HATE - Feb 20

August

August

Cathlete
Helllllllllllo!

I hear the very faint sound of some kind of electric equipment upstairs, but it's totally nothing. This construction is very anti-climactic. But there's still a good month to go so I won't give up hope for a really good head-banger.

It's TlovelyTOM and luckily it landed on a cardio day (being that I am now in my lifting mood), so I plan to do a bunch of walking later on at work instead of force myself to do a step DVD right now since I feel rather blecky.



Shelley - "Do you ever get stoned and go to Bingo?" That's a well-thought out pick-up line LOL. What, you mean you didn't fall for it?...I have not even thought about Wheat Thins in years! Do you like to eat them plain or with stuff on them?

Michele - That pee story was awesome. It sounded like something out of a movie!...Well, this wedding party was an after wedding wedding party, for all this guys' friends and business people who he didn't invite to the actual wedding. It's not such an uncommon thing here - to have the actual wedding and party with family and close friends, and then have a casual wedding party for the "others" category. Everything in Japan is unthinkably expensive, so paying $100 to eat tortilla chips and fried chicken on paper plates isn't such a surprise, either. The weird thing is that I've never heard anyone say they actually like these events. The turn-out was mongo and the place was totally crammed. My friends and I totally lucked out and found some seats, so we were comfortable for the most part.

LOL to you and your losing some pounds on ECTL (Eat Cookies To Live)...I don't get the sense from your posts that you get any moody stuff with the season - you always seem like goofy, chipper Michele! But if you feel yourself getting blue, sit in the sunshine or some light - I've read that the body's reaction to light like that (during seasons with less sun) is supposed to really perk you up!

Robin - Ched's cousin Shred is going to come and stay with me sometime next week, I think. Hopefully I'll have some time then to entertain and introduce him to the new hit group, Various Burrito Ingredients...Nope, no karaoke at the wedding party, though usually they probably would have it. It was a wedding party full of musicians and DJs, so there was a continual flow of obligatory live music throughout the party LOL. I luckily was able to avoid the mic. LMAO about the Thai restaurant!...How funny about the butter and mayo incident. I wonder how the boss figured out so quickly that the new girl had served mayo?

Dana - LMAO at you for showering your loved ones with hurl. Meatloaf, mashed potatoes and corn! Yeow!...The Winsor DVD is one you don't need any equipment for. But you do need enough space to be able to be on the floor and kick your leg straight out in front of you and also behind you (if you're already doing some Pilates, you probably know what I mean). The one I'm doing is :

http://www.collagevideo.com/cart/hpdispatch.aspx?Cart=CIM73JF

This one. Buns & Thighs. It's Beg/Inter and is only 18 minutes. It's so overpriced LOL. But it's so easy, and I really do feel a difference when I do them (but you have to be able to handle Mari).

Don't worry about Choco Raisin. He's totally safe. He's really quite cunning....Man, your racing banquet food totally trumped my wedding party food. Lucky girl! That's unfortunate about the woman and her drinking. I would think that would be kind of unraveling to watch someone drink so much....Hey, congrats on the great sleep! What do you suppose brought it on?...LOL at the photo!!

Terri - How totally, totally cute of your father at your wedding!! And LOL at your DH!...OMG, that is amazing about your DH and his passing out in the bathroom. Thank goodness he was sitting down - I mean, that could have potentially been a real bummer of an evening! Actually, that's fairly talented of your DH, when you think about it....Wow, what a great workout you had....I want to hear about the details of the house and your brother's reaction to your comments. I'll hope the house is fantastic for him and his wife, and I'll hope the house is awful for funny comments for us. LOL.

Diane - Hi there, glad to hear you're feeling ill again LOL. Why is it that you're keeping your in laws out of the secret?

Arista - YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY!! Congratulations on your new job! That is wonderful news! You must be so excited, and yet so not excited! LOL. I can't wait to hear how it all goes...You grew up in a town of 500?! Sheesh, talk about not being able to get away with anything. Everyone must have known the ins and outs of everything!

Jen - I can't believe you didn't tell us the details of your pee story. Thrown out of a concert? So this was a fairly recent pee story? Fess up.


OMG, I almost forgot to comment.....what's this about DONUT DAY?!
 
Good morning everyone

Donut day, i never heard of it called that but i know it as "Pancake Day" or Fat tuesday
Its the day before the beginning of Lent and in Lent it is a time to give up things or eat no meat or to do things in the name of the lord
So the day before is a day of over-indulgence thats why there is Mardi Gras a day of revelry things like that

I do have a pee story but its a bit too personal and adult format that i better not share here

I looked at the site you sent and i dont know which video you were referring to
id love an 18 min one that works

Someone on this list once asked what meetings i go to I am a recovering alcoholic i am sober 10 years this April so i know very well about that gal who was an alcoholic, it is a horrible disease and i just hope and pray for her that she finds her way

lol when i was drinking falling asleep on the john was my fav place

now i fall into bed instead or i fall asleep at the computer or at jury duty or anywhere i sit still too long

So I did not get called for jury duty thank God, cause i really could not afford to lose days from work, but i have a lot of stuff around house to catch up with and my daughter, son-in-law- his mother and my grandchildren will be arriving in about 9 days so i better baby proof

so ill check in later
 
Good morning August, Mariah, and all!!

Wow, it's a slow day on the forums. I wonder where everyone is?

DH made it home safe and sound last night. We went out to dinner and went to bed early. He was exhausted and could barely keep his eyes open at dinner. I think this trip was life changing for him in many ways. He enjoyed that work -- he felt like he was really helping people in dire need.

I'm waiting for the exterminator. I was told he'd be here between 8 and noon. Just you watch...I'll bet anything he won't get here before 11:58 AM. Isn't that how it always goes? *SIGH*

I didn't get much of anything accomplished yesterday. I had another marathon sleep session in the middle of the afternoon. I couldn't help it, my eyes would NOT stay open. Cold viruses sure zap your energy, don't they?

August, well thank God the noise from on high has been minimal. I'll keep my fingers crossed that it stays that way. --ACK! TTOM again. I'm so glad that is all behind me now. I love not having a period -- I mean I really LOVE it:D. And by all means, you should NOT do step when it's TTOM. Oh noo, and no swimming, either. LMAO!

ECTL diet -- I love it!! I think I should write a book and put up a website. Look out Joel Fuhrman, I'm about to give you a some stiff competition.

I'm glad I always seem goofy and chipper. I do struggle with the blues this time of year. I haven't always and I wonder if it's an age related thing. It's not a serious problem or anything -- not a clinical depression or anything like that. I do try to keep my house well lit and I go out when the sun is shining every chance I get. Ohio is a bleak and dreary place in the winter. You gals are my sunshine. Isn't there a song by that name...You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. You make me happy when skies are grey. Here you go:

http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/lyrics/sunshine.htm

I have that link open in another window while I'm posting. This is how I combat depression. --LMAO!

Mariah, congratulations on 10 years of sobriety. That is a huge accomplishment and the best gift you could ever give your kids. I wish my dad would've sacrificed his alcohol for me.

I'm so glad you didn't get called for jury duty. I got called once. I reported, sat there all $&* day and never was actually seated on a jury. Of course, all I would have to day is say I'm a card carrying member of the Republican party and I listen to Neal Boortz and Rush Limbaugh every day, and they would NEVER use me -- LMAO!

Okay girls, I better hop to it.

Hello to the rest o youse! :* :* :*

How can you listen to that song and not be happy? Yes, I really do have that link ^^^ there open in another window --LMAO!
 
http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/hardertheycome/icanseeclearlynow.htm

this is the one i like also,,,,kind of makes me remember where i came from and where i can go

Oh, Michelle, I sat there from 930 till 430, longest i ever sat still but then never got called. so that excuses you for a year
I tried to do Cathe's Core Max last nite
I didnt do bad but... how i laughed when the first one was sitting with legs crossed and lifting body off the ground
NO WAY lol Can others do that, does it take practice and building strength??

see you all later,
Kitchen floor dry now so i can go back to cleaning
 
Ah, the dreaded levitation holds. OMG, no, I cannot do those at all. Thats supposed to be great for strengthening your core and from what I can understand, it take a lot of practice. I think you have to figure out the best hand placement, too.

Oh yeah, I like that song, too.
 
Good morning haters,

August - Bring on Shred!! That's great that there isn't much noise yet. Let's hope it stays that way. I feel blek today too. Let's be blek together.

Michele - Yep, I guarantee the exterminator won't show up until 11:59! That's the way it always goes. I hope he's able to take care of the ant-crisis.

The "you are my sunshine" song is the one my mom always used to sing me when I was a kid. Awwww.... It kinda makes me happy, kinda not.

I need a serious dose of that light therapy today. Its dreary (practically dark) outside, and I just want to curl up and eat all day. I think its almost TTOM for me too, and I just feel gross. Chocolate, where are you? Plus, I had 2 or 3 drinks last night, which is not helping with the grogginess factor. Maybe a hot shower...

Jury duty! Gross. I've never been picked. Thank goodness.

Mariah - That's great about your sobriety. I agree with Michele. No better gift you could give your loved ones or yourself. What a life-ruiner that can be.

When is Fat Tuesday? Can it be today? I want it to be today!! :p

Alright, I'm in total feel-sorry-for-myself mode. Time to snap out of it. I think I'm going to go to the store and buy some flowers and healthy food.

Oh, and did I mention I'm up ANOTHER half pound? What the heck? Oh well, I'm not worried. Its only a number and I know how to make it come back down. Its off to the shower!

Have a great day ladies! BBL
 
KING CAKE!! KING CAKE!! TODAY IS KING CAKE DAY. OMG!! I WANT A KING CAKE!

YES, THIS IS FAT TUESDAY AND IT'S A DAY OF PANCAKES AND KING CAKE!!!!!!

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ETA Oh hi Arista!! By all means, shower and grab yourself a chocolate bar. It's fat Tuesday and anything goes :p :D }( :eek: :D :7
 
Hey haters!

Arista, YOU ARE IN LUCK! Today is Fat Tuesday, why yes it is. I had 2 donuts. :9 Sorry to hear you are feeling yucky - TTOM is probably right around the corner. Congrats about the job! And I felt that I needed to reply to your workouts for the week. . . you do realize that you are in cardio-hatersville and I do believe that you've got cardio in like, what, EVERYDAY???? What is up with that???

Robin - bleck!!! I would've puked had I put mayo on a bagel. Yuck!!! Thankgoodness the owner was there. How does one mistake mayo or cream cheese? They both may be white but they certainly don't have the same consistency. Can you tell that I HATE mayo???Poor Greyor! RSV lingers - I will continue to say prayers for him.

Mariah - congrats to you on your sobriety! I'm so proud of you. The lady that I was referring to is literally drinking herself into the grave. 2 years ago she had open heart surgery. She quit smoking but is now back to her chain smoking self. Her son & daughter in law just had a baby and the DIL won't let her come to the house and does not want her in her baby's life. You would think she would open her eyes and see what she is missing in her life. Instead, she just blames her DIL for being a b$#&h. Go figure. That stinks having to sit all day and not get picked. I have a funny jury story I'll post at the bottom.

Michele - I was thinking about you yeseterday and your DH should take you (or treat you if he can't go) to a vacation somewhere warm each year in late Jan or Feb. That should beat the blues! Wouldn't it be nice to be walking along the beach somewhere instead of shoveling snow???? Did the exterminator arrive yet? According to my clock, it is 12:05.

Jen - I can't order the VHS versions of PowerStrike b/c I don't have a VCR. The only one we have is out in the garage (so DH can watch his racing videos while he works on the car). I will have to go with the new one and see how it is. I think I may order it next week. Great that the weather is warming up - hopefully the snow is done for the year.

August - bye-bye Ched, hello shred! LOL A walk sounds lovely today - what's the temp at in Tokoyo? Might as well walk to KK if you feel compelled to celebrate.

Terri - you sound like you've got a fun job. I would love for you to take a look at my place - not like I live remotely close to MN. I'm sure we all think that something looks good but then having a professional come in really opens ones eyes, I'm probably doing something wrong. Ha!

Diane - your ticker is so cute! How are you today?

Shelley - have you finished the Wheat Thins? How was your DD's appt?

OK, just want to let you know that today is my last day of indulgences. Tomorrow starts Lent and I will be abstaining from the following: coffee, my beloved Diet Pepsi, ALL sweets and snack foods. This is the first year that I'm adding coffee and DP. You'll all be impressed at how well that I do this. I am also going to try very hard not to yell. I have zero patience and my DH says that I always yelling or going off about something. I've always been like this, not sure if I can "fix" it, but I am going to try my hardest not to yell. LOL

Did any of you see the news last nigth? This was on the world news and I believe it was in Chicago? A woman was walking her dog (which was her companion for 9 years) and he was shocked to death. I think he stepped on a live wire from underground. I felt so sorry for her. Her emotions showed how deeply she loved her friend and it brought tears to my eyes.

OK, here is my totally hilarious story from Jury Duty. I was called to jury duty about 2.5-3 years ago. I got picked as the alternate - I was able to sit through the trial but in the end I had to go home and could not vote. This guy was driving on a wintery night (about 2 am) when he wrecked his car. When the neighbor came out of the house to see what was wrong they saw the wrecked car but no driver. The saw the driver "hiding" something in a bush and then reappeared. He said he lost his shoe??? Anyway, the cops found a huge bag of pot. He was charged w/possession w/intent to deliver. He claimed he was not a drug dealer but an addict and he had that large of an amount b/c he was going to make marijuana butter. LOL - OMG I was dying. He then proceded to give his recipe for the butter which you make in a crock pot and then he would use it for everyday cooking, like frying eggs, baking cookies, etc. He could stay high all day then. What a freak. Verdict was: GUILTY. The front page of the paper said: Jury didn't buy butter story. Tee-hee!

Not sure what workout I"m going to do tonight. Either a dreaded LB or cardio. I'll take cardio over LB anyday and this is coming from a true hater.

Well, I'm breathless from this long winded post.

I'll BBL. Have a fun day all!
 
Funny how we all call today something different (depending on where we live).

Had I known it was actually pancake day, I'd had eaten pancakes instead of the donuts. Mariah is at IHOP, right? Man, I wish I was there.

August - I checked out that DVD, lots of good reviews. Not like I didn't believe you. ;)

It is 12:27, do you still have ants?
 
YES! I still have ants. That exterminator has yet to show himself. Maybe he exterminated himself. I'm really irritated by this. I don't know about anyone else, but I hate being held captive by contractors who never show up when they're supposed to. x(

Yeah, Dana, depending on where you go, the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday is called several things. I think in England they call it Shrove Tuesday.Here's an interesting blurb about it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrove_Tuesday

OMG, I love the Pot Butter story! ROTFLMAO!!

Dana, I've been known to yell on occasion myself. My whole family was like that. My DH is kind of quiet and reserved and I had to learn how to tone it down. He really doesn't like yelling...AT ALL. I still reserve the right to yell on those occasions when DH does something really egregious}( :7

Good luck with your Lenten sacrifices. Oh man, coffee? You're a better woman than me. :*
 
Hey ladies~

I'm late checking in today. And I plan to eat pancakes tonight. I have no idea what King Cake is though. Someone kind of explained it in the <--- thread and I don't think I want to eat anything that has a plastic baby baked into it:p

So, I've decided to give up baked goods, chocolate and hot chocolate for Lent. I may die. Or I may kill someone.

August - who said I didn't fall for the Bingo line?:p

Michele - do you still have ants? Are they in your pants?

Dana - BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA - love the pot butter story. Knowing as many potheads as I do, I bet the guy was telling the truth:p

Mariah - high fives on the 10 years of sobriety! That's an amazing accomplishment!

Arista - I think a shower, flowers and UNHEALTHY food would be much better;)

Tonight I'm doing cardio... yes, I am. A 4 mile run. And some sort of corework. I didn't work out last night. I really don't feel like working out tonight, but seeing as I'm big and blubbery, I better get my butt in gear.
 
PERFECT! I'm so going to gorge myself today. Did I just say that out loud? I did, and I meant it! I'm so blah today... I'M SO GLAD ITS FAT TUESDAY!!

Chocolate donuts, here I come!

I'm not a religious person, but I do feel the need for a higher power to come in and take over my diet!! :D

Seriously though, I will join the Lent challenge: I'm giving up alcohol and all sweets but dark bittersweet chocolate starting tomorrow.

This is going to be a challenge, but I NEED to do it. I do NEED to get out of my drink-or-two-a-night-habit. It wrecks my diet (makes me want to eat crappy), and makes me feel less-than-great.

I'm going to stay accountable through this board, so if I come on screaming and yelling and crying... you'll know why. Actually, I bet I'll feel pretty good!

OK, sorry for the egocentric posts, but I've got to get something done today. I hope that exterminator did exterminate himself Michele :p
 
Hi Shelley - Thanks for the encouragement! I hope you enjoy your run. I was thinking about runnning, but it was such a fleeting thought between the donuts and pie. :p

Dana - I forgot to comment on the pot butter story too. That is hilarious! I agree with Shelley though, he probably was telling the truth. Those lazy, fat potheads. Mmmmm, brownies sound good though. (without pot butter of course)

OK, I'm really going back to work this time.
 
Dana - I run 10 minute miles, so 40 minutes. I've been trying to increase my speed a bit lately though, so it'll probably be a bit less than 40 minutes.
 
OMG! You're all being so good for Lent. I should probably join you but I can't give something up just like that. I'm going to focus on being a good person instead, committing random acts of kindness when opportunities present. (I'm being serious just in case it isn't immediately apparent).

No! The exterminator hasn't come so I called and ripped him a new one. (I...I may have yelled at him. Maybe I'll quit yelling for Lent). He said he was told to come between 8 and 5!!! I said I was sure he was supposed to be here by noon. He's coming now between 4 and 5. It'll be 4:59, you just watch!

I don't have ants in my pants but it feels like I do. I've felt itchy all over ever sine I discovered the %%(* ants. I found one crawling on my shirt the other day:eek: .
 
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