pjlla
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- Oct 21, 2003
Thanks for sharing that with us. That sort of thing happens to all of us at some point in time. You started fresh and that is what counts!
How fun that DS came with you on his scooter. That is how my DS usually wants to come along, but I'd rather have him walk (he doesn't come on runs... just walks).DS went with me on Saturdays C25K run he took his scooter but it was more trouble than it was worth because of the hills. He kept saying how much fun he was having and that he wants to do this again, but next time hell just run/walk with me so he doesnt have to wear all the pads and drag his scooter around. He was so funny! I was really surprised he kept up as well as he did, especially dragging that scooter along! It mustve been family weekend it looks like a lot of us had company during our workouts!
Sunday QOTD : What do you think is your WORST personality trait? What do you think is your BEST personality trait?
Worst : CC hit the nail on the head for me! I have very high expectations of myself and everyone else. I have to make a conscious effort to be OK with other peoples efforts even though they sometimes dont live up to my expectations.
Best : This is hard I think that Im a pretty generous person. I like to help people in general, whatever I can do to help, you know.
Jen A I really need to do some cleaning out like that. It feels so freeing to get rid of stuff! My DS is a packrat and getting him to get rid of anything is like cutting off a limb it drives me insane! Have fun with your cruise party we go on the Dream in May, I cant wait!
Mondays QOTD : Oh no... it is 5pm and you have nothing planned. You have one hour to prep and cook and serve this meal... everyone is heading out to sports at 6pm. From your pantry/fridge/freezer basics, what are you serving?? It must be reasonably healthy and low-cal (no frozen pizza). It must have family-wide appeal.
Since DS is underweight I try to make dinners pretty substantial calorie wise and just eat a smaller portion of whatever it is were having and/or skip the side dish. We always have stuff for sandwiches on hand, so I guess for this situation Id have to go with turkey or chicken breast sandwich, soup in addition for DS, and either a salad or canned veggies. Quick, relatively healthy, and filling.
Well, I know I missed a few things I wanted to say, but I really should get some work done today so Im going to cut myself off! Hope everyone is having a great Monday!
Bree
We don't keep much sandwich stuff on hand... I don't like the preservatives or nitrites or nitrates in most lunch meat.. plus it is so unbelievably expensive! But I do love the occasional Subway night!!
Enjoy the last piece of cheesecake! YUM! Enjoy your BL Jumpstart!
No Y today. Mike emailed me at work and asked if I wanted to run tonight since there is baseball the rest of the week. So in a bit we're going to go for a 4 mile or so run. This will be good because it will keep me off the dreadmill later this week. And it's a cold snap--only 90 today!
Pamela--you took my QOTD for next week!If I were going to make a quick meal it would be veggie fajitas. Beans and whatever we have on hand, with the veggies sauteed in olive oil. I found some healthy tortillas that are made with olive oil that aren't too bad.
As for the contemplating going vegetarian--for me personally, it was one of the best things I ever did. I have stopped eating meat periodically for years, but last May after my Dad died, I lost my taste again. So I stopped for a couple of months, then in July I had chicken at a restaurant--it was raw in the middle. That was it for me. It did take me until October to give up bacon.Not that I would have pieces of bacon, but if it was on something I wouldn't pick it off. I haven't had bacon since October. I've known all along that all cheese is not vegetarian, but only recently have I started paying attention to it. I see the whole thing as a process. It's still hard, because I run out of ideas to cook and when our DS is home we end up eating out a lot. When he's home in December I am going to have a better plan in place, because eating out so much gets old. I just feel a lot healthier as a vegetarian. I pay a lot more attention to what I eat. I still have days where I eat garbage, but I know I need to get some protein in and watch what vitamins I am getting, so when I have junk now, it's combined with other stuff.
Mike is home, so I guess we'll get ready to run. I'll check in later!
Hope the run was good. Did you mean to call it the "dreadmill"?
But I don't dread it nearly as much as I used to. MMMM... I LOVE fajitas! I'm doing my meal planning for the next many weeks and I am definitely putting fajitas on the menu!!
Do you eat tofu? I read a good sounding tofu recipe recently and I am ready to try it... maybe later this week.
Happy Monday everyone! I have been so busy these past 2 days so I will have to catch up on reading what you all were sharing while I was off.
Sunday we had our DCL party. It was a great day. We listened to Disney music all day and had tons of fun. It is so exciting to be one year from our cruise date (we have already waited one year).Here is a photo of DH and I:
Today has been cray! I got up and did my 20 minute pilates DVD. Haven't done it in ages so it was a good workout. Then, I ran 3 miles in 28 minutes. I went and tutored and then went to the Y. I did the BodyPump class with my friend and finally came home to do some more cleaning. Didn't even get to the cleaning because there were computer things to do...a new teaching job was listed so I spent time working on a cover letter and sending all my application stuff to the principal. Finally, WDW released discounts for next year so I had to look at that some so that I could discuss it with DH when he got home. I have now come to the conclusion that the day is almost over and I have no clue where all the time went!
As for food and diet...I ate horrible yesterday with our Disney party. I knew I was going to and I am fine with it. I ate great today and know that it is fine. The scale did not change today after a bad day yesterday so I am not going to stress about the bad eating, I am only going to focus on the fact that I know what I need to do and do it when I have to. I was really happy to have lost 2 pounds last week and am fine with a very small loss or a maintain this week.
Chat with you all later - Jen
I love the idea of the party! It looks like you had fun. And the run time was impressive!
Not as tough as it seems, especially when school/sports are back in gear and I know pretty much when/where we will be each night.
I print out a blank weekly calendar from PrintMaster and then I just fill it in with the evening meal (main dish, side dish and starch). I also add notes as to what I could/should do to be prepared for later in the week (for example, I might put a note on Monday to remind myself to take Wednesday's meat from the freezer... or remind myself to dice extra onions for another night's meal).
I don't use any website, unless I am trying to plan something specific, like for a special occasion.
Lately I've been trying to use all of the recipes in my recipe box. It seemed like I had lots of stuff I had saved but never used/tried. So I've been trying to make the recipes. If it is good, it goes back in the box. Lousy... in the trash.
Plus I fill in around the edges with easy, quick stuff that I don't really need a recipe for.
I leave one night open about every 7 to 10 days to use up leftovers and just in case something comes up. And that way, if I have something prepped but plans change, at least I have a night to move it to.
I do a big shop about once every two weeks, using the menus to make the shopping lists. Then I stop by the market once or twice a week to pick up fresh produce and milk and anything else I missed.
Anyhow... it's not that tough. I'd be happy to share more about it if you are interested.... but it's pretty basic.
Dropping on to say I'm still around, just really busy. Once again no reminder post will be going out this week, but the results will be put out tomorrow. (If I get a chance tonight, I may do a reminder post, but probably won't happen).
Life is really busy trying to get the house packed up and fixed up for sale. I've decided to give myself an excused on weigh in last week, as I just didn't get it done, and probably won't weigh in again this week.
My last day at current job is this Friday and then its one week at home with DH to get the house ready for sale. Hopefully we can get everything done. I've got a realtor coming to look at the place next Monday morning.
Tomorrow night DH will be going to look at a few new houses, and we'll be going together on Saturday to look at more. We are giving the girls to my parents next Saturday and they'll stay up there for a week, before I head there. We decided it would be easiest for the girls to not be here in the last crazy week as we redo the bathroom and some flooring and painting.
Hope everybody is doing great. Sorry I haven't been on much, I'm sure the fall challenge will be smoother for me
Life is CRAZY busy for you right now! I don't know how you have the time to even attempt to keep up with us! I sincerely hope that everything goes smoothly with the move and the new job. Are the girls excited about a new house???
Good evening friends! Sounds like we have all been busy lately!
I got my 5 miles done on the TM at the Y tonight while DD was swimming. I might have gone longer, but my darn weak bladder was causing issues... anyone else have this issue??
Anyhow, my run time wasn't spectacular, but this is only the 3rd time I've done a full 5 miles, so right now I am concentrating on completing the 5 mi rather than go for a record. But I did 55:54, which I think is respectable. I'm going to plan to attempt 5.5 mi on Friday... or should I try for 6??
Dinner was a healthy homemade meatloaf.. precooked and pulled from the freezer and dropped in the crockpot for a few hours to defrost and heat through. Side dishes... veggie stir-fry to use up some stuff (summer squash, onions, peppers, mushrooms, garlic), natural applesauce, and mashed potatoes for everyone else. Yummy and easy and filling... can't ask for more than that!
I'm going to get moving! I'm trying to not eat after 9 pm and I have a chocolate Vitamuffin waiting for me in the kitchen!
See you all tomorrow...............P
is done and put away, kitchen cleaned. Really want some more watermelon, but I think I'll stop. I've been grabbing a chunk each time I go throw the kitchen. Going to throw some spinach in a bowl with a dab of dressing and some string cheese and call it lunch tomorrow. 
. I think I'll take a quick inventory of freezer goods, we really need to defrost it, and it would be a lot easier to do if there was less in it! We're working on it, but maybe if I made a list of everything I have, I can plan around it! That might make tomorrow's to do list!
My cousin and I decided we would join in the fun and we raced. I had a huge lead on her but then totally wiped out. It at least made for a funny picture.
Eating went ok. I did indulge a little too much in the buffalo chicken dip but otherwise kept to small proportions. I need to weigh in late tomorrow since I was off on friday and monday from work and that is where my official weigh in scale is. 
We all have those black cloud moments, days, weeks, months. If you can get a run it, it will help clear your head. Try to stay busy, and just deal with one thing at a time. Focus on what needs to happen right now, and let the rest stay away while you are dealing with the moment. I try to put things in mental boxes, and not pull out a box until the other has been cleared and put away. If I can visualize that, it helps. It's hard, though, and I can't always manage it. Is your name Lindsey or Lindsay? I forget! 
I ate lots of cookies, some ice cream, Sun Chips, regular BBQ chips, a 12-inch sub from Subway, and my usual breakfast and lunch. The worst part of all of this: I'm still hungry. I feel like I could eat a cow.
only 4 more days left until vacation! 
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So, here's how my day went --up at 6:30 to make sure ds got off on his trip to Six Flags with close family friends (they're staying overnight since it's pretty far away), then send dh to work, had just a yogurt for breakfast and got a lot of home things done. I stayed home from work today to meet the TM repairman. I was originally going to go to the beach and run, but our friends decided to pick ds up at 7:30 rather than 6:30, and I couldn't be sure I'd be back before the TM guy came. Anyway, he came and was gone in less than half an hour, and I now know how to fix this issue myself. 
! I am always up for a DIS meet, what a great idea! It sounds like you have been enjoying yourself lately, getting in some exercise and spending a lot of time with your precious ds. 
