Geriatric MM Warriors June 13, 2010

[Diane W.]

I found my way back from the woods!
I was watching Man vs. Food and he went to a restaurant that served Horseshoes. Pam, was it you that said they ate one? I remember asking what it was, but not sure who ate it. They looked good! But I think anything covered in French Fries would be good.

I wish I could say something was new, but noooooooo.
I haven't really gone out all week because it was 100* outside. Tomorrow is supposed to be better.

 

[Wisteria1956]

It was Bev and she even gave us a picture. Not on the plan, LOL!

 

[Wisteria1956]

Hey, Pam! Step 1 with a few extras thrown in, but not more than 2 a week, I'd say. Once in a while I eat a tortilla with 6 carbs instead of 5, that kind of thing. Not really weighing or measuring but the clothes are fitting fine. Well, not buying any smaller ones, but you know what I mean...Still having a tough time with stepping up the physical activity. My injuries are holding me back. It's slow, but I'll be better soon, I'm sure. Feeling lucky just to take a walk after what we've been through. Tom's ankle is still really bad, poor guy. He's going to the gym and does a lot of sit ups too. I can't wait to see your pictures. I'm not sure how many before and afters I could dig up. Have a great weekend! I have events on both days with clients so I'll get back here as soon as I get a break. I've been working nights all week - kinda tired of it!

 

[Simpleone]

Good morning!!

Diane, I know it's been horribly hot here as well, the heat index of over 100 kept me in a few days the last couple of weeks. On those days I pull out my walking with Leslie and Biggest Loser dvds and have at in the AC. I'm sitting here right now waiting for my breakfast and one tiny tangerine to kick in so I can have a four quick mile walk with my buddy Leslie Sanson, I figure it has to be better than nothing because of the heat

Lisa, how about you, I was thinking that there is still an awful lot of upper body things you can be doing while waiting for your lower half to catch up with you. There's lots of core work help you can be doing (light weighs for arms, no impact leg work, balance balls for core, etc) If you've never been an avid exerciser, I'm sure it would be confusing on what you can be doing to help, let me know if you want or need some ideas. I can understand that it would be hard to work on clients schedules or whenever it is that they're available. But it sure sounds like things are picking up for you, that has got to be exciting!

It appears that today will be a mowing and errand running day for me. I've not gotten a single thing ready for our trip next month so I best be getting on it. My size 12 shorts and jeans are fitting perfectly once again, whew! I can relax about that now, but those size tens up in my closet are still calling to me that they want to go to Mexico too!

You all have a terrific weekend! Keep cool!!

 

[gettinhealthy]

Hi everyone!! Good to be back here with you all.
Mike's oldest DD was in the hospital again, so had no way of getting here. She went in on Friday, and got home this afternoon. They still have no idea what is wrong with her. They more or less told us next time to take her to Pittsburgh. So we told them we will. I'm not saying she's NOT sick, but I think she brings a lot of it on herself.
I am still so far off plan. I just can't seem to get my mindset back to where it was when I started. I am going to pull the book out again and read it once more. Hoping that may give me a jump start. My weight has been creeping back up, and that alone should give me incentive.
Ok, going to lay down for a bit. Really tired after spending all that time at the hospital doing nothing but reading.
I'll be back tomorrow.
Love you all!!

 

[Seabreezes]

I just typed a long reply and hit the wrong key and lost it, I guess.

Thinking of all you and will have to try to re-write it later.

 

[gettinhealthy]

Good morning everyone!! I hope you all had a great night sleep. I slept like a rock, even with my hip being sore. I REALLY need to get to the chiropractor!! Maybe by Friday I can get there.
I have resolved to start step 1 today. This kind of makes me sad as I have a whole seedless watermelon on my counter. Not sure if I'll follow it 100% or do a little cheat in it. I could do the watermelon as a 5x5 during the afternoon or something. I just don't want to deprive myself because in the middle of winter I crave good watermelon, and if I don't have any this summer, I'll be kicking myself this winter LOL. Also, corn is in season here now, and the local farmers are selling it. This one farmer always sells it along the road, and his corn is sooo good. I may get a bunch of it, and blanch it and freeze it for winter. I will be able to have it on step 2, right? And it wouldn't be massive amounts.

Been so hot and humid here. I just don't feel like doing anything at all!! We have bad storms heading this way this afternoon. I just hope they don't get too severe.
Have a great day everyone. Sending you all a big huge hug.

 

[Simpleone]

Good morning all!

I hope you all had nice weekend!

We had our thirty year wedding anniversary this weekend...wow, just like the song says..."Don't blink!" ...no gift or celebration yet, I've had my eye on a few pricey pieces of jewlery in Mexico...so we'll see if he comes through..

I'm still spot on with Step I, but I did notice that my workouts were leaving me a bit weak and depleted, so I've had to add either half a banana or some natural applesauce before hand. It really seems to be helping. I've also started adding a teaspoon of organic ACV to a morning and one of my afternoon glasses of water, it believe it's helped balance me a some what. I'm down five of my 12 pounds gained, due to my wrecklessness.(yes, I went back to my regular Sunday morning weigh ins) I needed to see that for another week's worth of motivation.

I'm thinking hard about trying to continue Step I while on vacation, My DH's mother is going to be in Cali with one of his sisters so that leaves the kitchen totally in my charge! This could be a very good thing! I can take my Atkins shakes with us and all the veggies there are naturally organic and the meat is far far better than anything we can purchase here, eggs are all from free range chickens. Everything is locally grown and sold. ... I've had so many people give me an "ewwww" when speaking of foods in Mexico, if they only knew!! If I lived down there (minus the wonderful tortillas) I'd be far healthier with their food choices than I'd ever be here!... we all would be.

Kathy! Great news about returning to Step I!! I would certainly consider freezing any or all of the fruits and veggies you can get your hands on this summer! You could easily freeze that watermelon, legal servings in those small ziplock baggies, yes? That corn could be blanched, quartered and put in some vegetable soup this winter, along with some zuccinni <sp> and squash. It would be easy to have all the freshness of it during our long winter days. Okay, you talked me into it, I'm going to hit our farmers market the next couple weeks and get me a few things to freeze!! ...don't forget the tomatoes, blanche, skin, and freeze quartered...okay, now I'm just making myself hungry!

This humidity is really killing my desire to try to get any bike riding in and I am really missing my five mile walks on our walking trail. But I'm moving!!..in the A/C. I mentioned to DH the other day that this kind of weather is as bad as our winters in that it drives us back indoors just to survive the season!

Off to get my second set of my workout in! You all have a great start to your week!

 

[Wisteria1956]

Pam: It's fun to read your chipper posts! I do so appreciate you! I hate to whine, but I also have a problem with my shoulder so I cannot do upper body weights. I can walk without problems and moving the largest muscles seems to be the best anyway. I'm going to try the chi gong (sp) tape I bought Tom today myself. I'll let you know if I fall down, lol!

I loved hearing about the fresh food in Mexico! Yum! I ordered a steak in Truckee last weekend that was from local, grassfed, free range beef. It was worth the price tag! Best meat I've ever, ever eaten and there wasn't even a hint of gaminess. I wanted to encourage Diane to try again because I think she got ahold of a bad batch with her son that time. I got to thinking - my grandparents raised all of their livestock with free range methods and the meat was wonderful. Cattle are not meant to eat corn. It causes them to have e coli when they do not on a free range diet. Once again, I encourage you all to watch Food Inc. It's got so much important information.

Kathy: I had a talk with myself yesterday about Step 1. The first time I did it I didn't have a single bite of anything that wasn't ok. It worked great and I didn't feel deprived because I knew it was for a set time. This time I started to make some exceptions. I felt like cr** when I did so it's not worth it. My talk with myself was to try to discover what's keeping me from going back to Step 1 with the enthusiasm I first had. I think it has something to do with being so comfortable with the portions in Step 2 and misssing some of those foods in moderation. I need to wrap my head around the temporary nature of Step 1 if I'm going to be successful with it again. That's where I am today.

You can have 1/2 cup of corn on Step 2, as long as you are not pairing it with beans, or another carb at the same time. I like to use 1/4 cup each of corn and black beans in Mexican salads on Step 2. You can have it again after Step 1 and frozen is really just as tasty I also fell into the watermelon trap on the 4th. However, it was a gateway to other cheats and I'd rather feel good in my clothes than taste something for a few minutes so it's not going to happen again for me. I gave the leftover corn to Mom to take home. If it's out of the house, I don't think about it.

Off to work, the plant nursery and the chi gong! I'll let you know how it goes!

Have a great day!

 

[Simpleone]

Hi again!

So okay, I googled http://www.chigong.com/english.htm because I had no idea of what is was! Lisa, this sounds like some good stuff! You said you have a DVD of it? Where do I get my hands on one? This has really got me thinking, do you have any of Leslies walking DVD's? I bet you could also find some wonderful stretching DVDs as well. Muscle movment is critical to healing. I so wish I lived closer to you! I'd be on you night and day pushing your fanny to move!! "Knock! Knock! Knock!" "Omg Tom, it's that Pam again, and she has her walking shoes on!" "Hide me!"

Here's something I want to share that I found helps me so very much....do whatever your workout is going to be early in the day. It does two very important things for me. First, it keeps my energy, mood and pride up and secondly, when I think of how hard I worked it's much easier to keep my food choices correct. Sure don't want to undo all that hard work! huh?


I did see a lot of the Foods Inc. and some of another one on a special they had on the Discovery channel last winter. Sickening, to say the very least!! I phoned our two open to the public butcher markets and neither of them offer organic meats, can you belive this? One does sell whole free range chickens from the Amish though and that there was still no guarantee that they were not given antibiotics or steriods. That's it. They both suggested I contact the Purdue Ag Dept for further info or for a list of private organic beef and chicken producers in our area. At that point I decided to start using 2 Atkins shakes a day and I cut way back on all meats. I could so easily become veggan. I've never been a big meat eater to begin with, no appeal. Thanks for bringing that back up Lisa, a good friends of mines husband is the head of the Purdue pig farms and I intended to contact him and pick his brain for some ideas about organic available in this area.

....time to move!

 

[gettinhealthy]

Hi everyone. Well, almost made it through day 1. Not feeling too well. My throat has been a little sore the last few days, along with my sinuses and headache. Today at work, it felt like a full blown cold or flu. I am so tired (could be detox) my head hurts (again detox?) my throat is really hurting (not detox) and my sinuses are hurting like crazy (again, not detox). So I will see how I feel tomorrow after a good night's sleep. Thinking I may take 1/2 dose (1 liquicap) Nyquil and see if it helps any. Thankfully a short day of work tomorrow. About 3 hours.
As for my exercise, I am still thinking of the calanetics. I have a dvd Pam mentioned, but my knee still gives me a bit of trouble now and again.
Ok, off I go to get something to eat. I am craving bacon of all things. Mike just went to the store to get some LOL. I'm not craving bread or anything sandwich wise. Just bacon. I may put it on some lettuce with a bit of mayo though.
Lisa, that is exactly how I am. I think 1 little cheat won't hurt, but then it turns into a huge cheat. My Saturday's are busy the rest of the month with summer parties, so hoping I keep a good frame of mind. My 25th school reunion is at the end of the month. If I get rid of the bloat by then, I'll be happy.
I got a pair of capri's today on sale along with a couple cute halter type shirts. They will be nice and cool for Carrie's graduation party on Saturday. I also go a nice Aeropostale' jacket on sale for $13!! I may get one for the girls for Christmas as well. You can never have enough jackets LOL.
I'll catch up tomorrow morning.

 

[Diane W.]

Happy Anniversary Pam! I hope some jewelry from Mexico is in your future!

Lisa - My son says that a place in town has great burgers and they're made from grass-fed beef. I plan on trying one soon. The place is called Poppy's and the owner was on the show Chopped and actually won. I asked Owen if he could tell they were grass-fed and he said 'not really'. I'll let you know after I try one.

Kathy - I hope you feel better and enjoy your bacon! What are Mike's DD's complaints - does she have a chronic illness?

I have a resume submitted for a job that I am really excited about. I asked my old boss who knows the COO to send a note flagging (and endorsing) my resume and he did. I hope I get called for an interview!

I also wonder why I can't muster the enthusiasm for step 1 that I had last August. I found it so easy and so productive. I think I feel a need to 'reward' myself with food nowadays, since I don't have much else going on. I'm good about exercise, but diet is a challenge.

 

[Seabreezes]

I’ll write my reply in Pages - Mac’s version of Word and then if I lose it I will have a place to go back to!!

I totally understand everyone’s difficulty with step 1 or any low carb way of eating. I keep reading info about it to keep myself motivated. We needed to order some things from Amazon so I ordered the Good Calorie - Bad Calories book for myself. I also was able to get a used copy of Atkins original book. It is REALLY interesting as he talks about the overworked pancreas, insulin, hypoglycemia, etc. He was sounding like Diane and Jorge or do they sound like him, even if they won’t admit it??? This book was published in 1972 and the copy I got has that date handwritten in it. It is also in really good condition so who ever got it didn’t use it much!! There are some quite good sounding recipes in it too.

He does say that some people are so carb sensitive that they really can’t ever have them if they are going to physically feel good. And....this refers to a large number of people, not just a few. If eating is to survive and feel good health wise, then the “treats” are really poison and not a treat at all. It is so hard, though.

He also said a lot of meds make it impossible to lose weight and diuretics was one of those mentioned. Estrogen replacement therapy is also a culprit. Anyhow, an interesting read and I am really watching the carbs again and it seems to help.

I got a nice workout in the water yesterday - a beautiful blue skied day. I wish I could give the people on the east coast some of our weather - it is really lovely with a nice breeze.

Diane - keeping positive thoughts for you and the job prospect.

Kathy - hope you feel better soon. It is not fun to have a cold or anything else for that matter.

Lisa - hope you can get back to the things you like to do. Is the heat getting to you? I see that it is warm in San Andreas!

Robin - Are you out there??? Hope all is going well. We are glad your life is very involved, but we do miss you!! AND.....we miss anyone else who hasn’t checked in for a while.

Pam - Happy Anniversary

We celebrate our 42nd next month.

Hugs to ALL

 

[Wisteria1956]

Kathy: You can’t have Nyquil on MM unless you go to the pharmacy and get sugar free. I know they make sugar free cough syrup, but not sure about Nyquil. Hope you read this before you take it cause it’s full of sugar and alcohol.

Pam: Happy Anniversary! I really liked the chi kung (which is spelled a few ways, lol). I got the DVD from Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/Chi-Kung-Heal...ef=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1279067440&sr=1-4
I heard the scar tissue in my shoulder breaking up while I was doing it. No pain because it’s very slow movements with deep breathing. Like a combo between yoga and Tai Chi. I need the breathing to help my circulation in my legs. When the fluid builds up nothing helps but to put them way up on an exercise ball. I can’t get much done like that, lol! I always do my exercise early in the day also for all the same reasons you mentioned. Tom and I had another food talk tonight after watching the Dr. Oz I taped from yesterday with Dr. Andrew Weil talking about the benefits of an anti-inflammatory diet. Everything I learned from Dr. Perricone 5 years ago. I feel a calling to try really hard to go back to that type of eating. OK with MM but harder in that you don’t eat processed foods so no Atkens shakes, salad dressings, etc. I was perfectly happy with olive oil and lemon for a long time and something got me off of it. We want to go back to a more Mediterranean type of diet. We, too, feel the calling to cut down on meat. Mushrooms are so meaty and hearty; they are a good substitute. We’re also going to dust off the juicer. There are plenty of greens we can juice.

Jocelyn: OMG! I was on diuretics and bioidentical hormones! Off them both now. I read Atkins back in high school. I bet I have that same book somewhere, lol! I’ve been gardening early in the morning and late in the evening til around dark. I redid an area that’s like a little dry rock waterfall with a bridge at the back of our yard. I did it all in succulents, mosses and ground covers with plants peeking out of rock formations, etc. Very, very fun and pretty! I hope they all survive because I can drop $100 at the plant nursery without much effort, lol. Today it was only about 87 but 100 is expected for the weekend. We went to Amador City on Sunday and had dinner in Sutter Creek. Very hot on the street, but a nice drive anyway.

I miss Bev and Robin and Kate and anyone else that’s missing!

 

[Simpleone]

Good day ladies!

Lisa, your gardening sounds fabulous, I love landscaping that encourages a natural setting. Does your humidity get really high there like ours here?
"I heard the scar tissue in my shoulder breaking up while I was doing it" ::shiver:: ..and you didn't pass out? You offically have my permission to sit yourself down, put your feet up on that balance ball, and never move again!! So how do you feel today after the workout? Thanks for the link!
I love that you and Tom can work together to plan your foods, that must be great and a great help as well. As long as what I put in front of my DH doesn't bite him back, he's good. Seriously, I believe the man would eat anything.

Jocelyn, loved your post today!! What you mentioned about Atkins saying that some people are so carb sensitive that they really can’t ever have them if they are going to physically feel good. This thought has been mulling around in the back of my mind for months now. I've actually thought about addressing it to Diane on Facebook. Step II does me in every single time, if I use fruit for anything other than fueling workouts, my cravings go insane and my energy goes down the tubes. If I use grains, it's bad, but not nearly as bad as fruit that isn't worked out of my system right away. I'm wondering if what he's saying could apply to me, and how would I ever know or figure it out? It would sure explain why I thrive on Step I and fail at all attempts of Step II. I'd love to ask this of Diane, but am currently waiting for a response regarding the fueling of workouts. Maybe I'll wait until after vacation and bring it up... I'm open to any suggestions on how to present something like this to her. I'm leary because it would be seeking advice that may run outside her plan. Hum..what do you all think?

Diane, YAY! Got my fingers crossed for you on that job!
I have to believe we all remember how restrictive Step I is and how truly we are all addicted to carbs in general. I was one of the very few that didn't look forward to Step II, and being on it sent me spiraling right back to square one. I look at it as letting go of something that is poisoning me, the evil food that won't allow me to be heathy and content. ..did I trade one bad mindset for another? Oh well, anyway, that's how I stay content on Step I once I'm past detox, I really could live like this.

Kathy, such a busy lady! I too hope you're feeling better today! Sounds like you're in for a fun month! Just try to make the best food choices you can and enjoy the summer fun!

You all have a wonderful evening!

 

[gettinhealthy]

Hello guys!! Been busy with work. Trying to get my evening work done so I can make pasta salad Friday night for Carrie's party Sat.
Feeling a little better. My throat seems to hurt more in the evenings/mornings. I have come to the deduction that it is my allergies and my sinuses draining into my throat. During the day it's not too sore.
Lisa, I didn't take any nyquil or anything. Just my sudafed sinus pills. I can't afford to be any more tired than I am already. Thank you for mentioning about the sugars in the cold meds. I remember the last time you got sick and took them then realized it had sugar in it.
I have been doing very well and am now into day 3. Still not sure if the tiredness is detox or just working so much this week.
Well, got to go to work again. I'll try to catch up tomorrow morning as Mike has to be at class at 7.

 

[Wisteria1956]

Pam: Oh, my dear, I hate to brag but people came West for the weather, not the gold, lol! We almost never have discernable humidity. Our evenings in the summer are amazing most of the time. We get a breeze from up the river and there have been plenty of 4th of July’s when we wear a sweatshirt out to do the fireworks. There are a few nights in the summer we sleep with our air on because we have a two story house and Tom hates to be warm but it can easily cool off 20 or more degrees at night here.

No, actually, my shoulder feels pretty good today. I know my sister heard those noises in physical therapy for her shoulder, too. I think this is really going to be good for me. There was no pain. He explains on the tape that this practice used to be kept a secret in China. Now, it’s a cornerstone of Chinese medicine. They know what they are doing over there when it comes to healing.

Well, there is finally one thing we aren’t exactly the same about! Step 1 vs. Step 2, lol! I was fine with it the first time I think because I told myself I would never need to pass that way again, lol! I am a creature of habit so if I eat fruit it’s the same amount and at the same time of day. Can’t believe I admitted that. I plan my meals really well and shop well, too. It’s eating out or being really tired that sabotage me the most. I think you’d be fine to stay on very low carb forever, really. My dentist looks like Jack LaLane and he’s been on Atkins for decades.

I wonder if my scale is broken? I haven’t lost any more weight, but my clothes are falling off. Thank goodness! I am feeling really in control of my eating since listening to the author of Women, Food and God and doing my tape. I hope it lasts! Drinking more water too! Where’s that Laura??

Kathy: I'm so glad you didn't take that Nyquil! I was really on top of things until I got too sick to stand up and forgot that time. It was a big bummer to start over because of the slips!

Have a good night!

 

[gettinhealthy]

Ok, quick question. I bought some unsweetened vanilla almond milk. Is this a freebie? I am thinking so, just need affirmation.
I did try a small cup of it, put some splenda in it, and LOVED it!! I am thinking this could very well take place of my milk habit I've had It is a bit expensive, but there is $1 coupons, so thinking I could freeze it?
Getting ready to hit the hay. Didn't make it to work. Hanna (Mike's DD) stopped in after her work shift, so talked to her for a while.
I feel as though my mind has finally wrapped around step 1. I have been faithful to it now for 3 days. Wasn't really hungry for supper, so had a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. It was heaven I also found some 4 net carb pitas and some 4 net carb wraps. And they are big portions for a wrap and pita!!
I have a summer party to go to next Saturday. I need to take a covered dish. I am thinking of making low carb eggplant parm. At least I know I can have that. Not sure what I'll do Sat. for the graduation party. Nothing really legal there, and food I love to eat. There is going to be fried chicken (can pick the breading off) cheesy potatoes (love these) pasta salad, and hot dogs with sauerkraut, and cake. I think I may eat before hand, then pick at the chicken. May make some veges from the pasta salad for me so I don't have to eat the pasta. I'll have to see what I can come up with.
Ok, off to bed. Have a good night everyone!!

 

[gettinhealthy]

Good morning guys!! I hope all is well with you all. Another hot and humid day here in PA. High of 91* and high humidity. And these aren't even the dog days of summer!! Been having problems with fleas and Bailey. She is like a magnet for them!! This hot humid weather isn't helping any either. I pick them off her, and put them in some water with Dawn detergent and they die instantly. I have been sweeping my floors daily trying to make sure they don't end up in the house. She seems to be getting them outside. About 2 weeks ago, she had almost 15 of them on her!! I've got it down to when I see them, there are only about 3 maybe 4. Soo nerve racking though. We did spray the yard a couple times within the last month. I really don't like using chemicals though. I need to get some Diatamacous Earth ordered!! It is completely safe for the dogs/humans if you get the food grade. They can even eat it and helps prevent worms. It is also called fossil shell flour. I actually tried a bit of it, and it tastes just like flour!!
Day 4 is going well. I had 1/2 cup of V-8 (freebie/asked Diane on FB and caused an uproar LOL) and getting ready to eat some bacon and eggs. Getting tired of eggs, so need to find something else.
I broke down and got some almond meal. $10/bag!! This will be something I buy occasionally and use sparingly. The bag said that you use 1/4 cup of that to 1 cup of regular flour. If that is the case, I am thinking it may last me a while. I just couldn't believe how expensive it was at Walmart. I will price compare online and at some of the stores around here.
Well, off to get some breakfast and get ready for a very long day of work. Glad tomorrow is Friday. Been a really long week.

Lisa, thank you for the article. I may have to check into it. I know my hot flashes come from the AF. I currently take Ashwagandha which helps you with stress, and also hot flashes. Not sure if it's helping with the hot flashes as it is so hot and humid here. I have the bedroom air conditioner turned down to 63* and I still only cover with a sheet, and then it's my legs. The a/c is on my side of the bed, and I don't like the cool air blowing on my legs But I find I am not roasting or cold either.
Have a great day everyone!! I'll try to catch up later, but can't guarantee I can with work tonight

 

[Simpleone]

Good morning everyone!!

Kathy, it sounds like you're doing very well! So proud of you!
I saw that V8 posting on Facebook, made me laugh! Have you guys noticed on there that Diane isn't giving anyone heck over weighing like she used to do to us? She probably figures it's a lost cause. Kathy, I may have a very simple solution to your pup's flea issues. I read that a daily teaspoon of apple cider vinegar in their drinking water repels fleas, and ticks won't latch on either. Might give it a try, my daughter is using it on her puppy, but no report back from her on if it's working or not. Stay cool! It's suppose to exceed our season's hottest day here today with the heat index. Blah!

Lisa, yes I'm jealous of your weather! The older I get the more it and the cold bothers me. I keep telling myself, "We always have Mexico, we always have Mexico." Sounds wonderful, you're so lucky! Yay, to feeling better with the workout! I'm going to get it, I checked it out and the reviews are really good on it. It sounds so good for us. Thanks for the confirmation of staying low carb. At this point I don't believe I have much choice, I'll continue my research to further educate myself on it. I'll start with trying to find that 70's copy of Atkins. Any other suggestions? Anyone?

I'm going to spare you guys my rant and frustration over fueling workouts..but....
Where's that Zumba Laura when I need her!?! Laura if you're keeping an eye on us, please respond. I'm frustrated and nearly angry with a response Diane put out about fueling intense workouts on Facebook. Help!!!

You all have a terrific day, ..excuse me while I go look for my sons old punchng bag!