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@senoritafloridita Too bad about the rain. But look how many miles you did do. That is an accomplishment in itself. You set out to run a half marathon and you did. Now you know some things for next time. Poor kid. I bet that blister was awful. I've been out walking and suddenly my toe box area will just start hurting like someone is sticking knives and pins in that part. I couldn't continue and was halfway on a trail. So I would sit 5 min and walk a bit. Meanwhile dh would be saying are we stopping again.

@gemwolf110 Can't believe it's May already. Let's kick some butt in May.

@trooworld Yaay on partially tracking and then following up. I don't always track on the spot. Actually you just reminded me about something I forgot. lol

I'm doing well on food but not exercise. I guess I'm going to have to get up earlier and do it then first thing so no one gets in my way.

@trooworld That's great that you went back and tracked the foods - 100% better than not tracking at all. And that's great you got to sleep in. And yeah, I'm sure the non-stop rain caused his blister. Thanks, I'm proud of us - especially him. His first race! Looking forward to 5Ks after this.

@theslightedgeforever Thanks. Yeah I'm definitely glad we got out there and did it. That's too bad about your toe box area - isn't that just the worst when you're in the middle of a walk and have to go through more pain just to get back? Lol about your DH. Mine says stuff like that sometimes too. And that's good you're doing well on food right now. I'm sure you'll work some more exercise in soon.

Hi Evamutt.

The scale has been up since the race but I guess it's probably my body being a bit swollen. Scale is going back down at least. I also ate a bit more this weekend but I'm back to skipping breakfast. I'm also still limping around after the race. I had injured my left foot in February and it's still flaring up. Might have to get it checked out soon - I thought it would just heal on its own. The morning after the race, the pain on the underside of the foot was excruciating. Oh well, it's been improving.

@Evamutt Welcome back! What goals are you working towards for May?

@senoritafloridita I think foot pain is the worst. For awhile I had plantar fasciitis on my right foot and a stress fracture across the top of my left foot. I found out I could dance but not walk very well so I began dancing for my exercise. Glad both of my feet are good right now. I think the stretching I was doing helped. But I'm not as diligent as I was so those injuries could creep back in if I'm not careful.

@cbabie Yaaay on your two lbs and getting a treadmill. Strap the baby on your back if you have to so you can walk each day. How about a kitchen table? Will the treadmill go under that? Just keep working on your program and tweak what you can.

I exercised today. Go me! I used to exercise 6 days a week. It shouldn't be this big of a deal. But it's done for the day. I burned my 300 cals like I planned. I added some broccoli and red peppers to our normal cheese omelet this morning. Reduced the amount of cheese. Evidently too many vegetables compared to eggs and what started out as an omelet ended up being a veggie scramble. lol Hubby's comment for the day: Oh we're eating healthy now are we? Followed by the chaser....tonight you'll be eating some chocolate. Balance, my dear, balance. Actually I did really well today with the choc. A friend of mine had given me a box of chocolates and while I have been ignoring them each day, that may not last so I was giving the rest to my mil caregiver. I kept 4 pieces for the next two weekends. A half piece broke off and I almost popped it into my mouth. But said no and threw it away. I'm trying to contain my sweet eating to the weekends. I'm hoping a little change in habit here and there will end up in some lost pounds.

@theslightedgeforever Yeah I never pretrack perfectly, I always have to add things back in. That's good that food is good. That's a good plan to get it out of the way before you can make excuses. I just read your 2nd post: go you! Oh gosh that stinker husband of yours lol. Did he like it at least? That is a smart idea to give away the chocolates.

@Evamutt Hey there! Good to see you! Congrats on maintaining! That's awesome. Yeah, we are still around!

@senoritafloridita True! Yeah, I needed to sleep in: we stayed up later than usual the night before and I knew I couldn't function if I didn't. Yay for the 5Ks! I'm sure your body is still swollen. I can't believe you did that race with a foot that is injured, wow!

@cbabie Congrats on the loss! I hope you like the treadmill. I hope you can find a balance and get your "me" time.

@gemwolf110 How is everything? How's your mom?

Hi all. I seem to track one day and then not the next. I need to get consistent. I have had a busy week and am glad I am working from home today. For dinner, we are having Blueberry Chicken Chopped Salad. I am looking forward to it.

Water yesterday: 50 oz

My phrase for the year: "Every choice is another chance to change my health for the better."

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@theslightedgeforever Yeah I never pretrack perfectly, I always have to add things back in. That's good that food is good. That's a good plan to get it out of the way before you can make excuses. I just read your 2nd post: go you! Oh gosh that stinker husband of yours lol. Did he like it at least? That is a smart idea to give away the chocolates.

@Evamutt Hey there! Good to see you! Congrats on maintaining! That's awesome. Yeah, we are still around!

@senoritafloridita True! Yeah, I needed to sleep in: we stayed up later than usual the night before and I knew I couldn't function if I didn't. Yay for the 5Ks! I'm sure your body is still swollen. I can't believe you did that race with a foot that is injured, wow!

@cbabie Congrats on the loss! I hope you like the treadmill. I hope you can find a balance and get your "me" time.

@gemwolf110 How is everything? How's your mom?

Hi all. I seem to track one day and then not the next. I need to get consistent. I have had a busy week and am glad I am working from home today. For dinner, we are having Blueberry Chicken Chopped Salad. I am looking forward to it.

Water yesterday: 50 oz

My phrase for the year: "Every choice is another chance to change my health for the better."

It’s going good. Mom had her checkup yesterday. She said it went good. Grandma is doing good yay. Pups are good. Having they round of annual shots and check ups.

I hear ya I try to go back and put in what I didn’t track the day before the salad sound yummy let us know how it comes out.

@cbabie I need to purge, too. We had Little Caesars on Monday or Tuesday, I forget what day they all run together lol. The zoo should be fun and good exercise. Awww, that's so cute about the "fort" lol. Oh it's good they fell through, I didn't want to go to LA lol. We are just going to be picking up a car that my SIL is giving my husband, so it's going to be a chore. I don't think I had heard of Cinco de Mayo until I moved to CA!

@theslightedgeforever Will do. A Cinco de Mayo party would be a lot of fun. Brussels sprouts and samosas sound good, balanced. That book sounds interesting. Good job with the exercise!

Hi all. Our Cinco de Mayo dinner was really good. I ended up making a corn casserole with it, like you get at El Toritos or your favorite chain Mexican restaurant. We may go to dog beach this morning. I have to make ham and cheese scones for my breakfast for next week. I'll probably do that today at some point.

Water yesterday: 25 oz

My phrase for the year: "Every choice is another chance to change my health for the better."

@cbabie that’s great that you bought a treadmill. Makes it so much easier to work out without going anywhere. And yeah, you could even do it while carrying your baby. And thanks about the half, I’m glad we finished.

@trooworld hope you enjoyed the blueberry chicken salad. It sounds like you’re doing a lot of cooking, which is definitely a healthy thing. We’ve been away for the past two weekends, and will be away next weekend too. Weekends are the time that I do cooking for the week. So I’m looking forward to two weeks from now when I can just relax at home on the weekend for a change.

Happy Monday All!

Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. Had a very productive weekend. Got my yard mowed and some house cleaning done. Still plenty to do. I’ve been tracking my food in both WW and MFP last week. It’s interesting to see that one I’m within calories, while the other I’m over points. I think I need to just eat more zero point foods. And unfortunately need to cut back on the store bought ice cream. Need to figure out how to work my Ninja Ice Cream maker so I can make my own “healthier” ice cream.

Going to get more spring cleaning done this week and hopefully ready to paint my interior walls by the end of the month. Then maybe start working on that patio I always wanted after the painting is done.

@senoritafloridita love the photos! And that’s a long hike!

@trooworld love the pictures of the orangutans 🦧 sound like you had a great day!

@cbabie how is the treadmill going?

@theslightedgeforever how is the book?

Hope everyone has a magnificent Monday!

~ Missy

@gemwolf110 that’s great you had such a productive weekend. Wow, you are really on the ball with tracking too, doing both MFP and WW. When I was doing WW, I always struggled to stay under their points but I find MFP easier.

@cbabie congrats on the weight loss! too bad about your stomach, hope you feel better tomorrow and can go on the treadmill. Wow, it sounds like a lot of parenting duties fall on you. Do you have any family or babysitters that can help you get more time to yourself and rest up? and yes, it was so beautiful out there.

@cbabie Yeah zoo trips are exhausting, I'm sure it's doubly so with a toddler and a baby! That's weird, did you tell the doctor what happened to you? Congrats on the 2 lb loss! Yeah I try to give blood when I can.

@Tamevv Great job! Keep it up!

@senoritafloridita Yes! Way too expensive, even for a salad or a burger, it's expensive. And yes, even McD's! Oh gosh, that's too bad you can't get out of this weekend but it will make that first weekend that you can relax even better.

Hi all. I was in such a bad mood yesterday. I don't think I mentioned, but I was breaking up a dog fight between my pups on Sunday morning and I got bit. Well, I have been depressed about it. It wasn't done on purpose, they meant to bite each other lol. But still, I am depressed that it happened (and keeps happening). We've modified some things to minimize the chance of it happening but still. It may happen. Yesterday, I had a bad day at work. It started even before work, the dogs got in 2 fights. Then I got to work and before I could even clock in, a student stopped me and wanted to talk about something. So, I was late clocking in. And I was busy all day doing not what I wanted to take care of but what other people wanted me to do that wasn't as important. I hope today will be better.

Water yesterday: 50 oz

My phrase for the year: "Every choice is another chance to change my health for the better."