October 6, 2014
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Well, both DH & I have caught the bug lil girl had (luckily son has no sign of it yet). I will probably veg at home with lil girl and leave it up to DH whether son goes to tutor or not (since he has to do most of the homework help if no tutor--it's in Greek). The good news is that some of the strange physical problems I was having last week seem to have dissipated with the cold (which is good b/c a cold I can handle, but strange neck/sternum/rib sensations and uti notsomuch). Another day of ankles feeling pretty well, such that I will start doing a specific exercise program for them now. I also think I have figured out what is the issue (finally), helping me to know how to avoid the difficulties.
Hope everyone has a great start to the week!0 -
Getting back into the groove after being away all last week. We had a really good week touring the Cabot Trail. We did 5 different hikes in 2 days, so I know I got my exercise in those days anyway. The first hike went up 1200 feet, great views when we got to the top. Eating went ok too, ate a lot of fish with rice....stirfry one night. But, the good thing was, we always ate a bit late so there really was no snacking.
Now I need to catch up on some old posts to see whats been going on here. I have to work this afternoon and then pick up some much needed groceries. Looks like its going to be a nice day, going to get a run in this morning
Sherry - feel better!!0 -
Hey guys! I wish we all could actually hang out and give each other hugs! I had a rough weekend. Started with Friday a lady at church jumping down my throat about a minor issue that happened while I was on vacation. I'm not going to launch into details, but I run the preschool and there was a mixup with childcare for a bible study she leads. I apologized and told her I would make sure it didn't happen again but she just kept harassing me, telling me we should meet with the pastor and church administrator. She stormed off and I started bawling right there in the lobby. I hate crying so I was mortified. She came back later and gave me a non-apology, saying she was sorry I got upset but she didn't think she was rude. Whatever. I was firm about how she treated me and we seem to have resolved it all. But over the weekend it left me emotionally drained and I didn't eat well or exercise. It's weird because the 2.5 years I've been doing this and she's never every done that to me before. It's so unusual that I have to assume something is going on behind the scenes with her that I don't know about.
All that said, I hope to pull myself out of my funk today and get some good workouts in! I've reworked my schedule and routines so I can more easily get things done and still have some down time. Gonna give it a whirl this week! I have a short run and a swim scheduled this morning. Gotta get my butt in gear, only 4-5 weeks until my race!
I love all you ladies, and I hope all of you who had a rough weekend like me have a great week! I'm sending you all virtual hugs!0 -
Seriously I think we need the group hug! Valma it's so frustrating when you apologize for something (especially something that happened when you weren't even there) and the other person can't let it go. Just let it go. I think getting in a good workout will banish the rest of the funk, or at least that always works for me.
Welcome back Maureen! Your hikes sound amazing.
Sorry to hear you've gotten sick now too. That gives your ankles & the rest of your body a little extra rest time too.
I took the day off from work - knew I'd want a catch-up day after being out of town this weekend. When I got home from my weekend trip yesterday I unpacked, ran the dishwasher, and did a couple loads of laundry. Unloading the dishes now, need to get my clean towels put away, and am picking up some of the clutter I accumulated during the week last week. Typically I try to do those things before I go out of town but just ran out of time since I got home so late on Friday evening.
Since I didn't run over the weekend I talked my trainer into letting me do my long run today. He was initially resistant (wants me doing shorter runs during the week) but when I reminded him I had the day off so really this was still weekend he conceded, and he's letting me bump up distance again. Going for 7 miles. It's cool today (it's 34F right now) and windy so I'm going to have to figure out how to layer for it. Trainer session at 6:00 tonight.
ETA: I lost (re-lost) 1.5 pounds over the weekend, so I'd really like to keep that momentum going. Starting to log food again today.0 -
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Laura, you are smart to take today off so you can hit the ground running today.
Valma, I also HATE crying at work thought I did it last week when I was blue about my friend. I've worked here less than a year and I've already cried like 5 times (about personal stuff), had diarrhea so bad I had to go home, and vomited a bunch of times. So it could have been worse! Whatever that lady was perturbed about tells you about her, not about you. There's no need to make such a big deal out of a small mixup. Everyone makes mistakes at work. Maybe your lesson this Sunday could be about not holding a grudge lol.
Maureen, I love this time of year for hiking. I'm hoping your weather was nice.
Sherry, feel more better! Are you taking your vitamins? I also take airborne/emergen-c at the first sign of the sniffles.
Had a crap night last night—woke up for no reason at 2 and couldn’t get back to sleep until 4:30. So no workout this morning though I will take a lunchtime walk for sure, it’s beautiful outside. Brought healthy snacks and lunch. Too hurried this am (overslept) to assemble slow-cooker dinner so I asked hubs to pull my spare out out of the freezer and toss it in the crock. BOOYAH!0 -
Had a flyball tournament this weekend. It was fun, but I ate too much. I've decided to take it as a good sign that I didn't eat as badly as the weekend before. Sunday was also better than Saturday. So I am getting a hold back on it.
Maureen, glad you had fun! Sounds like a terrific vacation!
Laura, sounds like you had a nice weekend, too. Hope the run goes well.
Valma, sorry about the woman. I have a similar story from years ago when I was younger and more naive. I was running an afternoon church class for 9 to 11 year old children. We had worked on putting together a church service that the children would put together and run. Most of it was done with all the children together, but three of them, two boys and a girl, were reading some of their own writings as the sermon. I had explained to all the children what was happening and had sent information home multiple times. The three solo children I had individually talked to one of their parents as they were picked up and I explained exactly what those children were doing and how important it was that those children came early that Sunday. When the Sunday came, the mother of one of the boys just screamed at me. "Why didn't I tell her that her child was doing part of the sermon? If she had known she would have told his grandparents and aunts and uncles. They will be devistated to miss it. And what if they had decided not to come that day? How could I be so inconsiderate." How in the world was I to know that neither her son nor his father thought that it was imprtant enough to mention to her and so she was blindsided? Looking back, older and wiser, i should have made sure that she was informed. But at the time it hit me hard and was really bad timing as I was very nervous about whether I would pull the whole thing off.
Hope that everyone feels better, eats better, and gets their exercise in today.
I've got yoga this evening.0 -
I finished my run. It's chilly out and the wind felt brutally cold during the first stretch when I was running straight into it, but as I warmed up it was okay. I have some thick headbands so I put one on and pulled it down to cover my ears (they're very lightweight but at least it served as a wind block), and the new Saucony running pullover I recently purchased was perfect with a sleeveless tank under it. My run was slow (7 miles in 1:31:11 which averages out to 13:02 min/miles) but I intentionally went out at a pace where I felt like I could sustain it for as long as I needed to. This was my longest run since July so I just wanted to take it easy. My problem foot felt good, so I'm really happy with that. I felt like I could have kept going so my pacing was where it should be.
Saturday I burned 827 calories in 155 minutes doing Zumba
Today I burned 751 calories in 91 minutes running
This is why I run.0
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