having mom in town for a month presents some challenges... financially, dietarily, and with time management.
When I have guests, any guests, I believe that they deserve 100% of my attention at all times. So hey, if you ever come to visit me we'll have a blast. But that meant I didn't get to keep up with any other commitments I had. My friends never heard from me, and neither did you.
Having a guest to spend time with outside the house ate our budget early. So mom did a lot of the paying, which meant she called the shots. I went from 3 meals a day to 2. I went from a steady 100-120 blood sugar to dropping to 40's and peaking to 170's. I barely kept my weight within 10 pounds of where I started. It was rough.
Add in the fact that we spent time in New Orleans, rich deep friend food capitol... I am surprised I didn't end up in the hospital.
I worked out a grand total of 1 time, with my sister. I am surprised SHE didn't end up in the hospital. She is about 50 pounds lighter than me, she kept a slower pace but did manage to keep up. But her heart rate scared the hell out of me. 17 year old 180-190ish pounds. Hear rate peaked at 190! I was peaking at 135 (and I am 33 and 235)! I tried to over exhurt myself to get my rate up to hers, and I was literally pedaling (on the bike) 10 times faster than she was, and I could only get my rate up there for a few seconds... it's work to see 190.
Good to know I am in shape.
Mom never did make any comments about my shorter shorts... but then again, my legs look HOT. She didnt even pull the "you are so much bigger than me" (altho I found out I only outweigh her by about 10-15 pounds). She took photos of the family and tried to make it seem as though my sister looked older/bigger than me. I think she was trying to say my sister looked mature... but it didnt come across that way. Both my husband and myself came to her defence asap.
I did a butt-ton of walking. My husband and I were refering to our outings lovingly as the "tourist death march". So that helped keep my sugars at bay even though what we were eating was of no assistance.
This is our 1st pay period back to normal, and we're recovering from all the overspending. My husband is in the field for the next 2 weeks (altho I hear that might get cut very short) and so it's gonna be rough. To make it thru it looks like the toddler and I will be eating tons of crap. I am gonna need to pull out the ol' workout dvd to balance it out.
Ate mac n cheese from a box with a hotdog today for brunch and a crappy chicken sandwich with tater tots for dinner. Sugars are in the 200's. I would be better off eating a HUGE mc d's meal! I am gonna feed the kid the crap and try to minimize crap for me. It's gonna suck. Altho since it's just me eating salads the only thing I have to worry about is the greens going bad.
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I will be back from here on out, probably not daily, I'll admit that, but often.
:p but it is scary true how my heart rate was so high... that it what happens when one doesn't do as much exercising as one should, and it proves even more that the average person is not made to live indoors all day every day. btw, if you are infected with another parasite, remember what you told me! don't do a drastic change in your diet, but still keep it good! got a nirvana and a G&R tee at hot topic at the Universal studios city walk thing. love ya!
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