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So so glad it's Friday!

What a week.  It felt really, really long.


But, it's over now and it's Friday and I'm off to Victoria for a few days with my daughter - so YAY!  


My personal trainer took the week off and I had a substitute.  Oof.  How is it possible that I work out as much as I do and something as simple as a change in trainer can cause me to seize up completely?  You'd think I had never touched a freakin weight.  I do think I'm going to talk to my regular trainer though about turning it up a notch.  The glitch is that I have a partner that I work out with who might not be up for that.  She spends most of the hour complaining and trying to get out of doing the exercise at hand.  


I am reading Bob Harper's new book - The Skinny Rules.  Any one else reading it?  There are some good ideas in there that would be pretty easy to incorporate into a day.  I haven't gotten to the recipe/meal plan section, so I have no idea how that will jive with my food restrictions, but we'll see!!


Oh, anyone watching SYTYCD????  I haven't watched this week's yet - but looks like there are some lovely dancers in the pool.


Have a healthy day!

Family Stress

I have my family in town this week.  Oof.  My stress level is through the roof!!  I had a total melt down last night at dinner.  Bad.  At my mom.  Why is it that I can act like a grown up right up until my family is around and then I turn into a 10 year old??


My challenge this week is going to be:


Not eating my feelings
Not drinking my feelings
Not alienating my husband because I take out my family frustrations on him
Not skipping my workouts because I'm too stressed to do them - I suspect I will need them more than ever!!


Have a healthy day!

Paying the price!

My sister is coming to visit later today with her 3 year old daughter.  I'm really looking forward to it.  As always when we have company coming we go nuts cleaning and re-organizing - I think I mentioned I'm a terrible house keeper?  ANYHOW.... we've been so busy doing that, that by last night I was feeling really lazy and said to my husband - do you mind if we order in??  Of course, because he never says no to me - we did.  Indian.  Which I love, love, love!!


HOWEVER, since I've been diagnosed with all my food allergies (sensitivities..) I don't eat dairy or wheat, yada, yada.  WELL, let me tell you - the butter chicken and two slices of naan (which were oh, so delicious!!)  almost killed me!  Oy!  I do NOT have a happy tummy today!!


Workouts this week have been..... ziltch!  Mondays are my day to sit on my ass - done!  Tuesdays I meet with personal trainer - she cancelled.  Wednesdays I do belly dance - too busy cleaning and eating Indian food that almost killed me.  SO that leaves meeting with personal trainer tonight.  I'm feeling guilty as I have to pick sister up at 3:00 from airport and then basically drop her at my house and then hit the club.  She said she doesn't mind.... but it feels rude somehow!  I just hope it's a good workout - I feel like I really need it.


Have a healthy day!!

Hurting!

I'm still sore from working out with my personal trainer on Saturday! I guess it was a good workout!

I also got two runs in this weekend. Felt good to run for fun instead of for training.

I made pea soup this weekend and had it tonight for supper. Man was it ever good if I do say so myself! I'm going to take some for lunch tomorrow.

Have a healthy day!

TGIF in a big way

Ugh.  Today marked the end of what felt like a really long week.  The starts must have been aligned today though - because we got to leave at 2:30!!  I finish @ 3:30 anyhow - but an hour is an hour!!


I have so much to get done this weekend around the house.  In the next 2 weeks I have 2 sets of guests coming to stay and I'm a terrible house keeper - so I will be a cleaning fool!!  Why oh why do I put that kind of stuff off??  


A long while ago I had purchased some fitbooks.  I got an e-mail from them today - a promotional type - and ended up going online to buy a new one - and just as I was "checking out" I turned my head and there, on the bottom of my coffee table was a brand new one that I had never used!!  I'm going to sit and plan out the next 12 weeks.  After that triathlon training I'm kinda flailing a bit... no direction. 


But first I'm going to have another glass of wine!


Have a healthy day!

Belly Dance Thursday!

I had belly dance tonight.  Thursdays are the beginner class.  I like doing the beginner class as it keeps the basics fresh.  I missed class last week and apparently they started the choreography.  I had to play catch up tonight - but it was still lots of fun.  


I have recently discovered polenta.  Oof!  I love, love, love it!  I had 3 slices tonight broiled with a bit of garlic powder sprinkled on top.  Yum!!  For a while the naturopath had me off corn which was just breaking my heart cause I love corn!!  But, since I got back my food sensitivities test corn is back on and I'm taking full advantage!


Hey - anybody watch the Biggest Loser this go around?  I'm quite convinced that Kim looked, by far, the best of any finalist ever.  I mean - her body was rocking!!  And healthy looking.  Just amazing!


Have a good night!

I'm Still Here!

I'm still here - still at it.  Lots has been going on.  My daughter just returned from 3 1/2 months in Thailand - she did some volunteer work and touring around.  While she was gone I decided I needed something to take my mind off her being gone so I signed up for a triathlon training class up at my club.  I participated in and completed the Mount Royal Sprint a few weeks ago!!  


I also recently went to a naturopath because my headaches have been getting worse and my stomach has been bothering me quite a bit.  Well, turns out I have food allergies.  I'm now off dairy, eggs and wheat because I'm quite allergic to them all!!  That has been a huge adjustment and it is taking a lot of time just to come up with ideas of what to eat.  The upside to it all is that my headaches are almost gone completely.  I'm just waiting to hear from the doctor about celiac disease.  


I went back to work in January.  I was able to get a position at my old company and am thrilled to be back with the old gang.  Of course - getting back into working permanently has been a change in routine.  A nice one though.


We had a scare a few weeks ago with our pup.  He got food poisoning and had to spend a night in the hospital.  It was surprisingly stressful.  I'm happy to report that he is back to his old self.  Thank God!!  Seriously - it was awful.  I ended up missing 2.5 days of work caring for him, as did my husband.  


Just a quick update for now.  Hope all is well with all out there!!

Bummed

I was supposed to meet with my personal trainer tonight.  I was on the bus home from work when I got the e-mail telling me she wouldn't make our appointment - her car needed to be towed, yada, yada. For those of you not in Calgary, the only place on earth colder than here at one point yesterday was the south pole.  So.... valid excuse, but really, really disappointing.  I don't like change at the best of time, but sheesh.  I did start my half marathon training yesterday.  My 2 mile run - done!  I actually thought today was a cross train day - but it was a rest day.  Oops.  Guest I should read the schedule.  I went up to the club with a headache - did the bike for a while - but..... All in all - crappy workout.

I have been weepy all day.  I think I must be getting my period.  Also, my baby girl turns 18 on Friday and it is freaking me out!!!  I don't even feel grown up enough to have a child, never mind an 18 year old child.  Young lady.  EEK!!!!

We bought her birthday present today.  Just have to get it to Lethbridge now.  Her friends are going down for the big celebration (she isn't coming home to celebrate) so we will likely send it down with one of her friends.  Feels weird - she has never been away from us for her birthday before.  I guess this is the cycle of life, but I don't like it - not one bit!!  ;-)

Have a healthy day!

Making through the treats

I made it through the day today with a minimal amount of treats.  4 jujubes and 3 licorice.  That's pretty good if I do say so myself!

I had my first test of will power though tonight since coming back to this job.  I left originally in June because there was just too much overtime.  I had signed up thinking I'd do 40 hours and I was working 90.  Anyhow - they called and said no more OT if I'd like to come back.  I signed up immediately because I really like the people.  Anyhow - tonight at 4:30 (my quitting time) one of the girls had her stuff show up.  Which means she will be working tonight to get a jump on it to meet her deadline.  I offered to help - but I think she got mad at me asking if she wanted me to stay - I guess I should have just stayed.  Anyhow - she wouldn't look at me and just waived me away.  So, I left as my stuff is done and I'm not supposed to be working OT anyhow...... but now I'm wracked with guilt.  Sigh.  In my head I know I need to just let it go - I decided to leave and I negotiated no OT.... but..... it goes against my whole being to not be a team player.  My big test tomorrow will be to act normal tomorrow.  Argh.

In other news, I have decided to train for a 22k.  I'm using the training program from About.com.  My first run is tomorrow night.  2 miles.  Is it weird that I'm looking forward to it?  My daughter and husband are going to train also.  Husband has potential for knee issues - so he will have to play it by ear - but.... I'm really excited that daughter is going to do it.  Well, she says she's going to do it... ;-)

Have a healthy day!

The Struggle Continues

I started my new job this week (the one I quit in June).  This means I'm in the land of snacks.  Oof!  Why oh why do I love chips SO much?

Tomorrow I am going to chose a really, really light lunch.  I had satay beef soup for lunch today, but I was feeling so full when I was done that it triggered a binge.  This has been my problem for quite a while.  So.... tomorrow I tackle the problem in a new way.

I met with my personal trainer last night.  She used the TRX for the whole workout.  I really enjoyed it.  I love the TRX.  

Tomorrow night I go see Harry Potter.  I'll be honest - I'm beside myself with excitement!

I'm toying with signing up for a 22k training clinic.  I don't know - I hate the running room instructors, but...... it would keep me on the trails......

Who made up mountain climbers?

Seriously - I would love to get my hands on the person that made up that exercise!  They were included in the exercises my personal trainer had me doing yesterday and I could not believe how much it got my heart going.  I just hate them though.  

Our workout was fun - but hard.  I had to do one strength exercise, one ab exercise and one heart raising (or in my case almost stopping) exercise then repeat them 3 times.  Then  onto the next set.  That is my favourite type of workout.  I don't enjoy the sessions when we are just on the machines.

Last night I met my girlfriend for drinks.  We had a really nice time.  I had some chips and salsa - Chilis has my favourite because they are so nice and salty!  Sadly though - they really, really bother my stomach and so I'm in quite a bit of discomfort this morning.  Ah well - the price I pay for poor choices.

Tonight I have a function to attend up at my Club.  The President's Ball.  The theme is "a passport to France".  Should be a fun do - and I can't wait to see what foods they have for us to try!  Apparently they will have food stations set up with wine parings.  And dancing!!  I love going out dancing.  

Today we going to do some re-organizing in our house.  We just purchased a new dining room set and now we have so much extra stuff.  We have to move everything into the basement with all the "keep" stuff on one side and all the "get rid of" stuff on the other.  Then we have to rent a truck so we can actually perform the "get rid of" part!!

We are experiencing really nice weather - so I have a long walk planned with the pup after I'm done my coffee.  Can't wait.  Plus - I want to get out of the house - I have a whole crew of men on my roof at this very moment putting on a new one and it really feels like they are going to come right through!  It is pretty stressful and the dog is going nuts!

Have a healthy day!

How can it have been so long!

I was filling out my "new" food journal and I noticed that I was on week 5.  It occurs to me that I haven't posted for likely that long.  Could that be?

I have been having trouble posting because I don't have as much alone time as I used to.  The I realized I can post in an e-mail - which is WAY more discrete and voila!

Just got back from Belly Dance tonight.  Our show is on the 14th and I've decided to not participate.  I'm so sad.  For the first time since I started dancing I just don't feel good enough about myself to get myself up on that stage.  Sigh.

I am still running.  Did the Halloween Howl a few weeks ago.  That is a fun run.  Totally rocked it.  HaHa!!  This week I started running a rout that has a hill in it.  Not a moment too soon either - as I was breathing so hard I actually had to run 2:1's up it!!!  I have a lot of work to do - but I guess it is good to have a goal.

Well - short post for now - just wanted to say hi to all.  More news later!

Have a healthy day!