Runners that need some nutritional accountability
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swenson19d wrote: »I ate a salad yesterday. Not sure why I haven't lost 10 pounds yet
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@swenson19d Glad Cori is feeling better and you like your new clothes!
@runsonespresso I changed my settings to maintenance a long time ago....I'm thinking nearly a year. It updated on the website, but it never did on the phone app. Everything else is the same, but the phone app still says my calories limit is like 1400 with the one on the computer is over 1900.
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My neighbor and I took mom for a little adventure today. We went to a semi-local fossil site and museum. It is an active paleontological site that was only discovered in the year 2000. It was very interesting, even if we couldn't view the actual site. Afterwards, we had lunch at Cheddars - I ate way too much and brought most of my alfredo home. Then we went shopping for most of the afternoon. I wound up buying a new pair of running shoes and new bra at Fleet Feet - both were on sale. It was a fun day.5
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@quilteryoyo - you might try deleting the app on your phone and reinstalling it. That will force it to pull the info from what is stored in MFP online. Also - I hate the app and rarely if ever use it other than to post a picture to my newsfeed on occasion.1
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@shanaber That's a good idea. If it ever bugs me enough, I will. I've gotten used to it, and like you, rarely use it anyway. Sometimes I will add food to my diary during the day, but that's about it.0
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Saw the vet - got everything I needed and no one said anything about Mitzi being not doing well the last time they saw her. They did charge me $45 for the visit and an unexpected $30 for a certificate saying she is healthy! I am just happy to be done with it. Now hopefully the retirement home will accept her. The vet did comment on her 'attitude' and that there wasn't anything we could do for it or for if she doesn't get along with the other cats.
We spent the afternoon with the lawyer and got all sorts of things worked out. I have all the papers I need now to get the proper trust account set up and start moving funds from all the trust accounts into it. The letters to all the beneficiaries and heirs will go out on Monday and then I expect it to get crazy. The lawyer is hoping we can get it all settled possibly by the end of the year or early next year. It just depends on if anyone contests and how quickly we can sell the house.
We were so late getting out of the lawyer's office I was starving and we opted for take away salads. I did something I rarely do and also got french fries. I guess we were both hungry because we ate a good portion of the fries driving home and it wasn't even that far.
The last couple of days I have been just exhausted, literally falling into bed and sleeping 8+ hours. Still tired tonight but hope I can get out early for a run in the morning. Its going to be well over 90 again (97F/36C today) and it isn't cooling off much overnight but even high 70'sF would be nice.
Oh - also I decided to send the ortho some questions about my shoulder and have heard nothing back. I've pretty much decided not to have the surgery but I want to talk to the other ortho I saw for my hamstring. He doesn't seem to be so ready to jump to surgery but if he also says that is the best route then that is what I will do. I have requested a referral for a 2nd opinion so we'll see.2 -
As I write this it’s midnight with a heat index of 88 F. It’s just too stinking hot!
As I’ve mentioned before I have raccoons living in my storage shed. They are wild but have gotten used to me and I have started putting out water for them, in an old baking sheet because it’s flat and they don’t flip it over. The babies like to just wade right in. So, during the past several days of being under an unbroken 24 hour heat alert, they have been going through water like crazy. A couple of days ago when I went out they were actually waiting for me to give them water, standing up on their hind legs in a queue! So I said this is ridiculous, the world is coming to an end sooner rather than later, the little creek bed near us is completely dry, it’s not enough that climate change is going to kill us, it’s hurting wildlife as well. So I bought a 3 dollar kiddie pool at the dollar store and made a little ramp out of an old board leading into it, and filled it about halfway. And waited.
Well they didn’t know what to think of it at first, momma came out and walked sideways around it, ran up a tree over it and looked down at it, then disappeared. And I thought that was the last of it for one night. But later the same night heard splashing. So, how many raccoons can fit in a kiddie pool? The answer is: All of them! Four babies and their momma all splashing and playing together. Yay!
Couldn’t get a photo in the dark but I did get this one of the two trouble brothers in a tree. They are getting big!
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Re: food, it’s been so hot that I’m not running enough to eat like I want to. I thought I was like 300 calories over, which is unusual for me on a run day, then noticed I logged my dessert twice and actually had 10 calories left! Yay! But seriously enough with the heat already.0
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@shanaber I'm glad you got a good health report for Mitzi and that you don't need to deal with that vet anymore. It sounds like things are moving forward. It's stressful...that's probably why you were so hungry and are so exhausted. Hope you get answers about your shoulder and hamstring soon.
@rheddmobile That's so sweet that you are taking care of the raccoons. I'm sure it was cute seeing them playing in the pool. I hear you about the heat, even though I'm not quite as hot as you are. I think they are calling for it to cool down a bit here later next week.0 -
@rheddmobile love the pool for the raccoons! We don't have them here, they look sweet but scary lol.
@shanaber yay for getting things sorted and glad you never have to deal with that vet again.
Well if global warming doesn't exist, can someone explain what happened to the snow on our mountain? We've been wanting to take the kids to the snow for 2 years now, but the snow has be sporadic and melts within a few days. Up to the last few years we always got good snow on the mountain, for most of the winter. It's so disappointing and depressing.1 -
Well, what the heck. I know I posted in here this morning about my weight going the right direction today but now it's gone!1
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@Avidkeo I hope you get at least one good snow that you can enjoy with the kids.
@RunsOnEspresso Others have complained about their posts disappearing too. Must be a MFP glitch. Yeah for your weight going in the right direction!1 -
@rheddmobile - love the raccoons. I can just picture them all in the pool!
Thanks @quilteryoyo - my hamstring is doing pretty well these days. Seems that if I behave and do my stretches and exercises then it behaves too. So just my shoulder is an issue now. I am calling on Monday to get the 2nd opinion- referral was approved.
@Avidkeo - I saw a post on FB of a place I went to a lot as a kid and young adult in the remote Sawtooth mountains in Idaho. They always have snow up top, some of the world class snowboarders used to helicopter in to snowboard, all year round. There was no snow - the mountains were completely bare. I have never seen them like that. It is really sad. Also that snow fed the lakes all around that area and kept them so very cold with great fishing, but now the water levels are dropping and the water temps are rising and the fish are dieing. I hope you get some snow so you can go and enjoy it with the kids!
@RunsOnEspresso - I lost a post on the challenge thread the other day. It was weird because I knew I had posted it and others there remembered reading it and then it was gone... MFP has been acting weird a lot lately though. They must be 'upgrading' it again or something.
Has anyone heard from @swenson19d lately? I know she posted a monthly question in the Challenge but I haven't seen much from her lately. Hope she is just busy and not feeling overwhelmed with life!2 -
@shanaber I'm glad you are getting a second opinion and hope you can get that shoulder back to normal, or at least where it doesn't hurt! I have not heard from @swenson19d lately either. I too hope she is just busy.
I was supposed to run 10 miles yesterday, but cut it short. My brother, neighbor, and I had decided to do mom's yard yesterday. My plan was to get my run in, rest a bit, and then go down around 1pm to do the trimming. I stopped at mom's when I passed by at the 1 hour mark of the run. My neighbor was there. We talked about it and he wanted to trim as soon as we could because he had a lot of things he needed to do at his house yesterday afternoon. Since he's nice enough to help, I figured I should accommodate, so ran another 0.3 miles to make an even 5, walked home, ate a bite, and went down to do the push mowing while he did the weed eating.
One of the things on his list for the afternoon was making my birthday cheesecake. I will pick it up today. Can't wait. Last year I ate a couple of pieces and then froze the rest, getting out one piece at a time, usually on long run days when I could "afford" the calories. I plan to do the same this year.0 -
Oh, I almost forgot. I got a letter in the mail Thursday to let my cousin know that he did get approved for increased Aid & Attendance from the VA. That's great news, but added a few things to my to-do list because I have to inform Medicaid, try to get him into a private room now, set up and pre-pay his funeral expenses, and I'm sure other things I have forgotten. I'm taking Monday and Tuesday to try to get a lot of this taken care of.1
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Hi all! I'm still here reading along. Just haven't had anything interesting or pertinent to post. Cori is back to 100% so much so I keep forgetting to give his morning antibiotics, then he runs off outside (shed) for the day.
I have seen 3 coyotes in 2 weeks. Twice it ran down the tree line between us and the south neighbors in to the thick woods. The other night I went out to get Cori and noticed a pair of orange eyes... just watching not more than 50 feet from us. My dogs were oblivious. I think we can conclude that one got Goober. So I am very worried about the others. Especially dum dum Cori, he is so similar to Goober that he is the "black Goober".
Classes resume tomorrow and I am trying to get in the right headspace. I thought two of my clinical instructors were going to be the easier more laid back ones but no. I have the dean of the department and the more serious one with the one we all have who is um... fun but rigorous and is know to make student cry. I enjoy her but the classmates will be on edge and that creates an environment.
I have to man a table at the "back to school bash" tonight with my co-officers for the Nursing program. meh. My study area is already a mess, and someone chewed my Mac charger... beary. turd.
ETA I also had a micro-needling procedure with PRP/collagen/hyaluronic acid. It's just been 3 days. Of course it all rough and a tad swollen which reduces the finer lines. But I am optimistic about the results. I a few weeks I can follow up with botox. - I take this as a sign of emotional/mental healing. Least I feel like investing in myself again. I also have an appointment next week for cool sculpting, assuming my schedule allows me to keep it. bye-bye ben and Jerrys under arm puff.4 -
I'm glad to see you back @swenson19d . Also glad that Cori is better. Be careful of the coyotes, especially if three are hanging out together. I'm sure you will do great with your classes. You always do. And yeah for feeling like investing in your well being again.0
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Hey guys. Still here reading and liking/hugging.
No news really. Hanging out for my mum to move, and have started a new training cycle. There is a HM in my hometown in November, and I've decided I'm keen to do it.1 -
Glad you have a HM you are going to run @Avidkeo ! When is your mom moving?1
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Great news @avidkeo, keep it local and low pressure.
I finally feel like I'm coming out of the mire, my 'to do' list is reaching a respectable, achievable level. The auction for the house is next week so there's only one more round of open homes (read, one more round of frantic cleaning and tidying and 'styling') - the upside to that is that I get to take the children out for lunch and dinner, simply to avoid messing up the kitchen! Deadline for the magazine is this Friday, then it's just a week of proofing and final checks and that's work done for another month. I chose the curtains for the new house over the weekend and the quote has come in $5000 less that I was anticipating (interestingly, about $25,000 less than what my husband was expecting!). However, I'm not positive about my choice for the main living/kitchen/dining area, so will probably change that, but just not today. I think I'm also out of the woods with the physical niggles - my problematic foot is behaving beautifully - today's run was smooth and totally pain free. Also, we've finally finished eating all the leftover cake from the monster I created for my sister's 50th. Now to do something about those extra two kilos that have crept back on. But first, a nap.
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ContraryMaryMary wrote: »Great news @avidkeo, keep it local and low pressure.
I finally feel like I'm coming out of the mire, my 'to do' list is reaching a respectable, achievable level. The auction for the house is next week so there's only one more round of open homes (read, one more round of frantic cleaning and tidying and 'styling') - the upside to that is that I get to take the children out for lunch and dinner, simply to avoid messing up the kitchen! Deadline for the magazine is this Friday, then it's just a week of proofing and final checks and that's work done for another month. I chose the curtains for the new house over the weekend and the quote has come in $5000 less that I was anticipating (interestingly, about $25,000 less than what my husband was expecting!). However, I'm not positive about my choice for the main living/kitchen/dining area, so will probably change that, but just not today. I think I'm also out of the woods with the physical niggles - my problematic foot is behaving beautifully - today's run was smooth and totally pain free. Also, we've finally finished eating all the leftover cake from the monster I created for my sister's 50th. Now to do something about those extra two kilos that have crept back on. But first, a nap.
Ohhh this post hasn't aged well lol! Biggest hugs. (Auckland has gone into full lockdown for a week, have a community case of covid, first in NZ for months)
Mum moves (hopefully) in 10 days (not that we are counting). And yeah very much looking forward to a local HM1 -
ContraryMaryMary wrote: »Great news @avidkeo, keep it local and low pressure.
I finally feel like I'm coming out of the mire, my 'to do' list is reaching a respectable, achievable level. The auction for the house is next week so there's only one more round of open homes (read, one more round of frantic cleaning and tidying and 'styling') - the upside to that is that I get to take the children out for lunch and dinner, simply to avoid messing up the kitchen! Deadline for the magazine is this Friday, then it's just a week of proofing and final checks and that's work done for another month. I chose the curtains for the new house over the weekend and the quote has come in $5000 less that I was anticipating (interestingly, about $25,000 less than what my husband was expecting!). However, I'm not positive about my choice for the main living/kitchen/dining area, so will probably change that, but just not today. I think I'm also out of the woods with the physical niggles - my problematic foot is behaving beautifully - today's run was smooth and totally pain free. Also, we've finally finished eating all the leftover cake from the monster I created for my sister's 50th. Now to do something about those extra two kilos that have crept back on. But first, a nap.
Ohhh this post hasn't aged well lol! Biggest hugs. (Auckland has gone into full lockdown for a week, have a community case of covid, first in NZ for months)
Mum moves (hopefully) in 10 days (not that we are counting). And yeah very much looking forward to a local HM
I just read that! Sympathy to my kiwi buddies, hope you guys continue to keep the virus out of your community.1 -
A nap is always a good choice @ContraryMaryMary !
Glad your to-do list is getting manageable. Sounds like you have things all under control. Wow. I knew curtains were expensive, but not that much! You must have a lot of windows! Hope you enjoy your new home and getting all the decorating done.
@Avidkeo Sorry about the lockdown. Hope it is an isolated case and doesn't spread. I know several people here, currently, who have CoVID. It seems to be getting so much worse again.
I know you are counting the days until your mom moves! 0 -
Good morning!
I am back from my trip to Sacramento to see DH. It was a nice week of lounging and eating and having ..minimal...responsibilities. DH worked during the week so went out and hit up all my favorite thrift stores and came home with a huge haul. I am so backlogged again on inventory LOL I was doing the math and I am making enough with my thrifting hobby to make an extra car payment each month.
So what has been going on. The pad for the storage area when in...in the wrong place. He said he "misunderstood"..IDK...I sent him pictures with a drawing of where to put it. I went up there yesterday and it is a lot smaller than I thought so I guess It is fine where it is. Total bill $4,200. (not a value).
I called to order the 20ft shipping container to put on the pad and store the "keep" stuff and they went up $900 since I got my quote a month ago!!! WTF!!!! Usual story, there is a shortage and they are going up $1-200 a week. It should be delivered in a week or two. $4,300 (damn)
When I was on vacay, the claims company emailed me saying they "did not see xyz form" in my submission. They never told me I needed that form or set it to me...I am sure it is a tactic. The form was odd too...they wanted the technician to say how it was damaged and in what stage of the moving process. I sent it to the technician and as expected no response. Dude is a flake. I then emailed the claims company and told them that the guy won't fill out the form, but sent them the original email where he tried to send me that generic "quote" where he said it wasn't worth fixing. Also sent them all the pictures he took. I asked politely for some compensation and they remove the treadmill. I get this is a bill for them, but do they have to be so damn sneaky?
I got a call from mom's insurance company, 2 of her policies expired, USPS lost the bills...I only got 1. The lady was super nice and said it is getting out of hand. Paid from mom's checking (I still have a really hard time saying my money, and I have hard time spending it). $1,800 (place better burn down )
DH and I reached out to a modular home company while I was there to ask for floor plans and prices. I mention to folks we are looking at modular homes and they give me a look like "ewww a mobile home". I then have to explain to them these are not mobile homes. They are real actual homes, just built in pieces and delivered and attached to the foundation. From my reading, they actually appreciate like a normal house, the only difference is how they are built. We picked pretty high end company, I did read that the cheaper ones can be a hot mess. Found the dream floor plan and was all excited...looked up the cost...$850,000. Wah?!? That includes order to keys. I can buy the same house in Texas for a third of that! I can buy a brand new house (in a less desirable area) with the land (small plot) for that! I am devastated and I went into full meltdown mode last night feeling completely overwhelmed with everything I still have to do and how I feel like I am bleeding out money. I sent the floor plan to a builder and seeing if it would be cheaper to build normal style. I am sure it will be b/c you don't get all the bells and whistles and tech that is built into the modular home.
DH and I are making plans (ok, I am making plans) for his move down here. He is supposed to get a job offer on Monday.
Black cat is doing really well. He got his second dose of chemo while I visited and it barely phases him. He is gaining about .5lb a month and it is so nice to not see every bone sticking out. I do have to remind myself that this is incurable cancer and we are just slowing it down.
Grey cat is ok (ish). He had his eye appt and they see active inflammation in the eye...the eye is deteriorating. So he is now on 2 eye drops. We had to start his inhaler again, his coughing is getting bad. Eye doc was concerned and asked how he was, he said his rate of respiration was high. I have noticed that too. I got a referral to a kitty cardiologist an hour away...originally they said it was 2 months to get in but as we chatted someone cancelled for this weekend. Perfect all around. Grey cat as 3rd degree AVB... pretty much a small part of his heart is dead..no electric stimulation and does not beat. He has had this I think for a year now. Nothing we can do, just medicate and see if we can counter the affects...but again a losing battle. The cough and the nausea he has had may be a symptom of his heart condition progressing. I think I would lose my *kitten* if I had to decide in the near future about his quality of life.
I guess this is getting a bit long, but it was great reading everyone elses going's on....makes me feel normal!
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@CMorning99 You have so much going on, I don't know how you keep it together as well as you do. All of those prices seem exorbitant to me. Since the storage area pad is smaller than you thought, can you extend it to the corner where you originally wanted it to go? I can't remember how far off you said it was.....may make it too large if you did that. Hope you figure out how to get your dream floor plan in a house and that your hubby gets the job and moves back to be with you soon. Sorry about your cats too.0
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Thanks for the kind thoughts everyone - lockdown ain’t too bad, it certainly has its benefits and I’m focusing on those. I posted the following in the main forum:
Lockdown means all the pressure for open homes has evaporated. No more cleaning and tidying. Yay. Kids are home but had two teachers’ only days scheduled around this weekend, plus the couple of days the school needs to switch back to online learning means no Zoom classes until Tuesday. Yay. I have some work to do, but if I pull finger today, then I should have a free day tomorrow. Yay. Planning on doing lots of gentle runs in the coming week and lots of reading/lazing about. Yay. Started today with 8km and a route to check out when the supermarket had queues - it didn’t. Yay.
I’m finally eligible for a vaccine so hubby and I get our jabs Wednesday next week.
Happiness and sunshine here (literally and figuratively). Making the most of the good things lockdown offers.4 -
Great attitude @ContraryMaryMary !0
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@swenson19d - glad Cori and Beary are doing well other than chewing up your Mac power cord.
I found that some of the instructors I thought would be tough because they weren't laid back were the best. I hope that is true for you too! How did the back to school bash go? Hopefully it was fun.
Also glad you are doing some self-care. I have read a lot about hyaluronic acid and skin care and the benefits especially as we are aging. I will be interested to hear how it works for you.
@ContraryMaryMary - I am so glad you are hanging in there with the shutdown. It is tough and I really hope we don't end up there again but it is looking more and more like it. Hope you do well with the vaccine. I would be helping you with that massive birthday cake - no problem!
@cmorning99 - I am so glad you had a chance to relax and get away from everything for even just a bit. So many overwhelming things going on. You can only approach them one or a little at a time. It is tough with your kitties... don't know what the answer iso other than to do what you can without making them suffer needlessly. I would do anything for Hobbes but hope I would realize when I am trying to do too much in a hopeless situation.
I cannot believe that the modular home is that expensive even with all the bells and whistles. Do you think it is more now just because of all the delays and shortages in the basic components?
The last couple of days we have spent going to different banks to get the accounts either closed or straightened out. We managed to get one closed and the check issued and deposited, 2 are being 'reviewed by legal', and 2 we are in the paperwork processing stage. One win, if you will, is with the cat. We have a meet and greet appointment on Friday to take the cat over to meet them and found out that Hilde had already paid for the retirement fee back in 2011! Then they will schedule a date that we can drop her off.
We also had an appointment today to get an estimate for getting out kitchen remodeled. We can't even schedule new cabinets until 18 weeks out! So sometime next year. We also found out that the contractor we planned to use for the ceilings, walls, lighting and crown molding can't start until Christmas. Our plan to stay in Hilde's house during the work may be foiled since we want to sell it relatively quickly. I guess it depends on the realtor's view of the best time to sell (probably not now that school has started). We are looking at cabinet options, replacing everything or just the doors and fronts or... for sure we will have new counter tops and are in love with the quartz and granite options.
Food has not been great. Today I barely got to eat and discovered, no surprise, that I am very cranky when I am hungry. I really need to plan ahead and have something with me.
Tomorrow is actually supposed to be cooler and drizzly! YEA!! I will get out for a run and our housekeeper is coming. To get out of the house we made a reservation to tour the new SOFI stadium in DTLA. Should be fun.
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@shanaber Glad things are working out for Hilde's cat and finances. Construction delays are awful right now, but if the housing market is like it is here, it's probably a great time to sale her house.0
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I've been trying MIA this week. I fell off the training wagon for various reasons (allergies, forgot to change alarm, tired af, and the heat has finally gotten to me). Besides yesterday, I've been logging food and trying to eat a little less knowing I haven't worked out.2
