Posts by trvlta00

Hi B!  Welcome back!  Sounds like things are going pretty good!!  Better not tell my sisters how good your baby is... they'd be so jealous!!!  

Val - how was your race???  Did you have a good 4th??  Sounds like you've got some good goals going... keep us updated!!!

So I got the new EA active game for the Wii.... I've only done Day 1 of the 30 day challenge and it totally kicked my butt!!!  I'm excited about this one... it's defintely more exercise focused than the Fit!

Thank you thank you... yes it is MUCH closer... about 45 min instead of 1.5hrs!!!  Defnitely looking forward to that!!!  

I'm pretty picky about how my gym shoes fit... I do the whole pinching thing for 20 min... walk around the store for half an hour... lol.... I really wanna make sure they fit well and are comfortable and everything... so I'd be nervous about buying online....  but it sounds like you're going to be buying the same ones you had before that you liked??  That should make it more likely that they'll fit and all that... but make sure you know their return/exchange policy just in case... as you can see the fit of your shoe can really impact you!!!

I've been going down slow but steady... I'm back at 222 again... and I know I've said it a million times... but I really think I'm going to stay out of the 220s this time when I get there!!!  This is the first time I've really made steady progress for so long... so I'm hoping it will stick!!  I really need to bump up the exercise part though... start taking advantage of that gym we're paying for now!!  I know I will more in July... but I don't want to keep putting it off with excuses, ya know??

Hope everyone's have a great week!!!

KT - fill us in on Tahoe!!!!

Oh awesome!!!  You'll have a blast!!!  I probably already missed you.... but have a great time!!!  No thinking about diet while on vacation!!!!  I'm sure you'll be running around having fun enough to even it out anyway!!!  

WTG Val!!!   That would NEVER happen for me!!  

I'm not sure when I'll do my free session... I want to make sure I have time to enjoy it and I'm crazy busy and stressed right now!!  I can definitely see them getting sales focused.... we'll see how the session goes though!!

Well today definitely sucked... crazy bitch boss again... long story... but she was in fine form.... I'm just not sure how much more I can take!!  If I didn't need this for school I woulda been outta there months ago.....

I could just really use a break from all this school crap but there doesn't seem to be one in sight!!!  Sorry... just especially stressed right now........  

No KT... I was just sick that one day thank goodness!!!  Just my normal stomach thing... I'm not sure if I'll ever "grow out" of it... but at least it's a lot less since my surgery!!!!  That was the first time since the surgery which was like 3 months ago already.... and before that it was like 3-4 times a week... so... MUCH better!!!

That's funny about the numb butt... lol!!  Does your fiance ever come work out with you??  That way you could still spend some time together!!  And double OMG about the half ironWOman... you go girl!!!!  

Val - disney must be so exciting!! I've never been and want to go so bad!!!  You should so do the 10k!!  Didn't you do one last season???  

So I'm debating using the money that I've been spending on practicum towards a gym membership and a personal trainer... but da-aymn they're expensive!!!  What do you guys think.... worth it???  I would definitely only be able to afford the trainer once a week... kind of the bare minimum!!  But of course I would still have the regular gym access...  I feel guilty spending all that money when we're trying to save every penny for when those student loans come due!!!

Anyways... we went to look at travel trailers for our vacation this year... I think it'll be super fun and it'll be cheaper than staying in hotels for a week!!  Plus it'll be kind of like bringing home along with us and Quincy can come and all that!!!  There's a pic of one we looked at on Facebook, KT... I would say Val too... but you haven't joined yet!!!   

Hope you gals are having a great weekend!!!

WTG Val... that's awesome for that kind of terrain!!!  

Sorry I've been MIA... been busy of course!!  We went to Starved Rock for Mother's Day on Saturday for the in-laws... definitely got my exercise in that day!! My calves were really sore the next 2 days from all the climbing!!!  It was really nice out that day though... nice and cool and Quincy loved it!!!

Well my crazy schedule started today.... I get to get up at 5am Tues-Fri... yuck!!!!  Plus a TON of driving... double yuck!!  That's what I meant about staying in Dixon last week, Val... I just spent the night there cause I had to work 3 days and I was sick of all the driving!!!  It was so nice to just relax at night and in the morning!!!  I won't be able to do that anymore though......

Well I'm going to try really hard to get out in that nice weather this evening... even though it's depressing that I have to go to bed in a few hours!!!!

It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.... although the open bar may have helped with that... lol!!!   We did leave pretty early though... around 10-ish.... I hate to think of my cals!!  You never know what's in that food... and then of course the drinks!!!

KT - Sounds like you're getting a lot done for the wedding!!  I left a comment about the centerpieces... they're cute!!!!  

I wish it would stop raining so we could go run our errands!!!!  

OMG my supervisor was in fine form today!!!  So stressful!!!!!!!!!!  

So KT... I think I found you on Facebook... but you don't have to add me if you don't want to...

I finally get to see my doc on Monday... so hopefully he'll give me the go ahead to get back to real exercise!!!  I've just been doing the really light stuff on the Fit... and not even for very long or anything.....

Val - did you hear it's supposed to get up to 80 by tomorrow?!?!?  That's the last I heard anyway.... that's getting too hot now!!!  This stupid weather.... goes straight from cold to hot... lol!!!   

Just finished!!  Now I'm trying to find someone to proof it for me really quick!!

Yeah... saturday woulda been a lot better, huh??

I actually like facebook.... it takes a little getting used to at first... but there's not a ton of setup or maintaining actually.... when you first get on you'll probably be a little busy... at least I was... cause you kinda have to say your initial "hi's" to everyone, ya know?  But after that it calms down.... it's actually kind of fun!!

It was a good distraction from my paper... that's for sure... lol!!

I like that it's more interactive than myspace... you just kinda talk to people!!  For me that's cool cause I'm bad at keeping in touch with people and we don't really live by any of our friends.....

Ugh... this paper sucks!!  It's due at 5pm today... and I think I'll get done at 4:59... lol!!!   

Val - being sick sucks, no??  Hope that throat thing wasn't another illness!! My ear is still a little funky and I'm still a little phlegmy... but I'm not counting that... lol... I'm going the denail route now!!!  It is a lot better then it has been... so that makes the denial easier....

So you guys both had races???  I pretty  much just worked on school stuff all weekend!!!  Which really sucked on Saturday cause the weather was SO NICE!!!  I wanted to be out... not cooped up on my computer all day!!!

KT - where's the cruise going??  Do you get to stop at places??  How exciting!!!!!!!!! 

Well I didn't get that site... a bit of a bummer.... so now I need to decide what I wanna do next year....

The doc basically blew me off... he just kept saying "give it time" to everything I said to him.... which might be true... but still frustrating... and he could've explained it a little and not just acted like I was insane for being concerned!!!  

It's still kinda been rough going... we'll see how the next couple of days at work go... hopefully better than last week!!!!!  I don't know if I can go through another week of that!!! 

I'm hoping that's what it is, Val... but I'm worried all that laying around for like 2 weeks...................... ahhh!!!

Anyways... how was doing that brick thing???  Did you like it???  What happened to our good weather?!?!?!  Is it gonna be cold all weekend again???

Ok... well I'm off to bed... lol... super early I know... but I'm hoping to not DIE over the next couple days... wish me luck!!!!!  Oh and yes that means I'm DVR-ing TBL so no talking about it!!! I won't get to watch until Friday!!!!   

Happy St. Patty's!!!!!!!!!!!

I think the interview went well overall... I felt comfortable and he seemed to like me... it was more of a conversation... so we'll see!!!!  You never really know what they're looking for... those psychologists can be tricky... lol!!!

That sucks about your HRM!! Hopefully if you have to send it out it won't take long to get back... maybe they can send you a loaner???  Try not to let the weight depress you.... I know that's tough though... I've been battling the 220s the ENTIRE time I've been on here.... which I think is like 3 years if that makes it any better... so I definitely know where you're coming from!!!   At least you've made some awesome progress!!!!! Just keep in mind that everyone hits that wall and you'll break through!!!!

So my cousin is in a band and he's doing his yearly St. Patty's party at a local bar tonight so I think we might go... it's always an awesome time... it's a really cool bar too.... they do awesome music and they throw in some Irish stuff too... and there's good food, drink, etc.  I could use a fun night out... it's been a looooooooooong time!!!   I just need to be careful with what I eat apparently... I don't wanna feel bad!!!  

What are the rest of you doing this weekend???

Aww that sucks KT!!  But don't let other people stress you out... remember it's YOUR wedding... invite who you want... don't invite people you don't want and everyone else can just deal with that!!!  Sometimes they might need a reminder of that too... with other things about the wedding too.... people always talk about the Bridezilla thing... but I think it can effect everyone!!! They can all get a little crazy!!!  It's ok to remind them that's it's your day... BACK OFF!!!  LOL!!  Hopefully your fiance is there supporting you in that too!!  

Well I got Red Robin for dinner and just logged it... even with only eating half... OMG!!! Horrible cals, fat, and sodium!!!  I'm not even going to bother weighing tomorrow after that... it'll just be depressing!!!  Plus it put me in a lot of pain... apparently my new gallbladder-less body wasn't happy with that food choice!!!  At least I'm hoping that's all it was and it's not rebelling against the little bit of Fit I did today!!  It didn't happen till after I ate that awful sandwich though... so I'm pretty sure that's what it was.....

Well tomorrow I'm dropping off a practicum application... I wanted them to get it before the weekend cause match day is next Monday already!! And it took me this long to get all my letters of rec... such a pain!!  Hopefully they won't mind that I'm not mailing it!!