of a funk and eating seems to be my way of coping with the reduced hours.
Anyway, I'll come back soon, I promise!0 -
Good God Cris no wonder you were so stressed! So glad to hear he's going back to work!!
LilDebbie if you want them, they are yours! Your so close we could just meet up and I could give them to you. I have a whole mound of clothes if you want them. LOL If you have somewhere to store them. I'm going to take a picture of this mound that I have and show it to y'all. It's crazy!
Jess - Yeah i will take them, i seriously have 1 pair of 22 shorts, and a few pair of pants (never wore them cause i was almost there after i had abby), but besides that i have no smaller clothes than a 24...AND I AM GETITNG OUT OF A 24 FOR GOOD...I would love them ...i have a huge closet , it is like 1/2 empty right now. Yeah we could meet up no shipping that is even better !!!! Hopefully i will be able to pay it foward to someone and give them all my 24's when i grow out of them not sure that is the right word..but you get the gist
Let me know when and where??
Sounds good! I'm not going to be home this weekend so I can get it all boxed up or in bags or something next week and maybe we can meet up next weekend if you will be around?
Heather-Glad to see you posting! Hope it's just PMS! I realized that's my problem! I forget we are almost all synced up around here.0 -
I think as long as you log into MFP it counts. I'm pretty sure there have been days I didn't log anything -- like maybe my birthday -- and my streak is still going.ugh I ruined my MFP logging in streak! I've been logging my calories even the god awful ones Ive been eating lately...and yesterday was the first time in 130+ days I didnt. I still logged into MFP just didnt log calories....booooooo0 -
I think as long as you log into MFP it counts. I'm pretty sure there have been days I didn't log anything -- like maybe my birthday -- and my streak is still going.ugh I ruined my MFP logging in streak! I've been logging my calories even the god awful ones Ive been eating lately...and yesterday was the first time in 130+ days I didnt. I still logged into MFP just didnt log calories....booooooo
I think you are right. I usually don't log my food on the weekends and I still have my streak going. I think your good to go Cris!0 -
Thank you for the avacado advise! I'm going to have to try this out!
Avacado's aren't exactly low calorie :frown: - but they are supposed to be really good for you, and as far as snacks go there are much worse. I can sometimes head off a binge by having 1/2 an avacado because they are filling and satisfy that 'rich food' craving.
I was going to warn about this too! Make sure you LOG the grams before you eat it or you'll be very upset! I usually eat 15-20g at a time and it's 40-50 calories. But, they're *healthy* calories and *healthy* fats. 0 -
My (new) ring came today! OMG, it's so amazing. Seriously, out of all the rings I looked at online and in person, this is *by far* my favorite. I think it's just perfect and couldn't be happier with it. ^_^
What a doggy filled day it's been. First baths for Mo, Kid, and Emma (the 3 big ones) and brushings since they're all shedding like there's no tomorrow and then to the vet clinic for rabies shots for Mo & Kid since they're staying with someone while we're gone (I'm not a fan of yearly vaccs because research shows a dog only needs 1-2 rabies vaccinations during their entire life to maintain immunity but that's another conversation) then nail trimmings all around (that's 120 nails!), washing dog beds and dog bowls. Whew! I've gotten my exercise for the day. I'm pooped and it's only 4.30. :laugh:0 -
Thanks for the help on the chapstick. I will try those things. Colgrl, I drink water all the stinkin’ time. If that means I need to drink more I might start floating away!! LOL! I will keep it in mind and still try and drink more.
Nancy – You will get there! We all know you will. I have set goals to meet by certain dates and I will definitely not be meeting my birthday goal. It is kind of depressing when I look at it but I was shocked as all get out that I met my Memorial Day weight goal. That was a luck of the draw because I wasn’t even losing for awhile. As long as we get to our main goal then that is all that matters. It doesn’t mean that we have to beat ourselves up to get to our mini goals. Are mini goals are goals that we will get to maybe not in the time that we give them but we will meet them all one of these days!
Jess – Glad that your foot is feeling better!!
Lildeb – Whatever works to get the weight off is a great idea. Keep up all the awesome work that you have been doing!! Awesome on the 22’s!!! The weekend is just a day away!!! You will have to tell us what he thought of his present.
Mstahl – So glad that you are loving your job!!!
Tracy – Sounds like you have a great plan for tonight at the movies! Way to think ahead.
Teresa – Sounds like even though yesterday didn’t start off well that it ended pretty well. WTG on scoring those 2 goals!!
Cris – I am so glad to hear that you chose the happiness route. Wedding planning is very stressful especially when you don’t have all the funds that you need to have the wedding you want. Everything will work out somehow and when your wedding day comes it will be beautiful and be everything that you want. We are always here when you need us, that is the great thing about boards online. Plus since there are time differences it seems like everyone is on here at one point in time. WGT on the 16s!!! You will be in 14’s really soon!!
Lauren – I started giggling when I saw that FB post last night. But it is so true!! Glad you had a great night last night with your hubby!
Julie – That is awesome that you are able to help your friend and your fiancée (soon to be husband tomorrow)!!! WTG on your lowest weight!! Hope TOM stays away so that you can enjoy your honeymoon!
Pos_me – Sorry your son is sick. So glad that your hubby is coming home!!
lildeb & Jess - If you want I could get them when I am in Dallas over 4th of July weekend and bring them back with me so then you only have to go half way, since I live in Austin. Just a thought.
I hope I got everyone. If I didn't I still love you but I have been trying to get everyone for the past few hours so that I could catch up.0 -
My (new) ring came today! OMG, it's so amazing. Seriously, out of all the rings I looked at online and in person, this is *by far* my favorite. I think it's just perfect and couldn't be happier with it. ^_^
Your ring looks BEAUTIFUL on your hand!!! Glad you got the ring your really wanted!!0 -
Thank you for the avacado advise! I'm going to have to try this out!
Avacado's aren't exactly low calorie :frown: - but they are supposed to be really good for you, and as far as snacks go there are much worse. I can sometimes head off a binge by having 1/2 an avacado because they are filling and satisfy that 'rich food' craving.
Thank you for the heads up! MUCH apprciated!
I was going to warn about this too! Make sure you LOG the grams before you eat it or you'll be very upset! I usually eat 15-20g at a time and it's 40-50 calories. But, they're *healthy* calories and *healthy* fats.0
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