Journey back to ME!!- I'm getting bugged!!

[goldcupmom]

Amy - BodyBugg....did you catch the explanation on BL last night? I only wish it was waterproof & I could swim with it! Keeps track of calories your body burns even at rest & then w/ computer & journaling, computes excess or deficit of calories consumed. I'm hoping it helps me! But, still not here.......

Not sure what I'm doing for exercise today. I can only swim/shower every other day or I get too dry. Right now I have a huge dry crack on the side of one of my heels that REALLY HURTS!!! My weight on it all the time doesn't help the healing process, either.

A few errands to do today, need to finish my office clean out/clean up, need to help DNiece find a Snowmobiling company in Taos.

Off to get some stuff done & DS22 just got home. More later.....

 

[Amy&Dan]

I saw Body Bugg last night on BL and was like "okay now I know what she's talking about!" Did your winds die down? We seem calm this morning, I am laughing about Max not being able to pee!

I switched to chicken tacos del carbon at Del Taco, 3.5 points each. And very good. But not as good as Macho Nachos and chili cheese fries!

Have a good day, I hear you about the dry skin thing. I use Dr. Scholl's heel balm crud on my heels and it helps. But too greasy for the rest of my body.

 

[goldcupmom]

I looks fairly calm out my window. will see soon.

Flexitol Heel Balm - big blue and white tube - from WalMart is the best. That & Aquaphor, but you have to stand in the pharmacy line to get the Aquaphor as it is what they use as a base for many meds. I've tried them ALL....even prescription & these two are the best. Unless you can stand to put vaseline on your feet & then in a baggie overnight.....EEEEWWWWWWW!!!! But one Dr. actually recommended it & my MIL said that is what she used to have to do during Iowa winters. No thanks!!

Never tried the chicken tacos.....I'm just thankful there isn't a Del Taco on my side of town!

 

[lovinaz]

Dry skin in the winter is the worst! I'm sure NM is similar to AZ - 7-8% humidity really wreaks havoc on your skin, doesn't it?? Hopefully your heel issue will go away soon.

Do you have to pay for a monthly subscription for the bodybugg or is that all included in the purchase price?

 

[goldcupmom]

Amy - DH bought it for me as a package that included 6 mo of the service. I think it's normally like $10/mo. It's on the 24hourfitness.com site.

So, PLEASE hold me to this....I WILL NOT STRESS EAT TODAY!!!! (maybe tomorrow!

I was running errands when DS19 called me to take him to work. He went to get in his car & someone threw a rock thru his drivers window....of his 1976 Corvette Stingray on which he has only liability as he's paying for college. GRRRRRRRR!!!!!!! Of course, he is psycho mad & believes it is his former girlfriend's new boyfriend who has a bit of a history of this type thing. Wonderful! And the window will be between $350 & $1000 to replace & could take up to 6 weeks to get the glass. OUCH!!! That kinda blows my January budget!

I will not stress eat! I will not stress eat! I will not stress eat! I will not stress eat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BTW, Amy - It is REALLY REALLY WINDY TODAY!!!!!!!!! Was supposed to stay east of the mountains.....NOT!!!

 

[Amy&Dan]

Man, that totally stinks about ds' windshield. Really makes you wish you could just go whale one through the windshield of whoever did it. I am betting it is the ex's boyfriend, who else would do that?

Don't stress eat, it only makes you feel worse! You can do it!

Its less windy here but I still almost got blown over a few times today. Is it spring yet???

 

[toystoryduo]

Oh Julie,

I'm so sorry to hear about your DS19's car. I hope whoever did it gets caught and pays for the repairs.

How did you do today? Were you able to avoid the stress eating?

I hope your day got better!

 

[traceycooper]

Thats aweful about Ds's car - i would have been mad too, hope you resisted the stress eating though
The heel sounds really sore!!
The Body Bugg sounds great - i want one!!

 

[goldcupmom]

Thanks, all! Yes, I did stress eat, but decided that if I was going to eat junk it would be within my daily points. So, lunch & dinner was baked chips, mixed nuts & rolos! Oh well......... Somewhat better than eating all that AND meals!

DS19s car will get a window tomorrow. Meantime he is driving my bug.....I don't like that, but can't be helped. He had band practice at church last night, then most of today the youth band and then leads bible study and plays tonight.

When I left home about noon to run a couple errands I spotted 5 1" nails & screws in the drive. I can't imagine they just appeared! DS19 initially responded to his car incident with total rage, he was going to find them & pay them back, etc. After much talking/prayer, I read his myspace today & found his latest entry..... entitled "sigh".


Pay them back what they deserve, O LORD,
for what their hands have done. Lamentations 3:64

Do not say, "I'll do to him as he has done to me;
I'll pay that man back for what he did." Proverbs 24:29

"Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: 'It is mine to avenge; I will repay,' says the Lord" romans 12:19

It's so reassuring to see him mature!! Made my day!

Managed to get my ab stuff done, but didn't get to the gym as DS19 went to a friends after church last night to play rockband & at 1:25 a.m. texted me to say he was spending the night. He had my gym pass on my keys!!

It's warm here today, but the winds haven't died down at all. I might get a WATP tape done later, but not positive. I only got about 4 hrs sleep last night & I'm running on empty.

More later. Hope all is well with everyone!

 

[goldcupmom]

Quickly popping in while I'm waiting on the glass company to come put in a new car window.

Made it to swim this morning. Then WW. No surprise that I was up 3 lbs. But, I was down 1.7 from last friday when BL7 started on here, so at least moving in the right direction.

I just can't seem to feel rested this week, but then I realized that the hot flashes/night sweats have stopped again, which means my hormones are trying to fire and that TOM is likely imminent. Fun, fun, fun....

Much to get done this weekend as next friday my DNiece & her DH arrive. If the weather cooperates, I'll do 7 miles tomorrow morning and then swim Sunday morning before church. I'd like to walk this afternoon as Sashi is going NUTS, but I doubt I will make it.

Still no BodyBugg and I'm really getting MAD! DH bought it from a lady on Ebay who sells nothing else but fitness stuff. She was having it drop shipped. He filed a claim, then got a note from her that she was gone & when she returned she found that 24 hr fitness had messed up & shipped some, cancelled some orders, sent some people duplicates. But she has never actually replied to the 2 dozen + emails he has sent. He contacted 24hr fitness (as I got the monitor & a box of chips w/ a note that it was backordered) & on 1/2 they said it would be shipped w/in 2 business days NEXT DAY AIR. Well, it's Friday & still nothing.....BOO HISS!!!!!

 

[lovinaz]

So, lunch & dinner was baked chips, mixed nuts & rolos!

Now that's my kind of day!!! You did great by compensating on other food choices, so pat yourself on the back!

That is wonderful that DS is taking the high road regarding the windshield. You should be proud you raised such a mature young man!

 

[goldcupmom]

Thanks, Amy! DS19 is one of a kind! So is DS22, but in a not so wonderful way!

 

[Belle1962]

Originally Posted by goldcupmom
So, lunch & dinner was baked chips, mixed nuts & rolos!

Yeah--you give me hope I can "balance" those days too.

My weaknees is peppermint patties: at 3 points each I can make a meal out of 3 and still have over half my points left for the rest of the day.

 

[toystoryduo]

Julie,

I bet you are so proud of your DS19! He is handling the whole situation with the windshield in a very mature way.

Great job on the workouts! Keep up the good work!

Have a great weekend!

 

[traceycooper]

Hi julie - any sign of the bodybugg yet??
your son is very sensible - no good being as bad as the bad guys!
have a great weekend

 

[Amy&Dan]

Hi Julie, hoping maybe the bodybugg arrived today! That is something that DS19 is taking that high road, not all young men his age are capable of doing that. Well done counting the points for chips and Rolo's, its okay to do that once in awhile! Keep up your good work, I hope its warmer in NM than it is in Colorado right now!

 

[goldcupmom]

Thanks, all! DS119 is struggling, but dealing well with it. He was to teach at church tonight, but got called in to work and decided he needed the hours & money, so he went in. That was tough for him, I know. Tomorrow they are recording all day, so he will be busy.

Still no bodybugg !

food is still out of control. I make it thru breakfast & then lose it. I also don't feel like my exercise is where it should be, but it is. It is just hard to get motivated. Just kinda BLAH!!!

In my quest to clean my house before DNiece arrives, I've started a couple of jobs I shouldn't have....MAJOR cleaning out! UGH!!!

And, my computer decided last night that it no longer liked the internet. DH got me a temp fix, but have to call about my extended warranty tomorrow. BUMMER!!!

Off to do some more in my bathroom & hopefully visit a few journals. DH & his DSis are at the casino.....what else is new??!?!!??

 

[toystoryduo]

Sending a gentle for you today, Julie. I am right there with you...My eating is not so good and I haven't been working out like I should be either.
I know that we CAN do this, Julie! We just need to find our groove!

I hope you have a great Monday!

 

[goldcupmom]

We sure do need our groove, Tracy!

Today could be interesting....DS19 got a NASTY burn from the water in the steam table at work last night on the inside of his left wrist/forearm. I imagine we will need to go to Dr this morning to get silvadene.

Other than that it is a cleaning day....still.....and need to run to a couple of stores...well at least 1 ....we're out of big dog food.

Hope Monday is a good one for everyone!

UPDATE:

DS19 woke up and his arm was no worse. Just the small, maybe quarter sized area blistered. Most of the redness is significantly faded, too, so no Dr for me. Just keeping it bandaged & watching it.

Made it thru lunch OP. Still no Bugg, and I'm currently on 'terminal hold' with 24hr fitness shipping to try to see what is up as they are the ones who on 1/2 emailed & said it would ship 'next day air' within 2 business days....meaning I should have had it on the 7th. But, I've been holding for more than 20 minutes already......GRRRRRR!!!!!!!

Better see if I can unload the groceries while holding. I had to stop to eat lunch in between trips as I was starving & didn't want to just grab something lying about.....likely chocolate, sugar, chips, etc....

laterz.....

45 min on hold only for 24hr fitness to tell me the only way to contact their 'mystore' department is via email which they haven't answered....seven emails sent in 10 days. UGH!!!!

 

[traceycooper]

oh dear Julie the bugg is turning out to be a bug!!!
All that cleaning should count towards your exercise too