:mus:

Boy, Guess I sparked something with TABOO…. Now just to clear it up a teeny bit. My personal Taboos aren’t food I tell myself to stay away from…. There foods I just stay away from automatically cause of some mishap, Like maybe I was so shocked at how many calories they had, or at a young age someone told me they were bad for me and it stuck….. Things along those lines….

I picked up Dr. Phil’s Book on Saturday, and if anything it is mentally draggin me along to a better me. When I say draggin I don’t mean my feet are draggin, but its giving me the push I need. I like his idea of not aiming for a goal weight but how much weight I want to lose. I know that I get overwhelmed easily. And that was something that became very clear to me this weekend, when I had a abundance of chores I wanted and needed mentally to get done, and it almost had a crippling affect on me. That it was to much and I almost didn’t do it. I almost started beating myself up inside. But I told myself breath, just do this, and get this done. When its all done move on. A part of me would say, but it will take forever and you won’t be able to move on and you will never get done. But I let it go and was able to get a lot done. More then I would have imagined.
Cleaned sons room out, including all his drawers, closet, old toys and old clothes, dusted and vacuums all the edges of his room. Cleaned my room and master bathroom, including tub, shower, toilet room sinks, window seals, dusted, vacuumed and cleaned all the base boards up stairs along with all the edges of carpets, and stairs. I also was able to dust each leaf on my tree upstairs. Then I worked my way downstairs. And got most of what I wanted done. BUT so anyways I realized that about myself, and then I started Dr. Phil’s book, and it dawned on me. Its to much. And this is why I never get there. Mentally I won’t allow myself to get there cause its to much….. My brain feels like it grew from this revelation….. SERIOUSLY…. So. For now, for me. I won’t be concerned with a GOAL weight. Right now. Right now. I will lose 10 pounds. Losing 10 pounds is my goal. Its attainable for me. I know I can do it. And I feel good about. I have NO time to do it in other then Right now today… Today I will work on it. My plan for now is to eat 1500 to 1600 cal. Get a hold of it. Feel normal in that range. An go from there.

JESSICA You crack me up.. You truly are a neat person…

LISREY Yes, we all have our Taboos. Regardless of our mind set. I think there are just things we know are not good for us, so we stay away.

BETH For me it’s a good idea. It’s a structure for me.

BIRDY BUNS BECAUSE NEGATIVES MAKE ME FEEL BETTER :tongue: THAT WHY! Lol…. And and I beg to differ CHICK…. A donut the size of a quarter that yields 60 cals 50 of it fat is ON THE TABOO LIST. Period… And and you tell me to stop being so mean to myself yet tell me that I’ve only said one smart thing…. PFFF… WE REALLY MUST BE RELATED….. YOUR MEAN….. lol, GRAWR, That’s why I love ya…kitten…. ;)

DEA Let me see, mm hmm I have to agree on the Hot Dogs – Blech, Mechanically separated, Lips, and Butt holes, just doesn’t sounds YUMMY to me…
There are definite limited items, better never get rid of items. EVEYTHING in Moderation, UNLESS THERE ON MY TABOO LIST… lol

GETNFIT Sam’s Club makes a huge box you can buy of the little demon so called gems. Aint worth the chocolate, but DH says they are cause it $3 bucks for the whole box. Yippee Ky Yeah…. Thanks for your words of encouragement

ANASTASIA Good to see you…. Hoping for betterness for you…. Pmd you…

JUDY2 Big Macs. Hmm I use to Love Big Macs, and I just realized that they must be on my Taboo list too cause I haven’t had in forever. Boy those tastes good, but NOT WORTH it…. Hope your days are getting better.

ARFAIN Whatever we call it all I know is I’m not eating like a PIG anymore…. Willie nillie with anything….. nope. Have to think before I feast…. What’s good what’s better for me. Thanks for the congratz, BUT….I really am just losing the same pounds over and over…. NEEDS to STOP….

LUTHA AWLLLLLLLL…… Gosh, GEE, Wow.. huh,,, Thankeee chikee… Yes, we shall meet some day. Thanks for the understanding in my GLAMIS DUNE run… It twas scary…… Sometimes it seems that a group will do well and a group will falter…. Its our time to well again….. Texas wont be till next year sometime. And if were meant to go will go!

JESSICA Because of your post just right now, I will fit this into a NEW journal instead of this one…. Thanks here it is……And here’s your TITLE well sorta….Need to please the highers ups..

:rofl: I love you my lil poodle!

I am glad you are starting over!


Now, i am going to run through this house and do as you did, because I am so far behind..LOL

See you adopted Jess's ideas on a new journal title...i did like the full length version jess suggested, but we dont want to shock anybody lol..
i went back to your old journal and read your post about the tabbo list...i guess mine is more a stay away from list.. i like to know that if i really wanted it i could have it but as i get further along i realise that any buzz i used to get from junk food i dont get now...i get another feeling, usually a gut ache :D
I like your 10 pound goal, i think thats a workable way of attacking this my friend...i am an overwhelmed personality at times...somedays i have so much planned i think its all or nothing...i must get it all done or not even start...i still work on that mentality- not always successfully i might add...
i will be cheering you on Maxi- i believe in you!
hugs bell :)

:D nice title, Maxi!! I like your new 'tude, too.

if you told me to run 100 miles, I'd tell you where to go. If you told me to run 5 miles 20 times, I'd say "I'm all over it." It's all in the phrasing of the project, to my mind. :)

Awesome RAWR attitude & great new journal! I love to hear the confidence you are projecting and I think it's a great idea to chop your goal down to losing 10 pounds. I use 10-pound mini-goals and I always feel so good when I hit one... Go for it!

Lisrey :ribbon:

I vote, rename "mini goals" to milestones, a' la Birdie :)

because 10 pounds gone for good is a lot of work that deserves to be celebrated with a better name!

Dear Maxi,

I found your new Journal .... and I am eager to read about your progress .....

I find Dr. Phil's book wonderful to pick me up and get me going ....

Our weight loss journey is a one day at a time journey ...

Be patient (lol I am the last person to tell someone else to have patience .....) but you see when God passed out patience I was in such a hurry to get over to the Ding Dong line ... that I just didn't make it back in time ...

Make it a great evening Maxi ... :coach: LET'S GO .... . As always, Monica

Good Morning Maximum

Like the new journal. The title is catchy. I also like the goal change. I changed my at the beginning of the year because I was getting overwhelmed with the longterm big goal. So I changed it to something else(140). When i get there I will reevaluate and then move on.

I have't read Dr Phil's book. The library doesn't have it nor does the book store. If I want it I have to order it. Maybe later.

Ordered me some new workout clothes yesterday from Penney's. You know something cute to give me that extra boost of motivation. Hard to stay motivateed when you are working out in sweats that are older than the hills.

Have a wonderful day.
Renee:D

maximum RAWR for maximum effects :D
:hug:

OHMIGOD, that's awesome, dea!!!

(Of course, let's credit where credit's due---RAWR is a dea-ism, as is meep. Consider her the lexicon maven. In addition to all her other, many and varied, talents. Or resident Renaissance Woman. Or something.)

:D Hope you have a great day, journal owner Maxi!!

Calorie:1235 :eyes:

HOW I DID THAT KNOW CLUE…….. Check it….

Food for yesterday:
1/8C. of creamer (50),1 Corn Tortilla (90)1oz Ham (30)w/onion and mushrooms, ¼ c. of Egg Beaters (35)

1 Yogurt (90),¼ Orange (20)

Romaine, Brocc,Snap Peas, Onion, 1 T. Parmesan (25) 2 T. FF Blue (35) (blech) ! Tyson Chicken(150)

Homade Oatmeal Choc chip Cookie (80) I ate this By choice.

Cookie (80) Not by choice.. Mindlessly ate it..

Mashed Taters (230) Salmon ( 100) Veggies w/ sauce (80)

1 HC Carmel Sandwich (140)

I seriously didn’t try to eat only 1235 Just happened.

I need to go to the Farmers Market to get some fresh veggies, Salad yesterday was whilty and all I could hear was my Mum saying, OH, Don’t eat that buy fresh, So maybe I can cruise out of here around noon for some fresh veggies. And Some carrots for Pup-n-Stuff. He’s dyin for one. Poor guy…. He’s always poppin in his head near the veggie bin looking for his treat……He’s also chewed all the hair off his back toes…. Any suggestions on that would be helpful, Or maybe I should just take him to the vet.

My daughter has practice every night this week, Then a Fashion show she has to be in to raise money on Friday, Of which I have to make Oatmeal cookies and bring water.

You got to love California, It poured rain from about 8:00 last night till early this morning, and WHALA the Sun is a shining…….Thank you lord.
Little guy is going to go spend time with Grandma for a few nights which means the DH and I will be alone tonight….Scary…Were never alone…. Adventures ahead………….

So by now I’m sure you all wondering.. “Where’s the Workout Minutes?” Well, they are floating around the anxiety riddled Max, saying…. A little won’t do!, It’s a Everyday thing! You won’t be able to keep up! A Little WONT DO! YOU DON’T HAVE TIME! BREATHING HEAVY—BREATHING HEAVY….HEAVE HEAVE Insert scared smilie….. weak smilie, sad frownie, Hunched Over frowniie……

And RAWR changed to Meep. When did I become so hmmm What’s the word….PYCHOTIC! :eyes: Guess all that junk that happened to me along the way has built me into this weakling Biatch. But the real me, Is tough, Witty, and can do a awesome Cher impression. I’m buff, and tight, I wear what I want and I carry it well. I NEED TO BREAK OUT OF THIS SHELLLL….. LAZY GIRL LEAVE…..LAZY MIND LEAVE…..

BIRDIE BUNS: So did ya catch up? Grrrr, My little Peegion! (HEAVY ON THE ACCENT)…….

BELL: I can use all the cheering I can get, Being as this is the only place I will ever get it. Its all a Mind game for me…..

JESSICA: Mental…..Mind Control…Hmmm Maybe some Hypnotizing would work.. Hmmm must think…. MILESTONE IT IS…..!

BART: Coming in for a landing on the 10… I can do it, I can I can……

MONICA: Oh Monica…. God did not create Ding Dongs……. That was ME! Sorry I detoured you…. Now Go get back in line… He still has plenty…

ARFAIN: Now, even if you had the opportunity to purchase DR Phil. WOULD YOU? Maybe if someone gave it to you for free! ;) huh! Admit it…….. lol

DEA: In fact Why don’t I just change my name to RAXIMUM…. Its sounds Tougher ( say that in heavy syrupy down south type accent) YES YOU ALL HAVE A ACCENT….

JESSICA: I’m right here you know.! :rofl: Thanks!

Ok Ok - now I am a duhhhhhhhhh what in the world does RAWR stand for? :shrug:

Everyone else here seems to know - fill me in guys! lol

Even though I am have a duhhhhhh day, I love your new journal! :)


Beth :not:

Thanks Beth, I'm glad you asked what that stands for, I didn't get it either. LOL :D
And while we are on the subject (duhhhh) what is ROFL?
:o
Thank you for the info.
Lucky

:hijacked:

lol thanks lucky I am glad I am not the only one going duhhhhhhh lol ;)

oh ROFL = :rofl: = rolling on the floor laughing - thats one I do know and ROFLMAO = rolling on the floor laughing my a** ( but lol ) off

lol = laughing out loud

and brb means - be right back

fyi means for your information

and imho means in my humble opionion

much more then you wanted to know huh ? lol sorry....I just got on a roll here and was rotfl fyi inmho lol brb ( not )

Beth :not:

RAWR!!! You say it.

Ok kids... It doesnt stand for anything.. Its a word...!

A lion says GROWL

Maxi says RAWR....

And a kitty say FIT FIT!

The cow says MOOOOOOO...............

GET IT!!!! GOT IT???? SILLY WABBITS!!!

LOL! Got it. thanks for the explaination. :-)
Beth, I knew the others except IMHO, I thought was In My Honest Opinion, but I guess it could work that way to, although I like humble better. :D
My brother uses LMAO alot, so I knew that too, but combined with ROFLMAO is even better! hee hee.
Lucky

Good Morning Maximum

I have to buy my veggies fresh often. The fridge freezes them. It doesn't matter where in the fridge I put them, what the temp is set on, they freeze. And let me tell you, there is nothing grossier than a frozen salad.:(

I found out yesterday i have to make cookies for 150 students. My daughter's class is hosting students from one of the Italian schools, including providing lunch. Someone volunteered me to make cookies. They would like chocolate chip. Then I found out I was volunteered to make sweets for 3 different bake sales. She is killing me.

I won't know what to do if I was alone with DH. It's been a long time. I think the last time, we just sat around watching tv and wondering if the kids were ok.

Exercise will come in time. Look how long it took me to get into the swing of things.:)

Now, I am thinking about ordering Dr Phil's book. I need some new reading material. The library is old and the book store carries Suzanne Sommers! After I read it I can donate it to the library or thrift store or maybe send it to my sister. I'm bored with the books I have at the house. Thinking about ordering it and south beach. Or maybe I'll wait until we are almost ready to leave so I will have something to read while in TLA(no American tv) and on the plane.

Take care
Renee:D

ok ok - got it! its like a rrrrrrrrrrrr sound lol ;)

any whos - hey max - you getting time to read more of dr. phil?

I picked up his book last night at walmarts for 5.97 titled - The Ultimate weight solution food guide ( paper back ) and so far I am finding it very helpful.

It talks about we need to look at losing weight as a project and we need to keep ourselves in touch with our project status, it also given a very good guide to every food under the sun, and their calories, fat, carbs etc count.

If you get it don't skip the intro as I tend to do lol The intro is loaded with great info! Like the 14 day jump start plan.

wanted to share this all with you :)

Beth :not:

You did not mindlessly eat that other cookie or you wouldnt have remembered to tell us. hehehe

I wuv u Rawrrrr...

Yours Truly,
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LOL

Stop that right now. A little WILL do. Get yourself to dip your toe in. Then you'll want to take the plunge.

Just Do It.

Calories: 1635

1C Cheerios, ½ . Soy Milk
Yogurt w/Banana
2Slices Flaxseed Bread, with 1 T. ff mayo, and Larger slice of Tomato
Romaine,Red Bell Pepper, Onion, Tyson Chicken Breast, Dressing
Graham Crackers w/Peanut Butter
Tortilla, Ground Turkey, onions, beans, cheese, Sour cream
HC Bar.

So this morning I made a Pitiful attempt at getting up and doing the treadmill. Set my alarm for 5:20. And that was about the extent of it. The only workout I got was lifting my arm to hit the snooze button…. GOOD FOR ME! :shrug:

I think I have some sort of Mental Block… Its almost like there’s a some freaky little kid inside me saying No Don’t wanna….. But why Freaky why don’t you want to? I’m lazeee, and I’m scared of failure. Maybe for a couple weeks then I’ll get bored and stop. AND I like to sleep…. WELL listen here Freaky……. You best hit the road cause RAX the Dinosaur is going to come and stomp you out….

WHY I GO OFF INTO TAGENTS I DON’T KNOW, I reckon cause ITS MY JOURNAL AND I CAN……. Its my own little mental diary……….:tongue:

ARFAIN: Can you leave your Veggies out of the fridge. So DH’s and I alone time was just that. He was alone and so was I. He on the comp. me watching TV… Pff. What happen to the romance…..? No clue…

BETH: Hi sweets.. Yes I am still reading my Dr. Phil book. I’m on Chapter 4, Key 1. I don’t get much time to read so I read here and there. I did see that book you mentioned. I thought o picking it up. I do have The T-Factor Fat Gram Counter….which has lots of listed items with calories, but I have had it since I can remember, Years……

BIRDIE BUNS: GRRRRRRRRRRRR roll you tongue when you say that. Oh BTW. LOOKY HERE MISS KNOW IT ALL FOR YOUR INFORMATION… THAT COOKIE DID CREEP ITS WAY INTO MY MOUTH, and yes later I was aware that it had happened by trace amounts of chocolate it had left…. ;) I love when you rough with me…….

JESSICA: Really! Will a little do? Everyone else says a hour a day….. I HATE CARDIO.. I LOVE STRENGTH TRAINING….. :shrug: I’ll try… I will… Keep PUSHING……

Your cals look good today! :up:

You were loving your treadmill workouts, weren't you? I thought you were all excited about how far you'd gotten with them... How can you be RAWR without exercise? Get on it, girl!

Lisrey :laugh:

you just have to talk louder than that little voice inside that says it doesnt wanna workout...tell yourself you will get a reward if you workout, bribe yourself if need be..whatever works..
eveh those who love to workout have days where they cant be bothered...have them myself regularly..on those days i do extra incidental stuff..even when watching tv i do some pilates type stretching..anything is good pal!
hugs bell :)

Hi Maximum

You will get there with the exercise. You just have to want to do it enough. Before you go to bed, remind yourself that it will help you start the day off with a bang. That you will have this wonderful energy that will get you through the day feeling wonderful. :)

Calories looking good.

Some of the veggies I leave out but some in to be in the fridge or they go bad. Especially salad and stuff like that. I keep telling myself its only 4 more months tops.

What is romance? I think that's something you have before there are kids and routines. I don't even get that on our anniversity. Which this year will be 14 years. Will I get flowers? No, its the last day of school and 2 days before we leave. Will I get a card? No, because he will forget until I give him one. Oh well.

Take care. Must get my fanny in gear if I want to exercise.
Have a wonderful day.
Renee:D

Hey Rawrrrr...
If the mornings are not your thing and you love to sleep, why not do it before bedtime? Wear yourself out for a good nights sleep..

Rax, I wish I could say that one thing that will get you going. Thats all it is.. something just clicks..
You know, I have weighed the same for weeks now...cmere and slice it off thick for me. haha

You know what I was thinking Rax? I think you are jealous of me because I can ride on two wheels and you need four. hahaha

So, did you read my journal about my grandpa? Are we related? If so, you can just tell everyone here you were born with fat genes and its all my fault haha

I dont know why you are tormenting yourself like you do. In your picture you dont look the way you see yourself. I think you are kind of purdy...
I will trade with you in a heartbeat!

I read up there something about romance... I have no idea what that is..lol
Isnt that funny how we get married and things change... is it the thrill of the hunt or something???????????

If you set your goal for 1 hour a day of exercise and you dont really want to do that much, you will fight tooth and nail with yourself........... why not find childish things that you like to do that involves moving?
Its all mind trickery lol
If the tongue dont want to obey, then trick it into submission.

Dying to know if we are related LOL

CALORIES 1300

Creamer w/coffee, ½ C. Egg Beaters,1 Corn Tortilla, 1 oz. Ham
1 Yogurt w/ orange
Salad- Romaine, Red Bell, Apple, cranberrys, onion, dressing
Boca Burger on Flaxseed Bread
Baked Chicken, Tortellini, Green Beans
HC Bar

Workout

Just kidding…. But did think about it again.. In fact its all I think about..

My will is almost broken. I know if I want to see the numbers on that scale drop I had better get to stepping… Wanna know why I didn’t work out today.. Even though I woke up early enough…? Cause starting today would be a waste! Cause then maybe I could tomorrow, but not Saturday and Sunday… Nope. It would be a waste. At least that’s what Freaky told me…! At least that is my ESCUSE Today… Just being honest… I’m exhausting aren’t I. Yeah Yaha! I know I will better and RAWR again… But thought I would beat myself about it a little first…

LISREY I’m not RAWR yet. I’m growing slowly from Meep to Meow to Rowl, To RAWR…………

BELL Do you work out cause you love to or cause you have too?

ARFAIN I know I know wonderful Enercheee…. Mmm Yes. Looking forward to it. No really! I am…..

RIRDIE RONGS No way I would never be able to get to sleep after working out… And you are so right that is exactly what happens usually, I will see someone’s journal or read a few lines and BOOM it hits. I’m rarin to GO…….
;) ROMANCE….. I guess the grass is never Greener.???? NAH! It is IT HAS TO BE!
Childish things? Like… Dancin, Moving around like a crazed lunitc… To late… Its a daily activity for me…..

Maxi, the foods you enter in the journal seem to be good, i find you struggling emotionally with the forever commitment towards the overall lifestyle change. you go in spurts but many do that Max. That is part of the failure syndrome i tried not very successful to type in here several days ago.(wish i had better typing/puter skills) not that i see you a failure, not at all, but there is a mind set that goes with the on/off cycle of program, most of us have all been there at one time or another. I see your personality as one that want RESULTS now, and that is not how it works(maybe when we were 15) as far as exercising, you could start with 15 minutes everyday and every three weeks add 5 minutes till you build up to a healthy hr, as far as getting to the point of , i can't live without exercsing mode of thinking, well it took me almost 10 months till one day walking it just hit me, i am enjoying this and i feel so much better when i am done!.. I may not feel like that everytime, i still have days when i have to force myself to walk, some days i do segments of walking to get in the mood, because for some reason that day i do not feel like it. but most times i always feel so good walking. My husband has always exercised for relief from the daily work load, he does all sorts of exercise in sports, running swimming, tennis ,golf, resistance training on machines, he has been a runner since i have known him(1969) there are days he says he goes to run and it takes all he has to do two miles, now normally he can do 5 in a snap, the message i am trying to get across is we all have days it takes all we have inside to get it done, the thing is to make the effort, that what change is about, putting forth the effort. we cant do it for you, you have to. I have said this before i will say it again, you keep working the new habits, till they become your old habits..... the power is within you, think how wonderful you will feel when you take control of it and use it consistantly......i think you are beautiful how you are, i am only saying this because you are always saying you want to lose....... as far as i go my train of thought about my walking is, everyday i have to wash my hair,brush teeth get dressed, walking is also a part of that day, if i want to retain a healthy weight for my age i HAVE to walk that day, it is my choice and i choose to walk/eat lowfat,

Maxi,

Like everyone else I too have an opinion .. but I know that YOU KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO ... YOU KNOW YOURSELF AND YOU KNOW YOUR STRENGTHS ... I understand the frustration believe me I understand only too well .....

You said you purchased Dr. Phil's book The Ultimate Weight Solution ... even though I have read and reread the book ... I do go back to the very beginning of RIGHT THINKING .

One point I do want to make you realize is that you need to PUT A :stop: TO :whip: BEATING YOURSELF .... when I started this weight loss journey I concentrated on one thing at a time ... I started with my food intake ... then my :water: intake and last my :ex: regimen ... whatever program you select IT HAS TO BE ONE THAT YOU CAN LIVE WITH ... NOT FOR SHORT TERM GOALS BUT FOR THE REMAINDER OF YOUR LIFE .

There are some things in life we can't control ... BUT WE CAN MAKE CHOICES THAT WE CAN LIVE WITH Make it a great day my friend. As always, Monica :hug:

SEE MAXI PAD RAWRRRR? LISTEN TO MONICA

You have nerve sista for calling me weirdo, you are the one that fusses at yourself. hahahahaha

and it public too!!! LOL

My grandpa used to kick around West Va and Kentucky, my mom grew up in Kentucky. My grandma was adopted her last name was Murphy.................... are we related yet?? LOL

I am in an ornery mood and I need a sis to pick a fight with!

Now....................get with a program already... ONE YOU CAN LIVE WITH

And fuss at me while you are at it because this scale ISNT moving over here!!!

I love ya Max....aka Rax, Rawrrrrrrr

love to or have to thats the million dollar question???????
i go through stages..the key for me was finding a type of exercise that i really enjoyed...one thing that i cant do is treadmill etc at the gym...i am not motivated to keep going..i keep watching the time..with my group fitness classes watching all the other people keep going and having a laugh while we workout makes it enjoyable..water aerobics is what originally gave me the exercise buzz...i loved those classes and didnt think of it as exercise just as fun...
some days its very much a make myself do it thing rather than the sheer love of it... for me personally i still like to have a treat now and again so i need to workout to keep at goal..
i fully understand the cant start today thing though..i do that with eating still at times...i am going out for a meal tonight that will be fattier than usual so who cares if i eat a little extra during the day- the day is done anyway...its a mental fight without a doubt!
hugs bell :)

i mostly walk outside and love it, but i have a pro form treadmill that is wonderful for when it is too hot humid or stormy.

Hi Maximum

Ok, so you don't want to do cardio. Start with some weights. Where is your treadmill? Is it in front of the tv? If it is put a good movie in and watch it while you walk, you will get engrossed in the movie and just keep walking. Painless. I find "Findin Nemo" good to watch. Fun too.

But you know what? Don't worry about exercise yet. Get use to the eating and then tackle the exercise. One step at a time. Baby steps. Don't want to get overwhelmed. There is no all or nothing to it. Go for the middle ground and take the baby steps. It's easier to make a habit that way. And don't start off with 1 hour. Promise yourself that you will do it for say 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, see how you are feeling, do you want to continue or stop? Follow your body. After a week or so, increase to 15 minutes and so on. that way you are not overwhelmed all at once.

Anyways, you are doing great with the eating. It all is going to come together at some point, just give it some time.

Exercise on weekends doesn't have to be organized, do something with the kids. That counts. have fun!

Enough said. Take care and don't be so hard on yourself, you are a wonderful person!:D

Renee:)

Dang maxi! I get sick a few days and you go and cop a new journal and get pages deep before a sistah can get back on her feet! :laugh: I really like the title and feel of this one too, but then you've always been "RAWR" to me! :D Did I ever tell you that before I saw your pic I just somehow naturally assumed you were Black? I did! Something about the way you phrase things yourself and the fact that you always get my "slang" just made me picture you in my head as Black! :laugh:
Clearly there are lurkers now saying, "omg, I don't believe she went there!" :laugh:
Anyway, what's up with the no exercise thing sis? No point in reminding you about how great you use to feel after a good workout, both mentally and physically, cause I KNOW you already know that. No point in telling you that you know by getting moving again the scales will begin to roll AND you'll be making progress on getting yourself where you want to be, cause you know that too! So you tell me, what's up with just not doing it? I mean, deep down, what's making you say, "nahhhh" to it?
Chile I don't know how you survive eating so little, that's probably why your narrow @ss isn't exercising, you don't have the strength cause you're starving you poor thing! I see 1300 cals by mid day man, you make me hungry just thinking about trying to live on that number in a day! You go girl! :up:

Donna

I also see your personality as the type that wants to jump from Ato Z instead of with exercise you start at A-C then work at to add more ....... so you aren't hurting and quitting, if you already have the stamina to go to say go A to M then do it but stay there till you see you need to add more time/distance just when you feel comfortable it is time to add more. does this makes any sense!8-}

LOL at Donna's post.

So, Did you exercise today?

WE ALL HATE EXERCISING. OK, maybe not ALL of us. But I do.

I'm getting ready to go do my Evil-Sadistic-Sansone DVD now. So, if I can do it, you can, girly girl.

I'm totally digging on Getnfit's post too. She is an awesome ass-kicker. Be glad you've got her!!!

You can do it, Max...You CAN!!!!!:coach:

Calories: 1357

Food for Yesterday
1/8 C. of FF Milk, 1 C. Kellogs with Berries, 1/2C. Of Soy Milk
1 Pluot
2 Slices Flaxseed Bread, 1 Boca Burger Mayo, Ketchup, onion, tomato
2C. of Pasta, ½ C. Sauce, 4 oz meat, Garlic Bread
1 HCC Sand Witch…

WEIGH IN:
188

Did One hour of Cardio and Spent half hour on legs, half hour on rear, half hour on Tum.

:rofl: yeah riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight…. C’mon now…. Eh –hem ok all seriousness oh Joking aside… I did think about it… but that’s bout it…… AND I’m ok with that…Cause I’m just in SLUMP….. from running A to Z right? Instead of A to B then to C….

I do want to clear one thing up and that is this. If I really wanted to drop weight SUPER fast. I would… I could just stop eating…Take some Diet supplements, fast, Go on some CRAZEE diet… and do it. BUT WHY! Cause I already KNOW that it’s a lifestyle change…. I know this… I am the DIET DIVA DAMMIT….. Been dooin it for years…. I know in my heart of hearts HOW TO EAT… And HOW MUCH…. I know what my problem is…………… Its my lack of movement…… That’s all simple…….. If I would just start moving Everything would fall into place. BECAUSE I am SOOOOO sendatary…….. Nothing happens. And My body shows it…. Its soft and mushy…. Almost Drippy looking. Never was much of a athlete…

After writing in Fleurs Journal, I had a thought…. That I shared with her and I will share with you all.. My Mom, literally walked her weight off. She did go on a fat free diet. But one day she started walking and everyday she would go a little further…. The weight just dropped off her. And she has never gained it back… She continues to walk today simply cause she loves it. I will use her as my inspiration…. I love you Mom..

JUDITH WOW! You know your right! I do have a hard time staying consistant, and for someone who doesn’t do well with change I sure like to Bob around a lot ay? AND your right, Ic an’t go from A to C it’s A to Z or nothing at tall….. Walking for 15 wont do it….Judith thanks for continuing to support me… I’ll get there… :hug:

MONICA This week I have managed to Drink all my water… This was another big thing for me… Oh and guess what? My skin looks MAUV… Really… I was strating to look like a Dried up ol prune…

BIRD SONGS HEY I KNOW W WEIRO WHEN I SEE ONE… and you just as freaky as I am… I never said I was NORMAL, or SANE…. :caf:

BELL I do know a lot of it is cause my treadmill faces a wall. My face is literally 2 ft away from it. HERM what to doooooooooooo…….

ARFAIN ACK. Making MASS mounts of Oatmeal cookies right now and I still don’t think it will be enough…. Have to make lots more. SHOOT…. I want out of this.. Pfff. And get this….. THE MAN.. Always tell me he would rather not DO anything on Friday nights, (when I have asked in the past to go to dinner or movie) He would rather go on Saturdays cause of his work schedule…. Well because I have to go to this Fashion show tonight NOW he want to take the other kids to the Drive-Ins TICK ME OFF… Do I say something or keep quet , Don’t really feel like fighting this weekend….
Thanks for the suggestions on working out, I am sucking it all up.

GETNFIT HEY BABE… so glad your not ready to be served on a platter anymore… YOU CRACK ME UP…. Hmm bout the Sistah hood…. For some reason Black women and I get ALONG WELL…. My bestest dearest friend since I was 11 yrs old is Black… Last time I went camping the Only Black lady there gravitates towards who? ME! We had a blast cutting it up…. Her mans called JOKER. He said you two are Goosipers! PFF I told him we don’t gossip We talk SHEET! And that’s all she wrote… I mostly like to hang out with people who can TAKE IT! You know what I mean.. Without wilting. LAUGHING is one of my favorite sports…. And not many people can make me laugh… SARCAZIM is where it at for me……..:rofl:

And hmmmm your right, I don’t need to be reminded about all those things you just reminded me of, cause this mind o mine is stellar….NOT… OF COURSE I NEED YOU TO REMIND ME….. THAT’S WHY I’m HERE……… :cry: Heavy breathing……. Sniff… Deep down, its failure. AND cause I think I hate it and will have to do it FOREVER….. sniff…… AH I’m NUCKING FUTZ

JESSICA :coach: NO

CHUM Thanks………………………I KNOW I CAN just not today… lol

NUCKING FUTZ
:rofl: Well I've got a new one now! I'm stealing this one maxi, I LOVE it!

This whole eating/exercise/weight loss thing is a PIA sometimes isn't it? I mean for some people it really is all dialed in, they don't have "issues" with the taboo stuff, they just make up their minds that its not good for them and then they somehow go on about life doing all the right things with minimal effort.
Then there's the "me's" and "you's" that struggle at different points on our journey. Why? Don't know? Well, yes I do know, I should say, I don't know why I can't get myself to the place the other people are?
Why can't I look at ice cream and say, "oh no, you mean me no good, you're full of fat and calories that totally contradict my entire workout routine so no, I don't ever want you again!" But it doesn't happen that way at all in my world. My best bargain is, "okay, I'll just eat 1/2 the pint today and save the other 1/2 for another day!"
And as for the exercise, well it does scare me sometimes that if I don't figure out my food in the next few years I may be in some trouble down the road. I know, barring any physical problems that I should be able to exercise like this for at least the next 20 years, I've got a woman in her 60's on my exercise challenge at another site and she's knocking out the same cardio and weight lifting routines that we who are younger than she are doing, so she gives me hope, but I hear you on the, "do I have to do this forever!?" You'd think with all the modern inventions that someone really would have figured out that "magic pill" for us by now! For craps sake, we can look at pics of Mars but we can't make a freaking pill for permanent weight loss???????
Anyway, lay back maxi, you're really "finding" yourself now and you'll be putting all the pieces together in a way that will be liveable for you. Just watch, you'll get it figured out! :D

Donna

It is so funny... I really have the exercise down for the most part (although I'd never previously been an exerciser). It's the eating I struggle with.

BUT when I think about doing this for the long-term, once I'm at goal, I think this is a way of eating I can live with forever. Exercise forever??? I dunno. I don't want to spend so much time on exercise for the rest of my life! I haven't gotten a mental commitment from myself on that yet. It's certainly why I'll need major league support from my DT pals forever... :caf:

Exercise makes us feel so good when we do it, and after we do it... but it's such a huge hurdle when you're sitting on your couch all comfy doing something else you'd much rather be doing. It's a matter of priority. If exercise is what it takes for you to lose, and you don't choose to exercise, have you really made weight loss your priority? Food for thought!

Lisrey :ex:

Hi Rawrrrr..

Quote from Donna: that's probably why your narrow @ss isn't exercising :rofl:

Now about that comment you made to me on page 9, If I would EAT I wouldnt hurl..

What about you???????? huh, huh, huh??

When are you going to created the Rawr Diet?
Or are you going to always follow the leader all your life? LOL

I am trying to get mean here with a GROWLLLLLL... but I am busting out laughing and cant get mad..LOL

Hey, let me tell ya what I did for my son. He and his friends could LIVE on Doritos. I said to him, ok... I will buy some IF and only IF you let me use them as croutons on a good healthy salad for you..
They taste good crumbled up on salads.. So, he got his fix of doritos and a healthy salad too.
Now, had I not said anything he would Dorito'd without the salad.

Why dont you do that stuff to yourself..LOL

Like Donna says, some things are in our lives that we just simply ARENT GOING TO LIVE WITHOUT!.. So,,....
Create a Rawr diet.

Now, like Donna said, maybe some of us can be monk'ish... or 'ey' in your case haha, and just live a food virgins style... do you know anyone like that?
That is about as utopia as I have seen to think such a thing..

Rawr diet..

get pen to paper..

get your rusty butt busy for a change. hahaha


Ummm... have I told ya lately that I love ya? LOL

Hi Maximum

Ok, I'm strange I like exercise. My dad lost weight by walking. When I was there last summer I got him to go with my Mom and me in the evenings. It got to be habit. After I left they keep it up. He ended up losting 20 pounds. and it wasn't from changing what he ate, because let me you tell you, that man eats alot of junk. He eats more candy than my kids will ever eat.

Anyways, you got to do whats best for you.

I love oatmeal cookies but I don't eat them because I can't stop at 1. I tried to get my hubby to take me to dinner, I ended up cooking. I think next Sunday we are going out to lunch at the Hard Rock.

Take care, have a wonderful weekend.

Remember, baby steps:D
Renee:D

using your mum as inspiration is great Maxi...walking is how i lost all my weight..i didnt do any other sort of exercise til i hit goal..i walked a bit further everyday- the fact that i didnt drive made me walk a whole lot lol...
Sarcasm- i am the queen of sarcasm...people that dont know me never really know whether i am joking or not until they realise sarcasm is my weapon of choice..
YAY on getting that hour of cardio in...you are doin it!
hugs bell :)

Alas, the big exercise bugaboo. I agree that the folks (who have any weight to lose, that is) who find the exercise part easy are probably the minority. I continue to have issues with doing anything beyond walking on a regular basis.

Since you are a really busy gal, I think your best hope is to combine the exercise with something else. You already have some fun pursuits, like the quad riding, which are active. Also you can walk your dog, maybe walk to the store if it's feasible? Perhaps take a walk with your kids as a way to spend time together. I know, it's a lot easier said than done. My DH almost never wants to go walking together...he'd rather sit in front of his computer.

I also think that getting up early to exercise is pretty darned tough. Since you work from home, maybe you can exercise right before lunch? I find that mid- to late-morning is the best time for me...I'm awake by then and I've still got plenty of energy. Everyone is different in this regard. I am all too familiar with those voices which say that effort on one day will be wasted when there is a time coming up when I know I will overeat and/or not exercise, but we have to work to change those thoughts. Every positive action counts, even if we can't string them together. This isn't bowling after all and our scores don't have to be perfect.

I got off on the exercise topic and forgot to mention that I too think it is a great thing to focus on milestones more than the finish line.

RULES Why are there all these rules….. Here’s a rule that I plan to blow out of the water unless someone can explain it to me. I have heard several times. That a person who wants to lose weight needs to do it from themselves. So same would be true with exercise, correct? Well NOT FOR ME………
:ex: Example…

This morning I lay bed. My alarm went off at 5:20. I hit snooze. Told myself Screw it , I don’t feel like getting up and working out. Again BEEEP BEEEP BEEEP… Smacked Snooze…. I aint getting out o bed, I’ll workout later… The Kotex Kids in town I’m hemerging, so later……… snore……BEEEP BEEEP BEEEP… SMEEEACK

Then as if a my Bedroom lit up……. And Fleur was standing in front of me working out…….. she looks at me and says….. YOU PROMISED ME. JUST TODAY! I FLEW out of bed…….. and before I knew it had done 30 minutes on my treadmill. :hop: DO THE CABBAGE PATCH…… yeah me…..

So like I said out of water….. If my DH sat down and said…. BABE, YOU BIG! I would do it. Done deal….

Is this wrong… In my mind its not… I would HATE HIM… But I would do it…

Now, I plan on going out this evening an taking pup n stuff for a walk… the weather is gorgeous.

This weekend were going riding again… I’m short on time today… Oiks,,

GETNFIT, LISREY,BIRDIE,ARF,BELL.. Thank you all for continued support….! :hugs:

:hug: LUTHA... We must of been posting together... I will come visit your journal....

I'm going to ger a jar and put a quarter in it for every time I Workout. Course I'll have to hide it from hubby... He loves quarters..

Thanks for the tips.....

imho - if its makes you move, keeps you on track and is not illegel or inmoral, or bad for your health GO FOR IT !:D lol

GREAT for you for doing your exercise! I am :super: proud of you!

Beth :not:

Yay for treadmilling! :cheer:

And yay for Dar leaving her own comfy dreams in Canada and dream flying all the way to you to motivate you to get up and workout! What a buddy huh?! :D

Donna

:D whatever works to get you to do it! For me it was always thinking, "bell's doing it, and she has two kids AND a job!" "Donna's doing it while I'm asleep!" "dea's doing it and she has TWO jobs." --it's hard to come up woth good excused when you have such good examples hanging around you!! :)

Congrats on doing it! :dn

I agree, whatever you can find to motivate you, take it and run with it. Hope you had a good walk with the pup! Is he still a pup? Seems like you've had him awhile now. Come post what you saw walking on our observation thread in the Walking forum -- will be fun to have you join in there!

Lisrey :D

Hi

:D on the exercise! Ok, if you won't do it for yourself, do it for your kids. So you will have a healthy heart and be around for a lonnnnnnnnnnnnnng time, long enough to become a pain to them.:)

Taking pup n stuff for a walk is good exercise especially if he is like my dog was. Run, run, run , stop, sniff, poop. run, run, run, stop, sniff, pee. Over and over again.:D

You are doing great. It all just takes a little time.

Take care
Renee:D

you really do need to come post with us at the exercise thread Maxi...i laughed when Jess posted about thinking about Donna and i working out..i do the same thing with Jess and Donna...if they can darn well do it then so can i lol...
Yay for you getting on that treadmill! You are doing it...taking the pup for a walk is an awesome minute cruncher too..
hugs bell :)

And ya know, walking the dog may turn out to be your "thing!" It would be a great way to start a walking program for both of you (that being you and the pooch). Before you know it you'll both be doing miles and enjoying it.
Heck, it almost makes me wanna go and get a pup for myself! I'd love to have a dog as a walking buddy! Now if I could just get past it not being able to wipe it's own butt I'd be okay!:D
I just need a robot dog! "aarf!"

Donna

Originally posted by maximum
RULES Why are there all these rules….. Here’s a rule that I plan to blow out of the water unless someone can explain it to me. I have heard several times. That a person who wants to lose weight needs to do it from themselves. So same would be true with exercise, correct? Well NOT FOR ME………
:ex: Example…

This morning I lay bed. My alarm went off at 5:20. I hit snooze. Told myself Screw it , I don’t feel like getting up and working out. Again BEEEP BEEEP BEEEP… Smacked Snooze…. I aint getting out o bed, I’ll workout later… The Kotex Kids in town I’m hemerging, so later……… snore……BEEEP BEEEP BEEEP… SMEEEACK

Then as if a my Bedroom lit up……. And Fleur was standing in front of me working out…….. she looks at me and says….. YOU PROMISED ME. JUST TODAY! I FLEW out of bed…….. and before I knew it had done 30 minutes on my treadmill. :hop: DO THE CABBAGE PATCH…… yeah me…..



What do you mean its NOT FOR YOU .....meep! lol

Let me ask you this question then..... What happens if your computer breaks for 2 months and you cant get another one?

Human nature says.............once something feels 'forced' we dont want to do it..
The only thing you HAVE to do in this world is die..LOL

We can make things so hard on ourselves Raximus..

Keep saying to yourself, I DONT HAVE TO DO THIS...
If you keep telling yourself you HAVE to do it, you wont want to do it at all because you will feel as you do right now............hit the snooze button lol

Allow yourself to make an honest decision.


OK..like Donna, she is a good example.. She is PURELY honest with herself.. She knows that for now she still has an issue with food. So, she exercises more till she can come to grips with her eating the ben n jerry and micky d..lol
But, ALWAYS she knows she has made her own choice..
Stop taking your freewill away.
Donna, sat down and found out what she WANTS to do.. Ok she says, if I exercise more, then I can have that ben n jerry.. Sounds good to me! So, always Donna has her freewill there... I just dont see Donna failing herself, she is too true to who she is.

Find your happy space..

Ok...look at MinnieMouse... she made a very honest...........VERY HONEST...decision.. she decided that its not the right time for her to diet, that she is just too stressed out.. so she stopped.. but at least she is honest with herself.

Take the pressure away. You are a kid at heart, all of us are, Raxi...

You try to bind yourself in chains..
LOL

But, now I am NOT picking on you..I am saying these same things to myself............

If we never tell ourselves NO, all the pressure is gone LOL

FOOD FOR YESTERDAY

½ Bagel with 3 egg whites
2 T. ff Flavored Creamer in Coffee

1 c. of cereal
½ c. of Soy

Boca Burger on 2 slices of flaxseed bread
1 t ff mayo

1 Blueberry Yogurt mixed with 1 c. of Soy milk

4 oz. halibut
½ c. of brown rice
zucchini

1 HC Carmel Bar

Points: 23.5

From what I can tell of WW this is where I was at. My friend JODE who use to post here sent me a email yesterday and I’m going for it. She really is inspiring me and I love her for that… Don’t get me wrong you all inspire me too but that’s a GIVEN….

No more bagels for me. I knew a long time ago not to eat them in the morning. And yesterday I again proved my point. Bagels make me hungry…. Don’t know why but they do. So note to self. NO MORE BAGELS.. Which is no big deal cause I can do without them anywhoo.

I was having a hard time physically yesterday and just didn’t know hat to say in my journal so I passed. Today I feel much better. I think my acid Reflux is getting worse. So I took two pills yesterday And today I am feel much better. Yesterday I was so bloated up I couldn’t feel my feet they were purple and I felt like I had a rubber band wrapped tight around my neck my chest and back were swelled. I was trying to go with one pill. But looks like I should just follow the Drs instructions. Guess that’s why they have a degree huh?

Dh got the trailer yesterday out of storage, and today I will go shopping for our trip. Need to pack the trailer up now that the fridge is cold. My daughter is leaving Friday for World Competition in Vegas and we are leaving for Ocotillo Wells. I hope to get a lot more riding in this trip. And Maybe a walk or two. Will be DH me and little guy, and now looks like our older son will get to go with us. His mom and step Dad just so happen to be going too NOT WITH US….. And our oldest son asked if he could go with us instead. So I hope that works out…

Beth Thanks Beth.. You know I agree. However you do it Just do it… Course I may have to stop at illegal drugs.

GetnFit I know can you believe that girl just waltzing in to my room and throwing a ever so sweet guilt trip on me. Bless her. I am little irked she didn’t show up this morning though

Jessica SHRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM – You mean JESSICA IS DO shrooooooooooooooooooooooooooom Geez no time for you to stop your working out …… Thanks.

Lisrey My pup turned 1 on March 1st. In fact I shall post pictures of his growth just for fun…… thanks bart…

ARFAIN I make sure to walk Puppers in the street so as not t deal with Sniff and stop….. I don’t even have to deal with pee, cause he never thinks to pee in street.

Bell Stand by for lots o WW ???

BIRDIE BUNS FIRST OFF MAYBE I LIKE CHAINS :shifty: Growlllll… Second I don’t think there is anything you can say that would offend :mus: ME! Oh you may weird me out in a funny way……

Maxi, Maxi Maxi :D

I was about to break out in song there! How are you my crazy Californian friend? I have been gone too long and looky looky, you went and lost a whole bunch of weight... are you trying to tell me something? :eyes:

You're doing awesome and I'm so glad for you. Congrats! Let's dance :dn :dc

I'm the one on the left! Take care bud and keep up the good work. Sounds like you're heading on a trip - have fun.

Willow

Well here's the Darlin when we got him....

Who knew he would turn into the THIEF!

my goodness, he grew so much in one yr!

Heya maxi! Bagels make me hungry too - or pretty much any white breads. C'est la vie. I still eat one once in awhile, though.

keep up the good work :)

Bagels make you hungry because they are simple carbs that you burn up quickly and then your blood sugar plummets again. Yes, dea white breads too.

I'm so sick of hearing of all this talk about 'no carbs'. We NEED carbs for our bodies to work right and be energized, for our moods to be stabilized - what we don't need are carbs like bagels! What a joker God must be to make all of those FORBIDDEN carbs taste so darn good... Hmmph.

Dog is adorable!!! :D Thanks for sharing the pics! Did you guys walk?

I get multi-grain bagels (made by the same bakery that makes my multi-grain bread). They are really yummy and have lots of fiber to fill me up. My favorite are the ones with raspberries in them -- and rasperries have lots of fiber themselves. I love bagels & don't think I could ever give them up altogether, so this is my solution.

Have a fun trip, Max!

Lisrey :up:

I'm with Lisrey, I try to get the multigrain bagels, but if for some reason I can't and I use white flour bagels, I try to make sure I have more protein with it, like a cheese omelet (ff cheese) and a piece of lean meat or turkey sausage. As long as I have a blend of carbs/protein I do fine, but carb heavy breakfasts alone, with the exception of oatmeal, will have me hungry again in no time.

Cute pup maxi! :D

And everyone is right about finding your way. It'll come, you'll decide what sacrifices you're willing to make and what you're not willing to make, just be honest with yourself and make sure its liveable and not so restricitive it makes you cave and bail, that only makes you feel like you've failed.

Sounds like a fun trip coming up! :D

Donna

Maxi, that is the cutest puppy dog! Can I have him? LOL

Since we are talking about dogs, let me fill you in on waggybutt... He LOVES his new home and he is being spoiled rotten.. Still riding the other pomeranian tho, she hasnt gotten him fixed.. LOL

I eat a whole grain bagel and it stays with me for a long long time. But those white ones dont. I also add a concoction of Flaxseed, sunflower seed & almonds as a topping... very healthy babe lol

If we were not meant to eat carbs, why do fruits and veggies have lots of them? Wheat is a veggie isnt it? I think its the 'witches brews' we make of these foods that make it where we cant lose..
Like......stripping all the wheat of its wholesomeness so we can ingest dough balls and have them stuck in our intestines for weeks n weeks LOL

Ok............im leavin

Hi Maximum

Your cute little puppy has grow in to a cute big dog. He's a lab isn't he? Sweet dog.

Sounds like you are going to have a busy weekend. Good luck with weight watchers. Tell Jode I say hi!

Planning on a busy weekend. Late getting on puter, internet went down this morning. It has been doing that alot lately.

Take care and have a wonderful weekend.
Renee:D

Urg. This talk about white flour bagels makes my tummy hurt. ;-) When I eat bagels, it has to be whole wheat, rye, or marbled rye. But they still make me hungry!

I could probably go on and on about carbs - but have you noticed how most of the convenient snack/meal type foods are mostly high GI, white flour thingums? If you haven't, try going without them for a couple of days. It's astonishing!

Karen brings up a nice point - veggies have carbs!! Veggies also have lots of nutrients. Eat 'em up :)

I'll just smile and nod my agreement here, esp Donna's pointy about combining foods; I feel better about eating less nutritionally sdense choices if I surround them with fruits and veggies. :)

HAve fun camping; I wish I had your cutie patootie puppy....


I WANNA PUPPY>>>>:c(

FOOD FOR YESTERDAY

3 egg white, 2 slices of Flaxseed bread
1 C. of kelloggs
1/2C. of Soy Milk

2 slices of Flaxseed Bread, 4 pcs. Of ff lunch meat,mustard, ff mayo, 11 baked bbq lays chips

1 Hamburger Bun, 3 oz of grilled chicken breast, lettuce,tomato,onion, ff mayo
½ c. Pork N beans

3 little white donuts
1 hc bar

Points: 20.5

Yeesh……BAGEL :caf: Just saying it caused a ripple affect….like a pebble in water…watch B A G E L…… ripple ripple… :rofl: You guys are funny….. I am now enlighted that they make Multigrain Bagles. I had NUH CLUE! I am not a white bread person… DUN LIKE IT! Its so hmmm whats the word GLUE tin ee…..

I hate the way it sticks and glues itself…. I’ll take a multigrain anyday…. My little guy hates it too… But my daughter… She love the way it sticks… Gets me riled just thinking about…. My mom toasts her Bagles, then scoops out all the bread part so she is left with just a bagel shell…. She either feels it with Tuna, or she sautees tomotes in olive oil, with basil and garlic then fills it, and sometimes puts chees on that and broils it….
Herm maybe I should try that… NAH… JUST SAY NO TO Bagels…! Maybe I’ll look for some multi grain or whatever..

So heres a little in sight into my life…..

So last night I get home from my meeting and DH says, Well looks like things have come to the boiling point... as I stand there just blinking.. blink blink... Wondering what in the world he is talking about. So he continues, Well looks like his ex wife who we will call Ms. B. and Son have had it out. So the story goes from sons mouth... " Son called his Dad in tears... Just crying..... Saying that apparently they were having dinner and his mom didn't like the way he was rolling his burrito so they got into a fight. She ended it with. " Just get OUT OF HERE...... GO LIVE WITH YOUR DAD ALREADY LEAVE...... So son calls Step-Dad, Who by the way lives out of town cause of job, and told him what happened, and Step-Dad said, Well you know what son Go shead and go campng with your Dad this weekend and THEN STAY THERE... I'll write a letter and sign it so your Dad can keep you and we dont' want anything from him. So Son called his Dad and basically said so Can I come there now? DH told me he told him, well son... Yes, But, your Mom(meaning Me Max) will have to
talk about this first. We do need to get a court order. But will see. SOOOO thats the scoop. NOW CAN SOMEONE BUY ME A ONE WAY TICKET THE HELL OUT OF HERE..... GOOD GOD ALMIGHTY LORD HELP ME..... You know me , my MIND is reeling.... right now just REEEEEEEEEEEEEEELING.... I so badly want to call Ms. B... And say you know WHAT THE HELL IS THE PROBLEM.....? MY god... What a cop out.... I get pissed at my daughter but I would NEVER tell her to GET OUT.... Why is she such a Baby. Course I know that kid is probably a real little Rastard at home. In fact I know he is. BUT..why is he like that.... CAUSE SHE HAS ALLOWED him to be this way....

Take control of your Kid Ms. B…. So lots to thinks about…. Don’t’ hold this over his head. Step and act accordingly…. So so many things are going through my head,. Are lives will change, So much more little detail to get into but to much to type…. This will affect everyone…. And I want to do this right… Theboy needs to be with his Dad especaiily now. And I don’t’ want him to trun out o be some reall Woman hater or mis-fit being allowed to talk to his mom the way he does. And beelive me that boy know better then to cross that line with me. I’ve know that child since he was 3 and he is now 13. So he knows here, he will have to do chores and laundry and no rolling eyes, he will get good grades, and he wont be wearing no 150 dollar shoes unless his mom buys them for him…. So mucht o think about… So will have all weekend to talk about it… I also want to have this legal, godforbid she comes after us 10 years from now trying to get back support cause we didn’t have a Court order…. IIII YI IIIIII……

Ok I’m off….. for my weekend….

JUDITH: I love em… He can be a brat, but another couple years on him and he should calm down…. I loves swiiming in the pool and then waiting for the back door to open so he can come flying in the house and get everything wet.

DEA: Thanks Chickee..

ANASTASIA: BAAAAAAAGEL! LOL Seriously… I’m not for he Atkins Deal… But to each there own.

LISREY: Thanks for the 411 on the Multigrain BAAAAAAAAAAAGEL MMM and Rasburray, that sounds YUUUMMMY

GETNFIT: ;) Thanks…..

BIRDIE BUNS: YOU MAKE SENCE…..

ARFAIN: I will tell our little helpful Piggy Farmer you said hello….. She is great… And so far I am real excited about the WW… So that’s a plus…

JESSICA: :wave: Thanks…….

You are so blasted funny! I love the way you act in text..LOL

Oh does that bring back memories... we had lots of probs with my step daughter, and it was sad... Adult mistakes can really torment a child.. I feel for you Maxi.. :hug:
You all just follow your hearts it doesnt lie..

You know, I never was one for white bread either.. only homemade hillbilly biscuits lol
It is like doughballs..............lets go fishin lol
Uncle caught alot of fish with doughballs.

Oh and thanks for being my body guard LOL

Hang in there maxi pad, things will turn out..

Dear Maxi,

You might want to try eating Western Bagel Low Carbohydrate Bagels ..... they have quite a variety: Plain, Sweet Honey (which is the Whole Wheat), Onion and Egg .... total Calories 110 (instead of the 300 to 350), Dietary Fiber 7 grams (instead of 1 gram) .... I don't have the rest of the info .. but if you want it let me know, I will be happy to list all dietary and nutritional info ...

As always, Monica :hug:

Hi

I hate white bread, my kids hate white bread, my hubby can take it or leave it. I think the kids are this way because they have been raised on wheat, that is all that I buy. Personally, I think it is gross, like glue or something. Sticks to the roof of the mouth.

Your stepson sounds like my step daughter. She is the way she is because she was allowed to be by her mother. It can be reversed. We didn't have a court order. We had a document drawn up by a lawyer, signed by both parties and notarized. It is on file at the child support office. Of course, every state is different in how it is handled. We had custody before the paperwork was finalized. But her mother had little choice in the matter because social services told her to sign or lose custody of all of the kids.

Have fun with the camping trip. Enjoy yourself.

renee:D

Have a fun weekend maxi, sounds like you'll have your hands a little fuller when you get back.
I hope everything works out with your step son, it can't be easy for him right now with his mom acting like that!

Donna

Maximum:

Hey girl sounds like your plate is full. Sure hope everything works out for you with your step son. But your right get some kind of legal documentation done so you don't end up being sorry later on down the road. Ms B. sounds like she needs a wake up call into parenting. It's not one of those jobs that you can just say I don't want the responsibility of anymore. Glad though that you and your DH are there for this child. Sounds like he needs a home where there are rules, chores and love to go around for everyone.

Have a great weekend.


Judy2:ex:

I never had to deal with any step children, his family was hard enough! After i married and REALLY got to know them, boy was i worried for a time(i had never seen so many problems in one family before) believe me i was a long ways from home but i thought okay i may have to swallow my pride if this doesnt work out and call Mom LOL but i saw from the git go that he was not going to let all that mess( the problems) into our front door, he didnt like it either. Here we are 33 yrs later! I have never been the personality that is a Mom to everyone( my sis is) i have enough trouble just handling my own life LOL MAXI take a deep breath, you are such a neat person, a day at a time i guess, work off that stress this weekend, but be careful, you scare me on that thing!

:(


Sorry to hear this stuff, it's giving me flashbacks to my friend's situation with her son (in reverse--his step mom kicked him out of her house for stealing her pot, hidden in her hamper.???!!!??? I didn't ask, that was just too freakin' dysfunctional for me.)

I think your stepson is very lucky that he has a father who can step up to the plate, and a step mom who supports his dad.


And I really don't like white breads.

hearts and fluffy bunnies.

You are a good person Maxi, it will all work out for the best, I just hope it settles down for him, tough age 13. My husband is always cool,calm,collected, very even keel, i needed that, i always describe myself as a cat , all claws out hanging on a wall LOL

I'd write a little poem for Mad Max
But my brain would be eseverely tadx
But it's always worth a shot
Is it not?

Maximum lady, where are you?
Are you surviving in that zoo?
I hope you recall
When you run away to the mall
Your DT chums love you big or small.

Man. That is the worst poem I have ever written. I should be ashamed of myself.

I AM BEYOND TIRED

I am havin a hellof a Time staying awake… My body has shut-off.

But were back to the grind here…. So much to say and so little time. So I will try and make it short…..

MY WEEKEND

HOT…VERY VERY HOT… So hot we could barley ride. Sat in trailer with a/c running a muck…… Got in One good ride which got cut short cause we lost our friend half way back and spent way to much time looking for him in heat. But OH it was beautiful….. We rode through THE BAD LANDS…. Very narrow ROCKY pathways, up very steep. A little to the right or left and off the cliff you went…. Didn’t think about it at the time and it’s a good thing as my little guy was in front of me. DH went up a mountain real slow, as he was worried little guy may get squirley and go off side, and I am behind screaming in my helmet GO FASTER, cause I could see my Little guy was not going to get enough momentum to get up the hill of which he didn’t spun his wheels and I was right behind… I ran into him to keep him from tumlbling over or backwards. So he turns and starts yelling at me for running into him meanwhile we are suspending in the middle of a very steep rocky hill that is about 4 ft wide and 6 storys up….. I was sweatin hard…… DH to the rescue for little guy while I had to roll all the way back down…. SO went back to camp and to our dismay our friend was not there. We were really worried. But then he showed up and turned out he had stopped to relieve and then lost us.

Now I did mention that My step sons mom was going camping too right? Well I took off on a ride by myself went up and over a mountain and plunged right down into her campsite. What are the odds of that….. So to make a long story short my step daughter ended up staying with us at the end of the trip and going home with us…. So lots of Drama….. and the Mrs. B calls yesterday wanting to know WHEN we are going to go to court to get custody….. BLAH BLAH BLAH….. Even though we talked to son and came to the conclusion that he would finish 7th grade then move.. BUT NOOOOO now we are stalling… WHATEVER…. I will just sit back and shut my big mouth…. I so badly HAVE SO MUCH TO SAY….. But I won’t.

Then I get home to NEWS of the Vegas trip from a mother about my daughter and I don’t know wether to be irritated with daughter of with this mother for not acting like an adult. GRRRRR… People need to back off I swear I’m ready to go APE Sheet on someone…..

ON A LIGHTER NOTE

I am officially starting WW today…. Read up on my materials. Thanks LIZZIE B and JODE….and here I go……. Day 1

BIRDIE BUNS: NO ONE TARS my Chick…… Anytime my friend… Hill Billy Bisquits ay… My Mamaw Loved her bisquits….

MONICA: Who knew there were low calorie, high fiber Bagels… I will have to try some…. Thanks for all the good info…

ARFAIN: We will do something this week…. I will just have to sit back and watch for now. Financially this will be real hard…. Unless we can have the courts work with us and Mrs B but we shall seee.

GETNFIT: My step son is suffering…. I hate calling him that step… Anyways he really is but I think in heart he always will no matter where he lives. He is a sensitive kid and his parents didn’t help matters, Mom always bashing Dad, and Dad defending himself…

JUDY2: I WILL NEVER TRUST Mrs B….. No matter how nice or workable she is… NEVER IN A MILLION….. Thanks.

JUDITH: Thank you for the kudos I appreciate it. Oh and I scare me on that thing… :rofl:

JESSICA: My DH has always been there for his kids, always paid his support but yet he in there mothers eyes is never good enough… My daughter never even see herDAD.. Who is really hrting here….

EMILYROSE: Thanks sweets :wave:

CHUMLETTE: HEY! You wrote me a poem.. AWL thanks All bad mean feelings have just fled to the hills. For joyous words of Chum poem… Funny poem, but an effort none the less…. Thanks I feel Lucky… I love it….. :hug:

sounds like an eventful weekend to say the least Maxi! :)
i have visions of you appearing in the middle of step moms campsite...the odds of that must have been slim lol...
Good for you on starting ww, my brain is a bit rusty these days but if you need any help let me know...it should come back to me.
hugs bell :)

Hi Maximum

Sounds like you had an interesting weekend. Hubby's ex wife sounds like a fruitcake. My hubby's ex liked to bash him, he quit trying to defend himself. But he never said a bad word about her to the daughter. He wasn't going to play that game. But I can say things. She is a itch from ell. But she is now offically out of our lives. Step daughter is 18, court docs said all support stops then. Unfortunately so has contact. We haven't spoken to her in weeks.

Custody changes is so much fun! NOT! Its hard on the kids and the family. But usually in the end it turns out for the best.

Good luck with everything.

Renee:)

Yep, interesting weekend for sure! :D The ride sounds like it was great, and how funny to hear you talk about the weather being so hot when its freakin "nirpin" here! :D

Relax and destress buddy! :rose:

Donna

Food for Yesterday

2 slices of Flax seed Bread, 3 whites and 1.5 oz. of ff Ham
2 C. of Romaine, 1 Tyson Chicken Breast, 2T LF dressing, Onion Slivers
Flax Seed Bread w/1.5 t. of Peanut Butter
1 Yogurt w/ ¼ C. of All Bran
4 oz Salmon, ¼ c. of Corn, ¼ C. Butternut Squash, ¼ C. OF Saffron Rice
3 Sugar Free Jello Cups w/ff whipped Cream
1 C. of cereal w/1/2 C. of Soy Milk

Total Points 23.75 Target Food Points 24

Still feel really tired, and I feel like my heart keeps stopping, and then BANG it comes back hard. Weird…..My friend JODE, gave me a recipe for2 point muffins. And there YUMMY, Chocolaty and hit the spot…. I went a little wacko with the Jell-O last night, But ay, 10 cal, a cup and 1 point wasted on three WHO CARES……
So far I am liken WW. It’s fun and different and actually not quite so stressful. It another beautiful So Cal Morning…. A High of 80 today…. I do have to go shopping after work and need to make Dinner. SOOOOOOO if time allows I will take Pup-n-Stuff out for a long walk…. I kept my daughter home from school today, She woke up this morning and sounded like a 90 yr old man who smokes non filtered camel Cigs……

DH finally got the rest of the paint to finish downstairs. And with our Tax refund will be able to finish the base board….. I SO BADLY WANT to buy French Doors for the back… But kids need clothes and hey So do I…. I’m tired of looking like a SLOB…. All the time…. I was going through some of clothes this morning and found some pants that our size 18…. It made me think WOW… I wore these all the time and they are way to big on me now. That did make me feel good. I also found three size 12 shorts… I
can’t wait to fit back into them… I’m feeling excited again about having this weight off. I will feel so much better all the way around… :cheers: Ah Think I’m feelin the need to RAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWR……

BELL Thanks… I’m real excited about WW for now… And I may take you up on the offer…..

ARFAIN Yeah this whole Combined family deal is hard on everybody…. I wish I could just shower them with flowers and sunshine…. Instead there is just constant stress… He also has developed quite the weight problem…. An go figure When My Dh mentioned they must spend 30 bucks a day just to feed the boy, she says well that’s cause you feed him junk… THIS coming from the woman Who doesn’t cook a thing and dinner is FAST FOOD EVERY night…. ;O Granite the child is destined to 6 ft ?in. My little guy was estimated to be 6’7…. So who knows. I will be Midget mom here soon…

GETNFIT blooooooooooooooooooowing warmth your way chicklette…. DISTRESS, nah don’t know how…. DO YOU? :rofl: :hug:

Hey, Max!

Glad you are liking the points dealie. Looks to me like maybe you're giving yourself more food this way?? I can see how doing something new and different would get you energized. Ride it for all it's worth and do that RAWRRRR thing! Walk that dog & get your exercise in, and you'll be on your way! :up:

Lisrey :coach:

you are sounding pumped Maxi! i like it :)
The points will come naturally after a while- i remember only too well when i was off track for a meal or two the points of the bad foods would come into my head lol...
Those 2 point muffins sound yum..care to share the recipe?
hugs bell :)

Hi Maximum

Glad you are liking WW, my Mom always did. She always ate good on it. No starving or boring, bland foods.
I'm going to be the short one in the family before long. Daughter is only 2 inches shorter than me. Son has a ways to go but he hasn't hit that big growth spurt yet. Got to get him well first.

Hubby's ex said the same about step daughter. She had put on weight. Well, if you send her bags of candy, she will eat them and get fat. But when I stopped that and got her to exercise, the weigth came off. If only it was that easy for me.

Good luck!
renee:D

Food for Yesterday

2 Corn Tortillas, 2 whites, 1.5 oz. of ff ham
1 CAB muffin
2slices of Flax seed bread w/2 oz. of Salmon and 2 t. ff mayo
Corn Beef, Cabbage, Red Potatoes, carrots, celery
1 CAB Muffin with fat free pudding
1 Jell-O with cool whip
2 CAB muffins
8 WOW chips

Points 21.82 Target Points: 24

I swear I am still full from yesterday. I still had two points left last night. and I just couldn't do it.... You know what I am noticing with this plan is I am satisfied. I don't feel like I have to have something... Ok well I do.. like with the Jell-O and such but that’s minor in comparison. This has really opened my eyes to Trigger foods.... I feel real good about this and and,, Me friend Jode just sent me another Muffin recipe… Yahoooooooooo!

And And…. I was talking with my Carnivore friend…. She is on Atkins… I haven’t seen her in about two weeks but this morning when I ran out to say Hi
(She picks up my daughter in the mornings) She said OMG, you look so Skeeny.. :o WHAT? Nah uh, she said no you really do…. WOW.. I was shocked… Anywhoos I told her I started WW and she said oh I have all kinds of stuff I can give you… So wow I will be rich in WW…. And I asked her when she wanted to start walking and she said well maybe in the evening so will see if it pans out…

Lisrey Yes, riding the wave…… and when I feel the want to give up I will think of you……

Bell Posting recipe. It is so easy… and knowing that this is how you did it makes me even more excited… and really its just moderation…..

Arfain I did ww a long time ago back when you counted portions, and I lost weight and hit goal, course this was before I had kids… all is quite around here for now… whew… I’m sure the pot is brewing though…

Sent daughter to school this morning, she looked so much better. She had slept from 6:00 the night before to 2:00 the next day…. Her face looked so clear… Poor kid… Ok well lots to do… Always lots to do…… oh and hey here is the recipe.

CHOCOLATE ALL BRAN MUFFINS

1 box of sweet rewards or other low fat brownie mix
2 1/2 cups of water
3 cups of ALL BRAN cereal
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

Soak the all bran in water for a little bit in a large bowl. Add the brownie mix and baking powder and mix. Bake at 350 for 20-25 min. It's 1 point for 24 muffins and 2 points for 12 muffins. I always end up with about 18 muffins in my tins

Thanks Maxi for posting the recipe here and through the PM, you are a sweetheart!
How awesome that the neigbour complimented you like that :) that would be really good if you two started walking together..
you are so right about ww, its such a sensible program..very commonsense..
I am proud of you!
hugs bell :)

Maxi,

I know that your friend gave you the WW points info ... per chance does she have the caloric and nutritional information ....

I have copied it sounds interesting and different .... I will check the nutritional info on the brownie mix package (for sugar info and fat etc.)

If you could find out, I would greatly appreciate it. As always, Monica

Oh Maximillion!! I am glad to see you RAWWRRRRRing lol
That was something to nearly land smack dab on the X... I guess X marks the spot huh? Didnt land on her head? LOL

I go shopping and hold things up so sure that they are too small only to find out they are too big, thats a GREAT feeling! Just shows we have to allow time for our brains to keep up with the weight loss..

Hubby and I used to go camping alot, but the bones on both of us are too rickety for that now..unless we buy a winabago LOL

Muffins sound good! I think I will make those for my son and hubby, thanks for posting that maxipad baby lol

Maximum - I've been wanting to tell you i like your bunny on a pogo stick for a few days now..

I posted that muffin recipe ;ast year.. They are a life saver! And oh so tasty! (and good for keeping things moving)..

Congrats on the skinny comment.. Those moments rock! :) Keep up the great work.

Corinna

Food for Yesterday
Coffee w/ creamer – 1 Cab Muffin-1 C. of Kelloggs, w/Soy Milk
Sandwich with turkey, mustard, onion, lettuce – 16 WOW chips
Chicken Stir Fry with Lo Mein noodles
1 Apple
1 Cab Muffin, w ff Carmel Jell-o Pudding and ff whip cream

Points: 23.5 Target Points 24

Feeling good and content on Food plan. Being as I stated this on Tuesday I will weigh in then… Won’t be entering to much in journal today. I’m way to emotional… You wouldn’t believe the DRAMA Going on here… Concerning my daughter and the Colorguard team, and a certain MOM,,, who wants to 15 again and acts like it.. PFFF… All week its been CLUCK CLUCK this and CLUCK CLUCK that…. And I am so sick of it. And to Top it all off, I had another mother call me today who has nothing to do with Colorguard, and she sarcastically goes off on me…. Quick scenario…. DD(dear daughter) asks if she can go to the mall with her friend and her mother to get pictures taken.. Which is the thing to do around here… I say sure if the Moms going. Then daughter find out mom isn’t going. So I tell her well no then you cant go.. So DD asks me If I can take them and I say sure how about tomorrow evening. GREAT…. She’s off to school and no big deal. Next thing I know this girls MOM calls me up and says… Hi blah blah, I like your DD and I would like for our daughters to be friends, But I’ll be damned If I am going to be a babysitter… I don’t know how you Conduct your life with your daughter But I am not about to hand walk my almost 15 years old daughter to the mall. I am not a that way I am not a baby sitter, and some other choice words, then said That’s all I have to say thank you and Hung up on me before I 1. Could talk to her. And 2. tell her to eff herself….. WHAT THE HELLO WAS THAT…. Pffff.. The nerve…. I have just been aw reck from this and a Mother last night…. I tell you what… You all better say some prayers cause the next person to jump down my throat is going to pay to sig there own grave so they can crawl in……….

Hello My daughter is 14 not 15 and and She don’t need to go hang out a Mall on a Friday night where she more then likely could get her WHITE Smart aleckee, thinks shes tougher then she is rear end kicked. No sir reeee….. I’m sorry guys I will respond to you all later but for now… See you Monday…

CORINNA.. Thanks for the visit….Thank you all..

Oy. Teens (and their parents) sound even rougher than toddlers. Enjoy your Gamay! I'll think of you as I sip my Hardy's Shiraz(east coast Austrailia.) (mmmm.)

Aaaahhhhh motherhood! :laugh:

Have a great weekend maxi,

Donna

Girl, you are as bad as me. You say you won't write much in your journal, then you go on for a zillion miles.

I am so happy you are in a food groove. It's about damn time, isn't it???

Have you noticed that Jessica talks about sipping wine in EVERYBODY's journals??? Hmmm.

Have a great weekend, Max!

Ugh. I have 3 that will one day be teenage girls. :c( Lord, help us all! If they are like I was.. I'm in BIG trouble.

I hope you have a great weekend!

Corinna

Maximum:

You make me laugh so much girl. I love your spirit. Could be because we are the same in many ways. My daughter is 16 and in another month will be 17 and I still will drive her to the mall and pick her up. If she is going somewhere I better know where.....lol I once had a mother say pretty well the same thing to me about not being a baby sitter. Well guess what.....her daughter is now the mother of a 1 year old. The last time I saw her she asked me what she did wrong in raising her kids. So I not so politley told her "You weren't a baby sitter" and walked away.
People wonder why kids are like they are today. How stupid are they. They are like they are becasue their parents allowed them to be that way.
Have a wonderfull weekend Maximum.


Judy2:ex:

Hi maximum! I hope you're having a good weekend. Don't let that 'mother' get you stressed out - you are doing what's right for your daughter and doing your best to ensure her safety. After all, you did say you'd take them yourself, so what's the big deal? That's a decent compromise you made with your daughter, and she accepted it. Hrmph. Sounds like there are some Moms out there who could use some babysitting themselves. Hang in there and keep on doing your thing.

Hey Maxipoodle, who is picking on my Rawrrr lol

I see your life is also filled with troubles and satisfactions.. lol

You once told me you like chains, sooooooooo...

0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-

I made ya one!!! Now you can just go chain that mean ole woman up that hurt you lol

Oh Judi, that was awesome what you said.. buddy I know exactly where my son is at all times.. All the parents of his friends keep telling me to back off.. I just say... all I want to know is where he is.. period LOL

Hope you get happy soon Maxi..

Max, you just keep doing what you are doing as a parent! Don't let these other parents get to you my friend.

Sounds to me like maybe you touched a guilty nerve with this mom - good! lol ;)

Judy2 - you did not! OMG lol oh that is good - and a good point to make to max as well :)

Beth :not:

Hi Maximum

I understand your feelings about dd. Not so long ago I went through the same thing. A 14 yr doesn't need to running around the mall on a Friday night alone with friends. I've been to the mall on Friday night. It's like a pick up spot. Teenagers hanging out, meeting people and so forth and so on. You know how I was with mine, then she left to live with her mom. You know the rest of the story. At 14 they are still young and need watching over.

You are doing great with the eating!:D

Take care. How you had a wonderful weekend.
renee:D

~SNiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiF~ Ah….. A new day… Well Good morning… At least its morning here. 6: 20 to be exact. Woke up at 4:15..? Why? Why did you wake up so early Maxi? Was it cause the birds were singing and the sunlight kissed your Lips? Was it cause you smelled coffee and your nostrils flared with glee? HELLNO!

Its simply because my CLUTTERED UP HEAD could only think about this coming weekend. Cause the BOY is movin in….. So where does my mind go… Well let me take you on a journey……. Ready…..


Breath heavy in a almost panicky way…… hmmmm DH needs to take Monday off so he can go down and register him at the district then take him to the actual school so he can get him on the same school year as younger son, and just make sure he gets in, cause I CAN’T DO IT. I have no more pto.. and Geez I am not even going to clean out that room DH can do it. Oh and I’ll have to make sure he knows that I am no rooster and he better set his alarm,, and tell him looky here we don’t have money to give each one of you for lunch everyday so I suggest if you wanna eat take a lunch. And I don’t want to hear the word FAIR in this house.. Its Fair if I say so. You will not be leaving your clothes all over the bathroom and your in charge of your clothes, Don’t hit your brother and don’t tell him stupid or call him names….Yes, I make fish for dinner and veggies. If you don’t like it TUFF…. HEEE hor heeee hor (deep breathing)…….. other then that I love you and WELCOME…..
I wonder how this will affect my marriage, How will my little guy act, Will My DD and him kill each other, or Be LOOKIN…(no blood between them) Oy Vey……(sp)

You know I am a good person… I am…. I’ve just been PISSED off for the last errr 10 years or so…. No not really…. Uh when did I become such a cynical sarcasticBeetch….

Does all this sound so terrible… Just my thoughts here… Things that go on in my inner brain….. Ok enough…. On to the brighter side of things…

So as to not bore, I will just post points….

Friday 23
Saturday 24
Sunday 23

Apparently I was allowed to indulge on 35 Extra points. But believe it or not the opportunity never arose… Tomorrow is weigh in day…Last Tuesday when I weighed in I was 191.

JESSICA: Well CHIT,, never got a chance to sip Gamay… Hope you enjoyed yours

GET-N-Fit: Oh sure laugh it up… I know what yur thinking…. Oh poor Maxi, she aint got no idea what’s ahead.. this is just the pudding huh?

CHUMLETTE: I too thought the same… Who am I kidding… I know I’m going to write a 2 pager.. And if I listen to Dr. Phil I am in huge trouble cause he says “ You children are a mirror of you.” And so far its TRUE… And we'll just call Jess Wine condisour, since LUSH don’t sound too nice…. ( JESSS SOOO JUST KIDDING) ;)

CORRINA: Where is the smilie patting another smilie on back oh try this :console: I feel for ya… Les go to JESS’s Home and tie one on……

JUDY2: Dear lord I pray for that opportunity…. Good for you…

DEA: I was pretty shocked….. And you know I really don’t care All these people can kiss my Fat arse… If I want to hand walk my daughter to the bathroom in church I WILL….

Bird Songs: Ay lo my leeeetle Barday Bootay…. Aw a Gift! I love presents… And its my favorite kind of present….. whoo hooo…. Thanks…

BETH: Hi ya lady! How is you… Thanks for the words I do appreciate…

ARFAIN: ~sigh~ I’m just going to take it ONE DAY AT A TIME…. With lots of prayer… Lots of Venting. And lots of searching for advice from you..... Thanks for the kudos…..

LOL raxi my lil rawrr rawrr.. I just love you!!

I just saw your post in my journal.. you are so blasted cute hahahaha

You eat a craw fiss just as you would a lobster..lol

I do so hope your home life gets peaceful. Lordy I remember when my step daughter was 12 up to 18... good grief, the heartbreak she caused not only herself, but her parents, me..anyone who had to watch..
Alot of boats rockin at that time and it isnt easy Maxi..
Sometimes I feel as if I am 100 years old..lol
Wish you wasnt so far away, I would love to meet you... but if you ever need an escape... come to me rarwww..LOL
We will stir up my lil town haha

this, for those of you who care....


*shhhhhhluuuuuuuurp. (*urp*) * :D

Max, I don't know anything about kids, but I know a lot about stress, and I can tell -- you've got it! Eeeeek! :caf:

Have you talked to your DH about all this? I mean, not just about the mechanics of getting him there, but about your fears for the longterm implications for your family? Maybe the two of you could come up with some strategies now... You know I am so into having a PLAN for things!

I wish you all the best, friend! :hug: Sounds like you are still doing well with the WW and sticking to your points. Exercise??

Lisrey :wave:

Max, you sound perfectly normal. I myself have discovered that insanity is the only way to go. I work with three boys that apparently can't even pee without asking me how.. they're the most disorganized individuals in the world and they come into my office every minute and a half to ask the same question I answered two weeks ago. This has been going on for months... and taking a look back, a couple of months ago I didn't sing out loud, I didn't have full blown conversations with myself, I didn't scream obsenities at the mating ducks outside my window, nor did I spell my name (yeah, the one I was given 26 years ago) incorrectly on mortgages...

It's all good.. :D

some days i just cannot shut my brain off..some days i cant get it to go on but thats another story..when something is stressing us out its hard to think about anything else isnt it?
i sat in the meditation part of my pilates class this morning..the instructor was talking about looking at ourselves as a beautiful piece of abstract art and i was thinking about how i can get through work tonight without killing somebody... just shut your mind off to all outside thoughts she says..yeah right! oh the joy of it all!
sending lots of calming vibes your way and mine sweetie.
hugs bell :)

Hi Maximum

Take a deep, slow breathe. It is going to be ok. Trust me, been there, done that got a few gray hairs and wrinkles to prove. Oh yes, the cluttered mind in the middle of the night. Had one last night. Laid in bed thinking of things I needed to do, the budget, the kids, the meaning of life. Makes for a tiring day.

so the boy is moving in this weekend. When my stepdaughter did, my hubby and I went together to register her, that way we both knew what classes she would be in, so the school would know us both. When she first moved in she was 14 and my daugher was in 2nd grade. they had to share a room. thing of the chaos with the age difference. There was name calling and mean things said but also the comforted each other. Lots of nights my daughter would tell her stories until they went to sleep or they would just talk. in some ways it made them closer and now that she is gone, she talks my her little sister all the time and how much she misses her. On the other hand, my daughter has said she doesn't want to be like her big sister and will definitely not make the same mistakes.

It was rough on the family but we pulled through. there was times i was ready to say the heck with it and leave but I would talk to hubby and things would straighten out. Remember to keep the lines of communication open.

You are doing great with the points.:cheer: Hope you weigh in goes good. I'm not going to look at the scale again until the 31st. I would like to end the month 2 lbs less than I started. We shall see.

Have a wonderful day.
Renee:D

Yeah buddy, you gotta calm down, it's all going to be just fine! :console:
Besides, you know how these things go. You "rehearse" what you plan to say so that your thoughts are clear and concrete, but then when you're actually "in the moment," you say something completely different! So relax, don't borrow trouble, just take things as they come and deal with them on an "as needed" basis!
Your little guy will probably love having an older brother to tag along behind!
But maybe a little talk with hubby would at least make you feel a bit better and kind of prepare him for why you might be acting a little "odd" the first few days after the boy gets there. I can't believe how much of your "inner conversation" sounds just like me talking to me! (it really does help to know I'm not neurotic alone!) :D

Donna

Tuesday Weigh In… 187
Last Weigh in 191
Pounds lost: 4

Now I have mixed feeling about the loss. I am Happy about it. But because I have bobbed back and forth between these numbers for so long I am not thrilled… BUT I am Happy and do feel like this Weight Watchers plan I am on is one that I can Live with… We all have to find what works for us. And this seems to do it for me…. I never feel crazed with temptation… I have no restrictions…. Or at least I don’t feel like I do…. And with all that going on my life right now, this is best for me… Its easy and my brain doesn’t hurt from it…. So :cheers: To finding a Plan for me…. Thanks JODE… :hug:

Food for Yesterday
Coffee w/ creamer, 1 3B Muffin, 2 Corn Tortillas, onion, and egg beaters
1 Gala Apple, 2 slices of low carb bread, 2 oz ff Turkey, 1t. ff mayo mustard, .5 oz of WOW chips
1 3B Muffin, Breaded and baked chicken, on top of spinach fettuccini with red sauce
1 Skinny Cow sandwich
1 3B muffin
2 sf jellos.

Points for yesterday 24 - Target Points 24

Boy those little muffins save me….. Mostly cause I am a huge baked goods fiend and I have no guilt whilst gorging…

Life as of Late

Well lemme see,, I did talk to DH about my concerns and he tells me you worry to much… Take it as it comes… Why worry bout stuff that hasn’t happened yet… :O Well if that wasn’t a typical answer.. He could see by stance, on hand on hip and head cocked to the side that this was not good enough… So then he finishes with, Hon, don’t worry I will deal with everything…. He’s my project…. AGAIN… :O In my mind I’m thinking… Uh huh… Yeah! Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuure…. Dude….! As I chew on the inside of my lips and he is on his 2nd Corona… with buddy Cop friend from across the street… We have a extra room, but it has to be cleaned out, it has a queen bed with a frame fit for a chick, and entertainment center that needs to get tossed in exchange for a dresser… Lots of stuff to go through….. And he’s talking bout how… he and boy will get it all done up and I’m thinking ok, we should buy him a twin bed so he will have lots more room in there. And Dh is thinking bout how he would like it painted…. Then friend from up the street shows up, and now here talking a guys riding weekend… Dh says oh no I cant boy is moving in and we need to get his room done…. Friend says, BIG DEAL some clothes I’ll help you with that… Lets go… So DH is now thinking bout comin home Friday dumpin sons stuff in garage grabbing bikes and other son and taking off of which I would like him to do… BUT UH HELLLLLLLLO…. You see. My motherly instincts wants to go in that room and get it all done and ready…. My miserable Beetchy self says NO why should I have enough to do….. I truly am MY WORST FRICKEN ENEMY….

From here on out I will refer to my son that’s moving in as Big Guy.. So BG is a sweet boy.. He can have his moments as children do. But all in all He’s good kid. Just needs some definite straightening of edges. As he can be very SLOBBY, Lazy, Sarcastic, and Whiney… But they all have there traits and so do I… I love him like I birthed him.


BIRD I would love to meet you… We could compare Tats… lol… yeah a lot a boats rockin…. 4 to many kids I tell ya…. I don’t even like kids…. Just kiddin… Oy.. I’m still trying tog row up myself…

JESSICA Yahooooooooooooo… Glug….Glug…Glug… Happy happy Joy joy…. Yahooooooo

LISREY/BART :rofl: Yes you are the Planner. Wish I could be more like that… But DH, makes it impossible. With his take it as it comes….. WITH EVERYTHING…… Leave it to you to ask the ? and No taint doin nada at the moment….

BALEBIS Hello my leetle Love struck Loser…. Back for some more huh… Were here for ya…

BELL LOL… you made me laugh… Look at us sending each other peace vibes… maybe we should keep it for ourselves… lololol

ARFAIN Taking mental notes, thanks… Generally me and him get along real well.. And he does RESPECT me. So that’s a plus.

GETNFIT Oh how right you are…. My Mind will be Riled up to Lay down the law then my heart will be laying down for a little walk on…. Well Come Monday it will just be and him here so I will share the low down with him in a way that he will agree…

You Know YOU ALL ARE THE BEST…. I love coming here for more them Weight loss support… But it all ties together…. Thanks from the bottom of my heart…….

Congrats of course on the big loss (HOORAY!!!) but more on sticking with a plan that suits your eating needs for NOW during this stressful time you've been having with the constant chaos at home, girl! It is so hard to FOCUS on eating well when you have to think about all this other hooey that it is so cool you find WW such a no brainer. Awesome, Max. You are gonna need all the health and energy you can muster, it sounds like. As you know, all I've got to contend with here at home are small cat and DLIP and they KNOW BETTER then to talk back. hahahaha I don't know how you are doing it, but I am VERY impressed, my friend. VERY IMPRESSED.

Thanks for being so wonderful. You are so genuine and thoughtful and damn funny. I love coming here and seeing you in my journal and reading about your trials and tribulations and successes and moments of guffaws and giggles.

Hi Maximum

CONGRATS on the 4lbs. I'm glad you have found a plan that works.

You are already a step ahead of where I was when stepdaughter came to live with us. She didn't respect me. but then she didn't respect any adult. She was never sweet or loving unless you where male. By the time she left she respected me but it was hard work. On her room, dh and I worked together on it. If dh says he is going to deal with it, let him. you may want to wait until the big guy gets there so he can have some input. You know at that age they like that.

Anyways, you are doing wonderful!

Take care
Renee:D

Glad you talked with hubby, not that he could figure it out for you, but at least it gave you a chance to vent your fears/potential frustrations, and it lets him know that if you do act a bit screwy next week it's just because you're anxious about everything working out for everybody. :D
And I agree that this place is about so much more than just weight loss! :hug:

Donna

Food for Yesterday

2 3b Muffin – Coffee w/creamer
1 Gala Apple
2 slices of Low Carb Bread with ff Turkey, FF mayo and mustard – WOW chips
Sliced Strawberries
Jell-O sf
1 Cab Muffin
4 oz. of grilled Salmon, Stir fried veggies- potato
1 Skinny Cow
1Jell-O

Total Points 19.7 Target Points 24

You know what I have noticed… My tastees – hermm that’s sounds gross, my buds, No no.. My senses? Yeah! That sounds better.. Any which way I am tasting things more… Food seems more intense for some reason… Saltier, sweeter, What De Heck.. Whys this happenin….

I have a habit that I need to break and I just don’t know how.. Crossing my legs, sitting on my legs… My legs are killing me… Doh deed oh YOH MAX…. Could it be that if you moved they wouldn’t hurt… nah… No really I fear a blood clot.. I know this is no joking matter, but my legs ache…. I must stop crossing… squiggly veins, and sagging Tree trunks… Very unattractive! 8 hours a day is no wonder my arse looks just like my chair… :-&

Details….Details

So hub has decided that this weekend may not be wise to take off. Phwew! And I called him this morning at O dark thirty and we chatted on his cell phone in route o wok about BG movin in… We shared a lot of the same concerns, and It felt good to hear him say that he will be straightening that boy up… And none of this sniveling, rolling eyes, calling names, slobby behavior… He will learn to earn…. So maybe if Dad comes down Hard I can just be Mom.. yeah… feeling better… YA RIGHT NOTHING IS EVER WHAT IT SEEMS…

THINGS I AM THANKFUL FOR

My Family
My Home
My Job
DT
WW lol

CHUMLETTE Who me….. :o Oh my , golly gee whizzer…. Mucho Head swelling words… But why is it that just my rear swells…. Star light Star bright the first star I see tonight I wish I may I wish I might get bigger breasts and tighter hinet, eh I tried… Hey when I had Kitty’s they did there share of talking back..


ARFAIN Wow, all these Kudos I feel floatie… Well Saturday they will get it organized and I will be in Huntington Beach at Daughters competition all day.. He is going to let him pick out some paint and doodie up his room however he wants. My little guy has a Camouflage room and DD has Deep blue with Gold Suns, Moons and Stars all over.

GETNFIT Gosh I feel bad now. You come over and are calm cool and collected when you post to me and I go postal in yours. I think I might be mean… :rofl: NAH!!!!!

:rofl: Maxi your too funny! Tastees, buds, hee hee. I giggled long at that.
Wow chips are a life saver for me. I don't eat chips that often, but once a month, I just get that craving and those help big time.
Your doing great with your diet, such a strong person to keep pluggin along in the face of all that you do. LOL
Yummm, salmon sounds good for din-din tonight!
Lucky %%-

Hi Maxi, :wave:

My daughter Barrie has sat on her legs like that since she was a little girl .... lol and when she isn't sitting on her leg ... she is swinging them back and forth .... God help the person who is sitting to the right or left of her .....

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR VERY FANTASTIC LOSS .. :cheer: You have much to :cheers: celebrate :balloons: ... Make it a great day and take care. As always, Monica :hug:

WOO HOOO! Congrats on the loss! You rock! Yay!

Corinna

Hiya, Max! Great job on the 4 pounds! You are jammin' with your WW plan & I am delighted for you. You aren't the first person who has made a comment about taste buds like that. I noticed it most when I started eating whole grain breads... and when the good fruit comes in season. MMmmmmm! You are lucky you can eat those WOW chips. They make my tummy sick. :c(

I remembered when reading about the bedrooms, I think you promised pics of your polka-dot bathroom! Never saw those -- how did it wind up???

Your legs would probably like a little walk... so would your puppy. Make 'em happy & do it tonight!

Lisrey :x

:D what Lisrey said!!

sending calming vibes