Fit Before 50: Barb's Journal to a Slimmer, Healthier Self

[inkkognito]

Had to add a "crazy pet" addendum:

I was munching on my lunch califlower and setting the stems aside as I am fussy and don't like them. The kitten (who is actually around 8 months old now...we got him at 8 weeks old when some jerk threw him out of a car on I-4 in front of us) stole one of the stems and ate it! He did that with a couple more. Maybe he's on a diet too?! I told hubby and he said, "Well, watch this," and got a cashew out of the cabinet. Gave it to SheiKra and he ate that too! Hubby said he dropped a nut one day and the cat ate it so that's how he discovered his appetite for cashews. Weird, weird creature (this is the same cat that was eating glass from the broken bird dish).

 

[cclovesdis]

You cat sounds absolutely adorable! Good luck with your vitamins/supplements! I bought a medicine organizer today just for that purpose.

 

[toystoryduo]

I hope the weather is better for you today. My DH really wants to move to Florida someday (I would love to live in Celebration!!!! ) and is constantly checking the weather there on his Blackberry. He is convinced that the Florida sunshine is the best sun out there!

Any word on your friend's son?

I hope you have a great Saturday!

 

[traceycooper]

your cat is hilarious Barb!!
We have a cat who loves cheese!!!
hope your friends son is doing well.
i bought a picture from an artist who lives in Celebration, cant remember his name but its on the pic, will have a look spent ages talking to him & his wife about life in celebration & he wrote on the picture ''wishes do come true'' after i told hom my wish was to live their some day

 

[lovinaz]

How funny with the cat! I thought only beagles ate everything.

That is great that you have access to all those horse trails. My mom lives out in the desert and has 8 (yes, 8) horses and she loves them.

I was always told that you won't necessarily be able to tell that a vitamin is doing you any good until you stop taking it - then you will notice a drop in energy, etc. So they are probably working and you just don't know it!

 

[inkkognito]

My friend's son is home from the hospital. They didn't find the seizure cause, so now it's just wait and see; he'll have to go on meds if it happens again.

I'm going to do my Wii workout this afternoon after I get some stuff done in the house. We went out for breakfast this morning but it was absolute chaos because everyone is apparently heading home from WDW at once and stopping at the IHOP on 192 on the way. It took us more than half an hour to get our food, which I would have understood except that people seated at the same time as us got theirs and left before ours arrived (excuse was "the kitchen is backed up" which doesn't explain why others got their food so quickly). Then they brought hubby the wrong order; I didn't realize it because he didn't tell me until we were leaving. I told him he should have said something but he said he just didn't want to wait even longer. Sigh. Oh well, my omlette was good (got one loaded with veggies) and I only ate a sensible portion of it.

I've been dying to get out to Busch Gardens, which is great exercise as well as fun because that park is HUGE and you do a ton of walking. Problem is, the temperatures have not been cooperating.

 

[Amy&Dan]

Hi Barb, I hope your weather warms up! I have never been to Busch Gardens and have always wanted to go. I just can't ever cut back on Disney when we come to Orlando !

That is so funny about your cat. My beagle will beg for carrots whenever I eat those, guess dogs and cats can enjoy the healthy stuff too!

I hope you get to ride your horse very soon!

I also keep meaning to tell you we took a Disney Cruise in 2006. Omg, what a heavenly vacation that was! Now that we have sold our DVC, I hope we have more money to take another cruise soon. Its just so hard with airfare and four of us to do another one but I am hoping for dd's sweet 16 we can go. We went on the Eastern one 9/2/2006 - 9/9/2006. It would be too funny if you were on that one too! Have you ever had Mladdin and Ion for your servers? I still think about those guys and have a picture of us with them sitting out.

 

[inkkognito]

I don't think I've ever had them as servers although I've lost track over the years. We usually do the Western when we do a 7-night...I think we've only done one or two Easterns.

I ended up doing my workout quite late today (just finished it) because I kept getting rung up for online counseling sessions while doing some other work. Oh well, I can't complain about making money. The only thing I question about Wii Sport Active is that it considers a run to be a cool down...you run for a couple of minutes, walk for a few seconds, then boom! Done. Seems like it should be a walk but oh well. I'm really enjoying the new activities it throws in every couple of days. Volleyball was the new thing today.

 

[toystoryduo]

Volleyball sounds like fun! I need to get a Wii one of these days.

Busch Gardens sounds like a nice place to go. My DH has family in St. Pete and they are always trying to get us to go there. Hope the weather starts to cooperate soon so you can go!

Have a great Sunday!

 

[cclovesdis]

Volleyball sounds like fun!

Definitely!

Sounds like you had a busy day yesterday, but yeah! for getting in a workout! Hope you have a great day today!

 

[traceycooper]

oohhh volleyball sounds good not seen that!
only done BG's once - when we got married at clearwater beach, the roller coasters are terrifying!!! especially SHEIKRA oh & we did the Serengeti Safari which was brill

Ahhh memories

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[inkkognito]

What an awesome BG pic! We haven't done one of the safaris yet but it's in our eventual plans. We did the "backstage" roller coaster tour which was really cool; you get to climb up on Montu's brake run. We have APs so we go there a lot in the summer; I barely need to do a workout after a day of trekking back and forth in that park.

Today is an "off" day for Sports Active so I will either do Walk Away the Pounds or some Wii Fit step or maybe a little of both. It's weird how I feel compelled to do a workout every day now but I am very happy about that.

 

[cclovesdis]

It's weird how I feel compelled to do a workout every day now but I am very happy about that.

I feel you. I can't wait to get in a workout tomorrow morning. I'm stuck now trying to figure out how I'm going to have enough time to do everything I want to do without getting up at 4 AM so I can be at work in time.

 

[solar]

Barb,

Needed to do some reading and catching up...the holidays had me posting/reading less than usual.

yikes on the glass/foot incident, the cats and bird going nuts. I have 3 dogs and a cat, so I understand pet chaos at times...glad everyone is okay.

I saw you're in Celebration...we're hoping to buy in a couple of years near Champions Gate/Celebration, etc area...been through Clermont a few times too...neat to know people down that way. My aim is 3 years - guess it depends on life around us!

Sorry to hear of your friend's son - hope he is okay. No answers ...frustrating, but hopefully an isolated incident.

Funny about your kitten's appetite, HA - and man, how lucky you were there to rescue your sweet baby from the jerk who threw him out.

OOh, we did the special tour - rollercoaster thing, no lines waiting, etc...and safari at BG about 2 years ago...fun!

Cheers, Deb

 

[inkkognito]

This is actually a great time to move to FL so hopefully that will last a few years. We bought right before the insane price bubble. Then it burst, and now Celebration is full of foreclosures and places where people just walked away. The good thing is, it's affordable for families again instead of just investors. Clermont is nice, too, especially if you want some property. The people where I board my horse have ten acres across from Lake Louisa State Park.

Last night was so darned busy that I didn't get to exercise till after 10 p.m.! It's a very busy time for one of my businesses, plus I had a magazine article due today so the phone rang every time I was just about to plug in the Wii or get out a DVD. Finally I managed to do a Walk Away the Pounds routine before bed. It's funny how I just didn't feel "right" till I got in my exercise time. It was an off day for Sports Active so I had my choice of workout...today, back to SA, which I plan to do in the early evening.

Hubby is off to Chicago tomorrow for a few days for business, so I will have to curb my tendency of going for fast food instead of eating healthy. I'm going to make a specific plan because the structure keeps me on track.

 

[toystoryduo]

Way to go, Barb! That is wonderful that you worked out after 10:00 p.m. last night!

I wish we had the money to buy in Celebration right now. We drove through there a couple of years ago and I just loved it! Of course I love the close proximity to WDW as well.

Safe travels to your DH! I'm not sure if Chicago is getting the snow that we are, but if they are, it's a lot!

Hope you have a great Monday!

 

[solar]

We're waiting for my youngest (almost 16) to hit 18 before making any change, but we've started saving for it! I can't stand these cold NJ winters anymore!

Cheers, Deb

 

[lovinaz]

Wow, a 10pm workout? Were you able to get to sleep?

I'm sure if you are that dedicated to working out that you will not let that go to waste by getting fast food while your hubby is gone. If you are tempted, you could always get Subway, which is quick but much healthier!

 

[inkkognito]

Great idea on the Subway! We have one very close; sadly the Quiznos closed as they have a few lower calorie options too. I found an old weigh loss journal book while cleaning house today so I am going to start tracking my food, vitamins and exercise in there to look for trends.

I did a ton of house cleaning and organization today, which was long overdue. I need to do my workout soon or I'll be doing it at 10 again! It doesn't bother me too much because I am a night owl and usually go to bed at midnight or after anyway. I need to change that; once my friend and I start walking (as soon as the weather improves...it was flippin' 28 degrees overnight...in FL!!!), we'll be doing it early morning so that will force me onto a better sleep routine.

 

[TxRabbit]

I love that you have the Wii incorporated in your healthy plan! We just got one and have been playing around with it. I've really felt the games and things that we have done on the WiiFit+. Once I get my eating regime worked out, I'll figure out my exercise regime. I feel like I can only tackle so much at one time. The Wii is easy and fun though, and I feel like I"m doing something by doing it!

Also, I love your cruising goal. I thought my parents went an quite a few cruises but they are nothing compared to you! How fun that must be. And I agree with a PP, how in the world do you deal with all that food?!

Anyway, your goal is fit before 50, mine could be fit before 40.