@CMorning99 Glad you took Sat for yourself and had such a productive day on Sunday. It made me exhausted just to read. Good luck with the plans for the week.

Yes @RunsOnEspresso ! The IRS is nuts. The worst part is not being able to talk to anyone. That shouldn't be the case.

Yeah for forward momentum @CMorning99 ! I hope Grey Cat starts to feeling better. Sometimes sleeping is better for our body than running is. Sounds like you needed the rest. Don't fret too much about the scale being up. If you didn't eat a bunch, you know it's gotta be water gain that should come off quickly.

I actually got up early this morning, 6:50, so I could get out and get my run in before work. Could only do that because I didn't have to leave home until 10:00. I'm going to try again in the morning. I don't have to leave until 11:00, so should be easy to do.

Hi All! We got back last night from our little vacation trip and spent this morning doing Hilde work - dh is taking on the financial side and I am handling the arrangements and contacts and finding a lawyer.

@ddmom0811 - hope you are having a nice visit with your mom!
@RunsOnEspresso - glad you are feeling better
@quilteryoyo - I hope your Rep can get some action out of the IRS. Yikes they are miserable to deal with. I also hate not being able to talk to anyone.
@CMorning99 - That was a lot of work you did over the weekend. I am sure you were exhausted and getting an extra bit of sleep was probably better for recovery than working out. Hope your kitties are all ok.
Hi @ContraryMaryMary!
@swenson19d - are you doing ok?

The vacation was great other than that it was SO hot. literally over 103F every day. I took Hobbes out twice for early runs and it was nice but the 2nd one just got too hot for him. We also took him wine tasting with us to a winery that is very dog friendly and they spoiled him rotten (dog bed, toys, treat board (like a charcuterie board but with doggy treats). We had been there before and like their wine. The owner/winemaker was there and we spent most of the afternoon there chatting with her. We also stopped on our way up and back to see our friends and Hobbes got to play with his friend Molly. They had so much fun running and chasing each other around the yard and into exhaustion.
We ended up not going out to dinner for our anniversary, instead we got takeout from a little 3rd generation family Italian restaurant in a nearby town that apparently has a famous chef/co-owner (Domenica Catelli?). The food was fabulous and we had enough left over for two more meals.
I generally just ate what I wanted but I don't think I went too out of bounds and kept my portions small, although I didn't even try to log anything. We took snacks with us and I got Greek yogurt, granola and fruit at a grocery for breakfast. I am back to eating and logging today. Planned to run but just couldn't get out the door and then it was hot... there will be a run tomorrow.
Lots of pictures under the spoiler

Silly watch @ContraryMaryMary ! Glad you had a nice run. Hahahaha - wrong thread. I'm a carb addict, but lucky that bread is not one of the carbs I like to eat. I do like sourdough bread, but will only eat one small piece at a time for breakfast. That peanut butter sounds awesome. I could live on peanut butter, but try to limit my intake to times when I feel I need something to eat in a hurry. I'll eat either a spoonful or on a piece of toast.

@shanaber Glad you all had a great weekend. Had to laugh at Hobbes and his Molly hangover.
The river is really low. I didn't realize it was so dry out that way. Love the hat too. Molly is beautiful.

One foot in front of the other is all we can do sometimes @CMorning99 ! Glad Grey cat is doing some better and that you at least know it isn't anything serious. Not knowing causes stress, at least it does for me. Hope the car repair is simple and quick.

I have been stress eating a little bit more the last couple of days. It's kind of a silly reason, but wanted to tell you all. My brother took my mom out for lunch on Sunday, supposedly for Mother's Day since he didn't take her then. When she got back, she called me and asked me to come down there because she had something that she wanted to tell me and it was too much to discuss over the phone.

When I went down there, she told me that the restaurant they had planned to go to was really crowded, so they went to Zaxby's and got take out. He said they could eat it down by the lake. He pulled into someone's driveway and mom asked whose house it was. It was his. They bought a house by the lake back in February and didn't let mom or me know. They have slowly been moving their stuff, with the help of neighbors, since then. He intends to be completely moved in in around 6 weeks. And, he is planning to sale the place where he is now, part of the family farm. I was at a loss for words and really sad on very many levels. I can't believe he wouldn't at least tell mom so she could process that he is moving way before now. She doesn't mind, but it saddens me that part of the farm is being sold. It's just hard.

Even though he hasn't really been doing a lot for mom since dad died, it was comforting to know that he was only a quarter mile away if we needed him. He's going to be about 40 minutes away now, which isn't huge, but is a big difference. It just feels like all of the responsibility is going to now be on me...which really isn't a lot of difference, like I said, but it feels like it's a big difference. I'm just glad that I'm here and able to take care of everything for her.

Just added stress. Thanks for listening.

Im OK. Had a good weekend away. Gave me time to do a lot of thinking. To distract myself I took to mentally planning to renovate the house - a total renovation lol. Was fun looking at kitchen and bathroom stuff and making plans. It's now my mental distraction when I can't sleep.

Getting home was weird. I feel totally disconnected from DH. Yesterday though we had a big emotional talk. I was completely honest with him which was hard for both of us. I was right that he thinks this is all from only the last month, where for me it's been building for years. He said he wants to make a change and is already putting his words into action. He has his first counselling session today, and our joint session is in a week.

For the first time in a few weeks I feel more positive. I've put my foot back in the door and am open to trying. I still have some trust concerns though. So will see.

Eating has been appalling. Ate everything including icecream over the weekend. And am still sick. Have the worst cough and my voice still changes from husky lounge singer to pubescent boys breaking. Fun.

Went for a run yesterday though, that was good.

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@Avidkeo Thanks. I would like to think that he just didn't want to tell her so close to dad's death, but not sure how he thought this would be better. I just don't understand his thinking. I do my best to give him the benefit of the doubt, but sometimes it's really hard.
I'm glad that things are looking up a bit with your husband. Sorry you are still sick though. Hope you can kick that soon.

I'm beginning to worry about @swenson19d too.

I sent her an email letting her know we were thinking about her.

I checked on FB and @swenson19d has posted there.Maybe she just isn't feeling to sociable right now?

Good morning folks!

Another day and another dollar! Feeling mentally strong today, but not particularly motivated.

Nothing too exciting going on. I worked on my reselling business, hope to make enough to support my cats LOL. Last night I was tired and somehow decided it was a good idea to make a latte and eat the donut I bought on Sunday and forgot about for dinner. Grey cat was moping around. He did eat all his breakfast and sampled dinner. But other than that, he slept under the bed. Not is all well with him. DH and I tried to trouble shoot my internet, I am supposed to have 1gig speed but barely crack 38-50mbps. Looks I need to call the tech. They are a small company and really suck...but other than satellite, there is nothing out here.

This AM we had our meet-n-greet with the new Commander. Grey cat ate 90% of his dinner but this morning just hid under the bed...still not right. Not sure what to do, I am now wondering if his heart disease is progressing. He had a cardiac ultrasound not too long ago, I think, and we seemed ok. So hard when they cant tell you what is wrong.

Scale still holding strong...annoying. But lets me honest...you can't skip breakfast and then eat a 1200 cal burrito at lunch. I think when folks do IF, they just talk about the eating window, but not really what you eat during your window...you still have to be healthy. My apple watch says I burn 2000 cals a day...I suspect I am eating that as well. Back to tracking? Grrrr. Or just not eat 1200 cal burritos....but darn they are good LOL

Need to call and get the dumpster hauled off and my car is still not fixed. Guess I have things to do.