12/01/2009 16:05
Day 1 - is over
and I failed. :( I had a pounding headache all afternoon, and had to finish a paper last night for school, so I caved and smoked 4 cigarettes (from 630 pm till midnight) But my headache went away and my paper got done! So... :)
Do you hear all those excuses? Don't worry, so do I. No more! No papers due till next Monday and I have an entire week to complete them, so back on the non-smoking wagon for good! :)
Confessions of an addict....smoking is WAY more addictive then food, mmmmk.
Happy Tuesday, ladies! Make it a GREAT one! :)ps. I'm going to start a portion control movement with a new website, what should the website be called? zomg! ideas please! :)
11/29/2009 21:54
Happy (belated) Turkey Day!
So, my trip to Ohio was fun. Eight hour drive on Wednesday, perfect on plan, and actually, alot less calories then 1200 (again, big surprise, not). Thursday I didn't get out of bed until late, so I had a normal breakfast and then nothing till dinner. The plan was to have a little bit of everything I liked, and I actually skipped the rolls, which is amazing for me. So, Thursday was fine, calorie wise.
Friday was a disaster. I went to mom's for leftover turkey, approx 4 oz., some 7 layer salad, and one deviled egg, not too bad. My sister had pizza for my nephew's birthday, and I LOVE Cassano's pizza (they deliver anywhere in the US btw). The plan was to have 5 pieces (they are little squares) and I ended up eating 7. Followed by one small piece of cake with one small scoop of ice cream. (not in the plan)
Then, I went to hang out with my dad at the local Moose. Apparently, it makes people in a bar VERY nervous if you don't drink WITH them, so after many inquiries of what I wanted to drink, I ordered a Vodka and lemonade. Bad idea. Seven drinks later, I went home. !!! :(
Ah well, my dad is sick, and it was fun getting drunk with him as it may be the last time, I never know, he's been sick for so long but 7 drinks after not drinking for months beforehand made me incredibly hung over and depressed the next day. Who knew alcohol is a depressant?!?! :P One of the reasons I rarely drink anymore, I can't stand the two day depression afterwards. :)
Today, it's back on track. All things considered, I did pretty good staying on the wagon, except the drunken fall off, I'm back on. :) I won't hold my breath for a loss, I'll be ecstatic with a maintain, and if I gain, well, I earned it and it was worth it.
Hope everyone had a great holiday!
ps. I am quitting smoking (again) tomorrow. I hate that I'm a smoker, it's silly with everything that I have done with teaching and getting/being in shape throughout my life. But nicotine is one ADDICTIVE substance. Wish me luck!
11/24/2009 16:20
Be Careful What You Wish For
You may just get it.
My boss and I had a conversation about the upcoming year and all that we have coming up. (read: MAJOR overhaul) We are about to replace our ENTIRE network. There will be ALOT of work and new things to do, and I'm REALLY excited. This is what I've been waiting for, on the other hand, this is going to create HUGE amounts of WORK and RESPONSIBILITY as well as LONG hours (read 60 - 80 hours a week). I've been so bored though, it will be a welcome change.
I find myself wishing that I could fast forward to this month or that month and X amount of weight. If I'm not careful, I may just wish my life away, and wouldn't that just suck? Striving to live in the moment, being happy right now.
Happy Tuesday, ladies! Glad we're back, I think I went through withdraw this weekend not having everyone's blogs to peruse. Addictions are bad, mmmmmk. oopsii. :)
11/20/2009 16:02
Obese vs. Overweight
Along with ONEderland! The BMI charts read I am no longer obese, but (merely, ok ALOT) overweight! /dance /sing /cough :) lol
I've been weighting for the BMI more then the ONEderland, so, why aren't I elated?!?! Perhaps because I'm still on my first cup of tea, sitting at work with the whole day ahead of me, wishing I was at home in bed. :P
Oh well, happy Friday, ladies! :) Make it a good one. Note to self:
Females, ages 30 - 50 should be
15-23% body fat
hmmmm, maybe I'll rethink that goal
taken from here: http://www.sport-fitness-advisor.com/bodyfatpercentage.html
11/18/2009 21:44
Letting go
Here's to letting go. /cheers
If you have any doubts, fears, worries, control issues, etc etc, if you're living in the past, living for when X happens, etc etc etc I challenge you to let your issues go. Embrace the present, live in the moment. (and ask me tomorrow if I've let my issues go)
:)
Happy Hump Day, ladies!
11/17/2009 17:58
Not really a loss
Just a scale change. :)Got my 20 minutes in this morning, and did Pilates at home last night. Whoot woot!
11/16/2009 17:38
Happy Monday!
So, I went for a walk yesterday. Stretched for a LONG time afterward, and lo and behold, I don't feel bad today! YEA for walking with no pain after!
The little experiment with trying to walk 40 minutes has taught me two things.
1. My back is still hurt.
2. I'm REALLY out of shape.
So, back to walking 3 times a week, for only 20 minutes, for SIX weeks which puts me at the week between Christmas and New Year's. I can add time at the New Year.
I dug out some old pilates dvd's to start doing those and maybe mix in some LIGHT yoga, as the power yoga I was trying to do is probably a bit too much at this point.
Still debating on which scale to use. Think I will adjust my weight sometime this week before Friday, and start using the new scale. DSO has stepped on a few more times, and it seems accurate. :)
Happy Monday, ladies!
oh! would anyone be interested in a voice communication server we can all pop into and actually have a REAL conversation (with our voices)? I used to use a Ventrillo server when I gamed, and I was considering setting one up for us that we could join at will, and talk to each other.
Let me know, and I'll set it up if there is some interest. It requires you have speakers and a microphone or headset as well as some type of sound ability on your computer.
11/13/2009 15:57
ONEderland! and a scale dilemma
2.5 pounds this week?!?!?! With NO exercise?!?! I'm sure alot was muscle, but I'll take it! I have reached ONEDERLAND!!! Good bye 200's! It was terrible knowing you, and I hope to never go through the experience EVER again! /wave
So, the scale dilemma. I wanted a scale that does body fat, so I found one at Target. It's a WW scale. The trouble is, my OLD scale read 199 today, the NEW scale read 197.6 and my body fat was 34.8% (i think, my memory may be bad already this morning). Now, I got my body fat at the gym a couple of weeks ago, and it was 38%.
Do I trust the new scale, and just use it going forward, or use them both? One for weight, one for body fat? I mean, who doesn't want to weigh over a pound less just by getting a new scale, right?!?! But I'm concerned the scale isn't working properly, it took a while to get it to come on and then there were Err's all over the place, from presumably, operator error, but I'm not sure about that either. I asked DSO (significant other, technically, he's not hubby) to stand on the new and old about 50 times last night to see if there would be a change, and there was, once (on the new one). So.....
What to do, what to do?!?! Ladies? :)
New scale aside, I'm in ONEderland! ONEDERLAND!!!! /dance /sing /happyface
whoot whoot!
11/12/2009 16:42
Good, but fragile
So, I feel really good this morning, if not a bit fragile still. But only when I bend over! lol I dunno, all the pilates ab work I've been doing seems to have evaporated. Ah well, that too, will get better with time, at least I can actually LIFT my legs and walk without pain.
I skipped the walk today, don't want to push too much just yet. Thinking I'll walk on Saturday again, on the treadmill, and ONLY 20 minutes, and maybe not such a quick pace. I didn't realize how EASY it would be to set me back. Guess I'm not getting any younger am I? :P
Thanx for the support whilst I whined, ladies. :)
11/11/2009 17:12
More Back Update
Got ANOTHER massage yesterday. For an hour. I felt WONDERFUL after, I could move, yada yada. Woke up this morning, sore from the massage, but MOVING! One teensy step forward. :)
So, ladies, once I'm back to walking ONLY 20 minutes on the TREADMILL, you MUST hold me to it for SIX weeks. I'm not letting my A type personality put me down again. Skipping the walking for a few more days, until the soreness goes away. I'm thinking twice a day would be ok after the first few weeks?!?! Whatcha think?
:)
