Great job today BeeJ. I am headed to yoga class tonight...after a nice morning walk and PT. Have a great day everyone!

Hey there everyone! I'd like to join this challenge on your team if that's possible! I'm a Pottermore sorted Hufflepuff so of course I want to be in this house

Yea...welcome!!! I am Karen and our Head of House is Molly_Louise. I will send you a message shortly with the rules etc. If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to ask. You can post your starting weight in the May spreadsheet and start counting OWLS, NEWTS and House Points! Our weeks run Sunday through Sat with weigh in from Sat to Mon each week.

Hey everyone! I hope everyone had a nice weekend.
I know I did! The baby and I took a vacation with friends to Disney World!!! It was her first time. And even though I didn't log, I tried to watch the amount of junk going in. And I know I drank 10+ bottles of 24oz water bottles. It was HOT!

Still not weighing in. i'm trying to stay away from the scale until I notice a difference in myself. Otherwise that number might depress me.

Hope everyone is doing awesome! I'm off to input number into the spreadsheet now.

Go Hufflepuff!

Edit: Oh dear, am I too late to update for last week? I can only get the spread for may...

Hey there everyone! I'd like to join this challenge on your team if that's possible! I'm a Pottermore sorted Hufflepuff so of course I want to be in this house

Welcome! :flowerforyou: You joining means I'm not "the very newest Hufflepuff anymore :laugh: (I've been a member of this House for just about a week now) This a a terrific bunch, and very welcoming / encouraging!

hello huffles, It has been a long, long time since I have posted. I didn't log anything for a few weeks, and with a nudge, nudge from MSRobinson, I realized I needed to start logging again. However, because I was so sporadic in my exercise I thought I didn't want to "hurt" the house more than I "helped' it, so I haven't posted. I received a message from CarolinaGirl--thank you Carolina for giving me another nudge. Today is perfect timing, new week, new month...so I have posted on the spreadsheet. It looks like I have missed a lot. Molly is now HOH, congrats Molly. Hopefully Queeda is still here. Just want to say again, thanks for all of the support that you all give, I love being a Hufflepuff 8 ) --Suzie

I unlocked Expert (10 min) Rhyuthm Boxing last night! (Wii Fit Plus, for those who don't know). More later.

hello everyone (new and old peeps). i just wanted to say i'm sorry for being MIA i've have some massive family drama playing out the last couple of weeks which has thrown me completely off my game. Anyway, I'm back and ready to participate fully in the house. I really missed you guys.

-My son is 'delayed' mainly in reading & writing. He excels in Math, Science, and Social Studies (when he doesn't have to write the answer). I meet with the 'Team' - which includes 7 people from his teacher to the school nurse. They have recommended that he starts occupational therapy for his handwriting (in addition to his speech therapy, reading help, & the 'feelings' teachers - as he calls her! - that he already does) also they are going to test him for austim. He is not the 'typical' case. He is very affectionate and will make eye contact (not just as often with adults). If it isn't some disorder, I worry that I 'messed' him up by moving 300 miles away, or if his father's death is affecting him more than I know, etc -What have I done wrong?! Whatever the case is, he is getting as much extra help as he can, this school is truly amazing. I will keep doing what I always have and if I am told I am doing something wrong I will fix it... I think most the time he is just STUBBORN! Wish they could 'cure' that! :0)

Hey Jenn, I hope you're ok. The school your boy goes to sounds great - I work with young people who offend and many of them have learning needs. There are lots of different variations on autism, and I'd say it's unusual to find a 'typical' case; most people have a few autistic traits and the reason it's so difficult to recognise autism in most people is because it's not like the measles, where it's obvious what's wrong - it's more subtle. But there is value in trying to get his needs assessed early so that there is time to understand what is needed and how best to help him find strategies and appropriate emotional outlets.

It's true that moving house and berievement can be highly stressful for anyone - particularly children but with the right support, I'm sure the boy will be just fine By the sound of it, you and the teachers at school are doing all in your power to help him. Don't feel that you're doing anything wrong, I think you're a wonderful person

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I'm grump 'cause I'm HUNGY, and not sure why. It's not like I'm eating less than usual! I'll try a cupa Peppermint tea, to tide me over 'til mini-apple and cheese-string pm snack.

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And today is Day 1 of "Lose 5 pounds in May" challenge! Whata Way To Start!!

reading the various posts between my earlier one (quoted) and this one makes me feel humble. The worst thing i had going on today was a growly tummy making me grumpy.

Welcome back, all :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: I am one of the newbies you haven't met yet (just joined Hufflepuff House last week)

My good news is .... I didn't do anything "silly" about it even though there is a Tim Horton's in one direction across the street from my office, a convenience store (chocolate bars, chips, cans of soda etc) in the other direction across the street, and a grocery store just down the block. I just drank 2 cups of tea (one before and one after the pm apple and cheese snack - then ate 2 rice cakes.

My regular supper put me just barely over my regular "default calorie allotment" of 1200, and that is BEFORE adding in the exercise of waling my dog and going to Boot Camp Class.

....I think you're a wonderful person

Blush! Thanks! He has already starting some 'testing'... It is hard to get any daily details out of the kid, but I managed to get that Monday he meet with 'a guy' and did pattern block, he was read a story, etc... Sounded like some cognitive development sort of things - But I have no idea. I am grateful for the staff at the new school. It truly is one of the best schools in IL - I worry that if we stayed in our small town that they would have never picked up on any issues, or would have wanted him on ADD/ADHD drugs without looking deeper into the issue.

Hope all goes well with your son, Bumflap is right, the earlier he can get help the better the outcome will be. Where does he go to school? My daughter teaches in Chicago.

Love Bronwenhilary's "Hogwart's Express" van! LOL!! Will have official moment of mourning later in the day.

Breakfast clocked in within NEWT acceptable % range (I am really on a roll with this one!) and seem to be over the hungry-grumps.

For those who are newly back - I\m not usually posting like a cat caught in the rain. Sorry that was my first post you would have seen

Meow, Kitties

Happy Anniversary of the Day Voldemort Kicked the Bucket! Also, RIP half the Wizarding World. Let's have a moment of Wrock for them all: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg1JfwCpjVw

Wahoo, best day of the year! We should all swarm the streets in cloaks and let owls fly free again XD

Just putting this here so I can find it
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArisWe6qmbHrdENZWmNPTVpOT2lzVWlnTS1hdUdTOUE#gid=0

Congrats to Hufflepuffs! We won the house cup for the month of April. Well done everyone! Also a special congrats to Lisa who blew the competition away for title of head girl with over 5000 activity points for the month of April!

It is great to hear from everyone again. I missed all of you as well! I am glad to hear despite everything going on things are settling down for a lot of folks!

Busy day planned...finally made it through my mountain of emails at work. I knew there was a reason I hated being away from work! I had over 500 emails to sort through...yikes! Have a great day everyone! Friday can't come fast enough for me!

Just putting this here so I can find it
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArisWe6qmbHrdENZWmNPTVpOT2lzVWlnTS1hdUdTOUE#gid=0

Thanks, that helps me too!!

Guys, this thread always has the links to the spreadsheets:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/543452-check-in-spreadsheet-info

It's ALWAYS on page 2 of the group threads.