Over 200 New Year New ME Part 41
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Morning, ladies!
I CAN FINALLY BREATHE!!! YAAAYY!!:happy:
Feeling pretty good this morning. Just a tiny bit sniffle-y, so I'll take it.
I got a lovely email from one of my (20) supervisors telling me that she really appreciates me. Made me feel pretty good. No one ever seems to take the time to tell people they're appreciated. (Sounds like a good New Year's Resolution to me!)
My sister and her fiancée set a date (October 22nd of this year)... and instead of freaking out, I've decided since I have 10 months I would like to lose 40 pounds by then. Nice and easy... no pressure... healthy goal. So I think I'll be changing my ticker to count down the 40
Checking in for yesterday:
Calories - under! (including the snacking I did after dinner - yay for portion control!)
Water - OVER! YAYYY! First time in a long time... and (TMI) I only peed twice.... not good, Teresa, not good
Exercise - None... last day of that. Now that I'm feeling better (and it's warm outside), it's time to get moving!
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Julie - That is awesome you heard the HB. I know your ob appt next week is going to get great.
well i guess i am going to the doctor . My normal doctor is out (she seems to always be out when i need to go ...uggg.) but seeing one of the others...i am trying to talk myself out of going but hubby keeps telling me i need to go...guess worst case he will tell me to do what i have been reading online with the compresss, or maybe there are some drops. I jsut really really hope they don't try to drain it. I had one when i was pregant with abby and they stuck a needle in my eye and hurt like horrible...I DON'T WANT THAT...I just don't want if there is infection to get worse over the long weekend...
oh yeah i almost forgot , my poor baby (but of course everytime i tell her that she says "NO I AM A BIG GIRL").She got up from nap yesterday and fell down and busted her lip/chin on a book shelf. THey said she stood up and just fell (she is very clumsy she falls down a lot ).
Her chin is all brused up and she has split her lip open and it is all puffy...poor baby just says "my lip hurts" I got her some tynol last night , i gave her some again this morning...Hope it gets better soon.0 -
I'm a bad weight loss sister. I'm nowhere near caught up on posts. I'm feeling lazy. I only caught 2 things really quick.
Julie-Congrats on the heartbeat
Deb-I use to get sty's all the time! They suck! They have an ointment and drops you can put on it. With the ointment I am usually able to see relief in a couple of hours. Hope the dr doesn't stick you with a needle in the eye.
I worked out once this week. My plan was for more but I've been too social. Going out and seeing people. And I've been stuffing my face like a pig. I'm back up to 215. :grumble: Trying to get back to doing this. Just wanted to let you all know Cris is diong well and she plans on being back in January and giving it her 100% again. She has given me a challenge to not drink from January 2nd-January 29th...It's not a whole month because lets face it. All inclusive resort in Mexico I WILL be drinking!! I promise to get caught up on posts!0 -
jess - thanks !! I hope i don't get stuck either...i can deal with some cream and drops.
Well i have to admit my strong start this week went to the crapper.
I took abby out to dinner at this little diner i had a cheeseburger (they are the best) and we split a fry , and then i had a choc dipped cone..yeah so lets say i went over my calories...probably close to maint yesterday.
THis morning i just want to eat everything in sight but i know that won't help anything...I think TMI is coming next week so that may be some of it.
Was tipping the scale at 256 this morning ...uggg...i soo wanted to get out of these 250's this week...but doesn't seem like it will happen...0 -
Deb, go to the doctor this is your EYE do not mess around with the EYE!!!! Hugs to little Abby hate to see the little ones get hurt.
Julie, Congrats on the heartbeat. Now listen sister just wanted to let you know that they say the faster the heartbeat the more likley that it is a girl. Now in my own experience with 3 girls and 1 boy the girls all out beat him in the beating heart section. My girls just had really fast heart beats. The first time I heard Ryans I commented on how slow he sounded. Everyone said then it is a boy. But alas can we truly trust old wives tales? I am excited for you though.
Jess, you are a good weight loss sister. We have our busy days. Looking forward to your vacation I am excited about mine as well. I am leaving the day before you but I am headed to Disneyland!
Remember that I said it was not cold here. Well, the weather has decided to make a shift into cold territory. OUr high is only going to be 50 today. BRRRRRRRRR too cold for me. It got down into the 30's last night, I hope my plants survived the cold last night.0 -
hahaha Momma - I was just excited that it's supposed to be 50 here tomorrow and how WARM that is! hahahhaa
Just got done with the circuit I found on womenshealthmag.com... MUCH easier this time around. hahah Super fun!
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tstout, what can I say I am a California girl and highs in the 50's is cold in these parts. haha!! My husband says we have 2 seasons Sunny/dry and Cold/wet. It is the cold/wet season right now. My daughters prefer to wear sweatshirt typ jackets in the winter. So when they have to pull out a coat it is cold!0
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Deb: Hope your eye feels better soon. I've had several stys and they're irritating but usually go away on their own; at least mine always have. They just hurt like heck for a few days first.
Julie: I'm so excited for you hearing the baby's heartbeat! I don't know much about babies, but it is true that a female's heart rate is higher than a male's on average. Best of luck on finding pants that fit your little growing human.
Julie-Tart: Having small goals is a much easier way to go about things and it does keep the motivation. Unfortunately, I'm not very good at setting small goals. As far as exercise goes, I agree with Julie that underestimating exercise is the way to go. I also recommend a heart rate monitor; I love my Polar F6 and I found I burned more calories than I thought as well. What's even more interesting is how many fewer calories I burn doing the same exercises before, now that I've lost some weight and improved my fitness level (well, up until a month ago anyway!)
Laila: Great job on your 30 Day Shred!
Jess: Thanks for the update on Cris. I'm excited about her re-joining us. Best of luck on your no-alcohol challenge!
Nothing new here, just tracking my WW points. Right now I'm still tracking calories here on MFP just to see. Yesterday, I was at 1700 calories, which is just about perfect! I did well on the points, too, so that's good.
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Okay I'm all caught up!!
Heather-I'm glad your sticking with us even on weight watchers! We would miss you too much! You WILL get through this. I just know it!
Momma-I'm with you. I'm not a big fan of the cold weather. It hasn't been bad here in Texas this year. I've only worn light weight jackets. Good thing since that's all I have! How's your lil man doing!?
Deb-Did you go to the doctor? Hope they gave you some relief? If it was a sty and you wear any type of eye make up, make sure and clean brushes really good or throw it away. I always throw my eye liners and mascara away if I've had one.
Today has been I'm a stupid moron customer at the bank day. I swear. Is it a full moon or something? My day started off with this guy barking at me shoving his cell phone in my face as I un locked the doors telling me I was late opening the bank. Sorry man. The time is 9 on the bank computer. Not sure what's going on with your cell phone. We've been so slow all week until this morning and then BAM crazy busy! Then my Dad wants to go and push my buttons. Nonetheless it's been a fun day around here! But at least it's payday and tomorrow is New Year's Eve!!0 -
Jess, thanks for asking about Ry. He is doing pretty good. I sometimes feel like people are tired of hearing about it (the diagnosis). It is just that it is my daily life now. I just read that book "Not my Boy" it was very touching. Ryan is very high functioning so he seems to be doing a lot better than other children I have seen with the same issues. He loves this new movie santa brought him called the "letter factory" he is naming all the letters and telling us what sound they make. So I found one made by the samecompany for numbers it should be here any day and I am excited.0
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Hi friends!
Oh boy - I have been going crazy with food - especially cookies! YIKES! I'm loving this vacation, but feeling like I'm ready to get back to it next week...yes I said next week. Ugh. I may try to get in the Shred today and hopefully will be able to get to the gym sometime this weekend.
Julie-tart (it makes me smile that we're calling you that!) - Welcome to the group!
Julie - Congrats on hearing the heartbeat! How exciting!!
Heather - glad you're making WW work for you!
Momma - Love that you're reading up for Ryan.
Jess - Sorry you're dealing w/idiots today!
OK, I'm curling back up under my blanket and nursing this sneezy and headache thing...0 -
Thanks everyone for concern over my eye.
I went to the doctor, it wasn't a stye , it was a blocked duck, of course he used some long word.
he gave me some drops and said to do a warm compress 4x a day and to wash my eylid with tear free shampoo like 2x a day.
if it doesn't get better (or more like does get worse) then i will have to go to an eye doctor and have it drained.0 -
Quick check in...
Laila - way to go on the Shred. I have no idea what that is but it sounds WAY above my level at this point and almost scary, lol!
Julie - How sweet to hear the baby's heartbeat!!
T - Here's to breathing again!:drinker: And congrats on the nice note from your supervisor (1 of 20??? Wow!!)
LilD - a needle in the eye? Good Grief! I think I'd rather have bamboo shoved up my fingernails! The thought of it makes me shudder. I sure hope they find something a little less invasive this time. **We cross posted again...glad it worked out this way and hope it heals soon with the drops!
Elmo - I like the Julie-Tart as well! It's cute and kind of fits me. Sounds like you have had the crud as well. Hope you get to feeling better soon.
I just finished my first real go round with exercise in a *long* time!! I got in two miles with the Leslie video. I never got out of breath but what kept me from going further was my hips. OUCH!! I stretched a little beforehand but I'm obviously gonna have to stretch a little more.
**OK...tell me about your Polar F6's. I researched HRM's a couple years ago but the biggest thing I wanted in one was that it be waterproof so I can use it in the pool. I just looked at the F6 and it says it's waterproof but has anyone tested it? Maybe even worn it in the shower or done dishes with it? Does it look like it would be waterproof? And I'm a little confused by something I read on the website. I'm not sure if this is an extra purchase add-on or what but is it just a wristwatch type thing or is there something that attaches to your chest that transmits to the watch? I read something about something attaching to your chest. If there is a chest thingy how comfortable is it and would it be a pain to swim with? I need to go back and re-read and figure out what I'm talking about.:ohwell:0 -
julie-tarT _ I have a polar f6 i have worn it i in the pool . It works , you just need to makre sure you wash it after you use it in the pool. The only problem i have is like when you jump in mine will loose hr i have to adjust to get it going. ANd don'g touch the side buttons under water (it says that in the book i think) as water can get in the watch.0
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Julie-tart, I have the F6 and it's great. I have swam with it and everything! It's a watch that comes with a chest strap. The strap goes around your chest (usually right at the bottom of my sports bra) and "talks" to the watch. You are able to put in your age, weight, etc into the watch. Then the watch lets you keep track of your heartbeat and calories burned. Love it!0
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Awesome! Thanks so much for the info. Looks like I'll be ordering soon!
One more question...is the strap big/long enough to fit us *heavier* girls?
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Deb: Glad you went to the doctor for your eye. Hopefully the treatment prescribed will work without having to get anything drained.
Julie Tart: I've worn my Polar F6 in the shower, in the pool...pretty much everywhere. I've never worn the chest strap in the pool, though, but I don't swim for exercise. And Deb's right; it does say not to touch any of the buttons when in water. If this helps, the watch part of it is water resistant to 50m.
Thanks to all of your support on the WW thing. I know a lot of people have their opinions about WW and such. I love that you're all so supportive even though I'm trying something a little different. Fingers crossed that it will work!0 -
Awesome! Thanks so much for the info. Looks like I'll be ordering soon!
One more question...is the strap big/long enough to fit us *heavier* girls?
Julie-Tart - I forgot how much you are starting out. WHen i first got mine i was abou 285. I had gotten the xxxl strap, it soon became to big and in june when i got my hubby one i took that strap (which is the m-xxl one ) and it fit , that is the one i am still using and p robably the one i will use, doubt i will go beyond that.0 -
Awesome! Thanks so much for the info. Looks like I'll be ordering soon!
One more question...is the strap big/long enough to fit us *heavier* girls?
Julie-Tart - I forgot how much you are starting out. WHen i first got mine i was abou 285. I had gotten the xxxl strap, it soon became to big and in june when i got my hubby one i took that strap (which is the m-xxl one ) and it fit , that is the one i am still using and p robably the one i will use, doubt i will go beyond that.
Exactly the kind of info I needed. I've got a call in to them now and am waiting for a call back. Hopefully I can catch somebody before they leave for the long weekend!0 -
hi girls!!! see u monday!!!!!!!!!!!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!0 -
hi girls!!! see u monday!!!!!!!!!!!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!
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Hey Cris look forward to seeing you Monday.
Okay my 2 younger girls keep fighting. NONSTOP! So their punishment was that they are grounded today from everything. But they have to put a 300 pc puzzle together and get a long during the whole process in order to not be grounded tomorrow. So let us see how it goes. Probably will take 1-2 hours to put together.............. wonder if they can get through it with out fighting. It would be amazing. It is actually so quiet in my house right now I am in heaven.0 -
Momma -- what a good idea to have your daughters put the puzzle together! I had heard the wives' tale about the heartbeats before & it occurred to me as soon as I multiplied 57 (# of beats in 20 sec) by 3. :laugh: When I told my mom the bpm she screamed "IT'S A GIRL!" :laugh: But really, over the past couple of weeks I've really warmed up to the idea of a girl. And today, when I was looking at baby clothes (yeah, way premature but my mom simply can *not* seem to help herself. :laugh: Yes, she bought the baby some jammies, a robe, a toy, and a blanket today.), I kept feeling really drawn to all the girly stuff. So, maybe having a girl wouldn't be so bad afterall.
I honestly don't even have a preference anymore which is crazy.
I'm caught in a love triangle with cereal & milk. I can't get enough. Cheerios, Honey Bunches of Oats (Strawberry - omg, so good), Frosted Mini Wheats, Raisin Bran. All my new best friends.0 -
HOLY COW!!!
Talk about customer service!!!
I went to heartratemonitor.com to order the Polar F6. Got a message machine and left a message (an older guys voice and I thought that was quite strange...not some cookie-cutter electronic message machine that you normally hear nowadays). I really wasn't expecting a call back until after the first of the year but at 6:30 my phone rang. It was Allen, the owner of the business. I just spent the last 30 minutes on the phone with him. He's 70 years old and I know his *complete* life story and now he knows parts of mine, lol! Anyway, my new HRM will go out in the mail tomorrow if the mail is running (he wasn't sure if the Post Office was open tomorrow or not) and if not, on Monday and will be here by early next week. I gave him my chest measurement (under the bra, thanks Elmo!!) and he figured the Medium band would fit me but will double check his chart just to make sure and confirmed it's all waterproof (not that I doubted you guys, it just came up in conversation that I'm a swimmer.) WOW!! What a terrific guy!!
Thank you all for the input!! I'm so excited to finally get one!!
Heather - I did WW for a period of time about 6 years ago and had some success with it. I started off with the meetings but I didn't care for them (just couldn't find the right group or leader that motivated me) so I switched to the online thing. I was doing the Points plan. Even though there is a calculation of Points to Calories (I think I have it in a computer file somewhere) I found I could eat a whole lot more on WW as opposed to just counting calories, at least that's the way it seemed to me. And because of that I was able to eat much more balanced, which is really what I want to do in the first place. But over time I got lazy and started filling my Points with junk food and eventually stopped. As a comparison, I can remember eating Egg Beaters and a fruit for breakfast, a salad or a simple sandwich along with some FF Pringles or a serving of Triscuits and some carrots and celery for lunch then I would have a snack at 2pm of more Triscuits and a Baby Belle or Laughing Cow Cheese with another small fruit and a sensible dinner. Last night I entered my food for today to see how it would play out in the Calculator. I had a Poached Egg, 2 Slices of Toast, Butter (the real deal) and a glass of milk. Lunch was a Chicken sandwich with 1 T Mayo (I don't do anything but *real* mayonnaise) and Spicy Mustard. Dinner is set at 2 Chicken Thighs (yes, they were marinated and that added to the calories but I also calculated one with no skin so I could save a few calories), a salad, 2 T dressing and a small Sweet Potato with 2 T Butter. There's really nothing wrong with what I've eaten today but I don't have any leftover calories for any fruit and would have liked to have gotten in another glass of milk for my potential of Osteoporosis due to my Hysterectomy. Now, having said that, yes, I should exercise more, and I plan to, slowly but surely. And I should find a lower calorie bread and start using I Can't Believe It's Not Butter again but I was trying to get away from that stuff because it's just not healthy. And I'm trying not to purchase all those low-cal, low-fat versions of food because they are much more expensive and we are running lean and mean on money right now (and I just spent the money on a HRM :ohwell: ) This is one of the reasons why I hesitate to log my food everyday on this site. It discourages me from eating balanced in the way I want to. I *know* it's all about calories in and calories out but eating healthy and balanced is more important to me than just counting the numbers. When I couple that with portion control and a little bit of exercise I seem to do just fine. On the flip side...I enjoy these forums more compared to the WW site. I think people are more goal oriented here as to all the cliquey, whiney, b*tchey, snarky chit-chat over there. So, MFP is where I choose to be and I will play by the rules as best I can. What I'm getting at is, if WW works for you then YOU GO GIRL. Your goal is not about anybody but YOU and how YOU choose to get there and I will support you all the way!! :flowerforyou:
(Brother, did I just rant or what? So sorry but it came from the heart!)
Looking forward to meeting Cris on Monday!
Hope you all had a great day and see you tomorrow.
**ETA - I was so long winded that I cross posted with Momma and Julie...Momma, I LOVE the idea of the puzzle. How creative!! Enjoy your peace! Giggling at Julie with her new found love of milk and cereal...love it when we find new things we enjoy so much!!0 -
Hey everyone -
Sorry I've been so MIA lately...getting online just wasn't a priority over the holiday as I so rarely get to spend time with my grandma and brother. I logged pretty much everything I ate, excepting Christmas Day. Mom made a wonderful prime rib and some lighter hors d'oeuvres for me, but it was still a fairly heavy meal and I majorly felt the fat content the next day. It was unpleasant, to say the least. :noway: I won't say any more than that!!
Shockingly, I lost nearly 3 pounds over the last two weeks, and I was completely not expecting that as I've indulged in holiday treats and not-so-great foods. So I'll have a nice final loss before I depart on Sunday.
I hope that y'all had a wonderful holiday with your families.
I'm back at home now, and gearing up for India! I've gone shopping yesterday and today for some stuff (I realized that it will be in the 80s in Bombay and I have NO summer clothes that fit!!!!) and it's been so awesome to fit into clothes in multiple stores in regular sizes with minimal problems, ESPECIALLY since the sales are so awesome right now. I got $160 worth of Banana Republic clothes for $35 and $120 worth of exercise clothes/loungewear at lucy for $28. And today, I bought myself a 50-pound reward present: two pairs of darling sunglasses to celebrate my amazing achievement.
India in 3 days!!!! OMG. I still can't believe I'm going.
Wishing everyone a great New Year - and that everyone achieves her goals.
You all have been so supportive and wonderful and I just want the best for all of you.
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Oh my goodness I am finally back. Again! LOL I had computer problems and no one including myself seemed to know how to fix them. But lo and behold my computer geek genius brother from Massachusetts came in to visit and, voila, everything is fixed! He is the best!
I got my new elliptical that holds my weight! That was so darn exciting! I had trouble connecting the ifit stuff because of my computer problems, so it is just getting set up tonight (takes about two hours to load it into the console the first time you do it). I have been exercising on it, but I must admit it seems to be HARDER than the machines at the gym and I only make it through about fifteen minutes before I feel like I am gonna fall over. But I just do as much as I can and get off and say to myself that I remember when I couldn't even do five minutes on that little pedal pusher about 14 mos. ago and look where I am now!
I also went back to PT. That has been incredibly difficult to get back into once I have had a month off! I am sweating like a steer in there! LOL But I am not giving up.
I am also very sick at the moment - flu with 102 temp. Bleh. So my workouts have not been consistent, but I wanted you all to know that I am thinking of you and now that my internet is back up I plan to come every day even if I can't get much exercise in! I know once I feel better things will get better for me.
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas! Thanks for seeking me out and checking up on me, Jess! Welcome to the new faces! I hope you are settling in just fine here. Off I go to blow my nose and drink more Theraflu (that stuff rocks!). I love you and miss you, weight loss sisters!!! I am back for good, I promise!!! 0 -
Here's a thought for today's weigh-in as it's the last of 2010...let's do a final weigh-in for the year, chronicling how much you've lost in 2010. Does that sound good?
Allison...........-54...........18.95%
Holy crap. That's major motivation to stay focusing in 2011.0 -
Glad to see you around Cris!! see you on MONDAY..if you don't show up I will hunt your *kitten*..lol
CONGRATS ALLISON on your weight loss!!!!!!!! AND have fun on your trip!
Hope you get better soon Nancy...we missed you around... I LOVE the elliptical too. I felt the same way..the elliptical I have at home is much harder than the couple I used at the hotels we (family) stay in...not sure why
Allison...........-54...........18.95%
Laila..............-40...........16.33% (It was 45 lbs lost but I gain 10 over the holiday then lost 5 of those. I am still happy with what I have achieved.)
Have a happy New Year!!!0 -
I don't know where I stand today so I'm just going to use 215
Allison...........-54...........18.95%
Laila..............-40...........16.33% (It was 45 lbs lost but I gain 10 over the holiday then lost 5 of those. I am still happy with what I have achieved.)
Jess...............-46...........17.62%0 -
Allison...........-54...........18.95%
Laila..............-40...........16.33% (It was 45 lbs lost but I gain 10 over the holiday then lost 5 of those. I am still happy with what I have achieved.)
Jess...............-46...........17.62%
Heather........-25............11.37%
Julie-Tart: Thanks for your support with the WW thing. I agree that it feels like I can eat more, but probably because it is more balanced. Yesterday, my 33 WW points was only 1400 calories! Normally I'd eat closer to 2000 calories if left to my own devices. Congrats on your HRM purchase!
Allison: Safe travels to India! Have fun. Hopefully you'll be able to check in let us know how it's going. I've never been outside the US, so I'm always intrigued to hear about others travels.
Nancy: Glad you're back. Congrats on getting your very own elliptical. You'll work your way back up to more time, just do what you can. Look how far you've come!!
Cris: Can't wait to have you back with us on Monday! I've missed you!
Tonight, bf and I are going to dinner with a group of friends for New Year's. I've calculated my food and should do okay. I'd really love to see even a little loss on the scale at WW on Tuesday, even with the holiday.
Happy New Year's! See you all in 2011!0
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