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Happy happy birthday, V! I have a pretty good doctor. She spent a lot of time with me this morning and did a pretty thorough sensation test on my legs - making sure I could feel light touch, pressure, vibration, pointy things. She also checked my reflexes. The good news is, everything seems OK in those regards - which does…

Sorry you are having such a tough time lately, MM. It's rough that the test is so expensive! We just switched over to my company's health insurance - I had been debating going without for a bit because it would be more expensive through my company than it used to be through my hubby's old company. But when the nerve pain…

Hi pebbles! My friend loaned me his iPad for a little while so I could see if it works better for me to wander around web browsing (since I need to be walking/standing a lot more of the time) - so that's how I'm typing this post. I can actually type relatively well on it, except for the punctuation. Anyway... Backsliding a…

Hey everybody! V, hope your MRI went well. Allow me to keep you company with the wacky health issues. :laugh: Mary, it does look like you and MM have the same cat! How funny. I took today off to recuperate (and use some comp time). But, I'm not quite sure what to do with myself! Whatever it is can't involve sitting for…

Man, I can't believe how rarely I check in these days. I look up and half the week is gone! MM, I like pumpkin seeds too. I hope you get good news soon. Mary, crossing my fingers for rain - my parents were in Texas last week and they mentioned the fires. V, I'm so glad to hear about your new doc. It is so hard when you are…

Hi pebbles. I just wanted to check in and say hi, and let you guys know what's going on with me. On Tuesday, I woke up and promptly had a bunch of attacks of nerve pain in my leg - or, as I've been calling them, 'jolts' - which continued throughout the morning. I haven't had any full-on jolts (which were painful enough to…

Aww, nice job with the guilt there, V! :wink: Yeah, I'm lurking. Still working too much to figure out how to make it to the gym (I told my husband in frustration on Monday, "I don't know why I even pretend I'm going to make it to the gym anymore!"), but we did get out for a couple of walks over the weekend. (We both had…

I definitely relate to the self-destructive vacations seeming more attractive for some reason. It's hard to explain why, since usually after the first couple of bites most of the pleasure is gone and it's all numbness/punishment. The more virtuous vacation means you have to believe you deserve it, or are worth building up…

Hey everybody. Mary, are you all done with your teacher training? Are they doing a graduation or anything for you? MM, I'm glad your doctor is listening to you. I hope you figure out what's going on. And, congrats on the weight loss. :happy: V, seriously, get out of my head. (just kidding - feel free to tidy up in there if…

Welcome home, MM!

I'm so excited for you, MM. And it's good to see you smiley. :flowerforyou: It's late so that's all I really have time for right now. My pants are tight and that motivated me to get to the gym Sunday and Monday, then to dance tonight. I tried day 1 of C25K yesterday, but I think it might have been a bit too much too soon…

Hugs to all of you. :heart: I took today off work as a comp day since I've been working so much lately. And I did not do much! Slept in, chatted with my friend (baby is still doing OK), read a book. And now it's late and I should go to bed - but I wanted to post before MM left. Sending you strength and courage and wishes…

V, sometimes I swear you have my brain.

Neat series on the body types! I think I saw a similar one last year that was just women (maybe one of you posted it). Are they all Americans, though? I noticed there were only maybe two non-Africans or Europeans - last I heard, China did pretty well in the Olympics! :wink: I never spent a lot of time looking at pec…

Friday already? Wow. My friend's baby is one week old today, though at the hospital they're still counting it in gestational time - 26 weeks. He is still fighting. :heart: MM, I am excited for you! I'd like to see a picture. :smile: Way to go on your workouts lately. Mary, I got our taxes out of the way last month (my…

Well, it's been an interesting week. Crazy ton of work, of course. (My "go home at 5:30" goal didn't work out.) And, my husband got a job offer. (Good, but rather stressful decision-making - there went my food logging.) And, there was an earthquake/tsunami. (no, that didn't affect anybody I know, but I still think…

All in all, I had a really nice weekend. Dinner with friends, breakfast/hanging out with V (who is just as wise and funny in person as online), and not working for four days straight! I even worked out 3 out of those 4 days. And after yesterday's slush, today was beautiful and sunny - I spent a lot of time reading in a…

Wow, everybody's travelling - pretty sure V is on her way by now, too. Hope you all have great trips! :flowerforyou: I took today and Monday off, though - so it's kinda like a mini-vacation for me! I think people were starting to realize that I seriously needed a break. It's a little embarrassing to think that it would be…

Well, the candy was to go with my crappy day. The cat litter was to go with... er... somebody else's. :laugh: I'm impressed with your painting, Mary. That's the sort of thing I can agonize for years over! I have been thinking about a green wall, though. MM, I sometimes feel like I am ruled by fear, too. It doesn't seem…

Well, I did a great job of walking by the donuts right next to my desk all day. Then, I scheduled 2 dentist appointments (I'm thinking of switching dentists, and I also have a problem with my tooth :unhappy:) stayed at work until almost 8, stopped at the drug store to get cat litter and COMPLETELY without thinking bought…

Hi, guys! Sorry I've been so absent. I do peek in to read what you guys are up to, I just can't think of anything worth adding lately. :ohwell: I have decided to start logging my food again, at least for a little while. I've been kinda depressed, which for me generally turns into self-punishing "why bother eating better,…

V, this is the only way I can ever get any big writing thing done. I just have to throw everything I know/want to say on paper, and by the time most of it is out, I can figure out a structure and tie it altogether. I used to get stuck for days or weeks because I couldn't write anything until I had it all figured out... I…

I only bought one a couple years ago so I could put that saran-wrap-style weather stripping on our windows. :laugh: My hair freezes all the time.

Hey everybody! V, get well soon! MM, hooray for fingerprints! (I still don't understand how fingerprints expire - do they actually change over time?) And Mary, happy belated birthday! (I meant to tell you - the day you mentioned finding your first gray hair, I had just found the first on my hubby - though he said he had…

Hey, everybody. Fell off the posting wagon again this week, alas! It is still way too dark in the mornings to get up. I have been going to bed earlier this week, though, after my boss told me I looked like hell on Monday. I'm almost wondering if I'm allergic to something at work (I know, I know, oldest joke in the book)…

Hi everybody. All of a sudden work has gotten really bad this week. I didn't leave until nearly 9pm tonight, and I get to be back by 8:30 in the morning. Yay. I mean, this sucks. I'm actually not even really feeling all that upset, though. That may be a bad sign, I don't know. I am still compelled to do the work and do it…

Glad you got some sleep, V. I know what you mean about feeling like you can't handle one more thing - and health problems definitely exacerbate that feeling. Oh, did I mention I hate going to the doctor when I have a real problem because I usually feel like crying after? Yeah, I resemble that. Awesome pic, Mary!…

Aww, I miss checking in with you guys every day! It's been a while since I've done that. A lot of it is just time - I used to check in in the mornings before work sometimes, but now I have to get up early and commute so I don't do it. And when I'm working late I feel pressed for time - there's only so much time at home…

Hey, everybody. I just did a couple of "personal trainer" workouts on my Kinect game, and realize just how out of shape I've become! Yikes. It's been an up and down week. On the up side, I have been making a lot of progress in non-distracted eating - breakfast and lunch has been a success every day, and dinner I missed…

Did I post yet this week? I don't think I did. Happy New Year, all! Hey, welcome back, Wandering and Mummsy! WL, I know what you mean about being too embarrassed to check in sometimes. I've been frustrated for awhile and don't check in as often as I used to, but I want to get back into thinking positive and focus on what I…