My Journey 2015: This Time Stronger and Smarter!

Good luck at Taebo! Never done it but it looks fun!
Wow, that's planning in advance for your vacation! It will be hard to wait for that long!
 
Yeah, it's very expensive and takes a couple of years to save up for. LOL So excited though! It'll be here before we know it. :)

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I hit my snooze button twice, but did get up to do Taebo this morning. It kicked my ass! I'm amazed how it's so easy at one point and then you slack off and it's a struggle again. I'm sure it won't take long to get back into it though. It never does. Morning weigh in was 213 even. So, I'm now at a total of 9lb even loss since I started the AIP. Averages out to 3lb a week. Thanks for pointing it out to average it out - makes it sound so much better. :)

I have a healthy day of eating ahead of me. Breakfast is the chicken patties I made yesterday with some berries. Lunch will be a garden salad (greens, cucumber, jicamas, and chicken with apple cider vinegar as the dressing), and dinner will be another new recipe of a chicken and apple stir fry (although, I'll be baking it not frying it). Lots of water intake planned as well. :)
 
Monday morning workouts are a fantastic way to start the week! I like the averaging, three pounds a week is no joke.
 
I'm totally going to try the bacon slaw! Disclaimer: the bacon won't be pasture raised, or free range, or cared for by a vegan rabbi, it's going to be Oscar Meyer or Stop-n-Shop or whatever's on sale.

You're not kidding about the return of the cold! I've had enough! We had 2 inches of snow on Saturday, completely uncalled for!
 
Oaks, I definitely prefer to workout in the morning. It does set the tone for the day plus my nights tend to get a little busy. :)

LJ - You can use whatever type of bacon you want. I've started using what's labeled as uncured, but it still has added salt and sugar, but it tastes pretty good. Bacon fixes everything! The good thing about getting snow now is that it won't last long, but I think we're all in agreement that this winter has been going on long enough!
 
Well, this morning was not a good one. It started out normally. I woke up, showered, weighed in at 213 even again. Got myself dressed and ready for work and then the phone rang. It's never good when the phone rings that early. It was my aunt to let me know that my cousin had just lost her baby. She was due last week so the baby was overdue. This was her first baby, a little boy. We're all in a state of shock right now. I don't know what happened yet, but will be leaving work early to try to see her. As a child growing up I was very close with her, but then her family moved out of state and when they moved back we just never reconnected. My heart is literally shattered for her right now.
 
So sorry to hear the news about your cousin. I have a friend in Boston who went through the same thing a few years back, can't imagine that kind of pain.
 
Thanks! I know she must be devastated. Her last few weeks were rough on her body, but there were no signs that anything was wrong with the baby and she was so excited to get to meet him. To lose a full term baby, I just can't even imagine.
 
I came in here so happy about what you've done the previous days then I got to that post. I'm very very sorry to hear that. It's a difficult position to be in and sucks. Loss is always hard to put into words. But I'll be thinking of you, your cousin, and family. Stay strong.
 
Thanks Dude, sorry for posting such bad news. :(

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I didn't end up seeing my cousin today afterall. She wants some space right now so we're respecting that. She is with her boyfriend so she's not alone which is good. Since I was home, I took my dogs on nice long walks. In total I walked about 3 miles. My food intake was pretty bad today. Not that I ate badly, but that I didn't eat much. I was forcing myself to eat whatever I did eat. Same with water, but I did just eat a good dinner of leftover chicken and apple casserole. Tomorrow's another day....
 
Sorry to hear the news... some things just suck and nothing makes them better. Hugs for all the family, good job getting some decent food into yourself.
 
Thanks guys. I literally spent most of the day yesterday asking why this happened. I know I'll never get the answer and neither will she, but it just doesn't make sense. How is it that bad parents who abuse their kids can have as many as they want when people who would make awesome parents lose theirs. In this case before they even got to meet him. It's so beyond sad. I can't imagine the pain she's feeling. I basically shut down when I lose a pet, I just can't imagine...

Anyway, 212lb even this morning.

I didn't do my Taebo this morning. I was up late and just didn't feel it when my alarm went off. On a good note though, it's supposed to be beautiful here today, high of 49°. Today's my early day to leave work so I'll be walking the dogs this afternoon. I'm thinking of being brave and trying to walk them both together. I've never walked them at the same time, but going the route I'm thinking of going and considering the time, there's very little chance of encountering any loose dogs (which is my main fear) so I think we'll give it a shot. Aside from that, today should be an uneventful day.
 
Ow they´re so cute! Or actually, Logan looks regal and Abby goofy, but anything can be cute in dogs :) Did they behave?
 
LaMaria said:
Ow they´re so cute! Or actually, Logan looks regal and Abby goofy, but anything can be cute in dogs :) Did they behave?
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:iagree: with LaMa :D- both very cute, but quite different. Hope the walk went well.
So very sorry for your cousin & her boyfriend Mandy. The poor things. They will need some special together time to grieve that's for sure.
Good to see you getting back into the Taebo & planning another trip with your Mum xoC
 
LM - Actually, Logan is more of the dopey one. Not nearly as regal as he thinks he is. LOL He's very clumsy. If he's standing in a doorway and tries to turn around, 99% of the time he smacks his head on the wall. He's quite mellow though. Abby is also quite loopy, but much more agile. She is very active and high strung. They compliment each other nicely though and are the best of friends. :)

Cate - Thanks! I'm trying to think of something to get for my cousin, but don't want to get something that'll make things worst. I have read nothing perishable like flowers as it may make it harder to cope as the flowers start to wilt as well. I'm going to stop at a local knick knack store tonight and see what's there. Maybe something will jump out at me. As for my cousin, she's handling this as well as can be expected. She's relying on her faith to get her through this difficult time. We also have a large family so along with her boyfriend and their friends, she has a huge support system.

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Our walk went very well yesterday. They were very well behaved. The only issue we had was that they kept tangling each other up by criss crossing while we started walking, but they quickly figured it out. I'm so proud of them. The other good thing is that usually I walk one and then the other, but walking them both together allowed me to take them both on a longer than usual walk. They were pooped out last night. :)

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Weighed in at 212.2lb this morning. I honestly thought that the 212 from yesterday would be low considering how little I ate so I welcomed today's number very happily. I'm getting closer and closer to my previous low.
 
Boxers are awesome. I go to a motorcycle rally every year and one guy from Montreal always brings his boxer Sprocket - "The official ZRX rally dog", and he's just a friendly hanging-out dog.

Good job getting towards that water mark! You've done great so far, keep up the awesome work!
 
Standard recommendation here in any case of mourning/distress is easily frozen/reheated home-cooked food. Most people don´t really feel up to cooking when they´re feeling crappy and they really do still need healthy food. But it´s always hard and in the end the only thing that matters is that they know you´re there when they need anything.
 
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