Over 200 New Year New Me Part 48

Nancy -- My due date is July 16th but I'm pretty much just thinking of the entire month of July as my due month so I don't build up all this expectation for July 16th & then go "overdue." Also, so I'm not caught off guard if she decides to come a couple weeks "early."

lstpaul -- Good for you for acknowledging something that could be turning into a problem for you. It can be really hard to admit something like that to yourself let alone to others! Last year I had started replacing food with cigarettes. The only thing that finally got me to completely stop again was the idea of a baby. It's really difficult to catch yourself with stuff like that when you have such a tendency for addiction like I do.

Melinda -- Hope all is well at your next appointment. I can definitely relate about Mrs. Figg. My dogs don't understand why they can't clobber me and wrestle with me as usual when I'm on the floor playing with them right now.

Andrea -- Good luck on your project! I know you did great.


I was AWOL yesterday because I had new employee orientation all day. I'm still doing very well with making healthier food choices. I'm not sleeping well and last night was the worst night I've had yet as far as that goes. I'm completely exhausted today. :ohwell:

HI GIRLS! YUP WEDDING DATE HAS BEEN SET FOR QUITE SOME TIME! SEPTEMBER 24, 2011!!!!

PM me and I will send you our wedding website, Im proud of it because it took so freaking long to make haha!

Ill go try to find a ticker- my goal now for the wedding is 185 which is the weight I was when I met Bobby

Still at 205 this morning and Im getting frustrated ....Onderland is so close I can taste it so Ill be good!

Stopping in to say hello. Having a very difficult taking coming to check in and read posts! :flowerforyou: I know your all doing great!

:flowerforyou: Thanks for all your support ladies. It was really hard to admit my worries about having developed a gambling problem out loud (or kind of out loud in a post). It has really been just the last 2 months that I have been going too often (almost weekly), spending too much.... but boy those losses add up fast! I was justifying it at first to myself by saying it was a good thing - I was just 'treating' myself in a non-food way for every pound I was losing ... but the amount per pound kept going up until I couldn't justify it anymore! And I feel like I am lying to my husband by admission - not telling him how much I have spent, and I think that makes me feel the worst because I know he wouldn't be happy if he knew. It isn't like I spent the mortgage money or anything like that - but I did spend extra cash that we had that could have gone towards other things. Time to stop it now before it does get worse! It is weird though how much I still try to justify it in my head ... oh I can still just go and spend the free coupons that they send me ... which would be fine if I could trust myself not to spend our money too! I think it is really going to help me to have shared it with you guys because it was a tough thing to do.

momma: woo hoo on the inches lost!
Andrea: you have a lot going on, take care of yourself! that is a hard one with your dad - but he is a grown man and all you can do is be there for him, and hope his new girlfriend has good intentions and hopefully he is happy.
mstahl: your dog sounds pretty sweet, dogs can tell when we aren't feeling well and want to help - even if it is making you crazy!
Cris: for some reason I had it in my head that your wedding date was sooner - nice to hear it again to get that straight, the next few months are going to go fast!
LIttlespy: by July 1 you will be ready ... at least I know I was ready a month before! but then I got scared and cried the day I was scheduled to go into the hospital to be induced - because I knew life would never be the same - but it changed in very good ways. :flowerforyou: (except when I am stressed about having a full-blown teenager! )
Elmox: I realized that when I gained 20 pounds last year I was avoiding posting most of that time, it definitely helps to stay in touch here!

... oh I forgot the other things I was going to post, but I'd better get back to work

Okay yesterday when I was prowling around all day NO ONE!!!! Today I am gone and everyone comes back?

Am I a thread Killer?:sick: :laugh: :laugh:

It is nice to see so many of you!!!!!

Cris I love that stinking adorable wedding ticker.:flowerforyou:

Heather I think that is the key to success even the skinniest of people have these bad eating days, what keeps them thin is they get back to eating healthy and those sperts are occasional. My 14 yo who weighs 105 and is very thin but muscular and healthy looking will eat eat eat, then she will have days where she is nibbling. I think she subconsciously zig zags her calories.:laugh:

lstpaul, I am proud of you and I know that you will hit your 20 pound mark this week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi Jess, it is nice to see you:flowerforyou:

Lauren the right job is YOURS!!!!!!!!!!:flowerforyou: I am just having some faith for ya sister!!!

check in -
cals - 433 over :sad:
water - bad
Exercise - none
proud - that even though i didn't do great today i logged everything , i didn't necessarily eat bad things , just more cals than i was allowed on top of not exercising today :sad:

Julie! My birthday is July 17th! I am hoping for one day late! :laugh:

Andrea - It does sound like you have a lot of stress going on. Focusing on school may help get your mind off your father's issues. I agree with whomever said that he is an adult and makes his own decisions and all you can do is be there for him.

Chris - that wedding will be here before you know it! And Maisie (sp?) will be two months old at that time! :noway:

All the rest of my sisters - We're here together and we can do this!

I had another great day. Woot!

check in:
cals: under a bit
water: 90
exercise: 45 minutes at the gym! Five minutes more than last week!
proud: Another great day! :happy:

Good morning sisters!

Holy crap it's been a busy week (this one and last one)! It's amazing how fast time goes when you actually leave the house for work. haha. I was a little worried about the lack of time I would have to workout, but at least these first few days have been hellacious workouts!! I spent 4 hours yesterday morning scrubbing (like hardcore scrubbing) filing cabinets. I think once things settle down and I get into more of a routine, it'll be easier to get real workouts in.

And! Adam's sister said she was going to give us her treadmill. Woo!!!

Next week should be more calm (hopefully) so I will try to be around more then.

So great to see everyone posting!

Checking in for yesterday:
Calories - under!
Water - not enough
Exercise - Four hours of cleaning 100-year-old filing cabinets
Proud - Getting the office put together, it's going to look amazing!

:flowerforyou: :happy: OH man! I love you guys so much! I'm so happy we're all on here together!:smooched:

My thoughts exactly!! I just love how supportive and encouraging this board is. xoxoxoxox for all of you!

Andrea, I think telling your sisters you don't want to hear it is a great idea and will let them know you don't want to be part of the gossip.
Teresa, WTG on all that cleaning and a BIG WOOHOO for the treadmill. That will be awesome to have.
Mstahl, watch out girl - the girls are coming back!!
Blue, you ARE BACK! I love that you're building back up to longer exercise.
Momma, thanks for the faith with my job hunt. I've got it too - I've also got the anxiety! Must focus on more faith and less anxiety!

Yesterday:
Cals - 496 over, 2032 :grumble:
Water - Only 40 oz. DRINK WOMAN!
Exercise - Walked 2 miles
Proud - Got some really great time with Jonathan last night. We've both been busy and a ilttle edgy, so it was great to connect through talking and couch (heyo!) pilates. :blushing:

This week is so busy with kids, college, field trips, projects due, and just regular everyday stuff that we always have. I am so tired. I had an incident the other night that I wonder if I should be concerned about. Sunday I started feeling very exhausted, I thought maybe it was due to stress and I brushed it off. Monday I exercised and did my daily routine. My husband wanted to take a walk after dinner and I did not want to but I did anyway. We are about 2 miles from home and I started feeling so tired that I did not think I could hold my body up. The hat on my head felt like a brick, I started to get light headed and a bit dizzy. My husband thought maybe I was dehydrated and gave me water. I drank a fair amount of water through out the day but it was a pretty warm day 80's. I drank and did not feel better as I walked I began to drag my feet , I could not pick them up. My husband wanted me to stay and he go get the car, I said noway I don't want to sit on the canal and wait 15 minutes for him to walk home and get the car I would rather just walk. As I walked I noticed my shadow and i looked "floppy" as I walked. My husband turns around and says "You are floppy, what is wrong?" My answer I dont know. We continued to walk and I continued to get more and more exhausted. My husband got very afraid and says in a frightened voice "YOU HAVE TO GET IN SHAPE. YOU ARE GOING TO END UP HAVING A HEART ATTACK" Longer story shortened I finally made it home and I could not do anything but lay down. After about an hour all of a sudden I felt fine. I said I feel fine now. husband's response your voice sounds normal now, it was so weak and listless earlier. I tell my sister about the incident and she scared me. She was worried something happened. I told her I thought that I would feel concerned and I did not I just felt exhausted. She says you may not have been in your right mind, because that sounds worrisome knowing our family history. (strokes, heart attacks, highblood pressure) She thinks i should make a dr appt. I think I feel fine now so why waste money when I have a ton of highschool/college expenses right now. Anyhow what do you all think?