Hump Day

Swazzle

Good morning. 

I'm not in a great mood today because I had my worst weigh-in since joining Weight Watchers. I know your body doesn't know when weigh in day is and there could be any number of things affecting my weight right now (water weight, my boobs are sore so maybe hormone-related, my muscles are sore from working out) but I did not track anything all weekend while I was away and I can't help but think that has a lot to do with it. To be clear, I'm not complaining about gaining, like, a pound. It's a significant gain and erases the progress I've made in the last 7 weeks so I'm feeling pretty down about it. 

For dinner I'm making pickle-brined baked chicken tenders from Skinnytaste which I'm REALLY looking forward to. And I have to pack for Chicago tonight! 

I started reading 'Pretty Girls' by Karin Slaughter this morning and I'm really into it! It's short and work has been dead so I think I'll finish it pretty quickly. 

That's all I got today. 

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@Swazzle - That sucks.  Even though you know that realistically, it's probably not actual weight, it still sucks to see that.  I hope next weigh-in is better for you.

I'm also not in a good mood.  Yesterday I had a bad day (physically).  I went home from work and got in bed.  Only got out to pee and eat some food that H made for me.  And then went for a run to train for his half marathon in June.  So I was irrationally mad at that, because I want to go for a run.  And then, I check out FB this morning and what is the first thing I see?  A memory from one year ago, my first post-tumor 1 mile run.  THANKS UNIVERSE!!!  I get that this doesn't matter in the long run, but today I just side-eye it all.


This morning I ate a piece of cantaloupe and then puked.  It was bile+cantaloupe and awful.  Now I have a rash on my face that can't be hidden, and I'm supposed to meet with some new customers from D.C. today.  So now I'm drinking some iced coffee and eating some eggs to try and cover up the awful taste and get some food down.

Oh well.  Hopefully the rest of today will be nice and I'll end up having a good day overall.  K is still asleep so I'm enjoying the peace and quiet.

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@Swazzle I'm so sorry, that totally sucks. You're still totally kicking ass though at working out so hopefully it's just water weight and will come right back off. I know it's hard but still try to be proud of what you're accomplishing.

@CocoBellaF Vibes for a better rest of the day!

Callie FINALLY slept last night. Thank God!!!! I needed that so bad! I feel so much better today.

Not too much happening tonight. DH has to work so Callie and I will just have a night to ourselves. We really need to get some cabinet locks installed because Callie is starting to open up things and I don't want her rummaging around in the kitchen cabinets and pulling things out on top of herself. I bought some locks back when I was pregnant so I'll try to get DH to install some this week.

Swazzle

@southernpeach89 - SO glad Callie -- and YOU! -- got some sleep last night! 

LizzyTish88

@swazzle I'm so sorry you had a bad weigh-in. I've been there so I know exactly what you are going through. I always find though that after a bad week, I usually have a huge loss, so I'm hoping the same for you!! Hugs. 

@CocoBellaF Sorry you had a bad day yesterday and not so great morning. I hope things turn around!

@SouthernPeach89 Glad Callie slept for you! Can't believe she is on the move already and getting into everything. Things are about to get fun for you! LOL.

Last night I got home and finished up the leftover laundry from the weekend. Since I did nothing on Monday night I had a ton to do. Then I cleaned up the kitchen and dishes. BF got home late so we didn't do the gym. Kind of sucked, but it was gym and eat dinner at 9/9:30 or not gym. We had turkey breast for dinner and they were so good. I never got to packing either...

Tonight I have to pack. For real this time! I want to get to the gym too, so if he thinks he'll be out late I will go without him. Also it's the first of the two part Idol finale so I want to watch that too. I love La'Porcha and really want her to win it, so I will be rooting for her. 

jenna8984

@swazzle aw don't get too down about it, you're trucking on and that's all that matters!

@cocobellaf man that sucks, hope you can eat some food and feel better

@southernpeach89 yaaaaay sleep!!!

Not too much. Determined to start the day out on a happy note, so I brought a big Tupperware of the edible arrangement for breakfast. And a guy brought in donuts so of course had me one of those. Boss in Chicago just sent me an invite for a conference call Friday at 4pm and I'm stoked that I won't be around for it. I'm leaving half day Friday for my great-grandmother's 104th birthday party at the nursing home!

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@southernpeach89 - YAY CALLIE!!!!


@caseface5 - I haven't really been keeping up with AI, except for one male singer that everyone keeps posting about on FB.  I've been watching clips of The Voice as it comes up on YouTube, and there are a few that I really like.  I'll have to listen to the one you like on AI!

@jenna8984 - All the yummy food!!  And happy birthday to your great-grandma.  104??  That's amazing.

jenna8984

@cocobellaf is it Dalton? I have the biggest dorky high school crush on Dalton, even though he's not my "type" at all!! lol

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@jenna8984 - No, it is (googling!) Trent.

LizzyTish88

@CocoBellaF @jenna8984 I like Trent too. I want it to be La'Porcha and Trent in the finale but I fear Dalton might make it for the exact reason @jenna8984 said. He's good, don't get me wrong, I just like the other two better.

PamBeesly524

@Swazzle I'm sorry about your weigh in.. Just remember all of the ass-kicking your doing with your workouts - the next one will be better! I'm also reading Pretty Girls - so far it's pretty good!

@CocoBellaF - I hope today is better for you!

@southernpeach89 - congrats on the sleep! It must have felt so nice.

@caseface5 - I don't blame you for not making it to the gym, I could never eat that late and then get a good night's sleep.

@jenna8984 -104!? That's incredible.

Not much going on here... I tried to run after work yesterday but only made it a mile up the road before my lungs were burning because it was so damn cold. Hoping to try again today - my running plan has been so off due to the weather, it's frustrating. 

I also laid awake in bed for over an hour last night, my mind was racing so much that I couldn't sleep. I was mostly thinking about work... Which hasn't ever really happened at this job and I'm getting worried that my time here is running out. Which sucks because I love the place, I just don't know if I can keep up with the workload that our department expects us to carry right now with no end in sight. I'm trying to stay positive because I want to stay here and I hate interviewing, but I have to think of my quality of life as well.

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Thanks everyone.  Really, I'm just being whiny.  I'm getting over it.

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@caseface5 I heard the radio talking about American Idol this morning and it kind of made me want to watch it since it's the last season. I heard they are bringing back all the old judges tonight too.

@Jenna8984 YUMMMM I love edible arrangements and donuts! Whoop!

@TwoDimes How is Indy doing this morning?

@Pambeesly524 Aw I'm sorry...I hate those kind of nights. I hope you can find some answers soon on your job.

speakeasy14

@swazzle don't beat yourself up, think of all the walking and laughing you'll be doing this weekend! 

@CocoBellaF it'll all be worth it for Baby K

@southernpeach89 yay Callie!!!!

@jenna8984 Happy 104 to your great grandma! 

I have to get to the mechanic tonight to 1. flip out on him for holding my car hostage, and 2. get my ski jacket and travel pillow/blanket out of my car. I'll probably end up packing tomorrow, but just want to get everything figured out.  I don't leave till Saturday morning, but will be going to bed super early on Friday since I need to leave my house by 3am at the latest to catch my plane. 

We've also started placing bets for when Emmy is born.  Her due date is the 20th, my guess is the 25th.  Doctors are predicting she'll be between 7.5-8.5lbs so we're also guessing her birth weight, height, and time. I can't wait till she's here!

Swazzle

@speakeasy14 - Shivering burns calories, right?

cc: @audrewuh@TwoDimes @minskat30 @AlPacina @caseface5 @500days

minskat30

@swazzle - You didn't erase all that hard work...its water weight.  I know it is hard to see it on the scale but you are kicking ass and taking names...you've got this lady.  You are stronger than the scale.  Hugs.

@cocobellaf - Blech.  I'm sorry for the rough day.  I just hope today is better for you.  All the things you are doing for Baby K....it will all be over soon enough (and a new chapter will start!).  Hugs to you too. 

@southernpeach89 - Yeah for sleep from Miss Callie!!  Thank God!

@twodimes @caseface5 - Yeah for packing!!!!  I need to do that tonight too.  I'm leaving on a train tomorrow morning at 6 am!!!  Conference starts at 8:30 so early wake up call for this woman!

@jenna8984 - Yummm...edible arrangements sounds divine right now.  I'm craving fruit now.  

Morning all!  I'm in later than usual this morning.  I thought I had work under control yesterday but late in the afternoon I got slammed by three (THREE!) new deals that came in.  Normally our team rotates deals that come in but all three were originating from a foreign country I'm the subject matter expert in so, "yeah me?"  If I have to work this weekend I'm going to be PISSED.  I haven't played the pregnancy card as an excuse for anything for the last 8 months...I'll pull it this weekend if need be.  

I'm so excited for this weekend!!  I leave for the work conference tomorrow early in the morning.

Today is damage control on these deals.  And I need to pack!

LizzyTish88

Swazzle said:

@speakeasy14 - Shivering burns calories, right?

cc: @audrewuh@TwoDimes @minskat30@AlPacina @caseface5 @500days

speakeasy14

@Swazzle yes, it counts. 

@minskat30


@swazzle, @Minskat30, @twodimes, @500days, @alpacina, @caseface5, @audrewuh -- this will be us this weekend

MissKittyDanger

@Swazzle  I read somewhere that muscle can weigh more than fat, so it could just be a middle transition time. Don't feel down, numbers shouldn't change the work you've done and you've done great  

@southernpeach89  yay sleep!!

@CocoBellaF that's awful, I hope you feel better.

@jenna8984 holy! 104!! Is she still in decent health?

@PamBeesly524 Does that mean you'll be jobless or are you moving within the company?


Last night I wanted to throw laundry in or do dishes, but neither got done. Matt has a pinched nerve in his back {still functioning, just sore} and I'm pretty sure it's his sciatic nerve. We were suppose to go see my mum last night and I ended up going alone, which was fine.
On my pinterest I have a secret board for future baby stuff, because a lot of my friends have kids and they'll pin things. I made the board for future reference and it's secret because I also have family on my pinterest so I don't want them seeing it unless I'm pregnant {and announced} Anyways I was showing my mum some stuff, and she was impressed by the things I had {clothes, stuff, things that could help baby calm, swaddling, etc} and then we talked about how future nursery stuff would be done.
I did show her what @jenna8984  had as decals, and my mum loved it but wants to kind of build on that. Since my mum's place is near a foresty area, we're going to do a woodland theme. She wants to do gender neutral so she can start early lmao

I was there for a couple hours and now have so many dishes to do tonight. Guhhh lol

A few things I realized this morning that I'll be glad for when we buy a house. Extra bathrooms and dishwasher lmao!

cu97tiger

@swazzle - I completely know how you feel and it sucks. Sending you a giant hug and a calorie-free piece of cake!

@jenna8984 - I so badly want a donut now!

@minskat30 - I hope the deals go smoothly so that you have NO weekend work.

Last night I was beat when I got home, and I convinced H to make spaghetti squash with italian sausage. It was so freaking good. I'm having leftovers for lunch and I can't wait! Then we watched the last two episodes of 11/22/63. I read the book, so I knew what was going to happen. It was okay to watch but was probably more interesting if you didn't know how it ended.

This morning I went to Crossfit. I had to modify everything because of my back but I still feel like I got a really good workout in, so yay me. I'm going straight from work tonight to a kickoff meeting for a mentoring group I'm joining. I'll be a mentor and get paired with my mentee tonight, so that's exciting!

Swazzle

@cu97tiger - Thank you

PamBeesly524

@MissKittyDanger oops, sorry if I wasn't clear - definitely not jobless, just more reflecting on whether or not it's time for me to look elsewhere for a position. I moved to a new position back in Sept and am currently in charge of the temp that is doing my old job, also doing my new job and am working on a huge company-wide systems project that is taking up lots of time meetings-wise. Not to mention that the director position for our dept. is currently empty, so a lot of that work is trickling down to my team. I'm trying to decide if essentially doing 3 jobs is sustainable for me. 

minskat30

@TwoDimes - Ha!  H asked me "so what are you going to do while everyone drinks?" and my reply was "probably pee myself from laughter".   

MissKittyDanger

@PamBeesly524  Ohhh okay. Jeez that is super busy, no wonder you're stressed out

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@TwoDimes - Knowing your H, Indy will be spoiled rotten all weekend and will hardly miss you.  

eilis1228

@Swazzle It's definitely water weight. H always reminds me that 1 pound = 3500 calories. So unless you truly think you ate 3500 calories x however many pounds you allegedly gained, then it's allllll water weight and will come off soon. 

@CocoBellaF Aw, I'm sorry you're having a rough time. This is all temporary and so worth the sacrifice, I promise!

@southernpeach89 YAY Callie! 

@jenna8984 Who schedules a conference call at 4pm on a Friday??? Wow. 

@caseface5 H and I rarely manage to get dinner on the table before 9pm, and it sucks. I don't blame you for skipping the gym to avoid such a late dinner.

@PamBeesly524 Aw, I'm sorry you're so stressed about work. Quality of life is very important! I guess you have to decide how much longer you can take your current situation before it's time to look elsewhere. *hugs*

@TwoDimes Take me with you!!!!!

@speakeasy14 I can't believe your car is still in the shop. That's crazy!

@minskat30 Just fake sick this weekend with work.


@cu97tiger I'm sorry your back is still hurting. Between that and your tendinitis, it sounds like you're having a rough go of it. *hugs*
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Yesterday I came home, ran with Zoey at the dog park, went to the gym and did 50 minutes on the elliptical, and then came home to H making dinner. He's the best! I didn't get home until close to 8, and dinner was ready just before 9, so I didn't do much of anything else last night. 

Today I'm working from home, but I have a session with my personal trainer at 10, and then I have to take my car to the mechanic at 1pm. *le sigh* Definitely not looking forward to that. 

I'll likely work late since I have a ton to do, and then I'll make....something... for dinner. No idea what. I also need to do laundry and dishes at some point today. I swear there aren't enough hours in the day!

I went to bed at a decent time last night, but for the life of me, I could not keep my eyes open this morning. I finally got up at 8:30. Ugh.

beachyone15

Good morning!
Yesterday was interesting. Our system at work was down so no one on campus could access email, the web, or our drives with working documents on them. The IT dept finally got things up and running around lunchtime, but I think we all realized just how much we rely on our computers to work.
Last night was so nice outside, so H wanted to grill. I swept off our back porch steps that were covered in bright yellow pollen. Yuck. Watched some tv and went to bed.
Not sure what we'll cook tonight but I kind of like it when H grills. He managed to cook the entire meal on the grill, and there were less dishes at the end of it. So I'm thinking we should grill WAY more.

@swazzle - I'm sorry. I know that's a discouraging feeling. But your clothes are still fitting better, right? That's still a win in my book!
@southernpeach89 - Glad you got some much needed sleep!
@caseface5 - Trent has really been growing on me, especially after that Sia song he did. Damn!
@jenna8984 - Congrats great grandma!!
@minskat30 - Work the pregnancy card for sure!
@cu97tiger - I love spaghetti squash! H and I like to make a version of it with pesto and chicken.

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@Swazzle - Hugs.  I understand...I gained back about half of what I had lost when I was doing my Dubai/Budapest traveling last month and it made me super cranky.

@southernpeach89 - YAAAAAY!  I am doing my happy dance for sleep!

@everybody going to the GTG - I am so jealous and want to come spend fun times with you guys but I can't booooo.  (I will admit to looking at plane tickets this morning just because I want a fun weekend.)

I am also crabby this morning and don't really have a good reason why.  I am missing BF like crazy the last few days (more than normal) and I didn't sleep well again (although thank goodness no awful nightmares).  Also, this is so dumb, but lots of people on my FB have gotten engaged/married/had babies within the last couple of months, and I think I'm suffering a bit of jealousy!  Just blargh.

I'm at work but I'm hiding in my office.  We have an awards ceremony at noon, and one of the other profs from my department is getting an award, so I'll be going to that, but otherwise I'm going to hide in here and pretend to work.

jenna8984

@eilis1228 hope your car isn't too expensive to fix

@misskittydanger She is in great health...literally she wants to pass on and her doctors keep saying they see her living for 5 more years! LOL. Also, the place I got the decals has tons more woodland stuff, like bears, fox, squirrel, etc!

@beachyone15 love how your porch steps were covered in pollen...while mine are covered in snow haha

@speakeasy14 I was dead-on with my nephew. They were team green and I guessed the sex and the birthday correctly!

jenna8984

Question: how do you pronounce anything that ends in -leigh? I keep seeing this on baby name boards as a replacement for lee/ley (such as Bentleigh, Everleigh). I mean not only does it look terrible in my eyes but am I the only one who think in English it's pronounced LAY? I read that as Bentlay so I don't understand why so many people think it's ok substitution for -Ley.

speakeasy14

@eilis1228 I made breakfast for dinner last night, great for nights when you have no energy.  And yeah, this mechanic is ridiculous, he won't answer my bf anymore and when we drove by my car was no where to be seen.  I may just take my car back and find someone else.  I really don't like this guy.

@jenna8984 definitely the ay sound, and not the ey sound.  I don't understand a lot of spellings for names anymore.  I feel bad for teachers who have to pronounce all these weird spellings for common names.