Good evening ladies! Well, as promised, I'm back for personals before I turn in.
Delphi~ oh believe me I used to loathe squash--zucchini I could barely tolerate, but any other kind would induce gagging. Taste buds do change and I do believe it's all in how you prepare it. I have texture issues too (hence my tomato aversion) so I feel ya! But, take baby steps--add a little zucchini to something like spaghetti or pizza--that is, when you start cooking more
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, but grilling it is my favorite! Mmmm! And I just figured out you can make bread out of summer squash, not just zucchini! I made a batch of some low fat/low cal muffins--Sooooo good! Woo hoo! We finished week one!!! We so rock!!! I'm looking forward to week two and I need to have hubby put the next podcast on the ol' ipod! Richard cracks me up! He's so mellow and calm sounding and then there's all that techno music he plays
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I dunno, it just doesn't seem to fit his calm voice.
Susie~ nice to see you checking in hun! Keep it up, and before you know it you'll be back to full force in no time!
Mom~
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Armour Bra!
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I love it! Well, glad you found one that's working for you!
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I meant to tell you, HIIT doesn't have to include running--it can be all walking if you want/need it to. All that matters is that during the High Intensity part, you push as hard as you can go--so if that means a super brisk walk and then taking it down to just a face walk during your rest--so be it. So you don't have to run if you don't want to--but eventually you'll work up to it I'm sure. The workout I did was a Denise Austin workout--I can't even remember the name of it, but it was a dance party type workout and it was ridiculous. I mean, maybe someone more talented in the dance and coordination department would find it great--but as you know, I'm not one of those girls.
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I've heard great things about the Walk Away the Pounds workouts! On the exercise board there's lots of girls over there doing it. Hope you enjoyed your quiet morning!
twilightfan~ Congrats on the new car!!!
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Ahh, nothing like that new car smell!
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Let's see...water...well, the one thing I tell everyone who has trouble with drinking enough water (besides reminding them daily
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) is to get a 64oz water bottle. Fill it first thing in the morning and keep it by your side all day long. So long as you finish that one bottle, you're good! I mean, keeping track of a bunch of little bottles is a hassle, filling up your glass over and over and over--same thing--but filling one bottle up once is easy peasy! Now, as for diet aids--the only thing I've started adding recently is Green Tea, but I'm not sure that I'm even drinking enough to do anything. I was mainly trying to help get rid of extra water retention last week--not sure it did anything though. Diet pills and stuff like that I tend to avoid, I'm just not big into taking stuff like that--call me paranoid, but I don't trust it.
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Lastly, I weigh every day, first thing in the morning.
Tummy~ okay, I'm now going to have to check out this Polymetrics workout you've been talking about! Swear words huh? Well, I think I could get into a workout like that!
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Sounds right up my Mom's alley--she's a closet cusser!
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It's so cute!
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I got a HR Monitor today! It wasn't a Polar--mainly because the only ones they had were over $70 and I'm a tightwad (plus hubby was there and I'm pretty sure he would have pitched a hissy fit right there if I had bought one of them
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), but I'll talk more about that in a bit.
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Sorry you had such rotten sleep last night! I hate nights like that! Congrats on the loss--girl, before you know it you'll be in the 170's!!!
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You're flyin' through the 180's girlie!!!
Ruth~ congrats on the loss! Hopefully you didn't do any major damage with all the snacking--but really, that's what we're supposed to do--6-7 small meals throughout the day vs. 3 big ones, so maybe it's all good! I can't wait to see your new bathroom! You will be sharing pics right?
Ang~ I'll be saying a prayer for your hubby too! I hope you had a wonderful day with him today and that you'll be hearing from him often!
Jessica~ now that's willpower! Mmm! Popcorn is so goooooood! I just bought a microwave popcorn bowl--no oil or butter needed, just kernels so no added fat!
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Unfortunately, the first batch we popped was with old corn so it was blechy! I bought some more though and I'm looking forward to popping a big ol' batch soon!
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Congrats on the 2 lbs gone!!! Woo hoo! That's awesome!
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Aw hun, I just read about your ex, I'm so sorry that you're going through all of that. It sounds like a painful, sad situation all around.
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Stay strong and we're here if you need us k?
Lisan~ It's never too late! Welcome aboard! Just jump right in and make yourself at home we've got a great bunch of girls here!
SG~ so, how was the pool? It was wicked hot and humid today, I'm guessing you had the same type of weather as we did. Boo, hiss--what happened to our wonderfully mild Summer?
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Bravo on finishing Week One!!! Bring on Week Two!! Woo hoo!
IntheMidst~ Welcome back! Glad you had a great vacation and that the scale is being kind to you!!!
FSA~ I'll have to check out the exercise thread in a bit--hope you had a great weekend too! Chat with you soon!
Nello~
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Woo hoo! Holy cow you're so close to Onderland!!!
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I'm so excited for you!!!
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And you got PX90 too? Woo hoo! Now dang it all, I didn't need to hear that! I mean, I can't get it too, but I don't wanna be the only kid on the playground without it!
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Congrats all around girlie!!!
khunter~ I swear there should be a Mexican Food clause somewhere in the whole healthy lifestyle plan! I could live off of Mexican food! I love, love, love it!!! Mmmm! Glad to hear your kiddos are home and that you're back OP now! Here's to another great week starting up!!
shasha~ sounds like you had a wonderful time and yes, you made some great choices!
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You have more self control than I do--I don't know if I could have stuck to the salad bar if I was faced with a Mexican buffet! Mmmm! In fact, I KNOW I wouldn't have! Heck I got all drooly just reading about the yummy stuff you resisted!
MsP~ Welcome back hun! WTG maintaining this weekend! That's hard to do while eating out! I bet you'll be uber busy with all the packing and organizing! Hopefully you'll burn extra 'moving calories' and see some big swooshes!!
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Glad to have you back hun!
Well girlies, it was a looooooooooong day! Got the kitchen cleaned and made a fantabulous pita pizza with chicken, zucchini and tomatoes--fresh basil and rosemary too boot--Mmmm, so dang goooooooood! Dare I say it...I think I love veggies!!
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After we got everyone fed and ready, we headed to Target, got the Birthday gift (turns out this girl has enough toys to fill a toy store--it was insane!!!) and I bought a HR monitor!!
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I got a cheaper one by SportLine and it seems to be pretty accurate so far. Since today was my day off of exercise I didn't check it yet during a workout or anything, but I played with it a little and plan on wearing it all day/night for a couple of weeks like
Tummy did to see if my BMR is accurate. I am super excited I got one, I bet I'll find that I need to crank up my cardio a bit to be at 80% too! Still need to figure out what my heart rate should be and all that jazz...
Anyway, went to the baseball game and good gravy was it HOT! Geez! We left sometime during the 6th inning--it was just too icky out. Then we headed to the party for a bit and chatted with my b&sil. After that we left, picked up some dinner and came home.
Tomorrow is going to be a crazy day. I need to head to the boys' school, pay for book rental and pick up some more supplies, get their hair cut, hit Staples or Office Depot to get 5X7 post its--I can't find them anywhere and they both need them for school! I need to run to Walmart for my pitas and some more grape tomatoes (possibly some more apples too) and then back home. Then I need to organize their backpacks and stuff and do all the laundry. Ack! I hate the last couple of days of Summer! I wish I had another month! On the other hand, I'm ready for a little less noise in the house too!
Well ladies, hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! Tomorrow is the start of a brand new week! Let's make it a great one!!!
Sleep well and I'll catch y'all tomorrow!