I would love to read your blogs and post comments but I can't get them to load. It will say "Done" at the bottom, the backgrounds, & your icons will load but the actual posts will not. EP-what do I need to do to fix this? I see GCQmom has been having the same problem from the title of her post but I can't read her blog to see how to fix it. I am having the same problem on my work & home computer. I can post on my blog but I can pull up my blog. I can read private messages too but I can't ready anyone's blog. What do I need to do?
Today has been a stressful day. They are laying people off at my job. State budget cuts. I am just waiting for them to tell me I am gone. One of my friends got layed off today and she has been there way longer than me.
I did got to Curves today but I didn't make it walking. The rash on my chest and back is spreading up my neck and I thought even more sweating while walking might agitate it further. I am taking Benadryl and putting Cortizone cream on it but it is not getting any better.
Wish I could read your blogs but I hope everyone is doing well!
I had a pretty busy weekend up until Sunday which was pretty boring. Friday I didn't get much exercise in but I did walk around my office building for 10 minutes so I did do something. I knew I wasn't going to be able to exercise Friday evening so I just took a few laps around my office building. I figured a little something was better than absolutely nothing. I did go out to eat with friends Friday night and then we came back to our house and drank til around 1 am.
Saturday morning I got up and went to Curves and then I went to the track and walked/jogged two miles. Saturday afternoon I went wedding dress shopping with a friend. She didn't find anything but at least I finally got her looking. She has been engaged almost two years with no attempt to plan a wedding yet.
Sunday I went to the track and walked/jogged 2 1/2 miles. Other than that, I just crashed in my bed all day watching TV all day.
Eating all weekend was horrible. I was just so freaking hungry all weekend. I could not get enough salt. All I wanted was potato chips and french fries and anything with salt. I don't know why.
I have started breaking out in a rash all over my chest and back. I cannot figure out what is causing it because I haven't changed anything I am eating or using. I wonder if I am allergic to all this exercise!
Yesterday was a very busy evening. I picked my DH up at 5:45 as usual and we went straight to Wal-Mart to pick up some decent lunch food. I thought it would be a quick get in & out kind of trip but it turned into an hour long trip because we are out of EVERYthing. We got home at around seven and, thankfully, I had made pot roast in the slowcooker so all I had to do was make the rice & broccoli. Even so, by the time we ate dinner it was 8pm & getting dark outside. So, I tell DH that I am going to go for a quick walk and then come back to clean up. He was like, "Oh no you are not leaving me here to clean up the house by myself." See, we have friends coming over tonight and, as usual, the house was a disaster. He just asked me to clean up the dishes and kitchen & then I could go. Well, doing the dishes turned into to cleaning the countertops & stove, sweeping the floor, laundry, cleaning the bathrooms, and straightening up the bedrooms & living room. Before I knew it, it was 9:30 and I was pooped and Grey's Anatomy was on. I brushed the dog (I have a Pomeranian) while I watched GA. So, suffice it to say, I did not do any actual separate exercise from cleaning yesterday so I guess I need to start over. I was so mad at myself laying in bed last night I cried. My DH said I was crazy and all the cleaning had to count for something. BTW, he did help me with all the cleaning too so he wasn't just sitting there of anything while I was cleaning. It was just one of those things, once I got started I just had to keep going til everything was done, ya know? So I guess I have to start over now and today will be day one again.
Breakfast: Cantelope, Coffee (note: do not eat just cantelope for breakfast. you'll never make it to lunch)
Lunch: Bleu salad from Zaxby's
I am kind of bored today at work and I have been checking EP incessantly. I know people think I shouldn't weigh every day but right now it is keeping me motivated to stay on track and today it said 217.6. I am happy to see any little decrease I can.
So, I got up this morning to make my and DH's lunches and there was nothing. I was out of soup, tuna salad packets, and Lean Cuisine meals. I was also out of any deli meat to make my DH's sandwich. (I did not realize my DH ate a whole pack of deli ham this weekend and he has been in Albany Mon-Wed so today was the first day this week I needed to make him a lunch). Our only option was PB & J. I fixed us both one even though I knew it would be dire to my diet. By the time lunch time got here, I was starving because I did not eat enough for breakfast. I went to Zaxby's and got the Bleu salad with Lite Ranch dressing. The sad thing is, the PB & J would probably have fewer calories but at least I got a few veggies in this way.
My evening tomorrow is starting to fill up so I may really have to get up early to get my exercise in. I am taking a friend to go look at another friend's wedding dress to possibly purchase for her own wedding and then we (me, her, my DH, her fiance, and another friend who's DH is overseas) are going to go to dinner. I doubt I will feel like exercising after all that. And it also means that there is a good chance that my friends will be coming to our house after dinner tomorrow night and I should probably do a lot of house cleaning tonight. Not to worry, I will still get my walk in if it kills me. I have also got to run to the grocery store obviously so DH will have something better to eat for lunch tomorrow. Geez, I am a bad wife!
Activities: Curves, walked 2 & 3/4 miles with Juli66021!
I think I had a good day overall. Plenty of exercise and I didn't do too bad on the eating today. It was time for a "good" day of eating.
I didn't really enjoy Curves today. I got home early again so I was able to get there about 5:30. Well, it was packed and people were running their mouths and not paying attention to the lady telling them to move and I just hate that. I know a lot of women are there just to socialize but I am there to workout and get out. I did burn 378 calories according to the Smart equipment so that was good. Plus, I went walking with Julie! It was really nice out and I enjoyed it. Back to Curves. Well, does anyone remember me complaining the other day about how I was measured by a diffirent "coach" and she measured me 10 inches bigger than my usual "coach." Both coaches were there today and the one that measured me too big was telling my usual girl how she needs to learn to measure right and always do the "fullest" part of the body. The owner was there too and they all kind of ganged up on my coach telling her she shouldn't measure so tight. I felt really bad and I really wanted to stick up for her. She does measure right! She keeps the tape in a perfectly even line around my body and the other girl had the tape all over the place and not pulled tight at all. I just hope my coach always measures me from here on out and never that other woman.
Ok...I know it was probably impossible to understand that rant but I feel better for getting it out! Hope everyone had a great day and got there exercise in!
I finally broke the 10lb mark...I got on the scale this morning and it said 218!! I know it is only 1 lb but I am so freaking happy. I have been seeing my weight fluctuate everyday between 221-219 and I am so happy I finally got a new and smaller number. It makes me super motivated to stay on track. I think this exercise challenge is really helping! Yaaay!!
Today was a mixed bag. No, I did not get up early to go for my walk. I woke up 4:30am for some strange reason & when the alarm went off for DH at 5:15am I just couldn't get myself out of bed. I read an article today on SP about how morning exercise is good 4 u. I think I will do better at getting up early to exercise when my new DVD comes in. I got an email letting me know it shipped today. Yaay! Can't wait to get it.
I did fine at work and I was so happy to be able to leave work at 4:30pm again today and had everything all planned out about how to spend my extra hour at home. Well, I got stuck in traffic for over an hour so I didn't make it home until about 5:40pm. I was so mad I lost that hour because that is when I planned to go walking. I wanted to get it in before DH got home so I could go visit some friends with him tonight. Oh well. I was so hungry by the time I got home because I was stressed because I was mad about traffic I ate two pop tarts. By the time I got dinner in the oven, DH was already home and I got sucked into watching TV with him. After dinner, I went walking and DH went to see our friends for a bit.
Walking brings up a whole new annoyance for the day. Ok...why is it okay for guys to stare at women like pieces of meat? I understand that some women like that but I hate it. I was walking by a group of guys in my neighborhood minding my own business and listening to my Ipod and I got that feeling you get when someone is looking at you. I looked over my shoulder and all four of them are watching me. Not really me, they were watching my rearend. I am not conceded I swear, in fact I am quite the wallflower and shy when it comes to guys (thank God I am married now) but you just know. In most parts of the country, it seems the bigger your ass the less you get looked at. Down here, the bigger your ass the more you get looked at. Seriously, JLo and Kim Kardashian would be considered pancake butts around here. I wouldn't say anything but it has gotten to be a regular occurrence on my walks now that the weather has cooled off and a lot of people are hanging out on their front lawns and porches.
Ok, anyway. Today is my 4th day of exercising in a row. I didn't do as much as I would have liked but at least I am moving!
Sorry..DH interrupted me so I had to go ahead and post my blog for fear of losing it and having to start over. I know you can save it as a draft by I have no idea how to retrieve once I save it. And, EP, why can't you click on a blog in list of blogs and just bring it up? Maybe you can and I just don't know how. I understand that the new EP is prettier but it is not near as easy to navigate. I still love the site and appreciate it though! Thank you.
Ok..back to what I wanted to talk about. So, I am thinking about going to the gym in the morning. I figure since my DH has to get up at 5 anyway I might get up too since I can't really fall back asleep hard in the hour before I have to get up. I think I may be asking too much of myself though. I might just get up and go for a walk around my neighborhood. I wish I had my workout DVDs! Anyone of them would be perfect to kill an hour. I am going to do something though.
Lunch: FF tuna salad, crackers, 100 cal pack, snack bag of Baked Doritos
Dinner: Bleu salad at Zaxby's
Activities: Curves, Walked one mile
Sorry, I know that is a corny title but I am not good at coming up with new titles every day if you can't tell. I am just not that creative.
Today was pretty good. My DH had to go to Albany this morning so he had to get up at 5 am which means I woke up at 5 am even though I didn't have to be at work until 8:30. Well, I just layed in bed until 6:15 anyway and got to work by 8. It is amazing how much faster my commute goes when I don't carpool with my DH. I love carpooling because it gives us lots of time to walk every day and saves us lots of money on gas, but he has to at work by 8 and doesn't usually leave until 5:45 or 6 which means we get home between 6 & 6:30. I, on the other hand, have to be at work at 8:30 and leave at 5. I drive to his work when I get off and wait at least half an hour for him to get off work every day. Today, since I got there at 8, I left at 4:30 and was home by 5. It was so freaking great. I went to Curves and got home by 6! I am usually not back from Curves until almost 8. Me & DH went for a one mile walk today. I wanted to walk longer (my usual 2 miles) but we had some errands to run so I had to cut it short. At least I got in a mile.
So, I joined another kind of mini-challenge today and I am excited about it. I was reading someone else's blog, I believe it was Michelle Eudy's, & she mentioned that she and raspberrycordial are doing a challenge where they exercise for 21 days straight. I figure that would be a good thing for me too. Ever since vacation, I have really been walking like I need to so this will be a good way for me to get motivated to get walking again. Hey Julie! Wanna join?
Activities: Walked 2 miles, Ellyptical 2 miles (total 1 hr)
I am pumped today. Ok, I know I didn't eat well but I am really not getting hung up on that. I am proud of myself for exercising so much. I made myself go to the gym today. Not Curves, the gym me & my DH joined 3 years ago and our membership does not expire until March. I did the ellyptical for 2 miles or about 25 minutes. Then, I did the treadmill for 1 mile or 20 minutes. I came home and ate dinner. It was still light outside so I said to DH, "I think I might go for another walk." He said, "Ok. Let's go. Get your shoes on." And he actually walked a mile with me! I am so proud of him for wanting to go with me. We only did one mile but I figure that is better than nothing. Well, now we are going to go help some friends move a couch. Later!
It was really nice out and I enjoyed it. Back to Curves. Well, does anyone remember me complaining the other day about how I was measured by a diffirent "coach" and she measured me 10 inches bigger than my usual "coach." Both coaches were there today and the one that measured me too big was telling my usual girl how she needs to learn to measure right and always do the "fullest" part of the body. The owner was there too and they all kind of ganged up on my coach telling her she shouldn't measure so tight. I felt really bad and I really wanted to stick up for her. She does measure right! She keeps the tape in a perfectly even line around my body and the other girl had the tape all over the place and not pulled tight at all. I just hope my coach always measures me from here on out and never that other woman. 
, 3 pieces of cantelope