Me, an update

Hi there ladies,

Well, I've been fluttering , though this weekend, all went to hell. But I've managed to regain some control, so that's good. I've got the laundry caught up, which is always such a pain in the butt.

I just posted the recipes of what I'm making for dinner over at my recipe blog My Tasty Space. We're having salisbury steak and mashed faux-tay-toes, and then I'll also steam some broccoli for me, and reheat the corn on the cob for everyone else. ALl in all, a pretty healthy dinner! Best of all, it's nearly done and it's just barely noon!

I did my measurements last night, but nothing had changed, so I'm not gonna bother posting :( I did lose another lb, that'll hopefully stay gone.

My rings are loose now! I love that!

You girls are just doing so SO awesome. I know it's hard to keep on track in the midst of a bunch of STUFF we can't have, but we can do it. I know i had to this weekend at a friend's and managed to only have ONE naughty cookie.. but since nothing else on my dinner plate had any carbs (all I had was turkey & pulled pork without bbq sauce), I was allowed :)

Have a great rest of the week, flybabies!

So, here it another long time having passed since i posted. Someone kick me in the ass. *sigh*

i am hanging in and hanging on. Since i am now weighing in a city about 30 minutes away from me, i am only able to weigh once a week, if that. So i don't know what my current weight is. i'm going to try to shag my ass up there tomorrow and find out. But i do have updated measurements.

phoenix
Bust	49.5	48.5	48
Waist	47.5	45.5	43.5
Hips	53.5	52	51
L Thigh	29.5	27	27
R Thigh	29.5	26	26
L Arm	18	16.5	14.5
R Arm	18	16	15
Neck	15	15	15
Total		14.5	20.5

As for flying. i was horrible over the holiday and let my house go to hell in a handbasket. Then i got up this morning and i was sick. It was hard, but i still managed to put my house back in order and i am proud of that. Used to be no amount of money could make me get my house striaght if i didn't feel good. But, since i've been a flybaby, i've kept it up better and it really wasn't that unbearable. YAY!

So, goals for this week.

1) The desk of DOOM.

2) Go swimming at least 4 days for an hour.

3) Get my weight.

4) Make Bkid's doctor's appointments.

5) Use my fitday journal.

i hope to see my flybaby sisters in the morning for a morning cleaning confab. i am very proud of every one of you, and i can see us fluttering.

YAY US!!!

4th of July

Happy 4th everyone :)

Well i made it though the family gathering. everyone had hamburgers and hot dogs, cake, tater chips. i stuck to my diet and wasn't even really tempted by the chips and cake!! i am right proud of myself.

i have even done a little bit of house work. i feel like i am on the ball today.

Hope everyone has had a great 4th and keep up the good work.

What a week!

I only walked once this week, due to unbearable humidity & screwy schedules. But I kept on track with my eating and flying. I actually got alot accomplished this week by stealing an idea from phoenix and making lists. This week, I

• Cleared my desk off
• Cleared my kitchen table
• Cleared my kitchen counter
• listed my daughter's clothes on ebay that she's grown out of
• Kept all my rooms at bay and straightened, including vacuuming
• (most) of the laundry (ran out of quarters LOl)
• Breakfast, lunch & dinner
• Cleaned out our van, which is a horrible mess most of the time.
  

So I feel very good about flying this week. I'm down to 264, meaning 16 lbs. lost in 1 month. I know it won't go that fast all the time, but I am happy about it. And 11 inches is nothing to shake a stick at (but maybe shake a shake at) LOL




I'll be posting some more recipes later tonight or tomorrow, hopefully. I am really enjoying the Saving Dinner book!



Hope everyone enjoys the new layout for Trying To Soar. We're trying a variety of things, so who knows what the final product will be. :)



Millie, we need an idea of what you look like so we can get you a fly doll too.





~Dawn

thanks for the warm welcome :)

Trying to Soar

well my house has gone to heck. i have decided to do the south beach diet. yep, i have to be the different one ;) i have to go tomorrow and get some food and a few other things.

my blood pressure is going up and my feet are swelling so it's time for me to get off my butt and get busy with this diet (or lifestyle change).

i am going to try and get my livingroom and kitchen cleaned up tonight. i am sick of looking at this mess.

we got my son an exercise ball. i got on that thing last night and just bounced. when i got up i had rubber legs lol. that thing'll kill ya!! so i guess i need to do it again tonight hehe.

i will post my measurments and weight (eeek) probably tomorrow or the next day. i really don't wanna know.

thanks again for the warm welcome :) and i think ya'll have done awsome!! i just hope that i can do half as good. keep up the good work.


take care,

millie

Me

Here's my update for this week:

Dawn- Starting weight: 280 Current Weight: 264

DAWN	6/2	6/13	6/22	6/29	Total
Bust	54	54	54	54	0
Waist	50	50	49	48.5	1.5
Hips	64	62.5	62.5	61	3
L Thigh	28.5	28.5	27	27	1.5
R Thigh	28.5	28.5	27	27	1.5
L Calf	20	20	20	20	0
R Calf	20.5	20.5	20.5	20	0.5
L Arm	16.5	14.5	14	14	2.5
R Arm	15.5	15	15	15	.5
Neck		15.5	15	15	.5
Total Loss		4	5	2.5	11.5

Updating, sorta (Recipe)

Well, things are back to being too damned hot to do much of anything but maintain. Luckily, after last week's pretty thorough cleaning, that's all I've really needed to do. The floors need some attention, but they can wait another day or two. Ugh. I did keep busy today, trying to get everything done before it got too hot.



I've lost another pound, but am still pissed off that that's all it was after all that damned exercise. When I say we walk, we WALK, not just stroll. It's WORK. grrr.



Anyways, here's one of the recipes I made last week that came out so good. I hope you try it & enjoy it as much as we did.

Chicken with Rosemary Roasted Vegetables


Courtesy of


Saving Dinner the Low-Carb Way:


Healthy Menus, Recipes, and the Shopping Lists

That Will Keep the Whole Family at the Dinner Table

• 2 T olive oil
• 2 T balsamic vinegar
• 1 t salt
• 1/2 t pepper
  
• 1/2 t dried crumbled rosemary (I used about 8-10 fresh rosemary needles)
  
• Chicken (I used 2-1/2 lbs of thighs)
• 1 c broccoli
• 1 sm bell pepper (I used 2)
  

Heat oven to 400°. In a bowl, combine oil, vinegar, salt, pepper and rosemary. Add chicken and vegetables. Toss until coated.



Arrange chicken, skin side up, in jelly roll pan. Place veggies in single layer, around chicken. Roast 40 minutes, till chicken is cooked. 1/2 way through, flip veggies.


I will post the nutritional info a bit later, when I have the book in front of me again.


~Dawn

Doing well

Just wanted to update with everyone and let you all know how I'm doing. I may not be posting as frequently as I am right now due to some new circumstances in my life.

I will weigh myself today when I go to Grandma's (Nikki knows better then to own a scale)

I doubt I have lost anything though because eating has been sporadic at best. I have felt lucky to eat once a day. Drinking has all but dropped out of the bottom so to speak. I was doing really well earlier in the week but with all the new stress in my life I have let it go by the wayside.

I realize that most of you already know this but I am back at work. Just so that everyone knows, I work from 330pm to 1200pm Central Time. Normally I would work Tuesday thru Saturday. This coming weekend however is a holiday weekend and I agreed to work both Sunday and Monday for a co-worker who has been really nice to me. This means that starting on Tuesday I will have a 12 day stretch with no days off. Since I work so late I usually do not get up until late morning.

Yesterday I spent the entire day flying. I think at one point I was so busy getting things done that I forgot to take about four of my breaks. Here is what I did yesterday.

1. Dishes
2. Swept the kitchen
3. Finished putting away all unpacked boxes in there
4. Vacuumed the downstairs
5. Cleaned out the coat closet
6. Cleaned off both my desks (hot spot big time)
7. Dusted the living room
8. Cleaned off the entertainment center and the bookshelf
9. Unpacked all the bathroom stuff
10. Cleaned both bathrooms
11. Folded and put away all my towels, sheets, and blankets
12. Emptied all the garbage cans
13. Made the bed in my daughter’s room for our upcoming guest
14. Cleaned the coffee table off and then cleaned it with windex (yes it’s glass)

Now, luckily for me my darling husband Chris was even bitten by the flylady in the last couple of days. He pulled everything out of my daughter’s room and set the furniture up the way we wanted it so that I could get in there and get the bed made. He helped me carry the garbage out and make dinner. He hung all my pictures up in the living room and in the kitchen. He also hung up the curtains in our room that we just bought. First time since we’ve been together that we’ve bothered to put them up on any of our windows. Normally we just let the blinds do the work.

Now all I need to do is get my boys’ room unpacked and our room. Then I can begin maintaining things. He is very happy at the way that our home is shaping up and I have to admit that coming downstairs to a clean area was really nice. I was proud of myself and I woke up feeling very good about all that I had accomplished.

It has really helped to have my cohorts to nudge me along when I start to lack. Even having them online is a help because it reminds me that there are things I need to be doing.

As my darling husband pointed out to me last night, we have done more work here in the last two weeks to make this a home then we did in our other place in the three years we lived there. It is very freeing. Now I just need to get back to eating healthier.

Grrr & Hi :)

I walked 4 days this week! That's 1-1/4 miles 3 days, 1-1/2 on the fourth. I've been under 1,000 calories most of the week. I haven't lost a SINGLE FREAKIN POUND.



I worked my ass off getting my house clean for this inspection THAT NEVER FREAKIN HAPPENED.



It's been a really ANNOYING week.



Someone tell me why I'm bothering?



Anyways, HI MILLIE :) Welcome to the mix. I am glad you joined, and I hope you'll benefit from us as well.



Time to go sulk and get ready to head to the beach - it's gonna be 9-freakin-5 here today. Luckily, I can go cuz my house is CLEAN! lol



Yeah, we'll see how long THAT lasts.



_Me_

Welcome Millie

Welcome Millie. I do not do the low carb thing and because of my work schedule I find it hard to fly all the time. That is why we are here though, to support one another and simply do the best we can. We will fail time to time, that is human nature. Feel free to ask Dawn or Pheonix for my yahoo id and we can chat.

As far as housework. I have been seriously slacking. I have been depressed and I don't want to do anything. Too much stress going on in my life. It is a struggle to go to work every day so right now, each day that I do that, I have accomplished something.

Eating has also been another battle. We were doing really well but, for reasons I won't go into here, we started eating out again. Okay, I guess when I think about it, the reason is that I don't feel like cooking at midnight after I get off work. I have been forcing myself to have a bowl of cereal every day though because they say skipping breakfast is bad for you.

I have not lost a single pound. I am right where I started at.

I haven't lost hope though, I know things will get better.

hi :)

i finally joined :) well i can't promise that i will always do low carb or that i will always follow flylady, but i can give lots of support.

from everything that i have seen ya'll are doing great!!

thanks for letting me join :)

Still Kicking

Sorry, sorry, its been way too long since i posted. But, here i am.
Today sucked, my sister is in the hospital, and not being treated the way i wanted. So i was forced to raise hell. So bear with me... its been a rough day.
i had the flying confab with Dawn this morning and got my house back to spic and span. i am really loving those confabs! Nikki, i missed you, though. Its so nice to have friends to keep you motivated. You guys rock!!!
Flying on track!
Then to my new way of eating. UGH. i have had a lousy day here. First of all, the world conspired against me and i didn't get breakfast. Then i planned on having Vsis's leftover breakfast for lunch before going to the hospital. But it got knocked in the floor. Then due to no money and lots of commitments i ended up not having time to eat until about 6:30. And, by then i felt like shit. i didn't get anywhere near the caloric or carb intake i should have at a minimum for today. But, its only one day, i'll get back on track tomorrow.
And, one more fucked up thing... i had become suspicious that my scale is a worthless peice of shit. So i went to one of those weight and fate scales today, and was a little upset to learn that i actually weigh 261. So i don't know if i've actually not lost 30 lbs or if i weighed more than 280 to begin with.
Although my measurements and smaller dress size, still makes me think i'm doing pretty good.
See you ladies in the morning, for a confab.

Here I am again

I think I hear crickets in this place.



Anyways, I went walking again tonight, after doing most of the stuff on my list today :) Made a pretty good dinner, the recipe for which I will post tomorrow. One good thing about walking, it takes my mind off being hungry lol



I did lose 2 lbs, so I be happy. :D Anyways, just checking in.

Good day! I think. LOL

Well, what a long day anyways. Yes, spent this morning with my cohorts, cleaning and what not. Made a pretty good dinner (I LOVED it, they werent' too thrilled with it). I changed it a bit, taking out the cauliflower and adding summer squash. I thought it was awesome. What do men/kids know about veggies ? :)



So anyways, after dinner, my kids were making me pretty crazy so I called a friend and was going to ask if she wanted to go to the movies, and she instead asked if I wanted to go for a walk.



OK, I said.



What a gorgeous night for a walk! We're not sure how long we walked, but we did walk for about an hour. It was really nice, talking & walking. We're going to try to do it as often her schedule permits. I'm psyched :)

Flying High

Okay, so, as everyone knows, I just went through the move from hell. Not only was the packing and moving been rough, but so has the unpacking.

I have to give thanks to my flybaby cohorts for encouraging me and keeping me on track. We spent the day in a three way chat where we would all get up and clean for 15 minutes and then return for our 15 minute breaks. During which we delighted each other with stories about our children, inlaws, and spouses.

For the first time in a very long time, I feel loved and supported as I am. I am overweight and I struggle to keep my house neat and orderly. These are not the usual kinds of problems that people need help with, but I do and I have gotten more done today than I have any single day since we moved in (Just ask Chris, he thinks they are goddesses)

So here is my thank you to both Dawn and Pheonix. Thank you for being my friend and supporting me. Holding my hand and kicking my ass when I need it. I can only hope to give you both half of what you've given me.

Just for the record, I have completed unpacking everything that goes in the living room. I have a few "hot spots" to take care of, but for the most part it's done. The kitchen has been my chore for today and I'm happy to report that thanks to my partners in crime, it should be done by the end of the day. Hey, it's only 11:45am here.

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bad week

first of all, my shift key isn't working, so the punctuation on this is going to suck. will get it fixed asap.


i've been bad bad bad about flying this week. Barely managed to maintain, and got almost nothing hew accomplished. J was on 11-7 this week and Bkid out of school... just a nightmare. YUCK. So hopefully things will be better next week with Bkid back in school and J back on daylight. i hope so../

i have no idea how much weight i have lost. my scale has gone nuts. i am looking for a place to weigh weekly.

will post again when i get the other keyboard on here... this is driving me insane

me (recipe)

Well, this week has been a let-down for me. I've only barely lost 2 lbs, and I've really reduced my carbs dramatically. I guess the difference is I wasn't moving as much. Now that the house is clean, I don't have to work lol Can't win!

I made such an awesome lunch (and dinner) tonight, all for myself. It really was yummy, so I thought I'd share it here.

Since I made it up, I have no idea what to call it except for what it is:

Spaghetti Squash w/Sausage

• 1 2lb spaghetti squash, cooked*


• 1 lb polish sausage


• 1/2 c. chopped green onion


• 2-3 Tbls. parmesan cheese


• Butter or margerine

I cut the spaghetti squash in half, remove the seeds. I place the 2 halves cut side up in a baking dish, put about an inch of water in the dish, cover with aluminum foil and bake at 375 for 1 hr. I then let it sit there for a while, cooling.

Boil or microwave the polish sausage, then I cut the links into 2-3" sections, slice lengthwise, and then again (quartered). Then I cut them into bitesized pieces. (You could probably do this before cooking, too.)

Scrape out the spaghetti from the shells with a fork (it'll "splinter" into strands and it's easy to remove) into a bowl. Mix in enough butter or margerine for your own taste. I probably used about 1/4 cup. Sprinkle the cheese, sausage and green onion and toss together. Mangia!

The next time I try this, I'm going to try baking it together for a bit to help the juices from the polish sausage blend in with the sketti some more, but this was absolutely AWESOME. The fresh green onions were perfect for this.

Because I made this only for myself, I only prepared it 1 serving at a time.




I've pieced together the following:




There's 10 (2 fiber) carbs in 1 cup of spaghetti squash.

There's 4 carbs per 4 ounces of sausage.

There's 2 in 1/4 c of green onions

There's 0 in 2 Tbls of cheese



I think that all in all, it was a pretty low carbed meal and it really was GOOD. :)

Baked Eggplant

I don't like eggplant, but, my children loved this from the first time I made it for Chris. It is so simple and low in carbs.

Baked Eggplant

1 Eggplant for every two people
1 cup wheat germ
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
1 tbs Rosemary
1 tbs Oregano
2 eggs
2 tbs milk

1. Preheat Oven to 375
2. Peel and slice eggplant into thin slices
3. Beat eggs and milk and set aside
4. Mix wheat germ, rosmary, oregano, salt and pepper together
5. Dip eggplant into egg and milk mixture, and then into wheat germ, coating both sides
6. Bake about 10-15 or until golden brown, turning them once
7. Top with marinara ( or spaghetti sauce) and serve hot

Stalling

I know I am stalling. I have done not one single good thing lately unless you count the "Move From Hell" as a work out ( It was definantly something) I am fighting serious depression and for two days the only thing I've been able to bring myself to eat is Fritos and Bean Dip. I know, not healthy at all.

On the flylady end of things, I have been putting our house back in order. This was quiet a feat as everything was moved into one room of the house and simply left there. Since we were low on boxes, it was a frequent site to see people dumping out what boxes we had so that we could move more stuff. I do indeed have a floor now and most of the boxes are now neatly lined up against the walls.

I hope things get better real soon.