Not willingly, I was up at 4 AM, awoken by the sound of kitty scratching the floor after pooping in the corner. She didn't do this yesterday, so I thought the habit had been broken since its discovery and cleanup. I guess not.
On the bright side, I'm up early, and, albeit early, I love having the extra time. I've done my bike ride and finished up weights.
MORNING EDIT: I found another area where she's been pooping, in the basement. So something's going on with the boxes. I'll have to do double duty to make sure they are clean as often as possible.
So now we have a kitty who pees outside of the box, and one who poops outside of the box. Great.
Work was exhausting yesterday. I took 2 walks, just to step away and clear my mind. The first one was a short one around the block; the second one was my usual lunchtime walk.
By the end of the day, I was mentally exhausted. So no gym. But I did take care of my plants outside and ride the resistance bike last night, which helps me decompress. I stayed up a little too late reading. Oy, and then to wake up so early... well, I'll sleep well tonight.
I just need to be careful today, that I don't eat out of fatigue. Eating always seems to be the issue with me.
Progress as of today: 44.5 lbs lost so far, only 7 lbs to go!
Did not sleep well due to a reoccurring dream where I had to get to 191th Street and kept getting lost or stuck. When I finally woke up, I didn't want to start my day if it meant going to work, which it does. Eventually, I got up to start my day.
I went to the gym yesterday and had a good workout. I managed to do some weight training, without hurting my back or my shoulder . It seems as though I've aggravated my left shoulder; usually it's the right shoulder that gives me problems. It hurt to the point of realizing that I need to rest it before I can do much more with it (them - my shoulders, that is).
It was a good eating day too.
Starting to formulate goals & plans for September already! I'm exciting and ready!
Progress as of today: 44.5 lbs lost so far, only 7 lbs to go!
i had some weird dream last night as well...
glad you did your weights, i have yet to get my session in!!
Woke up later than usual again - which, as I commented on one of Horn's posts, makes me think that I really needed the extra rest after a very difficult and stressful week. I remembered to weigh in this morning (yay!) and was only up a pound, which I am OK with, because I ended up eating quite a bit last night.
I wasn't hungry for lunch, so I went to the gym and had a nice easy workout, to help stretch out my back and work out the kinks I've been having since last week. When I got home, I had to get ready for mini-golf, so I had a scrambled egg and some feta cheese, as a quick "lunch", to hold me so that I wouldn't go crazy with the pizza after golfing. (As you will read later on, my eating schedule was off, and it did not end as well as it could have - hence, the higher weigh-in this morning...)
We had such a good time at the Veterans' mini-golf outing! I was disappointed to see that almost NO ONE wore a mask, but I wore mine. My husband had a very good time, I think, except that by the time we were done golfing, they had run out of pizza. I took one slice of sausage pizza and took off the sausage to give to my husband. As I saw that he had only 1 slice, I ate only half of my slice and then had a cupcake. So poor planning but the organizer didn't want to have any leftovers (because of COVID). Well, I can assure that she didn't.
Towards the end, one of the older vets (whom we know well from chair yoga) pulled me aside and told me that I should do as much as possible to keep my husband out and about and involved. I already know this, of course, but I did appreciate the positive encouragement from him. However... IDK, it kind of left me feeling a little sad? uneasy? anxious? Not sure.
So we went home and husband had a sandwich, and I had a salad and some vegetables for a better dinner. I'm not sure if it was the uneasiness from what the other vet told me, or if I was just hungry, or what, but then I had a cup of ice cream... and then some dates... and then some walnuts. Then I was satisfied.
I did not do weights yesterday because of my back problems. I have not yet done weights yet, because I'm still having some issues. I may just do some light weights for upper body.... Not sure. I would still like to go to the gym again today, it would have to be another lighter workout, I'm afraid. Nothing with too much resistance.
I'm not sure I'll get to the weeding that needs to get done, as that's hard on my back too. UGH!
Progress as of today: 44.5 lbs lost so far, only 7 lbs to go!
also, remember you cannot control what comes out of people's mouths...and i am sure in this case he/she was just saying to you that it's good you are present and there for your hubby. i wouldn't take it any other way. you work hard and you do what you can do with your hubby and that's what matters. i do understand how it could leave you nervous for the future though.
i did weeding today, too. now that i've done it - i see what kind of exercise it is!
also, now that i had my exercise, i feel like skipping my weights... which is going to happen. overdoing will not happen today LOL. i hope we both get our weights in SOON!
I forgot to weight in this morning. I slept in, on purpose, and then just forgot, even though I have the scale out to remind me. I'll try to remember to weigh in tomorrow, as I feel the need to keep tabs on the numbers right now.
Mr. Donkey is finishing up his garage project today, so already my day has been peppered with interruptions to help him with that. I'm not thrilled with that but he made a delicious pot of fresh coffee for me this morning, so all is forgiven. I'm just going with the flow of the day.
I'd like to go to the gym today, if I'm not interrupted too much. The disabled veterans program is having a mini-golf and pizza party this afternoon, from 4-6 pm, and a couple of weeks ago, husband said he wanted to go. I'll have to see if he still wants to go. So I'd have to go either before or after.
This is the same organization that sponsors chair yoga.
It's good for him to get out. Last year, we missed this g golfing outing because it was just awfully hot and buggy. This year, the weather is not as hot, but it will be getting there next week. (In fact, I turned on the AC last night, and it will stay in until Friday, to get us through this next heat wave. )
Having pizza though with be difficult to moderate.
I'm finishing up my bike ride, and then will do weights, passing I don't get interrupted again. I was proud that I managed to do some weights yesterday morning, even though it was a stressful morning with everything going on AND getting ready to go to work.
Progress as of today: 45.5 lbs lost so far, only 6 lbs to go!
I've been adding more muscle with weight training though, so it's a little harder this time.
pizza is extremely hard for me as well. if they have diet coke or seltzer, perhaps you can stay busy with that between your once slice of pizza. i feel you on pizza, it's one of my triggers.
glad you got the weights in also. i remember when my weights workouts were SO LONG...gone are those days. Now,i'm down to just a few different moves. i had to settle on that...so i knew it was a SMART goal that i could actually maintain with "ease."
Stayed up too late, and woke up tired, but I do have more energy and motivation this morning.
I should have about 20 minutes to work in weights.
I'm looking forward to this weekend. I know that I'll have tji spend some time helping Husband, but I'm so looking forward to making the most of the Me time I will have.
Progress as of today: 45.5 lbs lost so far, only 6 lbs to go!
one thing i may try to do in the future - is laundry possibly to be done one night of the week and not waste weekends always doing it...once i finish taking these classes...or maybe before...
it's nice to actually enjoy a weekend
Recently, I read that a certain celebrity lost 85 pounds by "working really hard" at it. So I've sort of been repeating to myself that phrase, "working really hard", to try to stay on track.
Today that was not me. I did not work really hard at it.
I'm hoping that with the extra sugar, I'll have more energy tomorrow. I really need this weekend.
Progress as of today: 45.5 lbs lost so far, only 6 lbs to go!
I LOL'd hollering at the husband - which is always good for anxious relief.
I hope you have some time to yourself this weekend to enjoy YOU!
I've been struggling with food again. No food fits!! But definitely NOT mindful eating, and definitely OVER eating.
Yesterday, I did very well during the day, and then, after yoga, at dinner, I just kept eating until I felt full. So that meant extra slices of salami, extra slices of cheese. Then several dates with decaf coffee...
Tonight, was doing ok and then finished off a bag of semi-stale tortilla chips. Not good! I even commented on it at the table, but that didn't stop me.
No yoga tonight so I stayed an hour late at work, until 6p. This was because I knew dinner would be late. So I started on writing on tasks for tomorrow, to cut down on follow-up.
Still too busy and too stressed at work.
Progress as of today: 45.5 lbs lost so far, only 6 lbs to go!
lately, i cannot even eat so many veggies (TOM) as it leads to too much gas and bloating... :/ ...i swear at age 37, things changed a lot this year in particular with TOM...lately, PMS lasts a whole week before TOM begins!!
it's always good to plan the next day of work so that you can get a head start tomorrow...i always did better when i planned for my morning the next day at work.
Remember at work to take a minute here and there to breathe...relax. I totally agree with BCGG.
some of my worst mindless eating (well not the worst, but what still continues) happens when i choose to eat while on the phone. hard to do two things at once, sometimes i do not think as deeply about my choices or accidentally eat too much because i'm not concentrating.
Last night was the last Yin yoga session at the studio. It was not taught by the owner, but by the Thursday night teacher. I miss the way the owner teaches. After the studio closes, I will reach out to the owner to ask her to let me know if she ever teaches anywhere again. I really need a weekly Yin session in my life, to keep me centered. I noticed that greatly last night, since it's been about 3 weeks without a Yin session.
The gym offers 1 Yin session on Saturday mornings, nowadays since it reopened after the COVID shutdown. It's not a convenient time, but I know I'll eventually check it out. The other types of yoga I like I can get from the gym, even if they are more "workout" oriented.
Tonight is Slow Flow. I've only practiced with this new teacher a few times, but she's really good. Not so much on the holistic aspect of mind-body balance, but good on technique. I wonder if she was a dancer when she was a little girl.
Male Co-Worker comes back today, part-time. I'm so glad. Work yesterday was just insane. 50 emails, 12 contracts, and everyone felt that it was a good day to call to talk to me on the phone. And I knew I'd have to cut everything short so that i could make it to yoga on time.
Everything is kind of off balance this morning: running late, mixed up my workout, twitches in my back and dealing with a rough TOM day...
Progress as of today: 45.5 lbs lost so far, only 6 lbs to go!
i do think that most of these yoga teachers def started doing something else, like you are thinking. makes sense. def not something children usually start with!
Totally understand you on the TOM...it's been weird for me even while i'm not working I continue to have breakouts 1x per month almost all months.
Also, thanks for your comments on my post about breaking my ankle! I did look into taking an online health class for nutrition and weight loss, but decided not to move forward with it as I think my days will be pretty full with working and the mental and physical exhaustion that working with a bum leg might bring. But I appreciate the suggestion!
Kind of a quiet day here... With random thoughts.
I washed a throw rug and it completely fell apart in the washing machine. I guess it was older than I thought. So now the washing machine has a bunch of crap from the rug backing material. I cleaned out the machine and ran a rinse cycle. Everything else that was in the washer was shaken out and is drying outside. I will give everything another shake and re-wash the entire load (minus the destroyed rug) again. Lots of water wasted.
I love our poor little baby Kitty (the one who was very sick with the mold infection) but her incontence is really testing my patience.
It is very sunny but less humid here today, and while the daylight has not yet changed, I am feeling a sense of autumn in the air. School (e-learning) starts this Friday, and I am now doubly relieved that neither of my kids is in school at the moment. My daughter elected not to enroll in community college this term because she doesn't do well with e-learning. She can do a hybrid class, but there needs to be some in-person interaction for her, or she finds it difficult to maintain her motivation.
I would like to go for a walk, but I left my hat at work, and it's very sunny outside.I think instead, I will go to the gym this afternoon. I went yesterday and it was eerily not-busy. It wasn't empty but there were not a lot of peope there. I noticed that their sales associates are down to 3 (from 6). They are extending the outdoor pool season until the end of September, weather permitting.
It will be interesting to see what happens to the local businesses - outdoor eating, gyms, etc. - once the cooler weather comes in. I distinctly remember having to turn on the furnace last year in September. I remember this because I usually try to hold off until November - or at least the week of Halloween. This past Spring, it took Illinois a longer time than usual to warm up, too.
TWO EVENING UPDATES:
Kitty has good days and not so good days. We're should be able to zap the mold/fungal infection, but I don't know if she'll regain control of her bladder muscles.... The vet thinks Kitty is a recovery miracle (lol) so she's thrilled at Kitty's status. (Awww...)
ugh...i wonder when i'll need reading glasses! i think i may be lucky it may happen later since i now need glasses for distance..
i'm glad you made it out to the gym :) exercise is a good thing!
I remembered to weigh in this morning, lol! The scale was all over the place but after 6 times on the scale, the average came to 141, so I'll leave it at that. And I'm quite pleased with that because my eating was definitely more than what I usually eat, and my steps were lower, even though I had hiked.
I miss the mountains and the lower humidity, but I'm glad to be home with my cats. And I'm comfortable in my house.
I'm rather enjoying my modified exercise plan. I've been doing a little weights every day, since starting. I won't do weights every day, of course, but I'm pleased with doing more weights.
I will sign up for yoga classes for this last week at the studio. I WILL just have to adjust my time at work in order to attend the classes. Yoga is more important... Well, saying good-bye is more important.
Work was again impossibly busy, and next week will be too , just by the sheer number of files and closings. After the trip, I realized that I don't like my job as much as I did at one time.
Progress as of today: 45.5 lbs lost so far, only 6 lbs to go!
Actually, this time feels different. It seems to be more about the allocation of my time. I need that winning lottery ticket. It wouldn't even need to be a big prize.
Weights, well of course i'm going to agree!, are a good thing. I am actually going to start (at some point!) in adding in a couple more leg exercises. i think it will be leg lifts.
i love cardio but it's never really loved me. so, especially in the Winter, i would like to improve on the musculature of my legs...by adding in 1-2 more strength exercises like i just mentioned :)
that's great you WILL be able to enjoy yoga (since i guess i wasn't thinking how much you will miss it and how much you love it!) this week.
i totally understand what you mean by enjoying your job more at different stages in having it. totally get you.
if i do well on this interview and am able to possibly score a new job, i will work hard to enjoy the job in a way i have never done so before - especially the fact that if i get this job, it is NOT due to any personal connections or politics.
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Very proud of your morning activity and the ability to do your workouts before the day has begun! great job. you'll be thankful later that the workouts are done.
really sorry about this issue with your kitties. i would be very frustrated if this were to happen in my place!
maybe try for more water. like you, eating is a big issue for me particularly when i'm overtired and need energy. def a big deal for me. since not working, this is one thing i've been able to mostly eliminate (eating for energy bc i'm tired).
bearcountrygg on 08/25/2020:
The kittys sound upset or mad or maybe they don't like the kitty litter..is it a new brand? If it was me...i think I would place a litter box in places they are now going....( even an old dishpan, or small old bin or even an empty box lined with a plastic bag and some litter.......that should tell you if they are just being difficult or angry. Is the one that scratches on the floor at night and goes on the floor actually trapped in the room and unable to get out to use a litter box? Something else I would try would be to put them in rooms ( separate) with water, food and a litter box...if they still dont use the box then they are upset.......if they do use the box i would leave them cooped up like that for a few days with several visits a day so that they do get attention.....maybe they need to get back in the habit....do you think they miss your son? I love pets but they sure can be a huge mystery at times.....something else I always do if I move their litter box is to show it to them...sit them in it...they always jump right out...but they do inspect it.....good luck they sure can be confusing at times.