Beautiful Blue Team WEEK 4

I just plan on sending you my weight every Tuesday/wednesday morning trust me it is on my mind. That way I have that much more incentive to do better! I really need to get on the bandwagon again, after birthday parties and a cold the last few weeks I have not been good. :grumble: So this next week is my new beginning!

Looks like we're doing good! I got in 80 minutes of walking today.

oh my goodness ive been so far out of the loop! i'm kind of starting over this week - I've been through a bit of a transition the past few weeks with moving from michigan to indiana and starting my first real job out of college. living on my own is definitely different when it comes to exercising (alread joined a new gym!) and grocery shopping - but i'm keeping at it. hoping to check in more often...:flowerforyou:

Great Job everyone!!!

Rach - Thanks for the time consuming work of posting all of our numbers. You Rock girl! :glasses:

Alapointe - You lost again this week that's great, you are so close to hitting that 50lbs lost. Keep it going, you will get there. You have so much to be proud of. We are all cheering you on.:drinker:

Hi guys, PMS week so if I gave you what the scale showed me this am, you'd see why, well, I didn't. UGLY:sad: Eat somemore crap Kath:explode: -on a good path right now. Way to go to you all!:drinker:

I am one of the 13 too....sorry. I have been super busy and it seems to be paying off as I have managed to drop a pound or two:happy:

I hope to be able to read the posts this week and see how everyone is doing. I missed most of them last week so I need to catch up.

I wish you all the best toward meeting your goals and staying motivated.

I woke up crying this morning, so it's going to be a rough day, I just need to keep my focus on why I'm losing the weight.

Here's why I'm so sad... I'll try to keep it short... My mom was my best friend. She overdosed on 6/10/04 and fought in the hospital ICU (after she realized it was a mistake) until 7/6/04 when she died. I used to be so angry with her for leaving us at such a young age but that anger has turned into just missing her so much it hurts. To understand, you have to realize she was abused sexually and mentally her ENTIRE life. She was one of the strongest women I've ever known. My dad threatened her that day, and she figured, 'either go home and he'll beat me to death, or take these pills and take my own life'. Obviously, she was wrong. She could have come to my husband and I and we would have protected her, but when you're in that much despair, it's hard to see that, I suppose.

This time of year is always rough on me. The memories come flooding back and this year will be 5 years that she's been gone. I still remember that day we found her after she had taken the pills like it was yesterday. I remember the look of panic in her face, I remember my sister thinking she was going to be ok, and my reminding her that mom was not out of the woods by any means. I remember my dad trying to go into the hospital room and it was the first time I stood up to him and told him exactly what I thought of him... ugh. Even now, tears streaming down my face as I type this.

Anyway, just wanted to share. We all have to remember our mental health is just as important as our physical health, and we need to be thankful for small victories

I woke up crying this morning, so it's going to be a rough day, I just need to keep my focus on why I'm losing the weight.

Here's why I'm so sad... I'll try to keep it short... My mom was my best friend. She overdosed on 6/10/04 and fought in the hospital ICU (after she realized it was a mistake) until 7/6/04 when she died. I used to be so angry with her for leaving us at such a young age but that anger has turned into just missing her so much it hurts. To understand, you have to realize she was abused sexually and mentally her ENTIRE life. She was one of the strongest women I've ever known. My dad threatened her that day, and she figured, 'either go home and he'll beat me to death, or take these pills and take my own life'. Obviously, she was wrong. She could have come to my husband and I and we would have protected her, but when you're in that much despair, it's hard to see that, I suppose.

This time of year is always rough on me. The memories come flooding back and this year will be 5 years that she's been gone. I still remember that day we found her after she had taken the pills like it was yesterday. I remember the look of panic in her face, I remember my sister thinking she was going to be ok, and my reminding her that mom was not out of the woods by any means. I remember my dad trying to go into the hospital room and it was the first time I stood up to him and told him exactly what I thought of him... ugh. Even now, tears streaming down my face as I type this.

Anyway, just wanted to share. We all have to remember our mental health is just as important as our physical health, and we need to be thankful for small victories

We are here for you and I know how nice it is to get things off your chest and that is what we are here for and its wonderful that you feel comfortable enough to share this with us.

I had to blockade my bedroom door last night, because it doesn't latch shut and my moms cat pushes the door open like a little rhino. :laugh: I woke up in the middle of the night last night with a kitty walking on me. :huh:

We have two of those kitty-rhinos in our home, plus a dog who is species confused and believes she's a cat complete with her version of a hiss. Closing the door doesn't work at my home. Most mornings I wake up to a crowded bed with hubby and I, at least one of the cats, the dog, and one of the boys who came in during the night. We decided we needed to lose weight just to fit everyone on the darn bed! :laugh:

LostinCali - my thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time.

j_g4ever - I know how you feel with the HRM - I had the same thing the other day. It kept sliding down on me. I went and measuring and sure enough I am losing inches :happy:

I have eatten a healthy breakfast and snack and am on my 2nd cup of water. :drinker: :drinker: I feel so much better when I am eatting healthy and getting my workouts in. I am hoping to get a workout in tonight after class but we will see.

Have a great healthy day everyone.
J

RULES FOR CATS WHO HAVE A HOUSE TO RUN
I. DOORS:
Do not allow closed doors in any room. To get door opened, stand on hind legs and hammer with forepaws. Once door is opened, it is not necessary to use it. After you have ordered an "outside" door opened, stand halfway in and out and think about several things. This is particularly important during very cold weather, rain, snow, or mosquito season. Swinging doors are to be avoided at all costs.

II. CHAIRS AND RUGS:
If you have to throw up, get to a chair quickly. If you cannot manage in time, get to an Oriental rug. If there is no Oriental rug, shag is good. When throwing up on the carpet, make sure you back up so that it is as long as the human's bare foot.

III. BATHROOMS:
Always accompany guests to the bathroom. It is not necessary to do anything -- just sit and stare.

IV. HAMPERING:
If one of your humans is engaged in some close activity and the other is idle, stay with the busy one. This is called "helping", otherwise known as "hampering". Following are the rules for "hampering":
a) When supervising cooking, sit just behind the left heel of the cook. You cannot be seen and thereby stand a better chance of being stepped on and then picked up and comforted.
b) For book readers, get in close under the chin, between eyes and book, unless you can lie across the book itself.
c) For knitting projects or paperwork, lie on the work in the most appropriate manner so as to obscure as much of the work or at least the most important part. Pretend to doze, but every so often reach out and slap the pencil or knitting needles. The worker may try to distract you; ignore it. Remember, the aim is to hamper work.
Embroidery and needlepoint projects make great hammocks in spite of what the humans may tell you.
d) For people paying bills (monthly activity) or working on income taxes or Christmas cards (annual activity), keep in mind the aim -- to hamper! First, sit on the paper being worked on. When dislodged, watch sadly from the side of the table. When activity proceeds nicely, roll around on the papers, scattering them to the best of your ability. After being removed for the second time, push pens, pencils, and erasers off the table, one at a time.
e) When a human is holding the newspaper in front of him/her, be sure to jump on the back of the paper. They love to jump.

V. WALKING:
As often as possible, dart quickly and as close as possible in front of the human, especially: on stairs, when they have something in their arms, in the dark, and when they first get up in the morning. This will help their co-ordination skills.

VI. BEDTIME:
Always sleep on the human at night so s/he cannot move around.