SBF2 Reboot Boogaloo Aug. 30th

It's stupid hot here too now. We had a few perfect days, and now it will be a high of around 97 F (very, very hot for here) and there are ozone action warnings out, which means breathing is quite tricky. I just got back from my workout, and my heart rate kept spiking and I felt nauseous, but I can scratch "working out" off of my to-do list, so that's a plus.

I have a meeting that I'm trying to think of a way to get out of, but I'll probably just suck it up and go...it's just so gross out. (I am a whiner...it's really not the heat, but the lack of breathing, honest).

I did OK, but not perfect on my goals last week. I ended up taking a whole day off, and had a wimpy (housecleaning) active recovery day. Goals for the week are six days of activity, including a yoga session.

September, what? boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

Hi,
I need to be getting ready for the day, but I wanted to post really quick. Things are not going that great in the MM household. Well, not horrible, just not great. The new car is overheating in traffic, so Steve can't drive it for work. I am driving it to run my errands, which are in the morning, so I think it will be okay. I hope. It's just another frustration and expense piled on top of the others. :grumble: We really need some good news. It's been a stream of bad news since March.
Horse therapy is today, then I will try to get a work out this afternoon. I hope I am energetic enough to walk for 30-60 minutes and then do some Taebo strength training. It's also about time for my once a month deep cleaning, so I need to start working on that. Too bad I really just want to sit on my pity pot and eat chips....or chocolate. The in laws left this morning, so it's back to regular routine stuff.
So that's my day in a nutshell.
Stay cool boogaloo!
MM

Morning pebbs,

I've been super-productive this far today. Went to a (never tried before) weights class at the gym. It was so good, I'm pondering giving up my Tuesday a.m. Zumba to start going to it. I might not, because I am contrary. I now have a serious case of the jelly arms. Also I've done my "brain work" for the day, and now I'm gearing up to give my fridge a thorough cleaning. Other big possible goal for the day: a mani/pedi (it's been over a month since I've had this done, due to my somewhat thrifty phase...) Then unpleasant goal: figuring out how to some money magic in order to pay my summer tuition that I expected to get a bursary to cover (but didn't.):grumble:

Mary, the phrase "Rodney Yee came in the mail yesterday" made me laugh. I just pictured a man-sized/shaped envelope. Because I am weird.

I think my HRM watch needs a new battery. Blergh. Since I never swim in it, I might just take it to a jeweler instead of sending it to Polar and having to wait for it.

Here's some good news, MM...I haven't told you, but in that avatar pic you are button-cute-adorable. What a great smile you have.:happy:

Taking care of business boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

So happy that September is here!
Too bad I am sick. :sick: It hit me suddenly yesterday about 4-5 pm. Just wham. My throat hurt and my nose got stuffy. Alex has it too. I think I see a nap in my future. Usually this is my "feel good" week when I get my heavy cleaning done and exercise well. Yeah, not happening.
Goals today: drink water even though I don't feel like drinking anything but chocolate shake, possibly walk on the treadmill (I stopped walking for a few days and my hip didn't hurt. I walked and my hips started hurting again.), do some cleaning and I'd like to scrub the tile floors. I also have to make a grocery list. I don't know why but I have not had an appetite for about 2 weeks or more. Nothing sounds good.

Feel like I am falling apart boogaloo.
MM
Oh and thanks for the compliments on the picture. :smooched:

Morning pebbs,

Hey, MM...we have the same thing going on. Can you catch something from the internets? I think mine is mostly due to the high smog levels/heat indexes we've been having, combined with my special lady time. Boo to it. I have medicated heavily for the sinus headache, and I'm just trying to push through. I'm writing to a publication submission deadline right now, so I have to work every day no matter what.

Yesterday, it took me three hours of phone calls, run-arounds, and "press 1 for blahbedy, 2 for yackedy and 3 for schmackedy" computer answered phone calls to come up with the answer to one simple question. Ugh. I really think that things would be better if you just dialed a number and talked to a person immediately. I guess that's not better for the bottom line. Anyways, I sort of threw some water on my current fire, but it isn't out yet. I also discovered that the financial aid forms that I worked on and submitted in a timely manner have been "lost". Again. The second summer in a row. Seriously? So, my student loan money will be delayed. Again. Two years ago, I didn't get them until January (due to an error on the offices part). Wow, just wow.

Anyways,
goals for the day are: yoga stretching, walk home from the subway (this might not get done, as breathing is difficult. I don't have asthma, but the past few days, I feel like I have asthma. It's pretty common in the city with an ozone alert day.) If it's too gross out to walk, Yoga will be enough for today. A bit sore from the weights class (but not as sore as I expected to be, which is good).

My other goal for the day: to quit complaining. :blushing:

Buck up, boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

CP, sorry you are having such a hard time!:flowerforyou: I hope you get a time of rest soon.

WL, how's the new job?

V, how are you feeling today?

Mary, did you figure out who to teach for your teacher training?

Bobbie! It's Thursday! You need to check in!

Well, I don't have a cold. It's either sinuses or an upper respiratory infection. Alex sounds sicker than I do. I actually don't feel bad nose wise but I am tired and kind of achy. I took a nap yesterday and I may have to take another one today. It's been raining since yesterday afternoon so I am enjoying that. Too bad I have to get out this morning and go shopping. I want to stay curled up and watch movies all day. I may try to get on the treadmill if the store doesn't wipe me out. I meant to work out yesterday but I ended up sleeping during Alex's whole nap time. Right now I feel as if I won't be able to get back in the groove of working out for awhile. I hope that's just because I feel so tired today, and that once I feel better I will be ready to go again. I ate a lot yesterday. I was seeking comfort food. I've also been on the verge of tears for about two weeks. I think I am feeling stressed out and down. My family was suppose to come up this weekend but they can't, and we were suppose to go down there if they couldn't come up, but we can't. :frown:
On a good note, we did rule out worst case scenario on our new car overheating (I put over eating :laugh: You can tell where my mind is!). That put Steve in a much better mood. He was even singing this morning in the shower. He also has a couple of job possibilities on his plate, which causes stress but also gives him hope of getting out of his current job. The adoption process is going to be what determines what he can do.
I'm chatty this morning! I'm going now. I've rambled too long.
Need some adult conversation boogaloo! :laugh:
MM

Morning pebbs,

Just got back from Zumba, have finished my brain work for the day, and now I'm looking to do some housework. Ended up with a terrible sinus headache yesterday, so although I managed a walk, that was it.

Also, there are big, fat storm clouds that I'm hoping work their magic soon. I would really like to breathe successfully sometime this week.

Rain dance, boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

Mary, when I used to work at a bookstore in the 80s, we had a book called "the body manual for ballerinas" or something similar. (I hope to god it's out of print now). It was essentially an eating disorder manual. The one thing I remember from it was a meal plan's lunch: six lettuce leaves, an ounce (an ounce!) or chicken breast dressed with the juice from one quarter of a lemon.:noway: I wish I was kidding. I think some things have improved in the dance world, but I once overheard the following bit of diet advice in a washroom at university (we share the building with the dance department) "when I get hungry at night, I just take two of my percocets and go to bed."

Update:
I exercised instead of napped because I really don't feel any worse today. I walked for 30 minutes and did about 30 minutes of taebo upper body, plus walking at the store for an hour. My legs are shaking! Either I've lost a lot of muscle tone from not working out consistently or the sickness really does have me down a bit. I may try logging for a few days. I didn't buy the healthiest stuff at the store so I want to keep track of how I am eating. I need to try something for motivation, since it's slipping away. Now I'm tired.
MM

Mary, I think a plant is a good idea.

Still not well today. Doesn't help that I am down because I was suppose to see my family this weekend and I had been looking forward to it for about two months. On the bright side, it's gorgeous outside (71). I don't know what the high is but it's in the upper 80's I think. Maybe low 90's. So glad for some cooler weather, though not ready for cold weather yet. I may get to taste that sooner than I think if we go to Russia later this month or in October.
On tap for today: do something, anything, outside with Alex that doesn't expend much energy, finish some cleaning up (which thankfully isn't much), drink water, maybe walk on the treadmill, and log my food.
I have been realizing the last few days that I am still heartbroken over what happened with Maria (I'm sure it's safe to say her name now). It's not just about Maria, but the fact that we felt like it was going to be alright and it wasn't. So I am thinking that's probably why I am not feeling well most of the time (aches and pains in joints and being sick) and why I am not losing any weight (my heart's just not in it). I have really got to snap out of it and get this weight off. I do not want to get any bigger. I had debated doing the South Beach again because it worked for me a few years ago, but the thought of eating eggs every.single.morning. not to mention in other meals as well - I just can't do it. It makes me want to gag. I do eat eggs some times, like I had them this morning, but I had it wrapped up in a flour tortilla. Take away the carbs - yeah not so much. And I'm sensitive to whole wheat so the second phase of the diet doesn't work for me. I'm not physically up to the hard work outs right now and even when I was doing them, I wasn't seeing the change that I think I should have. I will try logging food again. I know my carbs are high, especially this week since I bought too much comfort food. :blushing: I also bought a lot of protein so I am hoping I will balance it out.
Anyway, if anyone has any ideas feel free to comment.

Pushing through the pain boogaloo.
MM

Happy Labor day weekend.

I'm laboring this weekend...to breathe. :laugh: I guess I have a cold though it didn't start out like colds normally do for me. It's day four but it seems like I've been sick a week or so.
I've really been struggling with my eating the last four days. I'm eating for comfort. :noway: Naughty. Today I am going to go out and try to work on the cars. I will try to get on the treadmill as well. I may have to get a nap in because I didn't sleep good last night.
V, I think I do better too when I stay off wheat. I need to just get off of it. That's the hard part. I have been eating too much of it this week. Do you guys ever have weeks or even days that you just don't care? You all always appear to have it together so I was wondering if it's just me.
I'd better get out and help Steve with the car.
Three day weekend boogaloo!
MM

Wow. Another week gone! The boys got through their first week back in school. They have good teachers again this year. Jack continues with football. Andrew has decided he wants to take piano lessons again, so I've signed him back up to take on Tuesday afternoons. I played tennis today for the first time in a long time. I called my tennis buddy teacher when I got home and have a lesson scheduled for 8:30 in the morning. Yay!! The temperature is starting to get more bearable. So, I'm hoping to head to the golf course and at least hit out some balls on the practice range.

My goals are to have fun playing sports and watching the boys play. I need to get that exercise in, drink that water, and make good choices.

I hope everyone is having a good Labor Day Weekend!



Bobbie

Good morning,

Mary and V, so you are saying I need to just accept my body the way it is? Maybe I do. But I'm afraid if I do that I will gain weight because I won't be obsessing about it. Although obsessing doesn't seem to be helping anyway.

Bobbie, I wish we lived closer! I need a tennis partner. I was just thinking yesterday how I'd love to go play again. I love tennis.

Well, DH has the crud. He has to teach Sunday School so he has to go to church this morning. Poor guy. We have waffled back and forth about possibly having a mild case of the flu, though we don't have fevers. We have been achy all over though.
We got the overheating fixed on the car! At least so far. The real test comes in rush hour traffic. Steve is going to pick n pull this afternoon to look for parts for the driver's seat. I miss going there. I'd go but kids aren't allowed and no one will watch a sick kid. They don't have camaros as old as mine and that's why I would go.
More rest today, maybe a walk on the treadmill. I am going to try to get some movement today. It might help.

Ready to be over this boogaloo.
MM

Happy Labor Day!

I am feeling much better today though not 100% yet. Just glad to be getting some energy back!

I have lost a lot of motivation to work out so I am going to have to push myself. Today I am going to get my general cleaning done, and also try to rearrange things in the living room so I can have a little school area for Alex. We officially start tomorrow. It would be great to have a little table and chair for him but I don't know if we can swing that in the budget right now. Since we start tomorrow that means I need to get on my schedule that I've been trying to get on for three weeks! I'm so lazy though. I am going to try to walk on the treadmill today too. I didn't walk yesterday. Should have. Could have. But didn't. So that's the goal today.
I'm going to try to focus on getting some daily movement and trying to keep balanced meals on the table, but I'm going to try not to stress so much about how much I do each day or about how the scale and my clothes are not moving down.
I'd better get to work. The longer I sit the more I want to sit.

Monday holiday boogaloo!
MM