The Continuing Saga of CherylB's Weight Loss Journey (part 2)

[CherylB]

I am happy to report that I went to the gym and worked out. I did the elliptical for a few minutes but it wasn't feeling right to me, so I went over to the recumbent bike and set it for fat burning and set the timer for 10 minutes. By the end of 10 minutes, I decided to go for a full half hour. The TV was directly over my head and I was watching America's funniest animals and people. Great videos and they were a great distraction.

All I have to do is stand up and walk in order to reach my target heart rate, right now. So although it said my THR was 111, I was at 120 almost the entire time. I just went with it. I felt fine but was sweating a bit. Not out of breath or anything.

Then I did the Nautilus machine circuit twice around. I don't think those are what I'll stick with, for the most part. I think I need to work with the free weights more and do things that don't require "sitting down." We'll see how it feels the next time I go.

Tomorrow is the pool and the farm. Also need to do the mechanic for the car, so this should be challenging. Please pray that the repair bill is well-under $200 because if I don't buy any more food or drink or dog kibble or gasoline, I can last until pay-day.

Need to go eat something so I'll be back later. Hope all of you are doing well!

[pendragginp]

Good for you for starting your exercise plan, Cheryl!

LOL @ Cisco and the treadmill.

Where is everyone?! Lots of threads seem to be slow. Just the summer weather, maybe.

WTG your landlady, she seems like a good one. I read abt your internet troubles. And bestest of luck with your car tomorrow!

I've been all over the place with an eating plan lately, but I seem to be pretty stable, though at a weight that's still above my final goal. Motivation, where art thou!

[pendragginp]

For goodness sake, I forgot to add that I'm certainly holding your job sitch in prayer. They did get the application? I know you said you were going to call to be sure. Go Cheryl!

[CherylB]

Thank you very much, Plum. It's nice to see someone around here! I know what you mean. Things sure are quiet these days. Maybe with it is the fact that it's summer, and the weekend. I think summer is essentially over here in CT! I'm looking at the forecast and it's going down, down, down. It was barely in the 70's today and so lovely. I was driving around with the windows down and the a/c off. My kind of weather!

What plan are you following now, after tripping around with different plans? I feel ya on that one cause I've done the same thing. It still crosses my mind about doing a short hhcg round but I know it's not the answer. Dieting doesn't work. Regains are inevitable; at least for most of us who try them.

I made a cheeseburger on the propane grill today but instead of the usual 2.5 or so tablespoons of mayo (OMG; I love mayo) I used brown mustard. Was okay but not so good that I'd continue wanting to eat cheeseburgers everyday the way I have been for the past few weeks. Maybe I can put mayo on one side and mustard on the other?

Anyway, this particular S day was treated like it was an N day and that helps me cope with the S day that was yesterday. I feel really good about going to the gym and know that all I need to do is make sure I get dressed and head out the door on each day that I have the gym on the schedule.

I looked at the pool schedule for tomorrow morning. I was thinking of doing the pool before dropping off the car at 0800 (I know! Crazy, right?) and there is an aqua exercise class. I don't want to attend that so I will just see if I can get the car back by 1pm. I can squeeze in a swim before the farm and all will be fine.

Have a nice evening, ladies. Catch you tomorrow, I hope.

[CherylB]

Originally Posted by pendragginp

For goodness sake, I forgot to add that I'm certainly holding your job sitch in prayer. They did get the application? I know you said you were going to call to be sure. Go Cheryl!

I never got a return call or any response to either of my voicemails. It's very confusing and makes me wonder, but I'm tired of being paranoid. It's mine or it isn't mine. I don't want to plague them so I will leave it at the two phone calls and see what happens. I hate not knowing but what choice do I have in the matter?

ETA: I waited a full week to find out if I got this duplex so good things come to those who wait. I made it clear how much I wanted the job. Maybe they are checking references, etc.

[tay65]

hi cheryl, I didn't forget about you! Muah!
I've been sick with Pleuricy (inflammation of the lining of the lungs and chest, for those reading and dont know what it is). Its been very painful and can't breathe too well. I woke up every hr last night.
My dd called off today so I can rest and don't have to watch Chloe. I would've if I had to though. She's been coming in my room and checking on me! Its too cute. She knows something is wrong.
I hope you get that job. Its hard waiting for a call back. I always think they do it on purpose! LOL
Good job on the gym! I wish I could go. I loved the gym and would stay for 2 hrs at a time. My stupid back had to get in the way though and ruin everything!
Enjoy the farm & oh! Hope the car repair doesn't cost too much. My car has to go Wednesday. Thank goodness for warranties!

[julieboolie]

Good for you at the gym! Atta girl!! Hope you can really make it part of your normal routine! You'll hear soon I'm sure!!

It is quiet, but that's good w/ me as we're ramping up to our Fall schedule. Schooling my girls is getting more intense as they get older . But He giveth more grace and I'm very thankful to be able to do it!

Yes, my journal got a bit sidetracked. I appreciate suggestions and comments, but need to do what's best for me! It's all good!

[CherylB]

I had forgotten about the farm! I'm so glad you said that. I knew earlier today that I had the farm, but it completely slipped my mind in the last couple of hours. Whew!

Got the car back before noon. It was $134 and change. That leaves me about $90 for the rest of the month. The brakes feel better than they did before! I barely have to touch them now. I'm going to have to get used to that so I don't get into a wreck.

I ate a sandwich for lunch. I put mayo on one half of the bread, then added my tomatoes and onions in the middle and ate it. It was not nearly enough mayo. And I didn't enjoy the sandwich at all. So, clearly I need to eat what I love and just eat less of it. My plates might have to be small ones but they will be satisfying meals to me.

I'm tired from waking up so early today. It seems so much later in the day than it is. Maybe that's what made me forget about the farm. I just feel like my day is mostly finished and it's not even 2 pm yet!

I didn't mean to save this part until the end, but I'm really sorry you are so ill, Tammy. I hope you are on some good medications and that you are back on your feet with lungs full of nice, clean air soon. That's so sweet of Chloe to check in on her G'ma. Not sure what she calls you. Please get well soon.

[CherylB]

Originally Posted by julieboolie

Good for you at the gym! Atta girl!! Hope you can really make it part of your normal routine! You'll hear soon I'm sure!!

It is quiet, but that's good w/ me as we're ramping up to our Fall schedule. Schooling my girls is getting more intense as they get older . But He giveth more grace and I'm very thankful to be able to do it!

Yes, my journal got a bit sidetracked. I appreciate suggestions and comments, but need to do what's best for me! It's all good!

Thanks, Julie. I'm excited about Fall, too. I feel it here in CT already. The worst is over! The gym will be part of my life now, and I hope the job will be, too. I will never understand people and how they act. If it were me and I found someone who was more than qualified for the job, I'd be snatching them right up. But since they don't act that way, it makes me feel like I said something wrong. Something that concerned them and makes them reconsider me as appropriate. I hate how my mind spins round and round.

Only time will tell.

[keepingcupsfull]

Good for you with the new gym routine. Enjoy it.

As far as the job goes ..sometimes the answer to our prayers isn't always what we want. But, what is best in the long run.. We just don't know it at the time.
Nice day here in the northeast!

At least you are taking action and that is the best thing you can do for your health. Onward and downward right?

I'm still the same....which I'm ok with for now. I will have my blood work redone in October. It does bother me that my numbers were up for the first time ever. I know still great numbers but it must be true about hcg having increased fat in your blood as it prepares to say good by and leave your body.

Off to weed the garden and pick more tomatoes

Keep up the great strides you are making...Bee.

[tay65]

Having a good afternoon? I've been dozing off and on today. Chloe calls me mammaw. LOL! She's a sweetie, for sure.
Not much of an appetite still. I was down .8 today. I have been eating "good" stuff and just keeping the portions under control. I gave myself the goal of losing 20 lbs by Christmas. I think its reasonable and doable, right? 5 lbs a month should be easily achieved IF I stay focused.
Hope the farm was enjoyable.

[CherylB]

please excuse my lack of personals tonight. thank you ladies!!!!!

Farm day was exhausting. I did 80% of everything. Going back tomorrow but there is help on Tuesdays. Today I was alone with the staff girl and she had to ride one of the horses while the head honcho gave her instruction. So that left me and, ME. But she did groom 4 of the horses and then did her share of the feeding and sweeping, etc. She cleaned the goat pen, too.

The goats were so funny today. There are those nasty round burs that get all tangled up in hair in their day pen. I found one all gnarled up in one of their goatees. Ellen fought like mad to keep me from taking it out, too. So I went and found some little pruners and cut every last bur plant in their pen. So what did they do when I let them out so they could wander a bit and nibble on things on their way back to the barn? Get into some more burs. They EACH had burs in their beards when they got back to their stall. One of them had TWO burs.

Those burs are so nasty that I couldn't take knowing they were growing all around inside their pen. It made me feel good about it but I'm not sure if the goats really cared. But as I went around cutting each little plant, it was like I had opened up a new little patch for them to graze, so maybe they did appreciate it.

Then they were in no particular mood to go "to bed" and they did everything they could to evade capture. The younger one is the friskiest of the two. The other is her elderly momma.

So now I'm home, showered, took care of the dog, dragged both trash and recycle receptacles to the curb, in my PJ's and lounging on the bed, wishing someone was here to make me something to eat. Lord knows I burned enough calories to have something yummy. But I'm just too tired to make anything!

[CherylB]

i grilled 2 hot dogs. that's all i could handle. almost too tired to chew.

[CherylB]

After yesterdays exhaustion from all the farm work, I was so glad I hadn't gone to the gym. I thought I had scheduled Monday as my freestyle pool swimming day, but after looking at the schedule, I saw it was set for Tuesdays. Now that I see how I feel on some of the farm days (worse since starting at the gym), I'm going to skip all gym and home exercises on both farm days. It's just too intensive.

So I will do weights and cardio at the gym on Sunday, Farm on Monday and Tuesday (unless I get that job), Wednesday will be weights and cardio at the gym, Thursday will be freestyle pool day for me, followed by rest for the remainder of the day, Friday morning will be Aqua Zumba class at either 9 am or 6 pm, and then Saturday will be mostly resting with whatever home exercising I feel up to.

I have no choice but to get fit in a hurry working out like this. I will continue to eat No S and I have discovered that I hate the sandwiches I'd been totally loving when I only use low fat condiments or cut the mayo back to half. I'm just going to eat two meals a day of what I truly want. If I need a third meal, I'll keep it down to a few different fruits and call it a day.

I haven't had a drink since 8/8 and I don't miss it at all. I noticed I was having cystic acne in weird places but now that has cleared up. Must have been the toxins being removed from my body from all the beers I had been consuming. Now my skin looks pretty good! Thank you Lord! I even had one in my right ear. I had them in pairs on my neck in several places as well. Very weird. Glad that's over with. Hope they stay gone. No more booze for the remainder of 2012.

I was tempted to weigh today but knew it would be a bad idea. I feel good and I would rather weight ( Freudian slip) until my official weigh-in day which is Saturday morning. If I go to the town Fair on Friday night, I might make that weigh-in Friday morning. I will have to make the Fair an S day, even if it's Friday. After all, it is a Special day and so it qualifies as an S day. I will be back at the Fair on Saturday with my sister, her hubby and my Mother. Then I'll treat Sunday as an N day.

My Mother is peeved at me right now. She has her little ways and she has the ability to push my buttons. No one else in the world has this quality. Only her. She does it automatically and predictably, so I have tried to avoid sharing certain things with her. I couldn't tell her I'd joined a gym because she would have asked me each time we talked or texted if I'd gone that day. Well, I took a video of Cissy walking on the treadmill the other day and sent it to some of my family members, including my mother.

She wrote back but God must have intervened because I didn't get the reply. I took another video of her after the treadmill. She was crashed out on the kitchen floor and she looked dead. It was so cute. Then I started asking if she was okay and she began to slowly thump her tail on the floor. Finally after a few more questions, she summoned the strength to get up and come to me. It was so adorable.

Anyway, a while later I got a text from my mother asking me where my reply was to her first text. I called her so we could stop all this texting and so I asked her what her first text message said and told her I hadn't gotten it. She said, "I asked you if the treadmill was big enough for you to walk on it together." Calmly I explained that there was a weight limit and the treadmill was not wide enough for us both to walk together. But I got her message loud and clear and the poison was setting in.

So the next thing she asked me was how Cissy let me know when she had had enough of the walking and I explained it to her in depth. She didn't understand so I started to re-explain and I started to lose my temper. It was too late. I had crossed that line and I was in the "I just hate this part of you, Mom!" mode. We ended the conversation on a civil note but it was just simmering inside of me so I wrote her an email. I let it all out.

I told her I loved her but that I couldn't stand how she always took every opportunity to get her little jabs in. I know she does it not in a vicious way but she thinks that's what mother's are supposed to do. I told her that "showing us how to live is better than just telling us how to live." She does nothing in the way of exercise and she hasn't exercised since I was a young teen. And back then it was only Jack LaLane.

We have texted back and forth a few times so I thought we were okay. But my sister says "Mom is peeved" at me. So I wrote back to my sister and said, "Oh freakin well" (cleaned up for posting.) I said what I said in love and I have no regrets. Maybe it made enough of an impact that she will finally change. I have had this discussion with my mother a few times in the past and she doesn't only do that crap to me, so we all stand to benefit.

You know how she responded initially to that email? She wrote, "You already told me you had been exercising. Nite." In other words, "I haven't been asking you about it every time we talk, so there!" I had not told her, so my sister must have mentioned it. I know better than to open myself up to her little ways.

"What Ever!" I highly prize communication. If there is a problem, let's try and fix it. If something is bothering me, or something is bothering you, let's get it out in the open and talk about it. Ya know????? I don't want to look forward to the day that she's gone, just to get some resolution to this part of how she is. I love her and I know she loves me, but no matter how old and set in our ways we are, we can always break bad habits. I firmly believe that.

[tay65]

I completely agree with you. I have my little tifts with my mom too. She gets snappy with me and gets this look on her face that would make anyone's blood boil. Then on top of that she always says I hate her. Makes me so mad!
But yeah, I think no matter how old anyone is, change can happen. Its just "old" ppl use age as an excuse to say whatever they want.

[CherylB]

I know they do. But she has been retrained in other ways over the years. For instance, she had a strange up-bringing and the five of us kids never were really told the words, "I love you." I remember the first time I uttered those words to my first real boyfriend, it felt like I was tearing the words out of my chest. So, Mom would always (right up until maybe 10 years ago) say, "Me too" or "Ditto" when we said we loved her. I talked to her about it and at first she started with a sarcastic, "Love you too!" But eventually she could say it without a second thought, and mean it.

I think there is something else she stopped doing eventually. Oh! She used to ask me what I ate that day and I'd tell her, then she'd ask what I had for "veggies." I'm her "baby" but "baby" just turned 50 and she stopped doing this only in the last couple of years.

Something that she still does (which is sort of endearing) is ask me to text or call when I get home, after dropping her off, or if she knows I went to the farm that day, etc. If she doesn't hear from me, she'll text or call to see if I'm home safe. I said, "Why don't you ever ask "X" to do that?" "Because she has "X" and you have no one at home. Cisco can't call and tell me you're missing!" But if my sister and her hubby are out together, wouldn't it stand to reason that if something happened to one, it happened to the other and there would still be nobody left to call my Mother? Oy.

Anyway, I expect she'll get over it like she always does. I had to laugh when you mentioned "that face." She gets hers, too. A little sideways smirk and if you struck a nerve too closely, I swear I can see her swivel her head straight forward and lock her jaw. The wall goes up. End of discussion.

I love her dearly and she knows that I do. I just want the rest of our years together to be the happiest that they can be. That's going to benefit us all.

Farm day #2 is in the bag. I am just wiped out! I am not exaggerating when I say this. I had a wheelbarrow full to the brim with nothing but manure. We use the kind with two wheels in the front so you can really load em up. This was the fullest one I think I've ever dumped all in one shot.

I groomed 3 horses today even though there were 3 of us working and only 7 horses total. Not sure how that worked out that way but I love to groom them. I really scrub them down with the curry comb and get as much fur and dirt off of them as I can. And I like to give lots of attention to itchy spots. They wear these fly masks all day and I like to give their faces extra attention. If they want to use me as a scratching post, I brace myself and let them go to town. I just LOVE them.

I FINALLY heard back from the Vet about the job I interviewed for 8 days ago. Turns out they have PILES of resumes and cover letters and interviews and applications to go through as a response to the ad on Craigslist. I hope they took it down or the pile is just going to keep getting higher and deeper! Apparently, his wife (his "right hand man") had leg surgery not long ago. She's now going in for the other leg. She handles certain aspects of his business. And they want to go through ALL the applicants before making any decisions.

I asked how long they thought it might be before they chose someone. "It's hard to say. It might be a couple of weeks, or it could be a couple of months. I don't want to hold you up, so if you need something sooner, please don't wait for us." (Or words to that effect.) I told him that I would be patient and I wouldn't hold my breath, but I asked him to please let me know if they decide against me, even before they decide "for" someone else. I just want to know something concrete. I also told him that, as far as I was concerned, this job was "Heaven sent."

So I need to keep looking because I am so totally destitute. I have zero playing-around cash. Just enough to live paycheck to paycheck. I knew it would be a real challenge living in this duplex but I am so glad I didn't let it scare me away. I couldn't be any happier here.

I need to rest a bit now. I hope you are feeling much better today, Tammy. Get some rest yourself!

ETA: I just was reading through this post to correct errors, like I always do. I realized something after reading what I put in bold. The simple fact that it's going to take them so long to hire someone is going to work in my favor because very few people out there can afford to wait! They will get hired at other places and I'll be there, ready and waiting. Hmmmm.....

[CherylB]

PS: I have to rework the gym plan because I don't think it's a good idea to do weights and cardio the day after two days at the farm. My muscles need to rest so I will do the pool tomorrow and make the weights and cardio on Thursday.

[julieboolie]

Cheryl-all good things come to those who wait, right? Hang in there. It doesn't mean you can't look while you wait, but you can have a certain confidence and selectiveness to the looking .

Glad the farm days are going well. And the gym sounds good too. I recommend only 2 days of lifting weights. I think 3, especially in the beginning, is a bit much. Most people underestimate the benefit of rest when weight training. Those muscles need to repair and heal, that's also where they grow, in between workouts . You're doing great!!

And your mom sounds similar to mine. In the little jab and control part. Although mine doesn't ask about my diet or exercise to see if I've done it. She's the opposite. Tries to sabbotage or dismiss my success. She tempts me w. baked goods, tells me to knock it off already, resists any encouragement to exercise - even simple walking. It's sad really. About 10 years ago I realized that my mom is actually jealous of me. It finally made all the pieces fall into place. All the little jabs, competitive and revisionist history always representing herself WAY better than it was, all about her all the time... etc. She's just a stunted adolescent who is very selfish. It's hard to wrap my head around that realization, as she is my mom. But, she is who she is, and I do love her. But I am also content w. the fact that I can NOT change her. So, I make due. It's sad though .

Have a good night!!

[CherylB]

Funny you mentioned jealousy cause that is in there somewhere, too. Maybe that is at the root of this entire thing? But you know how she acts when I'm in control of my diet, losing weight and exercising? She acts like it's no big deal when I tell her I went walking or whatever. She just has to point out areas where I (we) can improve. Like I said, she had a crappy up-bringing and with she and my father together, so did we. It was hell. They screwed us all up!

I know I have to take her as she is, or "make due" as you put it. But I want so much for us to be more like friends than mother/daughter. I mentioned that to her. And I told her that was how my relationship with my father ended up in the later years. He let me live my life and he didn't ask questions or give suggestions. He was just there if I needed him. Can I get an Amen?

I hope she texts me after she gets back from Bingo tonight. That will show me that she read the texts I sent her earlier and that she's getting over it.

I only planned on two days a week of weights. For someone as far-removed from fitness as I am, I know I need to start off slowly. I believe in resting those muscles after taxing them. That's what concerns me about doing the weights the day before and the day after my two farm days. It's too much on already stressed out muscles.

I'll work it out! Sunday will end up being a rest day, rather than Saturday was originally going to be. No worries.

[CherylB]

I'm doing great with the eating plan and also not drinking, but I am FLAT BROKE. I rolled up the coins that have been sitting on the counter top for many, many moons. I'd have more but I have no penny wrappers. I got $43! Plan to drive to the bank and cash those in, then swing by the store and grab a few things. Sissy's been out of her favorite rawhide chips for about a week and I think it's time I splurged on her.

Mom wrote me back after Bingo, but only after I sent her another text, asking how it went. She won $2 and lost $2. I think that meant she's $2 in the hole. I wrote back and said "at least you won one! Nite." She wrote back "nite."

Decided to just REST today. My whole body is aching and clearly this has been too much for the first week back at the gym. Doing the weights the day before the farm day and then having to do so much of the work alone really set me up for agony later that night.

I had two oranges and 1.5 pears (once I cut off the bad parts, that's about what they came to) for "breakfast" around noon. Starting to get hungry again but not sure if I want to wait until after I go shopping and hit the bank (not the way that sounded, but cash in the coins ) and then get a little gasoline and stuff for Sissy. I'll be a good Mom and do it that way.

Have a nice evening, ladies. Hope all is well with you and yours.

[CherylB]

Dragged my tired @$$ out the door and did some errands. Hit the library and dropped off the movies that were due tomorrow, hit the bank and cashed in my coins (there was $44 so I miscounted), got $20 worth of gas (prices are up again, dang it!), bought another bag of kibble and Cissy's "flippities", then swung back around on the way back home and shopped at Stop and Shop. Big mistake! They are reorganizing the store. I HATE THAT!! I know that they do it just so people spend more time in the store and can't just dash in and out with just what they intended to buy.

Then as I was taking all the bags into the house, the neighbor's dog came racing around to greet me. I love dogs. If it were up to them, there would be no squabbles. Just happiness and belly rubs.

Ate my dinner which was the usual: cheeseburger on a bun with mayo and onion. But I went crazy and had four baby dill pickles. Bought a new jar today so I'm all set for a pickle phase. Haven't had any in ages.

Need to do some reading tonight so I'm not sure how much time I'll spend on LCF after this. Maybe I'll see you later? How are you all doing?

[EmBee]

Originally Posted by CherylB

Dragged my tired @$$ out the door and did some errands. Hit the library and dropped off the movies that were due tomorrow, hit the bank and cashed in my coins (there was $44 so I miscounted), got $20 worth of gas (prices are up again, dang it!), bought another bag of kibble and Cissy's "flippities", then swung back around on the way back home and shopped at Stop and Shop. Big mistake! They are reorganizing the store. I HATE THAT!! I know that they do it just so people spend more time in the store and can't just dash in and out with just what they intended to buy.

Then as I was taking all the bags into the house, the neighbor's dog came racing around to greet me. I love dogs. If it were up to them, there would be no squabbles. Just happiness and belly rubs.

Ate my dinner which was the usual: cheeseburger on a bun with mayo and onion. But I went crazy and had four baby dill pickles. Bought a new jar today so I'm all set for a pickle phase. Haven't had any in ages.

Need to do some reading tonight so I'm not sure how much time I'll spend on LCF after this. Maybe I'll see you later? How are you all doing?

LOVE dill pickes and Peanut butter!!!

[CherylB]

Together????? Holy Toledo! I never heard of that combination. Not going to try that anytime soon, either! I like the baby dills and not the dill spears or the big, fat dill pickles that you sometimes see for sale. I like the dainty little ones.

Off to la-la land soon, I hope. Sweet dreams, ladies!

[tay65]

hi cheryl, how are ya?
Isn't it crazy how fast $40 can go? Its nuts the price of gas. Here its $3.79/gal.
I just got in from strolling Chloe downtown. We went for a late lunch.
We went to the farmers market and looked around. I didnt get anything. Then we went to the grocery store bc I needed yogurt. Now she should be ready for a nap but I hear her downstairs talking. Shes been up 4 hrs and pretty soon she's gonna be cranky.
My husband is sick now and called off yesterday. He has a virus of some sort. First Chloe, then me now him! Geeze!
My chest is still alittle sore but better. I'm hanging onto a cough, so I know its still there.
Hope your doing good. Did you exercise today? I got mine in! hehehe

[CherylB]

My car is supposed to take the expensive gas because of the super-charged engine but when the prices are this high, I go mid-grade. It was $3.99.

I'm doing great! Went to the gym and did 20 minutes on the recumbent bike, then 20 minutes on the elliptical, then did the full Nautilus circuit twice through. It took around an hour, but I really didn't time myself. I know I'm going to be looking and feeling so much better. I already am!

Tomorrow I'm just going to swim and not do the Aqua Zumba class. I need to get my weekly routine straightened out. After the Fair on Saturday, I won't have any other interruptions for a while. I need to be at the Fair at least by 10:30 am because the Horse Draw starts at 11 and I don't want to miss that.

I'm charging up my video and regular camera's batteries and I will take lots of pics and video. I personally love video so much more but it's hard to share video. I haven't figured out how to post on YouTube yet. Does anyone out there know how?

I hate how virus' move from family member to family member. It sucks, doesn't it? I really hope you all get well soon and that there isn't any "second round" of it the way there sometimes is.

Have a nice, relaxing evening. Glad you got out and about with Chloe! Farmer's Markets are fun.

[tay65]

Funny thing is is that no way could we "catch" what Chloe had bc only small children get it. Then the Pleurisy has many causes, so who knows why I had it! And its not contagious either. LOL just happened we all got sick one after the other!
glad you're enjoying the gym. Time flies, dont it?

[CherylB]

Originally Posted by tay65

glad you're enjoying the gym. Time flies, dont it?

Well, I wouldn't go THAT far! Sometimes I can hardly believe how slowly the minutes tick by when I'm doing the aerobic stuff. No fun.

However y'all got sick, I hope it clears up and stays gone! Off to bed now. Hugs to everyone out there tonight!

[CherylB]

Happy, happy girl!!! I went to the gym to use the pool, but not to attend the Aqua Zumba class that I had scheduled for Fridays. Since I did the weights yesterday, I thought the class might be too much. So I went around 2:30 and swam for a full half hour in my own lane. I did the breast stroke, side strokes (left and right; normally only do the right), back stroke using arms, "back stroke" just kicking my legs, and sometimes just floated and let my arms rest. I even did the doggy paddle! Then toward the end I treaded water. I did everything I knew to do other than the Crawl. I need to buy some goggles. (I remembered the water being too warm but it was just perfect today.)

Then I went in the ladies locker room and got into the dry sauna. I was all alone in that cozy little sauna. I took the time to just thank God for everything that is happening in my life right now and to pray for myself and others. I lasted in there for about 10 minutes, all stretched-out on my beach towel. I began to perspire so I decided that was long enough.

Then I got in the shower and took advantage of their soap dispensers on the wall. There are three sections but none of them were labeled. I did the best I could to figure out which soap went where but I may not have chosen the right one to wash my hair with. (I asked the guy at the reception desk about it on my way out and he said he'd have someone label them.)

It was like I had the whole locker room to myself! There was a large box fan blowing away over where the blow dryers were located, so I towel dried myself off and stood in front of the fan. It helps me to dry off faster and to get dressed faster if I am in front of a fan, so it was perfect! Then I used their blow dryer and they are the strongest blow dryers I've ever used! Turbo charged and very nice.

Lastly, I rinsed my bathing suit in the sink and then walked back into the pool area to spin-dry the suit. In 10 seconds, it was very dry. I spoke with the guy at the desk and he's the one I had a training session scheduled with this week, but had forgotten about. He's a really nice man and I asked him if he worked on Thursdays. I will call the club and set up an appointment for this coming Thursday, which will be my next day in the weight and cardio area. (He always ends conversations with, "Have a blessed one.")

I feel so amazing. So ALIVE! So clean and so invigorated. I think doing the gym days this way will make it simple and enjoyable. I have no need to "pack a bag" and get it all done in one day. It's so nice this way.

I didn't use the hot tub but it's nice to know it's there. After owning my own tub for so many years, these types of hot tubs leave much to be desired. In the winter it will be appreciated.

So now I'm back home and I'm all clean and satisfied. Need to eat something substantial. Only ate fruit so far and had two iced coffees. Ladies, you are talking to a very blessed woman.

[EmBee]

Originally Posted by CherylB

Happy, happy girl!!! I went to the gym to use the pool, but not to attend the Aqua Zumba class that I had scheduled for Fridays. Since I did the weights yesterday, I thought the class might be too much. So I went around 2:30 and swam for a full half hour in my own lane. I did the breast stroke, side strokes (left and right; normally only do the right), back stroke using arms, "back stroke" just kicking my legs, and sometimes just floated and let my arms rest. I even did the doggy paddle! Then toward the end I treaded water. I did everything I knew to do other than the Crawl. I need to buy some goggles. (I remembered the water being too warm but it was just perfect today.)

Then I went in the ladies locker room and got into the dry sauna. I was all alone in that cozy little sauna. I took the time to just thank God for everything that is happening in my life right now and to pray for myself and others. I lasted in there for about 10 minutes, all stretched-out on my beach towel. I began to perspire so I decided that was long enough.

Then I got in the shower and took advantage of their soap dispensers on the wall. There are three sections but none of them were labeled. I did the best I could to figure out which soap went where but I may not have chosen the right one to wash my hair with. (I asked the guy at the reception desk about it on my way out and he said he'd have someone label them.)

It was like I had the whole locker room to myself! There was a large box fan blowing away over where the blow dryers were located, so I towel dried myself off and stood in front of the fan. It helps me to dry off faster and to get dressed faster if I am in front of a fan, so it was perfect! Then I used their blow dryer and they are the strongest blow dryers I've ever used! Turbo charged and very nice.

Lastly, I rinsed my bathing suit in the sink and then walked back into the pool area to spin-dry the suit. In 10 seconds, it was very dry. I spoke with the guy at the desk and he's the one I had a training session scheduled with this week, but had forgotten about. He's a really nice man and I asked him if he worked on Thursdays. I will call the club and set up an appointment for this coming Thursday, which will be my next day in the weight and cardio area. (He always ends conversations with, "Have a blessed one.")

I feel so amazing. So ALIVE! So clean and so invigorated. I think doing the gym days this way will make it simple and enjoyable. I have no need to "pack a bag" and get it all done in one day. It's so nice this way.

I didn't use the hot tub but it's nice to know it's there. After owning my own tub for so many years, these types of hot tubs leave much to be desired. In the winter it will be appreciated.

So now I'm back home and I'm all clean and satisfied. Need to eat something substantial. Only ate fruit so far and had two iced coffees. Ladies, you are talking to a very blessed woman.

So very very proud of you !! And happy for you! Sounds like a great place!

[CherylB]

Thanks, MB! It is. And it's the closest gym to my home, as well.

Tomorrow is my official weekly weigh-in. Wish me luck!