200+ Hot For Halloween!

Okay! Caught up a bit.

First off, thanks to everyone who wished me well! I'm still not 100% but feeling better today. Now I don't know if I have cold or allergies or a combo of the two. I think it may be the combo. Friday I was feeling crappy again, but that doesn't compare to Saturday. Ohhhhhhh, Saturday. Joe and I woke up and had breakfast then drove out to my friends' house (the one who hit his head) because he was having a Star Wars on blu-ray viewing day. As soon as we got there, my allergy pill did a number on me and I just passed out in a chair. AND it did nothing for my actual allergies. So I was an even snottier mess who couldn't stay awake. Then Joe and I had to leave there to go to another friend's house who invited their wedding party over to celebrate their 1 year anniversary together and partake of the year old frozen cake. I slept on the way home in the car, got home, Joe walked the dog, I slept through that... We got back home at about 9:30pm. I slept till noon Sunday and woke up having an asthma attack which I haven't had for about 3 years so I was frantically searching for my inhaler... the rescue inhaler was pretty much empty, so I had to find my steroid inhaler as backup and luckily it had about 10 puffs left (there's a meter on top) so that saved my *kitten*. Ugh. So... slow path to recovery, but it's happening.

Sarah(wnt), garlic and red onion soup actually sounds really good. I'll need to consider that next time I'm sick. And congrats on the 13.7 miles! That's awesome! The most I've ever done in one session is about 3... but I'm so NOT a runner.

Lacey, I will be so jealous of your french bulldog. They're SO CUTE! Especially when they're puppies. Love the name too.

Megan, I'm SO sorry to hear about your bf. What a lame-*kitten*. I hope things get better for you.

Kendal, that batgirl costume is super dee duper cute.

Amy, Hi!! Omg that's great news about your brother! You must be seriously proud and relieved that he's doing something. I sometimes seriously wonder if there's a support group for people who are addicted to eating out because that's totally me. It hinders my weightloss AND my wallet. Joe tells me all the time that I have a problem. And he's totally right.

I think I've finally figured out what I want to be for Halloween. I found this totally adorable Tardis apron on etsy: http://www.etsy.com/listing/82559220/tardis-apron-adult-large-handmade-free
So I thought I'd get that and get like a oversized blue t-shirt and some black leggins to wear under it, and go buy a matching blue wig and make a hat to look like the light at the top out of a plastic cup. Maybe cover it in gold glitter or something. I'll be the nerdiest girl in the world for Halloween. Now if only I could convince Joe to dress up as the Doctor...

Sarah - Haha I even bought antibacterial soap for work because the stuff we have isn't. Everyone uses mine instead. Actually, I forgot my Dial Halloween mummy soap at home! I'll rescue it at lunch.

Hosanna - I'm glad she took it pretty well. And your hole-digging puppies sound adorable.

Rain - My boss thinks that I have the answer to/ability to do anything, which is flattering but irritating as hell. Right now I'm working on redesigning our website during a sales webinar. Yay for multitasking.

Lacey - French bulldogs are SOOO cute! And excellent name choice. Sorry about Bart, though.

Victoria - It must be something in the air. Nerd has been on this super-cleaning spree the last few days, but I'm really not complaining. I do have probably 8 loads of laundry to fold, because he didn't know I was donating a bunch of stuff, thought it was a bunch of dirty clothes, and started washing it all. Oh well... at least he was productive!

Apryl - Nice job!

Kendal - My zombie stuff won't be here in time, so my costume is undecided for the year now. I say change if it makes you more comfortable - the Bat Girl costume is awesome!

Amy - That's awesome what your brother is doing! I hope it goes well for him!

I forgot to weigh myself this morning, so we'll see how it goes this afternoon. I'm so jealous; Nerd has lost almost 25 pounds in the last month! We actually have to go buy him jeans this weekend because his aren't staying up at all anymore. Gah, males.

I'm sitting in a sales seminar. I'm bored, and I'm supposed to be redesigning our website but idk... I'm still just not into it. Our site sucks, but I feel like stomping my feet and shouting, "I don't wanna! You can't make me!"

I' too busy to read and post. I forgot to weigh myself this morning, so I am going to PASS this week. Last Friday morning showed me down in the morning and then up in the afternoon at the doctors...

Kednal that outfit is super cute.

For the runners: athleta.com has a TON of super super cute winter running gear out right now. I'm drooling over the mag as we speak.

Checking in for weight: ***************************180.0***************************************

COME ON!!!! I WANTED a 170s number. I even tried to pee more or have a BM or something to make it go down .1...but no. Not budging. :ohwell:

Life here is a little crazy still, and I don't have time now to reply, though I have read every line. I just love doing these challenges with you girls...I feel blessed to have found you.

Til later...

Amy I've never been able to get my bmf to sync with my phone. That sucks about the hubs being gone on your birthday. BOO.

Lacey: I love you, girl. But if you share another awesome shopping site with me, I am driving to Eugene to poke you in the eye. I was supposed to be DONE Christmas shopping.... but NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! I go to Athleta.com and now I have MORE wrapping to do. thanks. Really. (love ya!)

DOUBLE POST! BOO!

I feel like I shouldn't waste it, but I got nothin' to say.

Navallez: wtg on your weight loss, you should be very happy!!!!

Nava: sorry you had such a poorly weekend - hope you will soon be much better

Megan: sad news about the boyfriend - not going to come up with some naff 'feel better' quote - as right now it is sad. Hugs x

Bobbie: my 'productivity' - covers a pretty wide span - so far has included - making a friends' birthday present; some knitting; baking a cake; preparing two display boards for a luncheon group I help with - I think it is going to be basically anything, out of the routine of things that is tangible!!!!!

Crystal: two days done - you CAN do this......

Amy: such good news re your brother - you must be so thankful. Such grotty news re the Hubbs and your birthday - two years running is a bit smelly........re that scale reading - next week WILL be good!!!!

Pam: yeah for lost weight

Rikki: a strange thing to say but I am really sorry the hubbs isn't 'broken'. My thoughts and prayers are with you all xx

Kristina: are you posting lady and keeping your diary??????????????????????

As for me - end of yesterday - 9/9 good food choices (although I did miss lunch which was unplanned so am going to be okay about the 'small' piece of cake I had for elevenses!!!) and reading 8/9 - exercise and productivity - feeling quite bloaty tonight though?

RainSarah - Way to go with getting back below your last lowest weight. I'm hoping to do the same this week and FINALLY get below what i was when i went to my parents' house!

Lacey - We used to have a pet goat called Princess Leia. And Nespresso machines rock.

WiggleSarah - WAY TO GO ON THE RUN!!!

Kendal - Well done for meeting fitness goals!!

Jen - Awesome to hear that you and the hubby are doing this together!!

Apryl - Way to go on being so close to your goal!!

Annette - WAY TO GO ON THE FRUIT CHOICE GIRL!! :drinker:

Kendal - BatGirl costume is ADORABLE!!!

Megan - I'm so sorry to hear about the man problems :frown: They're no fun!

Crystal - WOOO!!! Two days smoke free! I'm so proud of you, i know how hard it is! I did all my quit attempts cold turkey, and it was pretty hellish. The quit smoking campaigns here used to be "every cigarette is doing you damage", but have started being more about the fact that every cigarette you DON'T smoke is doing you good, and talking about the time frames involved in each area of your body healing itself. Also, Yes, yoga is being CRAZY effective for the back problems. The pain is finally being managed through yoga and my daily antiinflammatory, and i can just take ibuprofen for any breakthrough pain. I honestly NEVER thought i'd be in such an awesome position with my back pain!! I've been dealing with it for 15 years, and this is the best it's ever been. I owe it all to my Wii Fit. On the FB thing also - I have TWO fb accounts - one for friends, and one for family. Have done for over a year now. Best thing i've ever done!

Amy - That is SO awesome about your brother. As we all know, it's a huge step to take to be accountable for your health, and he's doing an amazing thing

Pam - I NEED a reason to drink Wine??????

Rikki - I'm sorry to hear that the man is being deployed :frown: such is the life of a military man unfortunately. We're here for you, and i hope things go ok with your kids! Think about what an AWESOME surprise you can have ready for him when he gets home, and you're all trim, taught and terriffic!! That could be an awesome motivator!

Nava - Omg, TARDIS!!

Kerry - I wear a bikini now! Hahaha. I got a tattoo on my belly a couple of years ago so that i would feel better about myself and not so self conscious, and feel as though people were looking at the tat and not my spare tire! Although, I have recently found the CUTEST one-piece i've ever seen, and i am SERIOUSLY considering buying it!
http://www.citychic.com.au/LOOKBOOK/Swimwear-2.aspx


PHEW!!! Gee you're a chatty lot!!!

Anyway, i survived my 6 shifts straight with minimal issue. The man came home from his weekend away early because he was poorly, so i got him for the whole of yesterday (pulbic holiday). Unfortunately we spent the morning bickering, but we do that, and the afternoon was much better, spent watching UFC.

I've been SO slack on the exercise the last few days! I REALLY have to get back into it. But i'm just so tired. ARGH. Thinking of giving 30DS another shot.

The weather here seems a little bit mental at the moment. Yesterday was warm and sunny, today it's dreary, windy and overcast!! I wish the stupid weather would make up it's mind!

So my plan is that i will spend this morning cleaning (and probably go to Teagan's for Coffee) and hopefully i'll be able to get my butt into gear and get some exercise done this afternoon. I love that i've got such a big range of exercised that i can do in my loungeroom! It makes it so much easier to exercise!
My dad has also given me a list of weight-training exercises i should be doing as well. He's a qualified fitness instructor, so i completely trust what he's got to offer.

WHY could i not have inherited his genes and metabolism instead of my mother's side????? Argh. Oh well, better go and get started on... well... SOMETHING!

Exercise didn't happen tonight. Instead I went to an informational meeting about the house. I've had a headache most of the afternoon, I think it's cause the weather change. Ugh. Thinking I might go to bed soon.

I am 100 cals over. But. I'm craving something sweet at the moment.

yeah, I think going to bed will resolve that.


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Well, i just got an unplanned extra 10 minutes of exercise in the rain... Had a slight mishap trying to clip my poor Alex Puppy's nails... hit the quick, MASSIVE amounts of blood... He was freaking out, so i was freaking out, and i was trying to get soap on the claw to stop the bleeding, but he freaked out more, so i freaked out more... so i just wrapped his paw in toilet paper, scooped him up and just about ran to the vet who is, luckily, only a 5 minute walk up the road.

The bleeding has now stopped, i no longer look like i've just stepped out of a slasher film, and the vet cut the rest of Alex's nails.

Poor baby is laying on the other side of the room, licking his sore foot and glaring at me.

How on EARTH am i going to explain this to Isaac... Oh Dear...

Good morning ladies! I am almost on speaking terms with my scale again...I've lost 2 of the 5 pounds it says I gained on vacation. I'm hoping by the time the next weigh in rolls around, I will have lost the other 3 pounds. I love vacation but it seriously causes a road bump in my healthy-Amy plan.

Hosanna: I did that to my golden retriever once. He has a super long quick in 2 of his nails and the first time I clipped his nails, I didn't know (he happened to have black nails to make it super-hard) and I got him good. He was gushing blood all over the kitchen floor as I tried to get the styptic powder out. Neither of us really ever recovered from that and I let the nail clipping be done by the professionals.

Lacey: I like your hybrid plan. I put mine into my iCal so that it pops up on my computer and phone each day (which drives me insane until I complete it). It's really helpful. I'm really glad that your inhaler is helping you with your runs. You should go over to Athleta.com and get you some running pants!!!! Yay for frambose beer. I drank way too much of the stuff we brought home from Belgium over the weekend and I think that's why my scale has been nasty to me all weekend.

Kendal: I seriously uber- your husky pic.

Jessi: I'm sorry you are having work issues these days. That makes life suck.

Annette: Way to go on the productivity!

Navallez: Great loss!

Kerry: I'm with you on disliking workout out later in the day. I try to plan my food out in the morning but it always kind of depends on the exercise calories (which I try to estimate in my head but I really only feel better once it's done and logged). And you are not allowed to let your will power dwindle!! You are awesome and amazing and inspirational. I wanna grow up to be just like you. :bigsmile: So don't quit or P90X2 is gonna wipe the floor with you.

Sarah: Lacey has introduced me to a number of cool shopping sites (which I LOVE- cuz I like shopping and I hate- cuz it costs money).

Tasha: Bummer that your scale is all tweaked out - that would drive me insane.

This morning was more of a dog walk than a run due to The Kid banging his finger on our way out the door and then whining about it. I tolerated the whining for about 15 minutes (whining, not real crying) and then I looked at the finger and saw that he did, in fact, break the skin and was bleeding all over the place. So we turned around and headed back home to patch him up. Once cleaned up, I saw that his cuticle was quite dry and that all that blood was basically just from the dry cuticle and his finger was not, as he asserted, going to fall off. This kid can take an elbow to the eye in a soccer game, fall down, roll over and get right back to playing without even losing the ball but he sees a little blood and he's done for.

Monday check-in 2394 burned and no food logged (*hangs head in shame*). Ex was P90X video for back and biceps. The movie last night was good but long. 2.5 hours of sitting was hard. Today I feel like crap - TOM started Needless to say, I'm a bit cranky. I'm not even going to try to log today - I'd probably punch the phone or laptop. At least season 2 of the League will be tonight so I'll be laughing...

Amy and Lacey - I love Frambois beer!!!

Great job to all who lost. To those that didn't, each day is a new day - we can do this together!!!

Pam: I've seen the "starving themselves" people around MFP. It isn't a healthy way to lose weight but it can work (and obviously does). People who are not eating enough calories don't lose just fat but also muscle tissue. My only answer to the Biggest Loser people is that they must switch to a more reasonable maintenance plan once they lose all their weight in order to maintain their loss. I don't know though, it's really irritating for those of us who try to lose weight the healthy way to watch people do it in an unhealthy manner. I don't track sugar. I tried it for a while but MFP doesn't differentiate between added sugars (which should be eliminated as much as possible from a healthy diet) and naturally occurring milk and fruit sugars. That irritates the crap out of me so I just try to avoid added sugar and ignore the numbers.

Victoria: The movie was 2 and a half hours? My attention span can't handle those kind of movies.

Sheba: You'll get under 190 in no time!

Jen: Great job on no sweets! That's awesome!!!

Kendal: The Batgirl costume is adorable and you rock it!! I can't wait to see pics of it all together!!

Rikki: Boo. I'm sorry your husband is being deployed -- but I really appreciate his service.

Tasha: My scale was stuck at 212 FOR-EVER. I was obviously losing weight, my clothes were falling off, but no scale movement. Then I got on the scale at my mom's house and I had lost over 13 lb!! Damn scale was broken! Check out another scale so you can get an accurate assessment of how broken yours is.

Kerry: I am totally with you on the afternoon workouts. I have a plan....with some padding...don't mess with that. But then, life happens, and ya gotta do what ya gotta do. I am looking forward to hearing how your 13.1 run goes. and 9 miles in 90 minutes!?!? HOLEY CRAP!!

Navallez: Great loss!! Wowie!!

Nava: I have started pre-planning my meals out too... I have to start early and tell my self, "No bread....no bread...no bread." It doesn't always work.

Annette: 9 for 9 on food choices and reading!! You are rockin' this girl! Almost 10% done!

Jessi: I feel that way about my job some days too...but my job is with my offspring...so I cant really quit or look for another one. We do have arguments over what the client wants though, and it usually ends with me saying something like, "I am handing you what you wanted! Why are you arguing with me about this?" LOL

Hosanna: I would love to have a fitness guru in my family....but instead, my dad is a cross between John Wayne and the Marlboro Man. He is 6'7" and weighs almost 195 lb. Unfortunately, I get my genetic disposition from the women on HIS side...of which I am the smallest by over 100 lb. His weight -loss plan for me: eat less food. Thanks, Dad. On the other hand, though, he has been one of my best cheerleaders through all of this. He never misses an opportunity to tell me he can see the difference. my daddy. My mom has also been a huge help to me. She is tiny by nature but joined MFP to support me. In the process, she lost another 20 lb that she didn't have to lose, and is now putting a couple of those back on. (Why did I tell you all of that? I dunno. Oh! You're dad, the fitness guy...that's right.)

Lacey: You are doing a great job on your running!! As for pants, I wear the cotton stretch pants I bought at Target for $6. They work great!! I am looking forward to some real runner's pants someday, but I don't feel like a real runner yet. Maybe for Christmas? I dunno. And yes, I have some of the soundtrack to Sherlock Holmes on my iPod for running. It hits me around 6 miles and it is perfect!! I love it.

Amy: I am so excited about your brother. My husband's best friend is 650 lb and I am just waiting for the call one day that he isn't with us anymore. I wish there was something more we could do -- but there just isn't until he's ready. But, your brother gives me hope. Great job on the 2lb loss!! Vacay weight seems to come off a little faster than regular weight, I think. And about the finger, you have to remember that he is a boy -- going to be a man -- and they like to whine for attention. :bigsmile:

Pam: I am one of those people that burns what they put in. I, in general, eat between 900 and 1400 calories per day. On long run days, I burn about 2100-2500 cals and only eat about 1500-1900...because I am not hungry. I eat quality food, providing what my body needs: protein, good fats, *some* carbs, etc, but I don't eat just to eat. I eat what I know I need, and I eat slowly. When I'm full, I stop. (most of the time) I have been doing this for 126 days and I was only hungry for the first 3 days. I am sure that I am going to get in trouble for admitting to this, but it seems to be working for me. I am losing fat, gaining muscle, my endurance is through the roof in comparison to what it was when I started. I guess I believe my body will tell me when I need more food, and some days, it does. And I eat more -- when I know there is a reason...not because I just feel like it. But I don't track my sugar intake. I don't eat a ton of processed sugar, and I know what I do eat is natural sugars, so I just don't track it. I did have to track my sodium though...because if it wasn't socially frowned upon, I would have a salt-lick hanging around my neck. Yum.

As for me: Well, it's been a week to forget around here. Busy does not describe it. I have been operating for 20-hour days for about a week and a half and I finally caught a cold because of it. Bummer. Yesterday was the worst, I think, as I feel much better today. Today is another long one, but tomorrow will be restful -- except for the 11 miles I have to run. My last long run before my race is on Saturday, and that one is 10 miles. Then, down to 4-6 Mon, Tues, Wed, and 3 miles or less on Thurs & Fri. Saturday...no running ( that will feel strange.) Then Sunday is the day. Eeek.

My friend was moved from ICU to a skilled nursing facility yesterday. She is going to need extensive physical therapy until she can operate her limbs again. She is really struggling mentally with this. Your continued thoughts and prayers are appreciated.

My baby turned two yesterday. :noway: When did THAT happen?! She is almost completely potty trained (YIPPEE!) and is one of the sweetest little pieces of sunshine you ever did meet. There is a reason we call her Twinkle.

Wiggle, on the other hand, is having a difficult time with my current crazy schedule. And, though he turns 5 at the end of the month, he is acting a lot like his sister. Methinks it's time to refocus meself... He is doing great in school, but when he's at home, it is a constant battle - and that is very unlike him.

Well, time for me to prep the lesson for Mom's Group. I will catch up with you girls later today. TTYL!!