We survived!

[lassarina]

Well, I did get the car back - it turns out there were other things messed up too, like a nut on the front strut being loose? which was causing it to be really noisy - it is now quiet enough that I flipped out halfway across Indiana and demanded of paladin, "Do you hear that clicking?! What is it?!" and he eventually determined it was the

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[trekqueen]

good to see you survived. ^_^

I've been doing more activity too - being an engineer kinda sucks activity right out of you. I've been hitting the gym in my workplace building each of the days I am here, plus a walk everyday with kidlet in the stroller and both dogs. The walk is approx 1.7 miles around the neighborhood so I'm trying to see if I can step it up to round out 2miles. I have jogged it off and on too but it can be too difficult with dogs wanting to stop to pee/poop/sniff etc... x_x I've been using an app I saw a friend mention on facebook (myfitnesspal.com) and it is pretty nifty for watching calorie intake and tracking exercise/food. Only have been using it for like three weeks but it certainly is making me more aware of amount of food.

[lassarina]

I looked at myfitnesspal but the ToS sent me screaming for the hills. I ended up going with LoseIt!, which is less comprehensive but also doesn't claim ownership of my device while I'm using it, so there's that.

[trekqueen]

[lassarina]

Yep! I have been doing pretty well with LoseIt, if only because it makes me think about what I'm eating; my goal is to treat the calorie goal as a really good point, but I give myself up to 700 or so calories' flex in a given week because the point of this is not to hate myself and my body.