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Yeah, it’s frustrating! I’m mostly fine and thought it would clear up on Whole30 since many people seem to struggle with GI issues the first couple weeks. It hasn’t. I bought a date and walnut cake at Whole Foods for me and BG to have as dessert the other night and that did not sit well with me at all. I’ve been reading online about enzymes I can take. I’m hoping between that and upping my starchy veggie intake, things will sort themselves out.
@TheHizzy I start the food introduction phase on Friday, so should know more about which foods irritate me soon. I will say, though, that my digestion is still not on track with Whole30, and I’m frustrated by that. I had my gallbladder removed almost 10 years ago, and have had IBS-like symptoms on and off since. Whole30 hasn’t helped at all. I do eat more fat when I eat this way, and I wonder if I can’t handle a higher fat diet if I’m eating fewer starches. I’m trying to increase my starchy veggie intake. I head to South Africa in just over three weeks, where I’m sure I’ll eat whatever I want, but I think I’m going to go continue exploring which foods do and don’t work for me when I get back.
@Rangerchic Thirty days seemed horrifying on day one! It gets easier. I’m getting better at the prep. Yesterday I made a breakfast bake to make my mornings more manageable while I’m dog sitting, crispy oven baked potatoes, a brussel sprout dish, and a “cheeseburger” casserole to bring for my lunches. It’s the first week I’ve managed to prep breakfast and lunch. Still winging it for dinners, but it’s getting a little easier to prep and plan.
My office is closing on Wednesday due to the weather. Woo! I’ll still have to go outside with the dogs, but we’ll make that as fast as possible.
I’m wearing my “progress pants” today and they definitely fit better. Crazy that it’s been almost 30 days! I could keep going.
I’ve had really good luck with Lyft’s reservation system as well when I have early-morning flights!
@Ale Yeah, kinda weird! I was so unsure at first because I wasn’t feeling like I normally did with guys I liked (anxious, over-analyzing, obsessing, infatuated), but I’ve been talking through a lot of it with my therapist and reading some self-help books. The book Attached really helped me see some of my past behaviors clearly. I know six months isn’t that long in the grand scheme of things, who knows what’ll happen moving forward, but I’m really happy with how things are. BG is so great — down for literally anything, super easy going, good natured, funny, the very definition of a safe space, and (I think) cute. 🙂 But I think I would’ve passed on him if I’d met him a couple years ago.
I really liked On the Basis of Sex! Hope you did, too, @veritek!
We got a bunch of snow here last night. It’s “warm” but it’s supposed to drop like 30 degrees overnight, and by Wednesday the high will be -13. So. Hopefully can work from home one or two days this week. I wish my company had a formal WFH policy so I wouldn’t feel guilty on the rare occasions I do it.
Had a fun weekend, including going indoor skydiving with BG. We had to kinda shuffle plans around this weekend cause he’s traveling this week for work (had him home all of January, and it was great!) and his travel plans were a bit altered due to the weather. I actually found myself wanting to say the L-word for the first time over the weekend. 😮 Haven’t said that to anyone in like five years, so making sure I know what I feel first.
I also signed up as a sitter for Rover and have my first boarder dog this week. So far so good, but he definitely hates the cold so I’m hoping we don’t have any potty issues when the temps drop even more.
@ktfran Will you be back by Wednesday? The high is supposed to be -13! It was “only” -5 or so when I was out this morning (I think pushing -30 real feel), but I truly cannot imagine what it’s going to feel like when the HIGH is -13. Add wind into that, and just nope. I feel a little guilty staying home, I know it’s a luxury a lot of people don’t have. On the bright side, usually when the temps get back up to, like, 18 after cold snaps, it feels downright balmy!
@ale Good riddance to that guy! I hope you’re not feeling bad about that. Sometimes things like that will make me wonder what *I* did to “deserve” it, even when I know it’s the other person and not me.
We were given the option of working remote today because of how cold it is. I was on the fence until I took my dog out this morning. The air stings any exposed skin, so if I have the option of not standing in the bitter cold waiting on public transit, I’ll take it.
Down another .8 lbs. Was a little disappointed because I want things the move faster, but I know after losing over 2 the week before, it was bound to slow a bit. I’m going to work on snacking less this week. I discovered dried mangos this week and it was a sugar lover’s no-sugar-added dream come true.
@hfantods Yeah, weekday overnights can be stressful for me. My dog and I usually spend at least one night of the weekend at his place, but during the week, I don’t wanna deal with getting up in time to get my dog home and myself ready before work. I’m someone who pushes her weekday morning routine to its limits. BG travels frequently during the week, but when he’s home, he works remote and his start time early. So we actually only did our first weekday sleepover last night! I was a little nervous about the morning, and would I be scrambling and cranky, but we got to drink our coffee together at the table. It was nice! My dog is basically beside himself with emotions when BG goes home and it’s really sweet.
In my past relationships, Valentine’s Day has always been acknowledged but never a big deal. Dinner out, maybe a small gift (though I think gifts are unnecessary). I’m not sure what BG and I will do, but we actually did talk about going to a nice steakhouse. I told him bluntly we don’t need to make a big deal about it, it’s just any ol’ Thursday to me and we can “celebrate” by doing the nice steakhouse thing on a night that won’t be packed, too, if that’s easier with our schedules. I find weeknight dates out can get stressful for us between our schedules and my dog, so I’d rather go out the weekend before or after if we’re trying to do something that’s a little more special than our norm.
Even if you were FWB in the past, sounds like that was years ago, so I think that was inappropriate to send even if you did kiss recently. Kissing someone doesn’t re-establish that FWB relationship. And continuing reach out to you when you’ve said you don’t want to at this point also isn’t cool. I think you handled it fine. I’d be ignoring him at this point. If you’re open to having a relationship with him (platonic or FWB) once this blows over, I think you’d have talk about about boundaries and move forward. I prob wouldn’t want to be friends with this guy at this point.
