My day has already started by taking my 14 yo DS to an orthodontists appt, it took literally 4-5 min, all they did was place spacers. His next appt is Tues, (I think), it will be a longer appt.
I have plans for WI later, however I did my WI at home on my own scale and I am down .4, that is fine by me, I'll take it. I like the WW at work program with the exception of the time, it takes place at 1pm. I never weigh that late, I have always been at the scale by 10. Anyway, after WI, I am meeting a friend for lunch, one of the girls I went to San Antonio with, actually the birthday girl. That will be fun, we were planning on going to a new place called 'Cassis' but their lunch time is 11-2, I am meeting her a 1, I am not sure if one hour is enough time. There would be no time to just sit, chat and enjoy the company. SO, we may have to go to 'Spin' which is another great restaurant specializing in gourmet pizzas, and they make a GREAT spinach salad. Our weather here in the midwest, well it is all over the country, but it is just crazy. It is raining here today, but turning to snow later. It is flippin April, what is up with mother nature. My son is suppose to have baseball practice tomorrow, I think not. Workouts have been going great, yesterday, my running time was longer which is what I have striving for. I just had to slow down the treadmill so I wouldn't get so out of breath, it is much better now. I will slowly increase my speed. My weight training is also going great. I just feel so much better. Watch out world. Thanks to everyone who leaves comments, they are very much appreciated. Positive mojo to 'Deserve Better' hopefully your whiplash is just that, and your recovery will be quick. At least the driver who hit you admitted he wasn't paying attention. pam
Okay I did it. Last night after I got off work, I ran home spent a few minutes with my husband, then me and my daughter went to the gym. I got my cardio in which is what I really wanted to do. It is amazing the difference a mindset can make. I felt great doing the cardio, and I felt good about myself for going after a 12 hour work day. I will post more later, I am at work.
Today I got myself to the gym and it felt great. I just love the way I feel while I am working out, and of course after. My thoughts are on creating the body I want, I can visualize myself when I get there. I will be patient in the getting there, but I am so ready to not feel self conscious about wearing shorts and a bathing suit. Tonight for dinner I am fixing an old recipe from WW, my kids like it and so do I, it is Cincinnati Chili, and it is yum-O. I have to work tomorrow, so if we have leftovers I will take that with me for my lunch. My plan is to go to the gym after work, and get my cardio in, and maybe stay for the yoga class. This plan will all depend on how my work day goes. Everyone have a great rest of your Monday.
Happy Easter to all at EP, It is a sunny but cold Sunday. We all slept in this morning, then my DH went out running, and I fixed us brunch. It was Yum-O. French toast, bacon, eggs, and coffee, well the kids had milk not coffee. I only had one slice of my french toast, and 2 slices of bacon, but it accounts for bkfast and lunch. I am okay on points.
Yesterday, I didn't get to the gym as planned, and today they are closed, so I am going first thing in the morning. I had every intention of going yesterday, but as women do, I did everything else first. I am getting better at putting me first, but yesterday the time got away, and my gym closes early on the weekends. I know, I know , I could have done something here at home, but I didn't. I will today. I still need to get started on the A-list workout, be dedicated like Angel. I will get there. I do think I am looking better when I see myself in the mirror, I don't see that stomach that I had 2 months ago. I attribute that loss to my interval training. I really think it makes a huge difference, plus all the water that I drink. Change in attitude can make such an impact as well, and I see my exercising in a different light. I am creating the body that I want, I say that to myself all the time. Last night my DH and I watched the movie 'Babel' , it was different but good in its own way. We tried watching 'Running with Scissors, but could never really get into it. Today, I am not sure if the bookstore is open, but I would like to go look at this book a friend told me about titled 'Love Walked In' , she got it from the library but said she might go purchase it, to have in her possession because it was so good. From her, that is like the highest accolade you can get. So I will first go read a bit of while in the bookstore, before I buy it. I usually get my books from the library as well, but I am on the waiting list for it, sometimes I don't have the patience to wait. I just finished a book titled 'The Road', it is also different but good. I read it in about 3 hours. My DH read it first and said you have to read this book. He was really moved by it. If I buy the book, I will report on it.
Wow, I can't believe it is Wednesday, and I haven't posted in several days. I worked Sat, Sun, and Mon, 12 hour shifts each day. I have to tell ya, they are getting old. Especially 3 in a row. The beauty of being a nurse, is so many options to change. However, right now, I will stay where I am, because I like the specialty I do. I will just have to be diligent with the schedule and make sure not to schedule myself 3 in a row. Well my friend came to visit, TOM, I had that uncanny feeling it was time for the visit. I have never been able to pin point to the very day, so it has always been a SURPRISE. Subtle hints, like over the weekend, I started to get the twinge of a migraine, so I took my new prescription just for that occasion, and I happily have to say, IT WORKED .
I have been doing great with my food choices this week, and my working out, but I don't think I will have a loss at WI Friday, because of TOM. Everyone have a great day.
Okay I had my first WW At Work meeting. It was nice having it at work, seeing familiar faces that I work with, who now ALL know I am doing weight watchers. No turning back, no quitting, not that I was thinking about that anyway. I am seeing great results with my good food choices, and my exercising, all healthy life style changes. I will soon be out of the 180's and into the 170's. I am just looking at 5 pounds at a time. That is better than thinking of the total amount of where I am and where I want to be. Anyhoo.. the scale they use is the one I think Bubble Butt said she had purchased, Tanita or something like that. It had me a few oz heavier than my home scale, (a WW brand) maybe Taylor, can't remember the maker. I like my home scale better . Have a great night.
Today is the official WI for my WW at work program. I have been a lifetime member of WW, well since around 1987 or so. Most of those years after, I maintained my weight. At that time in the late '80's, my weight loss was maybe 15 pounds. As a kid, I was always slender and very active, it was during nursing school, I put those 15 pounds on, and got rid of them quick after joining WW. I maintained my weight up until the time I got married and my husband was in medical school, I worked 3 jobs and had 4 kids. Two of the kids were with us when we married, he had one, and so did I, then we had two together. After I had my last daughter, I was having a problem losing the weight. I rejoined WW, and lost 40 pounds, I was also working out Curves. I was doing great, then we moved. The kids were stressed, I was stressed, before you know it, I had 50 extra pounds on me. Yikes. Here I am now, 16 pounds gone, and plan on getting rid of the rest with my good food choices thanks to WW, and working out at the gym, doing my cardio and weight training. Thanks to Angel, I am also incorporating some exercises from 'The A-list workout.' If you haven't seen the book, check it out at Amazon. I will keep you posted on the at work program, the leader, her name is Terry, said the at work program is a bit different, so I will let you know. TGIF. Pam
Yesterday was a total slack day-I have been reading this book that is very absorbing, so i had to finish it. It had a total of 750 some pages. I didn't go work out, I didn't do much of anything but read. I did finish the book. The title of the book is ' Now Face to Face" , a sequel to the book ' Through a Glass Darkly' , author is Karleen Koen. A cousin by marriage had told me about this book years ago, at that time I forgot, then saw it again recently at the bookstore. I typically don't buy novels, I will get them from the library, which is what I did. If you like to read, it is a very good book. It is historical romance. Now i am reading a much lighter book, titled 'The Knitting Circle', another book from the library. Today though, I am going to go to the gym, then go get my eyebrows waxed. A little indulgence for me. Have a great Thursday.
I am glad it is Friday because my dads birthday is this weekend. He turns 80, and we are having a BD party for him. He is a very healthy 80 as well. He still cuts wood for my parents fireplace, he gets outside and does stuff alll the time to maintain their house. He really is an inspiration. He is also very sharp mentally. As a nurse, I see quite a few folks (patients) who are not even as old as he is, some just a little older than me, who have not taken care of themselves who are in such declining health. It is sad. It really makes me want to take better care of myself, which I am doing. Thank you very much. In fact, today at work was a information meeting at work for WW at work. I am already a lifetiime member, but the WW at work program is a bit different so I filled out new paperwork, which is fine by me. It will be like a clean slate. I have already lost 16 pounds, and I know that, and that is what matters. There were quite a few of us, I knew most of the people who were signing up, and now we are all committed for 12 weeks. No one can give up, as we are all in it together. I think it is great. Next Friday is the official first day, when we get the first week book, etc.... which I need to the new information anyway. So it is a good thing. I am excited to start the at work WW program. I also did my workout today, well the cardio, 45min on the treadmill, walk/run interval. I was sweating like a big dog, my face was beet red, my hair dripping wet. Boy was I ever attractive. It felt SOOooo good. Tomorrow before driving to my parents which BTW is about 2 1/2 hours south, I will go work out, then get on the road. Tomorrow I will do cardio and weights. Sunday will be my day off, as I will be driving home from my parents and it will be late when I get home. Every time I work out now, I envision the body I am creating, and it makes my workout mean so much more. Love it.
I am off work today, yippee. I work at a hospital, as a nurse,doing 12 hour shifts that start at the butt crack of dawn, sometimes depending on the time of year, before the crack of dawn. I always set my alarm for 5:15 or 5:30 depending on if I have to wash my hair. The last two days of work, I must have in the depth of sleep, reached over and shut my alarm off, only to MUCH later launch forward from my pillow, look at the clock on the cable box and say aloud, OH SHIT, it's 6:26. I have to be at work at 6:45. You should see me after that, I have to admit, it is a site to behold. The one thing I can't fore-go though is getting my coffee before jetting down the interstate, to clock in at 7am. Luckily, I can maneuver my car in and out of traffic without causing harm. Or get a ticket. Now with that said if it happens again, I will get a ticket. NO, it isn't happening again, today I am on a mission to find a great alarm clock. One that I can place across the room, causing me to have to get UP and out of bed. Last night when I got home from work, which after my 12 hour shifts, I get home around 7:45-8pm, depending on if I got out on time, which is suppose to be 7:15. Anyway, when I got home, I made some POOR food choices, the first one ice cream. I didn't eat good all day yesterday though, so it wasn't just that one choice, it was an all day affair. I usually take a nice lunch with me when I work, but since I was running VERY late, I didn't get my lunch ready. Before the ice cream, I had a bowl of Kashi cereal, great fiber, but I should have had my vegetables. Today will be better. Today is a day of good choices, plus I will get my regular workout in. I will feel SO much better after I get that done. Pam
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