Sixers Spring Clean Challenge- Week 3

chipper. thank you. I do love this pic... (probably because I am wearing my "skinny" shirt... you know those outfits that just seem to always make you feel and look good... )

lauryn... good for you 1.10 towards something great! :flowerforyou: I am so happy for you... everything seems to be moving in the right direction!!!! :bigsmile:

Em - me too!! up and down is my name lately, well basically just up which isn't cool!

Cathy - I did get up this morning!! did C25K for 30 minutes but I might do some sort of DVD tonight to take a break from packing and homework! Tell you what though, getting up that early i needed extra coffee today!! :yawn:

Hope you are all having a good day!

Great job Cass and Tiff!!!

Good morning... my day has had an extremely stressful start and I'm posting for the sake of my own accountability to do my best to avoid eating my fear and stresses today. It won't change any of our problems (to do with the bankruptcy) and it won't make me feel better for more than 1/2 an hour after which time I would just feel much worse. I have a wonderful, fun day planned with Ava and Leith and I need to focus on THAT aspect of my reality right now and just do my best with the rest.

I'll bbl with a real post.

Gonabfit- dont feel bad about sharing that stuff. This coming from the person has been sharing all of this stuff with you guys. I am being tested next monday for celiac. I sure hope its not a positive result for you or me for that matter! Its a hard expensive way to eat! And the colonoscopy, I am there with you on that too. having that monday along with a endoscopy. I am glad you are in the clear for the big "C" word!

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Glad all is well w/ you ladies! Just wanted to pop in and say hello! Cathy.. I know sleep is important and I plan to get more soon. Tonight I'm getting in the bed by 10 which is super early for me. The cold weather is killing my morning jog motivation, I do make myself after work though. Today at work the had 5 dozen krispy kreme donuts...... Those are my favs..... but I resisted. I know I am focused now... however if they were hot, I would have inhaled 5 no problem. LOL.

I read all the post. Glad we are doing well ladies.

Lauryn- happy for you
Tiff- glad you shared and have fun on the cruise


Nite Nite!

Tamm

morning.....

drtamm....YEA (((((claping)))))) dounuts, bad....sugar they cause cavities, you should know this .good job on the running after work. anytime is a good time.
pedal....when i began again it took awhile. was good for a few than laxed a day, good again, laxed. it took awhile to get back into it again. slow and steady...
tiff....have fun on your cruise. put the medical stuff down while your gone and you can pick it back up when you return. easier said than done i know.
pdx....you are in my thoughts daily. they seem to just opened a can of worms with you. fix it all now. you will feel better. i know that's what people told me. didn't know i felt bad. i do now.

waiting to wake DH in an hour so he can get ready to head to alanta for business. didn't get home from work until an hour ago. poor guy only 2 hours sleep, than a 5 hour drive. he will be fine. after he leaves i am heading to the gym, the store, and home. tomorrow night son and i are having homemade pizza for dinner (i will use a pita for mine), tonight we are having chicken stir fry.

have a good day ladies

later

Good morning!

Pedal- it will come back to you with time. You are one of the most focused , driven people I know. Sometimes life gets the best of us! Take it slowly so as not to discourage yourself by not being able to meet your very own expectations:flowerforyou:

Kristen- congrats on the wonderful doc visit! Good luck on telling the work people! Cant hide it much longer anyways! You get out of the first trimester and they start guessing!

I am just hanging on. Trying to sleep more. I think the last 2 nights I actually slept for 6 hours + in a row without waking up. That is good for me!

Have a good day all!

Hey again! I told the supervisor and it went well! And no Cass, I will still be working. I will be home 8-12 weeks, probably closer to 8. And I finally took a belly picture. This is me 13 weeks along:

:flowerforyou: Kristin... you look great! glad to here all is going well :bigsmile: that is so exciting! congrats!!!! :bigsmile:

afternoon...

kistin...toooo cute :flowerforyou:
pedal...you can do this...
pdx....sleep tight... hope you get more sleep
cass...need to try that pie sounds yummy!!!
redsox...doing well?

having a good day. had a nice lunch. had to go pick up ganddaughter #2. she says she isn't feeling well, she is being quite and playing. for her is is unusaual. she is a wall bouncer. so, guess she's just blah today. DH left this morning. should be there is a few more hours. didn't get my workout done yet. don't know now if i will get it done. just went to store to get stuff for the pita pizzas. will do gym tomorrow for sure. and clean house.

off to check on starr.

later

Afternoon ladies!!! I had a bad day yesterday and only earned $0.75 (for drinking my water and ah-mazingly making my calories). It's okay, today is a new day and I'm on my way to mo' money!

It's my TOM, which usually means weight gain/ water retention/ bloating/ gorging on chocolate.
WELL.
I have LOST weight since Tuesday. Lost 2.5lbs from 159.5 to 157!!! HAWT DAMN!! I am so excited.

Also, now that my best friend has been told her birthday surprise, I can spill here. I AM GOING TO VEGAS FOR THE FIRST TIME AT THE END OF THIS MONTH!!!!!! Her boyfriend bought airfare and hotel accommodations for the 3 of us to hit Vegas the last week of this month in celebration of her upcoming birthday. It was a surprise, but he ended up telling her, couldn't keep the secret. This trip is a huge part of my short term motivation -- to drop just a little more before Vegas, so I won't feel so self conscious wearing "club clothes" which I haven't worn in YEARS (I'm having to borrow since I don't have any "club clothes" in my size, and it's not budgeted to buy a few sleazy outfits I won't wear again for a long time, hahaha.)

BTW, for anyone doing the $$$ jar, if you are interested, I created a spreadsheet to tally daily totals and keep a running balance. I set it up so I put an X in the column for each reward if I did it that day, and the totals populate themselves. I'd be glad to share it with anyone who wants to keep track. I like to analyze data (okay I LOVE to analyze data), so I wanted to track which areas I'm earning the most from and where my weak spots are to reallocate my goal weighting at a later date. I can share to anyone who wants to send me their real email (send me your email through private messaging/email on here... not publically listed in the forums for security's sake, please ).



Chipper, pita pizzas sound nice. Hope your granddaughter feels better soon (although some quiet time is nice, lol). What state do you live in? I'm in NC and ATL is about 5.5 hours away from me too.

Kristin, buy clothes that will last you.... they will be large at first but you'll be amazed at how snug they are by the end! I bought my maternity clothes at Target (Liz Lange brand) and Old Navy (they do have maternity in certain stores and online, and they tell you which trimester the clothes are made for!!!!) Oh shoot, I can't see the pic from work!!!!!! Stupid internet filters. Will have to look from home later! And all that supervisor needs to know is your approximate date you will be going out. You sounded a little stressed about telling them, but don't.

Cass, that desert sounds HEAVENLY and could be done in so many different pudding flavors (i.e. CHOCOLATE!!!!! nom nom nom). Thanks for posting that! And I am SO EXCITED for your loss!! Keep up the good work.

PDX, I'm sorry you aren't sleeping well. Did I miss a post... do you know what is keeping you up? Oh gosh, read back further-- doh me. Keep us updated about those test results. I'll be keeping you in my thoughts. :flowerforyou:

Rhiannon, I had a horrible day yesterday too. I hope you were able to get a good night's sleep and move past it today. Terrible days happen. Don't allow them to seep into the following day. :flowerforyou:

Tamm, I am from the home of Krisy Kreme donuts!!!! And I am SO LUCKY to not be addicted to them!

Gonabe, I started my weight loss journey with yoga. I love yoga, even though I only go maybe once a month now because I'm too into my cardio. I use it for centering (mentally, when I can't function otherwise) and for stretching. I've been training to run as well, but slacked off recently. Also, on a VERY IMPORTANT SIDE NOTE, I am so glad you are sharing with us. If it stresses you out and you share it, the overwhelming support you receive back will only help to ease your stress. Share your burdens, we can all help shoulder a bit of it around here. :flowerforyou: I know this group of girls has been here for me, and it helps tremendously.

RedSox, I love your "skinny" shirt av too. It's amazing how just the right piece of clothing makes us feel amazing.



Phew, I think I got you all in there (since my last series of personals).
you all!!!!
-Lauryn



LOOK AT THAT TICKER!!!
I AM GOING TO BE AT 50LBS LOST SOON!!!
*happy dancing around the room*

Thanks for the advice Lauryn! :flowerforyou: I am planning on going to Motherhood and they have a belly to try on with things to see how it will fit later...fun fun! My mom's pretty excited to go with, so it should be fun!

And thanks for the congrats, Tamm!!:flowerforyou:

Hello ladies. Am checking in, reading everyone's posts. So much is going on for all of you!

Kristin, great picture! And have fun shopping! (I hate to admit it, but I've got a couple of maternity shirts that I wear, because they help hide the non-baby belly :laugh: )

Rhiannon, Sorry to hear things are tough for you right now... I'm a food self medicator myself, and so far, haven't come up with any tricks to stop myself.

Amy, just keep thinking how much better you'll feel when you've got everything taken care of. Like Cathy said, sometimes you don't realize just how much pain (or sick) you're in, because you kind of get used to it. I mean, you know you're in pain, but until that pain is gone, you don't realize just how good you can feel.

Tudor, I am an every day scale stepper myself. I have tried (for a couple of weeks) to not step on the scale, but like you, I worried about whether I was gaining or losing and not being able to tell. Or when I did step on the scale, I didn't trust the weight, because I wasn't sure if I really weighed that light or heavy due to possible water weight or lack of bodily functions. It is much better for my peace of mind, just to step on the scale in the morning each day!

Lauryn and gonnabfit, I just tried a Fit Yoga class last night! I'd gone (ok, a couple of years ago) to a regular yoga class, and I figured this would be pretty much the same, but this one was a flow type yoga, where you'd transition from one to the next (I didn't transition very smoothly though :blushing: )

To everyone else, a big hello and sorry I missed you. I'm really trying to push myself back into my normal swing of things. Pretty soon, I'll be on here again, everyday!

Hi ladies, I had sick kiddos today. Poor Jaden has been sick since Saturday night. He gets better, then worse. Not sure what is going on. Anyway, because of that making me miss sleep, I haven't made it to the gym at all this week. Ah well, I will have to start again next week, or whenever these kiddos are doing better. Alix was pretty ok today. She only complained of a mild tummy ache, she is just so stuffy. I am hoping they get better soon, I hate to see my kiddos sick.

Tamm-thanks for looking out for me. I have been lurking, just not posting a lot today as I had to be up and down. Also, thanks for the info you sent me, I appreciate it!

Pedal-that in town tourist thing sounds awesome. I hope you are enjoying. I understand burdens with money. We probably should have filed bankruptcy as we are doing so AWFUL right now financially speaking. But we didn't and due to some things that have occured, it is too late. I hope things get better soon.

Lauryn-congrats, VEGAS BABY! Awesome! I am pleased at the new tone I hear in you. You sound hopeful! Good for you!

To everyone else, I hope you had a good day.

Kristin, how tall are you??

I'm 5'6. Why?