Team Donald – Biggest Loser “No Excuses” 2012 Challenge

[mommyof2Pirates]

Here is the issue....I am struggling so bad with my breathing still. Am I expecting too much too fast? Is it just a matter of doing other cardio work? Is it because I just got over pneumonia? Is it probably just a combination of everything?

Any advice from my fellow runners?

Im not really sure if I am all that great at running advice but I can remember back to when I first started running and I remember it took me a month or two before I didnt feel like I was going to die breathing wise. So I bet with being out and then having the lung issue your body will need some time to get trained again. That being said try to just slow down for a bit when you feel winded instead of pushing yourself to go faster. Dont worry about time. I was having an issue with the fact that I worked so hard to get myself up to 11-12 minute miles and now I am more like 13-14. I remember when I first began running a year and a half ago I was more like 16 min miles. So it takes time. Again dont beat yourself up you will get back there. Try some run/walk intervals until your back into it maybe will help too.

If it makes you feel better tonight I decided to run 2 laps/walk 2 laps and I felt like I was going to die after 1 lap. 13.4 laps= 1 mile so believe me I had a split second of feeling bad. Like you got to be kidding me I ran 13.1 miles and now I am dying running twice around this track. So dont feel bad you will get there.

YAY for me! I have kept up with the postings all day! I am truly sincere when I say that every single person here is now on my list of important people! It takes all of you for me to find success and I appreciate every word of encouragement, every story that is shared, every struggle that is admitted to and just every post. It is what helps me find success!

Good job keeping up Jen! Glad to have you as our coach this week and really glad to be here with everyone too.

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Just got back from the gym. Ran for 30min and did speed drills after. There is an indoor track that I run on. It specifies which way to run on whatever night of the week it is. For half of my run this darn lady was walking the wrong way and letting her young 4 or 5 year old child run around the wrong way too. She was really ticking me off because she wouldnt even get out of my way as I was running. She was just liesurely walking and she even had on her winter jacket. I mean thats all fine and good but it would have been nice for her to walk in the same direction me and the other 4 people were. It was so annoying. Anyway I think the aggrivation made me run faster so maybe I should have just thanked her.

Ok well have a happy and healthy weekend.

 

[Scraggy]

It took me 8 months to lose my first 42 pounds--that is the weight I first went to maintain at. So if you divide that by 8 months that's a loss of ~1.25 pounds per week. Some weeks I lost nothing, some a little more. And I remember at the time feeling like I was doing something wrong for not having a bigger loss.

Thank you so much for posting this. I lost 3 pounds this week. When I read your post it reminds me that even though I may only lose little bits at a time, they will add up in the end. I cannot wait to see how much I've lost in 8 months.

Today I went grocery shopping and picked up all my salad goodies for the weekend, so I hope to stay on my eating plan.

 

[MissDisney121]

Hi Everyone!! My name is Sara and although I joined the group before New Years this is my first post. I have been keeping up with the challenge but I haven't had the chance to get on the board till now.
A little about myself. I am 23 and I live in Iowa. I am a substitute teacher. I have been dieting on and off for much of my life but I really feel like this is the year that it will really stick. I look forward to getting to know the people on this board as we all work towards our goals.
My answer for the QOTD is that I have my workouts planned for the weekend already and I have a challenge on Sunday which is a birthday lunch for my cousin at The Cheesecake Factory. I plan on drinking lots of water and sharing a meal with a family member.

 

[Rose&Mike]

Oh dear....I went out to run, had some dinner and then did a few errands with DD and you all were posting away without me!

I am now going to relax, have a glass of wine (I had to budget for this splurge tonight) and do some posting here. Before I reply to all the posts, I thought I would do some personal posting first!

I did get out for my run and am looking for some insight from my other running friends....DH and I ran all the time this summer and I was loving my 20 mile runs (yes....I know this is crazy but it was true). When school started, my workouts were a little off and for some reason my long runs were causing pain in my knee, hip and shins. I tried to be careful and made it to the marathon in October. We did run the first 13 miles in record time for us (2:05) and then the pain kicked in. DH and I ran/walked the last 13 miles and when I crossed the finish line everything hurt and I knew I had done something wrong. Instead of dealing with the injury, taking care of things and getting back out on the road....I basically quit running. DH and I did not run until mid-December. Just as we were starting, I got bronchial pneumonia and quit again. The last week of December I finally felt better and we started up again. We have been running 3-5 miles (5-6 days a week) since that point (it has been 2 1/2 weeks now).

Here is the issue....I am struggling so bad with my breathing still. Am I expecting too much too fast? Is it just a matter of doing other cardio work? Is it because I just got over pneumonia? Is it probably just a combination of everything?

Tonight when we went out to run, I made it 1.5 miles before I had to walk a few moments (it was all a gradual downhill and we were running at a 9:45 pace). I then ran (gradual uphill home) 1 mile and had to stop as we reached the top of one of the hills (just for a moment or two) and then ran the last bit home. It was a horrible struggle. I know it is going to take time but it just seems like I should be able to run longer and faster.

Any advice from my fellow runners?

Ok, so two things come to mind. One, how much time did you take off before you started up again? 3-5 miles, 5-6 days might not sound like a lot if you think of what you did before, but if you think about where you are in your training and how long you took off it might be a little more than your body is ready for right now even if your brain really, really wants to do it.

Second, do not underestimate lingering effects from the pneumonia. Are you coughing/wheezing or just winded? Is it fatigue like exhaustion or fatigue like I am undertrained? I had a lung infection that lingered for an entire winter when Tom was in elementary school and ever since then I have had to cover my face when exercising in temps below ~35 or I wheeze/cough for hours afterwards. And Tom is 20 now. I probably could get an inhaler, but covering my face does the trick, so I stick with that.

If you think it's a wheezing thing it might be worth talking to your doctor. You might even need an inhaler to get through the winter. My doctor told me you can develop an "allergy" to cold air. And a sign of wheezing is coughing, you don't have to actually here the wheeze. I think it's pretty warm up there right now, but if it isn't it might even be worth wearing something over your mouth/nose to warm the air/make it less dry.

If it's a fatigue thing, then I think you might need to look at either cutting back your miles for a week or so/ cutting back your days for a week or so/ or running some intervals for a week or so. Any one of those might do the trick.

It is incredibly frustrating when our brains want to do something and our bodies aren't cooperating. (Yes, I am also talking about my silly foot right now!) But hang in there. This is an obstacle that I think you should be able to overcome. Of course, I am not a doctor, nor do I play one on tv.

 

[amykathleen2005]

Biggest challenge at the moment is that my beloved dog Molly is very sick. She is currently undergoing blood transfusions for anemia. It just came on so fast, she was fine at Christmas and New Year's Day and now she is not well at all.

When I get stressed and upset I eat crap to make me feel better. Part of the reason I gained weight in the first place when my dad was ill and died when I started college.

Not a good way to start the year.

 

[Rose&Mike]

Biggest challenge at the moment is that my beloved dog Molly is very sick. She is currently undergoing blood transfusions for anemia. It just came on so fast, she was fine at Christmas and New Year's Day and now she is not well at all.

When I get stressed and upset I eat crap to make me feel better. Part of the reason I gained weight in the first place when my dad was ill and died when I started college.

Not a good way to start the year.

I'm sorry about your dog Amy. I hope she is feeling better soon.

Welcome Sara! Enjoy the Cheesecake Factory! Do they still have the small portions--is that what they are called? We used to go there before I went g-f and I would usually get two of those and call it dinner. Whatever you have, have a great time!

Lindsay--that would have driven me crazy too--the person going the wrong way! I like it when people follow the rules! Could she have not known or is it clearly posted? You hate to say something though, cause sometimes people aren't very friendly! Oh, never mind, I saw that you said it specifies which way to go! She was just not following directions!

 

[Mary•Poppins]

Friday's QOTD: What plans do you have in place to be sure you have a successful weekend?

Weekends are hard for me. As long as I am planned and busy .. I don't think about eating ... but, when I have time on my hands, I tend to graze. I have cleaned out the house of all unhealthy foods so I am safe on that end. However, I am really going to try to watch my self. I am so proud of my weight loss this week.

Nope I am not a condescending person. I just know that I personally struggled with thinking that I was not doing well if I didn't have a huge loss and the last thing I wanted was for someone else to feel bad.

Thank you Rose! I found your post inspirational! I lost a lot this week ... however, I know this is not typical for me. Next week, I might be happy with a sliver of weight loss!

 

[akhaloha]

Friday's QOTD: What plans do you have in place to be sure you have a successful weekend?

This weekend I will be planning my meals for next week so that I don't end up grabbing something "easy". I'm going to research some new meals to try out.

I will also add a little extra time to my workout each day. I'm hoping this helps me start the week off right!

 

[buzz5985]

Biggest challenge at the moment is that my beloved dog Molly is very sick. She is currently undergoing blood transfusions for anemia. It just came on so fast, she was fine at Christmas and New Year's Day and now she is not well at all.

When I get stressed and upset I eat crap to make me feel better. Part of the reason I gained weight in the first place when my dad was ill and died when I started college.

Not a good way to start the year.

Hope things look up for your furbaby!!!

Hi Everyone!! My name is Sara and although I joined the group before New Years this is my first post. I have been keeping up with the challenge but I haven't had the chance to get on the board till now.
A little about myself. I am 23 and I live in Iowa. I am a substitute teacher. I have been dieting on and off for much of my life but I really feel like this is the year that it will really stick. I look forward to getting to know the people on this board as we all work towards our goals.
My answer for the QOTD is that I have my workouts planned for the weekend already and I have a challenge on Sunday which is a birthday lunch for my cousin at The Cheesecake Factory. I plan on drinking lots of water and sharing a meal with a family member.

Welcome!!!

This weekend I will be planning my meals for next week so that I don't end up grabbing something "easy". I'm going to research some new meals to try out.

I will also add a little extra time to my workout each day. I'm hoping this helps me start the week off right!

Sounds like you have a plan.

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I found this on Dottie's site.

Only One Pound

Hello, do you know me? If you don't you should. I'm a pound of fat, and I'm the happiest pound of fat that you would ever want to meet. Want to know why? It's because no one ever wants to lose me; I'm Only One Pound, just a pound. Everyone wants to lose three pounds, five pounds or fifteen pounds, but never only one, so I just stick around and happily keep you fat. Then I add to myself ever so slyly so that you never seem to notice it, that is until I've grown to ten, twenty or even more pounds in weight. Yes, it's fun being Only One Pound of fat, left to do as I please. So, when you weigh in, keep right on saying "Oh, I only lost one pound." ( as if that were such a terrible thing!) For you see, if you do this you'll encourage others to keep me around because they will think I'm not worth losing. And I love being around you - your arms, your legs, your chin, your hips and every part of you. Happy Days!! After all, I'm Only One Pound of fat!!!

Janis

 

[akhaloha]

I found this on Dottie's site.

Only One Pound

Hello, do you know me? If you don't you should. I'm a pound of fat, and I'm the happiest pound of fat that you would ever want to meet. Want to know why? It's because no one ever wants to lose me; I'm Only One Pound, just a pound. Everyone wants to lose three pounds, five pounds or fifteen pounds, but never only one, so I just stick around and happily keep you fat. Then I add to myself ever so slyly so that you never seem to notice it, that is until I've grown to ten, twenty or even more pounds in weight. Yes, it's fun being Only One Pound of fat, left to do as I please. So, when you weigh in, keep right on saying "Oh, I only lost one pound." ( as if that were such a terrible thing!) For you see, if you do this you'll encourage others to keep me around because they will think I'm not worth losing. And I love being around you - your arms, your legs, your chin, your hips and every part of you. Happy Days!! After all, I'm Only One Pound of fat!!!

Janis

Love this!!

 

[luvpoohandcompany]

What do you do to keep from getting discouraged when you seem to have reached a plateau? I realize I lost this week, but I was thinking this is usually what causes me to quit trying. I want to try and put an action plan in place for when these weeks occur to avoid the all or nothing frame of mind.

Any ideas?
Hi I dont have any great ideas but I think the fact that you are planning ahead for this obstacle to your weight-loss means you're more likely to suceed this time around
Kris

I've gotten behind in reading this thread. I joined Weight Watchers on Tuesday night; I purchased the monthly pass. So, there is another meeting (different leader) on Saturday morning, so I am going to that. I also want to go online and see what their program there is and how it works.

I plan to make menus this weekend and go shopping for what I need. Also, I need to drink more water: my goal is 32 oz daily (now it's just diet soda!!) And, I really want to try out the Weight Watchers Program seriously. I am good at sabotaging myself and then feeling very guilty about my actions or lack thereof.

I need to get into action. I have not done very well this week; I seem to be having a negative reaction to the idea of trying to lose weight. Maybe, that is the problem, I have tried so many times and have not been successful.
Great plans for sucess. You can do it
Cindy

Love this!! [/COLOR]
Janis

Rose thanks so much for the words of encouragement. I lost 3 lbs this week but know that many, many times in the past I have struggled to lose even .5lb while doing all the "right" things! Sometimes its hard to remember that the weight didnt jump on a stone (14ls) at a time but crept on in lbs
R

 

[donac]

Good Saturday morning everyone.

Friday's QOTD: What plans do you have in place to be sure you have a successful weekend?

This came on the board after I left for work and I don't DIS during school (I don't want any problems and other people have had problems)

I am working on my plan this morning. I have to clean out the frig this morning. I haven't been able to clean it out since we lost 2 garbage days due to Monday holidays. we can't put out too much or we will be fined. We could also be fined if the bags are too heavy.

I am planning to get some exercise in today and go grocery shopping tomorrow to fill up the frig with healthy foods.

I have nothing else planned for today. Ds is going to be painting his gf's bathroom. Her parents are paying him to paint the inside of the house that they are planning on selling.


Off to get some breakfast.

Have a happy and healthy day.

 

[jillbur]

Any advice from my fellow runners?

I'm no expert, but maybe you started back with too much? 3-5 miles 5-6 days a week seems like a lot. Plus, I have heard it can take months to truely get over pneumonia, so your body is probably still healing. If you want to continue the 3-5 mile runs, I would try slowing down the pace a bit and see how you do. If this keeps up, you may want to follow up with your doctor to see if you should be doing anything different because of the pneumonia. I'm sure you'll be back to your old self again ang loving those 20 mile runs


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Well, I never made it back on here yesterday. After school, I took the dog for a 1.5 mile walk which actually winded me with this darn cold! But I tried to keep a good pace and she was so happy. I walked to pick my kids up from school which was another 0.5 miles. Then I went grocery shopping. I picked up lots of healthy items for lunches, dinners, and snacks.

I had all intentions of doing the P90X ab ripper workout just as something extra to do, but I was falling alseep at 7:30! When my boys went to bed at 8:30, so did Jill. I actually slept okay last night and woke up at 6:30 this morning. I did toss and turn a bunch and woke up to blow my nose, but I could breathe better.

DH just got home from work and asked how I was feeling. I said, "ok" and he said, "you don't sound ok." Well, I am determined to get to yoga at 9 am and then try some more of the P90X workouts. I'm not truely following the program, I'm just trying it out to see if it's worth my money.

So, I am off to get a shower before yoga and get my boys some breakfast. Why, on days they don't have school, do they get up at 6:55 am?????

I'll be back in a bit.

BTW-I was down 0.6 pounds and so excited. Keep up the good work. Gooooooooooooooo Team Donald!!


Jill

 

[mikamah]

I found this on Dottie's site.

Only One Pound

Hello, do you know me? If you don't you should. I'm a pound of fat, and I'm the happiest pound of fat that you would ever want to meet. Want to know why? It's because no one ever wants to lose me; I'm Only One Pound, just a pound. Everyone wants to lose three pounds, five pounds or fifteen pounds, but never only one, so I just stick around and happily keep you fat. Then I add to myself ever so slyly so that you never seem to notice it, that is until I've grown to ten, twenty or even more pounds in weight. Yes, it's fun being Only One Pound of fat, left to do as I please. So, when you weigh in, keep right on saying "Oh, I only lost one pound." ( as if that were such a terrible thing!) For you see, if you do this you'll encourage others to keep me around because they will think I'm not worth losing. And I love being around you - your arms, your legs, your chin, your hips and every part of you. Happy Days!! After all, I'm Only One Pound of fat!!!

Janis

This is awesome. Thanks Janis!!

I lost one pound this week, and am very happy with that. I know my eating could have been much better, and maybe it would have been more, but this is reality, and any loss, no matter how small deserves to be celebrated. I agree, all of us here should be celebrating the fact that we are here at all, making healthy changes, and realize we will all have our ups and downs, and we are here to cheer each other on through the postive days and support each other when we have bad days, and if we all stick through this challenge til the end, putting our health at the top of our priority lists, we are doing ourselves and our families good.

I need another vacation to keep up with everyone here properly. It's awesome to see such an active challenge, and I know it does usually quiet down, so I can keep up, but I'd love to see everyone stick around and never give up!!

We are off to walk the dog, then start doggie training classes at 10, and I hope to be back later.

Have a fabulous weekend everyone!!

 

[jenanderson]

Good Morning Team Donald!

I see we have a bunch of early risers on this team that I had better get posting my QOTD earlier!

I know that when I am training and working out, if I really want to push past a difficult point I turn to music. Last night I was trying to find ideas for a new playlist on my iPod because I am bored of the one I have been using. I came across this information:

Studies have shown that listening to music during exercise can improve results, both in terms of being a motivator and as a distraction from negatives like fatigue and boredom.

“People exercise longer and more vigorously to music!”

Working with a trainer who pushes you is ideal, but when exercising without a partner music can do that too.

Consider creating an exercises playlist on your iPod or MP3 player especially for your program.

Make a playlist filled with music that you reserve listening to and look forward to hearing when you workout next.

Saturday's QOTD: Do you have a playlist of music that you use to help motivate you? If you do, share some of your favorite songs to work out to.

 

[jenanderson]

Dont worry about time. I was having an issue with the fact that I worked so hard to get myself up to 11-12 minute miles and now I am more like 13-14. I remember when I first began running a year and a half ago I was more like 16 min miles. So it takes time. Again dont beat yourself up you will get back there. Try some run/walk intervals until your back into it maybe will help too.

If it makes you feel better tonight I decided to run 2 laps/walk 2 laps and I felt like I was going to die after 1 lap. 13.4 laps= 1 mile so believe me I had a split second of feeling bad. Like you got to be kidding me I ran 13.1 miles and now I am dying running twice around this track. So dont feel bad you will get there.

Thanks for the advice and sharing Lindsay. I think I know deep down that it is just going to take some time but for some reason my brain can't really register that I am just get so frustrated that I am not doing more. I also think it does not help that I run with DH who is ready to run faster and longer. I try to explain to him to go ahead without me right now but he won't and so I push myself to keep up with him.

Sounds like you had a bit of the challenge at the track tonight with your workout and with the lady who won't go the right way! Our club is filled with all kinds of new people and it is frustrating at times because they don't know the ropes yet. Good for you to keep on going and get such a great workout done!

I cannot wait to see how much I've lost in 8 months.

Today I went grocery shopping and picked up all my salad goodies for the weekend, so I hope to stay on my eating plan.

Great job picking up all your salad items for the weekend! If you keep on your eating plan, I am sure you will have lost a lot in 8 months!

Hi Everyone!! My name is Sara and although I joined the group before New Years this is my first post. I have been keeping up with the challenge but I haven't had the chance to get on the board till now.
A little about myself. I am 23 and I live in Iowa. I am a substitute teacher. I have been dieting on and off for much of my life but I really feel like this is the year that it will really stick. I look forward to getting to know the people on this board as we all work towards our goals.
My answer for the QOTD is that I have my workouts planned for the weekend already and I have a challenge on Sunday which is a birthday lunch for my cousin at The Cheesecake Factory. I plan on drinking lots of water and sharing a meal with a family member.

Hi Sara! Glad to see you have your workouts all planned. What sort of activities do you do? The Cheesecake Factory can be a bit of a challenge but if you look online, you can find the nutritional values of most their food and prepare for what you are going to get. Sharing a meal sounds like a great idea!

Ok, so two things come to mind. One, how much time did you take off before you started up again? 3-5 miles, 5-6 days might not sound like a lot if you think of what you did before, but if you think about where you are in your training and how long you took off it might be a little more than your body is ready for right now even if your brain really, really wants to do it.

Second, do not underestimate lingering effects from the pneumonia. Are you coughing/wheezing or just winded? Is it fatigue like exhaustion or fatigue like I am undertrained? I had a lung infection that lingered for an entire winter when Tom was in elementary school and ever since then I have had to cover my face when exercising in temps below ~35 or I wheeze/cough for hours afterwards. And Tom is 20 now. I probably could get an inhaler, but covering my face does the trick, so I stick with that.

If you think it's a wheezing thing it might be worth talking to your doctor. You might even need an inhaler to get through the winter. My doctor told me you can develop an "allergy" to cold air. And a sign of wheezing is coughing, you don't have to actually here the wheeze. I think it's pretty warm up there right now, but if it isn't it might even be worth wearing something over your mouth/nose to warm the air/make it less dry.

If it's a fatigue thing, then I think you might need to look at either cutting back your miles for a week or so/ cutting back your days for a week or so/ or running some intervals for a week or so. Any one of those might do the trick.

It is incredibly frustrating when our brains want to do something and our bodies aren't cooperating. (Yes, I am also talking about my silly foot right now!) But hang in there. This is an obstacle that I think you should be able to overcome. Of course, I am not a doctor, nor do I play one on tv.

Thanks Rose! This is why I love to post these sort of things here...you guys are always the voice of reason. My doctor did give me an inhaler. I am not using it and probably should be (didn't even think about it). We took 2 months off of running. I feel like 2 months should not matter when I had been running for 2 years. Guess it matters. It is really not a fatigue thing...it is just that I get so winded and am breathing so hard. I am just frustrated that I can't just go out and run 20 miles again but you guys are right....this is going to just take time. I know that but my brain keeps forgetting it.

Biggest challenge at the moment is that my beloved dog Molly is very sick. She is currently undergoing blood transfusions for anemia. It just came on so fast, she was fine at Christmas and New Year's Day and now she is not well at all.

When I get stressed and upset I eat crap to make me feel better. Part of the reason I gained weight in the first place when my dad was ill and died when I started college.

Not a good way to start the year.

Amy - I hope your dog gets better soon. It is very stressful when our beloved animals are not doing well. I am also a stress eater...try to find a way to relax each day and if buy a lot of baby carrots if you eat them...the crunch always helped me feel better!

Friday's QOTD: What plans do you have in place to be sure you have a successful weekend?

Weekends are hard for me. As long as I am planned and busy .. I don't think about eating ... but, when I have time on my hands, I tend to graze. I have cleaned out the house of all unhealthy foods so I am safe on that end. However, I am really going to try to watch my self. I am so proud of my weight loss this week.

You should be proud of yourself! Keep it up and keep active this weekend!

This weekend I will be planning my meals for next week so that I don't end up grabbing something "easy". I'm going to research some new meals to try out.

I will also add a little extra time to my workout each day. I'm hoping this helps me start the week off right!

YAY for more time working out!

]I found this on Dottie's site.

Only One Pound

Hello, do you know me? If you don't you should. I'm a pound of fat, and I'm the happiest pound of fat that you would ever want to meet. Want to know why? It's because no one ever wants to lose me; I'm Only One Pound, just a pound. Everyone wants to lose three pounds, five pounds or fifteen pounds, but never only one, so I just stick around and happily keep you fat. Then I add to myself ever so slyly so that you never seem to notice it, that is until I've grown to ten, twenty or even more pounds in weight. Yes, it's fun being Only One Pound of fat, left to do as I please. So, when you weigh in, keep right on saying "Oh, I only lost one pound." ( as if that were such a terrible thing!) For you see, if you do this you'll encourage others to keep me around because they will think I'm not worth losing. And I love being around you - your arms, your legs, your chin, your hips and every part of you. Happy Days!! After all, I'm Only One Pound of fat!!!

Janis

Thanks for sharing Janis! That was a great thing to share!

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Time to get to the gym! I will be back on in a bit to respond more and share some of my favorite workout music!

Happy and Healthy Saturday Everyone!
Jen

 

[pjlla]

Hey friends! No time to read and reply this morning, but I at least wanted to say hi! I had a good weigh-in yesterday and was pleased to see so many holiday pounds kicked to the curb! I am hoping and praying that you all had similar (or better) news with the scale yesterday!

Yesterday was a looooooong day of sitting. DD had her civics class competition at the Legislative building in Concord, NH yesterday. It was an all-day event. Sadly, they did not win, so no trip to Washington in April.

Then the evening was a quick grocery stop and some more waiting for DD at swim practice. We didn't really think she would make it, so we threw the bag in the car as an afterthought. I didn't even bother to bring my workout clothes. Then I was wishing I had. Oh well. I walked outside several blocks to find some lunch (rather than move the car) in the afternoon and then killed an hour walking around a museum, so at least I got a bit of movement in!!

Today is DS's basketball game at 10:30 and DD's swim meet at noon. It slated to last 10 hours!! I work the timing system/computer, so I can't just leave, but it is a distance meet and I will have some long breaks during the 500 yard and 1 mile swim heats. So I will at least be able to get up and walk around!

Off to make breakfast for the family. See you tomorrow.................P

 

[VirataMama4]

Good Morning Team!

For the QOTD, I don't have a playlist yet, but it is on the list of "To Do's" for this weekend. So I will update with more songs once I actually have it done. And will use that as my motivator to actually finally get it done, since I've had the ipod since June. I know the 1 song I really want on there is "When Will My Life Begin" from the Tangled soundtrack. It always makes me so happy and I truely can't wait for my life "after being fat" begins!

On a side note, my DS4 woke up this morning talking about some "orange bowl that changes food" and he needed to find it. I have no idea what he's talking about, but he goes to the kitchen gets his step stool and starts trying to search the cupboards for it... He comes out all upset cuz he can't reach all of them so I take him in there and let him stand on the counter to look in each and EVERY cupboard. All the while I'm asking him if he's sure we have it, because I don't think we do and finally he tells me "I saw it in my dreams and its REAL!" So I explained to him that not everything in our dreams is real, and we don't have an "orange bowl that changes food," but if he sees it at the store to let me know and we'll look at getting it.

 

[MoonFaerie]

This thread is overwhelming! And I haven't even started classes back yet, just the kids are back in school.

I'm almost completely off caffeine, which means no more soda. Instead of going cold turkey and having a week of migraines, I've spent about 1.5 weeks cutting back. Prior to cutting back, I was drinking 12 oz a day. First I cut back to 9 oz a day for 4 days. I'd planned on 3 days, but on day 4 it snowed so I was already starting with a headache. The only other day I had a slight headache was day 1, but it wasn't bad enough to take advil. Then 3 days at 6 oz. Today was my first day of 3 at 3 oz. Hopefully after that I'll be able to stop without a headache.

Saturday's QOTD: Do you have a playlist of music that you use to help motivate you? If you do, share some of your favorite songs to work out to.

I actually just use Pandora on my phone if I'm out or on the Roku if I'm home. I almost always listen to the 80s pop channel or the Glee channel. Among my fitness related purchases this year will be the premium upgrade to get rid of the ads, but they're really not that frequent or annoying.

 

[klmrph]

I don't have a play list either, but will work on adding some songs to my phone to play while I am doing my C25K program. The one night DD5 and I exercised the other night we just turned on the Direct TV music stations and danced to whatever came on.