SBF2: Reboot boogaloo...wk of Oct 4.

AWESOME! Way to go!!!

:drinker: Yeah V! :drinker: I still think you should write a book though, after you finish that silly PhD thing. More of a memoir than a "how to".

MM - everyone eats more when they are with other people (it's proven) - but probably even more with family. I think it's a positive feedback loop?

So, I didn't quite get finished what I needed to yesterday - so more to dos today. I really need to get started on the sequence for the "stress" and "depression" classes, because I also need to practice the sequence a few times before teaching it. Other classes I just come up with a sequence then teach it - these will be much harder.
Got a walk outside in yesterday - not sure if there's that much of a difference in my allergies today. I'm going to do a bike ride this morning though, then a long yoga session this afternoon.

Yeah, V, boogaloo!

calorie bomb factor? yeah, it's just too rich and for me it's like crack..I can't just have a little. It's better if I pretend it doesn't exist. LOL!


sj

Just saying hello friends! :smokin:

Yay, V! I knew you'd be famous one day.
Hi Mummsy, nice to see you!
MM, it's so good to hear that your in-laws are supporting you guys.
Mary, I would really like to take your class.
Welcome, Sarah! I went for years without buying peanut butter, but now I do pretty well with the natural kind. How long have you been meditating? I keep meaning to, but have never managed to get in a regular habit.

My cold is finally on its last legs, I think, after I spent pretty much the whole weekend sleeping. With my work conference and traveling last week, it's been 2 weeks since I really had a "weekend"... and then re-adjusting to the time zone and having a cold kept me from sleeping well during the week. I usually can't sleep in very late anymore, but this weekend I slept late AND took naps. I think I must have really needed the rest.

But, it's official. I can't deny it any more. I've gained back about 10 pounds. I am trying not to feel sorry for myself. The truth is, it has been a very difficult year. I've been so stressed and depressed (see, Mary? ), and have not been treating myself very well. I've been eating too much, in general, and eating more junk. Since I stopped running (and working way long hours), I've been floundering on the exercise front as well. So, I am officially regrouping.

My goals this week:
- Log my calories. It's a big one that I've been putting off, but I need to get grounded again.
- Workout 4-5 days. Current plan is:
gym Monday PM (done) and one other day
yoga Tue/Thu AM
dance Tue PM
Zumba Thu PM
- Stretching/strengthening exercises for my foot/ankle every day, and a (very!) little BF running
- No sweets till the weekend (I have a box of No Pudge brownies in my cupboard waiting for me!)
- Drink more water and eat healthier snacks (mostly fruits/veggies, some nuts)
- Keep plugging away at work, but go home at a reasonable hour

Reboot, for real, boogaloo. :flowerforyou:

V, I'm glad your eye balls are okay. I don't know if I said it on here. I told other people, but my DH read a study that they found out migraines with light auras are a genetic defect, which is actually good because it could lead to a treatment or cure.
CP, glad to see you rebooting. I also had a reboot about ten days ago. I'm struggling but I've lost about three pounds. You'll get it off fast. I know you. You work hard. :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

It's the typical Tuesday. Horse therapy, visit with my friends, and school with Alex. Then work out (maybe treadmill and yard work), drink water, log food, figure out dinner, no wheat.
I made biscuits last night for DH and I resisted! :bigsmile: After my last episode it has gotten a little easier to resist. And knowing I was making flour free brownies helped. :laugh:
I walked on the treadmill, did 30 minutes of taebo and worked in the yard for an hour yesterday. felt pretty good. I also came across a baby snake while cleaning. The house needs attention in a bad way though so I need to weed whack the yard today and then clean tomorrow, or today if I have time.
I had a "whoa!" moment just now. I was considering meeting with my cousin on Thursday, but then thought I'll just wait till next week. Uh, next week I will be running around like a nut getting ready to go to Russia! Wow. It's coming up fast. I know we don't know for sure that we are going but we are planning on it. It's crazy. Do I really want to make that stressful, exhausting and crazy trip again? For a child I will.

Staying focused boogaloo!
MM

My day is not going as planned, but it's okay. I was gone all morning until 1:30. I called the property management asking when they are going to fix the holes in my holes and he ticked me off in a bad way. I haven't been that angry in awhile. I called DH crying. He tried to be sympathetic but said he couldn't understand why I am so upset. :noway: Seriously? So I asked him if it didn't creep him out that we have rodents running around the house while we are sleeping. "Well, yeah, but I don't know why you are so upset. We are going to move as soon as we can." was his response. He really did feel sorry. I don't want you to think he's a jerk. He just doesn't have to clean up rat poop, maggots and dead flies. :explode: I was SO angry and I knew I needed to do something with my anger. Crying was just giving me a headache. I got on the treadmill because I wanted to run. It seemed like the only thing that would help. I ran a whole mile! No stopping! I've never done that before. And I didn't die! Now I can watch BL tonight and not feel guilty. :laugh:
I have decided that other than maybe weed whacking the yard, I'm not wasting my time and effort on this house any more to try to make it look better. I'll keep it clean, but that's it. My efforts will now go to deep cleaning and getting things ready to move. We may not move for six months but I will be ready when the time comes.
The property management pretty much has no intentions of filling any holes, and said he would send out the exterminator again, who said there's nothing else he can do until the holes are fixed. Either the owners won't fork over any more money, or the property manager is a jerk. Steve said he's going to send them an email and tell them to get out here and fix it. If they don't I am going to patch the holes behind the appliances myself, whether hubby helps or not.
So I feel better having run a mile instead of throwing and breaking things.
Cooling off now boogaloo.
MM
PS Thanks for letting me vent. I even cussed on the phone with my DH. That's probably only the third time or so he's ever heard me cuss. I rarely get made enough to cuss. Besides I was just referring to a rat's behind. I thought it rather appropriate. :laugh:

Oh, Vivia, pizza! That sounds good! Did you buy the almond crust or make it? Can you send me the recipe? Thanks for being mad with me. It makes me feel better. Steve did send them a nasty email (if Steve can really be nasty). He said if they don't respond in a few days he will start taking action, as he looked up the health and safety stuff today too. He said we have every right to take legal action. He said he'd have no problem taking action now except that it is possible we may need letters from the property management for our adoption and he doesn't want to burn bridges just yet.
On the bright side, I have not turned to food, and I got Alex's closet cleaned up. :happy: I found a box of clothes he could have worn this summer. Doh! There's still a few days of summery weather left so we can probably squeeze them in. Now I've got to get past sentimental reasons and get rid of stuff. And I also need to get out and work on my car so we can move it legally in a couple of months. Yikes! Lots of work left to do on it.
MM

Oh, MM, that's awful. I understand about not wanting to burn any bridges, but this situation is truly untenable. I agree with Viv about asserting your rights. As long as you have been paying your rent I don't think there's any way they can hurt your case. I am so proud of you for running, AND not turning to food. Go you!

Just a quick check-in here, I am proud of myself so far for getting my calories logged 2 days in a row, and making it to (early! :yawn:) yoga yesterday as well as dance class. May not get a workout in because we are meeting with a kitchen designer person right after work. I am remembering what hunger feels like.

Take care, all!

Update: The maintenance guy called this morning. He said, "I don't know what you all did but you sure lit a fire under them." He's coming out tomorrow to patch all the holes inside behind all the appliances. Then he'll give the rodents a few days to realize they can't come back in, and he'll close up the outside next Tuesday. :bigsmile: Too bad we had to throw a temper tantrum to get them to do something. I sure hope this fixes it. And I still want to move.
MM

Good morning!
Another beautiful day here.
I am down another pound. I've lost about 4.5 so far. My goal was five before we go to Russia, so I think I'm gonna make it! People are noticing now too. :bigsmile: A girl at church that I hadn't seen in about three weeks said, "You look different." I said, well I'm wearing glasses. She said, "No, that's not it. Looks like you've lost some weight." :happy: The test will come when I try on my dress pants that I have to wear in about ten days. I really think that, even though I was eating too much and not getting results, working out for almost six months is part of the reason I am able to drop it off so quickly now. The muscle was there but I was still eating too much. I have had the muscle for awhile and now it's burning off what I have because I am not packing it in. Regardless of how it's working, it's working and that makes me happy!
I have quite a bit of cleaning to do before the maintenance guy comes this morning. I cancelled all my stuff today so I can do stuff at home, like clean and maybe work on my car. I don't know what my work out will be today. I will probably be forced to eat out since my kitchen will be torn up, so I HAVE to work out. I was thinking I might go for a walk this morning, which will be slow because Alex will be on the tricycle. If I have time later today I will get on the treadmill.

So glad for progress boogaloo!
MM

I'm going to try to get alot done today. Husband and I are trying to figure out how we lost all of our free time. One big part went to exercise. We used to never exercise - except the occasional walk in a park. But add to that yoga and mediation, as well as yoga school for me and grad school for him, and the free time evaporates. My next weekend without any plans? December 18th :noway: One of us will be out of town every single weekend, except Halloween and Thanksgiving. I keep thinking, I need to manage my time more efficiently. I think there are too many times during the day when I'm waiting for something to happen - when I have 10 minutes before I need to leave, kind of thing.

Anyway - after accomplishing the impossible today, I will walk and ride my bike :bigsmile: I've pretty much decided to skip yogasm, which is tonight. Friend and husband both backed out, and while I wouldn't mind doing the yoga alone, the other events wouldn't be as much fun. And, of course, the name of the event is enough to keep me away from the yoga part.

Time management, boogaloo.