Using song names for thread titles...I drew a blank so just picked one off my ipod. Maybe its time to stop posting if I don't even have a topic name!
So here is my last post from my last thread, they asked me to start a new one bc mine got to 23 whopping pages. I remember when some had 120+ pages back in the day...
Thanks Ali!
No, there is nothing more I need to say to him....we have had plenty of conversations in the past. Anything else would just be repetition, so not going to do that!
I didn't mean that part about the kids the way you interpreted it....I just looked through the eleven texts he sent, found two kernels of truth (Dan is miserable; kids hate it when he is like that) and agreed with him: "Yep i agree, you sound miserable and the kids do hate this". He feels plenty of guilt himself he doesn't need me to generate it. And I also agree, his calling to 'chat' was most likely his way of leveling things out after being a jerk on Monday...
Just got home from a work conference, high school speech coach convention. Awesome time. Guy coach from our town went too, along with 3 other coaches from our district. We had a nice cocktail hour before the banquet, where I met a young female coach from a district in our southwest region. She asked if we wanted to go out after the banquet (she and guy coach already knew each other). So, the three of us went out after to a dive bar (we were in Ames, home to Iowa State, but avoided the college bar scene.)
It was a great time and she kept saying, "Why haven't we met before? You are awesome." Granted she was drinking quite a bit but still it appears I have a new friend, which is always a good thing. She and my guy friend coach drank a lot more than I did, so I am sure they were less than thrilled getting up for breakfast this morning! We got in at two and had to get up at seven. Another five hour sleep night. On that note, I am headed to bed for a quick nap.
Oh, and golfguy/luau guy has been texting and calling. Crappy timing, I was in his area and he had flown to Florida for the florida state football game...
Talked to the kids a bit ago to say goodnight...so excited to see them tomorrow! Normally I only really go one day without seeing them because lucky me, I teach in their building. So even on daddy days, I can hug them at school. Well I went on my coaching trip so I haven't really seen them since Wednesday at school...
Sydney had her first day of tumbling practice this morning. Dan had called 15 min before class, while I was in a meeting. I know we have talked about me not answering but since I knew Sydney was on her way to her first practice, I assumed it was her calling to tell me about it...
Nope it was Dan telling me she was having a meltdown bawling and did not want to go to tumbling. He put her on the phone with me so I could talk to her--as soon as I got on the phone she started whimpering that she wanted her mamma... I just told her I would go next week, and I told her to get dressed and go watch the tumbling even if she didn't want to go do it herself.
Then Dan got back on, he asked me what he should do??? I said put her outfit on her and make her go and watch. She will love it and want to do it. Well then I just turned off my phone bc I was in meetings and he needed to figure out how to handle it.
At lunch I saw I had a voicemail and a couple texts. The vm was Sydney telling me she went and watched and wants to go do it herself next Saturday. Good deal! Funny she has begged for 18 months to go to tumbling and then she changed her mind this morning...
OK after 5 days of 5 hrs of sleep, I am shooting for 7 hours tonight. I never did nap earlier, I went out and mowed instead. So I am going to hit one more hour of cleaning then a hot bath (I take a bath about 5 times a year, but I want one!) and bed.
I met w/a personal trainer on Thursday. For $50/month, I go in once a week to weigh in, get caliper-ed all over my body (!), and to get printed out meal plans with a weekly grocery list. Everything I eat is real, whole food. No packages, no frozen or freeze dried crap. things like chicken, broccoli, brown rice, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, bananas, etc.
Biggest thing is all I drink is water, tea, or coffee, although for the first couple weeks he said I can have 8-12 ounces of pop each day to wean me off...he told me the biggest challenge would actually be eating everything. And, he was right!
This is so counter-intuitive. I am eating every three hours five meals a day, and it feels like a ton of food! I just had a meal that included cottage cheese, broccoli, brown rice, sweet potatoes, and almonds. ugh I am so full.
How can I possibly lose weight eating so much??? I suppose bc it is whole food and not processed or fried junk?
It's very possible, BobbiJo and in fact, whenever I want to get trick out my body, I do the 5-6 small meals a day and lots of cardio.
The thing that will happen is you basically deceive your metabolism. Your metabolism will speed up by eating the small meals so eventually you will feel sooo full when you try to eat a regular-sized meal and not be hungry (this means it's working) and on and on. The first two weeks are so important when you are eating this way. If you cut out soda you will lose so much weight, it's not even funny!
For me, I eat whatever I want on weekends, but M-F I do the 5-6 small meals setrictly.
Thanks sol! My guy says he had one man literally lose 30 lbs in one month because he cut out soda. I don't drink THAT much, but every little bit helps!
These meals feel huge. I mean in one meal the protein (steak/chicken) is only 3 ounces, but then theres 5-10 oz of vegetables, and a fruit, and an ounce of some fat source...typically almonds which comes out to like 28 almonds. To me, all of that = a lot of food!
So...not much new in the world. I do go tomorrow to weigh in and get measured. I am not sure I have lost anything this first week but I have noticed my energy levels are already better now that I am consistently fueling my body with 'good' food and not fast food/pop.
I am going to have to get used to seeing more of Dan...I took Nathan for his first practice last night for basketball (it was my night) and Dan came to watch. I stayed bc I know very little about basketball beyond watching college hoops so I need to learn! When we left Sydney asked if Dan and I could swing her while we walked out down the exit ramp at the Y. So, we did. Nathan is always saying how much he loved getting swung so I think she has been jealous. So then of course Nathan asked to get swung, so we did. Just glad we could do that for them.
Well, then last night I was putting kids to bed and Dan texted. I ignored it. About 30 min later I went and got my phone to text a friend and I had three texts from him. The last one just said "Hello". So apparently he did not like it that I did not jump at his messages. That just helps me realize he has been accustomed to me always being available. None of it needed attention, so I went to bed and snuggled with the kids. I love cuddle time!
Oh and one weird thing...Mr "I am broke" finally mailed the October child support check to the courthouse... and he also included the November check? Wtf? First he is worried a check will bounce and then he is making double payments...
I just told her I would go next week, and I told her to get dressed and go watch the tumbling even if she didn't want to go do it herself.
I never did nap earlier, I went out and mowed instead. So I am going to hit one more hour of cleaning then a hot bath (I take a bath about 5 times a year, but I want one!) and bed.