From Centuries, to Decades and on to Goal--2009 part 2

[realityjunkee]

Checking in girls!

No real problems, couldn't check in last night cause I was babysitting my sweet little girl and she keeps her MeMe busy playing!

Yesterday's menu:

B--scrambled eggs with ham
L--hardee's low carb thickburger with no ketchup
S--white meat chicken mixed with ranch dip
D--slice turkey with butter and pepper

Today so far:

B--2 eggs, 4 bacon

I'm anxious to weigh tomorrow and see where I'm at. I've started working out again, ran twice this week and had Zumba one night so that's much better. I've been feeling kinda down about some things in my personal life I had pretty much resigned myself to but now am wondering if that's what I really want. I'm sure it'll work itself out eventually. Same old financial stressors still there, just let myself get a bit overextended this year and that too, will take some time to work out.

Lisa, good to see you back, just to clarify--vee posted the scale deal. That is one thing I don't have a problem with. However, I AM still doing induction so I can support you however and whenever you need it with that monster.

Have a great day guys!

P.S. After I called the insurance company again to try to find a surgeon this person told me the surgery was a cosmetic procedure and would need certification of medical necessity--so...the other lady was an idiot I guess. Anyway, I'm working my way through that process as well.

[vee716]

Kim - I'm glad you are doing okay. You look like you are rocking induction! That's disappointing about the surgery, will you be able to get it certified as a medical necessity?

Lisa & Teresa - yes, I'm in scale withdrawal! LOL! I'm used to hopping on and off it all the time!

Yesterday was a pretty sucky day for me, too. I wasn't at work, but I was cranky, hungry & vaguely out of sorts all day. I hate feeling like that. It was a struggle to not eat, but I managed. I even recouped about 1/2 of those overeaten calories from the day before, so that was good. So, I just have to make it through today, Sunday is my carb refeed/big food day (after my long run Sunday morning) so I will be able to eat more then. I just have to hold out until then.

Lisa - have fun at the fair if you go! Otherwise, work hard at the renovations. DH & I did renovations a couple of years ago when we moved into this house. It was exhausting.

[lcq]

Originally Posted by realityjunkee

I'm anxious to weigh tomorrow and see where I'm at................. I've been feeling kinda down about some things in my personal life I had pretty much resigned myself to but now am wondering if that's what I really want. .............Lisa, good to see you back, just to clarify--vee posted the scale deal. That is one thing I don't have a problem with. However, I AM still doing induction so I can support you however and whenever you need it with that monster.

Kim - considering how faithful you are being with induction I am sure the scale will be kind tomorrow .....or else I will take care of itgun.gif

Sorry you are feeling down I hope you come to decicions soon that will keep you happy

As for your support.....you just doing induction and posting daily means more to me than you can ever imagine

Originally Posted by vee716

Lisa & Teresa - yes, I'm in scale withdrawal! LOL! I'm used to hopping on and off it all the time!

Val - proud of you hun....cause wednesday is a looooong ways away..............I know I know......I am a meanie

[Teresa123]

Morning! I slept almost 10 hours last night ---I feel like a new person! Could have been some of those extra not so good for me carbs that I ate yesterday but overall I didn't do too bad, at least not too bad for me.

Kim--glad to see you are still hanging tough and I hope your weigh in is great!

Val--enjoy your long run and less restricted food today!

Lisa--yes, you are a meanie! Are you all unpacked and settled back in?

I have a very busy day again today, ending in that long car ride. And I'm still kind of dreading going to work tomorrow--so I'm going to have to use that car ride to get myself pumped up and get my head in the right place again.

Have a great day everyone!

[vee716]

Hi everyone!

I had a good long run today and I'm really enjoying my carb refeed & higher calorie day. I'm actually full right now. It won't last, the full feeling from carbs never does, but I'm full for now. It took me a long time to get these carb refeeds right, learning to not have sugar, just starches, and keeping the fat low enough. Fats are supposed to be *really* low on the carbup day and that is hard for me with the low-carb background, but I'm getting there.

Teresa - glad you are feeling good this morning. I'm putting off thinking about work as long as possible, but tomorrow might be a little crazy for me, too. We'll see.

Kim, Lisa - how's induction going? I hope you all are hanging in.

Kathy - hope you are doing well.

Lisa - hope you are having a good weekend, whatever you chose to do!

[RavenG]

Afternoon Ladies!

We didn't go to the Faire....have been doing a bunch of stuff around the house. We'll actually get into some of the construction stuff tomorrow while the guy is here putting in a new header in the library wo we can widen the doorway. DH has decided that since we already have the wall where all the plumbing runs open we might as well gut the downstairs bathroom and start over. Oh well, we have three bathrooms in this house, I guess we won't miss one of them while it's torn up. Snowball effect is in full swing

I mowed the yard today, trimmed a bunch of bushes, my medicinal herbs and canned some banana peppers. Now I'm in the midst of laundry, etc.

I hope everyone is having a good day.

[realityjunkee]

Just checking in:

B--none
L-HB patty with mayo and mustard
D--steak bites with sauteed spinach

[Teresa123]

Morning--craziness here already! Be back later, or tonight. Have a good day!

[vee716]

Busy, busy, busy, Teresa! I hope it's not bad craziness, just busy craziness.

I'm doing okay. I feel good this morning, not bloated or puffy from my refeed, so that's good. I'm looking forward to my Wednesday weigh in. I expect (expect, do you hear me, Scale Gods, *expect*) to see 159 something. I was down to 160.4 last weigh in, and my diet has been spot on.

I wish I wasn't at work though. Blech.

[lcq]

Got to love induction..........down 4lbs since last Wednesday ....just goes to show how carbed up I really was

Val - just 2 more days to go....you can do it kiddo

Everyone else - have a great day

[vee716]

Originally Posted by lcq

Got to love induction..........down 4lbs since last Wednesday ....just goes to show how carbed up I really was

Val - just 2 more days to go....you can do it kiddo

Everyone else - have a great day

Hey! Don't you have to stay off the scale, too? Kidding! 4lbs is FANTASTIC! Keep it up!

[lcq]

Originally Posted by vee716

Hey! Don't you have to stay off the scale, too? Kidding! 4lbs is FANTASTIC! Keep it up!

Well actually no....that was your punishment.........and besides I weigh on Mondays so I am allowed

[Teresa123]

Well, the day is finally over. Craziness went on all day and I suspect will last for the rest of the week. By then, we should have a better understanding of what we are doing and then maybe it will get a little smoother....hopefully!

Lisa--so, did you see my suggestion to Kim awhile back about getting a new outfit for the cruise? I think we should all buy something now while summer stuff is on clearance that we plan to be able to fit into by March....what do ya say? Then we can all take a picture together in our cruise goal outfits!

Val--so are you going through scale withdrawal yet? Glad you aren't bloated from your carb up. For some reason I never am when I do those. I also don't do super low fat, just much less fat, and I do eat sugar. Probably why I haven't done one for awhile--not sure I could pull it off anymore.

Tomorrow afternoon is my appt with the new potential plastic surgeon....I so hope it goes well. The thought of doing any more research to find another one to check out just wears me out. Plus, how many 100.00 consult fees do I want to have to pay?!

I wish it were bed time now somehow I'm going to have to keep myself awake for at least a few more hours....I wish I liked TV, but other than Big Brother there just isn't anything on that interests me these days.

[lcq]

Originally Posted by Teresa123

Lisa--so, did you see my suggestion to Kim awhile back about getting a new outfit for the cruise? I think we should all buy something now while summer stuff is on clearance that we plan to be able to fit into by March....what do ya say? Then we can all take a picture together in our cruise goal outfits!

Darn ....no i didn't ...but I will be back in Florida by Nov and things will be really cheap by then

I did buy two pairs of pants that I need to fit into though.......they were really cheap and in a next 20lbs I will definitely fit into them......and I'll post pics

So wait am I reading this right.....you will take a pic in an outfit.........with a bag over your head right

[Teresa123]

Yes on the bag ---but I promise I won't let it cover up my 'goal' outfit!

[lcq]

Originally Posted by Teresa123

Yes on the bag ---but I promise I won't let it cover up my 'goal' outfit!

I knew it

ETA: so if you gals have goal outfits...why not post us some pics of it...or at least describe it

[Teresa123]

Well, Kim never answered so I'm not sure if she is in or not.

I bought a pair of cream colored crops that are really cute and were a huge bargain---they are at least 1 size too tight. I haven't figured out a top yet, that's where I have the most problems because it doesn't seem to matter how much I lose, I'm still big on top (and I don't mean the girls ) so I might have to wait on that until it's a little closer to time to go. Although if I find a great bargain on something cute I might pick it up and if it doesn't ever fit I can just give it to my sister or a friend.

So how about you....are you going to pick something out?? I'm not standing alone--bag on my head or not--in the picture!

[lcq]

Originally Posted by Teresa123

Well, Kim never answered so I'm not sure if she is in or not.

I bought a pair of cream colored crops that are really cute and were a huge bargain---they are at least 1 size too tight. I haven't figured out a top yet, that's where I have the most problems because it doesn't seem to matter how much I lose, I'm still big on top (and I don't mean the girls ) so I might have to wait on that until it's a little closer to time to go. Although if I find a great bargain on something cute I might pick it up and if it doesn't ever fit I can just give it to my sister or a friend.

So how about you....are you going to pick something out?? I'm not standing alone--bag on my head or not--in the picture!

I have an even better idea........how abouts we meet up before the cruise and all of us go shopping for goal outfits.....together.....that way we will have each other to critique.....and we can take pics etc

That was my plan for me actually.....i did not do any shopping for me on this trip cause I am saving for a few new outfits for my cruise......goal or not i WILL be smaller than i am now and will need new stuff

[realityjunkee]

Originally Posted by Teresa123

Well, the day is finally over. Craziness went on all day and I suspect will last for the rest of the week. By then, we should have a better understanding of what we are doing and then maybe it will get a little smoother....hopefully!

Lisa--so, did you see my suggestion to Kim awhile back about getting a new outfit for the cruise? I think we should all buy something now while summer stuff is on clearance that we plan to be able to fit into by March....what do ya say? Then we can all take a picture together in our cruise goal outfits!

Val--so are you going through scale withdrawal yet? Glad you aren't bloated from your carb up. For some reason I never am when I do those. I also don't do super low fat, just much less fat, and I do eat sugar. Probably why I haven't done one for awhile--not sure I could pull it off anymore.

Tomorrow afternoon is my appt with the new potential plastic surgeon....I so hope it goes well. The thought of doing any more research to find another one to check out just wears me out. Plus, how many 100.00 consult fees do I want to have to pay?!

I wish it were bed time now somehow I'm going to have to keep myself awake for at least a few more hours....I wish I liked TV, but other than Big Brother there just isn't anything on that interests me these days.

I'm in if I can come up with any money. I guess if I have to cruise naked it should keep me in line!

Well, weighed in at 190.2 today, so yay me! I've nearly lost all my vacation weight, lets see if I can keep it up!

[Teresa123]

Do you mean shopping in Jacksonville like the day before?

By the way, when are you planning to arrive there? I still have to buy flight tickets but I want to see when everyone is planning to get there. Also, have you checked into hotels in the area?

[Teresa123]

Wooohoooo---great weigh in Kim!!!

That's why buying an outfit now is a good idea....lots of stuff out there really cheap....like just a couple of bucks. I'm not talking anything fancy---it's more about deciding on a goal for the cruise and then making it come true....a little something to keep us going when it's tough, like during the holidays. You just have to decide what size you plan to be by then.

[lcq]

Originally Posted by realityjunkee

I'm in if I can come up with any money. I guess if I have to cruise naked it should keep me in line!

Well, weighed in at 190.2 today, so yay me! I've nearly lost all my vacation weight, lets see if I can keep it up!

WOO HOO KIm...you can more than keep it up

Originally Posted by Teresa123

Do you mean shopping in Jacksonville like the day before?

By the way, when are you planning to arrive there? I still have to buy flight tickets but I want to see when everyone is planning to get there. Also, have you checked into hotels in the area?

The cruise is Sat 6 - Thur 11.

I get into Mia on the thur before ...that is 2 days before and am supposed to meet Lei there drive up to Jacksonville with her.

Then after the cruise I leave 3 days later on the Sunday.............so we can shop in Jacksonville or anywhere else you gals like.
No i did not check out hotels yet ......let me know what you find out and maybe we can all stay in the same hotel.

were any of you planning on renting a car/van..........maybe we can even share the cost of that

[Teresa123]

So are you getting to Jacksonville the day of the cruise or the day before?

Yes--we should definitely all stay at the same hotel and share a car.....although if they have a shuttle to the ship we probably don't need to deal with a car. Just get a hotel close to the 'amenities' and we can walk.

Gosh, I don't think I realized that the cruise is 6 days...very cool! And it's only a little over 6 months away!

[Teresa123]

OK, if I have any energy tomorrow night I'm making this for dessert! Except, I'm not adding cocoa to the batter--I want it to be just pb cake--but I will add cocoa to the cream cheese filling.

Those of you on induction---don't look!

3 Min Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake with Cream Cheese Filling

[lcq]

Originally Posted by Teresa123

So are you getting to Jacksonville the day of the cruise or the day before?

Yes--we should definitely all stay at the same hotel and share a car.....although if they have a shuttle to the ship we probably don't need to deal with a car. Just get a hotel close to the 'amenities' and we can walk.

Gosh, I don't think I realized that the cruise is 6 days...very cool! And it's only a little over 6 months away!

I did not really decide yet ...........I was not sure if were all going to meet in Orlando and drive together to Jacksonville..........I gave myself enough time so that I could take Lei to the Ft Lauderdale Flea market then stop off in Orlando etc...so she could get the most out of her trip.......but right now I don't know what is going on with Lei....have not heard from her ........but I already booked my tickets........so if she is a no show I might just get a shuttle flight from Mia to Jacksonville and meet you gals there

[lcq]

I entered the 500 word essay for the free cruise yesterday...so wish me luck OK

[lcq]

Originally Posted by Teresa123

OK, if I have any energy tomorrow night I'm making this for dessert! Except, I'm not adding cocoa to the batter--I want it to be just pb cake--but I will add cocoa to the cream cheese filling.

Those of you on induction---don't look!

3 Min Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake with Cream Cheese Filling

it's a good thing desserts don't tempt me

[realityjunkee]

Originally Posted by lcq

I entered the 500 word essay for the free cruise yesterday...so wish me luck OK

Good luck! I'm so broke I would have entered, especially since I'll be out the $188 plane ticket I already bought--but thought it wouldn't be good since I'm kinda helping out.

[Teresa123]

Well, although we have 6 months, we're going to have to figure something out fairly soon since we don't want to be trying to book hotels (or for me flights), etc at the last minute.

Kim--have you decided what you are going to do yet? What are you going to do with your flight that leaves a week earlier?

Oh--and on the recipe--I don't know who this Jennifer is and why her portions are always so small....but who is she kidding? No way I'm only eating half of that cake!

[lcq]

Originally Posted by realityjunkee

Good luck! I'm so broke I would have entered, especially since I'll be out the $188 plane ticket I already bought--but thought it wouldn't be good since I'm kinda helping out.

don't worry if I win........you will surely benefit....and that is all I will say on that matter