It's an interesting phenomenon. You put a carrot in front of a horse, and it keeps walking towards it. I'm going to relate myself to a horse here. No comments from the peanut gallery please. :) I have found I'm getting bored unless I have something to move towards. In the spring, it was my 5K. Now that I'm healing enough to be able to start running again, I'm going to start slow. I am going to start walking a mile a day in addition to my training on the elliptical. I'm going to attempt by the end to have it down to a 15 minute mile. It's 26 weeks until the Country Music Marathon/Half Marathon so I can add a half mile each week until go time.
Other news: I gained this past week, but I'll get back on the horse this coming week and kick it back off.
Merry Christmas!
Until next time,
:)
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Shaken, not stirred
I'm sure you all know to what I am referencing in my title. James Bond. His martini was shaken, not stirred. Do you know why martinis are traditionally stirred, not shaken? Gin will bruise and become cloudy if shaken. Here's why I bring all this up: On Saturday, I started Bartending School! I learned Martinis, Manhattans and the like as well as Highballs (Gin Tonic, Rum and Coke, Bay Breeze, Tequila Sunrise, etc). I had SO MUCH FUN. The class was really laid back and I spend as much if not more behind the bar mixing "drinks" as I did learning from the instructor. I could go on forever about all the fun I had, but instead, I'll bring you up to speed of the last month.
In my last post, I had joined the gym, I'm now going consistently, and have graduated to the elliptical. The first couple times, I woke up the next morning and slid everywhere my calves hurt THAT bad. It was fantastic! Well, now I've gotten a routine down: 5 minutes doing leg weight machines, 25 minutes on the elliptical, 10-15 minutes cooling down doing mat type exercises, but on a exercise ball. I'm really enjoying the new activities, but it's leaving me with less "free time" or another way to say it is I'm choosing to spend my free time differently.
I've had a weekend of SELF CONTROL! Yesterday, I went to a Reunion of people I used to work with years ago at the church I attended then, and as you may remember from all my ranting, I'm not good at dealing with food in social situations. Well I did great! I had a modest bowl of chili with cheese, and I did have two brownies, but I stopped at that, and did not have a s'more. So all in all, I think I did really well. Then today, I had another social situation, but I coached myself all the way there. Luckily I already knew what we were having: lasagna. OY. It's a pasta, so I love it already. I told myself: 2" x 2" square and 1/2 plate salad, and what did I put on my plate. Exactly that. I said no dessert, but I did have a cookie. The only difference was I only had one and I ate it after Bible Study after my food had settled. Before, I would eat dessert right after dinner and then have another dessert after Bible Study. I have told myself that a dessert is fine, but after Bible Study from now on because that worked really well.
I've been a little stalled in my weight loss and my WW leader says it's because of the upped activity. She says that I'm strengthening my body and my muscles will start catching up and then there's no stopping me. She also said that what I should have noticed is that my clothes are starting to get loose, which they are, so it's more learning about non-scale victories. Goody, what I'm best at: viewing progress with no numerical evidence. I can hardly wait. It's getting easier because my khaki pants which were snug a few weeks were just washed and I had to pull them up all day Saturday and today. It was GREAT.
How's my shoulder, you ask? It's doing great! I got the green light to start driving my VERY OWN CAR Friday a week ago and last week was when I got the additional green light to start bartending class. I guess this counts as non numerical evidence of progress as well. Interesting.
On a totally random note: my hair has grown LONG. Apparently high dose pain killers help with that. There WAS a benefit. WOOT. I'll probably let it get another inch or so before I have it trimmed and layered and then keep it that length. I like it long. I like the way it feels against my shoulders when I wear sleeveless shirts, which I wear more of in the winter odd as it sounds, but everyone always cranks the heat up to the temperature of the sun, so I wear tanks and add sweaters if I get cold, which isn't often.
I feel like I'm starting to ramble, but it feels good.
I had my annual physical last Tuesday, and my DR was, and I quote "tickled about the weight loss". Yes. I'm THAT cool. It's awesome huh? For the record, my goal is to be at my goal weight by this time next year, in time for my next annual physical; November 9th or something like that. I may have to move that back to December to fit some scheduling things on the horizon, but we'll see how the cookie crumbles.
My goal weight is between 155 and 160, I haven't set a definite yet, but I'm estimating it'll fall around 157. I'm 190.6 now, so I have 33.6 to go, or in 52 weeks, that's .6 a week. I would say cat in the bag, but we know the way that statement ends.
Well cats, I'm off to read before my timer turns off my lamp. It is thrilling having to stop in the middle of the sentence because the timer says so. Otherwise, I think I'd read all night. I'm lovin' it. :)
Until next time,
:)
In my last post, I had joined the gym, I'm now going consistently, and have graduated to the elliptical. The first couple times, I woke up the next morning and slid everywhere my calves hurt THAT bad. It was fantastic! Well, now I've gotten a routine down: 5 minutes doing leg weight machines, 25 minutes on the elliptical, 10-15 minutes cooling down doing mat type exercises, but on a exercise ball. I'm really enjoying the new activities, but it's leaving me with less "free time" or another way to say it is I'm choosing to spend my free time differently.
I've had a weekend of SELF CONTROL! Yesterday, I went to a Reunion of people I used to work with years ago at the church I attended then, and as you may remember from all my ranting, I'm not good at dealing with food in social situations. Well I did great! I had a modest bowl of chili with cheese, and I did have two brownies, but I stopped at that, and did not have a s'more. So all in all, I think I did really well. Then today, I had another social situation, but I coached myself all the way there. Luckily I already knew what we were having: lasagna. OY. It's a pasta, so I love it already. I told myself: 2" x 2" square and 1/2 plate salad, and what did I put on my plate. Exactly that. I said no dessert, but I did have a cookie. The only difference was I only had one and I ate it after Bible Study after my food had settled. Before, I would eat dessert right after dinner and then have another dessert after Bible Study. I have told myself that a dessert is fine, but after Bible Study from now on because that worked really well.
I've been a little stalled in my weight loss and my WW leader says it's because of the upped activity. She says that I'm strengthening my body and my muscles will start catching up and then there's no stopping me. She also said that what I should have noticed is that my clothes are starting to get loose, which they are, so it's more learning about non-scale victories. Goody, what I'm best at: viewing progress with no numerical evidence. I can hardly wait. It's getting easier because my khaki pants which were snug a few weeks were just washed and I had to pull them up all day Saturday and today. It was GREAT.
How's my shoulder, you ask? It's doing great! I got the green light to start driving my VERY OWN CAR Friday a week ago and last week was when I got the additional green light to start bartending class. I guess this counts as non numerical evidence of progress as well. Interesting.
On a totally random note: my hair has grown LONG. Apparently high dose pain killers help with that. There WAS a benefit. WOOT. I'll probably let it get another inch or so before I have it trimmed and layered and then keep it that length. I like it long. I like the way it feels against my shoulders when I wear sleeveless shirts, which I wear more of in the winter odd as it sounds, but everyone always cranks the heat up to the temperature of the sun, so I wear tanks and add sweaters if I get cold, which isn't often.
I feel like I'm starting to ramble, but it feels good.
I had my annual physical last Tuesday, and my DR was, and I quote "tickled about the weight loss". Yes. I'm THAT cool. It's awesome huh? For the record, my goal is to be at my goal weight by this time next year, in time for my next annual physical; November 9th or something like that. I may have to move that back to December to fit some scheduling things on the horizon, but we'll see how the cookie crumbles.
My goal weight is between 155 and 160, I haven't set a definite yet, but I'm estimating it'll fall around 157. I'm 190.6 now, so I have 33.6 to go, or in 52 weeks, that's .6 a week. I would say cat in the bag, but we know the way that statement ends.
Well cats, I'm off to read before my timer turns off my lamp. It is thrilling having to stop in the middle of the sentence because the timer says so. Otherwise, I think I'd read all night. I'm lovin' it. :)
Until next time,
:)
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