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Good morning! Mary, my rings are definitely tighter in the summer. I have had them slip off in the winter. And in this long summer heat I imagine it may be worse since there hasn't been a break in temps for weeks. V, watermelon and cantaloupe are a step up from ice cream. :wink: Livi, I also feel lazy if I sleep in past 7.…

How are all my pebbs this morning? :wink: Well, yesterday was newsy. My thyroid came back normal which was not expected. But the doctor is really good about looking at the body as a whole and not just numbers. Since I have symptoms they may have changed it just a little. I got back in a month for more lab. They put me on a…

Okay, I hope someone posts before I post this. I look like I am talking to myself. :tongue: Quick post. Busy morning, hopefully lazy afternoon. We hardly slept last night and I mean hardly slept. I had pains and felt wide awake for the most part. These are symptoms of the thyroid problem. I will call doc's office this…

Update: We drove by the house that Steve has been aggressive about. We LOVE it! I mean love it. Of course we've only seen pictures of the inside. There is a park right behind the house with a small walking trail and a playground, volley ball, and picnic tables. It looks like a really quiet neighborhood. We have an appt to…

Mary, that bench looks like it would feel and hurt so good. :tongue: V, I hope you get some cooler weather. Without AC would be miserable. That's why I decided I don't want to live in Russia (or visit) during the summer. It can get up to the 120's in Moscow (like last summer) and very few places have AC. Yuck. Send some of…

Livi, the symptoms you are having are the ones I am having too. Probably for different reasons though. I hope you and I both start feeling better soon. Hubby pointed out last night that he thinks my thyroid is off again. I had kind of thought that, but didn't think so at first. The more I think about my symptoms the more I…

V, did you get some writing done yesterday? Livi, how was your rest day? Feeling better today? Mary, hope you have a great day with Charlie today! We were out too late again last night. We were invited over to a friend's house and we had a great time. They have four little ones so Alex had a good time. We all "slept in"…

Okay so I had the living daylights scared out of me last night. Steve had to work late, real late, and I hate having to go to bed alone. I put off going to bed till after 11 (that's late for me). I locked the doors and got settled in. I was a little freaked out because I already heard a rodent running around in the…

Any place cooler than here sounds nice. Moscow sounds pretty awesome right now. :wink: I'm sorry I don't feel like commenting on everyone's posts. I have a headache right now so it hurts to think.:frown: I've had headaches for over a week now. I think they are hormone and sinus related. Maybe it's just so dry here that I'm…

That's interesting V. Tears probably bring more healing than we know. Update: I crashed. I don't know what happened but I took a nap. I feel like - well - crap today. I am starting to get desperate about the way I feel. So desperate in fact that I am thinking about going on the elimination diet that I put Alex on 3 years…

Livi, how are you doing? Mary, my husband's ears plug up like that too. I haven't been underwater in ages (since I wear contacts) so I wonder if I would be able to do it or even care for the sensation anymore. V, did you get some writing done? I did not log or exercise yesterday. Felt kind of bad that I didn't do either. I…

Good morning, Quick post I think. :tongue: I did week 2 day 1 of C25K yesterday and I was sore and tired while doing it. I was able to do a couple of the runs at 6.0 but had to drop down to 5.0 for the last half. I just didn't have it in me. I got a little more cleaning done. I have a couple more bathroom cabinets to go…

Mary, I want to go to a pool. It sounds so wonderful right now. V, thanks for clearing up the "pebble" thing for Livi. :wink: Livi, awesome job on getting back to your ticker weight! :) The perspective posts helped me adjust my thinking a bit this morning. I was going to say I'm depressed. :laugh: Not sure what I am now.…

Good job on pushing through V. :smile: A quick post from me for a change. I am not doing so great on eating and not so great on exercise either. I didn't work out yesterday because we went to look at houses. Eating isn't working out because it's hot for the 6 week in a row and I don't like to cook when it's hot. I'm a…

V, I can relate to the "but if I can't do a really high calorie burning, super hardcore workout, what's the point?" mode. I have been struggling with that since I started working out again. I was doing almost an hour and a half of exercise 3-5 times a week just a few months ago. Walking on the treadmill for 30 minutes…

CP, say no to vending machines. :wink: Sounds like you made the right choice yesterday! One right choice can always lead to another! And another and another and...so on! Livi, I agree. Food prep is a must. Hence the reason I went out to eat yesterday. I was not prepared, even for a snack. I am not feeling great today but I…

Sorry I have to post again. :wink: Instead of signing off as MM I'm going to start signing off as TH (Thread Hogger)!:laugh: I found out why I am not feeling 100% today. AF surprised me and showed up this morning. After a miscarriage I really figured it would be about 6 weeks before I had another cycle. Another surprise is…

Good morning, Just a quick post. Feeling kind of out of it this morning. I got my grocery list made and we're about to go to the stores. I am not sure what my goals are for the day other than logging my food and trying to stay within the range. I have really struggled with this. I am an emotional eater (doesn't matter what…

Olivia, how long have you been taking your new meds? I know it's different but when my doc changed up my thyroid meds it's took at the very least four weeks before I started seeing some improvement and 6 weeks before I mostly balanced out. I am still not 100% but I think I have something else going on too. Hormones or…

V, were you able to make some headway in your publishing yesterday? Mary, did you get to do your "triathlon"? CP, good to see you as always! Hope your kitty cat is okay! Wow. You've been at your job for a year? That's crazy! Olivia, I hope you aren't feeling as tired today! Good job on staying in your calories! I bombed…

Go Mary on your triathlon! :wink: Quick post for a change. I will be gone a majority of the day so I don't know what I am going to get accomplished. I'm having lunch with my prayer group so I really need to work out but we may not get back till "late" and I need to get some more cleaning done. Goals: cleaning (starting on…

Welcome Olivia! I'm working on house work too! Is it just me or is it kind of like a breath of fresh air when I new person stops in? Not that the regulars smell bad by any means. :laugh: Maybe just a little sweaty. :wink: I have gotten quite a bit done today, but not as much as I had on my mental list. I have about an hour…

I like that "no appetizers" Mary. And I'm glad your foot is doing a little better. I think I've come up with a plan to get caught up on the house and get ready for Miss I. It's a schedule I used to use and it worked, if I stuck with it. I will have certain things I clean everyday (like sweep, dishes, wipe down countertops…

Mary, sorry Charlie got sick! Hope he gets better fast. V, that wasn't cool what that sub did. Ugh! Glad you complained to the studio about it. You have been through a lot lately, but you can still kick rear. That comment was out of line regardless. Maybe she was trying to be like Jillian Michaels.??? Well I have done well…

Have fun today Mary! Quick post here. The scale was down four pounds this morning so I am back under 155 by a pound. :smile: Just water weight but it's helpful to see. I need to keep logging even though I'm really not staying within my calorie range. My carbs and sugars are way too high. Today is a busy day if we can get…

Mary, I agree with everything you said.:laugh: I have the cracked heels, my cat loves laying on towels, and I snack while I am preparing a meal. Usually the latter is because I let myself get too hungry. Getting ready to go to a friend's house for lunch. I have already been out working in the yard for an hour this morning.…

Mary, I hear you on the dessert. :sick: I'm there too. V, I also hear you on the muscles not being used for awhile. Update: I went to the store, walked for 30 minutes and cleaned for an hour. I scrubbed the kitchen sink and it's SO shiny now! I don't want to mess it up! :laugh: I've also logged all my food and I'm in range…

Yay for V getting to dance class! :happy: Mary, how was your day yesterday? CP, we miss you. Come check in again! I logged almost all my food yesterday. I missed a couple of things toward the end of the day. I think once I knew I went over my calories, I just scrapped it. I'll try to log everything today no matter what. I…

V, thanks for suggesting to-do lists. It has helped. I need to make another one for today. Mary, I hope Charlie is feeling better today. And I hope you are enjoying your family being there. :smile: The doctor's office called at 6:45 last night asking me to call them back this morning. So needless to say I was a little…

Thanks V, for the encouragement. I needed that today. I got really down. I've been irritable today. It has not been the best last couple of hours, but it was only a couple of hours. Alex made a mess (one that was not fun to clean up), he didn't hear me when I told him to turn off the water in the tub so when I came back in…