In Search of My Body - Not the One I Ate, VOL 8...It's Never Too Late To Start Again!

[goofyfan-12]

I don't want to over hydrate or over fuel. I have trouble drinking water during exercise, as it makes my stomach sloshy and I feel ill. That even counts for high-exertion stuff like hockey.

Kat - I take a few gulps of water at every mile marker and that appears to be enough for me. I am trying to figure out if I want to carry water or just rely on what the race provides. Decsions, decisions...

I am still tinkering with fuel options so I'll be gleaming info with you.

Hi everyone! Can't say too much because I am officially wiped out today. I had an Odyssey training session all day. I came home from that and fell asleep. Hopefully by tomorrow I'll be back to my normal self.

Off to become one with the couch again.

 

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Extended Toy Story trailer. Just saying!

 

[cantwaitvaca09]

hello everyone.

boy did is suck today with points,
I was doing so good to, I did my 2 miles yesterday and this morning 15 mins on the elliptical. then.. the girls had a birthday party to go to, that is where I ate, beer bread, and veggie pizza, OH it was so good, but I don't even know how to chart points for that one. OH Well, whats done is done,
Kids have a birthdy party tomorrow too, but this one is at a jump place so, no snacks, that goodness, but they want me to take them to Mcdonalds for luch,,, Any sugestions on what I could get from there?

I hope everyone had a great day!!!!

 

[SeptemberGirl]

Hi!!! Reading all your comments to Jodi. We are on a bus to DTD and Raglan Road. We were hung over so we slept late, had room service breakfast, laid by the pool. Then we did tea at the Grand Floridian and the Spa. After the spa, we headed into MK for Wishes. Then we rode The Haunted Mansion and headed out! No dinner yet!!!

I'm tracking every single bite. I'm so proud of myself. Also, love knowing how far we are walking.

More updates tomorrow!

 

[3DisneyKids]

Can't believe that (again!) this is my first post of the day! Whew! I have been running, though not in the exercise way! (That's for tomorrow--9 miler.) But doing a ton to the kids' rooms. Had a BLAST shopping and decorating them, but it was a LONG day. I'll post pics later in the week once all of the finishing touches are done, but they are at 95% now and look so much better than I even hoped!

In addition to the kids' rooms, I am re-doing my office. No need for new paint or furniture in hear, but just need to clean everything out, move the furniture around--that sort of thing. HUGE project.

Had so much fun texting with Liz all day. OMG, the kids texted her all morning. Riley was just beside himself that they are in Disney and are going for TEA! He seriously took it as a personal affront. It was hi lar ious.

Probably the funniest thing, though, happened first text of the morning. My hands were covered in paint (doing a project for one of the new rooms) so Riley read the text to me when it came in. Liz commented on how much they had to drink last night. So Riley took it upon himself to respond. He told Liz to take aspirin and drink plenty of water! Should I be concerned that my 10 year old knows what to do after a night of drinking?!?! I was laughing all day long thinking about that.

Ok, no rest for the weary. Back to cleaning, moving, organizing, rearranging....

 

[HockeyKat]

E, sounds like a lot of work, but worth it in the end!!

Liz, sounds like a fun day! Great to relax.


I did 8 miles today, in 2 hours 10 min. Not the best pace.

Thanks for the tips on food and fuel. I ate about 300 cals about 1.5 hours before, and drank 32 oz of water. I didn't bring any water or fuel with me, and didn't feel the lack of it. Drank another 32 after.


Question -- what should the timeline be for the longer run/walks? 8 miles this week... next? How far to get to?



Pampered Chef party was pretty fun... had 2 margaritas and a fajita. Enjoying a beer, now.

 

[poppinspal]

Hi all! Went a little over on my calories today but not enough to be kicking myself. (Or kicking myself too hard at least.)

Kind of an emotional day. Been having some trouble getting along with my younger brother who happens to be one of my best friends and today I just broke down crying to my mom about it. He's 25 and I think/hope it's a stage and I kind of think its because of a not so nice girl who is in his life. Any who then I had two ex-boyfriends contact me and they're not the type of guys I should have ever been with and nor should I talk to now. One actually wanted to say sorry, the other wanted me to go see him but both of them just brought back too many memories I was content to forget.

I'm telling myself that tomorrow will be a brighter and better day. I just needed to get that all out I think, thanks all for reading.

 

[cantwaitvaca09]

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In addition to the kids' rooms, I am re-doing my office. No need for new paint or furniture in hear, but just need to clean everything out, move the furniture around--that sort of thing. HUGE project.

Should I be concerned that my 10 year old knows what to do after a night of drinking?!?! I was laughing all day long thinking about that.

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E, sounds like a crazy day, too funny your son knows what to do!

E

I did 8 miles today, in 2 hours 10 min.

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8 miles, way to go!!!

Hi all! Went a little over on my calories today but not enough to be kicking myself. (Or kicking myself too hard at least.)

Kind of an emotional day. .

Meg, sorry you were sad, Today is a new day!!! I hope things get better with you and your brother. My brother did marry that kind of girl.




Yes it is 4:30 AM and my kids are wide awake, they had a party yesterday so they were wiped out and went to sleep by 7:30-8PM My 5 year old has been up sence 3.. its going to be a long day!

 

[goofyfan-12]

Hi all! Went a little over on my calories today but not enough to be kicking myself. (Or kicking myself too hard at least.)

Kind of an emotional day. Been having some trouble getting along with my younger brother who happens to be one of my best friends and today I just broke down crying to my mom about it. He's 25 and I think/hope it's a stage and I kind of think its because of a not so nice girl who is in his life. Any who then I had two ex-boyfriends contact me and they're not the type of guys I should have ever been with and nor should I talk to now. One actually wanted to say sorry, the other wanted me to go see him but both of them just brought back too many memories I was content to forget.

I'm telling myself that tomorrow will be a brighter and better day. I just needed to get that all out I think, thanks all for reading.

Meghan - hang in there. I go through the same thing with my sister. I love her to death but sometimes she just drives me freaking nuts. Today is a new day! What can we do to help? There are lots of ways to deal with stress besides food. It can be fun trying to figure out what works for you. Exercise, calling a friend, cleaning something, doing something silly with the kids, etc. All can help take your mind off things and give you a chance to reset your mind. Good luck!!!

 

[adsrtw]

Good morning all! I know tomorrow is weigh in day, but I wad concerned about the hand swelling. I am down, so that's good. Now I just need to get the excess fluid gone so I can wear my ring (it's sentimental). Soon!

 

[Ronda93]

Hi all. I went MIA after Marathon Weekend. The high is staying with me and I've decided to do a half in St Louis. My family is near there and I hope they will be able to see me. I returned to a busy time at work and am emerging from that.

Last weekend we had a call that DGF's mother had fallen and hurt her arm. A trip to the ER the next day confirmed it was broken. They sent her home to return on Thursday for surgery to, I don't know, wire it all back together? She has NEVER done well with anesthesia. It takes her days to be fully conversant in reality. The opiate pain meds are especially effective on her, too.

DGF went to St Louis Thursday. The doctor expected this to be outpatient surgery. That was never in the cards. She is 80 and weak. I estimate that most days at home she travels less than 100 yards. She has remained at the hospital. They planned to move her to a nursing facility across the street. She wasn't happy about that.

This morning brought reports that she had vomited blood last night. She's been diagnosed with a hiatal hernia in the past. They are getting gastro people to look and I'm sure there will be scopes involved. DGF was planning to come home today. I think that's off the table now.

I am holding down the fort. When DGF does return it will be with an extra dachshund in tow.

On to the important stuff -

E, Riley will be a great resource to his college buddies!

Liz, so jealous. Just jealous.

While I'm embracing my jealousy I'll tell the Princess Halfers I'm jealous of you, too. It's going to be great!

To the basement for laundry...
Ronda

 

[3DisneyKids]

Morning! Posting for Liz who got her long walk in this morning--while at Disney! Right now I have her walking for time instead of distance, and she logged a 1:45 walk, which is a great amount of time! So we are all asskicking out long walks/runs! I did about 45 minutes of Liz's walk with her. And now that she has an AP, she is doing training walks in the parks! Like, she was about an hour into her long walk this morning and she was near DHS, so she decided she would just detour into the park for a quick loop around as part of her training walk! SO fun!

I'm heading out for mine in about an hour--just waiting for the warmest part of the day, so that I am as comfortable as I can be. I will have to focus on less running/more walking so that I can keep pace with everyone. So that plus core are my goals for the day (along with tracking and water, which are never off the daily goal list).

Megan--So sorry about the emotional stuff. But at least you consider your brother one of your best friends. That is WONDERFUL. I am the youngest of 5. And while our family is definitely very close knit, I wouldn't call most of my sibs a best friend. Could be just because I am the youngest. My brother who is closest to me in age (just a year apart, Irish twins and all of that) are very close. But I would love to have that "best friends" type of relationship with my sisters and it just isn't there. So cling to the fact that you guys will always be close friends, and this is likely just a rough patch.

Jo--I was up at 4am as well, but on the other end--hadn't gone to bed yet! (I am usually up till 1 or 1:30 and just as I was getting ready to go to bed last night, Kelly woke up and needed some medical attention--so I had to watch her for a while and then I couldn't get to sleep even once I knew she was fine.)

Have a great day!

 

[3DisneyKids]

RONDA! So glad to hear from you, though sorry about Sue's mom! Yikes! That sounds like a tough situation. I will be thinking of you all.

Great news on the St. Louis Half! When is it? It is my plan to stay in "half shape" once I finish the Princess as well. I am going to line up some races up here for the spring and early summer, I think. And I have my eye on the Wine and Dine Half at Disney in October during Food & Wine. (Um, hello--one of the perks of that race is that you get to be in Epcot during food & wine for an AFTER PARTY! Yes, that means that the park is closed and only racers are allowed in. Did I mention this was during Food & Wine?!?!?!)

 

[AKASnowWhite]

LIZ! Training at WDW!!! I love it!

Ronda- I'm so not ready for the role of caretaker for an aging parent. (but really. Who ever is?) So many emotions to work through, on both sides. Hope her recovery goes smoothly from here on out.

Erika - We're in the midst of make-over madness as well. We are about to commence painting (actually, if I get my way, it will wait until tomorrow and I'll start while the kids are at school!). Ralph Lauren suede - Blue Vista maybe? I've forgotten the actually color name. Then hopefully next weekend will be the road trip to Ikea! So much is dependant upon Becca's insane schedule.

EE - hope the swelling is gone! I'm a bit bloated myself. We ate at Red Robin last night (Yum ). Turkey burger, no mayo. A very few exceedingly salty fries. My body is hating me for it, but I know that the water retention is only temporary. Hopefully with a good day of water intake I'll flush it all out for tomorrow.

Kelly - hope you survived last night!

Paula - is today a long training day for you?

Kat - I am without a doubt a water sipper. I must have water with me at all times. My fuel of choice is Gu gel. Mild flavors, like banana or vanilla. Surprisingly, the chocolate is too sweet for me when I'm working out. Makes me feel ill You may need to experiment a bit to see what your body *likes*. Maybe pick up a couple of different options and test them out over the next few weeks.

Megan & Jo - Hang in there ladies! Bad days always rear their ugly heads. Just being aware of them and what they do to effect your eating is very enlightening.

 

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Ronda - so sorry about your MIL. I'm not looking forward to that point in life either. For me, it will be taking care of both my mom and aunt. They are mid-60 now, so I hope I have a little while.

E love Riley's comments.

Nancy - I think salt treats us the same way. Guzzling H2O.

Paula - did you recover from working overnight

Kat - I will so buy some Pampered Chef. Send me an email invite and I will buy from your consultants site.

Liz is rockin it at Wdw!

Back to studying for me

 

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Gu - can you think of any stores that carry it? We have no running stores.

 

[HockeyKat]

EE -- I am sure you can get Gu online? Also, I will so send you an email invite!

Liz! So rockin it! I bet your distance walk was a TON more fun than the rest of us!!

Megan, is it Megan or Meghan? Do you prefer Meg? I don't have signatures or pics turned on, so I miss things sometimes. Sorry about your brother.

Ronda, good to see you back!! Sorry about DGF's mom (sort of MIL, no?) and hope that she recovers well and that the gastro stuff isn't too serious.

Paula, hope you got your rest and feel better today! You are so busy.

E, is Kelly feeling better?


I had my splurge night but really, it wasn't that great. Oh well.

 

[adsrtw]

So I'm at my study group and one of the ladies has asked me to do a tri with her in August.

 

[AKASnowWhite]

Gu - can you think of any stores that carry it? We have no running stores.

Do you have a Dicks or Sports Authority? They may have it.

 

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We have a Dick's. I will try there.