Over 200 New Year New Me Part 46

RedneckWmn

I posted this morning and it seems to be gone. :ohwell: :frown: Hope everybody is doing well!

Momma24

I posted this morning and it seems to be gone. :ohwell: :frown: Hope everybody is doing well!

Oh so happy to see my Jess.............:flowerforyou:

RedneckWmn

I posted this morning and it seems to be gone. :ohwell: :frown: Hope everybody is doing well!

Oh so happy to see my Jess.............:flowerforyou:

Thank you Momma!! I have missed so much I can't even begin to catch up so I'm just going to try and jump right back in. Today is the first day I have tracked in probably a month!

Momma24

Good for you.... I know you can do this. Glad you are back and we are good with just jumping right back in......

purpleprose

LOL @Momma - it's okay, art taste is totally subjective. I just don't like it when people write it off without attempting to understand it. You wouldn't believe the debates I've gotten into with my parents about it! :laugh:

elmox

Here! Another busy busy week. Tracking (even when it's ugly) everything. Looking forward to next week when I'll likely get to breath again.

bluenote

Jess - looks like you and I both were out of the loop! Welcome back! I'm so glad to be back here! I really need to get it together! I am having a great day so far. I went back to PT which I have not been to in about two weeks, and I have had two good, healthy meals so far. I am excited. AND HUNGRY!!! OH LORDIE MAE I AM HUNGRY GIRLS!!! :noway: Wow, fast food for two weeks can really make your mind and stomach play tricks!!!

I refuse to give in! No more fast food! :sad: &

lstpaul

Jess - looks like you and I both were out of the loop! Welcome back! I'm so glad to be back here! I really need to get it together! I am having a great day so far. I went back to PT which I have not been to in about two weeks, and I have had two good, healthy meals so far. I am excited. AND HUNGRY!!! OH LORDIE MAE I AM HUNGRY GIRLS!!! :noway: Wow, fast food for two weeks can really make your mind and stomach play tricks!!!

I refuse to give in! No more fast food! :sad: &

You can do it bluenote! One thing I have learned from my nutrition classes is how much bad food choices keep feeding our future cravings in a very real physical way - and can just keep us going on the wrong track, but it only takes a couple of days of good choices to get things back on track - you can do it! ( and me too ... I didn't have the best weekend of food choices and I'm struggling a bit with cravings today too!).

lstpaul

checking in for yesterday:
calories: my food log says that I was ok - but I think I under estimated and forgot a few things because I sure feel icky today, I was really 'grazing' for something yesterday (because I didn't eat most of the day Saturday and then had a HUGE greasy, buttery potato pancake at 10:00pm Saturday night, so my cravings were out in full force yesterday).

exercise: good - another hour of step at the Y ... I had a great week of exercise last week, but I'm looking forward to my day off tomorrow

water: probably not enough
proud: of exercising even when I was feeling exhausted

I am down to where I was last year at this time, I really need to dig in and stick with this.

HeatherMN

Allison: I would agree with you that the museum needs to do a better job of explaining the artwork. Basically, the pieces all had the author's name, their birth year, the year the artwork was done and what the materials were. Some had a quote by the artist, but not necessarily one related to the piece. It was frustrating. We kept thinking if we had the back story it might make some sense. If nothing else, we got a good laugh from some of the items, saying that my bf's 7 year old is a genius based on the art in the museum. Not having any information about the artwork made me regret spending $10 each to look at a pencil line on a wall (literally!) or used motor oil in a cowboy hat (I'm sure there was an environmental or political message there!).

Trust me, I'm not against art in general. We studied french artists in my french classes in school and I liked it. Renoir, Manet, Monet, Picasso, etc., all made sense to me. I just don't get the more contemporary art and can accept that while some people like or even love it, it isn't my cup of tea.

Positively_Me

Morning ladies!

here is the picture off my camera..

I hope I remember how to upload the picture..lol

lstpaul

where is everyone today?

checking in for yesterday:
calories: over
exercise: good (an hour of step)
water: not so good .... just didn't taste good to me, I have some congestion
proud: took my 10 year old to my 6:00am step class with me - he did great!

I'm struggling today with wanting something more to eat, I'm bored at work - so that doesn't help.

LittleSpy

I'm here. Sweating. It's so hot outside (yep, in March) & I went for a walk at lunch & got sunburned & super sweaty and gross.

But, that's day #2 of exercise for me this week! :drinker: I went to the gym for nearly an hour last night (again, without hubby -- SURPRISE!) & will be going again tomorrow with or without him. Last week I learned to just expect him NOT to go, that way when he doesn't, I don't see that as an excuse not to go myself. If he doesn't go at least once in the next few weeks I'm going to suggest he cancel his membership. It's only $10/month but why waste it? I suggested he cancel it last week when he bailed on me the first day & he got all offended.... yet, it's been 8 days since then and he still hasn't gone so looks like I was right. :ohwell:

I'm actually concerned about his health. He seems to be under the impression that just because he was in good shape 5 years ago that he's still in good shape. Yet, whenever we do something physical (tennis, hiking, etc), he seems to get tired way faster than I do. Then he gets embarrassed & (I think) makes up some kind of excuse not to continue. Last summer when we went hiking the mountains, his "stomach" was hurting the whole time, so he bailed on me halfway up the mountain. I kept going for a little while but I got to a part I was scared to pass through by myself (really narrow ledge blocked by plants) so I didn't get to make it to the top, either. I would've felt brave enough to try to go farther if he had been with me. Every time we play tennis, his stomach or head end up hurting & we have to stop before I'm ready to stop (despite the fact that I run to get most of the balls so I'm exerting a lot more energy than he is). I feel like he's in total denial about being out of shape. There's no way he can be healthy -- some days I don't think he even steps outside at all & it's not like he uses the treadmill (he has NEVER used it & we've had it for almost 1.5 years).

He always complains that his brother got his mom's "skinny genes" & that he can eat whatever he wants & not gain weight. I've seen his mom eat -- and the reason she's tiny is because she hardly eats anything at all. Sure, she eats whatever she wants, but she seriously only eats a few bites. And his brother is a super physically active rock climber who's in the Navy so I think THAT'S probably why he can eat anything he wants & not gain weight. :laugh: Hubby eats all kinds of ridiculous crap and is only about 25 pounds overweight. So, you know, I'm pretty sure he did get his mom's "skinny genes."

Wow, that turned into a rant. :laugh:

lstpaul

I completely understand your rant Lilspy! I gave up inviting my hubby to come to the YMCA with me years ago ... I dropped our family membership down to a dual membership for my daughter and I, and I use guest passes for my son when he wants to join me. I figure someday my husband will ask about coming with me, but it has to be HIS idea. He just started using our exercise bike at home because of a program at work where he has to log so many minutes of exercise each week. I'm really glad that exercise bike is getting used - I bought it for myself but then didn't like it so only used it a couple of times :ohwell:

andreasoulcastle

Hey everyone just checking in, been on vaca visiting my family for spring break. I peaked at the scale this morning and it said that I was 252...which is 2 pounds from last week...hope it stays that way for friday weigh in!! It is easy staying on track during vacation when your sister is also watching what she eats and staying active!! I hope I hit that 10 pound mark lost this friday!! Hope everyone is doing well, will probably check in again on friday...that is the day I fly back home.

Andrea

ladeb

Hi all, this will be a drive by post.

Took high blood pressure and cholesterol with the threat of meds to get my hubby to work out.

heather - cool on the 7k

Day one on Job - boring!!!! team I am to work with at off-site today and tomorrow, no computer - really hard to even "look busy"!

Checking in for yesterday:
calories: good
exercise: work out with PT (1st time in a week) I TOTALLY BLEW OFF THE WEEKEND.
water: so, so - I started back on diet dr. pepper and have to quit again
proud: Unofficial scale finally shows some downward motion!

elmox

Preach it Julie! Same thing here, although Jonathan hasn't been to the gym in almost a year!?!?! :noway: And it's $20/month. At the beginning of the year I asked him if he thought he should cancel since you know, he wasn't going. He said that he had been thinking about it, but yeah...still nothing. Oh well, I know he's proud of me for what I've done and I have faith that eventually he'll get it in gear. However, he's probably going to need to stop loving beer so much!

So I saw that I was geting back into bad habits with eating crap (muffin, bagel/cream cheese, donut) for breakfast. I've been nuts at work and was using the whole, "It's going to be a tough day and I just think that oatmeal isn't going to cut it, so I need to have X." Ugh. I go to the same place for coffee every morning. The lady knows my order (large w/milk) and today asked if I wanted a donut too. I said, "NO! I am not allowed to get any more donuts! Seriously - no more donuts!" She laughed at me...maybe I'll test her tomorrow. :laugh:

So I changed my calorie goal to 1370 instead of 1200 (1 lb/week) on Monday. 1200 just felt too restricting and I felt like I was missing the mark every day. That's no way to live!

Checking for Monday and Tuesday...

Monday:
Cals - Over. Ended up working for 12 hours at work and got a dinner that was not so good for me. I also really need to throw out the mint chip ice cream!!!
Water - 64 oz
Exercise - Walked the usual 1 mile in my commute
Proud - Made smart veggie-centric choices at lunch.

Tuesday:
Cals - Under w/exercise. HOORAY!!
Water - 96 oz
Exercise - 1 hour of hot yoga
Proud - I got to enjoy my ice cream because of my exercise! I think that's called "a Heather"

I miss you all like crazy. Looking forward to the end of the week when I get my life back....or just catch up on everything that I put on hold for this project!

tlrue

Suffering from cabin-can't-leave-the-dog-at-home-without-upstairs-neighbors-having-an-aneurysm-fever. Not to mention not being able to find a job has left me feeling a little down and worthless.

The weather doesn't help much either. (Cold and rainy/crappy)

Not to mention the MORONS at Chase bank have made it near-impossible to get to my money. Long story short: I need a new debit card and Chase can't issue me a temporary ATM card because I didn't open my account in Illinois... WHAT?! The lady offered that I could go back to Ohio and get one though, no problem... ::fuming::

(PS - No offense to Jess if you happen to work at Chase :flowerforyou: )

I've been finding it hard to curb the temper flares the last few days. I know TOM is looming, but it shouldn't be this bad... I need to get a handle on it.

And... probably should find a hobby. I'm going insane.

RedneckWmn

Suffering from cabin-can't-leave-the-dog-at-home-without-upstairs-neighbors-having-an-aneurysm-fever. Not to mention not being able to find a job has left me feeling a little down and worthless.

The weather doesn't help much either. (Cold and rainy/crappy)

Not to mention the MORONS at Chase bank have made it near-impossible to get to my money. Long story short: I need a new debit card and Chase can't issue me a temporary ATM card because I didn't open my account in Illinois... WHAT?! The lady offered that I could go back to Ohio and get one though, no problem... ::fuming::

(PS - No offense to Jess if you happen to work at Chase :flowerforyou: )

I've been finding it hard to curb the temper flares the last few days. I know TOM is looming, but it shouldn't be this bad... I need to get a handle on it.

And... probably should find a hobby. I'm going insane.

haha...No I don't work for Chase Bank. I use to work for Wells Fargo but I work for a small local bank in Dallas now. I can't do the corporate banks anymore. That sounds insane they can't issue you a debit card beacuse you opened it in a different state! Hope you get it worked out soon.

Positively_Me

I'm so behind on posts..sorry

Congrats to last weeks Biggest loser!!!

I missed this week's challenge...

Can someone tell me what's our challenge?

Thanks.

HeatherMN

Lauren: Yes, enjoying the ice cream could definitely be called "a Heather." I've gone from eating ice cream daily to about three times a week now, so that's progress.

Teresa: Hang in there. A hobby sounds like lots of fun. Did you guys get hit with any of our snow yet or will you be lucky enough to have it miss you? I have 6" this morning, it I got to shovel for 1.5 hours, then drive an hour to work. Yeah, I was late two hours but at least now I don't have to think about working out tonight!

Jess: How are you? I know you're reading the posts but I haven't heard much from you. I hope you're doing okay!

Laila: I don't remember seeing who was the biggest loser or seeing a challenge yet, either. I'll try to take a look back and see who the winner was.

It's been pretty quiet around here, so you girls better be super busy and not slacking! I hit my 10 lbs (in 12 weeks) at WW and my 5%. In WW, this is a pretty big deal, so that was exciting. I'm literally doing what feels good and right, without stressing about the weight lately and it feels amazing...and the scale is moving again. I'm super close to breaking into the 170s! Just one more pound...

Hope you're all having a good day!

HeatherMN

Okay, I just scrolled back a few pages and it looks like only six people weighed in this week! Where is everyone?? Looks like we need some more accountability!

Anyway, Laila is our winner for last week.

So, give us a good challenge, Laila!

Also, I have a personal challenge to Teresa to walk 6 miles with Gunnar this week; I'm shooting for running the same amount of miles between today (Wednesday) and Sunday. I think getting out and about (rain and snow are no excuse!) with the adorable puppy will help you clear your head and breathe a little.

LittleSpy

Heather -- Congrats on reaching those WW goals! Super awesome. Sorry about the snow. It's 87*F here right now. Same high temp as yesterday. March 23rd and already WAAAAYYYYYYY too hot for me to be comfortable while being active outside. Ridiculous.

Teresa -- I love Heather's challenge to you. I also bet that much exercise will calm Gunner down a bit, too. Win-win!

I've now exercised 3 days in a row. I'm pretty sure that's the longest streak for me this year (sad, but true)! I'd like to consider Wednesday a gym day but I woke up with a bad sinus headache that has only gotten worse as the day progresses plus my back is hurting. I can't seem to find a pregnancy-friendly sleeping position that doesn't result in back pain. Oh well. Anyway, with those 2 things bringing me down a bit today, I realized it's highly unlikely I'll convince myself to go to the gym tonight. So I went outside on my lunch break & walked 2 miles. I'm not totally counting myself out for the gym, though. If I manage to convince myself to go, then the walk was just a bonus!

tlrue

Heather - I LOVE this challenge! I'm totally game!

PS - I just had another interview (with...... ironically enough... a dog walking place. They're hiring and admin person). It went REALLY REALLY well... which makes me nervous because I'm going to be so sad if I don't get a second interview (or... ya know, the job). The company seems really great, down to earth, and not a money-hoarding-conglomerate. AND! I would be able to take Gunner with me for part of the time. That would be super helpful getting him used to being by himself - instead of throwing him to the proverbial wolves and leave him alone for 8 hours.

AND! It's within 10 minutes of my house... so I could walk there! Or I will be one of the very few commuters in the city that drives to work and doesn't sit in 24234 hours worth of traffic!

So now I shall try not to get too excited.... hahaha

Oh! Extra PS - (in my best four year old voice) If anyone wants to be facebook friends, you can look me up! stout.111@gmail.com

HeatherMN

Teresa: Glad you like the challenge. I've got my fingers crossed for you on the dog walking company job! Hmm, have I ever mentioned that coincidences are signs that you're on the right track in life? At least that's my belief because it happens WAY to often to me not to believe in them.

Julie: Great job on getting active again. It is SO good for you and the baby!

ladeb

Teresa: You could take up knitting! Both Elmox and I knit. However, I do like the dog walking job - what a great way to exercise and play with puppies!

Elmox: I raised my calories up to 1450 a couple of weeks ago and things feel much better. Some days I am purposely less and once a week over, but the scale seems to finally have budged.

Heather: Great WW news for you! 170's here you come. Now if only the snow would go away! Took me 2 hours to get to work. Didn't even get any exercise out of the deal, hubby had already snowblowed. Maybe this evening.

Checking in for yesterday:
calories: a little over
exercise: 32 minutes on stationary bike, 5 on elliptical
water: so, so - Idiet dr. pepper issue & boredom at work)
proud: I was soo bored at work and I didn't eat my way through the day.

lstpaul

I AM SOOOO SICK OF SNOW! However I did risk life and limb to make it to my 6:00am step class, seemed like kind of an odd thing to have done when I got the call that they closed my office for the day. So I went home and shoveled, and then cleaned house a bit. Unfortunately I skipped my morning snack and didn't get to lunch until I was starving at 1:30 and I made some bad choices (for the 2nd day in a row). The next couple of days will be challenging too since I am going to our farmhouse with my parents. So I won't be here to weigh-in on Friday so will probably skip it this week.

My nutrition class last night was mostly about changing bad habits that slow metabolism:
skipping meals
lack of sleep
eating too many processed carbs
eating fast food and processed food (trans-fats and refined oils)
drinking soda or alcohol
insufficient protein

and things/strategies to speed up metabolism:
balanced breakfast
planning and cooking
sleep 8-9 hours a night (not sure how to find 9 hours, but I do try for 8)
eat a balanced bedtime snack
drink water as primary beverage
exercise
eat 4 ounces of protein at least twice per day

Momma24

Well girls, I think I need an emotional eating intervention. Today, Ryan's aid QUIT on him with NO notice..... My first reaction was shock, my second is heartbroken....I am still there. How could you walk out on a child with special needs and leave him, the teacher and me hanging.... The teacher was so sad as well.. I think I took it more personal and I am having a hard time with not crying and I ATE way too much for lunch.. I just couldn't satisfy my hunger.. I feel so down.. How could you do that to a precious little boy.. Any how I went to school to be his aid... The teacher said that he was starting the day off so good.. That at least is good news. Then the autism inclusion specialist came in and she did some assesments and it seemed as if she was leaning towards him leaving mainstream classroom to a special ed one. The only problem with that is that he and his sister would end up at different schools. That would make life so complicated.. I am feeling overwelmed..Between my oldest and college (wanting $600 to hold a room by April 1rst and I don't have it) Not to mention that the 2nd daughter has all kinds of highschool preparation meetings and orientations for next year.. (why in March?) I am so sorry for venting.. I am just a mess today.

LittleSpy

Momma ----:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
I'm so sorry you're having an emotional and stressful time right now. Just remember that overeating is only going to make you feel worse in the long run. Now, go get some exercise to get those good endorphins flowing!

lstpaul

I'm sorry Momma that you have all this happening at once. Sometimes being a mom can be the hardest job in the world because we worry so much. It will all work out in the end, but getting through today is the tough part. Hang in there! I'm thinking of you! :flowerforyou: