Over 200 Club New Year New Me Part 45

tlrue

Trying to keep it together today...


Mom is having surgery (again)... boyfriend is in a depression I don't know if he's going to be able to recover from, and we have to get rid of Gunner.

I want to do so many things all at once... run... hide... stay... cry...

I'm totally lost.

Positively_Me

OMG! I've been so busy lately. I have so much "catching up" to do (post wise)...

I have to do drop my son @ school. I just hope they are open since PA got a light snowfall..schools are running on a 2 hour delay.

BBL to chat.

laila

RedneckWmn

Morning ladies. Been busy this morning and haven't had a chance to get caught up. Wanted to drop in and say hello and good morning! Hope all had a wonderful weekend! :flowerforyou:

lstpaul

Hang in there everyone who is having a bad time! :flowerforyou: It's so hard to concentrate on being healthy when our lives seem to be spinning out of control, but you know things will get better!

I didn't have a great food or exercise weekend. I did ok on Saturday, but was very hungry and didn't have much food in my pantry/fridge. But instead of going shopping for some healthy choices, I proceeded to make some bad choices from what I had at home. Not terrible, but not great either. I didn't track either - which is always a bad thing.
My son had a swim meet Sunday morning so I skipped my usual step class, and then I slipped and fell in a puddle of water that my husband left in our entryway. I was carrying the cat so didn't even try to catch myself and landed on a step and ledge in the entrway and flat on my back. I have a big bruise on my left arm, shoulder and hip - and I hit the back of my head on a step. So I didn't feel like doing any exercise after that. In fact I fell asleep on the couch Sunday night and then slept for 12 hours - which is really not at all like me. I'm a little worried about hitting my head because my neck and back of my head still hurt - but I'm not dizzy or anything so I think I'm fine and don't want to waste time going to the doctor for nothing. Plus with all the mess I had to go through when I had those herniated discs last summer I just don't want to put myself through any unnecessary tests. But I am feeling sorry for myself and am cranky - that meant yesterday my food choices weren't very good either. I made spaghetti last night because I didn't feel like making anything harder - and spaghetti is definietly not on my list of 'ok' foods because it is so high in carbs.
I was up 2.5 pounds this morning from Friday. Hopefully it will come off quickly, I just have to go shopping today and GET BACK ON TRACK! I'm getting really bored with what I've been eating again and need to do some more experimenting with recipes and foods. The challenge this week is good for me because I don't eat very many vegetables.
I'm going to try to go back and track my food for the weekend ... I know I will probably be missing some of my 'snacks' though. :frown:

Momma24

Trying to keep it together today...


Mom is having surgery (again)... boyfriend is in a depression I don't know if he's going to be able to recover from, and we have to get rid of Gunner.

I want to do so many things all at once... run... hide... stay... cry...

I'm totally lost.

I am sorry this day has been so challenging for you. I will pray for your mom and boyfriend. I am also very sorry about your dog. It is okay to cry you've had a rough time.:flowerforyou: Don't run or hide though we would miss you!!! Chin up and know you are being thought of today:flowerforyou:

awestfall

I am here!! Just feeling completely awful but I actually exercised for 1 hour on my elliptical and I think I feel a bit better.I have been trying to get everyone well at my house and just as soon as I think I have I GET IT!!! My girls are still croopy coughing and they are on inhalers,neubulizer treatments,antibiotics,and cough suppressants.I have spent over $500 in prescriptions and doctor visits in the last 2 weeks.I really pray my husband gets his raise soon and for those of you who do pray please pray with me about this because we could really use it.

HeatherMN

Teresa: So sorry to hear about all going on in your life right now. I'm super sad that you have to get rid of Gunner :sad: Hugs to you.

lstpaul: I think you should still make a trip to the doctor to rule out concussion, especially with all of the sleeping you did after hitting your head. There can be delayed symptoms and complications if you have one and it's untreated. They're scary! I've had one before and wasn't dizzy, either. In fact, I thought I just needed a nap and they ended up putting me in ICU to monitor me for damage. And, I even had a helmet on! (Horseback riding fall). Not to scare you with all this, but any head injury is something to have checked out. Better safe than sorry.

Ladeb: I agree with Laila. Keep up the awesome work and don't worry about the scale. The scale is evil, with a mind of its own. Seriously.

Ann: Glad to hear your feeling a little better. Here's to hoping your family gets better soon.

Checking in for yesterday:
Points: On target!
Water: 67.6 oz.
Exercise: W1D1 Gateway to 8k
Proud: Ate half of my Chinese food....for the first time...EVER! Now I have some for dinner tonight. Yum!
Challenge: Fail...I had one fruit and one veggie.

tlrue

Thank you for all of the thoughts, everyone. I'm heading to Ohio tomorrow to help my dad out with my mom (Gunner is coming with me). Adam is still thinking about the situation with the dog... so there's still a chance? I'm not sure what is happening.

On a lighter note... I found a 2-day cleanse on Women's Health Magazine... and halfway through day two: I am not starving (important!) and... I am FIVE POUNDS down from Sunday's weight. Hells yes! If anyone wants me to send it to them, send me an email at stout.111@gmail.com (or if you just feel like saying hi... friends are good to have).

I'll check in for yesterday while I'm here, too:
Calorie - Under
Water - So-so
Exercise - None.. the cleanse requires minimal calorie intake, so I didn't want to starve myself
Challenge - MET! I had two cups of cucumbers AND two cups of spinach!
Proud - When I logged all of my food yesterday, MFP told me if I ate like that everyday I would weigh 199 in five weeks. Yep! Onederland is on the horizon!

lstpaul

OMG ... I just had the best lunch ... and I needed it too because I was feeling VERY sorry for myself. I went shopping and all I could see were all the foods I 'can't have' and feeling a bit whiney. There was a very thin eggplant lightly coated and fried, and rolled around ricotta and mozarella cheese. It was sooo yummy! I guess the coating may not have been 'ok' but there wasn't much, and I'm not sure that it was fried in the right kinds of oil ... but if I make it at home I can do it with all the right ingredients, and won't feel like I'm so deprived. Yippee - a new recipe to try! I've never made eggplant before, I hope it isn't too hard to work with. Unfortunately I didn't buy an eggplant or ricotta when I was grocery shopping because I didn't know that I would like it. So now I have to make another shopping trip tonight or tomorrow.

lstpaul

HeatherMN - I am definitely thinking about going to the doctor, I work out tomorrow morning and if my head is still bothering me after that I will make an appointment. It just seems like I couldn't have hit it that hard by just slipping and falling - but I guess I could have since I hit the step too.

Momma24

Just wanted to share my yummy lunch.

I made homemade hummus yesterday. I have never had it and I really liked it. So today I took my .25 cup hummus and some deli low fat turkey breast (about 35 calories worth) I put it in half a pita pocket and toasted it in the oven for a few minutes. Then I put some fresh spinach, alfalfa sprouts, and 4 cut up cherry tomatoes. MMMMMM that was very good. I used a calculator online that tells you how much your meal was. Although I felt the calories were a bit high I thought some of the other nutritional value was great. Here it goes. Oh and I forgot that I took a little slice of lemon that I was going to put into my ice tea and squirted a bit of juice on to the veggies in the sandwich.

310 Calories
8 g fat (yikes)
47 g carbs
10 g dietary fiber
16 g protein

97% vitamin A
11% calcium
114% vitamin C
25 % Iron

I am very satisfied maybe it is because of all the protein and fiber.


Just wanted to add that where I got my calorie gives your food a nutritional grade and this got an A!

LittleSpy

Momma, that does sound yummy!
I bet almost all of that fat is from the olive oil in the hummus so it's really GOOD for you fat!

elmox

And now I'm craving hummus!

bluenote

And now I'm craving hummus!

LOL I thought you wrote "And now I'm craving humans!"

bluenote

Teresa - I know I've missed like a week's worth of posts, but why is it that you have to give away Gunner? Big *hugs* for you for all you're going through.

Momma - I am living proof that you can get rid of diabetes. After losing 100 pounds, I am officially no longer a diabetic.

I went back to PT yesterday - first time in two weeks. Ooofta. I can barely walk!

check in:
cals: over - damn m and m's!
exercise: dancing with students
water: 100
proud: I went back to PT. NOT proud of eating tons of m and m's.

elmox

And now I'm craving hummus!

LOL I thought you wrote "And now I'm craving humans!"

YUM! Cannibalism!!

ladeb

Momma - you, boyfriend, mom and Gunner are in my prayers.

Istpaul - ditto to what MNHeather says - go to the doctor

Checking in for Tuesday:
Calories - 24 over
Water - great
Exercise - 35 minutes on elliptical and then some ab/core work
Proud - I went and exercised right after work today - didn't want to go at all!
Vegi's - Big salad at lunch, banana. Hmmm, need more fruit.

elmox

Let me tell you a story about poor choices....me + ice cream + tonight = bad news bears. Ate 2 1/2 servings (GROSS) and am totally and completely feeling the overwhelming ickyness of it all.

Tomorrow is another day...

LittleSpy

I'm excited about the fruits & veggies challenge! It's really making me think about adding in fruits & veggies throughout the day. I didn't do a great job yesterday -- only 3 servings (2 fruit, 1 veg) but that was because I didn't have much available (I squeezed another serving of fruit in by opening a can of crushed pineapple in juice. :laugh:). Today's goal is 3 veggies & 2 fruits. :happy:

And I'm still taking baby name suggestions. My brain is totally fried.
The name of the week for me is Imogen. At first I thought hubby liked it & he was researching it and after like 2 hours of him convincing me it was THE name he suddenly said, "I don't like it." I wanted to punch him. :laugh: It's been a name I've been drawn to since the first time I saw it with my only hesitation being people's problems with pronouncing it in the US since it's an uncommon name here (pretty popular in the UK & Australia, apparently). We did discover the Imogen was a destroyer in the British Navy in WWI & sank on my freaking due date in 1940! C'mon, if that's not a "sign..."

Thing is, I really hate super popular names because of course I don't want my child being one of 20 other kids in her class named the same thing. LIke the names Ashley or Jennifer during the early-mid 80s, for example. A lot of the names I like are in the top 20 so I cross them off the list. Charlotte has been our top contender for about a month since we haven't been actively looking for names but last night I saw a prediction that it's going to move into the top 5 names in 2011. UGH! Seriously? So that makes me want to cross it off the list entirely. Too much pressure.

lildebbie

Hello gals just popping in been an eventful week and it is only wednesday.

Monday jeremy fell/passed out and split his head open, which resulted in an afternoon in the ER. He had to have 21 stitches, he went back to wrok today he is achey all over and of course his head hurts ..it was soo scary when he fell i got him up then he passed out again and i couldn't wake him up , i finally did then he didn't do it again. They said he might of just passed out due to lack of food + being nausea + getting up to quick. (he came home with a upset stomach at lunch), they did ct scan and labs and they said all was good.

I think he is going to make it , it will just take some time for his wound to heal.

Yesterday i found out i was getting a raise...i was soo exceited, just a normal merit one but i relaly didn't think i was going to get one and i know everyone doesn't necessarly get them, so that was good.

since DH was home we went to the house after sitting in traffic for almost an hour we got up there and not much was done :sad: They did get it drywalled last week so that is good , was just hoping more to be done..oh well got 1 month 1 week and 1 day !!

I hope everyone is doing good..I promise once we move i will be back on a regular basis.

ON a good note(good or bad not sure) i was sitting right at about 256 this morning, not loosing but not gaining (after eating like i did the last few days i was surprised). If i can just stay around here till we move i will be happy,

Positively_Me

Morning ladies!

OMG, I have missed so much (since Friday)..

Cris: hope you got the workout dvd and you find time to do a workout with your over scheduled day(s)..Hugs :-)

Mstahl: sorry you are going through a stressful time too..praying for you. hope you have a speedy recovery from your surgery. It’s tough “losing the girls”:flowerforyou:

Momma: did you catch Dr. Oz show and was it informational? Also, I love Hummus! You can eat it with all types of veggies..delish!

Ispaul: thanks for all the recipes. In addition, you are so information with your interesting nutritional facts. You’re the best! How’s the back? Are you feeling better after that terrible fall?

Tiger: it so nice to see you part of our group..welcome back!

Deb: Moving and packing is so stressful and such a pain in the *kitten* {{Hugs to you}} What happened to your husband is scary..hope he is doing well today .

Nancy/blue: I missed you so much..wondered what happened to you. Glad you’re back!

Julie: I can’t believe your close to 5 months. How are you feeling? Tired all the time. I bet the baby’s room is beautiful..girls thing are so much cuter then boy’s decorations.

Ann: love the ne profile picture..so cute praying your dh get his raise

Jess: way to go on going to the gym!

Heather: Way to go on doing w1d1 Gateway to 8k. I love Chinese food and I am trying to avoid it because I give in and eat it all…ugh! you’re doing awesome!

Meokk: Where are you? Busy at work…miss ya :-)

Teresa: Sending positive vibes on your boyfriends interview. Keeping your mom in my prayers- praying for a speedy recovery) And Way to go on maintaining! :-) Hugs to you and what you are going through:flowerforyou:

Please send me the information about the cleanse…I’m interested :-)

Elmox: thanks for the great challenge. I have been eating a fruit and veggie with every meal and snack.

I hope I got everyone..if not, sorry

RedneckWmn

Good morning ladies! I'm all caught up on the posts! Been to the gym twice this week. I am no longer 5 pounds up I am 6! BOOO!But as I went to balance my checkbook (Yes I still do that) I can see why! So...here's to not eating out this week except for my meeting at work tomorrow. And who can guess what kinda food it is? Mexican! KILL ME!! I'm planning on hitting the gym tonight as well or running on my treadmill at home tonight. Hope everybody has a good day! :drinker: :flowerforyou:

Momma24

Good Morning Ladies,

I have been keeping my carbs a 50 or less per meal. But with my snacks I make it to about 150 each day. I have already lost 5 pounds but I wont be counting it because it was 5 pounds I gained on vacation. Husband has already lost 7-8 pounds and his blood sugars are a little better. NOt great though. We are walking every night. He is so irritating though. He thinks we have to walk at least 4 mph. He is killing me. I have short legs. I got him to walk a tad over 3 mph last night. I am keeping track of our distants and the time it takes us to do it. So that is how I know our speed.

Laila, yes I did watch the Dr. Oz show. IT was very interesting and informative. This is still all very foreign to me. As Ry gets older the more noticable his differences are. He is still struggling but yesterday he got a report card and he has improved so much. The very first report card we got had "AT RISK OF RETENTION" This report card said "PROGRESSING WITH DIFFICULTY TO PROMOTION" I cried when I got it. In the last 2 weeks I have been given Straight A report cards for my two oldest daughters (one may have had one The youngest daughter doesn't get letter grades but she had good grades and all Outstandings on her report card and I am oh so proud of those girls. But it has been such a struggle with Ryan and I was thrillled that he improved so much. Thanks again for letting me know about this.

Back to work, I need to clean my house. My new goal in life is to try to stay busy.

lstpaul

Good morning ladies. It's been a busy one already, I started this post a couple of hours ago! So I'd better make it quick.

checking in for yesterday:
calories: over by about 150- but good on carbs
exercise: none
water: bad
proud: made some good food choices yesterday, and went SHOPPING for some healthy food
challenge: I didn't do all that great - I had 3 fruits but only 1 vegetable

My head is feeling better so I don't think I will be going to the doctor unless my headache comes back. My neck/back/shoulder were all pretty sore this morning doing step class - but I am relieved that my headache is gone.

My nutrition class last night was about how you need to eat enough healthy fats to 'heal' your metabolism - kind of boring as it was stuff we have gone over already. They recommend 2-6 fish oil pills a day. I currently take 2, I guess I might up it to 4.
The best thing about last night's class was that my instructor brought a snack that she made us all try. It was in the recipe book but sounded awful so I would never have tried it if she hadn't brought it. I think it will become a regular breakfast of mine now when I need something quick and light before I work out. It is 1 banana, 1 avocado, 1 scoop of vanilla whey protein powder (or 2 scoops for more protein - but I'm not sure that I would like that as well) - that makes 2 servings and is a balanced breakfast (meaning protein, healthy fat and carb). You mash it all up and it tastes like banana pudding (you don't taste much of the avocado, but it is very green). I'm not sure how well the 2nd serving would keep - the avocado will probably turn brown. I ate my half and left the other half for my kids to try - they weren't that impressed but I thought it was very yummy.

LittleSpy

Istpaul -- you're right, that recipe does sound really gross at first. But I can see how it would taste pretty good since avocado doesn't have a strong flavor but has an awesome texture.

Momma -- so happy to read about Ryan's improvement! That's awesome.

Deb -- I'm glad Jeremy's on the mend. Scary stuff.

Jess -- It's only right for you to balance your checkbook. What kind of banker would you be if you didn't? Confession: I have never EVER balanced my checkbook. :embarassed:

Laila -- I'm feeling good! I feel much better now than I have been feeling the last 4 months. The only thing is that I can't get comfortable in bed & I sleep like crap but I guess that's to be expected.

I think I was just properly socked in the uterus for the first time! I've had lots of flutters & squirms but this was like a nice swift kick. I bet kicks like that will feel really great in few months. The last 2 days I've noticed she goes bonkers about 20 minutes after I eat fruit. Sugar rush, I guess. :laugh:

LittleSpy

<snip> We did discover the Imogen was a destroyer in the British Navy in WWI & sank on my freaking due date in 1940! C'mon, if that's not a "sign..."

So, for the record, that's a typo and should read "WWII" and not "WWI."

RedneckWmn

Jess -- It's only right for you to balance your checkbook. What kind of banker would you be if you didn't? Confession: I have never EVER balanced my checkbook. :embarassed:

I say 90% of the people who work here don't balance their checkbooks..and don't even get me started on customers! But with online banking and all the mobile apps theres really no reason if you aren't writing checks and having lots of online payments. I work for a small local bank and we are launching our online banking app next month I believe. YAY!
I can imagine how awesome those kicks and jabs are going to feel in a few months....:laugh:

lstpaul-That sure sounds interesting! I might have to give it a try!

Momma-So glad Ryan is improving! :flowerforyou: Hang in there...your doing great! I love your new goal!

HeatherMN

Teresa: I'll have to send you an email. The cleanse sounds interesting and it's from a magazine I love!

Momma (Sherry, right?): The hummus and turkey pita sounds delicious. Right after I read it, I was totally craving hummus, too! Love that stuff with pretzel thins. Yum! Glad to hear all of your kids are doing awesome in school, even Ryan! Yay!

Julie: I think the name Charlotte increased in popularity due to Sex in the City. Seriously.

Deb: Glad to hear Jeremy is doing better after his scary fall. That's a lot of stitches! Yikes!

Laila: Did you hear Jillian Michaels' sequel to 30DS, called Ripped in 30, comes out March 1st? You can preorder on Amazon now. I thought of you when I got the email about it and thought I'd pass it along. One woman on Amazon reviewed it because she got a chance to try it early for being a member of Jillian's website and she had raving reviews, saying it's even better than 30DS. I might order it just for something different. Then again, I'm a workout DVD addict (well, buying, not always doing)!

Jess: I balance my checkbook, but I round everything to even numbers. I helps me "cushion" my account for when I forget to write something down. I've never been a "to the penny" type of girl, especially with online banking. I'm bad, I know!

I'm bummed because the Sign Language class I registered for is being canceled due to low registration numbers. But I'm super excited because it means I'm getting my $70 refunded and can buy new running shoes sooner than expected. I'm going to get fitted for them at a real running store this time! Yay! My current shoes are due to be replaced (I figure a blister from shoes that never gave me blisters before is a good indicator).

Checking in for yesterday:
Points: On target, with 6 exercise points banked for later!
Water: 84.5 oz.
Exercise: ChaLean Extreme Burn it Up (cardio) and Recharge (yoga). The cardio video was SO much easier than I remember from when I last did it in November. It was almost *gasp* fun! I was sweating like mad even though it's only a 27 minute workout...I think Chalene could give Jillian a run for her money.
Proud: That even though I was up 1.8 lbs. on the WW scale, I didn't let it sidetrack me and I honestly am not bothered there was a gain. I had a lot of sodium on Sunday, but my jeans feel looser, so I'm still happy. I'm working really hard on not letting the scale determine my mood.
Challenge: Fail! Had two servings of veggies and one serving of fruit.

lildebbie

jeremy is going in to the doctor for a follow up. He is at work, he said he was feeling really jittery so he was going to go eat something. We made an appt with him this afternoon , not with the dr of choice, but another one in the office, he is good just not our # 1 choice.

I really hope everything is okay with him, he has never ever been really sick or anything

meokk

Hi Everyone I'm here !!!!
I've been reading posts when I can but having a busy week on top of not feeling so great....sorry y'all

TStout - sorry, sounds like you are going through a lot, however bad it is now, it will pass...

Deb - excited for your house countdown, sorry about hubby's head, ouch !

Cris - time to kick his butt. I would be so mad if I came home to a messy house every day.

Momma - love that hummus lunch, I often have something very similar, toasted wheat wrap, hummus, chopped tomatoes, cucumber, lettuce, avocado, pear and pumpkin seeds inside. They mix all the ingredients together first then put it in the wrap. So yummy and the pear is a nice touch.

Can't remember anything else, sorry.........I'll be back for weigh in for sure.

xoxo