SBF2 Reboot boogaloo...wk of April 26

lotusfromthemud

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lotusfromthemud

Once again, I'm nervous to start the thread.

I made it through week one of the pre-BD month challenge I set for myself.:drinker:

I blogged a recap, but here's a few other things just for my pebbs. I find myself getting compelled to work out. A lot. For example, today, I'm tempted to do a weights class, followed by boxing, followed by zumba. This is probably too much. I keep having to make myself snap back to the big picture of my workout goals for the week, and not just kill myself in one day. (remind myself that I can go to zumba in the a.m., etc...) I think my binge mentality may be drifting over into workout territory. Weird. There's also that whole "way too much energy/weird manic energy" thing going on. I started my special lady time, so that may explain it. I'm actually looking forward to the crash.

Also, I have had a few fleeting moments where I want to log/track/calculate my food. Trying not to.

Had my sunday "feast day" meal yesterday. A cheeseburger with a glass of red wine. Delightful.

Today, it's a sculpt/strength/dance conditioning sort of class followed by boxing. And that will be enough. (especially since zumba tonight would be taught by senor booty shaking killer 1000 calorie an hour dude). Also, I'm hoping to hear something from my doc's office today.

Just enough boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

yoginimary

So what wine goes with cheeseburger?

I managed to get through an entire weekend at the in-laws without having dessert - unless you count this evil concoction called chocolate peanut butter - basically cocoa powder mixed in with sweet peanut butter. My FIL was saying how different things would be good with it (banana, cherries, etc). My response, "dirt would be good with it."

Anyway, Saturday was yoga teacher's birthday, so I'm bringing cupcakes. I will probably have one. Yoga and walking on the schedule today - as well as pestering the group fitness director to make a simple phone call, so I can teach class tomorrow.

Chocolate peanut butter, boogaloo!

ahhh, the cupcake place I was going to go to today is closed! I'll have to find another one.

lotusfromthemud

So what wine goes with cheeseburger?

I managed to get through an entire weekend at the in-laws without having dessert - unless you count this evil concoction called chocolate peanut butter - basically cocoa powder mixed in with sweet peanut butter. My FIL was saying how different things would be good with it (banana, cherries, etc). My response, "dirt would be good with it."

Chocolate peanut butter, boogaloo!

Cabernet. or Malbec. or, a Petit Syrah. (sorry, waitress/culinary school training just kicked in) Last night it was a big Rodney Strong Cab.

Are you talking about "Peanut Butter & Co. Dark Chocolate Dreams?" You know what I like with it? A spoon. I love that stuff. The lack of (less) refined sugar (I think it's cane juice) means I can eat it and not trigger a binge (like nutella, which I've decided is just a candy bar you eat with a spoon.) It's very good with those gluten free "sticks and twigs". But you didn't hear that from me.

yoginimary

I ate it with a spoon as well - 3 different spoons for variety.

cp005e

You all are funny. I'm thinking I'd better stay away from this chocolate peanut butter! :laugh:

I had a great weekend overall. No work to catch up on, managed to do some yard work and cleaning so I felt productive, but also spent a good chunk of time just chilling out with cats on my lap. And going out to eat. :bigsmile: We watched Julie & Julia last night from Netflix, which was fun.

I also got a swim lesson from my husband yesterday, which was cool. I realized a few years ago that while I know how to do all the strokes, I never learned how to breathe properly - so I'm always frenetically trying to get water out of my nose and breathe at the same time. So, we practiced breathing and by the end I felt like I was starting to get the hang of it. I'm thinking I may try and go practice what I learned tonight if I can get out of work at a reasonable hour.

Breathing, boogaloo! :flowerforyou:

mechanicmom

Hi ladies!
We are still on the road therefore this will be a short post.
I'm loving this chocolate peanut butter conversation! Lol! But I can't dwell on my favorite combo for long or it might become a reality.
Had a good weekend. Relaxing for the mind but so much for the body. We hiked six hours yesterday, approx. eight miles, and burned over 2900 calories! Whoo hoo! We are sore! But it's good. I just hope the cals carried over to today because we had blizzards from DQ. I will be posting pics on FB if there is enough room left on my computer's hard drive to upload them from he camera. It was so cold! And we were not prepared at all. It must have been in the 40's and the first night there were 40 mph winds. We didn't sleep much so bedtime will be early tonight.
Not really looking forward to getting back to reality but I can't stay in the clouds.
I will check back in tomorrow!
MM

yoginimary

Glad you had a good time, MM. I don't think I ever learned to breath properly in swimming either.

Today, I start the new yoga job. Hope it goes well. I think all the access stuff is cleared up. I still don't know where anything is - like where to get or turn in my time sheet. Maybe I just figure it out? I think there are only two teachers at this facility, and one of them laid up with back surgery (I'm the other now). Will also go for a walk today.

I see the heat coming soon. It will be in the 90s this weekend - yuck, but I guess it will be May. We've really had a great winter and spring.

Summer soon, boogaloo.

lotusfromthemud

Just got back from Zumba. What a different atmosphere the Tuesday a.m. class has. I have to remember that I was once a beginner exerciser, but I just want to tell the ladies "don't give up! just keep moving." Because there are two that just stop and look cranky if they get the least bit confused. They get confused a lot, then they get angrier, then it just spirals from there. I try to remember the time I laughed in my first yoga class because I'd "never be able" to do that. (want a laugh? it was upward dog. now I do it twenty times a class like I was rolling out of bed.)

My trainer and her partner (who is my boxing instructor) were talking about my neighborhood and its teeny-tiny comfort zone. Let's just say the ladies around these parts are super-good at complaining. I just try to let it fill me with gratitude instead of snark, but I have my days where that's way harder than other days.

Also, I have a killer sinus headache, which may explain my snark level. I think I'm experiencing an allergy/special lady time double whammy. Oops. that sounded complainy.

Today I'm debating on yoga this eve. I'll wait until later in the day and see if it feels like the right thing to do.

Welcome back, MM! I'm so glad you got a well deserved break. CP, I have been pondering taking swimming lessons this summer, but that would involve a bathing suit, and I don't know if I'm there yet (mentally). Good luck with the new class, Mary. You'll figure it all out, I'm sure (but I can relate to the discomfort of not knowing).

Pollen boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

mechanicmom

Good morning,
Mary, I'm not really looking forward to summer but it has been nice to actually have four seasons! I think I'd like it to be this way every year.
Lots to do today. Mostly laundry, which won't get finished today. In laws left this morning, which was okay I guess since I can't do laundry while they are here (too much to explain). Taking Alex to tumbling class this morning, putting everything away from the trip, and then trying to get a work out in. I was expecting to be much more sore from hiking 8 miles than I am. I guess I also expected to be a lot slimmer from it too. The scale is now up to my original starting point 3 years ago. I'm not going to let it get to me. I know it's muscle and soon the fat will start coming off.
I have "2 1/2" days to get the house cleaned up before my family comes up for a few days, so I'd better get to it.
Happy Tuesday!
MM

lotusfromthemud

Morning pebbs,

I have zero energy. None. Nada. Zilch. I hope I hear news from the doctor today. For the past six months or so, I have tons of energy or none. If there's less than zero, that's where I am right now. Dizzy when I stand up, asleep when I am horizontal. Boo to it.

Utilizing my skill of pushing through, I have an appointment downtown, then I think I'm going to go shopping, then home, and then weights class followed by spynga. (I'll re-assess as I go to make sure I won't fall over in any of those things).

Looking for my mojo, boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

yoginimary

You have a manic metabolism?

I had one student in my class yesterday. No one knew that there would be class, so even having one student is good. I wrote a notice on the white board, so maybe I'll have more than one student on Thursday. Not much yoga experience, so we just went through the poses. Also, no mats. I asked the management if we could get 4 of them and mat cleaner. I will bring three mats tomorrow.

Today: double yoga! I could have double yoga everyday through Saturday. My yoga teacher is having her day job fashion show tomorrow (she works at the University in the Textiles dept and she organizes this huge fashion show for her students every year). The people I'm going with are dressing up (le sigh), so I have to figure out if I have time to go to class and meet friends for dinner.

One student, boogaloo.

mechanicmom

Hey ladies!
Not much news here. It's a "scheduled" day off, though I feel like I should work out. House work should be good enough and I have a lot of it!
I did resist the urge to go out to eat lunch today, which is my normal eating out today, which also makes it difficult because I don't have time to work out on Wednesdays either.
I am thinking of adding B12, and iron back into my daily vitamins. I am chewing ice a lot and I think that comes from an iron deficiency. Or I just like doing it.
We will be having work done on the house in a couple of weeks. A nasty algae-fied window replaced, bathrooms caulked, and I am going to send the property management pictures of the rat droppings I found behind the couch yesterday and behind the fridge. :mad: I thought they had left until we heard one the other night. Apparently they never left as there are about 20-30 droppings behind the couch. We have one of those electric things plugged in that is suppose to keep them away but it's apparently not working. And I am telling them about the dryer vent being plugged again. Praying for favor and that they won't get mad. If they fix all these things I *might* be okay to stay here a little longer. Although the baldcypress tree in the front is my enemy. That's another story.
Anyway, no news turned into more news than I thought. :laugh:
My novel for the day.
Happy Wednesday boogaloo!
MM

mechanicmom

Good morning,
How is everyone?
V, how are you feeling? More energetic today?
Mary, how did teaching go?
CP, where are you girl? I miss ya!
Bobbie, are you still here? I love seeing your cheerful posts!

I don't like it when my day starts off on a sour note. I hope it gets better. A cry first thing in the morning is not something I enjoy. :grumble:
I sent an email to the property management. The lady was very nice and apologetic when she called back. She said she would start making phone calls and I should start receiving calls today to set up times for people to come out. I really don't know when I will have time to have people come out. My schedule is pretty packed over the next two weeks but we'll make something work. I'll just be glad to get all this fixed I hope!
I should have worked out yesterday. Church ended up being canceled last night (pastor sick maybe?) so we went out to celebrate a little boy's birthday instead. It was fun but I ate high calorie stuff. Oh well, today is a new day.
More cleaning today, grocery list and shopping to do, spending some time with Alex, and getting ready for a crazy and hectic weekend.
Hope you all are well!
Getting off my duff boogaloo!
MM

lotusfromthemud

I ended up not exercising yesterday. Well, I did get a half hour walk in, so I guess that counts as movement, but I was just too low energy.

I do feel better today. I noticed that along with being super low energy, I was really hungry yesterday, so I ate more. I also just woke up from sleeping for nearly twelve hours. I think I needed some extra rack time and maybe some extra protein. Also, if I haven't heard from my doc's office by this afternoon, I'm going to give them a call. I do not like a life of mystery, especially a life that has the mayo clinic website in it. Full stop on the googling for today. If a B12 shot will make me feel better, I want one. (but I can't get one until the tests are finished, so that the problem is still there to look at...aigh...diagnostic catch 22)

Today I have a meeting with my trainer scheduled, so if that goes off according to plan, I should get a TRX session in, with maybe a little bit of boxing, followed by a stop at the farmer's market. Also, my husband comes home from the road so we may eat out for dinner. (I really missed him this time...the apartment felt super-empty)

MM, I really hope that you get your house issues resolved. It is not cool that your landlord hasn't fixed everything. My landlord is super nice but he tends to, um "fix" things instead of fix them, if you know what I mean...Yeah, CP and Bobbie...where you at?

(slightly) more mojo boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

yoginimary

Hope the days improve for y'all.

I never know what to wear. I need a fairy godmother to come by and dress me. It will probably be my normal dress up wear: jeans, boots, and a nice top. I might even wear make-up - really just eye make-up, I never learned how to do anything else.

The gym will not give me mats for my class - yep, have to do yoga on the floor. They did say they have some mat cleaner for me - sure would be nice to have something to use it on. I will ask the students to ask the management for yoga mats, it's the only way to get them. Fitness Director sent out an email asking for a sub on Mother's Day. Is it childish of me to not sub because they wouldn't give me the class? I have a feeling it is.

Today: teach yoga on carpet and walk.

Yoga mats, boogaloo.

lotusfromthemud

Update:

trainer not feeling well, so moved to plan B: did a weights DVD and cleaned the bathroom at top speed and vacuumed entire place. Will try for a walk later (weather is lovely).

mechanicmom

MM, I really hope that you get your house issues resolved. It is not cool that your landlord hasn't fixed everything. My landlord is super nice but he tends to, um "fix" things instead of fix them, if you know what I mean...

Girl, I could tell you some stories about "fixing" things. I will tell you one. There's a black metal plate under the dishwasher that has a screw missing and it's sticking out away from the cabinets a little. When we told the maintenance guy about the rats and TOLD him to fill holes in the kitchen (he didn't believe we had rats since I cleaned up the poop before he came so he wouldn't have to crawl around in it), he used the foam filler behind the plate instead of just getting a screw and fixing it! So it still sticks out and now there is yellow foam oozing out behind it. Yeah. Smart. But the new maintenance guy seems more competent and he said we probably won't be seeing the other guy unless it's for basic stuff. I figured that was basic stuff but whatever. If it was my house I would have been PO'ed! Since it's not, I'm just really annoyed.

Got 55 minutes of taebo in and it felt great! I can tell I am shrinking even though the scale has gone up 7 pounds in three weeks. I know I'd be losing it faster if I could get a better grip on my eating. But I feel better.
No I just have to get up the mojo to clean the house. I have cried twice today (thanks to DH and Biggest Loser). You'd think I am hormonal but that time has passed. Back to work!
Cranky and emotional boogaloo!

cp005e

Wow, I haven't posted since Monday? Sorry, pebbles. :frown: I have read what you've been writing, but I've been sneaking peeks in between running around and I guess I just haven't taken the time to say hello. I do love seeing what you all are up to. :flowerforyou:

I've been working like crazy. Every day except Tuesday I've been at work until 7 or later. (Tuesday I went out to dinner with friends, though, so that was nice.) I have a feeling this situation is going to continue for the next several months... sigh. So, of course, between work and my ankle, I haven't been working out. Like, at all. I've still been doing my daily walk, but that is pretty much it.

I did go back to the doctor (actually the PA) today to get my MRI results. Not a stress fracture! Verdict: posterior tibial tenosynovitis. (I had to look it up again when I got home, but it's basically inflammation of the sheath surrounding the tendon.) They didn't see any serious damage (like a tear or degeneration or anything), and the PA didn't think that immobilization or steroid shot was called for. So they are sending me for physical therapy (she recommended one that is more sports medicine focused so I can get more specific guidance on training plans), and then I'll go back and follow up with the actual doctor in another 5-6 weeks. All in all, I guess this is okay news. I didn't get a chance to call the PT place today, and I am going to be out of town for work next week, so I may not get to see them until the week after next, unfortunately. Till then, I guess I keep up with the ibuprofen when it hurts and try to not do things that hurt. :ohwell:

MM, so sorry about the rats - I hope they finally get things sorted out once and for all. V, step away from the Google! Hope you hear something soon. Mary, I need someone to dress me, too - hope you had fun. But I love that jeans and boots qualify as dress-up in Texas! :laugh:

Working too hard, boogaloo.

mechanicmom

Yay! It's Friday!

Hi CP! Glad to see you again. Sorry you are so busy at work, but just try to be thankful that you have a secure job. Sorry about your ankle too but at least it's not a stress fracture. Going to sports geared physical therapy will be good I think!

I have a full day, so I am going to try to squeeze 30 Shred in in just a few minutes. Then there's Bible Study (second to last one), and my fam will be here. Lots of eating out this weekend so I will try to be careful. Not much time to exercise either. I may try to do something Sunday afternoon to get back in the groove. I was down three pounds today but we'll see if it sticks around. It's still the same three I've lost over and over again in the last three years. But I do feel smaller. :happy: I think I said that yesterday. lol

Have a great day ladies! :smooched:
MM

lotusfromthemud

Happy Friday, pebbs...

I'm gearing up to go to the gym for a spin class (the most popular instructor, apparently..he's smoking hot...so I'm going to see if that's it...or he's actually a good trainer...my gym has a high "desperate housewife" vibe) Followed by the anusara (sp?) yoga that's pretty challenging. Sort of dragging myself back to the gym, despite developing a bit of a case of the don't wannas. If I take a day off, even one that makes perfect sense to take, and then work out at home, I almost immediately feel like I don't belong at the gym...what can I say...I have issues.

Other than that, not much planned. I'll probably go out to lunch, then relax at home. I hope to get some reading done, but I feel mighty burned out these days (it's the ennui of not knowing if I'm teaching this summer...aka...in a week).

ennui boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

yoginimary

Enjoy the Anusara yoga, V. It will help with the ennui. I'm going to a class today too. The tough teacher is doing a class before her teachers in training each weekend she's here, so they can see how the style is taught.

I am going to Dallas Sunday for one night. We are going to a fancy hotel restaurant for dinner. I was deciding what to bring and decided on the same outfit. But hey, they are nice jeans! Oh, I wore the black gorilla shoes with my outfit, but I'll bring boots to Dallas.

There are days I cry at commercials - maybe one of those days, MM?

Today: double yoga and hopefully a bike ride to second yoga. I had 2 people in class yesterday - and two more people ask if any member could attend the class - so I hope to have 4-5 regular students soon. The gym is not big enough for more.

Double yoga, boogaloo!

Bobbie145

Hi, everyone!:flowerforyou: Sorry not to post all week. I have missed you guys! I did a quick read through to catch up. We did our cruise last weekend. We all had a really good time. The boys had a blast!:drinker: Had a busy week this week, but kept it fairly well balanced. Got work done, but also got my toes done, too.:laugh:

I went to the doctor yesterday and got my bioidentical hormone pellets inserted in the "fatty part of the hip area". At least he had a good target area! :grumble: :laugh: My blood work showed that my testosterone levels were very low. Testosterone helps with energy, mental clarity, mood, and, um, sex drive:blushing: .So, we'll see how that goes. I will keep you posted.

Need to get some exercise in. Going bowling tomorrow. Not exactly high impact, but I'm supposed to wait a couple of days for the incision to be able to heal up before I do much in the way of exercise.

Have a great weekend, ladies!

Hormone, boogaloo!


Bobbie

yoginimary

Good to see you again, Bobbie. I need to do my toes - I don't polish, but I need to keep them looking nice for yoga classes.

Had great yoga classes yesterday - two more today. One hard, one workshop called "Pain Free Joints". I also biked to yoga. We have a chance of rain, so I might skip the bike today - even though May is the commuter challenge. In the commuter challenge you try to bike/bus/walk as much as you can. I'm going to try to do 1 per day - lofty, I know. Today, I will either bike or walk to go vote.

Commuter challenge, boogaloo!

mechanicmom

Happy Saturday!

Short post today. I'll try to catch up on your posts later.

I don't know why I am really sore from Shred, but I am! At least I know it's working. Today is some walking and that's all I know for now.
I have to go get ready. I'll try to check back in later.
MM

lotusfromthemud

Zumba was not as challenging today. Bummer.

Anyways, on the schedule for today is a few chores, including an hour of study time (I may have to go to the coffee house to do this. The quiet house is more distracting than the noisy outside world. Go figure. My other goal is to make it to the grocery store before it rains. I might not make this goal, as it's pretty heavy outside already.

Heavy sinuses boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

cp005e

Hi Bobbie, nice to see you. Hope the hormones balance out and you feel better. I went ahead and painted my toes, too - mostly to cover up the weird looking ones (the ones I injured running are still bumpy and/or damaged-looking). Nothing fancy but at least they're covered.

Today I'm leaving town - driving down to Southern NY/New Jersey for work. I'll probably be back on Friday. I am hoping to do pushups a few times and maybe swim in the hotel pool, but I don't have high hopes for getting a lot of exercise in (I'll be working 12-hour shifts). So, if I can keep myself from stuffing my face with junk while not paying attention, I'll consider it a victory. I'll try to check in at least once while I'm gone to see what you all are up to. I'm bummed that this trip delays my starting physical therapy - I am really interested to see what they can do to help my ankle and/or strengthen my foot.

I made "Amish Friendship Bread" yesterday. If you haven't heard of it, it's basically like a chain letter in bread/cake starter form. Somebody gives you a bag of starter, and you mush it around every day, add some more flour/sugar/milk after a few days, then split it up and give it away to four other people. Oh, and mix the remainder with more stuff and bake it. It's basically cake, and mine turned out really well (I made an oat streusel topping for it) - but it's not exactly health food. I'm bringing a bunch on my trip to give away.

Have a good week, all. :flowerforyou:

Road trip, boogaloo.

lotusfromthemud

Morning pebbs,

Safe travels, CP...they are certainly working you. Maybe it's a blessing in disguise to be forced to rest the ankle? Maybe?

Today I'm meeting with my trainer for a lesson/session and then I'll walk home if it's not pouring rain. (it may be) I'm hoping that my trainer feels strong enough to box with me. I miss the Y, where there was a heavy bag. All gyms should have a punching bag and a rowing machine. Surprisingly, these are difficult to find.

In other news, much anxiety about the degree. I'm vacillating between "there is not much left, and this is totally do-able" and "ZOMG! I will never be able to finish all of this, it will take too long, and then I'll get deported." and "what if I finish it and can't get a job." I was wide awake at 2 am going over those options (as well as numerous other permutations). Boo to it. It's paralyzing, and I really need it not to be. I did manage to buy the biggest Spanish/English dictionary I've ever seen to use on my translation exam. Now, I just need to start practicing, or better yet, just take the darn thing. I need to remember my mantra: "one foot, other foot, one foot, other foot" and just keep moving forward.

What is really scary to me is the amount of anxiety I'd be drowning in if I didn't have working out as a coping skill. I read a study that xanax is the number one prescribed medication in the U.S., so at least everyone's freaking out. I think doctors should be able to prescribe a gym membership, and insurance should cover it. But, that's just my "if I ran the world" solution.

Worried mind boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

yoginimary

Oooh, and pay for meditation, yoga, or stress reduction classes.

Safe travels, CP. Went to a class yesterday on range of motion of joints. Even if you can't start PT, I would do the following for your ankle (do it for both of them so you can see what your normal range of motion is and keep them close to the same): flex and point the foot, ankle circles, and with the foot in neutral position (as if you were standing, but the feet are in front of you) bring the big toe side of the foot back, come back to neutral, then bring the little toe side back.

The Dallas trip was moved, so I'm biking to yoga this morning. If the weather holds, I'll bike a few errands this afternoon - or walk.

Warming up this week, boogaloo.

Bobbie145

Good morning, all. Had fun yesterday with friends. Played cards. Went bowling. Grilled out hamburgers. Beautiful day today. Think I'll do one of my pilates videos to get going again.

Hope everyone has a great day!:flowerforyou:


Bobbie

mechanicmom

Hi y'all!
I hope your weekend has been great!
I need to get off my butt. I took a nap. I have been so tired today. I don't know why.
Yesterday we went to the American Airlines museum which was kind of neat, and then we went to the mall and walked a bit. Not enough exercise to make up for the food I ate but it was better than doing nothing. I was going to work out today but sleep won.
Tomorrow is a busy day. I'm suppose to meet a friend at the park in the morning...I need to call her and see if we're still on. Then the exterminator is coming out as well as the guys that are suppose to unplug the dryer vent. The house needs a cleaning before then and somehow I need to fit in a work out. The weight is coming off so I must keep going.
Now for some dinner and DH said something about Rita's ice cream. Only one splurge day this week. I need to keep it to today only.
See you all tomorrow!
MM