In Search of My Body vol. 10 - taking it one paper towel at at time

[AKASnowWhite]

My Garmin will work outdoors and indoors thanks to the footpod, but it might help if I remembered to bring it!! I went to the gym at lunch and left the watch on my desk.

Interesting. Does the footpod work more like a pedometer in that case? Because obviously the GPS will show you going nowhere!

OMG, how quickly things can change in a few hours...

OH NO! Karen. That stinks.


Hello Scrappy Tink.

I'm watching The Voice. Anyone else watch it?

Kelly, Lisa, Ronda, Liz, Paula, Erika, EE, Jo....hi gals!

 

[AKASnowWhite]

OMG Seriously?

Get the paddles! Start CPR! Our thread needs reviving!

 

[HockeyKat]

JUMP! I'm here.

Interesting. Does the footpod work more like a pedometer in that case? Because obviously the GPS will show you going nowhere!

You actually switch the watch over to non-GPS mode and it uses the foot pod instead, so yes, it works like a pedometer and tracks distance and steps taken (cadence).

When outdoors and using the GPS, it will still keep your cadence, and you can also use the GPS to calibrate it.

I have been trying to keep track of cadence because my stride length could have also been a part of why I wound up with a stress fracture. I am very long from waist to toe and have to be careful to take smaller steps (which translates into more steps per minute.

Next, to figure out the HRM....

 

[DisneyGalUK]

Im here.....

I am totally claiming thread bankruptcy! But im back now, and I promise I will try to read back and catch up!

Nancy - How did the graduation go?

Kat - Its been a while but I saw the finale of CSI:NY! Im so glad they have renewed it, although with how it ended I can see why there may have been some doubt - it could have finished for good and that would have been a good place to leave it! Love Sela Wards character, and she is a great actress!

Lisa - Greys Anatomy!! Saw the finale of this too! Now I don't know if it was just me, but the final episode was just kind of...ok. It may be because all of the other finales have been WOW in your face! I don't know.

E - How is Kelly doing?

Its been manic busy at work, life in general is crazy (good, but crazy!) and Ive had a hard few weeks running, but Im back on track with that! Not long till the Race for Life!

EE, Jo, Meg, Paula, Karen, Ronda, Liz, Everyone - Hi!

 

[adsrtw]

Checking in! It is tournament week for Ryan. Our next game is Saturday. I'm reviewing DVC points to see if I can pull off my dream vacation - pooling together my Grandparents surviving children, their kids, and their kids. That would be 11 - 4 would need ECV's if we park tour. I would pay for the rooms.

 

[HockeyKat]

Kat - Its been a while but I saw the finale of CSI:NY! Im so glad they have renewed it, although with how it ended I can see why there may have been some doubt - it could have finished for good and that would have been a good place to leave it! Love Sela Wards character, and she is a great actress!

I am definitely glad they renewed it too! I think this season really got back to where it used to be - they went off the rails last season a bit.

Sela Ward's character is awesome. I was a bit put off at first because I liked Stella, but I like both the character and the actor better.

Btw, it was far from definite that it was going to be renewed. They weren't sure until way after the season finale was aired, let alone filmed. I guess CBS was waiting to see some final numbers on a few new shows to see if they would keep it on, so that's why the CSI folks did it that way, that you could still feel that there was closure in case it got cancelled.

 

[cantwaitvaca09]

Hi all My name is JO and I am bad thread friend, will you forgive me?

Anyone doing the summer challange? I wont talk about my eating but I did run 3 today.

Happy FRIDAY!!!!

Any big plans for the weekend?

 

[lisaviolet]

Baby steps Lisa. It's all baby steps. And how is YOUR recovery going? And Nathan? Everyone doing ok?
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I don't think I ever answered this - I feel okay. Sometimes tired in situations where I don't think I should be but with my mom's recovery being emotionally difficult who knows what is what.

I had a weird nephrologist's appointment. He seemed to be hiding my newest creatinine levels and only giving me surgery - post and pre. And I'm like I'm here for my latest (duh). He says "oh it was just over a 100 but outside labs always read high up to ten points". They didn't want me to leave the hospital over a 100. So ?????. He says it's normal. But it's up since the hospital. So ?????. (Erika our levels are not US figures so this will make no sense). So what do I get out of all that besides - well since the surgeon totally lied on my write up - am guessing that they are under huge pressure to be successful and that leads to some strange behaviour and (crap this keyboard is on francophone and I canèt - see that!!!!!!!!!! and I canèt change it!!! I"m sure everything is fine - I get new readings at six months.

Nathan is beyond fantastic. BEYOND. He helped moved us. Looks like he found the fountain of youth. He and I both commented that we were shocked that some recipients have to be on dialysis even after a transplant because some kidneys don't work right away. Every appointment after I've been asked if he's on dialysis - so it clicked in. Mine worked immediately and has been good ever since. So happy for him and for his children especially. So crossing my fingers.

 

[Ronda93]

It's time for the neighborhood association party. That means there's a porta-potty in my driveway. Those things are surprisingly light. We'll drag it around the corner for tomorrow's party. Think dry thoughts people.

Ronda

 

[lisaviolet]

Place is small as he!! Nancy but loving it. Loving the computer lab in our maintenance/in our building. Loving no internet at home home.

Here's an example of my love of downtown - Jean got home last Friday around 11pm. I said, "you want to go to The Taste of Little Italy (street party) b/c I think it's open until three.

Sure!

And we walked there. Enough said.

 

[lisaviolet]

It's time for the neighborhood association party. That means there's a porta-potty in my driveway. Those things are surprisingly light. We'll drag it around the corner for tomorrow's party. Think dry thoughts people.

Ronda

Fun!!! The party I mean.

 

[lisaviolet]

Hi all My name is JO and I am bad thread friend, will you forgive me?

No!!!

 

[lisaviolet]

I am definitely glad they renewed it too! I think this season really got back to where it used to be - they went off the rails last season a bit.

Sela Ward's character is awesome. I was a bit put off at first because I liked Stella, but I like both the character and the actor better.

Btw, it was far from definite that it was going to be renewed. They weren't sure until way after the season finale was aired, let alone filmed. I guess CBS was waiting to see some final numbers on a few new shows to see if they would keep it on, so that's why the CSI folks did it that way, that you could still feel that there was closure in case it got cancelled.

Hello. Total crush on Ms. Sela since Sister`s Teddy.

In fact, it`s a long standing joke that my father doesn`t get beautiful because I could never convince him that`s there`s pretty a la his Ms. Faith Hill and then there`s beautiful a la Sela Ward. Oh, Teddy and George Clooney - holy flippin chemistry there. I still remember when he spun around in his chair in his first scene.

 

[AKASnowWhite]

If it doesn't stop raining soon I'm going to build an ark. This is just getting to be ridiculous!

Kelly - graduation was really nice. I have some good pictures - I'll post later this weekend.

Lisa - So glad that Nathan is doing so great! I remember when my mother had a kidney removed - it took her a while to adjust to having just one, even though the one remaining was working perfectly. And really - it's not like you've been completely resting since the surgery! Are you loving the new home?

Another busy weekend for me. Road trip to Vermont tomorrow with a trailer full of goats. Yep. 80% chance of rain. It could get messy

 

[lisaviolet]

Kat! Thought of you all week as I`m in HGTV he!!. Totally. I only ordered basic cable - first level of cable. So no HGTV - no CNN - no TLC - No Slice (Canadian version of hmmmm - life channel or something) no AMC when Mad Men returns. But I do have my Chelsea. I ADORE Chelsea Lately and adore Ms. Handler.

But I did it because before Jean I had no cable in my apartment and loved it - so compromise.

And there is a TV in one of the sister buildings that I can watch. We watched the entire NBA finals on it because we had none.

Speaking of NBA - draft night last night - LOVE it. You should see me I get my page all set up and waiting and when Stern says `we have a trade`THE EXCITEMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The fourth pick was from TO (Toronto) and Jeanès (frigginè french keyboard) brother used to coach him. And another made the first round as well.

 

[lisaviolet]

Lisa - So glad that Nathan is doing so great! I remember when my mother had a kidney removed - it took her a while to adjust to having just one, even though the one remaining was working perfectly. And really - it's not like you've been completely resting since the surgery! Are you loving the new home?

Another busy weekend for me. Road trip to Vermont tomorrow with a trailer full of goats. Yep. 80% chance of rain. It could get messy

OMG. You`re like this crazy crazy little girl. You`re just getting around to sharing that with me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I `know I know. NOt everyone is like me and puts there entire private stuff out there. WTH Nancy. Was she ill (I have no question mark)..you know you don't have to answer that - i'm just nosy and like the curious Cutie. We're like kidney central, eh? Holy cow.

 

[lisaviolet]

Another busy weekend for me. Road trip to Vermont tomorrow with a trailer full of goats. Yep. 80% chance of rain. It could get messy

 

[lisaviolet]

Kelly - I laughed because I couldn`t even remember the finale. I had to think about it. But that George finale STILL haunts me today. I weeped and bawled and weeped and bawled. The SHOCK of it all. I still can`t believe how friggin`SMART of them it was. I remember trying to scream it`s George and nothing coming out.

Yes it was a TV show. Nothing got me like that one except Six Feet Under. Did you finish itÉ (crap accent crap) WHere are youÉ with SFU

Oh I do enjoy Derek and Meredith because I do think they are such different thinkers and I find that fascinating at times. What is rightÉ What is wrong Does anyone really know what they would do

 

[lisaviolet]

Karen - I`m so incredibly sorry. I can only imagine your frustration. I have cancelled trips as well - you did the right thing. I know that statement doesn`t lessen your sadness and frustration. I know.

 

[lisaviolet]

Jo - my weighing in every two weeks and swearing at you each and every time is my throw in ring for your summer challenge. So and