SBF2 Reboot Boogaloo! Week of Sept 14th

yoginimary

So it's time for me to switch gears from yoga to biking. I have two yoga classes today, but I will throw a bike ride or two in as well. I'm trying to figure out how to fit everything in this week.

Yesterday's class was easier than expected - again. There wasn't anything I couldn't do. Did two things I had not done before, so that was nice. I'm posting one of them on FB.

Back on the bike, boogaloo.

lotusfromthemud

A new week!

Yesterday we ended up on Centre Island (a short ferry ride and a world away from the city) on a "quadricycle". (sort of two bikes attached side by side so it's like a golf cart you pedal) So, on my day off, I walked about 8km and biked at least three. (all at a leisurely day off pace, of course). I had crab cakes for lunch, and I think they were just too rich for me because I was up not feeling so good most of the night.:sick:

Today it's a short upper body/core workout followed by a short thai massage with my trainer. I keep waiting for the day that I don't wake up with a headache. Also, as I slept in due to not much sleeping last night, I have to work on my project later this afternoon.

Take care, pebbs.:flowerforyou:

mechanicmom

I am chipper this morning! I am announcing that because it doesn't happen that often. I really have no reason either. I have already gotten dinner in the crockpot, Alex's bread in the oven, the dishes done, kitchen clean, laundry started, living room picked up, quiet time, wrote in both of my journals (one about Alex for Alex when he's older and the other about our adoption process...probably for our daughter when she's older) and it's just 10:30. Didn't feel like doing anything but after breakfast I found some energy and got all that done. Now I just have to figure out what to do for a work out today and when to do it. I may go for a walk if it looks like it won't rain for a bit. Oh and push ups too!
I have some projects to work on that seem pretty simple but might be time consuming. Alex has been interested in clocks for some time and has recently started telling me what time it is like if the hour hand is pointing at the 8 he'll say it's 8 o'clock, even if the minute hand is pointing at the 5 or something. I thought I would try to make a clock out of construction paper and try to make it fun for him. If nothing else he will play with it.
I guess chipper =chatty. :laugh: Just call me "chappy" or "chitter"! (I tend to mix words on accident and say them like they are normal words like nippy + chilly = chippy. Or questionable + iffy = iffable.)
Shutting up now!
What-was-in-my-eggs-boogaloo!
MM

lotusfromthemud

I thought I felt better, but apparently don't. Skipping the trainer, having a laydown boogaloo!

Hey MM, whatever was in your eggs, I want some. I need to find a day where I have the energy to seriously clean my house. I think I may take an extra day off from the gym this week, and just clean like a madwoman for 4-6 hours. Everything is covered in cat hair, including me.

cp005e

I, too, am covered in cat hair. What a coincidence!

I could do with some of that energy myself, MM. Long day at work, didn't get my walk in, made it to belly dance, and I just finished my pushups. But I have a huge load of dishes that built up over the weekend that I need to go do... boo! Instead, I'm browsing the internet and watching TV.

Looking for my motivation, boogaloo.

mechanicmom

So I'm not as chipper today. I have had a sore throat a couple of times over the last two days. Last night it came and stayed. I'm sad. I'm not kidding when I say every time I start getting on an eating/exercise routine I get sick (or I have a bad period). Maybe there's something in my body that lays dormant as I am dormant and when I start exercising it starts exercising too. Just a thought. I am going to try to work out today anyway. And drink lots of water. Something I've been needing to work on anyway.
I suppose all this could be sinus/allergy because of all the rain and the sudden cooler temps. Hoping.
I have cat hair all over my house too. And usually on me. I have to clean up really well on Thursday and Friday because my fam is suppose to come and my brother is really allergic.
I'm done chatting. I'm saving my voice.
Pushing through boogaloo!
MM

lotusfromthemud

Morning ladies,

I'm cranky today because oversleeping/not feeling well means that I didn't accomplish anything yesterday. I try to remind myself that resting in order to feel better is accomplishing something, but it's hard to feel that.

Today, I have to edit for at least an hour, go food shopping and make it to an evening spin class.

Also, I've filled my eating out (with dessert) quotient for the next several weeks as of last night. So, it's back on the no sweets wagon. I love sweets.

Take care, pebbs.:flowerforyou:

yoginimary

My husband's Texan grandmother has an expression, " ______ is good enough for anybody". When he asked for 4 pancakes one morning, she said "three pancakes are good enough for anybody." We find this endlessly funny. So to sum up yesterday, "four hours of exercise is good enough for anybody."

Today - biking! I will get as much out of this weather as I can.

good enough for anybody, boogaloo.

mechanicmom

V, I am beginning to wonder if we are "soul-sisters" or something. :laugh: We seem to have a lot of the same issues going on at the same time. Was it what you ate the other night that you are still sick over? Or is it something else?
I am quickly losing mojo to work out. I know I don't feel bad enough to skip but I sure don't feel like doing anything. I'm in that "eating makes my throat feel better" stage, so I really need to work out.
Biggest Loser starts again tonight. I am thinking about maybe just watching the first show and the last, and skipping all the drama in between. I just like to see how people change physically.
I wonder if working in the yard (moving plants) burns many cals. Wonder if that's a good idea since I don't feel good. It's the only thing that sounds motivating.
Mary did you work out for four hours yesterday? Or was it five? :noway:
Off to figure out what I am doing.
MM

mechanicmom

OK...a two hour nap is good too. Guess I needed some sleep. Groggy but feeling a teensy bit better at the moment. :yawn:
MM

cp005e

Pushups and I are just not getting along lately. Last week I only did them once because my shoulder was so sore that I kept waking up that night. I tried to massage it and that just seemed to make it more sore. So, I figured, OK - a new week, I'll start over. I did them last night, and today, my chest is sore all over - kinda achy, and taking a deep breath doesn't feel too good. Oh, and the sides of my neck is sore. What is going on here?!? I wonder if something I did at belly dance last night might be compounding the situation - though I don't know what. :grumble:

I haven't been getting to sleep very well lately, either. I keep perking up around 11:30 and then I don't end up in bed until after 1. So I am officially a grump!

I am allowing myself 2 squares of dark chocolate (mmm), and then I will do DDR for awhile. Maybe watch BL later. I gotta do something positive here.

Grump bump boogaloo!

mechanicmom

Good morning my pebbles.
CP, you are on week 4 aren't you? Hang in there! I think I felt the same kind of soreness you are talking about last week when I started up again. Week 4 is like a whole new level isn't it? I remember I had to repeat that week a lot. Don't get discouraged. You are my motivation for doing push ups! :flowerforyou:

Well, I don't think I have a cold. It doesn't feel like a cold. But it still doesn't feel good. I'm going to try to make myself do Shred here in a bit. I don't wanna but I fear getting fatter. I put my jeans on again yesterday and they were still really tight, more than Sunday when I put them on. I am trying to tell myself that it may be a month before I see a difference but I'm really struggling with the mentality that it's not fast enough. Nothing else I'm doing is working so I need to stick with this. I really wish I had the excitement and motivation that I had two years ago when I started this.
I'd go for a walk but there's still rain in the forecast for the next two days. Not complaining! It's been raining everyday for a week now! I hope we have a pretty autumn! All three weeks of it. :laugh:
Fighting the "don't wannas" boogaloo!
MM

yoginimary

It was 4 hours of exercise on Monday (3 hours of yoga, 40 min bike, 30 min walk). Yesterday was biking and walking. Today: biking and yoga. Lots of biking. 10 days until ride :noway: - not a lot of time. We are already talking about cutting back the ride to either 28 or 40 miles (rather than 50). We'll see how we do this weekend.

Hope everyone feels better.

Biking like mad, boogaloo.

lotusfromthemud

Morning, pebbs

Managed spinning last night. Always so hard to go, but so fun during and after. Mostly, some days it's just hard to leave the house.

Today is Bikram at 5:30, and I just finished my morning round of editing, so probably a mani/pedi (I'm all chippy) to celebrate actually working on my project. Someone could do a psychology case study on difficulty/fear of finishing a project with me. I'm pretty sure I'd provide lots of good data.

Squashing the don't wannas boogaloo!

Take care.:flowerforyou:

cp005e

Go, Mary, go! I need a little bike person emoticon...

I did do DDR for 40 minutes last night. Today, I made it out for a (rather breezy) walk, and am going to try to go running tonight. My co-worker can't make it, so I may just stick to the treadmill and work on speed.... but running outside is more fun. I won't be going 'exploring,' though... :ohwell:

I hope you feel better, MM. And thanks for the encouragement. I took some Aleve last night and am less sore today. I am wondering if maybe the fact that I had a cold is slowing down my recovery time or making me more sore for some reason. I'll try to do day 2 (of week 4, yes) tonight and see how I do. It just seems weird, because I struggled through days 1 & 2 on level 3 a few weeks ago, but never got as sore as I have been since I went back to level 2. Maybe I wasn't going down as far before? Anyway, I expect to be on "week" 4 for another month or so!

Someone could do a psychology case study on difficulty/fear of finishing a project with me. I'm pretty sure I'd provide lots of good data.

Right there with ya, V. I definitely have a fear of completing things for some reason.

Not getting lost boogaloo!

mechanicmom

I guess I have a cold or some kind of virus. Alex just came down stairs with a runny nose and drooling (usually a sign of a sore throat). :grumble: This sucks. My fam is suppose to come and now probably won't since they are germ paranoid like me. And Alex was suppose to go to his friend's b-day party this weekend. And I have a dentist appointment on Monday that I can not put off again. I am praying and praying that we will get over it quickly. Why can't a person get sick when there is nothing happening in their lives?
That was my vent. I'm done.
I need to start logging again today. Slacked off because I didn't feel good. My only exercise today will be getting to the store if I can get a list together. Oh and trying to get the house clean if my family is still coming tomorrow.
Booger-loo!:laugh: (Couldn't pass that up!)
MM

yoginimary

I'm still waiting for the period in my life when nothing is going on. Kitty is showing very good improvement today. She's not eating yet, but she's acting like her old self. We got some different anti-nausea yesterday, so it must be working well.

Did a great headstand yesterday. I didn't stay long, but it felt right, which is a huge step.

Guess what I'm doing today? More biking. Neither husband or I feel like we will be up to the 50 miler. We might end up with 28. I was going to try for 40, but I thought we might need to get home to feed kitty. Hopefully, she'll be better soon - and in time for the 63 miler in October!

Upside down, boogaloo.

lotusfromthemud

Today is some sort of gym session (either the elliptical or by myself in the spin room. . .haven't decided). I have a raging case of the don't wannas, but I'm determined to ignore them.

Also, I have to prepare for my tutorial, and try to edit. I hate editing! I start to second-guess everything I wrote instead of just make sure the commas are in the right place. I'm on the verge of hiring someone to do it (but I'm too broke) . It doesn't help that my special lady time is coming, so what I want to do is watch sad movies in my pajamas and eat chocolate covered potato chips. (naughty.) Instead, I'm getting my first haircut in two years. It's officially out of control. (I mean my hair, but really everything. . .)

Taking Care of Business Boogaloo!:flowerforyou:

lotusfromthemud

I'm still waiting for the period in my life when nothing is going on.

I think this is a myth along the lines of the loch ness monster and flattering bathing suits.

mechanicmom

V, maybe I could help edit? Is it something you can email to me? Maybe like a section at a time or something. Do you have a deadline? If so that might not work. I would like to think I know where a comma goes!
Well, I am always busy doing something (DH doesn't like it) even if I'm sitting on my rear I am doing something. But it's usually things that can be cancelled or postponed without putting people out or disappointing Alex's friend by not coming to his party. :frown: He is obsessed with Alex. lol. I think the feeling is mutual.
Alex has asked to watch Wall-E again today so I'd better get to the store so he can finish watching it before naptime.
MM

yoginimary

Forgot, I'm supposed to take a day off each week. So today is the day - short bike ride is all I'm doing.

lotusfromthemud

V, maybe I could help edit? Is it something you can email to me? Maybe like a section at a time or something. Do you have a deadline? If so that might not work. I would like to think I know where a comma goes!
Well, I am always busy doing something (DH doesn't like it) even if I'm sitting on my rear I am doing something. But it's usually things that can be cancelled or postponed without putting people out or disappointing Alex's friend by not coming to his party. :frown: He is obsessed with Alex. lol. I think the feeling is mutual.
Alex has asked to watch Wall-E again today so I'd better get to the store so he can finish watching it before naptime.
MM

MM, you are too kind. This is more of me having to look through and making sure stuff is cited, and formatted correctly. I need to grow as a person and not second-guess myself. I really need to work on my fear of finishing things. Speaking of which, I'm going to the gym now to finish a workout.

mechanicmom

If you need help V, then I can try!
Cold hit full blast after shopping. Feeling pretty nasty now. Body says take a nap but I say no way. lol. I am not a nappy person. Only when I need to. I've already taken one this week and that's it. :laugh:
I'm going to shower to wake myself up instead.
Some pressure is off. My family is not coming. Bummed but oh well. It happens often so I wasn't surprised.
MM

mechanicmom

:sick: Feeling worse today, but determined to try to go for a walk since the rain chance have gone down...I think. I haven't looked since yesterday. It won't be a big calorie burn but at least it will be something. I will also try to get push ups done, though I'm not sure I'll make it through all the sets. Got to sleep in (off and on) this morning so that helped. Alex is still sleeping and it's almost 8:30.
Mary, I'm glad the kitty seems to be a little better. I'm still praying!
V, and CP I hope you are both well!
TGIF!
MM

yoginimary

My first day of my own class today. Husband got sick last night so I didn't sleep all that well. I have 2 classes, then some work (so work, then some work). There's a little time between the classes, so I hope to get a little cardio in - though I'm worried about catching husband's illness, so I may hold off.

Went to a raw "cooking" class last night. I learned few tricks, but it was disappointing. The chef really didn't know much about raw foods and kept saying nonsense about this or that food being really good for you (the idea that there are superfoods, makes me scoff). The dessert was amazing though - apples, walnuts, pinenuts, cinnamon, nutmeg and just the slightest bit of agave (trick is to pulse the apples in a food processor so you can make them in to a shape). The salad was my mom's favorite - it had a sesame seed oil dressing (but no vinegar, which is what I dislike about dressings). The main dish was downright yuk. Way too much garlic - the chef didn't even try the recipe before teaching us! This was not a cheap class either. I'll post the good recipes though, if you want them.

First day of work, boogaloo!

lotusfromthemud

Just a quick check-in, before I leave for my day.

I've decided not to log on Fridays (until either later today or next Friday ) I've got so much running around to do, and a weird schedule and I just need to feed my body. Who knows. . .maybe I could learn how to "just feed my body" all the time. . .

Good luck with the class, Mary. . .I'm sure it will go great!

When I delved into the whole raw food thing, it was a lot of garlic. My husband once kicked me out of bed in the middle of the night because I reeked.:laugh: (it comes out my pores, etc. . .nasty)

Teaching, running, eating boogaloo!:flowerforyou:

cp005e

Hi all! Yesterday was our anniversary, so we went out for a very nice dinner. I had an heirloom tomato salad (seriously YUMMY) and an appetizer portion of pumpkin ravioli. I ordered a molten chocolate cake with bitter caramel ice cream for dessert, which was REALLY tasty but so rich that I couldn't finish it. No exercise other than a walk.

And since I forgot to post about Wednesday, I'll go ahead and report that I did make it out running by myself - I went and ran laps around the reservoir where lots of people go walking/jogging, and managed (I think) about 3.5 miles in 35 minutes before it got dark. I also made it through my pushups - and they were easier! I really didn't feel like doing them, but I'm glad I did - it finally felt like I was making progress. We'll see how it goes tonight!

Mary, I'm so glad your kitty is feeling better. Sorry about the 'cooking' class - we are thinking of going to one on Monday (all about pesto! :bigsmile: ). That reminds me that I was going to try and think of some dressings for MM - we always make our own kind of spur of the moment. I like vinegar, though. :ohwell: MM, I hope you feel better soon. And V, good luck with your busy day! :flowerforyou:

yoginimary

Thanks for the food porn, CP - always like to hear about food, even when I don't get to eat it.

Kitty ate a little food last night :bigsmile: let's hope this continues! This has to be the worst thing I've ever had to do for a cat. I want her to be back to normal soon.

Yoga classes went well yesterday - except that my class is 90 minutes, not 75 like is on the web site. You'd think the boss would tell me how long my class was. :huh: Next week it will be 90 minutes - which is how long a yoga class should be anyway.

Today - lots of biking with errands.

Kitty getting better, boogaloo!

mechanicmom

Yay for good news about the kitty! I hope she keeps keeps getting better!

I am so ready to get over this cold! I don't feel like doing anything. It doesn't help that I am naturally lazy anyway.
I think today will be my cheat day. I may be able to stay within cals tomorrow easier than today. I hope I am feeling better by tomorrow too. Our poor pastor had some nasty virus last week, so my hubby was called last minute to teach the sermon. The pastor called yesterday and said now he thinks he has the flu. :sick: So my hubby is preaching again tomorrow. I guess God's preparing him for the future. (He felt years ago that God called him to be a pastor. Not sure I want to be a pastor's wife, knowing what I know now. But I married him anyway, knowing that was his calling.) He can teach that's for sure. So he's working on a sermon today. Alex is asking to play cars with mommy. And I am wanting to be left alone. :laugh:
We have the birthday party tonight, and I'm not sure if I am going. Alex has to go as his little friend is SO excited to have him coming. lol
Chatty again. Shutting up.
Have a good weekend!
MM

lotusfromthemud

today is Bikram at 3.

Yesterday, I was unable to eat anything between breakfast and five pm. I'm not really sure how to fix this, unless I flat out start eating while teaching.

Consequently, I was starving and ate myself sick on tacos I made when I got home. Not good. Feel a bit guilty, as I can't imagine the caloric consequences those had (I made them with cheese and sour cream and even bought flour tortillas I like that have about 200 calories per in them.) Also, the second week of school letdown had hit hard, so it was pretty stressful. (I could actually feel the difference as soon as I started walking around campus. . .last week everyone was smiling and talkative. . .this week. . .not so much).

So, today it's back on track. I'm supposed to go to a party tonight, but it starts at 9pm, and I feel too old for that. I'll probably make a brief appearance.

Great news about kitty, Mary!
MM, could you be "naturally tired" or "naturally still a little under the weather" instead of "naturally lazy"? From the descriptions of your days you don't sound very lazy to me. And CP, you had me at "bitter caramel ice cream."

Take care.:flowerforyou:

mechanicmom

I've been officially uninvited to the birthday party. No really. Apparently the birthday boy's great grandfather is very fragile and could go at any time. They don't want a any sick people around him at all, which I can't blame them. I'm just kind of bummed. Alex and Steve will still go. I hope neither one of them are carrying the germs! I'd hate for a grandfather's death to be because of me! :noway:
On the bright side I have an evening to myself! Whatever will I do!
And the sun is shining today! First time in almost two weeks!
MM