Gosh, Connie, have you been sitting here with me all week? Maybe we were separated at birth or something
?
You know, I’m starting to think it’s the change in weather. For as much as we were all looking forward to Fall, I think it threw some of us for a loop.
Good luck developing and implementing your plan. I hope you love your trainer and you get amazing workouts! New DVDs are usually good for a kick-start. I hope you like them.
I will resume my workouts and step up my running to prepare for the 10k I’m going to be running on Halloween. I can do this, I know I can because I’ve done it before (except for the 10k part
). I just need to get my head on straight and do it
. There, I said it, so shall it be
!
I’m so excited about your 10K. You’re gonna be SOOOOO proud of yourself and it’s gonna be AWESOME!
I think the interview went really well, it lasted 2 hours and was actually more comfortable conversation then uncomfortable questions. I think it could be a good fit for the company and myself.
Sounds great, Deb! Good luck on your Thursday interview, too.
I am in such a hurry right now..but a quick scan of your post brought tears to my eyes. Everyone struggles. Yesterday I ate almost a whole box of wheat thins for 'lunch' and 'dinner'with hummus and laughing cow cheese. Because of my weight gain this week I think I was overdoing it and just--got hungry.
I don’t know why we lose our minds sometimes, but it sure does happen!
The good news is that he is wholly supportive of my goal of walking the 1/2 marathon in January and will do all he can to facilitate that.
(I was so afraid he was going to say "no how no way".
That is SO awesome! I’m glad you have that goal to motivate you thru the slow progression of PT.
Connie, that's exactly where I was last challenge. It was frustrating as heck because I just couldn't get it in gear. This challenge has been better but SLOW. But then again, if I wasn't thinking about it and trying, I'd be moving in the other - wrong! - direction!!! LOL. One of my friends put it in great perspective for me: even if I lose only 1 pound per month, by this time next year I'd still be 12 pounds less than I am now! As Dory says: "...just keep swimming, swimming, swimming...."
It is impossibly frustrating – when you KNOW what to do but keep talking yourself out of it. It’s like you can actually see the little angel and little devil sitting on either shoulder just shouting it out. I think my angel was asleep for a couple of weeks and my devil was doing all the talking. But, in the long run, I guess as long as the “angel” wins more often than the “devil” does, we’ll eventually get there. In the past, I’ve always set my goal at 2.5 pounds per month. It doesn’t seem like much, but it adds up to 30 pounds over a year. So, when I stick to this plan, I don’t get overly aggressive. On the other hand, I’ve caught myself slacking all month and then trying to lose it all in the last 3 days…
My very first half marathon is on Sunday. I'm kind of a basket case. I think JenA is ready to shoot me because I have been so insecure about it. I never realized it before but I am kind of competitive. And also in the race are 3 guys I work with (all over 6 ft - why is that important? - because one of their strides is about 3 of mine!! LOL), my 5'9 super svelte SIL, as well as a former rival from HS who I haven't seen in 4 years (I read her name on the list of participants on the website...) So I am trying to remember that the race is for ME - and not to compare myself to THEM. But it's hard.
That is hard. I am competitive in a lot of ways, but athletics is not one of them. Running was something I started as an adult. I was 100% anti-athletic in HS, so if anyone I used to know showed up I’d have already “won” by shocking the heck out of them. I have a friend here at the office who has skipped a couple of local 5Ks (“overslept”?) because she didn’t want me to beat her. She was a competitive athlete when she was younger and she knows that I wasn’t – I’m just “recreational”, I guess – so she even told me that she was afraid that she couldn’t beat my time even though she “should”. She’s also about 5 years younger than me, so I think that plays into her thought process also. If I just made her sound nuts, I didn’t mean to. The whole conversation was actually really funny.
Pam, I would offer to work out with her/him. That's what happened to me at work. I started skipping 1 day, then 2 days, then 3 days of workouts a week, etc. Finally, my friend Kevin kind of insisted I join him in the gym and from then on, every time he went down he would stop at my office and convince me that I should go too. Pretty soon I was back to my regular gym schedule. He just retired last week and I am goin to miss him so much!!
What a great friend! I don’t even know Kevin and I miss him too!
Thursday's QOTD: In addition to getting healthier with your eating and exercise, are there any other areas of your life that you are trying to to get healthier with?
I’m just trying to stay on top of things a little better. Improve my mental health by not getting so far behind.
While all of these things are "green" they are also much healthier for me and my family.
Isn’t it funny how the “green” movement was made out to be a bunch of nut job hippies? When you really start to think about it, if you take the initiative to take care of YOURSELF, the benefits extend to your family, and ultimately, the planet. Organic food is better for your body. Avoiding toxins is better for your body. I don’t believe it's right to steal someone’s land to protect some random rat but, in most ways, just taking the steps not to pollute your body and your house, will automatically make you Earth-friendly.
And, those reusable grocery bags… OMG! I highly recommend them for the simple fact that they hold SO much more and you can unload the car in much fewer trips. I say go “green” for YOURSELF!
Connie: Glad you are having a good day!
It turned out to be a VERY good day.
Just finished 2.25 miles on the elliptical. Only exercise I've had today except for running around like a chicken with my head cut off, cooking supper, etc!
All exercise always counts.
Everything went well at the second mammogram. I saw why they brought me back in. There was definately a cluster of stuff. Turned out to be fluid build up in a duct that was looking like a nodule. They did more scans and then did an ultrasound to make sure. I think I might be the queen of close calls lately. CRAZY!!
That’s wonderful news. I’m so relieved for you.
Well. Tomorrow I'm gonna go through my Halloween clothing and try on the costume. That should be good motivation again.
I haven’t worn a costume since the last time I trick-or-treated – middle school? Maybe a high school party or something?? Maybe someday I’ll do the costume thing again. Have fun!!
I read once, actually several times, for maximum calorie burn not to eat for 2 hours after a workout, that your body will continue to burn for 2 hours, unless you put new food in it, which it will start burning. So I make it a rule not to have my Kashi bar breakfast for 2 hours after a run, usually around 9am. Well, yesterday at school was so crazy, I realized at 10:30 I hadn't eaten yet. Ate my bar, then drank my protein shake at lunch at 11:15.
The book I read actually said that you SHOULD eat PROTEIN within two hours of a workout to get maximum after-burn, but definitely avoid sugar during that 2 hours. (Not that you asked, but I’d eat the Kashi bar BEFORE the run and a string cheese or protein shake after, if it were me…)
Sorry that Tigger's grumpy this morning! RRRRRR!!!!!
I would be grumpy too, if I was in your spot.
Good morning everyone. For the first time in nearly 2 weeks, it's not going to rain and I can go for a walk at lunch. I'm so excited! I'm finally feeling better and did a good work out yesterday.
for good weather! Enjoy your walk!
I finally have a day off!!
The only thing that I have to do is a telephone interview at 10 AM. I think I need to start switch our summer wardrobe out for the winter things. It is cold around here now.
for a day off!!
I am up and more rested than previous mornings, but I know I still need more sleep. Maybe a nap today. Maybe.
I am registered to take the next round of tests to be certified in Mass. just before Thanksgiving. I have to study today. My goal for the day is to finish up pre-algebra. If only I could be that optimistic. That’s like another 100 pages of math practice problems. I also need to exercise today. So my plan is to reply to some posts, read the newspaper and plan out the next trip to the grocery store while eating breakfast, shower, study, eat lunch, study, study, and study. I’ll exercise sometime after dinner.
Good luck with all your studying and testing and I hope your able to get some good sleep soon.
I'm working on planning a birthday party for my soon to be 8 and 13 year olds
That all sounds SO cool! I think I want you to plan MY next bday party!!
I don’t have any ideas right now, but I will try to think about it. (No promises that I’ll come up with anything, but I will think about it.)
Hi, everyone. I'm sorry I haven't made the time to catch up with everyone. I am feeling really terrible about that but feel like all I can handle right now is mostly lurking.
I am so down in the dumps today that I can't even stand to be around myself. I have been so darn "good" and had a stinkin' .2 loss this morning at my WW weigh in. I can't even describe how devastated I felt when I opened my booklet and saw "-.2". But, fortunately or unfortunately, at least I know I don't have to describe it here -- I think many of you understand.
Sadly, all I could think of was that I worked out 4x this week including a 4.3 mile walk (yes, I know I could have added more workouts but I am so wiped out that I just couldn't and it kills me that my friend has lost 70 pounds without ever exercising 5 minutes in that entire time. It's true. She is the first to admit it. It stinks.)
I didn't eat any junk food at all whatsoever this week. At all. Every stinkin' bite I put in my mouth was weighed or portioned and journaled. I turned down so many delicious foods I would have loved to have.
Even all those really hungry days I had this week, I was so vigilant about not giving in, choosing snacks that were healthy and that were fuel for my body and not junk. It's just so hard to keep doing this.
It's days like this when you just want to throw in the towel. I almost didn't stay for my meeting. I just feel like "what's the use?" though I'm the first one to say that the healthier living is the benefit in and of itself regardless of the scale. Yes, I know all the right answers. Today I'm not feeling it. Not a bit.
Cam. I SO totally understand how you feel. I don’t know whether to say “you’re doing great, just stick with it” or “go ahead and splurge a little at lunch today”. It is entirely possible that your body needs a bigger meal today or that you need a little extra fat to let your body know it’s not starving. Not as a permanent solution, but to give your body what it’s asking for, so you can continue with your plan without the constant battle. (Assuming, of course, that it’s your body asking for it and not your emotions or stressors.) Even if you do choose to “splurge a little”, the “stick with it” plan immediately follows. I’m sorry it’s hard right now.
~~~ I was able to achieve my one good day. I did my weight-lifting and stretching last night and I ate on plan all day. I didn't manage to get to bed "on time" last night, so I'm tired, but other than that... I feel GOOD.
I think I'm gonna be taking the "one day at a time" method to heart for a while. No life-long plan to intimidate me. Just do it right TODAY. I can do ONE day.
There are many many wonderful things to see and do in Europe. Just the day to day living when son at school and hubby at work gets hard...
And a big BL welcome to our coach starting tomorrow, MelanieC! We couldn't do a BL challenge without all our wonderful coaches.
to our newest member, jayna22! 
Those things are amazing inventions. We can come home with 20 plastic bags or 5 reusable bags. I dont understand why 2 bags of deli meat (already in their own bags) need 1 plastic bag. 
! Good luck with your studying and testing, and sleeping!
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