pjlla
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So true!
Hello Friends!
Today is another hot and humid day.It looks like my week off next wk is going to be nice and sunny too. I am thinking of taking Ryan to the pool a few days that week. He is finished with school on tuesday.
Not much else other than work today and Ryan's tball game tonight. I guess thats enough for one day but looking at Pam's schedule it makes me feel bored.
Good luck getting it all done and keeping sane Pam!
I took today off in order to NOT go insane. I'm sure that the school is cursing me right now, but I was just NOT going to get it all done AND work today. That is why I have a job that is so flexible!
I'm here!!!! Again!! LOL
I've been reading (skimming) but haven't posted much. I've been sick all weekend so I've been laying low.
Well, 2 more weeks til everyone is out of school, yay!!! Then we start getting up at 5:30 instead of 7 to take DS14 to Cross Country practice, boo!!
SO the little kiddos and I will be running every morning to train for the Family 5K at WDW in October.
Yesterday I had a parent/teacher ask if I've lost weight!! YES!!!!!! She said I looked great! WOOHOO!!!She made my day!
I did slide on a pair of 14 shorts yesterday as well. They were tight in the butt, but I could button them!I didn't wear them though, because we were going to be sitting down and I didn't want to pop a seam! LOL
I have size 16 shorts on today, and they are ones I wore to WDW with Pamela, and they fit a little better now then they did in May.
So while I haven't lost much in the way of pounds I must be losing inches.
And I've been wearing my pedometer every day, wow!! There are days when I barely hit 3000 steps then there are days (like yesterday) that I hit 5000 before 10. The days I hit 3000 I walk around the house til I get at least 5000. LOL I'm aiming for 10,000 to 15,000 a day, which I know I can hit if I run.
OK, must get off this thing. I have a scrapbook swap that is due Friday and I have yet to finish! Gonna have to over night everything. $$$ Ouch!
OK, y'all have an awesome hump day!!!!!!
WOOHOO on the smaller shorts! Inches down is great!
Is it 5:30 am EVERY DAY?? I know that when DD has summer swim we are up pretty early, but it is only 2-3 days/week. And I (like you) try to make my best use of time and run while she is swimming. Then we are both done with our exercise and the day is still young! Bet you can't WAIT until he can drive himself!!
Hi Dona! My knee is doing pretty good.
Ankle troubles too?? You've had too much bad luck lately!
Hi Pamela! Glad you got some exercise in!
It wasn't enough, but at least it was better than nothing!
Yep. I have some issues and they weren't sure the bifocal contacts were going to work. So my left eye is just not corrected to see as far so that I can read and my right eye is corrected to see distances. I have regular glasses for when I don't have my contacts in. It was weird at first and some days it works better than others, but for the most part I have been pretty happy with it. I still can't read teeny tiny print with my contacts in or pluck my eyebrowsbut that's ok. I can do most things and I have managed to avoid reading glasses for at least another year or two.
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So, I slept awful--don't know what that was about. But I got up and did a little bit of yoga and stretching and then went to the park and ran 4 miles (run 4 min, walk 30 sec.). Boy it was hot and humid! Which I think is good cause it really slowed me down. I think I ended up just under 11 min miles. My knee did pretty good--just got a little sore. I go to the chiropractor this afternoon.
I never answered yesterday's QOTD. I am trying to be On Plan. And I am doing pretty well. But not great. I feel like I am self-sabotaging a little bit, cause I know if I am not careful I will start this challenge outside of my maintain range--and I don't know if I have been outside of my maintain range (except for a day or two after getting back from vacation) since I went to maintain last September. I typed up the third day of my trip report last night and that was really theraputic. And something Corinna said yesterday helped me to feel a little better about things. Suffice it to say eating meat free/wheat free gets old and I've been struggling a bit--which brings back that whole throw in the towel attitude. BUT I am NOT throwing in the towel! I can't afford to gain weight back cause I would have to buy all new clothes--again!How's that for a motivator!
Self-sabotage..... what is it about that? We ALL do it to ourselves at one time or another. Some of us sabotage ourselves with exercise (or lack of), some with food, others with procrastination. I guess we all have our "demons" we struggle with.
Have you ever considered finding a nutritionist that can help you with some new recipes or meal plans?
Just a reminder, here is what I have for the coaching schedule:
6/3/2011 Rose
6/10/2011 Pamela (pjlla)
6/17/2011
6/24/2011 Nancy (dumbo_buddy)
7/1/2011 Sue (dvccruiser76)
7/8/2011 Lindsay (mommyof2pirates)
7/15/2011 Kathy (mikamah
7/22/2011 Cam (keenercam)
7/29/2011 Dona (donac)
8/5/2011 Lisa (Liesel)
8/12/2011 Maria (Worfiedoodles)
8/19/2011 Lisa (lisah0711)
8/26/2011 Kristi (KristiMc)
9/2/2011 Shawn??
Pamela has graciously volunteered to coach the week of the 17th, BUT it would be awesome if someone else could step up and take it. I hate to have Pamela have to do two weeks in a row.
Please let me know if you can help out. Thanks!
I've been kind of lazy this week, but just a reminder, this is what the QOTD should look like to make it easy for Lisa to post in the archive post. The color, etc isn't so important, but the date really helps to find them and put them in order. Here's today's question.
QOTD Wednesday, June 1--What did you have for breakfast? Do you regularly eat breakfast?
Have a great day!
Never miss breakfast! Now that I am watching my carbs it is usually eggwhite omelet with a bit of veggie (spinach, broccoli, onion, peppers, whatever is in the fridge) and some lowfat cheese, plus a cup of coffee or my morning hot drink. Otherwise it varies..... steel cut oats with a bit (and I do mean BIT) of brown sugar and almond milk, sandwich thin or light english muffin toasted with natural peanut butter, fruit and organic yogurt.
nice work on the food and working out! 45 min is a long time for me so i'm proud of ya!
Awww... thanks!
june 1 is a great start date to get back on the wagon
thomas is obsessed with "coo coos" aka choo choo trains so we're having a thomas the train themed party for him. it'll just be at the beach club clubhouse (nothing fancy, literally an old house that is just a one room party room). we're doing pizza and cake from 2-5. last year we went all out and spent WAY too much money on personalized invitations, catering, etc etc so this will just be a low key event.
First birthdays are supposed to be over the top, right?
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well, like lindsay i'm happy to report that so far i'm on plan. and it's only 11:30! lol! hey, gotta start somewhere, right?
i got some decent exercise in today. i jogged 2 miles really slowly and then walked another mile and a half or so. in total i moved my butt for an hour. that's gotta be a good thing, right?
QOTD: i tried a new breakfast today. i found it on the herbalife website (my friend has just lost 30 lbs on that plan!). corn tortillas, egg whites, morningstar soy sausage patties crumbled up and a little avocado. rolled it all up in a breakfast burritos. had three of them since the tortillas were only 50 calories each. not bad! of course, i could have gone for like a pound of cheese in there but decided against it.
i'm off to lay thomas down for a nap, have a salad for lunch, and start writing out some invitations. i have to run over to the rectory to put in an ad for the bulletin about next year's mommy and me.
hugs everyone!
That breakfast sounds yummy.... I love avocado!
I am on-plan right now. I think I've "waited" long enough!
Today was Kashi Go Lean cereal with 1 Tbls sliced almonds and skim milk. I always eat breakfast. I try to put it off long enough to finish getting ready for work first, but I prefer to have breakfast pretty much as soon as my feet touch the floor every morning.
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Something that I've started this week is trying to read at least a little bit of a fitness book each day and I'm starting with "Winning by Losing". The truth is, I don't expect to really learn anything earth-shattering, but I thought it might be an effective way to engage my brain in this process. Even if all I come away with is a couple new tips, it couldn't hurt.
Actually, I've already come across something that is new to me: Having a DAILY goal/reward. I have decided that my daily goal is to completely and honestly record all of my food. I generally do fine with this when I'm on-plan but when I go off-plan, I just don't write it down - like it didn't happen if I didn't record it...? Yeah. Okay. So, that's my daily goal. But... a daily reward??? A couple examples from the book are a bubble bath, uninterrupted favorite TV show, order out dinner for a night off from cooking. I'm sorry, but in the real world, those sound more like weekly rewards to me - who has that kind of time DAILY? I'm thinking that a list of different reward options would probably be best; How motivating could it be to have the same reward EVERY day?
So, what do you think? A daily reward that isn't food, doesn't take time we don't have, doesnt cost enough to speak of and will motivate enough to strive for the goal...? Suggestions?
How about something tiny daily, like a sticker or a dollar (I think LTS was talking about something like this)? When you get to a certain number of dollars or stickers, then you splurge on something bigger or more time consuming??
My parents called from PA (they are visiting my brother) to let us know that their neighbors had called them and apparently there was a (suspected) tornado touchdown right in their neighborhood! But I guess their house is okay... but their road is closed.
Most of the devastation seems to be out toward Western MA.... Springfield College (where DD just swam this past weekend
) was hit really hard.Rest of my family in MA is okay. Cousin lives in Brimfield, where one of the fatalities happened. I'll txt her today to double check on them.
I was thinking of you because I know you have anxiety issues because of the trees on the house in the past. Glad you seem to be okay.
Slightly OT, but I didn't realize Redwalker lived in Ashland. I lived there for about 2 1/2 years after college. Small world.
I think Sue is the one closest to Kathy, I'm about 35 miles from them. The storms seem to be headed our way, but it's just dark and humid for now.
I told the pastor I was not driving over for the meeting tonight. It's a 20 minute drive each way, and I'm not going to be exposed like that.
I'm watching closely and will round up the troops and head to the basement if things get closer...
Maria
Glad you are okay too!
Hi everyone. We are safe here in northeast MA. Just lots of clouds, wind and thunder. Sorry I didn't pop on earlier, I was riveted to the news, and ds was watching netflix on the computer. You all are so sweet to think of us.
Hope everyone else is safe and sound near the storms.
My sil works in springfield right near the bridge where the tornado formed, and I spoke with my brother and she had the day off and went to the Red Sox and was on the way home when the storms hit, so she's at a MA pike rest stop waiting them out. Unbelieveable damage in springfield. So scary. Praying there is no loss of life. Michael went out and got our bike helmets because he heard about a boy in Joplin who had worn his bike helmet into the basement with him, and it probably saved his life.
Welcome to all the new challenge members. It's great to meet some new dis-sers, and get some more inspiration this summer.
I'm not off to a good start yet, but I guess officially we don't start til friday, so I'll cut myself some slack. Love todays' qotd, but am embarrassed to give my answer. I had a chobani yogurt, and then did a 2 mile walk/run. Went to ds's school for the walkathon, and got a dunkins ice coffee after, with 2 glazed donuts. Why 2? One isn't enough? It's one of the specials, 2 donuts w/ coffee, just no ds with me to eat the second one.
I need to start journalling again. That is a big help to me.
hugs to all who need them. Hope and pray all are safe tonight.
Sorry about the donuts.
Glad to hear you are safe and sound.
Wow, a girl starts a new job, runs 5 lacrosse teams, goes camping for a 3 day weekend then starts new 10 hour days at said new job and a new thread pops up with 11 pages
God BLESS you girl! I don't know how you do it all! I hope the new job is working out well. YEAH for 3 day weekends!! Housework. Seriously.I have a telescoping ladder and I was all psyched to get some things off my to-do list... #1, climb the ladder and change a lightbulb/repair a chandelier (it's a better story if I just tell the lightbulb part!) Anyway, the ladder telescoped with me on it! I landed on my feet after a drop of less than 2 feet... and somehow that was enough to break both bones in my calf, down near the ankle, requiring surgery and steel plates and screws and frankenstein scars and and and... And I'm much better now
And for QOTD... today I had some apple slices my daughters didn't finish, but it depends on the day.
And for other, bonus, QOTD, I started today, because if I waited until Friday, my first WW weigh-in (on Monday) would probably be pretty uninspiring...
Um....yup... ladders are the DEVIL's work!! (My DH had a terrible ladder-related accident this fall.) Glad that your ankle was able to be repaired. Hire someone to fix the chandelier.
*************Happy Thursday morning friends!
Would you believe me if I told you I started reading and catching up here at 5:45 am this morning?? I DID! And now, after a bit of impromptu exercise (mean Mom made DS walk to bus stop with her and then I ran home), two kids fed and out the door, breakfasts made and cleaned up, lunches packed, gas in car, etc, etc. I am FINALLY finishing here!!
I was scheduled to work today, but in reviewing my "to do" list for tomorrow's relay, I realized that there was NO WAY I had time to do it all unless I didn't work today.... so I am considering it a full day's pay donation to Relay! I hate calling in, but I know it will save my sanity (and tonight's sleep) in the long run.
I've also got to get some groceries in the house! DD and I had steel cut oats for breakfast cause we are out of eggs. I made a chicken salad for her lunch with some leftovers from last night and I packed the last apple and some nuts along with it for her lunch. The only thing left for DH to have for an on-plan breakfast would be coffee and a low carb pita pocket and some ham and cheese. Not sure if he will want that. If he doesn't, it might be might be my lunch.
Half a bag of baby carrots, a handful of (probably too old) baby spinach, a few onions, and 1/4 c of blueberries is the extent of our produce. Time to hit the market!! Plus the kids have had to go without allergy meds this week..... bad mommy!!
I'm gonna check on email, run the vac around the house, throw dinner in the crockpot and the head out on my errands! I'll pop back on later to see how everyone is doing!................P
I must say I am very grateful that it has been unseasonably cool so far...
for your DS. 
I want to look my best for Disney in October and this seems like a motivational way to do it.
Thanks for being weightkeeper! 
I hope in a few weeks they will feel good again.
He let me do it, but at least knew enough to be embarrrased about it!! 
Go team Nancy!! Love it. 
