Reboot Boogaloo, September - open group

yoginimary

I'm so excited for you MM!

I can't imagine redoing a kitchen.

Going back home today - walk this morning, yoga tonight.

Short, boogaloo

mechanicmom

CP, I hope you get the kitchen remodel decisions made and they come easy for you. That would be a fun, but difficult thing to do. I hope it all turns out like you want!

Mary, safe travels today!

V, how did the campus trip go?

Sarah, it sounds like you had a good day yesterday.

Newbies, where did you go?

I didn't log yesterday. I should have. I think I needed to. Then I felt really really nauseated after dinner last night. I don't know what that was all about. Steve said it was anxiety. Maybe. I hate that my stomach gets nauseous when I am nervous/anxious. It only makes me feel more nervous/anxious. It may have been something I ate too. I need to limit my dairy intake. My lactose intolerance gets worse the more stressed out I am. I did clean for an hour or more yesterday and got the house looking really decent. :happy:
I'm not sure what's happening today. There's always some cleaning to do, so I will probably do that for about an hour or more. I'm logging my food. I need to make a grocery list. I am working out today. I don't know what I am doing. It will either be a walk or the stretch P90X video, which I haven't gotten to do yet. Or both. Steve is working late tonight so it's going to be difficult to be motivated to go to church.
We tried figuring out all the flights last night but they weren't working out. It's looking like we may have to drive to Houston again to fly out. :grumble: We could fly on AA with a stop in London, but the return flight leaves Moscow at 5:50 AM. Andrei will drop us off at midnight like he did the first trip we went. It was awful for us that time waiting for 5 hours in rock hard chairs, trying to sleep. It would be worse this time with a five year old, who's exhausted and probably scared. It would also cost my mom over twice as much to go. We have airline miles. Anyway, it's kind of a mess. Steve's contacting a travel agency to see if they can come up with something better. We were planning to fly to Houston because it issn't that horribly expensive, but there weren't enough seats left on the flight we need to make it to the connecting flight. :ohwell: So I don't know what's going to happen. I won't worry about it. That's my husband's job.

Ten more days (I hope!) boogaloo!

lotusfromthemud

Morning,
As is my usual mode, this time I was worried about nothing, although I essentially had to beg the secretary to please just tell me my assignment if she knew, because I was going crazy times.. I'm still going to go have a talk with my union rep because when I went to see the interim dept head to get my contract, she said "eye roll, those probably won't be ready until November." and when I asked her if I would get paid on time, she replied "probably not, eye roll, you guys really need to relax." luckily I had gone into her office with a colleague of mine, who is Jamaican, and she grabbed me by the arm and whispered in my ear "keep your head down, sister." which allowed me to smile and nod, say nothing and leave the office. Wow.:noway: note to self for future office visits: hit record on voice memo before entering office.

Anyway, today is a pretty busy day, in which I will try to walk a lot and maybe do some reverse planning. I have a zillion deadlines coming up, and another one came up yesterday when I was informed of a journal doing a special issue pretty much tailor made to my topic, deadline for submission Nov. 1st. :noway:

Oh, yeah. . .fitness and food! I went to the produce market and laid in a supply of requires-no-thought good for me food I can eat while writing or editing. Mary and CP might find the following interesting: in my "eat but don't binge" plan, I eat meat a lot less. I still eat it, but now only once or twice a week. My body does seem to desire it (anemic person) but not nearly as often as I used to think when I wasn't paying close attention.

Today's goals are: real food in fueling portions, lots of walking and introducing my husband to the gorilla trainer. I need encouragement to do it, and he's been expressing an interest in doing "something", so maybe that could work. Also, I have therapy, and acupuncture.

Sorry, I have crossed the line from novella into tome.

Fight the Power, boogaloo:flowerforyou:

mechanicmom

Good morning. :yawn:
Had some crazy dreams last night so I am out of it this morning.

Since I am not getting work outs in because too much is going on, I decided to concentrate on my eating for right now. If I exercise, great. If I don't exercise okay, as long as I stay within my cals. My stomach has been torn up for a couple of days and I'm pretty sure it's because of what I am eating and also because dairy right now is just not good for me (due to stress). So I *hope* to log all my food for the rest of the week and into next week, today. If I already have it planned out, then I will know what to eat and I won't have to go searching for stuff in the pantry which inevitably leads me to not so healthy stuff. I don't know how I could log my food every week, but it would probably be a good idea to try. And things will change. I will eat something different than planned but I will then know how much I can have ahead of time and still stay in my cals. So that's what I am going to try to do today after going to the store.
I really need to start walking again to prepare for our trip, so I will work that in when I can. I am wearing tennis shoes to Moscow this time (weather permitting) and I am hoping the walking will be not as far and slower since we will have a 5 year old with us. (BTW we have not been able to book plane tickets yet. It just hasn't been working out yet.)
So goals today: grocery shop, log my food for a week, get a walk in, and some more general cleaning around the house. Oh and lists for myself and for other people to prepare for the trip.

Determined boogaloo.

yoginimary

I'm with you on the crazy dreams - mostly involving fires and cats. Our forecast today is : areas of smoke. Yuck. Though it looks rather clear out now.

V - I would have had a fit. "Relax because we aren't getting paid? Are you out of your mind? What would you do if they withheld your check?" I think that would be an hour walk just to get over that - in the stress/exercise meter.

So I'm back on the computer and fast typing again, so I can update y'all. We took a cat from the shelter on Monday since the shelter was in the path of one of the fires. Luckily, every thing is ok. The cat left this morning. My cats are happy about this. Janis has a growth in her ear. We should hear the results of the biopsy in a few days. My husband had a heck of a time juggling all this while I was away. I would like to do something really nice for him. Usually, this is the type of stuff I take care of.


Today: long walk this morning. I would like to just zone out on the treadmill for awhile. Yoga tonight. Hopefully, the smoke will be cleared tomorrow and I can go for a bike ride in the cool morning.

Update, boogaloo.

lotusfromthemud

Did we scare off new folks? I think we're friendly. Are we not friendly?

Anyways. . .Have pretty much decided to go have a talk with the union rep when I get back from the trip. It is not OK to treat workers or people in general this way, and I for one will not put up with it. I will at least calmly put my complaints/dissatisfaction on record. I think it was probably good that I did not get up and speechify at the meeting itself, as it would have only caused trouble for me personally/politically this year in the department.

In other news, had my last "restorative" summer session yoga class today. It was v. good, essentially just 5-6 different versions of savasana. I'm trying to decide how much work/technology to take/how much to leave on next week's trip. I'm actually considering not taking my laptop and just taking a notebook (old school!) I want to do some writing on the convention itself while I'm at the convention, but also realize that I will be doing a lot of moving around, so there will need to be downtime as well. Today is the first day I've really been able to sit down and do things like figure out "what time my plane leaves" and the like.

Walked to/from yoga. Going out to hear some music tonight. that's enough for today. Resting up for the stress of travel. Have I mentioned that I hate to fly? Not looking forward to the extra security that will no doubt be in place on Sunday when I'm flying, on three connections on little teeny tiny commuter planes. ugh.

Glad to hear that kitties are OK for now, Mary. These fires seem super scary from where I'm sitting watching the news, so they're internationally famous, in case you were interested.

Getting ready for the road, boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

mechanicmom

V, I pretend that I like to fly. I tell people that I don't mind it. But I really do. I think I say that I don't mind it so they won't think I'm afraidy cat or something. :laugh: So I am with you about flying. And I get to do it in just 10 days and then with a five year old girl I barely know. Wow. I hope everything goes smoothly for you, especially in the air.

Mary, we smelled smoke here the other night from the fires down there. It was just whiffs of it. I can't imagine having to smell it strong day after day. I heard that like 800 homes have been destroyed. I am praying we get some good rainy days soon. (Looks like it's raining in Moscow a lot right now. I'd rather it be here for sure!)

I got quite a bit accomplished today but no "work out". So far I'm staying in my calories. Feeling pretty hungry though so I hope I don't pig out tonight. My back is hurting worse today. I really can't have it hurting this bad when we go to Russia. No bueno! We finally got the adult tickets bought for the trip but getting a one way for our daughter has proven to be most difficult. The airlines want to make sure the child is not flying alone. We also may have an apartment booked by tomorrow morning. It will be close to the touristy area so finding English speaking places for food will be easier.
Anyway, I might see if DH wants to go for a walk this evening, if we have time.

Posted twice boogaloo.

mechanicmom

I hope we didn't scare off the new people. Come back new people! And Pebbs we haven't seen in awhile!

I logged on to MFP and it said I had -80 calories left for the day. Must be a glitch. Then I realized I have already logged my food for the day! :laugh: Some days I'm just not fully here.
Have any of you been jetskiing before? Steve signed up for a Groupon thing two months ago. We have to go this weekend, or it's just not going to happen. I don't really want to go but my only reasons not to go are fear based and I refuse to give in to that. I just wondered if it's fun. I don't want to fall off. Steve said part of the fun is getting wet. Not for me. I like going fast and I like riding a motorcycle, but I'm not sure about doing both of those on water. I'm not really looking forward to it. And I don't want to get sunburned! I haven't been burned this year and I'd prefer to keep it that way. I don't really care a whole lot about being tanned and all that, like I used to. I'd rather not get skin cancer.
Okay I'm done venting. Today is Bible Study, more prep work for the trip, eating healthy, basic cleaning and hopefully a walk. We leave one week from tonight! Ack!

No fear based excuses boogaloo.

yoginimary

Jet skiing is fun, MM. It's alot like riding a motorcycle. I think you'll enjoy yourself.

Are you going to sign up for another yoga class, V?

I had a dream last night that we were running to catch the train, I couldn't find my purse, we couldn't get the tickets to print, etc. Which is amusing if you've ever traveled by train. Most of what you do is sit and wait. I've been looking at the status of other Texas Eagle trains - the fastest one was 30 minutes late, the least promising was one that was 9 hours late - most are 1-2 hours late right now. I'm going to go get our tickets printed this weekend. I worry that there will be a problem. Actually, one time I really screwed up and thought our reservation was for a day earlier than it was (I guess it could have been worse - a day later!). So to calm my mind, I will make the drive downtown. Or...I could ride my bike. I did need somewhere to ride this morning.

Today: ride my bike, yoga this afternoon. I didn't really do yoga yesterday - I lazied out (can't believe lazied is a word).

Lazied, boogaloo.

lotusfromthemud

Morning!
Ugh, there are workmen on our roof (so maybe it won't rain in my bedroom this spring?) but it's my teaching day, and they're using a smelly generator and the whole building is shaking and I can't find my first student's number. I want to flee my apartment.

In other news, goals for the day are to flee (absolutely beautiful day outside) in an active way. Mary, the senior teacher wasn't there to speak to about what class I would fit into for active practice. I think I will email her, as she's always busy even when she is there.

I'm in denial about my trip, haven't done any of my over planning. Probably tomorrow will be a planning binge, but really, there's not much to plan. Really it's just go and watch and write.

Building shaking boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

mechanicmom

Mary, I don't like dreams like that. They stress me out. Usually I find that they don't come true. Early this morning I had a dream that we went to go get Miss I and she gave me a hug and I started crying. Since she had no physical contact with us last time, then I will take a hug from her and probably cry about it too.

V, I am having a hard time with our trip as well. I know ours is still a week off but I am usually planning by now and have lists done. I think I am still in shock that this is happening.

Hello everyone else! Please check in! We would love to hear from you! Livi, how's the move going?

I am back under 155 again! Yay! And I am two inches down. I can tell my waist is getting smaller. I had a major muffin top so this makes me happy! If only my hips and rear would shrink. That's where most of my problem is. But progress! I'll keep logging. I feel like having muffins this morning, but I am trying to keep my carbs down. They are gluten free though. We are going shopping this morning I think. We want to get gifts for the people in Russia that have helped us. We will look for that stuff today. And maybe a few little things for Miss I. I keep typing her name and have to backspace. Soon I can say her name. I think we can post pictures and her name right after we pick her up from the orphanage but I think we are wanting to keep people in suspense a little longer. :laugh: We'll see.
Alex is wanting to go on a walk this morning, so we will try to do that as well. The jetski thing did not work out. Long story but Steve was SOO disappointed. He found another place we could rent from one for 4 times the money, and I asked him if that was a good idea. So we pretty much argued and bickered all weekend. I don't know what we are doing on our date. We want to do something special since it could be the last one we have for a little while. Last night neither one of us wanted to do anything with each other. :laugh: We did get some issues talked out so I suppose that helped. We both needed to vent.

Release boogaloo.

yoginimary

MM - if you complain to groupon, you can get your money back. I've done it before.

Still waiting on other people to check in...

Today is the start of "getting everything ready" to leave for a week. I have to keep reminding myself that it's only a week. Really, that much doesn't need to be done. It does help to write it all down, so I'm working on that this morning.
I'm going to a yoga class this afternoon - some friends of the teacher lost everything in the nearby fire, so I'm bringing some extra yoga mats for them. I need to go through mine and pick 2-3 out (I have quite the collection). Need to see what condition they are in as well - I don't want to give them shredded mats, which is an issue in a house with cats.

I think I'm doing the bike ride today and getting some errands done. I woke up a little late, but we are going out with friends tonight and tomorrow is our watering day (we are in stage 2 water restrictions, so we can only water once a week) - I think I may not get the bike ride in tomorrow.

Getting ready, boogaloo.

mechanicmom

Okay. We are going ice skating for an hour and then going to Medieval Times for dinner and a show. We both get to do something we want. I told Steve that the ice skating rule is that he can't leave my side. Last time he took off and left me holding on to the wall. Not so romantic. I'll get a good burn in before dinner.
Finally a date night boogaloo!

lotusfromthemud

OK, pebbs (and others?)

NOW I am in manic planning/buzzing around getting ready mode. I realized yesterday that I hadn't even figured out how to get from the airport to my hotel (sometimes a major problem if you fly into a town where there's no taxi service, which I have done) so, I started doing that and then ordered a car here and then started my full scale FREAK OUT. (I don't think it sunk in until I hung up with the car company. . .) I know everything will be fine, I just wish I didn't have to go through six flights to get to one place, and have pretty major layovers. (although some airports nowadays are pretty fun) But, I will get there for mostly free. I don't know how much I'll be checking in when I'm away, but I will try to post when I can.

Today is: packing, doing some last minute shopping for travel-size toiletries, and trying to get some sleep (I have to leave for the airport at 5:30). The roofers are still here, so the rest part won't happen until they leave.

Congrats on date night, MM. . .that's good. Mary, that is terrible about the fires.

Hey? Where my other pebbles (group members, new and old) at?, boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

yoginimary

Have a good flight, V.

Did you enjoy ice skating, MM?

I'm going through my list of things to do before I leave. I usually am more planned out than this (we will eat at this restaurant, etc), but we don't usually follow the plans anyway - so it will all work out. My solar still isn't on I hope it's turned on tomorrow so I can see it working before we leave. It's been two weeks!

Anyway, today: bike this morning, yoga at home this afternoon, and a Chinese Moon Festival this afternoon as well. A friend of ours adopted a kid from China 10 years ago, and the kid is part of this festival. It's going to be hot.

Planning, boogaloo.

mechanicmom

Mary, I hope they get your solar panels on soon! That's frustrating to spend that much money, and have to wait so long for it to be used.

Well, as I have said in another post we are indecisive. So we ended up not going ice skating last night. We are going this afternoon. Instead we took our best friends on a double date to the Medieval Times. It was a lot of fun! They really enjoyed it. They needed the date as badly as we did so I am glad they got to go. They are watching Alex this afternoon so we can go skate. I'm sorry to say that I will be glad when we are done. It sounds mean. I may really like it but this will be my third time going. I didn't like it the first two times. :ohwell:
My stomach is still torn up. I am wondering now if I have an ulcer. It just cramps from time to time and I feel queasy. It's very frustrating. I don't need an upset stomach when we go to Russia. It's just not good. So I am going to try to eat small meals this week, and foods that hopefully won't aggravate it. Yes, I am freaking out a bit about next week and I'm sure that is not helping. A friend reminded me at church that this would be the last Sunday at church and only having one child. Yeah, that kind of hit me. I am kind of sad that it will not longer be just me and Alex. And it may no longer be quiet and clean in my house. :laugh: Am I having regrets or second thoughts? No regrets, second thoughts maybe. But after a time we will adjust and it will be as if we have always been a family of four.

Changes boogaloo.
MM

everytimeifeelthespirit

checking in. colour me frustrated. I'm having to "weigh-in" to my Weight Watchers online tracker tomorrow and being on my period this week I've gained 5lbs (of water I hope). I've been walking so much, it just isn't fair!
I hope that it goes away after this week. I hate the idea of marking it on the website though. Years ago, in the late 70's I went to a WW meeting and gained something like 1.25 lbs in my first week. The leader made a point of making me feel like crap in front of the group. I never went back again. I was 13 years old or something..these things last in our hearts! Anyway, I'm not going to meetings this time just have the voices in my head to contend with.

Sorry I've not given any feedback to others....finding hard to have energy for others...very sorry...I'll try to do better.

boogaloonew week comin'

xo
sj

mechanicmom

Sarah, that's awful that you went through that when you were thirteen! How awful. I don't think people should be weighed in front of each other. That's one of my problems with the Biggest Loser. Sure we all want to see how many pounds they lose, but when they first weigh in and they do it in front of friends and family, I don't think that's right. It's humiliating. Your weight gain could also be from walking. You are building muscle and some times it takes a while for the scale to start going back down again. I always see a gain when I start working out again. I don't know why but it always happens.
Busy day today. A friend is dropping clothes off for Miss I this morning. I have to go get my thyroid checked, hopefully the last time for six months. Then I need to try to go shopping for the orphanage clothes donation. Alex has tumbling class. Then it's time to start packing(packing Miss I's clothes and digging out warmer clothes for me), making packing lists, and cleaning up the house. I have moments of confidence and moments of fear and anxiety. I hope I move to the more confident side as we get closer to the trip. I am going to try to walk today. I ate out twice this weekend and had frozen custard. I did not eat as much as I normally would have and I did not over eat, but still. Back to logging today as well. I wasn't able to get the whole week (Thursday to Thursday) logged, but it's okay.

Just a few days left boogaloo!
MM

yoginimary

Odd that three of us are all going out of town the same time.

Sarah - I was in WW when I was 14. I remember when they would clap for you and announce your weight loss/gain. I can't imagine that now.

Today: hopefully the plumbers will be here soon (well, after my morning class). Our kitchen drain (which also drains the washing machine) backs up about once a year. I spent a good deal of time on Friday trying to fix it myself with a $30 auger before calling the plumber - and they couldn't come until today - so I haven't done any wash! I need to do wash, we are leaving tomorrow. I might have to run up to the laundry mat, sigh. As long as the problem isn't tree roots (which it could be, given our summer), I'm going to buy a real auger for next time.

BTW - the $30 auger was totally worth it. I took it into my shower and cleaned a bit of hair out of the drain. I'm compiling a list of tools that you should have that are under $50, that you never knew you would use so much. This is now on it. A staple gun is also on it. Anyone have anything to add?

Also today - teach and take yoga, get a walk in.

Auger, boogaloo.

everytimeifeelthespirit

update... ok, so I took my bike out today. First walked to the gas station to blow up the tires a bit then into High Park for a slightly safer place to ride than on the streets. With the walking up the hills with the bike and riding around the park some, it was almost 4km. I'm exhausted..I'd forgotten how hard biking is. Anyway...I was scared to do it, but I did it. I hate the feeling of starting out at the beginning but I guess it has to be done.

We miss you Vivia...hope you are resisting all the southern cooking!

Hope everyone is having a good first day of the week.
xo
sj.

lotusfromthemud

Hey Ya'll!!

Super-duper quick check in.

Today is road-trip day, as I'm renting a car to go to the "Cane Ridge" meeting site. It's an old revival site where there's a museum. It's about a four hour drive round trip. This is sort of a slow performance day at the convention, so I decided to go for it.

The convention is, well, mind-blowing. The music is just a teeny part of it. The marketing/money making aspect of it is unbelievable. So. big.

That's all I have time for.

I'm resisting the southern cooking, as this city doesn't really seem to have any of it. (although today, I am stopping for BBQ if I find any.) Also, enculturation/confession: I had "sweet tea" with breakfast. All the sodium is making me thirsty. Also, walking like crazy, as much as I can (as evenings involve sitting for four hours at concerts). Scored a "media pass", so getting tons of interviews.

Ya'll come back now, boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

yoginimary

How do I know Texas is a divided state? East Texas has sweet tea. We do not. Really, you could divide the south based on what type of tea is served. What deep southern state are you in V?

Way to go on your bike ride, Sarah!

I'm off to Chicago today. I don't know if I'll be able to check in while I'm gone - there's no wifi in the rooms. I'll try to check in using my husband's phone. I will also try to get a walk in this morning.

Off I go, boogaloo.

mechanicmom

Good to hear from you V! Sweet tea is a weakness for me. I don't typically drink tea any other way. Some times I am good and I drink it unsweet.

Sarah, good job on getting the bike out! That's great!

Mary, did you get the plumbing fixed yet? You are having washer problems, I am having dryer problems. The dryer problem has been there awhile but either it's getting worse or I am getting more paranoid. DH seems to have the attitude "I don't know how to fix it so I will just ignore it." I am going to have to take it into my own hands I guess. :ohwell:

I woke up a little grouchy this morning. Stomach started cramping early with a little nausea mixed in. :grumble: Then I got an email from the landlady, second one in two days. We sent in the form listing all the "problems" with the house like dents etc. I wrote down everything I could find. Of course she's nitpicking on them. One. At. A. Time. Really? I don't have time for this. I don't want to let on that we will be out of the country next week because I don't want her coming over while we are gone. My back still hurts, in fact I'm sure my pillow is aggravating it. Debating on buying a new one even though we don't have the money. Will a new one really help? I will have to adjust to that one then.
Whew. Complain session over.
I think that time of the month is coming and that would explain a lot. Every time there has been a major thing happening AF has decided to celebrate with me. Was that another complaint? Anyway, yesterday was an okay day. I bought clothes for the orphan donation, took Alex to class, swept and mopped the floors, cleaned, and started getting Alex's school schedule together. It seems like when Steve or Alex get hurt it's because I've asked them to do something for me. I asked Alex to check the time left on the oven. Next thing I hear is a loud slap on the floor and crying. He busted his lip. I'm gonna have to quit asking for help. :laugh:
Today is the usual Tuesday madness. I may try to open the dryer up and see if there's a blockage somewhere. Otherwise I have no idea what to do. I have got to start getting things together. Steve and I both are feeling less motivated to prepare for this trip than for other ones. I think it's because we are overwhelmed and start shutting down. We still haven't gotten an apartment booked. Hope to have taken care of today or tomorrow. It's not for lack of trying! I will try to log food today. I didn't finish yesterday. Not sure what exercise I will get in today. It's going to be 106 again today. It should start cooling off again tomorrow.

Attitude adjustment boogaloo.

mechanicmom

I don't like it when my Pebbs are out traveling at the same time! It leaves me talking to myself.
I hope everyone is safe and having a good time!

So yesterday was the worst day I've had in awhile. I guess since we are doing a good thing, then bad things are going to hit. Yesterday there was a battle all day long. I did not feel good all day. My stomach was hurting even worse. The car started making a weird noise on the way to horse therapy. The dryer is not working great so it takes several hours to do two loads of laundry. We have been having trouble getting an apartment booked which has never been hard before. Then last night, it hit hard. The landlady went off on us because her grass is dying. I won't go into details, but I will say we wrote her back. We, politely yet very firmly, said we are doing everything she said to do. Everything. We are even going out and hand watering to try to get the grass back. We told her if she wanted to help pay the water bill then we would water more. She wrote back another nasty email basically saying that was our responsibility and that if we want to get out of the lease just to let her know. Wow. You're kidding right? She told us in her first email that she spent $170 and $130 on her water bill the first two months of the summer and the grass was so green. She told us we would spend about $75 a month. So for her to expect us to pay $150 for water is ridiculous. Anyway, I said I wasn't going to go into details. So I am not sure we will make it 11 more months here, which is unfortunate. We love the house. We just can't stand her. I really did not need all this piled on all the stress I am already dealing with. So "someone" is out to get me and steal my joy.
My goals today: stop thinking about the landlady (every time I do my stomach cramps. :grumble:), get a grocery list made, maybe take a look at the dryer, and I'm not sure what else. I feel quite lost on packing and readying the house. I got Miss I's stuff ready yesterday.
Crazy things boogaloo.

yoginimary

Hope today is better for you MM.

We are pulling into St Louis right now, and it's raining! Maybe Texas will get some this week and the battle with you landlady will be over.

If we get to Chicago at a reasonable time, we'll get walking in - otherwise it will be a day off.

St Louis, boogaloo

mechanicmom

I miss everyone! Mary, thanks for checking in! I know it's hard to do on a phone.

Things are still south with the landlady. I would really like try to get things somewhat resolved before we leave but I don't know if that's possible. We're both at a loss. :frown: I just know I don't want to come home and still have this to deal with.
I have been reminded that I lose weight when I am stressed out. I just can not eat as much. I am eating but not as much. I know it's not enough either because I have been really hungry at night. I will have to eat more today because I will need the energy.
Things to do today: mow the front yard (yes it is growing enough to be mowed before we leave), go grocery shopping (I sort of have a list), eat, start packing, start cleaning. Leave it to me to wait until the last two days to do everything. :ohwell: I will have time tomorrow morning to clean before we leave so if I don't get it all done today then that's okay. Steve's parents are picking up Alex tomorrow mid day and then we are leaving in the afternoon some time.
I had hoped to be more excited about the trip but with all the health issues and crazy people I haven't had much time to think about what we are actually doing. I think I will be more excited when we see Miss I again.

Almost there boogaloo!

yoginimary

We got to Chicago at a reasonable time - but we had to wait for our room, so day off. We should make up for it today - starting off at the farmers market, then some yoga (probably in the room), art museum, and some other walking around.

Chicago, boogaloo

yoginimary

Up early ready the conference. Got lots of walking in yesterday but no yoga. Ah well, I'll be stiff today.

Hey pebbs! Check in!

Conference starting, boogaloo

mechanicmom

Hope you have a good day Mary!

Lots to do this morning. I tried to get a bunch done yesterday so I would just have to clean this morning but I was crashing at 8 last night. Got the yard mowed, kids' stuff packed, swept/mopped, went shopping for last minute stuff which took a couple of hours because I had to go to different stores.
This morning: pack my stuff and hubby's stuff, vacuum, bathe Alex, put everything away that I can, and hopefully get done so I can visit with the in laws a bit.
I have been able to eat a little more the last 24 hours and my stomach has stopped cramping, but I have no appetite. I am eating what sounds good, healthy or not, at this point. I don't know if I had a bug of some sort or if the was from the medicines I was taking. But I am feeling a little better. AF started this morning so that's nice. (Sarcasm) I have been nervous about eating airplane food because I don't really like the Asian food they have on the Singapore flights. So we were looking at the special meals last night and you can get a bunch of different options! Gluten free, low fat, ulcer diet, vegetarian, etc. Probably about 20 meals to choose from. I can usually tolerate fruit on a flight and that's usually what I want so we changed mine to the fruit platter. :bigsmile: That makes me feel better. They bring like three meals, so I wonder if they will be all fruit....

Other people need to check in! Where did you all go?

Airplane food boogaloo.

everytimeifeelthespirit

Hi friends....hope you are still fighting the good fight this week. I've had a good week exercise wise. Two big walks an getting longer each time. Yesterday almost 6 km and I can still walk today LOL! I say that means I'm getting stronger. However, the scale is not reflecting my progress with eating and walking yet. I guess it's a combo of water and muscle growth, but it is kind of heart breaking too.
After my big walk yesterday I confessed to my hubby that I thought it was all such a dreadfully slow process and heartbreaking. You'd think I'd be celebrating...but I guess I am impatient.

MM. I sympathise with you about your landlady...it's weird how the most unstable and wacko people tend to be landlords. I've had my share of nightmares. It won't last forever.

Take care everyone....don't give up!

xoxo
sarah