Girls in their 20's who want to lose about 100 pounds
Man... when you guys get some time off you take it eh? Helllllllllooooooo (Echo - Echo - Echo)
Dead Air.
Have a fantastic holiday weekend my American friends!
Muah!
It is mighty dead, up in here... It's been funny watching people today... Despite the economic crisis people are still finding ways to drop 100+ bucks at the fireworks stands, buying junk food at Wally World, etc. I'm not making fun, I just find it interesting observing such things...
akasha- Hope you're having a great weekend, too.
boots- *Waves*
dalma- Hope you have a blast at the party... Don't worry about the ex. Just have fun! And keep us updated.
so my goal this week was to stay at 1450 calories each day and walk for 30 min. at least 5 days....
i did the 1450 for 4 days so far and the walking for 3 (although i didn't "walk" i did burn quite a few calories doing housework for about 3 hours wednesday).
i haven't completely met my goals, but i'm trying to look at it positively... at least i did something... i DID eat no more than 1450 calories 4 out of 5 days and i DID get some exercise 4 out of 5 days... right?
All: Life is sooooooo stupid. Okay, so Ryan and I are leaving for the beach tomorrow for a few days, right? Gonna go boating, see my parents, hang out--awesome. Very excited.
So I wake up today--and my ear hurts. Now--I have bad ears. I'd say I probably had 2-4 ear infections a year from age 2 to 15...and then probably 1 every year or two since then. And they're BAD. They never go away on their own. They're never manageable. And they hit outta nowhere. My ear will be midly irritating--and three hours later, I'm crying and paralyzed from pain.
SO--I wake up this morning. And my ear is popping--and...well...mildly irriating. So, I don't WANT to spend money...but I have two options: A) DON'T go to the doctor, work 3-11, ear becomes horrible...and then I'll be in so much pain that I won't WANT to leave for the beach tomorrow--and I'll have to go to the doctor ANYWAY. or B) Go ahead and go to the doctor.
So I go. Great use of 100 bucks. And it turns out I have TWO ear infections, swollen tonsils, and a fever. WHAT?! I NEVER have fevers. If anything, I'm UNDERHEATED. Normally, I sit at about 97.6. Now, I'd felt relatively fine until this visit...yeah, my throat had been a LITTLE off--but whatever. But then, sure enough--a few hours later--BOTH my ears hurt.
So, I'm at work. Pissy. Alone. Bored. No book. No one to talk to. With two ear infections. Having to put drops in them every few hours. So, I'll have my head cocked to one side for 20 minutes--and cocked to the other for 20 minutes, (re: look like a freak-o.)
Took a decongestant--accidentally doubling the dosage--whoops! And a nasal spray that is making my nose run like a bia.
Stupid.
ALSO--work is dumb. Like--the last girl that worked today--didn't drop her money--left the drawer off. Some online reservations got messed up. People are forever trying to pay with traveler's checks. (Re; Annoying.) Normally there are other people here for at least 2 hours to like--talk to...but today--there is NO ONE. So...I've been bored.
SORRY TO WHINE.
Up side: Going out for drinks with friends tonight. Leaving for THE BEACH tomorrow (providing my ears don't fall off.) Ryan's sister is coming in the 10th...and it's looking like a fun-filled couple of week. Holla.
What's everyone doing for the 4th?
ash- WAY TO GO, GIRL!! I'm also really pleased (so far) with my performance this week. (We'll see what goes down tomorrow!) Most of my exercise has been housework related due to the heat, but at least I'm up and moving. I've eaten fairly reasonably and been meeting my daily calorie goals. (And I've lost some weight. Amazing how that works, huh??) And with work, yesterday, and swimming today, tomorrow, and possibly Sunday, I consider the exercise challenge I set for myself met and throttled!! You rock on, girl! Keep up the good work.
brit- My poor baby!! I'm so sorry you're feeling like crap. I finally feel like a human being again, today... I hope you are feeling loads better so you can enjoy your holiday... (And the beach. Wench. I wanna see a beach!!) Nah, I love ya, hon, and hope you have a great time with Ryan and a good visit with the folks, etc.
4th plans- Dan actually has to shoot a wedding with my Dad tomorrow, but I hope that won't take too long. Then I think we're going to try to get in a swim. We went and spent a stupid amount of money on fireworks. So once we get done with the swim we'll go out and see the folks and blow things up for a bit. Drink copious amounts of beer. (Mmmm... Beer.) Try not to puke in the driveway. (Nah, I'm not SERIOUSLY planning on getting that bad off... Mom's aren't allowed to do that kind of **** I don't think...) You know, I keep getting older, but I STILL feel like I'm just going through the motions of being an adult most of the time. I don't FEEL particularly grown-up. I have responsibilities, I take care of my stuff as well as I'm able, but I sure as hell don't feel like an "adult". Sorry... Don't know where that came from... Just rambling. I do that. A lot.
splurge- Since I haven't been eating much the last couple of days Dan took me out to a big Mexi style lunch. It was good. I ate too much, but it was fun, and delicious. I will have a healthy dinner and hopefully end my day on a reasonable note. Gotta go get my suit on and burn of some beans and cheese and rice!
Hope you're all having a swell weekend!!
Akela: I feel that way too--like I'm pretending to be a grown-up. I feel like people should congratulate me for having a job or something. Or like I'm faking when I pay the bills. Or like when people ask me adult questions that I know the answer to--but I'm terrified I'm actually wrong and they're going to catch me being wrong? I don't know.
I certainly don't feel like a big kid. And yet I feel superior to almost everyone, no matter their age. So.....I don't know. I'm nuts.
I am soooooooooo ready to get off work.
yup, i feel like i pretend to be grown-up too, when all I really want to do is be a kid and play...I still feel like people look at me like I'm a child too...eh..
today: hubby and I went kayaking for an hour..it was fun..he had never been and got scared at first and wanted to go back but I talked him into sticking it out and I tried to teach him some things..luckily he ended up enjoy himself. he's asleep on the bed right now..i'm tired myself..
we dont' really have plans for the 4th...i thought I might go see some fireworks by the ocean but I'm afraid it might be way too crowded and I hate being around a bunch of people
muppet:hope you feel better, take care of yourself--sucky
akela: great job on the eats :O)
ash: great job on everything:O)
akasha: HI
I am SUCH a girl... There's a new Dawn (dish soap) commercial where they're cleaning off animals that have been caught in oil spills and it actually made me a little teary... I giggled, too, 'cause all the critters are uber cute (as most critters are...) but I still got teary. Like a warm-fuzzy teary, but still, how silly is that??
I'm glad to know that I'm not the only "pretend-grown-up" in the world.
It offers a bit of comfort, somehow.
I'm off to zone out for a bit... Might have to crash early... Of course, whenever I think that, I seem to end up staying awake until 3:00 in the morning...
Hi ladies! Sorry I haven't been around for the past couple days. We have some friends visiting from out of town and I wanted to spend lots of time with them. :) Today is the day of the dreaded 4th of July bbq/camping party. And it's raining. :( Oh well, the party will commence rain or shine. I just hope I don't eat myself silly today....
Anyway, <3 you guys and I'll talk to you later! Just wanted to pop in and say howdy
I just need to vent.
This girl from my highschool asked to be my friend on facebook. We weren't really friends but we had mutual friends. I remember that we weren't really friends because I thought she was kinda annoying so I didn't accept her right away. After like 3 months, I decided that we weren't in highschool any more and that accepting her as a friend isn't even a big deal (I am a pretty private person and have very few friends on facebook). Big mistake. She is sooooooo annoying. She posts her work out as her status daily! I.e. "Did body pump, ran 3 miles, going to ice foot and get ready for....." She was never "skinny" in highschool, def. not over weight, but not one of those athletic people either. Why do her work out statuses annoy me so much??
boots-wow kayaking?! I would be too scared. Water where I can't touch the bottom or see it, terrifies me.
muppet-hope the ears feel better.
ash-great work girl!
dalma-I hope that you never even see him, but he gets an eyefull of you and your man and takes off!
akela-I'm a responsible adult. But when no one is looking, I act like a child. I don't ever want to grow up. I feel like I only "act" like an adult and only get to be myself when no one is looking (or just my good friends that know what a child I am!)
4th plans=work :(
hi ladies i'm laying in bed...I have no official plans for the 4th but just to relax and be lazy...i'll be around if anyone else is around ;O)
hidey ho, ladies!
i'll be heading to the party soon. the only thing i'm freaking out about now is the food.i woke up this morning and discovered i now weigh 203.7 (woohoo!!!), so i'm now terrified of the possibility of overeating today.
although i'm bringing low fat hot dogs for me and me only, i am so afraid i'll mess up. and not just today but the whole upcoming week, especially tomorrow w/ a 10 hour road trip.
i feel totally anxious right now, since i'm so freakin' damn close to being out of the 200s for the first time in over a decade. a part of me doesn't even wanna eat anything but i know that's crazy and unhealthy, but that same part of me just wants to say screw it, eat the cookies (there are no cookies but that's what i really want today). but the semi-sane part of me wants to stay on track and stop wasting f--king time. **meltdown**!
dalma- Just remember that ONE bad day (even if it's a really bad one) can only do so much damage to your goals. Just get right back on track, tomorrow, and everything will be fine. I promise.
HOPE EVERYONE IS HAVING A FANTABULOUS DAY!! I'm still waiting for Dan to get done with that wedding... Then my holiday can "officially" start. ;) I'm not even trying to count today... But we are going swimming for a bit (if it doesn't rain) so hopefully that will help offset SOME of the damage.
Have a great one!
and I have to say Dalma: 1 cookie or even 4 cookies, won't hurt you!!! Enjoy yourself and try not to stress out too much :O)
thanks girls! the ex didn't show (of course not; he's always been a flake), but i did overeat. i was doing pretty well until some jerk came out with a pie-sized dish of asparagus dip. misleading name; it's mostly melted cheese and mayo. so today was a cheat day. tomorrow may be, too, i don't know yet. i SO wanna see at least 201.9 by the end of next week and eating like this is only gonna make the scale go the other way.
don't stress too much dalma: you'll get there in no time ;O)
Hey everyone! Im happy everyone is doing well.
Muppet: Sucks to be having those ear infections. I hope you feel better
Boots: Yay for the kayaking! I wish I can go. There are so many things that I want to try like kayaking, surfing, sky diving and any other adrenaline pumping thing (that i would say yes too) you can think of...so much fun!
Dalma: Don't worry about it. I know how you feel after overeating but think about it...the stress thats involved when dogging yourself can hurt...and make you gain!
I don't think I did too bad today. Before I came to the comp I realized that I only ate 2x today. I woke up late and it didn't even dawn on me...its crazy that you can really FORGET to eat...lol...I went to a barbaque at around 7pm where I had a plate of mac pie, potatoe salad, a bbq drumstick, and a hotdog...lol...it wasn't a large serving, really~! Then around 9 I had another plate (small) of potatoe salad, another drumstick and mac pie. I did drink some soda...first time since last week. I didn't eat again for the night. Anyhoo, I will get back on track tomorrow.
Hi ladies! Hope you are all enjoying your long weekend! I'm doing great! FINALLY went swimming on Friday, I've had the bathing suit since March! I wanted to practice lengths cause I'm a terrible swimmer but there was a line -up and then an aquafit class started. To my surprise, my fiancee was gung ho! So we did it :D It was an alright workout. Definitely felt it in my hamstrings. Swallowed waaaaay too much pool water though :S
Yesterday we over ate like crazy at a friend's BBQ but we did a 2 hour 23 km bikie ride earlier in the day so I feel alright about it. Today we are going to the new gym to try Zumba :D
YAY!
Can't wait for wiegh in tomorrow! Esp. now that TOM is gone! Whoot!
Boots- I love Kayaking! I am hoping at some point, I will buy a kayak and go on the weekends- it is so much fun! yay for you and the hubby!
Muppet- I am sorry about your ears :-( I hope you had a great mini vacation anyway!
So, my mother in law surprised us by coming and staying with us all weekend. I actually really love her, she is great! But...she cooks, and buys junk food, and so I pigged out for the past three days :-( No matter! Tomorrow, I am swimming laps at 10 and I have nothing but healthy food stocked for breakfast, plus left overs for lunch of a low-calorie casserole I made yesterday. Anyway- good luck, ladies! I have a more definite goal now- the hubby and I have decided we want to start on baby 1 in 2011, so I have until June of 2011 to try and be under 200- I can do it! I just need to get my butt going...anyway, have a great rest of your weekend- I have to work today, but it's alright :-)
kathleen: I would love to buy a kayak and go out everyday! It's amazing...I was actually pricing kayaks but they are expensive! so I'll have to save up some money....but I guess if you priced how much it cost to go use a kayak rental that's expensive too--it probably evens out......
