Motivation, Success and Frustration Sharing!

What's up pretty ladies?!

Jane - I may have had super hero fatigue 229 x over the last 12 years of being married to my hubs! LOL! And having 2 sons means all we watch are all those movies, plus transformers, fast and furious etc etc etc! No wonder I cry at every Disney movie! HA! I didn't watch superman vs batman because I really don't like Ben Affleck - then I heard everyone say it wasn't worth it anyway. LOL!

Shy - you and the cheese raffles! Makes me smile. I seriously LOVE cheese. Like I think I could live on it, and it should be it's own food group that has zero calories! I've never watched Nascar, not sure if it is because I'm Canadian or what? I don't see a lot of memorabilia for sale or advertisements for it anywhere. I'll have to check it out. How long is the season? You are doing AWESOME losing 6 lbs since the new year! Major high fives!!

Rachel - I think it must be the time of year or full moon or ??? because everyone seems to be run down and overwhelmed with life in general. It seems like no matter how much we try to pre-plan, things just keep popping up and sidelining our best intentions! I had at least 2 days last week that I couldn't get any exercise because I was running around all over town with stuff that popped up last minute. I think you are doing great! you've got a lot of balls to juggle and sometimes a few of them fall down, but you are still standing!

Jen - glad you are back to work and back at it. those few lbs you gained will be gone in no time, especially when you start working out regularly again. Must feel good to get out of the house and shed that cabin fever!

Welcome to hamsammy! I used to live in Winnipeg for 2 years wayyyy back in the day (1999!) LOL! I live in BC, and love the outdoor exercise here. Hiking and snowshoeing and cycling are my fav's!

Gem - Nice for you to get the OT $, but I agree, a more regular schedule is nice because you can plan your workouts and meals. I feel like I've been sporadic with the exercise the last few weeks too, like I said, so many things popping up last minute. For me the most important thing is the food intake. I can work out until the cows come home and burn tons of cals, but won't lose because I eat too much. But I can lose weight by watching my calories, and getting in exercise less times a week... So I have to keep reminding myself to pay attention to what I'm eating every day! It's hard!

I had a good weekend, went snowshoeing for over 2 hours on Saturday. The snow wasn't as nice and fluffy as it usually was, it was a bit crusty - but it was still fun. Sunday had a date night with hubs - ate too much pizza by accident! It jumped down my throat! LOL. And watched the last half of the Oscars (what the heck happened at the end?! PFFF!) Last night we went to see the Harlem Globetrotters, I had always wanted to see them since I was a kid! The whole family had tons of fun, and the boys got jerseys and a ball and got everything signed after. It was awesome! (did eat a churro and a bit of popcorn!!) It's hard to behave perfectly, it's like a have a devil on one shoulder, angel on the other - and most often that damn devil wins!!

I've got a goal to lose 1 lb by Friday, so I've got to get my butt to my spin class after work! I've got soup in the crockpot for dinner! Hope everyone has a great day!

What is wrong with me today. I am so freaking hungry. I can't guarantee I won't eat the dog

ngolden3320 wrote: »

What is wrong with me today. I am so freaking hungry. I can't guarantee I won't eat the dog

Ha! Me, too...must be a short month thing.

@janetay01 That is terrible news, I'm so sorry! I hope there is something wonderful closer so you don't have to sacrifice that time with Alistair

@ShyCush6 Glad to hear you're enjoying the Nascar season, my Mom's fiancé is a huge fan and they drive out to Indy every year

@ngolden3320 Not the dog! lol. Honestly on those days I plan an extra meal. I know it's over calories, but it saves me from diving into a bag of junk food. I'd rather spend 250 calories on chicken and broccoli or a big bowl of soup than 500-600 calories of oreos and chips!

@jdelaroy That's great news! I'm so glad you'll be 100% cleared in a month. It sounds like you're doing a great job taking care of yourself

@bluepoppies777 That sounds like a wonderful weekend! I had a cookie jump down my throat yesterday too, food is going rouge! You're right that everyone seems to be overwhelmed lately. My SO is actually looking forward to spending time in the airport so he can have alone time, poor thing!

My SO and I had a wonderful date night last night. We watched Captain America Winter Soldier and I picked up Mediterranean food (best leftovers ever). If you haven't tried kefta yet you're missing out!

Since we've got a concert tonight I woke up early to get my workout in. I forgot how hard BeachBody workouts are! I was huffing and puffing so much towards the end so it definitely got the job done.

I talked some more with my Dad yesterday and downloaded 5 books for the weekend so I'm officially way more excited for his visit. He's game to take it easy and just hang out and read so my calmness level about this trip is 100% better.

I'll probably be offline for the next 4 days so I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

@rachel0778 Sounds like your family is great, and Dad just wants to spend time with his girl. Enjoy your weekend and your dad's visit.

@bluepoppies777 Thanks for the Memes. I know the feeling my scale keeps going up. not down. I spent all of one day in onederland. Grr. I will get back down though.

Took the BF to dinner. Ended up at Red Lobster. I moderated what I ate, and ended up over calories, but below maintenance. I will take that as a win. I could have so easily gone over calories by the thousands.

Shy. Glad Mother Nature was kind to u and only gave u about 2". Good for Lexi. Scary for us parents. Yikes.

Rachel. Enjoy your weekend w your dad. I would give anything to sit and watch tv with my dad
Everything will work out.

Jdelaroy. Nice job at Red Lobster. You are my hero. I Never would have been that good.

Joy your memes are to live by.

Janet. Hope everything works out in the job b department

Well everyone will be happy to know that buddy is safe. I did not eat the dog. I did however eat a cheeseburger and fries from McDonald's At least the dog is safe. Made it to the gym and now my legs r going to fall off.

Jen - still here, just winding up work in preparation for a few days off - woohoo! Will catch up properly tomorrow when I have a day to myself

Thank you for the warm welcome!! A lot of the hypo symptoms I'm experiencing at this point I've had for a long, long time, just always blamed each one on something different. I actually thought I was a lazy person. In college, I blamed being tired on being a college student. In more recent years, I blamed it on balancing single parenting (a rather challenging child at times) with working full-time. I blamed all the hair coming out when I showered or brushed my hair on just plain unhealthy hair. I didn't put it together until they found the nodule and I started doing some research on my own. It especially didn't help when my numbers were "normal", though if you put my numbers on some of the more up-to-date ranges, they actually wouldn't have fallen in the normal range. Most of that the other stuff, was over a long period of time. I did see the scale move a couple pounds this morning, so I'm hopeful we're starting down the slope. We'll see! My reasons for tracking my calories and exercise are two-fold. One, so I can see what I'm doing and two, so that if I continue to not see results, I can take that to my PA and say "don't pay attention to my numbers...look at this. Something isn't working right!" I'm not looking for something to blame. I should have been more concerned about this years ago but it just seems like life kept getting in the way, and my recent balloon along with the thyroid surgery was the wake-up call. I'm tired of having to go up in clothes sizes, and I'm completely disproportionate with where my weight is located (mostly hips/thighs.) I can never find clothes to fit! It helps that I finally got my daughter to find the safety key to the treadmill so I can hit that in the mornings. Our road doesn't have a berm and I live in the country, so until we get daylight around 5am it's not very safe to be out there walking, especially in the winter, and based on the topography of the land. I've pretty much just been walking about a mile and a half during my lunch break for the last month or so whenever I could. I hate the treadmill and I hate my basement (where the treadmill is!), but such is life, at least until we get a little further into spring and I can get back outside in the mornings.

@janetay01 Glad to hear you are still around. Enjoy that 4 day weekend. Time away with the hubby sounds great.

@gemwolf110 I can’t wait to start classes, but I have to heal. When do you start the new position?

@shycush6 I love your memes. Sorry about your friend. My BF likes Nascar, but he found out that Carl Edwards stepped down, and that was his guy. Last weekend, he wasn’t really into it. (Last season was the first season I had ever watched.) I can take it or leave it.

@kasey39 Welcome to the board, glad you saw some movement. Mine is moving in the wrong direction lately, and I am having a hard time getting back on the ball. I will get there, but it might take me a few tries. Any time you need to vent, celebrate, or just need advice, this is a great place to get it.
@ngolden3320 I love when other people make plans for you. I don’t mind painting, but I am not great at it either. It will be a good workout for you. Hope you get a little relaxing time. I so miss going to the gym. Hoping I will make it back next weekend. Those puppies are too cute.

Yesterday, was a pretty good day! Saw an old high school friend, and she was doing snacks. She had donuts, cheese and apples. I said no to donuts (I really, really wanted one), had a little bit of cheese, and loved the apples. Managed to stay within calories yesterday, got 10000 steps in (having a hard time hitting my old goal of 12500) and got lots of water.
So excited, tonight we are getting a puppy. He is 8 week old yellow lab. We are going to name him Apollo. (We have seen him twice so far.) He is a big ball of fluff, but very bulky. A little mischievous, and so freaking cute. So that is our plan for the weekend. Getting him used to us and the new house. Even better my kids have been asking for a pet, and they have no idea we are getting him. Can’t wait to see there faces.

Happy, and healthy weekend!

Typical stroll in March, in NW PA! The pictures are terrible, but you get the idea. This was about a 20 minute timeframe. Robin, wall of white ahead, then whiteout. Then the sun was back out, bright as can be, as it was when I started. Fun times!