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Better - what, exactly, is the "bonnaroo" event?? Explain to inquiring minds, please!
I live in Canada which means a sort of 2-tiered health-care system. All Canadian citizens have access to health-care - but certain services (cost of prescription drugs, eye care, dental care come to mind....) you have to pay for, while other services (dr. visits, necessary surgeries, etc.) you don't. So, even in Canada, employees want their employers to provide "health care" so that the cost of prescription drugs is reduced (or "shared" with the employer) - and really good employee-health/dental benefit plans will include coverage for things like glasses, braces, dentists, etc.
I do not have very good employee coverage, but my husband (self-employed) has zero employee coverage. So, we pay for some of our health care. Mind you, if anybody needs a hospital visit (i.e. acute care), or even when going through some of the chronic health issues of my son (which means monthly dr visits to numerous dr's and specialists), we don't pay (directly) for that (it's comes out of government general revenues, of course).0 -
I guess I should also add that if you are clearly very poor (i.e. on welfare), even your prescription drug costs are covered. And, for the working poor, it's a sliding scale - you might be fully covered, or you might receive some subsidized coverage.
Health care doesn't seem to be the same sort of problem that it is in the USA, but, it still ranks very "high" as one of the systems, in Canada, that requires re-tooling. Particularly as our population ages, (young) taxpayers won't be able to support (growing population of) senior citizens.
Senior housing is also a very big issue here.0 -
....hey, let's talk politics!
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Loving the baby bump pic - adorable!
About the whole "gluten free" craze, I have not completely bought into that and have not cut it out completely. I think that is more of a problem for people who specifically have an allergy, celiac, etc. What I did notice was that eating bread, pasta, crackers, pretzels & such was using up a lot of my calories and was really addictive making me want to eat more. I also think that people's bodies respond differently to different things. For example, I can polish a bottle of wine without a problem, but my younger sister could have half a glass and bloat right out. Everybody has to find what works for them and it seems like this group has been doing a really good job at that. You guys are all awesome!0 -
Interesting Beeps. I'm always curious to see what those on socialized healthcare think of it. My Dad (staunch conservative) thinks it's impossible to get anything if you are on socialized healthcare. Doesn't sound like it? I'll tell him my internet friend said so
Bonnaroo is a 4 day music fest in Manchester TN near Nashville. About 80,000 people come from all over the country to set up camp (or in our case, unairconditioned pop up camper with 3 other adults), and see music on one of about 8 stages from about 1:00pm - about 4am or so. They have vendors, and beer, and carnie food, and a ferris wheel, and a silent disco, and lots and lots of port-o-poties and a fountain..... Running water is in the form or troughs inside of what looks like the back of a semi. I won't be putting on makeup for 4 days, and will be wearing a bathing suit and sundress with my dirty hair in a bun. And I'll be drinking and dancing all day. Great times if you don't mind being dirty. Seriously, this is my 4th year and my previous trips have been some of the best times of my life. Weather looks good: highs in high 80's, lows in low 60s. We have been before when it's been brutally-I-don't-want-to-move hot.0 -
abigail - I totally agree with "finding what works for you" - and, like you, if I stay away from bread, pasta, etc., I seem to suffer less 'bloat'.
Better - that *does* sound like a LOT of fun, although I'm not a "camper", at all....and port o' potties freak me out (yes, i use them - nearly every weekend at baseball, but I have to do a LOT of "self-talk" to get in-and-out of there without incident!). What is a "silent disco"?
I am looking forward to a nice ceasar salad this evening - best one in the city happens to be at the restaurant choice my husband made for "date night". YUMMY!0 -
Ashley--I'm due October 19, so I'm a little over halfway. And definitely not ridiculous at all to think about waiting to get prego a few months for insurance purposes! Kids are expensive. The hubby and I were talking about the cost of daycare last night and it was not very pleasant to think about….
Abigail--That makes total sense. Your go-to foods these days sound like they are a lot better for you and more filling than bread, pasta, crackers, and pretzels!
Beeps--A ceaser salad sounds like a good healthy date night meal!0 -
Silent Disco is this tent and you get wireless headphones which are playing techno music and everyone is dancing their @sses off. So funny thing when you're watching a bunch of people dance to "nothing" from outside.
There are VIP tickets that have A/C plumbed bathrooms. We went the first year they offered VIP and it was worth it then, but they raised the price, took away meals, and so we don't do it that way anymore.
Ris, tell me about child care. We were just informed last night that our day care is CLOSING next Friday! One of the teachers may become our nanny for the same price (a great deal) but only if she can get one other kid to come to our house and pay the same. Fingers crossed. We pay $170 a week which is about mid range for my city. She was $175 from 0-1 year. But yeah....$$$$. I don't even want to think about paying for 2 in day care..... I utilized a Flex account so I at least get $5000 towards childcare at a tax free deposit. Still...
I'm totally not motivated to work today....0 -
I am due October 29.....I am maid of honor in my best friends wedding October 19 so hopefully the little guy hangs in there until at least then :laugh:
I am very grateful that between the 2 grandmas I think we have daycare covered, I can't believe how expensive it can get!0 -
When I'm a grandma, I'm totally NEVER going to be a daycare provider - so thank your lucky position, Chloe!! And, yes, with an (almost) 26-year-old son, I *do* think about what kind of grandma I'm gonna be.
It is NOT gonna be the "daycare-providing" type, lol.
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Beeps, you have a 26 year old? I thought your kids were younger. You can't be old enough to have a 26 year old!
Yes, Chloe, very lucky. My parents live 11 hours away and my in-laws are 80 so.....
Looks like the nanny situation may work out. We're trying to work out details. We need to talk with the other family. They're talking about the kids spending some time at their house (30 minutes away) and Eric isn't really down for that. I did a cold call on a day care near our house yesterday afternoon, and they have openings and cheaper rates, so we do have a back up plan. Assuming they don't suck.
No workout last night or this morning. Was up till 12:30. NO measurements either. I stepped on the scale this morning.....131. NOt logging it. I had pizza for dinner last night and its still sitting heavy. I've also had a headache for 3 days which is strange. I usually only get headaches from hangovers.
But on well. I'm on vacation in 7.5 hours! Woo hoo!0 -
Hi all! Looks like everyone is keeping busy!
Ashley - So fun that you're going to Bonnaroo!! A few of my friends are going again this year! I hope you figure out your child care situation! Whenever it's time for me to figure that out I have it set.. my aunt owns a great home daycare and then my mom and my bf's mom are baby obsessed and are teachers so could pick them up after they get out of school! Works out perfect to me :P Good luck though! Also, your yard looks absolutely amazing!
Beeps - That's awesome about your fasting! I used to do IF, but idk if I could still do it!! Maybe once I get back into my routine of logging food and everything I'll try it again
Ris - your bump is adorable! Love it
I'm doing better with my work outs this week, or at least my intentions are to do better I'm going to try and do a work out M-F. Monday was jazz, yesterday was a cardio class, tonight will be a walk/run, tomorrow a weight class, friday hopefully more weights. I hurt my foot last night somehow, so tonight's "run" will most likely be a walk so I don't aggravate it more. My eating is ok, I'm still trying to remember to log again, it's very hard to get back in the habit! I really want to try and be good this weekend though, it will be my friend's bday and we're going out on a boat and drinking & eating a lot, so I need to be conscious of what I'm putting in my stomach so I don't feel gross or sick! Cook outs are where I have no control! Hopefully I'll think to log before I eat!
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SO I am basically the worst at posting on here lately! Sorry to be missing you all. I am just trying to focus on the stuff at hand (finishing out my last month at work, getting ready for a cross country move, starting my PhD). I am crossfitting 4-5 days a week and plan on continuing in North Carolina. To help on the eating side I am going to try to do 1700 cals a day for the next few months and see where I end up. Hopefully a little leaner, but it's not my number 1 priority at the moment.
I hope you all are well!!!0 -
Better - I have 3 children - son (age 25 - he'll be 26 in August), son (age 11 - he'll be 12 i July), daughter (age 10 - she'll be 11 in October). I'm totally old enough to have an adult-child, but, it's okay if I don't LOOK that old, lol.
Have fun at your bonnaroo thing-a-ma-doo!
I totally pigged out at last night's date night. Came in 300 calories over my daily alotment - which is fine, because I have been under by about that much on Saturday and Monday, too. I didn't feel well, though - my tummy didn't like ALL that food, at once, being dumped into it. So, I slept poorly. (Well.....maybe the booze I ingested also helped with the "poor sleep", lol.)
Anyway, I have a supper out on Friday - hoping to just have a salad plus an appetizer (rather than a main entree) because I really don't need/want the larger entree portion.
And then, for Sunday, Father's Day, we have brunch out AND supper out. As such, to plan, I'll likely fast tomorrow (thursday) and might have to fast on Saturday, too, if I'm afraid the calories on Sunday are going to be TOO overboard. Dunno. Will weigh on Friday to help me figure out the Saturday thing.
(PS - my "fasting" is normally about 20 hours - I still have food every day, even if I fast from 9 pm - 5 pm the next day.)0 -
Hey ladies!
Better- Have fun this weekend! I am so jealous!
Beeps- I never thought my mom would be this kind of grandma either, but now that he is coming she is totally in baby mode....so you never know, you may change your mind
Kate- I could see how moving across country could derail your eating, but just do the best you can until you can get into a normal routine! And good luck on the move!
Shander- Have fun at your party this weekend! Sounds like a blast!
I am doing good so far this week. Diet has been good. I am 3 for 3 days of walking in the morning. This morning was a struggle, I laid there and debated for a minute, but then the dog stood by my bed wagging her tail and I felt too guilty to go back to sleep. I had a hair appt Monday, so no evening workout and last night I did Level 2 of Jillian extreme shed and shred. It was my first time doing that one, I had to modify a little, but it was a great workout and I am a little sore today which is always nice. Tonight I plan on doing something, not sure what yet.0 -
Morning ladies!
Beeps - I hear you on the big weekend coming up. I have my bridal shower on Saturday (cocktail themed) soooo that will be tough to get through without going over I'm sure. I've been eating back all my calories this week because I've been absolutely STARVING so I don't have any to carry over. Might need to use my weekend "rest" days to do some cardio.
Kate - Good luck with the move!
Chloe - Great work on keeping up with walks. I've been sleeping like crap lately, and this morning was the first morning I slept until my alarm went off, so I snoozed through my walk. I feel terrible (for my dog) so I'll be making it up to him tonight with a long walk after dinner.
Better - Have a great vacation!
Week is going good so far eating/workout wise. Getting through the first level of NROL4W, and upon reading how others are lifting it's becoming pretty apparent that I need to push myself to lift heavier weights. Trying to plan out my workouts/week for next week as well, as I'll be heading to San Francisco on Thursday evening to visit my grade/middle school best friend. That will be a struggle for me to keep my eating under control, so I will realllly need to tighten it up Monday-Thursday afternoon.
Happy Hump day everyone! Almost half way through it.0 -
ramalem - FORM FIRST! Don't EVER worry about what other women are doing on NROL4W....just work with your body and your own timing. So, make sure your form is REALLY REALLY GOOD, first, then start upping the weights. Yes, you should be REALLY TIRED at the end of your weight work-out, but you shouldn't be INJURED and always remember, the MOMENT your form is "bad", the exercise is over, anyway (even if you keep repeating it - you've done NOTHING....) You're only in Stage 1 - and by Stage 7, you'll be at those HEAVY weight #'s, for sure!
Chloe - I'm never gonna be a babysitter...I've already done 26 years of motherhood, have another 8 to go, and I'm done with it. I want MY life! Sure, I"ll take the grandkids out to buy an ice cream cone, but "childcare" can be the parents' responsibility - totally not gonna be mine. to each their own!
My gf had her 19 week ultrasound a couple days back (the one who is 41, unmarried, and really wanted a baby) - I knew from Vegas trip she was having a little girl (she had the amniocentesis), and everything is all perfectly fine and momma is now anxious to meet her baby!0 -
Beeps, totally agree about form and I know I've got most of these exercises down I just more feel like I'm not pushing myself as hard as I can. I've had problems in the past with not really believing I can do things, and I just need to push through that issue. 0
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Oh. Well, then, ramalem - GO PUSH YOURSELF!
Got my lifting in-and-done. Am sore. Am tired. Much more lower-body work in these circuits - which is fine (my lower body needs the most work, anyway!), but it REALLY WEARS ME OUT!
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Come on jenomaha and Amy and all the rest o' you regulars (who aren't posting, all of a sudden) - GET IN HERE AND TELL ME SOMETHING!!0 -
I have a pretty busy day at work - am hoping that my car is fixed and I can trade back in this (prius) loaner for my car. And, hopefully my son's baseball game is on tonight (and not canceled due to rain - like last nights' game). If it *is* cancelled, then it is off to TRX I go!0
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Ashely--where I am (DC) childcare is ridiculously expensive. The cheaper of the two daycare options we're considering is almost $1600 a month for kids under a year, then it goes to $1450 for toddlers, and $1250 for preschool-age kids. I think that getting a nanny for a single child is a little more expensive than daycare, but it's cheaper than daycare if you can share with someone else. There's a local website for DC moms that has a forum that you can use to find nannies and nanny shares, so you might want to see if there's something similar for your area. If you can find someone to share with you, that's probably your best option. Au pairs are the cheapest option in our area, particularly if you have multiple kids as the price is generally per family rather than per child, but then you have to have someone live with you. So I am also extremely jealous of Chloe's situation
I've had a pretty good week, but some of that weight from last weekend definitely stuck. But this weekend should be better. I'm not working tomorrow and I have big plans to get in a nice long swim on my day off. I don't have much planned the rest of the weekend, so I'm hoping to get in some good workouts, do some cooking and avoid eating out, and to LOG EVERYTHING. I don't want to be scared to step on the scale on Monday....0 -
Echo that "childcare is ridiculously expensive" - it's absurd how much we spend (and have spent) on the last 26 years of childcare. Enough to buy a small country, I believe.0
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Wow, daycare is expensive in DC. That's almost my mortgage! I was paying $530 a monthgreat for for 3 days a week. Next year, she'll go preschool, which runs the same hrs as my elementary school. It's $600.
So I just did an 18.5 hour fast. I stopped eating at 3 yesterday. For some reason that was easier then stoping later and then going half the next day. Its a start. I'm trying to do better at logging. This weekend I want to get in a run and yoga. I saw a SCARY number on the scale yesterday. It's time to get serious. On Mon I will update my ticker. No more denial!0 -
Eeek daycare is SO spendy in Seattle too. Not sure exactly how much as I don't have any kids yet, but some of my girlfriends have opted to stay home from work instead of paying for childcare, it's that insane.
Having a bit of a dilemma today. Went in for my 2nd wedding dress fitting last night and got scolded by the seamstress for already losing weight and was told I absolutely cannot lose anymore. I don't want to stop working out though, so I'm not entirely sure what I should do. The wedding isn't until August 24th, and I don't want to have to pay more than I am already paying for alterations (don't even get me started on that.) Any thoughts on how I should manage this? Just go into maintenance mode on cals but keep lifting/running?
Happy Friday!!!0 -
I can't believe they are already doing alterations! Mine was like 6 weeks out. 3 months out I had dropped an entire size so they sent it back and I got a smaller size. Is your dress a zipper or a corset? With a corset you can lose wight and still fit.0
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it's a corset thankfully, and that's kind of what I was thinking. I guess I can pad my boobs if they get too small. I don't anticipate dropping a ton of weight or anything, but I just started lifting weights and can already tell a difference. I just don't want it to make me look bigger than I actually am (it's fitted all the way down past my butt).0
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ramalem - guess it all depends on what YOU want!?!?!? Are you just trying to "lose weight" to fit into that dress? Or, are you trying to change your lifestyle, permanently??
Please post a pic of the dress!0 -
Definitely not trying to lose weight to fit into the dress, just more trying to lean out, gain muscle and overall happiness with my life. The way I look at it, I suck so bad on weekends that I should probably be more strict on weekdays to balance it out. Haven't lost an ounce on the scale since I started NROL4W.
I'm not sure if this is a sustainable change for me, but I would like it to be lifestyle if possible.0 -
Ramalem - I agree with Beeps, form first! You can lift more later (but you can't go back undo that injury causing cat back deadlift). That said, with women this is very rarely a problem. A rule of thumb I've heard is that most men should be lifting 25% less than they are women should be lifting 25% more. Do you know someone else who is an experienced lifter and can work out with you a few times (once a week for a few weeks) or supervise? I was pleased with my weight progress generally and in NROLFW and felt like I was lifting heavy. Then I started crossfit and lifting with others and my working weight shot through the roof on a lot of lifts. I needed other people to push me and an atmosphere than encouraged me to try more than I thought I could do.
Trucking along this week. Doing well with the 1700 cal goal. Feeling satisfied but staying under on average. I took a rest day Wednesday after tough WODs M/T. Yesterday's wod was 3 rounds of 15 handstand push ups and 10 hang cleans. I did my HSPUs without an ab mat under my head and good lord it made it so much harder. It was refreshing to think I just did a workout where 30 95 lbs hang cleans were the easy part!
Today's WOD is going to be ABSURD and I just hoping I don't, well, die.
PS SO happy I don't have to worry about child care. Sounds stressful and expensive!
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Ur dress actually sounds alot like my dress was. The only issue is it being big in the hips/butt and chest if its the corset. And like you said they can sew in some padding to help with the extra room in the chest if you have any. I agree that its a little early and I wonder if you could request they hold out a couple weeks?
Just finished my 3rd week since I said I would walk 3 miles everyday before work and I have only missed one day so far and that was due to a storm, so not really my fault. I am feeling really good about this new habit and I am going to continue this until the sunrise gets later (I get nervous in the dark by myself even tho we are in a safe neighborhood) but even then I may ask my boss if I can push my workday down a bit so I can keep this up. I really think it will make for an easier pregnancy and I find that I am so much more tired after work. So it is good to get through it in the morning. Plus its kind of peaceful.
I have done Jillian DVDs twice this week and stayed within cal goals everyday so far. Today is one of those days I feel like I could eat everything in sight though, so we will see how it goes. No big plans for tomorrow I think I might start painting the trim in the babies room, Mike finally moved my treadmill out of there and into the basement. Sunday we are going to dinner with my dad and fam and probably doing something with the inlaws for lunch.0
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