Smokin' Hot Green Pepper's 10/22 wk 43

kelly_a

sorry for the delay pepper friends..

jacque509

Sorry for logging on so late Mom had an endoscopy and colonoscopy today so was with her untill tonight. Well anyway she is ok and recovering well. Weight in this morning and down a pound so happy about that. Hope everyone else did good too, Current weight 255

PlumCrazyGirl

to my great suprise, I down .7lb. based on our events and my lack of exercise, i was hoping for .5lb loss.

Walked the flea market today....
Enjoy the rest of the weekend.

PlumCrazyGirl

to my great suprise, I down .7lb. based on our events and my lack of exercise, i was hoping for .5lb loss.

Walked the flea market today....
Enjoy the rest of the weekend.

jacque509

Slow weekend here, well not relly being bad but not really being good. Try for a walk later

PlumCrazyGirl

Welcome to Monday... let the games begin.
b

PlumCrazyGirl

OK, this laugh is worth the repeat... (for those who saw it on facebook ).

On Saturday, Dave purchased my daughter a corn snake as her new pet. First, let me say, I don't like snakes. As long as this thing stays in her room (preferably in the tank), with my daughter or Dave, I'll be fine. When she carried this thing into the kitchen, and I said... "Get that snake out of here." Her reply "But Zippy won't come out of inside this log.....Dave help me get Zippy out." Sigh... yes, this snake is named Zippy. And when my daughter moves out, Zippy going with her.

Once a week Zippy eats 3 small frozen mice (actually gotta dethaw them....gross, gross, gross..)

The box the frozen mice come in is the same size as the ice packs I put in my lunch bag.
I not a morning person.... so I had to check this morning to ensure I had an ice pack instead of frozen mice.

Could you picture this... I open up my lunch bag and there's a box of frozen (now dethawed) mice.... yucky yucky youcky....

So I really need to pay attention in the morning.

jacque509

Still funny barb-laugh the whole train ride in. Made my day.
Ok so refocus, totally did nothing this weekend exercise wise that eat. ate whatever I wanted too. Bad me
So allergies are in full force but still gonna go to the gym
Hope evryone is ok

sindyb9

Afternoon Pepper's,
Well Friday was not a good appointment, I did fracture my tooth and the place my dentist sent me said I needed a root canal and it would cost 453 out of pocket and that my insurance did not cover extractions. Well I left there still in pain and freaking out because of the cost. Saturday I took my son for his cleaning and talked to my dentist and he wants me to get a second opinion because my insurance does cover extracting and he dont think they should be doing a root canal on a fractured tooth. So tomorrow (still in pain mind you) I have another torchure appointment to see what they say. :grumble: :sad:

So frustrating, i did not do any exercise saturday (rest day), then yesterday did 31/2 hours of raking and cleaning yard :drinker: I ended up having over 1000 calories left over, I figured minus the 250 I went over yesterday, I should be ok. I know I did not eat enough with burning that many calories.

My weight on friday was 191, that is a 11/2 pound loss. :drinker:

Barb that is so bad, :laugh: :laugh: My DH fed his live food. yuck. We do not have any more snakes and dont intend on getting another.

Jacque jump right back on you are doing so good.

Well back to work. Will check back later.

jacque509

OMG I just broke down and ate a 3 muskteers bar now I really have to go to the gym AGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

kelly_a

hi everyone...congrats on the losses last week, I gained. I am still idle here, down in my spirits... but I am trying... taking baby steps. hoping something will "click" and get me back to where I was. it's no doubt we all face difficulties in life....I just don't know how to deal with some of them and get seriously overwhelmed. I DO want to be healthy. I DO want to exercise. I DO want to lose weight. I DO want to CHANGE. I just need to realize each and every day that only I can make all those *wants* come true. I know I can do it, I just have to believe it. Yup, everything is right here at my fingertips....along with all you lovely ladies. It's a better day for me when I set personal goals. It's.That.Simple.

After a day of bad eating, I am sticking to water only this evening...ridding of all the sodium and sugar, I've inhaled lately. that is my goal for tonite. have a good evenin'...and I will try harder at being a more positive, happier pepper. loveyouall

PlumCrazyGirl

Sindy - I know your pain. My tooth wasn't fractured but as I wrote ... badly infected. Even with insurance, I paid over $1600 for root canal & crown. Yikes!
Come January, I'll have supplemental dental insurance and watch I won't need any more extensive dental work.

Jacque - so do I need to post a daily funny for your ride in. Let's see, last night while daughter taking shower, we lost power. So she runs out of bathroom thinking it's dark and we can't see her..... I had to tell her we can......

Kelly - perhaps that's the key for your success, daily personal goals. Today, I will drink more water, Today I will not indulge in the Halloween candy, etc etc etc

My middle has a pumpkin carving/bonfire event on Saturday night. I saw a decorated cake idea in a magazine. Daughter likes so we get stuff .... a lot of halloween candy, frosting, fondant, pound cake, etc. etc. Bottom line it would have been cheaper to purchase a cake from a bakery.

She "dirty" iced it last night. Today is fondant... then she'll decorate.... (Let me add she wants to study culinary in high school, can you say vo-tech. Yes we can!)
In the meantime, one bag of candy we only needed two pieces of ..... unfortunately, I ate 1/2 bag last night. Sigh..

And I was doing well....... Damn candy!

jacque509

Had a great workout last night very proud of my self. Went home hungy and so yeah I went over. Not as bad aas before but defintilly got to try a little harder at night. DS wanted brownies so of course i had one so that why I went over. So Will try a little harder today. I love making bake goods andmy DS knows that.
Well forge on ladies and let kick bootie this week!!!

kelly_a

g' mornin' everyone...so, I'm really going to try hard to have a better day. so far, I have eaten good, have my exercise garb on and will be headin' to the basement for a walk on the treadmill. not sure how long it will be, but it's a start. I realize I cannot control all that life rolls my way, but I do have a choice as to what I eat. I CAN control that. It's been a lot of emotional eating for me. But, what am I feeling, thinking? I don't know. I am numb. I think I am going to focus on my tummy telling me when to eat, and seriously ignore what my mind is telling me. Just block it out. Taking a hard look at it all and determined I will get back on track. HOPEFUL. Each day is a new day.....taking care of myself is a gift my body deserves.

have an awesome day my friends.....make it count!:flowerforyou:

PlumCrazyGirl

didn't bring a lunch... was too busy (or lazy depending on mind set to get one)
ended up eating cookies.......

Sigh..... PMS anyone?

jacque509

PMS !!! Here baby
had a good work out but made brownies again AGH!!! need to stop baking

jacque509

Not sure whats going on Had 2 really good work out days and up in weight, a little frustrating, oh well Keep moving on I guess. How is wvwryone else today?

PlumCrazyGirl

Had such a frustrating night....
Got really *****y.

Unsure why... what set me off is oldest decided to color hair at 10:20pm... when I'm trying to get kids & me shower/bed.
Could be the kitchen was a mess from the cake decorating project and the other "helpers" left w/o offer to help clean up.
Could be youngest child left bathroom floor very wet and I slipped.

Could be PMS along with a HUGE sugar overload. Besides the licorice, gummy body parts, candy corn, and candy pumpkins. Oh, let's add white frosting and fondant. I'm thinking it truly was the sugar overload.

The finished product is rather cute... on my fb page as Natalie's cakes.
It's a cake designed to look like a bag of body parts (aka gummy candy). She' taking it to a Girl Scout event on Saturday. Right now, it's in my freezer.

Now my birthday cake..... actually, the next cake we're making is my son's bday for Friday.
I seriously doubt the family is getting me a cake today. And my Dave's bday is Halloween.

sindyb9

Hi Pepper's,
Well went to another dentist appointment for a second opinion, well he said I did not need a root canal. So now I have canceled that appointment. It is my gums not teeth. so now I have another appointment on sat. in the mean time still in pain. I cant say I have been doing great on eating. Sunday did lots of exercise, got a walk on Mon. nothing yesterday and today I did walk. so doing ok on exercise. Well very busy catching up at work. Will check back later. :frown: :grumble:

jacque509

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!!!!!!!!!BARB
:flowerforyou: :glasses: :drinker: :bigsmile:
I to sooo hate when my kids decide to color their heads at 11:00 at night . Its like WTF!
Cindy hope ur satart feeling better soon. Tooth aches SUCKS!!:sad:

Barb whats up with all the Birthday all together in one week?

kelly_a

hey gang...well the plus's yesterday were 1. exercise, 2. fruits, and 3. water. the negatives..too many to list. was ok til lunch time came around. WAY WAY too many carbs, WAY WAY too calories. so the day was no where near balanced. got groceries today. 1/2 day tomorrow then off 3 days. would rather of had Monday off, post Halloween. guess the kiddos and I will all suffer! on top of all this crap in my life I have a lovely cold sore in the corner of my mouth. Finally got some meds for it today. Not sure why it surfaced. this is 2 now in less than a month?? could be stress OR a peck from dh...mustaches are not very pleasant......

Barb ~~ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!! hope you are having a really good day! PMS?? hmmm, feels like every day but maybe 7 a month.
Jacque ~ you're doing great with exercise! keep with it...just have a few more glasses of water.
Cindy ~ gosh, I really hope you get some relief soon for your dental pain....take care...good job walking!
Vita ~ hope all is well with you girl, thinkin of ya....and I hope the hives are gone now.

wishin' all you ladies a fun time with your kiddos this weekend and the big H day. It's one of my fav holidays. we usually only get about 20 kids here. I love FALL.

anyway...have a great Wed eve and let's work hard for a good weigh in Fri. you are the bestest!

kelly_a

sindyb9

Happy Birthday Barb. :drinker:

Thanks jacque!

I have been so down lately. Cant seam to get out of the funk Im in. the other day my mom in law baked me some peanutbutter cookies. It would have been fine if I ate one or two, but nooo I ate like twelve through out the day. :grumble: What is up with that. It is not my time of month, but I have not been sleeping as well either. I am hoping there is not a gain this week. I am going to have a light dinner tonight and nothing else I will drink water everytime I think of food. :laugh: I think I will be floating tonight :laugh: You would think with mouth pain I would not want to eat but I seam to be doing just fine with that.

Well back to work, very thankful the day is almost over. check back later

MissVitaVonCherry

SOrry girls for being so late this week I swear that I am running around like a chicken with head hacked off:(:ohwell:
Gotr derby running me ragged, Hubby is leaving to deploy in 12 days I believe (YES it just snuck up on me) and i am trying to find a stiier for three nights a week while I go to practice perferably one that will come to my house for 2 1/2 house and put my kids to bed 1 hour after i leave...VERY EASY..... and I have been working which is a PLUS!!!!! and been helping out at the school and doing PTA as well.......
Eating ok just tired and not exercising as much as I should ....still at 192 Total bummer
anyone know what the typical rate for a babysitter is now a days? I am so lost....
Happy late birthday BARB!!!! :flowerforyou:
Im ready for a bath and a back rub...both will have to wait I am gonna see if I can get a walk in here today
:drinker: Here is to a new day tomorrow filled with skinny thoughts and shrinking hips

PlumCrazyGirl

Hey all....
For my birthday, Hubby took me and the kids out to dinner. I did have a salad, soup, 1/4 of the fried flounder, cottage cheese & applesauce. 3/4 of the flounder came home w/us. As well as 1/2 of a cheesesteak, 3/4 of a meat lasanga, and unsure how much of my dau chicken fingers & fries.

It seems like most of us are having a food issue this week -- either w/the Halloween candy, home made goodies, etc. Sigh....

SIndy - it's soo upsetting to hear you haven't found relief from your dental pain yet.

Miss V - good luck finding a sitter. That is a challenge. Wishing you an easy managable deployment. I know that's the dream of every military spouse. Heck mine too and I wear the uniform.

Kelly - This year I didn't purchase any Halloween candy for the trick or treaters. I live in a development of 200 homes. I'm sending my kids out and locking the door behind them.

Jacque - Regarding the 3 bdays in 5 days. Well, I can't say why I choose 10/27 to make my arrival known. According to Mom, I was due on their 1st wedding anniversary. And ended up being 2 weeks late.
My son was 2 weeks early; however, my other 2 kids were also 2 weeks early. No surprise there. However, why my son decided to arrive on 10/29 is unknown to me. And hubby bday... I had no control over that one. Met him 39 years after he was born!

kelly_a

gonna try hard today to FOCUS.....just one thing at a time. yesterday was so-so. had fast food while getting groceries then was good the rest of the day..had a yummy salad for supper. lacked water BIG time. NO exercise. Better spirits... so far today. I just had a healthy breakfast AND will be getting out the DVD's, wts soon. Have a good one! keep working for that loss tomorrow! I believe in ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL of you!

jacque509

Hey all I really got to stop looking at the scale!! becoming frustrated to the max. I been doing good with the workouts. Last night workout really kicked my @$$ yet once again I peek at the scale and no loss. I think I will cry Friday if there is no loss and I had to fight with myself evrey day to work out and then push myself a little harder each time I go.
Got alot to do starting tonight. Mom and Sis are sick so it looks like I will be kicking in high gear to get everything ready for Dads surprise 75th b-day party on the 13th.
As for Holloween I am with Barb-kicking the kids out the turning all the lights off and hiding in my room

sindyb9

Thanks Barb, I think this is going to be a long painful process.

I am doing the same, not buying candy and turning the lights out and hiding inside this Halloween. Not in the mood and dont need the candy in the house it is bad enough at work.

Well got a good walk in have to log dinner from last night but did not do too bad.

Back to work check back later, think I need more coffee today. :bigsmile:

kelly_a

I am so tired right now...today was a good day! yay! would have liked to get more than 9 waters, but hey, it's an improvement from the last month or so. I am gonna start my resistance workouts back up tomorrow. I know I'll have to deal with soreness for a few days, but it shall pass. I look at it this way, it is helping tone my flab and making me slimmer. Mind games here, so trying to keep with the motivation. My best friend is visiting me tomorrow, so looking forward to that. AND, my mom called me today and asked if I was interested in going to MOA sometime in the next month...YES!! Not sure when, but grateful she will cover most of the costs...things are pretty tight here lately. Will be good just to get out of here for a couple of days. My sister and her 2 kids are also going, boy 15 and girl 12. they have never been there, so this will be exciting for them. not much else is going on this weekend. dh is working Sat. will watch the Hawkeye's football and likely visit my MIL. she is doing ok post surgery. still in a great deal of pain, and she can't take any of the pain meds they are giving her. Tylenol 325 for now. Her b/p has been very high since surgery so Dr put her on a diff med. It's only been a week and a half, so I hope things get better with time.

well, hope you all had a good day! wishing you skinniness in the am!:drinker:

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