Fit & Fab Fems 12/11-12/17

[beanie_26]

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Hello Fems!


It's Monday once again! I hope we all have a great OP week! I'm making this post short becasue DS has physical therapy at 10 am and I have to clean the floors, table, counter tops and dust. I'll be back when I'm finished.


Have a wonderful day!! :buddysmoo

[KatieLuvs2scrap]

Good morning Fems. I will try to go back and read some of the posts from last week and try to catch up on what I missed, but I do not know when I will have time to do that. My weekend was an emotional roller coaster, but hopefully the most difficult part is now behind me. The good news is that since I have not felt like eating much lately, I weighed in at 141 this morning!! That exceeds my Christmas goal of 142 and puts my total weight loss at 66 pounds! :jump_jack

I hope you all have a good week!

Hugs,
Katie

[shannonsmom]

Good Morning Fems!

Happy Monday!! Back to work and on schedule. DD is back to normal with just a little coughing. I brought her to her gymnastics class on Saturday and she did great. She really needed to work out some pent up energy!! Just a little DD brag...she is really going to be a great gymnast...she can do everything the teacher asks just by watching her once...she learned how to do a round off yesterday...I was never able to do anything like that even as kid...everyone says she looks and acts just like me, but she must have SOME of her father in her to be so athletic...she definatley doesn't get that from me....

I got up and did my bike for 30 minutes this morning at 50 crunches. I am wide awake now...lol...gonna get in the habit of getting up every AM and getting my "ME' time in...sitting here eating my 3 point oatmeal...off to a good day!

Linda: So glad DH is better!! Now, get up off your butt and get out and exercise today!! It is beautiful here today, so I am sure it is much warmer south of Boston!!

Jinner: How is your tongue today? Don't bite it too hard or too often...lol. We all have to deal with family personalities and issues. Your family sounds like mine. I am just like my dad too and let my mom boss me around or yell or whatever and just either ignore it and b*tch with my sister and dad about what a fruitcake she can be sometimes. Her mother was just like that too, but my sister and I pledged that the buck stops here...we WILL not be like her!!! And we try very hard not to be....glad you are having some fun with DS and he is feeling better!! My favorite dessert is cannolis and I will have one on Christmas Day!! But that's it!! A once a year major treat!!

Adele: GL at WI today!! Skinny Vibes!!

Melissa: WHOHOO! You go girl!! 6 lbs!! That is awesome. Talk about motivation for me to get my behind out of bed in the AM....

Denise: So sorry DS and DH are sick!! Hope you don't catch it too! Glad to see you back!! We missed you!!

Liel: So, so sorry about DH's grandma...GL with Shiva....so emotionally draining...hope you have fun with your family in Denmark. See you in 2007!

Katie: Congrats on the 141!! BUT, by not eating is no way to lose it. I hope can bring peace to yourself soon!! My thoughts and prayers are with you! BIG HUGS!!

Hope everyone has a great day! I'll try to check in later this afternoon!!

Hugs,
Marianne

[snowdin]

Good morning!


Just wanted to stop in quick. I WI on Sat and I was up 1 lb. I sort of thought I would be, b/c I didn't do very good last week with all of the stress and what not, I am going to my meeting on Wed. (they are telling us about the new stuff this week!) But I am doing better now. Dd has been sick all week and now I am getting it. I had to take Dd to work with me friday b/c I couldnt take her to the sitter with a cold and now today my sitter (MIL) called and cancelled on me b/c she and her hubby are sick with the flu! So, one more day with dd at work. I am glad they don't mind, but I would rather not take her.

Katie- Congrats on hitting your lowest! And in less than a year too! What a great accomplishment! Even if it did come off in a different way. You kow how to lose it in a helathy way and that is what matters. I wish I didn't eat when I am stressed, I eat and eat! I hope youare able to gain clarity on the other aspects of your life. We are here for you!

jinner- Dear Lord, are you home yet? LOL? Do we need to call a tongue surgeon to sew yours back on? What a PIA!

Adele- Way to go on the workout, have you stopped cleaning yet? It doens't sound like it! I went nuts on the house again this weekend. I am trying to get everything done before the holidays. I didn't work for 3 days last week so I was going stir crazy.

Melissa- I hope you had a great weekend, I didn't read any of the weekend posts, how did WI go? I will have to catch up with you later inthe day! Have a
good one! I hear ya on Friday. I actually HAD to go into the office, so I bundled her up and away we went. They love here there, and she was feeling alittle better so I didn't feel to bad for taking her. I don't like taking her to work b/c I feels she interrupts, but our assistant and my broker are trying to find a wlaker to keep there for her! They love having her there, I don't know, still feels weird. Like I am taking advantage.

Liel- Shiva again so soon. My goodness, I hope everything goes well. Thinking of you!

Linda- Hope you had a great weekend! How is the exercise going?

Marcie- How is the exercise going? Are you still going strong? I am sorry to hear about your dd too! It's going around isn't it! It sucks! She suffers, I suffer, we all suffer..... it's great.

Marianne- Are you still doing core? I thought I read you weren't.Anyway, hope you had a great weekend, I will catch up later. Great job ont he loss btw! WAy to go!


Ok, sorry for some short responsess, but dd is hollaring at me to get her something. Poor thing is all stuffed up but you would never know it, she sitll has all of the energy, very strange!

HAve a great OP day!

[Melissa73]

Good morning ladies,

Well here I am at week 2 of going to the gym at 5:30. It feels so good. I'm not even tired when I go. I did 30 minutes on the treadmill, 15 minutes on the bike and then another 15 minutes of strength - chest, triceps and abs (bench press, iso lateral bench press, dumb bell flies, tricep seated dips and 100 crunches. I was so sore today from the BL workout yesterday. OUCH!!!

Adele: Have fun cleaning. YOu sure are a cleaning fool. Wish some of that could rub off on me, ummmm...okay, maybe I don't! I HATE cleaning! LOL. Thank God I still live with my mother. When I get my own place I sure am gonna be miserable having to clean it! :crazy: I'll probably hire a cleaning lady!

Katie: I hope you are feeling a little better and can find peace with your problems. Congrats on being at 141. That's awesome! My goal is to lose 65 lbs so you are soooo past my goal and i'm jealous. I started BEFORE you and practically had to start over. How frustrating! Glad to see you checking in.

Marianne: Good job getting up in the morning and getting your workout in. Don't you feel good. It's a sense of relief to get it done and out of the way in the morning. The more you do it, the more energized you get. I forgot that I used to HATE getting up in the morning. I never thought I could do this and i'm soooo proud of myself for sticking to it.

Laura: WEigh in was AWESOME...I lost 6lbs and i'm going for 3.6 this week at least so I can get my bookmark! This morning stuff really paid off and i'm keeping it up! I would have loved to bring Torre to school with me, but it was a liability and my principal won't allow it. But he would have fun and the kids in my class met him at Open House and get along great with him!

Well I'll check back in later. It's prep time for me now and I need to plan a few things for the week.
XOXO

[linda505]

Good morning girls,

Just wanted to drop by and say hello. We are volunteering today
at my daughters work. Painting and moving furniture around in the
new senior center in Staunton. She is the regional director for
aging in Virginia for 5 counties in Va. I am so proud of her and the work she does for the elderly in the surrounding communities.
This will be my exercise today. Thanks to all you for making me
get back on track. Katie, you are doing awesome. Hopefully your woes are behind you. If you need someone to talk to I am
here.

I will try and catch up tonight. Have a nice day my friends.

Yes, MARIANNE IT IS IN THE 50'S TODAY. SO UNUSAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. IT WAS COLDER IN SEPT AND
OCT.


bye for now
linda:headover:

[doingit4lib]

Good morning ladies! Well we survived Tunica! It ended up DH's strep test came back negative...he just had a sinus infection. We left Friday and all packed up in the Trailblazer...DMIL says I want to drive...this is our car by the way..and so we start our Grizzwald family trip to Tunica. DMIL gets her way and gets to drive and DH is stuck in the back with DD and DFIL. I sat up front b/c I had to work..anyway we get to the casino and our room is fit for a king...DH and I walk in and are like..Oh what could have been this weekend! There are 3 TV's..one in the freaking bathroom. Everything has been comped for us b/c MIL and FIL go so often and spend so much money. We end of having a good weekend...not like it could have been but that is ok. We made it back with 100.00 more than what we took so that isn't too bad. I ate really well and am proud of myself for that. We ate lunch and breakfast at the buffets and then dinner was at the 5 star restaurants there. My portions were small and I feel good about it. We'll see on Thursday!

Melissa-YOU ARE AWESOME! I am sooooo excited for you! 6 lbs...wow...well I need to get my butt even more in gear if I am gonna get to 220 first! I really am proud of you for the exercise routine in the a.m. Keep it up girl..it is working for you!

Misha-No thanks on the trade...I am just gonna pretend I am somewhere else for the next few months! LOL...good NSV on the compliment..I know it made you feel good.

Adele-Good luck at WI..skinny vibes your way!

Katie-Glad to hear from you...congrats on your WI...you have done so well!

Laura-So sorry DD is sick...yes we can definitely feel each others pain..got 2 days in at the gym last week..am going for 4 this week! Will go today-Thursday..that is the plan! So sorry about the gain..but you will have a good week this week!

Marianne-Hope you have a good day today! Good job getting up early and doing your exercise!

Liel-So sorry to hear about grandmother...hope you are all doing ok. Good to hear from you.

Denise-WOW..that high temp is scary...glad to see you back!

Linda-OMG a tick for 5 days..I hope DH is ok!

Well...tomorrow I have a job interview you guys...please keep your fingers crossed for me..it is a great job that I would love! I'll keep you updated!

[jinner]

Good Morning Ladies!

We went to the park yesterday. Last night we went to my sister's for dinner. The boys played together. I was a good aunty!:kiss: Just "cautioned" him once when he was standing on the window frame (about a foot off the ground).

Today may go to Chuck E. Cheese with DS and DN. Babysitting day for DN. Told my dad that needed to borrow car seat if we were going since in Hawaii DS is too young for booster chair. He said don't have to cause we were only going 5 minutes away and he would play dumb if we got stopped. I'm like No. I think he knows when I am not going to budge. I reinforced later by saying, not all of us have to go to CEC (alluding that DN could stay home with someone) or we could do something else. Sometimes I wonder! I know it is only 5 minutes away but can you guarantee me we won't get hit by another car and my DS won't be injured?! *sigh*

Adele - Let dh go in one ear and out the other!:D DHs somehow think they know more when they don't. DH does that too. Especially when it comes to counting points for me. It is funny how not exercising just makes you feel wrong.

Melissa - Sounds like you had a great dinner. Did you have a nice evening? Congrats to Torre for a great win. Pilates is good but not a real cardio thing. See if you can borrow someones or look for something on FITtv. Then you can decide without spending any money. Keep up the great work in the morning! That seems to really be working for you! Way to go!

Liel - I just wanted to say how sorry I am on the loss of grandmother. My deepest condolences. I hope you and your family will be able to enjoy your trip to Denmark. I know how much you were looking forward to it. May you have a wonderful holiday and the very best new year. Please come back to us when you can.

Linda - I think it is great to learn from others and try to be better. I know I try. I think you prolly aren't as bad as you might think.:kiss: My mom does have a strong personality. What a great way to put it. I just hope I do a great job as a parent. I think if my child grows up knowing he is loved and he knows who he is as a person and how to treat others and himself with respect and dignity, then I have done my job. Glad DH is on the mend and you are volunteering...how awesome!

LJ - Sucks! DD sick and now you! Hope you have a healthy household soon!! What is "PIA"?

Marianne - Fruitcake! Hey, can we call moms that...FC? hee hee I like the buck stopping here! I'm totally in! Yaaay! DD is feeling better is great news. You must be so proud of your tumbling girl! Very cool!

Katie - I hope the difficult part is totally behind you! Very nice that despite all the ups and downs you have not turned to food and have managed to lose weight! HUGS!

Marcie - Glad dh did not have strep and you were able to have a great weekend. Hotel room sounds amazing. Even better that you ate well, were proud of yourself for the great job, and came home + $100! That is terrific. I have my fingers and toes crossed for you!! Good luck on the interview!!

HELLO to all my FEMS! WISHING you a GREAT WEEK!! See you again later!!

[beanie_26]

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Ok…this is the second time typing this. Stupid me didn’t do it on Word first, so I lost it all. Anyways ….DS’s therapy went well. He’s taking a nap now. I just finished my lunch (my English muffin pizza….yummy). I hope WI goes well with TOM here and all. If not, there’s always next week. All I know is that I can honestly say that I did my best this week. I exercised more than usual and ate less points. So we’ll see. ~~Oh...I had 2 NSV's!! 2 different people said to me "you're getting skinny!!" It felt sooooo good to hear that (even though I'm far from skinny lol)


Katie- I’m so glad to see you this morning! WOW….you’re almost at GOAL!! Just make sure that you do eat! I don’t want you getting sick. I hope everything is getting better for you. If you need someone to talk to, I’m here ( as are many other fems). Take care!!:buddysmoo

Marianne- TY for the skinny vibes…I’m gonna need them! WTG working out in the am. You and Melissa are doing a great job with that. I should go to bed earlier at night…then I’d be able to get up earlier (before the kids wake up) and work out.

Laura- I hope you and DD get better. I know you don’t want to take her to work, but at least you have that option. You’re lucky!! ~And, no…I haven’t stopped cleaning. I never will lol! :p

Melissa- WTG…2 weeks of working out early in the am. You’re one dedicated Fem!! I hear you on being sore from the BL workout. I’m a bit sore too today from doing it last night. GJ with working the abs. We should do the ab/push up challenge thread again. What do you think?:confused:

Linda- That’s nice that you’re helping your DD at work. Earn lots of AP’s today!! :exercise2

Marcie- Good luck at your interview today!! Glad DH’s strep test is negative…one less thing to worry about. I’m glad you’re having a good time! Good job staying OP. It’s hard when you’re away from home. Thanks for the skinny vibes!!!

Jinner- Good Auntie!! They say many accidents occur within 5 mins (or maybe it was 5 miles ) from your home. Always better to be safe than sorry.




I hope the rest of you are having a great day!!

[doingit4lib]

Okay ladies..meant to tell you this earlier but forgot...woke up at 2 am with scratchy throat and coughing..well now I can hardly talk...so I am not wanting to go to work out..SOMEONE KICK MY BUTT TO THE GYM! HELP!

Adele-I am sure you will see good things at WI..what an awesome feeling that people are telling you that you are getting skinny! I am excited for you!

Misha-I totally agree...anything can happen in a 5 min drive! Good for you for standing your ground..girl you gotta be worn out by now! When do you leave again???

It is gorgous here today!!! Sunny and warm..very weird for Decemeber!! Has everyone finished their Christmas Shopping? Just curious!

[beanie_26]

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OH....yeah, I called my son's audiology doc. to find out when he's getting his hearing aids....they said "um...we have a problem....they got lost in the mail. We have to do the molds again". I just short of flipped out! The lady said "We can get him in next month for an appointment" I said "OH no...you made the mistake. My son's speech is behind and he needs them. You'll get me in this week. He can't wait any longer. " They managed to sqeeze him in on Thursday. Can you imagine?!?! I am so LIVID! :mad: I felt like a B*&%H on the phone...but come on!?! The poor kid has to go through the mold process again (which was not pleasant). Anyways...sorry for carrying on...I had to vent. Thanks for listening.

I hope you all are having a good OP Day!!
Toodles!! :wave:

[doingit4lib]

Thank you for the BUTT KICKING!!!!!! I NEEDED IT AND KNEW WHERE TO COME TO GET IT!

So sorry that DS has to go through that again..good for you for making them work him in! I cannot believe they lost them! ERRRRR!

[shannonsmom]

Good Aftenoon Fems!

Having a good OP day today. Got out at lunch and walked for an hour. Going to try to finish wrapping the Christmas presents tonight (I hate wrapping)...maybe go on the bike for a half hour to get 6 APs in today, but doubt it, we'll see...I like tv on Monday night, so I may just veg...since I got up early today and exercised, I won't feel guilty sitting on the couch tonight...

Laura: no core anymore...had a carb meltdown last week...I am waiting to see what the new WW plan is this week..hope DD is better soon!!!

Melissa: WTG at the gym today! I was thinking about you this morning when getting my sorry butt out of bed...5:30 is soooo early...but I do think I will like it once I get the hang of it.

Linda: Hope you have fun volunteering at DD's work!! Glad DH is better!

Marcie: Glad you had fun this weekend and GJ on making good selections at the buffet!! Feel better soon and GET THAT BUTT TO THE GYM....NOW!!

Jinner: How was Chuck E Cheese? One nice thing about going there, the food is soooo horrible you never have to overeat there!!

Adele: Awesome NSV!! So sorry about poor DS, why oh why, do we always have to deal with these screwups and only get what we deserve by being a you know what...that just stinks...GL at WI!!

That's it for now, gotta run and deal with a production "emergency"...wish these people would get a life....lol!!

Hugs,
Marianne

[Melissa73]

Good evening ladies,

Well almost evening! Had a good eating day so far. Still have over 10 pts for dinner. I'm thinking I want some spaghetti. We'll see!

Misha: I would have stuck to my guns too in regards to car seats even though it's only 5 minutes away...accidents can happen when your pulling out of your driveway. Thanks for the encouragement. I"m definitely keeping up with my AM workouts...they are totally working for me. We had alot of fun at Bob's Sisters house. I really like his sisters they are very fun and down to earth. He's just not too close to them because they are both 10 or more years older than him. But it was a good time. And last night I got some ME's in...HEE HEE HEE...another AP there for me!

Linda: How sweet of you to volunteer. That's a very caring career choice for you daughter. You must be proud!

Marcie: you are sooo close and will probably beat me to 220 tonight. if so, then I'll beat you to 210! :crazy: Good luck at weigh in tonight! KICK.....get to the gym girl! :buddysmoo

Adele: How nice people are noticing your weight loss...must feel good. Good luck at WI tonight. (((((skinny vibes)))) Hopefully TOM won't ruin it for you! If the others want to do an ab/pushup challenge that's cool. I don't know how I'll be able to do pushups with all the arm strength training i've been doing...OUCH...but I do my crunches/situps every day! How awful that the doc's lost your DS's stuff in the mail. That is awful! Good for you that you stood up to them and demanded an earlier appointment. It WAS their fault and you and your DS shouldn't have to suffer! Poor thing!

Marianne: I hate wrapping too. LOL....great job on the 6 ap's. That is why I love working out in the morning...that way I can lay around and watch TV at night and NOT feel guilty. Enjoy your rest!

Okay, i'm off to eat dinner and then take DS to soccer practice. TTYL

[luvcars]

Hi,

I am new and I love the support you guys give each other. Also, I am trying to link in with this thread stuff, as Melissa instructed so I am not sure if I did this correct. I also work out in the moring at 7:00 am to 8:00 am 3-4 days a week and I love it!! I played competative soccer my entire life and now I am so out of shape that I joined a place called Velocity Sports so they can kick my butt like my coaches use too! I love it, even though I will complain about how sore I am !! Please let me know if I did not join the thread b/c I am really pretty clueless with the computer. WI today and gained 1.4 lbs, no suprise really b/c went off plan! You guys seems to really have a great connecntion I hope that I can add to it as well as benefit! :wave:

[snowdin]

OMG! I love the new icons! So fun! I just saw them! I'm so excited, now I want to post more!!!!

ok... I'm calm now!

Today went ok with dd at work. She only got ornerya little bit when she fought her nap. Then she was out and I actually got something done. did a bunch of crunches last night and I hurt! :bcb_cry: Doing some free weights after this and doing the gym in the am! I have to get back into gear!!! I am signing up for a power pacing class that starts in a few weeks. I am excited about it, they are finally offering it at a time I can make it! Oh, and then I am super excited b/c dd gets to start a swimming class too! That will be fun! She has a little bikini to wear! lol!

Marcie- Oh, your weekend sounds so great! The hotel sounds awesome! That must of been a lot of fun! And you won yet to boot! woohoo! Good for you on the buffet eating! That is not an easy thing to do! Thank you for your encouragement, I really need it!


Marianne- I wish I could do your wrapping! I am obsessed with it, mine is all done, has been for ove a week now. I did it the other day when dd was anpping and I didn't want to eat, so I had to keep my hands busy! lol! It worked too! So core is done eh? I never started b/c of the deals and sickness getting in the way. I am like you, going back to what works.

Melissa- AWESOME ON THE LOSS! That is SOOOO great! You kicked butt and it paid off! That is like a Biggest Loser size loss! :bcb_cool2 I am so proud of you! All of that hard work paid off, you must be so freakin' happy!

Jinner- I think you are right on the car seat too! I would stick to your guns! PIA is "pain in the a$$" How was Chuck E. Cheese? Sounds delicious :bcb_sick: So are you home yet or what? I called a good tongue surgeon and he is on call to sew yours back on if you need it! Let me know! lol!

Adele- Good for you for telling them to get your son in this week. I think you were in the right. It stinks that he has to go thru it again, will you get them before the holidays? Awesome NSV! That is soooo great to hear it from other people, not just dh and your leader! I was LMAO about dh watching you w/o. I hate exercising in front of dh too! He does the same thing, and I agree, he could NEVER do it! He would say it is lame, but we all know it's b/c he can't take the heat! LOL!

Katie- Glad you are back. I know it's not how you wanted to lose the weight, but be thankful you beat your goal, maybe that will help you get thru. I hope you gain some clarity in other aspects of your life. Good for you for coming back to us! We missed ya!

Linda- Your dd sounds like she keeps pretty busy. I hope you enjoyed helping out.

:welcome: ALYSSA! Glad you found us! You will catch onto the computer stuff the more you post! Post often so we can get to know you! I love posting here, it is a great group of gals and it really does help you out! It keeps you accountable!

Alright, Good night all! Have a good one!

[beanie_26]

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Good Evening Fems!



Well...WI was ok. I only lost .8 (but hey, at least I lost). I gave my best this week. :bcb_anima Only 3 of us out of about 25 at the meeting lost. So that made me feel a little better. TOM will be over by the end of this week...so next week will be better...watch out!! LOL! I did the BL workout today and earned 2 AP's.



Marianne- WTG going for a walk on your lunch! I like the Monday night tv line up too. Enjoy...but get your butt back in gear tomorrow you hear :bcb_drill ?!?! (lol)





Alyssa- :welcome: to the Fit and Fab Fems! Just jump right in. It takes some getting used to, but we're all a great bunch of gals! Glad to have you!



Laura- I love the new icons too!! They're great! That's cool that you signed up for the power pacing class. That should be fun. I used to belong to a Jazzercise group on Sat mornings (before baby). I loved it and boy was it a workout. I wish I had the time to do it again.



Melissa, Katie, Marcie, Jinner, Linda, Liel, Denise, and others...have a great night!!

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[Melissa73]

Welcome to the group Alyssa! You will absolutely love this group. It's a great bunch of ladies...so caring and supportive. I lost my way for awhile but I got my motivation back and it's all thanks to my buddies here! Post often so we get to know you better!

Well it was a long night. I thought the only thing I had to do was bring DS to soccer practice but Ray called me to come rehearse for our Christmas Elvis show next Tuesday and WEdnesday. A new girl there was tonight learning the songs to sing with me for the Christmas show. It sounds good! I have a very busy week coming up next week.

Tomorrow is my Work Christmas party. Wish me luck.....I will do my best to stay OP! I have only 5 WAP"s left. BUt I'll have a good workout in the morning and earn 4 ap's....so I should be okay with 9 extra points for the day...and a light breakfast and maybe just a salad for lunch!

have a great night!
XOXO

[kiwi2cute]

Good Morning, I have been reading the fit and fab fems post for some time and wanted to know if I could politely join your group!

Thanks all!
Lisa

[beanie_26]

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Good Morning Fems!


Well, I went to bed at 10:15 last night with every intention of getting up at 5:30 am this morning to workout, and DD woke up at 2:00am vomiting. :bcb_sick: This went on for a couple of hours. So much for getting up at 5:30...I woke up at 7:00. At least she made it to the toilet (she's 6). I was SOOO grateful for that. She's her normal perky self, just keeps getting sick. So, she's home from school today. I just hope the baby doesn't get it. I'm kinda happy with the changes in the program. They're not big changes, but to me...the way to figure out your DPA is better. You all will see. Today, I'm aiming for 4 AP's. I'm going to do 2 AP's in the morning and 2 in the afternoon. (Maybe I'll do all 4 at once...I dunno).


Melissa- Good luck at your party today. You can do it! I know you can. Drink lots of water! Sounds like you have it all planned out! WTG! :bcb_thumb


Lisa- http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h317/rebeccabdream/04.gif. Of course you can join us! The more the merrier!! Post often so you can get to know everyone. Just jump right in.


Have a great day everyone!! :bcb_salut

[shannonsmom]

Good Morning Fems!

Well, I DID get up and exercise again this morning and it WAS a little easier than yesterday. I DIDN'T earn AP's last night, but I did earn ME's;)!

No wrapping last night either. Tonight I am going to finish up a small scrapbook I am making for BIL and then relaxing!! DH goes to hockey tonight, so I can just lounge around and watch whatever I want on tv...hoping some cute Christmas shows are on the ABC family channel...my favorite is still the Grinch That Stole Christmas...what is your favorite from childhood?

Melissa: GL at your work party today! Stay strong! It sounds like you have a great game plan in place!!

Alyssa and Lisa: Welcome to the Fems! This is a great bunch of girls and I am sure you will love it here!! A little about me: I work full time in Boston MA and have a 4 1/2 yo DD and a 44 yo DH! I love to scrapbook and stamp and read. I have been going to WW since June and have been on and off the plan. I do much better when I post here frequently!!

Laura: Wish you were here!! I still have about 50+ to wrap!! DH is a big help, but he won't do it ALLL...Hope DD is better today!!

Adele: WHOHOO on the .8 loss! A loss is a loss!! I am sure you will have a big loss on the scale next week after TOM. Hope DD is better today and the baby doesn't catch it!!

Hope everyone has a great OP day!!

Hugs,
Marianne

[Melissa73]

Good morning ladies,

Wooooeeee I was tired this morning when I got up at 5:15. Not sure why but I have been working out EVERY day and maybe it's catching up to me a little. I got to bed around 11:15pm after my Elvis rehearsal. I made myself go and I still did 45 min cardio ( 20 on treadmill and 25 bike) and I did ab work! I am soooo sore...mostly from that BL workout because I don't do it very often. I think if I do it every Saturday or Sunday I will get used to the muscles being used and I won't be so sore. I couldnt' do any weights today because my arms and chest were aching and my legs are aching too...from all those darn squats. OUCH!!!

Marianne: Woo hoo on getting in the exercise this morning and the ME's last night. If you ask me...it's the best way to earn an ap or 2. :bcb_grin

Adele: Well it's good that you intentions were great! Sorry they got screwed up from your sick DD. Maybe tomorrow morning you can do 5:30am. But 7am isn't too bad either! The only reason I HAVE to do 5:30am is because I have to be home by 7am to get me and DS ready for school and work and I have no time at night....it's very sparatic and sometimes I don't get to the workout I have planned. This is the ONLY time I can be guaranteed to get my workout in and it doesn't disrupt the rest of my day! Congrats on your loss......like you have all said..a loss is a loss....especially during TOM.

Lisa: Come on in and join us! Post often so we can get to know you better. You kicked butt in the biggest loser competition this week...:bcb_bravo but hopefully I'll kick yours this week. :bcb_kicka Look at my guns! ha ha ha Sorry, just being silly!


Well I have to go teach and earn my pay check. I'll be back later. Have a great day everyone!
XOXO

[beanie_26]

Marianne- WTG working out this morning! :bcb_thumb

Melissa- Good job working out even though you were sooo tired. That BL workout gets better the more you do it. It's rough the first few times. I haven't done the High intensity workout yet...the low is enough for me right now. (BTW....love your guns :bcb_kicka ;) lol)

[jinner]

GOOD MORNING!

Welcome to Lisa and Alyssa!!

Okay, get ready to laugh or cry or say "Not again" because here I go again!:bcb_pisse

So yesterday morning, mom comes to me to tell me DS is "Stuck up". Her exact words. She proceeds to tell me that she was trying to talk to him and he wouldn't answer her. So, I say did you tell him that when someone talks to him he should answer? She says, "I don't know how you are raising him." :bcb_confu OMG! He is 3! I wanted to say sorry he isn't perfect like your other grandson!

DN never listens and is lovingly referred to as a "rascal" and other cutesy names. I am so tired of the differential treatment I see on both sides of the family... and DS always getting a raw deal cause they don't see him as often. You'd think that would make them want to spend more time with him.

Anyways, so I am pissed and the devil is trying to get me to unlock my tongue but I am remaining steadfast. A few hours pass and we are now in the car (dad is driving) to go to CEC. Dad tells mom let's leave tomorrow at 9:30 am if it is alright with you. She says nothing. Then he says basically that he is waiting for a response from her. You have no idea how badly I wanted to say "maybe she's stuck up!" OMG!! I was just dying!! But I used my superhuman powers and said nothing.

DS is awake and calling me so I have to go. Sorry, no time for personals right now!

[Melissa73]

Misha: Wow, you are a better woman than I am. I TOTALLY would have said "Well, look who's stuck up now." LOL. How many days do you have to go? WHATEVER.....kids aren't stuck up when they don't answer people...ESPECIALLY when they are 3 years old. There could have been many reasons why he didn't answer her.

Adele: I used to do the BL workout (low intensity) before...but I didn't do it for a long time and since I've been working out alot I decided to do the high intensity. OUCH!! But i'm sure I'll get used to it the more I do it!

I'm starving but I don't know what to do. I have my party tonight and I want to save as many points as I can for it. It's buffet and I want to drink. The good thing is that I drink Malibu Bay Breeze's and they are only 3 pts per drink. That's not too bad. I figure I can have 3 drinks for 9pts leaving me 9 pts left of daily points, then my 4 ap's and my 5 left over WAP's. 18 points for food! I can do it!!! I can do it!!! :salut

[shannonsmom]

Just finished eating a salad and went for a walk at lunch. Beautiful here again today. Have WI tomorrow and KNOW that I am going to be up. I have been good for the past 2 days though, so I hope it won't be too bad! Probably won't have another chance to check in until tomorrow, so I hope everyone has a great afternoon and night!!

Melissa - have a mini-bag of Kettle Korn...just 2 points. I am holding off and going to make one at 3:00... am starving today too!!

Jinner - Can you say Fruitcake?!?!?! WTH?? Only another week, right? At least it's a beautiful place to be....better than north of Boston where my mom lives...(trying to help you look at the bright side!!) HUGS!!

[snowdin]

Good afternoon ladies!

Well today was my day off and dd and I are taking it easy. Had a chiro appt. this afternoon and stopped in a saw a friend at work. We are home now waiting for dh to get home so I can go out with the girls tonight! I am so excited!:bcb_bigsm I haven't been out with the girls in forEVER! I seriously can't even remember the last time we all went out. I am getting dinner ready for DH and I am out the door! WOO HOO! Saved all my points for a few beverages too!

Adele- Sorry dd is sick! I feel ya! Good job w/ the AP's. GJ on the loss too! A loss is a loss right?

Melissa- lol on the ME's! I need some of those too, but we are too scared right now! lol don't need another challenge right now! GL tonight, stay strong and only eat what you feel is point worthy! GL on the exercise. I have the BL video too. Do you follw the plan they give you? As far as what workout to do, or do you do whatever you feel like. I about passed out the first time I did the advanced workout. I had to stop and catch my breath quite a bit.

Lisa- WELCOME! We are always happy to have people join us! We need all of the supprt we can get. I think Jinner has the link for who we are...have to bug her for it. (hint hint Jinner :bcb_grin )Post often so we get to know you!

Marcie- Good luck with the presents! SOunds like you have a ton! OMG! I can't imagine!

Marianne- GJ on the AP's! I am impressed! I have to get going again and start catching up with you!

Jinner- OMG! Yeah you are a much bigger person than I am, I would of totally said something! I can't believe she said something like that too you. My Step MIL is about driving me nuts right now and I think of you when I bite my tongue. I think the holidays bring that type of crap out in people.


Ok, so I have to ask your opinion. Hypothetically...let's say your hubby' s stepmom (who he's not close with) goes to the place where you had your childs pictures taken and proceeds to order some pictures to send out to her extended family in her christmas cards. (Like her stepmom's parents) Mind you the photo studio LET HER do it without your permission, AND you don't know ANY of the people she is sending these pictures too. Hypothetically...would you be pissed? :bcb_huh:

[beanie_26]

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Hello Girls!



I just finished working out. I did the BL workout and the Walk and Kick. I earned 4 AP's :workout: ! I was energetic, but I'm starting to get tired. DD finally stopped getting sick. I just gave her some jello and she held it down. I'm just preparing myself for it to go through the other 2 children. (I disinfected EVERYTHING...even the light switches lol).



Jinner- :bcb_mad2 I give you credit...I wouldn't have been able to shut my mouth about that....so props to you! Are you leaving on the 14th or next week?! Again...you're a terrific mom and they just don't get it. Hang in there!!



Melissa- You can do it!! You can do it!! GL...let us know how you make out. Don't make me get out the big guns!! lol :bcb_mad:



Marianne- Sending skinny vibes for your WI tomorrow. You can do it!! :bcb_wink3



Laura- Have fun with the girls!! I need a girls night out too. I really haven't had one since DS was born (almost 18 mos ago...yikes!). Umm...about step-mother-in-law....I would be very angry about that. All she had to do was ask you. I'm a stepmom to the older two children here and would never dream of doing something like that (of course they're only 10 and 6...but still). I would talk to your DH about it. Just my opinion. Good luck! :buddysmoo



The rest of our missing Fems need to come back and check in!! Missing you lots!!

[doingit4lib]

Hey ladies...sorry I haven't been around today...started running fever yesterday afternoon and have felt like crap. Got up this morning for my interview and got ready and looked at my notes and realized it is tomorrow..oh good gosh...anyway...had to meet a customer today and then finished some shopping. I feel like crap...just trying to get better before the interview tomorrow! Gonna keep this short..sorry!

Melissa-Have fun tonight and be a good girl!

Adele-Oh goodness I hope the baby doesn't get sick either...everyone is having a time of it huh? Hey .8 isn't bad..a loss is a loss..plus you have TOM right?

Laura-Sounds like you enjoyed your day off! Yes flat out I would be pissed by the way! More so at the photo place.

Marianne-Great job getting up and exercising WOOHOO!

Misha-Girl...no way...I dare my mom to call my kid a snob..you are a better woman than I!!

Alyssa and Lisa-WELCOME!! You will love it here. I have been a member for over a year now! POST OFTEN!!!

Alright...I am out of here..gotta go lay my head down! HUGS!

[beanie_26]

I'm just popping on to say goodnight. I'm not feeling well right now. I am beyond tired. Unfortunately I can't go to bed yet...gotta get DD bathed and get them all in bed. I'll talk to you all tomorrow. Good night.

[beanie_26]

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OK....WHERE ARE YOU GIRLS?!?! :bcb_cry:



It's 9:40am and no one has posted since I posted last night. Anyways, I'm feeling a bit better....still tired, but not sick. I'm trying to muster up the energy to workout. I'll do it (eventually). Well, I guess I don't have personals to type since no one has been here since my last post. I hope you all check in and have a great day!! :bcb_drill

[shannonsmom]

Morning Ladies!!

Well, my MIL brought over my FAVORITE cookies last night and guess what...I ate 3....so WI will NOT be good today, but I am still finding comfort in the fact that I am down 14 lbs since the summer and could very well be 14 lbs heavier if I wasn't trying to be more healthy!! So, a little gain today is not going to sabotage the rest of the year...

Got up once again this morning and exercised. I am staying for the meeting today to find out what the new plan is all about, so I won't be able to walk at lunch.

Didn't do much last night, DH was at hockey and I didn't put DD to bed until 8:30 (we watched Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas), so 9:30 comes quickly once I got my ironing and lunch ready for today.

Laura: Hope ladies night was a blast!!

Adele: Glad DD is better and hopefully (fingers crossed) no one else in the family gets it!!

Marcie: Hope you are feeling better and GL at your interview today!!

Melissa: Where are you? How was the Christmas party?

Jinner: My mom called my niece a snob last night....thought you would crack up over that!! Although, she is 6 and I can see why it is SOMEWHAT justified, but really....your own granchildren??

Hugs to All, I will be back later today with my results!!! Please send my some skinny vibes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Marianne

[jinner]

TOMORROW!! TOMORROW!! TOMORROW!!

Guess when I will be home?!:bcb_bigsm

Hi ladies! I have finally adjusted to Hawaii time.:bcb_confu So I have no time to post today again. But I figure you will all be forgiving and understanding since I am still on vacation. Then on Friday...I have to adjust to California time. It's only 2 hours but I have one of those really sluggish internal clocks.

I will get back to you when I get the chance. Gunna try to see the inlaws one more time and get last wash in before packing.

Just quickly...Marianne, WTH?! What is up with the grandparents? They are lovey dovey to the kids at the wrong time and then get all mean and picky? I don't get it.

Adele...hope you feel better soon!

Hugs to you all!!! Gotta go!!

[beanie_26]

Marianne- I hope your WI is better than you expect. At least if you do gain, you know why and you can move on! WTG working out in the morning. I have to get my butt in gear and work out.

Jinner- TOMORROW!! I bet you're jumping for joy!! I can't wait for you to be back here at the board. I have to say that many of our fems have gone AWOL. I hope it's just because of the holidays. You need to get them back in shape!! LOL!!!:bcb_drill

[doingit4lib]

Hey ladies..well this will be short again b/c I am just feeling awful! I feel like if I stand up I will faint..not good I know. Had my interview today and I am just praying it went well...I want this job sooooo badly...please keep your fingers crossed for me! Have WI tomorrow...and my scale has me down to 219 (Melissa watch out).

Marianne-You are so right by saying you are 14 lbs lighter and you very well could have been 14 lbs heavier! Good attitude...maybe WI won't be so bad!

Adele-Hope you feel better!

Melissa-TOO MANY DRINKS LAST NIGHT??? WHERE ARE YOU?? :)

[snowdin]

Good afternoon ladies!

WI wasn't good this am, but I didn't think it would be. Girls night was SO worth it though! I haven't been out in months. So, back OP tomorrow and going at it hard, I have a plan and I am going to stick to it!
Our leader challenged us to at least try core for 1 week so I might still be interested in that. Gotta get helathy first though, I am just feeling blah, sore throat and all that fun stuff that is going around right now. Dd has an appointment tomorrow for the Dr. she is wheezy and the cold is in her chest now so they wanted to see her

Meeting was informative, they launched the new program. The biggest change is the points. They have you take this little quiz and your score is your points total. So we are no longer grouped together by weight. They score you on gender, age, activity level and the first 2 digits of your current weight. My personal pts budget is now 27, it went up by 3 pts.
I get
2 pts for being female (men get 8)
3 pts for being between the ages of 27 & 37
19 pts for my weight (first 2 digits)
1 pt for my height (5'1 to 5'10)
2 pts for my daily activity (1 pts for sitting down mostly, 2 pts for sitting/standing, 4 for walking most of time and 6 for mostly physical labor)
So my total is 27. Interesting how I can add 3 pts and still be able to lose as effectively. I am curious to see how well it works. Just thought I would fill you in a little bit. I haven't read over the new books entirely yet

Adele- Dh does know about it and he is upset about it too. Like he says though you could stamp it on a macl truck and run her over with it and she still wouldnt understand why we are upset. So we don't know what to do.
There are a lot of Fems MIA, I assume it is the holiday too. I am sure we will have a good respnse at the first of the year when we have new members and old ones coming back to shed the holiday weight! lol

Jinner- Get home already! My goodness it's almost over! WOOOHOO!

I am off for now! Talk to you gals later. Oh, and I was only up 1# today at WI, and I think it is water weight. 6 Tall boys and wings do that to you :bcb_huh:

[shannonsmom]

OK, back from WI and only up .8!!! I am okay with that. I have a tough weekend this weekend, so I am only going for a maintain this week. I have 3 birthday parties and an evening of Chinese food. So, needless to say, I will be biking my butt off this week!!


Gotta run and get some work done. I will try to catch up with you all tonight or in the AM!!

Hope everyone has a great night!!!

Hugs,
Marianne

[Melissa73]

Hey ladies,

Sorry I wasn't on all day but I was very busy at work...and when I was tired at the gym working out this morning that I came home and instead of getting online for a few minutes I slept for a half hour before it was time to get up. LOL. Well it helped a little. I was fine throughout the day but school was busy. We are doing a number of little projects with the kids for christmas so it was keeping us on our toes today.

The party last night was awesome. I think I went over by 7pts but it was the drinks that did it. I don't feel too guilty though because I had 3 Malibu Bay Breezes and they are soooo good and I was tipsy and have a great time! The food was soooooooooo good so I tried a little of everything but nothing was REALLY bad for you except the dessert...but they were little mini things like mini canoli's, eclairs, cream puff's etc. So those only cost me 4pts.

I was the hit of the christmas party. Many of the teachers and the principal know that I sing back up for Elvis impersonator and they were all getting on my case to sing (the music teacher brings his karoake set up to the christmas party) they would not leave me alone so I sang a song and that was it. I was done for the night...the compliments, chanting my name, etc. LOL...it was hilarious. Then at night when everybody was gone and the music teacher was packing up his stuff it was 5 of us left, 4 of my friends and the principal and they made me sing Ave MAria at the table with no music. TOO FUNNY!! We had a blast.

THis morning I only did 45minutes total....15 min bike, 20 min treadmill and 100 crunches. 3ap's But I think I am going to go back to the gym now that i'm not as tired as I was this morning and do 30 min on treadmill and 30 min weights.

No time for personals but I'll be better tomorrow.
XOXO

[Melissa73]

I"m angry! I went OVER 10 points...:bcb_mad2 ....NOT good! I ate a little extra because I was supposed to go back to the gym while Torre was at soccer practice and then while I was eating at McDonalds with him, his coach called and cancelled practice and I was not able to go to the gym. :bcb_cry: I have two more mornings to work it off at the gym and I can go back at night on Friday too if I have to. I hope I lose SOMETHING on Saturday!

[kiwi2cute]

Hello all. I am doing a general message right now, trying to get ready for my cruise tommorrow and still have loads to do. Trying to pack my 3 kids up, make sure DH has everything we need and so forth. Just got out of work to so time is short. We have a morning flight. I woke up early today to do the FIRM, and will run @ 5 am tommorrow before the flight. Trying to stay OP for this trip. Tommorrow is weigh in and will probably not be too good with my pasta fix. So many dinner parties this week drove me nuts. Indulged a bit much but it is the holidays and it was 3 days. That is what life is about though, ups and downs. Will defenitely be OP this week cause I bought some cute new outfits for the cruise. Will be returning Monday and look foward to reading everyones post. Melissa you probably kicked some butt this week. Congrats to everyone for their loss this week. No matter how small a loss is a loss, and for those that maintain Kudos to you!!! Well guys wish me luck, happy sailing see you all on Monday!

lISA

[Melissa73]

LIsa: Enjoy your trip. Can you say >>>> JEALOUS? I have never been on a cruise and i'm dying to go on one. Maybe next year. :bcb_bigsm Have fun, be safe and we'll look forward to hearing from you on Monday. Be sure to take pics and tell us lot's of stories.

[beanie_26]

Hello Girls!

Glad many of you checked in....I was missing you :bcb_cry: . Well...I remember the whole hearing aid business for my DS? (How it's been almost 3 mos. and then they LOST them in the mail?!!?!) Well, I ended up taking him last minute this afternoon to a different place and he should have his hearing aids by next Thursday if everything goes ok. I wish I went to this place first! So I'm much happier now.


Ok...I had my sister re-do my pic. Here's me at my starting weight and one of me today (close to 50). I guess all the hard work is paying off. I like taking pics every so often because I don't see how much I've actually lost in the mirror (only in the pics). Don't mind my sis's crop job. It was raining so it's a bad hair day (that's why it's in a ponytail).




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[beanie_26]

Ok....personals now :bcb_grin !!

Marcie- Keeping my fingers crossed for you!! I'm sure you did fine on your interview! Sending skinny vibes your way for WI tomorrow!! I need someone to beat me this week in the BL competition!! You can do it!!!

Laura- Well...WI might not have been the best, but at least you got to go out with girls. **Kick** Now get your butt back in gear before Jinner catches you! :bcb_grin I hope you and DD get well soon. My DD is better...must have been a 24 hr bug or something.

Marianne- .8 isn't that bad. Just get your butt in gear too. **Kick** Bike that butt off!!!! :bcb_drill

Melissa- Sounds like you had a great time at your party! That's good. Just get right back on track with your routine. You've been doing so awesome!!

Lisa- Have a safe trip and have fun!! We'll see you when you get back.

[Melissa73]

Wow Adele. YOu look AWESOME!!!! The little pic is VERY little so as far as I can see.....LOL.

I can totally see a waist and everything now. YOU HOT SH*T YOU!!! :bcbkickbu

[Melissa73]

I'm watching the biggest loser finale and HOLY CRAP!!! The at home contestants are weighing in. Well the two finalists and Poppi from NJ started out at 232 and is now 115lbs. She went from a size 22 to a size 2. OMIGOD!!! This show kills me!

[beanie_26]

Ok Melissa...I think I fixed my pic. Thanks for letting me know. I edited it. :bcb_bigsm

[Melissa73]

Adele: Much better! YOu look fabulous.


Good morning ladies,

Well I got to bed at 10pm last night so I was much more rested this morning and ended up running 1.50 miles. I walked for .25 then I ran 1.25 straight...walked .15 and ran another .25 then I walked for about 3 more minutes to cool down a little and then went on the bike for 15 minutes. I also did about 40 minutes of strength training after my cardio. back, biceps, shoulders, thighs and abs. It felt good. I got a good 85 minutes of working out in this morning and earned 8 ap's today. I was working my butt off and really sweating during my cardio AND my weights. I do my weights with only about a minute weight in between each rep so that I can get a moderate intensity workout. I also did about 20 minutes high intensity...when I was running there was NO way I was getting a word out of my mouth and my heart rate was at about 159.

Well I really have to rush into the shower..I worked out extra long so I hope DS and I aren't late this morning. Have a great day ladies!
XOXO

[doingit4lib]

Can I just tell you ladies that I feel like I am dieing???? OMG...I feel soooo terrible...this bronchitis is killing me. I just can't kick it and feel awful! Anyway...wanted to at least check in.


Adele-Girl you should be so proud of yourself! WAY TO GO! Thanks so much for posting the pics.

Melissa-Great job on the work out this AM...I am sure you will see results!

[beanie_26]

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Hello ladies!


Today is supposed to be near 60 degrees! I can't believe it. They said it's could be a record breaker day! It's hard to believe Christmas is less than 2 weeks away...it just doesn't feel like it because it's been so warm lately.

Did you gals watch the BL finale last night! All I can say is AMAZING!! What an inspiration those people are. I can't believe Eric lost that much in 8 months.




Melissa- TY! Wow you worked out a lot! 8 AP's!?! You're so motivated....pass some of that motivation my way :bcb_bigsm ! Are you taking your measurements? Don't just go by the scale. I bet you'll be the biggest loser this week!




Marcie- TY! I hope you feel better soon! TY for checking in even though you are sick. Get lots of rest and get back in BCB mode when you're better!!




Have a great day everyone! :bcb_drill

[beanie_26]

Oh yeah....I forgot....Have a safe trip HOME jinner!! :bcb_up

[shannonsmom]

Good Morning Everyone!

I did NOT get up and exercise this morning. OK, kick me!!! I will get out and take an extra long walk today at lunch, it is going to be 60 here today! More like October than December!! Hmmm...I'll take it, but this cannot be good for the enviornment. I will also ride my bike tonight when I get home. I have tomorrow off from work and am sending DD to daycare so I should be able to get in some exercise tomorrow too.



Finished up a scrapbook last night for BIL. Need to do another one tonight for other BIL. Then, I am done with Christmas!! I will be able to start enjoying the holidays rather than stressing about them!!

Jinner: Welcome home!! Don't you just love the feeling of walking into your door after being gone for so long!! I love being at my house!! GJ with keeping the family peace...

Adele: I can't see your pictures!! I think my work has blocked all of the photo sharing sites...I am sure you look fabulous!!

Marcie: Feel better and hope you hear about your job soon!!

Melissa: 8 AP's? Wow! You are a workout machine...Way to go!! Sending skinny vibes for WI tomorrow!! Glad you had fun at your holiday party!!

Lisa: Have fun on your cruise! I am sooo jealous!! Where are you cruising to?

Hope all the other Fems (Katie, Liel, Denise, Mary P) have a great day!!

Hugs,
Marianne

[shannonsmom]

OOPS: Laura: Hope DD and DH are feeling better today and don't get you sick!! Sending healthy vibes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[beanie_26]

Sing with me now:
"Where Oh where have my little Fems gone? Oh where Oh Where can they be? With their arms all toned and their abs sucked in...Oh where Oh where can they be?!?!" :bcb_grin
(Yes, I'm that bored!! I need a life!)

Marianne- ** KICK:bcb_kick: ** Get back into the BCB mode :bcb_wink3 ! At least you're going for an extra long walk later.

[doingit4lib]

SHOOT ME!!!!!!



Please put me out of my misery!!



I am super busy at work today and dieing here...ok enough whining.....be back later!:bcb_sick:

[shannonsmom]

Singing with you Adele!! Where oh where are the FEMS???


Went for my walk; can't believe how beautiful it is out!! Getting ready to leave work in a few minutes and head home...

Have a good night everyone!!

[snowdin]

Howdy Fems!

Today we went to the Dr only to be told nothing is wrong. Which I am thankful for. They are just telling us to let her fight it off, and she seems to be doing okk. She is FINALLY down for a nap today so I have a few minutes.

I started Core today. So far so good, I have used a few Flex for bread, but nothing else. OMG, can I just tell you that I am getting really bad headaches today and I think it is b/c I haven't had any sugar! I usually eat something sweet for breakfast, oatmeal or cereal and I haven't had ANY all day, I am going nuts! lol! I went shopping today and stocked the cupboards with core foods. I am excited, I need something to jump start me!

BL was awesome last night! They all looked so good. Kai just bugs the carp out of me though. I am glad Erik won! He looked amazing! Makes me want to get it into gear again.

Adele- Love the pics! TFS! Isn't it amazing to look at them. Such a difference. I went onto the weightloss simulator Wed before Wi and saw how far I had come. It's good to put those images in front of you now and then. We always look at where we are going, not where we've been! GJ on the AP's!

Melissa- Sounds like your Christmas party was a blast! It doesn't sound like you went too overboard on the pts either. Great job on still working out in the AM! That is awesome ! I can't wait until Sat for your WI to see how it paid off!

Marianne- Good job on stil woking out! How is dd? The weather was great here today too! Doesn't feel like Christmas!

Jinner- Are you home yet?

Marcie- :bcb_mad: There ya go.

Linda, Katie, Liel have a good one!

[linda505]

Hello Sweetie Pies,

Sorry I have been MIA again. Started yet again another cleaning project. Wanted to clean my self cleaning oven by myself and from that it lead to cleaning all the cabinets, drawers., fridge and freezer and then the rest of the house. I just did this a few
months ago. You would think I would not have to do it again so soon. I probably didn't have to but I need something to do to keep me busy.:bcb_yuck: These icons are too cute. Lily is a real joy and is getting so playful. She is slowing getting over her respiratory problem. I still ordered the L-lysine for her to build her up immunity. Sorry to read that some of you are still sick. DH is still got some of it lingering too. I am glad that I am
still not getting sick from him. Sounds like some of you are having some nice parties and such to go to. I miss that. When you stop working you don't get the benefit of all the Xmas
parties. I hope that Jinner found her way home safely. This
weather is really something that we are having. Warm all along
the east coast. We had snow last year. I am really not liking the
warmer weather. I lived in Florida to long and that is all we had.
I want SNOW>>>>>>>>>>for Christmas. Please...PLease Santa.
Well I have still been bad and do not feel like I am worthy of
the BCB. I just can not seem to get in the groove again. I need
to do something soon before I am back to where I am.

Anyway, I am sorry once again that I can not do personals. MY
dh wants the laptop again to play a game.:bcbkickbu


Bye to you all......Hugs.:bcb_salut

Linda

[Melissa73]

Good evening ladies,

Well my day has been good. I stayed OP and used all my points. I am about to make my cookie dough for tomorrow but I won't taste even a little bit. No more points left and I'm not a huge fan of sugar cookie dough anyway.

Adele: I agree 100%. I was absolutely amazed last night at the changes. Eric was INCREDIBLE. He looked like a whole new person. Kai was disappointing. She looked great but was acting weird and kind of full of herself. I was also very impressed with Poppi from NJ who went from a size 22 to a size 2. HOLY CRAP!

Marcie: Sorry you feel like crap. How was your weigh in? Did you reach 220 first? I must have missed it. I know you weigh in on Mondays! If you did post it i'm sooo sorry I missed it. god, what an awful BCB buddy I am! :bcb_kick: kicking myself in the butt.

Linda: Nice of you to check in. I"m glad your enjoying Lily. I"m sorry you can't get back into the groove. It took me the longest time to get back into the swing of things. But I'm back and it feels good.

Laura: I'm hoping my weigh in is good as well. But I stepped ont he scale this morning and it was exactly the same....220.8. Now THAT sucks! We'll see come Saturday!

Marianne: It was so gorgeous here too today. ONe of the teachers had sandals on too. LMAO! I didn't wear a jacket either. I am LOVING This weather. I hate driving in snow! :bcb_kick: for not getting up this morning but :bcb_up for getting your walk in.


Okay, gotta run and make cookie dough. TTYL.

[doingit4lib]

Good evening ladies..just got back from WI (I switched to Thursday's a couple of weeks ago Melissa) and was down -1.2....didn't make it to 220...was 220.8 BOO HISS!

Melissa-Oh well...Melissa...you may beat me!! I bet you see awesome things on Sat!

Adele-Hey girl...meant to tell you earlier that I am so glad you went to a new place for DS's hearing aids..good for you! AND yes last nights BL was amazing...such an inspirational show!

Laura-SO glad nothing is wrong with DD! That is good news. Good for you for trying Core...I just don't think I can do it! Let us know how you are doing..you go girl!

Marianne-Good job getting in the walk...I know this weather is so crazy!! Feels good but hard to get into the holiday spirit!

Well...tomorrow I may here about the job..please keep those fingers crossed! I really need this job...financially..mentally...etc. Hope everyone has a great night!

HUGS!

[beanie_26]

Hello ladies!

Boy oh boy...I need a kick in the rear. I had a binge attack (I never get them...now I know what it's like.) I ended up using 19 Flex points today (yikes). I had many low fat graham crackers with peanut butter. I don't know if it's because of TOM or what, but I couldn't stop. I had to put minty gum in my mouth to stop eating. Afterwards, I wanted to get sick. What's up with that!?! I think I'm going to workout for a half hour/ hour to earn back some of the 19 pts. Gotta do the damage control. I can't believe I did that. I'm taking responsibility for it. :bcb_mad2

Marianne- GJ going for a walk. See you tomorrow!

Laura- GL with core. Let me know how it works out for you. I tried it, but I guess I just wasn't completely ready for it. Glad DD will get better soon and nothing was serious.

Melissa- GJ staying OP. MMM...cookie dough... don't know if I could resist that!!!lol

Marcie- WTG!! 1.2!! Whoo Hoo! You'll hit 200 next week.

Have a great night everyone! :bcb_drill

[doingit4lib]

Good morning ladies...wow its 9:14 and noone has been here!!! WHERE ARE YOU GUYS? Well thankgoodness it is Friday. I have already had a terrible day. I almost got fired this morning for a tax mistake I made....not good...I sorta wish they had...this has been the most awful job I have ever had. I am a hard worker and everyone that I have ever worked for has praised me and been sorry to see me go...but this place hates me...they have lied to me from the get go. They are like so happy when I make a mistake and get reamed...uggghhh..please let that other job call today...please lord!

Adele-So sorry you had a binge...that is no fun! BUT they happen to all of us right? Did you exercise last night?

Well I am off to do some more work...hope all is well with everyone...please come back out and play!!

[Melissa73]

Good morning ladies,

Well I did very well last night. I didn't have one little bit of the cookie dough. It felt right, Torre tasted it and said it was good so I took his word for it. :bcb_grin I did my workout this morning but only 50 minutes becuase I had to run to the bank and give Torre 20.00 for X-mas shopping at school. but I did 20 min treadmill, 20 min bike and 100 crunches. I earned 5 ap's...only because I ran for 10 min straight and it was absolute high intensity...which gives you more points. My heart rate was up to about 155.

Marcie: congrats on your 1.2 loss. Hey, at least it's a loss girlie! I was at 220.8 last week too. Funny we are at teh exact same weight. But my weigh in is tomorrow....and my scale read 219 this morning...so we'll see what tomorrow morning brings. It's really not that big of a loss considering how much I work out every day. But I also had my christmas party adn used most of my WAP's on Saturday. It gives me more motivation to not eat heavy at all today so I can lose tomorrow. I'm sorry you hate your job so much. I hope the new job calls today too. Sorry I forgot you said you were weighing in on Thursdays now. I"m confused! :bcb_confu

Adele: :bcb_kick: Here's your kick for your binge....It happens to the best of us. :bcb_up Here's for having a plan to make up for all those points. If it was choc. chip cookie dough I would have been in TROUBLE!!! LOL

DS has basketball practice tonight and I'm going to run to the mall and get some x-mas shopping done. Only small things to buy now. Today I just purchased DS's Adio sneakers online and my mom a bunch of incense and smudge sticks from Incensewarehouse.com. So now I just have secret santa stuff and af ew more little things for my son and my nieces.

Have a great day!
XOXO

[jinner]

Good Morning Ladies!

I just wanted to let you know I got home safely. I have tons of errands to run... the bank, grocery shopping etc... SOOOOOO nice to be home. WOOHOO!! Plus have the newer internet softward installed while I was gone and I am trying to figure this thing out.

Read some articles on the airplane so I will post some info later. Like, why eating fruit for breakfast may be better for us than eating cereals. You know how I love my tidbits of info!

Wishing for some white x-mas for those of you who want it!

Some quick personals:

Adele - HUGS! Sorry to hear you had a bad splurge! Remember that even Wylie did it (with the whole pizza). Best thing we can do is learn from our mistakes and move on!!! You can do this!!:bcb_mad: Finally! Pictures of you! Looking good! Love how the waist shrinks and the smile got bigger!! Keep up the great job!!

Linda - You don't have to be "worthy" of us. You are worthy period. Gotta work on that inner voice for everthing to click into place too! You are a wonderful woman and you need to see it and give yourself credit. It sounds cliche but you need to love yourself to take care of yourself! So let's hear some positive talkie!!

LJ - Glad to hear nothing "wrong" with dd. I agree, Erik looked amazing! I loved how he came home and he had a private welcome with just his wife and girls before seeing everyone else. He did such an awesome job. Over 200 pounds! WOW! We can so do this!!

Marcie - Hope you feel better soon and best of luck for a happy work place!!

Marianne - GJ getting out there and enjoying the sights and exercise!! Keep it up. That's the only way we will get to our goal... eating right and exercise! I am back so if you need more butt just let me know!:bcb_bigsm Try to remember all those tips for eating out. I know you have 3 parties but you can still be OP!! Don't let yourself use it as an excuse. PLAN! PLAN! PLAN! YOU CAN DO THIS! YOU DA WO-MAN!!!!

Melissa - GJ staying OP and not even tasting the sugar cookies! Gotta step up my exercise and get that weight training in. I am getting down right puny looking. Flexed my arm for dh last night and he laughed and said "was that your right arm?" I gotta get in shape to wrestle with him again. Wrestle not M.E.s. That's married life. Best wishes for WI tomorrow!!

Lisa - Have a great time! Never been on a cruise either. Let us know how it goes!

Hello to all my FEMS! Thinking of you and wishing you well. Gotta go for now!

HOME SWEET HOME

[snowdin]

Good afternoon!

Well I made it thru day one on core, but not withut a lot of questions. The reason it works great and you lose weight is that you are too busy looking stuff up to see if it's on core that by the time you figure it out you aren't hungry! I ate cereal this morning and had to take that from my extra points. But I had terrible headaches yesterday and I swear it was from no sugar. I bought the new materials at my meeting and I am almost done reading them. It feels good to go back thru and read up on it.
Oh, did BL workout last night, jumped and bounced so hard a couple of poor chritmas tree ornaments jumped ship and ran for cover. Didn't break anything though. Dh thought it was funny, and unfortunately he was right, it was. :bcb_grin

DD is in a great mood this morning, it makes it so hard to go to work! I found a walker for her and I am bringing it in so tomorrow when she comes in with me she has some place to entertain herself. That should be fun. Did I tell you she weighs 20# now! Getting so big so fast!

Adele- :bcb_kick: :bcb_kick: Get away from the snacks~! Those attacks hit everyone, but at least you controlled it with your flex pts AND you counted! Some people would of thrown in the towel and went all out with the bingeing. You stopped and that is a good thing!~ Did you get a workout in afterwards?

Melissa- GL getting the shopping done, do some power mall walking and earn an AP or two. GOOD for you on not eating any cookie dough! I am baking tomorrow and I have a buttload of mints waiting for me to get me thru!

Jinner- :bcb_airbo WELCOME BACK! WOO JINNER IS BACK! It does feel good to be home doesn't it. Back into the swing of things and your old routine. Did ds have a good time? I liked watching Eric meet his wife first too, I thought that was a nice moment. He looked good too! Do you ever wonder what the spouses of the contestants think? Like maybe they are sub-par now? I mean if my dh lost 200 lbs I would really wonder what he thoguht of my level of fitness :bcb_huh:

Marcie- Sending you ****{new job}}} vibes! I hope everything gets worked out and you find what you want!

Marianne- Does your butt hurt yet from all of the kicks? No? Here's another :bcb_kick: one then! Are you ready for your parties? Why don't you share with us your master plan. In fact I am going to start a thread for you (and all of us) on tips to survive holiday parties.

Alright, I am off to start that thread and then I am off to get something done at work. Have a great day gals!

[snowdin]

http://www.healthdiscovery.net/forums/showthread.php?p=1043166#post1043166

Here is the thread I started for holiday party survival tips...

[doingit4lib]

Misha-WELCOME HOME!! I know you are so glad to be home. Have fun getting caught up!

Laura-Great idea on the thread! Hey 1 day down...good for you! Keep it up...hope there are no headaches today!

Well I am headed to meet a customer and try to get the money back that I missed on the taxes..let's hope he is cool...TGIF!! :bcb_cry:

[Melissa73]

Hey ladies,

Had a great day so far. Can't wait to get out of school. By Friday I definitely need a break from these kids. My paraprofessional was out today...I hate when that happens. The kids are just extra fiesty and defiant when only one staff is in the room.

Laura: I think the headaches are caused by that too.....low sugar and low fat. Whenever I have strayed off program and then got my stuff together I got more headaches. Also on a day when I eat less and I feel more hungry I get headaches and I always think that if I get a burger or fries from McDonalds and a coke that the headache seems to go away. UGH!!! Have to stay away from that thinking! Good job on your first day of core! :bcb_up great idea for a thread. I'll be getting all of my new program stuff tomorrow....I can't wait.

Misha: YAY!!! YOur home. You must feel so happy and relieved to be back home and you can do whatever you want however you want and NOT get criticized for your every move. (((hugs)))) glad you got home safely and now you get to catch up and get errands done. fun fun! Have a great night home! LOL about the wrestling NOT M.E.'s. I like to do both myself. Get to those weights girlie...then you can kick DH's A$$.

Hope everyone is having a great day.
XOXO

[beanie_26]

OMG!! Every time I type out a LONG post, I lose it. It only happens the few times I don't do it on Word first. Oh well…trying this again.

Hello ladies!



I've had a busy day (cleaning my mom's as usual). I woke up late, so I didn't have time to post earlier. I even missed my morning cup of coffee...not good lol.

Tomorrow my living room rug is getting professionally cleaned at 9:00 am. My girlfriend paid for one rug to be cleaned because she knows what a clean freak I am lol. That was my Christmas present. It was thoughtful…if only DH would think of something like that. (“If he only had a brain…”)

Then, DH and I will be shopping ALL DAY! I’m not looking forward to it. We’re planning on eating at Applebee’s since the menu is WW friendly. Have any of you eaten there? I haven’t…don’t know what to expect. (it’s our Anniversary dinner). My MIL is taking DS overnight on Sat. and DSS and DSD will be with their mom until Sunday morning. We’ll be KID FREE!! It’s been awhile!



Melissa- Thanks for the kicks! I needed them! My DS has the Adio’s too. We can only get them from one store that’s 35 min. away. Can’t find them anywhere else (except for online). But, he’s gotta have them! WTG with all that exercising!



Marcie- That’s awful that they treat you that way at work. They’re acting like a bunch of high schoolers. I really hope you get the other job! (Yes, I did 25 min. on the elliptical last night).



Jinner- Glad you made it home safe and sound! Can’t wait to see the new tidbits of information that you have for us.



Laura- Thank you too for the kicks! I need a kick in the rear to get into gear lol! LMAO about you exercising and having your ornaments “jump ship”. You’re too funny! Good luck on the core!




I hope the rest of our Fems are doing well and are OP!


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[jinner]

So I looked at 2-3 magazines last night, and now I can't find that particular bit of info rearding fruit for breakfast. So I will keep looking and leave you with this one from Self magazine:
Night nibbles Can't stop noshing before bed? It's not willpower that's failing you--it's that once you start, the habit becomes hardwired into your brain, say researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, who found feeding mice at specific times activated genes that made them anticipate food. When midnight munchies hit, eat veggies or drink herbal tea. Are we mice or are we strong women?

LJ - Too funny about the ornaments!! LMOA (If I had one!)

Adele - I always think...Adele is cleaning, it must be friday. I'm not sure why you are going shopping with DH on your anniversary (or is it just anniversary dinner) but I would rather leave my dh at home. Never been to Applebees. I'm sure you will do fine and make awesome choices! Enjoy!!!

Melissa - Hope you have a nice relaxing weekend. It is nice to be away from so much negativity. Sometimes I wonder how I came away so "pollyanna". I guess without that I'd be just like them.:bcb_wink3

Marcie - Good Luck with the customer!!!!

Just wanted to add that even when I try to be bad I can't. Case in point... went to TACO BELL and got a taco salad... regular one with the shell and sour cream and cheese. Got home, started eating. Something tasted off when I ate the shell. So I called Taco Bell just in case something was wrong I wanted to let them know so if it made people sick they would know about it. The guy says sometimes if the shell isn't heated right it tastes funny. So I didn't eat the shell. Bad news, I only ate 10 points instead of 17 for lunch. Or is that good news? And I get a free taco salad next time I go. I kept telling the guy it was alright, but I guess he really really wanted me to have a free taco salad. I put up a good fight but he twisted my arm... free taco salad next time.

[doingit4lib]

Well just got back from meeting with the customer and got it all sorted out yea! ALSO...the big news is....I GOT THE CALL BACK INTERVIEW AND PERSONALITY TEST!!! YIPPY!!!! I am soooo happy...please just let me get the position!


Misha-THAT IS GOOD NEWS! You tried to be bad and didn't woohoo!
Adele-Good to see ya today...figured you were cleaning! Good job on getting in the exercise!

Well I am off to get DD and put check in bank...have a good evening ladies!

[beanie_26]

Marcie- I'm glad they called you back!! Keeping my fingers crossed that you get it!! Keep us posted. :bcb_up

[snowdin]

Good morning Fems!

Can you believe I am posting on a Saturday? Freaky eh?
Today is baking day at my house, I am at work right now though. Saturdays are so slow, esp this time of year! Dd is with me and in her little walker, she loves this thing! Wish me luck on not eating too many of the treats. We are making Buckeyes, my absolute favorite! Be strong, be strong!!!!

Marcie! That is awesome that the work stuff got figured out! AND CONGRATS on the call back! Too cool! Good luck and keep us posted!

Adele- Have fun at dinner and shopping. Applebees is pretty decent. I like the WW menu. Lots of flavor! I cleaned yesterday too! Disinfected all of dd's toys and what not.

Jinner- Glad you are back! Did you get your errands done? You were too good at Taco BEll. I bet the recent ecoli scare is making them extra cautious about customer complaints. I haven't had Taco Bell in so long! I was a regular ther when I was pregnant! Loved it!

Melissa- Is your Elvis gig tonight? Good luck and have fun!


I may not check in again til monday, so I hope you all have a great weekend!

[jinner]

Good Morning!

Nothing major to report from here. Planning to go with DH to Sears to look for an air purifier thing. Not sure what else. Heard from the neighbor of a street to look at xmas lights (homes) so maybe we'll try to do that one evening. Ate a slice of pizza last night and salad. Can't tell you the last time I ate more than one slice. Prolly before I started WW (all those points in just one slice...with 20 points to start I couldn't afford to eat more). And now, I guess I just got into the habit of just one slice and salad and then I save the extra points for something else. Last night was a little pound cake, a little frozen strawberries, and some FF cool whip.

LJ - Sounds like you and DD are having a great day at work. What are Buckeyes? Whatever they are I am wishing you strength to resist them!

Marcie - WOOHOO!!! YAAAAAY! I am so hoping you get the job!!

Gotta go! Hope you all have a great weekend!! Check in!!

[beanie_26]

Good morning

Well, I am now the proud owner of a Kirby (can you say sucker lol). I couldn't believe the dirt coming out of my carpets and the beds (and you all know how clean-freakish I am). DH wanted to buy it for me for Christmas...how nice. Now I'll be cleaning even more. Scary huh?!?

Laura- Have fun baking today!! See you on Monday if you don't come back.

Jinner- Good luck finding an air purifier. You should check the Consumer Reports on them before you buy one. Get a good one for your DS! Have a good weekend.

I hope the rest of you have a good weekend!

[Melissa73]

Good evening ladies,

Well I have been having computer troubles all day and I have finally fixed them with the help of DBF.

Weigh in was not good. I maintained...I know, I know, better than a gain....but I worked my butt of in the morning. Oh well. IT's a new week.

I didn't start the week off right. used 11 of my WAP's eating some pizza and 4 buffalo wings tonight. UGH!!!

DS won both of his basketball games today. So far they have won 5 out of 6 games. they are playing AWESOME!!!

Got my new WW program information today. With the changes I currently get 30 points a day. We'll see how THAT works! I haven't read through everything yet but I'll get to it.

Have to go to bed early ... getting up at 6am to go to NYC. A challenging day it will be but I bought a pedometer yesterday and will be doing a TON of walking in the city.

I finished ALL of my christmas shopping today too. Woohoo!

Have a great night everyone and a great day tomorrow. I'll be back after 8pm.

Marcie: We have to try to make it to 220 this week. I'm still right where you are girl!

Adele: Lucky you (said sarcastically). If DBF ever bought me a vacuum for Christmas I'd kill him. LMAO!

LAura: No Elvis Gig tonight! I have a rehearsal Monday night and two Elvis shows on Tuesday and Wednesday! I just wasn't on the computer because I was having spyware issues! It's all fixed now. I won't be on all day tomorrow either because I"ll be in NYC!

XOXO

[beanie_26]

Wow! I felt guilty not posting today...I guess I didn't miss much lol. I know that everyone is busy because of the holidays...but I expect everyone back in full BCB mode after New Years day!! :bcb_drill I know that I gained this week. WI is tomorrow. We didn't go to Applebee's. We ended up at Ruby Tuesday and I got a burger (which was HUGE) and fries (bad, I know). I also have to contend with my annual homemade cookie making this week. Every year I make all different kinds of cookies (from scratch) to give to family. I'll have to make a few WW friendly ones too.
Shopping went well. I am FINISHED!!!! Everything is even wrapped! Now I can relax. It feels good.

Well, I guess I'll see you girls tomorrow. I hope you had a great weekend! :bcb_smile

Melissa- At least you maintained (which is hard to do around the holidays). WTG DS's team! That's awesome! You must be so proud. Have fun in NYC! Stay safe. :bcb_wink3