Maintainers weekly chat - July 5 - July 11
 

Good Morning all!

How were everyone's holiday weekends (Canada Day and Indedendence Day)?

Have a great week all!

Dagmar :dance:

Happy Monday!
 

Oops! That's Independence Day. :o

I'm happy :dance: to be home. My own computer, pets, and no beer or chips :p (favorites at my client's house)!

This particular pet sit was a real challenge. The diversity of ages meant that I couldn't treat the two dogs as a unit. They had to have separate walks, separate activities, and I had to watch the puppy every minute that he was out of the crate.

I don't have the heart to have a dog in a crate when I'm there so that meant cooking dinner and showering and everything else with the puppy underfoot, no TV (the old dog started "scream" barking when we went upstairs without him), and no time to myself (which I value very highly).

My sanity :crazy: was saved by the mostly great weather and a large front porch that the dogs could be contained on. The puppy was content to chew a rawhide bone and look at things on the street while I sat and read every afternoon and evening. The old guy slept on the porch mostly.

I did OK :angel: with the food too. Put all the beer and chips into the basement kitchen (full apartment downstairs that they don't use yet). Did succumb to the siren call :devil: of ice cream from the freezer one night but that was pretty much it.

I usually come home from pet sits lugging about 2-4 extra lbs. but this time I maintained 135. :cp:

Great Monday all!

Dagmar :sunny:

Good morning! This is my last week at home before our vacation to Wyoming. Much to do ...

Yeah for a Monday Holiday
 

Thanks for starting the thread Dagmar (Mudpie) - Since I'm not going to work today, I knew it wasn't Monday, LOL.

I survived a big BBQ with lots of folks on Sunday. Did well on everything until the roasted suckling pig was pulled off the coals; then I ate more than I had planned, but plausibly caught up by the end of the evening by counting the BBQ as both lunch and dinner.

Today's challenge is to do some waterproofing in my cool basement while it's pretty hot outside.

Hi all,

Two weeks ago I dealt better with the stress and busy-ness, health-wise, last week I started slipping again with food and a few cocktails. I need to get back to patterns from 2 weeks ago. We've had tons of rain and thunderstorms for a full week now, some tropical low developing over us, which made field work challenging last week but we managed to get it in between storms. B/c of the storms BF actually only had to work a few hours for the past two days and was put on stand by the rest of the day, so we actually got to spend time with each other, awake, which was nice. I've been fighting off a seriously swollen/sore throat and a cough all week that doesn't seem to be budging. More of the same this week - busy at work, just trying to keep it together and get to the gym and cut up veggies when I'm able. I got a big watermelon for the weekend that is just deeelicious.

I actually skipped the fireworks last night. BF was in bed before dark, as usual, and I was on my way there and too sleepy to head over to the beach. I'm such a party pooper. :p We're both on very early waking schedules right now - him, 4 am, me, 6 am.

My sis was due yesterday but she hasn't popped the baby out yet. She's scheduled to get induced Thursday if she hasn't gone into labor by then.

Dagmar, great job staying OP during your sit!

Ward, ooh, I'll bet you're looking forward to vacation.

Bill, good BBQ is tough to say no to. I'm sure you'll even it out. Good luck with your waterproofing.

Shannon, they mentioned the Peachtree on the Weather Channel (yk, my favorite channel) yesterday and I thought of you. How did it go? I see in last week's thread you took a nap afterwards, lol. I would too!

Have a great week everyone! :)

Morning everyone. I hope everyone's holiday weekend has been great.

Dagmar, GREAT, I repeat, GREAT job on maintaining on your dogsit. That one sounded difficult throughout. Enjoy your own stuff.

Megan,I too skipped the fireworks. DH, DD and DGS went up to a mountain resort lake and watched a great display. I was worried about my doggies if people lit fireworks nearby. Kodiak is terrified of thunderstorms and putting him in his kennel so I could watch fireworks seemed cruel. And Sasha hasn't been with me during the 4th so I didn't know how she'd respond. So I didn't go and I went to bed. Now they're all sleeping and I'm awake. Hence I get to 3FC.

Ward, have a great trip.

Bill, enjoy the cool basement. I so much miss having a basement. There pretty uncommon here in earthquake zone. I often use one big celebration meal as two for a day. It's the only way to contain the damage.

I started antibiotics yesterday because the sore throat isn't a cold. It was amazing how within a few hours I started feeling better. Nearly 24 hours later I can swallow without wincing. I did HIIT training on Friday and that had been a bad idea. But I did think it was just a cold. Saturday and Sunday I just walked the dogs their 1.5 mile route. Oh and on Saturday I biked for 5 miles but at the pace my children (all adults mind you) go, it was like sitting on a barstool lightly pushing my feet up and down. Today were going river rafting. No one can call me a party-pooper for being sick. Yesterday was spent lounging on the pool. Me mostly out as I was too cold from being sick until DH found the floating I'm in that kept me mostly out of the water. http://www.mariesdogs.com/images/4thJuly.jpg
Marie

Marie~DH had a sore throat for over a week. He thought his was from post nasal drip from a sinus infection. He sounded like a frog. A lot of people here have been getting it. Thankfully not me! I hope you feel better soon. Antibiotics are great!

We had a very relaxing 4th. Neither of the kids wanted to do much, so we stayed in, watched two movies (Crazy Heart and the 2nd Twilight movie--both on On Demand). We all played games (dominoes, triominoes, cards, etc.). No one was interested in the fireworks either.

Today we'll go out to a nice lunch, go see Knight & Day and then DD will head back to school. She has 2 weeks left of summer school, then a few weeks before fall semester starts in August.

We went to see our kitty again yesterday, and forgot the camera. He/she is getting big and they're all so socialized. They aren't afraid of their dogs (GSD and a Schnauzer) and they don't cry when they're picked up anymore. Ours is content to be held on his/her back and have it's belly rubbed. He/she just stared at me. So cute!

Well, everyone have a good day!!

Hello hello all!

I am tired today. Didn't get my nap yesterday after all - came home, did a puzzle with DSS, then after his mom picked him up DH and I went on errands. Went to Home Depot and bought a grill, which we had to exchange because the propane regulator leaked. Went to the store for groceries for our cookout with MiL after that. Came home, fixed a side item for the cookout a our neighbor's house we were going to last night. Finally got a shower at 5:30... Went across the street for dinner, stayed until 1:00 am, had copious amounts of Apple Jack Brandy. Came home, went to bed, got up early fr yoga and DSS pickup, grilled out today. Burned up a corn dog in the microwave, almost triggering an asthma attack in DH. Cleaned up, am planning on nap now. :)

Dagmar - good job maintaining on the dogsit!

Bill - I count lunch and dinner together sometimes too. I bet the roasted pork was fantastic.

Ward - last week before vacation. Busy busy. Truro get some rest so you actually enjoy your trip.

Marie - sorry you ate sick, glad the antibiotics are helping. I woul probably bike like you kids.

Megan - the peachtree was lots of fun. Didn't feel like 55,000 people. The start waves they used this year were smooth. Hope you are an aunt soon!

Allison - we borrowed "Crazy Heart" from our neighbors last night, may watch it tonight. Or may watch baseball. Haven't decided. Your kitty sounds precious! How much longer before the big homecoming?

I haven't done terribly with the food the last two days, apple brandy aside. I'm pretty poud if myself actually - I was at the store twice and declined buying Ben & Jerry's both times.

Good day all!

Shannon, since the kittens are only 4 weeks and 3 days old, it'll be at least two more weeks and possibly 4 weeks before we bring it home. I've been investigating things...the best time to determine sex is right after birth. After that it can take months to really know what you have! And eye color typically changes after the first few months. Blue eyes typically only remain if there is a Siamese gene in there, which we seem to have, but more likely it'll end up with green or yellow eyes. The blue eyes it has now sure are pretty, though. And the mom, named Blu, has beautiful blue eyes.

So sad, DD left to go home...I don't know when she'll be back, but she didn't enjoy the desert heat (despite it being 10 degrees cooler than normal). She prefers the 70's where she lives. Sigh

I forgot it was Monday too!:dizzy:

Allison-- I bet you're so excited to get the kitty. I love kittens!! I understand your feeling :( about your dd leaving. I am sad that I missed my dd. She is working again at a camp in S. California and they cancelled a session due to lack of campers. She came home for a week but left before I came back from Houston so I missed her entirely. She will only be back for one night to pack before leaving again for college at the end of August. I am hoping to go and see her for parent's weekend and spend some quality time with her then. We've always had a great relationship but it is unfortunately feeling some strain now. I'm sure it will improve later but she is very jealous of me (of course she doesn't verbalize that but that is our thinking) so until she works out her weight/self-esteem issues I think she will continue to be cool to me.

Shannon-- what is apple jack brandy? A type of brandy? Your 4th sounds exhausting. Hope you got a nap in today.

Marie-- love your pool pic! You look very relaxed.

Megan-- hope you feel better soon. Can't wait to hear about the new baby. Does she know if she's having a boy or girl?

Bill-- BBQ'd pig does sound yummy. Combining meals does help to balance out the calories.

Ward-- good luck getting ready for your trip! What is in Wyoming? Relatives or just a vacation?

Dagmar-- sounds like you did very well on your dogsit. Sounds like the puppy kept you busy! Glad you stayed the same on your weight too. It is nice to be home.

I am happy to be home from Houston. Got back yesterday afternoon and had to go do fireworks last night. All I wanted to do was sleep. I had been up since 4 am to catch my flight (which was 2 am California time) so I was wiped out.

Crossing my fingers on my weight but it was exactly the same this morning as when I left 2 weeks ago. Still up 2 pounds from where I like it to be but if I didn't gain I'm ecstatic! We leave AGAIN in less than a month for Maine so I'm going to be extra careful until then. We will be celebrating my in-laws 50th wedding anniversary and they honeymooned in Maine. We will all be staying in a house together (lord save me) minus my dd who can't make it. It will be myself, dh and younger dd, my in-laws, my brother-in-law and his wife from London, and my other brother-in-law, his wife, and their toddler from Hong Kong. Not sure what we'll be doing except eating lobster. Not sure what kind of exercise I'll be able to get-- probably just walking on the beach I guess. I really think the running I did in Houston saved me weight-wise. I ran every day I was there and swam some of the days (except one day when we had a hurricane!!).

Gotta go eat dinner.

Well DH went on a bit of a bad food/beer binge :devil: while I (being the adult/coach/mom of us two he says) was gone.

The good part :clap: about that is he thinks his hernia is now so bad that he's "emergency dieting" :lol: (gotta love a man with a sense of humour and I do) to keep from getting a strangulated hernia before his big exam.

The exam is 6 weeks away so maybe by that time losing weight and walking (he's trying to walk every night instead of TV) will feel good enough that he will continue to make better choices after the exam.

I am completely supportive and I'm hoping that his behaviour will inspire me to stay OP for the next 10 weeks until my vacation in Chicago. I really, really want to wear my skinny pants without the "muffin top".

Dagmar :cheer2: :yay:

Good morning everyone!

Dagmar, :lol: my DH also goes on an eating binge when I'm out of town. The last few times I went on business trips he ate a whole lot of fast food cheeseburgers instead of cooking for himself, then regretted it afterward since his system isn't used to the grease. Hopefully your DH's plan will stick this time.

Ward, have fun on vacation! Are you going to go to Yellowstone?

Bill, I feel the same way, if I didn't go to work it wasn't Monday!

Megan, do you have a niece or nephew yet? I also skipped the fireworks. Well, I watched some fireworks on TV, so that was sort of like going, right? :lol:

Marie, I'm jealous of your pool!

Allison, the kitty sounds very cute!

Shannon, how did you manage to burn a corn dog in the microwave? :?:

Michele, great job maintaining on vacation! :high: Have fun in Maine!

My weekend was totally full of working out. I feel like that's all I did all weekend. Well, for a fact, all I did other than working out was grocery shopping and laundry! :lol: Plus cheering for DH in a race and buying a new sports bra, but that's not much. My tri is coming up extremely quickly. I'm hoping my legs will recover from all the workouts so that I'm not sore going into the race. I may rearrange next week's schedule to give me two days off before race day.

It has been absolutely roasting here lately. Are you guys all having heat waves too? Temps in the 90's the past few days and going forward the rest of the week too.

We're celebrating my parents' 50th wedding anniversary and the whole family (us, my parents, my two brothers and their wives and kids) is going to a dude ranch outside of Jackson Hole.

http://www.turpinmeadowranch.com/

We will take a day trip to Yellowstone, as well as a trip to the rodeo, unlimited horseback riding, a whitewater rafting trip, hiking, & fishing. At least 1/2 of every day there will be activities for the kids - my two and their three cousins. Each family will have a cabin and there is a main lodge where we'll have most meals. There's no TV, no internet and no cell phone service. (My husband is going to die.) I am very excited and a little nervous; I have never been on a horse before. Plus I was sick last week (like, hospital sick) and not back to 100% yet. I went to spin today just to get myself moving and I hope to get back up to speed by next week.

Ward~my in-laws are in Montana, just outside of Yellowstone, working at an RV resort there all summer. Part of their job is to "sell" Yellowstone to the RVer's. Because of that, they've visited Yellowstone several times already to better acquaint themselves with the park. It's so beautiful up there! Enjoy yourself!

Michele~I understand the jealousy thing with your dd. I'm not sure my dd is jealous, but she certainly needs to lose weight herself. I refuse to get involved, however. I've learned not to jump in and give advice unless it is asked for. But it was hard biting my tongue this weekend. We went out to lunch three times: #1 she ordered chicken strips with fries at Applebees (I had a salad). #2 she ordered a burger and fries (I had a salad). #3 she ordered half a turkey sandwich with a side salad...and an order of fries (I had the same 1/2 sandwich and tomato soup). Her favorite restaurant is Islands--because she loves their fries.

So Thursday I'm cutting my hair. Right now it is long--about 6" below my shoulders. I'm going to cut it to about shoulder length or a tad shorter. It's just too hot on my neck to keep it long. I put it in a pony tail at home, but I'm getting tired of that "look". DD suggested I get it cut super short (like my MIL) but I don't think I can pull that off. Her hair is cut shorter than most mens haircuts.

I took Chico for a walk twice this weekend and managed to run part of the way each time. The first time I went longer, but went really slow. The second time I went faster, but didn't manage to go as far. I'm just happy that the exercises I've been doing seem to have helped me and I didn't have any knee discomfort (although I did ice my knee when I got home--that really feels good!).

Hi everyone I will join you all now.

Well i will try to write as much as i can , my English is not that good. Some times i want to comment but my bad writing keep me away.

That been said here i am ... this is my first week into the maintenance thing, i am trying to figure it out how to keep up my exercise (like for a lifestyle not because i need to)
I realize if i stop for more than 3 days it is hard to get back on track, so yesterday i did a calendar to keep track of my water, vitamins ,WW points and exercise ,I am a visual person ...I like to see my progress , and I put it on the fridge.

So hoping to meet everyone here.

Good morning!

Still a little sore & tired today, thinking about some yoga and light strength training when I get home but otherwise planning to take it easy. I weigh the same today that I did last Monday, so I don't feel too bad. Made it the entire weekend without ice cream. Whew.

Allison - wow, i had no idea you couldn't tell the gender for so long. Interesting. Maybe the blue eyes will stick! Sorry DD left, glad you had a good visit though!

Michele - your DD has had some weight resentment issues for a while, has it gotten any better or is she just standing in place? Still have the boyfriend overseas? I hope that she works it out with herself while she is young enough not to have the struggle that so many of us had. I know it is hard for you, too. :hug: You can always run on the beach - I know a lot of people who do it, down on the harder packed sand. It will feel different, so might take some adjustment for your ankles and shins.

Dagmar - emergency diet? I don't fully understand how that will keep him from having a hernia before his exam? But hey, it helps you with your goal the next 10 days! You can make the skinny jeans in Chicago. :cheer:

Jessica - Well, a corndog burns up in the microwave when you put it in for 70 minutes instead of 70 seconds and don't catch it until after 3 minutes of the cooking process... In my defense, I've used commercial microwaves for 15 years that allow you to put in the number of seconds up to 999 and it will convert it to minutes and seconds, or just count down the seconds. Well, not the one I have now. It takes anything 61+ as number of minutes...

Oh yeah, Apple Jack is a type of brandy made from apples, a favorite drink of George Washington, according to the bottle at least.

Good day everyone!

Shannon--- still the same weight issues. As far as we know the boyfriend is history. However, since she knows we don't approve of him, she did hide the relationship when they reconciled.

She has had a friend for the past year (met her while working at the summer camp last year) that is proving to be a true friend. This girl (who is thin) took my dd shopping for clothes last week and helped her choose some new clothes. My dd won't go with me or her sister but was thrilled this friend helped her choose some new clothes. I didn't see what she chose but dh said it was quite an improvement. I cried when dh told me. I know she hates to buy new clothes because she feels everything looks terrible on her. I'm hoping this friend continues to be a good influence this summer as they are working together (and living together). She is a true sweetheart!

Welcome wfonseca!! Don't worry about your English. We'll understand you just fine!! Do you do WW then? That is how I lost my weight and now I work part-time for them as a receptionist. I didn't track my food while I was in Houston the past two weeks though I did track my exercise. I got right back to tracking yesterday!

Ward-- can I trade with you? I'll go to the dude ranch and you can go to my inlaws 50th in Maine? I've been to a dude ranch and loved it!! So much fun and a very active vacation.

Yes, Allison, we deal with the same things. I bite my tongue but dd still feels like I'm judging her no matter what I say or do.

Welcome wfonseca! I worked on my last post so long that I missed yours! I'm very visual, too - don't have a calendar on the fridge, but do log every day. I like the posted calendar idea though!

Don't worry about the English, you just post away!

Yay! A short workweek! Decided to finally stop lurking and join the chat.

Mudpie - hooray for being back at home base, and not having to watch every single step! I'm watching an American Fuzzy Lop bunny for the next couple of weeks, and he can be the same way when he's loose in the living room. Nice to have the spouse on board, even if for a medical issue - I wish mine would work with me a little better. Portion control is completely beyond him, and it's what got me into weight trouble. I can't let him serve me any more!

Bill and Marie - agree on the double-counting big meals! Roasted pig ... :drool:

Megan - sore throat/cough/laryngitis is running amok up here too. Seasonal melon - yum! We have a couple of muskmelons swelling nicely in the garden - we don't get many, but the quality is divine.

Marie - :wave:! Hope you make a speedy recovery! Pool time is here! It was nice of you (but not surprising) to put the doggies ahead of the fireworks - you've always been incredibly compassionate toward them.

allinell - love kitty pictures! I am NOT a cat person by any stretch, but I admit that kittens are terribly cute. Baby predators ...:) I recently had a mom cat and 4 4 week old kittens "dumped" at the end of my driveway, and while I was figuring out where to take them, I had quite a lot of fun watching their antics. As a short-short hair person (who no longer even needs a blowdryer), I'll put in a pitch for "whack it off!" After all, it always grows back! :D

shannon - microwave malfunction, or extra zero in the time? I've done both - it's never pretty. DS11 introduced me to a microwave game - get two big marshmallows and put them on a paper plate with toothpicks stuck through them and touching (like a swordfight). As the marshmallows deform in the microwave, they do kind of a funny "dance" with the toothpicks. I doubt a corn dog would be as funny.

Jessica - Your tri prep has been very inspiring! And yes, roasting here like the pig at Bill's BBQ. Thank gawd for AC!

wfonseca - hello! I'm new to this thread too and still making the jump in my head between losing and maintenance.

WardHog - wondered where you were! Hope you've made a full recovery. We're headed west during August to see some of the sights in Yellowstone, Tetons, Custer battlefield, Rushmore ... etc.

Michele - Celebration in Maine sounds like fun, and lobster's not bad if you leave off (most of) the butter. I can relate to the trepidation about being under one roof with close family for an extended period :lol: I get to look forward to 2 weeks in a CAR with DH and DS11 - eek!

I'm glad it's a 4 day workweek. :cheer:

Morning :wave: It's not hot here, but at least the sun is out after a full week of rain.

Ward - I love the Jackson/Yellowstone area. My stepsister worked at the hotel at Mammoth Hot Springs one summer, and then spent the winter in Jackson. She then moved to BOzeman, MT so she could be near Yellowstone (and still make a living!) and goes there often.

Michele - My BIL lives in Maine, and we love to visit him. I grew up in Mass, and will eat east coast lobster at any opportunity. :lol: Skip most of the butter and it's a decent choice calorie/point wise.

Today we have the first stawberries from our garden. Picked and clean about 1.5 quarts yesterday. Froze about half, as there are tons more coming. Yay. I love fresh strawberries. There are also a few cherry tomatoes turning red in the greenhouse - the normal sized ones have aways to go....

DH is feeling puny today, was up all night vomiting and having other, um, digestive issues. He thinks it's from a turkey sandwich he ate at our local hotel coffee shop on Sunday. It's the only meal he's eaten that I haven't in the last couple days. He's gone back to bed,and managed to keep down a cup of tea with honey.

Pat-- yuck! Hope your dh recovers quickly. That doesn't sound like fun at all.
Wow! Fresh strawberries! We have a few raspberries and blackberries from our plants and our tomatoes are just starting to produce. Dh also planted eggplant and says they have a lot of blooms.

I was born in Connecticut and lived briefly in Mass too (Shrewsbury). I know we went to Maine when I was little but I don't remember it. I *thought* we were going to Kennebunkport, but apparently we are going a few more hours North. It should be a LONG drive from Boston!

I did this 10K run back in May - no wonder i had to dodge so many people...this photo really captures it.

Susan - that is a big run... I know a gentleman on another board who ran it as well. Ginormous. This was mine this weekend. More pics here - none of me yet though. :)

http://alt.coxnewsweb.com/cnishared/....0705_ba04.JPG

http://www.marathonfoto.com/image_se...umber=72360992

Me after the race.

Looking good Shannon! And boy, those were both BIG races! I ran 2 5Ks in Seattle in 2000, and I thought they had a lot of folks....

Hot, hot, hot!
 

I'm sooo glad I situated my business down by Lake Ontario (though it was more by accident than design).

The poor dogs would have been melting on the pavement today. Our off leash areas also don't have any shade but they do have a great big icy(I was splashing the bulldog who doesn't swim) lake to run into. I took off my shoes and went in too today - much to the surprise of all the youngster dogs there. Some of them were quite frightened by this!

The pup has started putting his whole head underwater - no one showed him he just had it encoded in his DNA. My clients have now announced that they are not having him neutered any time soon. I'll be really sad to give him up if other dogs start attacking him but there are 3 others in the group I am responsible for.

I don't know what this thing with the not neutering pets is about. They are not going to be bred or shown so what the heck?

Very frustrating but I'm not going to eat to relieve the stress.

Have a great evening all. I'm hunkering down beside the A/C and smearing myself with aloe vera moisturizer as my evening's entertainment! Might polish my toenails green too! :p

Dagmar :flame:

Shannon - you look so perky.
That run was the same size as the Sunrun 55,000 peeps. Just hard to capture the size of it in a photo.
They sent that to me today - for a mere $22.95 i can have a poster of it...ummmm, no thanks.

Here's a pic of me after my race - drinking a beer....like the true athlete i am ;)

Beer has many healthful properties to assist you in recovery after a race. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

My hubby's band did a gig at a tavern in a small Ont. town last summer where a road race happened to be winding up. Scores of racers came to the tavern afterwards and they were all quaffing brews.

Dagmar :p (beer rules!)

There were some bars giving away cups of beer to the runners along the course during the Peachtree, just kept it on the downlow... I never found one, sadly. I did find pizza and smoothie samples at miles 3 & 4 though. :)

And actually, beer is supposed to be a great recovery drink per some article I read somewhere. Men's Health maybe?

You look great in your pic Susan!

LOL! That's the only reason I still do 5K's from time to time...for the beer!

Great pictures gals....so proud of you here!

HUGE races you have...WOW!

The biggest one I do here is the Carlsbad 5K which has over 10,000 runners...but we are broke down into age and sex categories...although Angie, the kids (young adults and spouses) and I do the same race sometimes, as do a lot of couples since we won't be in the medals.

Rock on!

EDIT ~ Oh...and I am living proof you will not lose too much weight in a 5K as long as you "beg" enough beer coupons from family members for the beer garden ;)

Shannon and Susan you both look terrific! And did you know that burn patients are (or at were least when my DH was one) given beer to both rehydrate and as a mild painkiller?

The weather deteriorated over the last hour and all the nasty rain clouds and the wind are back. Sigh. We lost a small tree in yesterday's wind, though it's still being held up by its neighbors, just at a weird angle.

What lovely maintainers we have!

Shannon and Susan you both look great!You are an inspiration for me to do more running. Thanks for posting the pictures, it is nice to have a mental image of you.

:wave: to all
Rabbit

Yay for Shannon and Susan for their races.


It hit 100 degrees Fahrenheit yesterday. I was one wet guy when I returned from my walk.

personal energy audit
 

Just did an interesting quiz online from the Oprah newsletter. Link here

http://http://www.oprah.com/health/T...s-Energy-Audit

I scored 11 out of 20 which indicates that I have a fairly large :faint: energy deficit happening.

I eat when I'm :tired:. Can't change my job but I can change how I spend my spare time.

I'm not totally back to TV in the evening but DH turns it on every night and I have succumbed several times :devil: since I've been back from the dog sit.

Reading perks me up and TV makes me even more tired! I didn't realize how much this is true until I had a long break (13 days) from TV.

I'm going to have to detach from DH in the evenings. We have dinner together almost every night and do spend some time together on the weekends so that will have to be enough for him. Once the weather cools a bit (with all factors it'll be mosty over 42C all week here) we can resume biking too.

I'm hoping he'll start turning the TV off. It's an addiction his whole family shares and they are all obese. I'll have to lead the way :coach:.

Dagmar :yay:

Dagmar, the link as you originally posted has an extra "http://" in it.

I took the "quiz" and got 6 out of 20. Didn't care much for the quiz, though. :)

Hey, beer as a recovery drink! What a great idea! Wish I'd known that before I gave up drinking... Do you think that if I took up running it would be OK for me to drink beer? ;)

Jay

Good morning everyone.

I so jealous about you to race ... I want to do a race too , maybe next summer .

Well today is a going to be long day for my a have to take my little baby to the sikckids hospital to have some ultrasounds. Praying to God everything to be OK.

This week have been so far so good ....

Good morning... I am home sick today. Haven't been able to keep anything down since yesterday afternoon. Most unpleasant - don't think food poisoning, DSS had similar symptoms on Sunday so likely some kind of stomach bug. I've been pretty settled for a couple of hours and am hungry, but afraid... Ick.

wfonseca - I hope things go well with your testing today.

Morning all, it is sad but true. My 5 day weekend is over. Of course, if I hadn’t had holiday/vacation time scheduled I’d have been able to use sick time. But alas, I had a good weekend regardless of my throat so I’m ok wasting my vacation time. I am getting better. I did a moderate 30 minute elliptical workout this morning. I thought 72 hours on antibiotics was enough to make it safe. DD and DGS have left and my house is quiet again.

Allison, I bet you’re excited about the new kitty. It is so neat that you will have had this kitty from day 1. I’d love to have had pics of my dogs from day 1. Bring a camera next time. We need pics. And I think it’s better to shorten hair a little at a time (sorry Becky – no chop off). When I’ve cut too much, then I feel ugly, then I eat because if I feel ugly I might as well go the whole way. Yes, I do snowball.

Shannon, sounds like you had a busy weekend. Good job on your food choices (heck, including the brandy) since Ben and Jerry didn’t darken your doorway.

Michele, maybe someday your DD’s jealousy will turn into working into what you’ve accomplished. Eventually they wise up that moms aren’t so bad. I don’t envy your trip from Houston to the fireworks. I’d have been asleep as the fireworks burst in the sky.

Dagmar, ok, I don’t get the emergency diet for the hernia. You and I will be OP for our trips to the Midwest. I’m going to Minnesota in 3 weeks and I want the bad choices I made for the last week to be eradicated from my mind. I will join you on the 10 week quest as then I’d have made good choices with my bad influencing inlaws and parents.

Jessica, I’m thinking trying to find a perfect exercise bra is exercise in itself. No heat wave here. Today is our first attempt at hitting 90 degrees. Go thermometer go!

Ward, I loved dude ranches. The horses are tame and Jackson Hole is truly amazing. Take the gondola trip to the top and the view is beautiful. I’m a skier and when I went there a few summers ago and took that gondola, I looked back down the run and just shuddered. It looked scarier than any black diamond I’d skied.

Wfonseca, welcome to the thread. I’m very visual as well. I have to log my calories and see my progress. I’m thinking lack of weight loss progress is why I’m struggling in making the transition to maintenance. I’m staying steady but my old choices rear their ugly head occasionally.

Shannon, I’d have loved to see a pic of a 70 minute micro’ed corndog. Great job on your race. You look so fresh in your post race pic.

Becky, I’m thinking of my marshmallows left from the 4th and now I need to go buy toothpicks. Dingy humor always makes me smile. So are you training for any new swim races?

Pat, I hope your DH feels better. I’m jealous of your strawberries. Ours are struggling again this year. DH put in a drip system last year and I don’t like it. I don’t think ours get enough water. Yesterday he was thinking so too. So he plans to modify. YEAH! Then maybe I can have lots of berries like you. I love(d) freezing mine and making protein smoothies with them in past years…

Sznn and Shannon, wow on the number of people in your races. I’m a bit claustrophobic and that would have freaked me out.

I’m with Dagmar – why do people not neuter or spay their pets??? I’m frustrated by Dagmar’s client as well.

Sznn, you look great with your beer. I think doing the race proved you’re a true athlete – not the beer.

Gary, :rofl: it’s good you were willing to be the guinea pig for science on beer vs. 5K vs. weight loss.

Bill, see your walk was multi-purpose in the heat. You got your shower while walking. Since you were one wet guy…

No Jay. The beer answer is no. Just do the running. (Of course that is if I’m reading into why you gave up drinking right).

Wfonseca, I hope your baby is fine and do you have an easier name for me to refer to you with? Pretty please????

Shannon, I hope you feel better.

Yeah, I’m caught up. Busy, busy thread these days!!!!
Marie

Rats! :p

Jay