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01-27-2011 | 02:55 AM
#111
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Joined: Oct 2010
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From: Ireland
If she rings your doorbell and says anything, just pretend that nothing was happening, or don't open at all. Who is she to tell you what to do in your own house???? If you are a wee bit noisy during normal daylight hours and not at night and she isn't elderly or newborn baby who needs quiet to sleep, then she just has to take it.
01-27-2011 | 03:05 AM
#112
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Joined: Apr 2010
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So I have been tapering my Lyrica slowly and the bp seems better (plus the weight loss easier) but I am back to having pain. So far it is only in my right hand and arm, my knee, hip and back. Stretches seem to help my back. The pain elsewhere is searing but I may just have to bite the bullet and live with it.
It makes exercising that much more challenging and exercise seems to make me that much hungrier.
Having family home and not feeling so happy or well makes it hard to write and meditate and do my things. So those are my excuses for the week.
But I will keep trying. This thread helps.
Rose, if your neighbor rings,offer her a brownie. Have one handy just for her. It is hard to hassle someone who gives you chocolate, even if you don't like or eat it.
It makes exercising that much more challenging and exercise seems to make me that much hungrier.
Having family home and not feeling so happy or well makes it hard to write and meditate and do my things. So those are my excuses for the week.
But I will keep trying. This thread helps.
Rose, if your neighbor rings,offer her a brownie. Have one handy just for her. It is hard to hassle someone who gives you chocolate, even if you don't like or eat it.
Last edited by canary52; 01-27-2011 at 03:08 AM.
01-27-2011 | 05:27 AM
#115
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Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 426
This morning as I was doing my 30 Day Shred workout, my downstairs neighbor started banging on her wall during the 2-minute cardio circuits. I have a brand new maple floor so it can't be that loud. This downstairs neighbor is a local TV personality who is a total spoiled diva and has thrown loud parties without warning us neighbors. She never shovels her stairs so she uses mine (just to give you an idea of her personality.) She has also had screaming matches with her boyfriend that the whole block can hear, sometimes at 2am. So now she's disturbed by a little floor tremble for a total of 6 minutes (3 X 2-minute circuits.)
I think that I will just keep going and see where this goes. This is the first time she heard me and it was 8am when I started so it's not that early. If she rings my doorbell and says anything I will have to just calmly tell her that it is really a short duration and she has to tolerate it. The building we live in is over 100 years old so we are all bound to hear our neighbors from time to time.
Advice anyone?
I think that I will just keep going and see where this goes. This is the first time she heard me and it was 8am when I started so it's not that early. If she rings my doorbell and says anything I will have to just calmly tell her that it is really a short duration and she has to tolerate it. The building we live in is over 100 years old so we are all bound to hear our neighbors from time to time.
Advice anyone?
01-27-2011 | 05:49 AM
#116
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Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 675
From: New York City
Update
So I sent my neighbor an email apologizing for making noise and offered to move the workout to another room. I guess I'll just wait and see how she responds to that. It would be such a shame if I have to give this up. I don't know how else I can get that kind of workout in a time frame that fits into my full schedule. 
Thank you to everyone who responded. I really appreciate the advice.
Hope, I bought her some organic chocolate. She's a health nut, so the brownie would not have been a hit with her.
Thank you to everyone who responded. I really appreciate the advice.
Hope, I bought her some organic chocolate. She's a health nut, so the brownie would not have been a hit with her.
01-27-2011 | 06:25 AM
#117
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So I sent my neighbor an email apologizing for making noise and offered to move the workout to another room. I guess I'll just wait and see how she responds to that. It would be such a shame if I have to give this up. I don't know how else I can get that kind of workout in a time frame that fits into my full schedule.
Thank you to everyone who responded. I really appreciate the advice.
Hope, I bought her some organic chocolate. She's a health nut, so the brownie would not have been a hit with her.
Thank you to everyone who responded. I really appreciate the advice.
Hope, I bought her some organic chocolate. She's a health nut, so the brownie would not have been a hit with her.
I don't think you should give up the workout. You have done your part. Now it is her turn to meet you halfway. If she does not, you can honestly and without any bad conscience say you tried. Then do what you gotta do. And what you gotta do is exercise and take care of you.
You are my personal heroine for getting on this so quickly and with such gentleness and generosity.
01-27-2011 | 07:17 AM
#118
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Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 955
From: Ontario, Canada
Im needing extra motivation for the next week because I'm going to be on holidays. I'm taking my computer so I plan on staying on track
My Goals for Jan 29th to Feb 4th
Do my fitday entries each day, food and activity
Exercise 5 out of the 7 days (at least 7 hours for the week)
Eat healthy foods Stay below 2000 calories average. My usual is 1500 however my goal for this week is maintenance. A loss would be a pleasant surprise.
Drink 60 oz of water daily
Limit alcohol consumption to 3 evenings of holidays.
I find it hardest to eat right while on holidays. I'm hoping making these plans will assit me in not gaining next week.
My Goals for Jan 29th to Feb 4th
Do my fitday entries each day, food and activity
Exercise 5 out of the 7 days (at least 7 hours for the week)
Eat healthy foods Stay below 2000 calories average. My usual is 1500 however my goal for this week is maintenance. A loss would be a pleasant surprise.
Drink 60 oz of water daily
Limit alcohol consumption to 3 evenings of holidays.
I find it hardest to eat right while on holidays. I'm hoping making these plans will assit me in not gaining next week.
01-27-2011 | 10:14 AM
#119
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Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 675
From: New York City
You took the high road, Rose. I'm proud of you.
I don't think you should give up the workout. You have done your part. Now it is her turn to meet you halfway. If she does not, you can honestly and without any bad conscience say you tried. Then do what you gotta do. And what you gotta do is exercise and take care of you.
You are my personal heroine for getting on this so quickly and with such gentleness and generosity.
I don't think you should give up the workout. You have done your part. Now it is her turn to meet you halfway. If she does not, you can honestly and without any bad conscience say you tried. Then do what you gotta do. And what you gotta do is exercise and take care of you.
You are my personal heroine for getting on this so quickly and with such gentleness and generosity.
01-27-2011 | 10:36 AM
#120
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Thanks, everyone, for your supportive words in light of my day off the wagon. On some level I guess I just needed to be bad...and not just with food! I didn't put laundry away, I didn't return phone calls, and I basically didn't do anything I should have! Now, it's out of my system and I'm back on track, without beating myself up about any of it. I really, really appreciate the comments; they were a great pick-me-up and helped me get stay out of guilt mode.
Now, if I can just get past "Chef Joseph's Dessert Showcase" tomorrow at this dinner I'm supposed to attend, I'll be in good shape!
Now, if I can just get past "Chef Joseph's Dessert Showcase" tomorrow at this dinner I'm supposed to attend, I'll be in good shape!
