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Hi! Just a quick check-in, because dammit I WILL be back some day! I just got back to Greece. Although I'm still in e midst of the worst Summer of my life so far, there have been many, many amazing blessings. I feel I am passing through a storm from which I will come out transformed for the better. I haven't been getting…

In USA for kids summer vacation. Did a couple weeks of crossfit introduction and really truly loved it. Unfortunately I cannot continue because it was causing me to not be supportive enough of my dad. So unfortunately the kids and I are now shut-in with my mom who has dementia so my dad can get some relief because he takes…

Hi! Sorry I'm still MIA, but things in my life are a mess with me right now and on top of it I got sick this week again. As soon as I kick this cold, I'm going to hit the gym. Eating has been very little. I've lost a lot of weight (a lot of fat, but unfortunately prob some muscle too) and feel like I'm going to have droopy…

poopy diaper is hitting the fan in my life I shall return some day!!!

Still no word from gym manager. Gonna have to do something. They always have trainers there, so I thought sessions could be anytime during their hours. We'll see. The trainer I like only works afternoons (when I used to go, during sons tutor time). The guy I spoke to, who obv works mornings kept bringing up crosstrain…

Hi! Sounds like a good race day val and good prep work. Way to go. Well I did lots of walking to get some of the backlog of errands done today, after dropping the kids off at school. I didn't do a happy dance when I dropped them off, but after two weeks, my smile was very wide. Went to gym to discuss training and there was…

93!!!! :o Good luck with that! So glad it's not that hot here, because here--once it starts, there's no going back to moderate temps til summers over.

Marla, it's funny because Greece is soooo arid. But winter is the rainy season, and if it's mild temperature and the radiators aren't used much, you end up with this unique problem. (Usu dryness is the bigger problem!) We had a very mild winter and hardly used the heat. Dampness set in. A dehumidifier would've come in…

Laura, your "fun" workout sounds pretty intense! Good job! val, hope you feel better! I feel your pain about being twitchy in a messed up house. Marla, sounds like a great time! I'm just going to go ahead and say that today and for the next two days will be me cleaning and little else! It took a very long time, but I…

Hi y'all. Well, sorry to report I'm barely hanging on here. Lots of emotional stuff. I realllllly can't wait for school to start and go find a trainer at the gym to work with. I need a positive distraction. Eating is very bad. I burnt out on avocados and that leaves almost nothing that I feel drawn to eat. I just feel…

Lol! Marla, DH cough is finally going away too...just as he's leaving again. When people say, "this too will pass," it is true...but sometimes takes longer than we would like. I had an appointment today for a "beauty treatment". I've recently decided to stop neglecting myself. Haven't done much else today. I get a bit…

Still a holiday here, with a bonus holiday tomorrow. Overcast today. Sis and BIL are off. Son and I stayed in and did nothing. DH took lil girl to playground for daddy date. I'm thrilled because yesterday I wore FLAT SANDALS, and my legs feel okay! I'm so happy. As soon as the shops reopen, I'm going to go buy a size up in…

Happy Easter! Had what felt like a big lunch, but when I go back to log it, it was jus very filling stuff, like lamb and liver and doesn't add up to very much considering it was my only meal (couldn't imagine eating again after that!). We did go for a walk through Plaka and the forest behind ou house afterwards, to help…

Marla, I hope you continue feeling better. Go easy on yourself, you've been through a lot. April, way to kick butt with trainer. I can hardly wait to start training sessions, in about a week or so, after spring break. Last couple days have been a blur. Doing stuff with sis and BIL around Athens. Thursday was DH birthday…

Tiring day in Athens, lots of walking, then dinner reservations beneath Acropolis. Unfortunarely eating was poor, plus wine. Very sleepy now. Will try better tomorrow.

Today, Corinth canal, ancient Corinth, Mycene, fish taverna by the sea, Nafplio and ran out of time for the rest. But did manage to run into the Olympic flame relay on our way home. We saw it pass by the street we were driving on, heading to the refugee camp (carried by a Syrian athlete, now refugee, who lost a leg). I…

April, healthy eating can be so elusive. After some emotional problems set me to no eating, suddenly healthy eating seemed easy, because I just went from nothing to an avocado, and then add a kiwi, then some almonds, etc etc. So instead of taking stuff away, I was adding stuff (after having taken everything away for what…

HI all! I'm so happy to have this place to check-in and to read y'all. val, yay for the run analysis. I would looooove to do that...when I start running again. Marla, good luck. DH has this awful cough that won't go away and I can see how debilitating it is. Well, sis and BIL arrived! Ate finally...but prob should've been…

Mostly housework here today. E place has been turned upside down in its usual way following a trip, combined with spending more time talking with DH and less time sorting new season's clothes, stuff that came back with him from USA, etc. Added to that, he painted lil girls room and today will be sons, so there's furniture…

Hi all! val, what a relief to have a well household. Marla, an hour by the ocean is the best therapy right now! Good for you! Well, I finally slept last night. I was finding out how much ya can get done when you literally never sleep, but was in a very unhealthy manic way. Glad I finally slept. Eating on the other hand is…

Thank you val. Therapy has come up in convo, but....well it's complicated. Still processing my emotions here. Marla, I am sending you the best healing vibes with all my heart! I think this sickness' time is up! I really hope it leaves you alone! Did some walking, talking with DH today, while greatgrandmother kept kids.…

Marla, we aren't sure if our fam is infected with something viral or suffering from smthg in the house. Son hasn't been sick all winter, while me and lil girl suffered, and now DH. Thing is, our room and lil girls has curtains, sons doesn't. We sickies have regular mattresses, while son has Cocomat. So, first step is…

Marla, my daughter has a lingering cough that is all-consuming. Now DH is getting it, and I'm teetering. The illnesses this year were weird, and the weather weirder. We are trying to figure out if our milder winter equaled less radiator heat equaled damper house equaled hidden mold and mildew. Washing curtains, washing…

Hey y'all. Thank you for the thoughts. I'm going through some challenges right now, with DH. My first response was, unfortunately, to starve myself, which I justified as a "fast". Sigh, old old habit. Then some of the emotional things I'm facing improved and I realized what a mistake that would be and started eating again.…

I'm signing off for awhile. I won't be here for awhile, until I can process what is going on in my life. New developments. If you are a praying type, please pray I can keep things together. Hope everyone gets along in the meantime.

Threadstarter--Don't I know it! I need to run so bad! Val, basically my legs are about 95%, except when I have a lot of steps and carrying stuff, etc. I think my shoes are wearing down causing it. Actually I'm not even sure it's the steps, but "time on feet", bc some days I get lots of steps quickly but also lots of…

Marla, idk what the weather is there now. But if you get any sun, go spend time in it. Seems like sun can really knock all this right out. Hope you feel better soon.

^been thinking along these lines lately. (Not investing, like money...but time and effort and discomfort when necessary) Today I did the workout I planned for the kids. When I pick challenging weights and go through without any rest, it's quite good. But I only did one round. Preferable to do three. So I'm still totally…

^Still one of my alltime favorite pieces of "inspiration". I am so sorry for being so totally m.i.a. There was a huge science fair this weekend and we spent five hours there yesterday. I spent too much time in the sun and got my brains a little scrambled. Also, working on trying to get my son registered for experimental jr…

Sorry Ive gone missing. Lil girl has something...low grade fever, low of appetite, and the whiniest, grumpiest attitude EVER(which is the hardest part). I'm reallllly hoping to get her back to school by Thursday. Meanwhile I'm in a funk that I'd rather not talk about. Eating well, but not a deficit. Exercise non-existent…