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You all are funny. I'm thinking I'd better stay away from this chocolate peanut butter! :laugh: I had a great weekend overall. No work to catch up on, managed to do some yard work and cleaning so I felt productive, but also spent a good chunk of time just chilling out with cats on my lap. And going out to eat. :bigsmile:…

MM and Mary, safe travels! V, interesting news from the doctor - I hope they the bloodwork tells them what they need to know and that it actually helps! That would be awesome. I get to hear the results of my MRI on Thursday. I am now 90% sure that it is tendinitis, I just don't know what I need to do to treat it. Not…

Hi everybody. It's funny - V decides she needs to stop logging, just when I decide I need to start again. My eating has been seriously out of control the past two weeks, and right now I just need something to force me to stop and think. I know I can do this without logging (I really haven't logged regularly in over a…

Hi everybody. I'm exhausted! Mostly from today (helping friends throw a 4 year old's birthday party), but also just this whole week. I lost over a day of my week at work due to unexpected meetings. Blergh. I was at work until 7 pretty much every day, and barely got any exercise. (a DVD on Monday, pushups and dance class on…

Hey, all. Work is gonna be rough for awhile, but I am trying to look at it this way - they can't make me do anything I don't want to. I always have a choice. This is empowering in a way, because I don't have to see myself as a victim. I can still choose. So, I'm trying to take ownership with that knowledge, and figure how…

Rough day all around, huh? Add me to the club. The things I've been dreading at work are looking more and more likely - and if so, it's the sort of thing that makes me want to find some sort of crazy early retirement for myself. I love what I do, and I work really hard at doing it really well for the benefit of everybody I…

Yay, MM! Glad they finally caught you. :wink: I am going to try to go swimming, or pool running, or something tonight. My eating has been terrible this week, so I definitely need some cardio in my life. Dance class was OK last, but I could tell my ankle was still a bit sensitive. Sigh. We got to practice balancing a real…

SPF 2, huh? I think I need more protection than that - I'll burn for sure! :wink: I haven't posted in a couple of days because I've been feeling stupid and sorry for myself. My ankle has been bothering me for awhile when I run, and after running again on Saturday and doing some research on my symptoms, I am now convinced…

Crazy! At least once you rob the bank you'll be set for all your fees. I never knew that some people couldn't get discernible prints! Sorry this is such an ordeal. Can't they just say "close enough" at this point and move on? Today has been great so far. The weather is like summer, but not humid - very pleasant. It's…

Mary, I think I may have forgotten to say "way to go!" on actually doing your bike race over the weekend. So, just in case, here's a belated WTG! :bigsmile: The TRX looks interesting, V! I have trouble getting myself to do strength training, too. It always seems tedious. I did do a "boot camp" class once that seemed pretty…

Mary, I'm sorry they didn't offer the class to you. It sounds like the management is a little flaky, though - so I wouldn't take it too personally. If people keep coming to your class, then you are a good teacher. :smile: MM - it just never ends, huh? Can I also sign up for V's Rampage Decluttering Service? :wink: I have…

Just think, MM - you could be the perfect criminal! Nobody could ever match your fingerprints! Well, maybe they have enough smudges now to figure you out. :wink: Hope it finally works out this time. Mary, I love your new picture. Awesome! Excellent blogs, V (I somehow missed the last one). Bobbie, I hope you start feeling…

Way to go on exercising, MM! Sorry about the other rat, though. Mary, I hope you have a fabulous ride and not too much headwind. Bobbie, happy anniversary! V, yay about the computer and bonuses! Boo about the trainer and their assessment. Try not to take it too seriously - I got all depressed and cranky the last time I had…

Hi all! V, how did spin go? I still need to try that sometime. Mary, hope you had a fun dinner trip! I know what you mean about the morning races. I am looking at a bunch of running races for the summer and I do not know how I am going to be able to do it - a lot of them start at 7 or 7:30! So that means waking up and…

Hi everyone. I am a good mood because I went for a shorter run tonight but amazed myself with how fast it was. I am beginning to wonder if either mapmyrun.com is calculating the distances wrong, or if the treadmill at work is calculating my speed wrong - because I keep end up running faster outside than I usually do on the…

It's Tuesday, and still no MM? :huh: Hope things are going better and her paperwork is finally getting sorted. Bobbie, how's your week? And while I'm naming absentees - wonder how WL and Arianne and Niccole are doing? :flowerforyou: Mary, glad you had so many nice things happen! And V, yay for Zumba and feeling better. I…

A 10K run is enough for anybody! :laugh: No, I'm not trying to be a pain. It's definitely enough exercise-wise. I just felt like I didn't accomplish much in the rest of my life this weekend - cleaning or home/garden maintenance or laundry or anything. So it feels kind of selfish if the only accomplishment was exercise. You…

Have fun with the shoes, V. I'm a little jealous of you guys. I did just the tiniest bit of walking around the house barefoot yesterday (i.e. I was barefoot all day, but wasn't really doing much), and my arches are sore. It feels like a catch-22: my feet might hurt less if I spent more time barefoot, but I can't go…

Thanks, all, for the support. (The "guns" comment made me laugh, MM.) The truth is that there are so many things that I can find in my life or person to feel self-conscious or bad or ashamed about (really, you have no idea :tongue:)... but, honestly, running is not one of them. (Now, it used to be - I thought I was so slow…

Welcome back, travelers! Hope you feel better, Mary. I went for my run tonight. The weather was great, and I had fun... mostly. Towards the end of my route, I was at a busy-ish intersection near my house and I hear some guy shout something at me from a car. I had my headphones in, so I couldn't tell what he said - I…

Happy St. Paddy's Day! Hi Bobbie, nice to see you! Sorry you had a tough week - I hope this one is better. Last week was tough for a few of us, actually. And MM, sorry your hubby had such a bad day. Any luck with your rodent "friends"? I'm just happy that the sun is shining again! I went to dance class last night, which…

I'm still here! V & Mary, have fun on your trips (or "trip" in V's case). That's crazy about your husband's weight loss while he was gone :huh: - most people eat more when they're out of their normal routine. MM - I'm SO sorry about the rats. Ugh. I am also not enjoying the time change. I was really tired and out of it…

Yay, I did it! I did the 5 mile run this morning, even though it was cold and drizzly. I was really nervous about it, because I don't have any fancy running gear - I thought I'd be too cold, or hot, or my clothes would get super heavy from the water or I'd get blisters. I thought I was going to have to work today, so I had…

Hi Mary, I was intrigued by your story about the capitol floor and couldn't resist a challenge to find something on the internet. I found a couple references to the story from tourists, but then I found a magazine article that says it is not exactly true - a worker painting the dome did fall to his death while it was being…

I feel like I should check in, but I don't know what to say. This work stuff has me really out-of-sorts. And I didn't sleep well (related?). Dance class was OK last night - we practiced balancing plates on our heads while dancing (in preparation for more fancy props like swords). Tonight I will probably run again, and do…

Hi pebbles. It has been a rough day for me, too. There are some things at work that are not going well, and I am feeling really disheartened. I was thinking about your blog entry, V - figuring out how to feel it instead of eating it. I think I tend to eat it when I feel helpless, or I don't know what to do. Action and…

Hello all! I had a really nice day, even though I had to work. Oh, oh, oh - and I went to an amazing concert last night. If you like three-part harmonies, I can't recommend the band Girlyman enough - I absolutely love them. The only bad thing was that I ended up having cake for dinner because we had to drive to Syracuse…

Sorry you are having such a tough week, MM. Struggling with bureaucracy is no fun for anybody. I managed to get both running and pushups done last night. I did 4 minutes of 30 second sprint/jog intervals, which tuckered me out, and then I ran another 3 miles. Whew! And the pushups were super hard because I was still so…

Hello all. I forgot to post yesterday. I am still sore from Monday! I ran ("only" 3 miles because I forgot my sports bra and my blister prevention stuff), and then jumped right back into pushups at the same week and level as before. Oof. I had to rest for about 15 minutes before doing my last set, and then I had to pause…

Hi all. I can't believe it's March already. I took the weekend to just chill out, which was great - but now I'm starting to think of all the things I have to do at home. I am still a bit tired today but planning to get back into a semi-normal eating and exercise routine. No more junk, and no desserts until the weekend.…