I hope you haven't totally given up on relationships! I am sure there is somewhere out there for you that is loving and caring in the right way!
Good luck with your doctor's appointment tomorrow! I hope they can help you!
I had for a long time and that's ok because I just needed to focus on raising the kids and healing - but I am starting to have some hope again in that department. Who would of thought my question worked on myself! I hope I didn't overshare it just seemed to come together in my mind and flowed especially with the chat with HappyGrape
I had lunch with a colleague and I had seen her and her husband during the weekend at a party. She told me that her husband made a comment after the party that it was obvious that I had lost quite a bit of weight! He had not seen me for about a year or so and yes, I am about 10 pounds or more lighter now then I was when he last saw me. I kind of forgot that I made progress and my current weight is lower than where I often was over the recent years. I tend to forget it because I am still so far from my goal.
That is fantastic - it is wonderful to get a random unexpected compliment like that
Oh one more new whoo hoo! New dress for my holiday! It was already sale in one of my favorite shops but I noticed tiny bit of foundation mark and they gave me extra 5% + 20 euro gift card. Meaning dress that was 240 euro cost me only 113!
and what better way to reward yourself for the good efforts in way that doesn't involve food!
Definitely a good reward - you will rock that dress and be looking fine in the parks
I appreciate all of your support during this thread! And I'm so sorry what you had to go through with your ex. It's scary to realize how another person who is supposed to love you can use that to make you feel completely alienated and keep you from being yourself.
You are welcome and thank you - I do feel like I am on my journey back to myself now.
I'm going out to happy hour this evening with a co-worker and I've already factored in a couple beers into my calorie count so I'm not going to use it as an excuse to get off track.
2. It's only supposed to be 66 today. Which means it was cool enough for me to break out my tights and long sleeve shirt. I'm so ready for fall!
3. I pre-tracked all my calories for the day. I do much better when I track everything in the morning. No guesswork, no "extra" calories to figure out how to eat.
Some great woohoos! Good for you for getting out! Yes changes in clothing/fashion can be a fun thing related to weather changes. I think I need to try pre-tracking more - well done!
My woo-hoo is DH and I are sneaking off to Epcot today for Food & Wine while the in-laws watch the kids.
Super jealous of your woohoo - enjoy
Still excited about the deal my family got on the Contemporary for our trip in March. I've been slowly planning our days and got all our reservations done. Really looking forward to this trip, as I think it might be our last for a few years. Kids are getting older and there are so many other places we want to see as a family. Hopefully we'll make it out to the west coast for a trip to DL.
Holidays are always a good thing to woohoo about - but you are right while we love our Disney it is fun to explore new places
I received a confirmation email last night for the St Louis half marathon and I was going through all the information this morning. It's starting to feel real and my nerves are starting to increase (which is a good thing). I'm doing a trial run this weekend to prepare - doing everything as close to race conditions and fueling as I can. It'll be interesting to see how it goes.
Congratulations - and good luck for your preparation - you got this
Tomorrow my wife and I are celebrating our 15 year wedding anniversary!!!! We won't be going out to celebrate until this weekend, but I can't believe it's been 15 years!
A big congratulations to you both
Good morning friends! Again, I am apologizing for being MIA. No excuses other than busy life! But I miss the chatter! I am currently proctoring one student, so I should be able to play a bit of catch-up here for the next hour, so I'm diving in! .......P
It happens ... welcome back
I can swim, I know how to swim, and I enjoy the water to some degree.... however, I'm not a fan of swimming as exercise. I am not skilled at laps. However, I don't mind water walking or water aerobics, but I haven't done them in years. We owned a nice large above-ground pool for years, but it was showing its age and when DD left for school we had two summer when it literally didn't get used AT ALL. Then one winter it started to have issues and we finally decided to take it down last year. I was actually really sad! Not because I wanted to use it, but it was a HUGE part of my kids childhood.... we were in it every day during the summer when they were younger.... we had pool parties for DD's summer birthdays, etc.
I discovered during my trip to Bermuda last fall that I really enjoy snorkeling! I gave DH a snorkeling trip to Bermuda for his 50th birthday this month, but alas, we have no time in the schedule to go, so we are putting it off until the Spring. I think one reason that DH wanted to put it off (other than our busy schedules) was the fact that he had fallen far away from his exercise/diet during the summer (especially the later summer when his Mom died) and had gained a lot of weight. Obviously a snorkeling vacation means a lot of BEACH time (and photos) and I'm sure the opportunity to get back on track and get the weight off would make him feel better about the vacation.
I also enjoy kayaking, but rarely do it as I don't own a kayak!
I can relate to your DH putting the holiday off for that reason - I have been contemplating a cruise lately - and 2 days ago I saw one a really good price - I really can't afford it - but was feeling like I needed something - it would have been pretty much a pack and go departing on the October 8 - it was my weight that really made me decide NO as I realised lots of water, bathing suits in front of lots of people lol - so when I have finally dropped some weight I will reconsider. My wallet thanks me for the restraint though lol.
What I haven't gained is friends.... real "call-me-any-time", "lets-hang-out-tonight", "wanna-go-shopping?" kind of friends. I still have trouble making friends. My Mom even bought me a book for Christmas a few years ago about making friends for grown-ups!
So I do still often feel isolated. Need to be BRAVE and work on that
It sounds like you have made some good friends - it makes such a difference. Great idea about the book though - we focus so much on kids making friends that we forget how important it is for us adults to have connections as well.
Woohoo it's Wednesday! Let's see.... we've been having some wonderful fall weather. I love how the fall sunlight slants (we're pretty far north so it is really noticeable) and casts shadows, so it is a treat to have had sun for so many days. On the flip side, this weekend is forecast to be showery, and I actually get kind of giddy thinking about how to plan my weekend activities around rain. Yes, I am a hard core PNWesterner! I haven't made it to the Indigo Exhibit at the Seattle Art Museum yet, so that's on the agenda. And I'll be doing more sewing, and hopefully come up with something I'm happy with this time.
lol - excited about showery weather - but you know what my DS15 shares your like of it and he prefers winter to summer (but our winters our very mild so he really hasn't experienced real cold yet) - but it is great you are excited about the weekend
I'll be sharing the room with a gal-pal then the last night another will show up, so it'll be a slumber party!
This sounds like fun - another great woohoo - Disney and connecting with friends what more could you need lol ?
My Woo Hoo Wednesday: Our good friends had a baby over the weekend so I'm thrilled for them! This weekend I get to escape town with some girlfriends for a night to run RnR San Jose. Very excited to get away.
Emotionally I'm struggling right now. The situation at work has me very very down. I'm having a small pity party for myself I think. I got news yesterday that I had been waiting on but it was about as bad as it could be. I know I'll get over it but I"m just not there yet.
Ah new babies - there's just nothing like cuddling a new born is there?
Good luck for your run and fun with your friends
Sorry to hear work is not a happy place for you right now - I hope things turn around
My woohoo is small today. It has been a very busy at work. We had an event when all the seniors in the CMSD (inner city public school) school district came to an event that we put on. It was a college fair plus 3 breakout presentations. The kids all behaved themselves and seemed to get a lot out of it. I have been on my feet all day and by the time I get to my car I will have 10,000 step. I am ready to crash. I am exhausted. I will be in bed early today.
This one is both a woohoo and not so much of one. My son has been being bullied for the past week or so and it started to get physical. He was being pushed in the halls and being tripped. I did email the principle but was not expecting a response since he never responded to my email about one of his classes. I was very excited that he got back to me first thing this morning at 7:45. He could give me any information but they are going to investigate what is going. It is something for now and I am not feeling a ignored as I was before this.
Sounds like you earned that early night! I can't believe the principal didn't respond to your last email about the teacher! Sorry to hear your son is being physically bullied at school - that is not acceptable I hope you get a quick resolution