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Hi Girls!
Just dropping in to say a quick hi - gotta get back to work in a moment - I'm reading everyone's posts - I'm so glad we're all still in touch!
Tired, stressed and cannot wait for...law school to be over... :evil:
Eating has not been perfect, but not horrible. I've made it to the gym 4 times out of the last 5 days. 197 weigh-in two days in a row - so that's something!
Keep on busting cheek! Proper replies soon, I promise!
Cheeky |
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Wed Sep 19, 2007 10:47 pm |
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| Rosetrail
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Congrats, Cheeky! It sounds to me like you've stayed well enough below the 200 marker to say you have hit your goal. Good for you.
My DH and I adopted a cat. I've told some about him in other forums, but I'm just so thrilled with my new little pet. My husband renamed him George Steinbrenner, so all his kitty gear is Yankees-centric, which is fun and ridiculous. He moved into our home on Sunday, and he's adjusting to the new place and new people quickly. I flew him home from Texas, so Sunday was probably the worst day of his life. Understandably, he spent the first day in our apartment under the guest bed. But, now he's starting to understand that this is now his territory and as he gets more comfortable his cute personality is starting to show through! I am a total animal lover and grew up with a virtual menagerie - dogs, cats, horse, rabbits, goat, finches, aquariums, hamsters, etc., but it has been several years now since I've had a pet. So, I am loving it. DH has actually never had an indoor pet, so this is new to him. But, he's completely fallen in love with having a kitty. Fun stuff! |
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Thu Sep 20, 2007 2:24 pm |
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| kjaceyma
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hey dudettes,
cheeky, glad to hear you are still (well below) 200, that is excellent!
rose, how fun! i saw this little kitty the other day in this furniture store (ahhh, city stores), he was half manx and half siamese. wholly adorable.
umm, ugh. today i went to a new ob/gyn for my annual check-up, and it was markedly unpleasant.. i had to get a pregnancy test. :o i guess i thought i was being careful enough with my boy, but doc thought, better to be safe than sorry... luckily i am not pregnant, but i do need to take care of myself and ensure that no tiny kelly pops into my life all of a sudden... anyway, but i had to talk about my family's health history, which meant i had to talk about my mom's death from cancer a couple of years ago. so i guess i was feeling really emotional and so i started crying right there! :( but i know it's okay, and there's nothing wrong with that - well then i came home and the cable guy installed cable for me, woo!
last night i enjoyed a free workout at my new gym, and it felt good! i've been so tense lately on account of the move and setting up shop in a new little corner of the world... i can't wait to do yoga again and stretch myself out a LOT.
sleeeppyyy. i wish there were a *sleepy* icon. |
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Fri Sep 21, 2007 3:03 am |
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| packerprincess
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Cheeks - Good for you working out that many days and being able to stay under 200! That's really got to give you motivation to keep going! Did you take any before pictures? I've tried to find one of me at my heaviest weight, but I tore most of them up. I'm sure a relative has one somewhere! :x
Rose - two years ago we took in a stray kitty that was hanging around our house. I thought it was a she and had a name for it until it got close enough for me to "get a good look" and saw it was a boy. So I named him Tom, as in tomcat. In August we adopted a girl kitty from the shelter, a little black and white cutie. We called her Geri. So now we have Tom & Geri! Little Ger has had a battle with the feline herpes virus and I've been giving her meds ever since. My vet said she probably got it at the overcrowded shelter and the fact they spade her at 2 1/2 months old. Too much stress. So now she'll be on meds all the time. $$
KJ - Be careful with the bc! My kids have given me the scare too many times! I had to go over my families history with the specialist I went to this week too. It is emotional, I had to talk about all the depression in my family and suicides and attempted ones that resulted from it. I know my eyes were starting to get a little watery. But that's only normal and even the doc said it's ok to be sad! Anyway - yeah for the cable guy!!!! Now you can workout infront of a TV! Just don't do like me and park your butt on the couch at night and only get up to go pee or get a snack! Healthy snack of course!
Smurl - how's that walking routine going? |
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Fri Sep 21, 2007 12:36 pm |
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| Rosetrail
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KJ - sorry to hear about the blues at the doc. It's so hard to lose a parent. Sometimes grief can take you out of the blue unexpectedly. I'm so glad you were able to visit a gym and hopefully get those happy endorphins to help lift your spirits. And, crappy television shows, of course! That can help too. :D
PP - Yay, kitties. Tom sounds like he may have adopted you. I like it when life sometimes just brings you an animal. And, Geri sounds like a beauty. I hear you on how costly pet meds can be. My sweet old dog lived until almost 16. She was a big (70-80 lbs) Doberman, and I discovered that some meds get more expensive the bigger the animal. She had thyroid and arthritis pills that added up. But, as you know, they are so worth it. My dobe was pretty much a family member!
Smurl - I hope you're doing well. Thanks for sharing in the kitty-love. I am having so much fun. I was thinking about you on the elliptical this morning!
Cheeky - I hope the weekend gives you a nice break from law school and work rigors and doesn't require too much studying!
Everyone have a great, healthy weekend. DH and I have our last Yankees game of our season package this Sunday. 1 and 1/2 back!! Wahoo! Go Yankees! |
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Fri Sep 21, 2007 1:15 pm |
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| kjaceyma
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okay, someone please take my credit card away from me!! :lol: i went to ikea the other night and bought a super hot red corduroy loveseat..plus i got cable..plus i joined my gym..plus i paid a really high credit card bill yesterday..plus i just paid 2 months' rent... so i basically need to chill out for a couple weeks until i get another paycheck. ahhh, living on my own again...
i did my 9-mile walk this morning at the park, it was great! and i surely aim to go to the gym tomorrow morning before work. 8) and tuesday evening will be yoga again! woo.
tonight i did something i hadn't done in a while - i went to church. there is a ministry group down the street, and it seems pretty neat but i felt uncomfortable taking communion (so i didn't) and felt a little uncomfortable in general.... i think i like going to more traditional services (in old cathedrals! beautiful) - a more individual kind of worship, as opposed to one that is community-oriented. i duno, but it was still nice to be with a group of folks who were all pleased to be together out of love, really.
rose, hope you had fun at the game! and i hope everyone had a nice weekend. and thank you for your support, re: the doctor's visit thing. |
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Mon Sep 24, 2007 1:59 am |
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| packerprincess
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KJ
Quote: so i basically need to chill out for a couple weeks
At least you have cable now, so you'll have something to do while you chill at home!
Had a good weekend. Ate pizza two days in a row tho, had to eat leftovers, wouldn't want it to go to waste! Going through closets getting rid of clothes I either shrunk out of or just never wear. I have a mother who never throws anything out and I don't want to end up like her!
Did ok exercise wise this week, hope to get more in this week! |
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Mon Sep 24, 2007 12:33 pm |
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| kjaceyma
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walking!
i must say... i walk fast, really fast usually. and many people walk very slooowwwllyyy - so it can get frustrating, especially in the city with so many people all around. i can't help it if that's my pace, people... though i wonder if i do it just to get ahead of people (competitive nature?) or because i get bored and need the scenery to change quickly or because my legs are short and i want to compensate by walking fast... or because i'm just energetic and i have these awesome leg muscles that i want to actually use instead of just look at...
i walk all the time now to get wherever i need to go - buses, schmuses - train, schmain! but everything is in such close proximity, so why wouldn't i walk? |
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Tue Sep 25, 2007 8:48 pm |
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| packerprincess
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| kj - slow walkers get on my nerves and you try to go around them and it's like they're in a zig zag pattern! I walk with a purpose! Some people just dawdle! |
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Tue Sep 25, 2007 9:09 pm |
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| cheekymo
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Hi Everyone,
KJ, I'm feeling your $$$ woes too - but it sounds like you've been spending on things that are important so it can't really be avoided. Way to go on the 9-mile walk too!
PP, Smurl, Rose - how are you guys doing this week? I hope you're not all feeling too rushed, but it seems like things really get crazy in the fall for everyone.
I'm pretty frustrated with myself - the last week has not been good, either eating or exericse wise, and it's because I just have one thing piling up after the other. I also probably should not have gone away this last weekend, but I needed to get out of here to a real city! Anyway, trying to stay balanced...we'll see. I'm heading out for a great spinning class tonight after I get a bunch of work done this afternoon, and today WILL BE BEACHY EATING - did a good grocery shop two days ago, so that's really helping. I'm vowing to myself that October will be a good month - it would be so great to get to 190 by the end of October, but I'm not holding my breath...if I get below 195 and hold steady, that'll make me plenty happy :wink:
Ok, I better run - gotta bunch of errands to run before a long meeting this afternoon. Cannot wait for the weekend!
Take care everyone,
Monica |
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Thu Sep 27, 2007 1:42 pm |
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| kjaceyma
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hey mo - good luck to you! i certainly hear ya on being busy, losing focus and getting frustrated. also good luck with that spinning class, i've never done one but i think it would be a great class to try..maybe i should do a little more biking on my own first, though..
i love fall! it's still my favorite season. love the weather and the colors and the holidays and life being busy again after the relatively slow summer. great big things always happen in the fall for me, for some reason...
i went to yoga class again last night - it was more advanced than any of my previous classes - tough, but i still loved it. the calm i feel afterwards stays with me and it's fantastic..
k |
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Thu Sep 27, 2007 2:32 pm |
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| packerprincess
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Hi everyone,
Not doing too well this week, a lot of family issues and just not eating well. Everything should settledown next week and I can get back on track.
Going to a Brewer baseball game tomorrow, they were doing so well and then they just bombed! I bought turkey brats and will try not to eat the chips or potato salad.
Hope everyone has a great weekend! |
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Fri Sep 28, 2007 11:02 pm |
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| kjaceyma
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hello ladies,
pp, i hope you are back on track this week as planned!
i have been exercising a lot lately, varying my workouts, and it has been great (in addition to walking to and from work every day - mapquest says the route is approximately 1.2 miles each way). i am building up my leg muscles a little bit more, in continued preparation for my walking/climbing event on october 20. it's sure coming up fast now. i'm getting a little nervous! wondering if i can do all those steps (1,000, plus 10 miles of walking)... i do plan on finishing it. :)
my diet has been okay, not great but not horrible. i am back to being definitely more focused on exercise and strength.
how's everyone doin this week so far? :D
kj |
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Tue Oct 02, 2007 3:46 pm |
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| packerprincess
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kj - I'm back on track. Even surpised myself this morning when I jumped on the scale, I actually lost weight!!!Is that 1000 stairs? That is a lot!
I didn't do well at the baseball game. I ate some potato salad, brownies and lots of chips! I even finished off the chips on Sunday, just so they wouldn't be around to tempt me! I seriously can not keep chips in the house, an opened package is too much!
I missed my workout yesterday, but did walk up 7 flights of stairs where I was! I was winded when I got to the top!
Hope everyone else is doing well. Haven't heard from some in a while.
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Tue Oct 02, 2007 3:58 pm |
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| cheekymo
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Hi Guys!
I'm sorry - I've been trying to post my food in my journal faithfully everyday, because I have NOT been doing a good job. My weight is still under 200, but it's bouncing between 197-199, and I've been giving in to a lot of temptations. I'm not really sure what to do. I feel so overwhelmed and tired, skipping lots of classes, just generally a total mess. There are lots of reasons for it, but really, it just comes down to the fact that I really don't like law school and have no motivation. I'm trying to perk myself up though...
Anyway, I'm trying to at least keep my workouts in line and eating as beachy as possible and within normal calorie limits for me. That's the best I can do right now. This semester really cannot be over fast enough...
I am joining the October challenge, because I think I need something to keep me in line - hopefully it works! Is anyone else joining?
Monica |
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Tue Oct 02, 2007 6:54 pm |
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