Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !
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@susan - I may throw caution to the wind and leave the damn gate open all the time! Losing weight is about health, clothes that fit and feeling better about yourself, but for me it's mainly about the ability to do the things I've never felt I could before. I need to channel that feeling every day and focus on the pure joy of living each and every day.
(I also love this picture because the cute, fluffy dog looks a lot like my dog and he's definitely a fan of open gates. )
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Hello my friends,
Struggling today. Stress levels are through the roof.
Hubby went for an endoscopy on Monday, while checking for one thing they found a mass in his stomach and it will have to come out. Too large for the scope so they took a biopsy, we should have the pathology by the end of this week. Too soon to know what is going on. But I want to panic.
Work is also at an all time high. Had I known it would be this way this early in January I would not have taken days off in December. Lots of windows to be done before the end of the month. My sister and I do all the sewing. She has a new grandson, three months old. The DIL has come down with a rare form of Pancreatitis. She has a 30% chance of survival. Needless to say sister is driven to distraction and has to help care for baby several days a week. Again too soon to know how this will turn out, but I want to panic.
Food is good and bad. Today I want to eat everything. This was my best alternative. I needed to get this all out in the open, down on "paper". I am a planner. Right now there are so many variables I cannot plan. I need to have things laid out in a logical way so I can deal with each step as it comes. At this time it is not possible.
I need your prayers and good thoughts. Thank you for once again being there for me to lean on.
Lori
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Well, my Tuesday goals were hit and miss. I got a text from my sister that she felt like throwing up – it never passed so we had to postpone the gym (hope it’s not the start of morning/evening sickness). I made Blueberry and Cream Cheese Butter Braid so that put me over my calorie goal. Missed on my water. I did get my sheets organized but opened a whole can of worms in my son’s room in the process. I have to do the rest today as he had to shove things to the side so he could sleep last night (sheepishly said). And Robin, you will be happy to know I got 6 pairs of shoes out of my closet and either thrown away or in the box to donate.
@Tom…I agree about Vegas and seeing it at least once. Although I think that about oh so many places. My goal is to get to all 50 states, but I know even if I accomplish that I am going to miss on some magnificent places – especially out west where the spaces are so big. SIGH. With that said, I will be staying in the Breckenridge area of Colorado this summer – if anyone has suggestions, please let me know.
@MKknits…you are doing really well with your organization/food prep. I have found I am much worse now that I work from home…unfortunately, everything is too accessable. I need to start being more prepared.
@Holly…I think that is a really cute hairstyle. I am back to growing mine out after a year – it drives me crazy that I can’t put it up when I work out.
@melifornia…you were getting up about the same time I went to bed! HA
@Susan…I think it’s been harder to get into the groove this time around. Sometimes I think it’s because someone else said, we try to go in full force – exercise, eat less, eat healthy etc. Maybe it is a matter of focusing on one things for a week or two and then adding in another and then another. They say that’s why so many resolutions fail – we’re all gung ho and then we get burnt out. Slow and steady, right?
@Laurie & Karen… It’s been down to as low as -40 with windchill here the last couple of mornings and we aren’t even thinking about closing schools (ok they might think about it, but it hasn’t happened) here in Bismarck. I’ve driven my daughter to the bus stop because her bus is never on time and today would have been standing there for 15 minutes. They just had a write up in Sioux Falls about the call to close school due to weather. The principal said he loses sleep over it because on one hand, he doesn’t want kids standing out in the cold waiting for buses, but on the other hand, he understands how hard it is on parents that work and have to figure out where kids can go. I do take some weird pride in it Cold is one thing but ice is another…especially when kids will be driving without much/any experience in it.
@Robin…dang, that is a lot of scheduling. Glad it’s working out for the most part. Where are you going on vacation?
AFM…I’ve got church activities tonight. Supper at 5. Jacob’s confirmation at 6. Emma’s “great adventures” at 6 and my Mom’s group at 6. Then choir at 7. After that, if Kristen is feeling better we will hit the gym. Busy night but always feel uplifted after choir. With being sick, I’ve missed the last two weeks and ready to get back to it. My cough isn’t gone, but enough to sing again (I hope).
I have some DOM from my new lifting that I did on Monday. I knew it would happen…my arms felt like jello after the session. Last night it started and this morning – full blow chest and arm muscle soreness. Oh well, it’s a good kind of hurt..ha!
To Do:
*water…one of these days I’ll hit my goal of 4 bottles
*calories
*finish Jacob’s room
*declutter at least one drawer in my kitchen – I’d like to get all 5 drawers done, but I don’t want to set myself up for failure since I have a busy night.
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@cblue Lori, I am so sorry about all that is going on for you just now. Know that you are in my thoughts and prayers. You definitely have a load to bear. I wish you and yours all the best.
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Good morning everyone.
Happy International Programmer’s Day – 2015!
It’s an exciting time to be living in! Technology just keeps getting better every year thanks to the contributions of programmers.
Let’s take a quick look at some of the accomplishments of IT in 2014:
* Mobile got bigger and better! iPhone6 was released; – 10 million sold within 3 days; Google announced Android has over 1 billion active customers.
* Google opened up Google Glass testing; Visa CheckOut was announced with a barrage of celebrity commercials; Google works on self driving cars; IBM spends $1 billion on Watson AI technology, including buying up AI companies.
* Java SE 8 was released!
* New APIs released like Gmail, AdWords, DropBox, and more
* Raspberry Pi Model B+ released: Want to run a Linux server serving up PHP pages on Apache connecting to a MySQL database wirelessly in the palm of your hand? Check out the Raspberry Pi Model B+. You could also plug it in HDMI to your tv, plug in a USB keyboard and mouse, and surf the web from a “computer” that fits in your pocket. And with 4 million Raspberry Pi’s sold since its inception in 2012, there is a huge online community.
* Programming became cool when President Obama and a host of celebrities joined in on code.org
“The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives.” ~William James
Tom
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What's DOM? Something to do with muscle soreness?
Day 3 of my Miracle Morning Routine, and now ish is getting real. I *must* get this sleep schedule figured out! Dragged myself out of bed this morning at 5:30 and went through my routine, but went back to bed around 7AM and woke up again at 9AM. I know what needs to happen here...I need to get to bed earlier. Time to adjust my night time routine (so long, reruns of The New Adventures of Old Christine that I've watched 10 times already!).
On the plus side, I can really feel the benefits of doing 20 minutes of yoga 3 days in a row. Relief!
Thanks for the lunch suggestions, teachers! I'm subbing tomorrow and think I have a good idea of what to take (with extra protein).
MFP Weekly Goals: January 4-10
Diet Goals
* Make a meal plan and stick with it! - working on it!
* At/Under calorie limit 5/7 days - 1/7
* No fast food 4/7 days - 0/7
* Create meal plan for Sissy Nights (my night with nieces & nephews) with healthy options for me - DONE
Excercise Goals
* Gym for at least 30 minutes of cardio at least 3/7 days - 1/7
* Find short yoga routine to do at home as part of Miracle Morning - DONE 3/7
Health Goals
* Take meds daily - 3/7
* Refill pill box when empty
Personal Goals
* Finish reading The Miracle Morning - just a couple of chapters left to read
* Create Miracle Morning routine and implement 5/7 days - DONE 3/7
Cleaning Goals
* Declutter kitchen - decluttered one set of cupboards and the pantry on Sunday night
Work Goals
* Edit PR pitch and sent to partner for review - DONE
* Write mag profile #1 and send out for review
* Write mag profile #2 and send out for review
* Write mag profile #3 and send out for review
* Invoice magazines
* Set up interviews for profile #4 and feature article
* Figure out shopping cart issue for e-commerce site
* Sub at high school on Thursday
* Send 5 pitches for PR client - DONE
January All-In Goals
* Login to MFP daily - 7/31
* At/Under calorie limit 20/31 - 1/31
* Workout (besides yoga) 12/31 - 3/31
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@Karen~Wind chills of 35 below?! No thanks! I say, stay in the comfort of your warm house today.
That is one thing I do not miss about the NY, bitter cold winters. I guess I can’t complain that the low tonight here is supposed to be around 18.
@Amanda~Welcome back, great goals for the new year!
@Holly~Riley sounds like Zoe, except she stole a piece of turkey off the counter the other day. Can’t turn our backs on them for a second!
@L2T~I’ve seen that pic on Pinterest, love it!
@Susan~Baby steps! Its amazing how the older we get the easier our parents get under our skin, isn’t it? My mom can sometimes be critical, I often need to gingerly explain to her that I am no longer a teenager and don’t need constant “mothering.” I know she means well, but I think they don’t always think before they say stuff and don’t always know whether or not it will hurt our feelings. Sounds like you and Cyrus are settling nicely back in Atlanta, how did his first day go in a new school?
@Lori~I’m sorry for the struggles and stresses encompassing you and your family right now. I hope DH test results come back favorable and that your sister’s DIL makes a full recovery. Sending out thoughts and prayers to you and your family.
@Tracy~That bread sounds fabulous!
@Tom~I, for one, am grateful for the new iPhone 6!
@Melifornia~DOMS is delayed onset muscle soreness. Usually comes about a day or two after heavy weight lifting.
@Tanya~I’m thinking about the new Fitbit Charge HR also. I almost preordered yesterday (may today), the only thing that makes me nervous are the LED HR sensors on the wrist—I know they are supposed to be safe but don’t want to have these permanent marks on my wrist from them. I haven’t been able to find much information in the test phase…
AFM~Not much to report. I was able to keep my session with my trainer last night, tonight I will most likely have to work late but it’s too early in the day to know for sure. Experienced my 2nd earthquake last night about 7pm. It was low with 3.6 magnitude but the area has been plagued with them recently—think we’ve had 25 small ones since October, there were 9 yesterday. Another one in the same area was reported this morning. You ask me it’s a result of the natural gas fracking.
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No one seemed to notice me but that didn't stop me! I'm back! Yesterday was a fail. I did pretty well until night time which is probably the hardest time of the day for me. My night time snack was worse than all my meals... combined. Ugh. Why is getting started so hard. I am so unhealthy and need to get healthy for myself and my kids (2 & 4). My mom died 1.5 years ago really really horribly from a rare cancer, and she'd want me to get healthy, she wouldn't want this for me. Last month I had to be put on a CPAP for sleep apnea which I developed at some point most likely because of weight (not age) because I never had problems before. My dad has heart issues and diabetes and I'm sure I'm well on my way if I don't change things fast. Cry.
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@Hansea- Good luck on the weight loss challenge and training for the half marathon. It is great your hubby supports you and the miles goal is awesome.
@Kaye- I think we all struggle with hunger some days more than others. Well I know that I do.
@RobinsEgg- I would be exhausted after all those phone calls. Something on sale can always find us new things to eat In this freezing weather something really cool is to take really hot tap water in glass toss the water in the air and watch it freeze can see some cool designs.
@Mountmary- be safe in the cold but I like how you looked at the situation because most kids don’t dress for the weather unless parents dress them.
@Lives2Travel- I love hearing what the south thinks is cold being 38 degrees in MN this time of year would be a heat wave…lol but true. Love the pic with the dog.
@Susan2396- Yes baby steps. I know that hurt all too well my son was not always as nice and well behaved it was actually a child shrink that told me that.
@cblue315- Sorry for all your stress. I will pray for you and your family.
@tlh0407- I hope it wasn’t a real can of worms . Wow… 6 pairs I own maybe 6 pairs but only 2 fit LOL.
@kah68- I mean this in a loving way but Riley is part German Shepard part Beagle (vet thinks anyway with the beagle) he is smart, stubborn and kind of dumb all in one. He just steals things because he is being stubborn and not wanting to listen to commands. Puppies are like having toddlers in my eyes. LOL He is a great cuddle buddy tho.
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klp555...Welcome! I know when I do personals, not every person gets commented on each time, but you are welcome here and we read you!
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DOM - delayed onset muscle soreness or something close to that.0
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Hi Lin!!
@holly--yes, puppies can be stubborn. I'm starting to think that's true of senior dogs as well. Gunner is 9 now, and he's just recently been exhibiting some really stubborn behavior: counter surfing, begging, whining for treats--all stuff he knows is wrong and would have never done in the past. He's NOT hungry, so I know he's just doing it to break the rules. LOL
@klp--I tend to give a general welcome to newlings until I see them come back b/c I used to write long welcomes and only about 1% even come back to read them. As far as night time snacking, I figured out early on that I like to eat at night. Rather than fight that, I just make sure to save enough calories to have a substantial dinner and evening snack. Sorry to hear about your mom's passing and your dad's health issues--it's good that you are doing something to help insure better health for yourself.
@kelley--Yes, very chilly here, but I will probably venture out to grade somewhere. Those earthquakes sound scary--what are we doing to our planet?!?!
@melifornia --as others said DOMS is delayed onset muscle soreness that can begin a few hours after exercise, but is usually at its worst 24-72 hours later. You already got some good suggestions for lunch, but one I didn't see yet is hummus. No need to heat it and it keeps really well in a lunch bag. I eat mine with crackers or raw veggies. Glad you are enjoying your yoga.
@tracy--yes, I know some folks think it's weird that we close for low temps. A bunch of my friends on FB were all talking about how it was as cold when we were kids and we never got a day off, kids today are "soft," blah, blah, blah. In reality, it's the parents who complain for the very reason you stated--they don't want their kids standing outside in the cold waiting for a bus. So it's the people my age who are forcing our superintendents to close the schools. Irony.
@lori--sending good thoughts your way. I'm sure the hardest part right now is the lack of control you are feeling--as you said, too many unknown variables to plan for.
Can you try to focus on what IS in your control--plan your workouts, meals, and work as much as possible--to distract yourself from the unknowns?
@L2T--great mantra! I love that meme--have seen it on FB and it always makes me smile.
AFM--man is it cold! I was going to go work out, but think I'm going to focus on grading today. The stress of that stack of papers is getting to me.
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@Holly~Maine Coons are the same way, they are described as toddler's until they reach full maturity at 5 years old. She's two and acts like she's in her terrible two's--has temper-tantrums, leaves her toys out and I have to watch her every move! LOL I wouldn't change a thing,
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Lives2Travel wrote: »Brrrr. Winter arrived today and boy is it cold. Ok, at least as cold as we in the South are likely to experience. My daily walk has been moved to lunch time when it will be a balmy 38.
I posted my goals a bit ago, but neglected my mantra. This is a hard one for me. I see and read so many things that have spoken to me that to whittle it down to one word or phrase is tough. So, I read back through one of my Pinterest boards looking for the answer. I had many choices "Never Give Up", "Onward", "You're worth it", "One Day at a Time", but they all seemed to focus on what we say to ourselves when we mess up. I don't want to focus on my failures anymore. I want to focus on the WHY of the whole thing. Why do I want to lose the weight? What am I hoping to gain when I lose? And how do I want to get there? Focusing on the days I screw up or focusing on joy? So, here is my mantra:
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It's freaking COLD here, too. I'd planned to hit the gym this afternoon, but am joining @skinnyjeanzbound in the decision to stay inside and work instead. I have several articles that need to be written plus a couple of updates to do for website clients. So I'm going to hunker down and work on those projects for the rest of the day (plus a couple of household chores), then take my workout gear with me tomorrow so I can head straight to the gym when I'm finished at school.
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@tlh0407 - I totally understand... seems to be a big following here. Will take me time to catch up!
@skinnyjeansbound - That makes total sense, I'd imagine there are lots coming and going. It took me like an hour to find way back to this thread after I had posted the first time. I bet some people get lost!
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Just a quick drive by b/c my brain needs a break from really bad Scarlet Letter essays. Ugh.
I'm currently at starbucks grading. Plan to grade all afternoon before heading home for dinner. It's looking like we may have another emergency day tomorrow. If that happens I will still have to go to my bargaining meeting in the afternoon, but it will give me an opportunity to go to the gym.
Normally, I would be upset about these closing b/c it would mean a bunch of extra work adjusting my lesson plans. However, this is coming at the best possible time of year for me b/c I have a lot of review for final exams planned next week which is really easy to adjust.
2015 mantra = "Just 15 minutes"
January Challenge:
Under calorie goal: 6/6 days (goal is 28/31 days)
All-in: run 2 days/week: week 1 = 1/2, week 2 = x/2, week 3 = x/2, week 3 = x/2
8k at end of month (not sure what day) in 56 minutes (Thanksgiving 8k = 56:49, NYE 8k = 57:47)
Grading Goals:
1. 14/50 AP essays
2. 6/13 Scarlet Letter essays
Exercise Goals:
Sun--walk gunner NOT DONE (too snowy, wet, and cold outside)
Mon--walk gunner NOT DONE + gym DONE
Tues--rest day (meeting)
Wed--gym NOPE
Thurs--rest day (meeting)
Fri--walk gunner
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Hello all,
Thank you once again for helping me through a difficult day.
Pathology came back and all is well, not sure what the mass is but they do no want to do anything at this time. So that is a HUGE relief.
Very cold here today so no walk in customers today. Sister came in for the whole day and we got so very much done. She says she can put in a full day tomorrow as well. Yippee!
@Lives2Travel Love the dog picture! It will have to go on the fridge for a while. It makes me smile every time I look at it.
My Wednesday wishes were answered!
Living life Gratified
Love to all,
Lori
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Hi kids,
Hope today is finding you well, making good healthy decisions for you.
@Barbara: Happy to hear that life is settling down for you. LOVE the hair cut comment and idea....I hope it works!
@MKknits: It sounds like you have the "balance" part of my mantra down...which is always the hardest part for me. Life happens. Enjoy your choices, and get back on track afterwards....I need to learn that one.
@ereilly: Feel better soon.
@BSRacer: Congrats on your weight loss.
@KLP, @watraders, @nannersp61, and @robinrmcfal (and any other newbies I may have not caught...: Welcome. Hope we can help one another...
@loosaedna : I'm sorry that you are so overwhelmed. Try to take one step at a time with the new doc. You are looking at a lot of stuff...just go one thing at a time. Try not to overstress, about things that may or may not happen. Keep making great decisions for yourself. One step at a time. You can do this.
I apologize profusely for my mad skimming of your posts....I can't get over how many postings happen on this discussion. I am sorry if I missed something you posted that was important to you.
I had a great weigh in this week. I've been on track with exercise and eating. Trying to keep balance with work life and real life. Next week, going to wake up go back to my earlier wake up time, so I can get to work early and use the time to get caught up. It's particularly hard during the cold, long dark part of the year. I just need to do it and make it work. 
Take care of yourselves.
Perfect effort and balance,
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Hi everyone,
Hello everyone, I hope you all are keeping warm.
Welcome all new people. There are a lot of you just now, so as not to miss any, I will say a general “hello”. You have found a great thread and group of people.
@Melifornia Glad you asked about DOM: I didn’t know either and was about to ask.
Kah Kelley, I hope the ground is holding still for you today. I think an earthquake would really frighten me, probably more than this insane cold. I heard a bit about that on the news tonight.
@MNQueen Not sure what you are asking. I did go out today, just wore tons of layers and did finally get the long johns out for under my corduroy pants. I do remember when the kids were little we never even concerned ourselves with temps until wind chill was below -20º. I would bundle us all and walk them to school. And back when I went to Purdue a thousand years ago “young ladies” always wore skirts. We could not wear pants on campus unless the temp was well below zero (no mention of wind chill then) and the dean of women “allowed” it. We wore petti-pants and knee socks and had perpetually cold red chapped knees. Incidentally, we also had to dress for dinner. Times have changed!
@cblue Lori, I am so glad things have settled down a bit. Now if your niece can get well. Will keep you and your family in my thoughts and prayers.
@Edna How’s it going? I hope you have been able to settle down a bit. Monday will come and things will be just fine for you.
@Mara Good for your nice loss. Sounds like you have it figured out.
@Niki I hope that nasty "bug" is leaving you. You deserve to feel good.
AFM: I think someone needs to push my “re-start” button. I just can’t quite get going again after New Year’s. The day starts off fine and then I succumb to some dumb thing. I will “start” again tomorrow and the plan is to stay with it all day. I have the right food in the house so there is no excuse.
And finally, @Robin Don’t forget to go to bed tonight. I will be here bright and early checking on you.
January Challenge:
Calories under goal: 2 /31
Cardio Exercise: 0 /31
Core fitness DVD 0 /31
Word for 2015 “TENACITY” Well this isn’t doing it is it???
Thanks every one of you for being here.
Barbara
Mountmary84
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No one seemed to notice me but that didn't stop me! I'm back! Yesterday was a fail. I did pretty well until night time which is probably the hardest time of the day for me. My night time snack was worse than all my meals... combined. Ugh. Why is getting started so hard. I am so unhealthy and need to get healthy for myself and my kids (2 & 4). My mom died 1.5 years ago really really horribly from a rare cancer, and she'd want me to get healthy, she wouldn't want this for me. Last month I had to be put on a CPAP for sleep apnea which I developed at some point most likely because of weight (not age) because I never had problems before. My dad has heart issues and diabetes and I'm sure I'm well on my way if I don't change things fast. Cry.
Here's to making today better than yesterday.
Sorry you missed my comment to all the @newbies and @retunees ... about 23 posts down from your original one on the 6th ...
Thanks for telling us a little about yourself ... what are you trying to do to get your health in shape?
Don't feel bad about having to use a Cpap ... it's not always weight related, though people who have a weight to lose often do have obstruction when they sleep .... they snore a lot and loudly, and often stop breathing for short periods ... which can lead to a stroke or a heart attack ... so be grateful you have the machine to keep pushing air into your lungs during those momentary stoppages.
My son has the problem because of a deviated septum and has used a Cpap for many years and reports he sleeps fine with it. A few years ago I complained to my doctor about how tired I was during the day and thought it was related to blood sugar spikes after eating starchy or sweet carbs ... he looked at my food diary and said something else was going on because my food diary looked like I was following orders .... so he orderd a sleep apnea test and off I went for 2 nights at the hospital. Well .... I stopped breathing more than 30 times in an hour and some of those stoppages were longer than a minute. So now I sleep with a CPAP also. .... and my blood pressure has stabilized, the occasional arythinmias have deminished so that I am no longer afraid to exercise ... and I know I'll probably always need to wear the headgear because, for me ... it's not a weight related thing either ... although being so obese as I am doesn't help it one bit.
So ... now that I've ranted to you about the benefits of a CPAP ... what are you doing to improve your health and diet? I'd really like to know.
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Hello y'all! Since my mantra for 2015 is discipline, I have been thinking a lot about it. Then I came upon this on Pinterest...
Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want more.
So tonight, when I wanted that cookie after dinner, I decided that I wanted to lose weight more. One small victory for me!
Week 1 Goal: under or at calorie goal 4/4 days
Week 1 All In Goal: walk dog with H 1/4
Discipline! - Laura
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Barbara, your post brought back memories. We are of the same generation. When it got -40 those who had to walk to campus could wear slacks, but they had to change at the first restroom they came to on campus. Did you wear brown long stockings with garters in grade school?
Lori, I'm glad you had a better day.
Klp555 I used a CPAP for several years, but have been able to quit using it since I lost weight. Apnea can be very dangerous. Did you figure how to mark this as a favorite so you can find us?
AFM: no one who has bruised ribs should have to deal with a cough. Just saying. My Wednesday wish is obvious, I want this cough to go away. I did better today, but find that when I am feeling miserable, I look for food to make me feel better.
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@Kaye Nope, bobby sox and saddle shoes in grade school. Gosh, we must really be relics of another era! LOL
Sure hope those ribs get better. DH fought that after he fell off his bike this summer and I knew when he winced it was not fun; coughing would be awful. Get better soon.
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...and one new challenge. I have to have the book "Dear Abigail" by Diane Jacobs read in the next week before my book club discussion. I think I am going to promise to read it every day....for some reason I just don't get this one picked up. It is about Abigail Adams and the Revolutionary war times and is quite interesting. go figure???0
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Hi, I'm Lindsay. I wish I could eat as much as I want and not worry about losing weight.
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Hi everyone!
@kaye--sorry about your cough with the sore ribs--that sounds like no fun.
@laura--great job practicing discipline!
@barbara--I started a book over the summer and just couldn't get into it. Got about halfway through before school started, and haven't picked it up since. Finally decided to just give up on it. Life is to short to read books I don't enjoy. Now I'm planning to start Nausea by Jean-Paul Sartre if I ever get a break from grading.
Wednesday Wish:
My wish is that our bargaining session goes well tomorrow. We have another day off of school, but I still have to attend the meeting. At least we are able to start a little bit earlier, so it won't be such a late night.
I also plan to go to the gym in the morning. Today was very lazy day and it turns out it will be my first day this month over my calorie goal. Between my starbucks latte and a couple of cocktails (to celebrate no school tomorrow), I will be over once I eat dinner. Only a couple hundred calories, so I'll still be under maintenance.
2015 mantra = "Just 15 minutes"
January Challenge:
Under calorie goal: 6/7 days (goal is 28/31 days)
All-in: run 2 days/week: week 1 = 1/2, week 2 = x/2, week 3 = x/2, week 3 = x/2
8k at end of month (not sure what day) in 56 minutes (Thanksgiving 8k = 56:49, NYE 8k = 57:47)
Grading Goals:
1. 14/50 AP essays
2. 8/13 Scarlet Letter essays
Exercise Goals:
Sun--walk gunner NOT DONE (too snowy, wet, and cold outside)
Mon--walk gunner NOT DONE + gym DONE
Tues--rest day (meeting)
Wed--gym NOPE
Thurs--rest day (meeting)
Fri--walk gunner
Sat--walk gunner + gym0 -
mountmary84 wrote: »@Kaye Nope, bobby sox and saddle shoes in grade school. Gosh, we must really be relics of another era! LOL
Sure hope those ribs get better. DH fought that after he fell off his bike this summer and I knew when he winced it was not fun; coughing would be awful. Get better soon.
Barb
ditto for me Barb and Kaye ... about the sore ribs and coughing ... not nice at all.
Good going @lleicc ... Discipline Laura ... that's what it comes down to sometimes.
@linzee32 ... yes, don't we all. But Lindsey, if we keep doing what we have always done in the past, we will not get any new results.
@Skinnyjeanz .. good luck on the bargaining session.
AFM ... I did wear those brown stockings that Kaye mentioned ... with a coin or button twisted in the top hem and put through a metal clip that looked like a garter clip but didn't come with garters. Those garters were something I didn't wear until I was grown up to hold up my silk stockings ... with the seam up the back! LOL ... what fun to remember how it was 'back then' in the simpler times.
So to update you on my illness .. it's gone into my lungs so I now have Bronchitis but it's still in the viral stage so nothing to do about it but keep on self-medicating. Running a fever again and really coughing a lot. I've instructions to call my doctor if I don't see any improvement over the next 5-7 days, or get significantly short of breath.
So ... what with sleeping oddly and not having any appetite unless the food is right in front of me ... I didn't eat today until 10:30 PM having only plain hot tea and cold water in my waking periods.
Thus ...
My calorie challenge is 7/7 (goal is 28/31)
Obviously no exercise has taken place. But hey, I did cook my small dinner (porridge with strawberries and peanut butter) and did put away the dishes from the dishwasher plus put another load in to wash.
Follow-through Niki
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I wore saddle shoes in grade school....but, only because they were "retro cool" then. Ha!
Stay warm everyone! I draw blood all day, and there is a lot of small talk with patients...guess what everyone wanted to talk about today? The best was when one man's response to my "Have a great day!" was "You have a great day, too, and may your car start tonight!" like it was a standard greeting. Funny.
My Wednesday Wish is that I keep my organization momentum going! I decided on Sunday to make a chore schedule for the family, so I can get more of my housekeeping done during weeknights and have less to do on Saturday. So far, so good. Everyone is on the schedule. I plan on scheduling more tasks next week. I feel like things are more under control and am less stressed knowing that there is a time for everything.
We needed to change our daily schedules a bit to adjust for my husband's major schedule change. He was moved from third shift to first shift at work, which he was kind of upset about....because it wasn't his choice, but I think we're all going to benefit from this. The kids were surprisingly excited to hear that Daddy would be sleeping at the same time as them! Funny!
January All-in: 3/7
Mantra: You Know Better!
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