Perpetual Healthy Eating and Fitness Rant & Rave thread

debbatx · August 29, 2012, 05:37:20 PM

Congrats!!

merigayle · August 29, 2012, 06:47:30 PM

we are going to save close to $300,000 throughout the life of the loan

debbatx · August 29, 2012, 08:30:29 PM

Yeah, that's worth it!

onawhim · August 29, 2012, 08:55:56 PM

Good news!

nadra24 · August 29, 2012, 09:12:36 PM

Quote from: debbatx on August 29, 2012, 05:12:44 PM
The common sense side of me knows all that. The ridiculous perfectionist side of me thinks that if I didn't get ALL my planned workouts in, the week is an utter failure and I might as well go drown myself in a vat of cheeseburgers. It's the perfectionist side I'm trying to calm.

A vat of cheeseburgers sounds awfully messy.

cgraz · August 29, 2012, 09:30:48 PM

Quote from: nadra24 on August 29, 2012, 09:12:36 PM
A vat of cheeseburgers sounds awfully ~~messy~~ delicious.

FIFY.

diablita · August 29, 2012, 10:03:23 PM

woohoo meri! I'm so happy for you.

Run Amok · August 29, 2012, 10:47:21 PM

Quote from: debbatx on August 29, 2012, 05:12:44 PM
The common sense side of me knows all that. The ridiculous perfectionist side of me thinks that if I didn't get ALL my planned workouts in, the week is an utter failure and I might as well go drown myself in a vat of cheeseburgers. It's the perfectionist side I'm trying to calm.

Okie dokie- how about this? If you do it tomorrow you'll feel even more satisfied with yourself for doing it, over all of the objections. See? Now you have to do it to find out.

Congrats Meri!!!!

It's 7:49. I took a nap earlier and I'm contemplating running. I don't have any music though. Hmmm.

merigayle · August 30, 2012, 08:27:52 AM

no run for me again today, DD is sick with a 102.7F fever. Ugh. No fever all day yesterday. I am staying home with her until DH can come home this afternoon. booooo. I had a fever last night too. Not fun.

merigayle · August 30, 2012, 08:57:57 AM

FInally forced some tylenol on her, hope the fever goes down

diablita · August 30, 2012, 09:05:47 AM

meri. I hope she kicks whatever it is quickly.

merigayle · August 30, 2012, 09:26:33 AM

Me too! We r supposed to go to boston tomorrow night and boy am i severely sleep deprived.

VP of Tea · August 30, 2012, 09:32:17 AM

Yay Meri for finally getting the refi finished. That must be such a load of your mind!

I saw our new mortgage papers lying around yesterday and it said 'monthly payments are due through 2042'. DH and I had a chuckle about how very very far in the future that is. (I'm sure we will have sold by then).

merigayle · August 30, 2012, 09:47:58 AM

Yep, 30 yrs. I think we are never moving!

Run Amok · August 30, 2012, 09:49:49 AM

Bummer meri. I hope the fever breaks and she gets better lickity split. I also try and just let a fever run its course but it's hard when they are so pathetic and feeling so terrible and you know it's the fever talking.

Run Amok · August 30, 2012, 09:54:02 AM

Hey, Mouse, if you're reading this- the first thing I thought when I saw the picture of you and dewey on FB is that you are looking super skinny! I didn't want to post that on your FB picture though.

merigayle · August 30, 2012, 10:10:37 AM

I usually let the fever take its course (unless it gets to 103.5 or higher) but she was soooooo misrable i forced some slightly expired tylenol on her and she is doimg better and arts and crafts.

debbatx · August 30, 2012, 10:19:25 AM

Awwww, meri, I hope she's better soon. I usually give Reid ibuprofen with a fever, mostly because if he has one, it's pretty high to begin with, and he's flipping miserable. I figure if it helps him sleep some, too, then I'm good with it. I don't dose him if he's feverish but running around like a normal kid.

Quote from: Run Amok on August 29, 2012, 10:47:21 PM
Okie dokie- how about this? If you do it tomorrow you'll feel even more satisfied with yourself for doing it, over all of the objections. See? Now you have to do it to find out.

Congrats Meri!!!!

It's 7:49. I took a nap earlier and I'm contemplating running. I don't have any music though. Hmmm.

Ooops. I got a new book last night (cheesy romance novel) and stayed up reading it.

I'm resetting on September 1st.

Magic Microbe · August 30, 2012, 11:56:51 AM

Work has been nuts and it has effected my exercising. I just can't manage to work 12 hour days, commute for over two hours each day, and run. I am exhausted and it isn't over yet. Our lab is splitting into a new building next wed and we are nowhere near packed. I have spent the last two entire days inventorying all our chemicals and pulling almost 100 duplicates to send and I am not even done with the chemicals yet. Eek!

I think my boss thinks some magical mystery fairy does all of this because he keeps asking me for data...like I have time to do experiments.

debbatx · August 30, 2012, 05:41:52 PM

Okay, I need side dish ideas. A friend of mine is having a Labor Day BBQ on Sunday evening and I need a side to bring. They're doing fried chicken, mashed potatoes, and fried corn (WTF? You can *fry* corn??). Someone else is bringing waffles (yes, really), possibly a cheesy something veggie casserole, and mojitos.

I'd like to do something veggie-based, but still delicious, and I'm stumped. I have a great potato salad recipe, but don't want to do that because of the mashed potatoes.

Help!