200+ Sheddin' the Stuffin

Three packages of fun for me, Pam. Peanut M&Ms, Almond Joy, and Starburst.

Also... is it just COMPLETELY wrong that I really, really want a McRib and am trying to work it into my calories tomorrow?

Rikki - Way to go on the inches lost!! That's an awesome achievement!

RainSarah - Awesome job increasing your water! Eventually you get used to it!

Pam - AWESOME NSV!! :happy:

Amy - Your costume is adorable!

Lacey - I miss nights out with the girls too. I really think i just miss having 'the girls' to have a night out with. Isaac and i were having a small spat last night (just about our opinions on renovating) and suddenly it became about the fact that i have no friends... The connection between the two made sense to me. I do miss having a big group of friends to hang out with, but i do have to keep reminding myself that really, even when i had it, it was only really a "big group of people i know who don't REALLY give a crap about me"... But still... i digress...


Thanks everyone for the happy thoughts about the houses! It's doing my head in but it's kinda fun, and we're learning all sorts of lessons. I have a good feeling we'll be homeowners by the end of the month.

Now, possible ***********TMI ALERT***************

Anyone who's been around for a few challenges and has followed the story of my fiance's painfully low libido will hopefully see why this is such an important thing that i absolutely MUST tell you girls about it...

Last night i was pestered for LIA for the first time EVER!!!!!!! I was asleep when Isaac came to bed, and half woke and curled up for a cuddle... and he was clearly up for it and i was like "baby i'm so tired..." so i rolled over and intended to go back to sleep... But he was persistant, and really it was awesome and i eventually woke up and all was good... I'm somewhat amused, because it's also the first time i've ever tried to get OUT of sex hahaha. But it's such an awesome indication of his progress (mainly with the anti-depressants i think). ALSO, this makes TWO NIGHTS IN A ROW. I don't remember the last time that happened EVER!

I'm so happy!

***************TMI OVER***************


Love you girls, hope you have a good day!

AMY, OMG THAT DINNER...!!!! I just finished it and already can't wait to eat the leftovers for lunch. So good!! Thanks again!

Hosanna, yay for the LIA two days in a row!! Fantastic!

Ami, I do Zumba on Kinect and it doesn't have much jumping. You should be okay with that one!


Must...not....eat....any....more....pumpkin....cornbread.....

Didn't read anything, just here for a sec, but OMG! BEST. NSV. EVER. I was going to call the doctor today to set up yet another gyn appointment, but I forgot when things at work got irritating... and guess what?! TOM STARTED!!! HOLY EFFING GOODNESS I'M SO EXCITED!!!!

I can not focus. Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. Guess who volunteered to go first for an informative speech tomorrow about 5 minutes long? Sweet. Plus, the instructor changed my topic on me on Monday. Yay. School is taking over my life so individual responses aren't happening at the moment in time. Sorry.

Katheryne.: You can get an extender for the WII leg strap--it is really just two-way velcro. For the WII Zumba the waste strap is bigger than the Wii leg strap and will work with the same Velcro extender. I got mine from Game Stop online. However, I'm having a hard time figuring out how to use the Zuma with the controller and belt. The controller doesn't seem to pick up anything. Might be because I bought an off-brand. Anyway--just got it and am still trying to figure it all out. I do like the exercise.

How do i add the custom message or starting weight/goal weight or whatever that appears after the Ticker or the reply?

Well, the dogs are su fficiently traumatised by their visit to the vet. Alex doesn't know if he's arthur or martha. But they were so good and the vet loved them. Our bank account is crying though... ... $400 to vac cinate and heart worm treat. Ugh.

In other totally awesome news... THREE NIGHTS IN A ROW??? Who IS this man? I'll keep him though!

Ok, I know I missed a lot - but here's my attempt at catching up:

Hosanna - woo hoo! three nights? I think I'm jealous!

Amy - I won't share any of the details for Dance with Dragon, I promise. And btw - I love that you have a Neil Gaiman quote in your signature. Also, are you a vegetarian? I'm not anymore, but I was for a long time. One of my fave recipes comes from vegetarian times - it's a stuffed peppers and quinoa and absolutely delicious. If you're into that kind of thing, I totally recommend googling it.
Also, about more LIA on days I work out with the SO - not so much. I certainly wish that were the case though!

GonnaDoItJenn - that's a fabulous NSV - I love the fact that my cheek bones are starting to come back too!

Lacey - I've never tried Paleo, and it seems like you have already have a lot of info about it - but if you are looking for a good community to ask questions and learn more about how other people do it, you might check out - http://www.reddit.com/r/paleo - they have a pretty active board and they have a FAQ section that might help you out too.
Also, I know what you mean about missing the days of getting drunk and rowdy with the girls - as well as throwing back irish car bombs. I miss being drunk and rowdy in general. I miss having girl friends who I want to go out with at all - all my friends seem to be scattered all over the world. I don't have any kids yet - but even without, I seem to have lost my ability to just let loose.

Rainvc - drinking enough water is hard! I bought a liter camelbak water bottle though and I find that it makes it easier to get more water down - I think it's because of the straw. Maybe it makes me weird, but somehow, when I drink from a straw, I am able to get more down. Oh, and I count tea as water too.

Kiki - congrats on the 75lbs! That's an awesome achievement!

Pam - reading through your posts - wow you really do a lot of different workouts! I love the variety! What's your favorite? And how was your sewing class? Congrats on the NSV size 16s! I can't wait until I drop a size or two (or five)! Also I LOVE the Walking Dead. Although, I can't believe they can get away with some of that stuff on cable!

Katheryne - I'm with ya on the movie prices - it's absolutely ridiculous! The SO and I almost never go anymore because its not worth it! When I was in Indiana last weekend I noticed that its almost $5 cheaper than here in Boston. Nothing I wanted to see was playing at a time that I could go to, but I almost went to anyway just because it felt so much cheaper. Oh, and I'm definitely jealous LIA activity with your hubs - I'm just engaged and we don't come anywhere close to that.

Keshia - any luck finding those pumpkin bars? Do you live anywhere close to a trader joes? I found them there. And the best part is they are only a $1 a piece which means I definitely stocked up on them!

Erin - congrats on the 3lbs lost! That's awesome! I HATE wearing heels and my feel always end up hurting after I wear them for too long. I get in these little kicks where I think if I just wore them more often, they would hurt less - it never works for me. I am so jealous of ladies who can wear them on a regular basis.

Megan - sorry to hear about your breakup. I know how easy it is to just give in to the junk food and laziness after one - and last time, I gained 30 pounds after getting my heart broken. Good for you for trying to stick with it and using exercise to help. It takes a lot of strength but it sounds like you got it under control.

Nava - I love London! I'm sure you are going to have a great time there! Oh and way to improvise a halloween costume - it sounds quite creative.

Megan - a paid for trip to Colorado? That sounds awesome! I've never bee skiing before either but it's something I've always wanted to do- you'll have to let me know how it goes. Also, I have a love/hate relationship with the "in 5 weeks" thing - I love it when it tells me I'm gonna lose a ton of weight - I hate it when it doesn't. I never keep track of it though so I don't know how accurate it is either.


Kerry - wow, I can't even imagine running a maraton right now. Granted, I'm still struggling to run five minutes and the idea of running a full marathon seems outrageous. But since you've conquered the half marathon - my two cents is that you should go ahead and try for the full marathon - why not? It might be good to work towards the goal. But then again, 13 miles is an incredible feat so congrats on that!

Jessi - yay for TOM!

In other news...
I totally failed at week 4 day 1 of C25k this morning. I was doing alright up until the last five minute run. I just felt really nauseous and tired had to slow down to a walk. I couldn't even bring myself to jog slower. But I know that I just have to fight through it. I am gonna run again on Friday and then on Sunday. If I have to, I'll just repeat this week until I can do it. Also, I made it to the grocery story last night and am back to planning out my meals. No more eating out or eating junk - hopefully, I can stay good until thanksgiving now.

Annette- no, things haven't settled down yet. If anything, things have been added to the list of life stressors. But God thinks I'm strong enough to handle it all, so He's gotta be right, right?? lol

I ran week 1 of c25k last night (90 second walking, 60 seconds running intervals). My first jog I started at 5.5 on the treadmill and that was my slowest jogging speed. By the time I got to my last run (there were 8 running sections), I ran at 6.5. That's a 9:13 mile, and even though it was only a minute, I was incredibly happy about that. The downside is I couldn't sleep last night cause my hips were uncomfortable. I'm a freakin zombie today. My work friend thought my eye liner had fallen under my eyes and was trying to wipe it off for me. When she couldn't remove it, I looked in a mirror and was like "yeah, that's just my bags" lol

anyways, got lots to do at work today, plus we are still on major overtime....trying to find a balance to get a decent amount of overtime in while having enough time to cuddle with Mr. Reunion every night.

Ami: No shame in repeating weeks. I started c25k in mid-July and I am still not done. I just don't want to "phone it in." I want to actually be able to accomplish the week's goals with ease. I struggled immensely with week 3. I hurt my foot, tried to push through, couldn't. Rested a week. Repeated week 3 once I healed. Then repeated it once more. Right now I'm on week 7. According to the program, I should be jogging 25 minutes straight. I'm only jogging 20 minutes straight, so I will not move on. I'll repeat week 7 again. I've come so amazingly far though. I honestly love this program (with personal modification of course.)

Kendal: That's some fast runnin' girl! I only jog at 4.5 on the treadmill. I think that's a 13 minute mile. Sometimes I bump it up to 4.7, but I'm trying to keep my walk/jog speeds fairly consistent until I finish the program. After that, I'm going to try to gradually increase my speed. That being said, it is beyond aggravating that I don't feel like I'm gaining any distance. Although, I just looked back at the diary on my app and my first day of week one I only covered 1.5 miles. My last run I covered 2.29. I feel like I'll never have a decent 5k time. Last time I did it I was at like 48 minutes. Boo. Oh well, progress has been made, immense progress, so I shouldn't complain.

It's Snoozy Wednesday...I was half asleep reading everyone's posts and was half way through before i realized that i hadn't taken any notes; SOOOOOOOOOO, the responses are a little skimpy this morning.


Ami--I love quinoa. It took lots of talking to get my picky husband to try it but he loved what I did and I have now been given permision to make it with any meal I like. What's so great about that is I load it full of veggies. Last time i made it I shredded zucchini, carrots, and onions on my mandoline. yum yum yummy. By the way, where did you go in Indiana. My husband and I use to live in Shelbyville (we worked in Indianapolis). Before that we had lived in Cincinnati. We were so happy with the prices in Indy. In Cincy we could go to dinner...or a movie...but couldn't afford both. In Indy, we could go to dinner AND a movie, with change to spare.

Kendal--I lol at your "bag" story. When i went into the bathroom this morning i glanced in the mirror before i turned the light on. In the semi-dark it looked like I had slept with a fist to my right eye, completly black; after I turned the light on i realized it was just dark circles, no bruises :laugh:

As for me, very very tired today. Lots of work to do, my desk is currently burried under about ten separate case files.

By the way, thanks everyone for all the info about the Zumba belt and extender. I'll have to check it out. When I originally got the game a year ago, I tried rigging my own with some velcro I picked up from a JoAnn's Fabric but it didn't quite work. I couldn't get it tight enough, so the leg strap kept falling off.

-Katheryne

Also...is anyone else having trouble with ideeli?? It keeps shutting off on me. Its probably a sign that I need to take a break but HELLO, I have a trip and parties to plan for. Duh! LOL.

Jessi- when I was running outside, I had no issue with running for 1 minute and then stopping because I knew no one was really watching me to see how far I was going. In the gym yesterday, a really tall guy got on the machine beside me and yeah, it was kinda weird cause I was constantly changing my speeds. But my gym is awesome and it's slogan is the "judgement free zone" so it wasn't a big deal. Plus, when I looked over, I thought it was really cool that I was jogging faster than him at some points. As long as you "do you" and not worry about anyone else, then who really cares? Plus, if anyone says anything about it, then you can take the opportunity to teach them about c25k. Everyone is not a runner and I feel pretty bad a s s to be teaching myself how to run.

ETA: Mr. Reunion's goal is to have me run a 5 min/mile with him one day. I tell him he's absolutely crazy....

Yeah buddy, just broke a bracket off my braces while eating an apple.