Morning and happy Monday!

I hope everyone is having a good day! I overslept (again) and was late to work, so that means I'll have to work late again this week. Sigh.

Heather - did you survive mad, mad, rehearsal day yesterday? When does the show go up?

Sassy - Hi! C25K is Couch to 5K training - a combination of walking and running that builds over a series of weeks until you run 3 miles! There is a bunch of info online, including different levels of plans, from conservative to agressive. I decided to start this month.

Well all - my big deal this week is going to be how to travel for business and still eat healthy. I'll have one dinner meeting, and 2 "networking receptions," and I assume 2 unhealthily catered breakfasts and lunches. So somehow I need to devise a plan before I go. My current thought is not to eat at the receptions, and maybe get a glass of the nastiest wine they have - that way I'll work on the one glass all night. I might also skip the breakfasts and have room service, but I'm not sure... It's going to be a challenge to figure out how to get the small doses pf protein throughout the day that I'm used to eating now. I also need to make sure I get my walks in. Any tips my friends?

Have a great day all!

Hi all -

Yes, I survived rehearsal- yawn! Show opens the first week in May, so I ahve some time to improve -

Amarie - how do you feel about taking your own breakfast? Oatmeal, or pre-measured cereal? And what about taking a bag of apples along for snacks? Just a few thoughts

Tense times at home again my friends - I swear I am trying to live someone else's life; this one is so hard sometimes.

Going for a run shortly, which should cheer me up Chat tomorrow!

Heather

Hi girls,

I hesitate to post tonight because I'm so busy choking on my own misery that I'm having trouble forming sentences. (...Long pause staring at the screen...) In fact I'm not sure what I'm about to say.

Maybe being sick has gotten me down a little more than ususal, I'm not sure. The degree of my unhappiness with my unemployment/ lack of salary/ salary level even if I had a job/ lack of fulfillment or direction/ and general accomplishments given my age is suffocating. How did I get here? ...and why am I boring you people right now with my crazy rambling?

I have got to find a way not to be this troubled, defeated person I've become. I just don't know how and I'm afraid the negativity and depression may win.

I'm sorry guys, I shouldn't have posted at all.

Thanks for listening anyway.
Heather: sorry, wishing you the best.

Hi Sweeties

TTYL.... hope everyone has a blessed week


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Hi all!

Hope - of course you should have posted! We understand, and I think that's part of why we're all here - to get support when we are down, and support others in their turn! Hang in there, sweetie. When it gets too hard to figure out how to make things better, sometimes all you can do is try to figure out what path you can take that will lead you to a better, happier life. There are lots and lots of paths, so taking time to evaluate each one is worth it!

I had an interesting day yesterday - it started out so well, and I got excited about my class again, finally. Then after a chat with a friend I got sucked into a pit of negativity that I really didn't expect. Oh well. I've picked myself up and dusted myself off. Today is a bright and shiny new day.

Love you all!

Its Tuesday..how did that happen? Baby is napping so I have hands free to post.

Hope- I am glad you posted.. how else could I give We all have those days (in this forum, right?) I hope that over time you can gain some clarity as well as a balance of aspiration for what you hope to gain/where you hope to go..with contentment with each day as it unfolds.

Amarie- I hope you find some good options for meals. Perhaps there will be some healthy options there? Fruit plate? Salad bar? Otherwise, maybe you can stow some healthy options in your purse? Be strong; you can do it! And good for you for climbing out of that pit of negativity you were sucked into.. been there..how does that happen before we know it?? Oh well, you are right.. dust off and back on track; good for you.

Heather-did you get that run in? I hope it was everything you hoped for. I can barely manage a jog at this weight.. someday it sure would be grand to get pleasure from a run Sorry you are having tense times at home..I hope they get better..or easier to cope with.

Everyone else, I hope you are all doing well. It is rainy and gloomy-like outside.. yesterday was the same. I baked some whole wheat banana nut bread for a snack for the family later or maybe a change for breakfast. I think I may go play a board game with the kids when I get off here. Feeling sort of blah today.

Hi all!

Snoopy - I didn't get a run in that day, but I did yesterday, so it'll all even out... Monday night was baaaaaad. I am starting to get a little bit better at reminding myself that these awful days will pass.

Sassy! ??? Hahaha - the best part of that is that it wasn't good - remind yourself of that next time the pizza calls your name... pizza is a HUGE downfall of mine... I think I will always love it! Rotten luck about your hubby - he's had such a time of it! Hope the antibiotics kick in and give him some relief soon!!

Come back to us Hope...

Leenie, Leenie, Bo Beenie... thinking of you!

Amarie - how's things in your world today??

Cathy's in Hawaii... lucky her! Where the rest of ya'll hiding?

Today is Day 9 of clean eating, and as of this morning, the scale is back where it ought to be... so the next time my ticker moves, it will be going down! I wish these days of strength and control would stay with me!!!

Right - we had about seven or eight inches of snow overnight, so there are, as you can imagine, things to do! Chat later -
Heather

howdy chicklets

Hi lovies!

I am on the road today. It's been an odd day, and I am reminded again how grateful I am for prozac.

A coworker passed away last night. I expected to be sad, but she had been suffering with late stage pancreotic cancer, and her suffering is done now. All I feel is an increible light, peaceful, soundness, like I'm able to give her the hug that would have hurt her yesterday. If you have any prayers to spare, please think of her family, their pain continues. My wish for you all is that you, too, may get to know someone like my friend. She was one of the strongest souls I know.

Well, I'm off to the airport gals. Thanks so much for all the great tips! I will perservere, and look at this as a great opportunity to learn some new skills for this healthier life I want to lead. Plus, I get to escape this new snow we got last night and enjoy some Arizona sun!

Have a blessed day!

good morning everyone!

Beautiful sunny day here today and yesterday but Monday morning we woke to TWO FEET of nice wet snow Hope, you are more thann welcome to come and take your snow any time now! We have no more room!! The school bus got stuck at the start of her run so the girls got to stay home. Actually because we are a "bussed" school, so few students showed up they didn't bother with actual classes, just had a study day for the kids who showed up and stayed. Hopefully spring will start soon. My mom and I went shopping together yesterday and we were leaving our jackets in the van it was so nice and warm, what a difference a day makes!

Hope feel better soon and come here and ramble as much as you need. I think its just that time of the year that makes it hard for most of us.

Heather sorry things are rough at home. Good for you for staying on your program! Can I ask how you managed to get things to "click" so that you kept going and started succeeding? I'm having such a tough time getting started, I know what needs to be done and how its done and I have the vanity, health, sick and tired thing going on, but I can't seem to stay motivated long enough to start in the right direction.

Snoops banana bread sounds good, I may have to pull out some bananas from the freezer and do that! The kids love it in their lunches. Keep your chin up.

Amarie have a safe trip. So sorry about your co-worker and her family.

sassy how are you and hubby? My hubby got put on antibiotics as well for the stye in his eye. ddB is done hers but now my throat is sore, dontcha just love cold and flu season?? I know ddB will force me to use that yucky throat spray I bought her telling her it would help

Hey leenie, come up for air

Well, I wanted to add a couple pictures to share all this "snowy goodness" with you, but after fighting with it for a good while its not going to happen. I've resized the pictures, but when I preview the post they are still massive. I just don't have the foggiest idea. I did try though.

I should go and do something.

Take care everyone and have a wonderful day
K

Hi ladies,

Thanks for the well wishes. I just stopped in to say that I'm still alive and thinking of you all. Maybe I'll feel more like posting tomorrow. I'm grateful for you all.

Hello! *waves* Mind if my hips and I join in on the weekly cluck?

I am so tired today. By Thursday each week I'm just exhausted. I just need to push through it until I can take a nap, which may not even happen since on Thursdays I pretty much work straight from 7am to 11pm. Yikes . . .

Emmy

TTYL....... haaaaaaaaaaaa