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Hi Maureen, I'm in Tennessee and going to North Carolina next week, and eventually to the DC area. I'm in good Southern food land and my diet is not faring too well. My dad made bbq ribs today. They were amazing, but I just can't get control of myself in the face of food I never ever have access to in Greece. Anyway, had…

Laura, I cringed just reading about your cut! Ouch! I hope it's not too bad and heals well. April, "serenity now, insanity later." Lol!!! Marla, yes, I am in the States! Okay, y'all....seriously don't see how y'all do it! Staying on track with eating is downright IMPOSSIBLE here!! This country is diet hell! Needless to…

Hey, well I ended up only getting about 4hrs sleep after being without sleep for over 24hrs, needless to say I was worthless today, but getting to bed at the right time to try to overcome jetlag.hope all we'll. CHL itomorrow will hopefully be better an today.

Made it! Been awake a little over 24 hrs now. Time for sleep, will check in later.

Val, just keep your focus on the light at the end of the tunnel, even if it's still a bumpy road for the next few months. I, for one, sometimes question why I didn't just hand my kids over to daycare like other moms, but I really wouldn't trade it all for anything in the world and I bet you wouldn't either. Well, packing…

Hey! Today I walked like yesterday and it helped my back some more, which is good bc I woke up with it in bad shape today. Also calf pain still in my right leg. :( Been having same mystery chest tightness problems as this time last year. It lasted all summer and drove me crazy, unable to sleep. Have a feeling it'll stay…

Have a nice dinner Maureen! Good job on the 8k, even slowish is better than nothing. Marla glad you're feeling better and just in time for mother daughter weekend and Father's Day. Well I got out of the house today, to take the kids to the tutor, despite stormy skies. Storm miraculously averted and I did some slow walking…

^this is something that I really believe. My back is still very very bad. :( Between this and my calf problems, I think my body is trying to tell me something about my posture, or too much sitting, or posterior chain weakness. It's up to me to listen.

Hey, roasting in Athens. Tweaked my back real bad today and now struggling to sit, stand, walk, or lie down. :-( will be back when I've got better news, hopefully by tomorrow.

Still totally failing. I'm holding out hope still yet though. Without routine, it's very hard and the hot weather and my leg problems aren't helping. I guess I just have to practice healthy winging it.

Val, if you feel adventurous try some of the nutty, seedy grain breads. I'm not sure how they are called in U.S. (Maybe like 12 grain bread or smthg like that) but they have whole grain/nut/seeds in them (you can see them thru the wrapper on the bread) and are so delicious and really good for you. I have to actually be…

Marla, everything sounds so great! What an exciting new chapter of life. Well, another totally lazy day and my legs feel great. I can hardly believe it. I was ready to start taking NSAIDs to knock it out, or some other extreme action and now with some sleep I feel great. If only I could find a way to balance exercise and…

Great news Marla! Everything is working out so great! Laura, glad to hear your leg is doing so much better. Hope the allergies subside too. Maureen, hope your cold clears up too. Val, glad things are going well with the trainer and you can use her as a resource for nutrition too. Sammy, wanted to ask you about the YAYOG…

Hi all. Sorry super tired tonight. Was last day of school, with rehearsals then tutor then the big show tonight. Plus our friend left today. I was pretty busy and did lots of walking--got over 19000 steps. Now to "will" these kids to bed. Yawn. TGIF y'all

Val, that is a packed schedule. Routines get messed up in the Summer for sure. Yeah, I had Achilles/calf problems that grounded me for months but I thought it was my too-small shoes and it probably was, but now it's happening again mostly on the right. Actually, before I ever ran, right after lil girl was born I'd have…

Hi! Reporting in even though I'm not too thrilled with my report. Achilles really acted up today. I decided just to casually walk and it helped but I'm thinking of recovery strategies for my right leg at this point. Time to get out of denial. :-(. On top of that my eating has been bad and I'm really starting to undo some…

Hey! Still here but pretty busy either hanging out with friend or taking care of kids while DH goes out with friend. They're leaving tomorrow for an island and I'll have the kids alone for a couple of days--leading up to end of school party, etc. Anyway, today I ran about 2.5 mi before meeting them for lunch. Calf was not…

Hey all! Welcome back Sammy and April. Val, nothing like grabbing random ppl for help, lol! Marla you might come to liking this kind of living with no stuff and no permanence. Every time I travel and feel so free without all my "stuff" I always think I could live that way forever. Lol. Laura, that stomach problem sounds…

So far, all fail. :s But that's okay, I *will* be making a triumphant comeback!!

Houseguest arrived. A lot of food and not much activity. :-/ this is going to be a challenging summer. Gtg. Have a good one.

val that threadstarter is perfect for me today! I'm having a bit of an existential crisis right now. Greece is going through some stuff right now and we're all feeling it very acutely. It's getting very depressing lately and having DHs friend visiting from US right now just makes it all the more obvious how bad things have…

Today we got massive thunderstorms. I was expecting to duck and cover all afternoon, but it magically cleared up and I used the time left to walk and get my steps. Feeling a little overwhelmed after a crazy week and still more bureaucracy has come up from kindergarten registration and a houseguest is coming in a couple…

Love my Fenix 2. Definitely the Fenix 3 would be worth every penny. Any with Garmin's HRM-Run strap is great for a runner wanting a great running watch, because of the running metrics it provides.

Yay val! Sounds like it's going to work out great with the new trainer. And good for you having fun with hubby at D&Bs. I'm still in a holding pattern. Did the actual kindergarten registration today but didn't have one form they wanted and had to head to an office to get it cleared up. Was able to do that and get back with…

Going to be a rough month. Kindergarten registration. Visitor arriving in a few days. End of school activities. Traveling to US. And last week of the month will be at the beach with my whole family. Setting targets isn't easy. 1. No coffee before USA, then, no daily coffee. 2. 10,000 steps per day 3. At least 6 gym visits…

Hi! Maureen, glad the weather has gotten better, but sorry about the sinus thing. Hope you got that run done. Marla, I'm thrilled you are getting some much needed r and r! This week is turning out to be a bust for me and I've just accepted it (unlike my husband, who changed into his gym clothes twice today but still no…

Sorry I haven't had a chance to read up on everyone's activities, just been a bit busy. Today was filled with errands and waiting in long, bureaucratic lines with my kids. The first stage of kindergarten registration for lil girl. Still much to do. Got a fair amount of walking. Not been feeling too good lately, kinda…

Headache gone. School holiday. Five hour play date downtown. Nuff said. :o

Checking in while still partially coherent. Massive headache since last night. Headaches that withstand a nights sleep (it kept waking me all night) are rare for me but are also unbeatable. Tylenol does nothing. Obv I'm not doing anything today. I suspect it's hormonal headache, but it's gone a little long for that. Gonna…

EOM report.... 1. Success! 2. Only last week I was more like maintenance or a little over. 3. A. Okay. 3. B. Total fail 4. Success 5. Under control wrt juice 6. Highly doubtful. Weight just wasn't coming off and t.o.m. is around the corner. Will have to factor into my June goals somewhat.