Hi everyone,
I’m WAY behind on posts, but I’ve only gone back a couple of threads to catch up. If I went back any further I would be here all night reading them.
This past week has just been SO hectic, with student reports and student teacher reports. I felt brain-dead by the end of the week. I think that mental exhaustion is worse than physical exhaustion. I had been doing really well, nap-wise, for a week and a half, but I think it all caught up to me yesterday. I had a sleep for an hour and a half! I still think that the B12 are probably doing their job, and that the sleep was just needed after all that I had been doing.
I had an achy back yesterday and it is still not right today. I didn’t even go on the treadmill this morning, as I didn’t want to hurt my back and I also wanted to sleep in a little because I didn’t sleep as well as I would have liked last night. That is unusual for me, as I have been sleeping pretty solidly lately. I am actually an 8 hour-a-night person, but usually only manage 7 hours. I think that is why I needed to do some catching up yesterday too. Anyway… I still managed to walk to and from school and do 20 mins of laps of the oval with the kids, but I kinda feel a little bad about not actually working out this morning. I’ll have to see how I am feeling tomorrow. I know it’s not the end of the world if I have a few days’ rest, but I usually really enjoy my morning workouts. There are SO many bugs going around, that it wouldn’t surprise me if I’ve picked up a touch of something.
Last week ended pretty well. We had a combination Pizza Party morning tea, Pirate Party lunch and a Math Game afternoon. The pizza party morning tea was because we have been adding our laps and working out the total distance covered and we walked across Italy. Now we are aiming to walk across Mexico and we will have nachos and a piñata as our reward. I try to make healthy versions of our rewards so it educates the kids as well as rewards them. I don’t use food as a reward at any other time, so I don’t mind a couple of these a year.
The pirate party and math games afternoon was because it was my student teacher’s last day. It has been wonderful having her in the room, but I am VERY happy to have my class back. I need to get back into something a little more active.
The past weekend was pretty normal. Just lots of shopping and lots of walking.
Just two more weeks until we have a two-week break. I think I am looking forward to that, although I am not really sure where this term has disappeared to.
Now, to do a little catching up.
Kayley – I am SO glad that your new job seems to be going so well. You sound so happy. I know that they will certainly be lucky to have you there. I hope that you can fit it in nicely when you start back with your studies.
Have you had to face Dr Jekyll yet? It was nice of him to warn you, rather than surprise you this week.
It is great that you get some work clothes paid for. Is there a limit, or could you stock up on smaller sizes for after you turn 21 and the funds aren’t available? I suppose that would be cheating huh?
Well done on the continued weight loss as well. You have done such a fantastic job since you started. I was a little worried that all the exercise you have been doing may have caused you to stall for a while, but you seem to be doing well, so I guess you are doing everything right. I just know that when I was over-exercising I ended up stalling, but I was also close to goal, so that may have been part of the problem.
My chiropractor would strangle me if I wore heels like the ones you mentioned I think. Mind you, I would probably fall and break my neck before he even had a chance to get his hands around it. I have enough trouble on little half inch ones, let alone 3 or more inches. I don’t think it matters what weight I am, I am just not good on heels.
Ammi – I love your latest photos! The one of you is lovely and the places you visit seem just wonderful. You should be thrilled with your weight loss! You can certainly see the difference.
I am VERY impressed with the time you are putting on your Gazelle Rider. I’m not even sure what one of those looks like, but I would imagine it would burn up a fair bit of energy. (Oh, and well done on being able to workout longer than Daren)
Great job on getting all that gardening done! I have to admit that Neil is the gardener in this family. I still have trouble getting on my knees, so he has to do the weeding. I do prune the roses now and then, but he usually beats me to it.
SueMarie – I hope you are feeling better. It sounds as though you got a really good dose of bronchitis. I wouldn’t imagine that would be much fun. You seem to be doing all the right things to look after yourself, so fingers crossed that you will be feeling 100% soon.
Luan – Your summer timetable sounds pretty full. I hope that all turns out to be simply wonderful and you enjoy every minute! I’m glad you’ve decided to rejoin the gym. I’m not a gym person, but I know many people who love their gym time and miss it if they can’t go.
Crock – I am personally amazed at the ignorance of those doctors. I can’t understand how they can tell you that they agree that something is wrong, but nobody will give you a straight answer as far as a true diagnosis or ‘fix’ goes. Just how much pain and suffering do you have to endure before someone will sit up and take notice. I know that they probably just think that you need a letter to be able to stay off work, but obviously you would like something DONE about it all, and they don’t seem to be listening. I can’t even think of any suggestions for where you can head from here, because it seems as though you have tried all the avenues. It must be SO frustrating for you. And what an enormous waste of your time and energy to travel to see someone who just tells you the same as everyone else. Perhaps next time you need to ask when you make the appointment if this person can actually HELP you, not just repeat the same old thing.
Don’t you just want to ‘smack’ people sometimes? Fancy your mom talking about the food at the gathering when she KNOWS that you are watching what you eat. Even though you are so set into your healthy lifestyle now that you wouldn’t be tempted, it still wasn’t very considerate of her to mention it.
Sharon – I’m REALLY sorry that Steve hasn’t been treating you as well as you deserve lately. I know that we all often have problems with our spouses, but it should never break down to name calling and making personal jibes. Or if it does come to that, an apology you follow VERY quickly. I know that you feel as though you are perhaps being overly sensitive because of the state of mind you are in at the moment, but I don’t think I would like to be treated like that no matter how I was feeling. In fact, I would hope that those who loved me would be even MORE aware of my emotions and would be saying nicer things, rather than being nasty to me. Still, I don’t really know your situation, so I probably shouldn’t be putting my nose where it doesn’t belong. I just care about you. You seem like such a loving person, and I hate to think that you are being treated with anything less than the respect you deserve. I hope that the talk you had, about seeing a divorce lawyer, was the kick in the pants that he needed to wake up to himself.
I think it is unbelievable that your doctor wouldn’t see you sooner, even when you told him how you were seriously feeling. I know that you said you wouldn’t consider doing anything ‘silly’, but HE doesn’t know that and I would think he would want to be a little more considerate and careful about his patients. I hope you get some success from seeing him on Monday. Oh… just saw your latest post. I am surprised that he gave you a questionnaire to fill in, rather than just talk to you. Oh well, hopefully you’ll get some results at the next visit.
Lilion – I’m glad you had such a great time at the medieval week. I’m sure the tent looks fantastic and is WELL worth the money. I’m afraid that the only way you would get me in a tent was if it had a built in bathroom/shower/spa. Not that I’m asking too much, but I just DON’T like roughing it. Pathetic huh?
What does your renaissance festival entail? Other than lots of hard work.
Mary – It is great to see you. I have to agree that you are MAD for enjoying driving a school bus. I only have to put up with 21 of them all day, but I am VERY happy to see them leave at 3pm. They always seem to have too much energy left at the end of the day and that is when YOU get them. And you certainly get more than 21 of them! I take my hat off to you.
I’m glad you’re not giving up on the journey to a better lifestyle. It is SO worth it! Hopefully you’ll soon be able to kick those 10lbs in the rear end and wave goodbye to them and a few of their friends.
I’m not a parent, but I would imagine it is heartbreaking when your daughter is unhappy about her weight. I hope you find some way to inspire her to lose weight. It really has to come from inside though, so you won’t be able to ‘tell’ her what to do, just guide her and be a great example. I know you already know that, but I don’t have any words of wisdom to offer you, so I just sprouted off the usual ‘guff’.
Melissa – I am in awe that you can paint your toenails… breathing or not breathing. I had to lose a LOT of weight to be able to do that. Mind you, I am not flexible in the least, so that doesn’t help. I’m STILL not flexible, so toenail painting still isn’t my favourite thing to do. I haven’t quite been able to convince hubby to do it either yet. There is still time though.
How is the cold going? I hope that you are feeling 100% soon.
You asked about treat foods. Mine are icecream and licorice. I have both almost every day. My dietitian friend said I could have them and I am taking her word for it. I have limited portions, but I probably should still have a break from them. I have the icecream with some fruit for my afternoon snack and I have the licorice with lunch. It seems to help my ‘system’ work better. Saves money on other ‘plumbing’ mixtures.
I wouldn’t imagine that pinkeye is much fun. I hope it gets better soon.
Valerie – I am keeping my fingers crossed that you will be home for the July 4th weekend. How do you normally celebrate that weekend if you are home? We don’t have anything that big over here. We DO have things like Australia Day and Foundation Day, but we just don’t seem to get into them as much as you guys do. I wish we did.
Good luck on sticking with your plan for a healthy lifestyle while you are away. I’m sure you can do it!
Oh… did hubby notice the new hairdo and the makeup? I hope he had something nice to say. Even if he didn’t, I’m sure you felt like a million dollars.
I certainly hear you about the drinking and bathroom visits! I know that I don’t drink anywhere NEAR enough, but I am just sick and tired of going to the bathroom all the time. I must get enough liquid from the fruit and veggies I eat, because I still go an awful LOT.
Nancy – It sounds as though you are recovering nicely from the op. I’m glad you are having time to relax before you head back to work. It will certainly be a bonus to have a short week coming up, so you don’t overtax yourself too soon.
Well done on making it to the 200s!!!!!!! You must have an enormous smile on your face with that accomplishment.
I’m glad you had a lovely day out today, but I hope you didn’t over do it at all. It is great that you’ll have some spare time on your hands to fix your lunches for a while. Perhaps you will learn some shortcuts so you will be able to keep it up even when you are back exercising again.
Annie – I am sorry you are feeling so rotten. I can understand getting those sorts of bugs in winter – we currently have a LOT of them going around – but you don’t want to spend your summer wasting your time being sick. I hope you see an improvement really soon.
It truly is great that you are missing being able to do the exercise. That is a major mindset to get into, and you are certainly there!
Good luck with the house hunting. I can’t wait to hear what each place is like. I would go for the larger place myself, but that is only because I have so much ‘junk’ to have to fit in.
Patti – I wouldn’t worry at all about the one pound gain (I know you are not really worried anyway). As you said, it is that time of the month, so you can expect a gain. I wish my cycle would settle itself down so I knew when to expect a gain. I have sat at a slightly higher weight for a couple of weeks now, but no sign of TOM. I may just have to accept that this is my winter weight. We’ll have to see.
Oh… just checked another post and that pound has already disappeared, and he took a friend with him which is an added bonus!
Tracey – You are definitely allowed to spend some time ‘wallowing’ as long as you remember that we all care about you and want to hear how you are doing, even if it is just to let us know that you are not up to par at the moment. I hope that you feel better soon, but in the meantime, just we are here, for the highs and the lows.
I agree with you about the vegetables. I have never hated vegetables, but I had the few that I would always have, and I didn’t really vary much. Now I would have a minimum of 6 different vegetables every day, with up to 8 or 9 on some days. I have such a great mixture in my salads. I have recently been microwaving my vegetables and tossing a little sweet chili sauce through at the end. YUM!
I hope things cool down for you soon, so you are more comfortable when you exercise. Well done on the great loss! I hope you see many more of them.
Xena – Is your ESL class adults or kids/teenagers? I can’t remember if you’ve said before.
Is the concert on any other night, or was Friday the only night you could go? Sorry if you missed it altogether. I hope your class was good for you if you missed a concert to work with them.
Don’t you just love it when an expense comes up that you really didn’t expect and you REALLY don’t ‘need’ to replace whatever is broken, but it would certainly be nice? As you said, you do have a TV, just a small one, and a bigger one would be nice, but can you justify spending the money on it at the moment? I always prefer if I can ‘plan’ to buy something like that, not be forced to.
Have you made any decision about the trainer? I’ve never really thought about having a personal trainer, but then I don’t go to gyms, and I’m not sure how much it would cost to have one come to your home.
I’m not sure how many points there are in a brownie, but it sounds like you had a few to get in those 12 points. I don’t know how you had the strength to throw the rest out though. I am REALLY bad at throwing good food out. That is why I only like having healthy food away, so it doesn’t matter that much if I eat it. I just couldn’t bring myself to throw any out I don’t think. I AM getting good at giving ‘treat’ food away though. Our neighbours love it when people give us chocolates, because they usually end up with some.
Idril – Flip flops (or thongs as we call them over here) are basically an Aussie icon, and I lived in them as a kid I think, but I can’t wear them much now. I think I just have to ‘toughen’ up a little, but I get blisters between my toes where they rub. I wish I could wear them more, especially in the hotter months.
It must have been so wonderful to have your dad notice that you have lost weight. My parents are really pleased that I have lost so much weight, but it only seems to make the fact that they were NOT proud of me ‘before’ stand out more. That could just be the weird way I think, but I truly don’t think that they were very proud of me before. Maybe I should get the courage to actually sit and talk with them about it one day, rather than let it fester and having it poison our relationship. Anyway… I kind of digressed. It is great that your dad noticed and it is also great that you are down another 3 pounds. Well done!
Misti – Sorry to hear that the thrift store visit wasn’t as productive as you’d hoped it would be. I took a lot of my largest clothes to the local thrift store, but the next sizes down have gone to my dietitian friend for some of her patients. She has passed clothes down to me, so I thought this was a great way to ‘recycle’ clothes. Especially seeing as I only wore some of them for such a short while. I hope you can find somewhere to get some clothes. I know that I spent WAY too much on clothes when I was traveling down in sizes.
You said you drove TO Seattle. Where are you in relation to the city? We stayed there for a week last October when hubby went to a Microsoft summit. We stayed at the Westin. On the 23rd floor, which was absolutely delightful until the elevator broke down and we were on the 8th floor! I walked a few, but couldn’t do any more and thankfully the elevator started working again shortly after that. I have no idea what I would have done if I hadn’t already lost a LOT of weight before that. I don’t think I would have even made it up ONE flight of stairs.
Mel – It is certainly good that you love your job, or you would have given it up ages ago due to stress! They certainly get their money’s worth out of you. I bet you can’t wait for it all to settle down a little. Or do you actually prefer it to be busier… just maybe not THIS busy.
Well done on the great loss! It is wonderful that you can still stay OP even when you are so busy.
Well, I think that’s all from me. Almost… I took my ginger ale scones into work today and they were devoured in just a few minutes! So they must have been pretty good huh?
Take care all,
Zelma
300+ And Ready To Try Again...#939
I would love a horse but until I start work it would strain the finances too much with the costs of stabling, grazing, shoeing and vet's bills. Don't know about growing veg though!!!! I love growing stuff from seed but get bored when the plants are big and covered in flies/pests!!! lol!
(for a guess at your NSV!!) Well it does burn off a heap of calories!!!! 
though the one I'm seeing is really nice (and I feel ok today, no feeling down at all) but IF he gives me meds will they make me ill, feel weird, gain weight etc, etc...? 
Fingers crossed, looking back, the snappiness, waking up really early even though I'm tired, lethargy and then black moods point to depression. It's hard admitting it to myself and there's no real reason for it, I pretty well physically, we have no money worries, Steve is a good father, husband & provider (apart from the name calling, which I usually get him back twice 
as bad when I'm mentally 'well') so admiting 'weakness' feels like I'm losing a battle, I can't cope with everyday life!
that you will see a loss tomorrow when you weight, plateaus suck!!
I don't do well at all in heat so am hoping I will be able to get in my walking today, though it will be slower than usual. 
