Eating has been pretty good. I too have gone 3 days without chocolate. Dh brought home chocolate chip mint ice cream the other night and I have been staying away. The key is this weekend and not have too many snacks. I have to pack some healthy things to eat while I am working. I have been walking and getting my steps in. Yesterday I got in 14000 steps and most of the day was sitting since I was giving tests in all of my classes. QUOTE]
Dona that is a lot of walking -- you are doing great! I think it is so awesome that you still volunteer to make costumes even though your sons have graduated -- you do so much good for your community, and you teach, too -- I hope you know what an incredible contribution you make!
My goal this week is to lose 1.6 pounds or more so I can get my 15 pound clippie! That's not much but it is for me since I seem to be luck to get a pound per week. I hate to fall back on the metabolism issue but I really do think it's due to that for me, I have no thyroid or parathyroids and am on a lot of meds for those. So that's my big goal for the week!
It sounds like a goal you can make, and I really hope it happens for you!
Maria - I can't believe I didn't get this quote into my post last night! Well, you get your own special post this morning.
Thank you for your kind words. I really do see the benefits of having a strong core even without the sleek exterior. It's like putting a souped up racecar engine in a mini-van! I do think a lot of my newfound speed is coming from that work. Where did I say I was in the best shape of my life? It's true, wherever I said it.
Thanks, cousin! You my dear, are clearly a Lexus, inside and out!
Saturday QOTD: What is your favorite Olympic sport? Is there an Olympian who has inspired you past or present? (And no, I don't mean Zeus or Poseidon!)
My favorite winter sport is figure skating, my favorite summer sport is gymnastics. I could just name a who's who of Olympians, but I'll go with Elvis Stojko, the Canadian figure skater. He won his second silver medal with a groin injury so bad he could barely walk, but he stilled pulled off some amazing jumps.
QOTD: Ohh ohh I'll be the first to answer (since it's 10pm Saturday night here I going by strict time will probably also technically be the last
) Ice skating for Winter Olympics, and Gymnastics for Summer Olympics, without a doubt. No special olympians, they're all amazing to me!
I'm sorry I forget how international we are! Glad your night was my morning!
So far, I'm having a great day! I got up much earlier than usual for a Sat. (but after a restful sleep for the first time in weeks) and went to the gym. I attempted Week 3 Day 1 of the C25K. I'm going to go back to Week 2. I'm ok with that because I tried. I still burned a quick 150 calories and will do some Wii Fit + later this morning. This week I'm counting calories only. I really do think I eat too many 0 point foods. Hoping for a loss this week!
Zero point foods can be a slippery slope...sometimes just a smaller amount makes them one point, and you can see how it goes from there. It's a good idea to get a better sense of portions as you move forward.
Saturday QOTD: What is your favorite Olympic sport? Is there an Olympian who has inspired you past or present? (And no, I don't mean Zeus or Poseidon!)
I will be honest...I am one of those people who don't really watch it all. I kind of catch little bits here and there. I love to watch the downhill skiing since I use to race. I also enjoy the snowboarding. I will at times watch skating but like the hockey.
I can't imagine how anyone could watch it all! There's so much coverage -- just catching what I really want to see takes alot of planning!
Well you guess mine......
Seriously though ice skating and I like to watch the gymnasts too. I would say they all inspire me to try and do my best at whatever I'm doing. There was a pair in '92 though that I really really loved. My husband taped their performance and I would watch it over and over.
I remember them! They were indeed beautiful as a pair. My favorite pair of all time is Gordieva and Grinkov. They just seemed to have it all.
QOTD: I am a huge Olympics fan! I love almost everything about the Winter games! I can't pick one. I do get bored with the ice dancing when it's the same dance over and over again but I love the free dances. During the summer games my favorite events are swimming and gymnastics. As for any Olympian that has inspired me, I would have to say it would've been the 1980 US Olympic hockey team! They never gave up despite all the criticism and early struggles they had!
I live about 5 minutes from the hometown of Mike Eurizione (sp?), and the local ice rink is named for him.
Hey everyone. What a crappy night we had. My son caught the dreaded stomach bug running rampid in FL right now. He threw up from 11pm until 6 am I have had about 3 hours sleep. Now I feel nauseated. Needless to say I cant do my C25K today and I cancelled our Disney belated Valentines plans for tomorrow. I doubt we are up to doing the parks and now I am a little scared to go with this crazy thing going around.
QOTD: My favorite Olympic sport is by far womens gymnastics. My favorite Olympian was Nadia Komenich. I remember watching her score a perfect 10 as a little girl and was mezmerized by her performance.
Nadia was amazing! And she did her floor to the theme from "The Young adn the Restless", how cool was that?! I am so sorry to hear ds was ill, and I hope you didn't come down with it.
Friday QOTD: Is there a healthy food swap you tried to make that surprised you with how well it worked? Is there one that just didn't work at all for you?
Stevia instead of sugar. I've stopped using stevia now too...
I love the Olympics. I have always been a sports lover (everything but professional basketball). I remember watching the Olympics with my parents and my brother when I was a kid. It was something we always did together.
Winter Olympics: Speed Skating and hockey. Apollo, Bonnie Blair, etc.
Summer Olympics: Swimming and ALL track.
I'm not a huge fan of figure skating and/or gymnastics. Although, I do have to say Johnny Wier was ROBBED.
Bonnie Blair was amazing, and so incredibly humble, just a great Olympian.
QOTD: I like partners ice skating/dancing. I don't watch much tv so though I have tivoed a bunch of olympic events, I am still not done watching the opening ceremony!
I kind of wish I would have Tivo'd the Opening, but I will definitely watch the closing!
QOTD: I love the Olympics. There isn't a sport that I won't watch. That is something coming from someone that watches next to no sports on TV. I love to attend anything, but not so much on TV. I think that Michael Phelps is a powerhouse, an anomolie.
Michael Phelps was a joy to watch, he just kept swimming like Dory!
I'm feeling a bit weak (as in, will power is low type of weak) tonight. DH is gone tonight and it's just me and the girls. There's pizza in the house and a burrito in the house and I've also got a sweet tooth going. I did manage to talk myself out of buying brie at Whole Foods on my way home from an errand earlier. I would have happily eaten the whole brie by myself. Yep, I've got the cravings bad tonight.
Be Strong! It is hard when cravings hit. I find that to be a great time to reply to any and every post -- If I'm typing, I can't be eating!
Speaking of eating, I have to get to my dinner, a bit late tonight, I know. I did do my 6M on the TM this morning, I just never made it back here. I'll try to do better tomorrow, but I doubt it since I have church and then we're taking ds to the Harry Potter exhibit at the Museum of Science. Thanks for bearing with me, it's just a busy weekend!
Maria
I slept for 2 hours then awoke to an annoying beep. Thought it was one of the smoke detector batteries, but after checking them all we realized that it was the Carbine Monoxide detector's low battery. We fixed that and after another hour I feel back asleep for less than 2 hours. Today we had to tap the Maple orchard as the sap is starting to run. I spent 5 hours hiking up and down the mountain in pack boots and winter clothes. One thing is certain, I am out of shape. Of course lack of sleep and not feeling well yesterday factored in. I'm exhausted now, but will not nap as I NEED to sleep tonight.
My husband really hates Scott Hamilton too lol. They keep going back to Dick Button at every corner for his opinions--they should just have had him be a commentator again...At least Dick Button recognizes how they are taking all the artistry from the competition.
I'm going to try to hit the grocery store before DD's swim meet tomorrow to make sure that I have plenty of healthy, low calorie, "fall-back" foods on hand for this week! Plenty of fruit, fresh veggies, seltzer, low fat microwave popcorn, eggs, whole wheat wraps, fish, salsa. Maybe I will splurge and buy some SHRIMP! I had shrimp out to dinner in January and remembered HOW MUCH I really love it. I don't serve seafood very often becaus DD won't eat it for "moral" reasons... but sometimes I really crave it. I'll make it this week and she will have to just find something else to eat for dinner that night!!
