Okay... here is attempt #2 at this!
Good Morning!
I am having a 'hungry' day. Ran 3km, then came home and had my 1/2 C oatmeal, stll hungry so had 1C watermelon, still hungry so had 1/3C trail mix....now trying to stay out of the kitchen! Sometimes that''s hard because I work from home. My first client should be here in 15minutes. Thank goodness
What do you guys do on those day when you just aren't satisfied?
Last night after soccer, same thing. I was starving so I had a salad, didn't work...so more trail mix, didnt work so finally a slice of toast with PB.....ugh! I need to zip my mouth!!!!!
I am going to go all "psycho-babble" on you here... bear with me. To be brief I am going to ask you to try to figure out if it was PHYSICAL hunger (growlng, empty stomach, maybe light-headed) or EMOTIONAL hunger (no true "hunger" symptoms, but ongoing "cravings" that can't seem to be satisfied). If it was true hunger, then you probably should eat... lean protein and complex carbs would work well. If it is emotional hunger, you need to try to think about what is bothering you or why you are seeking comfort in food (even if you don't consciously realize you are doing that). Figure out what you crave MOST (sugar, salt, carbs), have a small portion, and MOVE ON! Find something to do to distract you and get you away from the kitchen.
Have fun at the Titanic exhibit, pjlla!
My perfect day would be getting up early, after a good night's sleep, and hitting early EMH at Epcot. We would ride as many rides as we could and have lunch in Italy. Then we would go back to our room at BCV, do a little swimming at Stormalong Bay, and take a little Illuminations cruise with champagne to finish it off. Actually any Disney day would work!
Have a great day all!
We did have a fun day.. thanks! Your perfect day sounds nice!
I'm also looking forward to lunch today. I am just loving the salads at different restaurants this summer. Had the Apple Pecan Chicken Salad from Wendy's yesterday (no dressing). Meeting my mom for lunch today at a locally owned restaurant and I'm gonna have a spinach strawberry salad with grilled shrimp (also with little or no dressing). I also like the Fuji Apple Chicken Salad at Panera Bread and Sweet Chipotle Chicken Salad at McAlister's. Each of these (with little or no dressing) is in the 400-500 calorie range, so that fits pretty well into my plan for each day. And, they're just SO yummy!
Glad you figured out the calories before you had the salad. I had that Wendy's apple pecan salad one day and didn't figure out the points until I got home (I used half the dressing and only a small fraction of the pecans) and was FLOORED to realize it was 8 points! Not too bad, since it is very tasty, but I was expecting it to come in closer to 4-5 points.
Pamela Organic chicken and turkey breast sliced from Whole Foods no preservatives. I cant complain about the cost I work full time and am the only adult in the house so saving time by buying pre-sliced lunch meat is completely worth it to me. And its still cheaper and healthier than going out to eat.
Just a quick check in today, hope everyone has a great day!
Bree
Makes me wish again that I had a Whole Foods or Trader Joe's near me! We aren't big on sandwiches anyhow, but it sure would make for an easy dinner! I do buy the Hormel all-natural lunch meats when they are on sale (prepackaged, not at the deli). No preservatives, no nitrates, no nitrites... but really expensive! They average about $9/lb unless they are on sale. But four (small) slices of honey ham for 1 point is well worth it! DS doesn't eat lunch meat, I rarely make DH a sandwich, so it is mostly DD and myself eating it so I don't have to buy much.
I feel the same way its been so relaxed and non regimented around my house this summer. I really need to get the boys back into a good bedtime since Ryan starts kindergarten in less than 2 weeks
Ok so this is how my day starts today at 6am:
dh "Lindsay, Lindsay"
me 1/2 asleep "where are you"
dh "down in the basement"
So I go down stairs and here he slipped down the stairs and over turned his ankle. His whole ankle is immediately swelling. I told him to just ice it and elevate and give it a few days since he probably just sprained it. No he cant take my advice. I had to take him to the doctor and then for an xray to find out he just sprained it. I missed the morning at work.
Then he just called me to tell me he vomited and thinks he has a stomach bug.
Im sure all of you know how men get when there sick and my dh is the worst. I dont know what I did to deserve this.
So thats my day so far. Lets hope the rest of it goes ok.
I will check in with you later.
Yup... they can be SUCH big BABIES! Not sure why that is! Have patience and this too shall pass!
I love summer vacation, but I sort of can't wait for school to start again next week so we can get back into a regular routine! Kindergarten is SUCH a great year!! Enjoy it.
Hi Everyone,
I am so excited to share with you that I made it home from work today without stopping for food and bingeing! I am so proud of myself. Hoping to make it 2 in a row tomorrow!
I have no idea what we are having for dinner tonight. I should probably start talking to my mom about that.
Thanks! Hope you enjoyed your trip to the Titanic Exhibit. It's about 1.5 hours for me to get there. I need a "vacation." That might be just the thing.
QOTD: I'm with Lisah. Definitely Disney. A quick CS breakfast (I really want to try Tonga Toast) followed by EMH at MK. I love Fantasyland during morning EMH. Do as much as possible and I want at MK then someplace for lunch. Maybe back to Captain Cook's for a flatbread and a Dole Whip (another thing I've never tried). I'd spend the rest of the day in Epcot. I also love evening EMH at Epcot. Not sure where I'd pick for dinner. Maybe somewhere on the Boardwalk.
Great question!
CC
Nice job skipping the binge! You can do it again!
The exhibit was good... but the 6 hour round trip drive was long. Good chatting time with DD though.
Your perfect day sounds... PERFECT!
Today has actually been pretty awesome -- I was in a "be by myself" mood, and I was able to do that!
So, here's how my day went --up at 6:30 to make sure ds got off on his trip to Six Flags with close family friends (they're staying overnight since it's pretty far away), then send dh to work, had just a yogurt for breakfast and got a lot of home things done. I stayed home from work today to meet the TM repairman. I was originally going to go to the beach and run, but our friends decided to pick ds up at 7:30 rather than 6:30, and I couldn't be sure I'd be back before the TM guy came. Anyway, he came and was gone in less than half an hour, and I now know how to fix this issue myself. After TM guy left I was feeling pretty good -- so I did 10M on my freshly-repaired TM! It felt great, and afterwards I had a lovely recovery shower, and then ate lunch (my usual hummus and veggies, plus an orange, raw cashews and grapes) while I watched Tivo'd "Daily Show" and "Colbert Report". I've also been doing laundry throughout the day, and going over items for my packing list for our vacation. Anyway, I came to a good break point so I reclined with a new book, Stephenie Meyer's
The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner. I'm about half-way through it, and enjoying every word. My VS order just arrived, so now I have new undies for our trip. The rest of my day will include dinner of a portion of cheese lasagna and salad followed by Jello Sugar-Free Dark Chocolate Pudding, finishing the laundry and the book, and watching a couple episodes of "General Hospital". My dh has a Board meeting tonight, so I'm on my own for dinner. I know it isn't a normal vacation or trip day, or a day when I did nothing, but for me, it's been pretty perfect!
Pamela -- Let us know how the Titanic exhibit is! Believe it or not I am a trained historian, and I drive my family crazy wanting to see things like that...
Ok, I'm going back to my "perfect day" (love that song!), everyone have a fabulous evening!
Maria
A day to yourself?? That DOES sound PERFECT!!
I think you would enjoy the Titanic exhibit. I don't feel like I learned anything new, but the artifacts were cool.
Have you been to Old Sturbridge Village? I grew up in Sturbridge and I love the place. If you like early American history, I would say it would be well worth the trip for you (probably about 90 minute drive... maybe less).
Have you seen Mystic Seaport? Also another cool historic area. Maybe if you decide to see the Titanic exhibit you could spend a full day or weekend and see Mystic Seaport also... they are fairly close together.
I keep threatening the kids that I am going to make them spend a day at the Museum of NH History with me!!
Remember when I said I was going to post when I felt like bingeing? Well, now I think I'm going to post when I haven't binged. Yes, I am very proud of myself for being able to report to my BL friends that I did not binge at dinner. I ate a reasonable amount and "splurged" on a 2nd helping of salad.
Drank my water, got in my fruits/veggies, and flossed too!
Might check in later.
Have a great night!
WTG!!
Hey CC! Thanks for asking! I did the 10 minute JumpStart with Tara leading. I was dying after 2 minutes! That was the only part available on demand. Then I did a Leslie Sansone 2 mile workout that was also on demand. Either I'm getting a cold or I've taken too much time off as I was DYING 5 minutes into it! I did finish it and felt good. I had a burger for supper and then had a piece of b'day cake. Haven't had all my water but I'm getting started slowly!
Went to work this morning and my client brought me a b'day card and gift. Then he came out and gave me a nice tip! My client tonight never showed so I came home early and finished reading a story to DD2. I am happy to say I have 3 more clients so far this week so it's going to be a good week!
Need to make the girls some popcorn and finish reading my book!
Good night all! Staying home to clean my room tomorrow. DH has to work most of the night so I won't sleep too well and he will sleep in tomorrow morning. I may go out for a walk when I get up. Can't do my workouts until DD1 and her BFF get up.
Good job finishing the workout when you wanted to quit! Doesn't that give you a GREAT feeling??
Nice of your client to remember your birthday!
I made homemade pancakes for dinner (actually bisquick) but my kids think its homemade.
they ate that and apples. I ate an apple and then mowed the grass. This is the only time this year I have had to do it so its looking a little choppy. I then ate a small serving of tuna mixed with a little light mayo. I weighed in today and am down 24.8lbs total since I started running/ww on 4-26-10. The losses have been slow but steady the past few weeks and Im sure at some point I will get over the hump.
Thanks for all your support.
Im now going to relax and watch Made of Honor.
I'm pleased you took the time to do a lookback at your overall success! POSITIVE thinking is the way to go!
I think it would start with a full bank account, no debt, and on the balcony at BLT with a GREAT cup of coffee watching the sunrise over the castle. Followed with a breakfast at Kona, more great coffee. Then EMH at MK, a Dole whip, CRT for lunch, more rides, Dinner at ohana, food optional, Lapu Lapu mandatory, and Wishes from the park holding my girls
THat sounds like my perfect day exactly!!! (Although I'm not sure what the Lapu Lapu is... drink??)
I saw the BLT on my trip with DS in May and all I can say is WOW!! Talk about the perfect location!
Thanks! I am feeling much more positive this am. Already sold some trainers on diaperswappers. Getting a plan for the yard sale, new project! I dug my hole, now I'm going to work my fat off to get my way out of it!
Take control.
Taryn
Glad you are feeling more positive this morning. Having a PLAN can go a long way to succeeding at your goals, whether they be weight loss or debt reduction!
And your TAKE CONTROL statement can apply to many aspects of life too!
Good morning everyone.
Congrats to all the losers this week. I can't believe that the challenge is over. I feel like I haven't done anything for this challenge. It has been a very strange summer. Too hot to work out (especially when the house has no airconditioning.) It is difficult to sleep so I have been sleeping later or dh has been wakingup early and then if I want to work out I won't since dh could come in and I hate that.
I am looking forward to the next challenge. The weather is getting cooler and I will be starting back to work and some sense of order.
We went to inlaws yesterday. we were going to mow but it really didn't need it. So dh started trimming bushes in the hot sun. I sat with mil right in the direct sun. I was so lucky that I didn't burn because I hadn't put on any sun screen since fil's yard is pretty shady where we have to mow. So I sat and talked to her for about a half an hour. Then when she went in I went to check on dh. He had cut down quite a bit of stuff. He was hot and sweaty so he asked me to get him a cold soda. I could not find one in the house at all so I had to drive his truck to get some. I had only driven it once before. When I got back I started helping him cut up the stuff he had trimmed. Again out in the hot sun. By the time we were finished I felt like I was well done. It wiped me out the rest of the day. We went out for hamburgers and fries and they did not agree with me so I was up half the night. I still don't feel great.
Have a lot to do today will try to get on later. Thanks for listening
Like Lisa said, NOT OVER YET! Few more weeks to go!
I know what you mean about working out in the heat/sun. I remember shoveling rocks for a hot summer morning at church at few years ago... it wiped me out for the remainder of the weekend! Hope you are feeling better.
Pamela--http://www.vegetariantimes.com/recipes/11325?section=
Here is the beet pancake recipe. No sugar in it, but beets and carrots are so sweet, that the dill sauce really tasted great with it! Last night we had a pasta dish with basil and silken tofu instead of cream. Yum! I found it at fatfreevegan.com.
Well, I did 46 min on the elliptical yesterday after work. Came home, made dinner and then we went to the baseball game. I felt kind of cruddy at the game and my heart was skipping a lot, so I drank a gatorade and had some ice cream and started to fell better. I don't think I ate enough yesterday (before the ice cream, of course!) Today is our work staff appreciation breakfast, so I'm going to go to that, and then enjoy my day off! I have a couple of skirts I am going to attempt to take in, and I think I'm going to take a nap! I feel like I am still recovering from Ds's visit.
Thanks for the recipe link.
Glad you were able to find something at the ballgame to make you feel better.
Congrats, Pam!
I didn't realize the challenge was over! Well, I guess I WILL make the fresh start for the next challenge!
Went to bed late last night so I slept in until 7:40!!!! New record for me! DH is still sleeping as he came to bed around 4 I think after working all night. DD2 is up. DD1 and her BFF seem to be still sleeping as I don't hear any noise downstairs.
I'll get my workouts in later. No rush and I'm giving a massage tonight so that's exercise too! Need to increase my water intake today. Not sure what we will be doing for meals today. I am having a craving for pizza! PMS is talking to me or screaming at me!!!!! This may be the wrong week to try getting back on track but I will make a small jump! Next week I will make a bigger one!
Getting caught up on my soap, Y&R and will then start breakfast for everyone. They want pancakes. I just hope I have all the ingredients!
No! Not over yet! Like Lisa mentioned, we have a few weeks left... still time to make a difference!
The challenge is not over yet! Lisa is just moving us to a new board since we are getting close to our page limit. We have 2 weigh in's left! Lets all make it the best two we have had yet!!!! We can do it
Today has gotten better and instead of talking about negative stuff I decided to post a positive. I got on the scale today and weighed in at 189.2
So I am out of the obese category for my BMI
This was my second goal to hit for weight loss. My next goal is to hit 177 its what I weighed prior to getting pregnant with my second son.
Have a great day!
~Lindsay
Nice job staying POSITIVE! Mini-goals are a great idea!!
Good morning all!
Congratulations to all our superstars and especially to our biggest loser, pjlla!
I know that coaching is good for helping you make the list but you made the top the week
before your coaching stint! I bet you'll be on the list two weeks in a row!
Keep this coaching mojo relationship in mind, folks, as we start to set up the coaching schedule for fall.
Have a great day all! Remember two more weigh ins for this challenge!
Thanks for the props! I don't think I'll be making on the list this week! I had an unfortunate (but delicious) run-in with a pear and gorganzola pizza at California Pizza Kitchen yesterday while at Foxwoods Casino. I totally FORGOT my eating out PLAN and didn't split the entree immeditely and pack up half. I ate the ENTIRE thing! And that wasn't it for the day! I even had a mini-cheesecake dessert later in the day! YIKES!!
But DD and I had a terrific day, enjoyed the Titanic Exhibit and had 6 hours of one-on-one time in the car to chat, so that was good.
Well... I feel better now that I have taken the time to go back and re-reply to everyone!
Now I'll answer my own QOTD...
I've met a few Olympic gold-medalists (swimmers), Nick Brunelli and Erik Vendt (they did a swim clinic at our Y last year or the year before). And as most of you know, I "was in the presence of" Michael Phelps with DD earlier this year (but I didn't really met him).
Last year we took our Mother/Daughter weekend in Baltimore and kind of "stalked" the Charm City Cakes building (Ace of Cakes show on the Food Network). Over the course of a couple of days we managed to meet and get photos with Ben, Katherine, Geoff, Mary Alice, and a few others, but no face time with Duff (although DD swears she heard him in the building the first time we stopped by... and his Vespa was parked outside!).
I was also "in the presence" of a few stars in 1986 when I worked with the American Red Cross at the 200th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty (Angela Lansbury comes to mind first).
And I met Jonathan Frakes (from Star Trek fame) at the New England Aquarium. He was there with his family (saw his wife, Genie Francis, of General Hospital fame). I did get brave and ask him for a photo, but he declined. DH would have liked an autograph, since he is a ST fan.
That's about it!
Gotta fly for now! TTYL................P