Brides on a Mission: Week 13
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Weight in: I lost 0.6lbs! So glad. I have had a loss for like 4 weeks in a row now. So exciting :happy: ONly 8 more pounds till I reach my mini goal and I have until June 25th to do so. Maybe I can change it to May 27th, my 23rd bday. I dont want to overwhelm myself too much since school is so crazy and if I dont have time to work out, I just have to accept that and put school first.
How is everyone else doing???0 -
Brides on a Mission: week 13 (Please copy and paste this into your profile)
1. Weight loss/inches lost this week: 1.6 (needed to lose 1.8 to be down 30....so close
2. Highlight of the past week: (not weight, just something exciting that happened): I had a great time at my best friend's birthday on Saturday night
3. Lowlight of the past week (not weight, just something that you need support with): Very very very frustrated with the job situation (especially today!)
4. What will you have as a cake topper: Something romantic but modern...not sure yet but we have it narrowed down to a couple
5. Any wedding news updates: nope
6. Share your favorite low-calorie or no-calorie drink: water...nothing fancy but I really LOVE water
7. What do you do for strength training: yoga I guess, I am bad at the strength training....working up to adding that I guess
8. How did you do with the week 12 challenge (parking far away, using curbs, ect): I always do this so it went well...not many stairs at my work but as far as parking goes...I always park far
9. Weekly wrap up: I don't know. It's been a rough morning and so I feel pretty frustrated about a lot of things right now so....frustrated with the weight loss right now too. I really wanted to hit the 30 mark today. I'll weigh in again Friday because I have been doing an extra weigh in at the end of the month as well as on Wednesdays so since April is already this Friday...I will weigh in then. Hoping to be down 30. I started January 5th so that would have me averaging 10 lbs per month so far...which is good....and I have done well but sometimes I look and it just seems like sooooo far to go.0 -
1. Weight loss/inches lost this week: Not a clue. Doctor's visit tomorrow. Will update after that!
2. Highlight of the past week: (not weight, just something exciting that happened): Started my new job on Monday, and tuesday was my first full day in the Toddler Room. Also FH's birthday was Sunday.
3. Lowlight of the past week (not weight, just something that you need support with): More family drama!!! My FH's grandpa's girlfriend sent both of us an email that said "Why are you friends with Shelly (Step-Mom) and not Beth (FH's mom) on Facebook?" Really? She hasn't talked to us since thanksgiving and this is the first thing she sends us? Geesh. I'm pretty sure that my FH's mom, Beth, has been trash talking us to the rest of his family for quite some time. Which sucks because she is delusional, neurotic and never takes responsibility for anything, so I'm sure that the rest of the family has this twisted story of what's going on. Can't choose the family you're marrying into!! It's going to be so awkward when we meet everyone for lunch on Sunday for FH's birthday.
Also, feeling like a homewrecker at my new job. I got hired to be the lead toddler teacher. But they already have a Lead and co-teacher in the toddler room. Obviously someone is getting moved! Well, I worked with both ladies yesterday and the one has a very strong opinion about the lead getting moved out of the toddler room. Plus, the management didn't tell either of them that the lead was going to be training me to be basically taking her job until 10 seconds before I walked in!! Wow. So, I was put in an awkward position. I don't really know how to resolve it. I'm considering talking to the director. I don't want to get strong armed out of my job that I was offered by the girls that are already there. Neither one of them have degrees, and I am 1/4 of the way done with my master's degree. And they always get parent complaints about how the girls talk to the kids (they are pretty strong with the kids)...Anyways, it's stressful....and I don't know what to expect. I don't work again until Monday and a lot can happen between now and then!!
4. What will you have as a cake topper: Cinderella and Prince Charming!
5. Any wedding news updates: Nothing really. Our caterer never emails us back right away, so we still don't have a menu planned out.
6. Share your favorite low-calorie or no-calorie drink: Water, for sure.
7. What do you do for strength training: squats, sit-ups, arm curls, etc...
8. How did you do with the week 12 challenge (parking far away, using curbs, ect): did well, but not necessarily always a conscious choice :-)
9. Weekly wrap up: It's only Wednesday. At any rate, it's been very up and down still. Trying to keep it together.0 -
Brides on a Mission: week 13
1. Weight loss/inches lost this week: I lost about three pounds!
2. Highlight of the past week:: I FINALLY got into my appartment- and we have internet as of yesterday. Oh, and a brand new bed is being delivered today!!!
3. Lowlight of the past week :Was out sick Monday. Still haning on, ick.
4. What will you have as a cake topper: I personally think cake toppers are tacky, so we will not be having one.
5. Any wedding news updates: Invitations are in the works- we are getting the mock up next week. We are getting the suits next week as well (it's our spring break)
6. Share your favorite low-calorie or no-calorie drink: Water!
I try to stay away from soda.
7. What do you do for strength training: Bootcamp!
8. How did you do with the week 12 challenge: So so. I'm going to continue doing it this week.
9. Weekly wrap up: I'm hoping not to gain a bunch this week- i'm still not feeling well so working out is out of the question. Just trying to rest and get my body back in order.0 -
This is going on our programs. It fits, since I'm an English teacher!;-)
The Book Of Life
By Paul Curtis
My life is like a book
Filled with all the special moments
And endless characters
Each page a catalogue of my experiences
Every up and down
Every high and low
But my life only truly began
When you turned the page
And started a new chapter0 -
This is one that's being read. We're replacing the word "sex" with "love making" to make it sound better in church.
LOVE IS MORE
By Paul Curtis
Love is more
Than aesthetics
Beauty is only skin deep
It may be what you first notice
Or what first gets you noticed
But it’s not enough
Love is more than the flashy cover on a book
Love is
What can’t be seen at first glance
It’s what’s beneath the surface
It’s the detail on every page of the book
That has to be studied
It’s what remains when beauty fades
It is the constant
Love is more
Than physical attraction
Or physical expression of that attraction
Even when it’s fantastic
It’s not enough
Love is
What you do in between the sex [love making)
Not just kisses that delight
It’s in the conversation
And the understanding
It’s holding hands and not caring who sees
Its walks in the country
It’s dancing cheek to cheek to cheesy love-songs
It’s caring and sharing
Love is being diminished by its loss0 -
This is our other one, which is one I've heard read often at weddings:
"The Art Of Marriage"
by Wilferd A. Peterson (longer version)
Happiness in marriage is not something that just happens.
A good marriage must be created.
In the art of marriage the little things are the big things...
It is never being too old to hold hands.
It is remembering to say "I love you" at least once a day.
It is never going to sleep angry.
It is at no time taking the other for granted;
the courtship should not end with the honeymoon,
it should continue through all the years.
It is having a mutual sense of values and common objectives.
It is standing together facing the world.
It is forming a circle of love that gathers in the whole family.
It is doing things for each other, not in the attitude
of duty or sacrifice, but in the spirit of joy.
It is speaking words of appreciation
and demonstrating gratitude in thoughtful ways.
It is not looking for perfection in each other.
It is cultivating flexibility, patience,
understanding and a sense of humour.
It is having the capacity to forgive and forget.
It is giving each other an atmosphere in which each can grow.
It is finding room for the things of the spirit.
It is a common search for the good and the beautiful.
It is establishing a relationship in which the independence is equal,
dependence is mutual and the obligation is reciprocal.
It is not only marrying the right partner, it is being the right partner.
It is discovering what marriage can be, at its best.0 -
bump!
Will be back later this week! Busy starting new job! :-)
Congrats on the new job! What a fabulous year for you:)0 -
Brides on a Mission: week 13 (Please copy and paste this into your profile)
1. Weight loss/inches lost this week: I snuck a peek, and haven't lost anything yet
2. Highlight of the past week: (not weight, just something exciting that happened): I got a new laptop so I can sit on MFP while I watch tv lol
3. Lowlight of the past week (not weight, just something that you need support with): had it out with my fiance, all out screaming match, over the fact that he bought a computer so he could play stupid WOW...I admit, I over reacted
4. What will you have as a cake topper: yes, my fiance's mother bought it for our engagement present...it's actually very nice, looks like carved wood, and they aren't creepy
5. Any wedding news updates: with my new laptop I can finally start making the spreadsheets I want to for the guest list and budget...cause i'm a geek like that lol
6. Share your favorite low-calorie or no-calorie drink: water with a shot of lemon in it
7. What do you do for strength training: calisthetics, every night at least 10 minutes
8. How did you do with the week 12 challenge (parking far away, using curbs, ect): I failed...i park outside my office door at work and my parking stall at my townhouse complex is very close to my house
9. Weekly wrap up: I am on a bloody mission to reach my half way point..i have 3.5lbs to go...but i'm scared to post my pictures because I don't see a difference.0 -
so im having a real rough last couple weeks...i stopped doing pilates and occasionally do my lunges n squats but not as much as id like...no motivation with anything and when i eat and i one thing thats junk i always say o-well ill get better tomorrow....but in reality i dont ...n continues on day by day...i stopped with pilates n lunges n squats cuz i wasnt seeing results rite away...as i was doing them everyother day from each other and i got sicouraged but now that ive stopped i do see a diff in my muscle tone but still jiggley but i do see definiton underneath and this makes me more discouraged cuz i shouldnt of stopped....=( bummed i missed out on a whole month of doing good for my self and literally have 1 month...1 week n like 2 days left till my wedding...n im happy where im at but still keep fluating between 140 -145lbs when im just tryin to get below140lb mark just cuz ......i guess as like a cushion for reason like this.....i feel great with my body with clothes on most of the time now but feel n look horrible with out clothes on....in need of all the help, suggestions ,motivation i can get please help....sorry for this booooo whooo of a rant but im just ventin its been awhile since ive let steam out like this....my main goal is to look great in a bikini but dont see much happening...and now matter how i tone my butt n back of thighs they look horrid n like jello....ahhhhh...thanks much i think im done now....=)
Sorry you have having a hard time right now. Do you think you are stressing a little about the wedding and that could be a part of the weight gain too? I know sometimes when I am stress I often gain weight. I know you can do it! You are always posting and it is such a great motivator for me. Keep us posted and anything we can do for you, we are here!0 -
Brides on a Mission: week 13 (Please copy and paste this into your profile)
1. Weight loss/inches lost this week: .6 and I'll take it! :-)
2. Highlight of the past week: (not weight, just something exciting that happened): Went to Duluth, MN with some college girlfriends! Had a care free lots of laughs type of weekend, and embraced every second!!
3. Lowlight of the past week (not weight, just something that you need support with): life is good...
4. What will you have as a cake topper: My wedding is very modern and elegant, but I did go overboard on the cake topper! I just couldn't stop giggeling when I found it. There is a bride and groom on a river bank.. there is a fish basket and the bride has her bouquet of flowers.. well the groom is fishing and his pole is out and the hook is caught in the brides veil. Its crazy, my mom doesn't think cakes should be funny, but elegant (which I do understand...) But my fiance is OBSESSED with fishing, and it totally fits our personality. So needless to say, not sure if it will actually go on the wedding cake, or at the grooms dinner... either way... I LOVE IT!!
5. Any wedding news updates: Grooms Dinner invites were printed....
6. Share your favorite low-calorie or no-calorie drink: Water with a lemon!
7. What do you do for strength training: Spin Class... at high load it's buliding muscles for sure!!
8. How did you do with the week 12 challenge (parking far away, using curbs, ect): Mehhh.. I thought about it! I didn't go driving around looking for parking spaces, but I never do that. So I did park farther back (unless there was open close up.. woops!)
9. Weekly wrap up: Feeling good! But, now my dress pants are SLOPPY! Yikes! I pulled out some 'skinny girl' pants from college that were in the back of my closet, besides being too short (i like heels these days and in college i wore flats) they are baggy also! Ahhh, o well! I'm getting use and feeling like I have a new wardrobe!0 -
This is going on our programs. It fits, since I'm an English teacher!;-)
The Book Of Life
By Paul Curtis
My life is like a book
Filled with all the special moments
And endless characters
Each page a catalogue of my experiences
Every up and down
Every high and low
But my life only truly began
When you turned the page
And started a new chapter
that is sweet!!! i love it!!!!) 0 -
This is one that's being read. We're replacing the word "sex" with "love making" to make it sound better in church.
LOVE IS MORE
By Paul Curtis
Love is more
Than aesthetics
Beauty is only skin deep
It may be what you first notice
Or what first gets you noticed
But it’s not enough
Love is more than the flashy cover on a book
Love is
What can’t be seen at first glance
It’s what’s beneath the surface
It’s the detail on every page of the book
That has to be studied
It’s what remains when beauty fades
It is the constant
Love is more
Than physical attraction
Or physical expression of that attraction
Even when it’s fantastic
It’s not enough
Love is
What you do in between the sex [love making)
Not just kisses that delight
It’s in the conversation
And the understanding
It’s holding hands and not caring who sees
Its walks in the country
It’s dancing cheek to cheek to cheesy love-songs
It’s caring and sharing
Love is being diminished by its loss
ohhh i love that one too!!! GREAT choices!!!0 -
Ok I need some advice...the dress that I bought for the wedding I'm in in August is amazing...you can wear it 15 different ways. The bride wants one too, so I asked her if she would want to wear it in MY wedding...the thing is, my MOH is also her bridesmaid, so I would be making Alicia buy 2 of the same dress, just different colors...is that tacky? here's the dress
http://www.dessy.com/dresses/twist-short/0 -
Brides on a Mission: week 13 (Please copy and paste this into your profile)
1. Weight loss/inches lost this week: umm I dont know...im really struggling this week and I seem to be just stuck in the same place!!!!
2. Highlight of the past week: (not weight, just something exciting that happened): I am getting a new car!!!!!!!!!!!!! i went last friday to test drive and its all working out!!! the car I want isnt there but should be there around the 4th!!!!!) soo I am excited!!!!
3. Lowlight of the past week (not weight, just something that you need support with): i am just down this week and I def need some help...its like I am stuck and I cannot do it or something....i just am really down :0( soo I just need overall support
4. What will you have as a cake topper: blingly letter T!!! I just saw someones picutres on FB and found the link and I love it!!! I want our cake to be fuschia!! soo the T on top can have the mix of sliver/navy and fuschia bling!!! i think it will be amazing!!! and tie in the bling since there is some on my dress!!!!
5. Any wedding news updates: this past week we have hired our photographer and dj person!!! I was going to go with this one company but I found other people and I will be saving about 800 bucks by going this route!!! soo thats great!!!!
6. Share your favorite low-calorie or no-calorie drink: right now my two faves are Vitamin Water Lemon Flavored AND diet A&W Cream Soda...most days it curbs my sweet tooth soo I allow myself one in the evenings!!! today I had one this AM!!!)
7. What do you do for strength training: Turbo Fire has a few that include resistance bands!!! when I go to the gym I use the machines and/or free weights!!! mostly I do cardio...i need to pick it up!!!!
8. How did you do with the week 12 challenge (parking far away, using curbs, ect): I must have missed this!!!! hummm I wonder how I did this!!!! but right now I dont know Week 13s soo thats why LOL I better go find out what it is!!!! but typically I dont park close anyway and with the new car I really wont!!!)
9. Weekly wrap up: I am just in a rut!!! IDK why?? and I am sorry I am kinda negative!!!0 -
Brides on a Mission: week 13 (Please copy and paste this into your profile)
1. Weight loss/inches lost this week: umm I dont know...im really struggling this week and I seem to be just stuck in the same place!!!!
2. Highlight of the past week: (not weight, just something exciting that happened): I am getting a new car!!!!!!!!!!!!! i went last friday to test drive and its all working out!!! the car I want isnt there but should be there around the 4th!!!!!) soo I am excited!!!!
3. Lowlight of the past week (not weight, just something that you need support with): i am just down this week and I def need some help...its like I am stuck and I cannot do it or something....i just am really down :0( soo I just need overall support
4. What will you have as a cake topper: blingly letter T!!! I just saw someones picutres on FB and found the link and I love it!!! I want our cake to be fuschia!! soo the T on top can have the mix of sliver/navy and fuschia bling!!! i think it will be amazing!!! and tie in the bling since there is some on my dress!!!!
5. Any wedding news updates: this past week we have hired our photographer and dj person!!! I was going to go with this one company but I found other people and I will be saving about 800 bucks by going this route!!! soo thats great!!!!
6. Share your favorite low-calorie or no-calorie drink: right now my two faves are Vitamin Water Lemon Flavored AND diet A&W Cream Soda...most days it curbs my sweet tooth soo I allow myself one in the evenings!!! today I had one this AM!!!)
7. What do you do for strength training: Turbo Fire has a few that include resistance bands!!! when I go to the gym I use the machines and/or free weights!!! mostly I do cardio...i need to pick it up!!!!
8. How did you do with the week 12 challenge (parking far away, using curbs, ect): I must have missed this!!!! hummm I wonder how I did this!!!! but right now I dont know Week 13s soo thats why LOL I better go find out what it is!!!! but typically I dont park close anyway and with the new car I really wont!!!)
9. Weekly wrap up: I am just in a rut!!! IDK why?? and I am sorry I am kinda negative!!!
Are you bored maybe with your routine? I tend to get in a rut if I get bored and sometimes it takes me a couple of days to realize that. Try doing something fun for yourself. Go ice skating, a bike ride or go to a new park. Heck go walk around the mall if its too cold. The biggest thing is just break up your routine if you can, You'll get through it! Good Luck!0 -
Hi ladies! I just wanted to share a tip for planning that I found really helpful: Take pictures of all the dresses!
I'm not talking about wedding dresses (though do take pictures of those if you can!); I mean the dresses for the other important females in the wedding. Brides maid, MOB, MOG, grandmothers, etc. One of my grandmothers is the last one to find a dress, she was asking about color, style, etc. of the other dresses. I pulled together digital pictures of the other dresses I just happened to have: bm, mob, mog. I am lucky enough to have a grandmother who uses email.
Sending an email with all the pictures let her see the color and style other the other important ladies in the wedding and gave her a tool to avoid duplicating a look or style. Just something I found really helpful, as opposed to trying to describe each dress over the phone!
Happy Planning! :happy:0 -
1. Weight loss/inches lost this week: Lost another 1.2 lbs!! Woot woot!!
2. Highlight of the past week: (not weight, just something exciting that happened): Got a green rating at work on the schedule that I built... yyyaayy! I've been trying very hard to convince my boss that I'm ready to do schedule development and this definitely helped! Good things to come.. I know it!
3. Lowlight of the past week (not weight, just something that you need support with): Just this cold weather being back!
4. What will you have as a cake topper: Most likely just some flowers...
5. Any wedding news updates: Printed our favor tags and had my bridesmaids over to tie them onto the jelly jars with purple ribbon. They are super cute!
6. Share your favorite low-calorie or no-calorie drink: Coffee! and water! lol those are the only two things I ever drink.
7. What do you do for strength training: My workout videos use weights... llloovvee workout videos :-)
8. How did you do with the week 12 challenge (parking far away, using curbs, ect): Good! I always park on the second level of our parking garage to make myself do stairs and I use the stairs at work instead of the elevators all the time. Also when I go shopping I HHHHAATEE looking for a spot so my fiance knows just to park in the first one we see. Walking is good :-)
9. Weekly wrap up: I've been slacking on my exercise and eating way too much chocolate but somehow still losing weight so I won't complain! Need to get in some good workouts this weekend! Super busy at work this week but it was good busy and a lot of fun.0 -
I hope everyone is doing good it seems like we are a little light on activity this week 0
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here is the link for week 14!
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/207852-brides-on-a-mission-week-140 -
Brides on a Mission: Week 13!
1. Weight loss/inches lost this week: 2.5lbs
2. Highlight of the past week: It was my birthday on Sunday and my fiancee and I went to Redwoods Nat'l Park to celebrate
3. Lowlight of the past week: We got a flat tire on our RV on the way home. Thank God for AAA!
4. What will you have as a cake topper: No topper for me
5. Any wedding news updates: I am getting the invitations ready to send out ($$$ on stamps!!)
6. Share your favorite low-calorie or no-calorie drink: Any herbal teas, but my favorite is Mandarin Orange Spice sweetened with Splenda
7. What do you do for strength training: I start at one end of the gym and work my way down doing everything I can think of
8. How did you do with the week 12 challenge (parking far away, using curbs, ect): It was definintely a consideration, and I think I did pretty well! It is a hard habit to break, always wanting to park as close as possible.
9. Weekly wrap up: I had a great week, even though I didn't log in to My Fitness Pal every day. Being gone for the trip broke my record of 40 days logging in in a row! A great hike in the Redwoods helped me put my weight loss and a lot of wedding stuff into perspective!0
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