No, I didn’t eat some crone’s magical pie… but my pant’s size has dropped and my midsection is smaller. People have commented. Of course, I may have been thinner for awhile, who would know with the Spring we’ve had? I wore my winter coat to the dogpark Sunday afternoon, after all. Ah, Spring in New England!
I’m comtemplating just measuring various bodily circumferences to gauge the results of all my hard work staying on track. Besides, which, I’ve slid off to the edge of the track (ouch!) a few times, what with a few birthday celebrations and the opening of the Dairy Queen. But that’s history, full steam ahead!
Posted on May 11th, 2009 by jaxie
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In stark contrast to the past year, this one has been a bit strange, a bit of a struggle. I’m not focused the way I was, struggling a bit more to stay on track.
I think I’m OK though. I do. Especially after reading this. http://tinyurl.com/dxstru
It fits so well with my PEEP post a few months ago.
Posted on May 7th, 2009 by jaxie
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I’m off to Lake Forest! Driving to Chicago area to see relatives… looking forward to the time off, new sites and places… it should be fun! I loved what I saw of Chicago the last time I was in the area.
I decided not to fly out, I’m driving. It’ll be a chance to blow off the winter doldrums… Spring has been a long time coming this year, but now a bit of green is popping up, daffs beginning to bloom, etc. I’m looking forward to coming home in a week to find the huge forsythia on the front lawn in bloom.
Posted on May 1st, 2009 by jaxie
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Yes, actually. Self to jaxie?? I think one thing and do another.
Case in point, Yesterday: 48g Total Fat, 220g Carbohydrates, 2433mg Sodium, 75g Sugars, 55g Protein, 32g Fiber, 27mg Cholesterol.
And only 1320 Calories - ! 60 minutes of exercise whittles the calories down to 1100.
OK - I ate 80% of a box (4) of PEEPs… wolfed is more like it, they were in my Easter basket and I just wanted to “disappear” them… Of course I could have tossed them to get rid of them. In my dreams!
The sad truth: I hit my daily goal for Calories, Dietary Fiber and Cholesterol, the Protein total is OK though more than a person needs… and the rest is abysmal… pathetic… just awful. I don’t count Carbs (I’m a nutritionist and don’t care for the low carb hype) but that’s still just about 8 times as many Carbs as I’d like to have consumed… Yikes!
So I can only do better today.
Posted on April 14th, 2009 by jaxie
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…hope springs eternal. Spring on the calendar if not the air. Peep season is (hopefully) over.
After my pathetic trash-diving-impulse-averted episode (see post February 17th), I thought I would be able to resist the annual Peep-cravings this year… and was doing so well…!
My mistake was to tell someone the story. So, I arrived home last week to a courier package from afar, and inside found two boxes of Peeps. I made them last just 4 days, on the theory of just getting rid of them as soon as possible! Then, yesterday, in my Easter basket, another box! PURE SUGAR. Pure Bliss, I love Peeps. Esp half stale ones that are chewy…
Well, that was that. Blew up the bicycle tires, the ice is gone from the roads and the town has been around with the sand sweepers, so I can finally go for bike rides after work. The wind, which has been blowing hard the past three days, is supposed to settle down by this afternoon. I can’t wait. Maybe I’ll take Jackson with me, see if he can run alongside without being afraid of the wheels. I don’t want to tax his little legs too much… but he loves to come with me. And I need to break in my “seat” since I haven’t been riding over the winter.
Posted on April 13th, 2009 by jaxie
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I had hoped some perspective would be available as this wretched week ground on, but that hasn’t been the case. I have in some way displeased the gods, my good karma has drained away… thank heaven it’s just work!! In a few hours I’ll leave it behind for the weekend. Weekend, I’m counting on you!
Thinking about exercise. I have a standup office (my preference), I rarely sit down all day, except during the commute (an hour a day). I walk around the buildings - twice around is a half mile - and I don’t “count” any of that time as “exercise” - but I do count the time I spend walking with Jackson.
Why? Because we walk in beach sand every morning. We go up and down on trails in the woods. I swing my arms, occasionally with wrist weights. I do lunges while I walk, and pushups against boulders and trees. I run up steps. I spend some of my walks jogging, or at least doing a fast shuffle. The dog is running with me, usually off leash. We play chase and catch in the playing fields. I break a sweat, and know I’m working hard.
Inside, I do yoga with a DVD a few times a week and each afternoon I do my Tai Chi form in my living room. I don’t count these as “exercise, because they’re for balance, flexibility and relaxation and because they’re just part of my life…
I truly dislike exercising indoors, esp in gyms. I always want to be outside.
Posted on April 10th, 2009 by jaxie
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When a week starts out with someone rear-ending your vehicle when you yield to an oncoming truck at an intersection, it can shake you up a little! Chances are the rest of the week can only get better, right?
But no… I’m distracted, disconnected and half ticked off. This isn’t easy to camouflage in my working environment, so I’m keeping my head down, getting lost in work. Which means I lose perspective and almost everything gets off kilter and out of perspective. I’m a regulatory affairs officer for a food manufacturer, so my efforts are generally focused on understanding the latest government directive vis a vis food labeling. I would come back as something else, I think. A gardener, or an artist, maybe. Almost anything else would do for my next life.
Over the past weekend I stayed on track with food, and adding hours of yard work, raking, toting wheelbarrow full loads of dirt, leaves, logs, etc. up the hill and over the bank, to my daily walks and weekend hikes with Jackson. There’s a lot more to do, too, of course, one thing leads to another.
Trying to decide whether to go out to the Chicago area for my Aunt’s funeral. It’ll be the last time I see that branch of the family and I feel like I’ll be sorry if I don’t make the effort.
If I could just frame it more positively for myself I’d be more enthusiastic… there’s a lesson there somewhere. Feeling like I should do something rather than wanting to do it means I have to force my attention to deal with it. Not my strong suit, certainly not this week.
Did I mention that I weigh exactly the same after staying on track for one month as I did at the beginning of the month?
Posted on April 9th, 2009 by jaxie
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He likes the Hund ‘N Flocken Gold (they’re not kidding!), the Alaskan salmon oil, the Wellness 95% meat as a mix-in, and even the brewers yeast and garlic tablet each day, twice! And maybe some chopped chicken skin or other meat scraps sprinkled on top.
It’s a wonder there’s any money left at the end of the week for my food!
But hey, his eyes are clear, his coat’s thick and shiny and he’s full of energy. The best thing, or one of the best things, they’re all best where J is concerned, is that we walk, walk, walk! Every morning, afternoon and evening.
I love fresh fruits and vegetables! Fish, shellfish and lean poultry! Now that Spring is coming and the less starchy vegetables are coming into season, I’m getting happy! It’s so much easier to eat sensibly when you have the right foods at hand, isn’t it?
Eileen2blean has a new April Challenge starting and now is the time to get on the bandwagon. She’s automated the process and it’s fun and easy. I reformatted my food goal to make it a bit harder, just for fun. Trying for a healthy goal, what’s not to love about that?
Posted on April 1st, 2009 by jaxie
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Being a public radio fiend, I linked my Twitter self with Scott Simon’s to see what he posts. I read his post about his young cousin who recently died from cancer. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102468797 He said, some people are like a diamond, they pack a lot of light and brilliance into a small space.
It was relevant, because my cousin Joyce died this weekend, from cancer. To me, she was like a diamond. When my mother died, I went to live with Joyce and her mother, my Dad’s sister… it was 1948, I was about 14 months old. Family cared for family, took up the slack with kids. She and John married and wanted to “keep” me, but life intervened, her new husband was shipped out, my Dad returned, gathered his children around him. Later on in my life, Joyce was a living link to my Nana, whom we both remembered clearly and loved dearly. Nana and her “golden brown” toast!
Scott’s cousin was 21; mine was 80. I’m sad for her family, her husband of 61years, her kids and grandkids. For her, I’m glad. Glad it was quick and that she doesn’t hurt anymore. Her light will shine on, into those places where it’s needed.
Posted on March 30th, 2009 by jaxie
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Spring is an especially long time coming this year.
The sun is so much stronger now than it was a month ago… 10 miles away from the coast it’s like another world… in my world that means the trails are a mess, not ready for walking, not enough cover to snowshoe or ski.
Rainy weekend, which I needed for once. I’m living proof that even people who live very quiet lives need it to be even more quiet sometimes. I wanted quiet, no demands, internal or external. I wanted to do a little sudoku, crochet a little, read a little. Sit and think. Walk and think. So that’s what I did. The rain helped; on nice days I feel driven to get out and enjoy myself. I’m surprised how I knew I needed the down time, but I did.
Those folks in Fargo must be feeling pretty relieved right now.
Posted on March 30th, 2009 by jaxie
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