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Over 200 New Year New Me Part 20
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Okay.I am rageing pissed! :explode: The event tonight has been CANCELED!! I got an email saying they canceled it and refunded my money. I bought a $40 dress that I cannot return!! :explode: :explode: :explode:0
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I can't wait to go back and read all the posts! Guess what -- I did NOT get to go to the gym last night! THREE people didn't show up for work (that's 50% of the people scheduled to drive) at my part-time job. On top of half-staff, we were busier than we've been in a couple months. I was so active at work for nearly 4 hours I know I burned off a lot of calories. I just logged 30 minutes of walking 2.0mph because that's all I needed to log to cover my dinner after I scaled back my portions to make up for not going to the gym.
I GOT UP AT 6AM THIS MORNING! And I went to the gym. And I loved it again. Only 4 or 5 people there with me so morning time is a winner. I checked out the locker room today to make sure there were showers (and there are of course). It did take me 20 minutes to get to the gym and probably 25 minutes to get home because of traffic. I could save about 30-35 minutes and about 7-8 city gas/wear&tear vehicle miles if I took a shower at the gym and went straight to work from there. The gym is so empty then I'd be the only one in the locker room. I may try it out soon to see how I feel about it.
I wore my HRM today and it told me I burned a lot more on the elliptical than the machine said (the machine does take heart rate, weight, age, sex, into account just like my HRM). Machine said 320 cals burned in 30 min. My HRM said 460!! I think I trust the machine more so I'm going with it (better to lowball it IMO anyway). Then I did 10 minutes worth of stregth training -- chest presses & leg curls, and then I ran 5.5mph for 10 minutes. I'm too scared to wear my FiveFingers at the gym so I probably won't do any longer distance running there for now. :laugh:
TOM is here full-force today. I figured. Bloated like nobody's business.I didn't weigh myself before the gym this morning but after I had eaten & drank about a liter of water, I weighed 199.2 when I got home. I don't know if I'll be logging a loss this week since TOM will still be full force tomorrow but I have DEFINITELY lost weight! Based on what I know about how much water I retain during TOM, I'm down maybe even 2-3 full pounds! I think my body is a very happy body right now. I think I've finally figured all this out for myself (for now at least). I have so much energy and I feel so *strong.* Sounds kind of stupid, but I was walking the couple of blocks to my car yesterday after work and I realized how easy it was to walk really fast. I almost felt like I was just floating along -- it required no effort whatsoever. I honestly used to walk quickly to my car and then have to sit there for a minute to *catch my breath* because I had gotten winded walking like 1/8 mile.
05.26.10
Calories: 1393 ("goal" was 1402)
Exercise: 4 hours at an active job -- logged 30 minutes walking 2.0mph as a low estimate of extra cals burned at work
Water: I have 10 cups logged but I think it must've been more
Proud: I was able to keep my calories down since I couldn't make it to the gym before it closed.
PS -- When you guys started using the elliptical -- did your hips get sore? I think it's just working muscles I'm not used to working but my hips feel kind of achey.0 -
POS Me-I LOVE Kohl's too! I can't stay away from that darn store. They keep sending me coupons and ugh...since I have a Kohl's card I always get discounts. And now I can fit into some of the clothes in the "womens" department and not the "plus" size so they are some really cute stuff!! I'm not use to being able to find cute clothes for so cheap! I love it. I shop too much! :blushing:
I get tons of coupons because I have a charge card too. The one I love is the "save 10 dollars on 10 dollars or more" I use that wiht my 15 - 30% days on clearence items...Love - love that place!
Sorry I can't help wiht your dating situations beucause I had an arranged marrage. He comes to my parent's house, sees me I see him, talks to my parents, parents talks to me- see what i think. He comes to the house again ( invited dinner) see each other again..and make a final decision a week later...(sleep on it thing). I say yes, we get engaged the following week. We talk get to know each other..see if we are compatable. and then plan a wedding or leave each other. we liked each other and 6 months later we were married. ..Before Momorial Day we were engaged and on Momorial day weekend was our first date, and in November we got married. We planned to do it next summer, but we were too much in love:blushing: ...sorry TMI..
Momma: Wow! I wouldn't go to school in 100+ weather...plus if ther eis no AC. Have fun wiht the kids :-)0 -
Okay. Well I'm still mad but we're not going to let the night go to waste. Were gonna go to dinner instead at some fondue place. I wont have time to go to the gym regardless so I'm going to be way over on calories today I'm sure. Gonna hit the gym super hard tomorrow. It's going to absoultely kill my weigh in tomorrow. And I was down 1.5 pounds for an actual weight loss this week. I haven't lost anything on weigh in days all month. So that bums me out. Guess I should be happy my new dress wont go to waste. :grumble:0
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POS Me-I LOVE Kohl's too! I can't stay away from that darn store. They keep sending me coupons and ugh...since I have a Kohl's card I always get discounts. And now I can fit into some of the clothes in the "womens" department and not the "plus" size so they are some really cute stuff!! I'm not use to being able to find cute clothes for so cheap! I love it. I shop too much! :blushing:
I get tons of coupons because I have a charge card too. The one I love is the "save 10 dollars on 10 dollars or more" I use that wiht my 15 - 30% days on clearence items...Love - love that place!
Sorry I can't help wiht your dating situations beucause I had an arranged marrage. He comes to my parent's house, sees me I see him, talks to my parents, parents talks to me- see what i think. He comes to the house again ( invited dinner) see each other again..and make a final decision a week later...(sleep on it thing). I say yes, we get engaged the following week. We talk get to know each other..see if we are compatable. and then plan a wedding or leave each other. we liked each other and 6 months later we were married. ..Before Momorial Day we were engaged and on Momorial day weekend was our first date, and in November we got married. We planned to do it next summer, but we were too much in love:blushing: ...sorry TMI..
Momma: Wow! I wouldn't go to school in 100+ weather...plus if ther eis no AC. Have fun wiht the kids :-)
Wow, your marriage was arranged by your parents? That is very interesting. Guess our parents do know best if you fell in love so easily!!! That is pretty neat! Oh yes the schools have air conditioners it is a law if I am not mistaken that they HAVE to have working air conditioners in the schools due to the extreme heat. We are still using our air condidtioners well into Sept. There are times that I have had my air on in Oct. Not too often Oct is usually pretty comfortable no air or heat needed cheap electric bills.0 -
Jess-- thanks for the review of the Orchard Chicken Salad Subway Sandwich. What a mouth full (what a pun!)! :blushing: Unlike the rest of you I don't miss dating. I actually really never did it much. And I secretly freaked about that a little bit last week after I got engaged (Yeah, I'm already over it :laugh:). I used to have some pretty bad social anxiety and that kept me from doing much of any of that kind of stuff. I dated some in high school but seemed like everyone was scum so I gave up and fell in love with my guy friends instead. :laugh: I'm a "one of the guys" kind of girl. I still am 100%, I just notice my guy friends flirting with me a lot more now (They have no shame. I thought df was going to kill one of my "friends" at the party we went to a couple weeks ago because he would NOT back off me until Scott found a way to work "Julie and I are getting married next month" into the conversation. :laugh:
). And that STINKS about the event being cancelled!! Short notice much? I wonder why. You WILL find somewhere else to wear your fabulous dress! Wanna come to the Flying Saucer with me Sunday & drink a lot of beer? That's where I've decided to wear the dress I bought! :laugh: I don't care. It's my birthday and I will wear a dress and opaque tights and chucks if I wanna.
Jesyka -- I'll echo the rest and tell you I have also battled depression and serious anxiety problems since I was about 12 or 13. It peaked in college for me and there were times things were very very bad. Part of why I got my degree in psychology is because I suffered from issues myself and seem to be able to empathize well with others having similar issues.
Lildeb -- I love what Momma said to you about your daughter and about being a mother. She's right -- please don't be so hard on yourself. You're doing the best you can and it sounds to me that you're doing a WONDERFUL job with her. You care so much and you're so actively trying to help her. As sad as this will sound, I simply don't see that kind of dedication from many other parents.
I was a pretty sedate kid but once I got in trouble in kindergarten for pushing another kid. The REASON I had pushed him is because a few weeks before when we had actually gotten outside recess (we almost NEVER got to go outside in kinder), he had pushed me down and I scraped my knee so I had to miss the entire outside recess (which we never got to have). He didn't get in trouble for it and I was *SO MAD* at him for weeks that I took an opportunity to push him back when he was in front of me in line one day. :laugh: I also got in trouble in kindergarten for throwing leaves off the bus. The thing is, I was trying to do a GOOD thing and clean the stinking bus to help. So, I was picking up the leaves and throwing them out the window because that's where leaves belong -- outside. They yelled at me for so long... and I had just been trying to help. What I'm saying I guess is I feel like kids are so misinterpreted a lot of times. I think it's great to ask a child why they did something. I feel like no one ever really asked me for a reason when I was a kid -- people just told me whether what I did was good or bad, but never asked why I did something. :ohwell:
Cogirl -- can't wait to get home so I can see your pictures! I saw Denver on the Weather channel last night -- all that hail was NUTS!!
Cris -- Wow to the boobs! Holy moly. I feel so bad for my friends because they have so much back pain because of them. It's sad. Can't wait to see pics of you in the dresses! Isn't being in a fitting room funny now? I know when I tried on dresses last week, I thought every single one looked good on me!! :laugh: I'm so used to just shopping for stuff that FITS. I've never cared about whether or not something actually looked good! Now I have a horrible time trying to make decisions about what to buy because I can base it on which one looks the best on, and what color it is, and which is most comfortable, and which is cheapest (
). Too many variables! So much easier when I only had to worry about whether or not it actually fit...
Pos_me -- Thanks for sharing about your marriage! I didn't know how the arranged thing worked. It sounds a whole lot less stringent that I bet most of us Westerners think. I don't know what I thought about arranged marriage - I guess I never really thought much about it. I'm so glad I learned something cultural today!
Raider -- where are you boxing? At home or at a boxing gym or..? I feel like I'm interested in it -- seems like such a great way to vent frustration. :laugh:
Bluenote -- Thank you for clearing things up for me! My mom TOOK FOREVER in the bathroom when I was a kid!!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: She always took *baths,* too. Funny that now she takes showers. I hadn't put it together that she was just taking a bath so she could lie there and enjoy a little peace and quiet for a minute or two. Duh! Everything make sense now. :laugh: (I am so proud of you for getting up from the floor by yourself with your bad knee!!!).
Momma -- I'm with you using AC through September and October. Oh the heat is unbearable here in the summer. We've had a nice break for a week or so but we're back in the 90s again today. I don't mind the 90s. The 90s are wonderful. I just can't take the 100s with horrible humidity -- the kind of humidity that makes it feel like you're walking through hot set Jello when you walk outside. Blech! November & March are my 2 cheap electric & gas bills.
You guys are so funny with all the toilet talk. I have tried and tried to enforce a rule in my house that df is not to speak to me while I'm on the toilet. Yet, every time, I SWEAR he stands outside of the door trying to have a conversation. WAY TMI ahead, but he'll even come up to the door, knock, ask "are you pooping?" and then when I say "yes -- talk to you later!" HE JUST KEEPS TALKING TO ME! Why even bother asking if I'm busy doing very personal stuff if you're just going to keep talking anyway?! Then if I say "Can we talk when I get out of here?" he lingers for a minute like I've hurt his feelings. Then sometimes he just stands outside the door and makes fart noises if I've been in the bathroom longer than it normally takes me to pee. Yes, I'm apparently marrying a 31 year old man with the mentality of a 4 year old.
Oh goodness. I'm in fits of giggles at work just thinking about the ridiculousness of it all -- the use of the word "poop", the talking to me through the door, the whole ordeal is absolutely embarrassingly unnecessary. Thank goodness I only go to the bathroom a few times a week. :laugh:0 -
THANKS Littlespy !! That was a much needed laugh at your expense about your fiancee talking to you when you POOP!! I about died of laughter although my husband does the same thing to me.And I purposely hid in the bathroom on the toliet when my children are driving me crazy.So it takes me 30 minutes to pee some days LOL:laugh: :noway: :laugh: :laugh:Jess-- thanks for the review of the Orchard Chicken Salad Subway Sandwich. What a mouth full (what a pun!)! :blushing: Unlike the rest of you I don't miss dating. I actually really never did it much. And I secretly freaked about that a little bit last week after I got engaged (Yeah, I'm already over it :laugh:). I used to have some pretty bad social anxiety and that kept me from doing much of any of that kind of stuff. I dated some in high school but seemed like everyone was scum so I gave up and fell in love with my guy friends instead. :laugh: I'm a "one of the guys" kind of girl. I still am 100%, I just notice my guy friends flirting with me a lot more now (They have no shame. I thought df was going to kill one of my "friends" at the party we went to a couple weeks ago because he would NOT back off me until Scott found a way to work "Julie and I are getting married next month" into the conversation. :laugh:). And that STINKS about the event being cancelled!! Short notice much? I wonder why. You WILL find somewhere else to wear your fabulous dress! Wanna come to the Flying Saucer with me Sunday & drink a lot of beer? That's where I've decided to wear the dress I bought! :laugh: I don't care. It's my birthday and I will wear a dress and opaque tights and chucks if I wanna.
Jesyka -- I'll echo the rest and tell you I have also battled depression and serious anxiety problems since I was about 12 or 13. It peaked in college for me and there were times things were very very bad. Part of why I got my degree in psychology is because I suffered from issues myself and seem to be able to empathize well with others having similar issues.
Lildeb -- I love what Momma said to you about your daughter and about being a mother. She's right -- please don't be so hard on yourself. You're doing the best you can and it sounds to me that you're doing a WONDERFUL job with her. You care so much and you're so actively trying to help her. As sad as this will sound, I simply don't see that kind of dedication from many other parents. I was a pretty sedate kid but once I got in trouble in kindergarten for pushing another kid. The REASON I had pushed him is because a few weeks before when we had actually gotten outside recess (we almost NEVER got to go outside in kinder), he had pushed me down and I scraped my knee so I had to miss the entire outside recess (which we never got to have). He didn't get in trouble for it and I was *SO MAD* at him for weeks that I took an opportunity to push him back when he was in front of me in line one day. :laugh: I also got in trouble in kindergarten for throwing leaves off the bus. The thing is, I was trying to do a GOOD thing and clean the stinking bus to help. So, I was picking up the leaves and throwing them out the window because that's where leaves belong -- outside. They yelled at me for so long... and I had just been trying to help. What I'm saying I guess is I feel like kids are so misinterpreted a lot of times. I think it's great to ask a child why they did something. I feel like no one ever really asked me for a reason when I was a kid -- people just told me whether what I did was good or bad, but never asked why I did something. :ohwell:
Cogirl -- can't wait to get home so I can see your pictures! I saw Denver on the Weather channel last night -- all that hail was NUTS!!
Cris -- Wow to the boobs! Holy moly. I feel so bad for my friends because they have so much back pain because of them. It's sad. Can't wait to see pics of you in the dresses! Isn't being in a fitting room funny now? I know when I tried on dresses last week, I thought every single one looked good on me!! :laugh: I'm so used to just shopping for stuff that FITS. I've never cared about whether or not something actually looked good! Now I have a horrible time trying to make decisions about what to buy because I can base it on which one looks the best on, and what color it is, and which is most comfortable, and which is cheapest (). Too many variables! So much easier when I only had to worry about whether or not it actually fit...
Pos_me -- Thanks for sharing about your marriage! I didn't know how the arranged thing worked. It sounds a whole lot less stringent that I bet most of us Westerners think. I don't know what I thought about arranged marriage - I guess I never really thought much about it. I'm so glad I learned something cultural today!
Raider -- where are you boxing? At home or at a boxing gym or..? I feel like I'm interested in it -- seems like such a great way to vent frustration. :laugh:
Bluenote -- Thank you for clearing things up for me! My mom TOOK FOREVER in the bathroom when I was a kid!!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: She always took *baths,* too. Funny that now she takes showers. I hadn't put it together that she was just taking a bath so she could lie there and enjoy a little peace and quiet for a minute or two. Duh! Everything make sense now. :laugh: (I am so proud of you for getting up from the floor by yourself with your bad knee!!!).
Momma -- I'm with you using AC through September and October. Oh the heat is unbearable here in the summer. We've had a nice break for a week or so but we're back in the 90s again today. I don't mind the 90s. The 90s are wonderful. I just can't take the 100s with horrible humidity -- the kind of humidity that makes it feel like you're walking through hot set Jello when you walk outside. Blech! November & March are my 2 cheap electric & gas bills.
You guys are so funny with all the toilet talk. I have tried and tried to enforce a rule in my house that df is not to speak to me while I'm on the toilet. Yet, every time, I SWEAR he stands outside of the door trying to have a conversation. WAY TMI ahead, but he'll even come up to the door, knock, ask "are you pooping?" and then when I say "yes -- talk to you later!" HE JUST KEEPS TALKING TO ME! Why even bother asking if I'm busy doing very personal stuff if you're just going to keep talking anyway?! Then if I say "Can we talk when I get out of here?" he lingers for a minute like I've hurt his feelings. Then sometimes he just stands outside the door and makes fart noises if I've been in the bathroom longer than it normally takes me to pee. Yes, I'm apparently marrying a 31 year old man with the mentality of a 4 year old.
Oh goodness. I'm in fits of giggles at work just thinking about the ridiculousness of it all -- the use of the word "poop", the talking to me through the door, the whole ordeal is absolutely embarrassingly unnecessary. Thank goodness I only go to the bathroom a few times a week. :laugh:0 -
LittleSpy-That is HILARIOUS!!! My roommate will walk in my room and sit on my bed and hold a conversation through the wall. I guess that's what happens when you've been friends for 20 years.
I went ahead and recorded my weigh in today. I've worked my *kitten* off for 2 weeks and I earned my 1.4 pounds or whatever it was! But I probably wont show a loss tomorrow. We will see. Sometimes it takes a day or two for my sodium filled days to kick in. I'm going to start drowning myself in water!! I cant let it ruine my day!0 -
Cogirl: I love your waterfall. It's so pretty and peaceful!
lildebbie: Congrats on getting a ring on. It won't be long and you'll be sporting your wedding ring!
irandamay: All of my sports bras are Champion brand from Target. They were all about $12-16 each and all are synthetic, moisture wicking material. I like having several, so I went the cheap route. I used to have a sports bra from Victoria's Secret that I liked, but can't wear it now since I'm about 10 lbs. heavier than I was when I bought it.
Jess: I'm glad your date was fun but it's a bummer that you work opposite shifts; that makes it hard to date. Returning ex needs to realized you're a hot commodity and he can just wait around until you're ready. He deserves to be put through the ringer for what he did to you in the past anyway. I agree that he sounds like he' NOT the one, so keep looking for Mr. Right!
Ooh, you mentioned going to a fondue place tonight...are you going to the Melting Pot?? If so, I'm SUPER jealous!
Julie: Yes, my hips used to get a bit sore on the elliptical but I realized it was because I was being too stiff-legged at first when I was unsure of the machine. Once I relaxed and put a little more bend in my knees it helped. I have hip flexor issues, so it helps to do some side bends and side lunges before I do anything too scary like the elliptical or rollerblading.
Yesterday was another good day sodium and calorie-wise. Yay! My "unofficial" morning weight with TOM is 191.8 today so I'm really hoping I'll be down at least a little bit tomorrow morning. I have my meals planned for the day so as long as I stick to them, I'll be doing well.
Checking in for yesterday:
Calories: Under by 70 calories
Sodium: Under by 224!
Water: 16 oz.
Exercise: Walking at volunteering
Proud: Stayed under on sodium again!
I didn't log any of my calories from walking around the riding arena for three hours, so I might have an even better deficit than I've accounted for.0 -
Heather-Yes we are going to the Melting Pot. I've never been there. My roommate said it's soooo good!! Looks like you are back on track and kicking butt! Great job!!0
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Heather-Yes we are going to the Melting Pot. I've never been there. My roommate said it's soooo good!! Looks like you are back on track and kicking butt! Great job!!
Yummmmmmmm. Soooo goood (and so expensive! :laugh: I know I joke about being cheap, but, man... I really really am).
Thanks for the elliptical tip, Heather. I haven't been paying much attention to my form, I guess. I'll see if I'm doing something weird that's causing it next time. I think my hips are weird. My right one pops/grinds at times. *shudder* I hate that feeling. I can deal with any of my other joints popping -- I even like it most of the time, but my hip is just too much for me. :laugh:0 -
Quick check in from yesterday. I've been a bit lazy at work this week, so I've got to make up for it all today!
Cals - Over, but only by like 135 - not too bad since we went to a cocktail party
Water - 64 oz
Exercise - walked 1.5 miles, not great, but better than nothing
Proud - At the party last night I decided that I wanted a beer, but I chose an Amstel Light over a Blue Moon (so tasty!). I knew that the Blue Moon wouldn't be worth the extra calories. That Amstel Light was so delcious and totally refreshing. So worth the 95 cals! Also saw some friends last night I hadn't seen in over a month, they commented on my loss and told me I looked great. Can't beat hearing things like that!
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elmox-Way to work with what you've got! Still want beer but working it in with a differet kind to fit your calories! That's impressive!!!
LittleSpy-Whenever I do running or elliptical my right hip always hurts! I just try and do lots of extra stretches before and after that focus primarily on the hips.
Well the Melting Pot is out. I didn't know you needed a reservation and they are booked. LOL I swear it's not my day! I'm going to save my dress for when I hit under 200 pounds and go out just me and my roommate I think. It should still fit in 12 pounds...just wont need the big girl panties, right?
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Jess: Sorry to hear you can't go to the Melting Pot. It's so delicious and worth it even though it is a bit expensive. Aren't there any other fancy schmancy restaurants you can go to tonight instead?
Julie: My right hip used to pop and grind and feel like it was working it's way out of socket. Sometimes it would be painful, so I could never run or walk too long without feeling it. That was until my boyfriend "readjusted" my hips by using a technique his chiropractor used on him. After he did that, I haven't felt ANY pain or discomfort whatsoever. I always figured the problem was due to one leg being slightly shorter than the other, but apparently my hips were out of alignment. It's been a year and a half now and all is still good!
Elmox: I love Blue Moon. It's among my favorite beers but way too easy to go overboard on! I still haven't found a light beer I'm in love with because I just adore the craft beers way too much! I'll keep trying, though.
So I might be stalking a bit today because it's really quiet at work. I think people are starting their holiday weekend a bit early. Plus, we're in a slump at work anyway so it's extra slow. Boring...at least it's almost lunch time.
Oh, since I'm blabbing away, has anyone tried the Crystal Light Sugar Free Hard Candies? Omg they're delicious and only 40 calories for 4 pieces. So far they're successfully keeping me away from the Girl Scout Cookies in my desk drawer.0 -
Elmox: I love Blue Moon. It's among my favorite beers but way too easy to go overboard on! I still haven't found a light beer I'm in love with because I just adore the craft beers way too much! I'll keep trying, though.
I just drink one because I am not going to bother drinking it if it's not beer that I like. I figure it's about 175-200 calories for either the stouts or the lambics that I like. 0 -
Heather-Those sound sooooo yummy!!! I may have to look into those!! We tried to go somewhere else. This whole night was for my friends graduation. I've been going back and forth with her and my roommate all morning. Finally my friend that is graudating said we willj ust do it another time. So I gave up. I got so frustrated that I didn't want to bother anymore. I'm perfect fine with going to the gym instead so I can hopefully see that 50 pound loss tomorrow! I'll find somewhere to wear my dress to! :bigsmile: It's okay I'm a full blown stalker again today. We've had like 5 customers or something. Good times!!0
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Jess - Sorry that your even got cancelled! That really SUCKS!! But as you said now you can work on hitting your 50 lbs mark tomorrow!! I know you can do it!!
Julie - I did Boxing at home on my Wii. I did Gold's Gym Cardio Workout. I love boxing!! Don't know if I am really that good at it if I ever went to a class but it does help with coordination! I haven't had any problems with joints hurting on the elliptical (yet) but my knee seems to pop and feel weird when I am trying to do some cardio. When I did the Last Chance workout my knee was popping and making noises that I had never heard and I was trying to just do the low impact positions. I am thinking it is due to my weight so if I keep losing it should get better. Sorry, I kind of got on a tangent there. I agree with Jess and Heather on strecthing before hand and seeing if that works.
Heather - I have tried the Crystal Light candies and they were pretty good. One of the ladies had some at work and I had never heard of them so I tried one and they were pretty tasty. I have been in three-quarters stalking mode today. I have been keeping up with the posts but just about everytime I am about to comment someone needs something from me. Can't they see that I have better things to do!!!:laugh: :laugh:0 -
I just got home from taking my son to work this morning. I guess yesterday was his last day as today was only for makeup finals. He is officially a senior... my daughter will be a freshman next school year and I also turn 40 this summer. UGH I feel so damn old.
I went to a new pond store today and had to drag myself out of there. It was so much fun and I can't wait to go back. They had EVERYTHING you could think of from frogs to plants, to fish to bird things.. Wow.. just loved that store. We did not get as much hail as Denver yesterday but we did have a few funnel clouds and some pea size hail so, needless to say I was cussing the weather last night. Thankfully the hail did not last long or do too much damage. So, here is a pic of the pond from a different angle.
I am excited to see how things grow this year. With a little luck it should be even better next year. I still have to dig up some Iris and acclimate them to the water, move the houseplants outside and get my thyme planted in the new flagstone patio area. Thanks for all your kind comments! I guess I just love to garden and one of my goals is not have ANY grass when it is all said and done. Each year we tear out a little more and add something new but, this year we tackled 4 projects instead of
1. We redid the dog area (they have their own part of the yard so, they can be dogs)
2. we put up what my husband calls a bbq hut. It kind of looks like a two layer deck with a roof over it similar to a gazebo but with 4 sides.
3. Dug all the flagstone paths out of the yard and used the flagstone as a patio transition between the pergola and bbq hut
4. Made the pond 4 times it size and added a waterfall.
Well.. I need to get to work this afternoon. I have the dreaded client (who probably needs counseling), He just makes me crazy.. but I guess EVERYONE needs a little therapy.0 -
Hi Ladies,
I just had a quick skim through the posts....
blue - sorry about your fall & LOVE the zen challenge
Jess - rollercoaster of a week, huh? you'll have a chance to rock that dress soon!
Cogirl - that yard looks AMAZING !!!
and about one million other things. Sorry I'm a bit awol.
I'll check in tomorrow but ay not be posting much for a while.
I miss you all already and I don't even leave until Wednesday !!!0 -
Wow, your marriage was arranged by your parents? That is very interesting. Guess our parents do know best if you fell in love so easily!!! That is pretty neat! Oh yes the schools have air conditioners it is a law if I am not mistaken that they HAVE to have working air conditioners in the schools due to the extreme heat. We are still using our air condidtioners well into Sept. There are times that I have had my air on in Oct. Not too often Oct is usually pretty comfortable no air or heat needed cheap electric bills.
Momma: It is so weird how we *meet* I never noticed him , but he use to see me leaving the house every morning. He asked his father if he saw me before and gave his father the my address. He asked his friends too. So when his family came to ask...his father thought it was my older sister he wanted. He was like no the younger one. My sister looked/ and still looks better than me, physically. I was more blessed all over, chunky. I walked out of the back room and my parent were talking with them. I didn't know what was going on. A few days pasted by ( my father was doing his research on his family), then when my dad felt he was a good person by everyone he ( my dad) talked too, he came to ask me what did I think of the guy who was over a couple days ago. I forgot for a moment. So I said, not sure. Why? My dad said because he came to ask for your hand in marrage. I told him are you sure it's not for my older sis. He said no. It's you. So i was stunned, did know what to say. So he ( dad) said I will let you think about ti for a couple days. He is going to come over on Thursday. It was Tuesday when he told me..and it was Saturday when his dad came to ask. So when Thursday came around, I didn't know what to say...scared to death. He walked into my parent's home and I don't know what happened...I felt something. I couldn't explain it. I was going to say NO. but something in me said Yes.
That day I served turkish coffee to his family (tradition) and I was shaking all over the place. I noticed he was nervious too when he reach to grab the coffee his hands was shaking too. That day we didn't talk just looked at each other across the room, more like him looking at me..I was too shy to even look up. A couple days later we were engaged.
That is when we began to actually talk to each other. We were both shy. He told me that he noticed me for the longest but didn't know who was my parents (. He use to wait to see if i would leave that morning just to catch a glimps of me. He would be on his way to work).
When we were engaged, he would leave his work go home and do his man things and be at my house till 12 am. I was still very uncomfortable sitting next to him, but once we really got to *know* each other it became easy.
6 months later we were married but so many people ( on my side of the family) tried to stop the wedding because we were from two different countries. He was from Jordan and I was from Palestine ( well my family is from Palestine - I was borned and raised here in AMerica). A lot of people disowned me because of this, but I think I made the right decision based on what my heart said.
Now, 15 almost 16 years later, we are truly soul mates. we are the best of friends.
When people ask "how did you guys meet" and when we say " arranged marriage" they assume that everything was set up and the onlly thing we did was attend the ceremony... that we didn't see each other ( until the wedding day) and we went through it based on our parents judgement...don't get me wrong that does happen in some countries but no not this marriage.
we got to really know each other before we tied the knot.
SORRY I am rambling...and for my post being too long. I don't I have ever shared personal things on a post before...But I feel we are close Friends almost like sisters:drinker:
By for now. I have to log my food for the day.0 -
Whew ... just sped through all the posts.
Lildeb: I know I'm way late to the conversation but I wanted to put in my 2 cents that I loved BlueNote's suggestion ... I wish I could use it with my 16-yr old ... I may just try! Also, I wonder if some of the kids at school have picked up on how much it is upsetting your daughter if they threaten to 'tell on her' ... that may be making the situation worse if they know how to push her buttons. Maybe you could think of suggestions to give her on how she could have handled the situation better - although I'm not sure what the best advice would be since the best thing would be if she hadn't done something wrong in the first place so that she could be 'told on' ... but maybe it would have been better to 'tell on herself' to the teacher so that the other child's threats didn't mean anything? I try to give my kids suggestions of what they could have chosen to do differently when they have done something wrong. But like other's have said - you are a GREAT mom - we all struggle through it. Sometimes I feel so guilty about how I handle something with my kids - especially my teenager. She can just push my buttons so that I react to her before counting to ten. I know my mom has always told me I was the experiment - being the oldest child.
Cogirl: Your pond has inspired me to work on ours! It was very pretty when we first bought our house almost 5 years ago ... now most of the decorative rocks around the edges have fallen in or pushed around the yard, the frog fountain barely spits, and the area around the pond has become the spot to pile all the yard tools. I am going to re-beautify our pond! I was very proud of myself last weekend for doing some gardening. I love pretty gardens but have never really enjoyed working in them - my parents had large gardens that we HAD to weed when I was growing up, so I have always asked my husband to do most of the gardening work. Last year he was quite crabby about it and didn't do what I wanted. Then I realized that maybe I should be doing more to help with it if I want it to look a certain way - and he probably had every right to be crabby. So I spent the weekend planting and weeding (and moving the plants that he put in the wrong places last summer). It was very satisfying. Next on to the pond!
I am not having a good day with food. My work project that has kept me very busy all week is coming to an end. It culminated in my having to work every 2 hours all night long last night to keep running various computer processes until I was finished. And then in between getting up to do my own work ... my husband's work called twice when I was actually sleeping - once at midnight and once at 3:30am. So needless to say I didn't get much sleep at all.:yawn: I got up anyhow and went to step class -which I was very proud of ... TOO proud of I think because after that I stopped and bought a 24oz diet pepsi (I haven't had a diet pepsi during the week for I think 3 weeks ... have been working very hard on breaking that habit), and also a large muffin. Then I proceeded to lunch at Wendy's for a cheeseburger and fries. None of it even tasted good or was the least bit satisfying. I'm dissapointed
- even though I didn't track all week I was happy with myself for listening to my body most of the time and not doing any binge eating while I was busy and stressed. Well ... I'm done with the bad eating and back on track today! 0 -
Pos - Thank you so much for sharing!! That is a beautiful story and I feel blessed to have read it.0
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Jess: I hope you find somewhere to wear your new dress ... if not tonight - then maybe this weekend?
Lilspy: Your post about your boyfriend talking to you outside the bathroom made me laugh!
Positively_me: That is a sweet story about you and your husband!
Bluenote: I hope you are feeling ok ... I know when I fell at step class I was sore for almost a month!
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lstapaul-Sounds like you had one heck of a night! So proud that you got up and went to step class. That's awesome!!!
POS Me-What a great story!! I love it! Thank you for shareing it with us! I feel like y'all are my sisters too!0 -
Pos_me, I loved reading your story! Thanks so much for sharing. 0
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Jess: What a bummer that your evening won't go the way you wanted, but I really think WHEN you hit the 50 pounds lost tomorrow, you'll be a little glad you went to the gym instead. I'm rooting for you!!
Pos_Me: Thank you for sharing your story! I love hearing how people met their significant others. If I were you, I'd just go with "it was love at first sight" when people ask how you met your hubby because it sure sounds that way on both sides. So what if you needed a little help in having the courage to get to know one another? I don't see how that's much different than being introduced by family and friends.
Oh! I forgot to tell you gals that my sister, who used to watch me exercise while eating junk food, is now wearing a size 8! She was a 12 when she started and has even been able to get into a few size 6 (in roomier dress pants). Anyway, she's been giving me the jeans that get too small for her, which is great except she's short so I can only wear her pants with flats. Well, she gave me a pair of size 10s the other day and I finally tried them on last night and they fit! I was able to pull them up, button and zip them with no effort. I won't wear them in public yet because they give me a bit more of a muffin top than I'm comfortable showing in public, but I think about 5 lbs. more and they'd be great! Wahoo!0 -
ok so the whole money issue is fine I just have to deal.But this morning was a deal breaker for me.I go outside at 8am this morning to find my neighbors dogs digging holes in my yard all the while my neighbor is sitting on his lawn mower drunk watching his dogs do this.So I go all psycho chasing the dogs off.Well I come out an hour later to find the dogs digging up my plants in my garden which really pissed me off.I went all crazy on those dogs throwing rocks and cursing at them.I just think it is so rude of people to allow their animals to destroy other peoples property I mean what the hell are you kidding me?My neighbor sat there and watched in a drunken state LOL.Which he is most days anyways.I have called animal control on them like so many times I can't even count and animal control doesn't care.Their little dog has snapped at my baby girl and the bigger dog knocks her over all the time.I told them the other day if that dog so much looks at my girls the wrong way or crosses over into my yard I will take matters into my own hands.I am a very nice person and I always try to keep the peace but you don't mess with me or my family.And you don't be disrespectful and rude and allow your dogs to trash my yard just because you like to keep your yard trashy.I don't allow my dog Bella to go in their yard and trash stuff.When she goes out she goes on her chain.Thats the way I think it should be with their 5 dogs they have.They need to be tied up!!!On top of that their dogs come over and pee on all my plants and POOP in my yard and then I am stuck cleaning it up because I don't want my girls stepping in it when they play outside.Just really ticks me off how rude my neighbors really are.OK VENT OVER!!0
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Awww, thanks for the sweet comments:blushing:
I can't chat long today but i will be back tomorrow.
Check in 5/27/10
Calories: great! on target :-)
Exercise: burned 798ish doing: 20 minutes walking on the treadmill, 30 minutes elliptical, and 10 laps in the park.
Water: 88oz.
Proud: stayed on track today. No binge eating today. I am about to have my coffee and relax on the couch wiht the kids. can't get any better than that
ZEN challenge: yup! 7:28 - 7:35 pm
600 calorie burn challenge: yup! 798ish..forgot how much exactly, but i know it was more than 700
Sodium: under 1000 ( yesterday i went over board with the soft baked pretzels and cheetos my lips are feeling it all day - still swollen :-( )
Fiber: 30g
Have a great evening girls ! ANd best of luck for the weigh in tomorrow....hope everyone is a big loser! LOL0 -
ok so the whole money issue is fine I just have to deal.But this morning was a deal breaker for me.I go outside at 8am this morning to find my neighbors dogs digging holes in my yard all the while my neighbor is sitting on his lawn mower drunk watching his dogs do this.So I go all psycho chasing the dogs off.Well I come out an hour later to find the dogs digging up my plants in my garden which really pissed me off.I went all crazy on those dogs throwing rocks and cursing at them.I just think it is so rude of people to allow their animals to destroy other peoples property I mean what the hell are you kidding me?My neighbor sat there and watched in a drunken state LOL.Which he is most days anyways.I have called animal control on them like so many times I can't even count and animal control doesn't care.Their little dog has snapped at my baby girl and the bigger dog knocks her over all the time.I told them the other day if that dog so much looks at my girls the wrong way or crosses over into my yard I will take matters into my own hands.I am a very nice person and I always try to keep the peace but you don't mess with me or my family.And you don't be disrespectful and rude and allow your dogs to trash my yard just because you like to keep your yard trashy.I don't allow my dog Bella to go in their yard and trash stuff.When she goes out she goes on her chain.Thats the way I think it should be with their 5 dogs they have.They need to be tied up!!!On top of that their dogs come over and pee on all my plants and POOP in my yard and then I am stuck cleaning it up because I don't want my girls stepping in it when they play outside.Just really ticks me off how rude my neighbors really are.OK VENT OVER!!
I totally understand where you are coming from. Some people should not be pet owners. You can put some vinegar in a spray bottle of water.. about 1 tbl to a quart. Dogs hate it.. just spray them in the face. it will not hurt them but they will learn that they get a non favorable result when them come into your yard. If they are still stuborn get a can of pepper spray.
As far as the poop.. I would be a nice neighbor and return the poop on the neighbors front door step. Better yet.. put it in a brown paper bag and set it on fire.. then ring the door bell and run.. lol.. ok.. sorry having a fun moment here.0 -
lstpaul - I have been doing that , her counselor was telling me to do that...Ask her about other choices that she made.
Colorodo - I love the pond it is great!!!
Awestfall - Sorry about the $$ situation, and the dog situation...i would be furious.
Julie - You know at the gym some of the machines say i burn more and some others say a lot lower...like my arc trainer always says more than HRM but the bike says less...I just go by my HRM probably all evens out..
My dinner was soo much higher than my normal dinners but needed something quick so went to the store and got something (better than getting fast food) , but still with that and my exercise i will be all okay.
So today went okay, I made Serena clean the house, i had 11 things on her list,. She complained that she was tired and everytime i told her she should of made better choices...but my house is picked up now Now for tomorrow not sure what we are going to do ...i am off work i am not going to sit here to stare at her all day 0
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