pjlla
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- Oct 21, 2003
WEDNESDAY QOTD -- 2 questions: 1. Which classic Disney movie to love to watch over and over again. I mean from before 1970 2. Which more recent movie to do you enjoy watching. It could be live action or animation
Classic would probably be Cinderella. DD and I watched it over and over and over when she was younger. More recent would be Toy Story (the original, not 2 or 3)... DS (and I) watched it over and over and over and over when he was younger! Much more recent?? Tangled! DD and I really loved it!
Hi everyone!
This week has been nuts so far. At what point does nuts become normal - it's nuts all the time!
I've had a really great running week so far. Here in northern VA, our temps have fallen to the perfect point - around 50 first thing and up to the mid-70s during the day. I ran 5 miles Sunday afternoon, 4 miles Monday night, and 3.1 this morning at some of my best times in ages. It just feels so good to get out and go! My next half marathon is October 12th in CT; I get to run that one with my cousin, and my mom will get to see me run for the first time.
Today's QOTD: I think my favorite classic is Sleeping Beauty. I <3 Maleficent in all her evil glory! I have one of those little vinyl POP characters of her on my desk, and she keeps me strong when I want to bang my head against the keyboard.
I have loved so many of the modern movies! Little Mermaid is an instant classic, and I adore Tangled and Brave. I'm going out on a limb for Frozen. The songs are all written by my college friend Bobby and his wife Kristen, and I'm so excited to see a sisters movie. It doesn't hurt that I have my own Anna, who is quite excited about there being an Anna in the film!
I'm hoping for a good WI on Friday, and I might make it my last for September. I'm feeling great about the progress I'm making toward what I thought was kind of an unrealistic goal. Who knew? On Friday, my sister comes into town, and we're escaping to a local hotel for a weekend of good restaurants, shopping, spa, you name it. She's in a lousy place right now - her husband left her after almost ten years of marriage - and ONE WEEK after they moved into their new house in CA. They have two sweet little girls, and they moved there for his job. So she's dealing with a lot of *&@%^#% right now, to put it mildly. I went out there when it all came apart in early August, and we talk every day now - I'm so glad she's coming here for a much-needed break.
So my focus may not be as laser-sharp this weekend as it has been this month! But I'm so happy with my progress - I think I've reined it in after an overindulgent summer without feeling deprived.
Hope everyone has a great week!
XO
Liz
Enjoy your sister time. Nice of you to be helping her so much and hosting her for a break!
Liz, where are you running in CT?
I'm having a good day so far!
Weighed in at 169.8! Yay!
And did a little clothes shopping today and didn't go completely mad! I even bought some stuff.
I'm not one to really look at myself in a full length mirror but today I did actually take a good long look and was pretty happy with the way I look in clothes. Not so much out of clothes, but after 4 kids I think I can live with that.
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH!!
P.S. kicking my chocolate chip cookie and Ruffles habit seemed to be REALLY helping as this week I feel like I have been shot outta cannon (which is a good thing)
in regards to weight loss totals but looking forward to Monday's weigh in (I am assuming it's Monday?? yes / No??).
Between that & I am now eating salads twice a week and dum de dum dum!!
DUM DE DUM DUM DA!!!!!!
I BOUGHT MY FIRST BUNCH (6 of them) OF GREEN APPLES YESTERDAY!!
Q: Which ones do you suggest I buy next time?? Green or Red ones??
(I bought green but dont know if there is a difference)
T.T.F.N.
Apples.... green tend to be more tart. Did you buy Granny Smith? They are great for baking and also for eating if you like a harder crisp tart apple. For "off-season" eating I go for Braeburn or Gala.... they tend to retain their nice crisp texture even after storage. For something milder and softer, especially after storage, Macintosh and Cortland are good (red/green). This time of year, I think ALL apples are great! Fresh off the tree, warm from the sun!! Top favorites for me in the fall are red delicious, Paula Red, Winesap.... but pretty much any crisp sweet apple works for me!! Try visiting an orchard where they might offer samples of different apples, so you can decide which are your favorites! Or perhaps you could do a pick-your-own and buy a bag of all different types!
I am feeling better thankfully - throat is dry so throat lozengers are my BFF's right now.. had a great time at the fair and while I indulged some I didn't think it was too bad.. I ate 1 piece of fried haddock with about 10 homemade FF, had about 3 Onion Rings, 2 bites of a cannoli and 1 deep fried Oreo.. and that was it for the rest of the day.
Hope you are recovering and feeling great today~!
THURSDAY QOTD -- What is your favorite green food?
If forced to pick just one, I think I'd say broccoli.... but if I could pick a few more I'd also say spinach, green grapes, kiwi (the inside is green!), and green beans!
My favorite old movies are 101 Dalmations and the original Parent Trap. My favorite newer movie has to be Beauty and the Beast (big long story behind that one) and all of the Toy Storys since that is something my boys grew up with. 3 came out while ds2 was in college.
Just a quick stop by. I leave tomorrow morning at 4am to head to Kansas City for our niece's wedding on Sat. It was so strange to leave on a Thursday and say See you Tuesday. I really didn't want to rush back on Sunday so I took 2 personal days. I really don't have a great time at weddings but it is nice to get away.
Have a happy and healthy day.
Have a wonderful trip!
Favourite green food-green peppers (grapes would be a close 2nd though)
Glad you are enjoying catching up with your daughter Pamela
Good luck to everyone today
I lost .5lb so content for now
Thanks... it was a nice visit, but short and busy.
I don't even remember what my goal for this month was, but if my guess is right than i'm 1.4 away. probably won't happen but I got a lot closer than I thought! and i'm 1.4 away from the 160's!!!
WOOHOO!!
FRIDAY QOTD -- What is one good thing you can do for yourself this weekend?
I just registered for a scrapbook crop in October
YAY!! Wish I could go to the crop with you!!
Hello, all!
So I went out early this morning to do a crazy long training run - 14.5 miles - ack...and I did it! I stuck to my intervals and actually finished with a pretty good overall pace.
Then I thought, hey self, you still need to do your WW lifetimer weigh-in for the month. And if I don't go today, I won't get another chance to go (my sister visits this weekend, yay!). So I went right from the long run to the local WW center and weighed in. And OMG. I'm back in my lifetime range and made my goal here for the month exactly! I'm still a bit over goal, but I'm back in maintainer land officially, which feels great. *kermitflail*
Now to go enjoy a weekend of restaurants and wineries with my sister without blowing this!
QOTD for today might be an obvious one - I'm going to relax and enjoy a couple of days with my wonderful sister.
Hope everyone has a great weekend!
XO
Liz
Nice job hitting the scale! Congrats on being within your WW range!!
Good for myself this weekend - I am going to an all day crop event on Saturday and having a visit with my DD on Sunday! (I also have a crop planned for Oct and Nov!)
I am down .4 this week and overall for the month so far at 1.9 not my goal but much better then this summer!
Have fun at the crop!!
QOTD--what am I doing good for myself this weekend? I am going to see my DS. Haven't seen him since the end of July and Mike hasn't seen him since the end of June. We are all very excited--even DS! We are making a day trip to the beach which is very exciting!
We made it through the month. It was rough. I cried more than I even want to think about and I ate so much crap it is ridiculous. We signed the papers selling our house yesterday. So it's done. It is both sad and exciting. Mostly exciting.
I am ready to hit the ground running in October. I will have about 5.5 weeks until W&D and even if I only lose 1.5 pounds per week I will be solidly back in the low 150s. It's going to take a big effort, because I have redeveloped every nasty bad habit you can think of. So we are going to relax this weekend. Try to eat ok, and get back in the healthy food mode on Tuesday.
Have a great weekend!
You can do it.... I know you have it in you. Put the stress of September behind you and look for an AMAZING October! Life will slow down just enough and you are ready for lots of new adventures in your new home!! Enjoy the beach with DS and get ready to RUN Disney!
hey everyone, i'm heading out for the night and all day tomorrow.... i'm not sure if there is a coach for the remaining days of this month? if you don't mind (anyone) please post a QOTD for the group!
I don't see one posted yet, so I'll jump on with one in a minute!!
I'm happy that I made my goal for the month. My goal was 3 lbs and I lost 4. Just hope I can maintain while at Disneyland this week
Great job surpassing your goal for September! Tell Mickey I said HI!
Morning everyone, going out for my 5K in a few minutes, but just thought I'd report in on the weight loss......woohoo, 3lb gone this week, which means I've made it into the 160's....not bad for a someone who was bordering on the 240's only 9 months ago!!! I've now lost 70lbs in total.
Pat on the back for me I think!!!
HUGE pat on the back for you!!!
P.S. Hey everyone - with all of this weight being lost, kinda makes me wonder how much EXTRA ROOM (due to smaller clothing) we will all have in our suitcases the next time we go on vacation.
Has anyone noticed a difference recently??
(or even in your closets)
T.T.F.N.
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Cheers
Actually.... LESS room in my closet because I actually ENJOY buying new clothes now!!! I went from owning less than a week's worth of decent work clothes to having enough to wear something different every day for a month!!
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OKAY... off to post a weekend QOTD!..........P