@Kirstie155 great job at the conference! Who has ever LOST wait in that scenario?! You're awesome!

@WifiresGettingFit we're not even half way through the month yet! Hope you had a great weekend!

@SheilAnneSmith great job managing your weight through pregnancy! I'm scared that if I get pregnant I'm just going to go nuts with eating whatever I get my hands on.

I'm not ready for Monday to be here yet. My weekend was so great. Saturday we went on a grueling bike ride almost to the Wyoming border, about 65 mile total. It was sooo windy that I could have walked faster through some parts of it. It was a gravel ride that ended up being partly on mountain biking trails...so I rode my road bike on mountain biking trails for about 3 miles. That was new, but I didn't get any flat tires thank goodness. Yesterday I did a lot of meal prep and some Christmas shopping (earliest start I've EVER had) and went to Denver to see my favorite artist, Kishi Bashi. I was not very healthy this weekend/end of last week but I feel good that I basically made enough leftovers of pad Thai and Thai butternut squash soup to eat all week, so it should be a good one!

Oh I also got a new nephew on my husband's side! He is soo cute. His name is Finnigan Michael (hubby's family is pretty Irish). He'll go by Finn. I'm so happy for my SIL and her husband They had a miscarriage at around 10 weeks in 2015 so the road has not been super smooth for them. I'm sorry if that's triggering to anyone--I don't know how Liz did that spoiler thing last week.

Happy Monday yall!

@Kirstie155 Thanks for the well wishes! Again, congrats on your new low weight! You've been working soooo hard! It's inspiring to me! I'm also really happy that your leg pain and back pain have both decreased. I'm hoping you can tell us soon that they're gone altogether. I'm sorry that at work, you're not really listened to. That's frustrating.

@pezhed That's an incredible distance to bike! For me anyway. Sounds amazing. Your whole weekend sounds really fun. I haven't started my Christmas shopping yet, but that's a good reminder...Sweet that your'e an auntie. I bet Finn's a cutie. Especially happy for your bro and sis who suffered a loss first. Aha, the spoiler thing...I did an internet search and copy and pasted a BBC code off someone else's forum post about it.

So, I have not exercised one bit, y'all. I have been super slow and dizzy. I'm taking some medicine now--Unisom doxylamine. Which helps with the nausea, but it's a sleep aid too, so I just wanna sleep. Whenever I'm up to it, I've been decluttering the house, throwing things away, cleaning and organizing. Hoping that soon I'll be up to workouts again. I gained 1.5 lbs back already. >__<;

@SheilAnneSmith Thank you!

Sorry for the CD1’s, Kirstie and Rhiannon. Glad you both are handling it well. Kirstie PM me some of that popcorn, would you? Rhiannon tell us about the surprise party! I’m planning one for my husband but keeping it really simple, hoping he is easily pleased. His birthday is December 22nd so he never gets to party with friends. His party will be on the 9th this year.

My optimism re: TTC from last week is gone. I never did ovulate and I’m sitting at CD35. I just want this cycle to end now so we can have another go but I have to wait this out. My body is not very cooperative.

I’m excited to be done with work today and to head to New Mexico with DH and dogs. We booked two nights in Albuquerque and one night in Santa Fe. Looking forward to all the eating and exploring.

I’m gaining weight and need to reign it in, but that probably isn’t going to happen for the next few days if I’m honest with myself.

Hope everyone is doing great and has a happy thanksgiving (if applicable!)!

Well I'm back after quite a few months away. I'll admit, my hiatus did put me off track quite a bit more than I would like BUT I think I've got my focus back and ready to get to work with some clean eatin' and gym goin'!

Over the past few months there have been a few changes in our life. We put our house on the market and have an offer that's expected to close next week. That being said, we don't have anywhere to go after that so we've been trying to problem solve a living arrangement until we can find a new house we want to buy. Needless to say, it's been a bit stressful. But the good thing is that this means we have seriously started talking about when we will TTC because one of the main barriers to that was the size of our current house - we want something bigger before expanding our family. We made a pact that once we have a new place locked down, it's baby-making time!

Another thing that happened is I turned 30, and my boyfriend and I celebrated by taking our first trip together - 1 week in Cancun! As I'm sure you can imagine, I ate and drank my face off. Due to the risk of Zika virus this also means that we now have to wait 6 months until we TTC, but honestly I think it's a good thing. Because of the stress-eating and partying I have put of a few extra pounds lately, and I think now that we have this mandatory 6 month waiting period I'm going to use that as motivation to get myself back into shape during that time.

So there's been some good things and some not so good things, but all in all I think the next few months are going to be very exciting. Knowing that our pregnancy plans are finally becoming a reality gives me a lot of hope and inspiration in regards to my fitness goals!

@Kirstie155 feeling the post-holiday blues here too! I told my husband I would like to work during the spring and fall and have all summer and all winter off. That isn’t so much to ask is it? Our trip was great! I loved Albuquerque to pieces. Santa Fe was beautiful but kinda meh for me since it was a bit more snooty and touristy. Our hotel was pretty expensive there to begin with but then they tacked on $20 for parking and a $75 pet fee! It was a nice room though and we had a lot of bonding time with the doggies. I ate too much Mexican food and need to eat only salad for the next 3 weeks, haha. It was SO delicious though.

CD41 and no sign of O or AF. Kris thinks AF will come soon because I’ve been kind of sensitive (I cried when a burger place put mustard on my sandwich and the cook yelled at me when I complained) but I think I’m always a little sensitive. I was thinking of calling the doctor but I think I will wait until my new insurance kicks in in January. I’m on a high deductible plan right now and am switching to a PPO for 2018.

Had a great week last week... made good food choices, hit the gym, and was just very excited about life! Also feeling super in love with my man lately... not that I wasn't before, but I think all the big steps we're taking lately (selling/buying property, planning out when we will start TTC) have just taken our relationship to a new level, and it's amazing!

My co-worker found out she's preggo last week and I'm the only person in the workplace that knows, so she's been hiding out my office pretty regularly when she's feeling queasy and wants to avoid people or the smells of the lunch room. Ahhh nature's miracle lol