Hello everyone!! Hope everyone is doing well here on EP!!
More drama with the salon owner. Who, undoubetdly, is a certifiable N.U.T. Britney has nothing on this woman. SHE CALLED MY MOTHER!! Hello??!! In case you haven't noticed: I am a grown-ass woman! What the heck is my mommy going to do? Oh well. Life will move on for me just fine. Hopefully she can get it together so that her's can also. (I am in my mid 30's!!)
Guess what else? I re-activated my membership at the gym. (I put it on 'freeze' for a bit) I went to the gym and feel fabulous. I love, love, love the sauna. I am going to attempt to go to a couple of classes soon. Just to see how that works out for me.
I went to weigh-in and was actually down. Not by much, but I will take it.-.4 I didn't think I would show a loss. I thought definitely a gain. Remember, I ate the Love Potion #31 ice cream from Baskin Robbins this week. Worth all 5 points!! Know what all that means?: I AM OFFICIALLY OUT OF THE 220'S AND IN THE 'TEENS!!
Anyone else watch LOST? That about sums it all up for me. I AM LOST. First I was thinking maybe some kind of Bermuda Triangle thing. Now maybe they are in some type of time warp. Maybe they are doppelgangers. That link ought to break it down for you. I just don't know anymore.
Hope everyone has a great on-plan day and keep working at it!! We will get there. Slow and steady wins the race!!
Today was chaotic and it was welcomed with open eyes!! I seem to work well under pressure and I like organized chaos, for the most part.
I didn't get too much into detail about my paycheck BOUNCING (read post below) because I was furious and was still speaking with her on the phone this a.m.
Here is the almost short version of the story:
I find out from my bank yesterday that my paycheck was returned for NSF.WTF???!!! (sorry, but do NOT mess with my man or my money) At the same time, I have all kinds of upset and furious workers coming in to my office yelling about the same thing. "No worries, guys and gals. Just some bank mess-up. We are getting to the bottom of it." I don't want the staff to know what the heck is going on so I am covering for her. I call her (owner) on the phone and tell her what has happened. "Oh, well. I can just add it to the next paycheck. Everyone will get paid."
For the love of tiny baby JESUS!!
WHAT???!! "No, you can pay me now. I don't live paycheck to paycheck, NOR DO I WORK FOR FREE." She just sits there dead silent like I am the one smoking a crack-pipe. "If you have the money, there should be no problem coming up here and paying us today. If you can not pay me now, you definitely will not pay me in 2 weeks for a full month's of work. Here is what I will do - I will come back to work when you pay me for the last 2 weeks." I get my things and leave. She calls today - "what about your clients?" Me - "Well, in case you haven't noticed, my clients canceled. I called them. You will not be making any money off of my clients until I get paid."
How's that for drama?
So today, I went and found another job. Fortunately, in my line of business, I can always find a job. I decided to take the rest of the week off and I will start next week.
Anyone locally need their hair done?
I rented The Brave One. I have already seen it but I absolutely adore Terence Howard. He's my honey and doesn't know it. When I was in New York and seen him on 7th Avenue, I just about molested him. Poor thing!! I got his picture and he gave me a GQ pose...
It's back from its hiatus. 11 months gone and then back for month (sometimes a little longer depending on how much they have left in stock).
It's Baskin Robbins' Love Potion #31. And please, don't knock it until you have tried it. I even looked it up last night and found it's nutritional info. and I truly believe it may be well-worth the 5 points. There's a Baskin Robbins right down the Hwy in McKinney. Ok, about 15 miles away.
They only bring it back once a year for Valentine's flavor of the month. It is my most favorite ice cream in the whole world - and I don't really like ice-cream.
On a healthy note, my new favorite food find is Archer Farms Frozen Steel Cut Oats. YUMMY. No link to that. I even wrote Target about it so that I could share with you all, but none available. It is in the frozen breakfast section and here is the best part - 3 POINTS!! For a pretty-good sized serving!
Side note, I am looking for a new job. I love what I do, I just don't believe this company is going to thrive. NOTE: Paychecks bounced this time!! eeeeeeekkkkk - I can't work for free!! Couple of weeks ago, they canceled our health insurance now this??
I am going to try to work out this p.m. Baby-step back into it to make sure the knee is okay. I don't want that tendonitis to flair up anytime soon.
That's about how my day is going and the biggest decision I will make today!!! I will use the one that has the least amount left in it so I can throw the bottle away sooner. (I hate half - empty bottles in my house!!) I don't know why...can we say "OCD??" My favorite is the Vanilla and Lavender Downy.
Hope everyone is having a great SuperBowl Sunday. I don't care much for football (go figure) so here I am - cleaning my house like a madwoman and it looks and smells great!!
So,I have been MIA for a few days. It's been crazy. Had a great, fabulous lunch with a fellow EP'ers on Wednesday. It was great to meet and dine with them in person.
And I sort of fell off the wagon Friday. I had a bite size Snickers and bit size Baby Ruth and a BITE of wedding cake. a 1 x 1 inch piece. And guess what? It was NOT WORTH ANY OF IT!! I was in the restroom for the rest of the evening and then woke up in the middle of the night to have to go to the restroom. It was AWFUL. Done. With. It.
Yesterday at work my knee starts hurting like someone hit me in the knee with a baseball bat. Honestly. By the time I got home, I was in literal tears. I sat in the recliner, put a pillow under, took several Advil (ibuprofen) for any swelling. It hurt to breath on it, let alone put ice on it. Stuck in my Sex and the City Season 5, disc 1 and sat there for a few hours with the 'girls'. Guess what???-------TENDONITIS!!!------ Let me just paraphrase that for you if you don't know what that is...."hurts like a SOB and you can't even bend it, have any weight on it..."
It does feel better today (thank the ever-loving tiny baby Jesus) but I am going to ice it again and put it back up once I am done here. Honestly, someone stick a hot poker in my eye before that happens again.
I'm thinking of the Gold membership here on EP. I want all the cool stuff. If there is any? Anyone know? Let me know...
Hello all. Hope everyone is having a fabulous week. Mine isn't too bad, except that I AM NO LONGER ON VACATION. I had to go back to work yesterday. Vacation is never long enough!!
But tomorrow...is going to be uber fun!! meeting a few fellow EP'ers for lunch!!! Way cool! No, we did not know each other before EP - just met here. It will be so much fun!!
But, guess what else is tomorrow, folks?? Shouldn't even be a guessing game anymore.It is Wicked Weigh-In Wednesday. And we know what that means for taebo.diva (yes, I said that in 3rd person).
It means I will be in the fifth reign of Hell!!!! I know, I will just suck it up and go like I always do - but, I think the weigh-in receptionist lady - "the fifth reign of Hell RINGLEADER" - constipates me!!
She gets me so 'bound up' and 'worked up' that things aren't functioning properly. What to do? What to do?
I'm following the plan; over and over in my head the little voices are going: "5 fruits and veggies, 2 healthy oils, 2 dairy (I don't like cheese or milk), blah, blah, blah."
PUHLEASE for the love of tiny baby Jesus give me the "indifference look!!!"
That's it!!!! I am going in the morning!! I am off work tomorrow so I will just go in the a.m. and not p.m.THAT'S IT!!!! I will go weigh-in before my fantastic lunch with the 'ladies.' - By the way, if I don't make it to lunch - I decided to FAST instead!!! (I don't think I have EVER done that a day in my life - unless you count sleeping)
If I tell them the Wicked Weigh-In Lady - the Fifth Reign of Hell Ringleader -constipates me - do you think they will take a few pounds off? You know, as "complimentary pounds," or something?
I did try to sneak and weigh myself at home this week. I admit it. But, you know what? My scale is broke. I'm not being funny about it, either. I am not just saying that because the stinking number is high. I mean, you know how it looks when you are setting your alarm clock and the digital numbers keep rolling by? That's what it is doing.
My DH just laughed and laughed when I went in there and told him that. I just looked at him. "You think the fat chick broke it???!!! That's why you are laughing!" He just laughs at my scenarios. He probably thinks I should have a stand-up comedy show.
Check back with all of you tomorrow~
taebo.diva
disclaimer: I am not constiapted. I may be "full of it" - but not really "full of it." It's all in fun.
YOGA!! You bunch of 'pervs!!' Ok, it was a gimmick, but funny because I would have been thinking the same thing!!
I felt motivated and decided I would try yoga in the privacy of my home. I mean,is there "Fat Yoga?" (txlass and I spoke of this today - maybe we should start this...) So anywho, I stopped and bought a DVD, lit all kinds of candles and then turned off the lights. It was extremely relaxing, but VERY hard work.Do not be FOOLED - your body is your resistance and when you are my size - that's a lot of stinking resistance!!
But as I started getting further into the video, I realized my flexibility was increasing and I had literally broke into a sweat!!
If any of you guys have a Half Price Books near you, you should really look inside. You can buy all kinds of fitness DVD's - at a fraction of the cost. Everything from the FIRM to Cathe and WATP. I bought The Firm: Power Yoga for only $5 and it's brand new. . I have to also say - I purchased every single one of my WW cookbooks inside there for no more than $3.98 each. Some the ole school one's and I have all of the brand new one's, also.
So, this a.m. I got motivated and did Day 3 of the C25K training. Not bad. I do 30 mins instead of 20. The first 5 mins. is just walking. I am seriously thinking of registering for a local 5K. Just for a sense of accomplishment.
After that, I went and met with txlass - what a great person!! It was great to get the chance to meet with a fellow EP'er.
And here I sit, relaxed from yoga and typing to my EP friends on a Saturday night, drinking a yummy coffee I just made for the bargain price of 1 point. I will take my hot bubble bath with more candles and enjoy the peace and quiet of...
No one being home this evening but me and my Princess Pennie and Ms. Nickel. They love me and do not talk and are ever so loyal.....
Yesterday went pretty well. I found myself to be struggling in the evening when I had 17 points left at dinner time!! My fix for this is pretty simple - I have set myself a goal to have ate at least 17 points by dinner. Pretty simple fix, eh? DUH!!! It's so easy for me to get in the habit of not eating very much all day. (Because of my job) I have to make the time to put something in my mouth.
I have several different workout DVD's. I love a variety beause I get bored so easily. My arms are killing me today - 3T did it to me!! I do have to say - there are sometimes problems with shipping from Beachbody. If you guys are interested in the videos - go to eBay and before you purchase - ask the seller if they have them in stock. They sometimes order it direct from Beachbody and have it shipped to you, which defeats the purpose of ordering it from them. Just a little info you might want!!
I my heart rate monitor!!! I actually bought it so that I could ensure I was in the correct % for my heart rate - want to burn some calories and help the heart!
I also took some before pics of myself last night. I am going to make it a habit to take some pics on a regular basis so that I can see the results and the areas of my body that I need to focus on. It's different to look at yourself in the mirror and then see the pics of yourself. It's almost like, "So this is how everyone else sees me...." Thank goodness for Easy Share so I don't have to have these suckers developed!!
Thanks everyone who responded to the post. I will take all of those words of wisdom and kick myself in the rear!!
Everyone have a great on-plan day and great weekend!
That's it. Less than a friggin' pound!!! AND, she gave me a a semi-compassionate look which I know to mean: "Not very much." so I already knew before she stuck the stupid sticker on there!!!
aaaaaaaaaaaacccccccccccccccckkkkkkkkkkkkkkk!!
I wanted to bitch slap her and jump up and down on that damn scale!!
What did I do wrong? Where did I fail?
Here is the breakdown of what I did do:
At no more than 25 points per day (my daily is 30)
Ate NO Flex points at all
Earned 10 AP's on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday (and ate none of those AP's)
That should break it down to what I did do and what I did do wrong. My experiment for the last 3 days is pretty basic: Maybe I should eat some of the AP's or at least some of the Flex points.
Now, my legs are screaming in pain. Bacause of all the deadlifts I did yesterday. I literally have to let gravity pull me down to the toilet because I can not hover above and sit easily. OUCH. Maybe they are hanging on to some serious water. Prolly didn't help that I have drank two gallons of water today because I was so thirsty from the workouts today.
I dunno. BUT I do know this:
This can NOT happen next week. I must crank it up a notch!!
My Dh is sitting over here laughing at me talking about muscle weighing more than fat and water retention and blah, blah, blah.
aaaacccckkkkkkk - I don't believe I gained muscle in 3 friggin' days!! Now, could those sore, achy, muscles be hanging on to some lactic acid or water - maybe?
I think I will get there a little earlier. Just a wee bit. To get in line first. So I will not stand there and have to pee and then get the urge to go poop!! (See last week's post) All the waiting in that damn line just drives me nuts!! I watch her face for the indifferent look and then the compassionate look.
I MUST HAVE THE "INDIFFERENCE!!" Should I just srceam it at her and get it over with? Or try to be the coolest kid in the room? I am a tangled, knotted up mess by the time I step up on the scale with every last remnant of clothing I can quite possibly take off and still remain respectable.
It's a love/hate relationship with her.I think I see her as an animated scale!!
I do NOT weigh myself at home anymore, at all. I put the damn thing away so I would not be consumned by it. Now that I am thinking about it, I want to go get it, lay it on a flat surface and stand on it!!
Maybe I should - just to go "sneak a peek" and be ahead of the game.
OH GAWD!!! What if my scale is different from the one there and it shows a gain???!!!! Shit, shit, shit!!!
AAACCCKKKKKK!!! I am screwed.
I have to go. I have to get on the treadmill for the next 6 hours until weigh-in!!!
taebo.diva
Disclaimer: I write these weigh-in posts just for fun. My WW leader is not nasty. (although the receptionist may very well be!!)
Hello again! Hope everyone's afternoon is running mighty splendid! Surprisingly, my day has pretty much gone to SHIT!! What's even more funnier is that I am completely okay with all of that and am in a good mood.
Here's the basic rundown:
Daughter called from school - not feeling well, "will you come pick me up?" No problem. My DD has not missed a day of school in 2 years. Get her home, no fever, she passed out and went to sleep.
On my way to my great Bally's personal trainer time and WHAM!! flat tire!! Ok, no problem, I will use roadside assistance since I PAY FOR IT EVERY SINGLE MONTH AND HAVE BEEN FOR 4 YEARS!! Uh, NO. the lady on the phone said. Why is that? Because they moved the roadside assistance from my phone to my 12 year old's phone. Why would you do that? Do you think I let her peddle her damn bicycle down Hwy 75 and if she gets a flat she will call you? She said she can NOT help me. AAACCCKKK. I pick up my daughter's phone and called from it. NOW TELL ME NO YOU IMBECILE!! I dare you.!!
I get to Bally's - guess what? I don't get a personal trainer. I have to trade in my free 8 week pass from Discovery and then buy a membership and they will give me one 30 minute personal training session. WHAT??!! I don't see that anywhere on this form. AND THE BIG GARGANTUAN BOOGER HANGING OUT OF HER NOSE DID NOT HELP!! - It just hung there and pretty much introduced itself to me!!
If it were not so damned funny and me smiling at her the whole time, I probably would have been upset.
So now I came home and was my own personal trainer with Billy Blanks, Allie, and my treadmill. I have done:
The Firm Total Body Toner and did all of that one except for the warm-up. Since I went straight from the other video. I was sweating blood after both of those!!
Treadmill - 30 minutes I am following this C25K program. It's the same thing I did yesterday: jog for 60 secs then walk 90 secs. I just do it for 30 mins. instead of 20 mins.
Well, take care everyone. I don't want to make it too long because then they get boring!!
going to do? Oh well. Life will move on for me just fine. Hopefully she can get it together so that her's can also. (I am in my mid 30's!!)
Know what all that means?: I AM OFFICIALLY OUT OF THE 220'S AND IN THE 'TEENS!!
taebo.diva
Vacation is never long enough!!
(I don't think I have EVER done that a day in my life - unless you count sleeping) 
my heart rate monitor!!! I actually bought it so that I could ensure I was in the correct % for my heart rate - want to burn some calories and help the heart!