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Overslept a bit this morning, but should still have time to get a quick bike in at the Y. My morning will just be a bit more rushed is all. Not sure if my alarm went off and I slept through it or if it never went off at all. Huh. Two days in a row is a tad frustrating. At least I'm getting good amounts of sleep! VBS went…
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Marla - the adventure continues! When we finally found the house we live in now (which I love) I told my husband I was going to die here. I hate moving and all the crap that comes with it! Sherry - you can make it! Just batten down the hatches and go into survival mode! To be honest, in periods like that, the best thing is…
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Well, I'm up at the crack of dawn to get a run in before the sun is up and it gets hot. Hopefully my first longer run in a while goes okay. It will be my only exercise today as I have to get my room set up for VBS this week. Which will also put a cramp in my workouts this week as I usually work out in the morning and…
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This is quote isn't necessarily fitness related, but I loved it! It's something that I'm still working on. Marla - I hope your hand is doing better! Having a hand/wrist in pain is the worst...it affects everything! I went for a nice swim yesterday. But the kids have been so difficult the past four days or so. I think it's…
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Sherry - full day kinder would be awesome! I'm in the same boat at the moment. All kids are home, including the one I watch, so that makes four kids under 7 in the house. Last year I only had one kiddo in school, and one in preschool for half day. This year they are offering free full day kinder for everyone. So I'm…
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I decided to post this in honor of my first session with my personal trainer. It was awesome...and I had jelly legs after. Now my whole body is sore, so I'd say it was a success! She was at first focusing on goals regarding weight loss, and I finally told her I didn't want to focus on weight loss, but more the type of…
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Got a lot done yesterday. I also did make it swimming for a half hour, and it felt great. My temp spiked agIn for a bit in the afternoon, but I didn't feel too awful. I'm heading in to the Y this morning for a quick ride on the indoor bikes. I have my first training session tomorrow, so I'm excited to see how that goes! I…
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I hope you all are doing well! I had a good and refreshing weekend. I've been working on my schedule for summer, and I'm hoping to try and follow a bit of a routine this week and actually get something done. Today I'm going to try swimming for a half hour or so. I'll check in later!
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Sherry - I get those on occasion too. Nothing works for me but lots of sleep. However, my doctor dad recommended taking some Benadryl if I'm feeling queasy from the migraine and it helps. So I may have a pounding head, but at least I don't have to deal with the nauseousness on top of that. Hope you feel better! Laura -…
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Hey all! Had a great time last night with friends! My hubby and I went to a dinner theater on a double date with friends. I looked up their menu yesterday morning and had already planned out my meal...dessert included. So I managed to stay within my calories for the day and have a treat! :). It was nice to get out without…
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Marla - We don't use cable. We have Netflix and then I catch up on my favorite tv shows using their apps on my iPad. It works for us. :) I called and made an appointment with my doctor. Problem is that while I've been seeing my obgyn and my endocrinologist regularly...I haven't had a regular doctor visit in years. So I…
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Well, fever came back yesterday afternoon, along with a full blown migraine. I napped a little in the afternoon, but that didn't help much. Still had to bring oldest to her last piano lesson and then ended up making hamburger helper because anything else would have taken too long. I meant to bathe children but that didn't…
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Entering day 3 with no fever! So hopefully I'll be able to start easing back into training next week! I'm excited about that! Having to take all this time off from everything but the basics made me realize just how over booked I was with activities. I kind of knew that...but when you're constantly racing around its hard to…
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Didn't make it to the zoo yesterday. Basically, the two youngest were being super naughty. So I finally had to tell them we couldn't go to the zoo because I need to trust them to listen to me when we go to a busy place. For safety. Anyway, I already had waters and lunches packed for the trip so we're going to head there…
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Maureen - I agree with Laura that rest days are important. If you don't, then you increase the risk of injury which will set you back far more than a rest day! Glad you're planning one soon! :) Marla - Glad things are coming together for you! I'll be praying for your sanity during this time! :) Laura - glad you're making…
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Argh! Someday I will be well! Still running temps just below 100. Went to my daughter's water day for an hour and that did me in. Going to work on eating habits while I'm sidelined from working out. Any tricks you all use to curb your appetite...or little fun but healthy snacks to help with my sweet tooth? Or my salty…
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Hey all! It has been a long hard weekend/week. Our internet stopped working when the rain hit, and didn't get fixed until Monday night. I've been running high fevers and GI issues to go along with it...then my kids got it. Now hubby has it but at least the rest of us are on the road to recovery. My dad is having my track…
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Hey everyone! So, his nasty cold s really nasty for only about a day. I'm still dribbly and have a slight fever but at least I don't feel I credibley awful. Yesterday was rough. At my son's first dentist appointment we had discovered he had several cavities. So we brought him to a pediatric dentist and they informed us…
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Maureen - You definitely have every right to lose it when things become so overwhelming. There is so much going on in your life right now, if you don't release some of that, you'll explode! I hope you enjoy your day off! I am sick again. I think all the stress of the end of the school year has made me more susceptible to…
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Maureen - I can only handle the treadmill for small increments. I can't do those long runs on them. Today I'll probably hit the treadmill for about 20 minutes but that's about all I can handle. :) Laura - I'm with you on only changing one habit at a time. Life seems to have its cycles where everything is crazy and you just…
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Huh. I typed another three paragraphs with that and only the first two sentences posted. Weird. Unless my Ipad is glitching and everyone else can read the whole thing. Basically, I vented a bit about mother's day. Hubby works late and so he slept in while I got kids ready for church and headed out the door. Nursery was…
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For some reason my alarm did not go off. Or I slept through it. Not sure...I checked and it is set right. I must have slept through it is all I can think. So my plans to head to the Y for some indoor biking did not pan out.
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Happy Mother's Day! Marla - I have to get up really early to work out in the summers. I still run and bike outdoors...but I get up at about 4am to do it before the sun comes up. It's a dry heat...so the temp drops from triple digits to 80/90s when the sun is out of the sky. April - Slow and steady wins the race. I tend to…
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Sherry - at least you got a nap in! I also totally understand the heat problem. I live in Phoenix, and soon it will be hitting triple digits, so I have to run before the sun comes up. Right now we're getting an unexpected break in the heat which has been nice! Hope everyone has a great weekend! I'm going for a quick run…
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Marla - Such frustrating news to hear! Why is it being delayed? I'm hoping you at least get some more sleep in the meantime! Sherry - Time to take a deep breath and survive huh? I don't think I could function on such a small amount of sleep! Hoping you get some decent sleep tonight as well! Laura - I'm praying your leg…
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Love the quote! With the insanity of meetings, parties, get-togethers, and the like over the last week, this week, and next week, my training has kind of been something I just get done when I can. A consistent routine has flown out the window for now until I can get through the next week or two. Then things will calm down…
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Maureli- I bet it feels good to get that pantry cleaned out! I should probably do that. :). I would err on the side of caution when it comes to injuries. If something was hurt, I usually give it a good amount of time to recover. I figure a bigger injury is worse then missing a few runs! Sherry - When I improve my stride in…
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Hey everyone! Hope you're all doing well! Oldest one was doing better yesterday. No one puked last night. Hopefully the worst is over! Planning on scrubbing the bathroom and the girls room today. Didn't do it yesterday because I wanted to make sure no one else was going to spew. I'm planning on doing some sprints on the…
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Marla - Love the motor home idea! I've always been tempted to do that, and how fun to just try it for the months you're displaced! Sherry - My kids age ranges aren't so large...but they're at that age where two years makes a big difference. So I totally get what you're saying. It's not as drastic as the difference between…
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Race day! Bike drop off went well, grabbed some food last night, and got everything packed up. Heading out here in a few minutes! I'm part of an Athena group on facebook (Athenas are 165+ weight category for triathlons) and a bunch of us ar meeting up this morning. I met up with two of them yesterday and it was very nice…
