~*Highs & Lows*~ Anything Goes!

mpogo

Welcome krhbutte!!! So far I don't think any of us have made people feel left out, at least I haven't felt that way.

As of right now I'm pretty much maintaining. With the holidays and other stuff going on I haven't had much time to exercise. I try to make sleep my priority and when daily events inch their way into my sleep schedule, it's hard to pull myself out of bed to work out. BUT! I haven't been eating terribly though. I have my Slim-Fast shake (the powder mix since they recalled the pre-mix cans, besides, it's cheaper and more enviromentally friendly) Then I have a Lean Cuisine at work and some healthy snacks. The Christmas cookies are always tempting that are passed around though. Today's high was talking with one of my managers and knowing where I stand with some things about my position. It means some more training, but that also comes with overtime and more money!! My low was having a different manager (that I don't see unless I come in off shift) assume that I would work New Years. I already got sucked into working Christmas and I've had to work all the other holidays this year. It's lame. There's my rant!!

Mac55: I agree with pinbotchick, you are very funny. I learned snappy comebacks from my mom. "Wow mpogo! You look like you've lost weight!" me: "It's an optical illusion, smoke and mirrors!" Evidently your not supposed to do that! Happy Birthday!

mindovermatter: Good luck with your last couple of finals!

Pinbotchick: Lasagna is probably my favorite Italian dish ever! Congratulation on setting a new record for yourself! I'll start running, eventually....

krhbutte

I was kind of naughty yesterday. I don't think it was bad enough I will gain but I'm sure I stunted my loss. I have a perfect excuse . Once I tell you guys about it you will probably all mail me a pizza.

I bought a new house last year and it still has the 70's bathrooms. The tubs are very slick on the bottom. When I came home from work my husband called me back into the bathroom very proud to show me he had fixed our slick tub problem. He used industrial adhesive and glued big strips of heavy duty sand paper to the bottom of the tub!!! Heavy heavy sandpaper! I about crapped! Then his feeling were all hurt and he was mad because he thought I would be happy. I told him "Honey I don't want to hurt your feelings......but it's SANDPAPER!" I don't know how the heck I'm going to get it out of there. (No I'm not married to Tim Allen either)

Anyway...He then got in the shower and I went to the kitchen and ate a buckeye, and chocolaty holiday mix, and yogurt with peanuts and peanut butter mixed in. I should have come down here and posted this. Oh well. Start again today. I had 4 good days and one bad, so I figure if I get good again I'll be fine.

I'll see you guys later!

I almost forgot LOWS: Had a bad high calorie day.

HIGHS: I never have to worry about calluses on my feet again!

Mac55

No Baths for you!! Your bum would probably be rubbed raw!! Yikes!! lol:noway:

krhbutte

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Welcome Krhbutte!!!

I am glad you found us!!!
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Thanks Mind over Matter! Glad to be a part of this group!

krhbutte

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krhbutte - welcome to our group :flowerforyou: It's wonderful that you kept the weight off this last time. They say 3rd times a charm. Good luck to you on your journey and I look forward to getting to know you.


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Thanks Pinbotchick!
I really think I have found the group for me!!

krhbutte

Welcome krhbutte!!! So far I don't think any of us have made people feel left out, at least I haven't felt that way.

As of right now I'm pretty much maintaining. With the holidays and other stuff going on I haven't had much time to exercise. I try to make sleep my priority and when daily events inch their way into my sleep schedule, it's hard to pull myself out of bed to work out. BUT! I haven't been eating terribly though. I have my Slim-Fast shake (the powder mix since they recalled the pre-mix cans, besides, it's cheaper and more enviromentally friendly) Then I have a Lean Cuisine at work and some healthy snacks. The Christmas cookies are always tempting that are passed around though. Today's high was talking with one of my managers and knowing where I stand with some things about my position. It means some more training, but that also comes with overtime and more money!! My low was having a different manager (that I don't see unless I come in off shift) assume that I would work New Years. I already got sucked into working Christmas and I've had to work all the other holidays this year. It's lame. There's my rant!!

Thanks mpogo,
I already feel so welcomed!!

cc_campbell81

Hello everyone. Sorry for my absence. I’ve been busy getting ready for my family to get here. I got a lot done though, lost one pound this week, and I got to spend the day with my angel of a daughter. The only thing I would consider a low is something I just ended laughing off as funny. This morning my daughter woke up at 430 and I didn’t get her back to sleep until 600. So, just as I get comfortable my husband’s alarm goes off. Then he gets up and just as he’s leaving for work and I lay back down my daughter woke up!

Pinbotchick: Thanks for being willing to help. I need to start thinking outside the box on exercise. Congrats on the loss.

Mindovermatter: We are here for you. This is the place to let it all go. None of us are going to judge.

Mac55: You are so brave putting the pic on the fridge. I did put my weekly weigh ins on the fridge but felt self conscious when people came over so I took it down! I know that’s silly. Thanks for sharing about the tub. I needed a good laugh.

Mpogo: Congratulations on starting class. I have taken online classes and really like the flexibility. Just keep pushing forward even if it’s only one at a time.

Krhbutte- Welcome!

pinbotchick

Yesterdays high was spending a fun filled evening with my family and that I stayed within my maintenance calorie range even with my 2 glasses of wine and lasagna. I had to laugh when my mother handed me the empty garlic bread and brussel sprout bags - she knew I'd want to log the calories and check portion size. It was pretty cool to pull out the iphone and log them. I made a comment that there were 5 sprouts in a serving - we all laughed when everyone ended up taking 5 - was it chance or did I influence their choices? I had no real lows yesterday - which is pretty good. My mom and I even managed a 30 min workout while dinner finished cooking.

pinbotchick

Saturday's highs - getting the roof raked from snow, playing on my iphone and doing 2 workouts - oh yeah, I managed to eat within my calorie range again. Low's for yesterday - wasted time watching a really bad movie. I would rather spend my time with a good book. DH has the worst taste in movies - give me a chick flick any day.

So I hope everyone's silence means that your having a great weekend. Hopefully, my low today will be getting up at 5:30 this morning and not being able to get back to sleep. I keep thinking I should just go work out but that would take energy. Maybe I'll get up and put a Christmas movie on and do some low impact aerobics during it. I have to work later today - since I am taking time off Tues to Fri for a trip to the in-laws.

mpogo

What a way to end the work week!!!! I'm venting a little bit here since it's my sister's birthday so I don't whine and bring her down. It was super hectic at work and no one was willing to come in early to help out. It was none stop for a long time so I didn't get a break until about 5 hours in. BUT, I'm off for the evening and the next so I'm certainly going to enjoy relaxing. I was able to configure my Blackberry to get my messages from my school e-mail so that'll be nice. Yesterday morning was breakfast with the guys and all I had was coffee and had some heart (and waistline) healthy oatmeal instead of fried eggs or something of the sort. I guess being busy at work helped me not munching from the vending machine too.
Today it's cross country skiing, a little nap then off to visit a friend for the evening.

Besides being stressed from work I don't have a low (which is awesome!!)
High: Getting a Snuggie for Christmas from one of the guys. Even if I don't use it, I still had a good giggle.

cc_campbell81

Good morning. My highs are everyone is in town. my parents, my husband's parents, and my sister. I love spending time with everyone. I also have the next week off and get to spend all day with my daughter as opposed to having to take her to daycare. No real lows.

pinbotchick

Today was wonderful - we spent 45 min outside snow shoeing. What a way to burn calories. One of these days, I plan to try cross country skiing... I hope you had fun with it mpogo... My high today would be making a great tasting, low calorie new recipe - turkey ratatouille and getting in 2 sessions of exercise. Low for the day would be procrastination on doing my work paperwork. I really need to get it done but just don't want to start. Oh well, I guess I better just go do it Keep enjoying your family cc...

cc_campbell81

Hi everyone. Things are going well. My daughter is finally back on a normal sleeping schedule again. My parents and sister got her safely and will be staying for about 10 days. I am really happy because I only get to see them once a year. I did eat a litte crazy yesterday but I feel like I deserved a break from the routine. Hope everyone else is doing okay too.

mpogo

cc_campbell: I'm happy to hear about your daughter and how you got to spend time with your family. That's awesome!!!

Pinbotchick: I'd been cross country skiing before so I thought I could just pick it up like riding a bike, but that evidently was not the case. The trail we went on had more hills than expected, so cross country skiing became cross country falling. BUT it was a blast!!!! I think we may had burned more calories laughing at each other then actually skiing. Despite the bruises sustained and aching muscles, we're going back next weekend!

High: Most defintely skiing and having a great time.
Low: a little headache..that's all. Life is good

MindOverMatter

HELLO EVERYONE!!!!!!!!

I am sooooooooooooooooooooooooo sorry for my absence...my internet was OUT....I was lost without MFP!!!! I really have come to depend on it! Please pray it never goes out again. Ok, now that I got that out! I am going to go read the boards and catch up...

pinbotchick

I would have a panic attack if I had no internet. And that may actually happen this week since we are leaving town in the morning to stay with my in-laws. I just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. I will try to check in as much as possible. I still have to pack tonight :noway:

High today - saw a bald eagle this morning (I nature), managed to workout for 45 min and spent time in hot tub relaxing :bigsmile: tonight.

Low today - long work day - I left home at 8 this morning and it was -2 F (EEEEK - it was cold) and didn't get to mom's to work out until 7:15 tonight.

MindOverMatter

OMG and here I am complaining about 22... -2 is no joke!!! Stay warm!!!
Today was a day of rippin and running. I feel like I was a mission yet barely achieved any of my goals...lol! I love christmas minus all the confusion and craziness!

Anyway, I ate well today and got in some exercise! So I can't complain in that area.

High-I took my last final and I think I aced it!! WHOO HOOOOOO

Low-Dealing with all the crazy people in the holiday madness!!!

cc_campbell81

mpogo- I tried skiing once. I was pretty good at the actual skiing and really terrible at stopping! I kept crashing everytime I had to stop!

pintbotchick-I freak too without internet and without my iPhone! I never wanted one then my husband got me one as a gift and now I am lost without it!

Mindovermatter-congrats on finishing your finals. I did mine a couple weeks ago and after that I felt so relieved.

Today wasn't too bad. I really enjoy seeing my family. We wen't to the book store today which I love. I know I am such a nerd but I love looking for good deals on books for my daughter. We read to her at least 5 times a day so I'm always looking for something fun but educational to read to her. However there is a little tension with my family here. My mom is overweight and my dad is skinny (always has been). He is concerned about her and means well but he makes comments about what she eats which I can see causes tension. I've always kind of played mediatior so I want to help but I feel like I should stay out of it too. I am torn about what to do.

I am really enjoying the week off from work to just relax and not have to worry about much. The weather here in San Antonio is great. Although I am from Illinois so I wouldn't mind seeing a little snow on Christmas. And as always I am so happy to be here and to have a great family. Hopefully I won't gain this week!


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pinbotchick

DH is scoring points real big - He actually hooked the wireless router up at his parents (it's only been sitting around for 2 years) - so now my laptop works. YEAH...

Yesterdays highs - arrived safely (5 hour trip) at the in-laws and ate a 1/2 of a wonderful lunch (blue cheese hamburg, fries and chicken noodle soup) that DH suggested we share so I only had 1/2 the calories and loved getting to eat great food. I was actually 200 calories under for the day (in maintenance mode). And I got to see family.

Yesterdays lows - 5 hours in the car - imagine if I could have worked out for 5 hours. When are we going to invent Star Trek transporters?

CC - I want to be in TX - or anywhere warm. Enjoy your family. Good luck with your parents. There is not much you can do. Maybe someday your mom will want to change. My experience is if not food, then they will argue or have tension over another topic. Time got away from last weekend but looking up my notes on stress fractures is on my to do list when I get home.

mindovermatter - I will join in c/o about 22 today. I am 5 hours south of my home - shouldn't it be warm? I have my jogging shoes on and want to go out but think it's still too cold here. Congrats on being done with the finals. Now, relax and enjoy the holiday.

mpogo - we've had a few of those falls on the snow shoes. I can't imagine how uncoordinated we will be on the skis when we pull them out. But it will make for a few good laughs and stress release.

cc_campbell81

DH is scoring points real big - He actually hooked the wireless router up at his parents (it's only been sitting around for 2 years) - so now my laptop works. YEAH...

Yesterdays highs - arrived safely (5 hour trip) at the in-laws and ate a 1/2 of a wonderful lunch (blue cheese hamburg, fries and chicken noodle soup) that DH suggested we share so I only had 1/2 the calories and loved getting to eat great food. I was actually 200 calories under for the day (in maintenance mode). And I got to see family.

Yesterdays lows - 5 hours in the car - imagine if I could have worked out for 5 hours. When are we going to invent Star Trek transporters?

CC - I want to be in TX - or anywhere warm. Enjoy your family. Good luck with your parents. There is not much you can do. Maybe someday your mom will want to change. My experience is if not food, then they will argue or have tension over another topic. Time got away from last weekend but looking up my notes on stress fractures is on my to do list when I get home.

I want transporters too! If I could have a special power it would be teleporting for sure! No rush on the notes. When ever you get around to it. I appreciate your help. I know you are right and they will fight about something.

KarenLue

Hey Everybody! I haven't left. Just been very busy (like every one else) getting ready for the holidays! Plus my birthday was on the 19th and my husbands on the 21st.

I have fell completely off the wagon and just figured I'll pick back up after the holidays. Not a very good way to think I know, but I just think I'm to weak for all the temptation. Or should I say frustrated by. Anyway, I wanted to ask you guys a question........As I said before, I just quit smoking a year ago. Before I quit smoking I set a quit date and had a whole plan laid out for when I get cravings. It worked pretty well. What are some of the things you guys use to handle your food cravings???
Maybe I should use some of the same things I used when I quit smoking. A squishy ball, gum, and cinnamon sticks. I think the cravings come from the same psychological need.

I hope you guys have a great Christmas! I'm very excited! I hope to get back on the wagon JAN 2! That is my quit date!

Lows.....................I'm acting like a hog!

Highs....................I found a nice black tweed knee length wool coat in my "right" size at Goodwill for $15! I never find deals like that!

cc_campbell81

Mac 55- I think gum is helpful. I also try to busy myself for a little while when I feel like snacking. For example I might say to myself if I am still hungry in 20-30 minutes I will snack or I will go for a walk first and see if I am still hungry afterwards. Or if it is close to my next meal I drink water and wait until it's time to eat. But honesty sometimes you just have to give in. Not all the time but enough to reduce the cravings. If I keep craving a blizzard from Dairy Queen I get one. Constantly denying myself makes me want it more and makes me start to feel like there's no end to the process. So I have a blizzard, exercise to burn off at least some of the calories, and don't beat myself up. Eating stuff that isn't really healthy every once in a while I think helps to keep your body keep guessing and working. Plus after I eat what I am craving I usually find it wasn't as good as I remembered. This is about makng a life style change not making yourself miserable. It's okay to eat things that aren't completely healthy in moderation and it makes eating healthier easier. Last suggestion is finding lower calorie options. Like if you love grilled cheese use light bread and cheese that's made with 2% milk. Hope that helps.


Highs: My family seems to be getting along better. My mom made stuffed bell peppers last night, one of my favorites. And as always I am happy to be alive and have such a great family.

Lows: My dad took a bunch of photos of us and I didn't really like how I looked, not quite there yet. But I am headed in the right direction.

Merry Christmas everyone!

mpogo

Wow!!! The last couple of days have been somewhat hectic that I've been focusing on trying to relax and not pull hair rather then weight loss. First it was the huge snow storms in the east which made work busy. Now it's the ice storm that is currently in effect in my area. (Pinbotchick: is it bad by you? The roads are horrible!) I had to work til 6 this morning then go back at 10pm. My parents, sister and I are having Christmas breakfast this morning so it's nice I'll see some family. Extended family time is an hour away tomorrow and with almost crashing in my Thanksgiving dinner plate due to lack of sleep I'll be skipping out this year. However my desserts are still expected so I'm currently baking two cakes and another tomorrow morning to make the trip with my sister and not me. That was a run-on sentence geez!
Anywho! One of my managers told me that she didn't want me working New Years day so I could have a holiday off!!! That was really nice. I got a bunch of Christmas cards from some of my supervisors and the recognition is always an awesome feeling.

I hope everyone is having a wonderful Christmas!!

MAC55: I drink tea if I feel antsy or bored and want to eat. There are some herbal fruity teas out there that though aren't chocolate, it does subside the craving. Mind if I ask how you quit smoking? (It's something I should really do!)


cc_campbell: I'm a nerd so I have tons of books! I usually check out Amazon.com for used books for cheap. Sometimes the shipping is more expensive then book if it's a popular or older one.

cc_campbell81

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Highs- time with my family, life, and good food.

Lows: too much good food!

Hope everyone has a nice day.

pinbotchick

Oh - it feels so good to be home. Sorry I missed a few days but life got busy with family and friends. I went 2 days without logging and it felt great. Today is back to real life, logging calories and work *sigh*.... I stepped on the scale this morning and am up 4 pounds but I assume most of it is water weight so I am going to wait until Thursday to make anything official (that's my normal recording day)... I did manage to run/jog outside Wed doing week 4 of C25K - it was cold (30 degrees) but felt great to run off the treadmill. My MIL walked a mile with me every morning and I did 45 min of low impact aerobics Thurs.

Highs the last few days - spending time with family, making it home safely (we only had rain and not ice), and opening my gift to myself - a leather jacket a size to small. I plan to hang it in the closet and have a goal of it fitting by spring. It already fits better than when I bought it a month ago :bigsmile:

Lows - long car ride home in drizzling rain, one of the cats acted up and marked in the house - now I have to find the spots and clean :grumble: and I am up 4 pounds.

MindOverMatter

Happy Holidays Everyone!

I took a little vaction from here and now I am offically back! I was so busy the last few days I didn't even log my food! Shame shame shame...but I am over it! I will be detoxing today because although I did not go crazzzyyy...I did eat things that were not made with good health in mind. Interesting how I made it through Thanksgiving but stumbled on Christmas...I'll gladly blame it on the stress...lol! I visited so many people and then had to get my daughter packed for her mini vaca...so I just recovered yesterday and I am offically ready to get back on the wagon!

Highs: Enjoyed my time with all of my favorites, I am tryly blessed

Lows: realizing that as the year comes to a close there were still a few more people that I had to get rid of so I could move forward! Sad, but definitely something I had to do!!

How are all of you?
I want to thank all of you who have been consistent even though I slipped up!! Kudos to those of you who posted on Christmas you are sooooo good!!!!

pinbotchick

Well today just sucks. Yesterday my laptop crashed and I left it in DH hands to fix. This morning he tells me it is a lost cause. I have been researching new laptops and they are not cheap :grumble: Now, that my important things have been copied, DH says he can try some more aggressive things like reformatting the hard drive and other things way over my head.

Highs - at least all of the important work data and family pictures were recovered from the laptop (thank goodness for who ever invented thumb drives, windows safe mode and a computer engineer husband) and I completed week 5 day 1 of C25K training. Kudos to me for choosing ex over a drink - I really wanted a drink but decided to try exercising first. My stress level went down and I am seeing things a little clearer.

Lows - laptop not working - it really disrupts your life. Went over on calories yesterday. I need to get out of maintenance mode thinking and back to losing mode. Still not liking the way I looked in the Christmas photos.

Overall, I guess life is good. Computers can be replaced. I just need to remember this.

Happy holidays to everyone.

cc_campbell81

Well I am glad the holiday food is over. Too many temptations! I am sorry pinbotchick and mindovermatter that you've had it rough lately. I am sure it will start to get better as everyone gets back to their routine.

Highs: Made my goal of 140 by Jan 1st. I weighed myself today and weighed 140.0! My wonderful husband got up with our daughter at 530 and let me sleep until 10! Going to see Avatar with my family today.

Lows: Terrible back ache from sleeping on an air mattress all week.

2011JAM

Hey are you still open for new members! This whole sharing seems like a fantastic idea, I'm up to try anything
I'll introduce myself

I'm a 37 yr old lady with to many issues which effect me like crazy...

3 yrs ago i was widowed and although i have since met another fella i still have hangups. good and bad days.
I'm normally a happy go lucky person but have little confidence...
When i started dieting i was 235lb 3yrs ago now I'm 202 but in jan 09 i was 183 (gutted:sad: )
i had a Cerebral aneurysm (more issues :laugh: ) back in January, so exercise went out the window and more food went in the mouth..

I'm gonna try and be possitive for 2010 and hope fab things happen....

So i would like to join the high and low group in the hope of getting to my goals



Current 202
Goal 150

pinbotchick

Welcome daveandjulieann :flowerforyou: New members are always welcome.

cc - congrats on getting to your goal.

mindovermatter - dont worry about not logging for a few days - as long as you get back on track starting today. With all of the activity over Christmas, we all needed a few days off.

The day is turning out better than it started. The laptop still is not working but there is some hope. DH is working his magic with it. In the mean time, I decided to go workout with mom... I got her the Biggest Loser game for the Wii and we had a blast. We did 25 min of cardio and 26 min of yoga/stretching. I think I will be sore from all of the planks tomorrow Yes, exercise is the key for stress relief - who cares if the computer gets fixed - cant you see how much better I feel? Another high - mom sent home dinner homemade beef pot pie and beef barley soup - YUMMY.

cc_campbell81

pinbotchick- I saw a sales flyer for Walmart today and they have a Dell laptop on sale for just under $500.