Bet you were all thinking I'd fallen off the face of the earth, didn't ya?Boy do I HATE when that little thing called work intereferes with my life!
Just wanted to check in before I hit the road for Marathon Weekend this afternoon, (2 Halfs in 8 weeks...what was I thinking?!) and to officially put myself out there as the newest member the blogger world! Yup! I FINALLY pulled off the labor of love I started tossing around a year ago. Please visit often and leave comments! Feedback is always a good thing.
Take care everyone, hit those goals, and keep your fingers crossed for me. I'll be right back!!
www.blackdogrunsdisney.wordpress.com
I think 1/2 a pound per person is a good goal. Some people wont want one (my husband wont touch pulled pork) and some people will want another. With sides and dessert that sounds like a good menu for a party
Seriously.I'm pretty sure that is the first time I've ever heard you sayfor snow.
It was so d*** cold here earlier this week and so dry. Just brutal. Still would prefer sunny and 75 (or even 85 or 95 haha) but if it stays above freezing I will take it! Being honest--cocktails and potato chips. If I could kick both of those habits I would be a size 2.
I have cut way, way back on the potato chips. As long as the stress stays under control that one is manageable. As for the 'grown-up drinks' trying to work on low cal and moderation (as in not very often). G-f beer has a million calories so I am avoiding that in favor of martinis (without the extra sweet stuff). I took a leftover crepe and put a couple marshmallows, a couple chocolate chips, and a couple pecans, broiled it, and had it for an after work snack. It was pretty tasty. Hang in there Molly.
Dealing with stuff day in day out every single day gets old after awhile. My DS has a genetic condition he has to manage every day and we have always told him--have your pity party when you need to and then move on. It is perfectly ok to get tired and frustrated with all that you have to deal with. My sister always used to make 'well it could be worse' comments and I told her, of course it could be, but that doesn't mean it isn't sometimes frustrating! 
Hey guys!!!!
It has been soooooo long and I have really missed you guys
Has been a trying year....I recently had my second wrist surgery to take out all the hardware that was put in a year ago to see if I will regain more range of motion....fingers crossed.
I am hoping Thursday I will get the green light to start putting pressure on it so I can try to get back to the gym. Not sure since I am only 2 weeks out of surgery but one can hope......
I will probably lurk the rest if this month and jump back in next...I have another wedding, the Heart Ball for work and hopefully a quick trip to Disney in April to work towards
Stay strong everyone!!!!!
I'm sorry you are still having problems with your wrist. That just stinks. Hopefully this second surgery will get you back to normal.Bet you were all thinking I'd fallen off the face of the earth, didn't ya?
Just wanted to check in before I hit the road for Marathon Weekend this afternoon, (2 Halfs in 8 weeks...what was I thinking?!
Take care everyone, hit those goals, and keep your fingers crossed for me. I'll be right back!!
www.blackdogrunsdisney.wordpress.com
We are supposed to go to the Y and take an intro spin class and I really, really, really want to just take a nap instead. But I set a big goal for exercise minutes for this month so I can't afford to skip a day.
Tomorrow morning is the ultrasound then hopefully next week I get all good results and can be done with the doctor for a while.
Have a great night!
Woohoo! It warmed up enough to snow.
Tonight I am going to take an intro spin class. They are supposed to teach you how to adjust the bike, etc. I have ridden a bike before, but never taken a class. I am hoping it warms up enough to walk outside after work.
Have a great Thursday!
I always thought it was so weird when my mom would say it was too cold for snow. Enjoy your heat wave!UGH. Not looking forward to this week's weigh in. Stupid hormones. I ahve been pretty good the rest of the week but I just have the icky PMSy feel.Good morning all!
A friendly reminder that tomorrow is weigh in day. I have my PM box all cleared out and I'm ready for those awesome numbers to come rolling in -- good luck!
Good luck to everyone tomorrow!
Wow, let me count the ways. . .
I am imagining having crock pots going in all the rooms of the house! "MOM! Why is there a crock pot in my bedroom?"Morning all!!
Well, got three crockpots cranking along with pork loin for this weekend's robotics meal (I'm contributing pulled pork sandwiches) and of course, when I got home from dropping of DS, the circuit had blown and two of the three crockpots had shut off. THANK HEAVENS I wasn't gone all day! That would have been a lot of $$ wasted! But I was only gone 40 minutes, so I was able to change things around so they are all now cooking along. I'll get them cooked and shredded today. Then on Sunday, when I'm gone, DH can just warm the meat and add the bbq sauce. (Think he can handle that???).
That sucks that you don't have heat. Do they have any idea when it will be fixed?Good morning all!
Last night was quite a whirlwind - I got home, had a GREAT workout, hopped in the shower... and by the time I finished my shower, my heat had turned off COMPLETELY!!!
I am really proud of myself because after lots of angry calls to my super, and eventually staying with my sister, I hadn't even eaten dinner yet. It would have been really easy to go eat my feelings and have a bunch of cookies or get some fast food on the way home. But, I ate my sandwich that I had been saving, with fruits and veggies and watched some TV and went to bed.
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for sticking to the plan and not giving in to the emotion. 
GOOD LUCK and have fun!!! (we need a running smilie here)Just wanted to check in before I hit the road for Marathon Weekend this afternoon, (2 Halfs in 8 weeks...what was I thinking?!
Part of the fun of the hunt is trying to find things with the right color!
Hang in there Molly.
thank you, those words were perfectly what I needed to hearart of the fun of the hunt is trying to find things with the right color!
GW!! it was my savior when the steroid weight piled on and I hated to spend $$ on sizes I was very upset to need to be in. now I'm 
to go there and buy clothes that fill in the gaps until I get back to the size I'm comfortable in. the GW I like the best changed their 50% of color policy to only two days a week!! bummer!!! it's 20 mins away so I'm not there regularly. my DDs both go GW shopping with me too which I think is great!I am back from a week in Paris and Disneyland Paris... Not a good idea to have a vacation just after Christmas - weight-wise that is. Otherwise it was just wonderful!!! Will try to post a few pictures soon!
Stepped on the weight today for the first time in 3 weeks and got an awful shock: I managed to gain nearly 10 pounds!!!!!!!!!
Good morning all!
Today is National Apricot Day! Apricot actually means precious in Latin. I think I might pick up some dried ones on the way home! It is also the day, back in 1493, when Christopher Columbus mistook manatees for mermaids... He described them as "not half as beautiful as they are painted"
They are fun! 
Bet you were all thinking I'd fallen off the face of the earth, didn't ya?
Just wanted to check in before I hit the road for Marathon Weekend this afternoon, (2 Halfs in 8 weeks...what was I thinking?!
Take care everyone, hit those goals, and keep your fingers crossed for me. I'll be right back!!
www.blackdogrunsdisney.wordpress.com
Good luck and have a great time this week-end. Hug every WISHer you see for me. 
I LOVE BUTTER and Salt.. that means most stuff gets buttered and salted that I eat! Um I don't know if I can give it up or I guess if I even want to give it up..
P - I just buy the Whitman's dark chocoalte assortment and eat one a day after my lunch.. I just need to feel like I am no missing out so that little bit does the trick and doesn't send my system into shock.. I have also tried the Atkins M & M's and they are really good - can't even tell they are fake ones! I've subbed them in trail mix and no one knew!
PS I love Goodwill too! 90% of my closet is 4.99 or less if I get the right colored barb..
ITA that sometime you just need the real deal. 
We all get tired of the stuff we just need to do. 
for a WDW trip! Tomorrow morning is the ultrasound then hopefully next week I get all good results and can be done with the doctor for a while.
and good thoughts for today. Good evening! I only have a quick minute to check in and reply. I can't believe tomorrow is Friday already. I need to start thinking about a menu for next week and looking at coupons. Do coupons bother you? It bothers me that I can hardly ever use them since I don't buy most of the products! Luckily my grocery store sends coupons once a month that are tracked through my loyalty card, so they are things I can always use. And, they send some for meats and produce! Well, now that I am rambling
Jen! I know you've been waiting for a long time for this day to come. So happy for you! I am back from a week in Paris and Disneyland Paris... Not a good idea to have a vacation just after Christmas - weight-wise that is. Otherwise it was just wonderful!!! Will try to post a few pictures soon!
Stepped on the weight today for the first time in 3 weeks and got an awful shock: I managed to gain nearly 10 pounds!!!!!!!!!
I knew I was not eating well at all. But that I could gain that much that quickly... Anyway, that cannot be changed and at least many of the meals I had I truly enjoyed, so at least I did not gain on crap but on wonderful four course meals in Paris and homemade Christmas cookies.
I'm betting a good bit of what you found will be water and gone quickly. It is annoying how fast it comes on though. 
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It is so fun to see all the excitement. 
Giving up doesn't work too well for me and with the Princess looming no place to go but down. 
Just wanted to check in before I hit the road for Marathon Weekend this afternoon, (2 Halfs in 8 weeks...what was I thinking?!
Being honest--cocktails and potato chips. If I could kick both of those habits I would be a size 2.
Tomorrow morning is the ultrasound then hopefully next week I get all good results and can be done with the doctor for a while.
Good evening! I only have a quick minute to check in and reply. I can't believe tomorrow is Friday already. I need to start thinking about a menu for next week and looking at coupons. Do coupons bother you? It bothers me that I can hardly ever use them since I don't buy most of the products! Luckily my grocery store sends coupons once a month that are tracked through my loyalty card, so they are things I can always use. And, they send some for meats and produce! Well, now that I am rambling
Jill
: I love when everything gets rung up, and then you scan a bunch of coupons and the prices goes down. It is the greatest feeling! Groupons especially - when I go somewhere and I know other people are mad because I'm paying half price just because I looked it up online before I went. Smart shoppers are the best shoppers!That sucks that you don't have heat. Do they have any idea when it will be fixed?
Thanks so much for sharing these special days!
I am glad that I've had some good NSVs this week because I was more than a little frustrated at my WW weigh in -- up .2 WTH?
Neener, neener poof fairy!
and I stupidly wore my GOOD boots, not my snow boots..... and I'm supposed to be in the lower field! I'm going to pretend I don't know that and just plant myself on the pavement area!
I think 1/2 a pound per person is a good goal. Some people wont want one (my husband wont touch pulled pork) and some people will want another. With sides and dessert that sounds like a good menu for a party
I would think 1/2 lb/person will be plenty too. usually it's 1/4 lb per meat per person in a general sense
I'm here..i fell behind and skimmed the last 5 pages! I can't keep up with my 'real' life so I'm not staying up with my disboarding either
I ended up working yesterday..good for the travel budget but bad for the energy budget. I'm glad I did my workouts on mon/tues as that's been is so far! today I had take my DD to a morning appt and tomorrow I have appts myself. so Saturday it is..but it's a plan.
QOTD for Thursday, January 9, 2014:
What is the most UNHEALTHY thing that you do? Do you plan to change that and if so, how?
NOT keep track of my food. I sabotage myself if I don't. I end up hungry in the afternoon, or tired and think I'm hungry. or I don't eat enough during the day then get too hungry by dinner time. so I guess that sounds like not only do I need to track..i need to PLAN.
the other unhealthy thing I do is not keep up with the habits I know keep my disease under control..b/c having Addisons is a full time job I tell you this. some days I just want to not have it, and not think about it. so I skip my iron pills for a few days, or my vitamins, or sea salt and it catches up with me. as you all know having eletrolytes off balance can make one feel very poorly. and I've not been getting my labs done as often as I should and so I'm not keeping tabs on my replacement meds like I should when I want to feel the best I can. I'm whining...ok I'm done
but the good news is in just over 3 weeks i'll be at WDW!! my folks are spending jan/feb in FL this year and I'm going for a visit and 3 nights at the Swan. so this is my motivation to get my exercise in! park walking!!!
Seriously.
Being honest--cocktails and potato chips. If I could kick both of those habits I would be a size 2.
Pamela--I think if I hadn't been gf for so long and eating a bunch of different kinds of grain I wouldn't have liked the buckwheat. It is definitely a strong flavor. We had them with fajita vegetables, and it wasn't my favorite, but I see possibilities for other kinds of fillings. I am going to see if I can find some more gf crepe recipes because it really was quite easy.
Sounds really yummy!!
Hang in there Molly.
This is a GREAT atttitude. As you know, my DS also has some long-term health issues and I know there are days when he just wants to ignore the pills, etc. But he doesn't complain much... but as his Mom, I can totally tell when it is bothering him or he wants to hide something (like a flare-up). But I do tell him... complain and then ATTACK! (Meaning, be super vigilent about the meds, etc.)
It is perfectly ok to get tired and frustrated with all that you have to deal with. My sister always used to make 'well it could be worse' comments and I told her, of course it could be, but that doesn't mean it isn't sometimes frustrating!
I agree.... just because it isn't fatal, doesn't mean it can't be aggravating and frustrating.
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We are supposed to go to the Y and take an intro spin class and I really, really, really want to just take a nap instead. But I set a big goal for exercise minutes for this month so I can't afford to skip a day.
Tomorrow morning is the ultrasound then hopefully next week I get all good results and can be done with the doctor for a while.
Have a great night!
1. My running shoes
2. Tracking apps for food (MFP lately)
3. Jeff Galloway and Runkeeper apps
4. My gym membership
5. Music and my ear buds
Great list!
I drink Diet Coke and Diet Dr Pepper. I know it's terrible, and I try not to have much, but I cannot stop!!
Can you try to cut down? I'm not trying to preach, but it is so bad for you!
I never thought I would like spinning. But, my friends convinced me to try it, and I loved it! The instructor plays current, awesome music and that makes the 45 minute class fly by. I hope you enjoy it!
Maybe I should try it again. There were some aspects of it I really liked (but not the sore behind!).I hope you don't have to deal with doctors for a long time
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Good evening! I only have a quick minute to check in and reply. I can't believe tomorrow is Friday already. I need to start thinking about a menu for next week and looking at coupons. Do coupons bother you? It bothers me that I can hardly ever use them since I don't buy most of the products! Luckily my grocery store sends coupons once a month that are tracked through my loyalty card, so they are things I can always use. And, they send some for meats and produce! Well, now that I am rambling
I am going to try to do some things for work online tonight, so I guess I better get started. I hope everyone sees the numbers they are looking for on the scales tomorrow.
Jill
:UGH. Not looking forward to this week's weigh in. Stupid hormones. I ahve been pretty good the rest of the week but I just have the icky PMSy feel.
Wish I had that excuse for this week's lousy weigh-in....
Wow, let me count the ways. . .
Probably the most unhealthy thing I do is spend way too much time on the computer. That is time I could be fixing healthy meals, being active, or just using my brain in healthier ways. And honestly, no, I don't plan to change it!
Love your honesty!
I am imagining having crock pots going in all the rooms of the house! "MOM! Why is there a crock pot in my bedroom?"
It wasn't quite that bad, but I love the chuckle!! I was contemplating putting one in the laundry room!
That sucks that you don't have heat. Do they have any idea when it will be fixed?
GOOD LUCK and have fun!!! (we need a running smilie here)
Part of the fun of the hunt is trying to find things with the right color!
Love the "hunt" for that perfect outfit or piece!!
Gotta go fix dinner (in my beautifully cleaned kitchen!). BBL
I am back from a week in Paris and Disneyland Paris... Not a good idea to have a vacation just after Christmas - weight-wise that is. Otherwise it was just wonderful!!! Will try to post a few pictures soon!
WOULD LOVE to see pictures!! Sounds wonderful!
Stepped on the weight today for the first time in 3 weeks and got an awful shock: I managed to gain nearly 10 pounds!!!!!!!!!
I knew I was not eating well at all. But that I could gain that much that quickly... Anyway, that cannot be changed and at least many of the meals I had I truly enjoyed, so at least I did not gain on crap but on wonderful four course meals in Paris and homemade Christmas cookies.
