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April
Monthly Archives: April 2010
Rover, wanderer, nomad, vagabon
Call me what you will!!! Yes, i’m still homeless.
I’m staying with my mom right now and Mike is staying with his parents. He still has to work and wouldn’t be able to here around all my sister’s video games. We closed on our old house Monday and were suppose to close on our new house right afterwards.
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We were afraid of all the things that could go wrong but never expected what did. The wire transfer went through, the cashiers check was made and all other things were fine. So what went wrong? Do you remember this post? Apparently selling something for cash and then taking your money to the bank is a no-no? It showed my account having the amount Mike sold his bike for as a cash transaction and they needed documents stating why I put this large amount into my account. We were PISSED!!!!! The lender and realtor have both been working around the clock to get this solved. I will NOT tell you how they made the transaction dissappear but lets just say his wife works for the the bank that I do.
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So anyway, i’ve been VERY stressed. Monday my blood pressure was so high all day long my face was beet red and my eyes felt like they were going to bulge out of my head. Not only that but my eating yesterday was horrible. Without my food prepared and ready i’m just your typical american. I was doing good to start with but ended not so good. This morning I had chocolate cheerios for breakfast if that tells you anything. My body is out of whack too. This may sound funny but Monday I could feel myself getting fatter. For real, like all the stress on me really took its toll.
We close today at 1p.
I can blame stress on my headache, my emotions, and my face being red that is for sure. I can also blame it on the bowl of chocolate cheerios this morning but we all know that’s a lame excuse. I’m not going to beat myself up for it but many of you can relate the thoughts going on in my head right now. I WILL NOT eat a whole egg but i’ll eat a bowl of chocolate cheerios?? Such is my messed up brain.
Now I think i’ll go have another bowl before I get back to my scheduled April eating. 
Have you tried the chocolate cheerios yet? They are pretty tasty. Cocoa Krispies are still my fave.
This house is not a home
My house is pretty empty right now. Mike and I slept on the floor. It’s not cool in your mid 30′s to sleep on the floor.
From 2:00p~4:30p Mike and I will be homeless. That’s kind of scary!
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My body is so stressed out. I can’t wait for this to be over. Usually when you move you know that you have a house to go to. Who does 2 closing in one day?…we do UGH! If I still had my job we could have done them seperately and the correct way. They won’t count unemploment money as income.
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Hopefully i’ll have access to the internet tomorrow but i’m not sure if I will or not yet. I’ll have lots of blogs to check up on 
I mean lots of unpacking to do.
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Boomer is stressed as well. She can tell something weird is going on poor thing. I keep telling her she’s coming with us and not to worry. I think if she would have never saw the suitcases she would be okay but she knows what those mean.
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Hopefully the next time I post it’ll be a little more chipper
Another woe is me post
I’m still alive and as busy as heck! I’m not sure what heck is but i’m as busy as them. It’s not only packing now it’s the realtors callings and lenders sending emails that they need something else. Come on people, we close MONDAY! Give us a little time. Not only that but Mike is SUPER busy at work right now. We will need another vacation after we get settled in.
On a good note…I had a phone interview yesterday. It went well and I may get another interview next week. Keep you fingers crossed!
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Tomorrow is the big packing day. We rented a U-Haul and Mike’s friends are coming over to move everything into the truck. Then Monday we’ll drive to our closing on this house at 1p. After that one we will drive an hour to the closing on our new house at 3:30p. It’s gonna be like the Amazing Race LOL!
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My eating has been really good despite all this stress. I’m on a lower carb plan right now and haven’t had oats since the 11th. I think the cruise helped break my routine of having to have them every morning so it’s not bothering me.
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Speaking of routines….that’s why i’m a wreck right now! Nothing is planned, things are coming up and I can’t control them ARG!!!!! I will say, my stomach is fine and hasn’t been a problem since the cruise. The pills must be helping? They really help me sleep. Maybe a little too much. I think my body is starting to adjust to them. I still have dry mouth, occasional headaches and i’m still GROWING!!! I’m hoping i’m still getting fat from the 30,000 cals I ate in a week on the ship. It’ll come off. Once i’m settled in.
Angela got me this shirt. It says Theres no Pre season, It’s not a competition, it’s a lifestyle. Tell that to the girl with 4 dessert on her plate muhahahha….
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What do you do for a living and do you enjoy it? I was a production planner and I was miserable. Getting laid off was the best thing for me. It was my free ticket out. I had worked there for 12 years and if I up and quit Mike would have been dissappointed. What was my interview for? Pretty much another planning job. It’s what the people who worked for me did. Cycle counts and inventories. That was the part of my old job I actually liked. I was really wanting a career change but couldn’t find what I wanted to do.
Adjusting inside
It’s normal for the body to go through adjustment periods while you’re losing weight. A plateau lasting 3 or 4 weeks is no cause for alarm, nor is it a reason to QUIT. Check your measurements, and stick with your program.
I need to remember this. I get so impatient. My new meal plan ROCKS and is so doable. My workouts have been less than stellar lately. I blame the “drug” i’m on right now. I sleep WAY too much for my liking. At least i’m sleeping finally. No more tummy problems either so why am I complaining? Because i’m a female that’s why.
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A girl I went to high school with performed my ultrasound this afternoon. The odd thing is, when I went to watch my cuz play in his volleyball game I saw his little girlfriend. Emily, my fave cuz, said that’s Hope’s daughter. I haven’t seen Hope in a long time. So what are the odds?? Small world.
She said my liver looks normal to her. High liver enzymes can be cause by high cholesteral. Unfortunately that is hereditary. I hope that’s not it. Once again I get on my high horse with the family about how healthy I am.
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Time to start packing again..breaks over. Mike and I are moving some stuff we don’t need right away to my mom’s today. What am I going to do being an hour away from her I don’t even have time to workout today!!! I may do a quick Cathe workout.
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If you haven’t checked out Tony’s post on the mental aspect of your dreambody check it out! I’m guilty of saying I can look at chocolate and get fat. I need to train my brain to think more positive.
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Have you ever said you can look at food and get fat?
Blah Day
Congratulations to the food scale winner!
John
I’m having one of those days. I’m just going to say that between moving and going to the doctors every week i’m pretty stressed and sick of it all. Not to mention I need a job in the worst way. Things WILL improve. We’re on a good luck streak.
Time to listen to THIS over and over. He’s on the Apprentice right now and I still love him
Who was your favorite big hair band? That a tough one for me. Poison and Warrant were 2 of my faves. I also like the Nelson twins. No, I didn’t marry a blonde HA!
Not much happening
There’s not a lot of excitement in my world right now. I had a good shoulder workout and now it’s time for more packing. Will it ever end?
I haven’t had starchy carbs in a week and I feel great! No full, almost upchucking feeling, and no GI distress.
I’m going to my mom’s for family night. I’m really going to miss those
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I got a flyer for a figure show on July 10th here in Indiana. For a split second I thought about it but declined. Mike would really be sad because I would be miserable 4th of July weekend.
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What food do you wish you could eat and NOT gain weight from? Mine would be nuts and nut butters
Errands and junk
Boomer and I have been running errands all morning. I went to half price books to sell some old DVD’s and workout videos I had. I didn’t know you have to stay in the store so I was at the window watching to make sure Boomer was okay. It took about 10 mins. We just sat and looked at each other LOL!
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Then I went to The Vitamin Shoppe. I returned a jug of glutamine because I just can’t stand the taste of it. Then I bought a Redline because i’m in need of energy.
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We then made a pitstop at the Nature’s Pharm. I’m really going to miss that place. Even though i’ll have TJ’s and Whole Foods I really love my rinky dink store. There I bought 5 pkts. of individual servings of Justin’s Nut Butters. I do this at least once a week. The lady said why don’t you buy a jar it will be cheaper? I told her why, I’d eat the whole thing.
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One last stop. The post office. I got the change of address for because i’m cheap and don’t want to spend the $1 online. Well, I should have gotten 2 of them DUH! LOL! I guess i’ll just do both online.
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I’ve been taking a pill for my GI issues and just had to double up this past weekend. Now i’m so tired. I could barely do 6.0 for a minute on the treadmill this morning. Coincidentally I just got a call from my GI dr. He said after reviewing my bloodwork he wants me to get an ultrasound. Man, that’s just more money. Oh well, he said something about my liver and gall bladder? I guess I need to get it done. It’s this Thursday.
Guess who won Tony’s protein powder raffle this week? ME!! Woohoo! All you have to do is leave a comment and you can win too!!!
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Now it’s time to do more packing. I swear i’ve been packing all weekend and it seems like nothing got done.
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Do you like your coffee better hot or cold? I think I like hot better.
Outside bloggin’
So I am sitting out on my deck in this beautiful weather. I thought I would blog while i’m at it but now realize it’s kind of hard to see the computer. I will give it my best.
I took Boomer for a walk this morning and realized she will have to learn new poop spots. She is such a smart dog. She always walks on sidewalks and knows not to poop in yards. I don’t even put the leash on her half the time and when I tell her time to put the leash on she stops. I love her.
Confession. I hate working my biceps. I put it off yesterday and may put it off today. I feel like they over power my wee shoulders.
I bought new shoes yesterday!
I went with Saucony. The Brooks were $100 and I just can’t do that right now. These feel good and i’ll put them to the test later today. Mom came over last night and was happy to get 2 pairs of my old shoes.
Thanks for the comments about moving away from my family. I guess an hour isn’t that bad. I’m literally 2 mins from them now though I mapquested the nearest Kroger and Target in my new area and they are about the same mileage away but take longer to get to. Oh well, i’ll survive.
How is the weather in your area? It’s Gorgeous here!
Kelly O, i’ll be moving an hour closer to you
1 more week
I’ll be moving on April 26th. I’m happy yet sad. Happy to get out of this neighborhood. Sad to be farther from my family. Happy to hopefully find a job. Sad about leaving this house. Mike and I grew up here in a way. We had it built in 1999 right after we were married. We also watched Boomer grow up here as well.
Here’s our new casa:
It has things we have both wanted. A 3 car garage, an island, a bigger yard, a front porch(yay!) and a larger living room. I can guarantee the closest won’t look that organized after we move in
I hope you like it!
Are you close or far from your family? If you are far from them is it really hard or does it get easier with time?
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In need of some new shoes
I’m sitting here soaking my feet. Ahhh…it feels great. My legs and feet are aching today. During my morning cardio I thought I was gonna have to stop. I managed 45 mins. Then I realized I have had these shoes since Dec 2nd. Thanks to my blog, it helps me remember things without remembering. So it’s time for some new kicks. I emailed Mike and told him that we are going to the mall tomorrow to get new shoes. He agreed. He’s got a mini marathon coming up so he’s in need for some as well.
I usually just order mine from Amazon. I always get whatever Brooks has on sale. I hope I find Brooks at the mall tomorrow.
Whenever we cruise we have traditional seating at 6p. We like eating at that time as opposed to 8p. You can eat whenever you want at the buffets but for dinner we like getting dressed up and having people wait on us. So Friday the 9th we decided to skip the traditional dining and see the sunset. I was so happy we did.
I went to the bar to get a drink and the guy was questioning my age. I told him i’ll take off the sunglasses so he can see my crows feet. I bought that little cover up in Honduras. I love it!
What is your favorite brand of shoes? I love Brooks although all my clothing is Nike. That drives Mike crazy.
Bigfoot and cake
I’m feeling a bit better and not as bloated. I’ve never really had an over eating problem until I started competing. After a show or on a vacation I eat more than I do in 1 month in a week. The shock to my system is awful. Sure it’s fun watching your body change but I think i’d rather just stay fit ALL the time. Some say competing is crazy and just another form of disordered eating. I do agree to some point but there are girls that can control themselves all the time and do not have issues with food. If you are thinking of competing let me know and i’ll tell you honestly if you will be mentally ready or not.
This morning started out great. I got up, made Mike’s lunch, then went back to bed listening to the birds chirp. I went and got more blood drawn, washed my car by hand, did step aerobics and rode my bicycle to Kroger. It was an EMERGENCY!!
I love having the store right down the road. I’ll need to learn a whole new area. I also love the field behind our house and so does Boomer. I keep telling her to enjoy it and she has been.
I took a bunch of food pictures on the cruise. I’ll show you what I was eating to make me fat It was so good! Mike was so happy when in Honduras we found a gelato stand and we split it. Is that sad? Oh well, it’s my life.
Boys Volleyball is fun to watch! I’m still a wrestling girl at heart but that is a close second.
What’s your favorite sport?
A little R & R
While on the ship there was alot of relaxing.
Some movie watching
Some latte’s were drank
Then there were sports that I chose not to play
Mike loves playing basketball
and volleyball
I on the other hand just chilled
I wish we had palm trees here.
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Hey Angela, the gas stations in Florida sell alcohol. Now that is something you won’t see here. Angela thinks it’s weird at Target and Walmart they sell alcohol
A glimpse of the trip
Did I say that flying is for wimps? I take that back. WOW! It took us 19 hrs driving down and 21 driving back do to traffic jams. Each time we stopped at a rest stop and slept in my car for about 4 hours. No wonder my back hurts LOL! I do know that Michigan, Wisconsin, New Jersey, and New Yorkers were on spring break that week. The highway was full of those states. Mike and I love road tripping and site seeing so we did enjoy ourselves.
Indiana
flat, boring, but feels like home
Kentucky
green, beautiful
Tennesee
hills, nice people, my favorite
Georgia
traffic, nice cars
Florida
landfills, buzzards
* okay really Florida makes me think, nice weather, oceans, tropical smelling
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I told Mike there were people I wanted to meet in all these states but he refused LOL! He just wanted to get where he was going. I’ll admit on the way back I felt the same.
I want to thank the following for our successful trip.
Tomtom, without you we’d have to actually look at road signs or mapquest directions.
See the little orange light? That NEVER comes on in my car. Wow, it was hot so we used it. Works great!
I think I actually drove more than him but i’ll thank him anyway.
Then it was onto the ship and ready for relaxation!
Yay! We’re at our room. I swear I look at this picture and wonder why I felt fat. NOW I AM! FOR REALS!! No biggie though, it’ll come off fast and I really ENJOYED myself for once.
To be continued……
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Ahh…i’m back to it today. I had a wonderful vacation and feel so rejuventated. I slept ALOT on the ship. Mike and I both. We have been so stress and worried about where we will live etc…that it took a toll on us.
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I did notice I didn’t have many stomach issues on the ship. Here are a few things it could be related too:
- no whey powder
- my water at home
- no broccoli
- no egg whites although I did eat eggs
- not as much protein
- no stress
So who knows? Mike also said I didn’t snore or pass bad gas
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There is always so much to do on the ship. I got a CD of a hypnotist that was on the ship and it’s about self confidence. He had other too, one being weightloss. Typically that would be the one I got but I KNOW how to get where I want to be. I just need to DO it. Self confidence on the other hand is something i’m NOT good at.
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I’ve been checking up on all the blogs i’ve missed out on. One that really struck a cord with me was THIS post. Lisa I can totally relate especially right now with my post cruise bloat.
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I haven’t got on the scale. My tape measure is packed and this is probably for the best. I have this BRILLIANT idea but I know myself and i’m sure it won’t work. I am going to workout and eat right like i’m suppose to. Then when I feel good about myself i’ll weigh and see where i’m at. If it’s 125 I should be happy, if it’s 115 I will be happy. I know weight is only a number and I really wish I could figure a way out not to let it ruin me.
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Anything exciting happen to you last week while I was away? Let me know!
I need to upload my pictures. I didn’t take very many. We’ve been on this ship twice before so it was nothing new for us
