Another gorgeous day here- Sorry for the rain, SOFLA ladies. Got in a fast 3 miles w/ Cleo the wonder poodle, then
MOWED the lawn (UGH!), my least favorite form of exercise but got real sweaty, then did a heavy 50 minute lifting session.
Only 17.5 miles of actual road work, but I don't count up the exercise bike miles or the tons of metal lifted. Now that would be interesting...
I'm getting really addicted to throwing heavy metal around. I feel so
POWERFUL, at least until about 10 minutes after I'm done and then I feel like a jellyfish washed up on the beach.
Had a great time at the lacrosse tournament. My DD's first words to me were "mom! you look so small!". Quite a complement from a kid who's never worn larger than size 4 jeans. I'm DEFINITELY not there yet!
And quite sure I never will be. I resisted all the tailgate goodies that all the parents brought except my pile of fruit,raw vegies, cheese, some caesar salad, and grilled chicken. Luckily since we are feeding atheletes that need to be able to play all day long, there was plenty of healthy food as well as the usual tasty crapfood (sorry- I have to think of it that way now). Unfortunatley, I felt so virtuous but deprived, that I ate a 1/2 box of triscuits and spicy cream cheese when we got home late last night.
Jred- Women's lacrosse is a lot like soccer, but played up in the air with a hard ball slightly larger than a tennis ball, using long sticks with plastic and netting cups at the top to catch and throw the ball. It's a very fast game, and like soccer, a game of passing, shooting, and running, with (theoretically) no body contact. The men's game is a high contact sport. Very popular in the mid-atlantic region down to North Carolina (Baltimore is it's US home), but played a lot in New England, California and Colorado and Canada, England and Australia. It's turned into a real "hot" sport because a lot of colleges and universities are adding teams, and it's a lot easier to get recruited as a LAX player than a soccer player, just cause EVERYBODY plays soccer. All over the country, and the world.
Deb- Wish I cound send you some of this weather- you'd be walking all day. Sounds pretty miserable there, but come January, the shoe will be on the other foot! Sorry about the hair comments
I did'nt realize how discouraging I sounded. I'm sure you'll look great and from your pics you have great hair to start with!
Sparkle-Good luck with the fodd. Could you add vanilla or almond ectract to that stuff to give it flavor? I gotta say I don't think I could swallow most of that menu. Well, that's why I'm just doing the weight part and sticking to the SB WOE. More power to you
Pun intended.
Gator and BOB and Fillise-
CALM DOWN LADIES!IT'S A GAME! Not like ice hockey or anything!
Speaking of which- VIV - good luck surviving round 3. I'm always thankful my son isathletically challenged and refuses to try ice hockey, though he enjoys playing soccer. I've always thought the hockey moms had the worst to deal with not even counting the high cost of equipment! Though I sure know how much sports have meant to my kids (even the athletically challenged one)and how much it's done for both of them. Especially the one on a nearly full scholarship. Thank you, Ohio State!
Sef- Glad to hear you're not on the critical list. Keep us posted
John C- welcome. This place may get a bit strange for a guy sometimes, but just chime in and give us your perspective. I've been SB pretty fanatically since 7/24/01 and lost (depending on the day) between 21-24 pounds. The first 18 came off fairly easily, but I've been fighting with the last three pounds appearing and disappearing for a few weeks now. Hopefully, increasing my workouts from wimpy weights to serious metal has something to do with that (or I'm just trying to find an excuse!)
I've got between 15-20 more to go, so I'm gonna be at it for a while.
Hello to everyone else- off to Fresh Fields for some legal chocolate(my son discovered my stash and ate it ALL. boy was I mad. I only eat about 1 little finger nail size piece per week, but knowing that it's there keeps my happy. I was ready to kill him. Especially since he was so sick the next morning, there was over 1/2 pound, that he missed school and I didn't find out why he was sick til much later that night. All day I was sooo nice to him cause the poor dear didn't feel good! and another attempt to find agave nectar. I'm not sure I beleive the stuff exists at this point
Mel
Mornin' Folks
But she had a good attitude. She said, "At least I know I can take rejection."
Sunday
LOL! I know you were not serious about the hair thing-I don't take things like that seriously. My hair desperately NEEDS help, it's been since almost the middle of February since I did anything to it, no cutting, no coloring. I'm hoping it's a go tomorrow, I haven't gotten a hold of the guy to confirm yet. Oh, don't I wish you could send me some nice cool weather, I promise, I'd reciprocate in January
