SBF Reboot Week of Sept 27, 2010

mechanicmom

Wow, it's almost October. I can hardly believe it. In some ways I am glad, in other ways I'd like for time to slow down a bit.

I will repost my goals on this thread: work out at least 30 minutes a day (preferably an hour a day), count cals, drink lots of water, and no wheat. I would also like to add getting Alex's school done everyday this week.
What are your goals for the week?
CP, sorry you are sick. I hope you get better really fast.

Hope you all have a fantastic Monday! High of 76 today so it's going to be a perfectly gorgeous day!

Fall's here boogaloo!
MM

yoginimary

Yeah cooler weather!

Hope you feel better soon, CP - get some rest.

Oh, and V, nothing ever fits my arms or shoulders. And the 80s shoulder pads? Not necessary. Make me look like a football player. I avoid things that are snug in the bicep, they look silly. But I must say, my arms are looking good lately.

After a walk today, I'm off to Dallas. I did a jump kick-up into handstand. There's this cool method of getting up with both legs at the same time - which basically involves running your head into a bolster :laugh: - maybe I'll post something on FB, once we get back to Austin. I will work on it a bit, then teach my students. After that, it's the coming up with both legs straight. Can almost do it in headstand.

Arm strength, boogaloo.

lotusfromthemud

Hi pebbs,

Weird morning. Woke up to a (once again) cat urine soaked couch. Had a "can't take this anymore" moment, went to furniture store, ordered new couch (it's always exactly the same spot, and I think that even though I've cleaned it like crazy, bought new cushions, etc...he thinks it's a "safe spot").

Then, at the urging of a doctor acquaintance, went to the doctor about the weird vision thingee (which is now accompanied by some numbness on my left side). I'm getting scheduled for a CT scan and some other stuff. Yep, freaking out now. Also, was told that if I get another severe headache, I should go directly to the ER. Could be extra bad migraines, or could be other scarier stuff I don't want to think/type about...the words "mild stroke", "aneurism" and "bell's palsy" were uttered.

Taking the day off from working out. Might try to go to spin tomorrow eve (haven't spinned/spun in I can't remember how long).

Goals for the week:
get new health insurance card
stop freaking out
hydrate
workout every other day this week
track my food, and try to hit the goals (I'm only eating back 1/2 the exercise calories right now...to try to move something. My pants feel looser today.)

I'm OK, you're OK, boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

mechanicmom

V, I'm so sorry about the light thingee! I hope (of course) that it's nothing serious! I will pray for you. :smooched:
Mary, I'd like to see a video of what you are talking about, or pics whatever. I'm curious.

I got my work out in. I have been cheating when counting cals (which hasn't been often), and I have been over eating for quite some time. I am trying really hard to get close on it today and boy am I hungry! DH said something last night about going out for frozen custard tonight. But he also has a meeting after work, so I don't know if we are going to go. I am saving about 400 cals in case, but if we don't go then should I eat them? :indifferent: My carbs and sugar are way high, and that mostly has to do with the wheat free breakfast bars I am eating. I need to see if there's a less carby way to make them. I will also try to eat more nuts and proteins as snacks this week to boost the protein levels which are low.

Chatty again today.
MM

cp005e

V, I hope everything's OK! Keep us posted. :flowerforyou:
Mary, have a safe trip.
MM, I have been overeating lately, too. I need to start counting again but I am resisting it. I imagine it is part laziness, and part not wanting to discipline myself because I feel like other areas of my life are tough enough. But, I have to remind myself that good health is something I want, so it's not punishment - it's just a tool. Sigh.

I went to work today, but wasn't feeling great. I figured I might as well get something done instead of just lying around - my job is pretty sedentary anyway. The only problem was on the commute in - I was getting really sleepy! And I hadn't even had any cold medicine.

Fall's here, too - it's rainy, and the leaves are starting to turn. A good day for some hot tea and a cat on my lap.

Rainy day, boogaloo.

mechanicmom

Good morning, :yawn:
CP, I hope you are feeling better today. I feel the same way about counting, but it's the only thing that really worked for me. It's frustrating because it is working which makes me think I will have to count for the rest of my life to keep it off. :frown:

Last night was not a good night. DH had a really bad upset stomach (IBS I suppose) which in turn effected my sleep. I guess going out for dessert was not a good idea.
AF never *really* showed up, so my energy level has been pretty good. It's a horrible month to skip (and I have no idea why it did. It just does that some times, or maybe it's just going to be really late.). That means next month will be rather unpredictable and I do not want to feel bad on our trip. My life will not revolve around my cycle though. I refuse it.
The scale was also down two pounds this morning. Granted it was the same two I lost a couple of weeks ago, so I'll have to see if it sticks this time. I burned about 600 cals yesterday and I'm pretty sure 100 of them were burned from trying to kill flies in my house! I really want to move. I keep telling myself, maybe just a few more months.
Most of today will be spent out running errands. I will work out for an hour, drink water, log my food, and get Alex's schooling in. Hubby has another meeting tonight so I will see him a total of 30 minutes this evening. I am going to try to get Alex out on the tricycle this evening and get some exercise that way too.

Busy day boogaloo!
MM

lotusfromthemud

Hi pebbs,

I checked in earlier, but the internet ate my post...or something

I taught today, and due to a mostly sleepless night and the fact that it was raining sideways, that's been all I've accomplished. I more or less decided to just chalk Monday's non-working out as a loss, take my normal workout free day, and relax a bit. I'm having a bit of a hard time relaxing just at present. I've been on the phone all day working out my insurance (which I'd flaked out and forgotten to re-apply for). It's retroactively effective as of now, but having an expired card has complicated things with scheduling procedures. I've gotten one of them scheduled for next week.

I'm trying not to freak out. I feel like either a sick person or a hypochondriac, and I don't want to be either of those things. Blergh. As my grandma used to say "don't worry about it, until you know it's something to worry about." She was a zen master. (the gardening and chain smoking and daily 5 o'clock high ball(s) may have helped with this.) I remember her telling a story about circling the Chicago airport in the 1950s in a blizzard, and the flight crew was worried that they a: couldn't land in zero visibility and b: that they might run out of fuel before they could get to another airport. She said "I thought, well...I have insurance and I'm square with the Lord, so I didn't worry." So, I'm using that as my current mantra: I have insurance and I'm square with the Lord.:laugh:

Square, boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

lotusfromthemud

Morning pebbs,

I hate it when I post back to back, it feels like I'm talking to myself. So, I'll contain my usual wordiness.

Anyways, today's goals are:

workout at 9 a.m.
school work for half an hour ish
get dressed/ready for appointment, go to appointment.
practice for upcoming show...
and that's enough for today

Just enough, boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

mechanicmom

Good morning,

V, I hate posting back to back as well. But that never stops me from talking!

Ow. I am sore. My work out yesterday was yard work. I haven't done that in awhile. I basically did squats and bicep curls. I was removing a lot of the ground cover that is taking over my yard, and then I moved big white rocks to make a border around what I left. It looks prettier with the border but I still have a LOT of work to do out there. I took pictures and I looked for pictures of the yard from when we first moved in, thinking, surely the yard looks better now. :noway: Uh, no. It looks ten times worse! Not counting mine little ground cover and border area. So I am going back out to work today. I have enough yard work to keep me busy for weeks. I just hope I can find a way to replace the things I am tearing out. Rambling.
It is now less than two weeks until we get our referral.
Thankfully I have a day off from errands so I can focus on the yard and things around the house. So my goals today are: log food (seems to be working so far!), work on yard, school Alex, and if I have any energy left from yard work I need to do some cleaning inside. It's getting out of control. :ohwell: I just don't have enough of me to go around.
Hope you all have gorgeous weather like we do here!
Vitamin D boogaloo!
MM

Mummsy

Hi all! Very crazy busy right now. Still going through quite a bit with the loss of my friend. Trying to keep food and exercise in the forefront. Doing well with the movement but I have been really hungry! Argh.

Catch up when I can Boogaloo!

yoginimary

I just got back a little while ago. I was able to read posts, but the itouch keyboard is a pain to type on.

Hope everything is ok, V.

Next week's weather will be glorious!

Cooler, boogaloo!

lotusfromthemud

Morning pebbs,

Today, I'm going to a weights class at 9:15, then home to get cleaned up to go to a downtown appointment at 1, then on the way home I have to pick up boots that have been re-soled and clothes from the cleaners. That sounds like nearly enough excitement for one day. I also have to plan some food shopping/prep and do some presentation work. I actually (finally) sent out the "hey, I need to/how do I schedule this thing..." email to my advisors. I'd been putting it off due to fear/anxiety. The only way to finish it is to schedule finishing it. That might be a pretty good life philosophy for me right now. Also, the weather is beauty, so I should get some errand walking in. I read that city dwellers are on the average 10 pounds lighter than non-urbanites...it's all the walking and lack of parking.

My dream is to come home and discover that my husband has dealt with the sofa delivery (people are always cranky when they see the stair situation...) Mostly, I just have a secret fantasy that something, anything, will get accomplished with no contribution from me whatsoever. Some days I feel (falsely and pouting-ly) like I run the world, or at least the household.

Busy errand day boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

mechanicmom

Mummsy, hope things get better for you soon. :flowerforyou:

Mary, glad you got back and checked in with us.

I am counting the two pounds lost. I hope they stay that way this time. I am doing better on my eating but I am having wheat withdrawals, and I'm also wanting sugary foods. I am going to work on that today. I have worked out in the yard the last two days and have barely scratched the surface of what I want to do. It's making me sore and I'm tired from it but I don't know if it's burning enough cals since I sit most of the time. I may try to walk on the treadmill today too, just to make sure. I would take a day off from yard work but I'm afraid I won't go finish it if I do. :ohwell:
Today's goals: go grocery shopping, buy/eat healthy, possibly walk on the treadmill, work in the yard, school, and that's it I think.
I haven't finished my grocery list so I'll keep this shorter than usual.
Have a blessed day!
MM

yoginimary

I know this sounds silly, but I get that warm fuzzy feeling when I come home and the dish washer is emptied. It takes less than 5 minutes to do it, really, but it's nice all the same.

Today a long walk is in store. I should probably work a little more on harder cardio. Maybe I'll add hills today to get my HR up. Though the ragweed is really high and breathing is an issue today. I also need to get some errands and work done.

Faster, boogaloo!

mechanicmom

Mary, I get that feeling when I come down stairs in the morning and the sink is empty! I love waking up to a clean kitchen!

Well, I am making progress. I worked out in the yard for another 90 minutes today cutting down little trees that are sprouting up everywhere. :grumble: I think it's looking better. It had better be because I am so tired. I also measured myself today, and I've lost 1.75 inches overall in two weeks! :bigsmile: Now when are my clothes going to show the loss? :huh:
I am pleased.

MM

lotusfromthemud

Hey pebbs,

two things: sofa delivery happened when I wasn't home (hooray!)

and, remember when I told you ages ago I submitted some of my blogging to be featured as a guest contributor to a fitness website? I just got word they're going to publish me. I'll link it when it comes out.

Tired now.

yoginimary

Yeah, V!

mechanicmom

That's awesome V! On both counts. :happy:

Quick post. I have Bible Study this morning. I *think* I am going to take the day off from working out in the yard (although it's going to be positively gorgeous out) and do an actual work out. I am dreaming about having to cut down little trees in my sleep. :grumble: But I'm not even half way finished in the yard yet. Apparently I am getting some good exercise, as I am still sore. I just don't want to lose any progress I may have made by doing other work outs. Does that make sense? I haven't decided what I'm going to do yet. I don't like stopping half way through something because I am a lazy person and I tend not to start again. But the bugs are getting to me. :laugh:
Alex's watch broke yesterday, so he's been praying that God will give him another watch. We are planning to get him another one tonight. A Walmart special. Steve and Alex are suppose to go flying tomorrow, to an airshow, and then fly to Oklahoma on a cross country flight that our friend has to make to get his license. A little nervous about having both of my guys up in a tiny plane for hours, but I am sure they will be fine. I am going to try to stay really busy so I won't have to think about it much.
No worries? boogaloo!
MM

yoginimary

It is beautiful outside - too bad the ragweed and the pigweed are out as well :grumble: It will be gone soon, but the weather should be here awhile.

Today - teach yoga followed by advanced practice. I'm also going to go meet someone at the University to talk about a yoga class for mindful meditation based stress reduction for depression and anxiety. I'm a little nervous that I won't be able to do a good job - I haven't even written a sequence yet! or practiced anything with husband at home. I better get working!

Dreaming of breathing through both nostrils, boogaloo!

lotusfromthemud

Morning pebbs,

Just slept in like crazy. (I was up for a few hours in the night). I slept through gym yoga, so plan on doing some here in just a few minutes. Sore/stiff from the challenging weights class.

Apparently, yesterday was get all the news day. I also discovered that my exam/presentation is scheduled for Oct. 29th, AKA, 29 days away, so good and yipes. Still and all, I feel better knowing definite things vs. thinking "I have that randomly, eventually hanging over my head."

Also on deck today: hydrating, trying to get out into the sun for a bit, dinner with a friend from out of town, brain work and probably some other things. Tired just typing that, actually.

So, Mary, you have anxiety about helping anxiety? I'm sure it will be great.

TCB, boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

lotusfromthemud

Just did not sleep in like crazy.:laugh: I'm doing a pattern where I wake up like a farmer for about four days, and then sleep until 11 for a day. Luckily, my lifestyle usually supports this.

Realizing today that I'm headed for a super-duper-extra-cuckoo week. I have scheduled on my calendar next week:

two doctor's appointments
planning for lecture/ a major pile of grading coming in on Tuesday
multiple rehearsals and getting music charts/lists/lyric sheets together for my show a week from today (holy crap)
starting to seriously get organized for the presentation (that's moved to Nov. 5th now...cool and ugh)
and I'm sure I've forgotten other important things...

Aigh! I have the overwhelmeds!

Today is an appointment, and if I'm back in time from said appointment, an 11 am Zumba class. If I'm not back in time, I have an appointment with my old frenemy the arc trainer.

overwhelmeds, boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

mechanicmom

Sounds like a busy week, V. I hope you get it all done. :flowerforyou:
Mary, I thought of you (and my sis in SA) yesterday when Alex came down stairs with an allergy swollen eye and the sniffles. :frown: His was because of the cat though. But I feel sorry for everyone with really bad allergies. I do have allergies but I haven't gotten them that bad unless it was an allergic reaction to meds.
How's everyone else?
My one day to "sleep in" and I had to get up at 6:15 to get Alex up. Well, he was already up. I don't know how he knows when to wake up unless he woke up at 5:30 and just waited lol. So he and daddy just left a little bit ago. The house is quiet, and I'm not sure I like it this quiet. They will be gone until 4 at least. I don't know what I am going to do today except lunch with a friend. I think my "Splurge" today will be a Subway sandwich and maybe half of one of their cookies. Usually a splurge would be a burger and fries, which I want, but I thought it might upset my stomach since I haven't eaten stuff like that in about ten days.
Today: clean, find stink in the house (please don't be another dead animal!), lunch with a friend, possibly work on the yard some more, and have some fun! Maybe watch a movie, play my guitar... I should have planned ahead better. There's so much I want to do! :happy:
A day to myself boogaloo!
MM

yoginimary

Enjoy your day, MM. I'm sure you don't get many of them.

I need to write down everything I need to do next week on my calendar, so I don't catch your case of the overwhelms.

I took some musinex dm last night and slept really well. I will use both nose spray and musinex until the ragweed goes away. I usually am biking by this time of year, so I don't know why I'm reacting so badly to the allergens this time around.
Today is a fun day planned - walk, yoga, then cat show. As much as I don't support breed animals, I love animals and cat stuff - there are usually good vendors at these shows.
Also on the to do list: create a to do list

Meow, boogaloo.

lotusfromthemud

Enjoy your day, MM. I'm sure you don't get many of them.

I need to write down everything I need to do next week on my calendar, so I don't catch your case of the overwhelms.

I took some musinex dm last night and slept really well. I will use both nose spray and musinex until the ragweed goes away. I usually am biking by this time of year, so I don't know why I'm reacting so badly to the allergens this time around.
Today is a fun day planned - walk, yoga, then cat show. As much as I don't support breed animals, I love animals and cat stuff - there are usually good vendors at these shows.
Also on the to do list: create a to do list

Meow, boogaloo.

Mary, I was told by my doctor that since we had such a weird winter (la nina, I guess) that the allergy season is all out of whack this year....some things blossomed earlier than usual, some later, and for longer/shorter time periods...

Yep, I'm in manage the calendar and quit panicking mode.

mechanicmom

I now have proof of something I have not wanted to happen. It's a discovery, and eventually I think it will be a good one. Right now I am in the "no fair" department.
I have been off wheat completely for a week. My friend Ali picked me up, we went to Subway, and I got me a six inch, and I admit I got chips and had half a cookie (now realizing that I don't need that much anymore). I also had a coke which I haven't had in a really long time either. (Hey it was my splurge day!) I was telling Ali about my past problems with wheat when we went into Subway. We went to the park because it's gorgeous and we sat outside for about 3 hours. When she dropped me off she asked how I was feeling after eating the wheat. I said I am actually feeling very sleepy. She said, "Yeah, I can tell you are. You aren't as energetic as you were when I picked you up." Dang it. My sleepiness *could* be from being out in the sun or from drinking soda (both can make me sleepy) but I think it was the wheat. I may try it again after several days, with just wheat and see how I do. If I feel this bad after having it once, no wonder I've felt like crap for so long. So I am happy, yet sad because I love bread. But it's not worth it. I wonder if I will gain two pounds also. :ohwell: V, maybe you and I should have a "no wheat" challenge.

Learning and growing boogaloo.
MM
PS Steve and Alex are having a blast. Alex LOVES flying. And Steve got to fly the plane. :noway: Now he has the bug.

yoginimary

Good luck giving up wheat, MM.

The kitties got a new post at the cat show yesterday - really the reason to go, all the vendors. Looking at cats is nice, but I have a few at home as well.

Teach yoga and walk today. I plan on getting some yoga in at home too. It's beautiful outside, so a walk outside might happen as well. Ragweed is slowing abating, and I have gardening I need to do.

We went to see "The Social Network" last night - good movie.

Cooler weather, boogaloo.

lotusfromthemud

I'd be in on that with you, MM. I try to limit to once a week. It's very hard to avoid when eating out, and I try to limit eating out to once a week. (I am less successful, especially when things get busy, with this rule). My rule is pretty much "no wheat in the house". It usually works for me. I can't recommend the elana's pantry website enough, providing nuts are OK...she uses a lot of almond flour. Using her recipes for sweets or muffins makes me not feel deprived of bready products.

Today is: Zumba at noon, printing/organizing charts for the show, grocery shopping on the way home from a coffee meeting, and possible vacuuming.

Woke up with watery eyes and a stuffy nose, so my allergies may be having their last gasp of fall. The leaves are (finally) changing, and it feels fall like for the first time this weekend.

Fallstravaganza, boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

mechanicmom

Mary, I love cats. I think a cat show would be fun but I'd want to take a couple home. Nikki would NOT stand for that. Having a kid around is bad enough!:laugh:
V, that's what I'm trying to do: no wheat at the house and have it only when I eat out, unless we're having Mexican food, then I just use corn tortillas. Thanks for the website. It's so nice to have variety. I will definitely be checking that out this week when grocery shopping. The closest gluten free bakery is about 20 miles away. :grumble: Occasionally, Steve does a job out that way so I told him to pick me up a piece of chocolate cake. :laugh:

I really try not to complain(I probably do a lot and don't realize it), but I did not have the best time at church this morning. I was working in the nursery. Me and 6 babies. It did not go well. I wanted to cry when it was over. I am scheduled to do it again next week. I told them that if there's that many kids, I need help. I am thinking about maybe switching to teaching the older kids. I've never done that before so it scares me a little. But I think I might be better at teaching than feeling like I am babysitting. Something I need to think about.
After church we got some food and went to a new park. It's actually jacket weather here! They had a seesaw there that was built out of metal so Steve and I got on it and had a blast. It was good to laugh and be goofy like that, especially after a trying morning. Then Alex surprised us. We took his tricycle because he needs to learn to ride. Two weeks ago or so we took him out and he just wasn't getting it. Today we took it out of the car, he got on and went! He's a pro! That's a big deal because he needed to learn for coordination. So this afternoon has been really good. My eating has not been good today though. Lots of sodium. Today is a day off but I may have to work out since I am not eating great. :ohwell:

Hope you all have been having a great weekend!
MM

lotusfromthemud

Hey, MM,

http://www.elanaspantry.com/brownies/

Those will cure you of a chocolate cake craving. I usually cut the batch in half since I eat most of it, and since almond butter is so spendy.

I like them better than "regular" brownies.

Also, six babies and just one you is no fair. You were hopelessly outnumbered!

mechanicmom

Oh yummy. I have almost everything on hand for that. Thanks, V.