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Oh.my.word.thank.the.Lord I only have to work half the day today!! Work til noon (or a little later, realistically) then home for more cleanMAX and cook/bakeMAX. I have a recipe for the-day-before mashed potatoes that I am gonna do tonight. I am also making a carrot cake (never made one before, but I love to eat them!).

We are putting our Christmas tree up tomorrow after dinner, so I really need to get some wrapping paper so I can put some presents under the tree!!

I LOVE THE HOLIDAYS!! I am in such a good mood this morning.

Workout today will be lower body -- DM warm up and a few lb drills, then 4DS Legs.
 
Katie I feel your energy!:D YAY Christmas starts on friday for us. Tree goes up and I go out to shop..NOT. ;) I wish my kids were small b/c it's hard shopping for them now. I will start Christmax on Monday. My DS likes nerf guns so that great. My DD just want money. How can I wrap money? She is going to feel bad when my DS opens gifts and she does not. Maybe I can get her PJs and ???

No w/o today. I'm going over to my cousin Irene house to make sure everything is brought. I hate looking for ingredients on Thanksgiving day.
Then I going to Sams club to buy some meats and veggies.

I'm trying to eat clean but the stress is getting to me. I had two PB cups last night.:rolleyes:
 
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katie, your day's gonna go by so fast! i love make-ahead recipes! sounds like a fun couple of days for you! enjoy!

robin, i have the opposite problem - my girls are too easy to shop fr! well, pb cups have protein, right??:confused:;)

it must be leg day here... gs legs for me in a while. im excited!
i can feel the doms setting in in my chest/tris:D

b- kashi, apple slices
s - clif bar
l - salsa chicken salad
s - clementines!
d - ??
 
Morning!

Wow, I wish I had your ladies' enthusiasm for the holidays! I love Thanksgiving, but am a total Scrooge when it comes to Christmas. I have anxiety just thinking about it. The thought of going out shopping is a nighmare. Gift buying stresses me out no end. And decorating? Yuck! I know-I'm a total "Debby Downer":( I'm sorry. I can't wait til tomorrow though-love spending time with my family and eating:) No pressure there!

Today is legs/abs. I'll probably do GS Legs and what abs I don't know. Eats should be ok. We'll see.

Katie, I love carrot cake! Have a good workout:)

Robin, extra protein in those PB cups;) You're doing so much running around/cleaning they didn't make a dent, I 'm sure!

Hi Kate, Colleen, Anne, Angie, and Morris:)

bbl...
 
klaudia - lol! ...im a scrooge too! when we actually get a day off i just like to be at home! we only buy for our kids too - and nephews/nieces. no adults. we were just exchanging gift cards basically. we made some enemies when we said to leave us out, but it makes the holiday so much more enjoyable! have fun w/ gs legs! as far as decrating - i used to love it...now its just extra crap to dust!:eek: but i do it for dds sakes - they love it. but i am the cookie queen! no cmas is complete w/o a major bake-off!
 
Kate, that's what we do now, too. Just the kids, neice, etc. I used to stress over my FIL and his girlfriend-until I got a $15 fondu pot-while her kids were getting Burberry scarves, etc. No more! I can tolerate the decorations for a week or so-then I get sick of looking at them. And, I'll bake, too. Nothing elaborate-coconut macaroons, snowballs, toffee bars. Now I'm hungry:)
 
Good Morning Everyone!

I agree with Klaudia and Kate - I am a scrooge when it comes to Christmas. We don't put up a tree unless we have people over. Other than that, I don't decorate. I do enjoy spending time with family and friends over the holidays but I hate the stress of shopping and trying to squeeze everything in.

Today I am leaving a little early ( I am the only person on my team in the office. Everyone else is either off or working from home), running errands, then hope to bake a healthier apple pie (I hope it is good) and a very unhealthy corn casserole. Then up early tomorrow to see my family.

w/o was KBX (good premix), Slo Mo Back & Shoulders
b: oatmeal w/ almonds
s: 1/2 clif bar
l: mexican stew
rest of day is tbd
 
Good morning scrooges! My goodness. I love Christmas! I love buying for people (even though my siblings are boring now - gift cards please!). I think I love Christmas more now that we have kids. I love watching them open gifts and such. We're not really buying for our kids this year though. We're taking them to disneyland Paris! :):):)

Anyway, I'm feeling a little better today. Not WO better but off the couch better.

Katie, I'm with you on loving the holidays. At least we have each other right? :) Have fun with all your baking.

Robin, think of creative ways to wrap money for your daughter. Or maybe send her on a scavenger hunt through the house to find envelopes you've hidden. In each envelope, write something on a piece of paper that you love or admire about her. You can make it fun!

Klaudia, sorry Christmas stresses you out so much. My mom is the same way. I always feel badly for her. Enjoy your leg WO!

Colleen, have a good day leaving work early! What casserole are you making? I'm getting hungry listening to everyone talk about all this food!!!

Morris and Anne, hope you are having a good Hump Day!

I have a little more shopping to do today before our family celebrates Christmas with my family on Friday and before we fly off to France on SUNDAY!! It's getting so close. I'm so ready to have my own bed and my own home.

Happy day-before-thanksgiving!!! What are you thankful for?
 
hi everyone, scrooges and all!

i am a bit of a christmas scrouge too - i love the music and family time but hate the stress of gifts et al. and i hear you on the anxiety - yesterday ended up great for me once that anxiety passed, but it is back in spades now:(:( i swam an hour this am, hard, and it helped temporarily. now, to keep the food clean... yesterday went well, though, and the scale is down a bit! and i am crutch-free today! tomorrow i am going to tentatively try my neighbors elliptical - wish me luck.

katie, enjoy your half day of work!

kate, have fun with the weighted leg work. i have done so darn much floor work lately, but i am seeing great results - weird, huh? hope you are getting some rest.

robin, as long as you enjoyed the pb cups, no harm, right?

angie, glad you are on the mend. do you live in france? safe travels.

colleen, can i have the recipe for the apple pie?

klaudia, if i eat too many coookies today, i will blame you;) please don't give me the recipes, even when i ask;) jk

all right, off to take mil to airport, then i will be back later. please pray this pit in my stomach unravels.
 
klaudia, my stepmom is the same way - brand-name everything for herself, target for the rst of us. not that I mind target, but she's a piece of work!

Colleen, you are rockin' those double workouts! hope you get to leave early!

Angie, I've been to DParis - if I remember right its not quite as good as Florida but you guys will have a blast. What a nice idea you gave Robin! Happy Thanksgiving / Merry Christmas! I am thankful for healthy children and a great husband, among other things.

Morris, You're making great progress! I love floor work - I would much rather do that than weighted stuff. Pre-Cathe I NEVER worked legs! I do now to keep balanced but there is almost no hope anyway for my white chicken legs!:eek: Someone at RT this year commented that I had the biggest belly and the smallest legs!:p Better than having big legs I suppose!:) 2 more weeks til DH is home? Good luck on the elliptical!

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GS Legs is done. I did the 49 min. timesaver - wasnt sure if DDs would allow me the whole 67 min. Def. got a great WO. Stairs are my enemy!!:eek:

Cleaning lady will be here soon! yahooooooo!! Actually, I'm doing decent on that end so I might quit havig her come and save $120 a month. DH says keep her! He's probably right!
 
Morris, our family is moving to France on Sunday. We've been living in Tucson the past 4 years and have been in Chicago with our families the past 3 weeks. We will be in France for 3 years and then will probably live in central IL for the rest of our lives. :) My husband works for Caterpillar and that's where their corporate headquarters is. Pretty crazy!
 
Angie, Has any of your families made plans to visit you guys in France?

Clean eats for me!! Feeling like a lean, mean Gym-Stylin' machine!

Lunch is done, Julia's down for a nap....what am I gonna do with myself???:D
 
Well, what am I gonna do with myself got answered.
We made peanut butter cookies. I had a little bit of the dough, no cookies.
The girls were getting antsier by the second and I needed something to distract them. It worked!
Julia's still sleeping....guess I'll do laundry!
 
kate, do you have a good pb cookie recipe? i told ds1 we'd make some this weekend.

angie, what an adventure! do you have children?

eats took a nose dive mid day - 2 weight watchers ice creams and a granola bar i did not need. i did roast a ton of veggies, so tomorrow will be really clean, minus a lttle pie perhaps. my foot feels a bit funny and i am discouraged by that. not sure if it is just the awkwardness of walking in the boot or the fracture. we will see how my planned elliptical wo goes in am. good night everyone
 
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