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Hi! val, I have been trying to casually ask friends about menopause (both natural, and artificial) every chance I get. I want to know what to expect, but I don't think it works that way. But it would seem, from what I'm picking up on, that mental health is something that needs the most attention but probably gets the least…
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BEST.THREADSTARTER.EVER! I love it! The perfect reminder. Today starts a weird week of strikes here. I had a million things to do, but a friend talked me into going to a book swap (English speakers and expats) and that was nice. Dropped off some toys for the good people who meet the ferries at the port with refugees…
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I was going to say the same thing. Can't find the full list of threads. Well, as far as January, I did lose around ten pounds (a drop in the bucket, but a nice start). I'll have to really tighten up to get anywhere near that for February though. I definitely ate much better and more plant-centric. However, my activity…
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Marla, funk the vote sounds like fun! Laura, we call our fuzzy socks "socksies" and my kids LOVE them. When I was a kid, socks were awful Christmas gifts, but my kids go nuts if they get socksies. Lol. Hope your headache is better. I'm battling "the cold that won't die" too. Maureen, good luck with the city driving. I take…
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This may not be the answer you're looking for, but as a last resort, there is something called radio frequency (RF) that might tighten loose skin. I haven't done it (I still have weight to lose and I suspect that genetically I won't have this problem), but I'm keeping it in mind if I ever get to that point. It's totally…
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^background soothes me Basically a nasty headache today. Did some errands. Having a hard time keeping to the structure that keeps my calves from hurting, but I do think I have more control. Fingers crossed this headache leaves me, it's hard to think and to function like this.
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Marla, I'm glad the bench issue is over and you had a nice time doing it. Maureen, hope your son's drive is uneventful. So, day two and my legs are not too bad. I'm very hopeful that this is it! Meanwhile, this cold just keeps coming and going. Lil girl kept me up with earache couple days ago, but today's its son's turn.…
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Freaking amazing!! And you do not look 189 at 5'7"! I'm nearly 5'9" and I *wish* I could wear 180s so well! Have fun in all of your explorations! Thank you for the inspiration.
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Hi all! Val, hope y'all don't get it too bad, or not at all. It hit our school and apparently kindergarten was a ghost town while we were out. First part of the day, I napped, slept in a cap and gloves bc it was so cold inside and I was still feeling sick. But anyway, both kids back to school today. Son had a school trip…
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Last night, got no sleep. Tossed and turned for hours, then lil girl cried with earache and that rounded off the night. Sick day for the whole fam today, as son woke up feeling crummy too. But he wasn't too bad and helped with lil girl while I slept. :( Hoping to get both kids back in school to,orrow though. Cooked some…
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Marla, way to follow through on the aerobic exercise! Hope you figure out the food issue. I've been make a lot of eating changes, but I still have weaknesses that just grab me by the collar and take over some days. Maureen, welcome back. Seems like beach body has some of the most successful programs out there. Hope it goes…
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^because everytime I talk to DH, he is shoveling. I don't think we have anyone in the group in the storm, but all my friends and family have been stuck in it, so I'm hearing a lot about it. Today lil girl woke sick with cold and stayed home. After I dropped son off at school, I did some work in the kitchen (picking…
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Well done! To mommies, the thread title says it all. You did it!
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Marla, we are the same. In America, I worked all my life, handled everything myself from banking and bills to insurance to getting daycare to buying and selling house, taxes, even setting up and maintaining a business for DH, plus it was my job at work to fix things, clean up messes, manage stuff. Moving here is my…
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^how I feel today. Lol! Okay, besides kids activities yesterday, I've been resting a lot (also, keep waking up with sore throat...so trying to shake that off) and legs have felt better. Last night was cold, so I put on some mid calf sport socks to keep warm and today my legs were so good I forgot a dose! I don't know if…
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Marla, the problem isn't qualifying. We have it, he just hasn't paid. He has the money in the bank but can only take out 60 per day due to capital controls, which would take weeks to get all the cash out he needs to pay. Normally you can just take the bill to the bank and have them pay (different system here), but not once…
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Marla, I did very little in August on the island but never got better. But I also didn't have high heel shoes to shorten the calf while it healed (something I've only learned recently). As far as overuse, that was the conclusion I reached in September when I was walking for exercise and it just got so much worse. So I…
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I finally took the before pics today. I know befores aren't supposed to be good, but I kick myself because I did it to myself while I was in USA last year. I was so much smaller and so much closer to goal...why?! Why?! Why did I lose control in America! Boohooohooo. :s
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val, you put your body through the ringer, give it all the time it needs. Don't end up like me. Lol. My legs (mostly the right) hurt in the back calf, in the middle. It's very hard to pinpoint. Usually slightly lateral, but sometimes a little to the inner side. And of course at the back bottom at the tendon which just…
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I am going nuts, and no, no coverage anywhere. DH was supposed to handle that when he was here, but didn't.
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Marla, I swore off walking (for exercise) with dogs long ago when I went on a walk with a friend and her (at the time) five dogs! I agree, too many stops. Add to it that one dog was geriatric and they all are short with short legs, and it was sloooow. Hehe. Nice as a social stroll though. Well, today was not good. The…
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From my experience, if a nail got a tiny bit too long, it'd try to saw off its neighbor and I'd come home with a bloody foot. Amazing what a tiny little rub can do within ten miles of repetitive movement! Could this be happening between the toes? If you like to keep your nails a bit long, maybe put a bandaid in between or…
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Wrong shoe size maybe?
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You have done amazingly!!!! Good luck as you continue. Also, know that the scale isn't everything and that the strongest and fittest version of you may not weigh 62kg, she may even weigh your current 68kg, but with different fat/muscle composition.
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Oh yeah, I posted this^ pic in my January goals the other day...but last night I found out that my sneaky sneaky t.o.m. is here, which might explain my weight. So I won't Hulk stomp the scales just yet. Lol. Marla, I posted n yesterday's thread to you. Today is nasty weather. Son got all caught up on homework yesterday so…
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Marla, I love you!! This is brilliant. :) I would just wait til he's in a good mood (or less grumpy mood) and then reveal it (maybe with a bow) and explain that you did it to surprise him....make it like a gift and then he can't be grumpy about it. Too bad it's not a anniversary or Father's Day or something like…
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Yay! Woooo! Way to go! I was having a crap evening and reading and seeing the pics really picked me up! Congrats on the tri quali too! Marla, nice to have a beachy room during rainy days. Yeah, so, my day has had many highs and lows. With DH gone, I'm finally able to institute chore schedule for the kids. Started…
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I'm a slow runner...when I'm not injured. And lately, I'm always injured. :( Apparently I think that just because I'm slow recovery time doesn't exist. D'oh.
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Hi! Laura, that stinks that you're at the office today. Also, I'm glad you asked about the race...I didn't want to pressure val, but I've also been wondering! Today was pretty average. About 13,000 steps. Had some ankle/Achilles pain (not calf), but I've been so hopeful that I decided to do something about it. I went and…
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^what I feel like doing I'll just have to come back to this thread next week.
