QOTD, Friday, April 15
Lets talk goals. I think we talked about this a little when Lisa was coaching. Have you re-evaluated your goals since the challenge started? If yes why? Do you think your original goal was realistic for this challenge or long-term? Has reaching your goal for the challenge been more or less challenging than you thought it would be? Have you thought at all about your end or maintain goal?
I have reevaluated my goals several times, but not in a good way. I did so well jan/feb, I thought my goal of 20 pounds would be doable, but after the princess half, have essentially maintained, so again, my goal for this challenge is to get to ONE-derland. I have 5.4 pounds to go. Again I am feeling motivated that I can do it. The spring weather is finally here, and I am looking forward to doing the 5k in june that was my first 5k last year, and want to be under 200.
After 199, my next goal is 181, which was my original ww joining weight in the 90s. I think back to different times in my life, and about a year after my Dad died, I started country dancing, and lost a good amount of weight and felt good in the 170s. Funny the 181 when I first did ww, was after nursing school, and I wasn't getting any type of exercise regularly, and I think I feel and look better now at 205 and active than I did then at 181. I might need to go on a picture journey through the past and think about this.
Thanks, Rose for getting me thinking.
I find myself thinking--how do people who have never had a weight problem manage their day to day weight? Do they obsess about the scale going up or down? Do I worry about this so much because I have been overweight most of my adult life?
I wonder that too. I can't imagine ever being able to go more than a few days without stepping on the scale, and knowing where I am at. I hope as you maintain longer, the less obsessed with the scale you will get. But I think as long as you are still debating your final goal weight, you will always worry about it. Wouldn't it be nice to have never had a weight problem, but then we would never know the reward of hard work and dedication and reaching our goals.
Sometimes I cannot believe that I trained for two FULL marathons on the treadmill. Boy, were those some LONG hours with a kindle and lots of music and some videos on the ipod. IIRC, I trained up to 26 miles for my first one which was in Disney in January 2007, so that meant more than 6 hours on a treadmill. I'd get to the Y when it opened on Saturday mornings at 5 a.m. and then stayed straight through, with a sport bag full of race nutrition and fluids. For my second full marathon at Disney in 2008, I think I only trained up to a long run of 23 or 24 miles so it was a bit less time on the treadmill.
All I can say is god bless you and all that training on the treadmill. I had such a hard time with it, and I only used one a few times, and the longest was 6.5 miles, but after that, I wanted to jump out a window. You poor thing with all you've been through with the knee.
I hope it does get better and you are able to run again without pain. Thanks for the reminder about the good health guidelines. I am the same way, and forget about them, but know when do get them in, it does make a difference.
Crap lost my post.
DISing from disneyworld!
Plan to run every morning with DH, he's decided he's going to be my Bob! lol
YAY for disney world!!! soooooo jealous!!!!!!! Nice job running there!! Now, don't kill Bob if he pushes too hard. It's cause he loves you.
Good morning! I wanted to explain about this race that's coming up--that I am having so much trouble giving up. If it were any other race, I would bag it. No problem. However, this is our local half marathon that I have wanted to do since we moved here 15 years ago. I have started and stopped training for it so many times--and everytime felt like a failure. I wasn't even going to do it cause I had kind of decided I was over it. But I had such a good princess race and was in such fabulous condition, I thought, why not? Two or three days after I signed up the itbs flared up. I couldn't believe it. I know I have not failed, it's just an injury. But mentally, I just really need to do this. I don't have visions of running Boston or winning a race, I just want the local race shirt. Anyhow, I'm sure I am being way too emotional about this, I just don't want to quit AGAIN. So, I am going to try as hard as my body will allow, and if it works great and if it doesn't, I gave it 100%. My chiro is totally in support of me trying--sometimes I wish he wasn't.
You are definitely not a quitter. You have ITBS and if I was told that, I'd have an excuse to sit on the couch for months while it heals. You are giving this your all, and to see so much improvement is such a short time shows the dedication and motivation that you have to push through. Your chiropractor saying it's ok, is huge too, he must think your injury will tolerate doing the race. I have no doubt that you can finish this race. You are so strong.
QOTD Saturday, April 16
Do you have foods that you cannot have in the house because you just can't eat them in moderation? If you have a food like that how is everyone else in your family handling it?
Lucky for me it's just ds and I. It's funny, chocolate, cookies cheese snacks, can be trigger foods for me, if I'm wavering in my focus. I have taken to just buying the pizza goldfish which are gross to me, but ds likes them, so I know I won't sit and eat a whole bag at night. I have found myself searching the kitchen lately to no avail, so that means I haven't been bringing the junk home as much.
When my son was about 8 he had saved his $ to buy Hockey gear. Papa (my Dad) took him to buy it. It cost all he had and my Dad even gave him a few $. Afterward they went to lunch. Papa said okay Brian you can buy me lunch. Brian looked at him and said.
"Papa you know I do not have any money left. How about you pay, I say Thank you, you say You're Welcome and Everybody's Happy?"
Love it.
Life is very busy as I am sure all you are dealing with it too. My dh had his last day of work today and will start his new job on monday. Nick will start at the new daycare where he will be working too. So it is a big change for all of us. I loved the teachers at his school and am so sad to be leaving but in another year he would be going to kindergarten so we would have had to say goodbye then anyway. Im not very good at goodbyes.
I think this all is giving me extreme anxiety. I have been feeling down about things but its amazing that today the sun is shining and its 68 degrees and I am feeling a better. I am hoping as the weather gets better my mood does too.
Hope all the transitions go smoothly, and the sunny, spring weather helps everyone in your house.
SWEET TOOTH
3 cake mixes, 2 frostings, Twizzlers, Lindt Truffles, Ghirardelli squaresm Gum Balls, Chocolate covered raisins, other toppings, a Cupcake cookbook, a cupcake holder and stand, mixing bowl, rubber spatula, muffin/cupcake pan, etc! It's amazing! But about 10,000 calories! At least the hot fudge in it was Fat Free!!!! There were also decorating tips and pens! We'll have fun with it!
yum. It will be lots of fun. You'll just have to do a few extra watps when your baking.
[Week 16 is 4/15-4/21.
This week's 3 Healthy Habits are:
1) Drink Six 8 oz. glasses of water.
2) Exercise a minimum of 30 minutes a day.
3) Eat a total of 5 servings of fruits and veggies.
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Thanks CC for running the hh challenge.
At the end of the day I start spring break
Yay!! Enjoy your spring break!!
Pamela-Wow, 9 pounds!! Congratulations to dd. SHe must feel so great and proud. That is awesome!!
Deb-Congrats to ds on winning his first high school game. He must be so excited and pumped for the season now.
Dave-So glad you have a plan, and are doing all you can to help dd and dsil. Praying for strength for all of you and little caleb.
Good morning everyone!!
It's looking like a nice day here in MA. I am going to run/walk with my friend at 10 and she wants to go a long way, so that will be good.
Ds is on spring break too, and I took monday off, and work is quiet tuesday, so I might get that off too.
Tonight we may go into boston. Ds heard the radio ad about being in a disney channel commercial and we called the number and they are having auditions in town, so we signed up and are supposed to be there for 6. It doesn't cost anything, and ds was so excited at first, but I tried to explain that it was the first level of auditions, and it most likely wouldn't be on tv or anything, but he really wanted to go. But today he is wavering, and hasn't decided yet if he wants to do it. The company is called THE, and it looks like these auditions culminate in being invited to a week long conference/talent show that was in orlando last july, and cost a couple thousand dollars. Anyone heard of them? The info I could find online was all positive.
The only hard part is they told us to dress professionally, no jeans. My wardrobe consists of scrubs and jeans. I could dress as a professional nurse, but I don't think that's what they meant.
I'll have to search the closet. Actually I have some nicer capris I could wear.
Have a great saturday!!
Oh don't tell me that 
I really hope your body is finally making that step in the right direction! Woohoo! Woohoo! 
I love Harry Potter! 
It's going, but extremely slowly.
Wow, that sucks 
I wonder how many calories one can burn in 4 hours of shivering? It was cool and windy. I even had my parka but he wind was raw. Oh well, I wouldn't have missed it for the world 
I also found the results of the state bowling tournament that the boys were in 2 weekends ago. Nick did very well with at least a first, second and third place. In most categories in was in the top 10 out of 50. Colby did well too. I'm very proud of them as it wasn't the best season, but they hit their stride at the exact right time.
). With it being the week before April vacation and the fact that we have suddenly received an influx of new students who need one-on-one help, I'm sure they will keep me very busy. But swim starts again for DD on Monday, so my week will be just nutty, of course. 
