Start: 189 (June 2001)
Let's see here, as I regroup and continue to chip away at my fitness and weight loss goals. I'm down a half-pound--I'm pleased with that. I got all kinds of exercise in the last week (jogging, housework, a little weight work--very little:-)--and some walking. I wrote down all my food, but didn't track it in Fitday. If I don't do that on a day-by-day basis it doesn't get done. It's a drag to do 2 or more days of logging. So today I'm starting back again:-) I took a break on Tuesday from jogging and any other meaningful exercise. Then yesterday, I was OBE and I didn't get it done. So two days off kind of affects my mood, but I believe I'll have no problem getting back into the swing of things starting today. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!
Cheers to you all!
Low: 150.5 (Jan 2004)
Current BMI=26.4; My Realistic BMI Goal=22.8
It is often easier to become outraged by injustice half a world away than by oppression and discrimination half a block from home.
--Carl T. Rowan
Start: 189 (June 2001)
For exercise I did a 20 min Jog/10 min walk. Well it's bug-inhaling season once again. So I have to remember to close my mouth if I jog at dusk or thereabouts. And then hope I don't inhale any bugs through my nose--haha!
Cheers to you all!
Low: 150.5 (Jan 2004)
Current BMI=26.5; My Realistic BMI Goal=22.8
Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others. --Buddha
2031 cal * 73g Fat * 44g Fiber * 56 oz Water * 394 cal Deficit
7% Activities
squiggly on 04/28/2004:
Thank you for your kind words. I was a little hard on myself. I normally am positive. I had a really bad day and let it show on here. I know it doesn't do anyone any good to hear negativity. Thank you for your support. Try to keep you mouth closed when you jog. We don't know how many calories a bug is. LOL!
pinkuspettuty on 04/28/2004:
Congrats on the weight lost and yuck to those bugs!!!
kayla on 04/28/2004:
hmmmm bugs...yummmmm now if you eat lets say 6 or 7 bugs do you have to write it down with a calirie count? -Kayla
cytherea on 04/28/2004:
Wow, it looks like you have come a long way! Sometimes that last pounds can be the hardest but it looks like you are working hard. congratulations on all you have lost!
inmorning on 04/28/2004:
WOW let me know how you manage to not inhale the bugs, because I have a huge problem with that. Hehe.
Kanga on 04/28/2004:
Spring oh the glories, oh the challenges!
Start: 189 (June 2001)
I'm down 2 pounds on my weigh-in this week--woo-hoo, but a cautionary one because I've been there:-) It's been a bit of a struggle to get in a groove, but not too bad. For exercise I did a 30 min Jog/10 min walk.
Cheers to you all!
you had a good week!!! you continue to amaze me with your commitment to exercise.
I want to ask you about how often I should do weight training. I heard that every other day to give muscles time to recuperate, but I have no idea at all. Also, the matter of sets and reps.
Should I begin by doing just one set of 10 or 15 reps and then in time increase to two and then three sets?
Also, how important is the time element? Sometimes at the gym you have to wait for a machine, so getting all the exercise within a certain period of time is not always possible.
Thanks for any suggestions.
Low: 150.5 (Jan 2004)
Current BMI=26.5; My Realistic BMI Goal=22.8
Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted. --John Lennon
2223 cal * 97g Fat * 31g Fiber * 84 oz Water * 289 cal Deficit
9% Activities
inmorning on 04/27/2004:
Way to go on the weight loss. You deserve it.
Innerpeace on 04/27/2004:
Wow awesome job, congratulations on your weight loss. IP
squiggly on 04/27/2004:
Great job losing the two pounds! It's always great to see a loss!
GinaA on 04/27/2004:
Excellent!!! :) Great job on your excercise too!
garlic on 04/27/2004:
thanks for your comment. yes, I do feel I'm in a good place and that things will just get better.
geevee on 04/27/2004:
I'm happy with two pounds a month! To do it in one week is fantastic!
Start: 189 (June 2001)
Got in a Circuit Aerobic Workout using the NordicTrack (51 min/6.0 mi). Later a Jog 20 min/Walk 10 min.
Cheers to you all!
Hey! Thanks for the tip about the caliper fat measurement. I'll ask "if" I make the plunge.
It's not so much that I'm dreading the weight room but that I'm able to use it and then when I go to the pool, am able to find a lane. I keep experimenting trying to find THE perfect time to go.
Low: 150.5 (Jan 2004)
Current BMI=26.9; My Realistic BMI Goal=22.8
Never saw off the branch you are on, unless you are being
hanged from it. --Stanislaw Lec
2102 cal * 71g Fat * 41g Fiber * 84 oz Water * 749 cal Deficit
24% Activities
ldsgirl on 04/26/2004:
Okay I have to know- where did you get the quote yesterday from Brigham Young???
geevee on 04/26/2004:
Barbellss? Oh, my God! I've never, ever lifted one! I am so WEAK when it comes to upper body strength. A year and a half ago when I was weight training there was one machine, the name of which I don't know, that I just couldn't show any improvement on. With arms extended upward, you had to lift the bar. The lowest weight was 15. After three months, I was still at 15 and couldn't complete the ten reps! There was no hope at all for me on this machine. If I go back tomorrow, I will ignore it!
Kanga on 04/26/2004:
nice quote
Soon2BThin on 04/26/2004:
Hey, how's it going? Thanks for the comment. Have a good Tuesday!
inmorning on 04/26/2004:
Love the quote. Too bad I don't always follow it.
Start: 189 (June 2001)
I did a Jog for 20 min and a very short walk. Also did a bit of housework--Big Woop!
Cheers to you all!
Low: 150.5 (Jan 2004)
Current BMI=26.9; My Realistic BMI Goal=22.8
Everyone should learn to do one thing supremely well because he likes it, and one thing supremely well because he detests it. --Brigham Young
2695 cal * 118g Fat * 31g Fiber * 30 oz Water * -328 cal Deficit
6% Activities
Soon2BThin on 04/25/2004:
Some is better than none, I always say! You're doing great! Have a good week.
inmorning on 04/25/2004:
Well you did much more than I did!
squiggly on 04/25/2004:
Housework can be very tiring. I spent Friday and today painting. Talk about tiresome. Keep up the good work.
roxy321 on 04/26/2004:
Hey im jealous, i cant jog for 20mins! whew, go girl! and keep up the great work! much love
Start: 189 (June 2001)
So on Wednesday I mowed for about 2 hours, then took a
If you're not in your 40s yet, take a little grain of advice from me please: if at all possible, get yourself in some kind of exercise routine for the coming years. Don't forget it for months at a time.
I say this because yesterday the cobwebs were so many and strong around me (before I went jogging) that I just didn't want to do a damn thing. (And of course I was exhausted to boot.) I can always find 20 min to jog. I just know that if I stay "off" for more than 1 day, it's like climbing a horrible mountain to get back into a routine.
Cheers to you all!
Thurs 4.22
Fri 4.23
Low: 150.5 (Jan 2004)
Current BMI=26.9; My Realistic BMI Goal=22.8
Good for the body is the work of the body, and good for the soul is the work of the soul, and good for either is the work of the other.
--Henry David Thoreau
Jog 20 min/Walk 10 min. Then on Thursday about all I did was some driving. Friday I took a Jog 20 min/Walk 5 min.
Wed 4.21
2571 cal * 132g Fat * 26g Fiber * 30 oz Water * 99 cal Deficit
19% Activities
1768 cal * 60g Fat * 10g Fiber * 0 oz Water * 523 cal Deficit
8% Activities
2144 cal * 100g Fat * 32g Fiber * 60 oz Water * 198 cal Deficit
11% Activities
roxy321 on 04/24/2004:
I couldnt workout for two days and it's been hard getting back.. But you do so much! wow i would have been dead after mowing ,and then jogging! you go girl! I really admire your strength!
geevee on 04/25/2004:
Amen! You simply can't miss a day.
Start: 189 (June 2001)
One pound lost is a psychological weight lifted from my shoulders. It's an affirmation like, "My possibilities are endless!" Woo-hoo!
For exercise Jog 25 min/DogJog 5 min/Walk 15 min.
Cheers to you all!
Low: 150.5 (Jan 2004)
Current BMI=26.9; My Realistic BMI Goal=22.8
Why do we kill people who are killing people to show that killing people is wrong? --Holly Near
1896 cal * 89g Fat * 38g Fiber * 30 oz Water * 530 cal Deficit
10% Activities
inmorning on 04/21/2004:
You are right about all diarrhea stinking but this type is particularly foul. Without getting into too much detail, the consistency of it also makes it hard to clean up. Not that I am the consiseur de poop. Just some FYI. I was just letting you guys know what a literally sh-tty day I had! Take care. Congrats on the loss.
squiggly on 04/21/2004:
Doesn't it feel good just to lose that one pound? It brings you one pound closer to your goal. Congratulations!
ldsgirl on 04/21/2004:
Every single pound counts for something! I tried to explain in my entry the best I could about that angry country music thing. By the way, how do you like that Airdyne?
roxy321 on 04/21/2004:
You are doing so great! keep up the great work, and you will continue to see those pounds float away.. im *jealous*! have a great rest of the day!
Soon2BThin on 04/21/2004:
I know that feeling "my possibilities are endless" Losing the weight like this gives me hope that I can get down to the weight I want. Even though sometimes it seems like such a long way off. Good job losing the pound and you're doing great on the exercise, as usual.
chunkeemonkee on 04/22/2004:
whats funny about the cookie comment you made on an earlier entry is that those slice and bake cookies are better than anything id ever be able to make on my own. okay, so maybe thats more sad than funny. but its true. and yes, seeing the scale drop, even by a pound, kind of forces a smile on your face. good job!
Start: 189 (June 2001)
I'm down a pound from my weigh-in. Nice to see that. Overall the week didn't look so good, but I did get in some good exercise (FitDay avg for week was 10%)--I'm worth this journey!
I'm going to continue the jogging and go back to doing the Circuit Aerobic Workout every third day--skipping 2 days between sessions.
For my exercise on Sunday I did a Jog 30 min (7-18-5)/Walk 5 min. For Monday I did a Jog 20 min/Walk 5 min--a little humid and more taxing than usual.
Cheers to you all!
Mon 4.19
Low: 150.5 (Jan 2004)
Current BMI=26.9; My Realistic BMI Goal=22.8
Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.
--Chinese Proverb
Sun 4.18
2828 cal * 123g Fat * 31g Fiber * 0 oz Water * -401 cal Deficit
9% Activities
2774 cal * 109g Fat * 30g Fiber * 60 oz Water * -285 cal Deficit
11% Activities
pinkuspettuty on 04/20/2004:
Congrats on the pound. The week couldn't have been that bad!!!
roxy321 on 04/20/2004:
Wow you are doing great! keep up that awesome work, and as always, i love the quotes!
Start: 189 (June 2001)
I had a really bad food day. I had a few too many chocolate chip cookies. The kind in the package you plop on a cookie sheet and bake. Next time I'm going to make my own. If I'm going to eat them, I may as well make decent ones. And I am going to eat them. Just not twice as many as I really need.
For exercise I went on a Jog for 20 min and a 10 min walk.
Cheers to you all!
Low: 150.5 (Jan 2004)
Current BMI=27.0; My Realistic BMI Goal=22.8
I don't know why it is we are in such a hurry to get up when we fall down. You might think we would lie there and rest for a while. --Max Eastman
3177 cal * 147g Fat * 15g Fiber * 60 oz Water * -851 cal Deficit
7% Activities
inmorning on 04/18/2004:
Don't you hate it when you cheat and it wasn't even something you really wanted. IT is like you just wasted a cheat!
Soon2BThin on 04/18/2004:
At least you did some exercise. I had planned to but didn't do any at all. And my eating was bad all weekend. Over and done with. We will go on, right?
ldsgirl on 04/18/2004:
Love the quote. I think when I fell I wasn't in that much of a hurry to get up and layed there just a little bit to long. Hey at least I'm up now. I wanted to say thanks for your comment on Friday. I was really struggling and you helped me not lose the confidence that I have gained so far. You are a great example.
roxy321 on 04/18/2004:
I love your quotes! hmm cookies.. no bad bad.. haha, well it's a new week! wonderful eh!? Much love and stay strong!
Start: 189 (June 2001)
For exercise I got on the NordicTrack 1 hr/7.1 mi and took about a 10 min Walk. Food choices were fair to partly cloudy--hahaha!
Cheers to you all!
Low: 150.5 (Jan 2004)
Current BMI=27.0; My Realistic BMI Goal=22.8
A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.
--Aesop, Fables
2650 cal * 104g Fat * 27g Fiber * 60 oz Water * 76 cal Deficit
19% Activities
inmorning on 04/17/2004:
Ha ha ha yourself there.
chunkeemonkee on 04/18/2004:
Howdy. Thanks for the support!! I love the quotes you use in your entries, they're fantastic little things that make you think about things. Since a couple of people were wondering about the pedometer I'll write all about it in my journal as to not take up too much of anyone's comment space. =)
chunkeemonkee on 04/18/2004:
Howdy. Thanks for the support!! I love the quotes you use in your entries, they're fantastic little things that make you think about things. Since a couple of people were wondering about the pedometer I'll write all about it in my journal as to not take up too much of anyone's comment space. =)
chunkeemonkee on 04/18/2004:
Oh, and thanks for the marathon website - I'm already sucked in! =) She has the same writing style as I do, so I don't mind the lengthiness.....
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You'll do it. You always do. Congrats on losing the half pound. You aren't doing bad at all.
Kanga on 05/07/2004:
Youa re doing such a super job Keep up the good work!
ldsgirl on 05/07/2004:
What an appropriate quote for our times.
legcramps on 05/07/2004:
Thanks for your comments, and thanks for the welcome back. I hope this time is to stay - but we all know it's easier to say it than to do it. You're doing great and should be very proud of yourself. Losing weight this way means you'll be more likely to keep it off in the long run! The weather here is still really cold, too cold for me! I think it's time to move somewhere warmer. When I went on vacation to Arizona in February, the weather was warmer there than it is here right now! And it seems as each year passes, I become more and more unaccustomed to the cold. But, I still can't complain - the sunny days we get are wonderful - the stark beauty of it is enough to brighten my spirits for the entire day! To change the subject though, what are your weightloss goals? Just curious as to whether you have a timeline or not.