Thanks to everyone for your words of encouragement yesterday. I decided to follow Alisa's advice and switch my routine up a little. I've been doing the same T-Tapp DVD now since June and quite frankly I'm disappointed in my progress with it so far. I had plenty of success with my 12-week A-List Workout routines, so I believe I will start that again in November. Meanwhile, I'll throw in a few 20-minute workouts here and there from Fitness magazine - in addition to my T-Tapp DVD and walks, of course!
Speaking of walks, I did my walk/jog for 100 minutes this morning. I tried to jog more often, except when going up hills of course. I ran into my mother again. Some of you have asked why we don't just walk together. First off, I leave way earlier than she does. She also lives 20 minutes away on foot. We don't walk at the same pace, and we both LOVE to listen to music along the way.
Last night I bit the bullet and cleaned my house. I'd been putting it off for two weeks, and was starting to worry about the size of the dust bunnies blowing around. Afraid to be overrun by them (or swallowed whole), I decided to pass the vacuum. The bathroom was also in desperate need of a good scrubbing - you don't want to know what the toilet looked like! Heaven forbid my husband get the cleaning done. He spent the day shopping with his parents for a new golf club. Now he wants to change the whole set - ONLY $1000, he says. Obviously he doesn't handle the finances in our house. He has no clue. I warned him not to buy anything until I told him we could afford it (which won't be anytime soon)...
I'm still hovering above the 170-mark. I'm still frustrated. I'm still here. Sigh. Chin up, Angel, things could be FAR worse!
Pity party is over - today I was back up at 4:30, ready to T-Tapp and tackle the world. After a 45-minute session, I walked outside for an hour.
I didn't eat well at all this weekend. Over the last two days I've eaten a bowl of ice cream with whipped cream and chocolate sauce, a handful (or two) of Lindor miniature chocolate balls, and 6 Pillsbury Halloween cookies. It took every ounce of willpower I had not to eat more. Of course my mother-in-law insisted I bring the rest of her cookies home with me (she says it's for the kids - yeah, right)! If there are any left by the end of today, they're going in the garbage.
I spent most of my weekend either sitting in hockey arenas or on my butt in my back yard. I had planned to clean my house, but just couldn't be bothered. Getting up early every weekday really takes a toll. I could barely keep my eyes open to read my book!
The Countdown to Cancun has begun. I'm aiming for a 5-lb loss by October 20th - that's when we leave. Time to MOVE IT MOVE IT MOVE IT!
So I weighed myself this morning. I looked at the number, threw up my hands and actually thought "Why Bother?" After eating precisely on plan, not eating after supper except for my green tea, drinking TONS of water, and exercising at least an hour and a half 5 days in a row, AND going to the bathroom TWICE EACH DAY, all I lost was a puny 0.6 lbs. I know, I know, it's still a loss - blah, blah, blah. TOM was last week, so I can't blame it on him. I was SURE I would be well into the 160s this morning.
Breathing...
Venting...
Calming down...
Sigh... So I almost didn't work out 3 times this morning because I just couldn't get that damn number out of my head. Thank God I was already dressed in my gym clothes, because my first thought was to hop right back into bed. I had already prepared my living room for my T-Tapp DVD, so I bit the bullet and started that. 15 minutes into the exercises, I almost turned it off. Just the thought of having to tell you that I quit forced me to trudge onward. As I completed the video, I debated over whether or not I would walk outdoors afterwards. It was raining, so the decision was pretty simple until.... it stopped right as I was finishing my workout. It would have been so easy to just hop in the shower and call it a day, but my little guardian angel was whispering to me - GET OUT THERE!!! Okay, okay, so I went. At first I figured 30 minutes would be plenty, but ended up walking for 50 minutes. Yay me!
I must say, I thoroughly enjoyed my walk. I keep having to remind myself that it's not about the number on the scale, but about how I FEEL about myself. I am strong, I am healthy, I am in control.
I'm going for a facial at 9:30 am. I can't say I'm looking forward to it, because I detest having my blackheads removed - pure torture!
My mother left for Toronto this morning - she's attending my cousin's wedding in Niagara Falls over the weekend. I would have loved to go, but I can't. Oh, well! Instead I'll be visiting 2 funeral parlors this evening. The first is our employee who died of cancer, the other is a friend whose 17-year-old son died in a car crash this weekend. It's going to be a long day!
Did you watch Grey's last night? That deer storyline was a bit of a stretch, don't you think? Private Practice wasn't bad - I guess I have to get used to the characters.
Good morning, ladies. I bowled a 210 last night - can you BELIEVE that? I was so psyched, bowling 4 strikes IN A ROW. I only opened the last frame. That gives me high single for the ladies this week. Since I bombed the first 2 strings, my last game score was totally unexpected! I'm writing this with my MacBook, which explains the lousy paragraph spacing. I'm at home waiting for a repairman to fix my dishwasher. This morning I walked 103 minutes - no rain this time - and managed to run into my mother again on a completely different route - still weird! Gotta go, girls. Have a wonderful day! Angel
After my workout this morning I was wet, yet invigorated. I started with my T-Tapp, followed by an hour-long walk in the pouring rain. I ran into my mother TWICE - how weird is that?
I watched the first half of The Biggest Loser last night - hopefully I'll get around to watching the rest before the end of the week. It's Season Premier Week! Last night I taped House and Law & Order SVU. Tonight I'm taping Criminal MInds and Private Practice. Tomorrow is the BIG NIGHT: Grey's Anatomy, Without a Trace, Law & Order CI, and Earl. Not to mention Ghost Whisperer on Friday. Yahoo!!! Lord knows when I'll actually have time to watch them all!
Hubby made supper again last night - yummy chicken brochettes with rice and peas. Still milking it...
Yesterday afternoon I tried the "Tone Your Jiggle Zones" workout from Fitness magazine, September issue. I wasn't wearing running shoes, so only tried one series of each movement. This morning my arms are incredibly sore - I can just imagine how I'll feel when I complete all 3 sets! It only takes about 15 minutes, so I'll try to slip it in between meetings today. If not, I'll give it a go tomorrow when it's quieter.
I hope everyone has a wonderful day. Kisses and hugs to Carolyne - I'm with you all the way!
I forgot to set my alarm clock last night. Can you BELIEVE that? Last night I planned to be out the door for my walk by 4:45 am, but ended up rising at 6:00! I leapt out of bed, got dressed (thank goodness I had my gym clothes prepared), grabbed a glass of orange juice and ran out the door. Instead of the 90-minute walk planned, I returned 45 minutes later. I'm hoping to walk another 30 minutes or so after supper - we'll see about that!
Hubby DID take the girls golfing yesterday. They played quite well, actually (he was impressed). I wish he'd take them more often. He also did the groceries so I wouldn't have to, then chopped up all my veggies for the week. He also made a chicken stir-fry for supper (super yummy). You can tell I was pissed at him last week for leaving the oven on all night in his drunken stupor - I think I'll milk it for awhile!
So much death lately! Oneditto is in mourning the death of a 2-year old boy who she was close to. Yesterday I heard that a good friend's 17-year-old son fell asleep at the wheel on his way from work and died this weekend. This morning I got a call from one of my bus drivers saying her husband (also our employee) died of cancer early this morning. So much heartbreak in a week - it really makes me appreciate my friends and family - I love them all so much!
Well the sun is shining and it's going to be a beautiful day. Carolyne could use some rays on this day - please visit her blog and send along a few words of encouragement.
SS & I went to supper & bingo last night. Can you BELIEVE it? The Grand Tour Lotto Quebec, which is played by over 80 halls and which hadn't been won in weeks, was won by an elderly lady sitting behind us last night. She got a full card in 48 numbers, winning $113 500. Then she kept right on playing the rest of the night. I'd have peed myself for sure. She must have been in shock, because she didn't look all that excited to me. Ugh!!!
I ate too much pasta again this weekend. Friday night I took my youngest to a pasta joint for supper because she chose a place where she could make her own bread (Pacini's). For some strange reason, I wasn't really in the mood for pasta, so only ate about a quarter of my plate. I brought the rest home and ate it the next night for supper. Last night at Boston Pizza SS and I had spaghetti with pomodoro sauce and chicken. Neither one of us wanted a huge plate, so we liked the smaller portion offered in this "healthy" menu choice.
My youngest had ringuette again Saturday and Sunday, so I spent quite a bit of time in cold arenas. Saturday the girls and I walked up to pick apples. We had a good time, but those apples got mighty heavy on the 15-minute walk home. At least I got a little exercise in this weekend!
This morning it was back to the grind. I did my 45-minute T-Tapp DVD, followed by a 65-minute walk. Funny - I ran into my mother again. I had to run to catch up with her because she didn't see me come up behind her. Without meaning to, I scared the crap out of her (she was listening to her new IPOD shuffle...) I still can't get over how much she's slimmed down - incredible!
The girls have a ped day, so hubby is supposed to take them golfing this afternoon. Tonight I'm going to take them skating after supper. I wish I could skate - I never really learned how. Maybe Hubby will come with me, and he can skate with them.
The scale is still up over the 170-lb mark. I'll try not to get back on until Friday again. I'd REALLY REALLY REALLY love to be 165 for my Cancun trip next month.
Have an amazing day, everyone! Enjoy the beginning of a whole new week.
It all started last night. Hubby was late getting home from work, so I assumed he either had to work late or went to supper with some fellow firefighters. I was partially right - he and some firefighters went to a brewery after work. His shift ended at 5:00 pm, and he got home at 10:00 pm. Of course he had that stupid grin on his face, and had trouble forming words. He drove all the way home from Montreal in this condition (approx 35 minutes). Wonderful example for our kids, huh?
To top it off he left the stove on last night with his supper (scotch pies) inside of it. That was the last straw - at 4:30 this morning I went in our bedroom and gave him a piece of my mind. When told that he could have burned the house down, all he could say was Sorry. Later when I was getting dressed he had the GAUL to say that he wasn't drunk, that he had only had 2 beers, and that it wasn't his fault about the stove because he accidentally fell asleep on the couch while watching TV. Hello - he was awake enough to climb into bed at some point...
Insert SCREAM here.
To top things off, my scale read 171.4 this morning. That's an increase over last week of 1.2 lbs. Yes, I know I have to blame it on TOM, but it's still frustrating. Would someone PLEASE tell my scale how hard I've been excercising and how well I've been eating all week? Apparently he didn't get the memo.
I gave my Mom an IPod Shuffle yesterday - boy was she tickled! I ordered it from Air Miles - a cute little orange thing. All this time she's been lugging around a CD walkman, wearing this one pair of pants because it's the only one she can fit the player in her pocket. I downloaded a bunch of her favorite artists, plus Billboard's top 25 hot country hits. I ran into her on my walk this morning, and she was rockin' out to Brooks & Dunn. I get the feeling she'll be walking more and more...
I told her about hubby - boy is she THRILLED to be living on her own now. She had to deal with stuff much worse with my Dad, but I digress...
What a walk this morning - a whole 100 minutes - yay! I came this close to not going at all. By the time I went to bed after bowling last night it was after 11:00 pm. Thank goodness my workout clothes were waiting for me beside the toilet, otherwise I just might have crawled back into bed. But NO - I left the house at 4:55 am, only to return at 6:35 am. My body, thanks to TOM, wasn't up for a jog, so I didn't bother. Actually, I'm lying just a little: I saw my Mom up ahead and I ran to catch up with her - she didn't hear me because of her Walkman. Boy, is she ever slimming out - her legs look fab!
I saw the CUTEST thing on my walk this morning - a mother raccoon helping her 5 babies cross the street. So adorable! Unfortunately there is a rabies epidemic among the raccoons in our area, so I stayed WAAAAYYYY back.
Bowling last night was fun. I didn't play very well (107-111-125), but I have plenty of time to improve.
Tomorrow is the big day - WI time! I haven't stepped on my scale since last Saturday, so hopefully I'll have good news to report.
So much for the problem being fixed! So far today I've only received 2 notifications for 7 comments. I sent another request for technical assistance earlier today.
Good morning!
Good morning. I'm having a bad day - sorry.