February 2013 and Time to MAKE it Happen!
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For a little comic relief from the blizzard and all of its fury, here are a couple of live snow cones, post surgery, brought to you by Tonya...
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This weather is enough to make us all crazy. To anyone on the weather I hope you stay safe and warm.
Bis, I will be praying for your friends. I know they must be devastated.
Snoozie, I hope you are safe and warm.
Janet, are you OK? Hoping you are well.
Seemed, thanks for posting the puppy pics I hope they bring a smile to those that need it. I know they have made me smile, laugh cry and shout! Doctor used glue instead of stitches so we have a total of 7 days of these snow cones........lol Try that with 2 rambunctious 4 month olds.0 -
Tired puppy hitting the sack early tonight (but no cone on my head!). Loved the pics. I always caved and took em off my dogs cause they looked so darn embarrassed and sad lol. Yup I'm a wuss! Thanks for posting them for us Susan
Got a note from Tammy saying hi to all and missing us! Should have new puter soon.
Bis sending prayers for your poor friend and condolences. Proud of you for not caving on more than the one whoopie!
Been a crazy weekend work wise so will catch up tomorrow while I'm getting my roots done lol.0 -
Kathy, prayers to your friend and her family for their sudden and terrible loss. On Sunday I thought of all of you when I overheard someone say “I wish the blizzard was here, I love snow” It was all I could do not to interrupt her and tell her to go home and turn off her power and stay in her house with her kids and husband for days and see how cold they got.
Tonya, the puppies! I can just imagine the poor things bumping into everything, not to mention each other!
It has been a challenge keeping healthy habits while dealing with MIL’s funeral activities and the lingering emotions. My previous response to any stress is to eat. Not just eat food, but eat junk food. Part 2 of my previous response is to read, a lot. When in this mode, it was not unusual for me to read one book a day. Reading for me is as effective in avoiding people as if I were in a closet. Hidden in the book, I could continue to eat the junk food without missing a word. I edited my words, I had initially said “my normal response”, I changed that to “my previous response” because there was nothing normal about it and I am not going to use food and books as stress avoidance tools any longer.
Not sure why, but my immediate family made mardi gras, our personal holiday and my advent wreath has been on our table since Thanksgiving. I changed the 3 purple and 1 pink candle to all red for Christmas. Then I put 4 purple candles for Super Bowl, adding to the center purple and gold beads for the Ravens Super Bowl. I have now added green beads to make it a Mardi Gras. None of the kids will be home, so Bob and I will make some Cajun food tomorrow, put on some beads and the Mardi Gras Pandora station, as our way of acknowledging that life goes on.
To healthy lives for all of us! Janet0 -
Just popping in from work (((sssshhhhh))))) don't tell, but just couldn't go any longer without checking on the best ladies.
Warm wishes to those in snow and blizzards. I wish we could share to take away some of your troubles.
I guess the lunch ladies finally realized that some of us are not going to eat the unhealthy lunches that they put out daily and have began taking orders by 4 p.m. for lunch salads the next day. I am enjoying having a back up to packing (especially this week since I didn't make a pot of anything Sunday for lunches this week).
Bell is ringing so have to run. Hope everyone has a great week and see you soon.
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Hi Ho Hatters!!!
How's life in the Hatter world?? See everyone is pretty busy these days; are the February blahs hitting anyone?? We had a GORGEOUS sunny day here today; still *****in cold mind you LOL.. but it was so lovely to see the sun all day at work and the drive home required sunglasses - :smokin: We're headed for another cold snap and snow this weekdn (of course.. my days off lol) so I'm enjoying every minute of today!
I cannot for the life of me seem to break that one pound barrier to get to the new numbers - but I'm still stoked and feeling great cause I KNOW I'll get there! Finding out the other day I went a few hours before I realized my belt was in the next notch helped kick up my spirits, and one of my friends sent me a picture of me in my bathing suit on the party boat in Costa Rica... and I LOOKED PRETTY DAMN DECENT! Well.. not really THAT good as a picture in general as I was slightly inebriated....but body wise.. I was like .. HUH.... that's me?? so I didn't throw up or delete it as I normally would - there are very few pictures of me in existence at all anywhere because I always destroy them lol) but for whatever reason, I was able to look at it objectively for a change and realized the big picture.. I"ve lost close to 35lbs over the past two years and even though I still have 25 to go... I HAVE changed! So that NSV is keeping me motivated, and not getting crazed over not being able to break thru that one pound anymore lol. I'm refocusing on just eating well and moving and it will come whenever it feels like it.. But it will come! So I'm a happy camper today!
Now need a quick catch up on the board comments and the postings here, then off to make up lunch for tomorrow and dinner!!
Hope everyone is doing okay and look forward to hearing what everyone's up to... remember we're here for each other thru thick and thin (so to speak!) Hugs!! :bigsmile:0 -
I thought it was just me. I've been working more lately. I cover for absences and EVERYONE is sick. It seems like they're out all week this year instead of a couple of days like we've seen in the past. Stay well, every body. We're supposed to get another snow storm tonight. 'Hope the power stays on.0
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Happy Valentine's Day to all of you lovely ladies. I hope you all have a great day.
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Hugs back!
Stay strong ladies!
Carol
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Happy Valentines day to everyone!!0
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So how's everyone doing with our goals this month btw?0
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My goal was to make something happen. I did, I showed a gain of 5lbs :sad: However, I know that I have not tried hard at all and wasn't logging as I should. At some point last weekend I had an epiphany....
I decided that there wasn't anything I could do to make my brother and my son love me anymore than I could my Mom. I have stepped back from trying to help them. I have no idea if there is a will, who the executor is or anything. She didn't have anything except personal items that I am aware of. There is the building that I cleaned out but when I spoke to my brother about it he was angry that I had even looked at it. I can't let myself get caught up in the whole drama....that is why we aren't speaking to begin with. As much as I love them and would like to have a relationship with them it just doesn't seem to be right at this time.
I really want to get some more weight off this year and being caught up in drama and saying "poor me" isn't helping. I made good progress last year and I can't let this set me back any longer.
So, Monday I got my sh@t together and here I am. I hope you have noticed an increase in my posting and an increase in my participation. I tend to be all "in your face" or I withdraw and hide on the edge of the cliff just waiting to fall off.
My hiding seems like it has been going on forever and it was just wearing me out. I like being the "real" me and drama queen isn't it. That is a lot of the reason that I haven't spoken with my family is there was just too much drama and never any happiness. I want to live happy and for the most part I love my life now. I could always use more money, a new car or even a maid but overall I am very happy. Rick is a good man, he has some great kids and grand kids, my daughter is healthy and happy so what more could I ask for.
Now, I peeked at the scales this morning and even though my official weigh in isn't until next Wednesday, I was down 3 lbs of the 5 gained. I think some of it (maybe most) was water retention due to eating crap.
Many of you may have seen my diary this week and noticed huge protein numbers. I could live on meat alone but a salad is nice to. I know I stay full longer on protein so I eat it. I just wish I could find a nice grass fed version of all my favorites. I scan the "reduced" bin at Kroger and buy from there as much as possible. That way if I eat a ton of meat it isn't costing me an arm and a leg...:laugh:
So, back to Snoozies, question:So how's everyone doing with our goals this month btw? That is how I am doing and I plan on doing even better next week!
Thank you all for just being the MMH's I love so much!0 -
Tonya - you rock!!!!! Typing on phone so forgive my typos but I am so impressed!! Way to pick yourself up dust yourself off tell the life suckers (as I call those people who suck the life right outta ya with the drama they insist on to be part of their lives ) to move on, and put yourself and those who love ya just as you are...first!!! So happy to read your post and so proud of you! Xxx0
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Tonya, letting go is hard, let the brother deal with any personal things and if he doesn't and they are abandoned, your sanity is worth any hypothetical loss.
Needing to deal with the disposal of a house full of stuff from MIL, has made us look at our stuff and say why do we have all this crap! We have decided that the best gift we can give our children is to get rid of stuff so they don't have to.
My son just finished his masters at Michigan and now he has been given a fellowship at the U of Utah! I am proud of him, of course, but Utah!?! So if anyone knows of any reason that I should look forward to visiting Utah, please let me know. It's not that I don't like Utah, I just have never given it any thought.
My recurring nightmare,is that I get up to go to,work and all of my clothes are too small and I keep putting on clothes but nothing fits. This week I have been living this in reverse. One morning I tried on 3 pairs of pants before I found a pair that was not in danger of falling down. Even so my friend told me I needed new pants because the ones I was wearing were too big. When the consignment shop was having its winter clearance, I bought a couple of pairs of size 14 and that's what I am wearing now. Whenever I put on something that is too big, it goes in a box to leave the house forever. Wearing size 16s was such a dream for so long that it doesn't seem real when something size 16 ends up in the goodbye, too big pile.0 -
Tonya-whew, I know how family drama can pull one down, so giant pats on the back to you for having the wisdom to let go of all of it and move on.
Janet- um, I'm working on Utah ideas...As far as your pants, I know the feeling. It was like all of a sudden one day my clothes looked like clown clothes on me, even my exercise clothes. This has been unsettling to me as I had a really nice wardrobe and always knew what I could wear, but now every day I had to try so many things on to try to find something that didn't look silly. So I finally took some of my favorites and best to the tailor and went shopping. I was surprised that I had gone down two sizes and delighted at how I looked in the new clothes. I used to get so depressed shopping because I had gotten so big and didn't like how I looked in anything. I am only half way to my goal, so wasn't expecting to show as much improvement. I did google consignment shops in Tucson online and found one, so am going to try it out.
To all you lovely ladies : Hope you have a fantastic Friday and a wonderful weekend!0 -
consignment shops are my friend for all the "too big" clothes...
as far as letting go of all the crap accumulated - can so relate... had to go thru this when we cleaned out my mom's home about 10 years ago... wow - has it been that long???
still working on my current home and trying to remember less is more (both for us weight wise and mentally).....
let go carol let go......
As for Lent, have given up shopping (excess clothes, jewelry, etc) only buying needed items...(gas, groceries, etc).... Lord help me!0 -
Hey hey hey Hatters!
Just flew home from work; been a brutal week and I could not WAIT to escape - but on the way home got a call and am hooking up with my two best friends I haven't seen for a few weeks for some pizza and wine therapy (which is what we call our gab fests when we get together LOL) ; totally last minute but works out for everyone and I am going to enjoy guilt free because I love their company and we have so much to catch up on; and THIS are the moments we have to seize in life! .. and because now I know this is an exception to how I eat, it's fabulously freeing to be able to say I'm going to go and enjoy a slice, a glass of wine and best of all, seeing them!! :bigsmile
But the main reason I wanted to do a fly by post is because I did a quick read - and do you ladies realize.... what you've said up there?? Two of the posts are about clothes that are too BIG!!!!!! WOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOO!! Seriously.. did you ever think THAT would be something you'd have to deal with??? how fabulous is that????? and realizing that at this stage, there are people and stuff we can do without in our lives.... and feeling great about how you look....??? c'mon people.... THIS is all cause for celebration and joy!!! and it's GREAT to see and read!! Really.... !!!
It's our life.. and we get to choose what we do with it... and who we do it with... and we're getting to the place where we're deciding what's best for us all around., and what WE WANT!!!!!! . and making it happen for US!!!!! and it's about time!! I'lll be damned from here on it if I do anything anymore that I just don't want to, and I WILL do everything I want to... and that includes NEVER eating greek yogurt again... AND focusing on eating well and moving my body so I CAN enjoy everything this world has to offer!!
Way to go Hatters..... seriously..... way to go!!! I'm even going to raise my glass in a silent toast to us .. in about 30 minutes LOL!!!!!0 -
Hello my wonderful ladies,
Hope everyone enjoyed a wonderful Valentines. It was a wonderful day here with my special valentine gift arriving
So I am now posting from my new laptop :bigsmile: :bigsmile:
It has been a busy week at school got a couple of new tech toys and now need to play and learn. One is great and I can download program at home and work from there. The other is great but crap as can only access at school :grumble: Have no idea where they think we can fit in more work, and I know it will sound mean but I am not willing to give them any more than I give in time now. :grumble:
I will agree to work on it during summer to have it up and running next year but everyone has a breaking point and I am at mine. As Janet was nice enough to point out my numbers are really down I haven't even had time to eat several days this week. Though I did up the numbers for V day :blushing: But then again last night they took a dive. I stayed late to work and when I got ready to go my van wouldn't crank (left the lights on) Of course all phones were locked up and I had left my cell at home charging. I set off walking only to get to the nearest store (and only for 7 or 8 miles) that was closed. Luckily God put a young lady across the road that I ventured upon and begged to call my husband for a rescue after explaining my plight. I then walked back to the school and waited for my knight to arrive. By the time I made it home btw the lateness of the hour and my being pissed that they refuse to put a phone in the teacher's work room I was not in the mood for food !!! Or at least not healthy food so I refrained and settled for sugar free low fat strawberry ice cream and then a couple of glasses of peach wine a while later.
:grumble: I have come to the realization that until I draw the line they will just keep demanding more. So I am drawing the line !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Not sure how I feel about this, I am mixed with emotions. On one hand I want to be the best I can be on the other I ask myself at what cost to my own family to bring myself back to Earth. I am going to do what is needed for my students but some of the rest will go on a back burner and when there is time I will do it then and if there is no time oh well.
So after Snooozie great timing again with "It's our life.. and we get to choose what we do with it... and who we do it with"
I am choosing my wonderful husband that stands by my side through all this craziness and my family.
I thank you ladies for always being here to share my thoughts with and hope you each have a great weekend.0 -
Heading out - back Tuesday night - see you all Wednesday... "smiles"....
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Have a super fantastic time Carol!0
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TA, what a terrifying experience, but just think how much better you were able to deal without those 76 pounds that you left behind! As a teacher if you work yourself to exhaustion or worse, the school will get another teacher, but your husband and family only has you! Balance is a struggle for all of us, but we can't do anything if we are not healthy!
Speaking of healthy, I was going to go to the doctor's Friday, but convinced it was just a cold I self medicated, definitely need a doctor!0 -
Janet, hope you fell better very soon!0
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I am getting very frustrated as I was zipping along for a couple of weeks but now am gaining several pounds
I didn't exercise as much last week cause of a stomach bug, but ate less calories with the exception of Valentine's dinner and that was from the wine. Only other thing is that I have to take a diarrhetic which I used to take at night before bed, but then I was waking up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom and couldn't get back to sleep , so I switched the pill to the morning which means I'm more hydrated when I weigh myself in the mornings. Or perhaps I've been eating too few calories too many days? My head is spinning trying to figure it out, so I guess I am just going to make sure I eat my rmr 1500 calories and get in my exercise and whatever happens,happens . But if you all hear a loud crashing noise in this next week, that will be my scale going through the window:explode:
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Seehee, sorry about the scale issue, but how are you feeling & how are your cloths fitting? I had this issue last summer, so stopped weighing in on a regular basis. I now am paying for it with weight gain over the holidays.
On my way to the hospital in a few minutes. From my conversation with the nurse a few minutes ago it sounds like they may keep Mom & put that pace maker in. Now just to keep convincing her that a pace maker is not that serious. At 85 she is the healthiest they have ever seen. This will be her first medical proceedure out side of screening colonoscopys.
Well have a great day all my hatter freinds. Kathy0 -
Kathy- Thanks for the support:-) Best wishes for you and your mom.0
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Hope everyone has a great week and that our sick members find their way out from *under the weather*. I'm posting a great article passed along from another site. This describes what I've been doing for too long. Maybe others can relate: http://jillfit.com/2012/02/10/all-or-nothing-balanced-mindset/. A former Weight Watchers leader used to call the perfect problem - either you're perfectly good or you go perfectly bad and promise to start over later. Sound familiar? Read it and see what you think.0
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Hi ho Hatters!
just popping in to catch up;
Tammy i know i replied via PM.. but see you're out with a tummy bug at the moment - i think this is the week you're going away for a few days so i hope you're over it soon and can enjoy!! agree with janet as you konw...
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Carole hope you're having a fab time and yes we'll keep the bail fund handy just in case lol
Seehe also put most in a PM ... am hoping the weird fluctuation has subsided cause yo know you're doing great!
Tonya - yikes!! ow ow ow... keep the happy pills aka muscle relaxants at hand and chill til you're feeling 100% again!
Bis: hope your mom's procedure with the pacemaker goes ahead while she's still in there; its hard on anyone having that kind of surgery but better if she doesnt have to come out and go back in maybe? she'll feel fab once its working tho... hugs to you!
Kobie just read the article.. OMG!! so worth the read Hatters... totally!!! also Tammys blog too.. but im bookmarking that page Kobie to read again and again.. thanks for sharing it!
Patrice - how awesome on the 1/2 marathon in april... so proud of you!
Gail - wunderbar to see your loss..so happy for ya !! a few of us are in the same boat, so we'll get those pesky few behind and move on to greater things!!
Janet... pls tell us you did go to the doc... worried now the self medicating didnt work!! Keep us updated pls?
Am SO far behind on my chores because I took some me time on my days off .. now have to paY the piper! SORRY FOR ANY TYPOS DONT HAVE MY CONTACT IN SO IM TYPING WITH ONE EYE LOL OH heck even i can see i hit the cap button but im not going back to re type it lol...but im not yelling i promise !
oh.. an I'm claiming an IPOM - i joined that fitness class knowing I might miss a few with my shifts, but I decided its up to me to MAKE the time.. so i booked a few hours off my first night back to work so i can go - haven't actually got the approval yet but am not anticipatin a no, so IPOM for prioritzing for me!0 -
Wowww!
I feel like a new woman!!…I haven’t had the house to myself in 5 years!! When Babe and I got married 26 years ago, he worked out of town , almost all the time, home every two weeks for a weekend…So I was basically a single mom. Which was hard, but you do what you have to do, right?
Well, I got used to it, and then he’s been home every night for 5 years!…Now, I love him to pieces , but I have a little ADD , and can’t clean with anyone there…I get distracted too easily……….So it’s nice to have a few days alone….Now to just get started with the housework!! oh, yeah, he comes home every weekend...so it's only 4 days alone....
It is much easier to lose a few lbs, too …since I’m not cooking.
Tonya, sorry for the pain in the tushy, leg area…my husband has sciatica problems, and it is a *****, his words… I am going to have to try your chicken stuffed with spinach , shrooms, and cheese,,,,sounds yum!!!
Janet, I hope you are feeling better. Congratulations to you and your son on the fellowship. He may have done all of the work, but you instilled in him what it takes to do it.
Tammy, sorry you are sick ,honey. Did I read your post right?? Did you have to walk the whole 7 or 8 miles?? Hooray for the new laptop!!
Susan, I feel y our pain…The scale is a demon:devil: …So try not to weigh, except 1 time a week…maybe… Just keep doing what you’re doing, it is working!!
Kathy, I know you must be so stressed yourself, with your mom having to go through this. I wish you both the best.
Kobie, I haven’t gotten to see the article yet, but I will…
Patrice, I know you are working hard for the ½ marathon….
Snoozie, Did I see that you are doing a class? Super !! IPOU!!! I certainly couldn’t do a class !! I am so proud of you!! If you get through with your chores….come on over, I’ll be ready for a break and maybe some wine, perhaps, itf you have any….~~~giggles~~~ … I’m am going to get the bathrooms done tonight…wish me strength!!!
Best wishes to all and especially to anyone I missed……
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Has anyone heard from Janet? I know she was not feeling well & looks like she has not posted in a few days. Hope all is ok.
Mom had the pacemaker put in yesterday. She is doing well & should be home later today.
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