Goaltenders 11/2-11/8

[hle82]

The Goaltenders thread is a place for people who are at goal, lifetime, or getting back to goal after making goal/lifetime in the first place.

[hle82]

Hello all! I feel like such a BCB spazz lately. I just have not been around, which is so UNLIKE me! I have been letting life take ahold of me and making excuses about a lot of things.

So I pledge to do the following this week:
1 - Check in with BCB everyday and post in this thread.
2 - Post a menu plan
3 - Be OP/Exercise!

I have missed my buddies a lot and the anchor that BCB represents. It is SO easy to slip into old ways when I do not hold myself accountable.

I will post some more later, Halloween pictures included! Off to eat a quick light breakfast, and then to the GYM!! (First time in WEEKS!)

[Kait617]

Glad to see you back, Lele!

I am having a busy first day back to work and trying to get an application in and feeling sick I'll try and check in later. Good news is I stayed OP all last week and weekend, bad news is the scale was inexplicably up 4 lbs this morning. I am going to drink a lot of water and hope it was just a fluke or due to my not feeling well.

[misscole]

Work was crazy-nuts today! My other teacher is out for 2 weeks, so I am basically her, and the other teacher in with me.. well you can tell she doesn't want to be there.

The last couple days kicked my butt with a party at work and sweets. But, I am OP today! On my feet all day running around, and even made it to Curves. Almost talked myself out of it! I won't be making it there saturday, because I have a training from 9-3:30.

I went shopping yesterday. Bought a bra from Victoria's Secret for the first time, and got free panties. But, my biggest purchase.. 3 (yes, THREE) brand new computers! OK, so I couldn't pass up this deal at Best Buy! As I said last week, my laptop broke, and my desktop is like, 8 years old.. so I needed a new one! Well, Best Buy has this deal this week: a wireless router, a desktop, a notebook AND a netbook for $1200! HELLO! AMAZING DEAL! And, they even have Windows 7. They are hp's, and I am loving this laptop!

That's my weekend in a nutshell. My goals for the week:
>make it to Curves twice (one day down!)
>stay away from the junk
>make this week count at work!!

[hle82]

Whew, okay, I made it through yesterday. It was pretty tough at night (around 10pm) because the munchies kicked in hardcore. STAYED STRONG THOUGH! I had to remind myself that it's not easy and that I went through the same hunger pangs from my early days on WW too. It will take awhile for me to get back into the rhythm of eating less. But it will be so worth it when I start to feel stronger physically and mentally.

Ugh, I just stepped on the scale and am horrified. This is the highest the scale has ever been in the last 3 years. 123.8

Have I really let it creep on like this?? .. sigh. I mean, there's what I normally expect from water weight and the bloatedness from whenever I am PMSing.. but I have never went up past 122. So here's a slap to my face, knowing that this is REAL WEIGHT GAIN!

Well, this is a big kick to my a$$ for sure. I don't want to be in denial anymore about my increasing flab and snugness of clothes. This girl is going to get back into the groove.

Today, I plan to:
- goto the gym
- buy more groceries to prepare for another work week (working wed-fri)
- go clothes shopping and pick up something new, I need motivation
- finish cleaning & doing laundry. clean environment = more focused feelings.

Kait - Hope you are feeling better! Hope the scale will be a little friendlier. It's always maddening when you do so well and the #s don't reflect it immediately.

[Kait617]

Scale back to normal this morning - and a .6 lb loss!

Still feeling sick - I think its a head cold and not anything worse, but it still has me feeling blah. I tried to get a decent amount of sleep last night and need to keep up on my liquids. I am at work because I have something due tomorrow.

Lele - You are right, you know you need to nip this in the bud now. Glad to see you back and posting.

Nicole - I saw that deal too! My laptop is probably going to need replacing soon, so A and I were thinking about it. Do you like them?

[Lindsey1979]

Hey ladies,

I still read, just not much to post about. Been trying to be more hardcore OP lately. Im just hoping that I can actually make the scale budge! Im envisioning myself becoming smaller! Maybe that will help? lol

I may even go to back to meetings weekly..although the thought of going to lifetime detention (paying for being over goal) is seriously upsetting..lol. We'll see..I cant really afford it. Im hoping to make the scale budge this month, if that happens then Ill keep on keeping on..if not, Im gonna hit some meetings.

My new house rocks. Im happy with everything in my life except for my weight. I have too many clothes that would fit if I could just drop a few..I dont even care to be at my lightest..i just want to see the scale MOVE!

bah.

Anyways, thats my vent.

Hope everyone had a good OP day!

Lele-cute costume!

Nicole-Crazy deal on computers..funny that you have 3 now! You are connected my friend!

Kait-sorry you're sick..hope it goes away quickly!

[avocado_grrrl]

Hey Goalies!

Haven't been around much lately due to travel, but it's all done and over with now Visiting with the fam in FL is over, my Pearl Jam trip to Philly is over, and I am stuck sick at home today with a wicked, wicked cold.

The shows were amazing. Absolutely the best shows I've ever seen them do, and I've seen them enough to know, LOL. My favorite song of their's - a rarity called "In My Tree" was played THIRD in their set on Friday. The earth could have swallowed me whole following the song and I would've been okay with it. My tickets were through the fanclub and I had awesome seats...19th row on the floor Friday, and right off the side of the stage, about ten rows up on Saturday. Love it.

A few pics:






I have a million more, and if you're my FB friend then you can see them when their effing photo uploader decides to work.
I cried the entire drive home on Sunday night. I was literally SOBBING at points. Poor N was trying to calm me down, but I found more solace in a friend of mine who I met through touring...she understands the overwhelming emotion!

I haven't weighed myself lately; TOM is due tomorrow or Thursday, and I'm hella sick right now so I've been consuming enormous amounts of soup which means SALT WEIGHT...this ain't the week to weigh myself. Next week.

Oh, and I forgot to mention that I reached my 1-year Lifetime membership on Friday! Yay! In the one year, my weight has gone past my goal a few times, but I catch it when it's at that three-to-four pound mark and bring it back down. I rewarded myself with a Pearl Jam shirt (naturally), a sticker pack from their shows, and some sweet stuff I found at Buffalo Exchange. Hello, tokidoki bag for $26! HOLLA! N also got me a shirt at the shows. Now I have a new PJ wardrobe. Excellent. And guess what? All of that was ZERO POINTS. Best splurge ever.

Anyway, on to personals. I gotta make it to the polls...there's a good Italian place next to my polling place, so I want to see what kind of soup they're serving tonight.

Lindsey - My mom is a HUGE believer in the power of positive thinking and envisioning what you want. I say go for it; you've got nothing to lose. You said it right in your post: you're happy with everything BUT your weight. You're really lucky to be blessed with so much happiness (I sound like a total hippie, but whatev!) and if you focus on the positive things in your life, it'll come full-circle with your weight. That's not to say that you're free from taking action, obviously! Have you tried Core? (Have I asked you this?) Cut down/cut out artificial sweeteners? You can do it!

Kait - Congrats on seeing the scale back to normal AND for the loss! Hope you're feeling better!

Lele - Sorry for the gain. Major for not giving in to the hunger pangs and for coming up with a great plan for the week.

Nicole - Score for the freebie from VS and the deal on the computers! Way to go! That's awesome that you made it to Curves after a long day like that. Did your director go to those PJ shows?

[misscole]

kAIT: YES! I love this laptop!!!! It is so neat! And with it, I have AOL 9.5.

Kris: I am at a different center now, so I am not sure if that Director went to the shows. Hope you feel better soon!

Lindsey: (((HUGS))) hope the scale moves for you soon.

Work went well today. Dipt into some WPA for some choc. I needed it! Anyway, we were supposed to make play doh today, but since schedules have been so messed up with people being out sick, I promised (PROMISED!) the kids I would do it tonight.. so I did. *phew* The kids won't fire me!

[hle82]

Alright....Day#2 back on OP went well! I'm going to tuck away the scale and not weigh myself until next Tuesday. Just want to focus on eating + exercising well. I already feel a lot better with just the 2 days under my belt. Some of my 'hunger' (I know I'm not really hunger, but my tummy just misses the over-stuffed feeling) pangs make me feel more empowered because I know it's me saying NO to more food! I can't believe how I allowed my portions to grow bigger and bigger again.

Anyway, I begin my work week today! I planned and packed my foods last night, so I'm ALL ready to go! Today will be a good day.

My only challenge is to fit in exercise. I won't get home until 6:30pm, an 11 hour workday. That usually leaves me feeling exhausted. But I am going to commit to attending the 7pm toning class at the gym. At 8pm, I will come here and let you gals know I did accomplish this feat.

Goals for today:
1 - Stay OP
2 - Gym @ 7pm for toning class
3 - Plan & Pack Thursday's meals
4 - Sleep early (10 or 11pm)

Kris - Cool photos!!! Glad you had such an awesome time! I really love the emotions that run through our bodies during live performances. It's just so different compared to CDs/radio. The raw talent, the depth of the songs... it just comes alive!

Lindsey - Hugs! Wish I could push the scale #s down for yah. It's frustrating! Positive thinking though! And do what you gotta do to make YOU happy! Keep trying though.. because it's when we're NOT trying that makes things even worse!

Kait - Hope you're feeling better today buddy!

[Lindsey1979]

Morning! Today is my last day of my first week of hardcore OP-ness and positive thinking ! I cant wait to reset tomorrow! I was thinking of hitting the afterwork WWs meeting, but Thursday is my night to do hair, and I have a couple clients so it just wont work. So Ive decided that I will wait for a full month of excellent OPness and if nothing happens, then Ill hit the Saturday morning meetings that I used to go to. Ive done really well with my flex points and used the last of them last night to have birthday cake for my niece's 6th bday. It also helps that on the weekend I only had one alcoholic beverage. (Huge Points eater!)

Im scared to drink because about three weeks ago we went to Calgary for the weekend and on the saturday night I blacked out by 1am and vomited three times before C put me to bed. The following day I vomited every twenty mins for 9 hours. Now, you guys, Im not usually inclined to drink that much, and I ran through everything I drank until the black out period and C and I are actually thinking that my drink might have been spiked..there was just no explanation for my vomit fest. Anyways, regardless of what it was, Im scared to drink. Which works well with WWs cause Id rather chew my calories anyways! lol

Went grocery shopping last night and bought some great groceries that will turn into fabulous soups and stews on the weekend when I have my marathon cooking fest! I plan on making a ton of freezable portions that can be brought to work for lunches.

Lele-I totally agree, when we are not trying it does slip away and get worse! Good for you for pulling in the reins! You can do it!

Kris-that is so great about your trip and your Pearl Jam concerts! Ill have to go check out the pics on FB. I have done core, I just dont like it..lol..Im so stuck on flex or whatever the hell its called now. And as for artificial sweetners, I have actually cut down a lot..I was gonna cut it out all together, but I love my Diet Pepsi too much..So one a day it is..plus I have sweetner in my morning coffee..but I stopped buying all those 100 cal snack and sh!t like that..I find that if I have them, I just crave more..so no more of them in my lunches or at home..it makes me more satisified with fruit instead. Its so shocking to me how much I relied on all those "diet" foods before and had less concern for whole foods!

Nicole- Hope you made that play doh

K, back to work for me!

[avocado_grrrl]

Quick check-in from me. Still home sick. Hopefully will be back at work tomorrow. I'm trying my best to count points...I hate counting points for honey in my tea and grapefruit juice, especially since I'm on Core. Boo.

Have the sniffles, a wicked headache, and an occasional fever. Lovely.

On to personals, 'cause I ain't got nothin' else to add!

Lindsey - How scary about your drink! I'm so glad C was there with you to take care of you, make sure no one took advantage of you, and well, to hold your hair back while you were sick. That is really, really frightening. It happened to a friend of mine a few years ago too...she only had two martinis and was just OUT OF IT. There was no other way to explain it, and it was so scary. Luckily, a bunch of us were there to take care of her. People are insane. Back to WW stuff...one of my favorite things is FF SF pudding...yeah, it has the artificial sweetener but using the chocolate one as a dip for fruit is like, the best thing ever. Plus you get in fruit and dairy.

Lele - Your accountability is so strong and awesome! Lookin' forward to your gym check-in later. I can't wait to feel better so I can get my arse back in the gym.

Nicole - How'd the Play-Doh go? I used to eat that stuff when I was a kid.

[hle82]

Quick check-in to say I went to the gym as planned!

Also had an unexpected 3 hour meeting this afternoon where lunch was being served. I brought my packed lunch and ate that while everyone else ate the not-so-healthy foods

Completely OP today!

[misscole]

Here.. OP although I used some more WPAs today. Gosh darn munchies. Ive been so busy at work, and dealign w/ someone who has no desire to be filling in! I've been getting to work 30 mins. early to get thigns done since I don't get my planning period for lack of staff. But, just wanted to let you all know I am alive. Had a crappy workout at Curves, but seriously, I don't think I really sat down much today. I talked to my Director about this girls lack of supervision. OK, the group she had smashed my pumpkins we had in the water table and who cleaned the nasty mess? Me.

Plus, to top it off, my training for Saturday has been cancelled. I can take it next Sat. or in December. I elect for December. Ugh.

Yes, I did make the play doh. I dunno if the girl watched her group to make sure they used it the correct way. Oh well.

[hle82]

3 Days OP under my belt now Feels really good to start finally having that sense of control again. I really hated the feelings of helplessness!!

I accomplished most of yesterday's goals, except for sleeping early. I just HAD to watch the Yankees win the world series. And the game didn't end until midnight... so you got one sleepy gal this morning!

Today's goals:
- Stay OP!
- Exercise, goto gym and do 30 mins on elliptical
- Tidy up room a bit
- Sleep at 10/11pm

Today will be a great OP day. Positive skinny thinking! I am going to look and feel superb on the outside and inside.

Kris - Hope you are feeling better this morning!!!

Linds - Holy $hit, that drink night sounds terrifying. It is scary to think that it might've been spiked. Good thing C was with you thought. My DB is always afraid of things like that happening to me too. Good thing we don't do bars too often!

[Kait617]

Hey Buddies,

I am feeling better finally - well enough to drink my coffee instead of tea. Also, that means I will get back into the grove with exercising tonight, too. I'd like to do a 30 minute shred and some time on the elliptical. I think getting a lot of sleep + a lot of water/tea/soup really helped.

Lele - Great job at your meeting yesterday and I hear you about staying up late last night! What a great game!

Nicole - Sorry you got stuck cleaning up. I love play-doh!

Kris - Feel better!

Lindsey - That is totally scary - and I totally emphasize. I think the same thing happened to me one night. I was out with friends in San Francisco and got really sick after just 1-2 drinks. Again, luckily I was with friends.

[Lindsey1979]

Morning,

Ya, I was pretty freaked after I finally stopped barfing. I was embarrassed because it just looked like I was severely hung over. And I spent all of brunch at C's parents house, in the bathroom. I also apparently threw up the night before on the side of the freeway, on C's sisters front lawn, and then in a bucked in her kitchen. I don't recall any of it! C had to wait until he could get me in the car the next day at 4, so we could make our 7 hour drive back home. Terribs..Makes me never want to drink in a bar/lounge ever again.

That'll prob help with my weight loss efforts! lol

Today is my reset day, so thats 8 days being back on track. I didnt step on the scale this morning cause I dont want to be disappointed if it didnt budge..Im gonna wait one more week to take a peek..I really dont want the scale to take my motivation away! I feel better anyways, so thats all that matters! I havent been getting enough exercise, but Ive been so busy and forcing myself to get to bed at 10. I keep reading that getting enough sleep will help with weight loss efforts, so Im trying!

Kait-glad you're feeling better!

Lele-Woot! Good job on getting everything done! World Series seems like a good enough excuse for not getting to bed early enough.

Nicole-Good job going to curves anyways!

K, have a good one today!

[HeidiSue]

Hi ladies...sorry I have been MIA...won't be any better for the remainder of the week either...it's busier in here so I wish I could be around!!! I am staying OP but have just been ridiculously CRAZY with work and school....just wanted to check in and say hello! I miss my buddies!!!

[avocado_grrrl]

Hey Goalies!

Back at work today. Felt well enough to go. Did well regarding the food intake, but N is prohibiting me from going to the gym until I am absolutely back at feeling 100% for a few days straight. Can't say I blame him; I've been sick on and off for a month now and everytime I feel better, I go to the gym and then get sick again. Boo. I usually rebel when someone tries to keep me from doing what I want, but I'm giving in this time. He's right. (But I DID call my mom - who's a nurse - to get her opinion...she backs up N. LAAAAAAAAAAAME. She also knows me well enough to remind me that though he TECHNICALLY told me no gym, that he really means NO WORKING OUT. BOO. No loopholes for me.)

I'm thinking of going vegan for awhile. Even if it's just a few days or a week...I just need to do something different. The hardest thing for me to give up is cheese and yogurt (soy cheese/yogurt just doesn't do it for me). I did this before, but not while on WW. Gotta do some thorough research to work a vegan lifestyle into the WW plan.

Might start the vegan thing this weekend if possible.

Gonna try to work on some DIY wedding ideas too. Maybe tonight...though I should be cleaning the apartment. Sigh.

Personals!

Heidi - You deserve a huge for staying OP with such a hectic schedule! We miss you, lady!

Lindsey - WTG with 8 days straight on track! Woo!

Lele - WTG with remaining in control. I hate that "barely treading water" feeling...good on you for getting yourself back on track. How'd your plan go today?

Nicole - Hope work was better today I hate when coworkers don't pull their weight and the extra work gets dumped on others. Not cool.

[hle82]

Hey buddies! TGIF! 4 days OP now! Yesterday went great too although I didn't get in my exercise goal. DB came over at night and we went to Borders bookstore instead. Usually we get coffees whenever we go, but I only had 1 saved point for the night (which I wanted to use on 100cal popcorn later). So I brought along a big bottle of FUZE (10 cals) and drank that while I browsed the books. A successful night

With the weekend approaching, I am getting a little apprehensive as to how I can make it work successfully. Asked DB last night to help me figure it out as much as possible. I told him that it was much easier for me to be OP during the workweek because everything was structured and I know what to expect. But the 'openness' of the weekend was very scary to me. He suggested that we have a relaxing slow weekend then.. and not do much (we tend to plan a lot of activies) aside from hanging around the house and cooking OP foods.

I intend to report back a successful weekend!

Kris - I think it's a good idea to lay off the gym for a few days too. I too have been sick on & off this past month.. it definitely does stink. But we can focus on our eating in the meantime. Good luck in your vegan ventures! Hehe, it's funny because I actually like soy cheese and yogurt a lot!

Heidi - Hi!!

Linds - Good idea staying off that scale. That is what I am doing too.. I just feel too good and motivated right now to feel dejected after seeing a # on the scale. If we know that we're doing things right, that's the best we can!

Kait - The game was definitely exciting.. a lot of people I know are going to the NYC ticker parade this morning. It's soooo cold outside...but I guess as diehard fans, the weather can't keep them away!

[Kait617]

I'm so happy it's Friday!

Today is a pretty low key day at work, just organizing and tying up some loose ends in cases from this week. (and doing a little planning for the wedding!)

Here is a board I created with a bunch of my favorite images:



I am definitely thinking bold berry colors!

I am feeling really good about WW too lately - it has been easier for me to focus and stay on track. I really need to carry that through the weekend with me! I have almost all of my WPA to use tonight and tomorrow, if I need them. Tonight, I am heading out to a bar TBD with some law school friends and tomorrow, I am going to a cooking show and wine/beer festival. I expect some challenges but will concentrate on moderation throughout the whole night. My law school friends and I can get carried away with the drinking sometimes, but tonight I will keep myself relatively low key so I have enough energy for a workout in the morning.

Lele - What are you planning on cooking this weekend? Post any new recipes you try!

Heidi - Great to see you popping in!

Lindsey - Probably a good idea to wait on the scale. Sleep is really important - I know I just feel better and healthier in general if I can get enough.

Kris - That is probably a smart idea about the working out ban. Some of the Core ladies started a vegan diet a while ago - I think they post on the vegetarian board, you should check it out for some tips on staying OP while vegan!

[avocado_grrrl]

Happy Friday, Goalies!

Feelin' a bit better day by day. Still not 100%, so no gym for me. However, tomorrow N and I might do some work in his yard, so that'll be good.

He's busy tonight, and I have no plans at all. I think I'm going to pop a spaghetti squash in the oven when I get home, do some cleaning around my apartment, and then saute the squash in some EVOO with garlic, peppers, mushrooms, and zucchini. Yummmm. Will probably pop in a movie or catch up on some shows too. Nice and relaxing (Obviously, I didn't do squat when it came to cleaning...)

Low-key weekend for us. Aside from the yardwork (and this is a NYC yard we're talkin' about...teeny tiny!), just hanging at his parents' house tomorrow and laundry on Sunday. We need a low-key weekend...the past few have been BUSY.

Have you guys noticed that Karen's taking on the holiday card/gift swap this year? I can't believe the holidays are right around the corner. Crazy. I'm definitely in for the card swap! Sign up, buddies!

Alright, well you all have a great weekend! Stay OP!

Kait - Ooooh, I love your color theme. Cute inspiration board! Great idea about checking out the vegan ideas that the Core ladies have had - I'm gonna pop over there in a few. Thanks!

Lele - That's so great that you can lean on DB and you guys can work out a way to keep the weekend manageable and under control, food-wise. Happy cooking! WTG at the bookstore too!

[misscole]

Not posting much cause frankly, I feel like crap. And found out today there were several cases of H1N1 at my center.

The teacher I am with.. we had a talk with the Director yesterday since we weren't getting along. Today seemed to go better. She even told her she thinks there's soemthign wrong with me cause i just look blah. Well, I feel like I've been hit by a bus and I didn't sleep well because of my sore throat. Good news: I don't have a fever!

[MissLissa82]

Hey girlies -
Been thinking about every one of you all week. Have been MIA, working like a mad woman. Both jobs have been insane, though I am finally starting to get used to the schedule. I don't feel like total arse when I wake up after working 17 hours. My internet has still bee pretty limited to checking my stalkerbook once and email twice a day. Weak. Good news, we close on the house the Weds after next, and will be moving in the following weekend (YAY!) so we will have internet again.

Been eating pretty well, not being a point nazi is working for me. I'm maintaining. Trying to do pilates 2x a week as I've noticed that my body isn't as "non-flabby" as it was when I was going to the gym often. I have a new gym buddy and she is really great. Eventually, it will be pilates twice and spinning once. I was really struggling getting back to WW for awhile, but have noticed that not being SO conscious and constantly centered around it is not a bad thing. The scale isn't going up, which is what matters.

No other news to report.
Quick personals:
Lele: SO glad to see you back. You are a rock around here and you know you can do it.
Kris: LOVE the pics. Glad you had fun in Philly. Where were the shows?
Nicole: Great deal on the computers! Stay healthy, girl.
Lindsey: Checked out your pics of the house on facebook - it looks great! I've definitley been there with the drinking thing before, it's scary. Just do what you are comfortable with. Don't let anyone pressure you either.
Kait: The berry colors are great. I'm excited to see pics as you start getting further and further into planning.
Heidi: Hope all is well, lady. You sound crazy busy!

[MissLissa82]

A pic of me and my co-worker on Halloween. We dressed kind of like Buffalo Bill's players for the day.