Whew! I can't tell you how glad I am that it's finally Friday! I am seriously tired today. My left knee & ankle are hurting and I'm like the walking wounded! I trudged along on my treadmill this morning for 30 minutes, but it was a struggle. I think I'll have to work to get my 10,000 steps in today. I've had 10,000 every day this week so I'm quite proud of myself! I stepped on the scale this morning and was totally bummed. I feel so much different thru my middle.....tighter etc, but the scale says I'm up 1.5 since Wednesday!! WTF?????????????? Sigh......I'll weigh again next Wednesday(my official day) and hope for the best. I had a moment of frustration where I thought, geez, I'm walking my dang legs off and gaining weight......I don't need this! But then I thought, I'm doing this for my health....my heart and lungs are loving the exercise so I'll keep on going! Maybe the scale will start to cooperate one of these days! It was very hot and humid all night and this morning.....I could hardly get my rings on this morning! Maybe the 1 1/2 lbs is some fluid retention? That's my story and I'm sticking to it!!
I have the Sears guy coming tomorrow for a preventative maint. check on my treadmill and then nothing else scheduled. Sunday our son and his girlfriend are running a 1/2 marathon so we'll be going to cheer them on. We'll have to leave around 7AM to get to the race site in time. Hope you all have a great weekend!
OMG.....after 3 days in a row of golf plus walking my a$$ off......I'm exhausted! I didn't walk this morning on my treadmill, but I'm heading out for my coffee break walk around 9ish and then to the gym at lunch time for weights and yet more walking! If I'm still short on steps, I'll hit the treadmill tonight while I'm waiting for hubby to get home. I've really been pushing it and my body is not happy! Also, I didn't get a chance for a proper lunch yesterday as we were SO busy here at work. I had a banana and some almonds and a few crackers. I was seriously running on empty trying to get thru golf last night. The scale is not showing any loss, but I feel thinner in my belly. I've read that walking is especially good at "melting" the belly fat........yeah........let's keep steppin'!!
Well....I went to the golf course last night to play with the ladies......one little detail they forgot to tell me......the stop playing on Tuesday nights at Labor Day! So.....I played 9 holes by myself! That's a first! It wasn't busy and I just took my time, played 2 balls on some of the holes and got some practice in! I really didn't mind it......I had 2 Miller Lites to keep me company The only problem was the sun...It was just at the right level that after you hit the ball on some of the holes, you couldn't see where it went! Without having a partner to watch the ball for you, it was very difficult. I must have lost 4 or 5 balls! Oh well.
I had 15,137 steps on my pedometer yesterday! I have hubby hooked on wanting to know his step count too so he asked me to get him a pedometer! He's on his feet most of the day, so he should have a pretty high count.
Short handed at work the rest of the week(especially today) so no lunch break for me. I'm stuck in here till 4:30 till I head out to.....you guessed it.....play golf! I think I have a serious problem!
Whew....just stopping to catch my breath! It's been crazy ever since I got to work! That's what I get for having a long weekend! I got up this morning and walked 30 minutes on my treadmill.....yeah me! I'll have no trouble getting my 10,000 steps in today! I had over 11,000 yesterday till it was all said and done. We played golf and I did a lot of walking between holes while hubby drove the cart. I was a tired pup last night! I didn't get my morning "coffee break loop" in this morning....no time, but I'm heading to the gym in 45 minutes and I'll do my weight lifting and walk 20 minutes there as well. Whew....I'm exhausted just thinking about it! I joined our local golf course, so I'm heading back there tonight after work to meet up with some of the other women members and play 9 holes. Its supposed to be 90 degrees.....ACK!
......as in "Diet" day. Today is the day I MUST get serious about all of this. I've been floundering around for far too long. I updated my weight......up 2 lbs and the walking challenge at work begins today. I got my 10,000 steps in on Saturday, but yesterday was a bust. I think I had less than 5,000!! Today hubby and I are playing golf and I have to do a good bit of walking. I'm afraid that I'll be short and I'll have to trudge along on the treadmill to get my 10,000 tonight, but I'll do it. I'm signed up for this challenge and I aim to do it!! I spent yesterday morning cleaning up my exercise room, dusting the treadmill off and getting ready to hit it!
As far as diet goes. I'm not going to follow a specific plan. My goal is low fat and portion control. That seems like a plan I can live with. I'm anxious to see how the increased activity effects my weight without going crazy with some stringent eating plan. We'll see.
Well, I'm off to see where that hurricane is now. I feel so badly for those people who have just gotten their lives together and here they go again. Hopefully this one will be a lot less damaging!
Ok...all I have to do is get thru today. I'm off tomorrow for golf & DH gets home tomorrow afternoon! Yeah! We have a rainy day today and tomorrow is iffy. Sure hope the weather doesn't ruin golf. Saturday is the first Penn State game and we're going with some friends who have never been there. It should be fun.....its not everyday you're in a stadium with 108,000 screaming people! Its an experience, let me tell you! They're calling for a chance of showers Saturday morning, but at least it won't be cold. Being wet and warm is a lot better than being wet and cold! ACK!
Made my 10,000 steps again yesterday. Today may be a struggle as I won't get my morning coffee break 2000 steps in(raining). I'll go to the gym at lunch time and get a couple thousand and I'll just have to force myself to go out for a walk tonight. I haven't gotten into that "groove" yet. I do have my treadmill and I could use that....we'll see. Guess I should see if it still works...its been awhile since I turned it on!
Hope you all have a wonderful long Holiday weekend. Bye!
Had a great day on the golf course yesterday! A bad day of golf beats a good day at work, anytime! I do sort of feel like someone beat me with my 9 iron, but other than that...its all good! LOL! I have off Friday again and my friend invited me to golf with her and her husband again! Fun times! My DH is away at a seminar and won't be home till Friday afternoon sometime. I'm missing him....I'll tell you that! I was looking forward to some alone time, but I'm over that now....I want him home!
I've been getting all my steps in with no problem, but the eating is another matter. I've just been going from one thing to another in the evenings. And, not just a bite or 2. We're talking BIG portions. Sigh........Thank goodness I'm getting the exercise as that is helping the scale to stay the same. I'll be sure to get my steps in today as well. Sept 1 is the official start date of the challenge......bring it on!
OMG........was I ever a lazy slug this weekend! I'm very ashamed of myself! I have no excuses..... At any rate, I'm back to the gym today on my lunch hour and also I'll be getting some walking in at some point. Don't think I'll get my morning "Coffee break loop" in as it looks like rain. Its supposed to clear this afternoon, so I'll do it then. Scale was up to 214 this morning which makes me ill. I haven't changed my weight on my main page. Sept 1 is D-day. That is the official start of our walking challenge and a good day to start a weight loss challenge too. I'm going to give it a good week and see if I can't get back down a couple pounds before Monday. I'm taking a vacation day tomorrow to play golf with a couple friends and it looks like it'll be a stellar day! Sunny and in the 70's, perfect!! I just hope my golf game is decent.....one never knows! I hope you all have a great week!
Shoot.....only 9386 steps yesterday! So close, but yet so far away!! I think I did good to get that many as I was totally exhausted yesterday! I made it to the gym for a good workout yesterday and did my coffee break lap so that's how I got close to 10,000. Today I did the coffee break lap, but not sure how much more I'll get in. I should go this evening for a walk.....and I might.....Friday's are just not usually too ambitious for me! ;-)
I have to tell you.....I am one tired pup! I've really been pushing the walking this week and I can totally feel it! My steps yesterday...13,277!!! I had golf last night and I did a good bit of walking. In addition to that, I did my "coffee break" loop of 3/4 mile and walked for 30 min. at lunch time! Today its back to the gym for weights and a 20 min. walk. I'll also do my loop here around 9AM. I'm enjoying it, but man, my legs are giving me a bit of protest! Since I've been doing all this walking, I am SO hungry at the end of the day! I mean, seriously, I could eat my own foot! Hubby doesn't get home till 6:30 2 nights a week now that school is back in session and I simply can't wait that long for dinner! I get home and eat a tomato sandwich on WW bread......not bad points wise and oh so yummy! It gets me thru till hubby gets home for a proper dinner! Tonight is a pedicure for me and then shrimp stir-fry for dinner.....yummo! Have a great day all!
I am seriously tired today. My left knee & ankle are hurting and I'm like the walking wounded! I trudged along on my treadmill this morning for 30 minutes, but it was a struggle. I think I'll have to work to get my 10,000 steps in today. I've had 10,000 every day this week so I'm quite proud of myself! I stepped on the scale this morning and was totally bummed. I feel so much different thru my middle.....tighter etc, but the scale says I'm up 1.5 since Wednesday!! WTF?????????????? Sigh......I'll weigh again next Wednesday(my official day) and hope for the best. I had a moment of frustration where I thought, geez, I'm walking my dang legs off and gaining weight......I don't need this! But then I thought, I'm doing this for my health....my heart and lungs are loving the exercise so I'll keep on going! Maybe the scale will start to cooperate one of these days! It was very hot and humid all night and this morning.....I could hardly get my rings on this morning! Maybe the 1 1/2 lbs is some fluid retention? That's my story and I'm sticking to it!! 
So.....I played 9 holes by myself! That's a first! It wasn't busy and I just took my time, played 2 balls on some of the holes and got some practice in! I really didn't mind it......I had 2 Miller Lites to keep me company 
The only problem was the sun...It was just at the right level that after you hit the ball on some of the holes, you couldn't see where it went! Without having a partner to watch the ball for you, it was very difficult. I must have lost 4 or 5 balls! Oh well.
I joined our local golf course, so I'm heading back there tonight after work to meet up with some of the other women members and play 9 holes. Its supposed to be 90 degrees.....ACK! 
and the walking challenge at work begins today. I got my 10,000 steps in on Saturday, but yesterday was a bust. I think I had less than 5,000!! Today hubby and I are playing golf and I have to do a good bit of walking. I'm afraid that I'll be short and I'll have to trudge along on the treadmill to get my 10,000 tonight, but I'll do it. I'm signed up for this challenge and I aim to do it!! I spent yesterday morning cleaning up my exercise room, dusting the treadmill off and getting ready to hit it! 
Saturday is the first Penn State game and we're going with some friends who have never been there. It should be fun.....its not everyday you're in a stadium with 108,000 screaming people! Its an experience, let me tell you! They're calling for a chance of showers Saturday morning, but at least it won't be cold. Being wet and warm is a lot better than being wet and cold! ACK!
I have no excuses..... At any rate, I'm back to the gym today on my lunch hour and also I'll be getting some walking in at some point. Don't think I'll get my morning "Coffee break loop" in as it looks like rain. Its supposed to clear this afternoon, so I'll do it then. Scale was up to 214 this morning which makes me ill. I haven't changed my weight on my main page. Sept 1 is D-day. That is the official start of our walking challenge and a good day to start a weight loss challenge too. I'm going to give it a good week and see if I can't get back down a couple pounds before Monday. I'm taking a vacation day tomorrow to play golf with a couple friends and it looks like it'll be a stellar day! Sunny and in the 70's, perfect!! I just hope my golf game is decent.....one never knows! I hope you all have a great week!
