200+ Sheddin' the Stuffin

Karen - Good luck with the job!! Definitely keep us updated!

KiKi - What is an ezekiel tortilla? And your breaking up lunch sounds like a good plan, really - maybe I should try something like that.

It's midnight. I FINALLY finished knitting my diaper cover, and am started on hopefully what'll be the last test. Unfortunately, as awesome as the yarn is, it's quite splitty so I think it's going to take a while.

Monday, I start C25K! Yay! I have a friend who's starting it with me, even though she's in California. I was kind of hesitant to commit at first, because the definition of "jog" is difficult for me to grasp. Same friend enlightened me: "Jog" is for leisure. "Run" is for zombies. YES! And now, I feel confident in my ability.

Amy: slam - pack of cards, half to each of two players, each turn two to face up (four upturned cards between two downturned piles, between two players). Each player takes two cards from their own pile and can place on upturned cards if same colour and number or same colour and number each side (i.e. 5 diamonds up turned could place 4, 5, 6 of diamonds or hearts on top). If neither can place turn single card from down turned pile onto each upturned pile. Each player always has two cards in their hand to be trying to place. When someone places their last card both players have opportunity (to the cry of 'slam') to cover two of the upturned piles which will make their new starting 'pack'. Aim, therefore, to slam onto the smallest piles on the table, cards get fewer, more likely to be able to 'slam' first at the end of the next turn.
As numbers decrease end up with only two cards in hand which are gone when starting the new round (i.e. when placing cards upturned to make initial four upturned piles), therefore have no cards to 'play' with so are the winner.
Well - that made sense in my head as I wrote it - hope there is some clarity when you read it!!!!! Feeling very jealous about your probable christmas present - I am angling for a pair of walking trainers for when I walk (and train for) my 26 miles!!! (no comparison in that then):laugh:

Pam: not heard of banish fat, boost metabolism - is that a Jillian one too?

Time to go already - will come back to reply more later

Have a great day xxx

All morning i've had that song that starts off with "Can i get a witnessssss?" because when i stepped on the scale this morning it said ********************************************************* 207.5 *****************************************

Today is going to be a great day because of that number! I gained weight in the last challenge so this is the first time in over 8 weeks that I have shown a loss!

*****************231.0*****************************

HOW. AMAZING. IS. THAT?!

Finally, I'm over that dang 232.1 plateau I seemed to hit. I was gaining and losing the same two pounds for weeks and was almost convinced I would never weigh less than 232.1. This morning, I had planned to step on the scale and just get it the heck over with. Its TOM. I had pizza on Wednesday...you know the drill. Thank. Goodness. I lost! I did get to the gym last night as well, so I at least got 2 days of running in. I know that makes me sound like a total lazy a s s, but I promise you girls I am literally that busy. I quite honestly have no down time unless I'm sleeping, which is rare in itself.

On the topic of my trip to the gym last night...It was an absolute train wreck. I took my sister with me. Got all the way to the gym before I realized I forgot my phone. I really wanted to be able to log my run in my c25k app, so I turned around and went home for my phone.

Got on the treadmill, start the warmup, walk for like 3 minutes before realizing I never started the timer on the app. I finally get my times synced and start my run. I increased my speed on my warmup and my run to try to gain some ground. 10 minutes into the running portion I accidentally hit the stop button on the treadmill with my flailing arms. Lovely. I lost all my progress and became so frazzled. I quickly tried to read the outputs for my calorie burn and distance. I restarted the treadmill and resynced the app and started running again. At this point I was so frazzled, I couldn't focus on running. I took a quick walk break to compose my self the jogged some more. I was still fuming angry over this ( a bit overboard, I know), so I slowed down again. Then I busted into a 5.0 run for the last 5 minutes. Then I did a cool down. It felt like the most disjointed, ineffective workout of my life. I still burned 390 calories and covered 2.3 miles, but I felt like a huge failure and was so stressed about the whole thing. No bueno. Oh well. I will continue doing my re-do of week 7 throughout the weekend.

In other news...I'm uber excited for NEXT Friday. Hubs and I are going on a 3 day weekend getaway for our anniversary. Its on Friday (Veteran's Day), and this year is our 5 year wedding anniversary (8 years of being together) and it falls on 11-11-11. We are going to a couples resort that has lots of in house activities, comedy shows, etc. Our room is a huge suite complete with a round bed, in room private heated swimming pool, dry sauna, heart shaped whirlpool tub to name a few. It should be a really good time and we are both so excited. We never went on a honeymoon, and not that this is super extravagant but it will be nice. Its only about an hour away from where we live, which is perfect, as we didn't want to go far if we were leaving the baby behind. So anyway...I'm stoked for these next 7 days to fly by!!

I don't have much to say as far as replies except:

Sarah: Rest girl. Rest. Even God took a day to rest. You are a wonderful and kind person, but you need to take care of you, okay?

Megan - Thanks for remembering! Yes, I have not had a cigarette since September 30th so that puts me at 35 days smoke-free today. :happy: Congrats on the loss this morning!!! That's so exciting, especially after being stuck for a while.

Amy - I try to tell myself the same thing. The problem is, when I "lose it" and start straying from my diet/exercise, I don't even wanna own up to it to myself, much less anyone else. I gotta get over that. Everyone screws up sometimes and you ladies have been the biggest help so if I want this, I just gotta do it.

To everyone else, HI! I'm slowly reading everything from the Hot for Halloween thread that I missed to catch back up to this point... :laugh:

While it isn't my official weigh in, I'm still holding out at 206.4. yeay! I will get back on here later.

FM....my poor dad. He took a new job at a new trucking company like three weeks ago at the most. Monday he was in a hurry and he knocked the "b!tch" bar off the bumper of a guys ford F150. And now apparently he got into a pretty bad wreck last night in his big rig but must be okay...but probably won't have his job when he gets back to the office. I feel so bad for him.

Grrr.....the scale is stuck at 255... I know it's from stress so I can't wait till I leave tomorrow for a much needed vacation with my hubby. My goal will be to maintain my weight while out of town and then push through this blah attitude and get the scale moving again. I hope you all have a great week!
:smooched: Marie

KiKi-- What i do to make a pizza roll is: take one container of pillsbury pizza dough (it comes out in a rectangle) and roll it out onto a cookie sheet. Tap the dough with a fork five or six times to add holes so it doesn't bubble (not that i'm sure it will even bubble, but that's why my mom said she did it, and i'm not willing to waste a pizza to see if she's right). Then I put some pizza sauce (I use Ragu pizza sauce) and some Tillamook Italian Cheese blend and all of my fav pizza toppings evenly over it. Then I roll the whole thing up Jelly Roll style and wrap it with aluminum foil and bake at 400. When it's done i slice it.

I had a friend in high school whose mother did something similar in a bundt pan. I tried it that way once, but after i ruined my mom's bundt pan she was a little miffed. I think I was about 16 at the time. I haven't tried that one again.

-Katheryne

Katheryne- your pizza rolls sound awesome! Friday is pizza day here and I made my pizza with red sauce, feta cheese, bell peppers of all colors, marinated artichoke hearts and broccoli and it was freaking fantastic! We don't have "stay home" snow here in Germany either.

Kiki: I found that weighing in the day after a rest day can be good for my numbers but either way, I'm crossing my fingers for you!

Marie: Enjoy your vacay, where are you going?

Lacey: I'm so sorry about your dad's accidents but I'm glad he wasn't injured.

Sarah: I'm glad you're getting some family time and some rest. Keep at it!

Kendal: Feel better soon! Drinks lots of water to help flush the funk out and make sure to snuggle up next to Mr. Reunion (I'm sure it will help you heal faster).

rain: Congrats on breaking your plateau! Also, you anniversary vacation sounds super-fun!!!

Pam: I made this butternut squash casserole today and I totally thought of you while I was eating it (straight from the casserole dish) http://www.evilshenanigans.com/2010/11/roasted-butternut-squash-casserole/. It was freaking fantastic and you can lower the fat by using cooking spray when you roast the squash and you could probably cut the amount of butter down too (but I didn't).

I am so proud of me (and grateful to Ms. Lacey) for not running to the kitchen to inhale some leftover Halloween candy when I was confronted with a messed up and stressful situation with my mom and brother. Instead, I vented to Lacey and I eventually got over the need to stuff my face with junk. So - thank you Lacey for being there and yay me for not eating crap I don't need!!!