Taking Charge & Stickin With It

[Jazlyn]

Diane, I like unwrapping them too.

[TXLoser]

glad to see I am not alone!!!

[TXLoser]

Saw this on Yahoo health/fitness

MYTH: You need to exercise 30 minutes straight to get fit.

REALITY: Three 10-minute cardio stints offer the same healthy payback as a single 30-minute one. If you are trying to peel off pounds, of course, the more you do, the faster you'll succeed. But don't feel guilty if all you can squeeze in is a few minutes here and a few minutes there—it all adds up.

Short on time? Ratchet up the intensity of your workout: Go hard for 30 seconds on the elliptical or jog for a minute in the middle of your walk to maintain your fitness level and your habit. And remember, anything you do—whether it's a brisk 5-minute walk or carrying heavy groceries to your car—for any period of time, provides some benefit.

[JUNEBUG2]

Diane, last salmonella scare I stopped drinking the egg creams. I thought about adding an egg this morning. Seems I lost a couple lbs the week or so I drank them. I am not familar with baybel cheese. Seems I have seem tiny round wrapped cheese in a bag at sams. Would this be what ur talking about? I have thought of doing power walks around the house couple times a day....I like keeping my circulation poppin

Hey Jaz, how r you doing?

[TXLoser]

Originally Posted by JUNEBUG2

Seems I have seem tiny round wrapped cheese in a bag at sams. Would this be what ur talking about?

Yes -- that is them.....

Okay ladies....let's make it an on plan day today

Jazlyn - tell us one thing you are going to do today to benefit your health?

[Jazlyn]

Hi June! I'm doing fair.

I'm trying to think of something, Diane. lol

I am having some pretty big problems at home. I'm trying not to let them get to me but yesterday I stayed in bed most of the day.

[JUNEBUG2]

Get up and fight it Jaz. You may not be able to solve the problems but you sure need to fight them. How you say?? By taking care of yourself. Ever notice how much larger someone looks when you are looking at them standing in the doorway while you are lying down? Same thing with problems. They just look bigger. Keeping you in my thoughts.

[Jazlyn]

My husband has been working on something all week for my valentines present. I think it may be something like a scrapbook because he keeps going to Michaels. lol He is trying to suck up and really needs to.

I am making a picnic and champagne and taking him up into the mountains. I've had the idea for a long time or I might have not gone through it because I'm so mad at him. I went into the liquor store and was totally lost. I've never bought champagne and haven't been to the liquor store for years.

I caught him texting another girl. I found out by total accident. I never go through his phone but happened to see it on the bed with a text showing. My psychiatrist told me to go through his phone everyday. He bought me flowers and a stuffed dog and card and left them on the bed for me to find. He is trying really hard and swears they never saw each other in person (she is an old friend) I do believe him about that because I always know where he is.

My trust is gone. I told my MIL, mainly because I needed to talk to someone and I knew she wouldn't hate him for it. She has been calling me everyday. The other day she told me maybe I should get a perm and buy a thong.

I sent the girl some horrible texts, calling her awful names. That is so not like me but she is the one who instigated everything. I want to tell her husband.

My husband said he realizes how selfish she is and he really can't stand her now. She complains about her husband constantly and my husband said she seemed upset that he wouldn't talk bad about me. I MADE him tell me everything and I'm pretty sure he did.

I'm not telling anyone except my MIL (and you guys) and my psychiatrist. Anyway, I can't eat much.

[TXLoser]

Jaz -
Is this the same girl from last year he was hiking with?

I am glad you are talking to those you trust about this.

[Jazlyn]

Yes, Diane. Same one. I would be mad anyway but I'm furious because it's her. His texts to her weren't that bad, pretty generic, but she called him baby and kept wanting him to meet her. I guess it stoked his ego.

He is such a nice guy. We never fight. That is why I'm so shocked. We had that bad year but since he got on antidepressants he has been his old self. When I complain about my weight, he says it doesn't bother him at all but he wants me to be happy. He says he is relieved it's over. I am keeping him for now but I don't know if it will be perminant.

[TXLoser]

I'm sorry your going through this Jazlyn.
I hope things work out, whatever you decide

I hope the weekend with just you two will re-kindle that spark and you guys spend some quality time together...no kids, no phone...

[JUNEBUG2]

Jaz, the picnic in the mountains sounds wonderful. Have a wonderful time and don't allow the thoughts of this other person tic er tape across your brain during your time together. Never give anyone that much power. Auste Spumante is a good choice at the liquor store Won't break the bank and I like it.

[Dedivah]

[COLOR="Blue"]Good Morning, Ladies!!

How is everyone?

I felt really bad about the christmas weight gain and not coming in is making me feel much worse. So hear I am!

HOw was everyone's Valentine's Day? DH has started a second job so we did nothing. He went to work and I was at home with DS and DD. We did saturday chores then watched TV for the rest of the day.

I did have gift for DH though, It was a + pregnancy test. It was one of those digital ones so I did not have to translate it for him. So my edd is Oct. 22.

I am more than a little nervous. I really wanted to loose a significant amount of weight before I got pregnant but it did not happen that way. So my plan is to slowly loose while I am pregnant. If I can do 1or 2 pounds every week that will be great!


Jazlyn ~ I'm sorry that you and DH are going through this right now. [/COLOR]

[Jazlyn]

Thanks Coleen

Things are going ok. We had a great valentines day. My husband made me a scrapbook. He said going through all of the pictures made him realize all of the memories we have and what was at stake. He swears it will never happen again and as we talked about her he said how selfish, and greedy she is. He called her a lot of other bad names that I can't list here but he also said she is evil. She really is a selfish person. She keeps trying to reel him in. I'm not blaming it all on her but from what I read it was her that started it and kept it going.

If he went a few days without answering her, she would get all mad and demand to know where he had been and what he was doing. I was actually friends with her at one time. She is also a bigot and used the N word and put down fat people. That is when I really got turned off. I guess I should have informed her that my husband is part black.

The picnic I made turned out really well. We drove into the mountains and it was snowing and beautiful. When we got ready to leave the snow had stopped. It was like it snowed just for us.

I still have trust issues, especially when he's at work all day and I've had time to dwell on it.

This has consumed me and I need to get my butt in gear with my eating plan and exercize. I can't let her ruin my goals.

[TXLoser]

Coleen...Congrats on the baby news!! I been wondering about ya

Jaz - Glad the weekend was nice.

Hi June

[JUNEBUG2]

Jaz, I knew the mtns and picnic was going to be wonderful

Coleen, congrats!!

Hey Diane, hope you had a great week end.

[Silver Spice]

Hi everyone. Nice to hear about your new baby coming Colleen. Best wishes for a healthy baby! Jaz, it is good you and your hubbie are rekindling your marriage. I wish you both much happiness.

My marriage is officially dead. Just waiting for the details to complete. Since he has my step children, and mine are grown and living elsewhere, I have been suffering a very large dose of empty nest syndrome. So, I take every hour as it comes and hope soon to be able to take it day by day..... and continue to grow. I am redefining who I am, and that too is very hard. But one of the things I am determined to do is to bring myself back. Start doing things I like to do, eat what I want to eat, sleep when I want to sleep, etc. Right now, my brain is fighting against my heart. I rarely ever sleep, and I can go days without eating. I have to force myself to smile. I literally will walk by a mirror and make myself stop and look at myself. I realize that for years I ignored the mirror, not liking what it showed me...... and ignoring it meant ignoring me. Now, I am opening a new world of expression and trying to get out of the box I put myself in. Some people don't like the new me.... so, I will be expanding my network of friends as well until I find where I am the most comfortable and find acceptance.

I am trying to make myself eat. And that too, means getting out of the diet box. I am no longer on a diet. I am eating what I want, and putting forth efforts to increase activites. I figure if the Biggest Loser show is so heavy on exercise, it is probably the key to my weight loss as well. I've tried diets and they dont work. I know they also do have an eating plan, but I have decided to eat what I want, in small portions. Thus controlling the cals, burning them off with activities, and will see how it goes.

So far... so good.

Well I have rambled enough. I hope to see Donna come back...... was nice of her to give us a drive by if nothing else. Hugs to June, Diane, and everyone. TTYL

[alaskanlaughter]

silver spice...its good to hear from you...i mostly just read here and dont post...but i had read about your situation and i was hoping you would be doing okay...i can understand what that's like...i went through an extremely difficult break-up when i was about 24....i had no idea it was coming, but i suspected he was sleeping with my best friend...i confronted him and when i got home from work that day, he had left...that was it, no conversation, no good-bye...just gone...moved in with her...so i can understand what thats like...i had a hard time making life for ME again and i also went a very long time without eating or sleeping...it was so sudden, it felt like he had died...but it is SOOO possible to get back to being you and being FOR you...good for you for taking the right steps with eating and finding a better network of friends...it will get so much better

[TXLoser]

Silver - glad you checked in.

[Illy]

Hello friends, happy Friday

Coleen, CONGRATULATIONS on the baby. Glad you finally got your bundle of joy

Torri, its good to hear from you. Hope you find some good YOU time and make the best of it despite it all.

Jazlyn, sorry about things with dh. Hope things return back to normal.

Diane and June, congrats on the losses. You guys are doing great. Keep it up.

I've been doing very well with exercise, dh and I have been jogging and walking for an hour about every other day. We did it today, i'm exhausted.
I've been eating everything, just concentating on exercise for now.

[Silver Spice]

alaskanlaughter, thank you for sharing your story. **HUGS**

Hello everyone. I'm exhausted from having the flu and missing school and work all week. Today was my first day back to work and boy it just sucked the life outta me.

I'll check in again soon. HUGS FOR ALL

[Illy]

Good morning, just a quick hello. Hope everyone has an on-plan today. I'm exhausted this morning, wish I would have stayed home sleeping.
Have a great day everyone!

[TXLoser]

Interesting reading

We all have days when it's almost impossible to manage a single positive word about our body, much less our weight. Rather than "Wow, what strong legs I have!" it's "Ugh, my calves are so chunky." Or instead of "I love the curve of my hips," we mutter, "My butt is out of control." And finally, when we step on the scale (stripped of rings, watches, ponytail holders and all), the number always seems too heavy, not just right.
Why do we measure our success in pounds rather than promotions earned, pilates classes taken or pals who love us?

Ditch Your Diet Mindset and Lose Weight on Yahoo! Health

[JUNEBUG2]

Because I can control my successes??? I can't seem to control my weight

Went to gym this morning and planning on returning this afternoon. I was bad this week end. Back on track today. Almost threw in the towel but I am back.

[Jazlyn]

I finally got up the nerve and called the weight loss coach today. I have an appt at 2 tomorrow.

[TXLoser]

Good for you Jaz......can't wait to hear all about it!!!
Are you making a list of questions you have??

Let us know how it goes

[oct2667us]

hi all, Sorry I have been gone again I was moving back to Louisiana. Things are good but I have gain up to 290 I got back on track yesterday.. I have miss yall

[JUNEBUG2]

Wish I had a weight coach!!

Welcome back Melinda.

1.5 hrs in pool. Going to start back with weight machines tomorrow.

[TXLoser]

Melinda...ARe you glad about being back in LA? Is the job market better there for your DH?

June - How are things? Working off the carbs from weekend...

Jazlyn - So how did it go yesterday?? <waits patiently>

[JUNEBUG2]

Jaz, how did the meeting with weight coach go??

Diane, I think I am back on track again It has taken 4 days to undo the damage I did over the weekend. Not as bad as I thought. Senseless to indulge and mess up what takes so long to accomplish. I was lucky this time. Usually it takes couple weeks.

2 hrs in pool today. Didn't do the weight machines today, will wait till Monday Don't know why I am dragging my feet here. Protein shake for breakfast, T-bone for lunch, have no clue what is for dinner.

Hope everyone has a nice evening