BLACK TEAM WEEK 10!!!!

Girlmom282109

Happy Mother's Day Tanya!

tamelab

Good Sunday evening...I had a busy morning. I made it to the gym and then to church almost on time. It is like winning the lottery to actually get there on time no matter what time I start getting ready. My youngest walked into church with his shirt mis-buttoned and looked pittiful. I caught him just inside the door and fixed it but it was a little funny. My hair was completey wet but WE MADE IT!! I say Sunday is a battle with Satan because something always goes wrong to keep us from going to church, but today it didn't work. I'll have to work out again sometime today to work off the apple cobbler I made for dessert but it was sooo good. I have to work about 6 hours now so better run. Enjoy your Sunday!

familygirl37167

Good evening everyone..

Marla---hugs hugs hugs

Lori- You look to work in your yard like me.

Shaunte- I finally ran outside today in the COLD!!! You can teach an old dog new tricks

Tanya-Happy Mother's Day!!

Roni- You are so right there are NO rules

Beth and Andrew- nice cars...I just paid my van off a few weeks ago..thank goodness

Well everyone work was kinda slow today, at the beginning from 6 am to 9 am I only had 4 or 5 tables, we picked up about 10 am...My friend and I brought out workout clothes to work in hopes of running after work...We usually plan on doing something fitness wise, but we alwasy have an excuses by the time we worked waiting table...Today we were like NO excuses...Today is our re-amp...Daylight saving time, The start to our work week, celebrated family day on sat.. It was amazing we ran for like one hour and 3 minutes and we burned almost 500 caloires, not to mention the calories we burned while running around like a chicken with our head cut off....So before we can we ate a biscuit with promise spread and sugarfree jelly and then shared a chef salad with fat free dressing.,....What an amazing day, I am so proud of myself then I came home and had my turkey toastadas...Well off to find a coffee pot, I just broke mine..

Hope everyone has a great work week..

Marla64

Hey everyone-- hope this finds you all rested and relaxed this day. You know it is an interesting life you're living when in the span of 10 minutes you're faced with having to tend to the bowel needs of the very young and the very old. Such emotions-- praise and joy that I could be of service today to my mother-in-law whom I have truly grown to adore these 22 years of being her daughter-in-law, and sadness that her time here is so obviously waning.

She is so weak and so frail. My father-in-law was moved into her room, and treats her badly. It's like being alone, yet she thrives on just having him with her. He went to Florida this week with my brother-in-law and family, and left her alone. My husband went to pick her up this morning to bring her back for the day, and she sobbed when she saw him and realized who it was-- that she wasn't alone. She cried to him, "They left me all alone here. I'm so lonely," and thanked him profusely for coming.

So, it is with such heavy heart that we are returning her tonight, yet we promised we would. Tomorrow is another story, however-- enough of jumping through the hoops of this ahole that is my brother-in-law, who has taken over this woman's life and ignores her wishes and happiness at every turn. Tomorrow we go back to get her, and bring her here until said ahole returns from Florida. The woman is terrified and lonely there-- how can these people not care, my friends? :brokenheart:

It is positively exhausting when she's here-- truly. It is God's strength alone that sees us through these days. The emotional and physical strength it takes to tend to her needs is great. But, is this not what families are for? It is a privilege to be used in this way, and I am so thankful....and so emotional right now.

Lonnnnnng night of typing ahead. I'd hoped to run, but the hour is already waning and I have a good 8 hours of typing ahead before 10am-- and sleep and kids have to squeeze in there somehow.

Prayers coveted for Violet, my mother-in-law-- she is a dear Christian lady, obedient to a fault-- if there was such a thing. She is obeying God by obeying her husband, despite her suffering. Again, Lord, I am trusting you that heaven shall be worth all this.

Sorry to get religious on you all again-- I know this is 'not the place." But, you're my friends-- I pray you'll indulge me.

Later, my team--

SatelliteCrush80

Shuntae - wish I was one of THOSE people who would run in terrible weather but I'm not. need to go for my long run today yet and I keep putting it off. Luckily the wind had FINALLY died but it's still raining here. I am not an afternoon runner since there is food in my belly now! but.....I must.

I'm not sure if it was temporary insanity or the fact that I didn't want to do the walk of shame on Tuesday when I meet the group. :laugh: Either way, I survived. It really wasn't that bad.

72lori

Hey all, catching up on all the posts from the day. I worked outside again all day. I've gotta admit, I didn't have the same energy today. My husband likes 'help'. His idea of help is standing around until he figures out a crap job for me to do. I hate it. I'm independent, I'm smart enough to do pretty much all of what he's doing, minus the electrical stuff. I'm certainly capable of doing stuff. I told him today that it was no wonder the kids will never help him either. I don't blame them.

We used to work well together. Yesterday when we were at Lowes in the morning I was already saying a prayer I wouldn't kill him before the day was out. I have researched this deck, I know what I want. I know how it needs to be built. He was arguing with me about what we needed. He was scattered. He has 15 projects in his head at once. I wanted to strangle him. He was doing things so silly. When I would state the logical way to do it I would get 'the look'. Ahh, bite me! Of course he NEVER admits he's wrong and even less of a chance to hear that I was RIGHT.

By the time we left Lowes, he wanted to kill me too. He even made the comment that I was 'too independent for his own good.' So later in the day when I was tearing off all the old fence boards and pulling out the nails, a job which took at least an hour, he said, 'what a women!' I asked him why I was 'what a women' when I was doing a sh!tty job, but a pain in the *kitten* when I had an opinion or a thought. Hmmmmm!

ANYWAY.... had to do some DH b!tching of my own. The day did get better yesterday and it wasn't so bad today. He's still hard to work with at times, but I just start doing what needs done. We have 30 projects going on at once. The yard looks like a disaster zone. The gate, which had to be cut down to fit the hot tub through it, got fixed. That was at least one thing accomplished. The hot tub is on the concrete slab, electrical is in progress, a pergola has posts set, the deck steps are ready to be cut.... that's just the start. For real, projects half started everywhere!

I have managed to get a nice farmer's tan. Don't worry though, it's only from a few inches below my shoulder to my wrists because I was wearing gloves! It's a pretty tan, it will look lovely in a ball gown. I need it to be a few degrees warmer to pull off a tank top. Last year I started doing all my yard work in flip flops to avoid the sock marks, then the dirt would be embedded in my feet and I'd have to practically take off a layer of skin to get them clean, but I didn't have funky tan lines by golly! The things we do!

Alrighty gang. I'm outta here for tonight. Later.

Marla64

Lori-- "ah, bite me-- " :laugh: :laugh: OH MY GOSH-- did I need that laugh!!!!!!!!!

You crack me up-- sorry you had the aggravation. But, comforted to know we're in this together, my sister--

Still LOL-- you kill me. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

jimswmn

Lori-- "ah, bite me-- " :laugh: :laugh: OH MY GOSH-- did I need that laugh!!!!!!!!!

You crack me up-- sorry you had the aggravation. But, comforted to know we're in this together, my sister--

Still LOL-- you kill me. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

We are all in this together. If there is a man in our life, husband or boyfriend, we all put up with it.

mumsanutter

Thank you for your mothers day wishes. I won't forget Fathers Day, but think that Rob will be out of the country so won't have to get anything anyway

Marla - you and your family are amazing and I hold you all in my thoughts.

Lori - sounds like you had a productive weekend (work wise) and as for dh - aren't they all like this???

Tamara - glad you got your run in after work.

Everyone else, good morning from the UK.

Have managed a 50 minute walk this morning, and will be going out on the bike in a minute, as I'm not working until midday but have to get my eldest son to the doctors at 11.20 - he has an inflammed and infected big toe (gross! :frown: ). Still have a mild pain but no longer in my hip it seems to have moved up to my lower back, so not sure if I hurt it on the bike or tweeked it while doing the shred - will be leaving the dvd for a while and concentrate on walking and biking, want to be fit for when Rob goes away, as will be difficult to look after the boys on my own if I'm not 100% fit.

richardsrm

marla, I read your post...........you are setting a wonderful example for your own family with your kindness.........Karma. I hope Violet enjoys herself with you I am sure you will do your best for her.........prayers Richie

retrobaby

Jan, I don't have an exercise routine, but just try to fit in what I can when I can - I walk the boys to school and walk to collect them, walk to the shops etc when the weather permits ( as ds4 would get the right hump if I made him walk in the rain - actually all 4 boys would have the hump :laugh: ). I try to do my exercise dvds and my rowing or exercise bike once the minded have left and my older 2 boys can play/watch the younger 2 or I leave it until the little 2 are asleep and then try to make the exer:laugh: cise my time. I rode the bike for 60 minutes on wednesday, in 2 goes, 1 for 13 minutes and the other for 47 minutes and I sat on the bike pedalling like loon while I read a book (wouldn't recommend this long at the moment though, my hip is killing me and have only been able to do minimal exercise so have walked nearly everywhere for the past 2 days!).

Will pop back later, need to check nappies and get ready for my first mothers day performance (older 2 boys went to different infant schools and they didn't do this performance - just cards!) :happy:

Tanya,

Thank you for replying. I'm just now getting to a computer. In the past I was able to devote 2 hrs a day to working out. I guess I have to rethink this, now that I have 2 children. I need to get exercise in where I can fit it in. Did I read that right you have 4 boys? Wow your supermom!!! You are doing awesome balancing everything.

Thanks again for replying:flowerforyou: .

retrobaby

Jan- hang in there. Get one thing under control at a time if you need to. Sometimes it's easier to get a handle on eating and then add in exercise. When I started I got my eating in check and walked. That was it. Just walked. It was enough to lose 30 pounds. It wasn't unitl that point that I picked up my exercise routine.

Thanks Lori for your words of encouragement and wisdom. I need all the help I can get.

:flowerforyou:

retrobaby

Good MOnday morning team,

Catching up on all the post.

Marla- Wow what a saga. I'm dealing with that drama myself. DH was in ER last weekend for possible heart attack and had to call the cardiologist on Monday. Do you think he has called. Of course not...MEN!

Tanya- Hope your Mother's Day was grand!

Lori- I just love Lowes. I can't wait to plant me flower garden. But why is it still so freakin cold? I'm an island girl I needs my warmth:laugh:

Shuntae- Congrats on running in the rain. That's a different beast...shoes water logged and legs feel 2x heavier.

Anywho, I'm taking my exercise and eating day by day and yeah I blew it over the weekend. Went out of town with hubby and no kids. I guess I lived it up and now I'm paying the price. I can't say I didn't enjoy myself.:drinker:

tamelab

Good Monday morning...Had graduation planning for my 10th grader, just making sure he is on the track he needs to be on for a career in engineering. Everything looks good. He will qualify for several scholarships but we will need a lot of help if he is going to Clemson. Had a pretty good weekend, stayed on track for the most part and got in my gym days. I was down a little before the baked spaghetti supper, oh well. I will lose it again. Hope you all have a wonderful day.

musicmom04

good monday morning black team! trying to get some stuff done around the house today :grumble: i'd rather be napping. i'm getting excited about making corned beef and cabbage on wednesday. last year i was so craving it, so ordered some from an irish/mexican restaurant in town (weird combo, right? but i always like their mexican stuff) anyway, it really sucked, so i'm making my own this year. i've done it once before, but don't really remember how i made it. i found a couple of recipes online, but i was wondering if anyone has one that they really like? they're probably all pretty much the same, right? boil meat and veggies till cooked :laugh: just thought i'd ask. have a great day everyone!

Marla64

Mexican corned beef and cabbage?

Aribe!:noway:

72lori

:laugh: I just googled why all you people are talking about eating corned beef and hash on Wednesday. I'm so worldly. :blushing: Truly, I had no idea and I've never eaten it. Now I know! I'll be lucky if I wear green, let alone eat something special.

Got to the gym. Did a quick workout, I have a lot to do at home and I didn't want to spend 2 hours at the gym. See Jan, even those of us who have the time to devote 2 hours to exercise, don't always choose to do so. It feels like it takes over your life if you do it too much.

With spring getting here, warmer weather and me wanting to be outside doing stuff, I may need to revamp my workout routine. I think I need to bring back the 3 mile early morning walk. The poor dog is pudgy and I've been neglecting exercising him. Plus, when I drop the kids at school, hit the gym for 2 hours, run to Walmart or wherever else I need to go, by the time I get home it's lunch time and I feel like half my day is gone. The youngest gets home at 2:30, the older ones at 3:30 and then it's dinner, sports practices, you know- mom stuff.

I have to figure out where I'm good in several aspects. First, exercise. I need to do it, don't want it to run my life. Second, food. I need to eat well, don't want to dwell on it constantly. Third, weight. I have been hanging a pound or two over my ok weight and I've been ok with that. It worries me a little. I don't want to get comfy with always accepting a pound or two more. That leads to 200 pounds before I know it.

What I do know. Mentally it's sooooo much easier to slack on exercise, eat ok, but not really count calories and eat way too many sweets and not care so much about the scale. It was mentally tough to work like a dog and not see the progress. It's so frustrating to work, work, work, eat great and stay the same on the scale. So am I cheating myself accepting 5 extra pounds and being sort of a slacker? Not sure. I know it's been a good break from the mental strain of it all these last few weeks/months.

I know to keep my body below 150, it takes a lot of dedication. I need to ask myself if I can keep that up- FOR-EVER. I can hover between 153-155 fairly easily. So I ask myself, do I want to give it all I have or just accept what is easy? Hmmmm.

My box of bathing suits came Friday. I haven't touched it, didn't even open it. Partially because I like to try them on in peace with nobody else is around. The other part is because I'm feeling a little pudgy myself these days. :grumble: I may have an answer to my question above after seeing my body in the full length mirror sporting a bathing suit.

72lori

Marla- is your DH getting his pacemaker today? Somehow I feel I know the answer, but I'm hoping anyway.

Marla64

Marla- is your DH getting his pacemaker today? Somehow I feel I know the answer, but I'm hoping anyway.

Nope-- he's on his way to pick up his mother again for the day.

Going back to read the other posts of the day....

Marla64

:laugh: I just googled why all you people are talking about eating corned beef and hash on Wednesday. I'm so worldly. :blushing: Truly, I had no idea and I've never eaten it. Now I know! I'll be lucky if I wear green, let alone eat something special.

Got to the gym. Did a quick workout, I have a lot to do at home and I didn't want to spend 2 hours at the gym. See Jan, even those of us who have the time to devote 2 hours to exercise, don't always choose to do so. It feels like it takes over your life if you do it too much.

With spring getting here, warmer weather and me wanting to be outside doing stuff, I may need to revamp my workout routine. I think I need to bring back the 3 mile early morning walk. The poor dog is pudgy and I've been neglecting exercising him. Plus, when I drop the kids at school, hit the gym for 2 hours, run to Walmart or wherever else I need to go, by the time I get home it's lunch time and I feel like half my day is gone. The youngest gets home at 2:30, the older ones at 3:30 and then it's dinner, sports practices, you know- mom stuff.

I have to figure out where I'm good in several aspects. First, exercise. I need to do it, don't want it to run my life. Second, food. I need to eat well, don't want to dwell on it constantly. Third, weight. I have been hanging a pound or two over my ok weight and I've been ok with that. It worries me a little. I don't want to get comfy with always accepting a pound or two more. That leads to 200 pounds before I know it.

What I do know. Mentally it's sooooo much easier to slack on exercise, eat ok, but not really count calories and eat way too many sweets and not care so much about the scale. It was mentally tough to work like a dog and not see the progress. It's so frustrating to work, work, work, eat great and stay the same on the scale. So am I cheating myself accepting 5 extra pounds and being sort of a slacker? Not sure. I know it's been a good break from the mental strain of it all these last few weeks/months.

I know to keep my body below 150, it takes a lot of dedication. I need to ask myself if I can keep that up- FOR-EVER. I can hover between 153-155 fairly easily. So I ask myself, do I want to give it all I have or just accept what is easy? Hmmmm.

My box of bathing suits came Friday. I haven't touched it, didn't even open it. Partially because I like to try them on in peace with nobody else is around. The other part is because I'm feeling a little pudgy myself these days. :grumble: I may have an answer to my question above after seeing my body in the full length mirror sporting a bathing suit.

Lori-- yes, yes, and yes-- you voice what I'm living in all areas.

Exercise-- when hubs is not traveling with Sarah and is home A-L-L the time, 24/7, around the clock, day in/day out, never leaving-- ahem-- you're getting the picture, I'll move on-- ahem, it's not nearly as easy for me to drop everything and get MY time in. Last summer/fall, he was gone most of the time. So, no harm/no foul for me to tell the kids at any time, "I'm heading off to run." My body is really feeling and looking the neglect (which is an absurd word to use since I still average 15 out of 30 days consistently of exercise) of getting out of the routine which got me the results. I go back and forth between accepting it and being resentful of it-- but it is what it is.

Diet-- I'm consistently averaging 1400 or so calories. Some sweets here and there, nothing too major. But, obviously, no one pound per week loss that I'm supposed to be seeing-- body is still poofy and getting soft. Not liking it. But, when I catch my reflection on my "fat days" it's still not so bad, and my husband still calls me "skinny" and "bony *kitten*"-- ha.

Weight-- goal is 160, lowest 164 for 3 days in August-- hovering in the 168-172 range depending on the sodium/medicine/hormones. However, this weekend, I forgot my diuretic/blood pressure pill two nights in a row and puffed to 174-- slowly peeing that back out. (sorry, Andrew)

I'm dying for golf season to start again-- which should be next month, Lord willing (if the sponsorship from Peeps comes through, which so far it hasn't) and to hell with the dairy boycott. I'm going back to my plain yogurt schtick next payday, and the rice cakes, blah, blah, blah-- so sick of the poof. Also, summertime means the return of my teens from school for more child care opportunities for the younguns when I'm off running. I'm hamstrung a lot of times for kids to watch the younger ones, and this past week with school/virus/work, I just haven't been able to head out at my leisure.

Bottom line, I know what I have to do and will get to goal this summer, or die trying. I'm not comfortable yet with my weight. I really don't want to carry this extra 10, so am still committed. But, comforting to know just the same, that my "normal" eating these days maintains where I'm at-- so the 200s, to me, just WILL. NEVER. HAPPEN. AGAIN.

Yapping-- need to scoot. Mother-in-law may be coming back (or hubs may just spend the day with her there) and kids are all outside-- perfect time to get the Hefty bag and hit the little boys room like I've been threatening for weeks. Stuffed animals? Meet your maker, my friends. Muahahahahahaha. :devil:

Marla64

Good Monday morning...Had graduation planning for my 10th grader, just making sure he is on the track he needs to be on for a career in engineering. Everything looks good. He will qualify for several scholarships but we will need a lot of help if he is going to Clemson. Had a pretty good weekend, stayed on track for the most part and got in my gym days. I was down a little before the baked spaghetti supper, oh well. I will lose it again. Hope you all have a wonderful day.

Spaghetti always makes me gain weight-- sodium in the sauce, I'm guessing. I'm always up and poofy the next day. Still, I love it, so usually eat it with the family.

Marla64

Good MOnday morning team,

Catching up on all the post.

Marla- Wow what a saga. I'm dealing with that drama myself. DH was in ER last weekend for possible heart attack and had to call the cardiologist on Monday. Do you think he has called. Of course not...MEN!

Tanya- Hope your Mother's Day was grand!

Lori- I just love Lowes. I can't wait to plant me flower garden. But why is it still so freakin cold? I'm an island girl I needs my warmth:laugh:

Shuntae- Congrats on running in the rain. That's a different beast...shoes water logged and legs feel 2x heavier.

Anywho, I'm taking my exercise and eating day by day and yeah I blew it over the weekend. Went out of town with hubby and no kids. I guess I lived it up and now I'm paying the price. I can't say I didn't enjoy myself.:drinker:

Jan-- I hope you have better luck with your hubs. Although, to be fair, now that I've discussed it with him-- the main reasons he refused to stay in the hospital on Saturday were that A) it was Abby's 8th birthday and he wasn't gonna miss it. Sweet.

And he's been in a pissing match (yes, I know, my language has been salty lately-- but there's no other word for it) with his brother over his mother's care, and my brother-in-law has been puffing up like a rooster over the power he supposedly has and has refused to even let her visit here without him. However, he's in Florida and "graciously granted us permission" (ahole) to come get her for the day and there was no way hubs was going to leave her in that hell hole they have her in yesterday.

So, he signed himself out.

Now, will he contact the cardiologist again? Doubtful, unless he has great pain and is scared-- but, again, like I said, I'm washing my hands of it. Don't wanna hear it. Not gonna talk about it. Just paying the life insurance.

ksproston

Just finished W3D1 of C25K and I feel amazing. Sweaty but amazing. :drinker:

72lori

45 minutes in front of the mirror, trying on 18 mix annd match pieces of bathing suits from Land's End sure does help make my decison to kick it back in gear. NOW. The sweets have to go, definite belly bulge.

Speaking of belly bulge. Here's my take on tummy control swim bottoms. From a marketing perspective. Great. From a volume perspective. Not so smart. :noway: Swim bottoms that are tight across the tummy to 'suck it in' only make it poke out elsewhere. :grumble: You gotta figure it has to go somewhere. It doesn't magically disappear, so it comes out the top of the waist band. Cute, huh?

What I do know. I still hate bathing suits. A size 8 D cup is awesome for keeping the girls in check. My waist is a size 8, my hips and thighs are not always. I really prefer the swim skirts, my thighs have always been an issue for me and the swim skirts in an 8 would be way too tight across the hip/thigh area, but they are lose around the waist. Makes it fun.

I need to think about what I am keeping, maybe try some of it on again. Probably 4 or 5 pieces to go with some of what I already have. The sales lady at Sears is really gonna hate me when I take it all back. Oh well! My process is so much better than the pressure of the fitting room and instant decisions in the store, I'll deal with the irritated sales associate.

I need to get my rear in gear and head outside for some good old fashioned yard work!

ksproston

Just finished W3D1 of C25K and I feel amazing. Sweaty but amazing. :drinker:

and, I "think" I found my Shred DVD. The small tv in our bedroom took a crap last week. We've only had a tv in our room for a few months but DH was fit to be tied the last several days. Begging me to him buy a new t.v. for us. Um...nope, not happening. But anyway, I convince him to take the tv from the toy room and put in our room and then put the tv (one of two) from the garage into the toy room for the kids. So he does. As he's swapping things out I say, "Hey, can we pull my dresser out so I can look for my DVD again?" He says, "What DVD?" I say, "My 30 Day Shred DVD." He says, "It's downstairs." I said, "Really. The one I've been looking for for months. It's downstairs?" He says, "Yeah. The one with that Michaels lady. It's on the entertainment center down there."

I said I "think" I found it because I was in the middle of giving the girls a bath so I couldn't run down to look for it. I will be doing it tonight and if it is down there, it'll be going to Vegas with me. (The spa/fitness center costs $25 a day to have access. Um...I think not.)

Marla64

Just finished W3D1 of C25K and I feel amazing. Sweaty but amazing. :drinker:

Awesome-- Kati--

Lori-- I love you-- you just crack me up.

jimswmn

W2D1 of C25K is in the book.

Sweat...check
Inhaler used..check
Legs tired...check
Enjoyed ...Check Check

Marla, did you hear me talking to you the whole time? We were having a great convo.

musicmom04

hey guys. mike posted a blog about the news segment that me and dh were featured in! pretty cool

Marla64

W2D1 of C25K is in the book.

Sweat...check
Inhaler used..check
Legs tired...check
Enjoyed ...Check Check

Marla, did you hear me talking to you the whole time? We were having a great convo.

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Whew-- so glad I know it's you-- I thought I was going nuts.

familygirl37167

Really focusing on getting back on track...saturaday is my only day for fun time...eating wise...unless, emtional eating takes over which I plan on trying to control that....Had a great workout this morning one hour 535 calories burned and gonna run tonight while darling son is at baseball practice...no sense in sitting there freezing while I can be running while I am out there and staying warm...Time to kick it into high gear...I am ready for this...

Well gonna go relax before dinner and start some clothes since I am off tomorrow I will get a head start on clothes tonight!!!