WIR ~ Let's Get Fit 2015

[Blonde Granny]

Pat, we keep the small bottles of apple juice and also grape juice for DH (that is in the house). In the car we keep a package of that orange candy that is shaped like an orange slice. He can eat it quickly and it's about 100% sugar so it gets into his blood stream quickly.

Also, if he is doing anything slightly physical outside, he stops about every 15 minutes and takes a small snack of some sort.  A little planning and common sense goes a long way if you're dealing with blood sugar drops.

[sarcasticgirl]

I keep glucose tablets on hand for DH. And even myself. They help for sure. Glad you are okay, pat!

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[chiver78]

I'm home from the tourney, and sore in places I forgot I had. I plan to take the summer mostly off from hockey, only one tourney planned, no summer leagues. I don't have anything set for a winter league near my new place, and will be listed as a sub for my now-old team only b/c it's really not realistic for me to be a full-time player for them being an hour away from the closer rinks. I told them this weekend that I definitely want to be included in tourney rosters, b/c those are always weekends, and I can so easily just book a hotel room for the weekend and still hang out with the crew.

when I got home today, my roommate and another friend and I took the pup out to the Canal for a bit to burn some energy. she took her first salt water dip, got a bath once we got home, and has been an absolute asshole since then.....much like the rest of this past week. suddenly at almost 6 months old, she's completely forgotten that she was housebroken. she is currently napping at my feet, hoping she stays that way until I go to bed in the next hour or so, b/c I don't have the energy to deal with her tonight. I could barely hold the leash when we went to the Canal, the most sore part of my body is my back, from about the base of my neck to the middle of my back, all the way across. the first tourney game was super fast paced and very physical, and the last game gave me a matchup most of the time vs a woman who's a good 6 inches taller than me that kept leaning over onto me and pushing me around. ugh.

I thought ahead as I planned out what to grill this afternoon (before the pup turned into a troll) and marinated 3lbs of chicken - breast tenders and b/s thighs - in a black peppercorn marinade. I will add the meat to salads for lunches this week, and my roommate has already claimed a few thighs for tomorrow night. he plans to repurpose the leftover cheesy stuffing from the grilled portabellas we also had today into stuffing for the chicken thighs. I think he wants to roll the thighs around a scoop of the cheesy mix and stick a toothpick in them. not sure if he wants to grill/broil/bake/....? so we'll see what he does.

still not going near a scale yet.

[bobosensei]

Apr 12, 2015 16:32:36 GMT -5 @patstab said:

That was stupid. I worked my butt off out there all day today.

I started feeling weak about an hour ago but wanted to finish what I was doing so kept going.

DUMB, DUMB, DUMB! I got so weak and sick I thought I was going to pass out.

I managed to get in the house and get my clothes off and grab a glass of orange juice but it didn't help, I thought I was going to pass out still. My clothes were soaking wet as I had  been washing mud off the truck where I got it stuck in the yard.  I told DD get me some clothes I was going to try to get a shower and instead was sweaty and cold so laid down. I got a piece of taffy just couldn't do more but thought I wasn't going to make it so called 911.

A guy and his partner from the fire department show up pretty quick.  My blood pressure is ok but I'm weak and then got chest pains that quit pretty quickly.  They tested my blood sugar after the taffy and orange juice I guess it went from ?? to 289 quick, they said you got it up ok!  They told me keep peanut butter and jelly which I will.  Also they wouldn't leave till I ate a sandwich, which I did.

I would not go to the hospital, I'm ok, just overdid it the last week got to tired.

As the one guy said you don't have to do it all now, spring is just starting. 

Apparently since I didn't have to go to the hospital there is no charge. 

I was so afraid I would pass out is why I called them, if I had then I'm in big trouble, DD wouldn't know what to do and I might not come out of it.

Ok, will eat more often, will keep real cokes on hand for emergencies.  Have my glucose pills out.  I haven't had an episode for so long had kind of ignored it, I will not do that again.  Also need to have my testing kit out, right now I'm not even sure where it is.

Goodness Pat!  Could your daughter work something like a life alert bracelet?  That way you'd feel safer and not have to worry about jumping the gun at times where you just need to lay down a bit.

You have to slow down too.  No reason why you can't break a task into multiple days.  And you have to make sure you are eating well not just the day you do something strenuous but the day before too.  So if you have a really off day with your diet you probably don't need to try to move the moon the next day.

ETA just read that last post of yours so I know you know to do these things  Just think of it as a good reminder.  Thankfully everything turned out okay.  

[bobosensei]

Apr 12, 2015 19:37:52 GMT -5 chiver78 said:

when I got home today, my roommate and another friend and I took the pup out to the Canal for a bit to burn some energy. she took her first salt water dip, got a bath once we got home, and has been an absolute asshole since then.....much like the rest of this past week. suddenly at almost 6 months old, she's completely forgotten that she was housebroken.  

lol, you are making me remember that time with my big dog.  He never regressed with housebreaking, but you couldn't sit and do anything without him jumping all over you the entire time.  You couldn't walk down the hall without him jumping between your legs, biting your pants, and pulling.  He wanted to play all the time.  Around 12-15 months he started behaving better, but it wasn't until he was 3 or so that his energy in the house became tolerable.  Even at 9 years old we can walk him 3-5 miles and as soon as his leash comes off he's tearing off as fast as he can and doing donuts in the yard.  The difference now is that once he gets in the house he slows back down, that didn't happen until he was an adult.  In his younger years we absolutely had to play fetch with him multiple times a day.  This morning I even threw a ball to him a couple of times before going into the house.  The quick and fast bursts of exercise seem just as important as multiple long walks a day.

It will get better.  You might even regret her at times like this, but it will be worth it.  I probably won't ever get another puppy.  I'm going to a rescue and getting the calmest, sweetest dog they have no matter what the age, size, color, or breed.

[ners]

How I did last week--steps hit the mark.  Water did well until the weekend.  Food--not so good.

I think I will keep the same goals this week,  Need to remember potato chips do not count as a vegetable.

Pat- take care of yourself. 

Have a great week everyone.

[chiver78]

Apr 13, 2015 1:21:56 GMT -5 bobosensei said:

Apr 12, 2015 19:37:52 GMT -5 chiver78 said:

when I got home today, my roommate and another friend and I took the pup out to the Canal for a bit to burn some energy. she took her first salt water dip, got a bath once we got home, and has been an absolute asshole since then.....much like the rest of this past week. suddenly at almost 6 months old, she's completely forgotten that she was housebroken.  

lol, you are making me remember that time with my big dog.  He never regressed with housebreaking, but you couldn't sit and do anything without him jumping all over you the entire time.  You couldn't walk down the hall without him jumping between your legs, biting your pants, and pulling.  He wanted to play all the time.  Around 12-15 months he started behaving better, but it wasn't until he was 3 or so that his energy in the house became tolerable.  Even at 9 years old we can walk him 3-5 miles and as soon as his leash comes off he's tearing off as fast as he can and doing donuts in the yard.  The difference now is that once he gets in the house he slows back down, that didn't happen until he was an adult.  In his younger years we absolutely had to play fetch with him multiple times a day.  This morning I even threw a ball to him a couple of times before going into the house.  The quick and fast bursts of exercise seem just as important as multiple long walks a day.

It will get better.  You might even regret her at times like this, but it will be worth it.  I probably won't ever get another puppy.  I'm going to a rescue and getting the calmest, sweetest dog they have no matter what the age, size, color, or breed.

ha, there are definitely days I think "what the hell was I thinking??" but I know it will get better. the good thing is that I know she comes from awesome parents, and that every puppy that ever came from this small town hobby breeder has had a very good personality. I'd originally planned to adopt a rescue pup once I got settled in the house, but then this litter came up and this pup picked me on more than one occasion.

we have tennis balls hidden around the main floor in a few spots. in between whatever I'm doing, I'll bounce one off the walls/doors and have her chase them a few times. I get the quick bursts of exercise thing.    my roommate's working on getting her to heel, so he can go running with her along the Canal w/o having to worry about her either breaking away or knocking someone out along the way.

I talked to a few friends w/large dogs that they have raised since puppies. all seem to think this is the "terrible twos" and she's trying to push our buttons. most also seem to think that having her spayed (appt is in a couple weeks) will help as well. we'll see, I guess.

that said, anyone have suggestions for getting couch cushions cleaned? she soaked through one and a throw pillow, I haven't been able to get them clean yet.   the material is a heavy almost-canvas (?) and a faded red color. I'm half debating throwing a plastic cover over it and then a slipcover. I just feel like I should keep trying to get it clean though.

[sarcasticgirl]

Apr 13, 2015 7:08:02 GMT -5 @patstab said:

I am fine and guess I do need to slow down a bit. Damn, I just cannot accept getting old, this is for the birds.

Anyway I'm computing BMI's, This morning I weighed 172 but again not recognizing the loss just yet, I like to see it stay a couple of days before doing so.

The BMI is 26.1 at that weight.

I'm looking at what I consider  good BMI and looks like 155 is it, puts me in mid range for normal weight, that would give me room to fluctuate

But that means another 17 pounds, my goodness, that put me at almost 45 pounds overweight, I just didn't realize it. Even with all the problems yesterday my feet did pretty good. Of course I wear lace up mens work boots when outside.

Ok, got to get busy.

I would speak to your doctor about this. The BMI calculators are pretty much BS. they are a very blind calculation based on very very little information. The weight I have to be at to be at the IDEAL BMI according to all the online calculators is way too low. It requires me to be absolutely rail thin and apparently I'd have to chop off my breasts. I have a muscular figure... I always weight more. For example, at 5'5" and 210... I wear a size 14. 

[bobosensei]

chiver78 I would probably just soak the pillow and the cover of the couch cushion in the tub and clean with soap and water.  I'm not sure any of those things they sell to take away the scent of the urine actually works, but you could try something.  You can dry them in the sun along with the inside of the cushion.  I'd probably spot clean the actual cushion with something before putting it in the sun.  Maybe oxiclean or just soap and water if you think any urine got on it, but I can't imagine it was much or got very deep.

[chiver78]

well, the seat cushion actually soaked through....so I'd say the interior cushion got urine on it.

I talked to my sis last night about the rug steamer she rented around the holidays to clean a chair that her cats had gotten to, and which chemicals she used with it. I think I'm going to go that route this weekend. it likely won't work for the throw pillow, but I have a ton of those (I only unpacked 2 right away). I can just toss it if the steamer doesn't work, not really a big deal. as far as fading, this set is almost 10 years old and already faded pretty badly on the back/top of the couch from where I had it placed in my condo. I'm not worried about color changing. if it is really bad, I'll just put a slipcover on it

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Week #10.  No change...again. 

10/23 weeks done.  13/23 pounds lost.

[sarcasticgirl]

Apr 15, 2015 7:44:34 GMT -5 minnesotapaintlady said:

Week #10.  No change...again. 

10/23 weeks done.  13/23 pounds lost.

did you take measurements when you started?

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Apr 15, 2015 8:59:25 GMT -5 sarcasticgirl said:

Apr 15, 2015 7:44:34 GMT -5 minnesotapaintlady said:

Week #10.  No change...again. 

10/23 weeks done.  13/23 pounds lost.

did you take measurements when you started?

No.  Wish I had.  I'm sure I'm doing better now than I was two weeks ago SOMEHOW...I've been good about keeping to 1100-1300 calories a day and walking everyday.  I just can't see it.

Not real discouraged yet, but last year when it was 5 or 6 weeks in a row of nothing I lost motivation.  FWIW, I'm at almost exactly the same weight as I was last summer when I stalled! 

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I used to get low blood sugar all the time when I was younger and active.  I think I eat too much these days for that to happen.   Back then I'd get really weak and I could down an entire pizza in one sitting I was so starved feeling. 

[sarcasticgirl]

Apr 15, 2015 9:14:58 GMT -5 minnesotapaintlady said:

Apr 15, 2015 8:59:25 GMT -5 sarcasticgirl said:

did you take measurements when you started?

No.  Wish I had.  I'm sure I'm doing better now than I was two weeks ago SOMEHOW...I've been good about keeping to 1100-1300 calories a day and walking everyday.  I just can't see it.

Not real discouraged yet, but last year when it was 5 or 6 weeks in a row of nothing I lost motivation.  FWIW, I'm at almost exactly the same weight as I was last summer when I stalled! 

don't get discouraged. Think of other non scale victories... are the walks easier? do you feel better? Is your stamina higher? are your clothes looser?

You are making great progress. 13 down is awesome! 

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Apr 15, 2015 10:41:48 GMT -5 sarcasticgirl said:

Apr 15, 2015 9:14:58 GMT -5 minnesotapaintlady said:

No.  Wish I had.  I'm sure I'm doing better now than I was two weeks ago SOMEHOW...I've been good about keeping to 1100-1300 calories a day and walking everyday.  I just can't see it.

Not real discouraged yet, but last year when it was 5 or 6 weeks in a row of nothing I lost motivation.  FWIW, I'm at almost exactly the same weight as I was last summer when I stalled! 

don't get discouraged. Think of other non scale victories... are the walks easier? do you feel better? Is your stamina higher? are your clothes looser?

You are making great progress. 13 down is awesome! 

Probably.  It's just hard to measure I guess.

I just want that White Russian I promised myself when I reached goal weight. 

[sarcasticgirl]

Apr 15, 2015 19:31:04 GMT -5 @patstab said:

I checked roughly, but can't find my measuring tapes so picked up 2 more. I am apparently hiding things from myself!  I know I have 2, looked all over in the sewing room where they have been since we moved. I remember using one and putting it somewhere but don't know where.

Anyway, I measured 34 inches around my waist and 44 around the hips. I looked at my old patterns and that is still a size 20, not size 12. It's unbelievable vanity sizing has changed that much. I think its a disservice to women as to what they are doing. I got to thinking about this, I know my waist was 37 or more and my hips 48 at least when I started, but likely bigger then that, but like MPL I didn't measure, wish I had. I was in a size 44 to 46 bra depending. Bust is 40 as that's the size bras I'm wearing.

A 34 inch waist as a size 20?!?!? My god... What how small should a waist be?

That sizing just makes people feel horrible about themselves.

34 seems close to ideal for me. Much smaller than that and I imagine I will look emaciated.


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[sarcasticgirl]

Apr 15, 2015 22:36:38 GMT -5 @patstab said:

This sizing makes people feel horrible? You mean the huge increases for vanity make people feel better? But these larger sizes aren't healthy for people so feeling good is more important, I guess its all in how you look at it.

That sizing was good for probably 60 to 100 years.  I'm sure it will have to be revised up 4 sizes a category eventually so the patterns will agree with readymade.

I mean the expectation that you have to be rail thin to be considered "healthy"

I have zero desire to be skinny. If a 32 inch waist is a size 20... I sure hope to be a size 20 soon.

There is way too much obsession with the number on the scale and the size of clothing for women. You can be thin and lazy/unhealthy. People really should focus more on physical fitness and nutrition, those are real markers of health, much more important than those numbers that apparently we are supposed to be slaves to.


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[Sam_2.0]

Apr 15, 2015 22:51:57 GMT -5 sarcasticgirl said:

Apr 15, 2015 22:36:38 GMT -5 @patstab said:

This sizing makes people feel horrible? You mean the huge increases for vanity make people feel better? But these larger sizes aren't healthy for people so feeling good is more important, I guess its all in how you look at it.

That sizing was good for probably 60 to 100 years.  I'm sure it will have to be revised up 4 sizes a category eventually so the patterns will agree with readymade.

I mean the expectation that you have to be rail thin to be considered "healthy"

I have zero desire to be skinny. If a 32 inch waist is a size 20... I sure hope to be a size 20 soon.

There is way too much obsession with the number on the scale and the size of clothing for women. You can be thin and lazy/unhealthy. People really should focus more on physical fitness and nutrition, those are real markers of health, much more important than those numbers that apparently we are supposed to be slaves to.


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But so much of "health" is hard to objectively measure. We love ways to compare ourselevs and rules to compete with. Human nature doesn't matter if we call the "ideal" size 10 or size yellow. Set a standard and people will try to meet it.

[Blonde Granny]

Perhaps the different numbers in sizing is why Chicos uses 1-2-3 instead of 8-10-12 etc. If I didn't feel so intimidated by Chicos I actually might walk in to shop.  However, the few times I've been in there I just get this weird feeling that you're not wanted if you're not a tiny but tall woman. Therefore, Belk and Dillards is where I usually go.

[sarcasticgirl]

Apr 15, 2015 23:23:29 GMT -5 Sam_2.0 said:

Apr 15, 2015 22:51:57 GMT -5 sarcasticgirl said:

I mean the expectation that you have to be rail thin to be considered "healthy"

I have zero desire to be skinny. If a 32 inch waist is a size 20... I sure hope to be a size 20 soon.

There is way too much obsession with the number on the scale and the size of clothing for women. You can be thin and lazy/unhealthy. People really should focus more on physical fitness and nutrition, those are real markers of health, much more important than those numbers that apparently we are supposed to be slaves to.


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But so much of "health" is hard to objectively measure. We love ways to compare ourselevs and rules to compete with. Human nature doesn't matter if we call the "ideal" size 10 or size yellow. Set a standard and people will try to meet it.

Health isn't that hard to measure. My blood pressure and pulse can be monitored. My blood tells me my cholesterol, blood sugar etc. and vitamin levels. My doctor has a machine that tells me my body fat percentage.

You set an ideal size and girls go about reaching it in an unhealthy manner. Everyone has a different body. Some people aren't built to fit into that "ideal size" no matter how they try, their body composition doesn't match. Do you know how difficult that is for a young girl? My niece is 13 and going through a huge struggle. Her best friend is tiny, tiny frame and super skinny, while eating all those crappy foods 13 year olds love. My niece is bigger, she isn't fat, or even chubby, but she is sporty and muscular and quite strong... She has been trying to turn down dinner because she thinks she looks fat next to her friend Rachel. Working towards a standard "ideal" size is a concept that makes me feel ill because I know how screwed up it makes people. Young girls and adults alike.

I guess that I am just fine with being the "larger than ideal" girl who has healthy blood work, can spend all day walking miles and miles, lift heavy things without huffing and puffing, and have to stamina to do whatever I want. With glowing numbers that please my doctor. When I am there, I will be healthy, fit and successful even though I won't be the size the rest of the world wants me to be. I will be happy and I am fine with that!

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[chiver78]

well, that's how you had Marilyn Monroe in a size 16. I wear a 16 now (albeit a very loose 16 ATM) and I do not look like she did. when I'm in a 12, which is my goal, then I have a similar silhouette.

some scale madness, which y'all should find as entertaining as I did. I felt bloated the past couple days, related to TOM, and I hopped on the scale yesterday morning - 199.8 - or basically up 6lbs from last week. I ate normally yesterday, made sure I got in almost 1L of water during my work day, and was 195.0 this am. I knew I'd need some time to settle out last weekend's craziness and the TOM normal fluctuations. I should be back to normal by the weekend. likely won't bother with the scale again until then either.

[sarcasticgirl]

Apr 16, 2015 8:29:08 GMT -5 @patstab said:

I see people out there struggling to walk, breathing hard, and having all kinds of issues with

their health merely because they are to heavy. So how do you suggest they deal with this,

ignore it because they don't want to deal with it. I guess that is their choice but its costing

the country and healthcare a fortune because of people refusing to deal with it. It's killing

nurses trying to deal with the obese, hospital beds have to be bigger, commodes different

because they can't hold patients. Have you seen the huge wheelchairs in ER's now? And the

misery it causes folks in inability to enjoy life is just to sad.  Oh well.

If you actually read my post, you would see I said the EXACT OPPOSITE. 

[msventoux]

Trying to get back into consistently walking/running now that I'm not living at the office.  Walked a little over 5 miles last night and managed 4.5 miles tonight.  I've got to get some new shoes! I have blisters from the ones I'm wearing and the soles feel strange and make my gait unnatural.  I think I'd be better off wearing my hiking boots than those tennis shoes. 

On the plus side it was misting outside and dreary, so no one else was on the bike path.  No dodging bicyclist or tripping over clueless kids and their parents. 

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Apr 16, 2015 8:29:08 GMT -5 @patstab said:

We have measurements for everything, clothes is just one of them. When I was growing up

girls really were small.  I was the tallest in my class, taller then most of my teachers and only

a few boys were taller then me.  I didn't get a complex or anything over it, wasn't anything

I could do.  I am still taller then most women.  You have to learn to live with differences like that.

I think that the food industry needs to be looked at what they are doing to foods to cause

us to get in these conditions.  I know eating processed foods I pack it on, and trying to stay

away from them is hard.  Also we need to learn to control ourselves and not have food in

our faces constantly, hey, I'm struggling mightily with all this and failing many times or

my weight would be under control too.  I don't know if they have home ec anymore in school

but if they do, they need to help teach kids what are healthy choices and what to much of

anything does to your body and health, that might help.

 

I know size 20 is not healthy for me, I'm not trying to reach any certain size but I do know

that isn't good. Already my feet feel better but yet I need to get more off them. If you are

comfortable with whatever size you are that's fine with me, I can only take care of me.

I see people out there struggling to walk, breathing hard, and having all kinds of issues with

their health merely because they are to heavy. So how do you suggest they deal with this,

ignore it because they don't want to deal with it. I guess that is their choice but its costing

the country and healthcare a fortune because of people refusing to deal with it. It's killing

nurses trying to deal with the obese, hospital beds have to be bigger, commodes different

because they can't hold patients. Have you seen the huge wheelchairs in ER's now? And the

misery it causes folks in inability to enjoy life is just to sad.  Oh well.

I'm just trying to control what is going in and also trying to keep processed foods out of my diet much as possible so as I can go into old age I can get and keep  healthy as possible, the weight loss is a nice byproduct. I was just surprised the gap in where we should be and sizing now has gotten even wider and its sure not for the better. I prefer to try to keep healthy with foods instead of pills long as possible, if possible.

I understand and agree with what sarcasticgirl is saying. The things that can be measured in a doctor's office as a measure of health, and whether a person can engage in normal activities and go about their lives without a lot of difficulty is more important that what the scale says.

For years, every time I said something about wanting to start exercising, some people would act like I was crazy and ask "WHY". Well, to be healthier. How I look in my clothes doesn't really mean I'm all that healthy. And I also happen to look a lot better wearing clothes than not. I've been fortunate that being lazy and eating a terrible diet most of my life hasn't caused me to be overweight or have any chronic conditions that I could have possible avoided or minimized by being more active and eating better. I'm getting older, and I think it's past time to take care of myself before my good luck runs out.

I've been around plenty of people that are bigger than me, they're generally healthy and have more stamina than I do. A few extra pounds on the scale doesn't automaitcally make one unhealthy, and being at a "normal" weight doesn't necessarily make one healthy.

On another subject, has anyone here tried hula hooping? I got a weighted hoop on a whim, and I'm not expecting miracles from it. Just something to add to my reportoire for the days I'm feeling extra lazy but still need to do a little bit of something. I'm also pretty sure I'm going to go ahead and buy another bike soon. When DS was in HS, I bought us both bikes and we would ride them together. Maybe it was the company, but I enjoyed it even though I could barely get around the corner before my thighs started screaming at me. He was just humoring his poor mother, because he could ride for miles, no problem. I would have to get off and rest every 2 minutes and he wouldn't actually leave me, but he'd just keep toodling around on his bike until I was ready to go again.  I hope I can enjoy it by myself, since DS lives halfway across the country now.

I'm not giving up on the strength training, because it's the best thing for my particular goals, but I don't really like doing it. I need some other things I can do too, that I enjoy more. I don't want my perception of exercise and being active to be so "ugh". If anyone has other ideas, I'm open to them. Let me say first though, that anything that involves a lot of pressure on my feet will be "ugh" because my feet hurt.

[flamingo]

The weather is starting to be consistently nice, which is great. It means I can get outside more for exercise. I have so much more motivation when I can do my morning workouts outside. I didn't realize how much I'd been just going through the motions and not really putting any effort into my workouts until this week. It's seriously a game changer.

My DH is out of town for a couple weeks and while I miss him, I'm excited to only have to worry about food for myself. It's so much easier to eat less/healthier when he's not around. Well, really, just the eat less part. He's not tempting me into having a handful of chips or an extra cookie or whatever after dinner every night. And good thing cash flow is tight right now-it's keeping me eating at home even when I don't feel like cooking

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So, every day on my lunch since the beginning of February I've been walking past this place.  So tempted to stop in.  

[chiver78]

my jeans are tight tonight but I really have nobody to blame but myself. I've been eating like an asshole this week, and haven't really done much since last weekends hockey tourney. I have tomorrow off work (since marathon traffic would very likely interfere with my commute in) and I'm planning to go for a solid walk up the Canal.

I bought a bunch of healthy groceries on Friday, and will be starting the week on the right foot that way. I just need to not eat like an asshole, really.

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[msventoux]

I did another 5 mile walk yesterday.  I dug out an old pair of tennis shoes...so much better for walking!  I tried jogging a bit but the shoes have pretty thin soles so it was pretty jarring.  Not that I need much excuse to not run.  Walking is fine, but I really don't like running.  I keep waiting for the elusive runners high, but I haven't stumbled across it yet. 

No exercise today.  My house is disgusting after my busy season at work, so I spent the day slaying dust bunnies and doing a bit of spring cleaning. 

[ners]

How did I do last week.  In two words not good.  Steps were down, food consumption up (not the fruits and vegetables the junk), water consumption up.

This week has to be better.

Going to keep the same goals.

Have a great week everyone.

Pat hope you get the root of your problems.