Shrinking Violets -- April 07 Bandsters

[TerriDoodle 6]

Hi Haydee!! :wave: You're not gonna happen to be on this side of town at lunchtime tomorrow,are you? Josie and I are meeting for lunch if you can come!!

Y'know...I was thinking about "weight goals" this morning on the way to work. I don't like setting a goal that says "I will weigh XXX by XXX date. Oh, for me that is just ASKING for failure!! I know my body well enough to know that it will lose the weight however it wants to lose the weight and on its OWN time scale. Even though I seem to be failing at these too , I prefer to set goals that are more within my control... "I will workout 45 mins per day, 5 days a week", or "I will keep my calories under 1000 for the rest of this month". Although I did kinda think I would/could be at goal by Christmas, I'm already starting to revise that and accept that it could be more like next summer!! OH WELL!! I AM GRATEFUL FOR THAT!!

[Jennifur 0]

Haydee - how long are you going to NY for? Maybe I'll come meet you for lunch or something while you are here? I would love to meet a fellow violet.

Terry - I agree. I use to be even harder on myself than I am now, but I have been setting goals and if I don't make it, as long as I'm moving in the right direction I'm happy. that is huge for me. As long as i get there I'm good. Like my -75lb goal. I'll get there ... slow and steady

[Daisalana 33]

ohhh I forgot to tell you guys about my salad..

MMMMMM.. after the concert I got room service and ordered a 'Flat Iron Steak Salad'... first time in my life, I ate a salad without dressing on it. It was the best salad I've ever had in my life, and have been craving it since lol.

It was the greens that are very spriggy.. like romaine maybe? Then it had a medium-rare steak sliced up on the side, balsamic roasted yellow and red tomatos, sliced avacado, red onions, red cabbage, and bleu cheese crumbles. Every bite was a little bit of heaven.. they served it with ranch on the side, but like I said.. I ate it without dressing and it was sooo full of flavor. So now my goal is to find somewhere locally that has a salad like this lol. It puts steak-out's sirloin salad to SHAME!

[Daisalana 33]

oh, and after posting on the depo provera thread, I looked up these pills my doc gave me to 'regulate' my tom.. and I read it is used for cancer patients who are losing weight.. this medicine increases your fat storage. ARGH! I'm officially going off of these meds today.

[Jennifur 0]

OMG Laura that is horrible - you should stop those pills, maybe loosing weight would regulate a bit more but obviously how is that going to happen on those pills??? what a mess!!!!!!!!!!1

off to work, ate Breakfast and went back to bed. i'm getting in a funk and it is not a good one

[mdrai 3]

What a day! Stress out the wa-frickin-zoo!

Made it thru traffic court... you're right, they don't care, just want the check. My trial summary was "Probation before Judgment" which means no points (yay) & a reduced fine + "court costs" (what a racket!). I was a mess all day leading up to it... after it was all over I wanted to cry so bad + eateateat! Too much stress!

Now I have to run out & get dd & take her to her last horse riding lesson @ the barn she's been riding at for 3 years... it's time for her to move on to a more professional stable, etc... but she's sad & I'm -- you guessed it! -- stressed that they'll give her/me a hard time about leaving. I wrote a nice "thank you" note & enclosed a $50 Carrabba's gift card... hope that helps ease the transition!

Did I mention I'm stressed today???????

[TracyinKS 7]

Michelle: HUGS!!!!!!!!!!! You are too wound up.. you need a good soaking in a hot tub full of bubbles! Congrats on the no points on your ticket...

I've entered the land of the bloggers.. its now in my signature.

I will be out of town starting tomorrow for the weekend........

DF and I are going to a Rally with our camper and a generator! We live close enough that we can pull the camper out first and then come back and get the bikes..... We will be kid free W/AC.............. and wouldn't you freaking know it............ TOM started Today! So much for Tracy getting any.... (I even bought condoms out of my FSA account)

I WILL be indulging in a few adult cocktails while sitting around the camper! Glugalug Crystal light and Parrot Bay Glugalug

Have a glorious weekend

[TracyK 3]

TracyKS-have fun this weekend!! Drink one or 2 for me!!

Terri-how was the hunger today?

I am just in from a long day at work and am looking forward to a restful evening!! I hope you all have a great one too!!

[mdrai 3]

Ok, now I'm back from the barn... crying daughter & all... sigh...

Stupid woman who runs the place had to pump dd for info on why we were leaving... even though I told dd to just say "I don't know, ask my mom" to any questions anyone might ask... she's only 8... so naturally she spilled everything, the woman took it personally & called me a liar... nice, huh? I didn't tell her about the possibility of going to another barn as I didn't wish to hurt her feelings... trying to keep it all business... silly me! Then dd starts crying as we're leaving & of course it's all mean mom's fault... the woman is hugging her & saying "mommy won't make you go somewhere you don't want to" blah blah... as if I would keep her somewhere where the adults intimidate info out of little kids... grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...

I really can't remember the last time I had a day this stressful... wowza... I think I just may do the bubble bath/adult beverage combo this eve! My prediction is that I'll either cry or fall asleep! or both!

I go for my 3rd fill tomorrow morning... I need it!

[adorable 1]

Michelle: HUGS!!!!!!!!!!! You are too wound up.. you need a good soaking in a hot tub full of bubbles! Congrats on the no points on your ticket...

I've entered the land of the bloggers.. its now in my signature.

I will be out of town starting tomorrow for the weekend........

DF and I are going to a Rally with our camper and a generator! We live close enough that we can pull the camper out first and then come back and get the bikes..... We will be kid free W/AC.............. and wouldn't you freaking know it............ TOM started Today! So much for Tracy getting any.... (I even bought condoms out of my FSA account)

I WILL be indulging in a few adult cocktails while sitting around the camper! Glugalug Crystal light and Parrot Bay Glugalug

Have a glorious weekend

Ok I need to get my ass on a treadmill or something...Tracy is catching up!!!! Damn girl before you know it you're going to be under 200 lbs!!! I can't let you pass me up! LOL *hides under a rock*:car:

[TerriDoodle 6]

Hi all! Ohhhh, I'm so glad to be a part of the food-eating crowd! I ate things like baked potato Soup, bananas/peanut butter, and hummus....good ol' mushies...but nothing got stuck or gave me the tiniest pain whatsoever. YEA!!! I'm FREE!! The hunger was OK....I fought it hard for an hour before lunch. I expect that to get better when I graduate to solids.

I went to the gym tonight!! Yipee!! My back is all better and this girl is back on track! Watch out!

Tracy - Ya'll have a great time this weekend and be careful!!! Sorry about TOM, what a drag. Poor DF prolly needs a break anyway!

Michelle - Yes, dear...this too shall pass. Have a glass of wine ...it's all over now. I can't believe that lady did that to your poor little daughter. Makes me sad to think of her upset. Some people just haven't a brain in their head.

Everybody is losing weight like crazy! How about we give a shout to those who lost this month!? HOW MUCH DID YOU LOSE DURING AUGUST?? I'll let you know tomorrow when I have my official weigh-in!

Hey, did ya'll know we have the 3rd highest views of any thread on LBT??? #1 is the B&A, #2 is Share Your Scars (I think), and We're #3!! Wooo Hoo Violets!! We soooo rock!

[Daisalana 33]

We're just a chatty bunch of ladies! Hm.. views, not posts.. eek.. we're being spied on??

[TracyinKS 7]

I projectile puked in our truck and it was NOT pretty!!!!!!!! I told DF, whatEVER you do........... DON'T LOOK (The man can pick up guts off the street but puke will have him passed out in seconds)....... I am really suprised it wasn't a chain reaction...... oh lord luckily I had "supplies"....... NO HAMBURGER HELPER!!! and I was even careful to pick out the pasta....... I was hungry and ate too fast obviously tooo much and BAMMO...... yet another bandlesson learned!

Denise: Watchout........ here I come!

I will try and sneak a peek in the morning before we pull out.. (gates don't open til noon but I know all the people working it so my plan is to be setting up camp by 11:00 a.m.)

DF is NOT a drinker at all............ compared to him I'm a lush.... so dont worry Terry.. Neither one of us believe in drinking and driving let alone RIDING.....we take our ear plugs when ready for bed.. although this year we we will be in a camper instead of a tent........ I will be catching LOTS of grief but I don't care! AC and coffee in the am!

Have a great evening............ there is no friggen way those jeans will fit by tomorrow with TOM here, but 2 weeks and they will be MINE!

[janiebug 0]

I went to the Dr. today and gained one pound in August. I didn't like it, I really wanted to lose 12 pounds by her scale in the month of August to lose 100 pounds in a year. It was interesting what Terri said about goal setting. I am not real good with goal setting, but when I do I need to make it within my control and ability. I went to a class once and they talked about goals in general and said that people 85% of the time set goals that are not within your reach. Interesting..... The Dr. today said that it isn't a race and I am doing just fine, but it is still sort of frustrating....SO very long story short I got another fill of .5 cc's. I hope it works. I also like the card that Terri showed.

Jane

[adorable 1]

Everybody is losing weight like crazy! How about we give a shout to those who lost this month!? HOW MUCH DID YOU LOSE DURING AUGUST?? I'll let you know tomorrow when I have my official weigh-in

- 6 lbs for me...could've been better, could've been worse. It's mine, I'm claiming it and I'm happy!!! :whoo:

**update: I weighed this morning (yes it's still in August!)...I'm down 7.6 lbs! I hit 217.8 this morning