QUEEN NEWBIES-AUGUST

[cutevic]

Here were are in the month AUGUST, a month of new challenges and a new YOU. Summer is here. It's time to forget about the mistakes that were probably made last year, last month, and start fresh with a new resovle to get our goals met....and to those of us who made great strides, let's continue them throughout the new year.

Today is also a good time to re-read the Atkins book or any other plan you may be following...to refresh our memory, to remember what worked for us...and to stay strickly on plan. It's also important to remember to drink our water and to exercise.

One of the main ingredients to being successful in losing weight, is to be accountable. Posting daily or as much as you can will help you achieve that. Being supportive and motivating other's will help as well. Journaling is also a helpful tool in helping to keep you on track and accountable.

We must love ourselves first before we can expect others to love us the way we deserve. We teach people the way to treat us....So, Queens...treat yourselve like the Queens that you are, and you will be treated like one...Demand respect and settle for nothing less....

As always, keep in mind that you are beautiful, important, special and that you deserve the best. Lose the weight for you and not because someone wants you to...Make this year your best one yet Queens....

[Lizett]

Good afternoon Queens

How is everyone doing? Im ok. Its been SOOO hot here i can barely sleep. Its never this hot. i dont have anything really new to mention, just trying to eat healthy and exercise.

I now make soya, protein shakes with berries soooo yummy. I also make iced lattes (low carb) not to bad either
Hope all is well with everyone

Lori: Wow you got your hands full. Hope everything is working out for you

[Lori P]

ok well this month isn't exactly starting off good at all..this morning at work...i pulled into a customers driveway and one of those metal pipes that they put underneath the drive to let the water flow when the ditch floods..ya well it was sticking up..and it caught my tire and pow...flat..so i had to go get the truck...well it barely had enough gas for craig to get to work so i had to borrow my moms car and go put gas in a can and take to him...argg...

but i did weigh this morning and im at 145 so im still down 4 pounds...but ive got to get more serious if i want to tone..ive got to start excersizing..

[wigglebutt]

QUEENS , SORRY THAT I HAVEN'T BEEN ON FOR A FEW DAYS, I COULDN'T LOG IN, MY PUTER WOULDN'T LET ME.......

VIC,I AM GLAD THAT THINGS ARE GOING PRETTY GOOD, AND I KNOW THINGS WILL GET BETTER, AND NOT BEING ON A PLAN IS OK, AT LEAST YOU ARE WATCHING WHAT YOU EAT.. AND THAT IS A GOOD THING... I WILL CONTINUE TI KEEP YOU AND YOUR FAMILY IN MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS...

NOT MUCH GOING ON, I HAVEN'T DONE ANY EXCERISE IN TWO DAYS, I STARTED OFF GOOD, BUT THEN I JUST QUIT, NO I HAD GB, LAST NIGHT AND TODAY, I HOPE TO DO SOME KIND OF EXCERISE TONIGHT, AND THEN TOMORROW GO BACK WALKING.. I MIGHT WALK TONIGHT, IF IT COOLS DOWN SOME... IF NOT I WILL DO SOMETHING IN THE HOUSE... WELL TOMORROW IS MY B DAY, AND IT WILL BE JUST A DAY.. NO HOT DATE.........:rofl, AND MY FAMILY IS GONE OFF ON VACATION.. ( MY SISTERS) SO I WILL BE HERE EATING SOMETHING FROZEN, IT MAKES ME THINK SOME WHAT, I WONDER IF I WILL EVER HAVE ANY BODY THAT CARES FOR ME, AND ANY ONE TO MAKE A BIRTHDAY SPECIAL, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I HAVE NEVER HAD.. I AM NOT GOING TO THINK ABOUT IT, I AM NOT GOING TO GET DEPRESS ABOUT, IT IS JUST OTHER DAY, GO TO WORK AND COME HOME...

THIN 1, I AM GLAD THAT YOU ARE BACK.. YOU WAS MISS

LIZ.. I AM GLAD THAT YOU ARE BACK TOO, AND I HOPE THAT YOUR EYES WILL GET BETTER SOON, HOW ARE YOU AND MILES DOING.......THE DOG SHOW WAS GREAT, AND I WAS HAPPY FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS...

HELLO TO ALL THE QUEENS, AND IF YOU WEIGHT IN I HOPE THAT YOU LOST, OR AT LEAST MAINTAIN... KEEP IT UP,...


DEB

[HolyTeror]

Ladies I am here! I'm going to enroll in univ. of phoenix and finish up my degree!! Been workin my butt off at work.....workouts at lunch and eating on plan as much as possible. TOM'S on the way already how are you?????

[Lizett]

Good Morning

Im doing ok. I went swimming well 20 mins into it the power went out to the whole gym *L* so only 20 mins of exercise but i will go for a walk tonight. Miles is coming home so im a bit excited, weird how he has only been gone for 3 days but i miss him today *L* I hope all is well with everyone of you


HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DEB HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU *HUGS*

DEB: You know we care, just cause we are NOT there physical we are in spirit, We all love you...I love you. And celebrate that this year your independent and remember and look back at everything you have done BY YOURSELF!!!! Your a motivation and inpiration to me *HUGS*

HT:WOW thats awesome, finish your degree, I know you mentioned it before so thats GREAT *hugs* what is the degree In? I wish i could go back to college. hopefully one day. WOuld love to take something in the medical field

LORI: Wow, bad luck but atleast everyone is ok. Thats what matters. Hope all is well. wow congrats on gettign down 4 Lbs

[thn1inside]

I know that I'm a day late and perhaps a dollar short *L*....

I'm home nursing some sick people around my house. My dh and sons are sick and in our house illnesses can lead to hospital stays really, really quickly. My house is filled with asthmatics and so a common cold to us is like fighting the plague or something. Luckily I've been dealing with it since my kiddos where babies and I'm learning something new to combat the severities of it every year and with every incidence. Hopefully in a day or two the worst will have passed.

I've had other issues going on as well so I'm here but not in full mental capacities...THIS TO SHALL PASS, right?

HAPPY B-DAY DEB...! You made me sad with your post yesterday. I really hope you do know that *I* care about you. I totally agree with Liz too, celebrate what you have accomplished in getting yourself INDEPENDENT! That is very inspiring to me, I've never lived on my own. I don't think I would have survived doing all the things you have done for yourself. YOU ARE AN AMAZING WOMAN, remember that!

Lori: CONGRATS to you on the loss! You are doing great!

What a trying day you had a work yesterday..I hope today is/was a better one for you!

Vicki: Hope things are getting better for your dd and her dbf. Hope you are feeling well also.

Liz: @ the lights going off at the gym. At least you were able to get the 20 mins in, it was definitely better then nothing.

I know how you feel about missing Miles. I've been married for 13yrs and I still miss my dh when he's at work daily. Unless of course he is on my nerves, then that is a whole other story .

HT: Congrats on your decision to go back to school. My dh was entertaining the U Of P, online. The program that he looked in to wasn't what he had hope so he passed on it. Wishing you much success on your journey to finish your degree!

Bandy, CQueen: Where are you? Hope you both are doing well.

Have a great rest of the day, Queens!



Cassandra

[cutevic]

DEB!!!

I wish you all the best on this day of your birth. You're not older, you're better...Have fun today and celebrate you...Much love to you my friend.

[cqueen]

Good morning........been hectic since I have been back. Trip was okay....It was hard to stay on plan. I have no gain or loss to report.....

Liz...keep posting your exercise, it is motivating.....

Cassandra.....I know all about asthmatics. Me and my son have asthma. One small cold and I end up in the hospital. I was in the hospital in March for 3 days. That's when my weight gain started, they shot me full of steroids. I plumped up like a tick........One reason why I quit my last job is the owner kept bringing in her sick child...she just couldn't understand why I would get so mad.....Hope everyone is feeling better.

Deb.....Happy late birthday.

Vic......I'm sorry to hear about what happened. I'm glad your daughter is okay though. I hope things get solved soon.

Lori....you day sounds like something that happens to me......LOL...

Holyteror.......good luck with the college. I always wanted to go back but just couldn't think of what I wanted to be.....LOL....

Me and my DH are hitting the low carb seriously. We both have gained enough weight to make another person........Can you all post some of your menus of what you eat daily? I need some ideas please.

[HolyTeror]

I need to go back to sleep LOLOL morning everyone!

[thn1inside]

Morning Queens!

Well I've been able to get rid of the 6lbs that I gain while out of town last weekend. I feel better about that, now if I could get rid of the illnesses around my house just as easy...I'd be doing GRRRRRRRRREAT! When my family doesn't feel well, I really get down in the dumps over it. I feel so helpless AND I HATE THAT!

CQueen: Sounds like you know exactly what I'm talking about. The last time my kiddos were in the hospital was early 2006. I try and keep the germs down around us because it is really devastating to all here in the house. My oldest son also have problems with it going straight to Pneumonia. It really is tough, I know you know exactly what I mean!

HT: I'm not always good with morning's either *L*. Hope you can get more rest today!

Vicki, Deb, Bandy, Liz, Lori, Kitty: , hope today is a good one for you all!


Have a great rest of the day, all!

[KITTYM]

Good morning everyone , having a agood day today , will be back later

[Lizett]

Good Morning Queens

Hope all is well with everyone
Nothing new to report, Ive been eating a lot lately not usre why? Its all healthy but still weird. Miles is back until sunday. He has been totally sweet and nice. We are trying really hard to make this work

Cassandra I hope your family feels better soon *hugs* I hate being sick. but i do like being served upon *L* Miles is great at that.

Cqueen I usually eat low carb shakes, strawberries...blueberries, soya milk and protein powder (vanilla) all blended mmmm. Also i eat turkey bacon with eggs...cold plate (turkey slices, pickles, olives, cheeses) ...its boring but keeps me on plan

KITTY, HT, DEB and VICKI Hope you queens are having a very good day

[wigglebutt]

THANKS FOR ALL THE GREAT WISHES,, YOU ALL ARE THE BEST, GOING TO WORK NOW, I AM LATE,, SO I AM LATE I WILL BE BACK LATER, I CAN'T GET ON THE AUGUST THREAD FOR SOME REASON..

THANKS AGAIN

LOVE YOU ALLL
DEB

[thn1inside]

I had a really busy day yesterday. Left my house around 8a and didn't return until 11p. I'm still pretty exhausted today but I'll live. The good news is all of the sick ones in my house seem to be coming around with the illness. Times like this I feel good because we actually avoided a hospital stay. The older my kiddos get, the better it seems that we can avoid the worse part of it. So overall I'm doing pretty good, even though I'm exhausted.

The heat has returned to my neck of the woods and I'm finally going to have to turn on my AC....BOO to that! I have tried to avoid it this entire summer because I'm cheap and do not want to pay the higher bill for it. But cheapness definitely goes out of the window when heat is an issues *L*. I'm just hoping we don't have to use it long!

DEB: I hope you had a better then expected B-day and I hope your sunday at work is a good one.

Liz: You sound like you have a healthy menu going on there. Maybe we should start posting our daily menus somewhere. I am back into my fitday after a few months hiatus. I realize now that journaling has to be apart of my life for the rest of my life. I feel really out of control with out it.

CQueen: I usually eat a lean carb conscious diet with much emphasis on protein. When I'm really focused, I try and keep my carbs under 35-50 grms. My dietician wouldn't be real thrilled with that but it's doing the job for now.

I eat things like lean lunch meats w/ cheese, Turkey burgers, fish/tuna/shrimp type things, chicken, protein shakes(when needed), cottage cheese, occasionally some steak, salad veggies and other veggies.

I too, think the posting menu thing is a good idea. If no one minds, I will post my daily menus to this thread. But do note, I will often plan out my day as a outline. Once the day gets going and my mood, it will change, alot! *L*

Kitty, Bandy, HT, Vicki, Lori: Hope you all are doing well and feeling fine.

Well I'm off to figure out what I will eat for the rest of the day. And to make a grocery list for tomorrow. I'm no real fan of the grocery store these days but hey, we have to eat right?


Have a good Sunday all!


Cassandra

[cqueen]

Good morning.....

Lizett...thanks for sharing.....

Cassandra.....thanks for sharing also. My son was diagnosed with asthma when he was 1. They said he would grow out of it by age 3. He was in the hospital 4 times between 1 and 8. But I will say, the older he gets the less symptoms he has. Glad to hear they are starting to feel better.

Okay, this is buckle down time.

Have a great day everyone.

[thn1inside]

Well, I'm feeling pretty good today. I'm still a bit tired but I'm guessing that has more to do with it's about a week before my monthly visitor is to arrive. How nice huh...a week to two week warning *L*.

I spent most of my day cleaning yesterday which could also be contributing to my fatigue. But again, I will live right?

Cqueen: You are very welcome. My soon had his first breathing treatment when he was about 3 months old. The funny thing is when my dd was one yr, they told me that you could get asthma that young...pfft! So for about 2yrs she had symptons but I couldn't get them treated because of her doc.

So when my son came along, he got a horrible cold. I took him to the emergency room and they new right away that it was a cold/asthma mixed. Which is also when my dd was diagnosed as well since she had the same symptoms.

Sounds like your son had it rough though. Sounds a lot like what my dh went through when he was a younger.

Liz, Vicki, Lori, Deb, Kitty, Bandy: , hope to hear from you all soon...

Well I've got to run now...Hope you all enjoy the rest of your day!




Cassandra

[wigglebutt]

QUEENS, I HAVE A DAYOFF, YEAH.. FOR ME.. BUT I AM GOING BACK TO THE SKATING TOO WORK, I START TONIGHT, I WILL WORK TWO NIGHT, TUESDAY AND SAT.. RIGHT NOW, I MIGHT GET UP TO THREE NIGHT SOON.. I HOPE..

NOT MUCH GOING ON,, IT IS TOO HOT, HERE, I AM GOING TO DO A LITTLE OF SHOPPING TODAY.. VERY LITTLE, I AM JUST GOING TO GET OUT A LITTLE READY, I AM NOT LOOKING FOR ANYTHING SPECIAL...

I HOPE EVERYONE IS DOING GOOD, I WILL BE BACK

HELLO TO ALL THE QUEENS, OH I AL MOST FORGOT, I HAVE EXCERISE FOR THE LAST THREEE DAYS, I AM SO PROUD OF MYSELF FOR THIS, A SMALL GOAL, BUT A GOOD ONE FOR ME.

DEB

[thn1inside]

Originally Posted by wigglebutt

HELLO TO ALL THE QUEENS, OH I AL MOST FORGOT, I HAVE EXCERISE FOR THE LAST THREEE DAYS, I AM SO PROUD OF MYSELF FOR THIS, A SMALL GOAL, BUT A GOOD ONE FOR ME.

DEB

WOOHOO, Deb! You are doing absolutely wonderful and YOU should be so proud of yourself. I think this is more of a *huge* thing versus a small thing. It takes most people so much to get back into the exercise groove (definitely talking about myself her *L*)....KUTGW!




Cassandra

[thn1inside]

Morning Queens,

I'm still doing pretty good besides the nasty heat going on, it seems EVERYWHERE! I'm finally going to venture outside of my house today against my better judgement, I'm sure. Wish me lots of luck...K?

That's about it for me today, I hope everyone is doing well. I sure hope to hear from you all soon!



Have a great day, all!



Cassandra

[Lizett]

Hey Queens
I dont have too many positives things to say so i usually avoid posting. Ive been having afew bad months lately. These last few days these things happened to me

1. Car got rear ended...hit and run
2. divorce cost 400.00 more than it should.
3. House bills were higher this month
4. Lizett has no money now after paying bills
5. bedroom ceiling (painting) went haywire and ruined the ceiling
6. lizett is tierd of feeling alone...when it comes to house work...renovations EVERYTHING
7. My brother the loser left town and I was told to clean this HUGE building cause he didnt do it (my dad is a manager at a cleaning company).
8. Miles and me are not doing so great. could be worse but could be better
9 LIZETT GAINS 4 LBS
10. Miles is not returning my e mail and phone call..and THATS ONE e mail and One phone call....i refuse to chase after him

so yeah im a bit upset, sad and EXAUSTED. Miles and I were fine until i vented and told him what was bothering me...feels like he thinks its my house my bills and deal with it, but then he says well i dont feel like im part of this...well what the HELL??? im just exausted and im sure i will get over it. Just need some time

I will post more later when everything cools down. Sorry for my negative post...im so sorry

[thn1inside]

Originally Posted by Lizett

Hey Queens
I dont have too many positives things to say so i usually avoid posting. Ive been having afew bad months lately. These last few days these things happened to me

1. Car got rear ended...hit and run
2. divorce cost 400.00 more than it should.
3. House bills were higher this month
4. Lizett has no money now after paying bills
5. bedroom ceiling (painting) went haywire and ruined the ceiling
6. lizett is tierd of feeling alone...when it comes to house work...renovations EVERYTHING
7. My brother the loser left town and I was told to clean this HUGE building cause he didnt do it (my dad is a manager at a cleaning company).
8. Miles and me are not doing so great. could be worse but could be better
9 LIZETT GAINS 4 LBS
10. Miles is not returning my e mail and phone call..and THATS ONE e mail and One phone call....i refuse to chase after him

so yeah im a bit upset, sad and EXAUSTED. Miles and I were fine until i vented and told him what was bothering me...feels like he thinks its my house my bills and deal with it, but then he says well i dont feel like im part of this...well what the HELL??? im just exausted and im sure i will get over it. Just need some time

I will post more later when everything cools down. Sorry for my negative post...im so sorry

Oh Liz, I was still out surfing this morning and saw your post.

I can just feel your being overwhelmed from this post. I wish there was some better words that I could give you to make all of this better. I'm a blabber mouth but sometimes in these situations, words really do fail me.

I am so sorry that you are having such a rough time right now. The only thing I can think to say is make sure you are communicating with Miles in a way that you are clear to him. So that he knows EXACTLY how you are feeling, not where he has to assume what is on your mind.

I have learned over my 14yr relationship with my dh that if I am not COMPLETELY clear on what I want, he just doesn't get it. Hints, suggestions, tips, subliminals...well, they just don't cut it with him. I can't talk in maybes or suggest things..I HAVE TO BE POINT BLANK.

I know this is just one of your problems but I think if perhaps you and Miles are on the same page, you can work through all of this together. And perhaps you would feel less overwhelmed and alone in this.

As far as the weight gain? Could this be a water gain...is it close to "that time of the month" for you?

Whatever it is, it's not something that you can't over come. How is your fluid intake? I have found when I'm having water retaining issues, I have to really boost up my water/fluid intake to rid myself of it.

Also have you ever thought about doing a protein only thing until you are in a really deep ketosis? Right now that is what I am doing so that I can get back fully on track. I always go back when I'm feeling out of control, I really boost up my protein grams and my fluid intake. That will usually rid me of weight gain and it helps me get on track and stay on track.

I am so sorry this is so long. I feel awful for you and what you are having to deal with. And when I get into this mode, I can ramble on forever.

Please don't hide from posting. Venting and talking it through can help you a lot (says the person who ran away for a very long time ) , I know this is easier said then done though.

I will definitely be keeping you in my thoughts and I'm praying some of this burden will leave you very soon... and more

[Lizett]

cassandra
Thank you so much for your post. I know i need to figure somethings out. I just feel overwhelmed. Your post made me feel better, thank you so much relationships are really hard. I just feel that Miles wants things that i dont want. Im hoping we can figure this out.