CoNtRoL tHe DaMaGe in NOV!!

Hello.

Just got back from the gym and eating my orange as I write this. I got in a 30 min interval run of sorts that I made up as I went along....40 mins total if you include warm up and cool down. I wanted to do an Itread but for some reason my Ipod wouldn't turn on. It couldn't have been out of power because I checked it before I left the house so IDGI. :confused: I hope it's not broken!:mad:

Last night DH and I watched Taken 2. We saw the first one and really liked it. Ofcourse the second one wasn't as good but that's usually the case! :rolleyes:

I finally had my long overdue nail appointment after Church this morning. My usual girl doesn't work on Sundays so someone else did it. I don't like it as much as how she does it but it was cheaper and I was desperate so I'll take it for now! :p

Heading to mom's in a bit for dinner....

OMG Diana, don't even mention the word SCALE to me! I haven't been on mine since before Sandy hit. I KNOW I've gained weight!!!:eek::eek::( I need to bring my scales here (body weight AND food) and try to get back on track before I'm too far out of control. I'm trying to control the food but it's hard to do w/o my scales. I'm going to be sick when I get on the scale for the first time. I know it!!!!:eek: Maybe I should just wait until all of the holidays are over with and start fresh on January 1st! LOL :p

Ok, gotta scram. BBL or ITAM!:cool:
 
Hi Girls:)

Thought I was going to be in rough shape today but I wasn't to bad! I went to my inlaws for dinner last night and got the boys straightened out before I left. Then I came home and got ready:D. There was a good group of girls here, around 12:30 we went to the bar but it was super lame! Ugh! So around 2:30 I get the idea that we should all get in my hot tub (there was only 8 of us left then). We came back, pulled out all the snacks, ate, then got in the hot tub...didn't go to bed until 4:30! Then up at 10:30. And I even managed a workout. I did HR and 30 mins on the TM.

Wendy** when do you find out your mark? I should be reading right now actually. I would t suggest waiting till January to get yourself under control:p..lol. That's a ways away! I know you were just joking but I'm sure there are people who actually think that.

Diana** you'll be sore tomorrow. GS did me in last week..plus I had that stomach bug. I think I'll be doing those in the morning as well.

I will bb in the morning!

Lori:)
 
MON

Morning Ladies!

well I have sinus cold - cough - ringing ears - my eyes, cheeks and teeth hurt - I cant take most decongestants - make my heart race .. SIL brought me some children's musinex and it is working - I took Nyquil SAT and SUN night - and man it makes me LOOPY!! I have drunken head - woozy - and spinning - I did exercise SAT - prbly shouldnt have - me and SIL did AB!! i coughed and wheezed thru it - but I did it! Ystdy - my DN got Baptised .. I AM SO PROUD .. and he was so proud - it was nice - then we ATE .. MORE MORE FOOD .. but it was awesome - no workout ystdy - but I did a clean max on my house .. which needed it really bad!! I was worn out last night!

My DH brother's FIL passed away - he was such a sweet man - visitation is tonight - will be a LOOONG night .. funeral tmrw! so my week is really messed up .. no workout today - and hoping maybe we wont have to go over to family house tmrw - and I can go home and get a workout in!

Wendy - I am sure you ACED the test - let us know when you hear something!

Lori - wow to stay out like that AND workout next day .. wow .. I dont see how you do it .. and woohooo .. you are really counting down now huh???

Di - dont even mention scales - ITA w/Wendy - that is not even an option for me right now ... too many fattening meals and skipped workouts! Tis the season to gain weight I suppose - too many things going on - but :mad::mad: ggrrrrrrrrrr .. ready to get back on track and life is interfering here lately!

OK . better run .. have a great one! workout for me please!
 
Hello Ladies. :)

I did Tonique Premier in full. Tonight. Azz kicker for certain!:eek::D

Lori:: After having 3 kids your ability to function while sleep deprived must be pretty good so I'm not surprised you weren't a wreck today..unless the booze gotcha!;) I find out my grade for the PT exam in 2 to 4 weeks they said. Oh for sure there are people who seriously wait until January 1 to take action! That's why gyms are so dang crowded in the beginning of the year from all of the new memberships but soon enough the "new years resolutioners" die out and only us HARDCORE types are left!:D

Laura:: DH went to the dr today after feeling crappy for several days. He too has a sinus infection. He was up most of the night last night coughing despite taking medicine. :( Now he has all kinds of meds so hopefully we will BOTH sleep better!:rolleyes: He did finally get up and go into another room last night so as not to keep me up but it was midnight by then and my alarm went off at 5:30. UGH! Sorry about the death in your extended family. (((HUGS))) to you!!!

Okay, well that's all for now....DH is already in bed so I'm gonna follow suit since we could both use the sleep!

Catch you ladies tmrw!:cool:
 
Good Morning:)

Seriously....I didn't check in yesterday?? I could have sworn I had! Sometimes I will click post,walk away from the iPad and it loses connection. Or maybe I am just losing my mind and didn't check in.

Yesterday's workout was GS UB, no bics and a 10k run with my running partner and the stroller. Today my mom is here so I think I'm going to do bics and then head out for another run. It's snowing but I don't care. Lulu has some awesome new running winter pants online and guess what I asked my mom for?:D I just need to figure out how to get the black ones. I could ask my mil or just buy them myself.

Wendy** geez...that's a long time to wait. How many people are taking the course? I think my body is just use to such a small amount of sleep that I can manage quite fine. But towards the end of the day everyone was getting on my last nerve.

Laura** you've been a busy girl. You have such a social life...although I dont call funerals social. I always dread funerals. I'm sure no one likes them but my mom is at the age where if there's a funeral, she goes....even if she barely knew them! Lol I don't really feel like stepping on the scale today either! I went to a jewelry party last night and I still feel bloated.

So we have two big days. His final detachments are today and his final exam is tomorrow. After this he is pretty much done.

Oh the lady I train was soooooo getting in my last nerve yesterday! She hasn't lost any weight in the last 3 weeks and all she is doing is whining....and huffing and puffing! I kept trying to change the subject b/c I didn't want to listen to her the whole hour and i think that was annoying her even more. I can't believe I still have to workout with her 2 more times this week! Last week she was whining b/c the scale was up one pound, when it was down one the day before. I said " you would have been perfectly happy if you hadn't weighed again today". And she would have. Then she tells me a story about her sister whose lost 15 lbs...that's great. Then later she says "I know that I've only lost 3 lbs but you know my pants are lose. That's like my sister, she's only lost 5 lbs but it looks like 15!" I was like WTF!!?? Looks and IS is not the same thing? Why tell me your sister has lost 15 lbs if she hasn't? I'm gonna start telling people I weigh less cause I LOOK like I do. I tell ya...they are all tard with the nut case brush or something. It truly as gotten to the point where I am done with her.

There is my vent for the day!

Lori:)
 
Hi Ladies,

It looks like I didn't post yesterday either. I ended up doing Lower Body Blast, standing portion only and had class last night. My weight is slowly coming down after that stuffed pizza Sat night. Still a couple more pounds to go...but at least the scale is moving in the right direction, finally.

The plan for the rest of the week is Cardio today, UB tomorrow, Cardio on Thursday. Friday is up in the air right now since I'm going shopping. I may be going on a 14 mile ride either on Thanksgiving morning or one day on the weekend.

Anyone doing any Black Friday Shopping??? I want to pick up a couple things if I can find them on a really good sale. I want to get two tablets, a transformer for me and a nexus for DH. Did y'all hear that....something for me and DH, not for the boys!

Lori-it sounds like you had a fun girls night, and well deserved too! You didn't even miss a beat with your w/o's. I get really bi***y when I don't get my sleep. Hope you mom comes through with the lulu for you!:D Sorry your client is being a PIA. It really comes down to food. You can't exercise away a poor diet. I know first hand how frustrating that can be, especially as I get older.

Wendy-oh no, DH is sick...hope he feels better soon. Nice job with Tonique, hope you can walk today.:p What are you going to do now that your Saturdays are free??? That class sure seemed to go by fast.

Laura-boy, you've had it rough lately. I hope you feel better soon too. Another funeral, you poor thing. Nyquil knocks me out for sure.

bbl
 
Good Morning.:)

So I have DOMS this morning in my LB from Tonique. I thought it would be far worse then it is though. Not sure it makes me happy or sad to be in less pain then expected! LOL :p

DS has another wrestling practice tonight and it's my turn to take him. DH took him to one on Friday night. This means my work out will be late. UGH. I won't get home until 7:30 or so and by the time I am ready to exercise, who knows what time that will be! :rolleyes:

Lori:: I think the wait for the test results is pretty standard with the certifying orgs in the US. I waited probably 2 weeks or so for them last time too. How long did it take yours to come back?? SNOWING!? :eek: UGH! Better you then me, lady! :p Sorry about your PITA client. :rolleyes: I am sure I will be able to commiserate with you soon enough about that! LOL

Diana:: Nope, not a Black Friday shopper at all! :eek: I am working that day anyway. UGH. I was sooo looking forward to not having to work and how much ya wanna bet it ends up being my last day here to boot? That would be just my luck!!!! :rolleyes: I have been at the house 2x already and keep forgetting to grab my scale! Must be a subconcious thing! :p Glad your "pizza puff" is coming off!;) I made tacos for dinner last night and boy were they good! Not the healthiest food in the world but ez and tastey. I used reduced sodium seasoning, lean beef and low fat cheese and sourcream though so it could have been much worse!!!! IDK what I will do with myself on saturdays now! LOL Might schedule my CPR cert for a Saturday morning but that's only one day. Yeah, my class did go by fast especially because Sandy took a class away!!!

Ok, guess that's all for now but I'll BBL after my work out tonight!:cool:
 
TUE

Hello Ladies ...

last night was LONG .. and SOOOO many people ... think our entire town showed up .. yikes! He was a very beloved man! funeral is today ... ugh ... I dont like funerals .. or viewings .. :(

Had a bad morning - stocking were ripped - not one good pair - changed outfits - bra wouldnt do - dang blow dryer died on me .. %#$%!#$%!$% ... I had to come to work w wet stringy hair ... ahhhhhhhhgggggg .. NOT a good morning -

Lori - dont think there is any way you are bloated .. silly girl!! seems my life has been moving at the speed of light here lately .. ugh

DI -I didnt take Nyquil last night -broke down and got some sudafed pain n pressure meds .. didnt sleep well .. but at least dont feel hungover .. but I still have swimmy head and ears are ringing .. guh

Wendy - I hate to go to doc .. I try to let bugs run their course .. but man .. tired of feeling like warmed over crap tho!!!

OK .. so not sure what today will hold .. funeral is in an hour .. then not sure what the family will do .. I have to come back to work - then guess will meet up with them if they want .. ok . . better run .. have a great one .. hoping tmrw is gonna be a better day!! (seems like I have been saying that a LOT here lately)
 
Hey Girls:)

What a crazy day! Exciting and crazy. I went for a run this morning and that was it. I really wanted to get a weight workout in. I had baby group here and then real estate called and wanted to view the house in 2 hours!:eek:. Dh text and said he passed his test today. Then the moving company called. Then dh called to ask when I wanted to book my ticket. We fly back on the 4th, moving truck comes on the 7th, dh leaves on the 15th and the rest of us leave on the 20th. So that's all been ironed out. I guess this is really happening.

Wendy** did you get your workout in? Your probably doing it now actually...if you are actually doing it:p

Diana** there is no such thing as Black Friday shopping here but I wish there were. I can only imagine how crazy it is. I don't really like crowds but I like deals. I also asked my mil for the other pair of pants! I need more then one pair ya know! Good job on getting the scale to move.

Laura** you weren't having a very good morning! I think I would have went back to bed!

Tomorrow morning the PIA is coming early to workout and hopefully I will get to workout after that cause I have to go to a book fair with ds at 1:15 and I have a hair appt at 2. Another busier day. I think this week is going to go faster then I expected.

Lori:)
 
Good Morning.
Posting from my phone. Last night I ended up doing abt an hour of Kundalini yoga. It was all I cld muster. Felt good tho! The doms got worse as the day went on yday n this morning has been an "ouchie" one! Lol Not sure whats on tap for today wrkout wise...I will decide later.

BB for personals when I am not posting from my phone.

Ciao for now. ;)
 
Hi Ladies,

No workout for me this morning...early meeting Wednesday. We do get off at 3pm though so that's nice. Unfortunately I still need to pick up a few things at the grocery store for Thanksgiving. I'm sure the stores will be packed. Oh well! Hopefully I can hit UB later today.

Lori-Oh my gosh, things are really moving now. Do you have temporary housing that you will be moving into? What about DD, is she staying with the grandparents or will she be moving with you? That's such a tough call. Hope the viewing on the house went well.

Laura-You really did have a bad day yesterday. You poor thing. I hate mornings like that. Hopefully today will be better for you. What do you have planned for Thanksgiving?

Wendy-Yoga was probably the best choice for such a late w/o. How is the temp position going? What are you doing?

bbl
 
WED that is my TGIF!

Morning Ladies ..

I survived the funeral and family stuff - manged to have some alone "fun" time w/DH when we got home - something about a death that makes you want to LIVE! My head cold is a bit better - tried to go w/o meds but couldnt .. hoping today is last day of it tho .. but now I have ulcers all over my dang tonsils and sides of my throat .. eeeeouch!! :mad:

Lori - WOW girl I know you are excited and nervous and anxious - yup looks like YOU ARE DOING THIS!!!! woot woot!!! my morning was better today .. thank goodness .. and believe me .. if staying in bed ystdy was an option at all I would have :p

Wendy - how is your hubby? hope he is feeling better - I am cooking so I am hoping tmrw I will wake up refreshed w/o the stuffy spinning head!!

Di - do you do Black Friday ??? OMG .. IMO that is my living hell .. I went once and swore if i EVER got out of the crowds I would NEVER go back .. my VBF on the other hand .. is a FREAK about the events - she and her mother will be going strong from tonight thru Sat night :confused::confused::confused: NOT ME!!!

So what are your Thanksgiving plans??? I am cooking and we are having supper this year - my DM and DU have to work - plus SIL having lunch w/her family .. so I am not gonna make all the HEAVY stuff this year .. will TRY to keep it a bit lighter ..

If any of you are traveling .. BE SAFE .. and hoping all of you have a HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!
 
Good Afternoon Ladies. :)

Well, I finally remembered to grab my scales from the house y'day. I didn't have time to use the food scale yet but I hopped on the bathroom scale with one eye half open this morning. Bad news:: I gained weight. Good news:: It's not nearly as bad as I had expected! :D Only a couple of pounds. Phew!!! I bet though that it was more and that some has come off since I tightened up the reigns on the eating in the last couple of weeks. Gotta work to get it off now which is going to be hard with the Holidays upon us but I will do my best! :rolleyes:

Laura:: Glad the funeral is over with and you survived it. Sorry about the crappy morning you had! I hate when I have times like that where EVERYTHING seems to go wrong! :mad: DH is getting better. He is on meds now but even though he has a prescription for cough medicine, it was still bad last night and he ended up on the couch again. :( Coughs are always the last symptom to leave....

Diana:: Good luck at the food store! I could use a few things myself but not for the Holiday so I will wait until after to buy them! It's going ok at the job. I'm basically just filling in as a receptionist for a few weeks while the woman looks for a place to live. Super storm Sandy destroyed her house. :( I mostly just man the phones and then get little things to do here and there and when I get REALLY bored, I clean the office. LOL

K, that's all for now! BBL!:cool:
 
Good Morning:)

More good news yesterday....DH passed his final exam as well:) So now we are def doing this! :eek: Having my "mothers" ask what happens if he fails yesterday didn't help:rolleyes:. Must be something with age or something. I told my mom that we didn't even know if he passed or failed and she's asking what happens if he fails the 2nd time:confused:...but of course I'm not that out spoken with his mother. DH was so pumped. But when he got back to the pit someone else had been sent home and he had a hard time with that. That's two in the last 2 days. No one else is up for termination so I guess it's all good now. There are some retakes so hopefully everyone will pass and everything will be good. I feel bad for these people when they get set home...they are at the bitter end, going through 6 months of this and then to be sent home? I dunno.....

All I heard on the house viewing yesterday was that this guy is also looking at 8 other homes, his girlfriend arrives on Monday, they want to buy before Christmas and be moved in and the viewing went well. But all of the viewing may have went well. So we will see what next week brings. Either way I have the house rented but I would much rather sell it.

Yesterday I did 30 mins of cardio mixed in with LBB standing work, GS bics and abs. I used a lot heavier then cathe and used weights where she didn't and my bum was on fire. I can feel the tightness but I'm not sore yet. Today will be cardio and UB.

Wendy** it's always nice when the damage isn't as bad as you think it is. Sometimes it feels worse cause we feel bloated and half of it is in our heads.

Laura** so your the chef for the festivities!? I guess I'm going to have to grow up now that we are on our own, and be the chef. That's my moms job!:eek: I'm hoping we will get invited out for Christmas dinner somewhere. If not, we will just be starring at each other in the hotel room.

Diana** I hate going to the stores before a holiday. It's madness. And even if its not an important holiday it's s if everyone thinks the stores are going to be closed for a month and they will starve. Did you get your workout in after?

I guess I should also fill out some applications for appts I found. Now I just need to come up with a months rent and the damage deposit which is the same amount and NOT cheap. My fil was wondering last night what we were go to do with all of our stuff and so on....it we driving me crazy. My mil told him to give it up...which was a reverse situation. It's usually the other way around with those two. Why worry about EVERY LITTLE DETAIL!? I'm not even worried about half that stuff!

I will bbl!

Lori:)
 
Hello. :)

Last night's work out was the warm up from Circuit Max and then the waist and abs premix from Squeeze Stronger. I originally planned on doing all of CM's weight with a bit of the cardio but I couldn't navigate the individual chapters. Not sure if it's because it's NOT chaptered that way or if it's an issue with running the dvd on my pc. So anyway no cardio for me but definitely tmrw!!!!

Lori:: Congrats to your DH on passing the exam! YAY!!!!!!!!!:D

K, time to go! BBITAM!:cool:
 
Hi Ladies,

Happy Thanksgiving!​

Yesterday ended up being a rest day for me. I made a peanut butter pie last night and cooked dinner for the family. Today I need to make the sweet potato casserole and a vegetable platter. I bought hummus and dressing for dipping. We are going to SIL's for Thanksgiving dinner later this afternoon.

DH has been home the last couple of days with gout. He's had to start using homeopathic gout remedies since he can't take the gout meds with the diabetes meds. I'm so angry and frustrated as both the diabetes and gout are totally controllable with diet. He knowingly ate food that is known to cause gout....WTF.:mad: It's hard for me to be supportive. I know this sounds terrible, but I'm way to young to have to be taking care of someone (my own age), who isn't interested in taking care of himself. Thanks for listening to my rant ladies.

Today will be CTX UB and Imax 3. The scale is going up and down a tad everyday..GGRRR. Perhaps doing circuits for the next few days will get these 3 stinkin' pounds off.

I found what I wanted to buy on Black Friday online. It's in my cart but I haven't pulled the trigger yet. Probably later today. One of the items went up $4....I was actually hoping the prices might come down today. We'll see.

Lori-Yay for DH passing his final exam!! I didn't know you had a renter for your house, that's great. It does make it hard to buy something if you can't sell your house. I'm sure everything will work out.

Wendy-sounds like you've fallen into a good routine now! Any news on your house yet? It would probably be nice to have your own space again, either in your old house or in a new house.:D

Laura-I did more Black Friday shopping when the kids were little. Now I only venture out if there is something I really want or find a really good deal. I'm looking for something specific this year and I don't think the prices will get much lower anyway.

bbl
 
Hi Girls:)

Guess everyone is enjoying their family time. I went to visit my friend for a few minutes and she was cooking a turkey for dinner. Apparently her husband likes to celebrate the U.S thanksgiving...lol.

My workout today was PS UB, abs,20 mins run and 30/30. I am cooking dinner for my inlaws and then I'd say I'll have a quiet evening.

Diana** oh I hear ya! You can vent here all you want. I can totally see where you are coming from if dh isn't taking care of himself. I'm sure it's not the first time you've felt like saying "serves you right":p. Would you believe that I ordered some lulu for my sister for Christmas and I didn't order any for myself!:eek: There were a few things on sale today and there is a hat I've wanted for a while, I just haven't bothered ordering it. I don't know why I didn't :rolleyes:

Wendy** some of the older DVDs aren't chaptered I don't think. I did one the other day that wasn't. When I was doing PS today, cathe said something about pausing the "tape"....lol.

I may be back later if there is anyone for me to chat with!

Lori:)
 
Good Morning:)

Hope you all enjoyed your Thanksgiving:). Whose off shopping???

The lady is coming from the moving company today. I guess she is going through the house to see what we are taking or leaving and to go over some rules with me. Of course it's smack dab in the middle of the morning so my workout will have to wait until after lunch. When I let the dog out it didn't seem to cold so hopefully we will go for a run. A run and abs may be it for today.

I was a little bummed last night when I found out the appt I found was only 500 sq feet! How in the *ell would we all fit in there? And the sad part is, that's the reality we are faced with when looking to rent. Anything bigger is in the $2000 + range and we can't afford that. Then I started getting worried about my unemployment running out shortly after we get there and me needing to find work and child care. Dh told me that everything is going to work out...and I'm sure it will. The ideal situation would be to work on dh's Dave's off! Then we wouldn't need to worry about a sitter.

I will bbl to report my workout. Ds wants his iPad!:mad:

Lori:)
 
Hi Ladies,

I've been up since 2am....and am not happy about it. DS2 had to be at work at 3am. I just so happened to get up to use the bathroom at 2:10 so thought I'd make sure he was up. He was a total douche to me this morning. Today I'm taking his bedroom door off! He can earn it back by showing me some respect....especially after having this very same discussion with him last week. He's 22 and needs to move out, the unappreciative little jerk!:mad:

We had a wonderful time at SIL's yesterday. She does the turkey and the rest of us bring everything else. DH didn't come with us since he was in too much pain and still couldn't walk. DS1 gave him a ride to work this morning, not sure if he will be there all day or not.

No BF shopping for me today. I didn't see anything I just had to have today. I do have some stuff in my Amazon cart, except that one thing was removed due to sell out. I looked for it on other sites but it's too expensive. I'll probably pull the trigger on my purchase on cyber monday.

Not sure what my workout will be today. They are offering bodypump this morning at the rec ctr. but I'm not sure if I want to go out.

Lori-I certainly hope you can find something more reasonably sized and priced for a family of 5. 500sq feet just isn't enough room for all of you. You could probably make due for a couple weeks, but sheesh, there has to be something bigger. Perhaps the new build you are hoping for will be ready sooner than March! Enjoy your run today!

Hi Laura & Wendy!

bbl
 
friday

We had the best Thanksgiving.. food was perfect..moods were perfect..just an excellent holiday family gathering:)

I did crossfire in between the hard core cleaning..and cooking..my head cold is better..ears still ringing and still have congestion but i am off meds..and not dizzy anymore..finally.

Today is a ME day..have been lounging in pjs..i am prbly going to do tri sets UB and LB... wash bed sheets..will prbly get out and take Toots for a ride..it is gorgeous out...then settle in for a movie..

Di..sounds like ds may need a swift kick in the booty..that is something my parents never tolerated..disrespect..hope he learns a lesson.

Lori..wow things are moving fast now for you..hope you can find a bigger place...

Wendy..are you shopping?.. vbf is in her heaven.she shopped all night and is back at it again today..ugh

Ok better run..have a great one!
 
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