SBF2 Reboot Boogaloo, Sept 13th

Just a quick check-in to mark the thread...

About to leave for Latin Cardio class (pretty much zumba, but they can't call it that because this teacher is "just" a dancer).

Almost found fifty excuses to not go, then looked at myself in the mirror and thought "when are you ever sorry because you DID go?"

And, I'm off to the races....

still no fall assignment, boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

Hi all!
Mary, I hope you feel better. When do you go back to school? Offhand, I think what makes a good teacher is understanding, empathy, the ability to explain things in different ways (I personally like to have things broken down for me, but there are lots of different learning styles), and really enjoying what you are teaching.
Ugh, MM - I hope they fix the holes soon. But, I'm so happy for you that you are seeing progress in some other areas! :happy:
V, I am amazed by your half-macaroon story. Well done.

I was feeling really sorry for myself over the weekend. My friend ran the half-marathon in town that I had been planning to run. Of course I was so happy for and proud of him... but I also just felt terrible about and jealous. I wanted to be able to run it. So, after moping around most of the day, my husband and I went barefoot running yesterday. We went to the track at a nearby high school - it was really nice and bouncy. I did two laps jogging slowly, then walked a lap, then jogged another with a little sprint at the end, walked another, jogged another with a faster sprint at the end, then walked another. I felt really good the whole time, and felt like I was taking it easy, but I realized when I was walking the last lap that my calves were sore. And they are still really sore! :frown: So, again, I have fallen victim to the "too much, too soon" syndrome - darn. What's funny is that my husband was tired, cardio-wise (I wasn't), but his legs and feet weren't sore at all. (He has always gone barefoot a lot more than I have.) Since I have to start all over with running anyway, I figured I might as well see if I can build up my foot strength and hopefully improve my form in the process. I am going to wait a few days before trying again, but I would like to try walking or jogging barefoot three times a week until it gets cold (and as long as it doesn't aggravate my ankle). I am so frustrated with my tendonitis, but so far it doesn't seem like going barefoot is making it worse, so I am cautiously optimistic. I am still not sure what to do - I haven't ordered the custom orthotics yet because it makes me angry, and I missed my appointment with the orthopedist (since when do doctor's offices not remind you of your appointment anymore?). I am actually considering acupuncture - after V's experience, I did some research and found that there are actually a lot of studies supporting its effectiveness for various conditions, one of which is tendonitis. Or I could make another appointment with the orthopedist and try to bully him into giving me a cortisone shot. I just don't know!

V, I don't know that I have exactly the same relationship with exercise that you do, but, I did realize something yesterday after my run: working out - and being able to work out - makes me really WANT to be healthy, makes me want to eat better, and find ways to hang on to that ability. Whereas not working out just makes me spiral into feelings of worthlessness. I self-medicate with food, and then I totally punish myself with it, too. And I definitely punish myself with NOT exercising sometimes ("I'm not worth it, why bother?").

My goals this week are to leave the office by 5:30 every day (this is huge for me), and workout 4-5 times. Also, avoid the stupid vending machine at work. Why do I eat that junk?!? Success so far - I kept feeling hungry all afternoon, but finally managed to get a small packet of peanuts from the snack table instead of hitting the vending machine. Peanuts are at least real food! And, I made it to Zumba today for the first time in months. Tomorrow morning, I am planning to get up early for yoga - I found that another branch of the Y offers a class at 6:30, so I can still make it before work. Dance class tomorrow night, too. I think I may need to stick with classes for a little while until I can get my mojo back. I think I can do Zumba again on Wednesday and maybe yoga again on Thursday.

Wow, I guess I had a lot to talk about. :noway:

Weekly novel, boogaloo! :flowerforyou:

Good morning,
I don't have a lot of time to post this morning.
V and CP I can relate to what you both are saying about "why bother" etc. I hope one day we will be able to overcome this thought process and have total victory. :flowerforyou:

Mary, are you feeling better today? Did you get to walk yesterday?

Mummsy, Bobbie, WL, how are you all doing?

I have named this house "Swiss Cheese". :laugh: We have had some very odd and ongoing problems in this house. I just hope and pray that the next one we move into is not worse, but overall a better house. DH took the garbage disposal out last night to get rid of the bugs. He got it all cleaned out, and yes there were bugs in there, but he and I both saw bugs fall from somewhere. Our best guess is from the light fixture above the sink. :grumble: There were only two bugs this morning so maybe we are beating this thing. It's just gross.
Goals today: keep kitchen spotlessly clean, work out for an hour, and drink more water. I did not get nearly enough yesterday. I will be gone half the day today too so it will be difficult. Horse therapy this morning and meeting with my friend. I'm going to have to figure out what to eat for lunch before I go so when 1 pm comes around I will not be tempted to eat out.
Oh and the scale was down 2.5 pounds from a few days ago, so maybe I'm on the right track! Or maybe it's because I hardly ate yesterday. :grumble:
Making progress? boogaloo!
MM

Mary how was your cooking class last night?

I did not sleep that great last night. Between dreaming about going to Russia and then dreaming about rats and maggots, I couldn't sleep. :yawn: I hesitated to say before that we have maggots in the kitchen because -well, it's just gross. And to me maggots means you're a slob. I know that's not why in this case but that's what I think of. Strangely they seem to be dying, so I think that's progress.
The pest control guy called yesterday and this guy is rea lly nice but he talks 90 mph. I had to interrupt him to tell him what was going on and even then he really wanted to keep talking. Acts like he had too many Red Bulls, or too much coffee. Anyway, when I mentioned the maggots he got real quiet. :laugh: Guess that creeped him out! So he and someone from the landlord's office are coming out at 4:30 to check out the situation. Hope it's the maintenance guy and not the landlord or the property manager. They won't do anything about it but talk.
My goals today are to clean up the house (suppose to be a heavy cleaning day but we'll see how that goes), do some school with Alex, drink lots of water (failing here), try to get a walk in, and make perogies. I have one untouched counter and the stove is safe, so I think I can do it. I ate out twice yesterday :sick: so I need to make something today. Oh and I also have to make a grocery list.
I felt skinnier today so I got on the scale again. :noway: When will I learn not to do that? I lose 1-2 pounds and gain 3 back. I'm trying to remind myself that I had a lot of sodium yesterday and I am also working out harder. I can tell that I am toning up so I will focus on that. Things are bouncing as much when I run up the stairs. :laugh:
On the bright side we are now under four weeks to getting info on another child!

Finding the good in everything boogaloo!
MM

Yay, insomnia, Yay! (I'm trying to enjoy it rather than mope about it...think of all the extra time I have right now!)

Managed jean shopping yesterday. I went to several stores trying to economize, and then bought two pairs of the kind I like (Mary, they're Not Your Daughter's Jeans, for the record...I feel weirded out by the name a bit...of course they're not my daughter's jeans...I don't have a daughter:laugh: ) Now I just have to get them hemmed. I also found some other dressier pants on sale. I wore my khakis the other day and realized I don't like khakis. They make me feel like I'm supposed to go wait tables.

The bummer is I went to the store I shopped at when I was at my absolute smallest, and I've gone up from a 3 to a 9. I know some of it's muscle mass, I know that the three (which fit for exactly two weeks after an incredibly stressed out period of sort of not eating much at all for a solid three months or so and I was a sick and borderline crazy person all the time) wasn't a healthy size for me. Still, I had to essentially talk to myself in the dressing room. Ironically, since I've revamped my clothes a bit so that they aren't snug, everybody tells me "Wow...you've lost weight!" Stupid numbers.

Yesterday, I broke down and called my department to say "what am I doing?" As it turns out, an email was sent to me Monday, but I didn't get it! Yikes. I have a slightly intimidating course with an excellent prof I respect very much. I'm both intimidated by the course material (I haven't studied medieval/renaissance music since the early 1990s) and excited at the prospect to teach it. Also, I finally got through to the student loan office. All in all, a productive day.

Oh yeah...workouts: I'm going to a new weights class this a.m., as my Zumba's cancelled today and I took yesterday off. Had quite a physio session yesterday, and felt a bit beat up by it. My chiro said "I have lots of people who come in complaining that they're tense and in pain and I don't find anything on them. You come in and I wonder how you're walking around smiling." At least I know I'm not crazy. Or just crazy.

Chatty insomniac, boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

Morning, pebbs...

Today, in just a few minutes actually, I'm going to yoga. I'm still sore from Thursday's class and have a mild case of the don't wannas, but I will. I must remember that I feel better physically and emotionally if I just work out. So simple, but so hard.

Other goals for the day:

tidy the work area and clean my closet. I have some fall clothes that I don't love, so I'm going to get rid of them. I'm all about the simplifying, and it's a new season to simplify. I read this feng shui article (not that I'm exactly down with that, but it was intriguing) that claimed that things you keep but don't use have "dead" energy and hold you back. My other philosophy, even though I don't like the clothes, someone will love them, and I'd rather have them used by someone who loves them than just hang in my closet and have me go "meh" in their direction. Mostly, I just like to streamline my choices. I noticed this on vacation. I really loved having fewer clothes (all of which matched each other) to choose from. I actually had a stranger compliment my outfit last evening. Tres chic. :laugh:

Also, I'm making a whole chicken (and broth) in the crockpot today, and more brussesl sprouts. Lately, I'm all about the brussels sprouts. I cook them like this: take a tablespoon of butter, and place in a glass baking pan (like 9x11ish) put the pan in the oven for about five minutes to brown the butter, then add a single layer of brussels sprouts and stir to coat. Add salt and pepper, and roast for about 20 minutes (at between 375-400). They are the best thing ever. Tonight I intend to add some hazelnuts to them. Om nom nom...

I'm so wordy lately, even more so that usual....

I hope you are all having cool, crisp sunshine like we are.

Brussels sprouts not "brussel sprouts" (who knew?) boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

Hi all,

I'm exhausted. We went hiking today, though only about a mile or so. Maybe a mile and a half. It was so stinking hot though so it wasn't that much fun. 95* today. Where's fall? It's usually in the upper 80's by now.
Found out today that my mom, step dad and half brothers are coming up on Monday. :bigsmile: I hope they come. They have a tendency to back out at the last minute. I haven't seen them since the beginning of May.
Tomorrow we have church and a church lunch afterwards. Then I will have to clean up the house. I am going to make dinner and rest this evening. I am tired! DH shouldn't have been out today. I had forgotten he got heat stroke about a month ago. He's been dragging ever since.

Waiting for Autumn boogaloo. (Sorry V. )
MM

V, down here they have a place called Half Price Books, and they buy your old books. Of course I don't know if there's anything up there like that. Do you have anything like the Salvation Army (though it's prolly not called that)? They might take them.

I need to be cleaning but I have a case of the don't wannas. I ate out for lunch today, so I need to work out. I got less than I usually get and I still ate too much. So I need to clean for at least a couple hours. If it's less than that then I need to get on the treadmill. I need to get my cleaning done today because I am going to work out in the morning and won't have much time to clean before my family comes. My brothers are allergic to my cat so I need to lint roll the furniture etc and vacuum really well, and clean out the cat box.
I am also trying to down a lot of water. Yesterday drained both of us. I think we are done outside until it cools off. Gonna finish up here and get busy.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
MM