Biggest Loser Princess and Tinker Bell 2011 and 2012 -- OLD please see NEW thread

[lisah0711]

Good morning, ladies! and

Lisah -- Yep, Cars 2 is totally out at my house, too. I'll have to rent it on netflix, like I did with The Princess and the Frog. I still haven't seen Tangled or Up, both are on my list. I have already been told that the world will end if we don't see HP asap. Apparently, everybody will be seeing that one

I haven't seen Tangled yet either, Maria. I still haven't even finished the Tudors so I have some catching up to do. It seems to be harder to get into the Netflix thing when I could be sitting outside at night.

Thanks for telling me about the Mike's Cherry Hard Lemonade. I've been eyeing it for awhile now and will give it a try. I love the black cherry Clif shot bloks I hope it tastes like those!

Nancy, glad you survived the camping trip. I have to say the deer bologna was . Sorry about the assisted living thing. We've done that with several family members and it seems to help if you can talk them into "trying" it with the idea that it isn't permanent. You really can't blame the poor guy for not wanting to lose his independence.

Lisabelle, great race and great pace even in the heat and altitude! You are so going to be ready for the Tink!

I just started doing some hill training but I am finding out the bad thing about living at the top of the hill -- the beginning of the run is great, you feel so speedy and all. But, boy, that hill is long on the way home! It does make you feel strong quickly though.

Rose, I'm so glad that you had a great race! You did great especially coming off an injury. Do you have any other races before W&D?

Lindsay, so sorry that you have the crud on your vacation. Hope that you can get rid of that quickly. And on the kids driving you crazy -- it's a little early in the week for them to start that so you don't feel bad about going back to work.

Kathy, glad that you enjoyed the fireworks last night. It makes for a long day afterwards so take it easy tonight.

Guess who I get to see on Saturday?!? Jeff Galloway! I signed up for running school in Missoula way back in February before the Princess. Except the funny thing is that you don't actually get to run in running school -- we are going to talk about it. But I'm sure there will be something at the Expo to tempt me.

Have a great day all!

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Well, still trying to recover from the weekend, or actually not trying, that would be the problem. No excuse or reason, I just don't have any motivation and the heat is not helping TOM is also rapidly approaching.

Lisah -- I know what you mean about Netflix. I banged off three over the weekend, mostly because I had so much time. When I'm working it goes to the back of the line. I want to absorb as much sun as I can, after all the snow and rain The Mike's Black Cherry is pretty good. It goes particularly well with a lack of responsibility

Lindsay -- I hope you feel better. It's definitely not worth it to run when you're sick. Nothing good comes from it

Rose -- I am so glad you had a great race, you definitely deserved one!

Lisa -- You did a great job! Hills are my nemesis. High altitude is also beyond me -- when I was in Denver last September I made the mistake of trying to run. I quickly figured out I needed to slow my pace, big time

Nancy -- How was the ob visit? I know you were hoping to do better, but hey, there's always Labor Day! Bronxbaby was really hungry, and you can't deprive him! Every meal is a chance to start over. Sometimes I need 2 or 3 starts a day

Kathy -- Are you back at work? I worked yesterday and should have been today, but our ac stopped working in the bedroom July 3rd. That was not going to work for me any longer since it's 90 today, so dh installed a new ac and I went to Logan to pick up Ben.

Ben had a great flight and did really well. I'm annoyed that my smom did not offer him any sunscreen and took him to a water park -- yes, my child is now part lobster. She didn't have any at all. I guess they don't purchase it? She has a heart of gold, but thinking out consequences is not her strong suit. She arrived here one time without her medication because they lost her luggage -- yep, she did not have it in her carry-on. That seems like common sense to me

I'm enjoying the new ac (may not elect to leave my bedroom ever again), and relaxing. I made a lot of headway in my closet this morning. It's starting to look the way I want it to, I have more shelves to go through. I can't believe the stuff I'd forgotten I had

I have a site visit and audit with the City tomorrow morning for one of our programs. That means my DIS morning is probably shot. Hopefully I'll get to relax in the afternoon by DISing and listening to the podcast. I'm still in the process of listening to last week's show.

We're having burgers tonight to celebrate ds's return. I'll probably have an early night and enjoy sleeping comfortably again.

I'm starting to worry no one I know is doing the Princess , and everyone I know is doing marathon weekend in Jan. I know I shouldn't care, but I'm feeling left out...even though I really had a better time in most ways at the Princess, I may have buyer's remorse. Actually, I didn't buy it yet, but I will soon...

Maria

 

[Rose&Mike]

Maria--I will probably do Princess. If we are still here I will DESPARATELY need a break from winter, and we will have the money. Even if we end up moving, I think it's still a very good possibility. I haven't made a ressie yet. I think I still have a couple of weeks left to get home resort priority at BWV. Not sure if Mike will come this year again or not.

Lindsay--feel better.

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We cleaned out Tom's closet today and I shredded a ton of stuff. We have two more bags of trash, three more bags of recycles and 4 bags for goodwill. I also started cleaning out my craft pantry. I told Tom he could take a set of shelves he has in his room back to Columbia if he could get the books in his closet. We got rid of so much stuff in his room that it was no problem.

This job stuff is a little draining. I will be disappointed if nothing works out, but mostly I just want things to move along so we know what's going on. The stuff in NC has been going on for over a month and could easily drag out for another month. The stuff with Mike's work is just annoying. They are hiring a ton of people in Melbourne. They actually reposted some of the stuff yesterday which upset Mike. His HR person said it doesn't mean anything negative--and might just mean they need more applicants. She said after the conversations she has had with their HR people, he should at a minimum get a phone screening.

I know patience is a virtue, but we have been talking about doing this for sooooooooo long. I just want things to move along. Our house will show so much better in the summer/fall. And if we are spending another winter here I need to start planning some trips.

I got glutened Monday. I set a spoon of something I was eating on a plate that had Tom used for pb&j--it was on the island and hadn't made it to the dishwasher. I thought surely a few crumbs wouldn't matter. An hour later--stomach ache in the same place I get a stomach ache everytime I accidently get gluten. Oh well. I had been debating a cheat day again, but I guess not. Luckily it only lasted a couple of hours.

Ok, time to be productive again.

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Thanks for the reassurance, Rose! It's nice to know there will be a friendly face there!

Maria

 

[lisah0711]

Or you ladies could do the Tink and get that shiny INAUGURAL medal!

 

[dumbo_buddy]

DH and I ran our town's 4 mile race yesterday. We finished in 57:52 (14:28 pace). I really beat myself up about this because I was not as fast as I could be, but I know there were several factors. Since I only had time to get in 2 long runs before this race (and a few shorter ones) I opted to only go 3 miles on both of them. I hadn't run for 3 weeks and I didn't want to overdo it. So this race was actually the first time I've ever gone 4 miles. It was stinkin' hot and there was only 1 water station. We actually had to come to a stop at the water station since there was only 1 trash can at the station and they didn't have one positioned further down the trail. We left our water bottles at the start. If I had it to do over again, I would have carried water.

The heat and altitude (6200 feet) bothered me, I was more out of breath than at the 5K, which was at 5280 feet (mile high in Denver!). This course was much more hilly and I haven't started any hill training yet. I'm trying to build my strength a little more first. I also felt bad that DH slowed down so much for me, when he could have been much faster. There were only 110 people in this race, so I was obsessed with not being last. Yes, I know the WISH motto, but that didn't stop me from looking over my shoulder! We were 81 and 82 out of 110. The race organizer originally said that we would have a buffet breakfast afterwards. Apparently they changed their minds because just before the start, they announced that they were serving hot dogs, baked beans, and pasta salad. I don't like hot dogs and this meal was really not sounding good at 8AM in the heat. Luckily they also had bananas and oranges, so I had that, a little bit of pasta salad, and a chocolate chip cookie. They also served beer, but it was lite beer and we just weren't interested at that hour. Going up the last hill in the sun, I was vowing to never race in July again, but I know I will be tempted next year, just to beat my time.

Overall, I'm still staying under my 15 mm goal pace for races to get ready for the Tink, I just need to remember that and keep going. I finished with no pain and strong legs and I am happy about that. Have a good day Tinks and Princesses!

i think you rocked it at your race. it was hot, the altitude was high and you hadn't trained much! a race in july is just bound to not be a fast one!

are the half marathons at DL hilly? the princess half was not hilly at all except for a couple slow inclines. it's a good thing because i don't do any hill work except for the end of my runs where i have to get up the street at the end of the neighborhood!

How are you all doing? I am pooped. We were so busy this weekend. Saturday and Sunday we got our yard in good shape. Saturday mike and I ran 3 miles. Monday we ran the 10k and cleaned out our garage and worked some more in our basement. I need a vacation from my life! The more stuff I throw out, the more I want to throw out. I'm becoming a little obsessive about it.

The race went really well. I was much more relaxed about it this year than last. Tom got up cranky--which I was not happy about. He is not a morning person. Mike and Tom ran right around 54min. I did 1:01:34 (might be off by a few tenths, I keep forgetting). I was very happy. This was almost 5 minutes faster than last year and considering I was coming back from a rocky spring I thought I did pretty well. No knee problems yesterday, but things are a little achy, so I will continue to ice and foam roller, etc. Tom was so funny. When I saw him at the end he said he didn't like it and didn't want to run a race again--he thought it was too crowded. (He did cc in hs so 3000 was a crowded race to him.) Anyhow, after a while he started talking about how proud he was that he did it and that maybe someday he would do another race and that he was going to do his weekday runs at 4 miles instead of 3. What a runner-like thing to say. I have finished several races saying--never again, only to do it again. So, it was a good day. I'll post some pics later.

nice work on the race and nice pace! that's funny that tom changed his mind from not wanting to run a race again to wanting to do another one, all in the same day! lol! can't wait to see pictures!!

Hi all,

Just a quick check in. I am off to take the boys to the free movie at the theatre today. I think its cloudy with a chance of meatballs. We have seen it before but it gets them out of the house...and believe me I need to get them out...they are driving me nuts.

I hope to get back on later and catch up on the main thread since I am coaching starting friday.

I also have been dealing with a cold/illness for the past few days so I havent ran and I am feeling gross again. Its annoying me that I am struggling so bad with this. Why cant I just eat normally. uggh.

Anyway I will catch up later.

aw, feel better soon. i never eat well when i don't feel good. you know how there are people that are like, "oh i'm so sick i have no appetite"?? yeah, that is NEVER me!

where is the free movie?? sounds great!

we passed a yocco's hot dog place when we stopped for a pee in trexlertown the other day. i remember you posted once about them and i soooo wanted one. good thing i soooo wanted to be HOME way more!

I haven't seen Tangled yet either, Maria. I still haven't even finished the Tudors so I have some catching up to do. It seems to be harder to get into the Netflix thing when I could be sitting outside at night.
i go to the movies by myself alot. when i was nursing thomas i used to go to a movie in between feedings. it was pretty much the perfect amount of time between when he would need to eat again - DH would have a bottle just in case but the kid NEVER took a bottle so it never worked. anyway, it was a good way to get some alone time and i could relax. i don't like to go shopping but i love the movies! i saw tangled and princess and the frog and all sorts of movies that i know DH wouldn't be into. i highly recommend tangled. VERY GOOD!!


Nancy, glad you survived the camping trip. I have to say the deer bologna was . Sorry about the assisted living thing. We've done that with several family members and it seems to help if you can talk them into "trying" it with the idea that it isn't permanent. You really can't blame the poor guy for not wanting to lose his independence.

when i was either in high school or college we were down in PA with my grandpa, his lady-friend and her family at this fire hall for easter. every single person was VERY VERY overweight. the food they serve was only white or yellow (meaning, NO VEGGIES ANYWHERE!!). this one particular time (we used to go every year) my mom and i were munching on the hard salami they had out before dinner was served. someone came up to us and said, what do you think about the deer bologna? well, being the oh-so-hoity-toity new yorkers that we are (lol) we were like, ewwww! i didn't eat any deer! and the guy (dressed in his camoflauge hunting outfit) says, "well that's what you've been stuffing in your mouth for the last 15 minutes!" HAHAH joke was on us. i have to say, it is really delicious! i just don't want to hear about the hunting and all that!

another time during easter at the fire hall they had roast beef that was really tasty....turned out IT WAS BEAR!!!!


Guess who I get to see on Saturday?!? Jeff Galloway! I signed up for running school in Missoula way back in February before the Princess. Except the funny thing is that you don't actually get to run in running school -- we are going to talk about it. But I'm sure there will be something at the Expo to tempt me.

Have a great day all!

missoula - montana? right? isn't this the school in montana you're attending?? i can't wait to hear all about it. i'm really interested in run/walking. i've been just doing running but now that i have my sights set on a full marathon in 2013 i'm wondering if run/walking would be better for me.

Well, still trying to recover from the weekend, or actually not trying, that would be the problem. No excuse or reason, I just don't have any motivation and the heat is not helping TOM is also rapidly approaching.

Lisah -- I know what you mean about Netflix. I banged off three over the weekend, mostly because I had so much time. When I'm working it goes to the back of the line. I want to absorb as much sun as I can, after all the snow and rain The Mike's Black Cherry is pretty good. It goes particularly well with a lack of responsibility

Nancy -- How was the ob visit? I know you were hoping to do better, but hey, there's always Labor Day! Bronxbaby was really hungry, and you can't deprive him! Every meal is a chance to start over. Sometimes I need 2 or 3 starts a day

Ben had a great flight and did really well. I'm annoyed that my smom did not offer him any sunscreen and took him to a water park -- yes, my child is now part lobster. She didn't have any at all. I guess they don't purchase it? She has a heart of gold, but thinking out consequences is not her strong suit. She arrived here one time without her medication because they lost her luggage -- yep, she did not have it in her carry-on. That seems like common sense to me

I'm enjoying the new ac (may not elect to leave my bedroom ever again), and relaxing. I made a lot of headway in my closet this morning. It's starting to look the way I want it to, I have more shelves to go through. I can't believe the stuff I'd forgotten I had

I have a site visit and audit with the City tomorrow morning for one of our programs. That means my DIS morning is probably shot. Hopefully I'll get to relax in the afternoon by DISing and listening to the podcast. I'm still in the process of listening to last week's show.

We're having burgers tonight to celebrate ds's return. I'll probably have an early night and enjoy sleeping comfortably again.

I'm starting to worry no one I know is doing the Princess , and everyone I know is doing marathon weekend in Jan. I know I shouldn't care, but I'm feeling left out...even though I really had a better time in most ways at the Princess, I may have buyer's remorse. Actually, I didn't buy it yet, but I will soon...

Maria

i'm not a big fan of the mike's drinks. they are a too sweet for me. i just stick to beer unless i'm in disney when i have frozen margaritas

thanks for asking about my OB appt. it was very quick and painless! i have my 20 week anatomy scan ultrasound tomorrow morning. looking forward to seeing the munchkin again and confirming that it's still a boy! lol!

glad ben made it home ok. sorry about the sunburn! yikes! is he in pain? nothing worse than a bad sunburn!!

wish i could do the princess this year with you! but i'm probably in for the following year! do it do it do it!! i will need to see pictures and hear all about it to get me pumped for the 2013 race!

Maria--I will probably do Princess. If we are still here I will DESPARATELY need a break from winter, and we will have the money. Even if we end up moving, I think it's still a very good possibility. I haven't made a ressie yet. I think I still have a couple of weeks left to get home resort priority at BWV. Not sure if Mike will come this year again or not.

Lindsay--feel better.

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We cleaned out Tom's closet today and I shredded a ton of stuff. We have two more bags of trash, three more bags of recycles and 4 bags for goodwill. I also started cleaning out my craft pantry. I told Tom he could take a set of shelves he has in his room back to Columbia if he could get the books in his closet. We got rid of so much stuff in his room that it was no problem.

This job stuff is a little draining. I will be disappointed if nothing works out, but mostly I just want things to move along so we know what's going on. The stuff in NC has been going on for over a month and could easily drag out for another month. The stuff with Mike's work is just annoying. They are hiring a ton of people in Melbourne. They actually reposted some of the stuff yesterday which upset Mike. His HR person said it doesn't mean anything negative--and might just mean they need more applicants. She said after the conversations she has had with their HR people, he should at a minimum get a phone screening.

I know patience is a virtue, but we have been talking about doing this for sooooooooo long. I just want things to move along. Our house will show so much better in the summer/fall. And if we are spending another winter here I need to start planning some trips.

I got glutened Monday. I set a spoon of something I was eating on a plate that had Tom used for pb&j--it was on the island and hadn't made it to the dishwasher. I thought surely a few crumbs wouldn't matter. An hour later--stomach ache in the same place I get a stomach ache everytime I accidently get gluten. Oh well. I had been debating a cheat day again, but I guess not. Luckily it only lasted a couple of hours.

Ok, time to be productive again.

man i'm so jealous of your closet space. although i tend to keep waaaaay too much so i'd just fill every available space if i had it! nice work on cleaning out tom's stuff. it's exhausting doing that stuff!

sorry you got glutened! it's amazing(-ly bad) that just a few crumbs can give you a stomach ache. that really stinks!

Thanks for the reassurance, Rose! It's nice to know there will be a friendly face there!

Maria

Or you ladies could do the Tink and get that shiny INAUGURAL medal!

so wish i could get that medal!!! i love how it has a spinny thing

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evening princesses and tinkerlisas!

we had a nice day today. the weather was hot and humid and disgusting but we made it work. went out for a 3.6 mile walk. wanted to go further but DS had a meltdown. i think even he was hot. it was probably good. don't want to over do it.

went food shopping which is always an adventure with a toddler. still, got everything i needed and am currently making my planned meal for this evening. i planned out through sunday night.

after thomas's lame excuse for a nap my aunt mary (the one who lives around the corner, not the aunt mary who lives across the street who came over this morning) called and said that she and my uncle and the kids were heading down to the beach. it's only a block away so i threw on our suits and we went down. as soon as i opened the door it was drizzling. but really a sun shower so we headed down anyway. it rained a little while down there but it was still sunny and we had a nice time. got a good two hours in and thomas LOVED playing with my cousins. they came with us to disney in january when we stayed at the treehouses.

anyway, blah blah blah, i'm glad we got out. the breeze was awesome down there and hopefully all the activity will help us all sleep!

pork chops will be ready in 20 min. thank goodness b/c i'm starving!!

 

[mikamah]

Good morning, Princesses and Lisatinks!! Loving all the lisebelle names you're inventing here.

Well, we hit 19 dollars on our 20 dollars worth of lottery tickets we got this weekend, so I'm not in for any race next year. But I'll enjoy all of you talking and training for your races.

Maria- Glad Ben had a good trip, and sorry about the sunburn. It's hard to imagine going to a water park without sunscreen, but not everyone has common sense. I think there was some good running vibes in MA on sunday, because I did 5 miles that day too, and felt really good. Of course I haven't run since. Oh well. So do you not recommend the Frankilin Park zoo? We've never been there, but I do love the Roger Williams, and it's easy to get to. Hope you enjoyed the ac last night. I didn't put mine in yet, just lazy, but we had a nice thunderstorm to cool off the house at bedtime.

Rose- So happy you had a great race on monday, and the men did too. So cute, the story about tom and him not running anymore, and changing his mind in the same day. Don't we all do that? You're a cleaning maniac. Keep inspiring me. It does feel so good. I still have to put away all the july4th stuff.

Lisa- How's your week? Did you do better than I did getting back on track? We can do it. I know you have the big birthday weekend coming up, but I will not be celebrating by eating cake this weekend. Unless I have a really weak moment at the supermarket today. I loved the video of the finishline on facebook. You looked so strong and happy.

Lindsay- Hope you're feeling better soon, and enjoying your staycation. THe falls place sounds beautiful. We went to the FLume gorge in NH one year, and I michael thought it was so beautiful, and he said, " I can't wait to go back to school and tell all my friends about this place." So cute. Hope the kids don't drive you too crazy the rest of the week. Amazing how they can really get you going. Let's try and remember they'll be teenagers one day, and enjoy the youthful aggravation while we still can.

Lisaliesel- Congrats on your race!! You speed is awesome, and you are so going to be fine for the tinkerbell!! So happy for you!!!

Nancy- good luck today!! Now the deer balogna didn't look too bad, just like pepperoni to me. Thanks for the inspiration to move this morning. I've got to get back on track.

Actually my weight was up to 213, back to 210.2 today, not by anything I did. So once again, I went the wrong way into a new decade. And once again, I'm starting fresh today!! Chili for lunch, chocolates gone. Summer is here.

Have a great day everyone!!

 

[dumbo_buddy]

hi friends! everyone else hot??? it is really hot here. we were downtown at 7:45 this morning for my 20 week ultrasound which went beautifully. it's so great to hear "everything looks good and normal" makes everything so much easier! no bed rest, no going in nonstop for scans and non-stress tests and all that blah blah blah.

didn't get a run or a walk in today. by the time we got home it was too hot already. we had breakfast and chilled out for a little then headed to the pool for about an hour. thomas had a nice time and i sat on the step of the pool and stayed nice and cool!

DH just emailed me, "I don’t think it will be a problem, but just in case can u check Bay Lay for the 3rd week in August?" (btw we call it bay lay b/c when we went to the DVC doorway to dreams john thought that the guy was saying bay lay instead of bay lake. hehe). UGH! september will be hot enough! plus i doubt we'll be able to score a 1br at BLT if i moved it. i wish he would just ask his boss already for the time off. the man has done wonders for the company already! he deserves a vacation and most importantly, I NEED A VACATION TO DISNEY BEFORE THIS BABY IS BORN DARN IT!

yes, i came on here to complain. sorry! have a great day everyone!!

 

[dumbo_buddy]

well whoever said that complaining doesn't do anything doesn't know me! lol!

email just now:

"Spoke we Jon. We are GOING."

jon is the owner of the firm. AHHHHH!!! yay yay yay yay!!!!!!

squeeeeeeee!!!!

now what can i complain about?? hmm....what about "oh man, it's sooo hard being pregnant with toddler...oh man, a massage at the grand floridian would be so awesome. oh, ouchie, my back. ooo..."

 

[lisah0711]

The Mike's Black Cherry is pretty good. It goes particularly well with a lack of responsibility

Sounds yummy -- I sometimes feel I have an exaggerated sense of responsibility so maybe that would balance things out!

Glad to hear that DS is home safe and sound. Sorry about the sunburn thing.

I got glutened Monday. I set a spoon of something I was eating on a plate that had Tom used for pb&j--it was on the island and hadn't made it to the dishwasher. I thought surely a few crumbs wouldn't matter. An hour later--stomach ache in the same place I get a stomach ache everytime I accidently get gluten. Oh well. I had been debating a cheat day again, but I guess not. Luckily it only lasted a couple of hours

Sorry about the gluten thing, Rose. Thank goodness it was just a little bit. You are totally rocking the cleaning things out thing!

missoula - montana? right? isn't this the school in montana you're attending?? i can't wait to hear all about it. i'm really interested in run/walking. i've been just doing running but now that i have my sights set on a full marathon in 2013 i'm wondering if run/walking would be better for me.

Yep, it's in Montana -- sometimes I forget the geography thing. I think you would like the run/walk thing. Rose does a modified Galloway and walks for a minute at the end of every mile I believe.

Woo hoo on the good report on the baby and a double woo hoo on the WDW trip! I'm so glad that everyone is doing well. Stay cool!

Hard to believe that my "baby" will be 12 tomorrow!

Well, we hit 19 dollars on our 20 dollars worth of lottery tickets we got this weekend, so I'm not in for any race next year. But I'll enjoy all of you talking and training for your races.

Hey you got back almost all of your money -- that's like winning in the lottery!

You'll be back on track in no time, Kathy. It's hard with the holiday and being tired and all but as long as we don't ever give up we will still be making progress. Once I make it through the birthday week-end it should be smooth sailing for awhile.

Internet problems at home this morning on top of other technological woes. My first gen iPhone finally gave it up so I got a new phone -- can't wait to try out MyRunKeeper with it -- maybe I won't need to get a Garmin.

 

[Rose&Mike]

Lisa--kept meaning to tell you. Did you know that at both Princess and w&d we were running right along Jeff Galloway for a while??? It was pretty cool. Can't wait to hear about the class.

Nancy--the run/walk thing--for my 1st half I ran the whole thing. And I mean the whole thing with untreated c-d no less! For w&d we ran a mile walked a minute. We did the same for Princess. Since my injury (uggh!) I have been playing around with intervals. I did run 5 min walk 45 sec during the 10k this weekend and managed to be almost 5 min faster than last year. I miss just running and hope to get back to where I can do 6 miles straight. (I did 3 last week), but I am really starting to see the benefits of run/walk intervals. Mike did run 4 1/2 walk 30 sec for the kdf half and got a pr. Even when doing them, I usually run the last couple miles without stopping. Anyhow, I would look into it. I think you can get a great time and more importantly feel pretty good at the end of the race. I think for someone who is used to just running without stopping it's a big mental adjustment--Mike was VERY skeptical at first. But I think it's a great tool.

And woohoo for the trip!!!!!

Kathy--fwiw, I had ice cream for lunch yesterday and way too many g-f beers last night. You don't have to be perfect every single day, you just have to keep trying. Hang in there.

Maria--glad Ben made it home ok.

Lindsay--how are you????

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So I kind alluded to this, but what a day yesterday. I got a ton cleaned out, but by the time Mike got home I was just chicken fried (that's what we call it at my house when you are just DONE with everything.) I ended up having a couple of beers before we went to the game and a couple at the game. I ate horribly and I just didn't care! I think I am in the anger stage of grief now when dealing with the food issues. Does that mean acceptance is coming soon????

And to top it off, you all know how much cleaning/organizing/purging I've been doing???? Mike's cousin sent 3 boxes of who knows what from his sister's house! Uggh! I'm sure it's more crap that we don't need or want. I know that sounds harsh, but we have pictures of his family and his sister left him NOTHING in her will, so I can't imagine what it is. I left it on the front porch. Mike knows I am in a mood so hopefully he will be smart and not bring it in and leave a mess because there is NOT ENOUGH G-F BEER in Louisville!!!!

And Tom is losing his appetite and starting to lose weight--one of the side effects of amphetamine use. And he doesn't want to lose weight. I'm going to worry a bunch when he goes back to school. I really hope we are a little closer.

Ok, sorry for the book. Life is good. Life is good. Life is good.

 

[dumbo_buddy]

Internet problems at home this morning on top of other technological woes. My first gen iPhone finally gave it up so I got a new phone -- can't wait to try out MyRunKeeper with it -- maybe I won't need to get a Garmin.

lisa - i just upgraded my iphone 3 to the iphone 4 at the apple store a few weeks ago. i went into the at&t store to buy the protective case for the new phone (i need major protection with a toddler) and for poops and giggles i asked the guy if he bought back iphones and they do! it might be worth contacting your closest at&t store and checking. they guy gave us an envelope and some form to fill out and i mailed it in. got $196 for it...and the upgrade to the iphone 4 was $199.

 

[Worfiedoodles]

I'm going to stop unwrapping and eating Hershey dark miniatures for just a minute so I can post

Lisah -- I think it is fantastic you are going to the Galloway training! It is going to be fabulous and you are going to learn so much! Those baby boys grow fast, don't they? I had to buy mine an electric shaver last month. We finally gave in because he was so desperate to shave the peach fuzz and stray hairs under his chin. Congratulations on your continuing patience through the tween years. He'll be a teenager before you know it!

Nancy -- I am so glad you are getting your trip! Tell us all your plans! I know you are going to BLT -- do you do afternoon naps with the little guy and the Bronxbaby? I haven't been keeping track, is there free dining while you'll be there? I know that always makes it harder for me to get ADRs.

Kathy -- I haven't run since Sunday, either! We used to take Ben to both zoos, and then one day when he was 4 we just told him we were going to the zoo, not which one. We were running late and decided we'd just go to Franklin Park rather than going all the way to Providence. We parked and started to get out, and he exclaimed, "Oh, I wanted to go to the good zoo!". We took that as our clue and haven't been back. There's nothing wrong with it, but the exhibits are rather sparse and so are the animals. The Providence Zoo's exhibits are much more organic, the conditions are nicer, and even though it's not a big zoo, it's well done. I admit I'm kind of a zoo snob, after growing up in St. Louis. Marlin Perkins used to park all those animals he found on the Wild Kingdom at our zoo, and it's really nice. It also seems free. There's no admission, but property owners have an added tax -- I think my dad pays $33/year and all the museums and zoo are free. It's a pretty good deal, if you go to those places.

Turns out dh and his friend didn't do the best installing job, this morning the ac unit was full of water. We've got a repair person coming tomorrow afternoon, so I'm going to have a night without it tonight. Hopefully it will be cooler and we'll be fine with fans.

Rose -- Chicken fried?! I love it. That is a new phrase I am going to start using! I am sorry you feel that way, though. I'm going to perk myself up (hopefully) by going to my Hallmark tonight and getting a new Vera Bradley bag. The fall patterns came out today. I am such a sucker, but whatever it takes, right? After all that cleaning you definitely did not deserve to have 3 more boxes of who knows what show up They definitely seem like they should be Mike's problem.

Ok, so the same kid who refuses to see Cars 2 asked me to order the last Chronicles of Narnia movie on Netflix This man-child stage is definitely interesting...and unpredictable

One more work day and I'm on vacation for a week and a day. Sunday we are picking up my niece12, and dh's cousin's daughter, who is physically 14 but mentally more like 6, and gluten-free unless we want major meltdowns. This is where Rose is going to save me! I know next to nothing about gluten, other than not to give her regular beer We have fruit and veggies for snacks, but our chips are Pringles or Ruffles, and we usually do pancakes for the kids for breakfast. I'm not sure what to give her? We can do eggs and bacon for breakfast. We're probably going to be out and about for lunch, and we can do something grilled for dinner. Should we just avoid all bread and cake products? Ice cream is good, right? I don't want to keep her from anything, but her mother has warned us if she has any gluten at all she will have a fit Is candy ok? Gum and gummy things are out because they all have braces. I know I should probably actually research this, but honestly, I figured I'd get better information asking someone who really knows We're only keeping her until Tuesday night, so it really isn't that long. The gluten free is only the icing on the cake (ok, I know this is going to sound wrong, and I don't mean to lack compassion, it's just her mother tells us how easy she is, and I don't see it -- perhaps because I can't just meet her needs, I have to consider the other kids). Her speech is difficult to understand. She really can't read, she doesn't do anything with height or water, and she's afraid of a lot. She doesn't watch tv or movies or play wii games. She can't make things with playdoh or clay, she can't copy or create in that way. As the kids have gotten older, it's been really hard to come up with things they can all do together. Ben and Bethany are really good about including her and helping her, but I can tell it's frustrating for them -- I actually think it's good for them to see they are lucky not to have her issues, and to learn that she can function as long as they provide support. That said, she'd be happy going to StoryLand, and the other two would be bored beyond tears. I know people with kids in different age ranges go through this all the time, it's just new to me. Like I said, when they were younger it was pretty easy to entertain them all together.

It also makes the other kids crazy because she's been constantly texting them that she's going to high school next year and their not. Well, she is, but she's not taking the standard curriculum. They are good kids and they do understand, they just get frustrated with her sometimes because she acts so young. She plays with baby dolls and doesn't share any interests with the other kids. I think it's hard to get the disconnect since she looks older than they are.

Have I rambled enough about this? Ok, one more thing. The ladies in dh's family tend to be well-endowed. When I saw her at Christmas, she seemed to be carrying on the tradition -- but not wearing a bra because her mother won't make her wear one if she doesn't want to. Ben is embarrassed to be around her with them flapping in the wind, and I don't blame him. We want him to treat her like he does his other cousins, but I get that he doesn't want to hug a girl who's girls are just sitting out there. I am really hoping her mother has changed that view or she's changed her mind and she's contained. If they want her to go to high school and function in a normal setting, they should give her all the tools she needs. Proper undergarments are one of those tools! I know, I don't know the battles her mom fights on a daily basis, and that one just might be too hard -- I just think nothing good can come of not shoring things up...

Oh, the mother also makes me crazy because she refuses to vaccinate (at all), and likes to tell me I torture my child needlessly by requiring shots, and I'm lucky he's not autistic since we get every shot his pediatrician recommends. I don't even want to go there, but really, I don't give her grief because she's letting disease run rampant...

So, that's my challenge for next week. We plan to take the kids on a trolley tour of Boston Monday, and see what we can come up with for Tuesday. We're saving the water, height and adventure activities for later in the week.

Ok, it must be someone else's turn to complain, I am just full of it today...

Maria

 

[Rose&Mike]

quick gluten tutorial:

candy--snickers and plain mms are ok. I don't really eat anything else. I think ghiradhelli is ok as well.

chips--I only eat plain lays. Gluten is often hidden in seasoning and there can be cross contamination if a chip is made at the same plant as a chip with gluten.

Snyder's has a g-f pretzel that's pretty tasty. Scoops are great and gluten free--but not all tortilla chips are, so we stick with scoops.

Be careful of pre-shredded cheese. I shred my own, but I read that they can use starch/gluten to keep it from clumping together. I don't know if this is true.

Lots of fast food restaurants have allergy stuff available online, including McDonalds. Did you know that Big Mac sauce has gluten in it? We eat Moe's when we get takeout--but not their chips. Almost everything except the tortillas and chips are g-f. They have an allergy menu online.

Nathan's all beef hot dogs are gluten free.

Places to watch for gluten/cross contamination:
*stuff sliced at the deli--some lunch meat is supposed to have gluten in it and even if something is gluten free there can be cross contamination. Boar's Head is supposed to be all g-f. Again, I don't eat lunch meat, so this might be worth googling.
*Soups/Dips/Sauces
*anything with soy sauce in it--some soy sauce has gluten in it.
*anything that may be made at a factory where they make stuff with gluten in it. Example: I don't think any godiva chocolate is g-f anymore because they are now making one with gluten in it.
*same goes for ice cream. Turkey Hill and Breyers seem to do a good job with listing allergens on the back.
*anything fried is pretty much a no go at restaurants due to cross contamination.

Udi's makes a resonable bread that you can find at Whole Foods and some grocery stores. Again you have to watch for cross contamination from stuff like peanut butter and mayo. Most of our condiments are squirt now because it decreases the chance of cross contamination. I have my own pb and jelly.

Bisquick makes a g-f mix that tastes ok that you can probably make pancakes with--I made biscuits. There are also pancake mixes. It's all ridiculously expensive but tastes ok. Watch for cross contamination on the butter.

I don't know much about meat, cause the only thing I eat is the occasional hot dog.

Products are supposed to list allergens on the back, but just because something says is does not contain gluten, does not mean necessarily that it is certified gluten free. I still read ingredients and if I think there is a chance of cross contamination, I just avoid it.

It's a pita, what a wonderful person to give the Mom a break for a few days.

Let me know if you have any specific questions.

 

[dumbo_buddy]

I know next to nothing about gluten, other than not to give her regular beer

i'll be back to post more after i read the rest of yours and rose's post but i just had to take a moment to thank you for the laugh! lol!

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Rose-- Thank you so much! Now I am really nervous, this is much more complicated than I thought. No wonder you are going crazy trying to make it work, and it seems like just a little makes life pretty miserable for you See, more proof you are one strong woman!

Nancy -- Glad I could make you laugh. I wanted to show I am paying some attention

I am beyond tired and it is about 300 degrees in our bedroom. Fans moving hot air around isn't really all that useful

I'm going to go to bed soon and try to sleep, I guess I'm just feeling "posty" tonight. I didn't make it to the Hallmark, I've have to see what they have tomorrow. They only order one of each item in each pattern. I know I could shop online or at the regular VB store, I just really like to give them my business. It doesn't hurt that I earn dollars based on my spending. I have $16 in "bonus" money I can spend next weekend at the ornament premiere, one of my vices They have a Spock ornament this year. It must be mine

Everyone have a great evening!

Maria

 

[Rose&Mike]

Maria--did the Mom not give you any idea about what she eats regularly? Cause I feel like it's a huge thing to just say here she is, don't let her eat gluten!

Chex has a lot of gluten free cereal--forgot to mention that.

Here's a good example of why I still read labels. Whole Foods sells bagged walnuts--just plain walnuts--I think it's the whole foods brand. Anyhow, on the back of the bag it says--processed in a facility that also processes wheat! Seriously, this just pisses me off beyond reason. They are PLAIN walnuts for goodness sakes! And it's whole foods--they can't sell walnuts that are processed in a factory that doesn't process wheat!? Basically, unlesss they go through this huge testing everytime they process the walnuts there is a chance the walnuts could be cross contaminated and make you sick. I had issues with this with cornmeal when I first went gluten free. Cornmeal should be gluten free--unless it is processed with wheat, contains wheat filler or is grown in a field that alternates with wheat. So cornmeal can be a little tricky.

Anyhow, I just wanted to tell you I think this is really nice of you to do this for your niece (cousin??? can't remember).

Don't stress too much about it, maybe the mom can tell you what she regularly eats.

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Hello Ladies....

I havent posted much because honestly I hate to be a debbie downer and lately I am just not feeling very positive. Every stressor in my life basically came to a head tonight and I felt like I had a nervous breakdown...or temper tantrum....but nervous breakdown sounds so much more mature.

Heres a list of the things that are bothering me: (I am starting with the negatives and will end this post with the positives)

1. I havent run in over a week. I have eaten poorly. I feel out of control with my eating and I feel like a big fat blob.

2. My kids..primarily Ryan have been giving me a run for my money this week. Can we say Attitude with a capital A. and at the age of 6...really????

3. Even though I had the week off, I have been contacted by the office by phone or email this entire week. I had to attend a meeting today for our expansion.

4. I am doing a half million dollar expansion at my office and my boss moved on to his new job and now I feel like I have no support and am doing it all on my own without an idea of what I am even doing.

5. I am tired of worrying about money and bills that need to be paid. Why cant I just have enough to go around and plenty leftover to do all the fun stuff too. (now Im just throwing a pity party)

Ok I think overall thats it and really it all seems like not that big of a deal when I type it but boy has it been driving me crazy this week.

Tonight I took the boys to my cousins bball game and while there Ryan was "lipping" off at me. I warned him that if he talked like that again he would loose his DS. We got back to my nanas and he started rough housing with my uncle. I told him numerous times to stop and he kept at it so then I made him sit. He "lipped" off so I took away his ds. This started the meltdown and then my aunt made comments about how he is always misbehaving and crying about something. She never had kids and is my aunt by marriage so that just got to me. I picked up the kids and left. by that point every other stressor came to mind and I pretty much cried all the way home.

Im not sure why I let everything bottle up until I explode like an emotional mess. I think I need to work on that.

So sorry I havent posted a whole lot. I am a day dream believer and my dreams of how nice my week would be with my boys is not playing out. I think that also upsets and depresses me.

Anyway I am actually feeling a bit better after my good cry and venting to you all. So thanks for listening.

Now for my replies:

Nancy- Im so glad everything is good with the baby and horray for the sept. disney trip. I also wanted to say good job for passes on the yoccos hot dog.

Maria- Very nice of you to take your neices for the week especially with the special needs that come along with it. Like Rose said that is really great of you and Im sure it really gives there mom a break. on the other hand, I really have a very strong opinion about parents that dont vaccinate their children but I will keep them to myself. Glad you could put this aside too. You are such a wonderful person.

Rose- Sorry to hear about the side effects of Toms meds. If he really doesnt have an appetite maybe he can add in a nutritional shake throughout the day. Like pediasure or there is one for adults too but i cant think of the name right now. Keep an eye on it his meds might have to be changed if it gets to be an issue.

I hope the interview process with mikes work moves quickly. I totally get the need to know feeling. It would drive me crazy not to know where I am going to be in 6 months. Hang in there. I am slowly learning Patience is a Virtue.

Hi Lisa and Kathy!!!!!

Ok and now to end on the positive:

I still have one day off tomorrow with my boys. So hopefully everyone wakes up on the right side of the bed and we have a good day together.

Saturday we are going to the beach for the day....well its with my inlaws but Im still going to list this as a positive.

I should be getting my new phone in the mail tomorrow. It will be my first smart phone.

Tomorrow is a new day

I am coaching this week on the BL board so I will pull myself together overnight. Nobody wants a coach thats hanging on the edge of a cliff.

 

[lisah0711]

Good morning Princesses and Belles!

This is my second try this morning because of a visit from the poof fairy.

Lisa--kept meaning to tell you. Did you know that at both Princess and w&d we were running right along Jeff Galloway for a while??? It was pretty cool. Can't wait to hear about the class.

That sounds like fun -- I read he wore a parrot at the Princess! It would be fun to run with him for awhile but maybe crowded or distracting, too.

I'm sorry that Tom is having side effects. Can Tom get some calories in a smoothie or something like that? Maybe a visit to the school nutritionist for some help? I imagine that he would balk at being told he needs to drink Ensure. It's a process figuring all that stuff out.

lisa - i just upgraded my iphone 3 to the iphone 4 at the apple store a few weeks ago. i went into the at&t store to buy the protective case for the new phone (i need major protection with a toddler) and for poops and giggles i asked the guy if he bought back iphones and they do! it might be worth contacting your closest at&t store and checking. they guy gave us an envelope and some form to fill out and i mailed it in. got $196 for it...and the upgrade to the iphone 4 was $199.

Thanks for the tip, Nancy. Unfortunately I had the first gen iPhone so no buy back but the AT&T store guy suggested Craigslist. I have figured out what I will do yet.

So sorry about Thomas waking up so early this morning. Can you tell what is waking him up? Does he have room darkening shades? Maybe a fan for some white noise 'cause the paper guy comes then? Heavy, wet diaper? Teeth? Or tell DH it's take your son to work day?

I'm going to stop unwrapping and eating Hershey dark miniatures for just a minute so I can post

Lisah -- I think it is fantastic you are going to the Galloway training! It is going to be fabulous and you are going to learn so much! Those baby boys grow fast, don't they? I had to buy mine an electric shaver last month. We finally gave in because he was so desperate to shave the peach fuzz and stray hairs under his chin. Congratulations on your continuing patience through the tween years. He'll be a teenager before you know it!

Wow! That is going to be a challenging visit. Thank goodness that you have Rose to help guide you! I think you need to save the regular beer for you!

A Spock ornament sounds like fun -- how are your little kitties?

DS would love to have an electric shaver -- those things are expensive! But he's not quite ready for that yet although he does have hair everywhere else. I noticed a bit of variety in viewing choices lately, too. I try to tell him to enjoy being a child as long as he can.

quick gluten tutorial:

This was great info, Rose. It did make me a little sad though because I know you had to figure out a lot of it the hard way.

Hello Ladies....

I havent posted much because honestly I hate to be a debbie downer and lately I am just not feeling very positive. Every stressor in my life basically came to a head tonight and I felt like I had a nervous breakdown...or temper tantrum....but nervous breakdown sounds so much more mature.

That's why I like the term "having the vapors" myself.

I totally don't blame you. You were sick on your vacation, bugged a lot from the office and then had lippy relatives. Loss of electronics is a very effective punishment around here but it still results in the end of the world at times.

You have to get the app called Lightsaber for your phone. It's free and basically has no practical application but you never know when you are going to need to whip out your phone and zap somebody who is bugging you with your lightsaber! You can change colors of the light and the base and it even plays music. Mostly I like to just wave it around and listen to the cool lightsaber sounds.

Kathy, they are talking about matching shirts on the BL thread. You should post a pic of your cute tie dye shirts!

This may not have been a good week to wean myself off of Diet Coke. I am so darn tired. I'm still doing caffeine but still feel like zombie woman.

Hello to the rest of our Princesses and Belles!

Have a great day, ladies!

 

[mikamah]

Good morning, ladies!!

I got cancelled today!!! Whoo hoo!! This was the last day I had no camp for ds, so for the next 6 weeks, I won't try to get cancelled, so I'm going to enjoy it.

Went out for a walk/run this morning, it started to rain, so we drove to the park to do the track, but after 1 mile, it was raining, and thunder was rolling in, so instead of going home, we went to the other track across town, and I did another 2 miles there before the storm hit. I needed to start the day off right, and hope to keep on the right track. We're going to go see Zookeeper, and then have lunch at panera, go grocery shopping that I skipped last night and we went to a friends house instead.

Lindsay-I wish you were closer and I'd have you over for lunch and we could leave your boys in the house with michael and ignore them and sit out on the porch with a big bottle of wine. Hang in there. This being responsible thing is so draining and exhausting, and especially frustrating when you've taken time off to spend quality time with them, and you end up fighting and screaming at them all day. Not that I know what that's like. I hope you have a fabulous day today and the boys let their inner angels out.

Maria -You are such a good person to have your niece and cousins dd over. I hope all goes smoothly, and the mom gives you a lot more info about the girls preferences and such. She may not be as sensitive as Rose, and be able to have foods that might be cross contaminated, and that would make it a lot easier. Rose gave you a great list to start you off. I was cracking up reading your post, and hope she comes with lots of "support" this year. If not, maybe Ben will need some of that gluten free beer.
And what's this talk about shaving? Say it isn't so. Love the zoo comment.

Lisa- I forgot to say how excited I am for you going to see Jeff Galloway. What a great treat for your birthday weekend. And I love the mikes hard black cherry and berry drinks. I like my liquor sweet. They're good, but higher calorie than my favorite cheap wine- Arbor Mist Sangria. 2 liter bottle for 7 bucks. I am a cheap drunk. I think you should leave work early today and start the birthday celebrations soon!! Happy Birthday to Robert!!!

Rose-Sorry to hear Tom is having some side effects from the meds, and hopefully he will adjust to them over the summer, and you'll be able to send him back with less worry.

Nancy- Hope you're able to take a nap with ds today. Early mornings are so not fun, but even worse when you're pregnant and tired already. Hang in there.

Off to make some illegal popcorn to bring to the movies.

Have a great day!!