I am feeling much better today. My head doesn't hurt as much but my stomach is still pretty sore. So I think that I am going to stay home one more day from work. If I worked a regular normal job it probably wouldn't be a problem. With being in a freezer all night and I am already feeling icky. I don't know it just doesn't sound like a good idea to me.
I am now down to 186 something. I really wanted to get lower than 188 but not this way.
I have to imagine that I can use this to my advantage. So as soon as I am feeling better (hopefully tomorrow)I can get back to my exercising. And of course eating my Salmon for the ARC.
I'll be glad to be my old self again.

Sorry you're not feeling well. Drinks lots of hot tea--it'll help warm you up, flush out the yuckies and keep you hydrated. Oh, and sleep as much as possible, of course. Just call me naughty nurse BB... Don't worry about the salmon--you've got until Thursday night to eat it all. And besides, Margaret or I can easily do that one if your flu decides to hang around for awhile.

Thanks Naughty Nurse! *imagining you in one of those nurse outfits and a giant needle*
I will definately hit the hot tea. I had forgot that I had Peppermint Tea up in my cupboard. And a warm cup of that sounds good right now.
As for the sleep thing I have been trying but my kids don't seem to understand how much momma just doesn't want to be bothered right now.
Of course dh is snoozing over in his lazyboy. hahaha
I guess the mom in me just doesn't feel safe enough to allow both of us to snooze while the kids watch cartoons.

Thanks for the offer of help with the Salmon. I really do hope to complete that challenge. Especially since I LOVE Salmon and I have enough in my freezer to complete it.

I hope you feel better soon! Make sure to get plenty of rest.

Sorry you're not feeling well, let's hope you'll feel better by Easter!

Have a happy easter Bella!

*hugs*

Sorry to hear you are not feeling well. Hope you improve soon and can enjoy the holiday! Thanks for your support!

Hmph...I would've woken up your H and told him you were sick and he needed to watch the kiddies so you can get some rest. I swear, most men are just selfish when it comes to this sort of thing.

That would be great if your weight stays down for the next weigh in. Hopefully with my gone by then, mine will be down, too.

Hey Bell,

Sorry to hear you haven't been feeling well. Hope you are feeling better.

Thanks to everyone for the well wishes!
It would seem that I am now FLU free!!!!! YEAH!!!
I made it into work last night with just a slight headache.
Apparently they had some kind of contest on Friday at work so there were cold cut sandwiches for lunch.
I wasn't going to eat any but I hadn't had anything to eat since our Easter brunch at church.
So I caved.
I ended up having a ham sandwich w/ pepperjack cheese on white bread.
And man did I pay for it afterwards. My tummy started hurting again. And shortly thereafter things got a bit "breezy". If you know what I mean! LOL
Woke up this morning weighing in at 190 something. I wasn't to happy about that. Especially as my weight actually got down in the 186 range.
Mostly it is due to the fact that since Friday I have had no "bathroom action".
I have to assume it has something to do with my having been sick.
Hopefully it will all work itself out in the end! LOL
The sun is shining here today and most of the snow that we got over the weekend is gone. There are even lots of Spring birds twittering around outside. I can hear them thru the windows.
The kids are on Springbreak this week so currently are driving me crazy with their constant question "When can we have some more of our Easter candy?"
I am 1/2 tempted to just let them have at it so that it would all be ate up. But then I would have to deal with the aftermath . And I really don't think that I want to go there! LOL
Well I have lots of things to get done around my house. Since I was sick for 2 days the house really fell apart. So I have my work cut out for me.
Especially since the 2 who tend to make the biggest messes are here making them as I clean them. LOL
Hope everyone else is having an enjoyable day.

Well so much for the sunshine and the melting snow.
They are calling for more cold weather for the rest of the week.
I told dh last night that I am ready to move somewhere warmer. He agreed.
Of course I lobbied for Hawaii. LOL
Finally had some "bathroom action" this morning. But I forgot to weigh myself so have no idea where I am at in that respect.
Did have an upset stomach again last night. I am not sure if it was a combination of the spices I ate or if it was some left over renegade flu bug trying to hold out.
Hopefully it was just the spices.
At least that I can control.
Did get my 90 minutes in last night between my 1 hour PowerCore class and 30min on the elliptical. If I keep at the 90 minutes a day I will hit 6 hours by Thursday night.
I did also get in my 4oz of salmon. Hence the spices on my dinner. Like I said hopefully it was only the spices and not the fish/flu germ that gave me the upset tummy since I still need to eat another 12oz for the challenge.
We are planning on taking the kids to a Museum tomorrow. Most likely over in Chicago. The cheapest one that I was able to come up with was the Shedd Aquarium. For those of you who have never been there or never heard of it here is a link to look it up. Shedd Aquarium | Home
It really is one of the best places to take your kids. And by far the least expensive! For 3 adults (the oldest "kid" is 17) and 2 kids it will only run us about $36. Not bad if you ask me!
So tomorrow will certainly hold alot of walking for me.
Alot of driving too as Chicago is 3 hours away. But we really wanted to do something as a family that everyone would enjoy. And the oldest agrees that he would like the Aquarium.
I did manage to get 1/2 of my house cleaned up yesterday. So the second 1/2 is patiently waiting for me. LOL
If I am going to get it done I need to get off this thing and get to it.
I hope that everyone is having a GREAT day!
Ciao

Glad to hear the flu is done with, but sorry your tummy is not settled. Don't worry about the gain- you were sick, there was a holiday and your body will often fluctuate.

We have a great aquarium here in Baltimore, but man it's expensive. We try to take the kids every couple of years- the dolphin show is spectacular.

Thank you for your continued support- your success is also an inspiration for me!

Have fun at the aquarium tomorrow! I think you'll have good weather.

I'm glad you're feeling better, and getting in your exercise. I'm sure you'll do a ton of walking tomorrow in Chicago.

I hear ya on the housework waiting. My excuse is laziness. Which reminds me--I have laundry to fold.

I am so with you on the laziness!!! LOL
I am about the worst procrastinator when it comes to housework.
In fact I am so bad at it that my hubby affectionately has dubbed me "The Relocator."
As in I clean one room really well, but really all I did was move most of everything to another room!

We had a blast in Chicago and we did do lots and lots of walking. The weather was beautiful too.

Yesterday was an ABSOLUTE SUCCESS!!!
Including the cost of the gas to fill up the car (42$) the entire trip only cost us 120$!!!
That included:
Stopping at Starbucks (I only had reg. coffee nothing fancy, calories you know LOL),
Paying for the tolls on the road,
Parking (we found metered parking so it only cost 2$!!!),
The cost to get into the Aquarium, 36$,
Drinks @ the local Sporting Goods store,
Dinner at a fabulous Mexican place that we found using the Garmin, 37$ that's including the tip,
as well as getting Apple pies at MickeyD's. I didn't have one.

I made muffins the day before so everyone had a couple of those plus a banana for breakfast before we headed out.
I also packed our lunch.
Yes I know I am a Savvy mom. You may pat me on the back at anytime! LOL

The kids had a blast. Especially dd. She loved the dolphins, and the whales the most. Though it was almost a 3 way tie with the penguins.
It wasn't too crowded and the exhibits were gorgeous.
Dd has already asked when we can go back to see another museum.
I told her that her and I would go this summer, just the 2 of us and take the train there.
I thought she would pop with the excitement of that one!
We ended up spending 4 hours at the Aquarium. I figured that between sitting down to eat lunch and the times that your not moving along we walked for about 3 hours. So of course I am counting that towards my ARC exercise for this week.
I do need to still eat 8 ounces of Salmon as I didn't have any yesterday due to the traveling but I figure I can eat that readily enough in a salad today and for dinner tonight.
I did hit a good number yesterday just before the trip but of course this morning was up from that.
What with all the driving I didn't drink nearly enough water yesterday and we did have Mexican for dinner.
I plan to redouble my efforts today with the water consumption, keep my cals low and pray that the low number returns for tomorrow.
Plus I do have a class tonight so that ought to help things along.
Catch ya all later.

Glad to hear you all had a good time!

I love visiting zoos and aquariums- you probably got more exercise than you think with all the walking!