Body Fat: 36.5%::3.3.2012
BF History: 33.8%::3.8.11; . . . up up up all year . . . 35.5%::1.5.12
Start: 189 (June 2001)
Low: 150 (Nov 2006)
Current BMI=28.9 (23.0 = 130#) :: Goal Weight (149#) Date: 4.13.12
Fair birthday this year. I think I'll skip the next couple, haha!
Circuit Workouts/Wt Trng Scheduled/Done: ::10.22::******::11.14::***32+ Missed***::3.21::
Plan for today: Walk, Circuit Workout
Goals (12.15.11) . . .
1: Better Blood Vessel Health 2: Wt Loss to Mid-Range of Healthy BMI 3: Peace of Mind
Body Fat: 36.5%::3.3.2012
BF History: 33.8%::3.8.11; . . . up up up all year . . . 35.5%::1.5.12
Start: 189 (June 2001)
Low: 150 (Nov 2006)
Current BMI=28.9 (23.0 = 130#) :: Goal Weight (149#) Date: 4.13.12
It's My Birthday--53rd!
I'm glad it only comes around once a year! I'm going to make the best of it--the day and the year. I put some things behind me in the last year (since my birthday). Some other things cropped up--that's inevitable at whatever age we happen to be. I'm getting closer to a year since having shingles and I feel like I've paid better attention to my immune system (not the greatest--but not the worst either).
Vigilance is the watchword. I can't give up. I can take a break here and there, but I know what's in front of me after. It's lots of hard work and those who learn to like the hard work, develop routines (mine need lots of work) will triumph. There's no need to compare ourselves to others who are farther ahead or feel guilty that we're doing better than those around us who are somewhat (or very much) behind. Everyone has to start somewhere and the only crime is giving up! If you give up anyway (or feel like you have done so), don't let it last too long--it's all about getting back in the game people!
Do whatever you have to do to keep faith in yourself and your plan and keep posting here and keep exploring and trying other things if what you're doing isn't working.
Circuit Workouts/Wt Trng Scheduled/Done: ::10.22::******::11.14::***32+ Missed***::3.19::
Plan for today: Walk, Circuit Workout
Goals (12.15.11) . . .
1: Better Blood Vessel Health 2: Wt Loss to Mid-Range of Healthy BMI 3: Peace of Mind
If you have special plans this evening(I hope you do) have Fun <3
Body Fat: 36.5%::3.3.2012
BF History: 33.8%::3.8.11; . . . up up up all year . . . 35.5%::1.5.12
Start: 189 (June 2001)
Low: 150 (Nov 2006)
Current BMI=28.9 (23.0 = 130#) :: Goal Weight (149#) Date: 4.13.12
I'm not horribly sore from the yardwork blitz yesterday or today. I was hesitant to do it all at once given my lack of wt trng lately. But, I held my own and I think I'm bringin' FITTEE back--hahaha! (SEXY will have to wait:-)
Seriously, after pushing myself so--there's no good excuse for not doing my wt trng. I just have to get on with it already. We're supposed to get some more soaking rains in the upcoming days--the drought is still in place in much of Texas, but we seem to be all right for now.
Interesting Study: Aerobic Exercise Beats Resistance Training at Burning Belly Fat. This refers to visceral fat--that which is deep in the abdomen around organs, not under the skin (subcutaneous) fat, aka "muffin top" fat.
Circuit Workouts/Wt Trng Scheduled/Done: ::10.22::******::11.14::***32+ Missed***::3.16::
Plan for today: Walk, Circuit Workout
Goals (12.15.11) . . .
1: Better Blood Vessel Health 2: Wt Loss to Mid-Range of Healthy BMI 3: Peace of Mind
Thanks for your comment to me. I think I'm convinced that I should just make the committement, get up early and make the drive to JC for the food for the week. I'm sure I'll be glad I did.
Body Fat: 36.5%::3.3.2012
BF History: 33.8%::3.8.11; . . . up up up all year . . . 35.5%::1.5.12
Start: 189 (June 2001)
Low: 150 (Nov 2006)
Current BMI=28.9 (23.0 = 130#) :: Goal Weight (149#) Date: 4.13.12
Did a little evaluation on Saturday--wt/BF updates. I'm down a bit on weight and BF is up. Resuming measurements today. It's been so long since I've taken a full set so I don't have (handy) a recent set to compare to. It can be motivating to see that change weekly as I don't see a reason to check BF more than once a month.
I took Arm, Leg, Calf, Hip, Bust, Waist, Hip and Wrist measurements today. The weird one is my wrist--it's the smallest ever. It's the one that never fluctuates too much--usually at 6.25 inches give or take an eighth of an inch--for years. It's now at a firm 6 inches, which to me means that I'm really losing lean muscle mass. I don't have evidence of that one way or the other, but that's the answer I'd guess if someone put a gun to my head--haha!
4-Day Challenge (Fri-Sat-Sun-Mon) consisting of 1) 60 oz water/day 2) 60 min activity/day 3) Plant-based, no-fat-added eating. (The only exception I'll allow will be coffee + H/H here and there, just not at home--I only use SoDelicious Coconut Creamer at home without fail.) ***Challenge OVER--nothing to write home about.***
It's a good bet that I've never been this fat in my entire life--37% BF (rounded up as measured with my little old reliable Omron gadget). When I was pushing 190 all those years ago, I had had my BF tested by calipers at a fitness center I belonged to and I was around 33% IIRC. I should dig up the paper to be sure. It's possible my wt was a little lower than 189. I'm thinking the high 170s.
With that number there's no possible way I can feel up to par. I don't know what par is for age 52, but this isn't it. With that I'm going to go for a "30-Day *NON* Challenge" (haha) wherein I will judge the day as "In the groove" or "Not." Simple and to the point. I know what I want to have done/eaten at the end of the day (literally EACH day) so here goes nothing. I'll try to post daily for the next 30.
Didja know if you feed your dog a new potato and you don't get all the skin off you can give yourself a little scare that she has blood in her stool? Yep, it happened to me. Today. Luckily I figured it out . . .
Circuit Workouts/Wt Trng Scheduled/Done: ::10.22::******::11.14::***32+ Missed***::3.8::
Plan for today: Walk, Circuit Workout, Bike Ride
Goals (12.15.11) . . .
1: Better Blood Vessel Health 2: Wt Loss to Mid-Range of Healthy BMI 3: Peace of Mind
Thanks for comments!
Your dog story reminds me of my cats: they both had the diarrhea the other day, and I couldn't figure out why on earth they had the same problem at the same time. Well, they both had licked some cat nip off the floor when I spilled some the other day. I have little toy mice in a airtight container full of catnip and get them out for the cats to play with, occasionally. Cat nips are only for the scent, not for eating. Lesson learned.
Body Fat: 35.5%::1.5.2012
BF History: 33.8%::3.8.11; 35.2%::9.3.11; 35.4%::10.18.11
Start: 189 (June 2001)
Low: 150 (Nov 2006)
Current BMI=28.9 (23.0 = 130#) :: Goal Weight (149#) Date: 4.13.12
2-Day Challenge (Fri Feb 17 - Tues Feb 28) consisting of 1) 60 oz water/day 2) 60 min activity/day 3) Plant-based, no-fat-added eating. (The only exception I'll allow will be coffee + H/H here and there, just not at home--I only use SoDelicious Coconut Creamer at home without fail.)
***Results: 95% Bust--Onward and upward:-)***
Challenges. Twelve days is too long for a challenge for me. Starting a short one today. Same goals as above--4 Day Challenge (F-S-S-M). Decaf coffee at home. It took me between 2 and 3 days to realize I'd lost major cravings for fat and sweet when I did this for 8 days in Dec. I hope I can stick this out long enough to get there this go 'round!
CPAP/Sleep Apnea. Hit 5000 hrs on my CPAP machine--I've been on CPAP therapy now for 2 years and it's made all the difference to my health, life and well-being. One less thing to think about. I only wake up once/night of late--if at all--not always to pee. Then I go directly back to sleep. So I'm usually sleeping 5-6 hours on good nights (7-8 hrs total sleep) without waking up. I think back to 2 years ago and how miserable I was for a few months (Oct '09-Feb '10) when sleep issues took me to the ER originally (first visit EVER to the ER for me). CPAP = one piece of the "peace of mind" puzzle!
Food Sensitivities. During these 12 days I've continued to test foods to see if I'd get the same problems I had a couple years ago when food sensitivities surprised me. I seem to have left every sensitivity behind. The one thing I haven't tested is peanut butter--that one will be soon. Caffeine for whatever reason is still not my friend--I'll keep testing it because I'll always be a coffee addict/lover.
Keratitis. I had what I hope was my last appt for my keratitis (leftover stuff from shingles in June '11). For about the last 3 months I've used the prednisone drops sparingly--1 drop/day a couple times a week at the most. It's obvious when my eye is flaring up. I don't have any permanent damage to my eye, and I've had no problems with my vision. I'm going to try an old pair of contacts and see how that goes. If it's all right, will go for a new contact lens fitting. I have yet to be interested in trying bifocals again--did it once and it was a nightmare. I have had great luck with multifocal contact lenses in the past.
My long-term goal for eating is to eat plant- and starch-based (no added fat) until I get down to a certain weight--do it without losing more than 1-2 pounds/week, and then to attempt to maintain good muscle mass. (As you know that's harder and harder to do after 35 and I'll tell you firsthand that menopause seems to have further pulled the rug out from under me on that count--my best accounting/feeling:-) Next, to make sure that I haven't changed my diet so that I can eat whatever I want on occasion without suffering some ill effect. In other words, I want a balance for myself--not rigidity--long-term. I know that I must be more rigid than I'd like (or is my personality) to get over the hump of 150 pounds--my lowest adult weight. It's a little scary--I won't lie.
Circuit Workouts/Wt Trng Scheduled/Done: ::10.22::******::11.14::***32+ Missed***::3.1::
Plan for today: Bike Ride, Walk, Circuit Workout
Goals (12.15.11) . . .
1: Better Blood Vessel Health 2: Wt Loss to Mid-Range of Healthy BMI 3: Peace of Mind
Good luck with your challenge!!
Body Fat: 35.5%::1.5.2012
BF History: 33.8%::3.8.11; 35.2%::9.3.11; 35.4%::10.18.11
Start: 189 (June 2001)
Low: 150 (Nov 2006)
Current BMI=28.9 (23.0 = 130#) :: Goal Weight (149#) Date: 3.27.12
For my activity:
Thur: Nothing
Fri: Lots of driving
Sat: Walk 35 min
Sun-Tues: Nothing
Wed: Walk 25 min
Thur: Walk 35 min
Methinks I'd best return to posting:-)
Let's kick it off today with a good ol' 12-Day Challenge (Fri Feb 17 - Tues Feb 28) consisting of 1) 60 oz water/day 2) 60 min activity/day 3) Plant-based, no-fat-added eating. (The only exception I'll allow will be coffee + H/H here and there, just not at home--I only use SoDelicious Coconut Creamer at home without fail.)
I felt so good during the eight days I practiced eating this way back in December that I owe it to myself to buckle down and do it again. I'll check back after the 12 days are over.
I haven't done any wt trng for 93 days--more than likely a new record for me, so it will be like starting over. I have to stop using "feeling like sh*t" as an excuse not to do it. Dead or tired might be a good excuse;-) I hope some consistency on a few things will make me believe that the sh*tty feeling will be a distant memory one day. I hope to compare it to the way my sleep issues have been solved by vigilance and CPAP therapy. In the next few months I'd like to see my BF percentage back in the upper 20s (at least) to see how I feel. Then I'll go from there.
I just don't think there's much mystery here:-)
Circuit Workouts/Wt Trng Scheduled/Done: ::10.22::******::11.14::***31 Missed***::2.17::
Plan for today: Bike Ride, Walk, Circuit Workout
Goals (12.15.11) . . .
1: Better Blood Vessel Health 2: Wt Loss to Mid-Range of Healthy BMI 3: Peace of Mind
Looking forward to hearing more from you! Stay well!
Body Fat: 35.5%::1.5.2012
BF History: 33.8%::3.8.11; 35.2%::9.3.11; 35.4%::10.18.11
Start: 189 (June 2001)
Low: 150 (Nov 2006)
Current BMI=28.9 (23.0 = 130#) :: Goal Weight (149#) Date: 3.27.12
Taking a break from posting--I'll see ya' later!
Circuit Workouts/Wt Trng Scheduled/Done: ::10.22::******::11.14::************************::2.9::
Plan for today: Bike Ride, Walk, Circuit Workout
Goals (12.15.11) . . .
1: Better Blood Vessel Health 2: Wt Loss to Mid-Range of Healthy BMI 3: Peace of Mind
Body Fat: 35.5%::1.5.2012
BF History: 33.8%::3.8.11; 35.2%::9.3.11; 35.4%::10.18.11
Start: 189 (June 2001)
Low: 150 (Nov 2006)
Current BMI=28.9 (23.0 = 130#) :: Goal Weight (149#) Date: 3.13.12
Still messin' with a couple of methods of entirely cutting out caffeine. The chills (from my last entry) didn't escalate into a cold or anything else.
Gonna read (again) and immerse myself in Esselstyn's Prevent & Reverse . . . I guess simplicity is sometimes the hardest thing to make sink in and take hold:-)
Circuit Workouts/Wt Trng Scheduled/Done: ::10.22::******::11.14::************************::2.6::
Plan for today: Bike Ride, Walk, Circuit Workout
Goals (12.15.11) . . .
1: Better Blood Vessel Health 2: Wt Loss to Mid-Range of Healthy BMI 3: Peace of Mind
Body Fat: 35.5%::1.5.2012
BF History: 33.8%::3.8.11; 35.2%::9.3.11; 35.4%::10.18.11
Start: 189 (June 2001)
Low: 150 (Nov 2006)
Current BMI=28.9 (23.0 = 130#) :: Goal Weight (149#) Date: 3.13.12
For my activity:
Tues: Walk 15 min
Wed: Airdyne 23 min; Walk 50 min
I just love a new month--weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
"Off" caffeine thing's going--it just is what it is. I did have a large cup out (pretty caffeine charged) on Monday. It reiterated once again how sensitive I have become to caffeine. Only one cup at home yesterday and one today. I sort of feel like I've got some traction for a change.
I kept getting a chill yesterday evening and then before I fell asleep. It was pretty bad because I even had my really nifty heated mattress pad jacked up to High. I finally realized today it must be a withdrawal symptom. Didn't notice that one last time--just a slight headache because I don't drink all that much caffeine. Of course if I come down with a cold or something (not having any other symptoms) I'll let you all know:-)
Circuit Workouts/Wt Trng Scheduled/Done: ::10.22::******::11.14::************************::2.2::
Plan for today: Bike Ride, Walk, Circuit Workout
Goals (12.15.11) . . .
1: Better Blood Vessel Health 2: Wt Loss to Mid-Range of Healthy BMI 3: Peace of Mind
I'm trying to go off caffeine, too. I decided I'll just start out by cutting the 1/2 n 1/2 that goes in it! I hope you are not coming down with a cold....
Questioning things is healthy and smart ;)
Body Fat: 35.5%::1.5.2012
BF History: 33.8%::3.8.11; 35.2%::9.3.11; 35.4%::10.18.11
Start: 189 (June 2001)
Low: 150 (Nov 2006)
Current BMI=28.9 (23.0 = 130#) :: Goal Weight (149#) Date: 3.13.12
For my activity:
Sun: Walk 35 min
Mon: Walk 30 min
Weight's the same for my weigh-in today, so I'll probably repeat it on Saturday. Didn't get the gumbo made--I hope to do so today. I'm making one more attempt (4th or 5th in the last year perhaps;-) to go completely caffeine-free (no chocolate, green tea, coffee, etc). The plan is only a full cup today. About a half-cup tomorrow and then whatever is left over, possibly a little less than a half-cup on Thursday. Maybe one green tea on Friday. And then that's it.
I haven't gone overboard with caffeine stuff lately, but my cravings are in full-force and I know how much better I feel without it--at all. I sleep much better without any of it (I did last a few days once this past year and found that out). Not sure how many times this takes to realize just how sensitive I am. Lifestyle change is definitely a process for some of us:-)
And it's not that I'll never consume chocolate, coffee, tea, etc EVER again. I'd like to get to the point where it's a true choice and not a droning habit.
Circuit Workouts/Wt Trng Scheduled/Done: ::10.22::******::11.14::************************::1.31::
Plan for today: Airdyne, Walk, Bike Ride
Goals (12.15.11) . . .
1: Better Blood Vessel Health 2: Wt Loss to Mid-Range of Healthy BMI 3: Peace of Mind
I stopped drinking coffee for a few days a couple of weeks ago and had major headaches... I think I'm addicted and need to do something about it... Have a great day, Biscotti!
I haven't seen the movie you mentioned but I do like Woody Allen. Let me know if you find the podcast of the radio show, it should be interesting, thanks!
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Have a fabulous day, kiddo! :-)
thenewMLE on 03/22/2012:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
liza36 on 03/22/2012:
Happy belated birthday! I can really appreciate your entry from Monday. Hope you have a happy and healthy year ahead!
Kati on 03/22/2012:
hmm, Mrs. Strange had a strange death indeed!
Kati on 03/22/2012:
and we still find those crazy, "5 Liters of ice cold water a day" diets printed in women's mags!!!
V on 03/22/2012:
Hahaha!! Never miss out on an opportunity to get doted on for your very special day!! I am sure you enjoyed your Bday celebration <3
thinkpositive on 03/22/2012:
Wouldn't it be nice to skip a birthday or two. Good idea , maybe every other year.
Selina on 03/23/2012:
I want to skip my birthday for a couple of years, too, Haha. Have a great weekend!
Umpqua on 03/23/2012:
I'm skipping right over this year's birthday haha ;) Have a wonderful weekend!
greengirl on 03/23/2012:
Belated Birthday wishes to you, Biscotti :-)
Kati on 03/24/2012:
http://uk.lifestyle.yahoo.com/blogs/rachael-anne-hill/lose-weight-day-long-131833102.html
Maria7 on 03/24/2012:
Glad to read that you had a happy birthday! :-D Hope you are having a wonderful day today, too.
moogy on 03/25/2012:
I think I have reached a stage in life when, I can't be bothered with birthday's, come to think of it, I would happily give Christmas the swerve as well. Except for the carols!! Just as well the children are around or I may turn into Scrooge:) Hope you have a successful week biscotti:)
WII on 03/28/2012:
Hello! Just checking in! WII was here! :)