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MARCH WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE - DAY #9
Totals:  March 9, 2009

            beerab………….
            brseay…………..
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            eileen2blean….
            feathers………..
            goodlife………..
            grabthebull…….
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            inkheartmeg….
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            photogirljen….
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1 green star   =  10 gold stars
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Eileen - Day #246 - Monday
 Starting weight:  285.2    Daily intake goals::  20-35g carbs / 64+ oz. water
 Weight Last Entry:  238.2    Weight Today:  239.2
Change today::  +1.0 lbs.         Loss-so-far:   -46.0 lbs.  
Total net carb grams on Monday:  25.5
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Up again.  UP!!  Since starting this challenge I have had NINE days on plan, have done NINE-AND-A-HALF-HOURS of really intense exercise, and have GAINED THREE-POINT-FOUR POUNDS!!!  ROFL!  Does that SUCK or WHAT?!?  LOL!!!

Nahhhh, I’m not really pissed at all.  I will lose - eventually!!  Right now I’m still all swollen and sore and then after that 15-mile bike ride yesterday I would be surprised if I hadn’t gained another pound!  So did I take a day off today to recuperate?   OHHHHH I was tempted to!  Yeah I definitely would have skipped any and all exercise today … If I wasn’t such a STAR-HOUND!!!  LOL!

In fact, tonight at about ten after eight, I sat down in front of Dancing with the Stars (Darn I was late and I missed Derek & Lil Kim!).  I had a cup of decaf and was curled up on the corner of the couch, ready to be entertained for the next 110 minutes … and I wanted food.  I wasn’t hungry, I just wanted to snack.  So I said to my son (who was in the same room playing an online game on the computer paying absolutely no attention to me and the TV), “I really should be watching this in the other room, and put in some time on the elliptical.”  He, of course, with his headphones on, probably didn’t hear me but I took his silence as agreement anyway.

I put in a half-hour on the elliptical and then switched to the exercise bike for another half-hour (even though my rear is still sore from yesterday, lol).  Did I stop there?  Nope.  After DWTS was over, I put a tape in the VCR - yes - YET ANOTHER 90′S EXERCISE VIDEO!  LOL!

This is definitely my favorite so far!!!  It doesn’t matter that this was made in 1991 - the workout on this tape is hard, really hard, and really fun!!!  I found myself smiling most of the way through it!  I also found myself modifying a lot, but that’s okay because I’d rather have it be too hard at the beginning so I can build up endurance and see my own progress!

I didn’t actually finish the video, and I’m not even sure how much longer it goes, but I stopped at the 30-minute mark.  So that brings me to … drum roll … 90 minutes of exercise for a total of 2 1/2 stars today!  (1 for eating within plan and 1 1/2 for exercise!) Woohoooo!!!

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I had a conversation with my cat’s vet today and I know y’all will understand my reaction, so I thought I’d share it here.  My cat has a recurring problem with constipation, and during the conversation, the vet said, “The most likely cause of this condition is his obesity.  Cats who are overweight will get constipated, just like humans who are overweight also end up constipated.”

I was like - WHAT?!?  I couldn’t help myself, I blurted out, “I’m sorry but I have to disagree with that statement, I’m WAY overweight and I don’t have any problem with constipation at ALL.”

LOL.  There was this dead silence on the phone for about a two seconds and then he backpedaled and said that overweight cats do commonly have this problem and then he quickly changed the subject.

I ended up taking my cat in this afternoon and I didn’t see the vet until the exit consult.  About five minutes into our conversation he said, “By the way - you are NOWHERE NEAR OVERWEIGHT ENOUGH to have the constipation problem I was referring to on the phone.”

OMG he SOOOO redeemed himself!!!  =D

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