marcia's journal (comments welcome!)

I just wanted to tell you to have a wonderful day--I hope your run went well this morning. If your long day is getting too loooong, just stand up stretch and SMILE :) We're all thinking of you. :sunny:
 
Go Marcia, Go!:moped:
You are doing awesome this week. The Wendie plan really seems to be working for you! Being our little planner, I think it is better that you have a fixed plan for using your flex, instead of willy nilly!:p You are right on target with pts and the exercise is just great! Good for you! That scale better cooperate come Sat morning or else!:mad: I'll have to knock some sense into it for you (Just returning the favor!:tongue: )
TTFN-
Sharon:sunny:
 
Marcia, I hope that run went well this morning! You're inspiring me to schedule some time with the treadmill at the fitness center this weekend!!

Your points look great - way to go!

It seems like you're really on top of things - what a great feeling that is!! :sunny:
 

good morning, good morning :sunny:
(yes, i know it is no longer morning, and that i switched over to "good afternoon" on all the calls i answer about 45 mintues ago...but whatever. i have taken extra long getting through journals this morning because i actually had work to do! shocker, i know :eek: )

aaaaaanyways :p

hi denise, amanda, sharon and doe :wave: :teeth:

like a couple of you said, wendie really is working for me, oh yes, yes it is. i love knowing exactly how many points i have for the day, and sticking to it! i am in such a positive mood today, even though it's the day that will never end!

my favorite band (dave matthews band) just released summer tour dates. nothing in the nyc area is released, but i have been promised by a couple of friends who "know people" that they will be announced later (thank goodness, because i was about to have a fit over it!). one of said friends is trying to convince me that i need to go on a dmb trip with him again this year. last year, we did a road trip to charlotte, raleigh, nashville, and atlanta for dmb and had a blast...but this year i jsut can't afford it! i really would love to, but i'll have to see what happens with going back to school, getting a different job, and all that good stuff first. ah, so much to do :hyper:

so yup, i had a great run this morning! not fast or anything, about my average time, but it felt good. 4.25 miles in 41 minutes. and i think i discovered why my 6 mile run was tough last sunday. it's a mental thing...but here goes. the cd i was listening to was a lot shorter than i originally thought. so i when the cd ended, i thought i was about 45 minutes into my run, but when i checked (i always keep a towel over the timer/distance thing so i can't see it), it was only about 33 minutes in. now, that's a difference of over a mile also. so instead of being almost done at 45 minutes and close to 4.75 miles, i was only about halfway done! so i think that killed me mentally. physical stuff just followed from there. so note to self: either know how long the cd really is, or make sure to have a really long cd in :crazy:


so on to today! it's a medium points day on wendie. 25 points, plus half aps. 25 + (6/2) = 28.

the whole day is planned out, i've decided that i don't want to drink tonight. even though i'm going out to celebrate with my best friend, i feel like 2 drinks is just pointless. yes, i do just enjoy the taste, but i'd rather just drink plain diet coke or water anyway. better also because i have to get up to work tomorrow, and she does not! there will be others there drinking, so i'll just be the driver.

and i have to tell you, i have a weakness. it's called cadbury cream eggs. these are my favorite things. have i mentioned these before? i feel like i have. anyway, there is one at home with my name on it. 4 points. but definitely fits into my 28 point day :teeth: . so i will be having that tonight! probably right before i go out with my friends. they get their alcohol, i get my chocolate :teeth:

sweet, it's time for me to go home for lunch now. leftovers from last night of salmon and rice. too bad i ate all the asparagus. but i have broccoli in the fridge that i'll have with it. mmm, can't wait.

hope everybody has a great day :bounce:
 
Marcia,

For me it's the Cadbury Caramel Eggs. Team that with a Venti Caramel Macchiato, and I'm in carb heaven.:eek: Well, not this year. I'm glad you had a good run. Have fun tonight, you deserve it.
:sunny:
Beth
 
beth, sounds yummy, let's go get some :tongue:

ok, so i ended up passing on the cadbury egg! i had a cookie at work instead, and a 1pt piece of chocolate. fair trade :). just posting my day before i head out to the bar to drink diet coke and water. fuuuuun :o

pre run: pria = 2
post run: hot cocoa w/skim = 2
b: lc bagel + morningstar pattie + 2% cheese slice + banana = 6
s: 1 cup carrots = 0
l: salmon + rice + broccoli = 7.5
s: columbo light + 1/2 cup all bran + cookie + sm chocolate = 6
d: wheat pasta + morningstar crumbles + mom's sauce = 4.5

total: 28

and 28 was the goal for today. cool deal. no rum in my diet coke's tonight :p . but that's ok, i really don't want one anyway. i just want to get home early. that's not likely, although, i am taking my own car so i can leave earlier.

so tomorrow i haven't had a chance to plan out! i know! who am i and what have i done with marcia?? i know it's a 21 point day. maybe i'll go with a standard low point breakfast and figure out lunch, dinner, and snacks at work. eeek :eek: . i'm getting nervous just thinking about it! maybe i'll just plan it when i get home tonight. i'll sleep better knowing the day is figured already, or at least up till lunch, with a rough idea of snacks and dinner. man, i'm nuts :).

tomorrow is an off day from running, but i may go to the gym and do some crosstraining, then i'd add to my points. hmm, not sure. i'll figure it out later! ok, i'm off. catch you in the morning! :hyper:
 
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Marcia - where oh where is Marcia??!! YOU don't have tomorrow all planned out yet?:laughing:
Seriously, I can't believe how well you are doing this week! I am very excited for your weigh in on Sat to see if you've talked any sense in to that dumb ole scale! And is it time for measurements? Pants try - on? Hmmm?
Have a good time tonight!:teeth: It will be fun to just be with your friends ( with or without the rum!:crazy: )
TTFN-
Sharon
 
Wow Marcia~
You are having an awesome week! Keep up the good work! Thanks for the link on the Wendie plan. I'll try to check it out later on. DH is helping me eBay my way to Disney so I'd better take advantage of his help while I can. Thanks for the encouragement and keep up your positive attitude!:teeth:

Tracy:teeth:
 
Hey Mar.....
looks like you have really got things under control. Planning seems to be the way to go. I have boasted about planning but I never actually do it! The points system really seems to work for you, thats great! keepup the good work.
talk to you soon.
renee
:crazy:
 
:sunny: Good morning, Marcia! :sunny: You rock, girlfriend!! Your planning mentality is inspiring me to do the same for today. I'm going to knock out a plan and follow it to the "T." Thanks for the example you're providing. I hope the scale is good to you tomorrow. And if it isn't? Who cares--you're so good to yourself, you don't need the dumb thing's approval!

Keep up the good work, Marcia!
Erin
 
Hi Marcia,

I hope you had a lot of fun last night. Here's some :wizard: and a :hug: for weigh in tomorrow. It should show a whoosh with all your hard work this week. If not, be sure to wear boots when you give it a good kick.
:sunny:
Beth
 
Marcia, you've been visiting other journals this morning and you haven't updated your journal yet?? I'm on pins and needles wondering how you did while out with your friends last night! I know you had the best of intentions - did you stick with them and avoid the alcohol???? Inquiring minds want to know!

I hope all is well this morning. You sure sound sunny in my journal. :sunny:
 
hehe, sorry doe! i usually go to everybody else's journal first, then do mine last. but i'll give you a quick teaser - i did exactly what i said i would last night :teeth: . i'll be back probably in an hour or so when i make it through the other journals :crazy:
 
Yup, Denise....she says "an hour" and then leaves us hangin'!! What a tease! :rolleyes: :teeth: :crazy:

Guess she's busy trying to impress her employer by doing "real" work - oh well, ya gotta pay the bills, right?

Just kidding with you, Marcia! :crazy:
 
sorry guys! i really like to make sure i've hit everyone else's journals before getting to my own. and yup, i did actually have some real work to do :p

so last night i had a great time! it was just me, my best friend odie, and another friend mark. mark and odie are both my brother's winter track coaches. we just went to the bar and hung out. didn't even stay out too late, which i was thrilled about. they each had a few drinks, nothing too much, it was just nice :). great company, great conversations :teeth:

so i didn't know this, but they planned on eating there. like, that was dinner for them at 8:30. of course, i had already eaten dinner at home. but i ordered a small tossed salad. i ate the lettuce, cucumbers, peppers, and carrots. that's always safe :). and they ordered nachos for "all" of us to split. i told them i would only eat 1 or 2 at the most. they were like, no come on, you have to eat them. nope, no thanks. i wsa thinking about denise the other day! no way jose! so the nachos came, all covered in meat, cheese, sour cream, the works. i don't like sour cream or a lot of the other stuff that was on it. so i had my 2 chips with a little meat and cheese, and that was enough for me. not counting any points on that, i mean, come on. i'm sure i've got flexies floating around anyway since wendie doesn't use them all :p . i drank 2 diet cokes. nothin else. and i was home by 11:30, in bed by midnight. success! :bounce:

and i did end up planning out some food for breakfast, snacks, and lunch today, but well, i woke up wanting pb/banana oatmeal, so that's what i had. switched up lunch too. i will be having some more pb, just because i want it! gonna toast a thomas lc bagel and put on pb and sf preserves. little switch up on the traditional pbj :). had carrots for morning snack. afternoon snack will be yogurt with smart start cereal mixed in. not sure about dinner, but i've got points to work with.

i definitely am going to the gym after work today. not sure exactly what i'll be doing, but probably some elliptical, bike, maybe some walking. i really want to just do a nice slow "recovery" jog. nothing long or hard, just feel like getting on the treadmill but not walking. we'll see.

hope i didn't kill you guys too much with the suspense :p


edit: oh yeah, i have one more thing to say. running is wreaking havoc on my toes! just my toes. i've got blisters. tips of my toes. but not just regular blisters. thick blisters. where i have to cut them off with nail clippers. ok, so this is gross. but well, it's true :p . so i have bandaids on (counting them right now...) 4 toes right now. fuuuuuun. and i even got shoes that fit right now. hrmph. i think this is just soemthing i'm gonna have to learn to live with. i remember reading a post on cool running or somwhere once where a woman said something like "i deal with ugly toes from running because it makes the rest of my body look great". i just keep thinking like that :hyper:
 
What a relief!! Our heroine made a small concession to keep her friends happy and STILL stayed on plan!!! The audience applauds, she smiles warmly and takes a bow!! You go, girl!! ::yes::

Sounds like you had a wonderful time! :sunny: :sunny:
 
Hey--great job! I'm so glad you were able to learn from my mistakes! At least some good came from my nacho splurge. ;) I'm glad you had a good night and proved you can do so w/o going off plan. Have a great day, Marcia! Thanks for making all of us smile. :)
 
Thanks for the giggle, Marcia!:hyper: Glad to see you had a great time last night! And really happy you stayed OP!:Pinkbounc Good for you! I sure hope that scale proves this whole Wendie week works for you. Even if it doesn't prove us right, it sure does seem to work for you.:smooth:
And I am truly relieved you had a plan for today before bed last night! I was worried there for a minute! hahaha:laughing:

I don't go anywhere NEAR running, so I can't tell you much about the toes. Do they hurt? Perhaps you could visit a foot doctor and they could offer some suggestions. I know my foot doc works a lot with tennis players and such..... And funny thing is, when I do the stepper, one of the things that bothers me most while on it is the bottom of my feet!:confused: I've tried all sorts of shoes/sneakers, barefoot, nope still hurts! Can't figure that one out.:confused:
Have a great day today!:sunny: I'm off to that dentist appt with DS!:crazy:
TTFN-
Sharon
 

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