SBF2 Reboot Boogaloo! week of Aug 17

OK, confession time.

I didn't make it to Bikram yesterday. I got this weird fuzzy headache and nausea, and ended up going back to bed. I may be in junk-food withdrawal, I'm not sure.

After I type this, I'm getting dressed and going to the gym. Elliptical for sure today. I'm hoping my legs remember how to work it. . .

Also, I need to hydrate and stick to the elimination diet. It was really hard yesterday. I mostly discovered that cheese and corn are pretty much the current staples of my diet. Probably not good, that. Whenever I got snackish, I wanted cheese. Interesting. Also, have discovered that soy is really hard to avoid, as is corn. At least this is forcing me to eat my fruits and vegetables, as they're the only things that I don't have to worry about being "wrong" right now.

Chicken, vegetables and rice boogaloo!

Take care.:flowerforyou:

Also, yoga in the badlands avatar. I don't think my stance is wide enough. :ohwell:

I'm eliminating:
coffee, beef, pork, wheat/yeast, corn, eggs, soy and dairy. I eliminate them all for four days and then add them back in one at a time every three days.

I was pretty pout-y yesterday, saying I couldn't eat "anything". My DH, very good at keeping me positive said "why don't you put a list of what you CAN eat up on the fridge instead of what you CAN'T eat?" I had to reply "because that list would be too long." And I sort of snapped out of it. The only thing I'm struggling with a bit is I'm finding it hard to hit my calorie target without cheese, and I miss corn chips like crazy. Also, between soy, corn, eggs and wheat it's hard to buy anything in a package. (even my beloved Mary's gluten free crackers have tamari in them. . .which contains soy).

How many rounds of shots are you getting in total? Sounds pretty yucky.:grumble:

Lucky Ducks! - sorry, couldn't stop myself.

Little sore from yoga. It seems like the entire yoga community is connected by pose. So far backbends is this week's theme. I'm hoping for something different in the kick butt class this evening, even though backbends are my strong point. Today is a mystery free yoga class at the macrobiotic restaurant (could be an airy fairy class, which I'm not into) and my kick butt class.
I was hoping for more than two classes a day, but it's just not working out (with the teaching and other things going on). I might have to plan another week :bigsmile:

Lucky Mary, boogaloo!

Hello all,
The shots are for rabies - even though we don't THINK that we were bitten, the protocol when you wake up with a bat in the room (even if it's not on the bed) is to assume exposure. Fun. Unfortunately, it is a series of 4 appointments - day 0 (which was Friday), day 3 (yesterday), day 7, and day 14. (I guess it was 5 appointments up until about a month ago.) Day 0 has extra shots whose dose is based on weight - so I had 3 that day and my husband had 4. So all in all, I will have had 6. And no, they do not give the shots in the stomach - apparently, they used to do that. :noway:

Hey V, you might want to doublecheck your vitamins, too - they might use wheat or corn as filler/binder. :ohwell: That sounds pretty tough. I guess I would be eating a lot of beans and rice (streaker burrito, anybody?), and veggies w/nuts. It's interesting that sweets and alcohol are still allowed (not that you said anything about having them, but I didn't see them listed as forbidden) - but I guess the goal was checking common allergens, right? It would be interesting to try, though - what sort of symptoms would you expect to see upon re-introduction if it were an allergy?

I am chatty today. Tonight is belly dancing, and (I hope) pushups. Hope you all are doing well! :flowerforyou:

V - regarding pic - The elevation of your feet is slightly off, maybe causing the smaller step?
Can't imagine the diet - good for weight loss though :bigsmile:

I just noticed that you commented on this. It felt really bizarre to do any poses at all in shoes, and what I thought was a level patch of ground was probably not. I toyed with the idea of hiking up there the next morning with my mat, but I don't know how effective savasana would be if I was concerned with snakes and other people.

Well hi girls, long time no see. I have been back and forth to my mom's place with no computer for awhile. The good news is her lung cancer is stable right now, so no chemo for two months. Better than I expected, no worse but no better either.

You all seem to be rather busy, it took me half and hour to read this week. I have been getting on the treadmill everyday for the last three weeks and I have finally gotten to 55 minutes with most of them at a steady jog. It is really hot here too so I am sopping wet by the time I am through. I bought myself a polar hrm to help me get back on track. I like it but sometimes it doesn't read my heartrate when the leads get to wet. Does anyone have one and does it happen to you? I managed to stay at my mom's without gaining weight which is quite a feat since she loves to snack.

School starts next week and we are starting with a new bus company so I expect things to be hectic for a couple of weeks. They haven't even set my route for the year. I am going to the school next week and see if I can get a list of students.

Just wanted to say hi to all of you. I will check in from time to time but can't guarantee a daily basis. Take care of yourselves. Karen

It's good to see you again, Karen. Hope your mom pulls through. Congrats on the jogging as well.

Kitty went into the vet today for an ultrasound, so we should know later today what is wrong with her.

Yesterday morning's yoga class was a no-show. They didn't find in necessary to put a sign on the door either Mon or Tues (I was at the restaurant on Mon, would have been nice to know) - so I went to the gym. My evening class was enough yoga for the day though. I spent a good 15 minutes lying flat on the floor with my legs on a chair last night. I could have used another hour of sleep as well. It's good pain though, right?

Today, I teach two classes, celebrate my old person's 80th B-day (volunteer work I do), and worry about my cat.

Good pain, boogaloo!

Hi Karen! Nice to see you. I'm glad that things are stabilizing with your mom and she gets to take a break from chemo. And great job on the jogging. I am thinking I am going to go jogging tonight - either outside with a co-worker, or on the treadmill at the gym. Outside is more interesting, but more anxious as well - with the treadmill, I feel like I can push myself a little bit more because I can always just stop if I need to. If I'm out on a trail somewhere, I need a little more confidence that I know where I am and that I have enough energy to get back. I want to work on my speed but I think I need to do it in a more controlled environment to build my confidence.

I forgot to do pushups again last night, arrgh. But, I did get a compliment at belly dance class (this after I was feeling like an idiot because I stepped on my veil during a dance and couldn't get a proper hold on it after that), so that made me feel good. V, I think I am in a similar boat - I am coming to the realization that it is going to take some concerted effort to lose more weight, and I haven't decided if it is worth it to do so (especially if maintenance at that level requires equal effort) versus just being active and eating well at my current weight.

Mary, good luck with your kitty. And MM, way to go on the fruits/veggies. :flowerforyou:

Jogging boogaloo!

I'm sorry your day was bad MM. I didn't have anything bad happen today but woke up in a grumpy mood and spent the first half of it that way. I don't know why? I have found I am in a terrible mood since I came home, I get downright grouchy at everyone and even more so if I am hungry. I hope you get to take your kitty home Mary, I know how much I miss mine when I'm gone from home. No beating up on yourself Vivia, I find I do that if the scale isn't moving the way I want. Hi to everyone else, I'm sorry if I missed someone, it happens. They should let us see more of what people have written because I am terrible about remembering who did what.

I had my daughters dog today so we went for a couple of walks and I wore my HRM but I don't get any cardio because he wants to stop and woofle every little tree. But exercise is exercise and better than sitting on my butt so I will record it.

Today is afternoon Bikram.

The elimination diet is starting to get to me, in that my husband has a night off, and this would usually mean a meal out with him. It's an interesting realization that food is still pretty much the hub of my social life. I am also going to a pot luck lunch tomorrow, and have to make lots of food to take that I can eat. (I'm thinking hummus with veg and rice chips. . .and maybe something else). I keep thinking "OOH, I can eat that!" about a random thing, running the ingredients list in my head and realizing "nope. can't."I'm in the first phase of re-introduction, which is coffee. I tried to drink some yesterday (black without cream as dairy gets re-introduced dead last) and didn't like the taste of it without the milk at all, but didn't seem to have any weird after effects from it. I will probably try again today, but splurge for an espresso with some honey (way better than it sounds). I pretty much quit caffeine because I was trying to cut my dairy back.:ohwell:

So: hydration, bikram, chicken, rice and potatoes. My butcher asked me yesterday "what's with all the chicken?" (usually there's a lot more variety in my purchases. . .)

Take care.:flowerforyou:

Hope kitty gets to come home, Mary.