In search of my body...not the one I ate! Part Deux... We sit at the popular table!

[lisaviolet]

shhh...she lives on a farm...people could talk...

 

[lisaviolet]

Oh Dawn - no advice on the team/coach issues - just I"m sorry you are all dealing with that. And having the media involved and giving their slant....eek. So much for fun and competition. Hope things work out for the best.

 

[princessrunner]

Wow you guys are on late!! I am up and at work by 5 a.m. so no late nights for this girl!!

Stephanie: Exercise...

Dawn: I really have no input on the coach thing except to say that maybe if you go to the meeting with the AD and enough parents voice their opinions strongly enough, maybe he will not be Treyner's coach again. We had an issue with a softball coach this past summer and took it up with the head of the league as a parents group. Things were happily resolved and my DD got to enjoy her summer of softball. Best of luck with that.

Erica: Straight out of the box, the Saucony's have been the BEST shoes I have EVER run in. I have a pair of Asics Nimbus 10s which are supposed to be better than the Saucony but IMHO they are so not. They have more cushion but they are hot, hot, hot. I would start my LR with the right attitude that these shoes are great and go as far as I am comfortable with them. You may not make it the whole way, you may make it the whole way. I know it is a PIA but if you don't, go home, change shoes and finish the run. The newer running shoes are not like the ones we grew up on that needed to be broken in first. Out of the box they should be the same shoe that they are on every other run. This is my soap box speech, sorry. I have massively high arches and was under the impression that I was a supinator for many years and bought motion control shoes. I ended up with PF and shin splints and many other issues. Turns out, I am neutral, about as neutral as they come. Now that I have 2 pairs to rotate that make my feet happy (except for my current blisters ) my runs are less stressful. You should also notice a difference in your toe and toenail. The NB have a funny toe box, wide but different. The Saucony's have a wide toe box, are cooler and you will have more wiggle room.

Okay off the soap box....

Oh and I was assuming that you were talking to me with the shoe question Erica....

Enjoy your run today!! Get out before it is too hot. My LR is Sunday during Hanna.....

Everyone else, I did read all the posts but it is early, even for a morning girl. I will be in and out until noon (when my day officially ends) so I may comment more later. You certainly keep me entertained and get me thinking a lot.

I have managed to lose 1.5 pounds with some serious eating adjustments after all the visiting family has gone. I have 8 weeks to WDW and the ToT run (will you be in WDW on 10/25 Erica????) and I want all 10 pounds GONE by then.

Have a great day everyone and keep up the good work....and exercise regularly...

 

[3DisneyKids]

Hi all--

Up and at work at 5am! LISA! Ugh. That is my nightmare. Truly.

Thanks for the shoe advice. Looks like Nancy and Lisa are both telling me to go for it, so that it what I will do. I mapped out a "figure 8" type of run, so I can leave water, old shoes, and fuel at the half way point. Wish me luck--you know how stressed I get about my long runs!

Dawn--no advice right now, but I will think about it on my run.

I'll report back in while my feet are soaking in an ice bath (yes, this is real....)

 

[BrcsDisneyPrncs]

Hey all - sorry for lack of posting yesterday, there must have been an ingredient in something i ate that i wasn't aware of b/c my stomach has been flaring since Wednesday morning So not eating really today, then starting up a strict diet tomorrow to try to get it to calm down.....

Haven't had a chance to read through everyone's posts, i will tonight, just wanted to let everyone know i was still in the land of the living!

Hope everyone has a great day!

 

[AKASnowWhite]

Thanks for the shoe advice. Looks like Nancy and Lisa are both telling me to go for it, so that it what I will do. I mapped out a "figure 8" type of run, so I can leave water, old shoes, and fuel at the half way point. Wish me luck--you know how stressed I get about my long runs!

Sounds like a good plan to me! Enjoy your run..

Question on water: do you carry water with you? I'm a "sipper" (partly because I'm a mouth breather and my mouth is always dry )..so I need water all the time. I have a "fuel belt" that I use when running..works great for me.

Hey all - sorry for lack of posting yesterday, there must have been an ingredient in something i ate that i wasn't aware of b/c my stomach has been flaring since Wednesday morning So not eating really today, then starting up a strict diet tomorrow to try to get it to calm down.....


Hope you're on the mend soon...

I had the CRAP scared out of me yesterday Thought my heart had actually stopped beating for a moment.

a little background - I have this *thing* about driving with the windows open in my car. I absolutley HATE it. The sound of the wind just hurts my ears (wierd, I know - but it's me ). I also don't like getting into a really hot car, so I tend to leave the windows open when I park in the garage at home. And, we have a lot of "wild life" around here. Bears, bobcats, raccoons, skunks.. you name it....

SO - I head out yesterday - jump into my van, and as I'm driving down the driveway I put my windows up (of course! ) All of a sudden this BIG BLACK FURRY THING comes flying from the back seat of the van up toward my head. Screaming like a banshee I slammed on the brakes - it was my dang CAT! She musta jumped in the car to escape the constant torture that the kitten inflicts upon her. Cursing, shaking and ultimately laughing - I let her out. I don't know what scared her more - the fact that her "bed" started moving, or the high-pitched screech that I let out!

Dang cat. Gonna give me a heart attack

 

[DISNEY4XMAS]

Me too! Me too! It must be a good one Stephanie!

Your daughter looks so sweet. Are you saying she's not??

Let me just say she is just sweet when she is wanting something... Dual personality any one??? Other than that she is an EVIL TEEN!

Stephanie's form of exercise requires a partner (we think it is her husband, but at like 6 times a week, we tend to think she's got a little somethin' on the side... )

I WISH.. No I think Dh is MORE than I can Handle.. I think!!!

shhh...she lives on a farm...people could talk...

Sorry the only farm animals are horses and cows.. Well those stallions are sure HUNG well like a HORSE!!

I crashed at 10:00 and slept right threw till 6:50 this morning. I started a 6 day stretch of work yesterday so i am going to be mush by next wednesday and then I work thursday and friday to FINALLY GET THE WEEKEND OFF.
Right Now we are dealing with AN EX drama I will fill you all in more later as her plot grows I wish she would fall of the face of the earth!
Liz you have connections there in Jersy??? Just Joking!!!

 

[HockeyKat]

Quick drive-by before we move out of BWV and into a non-free-internet room...

Looks like Hanna may ruin our day.

Hope everyone is well, I will be back in action on Monday!!

 

[goofyfan-12]

Hi gang....

I have to apologize for my lack of posting lately. This project at work has gotten me all out of whack. Yesterday I couldn't focus on anything at work and felt completely overwhelmed. So today, I am cleaning my desk off, organizing a to do list and a plan to attack it. In a sense, I am rebooting myself. I have been reading everyone's posts and laughing along with everyone. Steph - all I can say is you go girl on your exercise program....

I am doing well otherwise. I have eaten dinners out for pretty much two straight weeks now. I actually miss my JC food. I start back with my JC food tonight though so that is a very good thing. I am walking again and am going to treat myself to new sneakers this weekend. Mine are really shot and don't feel like the comfy sneakers they once were. Erika - I am researching running shoe specialty stores so I can make an informed choice...

Not much going on this weekend, thankfully. My company picnic is Sunday so it will be good to see some of the folks from other job sites again. Well, I need to get back to my work here.

Have a great day everyone and I need to catch up with you all on AIM one of these nights...

Paula

 

[Dizneydawn]

Hi all,
Thanks for the words about Treyner...problem is that this coach will be his coach later ...because that is for a state premire club...totally seperate from our high school...talked with the varsity football coach this morning...he is going to talk to Treyner during 7th hour...before he goes to soccer practice...to help him with word choices etc..he said he was appalled at reading the article...that he would not talk negatively about players etc...and he was aware of the mtg with the AD...

also spoke to the reporter..he said that when given a line-up with 6 starters crossed off...he had to write about it...and the coach told him it was because of missed practices...once I explained the fact it was a Labor Day practice...announced on Friday and that most kids did not even hear it, it was not posted on the website etc...he suggested we write a letter to the editor..again..he can only write facts...not opinions...but he did not know that part of it...and he said if he had not been at the game..just written an overview...it would have not made it in...

What ticks me off it is on the internet now...and again...will future coaches following Treyner want the details...or will they just look at this as a possible PITA kid who doesn't show up for practice? Hopefully some sort of coaches retraction etc...will make it into the paper...and how do I approach him when he will be the coach the rest of the season...and he will be who colleges talk to about Treyner...such a cruddy fine line...

In other events...2nd football game tonight...hopefully a win for Treyner...he will go from 2 hours of soccer practice to a football game tonight...he is too busy he said to be my trainer...

I pick Carsyn up after school and we are heading to the YMCA...made supper already...and an egg bake for b-fast tom morning...

Am I weird...or do any of you not get hungry if you cook?

I swear I eat less...am not hungry at all..if I make food all day...I try a smidge...but the smells and texture and satisfaction I get from making food...gives me the same pleasure as when I eat it...

I literally bought a new fall cook book yesterday from Gooseberry Patch (best cookbooks ever) and it was as close to happy time (excersize for you steph) as I can imagine....so giddy over the new recipies to try...love baking, cooking ..everything about the kitchen...if I had my choice...I would run a B&B in Vermont...make meals...be open only Summer and Fall...and spoil people with food ...

I have always been a great cook...I think it is hereditary..my Great-Grandfather owned a bakery...my grandfather was a cook...my dad published multiple cook-books (mostly on wildlife cooking) and I just know how to throw things together to make it taste good...never the same things twice...which upsets my kids cause they can ask for me to re-make something and I can never do it...

I have tons of recipie books...love old ones..love new ones...and read them like some people read a novel...devour them cover to cover...and when I cook...it is all day...and I do not eat...I do not crave foods...it is my skinny days...

So maybe I need to cook more...

Okay...so i feel totally neked now...rambling on about myself...but I really love to cook...and nothing is better than the smell of fall leaves basking in the sun while they lay on the floor of the earth...and a tart apple crisp in the oven browning with a sweet cream butter crumble...it is my heaven on earth...and I now need to go to the grocery store...

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Dawn - I love to cook/bake too. But, I eat the whole time. Eat the dough, eat the chocolate chips, eat the finished cookie (and 10 more).

EriKa - you have me rolling. Corner office, well touch me. Is that yours till you retire?

Stacey and Liz - sorry you both are feeling sickly. Oh, and uh, keep your grubby germs to yourself.

Nancy - I'd have pooped my pants!

Amy - that baby pic is precious. Love the defination between her round cheeks and her tiny little neck. Ummmm, I could kiss a baby neck right now. That in no way means I want one. Just sayin'.

All this shoe talk makes me want new shoes.

Haven't heard any reports on boys with braces?

I am checked out mentally. I am so tired right now. Don't know why. I haven't gained any weight and think it's due to the fact that I am still walking, otherwise I've been eating not very well.

 

[3DisneyKids]

I am officially FREAKING OUT now about this marathon in 16 days!

So, if you remember last week, I couldn't get my long run in b/c I had no one to watch the kids.

Today, (it has been 2 weeks since my last long run, so I am already one behind)...I am at about the 3 mile mark when my cell phone rings. It is Riley's school, he is sick and can I come pick him up?

I explain that I am several miles from my house. Told them I would call my mom and see if she can come get him while I finish my run. Nope. She has to take my dad to a doctor appointment. So I have her come find me on my running route, drive me home so that I can get in my car and head to school.

I get there, worried about my kid (b/c my kids never get sick. It is very rare). And he is absolutely FINE. He told the nurse he had a stomach ache and so she calls me to come get him. No fever. No vomiting. No headache. Nothing. I am sorry, but kids get belly aches...it is part of being a kid. Wait like 10 minutes and it will likely go away.

So now here he is at home, just fine and dandy, mind you--and once again I did not get my long run in! I am going to have to do it over the week-end. HAVE to. But that is going to be a pain as I will have to make a plan for J to watch the kids (and his week-end schedule is already packed). Plus, planning and prepping for my long run takes time...I eat a specific way the day before and the morning of, etc.

But if I don't get this run in, I am really going to doubt myself in this race. I am already freaked b/c I missed last week's run. But to miss two in a row this close to the race???? Freaking out, I tell ya! And a bit steamed, too, I might add.

 

[princessrunner]

Deep breaths Erica. You are going to be fine. Is there someone who can come watch him? Is there a track that you can run on or a fitness club with daycare. It is worth the daycare $$ just to get your run in. Can you do it later today?

Just some thoughts. As a side note, in January, I had 2 unexpected weeks off due to some minor surgery and my longest run before the half was 8 miles. Yes, 8 miles. It was a PR because it was my first half but I finished in 2:31:44 and I did run the whole way, just not very fast!! You will be fine for your half. You really will.

Also, I have yet to enter a race where I do not question myself, my training, my body and the rotation of the universe before hand. I stood at the start of the B2B thinking, I hope I can finish this race. It was a 10K. I have completed 2 halves. My LR on the weekend is 9 miles every weekend. Of course I could finish but there is always that little voice. If you are like me, it won't go away anytime soon so you need to learn some nice deep breathing and just keep thinking like the little engine that could. Seriously.

I get pretty tweaked when my schedule gets jolted also. We call it being snarky on another thread. I snark at everyone around so feel free to snark in my direction. I take it well!!!!

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

EriKa! Oh no! That is not good. (Totally agree, school should not have called.) Can you go for your run and leave Riley home?

 

[princessrunner]

Next time do my rundown with the school nurse:
1. Did he throw up?
2. Is he going to throw up?
3. Is he running a temp?
4. Did he pass out?
5. Did you give him some water and/or crackers?
6. Refer to question one......
7. Oh I forgot to say, is there blood involved?

Seriously, my SIL is called all the time because her DD has a "headache" or "does not feel well". My kids know that unless there is fluid exiting their body from some portal excessively or they are running a fever, they are not coming home and/or staying home. My DD used to call, come home and then ask to go to gymnastics an hour later.

 

[Dizneydawn]

E - I did not know how much prep it takes to do a long run...listened to the radio this morning and a girl on there ran 20 miles this morning...at 3:30 am to get it in...I now feel so much more educated at how dedicated (and maybe nutty) runners are...I am proud of you and you are such a successfull person that I know it will be accomplished...but I am sorry you were detracted today...

Nancy - the same thing happened to me about 4 years ago...except I was 30 miles away in downtown St. paul when the cat awoke and jumped on my head...the only thing preventing it from being thrown through the window...cause I thought it was some rabid squirrel...was my hands on the wheel in traffic...

Paula - I miss seeing you post...I am sorry work is so crazy...

Lyz - I think you should make things that do not taste good raw...then that cuts your caloric intake in 1/2!!!

I am off to some work appts this afternnon - and then my sister Laura is comming to dinner and then the football game...she is pretty funny to make fun of and piss off...so it should be a great night...I keep trying to tell her to come in Dec...but she was at WDW once in 11th grade through marching band...and will not go back...I keep telling her tons has changed since band camp!

She is my single sister and at 31 1/2 feels like my kids are hers...which to their dissmay means an overly protective aunt sometimes...she was the one who went with me to Indiana for soccer in the spring...

They love her to death and she is their loyal family member and would do anything for them...and thus they pick on her...Make sense?!

Carsyn is her double (attitude wise - miss little mother bossy pants) I say I gave birth to my sister all the time...

They butt heads like Cheech and Chong...so it is even better humor cause Carsyn likes to shock her...

Last time they were together...Carsyn wanted money for a new bedroom set...was saying that she was looking for a job...My sis gave her a few ideas...and Carsyn winked at me first...then said..."No that's what street corners are for." I was laughing my hind end off...Laura needed a difibulator...and was like Big Mama...grasping her shirt and all...

Now my kids are very respectful...Carsyn has had one boyfriend and one only...she hates girls who are a tease etc...but to throw a bomb at her aunt...she would sell her soul to China...

My sis in fact at a soccer game this summer...was at the snack stand with Carsyn...trying to help her with pointers on how to carry money...and her hot dog..and her drink...so she would not spill something...and Carsyn looked at her...and said..."I am 15...I think I can handle it...maybe you should spend some time zipping up your drawers..." cause Laura had her fly down after coming out of the biffy...I had noticed 10 minutes before but with free entertainment like that....who am I to cast judgement or stop the fun of strangers and passerbys!

So there my sister stood...with her food and drink and money...with no hands to zip with...looking helpless...again I am laughing and walking away...leaving them 2 at the OK corral...and when I did turn around...there was Carsyn walking...holding her food and drink and money...and Laura's...while Laura was in mid zip... Carsyn...looking like the Chesire Cat!

The boys...attack her at a lower level...she works for the mentally challenged...and it is a bad habbit of saying the "R" word for most Americans...and they usually do not...unless Laura is around...then they let it fly...and wait for Mt. St. Helens to blow...then laugh at her..and she realizes she was set up...and the best for them is it gets her everytime...like a whoopie cushion...

So when you meet my terrors this Dec...know that they are total smart mouths...and if you show them your weakness..you better bring your game...they are my kids through and through...so feel free to get them back...cause if they let loose...get comfertable around you...you are all on your own...I will be holding the video-camera for you-tube!

 

[goofyfan-12]

Erika - I am so sorry about your run.... I don't have kids so I don't know what is involved with getting sent home sick from school, but I am of the group that feels if there is not projectile fluids coming out of somewhere that it shouldn't and there is no temp, then you just deal with it until it goes away. I can come up there and have some words with the nurse if you would like... closet pit bull and all....

BTW - my favorite line from all of the political speeches so far has been Gov. Palin's line about the difference between hockey moms and pitbulls being lipstick.... I am so pulling that one out next time one of the guys at work starts giving me crap about something....

Dawn - don't know what to tell you about Treynor, but that most should see this as a single instance and not necessarily indicative of Treynor's regular behavior. Its not like there is a stack of bad press about him out there (right...). I would think he will come through this all right, but it won't hurt to attend the meeting with the AD to show your support. Let Treynor take the lead and then you can stand behind him. He gets a lesson on how to deal with issues on his own and you can be there to help when needed.

Also - I miss posting as well.... I so need to get back into the swing of things as this really helps me to mentally keep going with my weight loss. Next week will be better... I promise.

To all you cooks and bakers out there, I am right there with you.... This is the gal who bakes 50 dozen cookies at Christmas time and bakes just to relieve stress. I have been itching to do some baking and the new King Arthur Flour Company catalog that arrived yesterday did nothing to discourage the itch.... I see some apple bars, breads and cookies in my future. Thankfully, once I bake them, I want them gone so I give all the treats away so I won't eat them. I am looking at places to send care packages to the troops as one way of getting rid of it all, or at the very least, some bake sale that can make a profit on them. Let me know if you need any new recipies, I have tons of cookie recipies to share...

OK - back to work for me. The stack is only 8 inches high now. Off to knock a few more inches off of it before I can leave for the day. My sister and I are going shopping tonight and I can't wait... Too much talk about purses and shoes not to indulge...

Paula

 

[3DisneyKids]

First, Nancy--OMG!!! I would have totally freaked! I would have wrecked my car, no doubt about it. But since this did not happen to me, I can laugh my a$$ off!

Deep breaths Erica. You are going to be fine.

Also, I have yet to enter a race where I do not question myself, my training, my body and the rotation of the universe before hand. I stood at the start of the B2B thinking, I hope I can finish this race. It was a 10K. I have completed 2 halves. My LR on the weekend is 9 miles every weekend. Of course I could finish but there is always that little voice. If you are like me, it won't go away anytime soon so you need to learn some nice deep breathing and just keep thinking like the little engine that could. Seriously.

I get pretty tweaked when my schedule gets jolted also. We call it being snarky on another thread. I snark at everyone around so feel free to snark in my direction. I take it well!!!!

Thanks for the reassurance, Lisa. And it is good to know that you still freak out before races as well. I mean, I still hyperventilate about a freaking 5k! And even my shortest runs of the week are farther! Go figure.

I have scrapped the run for the day (since I already did 3...I can't go and do 11 on top of that) and J and I will just have to juggle our week-end schedules a bit to find the time for me to get it in.

EriKa! Oh no! That is not good. (Totally agree, school should not have called.) Can you go for your run and leave Riley home?

I thought about it. He is only 9....but he is responsible and smart and I know he would just lie on the couch and watch tv. The logical side of me knows that he would be fine. He would be at home and have the phone and I would have my cell, etc. But still....I am not comfortable with it. What do you think?

Next time do my rundown with the school nurse:
1. Did he throw up?
2. Is he going to throw up?
3. Is he running a temp?
4. Did he pass out?
5. Did you give him some water and/or crackers?
6. Refer to question one......
7. Oh I forgot to say, is there blood involved?

Seriously, my SIL is called all the time because her DD has a "headache" or "does not feel well". My kids know that unless there is fluid exiting their body from some portal excessively or they are running a fever, they are not coming home and/or staying home. My DD used to call, come home and then ask to go to gymnastics an hour later.

This is what made things so difficult today. This is a new school for him (and me, too...I don't know all of the staff there yet).

My kids are usually good--they know that if they aren't bleeding or throwing up or have a fever to forget it. But, the school nurse wasn't there today (apparently she called in sick!) so the secretaries were just calling parents any time a kid came in with a complaint since by law they can't treat sick kids.

Now, had this been the other school where I know and laugh with all of the office staff, I would have told them to forget it and send him back to class. But since I don't know these folks yet--and I don't want them to think that I am Cruella de Mom who won't take care of her poor, sick, child--I had to suck it up and go in.

Dawn--have fun with Laura!

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Dawn - your sis sounds like TOTAL fun! My family is all like that. Tease, tease, tease. But you could have figured that out.

Goof - I love to bake for others too. Christmas, I bake so much, I got a back support brace (my back isn't used to baking all day long, probably like Nancy's.) Anyhoo, I use it now when walking also.

Loved watching S. Palin. She is a firecracker. But that's her job. I can't wait for the election and I'm dreading it too. (I don't like losing.)

EriKa - I probably would have left him home. It's a fine line when you start that, I know. I struggled with it. And he's a boy, so a little less mature than the 9 year old girl. But, he was by himself (no sisters to cause trouble).

Why is he at a different school? I thought they were all at the same school, and Cammie was the only new one there? (gosh I know I spelled her name wrong.)

PrincessRunner - what job do you have that you have to be there by 5am? And I'd quit.

 

[3DisneyKids]

no, you spelled Cammie's name right, just got the wrong kid! Little Kelly is the new one at the school. Our elementary is divided into two schools: K-3 and then grades 4-5 in a different building. They all take the same bus, are on the same schedule, etc. but Riley is in the other building now which has a completely separate staff, etc.