I was amazed at how much our insurance company was going to pay us for my husbands crashed up vehicle and so where some of you ladies. I have American Family. I have my home owners insurance with them and I have full coverage on our two vehicles and our two motorcycles. I have never had this kind of luck with insurance before. About 5 years ago our water heater kind of exploded. My kitchen was flooded. We had that crappy indoor-outdoor carpet in there (hey it was there when we bought the place) and it was SOOO wet. And so were the bottoms of our kitchen cabinets. I had never had to file a claim before and I was trying to do the right thing so I called our insurance company. We had a $500 deductable to pay. So we pay the deductable and we are thinking that we will be getting new cabinets and new flooring...wrong answer! They send out this guy with these HUGE fans that blew on the floors for about 3 days and that was it. And to top it all off the bill form this guy was $550. So now I have filed a claim on my home owners insurance and all they had to pay was $50. Now if we file another claim with our home owners in the next few years, they will probly drop us. I was so mad at the time it wasn't even funny. And back in 1994 I was driving a 1993 Chevy Cavalier and I was ran over by a semi. You should have seen this car. I had little square tiles in the trunk (we were remodeling our bathroom) and they were embedded in the engine. There was no trunk left, no back seat...it was amazing that I lived. As a matter of fact LIFE LINE (they fly around in a helicopter taking people to the hospital from serious accidents) saw the accident and called Community Hospital North and told then to expect a fatality. They even were announcing over the radio that there was a fatal accident on Pendleton Pike. It was bad. Now this accident was not my fault. After all was said and done and they paid me...I paid off the balance on my car, paid my lawyer, paid my hospital bills and had about $1500 left. The insurance company for BFI (the semi company) totally screwed me. Anyway, like I said I never have good luck when it comes to things like this. So I am doing the happy dance now and being thankful for this. Not that I am thankful he wrecked but you know what I mean.
So the scales are still NOT my friend today. It says 178.6...whatever. I am wearing a pair of pants however that I wore a few weeks ago and they seem to fit much better. OK here comes some dieters logic...I figure maybe my body is trying to get caught up with me. I mean I did lose almost 70 pounds in 5 months. I am not exactly mad or upset about this whole stuck thing. I know I am doing what I am suppose to do and the weight will come off when it is ready. I just have to hang in there and be patient and not get discouraged...yep thats what you guys would tell me.
Kathy...I got your card in the mail yesterday. Thank you so much. My daughters were pretty excited when I told them what I was doing with it. We try to make a big deal at our house about donating things. They both went to thier piggy banks and got out some of thier money. I know that to the average person the amount I am sending will not sound like much but to someone who has nothing...it could mean the world. So thank you for sending it. I feel very strongly about donating when I can to that place. They are "good people."
OK so I am gonna go check and see how everyone is today. I gotta leave the office in about 40 minutes to go have lunch with my daughter so I might have to make it quick but I will try to get to all of you. Have a great day!
My oldest daughter is in the fifth grade. The entire fifth grade class was given an extra credit project...it was to learn the Gettysburg Address. There are about 80 or so kids in the fifth grade at her school. Now they were suppose to memorize it. They went to the gym and each child was suppose to stand in front of the entire fifth grade class and the teachers and the principal and receit it. They did not HAVE to do this as it was extra credit. Guess how many kids actually did it...5. Yup thats it. Well my daughter was one of the kids who memorized it. I did it in the fifth grade too. Heck I can still remember a little over half of it all these years later. Anyway, the kids that did do it are having lunch tomorrow at the old school house...I live in a small town and our new elementary school was built on the same property as the old one room school house that was built about 100 years ago. I received a letter in the mail from the school that said each childs parents were invited too. The mayor of our little town will be there. So tomorrow I will be having lunch with my daughter, 4 other kids and thier parents and the mayor. They did not say what they would be serving for lunch. I do know that it is catered. But I have to say...it doesnt really matter what they serve. I will be eatting whatever it is. My daughter is pretty excited about this and I am not gonna spoil her day by being the only parent NOT eatting. I am hoping they will have healthy options but if they don't...well I will eat whatever it is an enjoy it as it is a once in a lifetime event for her.
I am still "stuck". It has been a week today. I am gonna give it until my next WI on Monday and then I am gonna try something different. I need some ideas. I have switched up my workouts and it hasnt helped. I need to kick my body back into weight loss mode. So any ideas would be great.
I heard from my insurance agent yesterday. My husbands vehicle has been totaled. Which turns out is a good thing for us. We bought it exactly two years ago. We paid cash so we don't owe anything on it. I have a problem with loans...I hate owing money. I have one credit card, my husband has two (and they don't have high balances) and I still owe about $73,000 on my house. Other than that I don't owe anyone anything. I just don't buy things unless I can pay cash for them. Anyway back to the crash...they are giving us TWICE what we paid for it! Plus they are paying us sales tax on the value of the vehicle. I could nto believe it! We must have gotten a really good deal on it when we bought it. Not that I am glad he had an accident but dang...he will be able to get a nicer vehicle than we originally thought. I am very happy with my insurance company right now. Oh, and we get to keep the rental car until Monday.
Well I am gonna go check on my girls. I hope you all have a great day!
Hey ladies! I feel like I have been gone for days and days. When it rains my internet at home doesnt work very well. I know it sounds stupid but my home phone doesnt work either (when it rains). And it has been raining forever here. But it is snowing today so vwala, here I am!
I hope you are all doing well. I have been ok. I think I am at the "P" word. I lost 2 pounds this week but I have been stuck since Wednesday...thats 5 days now. And TOM was here last week so that isnt the reason. I am ok with it for now. Give me a few days and I may be cursing like a sailor but I am ok right now. I am not sure why but for some reason I am just not upset about it. Maybe its because I finally accept the fact that these things happen...who knows.
Well I have got to go check on my girls. Hope you all have a great Pres. Day!!!
I hope you all have a happy Valentines Day. I am at work and after work I have to meet my husband and daughters at the optimologist. Then we are all headed out to have dinner together. My dad stopped by last night with some flowers for me...that was nice. And the TV and home theater system we bought last weekend, well that is gonna be my husbands and my V-day gift to each other. I guess we just figure that we have spent enough money this week (lol).
Weight-wise things are good. The scales said 178.8 this morning. TOM is on his way out of town today so that is nice. And having less than 25 pounds to go before I hit my goal is nice too. I had set a mini goal for myslef to be at 175 and in a 14 today. I didnt make it to 175 but I did make it into a 14. So I guess I made 1/2 of my goal. Of course I wanted to be at 175 but I only missed it by 3.8 pounds so I am not gonna be too hard on myself.
Thanks to all of you that showed concern for my hubby. The doctor has made him stay home from work for the rest of the week. He is in a little bit of pain but nothing was broken. We have not heard back from the doctor about the results of the xray they did to see if he had a disk in his back that may have been damaged or moved out of place. But I am sure it will be fine.
So enjoy your V-day dinner with your loved ones and I will speak to you all soon!
I get migranes and have for years. Usually I can control them by getting somewhere with no sound and no light and being very still for along time. I usually go to sleep. Well I had one hit me last night and it hit fast and hard. I have only gone to the hospital once before beacause of a migrane. But I went again last night. It was really bad. I got a shot of NEWBANE (sp?) for the vomitting and two shots of a pain med that I am not even gonna try to spell. I got home about midnight or so and was passed out from the pain meds. Then this morning the phone rings and its my husband...he had an accident. I had to jump up and gets the kids up and off to school. Then I had to drive to Greensburg...which is usually a 70 minute drive...to get my husband. We had some snow and ice last night so the roads were pretty bad this morning. He wrecked on interstate 74. Between the 128 mile marker and the 132 mile marker their were 25 wrecks this morning. My husband slid off the interstate into a ditch and then hit a tree and then his van flipped onto its side. He is alright but the van is toast! There is no way that the insurance company is gonna fix it. The front driver side tire is GONE, the rear drivers side alxe is bent. It flipped on the passanger side so that side is REALLY banged up and the passanger side door will not open. The front passanger side head light is missing. The tree demolished the front drivrs side. The blower for the heater is still blowing and there is no key even in the ignition...I have no idea how that is possible. It is a cargo van. He had some metal storage racks in th back that were BOLTED to the inside of th van...not anymore! He hit the tree so hard that it pulled the 6 foot metal storage unit out of the wall of the van...bolts and all. So yeah I think we should start looking for a new car. Thank God for full coverage insurance. That van has been paid off for about 3 years or so but we have kept full coverage on it...well we keep full coverage on everything. And we had just last week talked about putting PLPD on the van because full coverage is kinda expensive. I'm glad our policy wasnt up yet cause we decided that when it was time to renew our policy that we would lower the covrage on his van...I think we have changed our minds now.
But he is somehow alright. That is the important part. We are getting ready to go get him a rental car. Then go back to the tow lot and get all of his stuff out of the van. I wonder how long it will take for the insurance guys to do their thing?...Anyway, I will be around to as many of you as I can.
Well I am OK with my weigh in this morning. I am at 180.8. That is a total of 2.6 for the week and a total of 64.20 pounds lost so far. I am pretty excited about the idea of being in the 170s next. I havent been there in SOOOO long.
I have another 25.8 pounds to go until I hit my goal...and another 40.8 pounds to go until I hit my doctors goal. I still havent decided yet if I really want to try to get down to 140. I guess when I get to 155 I will know then if I still want to lose more. I think in the back of my mind that I do want to be 140. I dont want to look like I am too thin...I just want to look normal.
Well I am still training my new assistant today so I dont have alot of time. But I wanted to make sure that I stopped in to say hello to you guys and let you know how my WI went.
I wasnt sure if you could tell the difference in the size of them or not. Pictures taken and then posted on the internet don't always give the best and most acurate view.
I must say I love having a tv in my bedroom again. I will be able to do fitness videos when other people are home. I had to do them in the living room before and I would have to wait until everyone left. I just didnt want to take up the whole living room...you know. Not that I do videos that often...I prefer the gym but maybe now I will do them more often.
WI is in the morning. I of course am not exactly sure but I am hoping on at least a two pounds loss for the week. I will have my fingers cross for myself (lol) Maybe next week I can hit the 170s! That would be pretty darn cool I think.
OK well I think I am gonna go for the night. Maybe I'll get to bed early. I hate getting up on Monday mornings...that always seems to be the hardest day to get up early....talk soon ya'll!
Alright so I havent been here since Friday afternoon...but I have been busy. Really I have! My daughters had some friends stay over on Friday night so that was a handful. And then yesterday my husband and I did ALOT of shopping. We started out looking for a home theater system and we ended up wih a 50 inch plasma flat screen. I am not sure how we ended up jumping from surround sound to tvs but it happened. Then we had to put the new tv up and move the old flat screen to our bedroom. Then somehow...have you ever started cleaning a little and then it turns into a spring cleaning spree? OMG...It started by me moving my bed and before I knew it, I was cleaning my closet out and my dresser. I must have spent three hours cleaning my room...and it wasnt even dirty.
I did not get my new scales yet. I was going to get them last night but by the time we went back and forth between Circuit City, HH Gregg and Best Buy and then finally decded on the tv and got the tv home and got it up on the wall, well it was after 10pm. So I didnt get a chance to get to Bed Bath and Beyond before they closed...maybe next weekend.
I think I am gonna go check on all my gals here at EP then go watch Talladaga Nights. Hope you are all having a great weekend!
So this morning I step on the scales and they say 181.0...I say yeah right and get on them again. They say this over and over. So I get in the shower. Then I get out of the shower and for some reason I think to myself "Step on em again." So I do. Know what they said that time? 180.8!!! I really do not believe that I lost 1.6 pounds in a day...I just dont believe it. And how in the world did I lose .02 of a pound with my hair wet? I think my scales have turned on me. Yes I know it should be a good thing but when I step on them tomorrow and they say 182 I will be upset. So yup I think I am gonna break down and buy those Tanita scales.
I dont have much time today...sorry. I am still training my new assistant. But I am gonna try to make it around to as many of you as I can. I hope you all have a very pleasant weekend!!!
