Hi Sandy!

I had a few minutes this morning and wanted to drop by and see how you are doing. It looks like you are doing just like me. I am a carbohydrate addict too. Are you saying the book you found allows for carbs? I'll drop by when I can to see how you are doing with it! I know you will do great, my friend!

I'm still smoke free, 3 months now but I have carb attacks instead of nicotine attacks now :(

Hugs!
Linda

Minnie,

I think its awesome you found something that excites you to do. GO FOR IT! Everyone has differant things that work for them. You do what makes you feel good. You will do this woman. Success is yours. Wether its feeling good about yourself the way you are or getting Healthier.......

I'm here for you Girly Girl.! :up:

Minnie

I may not come off as supportive; that isn't the intent.

I have an issue with HONESTY, self honesty. I make up excuses and reasons I am off my diet plan and lie to myself and others over food. It makes me sick, for I am very realistic and honest in other aspects of life. I know the truth and the world can see it on my hips. So when I see you talking about these thoughts of others and family; I see you sidestepping the issue of what makes you happy and your goals.

Do I accept myself this size and quit working on weight loss.

Just look in the mirror and tell me that you like the reflection.

Tell me you are willing to openly write down everything you ate last Sunday without shame or guilt.

Your husband wouldn't have that issue. He isn't a compulsive eater. His size and weight isn't the issue. He probably can't even remember what he ate. But for compulsive eaters we know where the tub of icing went, or the bag of chips, or the stuff we got at a drive thru cause our day was so hectic we didn't stick to our food plan. I feel the pain of eating cookie dough for breakfast yesterday. Did eating releive the stress of my day----momentarily. But then I came up with self loathing and added more stress and this sense of being out of control.

I do this for the reason I have no other choice. I know without keeping on trying I would just get bigger and bigger.

I do this for I know I want some kind of normalcy in my life, not centered around food.

But we each have our own reasons and agenda and goals. Name them and claim them, Sandy.

How can you see progress if you don't know where you start, Sandy? Get on the scale and find out. Don't post it if you feel embarassed by it. Or if it makes you feel less than for having gained. But then you know how to evaluate this new program.

People love you here not for the stats but for the person we see struggling and being honest just like each of us. Maybe more openly honest than me. We cheer with you Sandy, and feel the pain of losing control as we have all been there or are still there.

Gotta scoot,

Donna

{{{{{SANDY}}}} How have you been? I'm so sorry for not posting for such a long time. Two days I went back on weight watchers, and so far I'm doing really well.

good luck with the Carbohydrate Addicts Diet. I'm crossing my fingers that this plan goes your way. Isn't it crazy how many different eating plans there are. One plan tells you to eat low carb. Another one might say eat high carb. Another one might say something else. It's almost impossible for a person to figure out what kind of plan is best. I guess we all just have to search for a plan that works for us.

I'm not even always sure that ww is the right plan for me, but it's the one I always go back to, so who knows it might me. I'm like you and eating low carb is totally out. I think I'm somewhere in the middle of low carbs and high carbs.

I trulely wish you success with this plan. I know that we all will reach our goals.

take care ~ Katherine

Hiya darlin! Your post about the struggles you have with body image and everything really hit home for me too. Sometimes I think we are long lost sisters!!! haha It is interesting how many men don't obsess over the weight and food issues. I really think that health should be our goal, not what we look like. I want to live as long as possible (most days, hahaha) and I know I would have a better chance at that if I ate better and exercised and lost some weight. So, I guess I'll try to keep that in mind when I can.

I'm curious too about this new food plan. What are the meals like? I was diagnosed with low blood sugar and high insulin too and watching carb intake is important for me too. Can you eat out with the plan? It's not one of those bacon plans is it? I hate bacon and fatty meats and I hate chicken too. (Thank god I hate something, b/c I love everything else. hahaha)

Good luck today my friend!!!! Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this issue. It really helps me.

Good morning,

well first i must say i found out real fast this plan is not for me.
i did more research on it and find it too restrictive. when i feel restricted i do the opposite. it is like using reverse physcology on a child for me if im denied it then it looks all the more appealing and i want it more.
i know i am a big carb eater and i tried it out but it isnt something i will be able to live with and that is what i am looking for. not something temporary but something that i can do for a lifetime even after the weight is gone.

it brings me back to what doctors have long ago said about eating sensible,balanced and moderation. smaller portions and no starvation. i dont want to spend the rest of my life counting calories or adding points or having a list of what i can and cannot eat.

Last night i talked to hubby about how i am feeling and how bad i am eating and he said he is always proud of me no matter what i do so i felt better after a long cry and lots of whining.
So you see Donna i am honest not only to myself but to others.
i know you think i am lying to myself but i do weigh its just that i dont want to see those numbers every time i log on here until i feel better. but i have accepted what i weigh.

Chum, this carb diet does involve meat products like bacon, chicken and sausage and so on. you can go on the web site for carb addicts and it describes the whole diet.

since i have come here a yr ago i have tried ww,slim fast, starving,cabbage soup diet, ACV tablets, metabolism booster vitamins,cutting back,the carb diet(for a day only), counting calories and i was even tempted to try quick fixes but didnt.
i have eaten so badly and binged and felt so guilty i have tried throwing it back up(which luckily for me my body refused to do) i have chewed food to taste it and spit it out so as not to swallow it,i have made menu plans, exercise routines, i have cried, lied and cheated many a time.
i have tried so much and yet am still standing on square 1.
but yes i am still standing. like i said before i am like a Timex, i take a licking but keep on ticking.

i dont know what will work for me so i am kinda floating in mid air at the moment but i do know what doesnt work for me.
so i am going to try to go back to the basics with regular normal exercise each day. not exercising till i kill myself just do the bike or the walk tape but starting slow.
i will drink all my water and reduce nighttime eating and try to cut out the binges.
i will try to eat smaller, healthier portions and see how it goes.
I have to learn self control and self love. i know i can do this.
I will go a day at a time. i will not obsess or blow a whole day cuz i ate a cookie or something.
no deprivation.

i had read that binge eating is literally stuffing down feelings one doesnt want to deal with.
i can agree to that theory.
i often feel stressed and get anxiety and i feel rushed and pressured most days with a hectic schedule and i am a worrier about everthing and everyone.
i must change my eating but also my way of thinking and dealing with issues.

well i gotta go to the bank and then work and then i am off till next thursday so hoping to have time to focus on me.

take care.!!!!

Hi Minnie,

I just wanted to check in and let you know I am here and thinking about you.

You will find your way, girl.

Before we can lose this weight we have to search for the reasons we over eat first.

One day at a time.

This journal will help you. Use it as your medium to find out what is really bothering you. And ask for help when you need it :)

Take care. Brave little minnie :D

- Kimmi

Hi Minnie!

I'm sorry the low carbing wasn't for you, but at least you gave it a whirl. I think that if you do what you say you are going to do now, then you won't be far wrong.

Do you think you could go and see your doctor about your anxiety/depression? I know you are happy with your life at the moment, but perhaps your past is still haunting you a bit and you have some unresolved issues? You could also be a bit stressed about stuff - you know, the kids, hubby, that sort of thing (which from what you write in your journal is evident). At least you've got a little break until next Thursday, perhaps that's what you need - just some time to sort things out in your head.

Either way, you will certainly do good things if you can focus on yourself for a short while!

I'm here fellow DOMESTIC GODDESS! :queen:

:hug:

Minnie

I know you will find something that will work for you. You didn't come this far to go back.

The honesty issue is my issue. It comes from not sticking with my food plan and bringing in excuses as to why I'm having drive thru instead of the salad I planned for lunch. I believe that it is had to get gut honest when it comes to food for me.

Sandy, I apologize if I stepped on your feelings. When we chatted, I told you I had read many different diet plans. I wasn't trying to discourage you from using the carb addict diet. I saw the authors on Oprah and knew she couldn't stay on that diet but for 2 weeks and she has a chef.

Got to get moving, been on here for half hour more than I planned already and the washer just went off. Time for the dryer. Seems my life revolves around the grocery and laundry.

Out to the garage, we go.

Always in your cheering section,

Donna

Minnie - I think that you already found your eating plan. Just what you posted.

so i am going to try to go back to the basics with regular normal exercise each day. not exercising till i kill myself just do the bike or the walk tape but starting slow.i will drink all my water and reduce nighttime eating and try to cut out the binges.
i will try to eat smaller, healthier portions and see how it goes.
I have to learn self control and self love. i know i can do this.
I will go a day at a time. i will not obsess or blow a whole day cuz i ate a cookie or something.
no deprivation.


This sounds like a plan you can live with for a life time :)

No, the weight may not "pour" off of you, but over time you will keep losing I am sure.

Keep hanging in there minnie!


Jade

Hello,

I am not mad at you Donna. not only do i like being honest i like people who are honest with me and you always are even if i sometimes dont like it, it is the truth and you are truthful to me cuz you are my friend and i am glad for that. Dont stop being honest with me for fear of stepping on my toes, i swear i can take it and at least it snaps me into reality.

and speaking of reality i had a reality last night when i went to put on my tan colored jeans for my girls show at the school and i had to lay on the bed to zip them and they felt so tight i ended up changing into something else.

I appreciate Mickey for sending me alot of helpful sites and advice and i know that deep down its not what im eating but what is eating me but i dont know what it is.
eating fills a void but i dont know what void im trying to fill.
i dont think it is past issues with ex cuz i feel along time ago i moved on but this eating this way really surfaced when i was with him.
of course now i always am under major stress and there could be many reasosn for the eating.

my girls show was good. the play was "oliver twist"
when we left my mom tripped over a speed bump and flew in the air and ended up laying sprawled out on her stomach, cars stopped to help and my sis flipped cuz she thought our mother got hit by a car.
mom is bruised and sore too but luckily nothing is broken.

Today my older girl is going to Dorney Park with her school for class trip. step girl is going too. it is going to rain too and is cool out. this weather is annoying already.
i gotta pick her up tonight around 7:30-8
the kids are going to there dads tommorow morning at 11 and then on sunday is my moms memorial day party. i am making baked beans and deviled eggs.
i got the stuff to make the beans yesterday cuz they were on sale. the store will be like a madhouse today and tommorow due to the holiday coming up.

My hubby is so tired from work and his back is killing him. i told him he needs to find a new job. he is 41 yrs old and this job is hard on him and when the weather gets real hot it wears him totally out.

well my other 2 kids get out at 1 today from school so until then i am going to enjoy myself.
i am in the process of cleaning up now so then when they get on the bus i can enjoy a few hours of peace and quiet.

well yesterdays food wasnt great but not horrible.
breakfast was a cheese omelet with onions and peppers
lunch was none
dinner was wendys/ had baked potato,chicken sandwich and a small chili(i love that chili) the kids all got the potatoes too and loved them.
had 3 mini milkyways too during the day at work.

did drink a ton of water too.

well going for now.

enjoy your friday!!!!! also thanks to Jade,MaX,kIMMI,my diet and anyone else who stopped to talk to me.

I was once in a school play that did Oliver Twist. I wasn't very old, and I can remember getting ready to go when the news came on that John Lennon was shot. I would have been 8 years old, but I can still remember it!

Anyway, you did have a good day yesterday, much better than a bad day in any event. I had your bad day for you yesterday!

My partner has a manual job - he works in a warehouse and is lifting a lot of heavy stuff all day. He's tall as well, 6'3" and is very broad shouldered - so very top heavy. He gets a terrible bad back and has had a lot of time off work over the last few years with his back, so I can sympathise with your hubby not being in the right job too. It makes like hard for us sometimes doesn't it?

I hope you enjoy your day - and have a relaxing weekend.

Minnie

I care about you too. More than the words I write. I see your struggle and know it reflects mine. I just don't say much about it to anyone. I know from being single so long that ultimately it's my fault or responsibility. And with the next meal I can change my selection if I goof off or blew it.

As for your DH back, several options that are over the counter medication that come close to prescription meds. One is alleve but Walmart has generic Naprosyn something. The thing is to get the strength you need for anti-inflammatory action is 500mg twice a day. So would need 2 .5 pills of the over the counter stuff. The other medications is ibuprofen or motrin but then again you need to take 600mg three times a day. These over the counter drugs are a lesser dose of the prescription versions. Both are hard on the stomach and should be taken after meals. Both are relatively inexpensive. Question is will your husband be willing to take them as written above.

Lots of men are stupid when it comes to pills. Unless ordered by a dr. But as a nurse I know the dosage and would be handing him the prescription strength of these medications. And he needs to take them for a week to 10 days.

No, I don't get enough done and yet was got until 8:30 pm running. Geeze, this summer I have to take bud to school every day for driver's ed and so will be up earlier. I can't get myself up early tho today I wanted to sleep due to working all night. It's only 3 weeks in the summer and told Phil we'd go on Tuesday for his permit.

Then there is Prosser that I have to get up real early for to take him but hopefully he can drive himself over there on Fri. I don't want to get up early on the Fridays I work for am up over 27+hr straight. I hate the idea of getting that kiddo insurance on the Taurus.

Better go journal and fold clothes and get a bath. Taking the Taurus in to be checked by the car dealer. The manager when I told him I was only getting 13-16 miles to the gallon said that was too low and I said I have only put on 1000 miles since I bought it. Well, it's more like 1200 miles but anyway it shouldn't get that poor a gas mileage if they did the tune up I was told. He said to bring it back in and he would have the garage check it out. He said he'd give me a loaner. I bought the car used in March so it 's hard to believe that he would just take and look at it almost 3 months later.

Scooting,

Donna

:tongue:rotest: STUPID EVIL FAT GIRL, AND STUPID PAIN IN THE ***** METABOLISM. HOW DARE FOOD DO THIS TO US! (you know FAT GIRL is my evil nemesis, her name is ANNA)

Someday Min.... this will all make sence and we will shine through all this excess baggage we carry around. Eve if we can just work out. It would be good for our heart. Sorry I'm rambling. I just feel for you kiddo....... I wish I could give you a BIG OL :hug:

Hey Minnie, I like the "regular" eating plan. That's what I've been doing but with a focus on fruit, veggies and good protien. I honestly find that the fruit and protien cut down on the cravings for bad food- for me anyway, that has been so true. But ya, not going haywire on the healthy part either- like I still butter my toast and all of that. It's not eating the junk food that has really done it I think and somehow eating more healthy had really reduced the desire the desire to eat junk. Wierd- but I think perhaps it is because my body is getting what it "needs" so it's not craving garbage. Or an addiction thing. Or both. Right now my biggest challenge is keeping a supply of "good" food in the fridge. If it's there- it's a lot easier. Anyway, have a nice day :)

Hi Sandy!

I know I haven't been around much. Sounds like you're really having a struggle! I'm sorry to hear that, and my heart hurts for you. You will find your way again, and you will be able to stick to it until you reach your goal. Hang in there! You're a fighter, we ALL know that!! :laugh:

Chin up, Lady!!

:hug:

Hey Minnie...I did the carb addicts diet myself...I think it does work...but of course I did not stay on it long enough to find out...I felt it was a bit too restrictive too!

Have you heard about the South Beach Diet???...Go check it out online...all you have to do is type this in and the info will pop up...its not too restrictive...also lowers the carbs...but after two weeks allows natural sugars such as fruit...etc...back in...check it out...I found it very interesting...maybe they have the book at the library?

Have a great weekend...and remember...you are awesome!

mcmarto

Minnie - I can so relate to the thought of what's eating you and not knowing what it is.

Not sure your thoughts on this but will sahre it with you any ways, in hopes it can be of a help to you.

When your cleaning the house or some activity that you can be alone with your thoughts for a few hours you may want to try this.

I call it a self movie:

You start thinking back to before you were heavy and in your mind re play all the biggie events in your life since then, both good and not so good events.

Keep going and going with your self movie - at some point ( most people ) find a big pause in their self movie - and that is usually what is eating you.

Look over your pause or pauses and think about them and you should be able to find the cause :)

Hope this helps.....

Jade :peace:

Hello,

well having a great weekend.
Friday my girl went to Dorney park and they escaped the rain and had a good time. she got a stuffed dog,ankle bracelets a necklace and a bracelet.

on sat. met my ex and then me and hubby got subway for lunch then took a relaxing nap together and then went to dinner. i had steak and baked potato and choc pudding.

then we rented 3 dvd's
we got cube 2(was ok but the first was better) got unfaithful(which i saw in movies) and John Gacy story(good) then at 10:30 at nite hubby wanted a snack and we found ourselves at BK.

not too good of choice at that time of night.

today picked up kids and made baked beans and deviled eggs for picnic at moms. we had a good time.

tommorow hubby is going fishing with his brother early in morning and i got to get up early cuz my son is marching in the memorial day parade with the boy scouts. hope we dont get the rain there calling for.

well thats about it for now. take care.

Sandy,

Sounds like you're having a great time! I'm glad you and hubby had some nice alone time. Stay away from BK!! :laugh:

I got my hubby on WW finally! I am having some scares with my health, and since I am making some big changes, he's doing them with me. I'm so proud of him!

As of today, I've lost 90 pounds!! I'm so thrilled. Makes me want to keep going, that's for sure!

If there's anything I can do for you, please let me know. I've been riding my bike again, 40 minutes yesterday (8 miles) and 20 minutes today. It's a start! Maybe we should challenge each other again?

Hang in there, you'll find what's "eating" you!

Love ya,

:hug:

{{{{{SANDY}}}}}}
How's is your weekend going? Mine's going pretty good. I'll be glad once the holiday is over. I have banked points for tomorrow, so I'm not worried about over eating.

Have you seen the movie "Bent it like Bechham?" I highly reccommend it.

Have a great holiday tomorrow! Katherine

Hi Minnie,

Just popped in to say hello. Is it Memorial Day in the US today? Here in the UK it is a Bank Holiday, which means no work for me!

Hope you are having a good weekend.

Minnie

Sounds like a fun weekend.

Gotta scoot, going to the movie,

Will check in soon.

Donna

Hello,

well yesterday went well at my moms picnic. we had a fun day.
i ate but didnt overdue it and i skipped dessert.

this morning woke up to pouring rain so didnt take my son to memorial day parade. went back to sleep and then got up and went to wallmart with girls after dropping off hubby and son at sister in laws.
put clothes for kids on layaway for summer and socks and tank tops for hubby and sandals for kids and sandals for me.
also got P.J. bottoms we found in the men section which looked more like womens wear to me and they are so comfy. me and the girls got 4 pairs each and 2 of the pairs each i bought in cash and the rest went on layaway and my older girl needed new bras so she got 2 new ones for now.
anyways the P.J. bottoms(we are pajama addicts in this house) are all classics. i got Mr. Bubble, Lucky charms, Woody woodpecker and Rocky and bullwinkle. i am sitting here now in my Mr. Bubbles. and my older girl got Mr. Bubble too and Rocky and Bulwinkle and Twinkies and Tony The tiger and my other girl got Nesquik bunny, woody woodpecker, snoopy and Mr. Potato Head. we love them .we are so into cartoons and charachters.

and my daughter has her honor society ceremony this Thursday nite so got her new shoes and a matching necklace and bracelet and i got a disposable camera. she has a pretty dress already to wear.

Tommorow me and hubby dont have work cuz we have that appt for the housing screening.
wish us luck!!!

kids are watching Honey i shrunk the kids and hubby is in bed.
i am going too for now.

Have a great nite.

Thanks for all my visitors too. and Stacy congrats on the 90 pound loss. that is fantastic and you deserve it.

Got back from the movie and it was funny in a racist kinda way. I found it started out stupid and then went funny. My son enjoyed it.

I am tired tonight and have chicken cooking in crockpot. Got the charity stuff on the porch and going to leave a note saying for them to knock so I can give them the stuff. I have lots of stuff out there on the porch that isn't going to the charity and don't want it to get mixed up.

Have seen those lounger's bottoms and they're cute. I'm sure you all love yours.

Gotta scoot,

Donna

Hey Sandy,

Good work on the shopping, sounds like it was alot of fun. Also glad that you are getting some extra days off. Will be crossing my fingers for your housing. My sister and her DH are also looking into that.

Take care, Have a good walk today while kids are in school.

Oh...Shopping...I love shopping!

Hope that interview goes well!...

Good Luck!

mcmarto

Thanks, Sandy! I'm so back into the groove. I've been on my bike for 4 days in a row now! Furthest so far is 8.5 miles. Care to beat me??? :)

Hi Min

I bet you all look a real treat in your pajama bottoms! I must agree though, I like wearing that sort of thing - much more comfortable for lounging around and housework and the like then denim!

Have a great Wednesday, and have fun tomorrow night at your daughter's honor society ceremony. I hope it all goes well.

Hello darling...ooo I love pajama bottoms. Love Love LOVE them. If I could spend every day in them, it would be a happy week. hahaha

Way to go on skipping dessert!!!

Now I want PJ bottoms. It so blasted hot here though, I can't imgaine. up in the high 90s. Hmm Maybe I could buy some and cut them. Nah! Not the same.... Sounds like your having fun....

lol at your family and PJ's - I do that with T - shirts and my grand kids love it :)

Sounds like you had a nice weekend and I hope your apt. with HUD goes well....

Jade

Hello,

well been a busy week all around.
The interview with HUD went well. at first the guy figured hubbys income and mine but used his income for the year not calculating in winter he is laid off and makes less so we had to make a second trip down there with unemployment info and W2 forms but we are eligible thank goodness.
now comes the hard part on finding a place with 3 bedrooms in the guidlelines and in a week or so he will send a paper for us to go in and sign paper work and give us our vouchers.
once they do that it gives us 60 days to find somewhere and sometimes they give an extra 30 days if you need an extension.
we have started to pack things we dont use right now and going through lots of junk we are getting rid of.
trying to find a place here but probably be moving to where my parents and sis are which is only 1/2 away but it means a new school district but kids said there fine about that though son is nervous cuz he just got adjusted to this school but there young and kids adapt well.
i told them once we move if it is in a new school district then i wont move them to a new one after that.

well i go back to work today and dont want too. i am spoiled being home but i have to go back.

tonight is my daughters honor society ceremony. i got the camera ready and they will have a professional photographer and for 10 dollars they will take a group photo a 5x7 and a 3x5 full pose individualy with a frame so im of course getting one.

got laundry going. it has been raining but today and tommorow are suppose to be nice out.

well food has been so-so and exercise is mainly every day things but nothing extra.

havent been on scale and dont want too. ( I know Donna you will say i am dodging honesty to myself and i guess your right) but i dont want to deal with it at the moment so until i am ready to make a commitment and quit yo-yoing then its best to just do my best for now.

kids last day of school is next friday and the last 2 days are half days. then i will be working on nights.
when we move i will keep this job till i find a new one closer to where i will be living.


by the way just want to say the way housings limits are. for a family of 5 for section 8 you cannot make more than 27,000 but for public housing the limit for a family of 5 is 43,000
big difference huh? i thought so when the guy told me that.

well have a good day and thanks to all my visitors.

Minnie

You must be the Queen of Frugal if you live on $27,000 with 5 of you.

I'm serious. I thought I was conservative but geeze, that seems so extremely low. Have you ever heard of a Farmer's Loan? It is a subsidized way of owning your own home. I don't quite know myself but know my brother who is a self employed landscaper got a 3 bedroom house under 5 yr old when he first started out working. The payment was standardized based on his income. I am thinking his payments were under $350 a month for buying his own home, actually remember something like $286 being his monthly mortgage. You should see about Habitat for Humanity homes in your area. With rates so low you really should think of purchasing a home. I really don't qualify for anything like this but know it is out there due to my brother. Like your husband, my brother has a descent income in the summer and practically nil in the winter months.

Gotta get ready for the nurses code thingie this morning. Other than doing a load of clothes I've been a computer queen this morning.

So better scoot,

Donna

PS. Had a microwave up till Tues of this week. The one I had went to charity after 20 years of faithful service. Am shopping for a new one tonight. Put it on the credit card till next month.

Gotta run.

Hey Min-ners...

Thats great news about the house. I pray you find something perfect for you and your family...

Min, when we start on this journey to healthier us we all have good intentions, but you know you have to be ready. And when you are ready you will feel the passion for it again. But until then, just some advice from my own experiance. Don't avoid the scale for to long. I did this, and was shocked that I went form 186 to 210, in no time at all. All things that go up.. MUST COME DOWN.....

Hey Minnie- I just wanted to drop in and say hi. I don't really have time to properly read what you've been up to- but just wanted to say hi and glad to see yer still here :)

Big news

The microwave arriveth. Just kidding of course but didn't realize how much I do cook in it things like baked potatoes and corn.

Have to work the weekend of course but am thinking about how school is out next week and then we start summer school driver's ed.
Phil got his permit but was a 2 hr process----such a line. They took a pic and gave him a permit license in hard plastic that looks just like a driving license only says at the top drivers permit license. I can't remember but thought my driver's permit was a yellow sheet of paper. It has a picture and everything.

Got to find out about him driving in my car and such from the insurance agent.

My Taursus still isn't fixed---they said it was something with the carbuetor but I'm not even sure what they are talking of. I am a car zero. I bought the extended warranty and the dealership knows I haven't had the car for very long and seems to want to put it right for they told me to bring it back in today. I really hope it won't cost me anything. Oddly I have got to know many of the people at the dealership and have been dealing with the manager to begin with so almost everyone knows the story about the car getting no gas mileage.

I gotta scoot. Haven't had my coffee this morning and need to get busy. Have to drop the car off and then go to the grocery store. We have no milk. Want to stop at Subway and get Phillip 2 sandwiches for this weekend. Need to check and see what else I need while I'm out.

Hope you have a great weekend.

Donna

Hi Sandy,
Hi!!!!!!!!!!! Just stopped to say hello and see how you are doing. I am not a pj person but they do sound cute. My sis and my 87 year old mom wore Bullwinkle PJ's. My mom just loved them.

Lucky me my sis gave me a pair of pink satin PJ.s Now I think I could become a jammie person real quick.

Good luck on the house. Hope you find what you really like!! Take care and don't stay away from the scales too long. I did and somehow i only gained 5 in 14 weeks but they do add up fast!!

Take care sweetie,
Love and hugs,
Lizzie

So Happy your hud went through for you!
The Farmer's loan as mentioned above is a nother great program to owning your own home.

Please keep us updated on how house looking is going and I will keep you in my prayers :)

Jade

Hey great news on the new place!...I wish your family lots of luck!

Hope you can manage all the packing...moving...and your healthy plan!...At least we know you will be burning up those calories!

Hope you are having a great weekend!

mcmarto

Hello,

Thanks for everyone stopping by and i did check the scale and it is up quite a bit.
i have been doing reading on the atkins diet and then soon realized this too is restrictive in ways of things i wont give up like pizza and ice cream.
idont like to be heavy but i also cannot live on something i am hungry on or restrictive. for me counting calories is time consuming, i dont want to use fad diets or pills and ww points is a good one but too low calorie that i feel too hungry on it.
i cannot seem to find one to work for my needs.
it is so depressing already. my passion to lose is gone and frankly i am in a rut with it and sick of trying to find a solution when i dont even know what the problem is.

i am trying to just eat healthy, portion sized foods but i dont know if this will work for me either.

i am ready to accept my weight and live a normal life and stop making losing weight the only thing that matters.
i have enough stress without adding more about what i can and cannot eat and constantly feeling gulity if i eat to much.
or if i have candy or pizza then i gain.
worrying if i am gaining and seeing i am is dissapointing. why lose weight only to re-gain it and gain more on top of it.
i wont keep yo-yoing my body around cuz it is worse for me. i am sick of crying over this too.
i was happy before this. not with weight but genreally and i am so down with re-gaining but was it worth it? to me the answer is no if the weight comes back which it is in full force.
i dont know what i am going to do yet regarding weight issues and i am sorry if i havent been visitig journals but i just dont feel i can positively support anyone when i cannot support myself.

i will write again soon.

love ya and take care.

Minnie

Ever read Judy's journal, she has lost weight and surpassed her goal and I read her journal entry and she struggles daily to keep her goal in sight.

I am a compulsive eater and use food not for fuel, but for comfort, entertainment, relieve stress, as a hobby, to procrastinate, to relieve boredom or tiredness, just any emotion I don't want to feel. I feel the shame and guilt of my eating habits. I know that without working on it I will get BIGGER ----that is a certainty.

IF you were happy as stated, why go and start WW points to begin with? For the fun of it?

Oprah with all her money states weight loss as one of her biggest struggles and accomplishment. Obesity has reached epidemic proportion in the USA .

Do you think you will stop at size 18, did you before? Do you think health issues won't become an issue for you?

Minnie, you are my friend regardless of what you do. But when you look at your heavier friends, family members, do you ever feel sorry for them, or wish something better for them? And wish they would take better care of themselves. How far away or how long do you think it will take to be in their shoes, if you eat whatever.

I have no choice but to work on my food plan daily, including some exercise. I have no choice but to be honest and re-evaluate where I have failed my plan and ultimately myself.
I am NOT happy over my weight. I am NOT healthy due to my weight. I am the only one that can change that habit. It has to hurt for most of us to change. And maybe the issue here isn't why but that until you are size 22 or 24 you don't hurt enough to do something about it.

At least you have a pretty face, isn't that what people say when they see a fat woman. Or they talk about her dainty feet or pretty eyes.

I care about you, Sandy. I want you to be happy. If I'm off base then I apologize. But you weren't going to get past size 16, are you still fitting into those comfortably? And where do you think you'll stop? 18 . . . 24. . . 26?

Sandy, nothing you ever wanted wanted came without work and effort, at least nothing that held real meaning. Your relationship with your husband, your children you work at it each day, making sacrifice every day for their happiness. You are worth the time and work.

Cheering for you,

Donna

Sandy,

So sorry to hear about your struggles and sorry that I have n't been around much to support you.

Sometimes we just need to take some steps back, get through whatever stresses we are going through and take the time to really figure out what we are doing. And that is absolutely ok, so take what time you need. I think you will be back, but you have been so busy and so stressed that it looks like you just need to take some time off.

Maybe when you are in your new place and the summer is here and things slow down with the kids(does that ever happen), you can take some Sandy time.

I was going to suggest that with the WW plan, why don't you just make it fit you instead of you trying to fit it. Up your points to what you can live with and in time if you want you can try to lower the points. Or what about making one day a week a low points day and the rest of the days at point totals that you can live with.

Well,,,,,, just an idea.

Take care.

Good Morning,

Donna, i said i was happy before in general but not about my weight. and like i told you before dont worry about what you say to me, sometimes the truth is what sets us free.

Nancy, thanks for the advice and support.

well yesterday i told hubby how i feel about gaining weight and that i just dont know what to do.
He decided to join me. i was shocked.
he needs to shed a few so he is going to diet with me.
i know i need to do this for me but to have a partner doing it with me to will be easier on me when i see him eating healthier and not tempting me so much plus it just may be what i need to get back in the groove and stay there.
we decided what will and will not work for us so we decided that during the week we will eat healthy, balanced meals and stop eating past 6:30(we both have a problem in that area)
and on weekends we wont go hog wild but will eat more freely of things we want.
he is not going to do exercises with me but i am going to start back up and do one kind of exercise a few days a week.

I hope this helps me out and i feel hopeful it will.
my size 16 jeans do fit but are tight. my shirts still fit too but are more snug so its now time to take action again and Donna you are so right that it is a certainty to just get bigger if we dont work at it and i dont want to be where i was and i dont want to be a size 18 or 20 either. i want to go down. so my first goal is to get these size 16's feeling comfy again and then work from there.
small goals for me and one day at a time.

well today is going to be a nice day so i got laundry washing and my 4th grader is going on a trip with the school to Harrisburg. i got to pick her up tonight at 5:30

i got her a disposable camera and she is taking spending money and went to store last night to get her food for lunch. also got me and hubby some healthier foods too.

well going for now.

have a great monday!!!!
I will weigh in a little bit too and post my stats. Donna i must be honest and post it and work from there.
i wouldnt be here if i didnt have a weight problem and neither would anyone else. i have nothing to hide anymore and gotta face reality with myself.

so here goes back to square 1

Minnie!

That's great that your hubby is going to diet with you. That will be a big help and you will be able to ensure that you have healthier food in the house for all your family. I know you say he isn't going to exercise with you, but how about a couple of walks a week together - that could be kind of romantic, couldn't it? Perhaps you could suggest it in that kind of way, rather than say you want to walk for health?

Having said that, I can't get my partner to exercise with me either, although he used to kickbox and says that he will give me some lessons. I might take him up on that actually!

Have a great Monday, and I hope your new start goes without a hitch!

Minnie

A journey begins with a step and decision to go. This life change is a journey. You have your bestest bud with you and though he may not be taking every step of the journey with you, you have him there as support.

I won't send you some bigger clothes. But really wish you would check into Farmer Home loans that are government subsidized. Wish we lived closer and you could go to the gym with me or make me walk the malls. I still after 2 years at the gym have a hate relationship with working out. Oh, I do it. I really do put 18-30 miles on the stationary bike each wk. Have chicken legs to prove it. That's what my son calls them.

Sandy, I am here cheering you, regardless. I know the highs and low or I wouldn't be this big now. I know that a hug feels better than a snickers, but I seek comfort in that candy rather than seek out the emotional support I need.

Delayed gratification is hard for me. I do it in other areas but not food. The reason we have come to feel such a bond is the common struggle and stresses we both have. I can see myself in you and I think to some extent vice versa. I don't say things to hurt you, but I really try to stay gut honest and I know I rationale why I can eat this or that all the time.

See today's entry and you'll see I have already started the day off wrong food wise. But it's this stinking thinking about the car and what to do if I can't get Phil the car he now really wants.

Gotta scoot, friend.

Donna

Sandy,

What a sweetie you have there. Good for him!!!

Take it a step at a time, hang in there. It is always good to take a step back, talk about it, and get a fresh attack.

You should check out the challenge forum. For the last two months there has been a 'pants' challenge, and then it was called, 'to zip or not to zip' just about working through the month to get a specific pair of pants or shorts to fit looser by the end of the month.

Sounds just like what you are doing with your 16's.

You will get lots of encouragment and support there.

Well take care, eat those fruit and veggies, and most of all, be happy and enjoy your beautiful weather.

Hello,

well so far so good. i did ok yesterday with food and exercise well lets say i ran my tail off at work and burned alot of calories.
Hubby did really good food wise.
His old lunch used to consist of taking a sandwich or 2, a cupcake, chips, a pie, cheese crackers and now he takes fruit cup, 1 sandwich,reduced fat crackers or pudding and today i packed him carrot sticks and hard boiled eggs.
he is excited with this too.

the weekends we will have foods we want in moderation so that will help say no to foods we want during the week.

my girls trip to harrisburg went good. she got me a frog magnet for fridge.(i collect magnets) and she got me a card and hubby got a postcard with the state capitol on it.

watched the special on the Golden Girls last night. i love that show. it makes me laugh so hard.

well got a load of towels washing and got to test my son for a science test he has today.

going for now.

enjoy the day ahead!

Yay for having a great diet day!

I must admit, having read what your husband usually has for lunch, I think this is a well deserved change! I think his heart will probably thank him (and you) for it!

Hope you have a great day today, too!

HEy Min...

So glad to hear DH is supporting you. But watch out, those brats lose weight quickly. At least my DH can. Ticks me off. Really makes want to lose weight. :up:

Congrats on a great beginning Sandy, and congrats to hubby too.

HOpe son does good on the test, and what sweet girls to think of you on their trip out.

Take care, keep up the good work.

Hey Minnie...so happy your DH and you are working together!

Losing weight is truly difficult...their is no one real solution!...I say you can eat whatever you want...just in moderation...oh...and definitely workout!

Your new plan sounds great...and the best part is...you don't have to feel guilty...its the plan you have set for yourself!

You can do this....its for life..........mcmarto

Hi Sandy,

I'm so sorry that I've taken so long to visit. You have been on my mind, but I still got tied up. I am sorry I wasn't here to help you pull yourself up when you needed it, but I see you have done just fine, thanks to others that were here, and your own determination. It's really great that DH is now working WITH you, instead of even subconciously against you. I know what you mean about seeing him enjoying a lovely pizza would make you want it too.

Good luck kiddo, and hang in there.

I have started a new program for myself. I'm on day 3, and so far, so good. I have lost and gained so many times, I'm just sick of it. I have to do it right this time, and then keep it off.

We will get this done lady. We are all too strong to let a little hunger or stress knock us down for long.

Take care

Minnie

Been a hard week. I just seemed to have blown this week food plan and am way behind in getting my act together.

I am glad that you two are working on your plan and sharing your successes.

Donna

boy I have missed you


my puter coughed



took a bit of reading, but glad you are here and I can read all about ya !!

I understand totally what you said about not feeling like you can encourage others when you cant encourage yourself


how i have felt many many times over the last few months when i have only creeped up

lose 5 gain 8 lose 5 gain 10 on and on


BUT


yes, that damn but


I see now how it is important to be around..I might not have made leaps and hurdles the last months...but I have come to understand some things better


and i have pushed myself deep into frustration like you too


but wanted to try and work my way out of it because of the unconditional love and supprt here


I had a real sad thing the other night


it was on one of my days my puter was toast... my little DT life line was gone, my motivation was gone before that


I went and bought the stuff for rice krispie squares, had wanted them real bad


focusing on food instead of me


i made a pan telling myself i would give most to the neighbor girls


there i was at midnight, standing in my dining room, looking out the window as I mindlessly ate the last few squares


thinking to myself "boy, I sure know how to eat" I chewed and thought of what I was doing...and didnt care " I cant keep an exercise propgram going, I dont know how to fix my house, I cant feel good enough to care for myself, I cant seem to catch up on my bills, BUT MAN, DO I KNOW HOW TO EAT"


I finished the squares and was so sad

so empty


my belly was full but my heart empty


we can eat around things, tell ourselves that it is less stress to just focus on what we can control... but truthfully.. it is not


you dont want to obsess about it...but you dont want to think you are worth less than the effort it takes


it doesnt have to be leaps and bounds

we didnt start that way so long ago together sandy


it seems now I worry about losing the 20 pounds i regained immediately..then life can start again


stupid

I know it is

but hard to work through


I know what you are feeling girl


cant tell you which magic button to push



I just love you and hope, because you are my dear friend, that you dont find yourself looking out a window, at the world you would love to enjoy..as you mindlessly stuff marshmellow treats in your face


it hurt more than any effort i have made to get healthier..but it came so easy to me

because, BOY, DO I KNOW HOW TO EAT


I am trying to remind myself of the other things I DO know how to do


focus on what brings us joy


and fuel our bodies...not suffocate them



It was so nice to read about qualifying for the new house !!!!

that is something great to focus on !!

you are a busy girl


with lots of stressors too


we know eating through it doesnt take the bills or stress away


but, they are habits we have had a long time


little steps girl


It is wonderful hubby is beside you all the way too


maybe that will take that nagging feeling off your back, you wont feel like you are one against the world


you have a great relationship to feel great about too


and great kids

it is just hard to see that sometimes when we are fighting to gain control of our old bad habits



those old habits can be so overwhelming


we know it

but sometimes feel powerless to change





WE ARE NOT POWERLESS
DAMMIT !!!!! HAHAHHA


you are always gonne be my little :super: mouse


it is just in you Sandy


and you will set that soul free again



and I love you 100% till that time.. like you have loved me all this time as I struggle too



thats what friends are for buddy




I have missed you so much




dont ever forget I am here for ya buddy


sometimes I dont think that means much, but then you make me feel good and I begin to believe It is a good thing

I begin to believe I am a good person


we all need reminding sometimes



love you



:hug:



Peng

Good Morning,

well today is my last day of work on dayshift. i will be off tommorow and friday due to the kids having half days of school. (friday is their last day) Monday i start night shift. hope kids dont give hubby too hard a time.
the kids have been emptying there desks and bringing home tons of papers and stuff to get rid of.

work has been super busy as we are always shorthanded so i have been getting a good workout each day with that.

me and hubby are doing well on diet together.
after work he has a foot doctor appt.

it is raining here AGAIN!!!! thats all i see when i look out the window and it is depressing already.
i hope its not a sign of how our summer will be. we are ready for sunshine.
it rained here alot of yesterday and is raining now. when will it stop? or will it ever stop?????

my 7th grader has finals all this week.

my sis,niece, mom and aunt are leaving on sat till thurs to florida disneyworld. i really wanted to take the kids but simply cannot afford too. maybe one day.
but i am depressed over it and always being so broke.
last summer we went to the shore but this summer with looking to move we will do smaller things like go to the fair, we go every yr with my family to Knoebels amusement park and we will go swimming and picnicing and to the movies.

of course throught the summer we go to the library often as my kids all love to read and i encourage it alot.
i always loved to read too even as a kid. i remember being like 10 and walking to and from the library with a tons of books.
and as a teenager i continued to read alot too and even as an adult i fit it in.

well got to go for now.

my mornings are busy.

thanks for all my visitors.

Sandie, have a good trip and i miss you too.

Max, yea them men do lose weight faster and its annoying but i want my hubby healthier too so we can enjoy each other many more years plus heart problems run in his family and it scares me.

MC, you are right it is a lifetime commitment and moderation is the key. when is school out there?

Nancy and Donna thanks so much for all you support all the time,

amd Peng my dearest sister. we started together and will finish together.
you are always an inspiration to me and i love you.
i will always support you and am always proud to be your friend.
i will try not to stuff my face with marshamallows. actually only a few foods are my problems. one is pizza, choc and candy, ice cream, chinese and hoagies.
yea i guess it is a long list once i write it down and i love pasta too. thats the Italian side of me,. HA!HA!

well we will do this !!!!

everyone have a great day!!!

Sandy

I write so baldly sometimes and as I read Pengii entry I realize that gut honest doesn't always come off as supportive but the intent is to mirror the reality of what you were saying. To love you whatever your decision, and be there in your corner should you re-evaluate and change your stance again.

I wish I had Claire's elogence. I wish I knew how to tell you how much you are worth the effort. But I applaud these words Claire wrote and hope they give you wind under those fledging wings.

I miss reading your marathon mornings.

Take care,

Donna

Minnie, we must have been in your journal at the same time for the last post I read was that of Pengi's.

Treated my bestest bud to Chinese and he actually found something he liked there. Wasn't the best or the worst for me.

Later.

Donna

Hello,

well i am off from work today cuz kids have early dismissal and tommorow too, tommorow is their last day of school and everyone passed so for next yr my kids are going to 4th,5th and 8th grade and hubbys girl made it to 7th.
there getting so darn big now so i guess that means im getting older too :c(

well it looks like rain again but is suppose to warm up this afternoon.
got up and took a shower,made beds,fed fish,swept floor, cleaned out soons bookbag of paper junk, did dishes and i am doing laundry now too. folded 2 loads of towels i need to put away yet and wash more clothes too.

tonight having tacos. we stopped selling them at work so they let us take home some. i took home a pack of 30 and the meat is in them so all i got to do is buy cheese and lettuce cuz i got the sauce too from work.

last night made blueberry and corn muffins. i had 2 small corn muffins for snack.

doing good but not my best but not my worst either. hubby is doing very well considering how bad his food selections were. i am proud of him too for trying to get healthier. and for trying to help me do the same.

2 younger kids get report cards tommorow but older girl gets it mailed in those grades.

got her honor society picture from the professional photographer and they are so gorgeous.
she looks like such a young lady.

Donna, you are supportive of me. everyone shows support in different ways so dont think for a minute i dont value your advice and support.
Claire does have a wonderful way with words and she goes deep in ,my soul. i met her when i first joined here and her too and she was the first support buddy i had and we became like sisters.
i also think of you like a sister too and your honesty, even gut honesty snaps me back to reality even when i dont like what you may say to me its the truth and i do need to hear it.

well i gotta go to get my paycheck, stop at store before kids get out of school.

tommorow morning dont have to run anywhere so will relax.

have a great day.

Hi Minnie,

Glad to see you and your man are doing it together! Good for you.

It is raining non stop here too. Putting me in a dreary mood. Can't wait for the sunshine.

Thinking about you,

Kimmi

Hey Min-ners

Just poppin in to see how you are doing.. Things are looking up Girly girl! That truly is so neat that you and DH are on the same page now. This really should help. ;)

Hi Minnie

Even though you are having the day off work you are still rushing round! You are the greatest!

So these 30 tacos, are they frozen then, or what? I'm intrigued. We don't get tacos over here in our BKs. We don't even get proper burgers (I'm sure Chum will tell you that for nothing!).

You must be so proud of your children. You give so much of yourself to them that they are bound to do well in life.

Wow, it must be so much easier to eat well when DH is trying to get healthy too!

I've missed you! I can't believe the kids are out of school already!!!

And Minn? I couldn't have 30 tacos in my house without a pigout. Very impressive girl. Maybe I just need a bunch of kids around to eat them all for me. Tacos are a weakness of mine, you know.

Have a great day, my friend!!!:hug: :hug:

I think it is great the hubby is joining you :)

Best of luck with finding new house and changing work shifts - be sure to take good care of yourself!

Jade

Minnie

Am working long last on the garage and feeling stressed over pitching out stuff. My mom was a horder too, and just in case you needed it sometime later.

I haven't done a darn thing with the house other than linen from my bed and my uniforms for work tomorrow. I have filled 5 30gallon trash cans and am sorting out stuff to take to Goodwill and more to pitch.

I want to go to the movies tonight even if it has to be the last showing of HEAD OF STATE. Phil is out of school so it doesn't matter if he is up late.

Haven't been to the grocery all week and haven't cooked either. Phil thinks it is great to have subways at the park for lunch. Really need to fix something even if only mac and cheese and peas.

Gotta scoot, just taking a break.

Donna

Minnie

The movie was dreadful, no joke. So BORING!

Am in a hurry to get my day moving.

Slept finally and slept late.

Want Phil to put in an application at a local pizza place. He is so bored around here.

He isn't keen on it.

So gotta scoot.

Donna

Hello,

Hope your all having a good weekend. going to pick up my kids in a little while.
friday nite got kids Bk but then later me and hubby went for dinner(no fast food) and then came home and watched tv.
sat. he had to go to his sisters to help lay down concrete for a basketball court for there daughter so i relaxed all day.
then we went and rented DVD's. we got Ghost ship, the truth about charlie and a steven segal one.
he got a hoagie and i had chinese.

today we went for breakfast, to get groceries and had 1/2 subway hoagie for lunch.
back on plan tommorow and i am going to exercise too.
working nights starting tommorow night.

on june 18th we have appt with the housing people to sign papers and for them to explain the rest of the program and now we can start officially looking for a place. were so excited.

well i gotta run for now.
take care.

How exciting!

Good Luck with the search...I hope you find what you want!

Have a great week!

mcmarto

Oh...for Chicago Public school students...school ends on the 24th!...It should end on the 20th...cause they actually have no school on the 23rd...and on the 24th they only come in for 2 hours to pick up their report cards!...Its so silly!

My last day is the 18th...due to the wedding and my grad class...yippee...technically only 8 more days!

Yahoo!

mcmarto

Hope you find a nice place, Minnie

Weekend was hard at work and am tired.

Want to run out and take my stinking couch potato with me. He's rollerbladed so guess it isn't all lumping around.

Gotta scoot,

Donna

{{{{SANDY}}}}} How's it going? I hope your enjoying your weekend. This morning my mom and I went shopping, so now I won't have to shop for food for at least two weeks. I' stocked up today.

My brother is working tonight from 5pm to 5am (he has to work 2 hours of overtime because someone is going on vacation) my sister is going to a concert tonight, so she won't be back until tomorrow. It looks like tonight it's just going to be my mom, grandma and me. Later on I'm going to work on a couple computer programs from school.

I'm so glad to hear that your going back on your plan. How's it working for you? I'm doing pretty good on weight watchers i have my days, and I proberly always will. I think the key is to take each day one day at a time.

I'm happy to hear that your excited about finding a place. That must be such a relief for you all. Are you kids excited about the move? Are you still going to be in the same area of PA?

Take care! Katherine

Hi Minnie,

Finally got my oversised butt over here to visit you. Sorry for the delay, just not always about like I would like to be.

It appears as though the two of you are having a nice and quiet weekend together. Very nice! It's important for a couple to have some "couple time" together now and then. A good marriage needs that. I hope all your time together is "quality" time.

Sandie

Ooo. I can't wait to hear all about the new place. How exciting for you!!! How are things going? What did you do over the weekend? Will you please send me your stuffed pepper recipe again? What have you been reading? Are you on nights yet at work?

sounds great Sandy, good for you, how did you like the movies.

Now are you the Steven Segal fan or hubby? He is pretty cute.

Hope this week is smooth for you.

You know subs can be pretty healthy if you have the right stuff on them, heheh.

Take care.

Hello ,

well i start nights tonight for work. well i am sick of feeling bloated and sick of clothes feeling skin tight and am sick of being fat in general so i got up today with new attitude and for the first time in months i made a healthy choice. i had cheerios with skim milk and blueberries for breakfast then me and my daughter did the 1 mile walk off the pounds tape. it felt so good to do it and use some muscle which the tape was harder for me from not doing it in so long. tommorow will ride the bike. i am alteranating and doing 1 kind of exercise one day and a different one the next and so on.

for lunch i will have a chef salad and yogurt and dinner is grilled pork chops and veggies and a small snack.
i will not be counting points or calories but am going to make healthy choices that i can live with without depriving myself and learning to contrrol going overboard and to use portion control and moderation to a healthier life to lose the weight and keep it off once and for all. weekends will be treats but not extreme.
hubby is still doing this with me and the girls joined in to eat better and to exercise.

took a shower, fed fish, put clothes away, swept floor, exercised, ate breakfast,made bed and as soon as kids are done with showers gonna wash clothes then have lunch and do dishes and vaccum.

i didnt get a new place yet. we atre still looking but we are accepted into the HUD program so now we are really looking and hope to find somewhere soon. i will keep you posted.

Oh yeah stuffed pepper recipe which is simple.

ground beef(usually i use 3 pounds) depending on how many peppers you are making,
i cook white rice(follow directions for 1 or 2 cup size_ then in a bowl i mix the rice with the raw burger meat and cut tops of peppers off and wash out seeds and stuff with hamburger and rice mixture. then i pour sauce all over them and while cooking i keep spooning sauce over top so they dont burn.
i cook on 350-375 covered for around 2 hours or until meat is done and peppers are soft.

(not mushy though)

well i am working on the water today too,.

i am feeling alot better that im taking action.

well i gotta get going. alot to do yet.

hope you all have a great day today!

Hey Minnie!

So, you're back on nights again? What sort of shifts do you do - is it just evenings, or do you work through the night?

Good for you for having a healthy breakfast, it's good that you've planned out what you're going to have too - back to the old Minnie! Well done on the video too! Keep up the fantastic work.

I think I'm going to make that stuffed peppers recipe - it sounds absolutely delicious. I suppose you could make it with minced turkey as well, as I have some languishing in the freezer?

Hello Mickey,

you can use whatever meat you want to stuff peppers i just always use beef cuz that is how my family likes it.

i work evenings but just till like 9pm or so,
i used to work 3rd shift years ago but its too hjard cuz when i come home kids are just waking and i cant sleep so that is out of the question.

when school is back in then i am back on dayshift. i dont work tons of hours a week as i only am part time. i work anywhere from 22-24 hours a week but it helps.
when the kids are bigger i plan to work more hours.

i almost forgot to say somnething about yesterday.
when i went to pick my kids up from there dads his wife met me at our designated place with the girls and not my son.
i guess my son was going to stay fopr the week to visit and they tried to call me but i aleady left. well her kids have school and they have work so my ex thought it ok to leave my son alone during the day. HELLO he is only 9 so i had to drive an extra 40 minutes to his house to get my kid. i was so enraged.
i told my kid to get in the van and i gave my ex hell and instead he yelled at his wife blaming her. i told him it isnt her fault that he is an idiot and that my kid cannot ever stay alone at his age. well he felt hes old enough. give me a break,. my ex has lost his marbles. i told him what a jerk he is.

ok enough on that, my boy is home with me and safe. i swear some people have no brains.

Men are idiots. Look at the car sales person. He will think seconds thoughts before he craps on someone else.

I am going to lay down. I lost my last day on this crap.

I am proud of you Minnie. Taking care of yourself and loving yourself and your family enough to care for yourself is the best gift you can give.

Gonna scoot,

The gosh awful headache.

Donna

Minnie:

Geez what was he thinking that a 9 year old could stay by himself. Like Helllllllllo is there anything in his head besides air???
Glad your boy is home safe and sound with you though :)
Hope you have a great week.

Judy2:ex:

Hello Minnie,

Nice to hear things are going well with you again, and that you are once again taking control of your life and your eating. It is the best thing you can do for yourself first off, and for your family also. They will need their Mother for a long time to come, so you want to stay healthy so you are there for everyone.

Good thing you did pick up your boy. No doubt he too felt he was old enough, but just the same, besides that not being so, he would have been bored out of him mind waiting around for someone to come home.

Take care now, and be good to yourself first, then you can be good to everyone else.

Good Morning,

well today will be 80 out and no rain so later on taking kids to playground.
and my son wants to rent a new playstation game. the rentals are like 6.00 but for 5 days and it keeps him and my one girl busy while i work at night.

well got up early again. i rode 3 miles on bike(felt so good on my bike, i missed it) and i used weights and my resistant band for toning. i am so out of shape.
but i will get there again, slowly.

i dug out the ww books and though i am using common sense with eating i started writing foods down again or i tend to go overboard at least this way i can keep track even if i go a smidge over.
so my menu is planned again.
i am drinking tons of water and making lots of bathroom stops. i figure i needed to go back to how i lost the weight in the first place and what worked for me was using ww during the week and eating what i wanted on friday nite and on sat. and the weight came off easily and stayed off. i gained only when i quit altogether and didnt care so i got on scale just to see and it is going down so it gave me motivation here to keep the ball rolling.

work last night was slow.

well i got whites in the washer and lots to do before we head out for awhile so enjoy the day. i may even play on the playground too. i love the slides. i used to like the swings but now it hurts my tummy to go up and down like that.

called dad to see that mom,niece and sis and aunt made it to Florida ok and they did except my sister and nieces luggage didnt come. hope they get it soon. my sis im sure is having a fit,.

take care.

P.S. almost forgot i also did 25 AB crunches this morning to get this tummy back down so i can comfortably squish back into my jeans without holding my breath. :D

Wahoo Minnie! You are back on track. I am so excited for you!!! Thanks again for the recipe. Here is one from the Patti LaBelle cookbook for you to make for DH (per your request):

Oven Fried Chicken:

1 t. salt
1 c. warm water
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 egg
1/2 c. fat free buttermilk
1 1/2 c. plain dry bread crumbs
1 t. poultry seasoning
1 t. pepper
1/2 t. salt
1/4 t. Lawry's seasoning salt (I left this out, b/c didn't have it)
1/8 t. ground red pepper
(I add 3 T. flour too as an ingredient, see below)

In bowl, dissolve salt in warm water. Put chicken in zip bag, poor warm salt water over chicken, then add enough cold water to cover. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours or up to 6.

Preheat oven to 450. Line baking sheet w/foil and spray with Pam. Drain and dry chicken.

In bowl, whisk egg and buttermilk. In another bowl, mix bread crumbs and spices. (On another plate, put flour).

Dip chicken, one at a time, first into flour, then egg mixture, then breadcrumbs.

Put baking sheet in oven for a minute. Then coat both sides of chicken with Pam and put on hot baking sheet. Bake for 30 min. If not browned, then put under broiler for a couple of minutes until browned (I didn't have to do this).

4 servings (each 310 cals, 34 prot, 31 carb, 5 fat, 1.5 sat fat, 115 cholesterol, 1 fiber, 850 sodium) I have no idea how to count the WW points for it though.

Even I liked this and I hate chicken.

{{{{{SANDY}}}} I'm so glad to hear that your back on track again. The recipe I used for the chicken taco's was pretty basic just taco shell, cheese, and chicken. I did find a couple recipes on the internet that I think you'll like.

Chicken Rancho Taco Salad - serves 4

feel free to use your own brand name of things if you want I'm just copying this from the internet.

INGREDIENTS:
* 1 pkg. salad greens (about 7 cups)
* 1 pkg. (6 oz.) Louis Rich®Southwestern Seasoned or Grilled Chicken breast strips
* 1 cup Kraft® Shredded Cheddar Cheese
* 3/4 cup Kraft® Ranch Dressing
* 4 slices Oscar Mayer Bacon Precooked
* 1/2 cup Taco Bell® Home Original Thick N‘Chunky Salsa
* 1 cup coarsely broken Tortilla Chips, optional

DIRECTIONS:
TOSS greens, chicken breast strips and cheese in large bowl.
SERVE with dressing, salsa and broken tortilla chips, if desired.
ENJOY!

COOKING TIP:
SPECIAL EXTRA: Serve in crisp tortilla shell or platter lined with crisp tortilla triangles of chips.

CHICKEN TACO RANCH WRAPS: Omit tortilla chips. Spoon salad
mixture onto 4 flour tortillas (10 inch) or 8 flour tortillas (6 inch); roll up.

STEAK TACO RANCH SALAD: Substitute LOUIS RICH Grilled Beef Steak Strips for Chicken Breast Strips.

The chicken salad sounds really good. I'm going to make it in a couple of weeks.

take care! Katherine

:up: You are looking good and healthy in here!

And you reminded me to drink my water :water: bluck!

Sounds like you're moving and groving, girl!

I gotta run or am not going to have my roast on.

This taking Phil to school has given me an excuse to stop at every store along the way home and that won't do for a compulsive shopper.

Did get a rug today while out. A 5' x 8' rug at that. I got Phil a pair of short with belt----really for the belt. The belt were $10 and the short with belt was $10 and if I understand them, at the aviation place they have to wear belts.

So why not get a pr of short too for the money.

Scooting.

Donna

Hello,

Chum thanks so much for the chicken recipe. it sounds so good and hubby will love a new chicken dish.

Katherine, also thank you for the recipes. they sound yummy also and i love to try new foods.

Max, thanks for all your support

and Donna i see your busy shopping as usual. i cannot talk cuz i love to shop too but you do it more than me, LOL

well today went good. went to the bank, mailed out my dad his fathers card and i taped inside it 2 pictures, one is me with him when i am like 4 or 5 and one is of me and him when i am a baby and i wrote little sayings on them , i also sent out bill for my daughters clarinet that i pay on monthly.
then we went to the library.(my second home) and i checked out 3 Peanuts books. i am a cartoon and comic lover. i just got done reading a big book of Cathy comics and her i really love.
the independent woman of the 80's. weve come so much further from then but alot of it still relates.
then we went for ice cream,. i know what your thinking but i got a twist(small) and it was lowfat frozen yogurt.
then off to the playground. i slid down a few slides like a train with my daughter and pushed my boy on the swing till he got high enough to jump off.
we had fun. then to the video store for son to get a playstation game. he got football. which reminds me he will be playing football soon. practice starts in mid or end of july so then i will be super busy between that and moving.

washed tons of clothes today and hung outside to dry in the sunshine. i drank tons of water and ate well.
having slim fast for snack.
for dinner had pierogies, green beens and made homeade fresh carrots which we were fighting over. even the kids and my son isnt a veggie kid other than a few things and he loved them. so next time must make extra.

girls got clothes off line for me but didnt fold so i folded when i got home. i took a shower to rid myself of all the salt and grease on me from work. work is so slow too.

dug out 3 floor fans today and took them apart to clean them and rid them of massive dust balls.
but now there all clean and cooling the house, my bedroom has a ceiling fan i love cuz it is above us and cools me down good.

well going for now to read some journals.

take care,

P.S. forgot to say the soles of my feet are killing me lately. the floors at work are concrete and i have tried different sneakers and shoes and nothing works so made an appt with podiatrist for 2 weeks from now,. sometimes its so bad i can hardly walk. my mom thinks its spurs which i dont really know what that is except she had to have cortisone shots for that. will keep you posted.
Like any of you really wanna know about my feet problems. LOL

Goodnight!!!(i guess we really dont hide anything on here)

Don't know if I shop more than you ---but sure put a smile on my face reading you think so.

I gotta scoot and go do the rubba dub dub thing.

I have another nsg meeting tomorrow and then next week.

Donna

{{{{{SANDY}}}} Your so welcome. I hope you enjoy the recipes. I haven't tried them myself yet, but I plan to in a couple of weeks. I'm trying to avoid little trips to the store, almost everyday, because that's what's killing my weight lose. I figure I have food that I've recenly brought there's no need to run to a fastfood place or the food store to get junk food. I can't wait to try the recipes the chicken salad sounds really good. I think it will be a nice summer dish because it's light meal.

Oh wow I bet your dad is going to love his Father's day card. Putting your pictures inside are really going to bring back a lot of memories for him. I still have to mail my dad his card. I'm going to tomorrow. My brothers birthday is on the 21st of this month, so we'll proberly see our dad then. Depending on his work schedule.

Sounds like you had a really produtive and fun day. I use to love going to the park when i was a kid.

Ok I hope I'm not souding like a complete idoit here, but what are pierogies? I've never even here of them. Is it a dish you only can get over on the East Coast? if that's true then that would explain why I have no idea what those are.

take care! Katherine

Sandy,

I'm so happy to see you back on your program and exercising again! You go, girl!!

As for your feet, heel spurs SUCK!! To put it mildly. My hubby is suffering from them right now. Very painful for him, especially when he first stands up. The doctor prescribed Indocin (an anti-inflammatory) and for him to soak his feet in hot water one hour after taking it. His theory is that the hot water will draw the medicine into his feet. He doesn't do it consistently, so I can't say he's better yet. If that treatment doesn't work, they can do the shots, but those are very painful, so please try the meds first!!

I am still going rounds with my ex. I had to call child protective services today. He slapped my son across the face twice and poked him in the eye! Instead of confronting him, I'll let them handle it. He heard my son telling me this on the phone last night and started yelling at my son that he shouldn't be telling me anything because I will use it to take him to court. DUH!! He wouldn't have to say that if he was doing things properly. Such a pig. I'm having a trial on July 9 with him over child support. He's fighting me for $13 a week!! But then he does nothing for his other children, didn't pay a dime for 9 years, hasn't paid for medical bills he was supposed to. Hypocrit!!

Anyway, sorry to vent in your journal!!

Keep up the good work. I'm very proud of you!

:hug:

Hey stacey feel free to vent here anytime you want. i do it in my own and everyone elses. what did child services say? you did the right thing. your boy needs to out of there. your ex sounds like a jack ass. is he related to my ex????

take care i am going to bed as im seeing double now. am tired.

night!!!

Hi Minnie

I am detecting some diet enthusiasm going on in your journal! You sound much happier at the moment, Min, things are going well.

I hope you do get your foot problem sorted out. Mr partner also suffers with the same sort of problem - he's on concrete floors all day, and it doesn't matter what shoes he wears eventually the pain comes back. He had a gel insole in his shoe for a while, and that worked a little bit - it might help you for a while. You have to make sure you keep them up to date because the effects of the pad soon wears off.

Have a great Wednesday!

Wow. Mickey's right. A scent of healthy-living enthusiasm is in the air around here!!!!!

Your father's day card is so sweet. My dad loves stuff like that. I think I will bake him cookies to get in the mail today. He loves that more than anything. hahaha

Another thing to do to help your feet is to stretch your calves really well three times a day. Here's a link to show you how to do it:

http://www.uoregon.edu/~athmed/pattendon/calf.html

Hello,

Thanks Mickey and Chum for the posts and advice and yes there is enthusiasm here. i feel really good and not all bloated and such. its a nice feeling.

well i did the 2 mile walk off the pounds tape today with my daughter.
it was hard but i made it through it.

having meatloaf for dinner. its in the oven now and smells good.
the scale is down but i wont report my new stat till fridays weigh in.
hubby is still dieting with me too.

he came home early from work cuz its raining out.

i washed 2 small loads of clothes,fed fish,made beds,washed dishes, folded and put away 3 o4 4 loads of clothes, and i made pumpkin pudding. my daughter got a cute childrens recipe book in school and theres some good stuff in there. the kids liked it. i had a small seving of it.
if anyone is interested its simple,

1 can of pumpkin
1 tub of whipped topping,frozen
1 tsp. vanilla
and it says 1 tbsp of sugar but i used more to sweeten it

just mix the first 2 by hand or mixer and then add the rest and mix

well not much else going on here. hubby is napping, my son is playing video games in his room., older girl is taking a bath and younger girl is watching tv.

gotta work soon so have a good night.

Minnie, I too am on my feet on cemet floors all night cleaning the schools. What I found works for me is rather strange, but I will share it any ways lol

CHEAP shoes! Yep, not good ones, cheap cheap ones.
The 3.00 - 4.00 tennis shoe from walmart. They are very light, and for some reason the weight of a regular sneaker bothers me very much. Also those "ugly" water shoes from walmart work just as well for me :)

I know that cheap shoes make no sense, but it works for me lol

I am :super: proud of you for making it though the 2 mile tape. I still can't.

GREAT GOING!!!!!!!!!!!!

how is house hunting coming?

Jade

Sandy,

I'm so glad to hear how good you're doing! You fell off the horse, picked yourself back up, and now you're charging ahead!! I knew you could do it, you just had to believe in yourself.

Keep up the good work! I'm very proud of you!!

:hug:

Minnie

Full throttle ahead.

Went to the gym for the last 2 days and got 20.5 miles on the bike and some weights. I haven't ate good or bad.

Had fish and pasta salad for lunch and 2 bananas for lunch

another banana for snack.

Need to fix supper but am angry with the bud, so he knows there is roast and potatoes in the fridge and I will warm up when he indicates he wants it but he is having a case of "teenage hormones " moody and non-talkative.

I am tired of wading thru it.

I haven't weighted lately but clothes aren't tighter or looser so probably just maintaining.

Cheering in your corner,

Donna

{{{{SANDY}}}} How's it going? I'm going back to viedo tapes tomorrow. Walkign outside on the ground is just to hard for me right now. As soon as I loose 40 pounds I'm going to hit the pavement.

I'm going to be doing Richard's tapes 2 days a week and walk away the pounds 2 days a week. I figure getting in 4 days a week of exercise is better then none at all.

Sandie i have a question for you. You seem like the most organized person in the world. How do you do it? I try to keep my room in order, but that never last more then a few days. Right now, for example, it looks like a tornado went through my room.
Do you plan out your day, so that you know exactly what your going to do or do you just plan your day as you go along?

Take care! Katherine

Hey Minnie,

Gosh it shore feels fresh in here, Looky you all chipper and such. Hey yesterday I was reading this woman Dotties web site, and I thought about you, only because you had mentioned that WW works for you. I know you have decided to eat healthy, and I am in no way trying to push this on you, I just thought you might enjoy looking at this site. I too am not on the WW plan, but I really enjoyed reading this womans site. She has a little themometer you can copy and print, she explains how to write tally your weight loss using this themometer picture, Its cute. I printed and I think it will be fun to see...... Anywhoos, she's got some great tips and recipes, and she has a restraunt guide, where she has got ALL KINDS of restraunts and broken down all the meals into Points, Cal. Fat. and so on. Anyways thought you might enjoy it. Your lookin good :up:

www.dottisweightlosszone.com

Hello,

thanks everyone for all your support. it helps so much.

Jade, i have tried cheap shoes but not the tennis ones. i have tried good shoes and so on so i will see what the podiatrist says.

Max, thanks for the website. i saved it to read later.

Stacey, always a pleasure to hear from you.

Donna, sorry your boy is moody but its a teen thing. girls are far more *****ier so be glad you have a boy.
i have 2 girls to deal with it in a row and a son and also a step girl . he will snap out of it. they always do....

Katherine, i am organized but i have to be with having kids. i dont plan a day usually but i have a routine of what i do clean every day and i do pick up clutter as i find it all day long so it doesnt accumulate into a big mess. i stay on top of it daily.

I hope i didnt miss anyone if so i am sorry.

well today i did 25 AB crunches, worked out with weights for arms. and i did the 1 mile walk tape. all of my kids did the tape too it was like a mini aerobics class.
my girls are bent out of shape over there weight and there not even heavy but are declaring there now both vegetarians. they are driving me nuts with this.
had a slim fast for breakfast, lunch is chicken borritos and spinach,
and dinner is eggs and toast and a slim fast for snack tonight. i add ice to it and it taste good.
im not totally on ww but i am logging my food in a journal and counting points to know where i am at calorie wise but here and there i have something without adding it.
my free day on the weekend i am keeping too.
i have noticed i dont feel bloated and havent binged and no desire too so hope the feeling lasts. i am staying positive.
i weigh tommorow. but whatever the scale says i know i did good this week and have made improvements and thats what matters to me. i am concentrating on changing my habits into healthier ones and i know i sometimes wont always make good choices but i will keep on trying.

i havent felt this good in ages. and i am on cloud 9 right now too.
well tonight is last night of work till monday.

my older girl was invited to go camping with her friends family tommorow night till sat.
then on monday her and 2 friends are going to the mall.
during the day tommorow ,my 11 yr old has a physical at doctor. its her yearly checkup.

step girl is coming tommorow as we have all the cherubs this weekend. sunday we are going to sis's for a fathers day cookout so i am saving my free food day for that day instead of sat.

well i gotta go for now.

take care.

Hi Busy Minnie!

Just checking in with you.

And you are doing so well!

Busy as ever but you seem to balance it all very nicely.

Have a wonderful, healthy day!

- Kimmi

Minnie

I looked at the site about Dottie and OMG she looks great. I went to the last thingie on the site about her----and all kinds of information came up. The thing that said SITE MAP, is what I double clicked on.

I am fast losing my time to clean and got little done. Need to check those roast potatoes.

Got corn on the cob for lunch and then to the gym.

Bet Phil tells me he doesn't want to go. He thinks it's me but it him alot of the time that backs off the gym.

He will have the excuse of having a cold. He says his throat is really sore.

Gotta run.

Donna

it is so nice to hear you so Happy !!!


the scales will move



you are taking care of YOU !!!



I am so glad you are feeling better.... I am just so darn proud of my little :super: mouse !!!!



but, I always am proud of you



you have never totally let go of that thread



just stretched it out



we both did




but that is history !!!

have a fun weekend



:hug:


Peng

xo

Good for you Sandy!! I'm so glad you found your mojo again! I thought about you today when I did my 4 loads of laundry! :laugh: You are the laundry queen. And then again when I rode my bike for 52 minutes ( I would have gone 60 but hubby called) I might get on again later. We'll see!!

Enjoy your weekend, and keep up the good work!

Hello,

well here i am again and i had a good day with food, exercises, and water.
thanks for all my visitors, i love you gals!

well for dinner i ended up having a slim fast and beleive it or nor i am not hungry.
it is now almost 10pm and i still feel satisfied so im not having anything except maybe a hard pretzel so i dont wake up empty.

then i overdo it if i do.

work was busier and im glad to be home.

my mom and sis and niece are returning tonight from florida. there only gone 5 days and i miss them.
you swear they were gone a year the way i feel.
me and sis are close and talk alot so i missed her very much.

huybbys been hanging in here watching kids. and he got out of work early again due to rain. that is the only drawback to his job is that it depends alot on weather the pay you get.

Donna, i forgot to tell you in the PM i sent you that before bed i do things for the next day. i have the coffee pot ready for morning for hubby, i sometimes wash clothes or fold clothes and pick up stuff lying around.

well i weigh tommorow morning so crossing fingers but no matte what i am proud as this is the best week i have had in so long and i feel good.

well gotta run.

take care.

{{{{{SANDY}}}}
WTG on all three accounts water, food, and exercising. That's so great. I going to workout with Leslie Sansome 1 mile tape tomorrow. How did you like doing the two mile tape the other day? I can't wait until I can move on to that tape. But I'm not going to rush things.

I haven't worked out in a long time so I need to start over again from scratch. I'm getting back on track and staying on. Today I decided to start working towards a birthday goal. My goal is to loose 30 pounds by my 30th birthday in 18 weeks. I know that I can do it if I stay focused.

Have you ever tried those soft pretzles that you microwave? They are so good. I like mine with mustrad.

That's nice that your family got to see Floria. My sister were there in 1998. During all months of the year, we went there in August. Since were from California, we'll let's just say the heat and humity took us by surprise.

Good luck during your weigh in tomorrow. I'm rooting for ya!

Katherine

Hi Minnie,

Good for you lady. I like that attitude, that even if you don't lose something this week, you feel good because you did good and you know it. Those pounds will definitely come off, especially when you keep up the routine you have been doing.

Just wanted to stop by and wish you a good one. I do hope that sometime this summer you and I can pick a day for a meet at the mall. Sure would be nice. Take care now and have a great weekend.

Hey Minnie!

I am very, very impressed with all you are doing at the moment. I could sure do with some of your motivation here.

I hope your mum and sis and niece had a great time in Florida. It seems a very popular destination at the moment!

Have a great weekend.

Rain SUCKS! oops, did I say that.

It has rained 33 day out of 43 days here.

I hate this muggy humid weather.

I appreciate the information sent, Minnie.
I really feel until I declutter I can't get organize. I am always moving the same mountain of stuff.

Phillip is sick today but went to school anyway. Actually not sure what to do for most sore throats will resolve but don't want to wait too long to take him to the dr if that is what he needs. For alot of them are viral in origin.

Minnie, I am so glad you are back to seeing people and events as great and not focussing so much on the food at the moment. Did you check out that Dottie site. I plan to when I get time.

This cake I made was so yummy and is very low in fat, not sugar. My neighbors loved it and gave them some flower for their hanging baskets. I had to say thanks for taking Phil to school for me. That elderly neighbors are like family to me. They fuss I shouldn't have while eating the cake. And the flowers were an impulse. But I know she loves them. They should look beautiful most of the summer.

Gotta scoot.

Donna

Hello,

well i weighed this morning and am 2.5 pounds lighter and very happy about it too.
it is raining here again... I cannot stand it.

well i have to go. my son needs help with his breakfast and my 11 yr old is yelling for me so i just wanted to report my loss.

have a good weekend.

:dc YOU LOSER :dc

Hello again,

wanted to report my exercise for today. i rode the bike 5 miles and did 25 AB crunches. :D

took a shower, called mom,fed fish,swept kitchen floor and front porch, washed dishes, got coffee pot ready for morning, made beds/
i had my daughter vaccum. we have to leave soon cuz she has her yearly physical at the doctors.
and i have to stop at the grocery store for a few things.

i had poached eggs and toast for breakfast
am having a banana slim fast for lunch and dinner??? dont know yet.

well im going. enjoy your friday.

Congrats on the loss!! I'm so happy for you. That will boost you back up and help you stay on track.

Keep up the good work!!

BTW, how did hubby do?

Hello,

thanks stacey! I dont know how hubby did yet as he weighed this morning and isnt home from work yet.

well my girls physical went well.
i asked her doctor about this vegetarian stuff her and her sister want to live by and the doctor said its fine. i was hoping she didnt say that only cuz my girls arent fat and i do make alot of dishes with meat so it will be a major problem in my house.
hopefully this is a phase cuz i know they both like meat. this is more cuz of weight issues.

well i went for groceries. i got alot of good foods and healthy snacks.

been doing good today.

starting to feel hungry now so will have dinner soon.

my girl is gone to her friends. there going camping tonight till tommorow with the girls family to a state park.
hope it dont rain and they have fun.

well gotta go put folded clothes away.

I also forgot tha

I also forgot that when i talked to my mo she said my dad had tests done and his sugar was 375(very high) so he is taking pills for now and they will retest him but if it doesnt come down then i dont know what they will do.
he is upset of course but is very overweight and eats alot of junk so his diet will need to change.
they dont know if its diabetes yet but soon will know.
Please say prayers for my dad as i know diabetes is treatable but it would be better if he didnt have it at all and he is depressed over it.

thanks!

Awesome Sandy !!!!!


:jn



I am so darn proud of you



and so happy, you sound great!!!



I will be sending good energy for your dad



:hug:



Peng

:jn CONGRATULATIONS SANDY!!

That's great news. You are really dropping those pounds now kiddo. You see, there is something to sticktoitiveness!! LOL

Sorry about your Dad. I guess we all come to a point where our bad choices finally dictate what our future choices will be. I hope he will avoid the diabetes. I'm sure it's not much fun.

Take care now and have a great weekend. Oh yes, hope hubby did well also. That way you can celebrate together.

:ghug:

Minnie:

I see you are as busy as usual. And you are back on track girl .That is awesome. If your interested I have a ton of dishes that are just veggies. Laural is a big one for eating veggies and no meat. It's not that she doesn't like meat she just loves her veggies. And I can put meat in the dishes I make as the boys are tried and trued meat lovers.
Hope you have a great weekend. I have a ton of things to do around here as this is the first weekend in awhile that we don't have to run off to a soccer game. Tonight we will be going out for dinner with my side of the family. Aunt's, Uncles, cousins and brothers with kids will all be there. It will be awesome. I haven't seen alot of them since Christmas so looking forward to it.

Judy2:ex:

{{{{{SANDY}}}} :balloons: Congraulations on the 2.5 pounds lose. That’s what I call totally motivating, reading that has just made my day. Your doing so great with your workouts they are totally paying off. Later on today I’m going to workout with WATP 1 mile tape.
What made your daughters decide to go vegertarian? I was in that phase back in high school. One of my friends had been a vegerterian for about 6 years and I thought I’d give it a try. I think I last close to a year. Then one day I started eating meat again, and I haven’t stopped since.
Yesterday at the store I found some microwave popcorn. It’s by Orville Redenbacher the smart mini bags 94% fat free. I got some to try each bag is only 2 points so that’s not to bad at all.
I’m sorry to hear about your dad’s sugar level’s being so high. Does diabetes run in your family? It runs on both sides of my family. My brother, sister, and I are all over weight and known of us have it yet. But I know that if I continue to gain weight I can be heading down that road.

Have a great day! Katherine

Yes, I do agree with this weather hampering my spirits. Seems all I want to do is stay inside and EAT EAT EAT.

Hello,

Thanks to all my friends posting and to Dick am glad to hear from you and i wish is would get nice out. it is raining here AGAIN today.

well my 11yr old decided not to be a vegetarian but is watching fattening food intake.
older girl really never ate much meat so Judy i would love any veggie recipes you have cuz me and hubby love veggies too.

well last night i snacked on doritos. but didnt get to upset. i weighed in this morning without gaining.
did 2 miles on the 3 mile walk away pounds tape. and saving the other mile for tommorow. i realize that the 1 mile tape is easier than doing 1 mile on the longer tape cuz its more intense.

well am coloring hair now and have 20 min left. i got the color plush plum. i colored my daughters and she was happy it turned out like a strawberry blonde color from dark brown.

my older girl is camping till tommorow at around noon there dropping her off. she just called and asked to stay one more day.

well hubby is back and is hungry so gotta go for now.

took kids to wendys today and i had a salad with fat free dressing and it was really good. skipped breakfast and for dinner having turkey burgers.

Hi Minnie,

Seems I'm following you around DT. Thought I'd stop in and see how you're doing.

You seem busy. Then again, a mothers work is never done.
Should be mothers day all over again, not fathers day LOL

Oh I guess they deserve it too.:D

Take care.

Darlene :hippy:

Hi Sandy,

Guess what? I think we both had the same yen for dinner tonight. I too enjoyed a ground turkey burger salad platter for my dinner as well. So tonight Sandy and Sandie had ground turkey. How's that for an odd coincedence???

You're doing really good Minnie. I'm so happy you were able to pull yourself out of your funk and get with your program again. We both know that being healthy is really more important than be selfish and just satisfying our sweet tooth into oblivion.

Keep up the great losing friend. I'll be right here struggling alongside of you.

minnie what color did you use for your daughter? I just did my daughter's hair tonight and it looks terrible. poor girl!
She was a dyed red and wanted to go blond, knowing it may go strawberry blonda and was OK with that - not now she has pink/orange hair.......sigh

Hope you have a great weekend!

Jade :peace:

Minnie

Phil has mono and severe sore throat.

I'm afraid we have to drop out of driver's ed for the fatigue factor is HUGE. He has slept all weekend and I'm beyond fatigue.

Gonna to bed.

Donna

{{{{{SANDY}}}} WOW!!! Now that is spooky both you and Sandie had the same dinner last nite. I had a cheese burger for lunch, but I guess that doesn't count.

Have you ever tried baked doritos? I think less then 3 grams of fat per serving. I don't care for doritos, but I have had other kinds of baked chips and I would highly recommend them.

YOU GO GIRL ~ Your doing so great with your workouts. Today I'm going to start up again with my walking.

I bet you and your daughter look great after drying your hair and hers. My sister drys her hair, but I never have. Last time she dyed her hair she used a new kind. Well she broke out from the dye. She had red spots all over her face and neck. After about a week all the redness was gone.

have a great day! Katherine

Hello,

well i have a few minutes so wanted to come and post.
i rode 5 miles on bike this morning.

didnt eat yet cuz were going to sis's for a small cookout to celebrate fathers day.
got my dad a CD called united we stand with american songs by the artists he likes.
got hubby cards and 2 dvd's and a new lunch box and water jug for work.

my girl will be coming home soon from camping. all the other kids are showered and hubby is mowing lawn and then needs a shower. i gotta bake the beans yet. got clothes folded and put away and house is straightend.

my hair came out good but i dont really like this plum color so when i do it again it wont be this color. my girl loves hers,.
Jades question: my girl had dark hair and we used strawberry blonde and it came out like a really light auburn. it looks good and she loves it. its hard to decide what colors to use.

well going for now. alot to do so have a great sunday and will talk later.

P.S. Peeked at scale and down 1 pound from yesterday so i think its a good sign i will have a good week and do well this week.
am poud of myself too.

Have a wonderful day buddy


:hug:


xo

Originally posted by mdonna612
Minnie

Phil has mono and severe sore throat.

I'm afraid we have to drop out of driver's ed for the fatigue factor is HUGE. He has slept all weekend and I'm beyond fatigue.

Gonna to bed.

Donna


I'm sorry to hear about Phil being down. I've never had Mono, but here it is not good to have.

I hope you have a great day with your Men!!

Keep up the good work and positive attitude.

:hug:

Minnie

Hope you can have your cookout with all the rain. I am sick of this rain. Something like 45 days out of 55 days it's rained here.

Have 2 weeks off now and look like I am nurse to one sick little boy who is 6'1" tall. He likes being babied when he doesn't feel well. Like covering him up and making him a drink.

Donna

Hey Minnie!

I am back...and proud of you too!

Keep up the good work...one day at a time...I had a food / cocktail / dessert filled weekend but I am not going to let it de-rail me...I have lost 3 pounds in the last two weeks and I am feeling good with all the working out...that is what counts!

Hope you had a great day !!!

mcmarto

Hello,

well cookout was nice. it didnt rain all day and according to the forecast it isnt suppose to rain till thursday.
i ate more than ive been but not severe. but still food didnt agree with me. i came home and bolted for the bathroom and still feel queasy.

well got to see mom and sis's pictures from florida and had alot of laughs. mom brought photo album of our trip to disney from when i was 15. my gosh was i thin. i want to look that way again and hope i will. let me re-phrase that i know i will!!!

well we gave dad his fathers day gifts and he like them. he is upset though. my sis who is a nurse tested his sugar and it is 372 and hes been taking the pills, he is depressed over this too,. mom is making appt for him to see a nutritionist to help him.

well we got souvieners. i got a big seaworld cup with a lid and its about 30oz size so i am glad cuz i keep putting water in it and it has a straw so now i can chug away more water.

(forgot to add my sis tested my sugar and it was good. normal is between 70-120 and mine was 103)

ok back to souviners. i also got 2 magnets for fridge.(see mom knows what i like) i got a mickey one and a minnie one and i was so glad cuz we all know how much i love minnie mouse.
i also am big with candles so she got me a disney candle topper you can put on any candle in place of the lid. this one has goofy,pluto,minnie and mickey on a picnic blanket having a picnic.

my hubby got a cool cap. it has a big fish on it cuz he likes fishing and my son got a t-shirt with the incredible hulk on it which he put it on there and got choc cake all on it so got to spray and wash it. my one girl got a betty boop purse cuz she loves betty boop and my other girl got a Planet Hollywood shirt and my step girl got a necklace from sea world.
we also got mickey soaps.

kids are watching tv now some movie on the disney channel, hubbys in bed watching some caveman show and i am relaxing.

i am excited about the week ahead to see how i do.
im aiming to do as well as i can.

have a great nite.

It's 2 a.m. and gave Phil some pain med about an hr ago and he's asleep. Can't sleep even with the wine so just took 2 sleeping pills ---been 2 hr since I drank about a 1/2 cup of wine. Shouldn't hurt.

I need a bath but afraid the water and wet head will just awaken me more and that I don't need.

Ate badly, more of those stupid donuts and I, too, bolted to bathroom. Know it is stress and not the flavor that has me eating them. The lack of sleep and the stress of a sick kiddo.

I actually want coffee as if it's morning, instead of 2 in the night.

Sounds fun, the cookout and souveniers and family. Your father needs his own glucometer and taught how to test his own blood sugar. Diabetes isn't a minor disease. It can affect kidneys, circulation, healing, and eye sight. I am surprise his dr didn't hospitalize him or send him to a diabetic center for teaching.

Thanks for the words of encouragement. It really has been a bad week, first the stupid car dealership mess and now Phil being sick. I am keeping the car and getting it tuned. Maybe not this minute for may have extensive medical billls. Even with the hospital insurance there is a $250 co-pay for hospital admissions. If he doesn't start eating better, drinking better then it is a possibility. I am too close to be clinical about Phillip. I know this is the mom talking and not the nurse. But I am so concern about the lump on the left side of his throat.

I am really lucky he is so healthy overall. There is no idea where he got this.

Gotta scoot off to bed soon.

Donna

Good Morning,

well got up and had breakfast of cream of wheat. then me and my girl did 1 mile walk tape but we did a mile on the 3 mile tape so it was very intense compare to the regular 1 mile tape,. it does alot of strength training of muscles and alot for arms which i need so badly.

i am chugging the water.

wrote out bills, folded clothes i need to put away, made my bed, changed sheets on sons bed from ninja turtles to hercules.
fed fish, washed 1 load of clothes and have another load in washer now.
need to wash dishes yet.
i also made menu for today too.
for lunch having english muffin and for dinner chicken marinated in terryaki, broccoli and asian noodles and for snack a slim fast.

got to sleep late last night due to stomach queasiness.

well going for now to finish chores and maybe later get outside for some sun.

the birds have won once again for making there nest on the porch. after last yr with the one bird falling from the nest then the rest dying from the heat i was so upset so this yr every time they attempted a nest we knocked it down which started to really piss them off. i must of knocked down 5 or 6 nests before they were done so now it is complete and i have to let it go so i hope no birdies die this yr plus there making a mess of my porch with crapping all over. oh well not much i can do. its cycle of life.....

have a good day and take care.

Hello,

hope everyones day is going good.
it is hot here. got alot of laundry done.
the terryaki chicken smells good, i marinated it first.
i did make a mistake before with my menu when i listed it for dinner i said asian noodles but i meant to say the asian terryaki rice.
anyways broccoli is cooking now and going to do rice soon. i am so hungry but have stayed on plan,.

hubby is doing well too. he lost around 2 more pounds already, makes me sick how fast guys lose it and how slow they gain,.

for me i gain fast and need much effort to lose, its not fair....

:c( yes im whining. we women go through enough with TOM, PMS, cramps,pregnancy,childbirth and so on, and to me men have it easier than us.

my son played outside with the hose today. he washed my van too.

the girls have been lying around watching tv like 2 lumps. i made them go out before but it didnt last long.

well i got work tonight and got a huge basket of more clothes to put away so talk to you later.

Hey Minnie!

You sound like you are having fun!

Those souvenirs you got sound so great...I am headed to Disneyworld...Sea World and Universal Studios in two weeks!

WOW!

Hope you have a great day!

mcmarto

Hello,

well im back from work. i decided not to have the slim fast for a snack, instead im having reduced fat wheat thins.
dinner turned out really good.
all the water i drank all day made me run to the bathroom constantly but its worth it but yet annoying especially at nite.

well going to read some journals. hubby is in bed sleeping and so is my son.
girls are munching on wheat thins watching disney channel.

take care.

Phil is acting better but states his throat hurts more. Not sure what to make of it. But he spits non-stop saying he can't swallow it. So got a bleachy water going in the washer with his pillow shams and cases. Will wash the quilt next. Then the blankets. Will be at it all day. I don't know if virus are suspectible to bleach.

Gotta run to the school soon but waiting for the dryer with the shorts I want out of it.

Slept last night more than I slept in 2 days, 9 hr. At least everything doesn't feel so overwhelming today. I hate the idea of Phil dropping the driver's ed. But he can't make mono go away.

But since he's feeling up to playing his playstation I feel he can help some around the house. For 4 days he didn't do anything but sleep and he wasn't interested in TV or food. I don't mean big things but this leaving his applesauce containers everywhere has to stop.

He really is the biggest baby when sick.

Glad you're moving and groving, Minnie. Have you looked at any houses yet?

Donna

OMG. You are eating well, drinking your water, doing the laundry, exercising AND SAVING BABY BIRDS FROM AN UNTIMELY DEATH.

Will your days never cease to amaze me?

I am sooo proud of you Minnie. I think you are fabulous.

Hello Minnie mouse!
Just checking on you.
Keep up the good work :)

Hello,

well thought id drop in here.
been busy all day.
got up and had toast for breakfast and me and my girl did 1 mile on the 2 mile tape. I'll tell you my legs are feeling it alot.
then washed clothes and we went to the bank,grocery store, and dropped books off at library then i stopped to gas up the van.
came home and put food away. had lunch. i had lean pockets and lite string cheese. those lite string cheese arent bad ww only 1 point each.
I've been guzzling the water and running to the bathroom nonstop,
having a slim fast for dinner and a banana for a snack tonight after work.

me and the kids played 3 games of volleyball outside. i worked up a sweat too but it was fun.

got clothes folded but gotta put away, got another load in washer now and i fed fish, washed dishes,swept kitchen floor, made beds and got coffee pot ready for morning.

had my daughter run the vaccum.

having my son bring recycables down the yard for tommorows pick up.

well gotta go for now.

tommorow morning got an appt with the HUD place where we will be signing papers for the program and will get a list of places then i got to bring my sister in law to an appt in afternoon. she is going to watch the kids while we go to our appt then i will take her to hers cuz she doesnt have a car.

talk to you later.
take care.

Hi Minnie,

Sticking to the program! Good for you, super minnie.

Still as busy as ever. :D

Hope you have a great day,

Kimmi

Hi Min-ners :wave:

Just popping in to say hi! Your life sounds like mine. BUSY.BUSY!! I'm telling you I need a break. WE NEED A BREAK.

Take Care My fellow Domestic Goddess

Minnie

Good luck on finding a house that fits your needs.

I have been bad with food, not gross but went out for steak again and had the biggest spinach salad and steak and rolls and watermelon and sm cone.

I just don't want to cook for myself and I wonder how I am going to do once Phillip goes to school.

Good news. They are going to refund the money if Phillip doesn't attend the class next summer. I told them my plan was for him to go to the class next summer but that unless he gets a job where he needs to drive sooner, he can take it next summer.

I am not anxious for him to drive, the cost but more so the anxiety of being a new driver.

So headed for the dr tomorrow, he states his throat is better but his arms and legs feel like rubber.

Wade, my nephew, came over bringing Phil some playstation games to borrow. I was really touched and cut him some pie and milk. I offered earlier and he declined but went ahead and cut him some pie, gotten from the bakery today. He seemed to enjoy it and he stayed for about an hr and made Phillip's evening. I got his linens done and still have to wash my quilt. Did 3 or 4 load and dried all day, the comforters, quilts, bedspread, and down comforter, linens.

So my quilt can wait till tomorrow.

I better scoot.

Donna

Hello,

well i am back from work and ready for bed soon. i got a shower and beleive it or not this plum color hair dye is still washing from my hair. when i rinse i see purple and when i towel dry my hair i see purple on the towel. i cant believe it. i rinsed it a million times already.
this never happened to me before with hair dye. its strange.

well had a cup of soup for dinner and then after work my stomach felt so empty cuz with me working at night we eat dinner around 4 and because its so early then i am hungry by 8 so i got a ham and cheese at work i made and i feel better. i learned to not ignore hunger pains when i am truly hungry and to just eat till comfy but not full or bloated and it worked. i stopped eating now just to eat unless i am hungry.

well kids are eating fruit then were heading to bed cuz i got a big day tommorow. hubby is in bed asleep.
after i argued with him a little over stupid, petty issues but we made up before he feel asleep so it was only a small spat.

anyways going to try to get a little exercise in the morning before appt and all the running around i got to do.

have a great wed. and take care.

I hope it all goes well for you this morning Minnie - you deserve it!

Good luck this morning, Minn!

When I did the goth teenager black hair thing last year, the dye kept coming off on the towel for a month!!! It was insane. I think some dyes are just cheap.

Not eating except when you are hungry is a BIG DEAL. Hooray for you!!!

Hello,

well meeting at HUD went very well. the guy said they will cover approx half of what our rent will be so i am very happy and excited.
now comes the hard part of house hunting with 60 days time to do it and they add another 30 days if you are getting close to running out of time but my goal is to be in somewhere by august 1 in case it will be a new school district so my kids can adjust and make friends and transfer schools but i am going to try hard to find somewhere in this school district.

well i rode 6 miles on bike this morning but Minnie was a "bad minnie today" after meeting me and hubby were hungry so he talked me into Mcdonalds. and we were in a hurry so we got it to go and i got a MCchicken, anyways had healthy choice kielbasi for dinner with spanish rice and brussel sprouts.
then had a ham and cheese after work.
also had a few swedish fish and a few wheat crackers.
will do better tommorow.

kids are also excited about moving,.
will be a busy summer with all this going on.
i only slept a few hours last nite so am tired.

i guess the hair dye isnt all made the same. usually i use Loreal but i used Clairol and wont again.
my girl i used Nice and easy on her and hers was cheap and mine wasnt and hers worked out great.

i ended up not having to take my sister-n-law to appt cuz she had a ride so that saved me time this afternoon.

gotta look for a dryer and a bed for the move. my 11 yr old has a big bunk bed she dont want so getting her a twin bed like the other 2.
as for a dryer looking for a used one for now.
yes i dont have a dryer and havent for almost 5 yrs now,.
this house has the old electrical powerage and is not volted enough for a 220 so been without one but i miss it and cant wait to have one again.

i dont have alot of modern day appliances. dont have a dishwasher but would love to find a place that has one.

well going to read some journals then going to bed and lying down to watch tv and unwind and get some sleep(i hope)

take care.

I forgot to mention i spoke to my mom today and my dads sugar went down from 372 to 149. still not great but getting better. he will be going to see a nutritionist to see how and what he can eat. he has lost 13 pounds in 2 weeks from cutting out the sweets and carbs.
he needed to lose anyways as he was around 300 and is doing well now and i feel a sigh of relief cuz i was so worried and upset.
doctor says if he gets sugar to stay down he wont need the pills if he follows the diet right so i am praying for him.

well have a good night.

I am so glad it went well this am


it will be wonderful to be in anew place and not have as much stress


wow... no dryer


you ARE amazing !!!!!



but we knew that lol



we weathered another storm, my friend


i am so glad we are kicking it together again


:hug:



we will take what we learned and move on


one mcsandwich wont kill ya


everyday, yes


but you dont eat out that often


you are doing great !!!!


your dad too !

wow.. that is a huge change in his sugar


maybe it will spark him on..esp if he can avoid meds


it is great the kids are excited too


what great energy that will be flowing in your new place

moving sucks, but you will have a dryer !!!!!

and more room !!!

and be able to manage !!!!

life is good buddy



thanks for all the hugs sandy


luv ya tons


:hug:


Always

Minnie

I am so happy for you and hope you find something with enough room for all to have their own room.

All those clothes you do I can't imagine no dryer, is there a laundry nearby.

I am so glad your dad is taking this seriously about his sugar. I know it must be a relief for your family.

Phil had mono and the medicine Dr Ear
put him on has made all the difference. He swelling is about gone. Thanks for the prayers and concern. He says he won't feel like doing much for 2 weeks and that included shaving. He was joking but Phil whipped me a HUGE smile at that. I knew Philllip would get along with this dr.

So my mind is at rest ----no regrown tonsil. But the funny thing is that the Ear Dr has an old fashion dentist like chair. He told Phil to have a seat in his electric chair. Phil's expression was too funny.

Let me know what kind of homes you're getting to see.

Cheering for the Super Minnie Woman.

Donna

Glad to read things went well with HUD and your dad is doing better!

Don't get too stressed looking for a new place...and packing...remember to try your hardest to eat less and move more!

Trust me...I am attempting to take my own advice too...hahaha!

Have a happy Thursday...and a great weekend!

mcmarto

Hooray for the HUD decision! Hooray for dad's blood sugar! Hooray for healthy supper! Hooray for riding 6 miles on the bike!

:hop: :hop: :hop: :hop:

Hello,

well slept in till 9 am today. (shame on me) but i took my son and went and got my paycheck then to the store for a few odds and ends. they are doing road work on the main roads and you gotta sit in traffic forever so i will leave a little earlier tonight for work cuz i got to stop by the video store and leave off my sons PS game we rented and its due today.

well i skipped breakfast(shame on me) but for lunch i had an uncle bens rice bowl(sweet and sour chicken) it was good and filling and only 7 pts.
for dinner having healthy choice hot dogs with cresents wrapped around them,. i got the reduced fat ones.
doing well today. rode 5 miles on bike.
have clothes in washer, 1 load washed and another going in soon.
put basket of folded clothes away. still need to wash dishes and make coffee pot for tommorow but waiting for my daughter to get out of the shower.
my 13 yr old is watching a video countdown on MTV and my boy is outside playing in the sunshine.

yes having no dryer is hard with our size family and i dont go to a laundry mat. cant see spending the money so in summer,spring and fall i hang clothes out and in winter i have a big laundry room where my washer is and a vent that blows the heat up so i hang them on a clothesline and shut the door and they dry overnite but its still a pain so looking forward to a dryer for winter months. i will feel really blessed if i find a place with a dishwasher too.

well gotta go for now.

i weigh tommorow so lets cross our fingers. have a great day!
enjoy the sunshine too!!!

Super duper Minnie

I found myself mowing for the first time in 4 years and my heartrate was 120 and so am in better cardio shape than I thought. I was drenched in sweat after an hr. Haven't touched the back yard yet. So it's to the gym or backyard tomorrow to mow.

I can't wait for some sunshine. It started raining as I finished the front lawn. I am sick of the rain.

Am going to go shopping for awhile since Phil is over at Wade's watching a DVD. I took him out to eat since he wanted to go instead of my food. But this eating out has to stop. Blows my food plan even if I don't go hog wild, I still eat more than I should.

He isn't eat much and I should have followed his example.

He feels better but not great. Took his last Prednisone and still has the antibiotic to take. He is my heart. At least he isn't arguing about them making him feel better.

I sure hope you find a place with a dishwasher but I don't have one myself. Do dishes several times a day.

Better scoot,

Donna

Hello,

well work was pure hell tonight. the crew i worked with of mostly teens was so unorganized and useless but thats teens for you.

anways come home to find out my son gave hubby a super hard time so hes in trouble,.
but sleeping now.

girls are watching tv.
come home to find they took clothes off line but they never make sure there dry so they need be re-hung. they did the same thing last night so tonight i yelled over it.
i know they hear me talk but really just dont listen to what i say.

well i weigh tommorow and so does hubby and i pray i lost something but if not i know im doing good and am now measuring my success by how i am doing and improving rather than a number on a scale.
i am proud of myself either way. i havent binged or had desire too in 2 weeks.(i better shut up fore i jinx myself)
i am eating till comfy but not bloated or full-full. am not eating if im not hungry and not munching late at nite, am drinking tons of water and exercising. so i feel good about the progress i am making.

i am shocked that hubby is still sticking to it too as he usually quits after long.
well did alot today and am feeling tired. one house i called about called back but its only a 2 bedroom. got some calls to make tommorow about over weekend ,me and hubby might go see a few places. id rather go look without having the kids with us.
I can live if i dont get a dishwasher but would love to have one as we go through tons of dishes with 5 of us and on weekends were 6 people,. i buy paper plates to use in a pinch and on weekends. hubby loved those hot dogs wrapped in cresecnt tonight. he never had them before he said.
i said where have you been.

i dropped PS game off tonight and the road construction seems to have ceased thank goodness.

well going for now,.
will post tommorow how my weigh in went.

thanks for all the wonderful support. it helps me so much that you all care so much.

I just love your posts girl


:hug:


no doubt you need a dryer and dishwasher

you have a big family and work tons


I am crossing everything I got for ya girl



I sure chuckled over your comment to hubby lol



wanna hear something funny??


I just noticed your height



please tell me you only posted it recently, and that I am not that senile



5 feet huh



that blows my mental perseption all to hell lol



we have chatted so long



guess I just pictured you ten feet tall from your attitude


:flower:




luv ya



have a great weekend




Peng

Minnie:

You should be proud of yourself. You are one fantastic lady and your right back on track. I have to agree it would be easier to look at homes without the kids. Sure hope you find one with a dishwasher. I don't have one and have never had the desire for one but that's just me personally. Besides I tell the kids that's what I had them for........lol
Have a great day.

Judy2:ex:

Minnie

Headed for the garage and may get it clean today, well, that is the plan. I get sidetracked so easily. I went thru thousand papers this morning. Woke at 4:30 a.m. and got a load of clothes in.

Balanced my checkbook and went thru tons of old mail. Have trouble with it accumulating. What to do with receipts and monthly statements and medical statements. It gets overwhelming. I have yet to get a property tax statement.

Found out my balance is okay. I was hundreds off the balance of the bank but they haven't cleared all the checks I've written.

So feeling good about the morning knowing I have still to work on the garage isn't dampening my spirit yet. I also want to weed my flower beds. And still have backyard to mow.

Better scoot.

Donna

Good Morning,

well slept in a bit but weigh in was good. I lost 1.5 pounds and am happy about it. I also know i have been building muscle doing the WATP tapes with strength training,riding the bike, AB crunches,weights...and it is showing too. tummy has gone down some and legs are shaping up.
I am working on toning it all as i go.

I had old fashioned oatmeal this morning for breakfast, for lunch am having a big salad with tuna in it and ff dressing and dinner i want to talk hubby into subway.

my 13 yr old left this morning with hubby. her friend lives right by where he works so he was leaving her off for the day and picking her up after work on his way home.

I washed dishes already and made beds,fed fish and prepared coffe pot for tommorow. i do it the nite before so hubby only has to hit the button in the morning.

tommorow i think i will skip exercise. i need a day off from it as ive not skipped a day in 14 days. but in 14 days i have lost 4.5 pounds so my first mini goal is to get down back under 200. so i have 7 pounds to go for the 1st goal.
i am so glad to see the scale going down again but like i said before i am now measuring my progress in other areas as well.

my son did the 1 mile tape with me this morning.

going for now.

have a great friday and Claire i have always had my height posted on here you just must of missed it. I am one short woman.
i wish i was a few inches taller but i work with what i got. besides ,my hubby is only 5'8 so i like feeling shorter than him. speaking of him he weighed in this morning 2.5 pounds less. so were both doing good.
but i want to breeze by him as he is less than me now at 203.5
i will, i will!!!!

take care.

:hop: YOU WILL :hop:

Gosh I am so proud of all your working out!

Minnie, the right house is going to come along, whats meant to be will be!

well my ex called and said he has work all day tommorow so he wasnt going to take the kids for the weekend but my son wants to go play with the boys so i called him back and hes going tonight and going to stay for the week.
i was already teary eyed even though its just for the week and i will be calling him. i told him im off on wed and if he wants to come home then i will come for him.
my ex said he could stay for the summer if he wanted but my son dont want to plus i told my ex football is starting soon and practice will be 4 nites a week so basically its just for this week but the girls are staying here. they stay home by themselves sometimes for a few hrs so we still can get done what we need too.
getting subway tonight for all of us.
hubby dont know whats going on yet so i dont know if he will still want to go out or not.
getting kids layaway off tommorow too.

well thats about it for now.

for lunch had a salad with tuna,1 egg,and pickles in it with ff dressing. i didnt finish it but i did have 1 popsicle.
will not stress eat.

going now gotta meet his dad soon.
i guess i just get all these scared feelings from when he lived there and i miss him already even if its for a few days but i gotta put on a smily face now cuz he saw me upset before then he got upset and wasnt going to go and i dont want to make him feel like that.

talk to you later.
it is pouring rain here all day too, kinda reflection of my mood :c(

Oh Minnie, you poor thing. I am so proud of you for exercising and eating right when you are upset. Believe me, I know how hard that is. Oh boy, do I! You are so strong, Minnie. I also know how hard it is for you to see your evil ex all the time and to try to be upbeat about it with your son. I really feel for you. But you can do it and your boy is lucky to have such an amazing mom.

Congrats on the loss, girlfriend. You worked hard for it! Enjoy Subway tonight!!!! Mmmm.

Hello minnie :D

Isn't it great to be back on track, sooo much better than the alternative. Thats some exercise routine you have going, the variety is great keeps you from getting bored to, my tummy is one of my problem areas I'm thinking I'll add more strength training (resistance bands) into my routine :) Congrats on your 1.5 lb loss thats great, Keep up the good work, we'll get there! Sorry to here about your yucky weather it affects my mood to.

Hats off to your determination, Minnie!

Didn't make the gym but worked on the garage for 4.5 hr and mopped the garage and cleared off some of the porch. I still have 3 boxes to go thru and sort and this roll of stuffing stuff to put in the garage. Have a few things I still want to give away. Like a couple of chair that are mix matched. Have 4 barstools that I am not needing but are in great shape.

Was always going to open up my kitchen with a serving alley with countertop. and got these barstools for then. But doesn't look like it going to happen.

Not in the near future.

So tomorrow it is more garage, going to put an old oriental like rug out at the doorway of the garage so you're not walking out on cement when you go out to the garage. Got a new rug for the TV room in one of those shopping sprees. Haven't had a new one for over 4 year. Actually can't remember when I got this old rug. Only have had 2 rugs in this room in the 14 years I live here for this TV room.

Want to sort the boxes and then go to the Goodwill with the rest or trash it.

I still have 2 more flower beds to weed too. Actually 3 if you count the front.

I am so proud of you sticking to your plan and those pounds down. I am more impressed by the ATTITUDE.

Hope the home search doesn't take too long.

Donna

Hello,

thanks for all my visitors!

well took my son to meet ex and it was pouring raining. i kissed my kiddo bye and held back the tears that wanted to flow but on the way he was hungry so i went through MCdonald drive through cuz he wanted nuggets and an apple pie so the girls got a pie to hold them over till dinner cuz it was past the time we usually eat and only had salad for lunch. so my tummy was growling too and i didnt want to get anything fattening so i ordered a bag of MC donald land cookies that i havent had in years but loved as a child. i was eating while driving and when i was almost done to my horror i realized the little bag was 230 calories with 8 grams of fat for cookies that didnt fill me a bit.

then after we left off my boy we headed to subway to get dinner to take home to eat. ordered my hoagie without cheese and on a wholesome bun with lots of veggies and ff dressing.
girls wanted a pack of pt butter cookies so i had 1 even though i knew i shouldnt.
also got small bag of doritos(baked ones)
choices werent great but i evaluated it and chose to look on the positive and what i found positive was at mcdonalds i did get cookies but i didnt get my fav mc chicken or a burger or fries.
the hoagie i got was wholesome and the chips i got were baked and i had 1 pt butter cookie and not a pack.
i am not trying to rationalize this only that for every choice i make even if its not the best its also not the worst i could do. im not binging or eating late at nite anymore and i am trying to change my lifestyle of how and what i eat so that it can be for a lifetime and the weight i lose doesnt return.

I was reading an interesting article and it says maintence is harder than losing and i thought it will be pure hell then cuz to me losing is hard enough but i wont even give it a thought till i am in that stage which wont be for a long time but it said that the reason people regain the weight is they dont change there eating habits of what made them heavy to begin with.

hubby and i went out for about 2 hours and my older girl watched the other girl . they watched ,movies. and we were right up the street.
i had 1 diet coke. so a plus for ,me for not getting a reg soda which i like the taste of more.

got ads from the paper of a few places to call that are for rent.
want to go start seeing some so making calls to set up times. cuz i dont have long and it will fly by. want to be in somewhere new by aug 1 so i know what the deal is with school and all.
will be packing more this week me and the girls. i will call my son every other day and he said he might come home on wed and if not then on friday or sat. i miss him already :c(
but i hope he has fun having his step brothers to play with. when we move i am making sure there are little boys that live by us and i told him football starts soon and he will be busy with that.

but good news is there is a townhouse to rent in same development as sis owns hers. i am calling tommotrow. i hope they accept section 8 cuz its perfect and i can walk right to my sis's house.
well have to see about it but it has central air, dishwasher,1 1/2 bath,LR,DR,3 bedroom,deck,full basement big kitchen and is 625 month which for us would cost roughly 312 a month.

tryng to find someone to take my dog too. cant have pets in most places and he is part lab part rottie and big.
he is almost 4 ys old and loves outside.
i am going to run a free ad in paper. we asked around and no one wants to take him and i am upset with it cuz i want him to have a good home and where i can visit him. if i run out of luck then i will have to go to the SPCA.

well good nite.

Forgot to add a bonding moment with my girls tonight.
dug out the old photo albums and we took a trip down memory lane. had a ton of laughs and enjoyed looking at there baby photos.
gosh i look so young then but of course i was.
i was 18 when i had my first one and almost 21 when i had the second and i was 22 1/2 when i had # 3
funny how the time flies by. we looked at halloween pictures and all the costumes and carved pumpkins, x mas with all the gifts and santa and there holiday clothes, we saw easter ones of them all dressed up with bonnets and with there overflowing baskets, and summer ones of the pool and all kinds of stuff, the kids playing and hugging each other, in cribs, walkers, high chairs, first tooth, first tooth loss, vacations, trips, riding bikes, playing on swings, in sand box, rollerskating, birthday parties, my how we have all grown. i saw pictures of my cat who died and my fat pictures and ones where i lost wt. i like those best,
wedding pictures, first day of school, boarding bus, sleeping,crying,eating you name it i have a picture of it. but im glad i do.

so nice to look back on. it made me smile and my heart warm and the girls enjoyed it too.

nite.

Thanks for posting this Minnie - you made my day! It's so nice to reminisce and remember all the moments of your life. I wish I had some pictures from my childhood. But I'll make do with the ones from adulthood. You've inspired me to go upstairs and dig out the photo albums!
I'm very impressed with your determination to stick to your plan! I didn't see you making excuses after McD cookies and such - I saw a woman who was making the best choices she could under the circumstances. That's what maintenance (and life) is going to be like. And don't worry about maintenance being hard - by the time we get there we'll have built up a lot more muscle and increased our metabolisms by all this exercise we're doing. It will help the weight stay away!
Hope you have a lovely rest of the day! Good luck with the townhouse and your dog. He sounds great - I'm sure someone nice will respond to the ad! :spring:

Oh Minnie, what a great post! My dad is a photographer and I remember I used to love going through all the old photographs of the family. I still do, even though I avoid the camera like a plague. hahaha

Good luck this weekend. I'll be thinking about you, my friend!

Sandy,

You are doing so great!!!

You have such a tender heart for your kids, that is wonderful!!!

Take care, keep up the good work, congrats on the loses.

Hello,

well I am doing good this weekend. i skipped breakfast today cuz slept in some and got right into exercises. i was going to skip it today but i felt like doing it so i did.
I rode 6 miles on the bike, did 25 AB crunches(tummy is going down) and i worked out with weights for upper body. i did a really good workout with the weights and i am starting to see muscle definiton from when i used to use the weights before.

went for groceries with my 11 yr old and it was pouring buckets of rain which it did all day.
came home and sis was just pulling in with my niece.
we had lunch. i had 1 cheese sandwich and 2 pieces of artichoke hearts(marinated)

then me and sis went to wallmart. i got the kids layaway off. me and hubby had a few things on it too.
i got shampoo for me and kids. i got blueberries and cream from V05 and it smells so good.
i got me and my one girl body wash. i always use Dove brand. i love it.
my sis is a shopaholic. man the cart was heaping over. i also got fish filters cuz its time to clean out the fish tank. maybe tommorow. usually hubby does that job for me. i wanted the fish and he cleans the tank. LOL

we came home and for dinner i made pierogies. i had mine without butter, 1 slice of bread and corn.
been drinking water all day too.
sis bought big bag of rolo's and i wanted some so bad (we know me around candy) but i did so good. i did eat a few but i got out the points finder from ww and i added it up to fit in with my daily calories. she and my hubby downed half the bag and the kids the other half. i was proud of only eating a couple.

i had 1 popsicle for a snack tonight.
peeked at scale this morning and it went down more so i am totally motivated.

it is so cold and rainy out. doesnt even feel like summer. plus i am broke this week due to having to pay off the layaway. :(

called that townhouse and to my dissapointment it is rented. it was rented the first day of ad but the lady said the paper was just letting the ad run through and she sounded so nice too.
then called another one but they dont accept section 8 so getting a paper tommorow and more house hunting so we can maybe go look at a few.

wish me luck cuz i need it.

well going to read some journals and watch some tv.

take care and enjoy the rest of the weekend.

You're doing great, Sandy. I'm so glad to hear how motivated you are. I rode my bike tonight for an hour -- 13 miles!! I'm back to my marathons. :laugh: Now if I could get my tummy down like you are. Hmmm....

Good luck on finding a new place to live. Sounds exciting, but stressful with your deadline. Happy hunting!

Have a great Sunday.

:hug:

Minnie:

I love going through the photo albums when my kids were younger. We haven't done it for quite awhile though so maybe one day soon:)
Your right back on track and you can hear it through the words you type. That's great you did your exercises even though you slept in late. All of the kids here are away till this evening so the house has been really quiet. Hubby and I had dinner alone last night and even though it was nice we both commented on how quiet the dinner table was.........lol
Have a wonderfull weekend.


Judy2:ex:

Minnie

Section 8 homes are hard to find here but some apt complexes that are nice have a few here. I think having a house or townhouse is nicer when it comes to kids. Seems someone in an apt is always complaining about the noise kids make even if it's the normal run of the mill kinda of noise.

Found some baby pictures out in the garage and hard to think of a time I didn't snap bud's picture.

Better scoot, for Phil wants the computer and he went and got the Sunday paper for me.

Donna

Minnie, try calling the HUD office and asking for a list of their landlords - most HUD offices have such a list.
Also if you get the paper delivered to your house - stop it for a while if possible and go right to the newspaper place and buy it first thing in the morning and get the ads fresh.
Around here most people don't get their paper until 1 - 5 PM but the paper is actually ready at 11AM - just not delivered until later.

Sending prayers your way :)

Jade

Hey...congrats on the loss!

You are doing well...very conscious of your choices and the decisions you make...this will help you stay on the right path!

Good luck with the search for a new place to live!

Have a good week!

Keep up the exercise...stay positive!

mcmarto

Hello,

wow what a hectic day i had. well first off i did skip exercise today. it was my day off from it. peeked at scale and down even more but wont be counting it till fridays's weigh in.
left messages at 4 places so hope they call back and calling HDC tommorow cuz hud gave me the name and said they can help us find a place.
went to look at one place tonight. first i will say great neighborhood with lots of kids, school is basically right down the st and lady renting the place is very nice and a teacher./
the house is very nice and comes with stove and fridge and she pays water,sewer and garbage. problem is it is one floor and kitchen is small. hubby is worried we wont have enough room cuz the basement is only a crawlspace and we have so much to store that even if we bought a shed i dont know.
near us is a baseball field which all the kids hang out at and my girls loved this place even though its a different school district and the lady said she never did section 8 before but doesnt have a problem with it but has to discuss it with her hubby. so i left a section 8 paper for her to fill out and she is going to call me tommorow.

called son at his dads/ hes having fun playing and wants to stay till friday but wants me to call him every other day. i miss him!!!!
:c( :c(
today for breakfast had 1 egg scrambeled that my daughter didnt finish.
lunch was a cup of veg soup and a banana
dinner was tuna casserole
but i didnt eat alot at dinner and had more as a snack and overdid it but not fretting.

gulping the water down now as i am behind in drinking it today.

packed alot of stuff today. my girl did under her bed. so much under there that she was returning stuff she borrowed from her sister from like 4 years ago.

we got boxes all over and i got to get more from work this week.

got filters for the fish tank but we didnt clean it today. ran out of time.

maybe tommorow.

well i gotta go.

have a great nite.

Minnie

Sounds like a busy weekend.

After doing laundry yesterday, dishes, mowed grass for over an hr, grilled chicken and went to pool and watch Phil play for 1.5hr doing laps. At least now he has some color to his little face. Finish mowing and was wiped out. Went to bed about 11pm. Got up this morning to find no milk, so made Phil an omellette and biscuit. I've got cramps so feeling crappy.

Got a nsg meeting to go to at noon or 3:00 tomorrow. Part of me wants to just get it out of the way so I can play and these cramps make me grumby anyway.

Got dishes to do already and have to get some milk. I just hate going to these meetings.

I sure hope you can find some places to check out but wouldn't jump at the first house you see. I really don't know about section 8 home and HUD but if they have a list that would be the easiest way to go.

Got to get busy.

Donna

Minnie, I am so so proud of you! That was a HUGE Rollo victory!!! You are eating very light these days. I'm glad the scale is rewarding you, b/c I know how HARD it was to only have a few Rollos. I love those things.

I hope you find a great place. You don't have to take the first one you find, so if you aren't happy with it, perhaps you can find others that are even better??

I hate moving. The only good thing about it, for me, is that I force myself to purge stuff and give it away, so I don't have to pack it.

Have a fantastic day, girlfriend!!! Keep up the good work!!!

:D I hope your daughter didn't ind any CDs under there! :eek: wouldn't that be terrible!

Well Min-ners sounds like you have really cut back. How long has your son been gone?

My two step children (I HATE CALLING THEM THAT) were supposed to go home yesterday and there mom called and said she wasnt going to pick them up until Monday, regardless of what we had to say about it. And she told my son instead of telling me or DH, putting him in the middle. X-( She pisses me off! Anyhows....

YOUR LOOKING GOOD!

{{{{{SANDY}}}}} Don't you just love Monday mornings. It gives a person a chance to readjust things in their lives. A chance to start over again. I have been doing pretty good with my eating, but I haven't been counting points. This morning I'm back to counting points again. I read your post in my journal and I really got inspired by the weight lose you've had recently. Your doing so well. I weighed in today and I haven't gained any weight and I haven't lost any weight either.

I had to take a break from writing you back so i can have some breakfast. Now that I'm finished and my tummy is happy I can finish writing.

Congraulations on the scale going down. I'm crossing my fingers for ya this Friday.

That house you guys saw sounds really nice. And the location sounds like it would be good for raising kids. How do your kids feel about this house? Have you all decied yet or are you still looking? It's just to bad that it's in a different school district.

Thanks for the idea. This morning when I was getting my breakfast I was trying to figure out what to have for lunch today. Soup and a banana sound like a great idea. What brand and kind of veg soup do you buy. I like the progresso soups but I haven't tried their veg soup yet. I'm going to get some next time their on sale.

I just have a thought I wish I was back East now. Then I would only have to wait an hour for my soup today instead of 4 hours lol.

take care! Katherine

Sandy,

As usual you are a busy woman. I pray that you will be able to find a good place for your family. You need space for everyone.

I was just giggling about the under the bed thing. My girls are the same way.

Part of my goal for the next couple of weeks is to do a decluttering throughout the house.

Have you heard of flylady.com? She has great ideas about decluttering and how it makes a huge change in what we drag around with us when we move as well as just general house keeping. Check it out.

Take care.

Hello,

well first of all HUD used to give out a list of places that accepted section 8 but since the list hasnt been revised in several yrs they dont give it out anymore cuz i guess people were calling places already rented and pestering the people but they should update a new list as it would be easier.
well hoping other places call back. got 3 more newspapers today and same places in it. all the places in my area that are 3 bedroom are way beyond our financial means and the rest are 1 and 2 bedroom.
not too many choices.
its not that i dont like the place we looked at last night cuz i do and the location with having alot of neighbors and kids for my kids to play with is great but i wish it was in this school district but the kids are willing to change schools but would rather not if they didnt have too but there ok with it.
plus being on section 8 i only have so many days to find somewhere and i want to be in somewhere for aug 1 before school starts to make transistion easier for kids.
hubby wants to look at it again to see about the space issues cuz we didnt look for long and arent sure.
will keep you posted. still waiting for that lady to call back anyways. :(

my son is gone 3 days now and will be home friday or sat. i been calling every other day./ i do miss him.

did the 1 mile walk tape today with my 2 daughters, did 40 AB crunches and worked out upper body with weights.
i have been eating less and i am still alive from doing so , so i guess this wont kill me. LOL
scale is down and i am happy it is paying off.
i plan to have a good weigh in on friday. i have 2 picnics for 4th of july too.
one on the 4th and one on the 5th and i will eat but in ,moderation. i wont blow all this work on overeating.
i have a different perspective ths time around that i can eat things i enjoy without losing control. that i have quit eating at night has really helped too and i actually look forward to exercise and feel more energized.

went to bank this morning and found my account behind. she said when i deposited money on friday it doesnt go through till tues so the debit card i used on sat bounced with a 30.00 charge so i was upset and am trying to get this account in order now.

washed 3 loads of clothes that the girls hung outside.
washed dishes,took shower, fed fish. went to ban and store, swept floor, had my girl vaccum whole house,watered dog,prepared coffee pot for mornng, exercised and ate lunch,made phone calls.

for breakfast i didnt eat and lunch was leftover tuna casserole,
dinner is chicken9having 2 pieces) and corn on the cob.
popsicle will be my snack after work.

called clairol company about this hair dye and it has stopped running mostly but i wanted to complain and shes sending coupons for hair stuff(free) so thats good anyways.

well gotta go, making choc chip cheesecake for family but am not having any.
have a good day!!!!

Hello,

well today went well. actually didnt feel like eating today so didnt eat too much.
didnt make the cheesecake either but i am going to, maybe for the weekend.

well that lady never called so after work i called her and she said her husband didnt think he wanted to do section 8 cuz they never did it before. so i told her i would need my paper back i gave her to fill out and she said give it one more day or so to come and get the paper cuz shes trying to talk her husband into it.
i felt she should have called me back regardless. so i wasnt happy and i think people are rude sometimes.
but she is a nice lady.
called another place and the guy said he is finishing up the place and to call him next week to set a time to go see it.
another lady is calling me back tommorow about seeing a place
and another place i left my name with a girl whose parents are gone away till wed.
getting frustrated and upset but not stress eating, in fact doing the opposite.
gotta keep looking. it is a big headache.

well after 1 yr of no TOM i am spotting but very crampy and moody too. yippy for my family....

sis called me this morning after fighting with our mother cuz my mom keeps harping on sis to lose wt and told her she is extemely overweight but i guess she keeps bugging her with it so my sis is pissed and i dont blame her. you can not lose wt for someone else unless you are commited to do so cuz you want to and i told her that. she wants too but doesnt do anything about it,. maybe oneday but i know how it hurts to be told your fat and my sis told mom she knows shes fat and doesnt need it pointed out.

was hot here today and going to be hotter tommorow too. work was slow and easy and i was glad cuz of these nasty cramps.

missing my boy alot and all this with the houses we called has me down and emotional at the moment plus TOM to boot.
but am keeping myself away from food and that is a plus for me as i am craving choc ice cream or candy but wont eat it.

well going for now to read journals and go lay in bed watching tv with fan blowing on me till i fall asleep.
things got to get better.
i pray they do anyways.
i always have the bad luck and maybe one day my luck will change i sure hope it does and before im old. LOL

good night and take care.

so todays menu was
breakfast: none (shame on me)
lunch: tuna casserole
dinner: 3 pieces(skinless chicken) 3 corn on cob
snack: none

water: good
exercise:good

Hi Sandy,

I'm so sorry that TOM has hit, you are missing your son, being frustrated over house hunting, and everything happening all at the same time.

You can take pride though in how you have taken control of your food intake just the same.

Have you ever tried the Smart Ones brand of chocolate mousse flavored fudgesicles? They are only 40 calories for one, and WW's 1 pt item as well. You might want to look for them next time you go shopping. They just might be just what you need to beat those chocolate and ice cream cravings. I had some this weekend and they were really delish.

I'm proud of how well you are doing friend. Hold your head high, and always think positive. You are giving yourself and your family a most precious gift. You!

Hi Minnie

You are doing extremely well at the moment! I'm really happy for you!

I hope you manage to find somewhere soon - I can imagine it is very stressful (although I've never had to move myself), particularly with your time constraints.

By the way, next time you come on here and start saying what a little monkey your boy has been, you should check back here to see how much you were pining for him! Enjoy the peace and quiet! (although I'm sure the girls are making up for him being away!)

Good Morning,

Sandie~~I have already tried the smart ones choc mousse and they are really good.
Mickey~~ I will remember how much i miss my little monkey even when hes bad but at that moment when he is being a holy terror its hard not to stress.

well got up and had breakfast and rode 5 miles on bike, did 30 AB crunches and did the 2 mile walk tape with my daughters.

scale is still ging down even with TOM so i am feeling quite good except for these cramps which stink.

another hot day so doing more laundry.
making split pea soup for dinner. its low in points too.

so menu for today is:

breakfast: 2 pkts maple brown sugar oatmeal
lunch: 2 cups spring veg soup
dinner: homeade split pea soup, 1 biscuit(maybe) snack: popsicle


got to clean yet and pack another box or 2.
more places to call so i gotta get going.

have a super day and take care. going to call my son in a bit too.

take care.

The right home Will be there Minnie....... It will! I know stresssful it can be. But don't fear it will all work out.

Looky you with all your ambition to workout.... GOOD FOR YOU! Could you cyber me some ambition..... ;)

Hello,

well soup is on stove cooking and smelling so good and i am so hungry i cant wait to eat it. it is high in fiber and no fat and low cal so i am ready for it,. been looking forward to it all day. cant beleive im making soup in this heat.

well called my boy. he is having fun and misses me but doesnt want to come home till friday nite. i offered to pick him up during the day but he wants to play more. :(
so i have to call him on thurs and see for sure.
im glad hes having fun but i feel sad cuz i miss him and he doesnt seem to care about coming home. i know i am acting silly and TOM hormones are raging.but at nite his dinner chair is empty and his bed at nite and my hubby tells me enjoy it while its quiet and i cant seem to cuz i miss him.
oh well he'll be back soon enough stressing me out so i should relax and enjoy it i guess.

got lots of laundry hung out, dog watered,fish fed,calls made,dinner cooking,beds made, house picked up,coffee pot made for tommorow,dishes washed and floor swept and packed one box.
getting more boxes from work tonight so i can do more tommorow.

well going for now. enjoy the sunshine!!!

Minnie

House hunting is hard and moving is harder.

And I understand about the son, I miss Phil terribly when he goes to my sis for a visit. When he was sick I miss his teasing, joking manner.

I have cramps and yet haven't started and feeling blahs. I have lots to do and it's sunny and yet don't get my butt in gear. I don't know how the day got away from me. Think it's cause the best part of my day, when I first get up was spent on the hospital. And got busy running my son around and got sidetracked.

Have you called nice apt complexes about section 8. I know here that most of the really nice one has a few units on section 8. Houses are alot more limited.

You are doing so good and am so proud of your resolve. Can you believe how far your attitude has changed in just these few weeks.

I wish we lived nearby and you could kick my butt and get me focussed.

No candy bar tonight but did have an ice cream cone from Micky D's before taking Phil to the pool. Treated bud to a brownie fudge sundae----we had about 1/2 hr to kill before the pool opened.

Better scoot.

Haven't even got dishes done up.

Donna

To this day Minnie I can not go more then a few hours without talking to my daughter lol

When she was younger and would go away with girlscouts and such, I was always so depressed until she came back home - she never even wanted me to see her off as I would get so upset lol
we laugh about it now though -

How is house hunting going?

Jade

{{{{{{SANDIE}}}}}} I love soup. It's the perfect food to eat for lunch or for a light dinner. I thought it was funny the other day when I had soup for lunch and then again for dinner last night. Usually I never have soup this time of year, but a cup of soup is much better then fast food.

Have you guys found a place yet? I'm crossing my fingers for you all.

You sure got a lot done already today. I've been up for about an hour and the only thing I've done is answer emails. I have to get off in about 10 minutes because I need to pick a couple of things up in my room.

Have a great day! Katherine

Hiya Minnie... I was just reading all that was written. I am totally proud of you girl! I hope I can be that strong when pressure arises! Heck, I cant even handle the pressure of my sister barging in LOL
You are doing wonderfully Minnie! And you will find a place I am so sure...... remember....Consider the lilies!
And you are up and adam doing something about it too!

:o Aw Poor mouse missin her pup.........

I too would miss my little guy, THe older ONES nahhhhh :tongue:


LOL..... And yes try and enjoy it. And remember he may be a little stinker when he comes home, with rules being differant and differant homes....... You may have to ware him back in.....

Hello,

thanks for the posts and glad to meet you Karen too!

well got up today and had breakfast after i weighed again and i am down more so i cant wait till fridays weigh in to see how i do overall this week but defintly have a good loss.

me and my daughter did the 1 mile walk tape and we both worked out with weights for upper body and i did 50 AB crunches and she did 100. i couldnt do that many though as my ABS were sore.

for breakfast had 2 pkt of strawberry cream of wheat 4 pt.
lunch: 1 can of 99% fat free cheese raviolis 10pt
dinner: 2 eggs, 2 toast and 1 cup of home fries, jam 11pt
snack: 94% fat free popcorn 1 pt
total : 26 pts (range is 24-31)

got towels washed and need to be hng out, fed fish and made bed, took shower./
need to wash dishes yet and clean up more. want to pack a few more boxes yet.

going for now. talk to you later. and thanks for the well wishes on the house hunting, it sure is hard.

take care and enjoy another sunshine day!

Hello Minnie,

dropped in to say hello and I see that your life has been quite busy lately. Hope you have success very soon in your house-hunting. Great work on the ab crunches! I hate those.

I'd love to see where we are all at by the end of 2003.

I'm off to walk the dog in this major heat. Loving it!

Life revolves around dishes and laundry, I swear. Got clothes to fold and towels out on the porch to start to dry. They are extra thick and don't like to have to run them for hours to get them dry. Will put them in the dryer to finish drying and fluff out.

Dishes are done and cramps are so bad I don't feel hungry. Ate 2 bites of mac and cheese that I made Phil and it tasted gross. Know it's the cramps that has me so off food. On my 3rd cup of coffee. Got to get going on my day. Got the vacuum out, and washed a piece of cordoroy for am thinking of covering the big pillows with one side cordoroy which is soft and one side tapestry fabric which is stiff but looks so beautiful.

Washed the cordoroy to pre-shrunk it. But got to go fold clothes before I can dry it. Got to get to the library to return tapes.

Took tylenol but isn't helping. Usually only feel this crumby the first 24 hr. Got pork chops out for grilling later for the Phil.

Going to fix some stuffed dressing---the stove top kind to have with the chops and with the leftover chicken I have.

Right now not interested in food. Cramps are really painful and kinda yucky feeling.

At least you have the forsight to get a jump on packing. I just hope you find a house/apt/townhouse to meet your needs.

Better scoot, the floor isn't going to vacuum itself.

Donna

haha Life does revolve around dishes and laundry.

How sad, how very very sad.

Woo hoo on the scale moving down!!!! :jn :jn

You are working so hard AND I am so proud of you, I am smiling from ear to ear!!! Isn't it wild to lose during TOM? It is virtually unheard of for us. BUT we deserve it, yessiree.

I think soup is a fantastic dieting tool. When I've made a pot of soup, I definitely eat less all week.

Have a good night, my friend!!!

:hug: :hug: :hug:

Hello,

well i just got off the phone with AOL cuz my connection online was all screwed up and it wouldnt let me access anywhere.
but i got it resloved.
well didnt have homefries with dinner had lite sausage links instead and not having popcorn, maybe a popsicle, just too hot.

after dinner went with hubby to his footdoctor appt and then to that ladys to get my section 8 paper back.

called a few more places and left messages, 2 of them called back and places were rented.
it is so hot here. sticky hot. so sitting here with fan blowing on me.
made the choc chip cheesecake for my family. i didnt have any. while they ate it i went and sat on the porch to avoid temptation.

so i feel good i resisted it. :D

girls are now doing the dinner dishes they were suppose to do earlier.

going to watch a lifetime movie tonight too and enjoy this fan and the breeze.

going for now. take care and have a great nite.

Hooray! Hooray! Going to the porch to avoid cheesecake sounds like an excellent strategy. Hooray! Hooray!

:bow: :bow: :bow:

Hi Sandy,

Good for you girl. What determination resisting that cheesecake. I would probably have needed to go for a long drive. Totally away from it altogether. But then I would not have bothered making it either. If I can't have it, I have a hard time preparing it. Lucky for me hubby is happy eating what I fix for the two of us, according to MY program...........hahaha. He is too good for me, I know.

Have another great losing week my friend. WTG!!!

Minnie:

That move to the proch was an excellent idea. Outta sight outta mind as they say. Can't wait to hear what your loss is this week. You have been working hard for it.
Have a wonderfull day.

Judy2:ex:

Minnie

You are really in the zone, resisting that cheesecake. I just finished cutting up cantelope and am going to try and finish the glider pillows recovering them with tapestry material I have on the glider. It turned out beautiful.

I want to make the covers for those pillows, had them in the garage for 14 years, and have had them sunning outside for 5 days. Just fabreze them and will recover them -----just too nice to throw out because they smell of garage. But have a few stains on them and don't have brown color scheme anymore, the tapestry material is multicolor with rust and blue. Sounds ugly but actually very pretty.

Cramps are still bothering me but lower back isn't as bad. Feel like doing something today. Yesterday everything was an effort and was so irritable. I really HATE this emotional aspect of PMS----I keep toying with getting an antidepressant but don't want dependency.

I don't know if it's menopause or just stress creating such emotional chavoc.
I really hate the idea of needing a mood stablizing medication but this emotional swinging, the teariness, etc is so unlike me. I find it hard to take.

Minnie, I hope you find a house soon. Do you have a lease on this home you're at? Will it be an issue leaving your present residence.

Hope to get Phil to the pool today.

He slept late after getting up to eat a bowl of cereal. He seems so tired this summer but I know it 's the mono.

So hot and humid here today, suppose to rain later this afternoon.

Better scoot and get my day moving. Dishes done and trash out, melon cut up and dog out, porch plants watered, and all the laundry is caught up except would like to do rugs but only have a couple and may just keep them till Monday when I can hang them outside to dry.

Donna

MIN... I am so proud of you. RESISTING Cheesecake..... ! That's awesome, and very unselfish of you to make it for your family knowing you wouldn;t be having any.......


You deserve some flowers :spring:

Hello,

well first of all i got up and did 30AB crunches. they are really working and i am seeing a difference in my belly going down.
i also did 1.5 mile walk on tape today. i was sweating up a storm. scale is down more today. i know i shouldnt be weighing so much but i cant help myself.

going to bank soon. called son and he misses me! Yes he finally is missing his mommy. and gosh i miss him. so tommorow taking a ride with the girls during the day to pick him up.
its like 1 1/2 hr ride but will drive across country to get my little guy.

washed dishes, fed fish,watered dog and flowers, washed and hung 1 load of clothes and got 2 more to hang, swept kitchen floor and made beds. dyed my older girls hair. it is redwood auburn(like a cherry red) looks really good too.

have all the fans going as it is so hot. i think on sat going to see if we can go swimming at my aunts pool. she lives 20 min away and has a big inground pool. good exercise too.

well menu for today is:
breakfast: 8 animal crackers: 1.5 pts.
lunch: 2 tuna salad sandwiches(made with 2 tbsp lite mayo,lettuce,onion and pickles) and 8 animal crackers 12pt.
dinner: 2 skinless chicken drumsticks
1.5 cups rice medley,1 cup of corn 11.5pts
snack: 1 popsicle 1 pt.

total 24.5 pts (allowed 24-31)

cant weight to weigh tommorow and post new stats. first mini goal is to go back under 200. by next week should be there with that one.
then it will be 10 pound mini goals like i did before and it worked good.

well enjoy the day and take care.

P.S. dont have a lease here so no problem with leaving.
called the other lady from ad and its close by and we were hoping on it but its 900.00 for 3 bedroom lake front. dont care if im having a lake view or not but still looking. gotta get another paper today. it is depressing already!

talk to you all soon.

Hooray!! You are doing fantastically, Minnie!!!
That is great that you are seeing results from the ab work, too. Doesn't it really motivate you??

Hooray again for your son missing you!!! haha It's about time, b/c his mama has missed him a LOT.

OMG, you are talking about tuna salad sandwiches too. I really need to make some tuna salad, b/c b/w you and Sandielynne, I am craving it now!!!!

thanks for the note Minnie.
I too like the name of your new journal.
Used to love watching the wizzard of of.

Minnie:

It's hot and humid here also. Long days in this humidity is something else. My eating is way off but my water consumption is fantastic. Glad to hear your little guy misses you and he will be home soon. Have a fantastic weekend we are going to a soccer tournament. I can't wait for a few days break from work, cooking, cleaning, laundry and the general running around we mom's seem to do everyday.

Judy2:ex:

Hello,

work was as hot as a sauna. my gosh the sweat just poured off me. came home and took a cool shower and am now in front of the big floor fan.
got 2 call backs about houses. one guy is going to show us a place on sat. and the other lady will call me back with a day and time cuz she cannot do it on the weekend.
got more boxes. my house is consumed by boxes.

having hubby wake me up before he leaves in the morning for work so i can get stuff done before i pick up my son. each way is over 1 hr. so wanna get him by noon to be home by 2.

my aunt called tonight and said for us to use the pool anytime even if there not home so plan to do that so i can cool down and exercise. i wish i could have my own pool. id be in it now. LOL

well i weigh tommorow and cant wait to see it and post it.

i worked hard for it this week and am proud of how well i did all week long. especially through all the stress of house hunting,cramps, the heat and missing my boy.
i am trying to learn to deal with stress without stuffing my face. and i did well handeling it all .

my mom and dad might stop over tommorow night. she said if we come we will bring doughnuts. im like please dont cuz i love doughnuts and shes like well the kids like them and there for them and im thinking well the temptation of 2 dozen doughnuts in front of me will be painful. i love the jelly filled and blueberry filled. so i hope she doesnt bring them if she comes. why do parents do that? like she says we all need to lose weight including herself and then she brings goodies around so we can look at them and feel tempted. dont understand. but if she brings them i am resisting like i did the cheesecake.

i forgot to say that on tuesday nite at work i had to bake toll house choc chip cookies and everyone was eating some warm from the oven and i tell you i was going nuts so i went to the bathroom to get away from it but i resisted and when i came back they were done.

so i have had a few tempting situations this week that i overcame.

hubby had ice cream tonight but hes been doing good anyways. he weighs tommorow too. keeping a wt log for me and him.

feet are killling tonight. i have the podiatist appt on wed nite.

hope he can help me with this problem.

well going to read some journals.

talk to you later. enjoy the nite.

Hi Minnie,

I'm crossing my fingers and toes that scale give you a good reading tomorrow. I weigh-in again on Sunday morning. So I know you are on pins and needles.

I'm really proud of your girl for resisting so well. And I understand what you are saying about your parents undermining your efforts by wanting to bring doughnuts, but I know you can avoid them because you know they really aren't healthy for you. It's a shame you can't tell your parents that you no longer have things like that in the house, for the children either, because they are not healthy for them.

Anyway, I know you will prevail, and in the end you will be the winner. Remember that, and it will make the resisting much easier.

Hang in there kiddo. We are all here to help you succeed.

Good Morning,

well first thing is i weighed in this morning and i lost 5 pounds for the week. making me down a total of 21.5 so i am glad. i have lost 9 pounds in the past 3 weeks and feeling great.

my next goal is to get back under 200 which should occur next weigh in, then 10 pound mini goals.

got up early, it is so hot and humid and i rode 3 miles on the bike and did 1.5 miles on the walk tape.

totaled my exercise for the week and it is as follows:

I did: AB crunches: 200 for the week
bike: 8 miles
Walk tapes: 7 miles

Menu for today:

Breakfast: 2 scrambeled eggs 4pt
2 toast 2pt.
potato plain 3 pt
1 tsp. margerine 1 pt.
10pt.

lunch: 1 cup of soup beef noodles 5pt
banana 2pt.
7pt.

dinner: 2 pkts grits 4pts.
1 tbsp sugar 1 pt.
1 tsp. margerine 1 pt.
6 pt.

snack: 5 cups 94% ff micro popcorn 1 pt.

total: 24 pts. (range 24-31)

got 2 small loads of clothes washed and another small load in washer, fed fish, made bed,exercised and still gotta eat, wash dishes and so on.
going to pick my son up today so long ride ahead but cant wait to see him, though im very tired today as with the heat i didnt sleep well last night at all and had hubby wake me up early so i could exercise and clean before i go pick up my son.
hubby will pick his daughter up after work tonight.
too hot to cook tonight so everyone can have what they feel like making. i am off tonight as far as cooking goes. dont want a big mess of cleanup in this heat and i cooked all week in it at home and work too.

Yes sandie i will resist those doughnuts if they bring them. if i tell them not too they will anyways. thats just how they are.
very good people but food in our family was always love and that is where i got all the bad eating habits from everything revolving around food and it ended up leading to become and addiction and disorder for me that i spend each day struggling to correct.

hubby forgot to weigh cuz he was already dressed and in heavy workboots when i told him so he is weighing tonight or in the morning.

but the scale was up a little for him when he got on dressed so have to wait and see.

well got tons to do so talk later. enjoy your friday and thanks for all the support. it means alot to me.

take care. (going swimming tommorow w/ kids so that will be fun plus i can exercise.)

WHOA, 5 pounds down!

It will be little Minnie Mouse, as my son would say FOR REAL!

Reunions are fun but sometimes quarrelsome. Kids who have been away somehow think their homecoming should be celebrated and forget they are part of a family, with chores, and sharing.

My son is wanting the computer so is hitting me with my socks. He is being playful and ate 2 pudding cups. I warned him about going overboard with snacks. Don't have much snacks here but bought the puddings when he couldn't swallow 2 weeks ago. The pudding hurt more than applesauce so he didn't eat it then. His appetite is back.

Cramps are gone, and going out to eat with my friend Steve for late lunch. Have to work the 12 hr shifts this weekend.

Enjoy the time at the pool. Will catch you probably Monday morning.

Donna

WOWWWWWWWWWWWWW
Way to go Minnie!!!

Hopped in the scale this morning, I didnt lose anymore... I am going to dismantle it and adjust the springs hahaha
More than one way to skin a cat hehe

You should be so proud of yourself!
I cant wait to see you type 1 ..instead of 2...

Sandy,

You are doing so great! Good will power. I'm very proud of you! I read an article about how bad donuts are for you, and I just won't eat them anymore. I love the chocolate they put on them though! :(

I'm so happy those 9 pounds came off fast for you. That gives you a great boost! I give you a lot of credit for exercising in that heat, too! So draining. That's dedication!

Good work, keep it up!!

:hug:

I am so HAPPY for you, Minnie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FIVE POUNDS!!!!!

I know you are so glad that you did so well this week. Especially with all the challenges you've had. It was HARD WORK, girl -- and you DID IT !!!!!

:jn :dc :jn

Man, I laughed long and hard at the thought of you going in the bathroom to hide from the toll house cookies.

Have a great day and enjoy getting your boy back!!!!:hug:

Hello Minnie,

5 lbs.. that is awesome!!!:) My scales have been playing Evil Evil tricks on me lately, hehe.. Congrats on not giving into temptation of the cookies or the donuts you are so determined!! It's gonna feel great to break that 200lb mark :D

hey girl !!!!


I am so glad you never let go



:jn



my mouse is BACK !!!!



:hop:


:hug:

Hello,

well picked up my son and wow was it a drive. i clocked the miles and it was 38 miles one way so i drove a total of 76 miles today just to pick him up.
talked for awhile with exes wife. she is changing for the better thank goodness and now understands all i put up with, with him.

well came home and it was already after 3 and me and kids didnt have lunch so ate lunch late and this house is so hot i defintily wasnt cooking. so hubby comes home from a bad day of work and has work all day tommorow and the heat is killing him so he was very moody and was mad there wasnt food cooked on the stove. so i told him why and that i would make him eggs or something easy and he threw a major fit.
which escualted into a fight of me getting so ticked off. so here we are yelling and he goes to stomp upstairs and i threw his lunchbox at him and everything fell out of it(i didnt hit him) and there on the floor is his banana loaf so i crushed it like a 2 yr old having a temper tantrum. well he ended up taking a shower then mowing the lawn with a face from hell on so i tried talking to him but he was still being very nasty so i was going to go with the kids and stay at my sis's till sunday or monday. well i asked him if he wanted me to take his daughter with me and hes like where are you going and i told him if he cant appreciate me or needs to take his job out on me i am not putting up with it cuz i am good to him and dont deserve that treatment.
well he apologized but i wasnt impressed cuz i feel he apologized cuz he felt he had too.
well then comes my sis and niece and he is outside so i tell her whats going on and he gets madder cuz i am telling her. then comes mom and dad with the 2 dozen doughnuts in hand.
so we quit fighting but he was hardly sociable during the visit and excused himself early to go to bed. so my older girl went home with my sis and the other kids are here.
i went upstairs after they left and tried again to talk to him and he was still in a mood. so tommorow taking kids to my aunts and my sis is meeting me there with my daughter and niece and we will all swim and have a cookout and i told him if he wants to meet us down there after work he can if not fine.
it was a stupid fight and he was totally out of line and i told him i am not his target if hes mad that he needs to be nicer.
he was flipping out towards the kids for dumb things and then he got mad cuz my son ate his pudding cup i buy him for work. kids have there snacks and he has his but i need to go to the store so i let my kid eat it so i totally snapped by this point and really told him off using alot of choice words. Hey Minnie aint taking this crap from anyone though i love him dearly he wont get away with this kind of crap either.
so i warned him if he keeps up with this then when my kids go for the 5 days with there dad next week i wont be available for him. i said i am not just here for when hes ready to be nice or in a good mood. i dont mind bad moods but this was beyond that.

well enough venting.

i had 1/2 doughnut :c( but a few bites into it i said to myself "what the heck are you doing?" so i gave the rest to my daughter. at least i didnt eat a whole one and i did great today with all foods and i was at lowest range of points so not worried as i had points to spare.
i have about a dozen doughnuts sitting on kitchen table and not tempted. i bit into the one from stress but stopped myself in my tracks so feel good about that.

well going for now. hope your all having a better nite than me!

Wow, your hubby had a mood! Doesn't he understand how much you do? It's not like you're a housewife sitting around eating bon-bons all day! (no insult meant to any housewives out there!) Well, I'm glad you stood up for yourself. He was probably overwhelmed with the heat and frustration. Unfortunately, you were an easy target.

Good for you with the donuts! My WW leader says that if you really want it, then take one bite and get rid of the rest. For me, that would be difficult. I'd probably eat half like you did. It certainly won't put 5 pounds back on you! You'll be fine. Just call it banked "bad food" points and forget it.

I hope you have a good weekend, despite your hubby. :) Enjoy the swimming.

Thanks Stacey! im not worried over 1/2 a doughnut. that is progress to me as i didnt eat the whole one and awhile back i wouldve easliy eaten 2 or 3.
i promised myself no foods omitted and i would use moderation and not deprivation as that only leads to me wanting it more than binging.

well hubbys asleep now and hope he is less moody tommorow. i know all couples fight so im not upset about that and i do understand with the heat and all he is tired and cranky but so am I and i wont be a target for his moods and i wanted to get that point across to him.

good nite

good morning,

well the 1/2 doughnut didnt do any damage as im down another half pound this morning so treating this weekend like regualr weekdays and am focusing on eating healthy and not overeating.
going swimming soon with the kids but gotta stop at store cuz my son has been bugging me for some shark suit set. its the fins and flippers and so on so i promised and mommy always keeps her promises.

didnt eat breakfast.
for lunch having something extremely small so i can eat something at my aunts cookout but not overdoing it. i skipped exercise as i plan to exercise in the pool. i like to swim laps.
if i had my own pool id exercise each day in it,. maybe one day.

well hubby is gone to work. dont know if hes coming to my aunts or not so its up to him. were on a talking level but i am pretty cold as far as im just answering but not making conversation and i am not going to till he understands how i feel with this. so its up to him but i am not stressing on it and wont reach for food to comfort myself i am loving and focusing on me for a change and going to have a blast with the kids and family today!

washed small load of clothes and girls hung them out and have one more small load in now. made beds,did dishes,. swept floor, son took a bath,fed fish,made coffee pot for hubby for tommorow but was tempted not too(he needs to appreciate and not expect)
i never mind doing things for him cuz i love him but when its not appreciated and just expected than i feel differently about doing it. i am not a maid nor a cook and i dont live here alone but i feel like i do.
everything is left to me. i make the kids help now and dont expect hubby to come home and clean after work but he could cut me a break and understand what its like and if not he will when hes doing things on his own.
got beach bag packed and kids are ready so i must go eat something and get going.

enjoy the day and take care.

P.S. for anyone who doesnt know me i do love my husband very much and i know all couples fight but i am being stubborn cuz i want to be appreciated and not taken for granted. all women are not slaves,maids,cooks we are people and are men need to be more greatful for all we do each day.
i do alot here and i work and i give to everyone and all i want is to be teated nice. not too much to ask i think.

ok enough venting now going to enjoy my day.

Good for you Minnie! I have had fights like this with my huby as well - and he usually thinks I am just blowing off steam - but I really mean it when i say "i demand respect!"

I am sure he will come around soon - he is a decent man as you know :)

I am also super proud of you that you did not give into the snacks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and you allowed yourself to have good time inspite of his mood - you did great minnie! :cheer:


Jade

Hello,

well me and hubby are made up now . yesterday i went to my aunts swimming and later on hubby showed up. i knew he was sorry then and trying to make up.
so we swam alot ( i did laps) and i tanned or tried too. i ended up getting burnt. now i will tan. i wore sunblock but i still burned.
well menu yesterday was:
breakfast: none
Lunch: cup of soup
Dinner: 2 small pieces of pizza(1 plain and 1 mushroom)
salad, diet soda
snack: handful of cheese pretzels, 1 oatmeal cookie
then went with sis and kids to an ice cream parlor. i new i was doomed but i decided it was my cheat night so i had a sundae.
well i got on scale this morning and maintained from yesterday so as of the whole weekend am down 1/2 pound from friday so im glad.

todays menu:
breakfast: none
Lunch: cheddar cheese soup 8pts.
dinner: chicken drum and thigh(marinated in A1 marinade)8pts.
1 cup asian rice 5pts.
1 cup peas 1 pt.

snack: 1 sugar free popsicle 0pts
1 sugar free fudgesice 1 pt

total 23 pts(range 24-31)

exercise today: 2 mile walk tape and 60 AB crunches.

going for now cuz hubbys back from fishing and got to make dinner. take care.

Hello,

well didnt eat my popsicle tonight so low on points but i am not really hungry so skipping it.

a place called us back and were going to see it tommorow,. its half a double and on the other side lives a lady with 5 kids. :tomato:
my dad isnt happy cuz he says the town is a crime town so looking at it anyway and have to see. if it looks like a bad place to live then will pass on it but she does take section 8.
got 2 other places to call tommorow too and hoping to look at more on thurs nite when kids are at there dads.

went and looked at 2 trailer parks and one was really nice and i got the number of park manager but find out there only to buy and not rent and the other park was a slum park. run down and all rift raft people with beds in the yard and garbage. i told hubby to drive fast and get me out of there. it made my house look like a palace.

i talked to someone else who asked about section 8 and doesnt take it and 2 other places said they were small places. one was already rented and 5 never called back so i am so frustrated.

got sparklers for kids and small fireworks that lit up and smoked and we did those since kids wont be here for the 4th of july.

my older girl has outgrown sparklers and the other 2 werent thrilled but they did like the other fireworks.
the dog was barking he didnt like them cuz of the noise.

dinner was so good, i marinated the chicken in a new A1 marinade but hubby didnt like it so he took off the skin. mine i eat without skin.

hubby was really good and romantic today too of course and we are back to normal and hes sorry. i know he loves me but i told him when he acts like he did it hurt my feelings so he said he will behave with what he says and respect my feelings.

got a new water bottle. it holds alot and has a stick in it you freeze and it fits back in the bottle to keep it cold and avoid using ice cubes.

hubby weighed and is 1 pound up from last week. must be all the doughnuts. i thought hed be up ,more cuz he ate alot of doughnuts and pizza and ice cream but he said its the weekend and will go back on his diet tommorow. for me i havent gone off even on the weekend just had a few small treats.
i really wanna go back under 200 this week. today i was 200.5 so looking like i will go under this weigh in.

tommorow got to go to the bank and lots to do cuz tuesday is suppose to be nice and might take the kids to my aunts swimming again so i can exercise more in the pool. i love to swim and my bathing suit looked good on. i could see where the toning exercises and crunches are working. my arms dont look as flabby and starting to see definiton of some muscle so am glad.

well gotta go for now. have a good nite.

Minnie

I am so glad you got some time to enjoy the family and hubby quit being a butthole. I know that on Sunday I am not good company due to fatigue. I sleep only about 5 hr Sat and Sun. So darn tired but can't sleep and if I did, wouldn't sleep Sunday night. It's almost 3:20 a.m. Monday morning, haven't slept yet. I am headed there soon.

Your husband may suffer extreme fatigue if working in the heat. I realize it isn't an excuse to vent on you or the kids, but maybe when not so tired you two can talk of other options of handling the stress and fatigue.

Maybe he needs time/space after first coming home to de-wind. I don't know the details but know there are times I tell Phil NOT NOW, meaning I can't handle his issue at that moment. I love him with my heart but there are times I need him to let me alone or talk to me about his day without demanding stuff. We have talked that Saturday isn't the day to expect me to take him places far from home.

Working in this humid hot weather is draining, just like working in a kitchen. He may feel like your not cooking for him is saying he doesn't matter. Guys see physical acts of caring as acknowledgement of love. I know I am playing devil's advocate but guess what I am saying is he may feel he needed to vent cause he felt under-appreciated, working outside and not even food on the table.

I know there are times I feel Phil takes it all for granted. And my feeling gets hurt but recognize he is going thru growing pains and hormones.

Headed for bed.

Donna

Hi Min,

Glad you made it up with hubby. You are right, sometimes our partners forget about all that we do 'behind the scenes' and we don't get the respect we so rightly deserve - you but you were right to stick to your guns, and he came round in the end!

I'm sure your weigh in this week will bring you down below 200lb, particularly if you are swimming as well as your usual exercise!

The one thing I do think you should do though, if you don't mind me saying, is have breakfast. It really is the most important meal of the day, and although you may not feel like eating you should try, because it will raise your metabolism. Think of your metabolism as a fire - you have to keep feeding it. If you let it run cold and then put a big log on the ashes nothing will happen, but if you keep it going all of the time it will keep the fire burning nicely!

Hello and thanks so much for all the advice.

well didnt sleep much last night, just kept thinking about this place were going to look at tonight. i have myself a nervous wreck. i am a bad person to deal with change but eventually i do adjust.

Got up and did the 2 mile WATP tape and also did 100 AB crunches. :D
feeling energized and strong.

Menu for today:

breakfast: had 3 slices raisin toast 3 pts and 1 tsp margerine 1pt.

Lunch: salad 0pt. w/ chicken cut up in it 4-5 pts. 4 tbsp ff french 2 pts. pickles 0 pt

dinner: 2 egg salad sandwiches(made with 3 eggs and 2 tbsp. lite mayo, and 8 animal crackers 13.5 pts.

snacks; sugar free popsicles 0pts.

total: 24.5 (range 24-31)

down 1/2 pound more today and on an even 200 so cant wait to go below it.
lost 1 pound since friday and for me i cant beleive last 2 weekends i have lost.
am very nervous about the 2 4th of july cookouts coming up this week but will focus and keep doing as i have been holiday or not.

looks like rain and i just hung out towels. got small load in washer yet, made beds, got dishes soaking, wrote out a few bills, fed fish, exercised, showered, ate , swept floor, coffe pot prepared,and got to go to bank and library yet.

i need to call off work to and pretend im sick. i dont like doing this but i need to go look at this house tonight cuz then the owners are going away till sunday and hubby wants me to look at it too.

kids are so rowdy today too and goofing off in a way that is getting under my skin. im just edgy from my nerves but am not stress eating for the first time in my life handleing problems without the comfort of food. hard to beleive.

ok going for now.

enjoy the day ahead and take care.

Hi there, Minnie Mouse! Just wanted to stop by and lend my support to you, since you've posted in my journal! I haven't had time to read through more of your journal yet, but from just the last part, it sounds like you're under quite a bit of stress these days. But you seem to be handling it really well, and I'm happy for you that you aren't turning to food for comfort! I hope things go well later on when you go to see that house. Good luck and I'll check back to see how things turned out. Oh, and I'm rooting for you to make your goal of getting below the 200 mark!

Wow. I miss a lot when I take the weekend off.

I'm so proud of you for sticking up for yourself, Minnette. You are right. We should be partners in our relationships. If we cannot share tasks equally (for whatever reason), I think a little appreciation is not out of order. Frankly, I think a LOT of appreciation is the best!!

I think you learned a lot from your past marriage and I can see it working in your current one over the past year we've known each other. Your strength sets a great example for your kids too, I think.

Minnie!!!!! You are going to be below 200!!!!!!!! How exciting. Isn't it wonderful when all the hard work pays off???

AND you STOPPED AFTER ONLY HALF A DONUT!!!!!!!!

Oh my god. You are amazing. Absolutely amazing.

I'm so glad we are friends!

Minnie

I sure hope you find a house soon. I know it's a big adjustment moving and being in a new school district, would be nice if your kids got to know some of the kids in the neighborhood before school started.

I wish we were neighbors and you could walk with me at the mall in the morning or go shopping with me and monitor my purchases. I keep telling myself no more towels. What a stupid obscession. Have towels for a lifetime. No joke.

You could teach me how to use my crockpot. No joke. I'll teach you how to defat some of those old favorites. Make you a flower arrangement or cover you some pillows for a house warming gift.

But for now I peek into your day via DT and cheer your successes and support your efforts to be happy in life.

I feel this comraderie with you, being a single mom and devoted to my kiddo like I see in yourself. Minnie, I am sure your kids and husband don't always see the efforts you take on their behalf but here on DT we see it and know what an AWESOME mom and wife you are.

And to think I was gonna send you some bigger clothes, and wasn't that long ago. You are the come back KID!

:cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

Donna

Hey Minnie,

Glad to see that you're sticking to program and counting those points!

Don't let my journal entry dull your enthusiasm. I'm a little bit obsessive/compulsive and so counting calories or points kind of makes me crazy. I just have to find my own way of doing things.

Today, I did pretty good. But like you I have a problem controlling my life without the comfort of food. Everytime I wanted to yell at my kids I would rush to the cake or candy or bread, etc.

I had a few yelling episodes with my kids today because I have been doing well on controlling my eating. I had to apologize a few times. I'm hoping things will get better....easier to control as I find new ways of dealing.

Anya aka Cactus

Good luck with the house. I know it's rough, but you will find the perfect place for you and your family. It's a shame you had to call in sick, (I'm assuming you don't get paid for sick days?) but hopefully it will work out.

I'm glad you and hubby made up. Isn't it nice when they come crawling back? :) Milk it!!

Good job with the weekend. You're getting stronger every day.

:hug:

Hey there Minnie

:cheer:HOORAY FOR THAT 200!!:cheer:

I can't wait to pop in here and see 199 or lower. That is so wonderful.

Good luck with the house visit tonight. Hope it's what you're looking for and that all goes well for you.

Take care.

Minnie:

Sometimes men can be such bone heads. So glad you stuck to your guns and didn't let your hubby think it was ok to treat you that way. I do know how he feels working out in the heat all day but it's no excuse to come home and take it out on anyone else. Congrats on getting down to the 200 mark. Your gonna make the 100's this week. I can feel it. Your working so hard and your control is fantastic.
Have a wonderfull week.

Judy2:ex:

Hello,

Thanks everyone for all the support!

I slept in a bit today, more than i wanted too but got up and did the 1 mile WATP tape, rode 3 miles on bike, did weights, and 50 AB crunches. on second load of laundry and put one basket away,swept floor, made beds, fed fish and washed dishes, ,made coffee pot for tommorow.

my 13 yr old is going to her friends and sleeping over till tommorow. my other 2 were so bad yesterday there not going swimming today. i told them when they behave then i will take them cuz yesterday was super stressful and there behavior only added to it.

well went to look at that house. really nice house and super roomy. it was a 1/2 dbl and on the other side was a woman, man and 5 kids. well 4 of the kids were boys and 1 girl and she told me when she saw my 2 girls who are built quite mature "oh no she said i have teen boys and have had alot of trouble with them with girls" so i am thinking great.
so we go in to look at her place and it looks like our half would. well it was nice but then i see her kids are all of different races and i hope im not offending anyone cuz i am not racist at all but it just was unsettling to me and hubby. plus the neighborhood looked rough and run down so we went home and called the owner who forgot to meet us anyways and hubby told him the place was rift-raft. so needless to say we arent taking it.
called another one last night and husband is calling us back to set a day to see it and another one too.
so i got some leads but i did cry for awhile last night and felt so depressed over this as well as my kids are so frustrated and dissapointed but that neighborhood spelled trouble and i dont need that.
the main st was where the bus comes and it looked like the slums of the ghetto.
bars and all kind of weirdos hanging out so it was out of the question. hubby knew how upset i am and was very understanding to my needs. i missed work for it and i dont get paid sick days.

I am behind on bills and trying to get my head above water.
my sis and mom are causing me stress( i wont go into it now) but lets just say they can be shallow and have an opinion on everything and are judgemental .

but i didnt stress eat through any of it. was so tempted to give in last night to left over shells in sauce in fridge but i went to bed with my water instead. :D

happy for it today too as the scale read 199.
cant wait till i weigh in.
i have hit under 200 again and feel great. the weight is coming off cuz i am being so committed so i got to keep focused and keep on going.

Menu for today:

breakfast: none (got up late)
Lunch: 2 tuna salad sandwiches, banana 11 pt
dinner: 2 veal parm patties, 1 potato and 1 cup red beets 13pts.
snack: sugar free fudgesicle 1pt

total: 25 pts (range 24-31)

take care and enjoy the day.

Wow!! UNDER 200! That's awesome, Sandy. I can't wait until I see that number. Keep up the positive attitude, it's contagious!

I'm sorry you're having a rough time with your family and kids. That only adds to your own worries. But you handled it without eating, that's great! Our little mouse has grown up! :laugh:

Take care, and good luck with the other houses!

Thanks Stacey, your words mean so much.

well my neighbor just stopped in and my son went swimming with her to her daughters. she has boys so he was thrilled to go for a few hours.

so i am running now to do errands while hes gone.

take care.

Minnie

Please call some of the better apt complexes and see if they don't have section 8. 14 yr ago I rented and the rent was almost $400 a month but had some welfare moms there on section 8. I had 2 bedroom with washer and dryer hook up and large walk in closets and swimming pool on the grounds.

I know they didn't have many but there was some and it was a nice place next to the community park. Could see the tennis court out my window.

I am glad you're not eating over the stress.

Donna

Hello,

will look into it Donna and thanks!

we may be going to look at a place by my familys on thursday nite.

dinner was so good but didnt overeat. stayed within points and we had veal parm one of my fav. and there are leftovers and there not tempting me :D

hubby had for snack double whopper with cheese from work. he is really slacking and it is showing on the scale cuz its going up and not down but i will stand by him no matter what he decides as he has for me. he says he is still dieting but it doesnt seem it. anyways the scale for me is going down and that is what i am focusing on. my jeans shorts i wore today are loose and baggy and were tight not long ago so making progress.

tommorow morning son has dentist appt so came home from work and washed clothes. and hung out for tommorow cuz i have to get up early to shower and exercise.
my girl has an earache. dont know if its swimmers ear but if it hurts in the morning then gotta get her an appt tommorow cuz kids are going to there dads tommoorow nite till sunday so gotta pack for them too and wont send her if shes sick but shes not sick just sore ear which she gets now and then.

i have podiatrist appt tommorow nite so i will be totally busy tommorow. will try to log on here but have to see. i like to post even if its just menu and exercise.

tonight had puter problems and fixed it but it was a pain.

i have a question if anyone can help id be grateful. on my desktop my taskbar is normally on bottom of screen and somehow is now on side and i cannot resize it to get it back on the bottom. anyone know how i can fix it to go back where it was?

well going for now. take care.

Hello Minnie, It's me Ruthieb saying hello...anyway I was wondering if you have ever had your daughter checked for TMJ put your hands on the joints on her jaws have her to open and close her mouth if you feel a clicking in the joint she has it. It is very painful I have it and when it flairs up a lot it feels like a earache well hope this helps talk at you soon. ~Ruthieb~

Minn, I hope you get to 199 this week. It must have been exciting for you to see that on the scale!!! (Even if it was not the right day.)

Minnie

A computer zero. Can't help you there.

Sounds like you're chief transporter and everyone has some minor boo boo that needs attention.

Is the podistrist for the pain in your feet? I have bone spurs and have had cortisone shots twice, and am on anti-inflammatory daily. I wear heel inserts to take pressure off my heels.

Hope he can help you.

Donna

Minnie, put the cursor on the taskbar and hold down the mouse and drag in to the bottom of your desktop were it was before..

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Minnie, just click and drag it back down to the bottom.

Minnie:

Just popping in to see how your doing. Busy as usual I see. Hope your daughter is feeling better and if it's from swimming I get that every once in awhile. I put a couple of drops of oil in my ear and it clears right up. It's an old trick my mom used to do on me and worked like a charm.
Have a great day.

Judy2:ex:

Hello,

Nice to see all the posts, advice and support.

well last night went to my podiatrist appt and i have what is called Plantar Fasciilis(heel spur syndrome)
so they tapes up my foot with support pads and i could barely get my foot back in the sandal to leave. it was so funny i was in tears laughing so my hubby hears me and has to come check out what they did to me.
anyways i have foot exercise/stretches to do each day and to take Celebrex(anti inflammatory) for 2 weeks and then get an x-ray done before next appt. they want me to get certain kind of insoles or i can get them there. He said if after these 2 weeks it doesnt get better than we will be discussing cortisone shot and or physical therapy. its in both feet but worse in the right foot. surgery is ovbiously a last resort so hope it dont come to that. he is a wonderful doctor and takes whatever time you need to talk to you.
he said the floors at work arent the problem but dont help the problem either.
if i didnt go it wouldve gotten really bad where id have trouble walking so glad i went.

that place for rent in this area the lady called back last night and left message thsat she will call back today so hope we can go see it. i gotta call this one guy tonight at 5 to maybe go see that place so got a few lined up to look at.
Breakfast:
todays menu: 3 eggs, 1 slice cheese, salsa, 2 slices toast w/ 1 tbsp pt butter 12pt

lunch: none

dinner: 2 ff ballpark hot dogs with buns 6 pt
1/2 cup porn n' beans 2 pt
1/2 cup whole potatoes(canned) 2 pt
10pts

snack: 5 cups 94% ff popcorn 1 pt
1 sugar free fudgsicle 1 pt.
2 pts.

total pts. 24pts. (range 24-31)

have bed made, washed 2 very small loads of me and hubbys clothes, exercised,fed fish, and got more to do as i need to leave early to pick up me and hubbys checks and go to bank before work cuz banks are closed tommorow.

will post weight stats tommorow and tally up exercise log.

have a great day and a super 4th of july tommorow.
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