Just a thought, are you stretching before and after? I am pretty good about a few stretches before and after a run, but if I'm going to do a video or wii, I forget. You are wearing tennis shoes, right? Doing cardio barefooted can lead to a lot of pain for me because of the lack of impact cushioning...
I love pink, too, and with 2 little girls, that's a good think. Ak's favorite was pink, then purple, then pink and black, then zebra and pink, now it's zebra pink AND lime green. Sophie's used to be orange
but now she's pink and purple. My little princesses! I love pink, but don't have a lot of winter pinks, I think it makes me look washed out without a little tan. Rose, I don't know how often you weigh, but the more into "maintenance" I am, and the less into "losing", my weight can fluctuate 1-2 pounds daily, dependent on cycles
(mid cycle can cause a gain for me??) sodium, workout, digestion, all sorts of TMI things. I bet if you weigh again today, it would be gone. Hope you enjoyed your day off! We're supposed to get some snow Tues/Wed next week, I think.
HOW VERY EXCITING!!! How long is your trip! Enjoy the gym, there's something cool about working out on vacation, makes you feel strong, and dedicated! Why is it people say they are feeling "blue" when they are down? Blue is such a calm color. Why don't they say "I'm feeling black?"
I've only run once on a treadmill, and hated it. It took me over a mile to get in any sort of stride, there's just a totally different rhythm there. Give yourself some time...
You've learned a lot this week, and month. I am with you on the DH situation. Makes things tough! And the nutrition facts are a HUGE thing to open your eyes to!!!! I share your dream - any useful hints? Shoot me a pm! We're researching various methods to get rid of CC debt and trying to figure it all out....
Thanks for this reminder Rose. After yesterday's endorphin rush, I had thought about trying for 3 miles today, but I RARELY ran on consecutive days when I was at peak running form. Why in the world would I risk it now? SUpposed to be 40 here tomorrow, so maybe a Sunday afternoon run would be good!
I love to be barefoot, too, but only in the house. My little footsies are tender! I can't wait for warmer weather to not have to have socks and fuzzy shoes on 24/7!
Don't worry about keeping up! Whenever you have a second, hop in and say hello! I love looking at your puppy! Hope you are doing okay!
Cam, I think yellow is a perfect color for you. Reminds me of a halo! I am glad you are finding ways to balance work/cooking/and being home! I can't WAIT to hear about J's trip to WDW! THAT IS SO AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! Are you coming back Sunday night? WHIRLWIND TRIP!!! I love your tv/workout story. My rule is, I never watch commercials. So if I am in front of tv, I do SOMETHING during the commercials, either housework, crunches, whatever. Of course, sometimes we watch DVR'd stuff and I just hit fast forward! Hope you get to relax this weekend!
KWYM. I made a stupid decision in college one time to drive in bad weather. We had a long weekend, and I was determined to get home to my parents and Brad. What was normally a little over an hour drive took me 3.5 hours. I've never been so glad to get home in my life, and swore I'd NEVER do that again!
I at this all day! In fact, our glassware is cobalt blue, and when I was getting them out of the cabinet at dinner I burst out laughing. I couldn't even explain to DH what was so funny...
CONNIEEE!!!! How in the world are you????????? Miss you!
Yellow is a very happy color! Good luck on the interview, and getting your workout in. DEDICATION!
Want a new project? You could fly down and have it done in a weekend, I'll help w/ the grunt work! How is Chris doing? Haven't seen him on here much! I cannot believe you have school w/ 6 inches of snow! We'd be out for a week. Have you tried the p90x? I've heard it's killer. Thought about trying it, for about a milisecond!
Welcome Andrea! I didn't meet Mickey until I was 21 on my honeymoon, but I ran up (well, after waiting in a long line) and hugged him and said "I've been waiting my whole life to meet you" and cried and cried.. My DD was 9 on her first visit, too. You are going to have a BLAST! You've got plenty of time to make PhotoShop uneccessary!!!
Are you unhappy with your new job? What exercise did you do?
That's so sad about your cousin. Giving you big and sending prayers for you and the family. I was thinking about how much sadness I hear about on a daily basis, and lots of that is due to my widened circle of friends thanks to Dis. It's a constant reminder to me, though, to cherish the moments I have. Glad you took a mental health day. We talked about "sick building syndrome", there is such a thing, when our school was undergoing construction. All of us, and the kids, stayed sick! Hope you are feeling better this am!
Rewards that help you feel better about yourself are great, especially when they don't involve food! BIKINIS! Girl, you are rocking it! I can't imagine feeling full for hours on half a a bar!
It's a double edged sword, isn't it! I love the sun, and the tint of my skin, too. Trying to find that balance is tricky!
I am much more motivated when it's sunny. Brad says "sunny Saturdays mean mommy's going to be cleaning all day." I kind of do the same thing with eating, but I am just now getting back into the groove of counting it all. Like yesterday, I had a banana and a glass of milk for breakfast, a handful of almonds at 9, 100 calorie pack of craisins at 10, 90 calorie yogurt, orange and a handful of peanuts at 11, some Hershey's kisses at 1 a 150 pack of bbq corn chip twists at 2.. I wrote all of them down, and by thinking "it's only 100 calories, 200 calories, etc, Let myself go wayyyy over calories for the day. I am getting back on sparkpeople and entering everything as it goes in. Hopefully that will help me get back on track!
Gee, Lindsay, that was so comforting! I'll update on Sophie later. You know, I started running last Feb. I know I can (although, 60+ pounds added a lot of warmth!) I just don't like it! Plus, I don't really have the appropriate clothing. My legs were cold. Thinking about adding some pajama bottoms under my 1 pair of "sweatpants", top was fine. I am sorry things are so frustrating for you right now. Have you tracked your calories lately? I was mentally doing it, and doing a poor job. That was a big wake up call! Hope you stay warm and safe for your run, and things calm down for you soon. How long until the Princess? How did Mike's meeting go?
How in the world were you able to do that? I would have been crying all over that poor, precious girl! What an amazing gift you were given yesterday to be able to fulfill a dream for her, give her some comfort and peace. That just totally breaks me heart and makes me hurt. I'm sure it took a toll on you!
Sending prayers for a good biopsy! My brother has had 2 areas of skin cancer removed from his legs, it does make you think!!!
Welcome!!!!! You are doing great!!! It's so hard to lose a child, I am a Kindergarten teacher, and lost one of my students to leukemia a few years ago. Such a sad, sad thing!
You are killing the exercise girl! I've found that I usually gain when getting back into a good workout regime, some of it I think is the muscle holding on to water or something to recover! You are getting stronger and healthier, and that's what it's all about! I was sooo ready for the weekend, working 3 days this week killed me.
I have just resigned myself to the fact that once or twice a month, depending on how it falls, my weight will be up. That's life, it's going to happen, and I just move on!
I love lilacs! My parents have a huge lilac bush. I love to burn lilac candles in the spring. BTW, Sophie said "I need a purple birthday cake for my princess party, because Miss Vickie (her Sunday school teacher) said purple is the color for royalty!" Wear it with pride! Are you and Deb IRL friends? I can't keep up!
Can you explain it to me? I've been trying to figure out what the ***** were for! Great job on your loss!!!
I know that feeling. It's tough!
OH NO!!!!! When I first read that, I thought it was good that we were losing big time. Any better yet??
That does make for a tough lifestyle! WHEW! Sounds like you have a good plan to get on track, though!
UMmmmm... down 2 for the week?????? That's completely AWESOME! I wish I could have a few binges and lose. No matter how hard you sabotage yourself, you're still going to lose, so just embrace it and live with success!!!!!!! Yeah, the eacher in me stresses over everything!
It's a very passionate color.
What a tough week you have in store for you. We're here if you need us!!!! Keeping busy and exercising, in theory, will help. But I know that is soo much easier said than done. On the anniversary of Daddy's death, I had planned all this stuff to keep me busy. Instead, I listened to sad songs and cried all day. But, that was healing, too. Hope the mediation turns out okay.
I keep all kinds of stuff like that in my purse, etc. Problem is, I tend to go overboard with it lately (see above!)
Thanks for the info! How is the flooding???
To paraphrase Dr. Seuss "A loss is a loss, no matter how small"! Good job! And love the quote!
Why oh why did I wait 3 weeks into the challenge to face it? I have had the motivation and desire to looose lately, so why did I neglect one of my keys to loss???? I can't undo it, so I am just going to move forward.
). I can feel the muscle aches already so at least I know I worked out enough and didn't cheat, which I've been known to do in the past.
I weighed in this morning and I am down another 4 pounds! Surprising since I spent two days this week more trudging along just behind the wagon instead of really on the wagon. But I'm certainly not complaining!
. Weight Watchers/P90X should, and will help with this.
