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Good morning everyone! I am settling into my new job a little bit now. The special education teacher actually told me that this has been Evan's smoothest transition ever with a new para, so that was good to hear. So glad today is Friday though! I have to get on DH's health insurance now, and it's not good news... Over $500…

Day 2 was so much better. Evan behaved himself all day, and was actually a joy to work with. The special education teacher also sat down with me for a few minutes to go over some things. She told me, "I am sorry I left you alone yesterday. I wanted you to get to know Evan and see how he operates." OK... That's fine, but I…

I did NOT enjoy my first day of work at all... I expected some sort of orientation or at least to get some pointers from the special education teacher before my day began, but I was just thrust in there with no explanations on anything. I had to ask VERY specific questions in order to get any answers out of the teacher.…

Cathy(chipper)........................SW 239.0 lbs/ GW 233.0 lbs/ CW 238.6 lbs/ PROGRESS -.4 lbs Susan (Suedre)......................SW 176.0 lbs/ GW 170.0 lbs/ CW 174.0 lbs/ PROGRESS -2.0 lbs Lindsey (LHuffman24)..........SW 146.2 lbs/ GW 140.2 lbs/ CW 146.0 lbs/ PROGRESS -0.2 lbs Tiff…

Yea! I start my new job today... Horrible weekend of eating. Had a girls night out on Friday (sushi and crab legs, and drinks). DH and I went to Chicago Saturday for a wedding, then went to the Colts game yesterday. Lots of bad choices, and I'm sure I'll be paying for it on the scale tomorrow morning. I'll be back in the…

I think next month I will try to give up tortilla chips and salsa... They were NOT in today's plan, but I ate them anyway! Off to the gym now. I think I'll have plenty of room in my calories after my workout.

Seriously, can this week go by any slower?? Since I put in my 2-week notice, the time has been dragging by... So excited to start my new job Monday! Lula - Chin up sister! I hope you get a good day of rest in today. That can really make a difference! B - Congrats on the job offers! That's gotta make you feel good. Good…

Good morning all! Three more days of working at the current job. I'm SO ready to be out of here, so it's going really slow... The only bad thing about me starting my new job next week is I won't be able to get on MFP during the day anymore. I'll have to find time in the morning or afternoons to chat with you ladies. The…

Julia, I used to be in the same boat. I never was a runner. I remember when high school tennis season started up each year, our coach would make us run a 2 (or so) mile course a few times. I could never make it and thought it was such a daunting task. A few years later, when I was the heaviest I ever was (pushing 180 or…

I made lettuce wraps like from P.F. Changs last night and they were SO good. http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/asian-lettuce-wraps-2/Detail.aspx. I substituted 97% fat free ground turkey breast for the ground beef and it turned out really great! I put everything into the recipe calculator on MFP and came up with 255 calories…

Beky (bekylouisex3)...............SW 145.0 lbs/ GW 138.0 lbs/ CW 144.0 lbs/ PROGRESS -1.0 lbs Lindsey (LHuffman24)..........SW 146.2 lbs/ GW 140.2 lbs/ CW 145.6 lbs/ PROGRESS -0.6 lbs Jennifer (candycaneps)........SW 184.6 lbs/ GW 178.6 lbs/ CW 184.6lbs/ PROGRESS 0.0 lbs Tiff (gonabfit)...........................SW 159.8…

Kristin - are you giving something up for the month of October? Still no candy for this girl! Only 27 more days...

Well, I didn't get everything done this weekend that I wanted to... Plus, I ate like a pig. Starting over today, although with this being my last week at my job, I know it is not going to be a great week in the eating department. The guys are taking me out for Indian buffet for lunch Wednesday, and the office ladies have a…

Finally Friday! Only one more week of working here (thank goodness...) then I get to start my NEW job! Can't wait. Today's plan: B - Multi-grain cheerios, skim milk, banana S - Cottage Cheese L - Turkey, cheese, tomato, mustard on light bread, Sun Chips, Activia light blueberry yogurt S - Apple with peanut butter D -…

I'm looking forward to the weekend. I bought a bunch of tulip bulbs that I'm going to plant. I've never done bulbs before so I'm excited. We're also going to stain our deck, probably pull up our summer garden plants, mow, thatch our yard, and reseed some spots. Wow, now that I've listed all that out, it sounds like a lot!…

Lauryn - Just wanted to let you know I'm thinking about you. Stay strong these next few days! HUGS! :flowerforyou:

I had a dream last night that I was dressed up like a witch and passing out candy on Halloween - only I wasn't at my house, but at a friend's... Anyway, there was a HUGE bowl of fun size M&M's sitting on the front table. Oh man, this "Candy-Free October" is going to be tough! Welcome to all the newbies! This is a really…

I get emails from Special Olympics (I applied for a job there several years ago) all the time! I will definitely have to look into their volunteer program around here. I had a few special needs kids in my student teaching experience, but I didn't get much time with them. I did a Transition to Teaching program that allowed…

I'm so excited to get started on another 6-week challenge! I was really surprised when I weighed myself last night (and again this morning) and saw that I actually lost 0.2 pounds in the last 3 weeks of little exercise and not logging my calories... I'll take it! I mentioned last week that I have given up candy for the…

Lindsey (LHuffman24)..........146.2 lbs/ 140.2 lbs/ 146.2 lbs/ PROGRESS 0 lbs Cathy(chipper).......................SW lbs/ GW lbs/ CW lbs/ PROGRESS lbs Julia (jmiller0906).................SW lbs/ GW lbs/ CW lbs/ PROGRESS lbs Tracy ( frogy_98) .................. SW lbs/ GW lbs/ CW lbs/ PROGRESS lbs Kristin…

I'm in... I had an exciting weekend. I got my teaching license in May but have been unable to find a teaching job... I had an interview for a paraprofessional job Friday evening, and was offered the job on the spot. I start in 2 weeks! I'll be working one-on-one with a 3rd grade little boy with Down's Syndrome. I am taking…

I just made a pledge on another post saying I would give up candy for the month of October. Anyone care to join me? It doesn't have to be candy (I chose that since it will be really difficult given that Halloween is quickly approaching), but you can give anything up for the month that maybe you shouldn't be…

I would like to join in too! I'm going to give up candy for October. Double tough with Halloween coming up, plus this is the first year I'm going to give out candy to the kids in my neighborhood. Should be a great challenge for me! I'm going to start today though - not waiting until the first of the month. Kudos to all of…

Happy Birthday Kristin!! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

All this talk about the 30 Day Shred made me put in on my Christmas list (my grandma likes to shop in September/October so I have to start the list EARLY every year...). Can't wait to try it out (in late December)! Today is DH's birthday. He loves German Chocolate cake so I made him cupcakes last night. I don't like…

Amy - Glad you had a great vacation. I would love to visit that area myself. We have some friends (we met them on our honeymoon - same wedding date as us) that live in Spartanburg, so that's the only part of South Carolina I've been to. Sorry to hear about your miscarriage. I also had one this past week. So hard to deal…

I'll be back for the next challenge. Keep up the hard work everyone! Hugs!

Ultrasound yesterday confirmed my worst fears... The baby implanted and then stopped developing. I am so sad and so is my husband. We'll get through it, I know, but I don't know when. It just sucks. :sad: :cry: I'm going to take a few days off from here (probably) but I promise I'll be back. Thank you for all your kind…

Well, I lost 2.6 pounds this week. I have NO IDEA how that happened though... I finally got back into the gym after a 2 week break, but I've been keeping my heart rate under 130 (to the best of my ability) so my calorie burns haven't been that high... I don't know, but I guess I'll take it. I'm still having my hCG…

I have the Polar FT7 and I love it. It was about $110 but totally worth it. I did the elliptical at the gym the other day for 45 minutes, and the machine told me I had burned just over 600 calories. However, my HRM told me differently... Only 300 calories. If you want an accurate burn number, you should totally get one.