~*~ Losing 100 lbs in 2006 ~ August ~*~

[heather2578]

Welcome to the Losing 100lbs in 2006 Challenge!!

Another month and another fresh start towards our goal of losing 100 pounds this year! This thread is a place for us to meet, support, share and take care of each other. We are going to stick together, and greet the New Year much lighter!

Don't worry about what has happened in the past, and just look forward to where we are going.
We all can definitely be big losers this month! Good luck to everyone on your goals!

Everyone is welcome to pop in whenever you'd like! The more the merrier!!! But, trust me the more you post, the better, because this is the most motivating and supportive group you can possibly find!

You can post about:
your plan
questions
your menus
your struggles
your successes
what works for you
what doesn't work for you
your family & pets
school/work issues
post pictures
rant about something bothering you
or talk about whatever you'd like!


Anyone up for making August the month of NO CHEATS?!!!

[loveshinesthru]

yay!

[RadioBabe]

Ack! You know what I hate about a new thread? I can't see the posts I want to reply to! So, I'm going to open another window and look at the old thread...

Heather - That's a water reservoir in Texas, one of three for Texas Parks & Wildlife my husband was Project Manager on, for the liner. He works with plastic materials ("geomembrane") that look and feel more like rubber, really. Like I said, the reservoir in that picture used over 1.5 million square feet of material!

Moni - Our 4yr old twins have NEVER slept through the night. They do like once every couple of months. We are both sleep deprived and it really screws up your life, your mood, how happy or angry you are, etc. I hope Mikey gets through this quickly, for your sake!

Jennifer - Glad to hear you're starting to feel human again!

Lori - You are theee workout QUEEN!

I was supposed to weigh-in today but didn't have time to get to the center. I was up until 1am, doing my business' quarterly taxes, then woke up at 5:20 (!!!!!!!), dozed back off at 6am and the girls woke me up at 6:30!

It's been a very long day. Had to run a few errands, drop the girls at daycare, meet someone from corporate at my home office, to get ready for this upcoming audit by the unemployment department... then the nanny I have watching the girls at night, while hubby's gone, she came almost an hour LATE! AAAAAAAAGGGGGGH! I could've left before she got there, because my 12yr old is home, but I wanted to discuss a few things with her, since it was her FIRST DAY! She has a fulltime job and got stuck in a meeting that ran over but she could have CALLED me!

This whole "You can have it ALL!" thing women go through... sucks. LOL! I own a biz with 12 employees, I work a full-time job and two part-time jobs, have a family and a husband that travels. Working nights on top of that screws everything up. This is NOT the happiest time in my life.

My eating is good. I think I'm down. The scale will tell. I'll weigh-in tomorrow and let you gals know!

[Maid of Erin]

Yes, August is another month of NO CHEATS!

Who else is with Heather and me???

Got my nieces over again for two nights (they are 9 and 12). We watched Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with Johnny Depp. Can I just say this movie stunk? I was really disappointed because I do like the story and think Depp is a good actor. The DVD was jumping too because it was scratched. Makes me so mad when I rent one that doesn't play right. I actually miss the videos, never had a problem with those!

Anyway, back to Depp. He was freakishly white faced and the hair and mannerisms were so feminine. He looked just like a man in drag. The girls seemed to enjoy it, but said it was a bit dark for a kids movie. I put on Willie Wonka on now and they said it is much better than the other one, smart kids. Can you believe they never saw the original? Shame on their parents, ha ha. As I've said before, I love the original movie.

I am also patting myself on the back because my SIL trusts me with her kids overnight for twn nights again. They were just here last week, but were begging to come back. I am 'the cool aunt', isn't that awesome? I love spoiling all my nieces and nephews. We have such fun together. My one niece has a metabolic disorder and all her foods must be weighed and recorded. She has a gastric tube that I have to pump a specialized feed into three times a day also. She does eat some 'real' food, but very little. She hardly will eat breakfast at home, but today she ate two pieces of whole wheat french toast and a sausage! Must be my great cooking, she said she never had French toast before?? At home they eat oatmeal and cold cereal mostly.

For you nurses out there, her condition is very rare and is called propionic acidosis. She is only one of 5 patients in the UK and Ireland with it. Doctors told my SIL to be prepared for the worst, she would only live to be 3 or 4 if she was lucky. She is now 12 and doing great. She lacks an enzyme to digest certain proteins and her feed is high calorie with special amino acids added into it.

The g-tube was kinda wierd at first, but now I am used to it. The first time I went to hook it up, you could see some of the stomach contents (corn flakes and milk) coming back out of the tube. Now I know to hold up the end and clamp it off first. At least my life is never boring. ..

Joyce, what do you mean your girls don't sleep thru the night, at 4??? Nightmares or bad habit? Where do they go when they get up? Lock your bedroom door, LOL.

[heather2578]

Rabbit Rabbit. LOL
I don't know if any of ya'll have heard that superstition about on the first day of the month if the first thing you say is "Rabbit Rabbit" then you're supposed to have a good month. I never remember to say it until it's way too late (but maybe if the first thing typed in a new thread for the month counts..LOL).

Happy August all!! Glad you found the new thread. The other one was wicked long. Hope we have another jam packed thread of support and friendship this month!! I you guys!

Today was a very productive day!!! I feel like things are being accomplished, and I'm very happy about that. I still will be keeping pretty busy the rest of the week though.

This morning the scale was bouncing between 207.0 and 206.6, so I'm claiming 207 for the start of August and I updated my signature.

Christie, just a couple days until you leave for your training. Are you nervous? Excited?

Joyce, sorry you had such an exhausting day/night/week/YEAR. Sounds like you could use a vacation!! I know tomorrow's weigh in will be good news!!

Erin, yay glad you're on board for no cheats in August!! I haven't seen that version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, but I do enjoy the original. You do sound like a cool aunt!!!

How is everyone else doing???

[mikeysmommy33]

Hi Everyone,
Quick pop in. I am up to my brows in homework again.
I came home from school today beyond exhausted and fell asleep for two hours. I have been working on my homework since I got up. I have so much to do.
It's 7:30 and hubby just left to go and get a Subway sandwich for us for dinner.
I feel like a crab apple today. Moody and just frustrated. Spent the day being super barfy feeling. Not sure but it was yesterday and today like that. As far as the crab apple stuff goes - I am keeping it to myself though so I don't frustrate my hubby
I am looking forward to the weekend already!
Erin - You are an awesome Mommy, Wife and Auntie! I agree that the Depp movie stunk. I love the original too!
Joyce - 4 year olds still not sleeping through the night???? OMG I would be a wreck! Waiting for the question to be answered of where do they go? LOCK THE DOOR! ha ha ha. Nope too cute! Would give in and let them in anyway. Kids are so cute even at 3 am.
Heather- Thanks for starting the thread for us! I love Sweetie at the top. She is so darn cute! Glad you were able to get a lot of things done today!
Hi Christie, Lori and Jenn
I hope Angelique is doing alright. Hopefully she will pop by and say hello. Still sending prayers her direction for her family.
Well back to the books. YUCK!

[RadioBabe]

Down a pound. I won't try to hide my disappointment, however. That "7-Day Break" was supposed to result in some whooshing and it didn't. What gives? I need a 26-hour day, so I can squeeze in some cardio, between my periods of SLEEP.

Sleep, ha! I went to sleep at 1:45am and Valerie woke me up at 4:20am. The next three hours did not consist of anything I would call SLEEP. I managed to get a 2-hour nap this afternoon but there isn't enough Advil in the world to kill this migraine.

ION, hubby's island is not really being hit by Tropical Storm Chris, as predicted. They had some wind and rain, earlier, but the storm moved more north than west and is missing them... for now. That's the good news. The BAD news is, it looks like he's going to be stuck there for another 3-4 days or more. This is making me CRANKY. (Joyce, get real - lack of sleep and your brain splitting apart are making you cranky)

I'm getting really depressed, lately. Everything was GREAT when I was hired by this station, because I was on middays, 10-3. That was PERFECT. Then my boss up and decided to move people around and here I am, living in HELL.

[RadioBabe]

Originally Posted by mikeysmommy33

Joyce - 4 year olds still not sleeping through the night???? OMG I would be a wreck! Waiting for the question to be answered of where do they go? LOCK THE DOOR! ha ha ha. Nope too cute! Would give in and let them in anyway. Kids are so cute even at 3 am.

When these kids are waking you up, night after night after night for YEARS on end, they are no longer CUTE at 1am, 2:30am, 4am, and 6:30am. This also somewhat dimishes their cuteness, throughout the day, especially as night nears.

It's usually Valerie who comes into our room and wants milk. When Bryant traveled a lot, I didn't give in to her and made sure the girls had a snack before bedtime, so they wouldn't wake up hungry. It was a battle for a few nights and then they actually started SLEEPING through the night. Then hubby would come home and started giving in to the milk requests, again. I asked/told/pleaded with him to CUT IT OUT (expletive!) and he just doesn't want to deal with the battles.

I've tried to explain to him that the battles only last a few days and then we'll have peace forever afterwards! He apparently thinks I'm full of sh*t or something. The problem is twofold - 1) He's a very light sleeper and wakes up as soon as he hears a peep out of them and 2) I sleep harder/deeper because I'm EXHAUSTED and sometimes don't wake up at all, even when he gets out of bed to take care of them. Otherwise, I'd make him stay in bed and I'd just fix this damn problem! I am completely frustrated.

[mikeysmommy33]

Joyce - that must be really hard when hubby and you want to parent differently regarding the milk situation. It's been going on for a super long time! It sounds like with snacks before bed they were doing just fine. hmmmm.... sending you big hugs! You deserve lots of hugs! I am sure that is hard to deal with. Constantly being tired is not healthy.
I had a bad day today food wise and I am thinking that I am just not ready to lose weight.
I constantly make bad choices so I think I might just say forget it for now.
Click on my journal for the day and see what I put for my meals for the day!
But look quickly you don't want the pounds to get you while you are reading it!
I am too stressed out and overwhelmed lately.
My self-esteem is very low. Hubby tells me all the time that he loves me and will love me big or small and that buns (Mikey) does too and that is all that matters. It all sounds good and everything but I am not liking myself at all lately. I actually hate looking at myself in the mirror. I get ready everyday for school and think why bother - no one will want a morbidly obese Medical Assistant. I think my negative self talk has dragged me down really far.

[RadioBabe]

Originally Posted by mikeysmommy33

I am too stressed out and overwhelmed lately. My self-esteem is very low. Hubby tells me all the time that he loves me and will love me big or small and that buns (Mikey) does too and that is all that matters. It all sounds good and everything but I am not liking myself at all lately. I actually hate looking at myself in the mirror. I get ready everyday for school and think why bother - no one will want a morbidly obese Medical Assistant. I think my negative self talk has dragged me down really far.

Boy, have I been in your shoes. Please keep emailing me/staying in touch. I'm here for you.

[mikeysmommy33]

Joyce - I emailed you back You can get on your soap box anytime you want to
Thanks for being YOU! I just love you to pieces!
I am going to bed now. Gonna read for a bit before I go to bed and hopefully get some decent sleep.
I took Tylenol PM and hoping it kicks in soon.
Sorry for the whining tonight ladies!

[Maid of Erin]

Moni, I wish you were a med. assistant at my doctors! You are so funny, smart and sexy, don't you dare put yourself down. We you!! Your posts are always so bubbly and always make me smile, you are an awesome mommy who obviously adores her cute Mikey, and you are a fab wife to your hubby. You put up with that ugly MIL of yours with grace, whom I would have probably smacked upside the head AND you are in school too!! If you don't believe me, go ask your dh what he thinks of you....okay, we'll wait...what did he say? I bet he says you are gorgeous and wonderful. Right?

You are just feeling overwhelmed and stressed right now, that's all honey. Who wouldn't be? Look at all the balls you are trying to juggle at once! It can't be easy for you, but it will get better. School is only temporary. Now you be good to yourself and stop the negative talk. You are special and don't you forget it!

Joyce, I'm gonna give you my two cents on your girls, even though it's none of my business, so tell me to be quiet if I'm being obnoxious ....but...it sounds like you know what to do about this situation, but dh is not on board. Well...he's not home now, so do it yourself. I am pretty strict about bedtime because otherwise I wouldn't get any sleep myself with five kids. And with school starting again in Sept, the older ones need their rest too. I know I sure am cranky when I don't get enough, the kids are no different.

My thoughts are to do the whole snack, bath, story, whatever your bedtime routine is with the girls. Brush teeth and then no more food or drinks, no matter what. If you are not worried about bedwetting, give each girl a sports bottle full of water for the nightstand and say goodnight. Tell them they can't come into your bed, Mommy needs her sleep. If they want a drink, they can only have the water. They are not starving during the night, it is just for attention and is a habit. You've got to be firm and don't cave in when they whine about it, which they will. Promise some reward the next day if they stay in their room like going to the park, getting to use the paints, play a board game, whatever works for them.

Another good idea is to put a digital alarm clock in their room if they know their numbers. Some parents put duct tape over the minutes so only the hour shows. Then you tell your kids they are not allowed to wake you up (or leave the room if you want, etc.) until it is "6" or "7" or whatever time applies.

Moni, twins in the bed sounds 'cute', but my twins are going to be 4 at the end of this month. Four year olds are pretty big and they poke you with their bony arms and legs and push you out of the bed. Picture two octopuses (or is that octopi, LOL) in the middle and you and dh falling off the sides. If they would just lie like cuddly little persons all would be fine, but no, they have to squirm and roll, hitting you in the nose while they are tossing around, bugging each other, fighting over who gets to sleep next to mama, etc. Yeah, the cuteness factor is gone....

Heather, look at your stats. Onederland, here you come. When you started this woe, did you ever think you'd lose this much. I could only imagine what it feels like to lose so much. You continue to amaze me, girl!

And our other rock star, Nurse Lori, man 2.5 hrs. working out. You put us all to shame, no wonder you are melting away!!

Christie, good luck with work and pop in when you can!

Where is everybody hiding??? Come out, come out wherever you are!!

[RadioBabe]

Originally Posted by Maid of Erin

Joyce, I'm gonna give you my two cents on your girls, even though it's none of my business, so tell me to be quiet if I'm being obnoxious

Erin - I work NIGHTS. When hubby used to travel, I worked during the day. Now, I don't get home until 1am. The Nanny is doing the bedtime routine but here's what happened last night.

I went to sleep about 1:30. Valerie woke me up at 3:00, "scared." I gave her a big hug and took her back to bed, where she started crying and whining about being scared. I reminded her that she was going to be a big girl and stay in her bed. She kept looking toward the window and around the room saying, "I heard something.... I'm scared..." and crying. If I left the room, she blew up and followed me. Of course this woke up her TWIN and then they were BOTH doing this.

Talk and reason weren't working, so I moved on to asking them if they wanted the door open or closed. They freaked OUT! It was now 3:30. I told them if they were quiet, the door would stay open. They whined so I shut the door and they blew up. We did this for a while until they finally calmed down to a whimper. I even turned the hall lights on, let them look around the room to show them there weren't any scary things, etc. Yes, I lost my temper. I have NO patience right now, since I'm not getting any sleep.

They came back to my room at 4:00 WANTING MILK. I wanted to DIE. Yes, I got the milk. I told them to close their eyes and I started making up a story, told them to think about something fun, like a picnic. Valerie's little wet bloodshot eyes would not stay shut! I rubbed their backs and they finally stayed in their beds at 4:30. They came back to my room at 6:30. That's it. We're up.

I told them we were getting up and going to preschool. WWIII. They started screaming at me and hitting me and throwing the biggest freakin' tantrums in the world. I am beside myself. I need sleep. I don't like them right now, at all. Now I'm crying. I don't know what to do anymore. I can't take this.

[mikeysmommy33]

I stayed home today. I feel like crying today and just in general moody.
I didn't sleep lastnight. This morning I called in to school and will be making an appointment to see a doctor regarding my "blues". I know that fibro and depression are linked together but gosh this is not good. I have suffered with bouts of depression off and on for years but this feels like a feeling of not wanting to do ANYTHING.
I feel like crying all the time. I am going to work on my homework today at home. Lord knows I have a ton of it. I will be studying for my test on Friday.
Tomorrow I will go to school early and work in the lab for my lytec homework and probably stay late a few hours for more lab time.
I am going to go and get some coffee. I did already shower and put make up on (trying to make myself at least get dressed/ready and not sit in jammies all day. I have to pull myself up out of this. The only thing that interests me is my Hubby, Son and family in general (and you guys of course ha ha) that is not good enough when I have so many things going on with school. I have to muster up some motivation to keep going when I don't feel like it at all.
Erin thanks so much for the kind words. I appreciate it! I do have a lot of balls that I am juggling at the same time (husband would say his are being left out) no seriously, THAT deed is just ONE MORE THING to add to my plate during the day so it's now just a few times a week or sometimes nothing for two weeks instead of daily.
Hubby is for the most part pretty understanding though that I am not in the mood.
I just want to be a good Mommy, wife, student etc. and it's hard because I feel like I don't have enough energy. It's a struggle everyday to get my school stuff done and WOW the house looks like hell. I am planning on cleaning it for a few hours today. I have been having our cleaner come every now and then not every Monday for 4 or 5 hours but maybe 2 or 3 hours every two weeks. I have been trying to do most everything myself - I guess it's the woman in me wanting stuff done the way I want it done etc.
She will be here Monday and I am sending her into the flower beds for weeding
Joyce WOW! What a stressful and tiring night you had!!! I am so sorry.
It sounds like the twins have figured out BIG TIME how to get their way.
Erin had some awesome input on the whole situation. My little one is still in the snuggly cute mode with slight octopus tendancy! I have been bonked in the nose and he likes to lift my eyelids, stick his finger in my ear and laugh, move my mouth around and get really close to my face and bust out laughing. It's enough to make you jump out of the bed it's startling when you are still half asleep.
I think the clock sounds like something worth trying and the sports bottle with water in it. It sounds like you need Nanny 911 at the house.
I will be back in a bit. Gonna go and grab that coffee. I might stop at the store too and get some deli meat. I am out!

[Maid of Erin]

Originally Posted by RadioBabe

Erin - I work NIGHTS.

Joyce, I'm sorry I forgot you work nights.

You really do have your hands full. I wish you lived over here so they could come over for a sleepover and you could get a full nights sleep. You sound so sad and tired. Is there anyone who would help you out for a bit? Grandma or an aunt? Don't beat yourself up over yelling at them. Gosh, us moms can only take so much and I'm sorry you are so overwhelmed right now. We all get angry sometimes and there are days I swear I would sell my kids to the gypsies for a good price if I could!

I also reread my post and I'm sorry if I came across like a know it all. I am certainly not mother of the year either. Only last week my daughter stole candy from the shop. My boys hit each other daily, my 7 yr old called me 'stupid" last night (no playstation for him today, LOL) and last year my 5 yr old put a girl named Zoe's sweater in the school toilet because he was made at her. His teacher was less than happy about that. I wanted to make some suggestions in the hope it would help and I truly apologize if it was offensive in any way.

Have they always been scared or worse now that you are working nights? Do you think it has to do with your new night schedule or because daddy is gone? If you were not working nights, would they sleep then or still be up?

I really hope you can get some rest tonight. I am keeping my fingers crossed for a quiet night for you.

[RadioBabe]

Originally Posted by Maid of Erin

Joyce, I'm sorry I forgot you work nights.

You did not come across as a "know it all" - just a caring person trying to help. I have no family here. No close friends. I feel very alone. I truly appreciate the time you spent offering up suggestions, I really do. I'm just really really tired.

[mikeysmommy33]

I started taking my fluoxetine (prozac just took it) a few minutes ago. I will start my Nortriptyline again at bedtime.

I am hoping this will help me some. My husband thought I better go on my meds again because I am feeling like crying all of the time.

Hubby said that it might help me to deal with my teacher too that I dislike. ha ha.

I have not told my doctor that I stopped my meds for a week- I will keep that one quiet! I will just stay on my meds. Its apparant that I need them.

I went to the store this morning and got some legal treats (well anything is legal) on WW but I mean some BETTER choices of stuff.

I bought two of those WW double fudge sundae things (4 points) and some No Pudge ice cream treats that will probably be around 2 or 3 points. They are 97% fat free. I figured I better have some things in the house for desserts that will be better than going to Dairy queen etc.

I picked up one South Beach entree to try for breakfast this morning - I REALLY liked it! I was shocked with how huge it was since they do double veggies

It was Garlic Sesame Beef and it was 5 points! 250 calories, 4 fiber, 11 fat.

I didn't like my coffee that I got so I think I will be leaving in a few minutes to go and get a new one. I refuse to drink something so terrible! YUCK!

I bought a six pack of 100 calorie fat free vanilla/caramal pudding cups, different types of cheese, cheese-its, jalapeno crackers that I will put in sandwich bags and take to school with me. Yogurt SPLENDA light and fit smoothie drinks, light and fit with fiber yogurt, low fat cottage cheese, lean pepper ham deli meat, two packages of low fat chicken deli meat and some other stuff.

I am going to try to stay more organized on my diet. Counting points etc.

and being more careful with my choices. I have loads of veggies too.

I DID buy some brownie mix (been craving brownies) and I am going to bake those today and leave some out for tonight but FREEZE the rest so it's harder to munch them. I will put the points value on the outside of the saran wrap on one of those little neon stickers that you use at yard sales etc. Those are PERFECT for putting points on and labeling things.

I am anticipating a day of barfy feeling since I went back on my meds but hopefully I will be feeling better soon. I will have to talk to my doctor about what is going on with me.

He is leaving the clinic this month and I am bummed about it.

I really like him a lot. He's very easy to talk to. Hopefully I will get someone good as a replacement doctor.

Okay, back out the door to get a decent sugar free latte. This one was horrific!!!! bleck bleck bleck!

[mikeysmommy33]

Going to the doctors at 2:50 today. Doctor wants me in the office!

[heather2578]

Girls...we need a big group hug here!! I'm so sorry you all are having a hard time!!!


Joyce, I cannot possibly imagine what you're going through, but I sincerely hope you find the solution to help you get the rest you so desperately need. It's a shame your station can't switch your schedule so you could work days, that would probably be the best thing for you. Have you thought about asking your boss? Oh and please don't beat yourself up over "only" losing 1 lb, when you're going through so much that would cause many other people to go way off plan and end up gaining 1 or more not losing 1. KUTGW with your plan. I'm here if you need to chat.

Moni, You ARE a beautiful woman and I'm so glad you decided to go back on your medication. I think it is best for you. I can already tell the difference in your mood. Good for you for getting right back to your WW plan at the moment you wanted to quit. Those things on your shopping list sound great!

Erin, You forgot to say how you're doing in that long post! Hope you're doing well. Your tips were great, I'm definitely committing that digital clock with the tape over the minutes one to memory for when I have kids one day.

I can deal with a room full of 7-8 year olds, but those young ones are tricky. I know some weeks at school I work "morning duty" watching the 5 year olds and I am so exhausted after only 35 minutes because they are so high maintenance, and I feel like a broken record saying "sit on your bottoms." LOL Not that 35 minutes compares to years of parenting by any means, just trying to be empathetic!!


Okay so here's my update. I am down to 206.4 this morning and I felt like I was in ketosis all day today (so thirsty), so that is the good news. The bad news is my To Do List keeps growing even as I check stuff off, and I feel so overwhelmed. I stayed at school late everyday this week (until they kicked me out because they needed to lock the gate), but I'm still worried it's not all going to get done, or I'm going to forget something. I am hoping to have a really productive day tomorrow because tomorrow night is "Meet Your Teacher" from 5pm-7pm and the room has to at least appear to be done! LOL I haven't even had time to start getting nervous about the first day of school yet.

Hi to everyone else. I hope you're all doing good. Please check in and don't stay MIA, we miss you all!! Hugs to Jennifer, Tamara, Lori, Angelique, Christie, Diva, Diana, and anyone I missed!