Just a quick hello to say... I am EXHAUSTED (What a wuss!!)

Two days back at school, and man, am I dragging! So far it seems like 4 out of 6 of my classes are going to be a lot of fun. The other two seem a bit iffy, but I'm hoping they'll warm up. My schedule seems more grueling this year, or maybe it's my age. I know 39 isn't that old, but I just feel like my energy level has waned a good bit. I HATE getting up at 6:00. I'm a natural night owl and have been since childhood. Shouldn't it be illegal to have to get up when it's still dark out!? I know I would mind getting up so much if I could only go to sleep at a reasonable hour... the insomnia seems to really kick in when I go back to school.

Food has been ok yesterday and today, but exercise is lacking. Took off last evening for an hour walk/run, but I wimped out and headed home after 30 min. Bad, bad, bad. Will try again tonight.

Sorry that I'm not taking time to read and respond to everyone, but my brain really is mushy... mushy like oatmeal. Have a good one, girls.

Take heart all you fit-husband-wishers ... I've been at this for over 3 1/2 years! And now ... he runs!?!

I think it may have something to do with having to go back for a cholesterol recheck.

Hello all you lovely featherweights!!!

Today was my first day back at school, and boy was it awesome. I ran into so many of my pals and such, which was very nice.

Still it's gonna be a HARD semester I have some tough classes. But I'm looking forward to it.

I don't have a boyfriend, (never had one, this is the year I think though, there are a few boys I think will suit me fine, lol. ) but I'd like to think I'm a positive influence on my roommate. She tried to get out running last year, and she started to walk to school with me. We'll also be playing soccer together. Now to work on some of my other horribly lazy friends hee hee hee.

Good Morning!

Is it rswlchic's birthday?

Where is everyone?

Well the last couple of days were pretty good but today I went over a little. I'm trying to stay around 1400 calories a day but today I hit 1560 calories . I guess it could have been worse. I'll work harder tommorow.

Well better go. My beloved Colts are on tonight. GO COLTS!

rswlchic

I'm recovering from greasy Chinese food last night, eaten in a strip mall on the way to a meeting. Not my choice but nothing I could do. Ate a lot of the steamed rice but all the veggies with it were covered in oil/grease.

The two Skinny Cow ice cream sandwiches when I got home didn't help.

Nauseated most of this morning. Geez, what if my body no longer tolerates any kind of unhealthy food? No chocolate - IMPOSSIBLE!!!

Have been very consciously undoing the damage today. Except I'm back to drinking the Diet Pepsi but in much more moderate quantities. My excuse today was that it was just so darn hot - 34 degrees C (I hear Allison laughing).

Hope everyone had a great day! I'm defrosting an upright freezer (no idea what I'm doing) and I can hear stuff starting to crash - better go!

Dagmar

Dagmar: Isn't it amazing how our bodies send us messages, often in loud, uncomfortable, and possibly, umm, smelly terms? I think a big part of being healthy is to learn to listen to those cues, and also to ignore or reinterpret the fake cues (i.e., "I *need* this entire bag of Doritos").

Of course, sometimes our bodies rebel against change, too. I think I posted about the delicious the beets I had at a noontime meeting. Well, they were delicious, but later that day they also did the fandango in my gastrointestinal system for an hour or two. Where's the icon for dancing beets?

Hope everyone has a wonderful evening. It's bedtime around here, and not just for The Boy.

Kim

Good morning.

I'm here somewhere. Even if I leave the country I usually try to lurk

This is the one portion of my rotation when I realise what everyone has been talking about all these years ... TGIF ... 'nuff said.

And my DH says I'm a weirdo for going to bed at 9:30 or 10 p.m. I think I'll start to feel kinda old when the little hand (or in my case the red digital display number) on the clock is at 8.

Dagmar (the diet Pepsiaholic which strangely enough my body is not protesting against)

I don't know what I'd do without my diet Coke! Well, I'm sure I'd live but ... I sure appreciate having some!

What I need to do is go to bed at 8 and stay there! No getting up for a Zone bar ... handful of cereal ... etc ...

I was thinking about Dagmar's intestinal distress while I was in the close confines of the shower. If I wander off alone at some point today ... do not follow and do not stand down wind ... now if I could just remember what I ate that did that ....

There must be a way to harness all that "energy" we're producing from all the extra fibre .

I read a study that showed that participants who consumed food and drinks with artificial sweeteners tended to be more "gassy". I think I could have fueled my car for the entire day yesterday with what I was producing . But I spend the day with dogs and I'm sure they all just loved it yesterday (even though we had all the car windows down due to the heat) in the "blatmobile".

Dagmar

Dagmar~yes, I did chuckle with your "high" temperatures! But it is all relative and what you're used to! After last week's horrible, hot, humid days (temps in excess of 115 with high humidity) we are having a wonderful, beautiful week of no humidity to speak of and temps that barely get over 100. It is simply wonderful!

DD and I are driving into Fullerton to take a tour of UC Fullerton this afternoon. It is her #1 choice for college (right now--you know how things can change!). Then I'll try to make it back in time for DS's Karate belt ceremony.

Hello all

Well I had a nice surprise this morning. I stepped on the scale and it was at 146 - 2 pounds down this week. I'm sure some of it was water but I'll take it .

Then my boss came in this morning and said "We're not very busy on Fridays this time of year, so lets close the office at 1:00 PM today".

So now I'm home catching up on my emails and 3FC's and I think I just might take a nap .

It's been a good Friday!

Napping is good! DH is installing windows in Nic's part of the country so there's no rush for supper. I think I'll have a wee snooze too.

I'm back. Still messing around between two houses with more drama thrown in. Right now peaceful at work at 3am....

I've decided to try Nutrisystem for a while and see if that helps me break my never ending log jam. Starting tomorrow after I wake for the day. I'll weigh in then and fix my ticker.

I DO manage to avoid eating when I work these monthly night shifts. I just stick with water and coffee--we're usually so busy there's not much time to eat anyway [and you can't, unless you leave the lab or want to eat in a Biohazard area!]

So...

cuppajoe