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I hope everyone has had a great day! We're getting closer on the floor. We're going to patch the nail holes tomorrow afternoon. We were going to patch them tonight, but we were just too tired to deal with it tonight. Our neighbor who has his own carpentry/handyman business is coming in on Friday to help. Between DH & neighbor, they should get it done before the end of the day (I hope!)
My dinner was pretty boring compared to everyone elses. But for someone who is kitchen challenged, I did pretty well.
We had cube steaks, steamed corn, brown rice, and wild mushroom soup. I cheated. The corn and rice were the steam in the bag type, and the soup was a pre-made soup in a plastic tub. Unfortunately, I don't know how low in calories it was, but I think it was pretty healthy, except for the soup.
Well, off to bed!0 -
Continuing the adventure in bagel making... Dough eerily became soup-like. It had been a ball of dough moments earlier. I held my breath and hoped it would be okay, reminding myself how tasty the uncooked dough was.
The machine beeped at me, and I turned out the dough... or tried to. It came out like a giant, ooey-gooey sienna marshmallow! Stringy and partly cooked. Like mozarella clinging to your lips from a slice of za 2 feet away in your hand. I persevered and rolled it into flour. Andy helped me form them into doughnut looking objects. One by one I placed them in a pot of boiling water and waited 30 seconds, then flipped them, watching them float to the top, and waited another 30 seconds. I turned each one on to a pan and put them in the oven.
They're cooking now. Andy just commented how good they smell.
It's so hard not to open the oven & check on these bizarre rolly-polies!
Finally they're done. Andy & I split one.
I bite in, then cry out "I'M A DOMESTIC GODDESS!!"
These are better than the store. Gosh, that's another $10/month we'll be saving.
Andy thinks they're almost as good as the store, but doesn't like the golden raisins I used. Noted.
Now if I can just remember what I put in them!0 -
even without chatting much, i love to hear about everyone's lives!
ruff nt with homework. ok, i forgot to give her the medicine---and ladies and gentlemen, we have meltdown, attn attn meltdown level, this is not a rehearsal (hehe)
we got it worked out....but not without exhausting energy. argh. altogether, we will need to make some schedule changes and other things to help her. it's just a constant thing. done whining
i'm off to walk 4mi with leslie--so i don't feel bad about myself. i will still wind up some 300 cals over, but i can live with that.
sweet dreams to you all! (heart)0 -
tirsh! you ROCK! nice jewish girl here has NEVER attempted bagels! (i can do very yummy challah, tho)
yay you!0 -
Amy- Yay! on the floor!
Trish- that's awesome about the bagels!
Stacey- What kind of meds do you have your daughter on? Kyle has ADD and at first they had put him on Adderall....EEEWWWW!!!! Not good! They actually banned it in Canada because it causes heartattacks in children! Not to mention he was a zombie!
I didn't sleep really well last night, I was up and down, tossing and turning, and then AF decided to show up a week early?!:grumble: Wasn't prepared needless to say! UGH! But surprisingly, I don't feel too sluggish right now. It may hit me later.0 -
Nicole, I feel for you. I had a similar problem the other night. I was so sore and wound up from the gym, I tossed & turned all night. Don't think I konked out till 2 or 3.
Can't decide when to do my Wii BL workout today. Picking up friend for studio work soon, and I feel self conscious if she's working & I'm not. If I had gotten my lazy butt out of bed when hubby went to work this morning, I wouldn't have this conundrum. Maybe after Grace goes to bed tonight.
New recipe tonight! Pork & Rice A L'Orange. Should be fun.0 -
Hello ladies! I had to yell at myself this morning. I realize that since the floor isn't in yet, and I have all this extra work at the moment, that I won't be able to exercise for a while. But does that mean that I don't need to watch what I eat or drink my water?! NO! Well, you can guess what I've been doing since not exercising. Yup! I've been slacking on all of it! I know better! So this morning I made a goal for myself to drink 9 cups of water today. Well, I'm off to a great start! (read that last sentence with a sarcastic tone.
) I've got a whopping 1 cup in so far and it's almost 3 pm!! (:grumble: at myself)
I'd better get chugging! :drinker:0 -
check out this gorgeous presentation of veges--to entice your kids and other reluctant loved ones.
http://creativejewishmom.typepad.com/.a/6a011570601a80970b0120a7f466a5970b-pi0 -
**amy--((hugs)) just focus on one thing at a time. for now it's your floor and water.
maybe in 2 weeks you'll add in good bf choice.
then a cpl weeks later you'll walk again.
see my point? we can't be all things all the time! i know you want to make this all happen now; i get that. BUT don't beat yrself up. instead readjust your goals and expectations--so you can have that feeling of accomplishment/success.
((hugs)) again
**and you too supermama trish! i'm not at all encouraging everyone to slack off--just to be kinder to ourselves--as we would our children if they were having a tough day/adjustment. kwim? anyway, enjoy your new dinner and hopefully bl will work into your schedule too.
**nicole, thanks. i try not to get too detailed on her b/c mfp and fb and all those other things are just not private/secure enuf for my liking. i get paranoid abt that kind of info out on the web. in any case, she takes a cpl diff meds at diff times to do diff things for her. just happened that i thought i cd get away with skipping a dose. and obviously i cannot. live and learn.
sorry to hear that your son was such a wreck on adderall--how scary and frustrating for you all.
thanks again for your concern--i really count on you all for all kinds of support
everyone else--hope your day is going well. i gave in and bought the expensive umbrellas at the mall today (cuz that's where we were and it is pouring here) cuz i just can't find the ones i bought at costco earlier this month. man! anyway, don't mind the rain and now it's off to play duplo castle with the boy. :flowerforyou:0 -
Out of boredom, I measured my waist. Looks like I took off another 2 inches since Jan 1. That's a total of 10 inches since joining MFP.
Guess I should get my rear in gear & do some painting now.0 -
YAY Trish! That's awesome that you have lost 10 inches so far!
Amy- I agree with Stacey- take it one thing at a time!
Stacey- I am so sorry, I didn't mean to pry about your daughter!
Chuggin away!0 -
(hug) sheepish grin--nicole, i didn't take it that way at all. unfort posting never conveys emotions accurately. i know you weren't being nosy--just showing some real empathy. which i very much appreciate. thank you--:flowerforyou:
hope your son has made some progress on his paper--w/o too much added stress on you.0 -
More adventures in cooking! I'm making Pork A L'Orange tonight for dinner. I didn't realize it takes such a long time. I also accidentally skipped a step & added liquid to the rice too soon. The rice was supposed to brown in the critter drippings, and then you add orange juice & water. After that comes to a boil, you toss in 1/2 a cup of apples & 1/2 a cup of raisins. I used the same golden raisins that went into the bagels. They are a little spicy. Kinda fun!
When I turned it out into a baking dish, it smelled AMAZING. I wanted to eat it right then and there. I put it in the oven, only to discover you're supposed to cover it first. DOH! Grab dish out of oven. Ask hubby to put tinfoil on it for me, as I tend to be really accident prone around hot things. Put dish back into oven and reset timer. Now we have to wait 40 mins. Yargh. I'm used to eating at 6, and we won't eat until 7.
I bet it will be worth the wait!
Still no BL workout, and I really want to go to the rec center. I'm trying to decide whether to hit the track there tomorrow or the treadmill. I guess it will depend on how Grace feels since she's had a bout with the sniffles.0 -
Hey Nicole... it's the last week before my first 5k, and I was wondering if the following schedule was okay pre-race week
Friday: Run
Saturday: Run
Sunday: Off
Monday: Run
Tuesday: Run
Wednesday: Run
Thursday: Off
Friday: Off
Saturday: Race
If you have any suggestions on duration, intensity, or a different schedule entirely, I'm completely open to it!0 -
Trish- How did the dinner turn out?
The schedule sounds great. Here is what I would suggest for each day.
Fri- do an easy run of 20 minutes. alternate running and walking, I am not sure how far you can go now, but try to go as far as you can without totally blowing yourself out, not going fast, then alternate running and walking, but walk no more than a minute at a time. 30-45 secs would be better, but if you need the full minute to get your breathing under control, then take it.
Sat- make this a hard run, do an easy run of at least 10 minutes, and then go as long as you can until you hit "the hill". do repeats on the hill, try to do 3 repeats of 30 seconds up, and walk or jog back down to your starting point. do an easy jog back home. Try to get this to take at least 30-35 minutes.
Mon- do the same as fri., but maybe try to go a little longer on your interval work.
Tues- Same as Sat.
Wed- Same as Fri and Mon.
This is just a suggestion, feel free to adjust according to you. If it's to hard, then back off! The point should be that you are there to enjoy it! I think you are like me in that you are waaaayyyyy hard on yourself! I beat myself up all of the time if I don't do things perfectly in my mind! UGH!:noway: :grumble: You will probably have to do a run/walk pace for the race, but that's ok. I have seen it all, trust me! I have met so many seasoned runners that do a run/walk. I have run/walked plenty of times. There is no shame in it!:flowerforyou: I am so excited for you! I can't wait to hear about your runs, and the race next week!0 -
Stacey-:flowerforyou: You were right on...I definitely wasn't readingyour emotions right!
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Dinner was good. Andy was over the moon and had a VERY hard time putting the leftovers away. He wanted to snarf it ALL down, but now he can enjoy the rest for lunch tomorrow!
I can go about a quarter mile hard before I need to walk and catch my breath. It can take anywhere from 1/2 a mile to a mile to do that. At a light jog, I can go 1/2 a mile.
I am a perfectionist, but I don't beat myself up. It's more like "C'mon & stick it out, you wuss" lol
I'd like to think of myself as gritty. Tell myself GET 'ER DONE! There is no gray line. What is it that Master Yoda said in Star Wars? "Do or do not. There is no try."
That's the type of person I am. Either give it my all, and die trying, or go home. BRING IT!
I am SO done being obese. There is no other acceptable place to be right now other than my goal weight, which I haven't weighed since I was 10. And I'm determined not to let the same thing happen to my baby that my parents allowed to happen to me.
Anyway, thanks for the schedule. Will let you know how each day goes. It's going to be an exciting week & a half.
I say week & a half because the race is on the 30th, and then I see my diabetes doc a few days later for my 3 month checkup. She'll be FLOORED when she sees what I've done!
And don't worry, I'm well aware that I'll be walking most of the race, but I did tell hubby to push me, because I want to run half of it at least, even if it's not straight through (1/2 mile here, 1/4 mile there, you get the picture).
Want a giggle? I'm starting an actual couch to 5k program AFTER the race, LOL. Kinda backwards, but Hale Freezes Over is not going to have the first AND last laugh. I'm going to stick it out, get fit enough to do this running thing, know what a racehorse feels like (did I mention I LOVE horse racing?), and maybe even run a marathon next spring. Hoping to be doing 1/2 marathons for my b-day in September. What an amazing gift to myself!
P.S. Never got around to Wii BL workout. It's going to be a pretty demanding week anyway. KWIM?0 -
GM ladies!
Trish- that is funny about the c25k after your race! LOL :laugh: I have seen alot of people graduate from it on MFP, and continue on. It's cool.
I slept like a baby last night, yeah! so much better than the night before. An update, Kyle is STILL working on the darn paper! I have to get it postmarked today! UGH! It WILL happen! It WILL happen! (I am sprinkling positive fairy dust all around right now!)0 -
kudos to you trish!! i always love reading your posts. i wish grace was old enuf to comprehend what a determined and adventurous mama she has!
i never got in my exer (or a shower) yesterday either. oh well. today i can combine them--shoulders and arms/arx/stretch
just maybe boy will nap today....
i also have to find a way to clean this house by the end of sunday. i feel cluttered cuz the house is. kwim? dh will be home sat nt and sunday so that should help me be able to do it w/o minding the kids, too.
today i'm just gonna work on getting thru the day with exercise, water and cooking some dinner. anything else will be bonus.
erica, amy, silver, nicole, kim--and our new ladies--hope you all have a FAB FRIDAY! 0 -
Stacey, yargh. I feel ya! I hate housework. I'm looking forward to when Grace has her own room, and the majority of her chaos can be contained in there. Right now I feel it's pretty much futile to try & pick up toys, when she gets them all out again as soon as I'm done vacuuming!
Burned 550 cals at the rec center between TM, biking, and eliptical. Tomorrow Andy will go, too, and push Grace around the track in her stroller. I am trying to *ahem* ENCOURAGE him to use the treadmills. He's really nervous about them. I think he thinks he's going to go flying off. But the ones at the RC have safety clips on them that you attach to yourself, so if you get too far away it automatically shuts down.
Debating now whether or not to nap since there's nothing else to really do. It's been a while since this has happened.
Making raviolis tonight using won ton wrappers, and also garlic bread from scratch. I'm excited.0 -
Trish - I want to have dinner at your house! You always make such delicious sounding meals! And from scratch! :flowerforyou: My idea of fixing ravioli is getting out the can opener. :laugh: And great job on all your running!
Nicole - How is the paper coming?
Stacey - Thank you for reminding me that I need to take things one day at a time. You always seem to help me put things into perspective. And I'm glad your meeting for your oldest went well! :flowerforyou:
Gotta get back to work. Talk to you all later! 0 -
Amy, c'mon over! We always have leftovers. The raviolis don't sound too difficult. Place stuffing in center of won ton wrapper. Dampen edge. Close won ton wrapper. Toss in pot. Boil. Drain. Add sauce. EAT!
Sounds like a 30 min job to me!
Then again, I've been REALLY off on estimating cooking time before. A year ago, I could've cared less if we had dinner at 6 o'clock or 10 PM. Now I freak out if it's 6:15 and dinner's not on the table.
At least I know I need to start the bread at 4:30 0 -
Howdy Ladies--life got busy here for a couple of days. I'd get on and read and then would get called away. I am sewing a flower girl dress for a friend's wedding. That takes my free time until it is done. It is fun--going to be so pretty when it is finished.
Trish--way to nail the workout! I think you are funny how you are "encouraging" your Andy! I always make my daughter(13) use the safety clip on our TM. She hasn't fallen off yet. :laugh: I find that the first time I make something from scratch it always takes longer(learning curve) and then after that it isn't as long. Ravioli sounds yummy. My goal lately with meals is to teach my kids to make new things. Otherwise they won't know how when they area on their own.
Nicole--glad you slept better--days go so much better when we do! Why does our cycle have to mess with us so much? AF has been visiting me too & I have felt off all week. Looking forward to next week when I get rid of this water weight.
However I have done all 3 of my workouts this week--YEAH! I am so happy about that and today's was great. I upped my speed & length just a little & hit 250 calories. So next week I am anticipating great things on that scale!!! I have to be careful tonight though. Hubby & I have a date so I will watch what I choose closely. I have 500 calories to eat though so I am not too worried.
Gotta run! Have a GREAT weekend everyone!
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Curlie, way to get that workout done! 250 cals is GREAT! And don't worry about dates. Adult time burns cals too, tee hee.
Is the place where you're going a national chain? Do they have a website? You can look to see if they have a nutrition guide. That way you can plan it all out, and get more bang for your buck, KWIM?
What's with all of us getting AF at the same time? Ugh! I wasn't aware those pharamones travelled via internet, too! I get it when I'm around my girlie friends & they all start cycling at the same time I do (and subsequently yell at me for it, cuz I guess I have dominant vibes, and throw off their whole monthly schedule)0 -
Hi everyone! I haven't had a chance to catch up in awhile. Been a very hectic week. Started with the 4-day weekend from school, so I struggled to keep DS busy, ended up spending lots of time with family all weekend. Then Tues. my heater/ac unit went out...I mean just completely fried no power to it at all. Then Wed. my husband tried to "fix" our patio door, the look had fallen out and well long-story short power tools plus egomaniacal man =disaster his drill broke the glass into a million tiny shards. So he could have called someone to fix the lock (don't know prices on that but surely no more than $50) and now we are having to get special order glass replaced at AT LEAST $400!!! Thurs I had therapist appt, and was so fraught with stress and exhaustion, ended up being a 90 min session instead of 60. I was exhausted. Then we get home and I played catchup on all the housework that had been neglected all week-6 loads of laundry, 2 loads of dishes (I'd done alot of baking to keep kiddos busy), 2 baths to clean, and floors to vacuum sweep and mop. Aaah! So today is my relax day. My DD wouldn't sleep for some reason last night so I was up since 1 am. At 8 I decided to lay down with her for a nap, and totally missed the HVAC repair guy. So now he's not going to come back until Mon. What a jerk! Luckily it's been mild weather, but Sun a cold front is supposed to hit, so I pray he FIXES it Mon. and not any special order parts. IDK what the cost will be on that either. And with all of this my eating has gone out the window. I've been eating fried chicken, pizza, pasta, etc. and feeling bad bc of it. I have been working out 1-2 hrs/day to stay within cals and drinking all my water, but so far have maintained wt over the last 2 weeks, so def ready to get back on track and feel better soon. Think I'm holding wt from all the stress. So thought I'd vent for a bit get some of that stress out. Sorry for the ramble.
Trish-Good luck with the race coming up. You've got serious determination for this running thing. Great Job! I always get a burst of energy from reading your posts and wish I could be a BALL of FIRE instead of a mopey mess. I feel a light burn, I think....
Stacey-You sound like you've been running a mil/miles/min like me. Hope you're getting some time for you.
Amy-I'm like you, celebrating at least maintaining, because that's better than a gain. LOL
Nicole-Hope your son gets his rear in gear on that paper so you can stop feeling the pressure. Isn't it sad how much pressure we put on ourselves as moms to try to get our kids to perform to their potential.
Silver-Hope you have an update for us on your situation. It sounds like a poss ectopic (ovarian) preg. Hope everything's ok.
Erica-You are a true inspiration to me. You are bfing and have a BABY at home, and you're still really pushing yourself to exercise and eat right. If I'd had your determination I'm sure I could have lost the 10 lbs I gained from pregnancy in no time. Instead I gained an addtl 15 and am just now down 25lbs to prepregnancy wt. Thanks for posting your struggles and successes to keep us all going.
TO everyone else out there, good job keep it up, sorry I forgot you, and catch up again soon. Got the 3 kiddos now so gonna be BUSY0 -
Ohmigosh, curlie, I need a nap just reading your post. LOL. I think you've got more energy & tenacity than I do keeping up with all that activity.
Here, have a fresh baked bread stick!
I really admire you ladies who keep up with all that activity.
EDIT: cuz I'm bored. Started the garlic & herb bread early. Just couldn't contain myself. Randomly threw in some water, butter, flour, rosemary, thyme, oregano, basil, garlic, and splenda. Didn't measure much other than the water & flour. It was soupy when I checked it. Threw in another cup of flour, and now it is a beautiful dough ball. VERY aromatic. Perfect. Can't wait to turn it into sticks/loaves, and glaze it with olive oil. MMMMMMM!0 -
DISASTER AND CHAOS!! The raviolis looked so beautiful going into the pot. They were perfect. I even crimped the edges with a fork. They all fell apart as soon as I started stiring them. ARGH! I'm not even sure there's any left in tact now that the tomatoes and sauce is in.
Oh, but that's not all.
My dough was perfect the whole way through. Lovely little ball. Well, I'm obviously doing something wrong with my breads, because this is the 2nd batch that came out like melted MARSHMALLOWS!
I turned it out on to the counter, and it just came out in a stringy, goopy mess. That's not it, either. I started trying to form balls, and the dough stuck to my hands. I looked like the swamp creature! I couldn't get it off. I didn't know what to do! I had to wash my hands and waste half the batch to get it off. When my hands were clean, I threw a TON of flower on to the counter and took a deep breath. I refused to let this beat me! It finally cooperated and I was able to form 3 small loaves, and several bread sticks.
I put them in the oven, turned around, and realized I completely forgot to glaze them with olive oil. Quickly, I tried to hunt down the lone hot pad we own that Grace took off with, and grabbed the dough from the oven, glazed them, and put them back in.
*Big huff*
Mind you, I'm not beating myself up. I just needed to vent cuz it frustrated me.0 -
trish (hugs) you figured it out. it's soupy b/c you need more flour. and it would help to lightly dust your counter and hands with flour as you're working it. it's a bit of a balance to not overwork it and put in too much flour, but from the sound of it you just need more dry material.
hth
and don't forget--your bagels turned out delish!
jr--glad you checked in. whew! what a week you had!! at least you're maintaining. that is significant!
i agree with trish and ppl's energy levels. 4 kids, kim, is a lot right there PLUS all the other things you work into your life. i have a friend in salt lake who was still hiking at 8mon preggo. and nicole, all that work you do on your property. we have ROCK for our yards and slow growing evergreens that only need maintenance once or 2x/year. you obviously have vision, patience and perseverance. and then you homeschool too! (virtual school at home is HOMEschooling!). and erica, i agree with jr. brand new baby and yet rockin' to get back in axn. i put it off for like 2 years....
sooooo my point is that you all impress and inspire me. thanks for being here!! :flowerforyou:
tonight was mac and cheese for kids, lean cuisine for me, and we made a pudding/mousse version of s'mores. they're chilling in the fridge. (fat free sugar free pudding and light whipped topping--BUT 11 oz hot fudge topping spread over graham cracker/marg/sugar layer). my kids have been wanting to make it for weeks, so we gave it a try tonight.
'k. need to eat and DRINK that water! have a good night all! And THANK YOU!!0 -
Well hubby was a fan of the bread, but not the raviolis so much. Then again they had gotten cold by the time he got home.
To end the day on a bright note, the garlic & herb bread will make AMAZING bruschetta. I was putting tomatoes on it from the ravioli, and it tasted just like Olive Garden's when they first came out with it. In the next day or two, I will have to toast some of it, drizzle with olive oil, and devour with fresh chopped tomato & leftover baby spinach. Mmmm!
Very tired now. Grace going to bed soon. Going to crash & watch Season 2 of Rome. Netflix is great!
Night, my lovelies 0 -
Thanks Stacey! You are so sweet:blushing: :flowerforyou:
Trish- how did your run go today?
JR and Amy- it's great to hear from you and thanls for the encouragement about the paper!:flowerforyou:
Well, he finally got his paper done at 3pm...WHEW! I am so relieved it's in the mail! That was pushing it a little to close for my liking!
Wish me luck everyone, tomorrow is my first race since a started to run again! I will let you know how it goes!:happy:0
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