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Hey y'all, sorry that I've been MIA. I'm glad to hear that even if we're not going to do the next challenge (current challenge?), we are all still going to keep in touch. I've missed so much in the past couple of weeks. It makes me sad that I missed everything, but I'm glad to hear that everyone's doing alright, now. I'm going to float around, too. There's too much going on in my life that I just can't focus on something else, so this challenge is out. I'll probably do the next one, though. I need to keep on top of things because I just signed up for my first half marathon in April. For someone like me who doesn't exactly have a great track record with follow-through, it's pretty damn scary. Keep on being awesome, everyone!

Wow! I haven't updated in ages lol. I love the fitness ball idea. Also, hubby bench presses her, but I'm scared to death that I'll drop her so nope lol. I have two classes left after this semester. It's almost surreal to me because 1) I never thought I'd get a bachelor's degree, much less a masters, and 2) because I'm almost done! Wewt! Seven years of school done! I cannot wait to have free time to play with Zoey. It's gonna rock! Savings! Savings savings savings. I was able to dig myself out by borrowing from savings. You're SO on the right track with your goals and saving money. It was a life saver.

That looks friggin' delicious! And I'm sure the Sriracha worked just fine. It has a different taste, but is just as yummy as Frank's. I think I'm going to steal that recipe and try it this week

Wow! We all seem so much busier than last challenge. I blame the government. Or school. But, really, the government. I've been pretty much sucking lately and am actually gaining weight. But, I think I hit rock bottom and have been eating well for the last few days, even if I haven't actually made it to work out, yet. I'll get there. I hope. Anyway, I hope all you lovelies are doing great, and yay for the last week of the challenge!

I have wide feet, and I wear a New Balance Minimus, and I find them very comfortable. I tried VFFs, but my toes are too short (!?), so they didn't work well for me, either. My husband also has wide feet, and he wears the Merrill Barefoot Trail Glove and loves them so much that he's bought several pairs. Unfortunately, YMMV, and it's stupidly difficult to find shoes that fit right when you have wide feet. You just have to try everything until you find something that works. Good luck!

That right there is not normal, it's super-hero level saving of the day. I'm so glad the little one wasn't hurt and you got to see the results of your hard work in action. Yay for you!!

Man, I feel like it's been a lifetime since I've updated instead of just a week. I fell off the wagon temporarily, but I'm back now. So, last week was the suck for me. Work was okay - just super busy. Life after work, though? Yuck. I spent hours upon hours studying for my midterm on Saturday morning. I missed out on baby smiles and cuddles, cooking, spending time with my husband, and exercising to study for this damn test. Only worked out once all week, and I can't even remember what I ate for meals. Since I wasn't cooking, I'm pretty sure it wasn't healthy. lol. I also was so distracted that I paid the mortgage twice and damn near screwed us for the rest of the month. Thank goodness I'm an accountant and know how to squeeze a lot out of a little budget. The test, itself? It was so awful that I proceeded to drown myself in copious amounts of barbecue, 7up cake, and beer afterwards. We had a family reunion that afternoon, and it was fine (read: lots 'o food and beer...and in-laws), but then the baby screamed all the way home. A 1 1/2 hour drive became 3 and I was ready to give her away by the time we got home. Let's just call it a comedy of errors and move on. Found out Sunday that after all that, I only made a 68 on the exam. All that studying and sacrificing for nothing. I've decided that moving forward, I'm not going to sacrifice any more. I might change my study methods, but I'm not giving anything up. I can't stand not working out and eating yuck all the time, not to mention missing out on Mommy/Zoey time. No class is worth that. Anyway, I'm glad I'm back. I have a lot of catching up to do, and I've missed so much with my accountibilibuddies group, but I can't wait to take on the last half of the challenge!

Yay for job stability and less flakiness! Hope everyone's having a great Tuesday! I'd like to ask for some prayers, chants, karma, or good vibes from y'all. A friend of mine disappeared yesterday, and everyone's frantic to find him. But then again, maybe he just moved to Canada because our government's stupid today.

Thanks! She absolutely makes my day. Every day.

I totally agree. It's just hard for me to keep my attitude in check.

I can't give any advice because I'm still working on this myself, but I did want to stop by and wish you the very best of luck. Not necessarily with losing pounds, but with fighting the depression and getting to a point where you like yourself. You're doing marvelous things - quitting smoking, making healthy decisions, getting exercise - so keep it up and the changes will happen. Just try to love yourself in the meantime. Makes it loads easier. Good luck!

A new fridge is AWESOME! I hope you love it A truck is awesome, too. I miss mine This is something good that's happened to me:

Thanks ladies! I know that I'll look like a huge dork with the headlamp, but I need to do something with the days getting shorter and my neighborhood being rural and streetlight-less. Also, maybe I'll feel obligated to use it since I bought it. Anyway, I just realized that I have a habit of bitching and moaning about life on here. I think it's because I feel comfortable being honest about how I'm feeling about life at the moment because I know I won't be judged. Sorry for being a Negative Nancy y'all. I'm actually really happy with life and where I'm at and what I've accomplished on my challenges. And, I love my Accountibilibuddies!

I voted! Happy Monday everyone! Hope you had a great weekend, and the rest of this week is fabulous!

The baby was an angel this weekend! <3 The rest of my weekend kinda sucked. >.< Saturday was the funeral, and that was no bueno. It sort of ruined my mental outlook for the entire weekend. It's so hard to see people you love lose a family member. Anyway, then we had to entertain company after that (not related to the funeral), so meh. We ate poorly, and at that point, I didn't give a damn. The next morning when I woke up sick, I did lol. Sunday was pretty bad, too. Breakfast was good both days, but then I kind of lost my shit. I didn't even get any studying done because I just couldn't find the motivation to do anything except catch up on Torchwood and play with the baby. Oh well, it's a new week, and I'm ready to get back on the wagon. I bought a headlamp so that I can run through my dark-ass neighborhood at night without either a critter or a car getting me. I'm pretty stoked about using it.

Or we could do it like this: we set a collective goal of XX, and all work a little bit towards it. It might be easier for some folks to not feel like they're obligated to run 3.1 miles (5k), but still participate and contribute to the common goal. I dunno, just an idea.

*chirp chirp* I like your idea of a virtual race. Maybe we could open it up to the option of riding bikes or walking, too, just so that everyone could participate - and we're all at different levels. I would be down for that. Also, yay! Friday! Finally! This week needs to be over SOON so I can forget it ever happened. -.-

Good morning! It's hard to believe that we're already almost done with week 2! how are your goals going, Ani? Aside from all the awesome you're packing into your drafts and revisions, that is. I'm finding that, overall, eating better and getting an hour of study in is easier than I anticipated. Especially the eating. I was upset last night because I ran out of time to workout, so I wanted to binge eat SO BAD. Well, I went into the pantry to grab some chips or something, and then just stood there. I didn't want to eat any of it. I ended up eating, like 2 Triscuits. Okay, maybe 3. They were broken pieces. Big binge, eh? I'm actually super proud of that. Especially since I can't seem to find the time to run or lift this week. I'm also getting in my hour of studying most days, but it's simply not enough, so I might have to revisit that goal and make it 2-3 hours/night. I'm so far behind that I'm not sure I'll dig myself out before the exam. I thought I was on track, but NOPE lol. Oh well. Hopefully I can get this chip off my shoulder soon. I'm tired of being a Debbie Downer all the time.

All I learned was how to do is sit on the bleachers and watch the students who actually participated on sports teams practice. I didn't even have to take gym class in highschool because I was in the marching band. But what this does mean is that we're responsible for teaching our kiddos how to be healthy and active...and I think you're doing a great job with that. The first step is to take that initiative for yourself, and they will emulate you. Screw high school. You're awesome!

<3 y'all. Thanks. Today is better. Zoey's feeling a lot better and I'm not as neurotic. I just can't. handle. it. when Zoey's in pain. Also, Val's death really hit my husband hard and brought back a lot of memories of his mother's passing, so it was a rough night. Nothing like waking up another morning with breath in your lungs to put things into perspective. Have a great day y'all. I am.

I had a problem with the google doc the other day where it kept eating what I was typing in the cell. I re-typed it 3 times and then just gave up lol. I guess sometimes it's just buggy. Hope it resolves itself, soon. IE sucks!

Hope everyone had a great Tuesday and is hitting their goals. Sorry I haven't been a good accountibilibuddy - it's been a day.

Today sucked. I didn't study. Didn't eat well. Didn't work out. Don't care. Had to take the baby in for shots today and the whole damn day blew up. The poor thing cried and cried and cried. Then we found out that a good friend of the family passed away. Sigh. Can't wait for tomorrow.

I think you should definitely count the work you did at Oktoberfest as cardio. From your description, it looked like one hell of a workout. Also, good luck on the job hunt!

Thanks! They did finally get the AC up and running again. I hope you had a great weekend!