In Search of My Body....Not the One I ATE! Vol. 5: Goddesses are Always on Top!

[HockeyKat]

OMG. wow. I have GOT to read more carefully.

Sunny - stay strong... you can resist them - really!

Cardio workout - done!

Cathartic thought process and conversation with friend over non fat chai lattes at Starbucks - done and so deserved, needed and helpful.

Feeling awesome at the moment. Who knows how long it will last, but I am taking what I get at the moment.

As an added bonus, one of our contractors was giving out sweatshirts today. Took mine home and was ready to give it away as it was an XL and my mom convinced me to try it on. Well - IT FIT!!!!! So excited about that. Haven't worn a men's XL sweatshirt in a long time. Of course, this thing can't go anywhere near heat, but give me another few months and then it can be dryer bound. The contractor who gave it to me is now my favorite contractor ever (or at least until the novelty of this situation wears off).

Hope everyone is having a great night!
Paula

Yay!!!


As for me, totally glad I am no longer on low carb. The last week of it was murder.

Hey E, when you get a chance, email me your reasons (or call and talk about it), k?

 

[SeptemberGirl]

O. M. G.

What is with the code???

Reasons?

Predators?

How did I get kicked to the loser table? (Just for Roddy!)

Also, Roddy, did you go into hiding? Tell the truth!

Stacey, that sounds dreadful. Kelly, please be gentle with yourself.

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

O. M. G.

What is with the code???

Reasons?

Predators?

How did I get kicked to the loser table? (Just for Roddy!)

This totally cracked me up.

Predators is barn talk. Flies. Nancy set me up. Apparently I order predator flies to keep the regular flies at bay.

Oh and reasons is: What are EriKas? Reasons that she's glad Kat's getting off the low carb locomotive.

 

[SeptemberGirl]

I feel like Blair on Gossip Girl when she gets booted out of the art museum step clique!

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

I feel like Blair on Gossip Girl when she gets booted out of the art museum step clique!

Liz - I know for a fact you are not in danger.

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Good night. Must get to bed. I'm 47 minutes past my bedtime and getting silly.

 

[HockeyKat]

Liz, sorry, I just kept the context of the statement above it? Too tired to think, darn 8:30AM dr appt.


Okay, Kelly, I am going to do food of the day with you for a while:
B: Fiber one + milk (80)
L: salad + yogurt + cream cheese on a cracker + apple (230)
D: BBQ Pork sandwich (260) + artichoke (60) + 1/2 tbsp light butter (25) + 1 cup broccoli (25)
S: 2 natural lights (190) and 1/2 cup no sugar added vanilla ice cream w/ 1 crushed thin mint on top (140)
Total, ~1010. Exercise, none. Water, 64 oz.

 

[3DisneyKids]

I'm here. Just doing other stuff. And I totally didn't get the predator reference either, Liz. So you and I can sit at our own table and f the rest of them, k? Lyz--excelente on the recap.

And quit poking me. I have a bruise already.

 

[HockeyKat]

I'm here. Just doing other stuff. And I totally didn't get the predator reference either, Liz. So you and I can sit at our own table and f the rest of them, k? Lyz--excelente on the recap.

And quit poking me. I have a bruise already.

Could be worse... could have a tetanus shot. Repairing barbed wire, indeed.


I didn't get the predator reference either. I just figured it was some farming thing and decided I didn't want to know!!

 

[DisneyGalUK]

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE

Did I ever tell you about the Chocolate Buffet?* For real.* In Boston. A buffet that is entirely chocolate.* I was drunk on chocolate.

A chocolate buffet? I think Ive had dreams about such a thing!
Ive been given antibiotics at the doctors, he wants me to take them before I have my ears syringed! I'll see how they go!
Yesterdays dinner was Toad in the Hole WW style - instead of sausages we used roasted vegetables. It was
I'll check in later with todays food.

 

[princessrunner]

Good morning everyone!!

Kat, kickboxing rocks for your lower body, upper too. Shelby wants to learn how to box. That is just scary!! I think tonight they are going to try and get her on skates at hockey practice. This should be interesting...

Erika, Somalians, I have no clue. We have Mexicans up here (not stereotyping, they are really straight from Mexico) as we are very close to the Backyard Beauties tomato factory. It is actually about 2 miles from where I grew up!! Glad you made it through your tri workout. It sounds brutal!

Paula, my shoulders did not start getting stronger until I did drop sets. They really hurt for a long time but it is all good now. You are still doing so well and this too will come!

Drop sets are when you start out at high reps and heavy weight and drop incrementally with minimal rest in between. Like 12, 10, 8, 6, 4 and then 15-20 for the last and final burn with lighter weight.

Lyz, sorry the B-day was not fantabulous. You should definitely make up for that!!!

Everyone else, I hope you have the happiest day yet!

So, you all know that I have adopted the eat every 2-3 hours principle and it has been working well for me. I read about this "diet" called the Eat Clean Diet. It is not really a diet but a different way of eating, more like a bodybuilder (the way I like to eat). Well, I bought the book and it is full of everything that I have currently been doing; eat every 2-3 hours, complex carb and a protein at every meal, water, water, water, etcetera. There were some other things in the book that made really good sense and some terrific recipies. There is a morning porridge (oatmeal) recipe that I made yesterday after which I did not eat again until lunchtime I was so full! It had steel cut oats, quinoa, protein powder, dried blueberries and dried gogi berries in it and was simply yummy! There are even dessert recipies and breads, etcetera. Erika, there are vegan conversions included! It is worth looking into as it just does what it says, cleans up your eating. So far, I am loving it. Planning meals and really enjoying everything!

I have been keeping up with my miles. Yesterday was zero miles as I spent the day filling the pantry back up and that required 3 different stops at stores. With traffic on the roads and in the stores, this literally took ALL morning long. Then home to make trail mix and divy it up, cut up cantaloupe and pineappe, divide up some carrots and celery into serving sizes and put away the rest of the groceries. I had time to sit down and eat lunch and then I had to pick up the kids. Dinner, hockey practice and then we had to go sign Shelby up for her high school classes... Shelby is a freshman in the fall...where did the time fly????

Today is working, hair appointment, 4 mile run, dinner, hockey practice and then home for the evening. I look forward to these low stress weeks where we are not running sideways all the time. It is nice to have time to catch up with the kids. Mike is taking off on a snowmobile ride "because I can" meaning because I can go without you because you have to work and I am going to call you 15 times and tell you how much fun it is and how great the riding is. Sometimes he is so incredibly selfish it just tweaks me. I don't get the opportunity to do these things because, apparently, I am the responsible parent. You know, the one the kids count on to be there. I know my bonuses are far greater but just once in awhile would really be nice....

Okay, nuff grousing, time to get some of this backlog caught up. Have a great day everyone!!!

 

[DisneyGalUK]

Lisa - I know what you mean about your DH. My DH always seems to be off doing something fun on a Saturday when Im at work

I forgot to say, I gained 0.5lbs last night at WW. Im not too worried though, after the rubbish eating in the week and the chocolate and cream eclair 0.5lbs is neither here nor there!

 

[AKASnowWhite]

Running really late- won't have time for a proper post until later today. BUT.

I had the strangest dream last night. Paula & Kat- you were in it. It was ODD. Kat & my husband were all computer-talky and I had NO CLUE what was going on. Paula kept texting Erika for "conversation topics" so that we could divert them. To no avail.

Stranger? We were in a cabin. A no-electricity bunk bed camp cabin. And I had to use the *ladies room* - so I went out to find it, and found the fluffiest grey kitten EVER (so cute) and a skunk. Not cute.

Weird.

 

[3DisneyKids]

Nancy! That is HI LAR IOUS!

Lisa--can you post the title of the book? I have gift card to Border's burning a hole in my pocket. And I am sorry that Mike is being an a$$. CMM is coming up and then you will get to go and do YOUR thing! (Is he going, too? Or is this just a get-away for you?)

Right now, I am on the other end of that spectrum. I need my husband to go somewhere, anywhere, for a couple of days. Even since the economy turned south, his company suspended all travel, so he hasn't been anywhere in ages. (And to all--this is just how he and I are. We are both wicked independent people and need our own space from time to time, so this is not a slam on him in any way. I just need him GONE for a couple of days! )

I had a 4-miler planned for yesterday, but given that my hammie was acting up, I opted for a bike ride instead. That means today I have to get in a good run. Last one before the tri. Then I rest tomorrow and Saturday.

Did I mention my start time? My wave starts at 7:20! And it is the day we set the clocks ahead, which means it will feel like 6:20!

And here is something weird. I am in Wave TWO. There twelve waves. They put me with the FAST people. The fastest competitors are put in wave one. What the F am I doing in early waves? Oy. I don't have a good feeling about this. It could be a good thing, since people in later waves will be faster than me, but I will still look like I am coming in strong when finishing the run since they started later. But please, don't let me be last coming out of the water!

Interesting factoid: the women in this tri outnumber the men 4:1 or something like that.

Again, my day will be over at something like 11am. Have to run and then take Kel up to Portland for an appointment. So once again, little work will get done. *sigh*

 

[princessrunner]

Erika, the name of the book is The Eat-Clean Diet by Tosca Reno. There is also a cookbook by the same name and author. She has a cookbook for kids and families out too but you have to order that one usually. Maybe because you have access to a larger bookstore they might have that one.

Best of luck with the doc appointment today.

I don't want you all to take it wrong that I don't like separation time from Mike. I truly do. It is the way he goes about it like he is entitled to it and he gets all snotty about the way he talks to all of us. My last solo adventure (and my only one aside from shopping trips for Christmas) was for the WDW half in 2008. I broached the subject with him and he was all "whatever you want to do" and so I booked my hotel and bought my air fare and then he was all "I can't believe you are that selfish". Whoa, what??? Yeah, it was horrific in my house for weeks before and after the trip. I flew down on Thursday and back on Sunday and you would like to think the earth stopped rotating. I had surgery to remove a huge colon polyp about a month before the half and I had to take 2 weeks off running because of it. I was really unsure of myself as this was also my first half and I was not as trained as I would have liked (my longest run was 8 miles). I was so proud of myself upon finishing and having run the whole way (slow but I did it) and he was the first person I called after finding my mom. I was so elated and his response to me in a flat monotone was "I hope you're happy with yourself" and then dead silence. I was devastated. He did the same sort of thing over the Goofy this year and I did not go.

I guess being the responsible parent, I decided long ago that no matter what, my kids were first and he made me feel really guilty about putting myself first. I do this with my running only and I even give that up from time to time. I do not feel I am entitled to anything but I deserve my health. Mike works a ton of hours and I understand his feeling that he deserves to do what he wants in his time off but that is at the expense of us most of the time and he does not seem to care nor does he feel guilty EVER. It just isn't fair.

So you can glean from this whole long drawn out story (sorry) that CMM is with Mike and the family since it is April break and VAB is Mike and I because I will NOT go on a trip without my family again. Of course, I did check yesterday and I could have flown to FL for $180 RT on Jet Blue and still been able to sign up for the Princess half. Notice that I am still here though....

 

[goofyfan-12]

Running really late- won't have time for a proper post until later today. BUT.

I had the strangest dream last night. Paula & Kat- you were in it. It was ODD. Kat & my husband were all computer-talky and I had NO CLUE what was going on. Paula kept texting Erika for "conversation topics" so that we could divert them. To no avail.

Stranger? We were in a cabin. A no-electricity bunk bed camp cabin. And I had to use the *ladies room* - so I went out to find it, and found the fluffiest grey kitten EVER (so cute) and a skunk. Not cute.

Weird.

Nancy - that is just bizarre. If that dream was around 3:30AM and was the reason why I was awake at that point in time, I am coming down there and taunting you with Girl Scout cookies...

Erika - you so deserve to be in the wave you are in. Give yourself some credit woman. You have been working your bummocks off prepping for this tri and you are going to totally ROCK it!!!! I'll be thinking of you Sunday morning and definitely want the details on how everything went.

Kat - look at you - posting healthy food choices again. So awesome.

Lyz - you were cracking me up last night. I didn't know there was such a thing as predator flies. See, you do learn something new every day. Now, tell me is there such a thing as predator fat cells that will eradicate the normal ones and then go away themselves? If so, I am so ordering those...

Liz - you are definitely a member of the popular table. Knowledge of predator flies is not a requirement.

LisaPR - I would be hating your husband too right now. If he gets to escape from life for a little bit, than you deserve the same opportunity. There is nothing wrong with maintaining your own identity while maintaining your relationship. Thanks for the info on the shoulder work. I'll get there. I just am a little impatient is all.

Kelly - a half pound gain is nothing. You are going totally kick that half pound's butt this week. Hope the antibiotic works and the ear is feeling better.

Roddy - where have you been hiding?

LisaV, LisaZ, Stacey, Sarah, Steph, Amy, Amiee, Sunny, Dawn and everyone who may be lurking - Come out and play.... we miss you around here when you are gone...

Off to get some work done. It is cold in my office thanks to problems with the heater - grr... Good thing I keep fleece in my office as a precaution. Granted, it is not dress fleece, but it is warm none the less.

Enjoy the day everyone!!!!

 

[SeptemberGirl]

Lisa. You are NEVER going on another vacation solo again? Never?

Honey, I get that it was hell. But maybe "never" is premature? Maybe? Because of course you are right. You need to do things for yourself. Besides running and whatever else. And you pin point it exactly - your husband acts like he's entitled. I TOTALLY understand this. Guess what? You're entitled, too. It's a lot easier to let him have his entitlements when you feel entitled, also. And it's all perception. It's nothing more than how you guys see this because of what you project to each other. Rules in marriage are meant to be renegotiated. And you know that because you know that the only way people stay together is by revamping the rules as they change.

Now, if you said you didn't like to go away with girlfriends or felt sad traveling alone or whatever, that would be one thing. But it appears that you enjoy the trip just not the baggage!

Personally, I love to go away with girlfriends and I do. To that end, I encourage my husband's guy trips. I want him to go on at least two a year! In fact, he's leaving tonight for a few days, going down to Richmond, VA, to see the CAA basketball tournament. He goes every year. Now it's usually an annoying time and there are things that bug me about the trip, because I'm a b$tch and get easily bugged, but him leaving? Is heaven. Love him, love some space.

Every time I leave, he farms my child out for the weekend, saving maybe one day to be with her. So I have learned to do that, too. Nick leaves tonight, after a meeting at our house, and my parents pick up Em at 2pm tomorrow. So I'll have some time with girlfriends, too. We all get a break from each other to be with other people we love, and we all win.

I'm not saying, have my life. I'm just saying that maybe "never" is a bit hasty. You're a strong woman. You know how to get what you want out of relationships. If this is something you want, I have no doubt you'll get it.

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Nancy! Your dream. Funny stuff. I dreamed about facebook. Wonder why?

Right now, I am on the other end of that spectrum. I need my husband to go somewhere, anywhere, for a couple of days. Even since the economy turned south, his company suspended all travel, so he hasn't been anywhere in ages. (And to all--this is just how he and I are. We are both wicked independent people and need our own space from time to time, so this is not a slam on him in any way. I just need him GONE for a couple of days! )

WORD!!!!!!!!!!!

Did I mention my start time? My wave starts at 7:20! And it is the day we set the clocks ahead, which means it will feel like 6:20!

That's horrific! Absolutely. Horrific.

And here is something weird. I am in Wave TWO. There twelve waves. They put me with the FAST people. The fastest competitors are put in wave one. What the F am I doing in early waves? Oy. I don't have a good feeling about this. It could be a good thing, since people in later waves will be faster than me, but I will still look like I am coming in strong when finishing the run since they started later. But please, don't let me be last coming out of the water!

EriKa - so give me details. It's swimming first, then biking, then running? What wave is your mom in? Ohhh it's exciting.

And Thanks for the Birthday Cheer.

It is the way he goes about it like he is entitled to it and he gets all snotty about the way he talks to all of us. My last solo adventure (and my only one aside from shopping trips for Christmas) was for the WDW half in 2008. I broached the subject with him and he was all "whatever you want to do" and so I booked my hotel and bought my air fare and then he was all "I can't believe you are that selfish". Whoa, what??? Yeah, it was horrific in my house for weeks before and after the trip. I flew down on Thursday and back on Sunday and you would like to think the earth stopped rotating. I had surgery to remove a huge colon polyp about a month before the half and I had to take 2 weeks off running because of it. I was really unsure of myself as this was also my first half and I was not as trained as I would have liked (my longest run was 8 miles). I was so proud of myself upon finishing and having run the whole way (slow but I did it) and he was the first person I called after finding my mom. I was so elated and his response to me in a flat monotone was "I hope you're happy with yourself" and then dead silence. I was devastated. He did the same sort of thing over the Goofy this year and I did not go.

Lisa - we are married to the same man. I so get this. SO get this.

Now, tell me is there such a thing as predator fat cells that will eradicate the normal ones and then go away themselves? If so, I am so ordering those...

Ohh, me too.

It's warming up here in Ohio. I might even go outside for some woging.

Steph - where the heck are you?

 

[princessrunner]

Liz, thank you and you are spot on with the whole thing. I understand and yeah, I am making a concious choice to not go without my family again. It is not worth the pain that I suffered afterward. The kids go with me now if nothing else and that way he can just do whatever he wants.

I guess what bothers me is his attitude toward the whole thing, not so much the going away itself. I have chosen to deal with it and he still feels the need to get all high and mighty and rub my nose in when he is having fun and I am working. I don't understand it because I would never do it.

Thanks for your words of wisdom today. I really think I needed them. Did I mention how much I love you all??

Oh, and I would SO do Princess half marathon weekend 2010 if things fall right! No kids and well he can come at his own risk!!!

 

[HockeyKat]

Running really late- won't have time for a proper post until later today. BUT.

I had the strangest dream last night. Paula & Kat- you were in it. It was ODD. Kat & my husband were all computer-talky and I had NO CLUE what was going on. Paula kept texting Erika for "conversation topics" so that we could divert them. To no avail.

Stranger? We were in a cabin. A no-electricity bunk bed camp cabin. And I had to use the *ladies room* - so I went out to find it, and found the fluffiest grey kitten EVER (so cute) and a skunk. Not cute.

Weird.

Nancy!!!! You were in my dream too. Just a cameo, with some phone call volleying (you called me by mistake, I called you back, you left me a vm going why did you call, etc.). WEIRD, tho.


Paula, I have been eating healthy food (except the weekend) since Feb 1, just not posting it.