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  • Funny, I think my mom had me when she was 39 or 40, too. And she was working on getting tenure, too. She wouldn't tell us how old she and my dad were when we were younger, though, because she didn't want other kids giving us a hard time about it. It definitely doesn't seem so old now! MM, I was wondering if it was a sinus…
  • V and Mary, that's awesome that you both had such good yoga sessions. MM - I hope you feel better, but I agree with seeing a doc if you aren't improving. Especially since you'll be traveling. I'm so glad that you are feeling more settled, though! :flowerforyou: I am feeling fine today, so I think it was just a fluke or a…
  • Aw, I'm so sorry, Viv. Good luck getting everything straightened out. :heart: MM, I hope you feel better soon - take it easy if you can! Mary, you must be pretty strong - and it's cool that you're so comfortable with teaching. (I guess you'd have to be - sounds like you've been doing little else lately. :tongue: ) I did a…
  • Hi, everyone! Niccole, nice to see you! Welcome back to the groove. :wink: Mary - I can't wait to see your video. The pics on FB are very cute (and you look great, btw). V and MM, I hope you are both feeling better. I had a pretty good weekend, although I forgot to do my pushups. (That reminds me - I still need to do them…
  • I don't play all that often anymore, but I spent an hour in workout mode tonight - whee! I did about 20 minutes on standard, 20 minutes on heavy, and another 20 on standard. Lots of fun, but I do think that it overestimates calories burned. Great workout, and so fun you forget it's a workout. :wink:
  • I absolutely fear and loathe trying things on and having them not fit, so I can definitely feel your pain, V. :flowerforyou: Good call to get it all out of the way, though, so you don't have to have that feeling when you aren't expecting it. And I absolutely believe that the women's clothing industry is full of…
  • Wow - stay warm, everybody! I heard on the weather the other day that we may have lake effect snow for every day in the first two weeks of January (first week that has been true). Yesterday was a huge success. I worked late and was going to just go home, but I realized that my husband was working late anyway, I felt good…
  • Love the outfit, V. And I agree about the cold-weather clothes. Lately I've been trying to match a little bit better (mostly because I just bought two new coats - one warm, one a little dressier - that aren't 4 sizes too big like my other ones), but before that, I was wearing a slate blue parka with black gloves, a green…
  • Hi pebbles. Sorry I've been hiding out for a bit. The truth is I have been eating poorly (mostly too much, but also lots of desserts) and not exercising. I blame my cold (which has mostly abated) and the weather (which is freezing!), but also post-holiday exhaustion and a certain nebulous malaise I've been feeling about my…
  • Welcome back, V! Cheers to your husband for being the voice of reason, and good job on coming up with new goals. I am still noodling over mine - expect an update over the weekend sometime. Say goodbye to the aughts/oughts! I am still somewhat in sick/feeling sorry for myself mode, and we have to wait around for the furnace…
  • A bit better today, but still sick and rather tired. How are you doing with the snow, MM? It was very cold and snowy here yesterday (wind chills below zero :noway: ), but the rest of the week should be more seasonal (20s-30s). I just don't like to breathe when it's that cold. My plan is more rest and fluids, maybe pushups.…
  • OK - new plan for the week: come down with MM's cold and try to recover. :tongue: I started feeling sick yesterday afternoon, and proceeded to lie on the couch most of the evening. At least I did some unpacking. Today I thought about missing work, but the cold medicine finally kicked in so I am here. Welcome back, Mary! My…
  • Hi MM! V, have a great trip. And Mary, safe travels whenever you are headed back. I, too, am hoping to get back on track this week - but I am going to ease into it so that I can spend some time thinking about what I want my longer term goals to be. Also, I still have some cookies from a friend in the freezer, so I am not…
  • Hi everyone! And congratulations, MM! That is very exciting news. I am home again. We had a pretty fun trip - though a lot of it focused, naturally, around my just-turned-2-year-old-on-Christmas nephew :tongue: . He's very cute, but a bundle of energy for sure! I ate way too many ginger snaps and handfuls of trail mix the…
  • Best wishes for you today, MM! :heart: I don't think I will do the actual push-up program this week - I am just going to do as many as I can at least 3 days this week. I think I am almost ready to move on to week 6, but we'll see how I feel next week. I had a feeling you would enjoy that. Come on down next year! :wink: I…
  • I guess everybody's busy this week! I think I am done with shopping (unless I get any great ideas this afternoon), so I just need to get wrapping. Although, I may not wrap the ones I am bring to Houston until we get there - I think the paper would probably get messed up in the luggage. I forgot that I took the day off…
  • Kitty superhero? That sounds like a great card! :laugh: Good luck, V - I'd love to hear you sing, too. I totally cry at movies. I saw Up in the theaters twice, and I was blubbering both times. We went to see the Princess and the Frog today and I cried at least twice. Seriously? :huh: It's actually a pretty good movie,…
  • You and me both. :wink: I realized that I forgot to do pushups last night - so that and stretching are on the agenda. Otherwise, Christmas shopping, and maybe seeing the Princess and the Frog with some friends and their daughter. I am really not very good at buying presents - or shopping in general. I am also terrible at…
  • Sorry for not posting - my browser was having issues yesterday. Rifftrax was fun but weird. It was all "shorts", most (but not all) were Christmas-themed. It is hard to believe that someone thought it was a good idea to make some of these films. :huh: Not sure about retaining water either, V. My mom has problems with that…
  • Hi, CM! Good luck with your projects, MM - and sorry about the new scale. It's just a number (but you know that). :wink: V - measuring every couple of months seems like enough to me. As long as they are within a half-inch or so, I always figure it could be operator error. I understand your fear (and I have it, too)... but…
  • I am feeling better. I think it may have been my multi-vitamin that made me feel ill, on top of running last night. So, we'll see how I do tomorrow, and whether I will feel up to trying to run again. Dance class was fun, and I just realized I'll be traveling next week so it's the last one of the session for me. I still…
  • I am feeling a little sick to my stomach this morning. I ran again last night - a little faster, but not as far - and an hour or two later, I felt sick. Better this morning, then sick again after breakfast. I'm going to blame the OJ. Coffee probably won't help, but I'm going to try. Anyway, I got my pushups in yesterday,…
  • Hi pebbles, I'd say last week was a success. I got all my workouts in, and did pretty well dessert-wise (just the potluck, and a little piece from each batch of candy we made). This week will be even better, because we're done with the candy-making, and I don't have a potluck to go to. So, my goals are: Zero or one dessert…
  • Mary - Wow, a chocolate peppermint cupcake? That would be nigh impossible for me to resist, too. Congrats on finishing the DVD - such a cool idea. We made more candy and granola yesterday, and will probably do another batch today. We also put up a tree (artificial, since we won't be here for several days around Christmas)…
  • Hello everyone. Did I forget to post yesterday? I think it was early, so it feels like a long time ago! I managed to run 4 miles on the treadmill last night, which was WAY harder than it was a few weeks ago - in fact, I felt rather ill afterward, which hasn't happened since I was trail running. :grumble: It's amazing how…
  • Well, dance class and shopping and friend drama and television (BL finale and SYTYCD) distracted me from making granola last night - so I still have to do that tonight. Along with running on the treadmill at work, and pushups. And I really need to get some presents ordered and shipped to Houston - we'll be there visiting…
  • I am counting yesterday as a success. I went to the gym and put in 45 good minutes on the elliptical, did my pushups (which were REALLY hard after a week off - jelly arms for sure), and only licked a bit of chocolate off a fork and grabbed a couple teeny bits of candy that broke off when we made the almond roca. We do give…
  • Uh-oh, danger!! I just found out that they are doing a holiday potluck at work on Thursday. I'll have to be careful to make sure that it's really worth it to have my dessert then. I think I should bring a salad. Also, they are doing a charity auction of baked goods and homemade crafts that same day. I can't make any…
  • :laugh: I love it. I'm in for two good weeks! It will be tough with getting ready for the holiday, but I can do it. I'll probably have to cut out television and/or internet at home to get it all done, though! (Mary - one visit a day to MFP/Facebook/email ought to be enough for anybody! :tongue:) 1. Pushups 3x 2. Cardio 3x…
  • Sorry, V - that sounds hard. And exhausting. That's awesome that you are making a yoga video for your class, Mary - totally cool. I've never played with iMovie, but it sounds like fun. Well, challenging fun. :wink: My work went well last night, so at least I can feel good about that. My eating hasn't been too bad this…
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