Hi, ladies! Sorry I didn't check in much last week... it's been a rough 10 days or so for me because I've been working long hours (including on weekends!) to make up for the 4 days (32 hours!) of work that I missed when Maryland was hit with those stupid snowstorms. Plus, I'm back in school and I've been buried under an avalanche of homework when I'm not at work!! God, I cannot wait until March (thankfully only 9 days away!) because then things will calm down a bit. Plus, my diet has been nothing short of hideous this week (this is what happens when I leave my thin husband in charge of procuring the vittles while I work late and do homework!). Blech, I cannot wait for semi-normalcy again on that front!
Amy - sorry to hear about your foot acting up. I didn't catch what is wrong with it... did you break it at some point? I'm considering getting the GS DVDs at some point, but I think that, for now, I've spend enough $$ on stuff I don't use, so I'm putting that off until I feel I've "earned" it. Also, I'm having really bad wrist pain for about the last 2 months that has only gotten worse despite wearing a brace at night, babying it a lot, massaging and icing, and a 10-day course of high doses of ibuprofen... so I'm going to the doctor for it on Monday, 1 March. But of course if I cannot tie my shoes without wrist pain, I don't see myself pumping iron with Cathe any time soon.
How'd you do at your WW meeting? Did you go? I really need to get back to them, but I know I've gained at least 10lbs since I last went, and I *hate* seeing the look of disappointment on my leader's face when I gain ONE pound, let alone TEN or more!!
Boo to weight gain.
Lisa - Ooh, I loved interlocking tiles over concrete in my old workout space... it helped me so much! I miss them... here in this house I have a stupid carpeted basement (a rental, so I can't fix that) that nothing seems to stay on well, but I DESPISE working out on carpet. Sorry to hear about your migraines! I've been a migraine sufferer for about 10 years, and they SUCK!!! I get really bad light/sound sensitivity and horrible nausea. I finally found a prescription medication that works well for me, but that's only been in the last 5 years... for the first 5 years, I'd get 2 migraines a week-- each lasting 3 days. It was pure hell, and I'm so grateful that's not my life anymore; I still get them, but only about twice a month now, and the medication knocks the headaches out within a few hours, so it's a vast improvement. Have you tried medications (triptans)?
Lor - You, too? I'm so sorry to hear about your migraine. I always got them around my cycle, too, so I'm on the 3-month-at-a-time birth control pill, which has really helped me. Great job on the initial weight loss... I'm sure it'll stick, once Aunt Flo's "extra luggage" subsides!
Melody - Congrats on the weight loss!
Sorry to hear that you get to join this little group of miserable migraine sufferers... hopefully yours goes away soon!!
Liberty - Congrats on the yoga! I can't determine if yoga relaxes me to such an extent, or if I find it so boring that I'm half-asleep by the time it's done. I desperately want to like it, though, so I'll keep looking!
I really want to try the Namaste Yoga DVDs next to see if they tickle my fancy... I love watching it on TV, the narrator's voice is so peaceful!
So, tomorrow (Saturday), DH and I are going snow tubing in York, PA with a group of friends... I'm so excited! It'll be nice to relax a bit after the 60-hour week I've had and just have some fun.
Hope you ladies have a great Saturday! I'll work on posting more frequently than once a week!
MC
