Okay, that seemed to work!
First, Jan, please don't go. You've been such a great friend on our forum that with or without fitbit, we want and need you! I share your frustration with things not working right on fitbit. My MFP - Fitbit hasn't synced my meals in maybe 3 weeks or maybe longer. As an aside, my maps app by the same people (under armor) has stopped syncing distance which is killing my stats on some of their fitness challenges where miles or KM are measured. I feel pretty glum about all of it!
I've been my usual super busy self and due to the loss of fitbit forum accountabililty, have gotten fairly slack on tracking water, sleep or posting. I am still doing pretty good with meals and with trying to get my workout in but syncing issues have caused me to slip a little in those areas too.
Elaine, is it the heat that's wearing you down? I got a little dehydrated on Sunday and it wore me out. I got stupid, sleepy and lazy. I actually bought potato chips and ate 2 servings with (I counted each one) just cuz I suddenly was craving salt. I was too hot to eat much of anything else so I stayed within caloric budget but it's been a long time since I've purchased something so dastardly to keep in my house without my boyfriend or a small party or something to unload it onto!
In other news, the time of my second period with Kyleena has come and gone and I haven't even been spotting in about 5 weeks. I have felt a little crampy at times and a little sleepy at times but compared to my usual period experiences, it's like nothing at all. I'm just super vigilant trying to figure out if/when something might change. I don't want any surprises and the little amount of time I wasn't on the pill in my life, my cycle stretched out to 30/35 days or more so I'm not sure yet. That said, last month I spotted on and off for about 10 days using only about 5 total "regular" tampons and the rest was so light I wasn't even sure it was there or my imagination. It's been so long since I've need something smaller than a Super Plus or Ultra - every hour or 2 😞 -that I actually had to buy some. On the other side, I've had no apparent side effects emerge that would make me question my decision. My mood and appetite and general well being all seem great! The only challenge is having never had children, I'm long rather than round, and therefore it's really far up there. It is recommended that you check your "strings" every month to make sure it's still properly in place but I can't actually feel them and even my doctor commented that it was a little hard for her to get a good look all the way back there. So, I'm encouraged to take a pregnancy test every 2-3 months just to be on the safe side if I don't ever get a period again. The cost savings in pads and tampons and new undies and laundry detergent will way more than cover that expense!
I've become a little frustrated at work - just a lot of people being pulled in a lot of directions that things are a little tense right now. Nothing is really wrong, it's just not really right at the moment and the travel is making me a bit weary. I've had 4 bad experiences in 2 weeks where I worked super hard and someone else dropped a ball that ruined it all. It happens, it just seems like it's hitting me a bit harder than usual.
Meanwhile on the positive side, my boyfriend and I are doing really well. We seem to have reached another stage of closeness since his spring semester ended and his summer began. He's still taking summer classes but they are on-line classes so he doesn't need to be in Richmond and so I've seen a little more of him than usual. I just can't say it enough - I'm so in love!
Other good news, I booked a mini beach vacation - VA Beach. It's about a 3-4 hour drive for us and we are staying in a "cheap" hotel - the Best Western - but at $225 a night! The reason I like the hotel is it's been clean and safe feeling for several years and it's one of the few remaining "old" buildings with beach side balconies and doors that actually open so I can hear the ocean and enjoy time outside in the shade in the afternoon and evening. Most of the newer and more expensive hotels don't have balconies anymore! Being in the business, I know they are a liability but who goes to the beach to sit behind glass! I'm going with my friend Gretchen who lost her job a few months ago. She can't contribute to the room but I'll have more fun if I go with a friend so it's worth it to me to cover the cost solo. She can still pay her share of gas and meals and stuff. Anyway, that's mid-August and I'm ready to be there now!
Last topic - am I the only one getting friend requests from a lot of men on fitbit? I tend to accept all requests on all media and especially on fitbit where I was hoping to get more challenge invites - particularly on weekend challenges. But then after friending me, not only do they not invite me to a challenge, they then send a stupid message like "hi." and then an hour or day later "hello" and it continues like that with nothing much to say and even if I don't respond, they keep it up. Nothing fitness related, no challenges, just lame greetings. I've made a lot of friends on fitbit that I treasure - both many of you from our group and from some of the challenges with super athletic and already goal weight people - almost all of whom I didn't know and wouldn't have met without fitbit. I hate to start getting more selective but I don't have time for lame conversation with people just for the sake of chatting. No offense but if we don't have something in common and an opportunity to mutually support each others fitness goals, I'm not really interested. I've got plenty of connections through Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest and the real world that I don't need someone on fitbit with whom I share nothing other than that. Rant over. I just had to vent I guess!
