Motivation, Success and Frustration Sharing!

hello dog lovers! (and healthy people!) LOL! Happy Hump Day!

Holy, this week is getting away on me, sorry I haven't checked in yet! My parents got robbed (broad daylight at around mid day) earlier this week, and I've been trying to help them with the police file and insurance claim. All I can say is I am thankful they weren't home at the time!! But sadly, all of my mom's jewellery and tons of their electronics was stolen, plus a lot of other things. Everyone should go home and take pictures of all of their jewellery and important stuff, as it makes a big difference for the insurance/police claims!! GAH!

I love all the dog pics!! Chance looked so cute, I seriously love the spot around his eye, he's so adorable! And OMG Bruce Wayne!! HA! Do you ever call him B-Dubs?! I like giving my dog nicknames.

Nichole - nice to see you back, was wondering how things were going! Too bad the fam is sick - get on a haz-mat suit and get the disinfectant going in your house! LOL!

Shy - so awesome you are feeling back on track! I need to feel back on track too. LOL! I want to go to a trampoline park so bad! That sounds like fun. Nice pic of you and Bentley! Looking like a sexy mama!!

Melanie - congrats on getting your cast off, now you can get back to your exercising and strengthen that leg back up! I also love Banff, it is about 5-6 hour drive from where I live, and we go at least once a year. I've hiked that Johnson Canyon many times!

June - we need a pic of your new puppy!! You are seriously making all of us dog lovers wait!? haha! Congratulations, that is so awesome. What did you name it?

Gem - did you ever get results on your interview? Sorry if you said it, I literally have skimmed the comments to catch up today.

JenHul - happy birthday to you! I'm turning 42 this year too, in September! Hope you enjoy your day! Also don't worry about the oral surgery, everything will be fine. My son is 9 and had it over a year ago, the first few hours after are pretty brutal but they heal up so fast.

Rachel - How did the new doggy daycare work out for Chance? and HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY!! I didn't even know it was your birthday yesterday, but something told me to have a glass of wine, so I did! Glad I followed my gut on that one, LOL! It was a cheers to you!

I've been eating like complete crap too. I know I'm a stress eater, but somehow can't get a handle on it when I'm stressed! (??) My friend's mom is back home and healing up nicely with her ankles, but having to deal with the burglary and all the rest of it, plus being too busy last week, plus super bowl (had 12 wings, and two desserts, plus other crap!) YIKES.

But! I made taco salad last night, and had it for lunch today, and also am making cabbage roll soup for dinner tonight. Going to keep plugging along! I went snowshoeing on the weekend, plus I did cardio at the gym Monday, and last night did a Pound class. So I'm doing ok with the exercise, just need to measure, measure, measure, log, log, log, and hydrate! Shy, I'm going to slam water like nobody's business too!

It's snowing here again!! Copper loves it!

@gemwolf110 :::Waves at you as you run past:: Hope you get a few minutes to breathe. Hear anything about the job interview yet? I see you answered. Hope, it is sooner than later. I love huskies. I really like the pic of all three on the couch.

@janetay01 I am sure grandma knew she was reading longer than you would. Part of being a grandma, you get to spoil your grandkids a little. Allister might be too young to remember this, but he won’t forget how much his grandma loves him.

@rachel0778 Hope you are feeling better. How did doggy daycare go?

@shycush6 so freaking cute. You look pretty damn good too! Darn headaches. It is amazing how our bodies sabotage us sometimes. Sounds like a good day ahead.

@evamutt So sorry dog and hubby are having health issues. I hope things turn out alright. We can’t foster dogs, otherwise we would have too many and not know what to do with them all. We all stress eat a little. Please let us know what the Doctor says.

@bluepoppies777 Oh my! I am so glad your family wasn’t hurt, but what a pain in the *kitten*. They are lucky they have you to help out. I can see how the week got away from you.

@tazzy2911 Adorable! Have to check in more often. Hope things are well.

I might have to figure out how to post pics, so I can post a pic of the dog who thinks I belong to him. It is the BF’s mom’s dog. He and she both live with us, so he is more of the family dog. Spoiled rotten. I will see if I can get a pic posted tonight.

I did well yesterday! Managed to be 4 calories below on calories, got 75 minutes of cardio/balancing in. Plus spent an hour at the gym in the steam room/hot tub and just relaxing. They do a body analysis at my gym if you pay for the premium membership. (We are) It shows in 2 months I have lost 6.5 pounds (I have been struggling with this) not too bad considering all the holidays we had. I have lost some body fat and gained some lean mass. I am happy about it. It will be even better the next time I do it.
My weight has been fluctuating a lot, and I have found I am eating more than I used to. Need to get back on track. Going roller skating again tonight. 

Happy Thursday everyone! I loved seeing all of the dog photos!

@Rachel0778 - Way to hit the gym early and use the weight room! Machines definitely can pack a punch. Glad to hear Chance had a good time at his new daycare!

@jdelaroy - Great job on the weight loss and fat loss! 6.5 lbs is still a good amount in two months.

@Evamutt - Awww, your puppies are so adorable!! I'm sorry to hear about your husband; I hope he feels better soon!

@bluepoppies777 - Copper is so cute! He looks like he loves the snow.

@gemwolf110 - Aww, your fur babies are adorable too! I hope you hear about the new job soon!

Okay... here are some pictures of our little man: Cooper! He is obsessed with bones. We've already taught him Sit, and we are working on Lay Down now. He loves to snuggle too. Cooper is a beagle/collie mix. He's 10 months old!

Morning all. Sorry I didn't check in yesterday. Well the bug found me. Woke up yesterday morning at 12:30 and continued to get sick until 6 last night. I have not thrown up that much since I was pregnant with jenna Came to work today but I am counting the hours until I can leave. Now body better mess with me today. Happy Friday.

@ngolden3320 Sorry you aren't feeling well. It's a shame you weren't able to take today to recover

@jdelaroy I love breakfast casserole too! Such an easy awesome dinner, I hope your knees feel better today. I really love my PT sessions. Our trainer has been in the military for 10 years and does a great job of explaining things and adapting workouts. The only downside is that since I already have so many things going on I feel like I'm overtraining and never home!

@gemwolf110 Great photos! I totally want to jump in on that puppy cuddle pile! Also, how do you keep your couch looking so good? Ours is a drool laden disaster!

@ShyCush6 Congrats on the loss! I'm glad you were able to take some time for yourself at the gym last night. I'm very jealous you have girl scout cookies in your area. I have no idea where our local girl scouts are but I haven't seen a single one!

@JenHul Barkley is so cute! What a little snuggler!

@wishfuljune I love your new pup! He sounds like a fast learner!

I made it through yesterday in one piece!!! I had personal training in the morning and a 2 hour derby practice at night. These long days are really starting to wear on me! 3 more weeks of personal training though and then my life can get back to a normal amount of activity.

Tonight I'm going to a concert with some girl friends to celebrate my birthday. I'm really excited to dance the night away! And then Saturday is my first roller derby mixer. Wish me luck!

Wow! Talk about a dog pile! They're all so cute! I have no cute puppies. . Of course, I'm allergic, so...probably better this way.

So the walking boot is killing me--it is heavier than the cast was! I dropped to just one crutch a couple days ago and boy is that rough! Today I went to a seed fair with my sister in law and got some cool seeds. We trotted around the place for an hour. Boy, was I tired when I got back. We'll see if I actually do any real veggie growing. I tend toward a black thumb...I touch it, it turns black.

It is definitely Girl Scout cookie time. I've got a bunch coming my way...but I've joined this stupid weightloss program to earn points for a health insurance and sweets are forbidden for the next two/three weeks...so the cookies will be put away (I cheated last night and had a Vienna Finger...who knew one cookie was 75 calories?!?). And I've been sourcing them for others... I'd had a menu planned for next week but I'm reducing the amount of food I'm eating this week with the program I'm on and now I have a bunch of leftovers that need eating...so maybe my plan will change.

You have all been so busy! Rachel...you are amazing...the derby and the personal training are a lot of activity! So impressed. I hope the concert was great! Welcome Brian (& Bruce Wayne)! If our posts say "Hey, Ladies!" it's just because so many of us are, well, girls. I'll try to include gents, too. Happy birthday to all our birthday girls! Way to go on getting back on track, Shy! @ngolden...hope you're better really soon. @jdelaroy...the body analysis sunds pretty cool. And the skating sounds so fun. I'm so looking forward to being back on my feet all the way...one of my friends has been wanting to take her 6 year old skating and I am so up for that.

Anyway, hope all of you have a really awesome weekend!

I forgot to show pic of April. o

Jen - quilt update as requested!

@bluepoppies777 That's exciting news about your friend, she sounds like a great ally for your weight loss journey

@jenhul Happy Birthday! Glad your husband made if a great one

@Evamutt I'd be wiped after 3 dog walks too, way to go!

@janetay01 amazing progress on that quilt!

@melaniedscott I hope those 3 weeks go quicklh, that sounds horribly restrictive!

@gemwolf110 Thanks for the tip on the couch, I really do need to cave and get a cover. My dog not only drools but he also licks the couch (little weirdo)

I had an amazing weekend, but I am absolutely burnt out. Friday I went to a concert in the cities with my friends for my birthday. Saturday I had only 2 hours at home before I headed out to my first roller derby mixer. I had an absolute blast but both nights I was out past midnight. I've been pushing myself too hard lately to say yes to everything. I really need to start saying no and scaling back. I hope everyone is having a great Monday

Awesome gemwolf110! Good for you!

Janetay...the quilt looks amazing. I'm so impressed when people have those skills. I can sew, a little, but my real issue is persistence. I'll start a project but I get bored and move to something else.

Cheryllynn...that is a fantastic loss!

Shy--that is terrific loss for the month. Glad you had a good weekend!

Rachael--your weekend sounds like a lot of fun. What's your derby name? I know most leagues give everybody a 'stage' name and they're always amusing.

I started feeling a little iffy Friday and thought it was just allergies. It wasn't. Every day has gotten a bit worse. Today I started coughing a lot, which means it's irritating my asthma. I got off work and took a nap. Don't know how tomorrow will go...I have to actually go to the office. Sigh. Maybe I'll wake up all better. Doubtful...This is not the week I'd choose for being ill. I have an all day meeting Thursday with a two hour drive to and from. Upside, I feel so crappy, I don't feel much like eating.

Shy- meat raffle what a great idea. we just had our reverse raffle for high school softball. oh course I won squat. I would love to have won some stuffed meat. lol. Could you throw your brick my way so it can hit me. It is rough trying to get back into it like I was.

Rachel- Roller Derby sounds like so much fun. And yes what is your Roller Derby name?

Cheryl- Great job on your weight loss. Feel free to add me as a friend.

Janet- Quilt is just beautiful.

So that stomach think kicked my *kitten*. I didn't start feeling like myself until Sunday afternoon. The kids got hubby and I a hotel room for valentines day. Saturday we ran around some (body ached like crazy) then went to dinner. Longhorn steak was amazing but couldn't eat it all since stomach still wasn't right then we went to the hotel. We sure suck as a romantic couple. we were both dead asleep within a half hour of arriving. But it was nice to get away and we must have needed the sleep. So far kids haven't gotten it.

Everyone have a Happy Valentines Day with you loved ones. Talk to you tomorrow.

Slightly wonky valentines cupcakes